Urban Martial Saint

In Huo Ying’s room, Huo Ying and Zhou Yuliang were just like lovers passionately in love, entwined to the death. Huo Ying tightly embraced Zhou Yuliang, with none of the previous anger and irritability. At this moment, she was gentle like a little woman, ready to give anything the man beside her wanted without hesitation.

The Miao women are bold in love and hate; once they fall in love, they give everything without hesitation. Yet they are also steadfast and strong-willed; even if the man is gone, they absolutely won’t be entangled with another.

Now, Huo Ying’s heart wholly belonged to Zhou Yuliang. Nestled in his arms, she asked again, ”Are you really willing to stay in the Miao Borderlands for me?”

”Of course, for you, even to the Ends of the Earth, I’m willing to accompany you!” Zhou Yuliang gently caressed the girl in his arms, whispering sweet promises. He spoke these words skillfully, evidently having practiced them many times before. Unfortunately, girls just love to hear such words, not considering how many women this man has said them to; as long as the words are sweet, that’s all that matters.

Huo Ying’s face was full of sweetness as she nestled in Zhou Yuliang’s arms, softly saying, ”I’m so glad the Wan Sheng’s Gu Mother let me meet you. With you by my side, what does it matter if I don’t attend the Ten Thousand Gu Festival? Having you is enough!”

Before, the Ten Thousand Gu Festival was the most important thing in Huo Ying’s heart. But now, she’s willing to give it up for Zhou Yuliang, showing that her whole heart is already set on him.

”Don’t say that!” Zhou Yuliang looked at Huo Ying and softly said, ”The Ten Thousand Gu Festival is just as important. I want you not only to be my woman but also to become someone everyone in the Miao Borderlands admires!”

”Someone everyone admires?” Huo Ying glanced at Zhou Yuliang and said with a faint smile, ”No need for that. Being with you makes everything else unimportant!”

”It is important, of course it’s important!” Zhou Yuliang said, ”This is my wish, my promise to my woman. I want you to become the happiest woman in the world!”

Hearing those words, Huo Ying was even more delighted, hugging Zhou Yuliang tightly, softly saying, ”It’s okay, I don’t have that many extravagant wishes. Even if I participate in the Ten Thousand Gu Festival, my chances of winning aren’t high. My Snake Lizard isn’t the strongest in the Miao Borderlands, and there are some really strong ones among the younger generation. Besides, even being victorious in the Ten Thousand Gu Festival doesn’t represent much. Even as a Gu God, the Dong Master of the Seventy-Two Dong doesn’t take him seriously, winning or losing doesn’t matter!”

Zhou Yuliang looked at Huo Ying for a while and softly said, ”Becoming a Gu God indeed doesn’t bring much status. But what if you become a Gu Mother?”

These words made Huo Ying pause, looking at Zhou Yuliang in astonishment. She said, ”Impossible, even winning the Ten Thousand Gu Festival won’t make someone a Gu Mother. Only those who can cultivate a Golden Silkworm Gu can be considered a Miaojiang Witch. The Miao Borderlands haven’t seen a Gu Mother in hundreds of years, and there’s no news of anyone possibly becoming one.”

”Cultivating a Golden Silkworm Gu isn’t that difficult.” Zhou Yuliang smiled slightly, holding Huo Ying in his arms softly, ”Or I can help you.”

”Help me?” Huo Ying’s expression changed, even more astonished, ”You... how can you help me? Cultivating a Golden Silkworm Gu, how is that possible?”

”Hehe, you don’t need to worry about that!” Zhou Yuliang hugged Huo Ying, softly saying, ”You just need to sign up alone tonight for the Ten Thousand Gu Festival, and when the time comes, I naturally have a way to help you become a Miaojiang Witch!”

”Ah?” Huo Ying widened her eyes at Zhou Yuliang, her eyes full of shock and doubt.

”Do you not believe me?” Zhou Yuliang softly asked.

”No, I just...” Huo Ying still wanted to ask, but Zhou Yuliang directly interrupted her: ”If you truly trust me, don’t ask so much. I will certainly help you become a Miaojiang Witch!”

Although Huo Ying was extremely surprised, she truly didn’t ask further. She had absolute trust in Zhou Yuliang and believed in his words. Even though she couldn’t understand how Zhou Yuliang could accomplish this, whatever Zhou Yuliang wanted her to do, she wouldn’t refuse.

The two entangled for a while, tidied up a bit, and then left the room separately. Tomorrow was the day of the Ten Thousand Gu Festival, and everyone in the Huo Family was busy. No one noticed what had just happened in Huo Ying’s room.

As she walked out of the room, she saw a woman wearing a cloak coming from a distance. This woman was none other than the Fire Sang girl from the forest.

Seeing the Fire Sang girl, Huo Ying was instantly angry and immediately rushed towards her.

Seeing Huo Ying charging aggressively, the Fire Sang girl was startled and quickly turned to retreat. But it was already a bit too late. Huo Ying grabbed her arm, swiftly knocking the cloak to the ground, and scolded, ”Where did you go last night?”

”I... I was just waiting for you in the small grove...” Fire Sang girl lowered her head and said tremblingly, ”But you didn’t come back to find me, so... I went over to take a look, and found that you all had left. I had no choice but to head in this direction too. Just now, on the road, I ran into my brother, it was... it was he who brought me over here...”

Huo Ying angrily said, ”By saying this, are you still suggesting it’s our fault? Should we not have left you in the woods?”

”No... no, that’s not what I mean...” Fire Sang girl quickly shook her head and waved her hands.

”That’s not what you mean? If that’s not what you mean, then what do you mean!” Huo Ying said indignantly, ”Hmph, tomorrow is the Ten Thousand Gu Festival, and Father still has to busy himself with the festival matters. Instead of easing his burdens, you’re causing more trouble for him, you’re such a liability!”

Fire Sang girl was so frightened that she was trembling, and she kept her head down, not daring to speak. Huo Ying cursed a few more times, seeing that Fire Sang girl did not dare to reply at all, he gradually calmed down, kicked her a few times, and then turned around and left with Zhou Yuliang.

Here, Fire Sang girl watched as Huo Ying walked away, only then did she carefully approach, pick up the cloak, put it on to cover her face, and carefully carried her things into the room.

Fire Sang girl basically had no place to live in the Huo family, being ugly and unable to learn Gu Technique, her status in the family was no different from a slave. Although she had just returned, no one asked what had happened to her on the road but directly sent her to work.

Fire Sang girl cleaned the house inside and out, and then prepared dinner for everyone. After everyone finished eating, she finally took some leftovers for herself. However, she did not eat much, most of it she hid away.

After dinner, everyone in the Huo family went to rest, while Fire Sang girl took the food she had hidden and quietly slipped out of the Huo family’s courtyard, heading to the mountain behind.

The back mountain of Zhenmu Dong was very high, and Fire Sang girl walked along the mountain path up, all the way to the mountainside, where she turned into a cave.

The cave was very dark, and as Fire Sang girl walked inside, she could faintly hear the sounds of snakes and insects crawling. However, Fire Sang girl was not afraid at all, carrying the food all the way to the deepest part of the cave.

In the deepest part of the cave, there was some lighting. In the light, there was a person sitting, her extremely beautiful face was breathtaking under the light.

If Ye Qing were here, he would definitely rush over at once, because this woman was none other than Huangfu Ziyu, who went missing last night.

Unexpectedly, Huangfu Ziyu was actually with Fire Sang girl and was not taken away by the Huo family.

Huangfu Ziyu sat on a large boulder, where the light shone, one could clearly see that there were many flying insects and ants around. If it were an ordinary person sitting here, they would definitely be terrified. But, Huangfu Ziyu was fine, this demon-like character had encountered all sorts of things, hadn’t she?

Hearing footsteps, Huangfu Ziyu looked up and saw Fire Sang girl walking in, Huangfu Ziyu breathed a sigh of relief. She stood up, hurried over, and said, ”How is he? How is he doing?”

The ”he” in Huangfu Ziyu’s mouth was Ye Qing, who had been separated from her. Last night she sat in the car, waiting for Ye Qing to come back. As a result, she didn’t see Ye Qing but saw Fire Sang girl instead.

At first glance, Huangfu Ziyu recognized Fire Sang girl as the one who had eaten quite a bit of their food during the day, so she wasn’t too wary of her. She opened the car door and spoke with her, learning from her mouth that Ye Qing was being pursued by those Gu Masters.

Upon hearing that, Huangfu Ziyu was, of course, anxious and immediately wanted to go help Ye Qing, but was stopped by Fire Sang girl. Because she could see that those people wanting to catch up to Ye Qing was not that easy. Now if Huangfu Ziyu went after him, she might not catch up to Ye Qing and might even encounter those Gu Masters, which would be troublesome. If she fell into their hands, Ye Qing would have to come back to rescue her, which would be a real bother.

Actually, hearing that Ye Qing ran in another direction, Huangfu Ziyu knew in her heart that Ye Qing was deliberately leading those people away. After hearing Fire Sang girl’s analysis, she did not impulsively go to help. After hearing about the situation from Fire Sang girl, she didn’t dare stay in the car and quickly left with Fire Sang girl to avoid falling into the hands of those Gu Masters and causing trouble for Ye Qing.

All along the way, Huangfu Ziyu followed Fire Sang girl to Zhenmu Dong. Fortunately, Fire Sang girl was very familiar with the roads of Miao Borderlands, guiding Huangfu Ziyu without encountering anyone, and reaching the Zhenmu Hall. Fire Sang girl then brought her directly to this place to settle, and then went down to inquire about the situation herself.

”He’s already reached Zhenmu Dong, went to the Gu God this morning, and seems to be on good terms with people from Xiang Yun Dong,” Fire Sang girl said, ”Looking at his situation, it doesn’t seem like there’s any danger, the Gu God is protecting him. My father went to see him this morning, originally wanting to seek revenge, but was stopped by the Gu God.”