Chapter 28

"Actually... there is no such thing as a Nanhaimon Nun in this world, nor has there ever been a story of a nun saving someone, Lady Guo, don't you think so?" Upon hearing Jiang Chen ask this question, Huang Rong's face changed drastically, and she was inwardly alarmed: Could it be that Jiang Chen has come here to sow discord?

Everyone stared at Huang Rong's face, and seeing her shocked expression, they believed Jiang Chen's words even more. Yang Guo was even more shocked and was about to question the matter when Jiang Chen continued, "Since there is no Nanhaimon Nun in this world, I naturally cannot be her friend. However, fortunately, there is Lady Guo. Yang Brother, you owe a lot to Lady Guo for being able to see Miss Long again. So, you should thank Lady Guo after everything is over."

Hearing this, Yang Guo's shock turned to joy. He had thought he would never see her again, but now, hearing Jiang Chen's words, he realized that his sixteen years of devoted waiting had not been in vain. Huang Rong's newly formed conclusion was immediately overturned, and she didn't know what to think, so she could only wait silently for what would come next.

"Good people naturally have heaven's protection. Although the Nanhaimon Nun could not save Miss Long, heaven did save her. The one who saved Yang Brother was Lady Guo. You should be happy with this outcome," Jiang Chen said with a smile. "Yang Brother, if you want to see Miss Long, set out for the Valley of Absolute Affection tomorrow."

Everyone was puzzled, but Yang Guo was extremely excited.

"Why the Valley of Absolute Affection? Why go there? Could it be that Long'er is in the Valley of Absolute Affection?" Yang Guo spoke incoherently, "I've been there many times in recent years and couldn't find Long'er. Brother Jiang, are you lying to me? No, you know so much, it must be Long'er who told you. How has she been these years? How do you know?"

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "I haven't seen Miss Long, nor do I know her, but I can confidently say that she is now in the Valley of Absolute Affection. To explain, let me start from a month or two ago."

Everyone understood his meaning and listened intently. Jiang Chen continued, "Not long ago, I had a battle with Dharma King Jinlun in Wancheng. I felt his martial arts were very powerful. Although I won by luck this time, it would be difficult to win again if we met next time. So, I decided to find a divine weapon to break his golden wheel. Fortunately, I remembered that there was a record in my sect's classics that the sword master Dugu, who was invincible in the world, had set up a sword tomb deep in a valley outside Xiangyang. So, I went to look for it."

"Ah!" Hearing this, Yang Guo couldn't help but exclaim. Seeing everyone's attention focused on him, he laughed, "To be honest, most of my martial arts skills also come from that sword tomb. The black iron sword I used in the past was one of the treasures buried in the sword tomb by Senior Dugu."

Everyone now knew the origin of the black iron sword. Jiang Chen then took off the sword on his back and said with a smile, "This sword is the one I found in the sword tomb. It was used by the young Dugu Qiubai. It can cut through iron like butter and is invincible. I named it 'Pojin' (Gold Breaker)."

Guo Xiang immediately clapped her hands and laughed, "Brother Jiang, naming the sword Pojin is perfect for breaking the golden wheel of that bad guy, Dharma King Jinlun." Everyone agreed and couldn't help but smile.

"Cough, cough..." Jiang Chen cleared his throat and said, "After obtaining Pojin, I also found Dugu Senior's sword manual and found a place to practice. Once my sword skills were perfected, I left the mountain. Coincidentally, I encountered a group of Yuan soldiers transporting supplies, so I killed them all."

"Brother Jiang, you did well," Guo Pulu praised immediately. Guo Xiang couldn't help but ask, "You killed them all?"

"Of course, I killed them all," Jiang Chen said with a smile. "At that time, I learned that the Yuan army was about to invade the south, so I decided to patrol the area for a few hundred miles. By chance, I arrived at the Valley of Absolute Affection." He had originally intended to go there, but he couldn't say that now. "I had heard the story of Yang Brother and Miss Long, so I wanted to go into the valley to see. Who would have thought that I would find something in the valley. Can you guess what it was?"

"What was it?" Guo Pulu asked curiously.

Guo Xiang immediately patted his head and scolded, "You're so stupid. It must be Sister Yang." She then eagerly asked Jiang Chen, "Brother Jiang, did you really meet Sister Yang?"

"Naive girl," Huang Rong said with a smile. "Didn't Brother Jiang just say he hadn't seen Miss Long and hadn't met her in the Valley of Absolute Affection?"

Seeing Yang Guo's anxiousness, Jiang Chen didn't want to keep him in suspense for too long. He took out a white handkerchief from his pocket and laid it on the table, spreading it out. On the handkerchief lay several bees that had been dead for a long time. These bees were much larger than ordinary bees. He picked one up and handed it to Yang Guo, saying with a smile, "Yang Brother, look at the words on the bee's wings."

"How can there be words on a bee's wings?" Yang Guo was puzzled. He saw that the bee in Jiang Chen's hand indeed had words on its wings. Looking closely, the right wing had the words "Valley Bottom" and the left wing had "I am in." Each word was as small as a grain of rice, but the strokes were clear, clearly made with a very fine needle.

Everyone gathered around and examined each bee one by one. They saw that the words were indeed on the wings, and they were all very curious.

Yang Guo was moved and kept muttering, "Valley Bottom, I am in. Valley Bottom, I am in." After repeating it a few times, he suddenly had a flash of insight, "Ah, that means I am in the Valley of Absolute Affection. Who is in the Valley of Absolute Affection? Could it be Long'er?" His heart raced, and he quickly turned to Jiang Chen and asked, "Brother Jiang, did you really get these bees from the Valley of Absolute Affection?"

"That's right," Jiang Chen said with a smile. "At first, I was also very puzzled and didn't know who was in the Valley of Absolute Affection. But at that time, I was busy attacking Yuan soldiers, and the valley was too deep to go down easily. I saw smoke rising from the valley bottom, so I knew the person was safe and left. I originally planned to rescue the person after defeating the Yuan army. That night, when I saw Yang Brother's shadow in the temple of Yang Taifu, I suddenly remembered this. Reflecting on the past, I deduced that the person in the valley was most likely Miss Long. I wanted to call out to Yang Brother, but he left too quickly, and I couldn't catch up."

"Ah!" Yang Guo couldn't help but slap himself. "Yang Guo, Yang Guo, you think you're smart, but you missed the chance to reunite with Long'er because of your arrogance. You... you're a big fool." As he spoke, he raised his hand to hit himself again.

"Yang Brother, don't!" Guo Xiang quickly grabbed his arm and said, "Yang Brother, it's not your fault."

"People say that fate plays tricks on us, but in fact, fate is the fairest. Everything in life is a matter of choice." Jiang Chen suddenly asked, "Yang Brother, do you think I'm lying to you?"

"Given that you know about the Dugu flowers, I believe you're not lying." Yang Guo bowed deeply and said sincerely, "When I meet Long'er, I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life." With that, he prepared to leave.

Guo Xiang couldn't help but ask, "Yang Brother, are you leaving now?"

Yang Guo said, "Now that I know where Long'er is, I can't wait to see her. I feel it's already too late to leave now."

Jiang Chen said, "Yang Brother, I know you're eager to find Miss Long, but I hope you can promise me one thing before you go."

"Anything to find Long'er, I will agree to it." Yang Guo responded generously. His words had a deeper meaning: if he couldn't find her, he would end his life in the Valley of Absolute Affection.

"Actually, even without me, you would have met her eventually." Jiang Chen sighed. "Let me be a bit despicable this time. I know you and Miss Long have a deep bond. If you find her, you will want to retire from the martial world. But I have a request: help lift the siege of Xiangyang first. I know you have done a lot for Xiangyang, but with you, Xiangyang can be defended."

Yang Guo was surprised and said, "Oh, Brother Jiang, you're too kind. But I promise you, once I find Long'er, I will come to help defend Xiangyang. However, I don't have Uncle Guo's courage to live and die with Xiangyang. If Xiangyang can't be defended, I will choose to leave."

"Yang Brother, your promise is enough. With your promise, Xiangyang will definitely be defended," Jiang Chen said confidently.

"Goodbye." Without further ado, Yang Guo leaped away into the darkness, leaving Guo Xiang in shock...

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