Sword from Songshan

Chapter 123 Cooperation
On the seventh day of September, the Five Mountains Sword Sects, led by Shaolin and Wudang, gathered together Kunlun, Beggars' Sect, Emei, Qingcheng, Kongtong and other righteous sects, a total of twenty-three, gathered in Xieshi Valley in Hebei!

In addition to the leaders of each sect, the number of people who came varied, but they were mainly disciples of the Five Mountains. However, the total number had reached more than 2,000 people, including nearly a hundred first-rate masters.

The Black Wood Cliff is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the disciples of each sect are not familiar with each other. If they rush forward at once, they may end up hindering each other.

After some discussion, it was decided to divide them into twenty-one groups.

Master Fangzheng, Taoist Chongxu, Zuo Lengchan, Yue Buqun, Mr. Mo Da, Nun Dingxian, Yu Canghai, Beggar Gang leader Jie Feng, and Kunlun Sect leader Zhen Shanzi, these are nine of the ten great masters of the righteous path.

In addition, Taoist Tianmen, who was also among the top ten masters, has died and has been temporarily replaced by Yu Zhongzi.

The ten of them, each leading a hundred skilled fighters, formed the main force and stormed Blackwood Cliff!

Master Fang Sheng, Taoist Qingxu, Ding Mian, Lu Nanxing, Liu Zhengfeng, Master Dingyi and other eleven first-rate masters, each leading a hundred people.

Among these eleven groups of troops, five of them served as the rear troops. When the first ten groups of troops rushed up the Black Wood Cliff, they followed closely behind and dealt a second wave of heavy damage to the Demon Cult.

The other six routes were to attack the four branches of the Demon Cult and two other important bases. One was to prevent them from rushing to the Blackwood Cliff for support, and the other was to attract some of the Blackwood Cliff's troops to come down and share the pressure for the large army.

Although the arrangement was simple, there was nothing wrong with it, and everyone nodded in agreement.

But among the remaining eleven groups of troops, it was difficult to decide who would serve as the rear guard to attack Heimu Cliff and who would attack the various branch halls.

"Yellow-faced Venerable Jiabu, I heard that he is very skilled in martial arts and ranks among the top ten in the Demon Cult. I have long wanted to learn from him. I will leave the Azure Dragon Hall to Liu."

"Tong Baixiong from Fenglei Hall is as skilled in martial arts as Jia Bu, so I will go ahead!"

"I choose White Tiger Hall!"

"Leave Tianfeng Hall to me!"

"There are two left, I want one!"

"I want one too!"

"Bah! How shameless!"

"You can steal the Five Mountains Sword, but why can't I? Who is so shameless?"

"I have nothing to do with them!"

The eleven leaders gathered together and started fighting, all wanting to attack the branch hall.

Black Wood Cliff is the headquarters of the Demon Cult, and Dongfang Bubai is also stationed at Black Wood Cliff. Even the rear army is in great danger.

In comparison, the six teams that attacked the branch hall had it much easier.

Moreover, it is not necessary to capture the branch of the Demon Cult. It is enough to delay it so that they cannot rush to the rescue of Black Wood Cliff. There is a great chance that they will slack off.

"Stop arguing!"

Seeing that everyone was arguing and the atmosphere was getting more tense, Zuo Lengchan shouted to stop them, then turned to Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu who were sitting above.

"You two are the leaders of the alliance, so you decide how to arrange it."

"Whether attacking Blackwood Cliff or other branches, both are about slaying demons and defending the Way. There is no difference, and there is no need to argue."

The two looked at each other and said something.

"Then let's draw lots."

"Draw lots?"

"can!"

"agree!"

Since we are all in the same boat, we naturally cannot take action. We can just leave it to fate.

Some people are afraid that they will be picked, and they are actually not very willing to do it.

But Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu have already said so, and without sufficient reasons, who can refute it?

Moreover, with a score of 6 to 5, everyone thought that their luck might not be so bad that they had to draw Black Wood Cliff.

Then, Taoist Chongxu personally made eleven order sticks and placed them in a bamboo tube.

"Just smoke it!"

The eleven leaders stepped forward and each took one.

Among the crowd, Lu Nanxing had a calm expression.

It would be great if you were chosen to be one of the branches, but if you are not, it doesn’t matter too much, just keep a normal mind.

"Hehe, it seems like I'm lucky."

When the seal was opened, the three characters "Baihutang" were written on it.

With a smile on his face, Lu Nanxing pondered again, as it happened to be his old rival, the White Tiger Hall.

"What a piece of shit luck!"

Ding Mian was standing nearby. When he saw Lu Nanxing's order, and then looked at the order in his own hand which had "Heimuya" written on it, his face turned extremely dark.

The drawing of lots was completed and the divisions of each route were determined.

Six people, including Lu Nanxing, Master Dingyi, Liu Zhengfeng, Ning Zhongze, Master Fangsheng, and Taoist Master Qingxu, were drawn to form branches.

Although the remaining five people including Ding Mian were annoyed, they could do nothing about the result.

"Everyone, it's done right away."

However, attacking the branch hall was not as easy as imagined.

It was not until this time that Zuo Lengchan explained that not all the troops would set out together, but these six groups would go first.

By staggering the time, after they have captured various branch altars, they can rush to support Heimu Cliff as the third wave of attack.

In addition, if they start fighting first, they can also attract some troops from Heimu Cliff.

Although it was not a direct attack on Black Wood Cliff, it was quite a vanguard move.

This puts a lot of pressure on us.

"Humph."

Hearing this, Ding Mian, who had been unhappy just now, couldn't help but sneer with a hint of sarcasm.

In comparison, there was not much change on the faces of Lu Nanxing and the other six people.

"set off!"

Each of them led a hundred men, and after leaving the Xieshi Valley, they split up and headed towards their respective targets.

"Brother, what should we do?"

On the way, Zhao Guangjin followed Lu Nanxing and asked in a low voice.

The one hundred men of Lu Nanxing are all his direct subordinates in the Songshan Sect. According to Zhao Guangjin's opinion, since they are selected to fight against the branch hall, they should not fight too harshly.

In this way, firstly, they would not attract reinforcements from Heimu Cliff, and secondly, it would delay the battle for a day or two. Even if they went to support Heimu Cliff later, the battle there would probably be over.

Even if you can't escape unscathed in the end, you can still protect yourself to a great extent.

Of course, we still have to do some superficial work. After all, among these one hundred people, there will inevitably be spies planted by Ding Mian or Zuo Lengchan, and we cannot leave any handle for them.

"Master! I think this is inappropriate!"

Lin Pingzhi was on the other side. He glared at Zhao Guangjin and immediately spoke to Lu Nanxing.

Zhao Guangjin already knew about Lin Pingzhi's temper, but he ignored it and just looked at Lu Nanxing, waiting for his decision.

"Everyone speed up!"

Lu Nanxing did not reply, but whipped the horse whip vigorously.

"Follow everyone!"

Seeing Lu Nanxing so anxious, Lin Pingzhi thought that he did not accept Zhao Guangjin's advice. He looked proud and followed Lu Nanxing while shouting to the back.

Zhao Guangjin was not impatient. He had been with Lu Nanxing for a long time and knew that Lu Nanxing was not someone who would suffer any loss.

As for what Lu Nanxing was thinking specifically, he couldn't be sure for the moment.

In short, based on his years of experience, just do as Lu Nanxing says!

Next, the group rode at full speed and arrived at Baihu Hall in just half a day.

After a short rest, eating something and taking a break, Lu Nanxing led his men upstairs.

Just like last time, in an open area, as night fell, braziers were lit everywhere, illuminating every corner of the open area.

It is impossible to get there quietly, the only way is to attack with force.

But if we attack by force, we will probably lose many people just to cross this open space and face the rain of arrows falling from the top of the wall.

Unlike last time, Lu Nanxing brought a hundred people this time. Even with the Tai Chi palm power and the incomplete water sword force, it was impossible to protect them completely.

"Brother, why don't we talk about it during the day?"

Zhao Guangjin was there last time too. Knowing how dangerous the White Tiger Hall was, he couldn't help but say something to Lu Nanxing again.

"Master! I'll lead the charge first!"

Lin Pingzhi's face was full of ambition and his eyes were determined.

"Let's take a look first."

Lu Nanxing ignored the two of them and said lightly.

In this way, he watched from the outside for a full hour. As it was getting late at night, no one knew what he was looking at.

Or, just simply delaying time.

"You wait here, I'll go in first." Just when Zhao Guangjin was secretly proud of himself, Lu Nanxing said this, and then walked straight towards the White Tiger Hall.

This is?

For a moment, both Zhao Guangjin and Lin Pingzhi looked stunned.

When I came to my senses, Lu Nanxing had already appeared in the open space.

Bang bang bang~!

The sentry discovered it and the alarm gong sounded immediately.

Lu Nanxing ignored it and let the sentry warn him inside. Not to mention using the Golden Snake Cone to shoot it down, he didn't even take the sword and walked straight to the gate of the villa.

There was no response from the White Tiger Hall either. The door remained closed and no one came out to stop them.

Swish swish~!

When the distance was more than a hundred meters, a sound of breaking air suddenly was heard, and countless arrows shot towards Lu Nanxing from the top of the wall.

"Master!"

Lin Pingzhi was really frightened and exclaimed with a look of worry on his face.

At the same time, he was afraid. He had just said that he wanted to charge ahead. If that were true, he would have been stabbed like a hedgehog.

In contrast, Zhao Guangjin looked calm. He had seen Lu Nanxing's abilities last time and knew that these arrows would be useless to him.

Sure enough, Lu Nanxing was still empty-handed, and his steps did not stop at all. He swayed his body, and dodged the arrows he could. If there was really no room to dodge, he would easily sweep away the arrows with a wave of his robe sleeves.

In this way, in the rain of arrows, the whole person seemed to be strolling in the garden.

"As expected of you, Master!"

Lin Pingzhi looked at her with burning eyes and full of admiration.

Zhao Guangjin also opened his eyes slightly. Compared with last time, his senior brother's martial arts had improved further.

In just a moment, Lu Nanxing arrived at the gate.

The door was painted bright red, and it was obviously replaced not long ago after Lu Nanxing broke it last time.

This time, Lu Nanxing did not score a goal forcefully, but instead stood in front of the goal and shouted.

"Lu Nanxing wants to see Shangguan Yun. Can you open the door for a chat?"

This is?

Although they were a thousand meters apart, Lu Nanxing used his internal energy and was full of strength. Zhao Guangjin and the others could hear it clearly, and they looked at each other in surprise for a moment.

What is Lu Nanxing going to do?

Squeak~!

A moment later, the door of White Tiger Hall was actually opened. Lu Nanxing walked in without any hesitation.

"Master!"

Seeing Lu Nanxing walking into the White Tiger Hall alone, Lin Pingzhi's face was full of worry again.

But Lu Nanxing had ordered them to wait here, so he did not dare to go forward rashly.

Furthermore, even if they rushed forward, they might not be able to survive the rain of arrows.

When I was in a hurry, the door had already closed again.

Everyone frowned and felt uneasy, but they could only wait.

"Haha, the yard is nice."

In the White Tiger Hall, led by a disciple of the Demon Sect, Lu Nanxing walked straight in.

I couldn't help but smile as I walked and looked.

The last time I came in, I was kicked out before I walked far. This time I took a closer look and it was indeed very grand.

"This way."

The disciple of the Demon Sect led them in turns left and right, and I don’t know if it was a detour on purpose. After walking for nearly an incense stick of time, they finally arrived at a side hall.

The room was not big, and Shangguan Yun was already sitting there.

Lu Nanxing stepped in, and without waiting for him to invite her, she found a place to sit down and tapped the coffee table lightly with her index finger.

"Tea."

Shangguan Yun's face was gloomy and he let out a light shout.

The servants below heard the order and served Lu Nanxing a cup of Rain-previous Longjing tea.

Lu Nanxing picked it up and drank half of it.

Knowing that Lu Nanxing was unique in detoxification, he was still so leisurely in the enemy's base camp. Even Shangguan Yun couldn't help but admire his courage.

Besides, Lu Nanxing was only nineteen years old at that time.

"Heroes emerge from youth."

Shangguan Yun sighed and went straight to the point.

"Why do you want to see me?"

"Yang Lianting is dead."

"Of course I know this."

"In that case..."

Lu Nanxing suddenly smiled with a hint of sarcasm.

"Then you should already know that Dongfang Bubai has turned into a monster that is neither male nor female."

"How dare you! How can the Eastern Sect Leader allow you to make irresponsible comments?"

Shangguan Yun had a furious look on his face, but he just sat there without moving.

Lu Nanxing's face was calm, and he was obviously not frightened at all, and he spoke again.

"Are you willing to accept being led by a monster that is neither male nor female?"

"Lu Nanxing! If you are here just to slander my Holy Church, then there is no need to talk about it. Let's just start fighting!"

"How could that be? I'm not that boring."

Lu Nanxing snorted softly and looked straight at Shangguan Yun.

"I mean, Elder Shangguan, do you want to change your master?"

"Don't try to stir up trouble! I will never betray the Sun Moon Sect!"

"I didn't ask you to betray, I just asked you to change the leader."

"What do you mean?"

Shangguan Yun looked at Lu Nanxing and frowned.

"for example……"

Lu Nanxing paused deliberately and said a name.

"I'm your old boss, the former dean."

Bang~!

As soon as Lu Nanxing finished speaking, the screen in the corner shook slightly.

Lu Nanxing smiled and continued.

"Yang Lianting is dead, and your life in the Sun Moon Sect has become better again, and you have even gradually regained some authority. However, after the death of Yang Lianting, won't there be a second and third Wang Lianting and Li Lianting?"

"I am doing very well in the Holy Church and have not been ostracized by Yang Lianting. Lu Nanxing, you don't have to keep trying to sow discord."

"You know it in your heart. It will happen. You will be driven off the Blackwood Cliff again. Have you ever thought that it's a pity that you can't replace Yang Lianting?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Shangguan Yun was completely confused, the more he listened, the more he felt something was not right.

At his age, how could he possibly think of seducing Dongfang Bubai on behalf of Yang Lianting? The thought of it makes me sick.

"He was talking about me."

With a light shout, Ren Yingying walked out from behind the screen and looked at Lu Nanxing coldly.

"You're full of shit! Even if Dongfang Bubai is still a man, I won't use my beauty to please him in exchange for power!"

"Women are just as good as men. I admire them!"

"Stop being so hypocritical!"

Ren Yingying said directly that she got angry when she saw Lu Nanxing.

"You were originally looking for me. Now that I'm here, tell me what you want from me!"

"Great thing."

Lu Nanxing bent forward slightly, with a mysterious look on his face.

"Do you want to rescue your father? You and I can work together."

(End of this chapter)