Liver into a martial arts legend: starting with Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 143: The Army Marches to Mount Song, Zuo Lengchan's Ruthlessness and Mercilessness! [Two Chapters Combined]

The atmosphere inside the yamen was extremely heavy.

Looking at Lin Pingzhi and Yue Mingke lying in the lobby, barely breathing and extremely weak and miserable, everyone was shocked and angry, but couldn't help but sigh for the murderer.

Everyone knows that Lin Pingzhi is Jiang Xuan's disciple. He joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard less than a year ago and has already been promoted to the rank of centurion, which shows how much Jiang Xuan values ​​him.

Now, someone is so reckless as to injure Lin Pingzhi like this. Given Jiang Xuan's temperament, how could he let this go?

"Zuo Lengchan?! Excellent! Excellent!"

As expected, upon hearing Lin Pingzhi's words, Jiang Xuan's eyes suddenly flashed with boundless killing intent, and he said "Very good" twice.

Although the voice was calm, anyone could hear the anger and murderous intent contained within it.

However, he did not rush to ask the reason. He first helped Lin Pingzhi up, gave him a stream of true energy to stabilize his injuries, and then ordered the doctor to come forward to treat him.

Although Lin Pingzhi's injuries were severe, they were not fatal. Most of them were external injuries and did not damage his internal organs. After the medicine was applied and the wounds were bandaged, he would recover after a period of rest.

The real problem is Yue Mingke.

He must have fought with Zuo Lengchan and been hit by Zuo Lengchan's icy true energy. His whole body was almost frozen. The cold icy true energy circulated throughout his meridians and clashed with his internal energy, which caused this situation.

If this icy true energy cannot be dispelled, and Yue Mingke's internal energy is completely suppressed and his meridians are frozen, he will surely die.

The true energy of a grandmaster is far too domineering compared to the internal strength of a primordial martial artist.

Without delay, Jiang Xuan sat down cross-legged on the spot and began to use his internal energy to heal Yue Mingke's injuries.

hum~
As soon as the extremely powerful and masculine Vajra True Qi appeared, the icy True Qi within Yue Mingke's body began to scatter in all directions, like a mouse encountering a cat.

Jiang Xuan remained calm and composed. He first sealed Yue Mingke's heart meridian, internal organs, and acupoints in the brain. He carefully controlled the Vajra True Qi to 'block' the Frost True Qi, preventing any mistakes that could damage Yue Mingke's meridians.

Fortunately, after breaking through to the fourth-grade Grandmaster level and opening the Jade Pillow Pass, with the blessing of 'divine' and 'intention', Jiang Xuan's spiritual power was increasing at every moment along with his blood and qi, and his control over true qi was also greatly enhanced and became extremely precise.

Soon, under the 'encirclement' of the Vajra True Qi, the Frost True Qi had nowhere to retreat and was suppressed together. Then, it was domineeringly destroyed and purified by the Vajra True Qi.

Subsequently, the Vajra True Qi continued to circulate along Yue Mingke's meridians, expelling all the cold energy before slowly withdrawing from his body.

"Hoo..." Jiang Xuan let out a long breath and began to finish his practice. Fine beads of sweat appeared on his face. This level of control over the circulation of true qi was extremely taxing on his mind.

"Captain!"

At this time, An Jianqing, Xu Longqing and other major commanders also received the news and rushed over. Upon learning of this, they were all very angry.

"I'll talk to you later."

Jiang Xuan waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. He looked down and saw that Yue Mingke's complexion had regained its rosy hue, but it was still slightly pale.

At this moment, Yue Mingke's internal energy was almost exhausted, and he had also suffered internal injuries. It would not be easy for him to recover. He would need at least a month or two to recuperate and slowly replenish his depleted internal energy in order to ensure that it would not affect his future cultivation.

"Take him down to recuperate and take good care of him."

Jiang Xuan ordered two captains to carry Yue Mingke away before looking at Lin Pingzhi.

After the medicine was applied and the bandages were put on, Lin Pingzhi's complexion improved considerably. Seeing Jiang Xuan looking over, he weakly propped himself up and bowed, saying, "Master."

"No need to get up."

Jiang Xuan stopped him and asked, "Tell me, what exactly happened? Why did you have a conflict with the Songshan Sect?"

A hint of resentment flashed in Lin Pingzhi's eyes as he began to explain.

It turned out that after finishing his business in Huguang, he took the opportunity to visit Hengshan to pay respects to his parents.

After learning his current identity, the people of Hengshan Sect treated him fairly politely, allowing him to go to the burial place of Lin Zhennan and his wife to pay his respects, and even repaired the tombstone.

Just then, people from the Songshan Sect came to Hengshan and coerced the Hengshan Sect to elect Zuo Lengchan as the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance at the Five Mountains Sword Sects Merger Conference. Master Mo Da, the leader of the Hengshan Sect, did not reply immediately, but only said that he should give him some time to consider.

Although the Songshan Sect members were not satisfied with the answer, they did not dare to make a move in front of the Hengshan Sect. They made a couple of harsh remarks and then prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, the person who led the group to Hengshan was Fei Bin, the third-ranked of the Thirteen Protectors of Songshan, who had participated in the theft of the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual and indirectly caused the deaths of Lin Pingzhi's parents.

Last year, Liu Zhengfeng, a renowned figure of the Hengshan School, held a ceremony to cleanse his hands of worldly affairs. Lin Pingzhi originally went to Hengshan to expose Yu Canghai's crimes in front of his fellow martial arts practitioners, hoping to ask all the schools to uphold justice and rescue his parents.

Unexpectedly, after his identity was exposed, not only did Yu Canghai plan to kill him to silence him, but even the Songshan Sect, Huashan Sect, and "Northern Camel" Mu Gaofeng and others set their sights on him, wanting to seize the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual.

He eventually escaped with the help of Linghu Chong, the top disciple of Mount Hua, but his parents were tortured to death by Yu Canghai and others, including Fei Bin and Mu Gaofeng.

Now that his enemies have met, Lin Pingzhi could no longer hold back. He immediately prepared to challenge Fei Bin to a one-on-one duel to the death in front of the Hengshan Sect, to seek justice and avenge his parents.

When Fei Bin saw Lin Pingzhi appear at Hengshan, he was taken aback. He knew that Lin Pingzhi had been taken as a disciple by Jiang Xuan and also knew Lin Pingzhi's current identity. Therefore, when faced with Lin Pingzhi's life-or-death challenge, he first softened his stance. However, Lin Pingzhi was adamant and said that if Fei Bin did not accept the challenge, he should not blame him for using his power to intimidate him.

Faced with more than twenty fierce-looking Imperial Guards, Fei Bin had no choice but to accept the challenge.

In the end, in front of everyone from the Hengshan Sect, Lin Pingzhi personally defeated Fei Bin.

However, since Fei Bin did not directly kill his parents but was only indirectly involved in the matter, Lin Pingzhi did not kill him but crippled his martial arts and settled the matter.

The matter should have ended there. Of all the members of the Songshan Sect, only Fei Bin was involved in the murder of his parents. Lin Pingzhi decided to eliminate Fei Bin and would no longer cause trouble for the Songshan Sect. Afterward, he led his men back to the capital.

Unexpectedly, they were ambushed halfway there.

Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect personally led his men to attack, and his actions were decisive and ruthless, showing no mercy. It was clear that he intended to kill them to silence them.

In the end, all twenty or so Imperial Guards were killed, and Lin Pingzhi also nearly died. If Yue Mingke hadn't risked his life to protect him, he probably wouldn't have escaped his fate either.

After hearing Lin Pingzhi's account, everyone was filled with shock and anger, and was also amazed by the audacity of the Songshan Sect.

"Just because Fei Bin was crippled, Zuo Lengchan actually dared to ambush and kill the Imperial Guards. He's utterly audacious!"

"The Songshan Sect should be wiped out!"

"Governor, I am willing to lead men there and will surely uproot this gang of scoundrels!"

Everyone spoke up, their anger barely contained.

A cold killing intent flashed in Jiang Xuan's eyes, but he forcibly suppressed it, took a deep breath, looked at Lin Pingzhi, and said, "You made two mistakes this time."

Lin Pingzhi looked puzzled but dared not refute, and asked in a low voice, "Please enlighten me, Master."

Jiang Xuan calmly said, "Since you've already made your move, you shouldn't have held back. Letting Fei Bin go is no different from killing them, given that you've crippled them. On the contrary, keeping them alive will only bring you trouble and problems."

Pei Xing nodded: "The governor is right. For people like them in the martial arts world, having their martial arts crippled is worse than being dead. Moreover, Fei Bin holds a high position and is one of the Thirteen Protectors of Songshan because of his martial arts. Once his martial arts are crippled, his status in Songshan will inevitably plummet. How could he not resent you?"

Lin Pingzhi suddenly realized, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes, and said, "Master is right, I was too presumptuous."

Jiang Xuan nodded and continued, "Secondly, even figures like Yu Canghai, Mu Gaofeng, and Yue Buqun would be tempted by your Lin family's Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, so how could Zuo Lengchan remain unmoved?"

"Do you really think that Fei Bin, with his status, would dare to seize the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual from Yu Canghai and the others, and then attack your parents?"

Lin Pingzhi was taken aback, then a murderous glint flashed in his eyes: "Master, do you mean that Fei Bin killed my parents on Zuo Lengchan's orders?"

"if not?"

Jiang Xuan shook his head and said, "In the world of martial arts, once a feud is formed, it's either you or me who dies."

"Because of the deaths of your parents, the murder of Yu Canghai and Mu Gaofeng, and the extermination of the Qingcheng Sect, how could Zuo Lengchan not be worried?"

"If you hadn't sought revenge against the Songshan Sect, that would have been fine. But now that you've made a move against Fei Bin, how could Zuo Lengchan just sit idly by and wait for you to seek revenge later?"

"Moreover, you have already joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard, backed by the imperial court, and are my disciple. Moreover, you have only been training for less than a year, yet you were able to defeat Fei Bin single-handedly with a sword. If you were to train for a few more years and gain more power, Zuo Lengchan would have no chance to eliminate you completely."

"After you crippled Fei Bin, you should have considered in advance whether the Songshan Sect would take risks and made preparations immediately. Either you should have sent a message back directly to dispatch people to meet you, or you should have traveled discreetly and returned to the capital as quickly as possible. But instead of doing that, you continued to swagger back to the capital. How could Zuo Lengchan let go of such a good opportunity to eliminate the threat?"

Lin Pingzhi's eyes widened, finally understanding why Zuo Lengchan had attacked him, but he still found it hard to believe: "But... I'm a centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard now, isn't he afraid...?"

Jiang Xuan sneered: "As long as he acts decisively and destroys the evidence quickly after the murder, who can prove that he did it?"

"The relationship between the imperial court and the martial arts world has always been tense and delicate. Even when I take action against Xingyun Manor and Baoding Shaolin Temple, I must first investigate the evidence to ensure that I have a legitimate reason for doing so. Otherwise, it will inevitably cause a backlash and turmoil from other sects."

"How could Zuo Lengchan not have thought of this?"

"Of course, you just picked on Fei Bin, and then something happened. Anyone can guess that it was the Songshan Sect that did it."

"But if it were you, would you rather swallow this insult and live in constant fear, waiting for your opponent to grow stronger and come back to take revenge, destroying your sect, or would you take the risk and nip the crisis in the bud, then destroy the evidence and eliminate any future troubles?"

Lin Pingzhi looked stunned, then took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said, "I understand. I was too naive. Back in Hengshan, I should have killed Fei Bin directly, then mobilized troops to surround Songshan and eliminated any future troubles!"

"If you do that, it will also cause turmoil and backlash."

Jiang Xuan shook his head: "After all, it was Fei Bin who killed your parents. No one can prove that Zuo Lengchan gave the order. If you kill Fei Bin, no one will say anything. But if you then go and wipe out the Songshan Sect, that would be going too far. Other sects will definitely not sit idly by."

Lin Pingzhi frowned and gritted his teeth, saying, "Then what do we do now? Are we just going to let those brothers die for nothing?!"

"Of course things are different now!"

Jiang Xuan said coldly, "Since he dared to make a move, he should bear the consequences!"

“If it were an ordinary case, it would be fine without evidence, but killing a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is absolutely intolerable. Just the suspicion that he did it is enough!”

"Regardless of whether he left any evidence or not, from the moment he made his move, the Songshan Sect was destined for destruction!"

Jiang Xuan's gaze was icy as he turned to Ren Yingying, who was dressed in official robes, and asked, "How long until the Five Mountains Sword Sects Merger Conference?"

“It’s next month, exactly one month away,” Ren Yingying replied.

"One month..."

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "You want to be the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance? Then I will make you witness the annihilation of the Songshan Sect at the height of your glory!"

Jiang Xuan looked at An Jianqing and the others and instructed, "Go and make preparations. Each unit will send five hundred men to Mount Song in three days. Await my orders!"

"Yes!" The five commanders bowed respectfully and turned to leave.

Jiang Xuan turned to Luo Yangxing and said, "The security of the capital is now in your hands. Deploy personnel from the other thousand-household garrisons to assist you. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible."

Luo Yangxing knew the importance of this matter and dared not delay. He quickly cupped his hands and respectfully said, "Your humble servant obeys!"

"Master, I'm going too!"

Lin Pingzhi struggled to his feet, gritting his teeth as he said, "I will avenge my dead brothers and Brother Yue with my own hands!"

Jiang Xuan looked at his injuries and nodded, saying, "Take good care of yourself for the next couple of days, and then we'll set off together."

"Yes, thank you, Master!" Lin Pingzhi quickly replied.

"Also, he probably didn't intend to kill you directly when he made his move this time, right?" Jiang Xuan asked. With Zuo Lengchan's martial arts skills, if he had acted swiftly from the beginning, there would have been no way he would have left anyone alive.

Although Yue Mingke's skills are good, he is still quite far from being a true master.

Lin Pingzhi paused for a moment, thought carefully, and nodded, saying, "At first, he didn't seem to attack me directly. He only ordered me to be captured alive. Later, after Brother Yue held him back, he saw that the situation was unfavorable and then ordered me to be killed." "That makes sense."

Jiang Xuan sneered: "He probably still has designs on your Lin family's Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, thinking that your martial arts have improved so quickly because you have practiced the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual."

Lin Pingzhi said venomously, "Since he wants the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual so badly, I'll personally write one down and burn it for him!"

……

"You're still leaving the capital? And you're mobilizing so many Imperial Guards to accompany you?!"

Inside the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian was somewhat surprised to hear Jiang Xuan's purpose for coming.

However, after learning what had happened, Zhu Youjian was also furious.

"These traitors and rebels actually dared to intercept and kill even the Embroidered Uniform Guards? They are truly audacious!"

"I'm sure!"

Zhu Youjian angrily said, "If there are not enough people, I will allow you to mobilize the local garrison troops to assist you. In any case, you must uproot this Songshan Sect and let those disloyal Jianghu rebels see what the consequences are for daring to challenge the imperial authority!"

"Your subject obeys the decree!" Jiang Xuan cupped his hands, unsurprised by the matter.

He knew that Zhu Youjian would never disagree, given that the dignity of the imperial court was at stake.

Moreover, the White Lotus Sect was once a powerful force in the martial arts world. After the White Lotus Sect rebellion, Zhu Youjian would naturally not tolerate any martial arts force provoking the court and causing a second rebellion.

In other words, the imperial court wasn't that powerful; otherwise, Zhu Youjian would have wanted to eradicate and suppress all the Jianghu (江湖, the martial arts world) forces in the Ming Dynasty and permanently eliminate this potential threat.

"Your Majesty, I have two more requests."

Taking this opportunity, Jiang Xuan proposed to Zhu Youjian the marriage arrangements between Tianxiang Doukou and Cheng Shifei with Princess Yunluo.

"Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom?" Zhu Youjian was taken aback, clearly having never heard of this.

“These Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom pods were a tribute from the Heavenly Fragrance Kingdom back then. One of them was given to the Iron-Blooded Marquis, and the remaining two are in the Imperial Palace. There should be records in the palace, and the Emperor can find them as long as he checks,” Jiang Xuan explained, not worried that things might change.

Since the plot of "Number One Under Heaven" remains unchanged, then Tianxiang Doukou must also be a real entity.

Zhu Youjian nodded: "Alright, then I will investigate first, and I will bestow it upon you after I find out. As for Cheng Shifei and Yunluo, Yunluo has already mentioned it to me, and I will propose marriage to Prince Gui on your behalf."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jiang Xuan bowed, then turned and left.

……

The Jinyiwei's major actions quickly attracted attention from all sides.

After Jiang Xuan reorganized and transferred the fourteen thousand-household units of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the past two years, apart from the three functional units which are only responsible for logistics, the other five core units and the newly added six units are responsible for the security of the capital and the protection of the imperial city.

The inner city and the imperial palace are generally managed by the five core departments, while the outer city is managed by the six newly added departments.

But in the past two days, the inner and outer cities have been frequently switching garrisons, and even the personnel from other garrisons have been mobilized to assist in the inner city. Everyone can see that something is unusual.

East Factory.

Cao Zhengchun also received the transfer order. Upon hearing the news, he was astonished: "The Songshan Sect actually dared to ambush the Imperial Guards, and they were even Jiang Dudu's personal disciples! They really don't know what's good for them!"

"Our family knows."

Cao Zhengchun looked at the Imperial Guard who had come to deliver the message and said kindly, "Please tell Lord Jiang to go with peace of mind. I will protect the Emperor."

At the Northern Garrison Command, Pei Lun stared at the transfer order in his hand, shaking his head and muttering to himself, "Of all people to provoke, why did he have to provoke Brother Jiang? This Songshan Sect has already found a way to die!"

"Give the order: everyone be on high alert and cooperate with the Southern Division to maintain order in the capital. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you all accountable!"

"Yes!"

Three days later, 2,500 Imperial Guards left the capital in a grand procession and headed south to Mount Song.

Meanwhile, Zuo Lengchan, who had led the ambush against the Embroidered Uniform Guard, had only recently returned to Mount Song.

After the ambush that night, Yue Mingke led Lin Pingzhi to break through the encirclement. They pursued the enemy all the way until they encountered another group of Imperial Guards. Realizing that the situation was hopeless, they gave up the pursuit and rushed back to Mount Song.

Ding Mian, the "Pagoda-Bearing Hand" who accompanied him on this trip, and others were all covered in blood and looked extremely worried.

"Senior brother, our ambush failed, and that little bastard escaped. The Embroidered Uniform Guard will never let this go. What should we do next?" Ding Mian asked with a worried expression.

"This time, I was careless!"

Zuo Lengchan slowly closed his eyes, a hint of regret appearing on his face. He sighed, "I thought it was a sure thing, but I made a mistake and that bastard still managed to escape. If I had known this would happen, I should have given up on forcing him to reveal the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual and decisively killed that bastard!"

Ding Mian also sighed and said, "No one expected that the bastard had a master protecting him, and there happened to be another team of Imperial Guards nearby, otherwise we wouldn't have failed."

"But that bastard attacked Junior Brother Fei, and he will surely not let us off in the future. Senior Brother, there is no need to blame yourself. The most urgent task is to figure out how to deal with the imperial court's attack."

"That bastard was taken in as a disciple by Jiang Xuan, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Jiang Xuan is also domineering. A few days ago in Baoding, because of the 'Plum Blossom Bandit' case, he forced the Baoding Shaolin Temple to close its gates for ten years. Even the four grandmasters of Baoding came out together, but none of them were his match."

"Once he arrives with his men, we will have no chance to stop him!"

Upon hearing this, a young and domineering figure also appeared in Zuo Lengchan's mind.

A year ago, a palace coup occurred in the capital, and the Eastern Depot was in turmoil. Gu Jinfu approached him and asked him to go to the capital to help him fight for the position of Director of the Eastern Depot.

It was on that occasion that he witnessed Jiang Xuan's terrifying strength firsthand.

With his mere innate realm, he killed Gu Jinfu with a single strike. If he hadn't acted decisively and retreated in time, he would have almost perished in the capital.

Even now, he still feels lingering fear when he thinks about it.

In just over a year, that person has broken through to the Grandmaster level, and has defeated the White Lotus Sect, the Sun Moon Sect, and the Bliss Cave. It is said that even the Great Joyful Bodhisattva died at his hands.

He would never want to provoke such a person again in his life unless absolutely necessary.

But by sheer coincidence, that remnant of the Lin family from the Fuwei Escort Agency was taken in as a disciple.

Last year, Liu Zhengfeng retired from his criminal life and plotted to seize the Lin family's Evil-Repelling Sword Manual in Hengshan. The Songshan Sect was also involved in the deaths of Lin Zhennan and his wife.

He thought that the matter was over after more than a year of peace and quiet, and he had just breathed a sigh of relief. But he never expected that Fei Bin would have his martial arts crippled by that little beast Lin Pingzhi again in Hengshan.

That little beast clearly hadn't forgotten this grudge.

Moreover, according to Fei Bin, that little beast's swordsmanship was extremely exquisite, and it should be the Lin family's Evil-Repelling Sword Manual.

In just over a year, the progress has been so rapid. If we continue to let him grow, when he comes back to take revenge in a high position and with great power, how can the Songshan Sect resist him?

This immediately made him determined to take action himself to eliminate any future troubles, and at the same time, he wanted to try and get his hands on the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual.

But unexpectedly, his momentary greed and hesitation led to the failure of the operation, and the little beast escaped.

But now that the die is cast, there's no point in saying anything more.

Zuo Lengchan took a deep breath, his gaze turning icy, and said, "Everyone, keep your mouths shut and don't reveal this to anyone!"

Ding Mian was taken aback and said, "Senior brother, although we have dealt with the dead Imperial Guards, Lin Pingzhi's bastard was injured by our Songshan Sect's swordsmanship, and the swordsman who protected him was hit by your Frost True Qi. There is no way to clear our Songshan Sect of suspicion..."

"Who said I needed to wash?"

Zuo Lengchan coldly replied, "Our Songshan Sect dares to take responsibility for its actions, but the fact that the Imperial Guards were killed by the Songshan Sword Technique doesn't necessarily mean that we were the ones who did it!"

Ding Mian asked in confusion, "Then what does Senior Brother mean...?"

Zuo Lengchan's eyes flashed as he said, "Go and summon Fei Bin, along with his disciples!"

Ding Mian suddenly looked up, his face filled with horror: "Senior brother, you..."

"If he doesn't die, are you the one who dies?"

Zuo Lengchan looked at him coldly: "His martial arts were crippled by that little beast. Everyone in the Hengshan Sect witnessed it. Only when he dies can we be safe!"

"Besides, he's already crippled. Living is more painful than dying. He might as well make some contribution to Mount Song before he dies!"

Ding Mian and the others turned pale, and a sense of sorrow welled up in their hearts. However, considering the consequences of this matter being exposed, they lowered their heads in dejection and accepted the proposal.

"Go."

Zuo Lengchan sighed and said, "If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to do this either, but it's the most appropriate thing for him to do. The Five Mountains Alliance Conference is imminent. After he dies, we should expel him from his sect and prepare a generous gift to send to the court to apologize. That way, when the court comes looking for us, the martial arts sects won't stand idly by."

"Otherwise, my Mount Song will be in grave danger!"

"Yes, senior brother." Ding Mian sighed and left.

A short while later, Fei Bin and more than twenty of his disciples arrived.

Fei Bin was carried in, his face contorted with rage and hatred. He immediately demanded, "Sect Leader, was the operation successful? Did you eliminate that little beast?!"

Clearly, he was aware of Zuo Lengchan and his men's ambush of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Zuo Lengchan nodded with a smile: "It's a success. I've avenged you, Junior Brother, and I've also obtained the sword manual."

"Great!"

Fei Bin was immediately overjoyed: "That little beast is finally dead! Moreover, with this sword manual, the rise of our Songshan Sect is in sight! Congratulations, Senior Brother!"

As Fei Bin spoke, his face suddenly darkened again: "It's a pity that my meridians were severed by that little beast, leaving me a cripple. I can no longer share my senior brother's burdens..."

“No, junior brother, you can still do one last thing for your senior brother,” Zuo Lengchan said with a smile.

"Senior brother, please speak freely. As long as it is within my power, I will definitely share your burden." Fei Bin quickly pledged his loyalty, failing to grasp the deeper meaning in Zuo Lengchan's words.

"very good."

Zuo Lengchan nodded, then raised his hand and struck Fei Bin on the head.

Fei Bin's body trembled, blood flowing from his seven orifices, as he stared at Zuo Lengchan in disbelief: "Senior brother, why...why?!"

"Junior brother, go in peace. Your senior brother will not let your efforts be in vain."

A flicker of guilt flashed in Zuo Lengchan's eyes, then he took a deep breath, his gaze hardening and turning cold once more, and waved his hand, ordering, "Kill!"

Ding Mian and his men immediately took action and began slaughtering Fei Bin's disciples.

Screams echoed through the hall, and blood stained the ground.

Zuo Lengchan walked to the door with his hands behind his back, blocking it. Hearing the screams and cries of fighting behind him, he clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and his eyes showed deep pain and hatred.

Junior brothers, go in peace. If there is a chance in the future, your senior brother will definitely avenge you!

The next day, news of the incident at Mount Song spread, instantly shaking the entire martial arts world!
(End of this chapter)