Chapter 504: The Rain Comes

The boat with the flag of “Gongsun” family came slowly, and in the two windy viewing cabins on the second floor, there were tables of heroes and heroines enjoying a drink and a good time.

Gongsun Xiu was holding a wine cup, smilingly entertaining the six newly recruited capable people, these six people’s cultivation were not bad, two of them were at the peak level of the Refined Spirit Realm, which was enough for the Gongsun Family to be honored as their guests.

The one that Gongsun Xiu valued the most was the old Taoist priest who called himself Taoist Qinggu.

While martial artists are good at life and death combat, exploring graveyards is not their strong suit.

Those who know Feng Shui and geomancy are either Taoist priests or warlocks; most of the former are charlatans, and the latter are rare in the jungle.

And that Qinggu Taoist, Gongsun Xiu has already tested the water, and indeed knows the art of geomancy, and knows a little about formations.

“Tonight’s exploration of the South Mountain Tomb will all depend on you all.”

Gong Sun Xiu raised his glass with a smile.

The martial artists on the table raised their cups in a panic, knowing that Miss Gongsun was being polite, the Gongsun family is one of the top snakes in Yongzhou, with an inheritance of more than three hundred years, and the contemporary head of the family was a Huanjin martial artist many years ago.

It was only one step away from the fourth rank, and once he was promoted to the fourth rank, he would be a dominant party in the Jianghu.

On top of that, the seventh grade Refined Spirit and sixth grade Copper Skin and Iron Bone, the Gongsun Family exceeded the number of hands.

However, the person in charge of the Gongsun family’s current generation is the eldest young lady in front of her, who has a beautiful appearance and wears a wide-sleeved, butt-breasted, moonlight-white frock, with a pleated, loose-fitting 襦裙 underneath.

Xiu Li Sven, just like a knowledgeable lady of the world.

But those who are familiar with this great lady know that this woman’s cultivation is so high that she just entered the Huanjing last year, and in the Gongsun family, only the head of the family can overpower her.

In addition, she is also in business, the Gongsun family’s industry in her management is flourishing, as a jianghu power, the Gongsun family to martial arts as the honor, even a woman, but also sat in the head of the family.

There were as many young warriors from Yongzhou who were willing to give the Gongsun family a flunky.

After drinking a cup, the people continue to enjoy the food, fat crabs, Gongsun Xiu has little appetite, side eye, looking at the lake scenery, looking at the surroundings of a large or small boat.

Looking towards the approaching “Wang Ji Fish House”, he saw a few well-fed children running out of the cabin to play on the deck.

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“We eat ours.”

Xu Qi’an said, then moved back his gaze and nibbled on a crab foot to himself.

He planned to make a trip to the underground palace tonight, looking for dry corpses to borrow fingernails, venom, as well as corpse qi, and glean the wool of that thousand year old corpse.

But the Gongsun family’s move, let him some headaches, so loud and continue to publicize, the bigger the commotion, the more people will die.

Below the third grade, in front of the remains of that mysterious Taoist, how different was it from a dirt chicken or a dog?

When that ancient corpse seized more and more essence blood, thus accumulating the strength to break the seal, it would surely wreak havoc on the party.

The death of the country will produce a demon, all aspects are confirming this sentence ah ……….. Xu Qi’an sighed in his heart.

The sound of silver bells of delicate laughter came from the window, and looking sideways, it was a couple of crab-fed children frolicking outside, chasing and playing along the aisle outside the cabin.

The clothes they wore were quite good, with superior fabrics, so they thought that they were from well-off families, but they were again quite far from the great wealth.

In the middle of the chase, a tigerish kid squeezed the girl in front of him hard in an attempt to steal the lane.

The girl’s body was unbalanced and she fell toward the lake with a shriek.

Xu Qi’an put down the crab legs in his hand, a ghostly light protruding from his eyes, his body suddenly disappearing, and in the next moment, he burrowed out of the little girl’s shadow and grabbed the back of the girl’s collar.

Shadows of Dark Compass jumped.

“Wow …….”

A few of the children around him looked at him with adoration.

Xu Qi’an backhanded a scalp and chipped one each, lecturing, “Get back to the cabin, and if you dare to come out and fool around again, I’ll beat you to death.”

The tone of speech had a strong jungle style.

The boat of “Wang Ji Fish Workshop” also serves as a fishing boat, and there is no guardrail on the deck in order to make it easier to pull and pull the nets, which is not very safe.

A few kids got beaten up, didn’t dare talk back, and left in disgrace.

He then returned to the cabin, and not long after he sat down, a couple came over, the woman holding a child in her hand, the very same little girl who had nearly fallen into the lake just now.

“Thanks for the ride, brother.”

The young man arched his hand in acknowledgement, dressed very decently in his trendy tunic.

The little woman even wore a gold step on her head.

Xu Qi’an waved his hand and said impatiently, “Cut the crap, this table of crabs is on you.”

The young man froze, but instead, he was relieved and laughed, “I should, I should.”

A few more thank yous and a big smile as they head back.

The little girl, pulled away by her mother, suddenly turned around and made a face at the grumpy, weird uncle.

“What’s wrong with you?”

Mu Nanjian felt that his mood was a bit odd.

Xu Qi’an didn’t have the heart to say, “Damn, it’s going to rain.”

The mood turned sour all of a sudden.

Mu Nanjian blinked her beautiful eyes, glanced out the window, the sun was shining brightly, where was there a sign that it was going to rain?

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On the other side, Gongsun Xiu, who had witnessed the whole thing, flashed a strange color in his eyes and said:

“Gentlemen, does anyone see how he struck just now?”

Several crude martial artists frowned and looked at each other, they hadn’t noticed the scene just now.

When Gongsun Xiu finished speaking, he immediately revealed a look of astonishment, around the crowd is well-informed, but also can not say a reason.

Instead, it was the old Taoist priest with the goatee beard who mused:

“Listening to Missy’s description, that should be the means of the Dark Compulsion Department of the Compulsion Clan. When the poor Taoist traveled to the Southern Border in his early years, he saw their tactics, specializing in leaping out of the shadows and being invisible and indefensible, which can only be restrained by a martial artist of the Refined Spirit realm.”

Gongsun Xiu frowned and said, “The means of the Compulsion Clan can be outsourced?”

“Naturally I can’t.”

“That person is not from the South Border.” Gongsun Xiu said.

Old Taoist Qinggu froze and shook his head, “Then perhaps the old Taoist guessed wrong?”

Gongsun Xiu didn’t hesitate and immediately got up, smiling, “I met a high ranking person by chance, so I went over to say hello, so all of you be at ease.”

She grabbed two chopsticks and shook her hand to fling them out.

The two chopsticks pierced into the lake surface, and slowly floated out again, Gongsun Xiu leaped out from the second floor cabin, she was as light as a weightless feather, and swept across the lake surface, her toes pointing at the two chopsticks, which slightly sank, causing only slight ripples.

But she used the force to swept out dozens of feet, landing steadily on the deck of the “Wang Ji Fish House”.

Far and near, but all the tourists who saw this scene applauded and applauded.

Xu Qi’an also noticed this scene, but he didn’t realize that this beautiful woman had come to seek him out and took the time to comment:

“Not bad, not bad, it’s considered powerful in the fifth grade of Harmonization Power, and the kung fu is very handsome.”

The princess envied the ability to fly around.

If she had that kind of tact, she wouldn’t be riding and her butt cheeks wouldn’t be sore.

Gongsun Xiu entered the cabin and swept his gaze across the diners in the cabin, quickly locking onto Xu Qi’an’s table, walking over with a smile on his face and falling into a generous fist clasp:

“My daughter Gongsun Xiu, I don’t know your brother’s name.”

Xu Qi’an scrutinized her and responded, “Xu Qian.”

He changed the name from Xu to Xu, and from Chian to “Qian”.

Gongsun Xiu laughed, “Having the honor of knowing Brother Xu, my daughter is overjoyed.”

You rejoiced too early …….. Xu Qi’an spat out without a good breath, then restrained his cranky emotions and faintly said:

“Something wrong with Miss Gongsun?”

Gongsun Xiu obediently said, “If you don’t mind, could you please ask Brother Xu to move to the Gongsun family’s building ship?”

She looked toward the large ship with the flag “Gongsun”.

Xu Qi’an’s heart stirred, he was worried that the Gongsun family’s exploration of the underground palace would help the ancient corpse to unseal itself, so he immediately nodded:

“Yes!”

Turning to the Princess, she said, “Wait here for me.”

Mu Nan gardenia slanted Gongsun Xiu a bushy, bushy look, so she withdrew her gaze and nodded her head reassuringly, “Oh.”

Gongsun Xiu, who was labeled as the first beauty of Dafeng with the “willow posture”, smiled brightly, beautifully, and said:

“Please!”

The two of them went out of the cabin, and Gongsun Xiu said, “I’ll have someone send a small boat over.”

When she finished speaking, she heard the plain-looking young man in green beside her shake his head and say, “You just go back.”

Gongsun Xiu also no nonsense, refreshingly nodded his head, once again show the body technique, toes in two chopsticks in a row point, light as a goose feather, swept out dozens of feet, smoothly back to the deck of their own building ship.

As soon as the party settled down, she seemed to sense something and turned around with a great haste, seeing a black shadow drilling out of her own shadow, transforming into a young man in green clothes.

Is it really someone from the Compulsion Clan? Gongsun Xiu said without moving, “Brother Xu is good at this.”

Xu Qi’an nodded indifferently, and under Gongsun Xiu’s guidance, he entered the cabin and arrived at the second-floor lookout hall.

The hall was small, decorated in an antique style, with five chi-blooded men sitting at the round table, and an old Taoist priest in an outdated Taoist robe.

The six men either looked sideways or turned their heads, their eyes carrying scrutiny.

Gongsun Xiu smiled and introduced Xu Qi’an to the crowd.

“Where is Brother Xu from?” A man from the Qi Practicing Realm asked.

“A person from the capital.” Xu Qi’an said.

The martial artists, who originally had little interest in him, brightened their eyes and laughed, “Have you seen Xu Yinluo?”

Xu Qi’an took his seat and responded, “We’ve met a few times.”

Gongsun Xiu sniffed and joined the conversation with considerable interest:

“I’ve heard that Xu Yinluo is graceful and a rare and beautiful man in the world.”

Xu Yinluo’s deeds and legends had been heard too much, and as an unmarried woman, she was more curious and interested in the appearance of that legendary figure.

Xu Qi’an mused for a moment and sighed tersely, “He is the best man I have ever seen, with the best skin, and every time I see him, I cannot help but lament the injustice of the heavens.”

The skin is the best ……… Gongsun Xiu eyelashes fluttered and murmured, “What a strange man.”

Damn, I still haven t changed this stinking problem of bragging, the previous lesson of the earth book fragment can t be forgotten ah ……… Xu Qi an heart self reflection.

What followed was a bragging match centered around Xu Yinluo, with the crowd of martial artists admiring the famous Xu Yinluo to the core, saying outright that without Xu Yinluo, there would be no Dafeng.

The feat of regicide has spread to Yongzhou, which is not too far from the capital.

Gongsun Xiu ended the topic with an unfulfilled desire to get down to business, saying:

“Brother Xu, how long have you been in Yongzhou? Have you heard about the big tomb matter that’s been making a lot of noise recently? The Gongsun family is recruiting capable people to explore the tomb together.

“Seeing Brother Xu’s skill, my daughter would like to invite Brother Xu to explore the tomb with her.”

The table full of martial artists remained silent, there was no objection to this, the Great Tomb was dangerous, it was better to have someone to share the pressure.

If you are strong, it is only right that you get a piece of the pie, and if you are not strong enough, it is no one’s fault if you die in the tomb.

Xu Qi’an didn’t immediately agree and asked ponderously:

“What do you know about the underground catacombs?”

Gong Sun Xiu narrated:

“The first person to discover that tomb was a hunter in the mountains, who inadvertently fell into a collapsed cave and found a tomb in the belly of the mountain. And then the news spread through the city of Yongzhou.

“In fact, before the Gongsun family closed the South Mountain, there were already quite a few Jianghu people who went down to the tomb to explore, but none of them could come back. When the Gongsun family got the news, they organized people to go down to the tomb, but they likewise lost contact, so I’m afraid it’s going to be a disaster.

“But we found out that the tomb was made of greenoka stone with extremely high specifications, and there must be heavy treasures inside.”

The biggest treasure there has already been taken by me, only a thousand year old corpse remains ………. Xu Qi’an said:

“This tomb is very evil, the martial artist does not understand geomancy, feng shui, or formation, if he ventures inside, he will be in grave danger, missy think twice.”

Gongsun Xiu smiled and didn’t say anything, but instead looked at Old Taoist Qinggu.

The old Taoist smiled as he stroked his beard, “According to the observation of the poor Taoist, due to the age of this tomb, there has been an extremely terrible collapse, and even if there is a formation inside, it has been broken to bits and pieces. Perhaps there is still some danger left, the previous groups of people should be the death of that few dangers.

“Therefore, this time, the Gongsun Family is taking the lead and organizing us to go down to the tomb together, so that the group can get a piece of the pie.”

Xu Qi’an looked at the beautifully poised Gongsun family’s eldest miss and said:

“When do you plan to explore the tomb?”

Gong Sun Xiu said, “Tonight.”

Tonight ah, it is just right to borrow this group of people to explore the road first, feel the condition of the ancient corpse, and see how many percent of its strength has been restored ……….. Xu Qi’an knew that with just a few words from himself, it would be impossible to dissuade this group of Jianghu people from yearning for the Great Tomb.

He twirled his glass and pretended to hesitate, helplessly:

“I’m not very talented, so I won’t join in the fun. Thank you for your hospitality, Miss. However, I still want to advise you all one more time, this tomb is dangerous, if you encounter a crisis that cannot be solved, you must read out loud: have you forgotten your agreement with that person!”

The crowd froze.

He looked at Gongsun Xiu again and said, “Please trouble Missy to send me back.”

Gongsun Xiu couldn’t hide his disappointment and arranged for someone to prepare a boat for him to send him back to “Wang Ji Fish House”.

Xu Qi’an got up and left the table, traveling to the stairway, turned back, and smiled:

“It’s going to rain soon, autumn rain, visit the tomb tonight, remember to bring rain gear, gentlemen, farewell.”

He descended down the stairs, and in the thumping footsteps, a qi practicing realm martial artist skimmed his lips and snorted, “Missy hit the eye this time, hiring a timid person.”

“Cowardice is nothing more than cowardice, and the pretense of a pact or rain is just a pretext to save face.”

The martial artists shook their heads with derisive and mocking comments.

Fear is fear, but this person is not only timid, but for the sake of face, he even said some pretentious words to fool people.

Gongsun Xiu shook his head and raised his cup, “Drink.”

She is also full of disappointment, the party that person talk, temperament, are different from the ordinary Jianghu people.

The people put this episode behind them, continue to talk and drink, I do not know how long, suddenly heard the “pop” sound intensively, including Gongsun Xiu, including the martial artists, stunned to look at the lake.

The lake bloomed with dense ripples, and the heavy rain fell in a cool, autumnal manner.

This …….. Gongsun Xiu’s eyes widened.

Inside the hall, there was instant silence.

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PS: Slept in.