Chapter 149: Hu Fengzi

The bamboo house Li Xunhuan lives in is said to have been built by his own hands when he was a child.

Moreover, it is very close to where Lin Shiyin lives.

As long as he can see that solitary lamp in the small building opposite every day, Li Xunhuan becomes very content.

It is worth mentioning that when Yu Liancheng took over "Xingyun Manor," the usually frail and elegant Lin Shiyin actually grabbed a dagger and, like a madwoman, went to cause trouble for Yu Liancheng.

This is not hard to understand.

She originally had a happy family and was respected by others.

But because of Yu Liancheng, not only did her husband die, but her son also became a cripple with damaged meridians; although he can barely move, a gust of wind could blow him over, and he needs someone to look after him every moment—a fate worse than death.

Her hatred for Yu Liancheng can be described as deep as the sea.

Seeing that she was pathetic, Yu Liancheng backhanded her with a slap.

For someone who wanted to kill him, this slap was already a very light punishment.

Long Xiaoyun's death was not worth pitying, and Long Xiaoyun being so perverse had a lot to do with her doting as a mother.

As for Lin Shiyin's own tragedy, Li Xunhuan undoubtedly bears the vast majority of the responsibility; he is loyal to his brothers, but he is a scoundrel to Lin Shiyin.

And wasn't Lin Shiyin marrying Long Xiaoyun out of spite also a form of self-abandonment?

But what does that have to do with the upright gentleman Yu Liancheng?

Back to the point, Yu Liancheng knocked on the door, but there was no movement inside. Pushing the room open, Li Xunhuan was not inside.

"He went out."

Just then, the black-clad, sword-carrying Guo Songyang walked over.

He glanced at Afei: "Are you the one who wants to find him to help you deal with Jing Wuming?"

Yu Liancheng laughed: "Oh, is that not possible?"

Guo Songyang was silent for a moment: "But I have heard that his heart is already 'dead,' dead at the hands of Lin Xian'er. If a person's 'heart' is dead, the sword naturally cannot live either; how can he deal with an expert like Jing Wuming?"

Afei suddenly said: "As long as the person is not dead, the 'heart' may not necessarily be unable to come back to life, right?"

Guo Songyang suddenly felt very astonished.

He looked Afei up and down, carefully and thoroughly, his expression becoming very solemn and also surprised: "True, the heart can come back to life."

He naturally knows how much torment and how much pain a person's heart must suffer to come back to life.

And now, Guo Songyang has seen that Afei's 'heart' has come back to life.

Yu Liancheng said: "Li Xunhuan went out?"

Guo Songyang revealed a strange expression again: "Today when you went out, another woman came to cause trouble for you."

Yu Liancheng raised an eyebrow, showing an interested look: "A woman?"

Guo Songyang said: "'Green Demon Hand' Yi Ku's lover, Lan Xiezi; her martial arts are actually quite good, enough to be ranked in the top ten of the Weapon Manual, and she would absolutely not lose to Yi Ku in the slightest."

Yu Liancheng said: "But she is definitely not your match."

Guo Songyang nodded: "I almost killed her, but Li Xunhuan believed that since she was willing to go to any lengths to avenge Yi Ku, she at least still had true feelings for Yi Ku. People with true feelings are naturally still worth saving."

Yu Liancheng said: "That is indeed something Li Xunhuan would do. What happened later?"

Guo Songyang added: "Lan Xiezi asked Li Xunhuan how to alleviate the pain after Yi Ku died; Li Xunhuan said that this kind of pain cannot be lessened by killing, and besides drinking, perhaps the only way is to find someone who can replace him."

Yu Liancheng said: "So Lan Xiezi dragged Li Xunhuan off to drink?"

Guo Songyang nodded.

"Forget it, never mind them." Yu Liancheng shook his head: "Dinner should be ready, let's go. I specifically instructed the cook to make it a bit richer today, as a welcome for Afei and to celebrate his new beginning."

The three walked toward the main hall, and before they even entered, they heard a noisy sound coming from inside.

"Where did this madman come from? Get out!"

"This madman actually came to steal food, beat him out."

Then came a series of "Ouch," "Ouch" sounds; it seemed the servants inside were preparing to drive out a madman who was stealing food, but ended up being dealt with by him.

"It seems another expert has come."

Guo Songyang raised his eyebrows, showing an excited look.

Originally, there was only Guo Songyang as a guard for Liujue Manor, and Guo Songyang agreed to be a guard for Yu Liancheng because he wanted to learn more brilliant sword techniques; naturally, he would not spend all his time on guard duty.

Among the martial arts practitioners who came to find trouble with Yu Liancheng, Guo Songyang captured several famous experts and, threatening them with their lives, made them take on the duties of guards; among them, two were even figures ranked on the Weapon Manual.

Being able to sneak into the main hall without a sound, the visitor was clearly no ordinary expert.

"Where is the wine? Just this little bit of wine? How are you treating guests? You don't even give the guest enough wine to drink." A shouting voice suddenly came from the main hall, carrying three parts drunkenness and three parts madness.

Guo Songyang pondered for a moment: "I already know who the visitor is."

Yu Liancheng nodded: "I know too."

Guo Songyang showed an excited expression: "I, however, want to see if his Bamboo Sword is truly marvelous to the peak, or just a complete mess."

Yu Liancheng laughed and strode inside: "Leave this person to me; I haven't made a move for a few days, and now that I see an expert, my hands are inevitably itching."

"You..." Guo Songyang shook his head and followed closely behind.

Afei was confused, but he also knew the visitor was an expert and naturally did not want to miss it.

They entered the door and saw a table of messy food and wine, and servants who had been beaten black and blue.

And the person who beat them was a yellow-faced man with a wine-red nose; this person's hair and beard were messy, looking just like a madman.

But his pair of eyes were bright and spirited, looking completely out of place with his whole face, very mismatched, as if two bright pearls were embedded in pork.

"Wine! Bring wine quickly!!" The yellow-faced man finished a pot of wine and was pounding the table again.

Yu Liancheng waved his hand and smiled: "Go get the wine. Among the people who come to find trouble with me, this Hu Fengzi, Hu Bugui, is at least upright and honorable. What's more, his Bamboo Sword is already worth the price of the wine."

Who would have thought that the man suddenly flung the wine pot and wailed: "I clearly came to deal with you, yet I have to drink your wine and eat your food; I really shouldn't."

Yu Liancheng laughed: "I have never met you before, sir; why do you want to deal with me?"

"You killed Long Xiaoyun; Long Xiaoyun's master was kind to me and asked me to look after him on his behalf."

That man sighed repeatedly: "I know full well that Long Xiaoyun is a bastard, and that he died well, died wonderfully. Yet I am forced to avenge him; it is truly shameful, truly pathetic, and I am truly not a decent person."

As he spoke, he actually slapped himself seventeen or eighteen times, then slumped over the table and began to wail, as if mourning his own parents.

Yu Liancheng and Guo Songyang seemed to have expected this, and were not surprised.

And Afei finally understood why Yu Liancheng would call this man Hu Fengzi.

He was indeed a madman through and through.

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