Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 424 Empty Fame

Although the atmosphere was somewhat sad, adhering to the principle of not wasting, Ma Lu still waited for the character "Martial" to load completely before he touched it.

This time, what he touched was not a pack of cards but an extraordinary skill known as the Withered Zen Skill.

Ma Lu looked at the effects of the Withered Zen Skill.@@@@

It took effect before the game began and did not occupy a card slot. It could change the Qi-Blood and even the names of the moves.

Hmm? This thing was surprisingly well-suited for him.

Ma Lu had picked up quite a few martial arts by now, but during combat, he always felt restrained, mainly because many of the martial arts he possessed were too famous and easy to recognize.

Although he could still take on a master in critical moments, it wasn't good to do so all the time.

After all, what made an adventure extraordinary was its rarity.

Once or twice was fine, but if someone encountered adventures wherever they went, it would definitely arouse suspicion.

With this Withered Zen Skill, even just changing the names while keeping the effects the same could serve to deceive others.

It was quite normal for martial studies in Jianghu to borrow and imitate each other a bit; how could the affairs of the people of Jianghu be considered copying?

After obtaining the Bitter Zen Skill, Ma Lu tried editing the card name of the Innate Pure Yang Palm to Descending Dragon Three Palms.

He also changed Songxi Fast Sword to Ah Fei's Swift Sword but then felt that this name was not very auspicious, so he changed it again to Wind-Returning Wild Goose Sword, which was much more comfortable.

While Ma Lu was busy naming martial arts, on the other side, Gu Qingyi had already removed the veil from Cai Die's face.

Recognizing the maid from Xu Mansion whom she had seen before, she first gasped lightly, followed by a slap on her thigh.

"Ah, I should have thought of it earlier. She was helping in the kitchen, only less suspicious than Madame Xu."

"Your performance this time was not bad either," Ma Lu consoled, "Didn't you guess right away that Xu Deputy Gate Master had been poisoned, although it turned out that someone had tampered with his herbal medicine? But the general direction was not wrong."

Gu Qingyi, upon hearing this, did not respond immediately but asked cautiously.

"Which Elder Brother Chu are you talking about?"

"Chu Qianyuan, Elder Brother Chu," Ma Lu coughed lightly. His habit of recklessly acknowledging masters was now beginning to show its ill effects; even Gu Qingyi was getting confused by his relationships.

However, before going to see Chu Qianyuan, Ma Lu needed to make another trip to the Merry Woods.

The murderer who killed Xu Baichuan had been found, and both Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi had to explain this to the Heavenly Dragon Sect to prevent members with explosive temperaments like Tan Mazi from causing trouble with the Beggars' Sect while seeking revenge for Deputy Xu.

The current situation between the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Beggars' Sect was like two powder kegs that could no longer bear even the smallest spark.

And on the way to Merry Woods, Ma Lu further instructed Gu Qingyi, "When we meet Left Emissary Yi, tell him that you caught the person."

"Ah, why? Who do you think I am? Although I aspire to be a Divine Detective and become famous throughout Jianghu, I wouldn't indulge in claiming others' achievements as my own," argued Gu Qingyi righteously.

"No, I'm saying that the case was solved by you mainly to try to gain more benefits afterwards," Ma Lu explained.

"I am the disciple of Deputy Xu, and seeking revenge for my master is a righteous cause.

"So, I will tell Left Emissary Yi that I caught the murderer. He'll probably just give me a few words of encouragement, but it's different for you. Solving such a big case, the whole Heavenly Dragon Sect owes you a great favor, and he definitely has to show some gratitude, and he can't be too stingy either."

Gu Qingyi thought for a moment and then shook his head, "I haven't even spent much of the reward we got for killing Yan Wuji last time. I don't really need money."

"But I do," said Ma Lu. "Let's stick to our old rule this time, split the reward fifty-fifty, and if you can get some unique secret medicine from the Heavenly Dragon Sect, that would be even better."

"Oh, oh." Finally, Gu Qingyi nodded. "Then I can ask about that later, but I feel a bit uneasy constantly gaining both fame and profit."

"It's just an empty reputation; I don't mind it," Ma Lu shrugged.

Gu Qingyi insisted, "You're losing too much this way. For future rewards or anything, let's split seventy-thirty. I take thirty, you take seventy, or just give it all to you. I really don't need it that much."

"Then let's make it seventy-thirty. You should take something too. I get involved in a lot of things and have to leave the city every now and then. I still need you for routine investigations," Ma Lu remarked.

Ma Lu didn't give Gu Qingyi another chance to refuse and decisively concluded the matter.