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

Chapter 86 Return the favor

Before dawn the next day, Lu Chengfeng and his men left the inn with the bodies of Chen Mei and the other man. Qu Lingfeng followed silently without saying goodbye to Wu Chengyu.

Wu Chengyu had an amazing sense of perception. Although he was fully aware of their movements from inside the room, he did not think of getting up to see them off.

It can only be said that this arrangement is better for both of them. It's better not to meet than to meet. Lu Chengfeng finally showed some tact.

He and these two will no longer address each other as fellow disciples. The world is vast, and it's best if they go their separate ways.

Given Wu Chengyu's current personality, he cuts ties with people he dislikes and things he no longer wants to be involved in as soon as possible, and he certainly won't keep owing favors he can repay.

The original owner's relationship with Lu Chengfeng was always so-so. Qu Lingfeng had taken good care of the original owner back then, but this time, by capturing Chen Mei and the other two, Qu Lingfeng had a chance to return to Peach Blossom Island. He would no longer have to enter the palace to steal treasures with his disabled body, and might be able to avoid the fate of dying together with others in the future.

The silly girl wouldn't become a mentally challenged and cheerful girl because of the fright, at least she had her father to take care of her when she was young.

Wu Chengyu felt that he had already repaid the favor to his predecessor. In the future, if they met again, they could simply nod to each other without any burden.

However, Lu Zhiyi and others received only a letter from Wu Chengyu, and they immediately gathered their men to help him without hesitation. Even though they knew that the other party was a martial arts master who killed without hesitation, they did not back down. Wu Chengyu had to remember this kindness because of the word "righteousness".

This is a bit of a double standard. If someone is useful to you, then you should get along with them; if they will cause trouble, then you should cut them off as soon as possible. It's actually very realistic.

Wu Chengyu was ultimately a selfish person, but thankfully he had a clear conscience.

Two days later, the Wu family's most famous restaurant in Suzhou, Wuweilou, which was originally only doing so-so and was far from the best restaurants in the city, suddenly became famous after they introduced the latest antique soup last winter. Especially in winter, it was packed with customers every day.

Wu Zhengliang also accepted Wu Chengyu's suggestion and put up a big banner next to Wuweilou that read "Wu Family Hot Pot", introducing the name of hot pot to the Song Dynasty for the first time, which can be regarded as a brand management for hot pot.

On this day, Wuweilou Restaurant did not accept outside guests. Wu Chengyu informed his fourth uncle early in the morning that he had booked the entire restaurant to thank Lu Zhiyi and his friends.

This time, Lu Zhiyi brought nearly thirty people. The huge restaurant was not even full, but the atmosphere was extremely lively.

Wu Zhengliang did not inquire about what Wu Chengyu had done. He knew that his nephew always had his own ideas and his connections outside were not to be underestimated. However, as an elder, he still came over and drank three bowls of wine with Lu Zhiyi.

Wu Chengyu specially invited Wu Zhenghui to drink with him. He and Niu Wanrou immediately challenged each other to a drinking contest. In the past, he was known as the best drinker in Wujiapo. This time, he was completely subdued in front of Sister Niu. Niu Wanrou picked him up with one hand and casually threw him onto the table next to her. Then she looked at Wu Zhengliang.

Wu Zhengliang felt a chill run down his spine when he felt Niu Wanrou's gaze. He quickly pulled Lu Zhiyi aside to chat. Fortunately, several other uncles from the third branch of the family arrived after hearing the news, which barely managed to deal with Niu Wanrou.

Yu Xiaowu kept pulling Wu Chengyu to discuss hot pot. This time, he couldn't give him the hot pot base, but Wu Chengyu still told him how to make a few dishes.

Everyone enjoyed themselves immensely. After several rounds of drinks, Wu Zhengliang left with the Wu family members and Wu Zhenghui, who was completely exhausted. The rest of Yue Family Army settled down at the Wu family's inn. Wu Chengyu, along with Lu Zhiyi, Niu Wanrou, and Yu Xiaowu, found a quiet room to drink tea and sober up.

A hotpot meal alone is only Wu Chengyu's way of being hospitable; it cannot repay the favor of the other party who came to his aid this time.

Wu Chengyu took out two books and placed them in front of the three people.

One of them is Iron Shirt, the most popular martial art. At temple fairs, those who sell "power pills" and claim to be able to break large stones on their chests can basically all use Iron Shirt. The Murong family alone has no less than three or four versions in their collection. Two of them are completely different from those ordinary ones and have some real substance.

Ordinary Iron Shirt techniques are incomplete, only providing methods for developing resilience, lacking internal energy cultivation techniques and medicinal baths for treating internal injuries. These Iron Shirt techniques are generally ineffective, barely able to withstand ordinary swords and blades, and by the time one reaches their forties or fifties, the internal injuries will erupt, leaving them either dead or crippled. The two types of Iron Shirt techniques that Wu Chengyu selected have all the necessary external and internal training methods and medicinal baths, but with different focuses.

One approach emphasizes external defense, greatly enhancing resilience, but it falls slightly short in terms of internal strength training.

Another method combines both power cultivation and defense enhancement, but in terms of defense alone, it is not as good as the first method.

Wu Chengyu gave Lu Zhiyi and the others the second type, which he believed was more suitable for people like Lu Zhiyi who practiced battlefield martial arts.

Battlefield martial arts never emphasize sophistication; the most important thing is to be stronger and able to withstand more damage. In the past, Yue Fei's army, as generals, mostly wore armor when they went into battle, so the Iron Shirt skill was not very effective. But now that Lu Zhiyi and others are no longer in the army, and they don't have armor, it is only natural to strengthen their own defense.

At the same time, this Iron Shirt technique can also increase their strength. Compared to starting from scratch to cultivate internal martial arts techniques, this method of enhancement is the most effective way to immediately improve their combat power.

Of course, the most suitable way to enhance strength is Wu Chengyu's Ox and Horse Stance. Once this martial art is mastered, and one dons armor, one becomes an unparalleled warrior.

However, the cattle and horse stakes consume too many resources and are not suitable for large-scale promotion. Moreover, this is Wu Chengyu's secret, which he will never pass on to anyone other than his closest relatives.

As for the first type of Iron Shirt, Wu Chengyu decided to leave it to the Wu clan. His plan for the Wu clan was that the younger generation would focus on cultivating internal strength, and as an external skill, it would be enough to improve their defense and make them unafraid of swords and blades.

Even if he wanted to increase his strength, he could provide the first five levels of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique.

The Wu family will definitely become a renowned martial arts family in the future. External skills are only an auxiliary skill, but they should never be ignored.

The Black Wind Duo were repeatedly besieged, and Mei Chaofeng suffered more injuries than Chen Xuanfeng. Chen Xuanfeng's physical training played a crucial role in this.

As for the second book, it was also a secret manual from the Murong family, but it was not a regular martial arts manual; rather, it was a small-scale battle formation method.

This manual was probably collected by Murong Fu's grandfather. It is best suited for use by small groups of soldiers in battle and is one of the few resources collected by the Murong family that are truly related to the battlefield.

Unfortunately, there were too few similar manuals, and Murong Bo quickly shelved them.

Wu Chengyu didn't understand why they were rebelling to restore their country, yet they spent their days studying martial arts, paying no attention to things used on the battlefield that could enhance the strength of the army.

Relying on those underworld tactics is even less reliable than a scholar rebelling; at least a scholar can stir up people's hearts.

Wu Chengyu had only seen this one similar manual. The Wu family might use it in the future, but it was extremely important to Lu Zhiyi, Sister Niu, and others.

The two of them were in grave danger in just two moves against Chen Xuanfeng. This is because battlefield martial arts have an inherent weakness compared to the methods used in the martial arts world. With this small-group battle formation, even a dozen or twenty people working together would not be powerless to fight back when they encounter a master of Chen Xuanfeng's caliber in the future.

After listening to Wu Chengyu's introduction, Lu Zhiyi reached out and picked up the two manuals, flipping through them casually. Knowing that these two items were indeed aimed at their weaknesses, he generously accepted Wu Chengyu's gift of gratitude.

Having gone through life and death together and shared resources for more than two years, they would not hesitate to ask Wu Chengyu for help, and they would not hesitate to give Wu Chengyu anything in return.

Although there was no formal oath, Wu Chengyu and the descendants of Yue Fei's army were already considered a group with shared interests.

(End of this chapter)