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

Jiang Fengyue and Chu Liuxiang reluctantly appeared and entered the hall. In the huge hall, only Nangong Ling remained.

Nangong Ling said with a wry smile, "I apologize for making you two laugh at our gang's shameful affairs."

Chu Liuxiang said, "Please forgive me for not being able to lend a helping hand."

Nangong Ling laughed and said, "Brother Chu must have come to collect his drinking debt. If you want to drink, how can you let such a small matter spoil your mood?"

Jiang Fengyue said, "That makes sense."

Nangong Ling took out several jars of wine and placed them on the table. The wine was of the finest quality, Zhuyeqing. Although the wine had not been opened, its aroma was already wafting through the air.

Jiang Fengyue said, "Excellent wine!"

Chu Liuxiang said, "It's a pity that although we have good wine, we lack good food."

Nangong Ling laughed and said, "There was meat originally, but unfortunately someone dumped it all into the gutter."

Jiang Fengyue said, "Such a waste of good food, not even eating the meat, is this person a bald monk?"

A man laughed and said, "Brother Jiang, please don't tease this humble monk. The world is full of hardships, and people have little spirituality to begin with. If they eat more fatty chicken and fatty meat, I'm afraid even their remaining spirituality will be obscured."

A person floated out, dressed in plain clothes and white socks, spotless, even the smile on his face had an otherworldly air about him, it was none other than the "wonderful monk" Wuhua.

Jiang Fengyue said, "Master Wuhua, how have you been?"

Chu Liuxiang said, "Now that they're here, why don't they sit down and have a drink?"

Nangong Ling had already poured wine for the four of them, placing a bowl of wine for each person in front of them.

Nangong Ling blinked and said, "I've heard that Brother Jiang's lightness skill is no less than Chu Liuxiang's, and his swordsmanship surpasses that of Zhongyuan Yidianhong. But I wonder, Brother Jiang, how much can you drink?"

Jiang Fengyue recalled the ability she had previously acquired to drink without getting drunk, and immediately felt confident, saying arrogantly, "I never use a bowl to drink."

Wu Hua laughed and said, "Brother Jiang, do you only drink from cups?"

Before Wu Hua could finish speaking, Jiang Fengyue had already picked up a jar of wine and gulped it down her throat. The jar was quickly emptied.

Jiang Fengyue wiped her mouth and said, "This is how I've always drunk!"

Chu Liuxiang said, "Alright!"

Not to be outdone, he smashed the bowl on the ground, picked up a jar of wine, and started drinking.

Wu Hua and Nangong Ling didn't want to be outdone, so they picked up their wine jars and started drinking. People who drink often certainly don't want to drink less than others at the table.

All four of them had an astonishing capacity for alcohol. While the other three had finished two jars of liquor, Jiang Fengyue, with his ability to drink without getting drunk, had already downed four jars, as if strong liquor were just water to him.

Chu Liuxiang exclaimed in surprise, "Little Jiang is not only skilled in lightness skills and martial arts, but I never expected his drinking capacity to be so extraordinary."

Nangong Ling said, "Those with strong martial arts skills naturally have a good tolerance for alcohol. Throughout history, which hero couldn't drink?"

Wu Hua said, "Brother Jiang, your magnanimity is truly admirable."

Chu Liuxiang said, "I've heard that there's another person in the martial arts world whose drinking capacity is said to be unmatched. He can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. One day, he drank three hundred bowls of 'Erguotou' from beyond the Great Wall and was still able to walk back standing up. I wonder how such a person compares to Xiao Jiang."

Nangong Ling asked, "Oh, such a person exists? Who is this person?"

Chu Liuxiang said, "It is Jamukha, who is known as the 'King of the Desert'."

When Jiang Fengyue heard Chu Liuxiang mention this name, she suddenly realized that the ability she obtained from Black Pearl had nothing to do with Black Pearl, but was closely related to Black Pearl's father, Zhamuhe.

I owe my current ability to dominate at the dinner table.

Nangong Ling laughed loudly: "He says it's three hundred bowls, but if he can actually drink half of that, that would be pretty good. No one in the world who drinks doesn't exaggerate their capacity. In my opinion, he definitely can't beat Xiao Jiang, and he might not even be able to beat me."

Nangong Ling added, "It's a pity I've never met him, otherwise I would definitely have a showdown with him."

Chu Liuxiang murmured, "This opportunity may not come often."

Nangong Ling smiled and said, "As long as he's not dead, there will always be opportunities in the future."

Jiang Fengyue said coldly, "It's a pity he's already dead."

Nangong Ling asked with a troubled expression, "Is he dead? When did he die? Why does no one in the martial world know?"

Jiang Fengyue asked, "How do you know that no one in the martial arts world knows about his death?"

Wu Hua smiled and replied, "The Beggars' Sect is the most well-informed. If anyone in the martial world knows this news, there's no reason why it wouldn't reach the Beggars' Sect leader's ears."

Chu Liuxiang sighed, "Indeed, no one in the martial world knows yet, because I have already hidden his body and deliberately do not want others to know about his death."

Nangong Ling stared in disbelief and asked, "Why?"

Jiang Fengyue continued, "In order to find the real culprit, I wonder if Brother Nangong would be willing to help us find the real culprit?"

Nangong Ling laughed and said, "The Beggars' Sect disciples love to meddle in other people's business. Since something like this has happened, how could I, the sect leader, not be happy to get involved?"

Chu Liuxiang asked, "Then please tell me, Brother Nangong, where is Chief Ren's wife right now?"

Nangong Ling asked in surprise, "Is Madam Ren also involved in this matter?"

Chu Liuxiang said, "You will know the truth in the future. For now, you just need to take me to Madam Ren."

Nangong Ling asked, "What else?"

Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "Otherwise, I'm afraid that after a while, rumors will spread in the martial arts world that the Beggars' Sect is deliberately protecting the real culprit."

Nangong Ling sighed, "Brother Chu, please come back in an hour. I can only take you with me. Brother Jiang, I apologize, but Madam Ren's residence is truly secluded, and I really do not wish for too many people to know about it."

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "It's enough that Brother Chu went. We've had enough wine today. Thank you for your hospitality, Brother Nangong. I'll take my leave now."

After speaking, Jiang Fengyue walked out the door, and a moment later, Chu Liuxiang followed.

Chu Liuxiang laughed and said, "You're sending me alone? Aren't you even a little curious?"

Jiang Fengyue said, "Of course not. I just felt that Chief Nangong's behavior was abnormal. I said I wouldn't go just to make him lower his guard."

Chu Liuxiang said, "I will leave traces along the way. I believe that with your abilities, you will be able to keep up with me."

Jiang Fengyue said, "Nangong Ling told you to come back in an hour. Where are we going now?"

Chu Liuxiang said, "Go find some red and black pearls!"

Jiang Fengyue and Chu Liuxiang sped along the direction in which Black Pearl and the others had fled. It was a dark and windy night, allowing them to fully utilize their lightness skills. Although the wine they had just drunk was not enough to make them drunk, it made them extremely excited and interested in everything.

Jiang Fengyue exclaimed, "Being able to drink with Chu Xiangshuai is already a great blessing in life, but I never imagined that scaling walls and leaping across rooftops with him would be even more exhilarating than drinking!"

Chu Liuxiang laughed heartily and said, "Even though there are many troublesome things, none of them can compare to the joy of knowing you as a friend."

As they chatted and laughed, the two had already flown far away. In front of them, on an open ground, they saw two figures. Without getting close, they knew that it was Red Dot and Black Pearl.

Even from a distance, one could hear the two arguing.

When Black Pearl saw Chu Liuxiang arrive, she was both amused and exasperated, saying, "Is this guy crazy? He won't let me leave no matter what, and he even said he wants to use me to compensate for something."

Yidianhong said coldly, "I ruined your letter, and now I'm making it up to you."

Jiang Fengyue said, "Brother Hong, although you just lost something, I still need to borrow something from you."

Yidianhong asked in surprise, "What do you want to borrow?"

Jiang Fengyue said, "I'd like to borrow Brother Hong's sword!"

Yidianhong said, "Take it."

Yidianhong threw the sword and scabbard at Jiang Fengyue. By the time Jiang Fengyue caught the sword, Yidianhong had already walked quite a distance.

Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "Brother Hong is kind of adorably silly at times like this."

Chu Liuxiang laughed heartily and said, "Absolutely right."

Black Pearl looked at them in confusion, feeling that none of them were normal, and turned to leave.

Jiang Fengyue said, "Are you in such a hurry to leave because you don't want to know your father's whereabouts?"

Black Pearl's eyes lit up, and she turned around, saying, "You've met my father?"

Jiang Fengyue said, "I met Senior Zhamuhe once when he entered the Central Plains. My purpose in coming here is the same as yours, which is for the Beggars' Sect."

Black Pearl asked, "Where is my father now?"

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "Senior has already been murdered."

Black Pearl stammered, "You... what did you say?"

Chu Liuxiang said, "I am also ready to set off to find Qiu Lingsu. As long as we know who wrote those letters, we can find the murderer who killed your father."

Black Pearl exclaimed, "I want to go too!"

Chu Liuxiang sighed, "Your lightness skill is ultimately lacking; it's really too difficult for you to follow behind without being discovered by Nangong Ling."

After explaining some things to Black Pearl, Chu Liuxiang knew that an hour was almost up, so he used his lightness skill to leave, with Jiang Fengyue following closely behind.

Black Pearl pointed at Jiang Fengyue and shouted, "Why should he go with you? Is his lightness skill exceptional?"

Chu Liuxiang laughed heartily without answering. The two of them had already dashed off, and under the cover of night, Jiang Fengyue remained side by side with Chu Liuxiang.

Black Pearl was stunned for a moment, and the two of them had already disappeared from her sight.

Upon returning to the Beggars' Sect, Jiang Fengyue hid in a spot in front of the gate.

As soon as Chu Liuxiang entered, Nangong Ling greeted him with a smile.

Nangong Ling smiled and said, "Brother Chu is indeed punctual."

Chu Liuxiang said, "There's no time to lose. Brother Nangong, let's set off once you're ready."

Without another word, the two slipped away into the night and disappeared from the city.

Jiang Fengyue followed closely, her lightness skill varying in speed, maintaining a distance that Nangong Lin would never detect.

Just one day later, Jiang Fengyue had already arrived at Nishan with them.

Although Mount Ni is not very high, its scenery is secluded and beautiful. At dawn, the wind rustles the leaves, birds sing intermittently, and the morning mist covers the road, making one feel as if riding on the clouds.

After passing through a narrow path, they arrived at a cliff. Jiang Fengyue knew they were almost there and was getting closer and closer to Chu Liuxiang and the others.

Chu Liuxiang and Nangong Ling had completely stopped. Jiang Fengyue knew that they had encountered Tianfeng Shisi Lang disguised as Wuhua.

Jiang Fengyue remained calm and slowly approached.

They could slowly hear Chu Liuxiang's voice and see Tianfeng Shisilang blocking the stone beam on the only way.

Chu Liuxiang was facing off against Tianfeng Shisilang when he asked, "Senior, how long have you been here since you crossed the sea?"

Tenfeng Shijiro said slowly, "I have been here for more than five days!"

Chu Liuxiang said, "That's very strange. I seem to have seen you once before, senior, by Daming Lake."

Tianfeng Shisilang said, "Then you can only be said to be blind."

Nangong Ling asked, "Senior, may I pass through your passage?"

Tianfeng Shisilang asked, "Are you taking this road to see Qiu Lingsu?"

Tianfeng Shisilang then said sternly, "After Ren Ci's death, Qiu Lingsu has completely submitted to me. No one can see her again, and she doesn't want to see anyone either. Why don't you all leave now!"

Chu Liuxiang said, "If she really doesn't want to see anyone, I'll wait for her to personally kick me out."

Nangong Ling whispered, "With him guarding the stone beam, how can we get through?"

Jiang Fengyue's voice reached their ears even before she arrived.

Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "Brother Chu, go ahead. I'll handle Tianfeng Shisi Lang!"