Master of Martial Arts, please enjoy a drunken revelry in the martial world.

Chapter 10 The Ghostwriter Goes Blind

It was the height of summer, and the pond was full of lotus flowers.

"The lotus leaves truly stretch to the sky, an endless expanse of green."

Gu Qianbei looked at the lotus pond in front of her and couldn't help but sigh.

He needs fresh lotus flowers and morning dew to brew the Jade Lotus Dew, so he came very early today.

Facing the rising sun and feeling the gentle breeze, his blue robe was slightly damp.

But seeing such a beautiful view, the resentment from getting up early was instantly dispelled.

After taking a deep breath, I felt refreshed all over.

"It's about time to pick the flowers."

Gu Qianbei did not go directly into the water, but stood on the shore and tried to pick lotus flowers using the Golden Light Mantra.

Integrating cultivation into all aspects of life can help one improve their cultivation level more quickly.

This ten years of internal energy came out of nowhere, and in just a few days, Gu Qianbei would indeed need to practice more to fully master it.

This is clearly a good opportunity.

"Zhang Lingyu can use the Golden Light Mantra to condense a golden hand; perhaps I can try it too. If I succeed in this cultivation, my control over the Golden Light Mantra should improve even further."

Thinking this, Gu Qianbei immediately stretched out his right hand. With the activation of his inner force, golden light appeared in his palm, which then transformed into a large golden hand that headed towards the lotus flowers in the pond.

With a single palm strike of golden light, the lotus flower shattered instantly.

"The force was too strong."

Gu Qianbei frowned and once again manipulated the golden hand, heading towards another lotus flower.

This time, the golden hand moved like a gentle breeze across the lotus flower, causing it to tremble slightly but not be plucked.

"Too light? Let's try again!"

Gu Qianbei raised an eyebrow and once again manipulated the golden hand.

With each failure, he gained more and more control over the golden hand.

Half an hour later, Gu Qianbei had ruined most of the wild lotus pond, leaving broken lotus flowers and leaves everywhere.

However, the success of the cultivation is also quite remarkable.

Gu Qianbei manipulated the golden hand, easily plucking a lotus flower and a lotus leaf, even preserving the dew on them intact.

Dewdrops fall into gourds, lotus flowers into baskets; most of the ingredients for brewing wine have been gathered.

"Since we're already here, let's dig up some lotus roots to take back and make soup. Lotus root and pork rib soup, that's decided for dinner."

As Gu Qianbei thought this, his golden hand plunged into the water and dug out a lotus root as white as jade from the mud.

With a flick of golden light, the mud dispersed and the lotus root fell into the basket.

"This is really tiring."

Gu Qianbei exhaled a breath of stale air and leaned against a willow tree to rest.

After all that effort, his internal energy and physical strength were almost exhausted.

Gu Qianbei took out his wine gourd, took a sip of Dragon Tiger Wine, and with the Nine Heavens Wine Transformation Technique running automatically, he immediately felt that his internal energy and physical strength had recovered considerably.

This is also a wonderful use of fine wine that Gu Qianbei recently discovered.

The Nine Heavens Wine Transformation Technique can not only convert the wine he drinks into internal energy to increase his cultivation, but it can also help him recover his internal energy.

Once a certain limit is exceeded, the same type of wine can no longer increase the upper limit of internal energy, but the effect of restoring internal energy will continue.

Moreover, the better the wine, the better the recovery effect.

"This feels so good."

Gu Qianbei leaned against the tree, drinking wine and enjoying the breeze. He was so comfortable that he almost fell asleep.

Half an hour later, the slow sound of horses' hooves came from the official road not far away.

Gu Qianbei's ears twitched slightly, and she opened her eyes to look over.

A person and a horse were seen walking slowly along the pipe.

The rider had his eyes closed, a cane and knife at his waist, and wore tattered clothes, exuding the weathered air of the martial world.

"A blind man? Or a江湖人 (jianghu person, someone who travels the martial arts world)?"

Gu Qianbei thought to himself, but paid no attention and just took another sip of wine.

"Um?"

The blind man's nose twitched slightly as he caught a whiff of the wine's aroma, and he rode his horse toward Gu Qianbei.

"Hey buddy, what kind of liquor are you drinking? It smells amazing. Can I have a sip? I'll pay you."

The blind man licked his lips, pulled out a piece of silver from his pocket, and looked eager, clearly having been tempted by the Dragon Tiger Wine in Gu Qianbei's hand.

Gu Qianbei then saw the blind man's appearance clearly.

Although he looked a bit sloppy, he seemed to be only around thirty years old, not that old.

"This person seems to be blind."

Gu Qianbei thought to himself that he had already recognized the person who came.

Cheng Yi was once a military general, but due to some unforeseen events, he went blind and eventually left the army to become a ghostwriter who risked his life for money.

The so-called "ghostwriters" are bounty hunters who complete bounty orders issued by the government in exchange for the bounty to make a living.

Cheng Yi is now quite famous among the ghostwriters, and is known as the Blind Ruthless.

Guessing the visitor's identity, Gu Qianbei smiled and tossed the wine gourd in his hand to Blind Cheng.

"It's fate that we met. It's just a sip of wine. If you like it, I'll give it to you."

Cheng the Blind Man's ears twitched, catching the sound of the wine gourd flying towards him. He swiftly reached out with his right hand and grabbed it.

"So you're a young man. Since you put it that way, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Cheng the Blind Man could tell that Gu Qianbei was skilled in martial arts and was probably a江湖人 (jianghu person, a person from the martial arts world), but with fine wine in front of him, he didn't sense any malice, so he didn't hesitate and took a few big gulps.

The wonderful taste and rich aroma of Dragon Tiger Wine made Blind Cheng exclaim with delight.

"What a fine wine! Although it's not strong, it's very smooth. A truly excellent wine!"

Cheng the Blind was overjoyed and drank several more mouthfuls.

But the gourd wasn't very big to begin with, and Gu Qianbei had already drunk most of it. So, with his drinking style, he naturally finished it in no time.

He hadn't had enough of being blind, but the drinks were all gone, so naturally he was still feeling unsatisfied.

After finishing the last drop of Dragon Tiger Wine, the blind man looked regretful.

"The wine is good, but there's not enough. Young man, where did you buy this wine? Do you have any more?"

As he spoke, Cheng the Blind Man tossed the wine gourd to Gu Qianbei.

"There's a Qianchou Shop in Qixia Town ahead, and Tongfu Inn across the street. You can buy Dragon Tiger Wine at both of these places."

"Seven Heroes Town? That's the same place I'm going to."

The blind man muttered to himself, then continued, "Young brother, let me ask you something else. Have the Twin Fiends appeared in Qixia Town recently?"

Gu Qianbei was quite surprised to hear this.

It seems that this blind man came for the male and female duo.

It's no wonder, though, because the government did issue a bounty on the male and female duo a few days ago.

But it seems to have been withdrawn now.

The blind man's updates aren't very timely.

"It happened. He was arrested just the night before last."

"Arrested?"

Cheng the Blind Man was taken aback, then shrugged helplessly.

"Looks like we're too late; someone beat us to it. We won't be able to earn those twenty taels of silver."

However, knowing that Qixia Town has such good wine makes the trip worthwhile.

Young man, thank you very much.

After finishing his words, the blind man rode away without stopping at all.

Watching the blind man's departing figure, Gu Qianbei smiled and shook her head.

"It seems that Guo Furong is quite lucky. If she had encountered Cheng the Blind earlier, she would probably have been seriously injured by him."

This guy won't hold back when he strikes.