Chapter 42

Sister Sister Abi wept, while Sister Sister Azhu stared blankly, her face filled with shock: "I died? How did I die?"

Wang Wang Wang Yuyan looked at Sister Sister Azhu and Sister Sister Abi, feeling a surge of sympathy rise within her heart.

Although in the story's ending she did not marry South South Murong Fu, whom she had loved since childhood, she at least married the protagonist, making her fate reasonably complete.

But what of Sister Sister Abi and Sister Sister Azhu?

One spent the rest of her life accompanying a madman, while the other actually died!

This made her heart ache; she had not expected everyone to be so ill-fated.

"A Zhu, do not panic; he should speak of you shortly."

"Sister Sister Abi, do not be sad or distressed either; books are not reality. Even if that was your original fate, everything has changed now. Let it go; once you let it go, all will be well."

Wang Wang Wang Yuyan was not skilled at comforting others, yet she offered this advice from the bottom of her heart.

"Young Lady Cousin, rest assured; Sister Sister Azhu is not that fragile."

"Young Lady Cousin, Sister Sister Abi understands; Sister Sister Abi will not cry anymore."

The two women forced faint smiles.

[Sigh, the more I think about it, the more I pity them.]

[If I could choose only one wife from all the beauties of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, I would definitely choose Sister Sister Abi; even the most beautiful Fairy Sister would have to take a back seat!]

Upon hearing these words, Wang Wang Wang Yuyan's sympathy for Sister Sister Abi instantly vanished, replaced by a faint hint of jealousy.

As for Sister Sister Abi, she was utterly at a loss.

There was embarrassment, yes, but more than that, a delighted surprise at being so highly regarded.

She never expected that although she was merely a minor supporting character in the book, her status in Jiang Sishui's heart would be so high.

In this moment, she suddenly understood why her favorability rating had reached as high as "nine."

"So this is what it feels like to be valued and remembered?"

Sister Sister Abi pressed her delicate hands against her burning cheeks, her heart warming with a sensation she had never felt before.

[I saw her today as well; she was right beside Wang Wang Wang Yuyan.]

[She wore a light green robe, truly just as described in the book: delicate, gentle, and tender as water, as if she embodied the spiritual essence of the Jiangnan water towns.]

[Her beauty was only eight parts, but added to her twelve parts of gentleness, she was no inferior to a beauty of ten parts.]

[Eh? Suddenly, I feel that Sister Sister Abi resembles Bai Bai Axiu!]

[No wonder I like her so much.]

[As for the quirky little beauty in red beside Wang Wang Wang Yuyan and Sister Sister Abi, could that be Sister Sister Azhu?]

[In the original work, Sister Sister Azhu should have already died under Helmsman Qiao Feng's palm by this time; clearly, the plot line is even more chaotic now, offering little reference value.]

"Sister Sister Sister Azhu was beaten to death by Helmsman Qiao Feng?" Sister Sister Abi cried out in a low voice, her face full of disbelief.

How could Sister Sister Azhu be beaten to death by Helmsman Qiao Feng?

Sister Sister Abi had heard of the fame of "Helmsman Qiao Feng of the North" even at Swallow Dock; rumors said he was a hero of heavy loyalty and righteousness, with a chivalrous heart and courageous spirit.

Yet Sister Sister Azhu was merely a weak woman with no misdeeds to her name; how could Helmsman Qiao Feng kill her?

"There must be some misunderstanding here." As the person involved, Sister Sister Azhu instead calmed down, quickly considering such a possibility.

"No need to guess; he has already written it out," Wang Wang Wang Yuyan reminded aloud.

[A Zhu is the daughter of Duan Duan Zhengchun and Ruan Ruan Xingzhu.]

[Back then, Duan Duan Zhengchun hunted for beauties everywhere; born of noble status, handsome in appearance, possessing an air of royalty, and armed with sweet words, he captured the hearts of countless women.]

[However, this fellow had no principles; after getting a woman into bed and enjoying her for a while, he would brush off his hands and leave, continuing his search for the next target.]

[A Zhu was born from Ruan Ruan Xingzhu's accidental pregnancy.]

[Since Ruan Ruan Xingzhu was a lady from a prestigious family, premarital pregnancy was a grave taboo; she could only secretly give birth to Sister Sister Azhu and then give her away.]

[After many twists and turns, Sister Sister Azhu was adopted by South South Murong Bo and brought back to Swallow Dock.]

[In the Apricot Grove, overwhelmed by Helmsman Qiao Feng's heroic spirit, Sister Sister Azhu fell in love with him at first sight.]

[Later, a series of events occurred, leading the two to know and love each other.]

[A Zhu was an extremely clever girl, yet she ultimately died because of her own cleverness.]

[While investigating Helmsman Qiao Feng's enemies together, the two plotted against Kang Min, but the exposed Kang Min turned their own scheme against them, greatly misleading them.]

[The two mistakenly believed Duan Duan Zhengchun was Helmsman Qiao Feng's arch-enemy and went to seek revenge.]

[At that time, Duan Duan Zhengchun was traveling the world seeking old lovers to rekindle past romances and had just arrived at Little Mirror Lake to visit Ruan Ruan Xingzhu.]

[When the two arrived, Sister Sister Azhu unexpectedly discovered through a token she had worn since childhood that she was indeed their daughter.]

[That night, Sister Sister Azhu disguised herself as Duan Duan Zhengchun and went to meet Helmsman Qiao Feng for their duel of life and death, where the unaware Helmsman Qiao Feng struck her dead with a single palm.]

[But the reason Sister Sister Azhu willingly died in Duan Duan Zhengchun's place was only partly due to their father-daughter relationship; primarily, she feared that if Helmsman Qiao Feng killed the Prince of Zhennan of Dali, both sides would be bound by an unbreakable deep hatred.]

[And Dali's "Six Meridian Swords" is known as the number one sword technique in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, supreme in attack and greatly feared by the world.]

[A Zhu worried that Helmsman Qiao Feng would not be able to defeat them.]

[What she did not know was that although the "Six Meridian Swords" is powerful, since its founder Duan Duan Siping, no one in the Dali royal family has been able to master it again.]

[It was only with great difficulty that Duan Yu emerged, yet even when using the "Six Meridian Swords," it worked only intermittently for him; furthermore, his combat experience was terrible, so Helmsman Qiao Feng could easily crush him.]

[Therefore, Sister Sister Azhu's worries were entirely unnecessary; her death was truly unjust.]

[Before dying, Sister Sister Azhu entrusted her younger sister Azi to Helmsman Qiao Feng's care.]

"I am Duan Duan Zhengchun's illegitimate daughter?" Sister Sister Azhu was stunned.

In fact, when Jiang Sishui had previously listed the beauties of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, claiming that half were related to Duan Duan Zhengchun as either wives, lovers, or illegitimate daughters, Sister Sister Azhu had not entirely dismissed such suspicions.

But she ultimately felt it was unlikely.

After all, he was the dignified Prince of Zhennan, while she was merely a maid; how could she possibly aspire to such a match?

But now, Jiang Sishui had explicitly stated: she was indeed Duan Duan Zhengchun's illegitimate daughter!

This left Sister Sister Azhu's mind buzzing, unable to process it.

Immediately, a wave of bitterness surged within her heart.

So she was not only an illegitimate daughter who could not see the light, but also an abandoned infant!

And her parents had both been so irresponsible.

"You... you are actually my younger sister," Wang Wang Wang Yuyan suddenly sighed softly.

This sigh was extremely faint, but since it was deep night with no other sounds, Sister Sister Azhu naturally heard it.

She looked at Wang Wang Wang Yuyan in shock: "Young Lady Cousin, you..."

Wang Wang Wang Yuyan nodded her head slightly: "I asked Mother myself, and she... she admitted it."

Sister Sister Azhu and Sister Sister Abi were greatly shaken in their hearts.

Did this not mean that when Li Li Qingluo married into the Wang family, she was already pregnant?

Then was the reason Li Li Qingluo married simply to find a fool to take over the burden?

Yet thinking of Li Li Qingluo's peerless beauty and voluptuous figure, it seemed... perhaps not entirely unacceptable.

Perhaps Master Wang knew the truth back then but deliberately pretended to be ignorant.

Of course, these were words they could not speak aloud; they could only rot them in their bellies.

Wang Wang Wang Yuyan and Sister Sister Azhu shared the same father but different mothers; since Wang Wang Wang Yuyan was now over seventeen, about a year older than Sister Sister Azhu, she was naturally the elder sister.

Suddenly thinking of something, Wang Wang Wang Yuyan and Sister Sister Azhu simultaneously looked at Sister Sister Abi.

Intimidated by their scorching gazes, Sister Sister Abi shrank back slightly: "Why... why are you looking at me like that?"

Sister Sister Azhu smiled: "Sister Sister Sister Abi, tell us, could it be that you are also..."

"No! Absolutely not!" Sister Sister Abi interrupted instinctively; she did not want such a detestable father.

Being promiscuous was one thing, as there were many men with wives and concubines in this world, but taking a girl's virtue without taking responsibility was utterly disgusting.

Although she did not know her own origins and lacked absolute certainty that she had no relation to Duan Duan Zhengchun, unless the diary explicitly stated it, she would never acknowledge him.

Wang Wang Wang Yuyan and Sister Sister Azhu exchanged a glance, understood her feelings, and stopped teasing her.

Sister Sister Abi suddenly pointed at a page in the diary and said: "Sister Sister Sister Azhu, look, the diary owner even said that you were too clever for your own good. You took everything for granted and ultimately caused your own death."

Hearing this, Sister Sister Azhu gave a ambiguous smile: "Are you scolding and mocking me?"

Sister Sister Abi's momentum weakened, and she whispered: "It is simply the truth; I am just stating facts."

Sister Sister Azhu rolled her eyes at her, then sighed: "I never expected it to be this way. He was right; I truly died unjustly."

"He also said you fell in love with Helmsman Qiao Feng. Sister Sister Azhu, will you go find Helmsman Qiao Feng?" Wang Wang Wang Yuyan suddenly asked.

Sister Sister Azhu paused upon hearing this, then shook her head: "These are merely events from the book; he also said the plot of Heavenly Dragon has already become completely chaotic, so the original storyline cannot be relied upon."

"Furthermore, I have never even met Helmsman Qiao Feng, so what would I go find him for? Even if I found him, would that guarantee mutual affection between us?"