Volume 1: This Heart's Inclination Chapter 2: Who Stole My Underpants?

  This is going to be a real collision, and the most precious "chicken" of Southern Qi will be born...

  A white shadow flashed, the person retreating at a speed as fast as a whirlwind, the wild grass on the shore was blown by that gust of wind, its leaves swaying and tangled in a mess. With a splash, someone dove back into the water...

  Tai Shi Lan immediately turned around and ran wildly, the black shadow flashed in the distance, the golden armor jumped, the guard had already heard the movement and rushed over, seeing his "master" running towards him with a bloody face, he was shocked and lost color.

  Tai Shi Lan lowered his face and rushed forward, shouting in a low voice, "There is a powerful enemy behind! The notorious Jianghu thief, Jiao Hua Ji, quickly set up an ambush to intercept!"

  "Yes!"

  The guards jumped off their horses one after another. Tai Shi Lan raised his hand, the fire starter shook and ignited, a spark flashed, swept across the grass, and fell under the horse's legs.

  The horse was immediately frightened, galloping and jumping wildly, infecting the surrounding horses, which fell into chaos. The guards didn't know what happened, shouting and trying to restrain them. Tai Shi Lan had already rushed to the nearest horse, throwing the box on its back with a loud "pa", then jumped up himself, slapping the horse's buttocks hard, "Go!"

  The fine horse let out a long whinny, raised its hooves and galloped sideways, in an instant it had sped several zhangs away, the guards who were caught off guard by the sudden movement of the horse looked up to see Tai Shi Lan about to escape.

  "You've just arrived and you're leaving, isn't that a bit rude?" A voice with a smile came, followed by a strong gust of wind, wailing like a cry. A ray of light shot out from the grass slope below, instantly crossing dozens of feet, directly pressing down on Ta Shi Lan's wildly galloping horse.

  Tai Shi Lan listened to the sound of the wind coming from afar, and it seemed as if it was coming from the grassy slope below the river water. The sharp cutting through the air made a hissing sound, like a flying sword riding the sky. Her eyebrows rose - could it be that person in the river who almost became a beggar? But just now, she clearly saw that he didn't have any weapons?

  Before the thought was even finished, a flash of snow light appeared at the end of the dark sky, and the sword had already arrived in pursuit. The wind was too loud, and Taishi Lan turned his head to clearly see that the horse's tail was flying high, a white splash, and then the sword energy swept past.

  That beautiful horse tail, scattered all over the place, turned into countless snow-white fine threads, like a spring night's downy dandelion, suddenly dispersing.

  The sword energy has not arrived, and the horse tail has already been destroyed. The cold air is cutting through her skin and muscles, and she is about to fall behind!

  Tai Shi Lan had never seen or thought that there was such a magical scene in the world, but she had one biggest advantage, which was being calm. Even in the face of great danger, she could remain calm with just a blink of her eyes. So she blinked her eyes and suddenly discovered that the sword was thin, sharp and transparent, without the imagined hilt, cord, or mouth!

  That seems to be an ice sword formed from frozen water!

  Tai Shi Lan suddenly stretched out his hand, and his fingers met the sword tip!

  A soft whoosh, almost instantly, that sharp and unmatched sword carrying boundless cold air pierced through Tai Shi's skin, a finger swipe of fresh blood splashing out, like the vibrant color of red plum blossoms.

  A chill ran down her spine, her whole body shuddered, and her face turned pale. However, she didn't hesitate, her palms clasped together, tightly grasping the hilt of the sword, shouting "Revert!"

  The voice was short and crisp.

  Even shorter and more concise is the sound of a sword shattering!

  In almost an instant, the transparent sword that seemed to be able to split even ghosts and gods suddenly began to turn white, emit smoke, shatter, and with a faint crackling sound, it transformed into a pool of clear water, flowing down from Taishi Huan's palm.

  The water is pink because it has been dyed with the blood from Tai Shi Lan's palm.

  The sword has disappeared.

  The scene was so surreal that everyone present was stunned into silence, momentarily losing the ability to speak or act.

  Including the one who turned river water into an ice sword and rode out on it.

  His move was unmatched in the Southern Qi, and even among his contemporaries, few could rival him. So much so that he himself couldn't understand how this sword suddenly "disappeared".

  Tai Shi Lan raised his head and saw that person. On a spring night with a gentle breeze, the green trees were like jade ornaments. The person was standing on a tree at the edge of a distant grassy slope. He seemed unwilling to wear other people's clothes, and instead, he was still naked, but his body was shining brightly, dazzling the eyes, making it impossible to see any important parts clearly. Only after careful observation did Tai Shi Lan discover that the person had actually used ice to cover himself in three places.

  At this time of warm spring, there is no ice in the river. So it was this person who condensed the ice with his internal force and formed the ice sword just now and the current ice clothes.

  This extraordinary idea, swift reaction, and exceptional martial arts skills caused the scorching hot light in Tai Shi Lan's eyes to surge up.

  She wants to capture him and make him hand over his secret recipe!

  She also wants to condense ice into a sword, take people's heads from thousands of miles away. Who dares to chase her? See one, cut one; see two, cut a pair!

  A glance at each other, but just for a moment.

  The person opposite was crystal clear, refracting light, with green leaves and flowers behind him, swaying in the wind, looking like a jade person with a pair of emerald wings, with a captivating beauty.

  Tai Shi Lan's mouth cornered downwards with a cold and disdainful arc - those with long wings were not just angels, but also birdmen.

  In a daze, the bird-like creature with flowing crystal light stared at her from afar, and yet seemed to see her expression, the corners of her mouth twitching, a faint smile.

  This smile made Shi Lang's eyes narrow, and without saying another word, he kicked his horse's belly.

  Let's go first!

  The horse galloped away, and at this moment everyone was stunned, and in an instant they could no longer catch up.

  The bird-like man with wings on his back remained motionless, gazing at her receding figure, his eyes thoughtful.

  The guards were slightly relieved and rushed up, "Master, how are you? What's going on with that thief..."

  "Ah——"

  A loud shout, Birdman waved his hand and the unlucky guard fell out, with a splash, the river water splashed three feet high.

  The glittering figure stood on the tree, looking in the direction where Tai Shi Lan escaped.

  Several guards hastily checked around, then counted the scattered objects on the ground. Finally, they came forward with pale faces to report: "Master, we lost twelve gold and silver items including a golden soap box and an amber bead necklace... We smashed ten jade plates and crushed three hairpins..." Linlin reported a large pile of things, and only vaguely mentioned at the end, "Also... Your jade belt hook is gone too..."

  The guard looked down with a guilty conscience, thinking that even the silk underwear pressed under your jade belt hook was gone...

  But it's better not to report this...

  The man on the tree was unmoved by the large pile of damaged gold, silver and jade utensils, not even looking at the fragments brought up by the guards, but only gazing in the direction where Tai Shi had gone, asking casually, "Hasn't the sachet of thousand-mile fragrance been taken off that horse?"

  "Returning to the master, there isn't."

  "Oh." He smiled meaningfully and floated down from the tree, his hand beckoning, and the clothes that had been stacked on one side fell to his feet.

  "Tonight I still have to attend the banquet of the Governor of Anzhou, and change clothes first."

  The beautiful maid stepped forward, her clothes rustling as she moved. The crowd held their breaths, their faces tense with anticipation.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  "Sure enough, before long, a low "Huh?" was heard, with a rising tone, full of doubt and anger."

  "Who stole my underwear?"