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

Chapter 7: Planning to Steal the Book
Wanyan Honglie took the note, glanced at it, and nodded, saying, "It is my son's handwriting. Lord Liang, please take care of it."

Liang Ziweng received permission and turned to a boy in green clothes and said, "Give five cents each of the five medicinal herbs that the young prince sent to this housekeeper today."

The boy agreed and left with the butler.

"Young Prince is buying medicinal herbs? Why?" Gu Ping'an pretended to be curious and asked even though he knew the answer.

Ouyang Ke smiled and explained, "Brother Gu, you may not know this, but before you came yesterday, a Taoist priest nearly humiliated us. It was only thanks to Master Lingzhi's timely intervention, who taught him the Five Finger Knife technique, that we weren't able to escape so easily."

He thought that Master Lingzhi had lost face at the hands of Gu Ping'an yesterday, so he specially helped him to get some points back.

"Mr. Ouyang, please stop flattering me. The Taoist priest and I were equally matched, neither of us won," Master Lingzhi waved his hand, his tone slightly smug. "But he took my Poison Sand Palm head-on. Without the aid of these herbs, even if he survived, his martial arts skills would have been ruined."

Gu Ping'an took the opportunity to continue the conversation, "The Master's kung fu is so strong that I have never seen anything like it in my life. Could the Taoist priest who could fight the Master to a draw be the Seven Masters of Quanzhen in person?"

"It's none other than the 'Iron-footed Immortal' Wang Chuyi."

"It's actually this person?" Gu Ping'an said in astonishment, "I heard that Wang Chuyi is the best among the Seven Masters of Quanzhen. The Master is on par with him. It's truly admirable!"

He raised his glass and saluted from afar, "It seems that being able to tie with the Master yesterday was truly a stroke of luck for this junior generation!"

He was clearly victorious yesterday, but now he said it was a draw. Even if Master Lingzhi was slow-witted, he could tell that it was a free gift of face, and his gaze towards him was obviously much softer.

After chatting for a while, Wanyan Honglie raised his glass and stood up.

"Since we discussed important matters yesterday, I will not belabor the point today. However, I beg you all to remember that the matters we discussed today must not be mentioned to anyone else, lest they leak out and arouse their suspicions."

"Don't worry, Your Highness!" Gu Ping'an said first, "Your Highness has been very kind to me. I will never reveal a single word of what I said today, even if I am struck by a sword or an axe!"

Collect people's money and eliminate disasters with them.

The other people present had all gained a lot of benefits. Regardless of whether the secrets would be leaked, they always had to make promises verbally.

Hearing everyone's solemn promises, Wanyan Honglie showed a satisfied look.

"In the third year of the Tianhui reign of Emperor Taizong of the Great Jin, which was the seventh year of the Xuanhe reign of Emperor Huizong of Zhao, our Jin army, led by Marshals Nianmohe and Wuliebu, invaded the Song Dynasty and captured Emperors Huizong and Qinzong. Never before in history had there been such a mighty military campaign."

It could have been said in one sentence, but he took the opportunity to boast about the excellence of the Jin Dynasty's civil and military power. And the so-called masters were more enthusiastic than the others, praising him until his face was flushed and he became more and more excited as he spoke.

"At that time, our Great Jin had a vast army of elite generals and could have unified the world. Yet, nearly a hundred years later, Zhao Guan'er is still the emperor in Lin'an. Do you know why?"

He talked for a while, then changed the subject and asked a question.

Liang Ziweng was an expert at playing supporting roles, so he quickly said, "We don't know. Please advise us, Your Highness."

Then there was another series of endless chatter, but the key point was finally mentioned - Yue Fei, Yue Wumu.

"Yue Fei hid his last words in those four crooked poems, asking future generations to learn his military strategy and destroy the Great Jin. Although his efforts were sincere, they were in vain because the Song Dynasty had no one to support them. Haha!"

"Such a secret statement, unseen for so many years, yet it couldn't be hidden from the prince's discerning eyes." This was a rare opportunity, so Peng Lianhu quickly flattered him, "Your Highness is a man of great talent, rarely seen in this world!"

Satisfied with the praise, Wanyan Honglie nodded in greeting and then continued to keep the other person in suspense.

"Think of Yue Fei, a master of military strategy. He was truly a formidable warrior. If we could obtain his military manual, wouldn't it be easy for the Jin Dynasty to unify the world?"

Gu Ping'an was too lazy to listen to his rambling and quickly pushed forward the process: "Your Highness, are you asking us to do tomb robbing business?"

"No, no!" Wanyan Honglie waved his hand, "You are all heroes, how can we trouble you to dig up graves? In fact, the 'Wu Mu's Last Letter' is somewhere else, that's why I gathered all the heroes together today." He then recounted in detail how resourceful he was, and how he actually managed to unravel a large amount of information and find the true location of Wu Mu's Last Letter.

Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty.

But in such a huge city like Lin'an, finding a book was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Everyone was filled with curiosity, waiting impatiently for him to reveal the specific hiding place.

When the words were on the tip of his tongue, Wanyan Honglie paused again, put on a serious expression, and again urged the emperor to keep the matter confidential.

Seeing everyone nodding in unison, he was finally completely relieved.

“It turns out that his relics are hidden in”

Just as Wanyan Honglie was about to tell the real secret, he suddenly broke open the door and fell into the hall. It was the green-clothed boy who Liang Ziweng sent to get the medicine.

"Master."

He had a sad face, bruised and swollen, and a huge dark circle under one eye. It was obvious that he had been beaten badly.

"There's a thief who stole medicine. There's a thief in the room!"

puff.
Before the boy could explain in detail, a very faint sound of footsteps was suddenly heard outside the window.

Everyone was on high alert. Although the footsteps were light, they could not escape the ears of the masters.

Some climbed over the windows, some broke down the doors, and in the blink of an eye, everyone was out of the hall.

There was a beautiful girl in the courtyard, dressed in luxurious clothes and with an elegant figure. She was none other than the first female protagonist of The Legend of the Condor Heroes - Huang Rong.

Gu Ping'an did not rush forward. Among the others, Liang Ziweng was the most anxious and was the first to block Huang Rong's way.

"Who are you?"

Huang Rong looked calm and collected. She smiled sweetly and said softly, "Old man, the plum blossoms here are blooming beautifully. Could you pick one for me?"

Liang Ziweng had not expected that it was a pretty young girl, and for a moment he mistook her for a woman from the royal family. He immediately jumped up and reached out to pick a plum blossom.

Huang Rong took it, said thank you, turned around and left.

Gu Pingan spoke before Peng Lianhu could, knowing the answer but still asking, "Your Majesty, is this woman from the palace?"

As Wanyan Honglie shook his head, he had already performed the "Three-fold Cloud Step" and landed in front of Huang Rong in an instant.

Seeing his superb lightness skills, even Huang Rong, who was knowledgeable and experienced, was stunned.

"Miss, don't be in a hurry to leave. I think you look very friendly. Why don't you sit down and chat with me for a while?" Gu Ping'an said, pointing his finger at the "Qi Hu Point" under her neck.

"No need, I don't recognize you!"

Huang Rong knew that the other party's lightness skills were far superior to hers, and she could not escape.

She immediately used her family's unique skill, the "Orchid Brushing Point Hand", and pinched her slender hands into the shape of an orchid, and suddenly brushed towards the "Quchi Point" on Gu Ping'an's arm.
This move was extremely skillful. Not only did he not look awkward, but his posture was graceful, as if he was dancing.

(End of this chapter)