The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 71 Finally Obtaining the Secret Manual
The moment Wu Chengyu held the jade pendant in his hand, he saw a figure flash before his eyes, and the jade pendant disappeared immediately. The next moment, Old Deng was examining the jade pendant carefully, as if he had been sitting in the chair the whole time and had never moved.

Wu Chengyu knew he had met a true master. Although Old Deng was old and frail, he could easily slit his throat with just a moment's movement, leaving him no time to react.

Of all the people he encountered after transmigrating to this world, only Hong Qigong and Bai Yuchan were more skilled than Old Deng. No wonder he was a descendant of Deng Baichuan, the second strongest palm striker in Jiangnan back then. It is conceivable that the martial arts level of Tianlong is above that of the Legend of the Condor Heroes world.

He dared not make a move at this moment, staring blankly at Old Deng, waiting for his answer.

Old Deng kept his eyes fixed on the jade pendant and asked, "Let me ask you again, what is your mother's name?"

Wu Chengyu immediately understood and said, "My late mother's name was Murong Qingyin."

"Good, good, at least we heard the surname Murong again. Since the Murong family moved here and changed their surname to Mu, only we old folks know how glorious the Murong family was back then. It's just a pity that the Murong family of the past has no descendants."

Strangely enough, the former patriarch, Murong He, disliked martial arts. Subsequently, every patriarch also showed no interest in martial arts, and the Murong family was no longer the martial arts family it once was.

After we moved to Changzhou, everyone thought we were just an ordinary family.

After your mother was born, the head of the family and his wife had no more children, so they ordered me to make this jade plaque as a family heirloom.

If one day a descendant of the young lady comes here with the jade tablet, it means that he knows the past of the Murong family and is willing to accept the Murong family's inheritance. I thought I would never see this day again, but who would have thought that you would come today.

If you hadn't produced the jade tablet, I would have assumed you knew nothing and were merely a descendant who had come to pay respects. Now, you've finally fulfilled your wish.

Young master, may I ask you, why do you learn martial arts?

Wu Chengyu answered frankly, without needing any high-sounding reasons: "To avenge myself, to avoid being bullied, and so that I can teach anyone I don't like a lesson."

"Well said. That's how martial arts should be learned: simple and straightforward. It's not human to let a grudge go unavenged, it's not human to let others bully you, and it's not human to have unclear thoughts."

What great cause of restoring the country, what benevolent hero? They are nothing more than putting a cage around one's own body. What's the point?

If I were ten years younger, I would have personally killed those bandits back then to avenge my son-in-law and daughter. The young master is truly my favorite.

After saying this, Old Deng turned and went into the inner room. A short while later, he came out carrying a large wooden box and handed it to Wu Chengyu.

"The Murong family's legacy, including the Shifting Stars Technique, the Canhe Finger Technique, the Dragon City Sword Technique, and other martial arts, are all here. You can take them."

Wu Chengyu was somewhat surprised. Was it just placed directly in the house like that? Usually, it was hidden in a secret room full of mechanisms, or in some secret realm.
Seemingly knowing what Wu Chengyu was thinking, Old Deng laughed loudly and said, "The Murong family has long since taken these things lightly. These things are invaluable treasures to martial artists, but no matter how high one's martial arts skills are, in the end, one is nothing but a pile of yellow earth."

If you don't come, I will burn it all down before I die, and make the Murong family disappear completely.

Young master, remember what you just said: practicing martial arts is for your own comfort; everything else is unimportant.

Wu Chengyu stood up, bowed deeply to Old Deng, and said, "I am humbled and welcome your instruction."

He opened the box. The huge wooden box contained only half of the secret manuals. The top few were the "Star Shift" and "Conjunction Finger," far fewer than he remembered. The Murong family's Huanshi Water Pavilion had a whole room full of them.

Old Deng said, "Most of the martial arts techniques in Huanshi Water Pavilion were stolen. The old patriarch, Murong Yuan, felt that martial arts techniques from other sects would only bring trouble to the family, so he burned them all. Now, apart from the Murong family's own inheritance, there are some unclaimed items left. You can practice them with peace of mind, and there will be no future troubles."

These martial arts skills alone are enough for you to practice for a lifetime.

Then he took out four books and handed them to Wu Chengyu, who accepted them without understanding why.

"I noticed you seemed a bit disappointed, so I'll add something for you. These four manuals are the martial arts of the four great generals of the Murong family back then, and can be considered part of the Murong family's heritage."

None of the four of us have survived; this is left for you as a memento.

Here are the Deng family's Raging Tide Palm Technique, the Gongye family's Crossing River Saber Technique, the Bao family's Bone-Dislocating Capturing Hand Technique, and the Hefeng family's Gale Leg Technique, all for you.

Haha, now this old man has no more worries and can peacefully await my death.

As soon as he finished speaking, Old Deng hurriedly urged Wu Chengyu to leave. However, Wu Chengyu could not simply leave like that. The old man was unwilling to live in Suzhou. If he died here one day and no one claimed his body, how could Wu Chengyu live with himself?

"Grandpa Deng, when I return to the shop, I will ask the shop staff to help hire some people to manage the cemetery and take care of your daily life. If there is anything I can do, just tell the servants to contact me."

Old Deng was lying in his chair, humming a tune with his eyes closed, completely ignoring what Wu Chengyu was saying. He was too lazy to pay attention to him and simply waved his hand to tell Wu Chengyu to leave quickly.

Wu Chengyu returned to the shop, took out two hundred taels of silver, and asked the shopkeepers to help take care of the mausoleum. The next day, he returned to Suzhou with the caravan.

“Brother, you’re finally back! I didn’t dare go out when you weren’t home.”

From Gushan onwards, except for the two days when she was kidnapped, A-Ku never left Wu Chengyu's side. On weekdays, Wu Chengyu cultivated at home, and she could play around in Wujiapo. But when Wu Chengyu left home, A-Ku would stay in the small courtyard and not go anywhere until she saw Wu Chengyu and then she would smile happily.

"I told you I'd be back in less than three days. When have you ever seen me break my promise? But since you've been so good, I'll reward you with some delicious food from Changzhou."

After saying that, Wu Chengyu took out a package and said he was going to Changzhou. Regardless of whether he could find the secret manual, he absolutely could not forget to bring back some good food for Aku.

Changzhou hemp cake, coin cake, net roll, dried radish, crab shell yellow sesame cake, crabapple cake, plum blossom cake, osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root, silver thread roll, more than twenty kinds in total, these alone cost three taels of silver, enough for A-Ku to eat for a long time.

This child suffered greatly in his early years, even considering swill a delicacy. Now that life is better, he holds everything in high esteem and never misses a good bite.

Wu Chengyu's words to Yu Xiaowu in the dilapidated temple that only delicious food should not be wasted are now taken as gospel by her, and she says them every day.

When Wu Chengyu saw her shaking her head shamelessly over the food again, he felt warm inside. Sometimes when he was too tired from practicing, seeing A-Ku would make all his irritability disappear.

A-Ku seems to be his anchor point in this world, and Wu Chengyu's purpose in traveling here seems to be to bring happiness to A-Ku.

The only problem is, if this continues, the girl will probably become more than just a ball of fat in the future; what if she can't get married?

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