Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 259 Rain Falls on Emei Mountain
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The mountain breeze mixed with drizzle rustled the branches of the Metasequoia trees on the mountain road. Although the rain in Shu was dense, it was not heavy most of the time. The bright moon could be vaguely seen behind the black clouds in the night sky.

A man in a gray robe, leading a horse and wearing a bamboo hat, was walking on the stone steps of the mountain road.

There were stone lamp stands on both sides of the stone steps, with dim yellow lights. From time to time, disciples in uniforms patrolled back and forth. When they saw the man in the gray robe, they all bowed and saluted, "Master."

The grey-robed man always said, "It's not the Sect Leader, it's the Sect Leader's husband."

The disciples just smiled and said, "The headmaster has been seriously ill recently, and you are responsible for all the important matters of Emei... You are a family, so it doesn't matter who is the headmaster, right?"

"There's a huge difference. The Emei Sect has a hundred-year foundation. If it's named Tang now, wouldn't my entire family be wiped out?" Tang Weiyu shook her head slightly and said seriously.

"Emei will sooner or later become the leader of Shu in your hands. How can it be considered as a family that has been wiped out? Yangshe Congyun has provoked Weiming Hou. Without the plaque of Wu Kui, the imperial court will obviously not give it again. Otherwise, it will take it back and change its orders every day. Isn't it embarrassing? Recently, many second- and third-rate forces have sent letters to Emei, wanting to talk to the leader. It is obvious that they want to pay tribute."

"Yes, yes." A disciple responded quickly, "Weiming Hou said he wanted to challenge Yangshe Congyun, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that he has no chance of winning. Only Wu Kui can defeat Wu Kui. How can he defeat Yangshe Congyun if he can't communicate with the bridge between heaven and earth?"

"Why not wait until he is defeated, and then challenge Yangshe Congyun again. Now that more than a decade has passed, your strength is no longer what it used to be. You are definitely not weaker than Yangshe Congyun... And you challenged Yangshe Congyun after Weiming Hou was defeated, so the court can't say that you stole Weiming Hou's title of martial arts champion. By then, you will be the number one martial artist in Shu, and our Emei Sect will be able to be included in the list of the three sects and six schools."

As they spoke, the young disciples' eyes lit up and their faces showed hope.

How many people who enter the martial arts world are not moved by fame and fortune? Everyone wants to make a career in the martial arts world and leave a name in the martial arts world. Even Tang Weiyu, does he want to be the second in command in Shu for the rest of his life? Obviously impossible.

Tang Weiyu smiled and didn't talk much about this topic. She just asked, "Did the court send a letter?"

Since Tang Weiyu parted with Zhao Wumian in Changshan, she came to Emei to get the antidote, and then rushed to the capital without stopping. However, Zhao Wumian had already set off for Shu while she was halfway. Emei also sent him a message, asking him to return to the mountain as soon as possible, saying that there was something going on in the court.

The letter was naturally sent by Zhao Wumian. The martial arts world is so vast that it is easy to miss each other. Now that Mu Lier is poisoned by three poisons, it is obviously not something that can be cured by the antidote brewed by Ming Ye. If they came to Mount Emei and Tang Weiyu was not there and they couldn't get the antidote, wouldn't that be a wasted trip?
That's why Zhao Wumian sent a letter in advance to call Tang Weiyu back.

The disciples nodded repeatedly, "We don't know the specific content, the letter was sent directly to the headmaster... Maybe the court also thinks that the headmaster should replace Yangshe Congyun."

Tang Weiyu smiled and shook her head, then led the horse to Tianchi Peak.

Emei is very large, with four main peaks: Da'emun, Er'emun, San'emun and Si'emun, and 72 other peaks, including Baozhang, Tianchi, Huayan, Yunu and Shisun. With such a large area, the Emei sect alone certainly cannot use it all. Even if the Tang family is included, they only occupy a dozen or so mountaintops, and Tianchi Peak is the residence of Tang Weiyu's family.

There is a bamboo forest on the Tianchi Peak, and a wooden house is built next to the bamboo forest. Dried bacon, garlic and some medicinal herbs are hung under the eaves on three sides. Smoke is curling up and the yard is filled with the smell of medicine.

After tying up the horse and pushing open the door, a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her forties was sitting on a small stool fanning the fire, with a few medicinal herbs on the table next to her.

This person is the current head of Emei and Tang Weiyu's first wife.

"Why don't you let our disciples take over the task of making medicine?" Tang Weiyu quickly stepped forward and helped Mrs. Tang to sit on the bed.

"I'm just sick, not disabled. How can I let my disciples take care of me?" Madam Tang sat down on the edge of the bed and didn't say much about this topic. She just took out a letter from her bosom and said, "Look, it's a letter from the court with a gold stamp. I thought it was something else, but it turns out they want something from us."

Tang Weiyu opened the envelope and took a closer look. She was a little surprised. "Xiayun Gu... Is there anyone in this world other than my father who can make this thing?"

"My father has been running around for this Gu all his life. It's normal for him to make some good friends when he was young and study it together." Mrs. Tang thought for a while, then lay down on the bed and said, "Don't think about it. I don't want to worry about this kind of thing. You, go and make medicine for me."

Tang Weiyu put the letter away, smiled helplessly, stood up and sat by the stove to fan herself, "You are already in your forties or fifties, and you still want to be a girl? You are not ashamed to hear it."

"I may be old at heart, but I don't have many years left to live. Why don't you let me be younger in my mindset?"

When this matter was mentioned, Tang Weiyu fell silent and just boiled the medicine silently.

Back then, Tang Weiyu's father had offended an enemy, and more than a hundred people in the Tang family were killed, leaving less than twenty people. Tang Weiyu was seventeen years old that year, and was just a rookie who had just entered the world of martial arts. He was not from the same clan, and barely escaped the disaster. However, he was also hunted down by his enemy, who was determined to wipe out the entire family.

That year, there was a young female knight in Mount Emei who loved to punish evil and promote good and was chivalrous. She saved Tang Weiyu's life, and the two became acquainted... The leader of Mount Emei at that time was loyal and righteous, and was more protective of his people. The female knight begged him earnestly, so he helped to save the dozen or so people left in the Tang family.

Later, Tang Weiyu communicated with the bridge of heaven and earth and finally got his revenge. However, no matter how strong he was, he could not defeat his enemies because of their large numbers. Human power is limited and there will always be people left out.

Seeing that they were no match for Tang Weiyu, the remnants of his enemies tried to kill his wife and family... The chivalrous woman had good martial arts skills, but the enemy was in the dark and she was in the light, and her heart was fatally injured. Later, she found the genius doctor from Guixuan Valley, who used strong medicine. Although she saved her life, her life expectancy was greatly shortened.

These tonic medicines are actually useless... they are just for psychological comfort.

Mrs. Tang saw Tang Weiyu was silent, with a bit of amusement on her face, but she sighed and said, "I should have died back then, but now I have lived for more than ten years, so it counts... Hey, you are a martial arts master after all, why are you still crying?"

Although Tang Weiyu is in her forties or fifties, she can't help but feel emotional every time she mentions this matter...Mrs. Tang never gets tired of it and often brings it up on purpose to make her husband cry.

Tang Weiyu said nothing, but just boiled the medicine silently.

Madam Tang looked up at the ceiling and smiled for a while, then slowly stopped smiling and remained silent for a few seconds before asking softly, "Ziqian was killed by Zhao Wumian, right?"

Tang Ziqian is the second son of the two. When he was a teenager, he met Xian Yuchen, the deputy leader of Huanzhen Pavilion, in the martial arts world. Influenced by him, he severed his father-son relationship with Tang Weiyu at the age of twenty and joined Huanzhen Pavilion. When he was in the capital, he wanted to kill Zhao Wumian, but was killed by Zhao Wumian.

Tang Weiyu nodded silently.

"Do you want to kill Zhao Wumian to avenge him?"

Tang Weiyu was silent.

"Are you afraid?"

Tang Weiyu remained silent.

Madam Tang looked at his back as he boiled the medicine. She knew what kind of person he was, so she gradually looked amused and guessed, "When you were seeking revenge, I almost died. Now if you want to kill Zhao Wumian for revenge, not to mention me, even Mount Emei will be razed to the ground by the emperor. So you are afraid, right?"

Tang Weiyu remained silent.

Mrs. Tang retracted her gaze and sighed, "It seems that I married a mute."

Tang Weiyu boiled the medicine, poured it into a bowl and stirred it, then handed the bowl to Mrs. Tang.

"You know it's useless for me to drink these." Mrs. Tang straightened up, took the medicine bowl with both hands, and smiled at Tang Weiyu, "But just think of it as drinking it for you."

After drinking the medicine, Tang Weiyu stood up and prepared to leave, but Madam Tang stopped him and said, "Give the court whatever it wants. When I die, you can escape from Emei and find a way to take revenge..."

Madam Tang emphasized, "Don't fight Zhao Wumian while I'm still alive. Although I won't live long, I can still live another year or two. I don't want to be dragged to the capital by the emperor and beheaded."

Tang Weiyu spoke this time. He whispered, "I still owe Zhao Wumian two favors. He said in the letter that I can only repay this favor by helping Mu Lier detoxify, and give me a chance to fight him fairly. Who wins, who loses, who lives, who dies, the court will never intervene and investigate."

"The emperor today is a woman."

Tang Weiyu was slightly stunned. "What's wrong with being a woman? As long as you can govern the country well, you are a female relative and a heroine."

"When Zhao Wumian really dies, do you think the emperor will really not intervene?" Madam Tang said firmly: "She will definitely not follow these rules of the martial arts world."

Tang Weiyu was speechless, then shook her head slightly, said no more, and left silently.

He left Tianchi Peak and went to Huayan Peak, which was the Tang family's residence.

There were only a dozen people left in the Tang family who were killed that year. Now, more than 20 years have passed, and after recuperation, the number of people has increased several times, but they can't go back to the past.

The Tang family is completely different from the vibrant and energetic Emei Sect. Most of the Tang family members are full of hatred and resentment, and never smile.

How many people can get over it when their own children, parents, brothers, sisters and other relatives die in front of them?

Now Tang Weiyu is a master who can build a bridge between heaven and earth and protect the Tang family. Even in the near future, if Tang Weiyu really wins the plaque of Wu Kui, the Tang family can at least become the leader in Shu during the Guichan period, which is far more glorious than the Tang family more than 20 years ago. However, no matter how great the reputation is, the pain cannot be overcome.

On Huayan Peak, there are groups of houses scattered in twos and threes. In one of the alchemy rooms, a young man is adding medicine to the furnace. In the corner of the house, various medicinal materials are piled up, including cargo boxes with the Fan family crest printed on them.

This young man is Tang Weiyu's eldest son, Tang Baicen.

Tang Baicen did not inherit Tang Weiyu's talent for martial arts. Instead, he was more like his grandfather, with an outstanding talent in the art of poison. He himself was not a person who liked fighting, and spent most of his time in Emei refining poison. Therefore, he was not abducted by the Huanzhen Pavilion and has been law-abiding ever since.

"Where is your grandfather?" Tang Weiyu looked around but didn't see the old patriarch Tang Xingwen, so she looked at her eldest son.

"Grandpa has always been elusive. Maybe he went down the mountain to drink again. Grandpa always believed that the fault for what happened back then was his, and he has been drinking to drown his sorrows for a long time." Tang Baicen checked the medicine without looking back.

Tang Weiyu nodded slightly, "How is the progress of the Xiayun Gu? Whether your mother can survive depends entirely on this battle."

Mrs. Tang's life expectancy problem is not unsolvable. The powerful medicine back then was actually a rare poisonous insect called "Heart Gu" from Guixuan Valley.

The heart Gu, as its name suggests, can temporarily replace the function of the heart when implanted in the human body. Although the duration is short, the heart Gu will burn out and the person will die in less than half a month. But at that time, Mrs. Tang's heart had stopped, but she managed to use the heart Gu to support her for more than ten days. Thanks to these ten days, she was able to take the opportunity to repair her heart meridians and save her life. However, all medicines are poisonous, let alone Gu?

If it is said that the poison in Mu Li'er's body has penetrated deep into her internal organs, then even the blood produced by Madam Tang is poisonous. The only way to survive is the secret of Gui Xuan Valley - the innate poison body. The poison is too deep. If you get close to the Zhenzhu Relics Treasure Tower in Xiaoxitian, you will be regarded as an evil thing and evaporated directly... In fact, Zhao Wumian is in the same situation now. If he gets close to the Zhenzhu Relics Treasure Tower, he will lose half his life.

Fortunately, everyone in Xiaoxitian is our own person now.

If one wants to cultivate a body that is immune to all poisons, the stepping stone is the poison of the King of Gu. The toxicity of the Heart Gu alone is not enough, and the only poisons of the King of Gu known in the world are the Cold Jade Gu and the Nine Li Gu... This naturally stumped the Tang family.

Don’t think that Zhao Wumian is easy to cultivate just because he currently has the innate All Poison Body. He has died once, so Zhao Wumian can only be considered half of the innate All Poison Body.

Therefore, even if the Tang family really refined the Xiayun Gu and allowed Madam Tang to cultivate half of the innate all-poison body, she would still need the rest of the poison later, but there would always be hope of survival.

To be honest, Mrs. Tang and Zhao Wumian's current situations are somewhat similar, but Zhao Wumian is even worse off. He only has two months left, while Mrs. Tang still has a year to live.

Tang Weiyu himself had no interest in poison and no talent for it. This kind of poison-making job was usually done by his father and his son.

Tang Baicen paused, sighed softly, and said in a low voice:

"Dad, Xiayun Gu was originally made by grandpa imitating Jiuli Gu. Although I have never been to Jiuli, I have heard of their Gu Dao... Using humans to make Gu is extremely cruel, but it must be said that humans are born and raised by nature. If you really treat humans as a medicinal material, you may get unexpected gains by taking an unconventional approach, which is better than many natural materials and treasures.

Especially for those with high martial arts skills, the three burners and sea of ​​qi are a world of their own. Our method of refining Gu is inherited from Jiuli. Over the years, we have no shortage of materials, financial resources, or time. We only lack one condition... you know it."

Tang Weiyu's face turned cold, "Using humans to refine Gu is inhumane."

"The one who makes the Gu is me, the grandpa, not the dad." Tang Baicen turned around and looked at Tang Weiyu.

Tang Weiyu looked at him coldly.

Tang Baicen stared at him for a few seconds, then silently lowered his gaze and whispered, "If I can enter the realm of heaven, I will refine myself and extend my mother's life."

"Asshole, if we really want to make medicine, wouldn't Dad be more suitable than you?"

"Come on, Dad. Do you think Grandpa and I have the heart to hurt you? It's sad to say these words." Tang Baicen scratched his head, then remembered something and said, "I also read the letter sent by the court. Brother Fan said..."

"Brother Fan?"

"Young Master Fan." Tang Baicen dusted off his clothes, then took out a few letters from his sleeves and handed them to Tang Weiyu, explaining:
"Recently, we have been purchasing materials for refining Xiayun Gu from the Fan family. After a few visits, I got to know him. I wanted to get close to him and pry the Jiuli Gu from him, but this Gu is extremely precious even in the Jiuli tribe. I don't even know if there is one. Seeing that there is no hope, I retreated to the next best thing and often wrote to him to exchange ideas on Gu."

"We must always be on guard against others. Is he so kind as to teach you all the techniques of making Gu?" Tang Weiyu opened the envelope and analyzed it word by word.

His second son has been abducted by Huanzhen Pavilion, and he doesn't want his eldest son to be abducted by Jiuli again, so he has to be on guard.

"Gu Dao and Martial Dao are actually similar. Doesn't Dad often exchange experiences with martial artists? By learning from each other's strengths and verifying each other's knowledge, we can avoid many detours... I've gone off topic." Tang Baicen remembered something and continued, "Didn't the court say that Mu Li'er was infected with half of the Xiayun Gu? After I told Master Fan about this, he said that if things couldn't be done in the end, we could try to use Mu Li'er to refine the Xiayun Gu."

Tang Weiyu's face suddenly darkened, and Tang Baicen immediately shrank his neck. "I didn't say that, it was the young master of the Fan family who said that our Tang family has no grudges against the little king of hell of the Sword Sect. If we can detoxify her, it would be the best. But, but we haven't even refined the Xiayun Gu, where can we get the antidote for her..."

Tang Weiyu was stunned for a moment, "Is there no cure for the poison in her body?"

"Not necessarily. I've never seen her in that condition before. Whether or not we can come up with an antidote depends on seeing her and her diagnosis." Tang Baicen frowned, thought for a moment, silently added some herbs to the stove, and then said, "But I don't hold out hope. I'll wait for Grandpa to come back and see what he says."

Tang Weiyu was a little annoyed. She handed the envelope back to Tang Baicen with a gloomy face. "Once Mu Lier is touched, the Tang family, including everyone in Emei, will die."

"That being said..." Tang Baicen took out another letter from his arms. This letter was relatively new and was obviously written just a few days ago.

"I have been thinking about this for the past few days, and I have often communicated with the young master of the Fan family. According to him, with my father's strength, he is always a guest of honor wherever he goes. If my father is really determined to take action against Mu Lier for my mother, then after the matter is accomplished, he can move the Tang family and Emei to Jiuli... The Jiuli tribe is in Miaojiang and has been secluded for many years. Even the court doesn't know much about them..."

Before she finished speaking, Tang Weiyu raised her hand and glanced at Tang Baicen, "He is using you, can't you see it?"

"Ah?" Tang Baicen had little experience in the martial arts world, and his eyes were stunned. "Isn't what Mr. Fan said quite right? How could he take advantage of..."

"You want to use my power to kill Zhao Wumian, and then show me favors and treat the Tang family and Emei as your dogs." Tang Weiyu said coldly.

Tang Baicen was stunned, and scratched his head after a moment, then whispered: "If I can really save my mother, I will accept it even if I have to be a dog. Besides, Zhao Wumian killed my brother..."

"Keep refining. No matter what, even if Mu Li'er has nothing to do with Zhao Wumian, we shouldn't be so unscrupulous as to use people to refine Gu. That's a beast." Tang Weiyu was silent for a moment, and then waved her hand lightly, "As for the Fan family, there are many rare medicinal materials in the Jiuli tribe, so we negotiate business with them, but their family can study the method of human Gu, how can they be good birds? Don't make close friends with them."

"Oh."

Tang Weiyu left the alchemy room, closed the door, stood in front of the house, raised her hand to catch the raindrops falling from the sky, and then sat on the stone steps in front of the alchemy room, silent for a long time.

Tang Weiyu thought that she might have reached a crucial step in her life.

How to choose?

One day later, there was a town at the foot of Mount Emei, called Emei Town, which was built according to the Emei Sect.

A convoy of cars came swaying in the rain. The curtains were gently pulled, revealing a woman in a green dress with a beautiful and mature face. Her waist-length black hair was tied into two small buns in a youthful manner, revealing her graceful swan neck. Not only that, her little hand was holding a small wooden stick that looked like a miniature Cuju backboard, with a hole in the middle.

She stirred the small wooden stick in the wooden bowl in her hand, and then blew towards the round hole in the middle of the small wooden stick, and circles of bubbles came out. Although the bubbles were quickly broken by raindrops, the mature woman still looked excited, "It really came out! Did you see it!?"

She put down the small wooden stick, supported herself on the window sill with one hand, leaned out her upper body, and kept pulling the sleeve of the man in green clothes standing next to the carriage.

Zhao Wumian rode a horse beside the carriage, looking up proudly, "I was right, wasn't I? If you add some sugar, lard, and pig pancreas to the soap, you can blow bubbles... Be careful, don't fall."

"Yes, yes, yes." The Queen Mother nodded repeatedly, her beautiful eyes shining, and asked with a smile: "How do you know so many strange things?"

"secret."

"Huh? You won't even tell me?"

"Nan'er, do you know why Miss Su likes me?"

"tell me the story?"

"Remain mysterious."

The Queen Mother blinked her eyes, then covered her lips with her hands, "You mean you want me to like you? No, no, Xiangge will definitely be angry if he knows, the Marquis should find another lover..."

As she spoke, the empress dowager pretended to cover her face and cry, then leaned back into the car and lowered the curtains. Then she and Luo Xiangzhu could be heard laughing and talking inside, and she asked Luo Xiangzhu to try blowing bubbles as well.

Zhao Wumian: ...

He silently clamped his horse's belly, ignored the Queen Mother, came to the side of Shen Lian who was riding the horse with him, and whispered: "Has the Tang family replied? Do you have an antidote?"

Shen Lian shook his head slightly, "I think we should go to the mountain to check it out..."

As he spoke, Shen Lian frowned, pondered for a few minutes, and then said: "My Lord, the last time I checked, the Tang family is still refining the Xiayun Gu... This is bad news. They are still refining it now. Either they want to refine more Xiayun Gu, or they have never succeeded until now. If it is the former, it's fine, but if it is the latter, it's hard to say whether they will target Master Mu Jian."

Zhao Wumian raised his eyebrows frivolously, "Does Tang Weiyu have the guts to offend the imperial court and the Sword Sect?"

"There is no shortage of desperate criminals in the martial arts world. When I was young, I wandered around the martial arts world and witnessed Tang Weiyu's demeanor. He is not afraid of power, and certainly not afraid of the imperial court or any of the three sects and six schools. It's just that he has a wife and family now, so he often has to take them into consideration when doing things..." Shen Lian pondered for a while, shook his head, and said:
"Dongyan Shi Shoujin and Jiuli Fan family are all plotting to take your head. We should be on guard against them. Otherwise, how about I go up the mountain with you later? Who knows what arrangements they have made at the Tang family?"

While Zhao Wumian was pondering, he saw a middle-aged woman riding a horse from the city. She came to Zhao Wumian's side and handed him a brocade box and a letter, "My Lord, this is a letter from the court."

This middle-aged woman, like Shen Lian, is a retainer of the Shen residence. Her nickname in the underworld is "Gong Yinsi". She is Shen Lian's wife.

Before entering the city, Zhao Wumian sent her as a scout to gather intelligence in the city. After all, as Shen Lian said, Zhao Wumian now has many enemies, and there may be ambushes ahead, so sending scouts first is naturally more thorough.

"A letter from the court..." Zhao Wumian took a look at the brocade box that was delivered together, and had some vague guesses in his heart. He dismounted, lifted the curtain, and entered the carriage.

The carriage was filled with the aroma of chirping women. Luo Xiangzhu was still playing with bubbles with the Queen Mother. Mu Lier was wiping her sword with a handkerchief. When she saw Zhao Wumian, she raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"

Mu Lier hasn't changed much from before, but unfortunately, apart from the kiss that night, Zhao Wumian can only use the excuse of removing the poison when he wants to kiss her again. Obviously, Mu Lier's heart is still in a mess and she has not come to a conclusion.

Zhao Wumian sat down on the couch and said, "It should be Zi Yi who sent me the letter. To be honest, it would be great if she could come to the Tang family. With Xiao Bai Suzhen's ability, she only needs to bite Master to remove the poison. Why would she come to the Tang family?"

Mu Lier smiled and said, "If it doesn't work, you can go to Xiaoxitian. I think you miss the nun Guan Yunshu."

"I really do want to, but it's a little scary for Master to say this..." Zhao Wumian opened the envelope and looked at it carefully.

"Then don't mention that stupid nun in front of your master from now on." Mu Lier snorted.

As expected, Zi Yi refined another poison pill and sent it over, but he was still short of medicinal materials. Knowing that Zhao Wumian would come to Emei, he asked him to go to the Tang family to ask for it.

So the letter and the poison pill have probably been in this town for some time.

(End of this chapter)