The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 141 Iron Will Shakes All Directions (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets: 34 words daily)

"Hey!"

Long Xiaoyun suddenly realized he could move again, but a foul smell welled up in his throat, making him want to vomit.

But he hadn't eaten much yesterday, which caused him to vomit for a long time without anything coming out.

Fang Yunhua and Lin Xian'er, who were sitting not far from him, did not pay attention to his situation and were still discussing it with great interest.

"I've never felt spiritual power before, but just now I felt a little bit of it."

"This could perhaps be considered a way to cultivate one's mental and physical will."

"Mmm, and this feeling makes me feel very comfortable, just like... you know..." Lin Xian'er leaned close to Fang Yunhua's ear again and began to whisper in his ear.

"However, this kind of thing is hard to replicate. For you to actively integrate into me, you need to have absolute trust in me without the slightest hesitation."

At this point, Fang Yunhua sighed.

This sounds easy, but can anyone actually do it?

How many people can guarantee that they can have such unwavering trust in their parents, their children, and their lovers? This kind of spiritual and mental fusion under unexpected circumstances is tantamount to entrusting one's life to the other person.

Since Fang Yunhua's 'momentum' was the dominant factor, it also means that the situation the two of them just reached was Lin Xian'er actively attaching herself to and integrating into Fang Yunhua's spirit, so only Lin Xian'er bore the risk.

"It's enough that you know how true my heart is to you." Lin Xian'er sat in Fang Yunhua's arms with a smile. She hugged the man in front of her tightly, a happy smile on her face. She believed that no one in the world would love him more than she did.

Even after discovering that she had awakened her innate wisdom, her red heart seemed to have been divided into pieces, and she would often reveal an expression that seemed to indicate she was missing someone.

Lin Xian'er had some guesses about this, but she was very confident. The source of her confidence was that nothing else could squeeze into her heart.

He was all she had left.

"Wow!"

A sudden scream shattered the idyllic atmosphere.

Fang Yunhua looked helplessly at Lin Shiyin, who was holding her rosy cheeks in her hands and whose eyes were full of excitement.

Lin Xian'er looked at her good older sister with a helpless expression.

But seeing the same expression on their faces made Lin Shiyin clench her fists happily and bounce around again.

After calming her excitement for a minute, she realized that she had been gagging for a long time without vomiting anything.

However, she did not show any maternal demeanor at this moment; instead, she looked at the other person with a stern expression.

This made Long Xiaoyun, who was already in shock, even more frightened.

After all, the most terrifying thing is when someone who never gets angry suddenly loses their temper.

Moreover, no matter how despicable Long Xiaoyun was, he once said in the original storyline that he would rather Li Xunhuan be his biological father, but he never denied Lin Shiyin. At least for his mother, he was truly filial.

Lin Shiyin didn't speak, but just quietly watched Long Xiaoyun.

This silent pressure made Long Xiaoyun lower her head even more subconsciously.

"Long Xiaoyun, apologize to your uncle!"

"Uncle! I'm sorry! I was wrong!"

When it comes to dealing with unruly children, nothing is more intimidating than parents calling them by their names. Long Xiaoyun, like a puppet, obediently admitted her mistake and bowed.

Seeing this, Lin Shiyin sighed and didn't say anything harsh, but simply told him to go back and rest.

Long Xiaoyun naturally wouldn't linger. As he walked step by step toward his room, the wind carried Fang Yunhua's devilish whispers to his ears.

Actually, in the first few sentences, Lin Shiyin apologized on behalf of Long Xiaoyun for making a false accusation.

Following this topic, the two discussed the issue of children's education.

"Sister Shiyin, if you're worried about how to teach Xiaoyun well, why don't you let me give it a try?"

In Lin Shiyin's eyes, Fang Yunhua's smile was as bright and sunny as an angel's. After all, she had just complained about how rude her own child had been to her in private, but the other party didn't seem to care and instead took the initiative to help her solve her problems.

But Long Xiaoyun, who had already walked a distance, froze completely.

He didn't dare turn around now, because he was absolutely certain that the moment he turned around, he would be met with the great demon king's smile and the female demon beside him. The two of them might even be snickering at him together!

Long Xiaoyun didn't know what the eighteen levels of hell looked like, but in the limit of his imagination, the worst situation was probably being stared at and grinned at by this man and woman every day.

He kept urgently chanting in his mind, "Don't agree, don't agree, don't agree."

Lin Shiyin hesitated for a moment, and while she was deep in thought, she heard Fang Yunhua speak again.

"Xian'er and I will stay at Xingyun Manor for a while, and the educational results are obvious."

"Since that's the case, why don't you try anything, even if it's a long shot? It won't cause any more serious consequences. Besides, you've already made him call me uncle, so we're family after all."

"Yes, we're family." Lin Shiyue chuckled as she watched Fang Yunhua remove a flower petal from Lin Xian'er's shoulder. The two gazed at each other with affection, making her fully feel the sweet atmosphere of love.

The satisfaction of being a CP fan made her quickly make up her mind. Besides, she would just do as the other party said. Anyway, Long Xiaoyun was still in Xingyun Manor. She could just give it a try. Maybe a miracle would really happen.

"Then I'll leave Xiaoyun in your care from now on."

Boom! ——

It was the sound of Long Xiaoyun collapsing to the ground in the distance, dizzy.

Lin Shiyin hurriedly went to check the situation, while Fang Yunhua and Lin Xian'er exchanged a glance. They didn't say anything, but they had already exchanged several sentences.

Lin Xian'er: Brother Yunhua, are you really going to kill him?

Fang Yunhua: No, no, no, I genuinely wanted to teach him well and also test the development of this 'momentum' ability. With only the data from Bai Xiaosheng, it's clear that we can't draw any real conclusions.

Lin Xian'er: Hehehe, then you must invite me when you play~
Fang Yunhua: I already said this is education based on love!

Immediately, the entire Xingyun Manor was thrown into chaos because of Long Xiaoyun's sudden fainting.

After a doctor's examination, it was confirmed that the other party had poor sleep and neurasthenia. After taking a bowl of calming soup, Long Xiaoyun also fell into a deep sleep.

This time, Fang Yunhua didn't go to stand guard by his bedside anymore, because he had plenty of time to play with him. With nothing to do, he started to wander around Baoding Prefecture.

As such a prominent figure, his travels naturally attracted considerable attention from some people.

Among them was the suspicious and paranoid Sun Baifa.

After that distant eye contact, he vaguely sensed that the other party had recognized his identity, and he could reasonably suspect that the reason this person removed his title of Heavenly Mystery Elder and kicked him from the top of the Weapon Ranking to fourth place was to deliberately attract his attention.

He's waiting for me to take the initiative to contact him!
After this thought popped into his head, Sun Baifa also had a rebellious streak. If the other party really had this idea, then he would not take the initiative. He would wait for the other party to take the initiative and see who could outlast whom. He also wanted to use this opportunity to gain the initiative and find out the other party's purpose.

Therefore, when Fang Yunhua was strolling around, he would also secretly observe his movements through the windows of the teahouse.

This observation lasted for half a month.

The other party seemed to be just wandering around casually, without any specific purpose. Occasionally, when he met someone from the martial arts world who caught his eye, he would invite them for a drink or a pot of tea. Those martial arts people who were invited by him would show expressions of surprise and honor.

Few people knew Fang Yunhua's real name; they all called him Young Master Fang. As for his background, they only knew that he was a distinguished guest of Xingyun Manor.

Being invited by Young Master Fang seemed to be a source of pride and honor.

At the same time, everyone invited by Fang Yunhua gave him extremely high praise afterward. Their respect was heartfelt and not just empty words from people attracted by his temperament.

"What exactly does he want to do?"

Sun Baifa huddled in a corner of the teahouse, continuing to puff away on his pipe.

As his gaze swept over Sun Xiaohong, who was preparing to leave, he said with a hint of helplessness.

Are you going out again?

"It was Sister Lin who invited me to admire the flowers." Sun Xiaohong blinked her big eyes.

In the past two weeks, Lin Xian'er has easily become best friends with Sun Xiaohong, as she has a natural talent for handling interpersonal relationships.

She showed a caring older sister attitude towards Sun Xiaohong, and since Sun Xiaohong was very interested in their relationship, the two gradually became closer.

After all, even though they were both women, Sun Xiaohong couldn't resist the advances of a beautiful older sister who was prettier and gentler than herself.

Her upbringing meant that she rarely had female friends who were close in age to her, so she cherished this friendship all the more.

As for Sun Baifa, he subconsciously felt that there was a conspiracy!
"What have you two been talking about these days?"

"Sister Lin already knows that we are from the Sun family. She doesn't hide the fact that she is a member of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, and Brother Fang is the head of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. However, she needs us to keep this a secret for the time being."

"Why are you only telling me now that it's so important!" Sun Baifa was also defeated by his granddaughter.

"Does it matter? But Grandpa, didn't you say half a month ago that the other party seemed to have seen through our identities? And you also deduced that Brother Fang is the master of Tianji Tower. Isn't this information known to both sides?"

Sun Xiaohong had discovered that Sun Baifa was playing a game with Fang Yunhua where he would not take the initiative to contact Fang Yunhua, but instead force Fang Yunhua to take the initiative to contact him. This was naturally very interesting to her, as she rarely saw her grandfather show such a childlike side.

But this did not affect her private interactions with Lin Xian'er at all.

"So what else did you find out?"

“And... um.” Sun Xiaohong, who had been so serious, blushed slightly and then abruptly ended the conversation, “Oh, Grandpa, I’m not a little girl anymore, so please don’t ask so many questions.”

He then jogged away from the teahouse, leaving Sun Baifa to continue puffing on his pipe, his expression somewhat melancholy, as if burdened by some indescribable complex emotion. Did he really not understand the meaning behind the other person's reaction just now?

Obviously impossible.

Such a shy expression, with eyes sparkling with spring-like desire, what else could it be but a young girl falling in love?

But what could he say? It was awkward for his parents to interrupt at this time, not to mention that he and Sun Xiaohong were from different generations.

"Hey, I'm so sad."

Just as Sun Baifa was sighing deeply, the teahouse owner walked up to him and handed him a note.

Sun Baifa unfolded the note and frowned slightly.

There was a line of text written on the note.

The leader of the Huashan Sect has joined forces with the other six major sects to call on the entire martial arts world to launch a full-scale bounty campaign to eradicate the Plum Blossom Bandits. Several aristocratic families in the north have taken the lead in responding.

It seems that Baoding Prefecture will soon be drawn into this operation, as the owner of Xingyun Manor is exceptionally enthusiastic about participating in such matters.

Sure enough, a few days later, a group of renowned figures from the martial arts world in the north came to Xingyun Manor.

The incorruptible Zhao Zhengyi, the courageous Qin Xiaoyi, and the young master of Cangjian Manor, You Longsheng, all arrived in turn.

Besides these well-known characters who appeared in the original storyline, there are also twenty or thirty other masters who, although not as famous as the three mentioned above, are quite influential in their local area.

Therefore, Long Xiaoyun specially used the chrysanthemum appreciation event as a pretext to hold a heroes' banquet.

Before the Heroes' Feast began, in the back garden of Xingyun Manor.

An elderly man with a face as red as a jujube, a long beard reaching his belly, and wearing a purple satin cloak with floral patterns, looked around with an air of domineering arrogance. He was clearly a man accustomed to giving orders. Upon seeing Fang Yunhua, he immediately composed himself and stepped forward with considerable respect.

"May I ask if you are Fang Yunhua, Young Master Fang?"

Fang Yunhua nodded, naturally understanding the other party's intentions.

"I have received the letter from Abbot Xinhu. We will need the cooperation of Elder Qin and Young Hero Qin from now on."

The old man was none other than Qin Xiaoyi, known as the Iron-Blooded One. Behind him, with a lower profile, was Qin Zhong, known as the Jade-Faced Divine Fist. Qin Zhong was the only lay disciple accepted by Abbot Xinhu.

This is enough to demonstrate how close the Qin family is to the Shaolin Temple, especially to Abbot Xinhu himself.

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaoyi quickly replied.

"Before attending this Heroes' Feast, I received a reminder from Abbot Xinhu. He told me to respect Young Master Fang as I would him, so that Young Master Fang may give me and my son any instructions."

Qin Xiaoyi, who always flaunts his chivalrous reputation and seniority in public, displays such an attitude in front of Fang Yunhua. If the people attending the heroes' banquet outside saw this, they would definitely be shocked.

However, Qin Xiaoyi was well aware of the importance of this matter. After all, in order to make Qin Xiaoyi take this matter seriously, Abbot Xinhu had promised to teach Qin Chong the Seventy-Two Unique Skills of the School of Arts and Sciences once the matter was handled well.

It is important to know that lay disciples face extremely strict conditions in learning Shaolin martial arts. This made Qin Xiaoyi very aware that if she were to do something wrong, her backers would likely settle scores with her immediately.

The fact that Qin Xiaoyi was able to survive for so long in this turbulent world undoubtedly shows that he still has a keen eye for things.

Fang Yunhua nodded in agreement.

Fang Yunhua then looked at Qin Zhong, who was bowing his head. Compared to his father, who clearly understood the priorities of the matter, this Jade-Faced Fist Master was still somewhat immature.

While it's not necessarily a bad thing, Fang Yunhua still needs to ensure that no unnecessary noises emerge.

"Young Master Qin, raise your head."

Qin Chong looked up at Fang Yunhua, and the overwhelming malice made him sway. He vaguely saw that the surrounding scenery was distorted, and endless darkness began to extend out from all directions.

At the end of that darkness, there was a colossal monster whose features were obscured by its constantly waving tentacles.

"call"

In just a few seconds, he looked as if he had been pulled out of cold water, his whole body was soaked in sweat.

"You still need to learn more from your father."

"Yes."

Qin Zhong responded tremblingly, while Qin Xiaoyi remained unresponsive throughout until the two left the back garden, at which point he asked Qin Zhong.

"Just now, with that young master Fang..."

Hearing the surname 'Fang' made Qin Zhong shudder.

Seeing this, Qin Xiaoyi basically guessed what was going on.

"Do you think your master, as the head of the seven major sects, should expect us to show the same respect as we do to a boy who looks to be only in his early twenties?"

Qin Zhong was still somewhat shaken by the impact of the 'power', and he subconsciously shook his head.

"If it were just a superficial collaboration, your master wouldn't need to emphasize this point. Therefore, besides the fact that this mission is very important to my Qin family and Shaolin Temple, your master believes that this Young Master Fang might be powerful, or he might have a powerful backer, or there might be other factors involved."

In short, there must be one or more aspects that deserve our respect.

Do what you're supposed to do, and don't let the mere title of "Jade-Faced Divine Fist" make you forget who gave you all of this.

Looking at her son, who had recently become a bit arrogant, Qin Xiaoyi sighed.

If Qin Chong had heard these words in the past, he might have just let them go in one ear and out the other. But now he has come to a profound understanding of his father's wisdom.

“Your son will heed your teachings, Father.”

Seeing this, Qin Xiaoyi nodded in satisfaction. Being able to share his experience as a father with his now-famous eldest son gave him a sense of accomplishment.

However, this also aroused his curiosity.

"just."

Upon seeing Qin Zhong trembling like a leaf, he could only stop asking questions, but Qin Zhong's behavior gave him the answer.

He also realized that this mission arranged by Abbot Xinhu might be an opportunity for his Qin family to climb onto another powerful tree.

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"Iron-willed and awe-inspiring"

Fang Yunhua was somewhat surprised by Qin Xiaoyi's performance this time, because in the original storyline, as a member of the small group that framed and killed Li Xunhuan, he appeared reckless and crazy.

However, looking back now, in the original story, his eldest son Qin Chong was seriously injured right from the start, and later became incurable and died. It's understandable that the old man started to go crazy. When he calmed down, he was actually a good helper.

It is extremely rare for someone in the martial arts world to be able to assess the situation and understand themselves.

As for the upcoming Heroes' Feast, he had no interest in getting involved, because the main event hadn't started yet, and those who came were just taking the opportunity to gain some prestige.

Even Long Xiaoyun didn't really intend to become a key figure in the crackdown on the Plum Blossom Bandit organization.

However, while he was not paying attention to the Heroes' Banquet, a minor but troublesome matter came into his life.

Inside the main hall of Xingyun Manor.

Long Xiaoyun had already begun to warmly welcome the guests, and the first thing these martial arts experts did upon entering the hall was to instinctively look at a spot at the main table.

Because Lin Xian'er was sitting there.

She was like the most dazzling pearl in a barren desert. Even though she exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay, many martial arts practitioners frequently looked up at this shining star.

This also caused Sun Xiaohong, who was sitting next to her and was also considered a pretty girl, to be overshadowed.

"Sister Lin, those men's gazes are so annoying." Sun Xiaohong could understand the troubles of being a beautiful woman, but Lin Xian'er remained calm.

"At least for now, their gazes are relatively respectful."

"Brother Fang, won't you let me disguise myself a little?"

"Why should I wrong myself just because others pay too much attention to me? This is also what you, Brother Fang, think. What should change is those people with ill intentions."

These words struck Sun Xiaohong like a thunderbolt. As she grew older, she naturally attracted some malicious glances. In the past, to avoid unnecessary trouble, she would sometimes put on a disguise.

Now it seems, why should I, as a victim, be the one to make changes and blind all the bad people who cast their desires upon me?
After Lin Xian'er scanned the room, many people avoided making eye contact with her.

After all, through the transformation of her demeanor in "Men Can't Be Seen," she is now like a flower on a high mountain. Some people who are not very confident will feel ashamed and lower their heads when they find her gaze.

It was Fang Yunhua's suggestion that Fang Yunhua make a public appearance at the Heroes' Banquet.

Because Lin Xian'er's path of cultivation requires her to make a name for herself based on her beauty, unlike the original storyline, her title as the most beautiful woman in the world was not spread. Given the habits she developed with Fang Yunhua since childhood, she was not used to such high-profile behavior.

But Fang Yunhua said that she needed to become the most beautiful woman in the world.

However, she believed that the most beautiful woman in the world could indeed successfully cross the threshold of cultivating "What Men Cannot See," and the reinforcement brought by this real-world verification would make her belief even more deeply rooted.

Ultimately, this can be seen as a way of cultivating one's mental and physical will.

This will greatly enhance the effect of her seductive arts, because the foundation of this seductive arts requires not only her own attractive appearance, but also the full support of her spiritual power.

With Lin Xian'er's foundation, if she continues on her path, she might surpass Shi Guanyin and achieve a level of popularity that appeals to both men and women.

Furthermore, a trigger is needed for the subsequent Plum Blossom Theft plan.

(End of this chapter)