[GL]Whose Wife Is Always Acting Pitiful? Oh, It Turns Out It’s Mine 105

Chapter 105: Gathering Together

The Dugu family had brought their servants to the town at the foot of Huangding Mountain four or five days ago. They had booked a wing room for Xue Mu and Dugu Yuan’an early on, waiting for them to arrive. But waiting for four or five days, Dugu Yunuo and Dugu Fengxing had strolled around the town no less than twenty times. Although chivalrous warriors of the Jianghu flocked in from all directions and they heard many strange news and interesting stories, they still felt a bit bored.

“The people from the Cloud Appreciation Mountain Sect arrived two days earlier than you. The Blue Wind Mountain Sect from Guanzhong, the Snow Saint Mountain Villa from the Tibetan region, the Heavenly Silence Zen Sect from Ci Mountain in Shu, and the East He Mountain Sect from Lingnan have all arrived.” Dugu Yunuo watched Dugu Yuan’an going upstairs with double crutches and curled her lip. “Third Sister, your knee injury is a bit troublesome. Huangding Mountain is steep and dangerous. When there are many people crowding around, you will be in danger.”

Xue Mu and Diwu Miaofu went upstairs carrying bundles. Seeing Dugu Yuan’an’s double crutches tap lightly on the stairs, her body swinging forward calmly, and her feet landing on the wooden board silently, Dugu Wenxing and Dugu Huansheng knew her internal energy had increased greatly during this period, and both showed joy on their faces.

Diwu Miaofu greeted Xue Mu before entering the wing room, then sneaked off to find the people from the Cloud Appreciation Mountain Sect.

“This restaurant is the largest one in town. Many renowned orthodox sects are staying in this building.” After everyone entered the same wing room, Dugu Wenxing spoke up. “Fengxing and Yunuo searched in the town for a while but didn’t see any trace of Ruo’er.”

Xue Mu bowed and said, “Father, Mother, Yuan’er, Sister Miaofu and I traveled all the way south, but we didn’t find any trace of Mu Ruo either.”

“We sent people to the abandoned Jin Mountain. It was desolate and uninhabited, with absolutely no trace of anyone having been there.” Dugu Wenxing said, “At this grand gathering of the Jianghu, experts gather. All sects are prepared in their hearts. Although they want to snatch the long-lost martial arts secret manual, they won’t bring fatal disasters or extermination upon themselves.” Dugu Wenxing paced in the wing room. “With the lesson of the Yu Clan of Jin Mountain there, presumably when the disciples and elders of various sects fight, they will have scruples and stop at the right point.”

“If all sects stop at the right point, then is it the best outcome for a solitary Jianghu expert to take the secret manual?” Xue Mu asked.

“Before the discourse begins, the wind and clouds rise early.” Dugu Huansheng said in a deep voice, “In this situation, if an expert acts alone, they might obtain the secret manual, but they are also more easily exposed to everyone’s eyes. Not only will they become the target of suppression by various sects, but they will also be coveted by the murderer who exterminated the Yu Clan back then… Until today, many people believe that the Yu Clan of Jin Mountain suffered the calamity of extermination because they took away that ‘Burning Soul Heart Sutra’.”

Xue Mu couldn’t help asking, “I heard from Yu Qingdong, the second disciple of the Blue Wind Mountain Sect, that the ‘Burning Soul Heart Sutra’ was contributed by a sect from the Western Regions. Mother, do you know exactly what kind of martial arts secret manual that ‘Burning Soul Heart Sutra’ is?”

“That ‘Burning Soul Heart Sutra’ is said to be an Extreme Yang internal martial art that can absorb any poison and convert it into one’s own internal energy, achieving invulnerability to all poisons.” Dugu Huansheng said.

Dugu Wenxing glanced at her, somewhat surprised. “You didn’t tell me.”

“What’s the use of telling or not telling this matter?” Dugu Huansheng sighed. “I only know this much, nothing else.”

Xue Mu pondered in her heart. Converting any poison into one’s own internal energy to enhance skill sounded a bit like the mental cultivation mantra Wu Qing taught her. She suddenly had a flash of insight—Could it be that after betraying the “An Neng Chang Zai Sect(Peace Can Last Forever Sect),” Wu Qing chose to pass the Burning Soul Heart Sutra, this secret manual from the Western Regions, to the Jianghu?

“Does Mother know which strange person from the Western Regions or which strange sect from the Western Regions contributed this secret manual?” Dugu Yuan’an and Xue Mu thought of Wu Qing at the same time and pursued.

Dugu Huansheng shook her head. “I don’t know.”

Dugu Yunuo curled her lip and said, “Anyway, the whereabouts of the ‘Burning Soul Heart Sutra’ are unknown now. It must have been snatched away.”

If Dharma King Lie Sheng snatched the “Burning Soul Heart Sutra” and was killed after returning to the Western Regions, then whose hands did the Heart Sutra fall into? Wu Qing knew the appearance of Dharma King Lie Sheng’s death. Did he discover that Dharma King Lie Sheng snatched the Heart Sutra and killed him, or—was it the traitor of the Yu Clan mentioned by Yuan’er?

Everyone chatted for a long time but couldn’t find a clue, so they stopped looking. Xue Mu and Dugu Yuan’an had mentioned Dharma King Lie Sheng to Dugu Huansheng before. Dugu Huansheng had never heard of this person’s name either, and felt extremely remorseful for not being able to attend the Discourse on the Dao Conference back then. If she had been present, wouldn’t she have gotten some clues instead of running around like a headless fly now?

Things having come to this, Xue Mu and Dugu Yuan’an rested quietly in the wing room. Dugu Yunuo’s voice rang outside the door, saying she wanted to take them downstairs for a stroll. The two looked at each other and smiled, deciding to enjoy the short time together. Dugu Yunuo shouted a few times, seeing no response, snorted loudly, and went downstairs by herself.

“When we really get to Huangding Mountain, I don’t want to go to the town to make friends with those famous people of the Jianghu at all.” Xue Mu held Dugu Yuan’an, rubbing her knees for her. Seeing the bruises had faded a lot again, she leaned down happily and kissed them again.

Dugu Yuan’an smiled watching her extremely cherishing movements, feeling sweet in her heart. She laughed, “Didn’t you always want to come out?”

“I wanted to come out when I was young. Now that I have a family, I’ve become steady,” Xue Mu said.

“We’ve only been married for more than three months, and there are no babies between us to raise.” Dugu Yuan’an shook her head. “Roaming in the Jianghu is also a wonderful pleasure. I want to see you smile, not see you stay at home depressed and unhappy all the time.”

Xue Mu patted her knees gently, raising her eyebrows. “If I roam the Jianghu and recognize ten sworn sisters, a hundred sworn brothers, a thousand sworn elder brothers, and ten thousand sworn elder sisters, I’m afraid you will be jealous every moment. Until you stand in the garden, the smell of vinegar on your body can smoke away the bees, wilt the flowers, and blind people’s eyes, making them pinch their noses and sneeze every day.”

“Saying this, you are deliberately retort against me.” Dugu Yuan’an snorted.

Xue Mu said, “Then I won’t retort against you. I’ll kiss your knees.”

Dugu Yuan’an laughed involuntarily, bending her legs and hugging them herself, not letting her touch. “Don’t want you to kiss.”

“Only you are allowed to kiss me, but I’m not allowed to kiss you? You are too domineering.” Xue Mu tilted her head and looked at her with a beaming smile, only feeling that Yuan’er in front of her was so cute, wanting to swallow those smooth and tender cheeks in one bite.

Dugu Yuan’an felt a bit unnatural under her wanton scrutiny and said annoyed, “Go practice kung fu properly. Don’t tease me here.”

Xue Mu laughed loudly, actually finding it novel. “So you think I’m teasing you.”

Dugu Yuan’an flicked her forehead gently and said, “I’m going to channel energy. Go cool off yourself.”

Xue Mu was stunned for a moment, thinking: If I want to cool off, wouldn’t it be wonderful to hold you and cool off? Then she thought again: Alright, so she’s telling me to go away (literally: go wherever it’s cool)!

Hmph, this woman!