Yang Guo: I'm invincible in the opening battle against Aunt Guo!

"you--!"

Guo Fu was struck dumb, as if by lightning.

Yang Guo was also taken aback, not expecting Li Mochou to suddenly kiss him in front of Guo Fu.

After Li Mochou finished kissing him, a meaningful smile appeared on her lips.

He then turned around and walked up to Guo Fu, bending down to pinch her cheek.

"Little girl, you're quite jealous." She chuckled, her tone carrying a hint of mockery and provocation.

Guo Fu finally realized what was happening and flew into a rage: "Witch! How dare you kiss him?!"

She drew her sword and slashed!

They vowed to chop Li Mochou into mincemeat.

Then they made roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and gave it to Da Wu and Xiao Wu to eat.

This sword strike, born of rage, aimed straight at Li Mochou's face, and was three times faster than usual!

It was clearly due to the boost of anger that his strength increased.

But Li Mochou's figure flashed like a ghost, retreating three zhang away, the sword only slicing off a few strands of her flying hair.

"If it weren't for Yang Guo's sake," Li Mochou narrowed her phoenix eyes, her gaze sweeping over the two brothers, Da Wu and Xiao Wu, who were struggling to get up, "I wouldn't have let you two good-for-nothing brothers suffer such minor injuries today."

After she finished speaking, she said to Lu Wushuang and Hong Lingbo, "Let's go."

"Brother Yang..." Lu Wushuang looked at Yang Guo, her eyes asking.

Yang Guo nodded to her: "Let's find a place to settle down first, I'll come find you later."

Li Mochou snorted coldly and mounted her horse.

He prepared to take his two apprentices south of Xiangyang.

There are many inns and restaurants there, making it easy to hide.

Lu Wushuang and Hong Lingbo followed silently behind her.

Seeing Guo Fu's appearance, the two women each had their own thoughts.

Lu Wushuang secretly curled her lip; this Miss Guo was really jealous.

Even though he was older than her, she didn't dare to be jealous at all.

Once Brother Yang has won her over, he'll definitely teach her a lesson and show her who's the boss.

Hong Lingbo recalled how Guo Fu's expression changed drastically after she saw her master's chest.

Master's figure is indeed... no wonder Miss Guo was so worried.

Could it be that Brother Yang didn't sleep with me because I wasn't big enough...?

Thinking of this, she looked at her master's and then at her junior sister's.

They all seem to be a bit bigger than mine.

This immediately made her feel a little frustrated.

Guo Fu stood there, sword in hand, watching the three women leave, trembling with rage.

She turned to look at Yang Guo, tears welling in her eyes, her voice trembling, "Brother Yang... why... why did she kiss you? Why didn't you move away?"

That cry of "Brother Yang" was filled with extreme grievance.

Yang Guo sighed, knowing that this matter couldn't be kept secret, but now was not the time to reveal everything.

"Sister Fu, this is a long story..."

"Then just get to the point!" Guo Fu's voice was already trembling with tears.

At this moment, Da Wu and Xiao Wu struggled to their feet.

Wu Dunru wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, staring intently at Yang Guo, his eyes bloodshot.

"Yang Guo...you've actually allied yourself with your mother's killer...From this day forward, we sever all ties!"

Wu Xiuwen also said angrily, "We treated you like a brother... You knew she was the one who killed our mother, yet you still brought her to Xiangyang! What were you up to!"

Their hatred for Li Mochou was now transferred to Yang Guo.

Guo Fu looked at the hatred in the eyes of Da Wu and Xiao Wu, and then at Yang Guo with a complicated expression. Her mind was in turmoil.

Yang Guo ignored the two fools' clamor, and simply looked at Guo Fu, saying gently:

"Fu-mei, some things can't be explained right now. Let's go back to the city first, and I'll explain it to you slowly, okay?"

As he spoke, he held the horse's reins with his right hand and naturally took Guo Fu's small hand with his left.

Guo Fu's hands were a little cold and were trembling slightly.

After being grasped by Yang Guo's large hand, she instinctively tried to break free, but Yang Guo held on tightly.

She tried to break free but failed, so she simply stopped trying.

Deep down, she also longed for this warmth.

But the questions in my mind grew wildly like weeds:

Why did Li Mochou kiss him? Why didn't he dodge?

Why did he stay in Zhongnan Mountain for so long? What was he doing there?

Who are these women around him? What are their relationships with him?

"Brother Yang, please tell me," Guo Fu finally broke the silence as they walked along the official road back to the city, her voice muffled, "Why didn't you dodge when that vixen kissed you?"

Yang Guo turned his head to look at her and saw that her eyes were still red and her lips were tightly pursed. She was clearly very angry but was trying her best to maintain a calm appearance. His heart softened.

He chuckled softly, "Sister Fu, actually I made a bet with Master Li."

"A bet?" Guo Fu frowned. "What kind of bet requires... such an embarrassing stake?"

"The bet is that she kisses me," Yang Guo said matter-of-factly. "The bet is—whether there will be a girl waiting for me outside Xiangyang."

Guo Fu was taken aback.

Yang Guo continued, "I said that my sister Fu would definitely be waiting for me outside the city. But Master Li said it was impossible; she didn't believe there were people in the world who were so sentimental."

"I was indignant when I heard that, so I said let's make a bet. If I win, she'll give me a kiss; if she wins, I'll say a few good words for her in front of my master."

Yang Guo turned to look at Guo Fu, his eyes full of tenderness: "So when I saw Sister Fu just now, I knew I had won the bet. A bet is a bet, so naturally I have to collect the wager."

These words were spoken so fluently and naturally, as if it were truly the case.

Upon hearing this, Guo Fu's anger and resentment dissipated considerably.

But reason told her that things were probably not that simple.

Would a woman like Li Mochou make such a childish bet?

Moreover... how could her expression when she kissed Yang Guo seem like she was willing to accept defeat in a bet?

It was clearly... intentional!

"So what exactly did you do in Zhongnan Mountain? Why did you stay for so long?" Guo Fu decided to ask another question first.

Yang Guo's expression darkened slightly, and he said softly, "When I was young, I wandered the martial world and met an old friend at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. After visiting my master at Mount Hua, I thought that since I was in the vicinity, I would go and see her."

He paused, his voice lowering further: "Who knew... that old friend was already terminally ill and didn't have much time left. I couldn't bear it, so I stayed with her for a few more days, listening to her tell stories of her early years, which is why I was delayed."

Although it was a lie, Yang Guo's expression was sincere when he said it, and the sadness in his eyes was touching.

Guo Fu was a soft-hearted person, and seeing his reaction, she couldn't help but ask softly, "Then... what about that old friend now...?"

"He has already rested in peace." Yang Guo shook his head, seemingly unwilling to discuss further.

Guo Fu then stopped pressing the matter and instead asked the question that mattered most to her:

"Then why did you come back with that vixen? And what's your relationship with these two girls behind her?"

As she spoke, she turned and glanced back at Wanyan Ping and Yelü Yan, who had been silently following behind her.

Both women wore veils, obscuring their faces, but they were slender and elegant.

Yang Guo explained, "On the way back, I happened to meet Master Li. She said she had heard that the Mongol army was coming and wanted to come to Xiangyang to help Aunt Guo. I thought that the more people there were, the more help we could have, so I invited her to come with me."

"As for these two young ladies behind you—" He slowed his pace, waiting for Wanyan Ping and Yelü Yan to approach on horseback, "This is Wanyan Ping, a descendant of the Jin royal family, who has been secretly gathering intelligence on the Mongol army. This is Yelü Yan, an orphan of the Liao dynasty, who has also been resisting the Mongols."

He briefly explained the backgrounds of the two women and the military intelligence they brought, emphasizing that they were both anti-Mongol patriots and had fought side by side along the way.

After hearing this, Guo Fu's doubts and jealousy finally dissipated.

It turned out to be like this...

Brother Yang traveled with these women for the sake of the great cause of resisting the Mongols.

As for that kiss... it still makes me uncomfortable to think about it, but since it was a bet...

A smile reappeared on her face, though it was still somewhat forced, but at least she wasn't wearing a cold expression anymore.

"How are their injuries?" Guo Fu looked at Wan Yanping and noticed that her posture while riding the horse was somewhat unnatural.

"The arrow wounds haven't healed yet and they need to rest," Yang Guo said. "So I'd like to ask Master to arrange a quiet place for them to recuperate properly."

Guo Fu nodded: "I will tell Mother."

As she spoke, she gripped Yang Guo's hand tightly once more.

Wu Dunru and Wu Xiuwen, who were following behind, saw all of this and felt very uncomfortable.

Fu Mei was someone they had watched grow up, always following them around calling them "Brother Da Wu" and "Brother Xiao Wu" since she was little.

But everything changed after Yang Guo appeared and Fu Mei followed him to Peach Blossom Island for more than two years.

Fu Mei only had eyes for Yang Guo and became increasingly distant from them.

Now, Yang Guo is still entangled with their mother's killer...

"Brother," Wu Xiuwen said in a low voice, his eyes flashing with resentment, "we'll go back and tell Master and Mistress, and see how Yang Guo explains himself!"

Wu Dunru nodded emphatically, clutching his still aching chest, staring intently at Yang Guo's retreating figure:

"This time, we must show Master his true colors!"