fifteen.
The Ming Dynasty, by the riverbank.
At this moment, Bai Xiaosheng and Gongzi Yu sat facing each other, and half of the chessboard in the middle was already occupied by black and white pieces.
However, compared to before, the wrinkles on Bai Xiaosheng's face were gone, and his face was as rosy as a baby's. With his silver hair, he truly deserved the description of "white hair and youthful face".
Moreover, when his gaze fell on the chessboard, Bai Xiaosheng's eyes were no longer the cloudy yellow of his old age; instead, they were bright and spirited, displaying excellent vitality.
If Chu Qinghe were here, he would surely be able to discover from the still lingering fluctuations of true energy within Bai Xiaosheng's body that Bai Xiaosheng had actually entered the early stage of the Celestial Realm.
However, just as the two men's gazes fell upon the chessboard, a hawk suddenly swooped down from the sky and landed on Gongzi Yu's shoulder.
Only after Gongzi Yu removed the bamboo tube tied to the hawk's leg and tossed it to Bai Xiaosheng opposite him did the hawk fly away from Gongzi Yu's shoulder again.
Ten breaths later, just as Bai Xiaosheng had taken in all the small print on the note, Gongzi Yu suddenly spoke up, "Brother Chu, have you set off?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaosheng nodded and said, "That's right, they set off three days ago."
After making his move, Gongzi Yu slowly said, "Three days ago? That's quite a rush. It seems these medicinal herbs are quite effective for Brother Chu, otherwise you wouldn't be in such a hurry to set off for the Song Dynasty."
Hearing what Gongzi Yu said, Bai Xiaosheng smiled after making his move and said, "It's only been one meeting, but you seem to have known him for a long time."
After placing the chess piece in his hand, Gongzi Yu said softly, "Some people, even if you've only met them once, are already easy to understand, let alone someone who feels very similar to me. If it were me, I wouldn't take the initiative to use my personal connections to exchange those medicines and information about other medicines with you unless I really needed them."
After a slight pause, Gongzi Yu slowly said, "But it's good that Zhu Wushi's 'Absorption Technique' has encountered a problem. Even after absorbing the power of the Heavenly Human Realm expert in the palace and Gu Santong in the Heavenly Prison, he still failed to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm. Recently, he has been trying his best to recruit experts from the martial arts world to fight against us later."
"Among the women around Brother Chu are Shui Mu Yin Ji, representing Shen Shui Palace and Yi Hua Palace, and Yao Yue. They have been secretly sending people to Yu Shui City to keep an eye on him for a month now, so they have probably given up on the idea of recruiting him."
Bai Xiaosheng shook his head and said, "That young friend Chu seems gentle, but his temperament is extraordinary. Zhu Wushi's idea of recruiting him is destined to fail. Why bother to go through all the trouble of having someone stop Shangguan Haitang? This is tantamount to stirring up trouble and alerting the enemy. It's not like you."
Gongzi Yu chuckled and said, "Manners vary from person to person. Having lived for over thirty years, this is the first time I've made a friend. Isn't it only natural to consider a friend's feelings?"
After pausing for a moment, and waiting for the chess piece to be placed, Gongzi Yu continued, "Moreover, there are advantages to stirring up trouble; at least it can make the fire burn brighter."
Hearing Gongzi Yu's words, Bai Xiaosheng gently raised his head and looked at Gongzi Yu meaningfully, saying, "The fire is burning too brightly, which may not be a good thing."
In response to Bai Xiaosheng's words, Gongzi Yu smiled and said, "Before I came here, I went to Shenjian Manor."
Upon hearing Gongzi Yu's words, Bai Xiaosheng looked slightly suspicious.
A few moments later, Bai Xiaosheng couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I didn't expect that you had already taken care of Xie Xiaofeng."
However, in response to Bai Xiaosheng's words, Gongzi Yu shook his head and said, "Xie Xiaofeng is not dead, but he has reached a cooperation agreement with me."
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaosheng slowly said, "Even I failed at something, yet you succeeded. I'm curious how you persuaded Xie Xiaofeng."
Gongzi Yu replied, "It's also because of him."
After a moment's thought, Bai Xiaosheng asked with some uncertainty, "You mean young friend Chu?"
"good!"
After responding, Gongzi Yu slowly said, "Decades ago, after Xie Xiaofeng and Yan Shisan had their duel, and Yan Shisan committed suicide after using the uncontrollable fifteenth sword, this matter became a knot in Xie Xiaofeng's heart. Since then, he has sealed his sword in the sword hut of Shenjian Villa and has been studying how to break Yan Shisan's fifteenth sword."
After hearing Gongzi Yu's words, Bai Xiaosheng's thoughts wandered for a moment before he suddenly remembered a piece of information.
After the incident at Wudang Sect, Ren Tianxing's body was sent to Wudang. Before Mu Daoren could dispose of the body, Zhang Sanfeng appeared. While examining Ren Tianxing's body, he sensed the lingering sword intent emanating from it. He also personally stated that the person who killed Ren Tianxing had comprehended Yan Shisan's Annihilation Sword Intent.
Thinking of this, Bai Xiaosheng belatedly shook his head, "I'm getting old. When I first saw this message, I never thought of it in this way."
"The duel with Yan Shisan back then has become an obsession for Xie Xiaofeng. Now, he suddenly hears that there is another person in the world who has comprehended the same sword intent as Yan Shisan, and he can fulfill his wish. No wonder Xie Xiaofeng agreed to cooperate."
Gongzi Yu said with a hint of regret, "Yes! Life is unpredictable. Sometimes, when a person's luck turns around, everything seems to go smoothly. I originally thought we would have to go through another life-or-death battle, but unexpectedly, thanks to Brother Chu, we solved this biggest problem with ease."
With the cooperation between Shenjian Villa and Qinglong Society, the biggest obstacle for Qinglong Society has indeed been removed.
Naturally, it is all too clear why Gongzi Yu continues to allow Zhu Wushi to act in the shadows.
However, they wanted to eliminate all of Zhu Wushi's related forces and completely remove all obstacles.
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