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

"Hmph! You don't want me to come back so you can make these two wild girls' mother your legal wife?" Seeing Duan Zhengchun, Dao Baifeng felt even more furious. She was already fuming from her shrewish exchange with Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing, and the worst part was she couldn't even outsmart those two sharp-tongued girls. Now that Duan Zhengchun was back, she could vent her anger on him.

"How could that be? That's not the case." Duan Zhengchun hurriedly tried to please Dao Baifeng. After some consolation, he whispered to Dao Baifeng, "The Emperor's brother and his wife are here too."

As soon as Duan Zhengchun finished speaking, Duan Zhengming and Gao walked into the courtyard.

"Phoenix greets my royal brother and his wife." As soon as she saw Duan Zhengming and Gao, Dao Baifeng felt very aggrieved, but Duan Zhengming was the emperor of Dali after all, so she didn't dare to lose her temper anymore.

"We are all family, there is no need to be so polite, brother-in-law and sister-in-law." Duan Zhengming and Gao asked Dao Baifeng to stand up, then turned to look at Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing.

"Ling'er, Wanqing, come and pay your respects to His Majesty." Duan Zhengchun saw Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing standing still, just looking at Duan Zhengming curiously, and hurriedly reminded them.

"Just call me uncle like Yu'er." Duan Zhengming said with a smile.

The Dali royal family came from underworld backgrounds, and most of the power in the country was controlled by the Gao family. Therefore, the Dali royal family generally did not put on any royal airs and did not pay much attention to rules. Duan Yu also directly addressed Duan Zhengming as "Uncle" instead of "Your Majesty".

Chapter 46 Princess

"Master Chen..."

"Your Majesty, please just call me Chenliu. I cannot bear the responsibility of being this young master."

Duan Zhengming named Zhong Ling as Princess Xiumin and Mu Wanqing as Princess Wanyi in front of Dao Baifeng. The status of the princess was already determined, and it was useless for Dao Baifeng to be angry. She could not influence Duan Zhengming's decision at all. This made her furious. She turned her face in public, left the palace directly, and returned to Yuxu Temple. After Dao Baifeng left, Duan Zhengchun naturally went to chase Dao Baifeng. Duan Zhengming ignored him. He knew his brother's character. He was romantic, promiscuous but sincere. He really liked Dao Baifeng. It was natural for him to comfort Dao Baifeng when she ran away in anger.

"I heard from my younger brother that you are from Gusu, the Great Song Dynasty. Your surname is Chen and your given name is Buqi. So I will call you Buqi." Duan Zhengming said with a smile, "You don't have to call me Your Majesty. Just call me Uncle like Ling'er."

Chen Liu was a little embarrassed and remained silent.

"But Buqi is a descendant of a noble family in the Song Dynasty?"

"No! I'm just a wandering wanderer, not a descendant of a noble family."

Duan Zhengming smiled. He didn't believe Chen Liu was a wandering Jianghu person. It was not like he had never seen a wandering Jianghu person before. How could he not know what a wandering Jianghu person looked like? And what kind of wandering Jianghu person would take a name like the scholars and children of noble families in the Song Dynasty? He simply thought that Chen Liu didn't want to tell him his origins.

"By the way, Buqi, is it true that the four evil men you and Ling'er mentioned before are planning to come to Dali and cooperate with Zhong Wanchou of Wanjie Valley to deal with the Dali royal family?" Duan Zhengming asked.

Chen Liu was slightly stunned. "How did Your Majesty know this?"

Duan Zhengming couldn't help but sigh slightly when he saw Chen Liu was unwilling to call him uncle. Duan Zhengchun also told him about Chen Liu in detail. Although Duan Zhengming had never heard of the divine fortune teller Chen Banxian before, and didn't know if his identity was real, it didn't matter. Even if Chen Liu wasn't the divine fortune teller Chen Banxian, the fact that he knew this information that even Dali didn't know showed that he had his own intelligence sources, and that they were stronger than the entire Dali intelligence system. In addition, Chen Liu was a man of dignified appearance and extraordinary conversation. He didn't look like a gangster at all. He was most likely a child of a noble family in the Song Dynasty. If he could use a princess to make Chen Liu serve the Dali royal family, it would only benefit the Dali royal family.

Since Chen Liu was unwilling, he didn't force it. It was just that marrying a princess from Dali wouldn't be so easy. Duan Zhengming wasn't just a wuxia figure; he was also the emperor of Dali. Emperors were political creatures, so conferring one or two princesses wouldn't hurt him. He was worried about the lack of members of the Duan clan who could be used for marriage alliances to win over court officials against the Gao family. Now he had two princesses, even though they were illegitimate, but if he recognized them, he could use them to form alliances with the ministers of Dali.

Chen Liu had no idea that Duan Zhengming had set his sights on the two illegitimate daughters after learning of Duan Zhengchun's two children. Even if he knew, he wouldn't have cared. If Duan Zhengming were to use Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing to arrange marriages, he'd be delusional. Would Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing obey him? If he dared to propose a marriage, these two would run away, or even attack him.

"When you and Ling'er were chatting in the yard before, my royal brother happened to hear you outside the door and told me." Duan Zhengming said.

"I see." Chen Liu nodded and said, "I did receive this news."

"So the leader of the Four Evils is really Prince Yanqing?"

"Yes."

"I didn't expect he was still alive," Duan Zhengming sighed. Although Duan Yanqing was still alive, he wasn't prepared to return the throne to him. Dali was now politically stable under his rule, and returning the throne to Duan Yanqing would only lead to unrest. Dali had only just recovered from the last rebellion, and couldn't withstand further turmoil.

"Thank you for not giving up. This news is very important to our Dali. If the news is true, you can tell your royal brother directly what you want. Our Dali will definitely reward you handsomely." Duan Zhengming's meaning was very clear. If they wanted any reward, they had to wait until they confirmed the authenticity of the news.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome. I don't need anything." Chen Liu said with a smile.

Chen Liu didn't care about Dali's generous reward. This Zongwu world was filled with treasures, like the Liang Yuan Emperor's treasure in The Untold Story, the Chuang Wang treasure in Snow Mountain Flying Fox, the Qingting Dragon Vein treasure in The Deer and the Cauldron, and the Yang Gong treasure house in The Twin Dragons of Tang Dynasty. If he could extract just one of these treasures, he'd have endless wealth. He didn't even care about Dali's meager rewards. Furthermore, Duan Zhengming was so stingy, even worse than Duan Zhengchun.

"I only told Ling'er this news, asking her not to return to Wanjie Valley for the time being and to avoid Yun Zhonghe. Since Prince Duan has heard this news, it is his opportunity." Chen Liu said lightly.

Duan Zhengming nodded and said, "I have some information here that might be of interest to you."

"What information?"

"It's about the Gusu Murong clan and the Gusu Wang clan."

"Gusu Murong and Gusu Wang?" Chen Liu was a little surprised. The plot of Tianlong hadn't unfolded yet, so the Gusu Murong and Gusu Wang families should have been relatively quiet recently.

"There's a rumor going around that the eldest daughter of the Gusu Wang family was abducted by bandits and her innocence was tarnished. Then the Gusu Murong family, who originally had an engagement with the Wang family, spread the news that the eldest daughter of the Gusu Wang family had no engagement with the Murong family, and that they were just ordinary relatives." Duan Zhengming said with a smile.

Although Dali is a bit remote, the Duan family of Dali came from the underworld and are quite concerned about the things in the underworld. In addition to collecting political and military intelligence from various countries, they also collect news from the underworld of various countries, especially their suzerain country, the Song Dynasty, which they pay the most attention to.

The news that Murong Fu's fiancée, Wang Yuyan, had been abducted by bandits along with two of the Murong family's maids, and their innocence had been tarnished, had spread like wildfire throughout the Song Dynasty's martial arts world. Despite the Murong clan's strenuous denials of their engagement to Wang Yuyan, the Song Dynasty's jianghu simply didn't believe them. They simply assumed Wang Yuyan's innocence had been tarnished, and as a result, the Murong clan, feeling she was no longer worthy of him, immediately broke off the engagement. While the Song Dynasty's jianghu were somewhat disdainful of Murong Fu's actions, no one condemned them, at most muttering behind their backs.

This news was naturally passed back by the spies sent by Dali to the Song Dynasty. Duan Zhengming thought of Chen Liu claiming to be from Gusu, so he told him casually.

"The innocence of Wang Yuyan, the eldest daughter of the Gusu Wang family, was tarnished by bandits?" After Chen Liu heard the news that Duan Zhengming told him, he was stunned and confused.

Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing were also attracted by this news. Duan Zhengming didn't know, but they knew that Wang Yuyan was also their sister!

Chapter 47 Butterfly Effect?

"Wang Yuyan's innocence was tarnished by bandits? What on earth is going on?" Chen Liu frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "Could it be a butterfly effect? ​​After I parted with Wang Yuyan and Ah Zhu and Ah Bi, they were abducted by bandits again?"

Butterfly Effect? ​​What is the Butterfly Effect? ​​Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing were both puzzled. However, they couldn't ask, so they could only suppress their curiosity and pretend to chat, while paying attention to Chen Liu's inner thoughts.

"That's possible. Without me, Wang Yuyan, Azhu, and Abi would have been fine. But because I got involved, some things changed. For example, they should have returned to Suzhou two days earlier or two days later, so they wouldn't have run into that group of bandits, and the ending would have been different. But because I got involved, the time and process of their rescue changed, so on the way back to Suzhou, they had the misfortune of running into another group of bandits."

Oh! So that's what the "Butterfly Effect" means. Without Brother Chen Liu, Wang Yuyan would have been fine, but his presence changed things, leading to a different ending for Wang Yuyan. But why is it called the "Butterfly Effect"? What does it have to do with butterflies? Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing were a little confused.

"But Wang Yuyan and Ah Zhu and Ah Bi are just too unlucky, aren't they?" Chen Liu was a little speechless, thinking to himself, "They should have already entered Suzhou by then, but they were still abducted, and again and again. This is a bit unreasonable. But it has already happened, and there is nothing I can do. I just hope Wang Yuyan, Ah Zhu and Ah Bi can think more positively."

Wang Yuyan was definitely upset, even though she knew the news was fake. She was almost mad with rage. Although the Deaf and Mute Valley was a bit remote, it was still in the Central Plains of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, it had been so long since the incident, so she and Ah Zhu and Ah Bi naturally knew the news.

When Wang Yuyan heard this false news, she was also stunned. What made her even more confused was that Murong Fu unilaterally cut off ties with her without even asking her for confirmation. She felt betrayed by Murong Fu again. Huh? Why did I say "again"?

Well, these are not the key points. The most important thing is that Murong Fu really betrayed her. This almost made Wang Yuyan collapse.

"Little thief, evil thief, it was definitely that evil thief who spread the news." Wang Yuyan cursed Chen Liu madly and swore that when she saw Chen Liu again, she would cut him into pieces a thousand times and bury each piece in a pit.

"Cousin, I think it was definitely not Master Chen who spread the news." Although Ah Zhu was also rumored to have had her innocence tarnished by bandits, she was much calmer than Wang Yuyan.

"Who else could it be but him? There are only four of us who know about that incident. The three of us will definitely not spread the news, so he is the only one left." Wang Yuyan drew her sword and chopped the tree in front of her frantically, as if the tree was her enemy Chen Liu.

"Cousin, what benefit will it bring to Mr. Chen if he spreads this news?" Ah Zhu asked.

"He just doesn't like me. He hasn't liked me since the first time he saw me. He curses me in his heart every day." After Wang Yuyan cut down the big tree in front of her, she changed to another tree and continued to chop.

Ah Zhu said slowly, "Cousin, even if Master Chen doesn't like you, what good will it do him if he spreads this false news? Besides, Ah Bi and I are here."

Although Ah Zhu didn't say it explicitly, her subconscious meaning was already expressed: Even if Mr. Chen didn't like my cousin, he liked me and Ah Bi. If it was really Mr. Chen who did it, he would definitely not discredit me and Ah Bi, at most he would discredit my cousin.

Wang Yuyan: ...

Wang Yuyan also understood Ah Zhu's subtext. Although Ah Zhu's words made her feel a little uncomfortable, she did have some truth to her words, so she couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. She wondered if it really wasn't him who spread the rumor.

"If it wasn't that little thief who spread it, then who else did it?" Wang Yuyan asked.

"Maybe it's the remaining bandits from Qingfeng Village." Ah Zhu thought for a while and said.

"Hasn't the bandits in that stronghold been killed by Xu Shi?"

"Miss Cousin, are you sure all the bandits in that village have been killed?"

"What do you mean? Ah Zhu, just say what you have in mind, don't beat around the bush." ​​Wang Yuyan said.

"Okay." Ah Zhu thought for a moment and said, "Cousin, Monk Xu Shi has been the head of Qingfeng Village for several years. After a few years, it shouldn't be difficult for him to cultivate a few confidants, right?"

"Ok?"

"That monk Xushi is the culprit who kidnapped us, but he listened to Master Chen's advice and pretended to rescue the three of us, so that the Murong and Wang families would owe him a favor. Isn't he worried that the matter will be leaked? And then he will be killed by Murong Fu?" After Murong Fu let the Murong family spread the news that their family had nothing to do with Wang Yuyan without even asking for confirmation, Ah Zhu also saw Murong Fu's true face. Therefore, she was extremely disappointed with Murong Fu. She didn't even want to call him Master, and just called him by his name.

"Anyone who can become the head of a clan is definitely no ordinary person. There's no guarantee he won't have some sort of life-saving trick left behind to prevent Murong Fu from killing him." Ah Zhu continued, "And judging by the current situation, his trick is to discredit the three of us. Perhaps he's also left behind some convincing false evidence. And the reason he left this trick behind is to prevent Murong Fu and us from killing him if the truth is revealed."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuyan immediately felt that Ah Zhu's analysis was reasonable. No wonder the little thief said that Ah Zhu was smart. Ah Zhu was indeed very smart.

"Cousin, do you still remember the village not far from the foot of Qingfeng Village? Master Chen said that the village might be the bandit's hideout. Maybe all the villagers are relatives of the bandits from Qingfeng Village. The bandits killed by Monk Xushi might just be bandits from outside. Local bandits with families around are generally more loyal. Even if they don't obey Monk Xushi in their hearts, they will be afraid that their families will be implicated, and they will definitely not dare to betray Monk Xushi. So they are probably Monk Xushi's confidants and his backers..."

Although Ah Zhu's analysis was not completely correct, it was very close to the facts.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuyan immediately stood up and said, "Come on, Ah Zhu and Ah Bi, let's quickly catch those bandits and bring them to my cousin. Let them explain to me, and then my cousin will believe my innocence."

Ah Zhu sighed and said, "Cousin, haven't you seen Murong Fu's true face yet? Do you still like him?"

"Ah?" Wang Yuyan paused.

"And this matter has become a huge uproar. The entire Song Dynasty knows about it, and it may even have spread abroad. Even if you explain it clearly, what will happen? Can you have Murong Fu spread a message saying that it was all a misunderstanding? Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, you are back to normal?"

"Murong Fu would definitely not do something that would only slap himself in the face. The Murong family's reputation has already been severely damaged because of this incident. If he issues a statement to reconcile with his cousin, will the Murong family still have any shame?"

Ah Zhu continued, "So even if Murong Fu believed that the cousin was innocent, he would never marry her again, and the Wang family would never marry her to Murong Fu again."

Chapter 48 A Marriage Arranged by Heaven

"Brother Chen Liu, do you dislike me?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Then why don't you agree to call your uncle uncle, and call your uncle Your Majesty?"

"So that's what it is. He wants me to stay in Dali and serve the Duan family. I won't stay in Dali."

"Ah? Is that what Uncle means?"

"Probably."

Although it was not written in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, it does not mean that the conflict between the Dali royal family and the Gao family did not exist. The Gao family was the most powerful official in Dali. Although the Duan family was the royal family of Dali, they were little more than puppets of the Gao family. Duan Zhengming did not want to take back the power of Dali from the Gao family? Impossible. And if Duan Zhengming wanted to take back the power from the Gao family, he would need to recruit all kinds of talents to compete with the Gao family. Chen Liu also guessed that Duan Zhengming wanted to recruit. It is estimated that Duan Zhengming also misunderstood that he was a child of aristocratic family in the Song Dynasty, so he wanted to recruit him to serve the Dali royal family. However, Chen Liu now only wants to learn martial arts, see the world, and see beautiful women. It is impossible for him to work for Dali.

After Duan Zhengming left, Chen Liu sat at the table and pondered, thinking to himself, "If something happens to Azhu and Abi, their lives in the Murong family might not be easy. Given Murong Fu's personality, if Azhu and Abi's innocence was tarnished by bandits and they are no longer virgins, he might send them away. Even if he doesn't send them away, he will probably send them somewhere else. Should I go to Suzhou to visit them? If they really are not doing well, I can take them away. After all, I am also responsible for their misfortune. If I hadn't changed their fate, they wouldn't be like this now. So no matter what, I am also responsible for harming them like this."

Chen Liu was thinking about taking Azhu and Abi away, and Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing's eyes couldn't help but flicker slightly.

"After I take them away, I'll see what they want, whether they want to follow me or live a quiet life. If they want a quiet life, I'll take them to dig for treasure. With money, they can live however they want. If they want, then at worst, I can just marry them."

After all, Chen Liu traveled from the modern era and didn't care much about chastity. He cared more about character. In modern society, materialism is rampant, people are impetuous, and gender relations are becoming increasingly chaotic. Many people even prefer Cao thieves. If you care too much about it, it will be difficult for you to find a girlfriend or a wife, unless you go back to high school to find one. If you are lucky enough to find a perfect one, you are lucky. It is also possible that there is something wrong with the person, or a problem with their personality, or even that it is fake. After all, modern medical technology is so advanced that hospitals have membrane repair technology. Of course, if she is not good-looking, that is another matter.

Zhong Ling was delighted that Chen Liu wanted to take Ah Zhu and Ah Bi away, giving them a quiet life and even offering to marry them. This showed that the man she was attracted to was responsible. Having three wives and four concubines was common these days. Who among the wealthy and capable didn't have several wives and concubines? There were even dozens or even hundreds of wives and concubines. As long as you could afford them, no one would say anything. Zhong Ling could also accept that the man she liked had other women, as long as he treated her well.

Mu Wanqing's feelings were more complicated. Influenced by her mother, she didn't want the man she loved to have other women. She preferred it to be her only one. Therefore, she didn't like Chen Liu, who was obsessed with women and wanted to marry three wives and four concubines. However, Chen Liu's willingness to take responsibility for Ah Zhu and Ah Bi made her feel a little uneasy. She felt that he was a good person and at least responsible.

"But if I go to Yanziwu now, I might not only fail to take them away, but I might even get myself into trouble. That would be troublesome."

Chen Liu continued to think, "So I have to go to the Deaf and Mute Valley first, take Wuyazi's Beiming Qi, and then go to Swallow Valley. As for Wang Yuyan, forget it. She is the eldest daughter of the Gusu Wang family. You are willing to take her away, but she is not willing yet."

The plan was decided, Chen Liu said something to Zhong Ling, then got up to look for Duan Yu.