The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 130: The story begins with Lin Xian'er.
"The Sentimental Swordsman and the Ruthless Sword" is divided into two parts. The first part revolves around the story of how the protagonist, Li Xunhuan, is framed as the infamous Plum Blossom Bandit.

The Plum Blossom Thief is also a figure with a rich historical background. When his whereabouts were revealed in the original work, he was described by passersby as having been a notorious figure for thirty years. Of course, this was the first generation of the Plum Blossom Thief.

After that, the Plum Blossom Thieves became a gang, a notorious organization closely surrounding and controlled by Lin Xian'er.

But now Fang Yunhua has become the Plum Blossom Thief.

He looked at the mask with a complicated expression, and the process of sorting through his memories left him in a state of limbo.

At that moment, the door to the secret room he was in suddenly opened.

A woman whose beauty could be described as breathtaking rushed to the bedside, gazing at Fang Yunhua with tender affection, and asked softly.

"Brother Yunhua, are you alright?"

This awakening of his memories was due to his overly aggressive training, which caused his internal energy to surge back, almost damaging his meridians and causing him to fall into a coma.

After waking up, he checked his physical condition. Apart from the fact that he had inherited a bright jade seed that contained all of Fang Yunhua's internal energy when he awakened his memories, he was also affected by the fact that he had inherited it along with Fang Yunhua, the young master of the Huashan Sect.

Other physical injuries have also been largely recovered through careful treatment.

Looking at the woman in front of him with eyes full of concern, Fang Yunhua naturally knew that she had been taking care of him during the days he was unconscious.

"Xian'er, thank you for your hard work."

The intense conflict that may have occurred during the awakening of his memories inevitably made his words reveal a hint of detachment. This caused Lin Xian'er, who had been happy to see that Fang Yunhua was unharmed, to have her eyes instantly filled with tears.

She seemed to be caught in some kind of dilemma, and after sitting on the edge of the bed, her fingers kept fidgeting with her dress.

Fang Yunhua was still in the restart phase at this time.

As he carefully sorted through his memories, he also began to examine his own situation.

He then realized a long-overlooked reality. Perhaps because his obsession with becoming stronger was too deep, he hadn't realized that he had been living off Lin Xian'er all these years!

No, to be more precise, Lin Xian'er has been single-handedly supporting the internal energy cultivation, the research and development of poison techniques, the provision of cultivation methods, the arrangement of martial arts learning, the collection of medicinal materials, and the supply of resources from all aspects for the past ten years.

The reason why the other party is completely different from the memory of the book reader is that Fang Yunhua, who became an orphan in his childhood, and Lin Xian'er in front of him were both valued by the first generation of Plum Blossom Thief.

What could a lecherous thief possibly want?

Having inherited this incredibly model-like appearance, Fang Yunhua has reached a level that appeals to both men and women.

Beauty is undoubtedly a double-edged sword. As a disciple of the Huashan Sect, Fang Yunhua had a powerful backer, so even though the Huashan Sect was about to fall out of the ranks of the seven major sects, people in the martial arts world would still give him some face.

This allowed Fang Yunhua to make full use of her beauty and achieve a fairly good start.

But what will happen when you lose this backer and are targeted by a lecherous thief?

The Plum Blossom Thief clearly didn't care about Fang Yunhua and Lin Xian'er's ages. It was only because the two were thin children at the time that the flower thief had more patience and decided to fatten them up before making his move.

Fang Yunhua had long since noticed his malice, and even without fully awakening his memories, his behavior and actions far surpassed those of children his age.

Therefore, he is also making preparations.

Prepare for the moment when the opponent unleashes their beastly nature, prepare for the moment when they are least prepared, prepare for the moment when they use weakness and ignorance to conceal their murderous intent, and then launch the most fatal attack!
As a result, the Plum Blossom Thief offended someone during one of his outings and suffered some serious injuries. Because of his injuries, he became extremely violent, and in order to vent his anger, he naturally thought of Fang Yunhua and Lin Xian'er.

The Plum Blossom Thief probably never imagined that a piece of iron could kill someone.

When two sharpened iron plates pierced his neck without warning, the gushing blood was enough to kill him.

In Gu Long's world of martial arts, the people you must be most careful around are children, women, and the elderly.

Clearly, the Plum Blossom Thief did not have this understanding.

Fang Yunhua wasn't the only one who took action; Lin Xian'er, who had also vaguely sensed something before but was afraid, finally made up her mind after being comforted by Fang Yunhua.

It is unknown whether it was because of Fang Yunhua's appearance that Lin Xian'er's growth trajectory was greatly deviated. Her father had been killed by the Plum Blossom Bandits, which also led to the two of them having to rely on the treasures left behind by the Plum Blossom Bandits to live cautiously.

The reason they are described as being cautious is that their appearance, their age, and their fragile strength could attract the covetousness of countless people.

This also made Fang Yunhua deeply realize the importance of strength.

He began to cultivate diligently, but his aptitude was very poor. He was so poor that even after more than ten years of practice, he had only achieved mediocre results with a second-rate internal skill. To put it simply, his senior sister, whom he had once considered a weakling, could easily defeat him with one hand and her eyes closed.

He tried learning to use a knife, a sword, a staff, and a gun, but his talent in martial arts was extremely poor.

The only redeeming quality is his considerable talent in poisons, but this is clearly a technical field that requires instruction from a master. If you plunge headlong into it, you might end up being tormented beyond recognition.

This also meant that, for more than a decade after killing the Plum Blossom Thief, Fang Yunhua had failed at everything he tried to learn.

However, he and Lin Xian'er would inevitably attract the covetous eyes of countless people. How could they manage without sufficient power to protect themselves? So, after discussing it, the two decided to start using the name of the Plum Blossom Thief to acquire some cultivation techniques and martial arts skills with low entry barriers but high quality.

Growing up in such an environment, Fang Yunhua didn't care about any resources available to him.

If there really was a copy of the Sunflower Manual in front of him, he would definitely dare to cut it!
But this time, even God couldn't help!

As Fang Yunhua gradually became obsessed with the pursuit of power, it was Lin Xian'er who relieved him of his worries.

She was like those beauty streamers who fooled the top-ranked fans in later generations, launching a money-making campaign and using her Plum Blossom Thief organization to constantly supply Fang Yunhua with the cultivation techniques and resources he needed.

However, there is no such thing as a simp who has been licking someone's boots for ten years without getting what they want, and will still continue to do so.

In the original work, Lin Xian'er was able to turn those sycophants into fools because she gave them some sweet treats. Now, let alone sweet treats, she can't even let them touch her.

This led some members of the organization to have bad intentions. However, Lin Xian'er could also use this opportunity to her advantage. But as the Plum Blossom Bandits continued to screen and eliminate members, some senior members eventually discovered Lin Xian'er's secret and became aware of Fang Yunhua's existence.

They began to exploit this to try and break through Lin Xian'er's bottom line.

Lin Xian'er never retreated an inch until just now, when she wavered for the first time.

"Brother Yunhua." At this moment, Lin Xian'er, who had been struggling for a long time, seemed to have finally made up her mind. "Xin Jian said that he was confident that he could obtain the Shaolin Temple's 'Damo Yijinjing'. It is said that this skill can cleanse one's bones and cause a person's cultivation aptitude to undergo a complete transformation."

But he had one request.

I had always firmly refused this request before, but now…

Lin Xian'er stared intently into Fang Yunhua's eyes, noticing the detachment and rationality still present there. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"It's my fault. I didn't have the ability to get this manual for Brother Yunhua before, but now I think I should be able to do it. I have to give it to you this first time no matter what!"

After that, I'm confident I can get whatever Yunhua wants!
Yunhua, please believe me, don't be so cold to me. Xian'er really can't stand this. You're all I have left, you're all I have for this lifetime.

Fang Yunhua was stunned.

He is still sorting through his memories and gradually adapting to the changes he has brought about, as well as the strong impact of the memories belonging to the person turning the pages being integrated into reality.

But what did he hear now!
How the hell am I any different from those losers who force their girlfriends to work as prostitutes?!
At this moment, the resentment hanging over his heart began to expand rapidly. When he was the young sect leader, he tried his best to enter the state of divine and demonic unity, but after the battle with Shi Guanyin, he had been unable to replicate it.

Only during that six-month assessment, under the pressure of Xue Yiren's murderous intent, did he rediscover that feeling. According to the other party, an overly comfortable life could not awaken his demonic heart, but now the intense killing intent had made it easy for him to enter the demonic state that he had previously been unable to enter no matter what!
The demonic heart unleashes its killing intent! The divine will halts the killing! This means using a powerful will to control the explosive force of demonic possession, letting the demonic enter the heart, and the divine unleashing the attack; in a single thought, one becomes both god and demon!

This is the essence of its divine and demonic nature!
As for Fang Yunhua now, he can easily enter the demonic heart and start killing because of his experience in this world, but he has not yet reached the perfect state of divine will to stop killing. This will make it difficult for him to have room to maneuver when he strikes, and he will release all his energy and have no room to save it.

The battle with Shi Guanyin shows that after two hundred all-out attacks, he would be so exhausted that his right arm would become so fatigued that it would be temporarily rendered useless.

Thus, as he awakened his demonic heart, he also gained a profound insight.

[Without mind or self, without thought, without discrimination, without attachment; without self in others, without self in dharma, without self in oneself, without self in others—all is emptiness.]

This is the core concept of "God and Demon in a Single Thought" derived from it. Just like the original Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng, it also contains the mental techniques that must be possessed to use its sword style, otherwise it would be difficult to achieve its full power.

The "Gentle Breeze" style is a unique sword style belonging to Fang Yunhua, derived from the "Thirteen Styles of Gentle Breeze".

While he was distracted by sorting out his insights into martial arts, he also achieved a breakthrough.

boom! ——

The next second, extreme cold emanated from Fang Yunhua's body, and the Bright Jade Seed began to merge into his body. With each circulation of energy, his power once again reached the fifth level of the Bright Jade Technique.

After the internal energy accumulated over the past ten years was integrated into it, more than 60% was rejected as impurities, while the remaining 30% or more, which is roughly the medicinal power of three bottles of Xiao Huan Dan, was transformed into the internal energy of Ming Yu Gong.

Furthermore, he vaguely sensed that his spiritual power was also becoming stronger, and the enhancement it could bring to his 'momentum' was probably approaching the level of Xue Yiren!

At this moment, Lin Xian'er, who had just made up her mind, was also stunned by Fang Yunhua's change.

A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes at times, and a hint of worry at others.

She didn't disturb the other person's silent cultivation until they withdrew the chilling aura, then she cautiously approached and asked.

"Brother Yunhua, what's wrong?"

"I have awakened my innate wisdom and gained some insights." At this moment, the coldness and aloofness in his eyes when he looked at Lin Xian'er were gone. He was certain of one thing: this was his Lin Xian'er, not the ruthless and venomous beauty from the original storyline.

And it was also his long-cherished wish.
If he were to place his greatest aspirations on the Huashan Sect as the young master of the sect, he could proudly say that the Huashan Sect was his true love.

But now that he has become the Plum Blossom Thief, his only wish is probably to protect Lin Xian'er.

The pursuit of power stems from the desire to protect the other person. Just as Lin Xian'er said, he was the only one in her life, and she was the only one in his.

No one can know how much courage it took for two children, only seven or eight years old, to launch a fatal attack against the menacing Plum Blossom Thief.

Besides each other, no one else could truly understand how much hardship they had encountered along the way, supporting each other.

Beauty without the power to protect it is a punishment from heaven.

It has been incredibly difficult to get to where we are today, despite all the care and effort.

“Su Hui, does Brother Yunhua still remember what happened in the past? Ten years ago, when you and I killed that Plum Blossom Bandit together, if we hadn’t found the right opportunity to simultaneously stab the broken sword fragments into his eye sockets, we probably wouldn’t have been able to escape his clutches.”

As Lin Xian'er carefully recounted this unbearable past, Fang Yunhua cupped her cheeks and looked at her earnestly.

"Firstly, it was fourteen years ago; secondly, we used iron plates that I had privately polished at the same time; and finally, the iron plates were inserted into his neck."

You're doubting that I'm not myself.

Now you can try stabbing directly with the dagger you're holding in your right hand.

The venom above was even prepared by me; once it penetrates your body, it's certain death.

Fang Yunhua was cupping Lin Xian'er's cheeks with both hands, so he couldn't stop her from doing anything.

Lin Xian'er, who had been holding back her tears, burst into tears again at this moment as she smiled through her tears.

She tossed the venom-stained dagger aside and held the other person tightly in her arms.

"It's good that you're still you."

This sentence was filled with deep affection. After enjoying the warm embrace for a while, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Fang Yunhua with her big, watery eyes.

"Brother Yunhua, take me."

"You're not still thinking of making a deal with that damn Mind Appraisal, are you? You saw my skills just now. There's no need to do things like before anymore. Besides, the identity of the Plum Blossom Thief has too many hidden dangers. We must find an opportunity to cut ties as soon as possible!"
And Xin Jian, haha, this Shaolin Temple, there are indeed things we can use.

Then there's the all-knowing scholar; his fame is a decent tool.

Fang Yunhua has already begun to plan for the future. Whether it's him or Lin Xian'er, if they were to wander around the martial arts world with this face, they would attract countless troubles. Therefore, he needs some power to use for his own purposes.

As for Li Xunhuan, the protagonist, he can follow the original plot development.
Thinking about this, Fang Yunhua suddenly realized that Lin Xian'er had been completely transformed by his influence, so there was no point in discussing the plot anymore. However, there were still some things that could be used through some fragmented information.

Compared to the loyal Old Chu, Fang Yunhua felt that he was even less compatible with Li Xunhuan. After all, Old Chu was a scumbag, and after killing Shi Guanyin, the two no longer had any conflict of stance.

So it was quite pleasant to get along with them.

As for Li Xunhuan's words.

He can be swift and decisive when it comes to killing, and he can be slow and indecisive at other times, just like his approach to relationships—he's the kind of person who gets high blood pressure if he looks at someone for too long.

However, the way the opponent used the throwing knife, or rather, the aura and mental strength he employed when wielding it, made Fang Yunhua vaguely feel that it might help him to uncover the divine will within the opponent's heart.

In some ways, it's easier to control the other person than to deal with Lao Chu, since the old scumbag doesn't have any fatal flaws in his relationships.

Just as Fang Yunhua was lost in thought, Lin Xian'er kissed him without any regard for propriety.

Fang Yunhua tasted the other person's bitter tears again, which puzzled him.

Why are you crying again?

"You are finally back!"

"Hmm?" Fang Yunhua tilted his head.

"I remember you were like this before. We were only seven years old. You told me how to kill that hateful Plum Blossom Thief with that confident and slightly mischievous look. It was as if everything was under your control, which made me, who was originally afraid, determined to do so."

However, as you encountered setbacks in your training, you were unable to learn swordsmanship, could not practice with a knife, and were even criticized for having no talent for wielding a spear. The glimmer of confidence that had always been hidden in your eyes disappeared.

How I wish I could see you like this again!

For this, I am willing to dedicate everything, sacrifice everything, and even die willingly!
You, so dazzling and seemingly omnipotent, are the Fang Yunhua I love most!

Such intense love left Fang Yunhua momentarily stunned.

He stroked the other's long hair, and in the other's eyes that had turned into pools of spring water, he gently picked her up and placed her tenderly on the bed.

This was destined to be a sleepless night.

(End of this chapter)