novelTele Chapter 1406 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
Chapter 1406 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
"Let's ask Yanzhi what he thinks. What do you think?" Yi Xiaolan said. "If Yanzhi is willing, let him come with me to Peach Blossom Manor. Under normal circumstances, Shen Lang can also give him guidance in martial arts, so it won't be bad."
Deep down, Xu Shan naturally didn't want his disciple to follow his ex-wife; what kind of talk would that be?
But he wasn't an overbearing person. After his near-death experience and the subsequent change of heart of his wife, he came to understand many things.
Just now, every word Yi Xiaolan spoke was out of concern for Chu Yanzhi, without mentioning their biological daughter at all. According to his usual nature, he would definitely have questioned her.
“Alright, ask away. If Yanzhi is willing, I, as his master, can't force him,” Xu Shan said. He was Chu Yanzhi's master; he was the one who took Chu Yanzhi in as his student and brought him home, which is how he became acquainted with his master's wife, Yi Xiaolan. However, after the divorce, Chu Yanzhi still longed for Yi Xiaolan and even wanted to stay in the Yi family. Xu Shan didn't say anything at the time, but who wouldn't feel some resentment in his position?
Since that's the case, if Chu Yanzhi really wants to go with Yi Xiaolan, he won't stop him.
His lineage of the Heaven-Asking Blade Technique is certainly not lacking in successors, but in terms of talent, his daughter is the more formidable one.
Chu Yanzhi is already ten years old; he's no longer a child who doesn't understand anything. Let's see what choice he makes.
Seeing that Xu Shan was indeed easy to talk to, Yi Xiaolan felt relieved and quickly had someone bring Chu Yanzhi over.
When Chu Yanzhi was asked if he was willing to go with her to live at Peach Blossom Manor, he was somewhat stunned. His master's wife meant that they would live at Peach Blossom Manor from now on, and he seemed to understand what she meant.
Actually, he was happy inside because he really couldn't bear to part with his teacher's wife, and he almost blurted out that he was willing.
Upon seeing Xu Shan sitting to the side, Chu Yanzhi hesitated.
He hadn't forgotten that it was Xu Shan who had taken him in as a disciple and given him food; if it weren't for Xu Shan, Yi Xiaolan wouldn't be his master's wife. Now that the two were divorced, and his master's wife was about to remarry, it seemed unreasonable for a disciple to follow his master's wife, didn't it?
If he is the biological child of both parents, it is normal for him to choose to live with either his father or his mother.
Chu Yanzhi lowered his head slightly and fell silent.
“Yanzhi, I’ve already spoken with your master. Just speak your mind, it’s no problem,” Yi Xiaolan said, seeing Chu Yanzhi’s expression, she basically knew what he was thinking. “We just agreed that if you’re willing to come with me to Peach Blossom Manor, your relationship with your master will not change. You can go down the mountain to see him whenever you want, you’ll still be free and at ease, and you can ask him anytime if you don’t understand anything.”
"Xu Lang, don't you think so?" Yi Xiaolan asked.
Xu Shan glanced at Chu Yanzhi with a complicated expression. From the other's expression, he already knew the answer: "That's right, Yanzhi. Just do what you think is right."
Seeing this, A-Zhu did not interrupt at all.
Yi Xiaolan was determined to take Chu Yanzhi away, having thoroughly understood the thoughts of Xu Shan and Chu Yanzhi.
Chu Yanzhi looked up, saw Yi Xiaolan's expectant expression, and then looked at Xu Shan's calm face. In the end, he couldn't help but lean towards Yi Xiaolan.
“Master, I really can’t bear to part with your wife. She’s like my own mother,” Chu Yanzhi said, his eyes red. “But I will never forget your kindness, Master.”
After saying that, he knelt down in front of Xu Shan and kowtowed several times.
Seeing Chu Yanzhi like this, Xu Shan felt a little resentful, but she understood. After all, Chu Yanzhi had indeed depended on his mother for survival, and it had been a long time since he recovered after her death.
Yi Xiaolan was indeed exceptionally good to Chu Yanzhi, far better than she was to her own daughter, Zhen'er.
“Alright, go ahead,” Xu Shan said. “Don’t feel guilty. Zhen’er chose to follow me, so it’s good for you to follow Xiaolan too, so you can have someone to look after you.” Upon hearing this, both Yi Xiaolan and Chu Yanzhi felt relieved.
Xu Shan didn't plan to stay any longer. After all, Yi Xiaolan was getting married soon, and many people from the martial arts world would be coming. There was no need to attract everyone's attention at this time, as it would only make everyone unhappy.
He handed the wedding gift to Yi Xiaolan, then bid farewell to the Yi family, refusing their warm invitations to stay, and left the Yi family with Azhen.
Originally, he had come to pick up Chu Yanzhi and take him back to the Xu family, but now that Chu Yanzhi wanted to go to Peach Blossom Manor, he didn't know where to go.
"Why don't we go back to farming?" Azhen suggested. "Anyway, we don't have much to do lately. We can get that place sorted out. Right now it's just the two of us, father and daughter, with maybe Xinbo added. There are still a lot of things missing there, so we can bring some with us. If we take good care of it, it will be more convenient when we want to move there in the future."
“Senior brother went to Peach Blossom Manor and will be living there from now on. It’s definitely impossible for him to come with us there.” After saying this, A-Zhen observed Xu Shan and, seeing that he didn’t object, understood that Xu Shan was still sensible.
Chu Yanzhi chose to go to Peach Blossom Manor, and Xu Shan didn't say anything. He maintained the master-disciple relationship with Chu Yanzhi, but for Xu Shan, it was basically just a nominal master-disciple relationship, and there would be no further development.
Even if Chu Yanzhi doesn't understand this now, he will gradually understand it in the future.
Xu Shan nodded: "I'll do as you say."
“Now that Mother has remarried, Father, if you have this idea, you can consider it. You are still young, and you can take your time to find your soulmate. Otherwise, you will be too old to find someone later,” Azhen said. “After all, the family is large and the business is big, and someone has to inherit it.”
Xu Shan: ...
He said, somewhat amused and exasperated, "You certainly think ahead."
He actually took her words to heart. He didn't sever ties with Yi Xiaolan because of her actions, but he wasn't in a hurry to remarry, nor was he opposed to it. Just as his daughter said, if fate allowed, he certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity.
Azhen roughly understood Xu Shan's thoughts, so she didn't say anything more.
"Your mother is going to Peach Blossom Manor. Are you sad?" Xu Shan asked.
When they left, Yi Xiaolan simply saw them to the door, without even exchanging a private word with her daughter, showing far less concern than she did for Chu Yanzhi. To be honest, he felt a little disappointed and sad.
Yi Xiaolan seems to have forgotten that she has such a daughter.
However, seeing that his daughter didn't seem to care, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Why be sad? My father, who loves me the most, is right here," Azhen said. If Xu Shan had lived, the client wouldn't have become someone whose personality gradually became twisted and insane because of hatred.
"I'm relieved that you're not sad." Xu Shan smiled and said, "That's good."
With Yi Xiaolan's close disciple gone to Peach Blossom Manor, he was able to devote all his attention to his daughter, which, in retrospect, wasn't such a bad thing.
All I can say is that fate is something you can't force.
Next, the two bought a carriage and some other useful items, which was practically a major shopping trip. (End of Chapter)