Chapter 129: The Moon Locking Sect Incident
Chapter 129: The Moon Locking Sect Incident (Part )
"Here is the place."
The disciples of the Suoyue Sect escorted Cai Zhongwen out of the Chenyue Valley. After four hundred steps, they arrived at a steep slope, surrounded on three sides by withered yellow wormwood as tall as a person.
Cai Zhongwen squinted his eyes. In the distance, half of the red sun was hanging over the peaks, illuminating the darkness behind the mountains.
Unfortunately, I can no longer see. Night is approaching, the grass and trees are withered, and everything returns to dead silence.
Just like the religion of the past, only when the sun and the moon shine can there be a few rays of light in the darkness. For these few rays of light, some people raise their arms and shout wildly, some people throw themselves into the fire, and some people die without regrets.
"Thank you for choosing the burial place for me."
The leader said, "Master Pan said that the Cai Banner Master has a high prestige among the hard laborers and it is not good for him to be seen, so as not to make people uneasy."
Cai Zhongwen said softly: "Blindfolding, blocking mouths, deceiving oneself and others, these things cannot calm people's hearts."
Another disciple of the Suoyue Sect drew out his long sword and sneered, "You evil bastard, you are about to die, and you still want to deceive us with your lies? If it weren't for you causing chaos in the martial arts world and stirring up disputes everywhere, the world would have been peaceful and stable long ago!"
Cai Zhongwen looked at the black mountains in the distance, shook his head and chuckled. He said to himself, "Whether it is an orthodox religion or an evil religion does not lie in the flag, but in the hearts of people. Sometimes it is just a matter of a thought. I am afraid no one can tell. But I believe that the former Sun Moon Divine Religion was indeed the red sun in the sky for many people."
When the Sun and Moon Sect was at its peak, there were twelve halls and thirty thousand elite followers. At that time, there was no Three Corpses Brain Pill. Even to this day, only a very small number of high-level followers are qualified to be granted this pill by Black Wood Cliff.
"Master Cai, the time has come. I have to go back and report."
The leader glanced at the Suoyue Sect disciple who was holding a long sword in his hand and signaled him to take action.
“The strength of a country and the prosperity of the sun and the moon lies in virtue, not in danger!”
Cai Zhongwen did not make a dying struggle. He took a last look at the red sun, spoke slowly, and then closed his eyes to die.
"well said!"
“The strength of a country and mountains, the splendor of the sun and moon, lies in virtue, not in danger.”
Suddenly, a sound was heard from the weeds. Several disciples of the Suoyue Sect were startled and quickly drew their swords to be on guard.
"Whoosh!"
A golden light shot out, and the man who raised his knife to chop at Cai Zhongwen opened and closed his mouth. He only had time to let out a muffled groan before falling straight down.
"who!"
The leading disciple of the Suoyue Sect panicked, grabbed his long knife and chopped at the wormwood bushes behind him.
Two black shadows flew out from the weeds, holding long swords in their hands, and fought with four Suoyue Sect disciples. The swords clashed, cold light flashed, and weeds were flying all over the sky. In less than ten rounds, Hua Jian pulled the long sword out of the chest of the leading Suoyue Sect disciple, and a pool of hot blood spilled on the ground. There were also five corpses lying on the ground.
Zhang Yu shook his head slightly. The two sisters Hua Jian and Yue Jian were good at eavesdropping and disguised assassinations, but they lacked experience in head-on combat. Their moves were clumsy and weak, and they were no match for strong enemies. They needed more training.
"Who was this friend who saved Cai's life?"
Cai Zhongwen looked at the man in white wearing a short-brimmed hat, who pushed aside the weeds and walked out slowly. He was obviously the leader of the three.
Zhang Yu took out a copper token from his bosom and showed it to Cai Zhongwen.
"Zhang Yu, the incense master of the Wind and Thunder Hall and the Cloud and Rain Altar of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, was ordered by the Holy Sect Master to come to Guanzhong to handle the religious affairs and control the scattered disciples of the Divine Sect in Guanzhong."
Hua Jian and Yue Jian looked at each other. After such a long time, they finally knew the name of the new branch temple. However, this name was indeed a bit... hard to describe. Cai Zhongwen was overjoyed and bowed, saying, "I am Cai Zhongwen, the former flag master of Yunshui Hall. I am here to see the incense master and am willing to serve you."
Zhang Yu helped the strong man up, drew his sword and cut off the handcuffs and bracelets, and said with a smile.
"I heard what you said before. It is a blessing for the Sun Moon Divine Sect to have such an upright person as Banner Master Cai. As long as everyone has this heart, there is no need to worry about the prosperity of the Divine Sect."
Cai Zhongwen asked happily: "Sir, is the Divine Religion going to return to Guanzhong?"
Zhang Yu looked back at the two Black Stone Mountains, nodded and said with a smile: "Let's start with the Suoyue Sect?"
The four of them left the place. Yue Jian gave his horse to Cai Zhongwen, and he and Hua Jian rode together. They galloped for more than ten miles and arrived at an unnamed hillside.
"Shenyue Valley is the largest mine in the surrounding area. It has five fine iron mines, two iron smelting kilns, and more than 300 hard laborers, more than 30 of whom are former disciples of the Divine Religion. Many of the hard laborers are on good terms with me. They have long been dissatisfied with the Suoyue faction's withholding of their wages. As long as we fight our way in, I am confident that I can persuade those people to obey our orders."
A piece of white silk cloth was spread on the ground, and Cai Zhongwen used charcoal to draw the shape of the mountains on the cloth.
"There are nine small mines around Shenyue Valley..."
Cai Zhongwen squatted on the ground, eating dry food and drinking water in big gulps. He actually knew the situation in the entire Luyang County very well. And from what he said, he was quite prestigious among the locals.
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "It seems that the key point is to conquer Shenyue Valley!"
"There are more than 60 guards in Shenyue Valley. Liu Pan is not a playboy. He is very skilled in martial arts. He has also recruited many fugitives. He killed those Suoyue Sect disciples before. I am afraid that they have already alerted the enemy. There are only four of us. Sir, please forgive me for speaking frankly. It may be a bit difficult to take over Suoyue Valley."
Cai Zhongwen already knew that this Lord of Incense had only three subordinates, including himself.
Zhang Yu asked, "Are those disciples of the Divine Religion useful?"
"Your Excellency means that we should sneak into the Sunken Moon Valley?"
Zhang Yu chuckled and said, "Are there any other options?"
Cai Zhongwen was surprised. This incense master was really skilled and daring. If he sneaked into Chenyue Valley and something went wrong, he would be easily caught by the Suoyue Sect and would have nowhere to escape.
The moon was full and high on the mountain, casting a despairing dark shadow. Torches flickered at the entrance of the valley. All the guards were called up, swords drawn, and patrolled around nervously. The hard laborers in the valley were handcuffed and shackled, and detained in one place, guarded by disciples of the Suo Yue Sect.
Liu Pan stood in the mountain pavilion with a gloomy face.
"Cai Zhongwen was rescued, and five disciples of the Suoyue Sect were killed outside. Who do you think did it?"
"Young Master, do you suspect it is the Sun Moon Cult?"
When Liu Pan heard these three words, his face suddenly changed. He didn't want to admit it, but he was indeed feeling insecure. The Sun Moon Sect's great reputation in the martial arts world was enough to scare ordinary people in the martial arts world.
Zhao Zhuang consoled him, "After the battle of Hengshan, the Sun Moon Sect withdrew from Guanzhong, and all the altars in various places were wiped out. But inevitably there are still some bandits scattered outside. They probably heard the news and came to rescue Cai Zhongwen. With their strength, they certainly wouldn't dare to launch a large-scale attack on the Suoyue Sect. Don't worry, young master."
Liu Pan sighed and looked at the full moon in the sky, still feeling a little worried.
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