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Chapter 337: Wu Ming Island's Warning to Lu Xiaofeng
Chapter 337: Wu Ming Island's Warning to Lu Xiaofeng
Lu Xiaofeng wanted to temporarily set aside this line of inquiry, but the other party might not see it that way.
The day after the Honest Monk went to lecture at Jia's Manor, Jia Leshan's body was found hanging from the flagpole of the inn where Lu Xiaofeng was staying.
The discovery was made by the innkeeper's assistant, who nearly jumped out of his skin when he opened the door in the morning. Lu Xiaofeng quickly calmed him down and then called for Su Shaoying, taking the body with them to Jia's Manor.
Su Shaoying and Lu Xiaofeng had just returned Jia Leshan's body to the Jia mansion, and they were examining the corpse while Chu Chu and the other three cowered to the side, unsure of what to do.
"He was killed by a sword," Su Shaoying said.
"If I hadn't seen your swordsmanship yesterday, I would've thought Ye Gucheng or Ximen Chuixue had arrived in Jinling," Lu Xiaofeng remarked.
Jia Leshan had only one wound, a precise inch-deep incision on his throat that had pierced his windpipe without wasting any extra force.
"Do you think I killed him?" Su Shaoying asked.
"Of course not," Lu Xiaofeng replied. "If you wanted him dead, he would've died the day before yesterday."
"I'm saying that besides Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue, there are actually many other highly skilled swordsmen in the world," Lu Xiaofeng continued.
"Indeed, they may not be as skilled as Ye Gucheng or Ximen Chuixue, but killing an ordinary person is still as easy as cutting vegetables for them, requiring little effort," Su Shaoying said.
"Jia Leshan wasn't an ordinary person," Lu Xiaofeng pointed out.
"A slight difference can lead to a thousand miles of error," Su Shaoying said. "His martial arts skills were high, but he wasn't actually difficult to kill. I won't mention others, but my master, Wooden Daoist, Shi Yan Zhenren, Little Gu Daoist, and the leaders of Huashan and Diancang factions could all inflict such injuries. Moreover, Jia Leshan was already wounded by my sword, so he couldn't display his full strength."
Chu Chu, Hua Yukun, Hu Xin, and Du Bai on the sidelines looked uncomfortable. Were they even speaking human language?
In their opinion, Jia Leshan was already a top expert, and they were at his mercy, forced to hide their identities and become his servants. They wanted to kill him but couldn't find an opportunity. Yet, according to Su Shaoying, he was "not difficult to kill"?
Su Shaoying had only seen Jia Leshan's wound and knew who was responsible.
Gong Jiu, the prince of Taiping Wangfu, was lauded in the 'Phoenix Dances in the Nine Heavens' storyline. Even in person, he could stand against Ximen Chuixue.
Although there was also Mu Yiban in the original story, who had learned the Hainan Sword Sect's 'Heavenly Thirteen Styles', he couldn't kill the famous Jia Leshan.
As for the Honest Monk's apparent choice of Lu Xiaofeng over Mu Yiban in the original story, it wasn't because he couldn't beat Mu Yiban, Niurou Tang, and the few invisible people. It was because he couldn't choose.
If he had chosen them, he would have had to kill them, and he absolutely wouldn't have been able to leave Wu Ming Island. But by choosing Lu Xiaofeng, he didn't have to kill him.
The Honest Monk was indeed honest, but he was also a very smart monk. Honesty and intelligence were not mutually exclusive.
Returning to the topic, Gong Jiu had killed Jia Leshan, which meant they knew that the map of Wu Ming Island was now in the hands of Lu Xiaofeng and Su Shaoying.
They weren't afraid of Jia Leshan knowing their location because he had plenty of secrets himself. But if Lu Xiaofeng, who loved to meddle, found out about their secret base...
Su Shaoying looked at Lu Xiaofeng, and Lu Xiaofeng looked back at Su Shaoying.
Lu Xiaofeng pouted, remaining silent. As a master who could discern the truth from the smallest details, he noticed that the wound on Jia Leshan's throat was crisp and precise, even beautiful and intact. After cleaning, it looked like a work of art.
This indicated that the assassin had an exceptional grasp of the sword, especially considering Jia Leshan's skill.
This swordsman was no less skilled than Ye Gucheng or Ximen Chuixue.
"I never thought this mysterious organization would have such a formidable expert," Lu Xiaofeng said helplessly. "Has your doom-laden mouth been blessed or something? How does having a formidable opponent benefit you?"
"Don't drag me into this. What does it have to do with me? When did I ever become an enemy of this mysterious organization?" Su Shaoying waved her hands in denial. "Jia Leshan's body was hung at the entrance of your inn, not at the flagpole of Ouyang Qing's ship."
"I am the heir to the Emei Sect. In non-essential situations, why would they possibly target me?" Su Shaoying said nonchalantly. "I don't go looking for trouble with them."
However, Lu Xiaofeng let out a cold laugh. "Not everyone is intimidated by the Emei Sect. Don't forget that Ouyang Yue also met his end at their hands. The influence of the Ouyang family is not necessarily weaker than that of your Emei Sect."
"Don't worry," Su Shaoying said calmly. "Moreover, Ouyang Yue's death was clearly due to a conflict of interests. If they were wantonly killing people without restraint, they would have incited public anger by now. How could they still maintain their secrecy?"
"Then why are they warning me?" Lu Xiaofeng asked, blinking.
"Because you're a lone ranger," Su Shaoying said with a grin.
Lu Xiaofeng: (ヽ'⌒メ)
ノ
"Even lone rangers have friends," Lu Xiaofeng emphasized. "Wooden Daoist, Hua Manlou, Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, Sikong Zhaixing, Eagle-Eye Lao Qi, Shaolin Tie Jian, Wang Shidai of the Beggar's Sect, and Chang Jiang Shui Fe—they're all my friends!"
In the strictest sense, Lu Xiaofeng indeed had friends everywhere he went. However...
"You're right about that," Su Shaoying nodded. "Huo Tianqing, Huo Xiu, She Wang, and Jin Jiuling are also your friends."
Su Shaoying spoke in a solemn tone, "Friends can be useful sometimes, but not always. They don't know what kind of friends your friends are, and before many things happen, you don't know either."
Ma Xiuzhen couldn't help but laugh. "So, it's quite useful to be from a famous sect or clan."
"It's extremely useful," Su Shaoying said earnestly. "There's a big difference between having someone to back you up and having no one."
Lu Xiaofeng: "..."
"I don't need anyone backing me up," Lu Xiaofeng scoffed. "If they want to come for me, I'll go looking for them too. I thought going out to sea was too much trouble, but if they come ashore, I don't mind getting a taste of their skills ahead of time."
Xue Bing admired Lu Xiaofeng's fearless personality, and indeed, most of the troubles Lu Xiaofeng encountered were resolved by him alone.
"So, you're just going to wait for him to come for you?" Su Shaoying asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, I'm going to wait for him to come for me!" Lu Xiaofeng said, rolling up his sleeves.
(End of Chapter)
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