Chapter 1049 Uninvited Guest

"Brother Wu?"

"Brother Wu?"

“Wu Shuang!”

He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a face like a jade crown, black hair like a waterfall, white clothes as white as snow, and his every move was elegant and graceful, with a charming smile and unparalleled handsomeness. His appearance not only made the young men present feel ashamed, but also made many young women look inferior in comparison.

The slightly fluffy bun was tied tightly with a red rope, and under the rope hung a pair of exquisite jade rings the size of fingernails, one inlaid with gold patterns and the other inlaid with silver patterns. It was exactly Wu Shuang's outfit.

In a trance, Yun Jianping, who was surprised and happy, Liu Xunyi, who was caught off guard, and Qin Ku, who was at a loss, exclaimed in unison, revealing the identity of this person in one sentence, causing the silent scene to quickly boil over.

Not everyone present had seen Wu Shuang, but everyone had definitely heard of his name.

After all, Wu Shuang was the only young man who participated in the martial arts conference alone and openly competed with Luo Tianjin, Jin Fu Yu, Yun Zhuiyue, Ren Wuya, Yuwen Xiu and other masters who dominated the area for the throne of leader.

Regardless of his impressive record of fighting against three great masters, Murong Bai, Deng Quan and Xie Xuan, on the top of Mount Huashan, his courage and spirit that looked down on the world were enough to make him famous and feared by all.

More importantly, after the martial arts conference, the heroes of the Central Plains were besieged by the Mongolian army. Fortunately, Wu Shuang secretly helped them and they managed to escape.

If it weren't for Wu Shuang, the various factions in the Central Plains would have suffered heavy casualties, and today's "Anti-Traitor Conference" would not have been so lively, because at least half of the people would have died at that time and would not have survived until today.

In this way, Wu Shuang is not only the stunning leader on the Dragon Elephant List, but also the savior of the heroes in the Central Plains.

Especially Xiao Zhirou, Tang Xuan, Li Haitang, Tang Yu, Gong Qing, Qin San, and Hui Qiu, who participated in the "assassination" of Sui Zuo back then. Today, they met Wu Shuang again, with whom they had lived and died together. The waves in their hearts were far more turbulent than those of others.

It was understandable that the appearance of such a legendary figure at the "Anti-Traitor Conference" caused an uproar among the crowd.

For a moment, everyone was whispering and talking, all discussing all kinds of rumors about Wu Shuang.

Liu Xunyi, Xie Xuan, Murong Bai, Deng Quan, Yun Zhuiyue, Yun Jianping... and even Jin Fuyu, who had "close" contact with him, looked at Wu Shuang with mixed feelings and inexplicable meanings.

What’s interesting is that even though Wu Shuang caused such a stir in the crowd, Xunzhen, Abaolu, Xiao Yang, Su Hu, and Xun Budao were surprisingly calm, as if... they were not surprised at all by Wu Shuang’s “debut”.

Having witnessed Wu Shuang's amazing skills at the martial arts conference, and because he had once done favors for the Central Plains martial arts community, Qingfeng was neither overly enthusiastic nor overly indifferent to Wu Shuang, who had come uninvited and ruined his good deeds. He always maintained the demeanor of a martial arts leader and the steadiness of a martial arts elder, and greeted Wu Shuang calmly, "Young Master Wu, I missed you very much after we parted at Huashan. It is a pleasant surprise to meet you again today. I wonder...how are you doing these days?"

"Thanks to you, I am doing fine so far."

Wu Shuang responded with a smile, and the seemingly plain "formal words" actually contained a thought-provoking deeper meaning.

Especially his incompatible word "so far" makes people think a lot.

Qing Feng seemed to have heard the hidden meaning in Wu Shuang's words. His eyelids twitched slightly and he smiled faintly, "Young Master Wu has always been elusive. I wanted to invite you to participate in the 'Eradication of Traitors Conference', but I don't know where to send the invitation? Haha..."

"This is a rare event in the martial arts world. Even if I didn't receive an invitation, I would still come here to see it."

Qingfeng and Wu Shuang both had ulterior motives in their words. The former mocked Wu Shuang for "shamelessly coming uninvited", while the latter mocked Qingfeng for "not sending a heroic invitation to him".

When everyone around them was feeling awkward and secretly worried about the hypocrisy and teasing of each other, Qingfeng and Wu Shuang suddenly turned around, completely ignoring Qingfeng's scrutinizing gaze, and bowed and clasped hands with Liu Xunyi, Xie Xuan, Teng Sanshi, Xiao Zhirou and others in a very familiar manner, asking about their well-being.

While chatting and laughing, the romantic Wu Shuang even threw a "tempting" wink at the excited Yun Jianping on the sidelines. Yun Jianping, who was just beginning to fall in love, was so excited that she felt shy and happy, and her face was flushed from cheeks to ears.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Zhirou and Liu Xunyi were both stunned, and the look they gave Wu Shuang instantly became inexplicably... cautious.

Xunzhen, who had been standing far away and watching everything silently, saw the very different reactions of Wu Shuang, Yun Jianping, Liu Xunyi and Xiao Zhirou. He couldn't help but burst out laughing, which attracted a lot of attention.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. Young Master Wu hasn't changed at all. He behaves the same as always. I remember that at the martial arts conference, Young Master Wu also 'fell from the sky' like today and attracted a lot of attention."

In response to Jin Fuyu's teasing, Wu Shuang laughed but did not respond.

"Ahem! You just said, 'There are more people who deserve to die than just Xie Xuan and Xun Yi'..." Xiao Zhirou coughed twice, and seemed to have no intention of chatting and reminiscing with Wu Shuang. She asked straight to the point, "What do you mean by that?"

"What do you mean?" Wu Shuang was stunned, and answered seriously, "It means exactly what it says. If making friends with the Young King of Qin is also a capital crime, then the people who deserve to die are definitely not just Xie Xuan and Liu Xunyi."

"What do you mean?" Qing Feng heard a hint of "ill intentions" from Wu Shuang's tone, and asked calmly, "According to Young Master Wu, is it possible that besides Xie Xuan and Liu Xunyi, there are other people here who are secretly colluding with foreign tribes and plotting something bad?"

"Your words seem to be biased against 'foreigners'." Wu Shuang frowned slightly, as if he was quite dissatisfied with Qingfeng's argument. "Making friends does not mean colluding secretly, nor does it mean plotting something bad..." "Wu Shuang, stop making jokes here!" Gu Yue's face darkened after determining that Wu Shuang was an enemy, not a friend, and he questioned, "Tell me! Were you hired by Liu Xunyi to cause trouble?"

"Don't talk nonsense without any evidence." Wu Shuang defended himself seriously, "I'm just joining in the fun and...talking about the facts."

"What do you mean by 'discussing the matter at hand'?" Qingfeng looked suspicious. "I know that Young Master Wu never comes to visit me without a reason. What exactly is the reason for you to come here uninvited today? Please tell me frankly and don't be mysterious."

"Your Excellency is a straightforward person, so I will not beat around the bush. In my opinion, it is not a fault for anyone to befriend the Young King of Qin, let alone a capital crime. As the leader of the Central Plains Wulin... no, no, no! You should be the 'temporary' leader of the Central Plains Wulin. You should not use this as a threat to Liu Xunyi and Xie Xuanxiang, and you should not drag Xunzhen, who is not involved, into the matter. Especially, you should not... avoid the truth and use this as an excuse to evade your crime of murdering the Northern Wise King."

"How dare you! Wu Shuang, don't think you can speak nonsense here just because you are the 'Dragon Elephant Ranking'." Facing Wu Shuang's reckless words, Gu Ri was furious, "I borrowed your words just now, there is no evidence, don't say anything nonsense!"

"I have always been kind to you, so please don't be ungrateful." Wu Shuang sneered at Gu Ri's threat, "If I make it clear, I'm afraid you will regret it."

"The heroes of the world are here. You don't have to hide anything you want to say. You can speak frankly. But if you dare to lie and try to confuse the eyes and ears of the heroes of the world and delay our opportunity to kill the traitor, then..."

"Speaking frankly?" Wu Shuang looked up and down at the angry Gu Ri with interest. "Aren't you afraid that I will say something that scares you? Or bring up some people that you are worried about?"

"You are just making alarmist remarks and playing for the attention of the public!" Gu Yue said sternly, with a righteous tone, "I think you are deliberately making trouble..."

"If I tell you, will you treat them equally?" Wu Shuang did not give Gu Yue a chance to scold him, and asked confidently, "Will you favor one over the other? They are both friends of the Shao Qin King, but you kill Xie Xuan and Liu Xunyi, but... show leniency to others?"

"As long as you speak out and provide solid evidence..." Qingfeng seemed to realize that Wu Shuang was luring him into a trap, and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart. However, due to Wu Shuang's reputation and the current situation, he did not dare to stop him openly, nor did he dare to ignore him. Therefore, after thinking it over again and again, he could only bite the bullet and continue, "As the leader of the Central Plains Wulin, I must be selfless and will not show favoritism to anyone..."

"I hope so!" Wu Shuang waved his hands with little interest, and said nonchalantly, "I don't know whether you have assassinated the Northern Sage King, but in the Central Plains martial arts world, there are far more people who are friends with the Young Qin King than just Xie Xuan and Liu Xunyi. I have evidence for this."

Qingfeng's heart tightened, and he asked tentatively: "Who else?"

"Others can't say for sure, but they..." Having said this, Wu Shuang suddenly cast a sharp gaze at Xuan Ming who was sitting beside him, and said word by word, "Shaolin is inextricably linked to the young king of Qin."

"what?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked and turned pale.

Not to mention that the Shaolin monks were caught off guard, even Qingfeng, Liu Xunyi and Xie Xuan were also completely confused.

"Young Master Wu, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want." Yin Baimei stepped forward to help Shaolin out of the embarrassment. "Shaolin is a famous and authentic martial arts sect in the Central Plains. How can it collude with foreign tribes? Even if you want to help Palace Master Xie and Young Master Liu resolve the crisis, you don't have to drag Shaolin into it. This move... is really a bit dishonorable."

"It's not only dishonorable, it's simply despicable!" Gu Yue said angrily, "Wu Shuang is clearly trying to sow discord between Wudang and Shaolin. He is a hateful person, his intentions are abominable, and his heart deserves death."

Knowing that Wu Shuang was definitely not a crazy person, he dared to name Shaolin in public, so he must have come prepared.

Thinking of this, Qingfeng, who was secretly worried, waved his hand to interrupt Gu Yue's rebuttal. His deep and shrewd old eyes narrowed slightly, staring at Wu Shuang who was smiling but not saying anything, and said thoughtfully: "What evidence do you have?"

"Me!" Wu Shuang held his head high and opened his arms slowly. "I am the evidence."

"This……"

Wu Shuang behaves in an unrestrained manner and speaks incoherently, which makes people laugh but also makes them feel more confused.

"How can a living person like you be evidence? Are you kidding, Young Master Wu..."

"He's not joking!"

Before Yin Baimei could find a way to ease the embarrassment, a clear and pleasant voice sounded quietly from the sidelines.

Then, Xunzhen walked forward slowly amid the surprised and suspicious gazes of the crowd, and her secretive eyes swept over the stunned faces of Xie Xuan, Teng Sanshi, Xiao Zhirou, Qingfeng, Gu Ri, and Gu Yue in turn... When she passed by the confused Liu Xunyi, the moment their eyes met, Xunzhen's steps paused slightly.

However, before Liu Xunyi, who was hesitant to speak, could say anything, Xunzhen suddenly retracted his gaze and quickly walked up to Wu Shuang.

At this moment, a charming smile unexpectedly broke out on her stunningly beautiful face, and she bowed to the handsome Wu Shuangying, and uttered a sincere and affectionate call in the dead silent world.

"Hello, brother!"

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(End of this chapter)