The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 14 Who is the hero?

It was almost noon, and the market town in Gushan County was bustling as never before. Both floors of the Hongyun Restaurant were packed.

The owner of the restaurant invited all the regular customers. For him, this was a good opportunity to win over customers. He kept greeting customers at the door, smiling like a chrysanthemum. He was quite honest and did not cheat or play tricks. The menu he arranged was so good that Fang Xiu could not find any fault with it.

Even the pawnshop owner, Wei, couldn't contain his curiosity and sat down on the second floor early, glancing at Fang Xiu from time to time.

The porridge stall on the corner of the street had been set up a long time ago. The rice porridge in two large iron pots on the two temporary earthen stoves was cooked until it was thick and mushy. There were several layers of pancakes stacked next to it. Many beggars were already queuing up.

Fang Xiu moved the storytelling table to the door. The guests who had just been invited lined up to thank him. They were annoyed for a moment, and finally sat down after being persuaded by the shopkeeper. Only then did Fang Xiu sit on the chair and close his eyes to rest.

The four whole lambs sent by Manager Wei are now hanging on the bracket of the temporary fire at the door. Two chefs and several waiters are busying around, brushing oil and sprinkling seasonings. The chef even has cumin in his hand. Soon the aroma is overwhelming. It can't be smelled for ten miles, but this tempting fragrance can be smelled in the center of Gushan County.

Although Fang Xiu closed his eyes, he was actually not idle. He used his extraordinary five senses and mysterious intuition to quickly transform the scene within a hundred meters around him into a three-dimensional dynamic image, ensuring that he could monitor everyone around him.

He quickly identified the three beggars who appeared in the City God Temple last night by their smell, but the helmsman was not there.

His current image was completely different from that of a beggar, and the three Beggar Gang disciples had no idea that Fang Xiu was their target.

After about two incense sticks of time, it was noon and the whole lamb was almost ready. Fang Xiu signaled the waiter to divide three of the lambs into two parts and ask the guests in the restaurant and the beggars on the street to share them. The banquet at Hongyun Restaurant started on time and the beggars at the porridge stall also began to line up for porridge.

At the same time, Fang Xiu waved his hand, and two of the shopkeeper Wei's men unfolded a large banner, attracting everyone's attention.

There were seven big words written on the banner: Talking about heroes, who is the hero.

Fang Xiu raised the wooden paperweight he had borrowed from Manager Wei, used it as a wake-up call, slammed it hard on the table, and spoke loudly.

"The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were known for their morality, and the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties were renowned for their achievements.

The Five Hegemons and the Seven Heroes caused chaos in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the rise and fall of the country changed in an instant.

A few lines of names from Jin and Song, looking north at countless barren hills,
The previous generation sows and the next generation reaps, what is this talk of dragons fighting tigers?

After finishing the opening poem, Fang Xiu bowed to all directions and continued.

"I'm Wu Mianfeng. Today, I'd like to borrow the precious space of Hongyun Restaurant to meet with all of you, my distinguished neighbors, and act as a storyteller."

As soon as the words fell, the people in the restaurant who had heard Fang Xiu's storytelling shouted, "Let's sing a little song. The Legend of the White Snake, the unparalleled beauty of Hangzhou, it's beautiful."

Fang Xiu laughed and said, "Today I won't sing little songs or tell jokes. What I want to say today is..."

He pointed at the banner above his head, channeling his Qi into his Dantian, and said loudly, "Speaking of heroes, who is the hero?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the sound spread for miles. At this time, hundreds of people gathered around, and the whole place was silent, watching Fang Xiu's performance.

"Speaking of the martial arts world, heroes have emerged one after another, and there are many martial arts schools. In the north, there are the two famous and upright sects, Shaolin Temple and Quanzhen Sect. In the south, there is the world's largest gang, the Beggars' Sect, and the Iron Palm Gang founded by Shangguan Jiannan, the hero who once fought against the Jin Dynasty with Grandpa Yue. In addition, there are countless wanderers who roam the world to do good deeds.

As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. With so many heroes in this world, who do we respect the most? Who is the true hero?

It was not until more than ten years ago that the world's top masters gathered at Mount Huashan to compete. After ten days and ten nights of competition, the five top masters were finally identified.

Among them, the head of Quanzhen Sect, Wang Chongyang, surpassed all others and was hailed as the best in the world.

The other four are equally matched, only slightly inferior to Master Wang Chongyang, and are also among the world's top masters. They are known as the Five Wonders of the World. Besides Master Chongyang, who is known as the mid-level supernatural power, do you know who the other four are?"

Fang Xiu looked around and everyone held their breath, waiting for his next words.

"These four people are Huang Yaoshi, the master of Peach Blossom Island, who is not far from here and is known as the East Evil.

Ouyang Feng, the master of White Camel Mountain in the Western Regions and the dominant Western Poison.

The ruler of the Dali Kingdom in the south, although he was an emperor, he also considered himself a martial artist, the Southern Emperor Duan Zhixing.

The last person is the leader of the Beggars' Sect, the Nine-Fingered Beggar Hong Qigong.

Now that the great master Wang Chongyang has passed away, the four of them are the most powerful martial artists in the world.

So everyone, tell me, who among these four can be called a great hero?"

At this point, the Beggars' Sect disciples, though scum, felt proud to join in the conversation and interrupted, "Of course it's me, the Beggars' Sect's old leader, Hong."

Fang Xiu slapped the wake-up stick again and said, "The East Evil Huang Yaoshi is a heretic who dislikes worldly things and has always been a solitary person.

The Southern Emperor is not from the Song Dynasty, and even though he is an emperor, he is not interested in being a hero.

The word "poison" in the name of the Western Poison shows that he is definitely not a good person. Only the Northern Beggar Hong Qigong can be considered a hero.

But the person I want to talk about today is also a member of the Beggars' Gang. He was the leader of the Beggars' Gang during the reign of Emperor Shenzong during the Xining period, which was more than a hundred years ago.

The gang leader's name is Qiao Feng. In my opinion, this Qiao Feng is the real hero, unparalleled in the world.

You have to know that there was no Jin Dynasty at that time. Our Great Song Dynasty had the Liao Dynasty to the north and the Xia Dynasty to the west. They had an undying desire to destroy our Great Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was weak and was bullied repeatedly. It was Qiao Feng who led the Beggars' Gang to fight against foreign enemies time and time again. He narrowly escaped death many times and made a total of 17 great achievements. At the age of 30, he became the leader of the world's largest gang.

His martial arts skills are even more powerful. He is known as the Qiao Feng of the North in the martial arts world. His Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms can defeat all heroes in the world and no one can resist him.

Next, Fang Xiu talked about Qiao Feng’s heroic deeds in Tian Long Ba Bu. Due to limited time, he downplayed Qiao Feng’s life experience and the entanglements in the second half of his life, and mainly talked about Qiao Feng’s heroic deeds and generosity. He especially talked about Qiao Feng’s love of wine, who could not be happy without it. When he met a strong enemy, the more he drank, the more majestic and unstoppable he became.

Tianlong's story was already exciting, and Fang Xiu told it in an engaging way. Everyone around him listened attentively, and even forgot to pick up their chopsticks to eat the delicious food in front of them.

It was not until Fang Xiu mentioned that in order to prevent a war between Liao and Song that caused great suffering, Qiao Feng broke an arrow and stabbed himself in the chest at Yanmen Pass that the people around him breathed a sigh of relief and sighed in regret.

Fang Xiu spoke this long paragraph for a full half hour. While his mouth was dry, his heart was secretly beating fast. He kept using the three-dimensional dynamic image in his mind to observe whether there was the person he was waiting for among the people around him.

The man did not appear in the first half, and Fang Xiu was extremely anxious and almost unable to continue. It was not until the second half that he finally discovered that a middle-aged beggar suddenly appeared in the crowd of onlookers. He was holding a green bamboo stick and carrying a large vermilion lacquered gourd on his back. The most important thing was that he was missing an index finger on his right hand.

At this time, Fang Xiu finally felt relieved. He quickly finished telling the story, turned to face the middle-aged beggar, and bowed.

"Wu Mianfeng, a disciple of Peach Blossom Island, has met the Beggars' Sect leader, Hong. I'd like to ask, this leader, Qiao Feng, is a great hero. How does he compare to you, Hong Qigong?"

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