The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 222 The Young Prince is Really Smart

Mu Nianci seemed to have changed a little, as if she had become a little dull. When she took out the scroll and said it was her, Yang Kang seemed to really see the shadow of that smart girl, but now this shadow seemed to be a little invisible. Mu Nianci was very conservative and was determined not to let Yang Kang get too close to her, which made Yang Kang's heart turn cold.

Recalling what Mu Nianci had said: In this world, I am her, but she is not me. Lingmeng is Mu Nianci, but Mu Nianci is not Lingmeng. What does this mean? Mu Nianci still shows affection and love for him now, but there is no longer that familiar feeling. Even if it is only for a moment, it is enough to make Yang Kang think a lot.

If I were to fight in this world as Yang Kang, would Lingmeng and Lingyue also be in this world, assuming other people's identities? Given their intelligence and talents, it's impossible they wouldn't have the ability to transcend their original characters. Mu Nianci's martial arts experience was clearly almost identical to the original novel's. Could it be that, unlike me, they lacked autonomy for some reason?

As night fell, Yang Kang sat on a rock and watched Mu Nianci make a fire and cook, but in his mind he was thinking about the girls around him in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. After carefully comparing them with the people in the original novels, he suddenly discovered that the girls around him seemed to be more or less different in character and behavior from the original novels. He originally thought that he had taught them well, but now it seems that he might have been too simple-minded.

"Ren Yingying and Zhou Zhiruo, the longer I interact with them, the more obvious the difference in their personalities becomes. And as for Zhao Min, that girl's IQ is very questionable. According to the original setting, she shouldn't be so clumsy. Could it be Lingyue?" The more Yang Kang thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. He was helpless. That strange man gave him the Book of Dreams, saying that it could save Lingmeng and Lingyue. So, did they also encounter that strange man and follow him into these worlds with limitations?

So is it possible that Huang Rong is their incarnation?

Yang Kang stood up suddenly, and then another question occurred to him. Huang Rong and he had never met before, so he needed to test her. Ren Yingying, Zhou Zhiruo, and Zhao Min were all heroines, but Mu Nianci was not. She had taken the initiative to take Lingmeng's portrait and said those words to him, and then she and he were punished at the same time, and then she seemed to have forgotten the incident, which was very strange.

The reality of a dream, the dream of reality, what kind of world are we in?

Never mind, let her stay by her side for a while. But before that, I have to think carefully about how to teach her martial arts. I don’t know Hong Qigong’s "Xiao Yao You". The martial arts of Peach Blossom Island have an owner in this world, and the same goes for the Ancient Tomb Sect. It seems that I can only teach her "Nine Yin Scriptures".

Just do it if you want to. Yang Kang taught her the internal power training method of "Nine Yin Manual" on the grounds that her martial arts skills were too poor, and the light skill was to pass on the Wudang Cloud Ladder to her. This thing now has no copyright and truly belongs to him.

Yang Kang brought Mu Nianci along all the way. Her aptitude was better than he had imagined, and her martial arts improved rapidly. While Yang Kang was practicing the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung", he picked up the "Tai Chi Magic Kung Fu". This Kung Fu would be more practical when traveling in the martial arts world.

One day, Yang Kang and Mu Nianci were out riding, and Yang Kang found a secluded spot to teach her the Yi Jin Duan Gu chapter of the Nine Yin Manual. This time, he wasn't using the fragments he'd found in the tombstones, nor was he using Zhang Sanfeng's completed version, but rather the original text from the Heavenly Sword. While this made cultivation more natural and smooth, it wasn't necessarily as effective as Zhang Sanfeng's modified version, which was more suitable for men, while the original was more effective for Mu Nianci.

The two were practicing martial arts when they suddenly saw an acquaintance running out in a panic, accompanied by three young disciples. "Young Prince, why are you here?" Who else could it be but Liang Ziweng?

Seeing how embarrassed he looked, Yang Kang let Mu Nianci practice alone and went up to ask, "I need to travel the world to recruit talented people, so I usually need a false identity. This woman is a junior of my master's good friend. I took her in as my maid and occasionally taught her martial arts. Why is the Immortal Master so embarrassed?"

Liang Ziweng couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly and said, "Don't mention it. I met a senior master and was scolded by him. My young prince, please leave now. That senior master hates the Jin people the most. If he knew my identity, he would definitely make things difficult for you."

Yang Kang inquired carefully and learned that Guo Jing and Huang Rong had finally met Hong Qigong. He couldn't help but shake his head and said, "You two should go and meet my father. I'm no longer the little prince of the Jin Kingdom, but a third-generation disciple of the Quanzhen Sect and the inner disciple of Changchunzi Qiu Chuji. Although the Beggars' Sect is powerful, they can't help but give face to the Quanzhen Sect. If they really hit me, hehe, I'll definitely have to ask Master to help me save face afterwards. If the world's number one sect clashes with the world's number one gang, who knows who will be more powerful."

Liang Ziweng couldn't help but smile when he heard this. This young prince was really bad. If he deliberately pretended to be the young prince of the Jin Kingdom to lure the senior to teach him a lesson, and then he would fight back with Quanzhen Kung Fu, and add fuel to the fire afterwards, he might really provoke a conflict between the two gangs.

The young prince was indeed very capable, but he did not dare to stay here for long, so he said goodbye in a hurry. Before leaving, he glanced at Mu Nianci, whose face was as beautiful as a rosy blossom. What kind of maid needed to be taught martial arts personally? This person should be the young prince's concubine, right?

Hehe, I can't keep her, I can't ruin the little prince's good fortune. Liang Ziweng ran away happily, ready to congratulate Prince Wanyan Honglie. The little prince has found a sweetheart, no matter if it's a wife or a concubine, as long as he has a concubine, it will be a great joy.

"Nianci, take a rest. We are going to visit a senior master." Yang Kang asked Mu Nianci to pack up a little. The two of them took their horses and ran in the direction where Liang Ziweng came from. After a while, they heard a burst of shouting. It turned out that someone was practicing extremely powerful masculine kung fu.

Yang Kang and Mu Nianci tied up their horses a few hundred meters away and came here on foot without any intention of hiding their whereabouts. They walked straight towards this side, but saw a middle-aged beggar sitting crookedly on a big rock, holding a big vermilion lacquered gourd in his hand and sipping wine from time to time. An emerald green bamboo stick was placed casually beside him. Guo Jing was practicing martial arts, jumping high in the air and attacking from above.

Yang Kang had already memorized the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, so he naturally didn't want to be accused of stealing martial arts, even though many of his martial arts were indeed stolen. So he shouted from 20 or 30 meters away, "Brother Guo, you eloped with your little lover, and it took me a long time to find you."

"Hey, Brother Yang, why are you here? Miss Mu is here too, why are you two together?" Guo Jing already knew Yang Kang's identity, and also knew that he was his opponent in a duel, but he had lost badly in Prince Zhao's Mansion before, so he wanted to work hard to improve.

Yang Kang waved his hand, walked closer, bowed to Hong Qigong, and said, "Junior Yang Kang, a disciple of Master Qiu, the Changchunzi of the Quanzhen Sect, pays his respects to Senior Hong."

Hong Qigong had known the depth of their martial arts prowess since they arrived on horseback. Seeing them dismount and signal Guo Jing to stop from a distance, he knew they were decent characters. A closer look forced him to let out a soft, "Huh?" Although dressed like a jianghu person, this young man had an air of nobility about him, and he looked somewhat familiar. Anyone he hadn't met but had a familiar face was likely someone important to watch out for, yet he hadn't forgotten that the Quanzhen Sect had a third-generation disciple he needed to keep an eye on.

"You look familiar, kid, but do you have another identity?" When Hong Qigong heard him introduce himself as a third-generation disciple of Quanzhen Sect, he couldn't help but look down on him a little, and his tone was naturally like asking a junior.

Yang Kang didn't take it seriously, and nodded gently, saying, "With my little ability, I carved out a piece of land in the corner of Shandong, gathered a million Han people, and became a minor official, with the title: King of Jiaodong."

"Are you Wanyan Kang, the King of Jiaodong?!" Hong Qigong jumped up suddenly. This suddenly rising Jin Dynasty official turned a remote and desolate place into a prosperous one in three years. He cleared out all the branches of the Beggar Gang there, truly achieving the goal of no beggars in Jiaodong. How could he not pay attention to him?