[GL]Whose Wife Is Always Acting Pitiful? Oh, It Turns Out It’s Mine 33

Chapter 33: Yuan’an’s Background

“Master, I brought you the paintings. Look at them quickly. I’ll return them after you finish.”

“Return them?”

“…”

Zi’ang couldn’t bear it anymore and said, “Someone has already discovered that the last batch of paintings is missing. After Master finishes reading them this time, I have to take them back immediately.”

Dugu Yuan’an nodded and looked through the paintings with great interest. “You’ve worked hard. It won’t take long for me to finish reading these… half an hour.”

“Half an hour?” Zi’ang muttered. “These paintings only depict a little… why do you need half an hour?”

“What do you know? If we are to perform the Rites of Duke Zhou later, I definitely want A-Mu to… Never mind, why am I telling you this? You may withdraw.” Dugu Yuan’an’s finger lingered on the face of the woman in the painting, quickly memorizing the postures once.

Zi’ang: “Master… actually you haven’t consummated the marriage with the Young Madam yet, right?”

Dugu Yuan’an frowned. “Why are you so talkative?”

Although Zi’ang didn’t like Xue Mu very much, the fire of curiosity burned fiercely. “Master is so serious, you will definitely be able to handle the Young Madam well and make her unable to stop.”

Dugu Yuan’an was silent for a moment, then said faintly, “Did you hear that from the brothel?”

Zi’ang blushed. “Well… isn’t it because Master made me go there that I heard it…”

Dugu Yuan’an sighed. “Alright, go out. I’ll call you in later.”

She watched quietly for a while, tapping her fingers lightly on the table. Suddenly, Zi’ang’s voice came from outside the door: “Young Madam is back!”

Xue Mu’s voice also came from afar: “Why are you shouting so loud? You little girl, do you hate me that much?”

Dugu Yuan’an put away the paintings and threw them all into the wooden cabinet.

“Yuan’er!” Xue Mu burst in, beaming with joy. “Let me tell you what happened at the Xue Star Tower. It was so interesting. A Guardian Star in the tower got injured…”

She sat next to Dugu Yuan’an and recounted the story in detail. After listening, Dugu Yuan’an smiled and said, “The Snow Wind Blue Flower Pill is very precious. That Yu Qingdong actually gave you two bottles.”

“After all, my master was once a member of the Blue Wind Mountain Sect, considered Senior Martial Aunt to Yu Qingdong and the others,” Xue Mu said. “Yuan’er, today is already the ninth.”

Dugu Yuan’an reached out and tapped her cheek, saying gently, “The night of the full moon is coming. Is the Fire Poison in your body still stable?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. I don’t feel much discomfort right now.” As Xue Mu spoke, she reached out to rub Dugu Yuan’an’s knees. “Yuan’er, let’s find a way to restore the meridians in your knees together.”

Dugu Yuan’an shook her head. “How can it be that easy? Back then, that person pierced my knees with just two stones. The internal force contained in the stones exploded inside my knees, injuring the Three Yang Meridians and Three Yin Meridians of the foot.”

Xue Mu turned pale with fright. “What martial art is so vicious! You… how did you survive?”

“Just injured, not severed,” Dugu Yuan’an sighed. “If they were severed, could I still live? My parents sought experts to help treat my injuries. But even though I was saved, and the meridians in my knees weren’t severed, there was no way for internal energy to flow in again.”

Xue Mu was still terrified. “You mean, that person didn’t intend to kill you, but just wanted to cripple you, making you unable to walk or practice martial arts for the rest of your life?”

“Yes, that person had profound skills. It was impossible for them not to be able to kill me.” As Dugu Yuan’an spoke, she clenched her fists involuntarily, a trace of cold light flashing through her pitch-black eyes. “That person thought I was just a nobody, so… spared my life.”

Hearing her say this, Xue Mu’s guess was naturally confirmed. She was both shocked and suspicious. She hadn’t expected Dugu Yuan’an to really be a surviving descendant of the Yu Clan of Jin Mountain. Then how did the Dugu Manor save her…?

Could it be that Yuan’er’s mother was actually Dugu Wenxing’s mistress outside?

Dugu Yuan’an was very shrewd. Seeing the expression on Xue Mu’s face changing constantly, she said helplessly, “Are you trying to perform an opera in front of me? Changing faces so fast?”

Xue Mu was startled. “I… I…”

Dugu Yuan’an touched her face. “Come here.”

Xue Mu leaned over dazedly. Dugu Yuan’an suddenly wrapped her arms around her neck and kissed her soft lips, tasting the wine. “Did you drink?”

“Drank… drank.” Xue Mu still looked at her with an astonished gaze. “You, you know that I know you…”

“What roundabout talk are you speaking?” Dugu Yuan’an laughed. “Did you think I couldn’t see what you were thinking? Silly, how could I not see it?”

Xue Mu said dazedly, “Then are you really…?”

Dugu Yuan’an sighed. “I couldn’t lie to you even if I wanted to, could I? You were bent on probing my kung fu, wanting to know why I could learn the Soul Cold technique that helps alleviate your Fire Poison. Naturally, you would guess who that expert was, or rather, that there was no expert.”

Hearing these words, Xue Mu’s nose soured. Thinking that Dugu Yuan’an had experienced the disaster of her family’s extermination since childhood, and was crippled by villains, leaving her legs and meridians damaged, she felt only endless heartache.

She hugged Dugu Yuan’an, kissed the top of her head, and whispered, “Yuan’er, I admire you greatly for being able to live on so resolutely. Yuan’er, I will accompany you, protect you, and love you in the future. I absolutely won’t let you get hurt again!”

Dugu Yuan’an looked up, preventing her from kissing the top of her head.

“A-Mu, having you with me in this life, nothing else matters.” Dugu Yuan’an grasped Xue Mu’s wrist tightly, warmth surging in her chest, wanting only to hug Xue Mu tightly and kiss her properly.

Xue Mu, however, was thinking. She took out the Snow Wind Blue Flower Pill from her bosom and stuffed it into Dugu Yuan’an’s hand. “Yuan’er, take this and see if it helps your meridians.”

Dugu Yuan’an shook her head. “It’s useless.”

Xue Mu said anxiously, “Even if it’s useless, you have to use it. You can try it later. We will find a way eventually! By the way, what internal energy does your father use to help you alleviate it? I want to learn his internal martial art too!”

Dugu Yuan’an laughed involuntarily. “You can’t learn the internal martial art Father uses. That is the internal martial art passed down by the Dugu clan. The reason it can alleviate the Cold Poison in my body is because his skill is very deep and his internal energy is heavy. Even so, he has to be careful to disperse the Cold Poison accumulated in my knees. Learning it will only enhance the toxicity of the Fire Poison in your body.”

Xue Mu frowned deeply. Dugu Yuan’an touched her brow, feeling sweet in her heart.

“I know what you are worried about. The urgent matter is your Fire Poison, not my Cold Poison. A-Mu, let’s try these few days first, okay?”

Xue Mu nodded. “Okay. But is your Soul Cold Twelve Arts… really an internal martial art?”

Dugu Yuan’an was stunned and said, “A-Mu… did you guess it yourself?”

Xue Mu gave an “Ah,” extremely pleasantly surprised. “So it really is… really is…” She shut her mouth to prevent people outside from hearing, just grinning foolishly at Dugu Yuan’an, feeling extremely proud.

Dugu Yuan’an took her hand and kissed it.

“Madam is truly clever and intelligent.”