Chapter 54 The Money Gang
The Five Poison Child's health was lower than expected. Of course, it's also possible that Li Xunhuan's throwing knife triggered a one-hit kill.
In short, from the start to the end of the battle, less than ten seconds had passed before this unexpected enemy lay dead at the feet of the one who had shown off his extraordinary abilities.
How are you?
Are you alright?
"You've been poisoned?"
Three different voices rang out at the same time. Before Xiu Chuqi could react, she found herself surrounded by three handsome men with different styles in their character models.
If this scene were recorded and posted online, it would surely deserve at least one jealous like, right?
Amused by the images in his mind, he snapped out of his reverie and looked at his three friends in front of him with a soft laugh.
"Don't worry, it's nothing."
As she spoke, a bright red number appeared on her body, and her health dropped sharply.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he quickly checked his character's status and discovered that he was currently under a poison status.
It's the kind of poison that causes a significant drop in health.
"It seems something's wrong; I've been poisoned."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng quickly took out the Dissolving Power Powder he had specially kept from his pocket and handed it to Xiu Chuqiyu.
"Take your medicine right away."
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he shook his head and pushed away the Dissolving Power Powder that Lu Xiaofeng offered.
"Need not."
"This poison is quite potent. I'll probably die soon enough, so there's no need to waste a bottle of medicine."
"What?"
The others couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Is this poison so potent that even your miraculous medicine can't cure it?"
“No, that’s not it,” Xiu Chuqiyu explained. “Huagong San is still effective at expelling poison, but there’s no need for it.”
"A bottle of Huagongsan costs eighty taels of gold. We should save money and spend it wisely, instead of wasting it on such unnecessary things."
Having witnessed Lu Xiaofeng's miraculous resurrection and return to life, he seemed to have gained some insight. Li Xunhuan, who was standing to the side and did not know that players could be resurrected, could not help but offer some words of advice.
"Money is just an external thing; why would you risk your life for a mere eighty taels of gold?"
"Besides, you casually gave me thirteen bottles of Dissolving Power Powder before, which was worth over a thousand gold coins. How come you're willing to give up your life for such a small amount of money?"
Ah Fei's eyes turned red with anxiety.
Do you take off the snow-capped mountain and grassland kimono from your waist and throw them on the ground?
"If you refuse to take the medicine, then I don't want this sword either."
"Here's your horse back!"
"Don't..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xiuchu's health was completely depleted, and he collapsed to the ground severely injured.
"Show off your amazing adventure!"
A Fei and Li Xunhuan exclaimed in surprise at the same time, and even Lu Xiaofeng's eyes were filled with worry.
The group gathered around the body of the man who had just experienced the miraculous encounter, overcome with grief, unable to believe that a vibrant life had been lost simply because he was stingy with a bottle of medicine.
The next moment, before they could even say anything, Xiu Chuqi, who had seemingly lost consciousness, opened his eyes again.
"!!!"
What's wrong with you?
Showing off an unexpected and perplexing encounter.
It's just a few seconds of waiting for the resurrection cooldown, why are they all looking like the sky has fallen?
Lu Xiaofeng, who was the first to react, reached out and gave the person who had shown off his extraordinary encounter a hard knock on the head.
"Who told you to play dead and scare people!"
"Not to mention Li Xunhuan and A Fei, even I, who have seen you pretend to be dead several times, am terrified."
"I wasn't faking death, it was..."
Before he could finish recounting his extraordinary adventure, Lu Xiaofeng interrupted him.
“I know your martial arts are special; you can heal your injuries and feign death while breathing.”
While speaking, he winked at Xiu Chuqi.
"But you should explain it first. It's scary to do this without saying anything."
"oh."
Despite not understanding Lu Xiaofeng's subtle hint, Showing off her extraordinary encounter still nodded. She recalled how she had indeed used the "resurrection" trick to scare Kang Min before; perhaps the NPCs in the game levels weren't as receptive as those in the original world of JX3.
To avoid startling her new friend, she decided to follow Lu Xiaofeng's lead in recounting her extraordinary adventure.
“I forgot they didn’t know about this.”
Then he looked at Li Xunhuan and A Fei, who were both pale as death, and solemnly apologized.
"Sorry, I forgot to mention that earlier. Did I scare you?"
"Don't worry, I'm not dead, and I'm not a ghost now. I won't harm you."
Li Xunhuan and A Fei, who did not believe in the possibility of resurrection, also believed Lu Xiaofeng's statement.
Otherwise, could there really be someone in this world who can bring the dead back to life?
"Don't do that again next time. Since you have the antidote, you should take it immediately." Li Xunhuan's expression was still not good. "Otherwise, what if something goes wrong and your feigned death turns into real death?"
I'm not afraid of dying!
She wanted to show off her amazing encounter, but for the sake of maintaining goodwill, she didn't dare say it aloud.
She simply turned around, picked up the snow-capped mountain and grassland image from the ground, and handed it to Afei, changing the subject with a perfectly reasonable air.
"Did you hear that? Don't say things like 'I don't want it anymore' again. It's hurtful!"
Ah Fei, who had been falsely accused, moved his lips but couldn't find the words to refute.
In the end, all I could manage to say was weakly, "You scared me first!"
Showing off his unexpected encounter, he broke into a big smile and gracefully moved on from the matter.
"That was my fault, I won't scare you again."
After resolving this minor incident, everyone recalled what the Five Poison Child had said at the beginning.
As a victim who was often wrongly accused of stealing or killing, Lu Xiaofeng asked with great experience.
"The Five Poison Boy falsely accused Li Xunhuan of stealing something, which means that thing must be very important." He then turned to Li Xunhuan and asked, "Have you encountered any unusual situations before?"
Li Xunhuan was deeply moved that Lu Xiaofeng believed in his innocence without even asking any questions.
"You're willing to believe me?"
“Of course!” Lu Xiaofeng said decisively, “I, Lu Xiaofeng, never doubt my friends casually.”
Unless there is evidence.
He didn't say the last few words, but Li Xunhuan, unaware of the situation, was deeply moved.
He thought about it carefully.
"If we're talking about something special, then it's only the incident at the inn. Could it be that the Five Poison Child is looking for the darts protected by Zhuge Lei?"
"It's that bundle!"
Ah Fei remembered at this moment.
Those who arrived later only encountered the second half of the story and were unaware of the full events, which made them quite curious.
What's inside that package?
"It's a golden silk armor."
"Golden silk armor?"
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he took out a sleeveless suit of armor from his backpack.
Is this it?
"Golden Silk Armor: Impervious to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire, but with limited protective area."
"How did it end up here?" Li Xunhuan asked in surprise.
He was certain that after showing off her extraordinary encounter and killing the dark-faced giant, she hadn't searched him, nor had he seen her approach Zhuge Lei. The golden silk armor in that package shouldn't be in her possession at all.
"Oh, this," Show-off explained calmly, "was dropped by a monster. It looked like some kind of quest item, so I just picked it up."
However, she was also somewhat curious.
"Since I took this, why is the Five Poison Child framing you?"
Li Xunhuan gave a wry smile and remained silent, but the experienced Lu Xiaofeng explained it to him.
"Perhaps it's because Li Xunhuan was the most famous person present at the time."
"The most famous must be a thief?"
"The most famous person is not necessarily the thief, but in order to clear his own name, he is most likely to help the victim find the thief."
"Isn't this robber's logic?" Showing off her adventures, she was puzzled: "If someone wronged me, I would only beat them until their head was split open, rather than help them find their lost items."
He then looked at Li Xunhuan and sighed.
“You guys are just too burdened by morality, which is why you’re always being morally blackmailed by others.”
Even though he was talking about Li Xunhuan, Lu Xiaofeng suddenly felt a pain in his knee, as if he had been shot with an arrow.
Recalling his own past painful experiences, he couldn't help but chime in.
"Yes, that's why sometimes the simplest and most direct methods are the most effective."
That being said, he also knew his own nature. He was naturally curious and easily provoked. The next time he encountered something like this, he would still willingly walk into someone's trap.
Perhaps he was enjoying it a little.
However, Li Xunhuan doesn't seem to think that way.
He sighed; he had sighed far too many times today.
"So what do we do now? Should we return the things?"
"Give them back to whom?" Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she asked in confusion, "We've already killed them, who else can we give them back to?"
He then declared matter-of-factly, "I'm not returning it. I killed it, so the loot is mine. This thing is clearly a quest item; it might even trigger a new quest."
Li Xunhuan looked at Xiu Chuqiyu with disapproval. But in just half a day, he had witnessed Xiu Chuqiyu's stubbornness and knew that he couldn't persuade her. So he turned his hopeful gaze to Lu Xiaofeng.
Little did he know that Lu Xiaofeng was about to disappoint him again.
"I also think we don't need to pay it back."
Lu Xiaofeng stroked his beard: "When I was gathering information before, I heard a bit about the Plum Blossom Bandit's exploits."
"He earned the nickname 'Plum Blossom Thief' because he left a plum blossom mark on the victim's chest with a hidden weapon. Now the Plum Blossom Thief case is causing quite a stir in the martial arts world, and at this time, a golden silk armor that can protect the chest has appeared, making people wonder if there is any connection between them."
"Although we haven't yet figured out whether the people searching for the Golden Silk Armor are the Plum Blossom Bandits or those trying to capture them, as long as the item is in our hands, we'll naturally have the upper hand."
"Maybe we can actually use this to lure the plum blossom thief out."
"You're right!" Showing off her adventures was the first to loudly agree, even though she hadn't planned to return the quest items in the first place.
“Our goal is to find the Plum Blossom Thief, while A-Fei’s goal is to become famous, which can also be considered as finding the Plum Blossom Thief.” He then looked at Li Xunhuan.
"Anyway, this thing is quite useful now, and I'm not going to give it away."
If Li Xunhuan insists on meddling and making her return the Golden Silk Armor, she wouldn't mind parting ways with him.
He's just a main character; losing one close friend is no big deal.
Just playing games!
The most important thing is to make yourself feel good.
Li Xunhuan sighed helplessly. He was more willing to advise his friends than Lu Xiaofeng, but if his friends refused to listen to him, he could only let it go.
He had known long ago that he couldn't control people's hearts. All he could do was let nature take its course.
"Very well, since you already have a plan, then I, Li Xunhuan, have no choice but to risk my life to accompany you."
Upon hearing this, Xiu Chuqi revealed a satisfied smile.
It seems that her illustration doesn't need a small blacked-out section anymore.
"In that case, let's spread the word that the Golden Silk Armor is in our hands."
Having gone through that dungeon in Tian Long Ba Bu and shown off my extraordinary encounters, I now have a lot of experience in how to lure people in.
"As long as we find our friends in the Beggars' Sect and ask them to spread the word, people who covet the Golden Silk Armor will come looking for us in droves. Then we can easily gather a lot of information."
"The Beggars' Sect?" Li Xunhuan shook his head: "If you want to send a message, I'm afraid the Beggars' Sect can't help you."
"Why? Isn't the Beggars' Sect the largest gang here?"
Li Xunhuan shook his head.
Although he had been in seclusion and exiled for so many years, he still had some understanding of the current state of the martial arts world in the Central Plains.
"The number one gang in the world today is the Money Gang. They engage in various businesses in the martial arts world and have also established the 'Golden Bank' to lend money and trade intelligence."
"If we want to spread the news about the Golden Silk Armor, instead of spending time and effort verifying the Beggar Clan disciples, we might as well go directly to the 'Golden Bank' and sell the news about the Golden Silk Armor."
As she spoke, she recalled how she had faked her death to scare them in order to save eighty gold coins by showing off her extraordinary adventure.
Li Xunhuan said, both amused and annoyed, "In this way, not only can the message be passed out, but we can also make a fortune."
Upon hearing this, Xiu Chuqi's eyes lit up.
"Can I use the money I get from selling information to buy information from Bai Xiaosheng?"
"You guys investigate the Golden Silk Armor and Plum Blossom Bandits first, I'll go kill Bai Xiaosheng first."
"this……"
Li Xunhuan was taken aback, not expecting that showing off his extraordinary encounter would still make him think about killing Bai Xiaosheng.
But that's just how the martial arts world is.
Today you kill me, tomorrow I kill you; it's nothing out of the ordinary.
His hands were not unstained with blood.
So, he nodded after all.
"Can."
Ah Fei, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.
"I'll go with you."
"You're going too?"
"Since Bai Xiaosheng can compile a weapons ranking list, it means he must have some reputation in the martial arts world. I want to make a name for myself, and since he has offended you, I will naturally accompany you to kill him."
“Okay.” Showing off his extraordinary encounter nodded.
Since Lu Xiaofeng and Li Xunhuan are helping with the main quest anyway, it's not a bad idea for her to take A Fei along to go out and kill people.
Even if that all-knowing scholar is a green-named individual, with A-Fei around, it won't prevent him from being unable to kill him.
Thinking of this, she suddenly became restless.
He quickly looked at Tie Chuanjia, who was tending to the horses.
"Brother, are the horses rested enough? Let's set off now."
Tie Chuanjia held the girl who had given him the miraculous medicine that had cured his young master in high esteem and immediately responded loudly.
"Alright, we can set off anytime."
The group mounted their horses and headed towards the nearest Money Gang stronghold.
The Money Gang lives up to its name; it exudes an air of wealth and power.
Showing off their serendipitous encounter, they followed Li Xunhuan to the Money Gang's "Golden Bank," where the decorations were predominantly gold with black trim. Their logo looked like a gleaming gold coin.
It wasn't quite what she had imagined.
She had assumed that the Money Gang's decor would be exactly the same as that of the Hidden Sword Manor.
In retrospect, although their main color is yellow, the Money Gang added black trim to the outside of their yellow logo, making it look completely different from the style of Hidden Sword Manor.
It seems the graphic designer wasn't slacking off.
He secretly sighed in his heart, then showed off his extraordinary encounter to the manager of the 'Golden Bank' who had brought him there.
"Do you all have business to discuss here?"
Although he was speaking to everyone, the shopkeeper's eyes were fixed on Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter.
More accurately, he was staring at the sword hilt that was visible behind the dragon carp that had revealed the extraordinary encounter.
"This sword looks quite extraordinary, young lady. Would you be willing to part with it?"
"!!!"
This is the first time I've encountered an NPC who's eyeing my dragon carp!
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she wasn't angry at all; instead, she looked at the other person with great surprise and asked, "You want my dragon carp?"
You have excellent taste!
She's already completed several game levels, and she's never encountered such an insightful NPC before!
The shopkeeper shook his head: "That's not what I want."
"How could I possibly be worthy of such a divine sword?"
"It's just that the young lady's sword looks extraordinary. It just so happens that our Money Gang's leader, Shangguan, is about to celebrate his birthday. If we were to present such a precious sword, we would surely win the leader's favor."
He then looked at the woman who had just shared her extraordinary encounter with burning eyes: "I wonder if you would be willing to part with it, young lady? I am willing to pay a high price to buy it. I can also put in a good word for you with the gang leader."
"If you can gain the leader's special favor, your future journey in the martial world will surely be much smoother."
I was really looking forward to hearing the NPCs praise the dragon carp, but instead I heard a lot of talk about how great the guild leader was. Who cares about that guild leader anyway?
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he shook his head.
"You certainly have a better eye than others. It's just that you can't afford my dragon carp."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Everything in this world has a price. And if something has a price, there's nothing that money can't buy.
"Is this really true?" Showing off her adventures asked curiously.
Did she really run into a tycoon this time?
"More real than real gold!"
So confident? Then she can start making an offer.
Although I don't plan to sell them, it's still fun to tease the NPCs.
“My dragon carp was made from a piece of Kunyu Xuanjing and two hundred pieces of Mingsha meteorite iron. The Kunyu Xuanjing alone cost me twelve million taels of gold. The market price of Mingsha meteorite iron is one thousand gold pieces. My twelve thousand bags of small iron also cost four hundred thousand taels of gold.”
"And that doesn't even include the time spent collecting materials and the cost of upgrading. How much are you willing to pay?"
"this……"
When such a large sum of money was mentioned, not only the shopkeeper but everyone else present was shocked.
"Please don't joke with me, young lady."
"The sword on your back is indeed extraordinary, but it's impossible for anyone to be willing to spend such a high price for a weapon. Even if a sucker were willing, they couldn't possibly come up with so much gold."
Upon hearing this, Xiu Chuqi's face immediately darkened.
"If you don't have money, you don't have money. Why are you belittling my dragon carp?"
"Its beauty and the damage it causes are worth it, and there are plenty of people willing to pay a high price for it. Just because you're poor doesn't mean everyone is as stingy as you."
"you!"
The shopkeeper's face was flushed red; he was clearly very angry.
Lu Xiaofeng tugged at Xiu Chuqiyu's sleeve and said softly, "We still have to do business with him, don't upset him."
Who would want to do business with someone who has no vision?
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he snorted coldly: "The Money Gang doesn't only have this one stronghold. I'm not willing to do business with people who belittle Dragon Carp."
The shopkeeper, who was also a martial artist, was naturally sharp-witted and had excellent hearing and eyesight.
Hearing this, he couldn't help but snort coldly.
"You've offended our Money Gang and you still want to do business? You should think about how to save your lives first."
As he spoke, he took out a copper coin from his sleeve and threw it at Xiu Chuqiyu's head.
Showing off a lucky escape, the copper coin fell to the ground.
Other passersby around immediately gasped.
The shopkeeper sneered at the sight.
"When the copper coin falls to the ground, your head will fall with it. You can just wait to die."
As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of people with red names poured out of the room.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that they all wore the logo of the Money Gang on their heads.
Having heard of the Money Gang's domineering style, Li Xunhuan's face darkened, knowing that things were unlikely to end well today. He immediately regretted bringing Xiu Chuqi and the others to the Money Gang's territory.
Even if there aren't many elite troops here, they still have the numbers and the power to fight.
Even a large number of ants can kill an elephant, let alone these people who aren't elephants. His strength is limited; he can't kill everyone here.
Although he was worried, Li Xunhuan didn't say it out loud.
He simply took out his throwing knife and brandished it, attempting to intimidate his opponent and avoid a fight.
"We're just passing through your area and want to do some business. Do you really have to be so aggressive?"
"Weren't you guys very arrogant before? How come you're like this now..."
Before he could finish speaking, a young man dressed as a waiter gently tugged at the shopkeeper's sleeve.
"Shopkeeper, look at his throwing knife."
"He is Li Xunhuan, the Flying Dagger!"
The shopkeeper's face turned pale instantly.
"It's over!"
This is his truest thought at this moment.
He was filled with regret at that moment, wondering why he couldn't control himself and threw that copper coin away.
The rules of the Money Gang cannot be broken. When the coins fall to the ground, the heads must fall as well.
But having offended Little Li Flying Dagger, ranked third on the Weapon Ranking, even if he survives today, the Money Gang will not let him off the hook for making such a powerful enemy.
He's finished, completely finished!
The shopkeeper looked at Xiu Chuqi with bloodshot eyes.
It's all that woman's fault!
If she hadn't been carrying a broken sword and swaggering around the city, she wouldn't have found herself in such a predicament.
Even if I die, I'll drag her down with me!
Thinking of this, the shopkeeper used all his strength to attack Xiu Chuqiyu.
Unfortunately, just like those predecessors who died by the sword that revealed their extraordinary encounters.
He was quickly killed by the dragon carp that showed off his extraordinary encounter.
Showing off his extraordinary encounters, he didn't care about the inner thoughts of the red-named monsters; he simply used the help of his martial arts assistant to reap the lives of the other red-named monsters one by one.
It was different from what Li Xunhuan was worried about.
Show off your unexpected encounters as a player; you have lifesteal and mana regeneration abilities.
Boundless attacks also come with area-of-effect attacks, so she's least afraid of being ganged up on.
As long as she doesn't encounter the ultimate boss, she's not afraid to fight until the end of time.
The Money Gang truly lives up to its reputation as the largest gang in the world. Even a small outpost has a full three hundred people stationed there.
Even the most skilled martial artist would struggle against hundreds of people attacking them.
Unfortunately, they encountered a player from the game "JX3" who had shown off his extraordinary encounter.
What's so special about sheer numbers?
Who hasn't accomplished something like pulling a tooth or clearing someone's name?
Three hundred red names are just a fraction of her achievements.
After the battle ended, looking at the piles of corpses on the ground, he showed off his extraordinary experience. There were no red names within thirty feet of him, yet he still dared to step forward.
Even Li Xunhuan and Lu Xiaofeng's gazes towards Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter changed somewhat.
They knew that Xiu had extraordinary encounters and was highly skilled in martial arts, but they hadn't expected her to possess such abundant internal energy and physical strength. She could fight three hundred people alone without being at a disadvantage.
Ah Fei's eyes sparkled as he looked at Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter.
"Mother is right. There are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. I need to work even harder."
After exiting combat, I casually picked up the dropped items. To my surprise, I found that the dropped money amounted to more than five thousand gold coins.
"Is this the power of the Money Gang?"
One stronghold is worth over five thousand gold coins, so if we take down several...
He revealed his extraordinary encounter with a dangerous smile.
Lu Xiaofeng, who was standing to the side, suddenly shivered: "Don't laugh like that, it gives me the creeps."
Showing off his amazing encounter and the joy of the abundant loot, he didn't pay much attention to Lu Xiaofeng's teasing.
Instead, he looked at Li Xunhuan with great interest.
"Li Xunhuan, do you think that now that we've destroyed one of the Golden Money Gang's strongholds, they might send people to hunt us down?"
For some reason, Li Xunhuan saw a hint of expectation in the eyes of the person who had shared their extraordinary encounter.
He also shivered just like Lu Xiaofeng before carefully speaking, "Judging from the Money Gang's domineering ways in the past, they probably will."
Before he could even recount his extraordinary encounter, Li Xunhuan spoke again.
"but……"
“You’ve killed far too many people this time. Unless the leader of the Money Gang is an idiot, he probably won’t send a large number of ordinary gang members to intercept and kill us. At most, he’ll only send his trusted experts.”
"Under Shangguan Jin Hong's leadership, the Money Gang became the number one gang in the world in just a few years. This shows that the other party must not be a fool."
"Therefore, he will only try to recruit us. Only if he really can't recruit us will he resort to killing us."
"Ah," Showing off her adventure, somewhat disappointed, "Is that so?"
Seeing her disappointed expression, Lu Xiaofeng said, both amused and annoyed, "What are you disappointed about? Do you want to be hunted down again?"
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he readily replied, "Of course!"
"You have no idea how rich their loot is!"
"There are only about three hundred people, and I've already lost over five thousand gold. There are only two seasons left before I reach the next level. Shouldn't I save up more gold to buy the new level's Mystic Crystals?"
"When did you take their money?"
Lu Xiaofeng opened his eyes wide.
"I've been curious for a while now. You clearly didn't move, so when did you get the Golden Silk Armor?"
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he said matter-of-factly, "Do I need to go get it? As long as I kill someone, their belongings will naturally fall nearby. I can just pick them up."
Another answer like this that I can't understand.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't dwell on it much, but instead asked curiously.
"Is it true that you said these two swords cost 12.4 million taels of gold?"
"Of course it's true! Would I lie to you?"
"hiss!"
Lu Xiaofeng and Li Xunhuan both gasped in shock.
One of them had a close friend born into an extremely wealthy family, while the other came from a distinguished family. Even though they were used to wealth and luxury, they couldn't imagine that someone would spend over ten million taels of gold to forge a weapon.
Keep in mind that the imperial court's revenue for ten years probably didn't even reach this level.
That's the wealth of a nation!
The way the two looked at her after showing off her extraordinary encounter changed. No wonder she could casually give away medicine worth a thousand gold pieces.
On the contrary, Ah Fei, due to his limited social circle and lack of common sense, was unaware of the magnitude of the sum of money. He simply asked out of curiosity.
"Didn't you say before that this sword was made of mystic crystal? Why are you saving up money to buy mystic crystal?"
"An orange weapon can only be used for two years. You definitely have to replace it when the time is up, otherwise you won't be able to keep up with the level."
A weapon worth over ten million taels of gold can only be used for two years?
Lu Xiaofeng dared not listen anymore.
He quickly interrupted this heartbreaking conversation.
"Since we can no longer use the Money Gang to spread the word and lure the Plum Blossom Thieves into our trap, why don't we go directly to the All-Knowing Scholar?"
Why are you looking for him?
Showing off an unexpected and perplexing encounter.
"Didn't we say we'd catch the Plum Blossom Thief first and become famous before going after him?"
Lu Xiaofeng stroked his beard and smiled mysteriously: "You're already famous."
"When? How come I didn't know?"
Li Xunhuan explained with a smile.
"The Money Gang is the number one gang in the martial arts world. They have always acted domineeringly, and no one has dared to provoke them for a long time. Now that you have destroyed one of their strongholds, your reputation will naturally soar."
"Whether the Money Gang succeeds in their pursuit or we fight back and escape, it will attract the attention of the entire martial arts world."
As Li Xunhuan spoke, his gaze fell upon the dragon carp.
"Moreover, there were survivors in the battle just now."
"Now that the news of your possession of a great treasure will soon spread throughout the martial arts world, the number of people who are always vying for treasures may be no less than those who covet the Golden Silk Armor."
"After all, seizing the Golden Silk Armor and killing the Plum Blossom Bandit will only yield half of the assets of the ninety victims. All those assets combined won't be more valuable than your Dragon Carp."
Lu Xiaofeng's eyes lit up as he looked at Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter.
"More importantly, your dragon carp is not only priceless, but you also used it to kill over three hundred martial arts masters on your own. Even though Bai Xiaosheng has always looked down on women, the Weapon Ranking is his masterpiece."
"If such a divine weapon cannot be listed in the weapon rankings, I'm afraid no one will ever believe in him again."
Upon hearing this, Xiu Chuqi's eyes lit up.
"So, I don't need to find the Plum Blossom Thief to prove myself first, and I can directly challenge the Weapon Ranking and slap the All-Knowing Scholar in the face?"
Lu Xiaofeng nodded confidently: "Of course."
"Alright!" Showing off her extraordinary encounter immediately forgot about her gold-farming plan. Anyway, she could farm gold anytime, but she couldn't wait a moment longer to slap that all-knowing scholar who annoyed her.
"Then let's set off right away!"
Bai Xiaosheng was surprisingly easy to find.
Perhaps because of his great reputation and few enemies, he did not have the habit of hiding his whereabouts.
With Lu Xiaofeng, a master at gathering information, they easily learned Bai Xiaosheng's location through their extraordinary encounter.
It was actually at the Shaolin Temple.
Shaolin Temple, this place is full of amazing encounters.
Whether it's the Shaolin in JX3 or the Shaolin in the game levels, they're all rich.
Unfortunately, there was no chance to get freebies this time, so I could only browse Baixiaosheng's page.
With the help of a good horse, Li Xunhuan's health improved considerably. Therefore, after some discussion, the group decided to let Tie Chuanjia settle down here with their luggage, while they themselves traveled lightly to Shaolin Temple.
However, this line of work is indeed not that easy.
After killing the Money Gang disciples who came to hunt him down for the Nth time, he showed off his extraordinary encounter and jokingly teased Li Xunhuan.
"Didn't you say that the leader of the Money Gang wouldn't send ordinary members to hunt us down? It seems you miscalculated, Li Xunhuan."
Upon hearing this, Li Xunhuan shook his head with a wry smile.
"I did miscalculate. I tried to predict his actions by treating him as a powerful and ruthless leader, but I forgot that he had tens of thousands of followers behind him."
"Our stronghold has been destroyed, and our gang members have been killed. As the gang leader, I have to make a statement."
"It seems our journey ahead won't be easy."
"That's not necessarily true," Lu Xiaofeng said with a smile.
"Oh?" Li Xunhuan looked at Lu Xiaofeng. Although they had only known each other for a few days, he and Lu Xiaofeng had already become close friends.
Compared to Ah Fei's mysterious and unpredictable adventures, and his youthful stubbornness, Lu Xiaofeng, a carefree, romantic, and easy-going man who can drink, is much more compatible with him.
Although he didn't know much about him, Li Xunhuan had already discovered from various details that Lu Xiaofeng was a person who could see through human relationships and worldly affairs.
Therefore, I am very curious about his thoughts at this moment.
Lu Xiaofeng habitually stroked his beard, which resembled eyebrows, before slowly speaking.
"Shangguan Jin Hong is indeed the leader of the Money Gang, but he is also a ruthless and ambitious man."
"The reason we sent ordinary gang members to hunt us down was twofold: firstly, to give an explanation to the gang members who were killed in public; and secondly, to establish our authority by sacrificing the lives of ordinary gang members."
"To establish our authority? Aren't we enemies?" Afei asked, puzzled.
He showed off his unexpected encounter but actually understood what he was hearing.
“I understand. We can’t win over the crowd if we don’t kill them. But in Shangguan Jin Hong’s eyes, a few hundred ordinary gang members are no match for a few of us peerless masters.”
"Therefore, he kept sending ordinary gang members to hunt us down. Once we killed enough people, those ordinary gang members would become afraid."
"At that time, Shangguan Jin Hong can use the excuse of resolving grievances and preventing ordinary gang members from dying to come forward and recruit us."
"In this way, not only will his position in the Money Gang not be damaged, but the strength of the Money Gang will be greatly enhanced."
"That's definitely killing two birds with one stone."
Showing off his extraordinary encounter was explained so clearly that Afei finally understood.
"So the Money Gang's next move is to send people out to recruit us?"
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he nodded.
“Yes,” he said, looking at Li Xunhuan, “it seems that your previous prediction was half right, not entirely wrong.”
Li Xunhuan gave a bitter smile: "I wish I were completely wrong."
"A ruthless and unscrupulous tyrant is much more difficult to deal with than an arrogant leader of the world's number one gang."
Lu Xiaofeng nodded as well.
“Li Xunhuan is right. Since Shangguan Jin Hong has paid such a high price, it means he was already determined to have us.”
"If we refuse to submit, we will likely face the full force of the Money Gang's pursuit."
Upon hearing this, Xiu Chuqi was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he was even a little eager to try.
"Then let's go," her eyes gleamed as she recalled the more than ten gold coins dropped by each member of the Money Gang. "With the Dragon Carp in my hand, where in this world can I not go, and who can I not kill?"
"Good!" A-Fei's eyes lit up as he looked at Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter: "What a wonderful saying, 'Where can't I go, and who can't I kill!'"
"This is the kind of martial arts world I've always longed for."
"If Shangguan Jin Hong dares to come, I will fight alongside you to kill them all."
"Good brother!"
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he patted Afei on the shoulder with delight, then looked at Lu Xiaofeng and the others with anticipation.
Lu Xiaofeng also swung his cloak around with a flourish.
"I have never supported the use of force to solve problems, but I will make an exception today and go crazy with you all."
Three pairs of eyes looked at Li Xunhuan with sparkling eyes.
Li Xunhuan gave a bitter smile: "Then I, Li, have no choice but to risk my life to accompany you."
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