Chapter 171

When the time comes, the misunderstood bride will inevitably face public criticism.

Even if the bride risks her reputation and asks others to verify her purity, some people still will not believe her.

Such damage to her reputation would cause the bride immense psychological harm.

Some who are sensitive and fragile might even take their own lives.

"Although Young Master Jiang did not kill him, he died in the end. Every sip and every peck is karma," Du Bingyan sighed lightly.

【However, Bai Qingshu was probably just unlucky.】

【I had just let him go with my front foot, and with my back foot, he was killed by someone.】

【And the one who killed him was no one else but the teammate who was supposed to fight alongside him in the "Jin Yin Great Battle" — Liu Fenyu.】

189 The Chivalrous Thief Yan Yelai, Qiu Xiang's Helplessness

【Liu Fenyu, because his eyebrows are green, has the nickname "Emerald Eyebrows".】

【Also, because the protagonist Li Buyi once read his fortune, stating he had the fortune of nine lives, and later his family was destroyed and he embarked on the path of an assassin to seek revenge, he is also called the "Nine Lives Assassin".】

【He is the "Number One Assassin of the Jianghu" in the story, with a lonely and arrogant personality.】

【As long as there is a reward, he dares to kill anyone; if there is no reward, even if others want to kill him, he will not kill them.】

【He is a contradictory person, but the formation of his personality should not only be related to his childhood experiences, but also possibly because of the Wu Gong he cultivates.】

【His ultimate move "Ashes to Dust" requires a heart that recognizes no kin and shows no mercy to unleash its maximum power.】

【This gives a hint of it.】

【Later, after falling in love with Shen Jianghong, the daughter of the Baidao Alliance leader Shen Shen Xingnan, he turned from darkness to light and won one of the battles in the "Jin Yin Great Battle" for the Baidao Alliance.】

【Unexpectedly, the people who were supposed to be comrades in the story actually ended up in life and death in reality.】

【But this is also Bai Qingshu reaping what he sowed, because Liu Fenyu was hired to kill the "Mountain Demon".】

Suzhou, Flying Fish Shanzhuang.

"Liu Fenyu? I, the Young Lady of the Flying Fish Shanzhuang, am supposed to fall in love with a bloodthirsty assassin?"

Shen Jianghong was stunned; this was far from the ideal husband she had imagined.

Shen Jianghong had heard of Liu Fenyu's 353 people; she believed that if she met him, she would definitely strike him with a sword, so how could she possibly fall in love with him?

Even if Liu Fenyu's becoming an assassin was understandable, the fact that he killed innocents indiscriminately for rewards was undeniable.

Shen Jianghong had been raised with righteous principles since childhood and naturally classified such people as part of the Evil Path, making them irreconcilable enemies.

Ye Mengse, standing nearby, remained silent, though she did not find it strange in her heart.

Because she had read too many diaries, all kinds of melodramatic plots existed.

Besides, it was just a young man and woman falling in love.

Shen Jianghong wanted to know more details about the two, but unfortunately Jiang Sishui did not elaborate further on this.

This made her feel a burst of frustration.

【After recognizing Liu Fenyu's identity, I used his life as a reward to hire him to kill Dharma Master Jomo Zhi.】

【The grudge of that foreign national master ambushing me that day has not yet been settled; I have no time to deal with him specifically, so it is just right to let Liu Fenyu go.】

【With Liu Fenyu's strength, as long as he does not let arrogance cause trouble, his "Ashes to Dust" really has a chance to eliminate Dharma Master Jomo Zhi.】

【Of course, it is also possible that he is eliminated by Dharma Master Jomo Zhi's "Flame Blade".】

【After all, that old fellow is not only highly skilled in Wu Gong but also insidious and cunning, completely disregarding martial ethics, while Liu Fenyu is open and upright.】

"Hire an assassin to kill Dharma Master Jomo Zhi?"

Hearing the name Dharma Master Jomo Zhi, the women thought for a long time before recalling this person, and immediately burst into laughter.

This guy must belong to the crow family; he is so vindictive.

You must know that when the two clashed back then, the one who suffered was not him, but Dharma Master Jomo Zhi.

【By the way, I almost forgot Yan Yelai.】

【Yan Yelai knows that Bai Qingshu is the "Mountain Demon", and once the news that the "Mountain Demon" was killed by Liu Fenyu spreads, will Yan Yelai not go and fight Liu Fenyu to the death?】

【Then she would be throwing an egg against a rock.】

Zhezhou, Song Capital Lin'an.

On the eaves of a wealthy household, a slender and graceful figure leaned.

She wore black night-clothes, as if merging into the night, and was currently holding a copy of the diary.

Seeing her own name mentioned, the woman's slender moth eyebrows raised, and a glimmer of interest appeared in her eyes, as deep as the dark night.

【Yan Yelai is one of the two female protagonists of "The Fortune Teller Li Buyi".】

【She was originally a chivalrous thief in the Jianghu, with the nickname "Jade Hibiscus"; once seriously injured by an accident, she was saved by someone when she was on the brink of death.】

【Yan Yelai married out of gratitude, but on the eve of the wedding, her fiancé died suddenly, leaving behind only an old mother and a young son.】

【Yan Yelai did not abandon them; she voluntarily took on the responsibility of caring for the old and the young, and opened a Yuelai Inn to make a living.】

【Bai Qingshu owed a debt of gratitude to Yan Yelai, so Yan Yelai sent him meals every day; now that Bai Qingshu is dead, given Yan Yelai's personality, she will absolutely not let the matter rest.】

【Perhaps I should kill Liu Fenyu first today?】

【But since no one bought Yan Yelai's life, Liu Fenyu probably will not try to kill her, right?】

"Bai Qingshu... Liu Fenyu... that has nothing to do with me."

Yan Yelai showed a thoughtful expression: "Saved by someone when seriously injured and on the brink of death, marrying out of gratitude; this is indeed my style."

"However, trying to hurt me now is not that easy."

Saying this, she looked at the copy of the diary and smiled slightly: "I must thank you for this."

Just as Jiang Sishui said, she is a chivalrous thief.

Hearing that the current Grand Preceptor of the Great Song, Cai Jing, was unrighteous in office and a treacherous villain, she set her sights on some wealthy households that were in cahoots with Cai Jing.

After several exchanges, she not only stole many gold and silver treasures but also accidentally stole some dirty evidence.

That night, Yanye sent the stolen evidence to the Liushan Sect headquarters.

After the Four Great Constables verified it, they launched a sweeping crackdown, causing Cai Jing no small amount of trouble.

But because of this, Yanye, the one who started it all, became the target of an assassination hunt.

Some time ago, experts from the Six-and-a-Half Hall, who had been colluding with Cai Jing's faction, cornered Yanye — in the end, it was the "Kunji Seal" that saved her.

That is why Yanye is grateful to Jiang Sishui.

Looking down at the grand estate below — that was her target for tonight.

However…

For now, she'd better finish reading the diary first.

【Find a time to go back and check whether there's a Yuelai Inn near where Bai Qingshu imprisoned the bride】

【If there is, I have to stop Yanye; if not, then there's nothing to be done — I can only hope this Liu Fenyu has principles, just like in the drama】

【Saving Du Bingyan and Li Yuhu — one can only say, worthy of being the "Two Beauties of Yangzhou"】

【Oh, now it's the "Two Common Beauties of Suzhou"】

【Anyway, they're beautiful, and that's all that matters】

【One still, one lively, each with her own bearing — how could beauties like them be left to squander the rest of their lives with a halfwit?】

【So I did another good deed】

【Another day brimming with merit】

Suzhou, Grand Secretary Hua's Residence.

Qiuxiang could only sigh helplessly, mourning her Master for a while.

Sure enough, Grand Secretary Hua was going to have a real headache from here on out.

Because his two sons, Hua Wen and Hua Wu, had basically settled on these two brides ever since they saw the portraits of Du Bingyan and Li Yuhu.

But now, the two women had caught Jiang Sishui's eye, and most likely been brought back to the Mantuo Shanzhuang — they would surely be treated as his exclusive property.

For the Grand Secretary's residence to want them back would be nothing but a fool's dream.

As for hinting to Grand Secretary Hua to use the Du and Li families as leverage to force the two women to show themselves?

Qiuxiang had never even considered it.

On the contrary, she hoped Grand Secretary Hua would never learn of this matter.

Because she did not dare to offend Jiang Sishui.

"All things are fated; perhaps it simply was not meant to be."

190 A Woman Fears Marrying the Wrong Man — The Tragedy of Qin Keqing

【Most importantly, Du Bingyan and Li Yuhu also wanted to use this chance to escape the fire pit, and had me play along with them in a little act】

【The gist of it was: I pretended to be overcome by lust, abducted the two of them, and let the other brides witness the whole thing with their own eyes】