Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 252 Two Middle-Aged Women (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The best place to hone external martial arts skills is the military.

Therefore, four of the seven external masters came from military backgrounds.

Secondly, there is the practice of asceticism, hence the other three are all Buddhist monks who practice asceticism.

Yes, Mahanaya is currently imprisoned in the Luoyang jail and has not been released.

Sun Yanwan did not want to join the army, and at this time there was no war between Da Lang and Nan Xia and Bei Yan.

He could never fight for the Northern Yan, could he?
Moreover, the journey to the front lines of Northern Yan and Bo Shi was too long.

He didn't want to practice asceticism, but there was no other way; only Buddhism has the practice of ascetic meditation, while Taoism doesn't have such a path.

Sun Yanwan devised his own plan: he wanted to suppress the bandits!
Recently, Wuyinghou has been making trouble. After personally killing Chen Xuange, he has frequently appeared in various places to commit crimes, stealing countless treasures, and has also colluded with Yehai, the number one rebel in the world.

His eight concubines and eleven generals also frequently appeared in various parts of Da Lang, clearly intending to pull off a big deal.

Sun Yanwan lacked the relevant information and couldn't guess what Wuying Hou was up to. He didn't care to know either; he just wanted to find a few of Wuying Hou's subordinates to hone his skills.

Sun Yanwan quickly contacted the Red Lotus Society and expressed her desire to avenge her "close friend" Chen Xuange.

The Red Lotus Society has lost two generations of leaders. The previous leader died at the hands of Yun Zhongyan, the second-in-command under Wuyinghou. They had just taken their revenge when Wuyinghou personally killed Chen Xuange. The hatred of Wuyinghou among the Red Lotus Society has reached its peak.

However, the Red Lotus Society doesn't have any powerful experts. Currently, the leader of the Red Lotus Society, who is second only to the Dragon Head, is only at the third rank. Even if all thirty-odd leaders came out together, they would be no match for Wuying Hou, not to mention that Wuying Hou also has eight concubines and eleven generals under his command.

The leader of the Red Lotus Society, along with the Great Eagle Zen Master of Shao Chan Temple, wanted to avenge his friend. How could the leaders of the Red Lotus Society and the members of their various branches possibly back down?
At its peak, the Red Lotus Society was among the top ten gangs, with a large number of members spread across the nineteen roads and thirty-five lanes of the Great Lang World. The gang had tens of thousands of members from all walks of life.

The Red Lotus Society spared no effort, and soon countless intelligence reports from Wuying Hou and his subordinate forces began to pour into Sun Yanwan's mind.

Sun Yanwan quickly identified her target for her first attack.

Two of the eight concubines under Wuying Hou, Zi Ji and Hong Ji, are purchasing a batch of grain and attempting to transport it by sea.

Although the two women had done a very discreet job, the amount of grain they purchased was enormous. The entire Red Lotus Society, eager for revenge, had long been searching for any clues, so how could they not find out?
A convoy of several hundred grain-carrying wagons moved along in a long, winding procession. In the middle of the convoy was a wagon that, while not luxurious, was extremely spacious. Inside the wagon, two middle-aged women were sitting calmly, enjoying tea and playing chess.

One was dressed in purple, about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, as mature as a peach; the other was dressed in light red gauze, older, nearly forty years old, with a weathered face.

The Eight Beauties and Twelve Generals have all followed Wuying Hou for a very long time, and each of them is quite old. After all, it takes at least ten years to train a master, and most masters have been practicing martial arts for more than twenty years before they gradually encounter a bottleneck and their martial arts no longer improve.

Only a very few geniuses can cultivate profound martial arts skills at a young age; the vast majority of martial arts masters are already quite old.

Zi Ji suddenly smiled slightly and said, "It's good that Yun Zhongyan, that lecherous scoundrel, is dead. He had designs on us sisters. I don't know why the Marquis treated him differently and even passed on the Shadowless Sword Technique to him."

“We’ve followed Lord Hou for so long, yet we haven’t been taught the full version of the Shadowless Sword Technique. I’ve only learned nine moves. You must have learned about that many moves too, sister?” Hong Ji smiled slightly and said, “You’ve learned even fewer moves.”

Although Benihime is older, all eight princesses know that Benihime is most sensitive about being called "older sister" and about having her age mentioned. Therefore, Murasakihime is younger, but can only be called "younger sister".

The two were chatting idly about the recent incident where Yun Zhongyan was beaten to death by the monk Dajiu of Shaochan Temple. Their opinions were mixed. At least Ziji felt that it was no pity for such a lecherous scoundrel to die, while Hongji's attitude was ambiguous and she was just being perfunctory.

Suddenly someone ran up to report, saying, "A sallow-faced monk is blocking the way."

The two women exchanged a glance, and Zi Ji lifted the carriage curtain, with Hong Ji following her down from the carriage.

The two women didn't act arrogantly; with a wave of their hands, dozens of experts surrounded them.

For this mission, the two of them brought over two hundred skilled pirates to transport the supplies. The rest of the crew had to protect the supply convoy, so not all of them came. However, both Zi Ji and Hong Ji felt that with the two of them and these dozens of skilled men, it would be more than enough.

The Red Lotus Society did not publicize the fact that Sun Yanwan killed Yun Zhongyan with a single punch. Instead, in order to highlight the new leader Chen Xuange, they claimed that Chen Xuange died in battle under the combined attack of the leader, the society's experts, and the Great Eagle Monk.

The focus is on highlighting the wisdom and prowess of Chen Xuange, the leader.

Zi Ji and Hong Ji both believed that even in a one-on-one fight, either of them could easily kill Chen Xuan Ge. The reason they were using such a large force against the Great Eagle Monk was because of his Shao Chan Temple background, not because they were afraid of his martial arts.

Surrounded by dozens of skilled fighters, Zi Ji and Hong Ji arrived at the front of the caravan and, as expected, saw a sallow-faced monk standing with his palms clasped together, blocking the way.

Zi Ji smiled and said, "You are the Great Eagle Monk?"

Sun Yanwan smiled, revealing her teeth, and replied, "That is indeed this humble monk!"

Zi Ji raised an eyebrow and said, "The Red Lotus Society's affairs have nothing to do with your Shao Chan Temple. What are you doing, monk, standing up for the Chen family?"

"We can overlook your attack on our Shadowless Sword Sect and General Yun Zhongyan's matter, but if you insist on pursuing this matter, you must not blame us sisters for being ruthless."

Sun Yanwan smiled slightly, thinking to herself, "Our enmity runs deeper than that of the Red Lotus Society!"

Wuyinghou's grand plan, which he had been scheming for over a decade, was ruined by Sun Yanwan. Most of the fleet he had painstakingly built was also robbed by Sun Yanwan. If Wuyinghou knew that Sun Yanwan was here, he would definitely abandon everything and come to kill him.

Sun Yanwan murmured a Buddhist chant and said calmly, "Chen Xuange and I are sworn brothers. He was killed, how can a monk not avenge him?"

In fact, Sun Yanwan was all alone, but countless members of the Red Lotus Society had been lying in ambush by the roadside. Upon hearing Sun Yanwan's words, everyone in the Red Lotus Society was moved to tears. This was the most precious friendship in the martial arts world!
For the sake of his best friend, he was willing to confront the Shadowless Sword Sect, one of the ten great sword sects.

Such a good friend would be praised as unparalleled in the martial arts world. Even martial arts practitioners who don't know him would warmly invite him home and treat him to a grand feast.

(End of this chapter)