Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 314 Fisherman
As evening fell, Elder Hou of the Mirror Flower Sword Boat arrived with dozens of people to pay their respects.

After Sun Yanwan returned, he returned Huangfu Zi's body to the Mirror Flower Sword Boat. He was not surprised by Elder Hou's visit, thinking that the elder must be grieving over the death of the sect leader, so he personally came out to greet him.

When Elder Hou saw Sun Yanwan come out, he led dozens of disciples of the Mirror Flower Sword Boat to kneel down and said, "The Mirror Flower Sword Boat is in imminent danger. We beg Scholar Sun to take us in."

Sun Yanwan asked in surprise, "How could it be so critical?"

He immediately realized that without the sect leader Huangfu Zi and with the deaths of two Innate Realm elders, the Mirror Flower Sword Boat's strength had been reduced by 70-80%. If they had any more enemies, they would be in imminent danger.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "If I can help, I will do my best."

Elder Hou was overjoyed and said, "The Mirror Flower Sword Boat wants to move the entire sect to Black Dragon City. Although we are only good at navigating inland boats, it is not impossible for us to switch to sea boats."

Sun Yanwan then realized why Elder Hou wanted to pledge allegiance to him.

Although the Mirror Flower Sword Pavilion has suffered too many deaths and is in a precarious state, it is still one of the ten major sword sects with a strong foundation. It would not be difficult for it to find a protector. However, if the protector is too powerful, the Mirror Flower Sword Pavilion may be reduced to a mere thug and become difficult to escape control.

Sun Yanwan comes from a prestigious and upright family and has a good reputation. Moreover, he just returned Huangfu Zi's body, which can be considered a favor to Jinghua Sword Pavilion. In addition, his Black Dragon City does not have any powerful forces on the surface, except for two Grandmasters, Wei Yingxiao and Shi Si. If Jinghua Sword Pavilion can cultivate a Grandmaster in the future, it may not be impossible for it to rise again.

In addition, the Mirror Flower Sword Boat is skilled in water transport. Besides the painted boats that are all over the Jianghu, it also controls more than ten water transport gangs, such as the Yangtze River Gang and the Five Lakes Gang. They all respect the Mirror Flower Sword Boat. Otherwise, where would they get the money to build painted boats?
This is the Mirror Flower Sword Boat's biggest trump card, and also the source of their confidence in joining Black Dragon City.

Sun Yanwan thought to herself, "The Tianma Gang mainly transports goods by land-based caravans. If waterways could be opened up, it would not necessarily expand several times over. The simultaneous operation of land and water transport is not as simple as one plus one."

"Moreover, the Black Dragon City's fleet mainly recruits the subordinates of the Shadowless Marquis and the army of the Bo Shi Kingdom, and also needs a sect like the Mirror Flower Sword Boat from the Great Lang as its backbone."

After thinking it over, Sun Yanwan smiled and said, "The Songyang Sect and the Mirror Flower Sword Boat are both among the top ten sword sects. They have always had a good relationship. Why should I take them in? If you are willing to establish your own sect in Black Dragon City, I would be very happy to welcome you. We can discuss all matters in detail. The disciples of the Songyang Sect will never bully our fellow martial artists."

Elder Hou was overjoyed and repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

The deaths of Elder Taishi and Elder Xu Kaitian at the Mirror Flower Sword Boat have terrified Elder Hou, causing him to lose great confidence in his own martial arts skills.

Even Huangfu Zi is dead. Elder Hou, a woman, was already in a panic. The Mirror Flower Sword Boat still has two Innate Realm cultivators, but they are both juniors. So, such a large sect fell into Elder Hou's hands.

In the process of exploring the Golden Light Cave, more than twenty people at the Innate Realm died one after another. The entire Innate Realm of the Hu family of Demon Slayer was wiped out. Not only Sun Yanwan knew about this, but almost all the martial artists in the vicinity knew about it. Elder Hou took over the Mirror Flower Sword Boat and felt that there were enemies everywhere and dangers everywhere. He was extremely confused and thought of the idea of ​​seeking refuge with Sun Yanwan.

Sun Yanwan summoned Sun Lingdie, wanting to relocate the Mirror Flower Sword Sect to Black Dragon City. Of course, relying solely on waterways was not feasible; they would need to rely heavily on land caravans. With Sun Lingdie in charge, they were confident that the Mirror Flower Sword Boat could be successfully relocated to Black Dragon City.

Elder Hou was truly frightened and set off that very day. Sun Lingdie hesitated for a moment. Although she was reluctant to leave Sun Yanwan, she also knew that this matter would greatly benefit Sun Yanwan, so she followed Elder Hou and left as well.

Sun Yanwan also handed over the people left behind by Elder Taishi and Elder Xu Kaitian to Little Butterfly. These people would be a burden to keep around, and he didn't always need to watch song and dance performances. Elder Hou and Sun Lingdie were to set off that very night, and Sun Yanwan personally escorted them for dozens of miles. He had just returned to the Taoist temple when he heard that the Hu family had come to visit.

He met this member of the Hu family in a prayer hall. He was a middle-aged man who knelt down upon seeing Sun Yanwan, presented her with a scroll, and said, "The Hu family has suffered a great calamity and is surrounded by powerful enemies. We wish to flee with our entire family."

"It is just that we are reluctant to abandon the ancestral property of the Demon-Slaying Manor. We would like to ask Scholar Sun to take care of it for the time being. If the Hu family has outstanding descendants in a few decades, we will come back to reclaim it. This matter is quite difficult. Hu Fenglong dares not make a request without a reason. He is willing to offer the Three Questions on the Heart Demon passed down in his family as a reward."

Hu Fenglong wasn't considered a particularly outstanding person in the Hu family, but he was quite old, and his martial arts skills had been honed over time to the second rank. However, he showed decisiveness when faced with such a major event.

He knew that the Miao brothers were nearby. These two brothers were highly skilled in martial arts and ruthless. The Miao and Hu families had a deep-seated hatred that was irreconcilable. If they continued to besiege the Demon-Slaying Manor, even if the Hu family still had several hundred people, the result would definitely be that the Miao brothers would kill them all, one by one, in a few days.

Rather than waiting until the victims are terrified and start scattering to escape, it's better to split up and run away now. The Hu family has hundreds of people, while the Miao brothers only have two. How can they possibly catch up with them?

If even half of these Hu family disciples manage to escape, lie low, and diligently practice their martial arts, they may still have a future and a chance to rise again.

The Miao family only had two brothers, but now they've accomplished quite a bit, haven't they?

As for entrusting Dangmo Manor to Sun Yanwan, it was because they knew that Songyang Sect was a prestigious and righteous sect, and Sun Yanwan was also famous throughout the world. They would not covet a mere manor. If Hu Fenglong and the others were to give Dangmo Manor to Sun Yanwan for use for several decades for free, and even give him the Three Questions of the Heart Demon, it would be for the sake of keeping the family business safe.

If it fell into the hands of others, such as the Miao brothers, it would definitely be burned to the ground, and there would be no hope of getting it back.

Sun Yanwan hesitated for a long time. He never expected that the once powerful Hu family would fall into such a state.

The first time he saw Hu Fengwei, he was a man with the air of a great hero of the martial arts world. Later, he met the eight elders of the Hu family and heard of their imposing presence, saying that when the eight elders appeared together, the whole world would weep. Now, all the family's best members were dead, not a single one left.

He had a close relationship with the Miao brothers and was not particularly willing to step in to protect the Hu family, but if it was just a manor, he wouldn't mind.

Sun Yanwan readily agreed, saying, "I am willing to protect the Demon-Slaying Manor for the Hu family, but this scroll of secret manual is unnecessary."

How could Hu Fenglong dare to take it back?
After repeatedly pleading with Sun Yanwan, she finally had no choice but to accept.

At Hu Fenglong's earnest request, they even moved into the Hu family's Demon-Slaying Manor overnight.

Between the two families, the Mirror Flower Sword Boat, one of the ten great sword sects, and the Demon-Slaying Hu Family, one of the five great families, almost disappeared from the martial arts world. When the news spread the next day, countless martial arts practitioners sighed in despair.

(End of this chapter)