Chapter 201(1/2)
: Cheating and kidnapping the little girl
Although he was thinking this in his mind, Chen Xuan still pretended to be indifferent.
"Girl, do you know why Qu Yang came to Hengzhou City?"
"My grandfather came to play piano music in the ensemble. He is a close friend with senior Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan School."
"A close friend?"
Chen Xuan smiled lazily and caressed Qu Feiyan's cheek with the back of his fingers.
Qu Feiyan didn't notice for a moment and was touched by him, so he was so frightened that he hid aside.
Chen Xuan looked at her scared look, smiled proudly, and said with great satisfaction.
"Your grandfather is an elder of the Sun Moon Sect, and Liu Zhengfeng is a member of the Hengshan Sect. They belong to the good and evil sects. How can they be said to play piano music together?"
"How is this impossible?"
"When I say it's impossible, it's impossible."
Chen Xuan said lightly.
"Good girl, don't be stubborn with me. I'll make a bet with you. Something will definitely happen at the Hengshan Sect Liu Zhengfeng's Golden Basin Washing Ceremony, and your grandfather Qu Yang will also die."
"..."
As soon as these words came out, Qu Feiyan's eyes suddenly turned red.
She said she didn't believe it, but she was thoughtful and could actually feel that her grandfather Qu Yang had been restless recently.
Qu Yang rushed to Hengshan City just for the atmosphere of meeting a close friend in the mountains and flowing water.
Perhaps he had already seen that something was going to happen at Liu Zhengfeng's Golden Basin Washing Ceremony, so he made a special trip just to say goodbye to his friends.
Qu Feiyan's heart was miserable, and he couldn't care about anything else for the moment and said anxiously.
"Young hero's martial arts skills are incredible, please save my grandpa!"
"Good girl, a bowl of porridge and pickles on the street costs two copper coins. You're such an empty talker, so let me help you. I'm afraid it's not that cheap."
"Then...then what do you want?"
"What do you think I want?"
Chen Xuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and raised the golden book treasure record in his hand intentionally or unintentionally.
Qu Feiyan still didn't know what he meant, it was clearly unclear, but now she was trapped here, and her grandfather, who depended on her for life, was in deep danger again.
In desperation, she could only tremble.
"If you promise to help me save my grandfather, I...I, Qu Feiyan, will be willing to pledge my life to you."
"Good girl, don't agree so readily. Think about it for yourself. Are you sincere in what you say?"
"Natural and sincere."
"Okay then, you can serve me for a while first."
"ah?!"
Qu Feiyan's eyes widened and he was very surprised.
Chen Xuan laughed out loud when he saw this, and was too embarrassed to let this girl continue to attack.
In fact, after reading this treasure record, he thought about it in his heart. He was really greedy. It happened that he didn't have a wife or concubine around him at the moment, so he came up with the idea of this girl.
But Qu Feiyan doesn't want to now, and he can't coerce her, so he just said.
"You ask me to save Qu Yang. It's impossible for me to save him. I'm only responsible for saving you. As for the little old man, I can show you how he died."
"..."
Chen Xuan spoke loosely, but Qu Feiyan was silent for a moment.
She only thought that Chen Xuan and Qu Yang had made an agreement in advance and could not interfere in the feud between Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng. The most she could do was take her to see Qu Yang for the last time.
Thinking of this, Qu Feiyan felt extremely miserable and couldn't help but cry softly.
She was now helpless and unconsciously hid in Chen Xuan's arms.
Chen Xuan was still reading the imperial letter when Qu Feiyan suddenly slipped into his arms. For a moment, Chen Xuan thought it was the girl's unexpected self-consciousness.
However, after a while, he faintly felt that there were tears on his body, and he guessed that Qu Feiyan was probably very sad.
Although to be fair, it is not difficult for Chen Xuan to save Qu Yang.
But he probably doesn't have such a good heart. It's already troublesome enough to fool Qu Feiyan.
If Qu Yang was rescued, wouldn't all the hard work now be in vain?
Furthermore, Liu Zhengfeng’s holding of the Golden Basin Washing Hands Conference itself offended Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect.
Everyone knows that it is not easy for Liu Zhengfeng to retire from the world.
When Qu Yang came to Hengshan City this time, he actually foresaw the death of his old friend and even himself.
Since he intended to die, what else could Chen Xuan do to save him?
It's just that Qu Feiyan was filled with sorrow and cried so sadly.
At this moment, she was captured by Chen Xuan. Not only was she unfamiliar with the place, her future was uncertain, and she had no idea what kind of situation she would be in, she couldn't help but feel even more bleak.
But not long after she cried, she suddenly felt something wasn't right.
She was now in Chen Xuan's arms, and she could faintly feel his brother's movements.
Just by her talking, little Chen Xuan became energetic.
Qu Feiyan panicked and stood up in a hurry. He raised his head and glared at Chen Xuan in shame and annoyance.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xuan still held the golden book of treasures and said quietly.
"Human desire is a natural principle. How can you, girl, blame me?"
Qu Feiyan let out an annoyed "poof".
Originally full of sorrow, his thoughts at this moment could not help but turn to the treasure record in his hand.
When she glanced at it just now, she seemed to be focusing on a diagram showing the circulation of meridians in the Chun Palace book in Chen Xuan's hand.
This kind of illustration of the meridians' operation is generally only found in martial arts mental methods.
Looking at Chen Xuan's indifferent expression, Qu Feiyan realized that Chen Xuan was not reading any idle book at all, but studying a martial arts secret book.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but wonder.
"What are you looking at?"
"Didn't I say that? Chun Palace, Chun Palace, isn't this painted so clearly?"
"...Show me."
While talking, Qu Feiyan came over to take a look.
Chen Xuan looked at her cleverness, collected the treasure and said lazily.
"Why are you, a yellow-haired girl, looking at this thing? If you really like it, why don't you let me practice with you?"
"What kind of training are you doing? You are such a hateful person. I know this booklet must be some kind of martial arts secret book. You are afraid that I will learn it secretly, so you won't show it to me, right?"
Qu Feiyan looked like a naughty girl, and Chen Xuan just found it funny.
He didn't want to show this treasure record to Qu Feiyan simply because he didn't want to taint her eyes.
This treasure record was originally Tian Boguang's private collection. It was after reading this treasure record that he started to think of doing evil. The book itself was not a good thing.
The illustrations in this booklet are so detailed and lifelike that even Chen Xuan, who just wanted to understand the true meaning of martial arts, couldn't help but think about it.
What's more, Qu Feiyan, a half-grown girl.
She didn't want Chen Xuan to prevent her from reading it, so this girl complained that he kept the secret book privately.
Chen Xuan couldn't help laughing or crying for a moment, but he couldn't help but feel a little angry, so he opened the treasure record.
"Okay, okay, you girl, if you insist on watching, I'll let you watch as much as you want. But if you have thoughts about it, don't blame me for causing trouble to you."
Qu Feiyan said angrily, "Bah~", and cleverly came to Chen Xuan's side, and began to study it carefully.
She only thought that the book looked like gold but not gold, like cloth but not cloth. It was so wonderful that it should be a treasure.
Furthermore, Chen Xuan was extremely skilled in martial arts and had been studying this golden book.
Maybe this is the magic secret book he practiced.
She thought that if she read this secret book and could learn one and a half moves, she might be able to compete with Chen Xuan.
Even if she is extremely talented and understands the true meaning in an instant, she might become a peerless master and be able to save Qu Yang.
With this calculation in her mind, she worked up her spirits and looked at the diagrams in the golden book attentively.
I just don't want this thing to seem to have some special effect.
Chen Xuan looked at it twice and felt a little unable to bear it. Qu Feiyan looked at it carefully. After a while, his face turned red and sweat started to form on his forehead.
To be continued...