Chapter 48: One Step Ahead

  "Outside the cave, Madame Wang asked: 'Which acupoint did you press on him?'"

  "Soft hemp hole."

  "Quickly, don't just use the Guāng Ruǎn Má Hué, hit a few more acupoints and make sure to use heavy force, otherwise with his martial arts skills he'll automatically escape from the lock in no time."

  Wu Ming listened to Wang Furen being so cautious and couldn't help but secretly shake his head with a smile, thinking that with the Nine Yin True Classics' art of moving acupoints in his possession, not even the greatest masters in the world could seal his meridians, let alone a simple poem.

  "Wu Gongzi, you've done wrong." Xiaoshi heard Wang Furen's orders and had to make another move, striking several vital points on Wu Ming's body. However, she didn't use her full strength. Wu Ming felt a strange warmth in his heart and thought: "This girl is actually not bad."

  After finishing the acupuncture points, Xiaoshi immediately said: "Report to the lady, Xiaobi has also acupunctured Wu Gongzi at multiple points, this time it should be foolproof."

  "Little poem, you've done well, wait for the next heavy reward." As Madam Wang's praise fell, the stone gate suddenly creaked and slowly opened. Wu Ming looked up to see half-old, yet still elegant Madam Wang standing proudly outside the cave entrance, her eyebrows raised high, with an attitude that was unmistakably that of a queen who tolerated no equals.

  Everyone who has seen Tian Long knows that Wang Furen's possessiveness is extremely strong, even more so than Bao White Feng. The latter is the legitimate wife and can't accept Duan Zhengchun having three wives and four concubines, but it's still understandable. However, the former, Wang Furen, actually wants Duan Zhengchun to kill those women he has affairs with, which is simply absurd. Wu Ming believes that if he were Duan Zhengchun, he would not have gotten involved with such women in the first place and would have stayed far away from them.

  Just as she was lost in thought, Lady Wang said, "Xiao Shi, bring out Wu Gongzi."

  "Yes, madam." Xiaoshi replied, picked up Wu Ming from the ground, jumped over the trap and walked out of the cave to stand beside Wang's wife.

  It is true that a master's skill is matched by his boldness. Wu Ming did not make his move at the first opportunity, because he still wanted to see what Wang Furen would do next.

  "Ah, Wu Ming," asked Madame Wang, "what do you think of this Luanxu Jade Cave?"

  "Wu Ming exclaimed: 'The martial arts secrets contained within are as numerous as the hairs on an ox, truly a paradise for those who practice martial arts.'"

  Madam Wang was very pleased and said, "You know that's good. My Luanxu Yudong has collected almost all the martial arts classics of various schools from all over the world. No outsider has ever entered to watch before, you are the first one."

  Wu Ming smiled and said: "Thank you, madam, for your kindness, I really feel very honored."

  Madam Wang suddenly turned serious and said: "Wu Ming, can you help me with something? If you succeed, you'll be free to come and go as you please in the Crystal Jade Cave from now on."

  "What's the big deal about Lang Huan Yu Dong, it's not even rare. If you were to marry your daughter to me, that would be worth considering." Wu Ming thought to himself with a smile, but on the surface he pretended to be excited and said: "Oh, what great news! Madam, please go ahead and say it, as long as I can do it, I'll brave boiling water and walk through fire without hesitation."

  Hearing Wu Ming say this, Madame Wang was overjoyed and immediately said: "Actually, this matter should not be difficult for you. You only need to help me kill a woman named Dāo Bái Fèng."

  By this time, Wu Ming had already understood Madame Wang's intention, which was to have him kill Duan Yu's mother. This also showed that Madame Wang's heart had become extremely distorted due to jealousy.

  Would such a woman become her own mother-in-law in the future? As soon as Wu Ming thought of the task "Yu Yan's Return", he felt inexplicably headache.

  Forget it, let's just end the game early.

  Wu Ming shook his head and smiled secretly, suddenly flashing out with lightning speed, Mrs. Wang and Xiao Shi were caught off guard and were instantly struck by Wu Ming on their soft acupoints.

  Madam Wang was shocked and exclaimed: "You, how did you manage to avoid being sealed off from the acupoints? Xiaoshi, what's going on here?"

  Xiao Shi hastily said: "Madam, Xiao Bi doesn't know what's going on either. Just now, Xiao Bi clearly sealed Wu Gongzi's acupoints."

  Wu Ming smiled faintly and said, "Madam Wang, don't blame Xiaoshi. Even if you were to seal my acupoints, it would be of no use. Alright, I still have things to attend to, so you all just stay here for a while."

  After finishing speaking, before Madame Wang and Xiaoshi could react, Wu Ming immediately sealed the acupuncture points of the two people again, then hid them under a flower tree outside the cave entrance.

  Actually, Wu Ming had also thought of killing the mentally distorted and perverted Wang Furen to get rid of her once and for all, but considering she was Wang Yuyan's mother, he could only reluctantly let go.

  Wu Ming unfolded his new skill, Ling Bo Micro Steps, and shuttled through the flowers, quickly returning to the center of the Man Tu Villa.

  Wu Ming was just about to go find Duan Yu, when he suddenly heard the voices of Duan Yu and a woman coming from not far away. He only heard Duan Yu ask: "How are Ah Zhu and Ah Bi?"

  "Mother wouldn't forgive either." As soon as the woman spoke, Wu Ming knew she was Wang Yuyan. In his heart, he couldn't help but think that this Duan Yu indeed had a way with women. Although he himself had intervened, he still ended up being one step behind, and Duan Yu had gotten to know Wang Yuyan first.

  However, Wu Ming understood that at this moment, Wang Yuyan's heart was most concerned about her cousin Murong Fu, so he didn't worry at all that Duan Yu would take advantage of the situation to steal Wang Yuyan's heart.

  "Just listen, Duan Yu said: 'One doesn't do it, two doesn't rest. If Ah Zhu and Ah Bi had one hand cut off, your elder brother will definitely blame you. Why not just go rescue the two of them? The four of us can leave immediately.'"

  Wu Ming secretly smiled to himself. Although this Rong Ping usually seemed a bit dull, at this moment he was extremely charming.

  Then Wang Yu Yan said: "This is a great rebellion, how can my mother let it go? You are also too bold!"

  Duan Yu hastily said: "In that case, we'll leave immediately. Let your mother cut off one of Ah Zhu and Ah Bi's hands. If your elder cousin asks about it later, just say you don't know, I won't reveal this matter either."

  At this time, Wang Yu Yan was anxious and said: "How can that be? Are you making me lie to my brother?"

  Wu Ming listened to Wang Yu Yan's words and hesitated for a moment, then heard her sigh and say: "Alas! Ah Zhu and Ah Bi are his confidants, serving him since childhood. If anything happens to them, the grudge between the Murong family and my Wang family will only deepen. Never mind, come with me."

  To be honest, Wu Ming's memory of Tian Long Ba Bu was already very vague, and many details couldn't be recalled. Seeing the two walking ahead, Wu Ming didn't appear immediately, but instead quietly followed behind them.

  In a short while, Wu Ming saw from afar that Wang Yuyan had arrived outside a large stone house, while Duan Yu hid to the side. Only then did he hear Wang Yuyan call out: "Auntie Yan, come out, I have something to say to you."

  "Good girl, are you here to see Yan Mama make flower fertilizer?" Wu Ming's hearing was extremely keen and he had already heard the strange laughter and dry voice from far away in the stone house.

  This passage sounds somewhat familiar to Wu Ming, and when combined with Hua Fei, Wu Ming inexplicably recalled this episode.

  Wang Yu Yan said: "Auntie Yan, I'm not here to watch you make flower fertilizer. It's my mom who has something to say to you, and she asked me to invite you over."

  The woman in the stone house said: "I'm busy right now, what's so important that you had to trouble Miss to come over personally?"

  Wang Yu Yan said: "My mom said... they... did they send it over?"

  Because he remembered this scene, Wu Ming already knew what was going to happen next, so he unfolded his light skill, made a few leaps, and quietly came to the back of the stone house. Seeing that there was a window that could be entered, he didn't hesitate at all, flashed in, and hid.

  There was a foul odor in the stone house, and when Wu Ming thought about the source of those flower fertilizers, he almost threw up, but fortunately, he held it back.

  As Wu Ming looked around, he found Ah Bi and Ah Zhu tied to the iron pillar, with something stuffed in their mouths, their eyes brimming with tears, truly a pitiful sight.

  Wang Yu Yan said: "Auntie Yan, mother told me to let them go first, mother has something urgent and wants to ask them clearly."

  Yan's mother turned her head, Wu Ming saw that the woman was ugly and had a fierce gaze, she nodded and said: "Good, after asking clearly, send them back to cut off their hands." She muttered to herself: "What Yan's mother dislikes most is beautiful girls. These two little girls must have one hand cut off, that would be good-looking. I'll tell the lady, it's better to cut off both hands, recently the flower fee seems not enough."

  Wu Ming was furious, thinking that this old woman had committed countless evils and didn't know how many people she had already killed. He really wanted to take immediate action and let her die without a whole corpse. However, he immediately thought that if he took action prematurely, Wang Yu Yan would absolutely not be grateful to him, so Wu Ming still had to endure it for a while longer.

  "Who's outside?" Yan's mother suddenly spoke up. Wu Ming also heard the movement outside and knew it was definitely Duan Yu.

  As expected, Duan Yu poked his head in and was sternly asked by Mrs. Yin: "Who are you?"

  Duan Yu smiled and said: "I'm a new florist, excuse me, Mother Yan, is there any fresh and good flower fertilizer?"

  Mother Yan said: "Wait a moment, it won't be long."

  Yan's mother turned her head and asked Wang Yu Yan: "Miss, does the young master like these two maids?"

  Wang Yu Yan said: "Yes, so you'd better not hurt them."

  ……

  Everything is almost the same as in Tiān Lóng, during the conversation, Wáng Yǔyàn quickly reveals her flaws and is deceived by Yán Māma to ā Zhū's side, to untie the hemp rope tied to her wrist, and ends up being bound to the iron pillar like ā Zhū and ā Bì.

  "How dare you, a wicked slave, even grab Miss! How can I spare you?"

  At the critical moment, Wu Ming didn't wait for Duan Yu to rush in, but instead took a step ahead and slipped out from near the window, arriving at the iron pillar where the three women were tied up. He then employed his Ling Kong Sao Shou technique, grasping Xie mama's neck like an eagle snatching a chicken, and lifted her into mid-air.