The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#446 - I am his Fengyun!

The carriage slowly came to a stop outside the earthen wall. The archers on the wall had already recognized Wen Huangliang, who was driving, but still followed procedure and asked him to present his waist牌 (waist badge). It was placed in a basket and hoisted up to the top of the wall. After inspection, the main gate was opened to allow the carriage to enter the manor.

Wen Xiaochuan explained to Lu Jing, "After banditry began to appear in Huzhou, my mother registered everyone in the manor and issued each person a waist badge. Entering and leaving the manor requires the waist badge. Also, to prevent anyone from being kidnapped, my mother stipulated that if the side of the badge with the name engraved on it faces up in the basket, it means there is danger and the people in the manor should prepare themselves.

"In addition to this, a password is required to enter and exit, but Uncle Ma can't speak, so he doesn't have to comply with this rule."

"I have long heard of Madam Wen's reputation. Seeing it today, it truly lives up to the name."

As the carriage entered the manor, the previous solemn and tense atmosphere was swept away.

The other side of the earthen wall was like another world. Children were playing and frolicking on the road, women were washing clothes and chatting by the well, and the elderly were gathered under the trees playing chess and guessing games. In addition, there were some servants and laborers busy preparing for the upcoming birthday banquet.

Everyone's face was filled with a relaxed and happy expression, obviously the turmoil outside had not affected this place.

Wen Xiaochuan hadn't been home for more than half a year. Seeing the familiar scene again, she was quite delighted. She simply got out of the carriage early and greeted the people in the manor warmly.

Probably because they had received news in advance, a group of little rascals ran to surround her, asking for food and toys. Wen Xiaochuan easily dealt with them with a box of pastries she had prepared in advance.

Afterward, the two walked about a hundred steps further when they heard a voice.

"Not bad, after not seeing you for a few years, it seems you have grown up a lot. You're doing well in the capital. Recently, many young talents have been asking me about you."

Lu Jing looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman wearing a small crown and holding a folding fan.

The woman was dressed as a scholar, but her slender, smooth neck and slender, fair fingers betrayed her true gender. However, the most unforgettable thing was her eyes.

They were eyes full of powerful confidence, as if she had everything, big or small, under control.

"She is my second sister, Wen Lun," Wen Xiaochuan introduced to Lu Jing.

Then she said to Wen Lun, "Second sister, this is..."

Wen Lun interrupted her directly, smiled slightly, and said, "I know who he is."

After she looked at Lu Jing, "One of the only two first-rate experts under the age of twenty on the Tianji List. Two years ago, he single-handedly killed Xiao Heqing, the Yama of the sixty-ninth place on the Di Sha List, in Wujiang City. A month ago, he defeated Li Feilong, the master of the Flying Dragon Gate, and a group of experts from the Jingzi Guard in the capital.

"If you want to say who is the most prominent in the martial arts world recently, it is none other than Lu Jing, the great hero. If I can't recognize even the great hero Lu, then aren't my eyes no different from those of a blind man?"

"Madam Wen is too kind," Lu Jing knew who the woman in front of him was after hearing Wen Xiaochuan's words.

Wen Lun, the second daughter of the Wen family, the wife of Jiang Lei, the master of the Thunderfire Hall.

Speaking of Thunderfire Hall and Jiang Lei, their legend is not inferior to the current Lu Jing.

Before the age of thirty, Jiang Lei was just an unknown martial arts instructor who made a living by traveling around with his old father to sell his skills, barely making ends meet and often sleeping in the open.

Until he met Wen Lun, who was only fifteen years old. The first time Wen Lun saw Jiang Lei, she said to the people around her that this person was not something ordinary and would transform into a dragon if he encountered wind and clouds.

Afterward, despite the strong opposition from everyone in the Wen family, including Madam Wen, she insisted on marrying Jiang Lei, who was still poor and had nothing at the time, even threatening to die.

Madam Wen had no choice but to agree to the marriage. On the night before the wedding, Madam Wen took Wen Lun's hand and said, "You said that the man surnamed Jiang is not an ordinary man and will turn into a flying dragon when he encounters wind and clouds. I don't doubt your vision.

"But have you ever thought about what would happen if he failed to encounter wind and clouds? You must know that there is no shortage of capable people in this world, but not everyone can seize a fleeting opportunity."

Wen Lun's answer was as confident and simple as ever, with only a short sentence. She said, "I am his wind and clouds!"

However, perhaps even Wen Lun herself did not expect Jiang Lei to transform into a dragon so quickly.

After the two got married, Jiang Lei no longer had to travel around because of Wen Lun's dowry. Because he had traveled around to sell his skills in his early years, Jiang Lei was very interested in the gunpowder used in those magic tricks, so he turned to studying gunpowder with peace of mind.

Unexpectedly, he couldn't stop from then on. He invented dozens of gunpowder formulas that could completely make the gunpowder explode and burn according to his wishes.

With these strange and bizarre gunpowder, he single-handedly established the Thunderfire Hall, which is now famous in the Jianghu. It didn't take long before it surpassed the old firecracker force, the Thunderbolt Hall.

The power of the fire蒺藜 (蒺藜: caltrop) made by Jiang Lei was three times higher than that of the Thunderbolt Thunderfire Bomb of the Thunderbolt Hall!

And his "Buddha's Wrath" is known as the most terrifying hidden weapon in the world! Even first-rate experts can't take it head-on, and it is rumored that as long as you collect seven "Buddha's Wrath", you can summon the karma fire to descend and burn everything to ashes, and no one can escape.

Fortunately, "Buddha's Wrath" is extremely troublesome and costly to make. Except for Jiang Lei, no one else in Thunderfire Hall can make it, so the number of "Buddha's Wrath" is also very small.

But even so, relying on the fierce reputation of "Buddha's Wrath" and the power of other gunpowder, Thunderfire Hall has risen rapidly, and the number of gang members has also increased. In just ten years, it has the momentum of the third largest sect in the world.

So no one will question Wen Lun's vision at that time.

Moreover, Lu Jing knew that Wen Lun was not just good at choosing men. Besides Jiang Lei, the most important person in the Thunderfire Hall from its establishment to its later development was Wen Lun.

If Wen Lun hadn't used her superb social skills to help Jiang Lei unite, with the development speed of Thunderfire Hall and the degree of being envied, it would probably have been destroyed long ago, and there would be no current prosperity.

Wen Xiaochuan said that her means of dealing with people were all imitating Wen Lun, which was not a self-effacing remark.