Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 3 The Disgusting Hero

Lu Xiaofeng learned a new word from Zhou Ming's novel, "speechless", which he felt was very suitable to describe himself now.

He is really speechless now.

"Are you serious?"

"Of course I'm kidding."

Zhou Ming smiled and said, "Let me introduce them again: Spring Flowers, Summer Wind, Autumn Moon, and Winter Snow."

"Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Wind, Flowers, Snow, Moon, these names...are well chosen!"

Lu Xiaofeng actually wanted to make a joke, but considering the strength of the four maids, he finally changed his tone.

Let's get back to the point: "You said you wanted to go with me, so you wanted to take a carriage? That won't work. It's too slow. Let's get some faster horses. We need to get to Baoding as soon as possible."

"That's your shortsightedness."

Zhou Mingdao said, "Both of my horses are divine horses of different blood. The carriage at the back was built by Zhu Ting. It's loaded with mechanisms, so it's not only fast, but also very fast!"

Lu Xiaofeng took one look and saw that the two horses were indeed extraordinary with their handsome figures. The carriage at the back also held a mystery. He couldn't help but sigh, "You, fellow, are truly wealthy! Why did you use the name Hua Man Lou when writing that novel? Couldn't you just write about yourself?"

In this world, there are many exotic beasts such as the gray ape, black tiger, golden roc, jade crane, etc. In Zhongzhou, there are also rumors of the appearance of fire unicorns from time to time.

Capturing exotic beasts and crossbreeding them with ordinary beasts creates exotic-blood beasts, which have extraordinary abilities but are produced in very small quantities, making them extremely valuable.

Zhu Ting, on the other hand, is the descendant of the Lu Ban School, known as the Master Boss. He is a well-known master of mechanisms in the capital, and he grew up with Lu Xiaofeng.

It is said that when it comes to government affairs, there is nothing Zhu Ting cannot do!
With these two horses and the carriage built by Zhu Ting himself, Lu Xiaofeng immediately believed that this carriage, even with several of them, would be faster than the fast horse!
"In that case, take me with you."

"That's no problem, but, if you take our carriage, the driving..."

"I come!"

"Okay! Get in the car!"

After getting on the carriage, Lu Xiaofeng found that Zhou Ming was not bragging at all. The carriage was fast and stable.

It would be fine if they were fast, after all, there were two horses of different blood.

But it is stable, which is really amazing.

The official road was not entirely flat. Many places were poorly maintained and full of potholes. However, when the carriage passed through these bumps, only slight vibrations could be felt.

But when he thought that this was a mechanical carriage made by the boss Zhu Ting, he stopped worrying about it.

Inside the carriage, Qiuyue asked curiously, "Why does the young master hate Li Xunhua so much?"

Zhou Ming snorted coldly and said, "I'm too lazy to talk about it. Let Lu Xiaofeng introduce it to you."

Lu Xiaofeng did not refuse and said, "Speaking of Li Xunhuan, we must first talk about the Baoding Li family. This family is a local aristocratic family, a family of scholars, and a family that has passed down the literary and military traditions. They are known as 'one family with seven Jinshi, and three Tanhua from father and son.' The seven Jinshi are the ancestors of the Li family, and the three Tanhua are Li Xunhua and his eldest brother, his father.

Li Lao, the top scholar, was also a great man in his time, but unfortunately, he was too obsessed with it. He himself only achieved the third place in the imperial examination, but he was not satisfied, so he wanted to train a top scholar. As a result, his eldest son only achieved the third place, and later his youngest son, Li Xunhuan, also achieved the third place.

The three of them, father and son, could not become the top scholar. Old Tanhua Li became depressed and died a few years later. The eldest brother of the Li family got a terminal illness and also died young.

Li Xunhua's mother died early in life, and now with both his father and brother dead, he lost interest in pursuing a career in officialdom, so he resigned and returned to his hometown.

"Then how did he become the famous Little Li Flying Dagger in the martial arts world?"

Lu Xiaofeng said, "The Li family has a long tradition of literary and martial arts. Li Xunhua has been a scholar and martial artist since childhood. Later, he learned the art of flying knives from a stranger. After resigning from his official position, he made many friends and gradually displayed his martial arts skills. Unexpectedly, he became very powerful, and gradually earned the name Little Li Flying Dagger.

Unfortunately... once you enter the Jianghu, you're left with no choice. With fame and many friends, you inevitably attract enemies. Once, Li Xunhuan was ambushed and nearly killed. At the critical moment, Long Xiaoyun intervened and saved him. Afterward, the two became sworn brothers. Long Xiaoyun was older, so he was naturally the elder brother..."

At this moment, Zhou Ming sneered and said, "Li Xunhuan has a cousin named 'Lin Shiyin', with whom he is in love. His sworn brother fell in love with Lin Shiyin the moment he saw her and lost his appetite. When Li Xunhuan found out, he gave his cousin to her, even giving her his ancestral Li Garden as a dowry, and then he himself left for the frontier and has not returned for ten years!"

"what?!"

"Is he mentally handicapped?"

The four maids were all shocked and angry.

Xia Feng said angrily, "So they're just giving away their ancestral property like this? No wonder the young master looks down on him so much. He won't have the face to face his ancestors in the afterlife!" Dong Xue frowned, "And Lin Shiyin is just his cousin, not a concubine. Why are they just giving her away like this?"

Qiuyue snorted coldly and said, "If I were to meet this man, I would make sure he was killed to pieces!"

Lu Xiaofeng coughed twice and wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed his words.

Zhou Mingdao said, "But then again, Li Xunhuan has been out of the frontier for ten years. Even if he came back, why would he be involved with the Plum Blossom Bandits?"

Lu Xiaofeng said, "The Plum Blossom Bandit appeared decades ago and has reappeared in recent years, wreaking havoc on both the black and white worlds, committing dozens of crimes and causing public outrage. However, he is extremely powerful. People can only see the bodies of those he killed, with five blood spots left on their chests, like plum blossoms. It is speculated that he is best at using hidden weapons.

Lin Xian'er, the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world, announced that she would marry whoever could eliminate the Plum Blossom Bandit. This attracted countless admirers. One of them had a devious idea: since the Plum Blossom Bandit was skilled in using hidden weapons, especially attacking the chest, wouldn't a piece of impenetrable soft armor protecting the chest be enough to directly block the Plum Blossom Bandit's hidden weapons?

Xia Feng couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this. "That's a crooked move indeed. Pointing and hitting is the basic skill of a hidden weapon master. How could there be a hidden weapon master who only attacks one spot? There are more than one vital point on a person's body!"

Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "You and I understand this truth, but there are many people in the world who don't. I don't know how many people believe this statement. At this time, a treasure called 'Golden Silk Armor' appeared. It is said to be invulnerable to swords and spears, as well as water and fire. It has attracted the covetousness of countless people in the martial arts world. The rumor in the martial arts world is 'To defeat the Plum Blossom Sect, you must first seize the Golden Silk Armor.'"

Qiuyue shook her head. "Treasure? Throughout history, countless people have sacrificed their lives for treasure. This world of martial arts has truly never changed."

Lu Xiaofeng said, "The appearance of the golden armor sparked a fight among countless people. Li Xunhuan, who had disappeared for ten years, suddenly reappeared and was caught up in this struggle. It is said that in the end, he was the one who obtained the golden armor."

After that, rumors began to spread that Li Xunhuan was actually the Plum Blossom Thief. Because the Plum Blossom Thief, like Li Xunhuan, was a master of hidden weapons. He had disappeared for ten years and suddenly reappeared, taking the golden armor, in order to prevent his own unique skills from being broken!

Xia Feng shook his head upon hearing this. "What an illogical conclusion! Is it possible that everyone in this world is missing a piece of their brain? There are people who believe such a rumor?"

"Who says it's not..."

As a man who has been in the martial arts world for a long time, Lu Xiaofeng has gotten used to it.

From time to time, one or two rumors pop up in the world. They sound impossible at first glance, but there are still a lot of people who believe them.

"But now that I'm here, all these mysteries will be solved!"

As he spoke, Lu Xiaofeng opened the file Zhou Ming gave him, and after taking a few glances, he showed a look of surprise.

"Is the Plum Blossom Thief dead?"

"Of course."

Zhou Mingdao said: "If you want to make a name for yourself in the martial arts world, you must reach the Xiantian realm. The martial arts are difficult, with three levels of foundation building, three levels of acquired realm, and finally three levels of Xiantian realm. Decades pass by in a flash.

When the Plum Blossom Bandit became famous decades ago, he must have been in his thirties or forties. Even if he's not dead, he must be in his seventies or eighties. How could he return to the underworld and commit so many serious crimes? It's obvious that someone is using his name!"

Lu Xiaofeng flipped through the files: "But why haven't we heard of this in the martial arts world?"

Zhou Mingxin said, of course, I just wrote it a few days ago.

"The Plum Blossom Thief committed so many serious crimes and suddenly disappeared. He actually stole enough wealth and retired. By the time the Six Gates found him, he had already enjoyed decades of wealth and glory!

Do you think they would be so embarrassed to tell others about this kind of thing? If I hadn't checked the files, I'm afraid no one would know about it."

"Right!"

Lu Xiaofeng nodded. "A notorious thief who committed countless serious crimes, retired from the underworld and enjoyed decades of wealth and glory before being found by the Six Gates. If this were to get out, the Six Gates would be completely disgraced. How could such a shameful thing be spread?"

This means that the Plum Blossom Thief in the world today is someone using his name.

The rumor that Li Xunhuan is the Plum Blossom Thief is, of course, completely false.

Lu Xiaofeng knew that although there were all kinds of bizarre rumors in the martial arts world from time to time, only idiots would believe them.

But most of the people in the underworld are not stupid and will not believe such rumors.

However, this kind of rumor can still spread all over the world.

In fact, someone was secretly instigating it.

So, who is secretly spreading this rumor now?

Several possibilities instantly emerged in Lu Xiaofeng's mind, but he said nothing and kept them in his heart.

(End of this chapter)