Chapter 47 Cultivation

  One message after another was passed into the Miao Dao Pavilion, among Red Madam's attendants there really was a person nicknamed Gu Qiujue who was Red Madam's personal attendant and had gained her trust; moreover, Red Madam had gone out at night and returned very late, and what was even more crucial was that after returning, Red Madam's state of mind was somewhat deranged, from time to time bursting into loud laughter, which frightened some of the servants in the Cheng family.

  It's inexplicable that Red Lady came to Changshan County to help the Cheng family, but there's no reason for her not to take action personally. She can't be too proud of the Cheng family.

  No matter what, the Miao Dao Pavilion is in imminent danger! The Cheng family has gone to great lengths to invite Hong Furen, and their purpose is by no means just a dragon flag. There must be other actions to follow.

  The trees fell and the monkeys scattered. Everyone went their separate ways, or should they concentrate their strength and launch a fierce counterattack? It was up to Su Tang to decide.

  Back in the Miao Dao Pavilion, Su Tang locked himself in a secret room and only called Mo Xiaobai once to find some materials. Apart from that, there was no movement, and nobody knew what he was doing inside the secret room.

  Xiang, Xiao Bu Hui, Tong Fei and others sat in the back building, looking at each other without speaking. As long as Miao Dao Ge was there, their safety could be guaranteed. If Miao Dao Ge collapsed, their situation would become somewhat dangerous. Not to mention anything else, if they controlled Mo Xiao Bai, it wouldn't be difficult to find out where they were hiding. But, should they just get rid of Mo Xiao Bai now and kill him to silence him? Moreover, the people who had seen them at Miao Dao Ge weren't limited to just one Mo Xiao Bai. Just today, Long Qi suddenly encountered harm, causing them to become flustered. Many warriors on the scene already recognized them.

  The three of them all looked worried and were thinking about their own futures.

  Until the sky was bright, Su Tang finally came out of the secret room with a tired face. Mo Xiaobai had bought everyone breakfast, but no one was in the mood to eat, and everything tasted like wax.

  "I want to avenge Big Brother Long." Su Tang said calmly.

  Upon hearing this sentence, several people's expressions immediately became very colorful. You looked at me, I looked at you, and after a while, Xiao Buwu said slowly: "I also want to take revenge, but Hong Furen is in the Cheng family..."

  "The one I want to kill is her." Su Tang interrupted.

  "Who?" Xiao Buwu was taken aback, then shocked: "Mr. Su, you're saying... Red Madam?"

  "Hmm." Su Tang nodded.

  Everyone was stunned, they had always regarded the Cheng family as enemies, only because of the presence of Lady Hong, who was intimidated by the power of the Xia family and did not dare to take action. Su Tang, on the other hand, was straightforward and directly targeted Lady Hong from the start.

  Shoot the man before shooting the horse, capture the bandit before capturing the king. Although this saying is not wrong, it still needs to be considered in different situations. The principle is not absolute, and the consequences of going against the Xia family are unbearable to think about.

  "I really want to kill Hong Furen... Even with Gu Qi's protection, we still have a chance. Xiao Bu regretfully smiled: "But... Mr. Su, have you thought about it? From now on, we can only flee everywhere, and the Xia family will surely use all their strength to avenge that Hong Furen!"

  "Even if we don't do anything, do you think we can still stay in Changshan County?" Su Tang retorted.

  "It's different..." Xiao Bu regretted in a dry voice, killing Hong Fu Ren could only lead to wandering the world, leaving herself was just changing places to start anew, the concept was of course different.

  "Why kill Hong Niangzi?" Wen Xiang suddenly asked.

  "Xiao Gongfeng, have you been to Shangjing?" Su Tang didn't respond, his gaze shifted to Xiao Burei.

  "I've been in Beijing for a few years," said Xiao Buwu.

  "What is the name of the third young master of the Qi family?"

  "Third Young Master of the Qi Family?" Xiao Buwu furrowed his brow and thought for a moment: "Seems to be called... Qi Wenlong."

  "What if we remove the character 'wen'?"

  "Qī Lóng." Xiao Bu regretted rolling his eyes, this was purely a stupid question.

  "What if we reverse the two characters?" Su Tang asked again.

  "Long Qi..." Xiao Bu regretted suddenly froze, after a long time murmured: "This... this is just a coincidence..."

  "I don't know if it's a coincidence, unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to ask Long Ge and didn't have time to investigate." Su Tang said: "Actually... whether Long Ge is the third young master of the Qi family or not is unimportant. Hong Furen left the Cheng family last night with Gu Qijue, and Long Ge's death must be related to her! This is enough! Will you help me? If not, it's better to leave Changshan County early, or you will get involved."

  "You can avenge Mr. Long recklessly, then... if one of us dies, you will also persist, right?" A hint of sadness flowed out from Xiang's eyes, and it was unclear what she was thinking about.

  Su remained silent, unwilling to answer such hypothetical questions which were meaningless.

  "I'll help you." Wen Xiang said softly.

  "Considering your relationship with Longqi is only a few years, and as for Mr. Su, it's just been a few days... Even you guys are willing to... Alright, alright, count me in." Xiao Bu regretted, shaking his head with a bitter smile, feeling like he was being hijacked.

  Tong Fei sat quietly, his face revealing a struggling expression. He didn't speak much, but that didn't mean he was stupid. Whether he participated or not, the risks he bore far exceeded those of others. If Su Tang and Wen Xiang were to fall into a desperate situation in the Xia family's pursuit, Tong Fei wouldn't even have that one chance - it would be ten deaths with no survival!

  Tong Fei was very clear about his greatest advantage and disadvantage, which lay in his physique. When taking action to approach a target, as long as he could conceal his murderous intentions, the target would usually ignore his existence because of his extremely short stature; people generally wouldn't pay attention to those they had to look down on to see. However, once his identity was exposed, his greatest advantage turned into a disadvantage. Su Tang and Wen Xiang could disguise themselves and blend in with the crowd, but he couldn't; no matter how much makeup he wore, he would still be recognizable at a glance.

  "Good." Tóng Fēi said in a hoarse voice.

  "Children don't need to participate in the action, you just need to help me with one thing in advance and then leave Changshan County immediately." Su Tang said.

  Tong Fei was slightly surprised and turned his head to glance at Su Tang.

  "Do you have plans?" Wen Xiang asked.

  "Uh-huh."

  "We've practically put our lives in your hands, so can't you be a bit more honest with us?" Wen Xiang asked softly: "Tell us, what are you really after?"

  "There are two reasons." Su Tang smiled: "First, Brother Long has a favor to me, this... you won't understand even if I say it out loud. Secondly, I remembered some things that Brother Long said before - that person decided to charge forward all the way, she wants to defeat all her opponents and destroy all difficulties and obstacles, because that's her cultivation, so she will never back down."

  "Practicing asceticism?" Wen Xiang was shocked: "You can't be... treating this as your ascetic practice?!"