svetikya Chapter 55: Zhang Huashan ambushed; Ning Zhongze struck by a hidden weapon.
Chapter 55: Zhang Huashan ambushed; Ning Zhongze struck by a hidden weapon.
Just then, he heard a strange noise nearby.
"Who?"
"it's me."
Lan Fenghuang emerged from the bushes, her clothes disheveled, followed by Yu Renyan.
Both of them were in a sorry state. Lan Fenghuang's blue Miao costume was burned and torn all over, and her silver crown was nowhere to be seen. Her hair was casually draped behind her.
Yu Renyan was the same; his bright red brocade robe was tattered, and his face was covered in soot, clearly from being smeared with kerosene.
Ren Yingying craned her neck to look behind the two of them. "Only the two of you ran out. Where are Uncle Xiang and Old Man Green Bamboo?"
"I'm afraid it's a bad situation. When we ran out, they fired several more rockets, and the whole house was on fire."
"How could this be? How could this be?" Ren Yingying was deeply shocked and kept repeating this sentence.
Lan Fenghuang squatted down and hugged Ren Yingying in her arms.
"Phoenix, it's all my fault, it's all my fault, I'm the one who hurt Uncle Xiang."
"It's not your fault. It's all the fault of Dongfang Bubai and Yang Lianting. The two of them harmed members of the Divine Cult, and they will die a horrible death sooner or later."
"I'm the most unlucky one, okay? I traveled all the way from Qingcheng Mountain and almost got burned to ashes. You should have some pity on me."
Yue Yuan sighed; he had been careless after all.
He never expected them to come, but he never expected them to come like this. Moreover, he had just seen that there were quite a few people, at least three hundred, and they were all carrying bows, crossbows, and armor.
He pulled Ren Yingying into his arms. "This is not a place to be sad. We need to get into Luoyang. There are government troops there. Those people won't dare to do anything reckless. Let's save our lives first. As for revenge... that's something to think about after we're alive."
After saying that, he didn't care whether the two followed or not, and flew towards Luoyang City with Ren Yingying in his arms.
The two exchanged a glance, and although they were unwilling, they could only helplessly accept this ending.
After entering the city, he found the largest brothel and used his money to book several rooms. The group then returned to their rooms to rest.
By this time, Ren Yingying had recovered, and her hatred for Dongfang Bubai had intensified.
"Yue Yuan, I've thought it through. I'm not going to rescue my father for now. Even if I do, he'll be all alone. What I need most right now is to gather strength."
Hearing this, he paused in wiping himself. "Where do you want to go?"
"The Five Immortals Sect".
Yunnan is indeed a nice place.
He thought for a moment and took out the Five Poisons Manual from his system inventory.
"Hey, don't call me heartless. Since you're going to the Five Immortals Sect, you can keep this manual."
Ren Yingying took the manual, glanced at it, and then placed it on her bedside table.
Thanks.
"When are you leaving?"
"I'll be leaving shortly."
Yue Yuan nodded. "Come find me at Mount Hua if you need anything. My promise to you will always stand by you."
Ren Yingying didn't say anything, took the manual and left the room.
.......
The next morning.
As soon as Yue Yuan pushed open the door, he saw Yu Renyan standing at the door with his sword in his arms.
"You didn't leave?"
"Why should I leave? Aren't you here, Dao Master?"
"You recognized me?"
"You scoundrel, if I hadn't recognized your lightness skill, I would still be completely in the dark. You were that shopkeeper in Fuzhou City too, weren't you?" He slowly drew his long sword and pointed it at Yue Yuan. "Today, we'll settle both our old and new scores."
As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his sword. Yue Yuan dodged, but the sword energy grazed his hair, severing a few strands of his hair.
But Yu Renyan wasn't about to give him a chance to dodge, and unleashed several more attacks in quick succession.
Upon seeing this, Yue Yuan instantly drew his sword and unleashed several strikes. The two sword energies collided in mid-air, causing the entire wooden building to tremble.
"How do you know the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique? You clearly..."
"Nothing happened, you didn't castrate yourself, did you? I gave you the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, did you think I didn't make any preparations?"
"How could this be? How could this be?"
Yue Yuan shook his head. "How naive!"
He unleashed his first sword strike, transforming into a streak of light, knocking the longsword from Yu Renyan's hand and striking several acupoints on his body.
"If I didn't have a way to subdue you, how could I dare to teach you swordsmanship? Let me tell you, I've tampered with all your sword techniques."
"You are the devil."
"Hey, how can you say that about me? I am the universally acknowledged Young Hero of Zhenyue, how could I possibly be a devil?"
He pressed his hand down on Yu Renyan's head and planted the Heart-Eating Demon Seed into his body.
"I was originally planning to play around with you, but now that you've figured it out, you'll become my loyal servant. I happen to need a little helper."
At first, Yu Renyan wanted to resist, but his cowardly and fearful nature meant that he was not a person with strong willpower, and he soon obediently stood behind Yue Yuan.
The two made so much noise that they eventually woke up the other guests.
"Oh dear, what's wrong, esteemed guest? Why are you so angry?"
Yue Yuan looked at the ingratiating madam, casually took out a stack of silver notes and tossed them at her, "Sorry, I was a bit grumpy when I first woke up, hope you don't mind!"
The madam's eyes narrowed with laughter when she saw the stack of silver notes; she no longer cared about whether she minded or not.
"Please make yourself at home, sir/madam."
What does it mean to ask the spring breeze when in doubt, or to take out money when in doubt? Isn't the ability to spend money even more powerful than the spring breeze?
We left the inn.
The two were preparing to buy two horses to return to Mount Hua when he spotted Liang Fa's secret mark.
His heart tightened; something must have happened again. Otherwise, at the current pace, Liang Fa should have already returned to Mount Hua.
No, I have to go check this out.
Following the trail of marks, he arrived outside a house.
"Yu Renyan, go up and knock on the door."
"yes!"
He knocked on the brass ring, and the door opened a crack. "Who is it?"
"I'm looking for Liang Fa."
Upon hearing his voice, the people inside immediately opened the door.
"Young Master, you've finally arrived! Something terrible has happened."
"What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"
The man quickly stepped forward and said, "This is a long story. Why don't you come inside first, and we can talk as we go."
Yue Yuan gestured for him to lead the way.
After parting ways with Yue Yuan, Liang Fa successfully reunited with Ning Zhongze and his group at the foot of Mount Tai.
However, Mount Tai was already under the control of Mount Song, so even if he brought a hundred or so men, it would be of no use. After discussing it, the group headed back to Mount Hua.
Everything was going smoothly until they reached Luoyang. A man in black ambushed them. Instead of killing anyone, the man in black launched a hidden attack on Ning Zhongze, severely injuring her.
With Ning Zhongze injured, Yue Lingshan was completely disoriented and left all matters to Liang Fa.
Liang Fa knew that he was near Luoyang, so he left a mark and waited for him to come and make the decision.
After hearing what had happened, he hurried to the backyard. He could imagine how helpless his junior sister must feel at that moment.
Upon entering the backyard, a strong smell of Chinese medicine wafted over.
When Liang Fa saw him arrive, he quickly came to greet him.
"Young Sect Master, you've finally arrived."
"How is Master's wife?"
He shook his head. "I consulted many famous doctors, and they all told me to prepare for my funeral."
"How could this be? So many of you couldn't stop the men in black?"
"That man in black is extremely skilled in martial arts. Although he wields a heavy sword, his moves are very light and strange. None of us are his match."
Greatsword!
He immediately thought of the Songshan Sect, but the Songshan Sect's swordsmanship was wide and sweeping, which was different from the lightness that Liang Fa had described.
"What kind of hidden weapon did he use?"
Liang Fa took out several steel needles from his pocket. Unlike the Black Blood Divine Needle, these steel needles were the same size from front to back, just like embroidery needles.
"This..." Suddenly, he had a vague answer in his heart. He handed the steel needles to Yu Renyan, "Try to use these needles. After you're done, go and practice a set of Evil-Repelling Sword Technique."