My Gentle and Pure Sect Leader Husband-Chapter 14 - Day of Wearing a Disguise

Two years ago, in a major incident, Shuimu Yinji was defeated by Chu Liuxiang, and along with her close confidant Gong Nanyan, sealed themselves in a cave to die. The Divine Water Palace fell from grace since then.

With their deaths, the once-feared Tianyi Divine Water that had terrorized the martial arts world disappeared without a trace.

Just then, someone came to report from outside. “Reporting to Daren, Chu Liuxiang requests an audience.”

Ji Qing couldn’t help but feel it was too coincidental, “We just examined the corpse, and now Chu Liuxiang shows up…”

“Isn’t that perfect timing?” Yan Hongyin put the fabric in her hand back on the tray on the table, crossed her hands on her lap, and said, “Let him in.”

“No need, no need, I know this path well, don’t trouble yourself,” Chu Liuxiang walked in, made himself at home sitting nearby, his gaze falling on the tray next to Yan Hongyin. He sighed, “Why do the things I work hard to find always end up in your hands?”

Yan Hongyin raised her hand to stop Ji Qing who was about to speak, waved her hand to dismiss him, and only then spoke. “Chu Xiangshuai is wrongly accusing me this time. These items were all delivered to me early this morning as gifts hung outside the courtyard gate.”

“Given to you?” Chu Liuxiang’s expression froze.

To be honest, the current martial arts world still had quite a few reservations about the existence of the Jinyiwei and Liu Shanmen. Chu Liuxiang and Yan Hongyin only became friends after fighting each other, and because Chu Liuxiang’s usual way of doing things matched Yan Hongyin’s taste. For others, seeing the Jinyiwei was probably not much different from seeing the King of Hell’s messenger.

“Yes.” Yan Hongyin picked up the teacup beside her and took a sip, “Sewn into the stomach of a beheaded and skinned corpse delivered to my door.”

Chu Liuxiang clapped his hands. “Now that’s truly not a very pleasant gift.”

“So my mood today isn’t particularly good.” Yan Hongyin let out a light snort, handed the fabric from the tray to Chu Liuxiang, “Let’s be frank, what’s the story with the Tianyi Divine Water?”

Chu Liuxiang had dealt with many Divine Water Palace disciples before, and he was very familiar with this white fabric woven with cyan blue threads – it was from the robes of Divine Water Palace disciples.

What kind of person was Chu Liuxiang? He immediately understood that the cause of death for that corpse wasn’t beheading and skinning, but rather the Tianyi Divine Water.

He knew what Yan Hongyin meant, and immediately said seriously, “The refinement of Tianyi Divine Water is extremely complex, and throughout the world only Shuimu Yinji knew the formula. If Tianyi Divine Water appears in the martial arts world again, it would only be the last few drops kept by scattered Divine Water Palace members after that time.”

The implication was telling Yan Hongyin that Shuimu Yinji was indeed dead, and the appearance of Tianyi Divine Water was just a coincidence.

Yan Hongyin didn’t say anything more about this, but instead asked Chu Liuxiang, “You didn’t come today just for this, did you?”

Chu Liuxiang coughed lightly and said, “That sarira…”

A slight smile appeared at the corners of Yan Hongyin’s lips. “It has already been ground up and used in medicine.”

Chu Liuxiang suddenly looked up. “You wanted the sarira for medicine?!”

“Of course.” Yan Hongyin said leisurely, “I don’t care about the undercurrents between your martial arts factions. Going to bid for the sarira at the black market was naturally because I had use for it. What else could it have been for?”

Chu Liuxiang’s expression turned ugly for a moment, but he quickly recovered.

It was his attempt to use Yan Hongyin’s hand to get the sarira out of the black market auction. Since Yan Hongyin had spent money and called in favors, it was reasonable for her to use it. He could only blame himself for not coming to find Yan Hongyin immediately after escaping pursuit.

It was really because that man wearing the fox mask that night had extremely tricky and strange poisoned needles in his umbrella, with fierce toxicity. If not for Rongrong’s superior medical skills, he probably wouldn’t have been able to move freely so quickly.

“Tell me, why did Chu Xiangshuai risk offending the black market to steal the sarira?” Though Yan Hongyin was the one who wanted information, she was unhurried like a little fox fishing.

Chu Liuxiang raised his hand to press his brow. “Someone kidnapped Tian’er, telling me to steal the sarira from the black market.”

Su Rongrong, Song Tian’er, and Li Hongxiu were the three beauties who had always followed Chu Liuxiang, each one an extremely important existence to him.

“How far have you investigated?” Yan Hongyin didn’t believe that the renowned Handsome Thief would really submit to being coerced.

Chu Liuxiang: “Do you know of a demonic sect beyond the passes called the Luocha Sect?”

Yan Hongyin’s motion of putting down her teacup paused.

“Hefang Shop is one of the Luocha Sect’s strongholds in Lin’an Prefecture, with spies skilled in external martial arts both upstairs and downstairs.”

Chu Liuxiang shook the fabric in his hand.

“I had suspected before that a group of Divine Water Palace members had joined the Luocha Sect, and this is the evidence. The Luocha Sect now seems to have split into two factions internally due to Sect Leader Yu Luocha’s whereabouts being unknown, each led by one of the two great elders. One faction follows Yu Luocha, while the other wants to kill Yu Luocha and take over. Yesterday, an employee disappeared from Hefang Shop – reportedly this person had Yu Luocha’s true portrait, though now it seems he is already dead.”

Yan Hongyin: “Then what do they want the sarira for?”

Chu Liuxiang hesitated somewhat when answering this question. “It’s said that the Luocha Sect’s leader Yu Luocha is severely injured and critically ill, needing the sarira, so they wanted to use this to draw him out…”

“You don’t believe it.” Yan Hongyin’s tone was certain.

“I don’t believe it.” Chu Liuxiang faced her frankly.

“The sarira isn’t their real target.” Yan Hongyin raised her eyes to glance at Chu Liuxiang, “What could make them gather forces and come to Lin’an Prefecture as if facing a great enemy…”

“Yu Luocha is in Lin’an Prefecture.”

“Yu Luocha is in Lin’an Prefecture.”

The two spoke their deduction in unison.

Yan Hongyin immediately thought of that man hidden in the shadows with whom she had locked eyes in the black market.

Could it be that Yu Luocha was deliberately stirring up troubled waters within the Luocha Sect, and was… fishing?

“Xiangshuai.” Yan Hongyin suddenly spoke, her voice carrying some laughter and a tiny bit of calculation.

Chu Liuxiang leaned back slightly, his eyelids twitching wildly. “What is it?”

Yan Hongyin personally turned over a cup and poured tea for Chu Liuxiang. “I wonder if Xiangshuai could help me with a small favor?”

Chu Liuxiang looked at the tea placed on the table, feeling that this tea was too hot to handle and too hot to drink.

But he still asked, “What do you want?”

Yan Hongyin said, “That portrait of Yu Luocha.”

Chu Liuxiang pondered for a long while without speaking.

Yan Hongyin continued, “Xiangshuai also knows that the Jinyiwei cannot rashly interfere in martial arts world matters, but we can certainly provide some small assistance while Xiangshuai is rescuing someone.”

Only then did Chu Liuxiang agree, but he also added one condition.

He said that afterward, Yan Hongyin would have to agree to one request from him that didn’t violate her duties and principles.

Yan Hongyin agreed as well.

“By the way.” Chu Liuxiang pointed to under his own eyes, with a teasing smile, “Even if you’re newly married, Commander Yan should still pay attention to getting rest.”

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Chu Liuxiang was one of the few people outside the Jinyiwei who knew about Yan Hongyin’s fourth-rank official position and connection to Yan Hong Hall, so it wasn’t difficult for him to know about Yan Hongyin’s recent marriage.

Yan Hongyin, who hadn’t been able to sleep well for several nights in a row, of course knew what her dark circles looked like. She was momentarily speechless, and could only let Chu Liuxiang leave while laughing heartily.

Not long after Chu Liuxiang left, Ji Qing came in again.

“Daren, the people sent to investigate Hefang Shop have returned saying there is indeed a missing employee from the pastry shop, with height description matching the corpse.”

Yan Hongyin handed the white fabric with cyan blue threads to Ji Qing. “Go investigate who made this fabric.”

With Divine Water Palace already fallen, these people’s fabric must have been woven by someone else afterward.

“Yes.”

“Keep an eye on movements from all sides, help Chu Liuxiang when you encounter him, but do it discreetly.”

“Understood!”

Yan Hongyin let out a long breath.

Although this matter involved former Divine Water Palace people and the Luocha Sect, they were fortunately just martial arts world affairs. With Chu Liuxiang taking the lead, the Jinyiwei didn’t need to worry too much.

It’s just that the purpose of the person who sent the corpse to her face was still unknown.....better go home first to see how Ah Yu is doing.

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Not long after Chu Liuxiang left the residence, a child forcefully stuffed a blank envelope into his hands.

The child disappeared into the crowd in a few bounds. Chu Liuxiang pulled out the letter from the envelope – on it were two short lines of characters written with bold, powerful strokes that penetrated through the paper, carrying a sharp edge that seemed to leap off the page.

[Wine fragrance in the north of the city, does Chu Xiangshuai dare to meet?]

An inexplicable feeling made Chu Liuxiang unconsciously raise his hand to touch his nose bridge.

In the northern suburbs there was a wine shop, famous for its beautiful proprietress and its fiercely strong Shaodaozi liquor, always doing good business.

(TL: Shaodaozi (烧刀子) is a strong, fiery Chinese liquor, often associated with intense spiciness and a burning sensation when consumed.)

The proprietress led Chu Liuxiang into the courtyard. Just as he stood still, he heard an ethereal and strange voice coming from all directions.

“Chu Xiangshuai must have already guessed who I am.”

Chu Liuxiang cupped his hands. “Sect Leader Yu’s personal visit, I have been discourteous.”

Chu Liuxiang had only become famous in the martial arts world in recent years, but Yu Luocha had dominated beyond the passes for over ten years. No one knew where this person came from, or why they established the Luocha Sect.

“Chu Xiangshuai,” that voice laughed with a sharp, grating overtone, “your young woman has already been sent back to Xiangshuai’s boat by my people.”

Chu Liuxiang paused, understanding the meaning from these words, and sincerely cupped his hands saying, “If senior has any use for this junior, please feel free to speak. But if it’s about the sarira…that thing has probably already fallen into the Jinyiwei’s hands by now.”

“Jinyiwei…heh, good, very good.” That voice sometimes far sometimes near sounded extremely ghostly, “Chu Liuxiang, I can keep you from opposing the Jinyiwei, but I want a portrait.”

Chu Liuxiang’s expression immediately became somewhat strange.

In this situation, he suddenly had a very familiar feeling.

His mouth twitched, and he asked, “May I ask what portrait Sect Leader Yu wants…?”

“My portrait.”

Chu Liuxiang: “…”

This was the second time.

That person wearing the fox mask last time, couldn’t have been sent by Yu Luocha too, right?

Why did the things this person wanted always clash with Yan Hongyin?

“What? Chu Xiangshuai doesn’t want to agree?”

Chu Liuxiang had never been good at making enemies, let alone now when on one side was the Luocha Sect with its great power beyond the passes, and on the other was the Jinyiwei with their terrifying intelligence network operating in the shadows. He didn’t want to offend either of them, but both had approached him at the same time.

“How dare I refuse? It’s just that the whereabouts of that portrait are currently unknown, and still need to be investigated.” Chu Liuxiang could only try to stall for time while laughing bitterly inside.

“Three days is the limit. Chu Xiangshuai, the consequences of going back on your word… your three beauties cannot afford…”

That ghostly voice gradually faded away, with no more sound after that.