Chapter 177-182, Different World Lines, Yanziwu Seeks Help
When Guo Jing asked the question "Is my master okay?", Huang Rong felt something was wrong.
In her opinion, Ouyang Feng today is only in his twenties, and may still be practicing "Toad Kung Fu" in the Western Regions, and has never been to the Central Plains.
In the era of today's Ouyang Feng, Guo Jing's mentors, the Jiangnan Seven Freaks, and her and Guo Jing's common master, Hong Qigong, are still young people. The youngest, Han Xiaoying, may not even be older than their daughter Guo Fu.
As for what Ouyang Feng just said about "The Poison of the West" Ouyang Feng and "The Sword Contest on Mount Huashan", it seemed that he knew a lot about "future events". In Huang Rong's opinion, it was probably revealed to him by Zhao Min.
As the "descendant" of Guo Jing and Huang Rong, although Zhao Min didn't know much about the old stories of the martial arts world at the end of the Song Dynasty many years ago, it has been almost two years since she came to this world. Such a long time is enough for her to find out all kinds of news and learn about various old stories.
Today, Ouyang Feng has come to Lvliu Manor and met Zhao Min. Through their conversation, Ouyang Feng may know many things that will happen in the "future", such as the Huashan Sword Contest and the East Evil and West Poison.
This is what Huang Rong originally thought.
But unexpectedly, Ouyang Feng actually replied, "Which master are you asking about?"
This made Huang Rong a little surprised - judging from his tone, he seemed to know more than she imagined?
Looking at Ouyang Feng more closely, and removing some deep-rooted prejudices, Huang Rong felt that this Ouyang Feng was too different from the Ouyang Feng she had in mind.
As the saying goes, it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one’s nature.
No matter how young Ouyang Feng is, his sinister and vicious nature remains consistent.
Especially when he was young, he had not yet developed the bearing of a master. His nature should have been more obvious, even more so than after he became a master. Even though Ouyang Feng, the master of the Five Wonders, was sinister and vicious, he still had the bearing of a famous master. When he broke his promise and was bullied by the younger generation, he would hide his face in shame and run away.
The young Ouyang Feng has no reputation to burden him and is full of youthful vigor, so he should be even less capable of being reserved and more outspoken and sharp.
But from Huang Rong's perspective, Ouyang Feng in front of her even gave her a sense of tranquility, naturalness, indifference and peace.
Not only does it not show any sharpness, but it also has a gentle and harmless feeling.
In terms of temperament, he and Old Poison seem to be two completely different people.
Just when Huang Rong was secretly wondering, she heard Guo Jing's answer:
"Senior Ouyang, what I want to ask is, are my seven masters, my seven masters, and my father-in-law okay now?"
Huang Rong wanted to stroke her forehead when she heard this - my honest brother Jing, no matter why the young Ouyang Feng in front of her behaved strangely, in his era, your seven masters, our Qigong Master, and my father, your father-in-law, were of course all very good!
They are all young and handsome, and may be running around the world happily now.
When Huang Rong was secretly complaining, she heard Ouyang Feng say leisurely:
"First of all, we are not from the same world. I hope you can understand this. Well, you can imagine your world and my world as two identical rivers, with identical fish in these rivers. But even if the fish are identical, when faced with certain key choices, because they make different choices, the fish will take different destinies and become completely different from what you remember... Do you understand this?"
Guo Jing looked confused, but Huang Rong seemed to understand something and nodded:
"For example, if Uncle Ouyang came here and missed the Huashan Sword Contest, then there would be no Five Supreme Masters in Uncle Ouyang's world? Or there would still be Five Supreme Masters, but the Western Grandmaster would be replaced by someone else?
"Because of the absence of the old man and the replacement of the Western Grand Master, subsequent developments will be completely different from the events we are familiar with. The longer the time, the greater the impact. Ultimately, the future of the world where the old man is located will become completely different from what we remember?"
This time, she finally called him "Uncle" naturally.
Ouyang Feng was of course not polite, he nodded and said:
"My dear niece, you are right. However, the changes in my world happened earlier than you said. When I was eighteen years old, I went to travel to Xixia and ran into Hong Qi who was going to Xixia to eliminate traitors. We hit it off right away..."
"Ah?" Guo Jing opened his mouth blankly, uttered the word "ah", and didn't know what to say.
Huang Rong opened her eyes wide and looked at Ouyang Feng curiously, looking forward to the next step.
"Hong Qi and I went to Xingqing Prefecture in Western Xia, and unexpectedly met the female knight Lin Chaoying. The three of us teamed up to punish evildoers and get rid of evil, and also had some adventures... Later, Hong Qi parted ways with us and went to Dadu, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, while I teamed up with female knight Lin to travel in Guanzhong. It happened that the Jin soldiers were besieging Wang Chongyang. Oh, at that time, Wang Chongyang was still called Wang Haifeng. Female knight Lin and I then sneaked into the Jin camp, preparing to sabotage it secretly, and unexpectedly met the young Huang Yaoshi..."
Hearing that Ouyang Feng had met her father, Huang Rong's eyes lit up and she asked:
"Uncle Ouyang, what was my father like when he was young?"
Ouyang Feng smiled and said leisurely:
"He is high-spirited, handsome, arrogant, conceited, and has a very poisonous tongue... Of course, his martial arts skills are also very high."
It’s just as I imagined.
Huang Rong pursed her lips and smiled, "Did your uncle fight with my father?"
"No." Ouyang Feng shook his head. "The pharmacist and I hit it off right away. After that, the three of us, Ms. Lin, and the pharmacist, worked together to cause chaos in the Jin camp, while Wang Chongyang led the rebel army to attack at night. With the help of both inside and outside forces, we broke through the Jin camp and killed the Jin generals in battle."
"..."
Guo Jing was stunned by what he heard. He could not imagine Ouyang Feng and Wang Chongyang joining forces to defeat the Jin army.
Huang Rong accepted it very quickly, thinking that after making different choices, such a change was reasonable. She asked with interest, "What's next?"
Ouyang Feng recalled the past, and his smile became even more intense:
"After that... Miss Lin, the pharmacist, and I went to Huashan with some people and founded the Huashan Sect. Miss Lin and I got married. When we got married, the pharmacist took on multiple roles. He was the best man, the master of ceremonies, and the leader of the propaganda team..."
Guo Jing and Huang Rong looked at each other, not knowing how to comment:
Miss Lin actually married Ouyang Feng!
This change is too outrageous!
Senior Wang Chongyang... Well, Miss Lin and Senior Wang were never going to be together in the first place. One became a Taoist priest, and the other lived in seclusion in an ancient tomb and died of depression. Now this ending is still good for both of them.
But if this is the case, will the Tomb Stalker Sect still exist?
Ouyang Feng continued:
"After I married Miss Lin, I went to Shaolin with the pharmacist. The two of us challenged Shaolin and forced it to close its gates. We then went south to Jiaxing, where we met the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan..." Upon hearing this, Guo Jing's whole body tensed up, and he stared at Ouyang Feng nervously.
Ouyang Feng smiled slightly:
"The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were very young. When we met them, Han Xiaoying was only six or seven years old. The pharmacist and I were very impressed by their chivalrous spirit, so we stayed and taught them martial arts for seven days. When they parted, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were reluctant to leave. Han Xiaoying even called them Brother Ouyang and Brother Huang, and said she would visit them when she had time. Unfortunately, she was busy later and didn't visit Jiangnan for a few years... However, with the teachings of the pharmacist and me, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan will only be stronger than you think."
"Ah!" Guo Jing was so stunned that he could only utter onomatopeia.
Ouyang Feng continued:
"Many things happened later. Anyway, now, Medicine Master has become an elder of our Huashan Sect, and Peach Blossom Island in the East China Sea has also become the East China Sea branch of our Huashan Sect."
He smiled at Guo Jing and Huang Rong, "You see, the world is so wonderful. Because of my impulsive trip to Xixia, the world I live in has become completely different from what you know."
Guo Jing thought for a while, then suddenly clapped his hands and said excitedly:
"That's good! That's really good!"
In this way, his fifth master Zhang Asheng would not die at the hands of his father-in-law's disciples, the Black Wind Twins, and his other fifth master would not be killed by Ouyang Feng and Yang Kang.
Guo Jing was happier than anything else that his seven masters were safe and sound.
Huang Rong frowned slightly and said:
"But, if that's the case, will there still be Guo Jing and Huang Rong in Ouyang Shibo's world?"
"Of course there will be Guo Jing and Huang Rong." Ouyang Feng said meaningfully: "Some people are favored by the luck of their generation. No matter how big the changes are, they will not disappear."
Huang Rong pondered for a while and murmured:
"The Guo Jing and Huang Rong in the world where Uncle is, would not be me and Brother Jing. Just like you, Uncle, are completely different from the Uncle Ouyang we know."
Ouyang Feng nodded and said:
"Yes, the same peach blossom on the same peach tree will produce completely different fruits due to different bees pollinating it. In my world, if the pharmacist gets married and has a daughter, even if the daughter is named Huang Rong, she will look exactly like you, but she will not be you. The same is true for Guo Jing."
Huang Rong felt inexplicably disappointed at first.
Then he smiled with relief:
"The Guo Jing and Huang Rong in our uncle's world should be luckier than us, right? Brother Jing's master would not have died, and Rong'er would not have lost her mother since she was young."
Ouyang Feng nodded and said, "Of course it is so."
But Huang Rong was confused again:
"But Uncle Ouyang seems to know a lot about our world? I know Minmin told Uncle some things, but there are still many old things that even Minmin doesn't know. For example, Minmin doesn't know about the revenge between my brother Jing and the West Poison who killed his master. But why do I feel that Uncle Ouyang knows all these old things?"
Ouyang Feng remained calm and said:
"When I came here, I also had an adventure. In the dark, I saw the various future branches of Ouyang Feng under different choices. I know that if I make the same choice as the old poisonous creature in your world, then in the future, I will also become a crazy old poisonous creature who practices the Nine Yin in reverse."
Hearing him talk about "reverse practice of Nine Yin", Huang Rong couldn't help but feel guilty for a while, but she smiled brightly:
"Since Uncle had already made a different choice and had a different fate, he became friends with Qi Gong, my father, and Senior Wang Chongyang, and even married Miss Lin. Naturally, he would have a completely different future."
Ouyang Feng smiled and said, "My dear niece, what you said is correct."
After a pause, he asked them again: "Do you still want to go back to your original world?"
"How can I not miss it?" Guo Jing blurted out, "My master, my father-in-law, and all the seniors and friends who have taken such great care of me are still in our original world. How can I not want to go back?"
Huang Rong also nodded sadly: "We have been thinking all the time about how to bring the people of this city back to their hometown, but... we really can't find a way."
Ouyang Feng asked: "You came earlier, and you have so many people under you, but you still don't have any clues about the bronze gate?"
Huang Rong shook her head: "I have never found it."
Ouyang Feng sighed with a hint of regret: "What a pity..."
He originally thought that, in addition to Guo Jing and Huang Rong, even Yang Guo had acquired special skills in Guo Jing's sect. Three people in the sect had seen the bronze gate and learned one of the 72 Earthly Fiends, so they would be closer to the bronze gate. However, he did not expect that there was still no clue.
Just as he was about to ask the two about the details of the bronze gate they had seen, the old soldier with a broken leg limped in on his prosthetic leg and reported:
"Hero Guo, Lady Huang, Yanziwu is sending someone to ask for help!"
"Yanziwu asks for help?" Guo Jing stood up suddenly and asked, "What happened?"
The old soldier with the broken leg said, "I didn't ask in detail, but the person who reported the news is outside the hall."
"Please invite him in!"
The old soldier took the order and withdrew. Soon, a young man, who was covered in dust, with his clothes torn by a sharp weapon and blood on his body, came in quickly. He fell to his knees with a plop, bowed his head, and said in a sad voice:
"Master Guo, Miss Huang, the Sun Moon Sect suddenly attacked Yanziwu. The four villages of Qingyun, Chixia, Jinfeng and Xuanshuang that were protecting Yanziwu were all destroyed overnight. Master Gongye, Master Deng and Master Feng were all seriously injured. Master Bao was even killed on the spot by Dongfang Bubai... Now the four villages have all retreated to Yanziwu and are struggling to hold on. Master Guo, please send reinforcements as soon as possible to save Yanziwu!"
After saying that, he banged his head on the ground.
Guo Jing was about to go over to help the man, but Huang Rong raised her hand to stop him, looked at the man and asked:
"Although the Sun Moon Divine Sect is adjacent to Yanziwu, your two families have never had any disputes and even helped each other at one point. Why did the Sun Moon Divine Sect suddenly attack Yanziwu this time?"
The man raised his head, his forehead was already purple, and his eyes were full of grief and anger:
"I don't know either. Master Gongye speculated that the Sun Moon Sect may have secretly subdued the barbarians of Long Island. This move was to pave the way for the barbarians and first cut off the wings of Xiangyang... My son also suspected this, but there was no evidence, so he could only send me and a few others who were good at water and light skills to ask for help. But the Sun Moon Sect deployed a lot of defense. Even if my son led his troops to make a desperate breakout to attract the attention of the Sun Moon Sect, several brothers who were traveling with me still died. Only I managed to escape despite their desperate efforts... Please ask Mr. Guo..."
Before he could finish his sentence, his eyes rolled back and he fell to the ground, with blood oozing from his eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
Guo Jing rushed forward, felt his pulse, and checked his breathing and heartbeat. Finally, he frowned and said with a heavy expression:
"This brother is dead. Although he had injuries, they were not fatal. He must have died of exhaustion from running all the way here due to his impatience."
He looked at Huang Rong again and said in a deep voice:
"Rong'er, if the Sun Moon Divine Cult really surrenders to the Dragon Island barbarians and takes over Yanziwu, then the south of Xiangyang will fall into the hands of the Dragon Island barbarians. At that time, Xiangyang will face the situation of being attacked from both the north and the south by the Dragon Island barbarians. Yanziwu must be saved!"
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