When Meng Xiuyuan heard Xiaocui's words, he felt a little ridiculous and didn't believe it.
After spending more than ten years together, Meng Xiuyuan still knew what kind of person Song Qingshu was.
The love brain is a love brain, but it is impossible for him to do something so immoral and violating the rules and etiquette.
Although it is true that Song Qingshu could not help but peek into the Emei girl's bed in the original work, it may be that his will was particularly unsteady in this matter of men and women.
But after all, his growth trajectory has changed, and the Song Qingshu today is completely different from the one in the original work.
Meng Xiuyuan believed in him and would not do anything excessive.
This is also the reason why Meng Xiuyuan has not forcibly stopped his contact with Zhu Jiuzhen.
Meng Xiuyuan knew that even if Song Qingshu was fascinated by Zhu Jiuzhen, he would definitely stick to the bottom line and never do anything irreversible.
So at this time, Meng Xiuyuan decided that there must be something fishy in this matter.
Meng Xiuyuan, who pretended to have a tense look on his face but was very calm in his heart, became wary and followed the maid Xiaocui straight to Zhu Changling's study.
After bypassing several pavilions and corridors and arriving at an independent small building, Xiao Cui no longer dared to go inside, so she only let Meng Xiuyuan go in alone.
Meng Xiu didn't hesitate at the sight, took a few steps forward, and pushed the door open.
In order to check the account books of Hongmei Villa, Meng Xiuyuan secretly sneaked into this study many times. Meng Xiuyuan might know the arrangements better than Zhu Changling himself.
Looking around at this time, everything in the study was as usual, except for the addition of Zhu Changling sitting at the desk with a sad face.
"Meng Shaoxia, you are here..."
When Zhu Changling saw Meng Xiuyuan at this time, he was still very polite and stood up to greet him.
Meng Xiuyuan gave him a slight salute and asked without hesitation:
"Master Zhu, I just heard from Xiaocui that my nephew Song Qingshu and your wife..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Changling felt as if he was electrocuted and hurriedly interrupted:
"Don't say any more, Meng Shaoxia! My family is unfortunate, my family is unfortunate.
It was all because I failed to take good care of my daughter that I caused such a scandal.
It has ruined the face of my Zhu family, and also ruined the reputation of your Wudang Sect..."
Meng Xiu saw him look like this and was very sure that he was acting, and he must have some conspiracy to cause such a farce.
Therefore, while Meng Xiuyuan deliberately followed his words, he became increasingly vigilant and secretly observed the surrounding situation carefully.
"Master Zhu, don't say that. Young people are sincerely in love with each other, so what's wrong with that?
What's more, we are all from the rivers and lakes, there are not so many red tapes..."
Halfway through his words, Meng Xiuyuan suddenly frowned and raised his palm to pat the incense burner next to the desk.
When the wind passed by, the incense burner was immediately blown over, and the purple spices in it were extinguished.
When Zhu Changling saw this, he was not surprised. Instead, he showed a very satisfied smile on his face. As if he was relieved, he slowly stepped back a few steps and said to Meng Xiuyuan:
"Meng Shaoxia, did you smell it so quickly?
Hahaha, just smell it, feel good.
If you smell it, it means the medicine is working."
At the same time, footsteps were heard one after another outside the study, and a group of people holding weapons ran towards the door of the study, blocking Meng Xiuyuan's way.
Meng Xiuyuan didn't panic at all, he just looked at Zhu Changling sharply and asked:
"Master Zhu Zhuang, where is my nephew Song Qingshu now?"
The look Zhu Changling looked at Meng Xiuyuan at this time was no longer as respectful and flattering as it had been in the past few months, but he was still quite polite:
"Meng Shaoxia is indeed a young hero. At this stage, he can still remain calm and care about the safety of Song Qingshu. It is really rare.
But Meng Shaoxia, you can rest assured that Song Shaoxia is very safe now. After all, I have to go to him to verify what I want to ask you.
As long as you cooperate with me and answer my next questions honestly, I promise that your departure will be painless."
Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this, and said to Zhu Changling:
"Zhu Zhuang, you are honest. I thought you would lie to me by saying, 'As long as you answer honestly, I will let you live afterwards.'"
Zhu Changling shook his head and said:
"Meng Shaoxia, you are not a stupid person. How could I deceive you with such a lie?
With your peerless martial arts skills as the ‘Purple Sky Divine Sword’ and the huge power of the Wudang Sect, if I really spare your life, will there still be room for me, Zhu Changling, in the world from now on?”
Meng Xiuyuan was a little puzzled when he heard this and asked:
"Since you are afraid of my Wudang power, why do you dare to attack me now?
You must know that at that time, the Kunlun Sect and many fellow Jianghu people saw that I followed you, and I have been living in your Hongmei Villa for the past few months.
If something really happens between Qingshu and I, do you think Wudang will not be able to find you?"
Zhu Changling was not surprised by Meng Xiuyuan's doubts. Because he was confident and felt that he had all the advantages, he did not hesitate to chat with Meng Xiuyuan a few more words:
"Wu-Dang is so powerful that I naturally can't afford to offend him. But no matter how powerful your Wu-Dang sect is, you can't trouble a dead man, right?
When the time comes, I will burn this Red Plum Villa to the ground, and there will be dozens or hundreds of charred corpses of maids and slaves in the village. Can you, the Wudang Clan, tell which one is you and which one is me?
If you kill Wei Yixiao, the demon sect's green-winged bat king, openly and honestly, everyone in the world will just think that the demon sect is looking for revenge on you, and I am just implicated in it.
And it's a coincidence that news has suddenly spread outside in the past few days, saying that those monsters from the Ming Cult are interested in causing trouble for you. It was only after I heard this news that I had the confidence to take action."
When Meng Xiuyuan heard this, he couldn't help but take a deep look at Zhu Changling, and then said with some sigh:
"You are really decisive. Not only the inheritance of our ancestors, but also the lives of hundreds of people will be used to bury me with me.
Is the charm of the dragon-slaying knife really that great?
Do you really believe that with such a broken knife, you can command the world?
You know, my nephew is already obsessed with your daughter. Isn't that exactly what you have been intentionally instructing me to do?
I thought you were trying to take this opportunity to accept a third-generation Wudang disciple as your son-in-law, to get closer to my Wudang sect and to find a backer.
Now it seems that I guessed wrong."
Unexpectedly, after hearing what Meng Xiuyuan said, Zhu Changling's expression suddenly changed, and for the first time there was a hint of sullenness on his face, and he said bluntly to Meng Xiuyuan:
"Meng Shaoxia, aren't you asking questions knowingly?
Although I put the 'brown fish stone' in the well in the first few days after you entered the village and let you drink the water, so that the medicinal properties gradually accumulated in your body, at that time I only thought of it as leaving a trace behind.
It's just a hand, it doesn't have to do anything to you.
You must know that the medicine "Brown Fish Stone" itself is neither colorless, odorless nor poisonous, so hundreds of people in the village have no reaction after drinking it for so long.
Only when paired with today's incense of 'Purple Crown Lily of the Valley', will its medicinal power that has been accumulated in your body for a long time truly work.
At that time, I made up my mind to flatter you two young heroes of the Wudang Sect with all my strength. As long as you don't embarrass me and are willing to let me get close to this big tree of the Wudang Sect, I will never take the initiative to use it against you.
For this reason, I not only gave Zhen'er to your nephew Song Qingshu, but also gave you all the secret books of "Yi Yang Zhi".
Whether it's true or false, isn't my contribution big enough?
But look at you, Meng Shaoxia, what have you done?
It's just that you don't accept my kindness, but you are still investigating me behind my back.
If Zhen'er hadn't gotten a clue from Song Qingshu's mouth, I might not have discovered it yet.
What, do I have to watch helplessly as you, an upright hero, punish evildoers and eradicate evildoers like me?"
Speaking of this, Zhu Changling looked increasingly angry. He could no longer maintain his original elegant temperament. His face turned red and he shouted loudly:
"I tell you, kid, the reason why you are in such trouble today is all because of your self-righteousness and self-righteousness. You can't blame others at all.
If you want to avoid suffering, tell the secret about the dragon-slaying knife and Xie Xun."
As he spoke, Zhu Changling had already taken up his stance, and behind Meng Xiuyuan, the masters of the Zhu family holding swords rushed in and surrounded Meng Xiuyuan.
Obviously, he wanted to take down Meng Xiuyuan in one fell swoop.
Meng Xiu saw this, but his face was still calm, and then he said:
"Master Zhu, I have one last question."
"It's okay, tell me, after you finish asking, it's my turn to ask." Zhu Changling had the winning ticket and didn't care.
"I want to ask, why are you so sure of defeating me? Do you just rely on your poisonous combination of 'Brown Fish Stone' and 'Purple Crown Lily of the Valley'?
Do you think I have any signs of poisoning at this time?" Meng Xiuyuan looked blank.
When Zhu Changling heard this, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he said sarcastically:
"Meng Shaoxia, now that we are here, there is no need to pretend to be calm.
No matter how tough your words are, you won't be able to hold on for long when I start using torture later.
My 'brown fish stone' also has a weakness, that is, it accumulates medicinal properties slowly. No matter how much I take every day, the medicinal properties absorbed by my body are fixed.
But you have lived in my village for several months, and you have been drinking the well water, so the medicinal properties naturally accumulate every day.
Now, by stimulating the medicinal properties of 'Purple Crown Lily of the Valley', based on the measurement, it will solidify at least seventy or eighty years of your skill, so that you will not be able to recover within three days.
This is the characteristic of medicine, not poison. It cannot be prevented and there is no medicine to cure it.
Even if you are extremely skilled in martial arts, you don't know where you got such strong internal strength at such a young age.
But without these seventy or eighty years of skill, how much ability do you have left?"
When Meng Xiuyuan heard this, he suddenly realized what was going on.
But then, he couldn't help but put a smile on his lips, and said to Zhu Changling:
"Sorry, Master Zhu, I may have to break my promise, because I still have one more question to ask.
Whose standards do you use to calculate the seventy or eighty years of skill you mentioned?"