Chapter 610 - 336: Southern Domain Headquarters? (Part 2)

Chapter 610: Chapter 336: Southern Domain Headquarters? (Part 2)

As for Martial Arts, he can no longer guide his nephew in this field but still couldn’t help reminding him not to be deceived by villains.

Chu Qing nodded:

"Uncle, rest assured. Naturally, I won’t easily believe his words, but I still need your help to send someone to investigate.

"The Mirror of Sin still doesn’t know where I am, so there’s no direct confrontation yet.

"But once they find out, the result will be a life-or-death struggle.

"Now that I’m in the dark and they are in the light, I should strive to gain as much advantage as possible.

"At the very least, I want to make it difficult for the Mirror of Sin to operate in the Southern Domain, so they can’t affect my family and friends."

Liu Zhaonian nodded, understanding Chu Qing’s thoughts.

In that letter Chu Yunfei wrote to him, he already mentioned Chu Qing’s situation in general terms.

So when Chu Qing brought someone to him for a jail cell that night, he intended to lend a helping hand upon knowing the person’s identity.

After pausing for a moment, Chu Qing continued:

"As for killing him... it’s because he’s inherently a troublemaker.

"As long as someone from the Mirror of Sin is alive, even if they lose all their Martial Arts and become crippled, it’s hard to say it’s completely safe.

"Only by killing can we simply eliminate future worries."

"Alas, the Mirror of Sin has stood in the Martial World for many years, always claiming the Righteous Path. Among those assassinated by the Mirror of Sin are many with heinous crimes. Because of this, it has persisted until now...

"But now, it seems the situation is intolerable."

Liu Zhaonian looked at Chu Qing:

"The matters in the South Ridge are beyond my reach and hard to touch.

"But about the issues in Lingbei, I can naturally handle them without hesitation."

"Thank you, Uncle."

Chu Qing clasped his hands in salute.

Liu Zhaonian chuckled and shook his head:

"Family, why speak as if we’re not family?

"By the way, you haven’t met your grandmother yet. I heard your little fiancée injured her meridians while practicing Martial Arts?

"Take her to see your grandmother tomorrow, and let your grandmother use the ’Heavenly Heart Peaceful Song’ to help nurture her meridians."

Chu Qing felt that the term ’grandmother’ seemed so unfamiliar.

Chu Yunfei’s parents died young, so Chu Qing never had grandparents. He used to think his mother was long dead, and he knew nothing about his maternal relatives.

It’s a surprise now...

Uncle, grandmother, mother... turns out he actually had it all along.

Exhaling a light breath, Chu Qing nodded:

"Okay."

...

...

Chu Qing’s maternal family, surnamed Song, originally had quite an impressive background.

They belonged to one of the three sects, the Thousand Flowers Sect. She was the daughter of a former Grand Elder, who was second only to one in the Thousand Flowers Sect. Chu Qing’s grandmother was pampered from a young age.

This allowed her the chance to marry the eldest son of the Celestial Sound Mansion back then.

After marriage, the couple was happy, but after that Grand Elder was ambushed by an enemy and gravely injured, he later died untreated, causing the relationship between the Celestial Sound Mansion and the Thousand Flowers Sect to gradually drift apart.

Early on, Chu Qing found Wu Qianhuan and removed her Disguise, restoring her original appearance.

He took her to the dressing table to draw her eyebrows and hair, making Wu Qianhuan blush and tug at Chu Qing’s sleeve:

"Will Aunt not like me?"

Chu Qing touched her nose gently:

"How could anyone dislike a girl as bright and charming as my lady?"

Hearing this, Wu Qianhuan felt delighted yet suppressed her smile:

"Are you sweet-talking like this to deceive many other girls?"

"Nonsense, there’s no such thing."

"That’s not necessarily true. With your handsome face that lures people and your eloquence, combined with your high martial arts skill, who knows how many girls would vie for you..."

As Wu Qianhuan spoke, she suddenly laughed:

"Next time I’ll make you a colorful outfit and turn you into a butterfly!"

"...You better just make me a giant moth."

Chu Qing rolled his eyes:

"Alright, enough nonsense. Take a look at yourself now."

Wu Qianhuan looked at herself carefully in the Copper Mirror, amazed:

"You’ve got some skills... learned on which girl’s face?"

"A man named Bai Qi."

Chu Qing said:

"He was my former Contact Person at the Mirror of Sin, who taught me the Disguise Art and Tracking Technique.

"And Disguise isn’t just about changing a face simply."

Changing the face is only the first step in disguise; to make it convincing, one must inject a soul into the face.

If this face originally belonged to someone else, the disguiser must deeply understand that person’s character to portray them flawlessly.

If this face belongs to no one, they must create a character for it.

Every word and action after must conform to this character.

And if the disguise is of a woman, makeup becomes especially important.

Chu Qing had put in a lot of work on this, more than enough to do Wu Qianhuan’s eyebrows and temples.

After all, Wu Qianhuan herself wasn’t good at this, relying only on her good looks and deep Inner Power, being naturally beautiful...

With Chu Qing’s skillful touch, she became even more stunning.

Chu Qing took her hand, ready to go pay respects to Liu Zhaohua.

But as they passed by Gentle’s room, Wu Qianhuan hesitated:

"What about Gentle?"

"Huh?"

Chu Qing was puzzled, what did she mean?

"Leaving her alone is too pitiful..."

Wu Qianhuan said:

"But taking her along might be a bit weird?"

Chu Qing thought for a moment:

"It won’t matter, let’s go together."

Wu Qianhuan nodded as he said this, and went to knock on the door.

After a moment, Gentle opened the door before understanding the situation was dragged away by Wu Qianhuan.

Meanwhile, Liu Zhaohua was sitting there feeling anxious.

She never had a steady nature, being rather lively since she was young, and last night Chu Qing mentioned bringing Wu Qianhuan over to pay respects, almost keeping her awake at night.

All morning, she had been waiting... frequently looking outside, even though not much time had passed, it felt long.

When Chu Qing’s grandmother taught her the ’Supreme Celestial Sound’, she mentioned Liu Zhaohua’s lively nature, suggesting she use it to calm down.

It seemed to work for a while, but now not so much.

Finally, when Liu Zhaohua turned her head countless times, she heard footsteps.

She immediately sat up straight.

Having never been a mother-in-law, she wasn’t sure how to act, but she had to be composed, not bouncing around in front of the juniors.

Show the demeanor and attitude of a senior.

"Aunt."

A call came from her ear, Liu Zhaohua was puzzled, why ’Aunt’? Is that right?

Turning around, she saw Liu Qingyan running over like a breeze.

"...why is it you?"

Liu Zhaohua’s painstaking elder posture shattered instantly.

She tapped Liu Qingyan’s forehead with her finger:

"Be steady, jumping around, what does that make you?"

"Like you."

Liu Qingyan ran to Liu Zhaohua’s side, hugging her arm:

"Dad said I’m most like you..."

"Indeed quite alike. So, what are you here for?"

"To watch the fun."

Liu Qingyan admitted boldly:

"Wife meets mother-in-law, how can I not take a good look? They say I’m very curious about this sister-in-law, wondering just what she looks like?

"But for the cousin’s approval, surely she must be a true beauty, well-matched to my cousin."

"Judging by the appearance is wrong."

Liu Zhaohua lectured:

"You need to know that beauty fades; what does it matter if someone is pretty? After a century, all are just white bones."

"Then what did you like most about uncle?"

"Ah?"

Liu Zhaohua pondered briefly and said:

"His good looks..."

Liu Qingyan burst out laughing, and Liu Zhaohua herself couldn’t contain it, laughing until she shook. Then, she heard Chu Qing’s voice:

"What are you both laughing about?"

Turning around, Chu Qing was leading Wu Qianhuan, along with Gentle, all three looking at her.

Liu Zhaohua felt a cloud over her head, worried. Her unreliable side might be despised by her future daughter-in-law.