Chapter 56: Chop him up and use him as fertilizer for the flowers!
Chu Lu Ren probably saw that Li Qingluo still missed her mother.
Li Qingluo was the daughter of Li Qiushui and Wuyazi, the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect. However, after a series of misfortunes, such as Wuyazi's affection for his sister-in-law, Li Qiushui's affair with his nephew Ding Chunqiu, and Ding Chunqiu's sneak attack on Wuyazi..., Li Qiushui took her daughter and left the Langhuan blessed land.
Later, Li Qiushui felt that it was not easy to be idle with a daughter, so she left her young daughter to be taken care of by Wang Shi of Gusu, and she came back occasionally...
Later, when Li Qiushui pretended to be younger and became the empress of Western Xia, she no longer contacted her daughter. However, all the martial arts collections originally in the Langhuan Blessed Land were moved to the Langhuan Jade Cave in the current Mantuo Villa!
If Li Qingluo had not had much interest in martial arts, perhaps Mantuo Villa could have become a small Yihua Palace.
It's a pity that now those martial arts skills are either left to gather dust in the library or given to Murong Fu.
The elder sister of Li Qingluo's husband married into the Murong family. She was the wife of Murong Bo and the mother of Murong Fu. Therefore, the two families were considered in-laws. However, the relationship between Li Qingluo and her elder sister-in-law had always been bad. After all, Wang always accused her of having an affair, but... she was not wrong!
This relationship is naturally not going to be good...
"My name is Chu Lu Ren. This... there is a secret about the owner of the silk scroll. Can I come in and discuss it in detail?" Chu Lu Ren asked cautiously.
"Of course!" Li Qingluo directly invited Chu Luren to join the manor.
Granny Yan saw this and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Madam! This man's martial arts are evil, I'm afraid he will hurt you..."
"No need to say more, Mr. Chu, please...you can go down later! Mr. Chu and I have something important to discuss." Li Qingluo said coldly.
Granny Yan didn't dare to speak for a moment, but she kept glaring at Chu Lu Ren viciously.
These old women in Mantuo Villa were abandoned women that Li Qiushui "collected" after she left Wuliang Mountain. She used them as servants, taught them martial arts, and "furthered their studies" under her values.
After Li Qiu Shui went out to have fun, these old servants followed Li Qingluo and usually hunted down her love rivals for her.
Chu Luren was not afraid of an old lady with a loud voice, and followed Li Qingluo directly. Li Qingluo perhaps felt that the front hall was not private enough, so she led him to the study.
After sending the servants away, he asked Chu Lu Ren again, "Did anything happen to my mother?"
"She is now ... living a life of luxury, and even holds great power. Nothing can go wrong." Chu Lu Ren told the truth.
However, this was not known from the "Langhuan Blessed Land", but Chu Lu Ren knew the identity of the Western Xia Empress Dowager from the original work and drew this conclusion based on the current situation in Western Xia.
Li Qingluo heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but then her expression darkened: "Yes, she is so skilled in martial arts, who would let her get into trouble? But... she is still so cruel!"
Yes, originally Li Qingluo thought that her mother was most likely dead, and was just waiting for the confirmation of her death.
But if she wasn't dead, Li Qingluo didn't know whether to be happy or sad when she thought about how her mother hadn't contacted her for so many years!
"Are you her disciple?" Li Qingluo asked tiredly.
Judging from his attitude, it seems that they are already preparing to send Chu Lu Ren to Langhuan Jade Cave - after all, it is also written here that the "successor" should go to Langhuan Jade Cave to learn martial arts.
In fact, Li Qingluo didn't care much about those secret manuals, otherwise she wouldn't have lent them to her cousin from the Murong family, with whom she had a not-so-good relationship.
"No, I haven't formally become your disciple, but... I also found out another thing. Senior Li Qiu Shui's husband is still alive, but he is half paralyzed, and he was forced to fake his death and dared not leave the secret room in the mountain." Chu Lu Ren did not admit any master-disciple relationship, but brought up the matter of Wuyazi.
"What? My father is still alive?" Li Qingluo said in surprise.
"Nine out of ten." Chu Lu Ren didn't say it was too fatal.
"How could it be...how could it be...his martial arts are invincible in the world, how could he be harmed by his enemy?" Li Qingluo stood up and walked around twice, then looked at Chu Luren with a little doubt.
"Hehe, from what I know, the enemy is his direct disciple Ding Chunqiu!" Chu Lu Ren said, and observed Li Qingluo carefully.
After all, in the revised version of the original work, there are many settings that destroy the three views, such as Ding Chunqiu being Li Qingluo's adoptive father...
But judging from Li Qingluo's reaction, it's really good to just listen to the revised version.
"Xingxiu Old Monster? That evil villain is actually my father's disciple?" Li Qingluo had also heard of the name of Xingxiu Old Monster, but she didn't have any further impression of him. It seemed that she didn't know about the private affairs between Ding Chunqiu and her mother.
"This is ridiculous... Where is my father? I will gather all the people and bring my father back first, and then chop that old monster from the Star Constellation into pieces and use it as fertilizer for the flowers!" Li Qingluo said in a very charming manner.
Chu Lu Ren: ???
Ding Chunqiu, Madam Li wants you to be fertilizer for the flowers!
"Ahem, calm down, Madam... I'm afraid Ding Chunqiu is not someone that Granny Yan and her ilk can handle." Chu Lu Ren remembered that the strongest force in Mantuo Villa was just a few old ladies trained by Li Qingluo using the secret book in the Jade Cave.
It would be fine to hunt down the love rival, but to tease Ding Chunqiu?
Although Mantuo Villa usually acts in a domineering manner, they only focus on keeping it secret. Outsiders do not know about the affairs of Langhuan Jade Cave, and Murong Villa is protecting them, so no one comes to provoke them.
Li Qingluo really thought that Mantuo Villa was so powerful in the martial arts world, but she was also lacking in her mind...
Well, considering her similar appearance to Li Qiu Shui, Ding Chunqiu probably wouldn't dare to do anything to her. But it would be foolish to think of using Ding Chunqiu as fertilizer for flowers.
After hearing what Chu Luren meant, Li Qingluo did not get angry. Instead, she frowned and thought for a while and said, "If that is really the case... do I really have to swallow my pride and beg that kid Murong Fu?"
This is why Li Qingluo suddenly realized that she still had a living father, otherwise she would never have thought of asking the Murong family for help.
Apart from this, perhaps only something like "having Duan Zhengchun all to herself" could make her give up this face.
"That's right. Even though my nephew is useless, he is at least ranked seventh on the Heavenly Ranking. Moreover, his eight sisters and eight brothers-in-law are also well-known figures in the martial arts world. It won't be a problem for them to destroy the Xingxiu Sect!" Li Qingluo hardened her heart and thought of asking for help from the Murong family, with whom she had always had a bad relationship.
As for eight sisters, eight brothers-in-law, etc., Chu Lu Ren no longer wants to complain...
That’s right, the Chu Lu people have long known that Murong Fu in this world of martial arts is not only the “Southern Murong”, but also strangely possesses some of the personality of “Murong Jiu” in The Twins of Heroes.
In this way, it is reasonable for Murong Fu to be as famous as Qiao Feng or to be ranked seventh on the Heavenly Ranking - not only are his eight sisters famous female heroes in the martial arts world, but his eight brothers-in-law are also descendants of disciples from major sects or martial arts families...
If they really unite, the momentum will be quite big!
And when thinking in this way, Murong Bo seemed to be very down-to-earth, and it was obvious that his daughter was marrying someone who was going to do great things.
"Murong Fu? Madam should know the background and intentions of the Murong family. But would Murong Fu become an enemy of a martial arts giant just for a word from you ?" Chu Lu Ren knew that Murong Fu had always been a beacon of opposition in the original work.
"This..." Li Qingluo hesitated for a moment after hearing this. It seemed that she had also noticed this.
But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the study.
"You are so rude! Why are you slandering my cousin? Mom! Don't believe him!"
A girl who looked about 70% like Li Qingluo, but younger, pushed the door open and walked in...
