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Zhong Kui's Diary
Xiao Qingcheng? That name sounds familiar.
Xiao, Qing, Cheng...
Xiao Qingcheng! Damn, it's Nan Kong's Xiao Qingcheng.
I almost exclaimed out loud. How did the infamous witch of the capital end up in Star City?
Seeing my astonished expression, Xiao Qingcheng frowned slightly: "What's wrong?" There was a hint of wariness in her eyes.
"Hehe, I'm good friends with Kong Xuan!" My words eased her caution. If I knew Kong Xuan, I naturally also knew about Xiao Qingcheng.
Xiao Qingcheng smiled: "What a coincidence! Not only do you know Kong Xuan, but you also know Lingfeng. It's quite lucky to run into acquaintances while asking for directions."
After a brief introduction, we walked to Lingfeng's door and knocked.
When Lingfeng saw Xiao Qingcheng, he looked somewhat surprised and raised his chin at me, a puzzled expression on his face.
Xiao Qingcheng confidently extended her hand: "Hello, Brother Ling. I'm a good friend of Cui Gu Yi. She asked me to come ahead and scout the way."
Upon hearing this, I couldn't help but curse under my breath. No wonder Lingfeng and Cui Gu Yi liked to act all high and mighty. I was wondering how a sixteen-year-old could be so arrogant; it turns out that her arrogance was indeed considerable, as the legendary Xiao Family was being used as a vanguard by her.
Wait a minute, that doesn't make sense. The Ling Family is indeed impressive, no doubt about it. But they shouldn't have the power to command the Xiao Family to clear the way.
When chatting with Kong Xuan, he once mentioned that the Xiao Family is an ancient clan. Throughout the tumultuous changes from the late Qing Dynasty to the establishment of New China, many families have struggled to survive in such chaotic times. The survival of a family like this cannot simply be described as having deep roots; for instance, if it weren't for the connections of Tang the Elder and Huang Lao, the Tang family in Star City would have long since vanished.
With the background of the Xiao Family, although they may not rival the red aristocrats in power, they shouldn't be reduced to helping some girl as a vanguard, right?
There must be something fishy going on here.
Lingfeng welcomed us into the living room and brewed us each a cup of tea. Although he lived alone, Xinyan would occasionally come over to help tidy up, so the place was quite clean. After Xiao Qingcheng set down her large backpack, I joked: "Qingcheng, what exactly does she want you to do as a vanguard? You can't even handle making tea or making beds, can you?"
Xiao Qingcheng shot me a glare: "You know very well what I do."
Looking at the somewhat astonished expressions of Lingfeng and Fatty, I briefly introduced Xiao Qingcheng's identity: Nan Kong, the Sorceress of the Capital. Either of these titles left Lingfeng and Fatty speechless.
"I came mainly to check if there are any unclean things in the house. For the next few days, Gu Yi and I will be staying at your place," Xiao Qingcheng said, taking a sip of tea and praising, "This tea is quite good."
Lingfeng smiled slightly, "Welcome, welcome. Your presence brightens up my humble abode. I just worry that my house might be too... unconventional for you."
Fatty and I exchanged glances. Lingfeng's place was a duplex, with two floors adding up to at least over two hundred square meters. In Qinghu District, this house alone was worth millions. To our dismay, Xiao Qingcheng looked around and nodded in agreement, "It is indeed a bit unconventional."
Don't hold me back; I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Two yuan for a ticket for the Dual Color Ball. Gritting my teeth, I decided to bet ten times; I'm going all in.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Qingcheng stood up, holding a compass. She walked around the room before returning to the living room and said with a smile, "Ling Da Ge, you have good taste! That beautiful woman on the bedroom wall must be your girlfriend, right? She's quite pretty and seems to be good at managing household chores."
Lingfeng's face lit up with pride, "She's alright; Xinyan can be very meticulous sometimes, but other times she's quite scatterbrained!"
I chuckled at this; Xinyan indeed had a carefree nature. She once got pushed down a slope by her best friend and still managed to play landlord all night long. She's no ordinary person. By the way, I wonder what brand her power bank is; it can charge overnight—pretty impressive. I should ask Xinyan about it later; I want to buy one too.
After chatting some more, the four of us went to a Sichuan restaurant in the district for lunch. It was surprising that Xiao Qingcheng turned out to be quite the heroine—not only did she have a good tolerance for alcohol, but her personality was also bold and straightforward. She managed to drag us three into drinking two cases of beer. We kept drinking until around three o'clock before heading to the airport to pick up Cui Gu Yi.
We hit traffic before we even reached the airport. Xiao Qingcheng asked, "Will this affect our pickup time?" The three of us laughed; Fatty joked, "Don't worry; this flight has never been on time. If it doesn't get delayed by an hour or so, it would feel embarrassed to call itself a flight."
The beer I just drank started to take effect; I felt an urgent need to relieve myself. Looking out the window, I noticed an abandoned building by the roadside and asked Fatty if he wanted to go there. Fatty gave me a disdainful look and said, "My kidneys are fine; I don't need to go!"
I had forgotten that this guy had extraordinary abilities; I've seen him drink fourteen bottles of beer without needing a bathroom break. As for Lingfeng and his companion, they hadn't gone during our meal and weren't in any rush now.
After getting out of the car and walking for a few minutes into the abandoned building, I took care of business and then shook it off. A shiver ran through me as goosebumps instantly covered my body, followed by an inexplicable sense of relief washing over me.
Ahh!
This kind of pleasure is something women will never understand.
As I packed up and prepared to head back, I suddenly heard a loud crash from upstairs as if something had fallen from the third floor to the second floor, followed by shouts and sounds of fighting.
Huh? Is someone fighting?
Curiosity struck, and I glanced at the road, where there was no sign of movement in the traffic jam. So, I walked up the stairs to the second floor.
As soon as I reached the second floor, I witnessed a scene that made my blood race. A man and a woman were engaged in combat. The woman executed a spinning kick, her body tracing a graceful arc in the air, with her right heel aimed at the man's head. The man pushed with his left hand against his right, forcefully blocking and deflecting her kick. He then bent his knees and lunged forward, delivering a knee strike aimed at the woman's abdomen.
Just from this sight, I could tell that both of them possessed martial skills that surpassed mine. Among all the people I had seen, only Jin Manyuan, that old man, could easily defeat them. Kong Xuan was about as skilled as I was, at best.
Above them, the flower board had a large hole, suggesting that their battle had started on the third floor before they broke through to the second. Wow, what a spectacle! I couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. In this era where Chinese martial arts were declining, it was truly a joy to witness such martial experts. After watching for a while longer as their fight intensified with aerial exchanges, I felt restless and shouted as I rushed into the fray.
Both the man and woman gasped in surprise. I wouldn't give them a chance to react; I threw a punch aimed at the man's solar plexus and then turned to kick at the woman's knee. They had no choice but to respond to my attacks, leading to a chaotic three-way brawl. After exchanging over ten moves, the man seized an opportunity to jump out of the circle while the woman swiftly kicked out seven strikes toward me in mid-air. Once I blocked her attacks and retreated, she stopped and leaped to another side.
I breathed heavily and smiled as I finally took a good look at them. The man had an extremely ordinary appearance—one of those types you wouldn't notice in a crowd—while the woman had short hair that reached her ears and an air of spirited confidence.
The man glanced at me several times, seemingly unsure of my background. He opened his mouth several times but ultimately didn't speak to me; instead, he addressed the woman: "Yang Zi, you're lucky today. Now that I know your whereabouts, you can't escape." With that, he took a few steps back and leaped directly out of the window.
Now it was just me and the short-haired woman left on the second floor—what was her name again? Right, Yang Zi; that name sounded somewhat familiar. Why does everyone’s name sound familiar to me now?
"Thank you!" Yang Zi smiled brightly at me.
"Ah, it was nothing; I just acted on impulse!" I replied with a grin. Since she was a woman, it wouldn’t make sense for us to fight again. As I brushed off some dust from my clothes and turned to leave, something suddenly came to mind, and I casually asked, "Are you from the Moon City Yang Family?"
Yang Zi's expression changed instantly; her eyes narrowed sharply as she tensed up as if ready to strike: "Who are you?"
Seeing Yang Zi's stance confirmed my suspicion. After Tang Zian uprooted the Moon City Yang Family last time, only Yang Zhou and Yang Zi managed to escape; this woman before me was undoubtedly Yang Zi from the Yang Family.
"Do you know Yang Guo'er?" I raised my hands to show that I meant no harm.
"Sister Guo? You know Sister Guo?" Yang Zi's expression softened considerably.
"My name is Zhong Zhengnan; Guo'er is my girlfriend!" I shamelessly declared.
Yang Zi scrutinized me from head to toe several times, disbelief evident in her eyes. I understood her thoughts—Yang Guo'er was of noble blood while I was just an ordinary person; the gap between us was like a chasm that even an iron chain couldn't bridge.
"And what about Yang Zhou?" Noticing her silence, I casually asked again, pretending to be well-acquainted with the Yang Family.
"We got separated," Yang Zi replied ambiguously, unsure of my stance.
"What do you plan to do now?"
"I came to Star City to seek refuge with Sister Guo!" Yang Zi's words left me stunned. Sister Guo has been kidnapped, and you still want to seek her out?
After thinking for a moment, I took out my key and handed it to her. "Sister Guo is in a bit of a special situation right now. I need to go to the airport for something, and I'll explain everything when I get back tonight. This is the key to my room; you can go to my place and wait."
Yang Zi hesitated for a moment before taking the key. After I detailed the address of my home, she climbed out the window.
What a mess; not even knowing how to use the stairs.
When I returned to the car, Lingfeng and the others looked at me with some surprise. Fatty directly asked, "Ghost Brother, it's one thing that you took so long in the bathroom, but how do you explain being all dirty? Did you pee while lying down?"
Looking down, I realized that after the scuffle with the mysterious man and Yang Zi, I was indeed a bit dirty. I could only chuckle awkwardly and say, "I missed a step and fell."
Fatty and Lingfeng knew I was lying. For someone with my skills, falling would be quite a spectacle. Since I didn't want to elaborate, they didn't press further. Instead, Xiao Qingcheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned back to glance at me and curled her lip as if looking at someone weak and frail.
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