69: Chapter 68: Zhao Changhe, the Destroyer of Reputations 69: Chapter 68: Zhao Changhe, the Destroyer of Reputations Even if it were just a dog, rising to stardom on the Chaotic World List three times within a mere five months would be enough to shake the world.
When has there been such frequency before?
Even Xia Longyuan didn’t have such a start!
Could this Zhao Changhe be the chosen one?
Moreover, this time it involves the noble daughter of the Aristocratic Family, the underworld of an entire county, a thousand-mile breakout, his robe soaked in blood; the legendary and topical nature truly overflows.
Fang Buping is just putting his head on the line!
In the eyes of most people, Zhao Changhe has hit the jackpot!
This is an immense favour from the Cui Family!
From now on, who would dare to harm him easily?
Does the state-issued arrest warrant have as much face as the Cui Family?
Even if the Cui Family publicly declares they’ll protect this criminal, Tang, the head of the advisory council, would mostly likely retract the warrant out of respect.
And it’s not just about face, he might even become their son-in-law…
Braving thorns and slashing brambles to escort the young lady; even if it started out of righteousness, with a young man and a woman alone together through the wind, frost, snow, and rain—she in the prime of youth, and he with burgeoning Blood Qi—to say there’s no spark?
Even a dog wouldn’t believe it.
If the young couple were to pledge to each other in private, they might be pried apart, but now the whole world knows…
At least, Yangyang likely can’t discuss marriage with other families of equal status anymore, who would want to be looked at by everyone for the color of the hat on their head before even entering the door?
And the man this time is as honorable as the clouds; normal people would give a big thumbs up upon seeing it.
Would the Cui Family turn their back and deny recognition?
I am afraid that would be impossible without losing face…
It’s highly likely he will become the son-in-law; there are few other options.
And to some interested parties, this turn of events is truly worth savoring…
Far away in the Capital, Tang Wanzhuang climbed to the top of the high tower at night, leaned against the railing alone, and quietly watched the lunar hue in the sky, sighing softly, “Who would’ve thought…”
That boy, who hadn’t learned a thing about Martial Arts, stood in front of her wielding a sword, loudly proclaiming, “The killer, Zhao Changhe!”
The image floated through her mind again.
At that time, who could have predicted this moment today?
In less than half a year, the young man’s blade had emerged from Beimang, stirring the world!
“The Cui Family…” Tang Wanzhuang muttered under her breath and suddenly started coughing.
Behind her, a Maid hurried over to drape a garment around her: “Miss, the night is deep and the dew is heavy; you should rest early…”
Tang Wanzhuang said softly, “Issue the order, the arrest warrant can be withdrawn with full legitimacy.”
In the county town where Zhao Changhe and Cui Yuanyang had spent the night and stolen clothes, Cui Yuanyong, who was looking for his sister, had just arrived not long ago and was anxiously inquiring the local officials for various pieces of news.
He’s definitely been around here, even stole clothes.
Was there anyone with him?
Oh, there was a girl who looked cute on the outside but was flirty on the inside…” Before the official could finish, a golden light flashed across the sky.
The official stared blankly for a long time, twitching at the corner of his mouth, unable to speak.
Cui Yuanyong also looked up and felt a weight lift from his heart, asking, “What were you saying just now?”
“Oh, when Young Master Zhao left the city, he was dignified.
I was wondering who that lovely girl could be, turns out it’s Miss Cui, well that explains it!
I should have known, such a pure and clear beauty, only an Aristocratic Family like the Cui Family could raise such a person!”
Xia Chichi, who was leaving, stumbled, almost twisting an ankle.
“Holy Daughter, what’s wrong?”
“I suddenly regret not going to kill that traitor just now, is it too late to go back now…”
“…The Chaotic World Book has moved, it means Zhao Changhe and Cui Yuanyang have escaped to safety.
Cui Wenjing must have arrived; Holy Daughter, please rest.”
“I know the Chaotic World Book has moved!
What infuriates me is that the Chaotic World Book has moved!
Who wrote this lousy book, they can’t even write!”
The crowd was perplexed; Holy Daughter, are you angry because the words when you were listed weren’t as catchy?
Surely, surely not, yours was very impressive too and besides, you’re ranked thirteenth, much higher than theirs at two hundred and thirteenth. Discover more novels at NoveI-Fire.ɴet
Thousands of miles away in Jiangnan.
Yue Hongling sat alone under the eaves, leisurely sipping from a wine pouch.
The words in the air flickered by, and Yue Hongling looked up as if the phrases were an accompaniment to her drink.
The words scattered, and the wine was all gone.
Yue Hongling tossed aside the wineskin, “Just as it should be, isn’t it wonderful!”
She instantly stood up, stretching with a yawn, “Hmm…
it seems that every woman who’s been in contact with you ends up with a…
somewhat mixed reputation.”
In the inner courtyard of the County Magistrate’s residence in Wei County.
“Master Zhao, are you sure you don’t want this servant girl to help you bathe…”
“I’ve already said I don’t need it!”
“Master Cui said he knows you might misunderstand, but this isn’t a test…”
“He can test whoever he pleases; it’s none of my damn business.
It only takes me a moment to wash up.
How much longer do I need to put up with this nonsense?
Just go and find me a set of clothes, I can wash myself!”
The maidens giggled behind their hands as they walked away, thinking how crude Master Zhao truly was.
Not just crude, but also clueless about romance, they thought.
If Miss Cui ended up with this kind of man, it just wouldn’t seem right…
But by now, even the servants knew that this man was likely to become the Cui Family’s son-in-law.
The Cui Family arranging for the maids to attend to him wasn’t a test; that’s just how Aristocratic Families do things…
If Yuan Yang arranged it himself, he would probably do the same.
If Big Brother Zhao really wanted to fool around with a maid, he would have just done so.
That was the general presumption.
But Zhao Changhe was not in the least bit interested; he was too exhausted now.
If he didn’t wash and get some sleep, he feared he might drop dead.
With no concern for the servant girls, he simply didn’t want to be disturbed from his slumber.
After sending the maids away, Zhao Changhe finally relaxed comfortably in the tub, soothing his fatigue.
He fully understood the Cui Family’s predicament at this moment.
He didn’t actually want to openly brag about it.
How would Xia Chichi interpret it?
Moreover, becoming too entangled with the Cui Family was never what he wanted.
To be honest, whether there were any sparks with Yangyang remained to be seen.
However, Zhao Changhe hadn’t really harbored any crooked thoughts.
The reason was simple: along the journey, when the young girl was charming and lovely, they hadn’t spent much time together.
At that point, he was still finding her annoying.
By the time their relationship deepened and he realized she was really not bad, she was dirty as a little beggar.
Who on earth could harbor any thoughts toward a beggar?
So from Zhao Changhe’s perspective, there were indeed pure intentions; he was simply doing what should have been done.
Looking back, it should have been a thrilling experience, but somehow it had all turned out …
The Chaotic World Book wasn’t written by him; who could stop that book from speaking nonsense?
But at least it had been rather flattering this time.
All the chaotic rankings had also been transferred to Yangyang; no longer the fool or Mr.
Zhao ranked at 91, now number 88 was so good you’d have to pay extra for it!
Now Yangyang had become 213…
The ranking this time was quite surprising to Zhao Changhe.
There wasn’t really any fighting above his level; most of the time, he had killed opponents of the same or even lower levels.
It wouldn’t count as overcoming higher-level opponents, but if there hadn’t been Yangyang’s sneak attack, it would certainly have been possible for the opponent to escape and then ambush him from the dark.
Maybe then the one to die would have been himself, so if he had been alone, he would have probably lost.
The Chaotic World Book considered this a “joint slaying,” not just picking off leftovers, and this rationale made sense.
But with that in mind, what justified the rise in the rankings?
Could it be because when in bad shape he could still repel the opponent, the Chaotic World Book deemed it more valuable than killing Fang Buping?
And that last assassin from the Listening Snow Pavilion was just fleeing for his life, shooting arrows to delay time until reinforcements arrived.
There was no real fight at all.
Moreover, Yangyang’s “combat record” was not impressive at all; how could she be ranked, and to debut higher than his original 250…
Old Zhao was actually feeling a bit indignant on behalf of his past self…
Now he really understood why those who didn’t respect the rankings wanted to challenge them…
Ultimately, he could only conclude that the Chaotic World Book didn’t just rate one-on-one combat, but also took escape from various ambushes and conspiracies into account, which could be considered an excellent combat record.
Yangyang was also included in the rankings because of this; she didn’t hold them back at all during the entire affair, and rather provided good support.
Considering she was a pampered young girl with no real combat experience, her performance was almost miraculous.
For example, if you pulled ten thousand schoolgirls out right now, would any one of them achieve such a performance?
The Chaotic World Book saw this as potential.
Perhaps she really was a rough diamond.
After all, the Hidden Dragon List looked at potential, not sheer fighting power.
With these thoughts swirling in his head, not sure if they were correct, Zhao Changhe became drowsy in the tub of hot water and fell asleep without realizing it.
In his sleep, he saw a familiar face again; the woman was quietly floating in the deep night sky, her eyes closed.