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At the same time, Chu Luren noticed that the waiter downstairs was glancing at them strangely, so he pulled Wu Kang, who was kneeling at the door, inside. Fortunately, he was disguised, so ordinary people wouldn't recognize him as the heir of the Prince of Pingxi.

"Reporting to Grandmaster Uncle, I didn't know about this at first. It was last night..." Wu Kang explained to Chu Luren.

Wu Sangui was assassinated last night.

The assassin was a very beautiful woman, and her martial arts skills... were like child's play!

At the time, the father and son were entertaining the wedding envoys at a banquet, and Wei Xiaobao was also present. The assassin was easily subdued by the guards, and the group of guest masters accompanying them did not even have to lift a finger.

However, when the mask was lifted and the woman's true face was seen, Wu Sangui and Wei Xiaobao were both stunned. Wu Kang also vaguely sensed something at the time, but only realized it afterward.

Because of this farcical assassination attempt, the banquet ended quickly. Afterwards, Wu Sangui interrogated the female assassin but apparently did not obtain any clues. Then, Wu Sangui unusually placed her under house arrest.

In Wu Kang's memory, Wu Sangui was definitely not the kind of person who would treat assassins differently just because they were pretty.

Just then, Chen Yuanyuan, who usually practiced Taoist cultivation in a temple outside the city, suddenly entered the Prince's mansion and paid her respects to Wu Sangui. Only then did Wu Kang realize the cause and effect!

Back then, Wu Sangui fell in love with Wu Kang's mother in Shanhaiguan. Later, in the capital, he was given a famous courtesan named Chen Yuanyuan, whose appearance was six or seven parts similar to Wu Kang's mother. Moreover... Wu Kang had to admit that, in terms of appearance alone, even the three or four parts that didn't resemble her were actually a higher score.

Later, Chen Yuanyuan was seized by Li Zicheng, and Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the pass, causing chaos in the Shanhaiguan area. Duan Tiande abducted Wu Kang's mother and gave her to Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui also took back Chen Yuanyuan and brought them to Luoyang. Chen Yuanyuan knew that she was just a substitute, and that she had changed hands many times. She was no longer pure and was not worthy to be a princess. So she asked to leave the Prince of Pingxi's mansion and became a Taoist nun outside the city.

Wu Kang then realized that the assassin from before clearly resembled Chen Yuanyuan by eight or nine points...

Thinking back to his father and Chen Yuanyuan's actions, Wu Kang realized that the woman was likely his father's biological daughter.

However, Wu Kang tested Wu Sangui's attitude and found that because the assassin did not recognize Wu Sangui and refused to reveal who ordered her, Wu Sangui was furious and wanted to kill her as well!

"Fortunately," the Holy Maiden of the Divine Dragon Sect spoke up at this moment, so Wu Sangui handed the person over to her. However, he also instructed her that if she could not find out who had instigated the incident within three days, she should still be killed.

Wu Kang understood that pleading would be useless at this point, so he went to beg his good grandmaster.

"Then why did you come to beg me?" Chu Luren understood and even guessed the assassin's identity.

"Grandmaster Uncle, you are highly skilled in martial arts and are not afraid of offending my father. I beg you to help my sister escape," Wu Kang pleaded.

Chapter 1007 Cruelty

Wu Kang knew that his father was in a bad mood at this moment, and that he was even more irritable because Chen Yuanyuan had come to plead for him.

If his mother were still alive, she might be able to persuade him; but if anyone else tries to persuade him, it will only make things worse...

Moreover, the person is with the Divine Dragon Saintess, and even Ouyang Feng would find it difficult to rescue her. Besides, Ouyang Feng is still a guest minister in the Pingxi Prince's Mansion, so it's not appropriate for him to take action.

Chu Luren had none of these concerns; in fact, the Divine Dragon Saintess was originally his target!

"Yes, I understand," Chu Luren said enigmatically.

Wu Kang wanted to ask something more, but he held back and didn't say anything more, not daring to ask his grandmaster for any promises. Instead, he respectfully withdrew.

After all, the fact that he came to beg for this matter already showed that he still had feelings for Wu Sangui. If he showed any more, he would be afraid of being punished by his grandmaster.

Afterwards, Chu Luren went to explore several other inns in Luoyang.

The one who assassinated Wu Sangui was probably Ake.

Saving Ake is simple: if the Divine Dragon Saintess dares to show up now, Chu Luren will make her pay!

However... the one who tied the knot must untie it.

Ake was ordered by her master to assassinate Wu Sangui, so Chu Luren naturally had to find her master, Jiunan, first.

Jiunan was a princess of the former Song Dynasty. She had a deep hatred for Wu Sangui and the Manchus. She kidnapped the infant Ake to avenge Wu Sangui, hoping that he would be assassinated by his own daughter or that he would kill his own daughter...

It must be said that, driven by hatred, Jiu Nan's innate kindness has been suppressed.

If the situation is the same as in the original work, then Ake should not be Wu Sangui's daughter, but rather the daughter of Chen Yuanyuan and Li Zicheng.

Of course, for Jiu Nan, it wasn't exactly a case of picking the wrong enemy, since Li Zicheng was also one of her major enemies.

Chu Luren finally found Jiu Nan at a small inn. On the Mingyu Terrace, he saw her sitting cross-legged on the bed, her brows furrowed. At that moment, she was using her only remaining right hand to rub prayer beads, sometimes fast and sometimes slow.

Chu Luren arrived at the gate of Jiunan without attracting anyone's attention. At the same time, he formed the wisdom seal in his heart and used the "Tathagata Seal Method" to perform a spiritual guidance technique...

Although Jiu Nan was a first-rate expert, even far above the first-rate level, he was currently distracted and his mind was instantly captured by Chu Lu Ren.

Suddenly, I felt as if I saw a radiant Buddha light shining into my mind.

Immeasurable life and immeasurable light—meaning eternal existence and boundless wisdom.

Jiu Nan felt that her mind, which had been clouded by hatred, had suddenly been cleared of many obstacles...

But ultimately it is an external force, so isn't it also a kind of illusion?

If Chu Luren were to launch a sneak attack, Jiu Nan would naturally be powerless to retaliate. However, it would be impossible to "enlighten" Jiu Nan using only spiritual guidance.

Knowing that Jiunan would wake up sooner or later, Chu Luren went directly into the room and said, "Since you have no Buddha in your heart, why bother with this fake Zen?"

Upon hearing Chu Luren's words, Jiu Nan was completely jolted out of the illusion, and cold sweat immediately broke out on her smooth scalp.

If someone had taken the opportunity to kill me just now...

Jiu Nan knew that the newcomer's martial arts skills were far superior to her own, and then she gradually recognized Chu Luren—after all, the two had only met once before, and... Chu Luren's appearance had undergone some subtle changes.

"So it was Alliance Leader Chu... Rumors circulated that Alliance Leader Chu had met with misfortune at Turtle Mountain, but I didn't believe it. It seems that good fortune always favors the virtuous." Jiu Nan didn't get up, but her legs felt weak, and she didn't want to show her fear.

"When I arrived, someone told me that the Prince of Pingxi's mansion had captured an assassin," Chu Luren said, offering a further reminder as she didn't respond.

Upon hearing this, Jiu Nan gripped the prayer beads even tighter.

"Would a figure like Alliance Leader Chu be associating with Wu Sangui?" Jiu Nan sighed, then said somewhat provocatively.

“No, he’s just my grand-nephew, his son. By all accounts, he should call me ‘father’... but I’ve never made him call me that,” Chu Luren said matter-of-factly.

Nine difficulties: ...

In such a tense moment, when she suddenly heard Chu Luren say this, Jiu Nan wanted to laugh, but she managed a forced smile and then held it back.

Firstly, the timing wasn't right, and secondly... it had probably been a long time since she had made that expression.

"Is Ake Wu Sangui's daughter?" Chu Luren asked directly.

When Chu Luren directly exposed this matter, Jiu Nan was taken aback for a moment, then took a deep breath and nodded.

She knew that since Chu Taisui had asked this question, he must have already discovered something, and there was no point in denying it to the death.

"Why must the nun be so cruel?"

To Jiu Nan, Chu Lu Ren's words sounded somewhat arrogant.

“Cruel? Do you know that when the rebel Li Zicheng entered the capital and the late emperor committed suicide, half of the former Song imperial family in the capital died and the other half fled west? Wu Sangui, that dog of a traitor, not only betrayed us, but after leading the Qing army into the pass, he became their accomplice, relentlessly killing them all... How many people died tragically, how many suffered a fate worse than death? Compared to that, what is cruel now!” Jiu Nan said through gritted teeth.

On the surface, Wu Sangui did indeed use the pretext of mourning the late emperor to lead the Qing army into the pass, but indirectly he was avenging the former Song dynasty. It seems that Jiunan shouldn't hate him so much...

Whether in the original work, another timeline, or the grand world of martial arts, Wu Sangui did something very important afterward—he exterminated the former imperial family.

Even after Dorgon's death, when the Manchus were in a state of panic and most were thinking of making a quick buck and returning to the Northeast, Wu Sangui remained steadfast in his pursuit of the remnants of the previous dynasty.

Legend has it that back then, Wu Sangui and the banner chief of the Plain Blue Banner relentlessly pursued the remnants of the previous dynasty, capturing the Yongli Emperor alive. Due to internal strife over interests, the Manchus, led by the Plain Blue Banner, cut off their queues in an attempt to enthrone the Yongli Emperor and overthrow the Qing dynasty to restore the Han Chinese…

However, at this time, Wu Sangui attacked the Plain Blue Banner and killed its leader, while also executing the Yongli Emperor on the spot to prevent the people from having any thoughts of change.

There are similar rumors in the martial arts world, but because the "map" has become larger, the Qing court ultimately did not have time to swallow up the entire Han dynasty. Wu Sangui's hasty extermination only wiped out the lineage of the former emperor who moved westward, and he could not stop the southward migration of the royal collateral branches.

This explains why, in Jiu Nan's heart, Wu Sangui was just as hateful as Li Zicheng...

“Master, you misunderstand. I am not pleading for Wu Sangui, but for you… You are not an evil spirit, why be so cruel to yourself for a moment of resentment?” Chu Luren said sincerely.

Upon hearing this, Jiu Nan's eyes trembled. Indeed, it was still unknown whether Wu Sangui was being tortured or not, but Jiu Nan was already feeling extremely tormented!

Jiunan closed her eyes again, trying to calm her mind by rubbing her prayer beads.

Seeing that Jiu Nan was still unable to let go, Chu Luren stopped trying to stop him and said, "If Master cannot decide for the time being, then I, Chu, will take the liberty of rescuing A Ke and removing Master's mental block."

Chapter 1008 Divine Beast Inheritance

"Xiao Bao, what are you doing?"

"nothing……"

"What did you take? And...that kind of medicine again? No! Who are you going to use it on?"

"Shut up! What's it to you?"

Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er had a quarrel. To be precise, Shuang'er discovered something and was then scolded by Wei Xiaobao.

Previously, Wei Xiaobao had a habit of carrying a certain "secret medicine" with him, which he found in the Qing Dynasty palace, and its effects were extraordinary.

When Wei Xiaobao had a "big problem," he gave it to Shuang'er, hoping that the medicine could solve the problem. Of course, it didn't work. However, Shuang'er understood the effects of the medicine.

The effect would naturally be much less on internal martial arts masters. Shuang'er had also warned Wei Xiaobao not to use it on others, firstly because it was not honorable, and secondly... it was easy to run into a brick wall!

However, Wei Xiaobao didn't care about lacking enlightenment, and now that his mentality was distorted, he didn't even have time to consider the second point, "potential risks".

Of course, Wei Xiaobao understood that using this secret medicine on Ake would be useless, because his "big problem" would not be solved by it.

The important thing is that Wei Xiaobao now wants revenge!

Revenge on Wu Sangui and his son Wu Kang!

Unlike his initial reluctance in the original work, Wei Xiaobao is not so indifferent to the Jianning affair now; the "big problem" only fuels his jealousy.

Wei Xiaobao witnessed Ake being arrested at the banquet, and later Chen Yuanyuan secretly sought help from him, the "marriage envoy highly regarded by the Prince of Pingxi".

Therefore, Wei Xiaobao already knew about Ake's background—of course, he only knew the second part, and thought that Ake was Wu Sangui's daughter.

He realized that Wu Kang also wanted to save A Ke, so he planned to find an opportunity to give Wu Kang and A Ke this secret medicine together!

Then, gather everyone together to expose this human tragedy, so that Wu Sangui and Wu Kang will never be able to hold their heads high again.

He even had designs on Chen Yuanyuan, but he couldn't find an opportunity to make a move—Chen Yuanyuan was cultivating Taoism alone outside the city, and it was obvious that there were definitely experts arranged by Wu Sangui around her…

After arguing with Shuang'er and pushing her away, Wei Xiaobao, feeling both annoyed and tormented by jealousy and the thrill of impending revenge, pretended nothing was wrong and went to find Wu Kang.

Unfortunately, Wu Kang went to seek help from his grandmaster, but no one in the household knew where he was.

"That's such a pity. I came to see Prince Wu because I had something very happy to tell you... Oh well, let's wait for him to come back." After exchanging a few words with Wu Kang's guards, Wei Xiaobao turned and left.

Thinking to himself, Wu Kang was nowhere to be seen at this time, without even his personal attendants. He figured he was either going to ask someone for help, or... he might be going to ask the Divine Dragon Saintess himself.

Wei Xiaobao didn't want to miss the opportunity. What if Wu Kang really rescued the person if he delayed any longer?

So Wei Xiaobao went to Ake's place of confinement by himself first...

As for the Divine Dragon Saintess? Although Wei Xiaobao didn't have any contingency plans at the moment, he at least understood that the Divine Dragon Saintess considered him one of her own, giving him a lot of room to maneuver and allowing him to adapt to changing circumstances.