Chapter 332: Battle of the Heroes

Chapter 332: Battle of the Heroes

Chapter 332: Battle of the Heroes (V)

Fireworks exploded above Liu's residence, but smoke enveloped the entire Hengshan City.

"It rang?"

"Are they also from the Songshan Sect?"

"That should be the case. It was quite a scene!"

"The Songshan Sect has made all kinds of calculations. Liu Zhengfeng is doomed to fail now."

Two hundred steps away, at the corner of the long street, there is the Nanshan Tavern, which is perfectly located.

There were three or four tables facing the street, filled with Jinyiwei. Two men who looked like captains were accompanying the young eunuch. The silver bundles on the tables had been untied. As expected, they contained precious bribes such as oriental pearls, agates, gold items, and silver bills.

Qin Shuner looked up and saw that after the fireworks rose into the sky, several groups of people emerged from the streets and rushed towards Liu's mansion.

He thought to himself, "Liu Zhengfeng has taken over the connections of Prince Ning, and the Queen asked me to use the opportunity of announcing the decree to investigate the underworld forces in Ning Mansion. It was originally a troublesome task, but now it's a good thing."

"Setting off fireworks in broad daylight is considered a very bad omen in our hometown."

"Where is your hometown, father-in-law?"

"Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province."

The middle-aged Qianhu official poured a glass of wine and said enviously, "So he is from the same hometown as the imperial concubine. No wonder he is so respected. The eunuch is really young and promising."

Qin Shun'er worked as the chief steward in Yeyouting for several months and was sent by Concubine Wan to the Silijian as a eunuch. His rank was lowered, but in the eyes of the eunuchs, the Silijian was like the Hanlin Academy in the minds of civil servants. It was a secret team close to the emperor and his status was becoming more and more noble.

"Your Highness is very broad-minded and tolerant. I think that although there is a sense of fellow-township, it is mainly because Eunuch Qin is so talented and has both civil and military skills that he was favored by Your Highness and entered the Imperial Household Department to serve as the Minister of Internal Affairs."

The younger fat captain's ability to flatter is obviously better than his predecessor's.

The heads of the Silijian were the seal-holder and the pen-holder, and the number of eunuchs accompanying the hall was set at seven, and they were known as the "little eunuchs".

Qin Shuner felt comfortable listening to these two flatterers. Having these two flatterers accompany him could help ease some of the hardship of his trip to the southern country to convey the emperor's orders.

In the corner of the tavern, there were two men in black, wearing bamboo hats, who kept looking at the three tables of officials outside.

There were originally many suspicious-looking gangsters like this in the Nanshan Tavern. After the fireworks went off, they rushed towards the Liu Mansion with swords and knives in hand as if they had received a signal.

"Oh!"

Two Songshan School disciples broke open the gate of Liu's residence and fell to the ground, blood gushing out of their mouths. After a few "gurgling" sounds, they were completely silent. Their chests were dented, as if they were hit by a copper hammer or a fist.

The heroes looked up.

The girl was the first to step over the threshold. She had a petite figure, delicate features, but her eyes were a little dull. She looked around and seemed to see an acquaintance. Her gaze changed slightly, and her two delicate fists gradually loosened.

"Bring them all in!"

More than two hundred blue-clad followers filed in from outside the gate, led by Su Qiqi, the Thousand-Faced Fox, who was still dressed as a man.

"Sir, the prisoners have been brought here!"

The blue-clad followers were escorting more than fifty Songshan Sect disciples, each with two steel knives on their necks. These people were already injured, and although they had lost the power to resist, they still looked unconvinced. From the time they were attacked by fire thunder to the time they were captured midway, they were not given any chance for a head-on confrontation.

Su Qiqi said coldly: "Tell the Songshan Sect's captives to kneel down!"

The disciples of the Changjian Hall still had some backbone. Even though they were defeated and captured, they were unwilling to be humiliated in front of the righteous heroes, so they had to struggle a bit.

"Your Majesty!"

“Kneel down quickly…”

The blue-robed sect members belonged to the Yunyu branch, formerly the Yunshui Hall, which had suffered a disaster of destruction. Naturally, they were not polite at all to the Songshan disciples. They kicked and hit them with knives, and two rows of Songshan disciples fell to the ground like redwood trees.

Tian Boguang withdrew his gaze and felt relieved. He didn't have to die here today.

Zhang Yu looked at Fei Bin who was standing outside the sword formation and asked loudly.

"Lu Bai is not important enough, and what about these people, Mr. Fei? Their lives and deaths are in your hands! With just one word from you, these dozens of Songshan disciples will accompany the Liu family on the journey. What do you think?"

Wan Daping was surprised and asked, "Are they the disciples who were ambushed and injured?"

Fei Bin's face was gloomy. "They should not have returned to Fushou Temple yet, but they were hijacked halfway. The plot is so complicated and well-planned. If we don't get rid of this person, it will be terrible!"

Wan Daping said worriedly, "The Long Sword Hall is the elite of Songshan, and most of them are disciples of the previous generations. Do we really have to pay such a high price? After we go back, those elders will not agree. Uncle Fei, think twice!"

Fei Bin glanced at him and sneered, "Aren't you afraid that Sect Leader Zuo won't agree if we go back like this?"

"What should I do?"

"They have their own intentions but no intentions. What else can we do except take one step at a time?"

Fei Bin still did not withdraw the 'Fengchantai' sword formation, but he did not order to continue changing the formation to strangle.

On the Songshan Sect's side, Lu Bai was captured, leaving Fei Bin as the only expert who could hold up the sect. Liu Zhengfeng was about to commit suicide with his sword, and the disciples of the Songshan Sect also became hostages, so Fei Bin could not use their families to hold the two of them hostage.

The good dream of killing several birds with one stone was completely shattered.

"Zhang Yu, who else has come from the Demon Cult? Can you call them all out?"

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Mr. Fei, do you want to test the waters? That's fine—"

He clapped his hands three times.

"Come out!"

On the east wall, more than forty martial arts men jumped up quickly. They were covered in brown cloaks with red wolf heads embroidered on their chests and held various hidden weapons in their hands. Judging from their temperament, they were smart and brave, and they were all carefully selected martial arts masters.

The leading woman was wearing a moon-white robe, had a voluptuous figure, and held a peach blossom axe in her hand.

Zhao Xia said: "Why don't you meet the village chief?"

The wild wolves bowed and saluted.

"Meet Zhang Zhaizhu!"

"Meet Village Master Zhang!"

…………

The sound is endless and the momentum is overwhelming.

"There are people over there!"

The heroes of Jianghu looked towards the western wall again, and saw a group of followers dressed in blue standing there, with leather bags on their waists and fire bombs in their hands. They were none other than the Fire Thunder Team that had caused the Songshan Sect so much trouble, and they were led by Yue Jian and Cai Zhongwen.

"Meet Deputy Hall Master Zhang!"

The blue-clad followers said in unison.

The 300 or so members of the Divine Sect secretly infiltrated Hengshan City, all of them were elite soldiers. At this point, Zhang Yu had completely broken the momentum that the Songshan Sect had painstakingly built up, just like he had broken Lu Bai's "Crane Strike".

The Liu Mansion is very large, and even after the three parties gathered together, it still seemed a bit crowded.

"The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole follows behind."

Seeing the sudden change in the situation on the field, Lin Pingzhi felt that this man named Zhang Yu was really unfathomable. Why did such a great figure of the Demon Sect join the Fuwei Escort Agency under a pseudonym that day? He must have some ulterior motive!

Fei Bin said in a deep voice: "Now that things have come to this, what do you want to do?" "There is no other way. You hand over the prisoners, withdraw from Hengshan City, and swear on behalf of the Songshan Sect: never trouble Liu Zhengfeng again."

Zhang Yu thought to himself that the root cause of the Liu family's current troubles was Zuo Lengchan's ambition to annex the sect, but Master Qu would definitely think that it was caused by the friendship between the two. If Liu Zhengfeng could not be saved from the sword of the Songshan Sect, it would be difficult for Master Qu to leave with peace of mind.

It's funny that a member of the Sun and Moon Sect has to go to so much trouble to protect people in the opposing camp.

However, after this incident, Liu Zhengfeng was completely unacceptable to the righteous path, and the Liu family also had a deep hatred with the Songshan Sect. It seemed that he had no other choice but to join the Sun and Moon Sect.

Zhang Yu felt happy when he thought of this.

Mobilizing the Yunyu Branch and Pingyang Qingfeng Village, two direct troops that had been painstakingly gathered, was not only a waste of money and food, but the main thing was to expose all of their own forces.

Zhang Yu couldn't help but worry that he would be even more feared by Yang Lianting and Di Baiying in the future. He was in urgent need of expanding his power to face even more fierce bloodshed from both inside and outside.

"If we can bring Liu Zhengfeng under our command, this deal won't be a loss."

Fei Bin pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword, his tone cold.

"You want to save the whole family of this traitor to the righteous path, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy!"

Zhang Yu chuckled and looked around. There were many long swords, shining brightly.

"I have more prisoners than you."

"Compared to the number of people and horses, I still have more than you."

"Unless Zuo Lengchan comes in person, Mr. Fei, what other cards do you have to rely on?"

Fei Bin looked at the people in the courtyard, both familiar and unfamiliar, and laughed, "There are so many righteous people in the martial arts world, they are all friends of our Songshan Sect. How can you think you have more people? It's really a foolish dream! Hahahaha..."

The five or six hundred guests at the Liu Mansion have the most complex composition. Most of them are from the righteous path, but there are also some from the unorthodox paths. Generally speaking, they are hostile to the Sun and Moon Sect, but also sympathize with the plight of Liu Zhengfeng's family. No one knows what choice they will make in the end.

Zhang Yu was somewhat fearful, but he was also prepared for the worst, which was nothing more than a fight and fighting his way out of the situation.

He chuckled and said, "My dear friends, I came here today just to rescue my martial arts teacher Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng who is determined to retire. I have no intention of killing more people. The grudges in the martial arts world have a long history and will not be resolved in a short time. What's more, is the Songshan Sect's actions really for the sake of chivalry? Or is it Zuo Lengchan's ambition to unify the martial arts world? You all know it in your hearts. Aren't you afraid that the killings suffered by the Liu family today will happen to you in the future?"

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Zuo Lengchan was extremely ambitious, and even the people in the Demon Sect could see it.

How could these righteous people not notice it? They were just afraid of the power and prestige of the Songshan Sect, so no one dared to resist.

Fei Bin said quickly, "My friends, don't listen to Zhang Yu's instigation. My Songshan Sect has no ambition to dominate the martial arts world. We only have a sincere heart to eliminate demons and defend the way of righteousness. Don't believe a word of the evil cult's words. If you believe them, you will suffer a great loss!"

Taoist Tianmen thought of the experience of his old mentor who was over 70 years old, nodded slightly, and said in agreement: "The men and women of the Demon Sect are indeed a group of liars!"

However, not all of these five to six hundred people have a deep hatred for the Demon Cult. For example, Xiao Xiaoxiao of the Stabbing Cult, Pan Hou of the Haisha Gang, and the two friends of Qujiang. These people are originally in a gray area and are not welcomed by the righteous. Even those who are from the orthodox sect will not believe everything the Songshan Sect says.

For a moment, the field fell silent, and the parties were deadlocked.

Yue Buqun saw this and said, "Senior Brother Fei, I have a solution."

Fei Bin needed the support of his fellow disciples from the Five Mountains the most at the moment, so he said politely, "Brother Yue, please speak."

Yue Buqun stood on the steps, gently waving his folding fan: "Brother Fei, just as Zhang Yu said before, we will have three matches. If they win, then... the Songshan Sect will temporarily withdraw and let Liu Zhengfeng's family go."

"Songshan Sect has won, the Demon Cult should retreat, leaving behind Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang."

"All of our friends here can bear witness to this."

Once this statement was made, it attracted the approval of many people in the world.

Ordinary Orthodox people have very conflicting feelings. They don't want to let the demons return, but they also don't want the Songshan Sect to become overbearing and dictatorial. They don't want to get themselves involved, so they would like to let the Songshan Sect and the Sun and Moon Sect fight to a mutual defeat. While they can stand by and watch, they can still have a sense of participation in eliminating demons and defending the Way.

Zhang Yu glanced at the middle-aged scholar who had been standing on the steps, stirring up trouble with words, and thought to himself, "Jun Zijian is really good at reading people's minds."

Right now, the Songshan Sect and the Sun Moon Divine Sect are holding each other hostages, and the situation on the field is complicated. Once the fight starts, there will definitely be huge casualties.

These five or six hundred guests in Liu's mansion will become the key force that determines the situation.

If they ignore the consequences and are incited to side with the Songshan Sect, not to mention rescuing Liu Zhengfeng, even these two direct troops will be wiped out in Hengshan City.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yu, after reversing the situation, did not dare to put too much pressure on the Songshan Sect.

Fei Bin glanced at Yue Buqun and frowned, "Senior Brother Lu has been captured. I am alone. I am afraid that if I fight in the ring..."

Yue Buqun smiled and said, "Brother Fei, don't be impatient. I haven't said anything yet."

Fei Bin said helplessly: "Then please continue, Mr. Yue."

Yue Buqun looked at Zhang Yu with a cold expression and asked loudly, "Master Zhang, what do you think of my proposal? Do you have any objection?"

There is a trap in this question.

Zhang Yu instantly understood what the old bastard was thinking.

"Mr. Yue, don't you have something else to say? Why don't you explain the rules of the competition first, and then ask me if I agree or not!"

Yue Buqun chuckled, and seeing that the other party had not fallen into his trap, he had to make it clear.

"First, today's incident was caused by Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang's friendship. The two of them are not allowed to participate in the competition."

"There are two reasons."

"First, they are the parties involved. Participating in the competition will not help resolve the grudge."

"Secondly, although Liu Zhengfeng is a traitor, he has been in the Orthodox Church for a long time. I think Senior Brother Fei would not have the heart to really hurt him, as it would violate the fairness of the competition."

Fei Bin smiled and said, "Senior Brother Yue is right. It's absolutely right."

Zhang Yu's face looked grim. There were only three of them, Liu Zhengfeng, Qu Yang and himself, who could fight against Fei Bin. Tian Boguang was even inferior to him, and Su Qiqi and Zhao Xia were only at the quasi-postnatal level.

"You old bastard, you're coming for me after all!"

Yue Buqun continued.

"Second, the Five Mountains Sword Sects are all from the same sect. If any of the brothers in the alliance are willing to help the Songshan Sect in the competition, they should be allowed to do so. This will not be considered as recruiting outside helpers."

Fei Bin smiled widely and said quickly, "That's right! Senior Brother Yue, is there a third option?"

Yue Buqun shook his head and said, "No more, just these two. Do you agree?"

Fei Bin laughed and said, "I agree!"

Scholars have this ability. Even though it is clearly an act of taking sides, they can make it sound reasonable and well-founded, as if, in Mr. Yue's consideration, this is really a fair competition. In fact, there is only one way left for the opponent.

Zhang Yu fights alone against the orthodox master!

Yue Lingshan was smart and quickly saw through her father's thoughts. She looked at the elegant smile on Yue Buqun's face and thought of the benevolence, righteousness, and morality he often talked about before, and suddenly felt a little unfamiliar.

Yue Buqun smiled and said, "Master Zhang, do you agree?"

Jun Zijian doesn't care about the Demon Sect at the moment, he just wants to take Zhang Yu's life to relieve the hatred in his heart.

Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng tried their best to dissuade him, not wanting this young man to die for them in the treacherous schemes of the righteous.

Zhang Yu was silent for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Then let's do as Mr. Yue says!"

(End of this chapter)