Chapter 114: Lu Xiaofeng respected physics

The Jianghu people were all shocked.

Lu Xiaofeng, however, was afraid that Gu Qing would go back on his word.

"Don't worry, I'm already doing it."

Gu Qing looked toward the area below the Golden Throne Hall; the Old Man's position was already nowhere to be seen.

Regarding Hua Manlou's recovery, Gu Qing only needed to demonstrate his value; the Old Man had much more to consider.

Lu Xiaofeng carried Gu Qing and leaped down from the Hall of Supreme Harmony, easy and relaxed. Then he went to carry Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng. After landing, Gu Qing, Ximen Chuixue, and Ye Gucheng were all exhausted. The surrounding martial artists gathered around, mostly offering praise.

This night of the fifteenth of the ninth month was not a holiday, but a banquet was held in the Imperial City.

The current Emperor hosted a banquet, entertaining the Jianghu people who had come to watch the battle. Some of them were sect elders, some were sect leaders. They had given face to many places in the past, but today they had arrived at the Forbidden City and were given face by the Emperor.

It was not until dawn that the banquet finally dispersed.

Walking out of the Forbidden City, Ye Gucheng cupped his fists at Gu Qing, said nothing more, and boarded a carriage to leave.

At this moment, Lu Xiaofeng stood by Gu Qing's side and whispered, "Actually, the Prince Pingnan affair also had a part of him in it, right?"

Ye Gucheng was the master of the Prince Pingnan's heir, and the location of the decisive battle had also been changed to the Forbidden City by Ye Gucheng. With such associations, the coup before and after this decisive battle could not be separated from Ye Gucheng... Even the attack by the two lamas that day was not to silence Ye Gucheng, but to rescue him.

Bringing this up now was a bit like being a Monday-morning quarterback, but Lu Xiaofeng had indeed figured everything out.

Gu Qing taking Ye Gucheng, asking for medicine, and seeking justice was actually most importantly about cutting Ye Gucheng out of it.

Hearing Lu Xiaofeng say this, Gu Qing smiled.

"You thought he was a friend, so you wanted him to turn back from the wrong path, right?"

Lu Xiaofeng asked with a smile.

In Lu Xiaofeng's understanding, he felt that Gu Qing and Ye Gucheng were partners in the Embroidered Bandit case, had noticed Ye Gucheng was about to do something wrong, and thus used these methods to make him pull back from the brink.

"I just wanted to eat dumplings."

Gu Qing said casually.

Daoist Mu, Dugu Yihe, and the Honest Monk were all people who were not good at wrapping dumplings, but having lost the bet in the Forbidden City, they all took action and wrapped a large pot of dumplings. The taste was not bad, and the Jianghu people who tasted them sincerely thanked Gu Qing.

One peak of the Forbidden City, one meal of dumplings, Gu Qing had gathered over six hundred merit points in total.

"Hehe..."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled. After kissing Gu Qing's shoes, Lu Xiaofeng felt even closer to Gu Qing.

This was a reliable friend, even if he was often unreliable.

Ximen Chuixue and Sun Xiuqing walked over hand in hand. Seeing Gu Qing, they nodded slightly and said, "Until we meet again."

Gu Qing also nodded.

Ximen Chuixue took a step to leave, but still asked, "If you wanted to kill me, how many moves would it take?"

This battle at the peak of the Forbidden City seemed to be a draw, but in reality, Gu Qing had won. Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng could not take down Gu Qing, so one-on-one, it was clear at a glance.

Gu Qing shook his head slightly and said, "For those I do not wish to kill, I never estimate killing moves."

If Gu Qing really wanted to kill someone, it would be like when he faced the Golden Wheel Fawang, directly trading injury for injury, relying on his own merit points to repair his body to fight for his life. As for those he did not want to kill, he was always seeking victory.

Ximen Chuixue nodded, took Sun Xiuqing, and the two boarded the carriage one after another, driving back to the villa.

More footsteps came. Gu Qing turned his face and saw Daoist Mu, Hermit Gusong, the Honest Monk, Dugu Yihe, and the Emei Sect's Three Heroes and One Beauty all walking over.

These were also here to bid farewell to Gu Qing.

"Congratulations!" Lu Xiaofeng cupped his fists at Daoist Mu, but was a bit puzzled and asked, "You have always liked to wander freely, not even wanting to be the leader of Wudang, so why did you suddenly want to take over Quanzhen?"

A Wudang elder wanting to take over as the Quanzhen leader, although approved by the Emperor, faced huge resistance from all sides below.

Lu Xiaofeng felt this was a thankless job.

Daoist Mu was a bit helpless. It wasn't that he didn't want to be the Wudang leader, but he hadn't succeeded. Now that the identity of the Quanzhen leader was placed before him, Daoist Mu naturally had to seize it. However, Daoist Mu had long prepared a retort for Lu Xiaofeng's question.

"Gu Qingfeng went too far. If Quanzhen isn't tidied up properly, this lineage will likely wither."

Under Gu Qing's recommendation, the Emperor had already approved Daoist Mu.

Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Then I'm afraid you won't be so free in the future."

Daoist Mu also seemed very troubled and muttered, "I hope there are talents in the Quanzhen Sect who can lead." Daoist Mu seemed to have every intention of passing on the position.

"Hero Gu..."

A voice came. Gu Qing looked over and saw it was Sima Ziyi.

In the Jianghu, there was a saying about Gold Nangong, Silver Ouyang, and Jade Sima. Among them, the Sima family of Tiger Hill in the south, Twin Fish Pond, and Changle Shanzhuang was the wealthiest. This Sima Ziyi was a disciple of Master Iron Sword. He usually had very high standards, but at this moment, he was convinced by Gu Qing. He spoke very politely and even invited Gu Qing to visit Changle Shanzhuang when he went to the south in the future.

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Gu Qing also bid farewell to Sima Ziyi. This Master Iron Sword was also one of the protagonists in Gu Long's novels, and the martial arts he left behind were also extremely remarkable. Chang Mantian, who was blinded by the Embroidered Bandit, practiced the sword skills passed down by Master Iron Sword.

After bidding farewell to everyone, Gu Qing boarded the carriage prepared by Shangguan Feiyan. Just as he was about to leave, Lu Xiaofeng sat in front of the carriage with a thick skin, looking like he was going to drive for Gu Qing.

"I'm not going to run away..."

Gu Qing looked at Lu Xiaofeng's enthusiastic appearance and said, "I'll rest in the capital for a few days, then I'll go to the south."

Gu Qing knew Lu Xiaofeng was doing this for Hua Manlou.

"I know you won't run."

Lu Xiaofeng said, "Gu Qing, I want to exchange martial arts with you."

Gu Qing was very surprised.

"I know you are now the number one in the world, and I know you can learn my Lingxi Finger in the blink of an eye, but my Lingxi Finger is not that simple."

Lu Xiaofeng said confidently.

The Lingxi Finger was indeed not just for catching weapons; it was also a set of finger techniques. Lu Xiaofeng's index and middle fingers also had powerful finger strength, and a flick of his fingers could send someone flying.

Gu Qing looked at Lu Xiaofeng. Speaking of which, Lu Xiaofeng really did have a martial art that Gu Qing wanted to learn.

That was the technique of stepping on the left foot with the right foot to ascend into the sky on the spot. With such a lightness skill for taking off, it could have miraculous effects in battle, and exploring the great world would be incomparably comfortable.

"I am not the number one in the world."

Gu Qing was not being humble. After all, in the Gu system Jianghu, there were too many hidden old monsters, and many martial arts performances were beyond Gu Qing's reach. He added, "However, if it's exchanging martial arts, that's fine."

What Lu Xiaofeng wanted to exchange for was Gu Qing's ability to multitask, as well as parts of the Nine Yin Manual, the Soul-Moving Technique, etc. What he gave Gu Qing were the Lingxi Finger, his own lightness skill, and the "Ladder Cloud Vertical" that Gu Qing had mentioned.

"Actually, stepping on the right foot with the left foot will never ascend into the sky."

Lu Xiaofeng respected physics and said, "The collision of these two feet is not for borrowing force, but for generating force."

There are many acupoints on a person's feet, all of which can store some internal energy. At a critical moment, by stimulating them and letting the internal energy gush out, one can generate force out of thin air and perform a double jump.

Hearing this, Gu Qing's eyes gradually brightened. He had always been exploring how to apply internal energy at the acupoints, and he didn't expect Lu Xiaofeng to have already mastered some techniques.

This exchange was a huge profit.

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