The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 114 Showdown (44 words per day)

The dramatic turn of events at the scene was beyond Chu Liuxiang's expectations.

He looked at Hu Tiehua, who seemed to have lost all hope and was on the verge of despair, and then at Ji Bingyan, who had given up blinking and was also somewhat bewildered. Finally, he sighed deeply and could only start to speak softly.

"Give me a chance. Within three days, I will definitely find the real culprit and prove Xiao Hu's innocence."

The King of Kucha did not speak; his gaze was fixed on Fang Yunhua.

Now he has realized the importance of strength. If he hadn't agreed to the agreement with the other party in time, Hu Tiehua might have just swaggered out. Needless to say, Chu Liuxiang would now be deliberately bowing his head and saying he wants to find the real culprit.

It's likely that when the other party left the oasis, they didn't forget to mock him, saying he was just an ugly freak who died.

At this moment, he no longer had any hope for Chu Liuxiang and the other two. His dignity as a king had been trampled on by Hu Tiehua without him even realizing it. Compared to that, Fang Yunhua's performance was so good that he wanted to sing praises to him.

Despite their formidable strength, the other party did not bully the weak. After seeing through my scheme, they did not jump out to disrupt or threaten me, but instead gave me a friendly reminder.

In addition, they had just restored the dignity of the royal family of Kucha.

This caused his stance to shift significantly in favor of the other party.

His gaze then fell upon the Pipa Princess, who was still sobbing softly, and some thoughts began to form in his mind.

Nowadays, the decision-making power is naturally handed over to the other party.

"Compared to finding the real culprit, I think it is more important to go and exchange for the Star of Elysium tomorrow. What do you say, Your Majesty?"

Fang Yunhua now only wants to kick Chu Liuxiang far away.

The current course of events can no longer be referenced by the original storyline, so Fang Yunhua now needs to make timely adjustments based on his understanding of Shi Guanyin.

We need some more time.

Without a doubt, the only formidable warrior capable of buying this much time was Chu Liuxiang, who had piqued Shi Guanyin's interest.

He was certain that once Chu Liuxiang went to the exchange location the next day, Shi Guanyin would secretly follow him, reveal her true form, and play her favorite imprisonment game.

Trying to trap Chu Xiangshuai is an unrealistic and delusional act.

Especially after Fang Yunhua detained Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan, the brainless and grumpy duo who would be a huge hindrance to Chu Liuxiang in this incident, it became even easier for Chu Liuxiang to act as he pleased.

In this way, they can start to focus on setting up an encirclement and kill.

After giving Fang Yunhua a deep look, Chu Liuxiang nodded in agreement.

When Fang Yunhua displayed his martial arts skills, Fang Yunhua realized that he could not successfully rescue Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan under Fang Yunhua's targeting, not to mention that Fang Yunhua had a companion with unfathomable strength.

Even though Hua Manlou captured her by surprise, it's not something an ordinary expert could do, especially against the exceptionally cautious Ji Bingyan.

"Your Majesty, you may allow him to make some preparations first, and I hope Your Majesty will carefully select the accompanying personnel."

As long as you don't draw those three idiots who were blinded by gold and silver in the original storyline, it will be fine. In fact, even if you do draw those three, it will be very difficult for the other party to succeed in poisoning or assassinating you like in the original storyline.

After all, Brother Chu's passive buff is immunity to all kinds of poison!

The King of Kucha nodded, and then led Chu Liuxiang out of the tent.

He wasn't worried at all that the other party might suddenly kidnap him and then turn around to threaten him. He also recognized the other party's gentlemanly nature at a glance. As long as his side didn't show any absolute intent to kill Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan, then Old Chu, who valued friendship, would definitely cooperate obediently.

Moreover, if Chu Liuxiang really did that, the result would be that he would be kicked out of the Oasis after the hostage exchange, which would be no different from a slow death.

"you"

At this moment, Princess Pipa, who had been crying the whole time, was about to speak, but Fang Yunhua stopped her with one hand. Then he stepped forward and pressed Hu Tiehua's sleeping acupoint. Seeing this, Yuan Suiyun also put Ji Bingyan to sleep.

"What do you want to say?" Fang Yunhua looked at the Pipa Princess, whose behavior was completely different from the original storyline.

It should be noted that in the original storyline, this person was relentlessly criticizing Hu Tiehua and even tried to attack her several times, but unfortunately, she was completely outmatched, which caused Hu Tiehua some suffering.

But this time she only cried quietly and did not take any drastic action.

"Did you already..." Princess Pipa didn't finish her sentence. She pursed her lips, and her beautiful eyes welled up with tears again. Then she stepped forward and kicked Hu Tiehua hard.

She then began to clean up her sister's body.

After arranging the team for Chu Liuxiang, the King of Kucha returned to his tent.

His gaze, fixed on the eldest princess's corpse, was filled with intense regret. He didn't seem like a cold-blooded schemer; in the original storyline, when faced with the assassination attempts of Du Huan and Sun Kong, he could say:

"You...you may take Xiao Wang's head, but please release my daughter!"

That's the kind of situation that reveals a person's true nature.

Even though he kept the secret of restoring the kingdom from those around him the whole time, he was truly doing his best to protect them.

"Now we can have an open and honest talk."

"Go to your main tent."

The King of Kucha nodded.

Princess Pipa then followed after instructing her maid to clean the bloodstains off the eldest princess.

Of course, we can't forget the two still-sleeping individuals, Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan, each carried by Yuan Suiyun.

To ensure everything went perfectly, Fang Yunhua added two more taps.

The acupoint striking technique he mastered was performed by using the Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng, with his fingers acting as a sword, and then executing it backwards. This was a secret known only to Hua Zhenzhen within the Huashan Sect. Furthermore, in the original work, he was even referred to as the strongest acupoint striking master of his time.

After finishing the two rounds of exercises, Fang Yunhua checked again to make sure that the two of them hadn't secretly learned one of the Demonic Sect's divine skills, the "Heavenly Shift and Earthly Rotation Great Acupoint Shifting Technique," before he was truly relieved.

Then, Yuan Suiyun, whose perception ability was maxed out, walked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping.

He also voluntarily revealed his identity.

"I am Fang Yunhua, the young master of the Huashan Sect."

"The young master of the Huashan Sect?"

"Fang Yunhua?"

The one who raised the question was the King of Kucha. He didn't know much about the martial arts world in the Central Plains, but he did know the names of the seven major sects that had been passed down for hundreds of years.

To his surprise, the other party turned out to be a martial arts practitioner. He had originally thought that Fang Yunhua was a powerful figure secretly cultivated by that country in the east.

The question then falls on Princess Pipa.

Besides already anticipating that the other party was using an alias, she also remembered that during the banquet, the master thief Chu Liuxiang had subconsciously exclaimed this name, and she also overheard a few words of conversation between the other party and Ji Bingyan.

It seems that Chu Liuxiang has developed a strange condition where he always feels that this person is around him.

Ji Bingyan provided numerous theoretical arguments to prove that he was talking nonsense.

But now it seems that Chu Xiangshuai's premonition was completely correct!

"Then you and the east side..."

"Your Majesty can regard me as a special envoy of the Ming Dynasty. The specific details will be discussed in detail by the court. My purpose in coming here is not only to reach an agreement with Your Majesty on the initial terms, but also to prepare the conditions for reopening the Western Regions trade route, and to help Your Majesty solve the biggest problem at present."

Of course, it wasn't just me and Brother Yuan who came this time.

Yuan Suiyun cupped his hands in greeting to the two of them, but made no offer to introduce himself.

He was still sensing the situation outside, trying to avoid being overheard by Chu Liuxiang or Shi Guanyin.

"As expected," the King of Kucha sighed.

This time he did not mention the agreement reached by the Western Regions countries again, because he was well aware that his current position was unchangeable.

"We will discuss some of the details later when the second partner I am optimistic about arrives."

"A second partner?"

"Yes, after all, if we want to reopen the trade routes in the Western Regions, we will naturally need the assistance of the King of the Desert."

"But Jamukha is dead, and his child..."

"This is our opportunity. Jamukha has four great generals, known as Purple, White, Gold, and Green. Purple is brave, White is fierce, Gold is cunning, and Green is loyal. I am inviting General Green."

"You invited General Qing, who is most loyal to Jamukha? Do you know that the King of the Desert has been resisting all kinds of provocations from the east? This is because he knows very well that only in this way can he maintain his prestige as the King of the Desert."

The King of Kucha was puzzled by Fang Yunhua's choice.

Fang Yunhua simply smiled and said...

"What I need is his loyalty. Perhaps dealing with the other three generals would have a chance to sway them into starting their own faction, but that would be too slow. The King of the Desert still wields considerable influence, so the more loyal the general, the better the chance of persuading him."

The King of Kucha wanted to say something more, but Fang Yunhua interrupted him.

"Your Majesty, let's move on to the question you care about most, such as who killed the eldest princess."

In that instant, the King of Kucha stopped paying attention to the purple, white, gold, and blue colors, and looked at Fang Yunhua with a serious expression.

"who is it?"

Princess Pipa, standing to the side, also cast her gaze, her eyes filled with an unyielding hatred.

"Shi Guanyin, and Shi Guanyin killed not only the eldest princess, but also your queen."

"How could this be!" the King of Kucha exclaimed. Princess Pipa was also unwilling to believe the truth, but tears were already streaming down her face again. Deep down, she knew that Fang Yunhua's words could not possibly be a lie.

"Then I... am now the Queen."

"Yes, it's the Stone Guanyin."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Yunhua flashed forward and stopped the Pipa Princess from rushing out.

"You should have a basic understanding of my strength. I can tell you that in order to ensure that I can kill Shi Guanyin, I have prepared three experts of the same level as me. Even so, I cannot guarantee that she will not escape."

Therefore, I need your father's trust, and I also need to borrow General Qing's power, so that I can ensure her certain death.

With tears welling in her eyes, Princess Pipa looked up at Fang Yunhua.

"You want to kill her?"

"This is also one of the reasons I came to the Great Desert. My sect was almost wiped out by her, so believe me, my hatred for her is no less than yours."

"But she has already killed my sister, killed my mother, and now..."

Princess Pipa was unable to utter a single word; her body, trembling with extreme anger, was being held in Fang Yunhua's arms.

Perhaps because she could hear the other person's strong and powerful heartbeat, she subconsciously felt that trusting the other person was the right decision, or perhaps this hug brought her a great sense of security.

Princess Pipa gradually calmed down.

Fang Yunhua was circulating the Mingyu Gong, and the falling tears condensed into sparkling ice crystals. After the ice crystals fell into his palm, he released the other person.

Princess Pipa has indeed calmed down now. Her face is still a little flushed, and her eyes are lowered, not daring to look Fang Yunhua in the eye.

This also made her notice the long needle in the other person's hand, which was made of ice crystals, and the Pipa Princess looked puzzled.

"These are ice needles formed from your tears, and they will be the weapons used to kill Shi Guanyin in the future."

And I will carry out this revenge with your belief. Will you believe me?

Princess Pipa raised her head and met Fang Yunhua's affectionate eyes. At that moment, she took the initiative to reach out and hug his neck. Because of the things she had experienced recently and the pressure that had been accumulating in her heart, she needed to release it. So, in this situation, she chose the boldest way!
This time, just as she tiptoed, Fang Yunhua kissed her full lips deeply. Because the Pipa Princess had been the one taking the initiative these days, she was stunned by the situation. But soon she was immersed in the sweet atmosphere, and the hatred in the depths of her eyes gradually turned into a pool of spring water.

When the two parted, Princess Pipa was already like a well-behaved young wife, not uttering a single complaint.

However, her gaze would occasionally drift towards Fang Yunhua, filled with a deep affection that even Yuan Suiyun, a blind man, could sense, indicating that she had chosen to place all her trust in Fang Yunhua.

The King of Kucha, who was also driven by hatred and wanted to do something, now had an expression that was unusually complicated, so complicated that it was indescribable.

There was a mix of relief, emotion, and melancholy, along with anger and hatred towards the Stone Guanyin, and of course, an indescribable sadness—it was all too complicated.

In the end, he could only cough twice.

It was a way of indicating that his old father was still right there!

Fang Yunhua also turned his gaze to the other party, giving him a knowing look. Although the King of Kucha didn't understand what the other party understood, he was satisfied as long as the other party didn't continue to cling to him.

"So according to you, Shi Guanyin has been monitoring all my movements for the sake of the secret of the Star of Bliss. That's why she took over the identity of my beloved concubine. This way, she could keep putting pressure on me and force me to tell her the secret."

"Yes, and she is also secretly supporting the rebels' actions, with her aim undoubtedly set on becoming the Queen of Kucha."

"This"

The King of Kucha originally thought that it was impossible for the other party to achieve this goal, but when he thought about how his daughter had already died tragically, and if he and Princess Pipa were to be killed directly after Shi Guanyin ran out of patience, then with the other party's superb disguise skills, they could easily pull off a "switcheroo" to replace the prince.

In particular, she was able to secretly obtain the support of the rebels, and with the support of the King of Kucha himself being the legitimate ruler of the country, it seemed that achieving this goal was not too difficult.

At this moment, he had a deep understanding of his situation.

"I will fully cooperate with your plan. I also need to trouble you to take good care of my daughter. She can't control her emotions, so please try not to appear in front of her in the next few days. However, there is still one thing I don't understand."

Why should Chu Xiangshuai continue to go to the agreed location to exchange for the Star of Bliss?

His strength should be quite good; wouldn't it be easier to use his power to deal with Shi Guanyin if he stayed here?

"Because we can't let Shi Guanyin keep an eye on this camp, and it just so happens that the other side has taken a liking to Chu Liuxiang. We need to send the two of them out to entangle him so that we can ensure that some of our private actions won't be discovered."

"Just because she took a liking to that young hero Chu, Shi Guanyin would completely forget her true purpose?"

"Yeah, she's an old pervert."

This answer left the King of Kucha speechless. He felt it was a bit far-fetched, but in the end, he nodded and chose to believe Fang Yunhua.

After all, the death of the eldest princess had already proven how desperate and tragic the result of his previous distrust was.

(End of this chapter)