☆、085 Which one is Daddy?
Ling'er's call startled everyone.
Su Xijue and Murong Fanghua also stopped fighting and looked at Wu Liuyin and Ling'er beside them.
"They're both brain-dead..." Wu Liuyin said casually.
Murong Fanghua ran forward and looked at Wu Liuyin, then squatted down to look at Ling'er. Suddenly, tears streamed down his face as he said, "Liuyin, you kept this from me for so long! You had a child, why didn't you tell me? How did you raise her all by yourself with such hardship? My daughter, I missed you so much!" Murong Fanghua hugged Ling'er tightly.
Everyone was shocked again! Murong Fanghua's daughter?
Wu Liuyin glanced at Murong Fanghua and froze instantly.
"She's clearly my daughter, how can you say she's yours? Murong Fanghua, you're truly despicable! Come here, daughter, don't pay any attention to this cunning liar!" Su Xijue suddenly strode forward, picked Ling'er up directly from Murong Fanghua's arms, and said. His eyes were almost squinting with laughter as he looked at Ling'er.
The demons, monsters, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning instantly froze. When did the Third Prince and Third Princess have a daughter?
"Mother, which of these two uncles is Ling'er's father?" Ling'er looked at the masculine-looking Su Xijue and smiled happily. Then she glanced at Murong Fanghua and was even happier. No matter which one was her father, they were both so charming. No wonder she had such good genes and was so beautiful...
Wu Liuyin broke out in a cold sweat again. How could these two keep spouting lies? It was practically misleading children. If Wu Liuyin knew what Ling'er was thinking, she would probably be spitting blood.
"Ling'er, your father is far away. These two are just idiots. Come on, let's go to the Trial Valley," Wu Liuyin said gently as she took Ling'er from Su Xijue's hands.
"Little Lan, don't be so cruel as to leave me! Ling'er and I hit it off immediately, and I want to spend more time with her. Waaaaah... Ling'er, can you bear to see your father so pitiful, growing old alone?" Murong Fanghua suddenly grabbed Wu Liuyin's foot, looking pitiful.
It's a pity that such a good actor was born in the wrong place and era!
"If you don't let go, I'll chop off your hand!" Wu Liuyin turned around and glared fiercely at Murong Fanghua.
Murong Fanghua abruptly withdrew her hand and fell silent.
"Let's go, I'll go to the Trial Valley with you. I'll carry Ling'er," Su Xijue said, stepping forward and taking Ling'er from Wu Liuyin with a doting expression.
"Okay, that's fine," Wu Liuyin nodded. Ling'er is six or seven years old after all, and her arms would get sore if she was held for too long.
“Mother, Father Su is very good, you can consider it…” Ling’er looked at Wu Liuyin with a mischievous smile.
Wu Liuyin rolled her eyes at Ling'er. How could a child know so much...?
Murong Fanghua looked like a wronged woman who had been abandoned, staring at Wu Liuyin, Su Xijue, and Ling'er, who looked like a family of three. No, he couldn't fall behind.
I ran up immediately, calling out "Liuyin Chang Liuyin!"
The demons, monsters, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning fainted again. The Third Prince has become so humane!
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☆、086 Staying at the Inn
Wu Hailan, Wu Bailing, and their group have arrived at the 'Station Inn' next to the Trial Valley. Apart from encountering some problems in that small town, the journey has been relatively smooth.
The Inn is quite well-known. It was able to open in this deserted place because people who came to try their skills stopped by for a while, or their attendants stayed there while waiting for their masters. The owner is elusive, and the waiters and staff are all martial arts masters. Moreover, staying here for a night is no small matter. You have to spend several hundred taels of silver to stay here. After all, those who come here are not short of money.
So the shop owner was quite shrewd. Besides, staying in this shop wasn't enough to cause trouble; otherwise, one would be dead the next morning. Smart people would stay here quietly and not cause any trouble. The mysterious shop owner certainly had the ability; he wouldn't even deign to look down on the Heavenly King himself. To date, only three people have seen the shop owner's true face: Wu Qiyuan and Nalan Die'er from the Wu family, and Liehuo.
Those who want to avoid trouble can stay in this inn and remain safe, but only if they have the means to stay there.
The lobby of 'Zhuzu Inn'.
Wu Bailing stood upright, looking at the group of servants with an arrogant air.
"Alright, everyone, Wu Hailan and I will be entering the Trial Valley early tomorrow morning. We've been traveling quite a bit these past few days, so everyone should go back to your rooms and rest," Wu Bailing said. She still felt a little sorry for these servants, after all, they were protective of their own and loyal to the Wu family.
"Yes, Miss," the servants replied as they returned to their rooms.
Wu Hailan glanced at Wu Bailing and made a move to go upstairs.
"Wu Hailan, I don't know why Grandpa would send someone from a branch of the Pang clan to try this out. So, out of respect for Grandpa, I've taken good care of you along the way. After we enter the valley tomorrow, we'll go our separate ways. I don't want to see you drag me down with me, understand?" Wu Bailing said with her arms crossed and a mocking expression on her face.
"Hmph, thank you for your 'care'," Wu Hailan snorted and went upstairs. What an overconfident little brat. She won't even know how she died in the future.
Faced with Wu Hailan's disdain, Wu Bailing stomped her feet in anger. It was already enough that Wu Liuyin looked down on her, but now Wu Hailan had to do the same. They really didn't take her, the genius of the Wu family, seriously. Humph, just you wait and see, Wu Hailan and Wu Liuyin, I, Wu Bailing, will definitely destroy you two with my own hands.
After storming upstairs in a huff...
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☆、087 Fire Dragon
A flamboyant red-haired man stepped through the threshold.
"Sir, is everything alright inside?" the waiter immediately greeted.
"Yes, I want to see the Fire Dragon." Liehuo looked at the waiter. Over the years, this place has remained unchanged.
"Okay, please follow me." Upon hearing Liehuo's words, the waiter immediately changed. He stopped bowing and smiling obsequiously and became serious, quickening his pace.
The raging fire followed closely behind.
After entering the inner secret room, the waiter served Liehuo tea.
"Please wait a moment, the boss will be here shortly," the waiter said respectfully before leaving.
A short while later.
A tall, bronze-skinned man walked in without saying a word. A fringe covered half his face, making him appear even more mysterious. He glanced at Liehuo, sat down in the main seat, took a sip of tea, and slowly said, "What do you want with me?"
"You should know why I've come to see you today? It's about Mai Ryuune."
“I know, but I, Huolong, swore an oath never to interfere in anything concerning Nalan Die’er again, so I will certainly not help her daughter,” Huolong said firmly.
"Fire Dragon, why are you still holding onto what happened back then? Nalan Die'er is already very confused. Since you love her, shouldn't you help her? Besides, she is currently missing and her daughter has also disappeared. Shouldn't you be even more..." Fire Dragon suddenly became agitated. Perhaps Wu Liuyin's disappearance was a blow to him, or perhaps he was even more worried because he was afraid that Liuyin would fall into the hands of the Iron-Faced Black Man.
"Enough, you can leave now. I'll pretend you were never here. Don't mention her in front of me again. Blackie, see her out!" Fire Dragon suddenly shouted and hurriedly left.
The waiter who had just left came in and glanced at Liehuo.
"Sir, could you please do me a favor and not make things difficult for me?" The waiter, named Blackie, walked in, gestured for Liehuo to enter, and said.
"Hmph..." Liehuo didn't linger any longer and walked out.
On the edge of the cliff, the fire dragon, with its proud spirit, stood with its hands behind its back, its eyes quietly gazing at the vast forest before it.
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☆、088
"Butterfly, it's been sixteen years. How are you? The crystal dress is finished. It's made with my hard-earned money, and I set each crystal myself. But what about you? You must be suffering from hiding from 'it.' I miss you. Do you know that?" The fire dragon murmured to himself, looking into the distance with a melancholy expression.
"Wu Liuyin, your daughter and his daughter seem to be no worse than you. Should I help her? I have already made a vow, but my heart cannot suppress the desire to help you. For twenty-six years, I have loved you for twenty-six years, but you have never seen me. Hahahaha..." Suddenly, the black dragon laughed loudly, perhaps to release his suppressed feelings.
"No enmity. Immediately send people to secretly search for Wu Liuyin and protect her. Report any movement to me immediately," Huolong said coldly.
Suddenly, a man in black appeared out of nowhere, knelt down, immediately accepted the order, and then disappeared from the spot as if he had never existed.
"Sigh... Butterfly, I can't control myself. Words have never worked for you." With a long sigh, she slowly turned and walked into the inn.
Ghost forest.
The group walked on, reaching the depths of the forest. Su Xijue, carrying Ling'er in one arm, stood to Wu Liuyin's left. Murong Fanghua walked on Wu Liuyin's other side, while eight other people moved slowly in the distance.
Ling'er had long since fallen asleep on Su Xijue's shoulder after a long silence, and Murong Fanghua also became unusually silent, making the atmosphere along the way seem so strange.
“After today, we should be in the forest.” Su Xijue suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.
"Mm," Mai Ryūne nodded in response.
"Little Blue, are you also going to the Trial Valley for the trial? Do you have a Trial Stone?" Murong Fanghua immediately asked. His stance was that he wouldn't move unless the enemy moved, and naturally, the enemy he was referring to was Su Xijue. However, in order not to make his Little Blue feel that he was talking too much, he had to remain silent.
"My name is Wu Liuyin." Wu Liuyin rolled her eyes at Murong Fanghua, annoyed. Was he out of his mind or what? He just couldn't seem to get rid of her way of addressing him.
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☆、089
"Oh, Liuyin, do you have a trial stone?" Murong Fanghua immediately changed his answer, but he still thought calling her Xiaolan was cuter, after all, Wu Liuyin's blue eyes were quite eye-catching.
"Trial Stone? It seems there isn't one," Wu Liuyin replied immediately after frowning and thinking for a moment.