The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 31 Sinister Intentions
Alright, Chu Liuxiang has now become the second Lu Xiaofeng.

After all, Nangong Ling clearly wanted to take advantage of Chu Liuxiang's reputation.

Chu Liuxiang quickly guessed the other party's sinister intentions.

If he agreed, given his character, he would definitely have to meet Qiu Lingsu first. Then, the other party could set up an ambush on the way, arranging for him to carry out the assassination in a place that would be unfavorable to him. This also meant that his life safety would be difficult to guarantee.

At the same time, the other party will also take into account the possibility of the assassination failing, which would still allow Chu Liuxiang to use his reputation and connections to clear Nangong Ling's name after meeting Qiu Lingsu.

Furthermore, the two people at the table, knowing that he had met with Black Pearl, probably understood that Chu Liuxiang had more or less discovered the important clue of Qiu Lingsu. Even if Nangong Ling didn't bring it up now, they would find all sorts of ways to get Nangong Ling to take him to see this Madam Ren.

Therefore, the current situation can be described as a desperate gamble by the other party, putting themselves in a do-or-die situation.

Calling it a gamble isn't quite accurate, because Qiu Lingsu is under the other party's control. Chu Liuxiang is quite certain of one thing: Nangong Ling will never give him and Qiu Lingsu a chance to talk alone, and he can't be sure whether Qiu Lingsu is actually an accomplice of the other party.

But this did not prevent Chu Liuxiang from nodding in agreement.

Once he knew Qiu Lingsu's location, he could then find other ways to uncover the truth. Moreover, the public opinion storm stirred up in the martial arts world had already given Nangong Ling, the leader of the number one gang in the world, a headache.

Even if he pays a lot of attention to me, it is difficult to avoid him diverting some of his energy, which is also my opportunity.

Then there's the flowerless one.

"Master, are you going with us? I trust Brother Nangong. As our friend, shouldn't you lend him a hand at this time?"

Chu Liuxiang smiled and looked at Wuhua, who smiled back.

But subtly, a sense of tension and rivalry had already emerged between the two.

"I trust Brother Chu. I have some things to do these days, so I'll ask Brother Chu to visit the next wife on my behalf to ensure her safety. After that, I will issue a clarification statement for Brother Nangong together with Brother Chu."

"That's it."

It's settled! Gou Wuhua will definitely assassinate him on the way!
Chu Liuxiang then turned his gaze to Nangong Ling, and after smiling and nodding, he received a grateful look from her.

He also believed that Wu Hua, who had attempted to assassinate him several times during the upcoming journey, truly wanted him dead, but Nangong Ling might still hope that he could live, thus proving his innocence.

When Nangong Ling became the leader of the Beggars' Sect and began to recruit villains like Bai Yumo by any means necessary in order to consolidate his power and position, Chu Liuxiang had already realized that his old friend valued power and status very much.

Therefore, rather than eliminating the threat itself, it is more important to use oneself to clear away the current public opinion impact on it.

This confirmed two things for Chu Liuxiang.

First, Nangong Ling will not openly break ties with him for the time being, which means that the other party cannot use the power of the Beggars' Sect to target him.

Secondly, Nangong Ling's control over the Beggars' Sect is insufficient. It should be noted that the Beggars' Sect is an expert in manipulating public opinion. Even though gossip about the Beggars' Sect is circulating all over the martial arts world, the Beggars' Sect still has the ability to suppress the discussion.

However, Nangong Lingdu started to desperately seek solutions for himself, so this situation was not as dangerous as he had initially anticipated.

After the matter was settled, the three began to talk freely about their past experiences. The tense atmosphere that had suddenly appeared before was completely dissipated, until Wuhua brought up that man again! "According to my investigation, the seeds of this public opinion flowed into the capital from the northwest, and then spread rapidly to other places from this capital. I also discovered a coincidence: that amorous young master has recently caused some considerable turmoil in the capital."

This also concerns Chu Xiangshuai.

"Me?" Chu Liuxiang blinked. He felt it would be necessary to pay more attention to Xia Yunhua's movements in the future.

Despite having no evidence, he intuitively felt that the reason Nangong Ling was embroiled in public opinion trouble was likely the work of that amorous young master. After discussing it with Wuhua a few days ago, he vaguely sensed that the two might have a personal feud.

He then began to seriously analyze Fang Yunhua's past.

It must be admitted that Wu Hua's assessment was correct. The other party was indeed a master at manipulating public opinion. He first used his own advantages to bind himself to a group of outstanding young ladies, thereby attracting everyone's attention.

He also used this to enhance the reputation of the Huashan Sect, and during this time he continued to generate rumors to maintain his popularity.

This allowed Fang Yunhua, who had no outstanding achievements, to find a unique way to leverage the influence of his nickname to forge a bond with both the "Fragrant Marshal" and the "Wuhua" monk.

He wasn't dissatisfied with this, after all, he was a very sentimental person. The only thing he was unhappy about was Wuhua, whose character conflicted with his.

Considering the delicate relationship between the two, this might well be a scheme that the amorous young man had already devised against Wuhua.

At this moment, Wuhua also spoke up.

"Because of the White Jade Beauty, the White Jade Beauty that Xiang Shuai took before has now fallen into Jin Banhua's hands again. I heard that this is the first time that a stolen item has returned to its original owner."

"I see. It was a deal between me and Young Master Fang," Chu Liuxiang said frankly. "After all, the other party paid three times the price of the Jade Beauty. It doesn't matter who I sell to."

He then glanced at Nangong Ling, and wondered if it was just his imagination, but for a moment, she seemed to have shown a look of envy. What was she envious of? Was it his wealth? Or Fang Yunhua's wealth?

Surely the leader of the Beggars' Sect wouldn't be this incompetent.

According to some analyses of the original storyline, Nangong Ling was so poor that he lost his mind. To increase his control over the gang after becoming the leader, he needed to win over the higher-ups, which inevitably involved spending money. Although the Beggars' Gang was made up of a group of beggars, there were also those with clean clothes and those with dirty clothes.

The former are mostly responsible for business negotiations and formal occasions, and as the largest gang in the world, they live up to the name of being a large and powerful organization.

However, because he had only recently taken office, Nangong Ling would be refused and delayed for various reasons when he tried to mobilize resources related to gold and silver. Therefore, he had always used his own private savings to entertain high-ranking officials.

And he only had a few coins!
You can't blame him for being so desperate that he resorted to using a lowly character like Bai Yu Mo Gai and using Qiu Ling Su to scheme against the four masters, hoping to extract gold coins from them.

At this moment, Wu Hua had no interest in paying attention to her own stinky little brother, who was drooling with envy.

Just as Chu Liuxiang had already identified Wuhua as one of the murderers, Wuhua also confirmed that this former friend was no longer as sincere to him, and that Wuhua might have seen through some of his hidden true nature.

So he needed to say something.

"Brother Chu, are you aware that the Huashan Sect has recently begun to take frequent actions?"

(End of this chapter)