Moonlight and wind

Chapter 284: Seeing the Flower Boat Again

Shan Zimo continued to move forward in the purple miasma, taking every step very carefully, fearing that he would step on some fatal mechanism and be shot to death by arrows. He frowned, his lips tightly closed, his eyes fixed on the front, and he slowly raised his hand to push aside a patch of reeds in front of him.

Shan Zimo saw a winding river behind the lush aquatic plants.

The river, shrouded in miasma, sparkled with blue and purple light, like countless dazzling gems. The gurgling river made a pleasant sound, which made people feel relaxed and happy.

"So, next, I need to cross the river to reach the Luohui Sect's headquarters," Shan Zimo pondered as he looked at the silk-like winding river, "I'm afraid there's something wrong with this water!"

Just as Shan Zimo was still trying to figure out the strangeness of the river water in his mind, a flower boat came around the corner.

"What? Princess Kirigakure's flower boat actually went this deep?" Shan Zimo was surprised and happy.

The surface of the flower boat was covered with exquisite carvings and painted with various flowers; the bow was decorated with a snake head, which was majestic yet gentle; colorful silk was hung at the stern, adding a lively atmosphere.

There is an exquisite pavilion on the flower boat, with flying eaves, carved beams and painted buildings, and surrounded by light gauze. When the breeze blows, the light gauze sways gently, and you can smell bursts of fragrance. The tables and chairs in the pavilion are elegantly decorated. A woman stands in the middle, leaning on the railing and looking at Shan Zimo.

The lights were on on the flower boat, and the gentle light shone on the woman's face, making it even more beautiful!

"Is it a beauty trap?" Shan Zimo still hasn't given up trying to figure out the purpose of the flower boat's appearance.

"Sir, would you like to take a boat?" The voice was as gentle as a spring breeze. Every word was like bubbles in Dan Zimo's ears, containing endless tenderness, exploding in his ears.

"What conditions?" Shan Zimo crossed his hands in front of his chest, his eyes were deep and bright, with a smile on the corners of his mouth.

The corners of the woman's mouth curled up slightly, gradually spreading to the tip of her eyebrows, and her red lips lifted slightly: "What is your true heart, young master?"

Shan Zimo waved his hand and said, "No! It's too expensive!"

The woman stood on the flower boat in a daze, then quickly came to her senses, lowered her head slightly, and her cheeks flushed, adding a bit of shyness and charm, "Is it that my flower boat is not attractive enough for you? Why don't you get on board and I will dance for you."

"The price is too high, I can't afford it!" Shan Zimo tried to get into the water and wade across the river by himself!

"Sir, although this river doesn't look deep, it has many undercurrents. You should take my boat to cross the river," the woman hesitated, "Then the sincerity is just a joke from me!"

"You should have said it earlier!" Shan Zimo jumped onto the flower boat without hesitation, walked into the pavilion, looked around, and praised, "It's worthy of the work of Princess Wuyin, it's so luxurious!"

"Princess Kiriin?" The woman looked questioning.

"Your boss, don't you know?" Shan Zimo looked at the peerless beauty in front of him with the same questioning eyes. The next second, he shuttled between the bow and the stern and found that there were no red and white lanterns on the flower boat!

"My name is Hua Yingxue," the woman introduced. "Sir, are you going to the Luohui Sect?"

"Yingxue?" Shan Zimo sat in front of the Bailing platform, the light from the table reflected on his face, "It reminds me of someone."

Now that she had something to talk about, Yingxue quickly picked up the topic and asked, "Who do you think of, young master?"

"Oh!" Shan Zimo shook his head and said with a smile: "It is definitely a knife, the Cold Star Reflecting Snow Knife. Its owner is Ziyu. I thought of him now."

In a blink of an eye, it has been half a year since Shan Zimo left Xueying Hall. At this moment, he was briefly brought back to his memory.

Yingxue, whose face was just like a blooming flower in spring, now looked like a withering leaf in autumn, with a bit of beauty and sorrow. She sat opposite Shan Zimo, holding her cheek with one hand and rubbing her handkerchief with the other, her eyes slightly red, as if tears would fall at any time.

"What happened?" Shan Zimo was startled and fell backwards involuntarily. "I didn't do anything to you, did I?"

"Oh," With a soft sigh, Yingxue gently stroked her chest, as if to soothe her inner pain.

"Tell me straight, what's going on?" Shan Zimo frowned, feeling anxious and a little overwhelmed.

"My life is so miserable!" Yingxue said, frowning, her eyes full of melancholy and helplessness, "I was sold to this flower boat by my gambling-addicted brother when I was still a young girl. In all these years, I have never met a man as straightforward as you, who is not blinded by beauty. He is such a good man!"

Upon hearing this, Shan Zimo leaned back strategically, put his hands behind his head, and looked at Yingxue who was complaining in front of him with a cynical expression, "It's mainly because my family education is strict. I was not allowed to fall in love early since I was young. I feel miserable too. I came here, where there are so many beauties. It would be wonderful to be a Wei Xiaobao in another world!"

"Who is Wei Xiaobao?" Yingxue looked at him with her eyes wide open.

"He is so powerful, he has many wives and concubines!" Shan Zimo said with a smile.

"Since you are willing to emulate Master Wei, why don't you cultivate a marriage with Yingxue in this life and help me escape the miserable fate of this flower boat?" Yingxue was so excited that she knelt down at Shan Zimo's feet with a plop. She was so fast that Shan Zimo didn't even have time to react!

At this moment, a multiple-choice question flashed through Shan Zimo's mind: to help or not to help? There were destined to be two identical outcomes after clicking on it.

Helping Yingxue up meant he had promised her that if he didn't keep his word after getting off the boat, he would probably die and feed the snake with his heart and lungs.

If he didn't help Yingxue up, it would mean that he didn't agree to her request. Maybe in the next second, she would feed his heart and lungs to the spirit snake!

Shan Zimo thought for a while and shook his head, "Marriage is a serious matter, it must be decided by parents' orders and matchmaker's words! I'm afraid my words will ruin the girl's future." Then he got up and ran out of the pavilion, standing in front of the railing looking at the ripples on the water.

Hua Yingxue, kneeling on the ground, lowered her head with a look of disgust on her face. She suddenly raised her head, looked at where Shan Zimo was, stretched out a hand, hooked her fingers, flashed behind Shan Zimo, and slapped him on the shoulder. Shan Zimo turned around, and the eagle-claw-like hand tightly grasped his throat!

"What kind of bastard do you want to learn from Wei Xiaobao!" Hua Yingxue's eyes widened, revealing a fierce aura, but with her beautiful face, it weakened the viciousness a bit. "Then Wei Xiaobao must also be punished by having his heart and lungs dug out!"

A dagger popped out from Hua Yingxue's other wrist and stabbed towards Shan Zimo's heart!

"Ah!" Yuwen Lin fell heavily into a huge pit! He struggled to get up, his face covered in mud, and looked up at the distant cave entrance, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Jianyun, help!"

Just as he was desperately shouting for help, suddenly, his eyes went dark and a black mass fell towards him!