Chapter 269: Bon Voyage (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
It looked like she was about to kill him with her watermelons.
(O_O)?!
Boom!
The muffled sound of bodies colliding came from the silent room, and then it fell into dead silence.
Ye Jingtang was pulled toward the bed and knocked back two steps before he could stabilize himself. He raised his arms and caught the beauty in white, whom he didn’t know what she was doing.
Daoist Xuanji crashed into Ye Jingtang’s body and fell again. Her back was supported by his right arm, and her legs were supported by his left arm. She landed in his arms in a standard princess carry. Her originally calm eyes, which were both righteous and evil, twitched imperceptibly.
But Daoist Xuanji’s mental fortitude was extremely strong. Her expression remained calm as she looked at Ye Jingtang indifferently, with the attitude of ‘this is what 1 planned’ to cover up her small mistake.
Ye Jingtang was stunned when he saw her throwing herself at him. The ‘heroine, wait’ that he had planned to say turned into: “Miss, please respect yourself! About that… Saving you yesterday was a normal official duty. It’s only right that you want to thank me, but… I’m not a casual person. You…”
Then he quickly placed Daoist Xuanji back on the bed.
Daoist Xuanji couldn’t say that she was powerless and had failed, so she didn’t explain. She propped the side of her face up with her hand on the bed and put on a faint smile. “Taking advantage of a woman’s unconsciousness to sneak attack her lower body with a hidden weapon, how dare you say that you’re not casual?”
Ye Jingtang really couldn’t imagine that this demon-like woman in white was actually Great Wei’s emperor’s master, Dumdum’s master.
If he didn’t know her identity and heard someone say that she was a demoness of a demon sect who took pleasure in harming heroes of Jianghu, he wouldn’t doubt it at all. “I showed my waist token for a routine inspection, but Miss, you didn’t reveal your identity and even resisted arrest. When I’m not sure of your background, using a golden needle to subdue you is according to the procedure…”
Daoist Xuanji narrowed her eyes slightly. “Young Master, do you think I’m a reasonable woman? You acted in accordance with the law, so 1 won’t find trouble with you?”
From these few words, Ye Jingtang felt that this woman was indeed unreasonable. He said solemnly, “I have a clear conscience. If you have a grudge, there’s nothing I can do. Also, I asked a female doctor in town to treat your injuries. I’ve been staying in the room next door. If you hadn’t jumped into my arms just now, 1 wouldn’t have offended you…”
Daoist Xuanji carefully observed Ye Jingtang’s expression and felt that he wasn’t lying. She got up, put on her plum blossom embroidered shoes, picked up the small wine gourd on the dressing table, and brought it to her red lips to take a sip.
Gulp-
As the strong wine entered her throat, more memories from yesterday surged into her mind.
After the young constable gave her a shot and approached her, she had seen that there was only focus on doing his job impartially and caution in his eyes, and he didn’t have any ill intentions. So her heartstrings no longer felt tense…
Although she had let down her guard, her instincts from many years of practicing martial arts were still there. Whether it was when she was seriously injured and unconscious or when she was drunk, her instincts would wake her up when she felt danger. For example, when the young constable approached her and wanted to touch her wrist just now, she woke up instantly…
She seemed to vaguely remember someone patting her face and a woman’s voice. Then this woman took off her clothes and rubbed her butt to remove the needle…
Her body could feel it, but she didn’t wake up. It could only be said that she subconsciously judged that she was in a very safe environment and didn’t need to wake up forcefully to resist…
Daoist Xuanji’s state was similar to having a hangover. She seemed to remember something vaguely, but she couldn’t remember it clearly. After feeling that there wasn’t a big problem, she didn’t think about it anymore. She put down the wine gourd and raised her hand slightly. “Sha Province’s Fierce Woman’s Worry, do you want a drink?”
Ye Jingtang’s hometown was in Liang Province, which was relatively close to Sha Province. He had heard of this famous wine. The original name of this wine was ‘Heart Burning Knife’. It was mellow in the mouth, but the aftereffects were extremely strong. No matter how chaste a woman was, she would have to lie down and let a man pluck her after drinking one cup. It was the same for men. So the wine was nicknamed ‘Fierce Woman’s Worry’ and ‘Immortal Kneeling’.
Because the price was astonishing and output was scarce, Ye Jingtang had indeed never drunk it before. But he couldn’t guess what Daoist Xuanji would do next. How could he drink this wine?
“I’m on official business, so it’s not convenient for me to drink. I’ve just received some news. Miss, if you’ve recovered…”
Daoist Xuanji hung the wine gourd by her waist, went to a chair, and sat down. Her sitting posture was rather quiet. She raised her hand and slowly poured tea. “You helped me pull out the golden needle. Did you discover my identity?”
Ye Jingtang nodded and sat down opposite her. “I am Ye Jingtang. I’ve heard a lot about you, Daoist. Seeing you today, you’re indeed extraordinary…”
Daoist Xuanji raised her finger slightly and interrupted the pleasantries. “Young Master Ye, you can just call me Miss Shui’er. Daoist, Daoist priest, and so on are too old-fashioned.”
Ye Jingtang thought for a moment and asked, “Miss Shui’er, your martial arts skills are rarely rivaled by anyone in the world, but yesterday… May I ask who knocked you out yesterday? I’m investigating the whereabouts of the Prince of Wu. I don’t know how many powerful people he has under him…”
Daoist Xuanji felt that her invincible image had already collapsed in the heart of the young constable in front of her.
Her secret goal was to search for the Roaring Dragon Chart, and she had pursued Northern Liang’s Thief Sage relentlessly. No one could know about this. But if she didn’t explain clearly, in facing a powerful figure who could knock her down, Ye Jingtang, who was in charge of tracking down the Prince of Wu, probably wouldn’t dare to enter the Wu Mountains again.
Daoist Xuanji deliberated for a moment and explained casually, “I went down the mountain to travel. When I passed by this place, I encountered a black snake with three hundred years of cultivation. It had the image of a flood dragon transforming into a dragon. In order to prevent disaster from affecting the people at the foot of the mountains, I raised my sword and killed it. But I was poisoned by the snake’s venom..”
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