Day 2
News of everything that happened in Yangzhou City during the day had already reached the ears of various factions, but none of them had yet figured out the reason behind it all.
"General Yuwen, this is all the information we have so far. The Li Family's Black Armor Black Cavalry was completely wiped out by the calamity that struck from the sky, and the Li Family members have also disappeared without a trace."
A troop of soldiers came from the official road, and Yuwen Huaji, sitting at the head of the table, was listening to the scouts' report.
"A calamity struck from the heavens? Ha, the Li Yuan family deserves their retribution."
Yuwen Huaji curled his lip in disdain, then casually inquired about the others; he hadn't come here for these reasons.
He only needed to hear the news about the sudden disaster or the annihilation of Li Yuan's men; he didn't need to concern himself with it.
"How's the matter I asked you to investigate going? What's the news about that Daoist Shi Long?"
"It has been confirmed that the Daoist Shi Long's martial arts have indeed improved greatly, and he is suspected of having ties with Goryeo and cultivating Secret of Longevity."
"According to the information, the Li Family had originally sent someone to invite them to a banquet in Yangzhou City today, but after what happened yesterday, they probably won't be coming to Yangzhou."
The scout reported the news.
The news that Shi Long was suspected of practicing the Secret of Longevity was not only known to the powerful Li Family; Yuwen Huaji also had his sources of information.
According to the plot, Li Xiuning will meet with Daoist Shi Long today, and then Yuwen Huaji will arrive.
However, with Xu Xiao's arrival, everything has been changed.
"Alright, then there's no need to waste time entering Yangzhou City. Let's go straight to the Daoist Shi Long. I'm determined to get the Secret of Longevity; I'd rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."
"Yes, sir." The scout led the way on horseback.
Yuwen Huaji rode ahead, followed by a large cavalry force that turned around and headed towards Shi Long's dojo.
Meanwhile, Xu Xiao and his group, who had arrived earlier, had already reached Shi Long's dojo.
Xu Xiao stood tall and slender in a black robe, a satisfied smile on his face.
Beside him was Li Xiuning, whose eyes were red and swollen and whose face was ashen, slowly following Xu Xiao step by step.
However, it was clear from her movements that she seemed to be feeling unwell, and her steps were somewhat unsteady.
The two Twin Dragons followed behind the two, keeping a distance that wasn't too close.
" Young Master Zhong, isn't our master acting a bit too capriciously? I'm starting to not want to follow him anymore."
Xu Ziling whispered something in Kou Zhong's ear.
Xu Xiao's actions were so outrageous that even this upright young man couldn't stand them.
On the very first day, he led them to cause trouble at the Li Family's residence, then demolished it, and that night, in front of the two of them, he took Miss Li Family into the bedroom.
A man and a woman alone in a room at night—even a fool would know what that means.
It is truly despicable to bully and coerce a weak woman with force, especially for a lady from a prominent family like Miss Li Family.
His brother, Kou Zhong, was completely bewildered last night after watching Li Xiuning being led into the bedroom by her master.
This morning, he even brought out Miss Li Family, whose face was ashen, and said he would take the two brothers to the outskirts of the city to seize an opportunity.
When they landed, they had already seen the erected archway, the Shi Long's Dojo, which belonged to the recently famous martial arts master they had wanted to learn from in Yangzhou.
'Hopefully, that Daoist Shi Long has some skill, so that Young Master Zhong and I can slip away if things go wrong.'
Xu Ziling thought to himself.
In just one day, filled with a sense of justice, he had already made up his mind not to follow this master who acted without any sense of chivalry.
Upon hearing his words, his good brother Kou Zhong did not reply immediately as usual, but instead looked stunned.
It wasn't until Xu Ziling squeezed his arm again that Kou Zhong spoke:
"What's wrong, Young Master Ling?"
Kou Zhong looked ashen-faced, as if all his energy had been drained away.
Last night, when he watched his master bring Miss Li into the room, he felt as if the sky had fallen.
The first time he saw such a stunning woman in his youth, she turned out to be his master's woman. This was a huge blow to Kou Zhong.
Especially this morning, seeing Li Xiuning's ashen face pained him deeply.
'Master, why are you treating Miss Li like this?'
If Xu Xiao and Li Xiuning were in love and their relationship was genuine, Kou Zhong wouldn't be too upset.
But he happened to witness Xu Xiao use force to do all this, which made him feel a bit resentful towards Xu Xiao.
He was grateful to Xu Xiao for teaching him martial arts, but he disliked Xu Xiao's character.
He also heard Xu Ziling say that he disapproved of the other party's behavior and wanted to stop following them.
However, he wasn't as naive as Xu Ziling, and it was impossible for him to leave now.
" Young Master Ling, please don't say such things. It wouldn't be good if Master heard you."
Kou Zhong whispered a word of advice.
He could see clearly that Xu Xiao was ruthless and had no sense of chivalry.
When they became disciples, they said they had to be obedient and that their lives were in the hands of others. If they dared to reveal any intention to run away, the two brothers would definitely die without a burial place.
" Young Master Zhong! You..." Xu Ziling's face was full of disbelief.
Is this still his fearless brother, Kou Zhong?
" Young Master Ling, let's stay with Master for now. If we're going to leave, we should at least learn some skills first."
Kou Zhong whispered something in Xu Ziling's ear, which silenced the other man.
In life, one must be able to discern the situation clearly, and in this respect, he is much better than Xu Ziling.
'Those two rascals are something else. They're actually going to betray me for a woman. What heartless bastards!'
Xu Xiao Xu Xiao everything the Twin Dragons said, and their every move was under his Divine Sense sense.
'As expected, taming these so-called righteous protagonists isn't something that can be done by simply showing them favors. My style of doing things has destined these guys to turn against me.'
Xu Xiao was not surprised at all when he heard that his first disciple wanted to leave because he disapproved of his methods.
A person's personality is their inherent nature, and it cannot be easily changed.
Fortunately, his purpose in taking the Twin Dragons as disciples was merely to borrow their protagonist luck; whether they were sincere or not was completely unimportant.
Whether they run away now or learn the skills before running away, he didn't care at all.
It was just an experiment; whether it succeeded or not was unimportant to Xu Xiao.
In any case, the Secret of Longevity is not going to be given to them; all they have is the Carefree Wind Riding.
Once he finds an opportunity, Xu Xiao will give the two of them the complete version of "Carefree Wind Riding". Even if they run away, they will only be using their status as the protagonist to help Xu Xiao deduce martial arts.
When the time is right, Xu Xiao can naturally capture them and reap the rewards of his victory.