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Chapter 62 Li Miaoyi!

After finishing his task, Shen Yan went to the teahouse to have some tea.

The weather cleared up today, and the teahouses became more crowded.

He saw the storyteller strike the gavel, and then begin to speak:

Do you know why it snowed so heavily yesterday?

"Snow before the New Year is a good omen."

"Yes! I thought there would be no snow this year, but I didn't expect it to snow so close to the end of the year."

……

The storyteller was very satisfied with the reaction from the audience and began to tell his story in detail.

"It was all because His Highness the Crown Prince prayed day and night in the Eastern Palace. Although the Crown Prince was demoted to the Prince of Ping, he still cared about the people... He eventually died of exhaustion at the Prayer Platform, but this moved Heaven, and auspicious snow fell."

Shen Yan felt a little strange listening to the storyteller.

The crown prince is dead, yet there are still people promoting him.

Perhaps some people, like him, see that someone is behind this.

Public opinion is a powerful force; a lie repeated a thousand times and heard by millions becomes the truth.

Shen Yan shook his head, secretly laughing to himself: "Let's drink tea, let's drink tea. Who cares whose doing it is? It has nothing to do with me."

Similar remarks were circulating throughout the streets and alleys of Bianjing.

Strangely, the Embroidered Uniform Guards seemed not to have heard these words, and no one investigated.

……

……

Yangzhou, Crescent Lake.

The full moon hangs high in the sky, reflected in the shimmering water.

The scene is as beautiful as a poem or a painting.

In the dilapidated Dragon King Temple by the lake, a man is lighting a fire to ward off the cold winter.

This person was none other than Kongkong'er, who had escaped from the Heavenly Prison.

After learning about Li Wu's whereabouts from the prison, he left Bianjing.

Heading south, I must deliver this message to my master.

"I'll see my master in just one more day's journey."

He was somewhat looking forward to seeing his master's expression when he received the news.

Since becoming a disciple, Kongkong'er often heard his master mention that if he ever saw Li Wu, he should definitely inform him.

He once asked Baili Zhaixing why he was so determined to find Li Wu.

Baili Zhaixing frankly stated that Li Wu had done him a great favor.

Some time ago, he heard news of the "Longevity Manual" circulating in Bianjing.

Kongkong'er immediately went to investigate, because Baili Zhaixing had said that Li Wu was the only person in the world who had mastered the Yang chapter of the "Longevity Manual".

When he searched all of Bianjing but still found nothing, things took a turn for the better.

Who would have thought that Li Wu would be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison?

suddenly.

A noise came from outside the dilapidated temple, and he immediately became alert.

A graceful woman appeared at the temple entrance.

She was dressed in a moon-white fairy dress, with a bamboo hat on her head to shield her from the sun, and a light veil hanging down to cover her pretty face above her cherry lips, revealing only her fair and jade-like chin, which made people realize that she was a rare beauty.

This woman is tall and slender, with a graceful posture. Every part of her body is perfectly proportioned, neither too much nor too little, and her figure is so beautiful that it is hard to describe.

The woman spoke softly, her voice as melodious as celestial music.

"Is that 'Miracle Healer' Kong Kong' inside?"

"Indeed, I seem to be a complete stranger to you, young lady..."

The woman moved like a ghost, and in a short time, she had already arrived in front of Kongkong'er.

He was immediately alarmed and tried to run away, but he hadn't even taken a few steps.

Kongkong'er suddenly felt a wisp of energy locking onto her, and was horrified.

"If you run again, I'll break your legs first."

The woman spoke calmly, yet her words carried an unwavering conviction.

"What can I do for you, senior? If I can help, I will certainly do my best."

"I ask, you answer; don't try to lie to me."

"Please speak, senior."

Kong Kong kept thinking about how to escape, and many plans flashed through his mind. In the end, he realized in despair that he could not escape the woman's grasp at all.

"Who on earth is this expert? Why have I never heard of such a person in the martial arts world?"

The woman gave him an incredibly dangerous feeling, even more so than when he faced Ye Zhi Qiu of the Six Doors last time.

"Have you found Li Wu's location?"

"Li Wu?! Which royal prince are you referring to, young lady?"

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the surname Li was the imperial surname, and only those who were related to the royal family could have the surname Li.

People with the surname Li were forced to change their surname to Mu or Lin at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The woman in white was not satisfied with his statement. She flicked her right hand, and an insect flew onto him.

He immediately felt an unbearable itching all over his body, as if his meridians were being bitten by insects.

"This is the Heart-Eating Gu. If I don't help you break free, the Gu worm will bite you for seven days."

Although the woman in white's voice was still as melodious as ever, it sent chills down Kong Kong's spine.

"Miss... I really... don't understand... who you are talking about."

The Gu worm tormented Kong Kong for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, yet he still refused to relent.

Beneath the white veil, her brows furrowed slightly as she thought to herself, "This person is so stubborn; an ordinary person would find it hard to bear even for a moment, yet he has managed to hold out for so long."

Seeing that Kongkong'er's face was pale and her breath was weak, she had no choice but to withdraw the Gu worm.

for a long time.

After catching her breath, Kongkong'er said to the woman in white, "Miss, I really don't know the person you're talking about."

The woman in white sneered and said:

"Hmph! Playing dumb?! If you don't talk, I'll go to the Thief Heaven Sect and slaughter all 132 members of your entire sect."

Kong Kong'er's face turned deathly pale, her eyes wide open, as if she had never expected her to be so ruthless.

The woman in white continued, "The Thief Heaven Sect is only about two hundred miles from here. I can reach it in less than half a day at my pace."

Seeing that Kongkong'er still didn't speak, she suddenly drew a soft sword from her waist.

Kong Kong'er only saw that the sword blade was gleaming with a faint light, and the sword energy emanated from the blade for several inches.

"You don't believe I have that ability?"

He exclaimed in surprise, "A mid-level third-grade expert!"

Although he had a premonition that the woman was quite strong, he never expected that the woman in front of him, who was only twenty years old, was already a mid-level expert.

Judging from the sword aura emanating from her sword, she has probably already reached the fourth rank.

Seeing the woman display her strength, Kongkong'er was filled with pain. After weighing her words for a long time, she finally spoke:

"Li Wu is currently imprisoned in the No. 1 prison in Bianjing."

After he finished speaking, he collapsed to the ground.

He pleaded almost desperately, "After you find him, could you spare his life?"

The woman in white asked curiously, "Why? Is he your benefactor? At your age, you shouldn't have any connection with him."

"Li Wu is the benefactor of my master, Baili Zhaixing."

The woman sneered, "Heh! Baili Zhaixing's benefactor? That's quite strange. Do you know that Baili Zhaixing's master died at the hands of Li Wu?"

Kongkong'er couldn't believe what the woman was saying.

Although he felt in his heart that the woman couldn't possibly be lying to him, he still refused to believe it.

"Who is that girl?"

"I'll let you die knowing why, so that if you want revenge in your next life, you'll have a name to use. My name is Li Miaoyi."

After speaking, Li Miaoyi drew a sword flower with her soft sword.

Kongkong'er's eyes were wide open as he fell to the ground, and moments later, blood gushed from his neck.

Upon receiving the news, Li Miaoyi set off towards Bianjing under the moonlight.

Inside the dilapidated temple, only a faint firelight and Kongkong'er's corpse remained.