All Heavens: A Role-Playing System Starting from Tianlong

Chapter 90 The Journey to Mandala

The old woman frowned.

"Why would a relative she doesn't contact often cause her this much anxiety?" She excitedly reached out to grab Zhang Cheng's collar, but unfortunately, she wasn't tall enough, so she could only grab Zhang Cheng's sleeve instead.

"Are you two treating me like an outsider, excluding me?"

Zhang Cheng thought about it and realized that keeping it from Tong Lao all this time wasn't a good idea. Anyway, he'd be meeting the real person soon.

"Sister Li's daughter married into the Wang family in Suzhou. The Miss Wang I just mentioned is Sister Li's granddaughter."

The old woman was taken aback.

"When did she ever have a daughter—" Her voice suddenly rose in the telepathic transmission, her eyes widening in disbelief, "Whose daughter is she with?"

Zhang Cheng's expression remained unchanged: "It's your junior brother's child. They had a daughter while they were in Dali."

Upon hearing this, the old woman nodded slightly.

"I see. You and my junior sister were worried that I would be jealous after hearing the news, which is why you were so hesitant. But your worries are unnecessary; I have already let go of the past."

Zhang Cheng chuckled inwardly: Why don't we loosen our grip on my hand first, and then pretend to be magnanimous? An ordinary person would have broken your arm by now.

The old woman gradually calmed down and loosened her grip. But after only a couple of breaths, she frowned again.

"That's not right. If that's all, why has she seemed so restless these past few days?"

Just as Zhang Cheng was thinking about how to explain it to him, a muffled groan came from the ship, and Bao Butong, who had been unconscious, slowly woke up.

Sitting beside him, Azhu and Abi exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Bao, you're awake!"

Bao Butong seemed to have been knocked unconscious by Li Qiushui's palm strike, his eyes still somewhat glazed: "I just had a strange dream. In the dream, Miss Wang turned into a martial arts master and knocked me unconscious with one palm strike—"

He suddenly froze halfway through his sentence.

How did I end up on the boat? And why are Aju and Abi by my side?

He turned his head sharply, his gaze sweeping over the people on the same boat.

A man and a woman were sitting in the middle of the boat. One was tall and the other short, one was strong and the other thin. They were quite intimate in their behavior.

Further on was the furtive fellow he had captured earlier at Canhe Village.

Further on, standing at the stern is—the Miss Wang from my dream!?

He shuddered and jumped to his feet: "Who are you?!"

Li Qiushui ignored him and continued to silently channel her inner energy, propelling the boat forward at high speed.

When Bao Butong saw that the other party was ignoring him, he was about to ask again when suddenly a hand landed on his shoulder.

Zhang Cheng had appeared beside him without him noticing and touched him a few times.

Bao Butong's body stiffened, and then he leaned limply against the side of the boat, unable to move any further.

Seeing that Azhu and Abi were looking at him, Zhang Cheng explained, "I've heard a little about the reputation of your Brother Bao. Unfortunately, Sister Wu and Sister Li are both hot-tempered. If he offends them, he might be in mortal danger. I'd better keep him quiet for now."

Azhu and Abi exchanged a glance and found that what she said made a lot of sense.

Abi apologized to Bao Butong and then focused on giving Li Qiushui directions. Azhu sat next to Bao Butong and quietly told him what had happened.

The small boat cut through the water and sped away like the wind.

Guided by Abi, the group quickly arrived at their destination – Mantuo Villa.

The group jumped off the boat one by one. A'Zhu and A'Bi, as maids of the Murong family, possessed some martial arts skills, as did the Xixia spies. Bao Butong was carried by Zhang Cheng.

The group headed towards the villa. Outside the villa, the roadside was lined with clusters of camellias, red, white, and pink, in full bloom, their fragrance filling the air.

Several female servants, all with swords at their waists, stood at the entrance of the manor. Upon seeing the group, they approached from a distance.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into Mantuo Manor—hmm? Miss!?"

Li Qiushui ignored her exclamation. With a casual wave of her hand, several finger strikes shot out, immobilizing all the female servants.

She looked at the man in the lead: "Is your wife in the manor right now?"

The leader's gaze suddenly turned blank, and under the incredulous gaze of his companions, he nodded woodenly.

Bao Butong and the others were all stunned.

They neither saw clearly how "Sister Li" subdued these people, nor could they understand what methods she used to make them suddenly seem like they had lost their souls.

Li Qiushui released the man's pressure points and lifted him into her hand. "Sect Leader, I'll take my leave first."

She then said to the Wang family servant in her hand: "Guide the way for me."

After saying that, she grabbed the servant, leaped into the air, and disappeared into the depths of the flower bushes in a few bounds.

Zhang Cheng wanted to give the other party some time to resolve the matter alone, so he and Granny Tong led A Zhu and the others on a slow walk.

Despite its name, Mantuo Manor, like the previous Canhe Manor, occupies a vast area. Along the way, pavilions, terraces, flowers, trees, and rocks are scattered in a pleasing manner, making it not uninteresting at all.

At this moment, all the servants in the manor were attracted by Li Qiushui rushing in, and no one paid any attention to these outsiders who were leisurely walking in through the main gate.

After walking for a while, Zhang Cheng noticed that the location of the allied forces representing Li Qiushui was moving towards them, indicating that she had finished her business.

Zhang Cheng led the group to greet them.

Before long, Li Qiushui's figure came into view. She was holding a middle-aged woman in her forties who looked six or seven parts similar to her.

However, the woman had a clear handprint on her face and looked disheveled, clearly having been disciplined.

Li Qiushui walked up to Zhang Cheng and put the woman down.

"Sect Leader, this is my daughter, Qingluo."

Hearing this, Abi exclaimed, "Ah!" Seeing everyone looking at her, she shrank behind Azhu in fear.

Li Qiushui ignored her and continued, "I have obtained the list of victims from Qingluo, compiled it into a book, and asked her to mobilize people to search for them. If the sect leader is worried about any omissions, you can ask her again."

Zhang Cheng waved his hand, indicating that it was unnecessary.

Both of them were skilled in "soul-searching through sound transmission," so lying about such matters would be pointless.

Seeing this, Li Qiushui said to Zhang Cheng, "Then please ask the sect leader to plant the Life and Death Talisman on him."

Zhang Cheng nodded. He pricked his finger, freezing a drop of blood into an ice bullet, which he flicked at Madam Wang. The ice struck Madam Wang and entered her body with the force of his palm strike.

A'Zhu and the others didn't know what the Life and Death Talisman was, so they looked at each other blankly, but didn't feel anything special.

But Granny Tong was filled with questions. However, the current situation was not suitable for digging into the matter, so she could only swallow her doubts and secretly think about finding an opportunity to ask her clearly when they were alone later.

Seeing that the Life and Death Talisman had been implanted, Li Qiushui turned to Madam Wang and said sternly, "Qingluo, until this matter is resolved, you and Yuyan are confined to the house and are not allowed to leave this estate. Do you understand?"

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