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

"Okay! No problem!" Zhou Botong quickly patted his chest and agreed, but a moment later, he became dejected. Such fun things happened, and he wanted to run back to Quanzhen Sect and find Xiaolongnu immediately. But he couldn't beat Huang Lao Xie, so when would he be able to leave Peach Blossom Island?

Every time Chen Liu came to visit Zhou Botong, he would stay for no more than an hour before returning, which made Zhou Botong extremely depressed. And what would Chen Liu do when he returned? He would definitely be with his wife, which made Zhou Botong even more unhappy. If Chen Liu also disliked women like him, wouldn't Zhou Botong be able to practice martial arts with him every day?

One day, Zhou Botong took advantage of Huang Rong not accompanying Chen Liu and advised him, "If you marry, you won't be able to practice many good martial arts. That's a pity. I... I often regret it. Little brother, listen to me, it's better not to have a wife."

"why?"

"Women are a burden. If I hadn't lost my virginity back then and been unable to practice my senior brother's powerful martial arts, how could Huang Lao Xie have imprisoned me on this ghost island? Look? You've only been here for a short time, and just after sparring with me for a while, you've been seduced by Huang Lao Xie's daughter and can't practice martial arts with me anymore. What a pity."

"If I really marry Huang Lao Xie's daughter, oh, what a pity! Thinking back to the past, I just... Well, in short, if a woman gets attached to you, and you can't practice martial arts well, it's not good, and you will also let your friends down and offend your senior brothers. And you will naturally not be able to forget her. I wonder what her current situation is... In short, you can't see a woman's face, and her body is even more unbearable. If you teach her acupoint pressing kung fu and let her touch the acupuncture points all over your body, you will be fooled... And marrying her is absolutely not allowed..."

Chen Liu smiled. Zhou Botong was thinking of Yinggu.

Yinggu was once a beloved concubine of Duan Zhixing, the Southern Emperor of Dali. However, Duan Zhixing's increasing obsession with martial arts led him to distance himself from the other concubines, including Yinggu, and a rift began to form between them.

In those days, Zhou Botong and his senior brother went to Dali as guests. Zhou Botong loved to play around, so he played everywhere in Dali. Because he did not understand the relationship between men and women, he had no taboos and even went into the harem of Dali. That's how he met Yinggu.

Bored and lonely, Yinggu pestered Zhou Botong to teach her kung fu. During the process of Zhou Botong teaching Yinggu acupressure skills, Yinggu developed feelings for him. Judging from Zhou Botong's current words, it is estimated that he had sex with Yinggu in a daze.

"Four looms." Chen Liu recited slowly, "The mandarin ducks weave, wishing to fly together. It's a pity their hair has turned white before they grow old. Spring waves and green grass, deep in the morning chill, they bathe in red clothes together."

"Little brother, how did you know that?" Zhou Botong jumped up in shock, his scalp pounding. These four pieces of looms were exactly the words Yinggu had given him that year.

"Oh, my two wives are the daughters of Duan Zhengchun, the King of Zhennan in Dali. I have also been to Dali, and I have heard about your story with Duan Huangye and Yinggu." Chen Liu said.

What made Chen Liu feel a little weird was that Master Yideng in this Zongwu world had changed from being a descendant of Duan Yu to being his ancestor, which made him feel both amused and helpless.

Chen Liu had never met Duan Zhixing. When Chen Liu arrived in Dali, Duan Zhixing had already become a monk. He was not in Dali, but was living in seclusion in the deep mountains of Taoyuan County in western Hunan.

"You don't know yet, right? Yinggu gave birth to a son for you." Chen Liu smiled at Zhou Botong.

"son?"

Zhou Botong was stunned as if he was struck by a bolt from the blue.

"Yes!" Chen Liu nodded.

"Son? I have a son?" Zhou Botong looked at Chen Liu for a long time. After he confirmed it again, an expression of joy and confusion suddenly appeared on his face.

"I, um, little brother, how is my son?"

"died."

Zhou Botong: ...

Chapter 252: Fighting Left and Right (Part )

"Back then, Yinggu and you had an affair, and Emperor Duan was willing to help you and Yinggu get together, but you abandoned Yinggu and ran away..."

"Oh! Well, I... I don't want to either, and it's Yinggu... I have already let my friends down, how can I marry her again? And women are really... Oh, in short, I can't marry her." Zhou Botong sighed.

It was Yinggu who seduced him back then. He had already made a grave mistake, so how could he still steal the love of Emperor Duan? Furthermore, he only cared about martial arts. He had already been tricked by Yinggu and made a mistake by her seduction. If he married her again, wouldn't he be making mistakes every day? Besides, wouldn't he have less time to study martial arts after marrying her?

Chen Liu smiled and said, "Not long after you ran away, Yinggu found out she was pregnant with your child. A few months later, she gave birth to a son and named him Zhou Niantong."

"Is it Zhou Niantong?" Zhou Botong's face was filled with joy and confusion. From the name, it could be seen that Yinggu had always missed him, but he was really afraid to see Yinggu!

"You ran away, leaving Yinggu to raise her son alone. Later, Qiu Qianren, leader of the Iron Palm Gang, injured Yinggu's son in an effort to eliminate a powerful opponent, hoping to drain Emperor Duan's Qi and prevent him from winning. Unbeknownst to him, it was your son. The Dali One Finger technique, while profound, is extremely energy-consuming. Continuous use can lead to a complete loss of power, or even death. If Emperor Duan had used it to treat your son, he would likely have lost all his power and needed to practice all over again. At the time, Emperor Duan was about to participate in the Huashan Sword Contest, and he hesitated for a long time before ultimately not saving your son. Your son died as a result."

Chen Liu did not tell Zhou Botong that Emperor Duan originally wanted to save his son, but when he opened the baby's swaddling clothes and saw the poem "Mandarin ducks woven to fly together" embroidered on the brocade handkerchief, he knew that his imperial concubine was still thinking about Zhou Botong, so he became jealous and did not save him.

"Alas!" Zhou Botong was stunned for a long time and sighed. He was naturally happy to hear that he had a son. However, his joy was short-lived. Chen Liu told him that his son was dead, which made him feel a little sad. Of course, he did not resent Emperor Duan for this.

"After your son's death, Emperor Duan, filled with guilt and remorse, passed the throne to his successor and became a monk, taking the Buddhist name Yideng. Yinggu was also deeply grief-stricken by her son's death. Her hair turned white overnight. From then on, she was filled with resentment towards Emperor Duan and vowed revenge. She sought out masters of martial arts and diligently trained in order to kill Emperor Duan."

"Ah this..."

Zhou Botong was speechless. Although Emperor Duan hadn't saved his son and his son died because of it, there was a reason for that! After all, Emperor Duan was about to participate in the Huashan Sword Contest, so it was understandable that he didn't want to expend his energy to save his son. Moreover, it wasn't Emperor Duan who injured his son, but Qiu Qianren. How could Yinggu seek revenge on Emperor Duan?

"After that, Yinggu resolutely left Dali, visiting martial arts masters and diligently training. Later, Yinggu learned from the Black Wind Twins that you were trapped on Peach Blossom Island, so she came to rescue you. However, due to her lack of knowledge of the Five Elements, she was trapped for several days and nearly died. Ultimately, it was Huang Yaoshi who sent his mute servant to escort her off the island."

"Ah?" Zhou Botong exclaimed, feeling somewhat guilty. He had no idea about this, and Huang Lao Xie hadn't told him either.

"Well, little brother, how is she now?" Zhou Botong asked nervously.

"Yinggu, she is now in the black swamp of western Hunan, concentrating on studying the Five Elements Qimen and the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. She wants to rescue you from Peach Blossom Island." Chen Liu said.

"Alas!" Zhou Botong sighed again.

This was the day Zhou Botong sighed the most in his history. Although Zhou Botong did not like women and was afraid to meet Yinggu again, he learned from Chen Liu that Yinggu had done so many things for him and was still studying the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams and the Art of Qimen Dunjia in order to rescue him. It would be a lie if he did not feel touched and guilty.

After a while, when Chen Liu stopped talking about Yinggu, Zhou Botong said, "Little brother, thank you for telling me so many things."

"Old naughty boy, after hearing so much, will you go to see Yinggu after leaving Peach Blossom Island?" Chen Liu said with a smile.

"This..." The old naughty boy hesitated for a while, then suddenly said, "Little brother, how about we become sworn brothers?"

"Ah?" Chen Liu blinked.

The Old Boy's train of thought was truly bizarre. He had just been discussing Yinggu's affairs, and now he was talking about sworn brotherhood, which made Chen Liu feel both amused and annoyed. It was likely that the Old Boy still didn't want to see Yinggu.

"Come, come, little brother. Here are some wine and food. Let's swear an oath to heaven and become brothers. We will share happiness and hardships in the future. When Wang Chongyang and I became brothers, he was reluctant to do so..."

"Why? You don't want to either? My senior brother Wang Chongyang's martial arts skills are much higher than mine, but he refused to become my sworn brother back then. Do you think your martial arts skills are also much higher than mine? I don't think so, sir."

"All right." The Old Boy was pure by nature, devoid of scheming and unconcerned with trivial matters. After spending some time with him, Chen Liu actually quite liked his personality, and therefore felt somewhat guilty about plotting against him. Now, Chen Liu no longer had any intention of plotting against him to obtain the Nine Yin Manual.

The Old Boy was overjoyed to hear this. Chen Liu was exactly what he wanted and he was not shy about it.

After the two men became sworn brothers, the Old Boy sat down again and chatted with Chen Liu. This time, he boasted to Chen Liu, "I spent more than ten years on Peach Blossom Island, and it wasn't wasted. I have nothing to do in this cave; if I were to practice the skills I've learned elsewhere, it would have taken me more than twenty years. I've been practicing alone, and although I know I've made great progress, I have no one to counter my moves, so I'm just fighting with my left hand."

"The left hand is fighting with the right hand?"

"That's it." Zhou Botong said as he attacked with both hands, attacking with his left hand and defending with his right hand. He said, "I'll pretend that my right hand is Huang Lao Xie and my left hand is Old Naughty Boy. I'll strike with my right hand, and after my left hand breaks it apart, I'll return a punch. And so the fight begins."

But Zhou Botong was seen using both hands to attack and defend each other. Every move and every style was attacking his own vital points, while at the same time dispelling the moves coming from his other hand. Therefore, the moves of his left and right hands were completely different.

Seeing this, Chen Liu smiled and said, "Brother, you can actually beat Huang Yaoshi now."

"No." The old naughty boy shook his head and said, "Some time ago, your young wife asked me to fight him, but I still couldn't beat him."

Speaking of young wives, Zhou Botong suddenly remembered something. His expression suddenly became a little strange, and he looked a little disappointed. He said, "Brother, you said before that you had two wives. Who was the daughter of the Prince of Zhennan in Dali? You don't have just one young wife, Huang Rong?"

"Not only that, I have several wives. I'll bring them over to you tomorrow." Chen Liu said, "Let's not talk about that for now. Brother, I saw you fighting with your left and right hands, and you could use different moves with both hands at the same time. Doesn't that mean you can be two people? The next time you fight Huang Yaoshi, use the Kongming Fist with your left hand and the Lushuang Pobing Palm with your right. That's like two against one. How can he beat you?"

When Zhou Botong heard this, he was stunned.

Chapter 253: Fighting Between Left and Right (Part )

After being reminded by Chen Liu, Zhou Botong immediately felt the urge to fight Huang Lao Xie. However, Huang Lao Xie was not on Peach Blossom Island at the moment, so he couldn't fight him even if he wanted to. This made him anxious and he sighed.

The next day, Chen Liu brought all his young wives to Zhou Botong, who stared at them until stars appeared in his eyes and veins throbbing in his forehead. "How many wives are these? That's eleven in total!"

"Rong'er, you know her."

Huang Rong's face was a little shy, but mostly filled with joy. This time, Chen Liu had brought them here, saying he was introducing them to his new eldest brother, the Old Boy. However, Chen Liu hadn't brought Lianxing, Shi Feixuan, Qin Mengyao, or Wanwan, nor had he brought Hong Lingbo, Qu Feiyan, Lu Wushuang, or Cheng Ying. He hadn't even brought Jiang Yuyan. He had only brought the wives or future wives he had had intimate relationships with. This meant that Chen Liu had already tacitly accepted her as his future wife.

"Brother Zhou, this is Wang Yuyan. Don't underestimate her because she is young. You may not be able to beat her in a fight." Chen Liu introduced her to Zhou Botong.

"I don't believe it. How old is she? Even if she has been practicing martial arts since her mother's womb, there is no way she can beat me." Zhou Botong was not convinced when he heard that he couldn't beat Wang Yuyan. He rubbed his hands and said, "Come on, let's fight."

"Don't be in a hurry." Chen Liu reached out to stop Zhou Botong and said, "Brother, if you want to fight, let's do it later. I'll introduce my wives to you first."

"No, let's fight first." The old naughty boy was crazy about martial arts and also liked to spar with each other. He heard that Wang Yuyan was very skilled in martial arts, even better than him, so how could he resist? He had to fight first.

"Husband, then I will fight with Brother Zhou first." Wang Yuyan giggled and didn't care.

"Come on, come on, little girl, you attack first." Zhou Botong made the starting posture of Kongming Fist.

"Then I'll come." Wang Yuyan was not polite either. She used the Tianshan Zhemei Hand and slapped Zhou Botong with one palm.

Zhou Botong used his hand to divert Wang Yuyan's strength, and then slapped her with his backhand.

The fight between the two men became more and more intense, and it seemed as if their hands turned into dozens of hands, attacking each other from all directions.

The more Zhou Botong fought, the more frightened he became. He didn't expect that not only did Wang Yuyan have endless martial arts moves, but no matter how he attacked, she could easily resolve and counterattack. Moreover, Wang Yuyan's cultivation level was not lower than his.

As Wang Yuyan gradually understood Zhou Botong's martial arts moves, her attacks became more ferocious. Wang Yuyan's advantage as a "living dictionary of martial arts" was brought into play at this time. She could use any move at will, taking advantage of Zhou Botong's weaknesses and forcing him to retreat step by step.

Zhou Botong was even more shocked. What kind of person was this? How could someone so young not only possess such high skills but also possess so many martial arts techniques?

The day before, after Chen Liu left, Zhou Botong began to follow his instructions and study the moves of using different martial arts with both hands to fight the enemy. Now that he was being beaten by Wang Yuyan, he unknowingly used the technique of fighting with both hands, using different martial arts with both hands to resist Wang Yuyan's attacks and counterattack.

"Huh? What kind of boxing is this?" Wang Yuyan was shocked when she saw Zhou Botong attacking her with different moves using both hands. She was caught off guard and was counterattacked by Zhou Botong.

"That's the art of fighting with both hands. Each hand uses different martial arts, just like two people attacking at the same time." Chen Liu shouted to Wang Yuyan.

"I see." Wang Yuyan understood. This meant she was no longer fighting one person, but two. Zhou Botong's technique of simultaneous attack with both hands also intrigued Wang Yuyan, so she observed him closely as they fought. If she could master this technique, wouldn't she be able to become two Wang Yuyans instead of just one?

Wang Yuyan became more serious, and the fight between the two became more intense. After fighting for more than two quarters of an hour, Wang Yuyan gradually adapted to Zhou Botong's left-right fighting technique and began to gain the upper hand. However, she thought that she would suppress Zhou Botong as before, but that was not the case for the time being.

Even this alone left Zhou Botong feeling both astonished and ashamed. He had thought that after mastering the art of double-handed combat, dealing with Huang Lao Xie would be a piece of cake, and that he wouldn't be afraid of even his senior brother. However, a fight with Wang Yuyan had completely shattered his pride and arrogance.

He had practiced martial arts for decades, but he couldn't beat a teenage girl. This made him feel a little depressed. His senior brother once said that he was a martial arts genius. What kind of martial arts genius was he? People like Wang Yuyan and Chen Liu were martial arts geniuses, right?

"No more fighting, no more fighting." Zhou Botong jumped out of the circle, his expression becoming a little depressed.

"Brother, how is it?" Chen Liu said with a smile, "I told you that you might not be able to beat Yuyan, right?"

Zhou Botong was a little depressed and said, "Brother, how did your young wife train? She has such a high level of skills at such a young age. Even if she started training from the womb, it would be impossible."

Martial arts skills might not be a problem for those with a high level of comprehension, such as Chen Liu, who could memorize and perform other people's martial arts after just one look. However, internal energy and true qi require time to hone, and there are almost no shortcuts.

"Yuyan once had an opportunity and suddenly gained a profound zhenqi."

"So that's how it is." Zhou Botong suddenly understood.

There are few shortcuts to cultivating inner strength and true qi, but there's no shortage of natural treasures in this world; they're just incredibly rare. For example, Shaolin's Great Rejuvenating Pills, one single one of which can increase a person's inner strength by twenty years. However, these pills are not only extremely difficult to refine, but also extremely rare. Even Shaolin Temple itself possesses only a few. If Wang Yuyan had been blessed with good fortune, that would easily explain her.

"Come, Brother Zhou, I'll continue introducing you." Chen Liu said to Zhou Botong, "This is Mu Nianci, also my wife."

Mu Nianci shyly bowed to Zhou Botong and said, "Nianci greets Brother Zhou."

"Ah! Ah! No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite."

"This is Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling. Wanqing and Ling'er are both daughters of the Prince of Zhennan in Dali, and are also princesses of Dali."

……

"This is Azhu and Abi."