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

Chapter 42 Another secret
Gu Ping'an just slightly turned sideways, and the knife hit nothing, not even touching the corner of his clothes.

"Your swordsmanship."

Gu Ping'an has always been cautious. Although he felt that this man's moves were full of flaws, he would not be careless and underestimate the enemy. He attacked with the "Kang Long You Hui" move, slashing the blade horizontally.

This palm strike only uses three-tenths of the force to strike the enemy, leaving seven-tenths for accumulation, just to guard against the opponent hiding his weakness and changing his tactics.

But it turned out that he was overthinking it.

The thin man swung his sword without changing his moves. He only felt a huge force coming from the handle of the sword, and his palm hurt. He couldn't hold the sword anymore and it flew away.

"Mom!"

Seeing how powerful his palm technique was, the thin man let out a strange cry, turned around and ran away again. In the blink of an eye, he had rushed several feet away.

How could Gu Ping'an let him go this time? He grabbed a stone from the ground with one hand and shot it out with his finger magic.

With a light "swish" sound, the stone flew through the air and hit the opponent's "Weizhong Point" on the knee accurately.

The thin man's leg suddenly lost strength and he fell to the ground with a cry of "Ah".

He wanted to get up again, but he felt a chill on his neck. The knife he had used before had been raised to him without him noticing.

"Hero, spare your life!"

He reacted quickly and immediately begged for mercy.

The first time the thought of killing someone came to his mind, Gu Ping'an's heartbeat accelerated noticeably and his palms became slightly sweaty.

"Mercy?" He tightened his grip on the knife and asked, "Those decent women you defiled would also beg for mercy. Have you ever forgiven them?"

He then thought of the trouble Bao Xiruo had caused due to her momentary weakness, and forced himself to harden his heart.

"I, I, I..." The thin man panicked, "It's not what you think. I'm not a rapist, really."

"You've been caught red-handed, and you still want to argue?" Gu Ping'an almost laughed out of anger.

"It's not me. I have my own difficulties—" the thin man explained in a panic, his words incoherent. "I, I, I, I am still a virgin!"

Flower thief? Virgin boy?

Gu Ping'an was confused and looked bewildered.

"The Beggars' Gang!" The thin man suddenly had an idea. He finally thought of someone who could prove his innocence. "I've dealt with people from the Beggars' Gang! They can prove it!"

Gu Ping'an was just beginning to doubt when he heard some noise behind him.

He was worried that the thin man would take the opportunity to escape, so he hit him on the "Dazhui" point on the back of his neck with the back of the knife.

"Nianci, why are you here too?" Gu Ping'an saw who was coming and felt a little scared. "Could it be that someone is attacking the inn again?"

Just now at the inn, Gu Ping'an was worried that someone was behind the incident, so he asked Mu Nianci to find him when in danger, and left marks along the way.

"After you left, I became more vigilant. Sure enough, I noticed someone peeping outside the window. I was afraid that if I stayed too long, I'd be attacked, so I followed them."

Mu Nianci explained and looked back to make sure no one was following her.

"You chased me this far, luckily you left a mark."

Is anyone else snooping?
This is not like ordinary flower-picking behavior.

Gu Pingan frowned, kicked the thin man, and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?"

"Yes, money is hard to come by. It's about that guy tonight who lost his wallet."

The thin man talked on and on for a long time and finally gave a general description.

Gu Ping'an was slightly stunned, and immediately thought of the inexplicably wealthy businessman who had disturbed their mood that night.

How is it related to that guy? "Forget it, this guy is too slurred. He said earlier that the Beggars' Sect knew his identity. Let's go ask them first."

He picked up the thin man and took Mu Nianci in a different direction. After a circle, they rushed to an abandoned house outside the town.

They had passed by there when they came from Choshu and had seen a few beggars using this dilapidated house with drafts on all sides as a shelter.

The two men stopped in front of the door, worried that the thin man's accomplice was hiding inside, so they sealed his mute point and left him outside the door temporarily before entering the house.

There was a bonfire in the dilapidated house, and five or six beggars gathered around it, chatting about something.

When the beggars noticed a well-dressed young couple coming in, they were stunned at first, but soon they quietly made way for them.

Gu Ping'an observed secretly and found that several people were dressed in rags and had bags on their backs, with different numbers of bags on each person.

This pocket is a symbol of seniority and status of the Beggar Gang members. Since he is carrying it, he must be a Beggar Gang disciple without a doubt.

"Excuse me, are you all heroes of the Beggars' Sect?" Gu Ping'an saluted according to the rules of the underworld, and then asked.

The beggars looked at each other, and one of them stood up and returned the greeting.

"Exactly," said the man, who was in his twenties or thirties and carried four bags on his back. He was a Four-Bag Disciple. "My name is Yu Zhaoxing. May I ask who you are?"

Yu Zhaoxing. This name seems a little familiar.

"My name is Gu Ping'an, this is..."

He almost blurted out the word "my wife", but fortunately he reacted quickly and changed his words in time.

"This is Miss Mu Nianci. We have encountered a strange situation today, so I've come to ask for your advice."

"So it's Young Hero Gu and Miss Hero Mu." Seeing that the two had extraordinary bearings and seemed to have mastered martial arts, Yu Zhaoxing addressed them as heroes. "Please ask us anything you want, and we will tell you everything we know."

Most of the Beggar Gang members were generous and open-minded, and Gu Ping'an was polite in his speech, so Yu Zhaoxing and the others naturally had a good impression of them.

"Thank you, brother. May I ask if there are any news about flower thieves in this town recently?" Gu Ping'an thought for a moment and added, "Or if a girl is missing from a family, that counts."

"You flower thief, there hasn't been any news about Miss Diu in recent days." Yu Zhaoxing shook his head and looked at the others. "My uncle and I agreed to meet here. I haven't been here long. I wonder if you have heard about it?"

The beggars all looked confused and recalled for a long time before one of them spoke.

"The two things you mentioned are indeed not true, but there is a wealthy man in this town who often takes decent women as concubines."

As soon as he mentioned this, someone else quickly followed up: "This man was in the canal transport business and had a lot of young men. If the parents of the girls didn't agree, he would send people to smash things up, and many people were killed."

"It is said that someone brought trouble to Pingjiang Prefecture, and it cost a lot of money to settle it. Only then did he stay quiet for a few days."

Gentry?

Gu Ping'an frowned slightly and asked, "Is this man's surname Qian?"

"That's right!" The man who spoke first nodded. "His name is 'Qian Buyi', which means it's not easy to make money, but the common people say he's 'unkind and unjust once he has money.'"

"I see."

Gu Ping'an nodded thoughtfully, stood up and walked out the door, carrying the thin man into the house.

"So, do you know this person?"

"Tian Jiangen?"

Except for Yu Zhaoxing, the other beggars seemed to know him.

"Why did this young man get into a fight with this kid?" The man who first recognized the thin man asked nervously, "Could it be that this kid stole something again?"

steal?
"If stealing jade and fragrance can be considered stealing, then it really is stealing." Gu Ping'an was furious. "If it weren't for Miss Mu's extraordinary skills, any girl from an ordinary family would have been kidnapped by this man long ago!"

(End of this chapter)