Chapter 226: Transfer to Chenzhou
Luo Tianjin was quite unhappy about Liu Xunyi releasing Xu Ren privately.

Di Mo was ashamed as Hei Zhishan, so without waiting for Liu Xunyi and his party to return to Luoyang, he sent a secret letter urging him to rush south to Longxiang Mountain, and he was determined to take off Xu Ren's head and give Luo Tianjin a satisfactory explanation.

Xunzhen originally planned to part ways with Liu Xunyi and rush back to the Xianwang Mansion first. But at this time, news of Shaolin disciples being killed one after another spread in the martial arts world. Being meticulous, she immediately realized that there must be something strange, so she changed her itinerary and decided to go south with Liu Xunyi, so as to inquire about the reactions of the six major sects and the four major families to this matter along the way.

Longxiang Mountain is located in Weichu Prefecture in Dali, a thousand miles away from Luoyang City in the north and south.

Even though Liu Xunyi and his party traveled day and night and galloped on horseback, it was already June 25th when they arrived at Jianchang Prefecture, the junction of the Song Dynasty and Dali.

Jianchang Prefecture is located at the junction of Song Dynasty, Dali and Tubo, where good and bad people are mixed. In order to sneak into Dali smoothly, Liu Xunyi and others had to stay here for several days to prepare, and only decided to set off after everything was ready.

But just two hours before they were about to sneak into Dali, Luo Tianjin sent a fast horse to Jianchang with a letter, secretly ordering Liu Xunyi and others to immediately give up chasing Xu Ren, turn north, and reach Chenzhou before the tenth day of July.

The letter only told them to rush to Chenzhou, but did not explain the reason. Liu Xunyi was confused and did not know the truth. But since Luo Tianjin had given the order, how could he dare not disobey?

In desperation, Liu Xunyi had to temporarily give up his curiosity about Longxiang Mountain and the pursuit of Liu Xunyu's whereabouts, and led the crowd back north to Chenzhou.

On the evening of the ninth day of July, Liu Xunyi and his party entered Chenzhou.

As he had just arrived, in order to avoid any complications, Liu Xunyi decided to stay at Chenfu Inn first and wait for Luo Tianjin's next order.

The Chenfu Inn, which usually has slow business and few guests, is now crowded with people and is doing surprisingly well these days.

Tonight, the lobby of the inn was still bustling with people. As soon as Liu Xunyi entered the door, he noticed that most of the people who appeared in Chenfu Inn were people from the martial arts world carrying swords and knives, and the topic they talked about was most likely the tragic incident last month when Shaolin Master Yuanji was chopped into pieces while preaching in Xuzhou.

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but be shocked. At the same time, he also had a vague understanding of why Luo Tianjin sent him to Chenzhou in a hurry.

The current Chenzhou City seems to be a little too "lively" but not quite right.

After waiting for a while, the waiter finally set up two more tables in the corner. Although this caused dissatisfaction among the diners around, Liu Xunyi and his friends still gritted their teeth and reluctantly sat down one by one in the crowded and noisy space.

"Master, did you hear that?" As soon as he sat down, Xu Heng whispered mysteriously, "Master Yuanji of Shaolin died in Xuzhou City, and was cut into pieces. It was a very tragic death."

Tang Cong said in disbelief: "Including this, a total of eleven monks have died in Shaolin."

"Shaolin is worthy of being Shaolin. It can be so tolerant. If it were any other sect, I'm afraid there would have been a big uproar long ago." Xu Heng mocked, "Abbot Xuanming is indeed a great monk. He can tolerate this."

Xunzhen looked around with interest and said meaningfully, "It seems calm, but in fact, there have been storms and undercurrents."

"What do you mean?" Liu Xunyi asked suspiciously.

"Can't you see?" Xunzhen chuckled, "Chenzhou is in a very special location. To the east is the Teng Clan of Xiangxi, to the west is the Tang Clan of Shuzhong, to the south is the Emei Clan, and to the north is the Qingcheng Mountain. Add to that the local green forest gangs and famous families. This place can be said to be the place with the most complicated power relations in the Central Plains martial arts world." After that, she suddenly changed the subject and said, "The fact that Lord Luo sent you here must be related to them."

Tang Cong looked around and said to himself, "This inn alone has gathered disciples from at least five or six sects. It's really more exciting than a martial arts conference. Haha..."

"Master Yuanji of Shaolin is a living Buddha of the present time. He is not stained by the six dusts, and the four elements are empty. He is calm, has few desires, and is pure and inaction."

Suddenly, a nun in the inn said indignantly to the nuns around her: "Such an enlightened monk was brutally murdered by the traitor Qin. This is really outrageous to both humans and gods, and it cannot be tolerated by heaven!"

Liu Xunyi felt that the man's voice sounded familiar, and he could not help but look in the direction of the voice. He saw Huichun, the last disciple of the head of the Emei Sect, Master Miao'an, talking not far away.

Liu Xunyi once met Huichun at Mo Cen's retirement ceremony.

"Why is she here?" Liu Xunyi muttered to himself in surprise.

"Nun, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

Before Huichun finished speaking, someone at another table suddenly shouted, "Who told you that the murderer of Yuanji was from the Qin family in Hexi? It is said that you monks do not tell lies, so why are you, a nun, better at lying than us men?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of laughter in the hall.

Huichun suddenly felt ashamed, and her face darkened. She said angrily, "Why are you interrupting people when they are talking? You bark all day long, are you afraid that others don't know that you are a running dog of the Hexi Qin family?"

"Ha ha……"

Huichun's retort instantly caused another burst of laughter.

"Who are you calling a dog?"

Accompanied by an angry shout, a young man in brocade clothes suddenly stood up and glared at Huichun.

"I will scold anyone who answers me!" Huichun was not to be outdone, and stared back at the young man with contempt, "I have seen people picking up gold, and people picking up silver, but I have never seen anyone picking up scolding."

With just these words, there was another burst of laughter in the inn.

"You..." The young man was so angry that he slammed the wine glass in his hand heavily on the table and said angrily, "I am a disciple of Tang Sect, Tang Qian. If you have the guts, tell me your name!" While speaking, he had already held the sword in front of his chest, and the meaning was self-evident.

"Emei disciple, Huichun." Huichun looked at Tang Qian with contempt and sneered, "I knew earlier that you four great families were birds of a feather. The Qin Clan in Hexi is doing evil things, and your Tang Clan in Shuzhong is no good either."

"Be bold!"

Before he finished speaking, several Tang Sect disciples who were sitting at the same table with Tang Qian had already slammed the table and stood up, glaring at Huichun. Looking at their greedy eyes, it seemed as if they wanted to eat her alive.

The Emei disciples who were sitting at the same table with Huichun were not to be outdone. They stood up and protected Huichun, forming a confrontation with the Tang Sect disciples. The Emei disciples and the Tang Sect disciples were on the verge of a fight, making the atmosphere in the inn suddenly tense.

The inn lobby, which was noisy just now, was now as quiet as a dead pool.

"Don't be afraid, sisters from Emei! Qingcheng Right Envoy Xu Zhun is here!"

Suddenly, a loud shout was heard in the hall, and a figure flew up and landed beside Huichun like willow catkins.

At the same time, several Qingcheng Sect disciples stood up on the other side of the hall.

Xu Zhun was also an old acquaintance of Liu Xunyi. At Mo Cen's retirement ceremony, Liu Xunyi had borrowed his Silver Dragon Sword.

"What's the point of bullying a woman?" Xu Zhun said contemptuously, "Come at me if you dare."

The "Golden Palm and Silver Sword" of the Qingcheng Sect is well-known in the martial arts world. Therefore, when Xu Zhun showed up, the momentum of the Tang Sect disciples, led by Tang Qian, suddenly weakened.

"The three major martial arts sects have gathered in Chenzhou?" Liu Xunyi was secretly surprised, "What big thing happened here?"

"That's not all." Xunzhen smiled slightly, then pointed to the second floor and said with a smile, "Look over there!"

Sure enough, before Xunzhen finished his words, a teasing laugh suddenly came from the second floor.

"One is the last disciple of the leader of the Emei Sect, and the other is the Right Envoy of Qingcheng. Both of you are well-known figures in the martial arts world. Today, you have joined forces to bully a few weak and young disciples of the Tang Sect. If this matter is made public, I am afraid that you will all become the laughing stock of heroes all over the world. Haha..."

The laughter gradually died down, and two figures slowly emerged in the corridor on the second floor.

A man and a woman, both of whom are "acquaintances" of Liu Xunyi. The woman is Teng Qiner, an expert in raising poisonous insects in the Teng Clan in western Hunan. The man is Tang Ren, the owner of the first-class house of the Tang Clan in Shuzhong.

The one who just made the sarcastic remarks was Teng Qiner.

"The Teng tribe in western Hunan?"

Seeing this, the suspicious Liu Xunyi was even more frightened, and secretly said in his heart: "Something big must have happened in Chenzhou, otherwise it would not have attracted so many powerful martial artists... But what exactly is it? The Lord of the Palace urgently summoned me here, could it be related to them?"

"You are all honored guests who have come from afar at the invitation of Master Ye. Even if you don't care about the friendship between fellow martial artists today, you should still be patient and avoid using weapons for the sake of Master Ye's kindness."

Just when the Teng clan, the Tang clan, the Qingcheng clan and the Emei clan were glaring at each other and on the verge of a showdown, a cold female voice suddenly sounded outside the door.

Then, a young, beautiful, and cold-looking woman in white slowly walked into the lobby of the inn. Her appearance made the people who were originally unwilling to give in to each other hesitate, so they looked at each other coldly and then slowly put away their swords.

"Little girl, Mr. Ye asked us to come to Chenzhou, but why has he been reluctant to show up?" Tang Ren asked.

"Old Master Ye has ordered me to tell you all a message. Tomorrow morning, all my friends in the martial arts world, please go to Taohuawu in the western suburbs of Chenzhou. Old Master Ye will be waiting for you there."

"But……"

"I have to go somewhere else to pass on a message, so I can't stay long. Goodbye!"

After a few words, without waiting for anyone to ask further questions, the woman in white did not stay for a moment, but left in a hurry. It was very strange.

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but be stunned. He subconsciously exchanged glances with Xu Heng and others, but there was a look of confusion in their eyes.

"What's going on?" Tang Cong was surprised. "Who is that woman? Who is the 'Old Ye' she mentioned?"

Xu Heng shook his head and said, "I don't know. I haven't heard of any martial arts masters in Chenzhou, and there doesn't seem to be any powerful martial arts masters here. Could it be that this Mr. Ye is not a martial arts master?"

"No." Liu Xunyi hesitated, "If you are not from the martial arts world, how can you invite so many martial artists to come?"

Just as Liu Xunyi and the others were making wild guesses, another person walked into the inn. The person looked around in the hall and finally walked quickly towards Liu Xunyi.

"Chen Yong? Why are you here?"

The person who came was the leader of the Death Sect of the Xianwang Mansion, Chen Yong. Liu Xunyi looked at Chen Yong who came hurriedly with a confused look on his face, and asked suspiciously: "Could it be the mansion master..."

"The mansion master asked me to meet you here." Chen Yong continued, "I arrived in Chenzhou three days ago. I calculated that you would be here soon, so I searched for you in every inn. As expected, I found you here."

"Master Chen, what is going on?" Xu Heng asked hurriedly, "Why did the Palace Master suddenly summon us from Jianchang to Chenzhou? There are so many martial artists gathered here, and a mysterious woman just showed up. What happened? Why am I getting more and more confused?"

"See for yourself!"

Chen Yong did not directly answer Xu Heng's question, but took out a strange copper coin from his sleeve and threw it on the table with a "clang". He turned to Liu Xunyi and asked, "Do you recognize this thing?"

Liu Xunyi hesitated and picked up the coin, examining it carefully from front to back. This coin was not an ordinary Song Dynasty Tongbao, but was specially forged. The center of the coin was not a square hole, but a narrow hole. The shadow cast by the candlelight on the table looked like... a willow leaf.

Suddenly, Liu Xunyi's eyes lit up and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Copper coin? Master Ye? Could it be that this is the long-lost willow leaf copper coin?"

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(End of this chapter)