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

"Ah? Leigushan?" Azhu and Abi's expressions were a little subtle. They naturally knew what Leigushan was. It was Chenliu's second target and also the hiding place of Wang Yuyan's grandfather Wuyazi.

"Cousin, what are we going to do at Leigushan?" A-Bi asked cautiously.

"Of course I'm going to visit my grandpa..."

Azhu and Abi breathed a sigh of relief. They thought that their cousin had fallen in love with someone else after knowing that their young master would betray her in the future, so they went to Leigushan to wait for Chen Liu. Although Abi also liked Murong Fu, she didn't want Wang Yuyan to fall in love with someone else. She also knew that she couldn't be a wife because of her status. At most, she could be a concubine. Murong Fu would definitely marry a wife in the future. Instead of letting Murong Fu marry a wife whose personality she didn't know, she hoped that Murong Fu's wife would be Wang Yuyan, who grew up with her. And Azhu was even more reluctant to see Wang Yuyan fall in love with someone else. She had already developed a good impression of Chen Liu. Although they were not lovers, they were more than friends. If Wang Yuyan also liked Chen Liu, she would have no business.

"That little thief despises me so much, yet he still wants to get my grandfather's skills? Dream on." Wang Yuyan said angrily, "That's my grandfather. Even if he wants to find a successor, it's better to pass it on to me than to someone else. Not only will I make sure he doesn't get his skills, I'm also going to mess up his relationship with that Miss Nianci."

Azhu and Abi couldn't help but shrink their heads when they saw Wang Yuyan's angry look, thinking that it was bad, the young master was in danger!

Wang Yuyan hated Chen Liu so much because she cared about Chen Liu's attitude towards her. Although Azhu and Abi had never heard the saying "what you can't get will always make you restless", they also understood this truth.

Although Murong Fu had always been kind to Wang Yuyan since childhood, he had never made his feelings clear, presumably because he was hesitant. Furthermore, Li Qingluo had always opposed Wang Yuyan and Murong Fu's relationship, even going so far as to prevent them from coming into contact, even denying them both permission to land on the island. These factors, combined with Murong Fu's exceptional talent, likely fueled Wang Yuyan's rebellious nature, leading her to fall deeply in love with him.

However, now there is another man who ignores her. This makes Wang Yuyan, who has been the center of attention since she was a child, feel very uncomfortable. She feels looked down upon, which arouses her rebellious nature and makes her have feelings for Chen Liu. Although Wang Yuyan has not fallen in love with Chen Liu yet, if things continue to develop, who knows what will happen in the future? Chen Liu is a very special person. He has even made Wang Yuyan change her attitude towards martial arts for him. You must know that although Wang Yuyan liked Murong Fu before, she still hated martial arts. It was only in order to help Murong Fu that she suppressed her disgust and read all the martial arts secrets in Langhuan Jade Cave. However, now because of Chen Liu, Wang Yuyan, who has always hated martial arts, has decided to learn martial arts. If they continue to be in contact, who knows if Wang Yuyan will fall in love with someone else in the future?

Azhu and Abi wanted to stop Wang Yuyan from continuing to contact Chen Liu, but they couldn't say it out loud. Moreover, the reasons Wang Yuyan gave were very good and powerful, and they could not find any reason to object.

"Azhu, it's easy for you to go to Xiaojing Lake and look for clues about your parents, but it's difficult to find your biological sister Azi." Wang Yuyan advised: "That little thief said your sister is now in Xingxiu Sea. Xingxiu Sea is the territory of Xingxiu Old Monster Ding Chunqiu. It's very likely that your sister is from the Xingxiu Sect. That Xingxiu Old Monster is a master. How can you snatch your sister back from him without some strength? My grandfather is very likely a grandmaster. If I get all of his skills, then I can at least become a master myself. With my help, it will be much easier to snatch your sister back."

Ah Zhu thought what she said made sense. Indeed, without Wang Yuyan's help, it wouldn't be so easy for her to find her sister. But that would be a bit unfair to Chen Liu. Forget it, even without Wang Yuyan's grandfather's power, Chen Liu could still develop. After all, he knew many secrets and opportunities of this world.

"Abi, you are also from the Xiaoyao Sect. That little thief also said that you wasted the opportunity to join the Xiaoyao Sect. What are you doing following Kang from the Xiaoyao Sect..."

"Cousin, my master's name is Kang Guangling."

"Yes, that's right. You wasted the opportunity to join the Xiaoyao Sect. Instead of learning some Xiaoyao Sect martial arts from him, you learned music from Kang Guangling. My grandfather is a disciple of Xiaoyaozi of the Xiaoyao Sect and one of the three elders. Come with me to the Deaf and Mute Valley of Leigu Mountain. I will ask my grandfather to teach you some Xiaoyao Sect martial arts, so that you won't be looked down upon by that little thief next time."

Abi:......

Chen Liu Gongzi should be saying that my cousin is wasting this talent for learning martial arts, right? Well, you are my cousin, so you are right.

"Cousin, but we don't know where Leigushan is now!" Ah Zhu said.

"If you don't know, just go and ask." Wang Yuyan said.

"Okay then, cousin, I'll go and ask around and buy some props and materials for disguise," said Ah Zhu.

Chen Liu had once said that if three beautiful girls like them wandered the Jianghu without expert protection, they would be like children carrying gold through a busy market, attracting thieves. Chen Liu urged them to change their appearance, making it look uglier, ideally to look like they were about to commit a crime from behind, or about to cry from behind, so that they would be safe. Ah Zhu thought this made sense. The three of them didn't have any expert protection right now, and she was worried that they would fall into the hands of bandits again when they went to Leigushan, and there would be no one to save them.

This place has entered the territory of Suzhou, and Ah Zhu is quite familiar with Suzhou. Although Ah Zhu is a maid in the Murong family, the Murong family trains her as Murong Fu's future concubine. Moreover, Ah Zhu has been managing many of Yanziwu and Gusu Murong's industries in recent years. Her identity is not as simple as an ordinary maid. Ah Zhu found the nearest county town and entered the Murong family's industry to inquire about the detailed addresses of Leigushan and Xiaojinghu. Xiaojinghu is right between Suzhou and Leigushan. They will pass by Xiaojinghu on their way to Leigushan, which makes Ah Zhu very happy. In this way, when she arrives at Xiaojinghu, it should be okay for her to ask Wang Yuyan for half a day off, right?

After getting the addresses of Leigushan and Xiaojinghu, Ah Zhu took some gold, silver, disguise materials and tools from the Murong family's assets, and hurried back to find Wang Yuyan and Ah Bi.

Chapter 21 Little Mirror Lake

Because they had changed their appearance and no longer had pretty faces, although they encountered some twists and turns along the way, Wang Yuyan, Azhu and Abi still arrived in Xinyang smoothly.

Xiaojing Lake is located in Xinyang. Since the way to Leigushan is through Xiaojing Lake, Wang Yuyan naturally did not object to letting Ah Zhu go to Xiaojing Lake first to inquire about her parents' clues. She even accompanied Ah Zhu to Xiaojing Lake with Ah Bi.

After arriving in Xinyang, Ah Zhu went to Xinyang City to inquire about the exact location of Xiaojing Lake. After spending some money, she finally learned the exact location of Xiaojing Lake from the locals. Then she went there with Wang Yuyan and Ah Bi.

Xiaojing Lake, about forty miles from Xinyang City, boasts breathtaking scenery, its waters as emerald as jade and as smooth as a mirror. Dotted by the lake are two small islands, Rouge and Huamei. Boating on the lake reveals verdant pines and bamboos, the crystal-clear waters a mirror-like spectacle, and a lush greenery. On Rouge Island, a small cottage on the shores of Mirror Lake, stood the site of Duan Zhengchun's secret rendezvous with his lover, Ruan Xingzhu.

Duan Zhengchun was not there at the time. Only Ruan Xingzhu and a few maids lived in seclusion there. When Ah Zhu, Wang Yuyan and Ah Bi arrived at Xiaojing Lake, they happened to see Ruan Xingzhu sitting by the lake, missing Duan Zhengchun.

Ruan Xingzhu was surprised to see three strikingly beautiful women arriving at her retreat. However, Duan Zhengchun, the Prince of Zhennan in Dali, had a lot on his plate, and he had more than one lover. Ruan Xingzhu's seclusion meant Duan Zhengchun might not even visit her for years. Ruan Xingzhu was feeling rather bored, and upon finally meeting the three guests, she warmly welcomed them.

After inviting Wang Yuyan, Ah Zhu, and Ah Bi to sit down and having the maids serve tea, Ruan Xingzhu asked with a smile, "Why did you three come to my little Mirror Lake?"

Ah Zhu carefully looked at Ruan Xingzhu for a long while. Seeing that her appearance was somewhat similar to hers, she guessed that even if this woman was not her mother, she was likely related to her. She said, "I came here to look for my parents. Someone told me that I could find clues about my parents here."

"Are you here to find your parents?" Ruan Xingzhu was a little surprised.

Ah Zhu thought about it, then took out her jade token and showed it to Ruan Xingzhu.

When Ruan Xingzhu saw the jade token, her face suddenly changed. She rushed forward and carefully held the jade token with both hands to read the words on it. She saw that the token read: The stars in the sky are bright and shining, forever brilliant, and everlasting peace.

Ruan Xingzhu saw that this jade token was the one she had left for her eldest daughter, and she became even more excited. She looked up at Ah Zhu and asked excitedly with trembling lips, "Where did you get this jade token?"

"This is mine." Ah Zhu was also very excited when she saw Ruan Xingzhu recognized the jade token.

Ruan Xingzhu pounced on Ah Zhu again and reached out to take off her clothes.

"What are you doing?" Ah Zhu quickly dodged.

Ruan Xingzhu grabbed Ah Zhu's clothes and asked anxiously, "Is there a word 'Duan' on your shoulder? Hurry, let me see it."

The jade plaque can be forged, but the word "Duan" on the shoulder cannot be forged. It was carved by Ruan Xingzhu himself so that they could be recognized in the future.

"Yes, but here..." Ah Zhu looked around. Although there were no men here, it was still outdoors after all. Ah Zhu couldn't stand being stripped of clothes outdoors.

"Ah, yes! Yes, yes!" Ruan Xingzhu was so excited to see her biological daughter that she forgot the wrong occasion and quickly grabbed Ah Zhu's hand, saying excitedly, "Your name is Ah Zhu, right? Come with me."

As he spoke, Ruan Xingzhu excitedly pulled Ah Zhu's hand and hurried into the small wooden house.

"Wow... my poor daughter!" A moment later, Ruan Xingzhu's shrill sobs could be heard from the wooden house, her tears piercing her heart. Wang Yuyan and A-Bi also heard A-Zhu's suppressed sobs, knowing that she had found her mother, and their eyes couldn't help but redden. A-Zhu was able to find her mother, and they were both happy for her. After all, the three of them grew up together and were like sisters. Their relationship was very deep, not just some fake sisters. As for whether they would become fake sisters in the future, that was a bit hard to say.

After about half an hour, Ruan Xingzhu and Ah Zhu finally walked out of the wooden house hand in hand. Ruan Xingzhu's eyes were swollen from crying, and Ah Zhu's eyes were also red.

"You must be Ah Zhu's cousins ​​and sisters, right? Ah Zhu is my daughter. This is the first time I've seen Ah Zhu after many years. I was a little overwhelmed for a moment and I'm sorry to have embarrassed you two ladies." Ruan Xingzhu apologized to Wang Yuyan and Ah Bi.

"Aunt, you're too polite. Ah Zhu and I are like sisters. We are all happy for her that she has found her parents." Wang Yuyan and A Bi said quickly.

It was already noon, time for dinner, so Ruan Xingzhu had the maids prepare dinner while she chatted with Ah Zhu, Wang Yuyan, and Ah Bi. Reunited with her eldest daughter, Ruan Xingzhu was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear, and staring at Ah Zhu, as if she couldn't get enough. She even watched while they ate, barely eating herself, instead serving food to Ah Zhu, Wang Yuyan, and Ah Bi.

"By the way, mother, who is my father?" When reminiscing with Ruan Xingzhu in the house just now, Ruan Xingzhu kept asking about Ah Zhu's situation over the years. Ah Zhu kept answering but forgot to ask about her biological father.

"Your father is the King of Zhennan in Dali." Ruan Xingzhu said.

"King of Zhennan, Dali?" Ah Zhu, Wang Yuyan and Ah Bi were stunned when they heard this. As expected, Ah Zhu was the Princess of Dali.

"Since my father is the King of Zhennan in Dali, why didn't you follow him to Dali? Instead, you lived in seclusion here?" Azhu asked.

"That, that..." Ruan Xingzhu seemed a little hesitant. After all, her identity was a bit disgraceful. She was just Duan Zhengchun's mistress, and she couldn't say it out loud.

Ah Zhu also understood that her mother's identity was probably a bit shameful. Although she was the daughter of the Prince of Zhennan and was indeed a princess, she was only his illegitimate daughter, without a formal status.

"Why didn't you want me in the first place?" Ah Zhu continued to ask.

Ruan Xingzhu was even more embarrassed to speak, hesitating and not knowing how to answer. She couldn't tell Ah Zhu that she and Duan Zhengchun had been together since they met, and that they were pregnant before marriage. It was shameful to show it to others, so she could only give Ah Zhu away when she was just over a year old.

Ah Zhu was even more disappointed when she saw this. She had been very happy when she finally found her biological mother and knew that she was indeed a princess, but now she knew that she was just an illegitimate daughter with no name or status, so she was naturally not happy anymore.

Moreover, Duan Zhengchun was the Prince of Zhennan in Dali, a powerful and influential person. If he liked her mother, wouldn't it be difficult for him to bring her mother back to the Dali Palace and give her the title of concubine? However, not only did he not bring her mother back to Dali for so many years, he even didn't visit her once in many years. This clearly showed that he didn't care about her mother and only treated her as a plaything. Maybe he didn't even know that he had a daughter. This made Ah Zhu unable to like the father she had never met. Now that she knew who her biological parents were, Ah Zhu was satisfied, and she was not ready to recognize the heartless and ungrateful Duan Zhengchun.

"Mom, I'm leaving soon."

Chapter 22 Ruan Xingzhu

"Go? Ah Zhu, where are you going?" Ruan Xingzhu had just recognized her daughter, and she was about to leave her, and she suddenly became a little panicked.

"I have something else to do and can't stay here for too long." Ah Zhu said.

"Are you blaming mother, Ah Zhu? Are you blaming mother for abandoning you?" Even if there was something, she wouldn't be in such a hurry to leave right after meeting him, or even not want to stay for a day. Ruan Xingzhu felt that Ah Zhu might be blaming her for abandoning her cruelly, and immediately started crying again, saying, "Ah Zhu, mother has no choice! There is a tigress in your father's family. The tigress doesn't want your father to take a concubine, so your father had no choice but to place mother here. And mother was pregnant before marriage. If this were known by your mother's family, they would be thrown into the pig cage. Mother couldn't bear to leave you, so she had to send you away. Mother had no choice..."

It is estimated that Ruan Xingzhu is made of water. I don’t know why she is so watery. This is probably why Duan Zhengchun likes Ruan Xingzhu the most among so many lovers.

Of the six women mentioned in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Duan Zhengchun's favorite is likely Ruan Xingzhu. Aside from his wife, Dao Baifeng, Duan Zhengchun flirted with Qin Hongmian, Gan Baobao, Kang Min, and Li Qingluo, and then ran away. He didn't even know they had borne him children. However, he knew Ruan Xingzhu bore him two daughters. The two jade tokens worn by Ah Zhu and Ah Zi were also left by Duan Zhengchun to Ruan Xingzhu, and she was the only woman Duan Zhengchun had ever had. Perhaps this was because Ruan Xingzhu not only didn't fight for him, but also waited for him peacefully at Xiaojing Lake, and because there was plenty of water? Perhaps.

Seeing her mother hugging her tightly and crying loudly, Ah Zhu felt a little helpless.

"Since you don't want to raise a child, why did you give birth to my sister after sending me away? After giving birth to my sister, you didn't raise her and sent her away again? Since you don't want to raise her, why bother giving birth to her?" Ah Zhu was very angry. To be honest, Ruan Xingzhu might have some unspeakable secrets, and Ah Zhu didn't blame her for sending her away, but she shouldn't have given birth to a sister for her after sending her away, and then sent her away again after giving birth. Especially after knowing that Ah Zi fell into the Xingxiu Sect, she became even more angry. What kind of sect is the Xingxiu Sect? It is a well-known evil sect in the martial arts world. She couldn't imagine what kind of inhuman life her sister had lived in the devil's cave of the Xingxiu Sect. And this is why Wang Yuyan said that after she became a master, she would go to the Xingxiu Sect with her to rescue her sister, and Ah Zhu couldn't refuse.

"Ah? Ah Zhu, how did you know you had a biological sister?" Ruan Xingzhu was a little dumbfounded. When Ruan Xingzhu sent Ah Zhu away, she was only a little over a year old and didn't know anything. Besides, Ah Zhu and Ah Zi were several years apart in age. Ah Zi didn't even exist when Ah Zhu was sent away.

"Of course someone told me."

"Who told you?"

"You don't need to know that." Ah Zhu said, "Do you know who took my sister's hand after you sent her away?"

Without waiting for Ruan Xingzhu to answer, Ah Zhu continued, "Is it the Xingxiu Sect? Do you know what the Xingxiu Sect is? It's a well-known evil sect in the martial arts world. I really can't imagine what kind of inhuman life my sister would lead if she fell into the evil sect. This is all your fault."

Ruan Xingzhu sat down on the ground, stunned.

Ruan Xingzhu was pretty, and Duan Zhengchun was also square-faced, so their children's genes wouldn't be bad either. Just look at Ah Zhu. From this, it follows that Ah Zi must be pretty too. A beautiful girl fell into the hands of a demonic sect. Would those evil spirits let her go? The mere thought of it filled Ruan Xingzhu with despair.

"I'm going to find my sister." After venting her inner resentment, Ah Zhu took a deep breath and said to Ruan Xingzhu seriously, "Since you don't want me and my sister, then after I find my sister, we will live on our own."

"Azhu, Azhu, I really don't know, I really don't know." Ruan Xingzhu collapsed to the ground, hugging Azhu's legs tightly and refusing to let go, crying, "I really don't know. If I knew, I would never send your sister away."

"I understand." Seeing Ruan Xingzhu's pitiful and helpless look, Ah Zhu felt a little sorry for her and said, "I'm going to go to Xingxiu Sect first. If I can rescue my sister, I'll see if she's willing to recognize you."

Ah Zhu didn't know her sister was Ding Chunqiu's apprentice. After all, Chen Liu hadn't revealed any details about her in his inner voice. She only knew Ah Zi was currently in the Xingxiu Sect. As for what she was doing there, Ah Zhu didn't even dare to think about it. If Ah Zi was living an inhuman life, it was hard to say whether she would be willing to acknowledge her biological parents.

Ah Zhu left Xiaojing Lake amidst Ruan Xingzhu's shrill cries. Ruan Xingzhu's sobs had upset her. It even disgusted her. Ah Zhu hadn't expected her mother to do anything but cry. She hadn't even considered sending a message to her adoptive father, asking him to save her sister.

Wang Yuyan and A Bi thought of A Zhu's sister A Zi, who had fallen into the hands of the Xingxiu Sect, and didn't know how to comfort her. In silence, the three women successfully found the Deaf and Mute Valley of Leigu Mountain, while Chen Liu was still struggling on his way to Wuliang Mountain in Dali.

Although Chen Liu had learned the art of disguise and disguised himself as an inconspicuous monk, he was just an ordinary person. He was walking and didn't know the way. In addition, he was worried about encountering bandits on the road, so he walked extremely cautiously. Naturally, he didn't walk as fast as Wang Yuyan, Azhu and Abi.

After all, Azhu and Abi have martial arts skills. Although their skills are not very high, they are still better than an ordinary person in Chenliu. In addition, Azhu and Abi have also traveled around the world with Murong Fu, Bao Bu Tong and others, and they rode in a carriage on the official road, so they naturally walked faster than Chenliu.

Deaf and Mute Valley is home to the Deaf and Mute Sect, a cover created by Wuyazi's senior disciple, Su Xinghe, to protect him. With the exception of the sect leader, Su Xinghe, all members are deaf and mute. Furthermore, the terrain of Deaf and Mute Valley is extremely steep. With just a few experts stationed on the mountain at the entrance, even a massive army would find it difficult to break in.

The disciples of the Deaf and Mute Valley saw Wang Yuyan and Ah Zhu and Ah Bi visiting them, but they didn't stop them. In fact, the Zhenlong chess game wasn't set up until Su Xinghe posted a message inviting young talents from around the world to gather at the Deaf and Mute Valley. Instead, it had been set up long before Wuyazi was seriously injured by Ding Chunqiu's ambush and it was confirmed he wouldn't recover. However, no one had been able to solve the Zhenlong chess game for so long. Seeing that his master's time was running out and he could no longer hold on, Su Xinghe reluctantly posted a message, inviting young talents he admired to come to the Deaf and Mute Valley to solve the Zhenlong chess game.

After the deaf-mute people from the Deaf-Mute Gate led Wang Yuyan, Azhu and Abi into the Deaf-Mute Valley, Su Xinghe, who was sitting on a stool beside the chess table and thinking hard about the chess game, was stunned for a long time when he saw Wang Yuyan. However, he pretended not to know Wang Yuyan, and stretched out his hand to signal Wang Yuyan to sit opposite the chess table to crack the Zhenlong chess game.

Wang Yuyan was too lazy to talk nonsense with Su Xinghe and said directly: "My name is Wang Yuyan, and I'm here to see my grandfather."

Chapter 23 Wuyazi (Part )

Su Xinghe pretended not to understand what Wang Yuyan said. He pointed to his ears, shook his hand, opened his mouth and pointed to his mouth, shook his hand again, and then pointed to the chessboard on the stone table, making an invitation gesture again.

"My name is Wang Yuyan, my mother is Li Qingluo, and I'm here to see my grandfather." Wang Yuyan glanced at the Zhenlong chessboard, which had been rearranged by Su Xinghe, but had no intention of sitting down to play. She knew how to play Go and even knew how to crack it. After all, Chen Liu had once said in his heart that the key to cracking a Zhenlong chessboard was to risk one's life. Although she hadn't seen the game, it wouldn't be difficult if she knew the cracking method. But since she was here to see her grandfather, why waste her time playing Go?

However, Su Xinghe still didn't want Wang Yuyan to meet her grandfather. After all, Li Qiushui was among those who attacked his master. If Li Qiushui hadn't teamed up with Ding Chunqiu to injure his master, how could that traitorous Ding Chunqiu have had the chance to drive his master off the cliff? Wang Yuyan is not only Wuyazi's granddaughter, but also Li Qiushui's. Su Xinghe also worried that Wang Yuyan was sent by Li Qiushui to murder his master. This is why, in the original novel, Su Xinghe clearly recognized Wang Yuyan, who had accompanied Murong Fu to the Deaf and Mute Valley, but didn't bring her to meet Wuyazi one last time.

"Hey! Xinghe, bring Yuyan in." A sigh came from a wooden house halfway up the cliff in the Deaf and Mute Valley, and someone ordered Su Xinghe to bring Wang Yuyan to see him.

Wuyazi had already spoken, so Su Xinghe couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb any longer. He quickly bowed towards the wooden house halfway up the mountain and said, "Yes, Master."

Perhaps because he hadn't spoken for too long, Su Xinghe's voice was a little hoarse and his words were not clear.