Chapter 72 Granny Jin Hua
After Zhou Zhiruo and Zhu'er had rested, Xiu learned the details of the incident from them.
On Bright Peak, Zhang Wuji exposed Cheng Kun's true identity as Yuan Zhen and revealed the decades-old feud between the Golden-Haired Lion King and Cheng Kun. He also pointed out that the attack on Bright Peak was Cheng Kun's conspiracy.
Master Kongzhi also came out and confirmed the authenticity of Cheng Kun's identity.
However, the six major sects and the Ming Cult had a long-standing feud, and they were unwilling to retreat so abruptly. In the end, they agreed to withdraw their troops first and settle their scores after Zhang Wuji brought Xie Xun back.
At the same time, Abbess Miejue also demanded that Xie Xun hand over the Dragon-Slaying Saber. She would then reveal the secret of the saber before all the heroes of the world.
After much deliberation, Zhang Wuji finally agreed to the condition. The six major sects and the Ming Cult had thus reluctantly reached a reconciliation.
"On our way back to Emei, we were ambushed. My master discovered from their armor that our attackers were Yuan soldiers."
"In order to protect the Nine Yin Manual, my master secretly gave me the manual to help me break through the encirclement. Knowing that my martial arts skills were insufficient, he sent me with the Nine Yin Manual to seek your help. Please escort me to Wudang Mountain for assistance."
"I see. I was cultivating my sword in Kunlun before, so it's possible that you knew where I lived."
"It was just unfortunate that I happened to be out at that time."
Zhou Zhiruo nodded: "Yes."
"You have no idea how desperate I was at that time. Fortunately, I met Zhu'er. She knew that we were on good terms with you, so she stepped forward to help me fight off the people who were chasing me."
"But there were just too many people chasing us. We were simply overwhelmed and had no choice but to go on the run."
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he nodded: "Don't worry, I just returned from Shaolin Temple. I've already figured out the identities of the people who kidnapped the six major sects. They are from the Prince of Runan's mansion."
"At this time, Zhang Wuji, the leader of the Ming Cult, has already led other Ming Cult masters to Dadu to rescue them. We don't need to go to Wudang Sect again; we can go directly to Dadu."
Hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo bit her lip; "My master is stubborn and I'm afraid she won't be willing to accept the Ming Cult's favor."
Having shared his extraordinary experiences and interactions with Abbess Miejue, he knew Zhou Zhiruo's personality very well. He chuckled and patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, I'm here for you."
She then winked playfully at Zhou Zhiruo: "Don't underestimate my abilities. Even without the Ming Cult, I can single-handedly break through the Prince of Runan's mansion and rescue Abbess Miejue and the others."
Zhou Zhiruo hesitated. She had indeed witnessed Xiu Chu's extraordinary abilities and knew that she was highly skilled in martial arts, but was it a bit too confident for her to single-handedly break through the Runan Prince's Mansion?
She hesitated before speaking, "Are we really not going to ask the Wudang Sect for help? Although Master Zhang of Wudang is over a hundred years old, he can still be considered the number one martial arts master in the world today. With his help, we will have a much better chance of rescuing the others."
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he shook his head: "You said it yourself, Master Zhang is over a hundred years old. It's not appropriate for him to be bothered."
He patted Zhou Zhiruo on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I wouldn't joke about something like this. If I say I'm confident I can rescue Abbess Miejue and the others, then I definitely have a way. Just wait for your master to come back and reunite with you."
“If all else fails, we can split up. I’ll find a friend to escort you to the Wudang Sect. He’s a martial arts master, so he’ll be more than capable of escorting you. I can go to Dadu alone to rescue Abbess Miejue and the others.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo quickly shook her head.
"No need, I trust you. I'll go to Dadu with you."
"Dadu? What are you going to Dadu for?"
Just then, Zhu'er pushed the door open and entered. Hearing Zhou Zhiruo's words, she asked curiously.
"Aren't we going to ask the Wudang Sect for help?"
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, Zhu'er explained briefly, and nodded: "In that case, I'll go with you."
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she asked with some surprise, "What are you going there for?"
"Can't I go find Zhang Wuji?"
Show off your amazing experience and immediately surrender: "Okay, okay, whatever you say is okay."
Having made their decision, the three of them did not delay any longer and immediately set off for Dadu.
However, this journey was destined to be anything but peaceful.
They encountered more than a dozen waves of attacks. Although each wave was repelled by a miraculous encounter and provided her with generous loot rewards, she still felt something was amiss.
"Since the Yuan soldiers' goal is to capture the leaders of the six major sects, and Abbess Miejue has already been captured, why are they still relentlessly pursuing you, their lucky disciple who escaped?"
Zhou Zhiruo's eyes flashed: "Could it be that you've come for the Nine Yin Manual?"
"But the Nine Yin Manual was secretly given to me by my master, and no one else knows about it. My master has a stubborn personality, and it's impossible for him to reveal this information. I really can't understand why they are chasing me?"
As she spoke, a possibility came to mind, and Zhou Zhiruo's face turned pale instantly.
"Could it be that Master has already fallen victim to the Yuan soldiers' poisonous attacks?"
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he also sensed something was wrong and was about to say a few words to comfort Zhou Zhiruo when he saw that Zhu'er's expression had also turned very ugly.
“Perhaps these people aren’t here to kill Miss Zhou,” she bit her lip before continuing, “They’re probably here to capture me.”
Both pairs of eyes looked at Zhu'er at the same time.
"What?"
Showing off his extraordinary encounters suggests he has a relatively good understanding of Zhu'er's background, and he immediately thought of Yin Yewang, whose martial arts had been crippled.
"Could it be that Yin Yewang has woken up and is angry that you ruined his martial arts, so he sent people to hunt you down?"
Zhu'er shook her head: "It's not him, it's my mother-in-law."
"Mother-in-law?"
"I've been away for so long, I didn't expect you would still remember this old woman?"
Two voices rang out at the same time, and Xiu Chuqi turned to look at the owner of the other voice.
The newcomer was an elderly woman with gray hair, leaning on a dragon-headed cane, tilting her head and glancing sideways at Zhu'er.
Zhu'er's face turned pale, and she immediately knelt down: "I'm sorry, Grandma, I didn't mean to run away."
"I only heard that Zhang Wuji has gone missing. I was worried, so I secretly came out to find out about him while you were away. I will go back as soon as I find him."
This is the first time I've seen Zhu'er so scared. Even when facing her scumbag father, she always had a look of mixed love and hate, and never showed the slightest fear.
She looked up at the top of the old woman's head and saw the four characters "Golden Flower Granny" written on it, the name clearly visible in bright red.
After clearing so many levels, I've already accumulated some experience in finding unexpected encounters. Generally speaking, as long as you're not on opposing sides, most NPCs will have yellow names (indicating a high level of inactivity).
After a little interaction and a foundation of goodwill, they will turn into green names.
Only those who harbor murderous intent towards you or belong to the opposing faction are considered to have red names.
If someone starts with a red name and is clearly not from the opposing faction, it can only mean that they had ill intentions from the beginning and were destined to be a monster boss that comes to deliver money and loot.
Thinking of this, Xiu Chuqi reached out and helped Zhu'er up.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Seeing this, Granny Jin Hua on the opposite side did not rush to make a move, but instead glanced at Zhu'er, who had been helped up by Xiu's extraordinary encounter, with a half-smile.
"Don't say your mother-in-law didn't give you a chance. As long as you kill this friend who led you astray, your mother-in-law will forgive you."
"otherwise……"
Granny Jin Hua snorted coldly and twirled her dragon-headed cane halfway around.
"You know your mother-in-law's methods."
Before he finished speaking, a poisoned golden needle flew out of the dragon-headed cane and shot straight at Xiu Chui.
"careful!"
Spider cried out in surprise and shoved Xiu away.
It turns out that Granny Jin Hua's earlier request for Zhu'er to take action was just a ruse; the real killing move was hidden in the concealed weapon inside this dragon-headed cane.
The golden needle pierced Zhu'er's shoulder, and within moments, her face turned bluish-purple, and she was on the verge of death.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he didn't even have time to open the martial arts assistant. He hurriedly took out a bottle of dissolving powder from his backpack and forced it down Zhu'er's throat.
Seeing that Xiu Chu had turned her back to her, Granny Jin Hua naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass, and she rushed forward wielding her dragon-headed cane.
Seeing this, Zhou Zhiruo quickly drew her sword and stepped forward to block the attack from Granny Jinhua.
However, her skill was too shallow, and in just over ten moves, Granny Jin Hua seized the opportunity to send her flying.
After successfully rescuing Zhu'er, Xiu encountered a miraculous event. She caught Zhou Zhiruo, who had been knocked away, opened the martial arts assistant, and placed Zhou Zhiruo next to Zhu'er. The martial arts assistant then automatically selected the only red-named person present.
A moment later, Show, who had been pulled back by Spider, looked regretfully at Granny Golden Flower, who had only one sliver of health left.
"Can't we really kill her? With so much health, she should be considered a mini-boss."
Ignoring the strange second half of the sentence about showing off her adventure, Zhu'er spoke with a pleading expression.
"Please, I'm begging you. Just let my mother-in-law off this time."
"Although she was ruthless, I've grown up under her protection all these years. Without her, I wouldn't have survived this long. Please spare her this time, just for my sake?"
After glancing at the health bar above Granny Jin Hua's head and then at Zhu'er's pleading face, Xiuchu sighed.
"Alright then, it's just some dropped stuff, we don't have to take it."
We can't hurt our friends' feelings for a little bit of money.
After saying that, he put the dragon carp back on his back: "Then let's continue on our way."
Granny Jin Hua lay on the ground, watching the three figures leave. After coughing a few times, she suddenly raised her voice and spoke.
"Zhu'er, I know you care about Zhang Wuji, but don't you want to know the whereabouts of his godfather Xie Xun?"
Upon hearing this, the three people who had already turned to leave stopped in their tracks.
"Xie Xun?"
Show off your amazing adventures and remember this name.
She had specifically inquired beforehand and learned that the Dragon-Slaying Saber was in Xie Xun's possession.
I thought I'd have to wait until Zhang Wuji dealt with the capture of the six major sects before I could figure out how to go with him to find the Dragon-Slaying Saber. Unexpectedly, before the previous chapter was even finished, the clues came knocking right at my door.
They certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity to show off their extraordinary encounters.
Do you know where Xie Xun is?
Granny Jin Hua's eyes flashed. She had originally intended to use Zhu'er to control Zhang Wuji, then gain Xie Xun's trust and seize the Dragon-Slaying Saber. She hadn't expected this brat in front of her to also seem interested in the Dragon-Slaying Saber.
Turning his gaze to Zhu'er, he was surprised to find that she didn't seem to care about Zhang Wuji's news as much as before.
Thoughts raced through her mind, while the outside world changed in an instant. Granny Jin Hua coughed and continued speaking.
"Of course I know."
"I was just thinking that Zhu'er was so concerned about Zhang Wuji, so as soon as I heard about Xie Xun, I came out to look for this unfilial son who had run away from home."
"But I never expected that she would make such a formidable friend as you. Not only did you refuse to go home with me, you also beat me severely."
He snorted coldly, seemingly quite displeased with Zhu'er and Xiu's extraordinary encounter.
Upon hearing these words, Zhu'er could no longer hide the guilt on her face.
Seeing that she was about to fall for it, he immediately retorted loudly by showing off his extraordinary experience.
You're lying!
Whose elders would have their names turned red the first time they saw a younger friend?
"You're just taking advantage of Zhu'er's soft heart to lie to her. If you really cared about Zhu'er, why did you use a deadly move right away? And when Zhu'er was poisoned by your needle, why didn't you rush to give her the antidote? Instead, you attacked me."
"Your poison is lethal upon contact with blood. If Miss Zhou hadn't stopped you, I wouldn't have had a chance to cure Zhu'er. She would be dead by now!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu'er immediately realized what was happening.
She had grown up with Granny Jin Hua since childhood, so she naturally knew her temperament. She also understood that Xiu hadn't been wrong about her extraordinary encounter, and the light in her eyes immediately dimmed.
Zhou Zhiruo, with her keen eye, immediately noticed Zhu'er's disappointment and reached out to pat her shoulder.
Zhu'er felt a warmth in her heart, smiled at Zhou Zhiruo, and then looked up at the back of the person who had just revealed their extraordinary encounter.
"I'm not completely abandoned by everyone; I still have friends who worry about me."
Granny Jin Hua's mask of warmth was shattered by Xiu's extraordinary encounter, but she remained completely calm.
"So what?"
"After all, I, an old woman, raised her. Isn't it normal for her to return her life to me now?"
After saying that, seeing the ugly expression on Xiu Chu's face, he immediately spoke again before she could make a move.
“I know you all want to know Xie Xun’s whereabouts. I’m not afraid to tell you that only I, this old woman, know his current location. If you kill me, no one in the world will ever be able to find Xie Xun again.”
"At that time, the Dragon-Slaying Saber that has stirred up countless bloody storms will probably also disappear from the world along with him."
Showing off your serendipitous encounter, I get it.
This is a key character in the plot, and we can't kill him now.
But I silently made a mental note of it.
"Once the main storyline is complete, I'll kill you as soon as possible."
Looking at the confident Granny Golden Flower, Ka showed off his extraordinary encounter and asked, "Besides the Dragon-Slaying Saber, what other conditions do you have?"
"What?"
Grandma Jin Hua didn't react for a moment.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he was already losing patience with her and asked directly, "Now that you know Xie Xun's whereabouts, why don't you go and seize the Dragon-Slaying Saber, but instead come out to look for Zhu'er, who has been away from home for a long time?"
"You probably can't deal with Xie Xun yourself, so you want to use Zhu'er's relationship with Zhang Wuji to find Zhang Wuji and make trouble for him because Zhang Wuji is Xie Xun's adopted son, right?"
"So your goal is also the Dragon-Slaying Saber?"
"Since everyone's goal is the Dragon-Slaying Saber, how can we possibly cooperate?"
Granny Jin Hua knew she couldn't just casually fabricate a miraculous encounter, so she gritted her teeth and revealed her purpose.
"I want you to exchange it for the Heaven-Slaying Sword!"
"impossible!"
Before Xiu could even speak about her extraordinary encounter, Zhou Zhiruo beside her blurted out, "Absolutely impossible!"
"The Heaven Sword is the most precious treasure of our Emei Sect. My master would never agree to this."
We'll discuss whether we agree or not later. But now that we know Granny Jin Hua is an NPC related to the main quest, we can't just let her go as easily as before after showing off our adventure.
After thinking for a moment, Xiuchu took out the "Surrender" item from the toy box and put it on Granny Jinhua.
Thanks to JX3, the items in the toy box have changed in the game levels, allowing her to keep Granny Jin Hua by her side.
Suddenly, a pair of shackles were put on Granny Jin Hua's hands, with a rope attached to them. The other end of the rope was held in the palm of Xiu Chu Qi Yu's hand.
What's going on here?
Zhu'er spoke with some reluctance.
Showing off his adventure, he shook the rope in his hand: "It's obvious, I'm afraid she'll run away."
"Since she has news about Xie Xun and the Dragon-Slaying Saber, and is unwilling to tell us for the time being, let's arrest her first and figure out a solution when the time is right."
Granny Jin Hua never expected that she would become a prisoner after deliberately leaking Xie Xun's information.
His face was ashen as he said, "Give this to me."
Showing off his amazing encounter, he made a face at her and said, "You think you can just go like that?"
When had Granny Jin Hua ever suffered such humiliation? "If you don't let me go, I will immediately kill myself here, so that you will never be able to find Xie Xun again."
NPCs won't die until the main storyline is completed. I firmly believe this when showing off my unexpected encounters.
"what ever."
Granny Jin Hua was furious at the indifferent attitude of the woman who had shown off her extraordinary encounter, but it also dispelled her determination to force the woman to commit suicide.
On one hand, she still had unfulfilled wishes; on the other hand, her attitude of showing off her extraordinary encounter made her unsure whether the other party was truly interested in the whereabouts of the Dragon-Slaying Saber and Xie Xun.
After all, in her opinion, the sword carried by this strange woman named Xiu Chu Qi Yu was no less powerful than the Dragon Slayer Saber and the Heaven Sword.
She really had no need to fight for the Dragon Slayer Saber.
Thinking of this, Granny Jin Hua had no choice but to compromise and was thus bound to come to Dadu.
At this time, Zhang Wuji, who had not encountered Zhao Min at Wudang or Green Willow Manor, was very troubled about how to rescue the six major sects.
“Rescuing people is not difficult; many of our Ming Cult’s experts have already infiltrated Dadu.”
"The people from the six major sects have all been drugged. Even if we brothers manage to rescue them while they are off guard, we still won't be able to protect so many people and get them out of Dadu safely."
“Fan Yao contacted us before. He was indeed an undercover agent in the Prince of Runan’s mansion, but the Tartar princess valued him highly and did not allow him to leave easily, so he could not get away to steal the antidote.”
Before they could come up with a plan, a Ming Cult disciple rushed in to report.
"Something terrible has happened, Master!"
"Fan Yao, the Right Envoy of Light, has been exposed by accident, and the Prince of Runan's Mansion is leading its experts to hunt him down."
"What?"
Yang Xiao looked at the disciple who came to report in surprise: "Hasn't he been lying in ambush for so many years? How could he have been exposed?"
"It seems that the Tartar princess was in a bad mood after being humiliated at Shaolin Temple and wanted to practice martial arts with the Right Envoy, but unexpectedly discovered his identity."
"The Right Envoy has now taken the Tartar princess hostage and is fleeing out of the city."
Zhang Wuji stood up abruptly: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry and save them!"
"etc!"
Yang Xiao looked at Zhang Wuji: "Master, isn't this the perfect opportunity to rescue the six major sects?"
Zhang Wuji looked at Yang Xiao, his eyes lighting up: "Uncle Yang is right."
"With the Prince of Runan captured, the defenses of Wan'an Temple will likely be somewhat lax, making it the perfect time to rescue the six major sects. However, the safety of Right Envoy Fan cannot be ignored."
Zhang Wuji pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, we split into two groups. Uncle Yang, you and Grandpa are both skilled in martial arts, so you two go together to meet Right Envoy Fan. I will lead the others to attack Wan'an Temple and rescue the six major sects that are trapped."
Yang Xiao and the White-browed Eagle King knew that the opportunity was fleeting, so they did not refuse and hurriedly left after receiving the order.
Zhang Wuji looked at the other Ming Cult disciples present.
"Brothers, the martial arts world of the Central Plains is in constant danger. We cannot allow the Prince of Runan's Mansion to defeat us one by one. Now, follow me, let's rescue the six trapped sects and restore the vitality of the martial arts world of the Central Plains!"
"good!"
"We will all listen to the leader!"
*********
Before Xiu Chuqi, along with Zhu'er and Zhou Zhiruo, even entered Dadu, they saw chaos at the city gate.
"Close the door! Close the door!"
"Don't let the thieves escape!"
The city walls were teeming with soldiers, and scattered martial arts practitioners flew up to the walls to fight with them.
Through the still-open city gates, one could see a large number of soldiers besieging a vast group of martial arts practitioners. The martial arts practitioners were fighting back, but they seemed to lack strength, and coupled with the overwhelming numerical disadvantage, they were about to be trapped inside the city gates.
Showing off the amazing sight immediately caught my eye.
She loves group battles the most now!
He quickly gave a few instructions, told Zhu'er and the others to wait outside, and then used his light-footed skill to rush into the crowd.
Open the martial arts assistant and randomly select a red-named player to begin the attack.
Large swaths of pink sword energy exploded in the crowd, but did not harm the green and yellow martial artists at all; only the red-named government soldiers fell in droves.
The martial arts practitioners who were being besieged were startled upon seeing this and all turned to look.
A woman in pink was seen leaping and dancing through the crowd, pink sword energy shooting out continuously from her sword, taking the lives of many enemies.
The group, who had been somewhat demoralized, suddenly perked up and mustered their last bit of strength to fight back.
I don't know how many red-named monsters I killed. When the attack stopped automatically, I showed my adventure and found that there were no more red-named monsters within 20 feet of me.
There were still some people with red names outside, but they seemed to be wary of something and never dared to go forward.
The message bar was refreshing frantically. It wasn't other people chatting; it was being flooded with a series of system messages about reputation increases.
The martial artists who had already left the city gates looked at Xiu Chuqi, who showed no signs of fatigue, and then at the Yuan soldiers who hesitated to advance. Besides the joy of escaping, they were also shocked by Xiu Chuqi's strength.
"He fought across three thousand miles, and his sword once faced a million soldiers."
All the young disciples present looked at Xiu Chuqi with sparkling eyes.
This is the image of a martial arts master they imagine.
Will we ever be that amazing?
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