Chapter 61

Subsequently, Wang Chongyang entrusted the Nine Yin True Classic to his junior brother Zhou Botong for safekeeping.

Following Wang Chongyang's last wish, Zhou Botong decided to hide the Nine Yin True Classic.

After hiding the upper volume of the scripture, he was just about to conceal the lower volume when he encountered Huang Yaoshi and his wife, who had been waiting for a long time; after a round of deception, Feng Heng memorized the lower volume of the True Classic with her photographic memory.

"Photographic memory?"

The women's hearts stirred; this was an extraordinary talent. If used for martial arts practice, it would yield twice the result with half the effort... no, ten times the effort!

"Cousin Young Lady, there are others in this world just like you." A Zhu and A Bi looked at Wang Yuyan with eyes full of envy.

????????? Begging for flowers??????????

Wang Yuyan, neither arrogant nor anxious, said calmly, "That Miss Huang is her daughter, and he calls her a 'female Zhuge Liang'; she likely possesses this ability too, so it is nothing strange."

Nothing strange...

A Zhu and A Bi exchanged silent glances.

After returning to Taohuadao, Feng Heng transcribed the lower volume of the True Classic from memory.

Arrogant in his own learning, Huang Yaoshi attempted to deduce the content of the upper volume from the lower one, becoming obsessed with martial arts.

Just then, Chen Xuanfeng instigated Mei Chaofeng to elope, and the two fled Taohuadao together.

Originally, Huang Yaoshi marrying Feng Heng had almost clearly indicated to his disciples that he had no further thoughts for Mei Chaofeng, but Chen Xuanfeng, having a guilty conscience, always feared his Master would make trouble, so he decided to make a clean sweep and take flight, the best of the thirty-six stratagems.

Yet these two, having left, disregarded the master-disciple bond and stole the lower volume of the True Classic.

Upon discovering this, Huang Yaoshi flew into a rage and, like a madman, took his anger out on the other four disciples, severing their hamstring tendons and expelling them from Taohuadao.

On the surface, he was angry at the betrayal and the loss of the True Classic, but stripping away the surface layer, was there not also resentment after his lifelong love was snatched away by a disciple?

Otherwise, why would he be so hysterical and punish the innocent?

Subsequently, to comfort her husband, Feng Heng racked her brains trying to recall the content of the lower volume of the True Classic but failed, eventually exhausting her heart and spirit, dying in difficult childbirth, leaving only an incomplete, fragmented half-volume.

Reading this, many women spat out curses.

Forcing his pregnant wife to rack her brains to transcribe the True Classic content for him; this Huang Yaoshi is truly no good!

Do not say this was Feng Heng's own initiative.

To exhaust Feng Heng to the point of heart and spirit collapse was certainly not a matter of a single day's hard work, and during this period, how could Huang Yaoshi possibly have been unaware?

But he did not stop her; at best, he merely tacitly approved.

This is far too heartless!

If Feng Heng were replaced by Mei Chaofeng, would Huang Yaoshi still allow her to do so?

In the end, Huang Yaoshi did not cherish and love his wife that much.

They could think of this, and naturally Huang Rong thought of it too.

At this moment, Huang Rong had a blank expression, but her mind was constantly recalling every little detail of her parents' past interactions, trying to find more clues.

Previously, she had never doubted the feelings between her parents, but now she had doubts.

She wanted to compare the details to uncover the truth of reality.

After Feng Heng's death, Huang Yaoshi's personality became even more reclusive.

Many things are only appreciated after they are lost; Huang Yaoshi must have regretted it by then.

Because Feng Heng was not only proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, sharing endless common language with him as a soulmate with compatible values; she also possessed excellent cooking skills and was a rare little cook.

Rong'er's cooking talent came from her mother.

It can be said that Feng Heng's appearance compensated for many of Huang Yaoshi's flaws and brought him much warmth.

In their life after marriage, Huang Yaoshi should have been very satisfied with Feng Heng; it was just that he always had Mei Chaofeng in his heart, neglecting his wife's goodness.

Until Feng Heng passed away and the beloved one was gone, Huang Yaoshi suddenly awoke: that during more than a year of companionship, she had long since opened his heart.

Precisely because of this, Huang Yaoshi would appear so deeply attached and unable to extricate himself from "two-five-seven".

Reading this, all the women understood.

To summarize—

Huang Yaoshi's feelings for Feng Heng were, on one hand, born of familial love and romantic love developed after living as husband and wife; on the other hand, they stemmed from deep guilt, because he knew he owed Feng Heng too much.

And from this, it can be seen that from beginning to end, Huang Yaoshi loved Mei Chaofeng the most.

He was not heartless toward his wife Feng Heng, but ultimately, guilt predominated.

Just as she was thinking this, Jiang Sishui provided another powerful proof.

"The Return of the Condor Heroes" is the sequel to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", but the protagonist changed from Guo Jing to Yang Guo.

In the book, Yang Guo fell in love with his master, Xiao Longnu, and disregarding worldly opposition and numerous obstacles, resolutely insisted on being with her.

Huang Yaoshi, wandering the Jianghu, heard of Yang Guo's deeds and immediately regarded him as a kindred spirit.

Because such a person who openly opposed worldly rules, disregarded everyone's gaze, and sought to marry his Master was exactly to his taste!

Subsequently, he caught up with Yang Guo in a thatched cottage.

These two figures who had long been spiritually connected met officially; after talking, they became increasingly compatible, quickly forming a friendship across generations, and even unconsciously chatted for several nights.

And during the conversation, Huang Yaoshi saw Yang Guo's firm determination to marry his Master; what was his reaction at that moment?

He first stared blankly for a while, then, as if a knot in his heart had been untied, laughed aloud so loudly that the thatch on the roof was shaken down.

If it were merely simple appreciation of the other's actions, Huang Yaoshi would naturally not have lost his composure to this extent.

In that instant, he must have thought of the regrets between himself and his beloved disciple Mei Chaofeng, regretting that he did not have Yang Guo's unyielding and forward-moving firm conviction.

Shanzhou, Mount Zhongnan, the Ancient Tomb.

"Yang Guo? I am his Master? He wants to marry me?"

Xiao Longnu was slightly startled.

Through Sun Nu's investigations over these days, she already knew that Yang Guo was a newly initiated disciple of the Quanzhen Sect, and moreover, the closed-door disciple of Sect Leader Wang Chongyang!

At present, she is only about eleven or twelve years old.

Would I take someone's disciple as my own disciple, and fall in love with such a brat?

Xiao Longnu shook her head, not taking it to heart.

Because in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," Wang Chongyang was already dead, yet in reality, he is still very much alive.

It shows that the events in the book cannot all be taken as truth.

【It must be said that the Neo-Confucianism of the Song Dynasty influenced the world deeply; even a person like Huang Yaoshi dared not cross the great boundary between master and disciple, leading to a series of tragedies.】

【If it were me, I would make no choice at all; wouldn't it be wonderful to have one on each arm?】

【You are a peerless expert under heaven, yet you fear public criticism? Who dares to gossip recklessly? Just kill them outright! Let's see who dares to chatter again in the future.】

"Pah! A lustful rogue with a belly full of scheming, spouting nothing but heretical nonsense!"

Upon seeing these words, some women frowned, spat secretly, or looked down in contempt.

However, there were also some witch-like demons who were not bound by worldly conventions and clapped their hands in approval.

"This fellow is very suitable for our Yingui Sect!" she said with a happy smile on her face.

"Then you must be able to invite this great deity yourself," Lian Nishang said without hesitation, pouring cold water on her.

She giggled, her eyes swirling, and suddenly said, "Senior Sister, do you think those two lewd nuns from Cihang Jingzhai will offer their bodies to feed the demon?"

Lian Nishang glanced at her and said indifferently, "If you are thinking it yourself, just say so."

Having spoken, she Unleashed Lightness Skill and floated away gracefully.

"No fun at all; you are just a conversation ender."

Rolling her eyes at her retreating back, she felt that teasing Shi Shi Feixuan was more fun.

【Although Feng Heng not dying surprised me a bit, it is not such a shocking matter.】

【After all, the Nine Yin True Classic was the number one Wu Gong in the original work; in the Comprehensive Martial Arts World, it probably wouldn't even rank. Huang Yaoshi would not be so obsessed.】

【But what is going on with this Chu Chu Liuxiang? Why does he seem to have a connection with Taohuadao?】

【Chu Chu Liuxiang and Taohuadao were written by different authors. If one must force a connection, it is that both know the "Finger-Snap Divine Art".】

【Can these two actually be linked?】

【Of course, this originally had nothing to do with me, but my Rong'er is on Taohuadao!】

【As one of the three Young Masters under Gu Long's pen, this fellow has a good appearance, high Wu Gong, and is smart; his own conditions are excellent. Otherwise, it would not be said that the "Thief Marshal's" greatest skill is not stealing things, but stealing women's hearts.】

【Rong'er is so young, just an ignorant girl; will she be deceived by him?!】

"Pah! You are the ignorant one! Deceive me? Besides you, who else would go to such lengths to think of ways to deceive me?"

Huang Rong spat with a flushed face, then the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "So you also get anxious and jealous..."