Chapter 43: Yu Yan Returns to Her Senses

  Duan Yu knew he couldn't hide, so he coughed and said from behind the flower bushes: "I am Duan Yu, here to admire your estate's Jade Lute. I trespassed, please forgive me."

  Compared to Duan Yu, Wu Ming's courage was much greater, and he directly jumped out of the flower cluster. His purpose was naturally to see how beautiful Wang Yuyan, the fairy sister who had been on Duan Yu's mind since reading the Tian Long Ba Bu, really was.

  Only beside Ah Zhu was a woman wearing a light green gauze shirt, slender figure, seeing Wu Ming suddenly appear, her face immediately turned away, in the hurry, Wu Ming only caught a glimpse of it, but that kind of ethereal and extraordinary temperament made Wu Ming secretly admire.

  At the same time, what surprised Wu Ming the most was that Wang Yu Yan's appearance seemed to have a 70% resemblance to his beloved Little Dragon Girl, making him feel an inexplicable throb in his heart. He cupped his hands and said: "Sister, my name is Wu Ming, I came with Ah Bi and Ah Zhu."

  Wang Yu Yan's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, seemingly very dissatisfied with Wu Ming's sudden appearance. Her jade-like foot tapped the ground once, and she scolded: "A Bi, A Zhu, this is all because of you two, I don't want to see unrelated men."

  After that, Wang Yuyan didn't even look back at Wu Ming, and walked forward in a straight line. After several turns, she disappeared into the rhododendron thicket, leaving Wu Ming feeling very depressed.

  Looking at Wang Yuyan's ethereal back, the vague face of a little dragon girl appeared in his mind, Wu Ming thought that she was probably thinking of Murong Fu at this time, and he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

  When Wu Ming read the book before, he also had this feeling, but the impact of being in a situation was much greater. Moreover, her appearance was surprisingly similar to that of Little Dragon Girl, leaving Wu Ming speechless.

  At this moment, Wu Ming's mind received a crisp prompt from the Book Immortal System.

  "Ding Dong!"

  "Congratulations, you have triggered the Book Immortal System task [Yu Yan's Return of Heart]."

  "Mission content: Change Wang Yuyan's fate, let her completely return to you."

  "Deadline for completion: within one year."

  "Mission Reward: [Zodiac Bookmark·Chenlong]."

  When Wu Ming heard this sudden task, he was stunned. The Book Immortal System was like a tapeworm in his stomach. Previously, the idea of taking down Wang Yuyan had indeed flashed through his mind, but he didn't expect the task to appear, and it was the most important Zodiac Book Sign task. This meant that this task must be completed, otherwise, he would not be able to return to Xiaolongnv's side.

  What should I do? Do I really have to go after Wang Yu Yan?

  Just as Wu Ming was worried about what to decide, he heard Ah Bi say with a snort: "Hey, I'm telling you, Wu Ming, look, Wang Gongzhu has already walked far away."

  But A Zhu smiled and said: "Alright, let's hurry up and go, lest we run into Wang Jiaxiong's wife when she returns, that would be troublesome."

  A Zhu finished speaking, pulled A Bi's hand and quickly walked towards the outside of the village, Wu Ming and Duan Yu had to hurry up to follow.

  Duan Yu asked in a low voice as he walked: "Wu brothers, judging from your reluctant look just now, that Wang girl must be very beautiful?"

  Thinking back to the Tianlong days, Wang Yuyan was indeed Duan Yu's most beloved woman. And Duan Yu, just like his father Duan Zhengchun, is a charming and flirtatious person who naturally attracts women's attention, which might become the biggest obstacle in this mission later on.

  However, Duan Yu has a fatal weakness. He is very loyal to his friends and also quite naive in his thinking. Wu Ming decided to take advantage of this and first gave Duan Yu some eye medicine.

  Wu Ming smiled and said, "This Wang girl is not only beautiful, but also as beautiful as a heavenly fairy. I've made up my mind, from now on, Wang girl will be my target of pursuit. I must make her fall in love with me completely." Duan brother, do you think I have a chance?

  Duan Yu smiled and said, "As the saying goes, 'When gold is tested, even rocks will open up.' The Wu brothers are indeed talented and handsome. If they put in the effort, opportunities will definitely arise. However, from what Wang Gongzhu and Ah Zhu and Ah Bi were discussing earlier, it seems that she already has someone she likes - Mu Rong." The implication was that he was subtly advising Wu Ming not to be too infatuated.

  "Murong Public Son? He's still not in my eyes." Wu Ming sneered, which made Duan Yu extremely surprised.

  At this time, Wu Ming burst out laughing and said: "Actually, I think the only one in the world who can compete with me is you, Duan brother. As long as you don't compete with me, that Wang girl will be mine."

  Duan Yu didn't know whether Wu Ming was joking or what he meant, but in his heart, he felt that this person seemed too arrogant. On the surface, however, he could only reply: "Brother Wu can rest assured, since it's a woman you've taken a liking to, I wouldn't dare intervene."

  Wu Ming cupped his hands and smiled, saying: "Thank you, Brother Duan." But in his heart, he felt a twinge of guilt, wondering if what he was doing was really right. However, thinking about it, if he let Duan Yu continue to act freely, the difficulty of completing his task would only increase.

  Moreover, in this book's world, Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan did not know each other at this time, and he was not taking by force either.

  Wu Ming comforted himself in this way, and unlike Shen Diao, his attitude also underwent a slight change, more of which was to regard the world in the book as a springboard and a game similar to virtual reality.

  Things in the game don't need to be responsible for.

  Is that really the case? Wu Ming didn't know that he had neglected something. Maybe the world in the book was virtual, but sometimes the emotions paid were real. Who could predict what the future would be like?

  Under Abi's lead, Wu Ming and Duan Yu turned left and right, and soon walked out of the sea of flowers.

  The four of them returned to the boat together, and Abi Zhu was about to push off and row when Wu Ming suddenly saw a fast-moving boat speeding towards them from ahead. In an instant, it arrived nearby, and he thought to himself: "Could it be that Lady Wang has returned so coincidentally?"

  To be honest, Wu Ming's impression of Wang Yu Yan's mother, Mrs. Wang, was somewhat vague, and he only vaguely remembered that she had been abandoned by Duan Zheng Chun, which made her mentally distorted and hateful towards men from Dali, especially those with the surname Duan, and also often killed unfaithful men to use as fertilizer for flowers.

  If she really came back this time, wouldn't there be a good show next?

  Just as Wu Ming was secretly amused in his heart, he heard Ah Zhu exclaim: "Oh no, it's the wife of Wang's uncle who has returned."

  "Ah, this is going to be a problem."

  As the boat approached, it suddenly blocked the way of Wu Ming and his small boat.

  At this time, Wu Ming saw Ah Zhu and Ah Bi hastily get up, bow their heads, and show a very respectful attitude.

  Abi made gestures to Wu Ming and Duan Yu, asking them to stand up as well.

  Wu Ming hadn't spoken yet, but Duan Yu said: "Wait for the master to come out and speak, I will naturally stand up. A man should not be too humble. What do you think, Wu brother?"

  Duan brother's words are indeed correct." Wu Ming smiled and nodded.

  At this time, a woman's shout came from the boat: "How dare you trespass on the Mandala Mountain Villa? Don't you know that any man who comes uninvited will have his feet cut off?"

  Her voice was stern and authoritative, it was clear that this woman was accustomed to giving orders, Wu Ming confirmed in his heart that this was indeed Madame Wang.

  Duan Yu said loudly: "I am Duan Yu, I passed by the Treasure Manor to avoid disaster, and did not intentionally intrude, thank you for this."

  The woman said coldly: "Are you surnamed Duan?" Her words were full of surprise.

  Wu Ming knew the reason and cried out that it was bad. At this time, however, it was already too late to stop him. He saw Duan Yu nodding in agreement, saying "That's right."

  "So good." The woman sneered and turned to scold the two women who were bowing respectfully: "Hmph, Ah Bi and Ah Zhu, so it's you two little rascals. Mu Rongfu is a useless kid, and you two maids are even more suspicious. Speak up, what did you sneak into Mantou Villa for? Was it your young master who told you to come?"

  "Auntie, this time it's really because we were being chased by the enemy. We just happened to pass by the Mandala Mountain Villa. Our young master had already left home and has absolutely nothing to do with this matter."

  The woman on the boat sneered again: "Hmph, flowery words. Don't leave so quickly, come with me."

  A Zhu and A Bi could only bow their heads in unison and reply: "Yes, Aunt."

  With Wu Ming's skills, if he really wanted to leave, Mrs. Wang would not be able to stop him at all. However, since he had the task of "Yu Yan Gui Xin", he was not willing to leave in the first place, so he did not say a word and let Ah Zhu and Ah Bi row the boat back to the shore with the big ship.

  After the two boats docked one after another, only the sound of jade pendants ringing was heard. From Wang's boat came pair after pair of women in green clothes, dressed as maidservants, each holding a long sword. They quickly formed into two rows, leaving a path in the middle for one person to pass through.

  Wu Ming counted them briefly and found that there were eighteen maids, each one young and beautiful with impressive martial arts skills. He couldn't help but secretly smile at the grand display.

  After the maidservants stood still, Madame Wang slowly walked out of the cabin, her lotus steps moving lightly, and her slender figure also had a unique charm.

  Wu Ming's eyes lit up as he caught a clear glimpse of Wang Furen's appearance. Her looks were extremely beautiful, about 50-60% similar to those of Wang Yuyan, and with the charm of a mature woman, she was even more attractive. This could be seen from Duan Yu's dazed expression.

  Madam Wang glanced over and coldly said, "These two are so rude. Later, cut off their feet first, then dig out their eyes and cut off their tongues."

  The maid beside her bowed and replied: "Yes."

  Wu Ming secretly laughed in her heart, this Wang Furen was too lawless, who did she think she was? Even if she were a local emperor, when encountering Wu Ming herself, she would have to obediently restrain herself.

  As for Wang Furen, Wu Ming actually had a strong dislike for her. When he watched Tian Long before, he felt that Wang Yuyan had such a psychologically distorted mother, who regarded human life as worthless, and while feeling sad for Wang Yuyan, he also somewhat understood why she was unwilling to practice martial arts - it was an escapist mentality.

  However, Wu Ming did not want to take action for the time being, because he saw a maid coming out from behind, escorting several men who seemed to have been caught from somewhere.

  A brave man has a strong heart, Wu Ming decided to take a look first and then talk about it later.

  Compared to Wu Ming's calmness, Duan Yu was shocked and frightened when he heard that Wang Fu Ren wanted to torture him so much, while Ah Zhu and Ah Bi were pale as death and stunned like wooden chickens.