81: Chapter 078 Secret_2 81: Chapter 078 Secret_2 This woman was not far from another woman in white, that woman was Lee Yan Yun, who had turned to the Da Li Family.

At this moment, she instead stood quietly behind the woman in white next to Zhou Wangchen.

“Miss Feng, regarding the journey to the Ancient Tomb Mountain, the Great Zhou Family is willing to assist with all our efforts — but this woman you speak of, Feng Lingqing…

truthfully, our family members have never seen such a person.”

Zhou Cangmu said apologetically.

“Enough, then I shall wait for the disciples from the Li Family to arrive before discussing further.

This matter wouldn’t have been so dire had not Zhou Wangchen…

been so incompetent.

You say that Zhou Yan possesses an extremely remarkable talent with Dual Qi Pillars, but do you know, when the Eldest Lady Lian was pregnant with him, he was almost ruined?

His body has severe defects.

Sending him to such an ancient place as the Sword Origin Pool, an awakening Sword Array for bloodlines, is akin to sending him to his death!”

The woman said with a light sigh.

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned!

“Is…

is he really the Eldest Lady Lian’s child?

Wasn’t it said that he was merely the illegitimate child of a maid by her side?

And that it happened in a brothel…”

Zhou Cangmu said with some doubt.

“The matter is a long story, but now that the Family Head knows he has wronged her, he wishes to make it up to her child.

However, it seems Zhou Yan’s life is now in jeopardy.”

The woman said lightly.

“My son won’t just die like this!

The anomaly at the Sword Origin Pool must have been caused by him; he’s coming out!”

Zhou Wangchen took another sip of wine and said coldly.

“Hmph, what are you?

If you’re so capable, then why couldn’t you even protect the lady?

Still stuck at a useless realm, despite her giving you half her talents!

I advise you not to show your face when people from the Li Family arrive; otherwise, it might bring disaster to the Great Zhou Family.”

The woman in white spoke with a biting coldness, without a hint of politeness.

As she spoke, a deep disdain lingered as if granting Zhou Wangchen an audience was already quite generous.

“Haha, well spoken.

Even the Heavenly Evil Sword, a token of engagement, has been lost to me!

However, Zhou Yan and I had an agreement that he would take back the Heavenly Evil Sword from my hands personally, so…

Miss Feng, it would not be right for me to return the Heavenly Evil Sword to you now.

But I assure you, as soon as it can be confirmed that Zhou Yan is dead, I, Zhou Yuntian, will definitely not covet it and will hand it over.”

Zhou Yuntian also stepped forward, speaking with malicious glee.

The woman in white merely glanced at him faintly, then with a surprised look in her eyes, she said, “You’re indeed a rare talent in Great Zhou, possessing Dual Qi Pillars with four qi segments each.

It seems the rumors of Zhou Ying being the finest genius aren’t quite accurate!”

“Hehe, thanks for the praise.

It’s just a recent breakthrough, mostly luck.” A compliment from the woman in white made Zhou Yuntian’s mood uplift greatly.

“There’s no such thing as luck in talent and capability, it’s all concrete things, there can be no fluke.

With this talent, if you can maintain it, surpassing Ji TaiXu, the first genius of the Ji Family, is not impossible.

As for the Heavenly Evil Sword, since you have obtained it, and Zhou Wangchen doesn’t have the ability to take it back, then you should hold onto it well.”

The woman in white said.

“Feng Lingzhu, you’re just a maid by Yunjin’s side, and you talk to her husband, Brother Wangchen, like this?

That’s insubordination!

Do you think you’re so powerful?

Others may fear you, but I, Lee Yan Yun, do not!”

At this moment, Lee Yan Yun stepped forward.

Seemingly unable to tolerate the woman’s aggressive demeanor, she rebuked.

“Yunjin is also a name you can call?

Deserving death!”

The moment the woman uttered ‘kill’, a Sword Soul suddenly lashed out like an evil spirit, aiming to instantly devour Lee Yan Yun’s soul.

Lee Yan Yun had no power to resist, and her body was about to explode.

“Please, show mercy!”

Zhou Wangchen’s face darkened slightly, and a wave of death emanated suddenly, directly corroding the Sword Soul-like aura.

Lee Yan Yun trembled, continuously spewing blood, her face as pale as death, yet she was not annihilated in such a manner.

“You, compared to a single hair of the eldest lady, are nothing, not even worthy of discussing fear, even if you’re in the Sword Heart Realm.

You are but a slightly more powerful ant, yet an ant remains an ant!

Moreover, Zhou Wangchen, for the sake of the young lady, I still regard you as a young master; otherwise, I would have unleashed a Sword Soul and made you die countless times!

Your path of death doesn’t even touch the threshold!

If not for the young lady’s compassion, you would still be nothing but trash.

Yet you’ve disappointed her greatly!”

This woman spoke harshly, but Zhou Wangchen showed no expression, merely staring blankly at Lee Yan Yun.

“Why bother, you know you’ll die like this!” Zhou Wangchen murmured.

“So what if I die as long as you prove that you care for me in your heart?

What does death matter?” Lee Yan Yun revealed a pale smile, her mouth continuously leaking a copious amount of blood, strikingly crimson and eye-catching.

“The Li Family and we are ultimately not from the same world, and despite a lifetime of effort, even if it means recognizing a thief as our father, even if willing to endure humiliation, we cannot forge an endless Sword Heart, nor advance on the Sword Soul Path.

It’s just…

it has been hard on you,” Zhou Wangchen spoke with pain.

“Haha, with brother Wangchen’s words, where is there any hardship?

But brother Wangchen, I don’t regret it.

I know that if you had met me first, we would have been very happy…”

Lee Yan Yun spoke softly, her expression one of sad, wistful smiling.

“Alas, success with Sword Heart Wine, and failure with it too.

Yunjin is a good woman, but because she was hurt, and then the first time I drank the Fiery Flame Sword Heart Wine, in a daze, I took her virtue…

resulting in her complete destruction, even her child was hunted because they believed that the child was born out of wedlock.”

“If I don’t die, how could they find closure?

Just like this maid, a mere maid, yet dares to treat me so disdainfully.

Yet even so, what of it?

Life is just like this, to view the world lightly, merely seeking solace in drunkenness.”

Zhou Wangchen said, lifting his head to drink more, then coughing violently.

At this time, many people realized, even with an extra five hundred years of life, he had still aged, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deeply scribed with the misfortunes and sadness of life.

“Hmph, if you knew this would happen, why did you ever begin?!”

The lady in white, Feng Ling Bamboo, spoke coldly.

“In the beginning, attempting to hide the truth, they claimed the child belonged to the maid, even said she was from a brothel, also deliberately arranging things to cover it up.

But the young master from the Ji Family in Wangchuan Mansion, a man of clear understanding, refused such a Daoist couple and clarified the truth.

The Li Family, humiliated and enraged, committed a series of deeds, haha.”

Zhou Wangchen, drinking, revealed the events of that day.

At this time, many people finally realized the hidden truths behind the events of those days.

Even Zhou Yuntian, realizing these past events about Zhou Wangchen, felt a sense of awe and uncertainty—he suddenly found this to be a terribly formidable man.