This call was filled with joy, and instantly everyone's attention was focused on Fang Shuwen.
Especially Mo Beidou...
The one calling out to Fang Shuwen was a girl.
And she's an incredibly beautiful girl.
In terms of looks alone, she is still above their young escort chief...
What's the relationship between this girl and the sixteenth junior brother? Could it be that, without his knowledge, the sixteenth junior brother had already found a girlfriend?
No wonder she had to let herself be the matchmaker between him and the young master's bodyguard.
In that instant, Mo Beidou's mind was sharper than ever before, one idea after another popping into his head, his tiger-like eyes filled with a thirst for gossip.
Fang Shuwen was also surprised:
Miss Zhou?
"Senior Zuo?"
How did you get here?
Inside this dilapidated kiln were Zuo Qingshuang and Zhou Qingmei from the Pearl Pavilion.
He had just bid farewell to the two of them at the Pearl Pavilion not long ago, but now they were meeting again in this unknown village and dilapidated kiln.
Even Fang Shuwen couldn't help but sigh, "It really is true that you can meet someone anywhere in life."
Since they knew each other, Fang Shuwen naturally took the initiative to introduce them.
Upon hearing Zuo Qingshuang's name, Lu Guiyan immediately became respectful, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, and said:
"So it's Plain Moon Fairy in person. This junior, Lu Guiyan from Lu'an Escort Agency, greets Senior Zuo."
Fang Shuwen was taken aback. What did "Plain Moon Fairy" mean? A nickname?
Seeing his expression, Zhou Qingmei found it somewhat amusing and lowered her voice to say:
"My master was beautiful. When she was wandering the martial arts world, she naturally had many nicknames... The Plain Moon Fairy's somehow got spread."
Even though my master doesn't entirely agree with this, he can't make the decision.
Fang Shuwen suddenly realized what was going on.
But thinking about it this way, it's true that people in the martial arts world are often not in control of their own lives... even their nicknames are not something they can choose for themselves.
Now that I'm not well-known, not many people know me.
I wonder what nicknames people will give me once I make a name for myself?
With that in mind, he introduced Zhou Qingmei to him again.
The people at Lu'an Escort Agency naturally knew of the Zhou Family's eldest daughter's reputation, and they also knew that she was a true disciple of the Pearl Pavilion.
When they first heard about Zuo Qingshuang's identity, they had already guessed Zhou Qingmei's identity, and now that they heard it, it was indeed true.
Lu Guiyan couldn't help but take a closer look at Zhou Qingmei's appearance, and finally sighed, "She truly deserves to be called the most beautiful woman in Julu City."
Although both were from Julu City and held prominent positions within the Julu City, they should have had opportunities to meet.
Unfortunately, Zhou Qingmei had already earned the title of the most beautiful woman at the age of sixteen, and she spent many years practicing martial arts at the Pearl Pavilion, while Lu Guiyan wandered the martial arts world all day long. As a result, this was the first time the two girls had met.
After admiring Zhou Qingmei's appearance, Lu Guiyan was somewhat surprised. How could this Miss Zhou be so familiar with Fang Shuwen?
Suddenly, I remembered that Fang Shuwen had mentioned to the Ten Leisurely Elder that he had killed the Ghost Scholar in the Pearl Pavilion.
It's likely that his familiarity with Zuo Qingshuang and Zhou Qingmei of the Pearl Pavilion stemmed from this.
However, this was Fang Shuwen's private matter, and she naturally had no reason to pry into it.
However, Mo Beidou's mouth dropped open in surprise after he learned Zhou Qingmei's identity.
He knew about the entanglements between Fang Shuwen and the Zhou Family, but Fang Shuwen hadn't told him the details.
However, Fang Shuwen's entry into the Zhou Family was only possible because he used Wang Tao's connections, which successfully recommended the then penniless Fang Shuwen to the Zhou Family as a martial arts guard.
Although Mo Beidou was a rough man, he was still an experienced man.
Judging from the way Zhou Qingmei looked at Fang Shuwen, she certainly wasn't innocent...
Could this brat have taken advantage of his position as a guard to steal the young lady away?
Well done!!
With Fang Shuwen's introduction, everyone gathered together.
Fang Shuwen was somewhat curious. Why weren't Zhou Qingmei and Zuo Qingshuang staying in the Pearl Pavilion? What were they doing here?
As a result, Zuo Qingshuang's words stunned Fang Shuwen:
"We are here for Autumn Moon Convent."
Before his death, Qi Wuwang said that he would take the master and servant to Autumn Moon Convent.
Neither Fang Shuwen nor Lu Guiyan knew what Autumn Moon Convent was.
Now, it turns out that Zuo Qingshuang and Zhou Qingmei are also heading to Autumn Moon Convent?
"What exactly is this Autumn Moon Convent?"
Lu Guiyan was still figuring out how to bring up the question when Fang Shuwen had already asked it directly.
Zuo Qingshuang naturally wouldn't hide anything from Fang Shuwen, and said:
"Autumn Moon Convent was nothing special; it was just an ordinary nunnery."
"The nuns in the nunnery didn't even know martial arts; they were just ordinary people who ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddhist prayers."
"However, just a few months ago, Autumn Moon Convent suddenly changed its appearance."
"Young men and women frequently go missing in the villages and towns surrounding the Concealing Moon Mountain."
"Some people clearly met with their parents and relatives before going to sleep, but after one night, they disappeared without a trace."
"At the time, some people suspected that it might be the work of people from the martial arts world, so they asked a wandering knight to help investigate."
"That person was indeed quite capable; following the clues, he eventually found Autumn Moon Convent."
He wrote down his suspicions in a book, left it at the inn where he was staying, and went alone to Autumn Moon Convent to investigate, but never returned.
Upon hearing this, Lu Guiyan's expression turned slightly serious.
Fang Shuwen was somewhat curious:
What happened next?
"Later, this matter alarmed the Nianhua Zen Monastery, one of the seven major sects. At that time, the two masters of Nianhua Zen Monastery, Liaokong and Liaowu, were traveling with their disciples. After hearing about this matter, they decided to go and investigate."
Zuo Qingshuang sighed:
"However, just to be on the safe side, they had their disciples meet them outside while the two of them went into Autumn Moon Convent by themselves."
"But unexpectedly, in the end only Master Liaokong returned."
At that time, Master Liaokong was also seriously injured.
He left behind the words, "There is a demon in the temple; the seven sects shall join forces to exterminate it," and then fainted, never to regain consciousness.
The two disciples dared not investigate further and reported the matter to Nianhua Zen Monastery.
"Nianhua Zen Monastery then issued a martial arts invitation, inviting masters from the seven sects to come and help with the fight."
Unexpectedly, Li Nanchen obtained the letter first and hid it.
"It was only when I was cleaning Li Nanchen's room that I discovered it."
Fortunately, the date agreed upon in the letter was October 16th, and there are still three days left, so there is still time.
"My two senior brothers were either in seclusion or locked in their own world, so in the end, I was the only one who had to step in."
"Among the next generation of disciples, two outstanding ones have died, and Xiaoqing's injuries won't heal for a while, so I brought Qingmei here to broaden her horizons."
Upon hearing this, Lu Guiyan couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Isn't Li Nanchen the senior disciple of the Pearl Pavilion in this generation?
How did he die?
However, there was no time to ask further questions at this moment; the only question asked was:
"But where exactly is this Autumn Moon Convent?"
"Oh, you don't know about Concealing Moon Mountain? That's what the locals call it. We usually call it Looking North Pass, which is the only place you can pass through when you go north on this road."
Fang Shuwen silently looked at Lu Guiyan.
Lu Guiyan could only offer a wry smile.
Qi Wuwang couldn't possibly be unaware that Concealing Moon Mountain was Looking North Pass; he was clearly concealing it intentionally.
Zhou Qingmei's gaze swept back and forth between the two people, and she blinked gently.
P. S.: I'm feeling down. I haven't been in a good state these past two days, and I had to delete all the drafts I wrote... If I had known, I would have simply not written anything these past two days and had just taken a good rest.