The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 116 Reunion of old friends

Wu Chengyu didn't know how to change the current direction of his family. Shi Miyuan's killing of Han Tuozhou was a political struggle between the pro-peace and pro-war factions. Political struggles are not about right or wrong. At this moment, everyone just felt that this person would become the next powerful minister of the Song Dynasty.

Shi Miyuan gradually lost public support and earned the reputation of a treacherous minister after Qin Hui was exonerated. However, he still held power in the Song Dynasty for more than 20 years, and no one could do anything about him. It was only in later generations that Shi Miyuan was truly regarded as a treacherous minister.

From the Wu family's perspective, if their patron establishes a relationship with a powerful minister, the family's future development will inevitably be rapid. At least for now, it seems like the right thing to do, and they will certainly benefit from it in the next twenty years. But who can see what will happen in twenty years?

The Wu family is about to rise to power, and may even become the most powerful family in Suzhou. This is something that can be seen and felt.

Therefore, the Wu family's current decision is not wrong from the family's perspective.

Even if Wu Chengyu now says that Shi Miyuan is a notorious villain who will go down in history, and doesn't want his family to get involved with Shi Miyuan, who can really listen to him? After all, he is still a junior.

The three uncles had no idea what Wu Chengyu was thinking; they were still excited about the benefits they were about to gain.

Seventh Uncle Wu Zhengfan took out a deed and placed it in front of Wu Chengyu, saying, "This is the land deed for a courtyard in Suzhou. It's not very big, but it's located near Guanqian Street, which is a prime location in Suzhou, not far from Wuweilou."

You've done your part in fighting for the family, and my second branch has benefited from it. We can't treat you unfairly, otherwise your fourth uncle will come after me and start cursing.

I'll give you the land deed now. I'll have someone tidy it up, and you can move there after the arena battle. You'll then have your own property in Suzhou, and you won't have to travel back and forth between Wuweilou and Wujiapo every day.

Fourth Brother, this time I've spent quite a bit, haven't I? Don't say I didn't give you anything in return for using your three wives' money.

Wu Chengyu hurriedly returned the land deed, saying, "Seventh Uncle, I haven't even fought in this arena yet, and you're already giving me the reward. I feel unworthy of it."

Besides, it's just a martial arts tournament; it's what we martial arts disciples should do. There's no need for a reward."

Wu Zhengliang pushed the land deed back: "Take it. This courtyard is a rare property in Gusu City. Although it is not large, the courtyard is beautiful and full of exquisite things. Similar courtyards are held by various families and cannot be bought even if you have money."

It's not that your seventh uncle is really generous. This courtyard was originally intended for you. You made a great contribution by giving the family those secret manuals. The family has always been fair in rewarding and punishing, but these secret manuals cannot be made public yet, so we need to find a reason to reward you.

Now that you've helped the family gain benefits, it's only right that this courtyard be given to you.

When you marry your young wife, Ah Ku, you'll finally have a new house.

Wu Chengyu blushed and acted shy, while Wu Zhengfan and Wu Zhengliang laughed. However, Wu Zhenghong, the head of the eldest branch, frowned.

"Ah Ku, is that the girl who returned to Suzhou with Cheng Yu? I heard she was born a beggar."

Xiao Ershiyi listened to his uncle's advice: "Our Wu family will be different in the future. You are a direct descendant of the family, and the elders in the family value you highly. You will be the pillar of the third branch in the future. Your marriage must be with a lady from a prominent family. How can an ordinary woman be worthy of you?"

In my opinion, she can be taken as a concubine, but she should not be given the position of principal wife.

Your third brother, Cheng Lian, owes his success to his wife's family; you mustn't make a mistake like that.

Wu Chengyu was now in a bit of a headache. The current situation was that A-Ku would definitely not leave him, and Wu Chengyu might actually have to marry A-Ku in the future; he was no longer so resistant to it. But if he married A-Ku and made her a concubine, Wu Chengyu really couldn't bring himself to do that.

Seeing Wu Chengyu frown, Wu Zhengliang quickly smoothed things over, preventing an awkward silence from forming.

But Wu Chengyu immediately felt that yet another layer of shackles had been added to his body.
Two more days passed, and the atmosphere in Suzhou gradually became tense and ready to erupt at any moment. More and more martial arts figures appeared, but Hong Qigong no longer appeared, and Wu Chengyu left Aku at Wujiapo.

Tomorrow is the day for the arena battle. It is said that the arena is set up in front of Deyue Tower and has already been completed.

"Clatter!" The sound of dishes hitting the ground rang out, followed by someone on the first floor angrily shouting, "You waiter, why is my food taking so long? You're clearly looking down on me, Liu Mao, the Pagoda-Bearing Vajra! Believe me or not, I'll smash your restaurant to pieces!"

Wu Chengyu, who was upstairs, was a little helpless. People were restless these days, and the people who came to Wuweilou were even more complicated. There had been quite a few troublemakers in the past two days, and this "King Kong" incident was the fourth one today.

The waiter was not a member of the Wu family, but just a hired hand. Faced with the fierce-looking, burly man in front of him, he was terrified and dared not move forward.

Wu Chengyu had no choice but to come downstairs. He was clearly the boss, but lately he was acting more and more like a bouncer.

Running a restaurant is all about harmony and making money. There's no such thing as an unacceptable conflict. You should always try to smooth things over, even if it means offering a polite greeting or a free meal to get rid of the person.

Wu Chengyu had been doing the same thing for the past few days, but when he arrived at the lobby on the first floor and looked at the Vajra, the smile on his face suddenly became genuine.

Brother Jin Gang clearly thought the boss was trying to smooth things over, and he even brandished the iron hammer in his hand, shouting, "If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Chengyu grabbed Brother Jin Gang by the neck and lifted him up. A surge of internal force violently coursed through his body, causing him to feel as if he had been electrocuted. He could no longer speak, only trembled incessantly, and the iron hammer clattered to the ground.

Wu Chengyu's smile remained unchanged. He hadn't been looking at the troublemakers at all. Instead, Wu Chengyu, holding Brother Jin Gang in one hand, strode to the door, his smile growing even brighter. Once at the door, he casually tossed Brother Jin Gang seven or eight meters away.

Brother Jin Gang fell heavily to the ground. He could finally speak, screaming incessantly, but he couldn't straighten up.

Wu Chengyu clasped his hands in a respectful greeting and said, "Why did you brothers and sisters suddenly come to Suzhou? You could have at least given me a heads-up so I could prepare properly."

"Hahaha," a loud laugh rang out, and before the laughter subsided, a large hand slapped Wu Chengyu on the shoulder.

Wu Chengyu's expression remained unchanged, and his eyebrows did not twitch, but the floor tiles under his feet stirred up some dust.

“Good brother, you’ve grown so strong in just a few years. Few people could stand up after taking a slap from me, but look at you, you didn’t budge an inch. If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely marry you.”

Only Niu Wanrou, a representative figure of the Jiangnan graceful school, could possess such arm strength and speak in such a manner.

Wu Chengyu and Niu Wanrou had only met twice in the past few years, but both meetings left a deep impression on him. However, the cooperation between Niu Wanrou's family's winery and the Wu family was truly excellent.

Besides Niu Wanrou, there are Lu Zhiyi, Yu Qiuyu, and some of the others are very familiar to me. They were all people who went through thick and thin together in the dilapidated temple back then. There are also some people who were brought in by Lu Zhiyi to help him in Xiaolingshan, and they are also very familiar to me.

Apart from He Zhiyu, all the descendants of Yue Fei's army from back then were present.

There were more than twenty people in total, riding horses, carrying weapons, covered in dust, and exuding a slightly menacing aura.

　I hadn't noticed before, or rather, I hadn't had this experience. I only found out yesterday that I had my first leader. I can't believe it! I also want to apologize to my first leader. I really didn't expect that I would have a leader.

　　Thanks to my first helmsman, I finally have time.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)