owlsbooks Chapter 56 Night Talk at the Yang Residence, Inviting the Moon to Test Her Sense
Chapter 56 Night Talk at the Yang Residence, Inviting the Moon to Test Her Sense
As night deepened, the Yang residence gradually returned to peace.
Although the daytime conflict was brief, it was bloody enough.
Qian Si had already led his men to clean up the corpses and bloodstains at the gate of the mansion, as if nothing had happened.
Those Imperial Guards who survived by sheer luck were temporarily settled by Shen Lian at a secret outpost outside the town, under the pretext of "needing to investigate the case and acting in secrecy."
On the surface, the entire town of Qixia appeared calm, but everyone knew that this was merely the calm before the storm.
An even larger storm, powerful enough to engulf the entire Nanyang Prefecture and even the entire Ming Dynasty, is quietly brewing.
In the backyard of the Yang residence, in Qin Shuyu's bedroom.
Yang Qian finally managed to coax his sister-in-law, who was in a state of mental turmoil due to the awakening of her past life memories, to sleep.
Looking at his sister-in-law's peaceful sleeping face, tinged with tears, he felt an overwhelming sense of pity and determination.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will avenge you! Whether it's the Li Yang Dynasty or the current emperor, one day I will make them pay a thousandfold, a hundredfold, for the blood debt of that year!"
He made a silent vow in his heart.
Then, he gently covered his sister-in-law with the blanket, turned around, and quietly left the room.
Instead of resting, he went straight to the front hall.
Because he knew that there were two more troublesome women waiting for him there.
Sure enough, when Yang Qian entered the front hall, Yaoyue and Lianxing were sitting on either side of the main seat.
A pot of fine pre-Qingming Longjing tea sat on the table, still steaming, but the atmosphere in the entire hall was as cold as an ancient ice cellar.
"Young Master Yang, have you finally decided to give it up?"
When Lianxing saw Yang Qian, a somewhat complicated smile appeared on her face. "I thought you were going to spend the whole night cuddling with your dear sister-in-law."
Her tone carried a subtle hint of sourness.
Yang Qian simply smiled faintly upon hearing this: "I've kept the two palace masters waiting."
He walked to the opposite side of the two men, casually found a seat, and poured himself a cup of tea.
"I wonder what brings the two palace masters here so late at night?" he asked, feigning ignorance.
"Hmph." Yaoyue snorted coldly.
Her clear, cold phoenix eyes were like two sharpest ice blades, staring intently at Yang Qian, as if trying to see right through him.
"Kid, you've got some tricks up your sleeve."
She spoke slowly, her voice icy and chilling, "First, you tricked us into becoming your bodyguards with a fabricated treasure. Now, you've used the Embroidered Uniform Guard to push your frail and helpless sister-in-law to the forefront, allowing her to display her astonishing swordsmanship talent and her peerless sword technique, which is suspected to be 'Transplanting Flowers and Jade'."
"Are you trying to drag our Yihua Palace down with you? Are you trying to make us take the brunt of the Ming Dynasty's wrath for you?"
Yaoyue, as expected of a seasoned veteran who has lived for decades, is meticulous and has a sharp eye.
She saw through part of Yang Qian's scheme at a glance.
She believed that Qin Shuyu's sudden outburst today was all orchestrated by Yang Qian behind the scenes!
The purpose was to expose her swordsmanship, which originated from the same source as that of the Yihua Palace!
This completely bound the Flower Palace to himself!
This forced the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Ming Dynasty court to be wary of the existence of the Yihua Palace when dealing with the Yang family!
What a brilliant move to use one tiger to devour another!
What a brilliant move to use someone's force against them!
This kid is incredibly cunning!
It was so deep that even she felt a little frightened!
After hearing Yaoyue's words, Yang Qian secretly broke out in a cold sweat.
He had to admit that this woman's ability to fill in the blanks was truly remarkable.
He hadn't thought that much about it. His sister-in-law's intervention today was a complete accident, but in Yaoyue's words, it turned into a carefully planned scheme.
However, this is for the best.
Let it be a misunderstanding.
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The more unfathomable she thinks of herself, the more advantageous it is for her.
"Hehe..." Yang Qian just smiled mysteriously upon hearing this.
He neither admitted nor denied it, but instead picked up his teacup and took a small sip.
"Palace Mistress Yaoyue, you flatter me. How could I possibly have such power? Besides, aren't we all in the same boat now? My troubles are your troubles, and your enemies are my enemies."
He deftly deflected Yaoyue's question.
"you!"
Yaoyue was so angry at his lukewarm attitude that her chest heaved!
She discovered that she couldn't gain any advantage over this kid at all!
Whether it's physical strength or cunning, it seems like he has me completely under his control!
This feeling made her extremely unhappy!
"Sister, don't be angry."
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become tense again, Lianxing quickly stepped in to smooth things over once more.
She stuck out her tongue at Yang Qian and said, "Young Master Yang, stop keeping us in suspense. Tell us quickly, what's the deal with your beautiful sister-in-law? Why does she know our Yihua Palace's 'Yihua Jieyu' technique? And what about her 'Man and Sword as One' realm? She looks so delicate, how could she be such a hidden sword prodigy?"
Lianxing asked a series of questions in one breath, which were also Yaoyue's biggest doubts.
Upon hearing this, Yang Qian gave a perfectly timed wry smile.
"Well..."
He put down his teacup and let out a long sigh.
"It's a long story. Actually, I don't know much about it either. All I know is that my sister-in-law seems to have amnesia and doesn't remember anything about her past. She only suddenly remembered that mysterious sword technique in her mind a month ago."
"As for why its swordsmanship is so similar to that of your Yihua Palace..."
Yang Qian shrugged, looking completely innocent, and said, "I have even less to say. Perhaps, this is fate."
He once again attributed everything to the two most unverifiable reasons: "amnesia" and "fate."
Anyway, there's no way to prove it now that the dead are dead, believe it or not.
Amnesia?
Upon hearing this, Yaoyue and Lianxing exchanged another glance.
This reason may sound absurd, but it seems to be the only reasonable explanation at the moment.
After all, a sword prodigy who can reach the state of "man and sword as one" must have an extraordinary background!
Perhaps she really was a peerless genius from a reclusive sword sect, but lost her memory due to some accident and ended up in this small Qixia Town. Then, by chance, she was picked up by Yang Qian, an equally mysterious guy.
This is highly likely!
"Hmph." Although Yaoyue was already seven or eight parts convinced in her heart, she still didn't hold back with her words.
"Whether she truly suffers from amnesia or is feigning it, from this day forward, she belongs to my Yihua Palace!"
She looked at Yang Qian and announced in an unquestionable, domineering tone,
"Her unparalleled swordsmanship talent cannot be wasted! I will personally take her as my disciple! I will impart to her all the secret techniques of my Yihua Palace! I will make her the strongest female swordswoman in the world!"
An unprecedentedly blazing light erupted in Yaoyue's eyes!
She saw in Qin Shuyu a hope that could carry forward the Yihua Palace and even bring it to an unprecedented height!
She wanted to mold Qin Shuyu into the sharpest sword in her hand!
An invincible sword capable of sweeping across the world and dominating all heroes!
Upon hearing this, Yang Qian's brows instantly furrowed into a knot!
To take his sister-in-law as his apprentice?
Are you kidding me!
How could he possibly let his innocent and kind sister-in-law fall into the hands of that ruthless and vicious female demon, Yaoyue?!
Isn't this like throwing lambs to the slaughter?!
"No!"
Yang Qian refused without hesitation!