Chapter 160 Chapter 160 Going Mad Chapter 160...

Chapter 160 Going Mad

Although they agreed to hold the martial arts tournament and participate in it at Mount Hua, many martial arts sects and individuals did not intend to take it lightly. They were even determined to win the championship and show Gongzi Yu their strength, so that he would not underestimate them.

The position of martial arts alliance leader doesn't matter who it falls into, but it absolutely cannot fall into the hands of Gongzi Yu or the Huashan Sect. Apart from the Huashan Sect, all the other martial arts practitioners and sects participating in the martial arts tournament shared this consensus.

Unfortunately, no matter how skilled they were, they couldn't compare to a reckless madman. Gongzi Yu defeated everyone and secured the position of Martial Arts Alliance Leader. However, he didn't want it. He said only Ling Hao was worthy of the title, and placed the token, specially made for the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, on a chair.

This should have been the position of the Huashan Sect Leader, the very spot where Ling Hao would be, but now it was empty, save for a token. The martial artists were enraged and immediately attacked Gongzi Yu again. However, they were all defeated by Shi Ci and Yu Qin, some even suffering further injuries.

However, in Lu Xiaofeng's view at the time, if it weren't for Shici and the others intervening, those people would probably have died at Gongzi Yu's hands. He now goes crazy from time to time, caring about nothing, but he cares about everything Linghao does.

He believed he had to give her the best; anything he considered good, he would offer it to her with open arms. It was as if that would bring her back—at least that's what Gongzi Yu thought, and that's what he did. Anyone who stood in his way would die.

In the end, those martial arts figures were either thrown down the mountain or driven off, all of them red-faced and furious, even considering whether to find some martial arts masters to deal with Gongzi Yu. However, when they thought of Feng Qingyang and Shen Lang helping Gongzi Yu, and also of the many martial arts masters these two knew, they all gave up their plans.

They could only console themselves that as long as Gongzi Yu stayed obediently on Mount Hua and didn't come down, it meant he was afraid of them, which was still acceptable.

Another year passed. In spring, all the peach tree branches in Peach Blossom Castle were cut down by Gongzi Yu, and his men even came and hauled them away by the cartload. In summer, Gongzi Yu stormed West Lake and cut down all the lotus flowers. In an instant, West Lake was completely bare. Although the beauty of West Lake wasn't just about the lotus flowers, it was still astonishing. The Hua family quickly bought many lotus flowers and put them back in, thus preventing West Lake from becoming completely desolate.

One autumn day, he ran into the palace and ransacked the emperor's private treasury, much to the emperor's amusement. However, seeing his brother's unpredictable erratic behavior—one moment he was acting like one person, the next like another—he softened and pretended not to see it.

In winter, Gongzi Yu went north again and cut down all the plum blossom branches in Wanmei Manor. Even a cold-hearted person like Ximen Chuixue was angered. However, thinking that he still had to hide Ye Gucheng in case Gongzi Yu killed him, he did not show up and let Gongzi Yu cut down all the plum blossom branches in Wanmei Manor.

Not only that, but all the delicacies, fine wines, and even beauties in the martial arts world that gained a reputation were at risk of being snatched away by Gongzi Yu. He took them all to Mount Hua and piled them up in the courtyard of the Huashan Sect Leader.

The peach blossoms have withered, the lotus flowers have rotted, the treasures have fallen to dust, and the plum blossoms have faded. The delicacies have spoiled, the fine wine has turned sour, and the beauties have even suffered leg cramps from dancing. No matter how wonderful the people or things are, all that remains is the empty courtyard of the sect leader, unappreciated by anyone.

After a year, Gongzi Yu probably figured that although Mount Hua was where Ling Hao had stayed the longest, she might not actually be there. Perhaps she would return from where she disappeared, so he went to the Imperial Study in the palace. He stayed there, and no one could drive him away.

If anyone dared to utter a single dissent against the emperor, they would be slapped. He remained steadfastly in that spot, refusing to move an inch, forcing the emperor to relocate his court affairs.

Years passed, but Gongzi Yu still hadn't seen the person he longed to see. He wondered if his Ah Hao actually missed Feng Qingyang more, so he ran all the way to Mount Hua, guarding the mountain and refusing to leave, unwilling to let Feng Qingyang go either.

However, Feng Qingyang was already living in seclusion on Mount Hua, so he didn't care about this. He just looked at the mad Gongzi Yu and sighed occasionally.

Thus, Gongzi Yu disappeared from the martial world and ceased his plundering. Everyone, from Gongzi Yu's side to the others, breathed a sigh of relief. Especially the martial artists, who feared nothing more than casually mentioning Ling Hao without their knowledge, only to be struck by Gongzi Yu, who appeared out of nowhere.

The charge? Naturally, it was that their foul mouths insulted Ling Hao; they were lucky he hadn't killed them. So they stopped talking about Ling Hao, but they still might get a slap from Gongzi Yu. This time, the charge was that they dared not mention Ling Hao—were they secretly insulting her?

In short, they were caught in a dilemma: to speak or not to speak. Speaking would get them a beating, and not speaking would also get them a beating; they truly had no other choice. Now that Gongzi Yu had finally quieted down, they were finally relieved.

Thus, the martial arts world maintained a strange balance.

This time, Lu Xiaofeng came to the foot of Mount Hua to see Gongzi Yu. He didn't intend to do anything; he simply wanted to see him. As one of the people present at the time, Lu Xiaofeng witnessed that unbelievable scene and also saw Gongzi Yu's pain and despair.

He even felt that the moment Ling Hao disappeared, Gongzi Yu had died halfway. If it weren't for the lingering hope that she might return one day, she would probably be completely dead by now.

Lu Xiaofeng was surprised by such deep affection and saddened by such pain, not to mention that Ling Hao and Gongzi Yu were both his friends, so he was naturally very concerned. Therefore, during the days when Gongzi Yu seemed to have calmed down, he wanted to see him and see if he was alright.

"Let's go." Despite his many concerns, Lu Xiaofeng started walking up the mountain. "Let's go find Brother Lin first and ask him if Young Master Yu is willing to see me."

Currently, Lin Pingzhi and Ning Zhongze jointly handle affairs at the Huashan Sect. Lu Xiaofeng is more familiar with Lin Pingzhi and is the one he wants to find.

He accompanied Lu Xiaofeng up the mountain.

Gongzi Yu stood atop Mount Hua, his gaze vacant.

"It's all your fault, Gongzi Yu. If you weren't so useless, Ahao wouldn't have disappeared."

"What do you think you are? You can't even leave my body."

"If it were me, I would go with Ah-hao."

"Did she say she would take you with her? She said the person she would take with her is me, only me, only me."

Gongzi Yu was talking to himself atop the mountain peak—no, it should be said that Gongzi Yu was talking to Gongzi Mingyue. However, to outsiders, it appeared as if he was talking to himself.

When the topic of traveling together came up, Gongzi Yu's emotions became unstable again. "Ah Hao lied to me, she lied to me. She said she wouldn't abandon me, she said she would take me with her. She lied to me, she didn't take me with her. She left, she won't come back."

"No, she will come back. Ah-hao will come back, she won't lie to me. She has never lied to me, maybe it was just an accident, she will come back, she will come back."

Seeing Gongzi Yu acting erratically, Gongzi Mingyue immediately tried to take over his body. But the next moment, he was locked back in, facing nothingness.

Gongzi Yu clutched his chest and sneered, "Fool, you think you can do that?"

"Dong dong dong." A wooden clock rang in the distance.

Gongzi Yu reached the tree with the wooden bell hanging in a few leaps. "What is it?"

"Master-in-law," Lin Pingzhi bowed respectfully, "Lu Xiaofeng requests an audience."

"I'm not going anywhere. Get lost." Gongzi Yu disappeared again in a few leaps.

"Yes." Lin Pingzhi only dared to look up after hearing the wind whistling past his ears. Sure enough, he could no longer see Gongzi Yu's figure. He was already used to it.

Lin Pingzhi headed towards the Huashan Sect and saw Lu Xiaofeng waiting in front of the gate. He shook his head and said, "He won't see you."

Lu Xiaofeng's hope turned to disappointment.

Lin Pingzhi said, "After he returned from the palace, he stopped seeing outsiders, and I could only see him occasionally."

"I'm just a little disappointed," Lu Xiaofeng smiled. "How is he?"

“No good.” Lin Pingzhi shook his head. “We’re all worried that he might disappear one day.”

He wouldn't just disappear in front of people, he would disappear from the world. Gongzi Yu always stood atop Mount Hua, making one truly worry that he might just jump off. Without using his lightness skill or internal energy, he would simply jump.

But none of them could stop him, nor dared they do anything, because they feared that if they did nothing, Gongzi Yu would continue to live on so reluctantly. But if they did something wrong, he would commit suicide on the spot.

Therefore, they could only worry about Gongzi Yu while indulging him, which was also a helpless situation.

"Sigh." Lu Xiaofeng sighed again. "Then we'll be leaving."

Lin Pingzhi said, "Why don't we stay at the Huashan Sect for a few days?"

"No, thank you." Lu Xiaofeng shook her head. "We're leaving."

"Hmm." Lin Pingzhi nodded to Lu Xiaofeng and the others, then looked up at the mountain peak and sighed.

"Perhaps not meeting is a good thing," Hua Manlou comforted him on the way out. "It means things haven't gotten any worse, has it?"

“That’s what they say,” Lu Xiaofeng said with a wry smile, “but I’d rather things were getting better than not getting worse.”

"Lu Xiaofeng, that..."

"Huh? What happened? Ouch!" Lu Xiaofeng fell into a pit. He stood there, completely bewildered. "Wait, how did I fall in?"

Hua Manlou, standing by the pit, said helplessly, "I was actually thinking that something didn't seem right here." He couldn't see, so he could only rely on his hearing and senses, and wasn't sure. Before he could finish speaking, Lu Xiaofeng had already fallen in. "Looks like you have a special connection with this pit."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled bitterly, "This is fate between ghosts. Hua Manlou, move aside, I'm going out."

"good."

"A beggar's chicken that came out of a mud pit?"

Lu Xiaofeng had just emerged from the pit and hadn't even stood still when he heard a very familiar voice.

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Author's note: Fujian suddenly turned into winter. I was wearing short sleeves and a skirt just yesterday, hahaha (I had no choice, actually).