Chapter 1055 Determined to Kill

"Kill them all... Leave no one alive..."

Seeing Liu Xunyi's complicated expression and hesitant murmurs, as if he was quite dissatisfied with Xunzhen's instigation, Wu Shuang could not help but frown and teased: "Why? Do you not want to... or do you not dare?"

"It's not that I don't dare, it's just..."

"A real man should be upright and have the courage to think, act and take responsibility. Don't talk nonsense." Wu Shuang, with a smile on his face, put his arm around Liu Xunyi's shoulders, pointed at Qingfeng in the distance, and asked seriously, "The bloody world is never a place to 'conquer people with virtue'. If you are not ruthless enough, you will be the one who suffers. What's more, your father was hurt so badly by them. As a son, don't you want to avenge your father? Take a step back and think about it. If the situation today is completely opposite, would Qingfeng and his daughter be kind to you? And would they show mercy to your friends?"

"This……"

"Absolutely not!" Xunzhen answered before Liu Xunyi could speak. "If they had any compassion for you, there wouldn't be this 'Eradication of Traitors' meeting today. Liu Xunyi, think about the fate of the Northern Sage King, and then think about your own experience. At this point, what reason do you have for hesitating? What excuse do you have for being soft-hearted? I can tell you clearly now that if you don't kill them today, sooner or later you will die in their hands!"

"Let the tiger return to the mountain, and there will be endless troubles!"

Wu Shuang and Xunzhen sang the same tune, "persuading him with emotion and moving him with reason", which subtly influenced Liu Xunyi's thoughts. He was so confused that he subconsciously clenched the sword in his hand, and his tangled eyes once again showed a trace of bloodthirsty murderous intent.

"Liu Xunyi, you..."

"You are right! The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. Today, either they die or we die."

Seeing that Liu Xunyi was determined to kill, Xunzhen couldn't help but look at Wu Shuang, both of them with a hint of relief between their brows.

"Everyone, scatter!"

Just as Xie Xuan and Qingfeng were provoking each other and the situation was tense, Liu Xunyi let out a loud shout without any warning, and the chaotic and noisy scene immediately became silent.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Liu Xunyi gently pushed away Teng Sanshi and Xiao Zhirou who were blocking her way, and walked towards Qingfeng step by step under the suspicious and expectant gazes of Xie Xuan, Qin Ku, Yun Zhuiyue, Xue Huzi and others.

Wherever he passed, people from all directions quickly got out of the way.

"Liu Xunyi, you..."

"Qingfeng, I am not you. I will not bully the weak, nor will I use my numbers to bully the few." Before the anxious Qingfeng could speak to test him, Liu Xunyi's voice sounded again, "For the sake of Mr. Luo and Miss Luo, I will give you a chance to compete with me fairly. As long as you can defeat me, you can leave safely."

"Looking for clothes..."

"Master Xie... forget it!" Xunzhen interrupted the shocked Xie Xuan and explained quietly without turning his head, "Liu Xunyi has a stubborn personality. Once he makes up his mind, no one can change it. He has always felt indebted to Luo Ningyu. If he were to completely abandon the innocent Luo brothers and sisters and disregard their feelings... it is simply impossible. Liu Xunyi's decision at this moment must have been made after careful consideration, and he will never be easily shaken. This is also good, at least... it is a comfort to his conscience. What's more, his martial arts are no longer what they used to be. We... should believe in him."

"It's not that I don't trust Xunyi, but I don't trust Qingfeng." Although Xie Xuan understood Xunzhen's meaning and knew that Liu Xunyi couldn't go back on his words, he still couldn't hide his worries. "Xunyi has been tortured recently. He can't eat or sleep well. Not only is he covered with scars, but there is also a chronic poison prepared by Wudang in his body. Although his martial arts skills have greatly improved, but... his body is still very weak..."

"Nonsense!" Yun Zhuiyue scolded in a deep voice, "What does he think this place is? What is the situation now? A martial arts conference? A sword contest on Mount Huashan? He has everything going for him, but he came up with the stupid idea of ​​'fighting alone'. He does things so arbitrarily and without any rules. He is not only indulging himself, but also insulting us. He ignores our hard work just to show off his 'great sense of justice'. It's simply unreasonable."

"Xun Yi is still young, so he sometimes acts on impulse."

Because Xiao Zhirou loves her son deeply, she had a misunderstanding with Yun Zhuiyue not long ago, and slapped him in the face without any reason. Now that the truth has come to light, she can't help but feel guilty.

Therefore, facing Yun Zhuiyue's rebuke of Liu Xunyi, even though she was dissatisfied, she did not lose her temper like she did just now. Instead, she patiently defended Liu Xunyi, and her attitude, tone, and wording... all became much gentler than before.

As if sensing Xiao Zhirou's "difference", Yun Zhuiyue was slightly startled and quickly explained: "Rou'er, I'm not targeting him on purpose, but... this matter is of great importance and concerns the life and death of countless people. We must not let him do whatever he wants. What if Liu Xunyi makes a mistake, what if Qingfeng wins by chance, what if other variables appear... it would be a small matter to ruin our carefully prepared plan, but it would be a big matter to affect the whole body. Right now, we have finally gained the upper hand, and we should make a concerted effort to catch them all in one fell swoop, so as to avoid changes later."

"That's true! But... don't blame Xunyi for being young and impetuous. It's my fault for not reminding him in time..."

At this point, whether out of shame or to change the subject, Xiao Zhirou paused and said, "I hit you without asking why..."

“Don’t take it to heart!” Seeing Xiao Zhirou secretly blaming herself, Yun Zhuiyue’s eyes suddenly changed, and she said with a solemn oath, “Even my life is yours, let alone a slap that doesn’t hurt me. Even if you break my limbs, smash my bones, or even beat me to death, I will be happy and have no regrets.”

"You..." Yun Zhuiyue's affectionate and passionate confession made Xiao Zhirou both moved and embarrassed, shy and helpless. She stammered and didn't know what to do for a while.

"Rou'er..."

"Anyway, I'm sorry just now. You were able to help Xunyi overcome the difficulties at the critical moment, and I thank you on his behalf." Xiao Zhirou, who seemed to be afraid of Yun Zhuiyue's passion and was uneasy, quickly replied.

"Rou'er, you should understand. Everything I did was not for him, but for you..."

"Cough cough!"

Before Yun Zhuiyue finished speaking, Teng Sanshi, who had been listening silently and sighing for the unfortunate couple, coughed twice and interrupted casually, "It's too late to say anything now. Xunyi is no longer a childish boy, but a man who stands tall and proud. Words spoken are like water spilled, how can you go back on your words?"

"What godfather said is very true."

Seeing Xiao Zhirou taking the opportunity to dodge his "tender offensive", Yun Zhuiyue's eyes showed a hint of disappointment. But he did not dare to neglect Teng Sanshi, so he could only suppress his inner distress and respond perfunctorily.

Under Xunzhen's instruction, the various groups of people gathered in the bluestone square gradually retreated. However, they did not "scatter like birds and beasts", but gradually expanded the encirclement, leaving a relatively spacious space in the middle for Liu Xunyi to "avenge his father".

"if……"

After thinking it over again and again, Qingfeng finally couldn't resist the huge temptation of "getting away unscathed" and asked doubtfully: "What if I lose to you?"

"Die!" Liu Xunyi's answer was absent-minded but concise.

Hearing this, Qingfeng, Gu Ri, Gu Yue, Ling Xiaoxiao and the others all changed their expressions and looked at each other, all of them feeling extremely anxious.

"You mean... if I can't defeat you, you won't let any of the Wudang disciples present and the Xianwang Mansion disciples who are loyal to Xiaoxiao go?"

"It's not about whether I am willing to let you go, but whether they are willing to let you go?" Liu Xunyi waved his sword and pointed at the thousands of people who were watching him eagerly, and said calmly, "If you are defeated, whether the others can fight their way out of the siege... Only God knows."

"Good good!"

Facing the dishevelled but proud Liu Xunyi, Qingfeng smiled instead of getting angry, and even praised him repeatedly amid the incredulous looks of the crowd: "As expected of you, you are the son of Luo Tianjin. You really have the demeanor of Luo Tianjin when he was young. Insidious, vicious, hypocritical, cunning... Back then, even I was deeply deceived by his 'loyal and filial' appearance, until Xiaoxiao told me his true face and I suddenly realized it. Your demeanor and behavior now, pretending to be a 'gentleman', is exactly the same as he was back then. You knew that I was no match for you, but you played a trick of 'fair competition' in front of all the heroes in the world. In the final analysis... you only wanted to humiliate me, and never thought of letting us go."

"Xunyi, don't waste your words with him! This guy is best at making unreasonable demands and making specious arguments." Seeing Qingfeng trying to build momentum for him again, Teng Sanshi hurriedly warned Liu Xunyi.

Silently observing Qingfeng who was talking eloquently, Liu Xunyi uttered a faint cold snort, and swung the sword in his hand forward. An invisible but chilling sword energy penetrated into Qingfeng's brows, causing his body to tremble, and his face became gloomy and solemn at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Are you old and blind? Take a good look at the situation around us. Who is the 'dealer' between you and me? You either fight or die. There is no third option." At this point, Liu Xunyi's eyes suddenly became fierce, and he said in a fierce voice, "For an old fox like you who is 'all show and no substance', the word 'fairness' is simply a huge joke. Now, even if I deliberately humiliate you... you have to bear it!"

"you……"

Being pointed at in the nose and threatened and cursed by a young man who was "his grandson" in public, Qingfeng, who had not suffered such a great humiliation in decades, could not help but be furious and his eyes became more and more sinister and his expression became more and more ferocious.

"What a shameless Liu Xunyi..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Do you dare to fight me?"

"Why not? In the past hundred years of Wudang, all the previous leaders may die of old age, illness or even sudden death, but they will never be 'scared to death'! Today, you can just use all your 'evil and vicious skills'. Even if I risk my life, I will accompany you to the end!"

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　Laba Festival, another year

　　
　
(End of this chapter)