25 The Emergence of the White Handkerchief (2/2)

Almost everyone in Golden Roc Fort knew that the Eighth Young Master was on bad terms with the Fifth Young Master. It was said that the two young masters' mothers had not gotten along well with each other and had passed their enmities onto their sons.

As the Supreme King, Shangguan Fa, did not want the case to get out of control, the Eighth Young Master, Shangguan Nu, had seemingly won this round. It would be a major scandal if the news that a killer was assassinated by two teenagers in Golden Roc Fort were to spread outside the fort.

The lord of Golden Roc Fort was unwilling to hold his son accountable for the case, therefore no one dared to stir things up.

Nevertheless, Shangguan Nu fell into the lowest position in his father's mind, as he was not capable of taking the leadership of a group of killers and he could not even handle the internal affairs of his yard, which made the Supreme King disappointed.

It was not helpful for Gu Shenwei to know that Golden Roc Fort was not united. He was stuck in Firewood Yard now, dealing with the dead every day. Though he had five acquaintances, they barely spoke with each other, as the five acquaintances were afraid to speak.

There had been 10 teenagers who followed the Miss into Golden Roc Fort. After a little more than one month, four of them were dead. Even though ”at least one person gets killed every day” in Golden Roc Fort, it was still a scarily high proportion. All the teenagers were pessimistic about their future.

Gu Shenwei found himself being isolated in such circumstances.

The other five teenagers often avoided him or whispered behind him. They showed a flicker of fear toward Slave Huan.

Gu Shenwei felt confused about their behavior. He had not bullied or betrayed anyone. He lived at the bottom of Golden Roc Fort and did the humblest work with them. He could not figure out why he became unusual in their eyes.

After several days, he finally realized why he looked different from them.

Although his behavior was disguised, he was still different from that of the other teenagers from the mountain areas. He did not randomly sit on the ground. He frequently washed his hands, was able to read, and always walked with his back straight.

He knew Kung Fu. Although he was not comparable to the killers in the fort, none of the teenagers were his match.

He was not afraid of Ghost Cliff and often went there by himself. Sometimes he practiced Kung Fu there; sometimes he just blankly sat there. The others would not go to that place, except for when they needed to dispose of the dead.

When Slave Yao was possessed by the evil spirit, Gu Shenwei stayed with him. Slave Qi and Slave Xie once attempted to help Gu Shenwei drive the evil spirit away, but instead, the brothers ”had been possessed by the evil spirit” and had made an assassination. Slave Xiao, who had died early on, also seemed related to Slave Huan, as they used to stay together.

Those were the five teenagers' thoughts. Though Gu Shenwei was initially irritated by it, he began to feel at ease as no one would come to disturb his Kung Fu practice.

Gu Shenwei had practiced Kung Fu the hardest for over a month since he entered Golden Roc Fort. Now that he did not know the whereabouts of the shortcut manual, he had to put all his hopes on regular Kung Fu practice.

It would never be too late to get his revenge. He had already given up on the idea of taking revenge as soon as possible.

As long as no one recognized him, he could patiently wait until he mastered Yin and Yang Strength. No matter how long it would take, regardless of whether it took 10 or 20 years, he would have a chance to get his revenge, as his enemy Shangguan Nu was still young and would still be alive at that time.

On the 10th day after Firewood Yard was reopened, the teenagers, who became more and more frightened of Slave Huan, ”gave” him a surprise.

On that day, there was no patient in the yard. After the new overseer locked the eastern door and left, Gu Shenwei took the opportunity to practice Kung Fu on Ghost Cliff. He returned to the yard to have lunch at noon.

The other teenagers avoided him, so he usually went back to his room and ate alone. It was the same on that day, except that there was one more thing on his bedding.

It was a piece of white handkerchief with some words on it.

Gu Shenwei almost dropped the bowl onto the ground.

He rushed forward, put down the bowl, and picked up the white handkerchief. After reading the first line of the writing, he knew it was the shortcut manual of Yin and Yang Strength.

He greedily read, ignoring his meal. He had no time to be curious about the origin of the white handkerchief.

Gu Shenwei felt disappointed after reading it through.

It was indeed the real shortcut manual. However, it was not a shortcut as he had imagined. If he practiced Yin and Yang Strength at normal speed, he would finish the all forces merger when he reached the ninth level of Yin Strength and Yang Strength. If he practiced the shortcut manual, he could combine the two kinds of strength at any level, but the power could not be comparable to the normal practice method.

The words on the white handkerchief made it clear. If one reached the third level of Yin Strength and Yang Strength, it would be powerful after combination; if one reached the fifth level, it would be very powerful; if one wanted to be invincible, he had to reach at least the seventh level.

Although it was called a shortcut, it had its limits.

His father, Gu Lun, had practiced it hard for dozens of years and had just reached the fifth level of Yin Strength and Yang Strength. In comparison, Gu Shenwei had just reached the first level of it and did not know when he would master Yin and Yang Strength.

Gu Shenwei tucked the white handkerchief away. After thinking for a while, he took it out and spent that afternoon thoroughly memorizing the manual. Then he tore up the white handkerchief and threw it off the cliff.

From now on, the unique skill of the Gu family had no written records and only existed in the sole descendant's mind.

Gu Shenwei now had the time to consider just who had given the white handkerchief back to him.

It had to be one of the other five teenagers. He had kept the important articles for Slave Yao and did not divulge the secret, even if he suffered a lot in Heart Cleansing Yard.

Gu Shenwei had to find that person.

However, Gu Shenwei could not decide whether he should thank him or remove him for now.