Who in the world does not know you?

Chapter 87 Not Going

As night fell, a cool breeze blew.

Li Zigui leaned against the window, leisurely playing a bright green bamboo flute.

Leng Honglou raised his sword in Hegui Tower, his soft sword flipping like overlapping waves. The pure sword intent, untainted by any thoughts, surged with the evening breeze blowing in through the window, yet blended into the gentle flute music, finding a sense of tranquility within itself.

She sheathed her sword and turned around, and Li Zigui's flute music stopped at that moment.

The fact that the Sword Master no longer wields a sword and instead cultivates his character by playing the flute is a perfectly acceptable choice.

"My lord, has my swordsmanship improved?"

"No, and there never will be. The invincible sword intent in the world is gathered in one person, my lady. This level is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"How do I compare to you, my husband?"

"I'm just a doctor who treats patients, what do I know about swords..."

Li Zigui casually tucked the emerald green bamboo flute into his waistband, then turned around to face the vast night outside the window, feeling the refreshing breeze on his face.

"But I clearly learned my swordsmanship from your self-created swordsmanship manual."

"That was so many years ago, I can't even remember it anymore. Fighting and killing all the time is so boring, it's much better to stay here in Crane Return Tower with a beautiful woman by my side and spend the sunrise and sunset together."

"Hongyi is already asleep. She'll probably leave without saying goodbye to us first thing tomorrow morning. Aren't you worried that the fortune teller might be up to something? You always pamper Hongyi; aren't you afraid he might have deceived her?"

"Girls grow up and leave home. In the end, some things are their own choices. Back then, you wanted to be with me, and even though Leng Lingtong was almost so angry that he vomited blood, he still agreed in the end."

"It's no use if he disagrees."

"What's the use of me disagreeing? Unless that fortune teller isn't a good person, then you'll have a reason to kill him, my wife."

Li Zigui squinted and chuckled.

"I just hope that the woman in red can have more friends. Even if she becomes a thief, I hope she is a thief with many friends, so that at least she won't be lonely."

"The prison warden she mentioned earlier, the one about the complete annihilation of You Jiao's army in Xiyang Valley, could it be true?"

"Possibly."

"Wasn't the commander of the Youjiao Army preparing to lead his troops in a mutiny? How did he end up with his entire army wiped out? They were about to surrender anyway, so there was no reason for the Sith to ambush and kill them all. Wouldn't it have been better to recruit them?"

"really."

"The woman in red said that the jailer was a good person and took good care of her. If there were other hidden circumstances surrounding the annihilation of You Jiao's army back then, she would definitely hope that you could help clear the jailer's name."

Leng Honglou stood beside Li Zigui, stretching her fair hand out of the window to test the strength of the evening breeze.

Li Zigui did not reply.

"Given your relationship with Yin Yi, if you write him a letter telling him that there might be more to the story than meets the eye, he will definitely try to reinvestigate it."

"What good will an investigation do? 150,000 people died in Xiyang Valley, can they come back to life?"

Li Zigui leaned against the window, gazing into the distance. The bright moonlight slanted down, shrouding half of his face in shadow.

"If you want to live a peaceful and leisurely life, you should mind your own business."

"But if that happens, Hongyi will think that you, as her father, are all talk and no action, cold-blooded and heartless. You've never really cared about what your daughter thinks of you."

"My lady, I'm fifty years old now. Little Black in the stable in the backyard has become an old black horse. Even if it's a rare and precious steed, it can't be as lively and agile as it used to be. Even if I were thirty now, I could still have you drive me to Xiyang Valley to take a look. Maybe I can still find some clues that time hasn't been able to hide..."

Li Zigui turned around and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

Upon seeing this, Leng Honglou immediately reached out and closed the window.

"Fifteen thousand people have lost their lives; this can't be a small matter. No matter who it ends up catching up with, it will be a catastrophe. It's not that I'm cold-blooded; it's just that this matter has nothing to do with me. Even if I write to Yinyi about it, the capital will definitely send people to Ningzhou Prefecture to investigate, and that jailer's identity will inevitably be exposed. In the end, my daughter might even blame me. Wouldn't I be wasting my time and effort?"

"I just think you're so smart, you can solve any problem with ease. Now you spend all your time treating patients, you're probably tired of this life. I've also thought, what if you hadn't met me..."

"Now the grass on my grave is taller than this Crane Return Tower."

Li Zigui made an extremely exaggerated gesture, which made the icy beauty beside him smile.

"Back then, my master taught me the skills of 'Ten Miles of Gentle Breeze' and 'Two Vast Expanses.' From the day I finished learning and left the mountain, I became invincible. At the young age of seventeen, I ranked first in the martial arts rankings published by Baiwen Academy. He taught me martial arts without even thinking of making me the head of Sanqing Mountain. I suppose he wanted me to live as I pleased."

"I don't have any grand ambitions. I don't care about the title of the best in the world, nor do I think I have to use the supreme skills passed down by my master to achieve something great and prove my worth. I just want to stay in the Crane Return Tower in Xichuan Prefecture and be a doctor who treats people, far away from the strife of the martial world, and live a peaceful life with my wife and daughters."

"My daughter always felt that if you hadn't married me, you would definitely have become a famous female knight-errant who roamed the martial arts world. But I think you would rather be my wife than a famous female knight-errant. So my wife, you don't need to feel wronged by living in this remote corner of Xichuan Prefecture. For me, this is the best ending for the rest of my life."

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from the long street outside Hegui Tower.

Li Zigui opened the window and looked up. The bright yellow lanterns of the tavern in the alley corner, which had not yet been removed, reflected the figure in white riding a horse.

He was a young man who looked to be under thirty, with his hair tied up in a high crown and his skin dark.

He dismounted and then bowed to the couple who were peeking out from the second floor of Hegui Tower.

"I am Lin Sha, a disciple of the Xuanyuan Palace. Next month is the wedding of the twelfth palace master. I have been ordered by the palace master to invite heroes from all walks of life to attend the ceremony. I have come to Xichuan Prefecture specifically to deliver an invitation to you and your spouse, Doctor Li!"

"I'm not going!"

Li Zigui replied with a smile.

Lin Sha was taken aback. He had expected Li Zigui to politely decline, but he didn't expect Li Zigui's rejection to be so direct.

"Hey kid, did your palace master invite the Mangshan Sect to his wedding?"

"this……"

"Alright, let's go, it's getting dark."

"Then... I'll take my leave!"

Lin Sha leaped onto his horse, the sound of hooves rang out again, and his figure gradually receded into the distance under the watchful eyes of the couple upstairs, until he disappeared into the vast night.

"So dark-skinned, yet dressed so white..."

Li Zigui muttered to himself, then couldn't help but laugh out loud when he thought about his earlier question, which he had asked out of a sense of morbid curiosity.