Chapter 388: Are the Husband and Children Outside Okay?

Mu Yuanzhi: "Just say what you have to say; I'll give you seven and a half minutes."

A Zi curled her lips and smiled: "Seven and a half minutes? Are you sure? You've been in here for so long—are your husband and children okay outside?"

Upon hearing that, Mu Yuanzhi's pupils contracted, and she ran out at the fastest speed of her life.

A Zi didn't stop her, just watched her from behind.

At this moment, Mu Yuanzhi simply had no time to pay attention to A Zi; she was worried about Gu Rongjin and the children's safety.

Although she knew her husband was formidable, having two kids in tow made everything completely different.

Master Yuan Yan and Qilin weren't there either.

Mu Yuanzhi rushed out the doorway in a panic, almost bumping into someone.

"Sorry!"

"Little Yuanzhi, what are you running for? Is someone chasing you?"

Gu Rongjin looked puzzled at the back of Mu Yuanzhi.

He didn't see anyone.

Mu Yuanzhi stared bewildered at Gu Rongjin, her gaze falling on the pair of children, only then realizing she had been tricked!

While angry, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"What on earth happened?"

Beside him, Mu Yumo and Gu Yutong looked up at their mother with puzzled expressions.

Mu Yuanzhi: "I just saw A Zi inside—the one I told you about before, a woman who is different from A Zi but also called A Zi. She lied to me, saying you were in danger, so I rushed out."

Upon hearing that, Gu Rongjin told the two children and Mu Yuanzhi to stay close to him, then went inside to look for people, only to find the place completely empty!

"Did they escape through the window?"

Gu Rongjin pushed open the window and looked down; there was no sign of anyone.

"'Why did she deliberately show herself in front of me?' Mu Yuanzhi furrowed her brows."

She really couldn't figure it out.

"'Maybe she just wanted to feel significant.' Gu Rongjin said, 'Really inauspicious during the New Year!'"

His thought was the same as Mu Yuanzhi's earlier: he thought Andluo had deliberately found someone named A Zi to come and disturb their sight.

Andluo used to be the top expert in Frost Descent Village, his martial arts likely not inferior to his, but because he was an outsider, he was never considered for the position of chief from the start.

Frost Descent Village had all kinds of people from everywhere, with diverse personalities; this Andluo, in the past, showed no ambition and wasn't particularly deep‑minded, and they used to be colleagues who could talk to each other.

He never imagined that after Frost Descent disbanded, Andluo would actually go on to create a murderous organization, stirring up trouble in the martial world.

This completely violated the poison oath they swore when they first joined Frost Descent.

Since Andluo has now come looking for Juechen Valley, he can't just stand by and do nothing!

"Rongjin, what do you think?" Mu Yuanzhi asked.

Gu Rongjin: "They might not act for the time being, but we should still be careful."

Human hearts are the hardest to read—whether it's A Zi or Andluo, how does he keep misjudging them?

Gu Rongjin couldn't help but start doubting his own judgment.

"Father, what's happening?" Gu Yutong asked.

She also recalled the divination result from when they were eating earlier, and couldn't help but start worrying again.

"It's fine; the kids just need to have fun today!" Gu Rongjin said, smiling as he pinched his daughter's cheek.

Gu Yutong is very smart; she naturally knows this means her father doesn't want her to worry, but the point is her father thinks she's just a child who doesn't need to be bothered with so much.

So, when her parents weren't paying attention, Gu Yutong quietly whispered to her older brother: "Brother, are bad people targeting us?"

Mu Yumo nodded: "We ourselves need to be careful, so we don't make Father and Mother worry."

"Mm-hmm, we need to be sharp!"

Qilin and the monk were waiting on the first floor of the boat for them to arrive; after hearing Mu Yuanzhi's words, their expressions turned grave: "The folks of Cold Dew Stronghold are nothing short of a cancer in the martial world!"

"Whoever dares to target our Juechen Valley, to target my senior sister, will surely meet a fate of no return!"

Because of this, Gu Rongjin abandoned the idea of sending Qilin and the others away; the group stayed together and went out on the town.

It's a rare New Year gathering—we can't let hateful people ruin the fun!

"Where should we go next to play?" Gu Rongjin asked, his tone light again.

Mu Yuanzhi asked the two children: "Where do you want to go play?"

"Master, what do you have to recommend?" Gu Yutong asked Qilin.

The monk said: "Master? You've already kidnapped a child that quickly?"

"Wouldn't he be able to speak? What does 'kidnapping a child' mean? I'm impressive—the children willingly became my disciples!" Qilin said, raising his head proudly.

The monk also looked at Mu Yuanzhi and Gu Rongjin with admiration: "You two even have the children learning Gu technique at such a young age?"

"What Gu technique?" Mu Yumo was bewildered.

"Shut up!" Qilin hurried to cover the monk's mouth: "They're just learning martial arts from me!"

Even with his mouth covered, the monk could still speak: "Isn't your martial arts taught by Gu Rongjin? And you're still learning it in a roundabout way?"

Qilin wished he could knock the monk out, warning him: "In short, don't mention Gu technique in front of the children!"

Even if he were to teach, it wouldn't be now!

"Learning things naturally should start from childhood; indulging you like this is actually bad, not conducive to the children's growth." The monk said.

Qilin was speechless, giving him a sideways glance: "Who, upon hearing the children want to study Xuanxue Gu technique, acts like they've opened a new world?!"

The monk took Qilin's hand away: "I'm just sighing a bit; it's quite good."

"What exactly is Gu technique?" This time Gu Yutong asked.

The monk laughed: "It's a wicked, powerful secret technique that your master excels at."

"Don't say it!" Qilin went berserk, his image in the children's hearts was about to collapse!

When the two little brats heard the two words "evil sect," no extra emotion arose in their eyes; they glanced at each other, then looked at Qilin, and the older brother said: "Whether something is evil or not isn't judged by its nature but by the person using it; Master is a good person, so naturally it isn't evil."

The younger sister nodded: "Just like General Sima!"

Gu Rongjin: "That Sima person of yours is quite evil sect!"

He still didn't say it in the end, after all, it's good that the children have such insight at such a young age.

Qilin was deeply moved upon hearing that: "Well said! My good disciples!"

Mu Yuanzhi also spoke up at this point: "Master is right, learning anything is better started young; Qilin, teaching them the proper way to deal with gu arts is also good, giving them a correct sense of right and wrong from childhood."

Gu Rongjin nodded vigorously: "My wife really knows how to educate children, impressive!"

Qilin felt they made sense: "Alright, let's make this a regular thing!"

Upon hearing there was something new to learn, both little kids were delighted.

"Everyone, shouldn't we first decide where to go? After all, standing around stupidly on the street with so many people really hinders the view," the monk reminded.

"Really? I think a bunch of handsome men and beautiful women is quite pleasing to the eye."