Chapter 11: Bloody Battle on a Rainy Night

Huashan Zhengqi Hall,
Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze sat upright on two chairs in the middle of the Zhengqi Hall.

Where they started, Wang Ming and Linghu Chong were sitting on the first chairs on the left and right sides respectively.

The four people in the room sat facing each other in silence, and the atmosphere was quite depressing.

Although Lu Bai left Huashan in disgrace during the day, Lao Yue knew that the matter was far from over.

As soon as Yue Buqun's disciples came down from Mount Song, he took Ning Zhongze, Linghu Chong and Wang Ming to hold a meeting in Zhengqi Hall.

Discuss how to deal with the revenge of Songshan Sect next.

"The Songshan Sect is coming with great force this time. Bai Tian Lu Bai is using his identity as a disciple of the Sword Sect to forcibly seize the position of the leader of the Huashan Sect, and then further control our Huashan, and finally turn the Huashan Sect into the Huashan branch of the Songshan Sect."

“It seems that Zuo Lengchan has completely given up on hiding his evil intentions and is no longer willing to maintain even the superficial harmony.” Yue Buqun said worriedly to the people present.

"Brother! We have detained all the descendants of the Sword Sect. Without the Sword Sect as a cover, they can no longer interfere in the internal affairs of our Huashan Sect with justification. As long as Zuo Lengchan does not want to be classified as a cult, he will not dare to act recklessly. Brother, why do you need to worry so much?" Ning Zhongze felt that Yue Buqun was a little too negative.

"Junior sister! You don't understand!" Lao Yue shook his head.

“Allowing the people from the Sword Sect to come to Huashan this time means that the harmony between Zuo Lengchan and I is broken. No matter what I do from now on, he will never trust me. Based on my understanding of Zuo Lengchan, the Sword Sect’s gentle method of conquering Huashan has failed this time.” Yue Buqun glanced at everyone.

He sighed and continued, "Huashan will definitely face more intense attacks from Zuo Lengchan."

"No way?" Ning Zhongze suspected that Yue Buqun was overthinking.

"Zuo Lengchan is a real villain, he will definitely take action. If we don't make plans early, the Huashan Sect will be destroyed in my hands if we are not careful. Zuo Lengchan will not let it go so easily. The only way now is for us to take our disciples and evacuate Huashan to preserve our disciples and keep the inheritance alive." Yue Buqun said.

Wang Ming thought secretly: "Old Yue's guess is indeed correct!"

People hate hypocrites more than real villains.

The reason is that the hypocrites deceived their feelings.

but,
The reality is that real villains are far more disgusting than hypocrites.

For example, a villain and a hypocrite can be your neighbors at the same time.

None of you can do anything to anyone else, and yet the hypocrites greet you every day and maintain a friendly attitude on the surface.

This villain mocks you in person and slanders you behind your back.

I'll trip you today, steal your firewood tomorrow, and cut off your water supply the day after tomorrow...

They are always plotting to make things difficult for you.

"Master! Why should we be afraid of them? Lu Bai, one of the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan Sect, was driven away without your help. It's no big deal. We will kill one by one." Linghu Chong stood up and said.

"Hey! Two fists can't beat four hands, how many can you kill? Retreat!" Lao Yue said helplessly.

Linghu Chong also understood what Lao Yue said. He might be able to fend off two guards with the Dugu Nine Swords, but there were thirteen of them! He had no chance of winning.

"Master, I think it's better not to evacuate as Senior Brother said." Wang Ming expressed his thoughts
"Ming'er, tell me what you think." Ning Zhongze said

"When Lin Pingzhi was accepted into our Huashan Sect, rumors were already circulating that our master had obtained the 'Evil-Defeating Sword Technique'. Now that our senior brother has defeated the senior of the Sword Sect with a superb sword technique that is not from the Huashan Sect, this rumor has become even more true. We are going down the mountain, surrounded by wolves. We are in an unfamiliar environment, and we are more passive when facing the enemy."

"Master, this is not the "Bixie Sword Technique"..." Linghu Chong explained.

"Shut up and listen to your fifth apprentice brother." Old Yue glanced at the eldest apprentice who was hesitant and hesitant to speak. If it's not to ward off evil spirits, then what is it? You don't tell me when I ask you, Old Yue doesn't want to pay attention to him. If I hadn't raised him for so many years, I would have wanted to chop this useless thing with a sword.

"Before the age of 30, our Qi Sect disciples have not yet completed their internal strength and are the weakest in the Five Mountains. Among all the disciples, only the eldest brother, the second brother, me and the youngest sister have the strength to fight. When we are besieged, we will not be able to protect many brothers and sisters if we only care about the beginning and not the end. It will be easy for us to suffer casualties and end up in defeat."

Wang Ming's words just touched upon the worries in Yue Buqun's heart. He also understood this, but just subconsciously avoided it and refused to face it. Now that Wang Ming pointed it out, the sadness on his face became even more intense.

"But we stayed on Mount Huashan. With the advantage of the most dangerous terrain in the world, my senior brother, my master, and my mistress will guard the passage up the mountain. It's basically like one man blocking a thousand. If they want to attack the mountain, they will have to sacrifice thousands of lives."

Mount Hua is steep and has only one road since ancient times.

Although this is a martial arts world, it is only a low-level martial arts world.

There are less than a hundred people who can exert internal force outside the body, and being able to fly five or six meters is considered high enough.

Besieged and out of food?

You're thinking too much. Not to mention whether there are so many people in Songshan, even if there are, he wouldn't dare to surround them in public for several months, unless he doesn't want to be a righteous person anymore.

The old man at Huashan has prepared a lot of supplies, so there’s no need to think about running out of food for at least half a year.

"Well! Ming'er's words make sense. Then we won't retreat. Let's take turns guarding the dangerous road of Huashan and don't let the enemy sneak up." Yue Buqun finally adopted Wang Ming's opinion.

Lao Yue did not take everyone away from Huashan like in the original novel, mainly because Linghu Chong was not injured this time and Wang Ming was there. Both of them are as strong as Ning Zhongze, and the four masters can take turns to guard the dangerous road and have a high chance of success.

This makes it safer in the mountains.

…………

night,

"Who dares to break into my Huashan Sect at night?" A shout came from a distance.

Wang Ming, who had just joined Linghu Chong in the job of guarding the Huashan Passage, returned to the house and lay down to rest when he was awakened by the noise outside.

Without having time to think, Wang Ming stood up, picked up the sword beside him, and quickly left the room. He met Linghu Chong and Ning Zhongze on the way.

After a while,
When the three arrived and took a look at the situation, they saw Yue Buqun standing on the mountain road with a sword in his hand, blocking a group of masked men in black.

"Mr. Yue, we brothers are here just to borrow the "Bixie Sword Manual" and we have no ill intentions. Mr. Yue, you have already mastered the "Bixie Sword Method" anyway, so why not lend it to us? Don't be stingy!"

The leader in black said in a joking and arrogant tone.

"You have misunderstood. Yue has never owned the "Sword Manual of Exorcism", nor has he practiced the "Sword Technique of Exorcism."

"Yue Buqun, the rumor spread throughout the martial arts world that your eldest disciple has learned the 'Bixie Sword Technique' and he still wanted to deceive us. He is truly a complete hypocrite and never tells the truth." The man in black said with sarcasm.

“Your eldest disciple Linghu Chong couldn’t even beat the lecher Tian Boguang when they were in Hengshan. Yet he has made such rapid progress in such a short time. The masters of the Sword Sect have no power to fight back against him. If not that he has practiced the ‘Bixie Sword Technique’, then what could it be? You are treating us like idiots!” The leader of the men in black had a look of contempt in his words, as if he looked down on Yue Buqun, the gentleman swordsman who dared to do but not to admit.

in fact,

In the original work, "The Sword of Exorcism" was not so famous in the martial arts world.

Not everyone considered it a hot commodity at the beginning.

This is the level that every martial artist desires.

If it's really that famous,
How could it be the turn of Yu Canghai from the Qingcheng Sect to take action?
Zuo Lengchan's Sun and Moon Sect took action first.

Lao Yue sent his second disciple and his daughter to Fuzhou only because he discovered that there were unusual movements in the Qingcheng Sect and was afraid that it would be disadvantageous to him, so he sent them to gather intelligence.

If it was really for the "Bixie Sword Technique", it would be impossible to send the second disciple.

He knew exactly who Laudno was.

Was it to tell Zuo Lengchan that he wanted to steal the "Bixie Sword Technique" and then lure Zuo Lengchan here?

Lin Yuantu is awesome!
Many people know about it, but those who were defeated by him were basically not interested in the "Bixie Sword Technique".

after all,

Shaolin, Wudang, Songshan, these major sects have also produced heroes who dominated an era.

Their first thought would be that they are incompetent and that they simply have not practiced well the martial arts left by their ancestors.

Don't bother to steal other people's martial arts, as you'll easily be attacked by your fellow martial artists.

The "Bixie Sword Technique" really attracted people's attention after Yu Canghai and the Lin family were wiped out. Only then did people turn their attention to this sword technique.

Subsequently,

Linghu Chong defeated the senior of the Sword Sect with a sword, and blinded many underworld masters on a rainy night...

Suddenly, everyone became more interested in "The Book of the Sword of Exorcism".

I want it all the time.

Linghu Chong was practicing the Lonely Nine Swords.

Only a few people in the world know about "Nine Swords of Dugu".

At the same time, Linghu Chong never revealed the name of his martial arts, and would only occasionally shout out a few sword-breaking moves.

All the information about "The Sword of Exorcism" pointed to him, so he immediately determined that "Nine Swords of Dugu" was "The Sword of Exorcism".

This also put the Huashan Sect in the center of controversy and left it with no peace.

"Brothers, kill this hypocrite." Among a group of men in black, there was an impatient man who didn't want to listen to the leader and Lao Yue and continue to procrastinate.

Originally Yue Buqun wanted to explain that it would be best if they could withdraw on their own, but this group of people obviously only believed what they thought. Before they could even talk for a few words, they started fighting.

Although there were many masked men in black, unfortunately the mountain path of Huashan was too narrow, and it was impossible for two of them to attack Yue Buqun at the same time.

Relying on the power of the terrain, Yue Buqun displayed the momentum of a single man standing against ten thousand, and the men in black basically lined up to give themselves to Yue.

Wang Ming looked at this group of people at the back. There were about forty or fifty of them. Judging from their skills, many of them had the strength of Lu Bai, one of the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan. No wonder these people could defeat Yue Buqun in the original plot.

The composition of this group of people is very complex.

The majority of them were greedy people attracted by the news that Huashan had the "Evil-Defeating Sword Technique", and then there were the high-ranking figures of the Songshan Sect who mixed in and fanned the flames, as well as the underworld killers hired by the Songshan Sect.
The man in black was talking trash as he pushed forward.

This narrow passage made it impossible for them to encircle Yue Buqun. In a one-on-one fight, basically no one could be Yue Buqun's opponent, and three or four of them were killed in a short period of time.

"Don't be afraid, brothers. I don't believe that Yue Buqun has infinite internal energy. We can use a round-robin battle to wear this hypocrite down."

Sure enough, under the command of the leader of the men in black, the original situation of everyone rushing forward to die changed. Basically, they would attack Yue Buqun with all their strength as soon as they came up, and then retreat, and be replaced by another man in black.

After half an hour,
Yue Buqun was also gradually running out of strength. After all, every opponent used a move on him without taking into account the consumption of his internal energy, which forced him to use the same amount of internal energy to block the attack. However, this also consumed more internal energy, and the internal energy in his dantian was almost empty.

Ning Zhongze was also anxious watching from behind, and kept scolding these people for being shameless for actually standing on the wheel.

Ning Zhongze was worried that Yue Buqun would be exhausted and lose to the men in black and get injured, so he called on Linghu Chong to take over Yue Buqun's position and stop this group of people at the entrance of the mountain road.

This had been discussed long ago. We should take turns to rest and recover, otherwise we wouldn't be able to hold on.

Yue Buqun stepped back, waved his hand to stop Ning Zhongze who wanted to come over to check on him, and began to meditate on the spot to recover his internal strength. He did not dare to waste time.

It started to rain at this time, and the rain gradually got heavier, making the mountain path even more slippery. It was very easy to fall if you were not careful. It can be said that the combat environment became even worse.

"Nine Swords of Dugu" is quite sharp, and the speed of killing enemies is faster than Lao Yue, killing more than a dozen in a short time.

"Don't compete with this kid in moves, just compete with him in internal strength." The black-clothed men who took the lead made timely tactical adjustments.

People in the martial arts world do not use internal force in every move and form, as the internal energy in the body would not be enough if they did so. Therefore, in most cases they still use external force to kill the enemy.

Sure enough, within five rounds, Linghu Chong's sword was knocked away by a man in black using his powerful internal force.

Without his sword, Linghu Chong's combat power dropped exponentially. Fortunately, Ning Zhongze took over in time and stopped the next person. Linghu Chong rolled over and escaped from the battlefield in embarrassment.

Linghu Chong came down and found a sword without wasting time, then began to meditate and recover.

Wang Ming stretched out his hand to catch the falling raindrops, and looked at the group of men in black with complicated eyes. He had lived three lives as a human being, and today he had to break his vow of killing. He felt a little reluctant and resistant in his heart, but the current situation was obviously that if they didn't die, he would be finished.

He sighed, helplessly drew out the standard long sword of the Zhonghuashan School in his hand, threw away the scabbard in his hand, and walked towards the battle place step by step. If he didn't go to Ning Zhongze, he would not be able to hold on any longer.

When Ning Zhongze saw Wang Ming behind him, he immediately retreated and returned to Yue Buqun to recover his internal energy.

When Wang Ming faced the man in black, he basically just stabbed him with his sword, and then the man in black fell to the ground and died, and then he changed to another victim... ahem! It was another man in black who collided with his sword.

Wang Ming's sword looks simple, but in fact it is very complicated.

Before taking action, use "Nine Swords of Dugu" to calculate the weaknesses and flaws of the opponent's moves.

When taking action, he secretly used the method of "Phantom Sword" to instantly increase his speed, and also used the visual blind spots caused by the difference in light and direction to make the sword in his hand disappear temporarily, or create an illusion.

After taking action, he had to quickly calculate the next opponent's weakness and the brightness of the light, and then stab out with that lightning-fast sword in an instant.

This should be Wang Ming's first time killing someone. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he didn't feel much. He had seen many dead people and had died twice himself, so what was there to be afraid of?

Wang Ming didn't have any extra time to worry about the strange emotions in his heart.

When a man in black died, another would immediately take his place and continue to kill Wang Ming.

There is great terror between life and death. At this time, Wang Ming was highly concentrated and kept calculating. He had no energy to feel the guilt after killing someone.

Wang Ming's idea is to kill with one sword without hurting anyone. In a life-and-death battle like this where someone is surrounded by enemies, it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten fingers.

Without counting consumption, Wang Ming basically killed one person with one sword, and soon killed nine people on the opposite side. Wang Ming looked at the situation and stepped back to let Yue Buqun take over, as he was also reaching his limit. It was not that Wang Ming's internal strength was insufficient, but that he could not bear it.

The brain was already a little swollen and painful from maintaining high-intensity calculations. My arms were also trembling slightly. Using the method to stimulate hand speed has side effects. Using it too frequently will leave permanent damage.

As soon as Wang Ming stepped back, he began to recover his internal breath, while also relieving the drowsiness in his brain and the soreness in his arm muscles.

……

The battle lasted for several rounds, and everyone was exhausted both physically and mentally.

At this time, Ning Zhongze was responsible for intercepting the men in black. She was actually the weakest in martial arts among the four. In addition, she had been exhausted after several rounds of attacks, and now her mind and body were not in perfect condition.

Ning Zhongze was not paying attention and was pressed on his acupoints by the masked man in black. He was about to be hit by a stick, but was saved by Linghu Chong. However, the defense line they set up was broken.

A group of masked men in black rushed out of the narrow mountain path and entered the wide platform.

Wang Ming had no time to rest and recover his internal energy. He started a chaotic battle and was besieged by more than a dozen people. It was very dangerous. Fortunately, Yue Buqun and Linghu Chong were both the most powerful people in this world, and their combat power was not weak, so they could hold on in this chaotic battle.

Seeing that Ning Zhongze could not hold on any longer, his moves began to show flaws under the siege and he was injured in an instant. Fortunately, it was only a flesh wound and not serious.

"Sword Breaking Style"

Linghu Chong broke out in the heavy rain and used the Dugu Nine Swords, blinding seven or eight masked men in black with one move and clearing a large area around.

"Ah!!! Exorcism Sword Technique, everyone be careful."

This group of people misunderstood that Linghu Chong's "Nine Swords of Dugu" was the "Bixie Sword Technique". Some of them were afraid of Linghu Chong's sword and did not dare to step forward. However, the pressure on Ning Zhongze, who was not far from Linghu Chong, became even greater. They were picking on the weakest of the four.

Wang Ming has already used the acceleration method of the Phantom Sword, combined with the Purple Cloud Qi to kill the enemy quickly.

"Master, Master's Wife, Senior Brother, please retreat quickly."

When they heard Wang Ming's voice, they quickly retreated to the high slope ahead.

"Haha! Brothers, this hypocrite is no good, let's kill him." The man in black saw the four people retreating in panic and subconsciously judged that they were afraid of their siege and wanted to run away, so he excitedly led his men to rush towards the high slope where the Huashan people were.

Just as he was about to climb the high slope, he looked up and was suddenly shocked.

"There is danger, run."

Unfortunately, they discovered it too late. They saw people pushing down huge rocks with a diameter of two meters from the hillside one after another.

The stones from above would hurt you if you rubbed against them, and you would fall if you bumped into them, and then you would be crushed to death by the stones behind you. Although this stone platform is narrower than the mountain path that can only accommodate one person, it is only about seven or eight meters wide.

They couldn't even escape and slowly died under the crushing of these huge rocks.

The rain from the sky and the blood on the ground flowed down the mountain together.

Wang Ming looked at the dead men in black at the foot of the hill with a complicated expression.

"No matter how good your martial arts skills are, they can't withstand conspiracy and intrigue!"

In order to be on the safe side, Wang Ming arranged for all his fellow disciples to prepare a large number of rolling stones on the hillside on the only way to Huashan. This was also the reason why Wang Ming was confident that Huashan could be defended.

Fortunately, we were well prepared. In the original plot, there were only fifteen underworld masters in the Yaowang Temple, but this time there were as many as forty or fifty of them, and each of them was between Tian Boguang and Lu Bai in strength.

He looked at the people around him. Ning Zhongze was injured in his left leg and right shoulder, but it shouldn't be serious. Linghu Chong also had some minor skin injuries. Wang Ming and Yue Buqun were not injured, but they were very exhausted. Old Yue and Wang Ming were a little out of breath.

Wang Ming was fine, he had a little disguise, after all, he still had the "Vajra Indestructible Divine Art" in his body. He disguised himself just because he didn't want to embarrass Old Yue. If he didn't look tired, wouldn't that make Old Yue seem useless?

(End of this chapter)