Starting from Tianlong, Wudu Tianxia

Chapter 131 Flower Forest and Bamboo Sea

It was still early when we left Yunjin Tower.

The two avoided the sun and walked one after the other for a while. They saw that the trees were shady and several winding paths were hidden deep in the flower forest.

Two small figures suddenly appeared ahead.

Gao Yuan looked up and saw a little girl in plain clothes standing in front of a flowering tree, picking flowers with her—it was Abi.

The two chattered and laughed, their voices mingling with the babbling of the stream. As they moved, their skirts fluttered gently, creating a light breeze.

Hearing the noise, the two of them turned around at the same time.

Gao Yuan saw a girl in plain clothes; her features were delicate and petite, with red lips, white teeth, and lively eyes.

A silver ribbon held her hair in place, the tassels swaying gently. Her features bore a resemblance to Lady Wang.

She is still quite young, and although she initially appears dignified and elegant, she is still very childish.

"Mother!" the girl said, her voice crisp and gentle, extremely pleasant to hear.

"Grandmaster!" Abi bowed in greeting.

Gao Yuan nodded in response with a smile.

Li Qingluo frowned slightly, her voice carrying an air of authority: "If Abi hadn't come to call you, you probably wouldn't have stepped out of the house even once." "No—no, Mother," Anhai protested.

"You spineless coward! Have you forgotten how he treated you last time you went to the Murong family?"

Speaking of what happened last time, the girl bit her lip: "Mother, my aunt just passed away, and my cousin just—just didn't have time to take care of her for the time being."

"Don't talk about the Murong family."

Li Qingluo interrupted her: "Do you think that Abi was sent by Murong Fu? Or do you think that Mother's willingness to let her come to find you means that she has forgiven Murong Fu?"

"To tell you the truth, Abi is no longer a member of the Murong family, nor was she sent here by Murong Fu. Stop deceiving yourself."

The girl looked incredulous, her eyes reddening and tears welling up.

Seeing Li Qingluo's harsh tone, Gao Yuan chuckled and defused the situation: "She's just a child, Madam, please don't be too strict."

"Please excuse my poor appearance, young master."

The fierce look between Li Qingluo's brows softened slightly, and she let out a soft sigh. "Fine, you can go and have fun on your own."

Having said that, she continued to lead the way, walking straight ahead.

The girl watched the two figures as they walked away, her brows furrowing slightly.

Once the two were out of sight, she turned to Abi with a hint of doubt on her face: "Abi, is what Mother said true? You really left the Murong family? And why did you call him Grandmaster?"

Azhu and Abi were both her cousin's trusted maids, so she refused to believe these words.

"Miss, everything Madam said is true!"

Abi put down the flower branch she had just picked and saw that Wang Yuyan's eyes were red. She quickly spoke softly and gently, telling the whole story.

When the girl first learned the whole story of how Abi's sect suffered misfortune, she realized that she had no choice but to join the Murong family back then.

When she heard that the trouble had been resolved and that Abi could return to her sect, her brows relaxed: "That's wonderful! It's good that you can return to your sect."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the young man, hearing his cousin's pleasant conversation about discussing martial arts over tea at the Canhe Manor, asked curiously, "Abi, how many moves did your grandmaster exchange?"

She directly asked the boy how many moves they exchanged, which was an implicit confirmation that Murong Fu had won.

Abi pouted her red lips, somewhat unconvinced: "Young Master Murong was slightly inferior."

Upon hearing this, the girl was slightly stunned, her bright eyes widening in disbelief and astonishment.

Unconsciously, the image of the boy smiling and nodding, his elegant and handsome face, appeared in her mind, and for a moment she forgot to speak.

On the other side, Li Qingluo led Gao Yuan to the back of a small hill.

"The lady and her daughter are very well-behaved and quiet."

"Perhaps it is because I have been away from Dali for too long and I miss you so much that I look somewhat like you, Brother Duan. If someone did not know the truth, they might misunderstand."

Li Qingluo was startled: "Young Master Gao..."

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Before she could speak, Gao Yuan shook his head: "Madam, please forgive my rudeness. Perhaps it's because I've been away from Dali for too long, and everyone I see seems like Brother Duan."

Li Qingluo's face turned pale. She steadied herself and feigned slight anger: "Although Duan Lang and I are mutually in love, we have always acted within the bounds of propriety and have never transgressed the rules."

"This concerns my reputation. If you continue to speak recklessly, don't blame me for turning against you."

Gao Yuan chuckled awkwardly, "I was being presumptuous!"

Li Qingluo didn't care, but her mind was in disarray, and she unconsciously hurried her steps.

All she wanted to do was get the boy to finish reading the book, lest he discover something was amiss.

After walking for a short while, you can hear the babbling of a stream, with rows of green bamboo on both sides, and suddenly a small lakeside building appears before you.

Unlike the heavily guarded water pavilion of the Murong family, the Langhuan Jade Cave is hidden in the flower forest and bamboo sea, and concealed in the dark pavilion of the building.

If someone who doesn't know the intricacies goes to search for it alone...

Even if one finds this small building, it would be extremely difficult to discover the ingenious design inside; it would simply be considered an ordinary pavilion or small building in the mountain villa.

"Young Master Gao, please."

Gao Yuan followed Li Qingluo and stepped forward.

The two walked to the second floor, passed through two rooms, turned into a dark corner of the corridor, and climbed up another floor. Before them was an elegant study.

Li Qinglu lit the candle, moved the candlestick to a corner of the table, and then turned the lever under the beam.

With a few soft "tap-tap" sounds, the row of bookshelves in front of us slowly moved to the sides, revealing a hidden opening in the wall.

There is a door outside the cave entrance, painted the same color as the wall, so that it blends in seamlessly when closed.

Looking into the cave, Gao Yuan saw a dark room filled with cabinets stacked high, each cabinet door engraved with characters.

All of them contain the four characters "Langhuan Jade Cave".

Seeing the young man's doubtful expression, Li Qingluo explained, "Young master, do not be misled by the name Langhuan Jade Cave; its name has another meaning."

Gao Yuan nodded; he naturally knew what Li Qingluo meant.

"Which book would Young Master Gao like to see?"

Gao Yuan's gaze swept over the rows of bookshelves, and he said, "There's nothing you can't see."

"Is there nothing you can't see?" Li Qingluo's expression changed; the young man meant she wanted to keep it to read at her leisure.

Although I lack talent in martial arts, I know that the most important thing in martial arts is to avoid being greedy for knowledge and not mastering anything.

Gao Yuan spoke with absolute certainty: "Madam, please rest assured, I will not linger at Mantuo Manor. I will leave in five days at most."

"When the time comes, Madam can send someone to accompany me south, and bring Brother Duan back with us."

Li Qingluo breathed a sigh of relief, then turned the candlelight on the table brighter and lit the oil lamp in the corner of the corridor, arranging all the details.

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"All the martial arts manuals here are in this room, and there is a bedroom next door."

"The servants will bring food on time. Ah Bi, you can stay at Camellia Courtyard for now. It will also keep my daughter company and help her keep her company."

After saying that, she glanced at a cabinet in the corner.

The Lesser Formless Skill is the most profound martial art in the Langhuan Jade Cave. There is no secret formula for its deciphering, and ordinary people treat it as just another ordinary account book.

This martial art, in particular, relies heavily on talent, let alone a young person.

My own understanding and this method were not compatible. Even with Ding Chunqiu's explanation, I practiced for ten years, but the results were as slow and ineffective as a snail's pace, and I was stuck at the first three volumes.

Otherwise, why would he need the boy's help to kill the jealous woman who had trapped Duan Lang?

As for the methods in the last five volumes, he himself had not deciphered the formulas; only Ding Chunqiu knew them.

After confirming that the boy would not discover the secret, Li Qingluo remained unconvinced and took her leave.

Standing by the gap in the window, peering at Madam Wang's disappearing figure, Gao Yuan's lips curled into a slight smile.

Li Qingluo guarded the treasure vault in vain, but unfortunately, she lacked the comprehension.

Not to mention the Lesser Formless Skill, she hasn't mastered any of the other martial arts here to a high degree.

Ding Chunqiu is indeed highly talented, but his comprehension and compatibility are not quite a good match for the Lesser Formless Skill.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have fought from beginning to end and wouldn't have been able to unleash the profound mysteries of the Formless Inner Qi.

On the contrary, Master Jiu, the top graduate student of Tianlong, was perfectly suited to the Lesser Formless Skill. He only practiced seven of the eight manuals and was able to easily defeat Shaolin.

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