Chapter 83: Huo Xiu will round it out

Huo Tianqing had originally thought that being thrown a piece of silver by Gu Qing was the ultimate humiliation.

But after being tied up by Gu Qing and dragged by his side, he realized there were even more shameful things.

Being completely captured.

"Stop!"

"Quickly release Chief Steward Huo!"

The martial artists of the Pearl and Jade Pavilion held their weapons, blocking the path of Gu Qing and the others.

"This one is Ximen Chuixue. Once his sword is drawn, it must see blood."

Gu Qing directly used Ximen Chuixue to threaten the people of the Pearl and Jade Pavilion.

Ximen Chuixue's eyes flickered slightly, but he remained silent. He wasn't familiar with Gu Qing and wouldn't draw his sword for him.

"Of course we know Ximen Chuixue. He is famous in the martial arts world. Since he stepped into the world at fifteen, no one has ever been able to retreat unscathed from under his sword."

A man holding a saber on the Pearl and Jade Pavilion side said, but his feet didn't move an inch.

Su Shaoqing, Ma Xingkong, and the others looked at Gu Qing. This record had just been broken by Gu Qing using the Lingxi Finger.

However, the one who broke the move was Gu Qing, not these people from the Pearl and Jade Pavilion. They couldn't stop Ximen Chuixue.

"Knowing Ximen Chuixue is formidable, you still want to block us?"

"We must block you!"

"Not afraid of death?"

"If we were afraid of death, we wouldn't be in the martial arts world!"

Regardless of Gu Qing's threats, these people from the Pearl and Jade Pavilion didn't give an inch, determined to stop Gu Qing, Lu Xiaofeng, and the others.

"Then are you afraid of him dying?"

Gu Qing didn't argue with these martial artists. He reached out and pinched Huo Tianqing's neck. As long as these people didn't yield, Gu Qing would instantly crush Huo Tianqing's neck.

These martial artists who weren't afraid of death focused their eyes on Huo Tianqing.

Huo Tianqing's face turned bright red in an instant.

He could continue to lose face...

Huo Tianqing was the Chief Steward of the Pearl and Jade Pavilion, second only to Yan Tieshan. In the Pearl and Jade Pavilion, he also had the dignity of his word being law. Facing these martial artists who weren't afraid of death, Huo Tianqing said calmly: "Everyone move aside. I will take them to see the Big Boss."

Huo Tianqing thought to himself that he wasn't afraid of death either, but being pinched to death by Gu Qing like this was too worthless.

Since Huo Tianqing had said so, the surrounding martial artists naturally complied, moving aside one after another, letting Gu Qing drag Huo Tianqing as they all headed toward where Yan Tieshan was.

Along the way, Huo Tianqing felt very uneasy. The plan he had made was to use Lu Xiaofeng and the others to kill Yan Tieshan, and then have Huo Tianqing, or Shangguan Feiyan disguised as Shangguan Danfeng, take over the Pearl and Jade Pavilion. Then, using the hands of Lu Xiaofeng and the others, he would eliminate Dugu Yihe and Huo Xiu, ultimately reaping both the wealth and the beauty.

But the most critical part of this plan was to make Lu Xiaofeng's group fight directly with Yan Tieshan, Dugu Yihe, and Huo Xiu. He couldn't let Lu Xiaofeng and the others talk to them. If Lu Xiaofeng figured out the misunderstanding, Huo Tianqing would suffer backlash from multiple sides.

Now, just as the first step of this plan was truly taken, Huo Tianqing was being held by Gu Qing, going to talk to Yan Tieshan.

This made Huo Tianqing anxious and irritable. Every step forward felt like dancing with death.

"Originally, we had a pretty good relationship with Yan Tieshan."

Lu Xiaofeng watched the people of the Pearl and Jade Pavilion following with sabers and sticks, complaining deliberately: "After you messed it up like this, there's no sentiment left at all."

This matter was originally led by Lu Xiaofeng. After Gu Qing defeated Huo Tianqing, Lu Xiaofeng and the others could only follow Gu Qing's rhythm to talk to Yan Tieshan.

"Heh..."

Gu Qing sneered and said: "Then your sentiment must be really good. For the sake of a woman, you want to invite Ximen Chuixue to stab your own brother twice."

Lu Xiaofeng decisively shut his mouth.

Lu Xiaofeng had only gotten involved for the sake of justice for the Jin Peng Dynasty. Shangguan Danfeng could only account for a small part, but Lu Xiaofeng couldn't deny it.

Gu Qing glanced at Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou.

After this meeting, Yan Tieshan's sentiment for you might be gone, but his sentiment for me will be close.

Gu Qing planned to talk to Yan Tieshan, then have both sides clear up the misunderstanding, make the Pearl and Jade Pavilion sincerely grateful to Gu Qing, and then lead everyone to flatten Huo Xiu.

Both merit and secret manuals would be obtained.

"There's a smell of blood!"

Hua Manlou, who was walking, suddenly said: "A very strong smell of blood!"

Hua Manlou couldn't see, but his ears and nose were far more sensitive than ordinary people's. This shout made everyone realize something had happened, and they rushed toward the main hall of the Pearl and Jade Pavilion.

This place should have been guarded by many people, but when Gu Qing and the others arrived, there was no defense. After entering the main hall, a corpse lay on the ground, stabbed in the back, and a large pool of blood flowed from under the chubby body.

Everyone naturally looked at the only living person in the hall, a woman sitting on a grand armchair, in brocade clothes and embroidered skirts, as beautiful as a cloud in the sky. At this moment, she looked a bit shaken, looked at Lu Xiaofeng, her cheeks pale, and said: "I killed him!"

"I told him everything about the Jin Peng Dynasty, but he brushed it off and wanted to leave, not caring at all about betraying the Jin Peng Dynasty. Just when he turned his back to me, I stabbed him with a sword!"

Shangguan Danfeng seemed shaken, but her eyes were full of hatred.

Gu Qing examined "Shangguan Danfeng." The real Shangguan Danfeng had long been buried. The current Shangguan Danfeng was disguised by Shangguan Feiyan, but it had to be said that Shangguan Feiyan's disguise was unparalleled in the world. Gu Qing stared, but couldn't see any flaws.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"Shangguan Danfeng" felt Gu Qing's gaze was strange and was afraid he would see through something.

"Nothing."

Gu Qing looked at Lu Xiaofeng and said: "The princess who pulled you into this is far inferior to the Shangguan Feiyan who pulled me into this."

You can compare this too?

Hearing Gu Qing comparing this, Shangguan Feiyan felt a little relieved. She had little contact with Gu Qing, but Shangguan Feiyan discovered that Gu Qing liked to win over others in everything... However, this sentence that Shangguan Feiyan was better than Shangguan Danfeng really touched Shangguan Feiyan's heart.

Originally, Shangguan Feiyan had planned to use the Feiyan needles to clear out Gu Qing, but just because of this sentence, Shangguan Feiyan decided to reward Gu Qing once first.

Gu Qing swept a glance at Huo Tianqing, and seeing Huo Tianqing clearly relieved, he already knew what was going on.

Shangguan Feiyan might be able to kill Yan Tieshan alone, but the matter of Shangguan Feiyan killing Yan Tieshan alone was impossible. She must have needed certain assistance to accomplish this.

This person was Huo Xiu.

This matter of getting Lu Xiaofeng involved to kill Yan Tieshan and Dugu Yihe was manipulated by Huo Xiu behind the scenes. Huo Xiu was the one who wrote the script; Huo Tianqing could only be considered an agent, a scapegoat.

Everything Gu Qing did at the Pearl and Jade Pavilion was tearing up Huo Xiu's script, letting the story develop in a direction outside the plan, while Huo Xiu was behind the scenes, rounding it all back out.

Yan Tieshan was dead.

Everything in the Pearl and Jade Pavilion fell into the hands of Shangguan Feiyan and Huo Tianqing.

"Not bad, Huo Xiu, you're quite good at rounding things out."

Gu Qing discovered something fun.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 84 =====