Chapter 14: Wind and Thunder Hall Bear
Chapter 14: Wind and Thunder Hall Tong Baixiong
After drinking two cups, Qi Queqiao left the wine shed and headed towards Pingding City.
A month later would be Tong Baixiong's 60th birthday. The incense masters and flag masters stationed in various places of Fenglei Hall were returning one after another, and friends from the martial arts world also came to visit him.
The Tong Mansion was busy at the time, and as the third disciple, he naturally had to show off.
When passing the woods on the outskirts of the city, Qi Queqiao stopped and looked to one side.
"Who is spying in the dark?"
A handsome young man walked out of the woods. Qi Queqiao was surprised. He had always had excellent hearing, so this man should have followed him all the way, but he was not discovered until now. If he was a veteran, it would be fine. He looked less than twenty years old, but he had such martial arts skills, which was really rare.
The young man bowed and said, "Greetings, Master Qi Xiang."
"Who are you?"
"Zhang Yu from Yunshui Hall."
He deliberately showed up here just to meet him.
"Yunshuitang? Zhang Yu?"
The two hall masters were on good terms, and the Yunshui Hall and Fenglei Hall also had a good relationship. He was always good at making friends, and he knew several incense masters and outstanding flag masters of the Yunshui Hall, but he had never heard of a person like Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu continued, "I came back from Damaoling and met Hall Master Tong at the behest of my mentor, Hall Master Wu."
"Master Wu is dead?"
"My mentor has passed away."
"Where did he die?"
"To the east of Hengshan, there is an unnamed mountain."
"Who killed him?"
"'Big Songyang Hand' Fei Bin."
Qi Queqiao said coldly, "Nonsense! Master Wu is a master of the Xiantian realm. How can a mere 'Three Guardians' from the Songshan Sect take down the Feiyun Divine Ape? Who are you?"
Zhang Yu remained calm and said slowly, "Master was indeed hit by the Great Songyang Palm in the end, and his meridians were torn and he died. But before that, he was ambushed by Huashan Yue Buqun and Hengshan Liu Zhengfeng and was seriously injured. Fei Bin led the best fighters of the Songshan Sect to chase him all the way. Master was hit by the Great Songyang Palm, which seriously injured Fei Bin. Only then did we get rid of the pursuers."
"The Five Mountains Sword Sect set up an ambush in advance. There are thousands of strange things going on. I am not an ignorant person and I don't know how dangerous it is. The reason why I came back regardless of life and death is to fulfill my master's last wish and ask to see Hall Master Tong Baixiong."
Qi Queqiao was a little hesitant for a moment. He thought to himself that what Zhang Yu said was coherent and full of emotion and did not seem to be false. But what if it was a trap set by someone with ulterior motives, targeting Tong Baixiong, and he rashly introduced him, wouldn't Fenglei Hall follow in the footsteps of Yunshui Hall? Then he would be doomed.
Zhang Yu said, "I know what Master Qi Xiang is thinking."
Qi Queqiao laughed: "Do you know what I'm thinking?"
"You are worried that I am Yang Lianting's undercover agent and intend to implicate Hall Master Tong."
Seeing Zhang Yu rashly mention Yang Lianting's name, which was exactly what he suspected, Qi Queqiao was shocked and frightened, and hurriedly said, "Keep your voice down."
Zhang Yu shouted, "Yang Lianting is the traitor of the Sun Moon Sect! This is a well-known fact. Why can't we talk about it?"
Qi Queqiao smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, I'll report it for you."
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Pingding Prefecture was under the jurisdiction of Hebei Provincial Commissioner for Administration, but the prefectural government was not in Pingding City. The imperial court only set up a thousand-household unit of Jinyiwei, which was a tacit understanding between the two sides.
To put it bluntly, as long as Dongfang Bubai did not formally raise the flag of rebellion, the imperial court would tacitly condone the existence of this separatist regime.
There are 30,000 believers, many of whom are experts.
Such a force, whether in the martial arts world or the imperial court, must be feared. Tong Mansion is located east of Pingding City.
Covering an area of 20 acres, it is the largest and most luxurious house in the city.
Of course, the owner's status and position are indeed worthy of this mansion.
Before Dongfang Bubai was valued by Ren Woxing, he was still a incense master under Tong Baixiong. After Ren Woxing disappeared and Dongfang Bubai succeeded to the throne, the people in the sect were dissatisfied. He fully supported him and killed Elder Luo of the Suzaku Hall who jumped out and said strange things with a single knife.
Therefore, Tong Baixiong's importance in the Eastern Sect Leader's heart is probably even higher than that of Xiang and Qu.
On the lobby.
Qi Queqiao stood by, waiting for instructions.
"You are too cautious. Even if he is Yang Lianting's undercover agent, so what? When I made friends with Brother Dongfang, where was his surname Yang? When I fought against the Seven Tigers of Ludong in Taihang Mountain to save Brother Dongfang's life, where was that Yang? Yang Lianting is just a dog wagging his tail, relying on flattery to get to the top. Brother Dongfang was deceived by him for a while, but he will wake up sooner or later."
Qi Queqiao smiled and said, "Master, you are right. I was just overthinking it."
The old man who was speaking was wearing a black leather robe with cloud patterns. His hair and beard were grey, and his temples were protruding. His voice was old and powerful, showing that he had abundant internal strength.
He looked at the young man standing in the hall and laughed loudly, "Just because this young man dared to call Yang Lianting a traitor of the Sun Moon Sect outside Pingding City, even if he is not a disciple of Yunshui Hall or Wu Lianjiang's apprentice, I am willing to meet him."
When Zhang Yu heard Tong Baixiong say this, he knew that this seemingly heroic old man did not completely believe in him, and there was a testing intention in his words. If he behaved in the slightest way, he would not be able to leave the gate of Tong Mansion today.
As expected, no one who can become the leader of the Sun and Moon Temple is an easy person to deal with.
"Before my master passed away, he asked me to pass on a message to Hall Master Xiong."
"What?"
"'The old friend who drank wine with me in the Hengshan Qunyu Courtyard has passed away. I hope he takes care.'"
"You don't have to say anything more, little brother. I believe you."
Upon hearing this, Tong Baixiong immediately stopped smiling and a look of sadness appeared on his face.
When the Sun Moon Sect attacked Hengshan Sect that year, he and Wu Lianjiang were still the incense masters of their respective halls. The reputation of Qun Yu Yuan spread all over the world, and the two young men had a strong desire to see it, so they secretly left the team under the pretext of scouting the enemy's details, and went to Hengshan City to book the entire Qun Yu Yuan, which was absurd for a day and a night.
Qi Queqiao lowered his head and laughed in his heart, never expecting that his master had such a romantic past.
Tong Baixiong asked: "Little brother, what are your plans?"
Zhang Yu said with tears in his eyes: "Master has explained that the Five Mountains Sword Sect had been prepared for the destruction of Damaoling by Yunshuitang this time. Even Liu Zhengfeng from Hengshan, who is thousands of miles away, showed up. Someone must have leaked the news in advance, and colluded with both insiders and outsiders, which caused the Divine Sect to suffer such a heavy loss."
Tong Baixiong's eyes were like lightning: "Who do you suspect?"
"Master said, maybe it was Yang Lianting."
"Okay, this is what I think. Tomorrow you will go up to Blackwood Cliff with me and accuse Yang Lianting in Chengde Hall."
Zhang Yu was shocked. He knew that Dongfang Bubai's trust in Yang Lianting was unshakable.
“Master Tong, even if you and I know this, without evidence, given Yang Lianting’s cunningness, Master Dongfang may not believe us.”
"Don't worry. Since I'm going to deal with Yang Lianting, I'm naturally not unprepared."
Tong Baixiong stroked his beard and chuckled.
"The messenger who sent Yang Lianting's letter to Zuo Lengchan has been captured by me."
"This time, he will definitely die!"
(End of this chapter)