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

Chapter 165 The Bizarre Banquet

Chapter 165 The Bizarre Banquet

Gongsun Lan didn't knock on the door of the small building, but went straight up. Jiang Fengyue could see through the window from the tree that Gongsun Lan walked into a very exquisite room.

A table of exquisite dishes and wine was set out on the table in the private room. Although only Gongsun Lan had come, there were eight sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table.

Gongsun Lan opened the burlap sack she had been carrying on her back, took out a yellow cloth bundle, and placed it on the table. Jiang Fengyue leaned against the ginkgo tree, watching the people arriving one after another from the small building.

Soon, a middle-aged woman wearing a purple bodysuit swept into the building, and as she leaped through the air, her red shoes were revealed.

She was also carrying a yellow cloth bundle in her hand.

Jiang Fengyue sighed inwardly. He knew this was the second mistress of the Red Shoes organization, the traitor who had an affair with Jin Jiuling.

Before he could even blink, another person appeared in the room—a beautiful young girl with two long braids, dressed in red with red embroidered shoes, looking very festive.

This is the seventh member of the Red Shoes organization.

Then came a middle-aged woman and a nun in blue robes; these two were Third Sister and Sixth Sister.

Soon, Jiang Fengyue saw familiar faces: Ouyang Qing, whom she had met at the Yiqing Courtyard, and Jiang Qingxia, whom she had met at the nunnery. Both of them were now present.

Eight sets of bowls and chopsticks were provided, but only seven people showed up in the end. Each person carried a yellow cloth bundle. What secrets were hidden inside?

Jiang Fengyue knew no one would come again. The empty bowl and chopsticks were originally prepared for Xue Bing, who was now in a coma. He had been away from the Snake King for three days and didn't know if Xue Bing had woken up yet.

Gongsun Lan disappeared for a while, then quickly reappeared, but she had erased all her disguises and returned to her original appearance. She had no idea that someone was hiding in the ginkgo tree outside the window.

Jiang Fengyue had indeed never seen such a woman before. Her appearance was simply breathtaking. Even beauties like Xue Bing and Jiang Qingxia paled in comparison to Gongsun Lan.

Gongsun Lan changed into gorgeous and extravagant clothes, just like the clothes that the former dancer Gongsun wore when she danced gracefully at the banquet.

It's a pity that the two short swords are missing; they were hanging at Jiang Fengyue's waist.

Jiang Fengyue could hear voices inside the room. Gongsun Lan smiled and said, "You six sisters, what did you bring back this time? Can I take a look first?"

The first to rush to open the bundle was the second aunt. She unwrapped her yellow cloth bundle, which contained seventy or eighty savings books.

She sighed and said, "My harvest was poor this year, and I took a three-month break. I only managed to deposit 1.8 million taels of silver in banks all over the country. I'll try to double that next year."

Jiang Fengyue smiled slightly. He knew that at least half of those passbooks were forged, because his second aunt had secretly used the Red Shoes organization's treasury to support Jin Jiuling's extravagant lifestyle. Even most of the money she had earned this year had been spent on Jin Jiuling.

Third Sister was slow in untying the bundle, but she eventually opened it, revealing seventy or eighty large and small noses inside.

Jiang Fengyue was speechless. These people were incredibly boring. They didn't even kill people thoroughly, only creating a bunch of monsters missing noses and eyes.

The contents of the other people's yellow cloth bundles were similar, all used to prove the inexplicable things they had done in the martial arts world over the past year.

Jiang Fengyue listened to their conversation and waited until they had almost finished reporting their year's harvest before they were about to start eating the food and drinks on the table.

The sky had completely darkened, and apart from the lone lamp on the small building, the garden was completely plunged into darkness. Jiang Fengyue knew there was no need to wait any longer.

He darted into the small building and sat in the seat that should have been Xue Bing's.

"Check-in!"

"Signed in with Second Aunt successfully, gained three years of internal energy."

"Signed in with Third Sister successfully, gained the ability to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk."

"Signed in with Sixth Sister successfully, gained three years of internal energy."

"Signing in with Seven Sisters successfully, and gaining three years of internal energy."

As the seven Gongsun sisters, who were drinking, looked up, they noticed that there was another person in the room, but none of them heard Jiang Fengyue enter.

As soon as Gongsun Lan saw Jiang Fengyue, she recalled her loss of composure a few days ago. The feeling of being completely controlled by Jiang Fengyue was really unpleasant.

Jiang Qingxia recognized Jiang Fengyue as the friend Lu Xiaofeng had brought to the nunnery that day. Her eyes widened in disbelief; she simply couldn't believe Jiang Fengyue dared to come here.

Another person who recognized Jiang Fengyue was Ouyang Qing, but she didn't have a deep impression of Jiang Fengyue.

The three sisters exclaimed in unison, "It's you?"

Jiang Fengyue smiled slightly and said, "That's right, it's me."

Gongsun Lan's face darkened, and the other six sisters also noticed that something was wrong with her, so they dared not make a sound.

Gongsun Lan said in a deep voice, "What are you doing here? Why did you come?"

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "If I said I came in Xue Bing's place, would you believe me?"

Gongsun Lan said angrily, "I know you recognize Xue Bing. You were the one who saved her that day, which is why I didn't let you eat those poisoned chestnuts. I just didn't expect you to come here to die."

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "Actually, you should have known about me a long time ago. I knew you were nearby when Shangguan Feiyan had her accident."

Gongsun Lan sneered, "If it weren't for your interference, Feiyan wouldn't have died."

Jiang Fengyue shook her head and sighed, saying, "I came here for another matter."

Gongsun Lan glared at Jiang Fengyue and asked, "What is it?"

Jiang Fengyue smiled slightly and said, "Return the two swords."

Gongsun Lan was taken aback upon hearing this, and then her expression turned very ugly.

Jiang Fengyue had already drawn the two short swords that should have belonged to Gongsun Lan from her waist, with fluttering ribbons still tied to the hilts.

The other members of the Red Shoes were also surprised when they saw the short swords. These two swords were Gongsun Lan's inseparable weapons, so how did they end up in Jiang Fengyue's hands?

Some people are only now realizing why their eldest sister didn't bring those two swords today.

Gongsun Lan's eyes were icy as she said in a cold voice, "I've seen you fight, and I know your martial arts are remarkable, which is why I was in such a hurry to leave that day, thinking we should keep to ourselves."

Everyone couldn't help but look at Jiang Fengyue. Even their eldest sister praised her as a person with remarkable martial arts skills. Just who was she?

Both of the elder sister's short swords were in his hands. Could it be that the elder sister had been defeated by him?

Gongsun Lan continued, "But you insisted on provoking me, and you even dared to come here. Do you think you can escape today?"

Jiang Fengyue sighed and said, "I never intended to leave."