Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 192 Three Heroes Slay the Dragon (Part 1)

After Jiang Mingzhe shouted, he stepped through the gate and saw Duan Yu hanging upside down on the flagpole in the square inside the gate.

"Second brother!"

Duan Yu first cheered loudly, then immediately burst into tears: "They hit me!"

A cold glint flashed in Jiang Mingzhe's eyes.

At this moment, Duan Yu looked extremely miserable. His clothes were almost torn to shreds, his body was covered with whip marks, and his face was bruised and swollen.

Such injuries, if not for Duan Yu's astonishing internal strength, would have killed an ordinary person long ago.

A man who looked like a minor leader next to him, holding a cowhide whip wrapped with silver threads, stared at Jiang Mingzhe in horror.

Jiang Mingzhe's shout was like a thunderclap from a clear sky, indicating that he was a master with great internal strength. The small leader dared not be rebellious and turned to run away.

However, just as he turned around, Jiang Mingzhe appeared in front of him like a ghost, and whispered, "You whipped my brother countless times, and I only retaliated with one lash. Isn't that enough to make you feel good?"

The man screamed, "Boss, help!"

When he shouted "Help!", Jiang Mingzhe snatched the whip away.

When the word "Lord" was uttered, more than ten people rushed out of the hall. The one in the lead was an elderly man around fifty years old, dressed in fine clothes, with a powerful and imposing presence.

As he shouted "Save me!", Jiang Mingzhe raised his whip, and the imposing old man roared, "Stop!"

When he shouted the word "fate," Jiang Mingzhe laughed and swung his whip, creating a startling explosion in the air.

After lashing out with his whip, Jiang Mingzhe casually tossed it aside, ignoring the man standing there dumbfounded. He turned around and walked to Duan Yu, tearing the sturdy leather rope inch by inch with both hands.

Duan Yu fell downwards, but Jiang Mingzhe caught him horizontally and gently put him down on the ground.

At this moment, Murong Fu and the others rushed through the gate. Abi and Zhong Ling exclaimed and stepped forward to help Duan Yu up. Zhong Ling said angrily, "Duan Xiaoyu, they beat you up so badly! Who beat you up!"

Duan Yu held back his tears and looked at the person who hit him: "This is the person who hit me. They wanted to force me to be bait to capture my elder brother, but my second brother has already avenged me and retaliated by whipping him."

Zhong Ling was greatly dissatisfied and exclaimed, "Brother Jiang, how can one lash be enough to repay the debt?"

Before the words were finished, the man who had been beaten let out a long, miserable scream, so shrill that it sounded like the howling of a vengeful ghost.

As everyone looked over, they saw his upper body suddenly bend backward, his torso and intestines ruptured, and fall to the ground with a crash, leaving only his legs firmly planted on the ground.

The members of the Azure Dragon Gang were all greatly shocked, and even Murong Fu and his group changed color. Wang Yuyan and Zhong Ling screamed.

No one expected that Jiang Mingzhe's whip would actually cut a person in half at the waist!

Upon closer examination, the power contained in that whip was truly astonishing!
The imposing old man paused, then clasped his hands and said, "May I ask who you are, sir? We have no past grievances or recent feuds. Why did you storm my Azure Dragon Gang's headquarters and kill my brothers?" Jiang Mingzhe's face remained expressionless as he coldly replied, "Before you attacked my third brother, why didn't you say you had no grudges? When you ambushed and killed us on the mountain path, why didn't you say you had no grudges? Heh, my third brother is the dignified heir of the Dali Kingdom, and you have humiliated him like this. As his elder brother, can't I avenge him?"

"The Crown Prince of Dali?" The imposing old man was startled again, then shook his head and said, "We really don't know. He... he didn't say anything himself. Otherwise, out of respect for the Duan family of Dali, how could things have come to this?"

If you don't ask him about his background, Duan Yu is unlikely to mention his origins on his own initiative.

In the original novel, he followed Wang Yuyan for a long time, but Bao Butong kept mocking him, and Murong Fu also looked down on him. He never mentioned his background or origins.

Duan Yu immediately shouted, "You hit me because I'm helping Brother Xiao, what does it have to do with who I am? But now that my second brother is here too, let's see how you hit me now."

The imposing old man cursed inwardly, but put on a helpless expression and said, "We really didn't know the background of this young master before, and he didn't mention it himself. We just thought he was a member of Xiao Feng's gang, so we naturally had to interrogate him severely."

Jiang Mingzhe chuckled and said, "That's great! Didn't you hear what my third brother said? I'm his second brother, and Xiao Feng is our eldest brother! There's also this Young Master Murong and this Tibetan National Preceptor, plus Xiao Feng and myself, Jiang Mingzhe, who are known as the Four Heroes of the World. If you want to investigate Xiao Feng's cronies, that's wonderful, we're all them."

Upon hearing this, Duan Yu's expression changed, and he exclaimed, "Wu Jun, Second Brother, is Wu Jun alright?"

Kumārajīva said cheerfully, "Young Master Duan, you are captured so easily. How can you be compared to us? Just watch me avenge you."

Upon hearing this, the old man knew that the matter was unlikely to end well. His face changed, revealing a ferocious expression. He gritted his teeth and said, "So the Dali Duan family has been mingling with the Khitan dogs and Xianbei bastards. Indeed, those who are not of our race are sure to have different hearts! Murong Fu, your family has repeatedly caused trouble, preventing my Green Dragon Gang from entering the Grand Canal and Taihu Lake. In the past, I regarded you as a hero of the Han people and could tolerate you. Now that you have revealed your true colors, this old score will be settled today!"

Murong Fu took a step forward, placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, stood tall, and said proudly, "Hasn't my brother Jiang made it clear enough? Of the four heroes of the world, three have now been chosen. From now on, the name of the Azure Dragon Gang will no longer exist in the martial world!"

Wang Yuyan sighed softly, thinking to herself that her cousin was really ignorant and only knew how to parrot her older brother's ideas.

The old man shouted, "You want to destroy my Azure Dragon Gang? Very well, today all the heroes of Jiangnan are here. Let's see if my Azure Dragon Gang will destroy the gang, or if you villains will leave your lives!"

After that shout, another group of people suddenly walked out from the hall behind him. Deng Baichuan glanced at them and his expression changed immediately: "Well, so the Seven Dragons of the Yangtze River have all gathered, and now you Five Tyrants of Jinling are also getting involved in this mess?"

Jiang Mingzhe had previously heard Gongye Qian describe that of the seven dragons of the Azure Dragon Hall, only the eldest and second eldest were stationed in Runzhou, while the other five guarded the outer five halls and were all elsewhere. Now it seemed that the other party was a gathering of elites.

Then the old man laughed smugly, "The Beggars' Sect has the audacity to call itself the number one sect in the world, yet it has appointed a Khitan dog as its leader for many years. The title of number one sect in the world should rightfully be handed over to our Azure Dragon Sect! As for the Five Tyrants of Jinling, hehe, 'Overlord Palm' Hero Zhou was once saved by Abbot Xuanci. The Five Tyrants are of one mind and are now about to repay the debt!"

These words clearly reveal why those outer hall masters were here: they wanted to use Xiao Feng's background to launch an attack, take the opportunity to befriend Shaolin, and replace the Beggars' Sect in one fell swoop.

Gongye Qian whispered, "Young Master, the situation is not good. The Five Hegemons of Jinling have been famous for a long time and are all first-class masters. I didn't expect them to join forces with the Azure Dragon Gang."

Deng Baichuan also whispered a reminder: "Young Master Jiang, the Great Wheel King, and the Five Hegemons of Jinling are the top-notch masters in the Jiangnan martial arts world. Zhou Donghai, the 'Overlord Palm', Li Xianying, the 'Overlord Mountain Saber', Dong Ningyu, the 'Overlord Immortal Sword', Jia Damao, the 'Overlord River Fist', and Hu Longhua, the 'Overlord Spear', are all skilled enough to be no less than me."

Jiang Mingzhe shook his head, laughing nonchalantly, "My two brothers, focus on supporting the battle and taking good care of my third brother and the three girls. Leave the Five Hegemons of Jinling to the Grand Preceptor, Brother Murong, deal with the Four Swords, and as for the so-called Seven Dragons, I'll gladly accept them!"

Gongye Qian and Deng Baichuan whispered, but Jiang Mingzhe's voice was extremely loud. Upon hearing this, the opposing group all became fierce. The imposing old man roared, "Your Excellency has cultivated such internal strength at such a young age, I acknowledge your extraordinary abilities, but if you want to deal with the Seven Dragons of the Yangtze River alone, you are courting death! I, Situ Hai, will bring my brothers to learn from your superior skills!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several people suddenly leaped out from behind him. One of them moved like a dragon, overtaking everyone in one fell swoop. He raised his hand and struck out with a thunderous roar, shouting, "Do you recognize Iron Palm Dragon Qiu Wanli?"

(End of this chapter)