Transmigrating into Murong Fu, may you have many children and much happiness.

Chapter 318 The Legacy of an Old Martial Artist

Afei saw Li Xunhuan.

His cold and resolute face immediately became excited, and he strode forward. Zhao Zhengyi did not stop him, because Zhao Zhengyi had already experienced A Fei's swordsmanship when he framed Tie Chuanjia.

Fast, too fast!

But Gongsun Moyun, clearly unaware of this, had already stepped in front of Afei, blocking his path and shouting, "Who are you? What do you want?"

Ah Fei said, "I want to teach you a lesson!"

With a shout, he made his move, unleashing his signature technique, the Moyun Hand.

Strangely, Afei didn't dodge either.

With a loud bang, Gongsun Moyun's palm struck Afei's chest. Afei didn't even flinch, but Gongsun Moyun himself doubled over in pain.

Everyone was curious and puzzled by this strange scene: why was the one who was beaten unharmed, while the one who did the beating was the one who couldn't take it anymore?

Murong Fu knew that this was because A Fei was wearing golden silk armor.

But he was also full of curiosity. As far as he knew, the gold silk armor was a soft armor woven from special gold silk. It had the defensive properties of being impervious to swords and spears and unharmed by water and fire. Moreover, because it was soft armor, it did not affect the wearer's movement.

However, this also means it shouldn't protect against blunt force injuries like palm strikes or punches. After all, in Murong Fu's memory, golden silk armor didn't have the barbs of soft armor...

Ah Fei ignored him completely, walked past him, and stood in front of Li Xunhuan, asking, "Is he your friend?"

Li Xunhuan smiled and said, "Do you think I would have such a friend?"

At this moment, Gongsun Moyun roared and pounced forward again, striking Afei in the back with a palm. Afei suddenly turned around, and there was another bang.

Gongsun Moyun's body was suddenly sent flying.

The heroes' faces all changed color. No one could have imagined that the renowned Moyun Hand would become like a scarecrow in front of this young man, so utterly vulnerable.

Only Tian Qi, who looked like a wealthy old man, laughed loudly and said, "Friend, you acted so quickly. Truly, the younger generation surpasses the older, and heroes of the martial world emerge in their youth."

My name is Tian Qi. May I ask your esteemed name? Would you be willing to become friends with me?

Ah Fei said, "I have no name, and I don't want to be friends with someone like you."

Tian Qi, however, still had a smile on his face and said, "Young man, you are quick-witted, but it's a pity you've chosen the wrong friends."

Heh, becoming too close to the Plum Blossom Thief will probably leave him with no place in the martial arts world in the future.

Murong Fu, puzzled, said, "Tian Qixia, you have no grudge against Master Long, so why are you always making fun of him?"

Everyone in the world knows that Li Xunhuan and Long Xiaoyun are the best brothers in the world, so good that they would give up their family property and ancestral home.

As Murong Fu finished speaking, Li Xunhuan and Long Xiaoyun stared at him with wide eyes.

Murong Fu paused and said, "With that... this is a relationship where they would entrust their wives and children to each other."

Li Xunhuan's face was deathly pale. He had just noticed that something was wrong with Long Xiaoyun, and now Murong Fu's words about entrusting his wife and children to him were like a devastating blow to his heart.

But he couldn't show it yet; he could only lower his head and look at the cold floor as he built his own space.

Long Xiaoyun had already begun to plan how to eliminate Murong Fu after eliminating Li Xunhuan.

Tian Qi, naturally aligned with Long Xiaoyun, slowly said:

"Master Long is naturally different from him. Master Long stands on the side of justice and fairness."

Naturally, he would sever ties with Li Xunhuan, the notorious Plum Blossom Bandit.

Tian Qi glanced at Murong Fu, then added:

"At least for now, it still seems highly suspicious."

Ah Fei said coldly, "He is definitely not the Plum Blossom Thief."

Tian Qi asked, "Why?"

Suddenly, Ah lowered the corpse he was carrying under his elbow and said, "Because this is the true Plum Blossom Bandit!"

The heroes were startled again and couldn't help but linger and gather around.

The corpse was emaciated and skeletal, its face crisscrossed with scars, making it impossible to discern its original features. It was dressed in a tight black outfit that bulged out its ribs.

He clenched his teeth, refusing to relax even in the face of death. There were no visible wounds on his body, except that his throat had been pierced.

Tian Qi laughed again, and then burst out laughing: "You're saying this dead man is the real Plum Blossom Thief?"

Ah Fei said, "That's right."

Tian Qi laughed and said, "You're too young after all. You think others are as easily fooled as you are? If everyone brings back a dead man and says he's the Plum Blossom Thief, wouldn't the world be in chaos? Who should Miss Lin Xian'er marry then?"

Afei's cheek muscles twitched as he said, "I never lie, and I never do anything inappropriate."

Murong Fu glanced at A Fei and Lin Xian'er beside him, and thought to himself, "I don't think so."

Lin Xian'er and A Fei then testified that the corpse in front of them was the Plum Blossom Thief.

She stepped forward, pried open the corpse's mouth, and showed everyone the mechanism inside—a black metal tube.

Lin Xian'er said, "It's because when he was talking to others, the hidden weapon suddenly shot out from his mouth, so the others were completely unaware and unable to dodge!"

Tian Qi questioned, "How can he talk to others when he has the copper tube of a hidden weapon in his mouth?"

"Ventriloquism," Lin Xian'er said. "In the Persian and Indian regions, some people can speak using ventriloquism. It's a trick used by street performers, and ordinary people can tell it just by listening. However..."

At that moment, everyone suddenly realized that just because the street performers' stories were untrue did not mean that the stories told by martial arts masters with true qi were untrue. True qi combined with ventriloquism could indeed deceive strangers.

Lin Xian'er continued, "Where does Master Tian look before he fights?"

Tian Qi said, "Naturally, it's because of the other party."

Lin Xian'er asked, "Where on your body?"

Tian Qi pondered for a moment and said, "His shoulder, and his hand!"

Lin Xian'er smiled and said, "That's right. When masters fight, who would dare not glare at the other's mouth? Only when two dogs fight would they glare at each other's mouths, because people are not like dogs and would never bite people with their mouths."

After listening, everyone laughed for a moment, then stared at the metal tube in deep thought.

Lin Xian'er continued, "I remembered last night that I had left something at Lengxiang Xiaozhu and wanted to go get it."

Unexpectedly, I was taken hostage by men in black as soon as I arrived. Fortunately, this young hero came to my aid.

I saw that while the man in black was speaking, a burst of black stars suddenly shot out of his mouth and landed on the young master's chest.

I was terrified, thinking this young master would die at the hands of the Plum Blossom Thief like the others, but to my surprise, he seemed completely unharmed...

Then, I saw a flash of sword light, and the Plum Blossom Thief fell to the ground. The speed of that strike was beyond my comprehension.

Everyone held their breath as they listened, while Tian Qi laughed and said, "Hehe, so the golden silk armor was on you, young master."

No wonder Master Gongsun injured himself instead of the other man when he attacked.

Only then did everyone realize that it was the Golden Silk Armor, one of the legendary three treasures of the martial arts world, that had saved his life.

Everyone was praising the kid's good luck in obtaining such a treasure.

And Tian Qi, following Murong Fu's example, found a weakness and said:

"But according to Miss Lin, this man in black, well, he never claimed to be the Plum Blossom Thief, did he?"

With his hands behind his back, Tian Qi suddenly smiled and said, "So, you were already waiting there?"

Upon seeing them, he leaped forward and blocked their path, asking them if they were the Plum Blossom Thief.

Why didn't you ask Gongsun Daxia if he was the Plum Blossom Bandit?

Ah frowned and said, "I know he isn't, so why ask?"

Tian Qi countered, "Then how did you know who this man in black is?"

"Someone told me!" Afei was furious after being pressed repeatedly. "Someone told me that the Plum Blossom Thief will definitely appear in that area in the next couple of days."

Tian Qi stared at Li Xunhuan and slowly asked, "Who told you? Was it the Plum Blossom Thief himself? Or a friend of the Plum Blossom Thief?"

Li Xunhuan looked at Tian Qi's eyes and sighed.

Afei's sword was fast, faster than almost everyone else here, but... his cunning and malicious intent were nowhere near as good as that of a seasoned veteran like Tian Qi.

The difference in their mindset was even greater than the difference in their swordsmanship.

As Tian Qi walked up to a young boy, he suddenly put his hand on the boy's shoulder and said:

"You're the Plum Blossom Thief?!"

The boy cried out in surprise, "I'm not! I'm not the Plum Blossom Thief!"

Tian Qi suddenly struck his pressure point, rendering him mute, then made a knife-like slash across his throat with his hand, saying:

"Gentlemen, I have also captured the Plum Blossom Thief today!"

The group of heroes who were on good terms with him immediately fell into chaos, all saying:

"You're the Plum Blossom Thief!"

"Haha, I've caught one of the Plum Blossom Thieves too!"

"How come there are so many thieves? We can't catch them all!"

Ah Fei had never seen anything like this before, and his face turned extremely ugly.

He didn't understand why no one believed him when he had clearly caught the Plum Blossom Thief.

The suspicion that Murong Fu had initially lowered about Li Xunhuan was now being rekindled by A Fei.

Li Xunhuan suddenly sighed and said, "Brother, you should leave! This kind of filthy place is not suitable for you."

Afei's eyes flickered as he asked, "?"

Li Xunhuan smiled and said, "With great heroes like Master Tian and Master Zhao here, how could they possibly allow you, a naive young man, to steal the plum blossoms and kill you?"

No matter what you say, it's useless. Even if you kill them all, no one will admit that you killed the Plum Blossom Bandit. Don't you understand this?

Ah Fei's passion cooled completely, and his eyes darkened: "I...I understand..." Li Xunhuan continued, "If you want to become famous, you'd better understand this principle first, otherwise you will end up like me, becoming a Plum Blossom Thief sooner or later."

Only by giving up this opportunity for fame first will these martial arts masters praise you for your maturity beyond your years and your potential. Twenty years later, after you have outlived these veteran martial artists, you will finally become a veteran martial artist yourself.

Murong Fu, standing to the side, shook his head and stepped forward, saying:

"I think so. These old martial arts masters have sons, and their sons have sons of their own."

After these great heroes die, it will be the turn of the lesser and middle-ranking heroes.

Sometimes... the title of a great hero is passed down through blood. This is the legacy of martial artists.

Ah Fei remained silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled. The smile seemed so dashing, yet so lonely.

He smiled and said, "It seems I'll never become famous."

Murong Fu said, "That's not entirely true."

Murong Fu raised the Water Cold Sword in his hand and said, "If your sword is faster than everyone else's, your heart is also more resolute than everyone else's."

Then these charlatans won't be able to bully you.

Afei glanced at the sword at his waist, lost in thought.

Murong Fu smiled and said, "Your sword is fast, but your heart... is not enough."

Ah asked, "Who are you? How did you get mixed up with them?"

Murong Fu said, "I only watched them make a fool of themselves by pretending to be monkeys, but I didn't associate with them."

The pig farmer goes to the pigpen every day, but he's not a pig.

Long Xiaoyun was no longer interested in matters that didn't involve his wife, Zhao Zhengyi took another deep breath, and Tian Qi's face turned furious.

Only Gongsun Moyun remained lying quietly on the ground, without uttering a sound.

However, blood continued to flow quietly and slowly from the corners of his mouth and nostrils.

Someone nearby noticed this and shouted:

"Hey, hasn't the doctor arrived yet? I think Master Gongsun looks like he's about to die."

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