signingbooks #317 - I hate the Riddler.
#317 - I hate the Riddler.
Hearing this, Liang Jin seemed to understand something.
Immediately, he strode towards the camp.
Passing through the crowd of people signing up.
Liang Jin arrived at the main tent for receiving guests.
Sure enough, he saw a beauty and a monk waiting here.
The woman had eyebrows like distant mountains, and her eyes were like a clear spring, revealing agility and determination in their movements.
She was slender and graceful, possessing both the gentleness of a maiden and the heroic spirit of a martial artist.
It was none other than Liu Yuan.
The monk was tall and burly, with a face full of stubble like steel needles, his upper body bare, his chest covered with thick hair, and a string of Buddhist beads hanging around his neck.
He wore a pair of bright red monk pants, and his large belly caused the waistband to be very low, as if they would fall down at any moment.
On his shoulder, he carried a large blade, looking very fierce.
It was Xiong Xiang.
As soon as he saw Liang Jin, Xiong Xiang immediately shouted:
"You thieving bastard, we meet again!"
Liang Jin was too lazy to waste words with Xiong Xiang and ignored him directly.
He asked Liu Yuan:
"Miss Liu Yuan, why are you here?"
"Did something happen in Dingfeng City?"
Liu Yuan shook her head slightly.
She looked at Liang Jin and asked:
"Meng Xinghun, are you still mixed up with the people from the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"
Liang Jin felt strange.
This Liu Yuan had come all the way here just to ask about the Embroidered Uniform Guard?
He replied:
"Since you didn't accept the high position and generous salary of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, then we are still friends."
Her words seemed casual, but they were very serious.
Liang Jin was already a little impatient.
He went straight to a seat and sat down, pouring himself a glass of wine and teasing:
"What I hate most are riddle-makers."
"If you have something to say, why can't you say it clearly? Why always be so secretive?"
Liu Yuan's beautiful eyes moved as she looked at Liang Jin.
She raised her jade hand and waved it towards Xiong Xiang behind her:
"Xiong Xiang, you go out."
"Guard the outside and don't let anyone get close."
Xiong Xiang always had a fiery temper, but at this time he was very obedient to Liu Yuan, and actually obediently walked out of the tent.
He even pulled up the tent curtain, blocking outsiders from peeking inside.
Liang Jin sat in the chair, spread his hands towards Liu Yuan, signaling that she could speak.
Only to see a thick sorrow knotted between Liu Yuan's delicate eyebrows.
She said sadly:
"I have a blood feud with the Embroidered Uniform Guard."
Liang Jin smiled and said:
"That Cang Du?"
"You should have said so earlier, I'll kill them all tonight, just to repay your favor."
Liu Yuan shook her head.
She didn't seem to want to continue talking about this topic.
She took a step forward, looked at Liang Jin seriously, and said:
"Meng Xinghun, I'm here to tell you a secret."
"Don't be deceived by those dog officials of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"
"In fact, there is no treasure at all in this Hidden Wind Valley."
"There is only a pile of rocks."
After she finished speaking, she waited for Liang Jin's surprise and disbelief, or even questioning.
Who knew.
Liang Jin shrugged and said:
"I already know."
Hearing this, Liu Yuan couldn't help but become anxious:
"Could it be that the treasure has already been dug out?"
"Those wooden boxes filled with stones have already seen the light of day?"
Liang Jin took a sip of wine, then reached out and patted the seat next to him, signaling Liu Yuan to sit down and talk.
Although Liu Yuan was anxious, she could only sit down in the seat next to Liang Jin.
Liang Jin poured Liu Yuan a glass of wine and explained:
"The treasure has naturally not been dug out, but I already know through other means."
Liu Yuan looked at Liang Jin suspiciously.
She really didn't understand why Liang Jin already knew the result when the treasure hadn't been dug out?
But she quickly seemed to understand, and the whole person stood up abruptly, staring at Liang Jin and sternly said:
"You still betrayed and joined those running dogs of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"
"Only the Embroidered Uniform Guard knows that there is no treasure!"
Liang Jin shook his head helplessly.
He stood up, put his hands on Liu Yuan's shoulders, and pressed her back into her seat.
"Are you always so impatient?"
"You have to speculate wildly over the slightest problem."
Liang Jin sat back in his chair and continued:
"Don't worry, I'm not with the Embroidered Uniform Guard."
"If you want to deal with the Embroidered Uniform Guard, I can help you at any time."
"Who told me to always think about repaying your favor?"
Hearing this, Liu Yuan kept observing the expression on Liang Jin's face.
She seemed to want to determine whether Liang Jin was lying.
"Stop looking."
"Tell me your purpose."
Liang Jin said.
Liu Yuan withdrew her gaze and smiled brightly:
"I was worried that you would be deceived by the people from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, so I came here specifically to remind you."
"We just arrived at Hidden Wind Valley, and now that we see you are fine, I am relieved."
Liang Jin smiled and shook his head slightly.
This Liu Yuan, as expected, still couldn't change her habit of telling lies.
He saw that Liu Yuan and Xiong Xiang had cleaned up the wind and sand on their bodies, and knew that the two had been in Hidden Wind Valley for at least a few hours.
Most likely, they arrived at dawn last night.
Why did they come?
Liang Jin knew that it must be related to the treasure of Hidden Wind Valley.
When Cang Du and Liang Jin left Dingfeng City, the matter of the treasure had not yet spread, and they only heard about the treasure near Liusha City.
And calculating the time, if the news of the treasure reached Dingfeng City, and Liu Yuan and Xiong Xiang immediately set off towards Hidden Wind Valley, the time would match up.
But Liang Jin knew that this Liu Yuan was not worried about himself.
If that were the case, she could have sent someone to inform him, there was no need to come in person.
However, Liang Jin was used to this.
Only once did Liu Yuan reveal her true feelings, and that was the night she taught Liang Jin the Earth-grade secret manual.
The rest of the time, Liu Yuan loved to lie.
"I'll have someone send you some food, so you can rest well."
Liang Jin had lost interest in continuing to talk with Liu Yuan, and got up to leave.
Liu Yuan also saw Liang Jin's impatience.
She bit her lip, grabbed Liang Jin, and said:
"Can you be a little more patient and sit down to listen to me?"
As she spoke, she pulled Liang Jin back into the chair.
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Afterward, Liu Yuan sighed and said:
"Actually, I didn't come to find you."
"I persuaded Xiong Xiang to bring me here to seek an audience with the Dharma King of the Immeasurable Bright King Sect."
"Unfortunately... I can't see the Dharma King."
"I was at a loss when I happened to hear you shouting loudly in the valley just now."
"I didn't expect that you would actually gain the support of the Great Outlaw Mo Dao Kuang and Ayina of the Si Ha Li Kingdom."
Speaking of this, Liu Yuan's beautiful eyes were filled with complex emotions as she looked at Liang Jin.
She didn't think Liang Jin would amount to much in the past.
She really didn't have anyone else to help her, and besides, she found that although Liang Jin was fierce, he was very good to his own people.
So Liu Yuan regarded Liang Jin as someone with some potential.
As for her teaching Liang Jin the 'Overlord's Armor Removal Skill,' that was completely an accident.
Afterward, Liu Yuan regretted it, feeling that she had revealed her trump card too early.
But today.
When she saw Liang Jin standing at the highest point of the valley, rallying the heroes, she realized that Liang Jin might really be someone who could accomplish great things.
She had underestimated Liang Jin too much before.
"Meng Xinghun, I need your help."
"You have so much power now, you can definitely see the Dharma King."
"Please take me to see the Dharma King!"
Liu Yuan pleaded.
Liang Jin heard this and looked suspiciously at the shadow of Xiong Xiang showing through the tent curtain:
"He can't see the Dharma King even with you?"
Didn't Liu Yuan say that Xiong Xiang was the illegitimate son of some big figure in the Immeasurable Bright King Sect?
With Xiong Xiang, seeing the Dharma King shouldn't be difficult.
Liu Yuan replied helplessly:
"The Dharma King doesn't want to see me."
Liang Jin was surprised to hear this.
The Dharma King's unwillingness to see Liu Yuan meant that the Dharma King not only knew Liu Yuan but also knew the purpose of Liu Yuan's visit.
If Liu Yuan was just an ordinary courtesan, then she shouldn't know the truth that the treasure was a stone.
This Liu Yuan really has too many secrets.
Liang Jin put down his wine cup and said:
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to tell me the truth."
"I can take you to see the Dharma King. If he doesn't want to see you, I'll take you to fight our way in until we see the Dharma King."
"But in that case, I will have repaid the favor I owe you."
Liu Yuan obviously didn't expect Liang Jin to use this matter to repay the favor.
She frowned with some dissatisfaction:
"Is an Earth-grade secret manual only worth you helping me with this one thing?"
Liang Jin replied:
"Of course not."
"But if you are unwilling to be honest with me, then I have to bear the risk of you concealing the facts."
"What if you and the Dharma King have some deep-seated hatred? Then my risk will be great."
Liu Yuan could only look sullen when she heard this.
After a while.
Her tears kept streaming down her face, and she tried to suppress her sobs, actually crying silently.
Liang Jin sneered in his heart.
Cry?
Does she really think I'm a naive young man who will soften when he sees a beautiful woman crying?
Tears may be a woman's weapon, but it only works on naive boys.
Liang Jin doesn't fall for this.
After a while.
Liu Yuan stood up, her jade face full of tears.
She looked at Liang Jin and said seriously:
"Meng Xinghun, I never thought of harming you!"
"You don't know how much responsibility I bear, what kind of enemies I have to face!"
"This makes it impossible for me to easily confide in anyone, so you think I have been deceiving and hiding things from you."
"I know you hate me, but if it weren't for those things, why wouldn't I want to be your best friend, able to be completely open and honest."
"In this desert, too many people's fates are beyond their control."
"I beg you to help me this time, don't use the favor from before to tie this matter together, consider it me owing you a favor."
"Of course, I don't have much left to give you."
"I can only beg you!"
Speaking of this, Liu Yuan suddenly knelt in front of Liang Jin.
Her head also heavily kowtowed to the ground.
"Dong!!!!"
With a muffled sound, Liu Yuan's forehead was already broken, and blood was flowing straight down her face.
But she didn't hesitate and was about to kowtow again.
But this time, she couldn't kowtow.
It was as if an invisible force was holding her head, preventing her from continuing to kowtow.
Liu Yuan raised her head, wiped away her tears, and looked at Liang Jin in confusion.
Liang Jin shook his head helplessly:
"I said I couldn't be soft-hearted, but in the end, I still can't do it."
He stretched out his hand and helped Liu Yuan up.
"Who told us to walk such a long road together?"
"And that 'Overlord's Armor Removal Skill' is really useful."
He smiled gently at Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan looked at Liang Jin, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
How wonderful would it have been if she had met Liang Jin two or three years earlier?
In the past two years, she had become neither human nor ghost, and even she herself extremely hated her current self.
But she can only continue to walk down this path.
"Meng Xinghun, I won't let you help me for nothing."
"I also know a martial art that you will definitely be interested in."