Chapter 23: Astonishing Secrets in the Pleasure Boat

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“You really suffered. I didn’t expect those people to actually imprison you in the Yu State Dungeon,” Mu Xiaoyun sighed softly.

“You, as Liu Qingshan’s pillow companion, would be unaware?” Jiang Sanjia sneered coldly.

Everyone in the Jianghu knew that Mu Xiaoyun was Liu Qingshan’s spouse, and the Mu Family and the Cao Gang were deeply allied, sharing both glory and loss.

The Cao Gang had imprisoned him in the Yu State Dungeon; would the Gang Leader’s wife be unaware?

“I truly had no idea.”

Mu Xiaoyun bowed her head and said, “You seem to have many misunderstandings about me. In fact, I stopped getting involved in the Cao Gang’s affairs years ago. I really know nothing about the Cao Gang’s matters in the past decade, and it has nothing to do with me.”

Jiang Sanjia didn’t believe a word from this venomous beauty before him, saying, “You ‘invited’ me here just to clarify this matter. If that’s the case, then I know now.”

“If there’s nothing else, I have matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave.”

After saying that, Jiang Sanjia stood up to leave.

“Sanjia, why are you in such a hurry to leave?”

Mu Xiaoyun raised her eyebrows, “I haven’t finished speaking yet. Are my three words, Mu Xiaoyun, too much for you to even drink tea with me?”

Jiang Sanjia paused, and out of respect for the past, he finally sat back down.

Mu Xiaoyun smiled and said, “Sanjia, you truly are a person of deep emotions, but my sister…”

Jiang Sanjia frowned, “Why did you seek me out this time? Just say it directly, don’t beat around the bush.”

A slight smile curved Mu Xiaoyun’s lips, “I want you to use the Ghost Valley Heavenly Mechanism to help me find someone.”

“Who?”

“Liu Qingshan.”

…….

The houseboat fell into silence.

Jiang Sanjia’s eyes flashed with suspicion, but he said nothing.

Who was Liu Qingshan?

He was the current Gang Leader of the Cao Gang!

Mu Xiaoyun was his wife and still needed him to be found?

“Yes, Liu Qingshan.”

Mu Xiaoyun squinted her eyes and said word by word, “In fact, the current Cao Gang Gang Leader is not Liu Qingshan.”

“What do you mean?” Jiang Sanjia’s expression turned serious.

If the current Cao Gang Gang Leader wasn’t Liu Qingshan, then who was he?

Mu Xiaoyun sighed, “I don’t know who he is, but I am certain that the current Liu Qingshan is not the original Liu Qingshan. I shared a bed with a man for decades; would I not know if he is real or fake?”

“Several years ago, I already noticed something strange. His every move, his demeanor when speaking, and his manner of doing things were very alike but not the same.”

A woman’s familiarity with her own man is like the left hand to the right hand.

Jiang Sanjia asked solemnly, “You mean that Liu Qingshan has been replaced by someone else?”

“That’s roughly what you said,” Mu Xiaoyun nodded.

“How could that be?”

Jiang Sanjia shook his head, his eyes filled with disbelief.

It was known that the Cao Gang had been extremely powerful over the past decade, almost becoming the largest gang in the world. Yet their Gang Leader had been replaced? What kind of means would that require? And who were the people and forces behind this?

It was almost unimaginable!

“I feel like you’ve gone mad, completely mad,” Jiang Sanjia stood up and said.

“I have evidence.”

Mu Xiaoyun drew an ancient token from her waist, “No one else knows about this token, but you, Jiang Sanjia, should know very well.”

“I know.” Jiang Sanjia glanced at the token and felt a stir in his heart.

“You know what kind of person Liu Qingshan is, but when he touched this token, he had no reaction.”

“Did you personally verify this?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Sanjia was greatly shocked. If what Mu Xiaoyun said was true, it was terrifying….

The Cao Gang’s Gang Leader was actually a fake!?

And the current Liu Qingshan, who could flip clouds and cover rain, was an imposter!?

Jiang Sanjia hesitated for a moment and said, “Even if what you said is true, Liu Qingshan may have already met a tragic fate…”

Mu Xiaoyun affirmed, “No, they haven’t found that thing; Liu Qingshan won’t die.”

“Do you have that thing?”

“No, but I know where it is.”

Jiang Sanjia knew very well what Mu Xiaoyun was talking about. He seemed a bit moved: “I’m seriously injured right now, and my vitality is thin. Calculating such heavenly mechanisms would be certain death.”

Upon hearing this, Mu Xiaoyun let out a breath, “I can wait for your injuries to recover. During this time, I can even take care of you. After all, you are alone and insecure now.”

Jiang Sanjia didn’t say another word. At this moment, he was seriously injured, and receiving Mu Xiaoyun’s protection would be a good thing. Besides, the Cao Gang and he had a blood sea of deep hatred. If what Mu Xiaoyun said was true, finding the real Liu Qingshan would also be helping himself.

“Brother Sanjia, I think this is a good opportunity.” A soft laugh came from the deck outside.

Jiang Sanjia shouted, “Who! Come out!?”

“Someone!?”

Mu Xiaoyun squinted, her hand reaching under her skirt.

Who was it,?

that could sneak onto the boat without them noticing?

“Sanjia, long time no see. I hope you are well.”

In fresh clothes, An Jing walked out slowly.

“It’s you!”

“It’s you!”

Both of them were shocked upon seeing the newcomer, then glanced at each other.

“You know each other?” Mu Xiaoyun asked curiously.

“It was this Brother Zhou who rescued me from the dungeon,” Jiang Sanjia said, taking a deep breath.

“What!?” Mu Xiaoyun looked at the person before her, her heart shaking.

The incident of a single sword demolishing the dungeon and killing Cao Anmin and Liu Haoping had spread throughout the Jianghu. People speculated which unparalleled swordsman could have done it. Who knew that this unparalleled swordsman was right in front of her?

An Jing looked at the two of them, following the instructions of the Earth Book. That azure opportunity was actually on this woman’s body.

This woman was Liu Qingshan’s wife. Did she really have the opportunity on her?

An Jing was puzzled.

“When did you get here?” Jiang Sanjia asked seriously.

“Right when that loving couple scene of Liu Qingshan began,” An Jing smiled faintly.

“So, Brother Zhou, you must have heard everything,” Mu Xiaoyun smiled sweetly.

As they say, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. This swordsman had extraordinary skills, and if they could win him over, it would be a great help.

“I heard everything worth hearing,” An Jing admitted bluntly.

“Then you should know that the current Liu Qingshan is an imposter?”

“If what you say is true.”

“If I can find my husband, the true Gang Leader of the Cao Gang, would you be willing to lend a hand? It would be a tremendous favor for us.”

Mu Xiaoyun looked at An Jing, “Brother Zhou, you have already offended the current Cao Gang Leader. We have a common enemy…”

“Don’t fool me. The Cao Gang’s main focus right now isn’t dealing with me,” An Jing interrupted Mu Xiaoyun, “Knowing Liu Qingshan is an imposter, you are their main target. Their goal is the object held by the real Liu Qingshan.”

He had heard everything just now.

If what Mu Xiaoyun said was true, the current Liu Qingshan had been swapped, and the object that the current Gang Leader coveted was in the true Liu Qingshan’s hands, which was why he wasn’t killed.

Mu Xiaoyun’s purpose was simple: to rescue Liu Qingshan and expose the current fake Liu Qingshan, reclaiming the Cao Gang.

Mu Xiaoyun pondered for a moment, “You’re not wrong, but do you know that Liu Haoping is that person’s adopted son? Liu Qingshan, who regards him as his own, can’t not avenge him.”

Liu Haoping had a transcendent status in the Cao Gang, even though he was just the Headquarters Leader.

An Jing sneered, “Who knows my identity? If I want to hide, would the Cao Gang find me?”

“Do you plan to hide forever?” Mu Xiaoyun asked sharply.

They were both testing each other, their words carrying sharpness.

“No need to beat around the bush. Just tell me what benefits I get; I don’t mind helping,” An Jing waved his hand, “But mind you, my help is very expensive, Brother Sanjia should know this.”

He had an unresolved conflict with the current Cao Gang anyway.

“How expensive?”

Mu Xiaoyun’s body slowly drew closer, softly exhaling her warm breath.

Touched!

It was a cold sensation. Looking down, it turned out to be a sword.

An Jing’s expression remained unchanged, “Give me something that satisfies me.”

Stinking man!

Mu Xiaoyun secretly took a loss, but smiled lightly, “Fine, when I find my husband, I will offer you a satisfying reward.”

“Good, I await your news.”

“If this houseboat hangs a red lantern, Brother Zhou, you can come to meet.”

“When I see the red lantern raised, I will come.”

An Jing nodded, then looked at Jiang Sanjia, “Oh, I almost forgot the purpose of my visit. Sanjia, you’re not being honest. The murderous aura under the river was so intense; even I nearly didn’t make it back.”

After saying that, An Jing walked out towards the deck.

Jiang Sanjia was startled by An Jing’s words. He had come specifically to find him? This meant that his whereabouts were being monitored. From his tone, he had already taken the Bodhi Bead.

“Sanjia, is this person trustworthy?” After An Jing left, Mu Xiaoyun asked in a low voice.

“This man is cunning, greedy, and his skills are profound, unfathomable,” Jiang Sanjia said quietly.

“Unfathomable.”

Mu Xiaoyun frowned slightly.