Chapter 1173

Yuan Chengzhi decided to help retrieve the gold.

Originally, he intended to reason properly with the Five Elders of the Wen family,

but the reckless Cui Ximin got into an argument with the Wen family's gatekeepers,

and in the end, they even started a fight.

Yuan Chengzhi had no choice but to helplessly bring them in.

The Five Elders of the Wen family were used to being bandits;

how could they possibly spit out something they had already eaten?

First, they prevaricated by talking about other things,

and after some sharp verbal exchanges,

they became angry and resolute,

refusing to return the gold no matter what.

An Xiaohui and Cui Ximin were anxious,

and Yuan Chengzhi also had the intention of taking it by force.

However, before he could make a move,

a large group of people broke in from outside the door.

The leader was Rong Cai, the leader of the Youlong Gang.

When the Five Elders of the Wen family saw Rong Cai,

their faces instantly turned black.

Wen Fangyi even scolded directly:

"Leader Rong, what do you mean by this? Do you want to break the rules?"

It turned out that because this area was a major transportation hub,

almost every gang and sect had robbery operations here.

But there were many wolves and little meat,

so to avoid conflict,

they agreed that whoever succeeded first would keep it.

Afterwards, no one was allowed to snatch it or take revenge.

However, Rong Cai had now brazenly come to their door,

clearly breaking the rules.

Rong Cai heard this and argued sophistically:

"This gold was clearly targeted by our Youlong Gang first; you Wen family simply picked up a bargain."

The Five Elders of the Wen family were so angry they laughed.

Rong Cai and his Youlong Gang had indeed targeted the gold first,

but they hadn't made a move at all,

clearly because they were wary of the Sword Sect of the Huashan Sect.

As a result, after the gold was snatched by the Five Elders of the Wen family, they came to clamor for an equal share of the gold.

As for Rong Cai's confidence, it was the expert he had invited, Lv Qi.

Lv Qi had been famous in this area for a long time.

It was said that he had defeated countless experts with a set of Crane-style Fists.

The tobacco pouch in his hand was also a strange weapon.

However, in Gu Hanyuan's view,

this was purely self-aggrandizement....

The overall martial power of the Qing Guo Jianghu was weaker than that of the Song Guo.

The Great War between Ming and Qing had almost destroyed this area.

True experts either went to the Ming Guo,

or went far away to the Song Guo.

A few surrendered to the Qing Guo.

Those who stayed behind to claim hegemony were all original small characters.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have let bandits like the Five Elders of the Wen family run rampant here.

However, Lv Qi's martial arts were indeed stronger than any one of the Five Elders of the Wen family.

Relying on the large number of people in the Youlong Gang,

he was not afraid of the Five Elders of the Wen family surrounding him.

If they really fought,

the Wen family might actually suffer.

Their momentum was inevitably a bit weaker.

Neither side could reach a result from their bickering.

Lv Qi stacked the gold bars,

stepped on the gold,

and said arrogantly:

"Whoever can snatch three gold bars from under my feet alone will get them."

The Five Elders of the Wen family were somewhat hesitant.

If they joined forces, they naturally wouldn't fear Lv Qi,

but they were no match for Lv Qi in a one-on-one fight,

let alone snatching gold bars from under his feet.

At this time, Yuan Chengzhi was about to step up and show off.

Yuan Chengzhi was indeed gifted.

The Hunyuan Skill of the Sword Sect of the Huashan Sect was almost tailor-made for him,

and his cultivation progress was extremely fast.

He was already standing at the threshold of a Grandmaster when he first entered the Jianghu.

No wonder he was regarded by Mu Renqing as the hope of the Sword Sect of the Huashan Sect.

He also practiced the martial arts of the Taoist Priest Musang of the Iron Sword Gate,

and obtained the Jin Shejian and the martial arts of Xia Xueyi from the place where Xia Xueyi was buried.

He was almost at his peak as soon as he debuted,

lacking only the 1.1 accumulation of time and internal energy.

But in terms of moves, he surpassed everyone on the field by an unknown amount.

The Jin Shejian could not be used casually,

but relying on the "Godly Movement" of the Iron Sword Gate and the "Golden Snake Swimming Body" lightness skill left by Xia Xueyi,

plus his internal energy, which was a step above Lv Qi's,

he easily gained the upper hand,

and had already snatched two gold bars.

The third gold bar was also about to fall into his hands.

However, just at this moment,

the gold bar that had been bounced into the air by the energy of the two people's exchange violated physical principles.

Not only did it not fall,

but it flew horizontally as if it were a living thing.

They hurriedly looked over,

and the gold bar had already fallen into Gu Hanyuan's hands.

Wen Qingqing, who was beside him, lowered her head, not daring to let anyone see her blushing face,

while Gu Hanyuan was saying with a smile that was not a smile:

"May I, Gu, also join in the scramble for this gold bar?".