All Heavens: Starting with Little Li Flying Dagger

Chapter 40 Public Challenge to Shangguan Jin Hong

A cold wind swept in.

"Achoo!"

The woman couldn't help but sneeze.

Her face turned deathly pale, and her whole body trembled as if she had encountered the most terrifying thing.

Sneezing is a very common occurrence, just like eating and sleeping, and even the most beautiful woman is no exception.

But for this woman, sneezing at this moment was a matter of life and death.

Because as soon as she moved, the copper coin on her head fell to the ground and rolled several feet away.

She was actually a very proud woman, and she was quite famous in the martial arts world, known as "Water Snake" Hu Mei.

The man beside him was no nobody either; his name was Yang Chengzhu, and he was known as the "Little Tyrant with the Iron Spear."

But at this moment, where was the trace of pride in the two of them? Yang Chengzhu stood there motionless, sweat pouring down his face, blurring his vision.

Hu Mei looked at the nearby pavilion with a look of horror.

In the pavilion sat an elderly man in a yellow robe and two young men also dressed in yellow robes.

"Ugh!"

The old man in the yellow robe sighed, got up, and slowly walked towards Hu Mei.

Two boys followed closely behind, step by step.

The old man in yellow stopped in front of Hu Mei and said coldly, "Don't you know our rules?"

Hu Mei said in a trembling voice, "I...I know!"

"Then you are being far too careless."

With tears streaming down her face, Hu Mei pleaded, "Senior, I really didn't mean it. Please give me another chance."

The old man in the yellow shirt shook his head. "Money on the ground, head on the line—that's the ironclad rule of our gang. If I were to make an exception for you, wouldn't that break the rules?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Mei's eyes filled with despair. She couldn't help but look at Yang Chengzhu and sobbed, "Little Yang, I'm leaving. Is there anything you want to say to me?"

However, Yang Chengzhu kept his eyes tightly closed, as if he hadn't heard anything.

It is said that couples are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately. How much more so for them, who are an illegitimate couple.

"Hahaha!"

Hu Mei couldn't help but burst into laughter.

She pointed at Yang Chengzhu, "Look everyone, this is my lover. Last night he was making vows of eternal love to me, but now? He won't even look at me again..."

"Aren't you three going a bit too far?"

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out.

The old man in the yellow robe frowned, turned his head to look, and found that it was a young man.

The person who arrived was none other than Gu Yu.

"Your Money Gang is far too arrogant. You put a copper coin on someone's head, and it'll kill them the moment it falls. What kind of rule is that?"

The old man in yellow robes glared menacingly and said menacingly, "Boy, you dare to oppose our Golden Money Gang?"

"What is there to be afraid of?"

"court death!"

The old man in yellow robes flew into a rage and slapped at him with his palm.

"Bang!"

With one kick, Gu Yu sent the old man in yellow tumbling and rolling like a kite with a broken string, flying several feet away before crashing heavily into the mountain wall.

"Clatter~"

When it landed on the ground, its limbs twitched, and blood kept gushing from its mouth.

"Murder!"

Pedestrians on the road were so frightened that they scattered and fled.

Gu Yu wasn't worried at all. After all, this was a martial arts world, and the government generally wouldn't interfere in conflicts between the martial arts world unless it threatened the rule of the imperial court.

The other two boys in yellow shirts were so frightened that their faces turned ashen, and they knelt down on the ground without prior arrangement.

Hu Mei was stunned for a moment, then knelt down and kowtowed to Gu Yu, thanking him profusely: "Thank you so much, young hero, for saving my life!"

Gu Yu said, "I'm not saving you, I just can't stand the Money Gang's rampant tyranny."

"Regardless, Hu Mei still wants to thank you, young hero!"

After saying that, Hu Mei stood up, walked to Yang Chengzhu's side, and spat in his face: "Pah! You dare call yourself a man?"

At this moment, Gu Yu walked to the side, picked up two stones, and placed them on the heads of the two boys in yellow shirts.

"Only one of you can live. Whoever's stone falls first dies!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the boy on the left couldn't help but shiver, and the stone immediately fell down.

"Whoosh!"

With a flash of sword light, the young man in yellow collapsed headfirst into a pool of blood.

The other young man in yellow was so frightened that he frantically kowtowed, crying, "Great hero, spare my life! Great hero, spare my life!"

"Don't worry, I won't kill you! Remember this: my name is Gu Yu. Go back and tell Shangguan Jin Hong that I will take his head within three years!"

Hu Mei exclaimed in surprise, "So you're the Amorous Swordsman?"

Suddenly, something unexpected happened!

No one would have expected that Yang Chengzhu, who had been standing motionless, would suddenly raise his spear and viciously thrust it at Gu Yu's back.

This guy actually wanted to take the opportunity to kill Gu Yu and pay a price to the Money Gang for his life.

Hu Mei, who had witnessed the whole thing from the side, immediately exclaimed, "Yang Chengzhu, have you gone mad!"

Several hidden weapons were then launched from his hand and shot towards Yang Chengzhu.

However, her hidden weapon missed its target.

Because Yang Chengzhu's shot missed, he suddenly lost control and stumbled forward a few steps.

The gun in his hand had somehow ended up in Gu Yu's hands.

Before Yang Chengzhu could even regain his footing, the iron spear flew towards him, piercing through his back and exiting through his chest, pinning him diagonally to the road.

All of this happened so fast that by the time Hu Mei came to her senses, Gu Yu was already several feet away.

At that moment, four pieces of information flashed through his mind in succession—

[Defeat the leader of the Money Gang and gain 150 Destiny Points]

[Defeat members of the Money Gang to gain 50 Fate Points]

[Save "Water Snake" Hu Mei, changing her inevitable fate, and gain 100 Fate Points]

[Defeat "Iron Spear Little Tyrant" Yang Chengzhu to obtain 120 Fate Points]

Upon returning to Xingyun Manor—to be precise, it has now reverted to its original name, Li Garden.

Sun Xiaohong seemed to have been standing outside the gate the whole time. As soon as she saw Gu Yu, she rushed over, grabbed his hand, and asked anxiously, "Are you alright?"

Gu Yu smiled and said, "It's nothing, just a minor injury."

"what?"

Sun Xiaohong's expression changed, and she quickly pulled Gu Yu inside.

"Blue Scorpion's weapon is poisonous; you must immediately use your internal energy to heal your wounds."

Gu Yu laughed and said, "I was just kidding. Although I took a lash from her, I was wearing a golden silk armor underneath, so it didn't bother me."

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiaohong clenched her fists in anger and punched him: "You scoundrel, you lied to me again!"

At this moment, Li Xunhuan, A Fei, and others also came over.

Mr. Iron Flute asked, seemingly in disbelief, "Young Master Gu, did you really defeat Blue Scorpion?"

"It's not exactly a victory; we used some tactics."

"Impressive. I've heard this woman is cunning, yet she fell for your trick."

"No, no!"

Gu Yu said modestly.

He added, "Oh, by the way, I ran into some members of the Money Gang on the way..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Xiaohong couldn't help but scream: "What? You actually publicly challenged Shangguan Jin Hong?!"

Mr. Tie Di exclaimed in shock, "Young Master Gu, you were too impulsive!"

Li Xunhuan glanced at Gu Yu thoughtfully and smiled, "In my opinion, Brother Gu's move is a good strategy."

Mr. Iron Flute: "Oh? What do you mean?"

Li Xunhuan replied, "The Money Gang has risen to power and its influence has swept across the north and south of the Yangtze River. Brother Gu and Brother Afei will inevitably clash with them sooner or later."

"Now that Brother Gu has proposed a three-year period, Shangguan Jin Hong is embarrassed to take action. At the very least, he won't do it personally, after all, he's a man who cares about his reputation."

Mr. Iron Flute suddenly realized what he meant and laughed, "Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!"