manynovel Chapter 74 Transmigrating into "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng"
Chapter 74 Transmigrating into "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng"
The martial arts world remains the same, but the world itself is no longer the same.
It was afternoon.
Gu Yu sat cross-legged in the guest room and subconsciously brought up the system interface—
Deep Blue Skill Point Allocation System
Host: Gu Yu
Current World: The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng (Progress 3%)
Fate Points: 450
Ultimate Skills: Nine Yang Divine Skill (Ninth Level); Yi Jin Jing (Ninth Level); Lesser Formless Skill (Fourth Level)
Ultimate Lightness Skill: Lingbo Weibu (Mastery)
Martial Arts: Limitless Sword (Perfect); Cloud Ladder Leap (Perfect); Flying Flower Palm (Perfect); Dragon Capturing Skill (Perfect); Great Vajra Fist (Perfect)
"Flying Flower Palm" and "Great Vajra Fist" are martial arts manuals that Gu Yu stole from Lin Xian'er.
"Xiao Wu Xiang Gong" and "Ling Bo Wei Bu" are system rewards, from "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".
The essence of Xiao Wuxiang Gong lies in "formless and all-encompassing", and it is one of the three major martial arts of the "Xiaoyao Sect".
Formless and without appearance—this refers to the ability to circulate one's true energy without leaving a form or trace, and even to conceal one's true energy, making it impossible for others to detect.
All-encompassing – simply put, it means imitating all martial arts techniques in the world, a truly extraordinary quality.
The martial arts techniques of various sects in the martial arts world all need to be combined with their own internal energy cultivation methods or corresponding mental techniques and incantations to unleash their power.
For example, the "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms" is not complicated in its moves; anyone with a basic understanding of martial arts can imitate it and perform it.
However, what is displayed is merely a technique, possessing its form but lacking its essence. No matter how profound one's internal strength is, it is difficult to unleash its true power.
The Lesser Formless Skill, however, broke through this constraint.
In "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", after Kumārajīva secretly learned the Lesser Formless Skill, he imitated the Seventy-Two Shaolin Arts, such as the "Prajna Palm", "Maha Finger", and "Kasaya Subduing Demon Skill", at the Shaolin Temple, shocking everyone present.
Even some of the high-ranking monks in the temple were deceived, believing that Kumārajīva had truly mastered these extraordinary skills.
Of course, imitation is just imitation; it's impossible to achieve a true resemblance in both form and spirit. However, it's difficult for the average person to tell the difference.
"Lingbo Weibu" is the signature lightness skill of the Xiaoyao Sect, which is in line with the art of Qimen Dunjia and pursues the ultimate effect of "unpredictability and harmony between man and nature".
The Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) has seven levels. "Great Success" is the fifth level, "Perfection" is the sixth level, and "Transformation" is the seventh level, which is the "Unity of Heaven and Man" realm.
The next day.
Gu Yu arrived at a small courtyard near the inn.
"Excuse me, is Mr. Zhu here?"
Boss Zhu, whose real name is Zhu Ting and nickname is "Master Zhu", is a descendant of Lu Ban and is skilled in mechanical arts and making all kinds of exquisite machines.
Hearing the noise, a woman came out of the house.
With her arched eyebrows, large eyes, and full, delicate lips, she looked like a ripe peach, making one want to take a bite.
But what's most captivating about her isn't her face or her voluptuous figure, but rather the mature charm she exudes.
She was Zhu Ting's wife, known as the boss's wife.
It has to be said that Zhu Ting is quite sexually fortunate; it's just a matter of whether his body can handle it.
The proprietress recognized Gu Yu and said, "I'm so sorry, young master, the items you ordered will probably have to be postponed."
"Why? Didn't we agree to pick it up today?"
"I know, but my dead husband was taken away by the government and is being held in jail."
"Oh? What did he do wrong?"
"He said that he privately made printing plates and forged banknotes."
Gu Yu smiled and said, "This is a capital offense, why doesn't the proprietress seem worried at all?"
The proprietress smiled and said, "What do I have to worry about? He's dead, so I can remarry."
"Why don't you marry me!"
With a chuckle, a man with four eyebrows walked into the courtyard with a smile.
He certainly didn't actually have four eyebrows; it was just that the two tufts of mustache on his mouth looked exactly like his eyebrows.
Those who frequently travel the martial arts world know that the phrase "the man with four eyebrows" refers to a legendary figure—Lu Xiaofeng!
The proprietress glanced at Lu Xiaofeng and smiled seductively: "Lu Xiaofeng, if you don't dare marry me, you're a bastard!"
Lu Xiaofeng's smile froze on his face.
Just then, another handsome young man entered the courtyard. Dressed in white, he held a folding fan and exuded a refined and gentle air, much like a scholar.
He is none other than Hua Manlou, the seventh young master of the wealthy Hua family in Jiangnan!
As a child, Hua Manlou lost his sight due to illness, but if you didn't know him, you wouldn't be able to tell that he was blind.
The proprietress's expression turned serious, and she asked, "You two are here about the printing plates for the banknotes?"
"this……"
Lu Xiaofeng glanced at Gu Yu subconsciously.
Gu Yu smiled and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "Master Lu, proprietress, please continue your conversation. I'll take my leave!"
As soon as he left, Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but turn around and look again, then asked the proprietress, "Who was that person?"
He called himself Gu Yu.
"Gu Yu? I don't think I've ever heard of him."
At this moment, Hua Manlou couldn't help but say, "Brother Lu, although I can't see him, I have a feeling that this person is no ordinary person."
"Um!"
Lu Xiaofeng nodded.
He then asked the proprietress, "What's he doing here?"
"He asked my dead husband to make him a few throwing knives, and he said he'd come to pick them up today."
Lu Xiaofeng was a little surprised: "Throwing knives? Shouldn't you have a blacksmith make throwing knives?"
The proprietress chuckled, "A throwing knife that costs five hundred taels of silver, which blacksmith do you think you should go to?"
Lu Xiaofeng shrugged: "A throwing knife costing five hundred taels of silver should indeed be obtained from that heartless Boss Zhu..."
Not long after, Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou arrived at Datong Money Exchange.
This is the Hua family's business, with seventy-two branches nationwide, demonstrating just how wealthy the Hua family is.
Upon seeing Hua Manlou arrive, the manager, Boss Qian, quickly stepped forward to greet him and whispered, "Young master, you've come at the right time. Someone else has come to redeem their silver notes."
Hua Manlou frowned: "Another repeating the same designation of one thousand taels?"
Old Qian sighed deeply and nodded silently.
This is also the reason why Zhu Ting was arrested.
Recently, Datong Money Shop has redeemed more than 400,000 taels of silver notes in succession.
It's not that the Hua family can't come up with that much cash; the main problem is that a large number of counterfeit banknotes have recently appeared, all with a face value of one thousand taels.
Despite knowing the banknotes were counterfeit, Datong Money Shop had no choice but to pay them.
Because these banknotes are exactly the same as the real ones, there is no way to tell the difference.
The only way to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit banknotes is by the serial number on the note; counterfeit banknotes all have the serial number "人字九百八二".
If the money is not redeemed, the news of the fake banknotes will inevitably leak out, triggering a frenzy of banknote redemption. Even if the Hua family is very powerful, they will not be able to withstand it.
The printing plates for Datong Money Shop's banknotes were always commissioned to Zhu Ting.
Nowadays, a large number of counterfeit banknotes have appeared on the market, and it is difficult to distinguish between genuine and fake ones. Naturally, the Hua family would suspect that Zhu Ting had replicated the printing plate.
After all, he was the famous "world's number one craftsman". Who else in the world could make the exact same printing plate besides him?
"What a coincidence, Master Lu is here too?"
As he spoke, Gu Yu walked over with a smile.
Boss Qian's expression changed, and he leaned closer and whispered, "Young Master, this is the person who exchanged the duplicate silver notes."