Jianghu Is Not Solitude

Meng Chun Lou became anxious and chased after that person. After chasing for about half a kilometer, she finally saw that person again.

He subconsciously quickened his pace, and the person in front of him also quickened his pace, maintaining a distance of over a hundred feet from him.

The man seemed to be avoiding the crowd. He chose a place with fewer people and walked around the city. Then, he turned around and headed towards the south of the city.

Meng Chun Lou coldly stared at that person's back and thought, "You bold little thief, I want to see what tricks you have up your sleeve."

After exiting the city, there was no longer anyone outside. The person turned his head and smiled, "Sir, could it be that you are old and have bad legs, which is why you are walking so slowly?"

When Meng Chun Lou heard this, she couldn't help but feel angry. She stuffed the front of her robe into her belt and angrily said, "Bold thief, let's see how I will take you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his feet pushed off urgently and his body shot up like a big bird. The person in front of him sneered, and like an arrow leaving the bow, his body suddenly shot forward several meters, the two of them kept up a distance of over a hundred feet like two night eagles in the dark. Meng Chun Lou wanted to close the distance, but the person in front of him wanted to open up the distance, but he couldn't, so he chased after them for more than a dozen miles!

All of a sudden, a dense forest appeared in front of them. Meng Chunlou thought to himself, "Not good. After flying into the forest, that person's trail was cut off!"

A light breeze blew, causing the leaves to rustle. Meng Chunlou frowned and shouted, "Little thief, what are you trying to lure me here for? Why are you not willing to show yourself? "

"Great Hero Meng, I still don't know if you and I are friends or enemies. How would you dare to meet me?" The voice of the person was clearly much sharper than before. In this dense forest, it seemed much more sinister.

"Whether you are a friend or an enemy depends on your nature. If you have evil intentions and you are full of evil schemes, then my Meng Spring Pavilion will naturally not let you go!" Meng Chunlou listened attentively as he spoke, trying to find out where the person was hiding.

"If you think this way, then we can only be enemies!" That person could not help but let out a long sigh. "What a pity!"

He let out a long sigh as his voice became weaker. It was as if he had fled far away. Meng Chunlou was shocked. He suddenly let go of his body and flew deep into the forest!

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly heard the sound of the river splashing against the shore. A familiar fishy smell drifted over with the wind. Meng Quan could not help but think to himself, "How did I catch up to the river?"

Meng Chunlou's heart stirred. He stretched out his hand to brush away the grass and reeds, then slowly walked towards the sound of the zither. After walking only a few steps, he suddenly saw a pavilion with a river in the middle. On the pavilion's stone table was a pearl the size of a teacup.

There was a person sitting beside the stone table playing the zither in a relaxed manner, but his back was facing Meng Chunlou, so it was impossible to tell how he looked like. Beside him was a sword, which Meng Chunlou instantly recognized as his Soul Shocking Sword.

At this time, the zither music suddenly stopped. That person laughed lightly and said, "Hero Meng, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Who are you? Why did you steal my sword? " Meng Chun Lou asked.

"Let me help you correct this. I didn't steal your sword, but picked it up. Can the things I picked up be counted as stolen?" the man said.

"My sword was obviously hidden in a small alley in the city, but now it's in your hands, do you still dare to say that it wasn't stolen?" Meng Chun Lou asked.

"Does it count as hiding on someone else's roof?" The man sneered. "Then wouldn't it be normal for me to like to walk on someone else's roof?"

"Forcing logic!" Meng Chun Lou glared angrily at that person, "You can't possibly let go of this bead, right?" You can't be saying that you also picked up this pearl, right? "

That person waved his left hand, causing the zither to ring wildly. He then smiled and said, "To me, stealing is only a matter of stealing something that I don't know where it is. If I know where it is hidden, then it can't be considered stealing, it can only be considered stealing!"

"No matter what you say, you still stole my things!" Meng Chun Lou said angrily.

"Alright, since you insist on thinking that way, then I won't bother arguing anymore! What do you want? " the man asked.

"Get back what doesn't belong to you, and then I'll bring you back to see an official!" Meng Chun said.

"What's there to be afraid of? I'm not a thief! " Meng Chun said.

"You stole the official name of the messenger and the identity of the fortune-teller. Do you still dare to say that you're not a thief?" The man asked with a smile.

Meng Chun Lou could not help but feel nervous as she said, "It seems that you know a lot about me!"

"Not much. I just happened to see something I shouldn't have seen!" The man smiled.

"Who exactly are you? Do you dare to face me head on? " Meng Chun Lou asked.

"Hahaha!" It seems that after Meng Chun Lou left his hiding place, he really did not care about worldly affairs. Otherwise, how could he not know who I was? Fine, let me give you a hint! "How many people in the world are good at stealing, and are proficient in qinggong and solitary martial arts?" the man asked.

The man suddenly turned around, revealing the face of a middle-aged man. He had a short beard, big, thin eyebrows, and wrinkles on his face. He laughed, "Little Meng, how have you been?"

When Meng Chunlou saw this person, he immediately smiled and said, "Damn you, Qiu Wuchang. You chased me so hard!"

Qiu Wuchang laughed maniacally towards the sky and said, "I just wanted to test your ability. I didn't expect that you would still be the same as ever!"

"You are wrong! For me to be able to maintain the same distance from you shows that my Qing Gong has advanced further! " Meng Chun Lou laughed.

"Hahaha!" "Makes sense!" "Come, come, come. We haven't seen each other in a long time, it's time to have a drink. Quickly, sit down!"

Meng Chun Lou didn't hold back and immediately stood up to sit in the pavilion. Then she asked, "Big Brother Qiu, when did you come to Yangzhou as well?"

Only then did he sigh and say, "This year, there was a flood in Jiangxi and Hunan, and the people were displaced. The food and money that was sent from Yangzhou was like a cup of water, and I could not bear it any longer, so I thought that the Yangzhou officials might have the suspicion that they were corrupt, so I came over to investigate. I did not expect that the Yangzhou government officials would be so greedy that they mistakenly found out!"

"So, you stole his precious pearl to teach him a lesson?" Meng Chun Lou asked with a smile.

"I don't think so! What I want is to use the pearl to threaten this dog official, to let him put his conscience right, and not to try to get more food! I never thought that you would interfere! " Qiu Impermanence said with a wry smile.

"That's right!" I've always wondered, I didn't even do anything, why did Prefect Chen's pearl disappear? This is too ridiculous! " Meng Chun Lou smiled bitterly.

"At that time, I didn't recognize you two. I only heard you two go to Prefect Chen's place to harass him, so I wanted to steal his treasure and take this opportunity to frame you. Only when I found out that you were from Meng Chun House did I regret it!" Qiu Wuchang laughed.

"Then when did you recognize me as Meng Chun Lou?" Meng Chun Lou asked curiously.

"Have you forgotten about the incident where Li Zhi stabbed you at the Champion Monastery? Although that Li Zhi Wu is average, he has a pair of poisonous eyes, which allows him to distinguish if other people are disguising themselves or not. I was eating wine next door, so I paid special attention and only after a closer look did I recognize you as Meng Chun Lou! Later on, I found out from fortune-teller that you spent one or two taels of silver to buy his attire, and thus found the place where you kept the Soulshake Sword! " Qiu Wuchang laughed.

"So that's how it is!" Meng Chun Lou laughed bitterly, "No wonder someone came to save us after we were trapped in the Chen Mansion. You already knew I was from Meng Chun Lou!" Meng Chun said.

"That's right, I was afraid that the muddled magistrate would think of you as the murderer, so I took the risk to rescue him. I didn't expect the two of you to not appreciate it and instead promised the prefect that you would help him recover his lost things. Qiu Impermanence said with a wry smile.

"That Prefect Chen was deceived by us and has decided to spend all his coveted money. He even wants to use the wealth in the city to donate money to help the victims. Since he wants to repent, I have no choice but to agree!" Meng Chun Lou sighed.

"Sigh!" Even if we can change our character this time, we can't change it the next time! " Qiu Wuchang said.

"The situation is critical right now. Let's get over the current situation first. If he does it again in the future, it won't be too late to take his life!" As Meng Chunlou spoke, he suddenly thought of the hairpin and the maidservant. He then asked, "Brother Qiu, not only did the Chen residence lose its treasure pearl, it also lost a maidservant and hairpin. You also did this, right?"

"That's right!" At that time, in order to divert the Chen Mansion's attention, I stole away the maidservant and hairpin. "This way, not only can I help you get rid of your crimes, I can also help you make Chief Chen mistaken that the thing was stolen by that maidservant. I can now stay out of this matter!" Qiu Wuchang laughed.

"What about the maidservants?" Meng Chun Lou asked.

"I gave her a lot of silver and told her to go back to her hometown to be filial to her parents. She's so happy!" Qiu Wuchang laughed.

"Oh, if that's the case, then she finally has a home to return to!" Meng Chun Lou gave a faint smile and asked, "What about that hairpin?"

Qiu Wuchang immediately reached into his bosom and took out a hairpin. He placed it on the table and said with a smile, "I've prepared everything for you!"

Meng Chunlou immediately smiled and said, "It seems like you're deliberately trying to help me!"

Qiu Wuchang smiled calmly, "I saw how the two of you were busy and I knew that you must have some tricks up your sleeves. How could I ruin your plans? However, I am also a curious person, can you tell me your plans for the next step? "

"I intend to place the pearl and hairpin in Zhao Daxing's home and blame him for this. In addition, I also want to make sure that the Chen Residence will be under Zhao Daxing's control, after all, this animal is a wicked and unscrupulous beast, he deserves to die!" Meng Chun Lou said angrily.

"Alright!" Qiu Wuchang smacked the table heavily, "If it's like this, then that would be great! To tell you the truth, I had wanted to kill Zhao Dexian to eliminate him for the common people a long time ago, but unfortunately, due to his background, I was unable to make a decision! "

"What kind of background does he have? "He's just a drunken profiteer!" Meng Chun Lou laughed coldly.

"Wrong!" He's not as simple as you think! " With a solemn expression, Qiu Wuchang let out a long sigh and said, "His backer is the Fulfillment Hall, not many people can afford to offend him!"

"Ru Yi Hall? What was going on? A new sect? " Meng Chun Lou asked.

"Ru Yi Hall is a gang that has only risen up in recent years, and it has relied on lending, speculation, opening shops, and mergers and acquisitions. These few years, it has developed very rapidly, and it is not an exaggeration to say that its power has far surpassed that of the Beggar Gang!" Qiu Wuchang said.

"What?" They can actually overtake the power of the number one clan in the world? " Meng Chun Lou asked in surprise.

"That's right!" Even though the Beggar Clan is powerful now, in front of the Ru Yi Hall, they are like stars in the bright moon. Qiu Wuchang said.

"What about them? Is it decent? " Meng Chun Lou asked.

"On the surface, it looks alright, but I don't know behind the scenes!" Qiu Impermanence said with a wry smile.

"Since they can support someone like Zhao Dexian, I guess they can't do much!" Meng Chun said.

"Therefore, this is the right time for you to make a comeback!" A look of joy appeared on Qiu Wuchang's face, "Did you know? "All these years, if you don't show your face in the martial arts world, the change in the martial arts world is too great!"

"What can I do?" Meng Chun Lou gave a wry smile, "In the martial arts world, there is never one Meng Chun Lou!"

"However, if the martial arts world were to lose a Meng Spring Pavilion, it would no longer be a hot blood and decent martial arts world!" Qiu Wuchang said.

"You're praising me too much!" Meng Chun Lou smiled bitterly and picked up the wine glass on the table. "Come, let's meet again after a long time. Let's do it!"

Then, he refilled the cups for the two and said, "Your disciple's talent is not bad and her perception is extremely high. She should be a genius in martial arts, so why did you waste such a precious resource and refuse to teach her martial arts?"

Meng Chunlou smiled bitterly and said, "One day, I will retire from the underworld. Why should I let him get into trouble?"

"That's not right!" Qiu Wuchang shook his head, "It's not that you don't teach him kung fu, it's just that you don't want him to get into trouble. You just want to follow the rules of the Dreamy Cloud Manor that was passed down to descendants, right?"

An indescribable pain suddenly appeared on Meng Chun Lou's face. He raised his wine cup and took a shallow sip, before whispering, "I've already cut off my relationship with the Dreamy Cloud Villa, so why should I care about its rules?"

"Although you've already left the Dreamy Cloud Manor, you've been a descendant of the Meng Clan for your entire life. How could you possibly escape from the teachings of your ancestors?" Qiu Impermanence said with a wry smile.

Meng Chun Lou finished the rest of the wine in one gulp and heavily placed the wine cup on the table. She then stood up with her back facing Qiu Wuchang. It was unknown just what kind of expression he had on his face.

"Actually, although your martial arts originates from the Cloud Sword Art, you have long surpassed it. If you were to pass on the sword techniques to him, it would also be passed on to him the Soul Shocking Sword Art and not the Cloud Sword Art. This is not a violation of our ancestor's teachings, why would you be restrained by this teachings?" Qiu Wuchang asked.

"Many things are not as simple as you think!" Meng Chunlou said in a somewhat sad and bitter tone.

"If you really can't jump out of this circle, then why don't you take him in as your foster son so that you can teach him swordsmanship?" Qiu Wuchang asked.

"How could that be the same? Besides, I, Meng Chun Lou, am full of sins, why should I implicate the innocent? " Meng Chunlou said bitterly.

"But have you thought about it? If you don't release your teachings and pass on your unique skills to your descendants, one day, your Soul Shocking Sword will become the voice of death. Wouldn't it be letting down the effort of this life?" Qiu Wuchang asked.

Meng Chun Lou pondered for a moment and finally couldn't help but ask, "Why do you want me to teach him martial arts? Is this really good for him?"

"I only know that in the martial arts world, there are few people who can be alone with you. Do you want to let Xiao Ge's tragedy happen to him again?" Qiu Wuchang asked.

"Shut up!" Don't say anymore! " Meng Chonglou's body trembled. He felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. It was so painful that he couldn't even breathe!

Qiu Wuchang let out a long sigh, grabbed the guqin on the table and left the pavilion. Only after walking a dozen or so steps did he say, "It's late, you should go back as soon as possible! Save him waiting for you for too long! "