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"What's next? Hurry up and write!"
Bai Tang pouted and turned back to continue typing. Her typing speed was very fast, able to type five thousand words in an hour, but in front of others, Bai Tang slowed down a bit, comfortably typing three thousand words in an hour.
Yang Guo could not stay on Peach Blossom Island; otherwise, the plot would not allow it, and the three time travelers would not agree. They all believed that Yang Guo leaving Peach Blossom Island and entering the Ancient Tomb was his opportunity. They did not want to disrupt the story of the Divine Eagle hero nor the romance between Yang Guo and the Dragon Girl. However, now that Peach Blossom Island was too peaceful, they did not know what reason to use to have Guo Jing and Huang Rong send Yang Guo to Zhongnan Mountain. Just as the three were about to pull their hair out, the plot god came to help.
Ouyang Feng ran to Peach Blossom Island looking for his son, which was discovered by Guo Jing and Huang Rong, thus exposing Yang Guo's training in Toad Skill—though the fact that he recognized Ouyang Feng as his father was not revealed—so according to the original story, Guo Jing sent Yang Guo to Chongyang Palace. The Wujia Brothers insisted on accompanying Yang Guo, and Guo Jing thought they were reluctant to part with their good friend, so he ultimately took the Wujia Brothers along, which made Lu Wushuang quite upset.
The Wujia Brothers always had a plan. After sending Yang Guo off, they would lead Guo Jing to Shaolin Temple and record their findings, pretending it was a coincidence when they told Guo Jing. Upon discovering its profoundness and suitability for male cultivation, Guo Jing allowed the Wujia Brothers to practice it. The two boys' skills improved rapidly. Lu Wushuang also wanted to cultivate but unfortunately had a Yin constitution, making her efforts less effective. This left her feeling frustrated and disheartened. Eventually, Huang Rong taught this girl the Bone Tempering Chapter from the Book of Changes. In this world, no one would doubt the abilities of the heroic couple in teaching their disciples; all three disciples could be considered outstanding among their peers.
When Wu Xiuwen was fifteen years old, the Wujia Brothers followed Guo Jing and Huang Rong into the Jianghu for experience. A year later, they returned not only with greatly increased internal power but also with advanced swordsmanship skills. Lu Wushuang and Guo Fu understood that they had gone to the valley of Dugu Qiubai and that they were not selfish; they brought back several Poshqu Snakes. The snake gallbladder was useless to Guo Fu; she refused to eat it and left all of them for Lu Wushuang, earning her gratitude. Over the years, Lu Wushuang and the Wujia Brothers found that Guo Fu was nothing like her original portrayal as a spoiled brat; however, because Guo Fu usually behaved very traditionally, they ruled out her being from their hometown—kids! You are too naive; don't let some old monster disguised as a loli fool you. After eating the snake gallbladder and practicing Huang Rong's complete teachings, Lu Wushuang's combat power also soared rapidly, almost catching up with Huang Rong's level while the Wujia Brothers had already surpassed her, making their master and mistress very pleased.
The peaceful times were short-lived; news of Mongolia's impending invasion of Central Plains reached Peach Blossom Island through disciples of the Beggar's Sect. Guo Jing could no longer stay put. He immediately went with Huang Rong to Xiangyang. The plot of the Great Victory Pass Hero Conference was about to unfold, and this time Guo Fu obediently left Peach Blossom Island with her parents. Although she did not like Yang Guo, she preferred the Dragon Girl and wanted to observe this pure girl from up close. In her previous life, Guo Fu had seen fairies but had a poor impression of them.
Lu Wushuang left first upon reaching land; she was going to find Li Mochou for revenge. Although she had sympathized with Li Mochou's plight while reading before, she was now Lu Wushuang who bore this body's blood feud and had to fulfill her duty as a daughter. It was only right to avenge her parents. Huang Rong gave Lu Wushuang a bottle of Nine Flower Jade Dew Pill for her combat power; she felt very assured about her disciple.
While pursuing Li Mochou, Lu Wushuang encountered Yang Guo. Although there were four time travelers on Peach Blossom Island, the plot dedicated to Yang Guo remained largely unchanged. The Dragon Girl left the Ancient Tomb; Yang Guo came down from the mountain looking for her and encountered Li Mochou on his way. Currently, Yang Guo was no match for Li Mochou and was thinking about how to escape when a girl jumped out wanting to kill Li Mochou. Li Mochou fought evenly with the girl due to her rich experience before eventually drifting away. The girl recognized Yang Guo; it turned out to be his companion Lu Wushuang. Surprised by Lu Wushuang's current combat power, Yang Guo couldn't help but feel a bit jealous—if he hadn't left Peach Blossom Island back then, would he have such high combat power? Seeing Yang Guo's displeasure, Lu Wushuang explained about the Poshqu Snake incident and insisted on accompanying him outside Xiangyang City to catch snakes while letting him inherit Dugu Qiubai's legacy along with Great Eagle. After all, these opportunities originally belonged to Yang Guo; it would be better for him to inherit them sooner.
After hearing Lu Wushuang's words, Yang Guo felt tempted but thought of his "runaway" aunt; he decided he would find the Dragon Girl first before going with her to Dugu Qiubai's sword mound. Yang Guo teamed up with Lu Wushuang in search of Li Mochou and the Dragon Girl; on their way, they encountered Cheng Ying who was also searching for her cousin. Despite Lu Wushuang constantly nagging Cheng Ying about Yang Guo having someone he liked and not being a suitable match for her, stubbornly sticking to the plot line meant that non-time traveler Cheng Ying still developed feelings for Yang Guo. Lu Wushuang wanted to spit blood; she absolutely would not let such a good girl as Cheng Ying suffer from love troubles alone—she decided she would introduce a good man for Cheng Ying. The best candidate would be the Wujia Brothers. Now, compared to their original selves in the story, the current Wujia Brothers were more than a hundred times stronger—even compared to male lead Yang Guo—though Lu Wushuang really liked him honestly speaking; currently, Yang Guo could not compare with the Wujia Brothers at all. These two brothers were well-rounded in both literature and martial arts; their skills surpassed Huang Rong’s level placing them among top experts while although they could not compose poetry well, they excelled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting—not to mention Wu Dunru’s exceptional medical skills and Wu Xiuwen’s remarkable knowledge of military strategy made Huang Rong jokingly say he would definitely become both a scholar and general in future. The two became prideful students of Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
Lu Wushuang planned for an upcoming hero conference at Great Victory Pass where perhaps Dragon Girl would come as bait luring Yang Guo and Cheng Ying there together. Along the way, Lu Wushuang pretended to share her experiences over these years while constantly praising the Wujia Brothers in Cheng Ying’s ear. After hearing so much praise about them from Lu Wushuang, Cheng Ying developed a good impression of both brothers—especially Wu Xiuwen. Although Cheng Ying studied literature and martial arts under Huang Yaoshi and dabbled in other skills as well, her resources were limited so what she learned was quite superficial; thus she wanted to seek knowledge about military strategies from Wu Xiuwen specifically. Moreover, Lu Wushuang’s intentions truly succeeded as she became a matchmaker between Wu Xiuwen and Cheng Ying facilitating a pair of lovers.
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The Hero Conference was Yang Guo's home ground. The Wujia Brothers and Lu Wushuang did not compete for glory with him, allowing him and the Dragon Girl to regain face for the martial arts world of the Song Dynasty, greatly increasing their reputation. However, their master-disciple relationship still faced opposition from Guo Jing, leading to the Dragon Girl leaving in sadness, prompting Yang Guo to chase after her.
The Wujia Brothers and Lu Wushuang were no longer in the mood to observe the romance of the protagonists. The brutality of war shocked the three time travelers and reminded them of the fates of Guo Jing and others in the original story, as well as the historical persecution of Han people after the Yuan Army took over the Central Plains. At that moment, they had never wanted to change the plot or history so much.
"But what can we do?" Lu Wushuang supported her chin with her hands, her beautiful brows tightly furrowed.
Wu Dunru gently smoothed Lu Wushuang's brow with his finger and said, "We could kill the Emperor of Mongolia, preventing them from attacking south."
Lu Wushuang grabbed Wu Dunru's hand and shook her head vigorously. "No, I can't let you take that risk. Even Master and Hong Qigong couldn't sneak up on the Emperor to kill him; we are even less capable!"
Wu Xiuwen nodded. "That's right, there are many experts around the Emperor. Although our skills are quite good now, we are still far from top-tier experts. Moreover, even if we killed the Mongolian Emperor, it wouldn't help; in a few years, they would just choose another Emperor and continue attacking the Southern Song. The Southern Song is already fundamentally corrupt; even without external enemies, it would collapse due to internal strife. At that time, Mongolia would take advantage of the chaos and destroy the country anyway."
"What should we do then? We can't just let things develop towards the ending of the original story. Guo Jing and Huang Rong have treated us sincerely; I really can't bear to see them perish along with Xiangyang," Lu Wushuang lamented. Human feelings are deep; over the years, Guo Jing and Huang Rong have genuinely regarded them as disciples, carefully teaching and nurturing them. Their sincere feelings made them no longer see these two as mere characters but as respected elders.
"I feel so insignificant right now. So what if we're time travelers? We only know a bit more than others; changing a country's fate is something we can't accomplish," Wu Xiuwen sighed in agreement.
"If you don't even try, how will you know it's impossible?" The door was suddenly pushed open, and Guo Fu walked in. "If you're worried about Mongolia taking advantage of internal strife to attack the Song Dynasty, then let's create some chaos for Mongolia too."
The three people in the room were all startled. Wu Xiuwen jumped up and pointed at Guo Fu. "You—you—you heard our conversation?"
"Ah, I did," Guo Fu replied casually, showing no embarrassment about eavesdropping. "You guys don't mind, do you?"
Of course they minded; that was their biggest secret.
"How much did you hear?" Wu Dunru asked.
"From beginning to end," Guo Fu replied with a smile. Her playful expression reminded Lu Wushuang of something familiar; where had she seen such a look before?
"Then don't you think we are monsters?" Wu Xiuwen asked.
"Of course! It's a crossover, I understand!" (To be continued)
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