Chapter 46: Affairs Concluded, Leaving the Scene

At the Mao hour, the wind stopped and the rain cleared. Lu Zhiyi and the others rode horses, while Yu Xiaowu drove Wu Chengyu's carriage, heading toward Qingyuan Prefecture.

Wu Chengyu finally did not have to drive the carriage himself; he hid inside with A Ku and He Zhiyu.

Wu Chengyu lifted the carriage window curtain and looked at the increasingly distant Broken Temple. At that moment, flames shot into the sky at the Broken Temple, illuminating the dim surroundings as if it were broad daylight.

Those corpses were all left in the Broken Temple, burned clean by a great fire. All greed and schemes vanished like smoke and clouds scattering. Even if the Imperial Court sent people here, there would be no obvious clues pointing to Wu Chengyu.

Wu Chengyu looked a few times and then lowered the curtain. It was merely a lodging place on his and A Ku's journey home and a simple night of wind and rain. Who could have imagined so many dangerous twists and turns would occur, especially the hatred and calculations hidden beneath the melodramatic plot.

This was the true Martial World. What was seen in The Legend of the Condor Heroes novels were divine arts, secret manuals, the Five Absolutes and their inheritors, or overlords like Genghis Khan and Wanyan Honglie. These all belonged to the high-end game, but more stories in the Jianghu came from nameless common people and grudges and affections quickly washed away by time.

The weapons on those Eagle Dogs were, after all, made by the Imperial Court. Although the materials were decent and the craftsmanship exquisite, they were simply too obvious, especially those Crossbow Bolts, which absolutely could not be privately kept by commoners. Lu Dage and the others considered it again and again, and still decided to be buried together with those corpses.

It was just that some small trinkets with unobvious features were all put into everyone's pockets.

Besides banknotes, Wu Chengyu also picked a Short Knife and a pair of Brass Knuckles from these weapons. The Short Knife came from Wei Shujuan, more like a long dagger that could be hidden in the sleeve. It fit Wu Chengyu's current height just right. Most importantly, this Short Knife was exquisitely shaped and very much suited Wu Chengyu's aesthetic.

As for minor advantages like cutting iron like mud, Wu Chengyu habitually ignored them. This guy was sometimes a face-con.

The Brass Knuckles were also exquisitely shaped, only they were two sizes larger than Wu Chengyu's hands. Wu Chengyu mostly kept them as a collection.

But these were not Wu Chengyu's greatest harvest last night. When the Broken Temple was set on fire and those corpses and bloodstains were devoured by roaring flames, Wu Chengyu's Bamboo Slip Dad reacted again.

【Rescue the Yue Family Army Descendants. The loyal and righteous Yue Family Army Descendants should not suffer this calamity, otherwise people's hearts will be uneasy and heavenly principle cannot be tolerated.】

Reward: Cat Step.

「Personally witnessing Shaolin Monks turning black and white and being shamelessly thick-faced, feeling indignation, and then seeing this Shaolin Monk suffer the consequences of his own evil, greatly comforting my life. 」

Reward: Mud Loach Technique.

Wu Chengyu had long expected there would be a reward for rescuing the Yue Family Army Descendants. Otherwise, this Bamboo Slip would not be called Yi Nan Ping. Yue Grandpa was originally one of Hua Guo's greatest sources of regret.

But seeing the shameless faces of the Shaolin Monks, he made a few sarcastic remarks in his heart, then coldly watched from the sidelines as they were secretly killed alive, not participating from start to finish, only secretly rejoicing in his heart. He did not expect that this would actually have a reward. It seemed he would have to put more thought into using the Bamboo Slip in the future. There must be a BUG to exploit.

But looking at these two rewards this time, Wu Chengyu sighed silently again. They must be good things, but could the names be slightly more proper?

Wu Chengyu carefully examined the introductions of these two techniques.

Cat Step was naturally imitating the footwork of cats. In the animal kingdom, a cat's flexibility was absolutely ranked among the top, especially reaction speed, said to be more than three times that of humans.

At the same time, cats were the softest and almost soundless when moving, especially at night, they could be called the best night hunters.

The Cat Step rewarded by the Bamboo Slip was not a specific footwork, but a Body Tempering Technique for training the legs. Through this Cultivation, one could gradually change the muscle fibers of the legs, giving the legs tremendous explosive power and Agility to change direction freely and quickly while moving.

At the same time, this was also a Lightness Skill. Especially at night, using Cat Step could hide footstep sounds. It could be called the supreme art for stealing jade and stealing fragrance.

The technique imitating horses in the Cattle and Horse Stakes could also improve a certain Agility, but most importantly it improved endurance and leg jumping power. Long-term practice could even promote Achilles tendon growth. However, if only talking about short-distance quick movement and flexibility, Cat Step was still more advantageous.

Sure enough, it was another good technique. Sure enough, it was another Foundation Establishment Technique. Sure enough, it was another technique with significant effects but a messy name.

Wu Chengyu extremely expected to obtain top-tier divine arts, but all he currently possessed were Foundation Establishment Techniques. The Bamboo Slip was obviously focusing on his foundation.

However, as long as he was not asked to imitate female models walking, with swaying postures and amorous glances, what could Wu Chengyu be dissatisfied with?

As for Mud Loach Technique, obtained from the reward of the Shaolin Monk being tricked to death. Compared to the technique's function, Wu Chengyu felt this name was more satirical.

What Monks paid attention to was compassion and accumulating merit. But strangely, this technique used the character for Mud Loach.

Mud Loach is not good. People are probably not good people either. Originally hypocritical, or wanting to do good but using non-good means. Just like the Buddhist gate, hypocritical or saying flexible and adaptable at any time.

Everyone knows Mud Loach fish are more changeable than women. It is one of the few in nature that can change sex. Juveniles are female, adults turn male. Just based on this point, Wu Chengyu had reason to suspect this was satirizing and mocking someone.

Wu Chengyu also felt the content of this technique was satirical. Simply put, it was a Body Movement Technique, somewhat similar to Ying Girl's Mud Loach Technique. Limb movements were extremely flexible and slippery, hard to catch. It could remove some weapons or palm strikes attacking the body during combat. Especially in group battles, it was simply the most suitable kung fu for being a troublemaker.

Forget it. Wu Chengyu had no intention of continuing to mock Shaolin. But after saying so much, it was hard to cover up the highlights of this technique.

The techniques currently rewarded by the Bamboo Slip. With the endurance and explosive power from the Cattle and Horse Stakes, the flexibility of Cat Step, and the elusiveness of Mud Loach Technique. If paired with a profound footwork, then in the future if anyone fought with Wu Chengyu, wanting to injure Wu Chengyu would be extremely difficult.

However, having obtained so many techniques, Wu Chengyu could currently only Cultivate the Turtle Grandson Technique. The other kung fu simply had no time to Cultivate. He could only hope to return to Wu Family Slope as soon as possible.

Now there was an old horse knowing the way. From that Broken Temple to Qingyuan Prefecture was only Fifty Li distance, just a little over two hours. From afar, they could see the city walls of Qingyuan Prefecture.

Yu Xiaowu was now spirited. Through the door curtain, he chatted happily with Wu Chengyu, at least he thought it was happy.

「This Qingyuan Prefecture is by the sea, with many overseas merchants and various rare overseas items. But the dishes here are even more unmissable. Ice Sugar Jia Fish, Zhuangyuan Chicken, Hua Diao Steamed Yellow Croaker, Tangyuan Rice Cake, and various sea goods. Later when we arrive at the inn, I will take you to taste them. Absolutely not a wasted trip. 」

Wu Chengyu had informed Lu Zhiyi and the others that he planned to return to Gusu via Ningbo, just passing through Shaoxing, Hangzhou, and Jiaxing. After Jiaxing, they would enter Gusu territory.

Yu Xiaowu was a Shaoxing person. Lu Zhiyi's home was in Jiaxing. He Zhiyu had already decided to go to Jiaxing to settle down. Niu Wanrou and Yu Xiaowu and others prepared to escort all the way. So on Wu Chengyu's return journey to Gusu, he was destined to be incessantly harassed by Yu Xiaowu.

Entered the first round of recommendations at zero o'clock yesterday. Hope everyone votes more.

Regarding the Broken Temple plot, the original intention was to introduce a few new characters so the plot would not be completely consistent with the Original Work. At the same time, I did not want the protagonist to leave Gushan and arrive home in the blink of an eye. The journey home would definitely not be Smooth Sailing.

However, some Readers mentioned the plot was a bit dragging. This might be because I did not grasp the pacing well. This plot segment ends with this chapter. Below I have deleted a lot. But the scheduled plots involve a subsequent Heir, and obtaining the Quan Zhen Daoist Canon left by Mo Laodao in Hangzhou. These two plots cannot be deleted no matter what. After that is the protagonist returning home.

Also there is the issue of the protagonist's name. I intended to change the previous Fang Xiu back. But changing too frequently in the backend easily leads to being Warned. So after the protagonist returns home, it will be unified as Wu Chengyu. I will find a chance to change the previous ones later.

Finally, tell everyone. I am used to a slow pace, and there is also a lot of foreshadowing in the early stage. It is inevitable that everyone feels it is wordy. In the middle and late stages, the plot will definitely speed up.

During the recommendation period, hope everyone supports more.

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