Chapter 144: People should consciously suffer a little

Maple Forest Town.

Gu Qing dismounted here, observing this small town. This stable and quiet place was where A-Fei and Lin Xian'er had lived for two years. Lin Xian'er's name was known outside, and even though she was hiding in this place, she had already been able to spread her business.

Gu Qing went to A-Fei's home according to the information given by Sun Xiaohong.

Dusk, another dusk, the sunset was intoxicating.

When Gu Qing arrived here, A-Fei and Lin Xian'er were packing their luggage. Seeing someone suddenly appear at the door, A-Fei turned around, his gaze steady, while Lin Xian'er covered her small mouth, full of panic.

This was the first time Gu Qing saw Lin Xian'er's face head-on.

Her eyes were agile and bright, her whole temperament was lively and quiet, and looking at her from head to toe, there was nothing that wasn't beautiful. Even the most picky gaze would find it hard to pick faults in Lin Xian'er.

"A-Fei..."

Lin Xian'er hid behind A-Fei, slightly revealing half of her face, her bright eyes seeming very curious about Gu Qing.

"I am Li Xunhuan's friend."

Gu Qing's gaze turned to A-Fei. The current A-Fei was a bit wooden and slow. After hearing that he was Li Xunhuan's friend, he was still a bit panicked.

A-Fei had met Li Xunhuan not long ago. It was also after the meeting that Lin Xian'er wanted to drag A-Fei to escape... because Li Xunhuan was full of trouble, which would affect their peaceful life.

Lin Xian'er said so, and A-Fei believed it.

"We are leaving."

A-Fei said, his words carrying dejection.

Since being with Lin Xian'er, A-Fei had cut off contact with the outside world, and he was actually very lonely.

Gu Qing nodded. A-Fei was the son of Shen Lang and Bai Feifei. And because Bai Feifei owed Zhu Qiqi a favor back then, she couldn't compete with Zhu Qiqi for Shen Lang. Thus, when educating A-Fei, she told him that no matter what, he couldn't owe people favors.

But two years ago, in the Plum Blossom Thief affair, Lin Xian'er rescued A-Fei, which also made A-Fei owe Lin Xian'er a favor. This debt made A-Fei sink deep into the mud.

"Can we be friends?"

Gu Qing said to A-Fei.

A-Fei smiled rarely. He had been lonely for too long, and hearing that Gu Qing was Li Xunhuan's friend, he nodded and said, "Of course! Next time we meet, I'll treat you to wine!"

Gu Qing also nodded and said, "I never owe favors. Next time we meet, I will also arrange everything for you properly!"

A-Fei held Lin Xian'er, and the two of them carried their luggage and left.

Before leaving, Lin Xian'er looked back several times, her gaze full of affection... Lin Xian'er had already heard Gu Qing's name from Shangguan Fei and knew about Gu Qing's targeting of the Money Gang. Thus, while curious about Gu Qing, she also felt that Gu Qing's appearance might be a variable outside her plan.

Gu Qing and Lin Xian'er locked eyes, then smiled.

Lin Xian'er knew it in her heart all of a sudden.

Li Xunhuan and Guo Songyang sat opposite each other, raising their cups to drink wine.

Li Xunhuan came here to find A-Fei, but after two years of separation, A-Fei's hand was slow, his heart was very lonely, and the Plum Blossom Thief affair still hadn't had a result... Li Xunhuan also discovered that Lin Xian'er was cheating behind A-Fei's back, cheating with several people.

Guo Songyang was the one who walked out of Lin Xian'er's room.

"I have known her for a long time."

Guo Songyang said, "Every time I am in a bad mood, I come to find her."

Then Guo Songyang's mood would be able to get better.

"It's just that this time, I am a bit too depressed."

Guo Songyang took out his scabbard while speaking and placed it on the table for Li Xunhuan to observe.

The scratches on this scabbard were like sword arcs, nine in total. And Li Xunhuan recalled Guo Songyang's sword moves back then, naturally being able to taste that these nine sword paths were all aimed at Guo Songyang's sword moves.

"I never thought that my sword moves could be broken so simply and clearly. For the past few days, I have been thinking hard, thinking about how to deal with such sword moves. The more I think, the more my head hurts."

Guo Songyang smiled bitterly and said, "Perhaps only by forgetting the moves can I face Gu Qing's moves."

Li Xunhuan's fingertips slid across the scabbard and said, "No moves, no sword, is the ultimate realm of martial arts. Guo brother might be able to peek into the ultimate realm of the sword path by relying on these."

"Not bad."

Gu Qing's voice came, saying, "People should consciously suffer a little."

Gu Qing spoke like Weiwei. After saying a sentence, he had already flashed over, sat on the chair by himself, and participated in the wine party. To avoid Li Xunhuan asking about Long Xiaoyun, he blocked Li Xunhuan first and said, "Just like Li Third Place Scholar, living a good life but not living it, insisting on giving Lin Shiyin and the manor to Long Xiaoyun, and running to the outside of the pass to suffer, only then did he infuse spirit into his flying dagger."

Bringing up old matters, Li Xunhuan didn't swallow a mouthful of wine and coughed directly.

Guo Songyang saw Gu Qing and felt he couldn't drink wine anymore.

"There is one thing I want to ask for your help."

Li Xunhuan looked at Guo Songyang. He wanted Guo Songyang to go to A-Fei's front, identify Lin Xian'er, and let A-Fei and Lin Xian'er separate.

"Good!"

Guo Songyang agreed readily.

"But A-Fei and Lin Xian'er have already left."

Gu Qing opened his mouth and said, "When I arrived here, I just happened to meet the two of them packing up and leaving."

Li Xunhuan heard this, and immediately went to Lin Xian'er's wooden house with Guo Songyang. Naturally, there was no one here.

Li Xunhuan had a secret passage under Lin Xian'er's bed. Following the secret passage, he arrived at a house. In that house sat a little girl named Lin Lingling, holding a battle letter in her hand.

A battle letter from Shangguan Jin Hong to Li Xunhuan.

The first day of the tenth month, a battle between the two sides.

Li Xunhuan's heart was immediately pulled together. He had no confidence in the battle with Shangguan Jin Hong. And if he died, there were still many things that could not be completed.

"Is it true that as long as someone writes a battle letter, you people must accept the battle?"

Gu Qing looked at the battle letter and asked Li Xunhuan.

Li Xunhuan nodded and said, "As a Jianghu person... and the Little Li Flying Dagger has fought three hundred battles in the Jianghu..."

Li Xunhuan originally wanted to say that he had never retreated in three hundred battles in the Jianghu, but immediately thought of Guo Songyang's decisive battle, and didn't finish the words.

Gu Qing smiled.

This battle letter was actually not written by Shangguan Jin Hong, but by Lin Xian'er. Lin Xian'er made an appointment with Shangguan Jin Hong and Li Xunhuan at the same time. The layout of such a situation was to make Li Xunhuan die.

Only if Li Xunhuan died could Lin Xian'er re-enter the Jianghu.

As for the time of the appointment on the first day of the tenth month, there were still five or six days left, which was prepared for Shangguan Jin Hong. After all, Shangguan Jin Hong had to walk all the way here.

"Actually, I have several ways for you to win steadily."

Gu Qing said.

Li Xunhuan looked at Gu Qing in surprise.

"Horse battle!"

(End of chapter)