Taking a taxi was much slower than flying on a Po Tian Ying, and it took nearly half an hour to reach Matsuki Chiyoko's inn.
Matsuki Chiyoko was resting on a ground mat near the counter.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Cheng Xiaofan arrived at the door and knocked.
"Ah, it's you?" Matsuki Chiyoko got up when she heard the noise. When she opened the door and saw Cheng Xiaofan, her eyes widened in shock.
Especially when she saw the strange woman standing behind Cheng Xiaofan, she was even more bewildered.
Didn't Cheng Xiaofan stay on the second floor? Why was he out?
And who was this beautiful woman following him?
Seeing Matsuki Chiyoko's bewildered expression, Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Chiyoko, let me introduce you. This beauty is Matsushita Kinko's aunt, named Matsushita Taiko!"
"How is that possible?"
As soon as Matsuki Chiyoko spoke, she immediately realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly changed her tune, pretending to be confused, "Oh, Mr. Cheng, who is Matsushita Kinko?"
She thought to herself, wasn't this Matsushita Taiko imprisoned in the temple by Sakai Kazuo?
How did she end up in Cheng Xiaofan's hands in the blink of an eye?
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Chiyoko, you were truly a poor lover to Sakai Kazuo. Didn't he tell you who Matsushita Kinko was?"
"That's right. When I was resting on the second floor, didn't you report to Sakai Kazuo that I had brought my fiancée to Sakura Country?"
"In my bedroom on the second floor, I seemed to have heard Sakai Kazuo tell you that he had colluded with Watanabe Iwao and imprisoned her aunt in the temple to control Matsushita Kinko."
"Chiyoko, you can't have such a bad memory, can you? You forget the phone call with Sakai Kazuo last night in the blink of an eye?"
"..." Matsuki Chiyoko was completely stunned.
You, Cheng Xiaofan, were in your bedroom on the second floor and could hear the conversation downstairs on the first floor?
What kind of heavenly ears do you have?
Do you think I'll believe you?
But!
What if I don't believe it?
How did he find out about the top-secret matter of Sakai Kazuo imprisoning Matsushita Taiko?
Matsuki Chiyoko looked as if she had seen a ghost in broad daylight, her features contorted in shock.
"Mr. Cheng, is this Matsushita Taiko you rescued from Sakai Kazuo?" Matsuki Chiyoko asked, trembling all over after a long pause.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled, "Other than that, how else can it be explained?"
"Chiyoko, I advise you to be honest with me from now on and don't play any tricks, or you won't even know how you died!"
"I know, I know!" Matsuki Chiyoko immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Cheng Xiaofan then said to Matsushita Taiko, "Aunt Kinko, let's go to the second floor. I'll introduce you to my White Goddess!"
After Cheng Xiaofan left with Matsushita Taiko, Matsuki Chiyoko's body went limp, and she collapsed on the floor.
Then, she called Sakai Kazuo.
"Beep—beep—"
But no one answered.
It's over!
It's really over!
Sakai Kazuo must have been killed!
Matsuki Chiyoko trembled with fear, and even urinated.
She wanted to call Watanabe Iwao.
But she didn't dare.
She was afraid that if Cheng Xiaofan found out, she would also be killed.
She didn't want to die!
She really didn't want to die.
"Waa—" She cried in fear!
As Matsuki Chiyoko was crying her heart out, Cheng Xiaofan had already arrived in front of the bedroom on the second floor. He glanced at the attack talisman on the door and saw no signs of damage.
He reached out and removed the attack talisman.
It didn't matter if he didn't remove it; ordinary people wouldn't be able to see it anyway.
He opened the door, and Bai Yiling just woke up.
"Ah, Xiaofan,"
When she saw the woman behind Cheng Xiaofan, she was stunned for a moment and asked, "Where did you come from?"
Cheng Xiaofan pointed at Matsushita Taiko and smiled as he explained to Bai Yiling, "White Goddess, this is Matsushita Kinko's aunt, Matsushita Taiko. Watanabe Iwao, to give me a hard time tomorrow, colluded with Sakai Kazuo and imprisoned her in the temple."
"Shortly after you went to rest, I rushed to the temple and rescued Aunt Kinko!"
"So it's Aunt Kinko. Please, have a seat!" Bai Yiling immediately smiled warmly and said to Matsushita Taiko.
Matsushita Taiko sized up Bai Yiling and, imitating Cheng Xiaofan's address, smiled, "White Goddess, you are so beautiful, you can be ranked alongside Sakura Country's three ancient beauties as one of the four great beauties!"
Sakura Country's three ancient beauties were Shizuka Gozen, Oichi, and Hosokawa Tamako.
Legend had it that Shizuka Gozen was a dancer. At the age of fourteen, she danced in "Shenquan Garden" to pray for rain, and unexpectedly, it rained heavily soon after.
From then on, she became famous in Japan as the "peerless dancer."
Oichi and Hosokawa Tamako were women known for their beauty in Sakura Country. They were eventually persecuted to death. Because they were kind-hearted in life and had saved poor people many times, they were praised by the world.
Interestingly, these three women, like China's four great beauties Diao Chan, Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, and Yang Guifei, have showcased the unique charm of women for generations.
Bai Yiling smiled slightly and said, "Aunt Kinko, you flatter me too much. How can I be compared to Sakura Country's three great beauties!"
"I think you can!"
Cheng Xiaofan said without any modesty, "My White Goddess is completely qualified!"
Bai Yiling rolled her eyes at him and said, "You're just quick-tongued!"
Cheng Xiaofan laughed and said, "Alright, I won't say anymore. There are still a few hours before dawn. You two rest, and I'll lie on the rooftop for a while."
Bai Yiling quickly said, "Xiaofan, it's almost late autumn, and the frost is heavy. How can you rest on the open rooftop?"
"Why don't we just squeeze in together!"
"Yes, Mr. Cheng, I agree with White Goddess. Let's squeeze in!" Matsushita Taiko said.
"..." Squeeze in?
Are you kidding me? Can we squeeze in?
Cheng Xiaofan immediately said, "White Goddess, Aunt Kinko, stop joking. What would it look like for a man to squeeze in with two women? I'll just lie on the rooftop for a bit."
"With my body made of iron and steel, I wouldn't mind sleeping in the snow for three days and three nights!"
"Alright, I won't delay your rest. I'm leaving!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared out the door.
In fact, Bai Yiling knew that Cheng Xiaofan was tough and that normal frost and dew wouldn't harm him. She was just joking with him.
She didn't expect her mysterious man to be so scared that he fled in disarray.
"What a cowardly man!" After Cheng Xiaofan left, Bai Yiling couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
Matsushita Taiko, however, was serious. After hearing Bai Yiling's words, she said, "White Goddess, Mr. Cheng is truly a gentleman!"
"In this day and age, men like him are very rare!"
"If this were a Sakura Country man, no matter how noble he was, he would eagerly pounce on you!"
Bai Yiling smiled and said, "My man is like that!"