Chapter 195: The Legend of the Golden Goose Cup & Golden Roosters Choice (2/2)
Having witnessed that the two men die strangely, everyone around dared not take any further action.
Suddenly, a black figure flashed past at a tremendous speed, like an invisible wind. Before they had time to react, the parcel in Li Jianxin's hand was gone. Almost simultaneously, another black figure jumped up and they vanished after a few of ups and downs.
The people who laid siege to Li Jianxin looked at each other and saw the horror in each other's eyes. They had only heard of such Lightness Skills and the means of killing in the Jianghu rumors. They never thought of meeting such experts. After the horror, they felt lost, incomparably lost, because they knew that the Golden Goose Cup in the legend was completely out of their sight after that presence. They could handle neither of the two black figures. Even if they could handle them, they could not catch up with them.
”Alas, let's go. Come on!” The old man who spoke to Li Jianxin sighed heavily, ”Huang Deguang was right. 'Such a treasure should belong to a man of virtue.' We only have the chance to have a glimpse of it!”
”Have a glimpse? I didn't even see it!” A man beside him sharply cursed and thrust the long saber in his hand into the ground before turning away.
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”Hey, Golden Rooster, you can't monopolize this treasure!” Junior Leopard made full use of his legs strength to rush to the front, with the Yanfu Inner Strength running crazily. About 300 feet away from him, Golden Rooster Jin Yuquan was also exerting his body movement and rushing forward like the wind.
Their chasing lasted for four hours before Golden Rooster finally slowed down and stopped. For Junior Leopard, 300 feet were only the distance of two ups and downs.
”Hey, Golden Rooster, you're too f**king much! We found it at the same time. And I killed them. You got it and wanted to run away?” Junior Leopard cried fiercely as he rushed to Jin Yuquan.
”Boy, isn't your Lightness Skill too good? My speed was at least twice as fast as that night, and you followed me unhurriedly. You really impress me!” Golden Rooster said, a little breathless. Apparently, it was not easy for him to run for four hours.
”Stop talking nonsense and get it out!” Junior Leopard exclaimed. ”It's a tricky thing. We should get things done quickly and then leave. I want to let sleeping dogs lie!”
”Well!” There was a bitter smile under his Bronze Mask. Jin Yuquan opened the parcel in his hand and there was a small sandalwood box within. He and Junior Leopard glanced at each other and felt each other's tension.
In the face of treasures like the Golden Goose Cup, no one could be as steady as usual.
Jin Yuquan gently opened the box and then they saw a fist size cup with a simple shape.
The cup was about the same size and style as a teacup. However, its porcelain body was extremely thin; the outside had a layer of azure enamel and the inside was pure white without any impurities. Beyond that, it was nothing special.
”Is this the legendary Golden Goose Cup?” With a slight sigh, Jin Yuquan picked up the Golden Goose Cup, slowly turned it over and there were two golden words at the bottom that read 'Golden Goose'.
”It's indeed the Golden Goose Cup. It's exactly the same as the legend described. Golden Rooster, don't procrastinate. I don't know who you want to share it with, but I tell you that I won't give up!”
”Is there no room for negotiation?”
”Do you think I'm that stupid?” Junior Leopard sneered, ”Even a saint may not be able to stay calm when he sees it. Moreover, I'm not a saint. How could I give up such a chance?”
Jin Yuquan gave two hollow laughs sounding a little helpless, ”Then I need to ask you a favor!”
”What is it?”
”Keep this secret for me!” Jin Yuquan said gently, ”Li Jianxin just said that there are two other chances, but it's not confirmed. If after it is used once and it doesn't work when the second time, I use it. I will have to wait another 100 years. That would be terrible!”
”You want to keep this cup?”
”Yes, I'll give you the first chance to use it, but you have to promise to keep the secret for me for 100 years!”
”100 years?” Junior Leopard exclaimed, ”It's a bit of a hassle, I can't guarantee it!”
”You have to promise, and swear, or I'll crush this cup right now!” Jin Yuquan's voice was soft, but it showed he was resolute. At the same time, his Gang Qi worked, covering his body. ”You can kill them silently, but you can't do it to me!”
”I must swear, then!” Junior Leopard smiled bitterly, ”Okay, today I, Zhou Bao, swear that no matter when and what happens, I won't reveal the secret that the Golden Goose Cup was in Jin Yuquan's hands. If I break it... if I break it, the... the...”
”If you break it, your tendons and vessels must be broken. Your martial arts must be destroyed!” Said Jin Yuquan in a very cold voice.
”Now, Golden Rooster, why are you so wicked?”
”Hmph, if it were not wicked, would you obey it?” Jin Yuquan sneered.
”Well, okay, as you say, if I break it, my tendons and vessels must be broken, and my martial arts must be destroyed! Well, are you satisfied this time?”
”Yes, I'm satisfied!” Golden Rooster nodedd and the Gang Qi around him was gone. Then he placed the Golden Goose Cup in Junior Leopard's hands, ”Now, you can use it. I hope it won't disappoint you!”
”I don't think it'll disappoint me!” Taking the Golden Goose Cup, Junior Leopard glanced at Golden Rooster, smiled, stopped talking, turned around to take a cup of water from the nearby stream and put it in front of himself.
They sat on the ground and waited quietly. As time went on, the water in the cup began to change gradually, from the original crystal clear to pale golden color. Then, the pale golden color gradually deepened, turned yellow, then slowly deepened again, and finally turned into thick dark amber.
”Sure enough, it's the legendary Golden Goose Cup. It's real!” Looking at the amber liquid faintly shining, Junior Leopard and Jin Yuquan could not help but breathing rapidly.
”What? Golden Rooster, you want to change your mind?” Junior Leopard laughed grimly, ”It isn't too late to change your mind!”
”Drink it! Then we will leave here to avoid creating new issues!” Jin Yuquan took a deep breath and fought down the greed in his heart, ”Or, how about you listen to my condition?”
”No need!” Junior Leopard answered. He then raised the Golden Goose Cup and emptied it.
A slightly hot liquid passed through Junior Leopard's throat and fell straight into his abdomen. Then it became an amber gas and was incorporated into his limbs and Internal Qi. Then, there was no more change.
”Well, how do you feel?” Jin Yuquan had been observing Junior Leopard's reaction. However, Junior Leopard was wearing a weird Smiling-face Mask and he could not see his expression.
Junior Leopard did not reply him, but closed his eyes and began to circulate his Internal Qi.
”There seems to be some differences!”
Yes, he felt some changes in his physical and Internal Qi, but the changes were not obvious, especially the physical changes. In addition to feeling that his body was once again full of energy, the tiredness of the chase was completely driven away. There was nothing else to be surprised about. As for his Internal Qi, there were more changes, but the changes were somewhat ambiguous.
Ambiguity was exactly what Junior Leopard was feeling right now, but he did not do any further research.
”I can't figure out what this difference is. It might take some time!” In the tone of Junior Leopard, there was some helplessness. Then he handed the Golden Goose Cup to Jin Yuquan, ”Now, here you are. It's your turn!”
Jin Yuquan took the cup, did not speak, and did not hold the water as Junior Leopard did. Instead, he put the cup back in the box and pulled a piece of black cloth from his pocket to wrap the box and hung it on his body.
”You are not trying?”
”100 years later!” Jin Yuquan stood up, ”Okay, let's go. It's getting late. If we don't hurry up, we will have to spend the night in the mountains!”
”Are you really not trying?” Junior Leopard gave him an incredible look, ”Don't tell me you want to give the chance to someone else?”
”I don't need it for the time being. I can wait 100 years!” After saying this, Jin Yuquan stopped talking. Once again, he exerted his body movement and went away.
”A strange guy!” Junior Leopard shook his head in disapproval. But he wasn't in the habit of forcibly changing other people's ideas. He wanted to keep this tricky thing and Junior Leopard had no obligation to persuade him otherwise.
Just now when they were fleeing, they ran into the mountains of the Shu. They ran over 50 km in four hours. Although Junior Leopard looked relaxed when he caught up with Jin Yuquan, the fact was that he had already exerted his Yanfu Inner Strength to the extreme, which consumed lots of his Internal Qi. Without his External Elixir, he would not have persisted. For this reason, the Internal Qi of the External Elixir between the eyebrows consumed a lot as well. Though he had a rest, it was not easy to recover.
As a result of such a thing, even Jin Yuquan, a Level Seven expert, had to be careful and did not want to go back the same way. Therefore, along the way, they were walking in the wild mountains, secret forests and beast trails. By the time they were out of the mountains, it was five days later.
Junior Leopard felt exhausted.
”Alas, finally out of this damn mountain!”
In a small town centralization at the foot of Cave Palace Mountain, fatigued Junior Leopard and Jin Yuquan entered the only inn here. As soon as they entered the inn, Junior Leopard sat down and did not want to get up again!
”You'll rest at the inn and I'll go to the market and see if there are any horses.” Jin Yuquan told Junior Leopard a few words and went out of the inn.
”Jianghu, Jianghu, this is how an itinerant lives? It's really tiring!” After Jin Yuquan went out, Junior Leopard asked the waiter to quickly burn a tub of hot water for him. Taking a hot bath and changing his clothes, he immediately felt refreshed.
”There seems to be some strange changes in my body and Internal Qi lately. Maybe the Golden Goose Cup has worked, but its hard to be clear. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to practice and see what kind of benefits the Golden Goose Cup will bring me?”