Chapter 50: Listening to Fragrance by the Water Pavilion

  The villages along the lakeside gradually lit up with lights.

  "Over there, where you see the light, is Ah Zhu's Listening Fragrance Pavilion."

  Wu Ming softly exclaimed: "Listening to Xiang Shui Xiao, just hearing the name gives people a feeling of being overwhelmed by beauty. Ah Zhu sister's residence must be a wonderful place."

  "Needless to say, Ah Zhu's Listening Fragrance Pavilion is even more beautiful than my own Qin Yun Xiao Zhu..."

  Abi's words had barely fallen when Ah Zhu suddenly frowned and whispered, "Abi, take a look, something seems off about my place."

  After Ah Zhu said that, Ah Bi also furrowed her brow and said: "Indeed something is off, why are there so many lights on at your house?" As she spoke, Ah Bi suddenly smiled and said: "Sister Ah Zhu, is your family celebrating the Lantern Festival? The lights are shining so brightly, or perhaps they're preparing to celebrate your birthday?"

  A Zhu was silent, gazing at the distant lake with its twinkling lights, lost in thought.

  Wu Ming couldn't recall many of the details of Tian Long, but he roughly knew that the enemy had arrived at Tingxiang Shuijie. At this moment, he exerted his internal energy and concentrated his mind to listen carefully, and indeed heard a series of noisy and chaotic sounds coming from Tingxiang Shuijie.

  Wu Ming smiled lightly and said, "A Zhu sister, it seems like you have a 'guest' at your place." When he mentioned the word "guest", Wu Ming intentionally emphasized it, actually meaning an enemy.

  "Azhu nodded and said: 'Wu Gongzi, what you said is correct. My family has indeed received an 'uninvited guest'. Everyone, stop rowing.'"

  At this time, the small boat was only about a hundred feet away from Tingxiang Water Pavilion. Wu Ming's eyesight was very good, and he could already see the general layout of Tingxiang Water Pavilion in the dark night. At the same time, his nose faintly smelled a fragrance like floral water coming over.

  Abi and Duan Yu stopped rowing in unison. Abi asked in surprise, "Sister Zhu, how are you so certain that the approaching person is an unwelcome guest?"

  Wang Yu Yan was also surprised and asked: "What, the enemy has arrived? How did you know, who are they?"

  "A Zhu replied: 'I don't know what kind of enemy. But you smell it, such a strong wine aroma, only a wicked guest would do this.'"

  Wang Yuyan and A Bi sniffed hard, but couldn't smell anything. Duan Yu only smelled the fragrance on the three women's bodies, as for the wine smell, he simply couldn't detect it.

  Only Wu Ming, due to his cultivation of Chunyang Rongxue Gong, absorbed the purest natural spiritual energy between heaven and earth, making his sensory cells extremely sensitive. He not only smelled the fragrance of the three women's bodies but also detected the smell of wine. The scent of perfume was becoming increasingly intense.

  "Oh no!" Ah Zhu exclaimed, "They've knocked over my *? and rose dew, oh dear, they've also ruined my plum blossom dew......" By the end of it, she was almost in tears.

  Duan Yu exclaimed in surprise: "Sister Azhu, your eyes are so good, did you see it?"

  Wu Ming shook his head and said, "Brother Duan, Ah Zhu should have smelled it too. I also caught a whiff of perfume, but not as clearly as Ah Zhu did."

  "A Zhu sobbed: "Wu Gongzi is right, I smelled it, I spent a lot of thought to infuse these flower dew, those despicable villains must have drunk them as wine, it's really infuriating me."

  "Abi hurriedly said: 'A Zhu sister, what should we do? We must immediately go and stop them!'"

  "No way," Ah Zhu shook her head, "We don't even know where these wicked guests came from or how powerful they are. If we rush in like this, it will probably be even worse."

  Duan Yu nodded and said, "That's right, we can't be rash. If the enemy is formidable, it's better to temporarily avoid them. But if they're just some mediocre people, then it's better to go and teach them a lesson, so that the valuable items in Ah Zhu's home won't be damaged again."

  A'zi was already feeling uncomfortable, and upon hearing Duan Yu's words which were equivalent to saying nothing, she spoke in a bad mood: "Avoiding the strong and bullying the weak, who can't do that? Moreover, if you don't go, how would you know whether the enemy is formidable or mediocre?"

  Duan Yu was suddenly speechless and couldn't respond, he could only lower his head in embarrassment and say no more.

  At this time, Abi suddenly turned her head to look at Wu Ming, and smiled: "Don't be afraid, Sister Zhu, we have a master here. With Wu Gongzi being so fierce, I'm sure there are only a few people in the world who can be his opponent."

  Although Abi's words were praising Wu Ming, she still felt that Wu Ming's martial arts couldn't compare to their young master Murong Fu. Although Wu Ming was usually open-minded, he was still a young man at heart and couldn't help but feel a bit resentful. However, in front of Ah Zhu and Abi, he couldn't show it, so he could only wait until later to have a showdown with Murong Fu and see who was more powerful.

  Wu Ming shrugged and smiled, "Ah Bi sister is overpraising me, I've only practiced a few moves of the Village Fist style, how can that be considered a high level skill? Not to mention being mentioned in the same breath as Young Master."

  Abi sneered: "Humility is a virtue, but excessive humility is arrogance. Tell me, are you going to help Ah Zhu sister drive away the bad guys or not?"

  "Ding Dong!"

  "Congratulations, you have triggered the Book Immortal System task [Drive Away the Unwelcome Guest]."

  "Mission content: Help Ah Zhu drive away the martial arts villain who broke into the Listening Fragrance Pavilion."

  "Deadline: Within one day."

  "Mission Reward: Disguise Skill."

  When Wu Ming heard the sudden task of the Book Immortal System, he was extremely excited. Ah Zhu was a woman he admired, and this errand was something he would have helped with even without a task, now he could even get a reward of disguise technique, so he naturally wouldn't refuse.

  Wu Ming hastily nodded with a smile: "Needless to say, of course I won't refuse."

  Abi smiled and clapped her hands: "This is great, Sister Azhu. Since Master Wu is willing to help us, let's hurry over."

  A Zhu looked at Wu Ming with a grateful gaze, and bowed: "Thank you, Mr. Wu, but this time the enemy's route is unclear, we'd better disguise ourselves and go to probe first, if necessary, we can only trouble Mr. Wu then."

  Inside the Tianlong, Ah Zhu's disguise technique was incredibly skilled, and Wu Ming's heart was itching to see if it was truly as magical as the books said. He hurriedly smiled and said: "Alright, alright, let's do it according to Sister Ah Zhu's idea."

  "Ah Bi clapped her hands and laughed: "Sister Ah Zhu, are we going to disguise ourselves again? What will we dress up as next?"

  She pointed to the lights in the distance and said, "The fishing families living over there all know me. Let's borrow some clothes from them and then disguise ourselves as a fisherman and his wife."

  Thinking that he would soon see Ah Zhu's disguise technique, Wu Ming couldn't help but clap his hands and exclaim: "Wonderful, wonderful."

  Wang Yuyan and Duan Yu also immediately expressed their agreement, after all, everyone was young boys and girls, loving to play was their nature, this time they could dress up and naturally were excited and looking forward to it.

  The boat's oars moved in unison, and the hull headed eastward. Before long, they arrived at the fisherman's home.

  A Zhu's disguise technique was indeed unparalleled, and Wu Ming couldn't help but feel sincere admiration for her cleverness as he witnessed it with his own eyes. At the same time, he added a layer of expectation to the disguise technique that was about to fall into his hands.

  Five people, three women and two men, due to Wu Ming's appearance, produced a deviation, the role played is slightly different from the original Tian Long.

  A Zhu disguised herself as an old fisherwoman, Wu Ming disguised himself as an old fisherman, and the two of them formed a pair. Duan Yu and A Bi also disguised themselves as middle-aged fishermen, playing the role of husband and wife. Only Wang Yuyan, because she was a young lady, A Zhu did not dare to be presumptuous, so she could only conceal her stunning beauty and disguise herself as an ordinary fisherman's daughter.

  Wu Ming and Duan Yu's appearance had changed, but their voices and mannerisms were full of flaws, unable to reach the level of Ah Zhu who could learn something and become exactly like it.

  Abi smiled and said: "Sister Azhu, from now on, you'll be the one to speak up for us in everything. We can only play dumb."

  "Rest assured, with me around, I'll make sure you're not exposed. Just be sure to follow my instructions when the time comes."

  As Ah Zhu was the owner of Tingxiang Pavilion, she was naturally extremely familiar with the geographical location here. Soon, the small boat quietly arrived at the back of Tingxiang Pavilion under her control.

  As they drew near, loud and boisterous shouts came from inside the house, which seemed out of place with the elegant pavilions.

  Wu Ming saw Ah Zhu frowning, looking very unhappy, and couldn't help but softly comfort her: "Ah Zhu sister, don't worry, after we drive them away later, we'll help you clean up."

  A Zhu's heart warmed, and her gaze at Wu Ming softened, filled with gratitude. She didn't say thank you, but instead said softly, "Let's go, I'll take you in through the back door."

  Under Azhu's lead, Wu Ming and his group of five quickly arrived at the kitchen of Tingxiang Shuiwei.