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

Di Yun nodded repeatedly. Since arriving at Mantuo Villa, Di Yun hadn't had to work at all. He only needed to practice martial arts every day, earning twenty taels of silver per month, and having maids to take care of their daily needs. This life was good, but the money was too much for him to handle.

Chen Liu smiled upon hearing this and said, "That's what a worshiper is like. You have nothing to do on weekdays. You'll only be used if someone comes to cause trouble. Just be at ease."

Ding Dian's breakthrough to Grandmaster status delighted Li Qingluo. Grandmasters differed greatly from innate masters. While innate masters were easy to hire, Grandmasters were not easily accessible simply through wealth. If they were willing to enter the imperial court, they would not only receive generous salaries but also receive monthly elixirs from the court. Even if they chose not to enter the court, they would be courted wherever they went, and would have no shortage of money.

Li Qingluo not only immediately raised Ding Dian's monthly salary to 200 taels, double what Chen Liu had previously agreed to, but also assigned several more maids to take care of his and Ling Shuanghua's daily lives, and she chose only beautiful maids. Even so, she was still a little worried that Ding Dian would run away. After all, Ding Dian was now a Grandmaster, and his status was different.

After learning about Li Qingluo's worries, Wang Yuyan was a little amused and said, "Don't worry, mother. My husband said that Brother Ding is a man of his word. He said he would serve as a sacrifice in our family, and he will definitely not break his promise."

"How long will he be in office?"

"I don't know about that."

"Then don't worry about it. I'll handle it." Li Qingluo said, "You and Liu'er are away from home all day, so there must be an expert at home. I think Ding Dian is very good. If we can keep him in our family as a lifelong worshiper, I won't have to worry about the safety of Mantuo Villa anymore."

Although her daughter was already a Grandmaster, and her son-in-law had also broken through to the Grandmaster level, who would complain about having too many Grandmasters in the family? Furthermore, since her daughter and son-in-law were often away from home, with a Grandmaster at home, she didn't have to worry about anyone coveting the wealth and martial arts secrets of her Mantuo Villa.

Chapter 264 Fortune Telling

Originally, Chen Liu wanted to stay for a few days before leaving, but Li Qingluo said that the Chinese New Year was less than a month away, so there was no rush to leave, so she asked them to leave after the Chinese New Year.

Wang Yuyan couldn't persuade Li Qingluo, so she discussed it with Chenliu. Chenliu thought that it was not impossible to leave after the New Year. It would only take a month at most to get to Yangzhou in the Sui Dynasty. There was still time, so he agreed.

Chen Liu agreed to leave after the New Year, and the happiest people were Mu Nianci, Mu Wanqing, Lin Shiyin and other girls, as this meant they could celebrate the New Year with Chen Liu.

However, there seemed to be nothing to do at Mantuo Villa. Apart from practicing martial arts every day, Chen Liu would drink tea and chat with Wang Yuyan, Mu Nianci and other girls, or go to Ding Dian for a drink.

[The fight is still going on.]

Mantuo Villa has its own intelligence system. Although its coverage is not large and it only has restaurants in the more important cities in the Jiangnan region, it is still easy to collect information about major events in the martial arts world. It's just that the information will be a little delayed.

The restaurant in Wuxi, near Mantuo Villa, reported that Qiao Feng had gone to Juxian Villa and killed many people there, including the two heroes of the You family. However, the intelligence did not explain why Qiao Feng had gone to Juxian Villa, which made Chen Liu somewhat puzzled. Why did Qiao Feng go to Juxian Villa this time?

Unlike the original novel, the Beggars' Sect did not participate in the martial arts conference at Juxianzhuang this time, but the Quanzhen Sect did. The Quanzhen Sect representatives included Qiu Chuji, one of the Seven Quanzhen Masters, and Wang Chuyi, Zhao Zhijing's master. Wang Chuyi went to question Qiao Feng about why he had gone to his Quanzhen Sect to kill his disciple, Zhao Zhijing. Qiao Feng, of course, denied the murder, as he had not done it.

Because Qiao Feng refused to acknowledge him, he was attacked by the hot-tempered Qiu Chuji and others. Although Qiu Chuji's martial arts skills were good, they were far inferior to Qiao Feng's. Qiao Feng hit him hard and he was seriously injured and almost died.

After reading the information about the battle of Juxianzhuang, Chen Liu couldn't help but frown.

Previously, he had always thought that Zhao Zhijing and the others were most likely killed by Xiao Yuanshan, but now he suddenly came to his senses. The person who killed Zhao Zhijing and injured Guo Juxia might not be Xiao Yuanshan, but Murong Bo. Xiao Yuanshan had no reason to kill Zhao Zhijing and injure Guo Juxia. They had no grudge against Xiao Yuanshan. He couldn't kill Guo Juxia and Zhao Zhijing just because they attended the Beggars' Sect's Xingzilin Conference, right?

If this was done by Murong Bo, it would be easy to understand. He killed Zhao Zhijing and seriously injured Guo Juxia in order to put the blame on Qiao Feng and make the Song Dynasty martial arts world even more chaotic.

"Azhu." Chen Liu called Azhu.

"Brother Chenliu, what's the matter?"

"Does Murong Bo know how to disguise himself?"

"I can."

"How is his disguise skill?"

"He taught me the art of disguise."

"So that's it."

"Why do you ask this, Brother Chen Liu?"

"Nothing, just a little curious."

[Okay, then it's very possible that Murong Bo killed Zhao Zhijing in order to stir up the Quanzhen Sect's hatred towards Qiao Feng. As for why Guo Juxia wasn't killed, perhaps there wasn't a chance, or perhaps a living Guo Juxia would be more useful. Who knows? But forget it, it's none of my business.]

Chen Liu has no sense of belonging to this world of martial arts. The only people he cares about in this world are Wang Yuyan, Azhu, Abi, Mu Nianci, Zhou Zhiruo and other women. After all, this world is not a historical time and space. Even if the Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Yuan Dynasty, he would not care.

After reading the information about Juxian Manor, Chen Liu looked at the other intelligence reports. Most of them were insignificant, but one thing caught his attention. The intelligence said that there had been an increasing number of counterfeit banknotes on the market recently, and the restaurant at Mantuo Manor had also received a lot of counterfeit banknotes recently.

[Counterfeit money? Isn't this a plot from The Four? Well, it looks like the counterfeit money case has begun.]

"Is this Qiao Feng so powerful? Not only did he not die after being besieged by so many people, he also killed so many people and finally escaped. Brother Chenliu, if you meet him, can you defeat him?" After Chenliu finished reading the information, Huang Rong took the information from Chenliu's hand and began to read it.

"Probably not." Chen Liu thought for a moment and said, "But it won't be easy for him to defeat me."

Although Chen Liu's realm was lower than Qiao Feng's, after absorbing all of Ouyang Feng's Qi, his Qi was no less than that of a peak Grandmaster, and even more. He also possessed unique skills such as the Dugu Nine Swords, the Fourteen Deadly Swords, and the Double-Handed Combat Technique. Even if he couldn't achieve invincibility at the same realm, it would be difficult for a Grandmaster to defeat him. However, Qiao Feng was the protagonist after all, and his talent was also very strong, so Chen Liu had no confidence in defeating him.

After a while, Huang Rong pretended to see the counterfeit money information, showing a look of surprise, and said, "Counterfeit money? What's going on? Brother Chenliu, can you figure it out?"

"What are you doing with this?"

"I'm curious!"

"What's there to be curious about?"

"I'm just curious. Brother Chenliu, please help me calculate it." Huang Rong shook Chenliu's arm and said coquettishly.

"Alright, alright." Chen Liu took out three copper coins and tossed them six times, forming a hexagram. He then pretended to examine it carefully for a long moment and said, "The hexagram shows the God of Wealth, the Prime Minister, and the An Family."

Chen Liu had never been able to tell fortunes before, so his so-called divine predictions were mostly just empty talk. However, during his time on Peach Blossom Island, he had read many of the divination books collected by Huang Yaoshi, so now he could tell fortunes in a more respectable manner.

Li Qingluo was immediately surprised when she saw this and asked, "Liu'er can also tell fortunes?"

"I know a little." Chen Liu said with a smile.

"Husband, what does this mean?" Wang Yuyan asked.

"The God of Wealth, there is a God of Wealth in the world, do you know?" Chen Liu asked.

Wang Yuyan thought for a moment and said, "I've heard of him, but I don't know who he is. He's said to be very mysterious."

"The hexagram shows the An family, so that person must be from the An family. Moreover, the hexagram also shows the prime minister. It is said that the prime minister Cai Jing has a close relationship with the An family of Kaifeng Prefecture. This means that this An family must be from Kaifeng Prefecture. The counterfeit currency is related to the An family, and it is most likely that they minted it." Chen Liu said.

"The An family?" Huang Rong exclaimed. "I heard the An family in Kaifeng are the richest in the Song Dynasty, donating a large amount of silver to the imperial court every year. Could it be that they became the richest by producing counterfeit currency?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Let me calculate it again." Chen Liu flipped the coin six more times, took a look, and said, "The hexagram shows that the An family is rebelling."

"Tsk tsk!" Chen Liu tutted his words and said, "It seems that the An family appears to be kindhearted, but in reality they are conspirators. They created a counterfeit currency case to not only disrupt the Song Dynasty's economy, but also to obtain a large amount of money to facilitate their rebellion."

"The An family is going to rebel?" Wang Yuyan looked surprised.

Chen Liu said: "It should be correct."

Chapter 265 Isolation?

"Stay."

After Chen Liu showed his fortune-telling ability, Li Qingluo quietly found Chen Liu the next day when no one was around him.

"Mother-in-law, is there something wrong?" Chen Liu asked.

"That, that..." Li Qingluo wanted to say something, but seemed embarrassed to do so.

"Mother-in-law wants to tell fortunes?" Chen Liu looked at Li Qingluo's expression and roughly knew what she wanted to do?

"Yeah!" Li Qingluo nodded quickly.

"Is it about you and Prince Duan?" Chen Liu asked.

Li Qingluo seemed a little embarrassed, but still nodded.

Chen Liu asked again, "Does my mother-in-law want to know if she can be with him, or if she can have him all to herself?"

Li Qingluo looked at Chen Liu in surprise. How could he even calculate this?

"If my mother-in-law wants to keep her all to herself, forget it. He's a womanizer, and there's no way he'd divorce Dao Baifeng. This is related to the stability of his regime in Dali."

Chen Liu said, "The Gao family is very powerful in Dali. They control almost all of Dali's military and political power. Although the Duan family is a royal family, they don't really have much power. And Dao Baifeng is the daughter of the Baiyi clan leader. The Baiyi are very powerful in Dali. The Dali royal family needs the Baiyi's power to compete with the Gao family. If he dares to divorce Dao Baifeng, then the Dali royal family will basically lose the capital to compete with the Gao family."

Of course, there was one thing Chen Liu didn't say: if it was revealed that Duan Yu was not his son, but the son of a woman whom Duan Baifeng had an affair with, then the matter would be in jeopardy. However, Chen Liu felt that there was no need to expose this matter, after all, Duan Zhengchun was now his father-in-law, although Chen Liu didn't like Duan Zhengchun very much.

The original novel says that Duan Zhengchun loved his mistresses very much and was even willing to die for them. After Dao Baifeng, Li Qingluo, Gan Baobao and others were killed one after another, he did commit suicide in the end. But Chen Liu always felt that Duan Zhengchun was having an affair because Dao Baifeng also had an affair behind his back when he was having an affair, and gave birth to a bastard with Duan Yanqing, which made him feel ashamed and unable to sheathe his sword. If this matter were to get out, what reputation would he have? He would even be laughed at by the whole world, and the reputation of his Dali royal family would be ruined. If the reputation of the Dali royal family was gone, then the little support that the Duan family had in Dali would also be gone, and the Dali royal family might also lose their country because of this, so he couldn't bear it and committed suicide.

If Duan Zhengchun truly loved his mistresses, why would he run away after playing with them? He even went over a decade without even visiting them? Furthermore, Duan Zhengchun was such a playboy, so he must have played with more women than just Li Qingluo and Gan Baobao. At the Shaolin Martial Arts Tournament, he almost claimed Xu Zhu as his son. He'd toyed with so many women over the years that even he couldn't remember how many there were, and neither could anyone else.

Even though Chen Liu disliked Duan Zhengchun, he loved his daughters. Furthermore, he had taken possession of four of his five daughters. He couldn't possibly expose his scandal to the public, could he? That would be too heartless.

Li Qingluo's face turned grim upon hearing this, and she turned and left. It seemed she still wanted to monopolize Duan Zhengchun, but she wasn't satisfied, which was why she came back from Dali.

"Husband, what did mother say to you?" As soon as Li Qingluo left, Wang Yuyan came out of the house.

"Tell me about your father." Chen Liu said with a smile.

"That's not my father." When Wang Yuyan heard that it was something related to Duan Zhengchun, a look of disgust appeared on her face.

Wang Yuyan also disliked Duan Zhengchun. Duan Zhengchun had no sense of responsibility at all, always running away after having fun. Even after more than a decade, he didn't even know how many daughters he had. He was nothing compared to Chen Liu. Although Chen Liu was also fickle, he would at least not abandon any woman and would find opportunities for his women to improve their cultivation.

"Okay, if you don't like it, then it's not." Chen Liu hurriedly comforted Wang Yuyan.

The maids of Mantuo Villa finally brought Xue Muhua back to Mantuo Villa. Wang Yuyan was overjoyed when she heard the news and quickly called Xue Muhua over.

After Xue Muhua entered Mantuo Villa, the first thing he looked at was Wang Yuyan's finger, and sure enough, he saw the Seven Treasures Ring, the token of the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect.

Although the Eight Friends of Hangu were expelled from the Xiaoyao Sect by Su Xinghe and were not allowed to reveal that they were members of the Xiaoyao Sect, this was also to protect their safety from Ding Chunqiu's murderous hands.

During the twenty-plus years since the Hangu Eight Friends were expelled from the Xiaoyao Sect, they had been dedicated to eliminating Ding Chunqiu. However, these eight were merely amateurs, lacking martial arts expertise, and so they sought to cultivate friendships in the hopes of recruiting them to join forces against Ding Chunqiu. In the original novel, Xue Muhua participated in the martial arts conference at Juxian Manor, hoping to leverage these martial artists to defeat Ding Chunqiu.

However, this didn't happen in this world. After Wuyazi passed on his skills to Wang Yuyan, the burden of seeking revenge on Ding Chunqiu naturally fell on her, and Su Xinghe also told his eight disciples about this.

This time, Xue Muhua was summoned by Wang Yuyan. He didn't know what it was about, but he didn't dare to delay. He rushed over as soon as he received the news.

"Xue Muhua pays homage to the head master uncle."

"No need to be so polite." Wang Yuyan raised her hand slightly and asked Xue Muhua to stand up.

"Master, is there anything you want to tell me?" Xue Muhua asked.

Wang Yuyan asked the maid to leave first, then said a little embarrassedly: "It's like this, my husband and I have been together for several months, but we still haven't been able to conceive. Can you help me and my husband check our bodies to see if there is anything wrong with us."

Xue Muhua: ...

Is that all? He thought it was about Ding Chunqiu, but he didn't expect Wang Yuyan to come to him because she couldn't get pregnant. However, he was good at treating internal and external injuries, not gynecology.

But Wang Yuyan had already called him here, so what could he do? He could only try his best to help her check it out.

Wang Yuyan was perfectly healthy. Chen Liu was perfectly healthy, too. Xue Muhua couldn't find anything wrong with her. He even checked Mu Nianci, Mu Wanqing, and other women who had had intimate relationships with Chen Liu, but still found nothing wrong. Everyone was perfectly healthy, and he didn't know why she hadn't gotten pregnant.

In the end, Xue Muhua could only tactfully tell Wang Yuyan that perhaps his medical skills were not up to par, and asked her to go find a doctor who was good at treating gynecology.

After asking the maid at Mantuo Villa to arrange for Xue Muhua to rest, Chen Liu couldn't help but grumble in his heart.

Yuyan, Nianci, and I are all healthy, which means there's nothing wrong with our bodies. Could it be that I'm from outside that I'm being isolated?