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

Xiong Niangzi broke his vow never to set foot in the Divine Water Palace again, so he was punished by losing his lover forever. Now he has made another vow never to run away again.

He did not break his vow this time; the dead do not escape.

Jiang Fengyue and Chu Liuxiang buried them next to Situ Jing's grave, and the family of three were reunited after death.

As dawn broke, some early risers among the Shenshui Palace disciples spotted Jiang Fengyue and his group, shouting loudly and sounding the alarm. The beautiful and tranquil valley no longer offered them any place to stand or hide.

Jiang Fengyue and Chu Liuxiang's lightness skills were like ghosts, and no matter how many Shenshui Palace disciples there were, they could not get close to them. In the blink of an eye, they had already reached the entrance of Shenshui Palace Valley.

More than twenty white figures intercepted them at the entrance to the valley.

One of the beautiful women in white shouted angrily, "How dare you! No man has ever broken into the Divine Water Palace in twenty years. Do you think you can leave unscathed?"

Jiang Fengyue said coldly, "I have no intention of hurting anyone today. You'd better get out of my way."

Jiang Fengyue didn't take them seriously. The two most skilled martial artists in Shenshui Palace, Shuimu Yinji and Gong Nanyan, were already dead. Now, Shenshui Palace was no different from any other ordinary first-class sect in the martial arts world.

The disciples of Shenshui Palace didn't take Jiang Fengyue and his companion seriously either. More than a dozen of them surrounded them, their palms fluttering like butterflies, striking from all directions.

But their figures appeared to Jiang Fengyue in slow motion. Jiang Fengyue pointed her finger at them a few times, and the disciples of Shenshui Palace instantly became weak and collapsed to the ground.

Chu Liuxiang also struck several people's pressure points, and none of the dozen or so people who surrounded him could stand up anymore.

A girl in white, her face ashen, said, "Quickly, go and inform the Palace Master."

After she finished speaking, another girl in white flew away, and Jiang Fengyue did not stop her.

Jiang Fengyue shook her head and said, "Your palace master is dead."

The girl in white asked in surprise, "What did you say?"

Jiang Fengyue stopped talking, and the remaining disciples of Shenshui Palace could not stop them, so they could only let them leave from the entrance of the valley.

No matter how hard the disciples of Shenshui Palace searched in the valley, they could not find Shuimu Yinji. The Shenshui Palace was thrown into chaos. They remembered Jiang Fengyue, who had left from the entrance of the valley, and his words. The disciples of Shenshui Palace broke out in a cold sweat.

Over the years, the Divine Water Palace has made many enemies. With the disappearance of Water Mother Yin Ji, many disciples have naturally fled from the valley, and the once bustling valley has gradually become deserted.

Jiang Fengyue and Chu Liuxiang were unaware of what happened at Shenshui Palace afterward, as they had already left and returned to the inn.

Hu Tiehua paced anxiously in the room. When she saw them return, she greeted them, saying, "Where have you been? I thought you had been poisoned by that Xiong Niangzi."

Jiang Fengyue patted Hu Tiehua on the shoulder and said slowly, "Xiong Niangzi doesn't have such great abilities. We just came back from Shenshui Palace."

Hu Tiehua was overjoyed and said, "The misunderstanding between the old stinker and the Divine Water Palace has been cleared up? The Water Mother Yin Ji has let you go?"

Jiang Fengyue shook her head.

Hu Tiehua then asked, "What is it?"

Chu Liuxiang sighed, "My feud with the Divine Water Palace can never be resolved."

Hu Tiehua exclaimed in surprise, "Why?"

Chu Liuxiang sighed and said, "Water Mother Yin Ji is dead."

Hu Tiehua's eyes were filled with shock as he asked, "Who killed her? Who could have killed her?"

Chu Liuxiang looked at Jiang Fengyue but did not answer Hu Tiehua's question.

Hu Tiehua also turned to look at Jiang Fengyue and said, "Little Jiang, I should have realized it was Little Jiang. If there is only one person in the world who can kill the Water Mother Yin Ji, that person must be him."

Jiang Fengyue looked towards the direction of Shenshui Palace and said, "It was the word 'love' that killed her."

Jiang Fengyue and Hu Tiehua recounted the story of Xiong Niangzi and Shui Mu Yin Ji. When they talked about Situ Jing, Hu Tiehua thought of Wu Hua and gritted his teeth. Finally, when he learned that Xiong Niangzi would actually die for Shui Mu Yin Ji, he was amazed.

Half a day later, a person walked into the inn room. He looked exhausted and had clearly been on the move for a long time. It was Huang Luzhi, who had been searching for Xiong Niangzi.

Seeing that Jiang Fengyue and Chu Liuxiang were safe and sound, Huang Luzhi breathed a sigh of relief, but then asked anxiously, "Where is he?"

Jiang Fengyue knew he was asking about Xiong Niangzi. Just as Hu Tiehua was about to answer, Jiang Fengyue gave him a look to stop him.

Jiang Fengyue said, "You should be very glad, because you didn't make the wrong friends. Xiong Niangzi drugged you just to get into the Divine Water Palace, and didn't want you to go to your death with him."

Huang Luzhi asked anxiously, "So you went in together? You came out, but what about him?"

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "He decided to stay there."

Huang Luzhi exclaimed in surprise, "Jelly Mother Yin Ji forgave him?"

Jiang Fengyue's expression was complicated, and she said in a deep voice, "Hmm."

Jiang Fengyue was telling the truth. Xiong Niangzi had indeed decided to stay there, and Shui Mu Yin Ji had indeed forgiven him. He just didn't reveal that both of them were dead, because he couldn't bear to let Huang Luzhi know the news.

Huang Luzhi felt relieved and left. Knowing Xiong Niangzi's whereabouts, he no longer needed to stay here.

As dusk fell, the already quiet mountain town became even more deserted, with the bleak autumn wind blowing in through the windows.

Jiang Fengyue said calmly, "I think it's time for us to part ways for now."

Chu Liuxiang laughed and said, "Perhaps you should come aboard my ship and have a glass of Persian wine."

Jiang Fengyue refused him. His time in this world was more precious than others', and he had more important things to do.

Hu Tiehua stayed in this small county town because the innkeeper took good care of him while he was unconscious.

This is only temporary; no woman can truly hold a wanderer's heart.

Jiang Fengyue returned to Jinan. He had already exchanged the jewels given to him by the King of Kucha for silver notes, totaling eight million taels. In the world of martial arts, he easily became a wealthy and powerful man.

Jiang Fengyue was not a greedy person. With his wealth, he could have bought any villa in the Central Plains, but he only bought an ordinary house in Jinan. He really liked Jinan.

He also spent a lot of money to bribe a well-known intelligence organization in the martial arts world, so that any news or disturbances in the martial arts world could be reported to him in a timely manner.

Two months later, an extremely important message reached Jiang Fengyue.

A month and a half ago, a shipment of goods intended as tribute to the imperial court from beyond the Great Wall went missing in Kaifeng Prefecture. Almost all of the more than one hundred people who accompanied the shipment were killed, but one person was unexpectedly left alive.

The general in charge of escorting the tribute was Zhenyuan. The survivor was one of Zhenyuan's concubines. According to her, she heard the voices of the bandits as they killed the people.

The next day, Jiang Fengyue prepared carriages and horses and set off for Kaifeng Prefecture.