Chapter 528: Peaceful Relationship (Part )

When he first saw "Eunuch Wan", Yu Wenxiu couldn't help but frowned and blurted out subconsciously: "He's actually a eunuch?"

"How dare you!" Bai Jinhu glared and shouted angrily, "This person is a favorite of the current emperor, the chief of the right class of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Eunuch Wan of Wanren Mountain!"

Wanrenshan, the "Right Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs", and Bai Yunjian, the "Left Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs", were both personal eunuchs serving the Emperor of Song Dynasty. They served the emperor attentively for many years and were therefore deeply favored by the emperor.

Their names "Bai Yunjian" and "Wanrenshan" were also given by the emperor himself, and came from the poem "The Yellow River flows far away between the white clouds, and there is a lonely city and Wanrenshan".

In front of Wanren Mountain, not to mention Bai Jin did not dare to be arrogant, even if Lord Qian saw him, he would still have to be courteous to show respect.

"Hey!" Facing Yuwen Xiu's rude words, Wanrenshan was not angry at all, and said with a smile, "I am a eunuch, why should I be afraid of other people's gossip?"

"Eunuch Wan is absolutely right."

Bai Jin quickly brought a chair and carefully placed it behind Wan Renshan.

"Are you Yuwen Xiu?" Wanrenshan sat down and stared at Yuwen Xiu intently, asking, "You claim to be... the master of what island?"

Bai Jin interrupted, "Reporting to Eunuch Wan, it is Peach Blossom Sword Island."

"Yes, Peach Blossom Sword Island." Wan Renshan took out a snow-white handkerchief from his sleeve, gently wiped the corner of his mouth, and said self-deprecatingly, "I'm old now, and my memory is not as good as before."

"I am Yuwen Xiu!" Yuwen Xiu asked suspiciously, "I wonder what you want from me?"

"By order of the Emperor, I grant you death."

Wan Renshan's blunt words made Yu Wenxiu stunned. Then, a faint murderous intent emanated from his body.

At the same time, Qin Weishun took out a roll of white silk from his arms and threw it in front of Yuwen Xiu. The meaning was self-evident.

Yuwen Xiu glanced at Bai Ling out of the corner of his eye and suddenly laughed out loud, full of arrogance and unruly behavior.

"The old emperor wants to kill me?" Yu Wenxiu remained calm and asked, "May I ask what crime I have committed?"

"If the king wants his subjects to die, they must die." Wan Renshan stretched out his hands, admiring his nails, and answered nonchalantly, "You have been a Wulin Marquis of the court, so you should know the rules."

"What if I don't want to die?"

"If you don't die, you will be defying the imperial decree." Wan Renshan said, "We will sentence you to death on behalf of the emperor."

Although Wan Renshan's tone was plain and gentle, his words were as sharp as knives and swords, piercing through the flesh and bones, without mercy.

Hearing this, Yuwen Xiu's eyes suddenly changed, and his tone gradually became sinister: "The old emperor controls the heavens and the earth, but he can't control me."

"All under heaven is the king's land. All within the four seas are the king's subjects." Wan Renshan stared straight at Yu Wenxiu and said lightly, "You are no exception."

"What a joke!" Yuwen Xiu sneered, "If the old emperor is really so brave, why would he live in a corner?"

Bai Jin said angrily: "How dare you! Stop talking nonsense!"

"The old emperor has sentenced me to death, so why should I be afraid?" Yuwen Xiu sneered, "However, you, a bunch of good-for-nothings and a eunuch, want to be my enemy. I'm afraid you are overestimating your own abilities!"

Before he finished speaking, Yuwen Xiu's right foot suddenly kicked out of the basin, splashing water. Driven by his inner strength, countless water splashes turned into a torrential rain, whistling towards Wanren Mountain.

Facing the sudden attack, Wanrenshan smiled without saying a word, standing still. When the water splashed close to him, his eyes focused, and an invisible barrier rose from the ground, accompanied by a muffled sound, immediately blocking all of Yuwen Xiu's attacks.

"Bang bang bang!"

With loud bangs, tables, chairs, benches, clothes hangers and cabinets were shattered one after another by the powerful energy that was running everywhere. The clean and tidy room became devastated and messy in the blink of an eye.

Yuwen Xiu suddenly realized that the eunuch in front of him was no ordinary person, but a thorough master.

With this thought in mind, Yuwen Xiu no longer dared to underestimate Wanren Mountain. He suddenly stood up, stood barefoot in front of the bed, and the Qi in his Dantian was running wildly.

In the blink of an eye, sharp swords appeared out of thin air and hovered strangely around Yuwen Xiu.

Seeing this, Bai Jin and Qin Wei's eyes suddenly changed, and they ordered people to quickly leave the room. Ding Qinghong showed panic on his face and hurriedly hid in the corner of the room to protect himself.

Looking at Wanren Mountain again, he was still sitting calmly on the chair, looking leisurely at Yuwen Xiu who was performing the "Thousand Feather Peach Blossom Sword".

"It seems that you are unwilling to hang yourself according to the imperial order." Wan Renshan said with regret, "We have no choice but to enforce justice on behalf of heaven and restore the emperor's majesty."

Before he finished speaking, Wanrenshan suddenly stretched out his right hand and grabbed in mid-air. The white silk on the ground flew up and was sucked into his palm.

Then, the soft white silk turned into a strong steel whip in Wanrenshan's hand. As he waved his right arm, it flew up and down in the air like a dragon or a tiger.

For a moment, Yuwen Xiu's Thousand Feather Peach Blossom Sword was tightly entangled by a white silk from Wanrenshan.

The scene before him was like thousands of snakes fighting a giant python. No matter how the Thousand Feathers Peach Blossom Sword changed and how its sharp blade flew, it was still unable to break free from the white silk's restraints and stranglehold.

What’s even more terrifying is that from beginning to end, Wan Renshan had been sitting steadily on the chair, only using his right hand to activate the white silk, and he had not moved an inch below his waist.

Yuwen Xiu was shocked: "I never thought that there would be such a master in the court!"

"You bandits, you think you have practiced martial arts for a few days, so you are arrogant and look down on others. You are simply a laughing stock." Wan Renshan said contemptuously, "Do you think the court is weak and incompetent, and all of them are good-for-nothings? That is wishful thinking. You don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. There are thousands of masters in the court, far beyond your imagination. We are just a drop in the ocean. Let me ask you, if people in the world can become emperors and bring honor to their ancestors, who would be willing to live in the underworld, bury their talents, and collude with you?"

"you……"

Perhaps it was because of anger or fatigue, but Yuwen Xiu, who was originally refreshed and ready to show his skills, suddenly felt dizzy, and his blood rushed up, and his five internal organs felt empty.

Immediately afterwards, the internal energy gushing out of Dantian began to flow back crazily. Even though Yuwen Xiu used his internal energy to suppress it, the eight extraordinary meridians in his body remained unmoved and gradually became disordered.

"What's going on?" Yuwen Xiu shook his head desperately, trying to wake himself up from his trance. But the waves of chaos continued to surge through his body, making his body increasingly uncontrollable.

In a flash, the conjured internal force dissipated completely, and more than a dozen sharp swords fell from the sky, clanging all over the ground.

Yuwen Xiu's legs went weak and he stumbled. He kicked over the copper basin and let the cool foot washing water flow all over the floor.

His body swayed a few times, and then his feet tripped and he fell to the ground with a thump.

Yuwen Xiu's hands tightly grasped the bedclothes, trying to struggle to get up. But his repeated attempts were in vain, and he finally collapsed on the bed like a puddle of mud.

"Island Master! You...what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Shunzi, who was curled up on the side, was shocked and terrified when he saw this scene.

"What on earth is going on..."

Yuwen Xiu leaned against the bed, patting his increasingly dizzy head with his hands, muttering to himself like a madman.

Wanrenshan remained seated, smiling but saying nothing.

"Qing Hong..."

Knowing that he was powerless to fight again, Yuwen Xiu hastily looked at Ding Qinghong for help and said urgently, "Quick! Kill this eunuch!"

However, in the face of Yuwen Xiu's repeated urging, Ding Qinghong remained indifferent and did not move.

"Qinghong, you..."

Gradually, Yuwen Xiu finally came to his senses. He looked at Ding Qinghong, who remained silent, in disbelief, and said angrily, "It was you! It was you who led them here, and it was you who drugged me..."

"It's not medicine, but a drop of dream medicine, a good thing used by the nobles in the palace." Wan Renshan said with a smile, "It can clear the meridians and activate the collaterals, calm the mind and stabilize the spirit. The emperor and the queens sometimes enjoy themselves too much and can't sleep well at night, so they drop a drop in the bath, which is enough to make them sleep peacefully all night. Just now, Ding Qinghong dropped ten drops in your footbath water. No matter how deep your internal strength is, you can't resist the overwhelming fatigue."

"Ding Qinghong, you traitor..."

"Island Master, you are old! You are old-fashioned! You are cowardly! If you continue to rule Peach Blossom Sword Island, it will only go from bad to worse and eventually die out." Ding Qinghong stared into Yu Wenxiu's eyes without hesitation and said word by word, "Eunuch Wan is right. If one can become an emperor and bring honor to the family, who would want to live in the underworld and bury their talents? At least, I am unwilling to follow you back to that remote island and live in a daze for decades. I have finally come to the Central Plains, how can I go back? You are old, but I am still young. I don't want to give up fame, wealth and glory."

"Who? Who asked you to betray me?" Yu Wenxiu glared at Ding Qinghong, his eyes red as if he wished they would bleed.

"Master Qian is extremely disappointed in you. He now needs someone who can help him achieve greater things."

After that, Ding Qinghong slowly walked towards Yuwen Xiu, holding the extremely sharp Peach Blossom Sword tightly against his chest. A trace of guilt flashed in his eyes, and he said softly: "A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a good minister chooses a master to serve. Peach Blossom Sword Island has fallen to this point, and it is difficult to accomplish great things. If I want to make a difference, I must find another way and find another wise master. Master Yuwen, I hope you will consider our friendship as fellow disciples... Don't blame me!"

"you……"

"puff!"

Before Yuwen Xiu could open his mouth to reprimand him, Ding Qinghong suddenly pressed down with his right hand, and the Peach Blossom Sword pierced through his chest and instantly broke through Yuwen Xiu's heart, causing his body to tremble and he died on the spot.

"The great event has been accomplished. It is time for us to return and report to His Majesty."

Wan Renshan stood up lazily, holding Bai Jin with one hand and Qin Wei with the other, and said with a smile: "The matter has been investigated clearly. It was Yuwen Xiu who used the name of the West Palace to commit crimes. The West Palace was wrong in its poor supervision. The emperor has ordered them to reflect on themselves and punish themselves. Today, Lord Bai took action and successfully found Yuwen Xiu and killed him at Sanjiangkou. This can be regarded as an explanation from the West Palace to the East Palace."

Having said this, Wan Renshan looked at Bai Jin and Qin Wei and said, "Although the West Mansion made mistakes, they are not guilty of death. The emperor has issued a strict decree that the affairs of the martial arts world should be handled by the East Mansion and the West Mansion should not interfere. From what we can see today, the West Mansion was just deceived and did not make mistakes intentionally, nor did it intend to interfere in the affairs of the East Mansion. Everything was done by Yu Wenxiu who deceived his superiors and subordinates and acted on his own. Now that the culprit is dead, I hope that the East and West Mansions will stop attacking each other in the future to avoid damaging the harmony."

Wan Renshan's words undoubtedly revealed the real cause of Yuwen Xiu's death.

The root of the problem was that Liu Xunyi informed Qin Wei of what Yuwen Xiu had done in the martial arts world, and Qin Wei then reported it to Zhao Yuan. The East Palace made a big fuss about this and launched an attack on the West Palace.

When Xifu saw that the truth had been revealed and that Yuwen Xiu was not doing his job properly, they decided to use someone else's trick and put all the blame on Yuwen Xiu.

The emperor is clear about the situation, but in order to calm the situation, he decides to make Yuwen Xiu the scapegoat of Xifu and sends Wanrenshan to handle the matter personally.

After that, Wan Renshan said to Qin Wei meaningfully, "At the beginning, the Prime Minister reported the West Palace to the Emperor. The Emperor attached great importance to this matter and ordered a thorough investigation and no leniency. Now that the truth has been found out today, I hope that the East Palace can be lenient and not be so petty. As for today's result, I wonder what you think of the East Palace?"

"Since the emperor has executed the culprit, the East Palace naturally has nothing to say." Qin Wei replied with a bow.

"You are very understanding and considerate of the overall situation. Very good!" After saying that, Wan Renshan looked at Bai Jin again. The smile on his face disappeared instantly. He reminded him with a hint of meaning, "Next time, if you encounter such a mess again, I hope that Xifu can solve it by itself. To borrow a phrase from Lord Bai just now, don't always expect others to clean up your mess!"

"Eunuch Wan taught me this, Bai will remember it!"

"Just remember it!" Wan Renshan said, "It is a time of trouble. The emperor is busy with his country and the people and cannot sleep at night. We see it with our own eyes and feel pain in our hearts. I hope that the adults of the East and West Palaces can understand the emperor's difficulties, be harmonious in the court, and support each other outside the court. Instead of fighting and undermining each other. This matter is a misunderstanding, so let's stop here today and don't mention it again in the future!"

"take note of it!"

Seeing that Bai Jin and Qin Wei had no objection, Wan Renshan nodded with satisfaction.

Suddenly, Wan Renshan's mind moved, and he looked at Ding Qinghong with interest, and said inexplicably: "I like this person very much."

Hearing this, Bai Jin understood what he meant and said flatteringly, "I am willing to make the decision on behalf of Lord Qian and hand this man over to Eunuch Wan to deal with him, in gratitude for redressing the injustice done to the West Mansion."

Ding Qinghong was still immersed in the dilemma of killing Yuwen Xiu. Hearing the conversation between Wanrenshan and Bai Jin, he was shocked and said hurriedly: "Master Bai, Master Qian has already promised me..."

"What Lord Qian can do, our family can do too. What Lord Qian cannot do, our family can still do. Don't worry! You won't suffer any loss if you follow our family."

After saying this, Wanrenshan smiled strangely, which immediately made Ding Qinghong's heart sink, and an ominous premonition quietly crept into his mind.

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(End of this chapter)