Chapter 357 The Secret of the Saint

Chapter 357 The Secret of the Saint

Chapter 357 The Secret of the Saint

"Who among you is willing to surrender?"

"Mr. Zheng, we are disciples of the Dharma Protector Hall under the Divine Religion, and we obey the orders of the Eastern Sect Master and the Di Sect Master. Who do you want me to surrender to now? Could it be that the Suzaku Hall has already rebelled against the Sun Moon Divine Religion?"

In the early morning, the sun is warm.

A large red flag was hung on the top of the long mast, fluttering in the wind.

A huge double-winged bird embroidered with gold thread has flaming tail feathers, looks extremely majestic, and holds its head high, looking down coldly at everything in the world. Next to it are seven characters embroidered, four large and three small - Sun Moon Divine Sect's Suzaku Hall.

"You're quite talkative, come, take off Commander Tang's mouth!"

"Traitor, Tang is a ghost~Ah! Wuwu..."

The hook knife reached in and half of the tongue fell onto the deck.

Anchored in front of Sugong Dike, the pleasure boat disappeared, replaced by a medium-sized double-decker Fu ship, which was between the size of the Green Bird and the Yellow Dragon, but was equipped with two large tribute guns and six Portuguese cannons, with extremely powerful firepower.

"Cuckoo~"

The wind on East Lake is always changeable. It blows from the north in the morning and from the south in the afternoon. Seagulls fly back and forth with the wind direction, hunting fish and shrimp on the lake.

The harvest in these two days was particularly fruitful.

The Ningfu navy learned that the people of Zhuquetang were gathering near Sugong Dike, but did not approach to attack. Instead, they sent the registrar Zhu Liben in a white boat to board Ren Yingying's boat and had a secret conversation for a long time before leaving.

On the port side of the second deck, there were about forty people tied up. All the elites of Xiyuan were there.

"The Saint Aunt is kindhearted and has issued an order that anyone who is willing to restore order will be forgiven. If anyone resists to the end, they will die. Just look at what happened to Tang Xiao!"

Zheng Senlong stepped on Tang Xiao's chest, tied him up with iron chains, cut off his tongue and gouged out his eyes. He could neither resist nor shout. He lay on the deck, his face covered in blood, gasping for breath, and had been tortured beyond recognition.

"To contradict the Saint Aunt is to betray the Sun Moon Divine Cult!"

He sneered, and the ghost-headed sword fell down. The head of the Xiyuan commander flew up and fell into the lake.

"It's not a pity to die!"

Zheng Senlong wiped the blood off the blade with his sleeve. He glanced at the cabin. If it weren't for the order from the Saint Lady, he would not bother to persuade them to surrender. Killing them all with a single blow was the greatest bodhisattva he could muster.

There is a blood feud between Suzaku Hall and Guardian Hall!

When the old was replaced by the new, Elder Luo, the head of the Suzaku Hall, was the first to jump out and be the first to stand out. Unfortunately, his prestige lasted only three seconds as he was chopped in half by Tong Baixiong in front of the hall. Since then, the Suzaku Hall, which had developed independently far away in the South, has lost trust.

Di Baiying personally led the four commanders to the hall and arrested people everywhere. He took away all the family members of many incense masters, young and old, and made groundless accusations, tortured them severely, and implicated many people. Finally, he became so bloodthirsty that he invented the punishment of cutting off the tongue and gouging out the eyes, leaving the beheaded souls with no place to appeal for justice!

The largest sect in the South, which had once dominated the country, was slaughtered from 4,000 disciples to only 800 people in just a few months.

The water of Ganjiang River turned red, and corpses piled up at the river mouth.

That year, the prices of fish and shrimp plummeted.

During that period, even the orthodox religions were terrified. The Sun and Moon Sect killed their own people ten times more cruelly than them. It was quite shocking like the scene where Goujian ordered his 300 warriors to commit suicide in front of the Wu army. It further confirmed the reputation of the evil sect for being bloody and brutal.

"kill!"

"Kill again!"

Every time Zheng Senlong gave an order, he would randomly select a lucky person, drag him to the side of the ship, behead him, and then throw him and his body into the bottom of the lake to feed the fish.

"I…I surrender."

"I am also willing to obey Saint Auntie and be devoted to her from now on..."

"I am willing to surrender too!"

……

With someone taking the lead, many things will go smoothly.

"Humph!"

“I thought the disciples of the Dharma Protector Hall were so tough. When Di Baiying was flattering the Eastern Sect Leader, he said that he was made of special materials, but he couldn’t withstand a few sword strikes. Hahahaha…”

Zheng Senlong laughed loudly, with hatred in his laughter!

He actually hoped that the disciples of the Dharma Protector Hall would continue to hold on so that he could kill all these people with a legitimate reason and avenge his uncles and brothers who died tragically more than ten years ago!
"Take them down to take their medicine."

A woman came out of the cabin. She was wearing a white skirt and white shoes, a hat on her head, a lyre on her back, and a bamboo basket in her hands. The basket contained paper money, incense sticks, candles, four cold steamed buns, and two pots of wine.

"Is the matter settled?"

"Reporting to Saint Auntie, thirty-five people are willing to surrender. I have asked them to go to the cabin to take medicine."

"Okay, be careful and alert. King Ning has ulterior motives, so don't be careless."

Ren Yingying carried a bamboo basket and walked down the boat alone. There was no sword maid following her. Lan Fenghuang also said goodbye yesterday. She seemed to be in a low mood, but she kept her face covered in veil all year round, so it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry.

After a while, she got used to looking at people through their hats, which made her feel more secure.

Seeing this, Zheng Senlong asked, "Where is Saint Lady going? Do you need a guard to accompany you?"

"Do your own thing, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask!"

Sugong Dike is planted with tens of thousands of willow trees and surrounds the lake for five miles. It stores water for flood control, consolidates the soil and protects farmland. It has saved more than tens of millions of lives and has benefited future generations for hundreds of years. People are grateful for Su Xian’s style and kindness, and donated money to build a temple, which is always full of incense.

However, Su Shi had never served as an official in Nanchang, so naturally he could not oversee the construction of such a project.

But rather than saying that this scenic long dike is the masterpiece of an unknown and pragmatic official, they would rather associate it with poets and composers.

Even if that person has no talent for practical work, but after the dam is repaired, he brings his friends here to have a drink, and he can claim to have hundreds of years of offerings.

“Who should be worshipped at the temple altar, and how many people care?”

Ren Yingying glanced at the Suxian Temple, walked towards the water, and found a willow tree with half of its roots rooted in the shore and the other half hanging in the water.

Spread the white cloth, place the candlesticks, and light the incense sticks.

Four cold steamed buns, a plate of pork head, and two jars of wine.

Ren Yingying looked at Baihuazhou in the distance. The sun was covered by dark clouds and the lake was a little gloomy. The Ning Mansion's navy blocked the waters immediately. Zhang Yu was most likely dead at the bottom of the lake. Everything was as expected, including King Ning sending an envoy to make peace.

"A toast to you, you are so young and famous, you are a genius."

From an eight-year-old girl to the Holy Lady, during the twelve years, many people came and went. In the dangerous struggles within the church, sometimes she had to send her followers to the slaughter by her own hands.

"Two cups to you, your martial arts are so great and your power is so great that it shakes the world."

Personal likes and dislikes have never been the first priority. If she was not absolutely rational, she would not have lived to this day and would not have possessed such a powerful force. Only when the tribesmen saw Ren Woxing's tyranny, tyranny, cold-blooded cunning in her, could they have some faith that Miss Ren could lead them to fight against the more domineering Dongfang Bubai.

"Three cups to you, you are ignorant of the current situation, and you are someone from Dongfang Bubai!"

Ren Yingying poured the jar of wine into the lake, and threw in steamed buns and pork head. Dark shadows appeared under the water, and dozens of large carps swam to the shore, vying for food, causing waves and splashing noises...

"Suddenly~"

The sound was extremely subtle, like the sound of strong wind hitting fallen leaves, but it came from behind!

Her heart was pounding, and she had no time to turn around.

"do not move!"

The Ziwei Sword was placed on his neck.

Ren Yingying boasted that with her martial arts skills, ordinary people would be discovered if they approached within three meters, unless their martial arts level was much higher than hers, or they had mastered extremely high-level lightness skills.

"You're not dead!"

When Ren Yingying heard the voice, she didn't know whether to be sad or happy.

"Are you hiding your strength? No, you are not yet in the Xiantian realm." Zhang Yu walked around to Ren Yingying and quickly pressed the Danzhong point. He was worried, so he used his dragon-catching acupoint-pressing skill and pressed three times back and forth to completely seal her internal energy. Unless she broke through to the Xiantian realm immediately, it would be difficult for her to break through the acupoint with her own internal strength.

"I don't have a sword. Do you need to be so careful?"

"To deal with a tiger, you should use an iron chain. You taught me that, Saint Auntie!"

"Humph! After going to Xinghua Tower, you lost your courage, Di Baiying, or was it Prince Ning who scared you?"

Zhang Yu sneered, "It's you! They say women are the most vicious. Miss Ren hasn't even become a woman yet, but she's already so vicious! Where are the promised reinforcements? The ten-mile East Lake is full of warships. Do you expect me to swim out from the bottom of the lake?"

"Didn't you do it?"

"What if I didn't do it?"

"Whether it's windy or rainy, there are dangers, not to mention going deep into the tiger's den to assassinate the guardian of the Sun Moon Sect. Are you afraid of death? I didn't force you to go. If you don't kill Di Baiying, can you go back to Black Wood Cliff? Who in the underworld can tolerate you? I have created the safest conditions for you, and you are still not satisfied? You also know the strengths of the Ning Mansion Navy. Even if all the brothers of the Suzaku Hall are sent away, it will not help!"

"Your words really moved me to the point of wanting to cry."

Zhang Yu chuckled and looked at the candles, incense sticks, and the ashes of burnt paper money stuck in the ground.

"Saint Aunt, you stay here..."

"I…"

"What about your father?"

Ren Yingying sneered, "Showing off your quick tongue and making rude remarks, is this what Deputy Hall Master Zhang is capable of?"

The voice came from under the hat.

Zhang Yu frowned slightly: "Just say what you want to say. Wearing a tattered hat, do you think you are superior to others? I hate people like you the most, pretending to be mysterious. I want to see if the little girl looks obedient!"

"you dare!"

Ren Yingying's eight extraordinary meridians were blocked, and she stood there, unable to move. She saw that hand grabbing towards her face, and she could only shout loudly.

Zhang Yu grabbed a corner of the veil with her hand and chuckled, "Why not? Did the Saint Lady also swear that she would marry the first person to take off the veil? If so, I'd better think about it carefully. If you want to blackmail me, it will be troublesome."

Ren Yingying was in her prime and had a sophisticated mind, but she would not allow others to slander her proud appearance. She became angry and said coldly, "Hmph! It's up to you. Even if all the men in the world die, I won't even look at you."

"That's just right!"

Zhang Yu raised his hand, and his hat flew high up and hung on the branch of the willow tree.

But what she saw was a stunningly beautiful face, with snow-white skin with a faint blush, long black hair, and gold hairpins and pearl rings. She had the elegance and grace of a lady from a noble family. Her brows were full of heroism, and her eyes were bright, revealing that she was a woman who was as capable as any man.

Ren Yingying sneered: "Have you seen enough?"

"I thought there was some rare jade hidden inside, but it's nothing more than this."

Zhang Yu put his hand on her face. The tender peeled egg felt good.

"What are you going to do?"

Ren Yingying said in a trembling voice.

She was born in the Sun and Moon Sect and had seen from a young age how men schemed against each other, flattered, pursued profit, and killed each other. If she wanted to survive, she had no choice but to learn their way of doing things, but she was extremely disgusted deep down in her heart.

After a long time, your mentality will change inexplicably.

She hated having men get close to her, and was instead... This was a secret that Ren Yingying could not reveal.

"Because you broke your promise and withdrew the reinforcements, I almost died at the bottom of the lake. Shouldn't I settle accounts with you?"

"You...don't be impulsive!"

Zhang Yu wanted to stop at first, but seeing the humiliation on her face, he became even more interested.

"Impulsive? I think I'm quite calm. Why are you hiding..."

Ren Yingying stared at the hand that was doing whatever it wanted with sharp eyes, becoming more and more unscrupulous. It moved from the neck to the shoulders, and then back to the face, like an ant crawling. There was a strange feeling, which she had never felt on the body of Shen Huakui in Qianhonglou.

She gnashed her teeth and said, "Don't be so presumptuous! Don't forget, Du Xiaochai is in my hands, and I know Qu Yang's whereabouts very well. If you dare to cross the line, they will all be buried with you!"

"You're quite arrogant. Have you ever suffered any loss since childhood?"

Zhang Yu withdrew his still warm hand and sneered.

"Didn't your father teach you that if you did something wrong to someone, you should at least apologize instead of threatening them... By the way, your father is Ren Woxing, and if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked. Expecting him to teach you to be like a normal person is like a carp climbing a tree!"

A purple light flashed, and a willow branch fell down.

Zhang Yu took the willow branch and swung it twice, making a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

Ren Yingying asked in a trembling voice: "What...what are you going to do?"

Zhang Yu held the willow branch and walked behind Ren Yingying.

"What are you doing? A ruthless man from Northeast China once said that if a tree is not pruned, it will not grow straight, and if a child is not teased, he will not be able to grow straight!"

"Snapped!"

The willow branches fell on my butt, making a crisp sound.

"You attack me from behind, what kind of hero are you...ah, if you have the guts, unblock the acupuncture points and we'll have a fight."

"I will definitely kill you!"

"Clap clap~"

Zhang Yu controlled the strength just right, making her feel pain without breaking her skin.

"If you disrespect the Saint Aunt, your entire clan will be implicated. Zhang Yu, you are done! You are done!"

Ren Yingying was extremely angry. Over the past ten years, she had had a knife at her neck countless times but she never frowned. But this was the first time she lost her composure like this. At the age of twenty, she was actually being whipped with a willow whip... Yet she felt an indescribable pleasure.

"Whatever you want, as long as you can find my three tribes!"

After Zhang Yu had whipped her dozens of times, he saw that Ren Yingying's face was flushed and all the anger in his heart had gone. He threw down the willow branch, sat on the ground, and drank the half jar of wine.

"Miss Ren, don't you like to scheme against others from behind? How do you feel about being bullied from behind today?"

Ren Yingying stood there, feeling angry and furious, extremely aggrieved, and two lines of tears fell.

"Did the golden beans fall?"

She said hatefully: "Zhang Yu, you'd better kill me!"

"Kill you? No need."

Zhang Yu smiled and stretched out his right hand. His inner energy was floating. There was a thin piece of blue ice in his palm, the size of a fingernail, which exuded a chilling aura.

"What...what is this?"

Ren Yingying regained some of her rationality and immediately regretted saying those harsh words. At this moment, she was at the mercy of others and should have kept him calm first.

“You’ll know after you plant it.”

Zhang Yu waved his hand, and a thin blue ice shot towards Ren Yingying's chest. Just as it was about to sink into her, it suddenly broke into several pieces and fell to the ground. It turned out that there were two silver needles piercing through it and nailed to the willow tree.

"You two, for my sake, would you please stop fighting and make peace?"

The life and death talisman was broken. Zhang Yu turned his head to look at the person walking out of the woods. She was wearing black Miao clothing, with silver ornaments all over her head. She was pretty and cute. At first glance, it was hard to associate her with the world's top warrior.

"Master Lan, didn't you leave?"

(End of this chapter)