Chapter 129 Asked for a good idea
Later, Duan Xiaolou came and begged Geng Bingxiu to act as a matchmaker for proposing to the little girl. On the surface, Geng Bingxiu found several excuses such as “it’s not right to make decisions without parents’ permission”, “you should marry a matched woman,” or “it’s better to consider comprehensively about marriage”. In fact, he was just a little afraid to see those eyes again. He didn’t know if it was his illusion. After he saw that scene in the back alley of the kitchen, he thought of the last time when Tai Shan asked He Danggui to reply their question about the resurrection from death. At that time, her eyesight was so cold as if he were judged by her!
After that, he went back to the capital. Duan Xiaolou, who failed to propose marriage last time, heard that he was about to go to Yangzhou City again for work, and then came to ask him again to act as a matchmaker and propose to Luo’s Family. Then, he didn’t know why he agreed.
Therefore, when he came to Yangzhou City, in addition to dealing with the corruption case of Wei Hong, the governor of Yangzhou, he actually acted as a matchmaker to propose marriage to the little girl for Duan Xiaolou. He had always been suspicious that he mistook the little girl. She might don’t have such a profound internal force and sharp eyes which he saw in the Taoist temple. Most of those were all from his imagination. As long as he saw her again, he would find that she was just a little smart but ordinary girl.
This time, he went alone in plain clothes but was seriously injured by a youth with a bronzed mask, so he escaped to the cave in Bitter Bamboo Grove of Luo’s Mansion. He hadn’t expected that Miao Shi Arts would suddenly injure the channel one night, which made him extremely painful. He ran out and sucked the blood of a guard of Luo’s Mansion and a badger pig before he got better. He expected that Nie Chun would come to denounce him and even kill him. Therefore, he made traps in the cave in advance. Sure enough, Nie Chun came. First, he lowered himself, begged Nie Chun for mercy, and talked about their fellowship in the past. Then he suddenly attacked at the moment when Nie Chun was relaxed, and released various traps in the cave to kill Nie Chun. However, he had been seriously injured and was in Qi Deviation. Although he was shot by Nie Chun with a poisoned spike arrow in his right arm, he finally escaped.
Geng Bingxiu guessed that the troops who besieged Luo’s Mansion were coming here for him. It must be Nie Chun who used some methods to incite the government, persuading them to believe that the most concerned murderer of the Imperial Court who had excellent kung fu was hiding in Luo’s Mansion, so they besieged here with a fanfare. Geng Bingxiu wanted to escape from Luo’s Mansion, but his Miao Shi Arts were still hurting him. His power turned stronger occasionally and then became weaker. In this disadvantageous situation, it was difficult for him to escape from Luo’s Mansion safely without alerting the troops. Therefore, he tried to hold an important hostage, forcing the troops to withdraw from Luo’s Mansion and letting him go. Madam Luo was his target because she was elder and weaker but had an exalted position.
After Duan Xiaolou, Meng Shan and others left from the main hall, he entered from the window when the time was right, and caught his target successfully. At that time, He Danggui came in front of him, stared at him with her black eyes, and lured him, “If you tell me where did you get your mask, I’ll tell you how to leave Luo’s Mansion safely.”
At that time, Geng Bingxiu felt that the girl saw through his designs and he couldn’t hide. She was just a little girl whom could be killed easily, but why he was scared of her? Should he believe her that her idea could help him leave Luo’s Mansion? Or should he kill her immediately, those eyes, and also kill his unknown fear? Why did he need to listen to her idea? He caught Madam Luo, so he could leave safely. He should kill her before it was too late!
Madam Luo felt that the masked man who neared her suddenly burst out his killing intention, so she yelled loudly, “Yi, turn back!” It was a dangerous situation and it was better to die less. If Luo Duzhong’s favorite granddaughter was also dead, she was ashamed to see him.
When Meng Xuan heard this, he immediately pushed away Peng Jian, who was staring at him awkwardly. Meng Xuan was shocked to see the halo on the left palm of that masked man in the hall flashing. It was obvious that he was gathering his power to kill the opponent quickly. Why? Was it necessary to fight against a little girl?
Meng Xuan was hesitant to stand on the left side of the little girl. Should he help her? If he was going to take this palm, he might use 80% of his power. Now he was trying to hide his true power. Unless he wore a bronzed mask on his face, he would never show his true power in the rest of time. Last year, in order to save a toddler who was about to be trampled by a horse, he used only 20% of his power, which surprised his father. Thinking that he was very talented in practicing martial arts, his father made him a young general and let him go to the battlefield to practice. Due to this, his elder brother Meng Xian was jealous and hateful to him, and fought with him for several times...
At this time, not only his father, but also an imperial guard Duan Xiaolou were here. Feng Yang and Ning Yuan were also strange. He was just an 11-year-old boy now. If he showed his true power to take the palm, the consequence would be unimaginable. But if he didn’t do that, the audacious Go prodigy girl would die without a complete body. Could he see that an innocent girl died in front of him and then stand by?
Madam Luo, Meng Xuan and other onlookers all felt the killing intention of the masked man. How could He Danggui, his attack target, not know?
He Danggui, who was stared at by the masked man, felt that her temples were slightly pricked. She also understood that the halo on his palm was the expression of his power when it was condensed to the extreme. That attack was even dozens of times more violent than that of a horse treading the chest. It was sure that the Zhenqi for protecting her body was unable to resist his attack. But he was so strange. Was it necessary to use such profound martial arts to attack a girl who looked very weak? As expected, the idea of a brave man who could tear birds with his hands was really different from that of normal people.
“Ha-ha,” He Danggui laughed, which made Meng Xuan and Madam Luo anxious. She said, “Listen, the Knight Mask! Don’t you want to hear my idea before driving me away? That’s may be helpful to you. At least two heads are better than one. It won’t bring any loss to you.”
Geng Bingxiu thought it was right. He could kill her after hearing her idea. Maybe this quick-witted girl had some special ideas. Therefore, he drew his power back immediately and nodded, “Alright, you can say.”
Madam Luo and Meng Xuan were in relief. However, He Danggui said boldly, “Ah? But I’ve told you. You’d better tell me where your mask from. And then I’d let you know my good idea. Come on, you say first.” Madam Luo and Meng Xuan were amazed. She was just ten years old. Didn’t she want to be alive?
Geng Bingxiu felt fairly confused that why was she so interested in his mask? Was there any secret on it? Let him find it out later. Anyhow, he kept the mask. Then he replied truly, “I picked it up from the ground.”
“Picked up from the ground?” He Danggui frowned, “Aren’t you lying?”
Geng Bingxiu responded by asking, “For what?” You were going to die. Was it necessary for me to cheat a dying girl?
He Danggui asked continuously, “Where and how did you pick it up?”
Geng Bingxiu replied impatiently, “It was on a flower path in Luo’s Mansion. And I just bent and found it. All right, now can you let me know your good idea?” Madam Luo and Meng Xuan were shocked. Not only did this demon answer every question of a little girl, but he asked the good ideas from her. Did he bump his head and became silly?
He Danggui lowered her head and thought. He was actually unnecessary to lie to her. Since he dared to kidnap Madam Luo, he must dare to admit. Tao Yao Yard was surrounded by flower paths, so it was a place matching to his words. But why the mask in her room would be there? Meanwhile, this masked man couldn’t wait to know her idea. There might be two reasons. One was that he was curious about anything that he didn’t know. The other was… He knew her and he also knew that she had a great ability.
Thinking it, He Danggui suddenly walked to the masked man and Madam Luo. “Stop!” Madam Luo, Meng Xuan, and Geng Bingxiu stopped her together.
“Stop!” Geng Bingxiu asked warily, “What are you doing?”
He Danggui replied innocently, “Don’t you want to know my good idea? I have to go over and whisper in your ear, or they will all hear it.” She pointed to Meng Xuan, Peng Shi and Peng Jian who remained vigilant. “Then my idea would not work.” Geng Bingxiu raised his chin and was about to speak, but he was interrupted by He Danggui, “Hey, you can’t let them go out of Xin Rong Hall because they are very cunning. If they go out, they will inevitably discuss some ruses to deal with you. Therefore, you’d better watch for them.”
Geng Bingxiu didn’t care about teenagers before, but since he was assassinated by a youth with a bronzed mask, he hadn’t dared to take anyone lightly. No one should be allowed to leave the hall, or they would discuss countermeasures and send information secretly. However, he didn’t want to let the girl near him. Seeing her bright eyes and the posture that she couldn’t wait to come, he felt that she had a bad idea for him.
He Danggui smiled innocently and said in a coaxing tone, “Knight, you are so powerful, and I can neither do martial arts nor hurt you. Let me be close to you. If you are not satisfied with my idea, just do as you want!”
Geng Bingxiu pondered and didn’t speak since he thought it was suspicious. Seeing the action and words of He Danggui, Madam Luo felt that her granddaughter wanted to rescue her. She was moved and felt that it was a suicide, so she constantly dropped a hint to He Danggui that she shouldn’t come. Seeing that a devil who had practiced the sinister Miao Shi Arts was so wary of that little girl, Meng Xuan couldn’t help guessing all kinds of possibilities, and then became more interested in her. Peng Shi tightly tugged at his younger brother’s arm to prevent him from doing impulsive things and repeated what they had just appointed in his ear. The First Miss Luo Baiying was standing beside the wall with a group of maids and mammies, watching the changes of the situation nervously. If the maids who trembled with fear dared to look at her, they would be surprised to find that the First Miss could also look at others normally with her proud eyes!
While the two parties refused to give in, Luo Baiqiong, who went to the side hall to change clothes, saw the scene. Although she didn’t know what happened, she gained the nervous atmosphere from the scene of Luo Baiying and the servants hiding their heads as well as a terrible masked man taking Madam Luo by the throat... “Ah! Ah!” Luo Baiqiong screamed in horror.
Geng Bingxiu raised his hand to blow away the nearest table from Luo Baiqiong and said in a deep voice, “Shut up!”
Luo Baiqiong shut up immediately and sat on the floor in fright. What happened here? How terrible it was! If she had known this, she would have stayed at the side hall with Guan Bai and Guan Yun! After she went to the toilet, she was about to come back with them. But they said that they felt drunk, so they wanted to take a rest in the side hall before going back. Therefore, she had to walk alone through the dark corridor and came back to Xin Rong Hall. What a horrible masked man. Who would save her?
“Madam Luo, I fetch the Hawthorn tea and tea set of Third Miss!” Gan Cao in yellow clothes hunched over and pushed a handcart into the hall. She looked up and smiled, “I also fetch... Ah!” Gan Cao was also frightened by the scene in the hall. Madam Luo was strangled by a masked man, which was so terrible!
Geng Bingxiu was very impatient and snorted, “Noisy!” If the maid didn’t come in from the opposite main gate where was too far to hit, he must give her a palm too.
After looking at the masked man who exposed his magic skills by splitting a table from a distance with his hand, Luo Baiying and the maids and mammies were all stunned. If they didn’t support each other, they must sit on the ground like Luo Baiqiong. At this moment, only He Danggui and Meng Xuan in the whole hall could be as calm as usual. While the latter was staring at the former. Who was this girl? Or was she not a human? Didn’t she know what death was or had she died once? She knew the feeling of death so that she had nothing to fear.
Madam Luo looked at Luo Baiying and said suddenly, “I want to have tea. Ying, make a cup of tea for me.”
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