Chapter 65: Heart Racing Beside the Brazier

  Song Kai looked forward and saw that the scene in the field was extremely discordant, a two-meter-tall giant entangled with a less-than-one-meter-four small guy.

  Taking a closer look, Song Kai recognized that the big fellow was naturally Ashina Wanlang, while the smaller one was none other than Peng Zhi, the second master of the Taihu Gang whom Song Kai had met before.

  Peng Zhi was very depressed at this time. He never thought that after lying in wait for two days and confirming the plan, something unexpected would happen today.

  For Qingniang, Peng Zhi had been drooling for a long time. As the second master of Taihu Gang, although Peng Zhi was short in stature, he absolutely didn't lack women, whether they were prostitutes or some virtuous wives who were having affairs, Peng Zhi had all had dealings with them.

  But the moment he saw Qingniang, Peng Zhi felt like his soul had escaped. He loved the vitality on Qingniang's body, although she was dressed very simply. For Qingniang, Peng Zhi designed a series of traps, including pretending to be mountain bandits to damage the manor, playing the old trick of hero rescuing beauty, and even using protection fees to threaten Ge Shou recently.

  If it wasn't for Song Kai and Xue Wei Hai being present when the protection fee was collected last time, Peng Zhi would have taken Qing Niang away by now.

  Song Kai's appearance disrupted Peng Zhi's plan, but he didn't give up and instead planned to take advantage of the night to directly snatch Qingniang back to his own courtyard.

  So Peng Zhi sent two of his trusted subordinates to secretly observe outside the manor, and after observing for two days, they figured out Qingniang's residence. Peng Zhi then decided to take action.

  But who would have thought that there would be so many people in the manor today, and what's even more hateful is that Nie Zhongting actually slept with Qingniang in the same room.

  Peng Zhi thought Nie Lingdang was Qingniang, so he launched a sneak attack on Nie Lingdang from behind, covering her mouth and preparing to carry her away.

  Nie Lingdang was after all a trained person. Although his martial arts skills were low, he had learned basic self-defense techniques, especially anti-wolf techniques, which were pure and flawless.

  When Peng Zhi was about to carry Nie Tingting away, Nie Tingting suddenly turned around, lifted her leg and kicked Peng Zhi's crotch with great force, then shouted loudly.

  Poor Peng Zhi, after all, was a well-known green forest good man in the Suzhou area, but he was kicked to the ground by Nie Lingdang and couldn't get up for half a day.

  At this time, Ashina Wanlang had not yet fallen asleep and heard Nie Tingting's cry for help. He rushed over in big strides and saw the two emaciated Peng Zhi subordinates. With two punches, he directly beat them to death.

  Peng Zhi endured the severe pain and struggled to get up. Only then did he engage in a fierce battle with Ashina Wanlang.

  As for Peng Zhi, he indeed has some real skills. When it comes to hand-to-hand combat, ten or eight people are no match for him. However, today he didn't bring any weapons and happened to encounter Ashina Wanlang, an opponent who is two meters tall and looks like a giant ape.

  Peng Zhi's body rolled on the ground, his fists and feet falling onto Ashina Wanlang's calf like raindrops. Although Ashina Wanlang was in pain, he didn't fall over; instead, he lifted his leg and stomped wildly on the ground.

  Two people fighting is like a dog and a weasel, the weasel is agile enough but can't hurt the dog's vital parts, while the dog is strong but can't bite the weasel.

  More and more people gathered around.

  Peng Zhi finally realized the danger, his body rolled like a mouse, and he took advantage of the opportunity to escape.

  At this time, Ashina Wanlang was also shouting loudly, seeing that he couldn't catch Peng Zhi, so he simply rushed towards Peng Zhi with all his might.

  Peng Zhi and others have been waiting for this opportunity.

  Ashina Wanlang rushed down, Peng Zhi "whooshed" and directly fled out, escaping towards the outside of the manor.

  "Brush!"

  A sword is coming.

  The sword's shape was quite strange, with a flute-like body, but having a sharp point and razor-sharp teeth.

  "What a thing!" Peng Zhi's body rolled quickly on the ground, dodging that sword and continuing to escape.

  The sword's speed exceeded Peng Zhi's imagination, and the iron flute sword swung down instantly. With a "whooshing" sound, it cut into Peng Zhi's right arm, and his right arm immediately spouted out hot blood.

  The one who drew his sword was Ji Rufeng.

  Not to mention Peng Zhi is still bare-handed, even if he picks up a weapon, he's no match for Ji Rufeng, let alone now.

  Song Kai was no longer worried about the situation, and when he looked back, he saw Nie Lingdang standing at the door of the room, constantly tearing his clothes.

  He walked over and asked, "How is it? Are you hurt?"

  "No, it's just that I was touched by that short guy's dirty hands, it feels disgusting," Nie Lingdang kept patting her own shoulder.

  "It's all right," Song Kai patted Nie Lingdang's hair.

  Nie Ling's expression calmed down a bit, she lifted her head and smiled, "I just heard Qingniang tell stories, she said that the story of One Thousand and One Nights was told by you, it's quite interesting, can you also tell me?"

  Song Kai turned his head and looked at the battlefield, at this time Peng Zhi was completely finished.

  Ji Rufeng stopped his hand and let Ashina Wanlang bind Peng Zhi, put him in a sack, and wait until the next day to interrogate.

  Seeing things calm down, Song Kai nodded, "Alright, go to my house, Qingniang, you come too, don't be afraid."

  The young woman nodded slightly, shrinking her shoulders.

  Song Kai took the two girls into his own room and told them stories.

  Although it was a very childish children's story, in this era, the two girls still listened with relish.

  Unconsciously it was already late at night.

  Song Kai yawned, "It's late at night, go to sleep."

  Nie Lingdang hadn't had enough yet and said: "No way, continue talking, otherwise I'll be like that king and have you killed."

  Song Kai ignored him and turned to Qing Niang.

  The green girl's big eyes stared at Song Kai, she was actually sleepy too, but a bit afraid to go back to her room.

  Song Kai saw that neither of the two women wanted to go back, so he pointed to the bed and said: "You two get on the bed and lie down, I'll sit here and continue talking to you."

  Nie Ling Tong immediately pulled the shy Qingniang onto Song Kai's bed.

  Song Kai added some firewood to the brazier and told the story of the Frog Prince again. When he looked up, he saw that the two girls were already asleep, covered with a blanket.

  Song Kai himself was also tired, so he spread a mat by the brazier, covered himself with a quilted garment and fell asleep.

  In a daze of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, someone's figure was fluttering in front of my eyes.

  Song Kai slightly opened his eyes, and saw Nie Ling Tong quietly adding fire to the brazier, making the flames burn brighter. She then walked over to Song Kai's side and covered him with a quilt.

  Seeing Song Kai curled up, Nie Lingdang hesitated for a moment, then stood up straight and took off the fur coat on her body, covering it over Song Kai's.

  After taking off her clothes, Nie Lingdang sat close to the brazier with her body shrunk in, at this time in the deep autumn night, it was naturally very cold, apparently she didn't plan on going to sleep, but only added firewood to the brazier.

  Song Kai Xin felt a warm current rushing to his head, he rolled over and looked at Nie Lingdang sitting beside him, suddenly feeling sentimental, he reached out his hand and grasped Nie Lingdang's small hand.

  Nie Lingdang was stunned all of a sudden.

  "Silly girl, aren't you cold?" Song Kai sat up and put his sable coat on Nie Lingdang's body, then stretched out his arm and wrapped it around her shoulder.

  "You... you... what are you doing!" Nie Lingdang didn't dare to look at Song Kai, her eyes were fixed on the brazier, and her words were somewhat incoherent.

  Song Kai's hug became tighter, "Mutual warmth, isn't it warmer this way?"

  "It seems... yes, just for warmth," Nie Zhongyun seemed to have also found a reason to continue.

  Then Song Kai held Nie Lingdang's hand with a sense of relief and pulled him into his own arms.

  "Is it still cold?" Song Kai asked.

  Nie Lingdang did not answer.

  "Sleep a little longer on my lap, it's still early before dawn," Song Kai said softly.

  Nie Ling's mind immediately rejected the proposal, but her body slowly tilted to one side, her head comfortably resting on Song Kai's leg, lying down sideways.

  Song Kai held Nie Lingdun's small hand, and with his other hand, he gently stroked Nie Lingdun's cheek before naturally letting it drop, causing his right hand to end up resting on Nie Lingdun's chest.

  The chest is bulging and soft, it was better before the invention of bras.

  Nie Ling's breathing was a bit heavy, she quickly stretched out her two hands, grasping Song Kai's hands, and at the same time also protected her own chest in front of her, not letting Song Kai get out of hand.

  "Song Kai, after I leave, will you miss me?" Nie Ling asked softly.

  "Of course, Lingdang, I will not only think of you, but it won't be long before I go see you," Song Kai said.

  "Really?" Nie Ling's head slightly turned, a pair of eyes staring at Song Kai's face from below.

  Song Kai nodded seriously, "Really, from the Yang Huaiyan incident, I realized that without money and people, one can only be beaten. So, I plan to form my own merchant group. On ordinary days, the merchant group can make money, and at critical moments, these people will be my reliance."

  "Caravan?" Nie Zhong understood a bit, "You want to take the Silk Road?"

  "Hmm, maybe I will, then I can go to your Holy City," Song Kai said with a smile.

  "Alright! Now that you mention it, I'm also interested, Song Kai. When I return to Holy City, I'll open my own Red Dust Inn too. Your merchant group can stay for free," Nie Lingdang said with a bright smile, looking as beautiful as a flower.

  Song Kai stared at Nie Qingtong's bright eyes, and for a moment couldn't help himself, lowering his head, his mouth pressed against Nie Qingtong's cheek.

  Nie Ling's face turned red, and she immediately stretched out her hand to cover Song Kai's mouth.

  Song Kai tried his best to push down, but it was impossible to succeed.

  "Song Kai! You... don't be like this!" Nie Zhong said twice, feeling that her tone was not strong enough. She quickly stood up and sat back down properly. "You have Liu Niangzi already, don't treat me like this too."

  After finishing speaking, Nie Ling got up and went back to bed again.

  Song Kai sighed inwardly. Who said that Tang Dynasty women didn't care about having three wives and four concubines? Why did it become difficult when it came to herself?

  The sky slowly brightened, and Song Kai also lost his heart to sleep. He lit a fire pan and thought about the future.

  The rooster crows at dawn.

  Song Kai slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering that he had caught Peng Zhi yesterday. Peng Zhi was the second-in-command of Taihu Gang, one of the three major gangs in Suzhou City. In terms of strength, they were not as strong as Xinhui Gang, but in terms of numbers, they were absolutely the first among the three major gangs.

  As soon as he thought of this, Song Kai stood up and walked towards the thatched cottage where Peng Zhi was being held.