Volume 19: Legend of Lu Xiaofeng Chapter 508: Baiyun Temple
Taoism has two sects, the Southern and Northern sects. The representative of the Southern sect is Master Zhang of Longhu Mountain, and the leader of the Northern sect is Gu Qingfeng, the master of Baiyun Temple.
Many of the famous officials of the dynasty were frequent visitors to Baiyun Temple, and some even became his disciples. So although he looked like a Taoist priest, he actually had considerable power.
Gu Qingfeng said: "Yesterday I asked Taoist Mu to be a witness, but I didn't expect that Taoist Mu would come to visit me again today. It's really a rare thing."
Su Weiyun asked: "Witness? Witness of what?"
Taoist Mu said, "He was merciful and accepted the bet between Li Yanbei and Du Tongxuan from the capital. I was a witness yesterday and went to see the old master in the evening."
Although countless people around the world placed bets on the duel between Ximen Chuxue and Ye Gucheng, the bet between Li Yanbei and Du Tongxuan was undoubtedly one of the largest.
Li Yanbei used his territory in the capital and 600,000 taels of silver to gamble Du Tongxuan's entire territory and 800,000 taels of silver.
These two people are not from famous and upright families, but their combined territories cover the entire capital city; being able to extend the influence of their gangs into the capital city means they are naturally powerful.
Su Weiyun asked, "Whose bet did Taoist Gu accept?"
Gu Qingfeng smiled and said, "Li Yanbei. I bought out his bet with 1.95 million taels of silver, and Du Tongxuan and I will continue the bet."
One million nine hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver were enough to buy out the bet. Compared with Li Yanbei's entire power, this might not be much, but at least at this moment, he did not take advantage of the situation too much.
Su Weiyun asked, "Who did Li Yanbei bet on to win?"
"Ximen Chuxue!"
Could it be that Ye Gucheng has already been poisoned by the Tang Sect's poisonous sand? Why would Li Yanbei give up this gamble at this time?
Gu Qingfeng took the initiative to explain: "Master Su may not know that Ye Gucheng appeared in Chunhua Tower again before. Not only was he not poisoned, he was not even injured at all. He also used his sword to cripple the arms of another Tang Sect disciple!"
Even he couldn't help but sigh: "A sword came from the west, like a fairy from the sky. It is indeed a sword technique unparalleled in the world!"
Taoist Mu interrupted and said, "Since the temple master has obtained Li Yanbei's dragon flag token, the people under his command must obey the temple master's orders."
Gu Qingfeng said: "Maybe I can only command them for one day."
Tomorrow is September 15th. No one can predict who will win or lose between Ximen Chuxue and Ye Gucheng. If Ximen Chuxue loses, Gu Qingfeng's 1.95 million taels will be wasted.
Su Weiyun said: "But at least you still have one day to take over, Master."
Gu Qingfeng immediately said, "Yes, yes, Master Su, what can I do for you?"
His attitude towards Su Weiyun was a little too respectful.
Su Weiyun said: "This day is enough for you to listen to their reports on various recent news in the capital."
Gu Qingfeng said, "That's right. No news from the capital can escape Li Yanbei's eyes and ears. If Hero Su wants to know, I will call them here immediately."
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Are there any suspicious people in the capital recently?
This question is extremely difficult to answer, because there is no telling how many heroes have come to the capital from all directions, wanting to see the battle between the peerless swordsman and the Forbidden City.
Some are unidentified, some have unclear origins, and it is almost impossible to measure how deep the water is here.
But Li Yanbei's subordinates actually knew something about it.
"The more famous people recently include Sima Ziyi from the Sima family, one of the three great martial arts families, Tang Tianzong from the Tang Sect, and Sikong Zhaixing, who is known as the king of thieves..."
He called out many names in one breath. All of these names were big shots who would shock people if they were put on the table, but Su Weiyun didn't want to hear any of them.
"I'm not asking about these people whose origins are clear, but about those whose origins are unknown!"
"A person of unknown origin..." "Gan'er Zhao" who was in charge of the roads between the east and west of the city murmured, "I do know that Du Tongxuan in the south of the city hired a mysterious bodyguard in black. He has extremely high Qinggong skills, but his origin is unknown!"
Su Weiyun asked: "What else?"
"Gan'er Zhao" said: "It seems that there are a few lamas from the Western Regions who are also very sneaky..."
Su Weiyun asked: "Can't you find anyone else?"
"Gan'er Zhao" was so anxious that sweat broke out on his head. This should have been his first chance to show up in front of the "new leader", but it seemed that he did not do particularly well.
Fortunately, Su Weiyun said in time: "Forget it. Since you don't know, I won't embarrass you."
Seeing that Su Weiyun was not satisfied, Gu Qingfeng actually became a little anxious, and added: "In fact, if Master Su really wants to know the situation of each group, there is another person here who may be able to answer your questions?"
Su Weiyun asked: "Oh? Who is it?"
Gu Qingfeng said, "He is the commander of the imperial guards on duty in the Forbidden City, the Third Master Yin Xianyin, known as the 'Sword of Wealth and Honor'."
Everyone in the martial arts world knows that there are four great masters in the imperial palace. They entered the palace as famous masters more than ten years ago.
Yin Xian is one of them.
Taoist Mu was surprised and asked, "Is the master of the imperial palace also in the Taoist temple? What is he doing here?"
Gu Qingfeng returned to his indifferent smile when facing Mu Dao Ren: "It cannot be said, it cannot be said."
At this moment, a scream suddenly came from outside the door, and it was Lu Xiaofeng's voice.
The three of them walked out of the inner hall and saw that in the backyard, the seven Taoists who had been practicing sword formations were indeed besieging Lu Xiaofeng.
The seven people coordinated their sword formation seamlessly, and their moves were connected, attacking like flowing water. However, Lu Xiaofeng's body movements were not chaotic at all. He found a flaw and jumped out of the formation like a carp leaping over the dragon gate!
Just as he jumped out, another sword suddenly attacked him. This was the eighth sword outside the sword formation!
This sword was used very correctly, with a combination of hardness and softness, and at an extremely fast speed. There are definitely not many people in the martial arts world who can have such attainments in swordsmanship. Moreover, this sword also has the potential of a sneak attack, which can be said to be extremely difficult to resist.
Lu Xiaofeng was in mid-air and could no longer change his position, but he simply stretched out two fingers and gently pinched the sword, which was then clamped between his fingers and did not move.
The unique skills of these two fingers are almost comparable to the myth of turning stone into gold, which often makes people hard to believe.
Taoist Mu said, "I have always said that Lu Xiaofeng's telepathic finger is simply magical, but today I would like to ask Master Su to comment on it."
"This is a 'divine skill' and we don't need to comment on it."
Su Weiyun smiled and shook her head, but was unwilling to say more. Instead, she asked, "The one who used the 'Jade Girl Shuttle' move just now was Master Yin Xian, the Third Master Yin?"
Gu Qingfeng said, "That's right. Third Master Yin, this is the swordsman Su Weiyun who has been famous all over the world for more than ten years!"
He shouted very loudly, as if he was afraid that Yin Xian couldn't hear him.
Yin Xian was still apologizing to Lu Xiaofeng, saying that he just wanted to try out his unique skills, and was still asking solemnly: "How does my move 'Jade Girl Shuttle' compare to Ye Gucheng's 'Fairy from the Sky'?"
Lu Xiaofeng hesitated for a while, and was about to speak when Yin Xian suddenly heard Gu Qingfeng's call. He was immediately shocked and bowed to Lu Xiaofeng, saying, "I'm sorry, I offended you just now. I'll host a banquet for you another day."
After Yin Xian finished speaking, he quickly walked in front of Su Weiyun and said respectfully: "I am the nameless swordsman Yin Xian, greetings to the great swordsman Su."
He looks kind and friendly, and now he looks more like a businessman when he smiles.
Lu Xiaofeng stroked his beard, walked over step by step, looked Su Weiyun up and down for a long time, and said, "I really don't understand why these people respect you so much, but don't buy into me!"
Su Weiyun smiled and said, "Maybe it's because I became famous earlier. But this is not a good thing; it often means that you are no longer young."
His words carry the dust and the vast ocean.
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly said: "But I think you are still very young."
Yin Xian looked at Su Weiyun, then at Lu Xiaofeng, and was surprised to find one thing the two had in common - they had the same eyes.
There is black and white, black and white are clearly distinguished. They are obviously heroes, but there is still a childish look in their eyes.
Yin Xian said quickly: "Although Master Su became famous early, his demeanor remains the same, and he doesn't look old at all!"
Su Weiyun did not mention this matter, but asked him the same question he had just asked Ganer Zhao.
As expected, Yin Xian had more news: "As far as I know, a few people from the Hainan Sword School pretended to be swordsmen from the Holy Mother Water Peak, but... but it seems that there really are people on the Holy Mother Water Peak."
Su Weiyun muttered to himself: "The Holy Mother Water Peak... is that the Western Demonic Cult?"
"Yes, yes, it is the Western Demon Cult." Yin Xian hesitated, and finally said, "Master Su, when you are free, would you like to come to my imperial city and sit and drink tea?"
Su Weiyun asked, "Can we enter the Imperial City at will?"
Yin Xian said: "Of course, ordinary people can't do that. But my senior brother Wei Ziyun respects Master Su the most, so..."
Su Weiyun agreed: "Okay, I will go on September 15th."
Yin Xian whispered something to Su Weiyun, and then continued, "I will send you the ribbon later."
It turned out that their imperial guards had already made a plan. Since they could not prevent this decisive battle, they might as well let some martial artists in. However, there could not be too many of these martial artists, so they set a rule.
——On September 15th, only those who possess a ribbon made of a strange material can enter the Forbidden City. No one else can enter.
After Yin Xian finished speaking, he took out his clothes, opened them, and showed a ribbon to gesture.
Su Weiyun looked carefully for a long time and suddenly smiled. He took out a wedding dress from behind him and shook it in the wind, making it sparkle.
"Is it this kind of satin? I didn't expect I had it."
Not only was the wedding dress made of a special material, but people could also vaguely see some words, among which was the name "Mu Dao Ren".
"Mu Dao Ren, a famous Wudang master, has hidden strength, and is at the third level of Grandmaster."
The third realm of the Grand Master is the realm where there is no sword in the hand, and there is no sword in the heart either. The sword is the man, and the man is the sword. With utmost sincerity, both offense and defense are integrated!
Taoist Mu has always been known as the third best in swordsmanship, but it turns out that he has reached this level silently!
Taoist Mu was the closest and saw the words first. He hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover it and said, "Master Su, this wedding dress is very valuable. It is better not to show it to others easily."
