Sword from Songshan

Chapter 153 Poison
Chong Shenxiu, yin and yang cut faintly.

On July 17, Lu Nanxing stayed in Huangshan for only a few days before rushing to Taishan.

After visiting the Five Great Mountains, you should not look at any other mountains; after visiting Mount Huangshan, you should not look at any other mountains. However, Mount Tai, as the first of the Five Great Mountains, is known to be the most majestic in the world. Its magnificence is indeed incomparable to other mountains.

Standing at the foot of the mountain and looking up, Lu Nanxing couldn't help but admire.

However, he did not come here to see the scenery. He shook off the dust on the way, tidied his clothes and prepared to go up the mountain.

"Who is coming?"

At the entrance to the mountain path, two Taishan disciples were guarding.

Seeing that Lu Nanxing was armed and was not an ordinary mountaineer or pilgrim, he stepped forward to stop him and said.

"The mountain is where the Taishan sect is stationed. If you want to visit, please leave your name and we will go up and report."

"Please inform the others that Huangshan Sect's head, Lu Nanxing, has come to visit Taishan Sect's head, Taoist Tiansong."

Lu Nanxing said loudly, then took out his business card and handed it over.

"The head of the Huangshan sect..."

Looking at the business card and then at Lu Nanxing, the two Taishan disciples looked confused and puzzled.

Lu Nanxing is now very famous throughout the country. Even if you don’t know him, you have at least heard of his name.

Then he came to his senses and bowed quickly.

"Master Lu, please wait a moment. I will go up the mountain immediately to report to the Master."

After saying this, a disciple turned around and walked quickly up the mountain.

"Master Lu, please come this way."

As the leader of a sect and a top master of the righteous path, how could I dare to neglect him?

Another Taishan disciple invited Lu Nanxing to sit in the pavilion nearby and served him various refreshments.

With Lu Nanxing's current status and strength, even if he arrived at Shaolin or Wudang, he should be invited to the mountain immediately instead of waiting at the foot of the mountain.

But he had no previous contact with the Taishan Sect, and the disciples guarding the mountain did not recognize him. They did not even know his true identity, so how could they dare to let him go up the mountain?

Since he didn't come here to cause trouble, Lu Nanxing didn't care about it and waited patiently.

About an hour later, a middle-aged Taoist priest led several Taishan disciples down the mountain and hurried over here.

It was Taoist Tianbai, the junior brother of Taoist Tiansong, and one of the few remaining senior members of Taishan Sect.

"Master Lu, you have come to visit us. I am sorry for not welcoming you. Please forgive me!"

Before he got close, Taoist Tianbai spoke, and walked over quickly while bowing.

"Master Tianbai is too polite. It would be very rude of me to interrupt you."

Lu Nanxing stood up to greet him and bowed in return.

Although the two sides had no friendship, they had met several times in Hengshan City and Heimu Cliff, so they could be considered acquaintances.

After meeting each other and chatting for a while, Taoist Tianbai led Lu Nanxing up the mountain.

Unlike other famous mountains such as Huashan, Hengshan and Huangshan, Mount Tai, as the first of the Five Great Mountains, was the place where emperors of all dynasties offered sacrifices to the gods, so the mountain roads were built to be exceptionally wide and flat, not narrow and winding.

Although there are also some steep and dangerous places, the road alone is much better than that of Mount Huashan and Mount Huangshan.

As a martial artist, there is not much difference between the steps on this mountain path and the flat ground. I quickened my pace a little and reached the top of the mountain in less than an hour.

The Taishan Sect is a Taoist sect, and its headquarters is located at the top of Jade Emperor Peak.

"Master Lu, you are so honored to be here. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person."

In front of the main hall, Taoist Tiansong led a group of Taishan Sect leaders and was already waiting there. When they saw Lu Nanxing coming, they greeted him with a bow from a few meters away.

Although Lu Nanxing is very powerful, Taishan Sect is a first-rate sect after all. If Taoist Tiansong, as the sect leader, were to go down the mountain to greet him, it would be too low of his status.

Being greeted outside the palace was already a great courtesy to Lu Nanxing.

"I came here without your prior notice, so please don't blame me, Taoist Tiansong."

Lu Nanxing took a few quick steps and bowed with a smile.

Compared with Tianbai, Lu Nanxing and Tiansong are much more familiar with each other. When the Five Mountains attacked the White Tiger Hall before, they each led a team and they have worked together before.

Later, the treasure of Tianning Temple was revealed, Tiansong was poisoned, and it was Lu Nanxing who helped to detoxify him.

Although it was his conspiracy, and he took the opportunity to poison Tiansong, others were unaware of it.

On the surface, Lu Nanxing can be considered as Taoist Tiansong's savior.

After a few more polite words, both parties walked into the main hall, took their seats as host and guest, and a boy served them tea.

"Master Lu, are you here for fun or for something else?"

After a few pleasantries, Taoist Tiansong asked directly.

Regardless of their martial arts skills, Taoist Tiansong is similar to Master Dingyi in that they both have a straightforward temper.

This would save a lot of nonsense. Lu Nanxing looked around but didn't speak immediately.

Taoist Tiansong understood and raised his hand to dismiss the disciples.

So, only Yuyinzi, Tianbai, Tianyi and a few other high-ranking officials of Songshan Sect were left in the hall.

"Then I'll tell you straight."

Lu Nanxing paused for a moment before speaking.

"This time, the Songshan Sect convened a meeting of the Five Mountains to discuss the merger of the sects. I wonder what the Taishan Sect thinks and what plans they have."

"Whether the Five Mountains will be united is an internal matter of the Five Mountains!"

Before Tiansong could speak, Yuyinzi spoke first, snorted coldly and glanced at Lu Nanxing.

"As for what Taishan Sect is planning, outsiders don't need to worry about it!"

"Master Yuyinzi is really courageous."

Lu Nanxing looked at Yu Yinzi, with a faint smile on his face.

Before, when Taishan Sect was hunting down Tian Boguang, Yu Yinzi was seriously injured, and Lu Nanxing had helped him recover, so he could be considered his benefactor. This time when he arrived at Taishan Sect, Yu Yinzi not only did not express any opinion, but turned his face against him, which was really a mean face.

Lu Nanxing narrowed his eyes again and then spoke with a serious face.

"This is indeed an internal matter of the Five Mountains, but as the largest sect after Shaolin and Wudang, every move of the Five Mountains concerns the entire martial arts world. As a fellow sect, it is only natural for me to be concerned about it. I do not mean to interfere with the decision-making of the Taishan Sect."

"Smooth tongue!"

Yu Yinzi snorted again, flicked his sleeves and shouted.

"I appreciate your kindness, nothing else is necessary!"

"Whether it is necessary or not, I'm afraid that you, Taoist Yuyinzi, have no say in it. You should ask the headmaster first."

"you!"

Yu Yinzi had previously competed with Taoist Tiansong for the position of the head of the sect and was defeated. Lu Nanxing's words were clearly a mockery of him.

Yu Yinzi's face was filled with anger. She stood up from her seat suddenly, her face turning blue and red.

However, he stood there for a long time without moving.

Of course he knew that he was no match for Lu Nanxing. Even though they were in Taishan Sect, Tiansong and the others might not help him, so how could he dare to really fight with Lu Nanxing?

"Uncle Master Yuyinzi, please be patient."

Although Yu Yinzi is incompetent, he is an elder of Taishan Sect after all. As the sect leader, Taoist Tiansong cannot watch him lose face.

He first said something to comfort Yu Yinzi, then turned to Lu Nanxing with a serious expression.

"Master Lu, please tell me clearly what you mean."

"As Taoist Master Yuyinzi said, I am an outsider after all, so I still need to listen to the Taishan Sect's opinions first."

"In that case, regarding this merger, my Taishan Sect actually..."

Taoist Tiansong stopped talking halfway, then frowned, beads of sweat instantly covered his forehead, and he covered his chest with one hand, looking painful.

Before everyone could react, there was a loud bang and Taoist Tiansong fell from his seat.

"Head!"

"Brother!"

Seeing Taoist Tiansong suddenly fall down, everyone in the hall was instantly shocked. Tianbai, Tianyi and others hurriedly shouted and rushed forward.

He hugged Taoist Tiansong, only to see that his eyes were tightly closed and his teeth were clenched. He had fainted and looked very bad. "Lu Nanxing! How dare you poison the head of the Taishan Sect!"

Compared to the people who rushed forward in a hurry, Yu Yinzi stood still. Instead, she pointed at Lu Nanxing and shouted loudly.

"Someone come! Capture Lu Nanxing!"

Hearing the noise, a large number of Taishan disciples rushed into the hall, and were all shocked to see their leader fall to the ground. Then they heard Yu Yinzi shouting, and without knowing what was going on, they rushed forward and surrounded Lu Nanxing.

"What's this about?"

They were polite to each other just now, but now they are fighting with swords. Even Lu Nanxing was a little surprised by this change.

He did poison Tiansong, but it was a hidden poison and would never take effect without his guidance.

In this case, how did Taoist Tiansong get poisoned?

Lu Nanxing hesitated for a moment. Although he was surrounded, he was not panicked. He turned his head to look at Yu Yinzi.

"Master Tiansong suddenly fainted. You haven't checked on him yet. How do you know he was poisoned? Even if he was poisoned, we are more than ten meters apart. How can you say that I was the one who poisoned him?"

"This……"

Yu Yinzi just wanted to make the first move and didn't think too much about it. She was speechless for a moment.

The others were also confused and looked at Yu Yinzi, waiting for his explanation.

"Quickly bring the elixir! The master has been poisoned!"

Before anyone could speak, Tianbai suddenly shouted loudly.

"See! I was right, it's poisoning!"

Yu Yinzi looked excited and immediately pointed at Lu Nanxing and spoke loudly.

"Everyone in the martial arts world knows that you are good at using poison. You are the only outsider in the hall right now. Who else could have poisoned you?"

"Yes! It must be him!"

Although Taoist Tiansong became the head of the sect, there were still many of Yuyinzi's followers in the Taishan Sect, and they all echoed and shouted.

Now that the conclusion has been reached, the Taishan disciples did not think any more and decided to take action against Lu Nanxing.

Lu Nanxing's face darkened. Not to mention these dozens of ordinary disciples, even if the entire Tianshan Sect came together, he would not take them seriously.

"Senior Brother Head!"

Just as both sides were about to fight, they heard Tianbai's anxious shout.

Taoist Tiansong suddenly spat out a mouthful of dirty blood, and his breath was already weak.

The detoxifying pills that I took forcefully had no effect.

"I can save him."

Seeing that Tiansong's life was hanging by a thread and the Taishan sect was helpless, Lu Nanxing took a look and shouted.

"you?"

Tianbai and Tianyi were both startled and turned their heads abruptly to look at Lu Nanxing.

"Don't listen to his nonsense! He was the one who poisoned the sect leader, so how could he be willing to save the sect leader?"

Yu Yinzi shouted loudly, and then scolded all the disciples.

"He clearly wants to take advantage of the opportunity to murder the leader. What are you waiting for? Hurry up and capture him!"

Ordinary disciples just followed orders and had no ability to distinguish at the moment. When they heard Yu Yinzi say this, they were about to attack Lu Nanxing.

Lu Nanxing frowned slightly, already a little angry. Since they wouldn't listen to his nice words, he might as well teach them a lesson!
"stop!"

Tianbai came back to his senses, shouted to stop all the Taishan disciples, and spoke solemnly to Lu Nanxing.

"Please, Master Lu, lend a hand."

"No!"

Yu Yinzi looked anxious and shouted at Tian Bai.

"Do you want to kill the master?"

"Humph."

Tianbai snorted coldly and looked at Yuyinzi with contempt.

"Let's not talk about it for now. It's impossible to determine why the Sect Leader was poisoned. The Sect Leader's life is already in danger, so why would Lu Nanxing harm him further? If we let him try, maybe he can still save the Sect Leader!"

"I disagree!"

"you shut up!"

Tianbai's face was filled with anger, and he immediately turned to his disciples.

"Whoever dares to stop Lu Nanxing will be severely punished if anything happens to the Sect Leader!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the disciples retreated one after another, not daring to attack again.

Lu Nanxing smiled. It seemed that there were still a few sensible people in Taishan Sect.

Then he quickly stepped forward and put his hand on Taoist Tiansong's wrist.

That’s right, he was indeed poisoned, and it was extremely toxic!
The attack just happened. Taoist Tiansong was a first-rate master after all, but he had no power to resist with his skills and was already on the verge of death.

Without delaying any longer, Lu Nanxing immediately used a small wooden tripod to suck out the toxins from Taoist Tiansong's body.

Then, he placed his palms on his back and used the Shenzhao Gong to heal the wounds.

"Uh~"

After just a moment, Taoist Tiansong groaned and slowly came back to life.

"woke up!"

"The leader is awake!"

Seeing that Taoist Tiansong had woken up and his complexion had improved a lot, everyone was very happy.

After a while, when Taoist Tiansong calmed down a little, everyone helped him sit back in his seat and bowed to Lu Nanxing to express their gratitude.

"Thank you, Master Lu, for saving me again."

"You are too polite, Taoist priest. It is just a small favor."

Lu Nanxing said lightly, then turned to Yu Yinzi with a sneer on his face.

Yu Yinzi's face was extremely ugly. She didn't dare to look at Lu Nanxing, and had nothing to say at this time.

"Everyone, stand down."

Tiansong waved his hand, dismissed all the disciples again, and spoke to Lu Nanxing.

"Regarding the matter of merging sects, our Taishan Sect naturally disagrees, but I am weak now, and I am afraid I cannot discuss the specific details with Sect Leader Lu."

"It's really unfortunate."

"If you have time, Master Lu, you can stay in Mount Tai for a while. When I feel better, I will discuss this with you."

"That's just right."

Lu Nanxing nodded and agreed immediately.

Tiansong had just been detoxified, and despite Lu Nanxing's Shenzhao Gong treatment, he was still very weak. After a few instructions, he was helped back to rest.

Lu Nanxing did as he said and stayed in Mount Tai temporarily.

"Songshan Sect?"

At night, looking at the night view of Mount Tai, Lu Nanxing pondered.

As the leader of a sect, how could Tiansong be poisoned for no reason, especially at this critical moment when the Five Mountains sects were merging.

It is not difficult to guess that it must have been the work of the Songshan School!
It seems that the Songshan Sect knew that Taoist Tiansong did not agree to the merger, so they wanted to remove this obstacle in advance before the conference.

Lu Nanxing stayed in Mount Tai at this time, one, to wait for Tiansong to get better and discuss the specific matters of opposing the merger, and the other was to prevent someone from attacking Tiansong again!
"Humph."

Thinking of this, Lu Nanxing snorted coldly.

Tiansong himself is a first-class master and is in the Taishan Sect. The person who could poison him must not be an outsider.

As for who the traitor was, Lu Nanxing already had some guesses in his mind.

It is easy to avoid an open attack but difficult to guard against an attack from the dark. Always being on the defensive is not a solution. Lu Nanxing's face darkened and he decided to go and talk to him.

(End of this chapter)