Chapter 1016: Blind Date with Zeng Jing, Battle at Purple Mountain
"Ms. Zeng Jing, this is Mr. Su, the owner of Chuan Xiang Lou. Mr. Su, I have brought Miss Zeng Jing here."

Cai Po, a famous lady in Dongcheng, received a big order, and someone wanted to use her connections to get to know her new tenant Zeng Jing.

For the sake of money, Mrs. Cai agreed immediately.

"Thank you, Mrs. Cai, for the introduction."

Su Mingzhe smiled and took out a silver ingot from his pocket, stuffed it into Cai Po's hand, and then asked her to leave.

After there were only two people left in the box, the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Zeng Jing still recognized Su Mingzhe.

So, the scene was a little awkward.

However, Su Mingzhe still felt very happy.

Because what he saw in Zeng Jing's eyes was a hint of shame and anger, not murderous intent.

When a female killer no longer has the will to kill, she can no longer be called a killer.

"Miss Zeng Jing, please take a seat."

Su Mingzhe pretended that they were meeting for the first time and calmly asked Zeng Jing to sit down and continue the blind date process.

Zeng Jing has been living in Yunhe Temple for these years. He has been eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures for many years, and his concentration has become quite strong.

Even though she felt extremely ashamed and angry, Zeng Jing still sat down:

"Mr. Su, when did you open the restaurant?"

"It was probably eight or nine years ago. It's been so long that I've forgotten it."

Su Mingzhe was vague and unwilling to talk about the past.

Zeng Jing, however, was determined to get to the bottom of things, and continued to ask:

"As I recall, Mr. Su seems to have a wife, or two wives. You asked Mrs. Cai to call me here this time. Do you want me to be your third wife?"

At that time, the news that Emperor Wanli married his daughter to a married man spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.

Although Zeng Jing was still meditating in Yunhe Temple at that time, he also heard the news.

However, she didn't know at that time that Su Mingzhe was the man she met on the road.

Facing Zeng Jing's ridicule, Su Mingzhe shamelessly admitted his thoughts:
"Yes."

Su Mingzhe answered, activating his shameless skill, and looked straight at the former No. 1 killer of Blackstone with a pair of gentle eyes.

"Ms. Zeng Jing, when I first saw you, my heart was moved. After we missed each other, I was tossing and turning for a long time, unable to forget your elegance. Now that we meet again, especially when I know that you want to find a good man and live a stable life, I can't help but find Mrs. Cai and recommend myself."

Zeng Jing felt a little shy when being looked at, and couldn't help but glare back at the man:
"Thanks to Master Su for loving me, Zeng Jing just wants to live a peaceful life as an ordinary person, but doesn't want to compete with some women for jealousy!"

As the former number one killer, Zeng Jing has his own unique pride.

It's impossible to let her share a man with other women!
Su Mingzhe didn't expect to achieve success through just one blind date.

Immediately changing the topic, Su Mingzhe began to talk to Zeng Jing about the world and family matters.

Recently, the capital city has been bustling with activity because of the news that Dongfang Bubai is challenging the Duke of Zhenguo.

Zeng Jing also came to Beijing at this time.

"Are you sure you will accept the challenge this time?"

Zeng Jing may have relaxed and was in a good mood to care about Su Mingzhe:

"Although Dongfang Bubai will not chase you down if you admit defeat when challenging a master, given your status, if you are defeated by Dongfang Bubai, I'm afraid many people will not let you go down the mountain easily."

"Don't worry, although Dongfang Bubai's martial arts are good, I still don't take him seriously."

When Su Mingzhe talked about this, his eyes moved slightly and he smiled:

"There is one thing you may not know. Five or six years ago, Dongfang Bubai was defeated by me once. That's why he came to challenge me after defeating the number one master in the martial arts world."

"Then don't take it lightly!"

Zeng Jing didn't know why, but the longer she talked with Su Mingzhe, the happier she became, and naturally she began to care about him.

Seeing that his unparalleled charm had attracted Zeng Jing's affection, Su Mingzhe took the opportunity to invite her to his restaurant to have a seat and taste the dishes he had invented.

Zeng Jing believed that there was nothing wrong with it.

Afterwards, the two went to Chuanxianglou and had a sumptuous meal.

After dinner, Su Mingzhe walked Zeng Jing home, since they were familiar with the route.

In the following days, Su Mingzhe often came to visit Zeng Jing and invited her to travel together.

Zeng Jing also discovered that when she and Su Mingzhe were together, even though they didn't talk about love, they had a lot to talk about and their affection for each other grew day by day.

Gradually, Zeng Jing even often dreamed of being with the man in the middle of the night.

If the former No. 1 female assassin of Black Stone were to encounter the current situation, she would probably panic and draw her sword to kill the man in order to find peace of mind.

Zeng Jing had practiced in Yunhe Temple for many years and when he entered the secular world again, he had decided to take things as they come.

"If... I can feel peaceful and calm when I am with Su Mingzhe, then I will be with him."

Although Zeng Jing began to accept Su Mingzhe in her heart, she was unwilling to walk with the man before Dongfang Bubai's challenge.

She was also afraid of affecting the man's mood.

The fifth day of May is the Dragon Boat Festival.

In the south of the Yangtze River, ordinary people are busy preparing for the dragon boat race.

All the major forces in the martial arts world came to Zijin Mountain outside Jinling City.

As the 'Regent Duke', Su Mingzhe finished the court meeting and asked Ye Zhanqing and Luo Sigong to keep an eye on his back garden to make sure it was not raided. Then he said goodbye to his women and prepared to leave.

It was Chen time.

Su Mingzhe rode a tall black horse and headed towards Zijin Mountain.

Along the way, there were many martial arts masters, all of whom cast strange looks at Su Mingzhe.

Dongfang Bubai challenged the top ten masters in the martial arts world and never lost.

However, as the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, Su Mingzhe has no record of taking any action.

Therefore, everyone was speculating whether Su Mingzhe accepted this challenge because he had been the 'Regent Duke' for too long and had lost his mind and underestimated the people of the world.

However, some people are very much looking forward to this challenge.

After all, the Duke of Zhenguo may be a weakling, but Dongfang Bubai is definitely the best master in the world.

Even if the Duke of Zhenguo is a little weak, he is definitely not that weak since he was actively challenged by Dongfang Bubai.

Just when everyone was talking about this, Su Mingzhe rode up the mountain on horseback and saw Dongfang Bubai, who was surrounded by beautiful women.

Just like in the movie, Dongfang Bubai wore a black hat, a bright red hunting robe, and wooden clogs, dressed like an everyday samurai.

Su Mingzhe saw this and couldn't help but shook his head vigorously:
"Brother Dongfang, I haven't seen you for a few years. You look even more stylish than before. But the way you dress is getting worse and worse!"

"Ok?"

Dongfang Bubai didn't understand what "lowering the head" meant, but he could tell from Su Mingzhe's eyes that he disapproved of his dress and appearance.

He immediately smiled:
"This warrior uniform of mine was sewn by my concubine herself. It is the style of her hometown. It is understandable that Brother Su doesn't like it. After all, she comes from a small place."

Su Mingzhe and Dongfang Bubai chatted and laughed, and came to a high place together.

Shaolin Fangzheng, Wudang Chongxu, and the heads of other sects were all present.

Su Mingzhe greeted everyone with a smile.

It seemed that he was not here to accept a challenge, but to make friends.

Everyone greeted him with a smile.

After all, everyone was waiting for Su Mingzhe to avenge them and suppress Dongfang Bubai's arrogance.

In the past few years, Dongfang Bubai has defeated all the top ten martial arts masters. He is very powerful and even the old-school martial arts masters cannot raise their heads.

If that were all, everyone would just accept it.

But Dongfang Bubai also joined the Sun and Moon Sect.

You know, the Sun Moon Sect and the Five Mountains Sword Sect all have deep hatred with Shaolin, Wudang, the Beggars' Sect, and the Cao Gang.

Today, the Sun-Moon Divine Sect has Dongfang Bubai as its leader, and it no longer takes the righteous path seriously, and continues to encroach on and compress the righteous path's sphere of influence.

It looked like everyone was about to be bullied at their doorstep by the Sun Moon Sect.

Dongfang Bubai suddenly challenged the Duke of Zhenguo of the Ming Dynasty, which gave everyone hope of destroying the Sun and Moon Sect.

No one is optimistic about the battle between Duke Zhenguo and Dongfang Bubai.

However, everyone was waiting. After Su Mingzhe was defeated, he became furious and sent the imperial army to wipe out the Sun and Moon Sect.

(End of this chapter)