Chapter 515 Muddle through
Tonight, the moonlight is bright and the stars are shining, and Huashan inside and outside seem to be covered with a hazy and soft white jade light.

The southeast mountain road is steep and winding. At this moment, the narrow mountain road is crowded with people.

Under the leadership of Luo Tianjin, people from all walks of life in the martial arts world formed a long black snake on the mountain road that stretched as far as the eye could see, and crawled down the mountain leisurely and in an orderly manner.

Without a single torch, thousands of people hid in the shadows of the mountain walls, looming in the dim moonlight, and silently moved down the mountain.

When approaching the foot of the mountain, the "long snake" suddenly changed direction and quickly dived into Luoyan Valley like a river entering the sea, gradually disappearing under the dense and lush branches and leaves, into a pitch-black darkness.

If there was still the sound of footsteps when going down the mountain, but at this moment, the surroundings of Luoyan Valley were completely quiet, as if dead silent.

Everyone knew that less than three hundred meters away from Luoyan Valley was the first line of defense set up by the Mongolian army.

It was almost midnight, and the moon was at its highest point. A group of men in black flashed out from the mountain path, running hurriedly down the mountain.

"who?"

A loud shout quickly attracted twenty or thirty Mongolian soldiers holding scimitars. They had cold brows and fierce looks, and held torches high in their hands, illuminating the open space in front of the deer fort as bright as day.

"Stop! If you dare to take another step forward, be careful of thousands of arrows shooting out and turning you into hedgehogs."

The leader was a middle-aged man with a beard, a face full of pits and a fierce look. His right eye was blind, and his upper and lower eyelids were almost glued together, as if he had been injured.

"No, no, no! Don't shoot!"

Li Haitang raised his hands high, walked carefully to the place where the torches were lighting, and said with an apologetic smile, "It's one of us."

"You are one of us!" the one-eyed man cursed. "The general has issued an order that Huashan is full of rebels. If you encounter them, kill them without mercy."

"I am from Longxiang Mountain." Li Haitang was worried that the one-eyed man would order the arrows to be shot, so he subconsciously put his arms in front of his face and explained, "General Sui Zuo sent someone to deliver a letter to our Holy Lord, asking us to quietly descend the mountain from the southeast mountain road at midnight tonight. By the way, there is also a password on the letter, 'When you are at the end of the mountain and the water seems to have no way out, you will find another village when you are in the dark.'"

Hearing this, the one-eyed man couldn't help but frown, and waved his hand without turning his head to signal the soldiers to stay calm.

Seeing this, Li Haitang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly introduced himself: "Sir, I am Li Haitang, a disciple of Longxiang Mountain."

"The general said that there were at least 20 to 30 people in Longxiang Mountain, but looking at you guys... it seems a little less."

The one-eyed man looked suspiciously at the people behind Li Haitang and asked, "Where is Yun Zhuiyue?"

"Military Master, the Holy Lord...something happened to him. Alas!"

Li Haitang pretended to be heartbroken and sighed, "Originally, after receiving the letter from General Sui, the Holy Lord had arranged everything. But unexpectedly, the brother who went up the mountain to deliver the letter was accidentally discovered by Luo Tianjin. After several rounds of torture, the brother would rather die than surrender, and finally couldn't hold on... Alas!"

At this point, Li Haitang couldn't help but look sad, and continued: "But who is Luo Tianjin? He is a cunning leader of the martial arts world. After noticing something strange, although there was no real evidence, he still pointed the finger at our Longxiang Mountain. He summoned the Shaolin and Wudang sects to surround the place where we live. Fortunately, the Holy Lord was very observant and sent us down the mountain before Luo Tianjin took action. He also locked the gate of the villa and used the hidden weapons left by my master to set up many traps, intending to hold on and wait for help, and stalemate with Luo Tianjin to the end..."

Suddenly, Tang Xuan interrupted in a bad tone: "Stop talking nonsense! Take us to see General Sui quickly. You can't afford to delay important matters!"

"and many more!"

The one-eyed man waved his hand and shouted, "Since the truth has been exposed, how can you guys escape alive?"

"The Holy Lord locked the gate, so Luo Tianjin's men couldn't get in, so he didn't know we escaped." Li Haitang said hurriedly, "Luo Tianjin is so self-righteous that he thought all the disciples of Longxiang Mountain were trapped on the mountain, so he knew nothing about us going down the mountain and had no precautions."

"Really?" The one-eyed man said doubtfully, "Just now you said he was shrewd and calculating, and now he's self-righteous. How do I know which of your words are true and which are false?"

"How dare you!" Tang Xuan's face darkened, and he said angrily, "Sui Zuoshang dare not speak out of turn, how dare you, a small garrison, speak out like that?"

"That's right!" Li Haitang added, "General Sui knows my master. He can tell whether we are real or fake at a glance."

After saying that, Li Haitang's eyes rolled, and he stepped forward, taking out the bulging purse from his waist and stuffing it into the one-eyed man's arms without thinking, begging: "The Holy Lord is in a critical condition, and we really can't delay any longer. My Holy Lord is a very good friend of General Sui and Lord Yan Ling. If something goes wrong, not only will we be in trouble, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for the general to explain."

"you……"

"It's just a token of my appreciation. Let me treat you brothers to a drink." Without waiting for the one-eyed man to refuse, Li Haitang had already stuffed the money bag deep into his arms, and then said, "Real things can't be fake, and fake things can't be real. If we have any problems, how dare we go to see General Sui? Wouldn't that mean we would seek death?"

"This……"

The one-eyed man looked thoughtful, and at the same time, he squeezed the money bag in his arms. Finally, a smile appeared on his gloomy face, and he nodded and said, "That makes sense. But... the general only ordered to let you go, and didn't say he wanted to see you..."

"If the situation had not forced us, how could we dare to trouble the general?" Li Haitang said helplessly, "Huashan is about to become a river of blood. General, do you think we don't want to escape? Unfortunately, the Holy Lord is imprisoned. How can we, as his disciples, abandon the Lord and leave?"

"I really can't believe you're such a loyal and capable general." The one-eyed man sneered.

"That's right! That's right!" Li Haitang smiled playfully, bowed and smiled apologetically, "Being loyal to the Holy Lord means being loyal to the Khan. After all, the Holy Lord is also working for the Khan, hehe..."

"The general's tent is at the west foot of the mountain. There are more than a dozen defense lines along the way." The one-eyed man thought, "Since you are eager to protect the master, I will personally lead you there, so that you don't have to explain every step and waste time."

Although the words sounded nice, the one-eyed man actually wanted to take the opportunity to take credit from Sui Zuo.

"That's great! Thank you, General, for leading the way."

"Humph! It's really easy to meet the King of Hell, but it's hard to deal with the little devil!"

Hui Qiu, who thought she was noble, had long been fed up with the one-eyed man's mean face, and could not help but complain. Unexpectedly, the one-eyed man happened to hear her words clearly.

Li Haitang's heart trembled, and the smile on her face froze instantly.

Before Li Haitang could try to smooth things over, the one-eyed man took big strides and walked towards Huiqiu with murderous intent.

Seeing this, Li Haitang secretly said "not good", and at the same time, he felt a little dissatisfied with Huiqiu. But even so, he still followed the one-eyed man in a hurry, bowing and apologizing repeatedly.

"There are still women in Longxiang Mountain?"

The one-eyed man stood in front of Huiqiu, staring at the fearless Huiqiu with his vicious eyes.

"Look at what you said. Our Longxiang Mountain is not Shaolin Temple. How can there be no women?" Li Haitang stood aside and kept winking at Huiqiu.

"Huh? This one seems to be quite pretty."

Suddenly, the one-eyed man caught a glimpse of Xiao Zhirou standing beside him, and then he ignored Huiqiu's cold eyes and walked towards Xiao Zhirou.

"This military officer, she is..."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!"

The one-eyed man pushed aside Li Haitang's obstruction and approached Xiao Zhirou with great interest. He took a deep breath, and his face showed intoxication. He teased with an obscene look: "Beauty, you really have a fragrant smell!"

At this moment, Tang Xuan, Li Haitang and others had clearly felt Xiao Zhirou's anger, and all of them looked terrified.

However, the one-eyed man was completely unaware. Not only did he speak frivolously, but he also blatantly stretched out his hand and tried to take off the white veil in front of Xiao Zhirou.

At this point, Xiao Zhirou remained motionless, but a cold light flashed in the depths of her eyes.

"Be bold!"

"Snapped!"

In a panic, Tang Xuan shouted loudly and swung his hand towards the one-eyed man, leaving five bright red fingerprints on his face.

"Boom!"

The Mongolian soldiers around drew their swords and rushed forward fiercely.

"you wanna die……"

"You are looking for death!"

Before the one-eyed man finished cursing, Tang Xuan was already standing between him and Xiao Zhirou, pointing at his nose and angrily scolding: "You are so lecherous, are you tired of living? Do you know who she is?"

The one-eyed man was stunned by Tang Xuan's scolding. At the same time, he had a bad feeling in his heart and asked suspiciously, "Who is she? Isn't she a disciple of Longxiang Mountain?"

"Asshole! She is the woman of the Holy Lord of Longxiang Mountain!" Tang Xuan shouted coldly, "Not to mention you, even Sui Zuo and Yan Wuji would not dare to show the slightest disrespect to her. What you just did is tantamount to destroying the friendship between Longxiang Mountain and the Mongolian Khan. If General Sui knew about this, he would cut you into pieces and grind your bones to scatter ashes in order to settle the matter peacefully."

"what?"

Tang Xuan's words not only surprised the one-eyed man, but also shocked Xiao Zhirou, Gong Qing and others.

However, the current situation was tense and time was pressing. Although Xiao Zhirou was dissatisfied, she did not bother to argue.

"This……"

The one-eyed man gradually came to his senses. He had also heard about the importance of Yun Zhuiyue. If he really angered Yun Zhuiyue, Sui Zuo would definitely punish him severely for the sake of the overall situation.

At this moment, the one-eyed man looked at Xiao Zhirou with a hint of fear in his eyes. His throat moved slightly, and he hesitated several times, but he didn't know how to start.

"No need to explain!" Tang Xuan urged, "Since you are innocent, we will spare your life. We will not tell General Sui about this, but if there is a next time, you will be killed without mercy."

"Thank you very much..."

"We have interrogated him and asked him questions, why don't you take us to see General Sui as soon as possible? If you delay the opportunity to fight, you will be in big trouble!"

Although the one-eyed man was reckless, he also knew that military orders were as heavy as mountains.

Sui Zuo had always been strict in his military management, and would rather kill someone by mistake than let him go. At this moment, Tang Xuan's words "missing the opportunity to fight" undoubtedly made him feel uneasy. In order to avoid being wrongly punished by military law, the one-eyed man had to adopt the attitude of "it is better to believe it than not to believe it".

"You guys... follow me!"

Thinking of this, the one-eyed man lost all his previous arrogance and did not dare to continue to make things difficult. He tremblingly agreed, and then ordered people to move the deer fence away, and personally led Xiao Zhirou and the others down the mountain.

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