"Your Excellency is indeed well-informed, and you even know this name that has been silent for many years." Mr. Qiu applauded gently.
Gong Ziyu raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "The Holy Legend of the Demon Sect had a bloody battle with the Central Plains Wulin more than twenty years ago. Although the Demon Sect was defeated in the end and never set foot in the Central Plains again, the Central Plains Wulin also killed and injured countless masters. , Since then, the vitality has been seriously injured and the momentum has declined, and it has never recovered."
More than twenty years ago, the martial arts world in the Central Plains was full of stars, and countless heroes and heroes jointly created a relatively peaceful and prosperous era. However, in the shocking battle with the Holy Legend, the Central Plains Martial Arts almost used up all its power, and both sides suffered losses. Except for a few well-established famous sects, the Central Plains Martial Arts forces were unable to recover. From then on, the Central Plains Martial Arts entered a period of decline. It was a period of depression and disorder, full of darkness and bloodshed, and it has not improved until now.
When the Demon Sect was defeated back then, almost its entire army was wiped out. Everyone thought that the Holy Tradition would no longer be able to cause trouble. At this moment, when he heard Mr. Qiu suddenly mentioning the name that once made the martial arts community in the Central Plains tremble, Gong Ziyu couldn't help being shocked.
Could it be that the demon sect has resurrected?
"There are too many scum like Li Yuansong in the Central Plains martial arts world. If people like that can revitalize the world, wouldn't it be a big joke?" Mr. Qiu sneered, and his half-handsome face was full of sarcasm. look.
Gong Ziyu remained silent. Because he knew that what Mr. Qiu said was true. Although he is also a man in the world, he has always only aimed at his own survival and how to obtain benefits. Perhaps because of the experiences and unspeakable past he has carried since childhood, Gong Ziyu has already seen through the nature of the world, so he has never had much feeling for the so-called martial arts chivalry and the rise and fall of the world.
And it is precisely because he has always maintained an outsider's attitude towards everything that he can make the most correct judgments with the calmest thinking. The purpose is to try not to make himself passive. This is why Gong Ziyu is now able to The foundation of this chaotic world. In his philosophy, if you want to survive in the world, you not only need strong martial arts to protect yourself, but also superior wisdom and absolutely calm thinking.
Gong Ziyu has always been very confident in his own intelligence, and his current reputation in the middleman industry is enough to prove this. As for martial arts, since Gong Ziyu's name first became known in the world, no one has ever seen him fight anyone. Therefore, whether he knows martial arts and how high his martial arts is is still a mystery.
After a moment of silence, Gong Ziyu said to Mr. Qiu again: "Although Mr. Qiu is not a righteous man, I can feel that you are quite disdainful of what Li Yuansong and Li Yuansong did."
Mr. Qiu sneered and said disdainfully: "Although I never care who is righteous and who is evil, what I hate most are hypocrites. So I don't want to be compared with people like Li Yuansong at all."
"Then what?" Gong Ziyu brought the conversation back to the topic, "Why did something unexpected happen to you later?"
Mr. Qiu continued: "I don't care at all about why Li and Huo do things for the Demon Sect. What I care about is how to get rid of their control as soon as possible. Until three months ago, the two of them asked me Go to the Xijian Hall to steal a box. I am very puzzled. The Xijian Hall is just a third-rate sect in the martial arts world. It has no strength in the martial arts world. I don’t know what precious things are in that box. People value it so much. I didn’t ask any questions, and then I successfully got the box..."
Mr. Qiu's words were a bit long, so he paused for a moment and drank a glass of wine to soothe his throat.
"I'm guessing, Young Master Qiu must have opened the box secretly, right?" Gong Ziyu asked casually, "I wonder what kind of treasure is in the box?"
"Baby? I thought so at the time, so I opened the box secretly, but I was greatly disappointed." Mr. Qiu snorted and continued: "There was only a shabby book in the box, with four words written on the cover. The word is called..." He probably didn't pay much attention to the book, so he didn't even remember the title of the book. After thinking about it, he continued: "The book is called 'The Way of Chivalry', which makes me feel sour. ’s name. At first I thought it might be some powerful martial arts secret book, but when I turned it over, I found that it was just a record of records. I read a few pages at random, and the contents recorded in it were nothing more than anecdotes about famous people in the world. He shook his head disdainfully and sneered: "Those so-called righteous people are really pretentious. They never forget to praise their chivalrous deeds. They not only have to pass them around by word of mouth, but also record them in books. They are really so hypocritical that they are disgusting." .”
"Retrospecting the way of chivalry?" Gong Ziyu did not pay attention to Qiu Gongzi's disgusted expression, and repeated these four words gently, while thinking quickly, but had no impression of this book.
This does not seem surprising. People in the martial arts world have always been only interested in books such as martial arts secrets. No one would understand a book with a nice name but worthless content like "The Way of Chivalry", so naturally they have not Be known. But Gong Ziyu is a very cautious person, so he secretly kept the trace of chivalry in his heart, because he knew that since Li Yuansong and Li Yuansong would go to great lengths to let Mr. Qiu steal this book, then this book would definitely not be just a book. Recording is so simple.
"Why does Li Yuansong attach so much importance to a worthless book?" Gong Ziyu asked, "Could there be any secrets hidden in this book?"
His words were obviously trying to trick Mr. Qiu, because he didn't quite believe that Mr. Qiu had told the truth.
Mr. Qiu snorted coldly. He obviously saw through the intention of Mr. Ziyu's words and said: "I have thought so too, so I read it carefully again on the way back and found nothing suspicious. There is nothing suspicious in the book. The last record is that Xi Jian Tang also participated in the bloody battle with the Demon Cult. Only then did we know that all the elite members of Xi Jian Tang and almost all the hall leaders died in the battle, which led to the subsequent decline of Xi Jian Tang. If it were not for Xi Jian Tang today. Chief Mu Cangwu tried his best to support him, but this sect may have been removed from the world a long time ago." He sneered twice and said sarcastically: "I later discovered that this book should have been written by Mu Cangwu himself, just to show off. The Xijian Hall was such a great and glorious place back then. It’s really shameless to seek fame and reputation.”
"What happened next?" Gong Ziyu remembered Qiu Gongzi's description word for word and asked at the same time.
"I didn't find out the secret of that book, so I didn't waste time delving into it anymore. I just thought that Li Yuansong and the two had worked so hard to get this book, and there must be some secrets that I didn't know about." Mr. Qiu said, "So I I decided to gamble again. When I had a secret meeting with them, I threatened them with a book and asked them to detoxify me, otherwise I would die with the book. This trick really worked. The two bastards saw that I had already risked my life. Seriously Frightened, they hurriedly talked to each other and said that everything could be discussed. Seeing this, I confirmed the importance of the book to them, so I felt confident. I asked them to remove the poison from my body all at once. Dismissed. The two of them agreed on the spot without thinking. They only said that they did not bring the antidote with them, and asked me to go with them to a secret place to exchange for the antidote. Seeing that the threat was effective, I was eager to detoxify, so I agreed without much thought. ”
"After nightfall, I followed the two of them to a remote house, which should be their usual secret meeting place. Huo Zhendong took out two antidotes from the room. I was afraid of fraud, so I asked Huo Zhendong to take them first. After taking the next pill, Huo Zhendong did what he said and there was no abnormality, so I took one first. Soon after, I circulated my zhenqi to check the condition of my body and confirmed that it had been detoxified. Huo Zhendong asked me to take another pill, saying that this last pill would be able to completely cure the poison. Remove the remaining poison from the body. I saw that both of them were focused on that book and there was no other abnormality, so I swallowed the medicine." When Mr. Qiu said this, his face instantly became extremely cold, and there was hatred in his eyes. The meaning boils out like a blazing fire. He gritted his teeth and said: "Who would have thought that was the trick of his two bastards? The last pill was not an antidote, but a Hua Gong Pill. Although the Hua Gong Pill will not kill people, it can make people who are poisoned My true energy could not be gathered. They knew that I was powerful in Qing Gong, so they used Hua Gong Pills to prevent me from performing Qing Gong. When I returned the book to Li Yuansong, Li Yuansong and Li Yuansong suddenly attacked me. Although I was prepared, but After a few rounds, I was so angry that I was knocked down by Huo Zhendong with a punch. Seeing that I had fallen into the trap and had no hope of escaping, I decided to fight for my life with them. Who knew that those two bastards had buried kerosene in the room in advance? They lit the kerosene and took the opportunity to retreat, but I was trapped in the flames and unable to escape. I could only watch the whole house turn to ashes before my eyes."
Speaking of this, Mr. Qiu reached out and touched the Bianhua mask, and said to Gongzi Yu painfully and coldly: "After hearing this, you should understand why I turned into the half-human and half-ghost I am now, right?"
Gong Ziyu was extremely shocked. He could indeed feel the despair and pain. His face twitched, but he answered the question unintentionally: "But you still survived."
Mr. Qiu burst into laughter that was almost crazy, but the laughter was like a ghost crying: "Yes, I survived. If it weren't for the latrine in the house, I would have turned into ashes by now."
The corner of Gong Ziyu's mouth couldn't help but twitch again.
It must have been that Mr. Qiu was able to escape being burned alive by dragging his almost immobile body into a pit filled with excrement and water under the raging fire!
That is a kind of humiliation and hatred that is very unbearable.
When the two women behind Mr. Qiu heard this silently, they couldn't help but turn pale. Their throats rumbled, and they were obviously trying hard to suppress the feeling of vomiting.
Mr. Qiu suddenly pulled one of the women over and held him in his arms. He reached out and kneaded the plump breasts with the Bianhua flower tattoo. He smiled strangely and said to Gongzi Yu: "Do you know why I do this? Wearing the mask of the flower of the other side? Why do they have the same flower tattooed on their bodies?" He didn't wait for the other party to answer, and said to himself: "Because I have to remind myself all the time that I am a person who crawled out of hell. people!"
The woman in his arms allowed him to move almost ravage her, but she didn't dare to move.
Gong Ziyu looked at him coldly and said calmly: "No matter how shrewd Li Yuansong is, they would never guess that the usually clean and delicate Mr. Qiu would hide in a manure pit."
"I'm afraid not many people in this world have the opportunity to taste what it's like to drink a stomach full of feces and urine." The girl not far away couldn't help turning her head quietly at this moment, and almost vomited. Mr. Qiu's eyes flashed with resentment. He waved the woman away and said coldly: "Li Yuansong and Li Yuansong have always been arrogant and thought that their designs were perfect. In such a fire, even a piece of iron will be burned, just a mere piece of iron." Naturally, a person cannot escape from death! But I don’t know that God’s fate is worse than that of man. God spared me my life just to take revenge on them.”
"Then how did you escape their detection in the end?" Gong Ziyu asked the most critical question.
Mr. Qiu snorted coldly: "The fire was raging at that time. The two of them were sure that I could not be alive, so they did not immediately enter the fire scene to check. Besides, they could not enter the fire at that time. They must have been eager to check the book, so when the fire gradually Weak, when I crawled out of the fire with half my life, there was no sign of Li Yuansong." After he finished speaking, he slowly took off his fox leather gloves and said to Gongzi Yu: "Speaking of which, I I should also be grateful to these hands. Without these hands, I would not have been able to climb out of the fire."
Those hands were also no longer considered hands at all. There was no skin and flesh on the shriveled palms, leaving only ten bones-like fingers.
Gong Ziyu sighed secretly in his heart. Looking at this situation, Mr. Qiu in front of him was afraid that his whole body had been completely burned by the fire, and he would no longer be as charming and suave as before. In his life, he cared about his body and appearance the most. Now that he has ended up in such a miserable state, his character and thoughts must have changed greatly. However, he was born with pride and would not easily let others know his current appearance, so he deliberately concealed it all the time. If people who don't know see him today, they will still think that he is a handsome young man.
Mr. Qiu touched the other's charred and withered hand with one charred and withered hand, and murmured: "It's a pity that I didn't see the two of them die with my own eyes. Although the great revenge was avenged, I still feel a little regretful in my heart. But Li Yuansong also has regrets. He didn't know until his death that the beautiful and virtuous woman in his family tasted quite good." When he said this, he let out another weird laugh, and half of his face was filled with pride.
Gong Ziyu's heart moved, and he immediately understood the meaning of his words, so he said tentatively: "I didn't expect that you would suffer such a catastrophe, but there are still women who can't resist your charm. Mr. Qiu is really extraordinary."
When Master Qiu heard this, a strange expression flashed across his face, and Gong Ziyu's words seemed to sting him. Then he said gloomily: "I like women, so I understand women very well. I know what they want. With me looking like this, which woman would still want to get close to me? Even the few around me, even if they Even if you don’t say it, you have long hated me in your heart. It’s just that they can’t leave me yet. As for Chen Lanzhi, I got along with her twice six months ago.” When he said this, he seemed to recall In some unforgettable scenes, a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of my mouth, "At that time, in order to secretly retaliate against Li Yuansong's control over me, I sneaked into his house while he was often out. I planned to kill that woman, but I didn't. Thinking that the woman was really good, I gave up the intention of killing her, so I took the opportunity to use some tricks to make her a guest in my bed. Haha, when that woman met me, it was like the rain came after a long drought, and she was out of control, indeed It’s a different feeling. I learned from her that although Li Yuansong is a famous swordsman outside, after returning home, his swordsmanship on the bed is very poor, and he is hardly a man. "
"Hey, it's such a pity that Li Yuansong couldn't hear this from me, otherwise he would have jumped out of the coffin immediately, right?" Mr. Qiu started laughing, holding his stomach with laughter, laughing so hard Full of pleasure.
Gong Ziyu waited for him to finish laughing, then slowly said: "Young Master Qiu's story is indeed very exciting. It seems that this business is worth it."
Mr. Qiu also calmed down and said, "Now our transaction has been settled. I wonder if you are still satisfied?"
"Mr. Qiu...oh, no, how should I call you now?" Gong Ziyu looked at Mr. Qiu, "You have avenged your great revenge, so the word "vengeance" is meaningless now."
Mr. Qiu also looked at him, and the two of them looked at each other, "Now that all my secrets have been revealed, you must already know who I am, right?"
Gong Ziyu nodded lightly and said: "Your story is very shocking, and it also conveyed a lot of information. From this information, I can confirm that you are the flower thief who died in the hands of Li Yuansong and Huo Zhendong three months ago - —Hua Wuji.”
Mr. Qiu fell silent. He suddenly became quiet.
The young master continued: "Hua Wuji, the thief of Hua, has extraordinary light skills, the ability to appear and disappear without a trace, and his stealing skills are unparalleled in the world. It is because of these two characteristics that Li Yuansong controlled Hua Wuji for his own use. However, According to common sense, even if Li Yuansong is a disciple of the Chongzhen Sword Sect, with strong swordsmanship and Hua Wuji's martial arts, he will not have no chance to escape. I will speculate that the reason why the Hua Pirates were caught by the two of them was , it must be because of women, right? Because apart from stealing skills and Qinggong, Hua Wuji likes women the most, and many women also like him. Presumably Li Yuansong's wife cannot resist his temptation." Gong Ziyu's tone deepened, he Staring at Mr. Qiu's face, he said slowly: "Are you right? Mr. Hua Wuji?"
"Gong Ziyu is indeed extraordinary. You can even deduce things that I haven't said. You are really secretive, which is amazing!" A strange look flashed in Mr. Qiu's eyes, and then he said coldly: " That's right, I am Hua Wuji, the dead Hua Wuji." He suddenly added bitterly: "If that bitch hadn't secretly done something to me, how could I have fallen into the trap of those two It’s a bastard’s hand. But it doesn’t matter, now that woman has become the shit in the wild dog’s belly.”
"Since you are really Hua Wuji..." Gong Ziyu paused, then he breathed out softly and continued: "Then this business is done."
"Oh?" Hua Wuji seemed to find the other party's words a bit strange, but he didn't know what was strange for the moment. He stared at Gong Ziyu and said, "I would like to ask, has your Excellency never made a mistake since your debut?"
"To be honest, no." Gong Ziyu answered simply, "In my line of work, if you fail once, there may never be a next time, so I have always set high standards for myself in the future."
Hua Wuji chuckled and said, "Your Excellency, you are so confident."
"Now that we've talked about it, I'd like to ask Young Master a question."
"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll leave this question to you as a separate question. Just ask." Hua Wuji said with a smile.
Gongziyu said: "If you want to kill someone for revenge, you should know that most of the most powerful killers in the world today belong to the Red Mansion and the Black List. You don't need money, so why don't you just go to the Red Mansion and find me to do this deal?"
"I found you because Old Man Ge said that the murder business you handled was not easy to find out the clues afterwards. And now I am the person who needs to hide my identity the most, which is why I came to find you." Hua Wuji said : "As for the Red Mansion, I looked for it too. Just after meeting you for the first time."
"Oh? Since you have decided to look for me, why do you want to look for the killer of the Red Mansion again?" Gong Ziyu asked.
"I'm looking for you because I want to kill someone." Hua Wuji smiled, "I'm looking for Honglou, of course, because I want to kill someone."
"Then who does Mr. Hua want Honglou to kill?" Gong Ziyu suddenly smiled.
When the two people's eyes met, the atmosphere in the pavilion suddenly became cold and quiet.
"To be honest, the person I want to kill is you, Gong Ziyu!" Hua Wuji said calmly, but his expression suddenly turned cold and stern.
The words are astonishing.
When Gong Ziyu heard this, he was surprisingly not particularly surprised. He just stared at Hua Wuji's eyes and said in a slightly serious tone, "Is it because of the additional conditions for accepting this business?"
"That's right. Your additional conditions make me very uncomfortable." Hua Wuji said gloomily: "Because not everyone is willing to let others know their secrets. Now that you know so many of my secrets, you can never walk out alive. This yard!”
"Why are you so sure that you can kill me?" Gong Ziyu remained calm and composed, "Is it because the person who killed me is a killer from the Red Mansion?"
"Your Majesty is right, it's because I come from the Red Mansion!" A cold and gloomy voice suddenly came from behind Hua Wuji. Gong Ziyu looked up and saw the black shirt.
The taciturn man in black shirt had arrived behind Hua Wuji at some point. His slender, sinister eyes were staring at Gong Ziyu.
His eyes were filled with cold murderous intent.
Hua Wuji did not turn around to look at the man in black. He said to Gong Ziyu: "Everyone in the world says that Master Gong Ziyu has never done anything with anyone. No one knows whether you know martial arts. I don't know. Believe it, so I asked him to pick you up, the purpose is to see if you really don't know martial arts or if you are deliberately hiding it."
"Hua Wuji is indeed very cautious." Young Master Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at the man in black, "I wonder if this killer from the Red Mansion can tell whether I know martial arts?"
The man in black shirt kept silent. He really didn't like to talk.
