The entire second floor was silent for a moment, so quiet that even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.
Lu Xiaofeng sucked in a breath of cold air and tried to escape through the window. Unfortunately, the red cloak he was dragging on the ground had long been pressed down by Li Yue's wooden table. Before he could stand up, his body sat back down due to inertia.
Li Yue tilted her head and blinked her eyes. She stared at Lu Xiaofeng motionlessly. The latter felt goosebumps rising all over his body. Knowing that he had nowhere to run, he squeezed out a dry smile toward Li Yue. There was not even the slightest bit of his earlier playful and wanton expression on his face.
"Long time no see. Aren't you in Shuo Province?
What's wrong? Is the area outside the pass too small for a great Buddha like you? "
"Ah, it's a long story. It's been a few years since I parted ways with Great Hero Lu. I've missed you a lot." Li Yue tugged at Lu Xiaofeng's sleeve. Her eyebrows seemed to be knitted together, but there was a hidden sadness and hatred. "There's a beauty that I can't forget when I see her.
If I don't see her for a day, I'll go crazy thinking about her. "
Lu Xiaofeng struggled to pull back his sleeve from Li Yue's grasp. He maintained an awkward but polite smile the entire time.
"Let … Let me say this first. I only like women. I don't like gay people … Of course, I don't, I don't look at gay people with strange eyes.
Um … Brother, your bone-shrinking skill and face-changing skill are much better than the monkey spirit I know … Can you talk to me with your original voice? "
Li Yue's feminine features were obvious. Lu Xiaofeng still couldn't believe that his childhood friend was a woman. This couldn't be entirely blamed on him or Li Yue.
It turned out that after Lu Xiaofeng wandered the world of Jianghu, he met a face-changing expert who was about his age. The two of them were enemies and often played tricks on each other.
One of the hobbies of the disguise expert was to disguise himself as a woman and play with the self-proclaimed lecherous Lu Xiaofeng. Over time, Lu Xiaofeng had always been very nervous about women of unknown origins.
Now that he met his childhood friend Li Yue, according to his past mischievous character, it was very likely that he was also pretending to be a woman to play with him.
While Lu Xiaofeng remained vigilant, he was also curious about who Li Yue had disguised herself as.
Li Yue guessed that her little friend thought of her as a crossdressing boss. She began to doubt whether Lu Xiaofeng could still be a good detective with such poor eyesight.
Although she was suspicious, she did not intend to expose him directly. Instead, she continued to make up stories based on Lu Xiaofeng's thoughts.
"Sigh, this is my true voice now.
To tell you the truth, I became like this all because of a secret manual. "
"Wh … what secret manual?"
Lu Xiaofeng regretted asking. He was afraid of bringing trouble to his good friend. Just as he was about to stop him from continuing, Li Yue spoke with great melancholy.
"I accidentally obtained this secret manual. It's called the 'Sunflower Manual'. On the first page of the secret manual, there are eight words: 'If you want to practice this skill, you must first castrate yourself.'
Originally, it was hard for me to make up my mind until I fell in love with a man. And that man liked women … So from then on, I could not go back to the past. "
Li Yue spoke with great seriousness. The more Lu Xiaofeng listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. His clever mind finally played its role. Just as he was about to tease Li Yue, a cross-dressing heroine who had sat down on the second floor at some point in time suddenly slammed the table and stood up. She walked towards Li Yue in large strides and said, word by word:
"So for Chu Liuxiang, you are actually willing to go to this extent. I am not as good as you. I withdraw."
After the heroine finished speaking, she glared fiercely at Lu Xiaofeng. Then she resolutely turned around and walked down the stairs.
Li Yue looked at Lu Xiaofeng in confusion. She found that the other's face was also full of question marks. She mouthed a question to Lu Xiaofeng, but he shook his head. Clearly, he did not know the heroine either.
After a moment of dead silence in the tavern, all kinds of strange discussions rang out. Li Yue did not want to stay in the same place and be looked at like a rare animal. She put down the money for the wine and tacitly left the tavern with Lu Xiaofeng through the window.
The two of them jumped onto the eaves one after the other. It was as if they had returned to their childhood days of causing trouble together. She and Lu Xiaofeng looked at each other and laughed together.
After laughing, Lu Xiaofeng habitually wanted to pat Li Yue on the shoulder. His hand reached out halfway, but he awkwardly withdrew it. Li Yue saw this and gave him a hard slap on the back.
"It's been so many years. Why haven't I heard from you at all? Zhu Ting thought that you had gotten into big trouble and was detained."
"Ah, it's a long story. If I tell you, you'll definitely make fun of me. Forget it. Leave me some face.
Did you come to the Central Plains this time for Li Fei Dao?
Let me say this first: I don't believe that Tanhua Lang is the Plum Blossom Robber. After all, I have personally followed the Plum Blossom Robber's trail. The strange thing is that the markings left by the Plum Blossom Robber are slightly different each time. Clearly, they are not the same person. "
"You can say that.
How could my Uncle Li be the Plum Blossom Robber? The Plum Blossom Robber has harmed many women over the years, and he has been knitting sweaters for one person for ten years. How could he be in the mood to provoke others?
I originally wanted to go to Baoding earlier to see if I could help Uncle Li clear his name, but I ended up running into some trouble here. "
"I'm the least afraid of trouble. Why don't you tell me more about it?"
"Let's talk about the details as we walk."
Li Yue stood on the eaves and identified the surroundings. She then used her lightness skill to lead Lu Xiaofeng to the inn.
"After this matter is resolved, I'll treat you to a drink."
"We won't go home until we're drunk?"
"We won't go home until we're drunk!"
On the way, Li Yue briefly told Lu Xiaofeng about the poisoning problem the caravan had encountered.
She knew that the person who had poisoned them must be near the inn and had set up many traps. However, the other party did not fall for it even once.
Lu Xiaofeng asked her if she had ever considered that the person who had poisoned them might be in the inn. Li Yue did not answer and fell into a long silence.
Of course, she had her suspicions. According to the deduction story Li Yue had read before, even she herself was among the suspects.
Apart from her, half of the people in the caravan were from the Long Dragon, and the other half were from the Li Family.
If the person who had poisoned them was from the Long Dragon, she would not be so troubled. However, if it was someone from the Li Family, she was worried that she would not be able to explain it to Uncle Fu.
Lu Xiaofeng was a smart person and did not continue to ask. When they arrived at the inn, he carefully observed every member of the caravan. He put aside his position and directly asked Li Yue a question.
"If you were the one who had poisoned them, what would you do to the greatest extent so that no one would suspect you?"
"Naturally, you would be poisoned yourself."
"Then according to the order, which one is the best?"
Li Yue lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment. Then she softly replied, "The first one."
In an inconspicuous corner of a tavern full of guests, there were three famous men in Jianghu. They were drinking and chatting merrily because of an unexpected reunion.
After a round of drinking, the man with stubble on his face raised his glass to the man in blue at the opposite table and squeezed out a few evil smiles.
"Oh, old stinking bug, I've heard that you're not only good at seducing women, but you're even better at seducing men. Even the wonderful monk Wu Hua, who was buried in the Western Region, came back to life for you, renounced evil and turned good. I heard that the master even chased you all the way to Mount Wutai?"
The man in blue touched his nose and said helplessly, "Old drunkard, you are talking nonsense again. I have always liked women. When have I ever provoked a man?"
"It has been spread all over Jianghu. How can I be wrong? Damn rooster, come, come, you judge."
The man in the brocade robe at the same table gave the man in blue and the man with stubble a look of disgust. He silently put down his glass and said in a deep voice,
"I only like women, not men. How can I know the thoughts of a homosexual?"
The man with stubble laughed when he heard that. After laughing for a while, he felt that something was wrong.
"Damn rooster, you can call me an old bug. Why do I feel that you are also scolding me?"
The man in the brocade robe did not answer. His face was full of ridicule. The man with stubble snorted and immediately widened his eyes.
Seeing that his two best friends were about to quarrel again, the man in blue quickly came out to smooth things over.
"Okay, okay, let's drink.
I have another business to talk to you. If No Flower is still alive, then … "
Before the man in blue finished his words, the other two had already understood what he was referring to. Thinking of the various difficulties they encountered in the desert, the three of them stopped talking.
However, the solemn atmosphere did not last long. It was interrupted by the loud discussion of the Jianghu people at the next table. Among them, the man in blue's name appeared.
"Brother, have you heard? It is said that in Jianghu, there is a peerless secret book called the Sunflower Manual."
"Hey, which sect is this secret book of martial arts from?"
"No sect."
"Doesn't that mean … it will belong to whoever gets it?"
"Exactly."
"Where did this news come from?
Then why don't we go … Hmm, let's make the first move? "
"Hey, you only know one part of it.
This Sunflower Manual is very strange. It is said that the first thing to do when practicing this martial arts is to castrate yourself! "
"Oh, then wouldn't that be … ending your family line?
No matter how powerful this martial arts is, I don't dare to practice it.
No, no man in this world would dare to practice it! "
"You are wrong again. There are already people in this world who have practiced it."
"Who?"
"Wonderful Monk No Flower. It is said that Thief Commander Chu Liuxiang disliked him for not being a woman. This No Flower hardened his heart and directly castrated himself. After practicing this martial arts, he actually turned from a man to a woman."
"Where did you hear such absurd things from?"
"No Flower said it himself in the restaurant. At that time, my brother-in-law's godsister's younger brother was there. It is said that No Flower even wore women's clothing that day and dressed up. In terms of appearance, all living things would fall for him."
The Jianghu people at the next table spoke with great detail, as if they were at the scene of the incident. The people around them were amazed.
Chu Liuxiang sneered. He was about to speak to Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan when he turned his head and found that the two people had strange expressions. They were looking at him with an indescribable gaze.