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The next day!

Wang Yuyan sat up abruptly and looked around. Lu Ming was nowhere to be seen. All that remained was the extinguished campfire and a note on the package.

"Have they left?!"

Wang Yuyan murmured, a fleeting look of disappointment in her eyes. Her heart, which had calmed down slightly, jumped into her throat again. She picked up the note on the package, which contained a very short line of text: "Wuliang Mountain is in the southeast direction."

She knew that Lu Ming had hidden himself again, observing her from somewhere.

Even so, it gave her a sense of security. After quickly packing her things, she continued on her way in the direction Lu Ming had indicated.

Perhaps because of what happened yesterday, Wang Yuyan was particularly cautious today. After arriving in town, she did not rent a carriage, but simply bought some food and set off.

"You're still too naive and inexperienced. Do you really think this will make you safe?!"

Seeing Wang Yuyan's actions, Lu Ming shook his head.

Sure enough, not long after, Wang Yuyan was stopped by the town's纨绔 (wan ku, spoiled young men) who wanted to forcibly abduct her. Fortunately, the纨绔 and his men were not skilled in martial arts, and Wang Yuyan easily escaped using the Lingbo Weibu (Lingbo Weibu, a martial arts technique).

After that, Wang Yuyan encountered robbers who robbed her on the road; a beggar who betrayed her because of a moment of kindness; and her childhood sweetheart who was brutally murdered by a man despite her deep affection for him... What should have been a journey of more than half a month took her three months to complete.

Of course, all of this was orchestrated by Lu Ming in secret, leading Wang Yuyan to this encounter.

All of this was incomprehensible to her. She didn't understand why this was happening. She had helped the little beggar, but in the blink of an eye, the little beggar had sold her out and almost dragged her to a brothel.

They were childhood sweethearts, and the woman was deeply in love with him. In the end, the man abandoned her for fame and fortune, and even cruelly killed her...

Finally, she thought of herself and her cousin Murong Fu. They were so similar to that childhood sweetheart couple, and her cousin's dream was even grander—he was willing to give up everything to restore the Great Yan. So, she…

"No! That can't be!"

"My cousin will definitely marry me!"

Wang Yuyan abruptly shook her head, banishing the thought from her mind and refusing to dwell on it. She was afraid that if she continued to think about it, her future cousin might really not marry her.

At this moment, she had long since shed the naivety and innocence she had shown at Mantuo Manor. Dressed in the martial arts attire often worn by martial artists, she held a long sword in her hand, her cold eyes radiating an aura that kept strangers at bay.

And now she has already taken lives, although only two or three, but it can be considered as taking the first step.

At the foot of Wuliang Mountain, a gentle breeze brings a touch of coolness.

"Lu Ming, come out! I'm here. Now you can tell me your purpose, right?!"

Wang Yuyan stood at the foot of the mountain, looking at the towering peaks, and turned her head to search for Lu Ming's figure.

"Great! Really great!"

Lu Ming clapped his hands and walked out from behind a tree not far away. He looked at Wang Yuyan with great satisfaction and said, "It seems that you have really grown a lot during this time. If it were you in the past, you would never have asked this question."

"Stop talking nonsense! What exactly is your purpose?! Were all those things I experienced part of your plan?!"

"Okay! Come with me!"

Lu Ming smiled helplessly and turned to walk towards the nearby woods.

He had arrived a while earlier than Wang Yuyan and had already figured out the location of Langhuan Paradise. Now he was quite familiar with the place and soon led Wang Yuyan into Langhuan Paradise. From the stone tables and chairs inside the cave, one could see that there were traces of human habitation here, and there were rows of bookshelves not far away.

As Wang Yuyan approached the bookshelves, she noticed that they were all labeled with names of various martial arts sects and powerful families in the martial arts world. Some of the labels also had notes.

The Shaolin Temple fortune slip is marked as missing the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/Tendon Changing Classic); the Beggars' Sect fortune slip is marked as missing the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms; the Dali Duan Family fortune slip is marked as missing the One-Finger Divine Skill and the Six Meridian Divine Sword...

"here it is……"

"You guessed right, the martial arts manual in your family's Langhuan Jade Cave was moved there by your maternal grandmother and Ding Chunqiu. And your maternal grandmother, Li Qiushui, is my martial arts aunt, while that traitor Ding Chunqiu is my martial arts brother."

More than thirty years ago, your maternal grandfather, Wu Yazi, who was also my master, and Li Qiushui lived in seclusion here. Later, because my master was obsessed with jade carving, he neglected the feelings of his uncle, Li Qiushui. Afterwards, Li Qiushui sought revenge on my master…”

Lu Ming ran his right hand over the bookshelves and slowly walked towards the deepest cave, recounting the events of that year.

He didn't embellish or glorify the Xiaoyao Sect; he simply told Wang Yuyan the truth about the emotional entanglements among the three elders of Xiaoyao and Li Qiushui's conspiracy with Ding Chunqiu to harm Wuyazi.

"My grandmother was actually that kind of person!"

Wang Yuyan covered her mouth with one hand, unable to believe her ears and eyes.

The jade carving in front of her was extremely similar to her in both appearance and figure. Except that it looked more mature, it was a carbon copy of her. Coupled with the bookshelf outside, she believed most of what Lu Ming had said.

But that's precisely why she dared not accept it.

In this era, women's chastity and adherence to the Three Obediences and Four Virtues were ingrained in their bones, especially women from large families. This was not only because of the harsh laws imposed on women, but also because of the education they received from childhood, such as the fact that the person who committed such a shameful act was their own grandmother.

"I'm telling you this not to let you know what kind of person my uncle is, but just to let you know that the Xiaoyao Sect is on the verge of collapse. If we don't make changes now, the Xiaoyao Sect will definitely disappear into the annals of history."

Seeing Wang Yuyan's expression, Lu Ming guessed what she was thinking and slowly began to explain.

Apart from Wu Yazi taking him and Su Xinghe in as disciples, the current Xiaoyao Sect has no other lineage left behind.

Although Tong Lao established the Tianshan Lingjiu Palace and adopted a large number of female orphans and children, she did not have any disciples. Most of them were just maids, and what she passed down was only the Xuanbing Technique.

As for Li Qiushui, she is of questionable character and extremely selfish, only caring about herself and not having a single apprentice...

"What does this have to do with me?! Doesn't the Free and Unfettered Sect already have you as its successor?!" Wang Yuyan looked at Lu Ming in confusion and asked.

Lu Ming squatted down, picked up the futon in front of the jade carving, and gently tore it. With a "rip" sound, a scroll was revealed inside the futon. It was the scroll of the Northern Darkness Divine Art and the Lingbo Steps. Then he looked at Wang Yuyan.

"Due to certain reasons, I cannot stay in the Central Plains for long, so I must choose a new leader for the Xiaoyao Sect, a leader who can continue the sect's legacy."

"So you chose...me!"

Wang Yuyan realized what was happening, pointed to herself, and looked somewhat incredulous.