Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 177: How is Jianghu, Chivalrous and Non-Chivalrous

Of course, it was impossible for Hong Qigong to use his full strength in this palm strike. In fact, he didn't even reveal 50% of his strength. After making some guesses about Huang Rong's identity, Hong Qigong changed his original intention of giving her a light punishment and a severe warning into a verbal education. As for fighting with Guo Jing, it was more out of excitement.

After all, after Wang Chongyang passed away, it was almost universally recognized that Hong Qi's palm technique was the best in the world. Now it was rare to see such a powerful palm technique, so he was somewhat interested in testing him.

Although Hong Qi is known as a chivalrous man, his chivalrous heart is very flexible.

When Liang Ziweng collected red pills from young girls to make elixirs, he simply pulled Liang Ziweng's hair as a punishment. When he met the lecher Ouyang Ke, he let him go easily for the sake of the other's uncle.

It is true that there is no good life in Hong Qi's hands, but when bad guys meet him, not all of them will be killed. He still has to see if he has any backers.

In fact, many people misunderstand the atmosphere of the entire gold world because of these eight words: "The greatest hero serves his country and his people."

People will unconsciously measure the world of underworld according to modern legal knowledge, and demand these underworld people who live on the edge of a knife to follow the moral values ​​formed under modern legal consciousness.

But what is Jianghu?

The underworld is a place where a group of ruthless and ruthless people fight each other for territory and fame. The underworld is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and worldly wisdom.

They are not moral gentlemen, nor academic scholars, but closer to society.

The Beggars' Gang is sometimes similar to the Green Gang under the leadership of Du Yuesheng. Although it engages in smuggling, trafficking in opium, human trafficking, and oppression of the good, it is patriotic and resists Japan, so it is a good gang. If it had not even the last bit of underwear left, it would be completely rotten.

The great hero Qiao Feng started killing people at the age of ten because his father had no money to see a doctor and the doctor refused to see him, so he picked up a knife and killed the man.

Could this be something a good person would do?

The so-called righteous leaders are often the sects led by Buddhists and Taoists. This is because they have industries and incense offerings, so they do not have to get involved in many dirty matters and can stand more justified from a righteous perspective.

If Zuo Lengchan's merger of the Five Mountains is seen as the combination of five mountain peaks, with nuns and Taoists practicing in the same temple, then it is of course ridiculous and unnecessary. But if it is an industrial merger and the opening up of logistics, isn't it easy to understand?

So looking at it again, rape, looting, murder and arson are actually trivial, but being disloyal... is a great sin and deserves death.

Liu Zhengfeng's entire family was massacred, and even the Hengshan Sect did not stand up for him. From a normal moral perspective, this is hard to understand.

But if he is integrated into the black background, he is just a traitor and deserves to be stabbed three times and stabbed six times. Who will speak up for him?

Hong Qigong's flexibility and chivalry seem unreasonable from a normal moral point of view, but when viewed from the background of Taoism, it is perfectly normal.

As for the Quanzhen Sect in the Jin worldview, it was not a Taoist organization at its root, but a rebel organization, so it rose and grew quickly, and fell quickly.

Although the Taoist tradition continued, its ancestral temple was destroyed by the Mongolian attack.

Also because of their different original attributes, the moral standards and bottom line of the Seven Quanzhen Masters are actually higher than those of many people in the general sense of the world.

People like the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan are extremely rare, adding a bit of unrealistic romance to this cruel world.

It is no wonder that although they are full of chivalry, people call them "weird" because they are weird and out of place.

Let's get back to the topic. At this moment, Guo Jing was facing Hong Qi's palm strike. Seeing its terrifying force, he was panicked in his heart, but he instinctively punched out.

The boxing technique was sharp and powerful, and it was driven by the internal force cultivated from the Wedding Dress Divine Art. When the fists and palms collided, there was a sharp explosion.

Guo Jing took two steps back to steady himself, and Hong Qi also took a half step back and moved his wrist awkwardly.

"What a great skill! I've never seen it before... I wonder what kind of skill it is?" Hong Qi asked.

Guo Jing shook his head: "Master Qiu didn't tell me a name when he taught me. He told me to call myself whatever I like."

"Master Qiu? Qiu Chuji?" Hong Qi asked.

"That little Bull Nose has such martial arts, but he is willing to pass it on to others? He doesn't even have a name for it? It's fine if the young man doesn't want to talk about it, but why bother to frame me with such words?" Hong Qi said this, but he was thinking in his heart, could this be the martial arts in the Nine Yin Scriptures?
After all, the Nine Yin Scriptures were obtained by Wang Chongyang, and the Seven Quanzhen Masters were Wang Chongyang's direct disciples, so it was normal for them to have the martial arts of the Nine Yin Scriptures in their hands.

As for Wang Chongyang's statement to the martial arts world that Quanzhen Sect disciples do not learn the Nine Yin Scriptures, not many people may believe it.

"If you don't believe me, I have nothing to say."

"Okay! Then let's fight for two more moves!" At this moment, Hong Qi had completely lost the intention to ask for punishment.

Two little thieves, stealing chickens and dogs?

That requires some education.

Oh! So she is the descendant of an old friend and a disciple of a famous family?

That's forgivable!
Just tease a little, tease a little!
Although it was said to be two moves, the two of them actually exchanged twenty or thirty moves in a flash. Hong Qi intentionally suppressed his palm power and internal strength to feed Guo Jing with moves, which allowed Guo Jing to gradually integrate the newly learned martial arts.

People say that Guo Jing has no talent for martial arts, but in fact he is extremely talented, otherwise he would not have been able to master Zhebie's archery and become the new sharpshooter on the Mongolian grasslands.

However, he was quite introverted and not good at things that required too much flexibility. The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were all from wild backgrounds and taught a lot of things, which is why Guo Jing was regarded as a fool for the past ten years. At this moment, when fighting with Hong Qi, his body memory advantage was activated. In the lightning-fast fight, he trusted his instincts more and didn't need to think too much. With the combination of big and powerful moves, he could punch after punch and palm after palm, which gradually put Hong Qi under some pressure.

By the fiftieth move, Hong Qi had figured out almost all of Guo Jing's moves. While marveling at the exquisiteness of his punches and palms, he also became more interested in Qiu Chuji, who taught Guo Jing such martial arts.

"Alright! Stop it!"

"Good boy, your martial arts skills are not bad, and your foundation is good. If you didn't already have a master, beggars would want to take you as their apprentice." Hong Qi took a look at the beggar's chicken roasted by Huang Rong and said casually.

Little did he know that Huang Rong had heard these words and had some thoughts in her mind.

Whether to become his disciple or not is another matter, but... this old beggar is one of the best masters in the world, and it would always be beneficial for her brother Jing to learn a few more moves from him.

So Huang Rong handed over the beggar's chicken with a smile.

Hong Qi was overjoyed, snatched it from him, and ate it all up in no time. As he ate, he kept praising, "Excellent, excellent! Even my beggar ancestors couldn't cook such an amazing beggar's chicken."

Huang Rong chuckled and said, "I occasionally cook a beggar's chicken. It is my great honor to have it eaten by the beggar ancestor."

Hong Qi laughed and said, "You are a very well behaved girl."

As they chatted and laughed, the originally somewhat stiff atmosphere became completely lively.

It seems like we can get back on track, but in fact, once some deviations occur, they cannot be ignored.

For Guo Jing, who had inherited the skills of one punch and one palm, it would be extremely difficult to learn the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

Of course, with the experience taught by Hong Qi, a famous palm master, Guo Jing was able to avoid many detours, and Huang Rong's plan was not completely in vain.

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Since Wanyan Kang received the mission from Qiu Chuji, he temporarily bid farewell to Wanyan Honglie and left Zhongdu in disguise, taking some royal guards with him.

After leaving Zhongdu, they went south all the way. In addition to "doing justice", they also went to the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty to contact some Southern Song officials who secretly defected to the Jin Dynasty. They took this opportunity to obtain the border defense map of the Southern Song Dynasty and make preliminary preparations for the future invasion of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Wanyan Honglie had no choice but to take this risky move.

Originally, with his fame and power, there was a high probability that he would be recognized by Emperor Zhangzong, and arranging him to be in charge of Zhongdu was an expectation.

However, these advantages quickly disappeared after the princess was kidnapped and the identity of the young prince Wanyan Kang was questioned.

If Wanyan Honglie wants to continue his ambition, he must show more tangible achievements and take this opportunity to gain more military power.

As a last resort, he could lead his troops into the capital and use his ancestral skill of "military remonstration".

Apart from this, testing the strength of the Southern Song Dynasty and destroying the alliance between the Song and Mongolia are all like shooting rabbits while killing grass.

The journey was relatively smooth. Wanyan Kang led his men to Taihu Lake and was about to contact the spies planted in the Song court when several groups of Taihu Lake bandits rushed out. In just a few moments, they surrounded the disguised merchant ship.

"A bunch of rubbish, they actually leaked the news!" Wanyan Kang was furious, but he rushed into the group of bandits.

After he made his move, the originally one-sided battle situation quickly began to collapse to the other side.

Although these Taihu Lake bandits had all learned some martial arts, they did not wear real armor to protect themselves. Facing Wanyan Kang's sharp claws, they were killed without any chance to fight back.

Every time Wanyan Kang took action, he would take several lives.

As he got more excited about killing, Wanyan Kang felt even happier. He couldn't help but let out a long howl, and along with the howl, his true energy increased further.

Suddenly, the Dantian and Tanzhong acupoints jumped, followed by a burning pain that hit the meridians ruthlessly.

Wanyan Kang was stimulated by the pain and regained some of his sanity. His murderous intent subsided, but he waved his hand without mercy.

Many Taihu Lake bandits were so frightened when they saw their companions' throats were easily scratched and limbs torn apart by this vicious young man that many of them immediately jumped into the water, trying to escape.

Wanyan Kang was in great pain, with anger burning in his chest. He broke the side of the boat with one claw and threw the broken wood pieces at the bandits.

The blood immediately dyed the water red.

"My friend, is this attack a bit too cruel?" A voice came, and then a figure was seen, and it landed on the merchant ship in a flash.

When the two met, they recognized each other.

"Yang Kang?"

"Guo Jing!"

Guo Jing was still in a daze, but Wanyan Kang had already revealed a bloodthirsty smile: "You came... just in time!"

(End of this chapter)