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

Chapter 528 Qu Lingfeng Suffers a Setback

Don't get the wrong idea, the "trouble" that Ah Ku is talking about isn't about men and women.

Although Wu Chengyu finally couldn't resist after returning to Jiangnan from Bright Peak and reuniting with A Ku, A Ku was also very willing, having long awaited this moment.

After a night of passionate lovemaking, Ah Ku got up early the next morning and immediately put her hair up, eager to show everyone that she was now a married woman.

However, the two of them always addressed each other as brother and sister, and their kinship outweighed their desire for each other. A-Ku was determined to marry no one but Wu Chengyu, and Wu Chengyu was also willing to marry A-Ku. More importantly, neither of them wanted to be separated from the other. Back in Gushan, when their lives were hanging by a thread, their fates were already intertwined.

The two of them returned to Gushan together, which was like a reunion with their younger selves. They wanted to buy osmanthus flowers and drink wine together, which was still possible, a youthful adventure.

The trouble she mentioned stemmed from a sudden flash of inspiration Wu Chengyu had previously given, which not only caused Guo Jing to be constantly worried, but also made A Ku and the Beiwei Army suffer greatly.

Wu Chengyu entered the back room of Hongyun Restaurant. Aku wished he could stay far away. Not long after, a shrill and piercing suona sound came from inside.

At first glance, it seems to have a tune, but it's definitely not very coherent. The voice fluctuates in pitch, sometimes sharp and sometimes rough, yet it seems to carry a special power.

It was as if a hand had reached into someone's brain and stirred it around, making everyone in the restaurant grimac and immediately pull out crumpled pieces of paper from their pockets to plug their ears.

Ah Ku originally wanted to do the same, but unfortunately, some wicked guests came to the door. A group of thugs, baring their teeth and brandishing their claws, were doing evil deeds and had some of them with bruises on their faces. They happened to be carrying a sedan chair to the entrance of Hongyun Restaurant.

As soon as Wu Chengyu sensed who it was, he immediately blew a high-pitched, sharp, and jarring sound, like the grating sound of chalk scratching on a blackboard in his previous life. Everyone in the restaurant and the troublemaker involuntarily shivered and their hair stood on end.

"Stop playing, it's so annoying. Since you've entrusted this to me, just be quiet for a while." A-Ku, who always obeyed Wu Chengyu, couldn't help but shout behind him. Wu Chengyu finally put down the suona again.

The person in the sedan chair was naturally Qu Lingfeng. His gambling den had been vandalized, so he naturally wanted to get revenge. However, just as he arrived at the entrance of Hongyun Restaurant, he was startled by the strange suona music and almost fell off the sedan chair.

Under Huang Yaoshi's influence, the disciples of Peach Blossom Island all knew a little about music and had some aesthetic sense, making them particularly vulnerable to this kind of noise attack.

Qu Lingfeng suddenly had the urge to turn around and run away. It took him a while to come to his senses before he had the chance to take a closer look at the woman standing in the lobby of the restaurant.

"My name is Qu Lingfeng. I do not know your honorable name. You beat my people and smashed my gambling den in Gushan. No matter who you are, you will pay the price."

The disciples of Peach Blossom Island have always been arrogant. Asking for a name is just a polite gesture; in reality, they are aggressive and don't care who A-Ku is. They demand that A-Ku pay the price as soon as they open their mouths.

Ah Ku is no longer the little girl she once was. Since she cultivated the Lesser Formless Skill, she has filled the gap in Hong Qigong's sect's lack of top-level internal energy, and her cultivation has reached a new level. Now, if she were to encounter Qiu Qianren again, she would at least be able to fight him to a draw.

In the past two years, Wu Chengyu has been causing trouble for the Ming Cult. A-Ku has sorted out her feelings and helped Hong Qigong reorganize the Beggars' Clan. She has gained a lot of experience and is always a charming and innocent girl in front of Wu Chengyu. But in the eyes of others, her imposing presence is enough to make people feel suffocated.

The young leader of the world's number one gang, and the recognized next leader of the Beggars' Clan, already holds a very important position in the martial arts world.

Upon hearing Qu Lingfeng's threat, A-Ku raised her eyebrows, her eyes flashing with cold light. Although she was smiling, a chilling aura slowly spread out, making Qu Lingfeng's heart tighten. He immediately knew that the young woman in front of him was no ordinary person.

Wu Chengyu knew that Qu Lingfeng would definitely come looking for him. The people of Peach Blossom Island were known for their vindictiveness, so how could they possibly let a loss go unpunished?

But now is not the time for him to make his move. This time, he is returning to Gushan and is planning to go all out, and he does not intend to change his appearance.

After his transformation, when he was treating Feng Mofeng in the Jin Kingdom, he met Qu Lingfeng. As soon as they met, Qu Lingfeng knew that he had come with ill intentions.

The people of Peach Blossom Island are unaware of the relationship between A-Ku and Wu Chengyu, so they can only rely on A-Ku to stop Qu Lingfeng and the others. A-Ku's current identity is sufficient.

"My name is Mo Ku, and I come from the Beggars' Sect. I've come to Gushan to rebuild my Beggars' Sect branch."

Upon hearing the name Mo Ku, Qu Lingfeng immediately recognized the person before him. In the martial arts world of the Song Kingdom, the most powerful force was the Beggar Clan. As the number one master of the younger generation of the Beggar Clan and even the Jiangnan martial arts world, and the successor of Hong Qigong, Mo Ku's name had already spread throughout the martial arts world.

Back then, when the brothers drove away the Beggars' Sect branch, they were thinking, "How can we allow others to sleep peacefully beside our bed?" But they were in the wrong, since the Beggars' Sect had a long history in Gushan, and there was no enmity between them. What they did was very contrary to the rules of the martial arts world.

But the final result was good for them, because Hong Qigong did not want to antagonize Huang Yaoshi, the Gushan branch disappeared without a trace, and they began to dominate Gushan.

Huang Yaoshi knew about this, but he tacitly approved of it. Since Hong Qigong didn't come knocking, it meant he agreed, and everything was treated as if it had never happened.

But now that Mo Ku has come to his door, he can use this matter to his advantage, and Qu Lingfeng can't say anything about it. Most importantly, in Qu Lingfeng's eyes, Mo Ku's status is comparable to his own.

Even if Huang Yaoshi's disciples were arrogant, they wouldn't dare to look down on Hong Qigong's disciples. Given their similar status, Qu Lingfeng naturally wouldn't dare to be aggressive anymore.

"So it was Lady Mo, the Dragon-Subduing Heroine of the Beggars' Sect, in person. No wonder she dared to cause me trouble as soon as she arrived in Gushan."

"Now it seems your plan to smash my gambling den under the old manager's name was a ruse; you really want to plant your flag on Gushan and teach Peach Blossom Island a lesson. However, the disciples of Peach Blossom Island have never been afraid. If you want to reopen the Gushan branch, you'll have to prove your skills in martial arts."

Knowing Ah Ku's identity doesn't mean Qu Lingfeng is afraid; at most, he'll take it more seriously and give Hong Qigong face.

In Qu Lingfeng's eyes, among the disciples of the Five Greats, those from Peach Blossom Island were the strongest, while Mo Ku was too young, and even if he was famous, his martial arts skills probably weren't very high.

With Hong Qigong behind him and his own master Huang Yaoshi being equally formidable, there was no need for Mo Ku to fear.

Since they've come to our door using what happened back then, and we're already in the wrong, there's no need to reason with them anymore; let's just start fighting.

Mo Ku was all smiles at this moment. Those who knew Mo Ku knew that the brighter her smile, the less ruthless she was when she attacked.

"In the end, we'll only know after we fight. If you can withstand one of my palm strikes without falling, we'll call it quits today, and I'll be waiting for you and your fellow disciples to come to our door in the future."

Qu Lingfeng was furious. He was born with extraordinary talent, especially with strong and unobstructed meridians, which allowed him to progress in internal energy cultivation very quickly. In particular, he had practiced the Splitting Palm for many years, and among the disciples of Peach Blossom Island, he was second to none in terms of palm power.

If it were one of the Five Greats, that would be one thing, but below the Five Greats, he absolutely did not believe that anyone could defeat him with a single palm strike.

Now that things have come to this, the only option is to fight first and see who is better. Qu Lingfeng, whose legs are weak, slapped his palms on the armrests of the sedan chair and leaped into the air, pouncing towards Aku. Before he even arrived, his palm strike had already struck.

Over the years, his martial arts skills have greatly improved, his internal strength is profound, and although his palm strike is invisible, it is as solid as a substance, aiming straight for A-Ku's face.

He was furious and his attacks were merciless. He dared not underestimate the Northern Beggar's disciple. The triple force of the Peach Blossom Island's introductory skill, the Azure Wave Palm, had transformed into seven layers of waves in his hands, surging forward in layers.

Mo Ku remained calm and composed. She slightly bent her left leg, bent her right arm inward, and placed her right foot firmly on the Qian position. While drawing circles with her left palm, she pushed her right palm outward, which was the "Regretful Dragon Soaring" pose.

Mo Ku's internal strength progressed rapidly after obtaining the Lesser Formless Skill. Although she was slightly inferior to Qu Lingfeng, who was already over forty years old, she immediately suppressed Qu Lingfeng's palm strike with her arm strength.

The character "亢" represents unparalleled power. Combined with Mo Ku's internal strength and arm strength, it shattered Qu Lingfeng's five layers of force in an instant. The remaining two layers of force were about to counterattack, but they were no match for the character "悔".

The remaining 30% of the dragon's pent-up energy suddenly erupted, completely neutralizing the two remaining forces of Qu Lingfeng. Not only that, this force, without any further obstruction, continued its advance, forcing the flying Qu Lingfeng to strike again.

This time, Qu Lingfeng and Mo Ku's palms finally collided. Qu Lingfeng's expression changed instantly; he hadn't expected Mo Ku's arm strength to be so terrifying.

His right arm bones immediately creaked under the strain, and he was sent flying backward before being struck squarely back onto the sedan chair by Mo Ku's palm.

Qu Lingfeng's face was ashen. Although he was in a sedan chair and not about to fall, his right arm hung limply and he could not move. Mo Ku, on the other hand, remained calm and composed, standing still with a smile on his face.

After a few breaths, Qu Lingfeng, enduring the excruciating pain, finally spoke: "We agreed that one palm strike would decide the outcome, but I struck twice, so I lost. However, my skills are not up to par, and it is not that the Eastern Heretic's ultimate technique was defeated by your Northern Beggar's divine skill."

"Let's leave the matter of the casino behind for now. In the future, here at Gushan, the disciples of Peach Blossom Island will surely witness Lady Mo's skills once again."

He stopped speaking and gestured for his men to carry him away immediately. Mo Ku simply clasped her hands in a salute, but at this moment, her brows furrowed again because the piercing sound of suona horns came from the back of the restaurant.

This time, it wasn't a chaotic and disorganized melody, but rather a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) imitating human voices. With careful listening, one could roughly discern the meaning within it.

'I'm waiting for you to come back, I'm waiting for you to come back…'

Just as Qu Lingfeng's men carried him out of the market, Qu Lingfeng suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face turned deathly pale.

"Take me to Guiyun Manor to see my junior brother Lu. This matter cannot be left like this."

Wu Chengyu wanted to continue practicing playing the suona, but then he saw Aku use the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to rush into the back room and snatch the suona from his hands.

"Brother, if you're going to practice the suona, find a secluded place to practice. It's so annoying."

Helpless, Wu Chengyu had no choice but to give up: "Well, how is the martial arts of Peach Blossom Island's eldest disciple? Is he worthy of Grandma Dragon Subduing's approval?"

A-Ku nodded and said, "He is truly extraordinary. If I hadn't cultivated the Lesser Formless Skill, my internal strength would definitely not be as good as his. And he didn't know how strong my arm strength was, otherwise he would never have fought me head-on with a single palm strike."

In short, my martial arts skills are superior to his, but it's not something that can be decided with a single blow. Ultimately, it's because he knew himself but not his opponent; he underestimated him.

(End of this chapter)