Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 209: There is always endless gossip in the underworld
"But." After drinking the herbal tea in the bowl in one gulp, Zuo Liangping continued speaking while holding the bowl.
"There is indeed another variable in this World Sword Alliance."
"Variables?" Xiao Cao's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested. He came close to Zuo Liangping and whispered, "Who is it?"
She likes to know these gossips, and she always wants to pester Li Si to tell her some. But Li Si is always tight-lipped. When he doesn't want to talk about something, he just laughs. You can't hit him, and you can't hit him, so you can only hold it in. Now she has met someone who is willing to talk, so she is willing to listen.
After glancing at Xiao Cao indifferently, Zuo Liangping did not hide anything and spoke directly.
"Demon, the leader of the Eight Bitter Sect, Bai Yaoer."
He subconsciously wanted to say the name of the Demon Sect, but then he changed his mind and realized that these people were no longer the Demon Sect, so he changed his words and said the name of the Eight Sufferings Sect.
"The Eight Bitterness Sect?" Xiao Cao and Ning Caihe both sat at the table in a daze, obviously not knowing what kind of sect this was.
But it's not their fault. When they were born, the Demon Cult had long passed and no one mentioned it. And now that the Eight Bitter Sect has returned to the martial arts world, it's not long ago that ordinary people have naturally not heard of it.
"They are a sect that has just returned to the martial arts world recently. They once created a considerable foundation in the early years, but now their scale has shrunk a lot. It's normal that you don't know about them."
Zuo Liangping explained as he licked the water for himself.
"But their leader, Bai Yao'er, is a natural prodigy. She has already reached the realm of a top martial arts master before she was 30 years old. Her swordsmanship is so superb that she can cut off mountains and seas and take people's lives from a hundred feet away. In the battle of Guijiang Mountain, she forced back countless martial arts masters by herself and saved the thief saint Li Si from danger. She can be called the most extraordinary woman in the martial arts world today. Among her peers, the only one who can stand on equal footing with her is Li Sisi who appeared in your store recently. However, these two people have some relationship with the thief saint Li Si. Li Sisi is the thief saint's sister, and Bai Yao'er is said to be the confidante of the thief saint Li Si."
Having said that, Zuo Liangping glanced at Li Si who was standing aside. Seeing that he looked normal, he slowly withdrew his gaze.
“Oh~~~~”
Xiao Cao and Ning Caihe, who were also sitting at the table, uttered long words at the same time, with a look of sudden enlightenment, and looked at each other knowingly, no one knew what they were thinking.
Tsk, what confidante? She's nothing but a crazy girl. The things spread by these people in the underworld are becoming less and less reliable.
Li Si stood aside, rolled his eyes, and complained inwardly. But in front of Zuo Liangping, he couldn't say anything, so he could only pretend that it had nothing to do with him, turned around and started wiping the table again.
"Then why do you say she is a variable?" After listening to the gossip, Ning Caihe also came to Zuo Liangping and asked.
"Stupid." Xiao Cao reached out and patted him on the head.
"Bai Yao'er's swordsmanship is so amazing. If she joins the World Sword Alliance, wouldn't that be a wild card? I wonder how high she can get in the competition. It would be great if she could win a sword platform, so that those stinky men can see how powerful we women are."
When she said this, she didn't notice that the people sitting next to her were all stinky men.
"If Bai Yaoer participates, then the world's number one this year will probably be decided between her and Dugu Bufu."
Zuo Liangping expressed his opinion in a neutral tone.
Because he had heard from Yan Tingzhi that every deep winter, Dugu Bufu's power would drop by 30%. Because his sword energy was too cold, his body could not bear the cold. And the World Sword Alliance was held on the top of the extremely cold Sword Competition Mountain. In such a place, it would be good for Dugu Bufu to be able to exert 70% of his strength.
So under these conditions, Bai Yaoer, whose strength is still unknown, may really be able to defeat Dugu Bufu, who has never been defeated.
Oh, that's not right. It seems that Dugu Bufu had been defeated once some time ago. He was punched into the roof by Li Sisi, the thief's sister... Thinking of this, Zuo Liangping raised his head and looked at the big hole on the second floor of Qianjialou, and swallowed unconsciously.
Perhaps he was just being gentle and considerate to her and didn't use his full strength, so it doesn't count...
As for Mu Wu, the owner of the Blood Robe Tower who has always been ranked second in the world, Yan Tingzhi said that his swordsmanship is still a little short of perfection. If he breaks through that flaw, his power will increase greatly. At that time, even if he faces Dugu Bufu, who has 100% of his power, he may not be defeated.
Of course, all of this is based on a prerequisite, that is, Dugu Bufu’s strength does not increase.
"Wow, is she really that powerful?" After hearing Zuo Liangping say that Bai Yaoer could be compared with Dugu Bubu, Xiao Cao's eyes were already shining with stars.
"I don't care. She will be my sister from now on. Whatever she does is right! Sister Yao'er, hehe."
Looking at her infatuated look, Ning Caihe, who was sitting on the side, shrank her neck and pouted.
This person said the same thing the last time he heard about Dugu Bufu. It's nothing more than turning a brother into a sister.
Zuo Liangping wisely ignored Xiao Cao and continued to test Li Si.
"I just don't know if the Thief Saint Li Si will participate this year."
"Li Si?" Xiao Cao was stunned for a moment, then turned his eyes away with a lack of interest.
"Why would a thief like him join the World Sword Alliance?"
Now that she and Li Si meet each other every day, she no longer has any illusions about him.
This guy is simply a lazy bum and is extremely petty. He never tells the truth when he smiles slyly and is simply full of bad intentions.
"You can't say that." Zuo Liangping placed his hand on the table and tapped it lightly with his index finger.
"Ever since the battle at Changfeng Tower thirteen years ago, Li Si's sword has been called the Immortal Sword. Every time he strikes, there will be clouds and mist, and wind. When the sword comes, there is no sound, and only after the sword falls, there is a deafening sound, which makes the spectators tremble in their hearts and eyes, and they can't see straight. To this day, no one can give an accurate explanation. But some people say that his sword is faster than sound..."
"Really?" Hearing this, Ning Caihe secretly looked at Li Si with shining eyes, thinking that his brother Si was indeed the most powerful.
Xiao Cao pouted and said stubbornly: "He is not as amazing as you say."
Although she said so, her eyes still unconsciously glanced at the figure with his back to her.
Thirteen years ago in Chang Fenglou, she had never heard of these things. After all, she was not a Jianghu person, and she was only in her twenties this year. Thirteen years ago, she was still a child.
What exactly happened at that time? How did Li Si use the sword? Was it really faster than sound?
Thinking about this, her heart felt like it was being scratched by a kitten, and she just wanted to hear Li Si tell it himself.
However, Li Si was oblivious to the outside world and only focused on cleaning the table in front of him. He didn't care about the sight behind him at all, and just hummed a little tune while cleaning the table in front of him.
Vaguely noticing the gazes of Xiao Cao and Ning Caihe, Zuo Liangping drank his tea silently.
As expected, the two of them also knew Li Si's identity. They must have been persuaded by Li Si to not report to the authorities.
Moreover, there seemed to be some fluctuations of internal energy in Xiao He's body.
Is it Li Si’s martial arts?
Thinking this way, Zuo Liangping had no intention of investigating further. Now, all he had to do was to find evidence that Li Si was the Thief Saint, and then notify the Six Gates to arrest him.
Since Li Si is stubborn now, why not start with the more naive Xiao He?
Thinking of this, Zuo Liangping nodded his head slightly.
But just as he was about to say something else, there was a sudden commotion outside the door.
Then, a slightly thin figure walked into the door of Qianjialou.
She was a woman, and an extremely beautiful woman. Even if one only took a quick glance at her, one could not help but sigh at her graceful figure and could not help but look at her for a while longer.
At this moment, she was wearing a purple-red dress with her belt swaying gently and light makeup on her face. She looked like a peony among the weeds, eclipsing everyone around her.
As she was in a hurry to go out, she didn't take good care of her hair. She simply tied her hair in a hanging knot and let it fall behind her. However, she was still breathtakingly beautiful, and even had a bit of lazy temperament.
But if you look more closely, you will find that her eyes are slightly red at this time. In addition to the charm, her delicate face also reveals three parts of weakness and three parts of haggardness. It makes people who see it feel heartbroken, and they don't know what happened to make such a beautiful woman so worried.
When the woman walked into Qianjia Tower, she did not look at the people on both sides, but looked directly at Xiao Cao who was sitting at the table, slightly opened her thin lips and asked.
"Miss Cao, where is Susu?"
"Uh." Xiao Cao was stunned for a while before pointing upstairs and saying, "She's in her room."
"Thank you." The woman bowed her head and saluted. Then she covered her face and sobbed softly, then ran upstairs holding up her skirt.
"She is..." Li Si then withdrew his gaze and looked at Xiao Cao in confusion and asked.
Seeing that Li Si also looked dazed, Xiao Cao rolled his eyes and answered while sitting at the table.
"The top performer at Wanhua Tower on the next street, Yan Ziqing."
