Gu Long's World: Starting with the Legend of Chu Liuxiang

The two of them slid down from the cave entrance. The river didn't look very deep; as soon as they stepped in, it only reached their calves.

Walking along the direction of the water flow, we soon saw a faint light. Outside, the sun was shining brightly, there were sparse trees, and birds were chirping incessantly in the trees.

When Little Fish heard the birds chirping, he truly felt that he had survived. Although he hadn't done much in the matter, he had indeed experienced a brush with death.

Little Fish sighed, "We may not be like those mice, but we did indeed crawl into a mouse hole."

Jiang Fengyue smiled slightly and said, "Rats can't stand the light. At least we can see the sunlight and don't have to live in fear."

Just then, the two vaguely heard someone calling out loudly in the woods.

Walking towards the direction of the sound, they heard someone shouting repeatedly, "Little Fish, Young Master Jiang, where are you?"

Jiang Fengyue recognized Hua Wuque's voice, and the two of them used their light-footed skills to fly over to their side.

It was indeed Hua Wuque, but not only was Hua Wuque there, Su Ying, who lived in the secluded valley, also came out for some reason.

To Hua Wuque's right was a beautiful woman with a bright and cheerful appearance. Although she looked like an optimist, she was full of sorrow, and her eyes and brows were filled with endless worry and distress.

"Check-in!"

"Successfully checked in with Tie Xinlan and gained one year's worth of internal energy."

Jiang Fengyue suddenly realized that this was Tie Xinlan.

Tie Xinlan spotted Xiaoyuer walking towards her from afar, and her face lit up with joy, but she quickly became dejected. Of course, she didn't want Xiaoyuer to die, but once Xiaoyuer appeared, she would once again face the difficult choice between Hua Wuque and Xiaoyuer.

She stopped, not daring to move forward, but Hua Wuque didn't care about that; his eyes were only filled with joy that Xiaoyuer had survived safely.

Hua Wuque strode forward, grabbed Xiaoyuer's shoulder, and said, "I knew you were lucky. Even if you went up against Wei Wuya, you would still come out alive."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyuer laughed and said, "I was able to get out not because of my own abilities, but simply because I met a benefactor."

Hua Wuque looked at Jiang Fengyue behind Xiaoyuer and instantly understood what Xiaoyuer meant.

Little Fish continued, "How did you find this place?"

Hua Wuque replied, "When I returned to Yihua Palace, I found that neither of the two palace masters were there. Tie Guniang had also arrived there early. Later, the Wuyamen's men attacked Yihua Palace again. After I repelled them, Tie Guniang and I rushed here."

He continued, "Later, we met Miss Su in the valley. After asking around, we learned that you had entered Wei Wuyuan's lair. When Miss Su led us there, the entrance was blocked by huge rocks. We guessed that you might come out from another exit, so we searched inside the mountain."

Little Fish sighed, "That old bastard Wei Wuya is cunning. Luckily, he did leave himself a way out, which is why we were able to escape from the underground river."

Hua Wuque then noticed that Xiaoyuer and Jiang Fengyue's trouser legs were covered in mud.

Su Ying rushed up at this moment. He wasn't familiar with Xiao Yu'er and Jiang Fengyue, so his expression wasn't very good either. Instead, he was frowning.

She said urgently, "You're out, old man..."

Jiang Fengyue shook her head and sighed deeply.

In fact, Su Ying didn't need to ask at all. Since Jiang Fengyue and Xiaoyuer were able to come out alive and unharmed, the others in the rat hole must be in bad shape.

But Wei Wuyuan raised her for so many years, it's impossible for her to have no feelings for him at all.

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "You don't need to be too sad. Wei Wuya chose you from so many orphans simply because you look like someone else."

Su Ying was taken aback, then asked randomly, "Who does he look like?"

Jiang Fengyue looked at Hua Wuque and asked, "Hua Wuque, who do you think she looks like?"

Hua Wuque then took a closer look at Su Ying's features. Because Tie Xinlan was there in the valley, he couldn't possibly stare at other girls.

Jiang Fengyue is showing him this now, there must be a reason for it, that's why he's taking a closer look.

He wasn't surprised at first glance, but the more he looked, the more astonished he became.

He frowned and said, "She... has a resemblance to Palace Master Yaoyue in her features. I could tell when I first saw her. Her elegant temperament is exactly the same as Palace Master Yaoyue's."

Su Ying asked in surprise, "So you're trying to say, what's my relationship with Palace Master Yaoyue of Yihua Palace?"

Jiang Fengyue shook her head and said, "You two have no relation at all. Wei Wuya raised you all these years only because you look like Yaoyue. He wanted to raise a substitute for Yaoyue."

Su Ying asked in a daze, "Why did he do that?"

Xiaoyuer sighed and said helplessly, "It's only because he loved Palace Master Yaoyue but couldn't have her, and he couldn't accept the setback in this matter, that's why you came into being."

Hua Wuque was shocked upon hearing this. Although he had never seen Wei Wuya's appearance, he knew of Wei Wuya's ugliness and disgraceful reputation. How could such a person dare to covet the Palace Master of Yihua Palace?

Su Ying was both ashamed and angry, and ran away without looking back.

However, she ran towards Wei Wuyuan's rat hole.

When the four of them followed, Su Ying had already erected a cenotaph outside the completely blocked stone cave.

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "Why bother with all this?"

Su Ying said, "No matter what, whatever his purpose was, he raised me to this age. I also plan to leave this place and build him a grave, as a way of repaying his kindness in raising me."

Little Fish asked, "Are you leaving?"

Su Ying nodded and smiled, "Speaking of which, I should thank you. When Wei Wuyuan was alive, I wasn't very free. Now that he's dead, with my smart brain, I can live however I want and go wherever I want."

Little Fish seemed a little disappointed and murmured, "But you don't seem to know any martial arts."

Su Ying smiled and said, "If I practice martial arts, although I may not be able to compare with the two palace masters of Yihua Palace, I will definitely be a first-rate figure in the martial arts world."

Jiang Fengyue sighed inwardly. Intelligent people often have an inexplicable confidence in themselves. He had thought carefully about whether Su Ying could become an unparalleled master if she really practiced martial arts.

He thought it was possible. A smart person, no matter what they do, whether it's studying or practicing martial arts, will achieve something as long as they know how to adapt.

Su Ying left, and it seemed as if Xiao Yu'er's soul was taken away with her.

Most men are like this: if Su Ying falls in love with Xiao Yu'er at first sight and pursues him relentlessly, Xiao Yu'er might run away in panic. But if a woman like this doesn't pay much attention to him, he will be attracted to her instead.

Jiang Fengyue patted Xiaoyuer on the shoulder and laughed, "With her skills, her reputation in the martial arts world won't be too bad in the future. It's not like it's goodbye forever, so why are you so dejected?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyuer snapped out of his daze and laughed, "Who said I wanted to see her again? I don't want to see her at all."

He pulled Hua Wuque, who was standing next to Tie Xinlan, over as well, but he didn't dare to look at Tie Xinlan at all. Tie Xinlan also didn't dare to look at him, so they were left alone in the same spot.

Xiaoyuer pulled Hua Wuque to Jiang Fengyue's side and said in a deep voice, "Brother Jiang, although you have helped us a lot, we still want to ask you for a favor."