System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests

Chapter 193 - 129: Celestial Fragrance Body (2)

As for Flower Beauty... Her life or death did not concern Chu Qing.

But if with Cao Qiupu’s help, the Mirror of Sin could not kill Flower Beauty, then the situation seemed to become more amusing.

Of course, in terms of affection and reason, Chu Qing felt he should give Cao Qiupu a reminder.

But who should be tasked with this matter?

He needed to stay at Luochun Manor to oversee the martial arts tournament.

So he could only use the people from Luochun Manor to handle this matter.

With this thought in mind, he arrived in front of Wen Fusheng’s courtyard.

He pushed the door and entered, seeing Wen Kerren in a red dress, kneeling in front of the door, her small face wrinkled as if she had just been crying.

Seeing Chu Qing approach, she hurriedly wiped her tears:

"Third Young Master..."

Chu Qing nodded, glancing at Si Ye, who was trying hard not to look but was always sneaking glances at Wen Kerren when she wasn’t paying attention.

His heart was speechless once again.

People of the martial world, must you be so innocent?

He pointed at Wen Kerren:

"What’s going on? Si Ye, quickly help her up."

Upon hearing Chu Qing’s words, Si Ye seemed to find an excuse.

He hurried over and helped Wen Kerren up.

Wen Kerren seemed to want to say something, but after looking at Chu Qing, she swallowed her words.

She just lightly bit her lip, her face bitter.

Chu Qing’s gaze swept over the two of them and asked:

"Has the Manor Master awakened?"

"You can just come in directly."

Wen Fusheng’s voice came directly from the room.

Chu Qing smiled, pushed the door open, and entered. The first thing he said as he closed the door and approached Wen Fusheng was:

"No need to pretend anymore; their target isn’t you."

"What?"

Wen Fusheng sat up with a start:

"What’s going on? What did you discover last night?"

"It’s a long story..."

Chu Qing rubbed his chin:

"But before saying anything, there’s something I’d like Manor Master Wen to clarify for me."

"Go ahead."

"How exactly did the Celestial Secret Teller die back then?"

"...I don’t know."

Wen Fusheng sighed:

"When Si Ye came back yesterday, he told me the whole story.

"I also know that in that underground cavern, a body, long on the verge of disappearance, was found...

"And there were the words ’He who killed the Celestial Secret Teller was also Wen Tianheng.’

"But... But the matters of our ancestors, so far removed by time, I truly don’t know the specifics of the truth."

"...Does Manor Master Wen truly not know?"

Chu Qing’s voice suddenly turned cold.

Wen Fusheng raised his head sharply, and meeting Chu Qing’s eyes, he ultimately sighed:

"Third Young Master, you are a smart person.

"There are things that this old man doesn’t hide willingly; it’s just... unspeakable openly.

"Not only to you, but even to my two brothers, I cannot speak of this.

"If you insist on knowing, you must promise me one thing."

Chu Qing pursed his lips:

"It’s up to you if you want to say or not... I took charge of Luochun Manor’s affairs because of some friendship with Gentle.

"I don’t have many friends, and because Gentle is kind and innocent, I don’t want her to meet a tragic end, so I stepped in to handle this mess.

"Could it be that Manor Master Wen thinks I owe your Wen Family a huge favor?"

"Certainly not!"

Wen Fusheng slowly exhaled:

"It’s just, the matter concerns a young girl’s life. I can’t help but be cautious."

"...Does it relate to Gentle’s life and death?"

Chu Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly, suddenly recalling Gentle’s words from last night.

With a slight contemplation, his expression changed:

"Is it related to her constitution?"

"You!"

Wen Fusheng raised his head suddenly:

"Did Little Rou’Er tell you?"

"...If you won’t tell, I can also ask Gentle; she won’t hide it from me."

"Outrageous!"

Wen Fusheng was momentarily furious:

"Girls are treacherous... Indeed, girls are treacherous. That silly girl doesn’t know how to handle men at all, not realizing that being so open and honest will certainly lead to her being hurt by men in the future."

"Manor Master Wen, stop!"

Chu Qing quickly said:

"There is no romance between Gentle and me..."

"Rubbish!"

Wen Fusheng suddenly cursed:

"You rascal, don’t lie. My daughter is so beautiful, spending every day with you. How could you not have any thoughts about her?

"It’s just that you don’t want to leave room for gossip or take responsibility, so you use this as an excuse.

"I’m an experienced man, how could I be deceived by a young brat like you?"

"...Where is this coming from?"

Chu Qing felt immediately frustrated:

"Gentle and I are completely innocent..."

"Even if it’s innocent, the budding of emotions doesn’t mean you must immediately get intimate!

"If you really bully her, even if you claim to love her, I would beat you to death with my own hands without leaving this hidden danger!!"

Wen Fusheng was visibly angry.

"...So no matter what I say, you won’t believe me?"

Chu Qing rolled his eyes:

"But Manor Master Wen, let me be clear with you.

"As of now, there is absolutely nothing between me and her like you assume.

"Besides, Gentle... probably doesn’t even understand these matters of love.

"And I have no such intentions towards her.

"Moreover, Manor Master Wen, I have a fiancée."

"...You have a fiancée?"

Wen Fusheng’s brows furrowed tightly:

"Can it be called off?"

Chu Qing’s face immediately turned black, what kind of nonsense was this?

No wonder this old man was always scheming to steal from Cheng Tieshan, turns out these two old men were birds of a feather.

"No! And I ask Manor Master Wen to discard this thought!"

"..."

The conversation between the two came to a halt here, both falling silent.

In the end, Wen Fusheng spoke first:

"If you can remember your bread-and-butter wife, it shows you are indeed someone who values relationships..."

"What bread-and-butter wife? She’s quite beautiful, you know."

Chu Qing rolled his eyes.

"..."

Wen Fusheng was almost at a loss for words, his mind blank for a moment before he finally said:

"Gentle’s physique is called ’Celestial Fragrance Body.’

"This physique is extremely unique, the nose far more sensitive than usual, it can smell inner strength and perceive the changes of inner strength in others.

"And it can even discern loyalty and deceit...

"However, although this ability is good, it is lethal.

"People with this physique are not only indifferent to emotions, but even if they have some emotions, it’s hard for them to express them outwardly.

"Transcendent and saintly, so young but living without vitality, as lifeless as dead wood, and cursed by the heavens.

"Often... they don’t live past twenty-five.

"This is a physique that has appeared only once in the Wen Family’s female bloodline over a hundred years...

"But it’s also a curse."

Chu Qing looked at Wen Fusheng:

"Then who was the previous Celestial Fragrance Body?"

"There is no record in the family genealogy, but in the old ancestors’ notes, it was recorded... She was none other than the daughter of our old ancestor Wen Tianheng, Wen Xinran."

Wen Fusheng spoke softly:

"But this bloodline of the Wen Family does not originate from our old ancestor Wen Tianheng.

"Even earlier, there was an ancestral grandmother with this physique... However, she lived to the age of ninety-seven before passing away."

"How did she manage that?"

Chu Qing quickly asked. Concerned about Gentle’s life, he couldn’t help but be interested.

"Back then, when the old ancestor Wen Tianheng discovered his daughter had this physique, he searched through various texts and the notes left in the family.

"Finally, he discovered that the reason the ancestral grandmother lived so long was because she met a person..."

Wen Fusheng looked at Chu Qing:

"The Taiyi Ancestor of the Taiyi Sect!

"It was with his Inner Power from the three scrolls of the Unchanging Celestial Book that he helped the ancestral grandmother survive the life-and-death challenge."

Chu Qing suddenly understood.

Things that hadn’t made sense before fell into place immediately.

Why had Gentle, though the eldest daughter of Luochun Manor, never practiced the Wen Family’s secret technique Celestial Inference Star Control Skill?

Why did Wen Fusheng, despite Luochun Manor’s thriving status, send her to the lesser Taiyi Sect?

The objective was the three scrolls of the Unchanging Celestial Book!

Unfortunately, by the time of Wen Tianheng, the Earth Scroll had already disappeared.

Wen Tianheng must have traced it to the Celestial Secret Teller, but unfortunately, he never found the Celestial Secret Valley. Even though he killed the Celestial Secret Teller and obtained the Celestial Secret Order, he could only watch as his daughter met her tragic end.