The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 84 On Fang Yunhua
Old Chu is somewhat depressed.

When he arrived at Mount Hua, he learned that Fang Yunhua had gone south to Songjiang Prefecture to visit Xue Yiren.

During a casual conversation with Fang Yunhua, he learned that the other party went to Xue Yiren's place for assessment every six months, which was the price he paid for obtaining the Lingxiao Sword.

Now, after failing to find the Huashan Sect...

This also greatly reduced his suspicions about Fang Yunhua. Even with Fang Yunhua's wicked personality, he wouldn't deliberately lead him to the south again. Would he really be so bored as to let him wander all over the world?

This kind of lowbrow taste is clearly inconsistent with his understanding of Fang Yunhua.

At this point, he only had one solution.

It's about letting that divine steed, which knows how to automatically return to its origin, follow its instincts.

On his way out, he also met his good friend whom he hadn't seen in a long time, Hu Tiehua, whom Fang Yunhua called "Jiubiaozi" (meaning "wine scoundrel"), who had only lived in the background story.

The two were both surprised and delighted to reunite. They sat down at a crooked table in a small tavern and began to tell each other about their experiences.

There's not much to say about Hu Tiehua. While Gao Yanan was bravely pursuing his love, he naturally wanted to hide, so he found such a remote town.

Upon arriving here, I was drawn to a thin, small, dark-skinned, and withered woman working at the wine shop.

He stayed there for three years and ten months. During his long stay in the town, the only thing he did was to pursue this woman relentlessly. However, she treated him rudely, even deliberately throwing the wine pot away forcefully when the wine was served.

But Hu Tiehua just had this kind of taste; the more indifferent others were to him, the more eager he would be to pursue them.

Chu Liuxiang was speechless.

As Chu Liuxiang began to recount his experiences over the years, especially the major events he had recently encountered, Hu Tiehua, who had been in a daze, suddenly brightened up.

After listening to Chu Liuxiang finish speaking, he remained silent for a long time.

Then he drank several more glasses of wine before he spoke.

"Back when we were traveling the world, we had never heard of this amorous young master."

"Yes."

"When I met Gao Yanan before, she didn't seem to mention that she had such a junior brother."

Why do you think she didn't mention it?

Hu Tiehua remained silent for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile.

Although Fang Yunhua had not yet shown his talent at that time, his reputation as a charming playboy suggested that he must be a man who was very popular with women.

Gao Yanan is a good woman. When she has her heart set on Hu Tiehua, she naturally won't talk about topics that are easy for him to misunderstand.

"I still find it hard to believe that with your intelligence, you would unintentionally become a tool in his hands. And not only you, but also Nangong Ling and Wuhua, the three of you were completely manipulated by him!"

There's no way such a monstrous talent could exist in this world!

Chu Liuxiang touched his nose; his gesture said it all.

He also added something by the way.

"Not only is he incredibly skilled in strategy, but his strength has also improved rapidly. When I first fought him, we ended in a draw, but I was confident that if I went all out, I could defeat him within thirty moves."

But after sparring with me, he had an epiphany. At that moment, I felt that perhaps it would take a hundred moves before we could determine a winner.

"You'll win again?"

“Yes, I still win. Although the Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng are exquisite, his lightness skill is far inferior to mine. With such an obvious weakness, as long as the battle lasts, I can catch him when he makes a mistake.” “But he killed Wuhua.”

"Yes, and the battle was decided within a hundred moves. I deliberately let Wuhua use the Wind-Facing Slash first, and then forced him to use all his special skills before I decisively killed him with a sword to his throat. His strength improved significantly in that battle."

Hu Tiehua picked up his wine glass, momentarily forgetting to drink his favorite beverage. He kept smacking his lips, his face still bearing an expression of disbelief.

"According to you, before he fought Wuhua, he had another enlightenment after sparring with you, which greatly improved his strength. And when he defeated Wuhua, his progress still did not stop."

"Yes."

Chu Liuxiang touched his nose again. In this dusty town, he felt his nose was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

"So how strong is he now?" Hu Tiehua finally remembered the wine cup in his hand, drank it all in one gulp, and asked.

Chu Liuxiang did not answer immediately, but sighed first before speaking.

"You know Senior Dai Duxing, right?"

"Wanli Duxing is a famous loyal and righteous man. His status should be equivalent to the Supreme Elder of the Beggars' Sect. By the way, you just said that he is temporarily serving as the leader of the Beggars' Sect. Speaking of which, his lightness skill is one of the few in the world besides you who I consider to be inferior to."

"Senior Dai is naturally experienced in the martial arts world. During the time I helped him reorganize the Beggars' Sect, I discussed Brother Fang's current combat strength with him more than once."

If we compare Shi Guanyin and Xue Yiren, then there is naturally a significant gap between them.

However, with his complete mastery of the Thirteen Styles of the Gentle Breeze, he could likely defeat half of the elder leaders of the seven major sects, and of the remaining half, even if he could win, the outcome would be decided by the slightest margin.

"Is it simply because he has fully comprehended the Thirteen Styles of Gentle Breeze that he has such a significant improvement?"

Chu Liuxiang nodded.

"Do you remember when you, me, Gao Yanan, and Ji Bingyan were drinking together in Jinling? Whenever Gao Yanan got drunk, she would start practicing her sword. In Ji Bingyan's opinion, she was three points better than Xu Shuzhen, the former head of Huashan Sect."

"Tch! He's just trying to curry favor with Gao Yanan!"

"His praise was indeed a bit excessive, but it must be admitted that Gao Yanan still deserves the title of Qingfeng Female Swordsman in the martial arts world. She is not as good as you or me, but she is still one of the best among the younger generation of disciples of the seven major sects."

This time, Hu Tiehua did not refute it again.

"Gao Yanan only learned the seventh move of the Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng, and she was unable to apply the rest to actual combat. In contrast, Fang Yunhua not only fully comprehended the Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng, but also grasped the unique martial arts essence of this sword style in his battle with Wuhua."

To put it bluntly, among all the past leaders of the Huashan Sect, there are probably no more than three who are stronger than him.

This was only based on my understanding of him at the time; quite some time has passed since then.

"What is his relationship with Gao Yanan? If we happen to run into each other, will he come looking for trouble?" Hu Tiehua asked, clearly feeling a little guilty.

"What do you think? No matter what, we're still the same master." Chu Liuxiang smiled as he looked at Xiao Hu, who was scratching his head again. He knew that Fang Yunhua was reasonable and would at most make things worse for Xiao Hu, who had disappeared for seven years without saying a word.

This made even my old friend feel a bit resentful.

Especially after losing two friends not long ago, he cherishes his past friendships even more.

Hu Tiehua began to sigh deeply. Being targeted by a prodigy with extraordinary intelligence and strength, who was also young, made him feel both envious and inexplicably admirable. He felt a chill run down his spine.

After a few drinks, he completely forgot about his troubles and even started asking Chu Liuxiang questions.

"By the way, you still haven't told us what you're here for, coming all this way?"

(End of this chapter)