Chapter 76: Ye Gucheng Reappears

Chunhua Lou is very large, and business is very good.

When Yu Liancheng arrived, there were no seats available.

But soon, a table by the window was cleared; one could gaze out from here, the scenery was lovely, and the wine and food were served quickly.

"Half-master, who do you think will win this time, Ximen Chuixue or Ye Gucheng?" Shangguan Xueer asked curiously.

Yu Liancheng sipped his wine and glanced at her: "Why are you so concerned about them?"

Shangguan Xueer said excitedly: "Of course, I'm even preparing to place a big bet to earn enough money for my dowry."

Yu Liancheng laughed: "Gambling won't make you rich; be careful not to lose until you're a pauper."

Shangguan Xueer's large eyes were bright and shining: "That's why I came to find you. You have crossed swords with both of them, so naturally, you can understand whose martial arts are higher and whose are lower."

"They did indeed have a gap originally; Ximen Chuixue was inferior to Ye Gucheng. But now that Ximen Chuixue has fought across the Edo, his strength has reached a higher level, so it is hard to say who will win or lose."

Yu Liancheng shook his head and said: "Furthermore, when experts fight, it comes down to a hair's breadth. Mindset, environment, and so on can all be deciding factors. Before the true result comes out, no one can judge the outcome between the two. Of course, if you really must bet, you can bet on Ximen Chuixue."

Shangguan Xueer said, still unwilling to give up: "Although they are both supreme swordsmen, Ye Gucheng has already been struck by the Tang Sect's poisonous sand; doesn't that prove he is bound to lose?"

It is rumored that Ye Gucheng and the eldest young master of the Tang Sect of Shu, Tang Tianyi, had a conflict in Zhangjiakou. Ye Gucheng severely wounded Tang Tianyi with the "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens," but he himself was also struck by a handful of Tang Tianyi's poisonous sand.

The poisons of the Tang Sect of Shu are world-renowned; apart from Tang Sect disciples, no matter who is struck by their poison, even if they do not die immediately, they will not live long.

This is a fact proven by the blood of countless martial arts experts.

There has never been an exception.

When this news reached the Capital, those who had bought Ye Gucheng to win all became like ants on a hot pan.

"Some matters are very confidential; most people are only looking at flowers through a fog..."

Just as Yu Liancheng was about to explain a little, Chunhua Lou suddenly became lively.

It was because two people had walked in.

Some people in a crowd are like magnets among iron nails; it is impossible not to attract attention, and the two who walked up were just like that.

One of them was an eight-foot-tall burly man, robust and imposing, with thick brows, sharp eyes, a hawk-like nose, and an almost cruel expression on his serious face; he looked just like a leopard that had just darted out of a primeval forest.

But for some reason, this leopard did not look well, and his footsteps were very unsteady.

This person was Li Yanbei, who ten years ago was a very powerful big shot in this Capital, and Chunhua Lou was also his territory.

A person like this is the focus of attention wherever he goes.

But most people kept their eyes on the person walking with him.

That was a handsome man with four eyebrows; these four eyebrows were enough to make people associate many things, not to mention that he also had short hair. In this era, short hair often represented a monk who had returned to secular life.

But everyone knew he was not.

Because he was Lu Xiaofeng with the four eyebrows.

And only Lu Xiaofeng with the four eyebrows could make Li Yanbei so respectful.

Yu Liancheng saw Lu Xiaofeng.

Lu Xiaofeng had not yet seen Yu Liancheng when Shangguan Xueer already called out with a giggle: "Little nephew, you've come too."

Lu Xiaofeng's brows twitched, and he walked over. He first greeted Shangguan Xueer, then looked at Yu Liancheng: "Xue Bing... how is she?"

Yu Liancheng laughed: "She is very well."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled bitterly: "But I know she still does not wish to see me."

Yu Liancheng looked at him in surprise: "So you also have times when you aren't self-intoxicated."

Lu Xiaofeng could only smile bitterly: "So this is the image I have in your eyes."

Yu Liancheng nodded: "Don't you know?"

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head, then suddenly his expression became solemn: "Are you also here for the decisive battle at the Forbidden City?"

Yu Liancheng said: "Of course."

Lu Xiaofeng was silent for a moment: "I want to ask you for one thing."

"I will not agree." Yu Liancheng seemed to know what he was going to say, sipped his wine, and said slowly: "Furthermore, this matter is already inevitable; it not only concerns the success or failure of those two, but also concerns the entire world."

The entire world?

Lu Xiaofeng was puzzled for a moment, but he just assumed Yu Liancheng was using the wrong words or exaggerating, though the gambling match the two of them had caused had indeed involved more than half of the martial arts world.

He shook his head: "I already knew you wouldn't agree, but I still couldn't help but..."

Having said that, there was another soft sigh.

Yu Liancheng looked at him: "Although I don't really like you, you are indeed very thoughtful toward your friends. That Ximen Chuixue can be your friend must be one of the most pleasant things in his life."

"Heh heh, is that so? It could also be one of the most troublesome things in his life." Lu Xiaofeng smiled bitterly and found another table with Li Yanbei to sit down.

A moment later, another person walked up; he was a fellow who looked like a scholar, gentle and amiable.

But this person was someone who could rival Li Yanbei in this territory of the Capital, known as Du Tongxuan, Old Du of the South City.

Du Tongxuan and Li Yanbei had also placed huge bets on this decisive battle at the Forbidden City; no matter who won or lost, the other would have no chance to turn things around.

Not long ago, Du Tongxuan had sent someone to poison Li Yanbei because Du Tongxuan had placed his bet on Ye Gucheng. Since Ye Gucheng was already poisoned, how could he defeat Ximen Chuixue?

But Du Tongxuan was now actually appearing on Li Yanbei's territory.

He was actually here to deliver the antidote to Li Yanbei.

And he even wanted to increase the stakes.

Could this person be crazy?

Even the extremely clever Lu Xiaofeng could not guess Du Tongxuan's thoughts for a moment.

But Lu Xiaofeng soon understood.

Not only did Lu Xiaofeng understand, but even Li Yanbei and the guests at Chunhua Lou understood.

After the two increased their stakes, six young girls with black hair hanging to their shoulders and white clothes like snow, carrying baskets full of yellow chrysanthemums, sprinkled them all the way up from downstairs, laying these bright chrysanthemums into a floral carpet on the stairs.

A person stepped on the fresh flowers and walked up slowly.

His face was very white, not pale, nor ghastly white, but a lustrous, crystalline color like white jade, and his eyes were as bright as cold stars.

He walked very slowly; as he walked up, it was as if a monarch were entering his palace, or as if a Flying Immortal from the heavens had descended to the human world.

Perhaps many people had never seen him, but no matter who they were, they had all guessed this person's identity.

"A sword comes from the west, a Flying Immortal from beyond the heavens."

——Ye Gucheng.

Besides Ye Gucheng, who else could possess such an elegant and transcendent aura?

He had not died under the Tang Sect's poisonous sand, and he did not even look like he had any signs of being poisoned at all.

"Which one is Tang Tianrong?"

When Ye Gucheng said this, his eyes were already fixed on the person to his right.

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