Chapter 39

"Exactly when is this going to start?" Princess Feifeng bent down, resting her head on Wuqing's shoulder, looking at her with a pitiful gaze, like a stray puppy.

"It can't start without the main character!" A bold voice came from behind, the man in black robes had a gloomy look but acted as if he was confident.

"Who are you?"

"He's Jin Huzi, an old thug from the capital, you don't need to pay attention to him." Ling Xiao glanced at him casually and replied.

Lu Xiaofeng was somewhat surprised, "You even know Jin Huzi! Could it be that your Dragon Guard clan really has eyes and ears everywhere?"

"It's not about having eyes and ears. Jin Huzi made such a big bet on the final battle between Wu Daode and Nali, the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot will definitely investigate carefully." Ling Xiao subtly moved his steps, "I have to stay away from him; he's so sweaty. I don't know why women like smelly men!"

Princess Feifeng's head drooped again when she heard this, "So boring! Let's go sit over there!" Just as she was about to walk forward, Ling Xiao pulled her back, "Do you want to die?"

Jin Huzi, who had been whispering to Lu Xiaofeng all along, frowned and said, "Whose brat is this? Acting so wild!"

"Princess Feifeng!" Lu Xiaofeng replied softly.

"Oh! I thought there was a purple aura surging from the top of her head! It's the princess. Upon closer inspection, Your Highness is truly beautiful and graceful. I apologize for my rudeness, please forgive me!" Princess Feifeng, still a young girl, was about to scold him when Jin Huzi interrupted, "Tang Fei and Tang Ao are famous experts of the Tang Sect in Sichuan. The Tang Sect is renowned for its poisons, and no one dares to sit near them for fear of being poisoned!" Princess Feifeng, distracted by the new information, forgot about Jin Huzi's rudeness.

"What is the Tang Sect? Is it as big as a city gate?"

"It's not as big as a city gate. As far as I know, there's no door in the world bigger than a city gate!" Ling Xiao chuckled, but Wuqing looked at him with disgust and explained to Princess Feifeng, "The Tang Sect is a top-notch sect in the martial world, located in the Daba Mountains of Sichuan. It covers a hundred acres and has a thousand acres of good farmland. The walls of the mansion are high, and the black-painted gate with copper nails is always tightly closed. Outsiders can't see the scenery inside. There's a stone archway at the gate, with the two large red characters 'Tang Sect' carved in the center. It's more like a family than a sect, with a very long history, existing even before the Ming Dynasty."

"So impressive!" Princess Feifeng exclaimed with wide eyes.

"The disciples of the Tang Sect are mysterious and unpredictable, giving people a sense of being neither good nor evil, hard to fathom. Because no one can see the true face of the Tang Sect, most martial artists think it's an evil sect and keep their distance. The Tang Sect's hidden weapons are recognized as the best in the martial world, and while their poisons are also excellent, there are a few others that are comparable. Even so, no one dares to challenge them!" Lu Xiaofeng added.

"Then, do the Tang Sect's hidden weapons..."

Before she could finish, the bustling Chunhua Tower suddenly became eerily quiet, like the calm before a storm. Princess Feifeng looked around in confusion, and everyone was staring at the sky as if frozen. Following their gaze, a strong white light shone down from the ceiling. Flowers, fragrance, and holy light filled the air, and Ye Gucheng with four beautiful women seemed to have existed in the sky since ancient times, ready to descend gracefully!

"Holy light leading the way, flowers as companions, four beauties surrounding him like stars, damn! Is this a protagonist aura? And holy light, why not step on a rainbow cloud!" Ling Xiao always sneered at such flashy people, not out of envy or jealousy, absolutely not!

Pouting, he suddenly noticed the stars in Princess Feifeng's eyes, "Are they so dazzling?"

"Really dazzling!" Princess Feifeng looked at them with admiration, lost in thought. Ling Xiao shook his head and said to Wuqing, who was frowning, "Fortunately, you're not so vulgar. What do you think he's thinking?"

"No, his realm is far beyond mine. I..."

Wuqing suddenly realized that she had been influenced by Ye Gucheng's aura and had been drawn to him, lowering her vigilance.

"How do you know my abilities?" Wuqing's eyes flashed with cold light, her face cold and threatening.

Ling Xiao laughed awkwardly, "You heard wrong! I was asking if you saw where the light came from. I might consider using it when I make my entrance." He took a step back and hid behind Princess Feifeng.

"You're not a qualified spy. You shouldn't hide behind someone as weak as Feifeng. Of course, if you could master the bone-shrinking technique, I wouldn't say anything, or you could try losing weight!" Wuqing, seeing Ling Xiao's evasive behavior, knew she wouldn't get an answer.

"So you're so harsh, meeting you is worse than hearing about you!" Ling Xiao, feeling a great blow to his worldview, laughed bitterly and clutched his chest.

Wuqing turned her wheelchair to face Ling Xiao and looked at him deeply, "Have you heard of my reputation? Where? I don't remember doing anything world-renowned."

Ling Xiao laughed awkwardly, unable to tell her that he was one of the Four Great Detectives, a female version! Now thinking about it, it was quite impressive!

Lu Xiaofeng, a considerate person, seeing Ling Xiao's slightly depressed expression, tried to ease the tension, "Ah! Ye Gucheng always makes a show when he appears. He must spend a lot of money on women every year." His tone was a bit sour, both easing Ling Xiao's embarrassment and expressing to everyone that he, Lu Xiaofeng, wouldn't associate with such a show-off!

Regardless of whether Lu Xiaofeng wanted to associate with him, once Ye Gucheng spoke, he became the center of attention. "The Tang Sect has four great disciples. Tang Ling is already dead by my sword. Now that you two are here, where is Tang Yong?" Ye Gucheng remained calm, sitting down and slightly frowning, looking at Tang Fei and Tang Ao as if they were something unclean.

This look clearly angered the Tang brothers, but they were obviously cautious and didn't rush forward. "My second brother has been looking for you everywhere. This time, you can't escape!" Tang Ao's lips curled into a cruel smile, already imagining Ye Gucheng lying in a pool of blood.

"I've never run or hidden. It's just that you lack the confidence to defeat me, so you've never dared to come!" Ye Gucheng shook his head.

"Uncle is so powerful, how can these two small fry from the sect have any confidence?" Princess Feifeng snorted, expressing strong contempt.

"Only hidden weapons can give Tang Sect disciples confidence. As long as they have hidden weapons, even if their limbs are broken, no one dares to underestimate them." Lu Xiaofeng looked at the Tang brothers meaningfully, feeling something was off.

Tang Fei's patience was clearly exhausted. He stood up abruptly and shouted, "Enough talk! Today, either you die or I die!"

No matter how confident they were, Ling Xiao always thought that the Tang brothers were no better than ants to Ye Gucheng. For ants, even a powerful one, there was no need to take them seriously. Ye Gucheng lowered his head slightly, picked up a cup of tea, and sipped it, his voice cold, "Do you deserve it?" It wasn't mockery or an attempt to provoke, but genuine confusion. His strength was so great that he was genuinely confused, not needing to provoke his opponent with words. But this calm and sincere voice made the Tang brothers even more unable to accept it.

"To deal with you, I brought the Heavenly Net Earth Nails today!" This was almost squeezed out from between Tang Fei's clenched teeth. He had been watching Ye Gucheng, hoping to see even the slightest emotional fluctuation, but even mentioning the Heavenly Net Earth Nails didn't make Ye Gucheng pause.

Ye Gucheng remained unmoved, his eyes focused on the teacup, as if the cup of tea was more attractive than the two thugs and the Earth Nails.

"How long will you keep talking tough?" Tang Fei cursed inwardly but put on a righteous face, bowing to everyone, "Friends present, today's matter is between me and Ye Gucheng. Unrelated people, please leave!"

As he spoke, the crowded Chunhua Tower suddenly emptied, reminding Ling Xiao of the library study room in his first year of college, where even the cleaning lady was too lazy to sweep.

"They... they all left?" Princess Feifeng was surprised to see the crowd disperse.

"Heavenly Net Earth Nails, the tenth of the Tang Sect's ten great hidden weapons. Once activated, it releases 199 poisonous nails in an instant. Once they fly out, even mosquitoes can't escape." Lu Xiaofeng explained softly, but a strong premonition was growing in his mind, like a thin veil that was close but couldn't be touched.

"But they don't need to run! The Heavenly Net Earth Nails won't target them."

Lu Xiaofeng didn't respond, frowning and staring at the tips of the feet exposed by the robes, clearly thinking about something important. Ling Xiao looked around and continued, "For a high-level expert like your uncle, once he draws his sword, most, if not all, of the poisonous nails will be deflected. With so many people around, a few unlucky ones might be hit. To avoid being unlucky, they naturally run as far as possible."

"Why don't you run?" Princess Feifeng asked again.

Ling Xiao looked around. Besides their group, there were two more people in Chunhua Tower. An old man and a young man. The old man leaned on a cane, one eye fixed on Ye Gucheng, the other darting around the room. What kind of skill was this? Six-way vision?

The young man was very ordinary, ordinary clothes, ordinary sword, but Ling Xiao was delighted to see his slightly handsome face!

Xiaoming!

(When I mentioned the collection, I got ten more that night! I'm really excited! Thank you all for your support, keep voting and collecting!)

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