Chapter 201: A Pity, A Pity

Zhu Gaoxi gave a faint smile; knowing he had guessed correctly, he was no longer in a hurry.

Facing the old man's question, Zhu Gaoxi replied calmly: "You were in such a rush to drag me in just now, clearly afraid of someone discovering something, and as far as I know, the old Hall Master should be suffering from a serious illness at this time."

Zhu Gaoxi did not mention the matter of the guard watching the door earlier.

If he said it, wouldn't that be telling the old man that he had already been eyeing this place?

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxi left some room for maneuver in his speech.

But even so, such a guess was still plausible.

Sure enough, hearing Zhu Gaoxi's words, the old man lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

This time it was indeed his carelessness; he had not expected that the person outside would be a child.

He was merely catching crickets.

The key was that this child's mind was not simple; he had exposed himself without figuring out the situation, and now he had made things difficult for himself.

Thinking this, the old man looked at Zhu Gaoxi with some worry.

The other party not only knew his identity but also knew what state he should be in right now.

If he just let Zhu Gaoxi go like this, it was certainly not possible.

But the key was that Zhu Gaoxi was only a four or five-year-old child, and many people in the courtyard had seen him.

For one, he could not bring himself to act, and for another, if Zhu Gaoxi suddenly disappeared, it would certainly arouse the suspicions of many.

Therefore, the old man did not know how to deal with Zhu Gaoxi for the moment.

And at this time, Zhu Gaoxi seemed as if he did not know his life and death hung on the old man's whim.

Opening his curious, large eyes, he asked the old man: "Grandpa, why are you pretending to be sick here?"

While the old man was weighing things in his heart, Zhu Gaoxi's mind was not idle either.

After considering it repeatedly, Zhu Gaoxi decided to take the initiative.

First, find a way to strike up a conversation.

If the other party gave him a chance, then he would take this opportunity to build a connection with them.

If the other party did not give him a chance, that was fine too; Zhu Gaoxi had seen through it.

That Yin Min looked like a villain character at first glance; he probably had no bottom line when it came to seizing power in the Red Rainbow Hall.

In that case, he would simply reveal his identity to him and then use the other party's excuse to forcibly take the Red Rainbow Hall into his own hands.

Of course, if it were not a last resort, Zhu Gaoxi would certainly not do this.

For one, this move would certainly greatly consume the strength of the Red Rainbow Hall.

Of course, Zhu Gaoxi would not place too much importance on this.

No matter how strong the Red Rainbow Hall was, he did not look highly upon it; could it be stronger than the Great Ming army?

Secondly, and most importantly.

Zhu Gaoxi was afraid that after revealing his identity, everyone would know that the person behind this Red Rainbow Hall was a prince from the imperial court.

At that time, he would naturally be ostracized by many self-important martial arts sects, which would not be good for the development of Zhu Gaoxi's subsequent plans.

Therefore, it was best to handle this old Hall Master before him.

And the old Hall Master was also taken aback when he heard Zhu Gaoxi's words.

He did not expect this child to be the first to open his mouth and ask him.

For a moment, the old Hall Master did not know what he was thinking either.

He only felt that the little child before him was so clever that it might be better to tell him his thoughts.

Although he felt it was ridiculous that this thought appeared in his mind, he did not know why, but once this thought appeared in his mind, it spread wildly.

Even though he knew this idea was too absurd, the old man still opened his mouth.

"It is shameful to speak of this; the root of everything is because my Red Rainbow Hall is unstable internally, with endless infighting, and I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

Having said this, the old Hall Master finally began to speak of the cause of this matter.

"This old man is named Bai Xinghuo, and thirty years ago, I carved out a place for myself in the martial arts world."

"Relying on a long spear, I was considered to have made a small name for myself here in the North."

"But at that time, there were wars everywhere, and for the sake of stability, I returned to my hometown, here in Huangshan Town."

"Subsequently, this old man used my reputation from the martial arts world to establish a sect here in Huangshan Town."

"During this period, firstly because of my reputation in the martial arts world, and secondly because there were wars everywhere, with refugees and deserters everywhere, the town was very lively for a time, but it caused suffering for many common people; taking advantage of this opportunity, plus the fact that my gang had a good reputation in this city, many people, whether refugees or others, came to join one after another."

Speaking of this, old Hall Master Bai sighed with emotion, as if recalling the glorious years of the past.

Zhu Gaoxi and that little girl both sat beside Bai Xinghuo, not daring to even breathe hard, fearing they would disturb him, just to be able to listen to this old man tell his story.

And that little girl was also very curious; for such a long time, her grandfather had told her many stories, but this was the first time he had told this one.

Sighing, Bai Xinghuo also returned to his senses and continued speaking.

"With this momentum, the Red Rainbow Hall developed quickly, and this old man also took this opportunity to marry and have children."

"This old man spent most of his life drifting in the martial arts world, and after becoming famous, I focused on the gang; only after everything was settled did I have children."

"This old man had a child late in life, so naturally I treasured them immensely, regarding them as the next successor to my Red Rainbow Hall."

"It is just a pity that my child had a thin fate; five years ago my child married, and a year later this girl was born, but unfortunately... unfortunately..."