Chapter 440: The Eve of the Conference (Part )

"What day is today? Why is it so lively? Hehe..."

Seeing the tense situation and the people from all sides watching closely, Qin Ku took the initiative to step forward to smooth things over. His ruddy and greasy face now showed a simple and joyful smile, which was quite interesting.

After that, Qin Ku pretended to be familiar with the group of Longxiang Mountain disciples and waved his hand, jokingly saying: "Brothers, swords have no eyes, why don't you put away your swords first to avoid scaring people. If you have anything to say, you can talk it out."

Then, Qin Ku turned his gaze and advised Tang Afu, who was standing with his sword raised, "Brother, you..."

"Go away!"

Facing the smiling Qin Ku, the cold-hearted Tang Afu was not grateful at all. In his eyes, Qin Ku was a fool who didn't know the current situation. His constant chattering not only failed to ease the situation, but also made people feel annoyed.

Facing Tang Afu's reprimand, Qin Ku was not angry, but just stuck out his tongue awkwardly and said, "It's really like a dog biting Lu Dongbin, who doesn't know a good person's heart."

Tang Afu's eyes turned cold, and he said in a cold voice: "Who are you calling a dog?"

"I'm a dog! I'm a dog! Woof woof woof... Hey hey, I just happened to pass by and don't want to cause any trouble."

Qin Ku saw that Tang Afu's sword style was elegant and his momentum was extraordinary, which made him look very skilled in martial arts and not a good person. In addition, he looked cold and murderous at the moment, and was obviously in a bad mood.

Qin Ku didn't want to wade into this muddy water and bring himself unnecessary trouble, so he apologized in a slick and teasing manner, and even had the audacity to imitate a few dog barks, which was both ridiculous and laughable.

"Several seniors!"

Zheng Songren saw that Luo Tianjin, Yun Zhuiyue, and Xiao Zhirou had very different demeanors and were determined to not give up. He couldn't help but feel bitter, but due to his status tonight, he had to bite the bullet and persuade them: "According to the rules of the martial arts conference, after entering Huashan, past grudges must be temporarily put aside. Except for the open competition on the sword arena, private fights are not allowed in other places. If you disobey, you will be disqualified from participating in the martial arts conference and expelled from the mountain. You are all well-known figures in the martial arts world, and I think... you won't embarrass me."

Luo Tianjin and the other two ignored Zheng Songren's attempts to mediate, and didn't even blink. They continued to stare at each other, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

"Lord Luo..."

With no other options, Zheng Songren could only walk to Luo Tianjin's side and whispered, "For the sake of your relationship with Wudang, could you... give in a little first to try to calm things down?"

Under Zheng Songren's pleading, Luo Tianjin's cold eyes finally softened a little, and he subconsciously took half a step back.

Seeing Luo Tianjin give in, Liu Xunyi felt relieved and turned to Tang Afu and asked, "Brother Tang, what are you doing?"

"Liu Xunyi, this matter has nothing to do with you..."

"Afu!" Without waiting for Tang Afu's cold response, Xiao Zhirou suddenly said, "Put down the sword."

"But……"

"lay down!"

Xiao Zhirou was determined. Even though Tang Afu was unwilling, he did not dare to disobey her orders and could only slowly put away the ruthless sword.

Seeing this, Zheng Songren felt relieved and turned his earnest gaze to Yun Zhuiyue. Although he did not speak, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

Along with Zheng Songren, Liu Xunyi, who was heavy-hearted, also cast glances at Yun Zhuiyue.

However, Yun Zhuiyue did not give Liu Xunyi a chance to speak, and directly said to Xiao Zhirou: "Valley Master Xiao, would you please honor me by visiting my villa for a chat?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Luo Tianjin and Xiao Zhirou's eyes changed at the same time.

The difference is that Luo Tianjin's eyes were full of worry and uneasiness, while Xiao Zhirou's beautiful eyes were full of suspicion and hesitation.

"There are too many people here. Please ask Master Xiao to move to the inner garden." Seeing that Xiao Zhirou was still worried, Yun Zhuiyue couldn't help but smile and said meaningfully, "Didn't Master Xiao come here for me tonight?"

"You..." Xiao Zhirou looked Yun Zhuiyue up and down and said hesitantly, "Are you really the Holy Lord of Longxiang Mountain?"

"It's genuine!" Si Wudao continued, "When I was in Jiangzhou, I delivered a letter on behalf of the Holy Lord. I wonder if Wuqing Swordsman passed it on to Master Xiao?"

After hearing this, Xiao Zhirou couldn't help but frown and asked, "What is the letter..."

"It was done by me!" Yun Zhuiyue admitted frankly, but did not explain too much. Instead, he pointed to his own villa and said sincerely, "Valley Master Xiao, please!"

"it is good!"

At this moment, Xiao Zhirou no longer had any hesitation, and her resolute steps even showed a hint of impatience.

"Wait a moment!"

Seeing Xiao Zhirou wanted to follow Yun Zhuiyue, Luo Tianjin couldn't help but feel worried, and hurriedly said: "Rou'er, you can't go! This man is a martial arts devil who has killed people like crazy. If you let him go... I'm really worried..."

"Mr. Luo, where I go is none of your business," Xiao Zhirou said coldly, "My life or death has nothing to do with you!"

"How can it have nothing to do with me?" Luo Tianjin said angrily, "Everyone knows that the Holy Lord of Longxiang Mountain is cold-blooded, ruthless, insidious and despicable. I..."

"Ha ha……"

Before he finished speaking, Yun Zhuiyue suddenly laughed out loud and mocked, "Luo Tianjin, in terms of cold-bloodedness, ruthlessness, insidiousness and meanness, who in the world can rival you? Although I have killed countless people, you kill without shedding blood. I only take people's lives, but you kill people's souls. In comparison, who is the devil between you and me?"

Luo Tianjin said angrily: "Yun Zhuiyue, do you know what you are talking about?"

"You know what I mean! Luo Tianjin, go back and clean your neck and prepare to die!"

Yun Zhuiyue seemed disdainful of wasting words with Luo Tianjin. After leaving a few words, she suddenly left.

Xiao Zhirou no longer hesitated, ignoring Luo Tianjin's affectionate and passionate eyes, and resolutely turned around and left. "Rou'er..."

"Master of the Palace!"

Seeing that Luo Tianjin was about to act on impulse, Xie Xuan hurriedly stopped him.

In the end, Luo Tianjin looked at Xiao Zhirou walking into Yun Zhuiyue's villa, but he could do nothing but sigh.

Big things become small, small things become nothing. Zheng Songren did not stay long, and said goodbye to Luo Tianjin in a hurry, and then led his men away.

From the beginning to the end, Liu Xunyi's eyes were fixed on Yun Zhuiyue. Even though he had disappeared from his sight, Liu Xunyi still couldn't recover for a long time.

"Liu Xunyi!"

Xie Xuan shouted several times before awakening the distraught Liu Xunyi from his trance. He subconsciously answered, "What's the matter?"

"The Palace Master asks why you are here?"

"Oh!" Liu Xunyi gathered his thoughts and reported to Luo Tianjin, "Palace Master, someone left a letter on our gate with an arrow."

At the same time, Qin Kushun took out a crumpled letter from his arms and handed it to Luo Tianjin.

"Can you find out who sent the letter?"

"The arrow feathers on the door panel are exactly the same as the ones that attacked the Lord of the Xianwang Mansion in the past." Liu Xunyi replied, "It was Tang Xuan's disciple, Li Haitang!"

"Longxiang Mountain?"

Luo Tianjin frowned and quickly opened the letter, only to see eight characters written in a flamboyant style on the paper: "The shame of Yaotai will not end until death."

Upon seeing the letter, Luo Tianjin's expression froze instantly. At the same time, an indescribable excitement involuntarily escaped from his brows, which surprised Liu Xunyi and Qin Ku.

"The shame of Yaotai?" Qin Ku asked curiously, "What does it mean? Where is Yaotai? What is the shame? Could it be that... Lord Luo once insulted the Holy Lord of Longxiang Mountain in Yaotai?"

At this point, Qin Ku shook his head repeatedly and laughed dryly: "No way? The Holy Lord of Longxiang Mountain is an old man no matter how you look at it, with a bad temper and foul mouth. Even if Lord Luo has a crush on Long Yang, he would not insult him..."

"Cough cough!"

Seeing that Xie Xuan's face was becoming increasingly gloomy, Liu Xunyi hurriedly coughed twice to interrupt Qin Ku's joking remarks.

On the other hand, Luo Tianjin still had a blank expression on his face, looking dumbfounded, seemingly immersed in his own thoughts.

"Thank you, Master. This is..."

"You guys stand down first!"

Under Xie Xuan's harsh words, even though Liu Xunyi was curious, he didn't dare to ask more questions at this moment. He could only drag the unwilling Qin Ku away quickly.

"Palace Master." Xie Xuan looked at the worried Luo Tianjin and said helplessly, "It's really a narrow road for enemies to cross. It seems that the troubles we will encounter in this martial arts conference will be far more than we expected."

"Brother Xie, do you still remember him?" Luo Tianjin murmured, "In fact, I almost forgot about this person. I never thought... that he would become the Holy Lord of Longxiang Mountain. No wonder he hates me so much. He has changed, a lot."

"How could I not remember?" Xie Xuan smiled bitterly, "Back then, the master of the mansion lived in Xiangxi, and fell in love with Teng Rou while recuperating in the Teng tribe. And in the Teng tribe, there was a man who grew up with Teng Rou and had been in love with her for a long time. That man was Teng Sanshi's adopted son."

"If I remember correctly, his name should be... Du Xiang." Luo Tianjin recalled.

"That's right!" Xie Xuan said, "Back then, Chief Teng admired the Palace Master very much. After learning about your love, he intended to promote the Palace Master and Teng Rou's relationship. Unexpectedly, this move angered Du Xiang. After getting drunk, he made a scene in front of Chief Teng, and the father and son almost became enemies."

"In the past, Chief Teng only knew that Du Xiang and Rou'er were siblings, but not that they were in love." Luo Tianjin said with emotion, "After learning that Du Xiang loved Rou'er deeply, Chief Teng, who values ​​friendship and loyalty, couldn't help but fall into a dilemma. In order to find a solution, he built an arena by the Baicui Lake and named it 'Yaotai'. In name, it was for Rou'er to compete in martial arts and find a husband, but in fact, it was for Du Xiang and I to compete with each other based on our own abilities."

"Back then, Du Xiang was known as the best fighter of the younger generation of the Teng Clan. He readily agreed to the Yaotai competition and signed a life-and-death agreement with the Palace Master." Xie Xuan said helplessly, "It's a pity that although Du Xiang's martial arts skills are high, he is still one step behind the Palace Master."

"Although he was defeated by me, he was unwilling to surrender." Luo Tianjin said in a deep voice, "Back then, he was the one who secretly investigated my background and exposed my identity in public."

"The battle at Yaotai is a foregone conclusion. Even if the Palace Master and Teng Rou cannot be together, Du Xiang still has no chance to take advantage of the situation." Xie Xuan said, "Since Teng Rou's accident, Du Xiang has been missing. Unexpectedly, he ran to Longxiang Mountain... and took the position of Saint Master."

"In Du Xiang's heart, the battle of Yaotai not only caused him to lose his beloved, but also ruined his life's happiness." Luo Tianjin murmured to himself, "If he had won the battle of Yaotai back then, perhaps the situation today would be very different."

Having said that, Luo Tianjin couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "Du Xiang regards the battle of Yaotai as a lifelong shame and vows to fight me to the death. It's really fate that makes people... "

"Looking at Xiao Zhirou's reaction just now, it seems that she didn't recognize that Yun Zhuiyue was Du Xiang back then." Xie Xuan changed the subject and said hesitantly, "Palace Master, Du Xiang has admired Teng Rou for many years. Could it be that he still hasn't given up on her?"

"Of course he won't give up." Luo Tianjin sneered, "Think about it carefully, the way he looked at Rou'er was exactly the same as Du Xiang's back then."

"I thought Yun Zhuiyue would remain neutral between the Palace Master and Jin Fuyu, but I didn't expect..." Xie Xuan said worriedly, "So, in addition to Jin Fuyu and Yuwen Xiu, we have another powerful enemy. Looking at Yun Zhuiyue's eager attitude, I'm afraid that at tomorrow's martial arts conference, he will abandon Jin Fuyu and become the enemy of the Palace Master. If this is true... what should we do?"

Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Luo Tianjin's eyes, and he said word by word: "Whether he is Yun Zhuiyue or Du Xiang, he was not my opponent in Yaotai back then. Now in Lunjiantai, he can't turn over either!"

Although Luo Tianjin did not say it explicitly, Xie Xuan could still see a strong hostility in his eyes.

It seems that what Luo Tianjin and Yun Zhuiyue are really fighting for is not only the throne of the leader of the martial arts world, but also their status in Xiao Zhirou's heart.

……

(End of this chapter)