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The older guests all thought: "Looking at this, his official hat must have been bought with gold and silver. I wonder how much gold and silver he spent to buy the governor's recommendation. Liu Zhengfeng has always been an upright person. How come he is so obsessed with money and fame that he actually uses any means to buy an official position?"

Liu Zhengfeng walked up to the group of heroes, with a happy face, and invited everyone to sit down.

But no one was willing to take the chief seat, so the middle chair was left empty. On the left was the oldest boxer from Liuhe Sect, Xia Lao, and on the right was the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect, Zhang Jin'ao.

Although Zhang Jinao himself did not have any amazing skills, the Beggars' Sect was the largest gang in the world. Its leader, Jie Feng, was both highly skilled in martial arts and had a high reputation, so everyone respected him.

The heroes sat down one after another, and the servants quickly came up to serve food and wine. Dishes with good color, aroma and taste were served on the table, steaming hot and fragrant. Mi Weiyi brought out a tea table covered with brocade, on which were exquisite flower and bird patterns. Xiang Danian held a golden basin with a diameter of one and a half feet in both hands and carefully placed it on the tea table. The basin was filled with clear water, and the water surface was calm, reflecting the figures around him.

There were three deafening bangs of gunfire outside the door. Then there were eight loud bangs of firecrackers. The crackling sound of firecrackers made people's ears buzz. The younger generation sitting in the back hall and the flower hall heard the sound and excitedly rushed to the hall to watch the fun. A group of young people, with curious faces and excited eyes, squeezed in the crowd.

Liu Zhengfeng walked into the hall with a smile on his face, clasped his fists and bowed to the crowd. His smile was both sincere and complicated. The heroes all stood up to return the greeting, some in an orderly manner, some in a messy manner.

Liu Zhengfeng said in a clear voice: "My fellow seniors, my good friends, and my young friends. I am grateful to you for coming from afar. I will retire today and will not ask about the affairs of the underworld. I believe you all know the reason. I have been blessed by the court and become a small official. As the saying goes: Eat the salary of the emperor and be loyal to the emperor. In the underworld, we should be loyal to the emperor; but in the public affairs of the country, we must abide by the law and repay the emperor's kindness. If there is a conflict between the two, Liu Zhengfeng will be embarrassed.

From now on, Liu Zhengfeng will quit the martial arts world. If my disciples wish to join other schools, they can do so. I invited you all here to be my good friends. When you come to Hengshan City in the future, you will naturally still be my good friends. However, I will not ask about the various grievances and disputes in the martial arts world. "

After saying that, he bowed again.

The heroes had expected him to say this. Some thought: Liu Zhengfeng wanted to be an official, but everyone has their own ambitions and it cannot be forced. Anyway, he did not offend me, so from now on, there will be no such person in the martial arts world.

Some thought: "This move really damages the brilliance of the Hengshan School. It must be that Mr. Mo Da, the head of Hengshan School, was very angry, so he didn't come."

Some people even thought: "The Five Mountains Sword Sect has been doing good deeds in the martial arts world in recent years, and has won great admiration from people. But Liu Zhengfeng did something like this. People dare not say anything to his face, but they can't help but feel disgusted behind his back."

Some people gloated over the misfortune, thinking: "Why do they say that the Five Mountains Sword Sect is a chivalrous sect? When it comes to promotion and wealth, don't they kowtow to the officials? Why do they even mention the word 'chivalrous'?"

The heroes were all thinking about their own things, and for a moment, the hall was completely silent. Under such circumstances, everyone should have congratulated Liu Zhengfeng and complimented him on his "good fortune and longevity", "retiring at the height of his career", "great wisdom and courage", etc. However, more than a thousand people gathered together, and no one spoke.

The atmosphere was quite awkward. Everyone just sat there quietly, their eyes either on Liu Zhengfeng or looking elsewhere.

Liu Zhengfeng turned around and said loudly:

"Disciple Liu Zhengfeng was accepted as a disciple by Master and taught martial arts, but I am ashamed that I have not been able to bring glory to the Hengshan Sect. Fortunately, we have Senior Brother Mo to lead the sect. Liu Zhengfeng is mediocre, and one more Liu will not make much difference, and one less Liu will not make much difference. From now on, Liu will retire from the underworld and concentrate on officialdom, but he will definitely not use the martial arts taught by Master in order to seek promotion and honor. He will not die in the grudges and disputes in the martial arts world, and Liu Zhengfeng will never ask about the disputes between sects. If you go against this, there is such a sword."

After saying that, he flipped his right hand and pulled out a long sword from under his robe. The long sword flashed with cold light and the blade was slender. He pulled with both hands, tensed his muscles, and with a snap, the sword tip broke into two pieces. After breaking the long sword, he let the two broken pieces fall. With two soft hissing sounds, the broken sword was inserted into the blue brick, and two deep cracks appeared on the blue brick.

The heroes were all shocked when they saw it. From the sound of the two broken swords piercing into the blue bricks, it was obvious that this sword was a sharp weapon that could cut gold and jade. It was not surprising for a man like Liu Zhengfeng to break an ordinary steel sword with his hand strength, but to break a precious sword so effortlessly with such ease, the pure skill of his fingers was indeed the accomplishment of a first-class master in the martial arts world.

Mr. Wen sighed and said, "What a pity! What a pity!" It was unclear whether he felt sorry for the sword or that a master like Liu Zhengfeng was willing to go and rely on the government.

Liu Zhengfeng smiled, rolled up his sleeves, stretched out his hands, and was about to put the water into the golden basin. Just as his hands were about to touch the water, he suddenly heard someone outside the door shouting:
"Stay on!"

The voice was sharp, breaking the silence in the hall.

Liu Zhengfeng was slightly startled, and raised his head, only to see four men in yellow shirts walking in through the gate. After the four men entered the gate, they stood on both sides, moving in unison. Another tall man in yellow shirt walked in from between the four men. He held high a five-colored silk flag, which was decorated with pearls and gems. When it was unfurled, it emitted a brilliant light. Many people who recognized the flag were shocked: "The banner of the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect has arrived!"

The man walked up to Liu Zhengfeng, raised his flag and said, "Uncle Liu, I have received an order from the Left Alliance Leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect: Uncle Liu, please postpone your retirement for the time being."

Liu Zhengfeng bowed and said, "But I don't know what the purpose of this order from the leader is?"

The man said, "I was just following orders, I didn't know the leader's intention, please forgive me, Uncle Liu."

Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said, "You're welcome. My dear nephew, you are Qianzhang Songshi, right?"

Although Liu Zhengfeng had a smile on his face, his voice was trembling slightly. It was obvious that this incident was very sudden, and even for someone who had experienced so many things, he was shocked.

The man was none other than Qianzhangsong Shi Dengda, a disciple of the Songshan School. Hearing that Liu Zhengfeng knew his name and nickname, he felt proud and bowed slightly, saying, "Disciple Shi Dengda greets Uncle Master Liu."

After a pause, he rushed forward a few steps, bowed to Taoist Tianmen, Yue Buqun, Master Dingyi and others, and said, "I am a disciple of Songshan, and I pay my respects to all the uncles and uncles."

The other four men in yellow bowed at the same time.

Nun Dingyi was very pleased to see someone come forward to stop Liu Zhengfeng. She bowed and said, "It's great that your master came out to stop this. I think that we martial artists value chivalry and freedom in the martial arts world. Why would we want to be officials? But I see that Brother Liu has made all the arrangements and will never listen to the advice of this old nun. It doesn't matter if we waste our breath."

Liu Zhengfeng said solemnly, "Back then, the Five Mountains Sword Sects formed an alliance and agreed to help each other in attack and defense to maintain the righteousness of the martial arts world. When encountering matters related to the five sects, everyone must obey the orders of the leader. This five-color flag was made by the five sects together. Seeing the flag is like seeing the leader, which is true. However, I am retiring today. It is Liu's private matter. It has not violated the moral rules of the martial arts world, and it has nothing to do with the Five Mountains Sword Sects. Therefore, I am not subject to the flag order of the leader. Please tell my respected teacher that Liu does not obey the flag order. Please forgive me, Senior Brother Zuo."

He walked straight towards the golden basin. Shi Dengda swayed and rushed to block the golden basin. He held up the silk banner in his right hand, looked stern, and said loudly: "Uncle Liu, my master has repeatedly told you to postpone your retirement. My master said that the Five Mountains Sword Sects are of the same blood and are like brothers. My master issued this banner order not only to take into account the friendship of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, but also to maintain the righteousness of the martial arts world, and also for the good of Uncle Liu."

Liu Zhengfeng frowned, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "I don't understand this. Liu's invitation to the wedding banquet for retiring from the underworld has long been respectfully sent to Songshan, and a long letter was also sent to report to Senior Brother Zuo. If Senior Brother Zuo really had such good intentions, why didn't he dissuade us in advance? It's only now that he issued a flag order to stop it. Isn't it openly asking Liu to go back on his word in front of all the heroes in the world and let the heroes of the world laugh at me?"

Shi Dengda remained calm and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "My master told me that Uncle Liu is a true hero of the Hengshan Sect, and he is very righteous. His fellow martial artists have always respected Uncle Liu, and my master also admires him very much. He told me not to be disrespectful in the slightest, or I will punish him severely. Uncle Liu is well-known in the martial arts world, so I don't need to worry too much about this."

Liu Zhengfeng shook his head slightly, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "This is too much praise from Alliance Leader Zuo. How can I have such a reputation?"

Seeing the two of them deadlocked, Master Dingyi could not help but interrupt and said, "Brother Liu, why not put this matter aside? Everyone here today is a good friend, who would laugh at you? Even if there are a few ignorant people who make irresponsible comments, even if Brother Liu doesn't bother with him, I will let him go for now."

As she spoke, she glanced at everyone's faces with a challenging look, wanting to see who was bold enough to offend her fellow practitioners of the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

Liu Zhengfeng thought for a moment, sighed, nodded and said, "Since Master Dingyi has said so, I will postpone my retirement until tomorrow at noon. Please don't leave, my good friends, stay in Hengshan for another day, and I will ask the wise nephews of Songshan School for detailed advice."

Everyone sat down one after another, and the originally noisy hall was now filled with a tense and subtle atmosphere. The guests whispered to each other, discussing the sudden change in their minds, secretly speculating:
"What is the deep meaning of Songshan Sect's move? Why did Leader Zuo stop Liu Zhengfeng from retiring at this time?"

At this moment, a clear female voice suddenly came from the back hall, with a bit of coquettishness and anger, shouting loudly: "Hey, what are you doing? Who do you care who I play with?"

Yi Huawei was standing behind Yue Buqun, and he couldn't help but smile when he heard the voice. He immediately recognized that this was the girl Qu Feiyan whom he met a few nights ago, the granddaughter of the Demon Cult elder Qu Yang. Qu Feiyan left a deep impression on him. Her quirky appearance and her unscrupulous words and deeds made her unique.

Then, a man's voice sounded, his tone cold and tough: "Just sit still and don't move or talk. I will let you go after a while."

Qu Feiyan was not willing to give up and immediately retorted: "Hey, that's strange, is this your home? I like to go to the back garden with Sister Liu to catch butterflies, why do you stop me?"

The man paused, as if he was somewhat frustrated by Qu Feiyan's sharp words, and then said, "Okay! If you want to go, go by yourself. Please stay here for a while, Miss Liu."

Qu Feiyan was not willing to give in and continued, "Sister Liu said she hates you when she sees you, so get out of here right now. Sister Liu doesn't recognize you, so why would you want to cling to her?"

At this time, another woman's gentle voice came: "Sister, let's go and ignore him."

But the man still insisted: "Miss Liu, please wait here for a moment."

Liu Zhengfeng stood in the middle of the hall, listening to all this, his anger rising: "Who is this bold lunatic who came to my house to act wildly and dared to be rude to my Jing'er?"

There was a gleam of ruthlessness in Liu Zhengfeng's eyes. He was well-known in the martial arts world for his love for his daughter. Now that someone was bullying his daughter like this, how could he not be angry.

Mi Weiyi, the second disciple of Liu Clan, heard the noise and rushed to the back hall. He saw his junior sisters Liu Jing and Qu Feiyan holding hands and standing in the courtyard. A young man in a yellow shirt opened his arms and blocked them like a wall. Mi Weiyi saw the man's clothes and recognized him as a disciple of Songshan Sect. He was immediately filled with anger. He coughed heavily and said loudly, "This senior brother is a disciple of Songshan Sect, why don't you sit in the hall?"

The Songshan disciple looked arrogant, with his chin slightly raised, and said proudly: "No need. I have been ordered by the leader to keep an eye on the Liu family's relatives and not let any of them escape."

Although the voice was not particularly loud, the arrogant tone was like a sharp knife, cutting through the original atmosphere of the hall. Everyone in the hall heard it clearly, and all of them changed color. Everyone looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise.

Liu Zhengfeng was furious at this moment, veins popping out on his neck. He turned to Shi Dengda and asked, "What did you get here?"

Shi Dengda looked a little flustered, and quickly explained: "Brother Wan, come out and be careful with your words. Uncle Liu has promised not to wash his hands."

The man in the back hall responded, "Yes! That couldn't be better."

As he spoke, he came out from the back hall, bowed slightly, his gesture seemed respectful, but also a bit perfunctory, and said, "I am Wan Daping, a disciple of Songshan, and I am here to see Uncle Liu."

Liu Zhengfeng was so angry that he was shaking all over, his chest rising and falling violently, and he said loudly: "How many disciples have been sent from Songshan? Everyone show up at once!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard dozens of people on the roof, outside the gate, in the corners of the hall, in the backyard, around, and around answering in unison: "Yes, disciples of the Songshan School come to see Uncle Liu."

Dozens of voices rang out at the same time, the sound waves were so loud that it hurt people's eardrums, and it came extremely suddenly without any signs. The heroes were all shocked by this sudden scene.

There were more than ten people standing on the roof, all wearing yellow shirts, standing tall like javelins. The people in the hall were dressed in various styles, and it was obvious that they had sneaked in a long time ago and had been secretly monitoring Liu Zhengfeng. Among the more than a thousand people, no one noticed their presence.

Master Dingyi was the first one who couldn't hold back her anger. Her face flushed red as she shouted, "What...what does this mean? This is too insulting!"

Shi Dengda immediately bowed to Master Dingyi and apologized, saying, "Master Dingyi, please forgive me. My master has issued an order that Master Liu must be dissuaded from quitting his career. I am afraid that Master Liu will not obey the order, so I have offended him."

At this time, more than a dozen people came out of the back hall. The one walking in front was Liu Zhengfeng's wife, who looked flustered and worried. Behind her were his two young sons, who were still young and frightened by the scene in front of them. They were pale and held their mother's clothes tightly. Behind them were seven disciples of the Liu family. Behind each of them was a Songshan disciple, holding a dagger in his hand, and the sharp tip of the dagger was against the back of Madam Liu and others.

(End of this chapter)