LRAB Chapter 77: Performance
Chapter 77: Performance
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiangzi's expression immediately turned cold, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
If he weren't currently in the Valley of Heartbreak and on his way to see the Valley Master, making it inconvenient for Xiao Xiangzi to lose his temper, he would definitely have taught this arrogant young man a lesson.
Moreover, since Qian Jin appeared, he has always been on friendly terms with Jinlun Fawang, so Xiao Xiangzi was unsure whether Jinlun Fawang would interfere if he made a move.
So he could only snort coldly and ignore Qian Jin.
After walking for a while, the group saw a very large stone house in the distance. There were two disciples in green robes in front of the door. When they saw Qian Jin and the others, they immediately went in to report.
Before long, an old man with a long beard came out from inside.
This long-bearded old man was short in stature, with striking features and a beard that reached the ground. Upon seeing Qian Jin and his companions, he immediately bowed and said:
"It is an honor to have distinguished guests from afar. Please come inside and have some tea."
After saying that, he led everyone into the stone house and into a spacious hall.
The long-bearded old man spoke loudly towards the back hall:
"Our distinguished guest has arrived. Please invite the Valley Master to receive him."
After the voice fell, more than a dozen disciples in green robes came out and lined up in a row.
Qian Jin's gaze swept across the crowd and he noticed that Gongsun Lü'e, whom he had just met, was among them.
After a while, a man in a blue robe emerged from behind the screen. He looked to be in his forties or fifties, and everyone immediately recognized him as the master of the Heartless Valley.
The Valley Master of Heartless Valley casually walked to a chair at the east end, sat down, picked up his teacup, and addressed the crowd:
"Distinguished guests, please have some tea."
Upon hearing the Valley Master's words, Ma Guangzuo glanced down at the two or three tea leaves in his teacup, and immediately felt displeased. He said:
"Valley Master! How can you be so stingy? You won't even give us wine and meat, let alone tea. How can you treat us as honored guests?"
Upon hearing this, the Valley Master of Heartless Valley said:
"Our ancestors moved here to live in seclusion during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. For hundreds of years, the people in the valley have been vegetarian, and we, their descendants, dare not break this vow."
Upon hearing this, the Golden Wheel Dharma King cupped his hands and said:
"I never imagined that your family had already arrived here during the Tianbao era. It truly has a long history."
Upon hearing this, the Valley Master of Heartless Valley also cupped his hands and said:
"I wouldn't dare."
While the Golden Wheel Monk and the others were talking to the Valley Master, Qian Jin whispered to the Little Dragon Girl beside him:
"Long'er, the path to this Valley of Heartbreak is intricate and complicated, and there are poisonous love flowers everywhere."
Moreover, this Lord of the Valley of Heartbreak seems to have some background, so the valley is probably full of traps and mechanisms. If we force our way in, let alone rescue Li Mochou, we probably won't even be able to find where the Lord of the Valley of Heartbreak has hidden her.
Upon hearing this, Little Dragon Girl said:
"Since forcing our way in doesn't work, what should we do?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Jin said:
"I plan to deliberately provoke the Valley Master of Heartbreak later, and then pretend to be captured by them, so that I can take the opportunity to sneak into the Valley of Heartbreak."
Then I'll have a chance to find Li Mochou and find a way to rescue her.
Little Dragon Girl was startled upon hearing this and said:
"This is too dangerous! Why don't I go? Li Mochou is my senior sister, it's only right that I go to save her."
"No, your task is to take good care of Cheng Ying and the others. Before I return, you must not make any rash moves, understand?"
And don't worry, with my martial arts skills, the Valley of Heartbreak is no match for me.
Upon hearing this, Xiaolongnu could only nod slightly.
After explaining things to Xiaolongnu and the others, Qian Jin said in a sarcastic tone:
"Back to the time of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, did your ancestors ever meet Yang Guifei?"
The Valley Master of Heartless Valley, not understanding his meaning, immediately said:
"My ancestors did indeed serve as officials during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, but they later became dissatisfied with Yang Guozhong's chaos in the court, so they angrily went into seclusion here."
Upon hearing this, Qian Jin chuckled and said:
"Hehe, your ancestors must have drunk Yang Guifei's foot bath water, right?"
Everyone was shocked to hear this. Qian Jin's words were tantamount to issuing a challenge to the Lord of Heartless Valley.
Yin Kexi's eyes flickered, and he wondered to himself if the kid wasn't deliberately targeting him when he was outside, but rather that the other person was just naturally foul-mouthed.
However, offending the Valley Master of Heartless Valley is different from offending him. It's a good opportunity to see just how capable this kid really is.
As expected, although the Valley Master of Heartless Valley ignored Qian Jin, the long-bearded old man beside him immediately shouted:
"The Valley Master treats you with the utmost respect as a guest, and has shown you courtesy in every way. How dare you speak such nonsense?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Jin burst into laughter and said:
"What a joke! How can such neglect be considered as treating someone with courtesy?"
Besides, if your ancestors hadn't gotten sick from drinking foot-washing water, how could they have stopped eating meat? They've already done it, so what are they afraid of what others say?
Ma Guangzuo had been eating vegetarian food for the past few days and had long harbored resentment towards the valley master. Upon hearing this, he immediately clapped and laughed, saying:
"Yes, yes, that's exactly right."
Upon hearing this, the long-bearded old man's face grew increasingly dark. He immediately stepped into the center of the arena and loudly proclaimed:
"Since this gentleman is so rude, then please step down and fight!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Jin immediately leaped out and said:
"Long-bearded man, state your name. My men don't fight nameless people."
The long-bearded old man said in a deep voice:
"Very well! I am Fan Yiweng. Please feel free to make your move!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Jin didn't hold back and immediately engaged Fan Yiweng in battle.
Although Qian Jin intended to hold back, Fan Yiweng's martial arts skills were ultimately too weak. If he wanted to make the performance more realistic, he would probably have to defeat his opponent first.
Knowing Qian Jin's strength, the Golden Wheel Monk frowned upon seeing this.
He wondered why Qian Jin, whose martial arts skills were clearly much stronger than Fan Yiweng's, kept pretending to be weak.
Yin Kexi, Xiao Xiangzi, and the others were secretly shocked, thinking that Qian Jin was so young, yet his martial arts skills were so strong.
No wonder he speaks so recklessly and doesn't respect others.
Qian Jin fought with Fan Yiweng for quite a while. When he saw that the performance was almost over, he immediately found a weakness in Fan Yiweng and kicked him out of the arena.
Fan Yiweng was already short, and now that Qian Jin had kicked him in the buttocks, he rolled away like a ball.
The sight made everyone laugh.
Fan Yiweng scrambled to his feet, ready to charge forward again, but was stopped by the Valley Master of Heartless Valley, who said:
"Old man, this master's martial arts are extremely powerful. You are no match for him. You should step down!"
Upon hearing this, Fan Yiweng immediately bowed and agreed, then stepped aside.
Seeing the Valley Master of Heartless Valley slowly leave his seat, everyone felt that he was probably going to take action personally this time.
The Valley Master of Heartless Valley said in a deep voice:
"Your martial arts are highly skilled; why would you deliberately come to my Valley of Heartbreak to cause trouble?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Jin smiled and said:
"I just heard that the Lord of the Heartless Valley wants to marry a beautiful girl, so I wanted to come and join in the fun."
"After arriving, I discovered that this Lord of Heartless Valley was not only rude to his guests, but also a decrepit old man. He's utterly shameless and laughable!"