"Old Zhang, when are you coming back?"
Zhang's mother, carrying her luggage, asked Cen's mother for leave, saying she needed to go home for a few days.
"About half a month, it's not far away," Zhang's mother replied.
"Actually, it's fine if you don't go. The girls in our building don't necessarily have to..."
Mrs. Zhang waved her hand, interrupting her, and said...
"But other things, hurry up and learn them. I don't know what's going on in Long'er's head all day, she tries to learn everything. Look how angry she made her father yesterday! What kind of little girl fights like that?"
"Isn't having you and me enough? You teach her external martial arts, and I'll teach her the inner cultivation methods. How about we become a female knight-errant in the martial arts world someday?"
"Then why don't we all learn together? With all that strength from taking those elixirs, what's the point if we don't practice martial arts? We're just idling around anyway. I'll go home and find a few masters to bring back. Ah Cen, you can arrange accommodations for them then."
Mrs. Cen nodded and said
"Then go and come back soon, and be careful. These next few days, the kitchen..."
"I've arranged everything. Er Ya can do almost anything now. Just make sure she doesn't learn those thuggish moves from Long Er. You keep an eye on her at home."
Zhang's mother was shocked by Huo Xiaolong's mad dog-like beating that day, and she felt a little embarrassed.
In all honesty, Zhang Bixia has been a prominent figure in the martial arts world for twenty years. She has been diligently studying and practicing since childhood. Although she is a bit tall, apart from some setbacks in her marriage, everything else has gone smoothly for her.
Her father was the leader of the martial arts alliance, and he was forcing her to get married, which is why she came to the border town to hide and pressure him into marriage.
Huo Xiaolong, after all, was her goddaughter.
According to seniority, she's the granddaughter of the martial arts alliance leader, yet the granddaughter of the martial arts alliance leader is acting without any martial ethics.
Then the little girl even taught her apprentice!
When Er Ya uses that move, it's even more lethal, not only striking the upper and lower body but also launching a sneak attack from behind.
Use almost anything that's dirty
She simply couldn't save face.
Go home and beg your father. With his connections, he can get her a few martial arts instructors—all sorts of schools and styles. Even the girls from the brothel can learn together; they're just idling around anyway. We can't let Long'er suffer alone, can we? Sharing is better than keeping it to yourself.
And so, Zhang Mama from Fengyue Tower returned to Biluo Villa.
Inside the villa, an elderly man with a black beard finished a set of punches and stopped. The butler beside him quickly handed him a handkerchief and said...
"Master, the second young lady is back."
After hearing this, the old man with the black beard threw the handkerchief on the ground and angrily said...
"That rebellious daughter actually knows how to come back?! Does she even know how much her mother has sacrificed for her all these years...?"
Halfway through the conversation, a lady with slightly graying hair lifted her skirt and ran towards the main gate of the manor.
"My Bixia is back! My lord, why don't you go and greet our daughter?"
After saying that, she grabbed the man and ran away.
Zhang, the leader of the alliance, was quite angry. His daughter had been away from home for ten years, only sending letters home every few months to let them know she was safe, and never coming back to see her parents.
Why are they forcing her to get married? Aren't they just afraid she'll be left destitute in her old age?
How can a girl not have someone to rely on?
"Father, Mother"
Zhang Bixia knelt down and kowtowed to the two elderly people.
"The daughter is unfilial"
The woman quickly pulled her daughter up, repeatedly saying, "My son is suffering," and led her back to the main hall, leaving Zhang, the leader of the alliance, alone at the door in the wind.
"Mother, I've come back this time because I need your help."
Zhang Bixia took a sip of tea and hurriedly said
"You don't even know how to come home if you have nothing to do!"
The black-bearded man glared at his daughter, who hadn't changed much in the past ten years. He had thought she would suffer a lot after leaving them, but she had taken good care of herself and didn't seem to have aged at all; she looked almost the same as when she left home in her twenties.
Little did he know that Zhang's mother's body had recently been nourished by the spiritual spring, otherwise she would have been covered in hidden injuries.
Zhang Bixia didn't look at her father, but turned to her mother and said...
"Mother, could you help me find a few skilled martial arts masters, preferably from various schools and sects?"
"Who wants to learn this? It's not hard to find people, it's just that it will take them a few days to get here."
Zhang Bixia nodded and said
"Then I'll wait at home for a few days."
"Hmph! You still have the nerve to go home?" Leader Zhang said to his daughter in an annoyed tone.
"Zhang Heng! If you keep talking sarcastic remarks, get out of here! Our daughter has finally come home, can't you say something nice?"
After saying that, the woman took Zhang Bixia's hand again and said...
"Bixia, are you leaving again after you come back this time?"
The old woman in front of her was very careful. Her mother had always been in good health, but some gray hairs had appeared at her temples.
Zhang Mama of the brothel felt a little sorry for her.
"Come on, Mother, I've taken on an apprentice and adopted a goddaughter. She's incredibly clever and adorable; you'll definitely like her."
The old woman said, her eyes glistening with tears.
"Then I'll go with you, and you can take me to see my granddaughter too."
She stroked Zhang's mother's hair and continued speaking.
"My son has suffered so much outside; it's all my fault. Your parents will never force you again."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Bixia could no longer hold back the grievances she had accumulated over the years, and she and her mother embraced and wept bitterly.
If she weren't afraid of gossip from people in the martial arts world, why would she have left home for so many years?
The leader of the martial arts alliance has an old maid who can't get married. She can't bear to see her parents being gossiped about behind their backs.
Her parents lived an upright and honest life.
It can't be because of her
Suffering from all sorts of things
She misses home too.
But she really didn't want to get married.
Why should women be obligated to get married?
Why should her parents have to be subservient to the families they're considering marrying, just because she's tall and strong?
She didn't want to
As Zhang, the leader of the alliance, looked at the mother and daughter, his eyes involuntarily reddened.
He misses his daughter too.
He was wrong
But this apology
He just couldn't bring himself to do it.
Unable to say it
"I made your favorite pork ribs, come and eat in a bit."
After saying this, Leader Zhang left.
"Your dad just can't bring himself to be rude to you. He's missed you terribly all these years."
Zhang Bixia smiled knowingly. She was no longer that impetuous young girl, and she tried to speak her mind as much as possible.
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