Chapter 648: Life and Death Determined by Fate (VI)

"Report!"

A panicked voice came from far away, and then a panicked disciple of the Xianwang Mansion crawled into the hall, knelt in front of Xie Xuan, and said without thinking: "It's a disaster! It's a disaster! Second Master, there is a disaster in the Xianwang Mansion!"

"what?"

At this time, only Xie Xuan and a dozen of his trusted disciples were in the brightly lit hall. When everyone heard the disciple's report, they were all shocked and could no longer sit still. They stood up and rushed forward, asking him about the whole story.

The messenger disciple was already nervous, and now he was surrounded by people, which made him even more flustered and confused. His trembling eyes were erratic, and he was overwhelmed. Facing the noisy questions from all directions, he wanted to say something several times but stopped, not knowing how to start.

"Why are you panicking?"

Suddenly, Xie Xuan's angry voice sounded from behind the crowd, immediately suppressing the bustling scene into silence.

Everyone dispersed on their own accord. Xie Xuan stepped forward, staring at the trembling disciple with his tiger eyes, and asked calmly, "The mansion master ordered you to watch over the lady day and night. Why are you here instead of watching her in the inner courtyard? And why are you talking nonsense and making people panic?"

"Second Master, something terrible has happened!" The disciple swallowed hard, quickly cleared his mind, and explained, "Tonight, I and a few brothers were ordered to keep an eye on Madam as usual, but unexpectedly, Wudang disciple Zheng Songren suddenly led his men to attack. We were caught off guard and were defeated and scattered. I luckily escaped their pursuit and then quietly turned back, only to see Madam heading to the guest house accompanied by Zheng Songren and Zhang Songyi. Oh, right! Sixth Master was there at the time, but he didn't take action..."

"Guest house?" Xie Xuan frowned and asked, "Which guest house?"

"The residence of Taoist Qingfeng, the head of the Wudang Sect."

"hiss!"

Xie Xuan took a breath of cold air, feeling increasingly uneasy, and asked again: "Then what?"

"Then...then..." The disciple who reported the incident turned pale and his tongue was tied. It seemed that what happened next made him tremble with fear at the thought. "Then Taoist Qingfeng and Taoist Gu Yue and Taoist Gu Xing suddenly appeared, found the Fifth Master and the Sixth Master who were hiding in the dark, and blocked their retreat..."

"And then what?" The more Xie Xuan listened, the more frightened he became, and his eyes became more and more solemn.

"Then... the two sides seemed to have failed to reach an agreement, so they started fighting..."

"what?"

Just these words made it difficult for Xie Xuan, who was as steady as a rock, to remain calm. His face changed color, sometimes angry, sometimes surprised, sometimes regretful, sometimes anxious... The disciples around him covered their faces in dismay and didn't know what to say.

"Did they fight?" Xie Xuan muttered to himself in disbelief. "They actually fought? I never thought that Senior Wu Qian, who always knew the big picture and acted uprightly, would be so confused!"

“Second Master, not only are they fighting, but they are outnumbered and outnumbered, using the strong to bully the weak!” The disciple who reported the situation said indignantly, “When I saw that the situation was not good, I hurried over, but Fifth Master and Sixth Master were already at a disadvantage in the battle… The people of Wudang Sect pressed forward aggressively, and every move was fatal. Although Fifth Master and Sixth Master are highly skilled in martial arts, they are helpless against too strong a foe. Their lives are hanging by a thread, and they are in danger…”

"what?"

Xie Xuan screamed subconsciously, and his face turned extremely ugly in an instant.

Seeing this, the surrounding disciples were all filled with righteous indignation, sharing the same hatred and fighting against the enemy. They rushed to ask for orders, "The Wudang Sect is going too far. This is intolerable! Second Master, please give the order quickly! We will rush to help Fifth Master and Sixth Master immediately!"

At this critical moment, Xie Xuan did not lose his rationality. After a moment of thought, he suddenly changed his expression and said seriously: "You are far from being Qingfeng's enemy, and it is useless to go. You should quickly gather the disciples in the mansion to wait in the hall, and I will go and talk to Qingfeng in person!"

"But……"

"Stop talking nonsense and go!"

"As ordered!"

At Xie Xuan's command, all the disciples no longer hesitated and ran out of the hall one after another.

"Report!"

Before Xie Xuan could move, another message came from outside the hall. Judging from the tone and expression of the voice, it seemed to be more urgent than the news that Deng Changchuan and Huang Yulang were imprisoned.

"What's wrong?" Xie Xuan rushed forward and asked the panicked disciple, "Tell me now!"

"Second Master, Zhao Yuan and Yun Zhuiyue just broke into the mansion and all 22 gate-guarding disciples were killed!"

"what?"

The devastating news made Xie Xuan's mind go blank. He staggered and almost collapsed to the ground.

"Zhao Yuan...actually teamed up with Yun Zhuiyue to attack my Xianwang Mansion..." Xie Xuan tried his best to suppress the shock in his heart and asked in a tone as calm as possible, "Where are they now?"

"After entering the mansion, Zhao Yuan disappeared. Yun Zhuiyue personally led a dozen Longxiang Mountain disciples to slaughter our people along the way, and now he is heading straight to the central hall..."

"Whoosh!"

"Forehead……"

Before the disciple finished speaking, there was a sound of breaking air behind him. Then, a bloody steel knife flew into the hall at lightning speed, piercing the disciple's chest in an instant, and the tip of the knife broke out of the body and appeared coldly in front of Xie Xuan.

The disciple was killed on the spot. His terrified eyes still looked pitifully at Xie Xuan, whose face was ashen, until his death. His eyes seemed to be filled with surprise, fear, pleading, and unwillingness...

Xie Xuan saw this scene and was filled with hatred. His tiger eyes had turned red without him noticing, filled with shame, anger and murderous intent.

When the dead body fell straight to the ground with its eyes open, a golden mask reflecting a faint cold light suddenly appeared in front of Xie Xuan.

The person who came was Yun Zhuiyue.

Of course, following Yun Zhuiyue at this time were more than a dozen disciples from Longxiang Mountain, including Shao Yuanqing, Wuming, Xu Ren, etc.

At this moment, except for Yun Zhuiyue who was neatly dressed and calm, the others were all holding sharp blades, covered in blood, breathing fiercely. It seemed that they had killed countless disciples of Xianwang Mansion along the way.

"Xie Xuan, why are you so anxious?" Yun Zhuiyue asked knowingly, jokingly, "Are you going to save Luo Tianjin's life? Or are you going to save Deng Changchuan and Huang Yulang's lives?"

"Yun Zhuiyue!"

Xie Xuan gnashed his teeth in hatred and almost shouted these three words.

"How is it?" Yun Zhuiyue smiled instead of getting angry. "Do you feel that the situation is gradually out of your control? Xie Xuan, I am really curious now. Did you miscalculate that Ling Xiaoxiao and Qingfeng would turn against you at the last minute? Or did you miscalculate that I would not show up?"

"Yun Zhuiyue, I don't have time to argue with you right now. If you know what's best for you, get out of the way now, or else the leader of the martial arts world will make you regret what you did tonight."

“Really?” Yun Zhuiyue pretended to be worried. “Leader of the martial arts world? He is so majestic and domineering. I am really scared!”

Seeing Yun Zhuiyue acting in a sarcastic manner and doing his best to mock others, Shao Yuanqing and other disciples of Longxiang Mountain couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"But where is the leader of the martial arts world now?" Yun Zhuiyue suddenly changed the subject and said with a sneer, "I'm afraid he is in a difficult situation now, how can he save you? How can he make me regret it?"

"Xie Xuan, old villain, do you think that all the disciples of Longxiang Mountain were brought up by fear?" Shao Yuanqing challenged, "You dare to act like a leader of the martial arts world when you are about to die? It's really ridiculous. I've heard that your Bodhidharma Finger is the best in the world and it frightens countless heroes, but I just don't believe it! I've been looking forward to a big fight with you to see if your fists are as hard as your mouth."

"Yun Zhuiyue, you are lucky that the leader of the Teng clan guaranteed that you can return to the right path. Don't make the same mistake again and destroy yourself!" Xie Xuan was cautious of Shao Yuanqing and Wuming who were eyeing him covetously. He still pointed his spear at Yun Zhuiyue and reminded him, "If you dare to be an enemy of the leader of the martial arts world, you will be an enemy of the Central Plains martial arts world. In the future, there will be no place for you in the world, and the Xiangxi Teng clan will also be burdened by you. You must think this through clearly."

"How dare you mention the Teng clan!" Yun Zhuiyue was furious and shouted, "Thinking back then, you sneaked into Xiangxi to rescue Luo Tianjin and killed countless Teng clan members. They died unjustly and could not rest in peace! Today, I avenged my clan members. The clan leader is so happy that he can't blame me."

"Wishful thinking!" Xie Xuan said sternly, "I have given you a chance, but you are stubborn and want to die. In this case, there is nothing more to say between you and me, just go ahead!"

"Holy Lord, I will go meet him..."

"No!" Facing Shao Yuanqing's request to fight, Yun Zhuiyue flatly refused, "This is not a martial arts conference, so there is no need to talk about fairness, let alone abide by those meaningless rules. Tonight, I only want a quick victory, as for the means... hehe, any means will do."

"Yun Zhuiyue, you are such a despicable and shameless villain!" Xie Xuan was secretly shocked, and then filled with shame and anger, he shouted angrily, "Since you don't dare to let them take action, why don't you and I fight to the death?"

"Idiot!" Yun Zhuiyue said disdainfully, "Do you think this is the sword-fighting arena of Mount Huashan? I don't need a fair fight to kill you."

"you……"

“Shao Yuanqing, Wuming!” Yun Zhuiyue said coldly, “Follow me and kill Xie Xuan!”

"As ordered!"

After answering, Shao Yuanqing and Wuming couldn't help but smile grimly, and the three of them formed a horn and approached the isolated and helpless Xie Xuan step by step.

At the same time, a bloody battle in the guest house was gradually coming to an end.

At this moment, Deng Changchuan and Huang Yulang, covered in blood and dying, were lying on the ground in a mess. Their weapons were ruthlessly thrown aside by the Wudang disciples, and they were surrounded by mud and weeds, looking extremely lonely.

Around the two men, Wudang disciples led by Zheng Songren and Zhang Songyi stood with swords in their hands. At least a dozen sharp blades were placed on them, making it even more difficult for the two men, who were already seriously injured, to move at all.

On the side, Qingfeng, Guyue and Guxing stood with their hands behind their backs. Looking at the calm and relaxed demeanor of the three men, it seemed as if they had won the battle quite easily.

"Wudang is worthy of being one of the two major sects in the martial arts world. It is indeed full of experts." Deng Changchuan suppressed the wave of weakness that was getting stronger and stronger, and said with a smile, "However, Wudang has always claimed to be a famous and upright sect, and has acted uprightly, but I didn't expect that it would do such a vulgar and despicable act... cough cough..."

Before he could finish his words, Deng Changchuan started coughing violently, and a large amount of blood spurted out of his mouth and nose, which was shocking.

"Deng Changchuan, Huang Yulang!" Ling Xiaoxiao looked at them with complicated eyes and asked faintly, "I will give you one last chance, will you surrender or not?"

“Ling Xiaoxiao…” Huang Yulang cursed with difficulty, “As a married woman, you actually had evil thoughts in your heart and wanted to kill your husband to seize power. You are truly disloyal and unrighteous, with a heart of a vicious snake. You are simply… worse than pigs and dogs…”

"shut up!"

Zhang Songyi's eyes turned fierce, and he pressed the sword against Wong Yuk-lang's throat, causing his Adam's apple to tighten and his voice to stop abruptly.

"As long as we are still alive, we will never let down the Palace Master for his kindness..." Deng Changchuan said viciously, "You'd better kill us now, otherwise we will tell the world about your despicable behavior tonight, and you will be cursed and infamous for eternity..."

Ling Xiaoxiao was furious and said word by word: "Don't force me! Luo Tianjin is doomed, and the fate of blind loyalty is only death..."

"Bah! We two would rather lead the horse and stirrups for the Palace Master on the road to the underworld than live in disgrace in this world to help you gain wisdom..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Let's get started!"

Deng Changchuan and Huang Yulang were so righteous and willing to die bravely that they moved everyone in Wudang and made them secretly admire their pride and integrity.

"Luo Tianjin is heartless, selfish and greedy. What is so good about him that you treat him like this?"

However, facing Ling Xiaoxiao's questioning, Deng Changchuan and Huang Yulang showed contempt and laughed loudly.

"All right, all right! Laugh! Laugh at me as much as you want! Die! All of you, die!"

Ling Xiaoxiao was shouting and yelling like crazy. Zheng Songren was shocked and looked at Qingfeng hesitantly, but Qingfeng looked bitter. He hesitated for a moment and finally closed his eyes slowly.

Zheng Songren understood what he meant and couldn't help but feel pity. He turned and looked at Zhang Songyi and others.

The Wudang disciples hesitated for a moment, then made up their minds, their eyes became fierce, and more than a dozen sharp blades stabbed at Deng Changchuan and Huang Yulang who were laughing wildly like a storm.

……

(End of this chapter)