Chapter 146: Disaster
Tonight, the Prince Xian’s Mansion is destined to be sleepless.

At dawn, Luo Tianjin sat in the main hall without saying a word. His expression was gloomy, his eyes were cold, and his aura was stern. It was unprecedented and unheard of.

The candlelight flickered. Xie Xuan, Jiang Yiwei, Deng Changchuan, Su Tang, Luo Qi, Lin Fangda, Luo Hongxuan and others were all silent and sat on their left and right with serious expressions.

All night long, the hall was brightly lit and crowded with people, but completely silent.

"Brother Jin."

The sky was getting brighter as Ling Xiaoxiao came slowly, accompanied by two maids. Two faint traces of tears could still be clearly seen on her tired face.

Last night, Liu Xunyi and Luo Ningyu returned in a miserable state. As a mother, she was overwhelmed with grief and hatred and regret when she saw her precious daughters suffered such a disaster. She cried like rain and was heartbroken.

She helped Luo Ningyu back to her room and stayed by her bedside, personally wiping and washing Luo Ningyu and cleaning the numerous wounds on her body. After Luo Ningyu fell asleep peacefully, she hurried to the central hall.

Ling Xiaoxiao knew that the anxious Luo Tianjin had been waiting here all night.

As soon as Ling Xiaoxiao showed up, everyone quickly stood up to greet her. Luo Tianjin even rushed forward in two steps and asked with concern in his eyes: "Madam, Yu'er..."

"Brother Jin, don't worry. Yu'er is fine. She was just frightened." Ling Xiaoxiao soothed him softly, then her tone darkened and she said angrily, "But I will tear Wang Qingshu into pieces. He...he actually dared to do something inappropriate to Yu'er. It is really against the will of heaven and unforgivable!"

"That bastard is so bold and daring. If I had known this would happen, I should have gone to Fengming Tower and chopped him up last night!" Lin Fangda's face turned pale and he said angrily, "Fortunately, I went to find Yi in time, otherwise... the consequences would be disastrous!"

"Humph! If it weren't for Liu Xunyi, how could Yu'er have gotten into this kind of trouble?" Ling Xiaoxiao seemed to still be angry with Liu Xunyi, and complained coldly, "Luckily he's safe and sound. If anything really happened to Yu'er, I would have taken action against him first!"

Luo Tianjin looked at the furious Ling Xiaoxiao, and a trace of guilt emerged in his eyes. He gently held Ling Xiaoxiao's hand and whispered, "Madam, this time the fault lies with me. I overestimated Wang Xutong's character and underestimated his courage. If I had known that Wang Qingshu would dare to do something inappropriate to Yu'er, I would have…why would I have let Xunyi go to Fengming Tower alone last night? I would have led people there myself and killed this beast with my own hands!"

"Dad, Mom, please stay calm for now. No matter what, my little sister is lucky to be safe!" Luo Hongxuan looked at Luo Tianjin and Ling Xiaoxiao with complicated eyes, and said quietly, "What's more, Liu Xunyi did not disappoint us. He finally brought my little sister back safely."

Xie Xuan nodded and said, "That's right! This time it was Wang Qingshu who was at fault first. We can go to the General's Mansion to find Wang Xutong and ask him to punish him, and then cancel the marriage openly. If the Lord of the Mansion really killed Wang Qingshu in anger last night, he would definitely have an irreconcilable feud with the General's Mansion. Then we would be in a desperate fight with the Meng Mermaid, and it would provoke a bloody battle. Even if we can vent our anger, we will pay a very painful price."

Hearing this, Lin Fangda couldn't help but look anxious, and asked: "Madam, I don't know the extent of Xunyi's injury...what does the doctor say?"

Speaking of Liu Xunyi, Ling Xiaoxiao showed displeasure again, but then she thought that it was Liu Xunyi who risked his life to save Luo Ningyu last night, so she didn't want to be too harsh, so she said calmly: "Liu Xunyi had a bloody battle in Fengming Tower last night, leaving 78 knife wounds on his body. Although the doctor has treated him, he has bled too much, so he is still unconscious. The doctor said that his old wounds have not healed, and now he has many new wounds. Whether he can make it through this test... depends on his own luck."

"boom!"

Ling Xiaoxiao's words made Lin Fangda feel like he was struck by lightning. He stood there in a daze, his eyes red as he muttered to himself: "My brother...he..."

"Liu Xunyi has a good foundation. As long as he rests and recuperates, I believe he will be able to get through this disaster." Deng Changchuan comforted him kindly, "The palace lord has ordered the doctor to use the best medicinal materials and supplements on him. I believe he will be able to recover. But Liu Xunyi really did something earth-shattering last night. Not only did he challenge the Golden Sword Sect, but he also killed Zhuge father and son, and frightened hundreds of Golden Sword Sect disciples. He is really a brave and courageous person, a man who stands tall and proud. Even I have to look at him with new eyes again this time. Haha..."

In response to Deng Changchuan's praise, Lin Fangda simply nodded nonchalantly. Through his absent-minded and wandering eyes, it was not difficult to see his inner worry and uneasiness about Liu Xunyi.

Suddenly, Luo Tianjin's expression straightened up, and he said in a deep voice: "Since Yu'er is fine for the time being, we should do some serious work now! Changchuan, how are you preparing for what I asked you to do last night?"

Deng Changchuan bowed and said, "I have summoned 300 disciples from the lower three sects, ready to be dispatched by the Palace Master at any time."

"Okay!" Luo Tianjin looked at the increasingly bright sky with uncertain eyes, and said in a cold voice, "I, Luo Tianjin, have been in the martial arts world for decades, and have never suffered such humiliation? I didn't want to provoke the Mongols in order to keep things peaceful. But I found that the more courteous I was to Wang Xutong, the more he would push his advantage. If I took a step back, he would take ten steps forward, so that now he regards me as a coward who allowed his rebellious son to do such an inhumane thing to my daughter. If I give in again this time, I'm afraid it won't be long before Wang Xutong really shits on my neck!"

"What the Palace Master said is absolutely right!" Lin Fangda was the first to agree loudly, "In all these years, when has the Xianwang Palace ever suffered such humiliation? Who in the martial arts world dares to disrespect the Palace Master? There are so many generals coming and going in Luoyang City, but I have never seen anyone so arrogant? Now, a piece of shit Wang Xutong has appeared out of nowhere, and he is so ignorant of the times that he dares to act wildly on our territory. If we don't teach him a lesson, they will really think we are afraid of him. Even if he has the Mongolian court behind him, so what? At worst, we can leave Luoyang and hide in the martial arts world. I don't believe they can still kill us all."

Xie Xuan frowned and asked cautiously: "What does the Palace Master mean..."

"I know what you're worried about." Luo Tianjin said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I won't fight him to the death. If I really wanted to kill him, why would I have waited until today?"

Xie Xuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "The Palace Master summoned so many disciples because..."

"How can I, as a father, ignore my daughter's humiliation?" Luo Tianjin said coldly, "Today I will go to the General's Mansion in person to seek an explanation from Wang Xutong and cancel the marriage."

"Okay!" Deng Changchuan responded, "Palace Master, I will arrange for 300 disciples to wait outside the palace gate. But I wonder when you plan to leave?"

"Now……"

"Report!" Before Luo Tianjin finished speaking, a hurried voice suddenly came from outside the hall.

A disciple ran into the hall in panic and knelt down in front of Luo Tianjin. Before anyone could ask, he said, "Palace Master, something terrible has happened. A large number of Mongolian soldiers suddenly came outside and surrounded our Xianwang Palace!"

"what?"

Hearing this, everyone looked surprised.

Ling Xiaoxiao said angrily: "Wang Xutong, we haven't even gone to settle accounts with him yet, but he's the first to cause trouble for us!"

"How many troops have come?" Xie Xuan pondered.

"There are at least a thousand of them!"

"So many?" Xie Xuan was slightly stunned, and then asked, "Then why did they come? They can't be here to pay New Year's greetings, right?"

"These soldiers, all dressed in mourning clothes and sackcloth, keep saying they want to avenge the young prince!"

"What?" Luo Tianjin was startled and asked in astonishment, "Wearing mourning clothes? To avenge the young prince? What does this mean? Could it be..." At this point, a solemn look suddenly flashed across Luo Tianjin's eyes, and then he muttered to himself in disbelief, "Could it be that Wang Qingshu is dead? Impossible, I told Liu Xunyi not to kill him last night..."

Xie Xuan said, "Master, Wang Xutong has already arrived outside the mansion. We don't have time to investigate this matter. It is better to go out and confront him face to face and find out the truth."

A moment later, Luo Tianjin led his men and came in aggressively.

Outside the Xianwang Mansion, rows of Mongolian soldiers stood in full battle array. The leader was none other than Wang Xutong, whose eyes were filled with grief and indignation.

"Luo Tianjin, hand over Liu Xunyi. I want him to cut him into pieces and grind his bones to ash to pay for my son's life!"

As soon as he saw Luo Tianjin, Wang Xutong immediately started shouting angrily. The grief and indignation in his words and the excitement in his emotions were by no means false.

"What's going on?" Luo Tianjin walked up to Wang Xutong, his face gloomy, and asked coldly, "Is your son dead?"

"Yes!" Wang Xutong replied with gritted teeth, "Shu'er died tragically at Fengming Tower last night at the hands of Liu Xunyi's sword. Luo Tianjin, are you aware of this?"

Luo Tianjin's eyes turned cold, and he snorted angrily without any reservation: "I am not interested in whether your son is dead or not. But do you know what good things Wang Qingshu did in Fengming Tower last night? He tricked my daughter into drinking, but he put drugs in the wine and wanted to do something beastly! How do you explain this matter?"

“Even though Shu’er is dead, you cannot frame me like this!” Wang Xutong said angrily, “Luo Tianjin, I came here with my troops today and I can calmly ask you for your release. This is already a courtesy to you. Otherwise, I will lead my troops to attack you and make you…”

"Wang Xutong!" Luo Tianjin interrupted abruptly, "Wang Qingshu insulted my daughter. I didn't order my disciples to charge into the general's mansion last night, which was to give you enough face. You don't have to scare me. To be honest, with the few troops in your Luoyang camp, you are far from qualified to go against my Xianwang Mansion!"

"The defenders of Luoyang can't do anything to you. Can't I transfer troops from Mongolia?"

Wang Xutong and Luo Tianjin were at loggerheads, both of them were filled with rage, so they were on edge, neither of them willing to give in. Wang Xutong said angrily: "If a thousand soldiers can't deal with you, how about ten thousand? How about a hundred thousand? How about a million troops?"

Facing Wang Xutong's aggressive pressure, Luo Tianjin suddenly took a step forward and fought with Wang Xutong face to face. The two were only a few inches apart, their eyes met, and fighting spirit burst out.

At this moment, the tips of their noses were almost touching.

Luo Tianjin was completely enraged. All the things he had just said to Xie Xuan, such as "delaying tactics", "long-term planning", "avoiding a situation where both sides are destroyed", etc., had disappeared at this moment and were all thrown out of his mind.

Luo Tianjin glared at Wang Xutong and sneered sinisterly, "You want to go back to Mongolia to mobilize troops? Great! Then you might as well try and see if you can walk out of Luoyang City alive today!"

Before he finished speaking, Deng Changchuan suddenly waved his hand. In an instant, hundreds of disciples rushed out of the Xianwang Mansion, holding knives and swords, full of murderous intent.

In a short while, the disciples of the Xianwang Mansion and the troops led by Wang Xutong were in a standoff. Both sides strung their crossbows and drew their swords. A bloody battle that had been brewing for a long time was about to break out.

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(End of this chapter)