The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 2139 Wang Sheng's Little Thoughts

Feng Jiuxiao found a box full of gold bars in the ruins. The gold bars inside had been burned and deformed by the flames, but their golden luster was even brighter. He said to Wang Sheng, "Take as much as you can!"

Wang Sheng immediately clasped his hands in thanks and said with a smile, "Thank you!" He didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed a handful! By this time, the temperature of the gold bars had dropped significantly and they weren't too hot to handle. He grabbed about seventeen or eighteen gold bars in this handful. After putting them in his pocket, he patted his chest to test the weight-bearing capacity of the "lotus bag." Feeling that it could hold a little more, he grabbed another handful and put it into the "lotus bag" in his pocket. Touching his chest, he smiled and said, "Hmm, it's full now. I can't hold any more."

Bai Lian laughed, "Your sleeve pockets can hold quite a lot!"

Wang Sheng laughed and said, "Having so many gold bars already affects my lightness skill. If I put more gold bars in my sleeves, wouldn't that affect my attack speed? I'm not the kind of person who would risk my life for money. Forget it, I won't put any more in!"

Duanmu Yan also grabbed dozens of them, filling her pouch and sleeve pockets to the brim.

Feng Jiuxiao said, "We'll go to the Dai and Wei clans later. The remaining Bolanjia, Chen, and Niang clans will be left to you two. How about that?"

Wang Sheng laughed and said, "That's great! But we won't be able to transport their gold and silver treasures out!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed, "I won't trouble you two brothers with that. Someone will take care of it. If you see anything you like, feel free to take it. I'm only interested in gold." He glanced at Venerable Bailian, who immediately understood and clasped his hands together. "Don't worry, young master, I've made arrangements. Someone will be there to receive the valuables soon." He then added, "Someone from our side will also come to move the gold later. I've also instructed the disciples of the Great Bright Temple who are lurking here to cut all the gold into smaller pieces, preferably into small gold nuggets, so that it can reach the poorest families the most."

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "I trust you to handle things, Venerable One!"

Bai Lian bowed and clasped her hands together, smiling without saying a word.

Wang Sheng clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Young Master Feng, shall we head off now?"

Feng Jiuxiao also clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Very well! I wish you both brothers great success!"

Wang Sheng and Duanmu Yan clasped their hands in greeting and turned to leave.

After leaving the courtyard, Duanmu Yan said softly, "Brother Wang, do you know the locations of those houses?"

Wang Sheng was taken aback, then said, "I don't know."

Duanmu Yan frowned and said, "We're going to look for it without knowing anything? Wouldn't we be completely lost? Neither you nor I understand Tibetan, so how are we going to ask for directions?"

Wang Sheng was taken aback and immediately said, "Wait for me." He then turned back and re-entered the courtyard to find Venerable White Lotus, and said with a smile, "Excuse me, Venerable, could you write down a few sentences in Tibetan for me? It would be helpful to communicate with the local people!"

Venerable White Lotus laughed, "Haha, you can't speak Tibetan. Asking Tibetans for directions would be like talking to a brick wall! I'll write it down for you right away!" He tore off a few strips of cloth from a corpse on the ground, dipped them in the corpse's blood, wrote a few lines of Tibetan script, and drew a few tribal emblems. "Go to a herbal medicine shop on East Street, find a shop assistant named Hawthorne, show him these strips of cloth, and he'll be your guide!"

Wang Sheng clasped his hands in thanks and said with a smile, "Thank you very much!" Then he turned and left.

Watching his departing figure, Venerable White Lotus said with some confusion, "With his shrewdness, he shouldn't have made such a basic mistake!"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "Actually, Wang Sheng could easily have found the other three families, but... he had some other ideas."

Venerable White Lotus was even more puzzled: "Why pretend not to know when he knows? If he knows the route, why doesn't he just go directly there? Isn't that redundant?"

Feng Jiuxiao chuckled and said, "They've been constantly playing mind games with each other!" Bai Lian seemed to understand, "Playing mind games? Heh, isn't that just being cunning? Could it be that Wang Sheng is deliberately pretending to be stupid in front of Duanmu Yan?"

“That’s right! In fact, playing dumb is a kind of wisdom. If he told Duanmu Yan that he not only understands Tibetan, but can also speak Tibetan fluently, what would Duanmu Yan think?”

Bai Lian laughed and said, "What else could they possibly think? They'd probably have to secretly learn Tibetan! Otherwise, they'd fall behind!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "You're right! The two of them have been competing with each other. If Duanmu Yan knew that Wang Sheng was fluent in Tibetan, she would definitely learn Tibetan as quickly as possible to ensure that the two of them remain at the same level!"

Bai Lian laughed and said, "Sometimes it's quite interesting to think about. In order to win Miss Xiong's favor, the two of them actually took the initiative to learn all kinds of new skills from the bottom of their hearts, and formed a positive and healthy competitive relationship. They encouraged and motivated each other, and worked together to make progress. It can be called a wonderful story in the martial arts world!"

Feng Jiuxiao said with a sigh, "That's right! Of the three talented men who once surrounded Miss Xiong, only two of them are still persisting. As for Zhang Zilu, it's a pity he died and disappeared."

"I've heard of this Zhang Zilu. He actually borrowed 5,000 troops from the Khitan to attack the Great Shu. He was incredibly audacious! It's just a pity that he foresaw everything except that the Demon Lord would eventually abandon him!"

"Yes! He thought that the Demon Lord, out of consideration for their father-son relationship, wouldn't harm him even if he didn't help him, at least remaining neutral. Unfortunately, he was too young! As the Grand Preceptor of the Great Shu Kingdom, the Demon Lord had always wanted to help the Shu Emperor pacify the Central Plains. How could he allow Zhang Zilu to disrupt his plans? On the surface, the Demon Lord didn't stop Zhang Zilu, but his demonic sect experts caused him no shortage of trouble, infiltrating the Shu army and causing Zhang Zilu's army to suffer many losses! They attacked without leaving a trace, so Zhang Zilu never realized it until his death. The reason for his defeat wasn't a lack of tactics, but rather that the two sides' combat strength was simply not on the same level! He actually lost somewhat unjustly!"

"Hehe, it's rare to hear such sentiments from you, young master. But since Zhang Zilu has embarked on this path of no return, conquering all directions, it's only a matter of time before he dies on the battlefield. His death is not unjust."

Feng Jiuxiao said, "There are so many gold bars, it's not easy for us to carry them all. Let this big bird carry them!" With that, he waved his sleeve, and the gold nuggets in the ashes burst out of the ground and flew into the air. With a series of crisp clanging sounds, they all landed on the back of the golden eagle.

With its wings outstretched, the bronze sculpture floats in mid-air, transforming into a lifelike giant kite!

Venerable White Lotus laughed and said, "If you, young master, were to walk among the common people like this, it would surely cause an astonishing and unconventional impact!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "It doesn't matter. There's no need to pretend to be low-key in this remote and impoverished place."

The two swaggered over to the Dai family mansion.

As expected, the journey through the city caused quite a stir.

Countless Tibetan people watched from afar, gazing at this once-in-a-century spectacle, speechless with astonishment!
A young Han Chinese man dressed in white appeared to be leading an enormous, bronze-colored, golden-eagle kite. The kite was incredibly detailed and lifelike, prompting many to marvel at its exquisite craftsmanship, as if it were made of genuine bronze. Even more astonishing was that the young man in white had his hands behind his back, and the kite string was nowhere to be seen. Even the thinnest string should be visible, right? Was there no kite string?
A white-robed monk, seemingly afraid of light, stood in the shadow of the kite as he walked forward.

Whispers rippled through the crowd, but Feng Jiuxiao couldn't understand what they were saying.

Feng Jiuxiao and Bai Lian walked one after the other as if no one else was there, and no one dared to block their way.

Not a single soldier who usually patrols the city can be seen. Strange things happen every year, but there are especially many today.

Only a few bolder children kept approaching Feng Jiuxiao. They were at an age of curiosity, and Feng Jiuxiao's occasional smiles made them feel increasingly comfortable, emboldening them. Their parents, on the other hand, were terrified, desperately pulling their children back by the arms and constantly scolding them, fearing that their children would be killed if they ran into that strange boy!
They had a premonition that the reason those usually arrogant soldiers were hiding was to avoid these two Han Chinese! It was a very strange feeling!
Feng Jiuxiao looked at the simple and low earthen houses on both sides of the road and said softly, "Even if Wang Sheng doesn't ask your disciples to lead the way, and even if he doesn't understand Tibetan, I estimate that he can still find those wealthy families."

Bai Lian immediately understood Feng Jiuxiao's meaning and laughed, "Yes, there aren't many tall buildings in the entire Qing Tang City; you can practically see the whole thing at a glance. Apart from the nobles who live with the Zanpu in Chishan, there are only a handful of wealthy families in Qing Tang City with towers. Now, only the six great families have towers; you can find one easily!"

Bai Lian looked at the towering tower three miles ahead and said softly, "Dai family, this humble monk is coming soon!"