Chapter 96: Restaurant Experience, Peacock Feather

Nanqiao Town is located in a remote area of ​​Hangzhou. It is not a big town, but it has all the necessary shops and restaurants. Outside the town are vast fields with tenants working on them.

Walking on the wide and flat street, the hawking of various vendors filled his ears, and the aroma of food that flooded into his nose dispelled a lot of the remaining Chinese medicine in his mind. Without stopping, Su Lie went straight to a restaurant, and sat down by the window on the first floor after being greeted by the waiter. He didn't like drinking, and Su Lie didn't think the wine of this era would taste very good.

After ordering a few side dishes and a pot of tea, I listened to the storyteller in the restaurant telling stories while waiting.

Storytellers are similar to the crosstalk sketches of later generations, but without such a strong performance style. Storytellers usually stay in restaurants and teahouses, telling what they see and hear in the form of stories, which can be regarded as an entertainment activity in the ancient dynasties.

When Su Lie just arrived at the restaurant, the storyteller on the stage had just finished telling a story and was taking a break. After Su Lie's food and tea were served, the storyteller tapped the wooden stick, coughed twice, and continued to tell the next story.

"Old Huang, I'm tired of hearing all these stories of yours. Is there anything new? Or you can tell me what happened in the martial arts world recently!"

A traveling merchant in the audience could not help but speak loudly, saying that this kind of people travel far and wide, are well-informed, and have probably heard and seen more things than the storytellers on the stage.

Hearing someone sabotaging him, Old Huang didn't make a fuss. He just picked up the teacup and took a sip. Then he shook his folding fan and held it in his palm, saying:

"Okay! I see that most of you here are heroes, so I will tell you something that you are interested in. Well, then let's talk about the disaster that wiped out the Meng Family Village this time."

Old Huang took a quick look and saw that no one was making a fuss, so he opened his folding fan again, fanned it twice in front of him, and then said slowly:

"Speaking of the Meng family, it is also a martial arts family with a long history. It is quite famous in Jiuhua. The head of the family, Meng Huaichu, is said to be a master who has broken through the refining of internal organs and reached the level of blood exchange. It's a pity that such a family was convicted of possessing a treasure because of the Peacock Feather Atlas, and was eventually wiped out by the masters of the Blood Clothes Building. Fortunately, with the help of the Eight Desolate Sect, it was discovered that the real mastermind behind this was the Qinglong Society, which had disappeared and remained silent for twenty years."

Having said this, Old Huang paused for a moment, letting the crowd in the restaurant discuss the issue. After a while, as the noise died down, someone spoke up:
"Old Huang, stop keeping us in suspense and continue to tell us why the Azure Dragon Society wants to re-emerge. Is it just for this Peacock Feather Atlas? But it is said that the Meng family only has half of the Atlas. Isn't it all in vain that the Azure Dragon Society is making such a fuss?"

Hearing someone take over, Old Huang smiled and continued:

"It's not necessarily a waste of time. The Qinglong Society was once a huge force that dominated the martial arts world. Although it disappeared after Fang Longxiang, its internal intelligence network may still exist. The Peacock Feather Atlas was divided into two parts at some point. One half is in the Meng Family Villa, and the other half is hidden in the God of Wealth Chamber of Commerce."

After hearing this, the people in the martial arts world present had already changed color, and they had some vague guesses in their hearts.

"Not long ago, the Caishen Chamber of Commerce was attacked by the Liusha Sect. The key to the secret vault that had been passed down for a hundred years in the Chamber of Commerce, the "Kun Palace Anti-Yin Knot", has been lost since then. It is said that the Liusha Sect had some dealings with the Xueyi Tower."

Wow!
As Old Huangtou finished his words, exclamations of surprise were heard from the crowd in the quiet restaurant.

"Could it be that the Liusha Sect is also working for the Qinglong Society?"

"It's very likely. It is said that Liushamen was an inconspicuous gang outside Hangzhou a few years ago. In just a few years, it has gained such power. It is hard to say that there is no force behind it. Now it seems..."

Everyone was talking about it. The reason why all the forces in Hangzhou City had gathered recently was to get the key to the secret vault of the God of Wealth Chamber of Commerce in the hands of the Liusha Sect. With it, it was almost equivalent to having the wealth of the world and countless resources. The most important thing for a warrior to practice is resources. The reason why the Eight Desolate Four Alliances can rule the world is because of the rich resources within them, which support countless masters who have cultivated true qi.

Originally, these idle martial artists in the building were also aiming for the same goal, to see if they could get lucky and make a profit. But now it seems that if the Liusha Sect is really a subordinate of the Qinglong Society, then it is a force that they cannot afford to provoke.

"Humph! A phoenix without feathers is no better than a chicken. So what if the Azure Dragon Society is so powerful? If he dares to show up, isn't he afraid that the next Gongzi Yu will appear?"

Some Jianghu people were filled with indignation. They had traveled thousands of miles to Hangzhou, so how could they be frightened by a force that had disappeared for more than 20 years? Jianghu affairs were left to Jianghu, and if they were to leave, they had to ask about the swords in their hands.

"That's right, that's right." "The Qinglong Society is nothing, maybe I can be the second Gongzi Yu."

The restaurant was in commotion again, but Su Lie did not join in. He drank tea while thinking.

The Peacock Feather, in his original understanding, was a hidden weapon with great lethality. Once activated, the hidden weapons inside it would shoot out in all directions, as dazzling as a peacock spreading its feathers, and the enemy would be dazzled and terrified.

However, despite the good description, in Su Lie's opinion it is nothing more than a special firing weapon containing a variety of poison needles and thunder and fire needles. In terms of power, it is not as powerful as any pistol on Earth.

However, in this seemingly false world today, would the Peacock Feather still be such a weak weapon? Apart from other things, Su Lie had previously unlocked his body's protection mechanism, and his strength was comparable to that of the internal organs refining warriors in this world. He was confident that he could avoid gun bullets, not to mention the blood exchange on it, and even the masters who practiced true qi.

If this so-called Peacock Feather only has this much power, then why would the Azure Dragon Society go to such great lengths to seize the manufacturing diagram?

The fact that it has caused competition and even attracted the attention of forces like the Four Alliances and Eight Desolations shows that this weapon at least has the power to threaten or even kill Qi warriors.

Although Su Lie had some guesses in his mind, he was not very interested in this. In his opinion, external forces are always external forces, and how can they be as reliable and safe as the great power belonging to oneself. He never disdained to use external forces to achieve his own goals. Otherwise, with the accumulation of two lives, he could have ignited the red beacon in this world and let the sixteen-character motto fill every corner of the world.

Without staying for long, Su Lie packed a meal before leaving the restaurant and walking towards the courtyard in the town.

When I opened the door, the sun was already at its zenith, and the white-gold sunlight shone through the roof, casting a large shadow. Under the eaves, a blue-white figure was leaning on a recliner, and the chair was shaking slightly with the strength of the figure.

Hearing the noise at the door, Mu Qing hurriedly got down from the recliner and looked at Su Lie who was approaching, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"Didn't you leave?" Su Lie asked casually, placing the food in his hand on the table next to the recliner.

Mu Qing clasped his hands in front of him, lowered his head slightly and said nothing. After a while, when he heard no more voices, he looked up and saw Su Lie walking into the house.

"Hey, wait a minute."

Following behind Su Lie, Mu Qing hesitated for a while before finally speaking: "I have been away from home for too long, and I think my family is a little worried. But now the toxicity of the cartilage powder has not been resolved, and there are many people in Hangzhou recently. If I am alone, I may be in danger. So, can you give me a ride?"

By the end of his speech, Mu Qing's voice was already as soft as a mosquito. After all, the two of them had some hostility before, and he had never treated him well, and even called him a big villain. But now he wanted him to escort him. Just thinking about it, such a request seemed a bit absurd.

"You go to eat first."

After a few moments of silence, Su Lie spoke. He neither agreed nor refused, and his tone was calm. However, this tone made Mu Qing a little disappointed. In her opinion, the other party must have refused.

However, she was prepared for this, so she didn't argue any further and turned around and walked back to the yard.

"You're not going to come out? Or do you want me to ask you to come out?"

In the empty house, Su Lie's voice rose again. This time it sounded a little cold, and he stared at the corner of the inner room. There was no sunlight there, and it would be particularly cool and comfortable in such weather, but it would also breed some "cockroaches".

(End of this chapter)