The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 158 Leader
Just as Tianshan Xueyingzi's head rolled to Fang Yunhua's feet.

The battle situation on the field has also changed. Guo Songyang, who should have been the main force to withstand the Great Joyful Female Bodhisattva, is still just going through the motions. Moreover, the defection of a group of disguised people has made the situation even more complicated.

This can no longer be described as a pure battle.

Therefore, he wouldn't be reckless enough to overexert himself. He knew that even between experts, the outcome of a battle might depend on a single opening. He was also somewhat apprehensive about the mountain of flesh before him.

Without Guo Songyang's interception, and with the half-crippled Lü Fengxian having even more fun, the other weapon masters were all easily defeated in one move when facing him.

With a slap like a palm leaf, the head of a master was tilted to one side.

Another brutal charge turned a skilled martial artist into a pile of minced meat.
This is enough to prove the worth of the world's number one swordsman, after all, he actually withstood a fierce blow from the Great Joyful Bodhisattva with his old body.

As the Great Joyful Bodhisattva's killing spree intensified, the crowd, who had initially intended to retreat but found it difficult to leave, also began to become ruthless.

As powerful figures listed on the Weapon Ranking, although all of them except Guo Songyang were forcibly removed from the list after the new version was released, they can still be considered heroes who emerged in the martial arts world in the last thirty years, one in a thousand or even one in ten thousand.

Aside from that one guy who had such an inflated ego that a single moment of poor performance completely ruined everything. (I'm talking about you! Lü Fengxian!)

Most of them were not lacking in the courage to fight to the death.

It was also at the moment when he officially launched the siege against the Great Joyful Bodhisattva that the Great Joyful Bodhisattva, who could not dodge with her lightness skill and could only withstand the attacks from all directions, was forced to unleash a special move!

She swung her two large hands to block the frontal attack, and her thick subcutaneous fat even took a hit from the meteor hammer. But when faced with the longsword that was piercing her head, she suddenly opened her mouth wide!
The expert wielding the longsword's eyes lit up upon seeing this, and he thrust it forward with all his might, but the gleaming blade was firmly bitten by the teeth of the Great Joyful Bodhisattva.

With a series of crisp cracking sounds, the originally high-quality cold iron sword was reduced to more than a dozen pieces of iron, and the Great Joyful Bodhisattva actually swallowed them all.

This brutal act left everyone stunned.

Meanwhile, the representatives of the three major factions who were still urging Shangguan Jin Hong to change their ways showed unusually solemn expressions.

Perhaps others did not recognize the origin of the Great Joyful Bodhisattva's move, but as three major sects that had long had experience fighting against the Demonic Sect, they naturally had extremely detailed records of the opponent's ultimate techniques.

Especially this iconic "Iron-Chewing Technique"!
"Gentlemen, we need to make a new choice." Xuanzhenzi of the Kunlun Sect stepped forward, his right hand already gripping the sword at his waist, clearly indicating that he was no longer willing to remain a spectator.

Xin Deng nodded in deep agreement, clasped his hands together and chanted "Amitabha," then followed Xuan Zhenzi's steps.

Master Tieyan sighed.

“We almost made a major mistake. If a powerful member of the Demonic Sect had become a legend after Shen Lang, and this truth had been exposed, our three major sects would have no face left in the martial arts world.”

"You said she's a member of the Demonic Sect?" Shangguan Jin Hong became interested.

He remembered that in the new weapon ranking, the Demonic Cult leader Hua Baikong was only ranked sixth, but now this suspected Demonic Cult spy who had infiltrated the Central Plains had already ascended to the throne of number one on the weapon ranking.

Although he was somewhat dismissive of the ranking, he still believed that the weapon ranking had some merit. So, such a clear favoritism towards the strong and the weak, did it also indicate that there were some problems within the Demonic Sect?

Did Tianji Tower already know about the identity of the Great Joyful Bodhisattva? If so, was its deliberate creation of this ranking difference an attempt to incite internal strife within the Demonic Sect?
This made Shangguan Jin Hong look towards Fang Yunhua from afar. At this moment, he also noticed a group of people on the other side gathered in a circle, looking at something.

"Gentlemen, please go and inform everyone that this 'Great Joyful Bodhisattva' comes from the Demonic Sect," Xin Deng said. "I will go and talk to the Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. This is a great calamity concerning the Central Plains martial arts world, and every person in the martial arts world has the responsibility and obligation to stop the Demonic Sect's conspiracy."

Unless, of course, he wants to completely sever ties with the entire Central Plains martial arts world and be forever despised by it!

When he finished speaking, Xin Deng looked at Shangguan Jin Hong with a meaningful look. Jing Wuming, who was standing behind Shangguan Jin Hong, was about to draw his sword, but Shangguan Jin Hong stopped him with a gesture.

He didn't express any opinion, but simply gestured to the heart lamp as if to let it go.

This clear "no action without a clear outcome" stance made Xin Deng sigh inwardly before carefully passing through the still-fighting crowd and arriving at another spot on the mountaintop.

Master Tieyan and Master Xuanzhen joined the battle. These two elders of the major sects were not particularly strong, and were even weaker than Ximen Rou, who was still brain-dead next to Fang Yunhua. However, their backgrounds made their statements very persuasive.

At this moment, the chaotic crowd, led by these two, began to carefully distinguish the disguised individuals. The situation, which was about to collapse, was brought under control after these two joined the fray.

The Heart Lamp finally reached Fang Yunhua, and his attention was immediately drawn to what everyone was watching.

"Is this the Snow Eagle of Tianshan? He..."

"He's dead, and the person who killed him even deliberately kicked his head here to me." Fang Yunhua took over Xin Deng's words, his words carrying a strange emotion.

Although Xin Deng had only met Fang Yunhua twice before, due to Abbot Xin Hu's repeated reminders, he showed a high level of respect for Fang Yunhua. It could even be said that on the summit of Mount Lu, the most difficult person to deal with was not the Great Joyful Bodhisattva, whose background as a member of the Demonic Sect had already been exposed.

It was not the increasingly unfathomable Shangguan Jin Hong either.

It was the man in front of me.

"Does the Master of Tianji Pavilion have any ideas?"

Xin Deng no longer referred to him as Fang Tanyue, clearly understanding that the other party wore a mask partly to prevent the Great Joyful Bodhisattva from coveting him, and partly to quietly prepare for a more suitable opportunity to appear.

"It's actually not hard to guess." Fang Yunhua's words left Xin Deng and even the onlookers who had boldly gathered around looking puzzled.

"Don't forget this senior's true purpose in coming here. So what will he do when the chaotic battle really begins?"

“He will go to save You Longsheng!” said Sun Xiaohong.

Now that a suspenseful case is in front of her, she no longer needs to be drawn to the bloody and chaotic battle scene on the field.

“Not bad.” Fang Yunhua gave Sun Xiaohong an approving look. “But the one who killed this senior could not have been You Longsheng. I’m willing to believe that the young master of Cangjian Manor still has some backbone. Besides, in such a short time, it’s impossible for him to have been trained to this extent by the Great Joyful Bodhisattva.”

Of course, the most important point is that if one hesitates even slightly, any attempt to ambush a senior will inevitably be detected. Don't underestimate a swordsman's keen intuition for even the slightest movement of their surroundings.

"What the original poster means is that he went to rescue You Longsheng, and although he wasn't killed by You Longsheng himself, it's very likely that he was."

Xin Deng looked at the third-party personnel whose disguises were torn off one by one. Their strength was far inferior to the experts on the weapon ranking list. Therefore, when the elders of the two major sects took the lead in eliminating them, they were easily dealt with.

"The one who killed Tianshan Xueyingzi could not have been such a small fry," Fang Yunhua said calmly. "You must have recognized her background and identity from the Iron-Chewing Technique just now." Xin Deng looked at Fang Yunhua in surprise, but considering the terrifying intelligence capabilities of Tianji Tower, especially now that the other party had joined forces with the Sun family, who were already extremely good at intelligence gathering, he overlooked a key point.

That is, when I met with her last night, I didn't bother to find out more about this Bodhisattva of Great Joy.

At this point, he naturally wouldn't be so blunt as to say, "Why didn't you say that earlier?" because he had a feeling that the other party was about to reveal something big.

"Does the original poster require payment for the information?"

He even thoughtfully prepared to offer a quote.

But this time Fang Yunhua shook his head. Given this background, since there was an opportunity to gain prestige, it would be beneath his dignity to talk about money. Besides, the other party had already shown clear hostility by sending Tianshan Xueyingzi's head to his side.

So this time he was unusually generous.

"It should be You Longsheng, disguised as the Lady of the South China Sea."

Fang Yunhua didn't keep them in suspense and gave them the answer directly.

"She is one of the four princesses of the Demonic Sect. I just didn't expect that she would have such a close relationship with the Great Joyful Bodhisattva, who also has a background in the Demonic Sect but is obviously hiding her identity and infiltrating the Central Plains."

No, he had an idea.

However, the appearance of these disguised individuals has led to an excessive number of casualties on the field.

If he insists on pretending to be all-knowing and claiming that he was smart enough to have foreseen this, then he is definitely helping the South China Sea Lady share the burden of hatred.

Heart Lamp also wisely steered the conversation away from this topic.

"This matter is naturally not your fault. It was the unexpected turn of events that caught this humble monk off guard. So, in your opinion, what should we do next?"

Xin Deng did not force the other party to fight, even though his Shaolin family was very good at using the moral high ground. However, it was also because of Abbot Xin Hu's instructions, as well as the fact that they had only met three times.

This allowed him to get a good grasp of the other party's personality and style. He was quite certain that if he really did this, he would forcefully push a great master, or even more than one great master, to the opposite side.

Xin Deng's questioning caused the onlookers to change their expressions slightly. They did not expect that Xin Deng, one of the seven masters of Northern Shaolin, would show such respect to the Master of Tianji Tower. It should be noted that Shaolin is currently at its strongest in the last hundred years.

This allowed it to firmly sit at the top of the seven major sects. Before they understood that its seemingly prosperous situation was actually a case of overheated fire, they would only think that the Northern Shaolin, as a grandmaster of the martial arts world, respected the Master of Tianji Pavilion so much, which naturally meant that this person had a worthy reason to be respected.

In response, Fang Yunhua demonstrated an even more convincing side.

Suddenly, his figure flashed, and in the blink of an eye, he weaved back and forth among the dozens of onlookers.

When he returned to his original position, the onlookers exclaimed in amazement.

They discovered that four people in the group had been immobilized by an extremely sophisticated acupressure technique.

This time, no one would be foolish enough to stand up and question Fang Yunhua's actions. Perhaps it was Xin Deng using the prestige of the Northern Shaolin Temple to elevate him, or perhaps he directly analyzed the identity of the murderer who killed Tianshan Xueyingzi.

He has reaffirmed his already high prestige through his actions.

Some of the clever ones quickly figured out the reason why the other party had suddenly made a move.

As the first person began to rub the face of his frozen friend, and as the friend removed a disguise mask, the disguises of the other three were quickly removed by those around them.

All eyes turned to Fang Yunhua.

"Their malice was too obvious. When I mentioned the words 'Lady of the South China Sea,' the murderous intent that lurked in my mind was like a firefly in the dark."

"And to verify my statement and confirm the other side's methods, we will need your assistance."

As Fang Yunhua nodded slightly to the crowd, the onlookers quickly and respectfully clasped their hands in greeting, each patting their chests and making various assurances.

"You're too kind, Master. It was your timely intervention that saved my life. I never expected that my friend... must have been in Jiujiang Prefecture those few days."

"I'm an expert in interrogation techniques. I'll definitely make him confess to peeping at widows bathing when he was a child!"

"It's all thanks to the Lord's keen insight that we didn't realize there were four imposters among us."

"I will obey your orders, Lord. Whether I can leave Mount Lu safely depends on your arrangements!"

Next, Fang Yunhua selected a few guys who looked like tough guys and dragged the four imposters who had used acupuncture points aside for interrogation.

At this moment, Shangguan Jin Hong and Jing Wu Ming, who had been standing on the other side, also came over.

The two probably realized that the situation was gradually getting out of control, and that the Great Joyful Bodhisattva's ambitions were greater than they had imagined, so they naturally could not continue to be alone.

What made Shangguan Jin Hong show a rare change in expression was when he realized that he had come into everyone's view.

The group of martial arts practitioners who were originally following Fang Yunhua's arrangements all turned to look at him because Fang Yunhua suddenly stopped talking and turned his gaze to him.

They began to consciously guard Fang Yunhua, and out of some tacit understanding, they protected her in the safest rear.

As Fang Yunhua waved his hand, they dispersed to both sides, giving Shangguan Jin Hong and Jing Wuming the opportunity to walk in and face Fang Yunhua directly.

This gave Shangguan Jin Hong the feeling of entering the headquarters of a prestigious gang, and a powerful force with unparalleled cohesion and unwavering loyalty from top to bottom.

But if he remembered correctly, the crowd of onlookers hadn't been gathered around the Master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion for very long.

Does such an unsolvable leadership charisma really exist in this world?

(End of this chapter)