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

After thinking about it, Murong Fu felt that one thousand taels of silver was still too much. After all, the Murong family wanted to restore the country, and they needed money everywhere. The Murong family was not well-off, so he said, "Well, it's one thousand taels for the two of them. I believe that with one thousand taels of silver, they can live a comfortable life for the rest of their lives."

Different packages: ...

Gongye Qian: ...

Bao Bu Tong and Gong Ye Qian suddenly felt that they didn't know their young master anymore.

As the Murong family spread the news that Murong Fu and Wang Yuyan had nothing to do with each other, the Gusu Wang family was naturally furious and severed their relationship with the Murong family without hesitation.

The Gusu Wang family was no ordinary aristocratic family. They not only wielded considerable influence in the martial arts world, but also within the imperial court of the Song Dynasty. Even though Murong Fu's mother was also from the Wang family, Murong Fu's actions were heartless and completely disregarded the Wang family's feelings. Regardless, while Wang Yuyan's identity was somewhat unclear, she was at least a legitimate daughter of the Wang family. Murfu's actions were a slap in the face to the Gusu Wang family. How could they not be furious?

After the Gusu Wang family announced their severance of ties with the Gusu Murong family, the impact on the Gusu Murong family was significant. Many aristocratic families that had previously done business with the Murong family for the Wang family's sake also severed their ties. Furthermore, officials from the Jiangnan Province, seeking to curry favor with the Wang family, deliberately found fault with the Gusu Murong family, seizing many of their businesses related to organized crime. These businesses were the Murong family's most profitable, and the Jiangnan officials' actions immediately left the Gusu Murong family in a state of distress, significantly impacting both business and income. Crucially, many officials now had their sights set on the Murong family, hoping to profit from them.

Don't think the Murong family's rebellion was a secret; many people knew it, even the local officials. It was just that the Murong family gave them so much money that they turned a blind eye. They figured their actions wouldn't cause any major chaos, so why cut off their financial resources? Originally, the Murong family had connections with the Wang family, so those officials weren't so greedy. But when the Murong family fell out with the Wang family, they pounced like crocodiles smelling blood. To appease these greedy crocodiles, the Murong family poured out money like water, leaving Murong Fu's face pale.

Murong Fu hadn't expected the consequences of his severing ties with Wang Yuyan to be so severe, which made him regret it. Of course, it wasn't that he regretted severing ties with Wang Yuyan, but rather that he felt he should have been more gentle, at least not to anger the Wang family.

Wang Linghua even went so far as to beat Murong Fu up because she was angry at him for slapping her family in the face. Murong Fu's reputation in the martial arts world was greater than Wang Linghua's, but when the fight actually started, Murong Fu realized he couldn't beat the tepid Wang Linghua, which made him feel like a lost cause. He hadn't expected Wang Linghua to be so insidious. He had been hiding his martial arts skills for so long that he hadn't even realized how advanced they were.

While Murong Fu was in a state of panic, Chen Liu also went through untold hardships and finally arrived in Dali.

It's not easy! Chen Liu, who dressed himself up as an ordinary man, leaned on a wooden stick and began to inquire about the location of Wuliang Mountain. He went all the way to Wuliang Mountain. But Chen Liu didn't expect that he didn't die in the bandit camp, and nothing happened in the Song Dynasty. Not long after entering Dali, he was hit by a club. The current Dali is a poor mountainous area with bad water, not a scenic tourist destination in later generations. As the saying goes, poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people, not to mention that the people of Dali are mainly ethnic minorities, and many Dali mountain people have hatred with the Han people. Chen Liu was dressed like a Han Chinese, and he was alone, who else could he hit if not him?

Chen Liu only knew a basic disguise technique now. He had no martial arts skills and could not keep his eyes and ears open. He felt a pain in the back of his head, his eyes went black, and he fainted.

When Chen Liu woke up, he was still a little dazed, but the pain from the back of his head made him realize that he had probably been hit by a club. Chen Liu knew that the world of Zongwu was dangerous, so he was very cautious along the way. He even never ate the food he bought in the store, but took it away. He would not eat it until he found some animal to confirm that the food was okay. He did not expect that he would be hit after all, which made him very depressed. Fortunately, he did not die, otherwise he, a time traveler, would be embarrassed by the other time travelers.

"You're awake!" A soft, delicate voice reached Chen Liu's ears. Chen Liu's eyes refocused, and he looked in the direction of the voice. He saw a girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in a green shirt and smiling brightly. In her hands, she held three or five small snakes, about a foot long, playing with them while looking at him curiously.

"Zhong Ling?" Chen Liu was secretly surprised. She had big eyes, a round face, a small dimple at the corner of her mouth, a face as bright as the morning glow, eyes as clear as autumn water, skin as white as cream, and a beautiful appearance. Most importantly, she was holding a snake in her hand. "Judging from her appearance, this little girl must be Zhong Ling."

Zhong Ling blinked her beautiful big eyes and smiled, but she thought to herself: Does this person know me?

"Who are you?" Chen Liu asked.

"I'm Zhong Ling."

Chapter 27 Zhong Ling (Part )

"Who are you?" asked the little girl.

"My name is Chen Liu." Chen Liu thought to himself, "It's Zhong Ling indeed. I didn't expect to meet Zhong Ling again shortly after entering Dali. Could it be that I'm so destined to be with Duan Zhengchun's daughter? First I met Wang Yuyan and Ah Zhu, and now I've met Zhong Ling again."

Zhong Ling was even more certain that she could indeed hear this person's inner thoughts. How interesting! But what did he mean by saying that she was Duan Zhengchun's daughter? She clearly had a father!

"Did you save me?" Chen Liu got up from the ground and touched the back of his head. He felt a large lump, which made him gasp in pain. "You damn thief! You're so cruel! You're beating yourself to death."

"Well, yes!" Zhong Ling said with a smile.

"Thank you." Although Zhong Ling was very cute, Chen Liu had no feelings for her at the moment. This time, he was hit by a club, which reminded him of the truth. In the world of martial arts, without force, everything is empty. This time, he was lucky to meet Zhong Ling and be saved by her, but he might not be so lucky next time. So he was eager to find the Langhuan Blessed Land, retrieve the martial arts secrets within, and begin practicing martial arts.

"Are you looking for this?" Zhong Ling rolled her eyes, then stood up and handed the package she'd been holding to Chen Liu. She thought to herself, "Comprehensive Martial Arts World? What does that mean?" And this guy's asking about Wuliang Mountain. So, is he looking for martial arts manuals in the Langhuan Blessed Land? A treasure hunt, it seems, like a lot of fun.

In fact, Zhong Ling had already noticed Chen Liu. As soon as Chen Liu entered Dali, he began to ask about Wuliang Mountain, and Zhong Ling happened to hear him. Wuliang Mountain is actually very large, and Zhong Ling's Wanjie Valley is actually also in the Wuliang Mountain Range. When Zhong Ling heard Chen Liu asking about Wuliang Mountain, it naturally caught her attention. Zhong Ling had been away from home for some time, and she thought that she should go back, otherwise her father and mother would be worried, so she quietly followed Chen Liu and slowly walked home.

Zhong Ling had only been with Chen Liu for a short while when she discovered he was quite interesting. His appearance was fake, and when she saw him re-disguised, she realized he was incredibly handsome. Zhong Ling was also obsessed with looks, but that wasn't surprising; everyone was. For example, if you had to choose between Liu Tianxian and Ruhua, who would you choose? No need to think about it.

Moreover, the common people of ancient society were not the extras in silk and satin in TV dramas. Most ordinary people of this era were sallow and thin, with sunken cheeks, sunken eyes, and skinny bones. They wore tattered clothes covered in patches upon patches. Even modern beggars look much more appealing than the common people of this era. Just imagine, in such an environment, a tall, handsome young man like Chen Liu would be thrown into a crowd of beggars. He would be like a firefly in the darkness, so dazzling and outstanding, how could he not attract attention?

After Zhong Ling discovered that Chen Liu was a handsome young man, she naturally became very interested in him. She was about to leave, but after discovering Chen Liu's true appearance, she decided to continue following him. After following Chen Liu for two or three days, Zhong Ling found that he was becoming more and more interesting. Chen Liu never ate in wild restaurants. Even if he bought something, he would take it away. He would feed some of the food he bought to wild cats and dogs, and only eat it after confirming that there was no problem. The most important thing is that Zhong Ling found that she could hear Chen Liu's thoughts! This made it even more interesting.

Chen Liu was indeed very cautious, but he was just an ordinary person after all. He did not notice Zhong Ling following him, and he did not even notice when someone sneaked up behind him and hit him with a club.

However, since Zhong Ling thought Chen Liu was both handsome and interesting, she naturally didn't want him to get into trouble. However, she was a little far away from Chen Liu at the time and was too late to rescue him. When she ordered her lightning marten to kill the two people who attacked Chen Liu, Chen Liu was eventually knocked unconscious.

Chen Liu was slightly stunned. He thought his package was snatched away by the damn thief, but he didn't expect it to be snatched back by Zhong Ling.

"Thank you so much, Miss Zhong." Chen Liu was indeed very grateful to Zhong Ling. After all, the girl not only saved him, but also helped him get the package back.

"Hehe!" Zhong Ling chuckled twice and asked, "Brother Chen Liu, are you going to Wuliang Mountain?"

"How do you know?" Chen Liu was stunned.

"Because I heard you asking about Wuliang Mountain. My home is in Wuliang Mountain, so naturally I noticed you." Zhong Ling said with a smile.

"Your home is in Wuliang Mountain?" Chen Liu was a little surprised, thinking to himself, "Isn't Zhong Ling's home in Wanjie Valley? How did it become Wuliang Mountain? Is it because this is the Zongwu World? So there are changes?"

Comprehensive Martial Arts World? Hearing this term again, what exactly does it mean? Zhong Ling was a little confused, but she didn't show it. She said, "Yes, my home is in the Wanjie Valley of Wuliang Mountain."

"I see!" Chen Liu was somewhat surprised and thought to himself, "No wonder. I only knew that the Langhuan Blessed Land was in Wuliang Mountain, but I didn't expect that the Wanjie Valley was also part of Wuliang Mountain."

"Brother Chenliu, what are you doing in Wuliang Mountain?" Zhong Ling asked calmly.

Chen Liu's thoughts raced, and he thought to himself, "I'm still an ordinary person. Even if I manage to reach Wuliang Mountain, it'll be difficult to find the Wuliang Jade Disk. After all, the Wuliang Jade Disk is forbidden territory for the Wuliang Sword Sect. How can I get inside? If I sneak into the Wuliang Sword Sect's forbidden area, the biggest risk is that they'll discover me, capture me, or even kill me. Should I use Zhong Ling? Although she's young, her martial arts skills are quite impressive. She also has a lightning marten. With her help, I can enter the Langhuan Blessed Land more smoothly. Although this might seem like exploiting Zhong Ling, once I find the Beiming Divine Art and Lingbo Weibu, I'll have her practice with me. These two martial arts are among the highest levels of the Tianlong Xiaoyao Sect. Even in the Zongwu World, they'd be at least Grandmaster-level skills. Using these two martial arts to repay Zhong Ling, even if she knows I've used her, I think I'll be able to make amends."

Zhong Ling's eyes lit up slightly at the mention of a Grandmaster-level secret technique, and she couldn't help but feel a little excited. That was a Grandmaster-level secret technique. The mere appearance of an innate-level secret technique in the martial arts world would have already resulted in bloodshed, let alone a Grandmaster-level secret technique? If anyone knew about it, it would surely cause a bloodbath throughout the martial arts world. Although this Brother Chen Liu wanted to use her, he wasn't the type to simply use her and then discard her, which made Zhong Ling very satisfied. Besides, if she could obtain a Grandmaster-level secret technique, what would it matter if she was exploited?

Chapter 28: Zhong Ling (Part )

"It's just that the Divine Art of the North Sea and Light Footsteps are too important. You know, these are the easiest martial arts secrets for me to obtain. Other martial arts, whether it's the Nine Yang Divine Art or the Nine Yin Manual, are even harder to obtain. As for the Exorcism Sword Technique, even a dog wouldn't practice it."

Chen Liu was a little confused. "What if Zhong Ling saw Bei Ming Divine Art and Ling Bo Wei Bu and wanted to kill me to silence me in order to monopolize these two unique skills?"

Zhong Ling quietly rolled her eyes, almost wanting to roar out: "I will never do such a thing as crossing the river and destroying the bridge. Let's go treasure hunting quickly." But no matter how anxious Zhong Ling was, it was useless. She couldn't say it. She didn't want Chen Liu to know that she could hear his voice.

"After all, this is a martial arts world, and the most dangerous one at that. For your own safety, you can't rely on the kindness and goodness of others. Besides, Zhong Ling grew up in the Wanjie Valley. Although she is innocent, pure and lovely..."

Hearing Chen Liu praising her in his heart for being innocent, pure and lovely, Zhong Ling felt a little happy in her heart.

"...But Zhong Ling is also a bit mischievous and likes to cause trouble, so she can't be called kind. During the Wuliang Sword Sect's duel, she released a marten to bite people in order to help Duan Yu out, leaving the entire Wuliang Sword Sect in disgrace and injuring more than a dozen people."

Zhong Ling: ...

Who is Duan Yu?

"Forget it, forget it. Now I can only rely on Zhong Ling's luck. Without her help, I probably wouldn't even be able to enter the Langhuan Blessed Land and would die. But I have to find a way to stabilize her, so that she won't kill me after getting the secret book."

Zhong Ling: ...

The plan was finalized. Chen Liu put on a mysterious look and whispered to Zhong Ling in a low voice, "Miss Zhong, you saved me. I'm telling you this to repay you for saving my life. Actually, I'm a physiognomist, nicknamed the Divine Calculator and Chen Banxian by the people of Jianghu. I once befriended the world's number one physiognomist, the Clay Buddha, and read his Heavenly Crying Sutra. From this, I learned some minor skills. Not only can I locate dragon points, read the stars, read people's eyebrows, steal jade and steal fragrances, bah, I can even see into the future..."

Zhong Ling: ...

"I've calculated that there are two martial arts manuals hidden within Wuliang Mountain in Dali. They are among the three greatest martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect, and are at least Grandmaster-level martial arts. Since we're destined to be together, how about you come with me to Wuliang Mountain to find those two manuals and practice together?"

Zhong Ling blinked her eyes, blinked again, and finally suppressed her laughter. She said, "Is what you said true?"

"it is true!"

"Honesty?"

"Absolutely authentic! There are indeed two very high-level martial arts manuals in Wuliang Mountain."

"I'm asking if your ability to locate dragon points, divine the stars, read people's faces, steal jade and fragrances, or even see into the future, is real?"

Chen Liu:......

"It's true." Chen Liu was also speechless.

"Okay, Brother Chenliu, please help me calculate first. If it's accurate, I will believe you and go treasure hunting with you. If it's not accurate, hehe! I will let a marten bite you." Zhong Ling suddenly took out a marten from the small cloth bag on her waist and instantly moved in front of Chen Liu, scaring him so much that his face turned pale and he sat down on the ground.

"Haha..." Zhong Ling giggled out loud, her laughter extremely happy, the sound as clear as the song of a lark. She could finally laugh out loud, it had been so hard to hold it in just now.

Chen Liu's face was filled with rage. He could see that Zhong Ling was just trying to scare him, but he couldn't help but be afraid. Zhong Ling's lightning marten feeds on venomous snakes, which are extremely poisonous. If he were bitten by one and couldn't detoxify in time, he might die in a short time. After all, he was still an ordinary person, not as resistant to poison as the Wuliang Sword Sect.

"Miss Zhong, quickly put your mink away."

Zhong Ling chuckled again and packed up the lightning marten as she was told. She said, "Don't worry, Brother Chenliu, I'm just trying to scare you. I won't let the marten bite you. Even if it accidentally bites you, I have the antidote."

"You can't use this to scare people." Chen Liu said a little depressed, "If you're not careful, you might scare them to death."

"Brother Chenliu, you are too timid." Zhong Ling said.

"Sister Ling'er, what do you want to ask?" Seeing that Zhong Ling called him Brother Chen Liu, Chen Liu took advantage of the situation and called her Sister Ling'er. Their relationship would be closer, and his personal safety would be more guaranteed, right?

"Are you calling me Sister Ling'er?" Zhong Ling blushed slightly when she saw Chen Liu calling her Sister Ling'er.

"You call me Brother Chenliu and I call you Sister Ling'er. Is there anything wrong with that?" Chenliu said with a smile.

Zhong Ling's face turned even redder, and she giggled, saying, "Then Brother Chen Liu, can you calculate who is in my family?"

"Okay!" Chen Liu stared at Zhong Ling's cute face carefully, but in his heart he was thinking: "Should I tell her about Ling'er's life story?"

Originally, Zhong Ling was a little flustered by Chen Liu's stare, and her eyes began to dodge involuntarily. But when she heard Chen Liu's inner voice, her heart was shocked, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous, thinking to herself, could it be that she is really not Daddy's daughter? Because of the seeds of doubt, Zhong Ling felt more and more that there was something wrong with the way her parents get along. Moreover, she is so beautiful and cute, but her father is so ugly, can he really give birth to a daughter like her? Zhong Ling used to think that she looked good because she took after her mother, but now she is a little uncertain, maybe she is really not Daddy's biological daughter. After all, Brother Chen Liu doesn't know that she can hear his inner thoughts. There is no reason for him to lie about his inner thoughts, right?

Zhong Ling was nervous, and Chen Liu was also struggling: "I'm afraid Zhong Ling won't be able to accept it for a while, and thinks I'm slandering her. What if Zhong Ling gets angry and lets the mink bite me? I'm doomed."

Zhong Ling: ...

"How about I hold off for now and wait until I learn martial arts and become closer to her, then find a chance to tell her slowly? Even if she gets angry then, she won't beat me to death, right?"

Zhong Ling was so anxious that she almost couldn't help shouting, "Tell me quickly, tell me quickly. I promise I won't beat you to death, but at most I'll give you a beating."

"Well, let's leave it at that for now! Safety first! Safety first!"

Zhong Ling: ...

"Ahem!" Chen Liu coughed dryly and said, "Sister Ling'er, there are three people in your family: your father, your mother, and you, right?"

"Ah, right, right!" Zhong Ling was almost too tired to complain. She could only pretend to be amazing and said admiringly, "Brother Chen Liu, you are amazing! You can even calculate this."

Chen Liu said with some pride: "I am very powerful in many ways. You will know it later. Let's go treasure hunting."

"Great, great! I love treasure hunting the most." Zhong Ling jumped up, took Chen Liu's hand and skipped forward, saying, "Come on, let's go treasure hunting."

Chapter 29: Forbidden Valley

Diao'er explored the way, and Zhong Ling led the way. With the help of Zhong Ling and her lightning marten, Chen Liu finally managed to sneak past the Wuliang Sword Sect's members and enter the sect's forbidden area on a moonlit night. Chen Liu was very grateful that he had Zhong Ling with him. Otherwise, even if he had reached Wuliang Mountain and found the Wuliang Sword Sect, he probably wouldn't have been able to enter their sect or its forbidden area.

In the northwest corner of the Wuliang Sword Sect's forbidden area, there was a huge waterfall cascading down from a high cliff. In front of the forbidden area was a bottomless cliff. This cliff was where Duan Yu fell.

Chen Liu knew the cliff was deep, so he had made preparations before entering with Zhong Ling. However, his preparations seemed insufficient. He had already prepared a rope over 300 meters long, but still couldn't reach the bottom of the cliff. Helpless, Chen Liu and Zhong Ling quietly left again and found several long ropes outside to connect them. After several days, they finally saw the opportunity and, led by Diao Er, Chen Liu and Zhong Ling once again entered the forbidden area of ​​the Wuliang Sword Sect.

This time, Chen Liu was well prepared. He even found the old tree on the cliff that supported Duan Yu and located the crack in the cliff next to it. Although they found the right place, it took Chen Liu and Zhong Ling most of the night to slowly reach the bottom of the cliff. After all, it was dark at night. Although there was a moon in the sky, the cliff was too deep and filled with mist, making it difficult to see clearly. Moreover, the cliff was steep and covered with thorns. By the time Chen Liu and Zhong Ling reached the bottom of the cliff, their clothes were already tattered by the thorns, making them look like poor beggars.

He had been busy for most of the night and was still frightened along the way. Moreover, Chen Liu was just an ordinary person now. If it weren't for Zhong Ling, even if he had sneaked into the forbidden area of ​​Wuliang Sword Sect, he would never have been able to get to the bottom of the valley.