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

Chapter 85 At Iron Palm Peak
"Something's wrong?" Huang Rong looked up at him, puzzled.

“Although I have never been to Cuiwei Mountain in Chizhou, I have heard that it is a scenic spot with beautiful lakes and mountains.”

Gu Ping'an no longer kept the secret and began to explain.

"But the mountain in this painting is precipitous and steep, with cliffs thousands of feet high. How can it even remotely resemble Cuiwei Mountain?"

Huang Rong was quick-witted and understood immediately: "The poem doesn't match the painting. Could there be another hidden meaning?"

"That's what I find strange, but I've examined the scroll and the silk cloth carefully and can't see any clues."

Although Gu Ping'an already knew the solution to the puzzle, he couldn't tell her directly, so he pretended to invite her to study it together.

“I once heard of a kind of ink”

Things in the world are truly intriguing. He had waited almost until his time was up and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a noise behind him.

"Pfft~"

Everyone's attention was on the painting, and no one paid attention to the Old Boy and the Silly Girl for a while.

The two of them played the boring trick of making faces for a long time. Silly Girl was thirsty and went to drink water. Unexpectedly, the Old Boy suddenly showed an extremely ugly expression.

Sha Gu wanted to laugh, but she forgot that there was still water in her mouth that she hadn't swallowed. She choked immediately and the remaining half of her mouthful of water sprayed out.

The old naughty boy was sprayed all over the face by her, and the painting barely escaped, but it was inevitably stained by a few drops of splashing water.

"I see!"

Gu Ping'an suddenly had an idea. While everyone was still in shock about Silly Girl, he reached out and snatched the bowl of water from her hand, then splashed it on the painting.

"Hey!"

Huang Rong felt sorry for the painting and thought he was lost in thought, but she couldn't stop him.

"If we can't find the secret, we'll just figure it out slowly. Why did you destroy it?"

"It's a really good painting. Although it's not the work of a famous artist, and even an old beggar can't quite understand it, it's such a pity to waste such a beautiful artistic conception."

Hong Qigong couldn't guess that there were hidden words that would only appear when exposed to water. Seeing him splash water and destroy the painting, he couldn't help but feel regretful.

"What a pity?" Gu Ping'an smiled and pointed at the painting. "Take another look."

The water-soaked words appeared, and everyone looked carefully, and suddenly found that a few more lines of words had appeared next to the poem.

"This handwriting only appears when it comes into contact with water!" Huang Rong suddenly realized and looked at Gu Ping'an in surprise. "How did you suddenly guess that?"

"This is all thanks to Silly Auntie. I'll definitely give you two extra chicken legs tomorrow!"

Sha Gu didn't care about any compliments, but when she heard him say "two big chicken legs", she immediately cheered.

The old naughty boy wiped his face and was not angry. Instead, he found it amusing and started playing with her again, laughing.

Gu Ping'an explained, "Just now, she spit out some saliva, and a few drops fell on the painting. I saw that an unpainted area suddenly had color, and then I figured it out."

"No wonder you said it was all thanks to Silly Girl," Mu Nianci chuckled softly, "She really did a great job this time, otherwise we wouldn't know when we would be able to guess!"

"Brother Gu, you're really smart! If it were me, even if I saw it, I definitely wouldn't dare to pour the whole bowl of water on it!"

Although Gu Ping'an said that he was inspired by Sha Gu, Guo Jing still had an admiring look on his face and praised him repeatedly.

"Wu Mu's will is on Iron Palm Peak. On the middle finger peak, second knuckle." Guo Jing leaned over and read out four lines of small characters. "It actually says where Grandpa Yue's will went!" "I remember now! Wanyan Honglie mentioned that he summoned martial arts masters to come to Lin'an to steal Prince Yue's will."

Huang Rong suddenly slapped her forehead, recalling the message she overheard in the Xiangxue Hall of Prince Zhao's Mansion that day.

"That suicide note contains the essence of his life's military tactics. If the Jin people were to obtain it, wouldn't the people of the Great Song Dynasty suffer another catastrophe?"

Although her father, Huang Yaoshi, had an eccentric personality, he was also a chivalrous man who cared about his country and his people. Influenced by her father, she became extremely anxious when she mentioned the Jin people's plot.

"Don't panic, Miss Huang," Gu Ping'an said, signaling her to be patient. "Don't forget, I was there that day too."

Of course he was there. Huang Rong was able to escape easily thanks to his secret help.

"Although Wanyan Honglie guessed the military strategy from Prince Yue's poem, he always believed it was hidden in the Lin'an Palace. Nianci and I rushed back from Zhongnan Mountain precisely because of him."

"No wonder this man didn't return north after escaping from Baoying, but instead took a detour south by sea. It turns out he was trying to steal books!"

Hong Qigong stroked the stubble on his face and his brows relaxed.

"The old poisoner has long been one of their own. With his help, the few guards at the Song Dynasty Palace are useless. Now, no matter how hard they try, they can't guess that the suicide note is not in the palace at all. Their trip is really in vain!"

"That's right." Gu Ping'an nodded. "But even if he succeeds, it doesn't matter. What I want this time is not only Wu Mu's will, but also Wanyan Honglie's life!"

"This might actually be something we can do," Hong Qigong's eyes lit up. "When we meet them, the old naughty boy can hold the old poisonous creature back, and you two guys can easily deal with Liang Ziweng's group of misfits."

Gu Pingan pretended not to know again, muttering, "I wonder what kind of expert this former Old Boy is. Can he handle Ouyang Feng?"

Upon hearing this, the old naughty boy immediately started to yell in dissatisfaction.

"You can say anything about the Old Naughty Boy, but you can't say I can't beat the Old Poisonous One! Come on, come on! We were evenly matched just now, let's fight again!"

"Don't mess around! Have you forgotten what you promised me just now?"

Huang Rong had a unique way of dealing with the Old Boy. She only gave him a sidelong glance, and immediately he lost all his arrogance.

Hong Qigong was amused by what he saw and said, "Don't worry, young man Gu. The Old Boy is the uncle of the Seven Quanzhen Masters and the junior fellow of the 'Central Divine Power' Wang Chongyang. He just needs to hold the old poisonous creature back. It won't take much effort."

Gu Ping'an explained with a smile: "That's not what I meant. It's just that Ouyang Feng is a sinister and vicious person, and he's good at driving snakes. I'm worried that he might cheat."

"Don't worry about the stinking snakes," Hong Qigong grinned. "On our return from Peach Blossom Island, those snakes were first burned and then sunk into the sea. They couldn't be deader!"

Hearing this, Guo Jing recalled the day when Ouyang Feng's ship caught fire, and could not help but sigh: "It's all because I'm too stupid and haven't learned enough Kung Fu that my master was injured like this by Ouyang Feng."

He felt even more sad as he spoke, and this tall and strong man was about to cry.

Gu Pingan suddenly spoke up: "I've just examined him. Although Qi Gong's injuries are serious, they are not beyond treatment."

Huang Rong asked curiously, "You also know the healing methods in the Nine Yin Manual?"

"That's not it."

Gu Ping'an shook his head slightly. Hong Qigong immediately guessed what he was going to say, but it was too late to stop him.

"I'm talking about the Southern Emperor, Lord Duan, and the Seventh Duke's injury."

"Oh!"

When he mentioned Emperor Duan, the old naughty boy who was happily standing beside him suddenly shuddered all over and let out a strange cry.

(End of this chapter)