Long Sorrow Song - C34
Two days later, the Devil Slayer Conference would be held in the center. When the Huashan Sect was first built, it had almost leveled the midpoint. Not far behind the meeting hall of the Hua Shan Sect was a large circular square that could accommodate tens of thousands of people. Usually, it was used by the disciples of the Hua Shan Sect to practice their martial arts, but now it was used as the venue for the Devil Slaughter Conference.
The square had long since been set up appropriately. A high platform had been set up in the middle of the square. The various sects were seated around the high platform. This time’s Devil Slaughter Assembly had over eight thousand people from each sect. It could be said to be an unprecedented event. Apart from Wu Dang and Shaolin’s Sect Leaders, who did not personally come, several disciples were sent. They thought that almost all of the other sects were important people who came bearing gifts. Furthermore, the Nangong family from the Central Plains, Nangong Ping and Mo Xi Yan, had personally brought people with them precious gifts. Xu Jing followed behind Mo Xi Yan with a submissive expression and a respectful expression. Bringing these gifts to Mount Hua was not a demonic massacre, but a joyous occasion for the Hua Shan Sect.
At noon, a banquet was held in the square to entertain the heroes of Jianghu who had come from afar. Zhang Qingwu brought Chu Li, Saddle and Li Zhixiang and greeted Nangong and Mo Xiyan respectively. After intentionally leaving Wu Dang and Shaolin alone for a while, he no longer appeared. When the banquet ended and the food and wine was removed, the Devil Slayer Association officially began. The three of them once again walked into the square with Chen Shaochong. Of course, there was still Lu Mingjie.
Zhang Qingwu and Lu Mingju walked straight to the high platform and sat down.
Chen Shaochong said loudly on the high platform, “I am Chen Shaochong, and I thank everyone for coming here to participate in this Demon Slaughter Assembly. Let’s not talk about this and bring Ye Mo Han and Liang Rufeng to the high platform first.”
Chen Shaochong had disappeared from the martial arts world for many years, so the sudden appearance of him in charge of the Devil Slaughter Assembly naturally attracted quite a bit of discussion.
The eight disciples of the Hua Shan Sect led Ye Mo Han and Liang Zhen Feng up to the stage. The two of them really weren’t bound by anything. Below the stage, a wave of sighs and sighs rang out. Lu Mingjie’s eyes were slightly closed, completely indifferent to the changes in his surroundings. It was unknown whether he was meditating with his eyes closed or deep in thought.
At the bottom of the stage, a woman dressed in flirtatious attire stood up, and spoke with a devilish tone: “What the Hua Shan Sect want, why do they treat these two devils like guests? I heard that Ye Mo Han and Liang Wangsun’s kung fu were higher than each other. Aren’t you afraid that they will die and start a massacre here? ”
With this said, the clamor below the stage grew even louder. There was also someone who accused the Hua Shan Sect of covering up Ye Han’s bed because of Lin Mo Xiao. Speaking of Lin Moxiao, there were also people in the audience who mentioned Lin Moxiao’s secret relationship with Ye Sheng and cursed, saying that the Hua Shan Sect had planted a disaster like Ye Mai Han for Wu Lin.
When Ye Chonglou heard this, his anger attacked his heart. However, seeing Chen Shaochong’s expression, indicating that he wanted to remain calm, he suppressed his anger and looked coldly at the crowd below the stage. She was calm like the wind and appeared calm and collected.
The woman who spoke was the Sect Leader of the Heaven’s Will Sect, He Wulan. The Heavenly Will Sect was the leader of the Five Elements Sect, the Heavenly Dipper Sect, and other small sects. The outer sect had always been very enthusiastic about the Central Plains. After they received the invitation from the Hua Shan Sect, He Wulan and her group of seven hundred people rushed over to the Hua Mountain. Speaking of which, Ye Mo Han also had no enmity with them, but these other people thought that the Central Plains was a place of wealth and wealth for the people, so they wanted to take over the sect. Thus, they could only do their best to please Wu Dang and Shao Lin, the two great leaders of the sect. During this time’s Devil Slayer Conference, He Wulan was the first to make things difficult for the Hua Shan Sect. In Zhang Qingwu’s opinion, He Wulan must have secretly received support from Wu Dang or Shaolin. Otherwise, how could the Heaven’s Will Sect be so rude to the Hua Shan Sect? Even so, Zhang Qingwu could only pretend that he didn’t hear the discussion below the stage, and looked at Chen Shaochong.
“Calm down everyone. Everyone should know the reason for this Devil Slayer Association.” Chen Shaochong waved his hands down, indicating for everyone to be quiet.
Below the stage, everyone was scrambling to answer, and most of them listed the people Ye Mo Han had killed. Of course, the issue most people valued the most was the murder of Zhang Yiming, the former Sect Leader of the Hua Shan Sect, and the wanton killing of the common citizens of Mount Hua.
As the sun set in the west, Ye Mo and Liang Rufeng felt that something was off about this Devil Slayer Association.
As expected, Li Zhixiang walked up to the high platform, nodded to Chen Shaozhong in greeting, and then cupped his fist as he greeted everyone on the stage. He said, “Regarding the matter of Ye Mo Han and Liang Rufeng killing the civilians of Mount Hua, I have already sent Sect Leader Zhang to investigate. This matter was caused by the Wu Yi Sect, and it has nothing to do with Ye Mo Han and Liang Rufeng.”
As soon as he said this, the crowd below the stage exploded with anger. Some people angrily berated the Hua Shan Sect for not explaining the situation clearly, causing them to waste their time in watching a joke; some people loudly shouted for the Hua Shan Sect to prove the innocence of Ye Manhan and Ruofeng; some people, although they did not kill the innocent, but they had killed the former head of the Hua Mountain Sect, the son of Ye Sheng. They had killed Ye Sheng as soon as possible in order to prevent the martial arts world from falling into chaos.
After all, Ye Mo Han and Liang Zhen Feng were young, but their martial arts skills were already among the best in the martial arts world. How could they not be envied by so many people?
Ye Mo looked at Zhang Qingwu, who was standing below the platform. His cold face was filled with determination. Ye Wen Han was unable to guess the purpose of the Hua Shan Faction’s painstaking efforts to convene this meeting in the name of the Devil Slayer, and to wash off the accusation of him and Liang Rufeng at the beginning of the meeting.
Zhang Qingwu nodded at Li Zhixiang. Li Zhixiang whispered in Chen Shaochong’s ear. Chen Shaochong said, “Everyone be quiet for a moment. Since Elder Li has said so, then he will not speak without any proof. For the Hua Shan Sect to go through so much trouble to convene this meeting, they will definitely not side with any villains. Of course, they will also not wrongly accuse any good people. ”
These words from Chen Shaotian caused the discussion below the stage to die down. He then said to Li Zhixiang, “Elder Li, please take out the evidence to prove the innocence of Ye Lianghan and Liangfeng.”
Li Zhixiang had a troubled look on his face as he said, “To tell everyone the truth, the culprit was the Sect Leader of Black Cloaked Sect, Xie Feipeng. Yesterday, he was killed by Sect Leader Zhang.”
Ye Mo Han couldn’t help but tremble. How did Xie Feipeng suddenly get killed by Zhang Qingwu? When he looked at Lu Mingjiu again, his slightly closed eyes opened as he heard this. He then stared coldly at Li Zhixiang on stage. Ye Mo Han suddenly realized that the person who was about to be slaughtered in the Devil Slaughter Society was not Liang Wangfeng or himself, but Lu Mingjie. Zhang Qingwu did not hesitate to use himself and Liang Rufeng as an excuse to convene this grand meeting of the underworld. He was actually holding the power to consolidate his position as the Sect Leader. Zhang Qingwu was so shrewd that it could be seen from this. This made Ye Mo Han even more suspicious. Even if Zhang Qingwu didn’t kill Zhang Yiming himself, it was still related to Zhang Yiming’s death.
At this time, Zhang Qingwu slowly walked onto the stage and looked down arrogantly at the audience. The crowd that was discussing below the stage immediately quivered when she saw her gaze, “I swear in the name of the Hua Shan Sect, that the people that killed the people in the subordinate lands are none other than Xie Feipeng and his Black Cloth Sect. Now that Xie Feipeng has been killed by me, if anyone doesn’t believe me, I’ll get someone to bring his corpse up here. ”
“What a horrible death.” He Wulan mocked from below the stage. The meaning behind his words was that Zhang Qingwu should blame it on a dead man who could not speak.
Zhang Qingwu looked at He Wu Lan coldly. He Wu Lan was frightened by her stare, and the mocking smile on his face had also disappeared. Zhang Qingwu then slowly said, “If everyone thinks that I am protecting Ye Wen, then they are completely wrong. Everyone knows that my father’s death is deeply connected to Ye Mo Han. I am clarifying this matter now, not because of Ye Mo Han, but for the sake of being a good and kind young master. Everyone must have heard of Young Noble Liangrou’s character. His sword art is unparalleled, his character is refined and upright, and he has never bullied the weak before. Why would he do such an unscrupulous thing to kill the innocent? ”
The sincerity in Zhang Qingwu’s words was in stark contrast to her domineering aura a moment ago, but it was still convincing. She continued, “Out of selfishness, how could I not want to kill Ye Mo Han? However, my Hua Shan Sect will never wrongly accuse anyone, and we will definitely not let any demon get away with it either.”
When he said the word ‘devil’, Zhang Qingwu swept his eyes over the audience once more. When he saw He Wulan, he paused for a moment. He Wulan lowered her head, not daring to look Zhang Qingwu in the eye.
When Ye Jianhan heard Zhang Qingwu talk about Zhang Yiming, he had already changed his’ great connection ‘from being the murderer to the’ great relation ‘. Ye Jianhan felt a great sense of relief. It seemed like Zhang Qingwu wanted to get rid of Lu Mingjie at this time. When he turned his head to look at Liang Rufeng, he was currently gazing at the stage. He followed Liang Rufeng’s gaze and saw that Ye Mo Han’s gaze just happened to bump into Mo Xi Yan. Mo Xi Yan smiled slyly at Ye Mo Han. This smile, how different was it from the smile from when he’d left that day?
Ye Mo Han’s heart shifted to Mo Xi Yan. What was the relationship between Liang Rufeng and Mo Xi Yan? Why did he ask me to take care of Mo Xi Yan that day? Thinking about Mo Xi Yan, Liu Yiyi appeared in Ye Wen’s mind again. Is a man always thinking about a woman who isn’t around?
If Lu Mingjie was killed by Zhang Qingwu here, where would Liu Yiyi be? Ye Mo Han had a hunch that if the monkey’s mother was held hostage by Lu Mingjie, then Liu Yiyi wouldn’t be in any danger. After all, women were more reliable and careful than men in caring for elderly people. Thinking up to here, Ye Mo had made up his mind that if Zhang Qingwu really wanted to kill Lu Mingjie, he must get in front of him and force him to find out the whereabouts of Liu Yiyi and Monkey’s mother.
Most of the people from the sects below the stage had come to watch the show. As for who the members of the Devil Slayer Association were, as long as it wasn’t them, many people didn’t care. Furthermore, anyone with a discerning eye would be able to tell that just based on the scale of this Devil Slayer Association, the Hua Shan Sect would definitely not advertise the world for the sole purpose of clearing away Ye Han and the crime of being good like the wind. Thus, Zhang Qingwu went on stage at this time. The good show had only just begun.