darknovel Chapter 1389 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
Chapter 1389 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
"You must be Brother Yanqing, right?" Shen Yue was naturally outgoing, and when she saw a child who was slightly older than her, she went up to him.
Faced with Shen Yue's personality, even though Yan Qing seemed a bit rigid, she still nodded reservedly and smiled slightly: "Are you Yue'er or Zhen'er?"
"Guess!" Shen Yue was in a playful mood and even pulled A-Zhu to her side. It seemed that since that night, she had been particularly close to A-Zhu, even resting her head on A-Zhu's arm, being especially intimate.
Azhen didn't reject it because Shen Yue had no ill intentions.
"No one can resist a little fangirl, right, host?" 997's voice echoed in Azhen's mind. "Putting everything else aside, I have no grudge against the client, Shen Yue. Besides, this girl is actually quite pitiful."
Azhen remained silent, not replying to 997, but instead reminiscing about Shen Yue's short life.
Yes, even if the other party is the daughter of the owner of Peach Blossom Manor, who seems glamorous and is someone everyone in the martial arts world would fawn over, her short life is not so lucky.
Shen Yue is a bit quirky, and the methods she knows are indeed somewhat unorthodox.
However, her heart was absolutely pure and kind. You could say she wasn't a cunning or calculating person, but alas…
Just then, A-Zhu felt a scrutinizing gaze. Looking up, she saw Yan Qing looking her up and down between her and Shen Yue.
Suddenly, Yan Qing glanced in Shen Miao's direction and then revealed a knowing expression.
Shen Yue was smart enough to realize it immediately.
"You are Yue'er, and this is Zhen'er. Am I right?" Yan Qing asked.
Shen Yue stomped her foot, somewhat exasperated: "I'm not playing anymore, Brother Yanqing, how could you cheat like this?"
"I almost forgot, my aunt and I look somewhat alike."
The adults watching couldn't help but laugh.
Yan Qing also had a faint smile on his face. He then invited Azhen, Shen Yue and Chu Yanzhi inside, and said that he had prepared a lot of food for them.
“You come with me, the adults have their own things to do,” Yan Qing said. He used to be the only child in the family, but suddenly several younger brothers and sisters came. Even though Yan Qing is a steady person, he was happy to take them with him. He instantly felt like he had grown up and could take good care of his younger siblings.
Seeing this, Xu Shan and the others didn't interfere.
In fact, they also had things to discuss.
Since he could only stay at the Yan family's place for the time being, Xu Shan couldn't just sit idle every day, so he planned to do something here.
If they hide and live in seclusion now, it will be almost impossible for them to avoid being found. So they might as well face the problem head-on and stand in the open. The mysterious organizations behind them will then have some reservations and dare not come knocking on their door easily.
Azhen and Yan Qing had arrived at a pavilion, which was indeed filled with all kinds of food.
Shen Yue was already telling Yan Qing about the dangers she had encountered along the way, with particular emphasis on the power of the chili water purified from Azi.
Seeing Yan Qing's curious expression, she took out a small bottle, uncorked it, and showed it to Yan Qing.
Yan Qing accidentally inhaled a mouthful of smoke, choking so badly that her face turned red and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
"Oh dear, I told you to be careful, but you insisted on taking a sip. Now you know how potent Zhen'er's chili water is, right?" Despite her scolding, Shen Yue quickly asked someone to bring over some wet towels.
After Yan Qing recovered, the redness on her face didn't disappear for a while, which meant she had learned a lot about Azhen's power.
The four children are getting along fairly well so far. Their time at the Yan family home has been relatively peaceful, and the mysterious organization hasn't come looking for them again.
The four children practice martial arts, read books, and learn other things they like or are good at every day, leading a fairly fulfilling life.
Xu Shan would go out with Yan Rugo almost every day, as if he was busy with something. It took almost two months before he had some free time.
"Father, could you take me to the weapon-making place when you have some free time? There are also things on the Heaven-Asking Blade that need fixing. I'm really worried that the Heaven-Asking Blade might accidentally fall into the wrong hands if you go out every day like this, which would be terrible," Azhen said.
Xu Shan's expression turned serious when he thought of this matter.
He had actually considered going to the place left behind by the Xu family ancestors, but now he didn't dare to make any rash moves because he didn't know how many eyes were watching him.
"Alright, I'll tell you you're interested in weapon crafting and want to learn how to craft weapons yourself. Anyway, you're good at a variety of things and you have a mysterious master, so it shouldn't be a problem."
“Okay, but those kids will probably come with me, and it won’t be easy to get rid of them for a while. But they probably aren’t interested in something as boring as making weapons, so it won’t be interesting for long,” A-Zhou said.
Xu Shan laughed. His daughter really did seem like a little adult. She was the youngest among them, yet she called the other three "kids." It was quite amusing.
Two days later, in front of everyone, Azhen told Xu Shan that she wanted to forge a weapon herself.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, she said without changing her expression, "My master left me a book on weapon crafting, and I want to give it a try. Anyway, I'm somewhat interested."
"Can I go?" Shen Yue quickly followed. She didn't know if she was interested or not, but since her younger sister Zhen'er liked it, she wanted to go and see for herself. It would be more fun to go together, wouldn't it?
Shen Yue's words piqued the interest of Yan Qing and Chu Yanzhi, who decided to go and see for themselves.
"Why do you suddenly want to learn this? Crafting weapons is no easy task. Every master craftsman who can create a decent weapon has gone through countless trials and tribulations," Yi Xiaolan said, clearly disapproving and feeling that young women shouldn't be involved in such things. "It's not right for a young girl to like this kind of thing."
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat tense, but Azhen ignored it and tugged at Xu Shan's sleeve: "Father, I want to learn! Who says girls can't learn to forge weapons? In the history of our martial arts world, haven't there been some amazing female weapon masters?"
Xu Shan turned to Yi Xiaolan and said, "If Zhen'er is interested, let her learn. It's good to learn more skills; they'll always come in handy. If our Zhen'er really becomes a weapons master one day, won't everyone in the martial arts world respect her?"
“Yes,” Shen Miao replied. In fact, she had also noticed that Yi Xiaolan had the personality of a refined young lady, believing that it was better for a woman to be gentle and virtuous.
But this is the world of martial arts; whether you're a man or a woman, learning more skills is essential for survival. Otherwise, can you really rely on others for protection? If something happens, you'll be in a very passive position.
Fortunately, Xu Shan was very knowledgeable and didn't follow Yi Xiaolan's lead in this regard, otherwise there wouldn't be the Zhen'er we know today.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Yi Xiaolan felt resentful but couldn't object anymore.
Xu Shan knew she was unhappy, but he couldn't be confused about these matters. Besides, his daughter had another purpose in learning to forge weapons.
Once things calm down, I'll take Xiaolan to the place where our ancestors hid. She'll be happy then.
He had a premonition that, according to his ancestor's description, that place would be no worse than Peach Blossom Manor.
Within a few days, Xu Shan had taken over a blacksmith shop, specifically for Azhen to learn from, and even left behind a master craftsman.
Blacksmithing is tedious, and even Shen Yue, who was initially interested, quickly lost interest and stopped going with Azhen every day.
Chu Yanzhi and Yan Qing were the same. One of them focused on practicing martial arts, while the other liked to go out to do business with Yan Rugo while practicing martial arts, so they didn't stay in the blacksmith shop every day.
Thus, Azhen's opportunity came.
While the master craftsman was dozing off, she picked up the Heaven-Asking Blade from the corner and began modifying it. (End of Chapter)