Death of Zhu Jie (Part 2)

As soon as Fu Qian finished speaking, the entire Manqing House fell silent. Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and Ba Feng Han could be said to be at the height of their fame in the martial world, especially after the three of them joined forces to defeat Qu Ao and force him to declare his withdrawal.

Who was Qu Ao? He was one of the foremost masters Outside the Great Wall, a figure whose reputation was second only to Bi Xuan. Only a handful of people could rival him, such as the Demon Commander Zhao Deyi of DTZ and the Yun Commander, Imperial Preceptor of the Western Turks. A figure like that returning to the Central Plains in defeat naturally caused an enormous sensation.

Even if it had been three against one, it could not obscure the fame of the Twin Dragons and Ba Feng Han. Among the younger generation, the Twin Dragons and Ba Feng Han had become figures admired by many. For the Twin Dragons especially, defeating Qu Ao was what truly made the top figures take them seriously, rather than seeing them as lucky little hooligans.

The Twin Dragons' origins were unlike Shen Fei's and were very easy to investigate. Before the two entered Luoyang, Li Shimin, Shen Luoyan, Wan Wan, and the others had all believed that their success was merely due to temporary good fortune. Quite a few clever people did not even think the pair knew the true secret of Yang Gong's Treasure.

Take Li Shimin, Shen Luoyan, and Wan Wan, for instance. What was the foremost trait of clever people? Naturally, confidence. In their eyes, Fu Junqi was, after all, a Goguryeo native who had come to assassinate Yang Guang. Naturally, she could not possibly have told the Twin Dragons the secret of Yang