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

Wang Yuyan stood up, opened the door, brought in a whole pot of chicken soup, and closed the door again.

Abi:......

"Brother Chen Liu, I asked the kitchen to make you some ginseng chicken soup. Come, drink some ginseng soup to replenish your body."

After drinking the chicken soup, Chen Liu stood up to practice martial arts, while Wang Yuyan held up her chin and watched him practicing with a smile. The more she looked at him, the more handsome she felt that Chen Liu was, much more handsome than Murong Fu. She felt that she could never get tired of looking at him.

After coming out of Wang Yuyan's room, Mu Nianci, Mu Wanqing and other girls looked at Chen Liu and Wang Yuyan with some resentment in their eyes. After all, Wang Yuyan's voice was quite loud, and it was late at night and it was quiet. They had martial arts skills and their hearing was much better than that of ordinary people. It was hard not to hear it.

Chen Liu was a little embarrassed, but soon thought to himself, "Why should I be embarrassed? Yuyan is my fiancée, there's nothing to be embarrassed about! Zhong Ling, Azhu, and Abi are a little small, so we'll talk about it later. But Nianci and Wanqing are already ripe and ready to eat."

Mu Nianci and Mu Wanqing's faces flushed, their hearts pounding. Zhong Ling, Azhu, and Abi were a little depressed. As for Hong Lingbo and Lu Wushuang, they had no say.

Wang Yuyan glanced at Mu Nianci and Mu Wanqing secretly and said, "You should wait for a few days."

In the afternoon, Wang Yuyan took Chen Liu's hand and said, "Brother Chen Liu, let's go back to the room. I will teach you the Tianshan Zhemei Hand, Tianshan Liuyang Palm, and Baihong Palm."

Chen Liu thought Wang Yuyan wanted to teach him kung fu, so he naturally wouldn't refuse. Tianshan Zhemei Hand, Tianshan Liuyang Palm, and Baihong Palm Power were all the essence of Xiaoyao Sect martial arts, so he naturally wanted to learn, but he hadn't been able to ask before. Now that Wang Yuyan was taking the initiative to teach him, there was no reason for him not to learn.

However, this teaching method was different from what Chen Liu had imagined. It took him just over two quarters of an hour to memorize the three martial arts. Then came the actual combat, but as the fight progressed, the atmosphere became off. It wasn't until the sun was about to set that Wang Yuyan let Chen Liu out of the room, somewhat dispirited.

Now Chen Liu is a little afraid of Wang Yuyan. He is just an acquired master, not even an innate master. How can he be Wang Yuyan's opponent?

Arriving at the Lin'an dock, it was already late. Chen Liu, Wang Yuyan, and the other girls didn't go ashore to stay in an inn, but planned to stay on the boat for another night. An inn was no match for the comfort of the Mantuo Villa's boat.

After dinner, Chen Liu hurried back to his room and Wang Yuyan followed him in.

"Yuyan, don't you want to go back to your room and rest?"

"Brother Chen Liu, I want to chat with you."

"What to talk about?"

"Brother Chenliu, let's go to bed and talk."

"Yuyan, what are you doing?"

"Brother Chen Liu, I want to hug you."

"Then you can only hug me, you can't move around."

"Don't worry, don't you believe in my character?"

"Yuyan, didn't you say you wouldn't move around?"

"Don't worry, I won't move."

……

"I'll just stick to it and won't move around."

……

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Chapter 125 Meeting Guo Jing Again (Part )

Now that they were in Lin'an, Mu Nianci had to go back to see her parents. And as Mu Nianci's fiancé, Chen Liu naturally had to accompany her back. This also made Chen Liu breathe a sigh of relief. For three whole days, Wang Yuyan had made his legs tremble.

Grandmaster, so terrifying!

Work hard and practice martial arts! Unless he reaches the level of Grandmaster, he probably won’t be able to hold his head up in front of Wang Yuyan.

"Brother Chen Liu, you have to come back soon!" Wang Yuyan shouted at Chen Liu's back, "I'll wait for you to come back."

Chen Liu almost fell down.

Mu Nianci: ...

"Nianci and I will be back tomorrow. Once we leave this time, we don't know when we will be back. We should let Nianci accompany her parents, right?" Chen Liu turned around and shouted, then pulled Mu Nianci away.

When Wang Yuyan heard that Chen Liu would not be back until tomorrow, she stomped her foot in anger and thought to herself: Mu Nianci got away with it.

"Sister, is that kind of thing really comfortable?" Ah Zhu felt that Wang Yuyan was a little embarrassed. How could she be so unrestrained?

"You'll know later." Wang Yuyan glanced at Mu Wanqing from the corner of her eye and thought to herself, "That kind of thing is very comfortable, but it's not that I don't know how to control myself. I can't bear to let Brother Chen Liu go find Mu Nianci and Mu Wanqing. Of course, Brother Chen Liu's cultivation is still a little low, so I have to find a way to improve it."

Niujiazhuang lay on the eastern outskirts of Lin'an Prefecture, on the banks of the Qiantang River. The mighty Qiantang River flowed endlessly day and night, skirting Niujia Village in Lin'an before flowing eastward into the sea. Niujiazhuang was a bit far from Lin'an Prefecture. Chen Liu and Mu Nianci set out from the Lin'an Prefecture wharf that morning, crossed the city, and rode for over an hour before reaching Niujiazhuang.

Niujiazhuang isn't big, with only about 17 or 18 households. Yet, this small village has been the scene of countless characters in the film "The Legend of the Condor Heroes." Not only are the Guo and Yang families here, but also Huang Yaoshi's apprentice, Qu Lingfeng, and his daughter, Sha Gu.

In the original novel, when Guo Jing and Huang Rong went to the palace to steal the "Wu Mu Testament," Guo Jing was severely injured by Ouyang Feng and spent seven days and nights recuperating in a secret room at Qu Lingfeng Tavern. Later, Wanyan Honglie led Ouyang Feng, Ouyang Ke, and Yang Kang, along with Hou Tonghai, Sha Tongtian, Master Lingzhi, Peng Lianhu, Liang Ziweng, and other experts from the Jin Dynasty palace, passed through Niujiazhuang. Cheng Yaojia, Lu Guanying, Yin Zhiping, and others also arrived in Niujiazhuang and teamed up to capture Hou Tonghai. Later, Mu Nianci brought the coffins of Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo to Niujiazhuang for burial. Tuo Lei, along with Hua Zheng, Zhebie, and Borshu, along with Ma Yu, Qiu Chuji, Wang Chuyi, and Sun Buer, also passed through Niujiazhuang. Later, Hao Datong arrived in Niujiazhuang and reunited with Ma Yu, Qiu Chuji, Wang Chuyi, Sun Buer, and others. Later, Liu Chuxuan and Qiu Qianzhang, impersonating Qiu Qianren, arrived in Niujiazhuang. The decisive battle between Huang Yaoshi and the Seven Masters of Quanzhen took place in Niujia Village. Ouyang Feng killed Tan Chuduan first, and Mei Chaofeng also died protecting Huang Yaoshi at Niujia Village. It can be said that Niujia Village, although not large, is a very important location in the original novel of The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

When Chen Liu and Mu Nianci arrived at Niuzhuang, they only needed to ask where Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo lived. However, before they could see Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo, they first met Guo Jing.

"Guo Jing?"

When Guo Jing heard someone calling him, he looked up and saw Chen Liu and Mu Nianci. He was immediately overjoyed and ran over, shouting in surprise, "Brother Chen! Why are you here?"

"Why are you here?" Chen Liu was also a little surprised.

"This is my home." Guo Jing said excitedly.

Chen Liu:......

Well! I guess Guo Jing still doesn't understand what Chen Liu is asking.

"Brother Chen, why are you here? Come in and sit down." Guo Jing had changed back into Han clothes. He wiped his hands on his clothes and invited Chen Liu into the house.

"Later, this is Mu Nianci, your uncle Yang Tiexin's adopted daughter and your adopted sister." Chen Liu introduced Mu Nianci to Guo Jing with a smile, saying, "I'll go back with Nianci to see her adoptive parents first."

Guo Jing glanced at Mu Nianci, then quickly lowered his head and wiped his hands on his clothes. He seemed a little overwhelmed. After thinking for a moment, he bowed to Mu Nianci and said, "Guo Jing greets my adopted sister."

"Nianci greets my sworn brother." Mu Nianci was looking at Guo Jing with some curiosity. Seeing him salute, she quickly moved aside and returned the salute.

Yang Tiexin's home was right next to the Guo family's. He happened to be at home and upon hearing Mu Nianci's voice, he hurried out to check. Seeing that it was indeed Mu Nianci who had returned, he was immediately overjoyed and shouted loudly, "Nian'er."

"Daddy!" Mu Nianci was very happy to see Yang Tiexin and quickly ran towards the Yang family.

"We'll talk later." Chen Liu took Mu Nianci's horse reins and walked towards the Yang family.

"Okay." Guo Jing took two steps forward and took the reins of the two horses from Chen Liu. He said, "Brother Chen, go see Uncle Yang and Aunt Yang first. I'll help you tie the horses."

"Okay! Thank you for your help." Chen Liu smiled and handed the reins to Guo Jing.

Guo Jing seemed a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and said with a smile: "It's not a bother, it's not a bother."

Chen Liu unloaded the gift he had brought for Yang Tiexin from his horse and carried it to the Yang residence. He stepped over the bamboo fence surrounding the Yang residence and entered the courtyard. He bowed to Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo, who had just emerged from the house, and said, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, your humble servant, Chen Liu, greets you."

After Yang Tiexin found Bao Xiruo and returned to Niujiazhuang with her to settle down, her spirits improved a lot. Although her hair was still gray, she looked a little younger. Bao Xiruo was still the same, wearing coarse clothes, but still beautiful and charming. But this was normal. Yang Tiexin had always loved Bao Xiruo very much and was reluctant to let her work. Even when it came to cooking, he would rush to do it. So Bao Xiruo was different from ordinary rural women. She didn't need to work at all on weekdays. At most, she raised a few chickens and ducks that she was reluctant to kill. When she had nothing to do, she would sit under a big tree and chat with the women in the village.

"It's Chen Liu! Come in and sit down quickly." Chen Liu not only helped him find Bao Xiruo, but also rescued Bao Xiruo from the Jin Kingdom's Zhao Wang Mansion. Therefore, Yang Tiexin has always been very grateful to Chen Liu. Moreover, Chen Liu has become his son-in-law now. He took the gift from Chen Liu with a smile and said, "Since you are here, what else do you need to buy? Are you worried that there is nothing to eat for you at home?"

"That's not the case." Chen Liu smiled and said, "It's not something valuable. We bought it when we passed by Lin'an Prefecture."

Chen Liu bought some food and drinks, and also two bolts of cloth. It wasn't expensive, just cotton. Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo were settling in Niujiazhuang, so buying them Sujin or Shujin wouldn't be appropriate. However, cotton was considered quite good in this day and age. Most ordinary people in the countryside still wore linen, and only the middle class with a little wealth would wear cotton, while the wealthy would wear silk. Of course, many wealthy people also liked to wear clothes made of cotton.

"Liu'er, Nian'er, stop standing in the yard and talking. Come inside quickly."

Bao Xiruo was also very happy to see Chen Liu and Mu Nianci. Yang Kang's son was considered useless, so she now sincerely regarded Mu Nianci as her own daughter and Chen Liu as her own son-in-law.

Chapter 126 Meeting Guo Jing Again (Part )

After Yang Kang inherited the throne of King Zhao, he didn't even ask Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo a single question. According to Guo Jing, the day after Bao Xiruo left the Zhao Palace, news of the assassination of King Zhao Wanyan Honglie and his wife spread in the palace. Yang Kang simply regarded his own mother as dead.

Moreover, after so much time had passed, he still hadn't come to look for his biological parents, nor even sent anyone to ask about them. He even canceled his duel with Guo Jing. This disappointed Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo, and also made Qiu Chuji furious. He went to the Prince of Zhao's mansion to find trouble with Yang Kang, but Yang Kang ordered Master Lingzhi, a guest official of the Prince of Zhao's mansion, and Peng Lianhu and others to hunt him down with the palace guards. During the pursuit, Qiu Chuji was hit by Master Lingzhi's Poison Sand Palm, seriously injuring him and nearly killing him. If he hadn't met the Six Freaks of Jiangnan and been saved by them and Guo Jing, Qiu Chuji might not be here now.

Qiu Chuji saw that the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan had not only taught Guo Jing so well, but also had solid kung fu skills and a kind and honest character. However, his own disciple had turned out to be a traitor who killed his master and refused to acknowledge his own parents. He was so ashamed that he simply admitted defeat to the Six Freaks of Jiangnan, admitting that he was inferior. The Six Freaks of Jiangnan were naturally overjoyed and laughed out loud, and then started crying while laughing.

Eighteen years! To fulfill a bet, they not only traveled all over the country, searching for Guo Jing for six years, but also spent twelve years in the desert teaching Guo Jing, and even lost a brother in the process.

too difficult!

Having won their bet with Qiu Chuji, the Six Freaks of Jiangnan, led by Ke Zhen'e, returned to Jiaxing. Guo Jing was reluctant to let them go, saying he wanted to provide for his six masters in their old age. However, Ke Zhen'e insisted on returning to Jiaxing. He couldn't possibly stop them from returning home, could he? Guo Jing couldn't follow Ke Zhen'e and the others back, as his mother and fiancée were still in the desert. However, before returning to the desert, Guo Jing decided to visit his hometown, Niujiazhuang. Upon returning to Niujiazhuang, Guo Jing was pleasantly surprised to discover that Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo were still alive and had returned to Niujiazhuang to settle down. He was overjoyed. Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo were also very excited to see Guo Jing.

Because Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo had returned, Guo Jing decided to stay in Niujiazhuang for a while, repairing his house and furnishing it before returning to the desert. Guo Jing actually returned only two days earlier than Chen Liu and Mu Nianci, because the Guo family had been uninhabited for a long time and had become somewhat dilapidated. Although Yang Tiexin repaired the Guo family's house in addition to his own after his return, he did not replace the furniture and pots and pans. After all, no one lived in the Guo family anymore, and he didn't know if Guo Jing would return. In the past two days since Guo Jing returned, he has been buying furniture for the house, rebuilding the fence and building the stove, but nothing has been done yet. He has been eating at the Yang family's house with Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo.

Guo Jing is indeed honest and kind, and he is also the son of his sworn brother. Yang Tiexin likes him very much. However, Mu Nianci ran away with Chen Liu, and Yang Tiexin has no choice, otherwise he would have to betroth Mu Nianci to Guo Jing. As for his biological son Yang Kang, after knowing that he sent people to hunt down Qiu Chuji, Yang Tiexin wanted to kill him. Now he has already treated this son as nothing. Bao Xiruo was also very sad when she found out. She did not expect that her son, who had always been "well-behaved, obedient and kind-hearted", would be such a heartless person who hunted down his master. This made her feel very guilty. If she had not concealed his life experience since he was a child and had not taught him well, how could Yang Kang have become like this?

In fact, Yang Kang's fate was not only due to Bao Xiruo's misfortune, but also Qiu Chuji's misfortune. Chen Liu didn't know what Qiu Chuji was thinking in this world of Zongwu, and he didn't tell him Yang Kang's identity. Anyway, in the original novel, Chen Liu believed that Quanzhen Sect was under the rule of the Jin Dynasty at the time, and Qiu Chuji wanted to build closer relations with the Jin Dynasty. Therefore, Yang Kang being the Prince of Zhao, or even the King of Zhao, would be more beneficial to Quanzhen Sect. Anyway, Qiu Chuji believed that Yang Tiexin was already dead. Later, the Jin Dynasty was destroyed, and Genghis Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, sent envoys from Naiman to summon him. Qiu Chuji led 18 disciples from Laizhou, trekking thousands of miles to the Great Snow Mountain in the Western Regions to meet Genghis Khan.

Chen Liu was reluctant to make too many comments about Qiu Chuji, but he didn't like this person very much. Whether it was in history or in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Chen Liu didn't like Qiu Chuji very much.

In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, people here like to drink yellow rice wine. Yellow rice wine has a rich aroma, sweet taste, mellow flavor, and a very low concentration, usually between 8 and 20 degrees, and it is most commonly drunk hot.

Chen Liu also brought over some rice wine, the most famous Shaoxing rice wine of the day. After heating it up, Mu Nianci filled a bowl for Yang Tiexin, Chen Liu, and Guo Jing, and half a bowl for Bao Xiruo and herself. They ate and chatted while enjoying the cooked food Chen Liu had brought.

"Brother Guo, are you tidying up the house and planning to take your mother back to Niujiazhuang to live?" Chen Liu asked.

"Now that Uncle Yang and Aunt Yang are back, I think my mother would definitely prefer to return to Niujiazhuang and live next to Uncle Yang and Aunt Yang." Guo Jing nodded naively.

"What about your fiancée Hua Zheng?"

Guo Jing was silent for a long moment before he spoke, "I don't know either. I didn't know why the seven masters disliked Hua Zheng and Tuo Lei and made me swear never to teach them martial arts. After Brother Chen left, I encountered a Yuan army raid on the Song-Yuan border. They burned, killed, and looted our Song people, even sparing no children. In their eyes, we Song people were no more than pigs and sheep. I was furious at the time and killed that group of Yuan soldiers. Later, I heard from several masters that Yuan raids on our Song people had become a regular occurrence. Furthermore, the Yuan invaded the border almost every year, and the people in the border areas were terrified of them."

Guo Jing's eyes showed a bewildered look. He asked, "Why do the hospitable, simple, and kind Yuan people turn into evil people who commit murder, looting, and all kinds of evil as soon as they reach the border? Why is this?"

Chen Liu took a sip of wine from his bowl and said, "This is an existential conflict between two different ethnic groups, a war between two countries. There is no justice, only survival and profit."

After a pause, Chen Liu continued, "Actually, it's good for you to come back. If you stay on the grassland, sooner or later Genghis Khan will let you lead troops to attack the Central Plains, whether it's the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, or the Qin Dynasty."

Yang Tiexin nodded repeatedly and said, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Come back and we can continue to be neighbors."

Bao Xiruo said, "I haven't seen my sister-in-law for a long time. I really want to sit in the yard with her and chat about mending clothes again! It's a pity..."

Bao Xiruo stopped talking halfway, as if she felt that what she was going to say next was unlucky.

Chen Liu smiled and said, "Actually, you can secretly ask Hua Zheng if she is willing to come back with you. If she is willing, then bring her back."

Chapter 127 Silly Girl

After witnessing the Yuan army raiding the fields and learning from his teachers about the strained relationship between the Song and Yuan dynasties, Guo Jing was truly bewildered. His renovation of the ancestral home was motivated by the desire to bring his mother back from the desert to settle there. Deep down, Guo Jing still considered himself a Song man. Even though he was born and raised on the grasslands, studied under Jebe, became an aunt to Genghis Khan's son, Tolui, and engaged to his daughter, Huazheng, becoming the consort of the Yuan Khan, he still considered himself a Song man.

Because of the bad relationship between Song and Yuan, Guo Jing could no longer stay on the grassland, so he wanted to take his mother back to Niujiazhuang to live. However, he didn't know how to deal with his engagement with Hua Zheng.

Guo Jing was indeed a man of integrity and goodwill, deeply committed to his promises. His masters had also spoken to him about what Chen Liu had said, yet they hadn't urged him to bring Hua Zheng back. To Ke Zhen'e, Zhu Cong, and the others, a Yuan woman, even a princess, was still a barbarian. How could she compare to a Song woman? A true man should never lack a wife. They could abandon Hua Zheng and return to the Song Dynasty to find another.