ATPnovel 70. Lao Wuyan and Gu Duque
70. Lao Wuyan and Gu Duque
"Waiting for whom?"
No sooner had Lao Wuyan finished speaking than a purple light shot over and transformed into the figure of a one-armed old man.
"Yo, General War... Holy crap!"
The old man had clearly smelled the indescribable stench and was about to say, "General Zhan, have you fallen into a cesspool?" when he saw Lao Wuyan's condition. He immediately changed his words, "Hey, General Zhan, I'm very busy. What do you need me for?"
"Are you busy running around like a headless fly? Have you even bothered to look for Yu Renfeijing?"
"Damn it, I swear to God! I've been searching for Yu Zai all this time except for eating, drinking, and relieving myself. I've worn through more than a dozen pairs of shoes! Commander Zhan, tell me the truth, did you take Yu Zai away a long time ago? Give me a straight answer, and I'll just slit my throat and save myself from this torture."
"Prejudice in people's hearts is truly a mountain. Lonely and dejected, just how worthless am I in your eyes? You're the real scoundrel, aren't you?"
"Yes, yes, General Zhan is right. So what exactly do you want from me?"
"Let's go, we can talk as we walk. Lao Wuyan, you too, tell me about your experiences. How did you meet the Feathered People, and what happened to you?"
"What?! Girl, you've seen Yu-zai? Where's that brat?!"
"Shut up."
Lonely and boisterous, he tried to grab Lao Wuyan's shoulder, startling her. Tengxie stuck a seal on his mouth and shoved him aside.
Lao Wuyan was very curious about Teng Xie and this Gu Duque, and what their relationship was with Yu Ren Fei Jing, but she still slowly said, "It all started when I accidentally entered Jue Xian Valley..."
In Teng Xie's memory, Lao Wuyan went to find Hen Bufeng, but saw Hen Bufeng and Dao Wen reunite. She misunderstood the mother and son's interaction as Hen Bufeng being unfaithful. As for Dao Wen, she had a bad temper. Lao Wuyan was seriously injured as soon as she glared at her. Then Lao Wuyan fled and accidentally entered Jue Xian Valley.
Here, Lao Wuyan was searching everywhere for Hen Bufeng when she accidentally entered Juexian Valley.
"It was a secluded paradise that only sheltered women. The valley master, Bo Hongyan, treated me very well. Later, I discovered that there was actually a man in the valley who had been poisoned and was unconscious outside the valley. He was taken in by the valley master's eldest disciple, Qiong Jue..."
"Ughhhhhh?! (That must be Yu-zai?!)"
To make a long story short, the poison of the Awakener is extremely potent. Neither Bo Hongyan nor Lao Wuyan could completely cure it. Yu Ren's life was not in danger, but he almost lost his sight.
Not long after, Qiong Jue picked up another one, who was the very same person who had taken the love potion given to him by Lao Wuyan in order to prove his feelings to her. However, due to his promiscuous nature, the love potion took effect, causing him unbearable pain and resentment.
Bo Hongyan suppressed the love curse for her sake, saving his life.
Although the Valley of Immortals is a paradise on earth, it is also a place of complex human nature. Qiong Jue fell in love with Yu Ren, but Yu Ren was indifferent to her. Instead, he often talked with Lao Wu Yan... Yu Ren only sensed Lao Wu Yan's sadness, sympathized with her, and offered a few words of comfort.
Qiong Jue was consumed by jealousy, and then she noticed Lao Wuyan's conflicted expression as she realized she had missed her chance to meet her empress.
So Qiong Jue... drugged her master Bo Hongyan and Hen Bufeng, making them share a bed.
Then, Bo Hongyan, like an old tree in bloom, told Qiong Jue that Lao Wuyan and Hen Bufeng had a secret affair.
Without asking any questions, Bo Hongyan, in a fit of rage, disfigured Lao Wuyan and then had Hen Bufeng take Lao Wuyan away.
Then Qiongjue went to tell Yuren that Lao Wuyan had already eloped with Henbufeng.
Yu Ren sensed something was wrong and went to find Lao Wuyan, only to discover that Hen Bufeng couldn't stand Lao Wuyan's ugliness and stench and had abandoned her.
Yu Ren tried to reason with Hen Bufeng, but Hen Bufeng couldn't win the argument and resorted to violence, resulting in Yu Ren breaking both of his legs. Hen Bufeng was then picked up by Qiong Jue.
As the two fought, Qiong Jue attempted to ambush Lao Wuyan, but Yu Ren accidentally severed one of her arms.
"...Afterwards, Yu Ren went to the Valley Master to ask for my antidote. It seems that he was forced by the Valley Master and Qiong Jue to cut off his own arm in order to obtain the prescription. He then placed me in Luoxia Gudeng and went to search for medicinal herbs."
As Lao Wuyan spoke, tears streamed down her face.
"Ugh! What kind of fucking 'valley master' is this? I'll go over there and chop her and that pretty boy to pieces with one strike!"
Although Lao Wuyan concealed a lot of melodramatic content, it still almost made Gu Du Que Qi faint.
After Lao Wuyan finished telling her story, Gu Duque realized that he no longer needed to be silenced. He tore off the seal and started cursing, wishing he could rush to Juexian Valley to kill people.
But of course, his son Yu was more important, so he quickly said, "General Zhan, shall we go find Yu?"
"Yes, Tunfo Tongzi discovered he was heading to the Ice and Snow Vortex and is currently guarding him there."
"Ah, this, this, that, General War..."
Lonely Que Yi seemed to want to say something but hesitated, his constipated expression immediately puzzling Lao Wuyan.
Teng Xie then explained, "He's like this because Yu Renfei killed my former boss, who is also your future boss's former boss."
"Ah, this."
Lao Wuyan was immediately startled and worried that Tengxie would harm the Yuren.
"Don't worry, you can all rest assured. If I wanted to do anything to the Feathered Ones, would the three of us be walking together like this?"
Loneliness muttered involuntarily, "Who knows if you're a psychopath..."
"You old bastard, your words have twisted something inside me."
"No, no, no! General, it was my fault, I spoke without thinking, I deserve to be punished."
Lonely gave himself two light slaps, then said, "But are you really willing to save Yu-zai?"
"Of course, this young lady will serve me for sixty years in exchange for me healing the Feathered People. I've already agreed. You can doubt anything, but at least don't doubt my integrity."
"Ah, this."
Looking at Lao Wuyan, Gu Duque was deeply moved; this girl's feelings for Yu Zi were profound.
"Lord War General, please save this young lady too! And if you exempt her from service, I'll serve you for 120 years! As long as you don't make me chop down Yu Zai, I'll chop down whoever you tell me to! Even if I blink, I'm still that bastard Kuang Long's son!"
"You? Do you know poison arts? Do you know Gu magic? Also, you already owe me a favor. I've decided not to pursue the Yu Ren's responsibility and am even willing to save him, so you still owe me a favor. You were supposed to work for me for 120 years anyway."
"Then you can add as many years as you want, just please save this girl, I'm begging you."
Gu Duque was about to kneel before Teng Xie when Teng Xie stopped him with a burst of energy. "No need to beg," Teng Xie said, "I agree. From now on, you belong to the Demon Realm. Lao Wuyan, you no longer need to serve the Demon Realm. You only need to hand over all your knowledge."
Lonely Que immediately saluted Teng Xie, "Your subordinate obeys!"
"You bastard, you're completely insincere. Let me tell you, don't even think about slitting your throat and ending it all. If you die, I'll go after the Feathered People, and um, her too."
"How could that be? I have long admired Commander Zhan, and my respect for him is..."
"Stop right there. You lot in this cesspool all came from the same master, didn't you?"