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

Chapter 87 Organizing the Harvest
Lu Zhiyi and his entourage did not leave Suzhou immediately after the banquet, but stayed there for another three days.

After Wu Zhengliang recovered from his leg injury, he went all out to revitalize the Third Branch of the family. In two years, he finally made up for the previous deficits and loans of the Third Branch. Wu Chengyu's beggar's version of the Black Jade Broken Heart Ointment and Wu's Hot Pot played a big role in this.

During this conversation with Lu Zhiyi and others, I learned that these people have taken root and flourished in various parts of Jiangnan, each with their own businesses.

How could someone as shrewd as Wu Zhengliang possibly let go of these resources?

Within three days, Wu Zhengliang found quite a few projects to cooperate on, especially the wine from Sister Niu's family, which was highly praised by Wu Zhenghui. From then on, all the wine for the Wu family's restaurants in Suzhou would be supplied by Niu Wanrou.

Wu Chengyu only acted as an introducer between the two parties, and he had nothing to do when the two parties were formally discussing the matter.

It's not time for Wu Chengyu to take over the family business yet.

He returned to his small courtyard, where, as expected, Ah Ku was sleeping. He was wrapped in a blanket, sprawled out in his sleep. Counting the days, it was another three days of sleep.

Wu Chengyu looked at A Ku and saw that she seemed normal. These past few days, without his feeding, the little girl had been eating at various homes in the third branch of the family and seemed to have gained a few more pounds. The Bear Appears manual clearly stated that eating would make you fat and sleeping would make you thin, but now it seems that even the bamboo slips can make mistakes.

Three years. A-Ku has been training in Bear's Lair for three years. Now, only one year has passed, and Wu Chengyu is not optimistic about her two years from now.

He covered Ah Ku with a blanket, added charcoal to the brazier, and cracked the window slightly before returning to his study with peace of mind.

There were many mistakes and oversights in the encirclement and suppression of the Black Wind Duo at Xiaoling Mountain. For example, they followed Chen Xuanfeng closely but lacked confidence and did not take action secretly. Of course, this was also due to the fact that Mei Chaofeng was also involved.

After fighting Chen Xuanfeng, Wu Chengyu realized that although his skill was still insufficient, his combat strength was already a level above Chen Xuanfeng's.

For a moment, he couldn't help but feel a little smug. After all, it was understandable that Wu Chengyu was excited about the change from being powerless to becoming a master in the martial arts world.

Fortunately, he wasn't a real teenager after all. Not long afterward, he reflected on his actions and realized that it wasn't time for him to be reckless.

Among the masters in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, the Five Greats, Zhou Botong, and Qiu Qianren are the most prominent. These people are basically in the same league. If we were to force a classification in other high-martial arts worlds...

Wang Chongyang possessed innate talent, while the other four masters achieved great perfection through acquired talent. Zhou Botong and Qiu Qianren, in their current state, have achieved great mastery through acquired talent.

However, below them, there is a significant gap in the number of so-called experts.

First of all, they are basically disciples of the Five Greats. The Black Wind Duo, who did not die in Jiangnan and went to the Northern Desert to train hard for several years, should be the strongest. Qiu Chuji among the Seven Masters of Quanzhen and Qu Lingfeng, the strongest disciple of Peach Blossom Island, are probably at this level.

Ma Yu's martial arts skills were clearly slightly weaker than Qiu Chuji's, so when he later encountered Mei Chaofeng, who was alone and blind in the northern desert, he was not confident in defeating her. Instead, he had to drag one of the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan away and pretend to be one of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen to scare Mei Chaofeng away.

Wang Chuyi was roughly equal to Ma Yu in martial arts. Ouyang Ke fought with Wang Chuyi and was not at a disadvantage. Tan Chuduan and Liu Chuxuan's martial arts were probably slightly inferior to theirs. Wu Chengyu thought that Lu Chengfeng's martial arts were roughly at the same level as Tan Chuduan and others.

The worst are Hao Datong and Sun Bu'er, but even so, they are still considered masters in the martial arts world.

Further on are the masters recruited by Wanyan Honglie, who are all powerful figures in the martial arts world. However, their martial arts skills are clearly weaker than those of the Five Greats. Peng Lianhu cannot defeat Wang Chuyi without resorting to underhanded tactics.

But even among these strongest individuals, who dominated the martial arts world, the gap between them and the Five Greats was far greater than one might imagine.

Even with the Seven Masters of Quanzhen joining forces, along with one of the most famous formations in Jin Yong's world, the Big Dipper Formation, they could only manage a draw against Huang Yaoshi.

Upon realizing this, Wu Chengyu's slightly arrogant thoughts immediately subsided. He knew that with his current martial arts skills, he would definitely not last ten moves against Huang Yaoshi, so he would have to endure at least ten more years to achieve his goal.

However, the death of the Black Wind Duo this time had a huge impact on the later stages of The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

Chen Xuanfeng was alright; he was just a minor character with extremely high martial arts skills who died a very frustrating death. The key issue was Mei Chaofeng.

With their deaths, one of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan would be gone, Yang Kang would not have learned the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, and Guo Jing, trapped in the Prince of Zhao's mansion, would not have had the chance to become Mei Chaofeng's mount.

Most importantly, the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual wouldn't be stolen by the cunning scholar Zhu Cong, so that when Guo Jing later met the Old Urchin on Peach Blossom Island, he wouldn't be able to learn the second volume. Also, when competing with Ouyang Ke, given his memory, he wouldn't be able to memorize the Nine Yin Manual, and might have lost to Huang Rong.

Furthermore, when the Seven Masters of Quanzhen besieged Huang Yaoshi, Ouyang Feng ambushed him from the side, and Mei Chaofeng was not there to shield Huang Yaoshi from that fatal blow.

Thinking about all this, Wu Chengyu knew that with him as a butterfly, the future plot would be completely different. But Wu Chengyu was not worried about these things. Protagonists like Guo Jing are often blessed with good fortune. Even if they lack opportunities, they will still have other adventures.

As for Huang Yaoshi, Wu Chengyu would certainly not let Huang Yaoshi die at Ouyang Feng's hands.

Wu Chengyu became the biggest beneficiary, and the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual was already in his possession.

After the plot changes, the rewards from the bamboo slips will follow.

The host kills the Black Wind Duo to avenge the tragic deaths of the people of Jiangnan and prevent more innocent people from being harmed.

Of the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan, Zhang Asheng escaped, and Han Xiaoying will not remain unmarried for life.

The previous incarnation had a grudge against the host for losing a leg. Feng Heng forced herself to memorize the true scriptures, which led to her death in childbirth. Some of the culprits were brought to justice.

Lu Chengfeng and Qu Lingfeng will finally be able to return to Peach Blossom Island.

Qu Lingfeng escaped death, and Qu Shagu was able to grow up healthy, no longer destined to be mentally challenged.

Given the Black Wind Duo's status and the sins they committed, there are a whole host of grievances they cannot forgive, so the rewards this time are quite substantial.

After removing the Bear Outing reward that Ah Ku had received in advance, Wu Chengyu focused his attention on several other rewards.

There are five things I'm upset about, and four kinds of rewards.

The first three rewards in "Laozi Xiang'er Commentary", "Zhuangzi: The Principle of Nourishing Life", and "Zhuangzi: The World of Man" are completely different from the previous styles.

Wu Chengyu initially thought it was just another trick involving names, but upon closer inspection, they were indeed all Taoist scriptures.

"You've been a bit perfunctory with the bamboo slips this time. The user experience is terrible. These are all Taoist scriptures. What use are they to me? Besides, I can collect them myself. Using these as rewards is a bit of a rip-off."

"Laozi and Zhuangzi, are you trying to get me to study Laozi and Zhuangzi?"

The words on the bamboo slip reappeared: "The nameless cultivation method practiced by the host is already a complete Taoist mental cultivation method. If you do not study the true Taoist scriptures and understand the true meaning of Taoism, the nameless mental cultivation method will never be perfected."

Although Quanxing was repeatedly suppressed, its core ideas were absorbed and summarized by other Taoist schools.

Moreover, the Taoist scriptures provided to the host are all original and authentic, without any deletions or alterations by later generations. They also contain annotations by Taoist masters throughout history, making them true secrets of Taoism that are not passed down to others.

Relying solely on the host's own efforts to collect the information is virtually impossible.

Wu Chengyu was quite helpless. He had actually noticed this as well. Under the guidance of the bamboo slips, the Quanxing Heart Method was merging with the Bilang Heart Method, but it was very difficult to integrate the five hidden meridians. The progress was slow, and he always felt that something was missing, but he could never figure it out.

Therefore, studying the essence of Taoist thought must be put on the agenda.

Upon seeing the last reward, Wu Chengyu immediately recognized the familiar taste.

"Bamboo Slip, explain to me again why this reward is called 'Feast from a Hundred Families'. How long have I been a rich kid? Do you want me to go begging again?"

(End of this chapter)