Volume 2: Buddha's Hand Saves All Living Things, Subdues Demons and Attains Bodhi Chapter 85: Peacock, Ye'er, Overlord Spear, Love Ring
"World Alliance!"
Qiu Shuiqing only felt that the blood in his body was boiling.
Ever since the loss of the "Peacock Feather", he has been cautious over the years, never intervening in disputes within the martial arts world, and living in fear, but the "Green Dragon Society" still had no intention of letting them go.
The Qiu family has more than 500 lives and hundreds of years of ancestral heritage. How can they just give it away to others?
You have to defend it even if you die.
"What's the way to break the impasse?" Qiu Shuiqing asked again.
Although he was very anxious, he remained calm.
The person behind the screen whispered, "Haha, why don't you just say that the Peacock Feather is still there?"
Qiu Shuiqing frowned, "Still there? If they take action, wouldn't they be digging their own graves? Besides, recently someone in the martial arts world has passed away with a fake peacock feather. They are trying to lure me into taking action."
The distinguished guest said calmly, "Don't be nervous. Since Shenjian Villa can take advantage of the situation, why can't you, Kongque Villa? Who cares about the Qinglong Society or the Money Gang? As long as your momentum is strong enough, fake things can become real. What you need to do now is to bluff and pretend to be on par with Shenjian Villa."
"Don't worry," the man behind the screen had already stood up and pressed the chair, "Those people outside don't really care whether you have the Peacock Feather or not. They only care whether they can survive and whether they can get your protection. And you just need to show full confidence, unparalleled courage, and the wisdom to respond to emergencies. Even if you don't have the Peacock Feather, you can still be invincible. Now is a golden opportunity. The Demon Cult is about to move eastward. The Azure Dragon Society and the Money Gang may be able to wipe out a declining Peacock Villa, but they will never dare to take action against a Peacock Villa that is regarded as a lifeline by countless people."
After hearing these words, Qiu Shuiqing suddenly came to his senses.
But he hesitated: "But I..."
As if he had expected what he would say, the person behind the screen smiled and said, "No problem, I will help you get rid of those assassins hiding in the dark outside. No one from the Azure Dragon Society and the Money Gang will be able to escape. I have also brought in a strong reinforcement for you. The time is almost up."
"Strong reinforcements?" Qiu Shuiqing was stunned for a moment, "Who?"
Unfortunately, no one responded. He quickly walked behind the screen and took a look, only to see that the wooden window was half-closed and there was no human figure.
At this moment, a burst of rapid whistle was sounded outside.
Qiu Shuiqing rushed out: "What's wrong?"
The old steward replied: "Master, Fu Hongxue is here!"
Qiu Shuiqing heard this, his eyes were uncertain at first, then he frowned and smiled lightly: "Uncle Xu, go tell those people outside that the demonic disaster is coming. Since my Peacock Villa is the leader of the white way, we should protect fellow martial artists. We were rude in the past. You can vacate the several inns and restaurants near the villa for them to rest, treat them with good wine and good food, and invite Fu Hongxue in. Go."
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It was dusk and the sun was setting in the west.
The tightly closed door of Peacock Villa suddenly opened with a creaky sound, and the old steward then repeated Qiu Shuiqing's words. The originally tense atmosphere immediately eased, and the people from the martial arts world who were shouting and cursing a moment ago put on smiling faces in an instant.
"Mr. Fu, my manor owner invites you."
The old steward looked at the person standing alone on the other side.
Fu Hongxue held the black knife in his hand and nodded in greeting, but just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly looked at an old tree not far away.
Under the old tree, a young man in a black robe with a sword on his waist had been standing. His face was paler than his, his eyes were dark, but his expression was gentle. A ray of setting sun just happened to hit the side of this man's face, as if reflecting a statue of a god carved out of ice.
But as the setting sun faded and night fell completely, the evening wind blew, the fallen leaves floated, and the young man disappeared like a ghost.
Fu Hongxue couldn't help but stare at the mysterious and elusive skill, and then he walked into Peacock Villa.
Another long night.
As a martial arts family that is unique in the world for its hidden weapons, Peacock Villa has many skilled craftsmen trained by itself. It is said that in terms of firearms, it is as good as the "Jiangnan Thunderbolt Hall", and in terms of hidden weapons, it is as good as the "Tang Clan" in Shu.
But this was at its most glorious and dazzling moment .
Unfortunately, since the loss of the "Peacock Feather" by Qiu Fengwu's generation decades ago, most of these skilled craftsmen have either died of old age in the village or have been dismissed.
The reason for this is that these people have tried to recast the "Peacock Feather", but despite all their efforts, they have not succeeded and died of depression one by one.
The Qiu family also has its own businesses. Within a radius of eighty miles, there are five towns, nine markets, and eighteen restaurants and inns, as well as a number of real estate deeds, all of which are well-known.
Night is falling.
On a narrow cobblestone street, the sounds of hammering and chiseling were particularly clear.
The scorching fire rolled out in the night wind, dyeing the deserted blacksmith shop a touch of fiery red.
And in the shop, there was only a young man and a girl.
The young man was naked from the waist up, holding an iron in one hand and a hammer in the other, swinging it vigorously, sparks flew from under the hammer. Although he looked thin and had fair skin, his hands were already covered with wounds, crisscross cuts, burns, and thick calluses that almost covered the palms and backs of his hands.
The girl seemed a little clumsy. Her round face was red from the fire and she was sweating. She sometimes trotted to add coal, sometimes moved things clumsily, and then pulled the bellows with great effort, panting from exhaustion.
The inns on the street were already crowded, and many people in the martial arts world had not yet received the news and were still discussing going to Peacock Villa at dawn.
Li Muchan walked over from one end of the long street, looked at the blacksmith shop, and then looked at the noisy taverns and teahouses all around.
"Hey, where are you going, young master?" The goddess of bliss appeared out of nowhere and teased her with seductive eyes, like a young girl in love, "You didn't even mention taking me with you."
Li Muchan turned his eyes and looked at the innocent girl in the blacksmith shop, saying, "Fu Hongxue is here, tell your people to be careful."
The Blissful Goddess's smile froze, and she was a little surprised: "Didn't this man retire from the martial arts world after killing Ma Kongqun?"
Li Muchan slowly half-knelt down, smiled and waved at the girl, and continued: "Who knows, the Demon Cult has moved eastward, and many old guys have reappeared in the martial arts world. It is not surprising that Fu Hongxue showed up... Is this the child? Ye'er?"
The suspicion on the face of the goddess of bliss disappeared, and she sneered, "This girl has lost her memory. I heard that she was seriously ill and even forgot who she is. Hehe, since she is useless, we might as well kill her with a knife. As for the blacksmith, what a coincidence, he is the person we are looking for."
The girl was exactly the cult's spy planted in Peacock Villa. Unfortunately, the Qiu family was heavily guarded, and it was extremely difficult for outsiders to get in, so they could only hide within a radius of eighty miles.
Li Muchan ignored her and waved to the curious girl who was looking around. She also took a few pieces of dried fruit snacks, smiled, and called out kindly, "Girl, come here!"
Although his smile was gentle, this scene looked very different to the goddess of bliss: "Hahaha, so the young master has this kind of hobby? He likes this kind of immature little guy."
The little girl's cheeks were stained with black dust that was not carbon powder, and she looked a little dirty, but perhaps because she was ignorant and didn't know much, when she saw the food, she immediately looked at it eagerly and asked curiously, "Big brother, who are you?"
The blacksmith also stopped what he was doing, his face was stiff and ugly, and he held the hammer tightly in his hand.
Li Muchan ignored the blacksmith's reaction and said with a smile: "I am... um... I am you..."
His eyes flickered, and when his gaze swept over the girl's right earlobe and saw a small red mole, the smile on his face became even wider.
She is indeed Dao Twelve’s daughter.
The suicide note described some of the girl's characteristics. It seemed that the child's mother must have made two preparations. On the one hand, she defected to try to survive, and on the other hand, she asked someone to pass a secret letter to Dao Twelve.
"You can call me Uncle Li," Li Muchan thought for a moment and added with a smile, "I know your parents."
The girl's eyes widened immediately, she ran over quickly and asked nervously, "Where are they?"
"They entrusted you to me. You will follow me from now on." Li Muchan stuffed the snack in his hand to the girl, rubbed her head, and then looked at the blacksmith: "Are you Peacock? Come with me."
This person is the descendant of the blacksmith of "Peacock Villa". His casting techniques are hidden deep inside. More importantly, his ancestors once secretly reproduced the casting diagram of "Peacock Feather". The several fake "Peacock Feathers" that have appeared in the world recently may be related to this person.
"Hey, hey, you can't take this person away!"
Suddenly, a sneer was heard, and two tall figures emerged from the night wind and landed on the long street like flying.
One of the two men was dressed in blue, and the other in red. They both wore a pair of hideous and strange iron gloves, one blue and one red. They were tall , with wide robes and sleeves fluttering in the wind. They also had a strange tall hat on their heads. They looked murderous and murderous. From a distance, they looked like the ghost of death wandering at night, weird and terrifying.
They are the "Green Devil Hand" and "Red Devil Hand" that are so feared in the martial arts world.
But the ones who used these two hands were not Yi Ku and Yi Ye Ku, but two other unfamiliar faces, who were the newly trained men of the Jinqian Gang.
Not only these two people, but two people also came from the other end of the long street.
Each of the two men was holding a big gun. It was an extremely amazing Overlord Spear, with a pitch-black barrel and a shiny tip.
The other person was an old man in gray with silver hair and white beard. He held a pair of double rings in his hands, but they were not dragon and phoenix rings, but a pair of special weapons.
Li Muchan raised his eyebrows: "Love Ring?"
The old man said with a fake smile: "Are you Li Muchan? Someone offered 10,000 taels of gold to buy your life."
Li Muchan curled his lips and stretched out his hand from his collar: "Ten thousand taels, right? I'll give you thirty thousand taels, and kill those two annoying guys on the opposite side."
Old man: “…”
Peacock's words incorporate some settings from Tian Dao, and then make some changes. This book basically expands and extends the original work, digging into some subsequent plots. After all, it would be too boring to just follow the original work.
