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

Chapter 527 Guo Jing's Frustration

The restaurant, Hongyun, was deserted; the old manager had already dismissed all the cooks and waiters.

This time, when opening the shop, Wu Chengyu didn't want to do everything himself, so he let Shaobing manage the kitchen. Wu Moli had been the owner of a barbecue restaurant in Xixia, so she could be the manager in the front. He spent three years training the Beiwei Army so that he wouldn't have to deal with everything himself in the future.

This time, Wu Chengyu brought one hundred Beiwei soldiers to Gushan, but none of the three leaders of the Beiwei Army accompanied him.

Xiao Lu is still running an intelligence network in Xixia, Li Geda is Hong Niangzi's personal bodyguard, and Song Mu is the real person in charge of the militia in Gusu. None of these three little guys can be touched.

Fortunately, most of the Beiwei Army have grown up and are skilled in martial arts and other areas. They are capable of standing on their own and would even be considered top figures in the martial arts world.

At this moment, Wu Chengyu was sitting in the lobby of Hongyun Restaurant drinking tea, Shaobing was cleaning the kitchen and buying ingredients, and Wu Moli was also calling on the others to clean the entire restaurant. Everyone was busy and happy.

A little while later, A-Ku returned, carrying a bag of meat buns. She picked one up and handed it to Wu Chengyu.

"Brother, you should try it. The steamed bun shop at the street corner is still there, and the owner hasn't changed. It still tastes just like it did back then. It's really delicious."

When I was a child, my biggest wish was to eat meat buns every day. The buns in Gushan have seaweed filling; you can't taste that flavor anywhere else.

Wu Chengyu readily accepted the money, recalling how he had bought steamed buns for A-Ku the first time he received a reward for telling stories here.

More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. With two lifetimes combined, I am now over sixty years old. I don't know if I still have the air of a father, but old people always like to reminisce about the past.

From the moment he returned to Gushan, images from the past kept flooding his mind, including his perilous experiences there, his innocent days on Peach Blossom Island, and even long-forgotten memories of his past life.

After years of wandering the streets and causing trouble, he seemed to have completely forgotten his past and integrated into the world. But upon returning to Gushan, he realized that some things, like cause and effect, were still something he had to face in the end.

After Ah Ku finished off several buns in a few bites, he remembered to report the situation.

"Brother, the Beggars' Sect's informants here are still hiding in that old City God Temple. There are only two or three of them, all of them are old members of the Beggars' Sect. They are not good at fighting, but they know the situation in Gushan like the back of their hand."

The largest martial arts force in Gushan now is Guiyun Manor. Do you still remember the abandoned houses where we lived back then? It was a large area of ​​ruins on the west side of Gushan. Ten years ago, Lu Chengfeng bought that land and rebuilt Guiyun Manor.

After that, Guiyun Manor operated various businesses in Gushan. It did not openly seize other people's businesses, nor did it oppress ordinary people. However, over the years, many businesses in Gushan became Lu family property.

There's also Manager Wei, who ran a pawnshop and trading company back then, helped us, and even lent you a house to recuperate. The one you introduced to our Beggars' Sect later moved away with his family a few years ago, and we don't know where he is now.

At that time, he cooperated well with my Beggars' Sect. After Lu Chengfeng and his group arrived at Gushan, they said that the Wei family had betrayed Peach Blossom Island and began to cause trouble for the Wei family.

The trading company now belongs to Guiyun Manor. After the pawnshop closed down, the adjacent shops were taken over and turned into Bihai Gambling House. However, the owner of this gambling house is surnamed Qu, and should be Qu Lingfeng.

People say Lu Chengfeng is now called Lu Half-City, and Qu Lingfeng's Bihai Gambling House is the undisputed tyrant of Gushan County; no one dares to mess with him.

Wu Chengyu remained expressionless, listening silently. It was said that Manager Wei had helped transport supplies to Peach Blossom Island back then and had some connection with Qu Lingfeng, but unexpectedly, he had long been expelled from Gushan.

To say that Manager Wei betrayed Peach Blossom Island is pure nonsense. He was never a member of Peach Blossom Island to begin with, so how could he have betrayed them? It only shows that they coveted the Wei family's assets.

If Wu Chengyu hadn't come today, the old manager's Hongyun Restaurant would have surely fallen into the hands of Guiyun Manor. Who would have thought that Gushan, this small seaside town, would have become an external force to Peach Blossom Island?

The people of Peach Blossom Island have always been proud. Since it is their sphere of influence, they will not tolerate outsiders interfering. Therefore, the Beggars' Sect branch was driven away. If it weren't for Hong Qigong's restraint, the Beggars' Sect and Peach Blossom Island might have fought a major battle.

In retrospect, the fact that the disciples of Peach Blossom Island escaped their fate in the original story is not a good thing for others. They disdain oppressing ordinary people, but as martial artists who do not engage in production, they eventually become like triads in Hong Kong.

Huang Yaoshi's title of "Eastern Heretic" is not just because of his unconventional personality and behavior. When he gets angry, he acts without any scruples, doesn't care about hurting the innocent, and always looks down on those at the bottom of society.

As his disciples, Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng need no introduction; they directly used living people for training. Anyone with a slightly higher moral standard would not have done such a thing.

Lu Chengfeng was born into a wealthy family. Among all the Peach Blossom Island disciples who were expelled from the Legend of the Condor Heroes, he lived the most comfortable life. However, he was also the leader of the Taihu Lake pirates. Half of Guiyun Manor's wealth was obtained by these pirates through robbery and plunder.

Don't assume that these pirates in the original story are righteous just because they dared to attack the Jin delegation. These people robbed and killed countless people in Taihu Lake, so it's impossible that they only killed bad people.

Lu Chengfeng was the backer of these water pirates. However, in this world, Lu Chengfeng moved to Gushan early on. The Taihu water pirates lost their leader and went their own way, eventually being wiped out by the Beiwei Army.

As for Qu Lingfeng, he was relatively low-key, but in order to please Huang Yaoshi, he still went to the palace to steal treasures. Even if the emperor was incompetent and was living off the people's hard-earned money, stealing was still something that was hard to talk about.

The only one who could be considered to have a pure and good character was Feng Mofeng, but he was born without his own opinions. He might know what his senior brothers had been doing over the years, but he wouldn't care.

The Eastern Heretic lineage of Peach Blossom Island, while euphemistically called a martial arts force, is certainly not entirely clean, much less innocent. However, Lu Chengfeng and Qu Lingfeng have at least reached top-tier status over the years, and Feng Mofeng, with his exceptional talent and Huang Yaoshi's meticulous guidance, has likely caught up as well.

With the support of the unparalleled master Huang Yaoshi, and so many masters gathered in a small town like Gushan to rule as kings, what force would dare to oppose them?

"Knights use their martial arts to break the law." Since ancient times, martial arts masters have disregarded the law and law, acting swiftly to settle scores. How many true heroes are there? They are all just a joke.

Just as I was thinking this, the real hero returned—of course, the future hero—and was still looking worried.

Guo Jing clasped his hands in a salute and said, "Master, I have already taken the old manager to the Bihai Gambling House to pay off the gambling debts."

"I doubt that the gambling den will let him pay off his debts so easily."

“Master was absolutely right. That broker was also at the gambling den. The manager of the gambling den immediately changed the gambling debt to six thousand taels and told the old manager to use the five thousand taels of silver notes and the restaurant to pay off the debt, otherwise he could forget about leaving Gushan City.”

"As expected, the gambling den lured the old manager's son into gambling and incurred huge debts, which had already wiped out the old manager's family's savings over the years. Then, they joined forces with the brokers to take over the Hongyun Restaurant with the gambling debts. In fact, it was a risk-free business, and they were about to make a fortune."

Now that we've interfered, the restaurant has lost what it thought was a sure thing, and they're no longer going to follow the rules and are trying to cheat us. What did you do then?

"The manager of that gambling den is only a second-rate person. He might be decent elsewhere, but he's not worth mentioning in my eyes."

If they followed the rules and settled the debts, everything would be fine. But since they wanted to renege on their promises and even brought people to force us to stay, we disciples naturally wouldn't be polite.

I've already smashed up the gambling den, and I've also retrieved the IOUs from the old shopkeeper's son. As for the two thousand taels, fine, I'll leave it at that. I'll immediately take the old shopkeeper home, and then take my family out of the city. The brothers from the Beiwei Army will escort the old shopkeeper back to his hometown, and we're already on our way.

"Master, in my opinion, these people will definitely not let this go. Although I didn't reveal their names, Gushan City is only so big, and they will come knocking on our door soon."

"So what do you think we should do?"

"I believe that these people have joined forces to oppress the people and must have done many evil deeds. Since they are not innocent, we should eliminate them completely."

“I understand, but that’s not how the game is played. Now that I’m back, I have my own plans. No rush, I’ll wait for them to come to me.”

“If that’s the case, I understand. However, Master…” Guo Jing suddenly hesitated, as if he had something to say but hesitated to speak.

"Tell me, when did you, Master Guo, become so indecisive? Weren't you quite decisive and ruthless just now, saying you wanted to eradicate evil completely?"

"Master, I'm just a little worried about the old manager and the others. After all, the journey is long. How about I escort them myself?"

The current Guo Jing is no longer pedantic. When the gambling den cheats, he simply fights them without saying a word, and doesn't even pay back the debt. If it were the Guo Jing from The Legend of the Condor Heroes, he probably wouldn't be so decisive. But the child has grown up and knows how to be cunning.

Wu Chengyu glanced at Guo Jing with a half-smile, and the brat's face turned even redder.

"Ten elite Beiwei soldiers personally escorted the journey. Each of them was a first-rate fighter with astonishing combat power. They could also form formations. Even top-tier experts could only suffer defeats."

"Why would I need you, Master Guo, to personally intervene? Don't try any tricks on me. Practice what I've taught you along the way; you'll need it soon. Don't slack off."

Guo Jing's face showed even more distress: "Master, can you let me learn something else? This, this really isn't suitable for me."

"What, you've grown too big for your britches and dare to disobey your master and disobey orders?"

Guo Jing quickly lowered his head: "This disciple dares not, this disciple will go and practice now."

Guo Jing turned and entered the backyard of the restaurant, his back view looking rather desolate. A-Ku couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Brother, you're too mischievous. You know Guo Jing is honest and not good with words, yet you still make things difficult for him."

"What do you know? I'm helping him. I don't want this kid to miss out on a good opportunity."

"I don't believe it. I can see it too. You do like Guo Jing and do your best to teach him skills, but you also tease him from time to time. It's only because Guo Jing is honest and respectful to his teachers that he would have been driven away by you long ago."

Wu Chengyu shook his head: "Guo Jing's personality is such that he can only endure it when an elder says it's for his own good. It's really funny."

Not only him, but I'm also learning a new skill. My progress has been slow these past few days, so I need to practice harder.

Upon hearing this, A-Ku's face finally turned distressed: "Brother, can you please stop? This is too much of a hassle."

(End of this chapter)