Chapter 52

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The small town.

Yue Yuan lingered in the town for another day, taking the opportunity to have his luxurious golden robe washed. During this time, he took a leisurely stroll around the town. Previously, even when admiring the scenery on the road, it was only a fleeting glance. Now, Yue Yuan could truly appreciate the beauty of the surroundings. In Zhongnan, he had been too busy copying the Daoist scriptures to enjoy the fairy-like scenery of the Quanzhen Sect. Although he had seen many sights along the way, he had never truly stopped to appreciate them.

However, one thing that surprised Yue Yuan was that he still had a little tail following him.

The limping girl, Lu Wushuang.

Unexpectedly, Lu Wushuang was not with her cousin Cheng Ying at the inn, nor was she with the "fool" she had once admired. It seemed she had seen the resentful look in Yan Ping's eyes and, combined with Yue Yuan's earlier words about Lu Zhan yuan, or perhaps because she needed Yue Yuan's help with her martial arts, she decided to follow him.

On a forest path.

Yue Yuan walked ahead, with the limping Lu Wushuang following behind. The two of them moved through the forest, one in front of the other.

"Strange!"

"Miss Wushuang, you and your cousin Cheng Ying haven't seen each other for a long time, right? Why aren't you catching up with her at the inn, but instead..."

Turning around, after walking for a while, Yue Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"..."

Lu Wushuang's face turned slightly red at the question, but she quickly regained her composure. She stood quietly behind, looking at Yue Yuan, who had changed into a blue and white Daoist robe. Her gaze finally settled on the sleeve of Yue Yuan's robe, which had been sewn back together. After a long pause, she said, "Is that sleeve okay?"

The sleeve!

Lu Wushuang was referring to the sleeve of Yue Yuan's robe that had been torn by Li Mochou's拂尘 (fly whisk) during their encounter. When Yue Yuan took out the robe to change this morning, he realized the sleeve was torn. As a man, even if he could visualize himself as Xiang Shuai, Yue Yuan and Chu Liuxiang did not have the skill of sewing.

In desperation, he had to go downstairs and ask one of the three women who knew how to sew for help. At that moment, the limping girl immediately stood up and confidently took over the task.

However...

The entire sleeve was sewn incorrectly in her panic, twisted and knotted, and ended up looking like a caterpillar. In the end, Cheng Ying, who couldn't bear to see it, took the robe and needle from Lu Wushuang and sewed it properly.

However, through this incident, Yue Yuan saw that Lu Wushuang had a tendency to meddle, regardless of her own abilities.

"Nothing's wrong!"

Recalling the situation, Yue Yuan felt quite helpless. However, among the three women at the inn—Yan Ping, Cheng Ying, and the limping girl Lu Wushuang—only Cheng Ying truly knew how to sew. Yan Ping, a former noblewoman of the Jin Dynasty, had never had to do such tasks. Lu Wushuang, being pampered, naturally didn't know how to sew either.

Only Cheng Ying, who had been raised in the Lu family, knew how to sew, a fact that was both true and unfortunate.

"I want you to teach me the Five Toxins Secret Techniques!"

Facing Yue Yuan's gaze, Lu Wushuang's eyes darted around for a long time before finally mustering the courage to speak.

"Hmm?"

Yue Yuan was surprised. For a while, Lu Wushuang had been very eager about the Five Toxins Secret Techniques. Even though she had borrowed them and didn't fully understand them, she rarely asked Yue Yuan about them. Instead, she often asked about sword techniques or the light body techniques that Yue Yuan had promised to teach her.

But now...

It seemed she trusted him a lot more!

Rubbing his chin, Yue Yuan looked up and down at Lu Wushuang for a long time before muttering, "I'm not very skilled in poison techniques!"

"But you're better than me!"

Lu Wushuang immediately replied. She couldn't gauge Yue Yuan's true strength, but she knew he was a powerful martial artist. Among the group, Yue Yuan might be the strongest. Although she had only seen him use his skills once, that time he had displayed unparalleled light body techniques.

"Besides..."

"I only have the Five Toxins Secret Techniques!"

Lu Wushuang's voice became low as she said this.

Yue Yuan fell silent upon hearing this. He understood the meaning behind the limping girl's words. In this martial world, martial arts manuals were extremely important. Without the approval of their masters, no one would dare to privately teach martial arts, even to close friends.

Take Cheng Ying, Lu Wushuang's cousin, for example. Without Huang Yaoshi's permission, Cheng Ying would not teach Lu Wushuang any of the Peach Blossom Island techniques.

Privately teaching martial arts was a major taboo in the martial world.

Just think of the fate of Huang Yaoshi's crippled disciples.

And now, the limping girl Lu Wushuang didn't know that she and Cheng Ying would eventually learn the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra from Yang Guo. Even if Yang Guo taught them the ancient tomb sect's main techniques, it didn't mean he wasn't repaying them in some way.

Otherwise, Yang Guo wouldn't have left immediately after teaching them the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.

After much thought, Lu Wushuang realized that she could only rely on one person: Yue Yuan. Most importantly, if Yang Guo and Cheng Ying knew that Lu Wushuang wanted to learn the Five Toxins Secret Techniques, would they allow it?

Another赤练仙子 (Chili Immortal) in the martial world?

The most likely outcome would be that they would reject her request, deeming the Five Toxins Secret Techniques as evil. In Lu Wushuang's view, only the carefree and unpredictable Daoist Yue Yuan would not reject her.

Because, during their journey, Yue Yuan had once said, "Power has no inherent good or evil; it is the heart of the person that determines it."

"..."

Staring expressionlessly at Lu Wushuang, just as she thought she would be rejected, Yue Yuan nodded and said, "Alright, I'll teach you!"

"But I need to say this: I'm not very skilled in poison techniques right now!"

Even after agreeing, Yue Yuan wanted to set some boundaries to prevent Lu Wushuang from placing all her hopes on him. "But we can study together... Yes, study together!"

"Really?"

Yue Yuan's agreement made Lu Wushuang almost jump with joy. Getting guidance from such a skilled martial artist was her dream.

As for getting guidance from the Chili Immortal Li Mochou in the sect...

That was wishful thinking!

...

In the afternoon, after wandering around the mountains with Lu Wushuang, Yue Yuan finally returned to the inn in the town.

As soon as he reached the inn, he saw Yang Guo, Yan Ping, and Cheng Ying already mounted on their horses, ready to set off on a long journey.

"Huh?"

"Brother Yang, Miss Cheng, Miss Yan, what are you..."

"Cousin, Fool, Sister Yan, where are you going?"

Confused, Yue Yuan and Lu Wushuang stood in front of the three, looking up at them with puzzled expressions.

"Daoist Yue, we are heading south!"

In response to Yue Yuan's question, Yang Guo answered somewhat coldly, his gaze falling on Lu Wushuang. He said softly, "Miss Wushuang, aren't you going with your cousin?" He had wanted to call her "little wife," but after a moment's thought, he didn't dare to, fearing that it might cause more trouble. The current situation was already giving him a headache.

"Yes, Wushuang, aren't you coming with us?"

Beside him, Cheng Ying, also on horseback, asked Lu Wushuang with a serious expression. She was slightly worried about leaving Lu Wushuang with Yue Yuan.

This was a natural concern.

Although Cheng Ying had only known Yue Yuan for two days, her impression of him was that he was very carefree and unpredictable.

Could anyone who could casually give his sword to the Chili Immortal Li Mochou be any different?

"..."

"No!"

"I will go with Daoist Yue!"

To Yang Guo and Cheng Ying's surprise, Lu Wushuang refused their invitation. It was especially surprising to Yang Guo, while Cheng Ying was only slightly surprised, but her worry increased.

"Daoist Yue will teach me light body techniques!"

Finally, Lu Wushuang added, not mentioning the Five Toxins Secret Techniques at all.

Yang Guo and Cheng Ying were taken aback, then fell silent.

Yang Guo had seen Yue Yuan's light body techniques and, since he had agreed to teach Lu Wushuang, he was reassured. After all, Lu Wushuang's skills were poor, and her leg was injured. If she could improve her light body techniques, it would be beneficial.

Cheng Ying, however, couldn't offer an opinion. She was not familiar with Yue Yuan's martial skills, and this was a matter of martial arts instruction, so she couldn't interfere.

In the end, the five of them bowed to each other. Yang Guo, Yan Ping, and Cheng Ying rode off to the south, leaving Yue Yuan and Lu Wushuang alone at the inn.

South...

To Xiangyang?

What a place!

Yue Yuan's gaze returned from the three figures in the distance, and he instructed Lu Wushuang, who was standing beside him, "Rest well tonight. We'll set off for Xiangyang tomorrow."

With that, Yue Yuan walked into the inn.

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