What a lucky world!

Chapter 141: Secret Discussion in the Bamboo Forest
The bamboo forest has clear shadows and the setting sun melts gold.

In the bamboo forest, two figures were fighting each other, and the sounds of swords clashing could be heard one after another.

Not far away, the fire was burning brightly, and the aroma of grilled meat filled the air, whetting one's appetite.

Zhuge Nanxian picked up a piece of meat skewer and handed it to Old Man Qin with a smile, saying sweetly, "Grandpa Qin, this skewer is ready. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Please try it first."

Old Man Qin took the skewers with a smile, sniffed them, and said, "It's really the authentic Nanzhao flavor. I haven't eaten it in many years."

After saying that, Old Man Qin took a bite and said while chewing the meat: "Girl, you are being so attentive for no reason. Tell me, what do you want to ask me?"

Zhuge Nanxian straightened his face and said, "Grandpa Qin, what you said is wrong. You are a senior in the martial arts world. I felt close to you the moment I saw you. Isn't it normal for me to be a little filial to you?"

"Hmph, how much can I believe what other girls say..." Old Man Qin took a sip of wine, took another bite of meat, looked at Zhuge Nanxian and said, "You girl, when you say this, I feel uneasy when I eat..."

"Tsk..." Zhuge Nanxian curled her lips upon hearing this, "You are judging a gentleman by your own standards."

Old Man Qin said calmly, "Really not asking?"

Zhuge Nanxian smiled sweetly: "Senior Qin, what do you want from that Ye Hanzhou?"

Hearing this, Old Man Qin's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said, "What a joke! I'm a great Grandmaster. If I really wanted something, I would have gone straight to Fenglin Villa. Ye Dafeng wouldn't have dared to refuse. Why would I ask for something from a junior like him?"

Zhuge Nanxian pouted: "Are you still beating around the bush with me?"

"Hahaha..." Old Man Qin laughed out loud and pointed at Zhuge Nanxian. "As expected of a girl from the Zhuge family, you actually saw it. But I'm curious, how did you see it?"

Zhuge Nanxian handed Old Man Qin another skewer and said, "Three days ago, when Brother Mu brought him back, you were already too proactive."

"He is a good friend of my disciple. Is there anything wrong with me paying attention to him?" Old Man Qin said lightly.

"Of course, there's no problem with others, but you're a Grandmaster." Zhuge Nanxian raised an eyebrow. "Before Brother Mu showed his talent, you were indifferent to him. I haven't heard that Kuang Gesheng is a kind-hearted person..."

"Hahahaha..." Old Man Qin laughed a few times, "Just based on this?"

"Not entirely." Zhuge Nanxian glanced at the figures fighting in the bamboo forest, then said, "Maybe you're really being so enthusiastic just for Brother Mu's sake?"

"But that day, people from Fenglin Villa came to cause trouble, and you were exposed."

The corner of Old Man Qin's mouth twitched: "Did you see it?"

"I didn't see it." Zhuge Nanxian shook his head. "But when you were guiding Ye Hanzhou's sword intent, you said that he would absorb the sword intent when he was unconscious, and he would naturally wake up after absorbing it."

"But when he woke up, it was clear that the sword intent in his body had not been fully absorbed."

"He broke through to the Yangye realm on the battlefield."

"My cultivation has also increased rapidly in the past three days."

"You are a Grandmaster, so what you said cannot be wrong. Therefore, there is only one possibility: someone caused him to wake up at that time."

"In that situation, I couldn't imagine anyone else having this ability except you."

"According to this idea, Ye Hanzhou killed that evil slave in the street, and then you brought us here. It's hard to say that this wasn't a plan designed by you."

"My second uncle once said that whenever you make a move, you must have a purpose."

"As a great Grandmaster, what do you want from Ye Hanzhou?"

Old Man Qin looked at Zhuge Nanxian for a long while before he heaving a long sigh: "The Zhuge family will forever rule the southern part of the world."

"It seems that this isn't a reward from fate, but rather a fear of you!"

"Are all the Zhuge family members so smart?"

Zhuge Nanxian looked at him strangely and said, "Is this difficult to tell?"

"If I can't guess this, my second uncle will punish me by making me copy Zhuge Suanjing a hundred times."

Old Man Qin almost choked on the meat in his mouth after hearing what Zhuge Nanxian said.

"Ahem..." Old Man Qin patted his chest, swallowed the meat, and said helplessly, "It doesn't hurt to tell you."

"Your Zhuge family has been a family of nobles for generations. Do you know the origins of the Fenglin Ye family?"

Zhuge Nanxian frowned slightly and shook his head: "There is no Ye family in the clan records of my family. They are not worthy of the title of aristocratic family."

"Of course, they're just a bunch of poor people who suddenly rose to power." Old Man Qin said disdainfully, "So, do you have any records of the Gongsun Clan of Youzhou?"

"Of course!" Zhuge Nanxian nodded. "The Gongsun clan originates from the ancient Emperor Xuanyuan, who was originally named Gongsun but later changed his surname to Ji. The Youzhou Gongsun clan originated from Gongsun Mo of Great Xia and lived through the Xia, Qi, and Yu dynasties. In the final years of the Southern Yu dynasty, they were destroyed by the northern aristocratic Yuan family. The last patriarch, Gongsun Feng, once defended the Tianyou Gorge for ten years, preventing the monsters from the four northern continents from invading the Central Plains. He was a heroic lord."

Old Man Qin nodded and continued, "The Gongsun family has a unique sword technique called the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, which is their greatest strength in fighting against the demons and barbarians."

"This sword technique is very fast to practice, but it can easily lead to blood rage, obsession, and affect the mind. Therefore, I consulted with several sword masters and finally found a solution."

"That is to guide the wildness in your blood and energy. Whenever it reaches a critical point, ask others to fight with you to disperse the wildness, and then continue to practice."

"How's that? Does it sound familiar?"

Zhuge Nanxian's expression was solemn. "Fenglin Villa, sharpening the sword?" Old Man Qin nodded slightly. "The ancestor of the Ye family was a retainer of Gongsun Feng back then. And that retainer may have inherited the military training methods of Gongsun Feng's famous 'White Horse Volunteers'!"

"White Horse Volunteers!" Zhuge Nanxian was shocked. "Are you saying that Fenglin Villa might have control over the White Horse Volunteers?"

"No!" Old Man Qin shook his head. "I've searched Fenglin Villa from top to bottom these days, and there's no trace of the White Horse Volunteers."

"Maybe they don't dare to show it to others?" Zhuge Nanxian guessed.

"I thought so before." Old Man Qin picked up a skewer and took another bite before saying, "Until I saw Ye Hanzhou, I changed my mind."

After Old Man Qin said this, Zhuge Nanxian immediately reacted.

"Because of that sword intent!"

"Yes, it's that sword intent." Old Man Qin nodded and said, "I said that the source of that sword intent is at least at the Grandmaster level."

"Maybe even the Supreme Grandmaster!"

"Judging from Ye Hanzhou's age, at least twenty years ago, a master who was no less powerful than me had been paying attention to Fenglin Villa."

"Even Ye Suifeng's obsession wasn't accidental."

"Girl, can you help me figure out what the other party's purpose is?"

Zhuge Nanxian frowned slightly and asked doubtfully, "What are the White Horse Volunteers' military training methods?"

But then, Zhuge Nanxian shook his head.

"No, Ye Suifeng and Ye Hanzhou are both marginal figures in Fenglin Villa. Targeting them will not help us obtain the Baima Yicong's military training method."

"If you really want it, you might as well capture Ye Dafeng directly."

At this point, Zhuge Nanxian suddenly looked at Old Man Qin. Old Man Qin shrugged and said, "Don't look at me. I plan to capture Ye Dafeng and interrogate him directly."

"But someone is watching me."

"That person may not know anything about the White Horse Volunteers. He is just staring at me."

"I don't know who the other party is, but he must be a great master, so I didn't take action."

"That doesn't make sense," Zhuge Nanxian continued. "You are being watched, but that mysterious Grandmaster came to Lanling twenty years ago. He had plenty of time to act!"

"Is it just because Ye Hanzhou has good talent that they want to cultivate him?"

Old Man Qin was amused by Zhuge Nanxian's words. He shook his head and said, "Do you know how much effort it takes to develop that kind of sword intent?"

"The most important thing is that the sword will forging the body requires the connection between the sword will and the body."

"The mysterious Grandmaster's style is exactly the same as the swordsmanship of Fenglin Villa."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Nanxian blurted out, "But Fenglin Villa has never had a major incident..."

As he finished speaking, Zhuge Nanxian suddenly thought of something: "Descendants of Gongsun!"

"That's right!" Old Man Qin nodded. "I suspect the person who attacked is a descendant of Gongsun Feng."

"Could it be that the descendants of Gongsun are going to take advantage of the chaos in the world to re-enter the world?" Zhuge Nanxian's face also became serious. Although Gongsun was destroyed by the Yuan family in the past, there were still some bloodlines that escaped. Even today, there are not a few people in the north who worship Gongsun.

"So I wanted to see what kind of fish Ye Hanzhou could catch," said Old Man Qin. "That's why I pushed him, causing him to kill someone in the street, and then brought you here."

Zhuge Nanxian frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Have you caught any fish yet?"

Old Man Qin nodded: "I caught it."

"But my voice is too loud and the fish are afraid to bite."

As he spoke, Old Man Qin stood up and said, "I was worried at first, but since you are so smart, I don't have anything to worry about anymore."

"I need to stay away for a while."

"What kind of fish did you catch? Help me to identify it."

After Old Man Qin finished speaking, without waiting for Zhuge Nanxian to reply, his figure flashed and he flew directly into the air, disappearing into the horizon in an instant.

"This old man..." Zhuge Nanxian stamped his feet, "How could he just leave like that..."

As he spoke, Zhuge Nanxian looked at the two figures still fighting in the bamboo forest and sighed softly.

"Why should I fish?"

Zhuge Nanxian raised his hand and made a few finger gestures. Then, several small insects that blended into the bamboo forest flew from all directions and landed on Zhuge Nanxian's palm.

Zhuge Nanxian sensed it for a moment and looked in one direction.

Then, Zhuge Nanxian walked in that direction, muttering, "Hmph, I want to see how big the fish Old Man Qin caught is!"

(End of this chapter)