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

Chapter 130 The Blind

The Great Golden Roc King shouted, "That's right! Huo Xiu! Huo Xiu is Shangguan Mu. Fifty years ago, he started out empty-handed and fought his way up to become the richest man in the world. Even now, apart from you, no one else in the martial arts world knows how he acquired such a huge fortune."

Jiang Fengyue said, "So what do you want? To take back the wealth of the Golden Roc Dynasty?"

The Great Golden-Winged Roc King slammed his fist on the chair and roared, "I don't want anything! All I want is justice!"

Jiang Fengyue continued, "Alright! I came here for only one thing, and that's justice! I want to seek justice for the Shangguan family!"

The Shangguan family he mentioned could refer to either Shangguan Feiyan or Shangguan Danfeng.

Lu Xiaofeng stared silently at the Great Golden Roc King, then suddenly said, "Justice is revenge? Do you want me to take revenge on them for you?"

The Great Golden Roc King remained silent for a long time before sighing, "They're all men with one foot in the grave, and I'm old and frail. Do you think I'd even think of killing them?"

He then shook his head again and said sternly, "But I absolutely cannot let them get away with it!"

Jiang Fengyue asked, "What do you want to do?"

The Great Golden Roc King said sternly, "First, I want them to return the wealth they have embezzled from the Golden Roc Dynasty to the Golden Roc Dynasty, so that we can plan for its future revival."

Jiang Fengyue remained silent. If he wanted to embezzle the money, he should just do it. Why did he have to make it sound so righteous? Even if the country were to be restored, what use would this half-dead old man in his sixties or seventies be?

The Great Golden Roc King continued, "Secondly, I want them to repent before the spirit of the late king, so as to comfort his spirit in heaven."

Jiang Fengyue said, "It's reasonable, very reasonable. Your two requests sound extremely fair."

Lu Xiaofeng pondered for a long time, then sighed and nodded in agreement.

King Golden Roc was overjoyed and said, "I knew you were all upright young people, and I was sure you would agree to this request."

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "I just wonder if you, the Great Golden Roc King, have considered that stripping them of their wealth and then making them confess and repent is no different from killing them? How could they possibly do it willingly?"

The Great Golden Roc King said sadly, "I know they will never admit their crimes so easily, but with you all here..."

He learned from Shangguan Feiyan that Jiang Fengyue was capable of defeating three masters like Liu Yuhen by herself, and he had great trust in Jiang Fengyue's martial arts skills.

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "They are all old foxes in the martial arts world. They not only have huge wealth, but also have great influence in the martial arts world. Their martial arts skills are also unfathomable."

King Golden Roc said sadly, "Indeed, when the late king entrusted his wealth to them, they were already top-notch experts in the court."

Lu Xiaofeng sighed, "In the past fifty years, in order to guard against your revenge, their martial arts have improved by who knows how much. As far as I know, there are only a few people in the martial arts world who have reached the peak of their skills, and Huo Xiu and Dugu Yihe are among them."

The Great Golden Roc King sighed deeply and said sadly, "I know how difficult and dangerous this matter is, so I won't force you. But no matter what, I will fight them to the end."

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured, I will definitely stand up for justice. No matter how difficult this matter is, I will take care of it."

Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but think more highly of Jiang Fengyue, who was not afraid after hearing about Huo Xiu and Dugu Yihe, and could so readily agree to help the Great Golden Roc King.

Regardless of their abilities, people who have such courage are already remarkable.

The Great Golden Roc King sighed, "No matter what, you are all my friends now, and the descendants of the Golden Roc Dynasty will never force their friends."

He then instructed Shangguan Feiyan, who was standing to the side, in a deep voice, "Have someone prepare wine, and also invite Young Master Hua over."

Shangguan Feiyan replied, "Yes."

As soon as she finished speaking, she left, and not long after, she returned with a person.

Although the man was tall, he looked very refined. Although he was blind, his face was not gloomy or dejected, but rather full of hope.

"Check-in!"

"Sign in at Hua Manlou successfully and gain the ability to hear the wind and pinpoint locations."

As Jiang Fengyue experienced this newfound ability, he listened carefully to the sounds outside the window. He discovered that the area covered was larger than the entire area occupied by the Shangguan family, and he could hear sounds from even more distant places.

He couldn't help but marvel at how Hua Manlou's hearing was far superior to that of Ying Wanli, the white-robed divine ear expert he had encountered before.

Perhaps this is Heaven's way of making amends to Hua Manlou. Heaven took away his eyes, but also gave him ears that were better than those of ordinary people.

Lu Xiaofeng finally saw Hua Manlou, who was safe and sound. They simply shook hands tightly without saying a word, but that was enough.

Hua Manlou sat on the chair next to Lu Xiaofeng with a slight smile on his face. Anyone who saw the smile on his face would only think that he was willing to stay here, rather than that he had been tricked into coming.

Soon, a servant brought wine, the finest Persian wine.

Four glasses of wine had been poured, but there were five people in the room.

At this moment, the Great Golden Roc King smiled and said, "I haven't drunk alcohol for many years, but I'll make an exception and have a couple of drinks with you all today."

Shangguan Feiyan snatched the wine cup from the Great Golden Roc King before he could, shaking her head and saying, "I'll drink it for you. Don't forget about your leg."

King Da Jinpeng sighed, finally unable to persuade Shangguan Feiyan, and said with a wry smile, "Watching people drink is also a pleasant thing; wine can always bring people spirit and vitality."

Shangguan Feiyan smiled and said, "My father's legs swell up immediately after drinking just a little bit of wine, making it difficult for him to move around. I think you will forgive him."

Jiang Fengyue also raised her glass, sniffed it slightly, and found that the wine had absolutely no aroma.

Suddenly, Shangguan Feiyan turned around, her back to the Great Golden Roc King, and made a strange expression at the three of them, saying, "This is a Persian grape wine that my father has been storing for many years. I hope it suits your taste."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shangguan Feiyan raised her cup and drank it all in one gulp. She sighed softly and said, "It is indeed good wine."

Lu Xiaofeng took a sip, his brows furrowed slightly, and before he could speak, he suddenly had an expression of sudden realization.

At this moment, Hua Manlou also sighed and said, "Indeed, it's fine wine!"

Lu Xiaofeng smiled gently and said, "I have never drunk such good wine before."

Jiang Fengyue was puzzled. She took a small sip of the wine in her hand. The wine was neither spicy nor pungent, nor did it have the slightly bitter taste of ordinary wine.

Because this isn't alcohol at all; it's clearly just sugar water with some color added!

Jiang Fengyue almost couldn't hold it in; he hadn't drunk anything so sweet in a long time.

He paused for a moment, then nodded and sighed, "Good wine, indeed good wine."

Jiang Fengyue also understood Shangguan Feiyan's strange expression.

King Golden Roc laughed heartily and said, "This kind of rare and exquisite wine is only worthy of being drunk by young people like you."

Lu Xiaofeng quickly drank several more cups, then suddenly laughed and said, "Of course, this wine can't be drunk for nothing."

The Great Golden Roc King's eyes lit up, and he said, "You mean...?"

Lu Xiaofeng said in a deep voice, "I will do my best to get justice for you."

Upon hearing this, the Great Golden Roc King suddenly stood up, rushed to Lu Xiaofeng's side, and held his shoulders, choking back tears as he said, "Thank you... thank you all..."

He kept repeating those two sentences.

Shangguan Feiyan, standing to the side, couldn't help but turn away to wipe her tears.

Jiang Fengyue remained unmoved, secretly marveling at how convincingly the two actors were, using such a clever way of playing the victim to win Lu Xiaofeng's sympathy.

The reason why the Persian grape wine turned into colored purple sugar water was just a trick played by Shangguan Feiyan. She wanted to use these wines to convey a message to Lu Xiaofeng that the Shangguan family was already very poor, and even the Persian grape wine left behind had long been sold off.

As expected, Lu Xiaofeng fell for the trick and, with a soft heart, agreed to take on this troublesome matter.

Jiang Fengyue sighed. Even if the Great Golden Roc King was really as poor as Shangguan Feiyan had revealed, he was not worthy of sympathy.

The previous king of the Golden Roc Dynasty divided his wealth into four parts. The other three men each made their fortunes from their respective shares, while this useless Golden Roc King was left sitting around squandering his wealth. He bought a large amount of real estate and spent money to support so many servants, yet he had no ability to increase his wealth. He could only say that he deserved to be broke.

It took the Great Golden Roc King a long time to calm down. Perhaps it was because he was so deeply moved that he naturally shed tears. Jiang Fengyue could hardly see any trace of acting in him. On the contrary, he seemed to be genuinely grateful and sad.

The Great Golden Roc King glanced at Jiang Fengyue and slowly said, "This journey is fraught with danger. The three people we originally invited all have deep-seated grudges against Huo Xiu and his group. They were originally willing to go through fire and water to help you, but now..."

Jiang Fengyue said helplessly, "You sent people of that level along, weren't you just trying to send them to their deaths? They actually benefited from the beating I gave them; at least they didn't have to die and could watch their revenge come to pass."

King Da Jinpeng forced a smile and said, "Yes, yes, what Young Master Jiang said is absolutely right. With you here, it's no problem to deal with the three of them. This matter is not something that can be handled better just because there are more people."

Lu Xiaofeng sighed, "Young Master Jiang is right. Although those three are all top-notch experts, they are still no match for Dugu Yihe and Huo Xiu."

The Great Golden-Roc King asked, "Do you need any other helpers?"

Lu Xiaofeng patted Hua Manlou on the shoulder and laughed, "We've always been partners, and now with a master like Young Master Jiang around, this matter is showing promise."

The Great Golden Roc King looked at Hua Manlou with a suspicious gaze. If it were true that Jiang Fengyue was stronger than those three people, there were facts to prove it. But if he were to believe that this blind man in front of him also possessed unfathomable martial arts skills, he would probably find it hard to believe.

Lu Xiaofeng added, "Of course, if we want to make this matter even more secure, I need to find at least two or three more people."

The Golden Roc King's eyes lit up again. He knew that Lu Xiaofeng's friends were all extraordinary people, and of course, the more the better.

He hurriedly asked, "Who else are we going to see?"

Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Zhu Ting."

The Great Golden Roc King had never even heard of this name before. He frowned and asked, "Zhu Ting? What do you want with this person?"

Lu Xiaofeng said, "If you can find Huo Xiu and the other two, they can naturally find you too. If you want to settle scores with them, they might strike first and kill you to silence you."

Lu Xiaofeng didn't notice that the Great Golden Roc King's expression changed slightly when he said those words.

Jiang Fengyue saw all of this. Lu Xiaofeng was right. However, even if the real Golden Roc King who died did not intend to settle accounts with Huo Xiu, he had already been killed to silence him.

The Great Golden-Winged Roc King sneered, "I'm not afraid!"

Jiang Fengyue thought to himself that of course he wasn't afraid. With the identity of a dead man, what was there to be afraid of?

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and sighed, "You're not afraid, but I am. I must find Zhu Ting and turn this place into an impregnable castle."

The Great Golden-Roc King asked, "Does he also possess mechanical skills?"

Lu Xiaofeng laughed and said, "If he's willing to put his hands to work, he could even make a chair that can bite people."

The Great Golden Roc King smiled slightly and said, "It seems that your friends are all very capable."

Lu Xiaofeng said, "I need to find someone else. Only if that person is willing to take action will this matter truly have a chance of being accomplished."

The Great Golden-Roc King asked, "And who is this person?"

Lu Xiaofeng said, "Ximen Chuixue."