Having studied for a hundred years, why do you call me the Martial Saint?

Is Chapter 29 even better than The Legend of the Condor Heroes?

Firewood yard.

Qian Le and Deng Shifan stumbled out of the woods, covered in sweat and pale as death.

"Something's happened! Something's happened!"

Qian Le practically lunged at a woodshed steward, his voice hoarse.

"Someone wants to kill us! Zhao Kui! And Luo Lie!"

The woodshed manager, surnamed Niu, was an old man in his forties or fifties. He was startled when he heard this.

"What? What happened?"

Qian Le recounted the events incoherently, ending in a panic:

"Junior Brother Gu is still inside! He's probably met with some misfortune!"

Steward Niu frowned more and more as he listened, and stood up to say:

"They dare to kill people within the sect's territory?"

"Hmph, I'll go see what's going on!"

Qian Le and Deng Shifan seemed to have met their saviors, and hurriedly followed behind Steward Niu.

We had only walked a short distance into the woods.

They saw Gu Shuxian walking towards them, looking exhausted.

Qian Le spotted him immediately and practically rushed over, asking with concern, "Junior Brother Gu! Are you alright?!"

Deng Shifan followed behind, asking, "Are you... are you injured?"

Gu Shuxian waved his hand, revealing a weak smile:

"Ha, those two lazy idiots, they know the forest like we do. We just turned a few corners and left them behind! They're probably still lost!"

Qian Le was stunned for a moment, then let out a long breath and plopped down on the ground:

"Yes, yes! Zhao Kui doesn't know the woods as well as we do! Thank goodness!"

Deacon Niu frowned, stepped forward, and asked a few questions about the situation.

Gu Shuxian recounted his encounter with Zhao Kui and the others in the forest, concluding that he had been running desperately and hadn't seen them again after turning several corners, and he didn't know if they intended to kill him.

Steward Niu glanced at the three people suspiciously.

Sitting in his position, one cannot simply believe one side of the story.

He had seen plenty of excuses that servants could come up with for not wanting to do their jobs over the years.

In the past, we would consider the circumstances, but we found that there were more and more people trying to cheat and shirk their responsibilities, so we became stricter and stricter.

Steward Niu patrolled the woods again but found nothing unusual.

"Alright, alright, since there's nothing else, get to work. Don't even think about slacking off. I'll transfer you to the wood-chopping team, and you'll be working in the firewood yard from now on."

"As for the rest, I'll have Zhao Kui come over and ask him about the situation later."

Steward Niu waved his hand impatiently and turned to leave.

Qian Le hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

They couldn't stay at the firewood field forever to collect mountain produce, but then they thought that now wasn't the time to worry about that.

Zhao Kui was like a madman, determined to take their lives.

Perhaps it would be wiser to avoid it for a while.

In other words, it's unknown how long they'll have to hide.

"No, I have to talk to Steward Sun and see if we can transfer Zhao Kui to another room. I'm really afraid he'll go crazy and attack me at night..."

Qian Le was still shaken and kept rambling on, while Deng Shifan nodded hurriedly beside him.

Gu Shuxian dusted himself off and said slowly:

"Brother Qian, I'd like to deliver firewood to the library later. If I don't manage to get any, I'll have to trouble you."

Qian Le looked up, speechless.

"What time is it? Why are you still thinking about these things?"

"There's nothing we can do, life goes on as usual," Gu Shuxian said with a smile.

Qian Le nodded helplessly.

……

Ultimately, since it wasn't a way to get money, no servant wanted to walk such a long distance to the library.

Besides, books held no appeal for them whatsoever.

Gu Shuxian carried the load on his shoulder and slowly moved towards the library.

In autumn, firewood needs to be prepared; in winter, charcoal needs to be delivered. They can basically come every day.

There may be fewer opportunities to go to the outer gate during the spring and summer seasons.

I wonder if Huang Ziyi will allow me to borrow a lot of books at once...

Hmm, no, I don't know how to explain having so much money.

Tsk, now that I think about it, that old Huang was really obsessed with money. Senior Brother Chen Wenyan was so much better; he lent me so many books and never asked for a single penny.

Gu Shuxian was lost in thought when he unknowingly arrived near the library.

Looking at the old locust tree in the courtyard.

Gu Shuxian straightened his clothes and stepped inside.

The library was much quieter today, presumably because most of the disciples who had been inspired by the outer sect competition had already come.

Gu Shuxian was about to go around the front yard to the woodshed when he saw a figure rush out from the main hall entrance.

"Junior Brother Gu! You've finally arrived!"

Huang Ziyi rushed over with a big smile.

The enthusiastic Gu Shuxian felt a little uneasy.

"Senior Brother Huang, it's been so long! I've missed you terribly. What brings you here...?"

"I miss you so much too!" Huang Ziyi grabbed his sleeve and pulled him into the hall. "Come in, come in and let's talk."

Gu Shuxian was puzzled, assuming it was because there had been too many people visiting in the past few days, making it too lively.

The few people who have come these past few days make it seem lonely in comparison.

Gu Shuxian sat on a chair in the main hall of the library, while Huang Ziyi opposite him smiled meaningfully.

"Junior Brother Gu, you haven't come for quite some time. I thought something had happened to you."

"Well, it's not easy for us menial workers to earn money; it takes some time."

Gu Shuxian coughed, took out the disciple's code of conduct and twenty coins for the borrowing fee from his pocket, and handed them over with both hands.

"I've come to return the books I borrowed last time."

Huang Ziyi took the book, didn't even look at it, and casually tossed it onto the table next to him.

Gu Shuxian's lips twitched.

You should have said so earlier!

If I had known you weren't going to check, I would have just grabbed any book with a similar cover!

Huang Ziyi, however, did not accept the twenty coins, but instead smiled mysteriously and said:

"No rush, I won't charge you for the book this time. Didn't I say I wanted to lend you a good book last time?"

"A good book? How good is it?"

"Even better than The Legend of the Condor Heroes!"

Gu Shuxian's breath hitched.

Is it even better than The Legend of the Condor Heroes?

How beautiful must it be?

Is there really a better book in the world?

Gu Shuxian's heart raced, his anticipation reaching its peak.

"Really? Senior brother, are you kidding me?"

Huang Ziyi's smile grew even more mysterious. He turned around and walked behind a bookshelf, rummaged around for a while, and finally came back with a blue-covered book in his hands.

"When have I, Huang Ziyi, ever lied to you?"

Huang Ziyi patted his chest solemnly, then carefully handed the book to Gu Shuxian and whispered in her ear:

"But please remember this."

"This book must be read secretly by yourself; no one can find out!"

"Because this book is incredibly exciting!"

Very exciting?

A sense of foreboding arose in Gu Shuxian's heart.

He looked down and saw four characters neatly written at the top of the blue book.

Wild Fox Romance!

???

Gu Shuxian gasped and looked up at Huang Ziyi's sly face.

This...this can't be one of those kinds of books, can it?!