Gu Long's World: Starting with the Legend of Chu Liuxiang

Upon hearing this, everyone at the table immediately shrank back, as if the blazing fire in the stove inside the room was no longer so effective.

Jiang Fengyue asked, "So the Plum Blossom Thief has already appeared?"

Long Xiaoyun sighed, "That's right, Qin Xiaoyi's eldest son was injured by him the day before yesterday."

Li Xunhuan frowned and asked, "Where did he do it?"

Long Xiaoyun said, "It's in the plum grove in front of Lengxiang Xiaozhu in our backyard."

Li Xunhuan was slightly surprised and asked, "Who else did he injure?"

Long Xiaoyun shook his head and said, "The Plum Blossom Bandit only hurts one person each night, and he has never made a move before midnight."

Jiang Fengyue said, "So, isn't it time for him to take action and hurt someone? I just wonder what his purpose is in coming to your house?"

Long Xiaoyun said in a deep voice, "The person he's looking for is Lin..."

When Li Xunhuan heard the word "Lin", his heart almost skipped a beat.

However, Long Xiaoyun was referring to Lin Xian'er, not Lin Shiyin.

Li Xunhuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Lin Xian'er, who is she?"

Long Xiaoyun laughed loudly, "Brother, you've really gotten old. You don't even recognize Lin Xian'er. If it were ten years ago, you would probably know her name better than anyone else."

Li Xunhuan said, "So, she's also a beauty?"

Long Xiaoyun said, "She is not only a beauty, but also the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world. Countless people are infatuated with her."

He glanced at the martial arts figures at the table and said, "Do you think these people are here because of my reputation, Long Si? If Lin Xian'er weren't here, even if I served them a feast of bird's nest and shark fin every day, I still wouldn't be able to keep them here."

Jiang Fengyue laughed and asked, "So what's her relationship with you?"

Long Xiaoyun said, "She and Shiyin met when they were offering incense at Putuo Mountain. They hit it off immediately and became sworn sisters."

Jiang Fengyue frowned and said, "So the pockmarked man we met at the door was her father?"

Long Xiaoyun said with a wry smile, "It's normal for Young Master Jiang to feel surprised. In fact, no one would have thought that a father like her could give birth to a daughter like her. This is what they call a phoenix emerging from a crow's nest."

Jiang Fengyue said leisurely, "I don't think she's necessarily a phoenix. If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. A crow might give birth to a pheasant."

Upon hearing Jiang Fengyue's words, not only did Long Xiaoyun's face turn dark, but several young talents at the table also jumped up.

One of them said, "How dare you call Miss Lin a pheasant?"

Jiang Fengyue gave him a cold look, and the man immediately sat down obediently.

Long Xiaoyun smoothed things over, saying, "Young Master Jiang, you've misunderstood Miss Lin. She's not only beautiful, but also very ambitious. She's declared that anyone who eliminates the Plum Blossom Bandit, even if it's an ugly, short old man, can marry her."

Jiang Fengyue sneered, "Is there such a good thing in the world? I'm afraid it's just a case of the thief crying 'stop thief!'"

Long Xiaoyun forced a smile and said, "If Young Master Jiang doesn't believe me, he can go to the Cold Fragrance Pavilion and wait there himself. Perhaps the Plum Blossom Thief is already there."

Jiang Fengyue said, "Even if you don't tell me, I'm going to meet this Plum Blossom Thief."

Another young man stood up at the table and sneered, "You?!"

Before the young man could finish speaking, Jiang Fengyue had already left the table and disappeared. Everyone looked towards the door and saw that Jiang Fengyue was indeed walking alone towards Lengxiang Xiaozhu.

Long Xiaoyun smiled sinisterly. If he could use the Plum Blossom Thief to get rid of Jiang Fengyue, it would be avenging his son.

Li Xunhuan suddenly stood up and said, "I'll also go for a walk around and visit those plum blossoms."

Long Xiaoyun frowned and said, "Brother, I'm afraid the person you want to visit isn't Plum Blossom, but rather the Plum Blossom Thief."

Li Xunhuan sighed, "I'm just afraid that Young Master Jiang might encounter some danger if he goes alone."

Long Xiaoyun laughed loudly, "Young Master Jiang must be confident to go. Brother, you should stay here and drink, and wait for his good news."

Li Xunhuan frowned but did not answer.

Long Xiaoyun added, "Besides, if that Plum Blossom Bandit knew that Li Tanhua was here, he would probably be scared out of his wits and wouldn't dare to come."

As Long Xiaoyun spoke, he poured wine into Li Xunhuan's cup.

Li Xunhuan sighed deeply and slowly walked outside.

Long Xiaoyun's expression was solemn. He suppressed his anger and gripped the wine glass in his left hand tightly.

With a slight effort, the glass shattered with a "crack".

……

The plum blossoms in the back garden are still intact, and seem to be blooming even more profusely than they have many years ago.

Jiang Fengyue stepped across the snow-covered bridge and saw a plum grove.

Deep within the plum grove lies Li Xunhuan's former residence, Lengxiang Xiaozhu.

In the silent plum grove, a cold laugh suddenly rang out.

Immediately following was a woman's exclamation.

Jiang Fengyue looked in the direction of the shouts and saw a white figure slipping away from behind Lengxiang Xiaozhu, while another tall black figure was rushing towards him.

"Check-in!"

"Qiu Du has successfully checked in and obtained the martial art Green Demon Palm."

Jiang Fengyue thought to herself, "It seems this person is the disciple of Qingmo Shou Yi Ku. I just don't know how powerful this martial art is."

The black figure approached with astonishing force. Even when he was still two or three zhang away, Jiang Fengyue already felt a chilling wind rushing towards her.

Jiang Fengyue used the Azure Demon Palm she had just acquired to meet the attack. This palm technique was extremely strange and sinister. Jiang Fengyue only felt a chill condensing in her palm.

Palm to palm, neither Jiang Fengyue nor Qiu Du gained the upper hand.

After a dozen or so moves, Qiu Du felt increasingly familiar with Jiang Fengyue's palm techniques.

Qiu Du exclaimed in surprise, "Who are you? How can you use this kind of palm technique?"

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "You don't recognize me, but I do. You are Yi Ku's eldest disciple. I have some connection with Yi Ku, which is why I learned this palm technique."

Jiang Fengyue used this argument to get information out of Qiu Du.

Qiu Dujian's expression changed slightly when he realized his identity had been exposed.

Jiang Fengyue continued with a smile, "Since we're friends, not enemies, why did you leave in such a hurry? Why should we fight? You're just here to meet Lin Xian'er in secret; what's so shameful about that?"

Upon hearing the name Lin Xian'er, Qiu Du was so frightened that he lost his mind, leaped into the air, and fled towards the plum grove.

In terms of martial arts skills, Jiang Fengyue might not be considered very strong at this point, but when it comes to lightness skills, no one in the world can compare to him.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Fengyue had caught up with Qiu Du.

No matter how Qiu Du ran, Jiang Fengyue could always pat him on the shoulder in the next moment.

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "Friend, you'd better save your energy. I'm not going to kill you, so why are you trying to run away?"

Qiu Du stopped a short distance ahead, and Jiang Fengyue thought he had finally come to his senses.

Jiang Fengyue quickly frowned, because Qiu Du hadn't stopped, but had died.

A sword pierced through Qiu Du's heart.