The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I became one of the Five Great Masters by drawing cards

Chapter 174: Enemies Reunited

"Gu boy, I knew you were coming too!"

The old naughty boy poked his head out from the other end of the narrow path and blinked with a smile.

"Did you knock that guy down the valley just now? Who is so unlucky?"

As he spoke, he came over the dangerous road and patted his chest in a pretentious manner, as if he was frightened.

"Unlucky?"

Gu Pingan raised his eyebrows and smiled, jokingly.

"This man is your greatest enemy in this life, Old Boy. It would be fine if you didn't thank me, but why do you feel sorry for him?"

"Great enemy? What enemy do I have?"

Zhou Botong was stunned when he heard this. His smile faded and he looked a little confused.

"You mean Huang Lao Xie? No, no, I took my revenge last time by urinating on him. He shouldn't count. Could it be that he's the old poisonous creature?"

Before Gu Ping'an could reply, he shook his head again and again to overturn his own judgment.

"That's not true. Even though the old poisonous creature set a poisonous snake on me, I still survived in the end. It's still the old beggar who has the greater grudge against him."

He was a simple-minded man who kept talking to himself and couldn't think of any major enemy for a long time.

The three of them continued to climb up together. The old naughty boy was the most curious and kept asking questions all the way.

Gu Ping'an refused to tell him the truth, saying only that he would have a chance to know it sooner or later.

After passing Qunxian Bridge, the mountain becomes steeper. After climbing over Laojun Ligou, you will see a stone platform and the view suddenly opens up.

The stone platform is suspended in the air with three sides facing the ravine. Looking down, you can see the abyss that is thousands of feet deep. The surrounding is vast and boundless with mist, clouds and peaks, which makes it seem like a fairyland.

The old naughty boy couldn't get any answer after asking for a long time, so he didn't insist. He quickened his pace and jumped onto the stone platform.

"Gu boy, Nianci girl, we just crossed Laojun Ligou. Do you know where this stone platform is?"

Both of them were visiting Mount Hua for the first time. They shook their heads and waited for his introduction.

The old naughty boy held a grudge, laughed, raised his head and said proudly: "I won't tell you!"

"If you don't want to tell me, please move aside!"

Gu Ping'an didn't coax him, but said something lightly, took Mu Nianci's hand, and walked around him to see the Xifeng Water Curtain Waterfall in the distance.

The old naughty boy was silent for a moment, then felt bored and came over to introduce himself.

"My senior brother told me during the last Huashan Sword Contest that this place is called 'Gathering Immortals Terrace'. Legend has it that this is where the Yellow Emperor met the immortals."

Gu Ping'an wanted to tease him, but ignored him and pointed to the cliff on the south side.

"Nianci, look, these two lonely trees growing on the cliffs are still able to grow so lushly. It's truly amazing."

Where he pointed, two trees grew side by side against the wall, as tall as the platform, their roots deeply embedded in the rock, their branches and leaves swaying in the wind, and it was unknown how many years they had lived.

"Two trees growing side by side, keeping each other company for hundreds or thousands of years, how can they be considered lonely? In my opinion, they should be called the marriage tree, the husband and wife tree."

Mu Nianci secretly glanced at Zhou Botong and cooperated while suppressing her smile.

She was a love-brained person, but the old naughty boy could not stand hearing about love affairs, so he had no choice but to beg and coax them to the northwest corner of the stone platform and pointed downwards.

"Look at these three caves. Legend has it that they were once the residence of Laojun. They are also called 'Prince Seeking Immortality Caves.'"

He had just been let down, so he didn't dare keep the secret any longer and told everyone everything he knew.

"There's a poem that says, 'The prince went to seek immortality, and the elixir was completed in eight or nine days. Seven days in the cave is equivalent to thousands of years in the real world.' This is exactly what it means."

"This is an interesting story."

Mu Nianci listened to him with a smile and nodded in praise.

The old naughty boy seemed to have received a reward, and he became more energetic. He went up and talked all the way, just like a tour guide.

The three of them reached the summit of North Peak and found a flat spot to rest, waiting to return to the Sword Arena tomorrow. Gu Ping'an brought a wine bag and some dried meat, cut down two thick branches, and carved a few wine glasses, inviting Zhou Botong to drink.

"There's no rush to drink, let's have a competition first."

Back in Niujia Village, Zhou Botong had exchanged a few moves with Gu Ping'an, and they were evenly matched. He had been looking forward to having a good fight with him, but unfortunately he never had the chance.

Now that I finally have some free time, I naturally don’t want to let it go easily.

"Tomorrow is the sword fight, why are you so nervous?"

Gu Ping'an just poured the wine, flicked his wrist, and threw the wooden cup towards him.

The old naughty boy had no choice but to take it, but as soon as his fingers touched the edge of the cup, he was startled.

Catching the wine without spilling it is something even a master like Lingzhi can do easily, but Gu Ping'an's throw requires a lot of skill.

Zhou Botong only felt that the internal power in the cup was lingering, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, sometimes absent. Even though he created his own Kongming Fist, he was unable to remove it all at once.

The wooden cup shook slightly, and a few drops of wine spilled.

"What a skill! Interesting!" He was so excited that he couldn't help but praise.

After this praise, a female voice suddenly came from the bottom of the slope.

"Bertong?! Is that you??"

"Oh no, why is she here too!"

When the Old Boy heard this familiar voice, he screamed in horror, threw away his wine glass, turned around and fled up the mountain.

The owner of that voice was naturally Yinggu, to whom he had owed a foolish debt in the past.

In the original novel, Yinggu failed to assassinate Master Yideng, and was later captured by the Iron Palm Gang for some unknown reason. By chance, she heard Qiu Qianren's laughter and recognized him as the culprit who killed her child.

Later, he appeared at the Huashan Sword Contest, also to hunt down Qiu Qianren.

At that time, Gu Ping'an personally went to Iron Palm Peak to retrieve Wu Mu's posthumous letter, so that Huang Rong was not seriously injured by Qiu Qianren. Although he still led everyone to see Master Yideng, he did not lead to the assassination of Yinggu.

He had no intention of caring about her and the Old Boy anymore, but he didn't know why she still came to Huashan.

This pair of enemies finally met again by chance, and since they were already here, he naturally had to help.

"Gu boy, you!"

The Old Boy had not run a few steps when he saw Gu Ping'an suddenly blocking his way, and was shocked and angry for a moment.

Gu Pingan feigned ignorance and said blankly, "This woman calls you 'Bo Tong', so she's clearly someone close to you. Why are you running away?"

"It's a long story, I can't explain it right now, so get out of the way!"

Gu Ping'an suppressed his laughter and dodged, only to see him swiftly pass around the rocks and disappear in the blink of an eye.

There is only one way to go up and down the mountain. If he runs up foolishly, he will have to come back soon.

Not long after, a woman came running down the mountain. Her hair was gray and her forehead was covered with wrinkles, but her complexion was beautiful and her cheeks were as white as cream. Her face was divided by her eyes, the upper half was old and the lower half was young, and it seemed as if she was more than twenty years apart in age.

"Have you ever seen one?"

Yinggu saw someone here and was about to stop and ask, but she was stunned halfway through her words.

The two had not seen each other for more than twenty years. Although she missed him madly, she didn't know how Zhou Botong's appearance had changed, so it was naturally difficult to describe.

Gu Ping'an didn't rush to ask her why she came, but raised his hand and pointed upwards.

"Thank you!" Yinggu was overjoyed and hurriedly chased after him.

Although she had a strange personality, she should naturally thank this person for pointing her in the direction of love.

Gu Ping'an sat down again and waited patiently for the Old Boy to escape again. Although Yinggu was good at martial arts, she didn't have the ability to catch up with him.

　Next chapter is coming soon, please
　　
　
(End of this chapter)