Gu Long's World: Starting with the Legend of Chu Liuxiang

Chapter 147 Money Slaves

Just as others cherish their beautiful wives, Horthy also cherishes his treasures, even hesitant to spend money on a decent piece of clothing.

Because he practiced the "virginity-training" technique and never touched a woman, he had already regarded his gold and silver treasures as his wife.

Don't miserly people and henpecked husbands have many similarities?

Huo Xiu sneered, "Do you think that once you find my Green Robe Pavilion, I will die at your hands?"

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Lu Xiaofeng sighed, "You finally told the truth. This place is indeed the famous Qingyi Tower, and you are indeed the hidden master behind the scenes."

Just as Lu Xiaofeng was about to make a move, a huge iron cage suddenly fell from above Huo Xiu's head, enveloping him completely.

At the same time, the door through which Jiang Fengyue and the other two had entered was also shut tightly.

Huo Xiu said calmly, "Now you finally know why I dared to let you in here. This iron cage weighs 1,800 pounds and is made of the strongest steel in the world. No matter how sharp the sword is, it cannot be split open."

Jiang Fengyue sneered, "So you want to trap us here and let us starve to death, in order to eliminate three threats."

Lu Xiaofeng's expression changed slightly. If his good friend Zhu Ting were here, solving such a simple mechanism would obviously be no problem. Now he could only place his hopes on the all-powerful Jiang Fengyue.

Huo Xiu laughed and said, "That's right. I will come back here again in ten days to take back the silver notes you have."

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "Do you think that just because you're hiding in an iron cage, no one can hurt you?"

Huo Xiu sneered, "I know your throwing knives are very powerful, and they can even block Shangguan Feiyan's poisoned needles, so I'm leaving now. I'll leave you with two last words: goodbye."

As he spoke, it was as if Huo Xiu had flipped a switch, and the floor beneath his feet instantly moved, turning into a round stone platform.

It turned out that Huo Xiu had also prepared an escape route for himself, just like a rat digging a hole. As long as Jiang Fengyue and the others were lured here, he would sink down the stone platform under his feet. After the door was sealed, this became the only way out.

At that time, Jiang Fengyue and the others would only be able to stare at the empty cavern through the iron cage and wait to die. Thinking of this, Huo Xiu couldn't help but laugh. Even though he might have to face Dugu Yihe and Yan Tieshan after he got out, he couldn't help but feel happy.

But soon, he could no longer laugh. The stone platform beneath his feet began to move more violently, but instead of sinking, it rose upwards until the top of Huo Xiu's head hit the iron cage, at which point the stone platform stopped.

Huo Xiu looked up in horror and saw Jiang Fengyue watching his ugly state with a smile.

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "You must think you're very clever, that your mechanical skills are superb, but you never imagined that you would ultimately fail because of your own design."

"It was you! You're the one who did this!" Horthy roared.

Jiang Fengyue smiled slightly and did not respond. Lu Xiaofeng was also surprised by Jiang Fengyue's skill in cunning, which prevented Huo Xiu from escaping without anyone being able to see.

Huo Xiu suddenly grinned maliciously and said, "What does it matter if I'm here? If you don't let me down, none of you can leave here either. At worst, we'll all just wait to die together."

Jiang Fengyue shook her head and sighed. A sound of the stone wall shaking came from the doorway. It was the sound of the doorway opening, but this doorway was not the one she came through. Instead, it was the doorway leading out of the mountain. Jiang Fengyue could vaguely see the moonlight outside.

Huo Xiu's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "Don't go, put me down, I can give you money."

Jiang Fengyue suddenly became interested and asked with a smile, "How much can you give?"

Huo Xiu shouted, "A chest! A chest of gold!"

Jiang Fengyue shook her head helplessly and sighed, "You have countless chests of gold hidden inside the mountain, yet you think you can buy your own life by taking out just one chest? No one would think that's a worthwhile deal."

Huo Xiu hurriedly said, "Ten boxes! No, twenty boxes!"

Jiang Fengyue did not respond.

Huo Xiu gritted his teeth and shouted, "I can give you half of the treasure, as long as you kill Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou."

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "I didn't expect that even at a time like this, you would still be thinking of negotiating with others. It's just a pity that I don't really want half of your treasure."

He smiled slightly and said, "And have you forgotten something? After you die, I will get not just half the treasure, but all of it."

As soon as they finished speaking, the gate through which they had come in opened, leading to a long passageway beyond which lay a mountain full of gold and jewels.

Huo Xiu's eyes widened, he was furious, and he roared, "You—you—"

Jiang Fengyue whispered something in Lu Xiaofeng's ear, and Lu Xiaofeng smiled and nodded.

So they turned back towards the gate they had come from, and soon the two of them, each carrying a box of gold, returned to the gate and stood before Huo Xiu.

Huo Xiu's face turned ashen with rage. Under his fierce glare at the two, Jiang Fengyue and Lu Xiaofeng had already carried the two boxes of gold out through another door.

Huo Xiu roared, "Shameless! You're all shameless! You're not human—you're simply not human—"

Under Huo Xiu's watchful eyes and curses, the two of them carried out box after box of gold and jewelry.

In the end, Huo Xiu was so angry that he fainted. Jiang Fengyue didn't let him die. The gold and jewels inside the mountain were only part of this old man's treasure. In order to pry out the other assets, another plan was needed.

Hua Manlou waited for the two outside, still holding Shangguan Feiyan's cold body in his arms. Shangguan Feiyan's face was eerily pale in the moonlight, and the blood on her throat had congealed, no longer able to flow a drop of fresh blood.

The woman, who was most skilled at lying and deceiving, fell for an old man who only loved money and not beauty. Perhaps this was the best revenge from heaven, making her die with resentment.

The three of them walked for a while in the dense forest, when another person appeared in the moonlight—a little girl with a sorrowful face.

Shangguan Xue'er.

Why did she come here? Did she discover her sister's whereabouts long ago?

Jiang Fengyue sighed helplessly and said loudly, "Good evening, little cousin."

When Shangguan Xue'er saw the corpse in Hua Manlou's arms, the worry on her face turned into sorrow, and she murmured, "I'm not good, I'm not good at all."

Jiang Fengyue took Shangguan Xue'er back to find Huo Xiu and explained the whole story to him. If they wanted to uncover Huo Xiu's other wealth, this clever little girl might be a good way.

Jiang Fengyue smiled slightly and said, "Cousin Xue'er, as long as you can find a way to get money from Huo Xiu, no matter how much you get, you can have it all. To be precise, it will all be returned to the Shangguan family."

The Great Golden Roc King is dead, Princess Danfeng is dead, Shangguan Feiyan is dead, and now, the only person left with a trace of the Shangguan family bloodline is Shangguan Xue'er.

Shangguan Xue'er readily agreed. She didn't want Huo Xiu to die too soon; she wanted to collect the blood debts Huo Xiu owed, one by one.

Hua Manlou decided to stay and take care of Shangguan Xue'er for a while, and also to choose a good place to bury Shangguan Feiyan.

Jiang Fengyue and Lu Xiaofeng returned to the Pearl and Treasure Pavilion to say goodbye to those people. Dugu Yihe was seriously injured, but thankfully he did not die. The three remaining members of the Four Beauties of Emei were also very grateful to Jiang Fengyue for not killing their master.

Before leaving, Yan Tieshan asked, "Where's Huo Xiu?"

Jiang Fengyue smiled faintly and said, "Huo Xiu no longer exists in this world."

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