Long Sorrow Song - C42
Xu Que was overjoyed. In these past few months, even in his dreams, he wanted to kill Ye Mo Han. Now, his dream had finally come true. Using his long sword as a blade, he chopped towards Ye Mo Han’s right arm. He first cut off his arm, then cut off his limb. In Xu Jing’s eyes, Ye Mo, who had no four limbs, could only be at his mercy.
Weapons were originally ruthless weapons. Ye Chonglou watched as Xu Jing’s sword drew a graceful arc through the air. He knew that the end of this arc would very soon cause a bloody mist to rise up, and his blood would soon be drifting into the air. In the sunlight, the mist of blood was beautiful; in the night, it was enchanting; but in the hearts of men, it was terrible; for this mist of blood represented death or injury, represented uncertainty.
Even if it was unknown, Ye Mo Han didn’t want to hide. If he dodged aside, the blood on Xu Jingjian would belong to Liu Yiyi and Xie Feiyan. A man’s self-sacrifice in such a situation was worthy of respect.
Ye Wen was fearless, and in his heart, he had already made up his mind. The instant that Xu Jing’s sharp blade chopped off his right arm, he attacked without any warning, killing Xu Jing in the shortest amount of time. Exchanging one arm for two lives, Ye Mo felt that it was worth it.
Liu Yiyi and Xie Feiyan had their eyes closed, unwilling to watch. To them, there was nothing more cruel than this. However, the sound of bones breaking did not ring out in the end. The sharp blade stopped two inches from Ye Mo’s shoulder, unable to move any further. Because the swordsman was already dead, Xu Jing had a white ceramic wine cup embedded in his throat. To throw a cup to kill a person, to kill him in one move. One could see how powerful the throwing method was and how precise the internal energy of the person was in throwing the cup was. Xu Jing’s eyes were wide open, and his face still had a proud expression. Even in death, he didn’t believe that he would be killed at this moment.
After Ye Mo Han left the hall, the banquet quickly ended. Chen Shao Chong could not find Ye Mo Han and the rest, and was worried that Lu Jie’s remnants had yet to be cleared. He immediately carried a few wine cups and used them as a hidden weapon in case of emergency. He didn’t want to return to the South Peak and happen to see Xu Jing do something bad to Ye Mo Han.
Chen Shaochong untied Ye Mo Han, then untied Liu Yiyi and Xie Feiyan’s acupoints. He looked at Xu Jing’s corpse and said, “I didn’t think that the first person I would kill in the past twenty years would be at your mother’s grave.”
“Have you really stayed here every inch of the way for the past twenty years?” Ye Mo Han gazed at his mother’s grave.
“I’ve been so busy killing Lu Mingjie these past few months that I don’t even have time to clean up these weeds.” Chen Shaochong looked at the deserted grave with an awkward expression. After all these years, this place has always been managed by me. If it was anyone else, I wouldn’t have been at ease either.
“What about my father?” A few months ago, Ye Mo Han had come to Mount Hua for the first time. Before leaving, he had instructed Chen Shaochong to set up a monument for Ye Mo.
“Before you leave, I will go and negotiate with the Hua Shan Sect. The entire Hua Shan Sect is opposed to it, and I’m afraid that after the monolith is erected, it will be destroyed, so I had no choice but to give up.” Chen Shaozhong was in a slightly difficult position.
In the distance, a fiery light leapt, like a flaming dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws in the air, the fire rose up from the east of the mountain. Not long after the east peak’s fire dragon was ignited, a few more fire dragons appeared in the distance.
“That is the signal fire of Mount Hua, once ignited, it will quickly spread throughout the territory of the Hua Mountain Sect.” “Chen Shaochong’s face was full of worry.” “Seems like Qingwu has encountered a problem.”
Within the meeting room, the atmosphere was heavy. Zhang Qingwu, Chu Li, and Li Zhixiang were all gathered around a large table with a map of the Hua Shan Sect on it.
“He Wu Lan is leading 50,000 men and horses to attack the northern border of the Hua Shan Sect.” When Zhang Qingwu saw Chen Shaochong and Ye Mo Han arrive, his face lit up with joy.
Chu Li Sa scolded, “This mob, they must have seen that I sent a hundred thousand of my main forces back to Mount Hua, so they wanted to take the opportunity to invade our territory.”
Chen Shaochong glanced at the map. “How many people are guarding the city?”
“Less than ten thousand.”
White Crane Xuan pointed to the map and said, “The northern border is two thousand miles away. Even if we were to lead troops without stopping, it would still be too late.”
“He Wulan must have received the support of Wu Dang and Shaolin. Otherwise, even if she was lent the money, she wouldn’t dare to do such a thing.” The more Chu Li thought about it, the angrier he got. He also scolded the Sect Leaders of Wu Dang and Shaolin over and over again.
“Elder Chu, rather than cursing and swearing here, why not think of a way to deal with it?” Wen Hongyi could not bear to listen any longer and interrupted Chu Li.
When Chu Li was about to refute, Zhang Qingwu beat him to it and said, “After the northern border is broken, He Wulan will have three towns, and these three towns will be our Hua Shan Sect’s northern barrier. If He Wulan uses this as a springboard and goes straight to the heart of the Hua Shan Sect, it would be as easy as turning his hand. If Wu Dang and Shaolin really want to cause trouble, then our Hua Shan Sect is in danger of being exterminated. ”
Ye Mo Han looked at the worried faces of the crowd and felt joy in his heart. He had also admitted that he was taking pleasure in Zhang Qingwu’s misfortune. At this time, Ye Mo was still feeling cold and suspected that Zhang Yiming’s death was related to Zhang Qingwu’s death, but there was no evidence.
But was the evidence really useful?
Just as the discussion hall fell into silence, Mo Xiyan and Liang Rufeng arrived.
The moment Mo Xiyan entered, she said, “Sister Qingwu, the northern border is next to my Mo Clan. As long as you promise me one thing, I will send out my father to attack He Wulan from the side, killing him.”
At that time, the Nangong Family from the Central Plains had a strong influence. The Hua Shan Sect was to the south, and the Mo Clan was to the right. Wu Dang and Shaolin lived in the west and the east. Several large areas of influence were mixed with many small sects, and all types of power were intertwined and uneven.
How many troops the Mo Clan had, to the outside world, was a mystery. Although the tens of thousands of people in Seven Stars Town also belonged to Mo Yunfan, Zhang Qingwu knew clearly in his heart that Mo Yunfan would not care about those people. Zhang Qingwu felt that it was an opportunity for Mo Xi Yan to say that the Mo Clan could send troops, so he took the opportunity to see how strong the Mo Clan was. However, he didn’t know what kind of condition Mo Xiyan would raise.
Just as Zhang Qingwu was hesitating, Chen Shaochong asked Mo Xiyan, “Miss Mo, what’s your condition?”
“After defeating He Wu Lan, we will go straight to the other side of the barrier. I hope Sister Wu Mu won’t interfere when the time comes.” The Hua Shan Sect’s northern border and further north was considered the outside of the city. Although it was very poor, the territory was still quite vast. If the Mo Clan were to obtain the map of the outskirts, their territory would be the most vast in this chaotic world, and their military might would also be expanded. However, the Hua Shan Sect and the outside were neighbors. If the Mo Clan wanted to capture this place to prevent the Hua Mountain Sect from sending out troops, they would have to obtain the consent of the Hua Shan Sect.
The Mo Clan had long wanted to send troops out, but they were troubled by the Hua Shan Sect. Mo Xi was secretly delighted when she thought of the opportunity He Wulan had given the Mo Clan to attack Mount Hua first. She understood that Zhang Qingwu had no reason to reject her request at a time like this.
Wen Hongyi bowed and said to Zhang Qingwu, “Sect Leader, Miss Mo’s request is beneficial and harmless to my sect.”
“He Wu Lan and his motley crew will not last long even if they temporarily acquire the three northern towns. “At that time, as long as we send troops, the three towns will still be part of our Hua Shan Sect.” Li Zhixiang was obviously unwilling to let Zhang Qingwu agree to Mo Xi Yan.
Zhang Qingwu looked around at everyone, and after thinking for a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and said, “Sister Xi Yan’s hospitality is still quite good. If I don’t agree to it, it will make me seem petty. ”
Although Ye Mo Han was not interested in such things, he felt that the Mo Clan would not easily help the Hua Shan Sect, and Zhang Qingwu would not so easily agree to Mo Xi Yan’s request. He heard Zhang Qingwu continue, “It’s just that there are many things in this world that cannot be sustained by relationships. So, I would like to ask younger sister to agree to a condition of mine in place of your father.”
“What condition?” Mo Xi was stunned for a moment.
“The Mo Clan and the Hua Shan Sect have made an agreement. After obtaining the agreement, no one is allowed to invade the Hua Mountain Sect for five years.” Zhang Qingwu had a serious expression on his face. At this moment, the Hua Shan Sect still had a lot of things to do, the Mo Clan was like a tiger watching its prey, and she could not sleep soundly either. Therefore, he took the opportunity to suggest that the Mo Clan not attack the Hua Mountain Sect within five years. During this period of time, Zhang Qingwu was confident that he could match the strength of the Hua Mountain Sect with any of the stronger powers.
“Sister, you are being too suspicious. How could our Mo Clan possibly invade Hua Shan? We are a family with two family members whose lips have turned cold.” Mo Xi smiled sweetly. However, there is no need to report this to my father, I can make the decision. ”
Ye Mo Han laughed out loud and said: “You are just a girl, how can you make the Sect Leader of the Hua Shan Sect believe your words?”
Ye Mo Han’s words were basically speaking for the Hua Shan Sect. This caused Mo Xi to glare angrily at him, which made Zhang Qingwu happy. In fact, Ye Shuihan, also in order to dispel some of Zhang Qingwu’s bad graces. Ye Jianhan knew that if Zhang Qingwu was very wary of him, it would be very difficult for him to find out the truth about Zhang Yiming’s death. Only by making Zhang Qingwu turn careless could they smoothly investigate the true cause of Zhang Yiming’s death.
“Words have no basis, use words as proof.” Li Zhixiang looked at Zhang Qingwu as a sign of inquiry.
Mo Xiyan had to agree.
“No need. I believe in little sister Xi Yan. Furthermore, with Senior Chen here today, I believe that no one will go back on their word. ” Zhang Qingwu looked at Li Zhi Xiang and Ye Wen Han as he spoke.
Ye Chanhan couldn’t help but be startled. It seemed that Zhang Qingwu was particularly reliant on Chen Shaochong. After killing Lu Mingjie, Chen Shaochong seemed to have put in a lot of effort as well. As someone who had lived in seclusion for more than twenty years, how could he be so concerned about the affairs of the martial arts world? Ye Mo Han suddenly felt that everyone here seemed to have many secrets.
Didn’t everyone have a secret? Some could hide secrets for a lifetime, while others could only hide them for a short period of time. Some secrets could be discovered by others and the owner of the secrets could be destroyed.