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

Chapter 18 Talented and Beautiful
The five scum of the Beggar Gang were undoubtedly killed by Hong Qigong with a few palms, but the children in the cage were all unconscious.

When Wu Chengyu was at a loss, Hong Qigong came over and took a look, saying, "Don't worry, they were just drugged, they are fine."

Hong Qigong ordered his gang to carry all the children out of the cave. Wu Chengyu wanted to carry Ah Ku, but his left leg was too weak to support him. So Hong Qigong held Ah Ku in one hand and Wu Chengyu's belt with the other and brought them back to the City God Temple.

The effect of the drug had not yet worn off, and the children were temporarily settled. Wu Chengyu placed A Ku next to the fire. After not seeing her for two days, A Ku seemed to have lost weight. The only thing to be thankful for was that her cold had not recurred.

Hong Qigong and Lu Youjiao continued to interrogate the scum of the Gushan branch, and soon discovered that six children were stolen from rural villages, and the remaining two, like A Ku, were snatched away by people sent by Hao Laosi, and the children's families were also killed like Mo Laodao.

Hong Qigong's face was not in good shape. He didn't expect that the Gushan branch was rotten from top to bottom, and it had been rotten for more than a year, but he had never discovered it.

Wu Chengyu was too lazy to complain about him at this time. As I said before, Hong Qigong was not very good as the gang leader except for his high prestige.

Lu Youjiao found a pile of treasures in the underground secret room of the City God Temple. Some of the gold objects were stained with blood. He didn't know where Hao Laosi stole them from.

There were more than a dozen gold ingots, hundreds of silver ingots, various jewelry, jade, jadeite, and agate, and most importantly, a one-foot-tall golden Buddha.

He was just the leader of a Beggar Gang branch in a small county, but he amassed so much wealth. One can imagine how much evil he had done.

What kind of life has Wu Chengyu lived since he traveled through time? He was really tired of being poor. Not only did he have a jade pendant on his body, but he only remembered the only coin later.

Even in his previous life, when gold was so expensive, he was not willing to buy himself a gold ring. So Wu Chengyu was a little excited all of a sudden, and forgot about the pain in his legs. He ran to the secret room to join in the fun. He squeezed in and his eyes were dazzled. He sat down on the stool next to him.

Now he also felt something was wrong. The touch on his butt was completely different from that of stone. After looking at the stool carefully, he found that it was actually a ghost-seeking creature made of silver.

The so-called "ghost-seeing stone" is made by landlords in the old days by melting silver together to form a stone pillar. It can not only prevent theft but also facilitate the storage of wealth. One "ghost-seeing stone" weighs over a hundred pounds, and ordinary thieves cannot steal it at all.

Wu Chengyu also learned about this thing from novels in his previous life, but he didn't expect that he would really open his eyes after traveling through time.

With his money-obsessed look now, he was touching this, weighing the golden Buddha, and finally trying to pick up the Devil-Seeing Sorrow, which made Hong Qigong's eyes become a little subtle. At this time, Wu Chengyu looked like a child, well, a child who was a little greedy for money but not old enough to be lustful.

As if feeling Hong Qigong's gaze, Wu Chengyu turned around abruptly, staring at Hong Qigong straight in the eyes, almost as if he was looking at a ghost.

"Boss Hong, we are now going to settle the debt that your Beggars' Sect owes me. I, Wu Chengyu, want a share of the ill-gotten gains here."

Hong Qigong values ​​righteousness over money. After all, he is the leader of a gang. Even in the Beggars' Gang, he has seen money. For a while, his opinion of Wu Chengyu was much lower.

"What debt does my Beggars' Sect owe you? Today, you tried every possible means to find me and let me make the decision for you.

Moreover, since it is ill-gotten gains, do you have the nerve to take a share of it?"

Wu Chengyu chuckled as he walked up to Hong Qigong, rolled up his sleeves, and began to settle accounts. "We've suffered this great disaster all thanks to your Beggars' Sect. As the leader, you failed to discipline your subordinates and were deceived by them. It was because I told you the truth that you were able to purge the scum from the sect and restore its reputation. So, I'm helping you, not you. Also, my elder died at the hands of your Beggars' Sect. Should you pay for his funeral?

In order to lure you out today, I made such a big fuss. I treated all the guests in the restaurant to a meal, gave porridge to beggars, and even roasted four whole lambs. Just tell me whether you ate the lamb or not. Everything cost me a full fifty taels, and they gave me a discount because they felt sorry for me.

To get the fifty taels of silver, I pawned the jade pendant my aunt left me. This jade pendant is very important to me. Poor boy with a broken leg, how could I have the money? I begged for food every day for over a month, and I didn't even sell the jade pendant. I must redeem it no matter what."

Hong Qigong was a little fed up with Wu Chengyu's behavior, and he couldn't help but want to get rid of Wu Chengyu as soon as possible.

"Alright, just tell me how much you want. Even though the Beggars' Sect may be poor, we will repay our debts."

"That's right, Gang Leader Hong is indeed generous and willing to help others. I'll take one hundred taels of silver."

The words "one hundred taels of silver" made Hong Qigong feel as if he was sitting on clouds and out of touch with the ground. It was not too much, but too little. Judging from Wu Chengyu's attitude just now, she wanted to keep all the treasures for herself. Hong Qigong thought that Wu Chengyu was interested in the hundred-jin ghost-seeing worry.

"Are you sure it's a hundred taels? You don't want anything more? You can't move the Ghost Seer, so what about the Golden Buddha?"

"One hundred taels is enough. Fifty taels is enough to redeem my jade pendant. There's no need for a grand funeral for Taoist Mo. I think five taels is enough.

I'll use the remaining money to rent a nicer house and get some good food for Ah Ku to nourish him. I'll also go storytelling on weekdays to earn some money. By the time my legs stop hurting, I'll have at least ten or twenty taels left, which will be just enough for Ah Ku and I to leave. After all, a poor family but a rich journey is enough."

The more Wu Chengyu settled accounts, the more excited she became, as if she saw a better life beckoning to her. She didn't notice at all that Hong Qigong's eyes had changed again when he looked at her.

"Lu Youjiao, give him one hundred taels of silver." Hong Qigong gave the order, and Lu Youjiao immediately gave Wu Chengyu ten silver ingots, each weighing ten taels.

Wu Chengyu put the gold ingots in his pocket, and his originally smiling face suddenly became serious. He spoke to Hong Qigong word by word.

"Boss Hong, now that I have these hundred taels, the matter is over. My grudge with the Beggars' Sect is over."

Hong Qigong immediately understood what Wu Chengyu meant. Once the money was in hand, the grudges would be resolved. Otherwise, Wu Chengyu would hold the Beggars' Sect accountable. A lame child dared to threaten him, the world's number one gang leader, in person, but Hong Qigong really couldn't take it lightly. In his eyes, although Wu Chengyu was small, he was a truly powerful character.

Wu Chengyu was not doing it for the one hundred taels of silver, but for an explanation of the matter. It was Hao Laosi who killed Mo Laodao. Regardless of whether he was a villain or not, Hao Laosi was still a disciple of the Beggars' Sect, and the Beggars' Sect should take responsibility. If the one hundred taels were handed over, it would mean that the Beggars' Sect had apologized and compensated Mo Laodao, and the matter could be settled here.

He is a man of extraordinary intelligence, fearless of life and death, gifted with extraordinary talent, loves money but is not greedy, and most importantly, is sensible and knows when to advance and retreat. Where did Huang Lao Xie find such a talented person? And why does he not cherish him so much?

Since ancient times, disciples choose their masters, and masters also choose their disciples. Hong Qigong has only met this young man with such a character in his entire world. How could he not be tempted? Even though Wu Chengyu was already lame, he still had the urge to accept him as his disciple.

Thanks to book friend 5234 for reminding me. I've decided to change the title "Zhu Tian" to "She Diao" (The Condor Heroes). After all, I'm still hesitant about whether to write "Zhu Tian Wen" (The Condor Heroes), but with the two characters, maybe more people will search for it. Right now, this book is so obscure that not many people have read it. It's a shame that the name change won't be available until one business day.

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