Flower Stealing Master

Chapter 1090: The Ruthless Girl

Zuo Lengchan remained silent for a long while before finally speaking, “Alright, let’s wait three more days. If Wu Tiande doesn’t come out, we’ll storm in directly. We’ll leave no one alive, and the Wudang Sect won’t know we were behind it.”

“Good!” Zuo Lengchan’s words received a warm response from everyone.

“However, before that, we must confirm that Wu Tiande is inside. Otherwise, we’ll risk offending the Wudang Sect for nothing, only to find nothing in the end,” Zuo Lengchan added.

“How about I go in and investigate tonight?” someone volunteered.

“No!” Zuo Lengchan immediately refused. “Master Ma Zhen of Yuqing Temple is highly skilled in martial arts, and Wu Tiande is an even greater master. It would be disastrous to alert them. We can’t leave a single survivor, so we need to act unexpectedly and without letting any information leak out. I’ll figure out another way to confirm Wu Tiande’s presence. Once we’ve confirmed it, we’ll act immediately!”

Song Qingshu was deeply shocked. Zuo Lengchan was indeed a peerless ruthless hero; his actions were so cruel and merciless. Just listening to him was chilling.

“By the way, is there any news from the Mount Hua Sect?” Zuo Lengchan asked again just as Song Qingshu was about to leave.

“According to our scouts, the Mount Hua Sect has safely left Yangzhou,” a subordinate replied.

Zuo Lengchan sneered, “Wan Qi and Zhang Jun are utterly incompetent. As prime ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty, they can’t even destroy a mere Mount Hua Sect.”

Song Qingshu’s eyes widened. Judging from Zuo Lengchan’s tone, Wan Qi and Zhang Jun seemed to be his subordinates. What was going on?

“I heard they sent Zhang Rou and others from the Loyal Army. Just when they were about to succeed, two mysterious figures appeared and saved the Mount Hua Sect,” another person replied.

“Mysterious figures?” Zuo Lengchan’s expression turned grave. “The martial world is indeed vast, teeming with extraordinary individuals. It seems we must obtain the Evil Exterminating Sword Manual as soon as possible to be qualified to contend for supremacy.”

“We lied to Wan Qi and Zhang Jun this time, claiming Yue Lingshan was the orphan of Yue Fei. Will they come after us after they realize what’s happened?” someone said worriedly.

“Don’t worry, the Mount Song Sect hasn’t directly intervened. They can’t trace it back to us. Besides,” Zuo Lengchan’s voice turned cold, “even if they did, so what? They couldn’t even wipe out a mere Mount Hua Sect, let alone deal with our Mount Song Sect!”

Song Qingshu nodded secretly. Although Wanqi and Zhang Jun were prime ministers, the Mount Song Sect was currently located within Jin territory, and Song had always been a vassal state of Jin. No matter how powerful they were, it would be difficult for them to influence the Mount Song Sect. Zuo Lengchan indeed had nothing to fear from them. Moreover, Wanqi and Zhang Jun’s current situation wasn’t necessarily good either. Everyone could see that the court had only brought them back as a transitional group; their immediate priority was to secure their positions as prime ministers.

After lingering for a while and finding no valuable information, Song Qingshu quietly left.

As Song Qingshu processed the information he had just received, he headed towards the street where Cheng Yaojia was. Suddenly, he heard a scream, seemingly Cheng Yaojia’s voice. His expression changed instantly, and he leaped several dozen feet away, just in time to see Cheng Yaojia fall to the ground. A girl of about seventeen or eighteen was holding a dagger, aiming for her cheek.

The girl wore a light green dress, had an oval face, and was quite beautiful, but unfortunately, the ruthlessness in her eyes gave her an aura that warned others to stay away.

Cheng Yaojia cried out in alarm. Seeing the dagger getting closer and closer, just as despair was about to set in, Song Qingshu suddenly appeared in front of her. He flicked the dagger with his finger, and the girl felt a tremendous force. The dagger flew from her hand and landed on the ground beside her, trembling.

The tingling sensation in her hand made the girl realize she was no match for him. Without hesitation, she turned to flee, but before she could move, Song Qingshu sealed her pressure points with a single finger strike, rendering her immobile.

Having subdued the girl, Song Qingshu helped Cheng Yaojia up. “Madam, what happened?”

Cheng Yaojia’s face was still showing signs of shock. Only after Song Qingshu patted her hand did she manage to calm down and begin to recount what had happened.

It turned out that after separating from Song Qingshu, Cheng Yaojia had wandered around aimlessly. She had already bought quite a few clothes, and as the young mistress of the Lu family, she had no shortage of jewelry. Finally, she mainly browsed cosmetic shops.

As the saying goes, a woman adorns herself for the one she loves. Being with Song Qingshu made her feel like a young girl in the throes of first love, always wanting to show him her most beautiful side.

The Golden Dragon Gang’s base didn’t keep any cosmetics, so she planned to buy some on this trip.

Everything else was fine, and she quickly gathered the necessary items, except for the rouge. She hadn’t found a suitable one. She usually used the rouge from the Jiangnan Koulanji brand at home; its texture perfectly complemented her skin tone, creating a harmonious effect.

But to her surprise, several shops had sold out of rouge. She finally found one with just the last box left, and as she was about to pay, another girl snatched it from the table.

Cheng Yaojia assumed it was a mistake and quickly explained that she had already bought the rouge. But the girl retorted, “You say this rouge is yours? Call it and see if it answers!” Cheng Yaojia was nearly driven mad with anger.

Normally, Cheng Yaojia, being shy and timid, would have given in such situations. However, this time she was dressing up for Song Qingshu, and having searched so many shops, she was unwilling to give up the last box.

The two women quickly started arguing over the rouge. The girl, clearly in the wrong, became enraged and attacked Cheng Yaojia, yelling that she would slash Cheng Yaojia’s face and then have no reason to use rouge.

Seeing the situation turning against them, Song Qingshu’s two Golden Dragon Gang henchmen rushed to help. However, the young girl, though young, possessed remarkably high martial arts skills, easily defeating them with a few punches and kicks, leaving them lying on the ground, unable to fight back.

Cheng Yaojia, left with no other choice, also intervened. As a disciple of Sun Bu’er, one of the Seven Disciples of Quanzhen, she was originally from a prestigious school. Unfortunately, her shy and reserved nature meant that her martial arts skills were already only partially effective. Furthermore, her marriage had somewhat diminished her abilities. Fortunately, her internal energy had improved somewhat over the years; otherwise, her current martial arts skills would probably be inferior to those of her youth.

But this young girl’s martial arts were clearly honed by a renowned master, and her attacks were far more ruthless. Cheng Yaojia quickly found herself on the defensive, and Song Qingshu arrived just as she was about to be defeated.

“So ruthless at such a young age! Today, I’ll teach you a lesson on behalf of your elders.” After hearing the whole story, Song Qingshu’s face darkened as he glared at the young girl. 

“You brat, what a big mouth! My granddaughter is none of your business to discipline.” 

Just then, a cold snort came from not far away.

Hearing the voice, the girl’s face lit up with joy: “Grandpa, Grandpa, come quick! Someone’s bullying me!”