Flower Stealing Master

Chapter 338: Bing Xue’er

Song Qingshuʼs expression changed, and he looked back, only to see a beautiful woman as clear as crystal holding a long whip, standing not far away and looking at him vigilantly.

‘Bing Xueʼer?’ After clearly seeing the womanʼs appearance, Song Qingshu was overjoyed.

In the past, when his meridians were destroyed and he was wandering in the wulin, he was in constant danger. Fortunately, Bing Xueʼer took care of him all the way. Not only did she protect him from the dangers in the wulin, but she also contributed a lot in healing his meridians through finding the Divine Brilliance Scripture, and she nearly lost her life in the process.

Song Qingshuʼs attitude towards Bing Xueʼer was very complicated. On the one hand, she was considered to be the widow of his righteous brother, and on the other hand, in the desperate situation at the beginning, such an angelic woman suddenly appeared and helped him with her gentle nature. He would never forget what she did for him in his life!

”Master Murong, are you alright?” Song Qingshu was wearing a mask, so Bing Xueʼer didnʼt recognize him, but looked at Murong Fu worriedly.

”Iʼm fine, Madame Hu, be careful, this masked manʼs martial arts are really incredible, donʼt be careless!” Murong Fu felt relieved when he saw Madame Hu, and quickly reminded.

”Who are you, and why are you doing this?” Madame Hu nodded slightly, then looked at Song Qingshu vigilantly.

Song Qingshu suddenly felt that the situation had turned a bit awkward. If he took off his mask and recognized each other at the moment, what would Murong Fu think? After all, the attitude he showed just now indicated that he wanted to take Murong Fuʼs life.

Before he had time to react, Murong Fu had already attacked. Although he had lost his long sword, Southern Murong’s physical martial arts was no joke, and his punches and kicks still had the style of a master.

In order to cooperate with Murong Fu, Bing Xueʼer swung her long whip at the same time, attacking Song Qingshu.

Although Song Qingshu had countless questions in his mind at the moment, such as— why Bing Xueʼer and Murong Fu were together, and why Ping Yizhi wanted to kill Murong Fu? He first had to deal with the current situation, so he focused his attention on the fight.

”Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms?” It didnʼt take long for Murong Fu to recognize Song Qingshuʼs moves. He was shocked and angry, ”Whatʼs your relationship with Xiangyang’s Guo Jing?”

There were only three people in the world who were good at using Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. Murong Fu was already very familiar with Qiao Fengʼs figure, so he knew that the person in front of him was not Qiao Feng. Hong Qigong was getting old, so it also didn’t seem to be him. The only one left was Xiangyang’s Guo Jing, but Guo Jing should be busy with guarding Xiangyang. And, with Guo Jingʼs heroic reputation, he wouldnʼt such a thing like hiding his face to kill people, so that only leaves his disciples.

”Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms is not a rare martial art.” Song Qingshu smiled, ”Then Master Murong, please comment on my martial arts.”

As soon as the words fell, Song Qingshu changed the simple and fierce moves of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and used the most ordinary fists and kicks to attack.

Murong Fu clearly recognized every move and style, and had a way to break them in his heart, but his palms always missed by a tiny bit, and the opponent hit him first.

”Taizu Fist?” Murong Fu was startled and angry. (G: Translated as Great-Ancestor Fist. Which one sounds better?)

”Thatʼs right. I heard that Qiao Feng defeated all the heroes in the world with the most common Taizu Fist in the battle of Juxian Village in the past. I admire him very much, so I wanted to try it. I hope that Master Murong will not mind.” Song Qingshu replied.

At the moment, Murong Fuʼs handsome face was swollen and blue. The majestic Southern Murong was beaten to the point of being powerless by the most common Taizu Fist!

”Master Murong, stay calm, he is just deliberately disturbing your mind.” Bing Xueer hastily reminded.

Murong Fu finally came to his senses, but it was too late, Song Qingshu took advantage of his inner turmoil, sneaked closer, and hit his acupoints all at once.

Song Qingshu secretly released a sigh of relief, it wouldn’t have been difficult for him to defeat Murong Fu, but it would absolutely be impossible to restrain him in such a short time. Thinking that Zhao Minʼs life and death were still uncertain over at Ping Yizhi’s place, he didnʼt have that much time to have a prolonged fight with Murong Fu, so he took advantage of Murong Fuʼs weak mentality and restrained him as soon as possible.

The long whip came through the air, Song Qingshu hurriedly dodged aside.

Bing Xueʼer frowned slightly, and her long whip danced like a silver snake, the head of the whip was unpredictable, which forced Song Qingshu to again dodge in a hurry.

‘I didnʼt expect her to practice the White Python Whip technique so proficiently. Iʼm afraid sheʼs even better than Zhou Zhiruo.’ Song Qingshu dodged while thinking.

It turned out that Bing Xueʼer, as a descendant of the Ancient Tomb Sect, was best at soft and slender weapons like whips. So when Song Qingshu taught her the White Python Whip technique, she advanced by leaps and bounds.

In terms of whip technique only, even Song Qingshu wouldn’t be her opponent. This involved the theory of martial arts compatibility. For example, the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms was the most suitable martial art for Xiao Feng, the Nine Yin White Bone Claw was the most suitable martial art for Zhou Zhiruo, and the White Python Whip technique was the most suitable for Bing Xueʼer.

However, Song Qingshu himself was very familiar with the White Python Whip technique after all, so he could subtly defuse the opponentʼs fierce attack every time, and relying on his profound skills, he gradually ran out of the ruined temple with Bing Xueʼer wrapped in his arms.

Bing Xueʼer saw that her attacks were being skillfully deflected one by one, and the strange look in her beautiful eyes became more and more intense. Seeing Song Qingshuʼs palm attack, she suddenly changed to her normal posture, gave up all resistance, and just quietly looked at the man before her.

Song Qingshu was startled, and quickly turned his palm aside, hitting a stone beside him, immediately causing dust to fly up.

Bing Xueʼer was agitated and asked tremblingly, ”Brother-in-law, is that you?”

Song Qingshu took off his mask, smiled wryly and said, ”I didnʼt expect that I wouldn’t be to hide from my sister-in-law even if I put on a mask.”

”Itʼs really you?” Seeing Song Qingshuʼs appearance, Bing Xueʼer was pleasantly surprised, ”Am I dreaming?”

”You’re not, it is indeed me.” Song Qingshu stepped forward and quietly gazed into her eyes.

Bing Xueʼer reached out her trembling hand and touched his cheek, ”I heard what Kangxi announced to the world not long ago, I thought you…”

It turned out that Bing Xueʼer had been chasing Murong Jingyue all over the world before, and she didnʼt have any information about what happened to Song Qingshu. When she heard the news recently and was planning to go to Yanjing City to find out what happened, she happened to meet Murong Fu, who claimed to have found Murong Jingyueʼs trace, so the two appeared in Kaifeng together.

Song Qingshu held the smooth and clean hand on his face, felt the icy cold feeling on his skin, and was amazed in his heart, ‘Her skin is extremely cold, could this be the martial talent of the descendants of the Ancient Tomb Sect?’

”Sister-in-law, Iʼm not dead. Thatʼs just an excuse Kangxi used to deceive the world. Itʼs a long story. Iʼll explain it to you slowly in the future.”

Although the matter of replacing Kangxi was of great importance, Song Qingshu didnʼt mind telling Bing Xueʼer about it. In his heart, Bing Xueʼer was a special existence, and she would never hurt him.

The reason why he didnʼt tell her now was because he was short on time, and he wouldnʼt be able to explain it clearly in a short time, so he chose to wait until the crisis was over before he could explain things in detail.

After the initial surprise, Bing Xueʼer realized that Song Qingshu was still grabbing her hand, a blush rose on her ice-like skin, and she lightly said, ”Brother-in-law~ How long are you going to hold it?”

Song Qingshu liked the feeling when she called him Brother-in-law the most, and that elongated tone almost melted his heart. He was excited and hugged her in his arms, ”After we parted last time, I was still worried that we would never see each other again in this life. Afterwards, I passed by Dongting Lake and wanted to see you, but Fei’er said you were not there, do you know how disappointed I was at that time…”

Caught in his embrace, Bing Xueʼer hurriedly tried to break free, but she couldnʼt push him away at all. After hearing the other partyʼs sincere words, and thinking of all the things they had experienced before, her heart became full of emotions, and she couldnʼt help being falling into a daze, so she just let him hold her like that.

”Iʼm sorry, sister-in-law. That was rude.” Although Bing Xueʼerʼs body was soft and cold, it felt very comfortable to hold her. But after all, he couldnʼt just keep holding her like that. Song Qingshu gradually calmed down, looked at her awkwardly, and released her from his embrace .

Bing Xueʼer smiled slightly, and took a step back. Instead of being angry, she deliberately changed the subject and asked, ”Why did Brother-in-law suddenly appear here?”

”I also want to ask my Sister-in-law this question.” Song Qingshu smiled wryly, ”Why are traveling with Master Murong?”

”Back when we visited Gusu, Master Murong had promised to help find the whereabouts of Murong Jingyue, a collateral descendant of the Murong Family. Although the Murong family is now quite weak, it’s still a family with hundreds of years history, and they have their own special methods. It just happened to be that not long ago, they found that Murong Jingyue had recently appeared in Kaifeng City, so Master Murong invited me to come with him.”

Bing Xueʼer narrated without haste, and there was a special gentleness in her voice, ”I originally wanted to find out about my Brother-in-lawʼs whereabouts in Yanjing City, but since Master Murong had spent so much efforts on the matter of Brother Hu, I couldnʼt refuse his kindness, so I decided to come to Kaifeng City first to have a look.”

”A kind person like my Sister-in-law would of course wonʼt slight other peopleʼs kindness…” Song Qingshu said with a laugh, ”Fortunately, my Sister-in-law came to Kaifeng. If you went to Yanjing City, we might not have been able to meet.”

Bing Xueʼer smiled softly, ”I thought Brother-in-law would blame me…”

”Why would I blame you?” Song Qingshu asked curiously.

Bing Xueʼer suddenly looked a little coy, and softly said, ”I came to find Murong Jingyue first, and didnʼt come to find Brother-in-law.”

Seeing Bing Xueʼer’s rare moment of shyness, Song Qingshuʼs heart fluttered. He shook his head and said, ”I naturally understand what my Sister-in-law is thinking. You must’ve understood that entering the Yanjing City would be very difficult. So you came here to finish the task and then wanted to avenge me without any hesitations.”

Bing Xueʼer blushed and angrily said, ”What nonsense are you talking about?”

Knowing that Bing Xueʼer was too thin-skinned, Song Qingshu didnʼt dare to repeat the same mistakes, so he quickly explained the purpose of this trip to her one by one.

”Huh?” Bing Xueʼer was indeed distracted by him, as her expression quickly returned to normal, and she was also very surprised, ”Why did Ping Yizhi ask you to kill Master Murong?”

”I canʼt figure it out either. These two people are completely unrelated.” Song Qingshu said while feeling depressed.

”Ah, Master Murong’s acupoints were sealed by you, and he is still in the ruined temple.” Bing Xueʼer suddenly remembered something, and exclaimed coquettishly.

As the two hurried to the temple, Song Qingshu couldnʼt help but show a wry smile. He just wanted to try out the Great Cosmic Transformation first and then abduct Murong Fu, but who would have thought that Bing Xueʼer would suddenly appear?

Now, he not only didnʼt learn about the Great Cosmic Transformation, but also might have offended Murong Fu.

But Song Qingshu quickly made up his mind, ‘Anyways, the situation turned out like this because I wanted to repay Murong Fuʼs past kindness. I’ll just have to make up a suitable excuse to avoid any hard feelings.’

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