Chapter 417 Reunion of old friends

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Tonight, old friends meet again, and Liu Xunyi and Qin Ku are extremely happy.

"Brother Qin, your invitation..."

Although Liu Xunyi hesitated to speak, Qin Ku understood his intention and said with a simple smile: "To be honest, I have been in Huashan for more than half a month. I have secretly persuaded some disciples to disguise themselves as wandering knights and go to the foot of Huashan to challenge. After winning the invitations, I redeemed them at the price of one hundred taels each. You also know that the 'rich families' in the martial arts world can participate in the martial arts conference without invitations. Therefore, the invitations are useless to them. Selling them to me can make a hundred taels out of nothing. One hundred taels is not a lot, but it is not a little either. There are always some 'like-minded' friends who can't help but want to make a fortune, hehe..."

Ling Qing asked curiously, "If you are a person without any sect or school, you can go to the foot of Mount Huashan to get an invitation. How do you know that someone will buy your invitation? What if no one is interested? Wouldn't it be a waste of both money and money?"

"No." Qin Ku waved his hand confidently, "The top of Huashan is only a small area, which can't accommodate too many people. Even if Shen Dongshan rebuilds it, how big can it be? At present, there are at least 8,000 people from the martial arts world gathered in Huashan Town, most of whom are from small and insignificant sects. If they want to go up the mountain, they must need invitations. Shen Dongshan is good at calculations, and it is impossible for him not to know how many people the sword-fighting arena can accommodate. If invitations are sent out endlessly, won't the ninth day of the ninth lunar month be overcrowded? What kind of martial arts competition is there? What kind of leader is there? Therefore, I expected that the invitations would be sent out one day. This is a God-given business opportunity, how can I miss it in vain?"

"I really can't tell. You look honest and straightforward, but you are actually insidious and cunning..."

"Cough cough!"

Seeing Ling Qing speaking without restraint, Liu Xunyi quickly interrupted and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Do you know who he is?"

"This..." Ling Qing was stunned. At the same time, he heard a clue from Liu Xunyi's words, so he hesitated and said, "Please forgive my poor eyesight."

"Have you ever heard of the hemp-robed swordsman Guijianchou?"

Ling Qing's face suddenly changed, and he asked in surprise: "The one Hei Zhishan is talking about... is Qin Ku, the fifth on the Dragon Elephant Ranking?"

Having said that, Ling Qing's eyes looking at Qin Ku couldn't help but become a little embarrassed.

Recalling the various rumors about Qin Ku, and then looking up and down at the smiling Qin Ku in front of him, Ling Qing had guessed the truth almost exactly without Liu Xunyi's answer.

"This……"

Ling Qing, who had just sneered at Qin Ku and felt disdainful of him, suddenly became stiff-faced and uneasy after learning of Qin Ku's famous name.

Just now he kept shouting "fat man is long" and "fat man is short". Thinking back on it now, I really wish I could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"What? Are you afraid that I will eat you?" Qin Ku's attitude remained the same as always, jokingly saying, "Don't look at me because I'm fat. I'm actually a very picky eater."

Hearing this, the corners of Ling Qing's mouth twitched slightly. He forced a smile and tried to appear calm.

To avoid embarrassment, Liu Xunyi changed the subject and asked, "Brother Qin, how many invitations do you have?"

"Why? You want it too?" Qin Ku teased, "You have the support of the Northern Sage King behind you, which is enough to make you walk sideways in the Central Plains martial arts world. Why do you need an invitation?"

Liu Xunyi smiled and said, "You have sold thirty tickets tonight. Can you really sell another thirty tickets tomorrow?"

"You wish!" Qin Ku looked helpless, and then lowered his voice and said in a hissing voice, "To be honest, I only have the last two cards left in my hand at the moment."

"So you lied to them..."

"Hush! If I hadn't said I'd come back tomorrow, would these people let me go? What if they get angry and ask me where the invitation came from? Wouldn't that be troublesome?" Qin Ku pouted and said, "I lied to them so I could get away with it. Do they really think I'm a god who can grant any request?"

"Only two left?" Ling Qing asked curiously, "One is for myself, what do I do with the other one?"

"As the saying goes, 'scarcity makes things valuable'. This last invitation will surely sell for a high price on the eve of the martial arts conference. Hehe..." Qin Ku was beaming with joy, "By then, maybe one can even sell for 100,000 taels."

"If you really want to make money, you wouldn't sell it so cheaply at one thousand taels per piece." Liu Xunyi said with a smile, "After all, you are still a man of the world, not a profiteer."

"Brother Liu, you overestimate me. I bought it for 100 taels and sold it for 1,000 taels, which is already ten times the price. I'm afraid that if I sell it for a higher price, those disciples who sold me the invitations will regret selling it to me at a lower price and make trouble for me." Qin Ku said honestly, "No one in the world thinks that money is too much. One hundred taels is not a small amount, but when they see that I can make one thousand taels with the same thing, the joy of one hundred taels will be greatly reduced. If I ask for 10,000 taels, wouldn't I be greedy to death? You know, people who are blinded by greed can do anything. I just want to make money, not get into trouble."

"Ha ha……"

Seeing Qin Ku's shrewd look, Liu Xunyi and Ling Qing couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Oh, right! What do you mean by 'finally found me'?" Liu Xunyi changed the subject and asked in confusion, "Have you been looking for me?"

"That's right." Qin Ku straightened his eyes, took out all the silver bills and silver ingots in his arms, piled them in front of Liu Xunyi, and said generously, "Take this money."

"Me?" Liu Xunyi was confused and asked, "Why are you giving me the money you worked so hard to earn?"

"I'm not giving it to you. I'm asking you to keep it for me temporarily." Qin Ku corrected.

Without waiting for Liu Xunyi to reply, his expression suddenly darkened, and he added: "If...if I die, all this money will belong to you. I don't have many friends in this life, and it's a rare chance for me to have a chance to meet you. These worldly possessions cannot be brought with me when I am born, and cannot be taken away when I die. I'll leave them to you as a thought, so that our acquaintance will not be in vain."

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi's eyes changed quietly, and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.

"Why do you say that?" Liu Xunyi asked cautiously, "Why would he die out of nowhere?"

Seeing Liu Xunyi's worried expression, Qin Ku quickly put away the worry on his face, then picked up the wine pot and grinned, "I'm talking nonsense, I'll drink a glass as a punishment..."

"and many more!"

Liu Xunyi held Qin Ku's wrist, stared at him intently, and said to Ling Qing nonchalantly, "Brother Ling, please bring two more jugs of wine."

As the saying goes: He who knows the current situation is a hero. Ling Qing heard the hidden meaning of Liu Xunyi's words, so he didn't say much, and immediately stood up and walked away.

Qin Ku seemed to feel uneasy under Liu Xunyi's stern gaze. He swallowed hard and laughed dryly: "Brother Liu, what are you doing..." "Tell me honestly, what is your purpose in coming to Huashan?" Liu Xunyi's every word was like a knife, piercing people's hearts.

Qin Ku pretended to be honest and answered, "This martial arts conference is rare in a century, how can I miss it?"

"Wrong!" Liu Xunyi said in a deep voice, "You didn't come to Huashan to watch the fun, but to seek revenge on Qin Ming!"

"This..." Qin Ku's expression became a little complicated when Liu Xunyi revealed his true intention.

"On weekdays, Qin Ming stays at home and is surrounded by many experts. You can't find a chance to attack him." Liu Xunyi said, "According to the rules of the martial arts conference, the leader of any sect can only bring 30 disciples with him. For you, the martial arts conference is undoubtedly the best time to take revenge, right?"

Qin Ku's face turned pale as Liu Xunyi's barrage of questions rang out. He seemed to have struggled for a long time before he nodded reluctantly.

"hiss!"

Liu Xunyi frowned and said to himself "As expected", and at the same time his mood became extremely heavy.

Although he and Qin Ku had known each other for a short time and had little contact, they hit it off right away and became close friends. Now, how could Liu Xunyi be calm when he knew that Qin Ku was determined to die and seek revenge on Qin Ming?
"You..." As soon as Liu Xunyi said this, he suddenly realized that his voice was too loud, so he quickly lowered his voice and scolded, "Are you crazy? How dare you assassinate the head of the Qin family at the martial arts conference? Are you going to die?"

"You can't imagine?" Qin Ku asked back.

"of course."

"That's great!" Qin Ku grinned, "You can't imagine it, and Qin Ming can't imagine it either! Only by taking them by surprise and attacking them when they are unprepared can we strike them directly and kill them with one blow."

"Naive!" Liu Xunyi said angrily, "Do you know who are the people at the martial arts conference? Almost all the masters of the Central Plains martial arts are here. Even if you succeed, how are you going to get away? What's more, with your martial arts skills, you are far from being a match for Qin Ming."

Qin Ku smiled mysteriously and whispered, "In fact, I am no longer the same as I was before." After that, he waved at Liu Xunyi, motioning him to come forward and whisper.

"Oh?" Liu Xunyi's eyes lit up and he asked in surprise, "Why is it so different now?"

"I……"

"Snapped!"

Just as Liu Xunyi and Qin Ku were whispering, a slender, white hand with distinct joints suddenly patted Qin Ku's shoulder, causing his voice to stop abruptly. The solemnity on his face instantly disappeared, replaced by a dissolute look.

"Fatty, I heard you have an invitation to the martial arts conference?"

Accompanied by a hearty and pure laughter, a young man in a white robe sat down beside Qin Ku with a smile on his face.

The man looked to be no more than twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, with long black hair that flowed down like a waterfall and a bun tied tightly with a red string. Hanging from the string was a pair of jade rings the size of fingernails, one inlaid with gold patterns and the other inlaid with silver patterns. They looked quite peculiar and delicate.

He is seven feet tall, slender and heroic, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a straight nose and a wide mouth, teeth like shells and eyes like hanging pearls. With his flawless fair complexion and elegant and heroic figure, he is truly handsome and unparalleled.

In front of him, most men in the world would feel ashamed. Even someone as handsome and dignified as Liu Xunyi would still be somewhat inferior in front of him.

Looking at the man in white who sat down without invitation, Liu Xunyi and Qin Ku were stunned. They looked at each other subconsciously, with a hint of surprise between their brows.

"I didn't ask..."

"Heartless bitch, heartless man, you and I are just a business, no need to ask." The man in white put his arm on Qin Ku's shoulder in a very intimate manner, and asked expectantly, "Someone said that you have an invitation to the martial arts conference, one thousand taels each, is it true?"

Qin Ku pushed the man in white away with a look of disgust and asked, "So what?"

"Do you really have an invitation?" The man in white was overjoyed. Regardless of Qin Ku's disgusted expression, he put his arm on Qin Ku again and asked tentatively, "Fatty, one thousand taels is a bit expensive, can you... make it cheaper?"

Qin Ku rolled his eyes and said with a wicked smile: "Since you are so sincere, I will consider it."

"Really?" The man in white showed joy.

"Of course!" Qin Ku also smiled. "One thousand taels is too expensive. How about one thousand five hundred taels?"

The man in white was startled and asked in surprise: "Why?"

"Because I hate being touched by men the most!" Qin Ku pushed the man in white's arm away and said unhappily, "You are a heartless bitch, but I am not a heartless man."

In response, the man in white smiled without saying anything, but there was a hint of embarrassment in his eyes.

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly and said, "I see this gentleman looks very kind, so he must not be a wicked person. As the saying goes, brothers are all over the world. I wonder if Brother Qin can do me a favor?"

Qin Ku frowned, stretched out his hand to scratch his big round head, thought for a moment, sighed, and said helplessly: "Forget it! For the sake of my brother, I will sell it to you at a low price."

After that, Qin Ku turned his complaining eyes to the man in white and asked with little interest: "Tell me! How much do you want to pay?"

The man in white looked at Liu Xunyi meaningfully, then reached into his sleeve and took out his purse. He shook it bottom out a few times, and with a crisp "clang" sound, a copper coin fell on the table.

Seeing this scene, Liu Xunyi and Qin Ku were both confused and bewildered.

The man in white said with a serious smile, "I'll pay... one penny."

……

(End of this chapter)