Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 479 Murong attracts strong reinforcements

Night, restaurant.

It's a restaurant, but no one is drinking.

Inside the house, tea is being cooked in a red stove, and the incense sticks are flying.

A middle-aged Taoist priest in a Taoist robe and a young man in a wheelchair sat opposite each other, drinking tea and chatting.

"The price offered by the Second Young Master is indeed very high." Wu Mingzi held the teacup, with a troubled look on his face, "But you should also understand that if I agree to be your representative, then no matter whether I win or lose, I... and even the entire Kunlun will be criticized to a certain extent."

"I understand your concerns, so the reward we offer you is not just money." Murong Xiao had already thought of a way to deal with Wu Mingzi's "worry". "I promise that as long as the matter is successful, we will definitely give you a satisfactory 'compensation' in the future."

Wu Mingzi sneered in his heart when he heard this, but on the surface he still cooperated with the other party, revealing a hint of impatience, and asked knowingly: "Second Young Master, can you explain the 'compensation' more clearly?"

Murong Xiao's expression seemed calm: "Master, do I need you to point this out? I think there is nothing else in the world that can move you, except for the 'Heavenly Silkworm Skill', right?"

"Oh?" Wu Mingzi raised his eyebrows and asked suspiciously, "Could it be that... the Murong family is willing to give the Silkworm Seeking Ring to me after I win this competition?"

“Heh…” Murong Xiao chuckled, “Master, you misunderstood. What I meant is that after our Murong family finds the Heavenly Silkworm Skill, we can copy a copy and give it to you.”

As soon as these words came out, Wu Mingzi's face darkened again: "This is a bit far-fetched..." He paused, and his voice became a little colder, "According to what you said, if I fail to win in the end, or if the Murong family fails to find the Heavenly Silkworm Skill afterwards, this 'compensation' will be for nothing, right?"

Murong Xiao was caught in the flaw in his words, but he was not panicked, and continued to calmly reply: "Master, right now my Murong family is willing to believe that your swordsmanship can surpass all the heroes and come out on top, so why can't you believe that... With the current strength of the Murong family, as long as we win the Silkworm Seeking Ring, we will definitely be able to find the Heavenly Silkworm Skill?"

When Wu Mingzi heard this, he thought that this young man was really good at speaking. However, this also saved him a lot of trouble, and he could be more natural when pretending to be convinced.

"In that case..." Wu Mingzi said in a deep voice, "If I now raise the question... 'What if the Murong family has found the Heavenly Silkworm Skill in the future, but claims to the outside world that they have not found it'? This kind of hypothesis would be a case of judging others by one's own standards, right?"

Some people may have noticed by now that their current conversation is essentially the same as the previous "bargaining" between Shuang Xie and Ding Buzhu.

But Wu Mingzi was not unwilling to stop, he had other considerations.

Let's talk about this a little further back...

We all know that the "masked man" who previously snatched the True Hero Order from the Three-Character King was Wu Mingzi.

As for Wu Mingzi, he is forty-two years old this year and is nicknamed "Three-Eyed Man with No Sound".

The "three eyes" here refers to his unique appearance: there is a faint birthmark on Wu Mingzi's forehead, which is usually not noticeable, but as long as he gets angry, the birthmark will appear like a third eye due to the wrinkling of the skin and the congestion of blood vessels under the skin, hence the name.

And the "absolute sound" refers to his martial arts: when he was 20 years old, Wu Mingzi single-handedly wiped out a group of gangsters called "Six Evils of Mangshan". During the fight, the opponent could not even make a sound… In other words, Wu Mingzi's swordsmanship is not only so fast that the opponent has no time to parry with weapons, but he has also practiced it to the point where there is no friction or cutting sound when destroying the human body, and the opponent was unable to groan when he died… Such a state.

I think many people have already realized that a man in his twenties with this ability... seems a little familiar? Isn't this another Lin Yuancheng?
That’s right, it can be said that in terms of martial arts talent, Wu Mingzi is another Lin Yuancheng in the world.

However, his experience, character... are very different from Lin Yuancheng's.

Although Lin Yuancheng had been trained as a secret assassin by a hypocrite since childhood and had long witnessed the darkness of human nature, fortunately, he got rid of that experience after he became an adult and still maintained a very pure heart for seeking the truth.

As for Wu Mingzi, he grew up in a big sect like Kunlun since he was young and was placed with high hopes. He was already famous in the martial arts world in his twenties and his future in the sect was limitless. It seemed that his start was much better than Lin Yuancheng's...

However, a carefully designed internal fight within the sect many years ago caused a huge change in Wu Mingzi's values ​​and character.

After that incident, Wu Mingzi's teacher committed suicide in hatred. Although Wu Mingzi remained in Kunlun, everyone knew that politically speaking, he was already a dead man; even if he lived to be seventy years old, he would still be a "senior in the sect" with great martial arts skills and a great reputation, but without any position. Even if the head of the sect changed three times, no one would give him any real power, and he would not even be allowed to accept a disciple.

From then on, Wu Mingzi unsurprisingly became a person who was extremely patient and lived on thin ice.

Although his enthusiasm, which was originally very similar to Lin Yuancheng's, had not been completely extinguished, it had long been blocked by the desire to "turn over" and vow to "retaliate".

Over the years, there were not many moments when the flame of fire in his heart could occasionally be felt. The brief confrontation with the Three-Character King in the Xunlin last month could be counted as one of them... Of course, that also cost him a price - he still didn't know that his momentary impulse had exposed himself.

Anyway, after snatching the True Hero Order, Wu Mingzi successfully persuaded the Shadowless Poison Lord to take on a task that "he would never accept unless he was rewarded with the True Hero Order" - to eliminate "Dragon Seeking Sword" Dugu Sheng without leaving any trace.

Who knew that this matter would encounter twists and turns. The Shadowless Poison Master had not yet arrived in Jinling, but Dugu and his son came to Cangzhou.

A few days later, the "Zhengxiong Cup" incident happened, causing most of the martial arts world to rush here.

Wu Mingzi pondered: Although not many people know about the grudge between Dugu Sheng and me, it is not unknown... If Dugu Sheng died in his home in Jinling as I originally estimated... and no clues could be found, then it would be the best strategy for me to stay in Kunlun, thousands of miles away. But now Dugu father and son and a large number of martial artists have flocked to Cangzhou, and the water is very muddy. Poison Lord will definitely make a move here. If I am not in Cangzhou at this time and do not join in the fun... once Dugu Sheng dies, wouldn't I appear suspicious?
Thinking of this, Wu Mingzi came quickly.

Since he was going to come anyway, the people from Kunlun Sect didn't stop him. Even the current leader of Kunlun Sect hoped that Wu Mingzi would do something shameful to the sect so that he could take the opportunity to expel him from the sect.

As a result, as soon as Wu Mingzi arrived in Cangzhou, he was "invited" by the Murong family to be a guest, which led to the current "bargaining".

Obviously, Wu Mingzi had guessed on his way here that the Murong family wanted to invite him to be a "contestant", and he had already decided to agree.

Because as a player, and a representative of a seeded team like the Murong family, he would inevitably be accompanied or watched by others day and night, which gave him a very sufficient "alibi".

Besides, Dugu Sheng has been in the underworld for so many years, he must have more than one enemy. It would be even better if he could muddy the waters now that he has evidence.

As for the "Heavenly Silkworm Skill", to be honest, Wu Mingzi doesn't care that much about it.

He understood it twenty years ago - no matter how high a person's martial arts skills are, there will be times when he is helpless.

This world of martial arts can never be played well by relying on magical skills, passion, and a loyal heart.

If you rely solely on these three things and are lucky enough to live to the day when you see through the true nature of the world, then the only thought left for you at that time is probably to "get out of it safely."

Of course, there is another reason why Wu Mingzi doesn't care about "Heavenly Silkworm Skill".

That is... with his current martial arts skills, just the part he is "willing to show to the world" is already high enough.

“Master, please forgive me for speaking bluntly…” Seeing that Wu Mingzi was still arguing, Murong Xiao once again used his eloquent tongue to argue, “Unparalleled martial arts is certainly what everyone dreams of, but if you look at the world, a magical skill is just a ‘limited thing’ that is limited to the martial arts of one or a few people… The ‘infinite things’ that can truly enable people to command and dominate the world are wealth, power, wisdom, and reason…

"My Murong family has great ambitions. If we break our promise to you, the Taoist priest, and lose our credibility in front of the world just to monopolize this martial art... in my opinion, it would be like losing the big picture for the small, like opening one's belly to hide the pearl."

Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you are all familiar with the words that popped out of Wu Mingzi’s mind after listening to this passage - this kid must not be kept.

Of course he wouldn't show it on his face. After all, he had been arguing with the other party for half a day today, and his behavior was just a way for him to hide himself.

Seeing Murong Xiao's good performance, Wu Mingzi also felt that it was about time: "Okay! Okay~" He pretended to be convinced, "Second Young Master is so knowledgeable and broad-minded at such a young age. I really admire him! Then let's make it a deal."

Murong Xiao smiled and raised his glass: "Then I will use tea instead of wine, and I will accept this gentleman's agreement with the Taoist priest. Please!"

Wu Mingzi also smiled and picked up the teacup: "Please!"

When the two men raised their glasses, Murong Shu, who was sitting in the dark and observing, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At first, when Murong Shu heard Murong Xiao, a bastard who had never been involved in the martial arts world, volunteered to take on the responsibility of negotiating with Wu Mingzi, he still felt a little nervous.

At this moment, seeing that Murong Xiao had done things so smoothly, Murong Shu looked at him with more respect, and couldn't help but fantasize in his heart: Ah Xiao is indeed an outstanding child. If everything goes well, my Murong family will finally find the Tiancan Gong, and Ah Xiao can use this magic to cure his illness and take over my position as the head of the family, then the future prospects of the Murong family will be limitless...

Of course, Murong Shu is not the only one who has this idea in mind.

However, his other two legitimate sons had certain opinions about this matter.