The Predecessor Is All Over The Martial Arts World Chapter 21

Chapter 21 Shh—Bugs are Chasing Us!

Teng Ruzhi fetched the manor’s doctor, who prescribed a calming tonic. As the doctor left, her eyes flickered, and she finally grabbed the hurried Teng Ruzhi.

“Sister, that person isn’t right. You should stay away from her.”

Teng Ruzhi’s heart jolted, and she thanked the doctor repeatedly.

She finished brewing the medicine. By this time, Hou Linghua was awake. Teng Ruzhi looked at her; her eyes were vacant, and she was enveloped in a desperate, deathly aura.

Teng Ruzhi inevitably felt a pang of heartache. How could such a good child suddenly become like this?

As for the doctor’s warning, she had mostly forgotten it. She affectionately helped Hou Linghua sit up and patiently coaxed her to take the medicine.

After taking the medicine, Hou Linghua felt her spirits lift, and she formed a new idea.

Giving up was absolutely impossible. She had finally found spring after a long winter, and she absolutely had to have that person! No matter what means she had to use!

“Good child, you rest well…”

Teng Ruzhi and Wuming were walking out when Hou Linghua leaped up and pounced onto Wuming.

“Don’t go! I want you to stay with me!”

What a troublesome child!

“Since that’s the case, A-Wu, you should stay with her.”

Wuming was left behind by Teng Ruzhi. She looked at Hou Linghua, impatience already coloring her eyes.

Hou Linghua noticed the impatience in Wuming’s eyes. Her heart felt as if it had been soaked in sour water, making her so miserable she wanted to cry.

Hou Linghua’s eyes reddened… Wuming immediately softened her demeanor.

She was afraid this child might actually cry, which would be even more trouble!

She placed Hou Linghua on the bed and sat beside her.

After some thought, Wuming ultimately didn’t dare to reach out and pat the other person’s head.

A child’s fluffy head was endearing and nice to touch, but touching it tended to cause problems—she had only touched her head, and the child had tried to forcefully kiss her.

“Ahem… let’s chat.”

“What do you want to chat about? My experiences are very boring. I doubt I have anything to discuss with you.”

“Then… let’s talk about the person you love… What kind of person do you like?”

Hou Linghua was full of anticipation, but Wuming fell silent, watching Hou Linghua quietly.

This child isn’t right…

She doesn’t act like a child at all…

Perhaps… the appearance she is currently showing is fake!

“Uh… why aren’t you talking?”

“I think, given your age, we shouldn’t discuss these things.”

Wuming made to stand up and leave, but Hou Linghua quickly grabbed her.

When she couldn’t pull her back, she climbed onto Wuming, determined to cling to her.

“You promised to stay with me!”

“With someone hanging on me, I can’t chop wood properly.”

“You won’t have to chop wood anymore! I’ll tell the City Lord! I’ll ask for you to be transferred to me! You only need to stay with me!”

“Little one, I am only staying here temporarily. I am not a servant here, and you have no right to interfere with my actions!”

It’s over… she seems to dislike me even more…

Is there absolutely no chance for them now…

Hou Linghua hugged Wuming’s neck tightly. If Wuming were any weaker, she might have been strangled, but fortunately, Wuming’s sturdy body could carry her without harm.

When she didn’t hear any movement from the child, she looked down. The innocence on the child’s face made her hesitate again.

Such pure innocence… it couldn’t be faked, could it? Maybe the other party really is just a child?

If she truly was a child, then Wuming was being too harsh.

With this thought, Wuming’s attitude softened.

“Pat, pat. Go to sleep early.”

“I want you to sleep with me…”

Hou Linghua felt the hand stroking her hair stiffen, and she quickly said, her voice laced with a sob, “I’m just a child… What’s wrong with wanting to sleep nestled in a warm embrace!”

Based on her own long, seemingly endless lifespan, she was indeed still an infant.

“…Fine.”

Hou Linghua got her wish and lay down in the warm embrace she desired, yet the turmoil inside her could not be calmed.

She had gained a little, but she wanted more…

She wanted kisses… she wanted deeper contact…

But the body holding her was extremely alert, and Hou Linghua knew she couldn’t make any rash moves.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t get the result she wanted, and she would be thrown out by this woman.

How miserable! When had she ever lived so stifledly?

With her power, what couldn’t she obtain!

No… that’s not right. She couldn’t beat her! She couldn’t beat her!

Hou Linghua clenched her teeth tightly, resentment surging, making her eyes red.

Why, when she finally developed feelings for someone, did she fall for such a difficult person!

The child didn’t sleep all night, and Wuming also lay awake the entire time.

At this point, whether the other party was truly a child or not no longer mattered.

She was so difficult; Wuming wasn’t going to cater to her anymore!

Why should she care if the child was heartbroken? It had nothing to do with her!

This child, no matter how Wuming looked at her, was not on her list of people to help. She could even use the City Lord’s influence to manage her position; she was living perfectly well!

Wuming left the room. She thought the child might chase after her again, and she truly wouldn’t know what to do, but the other party didn’t follow.

Wuming breathed a sigh of relief and chopped wood with renewed vigor.

She was only halfway through her task, and it wasn’t yet time to start the kitchen fires, but Teng Ruzhi rushed over alone.

She stopped in front of Wuming, her lips moving, but finding it difficult to speak.

“What is it, Godmother? What happened?”

“Little Wu, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have brought you in here…”

She was an elderly woman, yet she was so ashamed she was nearly in tears.

“I couldn’t protect you… I don’t know which important person took a liking to you and specifically requested you to serve them.”

???

Wuming’s first suspicion was the child.

But if it were only to serve a child, why would Teng Ruzhi react this way?

“Are there many important people in the City Lord’s Mansion?”

“The City Lord enjoys befriending traveling heroes… In the City Lord’s Mansion… there are quite a few martial artists.”

“In that case… if I kill the person, will you be implicated?”

Wuming had thought it was some high official, but it turned out to be just another person roaming the martial world, like herself.

She was the foremost expert in the world. By what right did the other person act like a big shot and put on airs in front of her?

“That… that probably won’t happen… The City Lord… the City Lord likes watching heroes fight… Many people have died over this.”

Heh…

So none of them were good people.

“In that case, I will go to the appointment now.”

To twist the neck of that arrogant fool.

However, she couldn’t stay long after killing someone.

She had been too conspicuous when she followed Hou Danxue. The City Lord might recognize her, and that would be trouble.

The City Lord might dislike Hou Danxue, but that wouldn’t stop him from selling Wuming’s whereabouts to Hou Danxue for profit.

First, Teng Ruzhi led the way, and then an unfamiliar, well-dressed maid took over, leading her through winding paths to a secluded courtyard.

The moment Wuming stepped into the courtyard, she felt a chill run through her body. The atmosphere here was too gloomy and cold.

“It’s here!”

The maid’s voice trembled. She was clearly terrified, and after leading Wuming here, she hurriedly left.

In the end, she even ran, disregarding all decorum.

Strange? Why was she so afraid? Who was the person who specifically requested her presence?

Although the atmosphere was bizarre, Wuming’s heart remained calm, completely undisturbed by the strange environment.

She was the foremost expert in the world! How much strength could a “hero” confined to the City Lord’s Mansion possess? She was certain she could snap the person’s neck the moment they met!

Wuming walked inside.

The courtyard was overgrown with flowers and plants, thick enough to conceal a person, and insects and birds flitted among them.

Wuming’s gaze couldn’t help but fall on the insects resting freely in the courtyard.

Why did the bugs here seem a little strange?

They were much larger than the insects she usually saw, and they seemed to possess a strange, eerie sentience.

Wuming was initially unafraid, but after passing various insects, she suddenly grew tense.

What kind of person’s residence is filled with bugs?

A Gu Master?!

Wuming’s steps halted, and a chill went down her spine. Then she remembered that she had already escaped Hou Danxue’s control. What could a mere Gu Master do to her?

It was just a Gu Master!

She hated Gu Masters the most!

She… she was going to kill the person!

Wuming pushed open the door, and a blast of warm air scattered the chill from her body, lifting her spirits.

Directly facing her was a hanging bed curtain, and behind it was a graceful figure.

Huh, it’s a woman?

She doesn’t kill women…

Then did she come here for nothing?

But if she was a woman, why didn’t she seek refuge with Hou Danxue? She would definitely receive better treatment there!

Wuming’s retreating steps paused.

If she was a talent… she could try to persuade her to join Hou Danxue.

Vibrantly colored moths and butterflies flew out from the bed curtains. They lifted the curtains, and Wuming was so startled that she lost her footing and fell to the ground.

Even with psychological preparation, she… she still hadn’t expected a Gu Master to sleep with bugs!

Plump, moist red lips, slightly curled, alluring long hair… Wuming saw none of it. Her eyes were only filled with bugs.

So many bugs…

So many that they could completely envelop her entire body…

Wuming felt her mental state was precarious. Only extreme mental tension kept her from fainting.

She had truly… overestimated herself.

In this situation, she couldn’t even speak, let alone persuade the other party to join her former employer.

Just staring at these bugs made her feel mentally contaminated, and these bugs were coming toward her! They seemed to want to attach themselves to her body.

No! Don’t!

Wuming covered her mouth and nose with her hands and ran out without looking back.

She even used her fastest speed, vanishing in a flash.

Only Hou Linghua, dressed in thin gauze, remained, sulking at the empty doorway.

“Liar! Didn’t you say my facial markings were beautiful? Then why did you run away!”

After sleeping with Wuming for one night, Hou Linghua clearly realized that trying to win Wuming over with her disguised appearance was impossible.

What kind of pervert would harbor feelings for a child? Wuming was definitely not that kind of person.

So, she could only drop the disguise and rely on her original form.

She… she certainly wasn’t ugly, it was just that the markings on her face were a bit too bizarre.

But… hadn’t Wuming approached her initially because she thought those markings were beautiful?

Why did she scare her away?

Could it be that a little girl with facial markings was adorable and made her want to be close, but a grown woman with facial markings only filled her with terror?

Wuming kept running using her movement technique, not daring to stop. She didn’t go far; she just circled the city.

In case those bugs remembered her scent and chased after her… she absolutely had to shake them off!

Her footwork was nimble, but another figure leaped onto her body even more nimbly.

“Child?”

Wuming grabbed Hou Linghua and continued running.

“What are you running from?”

“Shh—bugs are chasing us!”