What a lucky world!

Chapter 118 The Crisis of Qianyuan Wuzhai

The Snow Frost Sky Spear was indeed an excellent weapon. Even after such a fierce battle, there was not a trace of blood on the tip of the spear.

At this time, there was silence inside and outside the stronghold. A few people cleverly escaped from the stronghold, and Zhang Mu was too lazy to chase them.

However, what surprised Zhang Mu a little was that Zhuge Nanxian seemed to be accustomed to this kind of scene. She did not feel uncomfortable at all when facing the corpses lying all over the village. She even killed more people than himself.

Because this girl's moves are poisonous!
Ignoring Zhuge Nanxian, who was running around the house with Xuan Ji, "punching in" everywhere, Zhang Mu stepped over the corpses and came to the "Lin Jinglong" who he had deliberately left behind and was now lying on the ground pretending to be dead. He squatted down, pulled his white beard, and whispered: "If you don't open your eyes, I will make sure you never open your eyes again!"

"Lin Jinglong" suddenly opened his eyes and was about to stand up and beg for mercy, but Zhang Mu pressed him to the ground again.

"I ask, you answer, do you understand?" Zhang Mu said.

"understand……"

"What is your name?"

"Call...call Wang Er."

"Why do you want to pretend to be Qianyuan Wuzhai?" Zhang Mu asked coldly.

Wang Er said in panic, "I've heard of the prestige of Qianyuan Wuzhai, and I want to use their banner to show off their power, so..."

"Crack!"

Zhang Mu simply grabbed one of Wang Er's hands and pulled it down. Suddenly, a crisp sound of bone breaking was heard, and Wang Er growled in pain.

"The reputation of Qianyuan Wuzhai isn't easily borrowed. With your limited skills, can you really stop the soldiers and rangers?" Zhang Mu's tone was unwavering. "I want to hear the truth!"

Wang Er covered his arm, sweating profusely, and trembling, he said, "I'll tell you... I'll tell you..."

"I... I'm a wanted person by the government..."

"Someone gave me money... and asked me to gather people here, set up camp, and pretend to be Qianyuan Wuzhai..."

"Even the names and characteristics of the three leaders of Qianyuan Wuzhai were told to me by that person..."

Zhang Mu frowned: "Who?"

"I don't know." Wang Er shook his head. "I really don't know."

"I don't know the identity of that person. He only told me to rob people and take away their property under the banner of Qianyuan Wuzhai. He didn't say anything else."

"Brother Wei, are you familiar with Qianyuan Wuzhai?" At this time, Zhuge Nanxian also ran to Zhang Mu and asked curiously after hearing what Wang Er had said before.

Zhang Mu nodded and said, "Zhang Mu, the young leader of Qianyuan Martial Village, is extremely talented, has extraordinary martial arts skills, is kind and kind, and has a chivalrous spirit. He is my close friend."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Nanxian suddenly realized, "No wonder you're trying to be polite to them..."

Then, Zhuge Nanxian asked again, "Brother Wei, what is the reputation of Qianyuan Wuzhai?"

Zhang Mu pondered for a moment and said, "I have never harmed the people living down the mountain. My reputation is good, and the people respect me and stay away from me."

"Then I understand." Zhuge Nanxian patted his covered chest, "You can't get anything out of these little minions. They don't understand."

"In fact, Qianyuan Wuzhai was plotted against."

Zhang Mu was startled and looked at Zhuge Nanxian: "Being plotted against?"

Zhuge Nanxian nodded: "Although the Dayun Dynasty is now in decline and unable to wipe out the martial arts strongholds in the world, it won't take much effort to deal with some of the typical ones."

"It's just that choosing who to do it is very important."

"It would be best if they were forces that are hated by the people and angered by the gods. Destroying them would not only fill some of the gaps in the national treasury, but would also boost public morale."

"In fact, the Demon Suppression Department is doing these things."

As he spoke, Zhuge Nanxian picked up a branch and drew on the ground, saying, "Look, Yongning Prefecture is located in the southern part of Taiping County. We are right where Taiping County and Lanling County meet."

"They set up camp here, using the reputation of Qianyuan Wuzhai to kill and rob people. Their reputation will surely spread throughout Taiping and Lanling counties!"

"Their purpose is to ruin the reputation of Qianyuan Wuzhai and put it on the Demon Suppression Division's hit list!"

"If I'm not mistaken, there should be more than one counterfeit copy like this." Zhang Mu's face darkened when he heard this.

The situation here must be notified to Dad as soon as possible.

But what Zhang Mu couldn’t figure out was who would do this?

Government? Or local tycoons?
"It could also be other martial arts villages!" Zhuge Nanxian reminded from the side, "There are so many martial arts villages in this world, and annexation and fighting are not uncommon."

"To put it another way, if we can't just use force, then using the imperial court to kill with a borrowed knife is also normal."

Zhang Mu nodded. Zhuge Nanxian's analysis made sense.

Zhang Mu once again looked at Wang Er lying on the ground and said, "Do you have anything else to add? Speaking out may save your life..."

When Wang Er heard this, his eyes widened. After thinking for a long time, he said, "The person who contacted me has a cinnabar birthmark on the right side of his forehead. He is at the middle stage of Yangye cultivation!"

"Well...is there anything else?" Zhang Mu asked.

Wang Er thought about it again and shook his head.

"That's a pity..." Zhang Mu pinched Wang Er's chin and twisted it gently. With a "click", Wang Er's neck was easily broken by Zhang Mu.

Zhuge Nanxian remained unmoved by this and simply asked, "Brother Wei, what should we do next?"

Zhang Mu looked around and said, "If you don't mind, we can stay here for one night. When daybreak comes, we'll burn this place and the bodies down, and then we'll continue on our way!"

Zhuge Nanxian smiled and nodded: "Yes, no problem, I have never slept in a bandit stronghold before. This place is at least much better than the Ten Thousand Poison Cave..."

After saying that, Zhuge Nanxian got up and went to find a room to spend the night. Zhang Mu returned to the hall and wrote a letter with pen and ink, recording the events here in detail. He planned to find someone to send it back to Qianyuan Mountain after he went down the mountain tomorrow and tell his father and the others about these events.

Honestly, Zhang Mu had been a bit slack since he arrived at the mountain stronghold. But after this fake stronghold incident, a sense of crisis had arisen in Zhang Mu's heart.

……

Qianyuanwu Village, beside Crescent Lake.

Lin Jinglong held a fishing rod in his hand, his eyes were red and bloodshot.

There are no fish in such a huge Crescent Lake?
Wei Wuyou pinched his mustache, looked at the fish that were visibly running around in the lake, and patted Lin Jinglong's shoulder.

"Spring came too early this year, and the lake fish are still hibernating!"

"Mr. Wei, that makes sense..." Lin Jinglong nodded, put away his fishing rod, and then asked, "Is there anything going on in the village?"

"Something went wrong at Jiming Mountain," Wei Wuyou said. "Our caravan was detained."

"Jiming Mountain?" Lin Jinglong frowned. "Does Tang Xiaohu have the guts?"

"It's just a pawn. This must be the work of Shimotsuki-san."

"This matter must be dealt with with a thunderbolt of shock."

"Hit with one punch, and avoid a hundred punches."

"Old Lu has gone down the mountain to take care of other things. I plan to let Xuan go with him. What do you think?"

Lin Jinglong nodded when he heard this: "Are you the military advisor of the mountain stronghold? Just make the decision."

Upon hearing this, Wei Wuyou sighed, "Sha Tonghai of Frost Moon Mountain swallowed the bones thrown to him, and has become more and more aggressive recently."

"Now, most of the well-known martial arts forces in Taiping County have joined him."

Lin Jinglong was silent for a moment, then said, "He's trying to get the skin of a tiger. He wants to be a dog, but I don't want to!"

"Don't worry, with me here, Sha Tonghai won't dare to force his way in!"

After saying that, Lin Jinglong looked towards the south and saw koi carps leaping across the water and birds flying out of the forest.

"In two years, I won't be his opponent anymore."

(End of this chapter)