No joke, thirty lives lost

  Wu Song and the two young girls teased each other, making Pan Jinlian laugh uncontrollably, while Bai Yulian was so embarrassed that she wanted to hide her head in her chest.

  Er Lang left with a satisfied heart, having been in this world for three or four years now. He had finally mustered up the shamelessness to flirt with a young girl, and it was truly an exhilarating experience!

  Just as he left, a beautiful woman walked in, with a dignified appearance, about thirty years old, with a loose bun on her head, slanting down to the side of her neck. Two maids were washing clothes there, and only heard Pan Jinlian say: "Sister, that official was born so tall and handsome, with the beauty of Pan An, if we can marry such a man, it's not in vain for us to be human for a lifetime. You say, is this right?"

  Bai Yulian's face turned red, and she nodded before speaking. Suddenly, she saw the beautiful woman, her complexion changed in an instant to a deathly pale, and she stammered: "Qin Mama..."

  This beautiful woman was the madam of the two girls, called Qin Mama. She took advantage of the disaster and famine to buy these two little maidservants, and from a young age taught them music, chess, books, paintings, embroidery, and needlework, all of which they were proficient in. A few days ago, Qin Mama saw that her two daughters had grown up to be beautiful and clever, and she had the idea to come to Qinghe County to find buyers. However, she encountered Zhang Daifu on the main street who wanted to buy two maidservants. On this day, Qin Mama went out to discuss the price with Zhang Daifu, intending to sell her two daughters.

  Just as she returned, she encountered the young girls talking about other men. Qin's face turned red with anger and she scolded: "Shameless hussies! As soon as I stepped out, you started flirting with wild men! You can sneak around all you want after I've received the silver, but not before! Once you're sold to Zhang's household, you can sneak around with whoever you please!"

  Bai Yulian listened, biting her lip and secretly shedding tears. Pan Jinlian, on the other hand, seemed nonchalant, holding onto the old madam's arm and giggling: "Mother, today I met an interesting man, he looks robust and handsome, really captivating." After that, she told the story of how Yulian poured a basin of water over Wu Song's head.

  She spoke eloquently, painting a vivid picture with her words. The expression on Qin's face gradually relaxed, but suddenly she heard that behind Wu Song was embroidered a fierce tiger, and her expression changed abruptly. She grabbed Pan Jinlian's hand and asked urgently: "Did you see it clearly? Is there really a fierce tiger behind him?"

  Pan Jinlian cried out in pain, and Qin Yuying hastily let go of her hand. The spot where she had grabbed Pan was already turning black and blue. Qin didn't bother with that, but instead asked urgently: "Quickly, tell me, what does the tiger picture really look like?"

  Pan Jinlian endured the pain, her eyes brimming with tears as she said: "The tattoo is so vivid and lifelike, with a white forehead and raised eyebrows, looking ferocious and menacing. On either side of it are two lines of small characters that read: 'Like a fierce tiger lurking in the wild hills, hiding its claws and biding its time.' Just seeing it makes one's heart feel numb, and sister, after taking just one glance, her body went limp..."

  Madam Qin's face lit up with joy: "What is that person's surname and name? Did you ask clearly?"

  "He said he was an official from Yanggu County, named Ximen Qing. His parents had died young, leaving behind a large estate."

  Qin's nanny listened, coldly smiling in her heart: "Heaven is pitiful, four years ago this big worm escaped from Longmai Town, making the Dragon and Tiger Mountain lose face. The Mo family and the Bing family were eager to move, all wanting to find him. Who would have thought that he was hiding here, and it just so happened that I ran into him? Killing him would complete my merit, and also help our sect save face. Could this be Guanyin Bodhisattva showing me mercy?"

  At midnight, Qin Nuannuan and her two daughters fell asleep. She tightened her waist, took out a precious sword, went straight to Yanggu County, and had the intention of killing someone. After leaving Qinghe County, Qin Nuannuan drew out the precious sword, stepped on it, and rose into the air with a whoosh.

  She didn't have enough power, and the treasure sword could only fly three to five zhang high, just above the treetops. As they approached Yanggu County, Qin saw a black shadow jumping up and down in the forest below, with swift and agile movements, almost as fast as a galloping horse. She couldn't help but secretly admire: "Good martial arts! In this desolate mountainous region, there's actually someone like this!"

  However, Qin Pinger did not know that the person rushing down below was the "Ximen Daxiaoren" she wanted to kill. Two hours before she set out, Wu Song also set out for Yanggu County, with two knives at his waist, full of murderous intent, planning to sneak into the city at night and kill Ximen Qing, then flee far away to seek the Taoist way.

  Wu Song was walking hastily when he suddenly heard the sound of birds flying overhead, and quickly looked up to see a flash of sword light pressing against the treetops before disappearing in an instant. The sound was like that of an eagle's cry at night, and in the blink of an eye, it had vanished without a trace.

  Wu Song's heart was racing wildly. It had been four years since he arrived in the Northern Song Dynasty, and only today did he finally see a person from the Sword Immortal sect!

  "Long life and eternal vision, no need for an immortal realm. Since I've been reborn once, I'll demand nothing but eternal life and immortality!"

  The sword light on his head moved too fast, Wu Song couldn't catch up, but his heart seeking the Tao became more eager. For now, he only needed to kill Ximen Qing, repay Wudalang's kindness, and then cut off the cause and effect in the world, understand himself, and go find those immortals.

  Wu Song arrived at Yanggu County under the cover of night, walking stealthily through the streets and alleys, avoiding the watchmen as he searched for the Ximen Qing's family medicine shop.

  Ximen Qing's father was called Ximen Da, an honest medicinal material merchant who had a five-bay storefront on the street and a seven-compartment house. Ximen Da and his wife were still alive, and the whole family lived in the courtyard behind the store. Wu Song searched all the way and finally found Ximen's pharmacy, jumped up and cleared the wall with one jump, landing lightly on all fours like a giant insect pouncing on the ground.

  The Ximen family raised several Tibetan mastiffs, as sturdy as small calves, and one of them was right next to Wu Song.

  Wu Song looked at the Tibetan mastiff's eyes and his heart skipped a beat: If this beast barks, tonight's action will likely fail, and it may even provoke the Yanggu County catchers, and he himself will probably get trapped here. Just as he was about to move his knife, he saw that the Tibetan mastiff had kicked its four hooves and died!

  Although this Tibetan Mastiff was ferocious, it was just an ordinary dog after all. How could it withstand the aura of a fierce beast like Wu Song? As soon as he landed, it was already frightened to death, its liver and gallbladder shattered, and it let out a final whimper.

  Bu'er didn't understand, carrying his knife and walking forward. After a few steps, he encountered another large dog. Before he could react, the big dog silently tucked its tail and ran away with its head hung low.

  Wu Song was stunned for a moment, this luck is easier than washing his face.

  "Could it be that this year is my Benming year? Or did Sima Guan go to the toilet without washing his hands? In short, this guy is dead for sure!"

  The Ximen family's courtyard was not small, with a full hundred and ten rooms, and many of the houses still had lights shining inside. Wu Song walked forward quietly in the direction of the light, and it would be no easy task to find Ximen Qing in such a large courtyard, so he planned to first look for a servant to ask.

  Wu Song searched through over a dozen rooms, only to find the doors wide open, but the rooms were empty and not a single person was in sight. The surroundings exuded an air of mystery. His heart racing, he faintly heard voices coming from a three-story building nearby. He quickly snuck over, pushed aside the window paper, and took a peek. Inside, he saw the entire Ximen family, along with their servants, over thirty people in total, standing in the living room, staring at a beautiful woman in front of them.

  A silver light flashed before the woman, it was a silver sword flying in mid-air, spinning around her body non-stop.

  Wu Song's heart skipped a beat, and he hastily held his breath, gripping the two daggers in his hands even tighter. This beautiful woman was actually a female swordsman of the Red Thread or Nie Yinniang type!

  If she jumped out and shouted "Goddess Sister", would this woman accept her as a disciple or cut her down with one sword?

  Wu Song took a look at the flying sword and felt that he had a higher chance of being chopped.

  In the living room, a handsome and majestic young man was trembling with fear, saying: "Immortal maiden is looking for me, what's the honor?"

  The woman tilted her head and gave him a sideways glance, smiling: "So you're Ximen Qing? You do have some charm."

  Ximen Qing listened to this and was baffled, just as he was about to ask questions, the flying sword suddenly moved, wandering around the living room, chopping and slicing like cutting vegetables, heads rolling all over the floor!

  The Xi Men family of over thirty people, regardless of old or young, men or women, were all beheaded by this woman with a single sword!

  Outside the house, Wu Song felt a chill run down his spine and broke out in cold sweat. This woman was too ruthless! Although he had also come to kill someone, his target was only Ximen Qing, but judging from the woman's tone, she should have been targeting Ximen Qing as well. Yet, she slaughtered the entire Ximen family, young and old alike - how vicious!

  That woman killed someone without batting an eyelid, and strode forward with her hands like knives, tearing open Ximen Qing's clothes to look at his back. In an instant, she flew into a rage, shouting: "That little slut Jinlian actually dared to deceive me! There is no tiger pattern on Ximen Qing's back after all! Wait till I get back and see how I'll deal with you!"

  This remark suddenly calmed Wu Song down, and after thinking it over carefully from start to finish, he understood the situation: "This woman must have heard Pan Jinlian's words and mistakenly taken Ximen Dajie for me. She didn't investigate clearly before coming to kill me. Ximen Qing really did go to the outhouse without washing his hands, and now he's in trouble. But why does this woman want to kill me? Could it be because of the tattoo on my back?"

  Voting and collecting are in progress. A certain pig is adjusting its state, working hard to write, and striving to make the new generation of Wu Erlang become a "four beautiful youth".