Chapter 38, I See You Clearly!
Suddenly hearing the Kuang Ba Dao Ke had something to say, Gu Yu nodded towards him.
The situation in this small town was a bit strange. If what the Kuang Ba Dao Ke said afterwards was related to this town, it would allow people to obtain more information.
“The duel between me and Yi Dian Hong, besides being a personal matter between us, was also because the selection competition for the Martial Arts Alliance Leader was about to be held. Yi Dian Hong was on the shortlist, which made me very unconvinced and I wanted to cripple him in advance.”
“Oh? Choosing the Martial Arts Alliance Leader? Why in such a remote place?”
“Alas, it’s because of the previous selection. People from the imperial court found out and sent people to spy on us… Lord Gu, you also know that we martial artists don’t want to get involved with the imperial court. So this selection is planned to be carried out secretly. The fewer people who know, the better.”
As it turned out, Gu Yu’s decision was very correct. Listening to the Kuang Ba Dao Ke’s words, Gu Yu couldn’t help but nod, knowing that the strangeness of the small town did not come from the people chasing him.
However, he felt that choosing the next Martial Arts Alliance Leader in this place was too shabby!
Before he transmigrated, Gu Yu had watched many wuxia dramas. The selections of Martial Arts Alliance Leaders in those movies and TV series were grand competitions.
The small town was now bustling with people, but it felt a bit unsophisticated.
“Good! Dao Ke, you scoundrel, I knew something was wrong. Why were you so determined to challenge me to a fight to the death? You are too vicious! I finally see you clearly!”
“Hmph, even if I didn’t duel you, others wouldn’t let you go.”
After Yi Dian Hong heard what the Dao Ke said, he was so angry that he jumped up and down, not expecting that the battle that day had a hidden secret.
To think that the Kuang Ba Dao Ke had a rough and hearty face, but now it seemed that it was all a disguise!!!
He had actually tricked him, Yi Dian Hong of the grassland, into running around in circles. This was too detestable.
No, he had to duel again and see if he could beat the Dao Ke until he cried for his mother!
“What do you mean by that? Explain it to me clearly!”
“In this year’s Martial Arts Alliance Leader selection, there was a list. It contained a hundred candidates, and you were on the list… This is not much. The main thing is that the list was leaked, and by purchasing a list from someone who was well-informed, one could know who had the chance to become the next Martial Arts Alliance Leader.”
“What!!!”
However, when Yi Dian Hong heard the Dao Ke’s next sentence, he was even more furious and gritted his teeth, thinking of tearing the person who leaked the list into pieces.
Who was the one who leaked the information? This year’s Martial Arts Alliance Leader selection was too unreliable!
As one of the candidates, Yi Dian Hong happily accepted when someone specially sent him an invitation.
That evening, Yi Dian Hong dreamed of himself becoming the Martial Arts Alliance Leader and having three thousand beautiful martial maiden companions.
Unfortunately, halfway through his dream, people from the imperial court suddenly appeared and captured Yi Dian Hong, eventually beheading him.
It was all because he was the Martial Arts Alliance Leader.
After waking up from his dream, Yi Dian Hong directly threw away the invitation, not daring to have any more aspirations of becoming the Martial Arts Alliance Leader.
Since Bai Qian took over Linfeng Kingdom, no one knew how she did it, but the imperial court’s power grew stronger and stronger.
Some information, even they, the martial artists, didn’t know, but the imperial court always seemed to be one step ahead.
This made many people fear the imperial court and worry about being targeted by them.
Among them was Yi Dian Hong.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have thrown away the invitation and forgotten about it completely… If the Dao Ke hadn’t brought it up, Yi Dian Hong wouldn’t have remembered it!
“Heh heh, do you know why I wanted to duel you back then? It was precisely because you were ranked one hundred on the list, so I picked the softest persimmon to crush, that’s why I came for you…”
Afterwards, hearing the Dao Ke’s words, Yi Dian Hong could no longer hold back.
He directly reached out and grabbed the Dao Ke’s shoulder, dragged him out of the inn, and prepared to find a place to deal with this detestable fellow.
Gu Yu shook his head helplessly at this, not stopping the two of them.
Yi Dian Hong and the Dao Ke still had Poison Pills in their bodies, so Gu Yu didn’t have to worry about them leaving or betraying him. He could always end their lives at any time.
However, upon hearing that so many people had come because of the Martial Arts Alliance Leader selection, Gu Yu felt relieved.
If he had to confront the Tianjue Organization and the Death Warriors in advance, Gu Yu felt that he would have lost quite a bit of Poison Powder.
Moreover, it would delay his subsequent treasure hunt, which made Gu Yu unwilling to confront them prematurely.
Playing it safe and developing steadily was the right way.
“Brother-in-law, are all these people participating in the Martial Arts Alliance Leader selection? I feel they can’t even compare to my sister’s little finger. They are too weak!”
Just as Gu Yu was lamenting his Poison Powder, Gu Qingheng asked with some confusion.
Gu Qingheng’s voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but as soon as he said this, it immediately attracted a large number of displeased glances.
Everyone present was a martial artist, so they were naturally sharp-eared and clear-eyed.
Upon hearing Gu Qingheng say that they were inferior to a woman, some of the quick-tempered ones were enraged and slammed their wine bowls onto the table, splashing half of the wine.
“Didn’t you hear what the Dao Ke said earlier? There were only one hundred candidates. Now, more than half of the people drinking here are not on the list, not to mention those outside the inn, plus those who haven’t arrived yet… According to the trope that the strong always appear at critical moments, these must be observers!”
“So that’s how it is.”
The tense atmosphere in the inn did not affect Gu Yu. After he spoke, Gu Qingheng immediately nodded like a pecking chicken, thinking that his brother-in-law’s analysis was very correct.
So, even in the martial arts world, there were quite a few gossipy people like him!
Tsk, he could chat with them in the future!
“Waiter, bring me the most expensive meal you have here. The rest of the money is your tip.”
Seeing Gu Qingheng nod in understanding, Gu Yu smiled slightly, then said to the waiter standing nearby, and threw a silver ingot at him.
The silver ingot was not light, and its purity was top-notch.
Let alone eating one meal, even ten more meals would be fine.
As a result, after receiving the silver ingot, the waiter’s face immediately bloomed into a smile, and he repeatedly guaranteed Gu Yu and the others that he would bring the inn’s specialty dishes.
Seeing Gu Yu’s extravagance, the others’ desire to cause trouble also subsided.
These people were not ordinary people.
No matter where they were, people who were so generous were not simple… Of course, if they were just ordinary rich people, they wouldn’t dare to come to a place like this.
So, what was the background of these people!
