Martial Arts Showdown: My Wife Asked Me to Be the Champion

Chapter 110 Lu Xiaofeng: The old man has finally made his appearance!

Chapter 110 Lu Xiaofeng: The old man has finally made his appearance!

Tea stalls along the official road outside Luoyang city.

Five oddly-looking men were sitting around a table drinking tea; the five men looked quite similar.

They were all dressed in standard fishermen's attire, with black trousers that were slightly short and linen shirts that revealed their sun-tanned purplish-red skin.

The most peculiar thing is that they have a fleshy growth on their heads, which is quite similar to the "three-headed dragon", and a three-pronged steel fork with a cold glint on their right.

Those around them, seeing their attire, knew these guys were not to be trifled with, and quickly moved away. The once bustling teahouse was now empty except for the five of them.

They were disciples of the Yellow River Gang. Some time ago, Sha Tongtian and Hou Tonghai ambushed Gu Jianhun, but the five of them happened to have other missions and missed this inevitable disaster.

The Yellow River Gang's top leaders were all killed by Gu Jianhun. They lost their backer and had no choice but to become bandits.

Ten days ago, they used their excellent swimming skills to do a business deal on the Luo River, killing two wealthy-looking martial arts practitioners and finding a stack of Datong banknotes.

The five men dared not use the money casually, nor did they dare to exchange it for silver at Datong Money Shop, fearing that they would be discovered. So they went to the black market to launder money and exchanged all the banknotes for cash.

After many days of hard work, they had distributed all the banknotes and then deposited the cash into Datong Money Shop in the capital. Although they lost 40%, from the perspective of money laundering, the loss was not significant.

The younger one said, "Big brother, where are we going to make our fortune next? Damn it, this deal is huge! We'll be able to live on it for at least two or three months!"

The eldest brother angrily said, "Fifth brother, don't be careless! Getting rich isn't that easy! We don't come across a fat sheep like this for three years. We need to be careful with our money and use this time to find a long-term meal ticket!"

The second brother suggested, "Boss, we're no use to small forces. And what big forces would even look at third-rate bastards like us? We might as well continue being bandits. We don't earn much, but at least we can live a carefree life!"

The third brother said mysteriously, "Second brother, you can't say that. Our martial arts skills might not be that great, but our water skills are top-notch!"

The fourth brother, being the most shrewd, whispered, "You all know Chang the wealthy man of Baidi City, right? This guy has a son who is utterly useless but has ambitions that are higher than the sky. He's worried that his son will be killed, so he wants to find some guards for him."

If this were anywhere else, we brothers wouldn't have much of a chance. But if this were Baidi City—when it comes to water skills, even Xu Qingya, who's been touted as a god and all-powerful, might not be able to beat us.

I've heard that Chang Wutian, the son of the wealthy Chang, is a lifelong philanderer. If we follow him, we might not get to eat the fat meat, but we can at least gnaw on the bones, right?

If things don't work out, or—hehe! Let's just kidnap Chang Wutian, extort a hefty sum from that rich man Chang, and we won't have to worry about money for the rest of our lives!

What do you four brothers think?

"That's a great idea! Old Qu is barely clothed and starving, and is looking for a way to make a living. I wonder if you five gentlemen could give Old Qu a chance!"

A burly man, bare-chested and carrying a broad axe, walked over laughing. He slammed the axe on the table with a thud and coldly stared at the five men.

The five men were startled. They dared to discuss this business in broad daylight because they had driven away everyone at the teahouse. They never expected that someone could hear them from such a distance.

The second brother roared, "Where did this barbarian come from, daring to mess with your own grandfather! Do you know who we are? We are renowned heroes of the Heluo region, known as the Five Dragons of Jiangzuo! You barbarian, get out of here!"

The burly man clutched his chest and laughed loudly: "What bullshit Five Flood Dragons of Jiangzuo? Even if your master Sha Tongtian were here, he'd only be fit to put shoes on my shoes at best, damn it! I'm going to ask you a few questions, so listen up!"

"Who does Sha Tongtian think he is? You want to see Sha Tongtian? I'll send you to see him!"

The fifth brother had the most volatile temper. He swung his steel fork at the burly man, but the burly man neither dodged nor avoided it. He took the steel fork head-on with his chest. With a loud "clang," the steel fork in the fifth brother's hand was knocked away. The burly man did not move or shake his body. His chest was unharmed, with only a shallow white mark.

Before Lao Wu could run away, the burly man grabbed the chopstick holder from the table and smashed it hard against Lao Wu.

"Snap!"

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Dozens of chopsticks pierced Lao Wu's chest.

The fifth brother coughed up blood and fell to the ground dead.

Seeing this, the other four turned and ran. The burly man pulled out a few blood-stained chopsticks, raised his hand and shot them out. The chopsticks accurately pierced the calves of these men. The four men clutched their calves and howled on the ground. The burly man laughed and picked up a broad axe. He stepped on the fourth man's chest and chopped down with the axe!

"laugh!"

The heavy axe in the strong man's hands was no different from a fruit knife, and he precisely cut off the fourth brother's ear.

The burly man was none other than Qu Benlei, the "Axe-Suppressing Guandong" among the eight stewards of Linglong Pavilion. He was proficient in the Thirteen Protectors' Horizontal Golden Bell Cover technique, possessed immense strength, was skilled in using a pair of Xuanhua broadswords, and also had a set of flying axe techniques.

That's right. This burly and reckless man's best martial art is not chopping people with an axe, but throwing the axe to chop people. He is skilled in hidden weapon techniques.

Do you know who Grandpa is?

"No—no—I don't know, Grandpa. We're just petty thieves and bandits. Compared to you, we're nothing. Please spare us!"

"I ask, you answer. If you're slow to answer, or if you tell even half a lie, my axes will fall on you. I don't like killing people; when these axes fall, they'll only cut off a foot of your flesh!"

"Please—Grandpa, please ask your question!"

"About ten days ago, you did a business deal in Luoshui and robbed a few customers. Who were those customers?"

What did you find?

"Not several, just two people. We don't know where they came from. In the end—in the end, we found a stack of silver notes, nothing else! We'll hand over the silver as a tribute to you, sir!"

"What did these two say? Where did they get their money? Listen up, only two of you will survive. Confess first, run away first, and whoever stays behind last, I'll crush your bones!"

"Huh? We—this—ah!"

The fourth brother hesitated for a moment, and before his grumbling had even subsided, Qu Benlei brandished his broadsword, slicing across his neck and chest with both axes, each a foot of flesh cleanly sliced ​​off. Qu Benlei roared, "I said I'd cut off a foot of your flesh, and I'll only cut off a foot!"

The eldest, second, and third brothers were terrified.

They thought they'd start cutting from the feet, and had a few chances to lie, but they never expected—you really know how to find the right spot with that one foot!

Who taught you this?

Qu Benlei: I learned it from Xu Qingya! Last night at the barbecue party, he told me a story, something about a businessman, and described the process in detail!

Seeing the blood-soaked axe, the three dared not deny it at all and confessed honestly.

There are specific techniques involved in bandit raids.

Some would ambush the target vessel on the shore, rushing up to kill it as soon as it approached. They couldn't wait for the vessel to dock; they had to kill on the water.

More often, they would dress up as boatmen, take passengers to the middle of the river, and ask them whether they wanted wontons or slicing noodles. If they wanted wontons, they would throw them in to drown; if they wanted slicing noodles, they would chop them up one by one. If they faced martial arts practitioners, they would simply capsize the boat and compete in a water battle.

Naval warfare differs from land warfare. Even a Grandmaster of the Heavenly Gang might become a weakling in the water. For example, a certain famous seasick person, who is respected even by the Jade Rakshasa on land, becomes dizzy and disoriented in the water—not even in the water, but just on a boat.

The Five Dragons of Jiangzuo are the lowest of the low on land, only slightly better than street thugs.

Once in the water, they really proved their skill!

That day, the third brother disguised himself as a boatman and took two guests to the center of the Luo River. The four brothers who were lying in ambush under the boat capsized the boat and drowned the guests. The two martial arts masters were killed by someone's trick.

The two guests were somewhat relaxed since they only saw one boatman. During their conversation, they happened to talk about how they made money. According to what the third brother overheard, they were cheating at the "Paradise Tower".

Located in Hangzhou, the Paradise Tower was a large-scale den of iniquity that had been operating for about six months. It was extremely luxurious, featuring first-class brothels, casinos, and gourmet food, as well as auctions of treasures from all over the country.

Such a lavish den of iniquity was certainly not openly operated, and no one knew its exact location.

To enter the Blissful Palace, one must arrive at the mass grave at dusk, lie in an empty coffin, light incense and candles at one end of the coffin, and after a short while, Kunlun slaves will nail the coffin shut and carry it to the Blissful Palace.

Upon arrival at the destination, the owner of the Blissful Abode personally opens the coffin for the guest, congratulates him on his "promotion and wealth," and presents him with a mask to cover his face. Only by wearing the mask can he completely remove his disguise and unleash his ultimate bestiality.

Before dawn, the group returned in the coffin.

The journey back and forth was like a dream, as if entering paradise in a dream and enjoying earthly bliss.

Therefore, this place is called the Paradise Tower!

The two men who were robbed by the Five Dragons of Jiangzuo praised the security measures of the Blissful Pavilion. They also mentioned that entering the Blissful Pavilion required exchanging real gold and silver for tokens, and having someone carry them in would save a lot of effort.

Yan Shisan once said: "I dislike carrying silver when I go out. Silver is too heavy. If I carry hundreds of taels of silver with me, my lightness skill will definitely slow down."

Chu Liuxiang gave a thumbs up: Carrying weight does affect lightness skills. When fighting Xue Yiren, if I didn't have a little shame, I wouldn't even want to wear clothes.

Xue Yiren: That makes sense, but why the hell did you say that out loud? I don't have that kind of hobby! You're slowing down my sword-drawing speed!

Qu Benlei rubbed his chin.

Is the Paradise Tower really that fun?

Rubbing his chin was a hobby of Xu Qingya's; he liked to rub his chin when he was thinking about problems.

Following the example set by those above, the manager of Linglong Pavilion learned these moves. The key point is that Xu Qingya is handsome, so he looks handsome no matter what moves he makes. Qu Benlei's imitation cannot be called a poor imitation; it can only be described as a black whirlwind embroidery.

Qu Benlei kept his word; he said he would spare two lives, and he did. However, Qu Benlei broke their legs, hired a donkey cart, and had the driver take the Jiangzuo Five Dragons to the Six Doors.

The two guests who drowned drifted down the Luo River to the dock, where the dockworkers went to the government office to report the incident.

I didn't expect to find the murderer, but the murderer confessed in the street. Who can I complain to?

Linglong Pavilion acted very quickly.

Underground banks aren't as mysterious as they seem. Yang Yan occasionally needs funds for business operations and has many business dealings with the Hua family, the Lu family, and Huo Xiu. With the Hua family's downfall, Linglong Pavilion also suffered considerable losses. Everyone worked overtime to calculate the accounts and searched for clues everywhere, quickly finding the spider...

A trace.

Yang Yan, holding a stack of documents, nestled gently in Xu Qingya's arms. She was too lazy to even move her fingers or read the documents aloud, and casually handed them to Qin Nanqin.

Qin Nanqin sat to the side and recited for the two of them.

"The Paradise Tower is located in Hangzhou, but its exact location is currently unknown. Guests enter and exit using coffins, and the first group of guests were all local tycoons."

"Through word of mouth among local tycoons, the reputation of the Blissful Pavilion gradually grew. According to the timeline, the Blissful Pavilion was built five years ago, completed about a year ago, and its first batch of customers enjoyed its services eight months ago. Six months ago, the Blissful Pavilion officially opened for business, and its business has been extremely booming."

"Cai Yudan, the manager of Linglong Pavilion's Hangzhou branch, once visited Jile Tower. Apart from the prostitutes, everyone there wore masks. She could vaguely recognize that some of the croupiers serving the casino were serious criminals from the imperial prison."

"Based on the known clues, the Paradise Tower is suspected to be one of the 108 Towers of Qingyi. It is only with the support of the enormous wealth of Qingyi Tower that such a luxurious den of iniquity could be built in a short period of time, and that the super-rich could risk being buried alive to enjoy themselves at the Paradise Tower."

"The Pleasure Pavilion has government support behind it; at least one person holds a high-ranking position in the government, whose official rank may not be very high, but whose connections are extremely extensive!"

"All the counterfeit banknotes came from the Paradise Tower!"

"Based on the consumption patterns of the Bliss Pavilion, I have reason to suspect that it is a major den for producing counterfeit banknotes, mainly used for money laundering and selling stolen goods."

"The two men who were robbed by the Five Dragons of Jiangzuo made over 30,000 taels of silver by cheating. Fearing being hunted down by the experts from the Blissful Pavilion, they wanted to find another place to indulge in debauchery. One-tenth of the silver notes they carried were counterfeit. This amount is enormous. The Blissful Pavilion is truly insane!"

"These are the clues we have so far!"

"Master, Madam, it's obvious that you need a wealthy person's introduction to get into the Pleasure Pavilion. What should we do? They'll definitely be wary of anyone doing business with the Hua family! If we go directly there, it'll easily arouse their suspicion!"

"How about we find some help?"

Qin Nanqin subconsciously thought of Chu Liuxiang, but then realized it was inappropriate. Given Chu Liuxiang's reputation, if he went to the Pleasure Pavilion to indulge in debauchery, the owner of the Pleasure Pavilion and the mastermind behind it would immediately pack up and run away without staying for even half a day.

In fact, it's not that exaggerated.

As the saying goes, greed can cloud judgment.

The cost of building the Paradise Tower is too high. Even if the army seals off the city, they will still try to make money before they can recoup their costs. Let alone Chu Liuxiang, even if you add Bao Zheng, Lu Xiaofeng, Long Chengbi, and Conan, they will still think about making money first.

Chu Liuxiang could only scare away the mastermind behind the scenes.

But the mastermind behind the scenes, who chose the owner of the Blissful Abode, would never dare to run away before he had recouped his costs.

Being captured by Chu Liuxiang doesn't necessarily mean death. Chu Liuxiang never kills people, but he makes the mastermind pay money. Being captured by the mastermind means death is the greatest mercy. His way of dying will definitely be very creative.

Xu Qingya chuckled: "By now, the helpers the Hua family found should have arrived in Hangzhou! Those bastards at the Paradise Pavilion are having a real headache!"

"Who are the Hua family's accomplices?"

"There are two troublemakers in the martial arts world. One is currently on vacation. Who is the other?"

"Lu! Xiao! Feng!"

Some people are asking why there are only two troublemakers; don't Long Chengbi and Xu Qingya count?

Actually, it doesn't count!

Chu Liuxiang and Lu Xiaofeng are troublemakers; they don't like killing, they just like meddling in other people's business.

Long Chengbi is a deadly figure wherever he goes. Apart from his four-man team, almost no one survives. His attributes are similar to the Four Great Constables. If you have to make a comparison, this guy is a dung scoop, which scoops everything out.

Xu Qingya — not a firecracker!

Xu Qingya is a catalyst and a firecracker!

First, turn the latrine into a biogas digester, then throw in a firecracker, and with a bang, the latrine explodes!

At the same time, in Hangzhou city.

Lu Xiaofeng yawned, woke up from his warm and comfortable bed, picked at his ears, shook his head and went downstairs, only to find that the downstairs had been turned into a casino, with a large group of gambling dogs chattering noisily, making it impossible for anyone to sleep!

Lu Xiaofeng: Business is here!

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