Chapter 718: Chapter 29 Mid-Autumn Festival Party (2 in 1)_2
As far as the eye could see, the caravan of over forty people, dressed in black and ard with blades, stood out especially the three leading figures, who remained silent. However, the faint murderous aura they exuded was enough to make one’s heart tremble with fear, causing him to remark each ti he looked their way that truly, beneath the reputation there lay no diocrity.
To be able to kill a Grandmaster, their deanor was indeed extraordinary, inspiring admiration.
This ti they had set out for Jiangnan, originally intending only to escort the elder Liu Ling. Then, upon hearing news that the Giant Whale Gang planned to transport a batch of goods to Jiangnan Road, they had also pulled together a caravan.
The Gang Leader of the Giant Whale Gang, Gongsun Jing, had once practiced Spear Techniques with Fei Poyue, and therefore, the Fei Family Martial Arts School naturally grew close to the Giant Whale Gang. Such simple requests weren’t refused, especially since the Giant Whale Gang had long since transford.
In Fufeng County, although there were many martial artists, few were Grandmasters. After renaming itself to Divine Martial Mansion, the Giant Whale Gang, relying on the grueso display of heads by the Jiangdong hero Cao Donglin, had leaped to beco the dominant force of Jianghu in the entire Fufeng, in its full glory.
They actively fostered a good relationship with Divine Martial Mansion, also with future considerations in mind.
Although the Mansion Master of the Fei Family Martial Arts School, Fei Poyue, had been injured in his youth and hovered only within the Sixth Rank for life, his mastery of Spear Techniques and fist technique were said to be at the Grandmaster Realm, capable of standing up to Superior Fifth Rank martial artists. With him present, the Fei Family Martial Arts School was considered a regional powerhouse, commanding respect from all.
However, Fei Poyue was no longer young. His contemporaries, the Divine Doctor of Pharmacist Valley and the fierce warrior Tan Tianxiong from the west, had both passed away.
While Fei Poyue’s Spear Techniques were formidable, they had not reached the Grandmaster Realm, and the Dharma he cultivated did not extend his lifespan. Perhaps in a few years, he would depart from this world, and without this towering pillar, the Fei Family Martial Arts School could fall greatly.
Though it wouldn’t reach the point where everyone would be against them, it certainly wouldn’t be as glorious as it was now. Talented disciples had gone out to make their mark in Jianghu early on. As the oldest disciples of Fei Poyue, they naturally had to plan ahead and could not afford to sit idly by, thus voluntarily taking on this task.
As for those few people ahead, they were just distant relatives of Mansion Master Fei Poyue, who happened to be in Fufeng County. Hearing that soone from the martial arts school was heading to Jiangnan Road, they seized the opportunity to go together.
Fei Yonglin actually didn’t have much respect for such people; they were from the sa region and distant younger relatives, yet he never saw them around throughout the seasons, but now that they were heading to Jiangnan Road, suddenly many erged, which he found contemptible.
Thinking this, he glanced at the young man riding a horse ahead of him. The latter seed to turn his head around right at that mont, his face full of friendliness as he greeted them. Fei Poyue replied with a serene deanor, but once the young man turned his head back, he secretly spit on the ground, seeing several beautiful won beside him only deepened his disdain.
The man beside them, who, like Gongsun Jing, fashioned a pair of Short Spears on his back, furrowed his brows and spoke in a low voice,
“Show so respect.”
Fei Yonglin withdrew his gaze. Though no longer young, his impulsive nature was like that of a youth. Hearing this, he frowned and muttered a few words but indeed refrained from further complaints. He only gripped the blade at his waist and said,
“I just hope we don’t encounter too much panic and disgrace when eting highway robbers later.”
Tian Zhide felt sowhat helpless toward his junior.
Fei Yonglin hesitated before adding in a low voice, “Brother, the Giant Whale… no, Divine Martial Mansion has recently stirred up such a ss on Jiangnan Road. It’s been only two months, and now they’re headed to Jiangnan again. What are they planning?”
Tian Zhide looked around to see if anyone was paying attention to them, then lowered his voice and answered with a bitter smile,”How could I possibly know?”
“Jiangnan Road is prosperous, teeming with Scholars and noble clans, but the number of Sect martial artists is fewer compared to other places. While it’s unbelievable as rumors say that tens of thousands of martial artists died, even if a few thousand well-known martial artists perished, it represents a great enmity for the Jianghu of Jiangnan Road.”
“Yet, those who acted then were ultimately the master of Divine Martial Mansion and the sect’s high-ranking experts, but with over ten thousand mbers of Divine Martial Mansion, how could all of them be recognized? As long as we don’t reveal ourselves, who would know that those behind us are martial artists of Divine Martial Mansion?”
“Just be cautious.”
“Concerning their plans, let’s not ddle. We two are just here to escort Mr. Liu to this Liangzhou wine event. As for everything else, we know nothing. Rember this, will you?”
Tian Zhide’s voice lowered, his eyes signaling a warning. Fei Yonglin felt a chill in his heart, thinking of the unsolved mysteries of Jianghu, and quietly acknowledged.
Looking at those few people ahead, he actually felt they were fortunate; ignorant of everything, their trip to Jiangnan was rely for leisure and sightseeing, which made him envious inside.
Wang Anfeng rode at the front, dressed in the simple, practical attire favored by martial artists, with his sleeves bound with hemp ropes and his hair rely tied back, making him appear as just another martial artist from a lower rank of any Jianghu sect, although his bearing was slightly better.
He had previously set out for Jiangnan Road, intent on finding Jiu Zizai, but along the way he encountered too many upheavals, including an ambush that almost cost him his life. In the end, he found himself opposed by nearly everyone in the martial circles of Jiangnan Road and had no choice but to return to Fufeng County before proceeding further.
Now that everything had settled down, he needed to leave promptly and take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering that hadn’t yet begun, rushing from Fufeng County into Jiangnan, passing through Jian’nan Road to Liangzhou in search of Jiu Zizai.
But having recently incited deep hatred with the Jianghu of Jiangnan Road, and only a month or two having passed, their bold return to Jiangnan, no matter how indifferent they appeared, seed inappropriate. It was likely that the inn in Liangzhou would suffer effects following their departure.
There were indeed courageous individuals in Jianghu who were resolute and unafraid of life or death, but there were more who were bullies when strong and cowards when weak. If they could not provoke Divine Martial Mansion or Wang Anfeng, it was normal for them to vent their frustrations on unrelated civilians.
Anticipating retribution from other martial artists of Jianghu, they decided to conceal their identities and travel with an elder who was invited to the gathering each year, which also facilitated their disguise.
Unexpectedly, Li Qidao, who usually preferred to operate alone, also expressed a desire to co along. Besides him, they only agreed to bring Qingfeng Edge’s three people, Sikou Tingfeng, and Xue Qinshuang.
At that mont, he rode alongside Xue Qinshuang, letting her ride the Green-Maned Horse while he mounted a plain black horse that barely t Jianghu standards.
Xue Qinshuang had changed into won’s clothes, still wearing white and a red top. She glanced at Wang Anfeng and teased, laughing,
“Right now, you, the fad Lord of the Divine Martial Mansion in Jiangnan, look more like a common servant…”
Wang Anfeng said,
“Fad in Jiangnan, I fear it’s more of an infamous reputation…”
Xue Qinshuang seed unconcerned, rely remarking that a bad reputation is still a reputation; it just doesn’t endear people, which can save a lot of trouble. Wang Anfeng had no reply to that.
Xue Qinshuang continued, laughing, “I have long heard about the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering in Liangzhou but never had the chance to attend. This ti, using the na of Elder Liu to get in, I must take the opportunity to enjoy the famous wines there.”
“Speaking of which, Anfeng, do you still rember Xiahou Xuan?”
Wang Anfeng nodded and replied,
“Xiahou? Of course I rember. When we were children in Wangxian County, he was indeed a life-or-death friend. It seems Xiahou is in Jiangnan Road. After we et Elder Jiu Zizai, if we have so spare ti, it would be proper to visit him…”
“By the way, he once told that he had tricked a girl into marriage with just a stick of candied hawthorn. Now that he’s from a noble clan, he must be married by now, right? I really ought to send a gift…”
A smile involuntarily appeared on Wang Anfeng’s face.
Xue Qinshuang shook her head and said,
“No need to send one…”
Wang Anfeng was startled, his thoughts drifting to the strict traditions of noble families. He frowned, then heard Xue Qinshuang add softly,
“What he brought back then was the daughter of the One-Leaf Pavilion’s master.”
“Among the powers of Jianghu, there is often no room for human sentint; one has no choice but to be as carefree as a child…”
PS: Sketching out the outline, starting a new story, writing sowhat slowly, the opening might be a bit dull, please bear with ~
Fei Poyue, from Volu Five, Chapter Seventy-two’s story, the spear technique grandmaster who trained Gongsun Jing and was a friend of Grandfather Tan Tianxiong.
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