Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1830 Water Dragon's Chant 33

The atmosphere between Pu Zhu and Xi Fangtao was clearly different. Just based on their unusually close social distancing, Jiang Xinxin had reason to believe that they had developed romantic feelings for each other.

However, after thinking about it for a moment, Jiang Xinxin felt it was quite normal. Although Puzhu could not be considered a saintly monk who grew up in an ivory tower and only cared about doing good, he had never seen the evils of the world. The greatest suffering he had ever endured was the stigma indirectly brought upon him by Emperor Li.

And what about Western peaches?

She has a bright and elegant appearance, and her whole body exudes a seductive charm. Most importantly, this charm, which seems to be seducing people at any time, is not something she has developed later, but something she is born with. She tries her best to avoid showing a posture that would put her in a lower position, but she only appears more coy and alluring.

Most importantly, Xi Fangtao is not only beautiful and charming, but also has a very intelligent mind and a heart that yearns for light and freedom.

This made it even harder for Puzhu to refuse.

As for Puzhu, although he has experienced many things that are hard for others to imagine, his kindness is genuine and not hypocritical, even if some of his actions are seen as hypocritical by Jiang Xinxin.

But such kindness was enough to attract someone like Xifangtao, who had lived in the mud since childhood.

Jiang Xinxin immediately teased, "Cousin, have you found someone you love and brought them here especially for your adopted sister to see?"

Xi Fangtao and Pu Zhu were both taken aback by Jiang Xinxin's words. They exchanged a bewildered glance, their eyes meeting briefly before looking away, and a blush quickly rose on their faces.

But in Xi Fangtao's heart, Jiang Xinxin's closeness to Pu Zhu gave her some confidence in her upcoming plans.

Puzhu did not deny her feelings for Xifang Tao, but quickly changed the subject, saying to Jiang Xinxin, "There is a small bamboo pavilion in the bamboo grove about two miles away, a good place to talk. Please, Princess, move there—"

Jiang Xinxin rolled her eyes at Pu Zhu, "Fine, I'll call you cousin, and you'll call me princess. Now, kneel down and let me see?"

Pu Zhu felt a little embarrassed by Jiang Xinxin's actions, so she quickly skipped over the part again and gestured to Jiang Xinxin, "This way, please—"

Jiang Xinxin readily agreed, and Xi Fangtao, dressed in delicate pink, seemed charming and alluring. Anyone else might have instantly become close to her, chatting and laughing. But Pu Zhu saw things very clearly. Although Jiang Xinxin teased him about his relationship with Xi Fangtao from the start, she barely looked at Xi Fangtao afterwards. His heart sank, realizing that Xi Fangtao would likely have no choice but to join the Central Plains Sword Gathering.

But Pu Zhu certainly wouldn't hesitate to lend a hand in setting up the platform for Xi Fangtao: "Xin Xin, this is my longtime friend Xi Fangtao. Although she comes from a brothel, she now has the heart to reform and turn over a new leaf. Since your Sword King City is short of people, why not arrange for her to go to Sword King City to help you?"

Jiang Xinxin then smiled and looked at Xi Fangtao. Xi Fangtao's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly expressed her loyalty: "Your Highness, I was not born a wicked person who kills as easily as drinking water. The troupe leader took me back and raised me, and has also carefully educated me over the years. Although what I have done over the years is indeed not respectable, I now truly want to shed my filthy ways and become a person of integrity. I have no falsehoods!"

Xi Fangtao is unaware that Gui Mudan is gone, so if she wants to serve under her now, she must truly be "devoted to good." She is not unwilling to give her a chance. Moreover, she does need to consider Puzhu's feelings, since she plans to use Puzhu to deal with Chai Xijin later.

However, Jiang Xinxin had no time to be polite to Xi Fangtao. She tapped the stone table and said to her, "Go back and carefully organize what you have done and who you have killed. Write a statement for me. It's best not to hide anything, because I have a soul-searching technique. Even if you are dead, I can use this technique to find out everything about your life."

"Of course, I'm not the kind of person who forbids people from laying down their weapons, but as a sinner, you naturally don't deserve my kind attitude, understand?"

Xi Fangtao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "I understand, I will definitely do as you say and I would never dare to deceive you."

Jiang Xinxin finally smiled slightly. "Alright, come find me after you've finished this matter. If I'm satisfied, I'll give you a token from my City Lord's Mansion. When you go to Sword King City, someone will naturally arrange things for you. From now on, just focus on working in Sword King City. I guarantee you a free and peaceful life for the rest of your days."

"However, there is something I must make clear to you beforehand. Last night, Gui Mudan came to Lingze Lake to provoke me and was killed on the spot. In a few days, his crimes will naturally be announced to the world by the government."

"If there are any people you want to protect in this brothel, you'd better get them out of there quickly, or I'm afraid you'll only be able to go and collect their corpses."

Xi Fangtao was greatly alarmed. Although she understood that Jiang Xinxin might not necessarily be warning her, it was hard for her not to have doubts after Gui Mudan died so easily at the hands of this beautiful, dignified, and noble girl in front of her.

Jiang Xinxin stood up on her own, turned her back to Xifang Tao and Puzhu and looked up to admire the mountain breeze sweeping through the bamboo grove. Feeling the coolness of the moment, she said to Puzhu, "I can't leave this favor unpaid. I don't want Fang Pingzhai, the master of the thirteenth floor, to die, but he absolutely cannot continue to be so annoying and upsetting."

Chai Xijin is a difficult person to deal with. First of all, quite a few people know his true identity, and they are all important figures. Therefore, it would be best if he died of old age, or even if his body could not be found, otherwise there will always be some people who seem to be mentally unstable who will use his identity to cause trouble.

While the current royal family may not be unable to handle these matters, they always have to pay a considerable price.

Especially since Chai Xijin's current public identity is that of a江湖人 (jianghu person, someone involved in the martial arts world), Jiang Xinxin knows without a doubt that if anything happens to Chai Xijin, she will be the one to step in and clean up the mess. She wouldn't go looking for trouble for herself.

However, Puzhu said with a bitter smile, "How can I face my sixth brother in this state?"

As Jiang Xinxin turned around, she slapped Pu Zhu across the face. "Jiang Xixun, don't you want to listen to what you just said?!"

"What can you possibly accomplish in this lifetime?"

"You say you love the people like your own children, but Emperor Li was the most ruthless to the people back then. If my father hadn't suppressed the private uprising, the current emperor would definitely not be surnamed Jiang!"

"You say you want to atone for everything you did back then, but you call yourself a Buddhist practitioner, yet you can't even suppress a mere inner demon, and you've made yourself look like this with prematurely gray hair!"

"I only asked you to tell Chai Xijin to behave himself, not to kill him. You went up there and cut off his tongue and crippled his hands and feet, so he would never be able to cause any more trouble. After that, whether you treat him to a life of luxury or just throw him away, it's all up to you, isn't it?!"