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

Chapter 284 The Boss is Dead

The martial arts world of Jin Yong is a bit strange. The higher the level of martial arts in the world, the more the top masters seem to not use weapons.

Leaving aside the Sweeper Monk in Tian Long Ba Bu, the Three Elders of Xiaoyao, Xiao Feng, Kumārajīva, Xiao Yuanshan, Murong Bo, and even the Old Monster of Xingxiu do not use weapons.

When Murong Fu was helpless against Duan Yu's Six Meridian Divine Sword, he tried several weapons in succession, but still suffered a crushing defeat and lost all face.

Zhuo Bufan, who was known as the Sword God, had a very high profile when he first appeared, but in reality, he was just a nobody.

In the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, most of the Five Greats carry weapons: Wang Chongyang carries a sword, Huang Yaoshi has a jade flute, Ouyang Feng has a snake staff, and Hong Qigong has a dog-beating stick. Only the old emperor of the Duan family does not carry a weapon, but he is, after all, an emperor.

However, these people's strongest martial arts skills are not in weapons. When they encounter a truly evenly matched opponent, they still use their strongest and most proficient martial arts skills, all of which are unarmed.

Aside from using the Jade Flute Sword Technique to strike acupoints, Huang Yaoshi's jade flute is used to play the "Azure Sea Tide Melody." This kind of sonic skill is useless against masters of the same level, except for the Old Urchin. His strongest skills are the Finger Flicking Divine Skill and the Five Transformations of Qimen.

Ouyang Feng's snake staff was mainly used for ambushing people, and he did indeed use it to ambush Hong Qigong, but his strongest martial art was still the Toad Style.

Hong Qigong's Dog-Beating Stick Technique was no less powerful than the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, but he rarely used it. However, after passing it on to Huang Rong, it became Huang Rong's signature skill.

It wasn't until the Condor Heroes era, with the emergence of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra Sword Technique, that a true sword technique capable of defeating the strong with the weak and contending with the Five Greats was finally created.

However, in the world after The Return of the Condor Heroes, the proportion of masters using weapons has increased, especially in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, where all the righteous sects except Shaolin use swords, and the Huashan Sect has even become a sword sect.

After Laughing at the Proud Wanderer, let's not even mention it anymore. During the Qing Dynasty, there was no need to emphasize whether it was unarmed or with weapons, since neither was particularly strong anyway.

Wu Chengyu was only indifferent to weapons because of this understanding.

In addition, there are all the martial arts manuals that Wu Chengyu obtained, including the Murong family's manuals and the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual. The strongest ones, such as the Great Subduing Demon Fist and the Nine Yin Divine Claw, or his favorite Bone-Dislocating and Grappling Hand, are all hand techniques.

The only two that can be called the ultimate weapon techniques are the White Python Whip Technique and the Dragon City Sword Technique.

The White Python Whip Technique is a soft weapon, mostly used by women, which Wu Chengyu disliked.

Wu Chengyu felt disgusted by the fact that the Dragon City Sword Technique had been defeated by the Six Meridians Divine Sword, but he only kept it in mind.

So until now, Wu Chengyu has no suitable weapon, but today he took a liking to the Qiankun Ring.

He took the Qiankun Ring and walked to the side of the burly man who was on the verge of death and could no longer crawl. He carefully wiped the bloodstains off the Qiankun Ring with the man's clothes and then carefully placed it around his waist.

"So you're the boss?" Wu Chengyu poked the burly man a few times with his finger, but the man was too weak to speak.

Wu Chengyu simply struck the man in the back with a palm, sending the strong man to his death.

Only then did a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar stumble out of a room. Upon seeing that the burly man was dead, he couldn't help but cheer.

He staggered over, his limbs went weak and he knelt down beside the burly man's corpse. After carefully confirming that the man was dead, he suddenly burst into tears, pounding the corpse weakly with his hands. He even lunged at the body and bit it, his mouth full of blood.

Then he looked at Wu Chengyu, and knelt down and crawled over in twos and threes, then kept kowtowing to Wu Chengyu until his forehead turned blue and started to bleed.

"Thank you, hero! Thank you, hero! Finally, someone has come to get rid of these man-eating demons. Thank you, hero, for avenging us. I am willing to serve you like a slave for the rest of my life to repay your great kindness."

After saying this, the scholar looked up to the sky and roared, his voice shrill and filled with endless sorrow: "The chief is dead! The chief is dead! Everyone can rest in peace now."

Wu Chengyu watched the scholar venting his emotions without saying a word until the scholar calmed down. "This is the leader, huh? The third leader is still screaming in agony at the gate. And where's the second leader?"

"Reporting to the hero, the second-in-command went out early this morning. We don't know where he went or when he will return, but the rest of the Helian Fort people are here."

"And you? You're a scholar, what are you doing hanging around with these cannibals?"

"In reply to the great hero, I am a native of the Song Dynasty. I even obtained the title of Juren (a degree in the imperial examination system). Later, when I was traveling around Dasanguan, I encountered a group of people who were raiding for grain. In a panic, I fled into the territory of the Jin Dynasty. After that, I was kidnapped by bandits and, after many twists and turns, I arrived at the border between Jin and Xia.

Then I encountered this group of cannibalistic villains. They saw that I could write and calculate, so they kept me here as an accountant.

However, if the great hero doesn't arrive soon, I'll probably become their food sooner or later. These people are true demons; those captured here have suffered terribly.

"Since you're in charge of the accounts, you should be very familiar with this place."

"Yes, sir, I know where they hide the gold and silver they usually rob. They are incredibly wealthy, almost like a country. Please wait a moment, hero."

As soon as he finished speaking, the scholar searched the chief's corpse and immediately found a key.

“Look, sir, the key to the treasure room has always been carried by the chief. I will take you there now.”

"Don't worry about the gold and silver treasures yet. I want to ask you, two days ago, did they kidnap more than a dozen children from the nearby mountains? Where are these children? Have they already been killed?"

"The great hero came here for these children? I know where they are."

There's another level below the castle, which has been converted into prison cells where the children and others are kept.

The cannibalistic thugs wanted to eat the children, but the second-in-command said the children were the perfect age and would be used for something else, which stopped the thugs from eating them.

"Tell me what it's for."

"I really don't know. I only know that some people are paying money to buy children, and the price is not low. Moreover, these people are quite cunning. The boss once tried to steal a share from them, but he was beaten back and they suffered a lot of losses."

"Very good, you really are very open and honest. You're a really good person."

While praising the scholar, Wu Chengyu suddenly grabbed the scholar's right hand and examined it closely.

"Looking at your hands, I see calluses on the pads of your right thumb, index finger, and middle finger. It seems you use a pen frequently."

"You flatter me, sir. I make a living by writing. If it weren't for this skill, I would have been eaten by them long ago."

"But you have quite a few calluses on the outer edges of your palms and the palms of your hands, and your palms are slightly red."

Most importantly, your palm lines and fingerprints have already been worn away; can you still write with such an effect?

Wu Chengyu looked coldly at the scholar. The scholar's humble smile gradually disappeared. He withdrew his hand and slowly took two steps back.

Wu Chengyu clapped his hands and said, "Well done. Judging from the acting alone, it's impeccable."

Unfortunately, there are still too many flaws. I bet you're wondering why I haven't fallen yet.

(End of this chapter)