Zongwu: Eavesdropping on the inner voices, the female warriors have become strange

"Yes." Chen Liu nodded.

Ah Zhu's emotions were somewhat complicated. Although Chen Liu was trying to escape, he did proactively remind her not to fall in love with Qiao Feng. After hearing Chen Liu's thoughts, she misunderstood, believing that she might have discovered Qiao Feng's Khitan or Yuan identity, which was why he beat her to death. It was undoubtedly a misunderstanding. However, it also made Ah Zhu feel deeply grateful to Chen Liu, and her affection for him rapidly increased.

In fact, not only Ah Zhu misunderstood, but even Wang Yuyan and Ah Bi misunderstood. Now they already knew that Qiao Feng was either a Khitan or a Yuan person, so naturally they did not want Ah Zhu to like him and then be beaten to death by him.

"Thank you for reminding me!" A-Bi and A-Zhu were adopted by the Murong family since childhood, grew up together, and were as close as sisters, so she also had a good impression of Chen Liu and thanked Chen Liu gratefully.

"Abi!"

"Huh? What do you want me to do?"

"You must be happy!" Chen Liu said with a smile.

"Ah?" A-Bi was a little confused. She thought Chen Liu would tell her parents or tell her about any risks that needed to be avoided. Unexpectedly, he said a blessing that asked her to be happy.

Chen Liu finally looked at Wang Yuyan. When Wang Yuyan thought that Chen Liu also wanted to give her some advice, she didn't expect that Chen Liu looked at her for a long time, and finally shook his head slightly. Without saying a word, he turned and walked towards the carriage, rummaging through the boss's package, looking for food.

Wang Yuyan: ...

Chapter 18 Disguise

Originally, Chen Liu wanted to remind Wang Yuyan, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was nothing to say to Wang Yuyan.

Like Duan Yu, Wang Yuyan was a devoted sycophant. Before she was desperate, her heart was completely focused on Murong Fu. No matter how well other men treated her, she would turn a blind eye. Didn't you see that super-sycophant Duan Yu licked her for years without getting her? If Murfu hadn't finally decided to become a consort to the Western Xia, driving Wang Yuyan to jump off a cliff in despair, allowing Duan Yu to take advantage of the situation and finally get her, Wang Yuyan would never have changed her mind.

Who was Duan Yu? The Prince of Zhennan, the future Emperor of Dali. And who was Chen Liu? A bandit by birth, with nothing to his name, he was no match for Duan Yu. Furthermore, Chen Liu wasn't willing to lower himself to woo Wang Yuyan. With so many beauties in the martial arts world, why would he give up on all of them for the most difficult target? The most crucial thing was, if he tried to woo Wang Yuyan, he would most likely still end up with nothing. So, Chen Liu truly had no feelings for Wang Yuyan.

Since he had no idea, why bother reminding her? It would be better to say nothing. Anyway, the girl's final outcome was good, so he didn't need to worry about it.

Wang Yuyan, on the other hand, was almost pissed off because Chen Liu ignored her. Was she really not worthy of Chen Liu's affection? Why? Ever since they met, Chen Liu had been the best to Ah Zhu and Ah Bi, but she was the only one he treated. He either called her a naive naiveté or a love-brained, dog-licker. What's wrong with being a dog-licker? Did he eat your rice?

Leigushan, huh? Well, since you look down on me so much, you still want to take my grandfather's power? Dream on. I even ruined your sister Nianci's life.

Chen Liu had no idea that he had inadvertently offended Wang Yuyan. Offending a woman, especially a beautiful one, could have horrific consequences. When a woman takes revenge, she'll absolutely make you want to die.

After eating and drinking his fill, Chen Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ah Zhu, "Ah Zhu, can you teach me the art of disguise?"

"Mr. Chen, how did you know I could disguise myself?" Ah Zhu naturally knew that Chen Liu knew her background, but she couldn't tell him. Otherwise, if Chen Liu knew that they could hear his inner thoughts, how could they secretly listen to his thoughts in the future? So Ah Zhu had to pretend not to know.

"I figured it out." Fortune-telling is a great profession, Chen Liu thought to himself, "If there are any beautiful ladies who need help in the future and it's inconvenient to explain, just ask the fortune teller and it will be solved. Who knows, one day, I might even be able to gain the reputation of a divine fortune teller."

"Is that so? Master Chen is quite impressive," Ah Zhu chuckled to herself. Chen Liu had not only given her clues about her parents and sister, but had also reminded her to change her fate, which had greatly impressed Ah Zhu. So, she didn't mind teaching him the art of disguise. However, learning disguise wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight, and it required props, which weren't available here.

"Why don't you come back to Yanziwu with us, Mr. Chen?" Ah Zhu invited Chen Liu to visit Yanziwu and teach him the art of disguise.

"Forget about going to Swallow Valley." Chen Liu shook his head repeatedly. He wouldn't go to Swallow Valley. After all, he was worried that the news of Wang Yuyan, Azhu and Abi being abducted by bandits would be leaked. Although it was none of his business, and he even saved the lives of Wang Yuyan, Azhu and Abi, he was still a bandit from Qingfeng Village. If Murong Fu knew about it, he would definitely not let him go. Chen Liu was still just an ordinary person with nothing. He couldn't even beat Azhu and Abi. Going to Swallow Valley would be like walking into a trap.

Ah Zhu and Ah Bi understood Chen Liu's concerns from his inner voice, but they didn't force him. They all knew their young master's character well, and he was definitely capable of silencing Chen Liu. Even if Murong Fu didn't do it himself to maintain his image, Bao Bu Tong, Feng Bo'e, and the others would definitely be willing to do it for him.

"What should I do? There are no props here now, and I have no way to teach you." Ah Zhu said with some distress.

Chen Liu looked at the carriage, seeing no paper or pen. After a moment's thought, he said, "Azhu, please orally explain to me the techniques and precautions of the disguise technique."

"Will this work?" Ah Zhu was a little confused.

"Try it first?" Chen Liu wanted to test his system to see if he could record the skills of disguise based on Ah Zhu's dictation. If he could, he would be half relieved.

"Okay then." Since Chen Liu was unwilling to visit Yanziwu and had no tools, paper, or pen, he could only orally explain the technique. Ah Zhu carefully explained the disguise techniques and precautions, as well as the tools and materials needed.

When Ah Zhu finished speaking, a line of words suddenly appeared on the translucent system panel called out by Chen Liu: A basic disguise technique has been discovered, do you want to enter it?

Chen Liu was overjoyed upon seeing this, thinking to himself, "As expected. My guess was correct. The system has indeed recorded Ah Zhu's disguise technique. This means the system also has the function of recording martial arts secret manuals. This puts my mind at ease. Otherwise, I had no martial arts foundation before, and I wouldn't be able to understand the secret manual even if it was placed in front of me."

A system? An input function? Ah Zhu, Wang Yuyan, and Ah Bi didn't know what a system was, but from Chen Liu's inner voice, they could infer that it had a recording function. Ah Zhu simply recited the disguise technique, and the system recorded it. Furthermore, the system could also record martial arts techniques, allowing Chen Liu to learn martial arts without any prior knowledge. This left the three women a little surprised. What exactly was this system?

"Enter, enter!" Chen Liu roared in his mind as fast as he could, "System, enter quickly."

System: The primary disguise technique has been successfully entered.

After completing the input, the system immediately transmitted a basic disguise technique to Chen Liu's mind, allowing him to instantly master Ah Zhu's disguise technique. Although he hadn't actually changed his appearance yet, Chen Liu already knew how to do it. The next step was practice makes perfect. After a few tries, he should be able to master it.

Chen Liu was in a trance for a while, then he smiled and thanked Ah Zhu, saying, "Ah Zhu, thank you!"

"Mr. Chen, have you written it down?" Ah Zhu looked surprised.

"I have a good memory and have written it down." Chen Liu looked at the simple and somewhat shabby system again, but at least he was not as desperate as before.

Name: Chen Liu

Race: Terran

Auxiliary skills: Primary Disguise

Seeing that in addition to the name and race, a new option auxiliary skill finally appeared on the system panel, as well as the basic disguise technique behind the auxiliary skill, Chen Liu couldn't help but feel like crying.

Do you know how despaired he'd been when he'd first seen this system panel with nothing but his name and race? Damn it, now he finally knew the correct way to access it. He had to search for secrets and manuals on his own, and it would add whatever he found, even teaching him how to use it.

Chapter 19 The Way of the World

Wang Yuyan stared at Chen Liu's back as he left with the boss's package, her teeth almost breaking.

He really didn't say anything, not a single word to her. If she didn't know that Chen Liu knew her background, and even knew everything that would happen to her in the future, it would be fine, but now Wang Yuyan knows that Chen Liu knows. However, Chen Liu obviously knew that Murong Fu would betray her and sell her out in the future, and even make her jump off a cliff and commit suicide in despair, but he didn't remind her a word. If Chen Liu treated the three of them equally, it would be fine, but Chen Liu was very dedicated to Azhu. Not only did he help her find her parents and sister, he also reminded her not to like Qiao Feng to avoid tragedy. Although he didn't say anything to A Bi, he also had a blessing.

Only she, Wang Yuyan, was ignored by Chen Liu!

Ignored!

Ignore!

Now!

How could Wang Yuyan accept this?

Little thief!

You little thief!

Wang Yuyan's eyes couldn't help but brimming with tears, feeling extremely aggrieved. Was she really not worthy of Chen Liu's nostalgia? Even if you could just give me a blessing like Ah Bi, it would be fine. Considering Wang Yuyan's stunning beauty and noble background, she was not only the eldest daughter of the Wang family, a noble Gusu family in the Song Dynasty, but also the cousin of the Gusu Murong family. How could she be inferior to Ah Zhu and Ah Bi? But Chen Liu would rather treat the two maids better than look down on her.

Wang Yuyan now has the mentality that I can dislike you, but you can’t dislike me.

This is a disease that needs to be cured.

Hmm? Perhaps the little thief liked Ah Zhu more because she was a princess or a princess-in-law? Wang Yuyan suddenly remembered that although Ah Zhu was still a servant, her true identity was a princess or a princess-in-law.

Damn little thief, so that's how it is! Wang Yuyan thought she had realized the truth, but this made her hate it even more. She's just a princess, what's so great about her?

"Azhu and Abi, let's go!" Wang Yuyan turned around and walked towards the carriage first.

Chen Liu left the carriage to Wang Yuyan and Ah Zhu and Ah Bi, and took only the chief steward's parcel. The chief steward's parcel contained not only a dozen uneaten sesame cakes, but also two five-liang gold ingots, three ten-liang silver ingots, six or seven liang of silver change, and over a hundred copper coins, with a total value of over one hundred and thirty liang of silver.

In this world of Zongwu, the gold-silver exchange rate is 1:10, meaning one tael of gold is worth ten taels of silver. One tael of silver is worth one thousand copper coins, or one guan (a string of coins). An average family of three or five could afford a dozen taels of silver per year, enough to get by and occasionally enjoy a meal. Of course, this was for the common people at the bottom of society. For the rich and powerful, even a dozen taels wouldn't even cover a single meal.

Fortunately, the eldest master, in order to gain the favor of the Murong family, took great care of Wang Yuyan, Ah Zhu and Ah Bi along the way. When they stayed at the hotel, they not only asked for the best rooms, ordered the most expensive dishes, and drank the best wine. All of these cost money, so the eldest master prepared some precious gold and silver on his body to keep for travel expenses.

This gold and silver was more important to Chen Liu, so he accepted it without hesitation. Chen Liu was heading to Dali, and while it would have been more comfortable to travel by carriage, the world of Zongwu was far from peaceful, with countless bandits and robbers. For an ordinary person like him, driving a carriage would only invite thieves. Besides, Chen Liu would have to spend money on the journey to Dali, right? So, he chose the parcels and the sesame cakes, leaving the carriage to Wang Yuyan and Ah Zhu and Ah Bi. After a moment's thought, he also gave them three silver ingots weighing ten taels each.

Chen Liu knew Wang Yuyan and Ah Zhu and Ah Bi's families certainly wouldn't need the thirty taels of silver. He left the silver ingots with them not to divide the spoils, but because gold and silver weighed a considerable amount: ten taels weighed over three hundred grams, and thirty taels weighed about a kilogram. Chen Liu was just an ordinary man, and carrying so much money on the road would easily attract thieves. He also understood the principle of keeping wealth private, so he left the larger thirty taels with Wang Yuyan and Ah Zhu and Ah Bi, while keeping the two five-tael gold ingots, smaller, more valuable, and easier to hide, hidden separately on his person. The few taels of silver and copper coins left in his bag would be enough for his travel expenses.

"Eh? Cousin, this money is what Master Chen left for us." A-Bi said with joy on her face when she saw the three silver ingots left in the carriage.

A-Bi was naturally not happy about the thirty taels of silver. She didn't care about this little amount of money, but she felt that it was Chen Liu's thoughtfulness. She never thought that Chen Liu disliked that the silver was a bit heavy to carry around and inconvenient to hide.

Ah Zhu was also a little touched. She knew that Chen Liu was an alien and was alone with nothing. These dozens of taels of silver were obviously more important to him. However, he still left the money to them who were not short of money.

Ah Zhu looked up at Chen Liu's departing back, and seemed a little hesitant. Ah Zhu felt that Chen Liu was a good person. Although he was a little lustful, he was really sincere to her and had no bad intentions. Therefore, she wanted to follow Chen Liu and leave. Ah Zhu has always been bold in love and hate. In the original novel, she fell in love with Qiao Feng and resolutely followed him, even though Qiao Feng had been exposed as a Khitan and became the target of everyone's pursuit in the Song Dynasty. But now she has important things to deal with, such as going to Xiaojing Lake to look for clues about her biological parents, such as going to Xingxiu Sea to find her biological sister A Zi, and repaying the Murong family for raising her. In the original novel, in order to repay the Murong family for raising her, Ah Zhu went to Shaolin Temple to steal the Yi Jin Jing for Murong Fu. If she wants to go with Chen Liu, she should at least repay the Murong family for raising her, right?

Ah Zhu had also heard Chen Liu's praise of the Yi Jin Jing in his heart voice before, so she thought that after she found her parents and sister, she would go to Shaolin Temple and steal the Yi Jin Jing.

Chen Liu had no idea that Ah Zhu might have inadvertently returned to the old path of stealing scriptures. It was just that this happened much earlier, and Qiao Feng's identity as a foreigner had not yet been revealed. As for where Ah Zhu's fate would develop in the future, who knew?

After Chen Liu parted ways with Wang Yuyan and Azhu and Abi, he felt that nine days had passed since he traveled through time. He had finally gained true freedom, and he was overjoyed. Thinking of "The Way of the World," which seemed to fit his current state of mind, he couldn't help but sing aloud:

Find your way forward

free world

The water and the mountains have gone so far that they cannot be counted.

As long as the sky is bright, my hometown will always be good.

All you see are green mountains

The green mountains are full of rain arrows and wind knives

Why is the road to hometown so long that it never ends?

Taoist Taoism seeks the way of the world

The demons and monsters all say they are good

Wind and thunderstorms, ghosts crying and gods howling

Why did the old country become a sea of ​​blood?

Why is Hometown Road a Road of No Return?

Why did the old country become a sea of ​​blood?

Why is Hometown Road a Road of No Return?

Where can I find the truth in the world?

Ah Zhu and Ah Bi's eyes moistened unconsciously when they heard the singing coming from the distant Chen Liu. Ah Bi, in particular, looked like she was about to cry. She felt that Chen Liu was too pitiful. He had a home but couldn't go back. Perhaps he would never be able to go back.

Chapter 20 What you can’t get is always turbulent

Wang Yuyan was also listening carefully to the singing coming from Chenliu. Although the singing style was a little strange and the lyrics were not popular nowadays, she could understand the general meaning. Perhaps this was the singing style of the place where the little thief came from.

"Let's go." Wang Yuyan sighed softly until she could no longer hear Chen Liu's singing. To be honest, Wang Yuyan's mood was a bit complicated. She was angry at Chen Liu for ignoring her, felt pity for him for not being able to return home, and was confused about her own future.

Although Wang Yuyan still likes Murong Fu, when she knows that Murong Fu not only betrayed her feelings but also sold her to Duan Yu in order to marry the Princess of Western Xia, it is impossible for her to say that she has no thorn in her heart.

"Cousin, I want to go to Xiaojing Lake." Ah Zhu said suddenly.

"Let's go to Leigushan first." Wang Yuyan turned to look at Ah Zhu and said, "After we go to Leigushan, I will accompany you to find your biological parents and sister."