Everyone has a story

  "Go!" With a swift pull from Fang Xian, the fishing net wrapped tightly around the young woman, and Ling Er's dagger was simultaneously pressed against the flying thief's neck. It was an effortless capture.

  The female thief let out a cry of surprise and quickly calmed down. Mu Mu asked: "Black eating black?"

  "Sorry about that." Fang Xian tightened the fishing net while apologizing, "We're in a hurry to leave the city, we have to eat on the go."

  "What a pity! What a pity! Just one step short."

  "What's just one step away?" As I said before, Ling is a curious creature.

  "Don't listen to her nonsense," Fang Xian scolded. "This widow is full of tricks, don't be deceived by her."

  "How did you know I was a widow?" The female thief asked in puzzlement, "Could it be that you've known who I am all along?"

  Fang Xian tore off the veil of Fei Zei's face, patted that familiar woman's face full of **: "Ji San Niang, you're too high-profile."

  "It's all over today." Ji San Niang just shook her head, not struggling free. "A heroic ambition unfulfilled, dying before one's time, making heroes shed tears of sorrow!"

  Lin Yue Ru was stirred up by these words, and a heroic spirit of a female chivalrous woman was rekindled: "Xian Er, wait for a moment, I want to hear her ambitions."

  "In this world, only my mom can call me 'idler', don't be like that..."

  The third girl saw Lin Yue's heart moved, and hurriedly poured out her words: "My late husband Lu Mu was a child prodigy with great talent, and in his youth he was full of vigor and idealism. He received the recognition of the current emperor and entered the imperial court as an official. However, that arena was really not suitable for a scholar like him. He repeatedly spoke out frankly and advised, which touched the interests of other official groups, and ultimately he was harmed by others, demoted to the border regions, and died with resentment."

  Fang Xian put on a seemingly sympathetic expression: "Good story, concise enough, no wonder it's San Niang, able to confront my sister Cui."

  "Listen to her." Lin Yue Ru however listened in and stopped Fang Xian's provocation.

  "This one looks like a heroic woman, please accept three daughters' bow." After Xiāng Sān Niáng bowed her head and paid respects, she continued to speak fluently, "After burying my husband, I was not reconciled in my heart, felt injustice, and refused to accept it. Relying on the martial arts skills practiced in the border town, I brought a group of sisters back to Yangzhou with determination to start an undertaking, vowing to clear my husband's name, vowing to make those corrupt officials pay their debts."

  "Good spirit!" Lin Yue nodded in approval.

  "Alas..." Ji San Niang sighed again, "What a pity, the great undertaking is still one step short... Perhaps this is my fate after all. Forgive me, husband."

  All was seen in the black night, a knife shadow flashed, Lin Yue had already cut open the fishing net on San Niang's body.

  "We are all people in the same river, how can we be enemies!" Lin Yue Ru bowed and said, "Lin Yue Ru is willing to help Lie Nu with one arm's strength!"

  Fang Xian sighed and clicked his jade Buddha beads once.

  "What's the point of playing with me if nothing's going on?"

  "If you're unhappy, shoot."

  Fang Xian patted Lin Yue Ru: "You're also too gullible, right? Think about it, for her husband to cry injustice... what does that have to do with being a flying thief?"

  Lin Yue shook her head: "You heard what she said, she's not a bad person."

  Ling'er nodded along: "I think this sister doesn't seem like a bad person either."

  "You guys... " Fang Xian thought about saying something more, but then thought better of it. Innocence was a good thing too. So he nodded at Ji San Niang and said, "Continue spinning the tale."

  The widow hesitated for a moment, bowed and said: "Three of you, this is not the place to talk, may I invite you to my house for a chat."

  "Look, she's going to set a trap for us."

  But Lin Yue Ru looked like a Shandong big man: "Great!"

  Then the three followed Ji San Niang in the underground passage, Ling Er Yue Ru had a lot to say and laugh, only Fang Xian was always nervous and staring at the surroundings, afraid of falling into some kind of trap.

  It seemed he had worried too much, and they passed through the secret passage safely into Ji San Niang's mansion.

  It wasn't until they reached the main hall of her house that it was truly bright and lively. The two maids had been waiting here for a long time, and when they saw their master bring back three strangers this time, they were all shocked.

  "Madam......this is......"

  "Please sit down and have a cup of tea, I'll go change into my guest-receiving clothes." Ji San Niang smiled at the three of them and instructed the two maidservants, "Shui Yue Tian Lan, take good care of our guests."

  "Bang." Fang Xian sighed again with his jade Buddha beads, "Lazy b."

  “……”

  The living room of Ji San Niang's house was very large and beautiful, but it felt a bit empty with too few people. Fang Xianyue sat casually around the table like a spirit, waiting for Ji San Niang to return.

  The hostess brought a pot of tea and poured it for the three guests: "You three nobles must be wondering why my house is so big, right?"

  "Hmm." Fang Xian looked around, "This is even bigger than the Yangzhou government office. If we had a piece of land this big in our city center, it would sell for hundreds of millions. Where did such a large plot of land come from?"

  Shuǐ Yuè covered her face and smiled: "Young master is joking, the few of you who came to Yangzhou, don't you feel like something's missing?"

  "Less eating!" Ling'er exclaimed with a clap of her hands.

  Shuǐ Yuè shook her head.

  "Is it Shaowu Hall?"

  Shuǐ Yuè shook her head again.

  Fang Xian was extremely calm: "Actually, I've been wanting to ask this question for a long time. As the hometown of Yangzhou and Wei Xiaobao's father... what about our agreed-upon Lichun Inn?"

  Tian Lan also brought some guest snacks like melon seeds and peanuts: "Young Master has a good eye, I suppose you've already guessed the general idea?"

  Fang Xian slapped his forehead: "I get it! This place... is actually a brothel! No wonder Yangzhou San Shao went all the way to participate in the martial arts competition, turns out there's nothing to do in Yangzhou!"

  The moon was taken aback for a moment by Fang Xian's words, which seemed to have struck a chord with her: "You're the clever one!"

  Shuǐ Yuè handed the tea to the three of them: "The madam had just arrived in Yangzhou not long ago, and she bought this brothel, renovated it into its current state, and also took all of us women in, as maids, as...".

  Tianlan coughed slightly: "Shuǐ Yuè, don't talk nonsense."

  Shuǐ Yuè knew he had said too much and quietly retreated to one side.

  Fang Xian cracked some melon seeds, looking puzzled: "Looking at it this way, San Niang seems to be a really good person... Strange, with so many miserable experiences, how can she still be so carefree?"

  "So that's why I admire her." Lin Yue Ru sipped her tea, "As a woman, being able to not follow the trend after her husband's death and achieve something, is truly not easy. So don't worry, even if you die, my sister and I will still live happily!"

  "Death is also your curse." Fang Xian weakly retorted, and could only grab Ling'er's arm again, tapping the jade Buddha bead once.

  “……”

  Just then, the lost side door opened again, and a female thief in black tights jumped in.

  "Damn it, the stuff in the inn is getting harder to steal." The female thief raised her head and saw that there were three normal people drinking tea here, so she hastily asked Shuǐ Yuè, "Who are they?"

  "My husband's guest." Shuǐ Yuè replied.

  "Oh, you're busy." The female thief smiled lightly and walked towards the back room.

  Just half a minute later, another female thief came back.

  "How strange! The newly arrived governor is actually an honest official!"

  Fei Zei No. 2 saw the three people and was equally shocked. After getting an answer from Shui Yue's mouth, he also went to the back room with a nonchalant attitude.

  "Endless monster spawning......" Fang Xian cracked sunflower seeds while staring at the exit of the secret passage.