Chu Xiu's words made Dong Xiangyi's face darken. He said coldly, "What do you mean?"
Chu Xiu said indifferently, "What I mean is very clear. Dong Xiangyi, your purpose is not pure. Among the Five Heroes of River East, the others may be worthy of the word 'hero', but you don't deserve it.
Cheng Buhui's chivalry was to fulfill his life's wish, but you, on the other hand, are very utilitarian.
"You, Dong Xiangyi, were born in the Gaoling Dong Family, and you were even a direct descendant. But because you fought with the young talents of the previous generation of the Dong Family for the position of the heir, you were framed and punished by the family.
"You were so angry that you directly left the Dong Family and wanted to make a name for yourself in the outside world. Then, you returned to the Dong Family aboveboard and told the people of the Dong Family that they had made the wrong choice.
"At this time, you met Cheng Buhui and became sworn brothers with them. You made such a great reputation for chivalry in the Jianghu. Don't you want to use this reputation to do something?
Cheng Buhui and the others were all born in the wilderness, so they understand the sadness of the people at the bottom of the Jianghu. But you are a son of an aristocratic family. Why do you have so many emotions? "
Chu Xiu's words made Dong Xiangyi feel cold all over. He felt as if he had been seen through.
In fact, his identity was not a big secret, and he didn't want to hide it.
However, Chu Xiu had openly said what he had been thinking about all this time. This made Dong Xiangyi feel horrified. He had never told anyone about these things, so how did Chu Xiu know?
Dong Xiangyi took a deep breath and said, "Then what do you mean now? Do you want to tell my big brother all these things and sow discord between us? But I'm afraid you've got the wrong idea. We have been friends for many years. Even if you say this to others, it will be useless. I want to see if they will believe you, an enemy with ulterior motives, or me! "
Chu Xiu shook his head. "No, you're wrong. I'm not trying to provoke Cheng Buji and the rest, but you.
"Dong Xiangyi, you want to make a name for yourself in Jianghu with the help of the Five Swordsmen of Jiangdong, turning them into the Five Swordsmen of Eastern Qi, or even a hero praised by the whole Jianghu like Chu Kuangge, with supreme glory and fame.
At that time, you would be able to openly return to the Dong Clan, and you might even be invited back to the Dong Clan in person.
Unfortunately, you didn't realize that your calculations were wrong.
"The Five Heroes of Jiangdong are a group. When outsiders mention you, they will only say that you are the Five Heroes of Jiangdong. Specifically, that person is Cheng Buji, the boss of the Five Heroes of Jiangdong, not you, Dong Xiangyi!"
Think about it, all the people and incidents that you've encountered along the way were led by Cheng Buhui. He's the founder of the River East's Five Heroes and the most famous one among them.
In the end, the world only knows him as Cheng Buhui, and no matter how strong you are, you're just one of the Five Heroes of Jiangdong. You're just a foil, no different from the other three! "
Chu Xiu's words were like a sharp knife. Every sentence stabbed into his heart, forcing him to face up to these things.
However, he sadly found that everything Chu Xiu said was true.
People in Jianghu only knew the Five Heroes of Jiangdong, and they only knew Cheng Buhui.
If he reported his name outside, and Cheng Buhui said that he was Cheng Buhui, the other party would suddenly understand and say, "Oh, it's Master Cheng, one of the Five Heroes of Jiangdong."
However, if Dong Xiangyi reported his name outside, the other party would be confused. If he mentioned the Five Heroes of Jiangdong again, the other party would suddenly realize that he was one of the Five Heroes of Jiangdong.
Yes, he was just one of them.
The Five Heroes of Jiangdong belonged to Cheng Buhui, and Cheng Buhui represented the Five Heroes of Jiangdong. As for Dong Xiangyi, he could only be one of them, because only one representative was needed. There was no need for a second one!
Chu Xiu said slowly, "Dong Xiangyi, I heard that when you became sworn brothers, you learned the Righteous Manor?
Have you ever thought that the five people of the Righteous Manor were indeed famous in Jianghu when they became sworn brothers? It's also a story that has been passed down for decades.
But think about it carefully. What were the names of the other four people in the Righteous Manor?
You can't figure it out, right? I believe that you're not the only one who doesn't know. Ninety-nine percent of the people in Jianghu don't know. They only remember one person, and that is the master of the Righteous Manor, 'The Universe Flipping Hand', Nie Renlong!
No matter how many people gather, only those who walk to the end can become famous in Jianghu. The so-called reputation can only be effective on one person.
As long as Cheng Buhui is here, you'll never be able to stand out in this life! "
After saying that, Chu Xiu turned around and left, leaving Dong Xiangyi standing there with a gloomy expression. He was extremely conflicted.
He knew that everything Chu Xiu said was to sow discord. He wanted to make the five of them hate each other and make them fight among themselves. Since he couldn't defeat them head-on, he had to play these tricks secretly.
But the problem was that a fly never bites a seamless egg. Since there was a loophole in his plan, he couldn't blame Chu Xiu for targeting him.
Dong Xiangyi knew all this. He wanted to be more open-minded, but Chu Xiu's last sentence lingered in his ears from time to time.
"As long as Cheng Buhui is here, you'll never be able to stand out in this life!"
He returned to the campsite in a daze. Cheng Buhui saw that his face was a little pale. He couldn't help but ask, "Second brother, what's wrong with you?"
Dong Xiangyi shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "I'm fine. I just feel a little uncomfortable because I haven't taken a bath for such a long time."
Cheng Buhui shook his head helplessly and said, "As a son of an aristocratic family, you should change your ordinary habits. We don't have to be so pretentious in Jianghu."
Cheng Buhui didn't know Dong Xiangyi's real identity, but he also guessed that Dong Xiangyi was from an aristocratic family. This could be seen from Dong Xiangyi's behavior.
However, Cheng Buhui didn't care. Since they had become sworn brothers, they were all brothers. It didn't matter where they came from. Anyway, as long as everyone had chivalry in their hearts, it was fine.
However, Cheng Buhui didn't notice that two people didn't sleep well that night. One was Wu Tiandong, and the other was Dong Xiangyi.
The next morning, Lv Tong got up early to fetch water from the stream. Cheng Buhui and the others didn't worry.
Lv Tong's sword was the fastest among the five of them, and his movement technique was also the fastest. Therefore, even if he couldn't defeat Chu Xiu, he wasn't afraid of Chu Xiu's sneak attack.
Carrying the water bag to the stream, Lv Tong fetched water expressionlessly.
However, at this moment, the water bag in his hand suddenly paused. His aura, which was originally restrained, was instantly filled with murderous intent.
This was because he saw a person in the reflection of the water. A person wearing black clothes, a black iron bamboo hat, and a simple black iron mask was standing on a tree and looking at him.
Lv Tong was very familiar with this outfit because he used to wear it for more than ten years. In his countless nightmares, there was a person wearing a black iron bamboo hat and a black iron mask, looking at him with hollow eyes and wanting to take him back to the place he didn't want to go back to in this life.
"Don't get too excited. Speaking of which, you and I are in the same boat. We're both killers who betrayed the Blue Dragon Society. Don't show your weapons when we meet. Let's catch up, okay?"
Chu Xiu put away his bamboo hat and mask and looked at Lv Tong with a warm smile.
Each of the Five Heroes of the River East had a different identity. Lv Tong's origin was actually the most interesting because he was also a killer of the Blue Dragon Society.
Furthermore, he wasn't like the Ghostly Hand King and the others, who had followed the normal procedure and paid the price before leaving the Azure Dragon Society. Like Chu Xiu, he had betrayed the Azure Dragon Society.
However, he wasn't strong when he betrayed the society, so he wasn't hunted down on a large scale. Only one branch was hunting him down.
Moreover, the people of the Blue Dragon Society didn't expect that a killer whose hands were stained with blood would actually become the Five Heroes of the River East. Therefore, after so many years, the people of the Blue Dragon Society didn't discover Lv Tong.
Lv Tong said expressionlessly, "You want to reveal my identity to the Blue Dragon Society and use this to threaten me?
You're thinking too much. All these years, I've made countless preparations to deal with the people of the Blue Dragon Society. I'm already very lucky to be able to live until now.
If you want to go, then go. When the time comes, I'll take the initiative to leave and not cause trouble for Big Brother and the others. Don't even think about using this to threaten me! "
Chu Xiu looked at Lv Tong with a faint smile. In fact, among the five of the Five Heroes of the River East, Lv Tong could be said to be the one with the least loopholes.
He was from the Blue Dragon Society, and an assassin from the Blue Dragon Society wasn't afraid of death. Even if Chu Xiu threatened him with death, it would be useless.
Moreover, Lv Tong was saved by Cheng Buhui. When he was on the verge of death when he was chased by the assassins of the Blue Dragon Society, it was Cheng Buhui who saved him and didn't ask about his background.
However, ever since that time, Lv Tong followed Cheng Buhui and listened to everything he said. It could be said that he was loyal to the point that he would really give up his life for him.
An assassin from the Blue Dragon Society didn't know what chivalry meant. Even now, Lv Tong didn't understand why Cheng Buhui would disregard his own interests to help others in this world where the strong preyed on the weak.
However, this wasn't important because Cheng Buhui told him that as a martial artist, he should be chivalrous. So, he would be chivalrous.
As a martial artist, he had to punish evil. Then, he would use the sword that he used to kill for his own interests to aim at those villains.
Lv Tong didn't understand chivalry and didn't want to do it. Everything he did was for Cheng Buhui.
Therefore, he was a person that couldn't be provoked. He didn't even care about the time he had with Liu Qingqing. He didn't feel guilty towards Wu Tiandong because he only cared about Cheng Buhui's feelings.
However, people with a perfect mental state didn't exist. Perhaps they existed, but they were probably gods or saints.
Lv Tong wasn't a saint. He wasn't afraid of death and didn't care about anything. However, Cheng Buhui was a loophole in his mental state!
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