Chapter 88: The Master is Very Fierce

  On a dark and windy night, I steal jade and sniff fragrance.

  Jiang Xia shook his head and muttered the sentence to himself, then began to count on his fingers how long it had been since he last had a woman in his arms since crossing over into the Ming dynasty. He hadn't realized it before, but now that he counted, he was shocked.

  It's been... such a long time.

  Jiang Xia wore a night-traveling outfit and sneaked to the small courtyard wall outside Cui Ruxue's house.

  He looked around, confirmed no one was there, then jumped onto the wall and flipped over into the enclosure.

  Having a sense of accomplishment is great, and jumping over the wall was effortless. Jiang Xia thought to himself with satisfaction, and a hint of a smile appeared on his lips. However, when he saw the open courtyard gate, the smile on Jiang Xia's face froze instantly.

  He muttered awkwardly to himself: "It's an accident, it must be an accident."

  After finishing, Jiang Xia sneaked towards the house where Cui Ruxue lived. Because of Jiang Xia's extraordinary senses, he could still see clearly in the dark night and accurately reached the door of Cui Ruxue's house.

  Jiang Xia pushed the door and found that it was bolted. However, Jiang Xia was well-prepared. He took out a small dagger from behind his back and inserted it into the gap between the doors. As he touched the bolt with the dagger, Jiang Xia slowly turned the bolt.

  "Bang!" Jiang Xia heard a slight noise coming from the door, he tried to push it and the door opened with a relatively wide gap. Jiang Xia knew that the door was already open.

  Jiang Xia pushed open the door gently and quietly, her heart bursting with excitement.

  It is often said that a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a secret lover, and a secret lover is not as good as one who is never caught.

  Doing such a thing as stealing jade and sniffing fragrance for the first time in Jiangxia... Cough cough, it's really the first time.

  His heart was filled with tension and anticipation.

  Just as Jiang Xia's foot had just stepped into Cui Ruxue's room, a strong sense of unease suddenly rose up in his heart. Such a feeling Jiang Xia didn't know how many times it had appeared in his past life-and-death days, so he didn't think and took a step back. Suddenly, a white light flashed by in the dark night.

  The direction of the stab was actually still a bit predictable, if Jiang Xia had really taken another half step forward just now, this sword would have pierced his throat in one go!

  Jiang Xia called out: "Ruxue, it's me!"

  "Brother Jiang? Master, stop! Don't hurt him!" Cui Ruxue's voice rang out.

  Jiang Xia suddenly understood when he heard Cui Ruxue's words, the sword just now was not stabbed by Cui Ruxue. But thinking about it, Cui Ruxue had some skills, but her swordsmanship hadn't reached the level of mastery, with her strength she absolutely couldn't stab out such a swift and fierce sword.

  Cui Ruxue cried out in surprise, and Jiang Xia hastily added: "Master, I was just joking with Ruxue, don't be angry."

  "You rascal, sneaking into my disciple's room at midnight must be with ill intentions. How can I let you stay?"

  After finishing speaking, the long sword followed closely and stabbed towards Jiang Xia. Jiang Xia's extraordinary eyesight immediately saw two things clearly: first, Cui Ruxue's master was a woman, and she was a relatively good-looking woman; second, Cui Ruxue's master had really intended to kill him, this sword didn't leave any room for politeness at all. The attack was swift and fierce, although it was a straight stab, but the change in move had already covered three of his major acupoints.

  As soon as he saw the old woman make such a ruthless move, Jiang Xia immediately got angry. He shouted: "You're an old spinster with hormonal imbalance! I came to find your apprentice, not you! Your apprentice didn't say anything, what are you doing here causing trouble?"

  "Looking for death!" Cui Ruxue's master coldly shouted, and the sword momentum became even more fierce. However, Jiang Xia was not afraid of her. Firstly, he knew the Eight Steps to Catch a Cicada, so Cui Ruxue's master couldn't hurt him at all. Secondly, on this night, his vision and hearing surpassed that of Cui Ruxue's master, so he wouldn't be afraid even more.

  Cui Ruxue also shouted: "Master, he is my fiancé, don't hurt him."

  When Chui Ru Shuang said that, Jiang Xia got so excited that he almost wanted to run over and give him a big hug and two passionate kisses. He really gave me too much face.

  Originally, Jiang Xia thought that after Cui Ruxue said this sentence, her master would not take action again. Unexpectedly, her master actually came up with a sentence: "Since it's the fiancé, it means they haven't gotten married yet. If they want to do such an improper thing before getting married, then this person must not be a good person. It's better to kill him."

  Jiang Xia was shocked, he didn't think Cui Ruxue would say that. His master still wouldn't let him off, did he secretly watch her take a bath? She actually hated him so much. Jiang Xia had no idea, his casual remark "old spinster with hormonal imbalance" thoroughly pierced the most painful place in Lian Yue's heart.

  The name of the ruthless and emotionless girl was originally Lì Róu Qíng, but she changed it because she was deceived by a man, which led to the loss of her family's most precious treasure, and eventually, more than 20 people in her family were killed. From then on, Róu Qíng became heartless and vowed to kill all unfaithful men in the world.

  Jiang Xia saw that Lie Jueqing's swordsmanship was becoming increasingly fierce, and several times he narrowly escaped being injured. Jiang Xia had already sensed that Lie Jueqing was at least a master of the Ninth Rank, far surpassing his own level, and if they continued to fight, he would only exhaust his true energy and ultimately be wounded by him.

  Jiang Xia controlled the eight-step cicada-catching steps while shouting loudly: "Someone, come! There's an assassin, save me! Zhong Bin... if you don't show up soon, I'll be killed and you'll regret it..."

  Zhong Bin, who was practicing sword in the garden, suddenly felt a black line on his head after hearing this shout. He felt that he couldn't live up to the reputation of "good male color". Anyway, all the guards in the Xiangyang Mountain Villa would retreat when they saw him, but the girls in the villa were quite interested in him, and some even called him "sister".

  However, Zhong Bin did not stop at all and directly stepped on his light footwork to rush quickly in the direction of Jiang Xia's voice.

  Clang...... Hearing the sound of the long sword being unsheathed, Jiang Xia's heart suddenly felt at ease. A lithe figure darted towards Lie Ze. The two clashed swords over twenty times in a short span, their speed so fast that even with Jiang Xia's exceptional eyesight, he couldn't see clearly.

  Both were at the same level as Jiuzhong Ding, but within the same realm, there was still a distinction between high and low. Zhong Bin was infatuated with his sword, so his swordsmanship was exceptionally sharp. Lie Jue Qing practiced his sword with the two words "absolutely ruthless", so his swordsmanship was extremely fierce and cunning. However, in comparison, Zhong Bin's swordsmanship was clearly superior to Lie Jue Qing's by a notch. After one round of fighting, Zhong Bin had already gained the upper hand.

  At this moment, other guards in the Xiangyang Mountain Villa rushed over. These guards were not ordinary people, and many of them were high-ranking experts from the Imperial Guard specially sent by Zhu Houzhao.

  The guards all held torches, and suddenly the entire courtyard was illuminated as if it were daytime.

  This time, Jiang Xia thoroughly saw the appearance of Lie Yue's true nature. He couldn't help but say that his looks were still quite good, and his physique was also very tall. However, the aura emanating from his body was a bit too overbearing, ruining the overall aesthetic.

  Jiang Xia shook his head, believing that if anyone married such a woman, they would absolutely be cursed with bad luck for eight lifetimes.

  "Old virgin, quickly put down your weapons and surrender! Our party's policy is that those who obey will be raped individually, while those who resist will be gang-raped!"

  "Don't talk nonsense, that's my master." Cui Ruxue blushed and pinched Jiang Xia's arm.

  Jiang Xia's face twisted in a grimace, but the guards surrounding her burst out laughing. Lian Yue was so angry that she almost spat blood, and taking advantage of her momentary distraction, Zhong Bin's long sword shot out like a poisonous dragon, its tip lightly scratching a small wound on Lian Yue's hand.

  Lingering affection was cut off, and the long sword in his hand fell to the ground instantly.

  Zhong Binxian's sword tip points towards Lie Jueqing.

  Lü Jue gazed coldly at Zhong Bin, "Whether you want to kill or mutilate, it's entirely up to you."

  "No, don't hurt my master." Cui Ruxue ran two steps to Lüe Jùeqíng's side and said in a low voice: "Master, I and Jiang Gege have truly decided to be together. Jiang Gege is not some kind of scoundrel. He just has a bad mouth, but he's actually a good person."

  "Yes, indeed! Young people with a lot of money are talented and promising, they have ideals, morals, culture and discipline, the four haves of youth." Jiang Xia shouted behind Li Jue's back.

  Lijue Qing didn't even look at Jiang Xia and instead said to Cui Ruxue, "The General Manager asked me to bring you to the General Hall to see him. Follow me."

  Her tone was not negotiating with Cui Ruxue, but commanding her.

  Cui Ruxue struggled a bit, looked at Jiang Xia and said: "Master, I have already decided to quit the Tianji Association, so..."

  "Are you no longer listening to Master's words?" Lian Yue's eyes stared at Cui Ruxue, her gaze as sharp as a sword.

  Jiang Xia finally understood where Cui Ruxue's violent temper came from. What is the saying "misleading a child"? This is misleading a child! Jiang Xia shouted loudly, "Hey, haven't you heard of 'if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog'?"

  After finishing, Jiang Xia muttered in a low voice: "That's right, looking at you like that, you're definitely not married either. Whoever marries you probably destroyed the galaxy system in their previous life."

  "I'll kill you!" Suddenly, she let out a fierce and desperate cry, her toes lightly tapping the ground as she drew out her long sword, then sprang up and stabbed it at Jiang Xia.

  Jiang Xia was stunned on the spot, he didn't expect Lie Jueqing would suddenly erupt.

  Changjian was only seven inches away from Jiang Xia's nose when Lei Yue couldn't move forward another inch, because Zhong Bin had grabbed her leg.

  "Get back!" Zhong Bin bellowed, and with a sudden movement, he slammed Lie Jueqing to the ground. He glared at Lie Jueqing coldly and said, "Make another move, and I'll kill you."

  A trace of fresh blood oozed from the corner of her mouth, and she gave Jiang Xia a hateful glance before turning to Cui Ruxue and saying, "Ruxue, if you still acknowledge me as your master, then follow me!"

  "Master, I..." Cui Ruxue looked at Jiang Xia and obviously didn't want to leave him.

  Jiang Xia walked over and pulled Cui Ruxue's hand, saying to Lie Jueqing: "That's enough, don't be shameless. Either leave now while I'm still in a good mood, or I'll make sure you can't leave this Xianyao Manor."