Chapter 187 Dual Blades, Icy Brilliance in the Martial World (56)

“This Heavenly Secrets Token, you hold onto it. There are three tokens in the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion: one with me, one with Yan’er, and this one remains yours.”

With the departure of the person he wanted to see, there was no point in keeping this Heavenly Secrets Token.

He had once been amazed by someone in his youth, but as time passed, nothing seemed to stir him anymore. Simply meeting by fate was enough. Now, he had found his own treasure.

“Elder brother, when it’s time for your big wedding, I’ll come back early.” Yaoyao’s eyes welled up with tears; after all, she still had family.

Weng Quan smiled gently. “Yaoyao, what about you? If you meet someone you like, don’t miss the chance. Your dowry has long been prepared for you. You’re not an orphan; you have a family.”

Yaoyao was nervous, fearing that once Bai Tang left, their sibling bond would end. She had overlooked the fact that from the beginning, Weng Quan’s dowry was not for Bai Tang. He knew Bai Tang would never marry, so this dowry was prepared for her.

“Elder brother, I don’t know when I’ll meet someone destined for me. Initially, I thought Tantai Ziheng was the one for me. Later, he changed his mind and targeted Young Lady Bai in a childish attempt to gain her attention. Last year, he married according to the family’s wishes, just as I had begun to genuinely let him go. When Young Lady Bai was here, I saw many things I had never seen before: crossing icefields, galloping across grasslands, leaping off cliffs, drinking wine heartily, singing loudly, and wielding a sword to defeat tyrants… After experiencing all this, I don’t want to confine myself to the inner courtyard like my mother, competing with my father’s concubines. I should have a broader world, a more adventurous life.”

“Elder brother, I’m afraid your dowry may have to gather dust.”

Weng Quan shook his head meaningfully. “Yaoyao, don’t speak too soon. The world is so vast; once I thought my eyes couldn’t hold anyone else, but once I let go of her, there was a chance to meet someone else. In such a vast world, how do you know there isn’t such a person? Go on, but be safe. The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion won’t fall; it will always be your support.”

Yaoyao smiled knowingly and left.

She would be alone now, without Young Lady Bai, without Weng Quan, and without Jiesheng. She would have to navigate everything on her own.

Lin Yan skipped over, covering Weng Quan’s eyes. Weng Quan playfully pulled her close. “Yan’er, you’re such a troublemaker.”

Lin Yan grumbled, “I don’t understand. Isn’t Sister Ah Tang still here? Why did she say she’s gone and won’t come back? Isn’t she back now?”

Weng Quan explained gently, “Ah Tang is gone; now it’s Yaoyao. They are two different people in one body. Yan’er, are you scared? Everyone says such people are wandering spirits.”

Lin Yan shook her head firmly. “If you’re not afraid, I’m not afraid either. Ah Quan believes in her, treats her as his sister, she must be a good person. Not everything people say is true; what Ah Quan says is definitely right.”

Weng Quan’s heart softened completely, the more they interacted, the more he couldn’t bear the thought of her being unmarried. The wandering young hero, ultimately, out of a sense of duty and love, was willing to settle down with a family.

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A long, long time later.

In the martial world, the title of “femme fatale” diminished, making way for a new female hero. She always traveled alone, yet she performed acts of chivalry and righteousness.

Ever since the Martial Arts Alliance, led by the leader Nan Ling, besieged the Blood Devil Cult, there had been no news of the cult again. No one had seen members of the Blood Devil Cult dressed in red robes with blood-colored masks. In this world, it was impossible to be entirely clean and pure. After the Blood Devil Cult disappeared, other malicious cults emerged.

The disappearance of the Blood Devil Cult brought fifty years of peace to the martial world. It was a time when a new group of people rose to power, a time when new tales of gallant heroes were spun, a time when a new generation took up arms to rid the world of evil.

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