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

Fang Lan, the concubine of General Zhenyuan, was once a famous courtesan in Jiucheng. She was not only proficient in playing musical instruments and singing, but also had a unique skill.

She can mimic people's speech perfectly, no matter who has spoken in front of her, so much so that even her closest relatives have difficulty recognizing her.

After General Zhenyuan died, Fang Lan was unable to support her extravagant lifestyle, so she returned to her old profession and worked as a performer in a brothel.

Jiang Fengyue was in her room at that moment. He had spent ten thousand taels of silver just to get a glimpse of Fang Lan.

Jiang Fengyue did nothing; her purpose in coming here was simply to ask Fang Lan a few questions.

"Check-in!"

"Fang Lan has successfully checked in and gained the ability to parrot speech."

Jiang Fengyue thought to herself, this is clearly the ability to imitate other people's speech, which may come in handy at a crucial moment.

Fang Lan was holding a pipa and playing music to add to the merriment.

After a long pause, Fang Lan said softly, "Young master, you neither drink nor enjoy music here. What brings you here?"

Jiang Fengyue pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest, I came here because of the theft of the tribute."

Fang Lan's face instantly drained of color, and she exclaimed, "You've come back to silence me?"

Jiang Fengyue waved her hand and said, "I am naturally not with that bandit. I was just asked to find out about him."

Fang Lan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since you've already spent so much money, just ask whatever you want to know."

Jiang Fengyue asked, "How did you survive?"

Fang Lan's eyes still showed horror as she trembled and said, "When he killed General Zhenyuan, I happened to be serving him in his room. I heard the noise of him killing someone, and in the panic, I hid under the bed, which is how I escaped."

Jiang Fengyue said coldly, "Did you hear what he said?"

Fang Lan nodded and said, "He did say something when he killed General Zhenyuan."

Jiang Fengyue said, "It's said that you can imitate other people's voices and be very similar to the original. I wonder if you could imitate the sentence he said back then?"

Fang Lan cleared her throat and imitated the bandit's words, saying, "Go to hell."

It was rather incongruous that such a stunningly beautiful woman was speaking in a man's voice.

Jiang Fengyue had already activated her White-Clad Divine Ears. Once she heard someone's voice, no matter how the person disguised themselves, Jiang Fengyue could immediately recognize them as soon as they spoke.

Jiang Fengyue wanted to test her newfound ability, so she imitated the bandit's voice and said, "Thank you, young lady. I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, he jumped out of the window.

Upon hearing this voice, Fang Lan paled instantly. She looked down from the window and saw that Jiang Fengyue had already walked away into the darkness.

She turned around and saw several shiny gold ingots on the table.

Jiang Fengyue settled down in a small town near the seaport. He wandered the streets every day, constantly activating his White-Clad Divine Ear. As soon as the bandit's voice was heard, Jiang Fengyue could find him.

After half a month, Jiang Fengyue still hadn't gained anything. One day, he went to the wine shop as usual, ordered some wine and food, and started drinking. A man like him couldn't even drown his sorrows in alcohol, because he would never get drunk.

However, sometimes, not getting drunk has its advantages. Just like now, Jiang Fengyue heard the voice she had been longing for. A man at the next table shouted, "Waiter, bring me two jugs of wine."

Jiang Fengyue's gaze fell upon the figure, who had very long legs and was carrying a large, heavy-looking box.

"Check-in!"

"Sign-in successful, location of information treasure obtained."

Jiang Fengyue had already sat down opposite him and said with a smile, "You seem to be a very interesting person. May I ask your name?"

The man carrying the suitcase was startled, but his expression remained unchanged as he smiled and said, "I am Chief Gou, what can I do for you?"

Jiang Fengyue asked, "I'm just curious what's in your box?"

Gou Zichang laughed and said, "This box is my secret; how could I just tell others?"

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "I don't know if you've heard about the big case that happened in the martial arts world recently. The tribute from beyond the Great Wall to the imperial court was unexpectedly stolen, and all of the more than one hundred people who accompanied it were killed."

Gou Zichang could no longer sit still. Feigning surprise, he said, "I've only been in the martial world for a short time. I've never even heard of such a thing. Could it be that you're that bandit?"

Jiang Fengyue said sternly, "To be honest, I was ordered to come here to catch this robber. The large box you are carrying is very suspicious."

Gou Zichang exclaimed in surprise, "I'm innocent! If you want to see what's in the box, let's go outside."

The two arrived at a deserted alley, where Gou Zichang did not want outsiders to know his secret.

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "This place is secluded. Now you can open it and let me see it."

Gou Zichang opened the box, only to find it empty. He sighed, "I carried this box because I'm new to the martial world and know how treacherous people can be. I'm carrying an empty box to make others wary of me."

Jiang Fengyue clapped her hands and said, "Gou Zizhang, I didn't expose you when there were many people at the wine shop, but now that we're here, do you think you can still get away?"

Gou Zichang exclaimed in surprise, "That big case I told you about has absolutely nothing to do with it! I even showed you the box, why are you still doubting me?"

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "You thought you handled this case very well, but even the most meticulous plans can have flaws. You killed everyone, but you still managed to leave one survivor."

Gou Zichang angrily said, "Having a survivor doesn't prove that I committed the crime. I think you're just looking for a scapegoat."

Jiang Fengyue said, "You not only left one survivor, but also the most useful one. This person can imitate any voice you've ever heard. She has memorized the words you said in Kaifeng that day."

Gou Zichang's expression changed drastically, and he said, "What did you say?"

Jiang Fengyue imitated Gou Zichang's voice and said, "Go to hell."

Knowing that his plan had been exposed, Gou Zichang threw down the box and tried to run away, but no matter how fast he ran, he could not outrun Jiang Fengyue.

Wherever he ran, Jiang Fengyue stayed right behind him. Finally, Gou Zichang couldn't take it anymore and turned around to punch Jiang Fengyue in the face.

Jiang Fengyue dodged to the side, his hook-wielding sword missing its mark. He hurriedly tried to kick out with his other leg, but no matter how he attacked, Jiang Fengyue could easily dodge it.

Gouzi shouted, "Is all you can do is dodge? If you're so capable, take a punch from me fair and square!"

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "Okay, I'll stand here and not move. If you can hit me in the face with one punch, I'll let you leave."

Gou Zichang roared angrily, "What arrogance!"

After saying that, he charged forward from a distance, gathering his strength and throwing a punch.