Ask Wudang Chapter 165

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Although Yelü Qi was a rookie who had just entered the martial arts world, he understood what it meant to guard against others. He immediately waved his hand and said, “Thank you for your kindness, my home is in Xiangyang City, we’ll be there soon, I wouldn’t dare trouble you.”

Gongsun Zhi was unwilling to give up, and said, “Looking at the two of you, it seems you are going to visit relatives. If that’s the case, I advise you not to go, because the Mongolian army will attack Xiangyang City in a few days. It is already under martial law, only allowing entry but no exit.”

Hearing this, Yelü Qi’s face immediately froze, and a hint of despair flashed in his eyes.

Yelü Yan, however, said, “You said that Xiangyang City only allows entry but no exit, so how did you get out?”

Gongsun Zhi said, “Naturally, I came out through connections.”

To prevent his schemes from being exposed, he immediately changed the subject and said, “To be honest, I am the Valley Master of Passionless Valley, my surname is Gongsun, and my given name is Zhi. My wedding is approaching soon, if the two of you don’t mind, why not come to the valley for a wedding drink?”

Yelü Qi and his sister had wanted to find a place to stay as soon as possible, and Gongsun Zhi’s words immediately swayed them.

Gongsun Zhi, being cunning and good at observing people’s expressions, knew that the two were already tempted, so he added, “My Passionless Valley is extremely secluded, a quiet place away from the world, and the scenery is very beautiful. If the two of you enjoy sightseeing, you absolutely cannot miss it.”

Hearing this again, how could Yelü Qi and his sister refuse?

Yelü Qi immediately said, “Since that’s the case, then my sister and I will trouble the Valley Master.”

Gongsun Zhi said with a gentle face, “What trouble? We are all people of the martial arts world, and when we are out, we rely on friends. Coincidentally, I am most hospitable in my life, and I don’t know how happy I am that the two of you can visit Passionless Valley.”

And so, Yelü Qi and his sister followed Gongsun Zhi into Passionless Valley.

As soon as the group left, a white-haired old man, who was Zhou Botong, jumped out from the bushes beside the official road.

Zhou Botong pulled up his pants and muttered to himself, “Was that Little Qi just now? It must be him, but unfortunately, I was taking a dump just now and didn’t have time to stop them.” He paused for a moment, then added, “That Valley Master of Passionless Valley is not a good person. He was shouting to kill me a while ago. I need to follow them to make sure my disciple doesn’t suffer any losses.”

And so, Zhou Botong also followed them.

Zhou Botong had visited Passionless Valley before and had caused a great ruckus in the valley, so he was very familiar with the valley’s terrain. As soon as he entered the valley, he immediately went to the Treasure Pavilion. Calculating the time, he hadn’t been there for more than half a year, so he figured that scoundrel Gongsun Zhi must have collected a lot of rare treasures, which he could just take for himself.

Not long after, he arrived at the Treasure Pavilion, and saw that the pavilion contained various famous paintings and calligraphies, valuable antiques, and unusual weapons.

Other than unusual weapons, Zhou Botong had no interest in other treasures. He immediately picked up an ancient large Guan Dao, channeled his inner energy, and swung it horizontally. The next instant, he heard a “whoosh” sound, and a sharp blade aura shot out instantly, directly cutting all the antiques and calligraphies two zhang away, leaving a deep blade mark on the wall.

“Good saber, good saber, hahaha.”

After praising it, Zhou Botong then exerted himself and swung it repeatedly.

For a time, inside the Treasure Pavilion, saber sounds echoed, and blade auras flew, cutting the treasures stored within into pieces.

“Clang!”

Suddenly, a blade aura struck a painting on the west wall, emitting a crisp sound of metal clashing.

“Eh, there’s something to it.”

He looked sideways and saw that behind the painting, there was a hidden compartment.

Seeing these two swords, Zhou Botong immediately became interested and thought to himself, “There’s actually a hidden compartment here, how did I not find it last time? That scoundrel Gongsun Zhi really knows how to hide treasures.”

After a moment of thought, he didn’t hesitate and directly went up to open the hidden compartment. Inside, two precious swords were placed diagonally. He picked up the two swords in his hands and examined them closely. The two swords were identical in shape, only the characters engraved on the scabbards were different. One scabbard was engraved with the words “Gentleman,” and the other scabbard was engraved with the words “Lady.”

“Zheng!”

Suddenly, a sword cry was heard, and a cold light flashed as Zhou Botong drew the Gentleman Sword from its scabbard. The sword was entirely black, without any luster, like a piece of black wood. Unlike ordinary swords, this sword had neither a sharp tip nor a sharp edge, with a rounded tip and blunt edges, somewhat resembling a thin wooden whip. However, the chilling aura emanating from the blade made one dare not doubt its sharpness.

“Zheng!”

Another sword cry, and Zhou Botong drew out the Lady Sword. This sword was identical to the Gentleman Sword, the same size and length, and even the material was completely the same. Examining the two swords, Zhou Botong’s face was full of excitement, “Good swords, good swords, Teacher Ye is best at using swords, if I give these two swords to him, he will definitely be very happy.”

Almost in an instant, Zhou Botong had decided where these two swords would go.

Then, he sheathed the swords and packed them both together.

Seeing that there were no other good treasures in the pavilion besides these two swords, Zhou Botong couldn’t help but complain, secretly blaming Gongsun Zhi for being useless and not having collected any good treasures. After complaining for a few sentences, he left the Treasure Pavilion feeling satisfied. Then, he returned to the entrance of Passionless Valley the same way he came, hid the package in a hidden rock crevice, and then turned back into the valley to look for Yelü Qi and his sister.

When Zhou Botong returned to the valley, the bad deeds he had committed had already come to light, and Yelü Qi and his sister naturally took the blame for him.

Inside the main hall of Passionless Residence, Gongsun Zhi sat solemnly on the main seat, his face as deep as water.

On both sides of the hall, stood a line of green-clad disciples.

In the center of the hall, Yelü Qi and his sister were tied up and forced to kneel on the ground, their faces filled with both shock and indignation.

Yelü Qi angrily said, “Valley Master Gongsun, you have no reason to arrest my sister and me, what exactly do you mean?”

Gongsun Zhi did not speak, his face still fluctuating between cloudy and clear.

Fan Yi Weng spoke, “Shut up, you two little thieves! My master kindly invited you to be guests in the valley, yet you took advantage of the wedding period to cause a great disturbance in the valley and even stole my master’s treasured swords. You truly deserve to die.”

Hearing this, Yelü Qi and his sister were both stunned, clearly a bit bewildered.

After a moment of astonishment, Yelü Qi retorted, “What are you talking about? Since my sister and I arrived in the valley, we have been staying in the side room and haven’t gone anywhere. How could we cause trouble in the valley? Don’t wrongly accuse good people.”

Yelü Yan echoed, “Exactly! Catching thieves requires evidence. You say these things were done by my sister and me, what evidence do you have?”

Fan Yi Weng sneered, “Wrongly accuse good people? Humph, besides you two, there are no other outsiders in the valley. Everything has always been peaceful before, but as soon as you two arrived, trouble started. If it wasn’t you two who did it, then who did?”

Yelü Yan indignantly said, “You only rely on your own speculation to slander my sister and me. I could also say you committed theft yourself.”

Fan Yi Weng sneered, “What a sharp-tongued little hussy! It seems if I don’t give you a taste of our methods, you won’t submit. Men, bring the torture instruments and let this hussy taste the methods of our Passionless Valley.”

Hearing this, Yelü Qi’s face immediately changed, and he shouted, “Wait! What kind of skill is it to bully a weak woman? Whatever methods you have, use them on me. If I, Yelü Qi, even frown, I am not a man.”

“You are Yelü Qi?”

Suddenly hearing Yelü Qi announce his name, Gongsun Zhi immediately sat up straight, his eyes gleaming with an unknown light.

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