Translator: Rize
Editor: Larkspur
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Until the time they left Qu Fu, the smile on Mu Yunjin's face didn't fade. She kept thinking of how Qu Xinyao pointed to the surnamed Qin as a cheap person.
As he took a seat inside the carriage, Chu Li looked at the smiling Mu Yunjin; he felt a little helpless.
Mu Yunjin followed inside.
When the carriage left Qu Fu, a few shadow guards appeared and spoke in a low voice.
"Are you sure there is no mistake?"
"Definitely. Li Niang is absolutely certain about what she saw."
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Back in Lu Yin.
Mu Yunjin had just finished her bath and lay on the couch clutching her quilt, feeling somewhat uneasy. Putting out the candle, she closed her eyes, preparing to sleep.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, Mu Yunjin's eyes suddenly flew open.
Through the darkness, squinting her keen eyes, Mu Yunjin saw shadows outside her door, accompanied by the sound of subtle footsteps. They stopped right in front of her door.
Assassins?
That was Mu Yunjin's first reaction.
She got off the bed, quickly grabbed her outerwear, and put it on. The shadows had yet to enter the room, she opened her window and flew out.
Someone who sneaks in at night, if not a killer, would not be a nice person either.
After Mu Yunjin flew out the window, she discovered that those shadows were not only outside her doors but also outside Lu Yin.
"She's escaping, quick chase her!"
Mu Yunjin heard voices coming from the roof. She looked sideways and saw a flash of cold light around her and countless swords were brandished towards her.
Inevitably, it aroused the attention of the people in Lu Yin. Mu Yunjin's heart sank, she used qinggong to fly to the other side.
All the black-clothed people came over, chasing her.
Once she’d reached a vacant space, Mu Yunjin stopped. The people in black following her also stopped and encircled Mu Yunjin.
"Who sent you?"
After asking the question, Mu Yunjin seemed to call to mind numerous people. Apparently, she'd made a lot of enemies.
"Stop talking nonsense! We've been commissioned, tonight will be your doom." One of the men spoke, afterwards, a sword swung towards Mu Yunjin.
What a clichéd reply!
Mu Yunjin looked around, she was surrounded by many assassins. She'd originally wanted to summon the Zijia secret guards, but she was still unclear about the identity of the other party. Moreover, she didn't know if there were further ambushes. She couldn't just summon the Zijia secret guards impulsively and invite attention.
She grabbed the Phoenix Tailwhip on her wrist and flung it, it collided with the sword of the man.
At the same time, Mu Yunjin felt a stinging sensation from her wrist and the Huang Yu Pavilion flashed.
At the sight of this, Mu Yunjin felt happy.
The man in black wanted to swing his sword in retaliation but could not move due to being caught by the whip. His face turned cold, he shouted to the men near him.
"Go, kill her!"
"Meow...."
A cat's cry was heard in the quiet of the night. Then, the people saw a flash of pink and gold. When they looked again, there was already a man and a woman standing beside Mu Yunjin.
The man and the woman were wearing black robes that covered their entire body that was emitting light. It was as if they were telling people they couldn't be underestimated.
"This woman has helpers, but there are only two, not enough to fear them." One of the men in black yelled, then a dagger was pulled out as he charged.
In response, everyone started to rush forward.
The scene immediately turned chaotic.
Mu Yunjin waved her Phoenix Tailwhip, and the man holding the dagger was unable to approach her because he became confused by the latter’s dancing whip.
Mu Yunjin looked around, she was curious as to who'd spent so much money to take her life.
Those in Butterfly Flower City thought that she was still in Huangzi Fu, recuperating. They couldn't possibly guess her exact location.
Just who....
She stopped thinking about it, seemingly out of patience. Her eyes sank then narrowed, she flung her Phoenix tail whip and wrapped it around the man's neck.
With the whip wound around his neck, the man couldn’t move.
Mu Yunjin exerted more force in her hand, gritted her teeth, and sneered. "You won't say who sent you?"
"Hmph! Kill me as you like!" The black-clothed man snorted and closed his eyes as if dead.
Mu Yunjin laughed mockingly and a cold light flashed in her eyes, she pulled out a dagger and condensed killing intent.
"Death is not as painful as living like a dead." Mu Yunjin smirked, and swung her dagger, breaking all tendons on the man's hands and feet.
By the time she withdrew her Phoenix Tail whip, the black-clothed man collapsed weakly on the ground, his pupils enlarged and his body was twitching.
On the other hand, Qiqi and Xiumei followed their Master’s cue and broke the tendons in the remaining men’s hands and feet, without taking their lives.
A moment later, all the black-clothed men who’d brandished their swords, collapsed to the ground howling in pain.
"Master, how should we deal with these people?" Qiqi walked towards Mu Yunjin and glanced at the men on the ground.
"Won't you say who commissioned you?" Mu Yunjin put both her hands behind her and pursed her lips at the men on the ground.
No one answered.
"If that is the case..." Mu Yunjin paused and looked at Qiqi and Xiumei. "They are quite good-looking, don't let them die. Tomorrow morning, take their clothes and throw them on Xin Yao City streets."
"I think it will be marvelous."
Qiqi and Xiumei looked at each other and tacitly gave their Master a thumbs up.
At her words, the men in black looked at Mu Yunjin in horror. It was really not a good thing.
But, if this can be tolerated, what can’t? Rather than die from humiliation, they much rather finish themselves now.
Those black-clothed men chose to bite their tongues to kill themselves.
But, without anyone noticing, Qiqi and Xiumei were prepared. They’d already sealed their mouths, no matter what they did they could not open their mouths.
"Well, it's not early, I should go back and rest and wait for your good news tomorrow...."
"Some people ah, even killers fail to consider. A wise man submits to circumstances, despite everything they still choose death..."
Mu Yunjin mumbled as she crossed her arms and headed back. As she passed, she kicked a black-clothed man who seemed to be the leader.
The man groaned and saw that Mu Yunjin was really leaving. Furrowing his brows, he yelled hoarsely-
"I'll talk..."
On the opposite side, two figures were hiding. Nonchalantly, they were watching the goings-on across them.
"Your Highness, those two are a cat spirit and a crane spirit. Why are they calling the Huangzifei Master?"
"Go back."
"Yes, Your Highness."
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On the way back, Mu Yunjin reached out and played with her hair. She kept thinking about what the black-clothed man had said. She could not help but laugh.
It seems that she’d indeed attracted trouble.
Chu Qingqiang, you really can't rein in your temper. You can't help but act impulsively.
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Back at Lu Yin
Mu Yunjin was lying down, but sleep eluded her until daybreak.
After dawn, sleep had just barely set in when there was a knock on the door. She needed to wake up and go to the outskirts to study how to break the formation again.
Mu Yunjin's head ached a bit. Nevertheless, she still got up, washed, and changed her clothes.
She then went to the second-floor private room. On entering the private room, she saw the table had already been set for breakfast.
Mu Yunjin picked up a bowl of porridge and ate leisurely.
She was in the middle of her meal when Chu Li entered, his eyes looked a bit slack. He was wearing a black brocade garment and his whole person emitted a cold aura.
"Morning." Mu Yunjin glanced at the dark figure and absent-mindedly greeted him.
"En." Chu Li faintly nodded. He looked at Mu Yunjin and flashed a complicated look.
Until they had finished breakfast, neither of them said a word.
As Mu Yunjin left Lu Yin, she subconsciously looked towards Flower Moon House. It was still early, so although the doors were open, it was completely devoid of liveliness.
"Huangzifei?" Ding Xian noticed that Mu Yunjin had stopped, so he looked at her.
Mu Yunjin smiled bitterly before retrieving her gaze, then she looked at Ding Xian.
"Take me to the clothing shop first."
"Yes, Huangzifei."
Shortly afterward, the carriage stopped at the doors of a clothing shop. Mu Yunjin jumped out of the carriage and walked inside.
The owner of the clothing shop was a vivacious woman. Upon seeing Mu Yunjin, she sized her up from head to toe and said, "Lady, there are lots of new dresses here. Do you want to see them?"
Mu Yunjin shook her head. "Do you have men's clothes?"
Even after hearing that she was looking for men's clothing the lady boss' smile did not diminish. "Of course, is it for your husband?"
Mu Yunjin still shook her head, ignoring the lady boss she looked around.
Finally, Mu Yunjin chose several dark-colored robes, just as she was about to settle the bill, she glimpsed a cloth shoe.
"Shoes too."
After choosing clothes and shoes, Mu Yunjin carried a large package and sat inside the carriage.
After an hour the carriage stopped.
Mu Yunjin jumped out of the carriage and looked at Ding Xian. "You go back first."
Ding Xian nodded and drove the carriage away.
Mu Yunjin then carried the package and went inside the hut. As soon as she entered, she found Daoist Feng Xuan waiting for her inside.
Glancing at Mu Yunjin, Daoist Feng Xuan immediately started to scold her.
"Stinky lass, today is just the second day and you dare to come so late. You do not put Master in your eyes..."
Before Daoist Feng Xuan could finish his words, a large package flew in front of him and steadily dropped into his arms.
Upon opening the package, there were brand new clothes and shoes. Daoist Feng Xuan subconsciously looked at his worn-out clothes and tattered shoes.
"Why don't you keep scolding?" Mu Yunjin raised her eyebrows and saw the old man's face gradually eased, so she started to tease a bit.
"Scold! Why would I stop scolding? Do you think that if you bribe me I will receive your affection? Besides, my clothes and shoes are still good. Do you look down upon me and hence bring new ones?"
"Good, then give them back to me, I'll go and throw them away!"
"No..."
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