Chapter 988: Long-standing grudges

"Miss, Liu Xunyi is already dying. It is meaningless for you to meet him in private, and it will make the lady unhappy..."

"I have made up my mind! Just take me to see him, and don't worry about anything else."

"If the Madam knew about this, we would definitely end up in trouble..."

"If my mother finds out, I will bear all the consequences alone."

"But……"

"I know Liu Xunyi betrayed Dad... and you hate him deeply. But he saved your lives after all, and lived and died with you, so we are brothers. Don't you want to see him before he dies? Even... to send him off for the last time?"

"That... okay! But the people guarding the dungeon are all Wudang disciples. They won't listen to our orders, and they won't let anyone in easily. Therefore, Miss Weigui disguised herself, and we sneaked in under the guise of 'cleaning the toilet'."

"Is it possible?"

"I don't know. But Liao Hai went in once a few days ago. This is the only solution we can think of."

"As long as there's a glimmer of hope, I'll give it a try. Help me find some dirty clothes, and we'll sneak in together."

"Miss, if you fail..."

"As long as you try your best, I won't blame you."

"Well then! Before entering the dungeon, Miss, you must hide behind us and don't make any noise, lest you reveal your flaws."

"Okay, okay! As long as you can let me see Liu Xunyi, I will do whatever you say!"

"Then... let's go!"

After the discussion, Xu Heng and the other three were determined and walked towards the dungeon with the disguised Luo Ningyu.

In fact, they agreed to Luo Ningyu's request not only because they were forced, but also out of their inner will.

After all, people are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless? Although Liu Xunyi's killing of Luo Tianjin was outrageous, he did save the lives of Xu Heng and the other four.

More importantly, how can the friendship forged by spending time together day and night be erased with a few words? How can the brotherhood forged by sharing weal and woe be forgotten overnight?
Therefore, Xu Heng and the other three all hoped to see Liu Xunyi again, or at least... give him a ride. Tonight, Luo Ningyu's sudden appearance gave them the courage to put their thoughts into action.

Thinking about it carefully, it is not a bad thing. Compared with living in shame and humiliation, this move can at least allow them to have no regrets.

"stop!"

When Xu Heng and his party came to the dungeon under the hazy moonlight, carrying dirty wooden barrels and brushes, four Wudang disciples holding swords quickly blocked their way.

Zhang Songyi, Liu Songli, Hu Songzhi, Ma Songxin, this was not the first time they appeared in the Xianwang Mansion. As early as when Luo Tianjin was alive, they were sent by Qingfeng to secretly assist Ling Xiaoxiao, so they were old acquaintances of Xu Heng and the others.

"Ouch! So it's you four who are on duty tonight. My apologies! My apologies!"

The smelly Xu Heng strode forward. Ling Qing, Liao Chuan and Liao Hai unnoticeably blocked the thin Luo Ningyu behind them to avoid being recognized by Zhang Songyi and others.

"It's Master Xu!" Zhang Songyi subconsciously took a step back and covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves. Although he didn't say it explicitly, his eyes were full of disdain. "What can you do for me in the middle of the night?"

"We are all miserable people, with endless dirty and tiring work to do." Xu Heng threw the wet brush in his hand at Zhang Songyi and the other three, and said self-deprecatingly, "The Fourth Master once ordered us to clean the toilet in the dungeon on time to prevent the brothers inside from feeling uncomfortable. You also know that the dungeon is dark and damp, and the stench will linger for a long time. If it is not cleaned in time, the smell will make people dizzy. Hehe..."

"That's right! Just wait, I'll have someone bring out the toilet..."

"No need! No need!" Before Zhang Songyi finished speaking, Xu Heng waved his hand to interrupt him, "It's just a few toilets, there's no need to carry them around. The tools for the work are in our hands, so it's the same if we go in to wash them. Finish the work quickly, and we can go back to sleep quickly."

After saying this, Xu Heng led his men towards the dungeon without waiting for Zhang Songyi's response.

"and many more!"

Seeing Xu Heng trying to force his way in, Zhang Songyi's face suddenly changed. He held his sword across his body, blocking his way, and said in a deep voice: "The headmaster has ordered that the dungeon is a restricted area, and outsiders are not allowed to enter without permission!"

"It stinks in there, do you think we want to go in?" Xu Heng curled his lips, "If it weren't for the mission..."

"I just said that someone can carry out the toilet." Zhang Songyi said stubbornly, "You can't go in." "Carrying it back and forth is just a waste of time! My eyelids are heavy and I just want to go back to bed early. Why do you deliberately make things difficult for me?" Liao Hai took the opportunity to interrupt, his tone was quite dissatisfied, "Besides, I went in to clean it a few days ago and it wasn't so troublesome."

"Things are different now. The 'Eradication of Traitors' Conference' is approaching, and there are more and more guests in the Xianwang Mansion. Naturally, we have to guard Liu Xunyi more and more strictly." Zhang Songyi was unmoved by soft or hard words, and his tone was extremely cold. "Master Xu, you and I are both carrying out orders. I hope you won't make things difficult for each other."

"What do you mean?" Ling Qing teased, "Are we also guests of the Xianwang Mansion?"

"Of course you are not guests, but you were once Liu Xunyi's subordinates and have a close relationship with him..."

"fart!"

As soon as Hu Songzhi said this, Liao Chuan, who could no longer bear it, flew into a rage. He pointed at Zhang Songyi and the other three and cursed them without hesitation: "Open your dog eyes and see clearly, where is this place? This is the Xianwang Mansion, not Wudang Mountain. We can go wherever we want and do whatever we want in our own territory. It is not your turn to find fault with us! What do you mean by 'used to be Liu Xunyi's subordinates'? What do you mean by 'having a close relationship with him'? Do you mean that we secretly colluded with Liu Xunyi to plot something bad? This is a huge joke! As the saying goes, if you can't produce any solid evidence, don't be so shameless and make false statements!"

"Master Liao, be careful of what you say!" Liu Songli's face darkened and he threatened in a cold voice.

"Fuck you! How dare you scare me?" The furious Liao Chuan rushed to Zhang Songyi and the other three and cursed angrily, "We negotiated with you in a friendly manner, but we didn't expect you to be so arrogant. Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because the leader of the martial arts world is backing you up. Others may be afraid of you, but I am not. If you are shameless, don't blame us for not giving face to the leader of Qingfeng..."

"Liao Chuan!" Seeing Liao Chuan gradually losing his mind, Ling Qing hurriedly reminded him, "Don't mess around."

"I'm not fooling around, I've had enough!" Liao Chuan glared angrily, "Why do we have to look at their faces in our own territory? Why do we do the dirty and tiring work, and they do the glorious things? Why are we wrong when there is a fight between the two sides? We are also the ones who are punished? Why can they order us around unscrupulously, and we are fooling around if we even ask one more question? They... who the hell are they?"

Having said this, Liao Chuan, who was extremely furious, suddenly attacked and pushed Zhang Songyi, who was caught off guard, and made him stagger.

"No! No! No!"

Seeing this, Liu Songli, Hu Songzhi, Ma Songxin and four or five Wudang disciples who were guarding nearby immediately drew their swords and approached Xu Heng and his companions with murderous eyes.

"Bright stuff? Humph! Do you think only Wudang has swords? Is there no knife in the Xianwang Mansion?"

Seeing that the other party drew his sword without saying a word, Xu Heng, who had been suppressing his anger, finally lost his temper.

They quickly threw away the wooden barrels and brushes in their hands, drew the steel knives at their waists, and confronted the Wudang disciples head-on without fear. A melee was about to break out.

At this moment, Luo Ningyu, who was hiding behind Ling Qing, was frightened by the scene before her and was at a loss as to what to do.

She was not afraid of this tit-for-tat situation, but she did not expect that the resentment and contradictions between the Wudang disciples and the Xianwang Mansion disciples would accumulate to such a terrifying situation without realizing it.

In Luo Ningyu's mind, Prince Xian's Mansion is home, and Wudang is also home.

The disciples from both sides were always friendly and smiling in front of her. I thought the disciples from both sides should be as close as brothers, but I never expected that... tonight, the two sides would mock and ridicule each other as soon as they met, and then the situation would become tense.

Ma Songxin grabbed Zhang Songyi who was about to make a move and said in a deep voice: "Master Xu, Master Ling, Master Liao, our master and your wife are blood relatives. It is your wife's intention that we are here to guard. I dare to ask you to respect yourselves and not bring disgrace upon yourselves."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, we must go to the dungeon tonight!" Xu Heng said fiercely, "Not for anything else, just to save face for the disciples of the Xianwang Mansion. If you don't move out of the way, we can only force our way in!"

"Just try to break in!" Zhang Songyi's eyes turned cold, and he pointed his three-foot-long sword at the ferocious Xu Heng, sneering provocatively, "If you dare to take a step forward, I will send you to see the Northern Sage King."

"You can insult me, but you can't insult the Northern Sage King." Xu Heng swung his sword to "return" Zhang Songyi, his murderous aura becoming more and more fierce. "Even if you are a Wudang disciple, if you dare to insult the Lord of the Palace, I will chop you into pieces and feed you to the dogs!"

"No need to waste time talking to them! We have endured enough these days. If we continue to endure, they will really think that the disciples of Xianwang Mansion are soft persimmons." Ling Qing's face was as gloomy as water, and every word was sonorous. "After tonight's commotion, it is impossible to end it safely. In this case, we might as well settle all the new and old grudges with them. Even if the Second Master and the Madam don't help us, at worst... we brothers will die together. We can have a clear conscience when we meet the Lord of the Mansion and become ghosts freely and freely."

"That's right! The master hated cowards the most when he was alive. If we continue to endure it, how can we face him after we die?" Liao Chuan licked his lips with his scarlet tongue, and a bloodthirsty grin appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Seeing that both sides were at loggerheads and neither side would give in, Luo Ningyu was confused and nervous. She was worried about both the disciples of Xianwang Mansion and the disciples of Wudang. After much consideration, she decided to reveal her identity to resolve the crisis caused by her.

"What are you doing?"

However, before Luo Ningyu could make up her mind and step forward, a low voice of questioning suddenly came from behind her.

Immediately afterwards, Xie Xuan, with a stern expression, walked quickly towards the crowd accompanied by Lin Fangda.

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(End of this chapter)