Sword from Songshan

Chapter 39: Shifting the blame
In the main hall of Songshan Sect, Zuo Lengchan sat upright with a face as gloomy as water.

There were no outsiders in the hall except a few of Zuo Lengchan's direct disciples.

Le Hou stepped in and saw the solemn atmosphere in the hall, which made him feel uneasy.

"I've met the head brother."

"sit down."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Master."

Since he was given a seat, maybe things were not as bad as expected, Le Hou couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"You haven't arrived yet, but the pigeon message from Hengshan Sect has already arrived."

But before his butt touched the chair, Zuo Lengchan suddenly spoke.

When he heard the Hengshan School was mentioned, Le Hou's heart skipped a beat and he dared not sit down.

Then, the disciple next to him handed the Hengshan Sect's carrier pigeon letter to Le Hou.

After Le Hou took it and read it, his expression became even uglier.

Although the letter was expressed in a tactful manner, it implied that Le Hou had colluded with the Demon Cult and killed several Hengshan Sect disciples, and even Master Dingyi almost died.

Finally, the Songshan Sect must give an explanation!

"Junior Brother Le."

Zuo Lengchan leaned forward slightly, looking down at Le Hou with a low voice.

"How do you think I should respond to the Hengshan Sect?"

"This……"

"Or should I just hand you over to Hengshan Sect and let you speak directly if you have anything to say."

"Master, please forgive me!"

Hearing this, Le Hou trembled all over and fell to his knees.

He was not afraid of going to Hengshan, but if he was really accused of colluding with the evil cult, he would be finished.

Of course, he knew Zuo Lengchan would not do that.

But since Zuo Lengchan said so, it was obvious how deeply he blamed him!

"Excuse me?"

Zuo Lengchan glanced at Le Hou, his eyes becoming even colder.

"What did you promise me before you did this? And now, what is the result? Not only did it fail to weaken the Hengshan Sect, but it made those nuns even more vigilant. It will be more than ten times more difficult to deal with them in the future!"

"This...I..."

Faced with Zuo Lengchan's questioning, Le Hou was speechless.

Naturally, he had thought of this consequence a long time ago.

As for how to explain to Zuo Lengchan, he was the one who handled the whole thing, but he was not doing his job well, so how could he explain it?

"Reporting to the headmaster! I am indeed to blame, but the reason why the plan failed is all because of Lu Nanxing!"

Since there is no way to explain it, I can only pass the buck.

"Lu Nanxing?"

Hearing this name, Zuo Lengchan was slightly startled.

"But it's Sun Dazhong's disciple."

"Exactly!"

"What does this have to do with him?"

"Reporting to the headmaster, the reason why the Hengshan Sect nun was able to escape the trap of the Demon Sect this time was all due to the power of Lu Nanxing!"

"Is there such a thing?"

Zuo Lengchan was a little surprised, then raised his hand.

"Get up and talk."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Master."

Seeing Zuo Lengchan's expression relax, Le Hou breathed a sigh of relief knowing that his attempt to shift the blame had worked.

Next, he exaggerated the story of how Lu Nanxing led the nuns of Hengshan Sect to break out of the siege in the nameless mountain.

He even pinned the blame on Lu Nanxing for Master Dingyi's escape.

"So that's how it is." After hearing this, Zuo Lengchan pondered for a moment, then snorted again.

"He is just a second-generation disciple who has only been in Songshan Sect for two or three years. Moreover, Sun Dazhong has never taught him well. How can he break out of the encirclement?"

"Master, what you said is absolutely true! But how dare I lie to you, Junior Brother!"

Le Hou looked sincere, and then suddenly his expression became serious.

"The Songshan swordsmanship perfected by our head brother is undoubtedly the top swordsmanship in the martial arts world today. But how much of its essence can Lu Nanxing grasp in just two years? Therefore, the reason why Lu Nanxing was able to break out of the encirclement must be because of his other martial arts!"

"Other martial arts... You mean, Lu Nanxing brought his skills to become a disciple."

Zuo Lengchan thought about it and then said.

"According to the information recorded by Sun Dazhong, the disciple he accepted was originally a member of the Yellow River Gang. It is not surprising that he knew other martial arts before practicing Songshan Swordsmanship."

"That's true, but think about it, if Lu Nanxing had such martial arts skills before joining the Songshan Sect, how could he be unknown in the small Yellow River Gang?"

"Ok?"

It was obvious that there was something else behind his words, and Zuo Lengchan was too lazy to beat around the bush.

"Just tell me what you mean."

"I suspect that Lu Nanxing is not Bingchen planted by Sun Dazhong in the Yellow River Gang, but someone else!"

"You suspect him of being a spy?"

"Not bad!"

Le Hou nodded and said firmly.

"The real Bingchen has probably been exposed and killed, and Lu Nanxing is a spy that the Demon Cult has planted in our Songshan Sect!"

"Demon Cult?"

Zuo Lengchan sneered and asked back.

"If he was a spy from the Demon Cult, he shouldn't have rescued Hengshan Sect from the Demon Cult."

"This... What the head brother said is absolutely right. I only said this possibility."

Le Hou nodded and continued.

"Even if it's not the Demon Sect, it could be another sect, such as Huashan, Taishan, Hengshan, or Shaolin or Wudang!"

"If that's the case...it's indeed possible."

Zuo Lengchan nodded slightly and couldn't help pondering.

Today, the Songshan School is at its peak. Both in terms of masters and overall strength, it is already catching up with Shaolin and Wudang!
As the saying goes, a tall tree attracts the wind, and many people have already regarded it as a powerful enemy.

Therefore, many sects are actually planting secret agents in the Songshan Sect. The only difference is the success or failure, and the status of the secret agents in the Songshan Sect.

At this time, there is no evidence to confirm Lu Nanxing's identity as a secret agent.

But if he had already possessed impressive martial arts skills before he became Sun Dazhong's disciple, and even rescued the Hengshan Sect from the siege of the Demon Cult, then his identity would indeed be questionable.

It is possible that he was impersonating someone else, or that Bingchen was actually a spy and became Sun Dazhong's apprentice in order to infiltrate the Songshan Sect.

"Then arrest him and interrogate him!"

Although there is no evidence, it is better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go!

Even if he killed the wrong person, he would only lose a direct disciple. The direct disciples of the Songshan School, from the second and third generations combined, numbered at least sixty or seventy, so losing a few would not matter.

But if he really is a spy and has already infiltrated the core of the Songshan Sect as a direct disciple, it would be too dangerous.

"Master, what you said is absolutely right!"

Le Hou nodded and continued.

"I have already given the order that Lu Nanxing is colluding with the Demon Cult. If he is discovered, he must be captured immediately!"

"Ah."

Zuo Lengchan nodded. The key was to arrest the person, and the reason was not important.

At this point, Le Hou has successfully put the blame on Lu Nanxing.

It was estimated that even if Zuo Lengchan blamed him, he would not really punish him severely, and a heavy stone finally fell from his heart.

"Report to the Master!"

At this moment, an ordinary disciple suddenly came to the door of the hall, and after getting the consent, he walked in quickly.

"Lu Nanxing, who colluded with the Demon Cult, tried to force his way up the mountain and has already engaged in combat with the disciples guarding the mountain!"

(End of this chapter)