Chapter 397: Murong Bo’s Past

Nighttime, at the bottom of the cliff.

Just hours before Murong Bufan stabbed his own father in the kidney.

In the cave that Qiu Mochou had pointed out.

By the burning fire, a soft sigh echoed.

“After guarding for so many years, the Water and Fire Duality Grass in the center of the lake is finally about to mature…”

“When that time comes, it will be time to settle things with Qiu Mochou once and for all…”

The speaker was a middle-aged man with a resolute face.

However—

Upon closer inspection, one would notice his face was very clean, without a single stubble.

Naturally, this middle-aged man was Murong Bufan’s “long-deceased” father, Murong Bo!

At this moment.

He sat on a rock, using plum tree branches to stoke the fire, cooking a pot of soup and steaming a freshly caught black fish.

And in the soup—

Was none other than the Kun, Xiao Heizi, whom Murong Bufan was currently searching for!

“Kun is a great supplement. If I eat it, not only will it replenish my strength, but my power will also increase!”

That’s why he had fought so hard to snatch it!

“When that time comes, Qiu Mochou will surely be no match for me.”

“However…”

“That one-armed man seems to be a grandmaster as well… Qiu Mochou must have saved him for a reason.”

“Most likely to use him against me!”

Clearly, Murong Bo had already anticipated Qiu Mochou’s plan.

While waiting for the food to cook, he began to strategize.

“That one-armed man is injured now, but Qiu Mochou has medicine.”

“The longer I wait, the more his strength will recover!”

“So I must act quickly—”

“I’ll launch a sneak attack tonight!”

Murong Bo thought, Qiu Mochou had already expended a lot of energy in their daytime battle and would not have fully recovered by now.

Although he was in the same situation, he had the “Kun Steamed Black Fish” to quickly restore his strength.

So he planned to sneak over tonight, kill the one-armed man first, and then finish off Qiu Mochou!

“We’ve been fighting for so many years… it’s time to end this…”

However.

The thought of a life-and-death struggle with Qiu Mochou brought complex emotions to Murong Bo’s heart.

After all, Qiu Mochou had borne him a child.

“……”

“The soup is ready…”

Sipping the soup, Murong Bo couldn’t help but recall their past—

Back then, as a young talent of the Murong family, he was engaged to the Wang family’s daughter.

Thus, Wang Yuanjun, the most beautiful woman in Yongling Town, became his fiancée.

As the saying goes, “A fair lady, a gentleman’s desire.”

His fiancée, whom he actually liked, so he often visited the Wang family to get closer to her.

But to his regret, after a while, Wang Yuanjun suddenly left, saying her master had summoned her.

She didn’t return until a year before their wedding.

And when she did, she was accompanied by her senior sister—Qiu Mochou.

At first, he had no favorable impression of the average-looking Qiu Mochou.

But after some time together.

His feelings for Qiu Mochou changed—

But not for the better, it was jealousy!

“Yuanjun and I were constantly advised by our elders to consider the family.”

“But why could you be so self-centered, so carefree, so unrestrained!”

“The pressures and burdens of life fell on others’ shoulders, but not on yours, Qiu Mochou!”

Driven by a twisted mentality.

He began to approach Qiu Mochou intentionally.

And Qiu Mochou, inexperienced and eager to compete with her “obedient” junior sister, quickly fell for him.

They soon became inseparable.

It wasn’t long before they were caught.

After being caught by Wang Yuanjun.

The headstrong Qiu Mochou demanded he break off the engagement and marry her.

But he refused.

He truly loved the gentle and beautiful Wang Yuanjun.

Moreover, he wasn’t the family head yet.

If news of him cuckolding Wang Yuanjun and breaking off the engagement got out, the disgraced Wang family would surely turn against him.

At that point, his father, considering the family’s interests, would no longer let him become the family head.

So, he immediately knelt and apologized, harshly reprimanding Qiu Mochou for “seducing” him and driving her away.

In the following days.

Qiu Mochou didn’t appear for a long time, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought the matter was over.

But on the day of the wedding.

Qiu Mochou showed up.

And told him—”Today is your child’s one-month celebration. If you don’t come to see him, I’ll bring him over and let all the guests know about us!”

Threatened like this, he chose the lesser of two evils.

He left Wang Yuanjun and went with Qiu Mochou.

After seeing the one-month-old child.

Qiu Mochou, as before, demanded he abandon Wang Yuanjun and elope with her.

Otherwise, she would ruin his reputation.

This time, he agreed.

Qiu Mochou was delighted and that night, they had a passionate…

After the passion—

Qiu Mochou suddenly realized she had been poisoned with Soft Muscle Powder.

And the “heartless” Murong Bo revealed his true intentions, trying to kill the threatening Qiu Mochou.

In the ensuing battle, he was careless and was injured in his “foundation” by the Ice Soul Silver Needle, while Qiu Mochou was struck by the “Gray Mist Divine Skill” and fell off the cliff.

After dealing with the aftermath.

He quickly realized his body’s problem.

Unable to be cured, he reluctantly took the young Murong Fu, his only future bloodline, back home as Qiu Mochou had wished.

He thought his wife would make a scene, but to his surprise, Wang Yuanjun remained gentle and willing to accept her senior sister’s child, Murong Fu.

Except for never being intimate with him, she was the perfect wife.

But he had lost his ability, so he didn’t mind.

Feeling guilty, he let Wang Yuanjun rename the child from “Murong Fu” to “Murong Bufan.”

This beautiful life continued until his father’s death and the Murong family faced a crisis of extermination.

At that time, the situation was urgent.

After Wang Yuanjun was taken back by the Wang family and sent their son Murong Bufan away.

He couldn’t escape in time and was surrounded.

In the ensuing battle, he fell to the bottom of the cliff.

And there, he encountered the equally fortunate Qiu Mochou, who had been training at the bottom of the cliff.

Enemies meeting again.

Moreover, in the center of the cliff’s lake, there was the Water and Fire Duality Grass, containing the true essence of heaven and earth, which could help a grandmaster break through to the legendary realm.

So they began a years-long struggle.

—At this moment.

Murong Bo, having finished reminiscing, also finished his late-night meal.

So, he stood up, ready to act.

“This battle will be the decisive one, determining the fate!”

“Qiu Mochou, only one of us can ascend to the legendary realm.”

“And that will be me, Murong Bo!”

—Unfortunately, Qiu Mochou had anticipated his move.

And the sneaking Murong Bo ended up being stabbed in the kidney by his own son.