"Pfft!" Mu Nianci burst out laughing, her gaze at Gu Hui filled with adoration. This guy was still as shameless and unscrupulous as ever. He clearly possessed invincible strength, yet if he could avoid using it, he absolutely would.
And yet he had the heart of a bodhisattva. Along the way, he had often used medicine and poison to uphold justice and help the weak. As for her, she had fallen for exactly this sort of man.
"Brother Gu, I really don't understand you. You have martial arts, but you refuse to use them and insist on using poison instead!"
Gu Hui took Mu Nianci's hand. "Nianci, you don't understand.
My martial arts exist to help me pursue a long life.
Using them on scum like that would be an insult to martial arts.
You too—when facing enemies in the future, first make yourself seem weak. If you can poison them into collapse, why go through all the trouble? Treat martial arts as your final trump card."
Mu Nianci rolled her eyes at him. What a load of twisted logic.
"Smack!"
"Y-You old shameless fool!" Caught off guard, she was kissed and immediately blushed.
Gu Hui laughed. "Who told you to look so cute when you rolled your eyes? I couldn't help myself, I couldn't help myself."
Mu Nianci's face reddened, but her heart was full of sweetness. A woman dressed herself for the one who pleased her.
"Shameless!" Though Mu Nianci spat the words at him, she was smiling.
"Brother Gu, where are we going next?"
"We'll travel through Southern Song territory. Earlier, I sent a carrier pigeon message and had the clan send a martial artist to secretly protect him. I heard that although the boy hasn't been doing very well, he's clever, quick-witted, and fiercely proud. He