RETURN OF THE CONDOR HEROES

Great Banquet For Heroes Part 4

Huang Rong knew that today's matters would not be settled unless martial arts were used. A mass brawl will of course result in victory but the opposition will not be convinced. She said clearly, "Right now, all the heroes here have elected Hong Qigong to be the Chancellor of Wulin. This Mongolian gentleman has another suggestion and wants to elect a person that no one here has heard of or seen; someone called Jinlun Fawang. If Hong Qigong were here, then they both could show their divine skills and duel to a result, but senior is roaming the world and enjoying life. Killing Mongols and getting rid of our country's traitors, he didn't predict that today you would come here by your own choice. He isn't here to greet you; when he hears of this news later on, he would definitely regret his absence. Luckily, Hong Qigong and Jinlun Fawang both have disciples, why don't we let the disciples represent their masters in this exchange?"

Most of the heroes of the central plains knew that Guo Jing's skills were terrifyingly good and now in the prime of his life, he could be said to be the world's number one fighter. Even if Hong Qigong came out right now, he might not be stronger than him. If he fights with the disciple of Jinlun Fawang, victory is certain, there is no way for him lose. Everyone called out and shouted loudly, shaking the tiles of the roof. When those in the side halls and back hall heard this news, they all rushed over. The front and back courtyard, the entrances to the room were full of people, everyone calling out to help enforce this suggestion. The numbers on Jinlun Fawang's side were small, their voices could not compete.

Years ago, Huo Dou had been defeated by Guo Jing in one stance. He thought that Guo Jing was a disciple of Quanzhen's sect; after that he looked into who he was and found out about his background. His apprentice brother Da'erba and he were afraid that even if the two of them went up at once, they would most probably lose to this disciple of Hong Qigong, Hero Guo. But if they didn't follow Huang Rong's suggestion, they would not be able to challenge for the position of Wulin's Chancellor. This change of events really was unexpected and they couldn't think of a way to respond.

Jinlun Fawang said, "Fine, Huo Dou, go ahead and compete with the disciple of Hong Qigong."

Those words were extremely heavy, he said this all in one breath without a need to breathe in again. He had always lived in Western Tibet and thought that with Huo Dou's martial arts, he would have little competition in the central plains. The only people that he wouldn't be able to beat are the likes of seniors such as Northern Beggar, Eastern Heretic, and Western Poison. He didn't know that he had lost to Guo Jing before.

Huo Dou agreed but then quietly said, "Master, that disciple of Hong Qigong is amazing, this disciple is afraid that he will not be able to achieve victory. I do not want to tarnish Master's name."

Jinlun Fawang's face sank, and said, "Could it be that you can't beat someone else's disciple? Go now."

Hou Dou was in a very embarrassing situation; he had kept the matter of losing to Guo Jing away from his master. Right now he didn't dare to tell him about it in this final moment. He knew that his master has the ability to go through heaven and penetrate earth; he had no match under heaven. He thought that all that they had to do was to hurry to the 'Heroes Feast' and the position of Wulin's Chancellor will be in their hands. How could he have guessed that he would have to fight with Guo Jing? In this urgent situation, a fat man dressed in the clothes of a Mongolian official went over to him and whispered a few words into his ear. As soon as Huo Dou heard this he was delighted, he stood up and opened his fan, fluttering it a few times before he said clearly, "I have heard that the Beggar Clan has a treasured martial art, its called the "Dog Beating Stick Technique" or something; it is Chief Hong Lao's most powerful skill. Little Prince is brazen; I'll rely on my fan to break this skill. If I break this skill, then it appears the martial arts of Hong Qigong are merely mediocre!"