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Chapter 139 The Young Woman and the Little Boy

Jie Feng said, "See that? It's this kind of little bug that caused several elders of my Beggars' Sect to betray us and defect to the enemy, ruining their lifelong reputations. Although this little bug is curled up right now, it will wake up once it enters a person's body and the medicine takes effect."

"Yue Feng, in this chaotic world of martial arts, you were able to protect the Huashan region, so you must have some connections in the court. I came to you to ask you personally if you had an antidote for this kind of Gu worm. But it seems that you are completely unaware of this kind of elixir."

Although Jie Feng spoke concisely, Yue Feng could imagine the uproar the Fiery Pill had caused in the martial arts world. Imagine a pill that could instantly increase one's cultivation by ten years—who in the martial arts world wouldn't want it? Even if they knew the pill contained Gu worms, countless people would still flock to it.

Yue Feng only heard the news now, which must be because the relevant people deliberately suppressed the news to avoid panic.

Yue Feng said, "I really don't know about this kind of pill, but I will keep an eye out for it for Senior Jie when I go to Shu."

Xie Feng suddenly sighed: "With your words, I am relieved. Actually, I originally wanted to handle both the matter of mastering the manual and the matter of the Fiery Pill personally, but... well, let's not talk about it."

"Yue Feng, regardless of whether these two matters succeed or not, I, Xie, owe you a favor, which I will repay in the future. Alright, I've kept you occupied enough today, I'll be going now. Farewell!"

Yue Feng sensed something unspeakable in Jie Feng's words and was about to press him for details when Jie Feng used his lightness skill and vanished in an instant. Knowing that Jie Feng didn't want to say more, Yue Feng had no choice but to give up and return to the city via the same route he had come from.

He pondered all the way, trying to figure out where to begin investigating Chang Gaizhi's relationship with the Eastern Depot. Just like the Six Doors, the Eastern Depot must also have an office in Hanzhong. But if he rashly went there, the Eastern Depot wouldn't be as easy to deal with as the Beggars' Sect.

As he pondered, he passed an alleyway and heard crying coming from within. Since mastering the Purple Cloud Divine Skill, his hearing had become exceptionally sharp, and although he didn't want to listen, the sound involuntarily reached his ears. He heard a little boy say:

"Mother, why doesn't Father want us anymore?"

A rather young woman replied, her voice choked with sobs, "Baby, don't ask anymore. Your father has his reasons for doing this. Let's... go home."

The little boy became stubborn and cried out, "No! My surname is Ouyang, this is my home! I'm not going anywhere!"

The woman couldn't help but cry again, saying sadly, "Baby, be good, don't make a fuss with your mother. Come home with me, and I'll buy you candied hawthorns."

The little boy shouted and screamed, but he just wouldn't listen. Suddenly, with a creak, it seemed a door opened, and then several men shouted in gruff voices:

"Why aren't you leaving yet!"

"The master has ordered you to leave immediately. If you don't, don't blame us for being impolite!"

By the time Yue Feng heard this, he had already walked quite far and could barely hear anymore. This incident, however, piqued his curiosity, and he used the "Climbing Clouds and Riding Dragons" movement technique to suddenly leap up from the ground and land on the tallest rooftop nearby.

He looked toward the source of the sound and saw a beautiful young woman with a boy of about six or seven years old standing outside the back gate of a large house. The back gate was open, and several servants blocked the mother and son's way.

Hearing the servant's words, the young woman panicked slightly and hurriedly went to pick up the little boy. The boy, named Bao'er, rolled around on the ground, refusing to let her hold him.

Several servants, growing impatient, shoved the two men. Suddenly, a whooshing sound rang out, and the servants felt a sharp pain in their hands. Before they could even cry out, a young man in a blue robe appeared before them, and several pieces of silver lay on the ground.

Seeing Yue Feng's martial arts skills, the servants dared not speak to him, but instead said to the young woman:

"Young Madam, I thought you were so virtuous, but it turns out you've already had a lover outside, and it seems his family isn't poor either. It seems the young master kicking you out is just what you wanted, isn't it? Hmph, maybe this Bao'er is also..."

Yue Feng raised his hand and slapped each of them four times on the front and four times on the back. The sound of slaps filled the air, leaving the servants bleeding and dizzy. Yue Feng coldly said:

"I've already made my move twice; the third time will take your lives."

The servants dared not utter another word, and slunk into the courtyard, slamming the door shut behind them.

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Yue Feng picked up a few pieces of silver from the ground, intending to use them as hidden weapons, blew on them, and handed them to Bao'er, who was still lying on the ground, saying, "Little friend, take this silver to buy candied hawthorns. Will you listen to your mother from now on?"

Upon hearing Yue Feng's words, the young woman suddenly burst into tears. Bao'er took the silver from Yue Feng, looked at him, and asked her mother, "Mother, is this the new father you found for me? I like him, let's go with him."

The young woman blushed slightly and said, "Bao'er, don't talk nonsense. This young hero and I are complete strangers. He was just... just helping out out of a sense of justice."

She bowed gracefully to Yue Feng and said, "Greetings, young hero! I am Fang Xiu. Thank you for your kindness in rescuing me." Then she said to Bao'er, "Quickly return the silver to this young hero. We have no reason to accept his money."

Bao'er made an "oh" sound, then stretched out his two chubby little hands together towards Yue Feng. Yue Feng patted his head and smiled, "It's alright, just accept it since it's for you."

He then said to Fang Xiu, "Those servants seemed quite indignant when they left. Where do you live? I'll take you back."

Fang Xiu was indeed worried that the servants would catch up and retaliate. Although she always maintained proper etiquette, safety was of paramount importance, so she bowed gracefully to Yue Feng, saying, "Thank you so much, young hero."

Yue Feng accepted her greeting without hesitation and followed her out of the alley. The three of them walked further and further into the secluded area, and after a while, they arrived at the door of a small house in the south of the city. They had walked quite a distance, and Bao'er had already fallen into a deep sleep, nestled on Fang Xiu's shoulder.

Fang Xiu pushed open the door, turned around, and said shyly, "Young hero, please come in and sit down. There's not much in the house, but we have a cup of tea."

Seeing that Fang Xiu was clearly a lady from a prominent family, yet had been driven out of her home and was living in such a cramped and small house, Yue Feng's curiosity grew even stronger, so he said, "Then I'll have to bother you."

Fang Xiu smiled and said, "Young hero, there's no need to be so polite. You've helped my son and me a great deal. Having a cup of hot tea with you will make me feel better."

Yue Feng nodded and followed Fang Xiu into the house. He saw that the small house had been divided into two rooms, one for living and the other for receiving guests.

He sat down on a small stool in the outer room. Fang Xiu placed the sleeping Bao'er on the bed in the inner room, drew a curtain, and went to boil water to make tea.

Watching Fang Xiu's busy figure, Yue Feng's heart gradually calmed down. Fang Xiu turned around by chance and found Yue Feng staring intently at her. She blushed and asked, "Young hero, why...why are you looking at me like that?"