A man in the martial world, a reincarnated sword immortal.

Chapter 55 You walk, I ride a horse!

"Young master."

"You're finally back."

"I thought you abandoned me and ran away."

Halfway up the mountain, Fang Liu, panting heavily, saw Zhong Yuan riding back on horseback, and his heart finally settled down.

He almost thought the young master had taken that girl in black off somewhere to have some fun.

Thankfully, I was just overthinking it.

The young master is not the kind of person who can't resist a woman.

After all, they killed even the quadruplets from Lingjiu Palace without hesitation.

Those quadruplets are all very beautiful.

Zhong Yuan dismounted and lifted Mu Wanqing off the horse.

Mu Wanqing stared coldly at Zhong Yuan, forcing herself to speak despite her discomfort: "You wicked man."

"What exactly do you want from me?!"

Zhong Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"I already said, I just want you to be my guide."

"I'm going to the Sword Lake Palace of the Wuliang Sword Sect."

"I just got lost in these mountains and need to find a local to help me find my way."

"If you simply take me to the Sword Lake Palace of the Wuliang Sword Sect, I will let you go."

Mu Wanqing took a deep breath, and the coldness in her eyes subsided slightly.

"Is everything you're saying true?"

Zhong Yuan said, "Of course it's true, otherwise what do you think I would want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Wanqing's blush didn't fade, and she said softly, "Why didn't you explain this earlier!"

Zhong Yuan said, "Just now in the valley, you didn't seem to intend to listen to me clearly."

Mu Wanqing had been jostled around the whole way, but her mind had cleared up considerably.

Right now, all she wanted was to escape from this villain, and she could tell he didn't seem to be lying to her.

Her voice softened a bit.

"Okay, I'll take you there."

"Release my pressure points first."

Zhong Yuan raised his hand and said to Mu Wanqing, "I can release your acupoints, but let me make this clear from the start."

"If you attack me after releasing your pressure points, then I really won't be polite."

Upon hearing this, and seeing Zhong Yuan's raised right hand, Mu Wanqing felt that tingling sensation return to her body.

She immediately replied, "As long as you keep your word, I definitely won't lay a hand on you."

Seeing this, Zhong Yuan raised his hand to release Mu Wanqing's acupoints.

Mu Wanqing, whose body was sore from being jostled around, regained her mobility. She immediately raised her hand to rub her waist and then said to Zhong Yuan, "Wuliang Sect's Sword Lake Palace is in that direction."

"You come with me."

Having said that, she was about to mount her horse.

At this time.

Zhong Yuan raised his hand to block Mu Wanqing and said directly, "You walk, I'll ride a horse."

Upon hearing this, Mu Wanqing's eyes were filled with anger, but she was helpless. She could only huff and walk straight ahead.

Zhong Yuan didn't care at all, and directly mounted his horse. Fang Liu followed behind, muttering to himself, "The young master really doesn't know how to be gentle with women at all."

That's a real man!

Mu Wanqing led the way in a huff, kicking pebbles along the mountain path every now and then to vent her frustration.

Zhong Yuan ignored the girl and leisurely rode on Black Rose's back, looking at the surrounding scenery. He felt that the scenery of Wuliang Mountain in Dali was different from the gentle beauty of the water towns in Jiangnan.

She even couldn't help but hum along.

"A beautiful spring day is not as good as a dream, in which the grass is fragrant, you carry your dreams with you, blue sky, white clouds, green mountains and clear waters, and a gentle breeze blowing in the setting sun..."

"A thousand years, flowers blooming year after year, good times every day, a brief visit to the human world is fleeting, small storms and great waves, hell and heaven, and your radiant face..."

The little tune Zhong Yuan hummed initially sounded quite jarring to Mu Wanqing.

This made Mu Wanqing even more furious.

Black Rose was supposed to be her mount, but now it was being ridden by that villain.

It's one thing for her to lead the way.

That villain was riding the Black Rose, looking like he was enjoying a leisurely trip.

They even started singing.

That wicked person is so evil, deliberately bullying her.

I just listened and listened.

Mu Wanqing actually found the little tune hummed by that villain quite unique, and rather pleasant to listen to.

It was quite different from the folk songs she had heard before.

The tune was so cheerful that it even got her a little tipsy.

However, I heard that villain singing lyrics again, something like, "Even a moment of happiness lasts forever, move forward happily and never look back."

This made her feel that this villain was definitely provoking her on purpose.

Furious, Mu Wanqing had nowhere to vent her anger, so she could only kick the pebbles on the road and even break off a branch and wave it at the bushes in front of her.

Unlike Mu Wanqing's displeasure.

Fang Liu, acting as the straight man, addressed Zhong Yuan, saying, "Young Master."

"The little tune you were humming just now was really lovely."

"If the girls from the Qinhuai River sang it, it would sound even better."

Zhong Yuan didn't deny it. He casually picked up a foxtail grass from the bushes beside him, put it in his mouth, and continued to circulate his internal energy.

The mountain became increasingly strange and steep as we went further.

The ancient vines on both sides coil around each other like dragons, some as thick as a child's arm, winding from one tree to another, forming a natural vine bridge.

Some of them hang down from the cliff face, reaching lengths of tens of feet, swaying in the wind.

The air is filled with the fresh scent of damp grass and trees, interspersed with the delicate fragrance of wild orchids; a single breath is refreshing and invigorating.

Occasionally, mountain monkeys leap through the forest, making "ee-ya" sounds.

The three of them traveled along the mountain path for about half a day.

Just now, the mountain slopes ahead were slightly gentler. After turning a bend, we saw a wide open mountain area in front of us, with many houses and buildings scattered in a well-organized manner.

The buildings were mostly constructed of logs, with roofs covered in bluish-gray tiles, blending seamlessly with the surrounding mountain scenery.

It was late spring, and azaleas were blooming all over the mountains, some as red as fire, some as pink as the sunset, and some as white as snow, adorning Wuliang Mountain like a poem or a painting.

A mountain breeze blows, the flower branches sway, and petals fall in profusion, making it feel like being in a fairyland.

Upon seeing this, Zhong Yuan couldn't help but sigh, "This is truly a wonderful place for cultivation."

At this time.

Mu Wanqing stopped and pointed at Zhong Yuan on horseback.

"Over there is the Sword Lake Palace of the Wuliang Sword Sect."

"I have brought you to the Palace of Sword Lake, shouldn't you let me leave now?"

Mu Wanqing looked at Zhong Yuan with a hint of distrust in her eyes.

Zhong Yuan smiled faintly, dismounted gracefully, and moved with extreme elegance.

Then, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Mu Wanqing.

"Miss Wan'er."

"I apologize for any offense I may have caused in the past."

Immediately, Zhong Yuan walked towards Mu Wanqing.

Mu Wanqing instinctively took a step back, looking wary, and said, "What are you doing?"

Seeing this, Zhong Yuan laughed and said, "Am I that scary?"

"Fine, go ahead."

"This is your reward for leading the way."

Immediately, Zhong Yuan took out a silver ingot from his pocket and threw it to Mu Wanqing.

Mu Wanqing subconsciously raised her hand to take it.

After she accepted the money, she wanted to say something more.

But the villain had already drifted away without looking back, heading towards the Sword Lake Palace.

Mu Wanqing stood beside Black Rose, gazing at the villain's retreating figure, then at the loose silver in her hand.

He angrily cursed, "You wicked man, who wants your stinking money!"

As he spoke, he was about to lift it up and throw away the loose silver.

But after raising his hand, he seemed to remember something and didn't throw away the loose silver.

She gazed into the distance, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

He really just abandoned himself and left...

Could it be that I've been overthinking things and wrongly accused him?

Do not……

Even if he's not a major villain, he's still a minor one!

What kind of decent person would spank someone like that!