Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 169 Alliance
The heroes of the Dragon Subduing Society glared at each other, but did not attack together. Instead, they scattered around the woods, blocking the retreat route of Qi Zhenjun and his companions.

Judging from the formation of surrounding but not attacking, it is obvious that they are concerned about the safety of Wu Yuanying, Ding You and others. However, the Dragon Subduing Society has a large number of people and hundreds of heroes gathered in the forest. It is definitely not a problem to rescue Wu Yuanying, Ding You and others. The key is how to deal with Qi Zhenjun and others.

When Huang Sixi and Xiaozhuang arrived at the scene on horseback, a crowd of people were moving through the woods.

After a while, a group of young men and women wearing Dragon Subduing Society uniforms came to Huang Sixi and Xiaozhuang to set up a defense line. They looked at Xiaozhuang's face and immediately knelt on one knee: "Greetings, Elder Zhuang!"

Xiaozhuang signaled to them: "We are all brothers, no need to be polite, get up quickly!"

The group of young men all smiled, stood up and walked to Xiaozhuang's side, holding the reins for Xiaozhuang's horse, saying, "Elder Zhuang, please stay here. That old man won't be able to break out from here!"

They were originally under a lot of pressure. Wu Yuanying was a famous figure in the Zhongnan School and one of the top masters in the Jianglong Society. Ding You, nicknamed 'Ding Jia Shen', had joined the society as early as the Chongzhen period and was more famous than Wu Yuanying.

These two branch leaders had been active in the martial arts world for twenty to thirty years, but they were easily defeated by Master Qi. This shows that Master Qi's martial arts skills are rare in the world. If Master Qi breaks out from here later, even if they can hold him back by relying on their numbers, they will probably suffer heavy losses.

However, after they met Elder Zhuang, their worries were alleviated. Although Elder Zhuang was a woman, she was the most prestigious and ruthless character in the Dragon Subduing Society. She was especially good at shooting hidden weapons. No matter how high Qi Zhenjun's martial arts skills were, he would not be able to escape Elder Zhuang's interception.

Xiao Zhuang looked across from Master Qi at the crowd on the other side, then said to Huang Sixi, "Deputy Chief Luo and Elder Jiao are all here. Should we go over now?"

At this moment, hundreds of heroes formed a circle of several dozen feet in size. Several leaders of the Dragon Subduing Society and the leaders of the provincial branches were all staring at Master Qi and did not notice Xiaozhuang.

Huang Sixi stepped forward and looked at the other side, saying, "Wait until they rescue Master Wu, then we'll go over and meet them!"

Xiaozhuang stayed where he was and pointed out the leader of the Dragon Subduing Society to Huang Sixi.

She first talked about the deputy chief Luo, whose right arm had been cut off at the shoulder, and he was originally a one-armed old man.

Huang Sixi could vaguely tell from the old man's appearance that he should be Luo Liru, a disciple of Jiao Gongli, the former leader of the Golden Dragon Gang.

Elder Jiao was a woman in her forties. Huang Sixi had met her once at the gathering at the Yellow Crane Tower and recognized her as Jiao Wan'er, the daughter of Jiao Gongli.

Huang Sixi asked casually, "Is the old leader Jiao still alive?"

Xiao Zhuang said: "He was very old and passed away twenty years ago due to illness."

Luo Liru is already over fifty years old, it is unlikely that Jiao Gongli would have lived to this day.

Huang Sixi saw that next to Luo Liru stood a middle-aged scholar dressed in scholar's clothes, who looked very distinguished. There was also a tall old man with a sword on his back, who had a sharp face and also good martial arts skills.

But Huang Sixi was unfamiliar with these two people, so he asked Xiaozhuang: "Who are those two people?"

"They are not brothers in the society, they look like they are from the Tiandihui!"

Xiaozhuang was quite surprised: "That scholar looks very similar to Chen Jinnan, the leader of the Tiandihui. I have only met Chen once before, more than ten years ago, and I don't know if it is him."

"It's Chief Leader Chen!"

The group of young men behind Xiaozhuang said one after another, "In addition to Chief Leader Chen, the Prince of Yanping, Zheng Keshuang, also came to Huanggong Temple to meet with Deputy Chief Leader Luo!"

"The prince of Yanping County is also here to participate in the turtle-killing conference?"

Looking from Xiaozhuang, Chen Jinnan was standing on Luo Liru's left, and on his right was a young couple dressed elegantly. The young man was Zheng Keshuang. The woman was actually about the same age as Wu Qiongyao, and was very beautiful. She always caught Zheng Keshuang's eye, causing Zheng Keshuang to turn his head and whisper with the woman, and not pay attention to the situation of Qi Zhenjun, Wu Yuanying and others.

This scene made Xiaozhuang feel disgusted. He thought Zheng Keshuang was frivolous and did not pay attention to the occasion. He was not worthy of the family tradition of Prince of Yanping.

However, two years ago, the chief leader Li Xihua summoned the heroes of the Jianglong Society who were lurking in the Central Plains to return to the headquarters to gather together, and once mentioned the anti-Qing plan.

Li Xihua believed that simply assassinating high-ranking Qing officials would not shake the Qing rule. If he wanted to successfully fight against the Qing, he must occupy the Central Plains territory. Only with territory could he store food, and with food could he recruit soldiers, and with soldiers could he deal with the Qing.

The headquarters of the Dragon Subduing Society is located in the southern Myanmar territory. If they want to march north, they can only capture Yunnan and Yunnan. However, Yunnan and Yunnan were fiefs bestowed by the Qing court on the traitor Wu Sangui, and Wu Sangui regarded them as private property and would never give them up easily.

The "Turtle Killing Conference" initiated by the Central Plains martial arts world this time actually fits Li Xihua's intention. If Wu Sangui can be assassinated with the help of the Central Plains martial arts world, Yunnan and Yunnan will be leaderless, and Li Xihua can send troops to take control.

However, Yunnan is located in a remote corner after all. If the Qing army launches a large-scale siege, it may be difficult to hold out for a long time. So Li Xihua planned to bring in allies and then start an uprising together with the Jianglong Society.

Looking at the whole world, the best ally is the Prince of Yanping's Mansion.

The Prince of Yanping's Mansion is located on Taiwan Island. If they could send troops to attack southern Fujian, they could coordinate with the Dragon Subduing Society from east to west, making it difficult for the Qing court to cope with it.

Xiaozhuang thought that Chen Jinnan, the leader of the Tiandihui, was one of the three heroes in the Prince of Yanping's Mansion. Luo Liru must have met with Chen Jinnan here to discuss the alliance. It must be because the matter was of great importance that the Prince of Yanping's Mansion sent the Crown Prince Zheng Keshuang as well.

Xiaozhuang saw an old man with a sword on his back standing behind Zheng Keshuang. He looked like a bodyguard. He looked very dignified and his martial arts skills were definitely not low.

By chance, Xiaozhuang recognized the old man's identity and turned to introduce him to Huang Sixi: "That man is Master Feng Xifan of the Kunlun School. He has mastered both swordsmanship and internal strength. When he fights with others, he is used to hitting the vital points of others. The tip of his sword can often hit the acupoints through the skin. After killing someone, he can leave the person's skin unharmed and no blood shed. His fellow martial artists gave him the nickname 'One Sword Without Blood'!"

Huang Sixi said, "A sword without blood? His internal energy has been trained to the level of turning sharp into dull, so he is not a weak opponent! Can Luo Liru defeat Feng Xifan?"

Before Xiaozhuang could answer, the group of young men behind him became unhappy. Deputy Chief Luo was so powerful that everyone who saw him would give him a thumbs up and call him "hero Luo". They wondered who Huang Sixi was and how he dared to call Deputy Chief Luo by his name?
Before Xiaozhuang could, they shouted, "Deputy Chief Luo is known as the 'Southern Sky Sword God'. His swordsmanship was taught by the Dragon Subduing Hero. He is definitely better than Yijian Wuxue!"

Huang Sixi shook his head slightly: "The Dragon-Subduing Hero has never taught any sword techniques to me. Luo Liru's sword techniques must have another origin!"

The group of young men were very unconvinced: "Deputy Chief Luo and the Dragon-Subduing Hero are close friends. They once swept through the Tatar city of Shengjing together. The Dragon-Subduing Hero taught me martial arts. Who do you think you are to question the origin of Deputy Chief Luo's swordsmanship..."

"Shut up!"

Xiao Zhuang suddenly interrupted the group of young men and shouted, "All of you stay still and don't speak again!"

He quickly explained to Huang Sixi, "They are all descendants of the former Golden Dragon Gang. They have followed Deputy Leader Luo since they were young. Husband, don't bother with them!"

The group of young people were immediately surprised, wondering why Elder Zhuang was so polite to Huang Sixi, who was so young?
Wu Qiongyao beside Xiaozhuang also felt very strange. She felt that Elder Zhuang was not just being polite to Huang Sixi. He was very respectful in his words and deeds. Even when he met the chief leader of the Dragon Subduing Society, he was no more than that. Fei Hongjin did not pay attention to the conversation between the few people. Her attention was always on Qi Zhenjun, because this time Qi Zhenjun risked his life to come to Huaishuping to participate in the turtle killing meeting, all for her.

Seeing the Dragon Subduing Society heroes surrounding them, Qi Zhenjun hurriedly shouted, "I have no ill intentions. I just want to get some information. If Master Wu is willing to reveal the information, I will release them immediately."

Luo Liru walked out of the crowd alone and replied coldly to Master Qi: "You must release Master Wu first, then we can discuss it!"

Qi Zhenjun spoke gently, showing weakness to the enemy, but his methods were tough. He hooked his hand and grabbed Wu Yuanying's neck, saying with a smile: "It would be easy for me to kill Master Wu, but I only pressed the acupuncture points and did not hurt anyone, which shows my sincerity!"

He was full of energy, gathering his internal strength and shouting, making sure that all the hundreds of heroes present could hear him: "If you, the Dragon Subduing Society, want to use your numbers to bully the few, I will not be afraid, but you have to think carefully. If you launch a siege and force me to have no way to retreat, then I will have no choice but to kill you!"

In fact, Luo Liru and Wu Yuanying did not have a very close relationship. In fact, Wu Yuanying was recruited into the Dragon Subduing Society by Hong Niangzi and was a confidant of the chief leader Li Xihua.

But 'Dingjia God' Ding You was the former disciple of Gai Mengchang and Meng Bofei. He fought side by side with Luo Liru as early as thirty years ago. They were friends for life and death, so he had to be rescued safely at all costs.

Luo Liru asked, "What news do you want to know?"

"It's very simple! I just want to know the whereabouts of the Tianshan swordsman 'Fei Hongjin'!"

Qi Zhenjun said: "This 'Fei Hongjin' is a foreign tribe in the southern border. She has never set foot in the Central Plains and has no contact with your Dragon Subduing Society. Even if you reveal her information, it will not violate the loyalty of your Dragon Subduing Society!"

"Pooh!"

Wu Yuanying immediately cursed: "I am not the kind of person who would betray my friends. You old thief, kill me right now. I would rather die than reveal a single word to you!"

When the heroes of the Dragon Subduing Society heard this, they all shouted, "Master Wu, you are a hero. We in the Dragon Subduing Society never sell out our friends, let alone our country!"

"But I won't let anyone bully me! Old thief, let Master Wu go, or I'll grind you to dust!"

Qi Zhenjun burst into laughter.

The sound was transmitted with a whistling sound, which made the nearby heroes of the Dragon Subduing Society feel uncomfortable and they subconsciously took a step back.

Qi Zhenjun is over seventy years old and belongs to the same generation of martial arts masters as the White-haired Witch. Perhaps his self-created wind and thunder swordsmanship is not as good as that of the Tianshan School, but his internal strength is extremely profound.

When his laughter stopped, the heroes of the Dragon Subduing Society also gradually stopped making noise.

He looked around and said, "I have long heard that the Dragon Subduing Society is full of heroes, and I have always admired them deeply, but today I see that they are just so-so. You only dare to attack us by taking advantage of your power, but not to compete fairly. You really don't deserve the reputation!"

The young people present could not bear the provocation and immediately started to encourage each other, saying that even if they fought alone, there were many masters in the Dragon Subduing Society who could defeat this old thief.

However, after seeing Wu Yuanying and Ding You being captured alive, they became less confident and the sounds of shouting and killing gradually died down.

Luo Liru asked, "What do you want to do? Why do you want to set aside 10,000 yuan?"

"That's easy! You in the Dragon Subduing Society call yourselves heroes and chivalrous, so let's have a fair fight, that's worthy of your reputation!"

Qi Zhenjun's eyes were like knives. He swept through the people around Luo Liru and confidently challenged him: "Let's have a sword fight. I heard that Deputy Chief Luo of the Dragon Subduing Society is known as the 'Southern Sky Sword God'. I overestimate my own abilities and want to spar with him. If you can win, I will immediately release Master Wu and the dozen heroes of the Dragon Subduing Society, and I will leave myself to you!"

This condition is very attractive.

All the heroes of the Dragon Subduing Society were moved and looked at Luo Liru, hoping that Deputy Leader Luo would personally come out and teach this arrogant old man a lesson.

"What if Deputy Chief Luo loses the fight?"

"It's better to say that you lost the fight, please get out of the way and let me leave!"

Qi Zhenjun smiled and said, "Of course, I will also release Master Wu and these dozen heroes, but I hope Master Wu will reveal the whereabouts of 'Flying Red Scarf'!"

He kept calling Fei Hongjin, but he didn't know that Fei Hongjin was standing in the crowd.

He was surrounded and was fully focused on dealing with Luo Liru and other leaders of the Dragon Subduing Society, so he didn't notice Fei Hongjin in the corner at all.

Seeing that Master Qi was full of confidence, Luo Liru hesitated for a moment. If only the brothers of the Dragon Subduing Society were present, he would not mind using some conspiracy and tricks to deal with Master Qi.

But at this moment, the leader of the Tiandihui and the prince of Yanping County are all around him. If Luo Liru wants to protect the reputation of the Jianglonghui, he needs to deal with Qi Zhenjun in an open and aboveboard manner.

Seeing that he was still hesitant to speak, Qi Zhenjun said, "I am willing to fight you three times in a row. As long as you can win the first round, I will lose! If you still don't want to fight, then come up and attack me together. Hey, I will take them all!"

Qi Zhenjun was unsure. If the Dragon Subduing Society really launched a siege, he would definitely be in danger today. The key point was that this place was only a few miles away from Huaishuping. If all the martial arts figures in Huaishuping came to support him, his fate would be even more miserable.

He naturally hoped that Luo Liru would agree to the duel immediately.

Luo Liru was hesitant, as he came to the Turtle Killing Conference mainly to discuss the alliance with the Tiandihui, and he did not invite the strongest master of the Jianglonghui to accompany him.

Although there were hundreds of heroes from the Dragon Subduing Society present, Luo Liru was the best in martial arts, followed by Jiao Wan'er. If Luo Liru couldn't defeat Qi Zhenjun, there would be no point in sending Jiao Wan'er.

Luo Liru couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "If I had known that I would have to fight this old villain, I would have stopped by the Tibetan border on my way north and invited Brother Luohan to come with me!"

The Luohan brother he was thinking of was the famous dragon-slaying monk.

At this time, Chen Jinnan beside him smiled and said to him, "Our Jianglong Society and Tiandihui have formed an alliance and are as close as a family. The affairs of the Jianglong Society are the affairs of the Tiandihui! Jinnan is willing to take the lead and try out the swordsmanship of the founder of the Changbai Sect first. It will not be too late for Brother Luo to consider whether to fight him later!"

Seeing Chen Jinnan's help, Luo Liru said hurriedly, "Then I'll have to trouble Chief Chen!"

(End of this chapter)