wjnovel Chapter 1408 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
Chapter 1408 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
The Valley of Forgetfulness had changed dramatically. After Azhen told Xu Shan that the illusion array in the Valley of Forgetfulness was very well set up, and even the most powerful martial artists in the Jianghu would not be able to break in, he finally felt much more at ease. Moreover, he tested the strength of the illusion array again and found that he could not get out of it at all, so he no longer needed to worry about others taking advantage of the place.
From then on, this place truly became a good place to escape the world.
However, even so, Xu Shan would not take the initiative to publicize the news of Forget-Worry Valley to the outside world.
He simply summoned Xin Shun, since Forget-Worry Valley is so large and contains things left by our ancestors, so he had to organize some of the things our ancestors wanted to tell the outside world.
Xin Shun is an absolutely trustworthy person, and he also plans to expand his own influence.
No matter how strong his martial arts are, he can't fight against four people. The Valley of Forgetfulness still needs some people to manage it. He can't live forever, so the Valley of Forgetfulness must be passed down from generation to generation.
Although he doesn't actively reveal information about the Valley of Forgetfulness, he's no longer afraid of people knowing about this place.
He is now in his prime, and his daughter is very talented in both martial arts and other unorthodox skills. He has plenty of time to arrange and prepare for Forget-Worry Valley, so there is nothing to worry about.
Azhen had indeed upgraded the illusion array once again. Since Xu Shan was determined to expand his power, Forget-Worry Valley would inevitably appear before everyone sooner or later. In fact, she wasn't afraid that the mysterious organizations behind the martial arts world would find out about Forget-Worry Valley.
The people the client cares about most are Xu Shan and Xin Shun. As long as these two are alright, that's all that matters.
As for what happens to others, and how the martial arts world descends into chaos, she is actually happy to see it.
"Zhen'er, we need to go out next month," Xu Shan said.
Azhen, who was flipping through a book, looked up: "Father, what is it?"
“Next month is your Uncle Yan and Master Shen’s birthday. I plan to take this opportunity to give them the weapons I originally prepared as birthday gifts,” Xu Shan said. He doesn’t like owing anyone anything. Now that he wants to develop the power of Forget-Worry Valley, the news will inevitably be exposed sooner or later, so giving the gifts away will prevent trouble from the mysterious organizations behind the martial arts world.
Moreover, he believed that Shen Linsu and Yan Rugo were not foolish people. Even if they received the weapons he had given them, they would definitely not make a fuss about it, much less reveal to anyone that it was given to them by him. These weapons were ancient, unknown, and not recorded in any historical books. As long as they did not use them to gain fame, the mysterious organization would not be able to target them.
To avoid trouble, they would hide it themselves.
“Of course,” Azhen said. “It’s really not good to delay this matter. We should repay this favor as soon as possible.”
"Should we give the knife that Father prepared for Senior Brother on his birthday?" Azhen suddenly asked.
Xu Shan shook his head: "Not for now. He's still a child and doesn't need such a weapon right now. If he accidentally shows it off, it will cause trouble. Let's talk about it later."
His relationship with the disciple he had taken in by chance had inevitably faded.
Chu Yanzhi did write him letters, but only a handful a year. They were delivered to the Xu family and brought to him by Xin Shun. The letters contained only greetings and were quite bland. He couldn't quite describe how he felt about them, but he had long since accepted that the relationship between master and disciple had faded, and he quickly recovered.
Nowadays, when people mention Chu Yanzhi, this disciple, they feel less affection for him.
Feelings are indeed built through spending time together and caring for each other; in this case, it's simply a matter of not being meant to be.
“That’s true,” Azhen said. She got up, opened the boxes containing the weapons, and decided to check the weapons first.
What was given to Shen Linsu was a knife and a sword, which seemed harmless and contained no secrets.
Regarding the Heavenly Questionnaire and the secrets hidden by the ancestors of the Heavenly Blade, Azhen had to thoroughly examine the weapon before sending it away.
Over the past year, her weapon-making skills have improved dramatically, which has amazed Xu Shan.
Seeing Azhen's actions, he understood what was going on and came over to ask, "Did they find anything wrong?"
“These two weapons are fine; I’m certain there are no hidden tricks on them.” As Azhen spoke, she picked up the folding fan-shaped weapon again; its name was the Twelve Golden Phoenix Fan.
Xu Shan chose it because Yan Rugo's weapon was a folding fan with a name that was somewhat similar to this one, called the Nine Phoenix Fan. He wondered if there was any connection between them.
"Does Father know what Uncle Yan's Nine Phoenix Fan looks like? Could you draw it?" The client only knew of the existence of the Nine Phoenix Fan and had seen it before, but had not observed it closely and did not know the details on it.
Xu Shan and Yan Rugo have a good relationship, so they may have seen each other up close.
Xu Shan paused for a moment, then nodded: "I know the general appearance, but I may not remember some details."
He didn't mince words. The two folding fans had similar names, and his daughter wanted to see if there was any connection. Whether it was to satisfy her curiosity or something else, it was always good to take a look first.
In no time, a folding fan appeared on the paper.
Azhen was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected Xu Shan to be such a good painter.
“Dad’s painting skills are so good, how come we never saw any paintings at home before?” Azhen said.
Xu Shan shook his head and smiled, "Painting takes a lot of time. I prefer martial arts to painting. Practicing calligraphy and painting was just your grandfather's requirement. I don't particularly like it, but I don't dislike it either. Having a skill is not bad. When I was sent to train, my silver bag was stolen. It gives me another way to make a living."
"Do you want to learn?" Xu Shan asked. "In previous years, I only taught you to read and write, and neither you nor Yanzhi showed any other interest. In addition, you both have good talent in martial arts, so I wasn't in a hurry to teach you anything else. If that accident hadn't happened, I probably would have brought it up during that time."
At this point, Xu Shan recalled the events of the past year or two and still felt quite emotional.
Who could have imagined that in just one or two years, fate would take a turn in a direction he never expected?
"I'll have plenty of time to learn it later," Azhen said. She has this skill herself and will be staying in this world for a long time, so it's good to show off another skill. Who knows, she might need it someday.
“Then you are in luck,” Xu Shan said with a smile. “Our ancestors left behind a lot of paintings. When I was taking inventory, I found that many of them were probably the work of some masters, some I had heard of and some I hadn’t, but those that our ancestors left behind are all of good quality.”
Azhen picked up the paper and compared the two folding fans. Even though the details of the Nine Phoenix Fan on the paper were not enough, she could still see that it was similar to the Twelve Golden Phoenix Fan, and she realized that the two weapons might be related.
The Nine-Phoenix Fan is no longer visible, but she needs to carefully examine the Twelve Golden Phoenix Fans now. (End of Chapter)