Chapter 118

Moreover, she and Feifei called each other sisters, being old acquaintances.

The word "fate" is truly indescribably wonderful.

"He's here!" Jin Jin Lingzhi's spirits lifted.

In fact, she and Bai Feifei were not old acquaintances at all; they had only known each other for two days.

The few words Jiang Sishui revealed in his diary that day unveiled Jin Jin Lingzhi's tragic fate in the story; she wanted to know more, so she came to seek Jiang Sishui.

Because Wan Shouyuan was relatively close to Taihu, she arrived first.

And there, she met Bai Feifei.

Bai Feifei was as beautiful as a fairy, her appearance not inferior to Wang Yuyan's; the moment Jin Jin Lingzhi saw her, she felt that she too possessed a diary copy.

Immediately after, she noticed a few maple leaves in Bai Feifei's black hair.

Without any makeup, using only a few maple leaves as hair ornaments, she was so beautiful that even a woman like her made her heart tremble...

With such obvious characteristics, Jin Jin Lingzhi guessed her identity immediately.

So she stepped forward to test her, and indeed it was so!

After learning that Bai Feifei was waiting for Jiang Sishui, Jin Jin Lingzhi proposed that the two pretend to be sisters.

In this way, with the excuse of "touring the Taihu scenery with a sister," Bai Feifei's appearance would not seem too abrupt.

Similarly, with Bai Feifei as a connection, Jin Jin Lingzhi, an outsider, could also appear before Jiang Sishui as a natural progression, making him naturally notice her.

As long as Jiang Sishui saw her in person and learned her name and identity, then according to convention, he would recount her story in the book in his diary that day.

In this way, Jin Jin Lingzhi's purpose would be achieved.

However, the next sentence in the diary's content left her completely bewildered.

"Speaking of Jin Jin Lingzhi, one cannot help but mention the 'Bat Young Master' Yuan Yuan Suiyun."

"How is that possible?!" Jin Jin Lingzhi's gaze went blank, her mind a void.

The "Bat Young Master" was actually Yuan Yuan Suiyun, and in the book she was the "Bat Young Master's" mistress, so she was Yuan Yuan Suiyun's mistress.

And Yuan Yuan Suiyun had always been her beloved.

If it were only this, Jin Jin Lingzhi might have been happy, after all, this meant Yuan Yuan Suiyun also liked her.

But she would not forget that this "Bat Young Master" was suspected of having an illicit affair with the nearly sixty-year-old Master Ku Mei, and was sinister and vicious!

This was completely different from the Yuan Yuan Suiyun she knew!

"Yuan Yuan Suiyun is the young master of Wuzheng Shanzhuang."

"Speaking of this Wuzheng Shanzhuang, it is also very extraordinary."

"Story background: by the time of Yuan Yuan Suiyun, Wuzheng Shanzhuang had already continued for three hundred years."

"And these two words 'Wuzheng' were not chosen by the Yuan family ancestor, but were a title bestowed by the heroes of the Wu Lin across the world."

"'Wuzheng' does not mean competing with no one in the world, but rather that at that time, no one in the world could compete with them."

"Since then, Wuzheng Shanzhuang produced many famous heroes, successively accomplishing many magnificent and eye-catching great deeds, truly shaking the Jianghu."

"Therefore, by the time of Yuan Yuan Suiyun, although Wuzheng Shanzhuang had not had any astonishing feats for several decades, its lingering power remained; when people in the Wu Lin mentioned Wuzheng Shanzhuang, they were still very respectful."

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"Yuan Yuan Suiyun's father, the old master of the Shanzhuang, no one knew his Wu Gong level, but no matter how great the Jianghu dispute, with just one word from him, it could be resolved immediately."

"Even Xue Yiren, known as the 'First Swordsman', when he was at his sharpest and most prone to causing trouble, did not dare to go to Wuzheng Shanzhuang to challenge his sharp edge."

"This shows the status of Wuzheng Shanzhuang in the Wu Lin."

"The old master of the Shanzhuang originally had the sorrow of having no heir, until his late fifties, he finally had a son."

"His deep doting on his son and high expectations for him need not be said."

"And this young master Yuan indeed did not disappoint anyone."

"In the Jianghu, everyone knew Yuan Yuan Suiyun was a child prodigy; after growing up, he was even more accomplished in both civil and military arts, extremely talented, and moreover gentle and refined, with a sincere character."

"Pity, Yuan Yuan Suiyun was so perfect, yet he was blind!"

"It is him, it matches." The last shred of luck in Jin Jin Lingzhi's heart also vanished.

The "Bat Young Master" in Jiang Sishui's words was exactly the Yuan Yuan Suiyun she knew.

Because except that Wuzheng Shanzhuang was not as awesome as in the story, Yuan Yuan Suiyun's information was exactly the same as what she knew.

And the reason he was blind was that at three years old he contracted a serious illness; after recovering, he lost his sight in both eyes.

"However, the Yuan Yuan Suiyun known to the world is only what he is willing to let people know, a proper scion of a noble family."

"In secret, his true nature revealed itself, transforming him into the cruel and terrifying 'Bat Young Master', intending to dominate the Wu Lin."

131 Yuan Yuan Suiyun, Inhuman; The Women, Filled with Righteous Indignation

"On a desolate, barren spot in the East Sea—Bat Island, he established a den of luxury and debauchery."

"Jianghu rumors say that in this den of luxury and debauchery, there are not only rare flowers and strange grasses, immortal fruits and precious treasures, bright pearls and white jade, beauties like jade, but also endless beautiful scenery, inexhaustible fine wine, unending secrets, and unending benefits..."

"In short, they bragged as awesomely as possible, turning Bat Island into an Earthly Paradise rarely seen in the heavens and absolutely non-existent on earth."

"But in fact, Bat Island has none of these; what the island has is only a series of regular secret cave auctions."

"The auctions specialize in selling various goods unavailable in the Jianghu: Wu Gong manuals, Jianghu secrets, and even people."

"To ensure the secrecy of the transactions, no flame was allowed in the cave, and even all the servants within were blind, so no one had ever seen the true face of the Bat Young Master."

"Bat Island '307', isolated overseas, various goods unavailable outside, blind buying and blind selling throughout?"

The women found it interesting to hear.

But at the same time, doubts arose in their hearts: "What does holding auctions have to do with dominating the Wu Lin? Does he not think that with these secrets he can manipulate the buyers as puppets?"

Just as they thought this, the diary wrote again—

"The book says that whoever buys a certain item on Bat Island will thereafter have a hold in Yuan Yuan Suiyun's hands, forever subject to his coercion."

"In this way, within a few years, he would become the most powerful person in the Jianghu."

By then, everyone will become his slave.

Hmm... to be honest, I don't quite understand that train of thought.

Buying something lets you control me? You must be dreaming!

Even if the items are illicit, if you expose them, the worst that happens to me is social death or being hunted down, which isn't much better than becoming a slave, is it?

Besides, not every commodity is so taboo.

Moreover, martial artists in the Jianghu are full of vigor; though there are no shortage of cowards, there are certainly many who won't buy into it.

You want to control me? I'll just expose everything to the world!

By then, even if the Jianghu people don't know who the "Bat Young Master" is, everyone will remain wary of the Bat Island trap, and even unite to boycott it when necessary.

With such a plan, the so-called Gold-Devouring Cave auction house couldn't even be held a few times, yet he still dares to dream of controlling everyone.

Spending so much time and effort to gather so many secret items, only for the Jianghu big shots invited to the Bat Island auction to be killed by Yuan Yuan Suiyun in a few rounds, not even enough to fill a single round.

So what's the point of controlling this bunch of noobs?

With such Wu Gong, you might as well initiate a Wu Lin Assembly in the name of Wuzheng Shanzhuang.

You could cleanly and decisively seize the position of Wu Lin Alliance Leader and further boost the Shanzhuang's reputation.

By then, who in the Jianghu wouldn't write the character "submit" for you?

Seeing Jiang Sishui's thoughts, many people deeply agreed.

They also found the setting of the conspiracy in this story somewhat baffling; Jiang Sishui had voiced what was in their hearts.

However, some held a different view.

Bai Feifei looked at the full moon in the sky and said softly, "Brother Jiang is mistaken."

Jin Jin Lingzhi was waiting for Jiang Sishui to reveal more of Yuan Yuan Suiyun's secrets and their specific relationship; hearing Bai Feifei's words, she couldn't help but be stunned.

"He is mistaken?" Jin Jin Lingzhi was confused, because her view was the same as Jiang Sishui's.

Bai Feifei nodded her head slightly and said slowly, "Brother Jiang's analysis has no logical errors, but he overlooked one thing."

"What?"

"Yuan Yuan Suiyun is blind."

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"A person who has long been deprived of light tends to develop a dark and deformed psyche, and when considering people and matters, he usually thinks in dark terms. Convening a Wu Lin Assembly to become the Alliance Leader is the honorable path, but Yuan Yuan Suiyun is not an honorable person."

Jin Jin Lingzhi was stunned.

Reflecting carefully on Bai Feifei's words, the more she pondered, the more reasonable it seemed.

Hearing Bai Feifei continue, she said, "Therefore, even if Yuan Yuan Suiyun thought of this plan, he would not act on it."

"Because he wants not only the result, but also enjoys the process of achieving his ambitions."

"He is a person with a dark heart, able to derive pleasure from secretly manipulating and torturing others, thereby satisfying some of his perverted fetishes."