Chapter 20 Chapter Nineteen

How could there be a place to drink on this desolate grassland? After Ye Kai walked in, he realized that Shen Sanniang actually built a small basement here. If she hadn't brought you by herself, even if 10,000 people came to look for you, you would never be able to find this place. This is really a wonderful place. Not only does it have wine, but there is also a very clean bed, a very delicate dressing table, and there are flowers on the dressing table. On the table where the wine was placed, there were actually a few delicate side dishes. Ye Kai was stunned. Shen Sanniang looked at him with a smile on her face, exactly the kind of smile that makes people ecstasy at first sight.

She smiled and said, "Are you weird?" Ye Kai suddenly smiled and said, "It's not surprising." Shen Sanniang said: "Isn't it strange?" Ye Kai was also looking at her, and said with a smile, "No matter what kind of things a woman like you does, I won't be surprised." Shen Sanniang's eyes moved, and she said: "It seems that you are indeed a very sensible man." Ye Kai said: "You are also a very sensible woman." Shen Sanniang said: "So we should sit down and drink a glass of wine like two really sensible people."

Ye Kai blinked and said, "And then?" Shen Sanniang laughed again, biting her lips and said, "Since you are a sensible man, you shouldn't ask such things in front of women." Ye Kai sighed and said with a wry smile, "Actually, I just want to hear you tell a story." Shen Sanniang said: "What story?" Ye Kaidao: "The story of the magic knife Wanmatang." Shen Sanniang said: "How did you know I would tell this story?" Ye Kai smiled again, and said lightly: "I know more than that." Shen Sanniang suddenly stopped talking.

The light shone on her face, making her look even more beautiful, but it was a very sad and sad beauty, like returning home in summer or sunset in late autumn. She poured a glass of wine slowly and handed it to Ye Kai. Ye Kai sat down. The wind blows through the hole above, the lights are shaking, and the night seems to be very deep. The earth is silent, and who knows that there are such two people in the ground, sitting here like this. Who else knows what's on their minds? Shen Sanniang poured another glass of wine for herself, drank it slowly, and then slowly said: "Do you know who the master of the Divine Sword Hall is?"

Ye Kai nodded. Shen Sanniang said: "Do you know that Bai Xianyu and Ma Kongqun were originally brothers who lived and died together, and shared weal and woe?" Ye Kai nodded again. Shen Sanniang said: "They fought side by side, from outside the customs to the Central Plains, and finally made the names of Shendaotang and Wanmatang famous all over the martial arts world." Ye Kaidao: "I already know that Senior Bai is a very remarkable person." Shen Sanniang sighed, and said sadly: "It's because he was a great person that he died so miserably later."

Ye Kai said: "Why?" Shen Sanniang said: "Because he has made the Divine Sword Hall grow day by day, not only has it gradually overwhelmed Wanmatang, there is almost no one else in the world who can match it." Ye Kai sighed: "I think he must have offended many people." The reputation of a martial arts tycoon was originally earned with blood and tears. Shen Sanniang gritted her teeth, and said: "He himself knows that there must be many people in the world who hate him, but he never thought that the person who hates him the most is actually his best brother."

Ye Kai said: "Ma Kongqun?" Shen Sanniang nodded and said: "He hates him because he knows he is not as good as him." Ye Kai said: "Could it be that he really died under Ma Kongqun's hands?" Shen Sanniang said bitterly: "Of course there are others." Ye Kai said: "Gongsun Duan?" Shen Sanniang said: "Gongsun Duan is nothing more than a slave, just the two of them, how dare they touch the Divine Sword Hall, not to mention Mrs. Bai and the Second Hero Bai are also incomparable masters." Her eyes were full of resentment, and she continued: "So there were at least thirty people who secretly plotted against them that night."

Ye Kai said with emotion: "Thirty." Shen Sanniang nodded, and said: "These thirty people must also be the first-rate masters in the martial arts." Ye Kai said: "Do you know who they are?" Shen Sanniang let out a long sigh, and said: "No one knows... Except for themselves, no one else knows." She didn't let Ye Kai ask questions, and quickly continued: "That night, just after the snow stopped, Ma Kongqun invited Big Brother Bai to enjoy the snow. He said that he had prepared a very delicate table of wine and dishes in the Plum Blossom Temple outside the city."

Ye Kai listened attentively, as if he didn't want to miss every detail, so he immediately asked: "Since the Plum Blossom Temple is a place for monks to practice, how can there be wine and food?" Shen Sanniang sneered and said, "How many monks in this world can truly achieve all four elements?" Ye Kai nodded and poured her a glass of wine. He understands her mood. A person like her had, of course, a sharper view of everything in the world. Shen Sanniang finished the glass of wine, and then continued: "Brother Bai was also in high spirits that day, so he brought all his family with him, who knows... Who knows that what Ma Kongqun asked them to appreciate was not Baixue, It's red snow!"

Her hand holding the wine glass began to tremble, and her bright eyes turned red. Ye Kai's face was also very heavy, and he asked, "Did Ma Kongqun arrange for those thirty people to lie in wait for him in the Plum Blossom Nunnery?" Shen Sanniang nodded, and said sadly: "On that night, Brother Bai's brother and his family, eleven people big and small, all died tragically outside the Plum Blossom Nunnery, leaving no one alive." Ye Kai couldn't help feeling sad, and sighed: "Cut the weeds and root them out, leaving no grass behind. Their methods are so poisonous!"

Shen Sanniang gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said: "The worst thing is Brother Bai and his wife, they lived their whole lives, and when they died, they couldn't even keep their heads, and even his four-year-old child died tragically under the sword. " She poured herself another glass of wine, drank it quickly, and said, "But the thirty or so masked assassins who plotted against them were also killed by more than twenty of them." Ye Kai said: "The three fingers on Ma Kongqun's left palm must have been cut off by him too." Shen Sanniang said bitterly: "If he hadn't taken advantage of Brother Bai's unpreparedness and severely injured Brother Bai's right arm with the vajra palm, they might not have succeeded that night." Ye Kai said: "Vajra palm?" Shen Sanniang said: "Ma Kongqun is also a great talent. He practiced Poshanquan with his right hand, and Vajra Palm with his left hand. It is said that he has practiced both kinds of kung fu to 90% perfection." Ye Kai said, "Where's Hero Bai?" Shen Sanniang's eyes immediately shone again, and she said: "Brother Bai is the best in the world, regardless of martial arts, wit, and courage, there is absolutely no one in the world who can match him." You can tell how much she admires her big brother Bai just by looking into her eyes. Ye Kai sighed, and said sadly: "Why do heroes throughout the ages always end up in such a tragic end?" He also raised his glass and drank it all before continuing, "After the tragic death of Hero Bai, Ma Kongqun naturally blamed those masked assassins." Shen Sanniang sneered: "The most hateful thing is that he even swore in public that he would avenge Big Brother Bai." Ye Kai said: "Among the thirty assassins, how many can go back alive?" Shen Sanniang said: "Seven." Ye Kai said: "No one knows who they are?" Shen Sanniang said: "No." Ye Kai sighed: "Of course they themselves don't want to tell it. I'm afraid Ma Kongqun never thought that this secret would be leaked." Shen Sanniang said: "He never dreamed of it." Ye Kai smiled bitterly: "Actually, even I can't figure out how this secret was leaked." Shen Sanniang groaned, and finally said slowly: "Among the seven people who are alive, one suddenly found out and told the secret to Mrs. Baifeng." Ye Kai said: "This kind of person also has a conscience?" Shen Sanniang said: "He was also about to die under Brother Bai's sword, but Brother Bai recognized him from his martial arts, thinking that he has some advantages in being a human being, so he was merciful under the knife and did not kill him. " Ye Kai said: "Who is this person?" Shen Sanniang sighed: "Madam Baifeng has promised him that he will never reveal his name." Ye Kai said: "What's the benefit of being a man?" Shen Sanniang said: "If you tell about his benefits, I'm afraid everyone will know who he is." Ye Kaidao: "Hero Bai is so familiar with his martial arts, could he be a friend of Hero Bai?" Shen Sanniang said bitterly: "Isn't Ma Kongqun a friend of Brother Bai? Those thirty masked assassins may all be friends of Brother Bai." Ye Kai sighed: "It seems that friends are indeed scarier than enemies." Shen Sanniang said: "But after Brother Bai spared his life, he finally found out when he went back, otherwise Brother Bai might sink to the bottom of the sea forever." Ye Kai said: "He didn't say who the other six people are?" Shen Sanniang said: "No." Ye Kai said: "Why didn't you say it?" Shen Sanniang said: "Because he doesn't know either." She continued: "Ma Kongqun has always been a very cautious and careful person. He chose these thirty people as assassins to assassinate Brother Bai. Of course, he has carefully observed them for a long time, and knows that they must all secretly hold grudges against Brother Bai." Ye Kai said: "It must be so." Shen Sanniang said: "But the thirty people are all in direct contact with Ma Kongqun, no one knows who the other twenty-nine people are." Ye Kaidao: "Most of the first-class masters in the Jianghu have their unique weapons and martial arts. This person should have some clues." Shen Sanniang said: "On the night of the assassination, these thirty people not only wore black clothes and masked their faces, but even changed the weapons they used to. Besides, this person knew very well about Brother Bai's terrible martial arts, so he was in a natural mood when he assassinated. I'm also very nervous, so I don't have the time to pay attention to others." Ye Kai lowered his head, pondered, and suddenly asked: "Who is that Mrs. Baifeng?" Shen Sanniang sighed long, and said sadly: "She...she is a very remarkable woman, but also a very poor woman. Although she is smart and beautiful, her fate is more tragic than anyone else's." Ye Kai said: "Why?" Shen Sanniang said: "Because the man she likes is not only a married man, but also the opponent of that school." Ye Kai said: "Right?" Shen Sanniang said: "She was originally the eldest princess in the Demon Cult." Ye Kai was moved and said: "Demon Cult?" Shen Sanniang said sadly: "In the past three hundred years, no matter what school or sect in the martial arts, no matter what kind of people in the martial arts, when they mentioned the word "devil religion", they all have a headache. In fact, people in the devil religion are also human beings with flesh and blood. If you don’t offend them, they will never mess with you.” Ye Kai smiled bitterly and said, "I always think that the Devil's Cult is just a ridiculous and mysterious legend. Who knew it really existed in the world." Shen Sanniang said: "Over the past twenty years, no one from the Devil's Cult has really shown their faces." Ye Kai said: "Why?" Shen Sanniang said: "Because the leader of the Demon Cult signed a gambling contract with Brother Bai in Tianshan, and lost a trick, and vowed never to enter the customs again." Ye Kai sighed: "Hero Bai is truly an outstanding man, truly remarkable." Shen Sanniang said quietly: "It's a pity that you were born 20 years late and didn't see him." Ye Kaidao: "But I can still imagine his majestic appearance back then." Shen Sanniang looked at him with tenderness in her eyes, as if she wanted to say something, she held back. She drank another glass of wine before continuing: "Because of the battle in Tianshan, everyone in the Demon Cult regards Big Brother Bai as a sworn enemy." Ye Kai sighed: "The people in the Devil's Cult are really narrow-minded." Shen Sanniang said: "Mrs. Baifeng is the only daughter of the leader of the Demon Cult." Ye Kaidao: "But she fell in love with Hero Bai." Shen Sanniang nodded, and said: "Just because of Brother Bai, she ran away without hesitation." Ye Kai said: "She knows that Bai Daxia already has a wife?" Shen Sanniang said: "She knows that Big Brother Bai has never lied to her, so she was really moved." Ye Kai sighed: "If you want others to treat you with sincerity, you have to exchange your own sincerity." Shen Sanniang's gaze became gentle again, and she said softly: "She knows that Big Brother Bai can't visit her often, but she is willing to wait, sometimes she can only see Big Brother Bai once a year, but she is satisfied." Ye Kai's eyes seemed to be staring into the distance, and after a long time, he asked, "Bai Daxia's wife must not know about their relationship." Shen Sanniang said: "She didn't know it until she died, because although Big Brother Bai is a hero for the rest of his life, he has a little fear of her wife, that's why we have suffered for our Miss Baifeng." Ye Kai sighed and said, "I understand." He does understand.The most tragic thing for a woman is to fall in love with a man she should not have loved. Shen Sanniang said sadly: "The worst thing is that at that time she already had Brother Bai's child." Ye Kai hesitated, and finally couldn't help asking: "Is the child you're talking about..." Shen Sanniang said: "This child is Fu Hongxue." Ye Kai said emotionally: "He really came to seek revenge from Wanmatang!" Shen Sanniang nodded, with tears in her eyes again, she said sadly: "For this day, their mother and son have suffered so much." Ye Kai said: "Madam Baifeng never asked her father for help?" Shen Sanniang said: "She is also a very stubborn woman, and she never wants others to pity her. Besides, since the people in the Demon Cult hate Brother Bai so much, how can they help her avenge her." Ye Kai sighed: "Since she is a princess in the Demon Cult, of course she doesn't have other friends." Shen Sanniang said: "So she can only raise her child wholeheartedly, hoping that she can avenge Brother Bai's bloody hatred." Ye Kai said: "It seems that her son did not disappoint her." Shen Sanniang said: "He is indeed a great master now, I dare say that there are few people in the world who can match him, but who knows how much he has endured in order to practice martial arts?" Ye Kaidao: "No matter what you do, if you want to stand out, you have to suffer." Shen Sanniang stared at him, and suddenly asked, "What about you?" Ye Kai smiled and said, "Me?..." There seemed to be some sadness in his smile, and after a long time, he continued: "I'm better than him, because no one has ever cared about me." Shen Sanniang said: "Is it really a lucky thing that no one cares?" Ye Kai smiled again. He just smiled and said nothing. Shen Sanniang sighed softly, and said softly: "I believe that sometimes you must hope that someone will take care of you. I understand the pain and loneliness that no one cares about." Ye Kai suddenly changed the subject and said, "I have understood the general situation of this matter." Shen Sanniang said: "What I said was already very detailed." Ye Kai said: "But you forgot to say one thing." Shen Sanniang said: "What's the matter?" Ye Kai said: "You yourself." He stared at Shen Sanniang, and said slowly: "Who are you, and what does it have to do with this matter?" Shen Sanniang was silent for a long time before slowly saying: "Ma Kongqun thought I was Mrs. Baifeng's younger sister, but he was wrong." Ye Kai said: "Oh?" Shen Sanniang smiled sadly, and said: "I was also a member of the Demon Cult, but I was just a little girl beside Mrs. Baifeng." Ye Kai said, "Fu Hongxue recognizes you?" Shen Sanniang shook her head and said, "He doesn't know me. I left Mrs. Baifeng when he was very young." Ye Kai said: "Why?" Shen Sanniang said: "Because I want to find an opportunity to infiltrate Wanmatang to spy on news." Ye Kai said: "To find out who those six people are?" Shen Sanniang said: "The most important thing, of course, is this matter." Ye Kai said: "You didn't find out?" Shen Sanniang said: "No." Her eyes showed grief and resentment again, and she continued sadly: "So I have lived in vain these past few years." Ye Kai looked at her and said, "You are just Mrs. Baifeng's maid, but you also gave the best ten years of your life for this hatred?" Shen Sanniang said: "Because she has always been very kind to me, and has always regarded me as her sister." Ye Kai said: "Is there no other reason?" Shen Sanniang lowered her head, and after a long time, she said softly: "Of course it's also because Brother Bai has always been the person I admire the most." She suddenly raised her head again, stared at Ye Kai, and said: "You seem to have to ask everything clearly before you are reconciled." Ye Kaidao: "I've always been a person who likes to dig out the roots." The expression in Shen Sanniang's eyes suddenly became strange, she stared at him and said, "So you often like to hide on the roof and eavesdrop on other people's conversations." Ye laughed, and said: "It seems that you have to ask everything clearly before you are reconciled." Shen Sanniang bit her lip and said, "But that night, the woman in the room was not me." Ye Kai looked at him, and the expression in his eyes became very strange. After a long time, he asked slowly: "Who is it not you?" Shen Sanniang said: "It's Cui Nong." Ye Kai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he didn't understand until now why Fu Hongxue's face showed anger when he saw him wanting to pull Cui Nong. Shen Sanniang slowly poured him a glass of wine and said, "So the woman who was with you that night was not Cui Nong." Ye Kai said: "Who is it if it's not Cui Nong?" Shen Sanniang's eyes suddenly became foggy, and she said slowly: "You can take anyone as her as you like, as long as it's not Cui Nong..." Ye Kai let out a long sigh and said, "I understand." Shen Sanniang said softly, "Thank you." Ye Kai asked: "But I don't understand why you do this?" Shen Sanniang lowered her head very low, as if she didn't want Ye Kai to see the expression on her face again. After a long time, she sighed and said sadly: "For revenge, I have done many things that I didn't want to do!" Ye Kai said: "Maybe everyone has done something that he didn't want to do." Shen Sanniang said: "But this time I don't want to do it again." Ye Kai's eyes were full of sympathy, and he said, "Of course you're not doing it for yourself." Shen Sanniang said: "I'm really afraid of hurting him. He shouldn't have anything to do with a woman like me, but... I'm also doing it for myself." Ye Kai said: "Oh?" Shen Sanniang bit her lips hard, and said: "I have done my best, and now I don't want to touch a man I don't like again."