Cen Xi never expected that a young master and a young lady would be willing to follow her.
Forget it, let's just consider it doing a good deed. It's better to follow her; at least she can protect them.
"Master, I, Bai Ze, swear that I will always serve you as my master. Could you teach me superior martial arts? I want to avenge my mother and all the Bai family members!"
Having just witnessed Cen Xi kill the assassin Fang Yiniang hired in the martial arts world in just a few moves, he guessed that the person in front of him must be very skilled.
He asked for nothing else but to get rid of Lu Muran and that Aunt Fang before he died.
"Alright! I don't have anything else on me, but I do have seven or eight martial arts manuals. When we get to the next town, I'll let you choose whichever you like."
The reason why the Hidden Sect is such a powerful entity is largely due to its patriarch, who once plundered the entire martial arts world.
At that time, almost all the advanced martial arts manuals were gathered in the Hidden Sect.
Although Emperor Taizu took away most of the books from the library, he still left behind quite a few.
Cen Xi spent a year in the Hidden Sect, and apart from not learning the art of divination and fortune-telling, he dabbled in everything else.
She also has a hobby: she often likes to go to the library to browse through the books.
She has a photographic memory, so she can easily memorize seven or eight martial arts manuals.
"Yes! Thank you, Master!"
Bai Ze was overjoyed.
"Let's go! As for the Bai family's grudges, I'll see if I have a chance to settle them when I go down the mountain. If I do, I'll take care of your father and that Aunt Fang as well."
Cen Xi's favorite thing is to settle scores on the spot; the idea that "a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years" doesn't exist for her.
unless…
There's no unless... even if you can't beat her, you'll still scheme to trap her.
"No! I appreciate your kindness, Master. I want to avenge the Bai family myself. One day, I will make my father kowtow and apologize at my mother's grave."
Bai Ze's eyes were stubborn, filled with boundless hatred.
"Fine, you can decide your own family matters."
Cen Xi glanced at him, then mounted her horse and prepared to leave the grove.
After walking for a while, Cen Xi saw the brother and sister following behind on foot, panting heavily. Only then did she remember that their horse seemed to have been killed by the assassins.
So she reined in the horse to stop it, picked up the little girl, and sat her down next to her.
He said to Bai Ze, "You have martial arts skills, so use your inner strength to protect yourself as you walk. I'll lead your sister ahead and walk slowly. When we reach the next town, I'll buy each of you a horse."
"Yes, Master!"
Bai Ze nodded in agreement and continued running behind Cen Xi's horse.
After six days of walking, Cen Xi and the Bai siblings finally arrived at the foot of the Hidden Gate.
After buying a bunch of children's toys, she entered the Hidden Gate that very night.
"Brother, is Mother really not our mother?"
When Cen Xi went up the mountain, she overheard her adopted daughter, Xiao Yu, repeatedly asking Liu Jiuyi if she was her biological mother.
"Yes, I've asked you this eight hundred times already. If you don't believe me, you can go to the hall and ask our grandmaster."
Liu Jiuyi replied impatiently.
"Where did our mother go? Why didn't she want us anymore?"
Little Fish's eyes were brimming with tears. Ever since her grandmaster told her that her mother wasn't her biological mother, she had cried countless times.
"I don't know either!"
To be honest, Xiao Jiuyi didn't expect this outcome either. He originally thought it was a female ghost possessing his mother's body.
As it turned out, the grandmaster said that her mother's body belonged to that woman. Now, a year has passed, and he hasn't made a fuss anymore. The woman wrote a letter saying that she had never consummated her marriage with her father and that she was still a virgin.
He didn't believe it. She must have met some other man outside and didn't want him and Xiaoyu anymore, so she made up this excuse.
Hmph! If she doesn't want it, then so be it. Anyway, she's not his biological mother. If they meet again, he will definitely not acknowledge her.
As Liu Jiuyi was thinking this, her vision suddenly blurred, and she actually saw that woman.
"Little fish, Mommy is back. Come and give me a hug. Mommy brought you lots and lots of good things."
Seeing the little girl crying so sadly, Cen Xi felt a pang of pain in her heart and swiftly pulled Xiao Yu into her arms.
This little girl, with her teary eyes, is so endearing.
"Mommy, you're back. Little Fish missed you so much, so much."
Held in Cen Xi's arms, the little girl smiled, her tears instantly stopping. She kept snuggling into Cen Xi's embrace, snot and tears from her crying all over him.
Cen Xi looked at her dirty clothes, then at the little girl's smiling face, and felt extremely happy. This child is so good! Compared to the scheming and intrigue outside, she is so wonderful.
Cen Xi realized that she really missed this little radish.
"Come on! Let's go to our yard. Mommy will give you some good things, lots and lots of new clothes and toys."
Cen Xi rubbed her head, put her down, and then pulled her into the small courtyard where they used to live.
"Do you have an older brother? I want to wear new clothes with my brother."
Little Fish looked at her expectantly.
Cen Xi glanced at Liu Jiuyi, who was rolling her eyes, and nodded with a smile:
"Yes! You got yours, but what about your brother's? Is your mother such a biased person?"
"No, Mother is the best."
The little fish grinned like a flower.
"Hmph, Little Fish, this woman said in her letter to Master that she is not your mother, she is a virgin."
"I guess she must have fallen for some random man, just like the villagers say, and that's why she wants to abandon you and me."
Liu Jiuyi glared at Cen Xi and snorted maliciously.
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