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It was likely that none of the thirteen mountains had slept soundly that night.

An Earth rank master was at the peak of the Qingzhou Realm. If he sneaked into Thirteen Mountain in the middle of the night to kill, there would only be a few people who had the confidence to survive under the assault of an Earth rank master.

Therefore, when Zhuang Huan exited the Green Dragon Mountain's business hall, he immediately headed towards a courtyard. That courtyard was where Zhuang Jingming lived in Green Dragon Mountain. At this moment, when Zhuang Huan opened the door, there was no one left in the courtyard.

Outside of the city gates of Linshui City, half an excuse later, Zhuang Jingming, who had said that he had gone back to rest early, appeared with two of his henchmen from Thirteen Mountains.

"Did Miss Shi Shi send any morning dew over?" Zhuang Jingming rubbed his stiff cheeks, frowning as he looked at his subordinates whispering to the city guards. A hint of impatience appeared on his face. The person following behind Zhuang Jingming, upon hearing Zhuang Jingming's question, hurried over to his side.

The subordinate replied, knowing that this was something that the young lord had to do every day, "They've already sent it over long ago."

"En, after entering the city, go buy some snacks. Remember to get hot. Just wait until the middle of the night before letting Miss Shi Shi eat it." Zhuang Jingming looked at the servant next to him with a trace of satisfaction in his eyes. The servant then replied, "Yes." Zhuang Jingming then tidied up his appearance and entered the half-opened gate.

The might of the 13 mountains was quite useful here. If an ordinary person approached the city gates in the middle of the night, they would probably be tortured by the city guards. Meanwhile, Zhuang Jingming casually walked in and out of the city in the middle of the night.

Not long after Zhuang Jingming entered the city, several fast horses that came out of the thirteen mountains arrived before the city gates. The city gates that seemed to have closed could only be opened again by the city guards.

In a large courtyard of a manor in the Thirteenth Mountain, Zhuang Huan discovered that Zhuang Jingming had left the Thirteenth Mountain. She greeted the guard's guard and quickly walked into the depths of the courtyard.

"Nonsense, what time is this? Are you still in the mood to go to that flowerbed?" Hmph, looks like Jingming is really infatuated with that girl? But where did this girl come from? " The eyes of the Lord of Thirteen Mountain were filled with a slight killing intent. Normally, he would be wrapped around by the chores of Thirteen Mountain, thus he was careless and left in no condition to discipline Zhuang Jingming. By the time he realized this, Zhuang Jingming had already been possessed by that woman. He thought about how he would have stayed by the girl's side until midnight if he hadn't had people urge him time and time again.

"It seems that he is only slightly closer to the Residence of Duke Jue. As for the others, the ones sent to the girl's side are unable to find anything. Mountain Lord, how about I go tonight … " Zhuang Huan gestured at her neck, then she saw Zhuang Xian's expression change. In the end, she didn't make a decision.

"Even though the Residence of Duke Jue is in the Great Yue State, the main official in the water is still rather close to King Jue. You should arrange for people to enter the Great Yue State as soon as possible so that you can figure out her identity before making a decision." After your men find the Young Lord, quickly bring him back. " After all, Zhuang Xianzi had to think over this more, and he himself did not place a single woman in his eyes. "The most important thing in front of you is to get rid of the remnants of the Si Clan. Go and ask for Protector Wang." When Zhuang Xianwei mentioned the remnants of the Si Family, his face revealed a mad killing intent.

Three months ago, every branch of the Thirteen Mountain that was near the water was completely destroyed. Soon after, the factions that were suppressed by the Thirteen Mountain began to emerge one by one. Luanshui had also sent out experts to investigate the situation in Linshui County. Both sides had been fighting for more than twenty years, but now that the Thirteen Mountains had shown signs of weakness, Luanshui would definitely not let go of this opportunity to tear off a piece of fat from the bodies of the Thirteen Mountains.

The thing that made Zhuang Xian grit his teeth at the remnants of the Si Clan was that when he sent his elite forces to search around Lin Shui, he actually lost more than a dozen people in a row. These were all elites that Zhuang Xianwei had spent countless efforts to cultivate over the past twenty years under his control. Almost all of them were proficient experts, losing more than a dozen people at once and losing almost half of Zhuang Xianyu's men. How could this not make Zhuang Xianwei hate the remnants of the Si Clan, and the Thirteen Mountain was just an iron board.

Zhuang Huan responded and quickly left the room.

During the discussion between Zhuang Xianwei and Zhuang Huan, Zhuang Jingming also entered the Smoky Willow Lane area of Linshui City. Warm Spring Lane was the most famous Warm Fragrance Pavilion in the entire Linshui City. It consisted of two words, one being the Warm Fragrance Pavilion and the other being the Warm Fragrance Pavilion. It was extremely famous in Linshui County and even some of the neighboring counties. And as the reputation of Warm Spring Lane gradually spread, so too did the renowned courtesans of Warm Fragrance Pavilion and Spring Festival Gala.

If one did not know that one could not casually say that the number one courtesan of the Warm Fragrance Pavilion's Spring Festival Gala, it would be really embarrassing to say that he was a celebrity in the limelight.

At this time, in a warm spring alley, in a pavilion near the water, a woman that seemed to be hiding in a fog slowly combed her hair, slowly combing her makeup with the help of a maid.

Zhuang Jingming's face was pale. He tightened his robe and tried his best to look more alert. Holding the steaming lunchbox in his hand, he looked at the pavilion shrouded in mist with a smile on his face. He knew when the woman in the pavilion was dressed, when she was washed, and when she had cleaned herself and left the pavilion. Everything was extremely regular, as if every time node had been fixed in place, and he had never made Zhuang Jingming wait even a moment longer.

"I've made young master Zhuang wait a long time." Zhuang Jingming sat down and a gentle voice came from behind a curtain. Following that, a face that could confuse all living beings entered his field of vision. A woman was indeed beautiful, but if you looked closely, you would see that she was even more beautiful.

Zhuang Jingming waved his hands and mumbled to himself, "I didn't wait long. I didn't wait long." Then, he watched the woman approach and quickly opened the lunchbox he had brought and personally placed the pastries on the small table.

"Thank you, young master." The woman bowed, her charming face carrying a faint smile. Her eyes seemed to shine brightly as she gazed at Zhuang Jingming, causing his heart to be touched.

Zhuang Jingming stared blankly at the woman in front of him. The woman directly sat down across from him, picked up a piece of pastry and was about to put it in his mouth before suddenly being jolted awake.

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When night fell, Jiang Youyu brought Old Gu to Warm Spring Lane. He could vaguely see the tavern keeper standing at the entrance, looking at Jiang Youyu with a face filled with regret.

He ignored the shopkeeper's gaze as he stood at the entrance. After checking that Liu Ziru had brought all his mail and keepsakes with him, he walked out of the inn. After reaching the main street of Linshui City, they walked nearly a hundred steps before turning around again. In another half an incense stick of time, a warm spring alley with lanterns still burning in the dark night appeared before Jiang Youyu's eyes.

Smelling the familiar scent of rouge and cosmetic powder, and looking at the endless stream of people, a trace of reminiscence appeared in Jiang Youyu's eyes. She was really nostalgic for the past. Drinking like a song, living freely and unrestrainedly.

"Sigh, even though the quality of the girls here is a bit worse, I can't help but have people reminisce about it." Jiang Youyu's eyes were filled with interest as she sized up the two sides of the brothel, her round eyes seemingly wanting to take a look at every single girl here.

However, just as River Fish was going around to satisfy his craving for vision, a white-robed figure flashed past his line of sight, disappearing without a trace. Jiang Youyu was confident in her ability of discernment. She was sure that she wouldn't misjudge him. Therefore, as if he had discovered a new continent, Jiang Youyu pulled Old Gu over with a mysterious look on his face, "Old Gu, guess who I saw?"

Old Gu had never really cared about this place before. If he hadn't accompanied Jiang Youyu there a few times, he might not have even known what this place looked like. Even now, Old Gu was looking straight ahead as he entered the Smoky Willow Lane, not even sparing a glance at those who were disgraceful.

Thus, he was looking at River Fish with a puzzled expression.

"I didn't expect that the iceberg man would have such a good mouth." Old Gu felt that his view of the world had collapsed. Hearing that Jiang Youyu had mysteriously told him that he had seen the iceberg man who lived in the same inn as them in the Smoky Willow Lane, Old Gu, who always prided himself on being accurate, had to admit that he had made a mistake.

That's right, that iceberg man was Jiang Youyu's nickname for that cold-faced man. Old Gu also casually shouted out.

The two of them discussed the ice-cold man's sulkiness again, which gave rise to his judgment of the man's taste, "I think he probably likes the imperial type. Only the imperial sister's hot and spicy style can match up to someone like the ice mountain man."

"What does that little sister mean?" Old Gu was at a loss again as he looked at Jiang Youyu with an inquiring expression. However, Jiang Youyu considered that Old Gu was an old man, so it wasn't good to give him a detailed explanation.

"This... That. Let's hurry to the Spring Festival Gala. " The answer was directly skipped, and then River Fish was reminded of his purpose in coming here.

Jiang Youyu had already investigated the location of the Spring Festival Gala. Her body did not stop at all in front of the doors of the many red houses in the Warm Spring Lane. She quickly followed the stream of people and headed towards the Spring Festival Gala, which was located in a good area of the Warm Spring Lane.

And at this moment, the stream of people in the Spring Festival Gala was hot.

The most famous songstress in the capital, Yin Shi Shi, had entered the water and temporarily took a rest at the Spring Festival Gala. As Yin Shi appeared several times, she had completely bewitched the young geniuses in the water. Once it was night, these young talents swarmed into the Spring Festival Gala in order to be able to watch this Miss Shi Shi dance.

Of course, under normal circumstances, this Miss Shi Shi would not give face to this young talent standing in the water. If this young genius was invited, they would at least leave the pavilion and dance for a bit.

Of course, even in this Smoky Willow Lane, there were naturally many people who were unwilling to just take a look at Miss Shi Shi's dance. There were also some young elites who had pretty good backgrounds that wanted to enter her room. However, with the appearance of more corpses in Luanshui for the past few days, very few people had yet to give up.

The presence of the thirteen mountains in the water was not limited to just talk. Even the officials standing in the water did not dare to provoke the thousand or so gang members. Moreover, as the young master of Thirteen Mountain, Zhuang Jingming never considered the consequences of his actions, which made it even more so that no one dared to have any ideas about Miss Shi Shi.

Even so, there were still quite a few outstanding people who were infatuated with Shi Shi's dance. It was as if there was some sort of rhythm to the dance that could captivate others.

Old Gu and Jiang Youyu had yet to enter the Spring Festival Gala, but they were already frightened by the crowded and noisy main hall in front of them. He didn't think that Miss Shi Shi would have such rallying powers.

Jiang You Yu squeezed into the crowd. It was very tiring to be alone. Old Gu refused to come in no matter what. Even if Jiang Chen had a fish, he still wouldn't be able to do anything. Therefore, he had to fight alone.

Amidst the curses of the surrounding people, Jiang Youyu suddenly felt his body lighten. Then, he felt as if he had hit an iron plate. This iron plate was rather cold, but it was just right for Jiang Youyu, who had spent a lot of effort to sweat.

Then, Jiang You Yu raised his head and looked at the ice-cold face in front of him with some embarrassment.

"Hello, hello. We met at the inn." Jiang Youyu had an awkward smile on his face. Looking at the youth who was like a block of ice, he reminded him. He absolutely did not expect to meet this young man with the sword on his back in the Spring Festival Gala, much less collide with him.

The young man did not have any intention of responding to Jiang Youyu's words. After sizing him up, he turned his body slightly to the side and looked at the high platform a short distance away.

Perhaps the youth with the sword on his back was truly a little cold, causing others to involuntarily want to stay far away from the youth with the sword on his back. Jiang Youyu was not courteous to the young man. She glanced at the young man who didn't like to pay attention to her, then stood beside the young man.

The bawd in the stands was mobilizing the atmosphere in the stands. One by one, the ladies would show their faces on the stage, and after that, the gentlemen would invite them to sit with them.

Jiang Youyu and the rest of the crowd naturally did not have such treatment, so most of them were just shouting for Shi Shi to dance with them.

Fortunately, the bawd knew how to do things. Seeing the rich and powerful guests, she started shouting to the turtle next to her to hurry up and invite Miss Shishi onto the stage.

"Old masters, Miss Shi Shi is about to leave the pavilion. Please be patient and let my Lady Soo Xiuxiu play a song for everyone." The old procuress would arrange it as well. Seeing that everyone was getting impatient, she quickly arranged for the young master of Thirteen Mountain to play a song while he was still having his snacks with Miss Shi Shi.

She, on the other hand, personally went to invite Miss Shi Shi.