"Don't worry, Master once secretly read the hidden book of 'Anecdotes' at Nanshan Academy. It clearly states that no one has ever seen Yu Zhanyuan's daughter, not even Wei Baizhong. Moreover, everyone in the martial world knows that on the eve of the great battle with the Demonic Sect, Yu Zhanyuan stayed at Jade Sword Manor and had a long talk with Old Ghost. Master deduces that Yu Zhanyuan must have revealed some of the Yu family precepts to Old Ghost that night, in exchange for entrusting Old Ghost to take care of his daughter. Otherwise, Old Ghost wouldn't have gone to Cangyun Mountain to find the Yu family's orphan girl as a caretaker right after Yu Zhanyuan and his wife's deaths."
"But why did my master give me the surname Liu?"
"A fool wouldn't change his name and identity after losing his parents at a young age and being hunted by everyone in the martial arts world!"
Suddenly, she understood why she had been so calm and uneventful all these years.
"Liu was originally Madam Yu's surname. According to the elders who met her, Madam Yu was one of the most beautiful women in the martial arts world at that time. She had a red mole between her eyebrows, and her gentle and graceful demeanor was completely inconsistent with her identity as a member of the Demonic Sect. Now you should understand why Master chose you out of all of us sisters."
"No wonder my father-in-law said I looked like him when he first saw me."
Does it look like her? She couldn't help but wonder about the bride's appearance.
"Shangguan Yi's sudden visit today is ill-intentioned. My master instructed me to inform you that the plan has been moved up."
"Wushuang understands, and will certainly not disappoint her."
"Be careful, take care!" These chivalrous people acted swiftly and disappeared in an instant.
Why……
She sighed silently. It wasn't that she didn't want to forget all these years, but rather that people in the martial arts world deliberately brought it up.
The Yu Family Precepts.
She couldn't help but laugh out loud as she silently recited those four words.
"So there are fellow moon-gazing enthusiasts up in the trees too."
Upon hearing this, she was greatly alarmed, having been completely unaware of the arrival of this person. Holding her breath, she peered through the gaps in the leaves. She saw a beautiful woman, her face like jade, bathed in the moonlight. The osmanthus-yellow moonlight lingered on her eyelashes, creating a hazy, dreamlike glow. Like willow branches in the moonlight and a spring breeze, she possessed a beauty that seemed otherworldly. Had she seen her for the first time, she might have truly been captivated by her allure.
Amidst the shadows of the trees, their eyes met. A pair of handsome eyes shone with delight, radiating a dazzling brilliance comparable to the moonlight.
"So it's Miss Yu from the Tianlong Sect."
Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, she had no choice but to jump down: "Young Master Shangguan, my apologies."
"What a refined taste you have, young lady, enjoying the moon and listening to the wind here."
"Hehe, I just had a bit too much to drink and am looking for a quiet place to take a nap." She said dismissively, wishing she could just slip away and leave.
Seeing her about to leave in a panic, Shangguan Yi sighed and asked, "Does Miss Yu dislike me?"
"How could that be!" He vehemently denied it, refusing to admit it to the death. "I naturally have the utmost respect for such a noble person as you, young master." Flattery never fails; it's an eternal truth.
"To the point of kneeling in reverence?" He asked with a smile, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
She frowned, looking very aggrieved: "Please don't blame me, young master. What I did during the day was truly beyond my control."
"Oh?" He seemed quite interested.
"In the martial world, just as there are powerful clans like Jade Sword Manor, there are also small sects like Heavenly Dragon Sect struggling to survive. It's the same principle as black and white." She craned her neck towards the bustling wedding hall. "For Heavenly Dragon Sect, if someone can truly replace gods and Buddhas and ensure our sect lives a life free from want, what does kneeling and kowtowing matter?" With a profound meaning unspoken, her dark eyes gazed leisurely. "Young Master Shangguan, don't you agree?"
Upon being looked at, Shangguan Yi was slightly taken aback, and after a long while, she smiled and said, "I was just being paranoid."
She had actually gotten away with it! She was secretly delighted.
"Actually, your chanting of Buddhist prayers today has stirred up many memories for me." Under the moonlight, he wore a light blue robe and looked somewhat lonely. "To be honest, I once had a similar experience to Young Master Jade Sword."
The implication is that even the renowned Young Master Shangguan had experienced "boundless pleasure and endless spring"? This could definitely be ranked first among the "Top Ten Secrets of the Martial World," something that martial arts figures have talked about for half their lives.
But wasn't it too much to tell such a private matter to a strange girl? She became alert and subconsciously wanted to avoid the conversation, but then she heard Shangguan Yi speak softly again.
"It's a pity I wasn't as lucky as Young Master Yujian. My benefactor left me before dawn."
"What a pity, what a pity." Her words were perfectly appropriate, without a trace of perfunctoriness.
"You can't blame her for this. It's because of her special status. Such private affairs are not allowed in Buddhism."
Buddhism?
Her eyes twitched, and she saw his fine eyelashes droop slightly, his handsome face, as bright as the moon, tinged with pain: "On the day we parted, I only heard her say 'Amitabha,' and I felt utterly hopeless. I only hated that my limbs were numb, and I watched her leave helplessly. One night, the autumn rain poured down, and I was soaked to the bone but my heart was parched. Every time I wake up in the middle of the night, I am still in unbearable pain."
Her eyelids twitched repeatedly, and she almost coughed up blood.
"Do you think she'll recognize me if we meet again?"
Swallowing the blood in his throat, Yu Zigui said tactfully, "If you still recognize the nun, then the nun will naturally recognize you."
Suddenly, as if in extreme pain, he laughed desolately: "Since I cannot see in the dark, how could I possibly see her in the shadows? It is all preordained."
She breathed a sigh of relief: "Young master, please don't be sad. The grudges of youth don't last long, and you'll forget them in time."
After tonight, even if the emperor holds a banquet, she will never set foot down Tianlong Mountain!
As she was pondering how to escape, she heard Shangguan Yi call out, "Miss Yu."
She cautiously raised her eyes and saw him looking at her with a smile. There was no pain in his eyes at all, and there was even a hint of amusement: "There's always a price to pay for listening to other people's secrets, isn't there?"
"..."
Can't she just refuse this forced lottery win?
Look up again, look up again.
She was just delusional...
Dark shadows descended like phantoms, their weapons flashing with a chilling light. Swords and blades have no eyes, and she dodged them with a scramble. She tried to escape again, but the large bundle she was carrying slowed her pace considerably.