Chapter 1053 Besieged on all sides
As the saying goes, "When a wall falls, everyone pushes it; when a drum is broken, everyone beats it."

When the "allies" of Shaolin, Kunlun, Kongtong, and Tang Sect who had been in the same boat with Wudang abandoned him, Qingfeng saw that it was at the end of its rope and was powerless to turn the tide. Those "loyal fans" who had been stirring up trouble in the crowd gradually gave up, and those "righteous heroes" who obeyed the "Qingfeng leader" and followed his lead quickly disappeared.

Instead, a group led by Xilu Wuzong, Xiangxi Teng Clan, Hexi Qin Clan, Xianwang Mansion, Jueqing Valley, Longxiang Mountain, and the Sanyi Gang took the opportunity to add fuel to the flames, inciting the frightened people of the world to launch a wave of condemnation against the "great traitor Qingfeng" and the "poisonous woman Ling Xiaoxiao".

In the end, none of the four major charges listed by Qingfeng against Liu Xunyi were proven true. Instead, he fell into an irretrievable situation under the successive accusations of Liu Xunyi, Xie Xuan, Xunzhen, Teng Sanshi, Xiao Zhirou, Yun Zhuiyue and Wu Shuang.

God is watching what you do, and those who do evil will eventually perish. If you lose your time and position, you will fall fiercely, and you will be ruined and disgraced.

He was a martial arts master admired by everyone the moment before, but in the blink of an eye he had become a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to beat.

At this time, Qingfeng, not to mention that he could get a hundred responses with just a wave of his arm, even if he broke his arm, there would probably not be two or three people among the tens of thousands of people who would stand and cheer for him, wave flags and shout.

The world is fickle, people are unpredictable, wind blows, rain falls, snow falls, and frost bites... In the past, Liu Xunyi endured the bitterness and shame and humiliation that he had to endure, and today he will return all of it to the person who caused it.

Seeing that the time had come, Xunzhen calmly signaled to Hong Si, Yan Shun and Lei Zhen who were ready to make a move on the sidelines.

Upon seeing this, more than a thousand Xilu Wuzong disciples drew their swords first and rushed towards the Wudang people aggressively.

At the same time, the disciples of Xiangxi Teng Clan, Hexi Qin Clan, Jueqing Valley, Longxiang Mountain, and Sanyi Gang all bravely came out from all directions under the banner of "avenging the humiliation of Luo Zongzhu and clearing the door for the Central Plains Wulin". They merged with the mighty disciples of Xilu Wuzong and formed a siege against the Wudang forces headed by Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao.

No unnecessary arguments, no unnecessary justifications, no unnecessary nonsense...

Xunzhen sent out the encirclement signal without the consent of Liu Xunyi and Xie Xuan. Such a lightning-fast and resolute strong attitude not only confused the Wudang disciples at the center of the vortex, but also surprised the distracted onlookers, and even surprised Liu Xunyi who was caught off guard.

"them……"

"If you don't make a decision when you should, you will suffer the consequences!" Xunzhen interrupted Liu Xunyi's doubts without further ado, "Don't you think Qingfeng is not cunning enough? Do you want to give him a chance to catch his breath, so that he can continue to deceive people and frame you?"

"This……"

"Strike while the sick is weak! If you want to achieve twice the result with half the effort, you have to take the initiative when necessary." Xunzhen said solemnly, "It is precisely because Qingfeng was indecisive and did not get rid of you immediately that you had the opportunity to fight back. We are not him, and we must not repeat his mistakes."

"Well said!" Teng Sanshi looked at the orderly Xunzhen with approval, and nodded heavily in disapproval, "To deal with despicable people like Qingfeng and his daughter, we don't have to stick to any rules, otherwise we won't be able to defeat them at all."

"Right now, everyone is suspicious of Qingfeng. His position as leader is already in name only. This is a good opportunity for us to make a move."

After hearing the explanations of Xunzhen, Teng Sanshi and Xie Xuan, Liu Xunyi, who had already hated Qingfeng and his daughter to the core, nodded slowly and said no more.

At this moment, there were two groups of people on the sidelines with the most complicated feelings.

The first is the Shaolin, Kunlun, Kongtong and Tang Sects, led by Xuanming, Yin Baimei, Zhongli Mu and Tang Yuan. Over the past year or so, they have been Wudang's "loyal allies" and Qingfeng's "brothers". Even before the incense stick, they were still on the same boat with Wudang.

However, at this moment, in order to protect themselves, they could only watch Qingfeng being imprisoned and Wudang being attacked from all sides. Although they were very dissatisfied with Qingfeng's many concealments, overwhelmed by the ever-changing situation today, and feared the forces behind Liu Xunyi, they had met Qingfeng after all, and had made a "mountain and sea oath" to die. Now, they should have shared the same hatred with Qingfeng, but they chose to flee and stand by and watch. It is impossible to say that there is no ripple in their hearts...

The other group is the "neutral faction" headed by Jin Fuyu, Lu Tingxiang, Zuo Hongxuan and Miao An.

They came here from afar with the purpose of "stirring up discord" and "sitting on the mountain to watch the fight between tigers". Before coming here, Jin Fuyu had said that no matter who won or lost between Qingfeng and Liu Xunyi, it would be a good thing for him.

The difference is that the current outcome is far from the "mutual loss" or even "mutual destruction" that Jin Fuyu expected. This section may be the only regret of Jin Fuyu's trip.

Of course, Lu Tingxiang violated Jin Fuyu's warning without authorization and secretly spoke for Liu Xunyi... which undoubtedly left a trace of resentment in Jin Fuyu's heart.

The complicated emotions can be slowly calmed down, but the fear of impending death... cannot be eliminated.

Seeing that Qingfeng's situation was hopeless, the most panicked people in the whole audience... apart from the Wudang disciples, were none other than some disciples from Xianwang Mansion headed by Ling Xiaoxiao, as well as Qin Wei and his followers who came with high hopes and claimed to be "infallible".

"Master, it's our fault that we were confused for a moment and believed the lies of Qingfeng and his daughter. We have been against you in every way during this period of time. We really deserve to die. I beg you to punish us..."

In the chaos, a group of "old subordinates" of the Xianwang Mansion, led by Su Tang and Luo Qi, ran to Xie Xuan in a panic, knelt on the ground in a swarm, and kowtowed to apologize.

"Humph! Qingfeng and his daughter have become a spent force, and you just want to turn to the light. What have you been doing before?" Xie Xuan said coldly, "You are a bunch of snobs who go with the flow. You are unworthy of the mansion master's kindness to you when he was alive. What's the point of keeping you here? Since you follow Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao closely, you might as well go to hell with them today!"

"Master, spare me! Master, spare me!" Xie Xuan's words were full of murderous intent, which made the panicked Su Tang people feel depressed and pale. Looking at the people who were terrified and crying, Murong Bai, who always cared about the old friendship, couldn't help but feel sorry for them, so he coughed twice and reminded them meaningfully: "Are you really stupid or just pretending to be confused? The master is furious now, how can he spare you? At this moment, who can convince the master to show mercy to you? Who can save your lives, or even let you continue to work in the Xianwang Mansion? Don't you really know?"

"This……"

Hearing this, Su Tang and Luo Qi were stunned, and after a moment of thought, they suddenly realized what was going on. So, a group of people rolled and crawled around Liu Xunyi, begging with tears in their voices: "Young Master, please have mercy... Please, young master, please have mercy..."

"This……"

Looking at these "old acquaintances" who disregarded their dignity in order to survive, Liu Xunyi, who was caught off guard, suddenly felt a mixture of emotions. Contempt, disdain, anger, resentment, indifference, confusion, pity, bitterness, helplessness...all surged into his heart.

In the previous moment, his murderous intent far outweighed his mercy. But in the next moment, Liu Xunyi, who gradually regained his sanity, felt that although these people were hateful and abominable, they were ultimately ignorant of the truth and their crimes did not deserve death.

"Ugh!"

Liu Xunyi sighed meaningfully without saying a word, but just cast a troubled look at Xie Xuan, whose face was as gloomy as water.

Seeing this, Xie Xuan seemed to have understood. He glanced coldly at Su Tang, Luo Qi and others, then snorted angrily and urged them impatiently: "If you want to continue to stay in the Xianwang Mansion, you can escape the death penalty, but you can't escape the living punishment. I have no time to pay attention to you today, all of you get out and reflect on your punishment!"

"Thank you, Lord..."

"Thank me for what?"

"Yes, yes, yes... Thank you, young master! Thank you, young master!" Following Xie Xuan's angry rebuke, everyone who had suddenly come to their senses immediately cast their grateful glances towards Liu Xunyi who was in a state of confusion.

"Qingfeng Alliance Leader, Madam, what should we do?"

Seeing more and more disciples of the Xianwang Mansion defecting, including some "newcomers" recruited by Ling Xiaoxiao herself, worried Liu Zhong and Liu Yi hurriedly led their men to the chaotic Qingfeng.

"Madam, if we don't leave now, it might be too late..."

"Bastard!"

"Snapped!"

As soon as Liu Yi finished speaking, Gu Yue, who was furious, raised his hand angrily and slapped him loudly without mercy.

"Why are you panicking? At worst, we can just fight them!"

"Fight? How?" Liu Yi covered his gradually swollen cheek, crying with a hint of despair in his tone, "Look up, Liu Xunyi's men are rushing towards us from all directions. We don't know if we can fight our way out now. If we delay any longer..."

"Shut up!" As if sensing the murderous intent in Gu Ri and Gu Yue's eyes, Liu Zhong hurriedly stopped the chattering Liu Yi and said in a deep voice, "What's the joy of living, and what's the fear of death? The leader of the Qingfeng Alliance and his wife have been very kind to us. Sooner or later, our lives will belong to them."

"Brother, it's better to live a miserable life than to die!"

"Don't talk nonsense..."

"You... don't have to argue."

Amidst the noise, Qingfeng, who looked extremely old due to his grief and indignation, stood up tremblingly with the careful support of Zheng Songren, Zhang Songyi and other Wudang disciples.

When he looked around, and saw Liu Xunyi's "gangsters" who were ferocious and murderous, his "former allies" with solemn faces and indifferent attitudes, and the heroes of the martial arts world who had their own ulterior motives and watched coldly, his bloodshot old eyes once again overflowed with tears of regret.

"Look at the ugly faces of those people, listen to their jokes, it really proves the old saying... 'The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit'. Today, I was defeated by Liu Xunyi, and I lost completely... From just now to now, in just half a cup of tea, I have gone from being the leader of the martial arts world that everyone admires to a scum of the martial arts world that everyone despises... Interesting! Really interesting! Haha..."

Having said this, Qingfeng suddenly broke free from the support of the disciples around him. Under the nervous and worried gazes of Ling Xiaoxiao and the others, he pulled out his hair without caring about his decency, letting his gray hair be blown away by the wind. At the same time, he staggered a few steps, danced like crazy, and laughed loudly towards the sky.

The crazy laughter filled with sorrow and grief resounded fearlessly in the dead silence of heaven and earth. It was like the howling of the dead souls in hell, and the curse of evil spirits, seeping into the hearts of every man and woman in the world, making them feel a tingling sensation on their scalps and a chill on their backs.

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(End of this chapter)