Twin Heroes

Chapter 32

Xiao Yu’er whispered, “Someone here’s to catch us, get ready to escape!”

Before he could finish speaking, flashes of sword could be seen from outside the window.

Someone shouted, “Li, Bai! You have committed many evil crimes, and you can forget about escaping today, come out and receive death.”

In the darkness, there were many shadows, this Nostalgia Stall has been surrounded.

Bai Kaixin mumbled, “Weird, these people actually knows that we are here…”

Xiao Yu’er whispered, “This person is full of honor and compassion, it must be Jiang Bie He.”

Bai Kaixin replied, “Hmm.”

“Let us dash out from his side.”

Bai Kaixin remarked, “Dash out to the person with the best martial arts? Are you crazy?”

Xiao Yu’er replied with a slight smile, “Naturally I have my reasons.”

The voice outside shouted again, “If you do not reply, we will charge in.”

Actually, these people also dread facing the ‘Ten Evils’, and for the time being, no one dared to charge into this dark house.

Xiao Yu’er suddenly stood up and shouted, “Li Dazui is coming, you just wait!” He picked up a stool and threw it out the east door but he jumped out from the west window instead.

The three words ‘Li Dazui’ is really scary. As soon as the stool flew out, the east side was in chaos, and a few knives attacked without any reason, but all the cuts landed on the stool.

Xiao Yu’er jumped out the window, and there were also two blades slashing down. Xiao Yu’er roared, and with a flying kick, sent the sword from the left flying.

His body has already flown over the person on the right, and conveniently kicked on that person’s head, and that person immediately became shorter.

This ‘Double Flying Mandarin Duck Kick’, is basically not a very superb skill, but in his hands, with some changes, it immediately countered two highly skilled martial arts exponent.

It must be known that what he obtained in the dungeon, consists the essence of the martial arts of all the sects in the world. After he has studied and mastered the book, it does not matter which sect the styles belong to, as long as it is in his hands, he would be able to turn the common into the exceptional, and yet others would never be able to tell the background of his martial arts.

Someone exclaimed in alarm, “This Li person is really powerful, everyone be careful…”

He did not even finish his words, where a ‘pak’ sound was heard, followed by loud laughter. Most likely the person who spoke has been slapped by Bai Kaixin.

Xiao Yu’er’s stance of ‘Double Flying Mandarin Duck Kick’ downed two people, followed by Zhao Nan Sect’s ‘Flying Cannon’, which sent another burly man flying into the sky with one punch.

Suddenly he saw in front of him, the flash of a sword, quick and lethal, controlled and adequate.

Someone laughed coldly, “Li Dazui, your martial arts may be good, but you can forget about escaping today.”

As he spoke the three sentences, he has already stabbed eight times, and each stab aiming to be a fatal one.

Without even looking, Xiao Yu’er already knew that it is Jiang Bie He. He continuously avoided the eight stabs, but did not retaliate, but lowered his voice and asked, “Do you wish to know the whereabouts of your son and the money?”

The sword in Jiang Bie He’s hands really slowed, and he asked hoarsely, “What did you say?”

Xiao Yu’er pierced that letter onto the tip of Jiang Bie He’s sword, and told him, “Take a look first.”

Jiang Bie He could not decide whether to retrieve the letter for a look, or to stab and injure the other party. As he hesitated, Xiao Yu’er has already leaped away from his side.

Bai Kaixin also followed behind.

Jiang Bie He looked as the two of them escape, and by the time the others came by, not even Xiao Yu’er or Bai Kaixin’s shadow could be seen.

Xiao Yu’er and Bai Kaixin only stopped when the reached the dark woods.

Bai Kaixin looked at Xiao Yu’er and asked with a frosty smile. “How did those people know we were there?”

Xiao Yu’er blinked, and laughed, “Naturally someone told on us.”

Bai Kaixin laughed coldly, “The person who told on us, I’m afraid is you.”

Xiao Yu’er replied, “If it was me, why would I still help you escape. Others are not blind, can’t they have seen the big words on the notice.”

Bai Kaixin smiled icily, “How would these people understand those words.”

Xiao Yu’er grinned, “Naturally someone would understand them.”

Bai Kaixin paled, “Who? Could it be that our old friends are in the city as well?”

Xiao Yu’er thought for a while, and replied, “No harm telling you, there are two people, one called Luo Jiu, one called Luo San, who are intent on finding trouble for us, and is very familiar with our background.”

Bai Kaixin furrowed his brows and asked, “How does these two people look like?”

“Fat, tall, the two of them look exactly the same, they’re twins.”

Bai Kaixin replied, “I only know of a pair of skinny twins, but not fat ones.”

Xiao Yu’er replied, “You don’t know them, but they know you.”

Bai Kaixin fumed, “Since you already know that they understand that notice, and you already knew that they would tell on us, why were you still doing this?”

Xiao Yu’er beamed, “I want them to tell on us, I want them to find someone to capture us, only than can I hand that letter to Jiang Bie He… if I use other ways to hand that letter to him, he may not place much importance on it, but if the letter was handed to him by Li Dazui personally, the standing will not be the same anymore.”

Bai Kaixin asked, “But how would you know that Jiang Bie He would surly turn up.”

Xiao Yu’er replied, “He calls himself a hero, can he not be involved when he heard that the ‘Ten Evils’ are in the city? As long as he comes, and listen to what I have to say, he will surely not let us off.”

Bai Kaixin was silent for a while, before he sighed and said, “You calculated everything so well, I’m afraid even the real Li Dazui cannot be compared to you.”

This time, Xiao Yu’er was stunned, and he giggled, “What real Li Dazui, it can’t be that I’m a fake one?”

Bai Kaixin suddenly chortled, “You could imitate Li Dazui’s looks and accent so well, that even I was a bit impressed, so much so that I can’t really bear to see you die in front of me. But what a pity you have to die!”

Xiao Yu’er furrowed his brows and asked, “Have to die?”

Bai Kaixin replied with a weird smile, “The wine you drank, has already been poisoned by my creation ‘Crystal Intestine Piercing Powder’. You could have lived for another hour, but after all that commotion earlier, I’m afraid you are going to die now!”

Xiao Yu’er fumed, “You horrible thief, I’ll have it out with you!”

He jumped up with the intention of throwing himself at him, but he had just moved when he fell to the ground with a thump, his face pale, his hands clutching his stomach, and with a trembling voice, said “No good, I… I… can’t make it….”

Bai Kaixin danced around and chuckled, “You should know by now that the ‘Ten Evils’ are not to be trifled with.”

Xiao Yu’er asked hoarsely, “But… but how did you know that I… I am not Li Dazui? I don’t believe you can see the difference.”

Bai Kaixin explained, “You were able to imitate Li Dazui’s every move so well, you must know him, right?”

Xiao Yu’er started trembling in pain, and said “Yes…. Yes.”

Bai Kaixin asked, “Have you heard him mention me before?”

Xiao Yu’er was stunned, and replied, “No…. no.”

Bai Kaixin replied, “This is because our enmity is deeper than the sea, he hates me to the core, and won’t even want to mention my name, so why would he treat me as a friend, and drink with me at the same table.”

He continued with a loud laugh, “You think that since the ‘Ten Evils’ are all evil, everyone is alike, so they must all be friends, but you do not know that there are also enemies who hate each other to the core in the ‘Ten Evils’… after all that calculation, you have calculated a wrong move, and this move is enough to take your life!”

Xiao Yu’er replied with a long sigh, “So you already knew that I am not Li Dazui, then why did you… why…”

Bai Kai Xin sniggered, “I have been feigning ignorance, so that I can see what you are actually up to and also to have fun with you. Now that I’ve had my fun, you will just have to wait for death.”

Xiao Yu’er suddenly laughed bitterly, “Although I am going to die in your hands today, but there is this matter of yours…”

His body suddenly twitched, and he lied on the ground, facing up. Although he struggled to speak, not a sound came out from his moving lips.

Bai Kaixin pressed on, “What matter of mine? Speak.”

With beads of perspiration, Xiao Yu’er struggled to say “You… you…”

Although he was using all his might, but the sound emitted was as soft as a mosquito buzzing.

Bai Kaixin could not take it anymore, and he lowered his head and said, “Speak louder, I can’t hear.”

Xiao Yu’er suddenly shouted, “I said you are a big fool!”

As he shouted, his hand shot out quick as the wind, and has pressed on ten over acupuncture points on Bai Kaixin’s body. Bai Kaixin had just been startled by the sudden roar, and now his whole body fell on the ground.

Xiao Yu’er jumped up and said with a loud laugh, “The ‘Ten Evils’ might all be as quick witted as ghosts, but once they meet me, they will still be tricked. Now you should know that I am not to be trifled with.”

Bai Kaixin laid on the ground, staring. He could not believe that there is actually someone more devious that the ‘Ten Evils’.

Xiao Yu’er continued with a laugh, “Although I was not sure if that wine was poisoned, but faced with you, one of the ‘Ten Evils’, I have to take some precautions. You thought that I drunk that wine, but actually I held the wine under my tongue, and spit it out together with the fake human meat.”

“I… why didn’t I notice that?”

Xiao Yu’er smiled, “This kind of cheating business, I’ve learnt it since I was five years old. Don’t talk about hiding a small cup of wine in my mouth, even if I hid a large duck’s egg in my mouth, you would not have noticed it.”

Bai Kaixin looked as if he has seen a ghost, and trembled in reply, “You… who are you actually?”

Xiao Yu’er beamed, “So now you know how to be afraid! A person like me, should be feared. If you want to know who I am, just help me obediently, and I might just tell you.”

On hearing that this person who is even fiercer than a ghost does not have the intention of killing him, only to ask him to run some errands, he can’t help but give a relieved answer, “Yes, yes… Junior here will write the letter immediately.”

Xiao Yu’er laughed, “So now you have turned from a ‘Senior’ to a ‘Junior’… but if Senior here were to let a Junior like you off just like that, I can’t help but feel slightly worried.”

With both his hands behind his back, he has long rolled a ball of dirt in his hand secretly. Suddenly he pinched Bai Kai Xin’s nose and stuffed it into his mouth forcefully.

Bai Kaixin only felt something sticky and wet… with a faint smell of something indescribably bad, slip down into his stomach from his throat, and asked in surprise, “What… what was that?”

Xiao Yu’er smiled, “You have your creation ‘Crystal Intestine Piercing Powder’, I have my own creation ‘Dark Spirit Killing Pill’…”

Bai Kaixin’s expression changed, “Dark Spirit Killing Pill? I… Why is it that I’ve never heard of this name?”

Xiao Yu’er replied slowly, “Of course you’ve never heard of this name. I have researched this for many years, and it’s only formulated recently. It has no antidote in the world, and within fourteen hours of consuming it, the whole body will become black and swollen, and in another hour, the whole body will decompose, and you will become a puddle of black and putrid water.”

He weaved the story on the spot, but his description sounded genuine.

Beads of sweat trickled down Bai Kaixin’s head, and said, “You… don’t you have things for me to do?”

Xiao Yu’er smiled, “Of course, I would have my own antidote.”

Bai Kaixin begged, “I have no enmity with you, please….”

Xiao Yu’er stared and him and raised his voice, “If you can do what I ask you to do within fourteen hours, if you can satisfy me, then come back here and wait. I will naturally save you.”

He then conveniently released Bai Kaixin’s acupuncture point with a slap of his hand.

However, Bai Kaixin still laid on the floor, as if he has no strength even to stand, and asked, “You… you will not forget me?”

Xiao Yu’er replied coldly, “Time is running out. If you don’t hurry up, I’m afraid you won’t be able to make it.”

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Bai Kaixin has already sprung up from the floor, and like a wild horse that has just been slashed on the bottom, ran away like the wind.

Xiao Yu’er looked at his retreating back and laughed, “So the feared ‘Ten Evils’ is so easily tricked as well.”

Before dawn, Xiao Yu’er is back at the loft.

Luo Jiu and Luo San were really not in. Murong Jiu was sitting on the carpet, holding a clay doll in her hands and softly singing, “Little dear, sleep quickly, the sky is dark outside the window, the little bird has gone home, even the crow is resting…”

Xiao Yu’er smiled, and continued the song “When it’s dawn, the sun is out, and birds sing and the flowers bloom…”

Murong Jiu stopped singing, and stared at him in a daze for a moment, mumbling, “Who are you, I don’t know you.”

Xiao Yu’er replied with a gentle laugh, “Have you forgotten? I’m the person who taught you how to get rid of the devil in your heart yesterday.”

“Ah, so it’s you, your looks seemed to have changed a little?”

Xiao Yu’er deliberately whispered, “I was afraid the devil would look for me, so I purposely disguised myself, so that he won’t find me. Don’t you ever tell any one else.”

Murong Jiu nodded her head, “I know, I understand, that devil is very powerful, he must never find you.”

Xiao Yu’er smiled, “I knew you would understand, you’re a very clever girl.”

Murong Jiu smiled. The smile that appeared on her troubled face, seems like the ray of sunlight emitting from a grey sky, and the flowers seem to bloom in that instant.

Xiao Yu’er took two looks, and his heart felt something weird. He knew immediately that he cannot continue looking, and so he hurriedly continued “Now, I want to bring you to a place. Soon, you will be able to see someone who is more capable than me, who can help you chase that devil away.”

Without knowing why, Murong Jiu seems to obey him. She immediately stood up, walked two steps, blinked, and suddenly ask, “Then… what about you?”

Xiao Yu’er gave a bitter smile, “In future, I’m afraid you will not see me anymore.”

Murong Jiu immediately paused in her steps, “If I cannot see you in future, then I’m not leaving.”

Xiao Yu’er was stunned for a moment, and he could not describe what he was feeling, but he hurriedly shouted back, “After the devil in your heart has been chased away, you yourself would not want to see me, by then, there will be many people accompanying you everyday.”

Murong Jiu thought for a while, and replied, “Then, let that devil stay in my heart.”

Xiao Yu’er’s nose seems to have soured up, and he laughed, “Silly child, don’t tell me you want to be like this all your life?”

Murong Jiu stared at him, and biting her lips, replied “Actually there’s nothing bad about that, besides, as long as you accompany me everyday, you can chase that devil away too, right?”

Xiao Yu’er rubbed his nose, and replied with a stern expression, “Why would I accompany you when you are so disobedient.”

Murong Jiu lowered her head, and asked quietly, “If you insist that I go, I will go, but you…”

Xiao Yu’er can’t help but sigh, “As long as you remember the conversation today, I will still visit you in future.”

Xiao Yu’er helped Murong Jiu with her cape, and by the time they walked to the small door at the Duan’s back courtyard, Third Missy is already waiting there.

Her eyes bright, her heart thumping non-stop, and although her body was shivering with cold, her face was heated up, so heated that even her ears were red.

She saw Xiao Yu’er from afar, and bounded towards him in joy. Only when she reached Xiao Yu’er did she realize that there is someone else behind him.

Her heart immediately sank, and biting her lips, asked “You… you did not come alone.”

It is unclear if Xiao Yu’er knows what she felt in her heart, or is he pretending not to know, but he raised his brow, looked at her and grinned, “I’ve never said that I’ll be coming alone!”

Only now did Third Missy see his face, and asked hoarsely, “Who… who are you?”

Xiao Yu’er smiled, “You could recognize me just now, why is it you can’t recognize me now?”

Third Missy had already recognized his voice, but was still suspicious, and muttered, “Just now I only felt… felt that it was you, but your face…”

Xiao Yu’er lowered his voice, “I have something secretive to do, so I have no choice but to disguise myself. You must never tell anyone else, you are the only person who knows about this matter.”

Although he did not say what matter ‘this matter’ is, but he knows that once young girls know that they are the only ones who know their lover’s secret, they will not ask anything else.

Third Missy really became happy again. Xiao Yu’er is really nice to her, or else why would he tell her a secret that no one else knows.

She immediately whispered, “Don’t worry, I will never tell others.”

Xiao Yu’er furrowed his brows and said, “But this matter, I still need someone’s help.”

Third Missy hurriedly asked, “Can I help?”

Xiao Yu’er replied, “Actually, I can find someone else, but you… if you are agreeable to help, that would be the best.”

Third Missy was even happier, and said “As I’ve said before, no matter what you ask of me, I will agree.”

The man she loves only looked for her for help, and not others, so obviously she is different from others. She was ecstatic.

Xiao Yu’er looked at her expression, and knows that there will not be any problem. He lowered his voice and said, “Actually, this matter is not that difficult, as long as you bring this person to your room, and at the third watch, quietly bring her to Jiang Bie He’s room and find a place for her to hide.”

Third Missy replied, “This is very easy, I’ll definitely be able to do it.”

“But you must remember two things. Firstly, you must not let anyone see her. Secondly. You must hide her well at precisely the third watch, not too early nor too late.”

Third Missy smiled, “Don’t worry, I won’t make a mistake.”

Only then did she notice Murong Jiu.