It should be noted that Wang Yuyan was in her own room at this time.
Even after living in this room for more than ten years, this was the first time Wang Yuyan had discovered that there was such a hidden compartment in her room.
After moving the table and standing on it to take the wooden box down, Li Qingluo, supported by Wang Yuyan, got down.
Looking at the wooden box on the table, Wang Yuyan couldn't help but ask, "Why did Mother set up such a hidden compartment in my room?"
Hearing Wang Yuyan's question, Li Qingluo sneered, "Last year, the Hundred Fragrance Meridian Pill in my room was stolen by Murong Fu. If I hadn't been more careful back then, I'm afraid Murong Fu would have already entered the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm by now."
Upon hearing the voice, Wang Yuyan said, "My cousin is an upright person. He would never do such a thing as stealing in secret. There must be a misunderstanding."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingluo said with a face full of disdain: "That Murong Fu had already reached the peak of the Grandmaster realm when he was thirty years old, but he failed to break through for the next three years and suffered many hidden injuries. Anyone who knows a little about martial arts knows that Murong Fu will probably find it difficult to make any further breakthroughs in his life."
"But less than half a month after the Hundred Fragrance Meridian Pill in my room was stolen two years ago, Murong Fu advanced from the Grandmaster Realm Perfection to the Great Grandmaster Realm Early Stage. With so many martial arts classics recorded in your mind, do you really think that Murong Fu's breakthrough was due to a long period of accumulation?"
Upon hearing the voice, Wang Yuyan opened her mouth, but ultimately remained silent.
Seeing Wang Yuyan's pathetic state, Li Qingluo sighed again.
"What do you know? Of all the men you've ever met, only Murong Fu has ever been. You've never met anyone else. How would you know anything about love?"
Wang Yuyan asked in confusion, "But Yuyan has been with her cousin since childhood. They are childhood sweethearts. Doesn't that count as love?"
In response to Wang Yuyan's words, Li Qingluo sneered: "True love is something that makes people yearn for day and night, something that can make people risk their lives, something that can make everything else in the world fade away and only that one person catches their eye. The bitterness, spiciness, sourness, and sweetness involved are not so simple."
After a pause, Li Qingluo suddenly said with a look of reminiscence, "You are still young. For a woman, if she entrusts herself to the wrong person, it will be a painful thing for her whole life."
"That Murong Fu is ambitious but petty and narrow-minded. How could he be worthy of you?"
"Rather than handing you over to Murong Fu, it would be better to marry you to that young master Zhao. At least in terms of appearance, Murong Fu is no match for you."
Hearing Li Qingluo's words, Wang Yuyan subconsciously wanted to refute them.
But when she thought of Chu Qinghe's appearance in the tea garden earlier, Wang Yuyan found it difficult to refute him and didn't know what to say for a moment.
After all, the facts were undeniable, and given Wang Yuyan's personality, she couldn't bring herself to say that Murong Fu was more handsome than Chu Qinghe.
Going against one's conscience is not the same as this kind of depravity.
Seeing Wang Yuyan like this, Li Qingluo gently shook her head.
Li Qingluo was heartbroken over love, and Wang Yuyan herself was unable to cultivate, so she never allowed Wang Yuyan to leave Mantuo Manor from childhood to adulthood.
The entire Mantuo Manor was inhabited by women, and the only men Wang Yuyan had seen in the past ten years were Murong Fu and a few of his subordinates.
Over time, Wang Yuyan came to believe that their childhood friendship was love.
However, considering that Chu Qinghe and the others were still waiting outside, Li Qingluo did not dwell on the topic.
After opening the wooden box, two other boxes, one large and one small, were revealed inside.
After removing the two-inch-sized box, Li Qingluo opened a smaller box inside, revealing a thumb ring made of a special material that was the color of ancient jade but also had a metallic luster under the light.
This thumb ring is further adorned with three gemstones of different colors in different positions, giving it an exceptionally luxurious appearance.
After taking out the thumb ring, Li Qingluo put it directly on Wang Yuyan's right thumb.
"This is the Three Treasures Ring, the token of the deputy sect leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect. It is made of the same material as the sect leader's token, the Seven Treasures Ring. It originally belonged to your maternal grandmother. After you take this to the Valley of the Deaf and Mute, when Su Xinghe sees this ring, he will take you to find your maternal grandfather. At that time, with his centuries of cultivation, he will surely be able to resolve your Seven Yin Meridians."
When Wang Yuyan learned that she actually had a maternal grandfather, she was stunned.
After a few moments, Wang Yuyan, who had come to her senses, couldn't help but ask, "Since Grandpa is still alive, and Mother, you also know that Grandpa is in the Valley of the Deaf and Mute, why have you never mentioned this matter all these years?"
Li Qingluo sneered, "What's the point of mentioning a man who abandons his wife and children?"
But Li Qingluo clearly had no intention of saying much about this. After pondering for a moment, her expression softened and she said, "You know about what happened to Yun Zhonghe today. If it weren't for the fact that Young Master Zhao and the others happened to be in Mantuo Manor today, I don't need to say what would have happened to you after you were kidnapped by Yun Zhonghe."
"In such a world, without strength, one can only be at the mercy of others. For a beautiful woman, it is even more tragic if she has only looks but no strength. So after you go to the Free and Unfettered Sect and your Seven Yin Meridians are healed, you must find a way to learn the Heaven-rank martial art of my Free and Unfettered Sect, the Northern Darkness Divine Art, from your maternal grandfather."
"As long as you can learn this 'Northern Darkness Divine Art', even at your current age, you will at least become a Grandmaster in the future."
"Zhao Shanhe's identity is not simple. The two girls beside him should be Yaoyue, the first palace master, and Lianxing, the second palace master, of Yihua Palace, a top power in the Ming Dynasty. Stay close to them, speak less, and be sure not to anger them."
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