Diligence System: From Servant to Martial King-Chapter 339 - 272: The Noble Lady’s Shyness, Good and Bad News, Heavy Pupils Appear Again, Flower Cage Sect Conference_4
Senior Brother Qiao said, "Brother Hua, you really are deep-minded, plotting in such a way." Nangong Liuli listened to Li Xian’s sincere words, her heart couldn’t help but waver. Observing Li Xian’s eyes, she found him unpredictable and extremely mysterious, sometimes near, sometimes far... Truly, she couldn’t tell which words were true and which were false... hard to fathom.
Will he really offer a helping hand to pull us out of this mess?
Li Xian packed up the leftovers and then stuffed the walnut into his mouth. He left with Senior Brother Qiao.
Having gone through this incident, Nangong Liuli felt both hopeful and hopeless. Her thoughts were chaotic, her mind constantly pondering over Li Xian’s character and his true intentions...
Bian Qiaoqiao didn’t understand the situation, she listened to what Li Xian had said earlier, and actually felt used as a tool for merit. Extremely humiliated, she resolved not to eat another bite of Li Xian’s food.
The iron chains fastened the prison door securely. In a narrow passageway below, Senior Brother Qiao and Li Xian walked one after the other. The candlelight on both sides was dim.
Li Xian asked, "Senior Brother Qiao, what typically happens to girls like these?"
Senior Brother Qiao said, "Sigh... to be honest, girls like these, even if captured, live better than us."
Li Xian said, "Oh?" Senior Brother Qiao said, "Our Flower Cage Sect only captures wealthy and beautiful women. Naturally, it’s for profit and beauty. To be frank, I vaguely heard Elder Ye Cheng mention it once."
"These two women were captured at someone’s behest, involving some dispute. But specifically who, I’m not sure. And it seems that person gave the right to dispose of the two women to our Flower Cage Sect. Moreover... the elder who initially captured the two women has already died."
"If I guessed right, these two women will probably end up as ’concubines.’"
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Li Xian returned to his room, moving the filth, and focused on inner cultivation. Senior Brother Qiao met with Ye Cheng and relayed all the words from the prison.
Ye Cheng nodded slightly, feeling quite satisfied. Though there were many disciples in the Flower Cage Sect, most were lustful and incompetent. This one, while cunning, was ambitious and usable.
Senior Brother Qiao asked, "Elder Ye, do you still want to replace the person feeding them?" Ye Cheng thought, "Since this one is capable, let him have the chance to show off. Plus, the prison is full of mechanisms, and the path on the boat is winding and complicated. Even without the ropes, if her hands and feet were free, she could run for days without escaping."
At this moment, having escaped the encirclement, they were about to enter the Flower Cage Sect’s "Water Altar," so he relaxed, loosening the discipline. The disciples of the Flower Cage Sect changed their practice hours to between the "辰" and "巳" hours.
No more need to turn day and night upside down.
This place is "Dongran Lake," known as one of the three major "lakes" in Yu Nan Dao. The lake is vast as the sea, endless. It is even reputed to be the "largest lake in Yu Nan Dao."
Unconsciously, Li Xian was already taking in the rare, strange scenery. Although all he saw was faint white mist, not much of a magnificent sight.
The "辰" and "巳" hours passed.
Li Xian leaned against the railing, watching the lake surface. He pondered silently:
"This water is vast, if I enter it, I will sink, and the lake bottom is dark and gloomy, directions indistinguishable, surely hiding many dangers. Even if I dive quietly when no one is looking, it would be hard to escape."
"I wonder if Nangong Liuli and Bian Qiaoqiao have the ability to escape from such a dangerous place. They come from great families; facing the ’clean rising, turbid sinking’ trait, they might have a way to cope. If not, even if they could sneak out on the boat, they could only resign to fate."
The situation is like water, changes in an instant.
Li Xian diligently practiced martial arts, thoroughly honing the "Flying Serpent Hand."
[Flying Serpent Hand]
[Skill Level: 2569/3000 Great Success]
The martial arts are gradually achieving great success, the moves returning to simplicity and becoming naturally perfect. Many Flower Cage Sect disciples are far inferior. Ye Cheng saw that Li Xian was indeed talented and nodded in approval, a smile on his face.
At noon.
The food hall cooked fish, but the method was crude. The scales and guts weren’t cleaned properly, and it was cooked to a stinking extreme. Li Xian, repressing his disgust, ate the fish clean.
Then he sought out Ye Cheng, explained the two women’s plight honestly. Ye Cheng said, "It’s been hanging for over half a month; let that little girl go, she doesn’t cause trouble." He nodded in agreement. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Li Xian prepared fish broth and proceeded to the dungeon. The candlelight was dim, casting a haunting glow. From yesterday, Nangong Liuli had been filled with thoughts of Li Xian, and upon hearing footsteps approach, she immediately looked up. Her eyes complex, both fearful and faintly expectant.
"You... what kind of person are you, after all?" she was full of questions.
Bian Qiaoqiao glared angrily and muttered, "Oh, you damned scoundrel, you still dare to come!" As Li Xian unlocked the prison door and just stepped in, Bian Qiaoqiao twisted her waist, her body swinging towards him.
Li Xian raised a hand, grabbed her, and tossed her far away. Bian Qiaoqiao screamed miserably, spinning rapidly in the air. Li Xian laughed and said, "Do you give in?"
Bian Qiaoqiao admitted, "I give in, I give in." She conceded defeat.
Li Xian unlocked the food box, revealing two red fish steaming. Though the fish meat was coarse and fishy, everyone on the boat was eating this fish.
Li Xian removed the walnut. The two women coughed lightly a few times and were able to speak again. Li Xian laughed, "Little Sister Bian, are you going to eat?"
Bian Qiaoqiao cursed, "I’m not eating!" Li Xian asked, "Sister Liuli... will you eat?"
Nangong Liuli frowned, staring at Li Xian. Truly, she couldn’t see through his thoughts. Always wise and calm, she was well regarded among her family. With exceptional martial arts talent and excellent family management.
She was always sharp and precise in assessing people and situations. However, with Li Xian standing with his back to the candle, his face dark and flickering, near and far, intimate and distant. Neither adhering to the orthodox sects’ pedantic diligence nor the wicked sects’ obscene wantonness.
He was in a class of his own... hard to gauge. Nangong Liuli said, "Bian Qiaoqiao, it is not the time to be stubborn. We should eat and drink our fill to have a chance to kill this villain in the future."
Bian Qiaoqiao said, "Alright."
Li Xian smiled and said, "Sister Liuli is really pragmatic. Today, I have one good news and one bad news for you, which one would you like to hear first?"
Nangong Liuli said, "Hmph, just say them both."
Li Xian said, "The good news... Elder Ye Cheng is compassionate and allowed me to let you down, so you can touch the ground. Let’s hope you don’t really become fairies and drift away."
Bian Qiaoqiao and Nangong Liuli both felt a surge of joy.
Bian Qiaoqiao asked, "And the bad news?"
Li Xian said, "Sigh... we’re about to enter the Water Altar. When that time comes, even if you have great divine powers, it’ll be impossible to escape."
