114: Hua Manlou: Lu Xiaoji, you're gay.

Between the two was a man with Four Eyebrows, a constant hint of a smile at the corners of his mouth.

These three were the famous trio of the Martial World: West Gate Blowing Snow of the "One Sword Snowfall," Lu Xiaofeng of the "Four Eyebrows," and Hua Manlou, the Young Master of the Hua Family, the wealthiest family in Jiangnan.

The trio had run into some trouble this time because many counterfeit copper coins had appeared in the Hua Family's money houses. The Imperial Court had ordered the case to be solved within a time limit; if it couldn't be solved, the Hua Family would have to take responsibility.

Once it really reached that point, the Hua Family would exist in name only.

Therefore, Hua Manlou called upon his good buddy, Lu Xiaofeng.

Hearing that his good buddy's Hua Family had encountered such a thing, Lu Xiaofeng naturally wouldn't ignore it.

"Sigh... Old Hua, don't you have any clues at all? All that money flowed out of your Hua Family's money houses, yet you, the master, actually don't know?" Lu Xiaofeng looked at Hua Manlou in confusion.

"It's not that there are no clues at all. Look at these banknotes and see if there are any clues?" Hua Manlou took out several banknotes and placed them in front of Lu Xiaofeng.

Lu Xiaofeng picked up the banknotes and examined them; upon careful inspection, there seemed to be no problem at all.

Lu Xiaofeng didn't give up; there must be a reason why Hua Manlou did this.

He picked up a banknote and sniffed it in front of his nose. There was a faint scent of rouge and powder, and it was high-quality stuff.

He picked up another banknote and sniffed it at the tip of his nose, his brow furrowing slightly with a look of disgust.

In this banknote, there was a smell of sweat.

"Something's not right. These two banknotes are different. One has a faint scent of rouge and powder, and it's high-quality, feeling like it came from a place of entertainment."

"And this one is full of the smell of sweat and even carries a hint of alcohol. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a gambling den. Only these two types of places have such a large flow of money that it's not easily noticed, right?" Lu Xiaofeng stated his analysis.

"As expected of the Four Eyebrows, your sense of smell is indeed sharp."

"You guessed correctly. I also suspect these two banknotes came from those two types of places."

"However, I'm not yet certain which two specific places they are; I've only confirmed the location of one gambling den."

"I was just planning to go investigate," Hua Manlou said.

"That's easy. Gambling is something I'm very good at," Lu Xiaofeng said with a smile.

"Then let's go..." Hua Manlou said.

At this time, the conversation of several people at a nearby table caught the attention of the three.

"Have you heard? The Six Major Sects' siege of Bright Summit was almost successful, but it was disrupted by a guy named Duan Long who appeared out of nowhere."

"Moreover, Xianyu Tong of the Huashan Sect, and also the Sect Head of the Emei Sect, Abbess Miejue, died at Bright Summit."

"The most incredible thing is that Abbess Fengling was also killed by this Duan Long in the town at the foot of Mount Emei."

"Your news is already outdated. The latest news is that this Duan Long went to the Tang Clan and even killed Shen Guyan at the Tang Clan. That's the Tang Clan's future son-in-law, the fiancé of the Tang Clan's eldest Young Miss, Tang Lan."

"And guess what happened? Shen Guyan's grandfather is the Great Hero Shen Lang of back then."

"Shen Lang took his two sworn brothers, Wang Lianhua and Pandaer, to seek justice. As a result, justice wasn't reclaimed, and Wang Lianhua even lost his life."

"Holy crap, no way? Is that Duan Long really that powerful? Even Great Hero Shen Lang was no match?"

"I'm not sure. Anyway, Wang Lianhua died at the Tang Clan, and Great Hero Shen and Pandaer couldn't do anything to that Duan Long."

"Just what is this Duan Long's identity? To actually have such formidable strength."

"I know this. I heard that back at Bright Summit, this Duan Long brought out something called a heavenly demon zither, and it was by using the heavenly demon zither that he killed Abbess Miejue."

"You have no idea how miserably that Abbess Miejue died; she was blown to pieces on the spot, with not even a bone remaining."

"Is that heavenly demon zither really that powerful?"

"Of course. The scene was far more shocking than this."

"It's said that once you're hit by that heavenly demon zither, your life and death are no longer up to you. You die whenever the owner of the heavenly demon zither wants you to die."

"It's said that Abbess Miejue was hit by the Eight Tones of the Heavenly Dragon and only had a lifespan of eight steps. Within eight steps she could live, but beyond eight steps she would surely die."

"Holy crap, that terrifying?"

This news caused expressions of shock to appear on all three of their faces. Had so many major events happened in the Jianghu in such a short time?

They knew about the Six Major Sects' siege of Bright Summit.

It was just that they were delayed by the Counterfeit Banknote Case and didn't have time to go.

They didn't expect to have missed such an exciting event.

Who exactly was this Duan Long? What was his background? Not only did he kill Abbess Miejue, but he also killed Abbess Fengling at the foot of Mount Emei.

Furthermore, at the Tang Clan, he killed the future son-in-law Shen Guyan right in front of Tang Lingfeng.

That would be one thing, it wasn't too outrageous, but what was even more ridiculous was that Great Hero Shen Lang brought his brothers to seek justice, and in the end, there was no justice, and he even lost a brother.

And now, that Duan Long could actually still be alive and well; it's truly a sight to behold in a long life.

Strange things happen every year, but there are especially many this year.

"Old Hua, your family's intelligence is quite good. Check into this Duan Long's background and see how he can be so powerful," Lu Xiaofeng said, looking at Hua Manlou.

"Presumably, the Hua Family's intelligence network has already received news of this matter. It's just that these past few days we've been busy with the Counterfeit Banknote Case and haven't paid attention to this area."

"However, I don't think these people are lying. After all, such matters are very easy to verify," Hua Manlou said.

"I'm not saying what they said is false, it's just that what they said are only fragments; they don't know the specifics."

"I want to know more details, and I'm even more curious about who this Duan Long is and what his identity is," Lu Xiaofeng said.

"Right now we don't have the time to care about who Duan Long is. We still need to hurry and investigate the Counterfeit Banknote Case," Hua Manlou said.

"Sigh... what a pity. This is a fascinating person. If I could meet him, it would surely be very interesting," Lu Xiaofeng said with a smile, stroking his mustache.

"I say, Lu Xiaoji, have you gone gay?" Hua Manlou said with a strange expression.

"Holy crap, Old Hua, what do you mean by that? When did I ever go gay?"

"I've always been straight, okay?" Lu Xiaofeng said unhappily.

"Then you're interested in a man? Isn't that being gay?" Hua Manlou said with a smile.

"Get lost. Believe it or not, if you say that again, I'll go to the Yichun Brothel and find five Top Courtesans for you, to make you completely 'bent'?" Lu Xiaofeng threatened.

"Holy crap, Lu Xiaoji, you're actually so insidious and shameless. I'm ashamed to be associated with you," Hua Manlou said with a look of displeasure.

"Haha... Old Hua, I didn't expect you to have times when you're afraid too!" Lu Xiaofeng said with a laugh.

Hua Manlou's expression turned ugly. He knew Lu Xiaoji's shamelessness very well.

This guy could really do such a thing.

"Lu Xiaoji, believe it or not, don't ever expect me to pick up the tab for you again," Hua Manlou said with a dark face.

"Don't! Just a joke, just a joke. Old Hua, you can't be like this. If you are, we can't be brothers anymore," Lu Xiaofeng said.