Chapter 259: The Jade Blood Sword (End)

"Greetings, leader." He Hongyao turned around and saw that it was He Qingteng's wife Lan Ling. She quickly said, "Sister-in-law, please don't be polite. We are a family, so why should we be so polite? Just call me Hongyao as before." Lan Ling was a gentle and virtuous person. She had a good relationship with He Hongyao in the past. Although she was dissatisfied with her younger sister-in-law taking her husband's position as leader at first, she saw the growth of the Five Poison Sect and could not blame He Hongyao against her conscience. Moreover, her husband did not dwell on the matter, so she slowly let it go. She walked into the pavilion and sat down next to He Hongyao, smiling, "Hongyao, I just came back from my mother's house. My husband said you were in the backyard, so he asked me to come over to greet you."

After that, she looked at the little girl in her arms and whispered, "Tieshou, say hello to your aunt."

"Hello, aunt." He Tieshou said reluctantly and closed her mouth. Her round eyes were full of vigilance. She was only four years old and might not understand the complicated relationship between adults. From the gossips of the followers, she knew that her aunt had done something bad and bullied her father, so she didn't like her aunt!

Seeing that she seemed a little nervous, Lan Ling patted her arm and smiled at He Hongyao embarrassedly: "The child is still young and doesn't know manners. Hongyao, don't take it to heart. I will teach her well when I go back." He Hongyao smiled and shook her head, "Sister-in-law, don't be so reserved. Although I am now the leader of the Five Poisons Sect, we are still a family. Moreover, I don't plan to get married. In the future, the position of leader will be passed to Tieshou." She reached out to touch He Tieshou's head, but was dodged. She pinched the little girl's chubby face and laughed at the little girl's pouting and angry look. It was the first time that a child was full of hostility towards her. Lan Ling looked at her in surprise, "Hongyao, what do you mean by not getting married? You are still so young, just over 20 years old! How can you say such depressing words!" She paused, and asked with sudden realization, "Is it because of Xia Xueyi's matter? Hongyao, sister-in-law is not saying anything about you. That incident has been so long ago, and you don't seem to have any feelings for him. Why delay yourself..." He Hongyao waved her hand to interrupt her, feeling a little warm in her heart. This sister-in-law had always been a little awkward with her before, but she didn't expect that she would still care about her so much. She stood up and sprinkled some fish food into the lake, watching a group of fish fighting in the water, and smiled: "Sister-in-law, it has nothing to do with that. I don't want to get married. When Tieshou grows up, I will pass the position of the leader to her, and then travel around to see what other places are like." She smiled at He Tieshou, "Tieshou, are you willing to learn martial arts from your aunt? It's very powerful." He Tieshou was a little confused. She looked at He Hongyao and then at Lan Ling, and her little eyebrows were frowned together. It seemed that her mother and aunt had a good relationship. Didn't they say they were not good? "Tie Shou, why don't you thank your aunt!" When He Qingteng came over, she heard that her sister wanted to teach her daughter martial arts, and hurriedly asked her daughter to agree. It was not an exaggeration to say that He Hongyao's kung fu was the best in the martial arts world. With her teaching, her daughter would not have to worry about anything in the future.

He Tie Shou worshipped and respected his father. He immediately jumped to the ground upon hearing the words, and clasped his fists to He Hongyao in a similar manner, "Yes. Tie Shou will definitely learn it carefully, thank you, aunt."

The Five Poison Sect expanded step by step under the control of He Hongyao. In more than ten years, the Five Poison Sect has become the first sect in the world, but they never participated in any activities such as the meetings of several sects or the martial arts conferences. They have always focused on improving medical skills and treating the people, and their reputation is quite high.

He Tie Shou is the only apprentice of He Hongyao. He Hongyao taught her the Nine Yin Manual, which is definitely the highest martial arts in the world. In order to avoid disputes, He Hongyao did not take out the secret book, but dictated it to her in the secret room, asked her to memorize it, and then slowly study it. Although He Tieshou's talent is not high, he has practiced since he was a child and has few rivals in the martial arts world.

"Aunt!" He Tieshou saw He Hongyao sitting by the window on the second floor of the teahouse from a distance, and ran upstairs in surprise, "Aunt, I've been looking for you for a long time, where have you been?" He Hongyao smiled and poured her a cup of tea. After so many years of living together, although they are aunt and niece, they are better than mother and daughter, and their feelings are very deep. "Hurry up and sit down and rest. You are so old but still not stable. This time I came out to let you travel and exercise. Aunt left specially. I have been waiting for you here these days and didn't go far. Now you have a reputation in the world. When you return to the sect, you can take over the position of the leader." He Tieshou rolled his eyes, pulled He Hongyao's sleeve and said coquettishly: "Aunt, I'm still young! What's the point of being the leader? Wait a few more years." "Little girl, don't think about being lazy. The Five Poison Sect will be your responsibility in the future. Aunt also took over the position of the leader at your age." He Hongyao tapped her forehead and didn't take it seriously. He Tieshou's face fell, and he leaned on her shoulder, "No, auntie, you said before that when I became the leader, you would go traveling around, and Tieshou couldn't bear to leave you."

He Hongyao was stunned, she didn't expect that this was the reason why He Tieshou had been unwilling to take over as the leader. She smiled with relief, "Silly girl, auntie won't stay out all the time. The Five Poison Sect is my home, and I will go back when I'm tired."

He Tieshou wanted to say something, but there were a few quarrels outside. She suddenly darkened her face and said loudly, "Let them in." She turned around and muttered, "I'm so annoyed. They thought they saved my life, but with their tricks, do I need them to save me?"

There was a man and two women outside the door. They were Yuan Chengzhi, Xia Qingqing and Ajiu. They were originally with He Tieshou, but she suddenly ran into the teahouse. They were a step slower and asked for a long time before they found out that she had entered this private room. However, the shopkeeper stopped her from entering, which made Xia Qingqing and Ajiu very angry.

Xia Qingqing asked as soon as she entered the door: "What tricks are you playing? Why did you let someone stop us?" She looked back and forth at He Hongyao and He Tieshou. During these days of traveling together, Yuan Chengzhi obviously treated He Tieshou differently, which made her very annoyed. She wished she could catch He Tieshou with something to make Yuan Chengzhi unhappy.

"Qingqing!" Yuan Chengzhi stopped her and said to He Hongyao uncomfortably, "My friend is just straightforward and has no intention of offending you. Please forgive me." He Tieshou was originally frowning and staring at Xia Qingqing. He didn't expect Yuan Chengzhi to call He Hongyao a girl. He couldn't help but burst out laughing and introduced them to them, "This is my aunt, the leader of the Five Poison Sect." The three of them were stunned for a moment, and then looked at He Hongyao's face carefully. She was so young that she could be called He Tieshou's sister. Unexpectedly, she was actually his aunt, and the leader of the Five Poison Sect in the legend of the world. He Hongyao smiled at them, "Since you are Tieshou's friends, sit together. I told the shopkeeper not to disturb you before, so he stopped you." As she said that, she glanced at Xia Qingqing lightly. Xia Qingqing was startled and didn't dare to find fault anymore. She sat down at the table with Yuan Chengzhi and Ajiu. She still remembered her father's advice to stay away from the leader of the Five Poison Sect. Although she didn't know why, it was always better to be careful.

After a few casual chats, He Tieshou said that he had found his aunt and wanted to separate from them. Yuan Chengzhi looked at her and seemed to be reluctant to leave. However, He Tieshou said goodbye to them without any nostalgia and separated after leaving the teahouse.

He Hongyao looked at her disgusted expression with amusement and asked, "What's wrong? Don't you like being with them?" He Tieshou frowned and took his aunt's arm and walked towards the inn. "Who would like them? That Xia Qingqing is like an old hen protecting her cubs. Whenever a woman approaches Yuan Chengzhi, she will frown. Aunt, you don't know that before, there was a person named Jiao Wan'er who hid under the bed with Yuan Chengzhi. Xia Qingqing found out and made a big fuss. Jiao Wan'er had no choice but to call her senior brother and said that they were in love and asked their benefactor Yuan Chengzhi to witness their marriage. It was simply unreasonable! And Jiu, it is said that she is a princess, full of arrogance, haha, it is really hard to get along with her."

He Hongyao raised her eyebrows and asked casually: "What about Yuan Chengzhi? I think his martial arts are pretty good among your generation, and he seems to like saving people, um... upholding justice?"

"Don't mention it! I get angry when I talk about it. I met a blind man that day. I wanted to let my little poisonous scorpion try it out, but as soon as I lowered my head, Yuan Chengzhi jumped out, beating the bandit while talking about great principles. He became my savior inexplicably. After that, every time he saw me, he had that expression, which made Xia Qingqing regard me as a thorn in her side. I tolerated him for so many days because he was kind-hearted, hum!" He Tieshou finally found his aunt and had a lot of grievances to complain about.

He Hongyao listened quietly, and was relieved to see that she really had no intention towards Yuan Chengzhi. After she finished speaking, she patted her hands and said, "You don't have to pay attention to people you don't like, but since there is such a life-saving grace, whether it is intentional or not, it is always bad to owe favors to others. I think they are very good at causing trouble. Why don't you follow them and save them twice at the right time, and then you won't owe them anything in the future." He Tieshou curled her lips, but did not refute. She would be the leader of the Five Poison Sect in the future, and it would be very troublesome to owe favors to others, especially since she didn't like those people. So she followed He Hongyao's advice and secretly followed Yuan Chengzhi. Without the skills of the Golden Snake Young Master, Yuan Chengzhi's skills were barely first-class, and he was nosy. In just one month, He Tieshou found an opportunity to repay the favor and made it clear that he would not owe them anything in the future. When He Hongyao and He Tieshou were returning, they saw Xia Xueyi from a distance in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River. He had gray hair and a hunched back. He had lost his handsome appearance. Wen Yi was skinny and expressionless in a cloth shirt. Anyone could see that the couple was not in harmony. It seemed that the golden silkworm Gu and the hatred of the family had tortured them. He Hongyao stared at Xia Xueyi, and remembered the scene when he just came to this time and space. He lowered the curtain and raised the corner of his mouth gently. What did he say? If you are not doing well, I will be relieved. The author has something to say: Thank you Su Xi for the mine, muah! I don’t feel anything for Yuan Chengzhi, I didn’t write much about him. The next stop, well, how about "The Princess Got Married"? o(*￣▽￣*)ゞ