svetikya Chapter 13 Little Li Flying Dagger in Hand, Righteous Scholar
Chapter 13 Little Li Flying Dagger in Hand, Righteous Scholar
Wei Wu and Lin Xian'er sat inside the hall.
Mr. Mei was captivated by the slowly unfolding painting by Wang Wei before him. His usually discerning eyes were now greedily fixed on the painting, his gaze following its every movement, and he kept exclaiming, "Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Just then, a person rushed out of the inner room like the wind.
The moment he stepped out, Li Xunhuan regretted it. His face was flushed, whether from the alcohol or from the embarrassment of realizing his mistake, but beneath the flush was a pale white. His mouth seemed to be filled with a bitter taste—"In what name, and for what reason, can I stand up now?"
Just because of a child's two questions, does she really have the audacity to come over and ask a man if he has improper thoughts about my sister-in-law or my cousin?
A strong sense of morality tormented Li Xunhuan, making him hesitate even to get angry. Yet, he was genuinely angry. The conflicting emotions burned like a raging fire in his already burdened lungs. "Cough cough cough!" He finally coughed forcefully, so forcefully that tears squeezed from the corners of his eyes—this was quite unusual, as he had thought he had already cried all his tears in the years of suffering.
But he managed to suppress his anger, only to find himself in a dilemma. He awkwardly looked at Mr. Mei and the two strangers in front of him and laughed, trying his best to keep his voice completely emotionless: "I was drinking inside when I heard that some guests had arrived, so I came out to see who they were. I didn't want to leave too quickly and may have offended you. Please forgive me."
Master Mei's heart was entirely focused on the painting; he had long since transcended the self and the object, so he wouldn't care about Li Xunhuan. Upon hearing this, he simply waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care.
Lin Xian'er looked at the impetuous middle-aged man with displeasure. After only a couple of glances, she felt both surprise and fear at the same time. She was surprised because she recognized him as the famous "Little Li Scholar" Li Xunhuan, and she was afraid because Wei Wu had previously said that Li Xunhuan's martial arts skills were very high.
The higher a person's martial arts skills, the more battle achievements they need to prove themselves, and the more people they kill. Therefore, she was afraid that Li Xunhuan would discover her impure intentions and kill her on the spot without explanation.
Fortunately, Li Xunhuan was not a man of indiscriminate killing, unlike Long Xiaoyun who killed without reason.
His eyes glanced at Lin Xian'er, and although he was initially amazed by her beauty, he only blinked twice before turning his gaze to Wei Wu, fixing it on Wei Wu.
Wei Wu smiled when he killed, and he smiled when he didn't kill, so his smile always carried a sense of detachment, but this time it was full of sincerity.
It's the sincerity of meeting a wealthy benefactor!
[The martial art "Little Li Flying Dagger" has been detected and added to the database!]
[Detected the martial art "Iron Shirt" and has been added!]
[The medical book "Mei Family Medical Classic" has been detected and added to the database!]
Wei Wu first clicked the "+" on his simple interface, placed Little Li Flying Dagger in the self-training slot, and then said:
"To have Li Xunhuan, the 'Number One Blade Under Heaven,' call you a friend, how can that be considered an offense?"
Li Xunhuan smiled upon hearing this, but a melancholy aura always clung to him, making even his smile tinged with bitterness. "What's your name? How about we have a drink together?"
"Wei Wu. Li Xunhuan's wine must be a rare and fine vintage; we must drink it."
Wei Wu stood up, but his gaze passed over Li Xunhuan and landed on the tall and strong Tie Chuanjia behind Li Xunhuan. It was as if he saw Long Xiaoyun cowering in the corner of the room through Tie Chuanjia, and his smile became more sincere.
The room wasn't big.
Mr. Mei's drunken eyes swept over Wei Wu and Lin Xian'er, muttered "troublesome," and then rubbed his head as he headed back into the house.
He simply walked aside, sniffed the air, then frowned and returned to Wei Wu, asking, "You also know medicine?"
"I know a little."
"No wonder you smell of medicine." Mr. Mei turned around deliberately, as if just to say this, before turning back.
Everyone knew that Mr. Mei was eccentric, so they didn't mind and took their seats.
Wei Wu had just sat down, and before the wine in front of him was even poured, he looked around the room and said, "How long are you going to hide?"
Iron armor faces were shrouded in frost.
Li Xunhuan said with a smile, "I almost forgot there was a child."
He deliberately emphasized the word "children" very much, but did not deny that Long Xiaoyun was inside the house.
Long Xiaoyun finally came out of it.
Yuan Yuan's face was pale and bloodless, and his eyes were filled with tears. If an elderly person or a person with children saw him like this, they would surely be deceived and think that the child had suffered a great injustice.
"thump!"
Long Xiaoyun knelt down directly opposite Wei Wu, her eyes brimming with tears. "Master Wei, I only made a mistake in a moment of weakness. Why do you insist on pursuing me relentlessly? Have you forgotten that it was my mother who saved you last year and kept you in the plum garden? Otherwise, you wouldn't be where you are today!"
His eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "I'm the only son my father and mother have. If you kill me today, my father will definitely find a master to hunt you down, and my mother will weep for the rest of her life, filled with regret. Why are you doing this?"
He knew that simply mentioning his father wouldn't threaten Wei Wu, so he could only bring up his mother, trying to bind Wei Wu with gratitude and loyalty.
Seeing Long Xiaoyun's state, Li Xunhuan's heart softened even more. He said, "Friend Wei, how about I give you face? I'll treat you to a drink, and you'll forgive this child this time. If he does it again, you won't need to lift a finger; I'll just grab him and dump him in front of you. How about that?"
Wei Wu neither agreed nor refused, but suddenly said, "This child started killing when he was seven years old. He was the steward of Li Yuan. The old man was seriously ill and had no other choice but to come to Xingyun Manor. When he saw that the old man was coughing painfully, he took a knife and slit the old man's throat, saying that it was a way to relieve the old man's suffering."
When he was eight years old, because a pageboy disobeyed him, he ordered the pageboy's arms and legs to be broken and then drowned in a pond.
"When he was ten years old, he allowed his vicious dog to bite people, and the dog bit someone to death. The person's family came to complain, which upset him. So, in front of the family, he killed the dog and insisted that the dog be buried with the girl who was bitten to death."
Later that night, a fire broke out in that family's house, and all eight members perished.
"besides……"
Wei Wu recounted one astonishing and chilling event after another, even startling Mr. Mei, who was sleeping in the inner room. He poked his head out and looked at the kneeling Long Xiaoyun in astonishment, clicking his tongue in amazement:
"This child is not bad-looking, but his mind is extremely vicious. He truly deserves the description of 'a face of Buddha but a heart of a snake.' At such a young age, he has killed more people than Mr. Mei has saved!"
Li Xunhuan opened his mouth, the bitterness between his brows growing even stronger. He never imagined that his elder brother and cousin could raise their son to be such a ruthless person.
But seeing Long Xiaoyun's expression, he remained silent for a long time before finally closing his eyes and saying:
"Brother Wei, he is still young. If someone is willing to discipline him strictly, he can still become a useful person and reform himself in the future, thus atoneing for his sins."