Chapter 222: Tianshan Tonglao Has Arrived

The Murong family lost all their assets.

The Beggar Sect lost Northern Qiao Feng.

Both sides could be considered to have suffered heavy losses.

Gu Qing, however, gained a great deal. He sat in Canhe Manor, flipping through the martial arts manuals brought out by A'Zhu and A'Bi, among which were the Murong family's sword techniques, Dou Zhuan Xing Yi, and so on... These were handed over to Gu Qing by A'Zhu and A'Bi for him to keep on their behalf.

"This Dou Zhuan Xing Yi can also be considered somewhat interesting."

Gu Qing found some things about yin and yang reversal in Dou Zhuan Xing Yi, which were different from the overview of Qian Kun Da Nuo and also differed in principle from Yi Hua Jie Yu; it could be considered to have rounded out some changes in force.

Wang Yuyan leaned by Gu Qing's side, staring at the Dou Zhuan Xing Yi manual, memorizing everything inside.

"Why is there no Canhe Finger?"

Gu Qing, after looking through the manual, asked A'Zhu and A'Bi in surprise.

"What Canhe Finger?"

A'Zhu and A'Bi did not understand at all.

Gu Qing understood; it was likely that the Canhe Finger was just something Murong Bo had practiced after seeing the Seventy-Two Ultimate Arts at the Shaolin Temple, mixing in some finger strength to decorate the facade.

As for the Murong family's ancestral martial arts... Thirty years ago, Murong Bo met Xiao Yuanshan and was so terrified by Xiao Yuanshan's brutality in slaughtering Central Plains martial artists that he became stiff all over, finding it hard to even take a step. Afterward, Murong Bo ran to the Shaolin Temple to steal martial arts and even needed Xiao Yuanshan to help teach him.

"Just like this..."

Gu Qing felt there was nothing worth saying.

"Do you look down on the Murong family's martial arts?"

A'Bi's eyebrows stood up, and she asked with displeasure.

"In a few days, I will let you know what a true powerhouse is."

Gu Qing intended to help A'Bi enter the realm of Yin-Yang Harmony.

Wang Yuyan and Mu Wanqing each stared at Gu Qing.

Gu Qing waited in the Murong household until dawn, when a large force of government officials arrived to take over the gold, silver, martial arts manuals, various contracts, and so on, completely sealing everything belonging to the Murong family. Three officials came here, and Master Xuan Bei and Duan Yu were among them, handling the handover together. After the handover was completed, Duan Yu came to Gu Qing and spoke about the identities of the three officials.

"Prefect of Fuzhou?"

Gu Qing suddenly said: "Huang Shang?"

"That official from Fuzhou is indeed named Huang Shang; he is on his way to the capital to report for duty and is passing through this place."

Duan Yu said: "Has Master heard his name?"

Pingjiang Prefecture has a canal that can lead directly to Bianliang, so it was originally a major transportation hub.

Gu Qing looked at Huang Shang. He had not only heard of Huang Shang, but had also received no small favor from him.

The current Huang Shang was working steadily as an official; perhaps he had never thought he would have any connection to martial arts until many years later, when the imperial court asked him to compile the Wanshou Daozang. Huang Shang understood the true meaning of Daoism without a teacher and, in his later years, gathered the culmination of all martial arts into the Nine Yin Manual.

This was a grandmaster of martial arts; without Huang Shang, the trilogy of The Shooting Eagles, The Divine Eagle, and The Heaven Sword would lose much of its luster.

Gu Qing immediately asked Wang Yuyan to grind ink, wrote a letter, handed it to Duan Yu, and said: "This time when you go to Bianjing, hand this letter to your Senior Sister. Your Master has many connections in Bianjing; let them operate a bit."

It was too much of a waste of talent for Huang Shang to be an official. Anyway, the Murong family had many martial arts collections. After these things were sent to Bianjing, let Huang Shang compile a set of "Martial Classics" and a set of "Daoist Classics"; perhaps he could condense the Nine Yin Manual early.

"My Senior Sister?"

Duan Yu asked in surprise.

Wang Yuyan, Mu Wanqing, and Zhong Ling also looked at Gu Qing. They did not yet know the identity of this mysterious Senior Sister.

"Her name is Li Qingzhao."

Gu Qing laughed and said: "She is young, sharp-tongued, and a very cute girl."

Back in Bianjing City, although Gu Qing had "narrowly lost" to Su Dongpo in poetry, he had shown off his martial arts and still gained something. He met many people in Bianjing City and even took Li Qingzhao as a disciple, teaching her the Ming Yu Gong.

Duan Yu accepted the order and left.

Gu Qing nodded. Escorting Murong Fu and his party to Bianjing, with Beggar Sect experts on the side, and the further north they went, the more it was the territory of Shaolin and the Beggar Sect. Plus, with Duan Yu currently able to use the Six Meridian Divine Sword with ease, there were truly few opponents in the current martial arts world. "Ah..."

Gu Qing stretched, got rid of Murong Fu, and kept A'Bi; Gu Qing felt life was even more nourishing.

As for A'Zhu, she had already made up her mind to follow the escort team for Murong Fu in the identity of a Princess of Dali, to take care of Murong Fu.

Boarding the boat, setting sail.

Gu Qing took A'Bi back to Mantuo Manor, letting Mantuo Manor provide A'Bi with a place to stay first.

"Eh?"

After returning to Mantuo Manor, Gu Qing asked in surprise: "Where did the Xixia Yipin Hall and the Beggar Sect agree to meet?"

The original Xixia Yipin Hall had charged at the Beggar Sect after the Apricot Forest incident, capturing the Beggar Sect members with the help of the Beisu Qingfeng. Now that Qiao Feng had dealt with the Beggar Sect affairs and left directly, and the Murong family had also been defeated, the Xixia Yipin Hall, which should have appeared, had been delayed and had not appeared.

"Forget it..."

Gu Qing skipped this topic, practiced martial arts in Mantuo Manor, ate and drank, and near evening, went to see Ding Chunqiu to see how he was recovering and whether he needed a beating to add some entertainment to his dull life.

!

"Good bitch, you ran here?"

Inside Mantuo Manor, an old voice suddenly came. When saying the word "good," it was extremely far away, but by the time the last word was spoken, it had already arrived in front of them.

Gu Qing flashed outside, seeing that there were many maids in Mantuo Manor who had already formed a sword array, but the visitor was extremely fast, skimming over the sword array and charging straight toward Wang Yuyan on the corridor!

Wang Yuyan's movement technique changed, and she drew two swords from her sleeves. The eighty-eight sixty-four moves of the Long Song Flying Rainbow Sword were brilliant and gorgeous, blocking in front of her.

"Eh?"

The visitor was petite. Seeing such brilliant sword technique, she exclaimed in surprise and changed her moves casually, using her bare hands to face the naked blade.

Wang Yuyan's sword momentum was concentrated, unfolding the sword technique passed down by Gongsun Danniang. After touching the visitor for only a few moves, she knew the visitor's martial arts attainments were extraordinary. After changing several moves of the Long Song Flying Rainbow Sword, the sword momentum changed, becoming light, ethereal, brilliant, and gorgeous, as if a fairy had descended to the mortal world, about to fly to immortality.

The visitor's hand gesture had originally been about to grapple the sword blade, but suddenly seeing this move, her figure retreated several feet, watching Wang Yuyan release and retract, skimming several feet, and darting to the side of a young man in the corridor.

"You are not her."

The visitor's voice was old, her figure petite. She tilted her head slightly and asked Wang Yuyan: "Why are you wearing her clothes?"

Tonight, Wang Yuyan was wearing a set of worn, light yellow silk clothes, with lake-green shoes on her feet and an ancient hairpin on her head, completely different from her usual attire... This was that set of clothes belonging to Li Qiushui in the Wuliang Jade Cave. Hearing this person's words, Wang Yuyan's face turned crimson, all the way to her neck and collar, as if jade had been stained with a blush, clear and peerlessly beautiful.

"I let her wear it."

Gu Qing answered naturally. Gu Qing had begged her many times to wear this set of clothes, and tonight she had finally worn it.

It was a pity someone had come here; otherwise, it would have been a beautiful thing for the two of them to face the Beiming Shen Gong at night, letting Wang Yuyan follow the facial expressions inside.

"Kid, has it been you protecting this Mantuo Manor all along?"

The visitor scrutinized Gu Qing.

Gu Qing shook his head.

"Then who is it?"

The visitor asked.

Gu Qing glanced sideways to the side.

The visitor looked over, seeing Ding Chunqiu leaning on a crutch, walking rapidly toward the distance.

"Ding Chunqiu?"

Tianshan Tonglao's voice was cold.

"Senior Uncle..."

Ding Chunqiu squeezed out a smile and turned his face over.

If it weren't for Gu Qing beating him until he almost saw ghosts, Ding Chunqiu would not be smiling so humbly now.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 223 =====