Chapter 34 Heroes' Gathering (Part 1)
After distributing the hero invitations, Show off your adventure and head to Shaolin Temple with the group from Juxianzhuang.
Traveling with NPCs is troublesome; not only is the movement slow, but the journey also seems exceptionally long.
But there's nothing we can do.
The story won't start unless the NPCs are present. Instead of leaving the NPCs behind and arriving early, you might as well take this opportunity to increase your favorability with them.
Show off your adventure and switch mounts again, replacing the flying sand with the red box carriage.
"Beautiful lady, would you like to ride with me?"
He extended an invitation to Kang Min, revealing his extraordinary encounter and determined to create a beautiful but ruthless female knight-errant.
Kang Min reached out her hand as she wished, placing her slender hand on the palm of the person who had just experienced the extraordinary encounter.
Kang Min: "It's my honor."
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You Tanzhi, who had specially arranged a luxurious carriage for the butler, stood behind Kang Min looking aggrieved.
"Min'er, aren't you coming with me?"
“I specifically asked the steward to arrange a carriage.”
As he spoke, he glanced at the red-boxed carriage with disdain, seemingly feeling that it lacked the grandeur of the carriage he had arranged.
Kang Min secretly rolled her eyes.
No matter how luxurious an ordinary carriage is, it can never compare to the ride of an immortal.
But she put on a charming smile and turned to look at You Tanzhi.
"We'll have plenty of time to spend together in the future."
She then gave a playful smile: "Now, young master, please leave the time to us ladies!"
You Ji, who was standing nearby, naturally saw the disdain in his nephew's eyes, and a nameless anger flared up in his heart.
He slapped You Tanzhi on the head, feeling utterly disappointed in him.
"You stay put and stay by my side. Don't bother Xiu and the others."
A miracle doctor who can bring the dead back to life! So many people want to befriend her but can't. This clueless guy of mine not only interferes with his fiancée's friendship with the miracle doctor, but also dares to complain about the miracle doctor's car.
If Juxianzhuang hadn't only had this one son, my second brother and I would have whipped him to death long ago!
Forcibly suppressing his anger, You Ji smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries with Xiu Chuqi before leaving with the reluctant You Tanzhi.
Kang Min breathed a sigh of relief as she sat back down in the red sedan chair.
Although she had specifically chosen You Tanzhi, dealing with such a clueless idiot was still exhausting.
A celestial mount is still the best.
I felt much better after sitting down there, and even that brat seemed more pleasing to the eye.
Unaware that her favorability rating was increasing every thirty seconds, Kang Min maintained this good mood until the group arrived at Shaolin Temple, where she saw the person she hated most in her life.
Lowering her eyes to conceal the murderous intent in her heart, Kang Min's lips curled into a smile.
She was worried about not being able to find the villain who had poisoned her.
"You've come at the perfect time."
"The murderer, Duan Zhengchun!"
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"As expected of Shaolin Temple."
Looking at the huge crowd in front of him, he suddenly had a strong urge to set up a stall.
"The people from Lu Xiaofeng's group used to really like Hometown Wine. As fellow martial arts practitioners, the people in this game level should like it too, right?"
After considering the fierce competition on Xia Ke Dao, Xiu Chuqi decisively decided to sell off his homestead wine inventory in the game levels.
Put away the red box, show off the "Fortune Comes from All Directions" feature, and set up your stall.
Secretly remove all the Xunyousan products from the shelves and replace them all with Liurizui, while also setting the price at 588 gold per jar. Show off your adventure by opening the map interface and start advertising.
"Take a look, have a look. This is the aged wine personally brewed by the Immortal Physician."
"It can increase constitution, strength, vitality, defense, and speed!"
"No 998, no 688, just 588."
"Don't miss out! Limited quantities available, or you'll have to wait a lifetime!"
It's unclear whether it was her shouts that attracted attention, or something else entirely.
In short, the martial arts figures who were originally gathered in twos and threes couldn't help but come closer.
Feng Bo'e: "You are the immortal doctor? I have long heard of your great name. I wonder if I will have the opportunity to witness your immortal skills today."
Bao Butong: "No, no, it's not true. There's a saying in the martial arts world that the Immortal Doctor can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded. Feng Bo'e, you're still alive, how could you possibly have the chance to witness such a miracle? Unless you die first."
It's rare to see an NPC speak so sarcastically. Showing off their unexpected encounters is quite interesting, and I'd like to learn how to do it.
"No, no, simply dying gives you the chance to witness the Immortal Doctor's immortality technique. If you want to see it for yourself, you have to pay a protection fee of 500 gold coins first, otherwise the Immortal Doctor will not be willing to take action."
When his companions joked about his extraordinary adventures, Feng Bo'e wasn't annoyed. Instead, he nodded and agreed wholeheartedly.
Feng Bo'e: "The divine doctor is right. If everyone could easily witness the miracle of immortality, where would there be any people left in the world?"
As he spoke, he took out several gold notes and handed them to Xiu Chuqiyu.
Feng Bo'e: "I do have some savings, but I probably won't need the girl's immortality technique. I'll use it to buy wine first and try the delicious wine brewed by the immortal doctor himself."
He casually picked up a jar of sorghum liquor, opened it, and drank it on the spot.
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"this!"
Sensing the increase in internal energy within his body, Feng Bo'e opened his eyes wide in shock.
"This wine can actually increase one's martial arts skills?"
Upon hearing this, Bao Butong, who was standing nearby, quickly snatched the wine jar from his hand and took a sip as well.
Sure enough, he felt his internal energy had increased significantly. Not only that, he also vaguely felt that the barriers that had previously prevented him from advancing further in his martial arts had loosened considerably.
Shocked by the unexpected encounter, Bao Butong, remembering his young master's grand plan, quickly stepped out of the crowd and whispered a few words in Murong Fu's ear.
Murong Fu's pupils contracted, and he immediately followed Bao Butong, walking quickly toward Xiu Chuqiyu.
However, they were still a little late.
Those in the martial arts world possessed internal strength and were all sharp-witted and perceptive; they had long since heard Feng Bo'e's words.
At this moment, the stall showcasing the amazing adventures was already packed with people.
"hateful!"
Murong Fu angrily flicked his fan.
Seeing this, Bao Butong was also very annoyed that he hadn't been able to stop Feng Bo'e in time. Instead, these martial arts figures had taken advantage of him, buying such a divine item with a mere amount of silver.
Bao Butong glanced at Wang Yuyan, who was following closely behind Murong Fu, and a hint of pity flashed in his eyes. A moment later, it was replaced by a resolute expression.
Bao Butong whispered a few words into Murong Fu's ear again.
Murong Fu's eyes snapped open. He looked up and carefully examined Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter, and finally nodded.
"Thank you all for accepting the invitation to Shaolin to participate in the Heroes' Gathering."
A loud voice came from the mountain gate. Everyone looked up and saw a monk in a kasaya leap out of the mountain gate and land lightly on the platform specially set up in the middle of the square.
Behind the monk, countless Shaolin disciples followed closely, carrying long staffs and stepping out from the crowd, standing in two neat rows.
Seeing this, the martial arts figures gathered around the stall showing off their extraordinary encounters paused, and under the pressure of the Shaolin monks' imposing presence, they unconsciously straightened their posture and gradually dispersed.
Only a few determined individuals with substantial sums of money remained around the person who had shown off their extraordinary adventure. Taking advantage of the others' departure, they devoured the entire "Six Days of Intoxication" at the Eight Directions Wealth Restaurant.
The South China Sea Crocodile God, who was a step too late, raised an eyebrow.
"These bald monks had to come out at this exact moment of all times, preventing me from buying any wine. When I get the chance in the future, I'll definitely chop up a few Shaolin disciples to vent my anger."
He dared to utter such outrageous words on Shaolin Temple grounds, implying he would kill Shaolin disciples in the future. Those around the Crocodile God of the South Sea immediately distanced themselves from him to avoid being mistaken for his accomplices.
Only Ye Erniang remained standing beside him, holding a swaddled baby. She glanced at the South Sea Crocodile God with disdain before continuing to play with the infant in her arms.
"Abbot Xuanci, may I ask what the purpose of this Heroes' Gathering is? Have we not heard a word about it beforehand?"
The speaker was an old acquaintance, the former elder of the Beggars' Sect who passed on his skills, and now the leader of the Beggars' Sect, Lü Zhang.
As the largest gang in the land, although its influence had diminished considerably after Qiao Feng's departure, it still possessed more confidence than other gangs. That's why everyone elected him to come forward and ask questions.
"Chief Lü, please don't be impatient. Let me explain everything in detail."
"This gathering of heroes is somewhat related to the Beggars' Sect. The Shaolin Temple invited everyone here mainly to witness and work together to clarify a wrongful case from twenty years ago and seek justice for the deceased."
"Is it related to our Beggars' Sect?" Lu Zhang sighed, recalling the news he received after returning to the sect. "Could it be related to our Chief Qiao?"
Upon hearing this, the martial arts practitioners present were all in an uproar.
Everyone has heard some rumors about Qiao Feng, the former leader of the Beggars' Sect. However, the rumors circulating in the martial arts world are often unfounded and hard to distinguish as true from false.
But even the most outrageous guess doesn't warrant a heroes' gathering to clarify it. Could there be some unknown conspiracy involved?
Before anyone could ask, Abbot Xuanci spoke in a deep voice.
"This story goes back thirty years."
Although I was involved, I only learned the whole story of the serendipitous encounter today.
In short, it is a story about a man who mistakenly trusted others and killed an innocent Liao person. The Liao person was then raised by Han people and became the leader of the largest gang in the world. However, he was framed by someone with ulterior motives, and his identity was exposed, making it difficult for him to balance loyalty and righteousness.
After hearing the whole story, I was reminded of Qiao Feng, who accompanied his parents into retirement from the martial world. Seeing his extraordinary adventures, I can only sigh.
"As expected of you, you dog planner, you always love to come up with these grotesque plots."
"Qiao Feng was truly pitiful."
"Fortunately, the final outcome was alright, otherwise the lousy planner would have been cursed to death again."
"But this matter is not over yet."
Just as he was showing off his amazing encounter and criticizing the game planner, Abbot Xuanci's voice rang out again.
"Hmm, could there be more to this story?"
The dog, who swore it would be a dog if it ever got hurt watching the plot again, showed off its extraordinary encounter with two barks and pricked up its little ears once more.
"Thanks to the help of the immortal doctor, we unexpectedly discovered that a mysterious person had been lurking in the Shaolin Temple all along."
"After such a long period of investigation, we finally confirmed the identity of the mysterious person."
"Who is it?" an impatient martial arts practitioner asked curiously.
"He was the one who deliberately sent out false intelligence in the first place, trying to provoke a conflict between the Liao and Song dynasties."
As he spoke, he turned to look at the group of martial monks behind him, and Abbot Xuanci stared sharply at one of them.
"Aren't you coming out yet, old friend?"
"Murong Bo!"
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