Looking around at everyone, Liu Zhengfeng took a deep breath and said slowly: "I have made up my mind. I will never kill Brother Qu. I will die here today, and I will never do anything that is treacherous."

Fei Bin's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He waved the flag in his hand vigorously and shouted, "Okay, if that's the case, don't blame me for being rude. Songshan Sect disciples, listen to my orders and prepare to take action!"

Following Fei Bin's order, the disciples of Songshan School drew their weapons and surrounded Liu Zhengfeng's family. Liu Zhengfeng's family members were all terrified at this moment, but Liu Zhengfeng looked calm. He stood up, glanced at the enemies around him, and sighed inwardly.

At this moment, Yi Lin suddenly ran out crying. She had met Liu Zhengfeng several times before and respected this kind uncle. She ran to Fei Bin, knelt down with a plop, and cried, "Uncle Fei, please don't kill Uncle Liu. Uncle Liu is a good man. He will not betray the Five Mountains Sword Sect."

Fei Bin frowned and said, "You have nothing to do here, go back quickly."

Yi Lin refused to get up, but just kept crying and begging: "Uncle Fei, please spare Uncle Liu. I beg you on behalf of Uncle Liu."

Everyone felt a little bit reluctant to see Yi Lin like this, but they also knew that this matter concerned the rules of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, so no one dared to speak easily.

Liu Zhengfeng looked at Yilin, feeling touched, and said, "Little nephew Yilin, please get up. This matter has nothing to do with you. Uncle Liu's misfortune today is destined. You don't have to plead for me."

Yilin still refused to get up, and cried even more sadly. At this time, Master Dingyi came out, with a serious look, and said, "Yilin, get up. Senior Brother Fei, this matter is indeed a bit strange. Liu Zhengfeng may have his own difficulties in making friends with Qu Yang. Shouldn't we reconsider it carefully?"

Fei Bin looked unhappy and said, "Master Dingyi, Alliance Leader Zuo has already made a decision on this matter. Do you want to go against Alliance Leader Zuo's order?"

Master Dingyi snorted and said, "I am not a coward, but I think this matter should not be handled so hastily. Although Liu Zhengfeng is friends with Qu Yang, he has not done anything to harm the Five Mountains Sword Sect. It is too cruel to execute his entire family like this."

Fei Bin sneered, "Master Dingyi, you are favoring Liu Zhengfeng. If we don't punish him today, what will be the rules of the Five Mountains Sword Sect in the future?"

Just as Master Dingyi and Fei Bin were arguing, Liu Zhengfeng suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter was full of sadness and helplessness. Everyone was attracted by his laughter and looked at him.

Liu Zhengfeng laughed and said, "Everyone, there is no need to argue anymore. Liu Zhengfeng will definitely die today, but I have a request, and I hope you can agree to it."

Fei Bin said coldly: "If you have any request, just say it."

Liu Zhengfeng looked at his family and said, "I just hope you can let my family go. They are all innocent and have nothing to do with my friendship with Qu Yang."

Before Fei Bin could speak, Ding Mian said, "Liu Zhengfeng, you are too naive. You colluded with the Demon Cult, and your whole family is to blame. How can you let it go so easily?"

Fei Bin vigorously unfurled the flag in his hand. The flag fluttered in the wind, and the sound spread throughout the hall:

"Brother Tianmen of Taishan Sect, Brother Yue of Huashan Sect, Master Dingyi of Hengshan Sect, all brothers and nephews of Hengshan Sect, the Left Alliance Leader has a message for you: Good and evil cannot coexist. The hatred between the Demon Sect and our Five Mountains Sword Sect is as deep as the sea and we cannot live together. Liu Zhengfeng has befriended the bandits and joined the enemy. All of my Five Mountains fellow disciples, please join us in killing him. Those who receive the order, please stand to the left."

Taoist Tianmen suddenly stood up and walked to the left with big strides, looking straight ahead, not even glancing at Liu Zhengfeng from the corner of his eyes. Taoist Tianmen's master was tragically killed by a female elder of the Demon Cult, and this blood feud made him hate the Demon Cult to the core. As soon as he stood still, all his disciples followed him without hesitation.

Yue Buqun also slowly stood up and looked at Liu Zhengfeng with a look of reluctance: "Brother Liu, you just need to nod your head, and Yue Buqun will take care of Qu Yang for you. How about that? You said that a real man should not let his friends down. Does that mean that Qu Yang is the only one in the world who is your friend, and that we, the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the many heroes here, are not your friends? More than a thousand fellow martial artists here, upon hearing that you want to retire, have traveled thousands of miles without any effort to come here, and sincerely congratulate you. Is that enough friendship? Don't you think that the lives of your entire family, the kindness of your teachers and friends in the Five Mountains Sword Sect, and the friendship of the thousands of fellow martial artists here, added together, are not as good as Qu Yang alone?"

Everyone listened to Yue Buqun's words and felt that they touched their hearts. He was indeed an educated man who could distinguish right from wrong.

Liu Zhengfeng looked calm and shook his head slowly: "Brother Yue, you are a scholar, you should know that a real man should not do certain things. I am very grateful for your kind advice. If someone forces me to harm Qu Yang, I must not do this. Just like if someone forces me to kill your brother Yue, or wants me to harm any good friend here, I will definitely not nod my head even if my whole family suffers. Brother Qu is my best friend, that's true, but isn't Brother Yue also my good friend? If Brother Qu mentions that he wants to secretly harm my friend in the Five Mountains Sword Sect, I will despise him and will no longer consider him a friend."

His words were sincere and his eyes were firm, without any hesitation. The heroes were moved. In the martial arts world, loyalty has always been highly valued. Liu Zhengfeng took his friendship with Qu Yang into consideration. Although most of these martial arts heroes did not agree with his friendship with the demon sect, they could not help but secretly admire his loyalty.

Yue Buqun shook his head again after hearing this and said, "Brother Liu, what you said is not right. Brother Liu is loyal to his friends, which is admirable, but he does not distinguish between good and evil, and does not ask right from wrong. The Demon Cult has committed many evil deeds, killing upright gentlemen and innocent people in the martial arts world. Brother Liu gave his entire life to him just because he got along well with him, but he misunderstood the word "loyalty". "

Liu Zhengfeng smiled faintly and said, "Brother Yue, you don't like music, so you don't understand what I mean. Words can be used to lie, but the sound of the zither and flute is the voice of the heart, and it can never be faked. I am friends with Brother Qu, and we sing in harmony with each other through the zither and flute, and we understand each other's thoughts. I am willing to guarantee with my entire life that Brother Qu is a member of the Demon Sect, but he does not have the slightest bit of the evil spirit of the Demon Sect."

Yue Buqun sighed, his eyes briefly rested on Liu Zhengfeng's face, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything else, and walked to the side of Tianmen Taoist. Lao Denuo, Lu Dayou and others looked at each other first, and then followed Yue Buqun.

Yi Huawei shrugged slightly, with a bit of casualness and freedom, lifted his feet, and followed slowly.

Yi Huawei didn't believe that Qu Yang was a good person. To be an elder in the Sun Moon Sect, his hands couldn't be clean. The Sun Moon Sect was notorious in the martial arts world and acted ruthlessly. As a high-ranking official, how could Qu Yang be innocent?

In his opinion, Liu Zhengfeng's behavior was really a bit foolish. For the sake of a so-called soulmate, he ignored the distinction between good and evil and made friends with the demon sect. Wasn't this asking for trouble?
In the original world, everyone lives in a society ruled by law, with clear concepts of right and wrong and moral standards. But in this martial arts world, the boundary between good and evil is so blurred. Many times, the so-called righteous people may not be really righteous, and those who are regarded as evil are not all extremely evil. But Qu Yang is obviously not in this "maybe" category. He can climb to the position of elder in the Demon Sect. Yi Huawei really finds it hard to believe that he is a kind person. What's more, according to the plot of the original work, Qu Yang should have come here a long time ago, but he watched Liu Zhengfeng's wife and children being killed before he took action. This makes it difficult for Yi Huawei to have any good feelings towards Qu Yang.

If you judge someone as a good person just because he plays the piano well, then what is the point of the Six-Fingered Demon?

Although it has been transferred to other platforms, the principle is the same. In the underworld, good and evil cannot be so simply defined. Music is supposed to cultivate one's sentiments, but in the hands of these underworld people, it often becomes a tool for fighting for fame and fortune, or even killing people.

Looking back, I used to be full of fantasies about the world of martial arts, but when I was really in it, I found that it was far from as beautiful as I had imagined.

Those so-called famous and upright sects may appear to be righteous on the surface, but in the background, there is no lack of intrigue and struggle for power. Take the current disturbance caused by Liu Zhengfeng's retirement as an example. The Songshan Sect, under the banner of "good and evil cannot coexist", has been forcing Liu Zhengfeng hard, but in reality, how much of it is out of true justice, and how much is for the sake of maintaining the dignity and interests of the sect?
As for the Demon Cult, although their style of doing things is completely different from that of the righteous and their methods are more ruthless, there are also people among them who value friendship and loyalty.

Yi Huawei stood behind Yue Buqun, his eyes sweeping over everyone. He saw Liu Zhengfeng's determined and helpless expression, and the smugness and arrogance on Fei Bin and others' faces. He knew that this dispute was just a microcosm of the many contradictions in the martial arts world, and he was inevitably involved in it.

Looking at Liu Zhengfeng in front of him, he felt a little emotional. Liu Zhengfeng just wanted to quit the underworld and live a simple life, but he suffered such a disaster because of his friendship with Qu Yang.

Yi Huawei couldn't help but wonder, if he were in Liu Zhengfeng's position, what would he choose? Would he distance himself from Qu Yang in order to protect himself and his family, or would he stick to his friendship like Liu Zhengfeng did, even at the cost of his life?

However... after fighting with Feng Qingyang, Yi Huawei was full of confidence. Even if Dongfang Bubai was here, he might not be able to do anything to him. Who could force him to pay the price with his life?
Master Dingyi looked at Liu Zhengfeng with complicated emotions in her eyes. She clasped her hands together and chanted, "Amitabha!" Then she slowly walked to the side of Yue Buqun and said, "The devil is deep and the sins are heavy. It's a sin, a sin." The Hengshan Sect disciples under her seat, including Yi Lin, followed silently.

Seeing that everyone had taken their positions, Fei Bin continued, "This is Liu Zhengfeng's personal matter, and has nothing to do with others. All the disciples of the Hengshan School who are unwilling to join the rebellion should stand to the left."

The hall suddenly fell into silence. Everyone looked at each other. The atmosphere was so depressing that it was hard to breathe.

After a moment, a young man broke the silence and said, "Uncle Liu, we're sorry." Then, more than thirty disciples of Hengshan Sect walked up to the nuns of Hengshan Sect. These were Liu Zhengfeng's nephews and nieces. They had complicated expressions, some ashamed, some helpless, and none of the first generation figures of Hengshan Sect had arrived.

Fei Bin added: "The disciples of Liu Sect should also stand on the left."

Xiang Danian suddenly said in a loud voice: "We have received great kindness from our master, and we should not let him down. As disciples of the Liu Sect, we will live and die together with our master."

Liu Zhengfeng's eyes were slightly red and filled with tears. He said, "Okay, okay, Danian! You have been very worthy of Master by saying this. You all should go ahead. Master makes friends on his own and it has nothing to do with you."

Mi Weiyi drew out his sword with a swish, and the sword flashed with cold light. He shouted, "The Liu family is no enemy of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. Today, the only outcome is death. Whoever wants to harm my master should kill the one with the surname Mi first." As he said that, he stood in front of Liu Zhengfeng, spread his legs, and blocked Liu Zhengfeng steadily, posing as if he was defending him to the death.

Seeing this, Ding Mian's face darkened, and he raised his left hand suddenly. With a slight hissing sound, a silver light shot out at a very fast speed, heading straight for Mi Weiyi. Liu Zhengfeng was startled, and before he could think about it, he stretched out his hand and pushed Mi Weiyi's right shoulder. With his internal force, Mi Weiyi rushed to the left, and the silver light changed direction and shot towards Liu Zhengfeng's chest. Xiang Danian, the nurse, was eager to protect him, and he jumped up without thinking, wanting to block this fatal blow for Liu Zhengfeng.

At this critical moment, Yi Huawei's eyes focused instantly, and he flicked his finger. An iron ball shot out from his fingertips, faster than the silver light, and accurately knocked the silver light down. With a crisp "ding" sound, the hidden weapon and the iron ball collided, and sparks flew everywhere.

"Who!?" Ding Mian was shocked by this sudden change and shouted angrily.

"Yue Huawei from Huashan, nice to meet Uncle Ding."

Yi Huawei took a step forward, his movements were unhurried, and he just bowed. That perfunctory gesture made Ding Mian even more annoyed.

"As the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. When did my Five Mountains Sword Sect have the rule of eradicating the roots? Or was it your Songshan Sect that set the rule? How is this different from the Demon Sect?"

Yi Huawei looked directly at Ding Mian, his words sharp and every word like a knife.

Yue Buqun stood aside, opened his mouth slightly, and wanted to call Yi Huawei, but swallowed the words back. He changed his mind and decided to wait and see how Yi Huawei would respond. With a look of inquiry in his eyes, he stood quietly and watched the development of the situation.

Everyone in the hall looked at Yi Huawei at once, and for a moment, the only sound in the hall was the breathing of the people. Some were surprised at Yi Huawei's courage, some were curious about his next move, and everyone held their breath, waiting to see how this conflict would develop.

Ding Mian was furious when he was questioned by Yi Huawei. As a master of Songshan School, he was also quite prestigious among the Five Mountains Sword Sects. He had never been contradicted like this before.

Without saying much, he raised his left hand again, and several silver lights shot towards Yi Huawei like lightning. These silver lights were his unique hidden weapons, with extremely fast speeds and tricky angles, which were difficult for ordinary people to avoid.

(End of this chapter)

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