Chapter 3: Xiu Yan Qing Yue

  "Two beauties, and a little loli!!" Wang Guanlan first noticed not the one wearing brocade robes and a jade crown, the fourth son of the Wang family, but three women. These three women were all stunningly beautiful, each with their own unique characteristics. The woman standing in the middle wore a pink dress, her face as delicate as a flower, holding a green jade pipa, exuding an aura of tender weakness that made every man who saw her want to rush forward and hold her in his arms, pampering her dearly. Next to this woman in pink was a young girl in green clothes, equally beautiful, even more so than the woman in pink by three points, but with a completely different temperament, like a snow lotus flower born on the snowy mountain peak, pure, holy, making people feel ashamed and not dare to have any profane thoughts. The last one was a 12 or 13-year-old little maid, following behind the two women, looking like she should be the so-called Xiu Yan's servant girl, with rosy cheeks like a big apple, a pair of shiny black eyes, extremely cute.

  Along with the three, Ning Wangfu's fourth son, Wang Guanxiao, and a sturdy man following him came out. The man, Wang Guanlan, recognized him as one of the leaders of the Hu Li Seven Guards, named Yuan Zheng, who was also a martial artist at the seventh level of Qi refinement, just like Luo Han.

  The boat approached the shore, Wang Guanlan stepped forward first, made a fist at Wang Guanhai and smiled, "Guanlan has seen fourth brother!!"

  "Haha, Fourteenth Brother, don't be so formal!" Wang Guanxiao chuckled and jumped off the boat, supporting Wang Guanlan who was about to bow. "No need for such courtesy among brothers! Come, let me introduce you to two divine beings!!"

  "Immortal person?!" Wang Guanlan secretly curled her lip, what kind of place was this Mingyue Pavilion, and who were these people, including Xiuyan. Chen Qingshan had already explained everything to him on the way from Baishi Dock.

  Mingyue Pavilion is the first-class brothel of Da Qi, a property of the Teaching Bao Si, and Xiu Yan was the top courtesan who claimed to sell art not body.

  "It's just a prostitute, what a celestial being, no, prostitutes are also called celestial girls, of course they are celestial beings!!" Wang Guanlan was thinking about some not-so-elegant thoughts in his heart, and his gaze towards Xiu Yan's eyes became somewhat different. Xiu Yan didn't seem to notice anything, but the green-clad woman seemed to have detected Wang Guanlan's evil intentions and let out a cold snort from the side.

  This cold snort seemed to carry a special magical power, transforming into a chill intent that pierced through Wang Guanlan's soul.

  Wang Guanlan's expression changed, but he didn't make any other movements. The cold intent hadn't even touched his soul before it was dissolved by the Emerald Ghost Fire hidden within his body.

  "Dispel the confusion, Wang Guanlan is not someone who swallows his grievances, but as for this person in front of him, he can't figure out who it is. For a moment, he can only suppress the rising anger and put on a puzzled expression, 'I don't know which young lady you are——!'"

  "Haha, this girl's background is even more extraordinary, she is the Heavenly Wanderer of Jingling Lake in this generation, Qingyue Girl!!"

  One sentence, the whole audience was in an uproar.

  The contemporary Tianxia who travels the world, Qingyue!!

  It was also a surprise for Wang Guanlan, who couldn't help but take several more glances at Qingyue.

  In this world, Jingling Lake is a legendary existence.

  To put it simply, it's an existence similar to the holy land of martial arts. In this world, warriors have their own holy land, and Taoist priests have their own holy land. Of course, since it's called a holy land, there won't be too many. The Great Qi Dynasty has four holy lands for warriors: Jingling Lake is one, Dalai Temple is another, the other two are Chensha Valley and Cangming Pavilion.

  These four sacred places will not easily produce a disciple, and it is often decades before one appears to cultivate. Such disciples are called the Vagabonds of the World.

  Every Tian Xia who walks the world represents not only themselves, but also the sacred land behind them. Therefore, those who are allowed to enter the world and cultivate are all top-notch talents with outstanding abilities.

  Qingyue is the world's traveler of this generation of Jingling Lake, and she is indeed worthy of the identity of the world's traveler of the Wulin Holy Land. In just one year after her debut, she beheaded the three demonic eagles of Huashan, broke the four major gangs in Jiangnan, single-handedly killed the number one thief of Daqi, Zhou Kehua, who had reached the eighth level of Lianqi cultivation, and was unmatched in fame for a time.

  Of course, her beauty is just as famous as her swordsmanship. Although everyone knows that each generation of the Still Spirit Lake's wandering heroes are all stunning beauties, it's said that "hearing something a hundred times isn't as good as seeing it once". Only by seeing the real person can one confirm that the rumors aren't just empty talk. This Qing Yue is indeed a heavenly beauty, and her ethereal temperament, like a gentle mountain rain, has driven countless heroes of the jianghu world crazy. In just a short year since she started her journey, Qing Yue's name has shaken the world, and some people have already begun calling her the number one beauty of the martial arts world.

  Such a figure suddenly appeared in Yicheng, beyond everyone's expectations.

  In an instant, the gaze of others towards Wang Guanxiang also changed. Being able to travel with the number one beauty of Jianghu on the same boat to Yicheng was a romantic journey that others couldn't even imagine, let alone the fact that there was another stunning beauty on this boat whose name shook the heavens?

  If this news gets out, I'm afraid half of the people in the world will envy the good fortune of the fourth son of the Ning Wang Fu.

  "Unexpectedly, it's actually Miss Qingyue! Wang Guanlan has been polite!" Wang Guanlan slightly bowed his fist towards Qingyue, "Miss Qingyue's arrival in Yicheng is truly an honor for me!"

  "Fourteenth Master is too kind, although Fourteenth Master is young, he is decisive and ruthless. Your achievements are something we've heard about all along the way!" Qing Yue responded with a smile, as if the cold hum that had just shocked everyone's souls wasn't her doing at all. "With you in charge of Yi City, I'm sure it will become even more prosperous than before!!"

  These words sound like flattery, but Wang Guanlan heard them and was very displeased. What do you mean by saying that Yicheng is more prosperous than before? Don't you know that because of my fire, Yicheng is not as prosperous as it used to be, it's actually quite bleak. Are you praising me or scolding me?

  But now is not the time to make a fuss, he could only dryly laugh and say, "It's nothing, nothing, just messing around with my nature, almost made a big deal out of it, ashamed, ashamed!!!"

  At this time, Wang Guanxiang also discovered the abnormal emotions between the two and hurriedly said, "Qingyue Miss, Fourteenth Brother, let's go and chat, standing on this dock all the time is not a good thing!!"

  "Right, right, it was my oversight!" Wang Guanlan hastily said, and then led the crowd away from the dock, heading straight to Yicheng.

  The procession marched on, majestic and imposing, attracting passersby to stop and watch.

  "Haha, so this is the Five Elements Formation you've set up! I heard Father King mention it several times before I came. It's said that after being ambushed last time, you strengthened your defenses. Now, even an ordinary Guide Bee can't get past this formation!!"

  With a group of people arriving at Ningtai Hang, Wang Guanxiao's first priority was to see the small courtyard where Wang Guanlan lived. Standing outside the gate, looking at the yard that didn't seem any different from ordinary ones, he praised it and turned back to ask, "Qingyue, what do you think?"

  "Not bad!" Looking at Xiao Zhen, Qing Yue's face also showed a look of surprise, and she turned her head to glance at Wang Guanlan, "I didn't expect the 14th young master to have such attainments in array techniques, Qing Yue admires you!"

  This time it's no longer a joke, but a sincere and genuine one.

  Wang Guanlan spent the winter pondering array formations, and after a winter, he made great breakthroughs in array formations, especially the Five Elements Array. He improved the small arrays in the courtyard, and after the improvement, the thin mist that originally surrounded the small courtyard was gone, making it look like an ordinary residence. Only warriors and practitioners with extremely high eyesight could see the hidden, subtle killing intent lurking behind the ordinary appearance of the small courtyard.

  "It's nothing, just a small trick, not worth mentioning!" Wang Guanlan smiled slightly, he still had enough confidence in his own array, and humility wouldn't hurt anyone. "How about it, Fourth Brother, shall we go inside and take a look?"

  "No need, what I hate most is entering other people's formations. I've been taken advantage of before!" Wang Guanxiao shook his head and smiled.

  "That's it!" Wang Guanzhong was also very satisfied with Wang Guanlan's understanding. As an array master, he didn't want to bring so many people into the array he had set up with great difficulty. He couldn't be sure if there were any experts in arrays or people with good memories among them. If he took them through the Five Elements Array once, they might remember the path and figure out how to enter it again. Although the entrance path of the Five Elements Array changed every so often, an expert in arrays only needed to walk through it once to infer the general method of entering and exiting the array.

  As a member of the royal family, Wang Guanxiao naturally knew this, so he also understood that Wang Guanlan was just being polite to him. Since they didn't have any grudges or grievances against each other, if he really accepted this offer and brought these people into the Five Elements Array, it would be equivalent to forming an alliance with Wang Guanlan.

  Qingyue and Xiuyan may have some small thoughts, but at this time they will not be foolish enough to make unreasonable demands.

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  "Green Moon Girl, Beautiful Everyone, Please!!"

  "The Fourth Young Master requests your presence! The Fourteenth Young Master requests your presence!"

  The largest and most luxurious wine house in Yicheng, Songhe Building, had already been booked by Wang Guanlan. All the people inside were cleared out, even several warriors who had lived there for half a month were forced to move away. At first, these warriors were reluctant to leave, but when they heard it was the order of the 14th prince of Ningwang Fu, they didn't dare say anything and quickly packed their bags and left.

  The restaurant was fully booked, but when it came to dinner time, there were not many people who had the qualifications to take a seat. There were only seven people in total: the two young masters of the Wang family, each with a leader from the Huā Lí Wèi, as well as Qingyue, Xiuyan, and Yao Yifei, the county magistrate of Yicheng, who came over to join in on the fun.

  A table of fine wine and delicacies was set before them. As they ate and chatted, gradually, the conversation finally turned to the main topic.