Chapter 34: The Gentleman and the Lady

“By the way, Father, where is he?”

After accepting this fact, Huang Rong reacted and asked Huang Laoxie.

“He went to…”

Huang Laoxie was about to speak when a series of light footsteps slowly approached. He looked up and happened to see Wei Ziqing walking in, holding hands with Little Dragon Maiden.

Both of them held a sword in their hands.

These were the swords named Gentleman and Lady. After Wei Ziqing left the dungeon, he had stopped by the weapon room to retrieve them.

“Huang Rong?”

Wei Ziqing was slightly stunned when he saw Huang Rong, but when he saw Cheng Ying, he understood why Huang Rong was here.

He gave Little Dragon Maiden a slight smile, let go of her hand, approached Huang Rong, and said, “Lady Guo!”

“Young Hero Wei…” Huang Rong’s expression was complex. Who could have imagined that this elegant youth was actually a Postnatal Expert?

Moreover, the tragic scene outside Passionless Valley had been caused by this seemingly gentle youth.

She looked at Little Dragon Maiden with a hint of envy in her eyes: “Miss Long, you are truly enviable!”

Although Huang Rong did not say why, Little Dragon Maiden understood.

For her sake, Wei Ziqing had braved Passionless Valley alone. To save her life, he had faced the Passionflower Poison without fear and endured a palm strike from Zhen Zhibing.

To have such a man love her was indeed enviable.

Hearing Huang Rong’s words, she smiled slightly. From beginning to end, her gaze remained on Wei Ziqing, filled with tenderness like water.

The expressions on Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang’s faces were extremely anxious. Seeing a hard-won chance to speak, Lu Wushuang could no longer hold back: “Miss Long, where is my Brother Yang? Why isn’t he with you?”

Yang Guo!

As soon as these words came out, Wei Ziqing’s face became somewhat embarrassed.

Once he arrived at Passionless Valley, he only had Little Dragon Maiden in his heart and had actually forgotten about Yang Guo.

Little Dragon Maiden had also forgotten Yang Guo because she was with Wei Ziqing, and since the barriers between their feelings had been broken, there was no longer any gap in her heart.

Now, hearing Lu Wushuang ask, the smile vanished from her face, and she became quite subdued.

“Long’er, what happened? Did something happen to that kid Yang Guo?” Wei Ziqing’s expression changed. He immediately went to Little Dragon Maiden’s side, took her hand, and asked.

“Something happened to Brother Yang?”

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present changed. The faces of Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang turned pale instantly, and they nearly collapsed to the ground.

No matter how calm Cheng Ying usually was, she was now full of anxiety: “Miss Long, please tell me quickly, what happened to my Brother Yang? Tell us!”

“Miss Long, please speak quickly, is Guo’er…” Huang Rong looked at Little Dragon Maiden with a solemn expression. Although she disliked Yang Kang, this Yang Guo was different from Yang Kang. Hearing Little Dragon Maiden’s reaction, she also became worried.

Seeing everyone looking at her so anxiously, although she was heartbroken, Little Dragon Maiden still told the whole story of how Yang Guo had been thrown into the Crocodile Pond.

Listening to Little Dragon Maiden’s account, Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang finally could not stand anymore. They sat slumped on the ground, their faces covered in tears.

Even Huang Laoxie sighed softly.

However, Wei Ziqing was stunned when he heard this.

Crocodile Pond? Below the Pill Room?

Wasn’t that the place where Qiu Qianchi was imprisoned?

In the original story, Yang Guo had also fallen into that Crocodile Pond, but he didn’t die; instead, he saved Qiu Qianchi and brought a fierce rival to Gongsun Zhi.

Because of him, the plot had completely changed, yet he hadn’t expected that Yang Guo would still fall into that Crocodile Pond!

“Alright, don’t worry. That kid will be fine!” Looking at the group of grieving people, Wei Ziqing smiled slightly.

“He will be fine? Brother Wei, are you telling the truth?” Hearing Wei Ziqing’s words, Cheng Ying and the others stopped their grief and hurriedly looked at him.

Even Little Dragon Maiden looked at Wei Ziqing, her eyes full of anticipation.

“Young Hero Wei, why are you so sure that Guo’er will be fine? After all, that is the Crocodile Pond, and Guo’er was injured, he…”

It wasn’t that Huang Rong didn’t believe him, but it seemed impossible. Let alone Yang Guo, who was a First-Rate Expert, even if she fell in, she would certainly die!

Wei Ziqing was left unsure of how to answer after Huang Rong’s question.

Why did he know?

Should he tell her that he had read the original story and knew the future developments?

But even if he didn’t mention that the original plot had already been mostly destroyed by his appearance, could he simply say such a thing?

Just as Wei Ziqing was struggling with how to answer, his eyes suddenly lit up. He smiled toward the entrance of the hall: “Look, isn’t that kid already right there?”

Following Wei Ziqing’s gaze, they saw a man and a woman at the doorway pushing an extremely ugly old woman sitting in a wheelchair.

The youth, upon seeing Wei Ziqing and the others, was first stunned, then ran in excitedly. As he ran, he shouted: “Madam, it’s great that you are safe! Ah, Brother Wei, Sister Lu, Sister Wushuang, and Aunt Guo, why are you all here!”

Who else could this be but Yang Guo?

“Brother Yang!”

“Guo’er!”

Everyone was stunned at first, then their faces filled with joy. Especially Lu Wushuang and Cheng Ying; the two of them quickly ran to Yang Guo’s side, holding his hands and checking him from head to toe to see if he was injured, showering him with concern.

Although Yang Guo was usually a bit improper, being cared for by the two girls like this made him feel touched, though he also felt a bit awkward.

“Hmph!”

At that moment, a cold snort suddenly rang out, drawing everyone’s attention. Yang Guo then reacted and hurriedly introduced the old woman pushed up by the girl in green: “This is…”

“I know. The master of Passionless Valley, Qiu Qianchi, the younger sister of the former Iron Palm Water-Skipper Qiu Qianren. Her limbs were disabled by Gongsun Zhi, and she was trapped in the Crocodile Pond cave. You saved her by chance. As for this girl, if I am not mistaken, she is Gongsun Lu’e!”

Wei Ziqing looked calmly at Qiu Qianchi. He knew better than anyone how poisonous this woman’s heart was, but he could also understand.

Thinking about it, she was also a pitiful person. Her husband had cheated on her, and because she killed the mistress, Gongsun Zhi had cruelly severed her tendons and thrown her to the bottom of the pond for decades. How could the Resentment in her heart be small?

This was also why Wei Ziqing did not kill Gongsun Zhi. He left it to Qiu Qianchi to take his life.

“Brother Wei, how do you know this?” Hearing these words, everyone was stunned. Yang Guo was especially incredulous. Had Brother Wei been to Passionless Valley before? Otherwise, how could he be so clear about it?

Huang Rong’s gaze also looked at Wei Ziqing with great curiosity. She suddenly found that Wei Ziqing was too mysterious.

First, he predicted Yang Guo would be fine, and now he recognized the identities of these two people at a single glance. It was as if there was nothing he couldn’t guess.

“Boy, you have a good eye. But who are you? Could you be one of that old thief Gongsun’s people?” Qiu Qianchi’s eyes suddenly shot with vigilance and killing intent as she looked at Wei Ziqing.

“Who I am is not important. What is important is that if you don’t hurry up and chase after Gongsun Zhi, you might never get your revenge in this lifetime!”

Gongsun Zhi!

Hearing this, Qiu Qianchi’s expression changed. She stopped paying attention to Wei Ziqing and immediately said something to Gongsun Lu’e beside her. Gongsun Lu’e hesitated for a moment but then walked away.

Since he had reminded Qiu Qianchi, Wei Ziqing did not want to stay in Passionless Valley any longer. This place made him feel uncomfortable.

More importantly, he still had to cure the Passionflower Poison in himself and Little Dragon Maiden.

After saying goodbye to Huang Rong and the others, he took Little Dragon Maiden’s hand and left Passionless Valley.

Looking at the departing Wei Ziqing, Huang Laoxie’s face held a complex expression. Then, as if having made a decision, he did not say goodbye to Huang Rong and the others, but hurried to chase after Wei Ziqing and Little Dragon Maiden.