After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 137 Don’t Touch Falling God Peak
After half a stick of incense.

On a long, dilapidated bluestone street, Qin Hao received a damaged, palm-sized jade pendant from Sha Wenshan.

"Why do you, the Baisha Gang, go to so much trouble to get this thing?"

Looking at Sha Wenshan, whose face was as pale as a ghost, Qin Hao withdrew his gaze from the jade pendant in his hand and stared at him with a frown.

Hearing this, Sha Wenshan coughed a few times. The internal organs that were shattered by Cao Gaoshan's knife were in unbearable pain. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, but he still managed to speak back:
"Yes... The Tianxia Alliance asked us to find this item. I don't know the details."

After hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing raised her eyes slightly, glanced at the young man in white, and said suddenly:
"So the force behind you that you can't afford to offend is the Tianxia Alliance, one of the four top forces in the Dali Jianghu. No wonder you are so arrogant."

The young man in white didn't say anything, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.

In the current situation, the lives of himself and others are in the hands of the other party. We just need to let them know the background of the Baisha Gang and give up. If we show an overly domineering attitude, it will probably backfire.

In his opinion, as long as he could leave alive, he would make these people pay back a hundredfold for what they did today.

At this moment, Qin Hao, who was holding half of the jade pendant in his hand, had a changing expression. He glanced at Sun Shao who was standing not far away and asked:

"Has your Poshaqiang Sect also joined the Tianxia Alliance?"

Sun Shao, holding a spear, did not deny it and nodded:

"The Tianxia Alliance's influence is spread across all states in the Dali martial arts world. The leader of the Tianxia Alliance is a master of martial arts and highly respected. He is deeply admired by everyone in the martial arts world."

"And now the Tianxia Alliance is calling on all sects to put aside their own prejudices and unite to create a prosperous Jianghu. Naturally, our Poshaqiang Sect is actively responding to the call of the Alliance Leader."

Qin Hao was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Shangguan Qingqing beside him, exhaled lightly, and sighed:
"Junior sister, their backers are too strong. The Tianxia Alliance is such a behemoth that our Tianhe Sword Sect cannot compete with it."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing frowned and turned her head to look at Qin Hao and was about to speak.

However, the next moment, she saw Qin Hao's figure suddenly jump up from his original position, holding a broad knife in his hand and rushing towards Sun Shao who was standing not far away with the force of thunder.

Originally, Sun Shao felt a little relieved after hearing what Qin Hao said, thinking that the other party was afraid of the power of the Tianxia Alliance and would never dare to attack him and others today.

But what he really didn't expect was that the other party wanted to take his life as soon as he finished speaking.

For a moment, his expression changed drastically:

"Idiot, you are bringing disaster upon the Tianhe Sword Sect!"

However, Qin Hao had a cold smile on his face at this moment, and the blades under his hands were shining brightly, with murderous intent surging. He said:
"I don't care about that. I'll kill you first to avenge my fellow apprentices!"

The broadsword chopped down with the force of splitting stones and splitting rocks. Sun Shao's face was gloomy and he wanted to resist immediately.

But Cao Gaoshan's expression changed at this moment, and a domineering sword energy rose from his body and pressed down directly on Sun Shao, forcing him to unable to move at all.

Sun Shao's face suddenly showed horror, and the next moment, a flash of knife light flashed by, and he was split in half with an extremely terrified expression.

When the young man in white suddenly saw this scene, he was stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran away in panic carrying Sha Wenshan without saying a word.

But Qin Hao obviously had no intention of letting the other party go. He left Sun Shao's bloody body and chased after the two men.

"You... break your promise!"

Sha Wenshan, who was lying on the back of the young man in white, was shocked and angry. He turned his head and looked at Qin Hao angrily.

"Even when it comes to trustworthiness, you still have to choose the right people!"

Qin Hao's face was filled with ruthlessness. Without hesitation, he attacked with all his strength, vowing to chop the two men in front of him down with his sword...

Not long after, Qin Hao came back from one end of the long bluestone street carrying the heads of Sha Wenshan and the other two, and then he chopped off the heads of Sun Shao and the other two middle-aged men in the pit.

"With these heads, it should be enough to offer sacrifices to my fellow apprentices."

Qin Hao put his head together and then bowed to Cao Gaoshan again to express his gratitude.

Cao Gaoshan narrowed his eyes slightly, waved his hand, and when he saw that there was nothing for him to do, he turned around and walked towards the inn.

At this time, Shangguan Qingqing, who had already dealt with all the remaining Baisha Gang thugs, walked over to Qin Hao and patted him on the shoulder:

"You scared me just now. This is my senior brother. There is no reason for people from the Tianhe Sword Sect to be afraid of death."

Then she sighed softly and said:

"However, I'll leave the rest of the matters to you, Senior Brother. When I come back after having tea, I'll go with you to destroy the Baisha Gang."

After saying that, Shangguan Qingqing's expression changed, and then she walked quickly towards the inn with a look of joy on her face.

Seeing this, Qin Hao quickly followed and said:
"Junior sister, I will go with you and thank you in person."

……

There was silence on the second floor of the inn.

Some guests naturally saw Cao Gaoshan's attack through the cracks in the window, and they also saw that the leader of the Baisha Gang and others had their heads chopped off.

Therefore, everyone was silent at this moment and dared not speak.

They occasionally looked at the table where Li Musheng was sitting, and their eyes revealed fear and deep dread.

Cao Gaoshan recounted to Hu Ruian and Li Musheng what happened on the long street afterwards.

After all, it involves the Tianxia Alliance, one of the four major sects. Although their original intention was to wipe out Luoshen Peak, which is also one of the four major sects, they really don't care much about the Tianxia Alliance at the moment.

However, to avoid accidents, it is better to be a little cautious.

After listening to Cao Gaoshan's words, Li Musheng didn't take it seriously and had no interest.

Hu Ruian thought for a moment and said slowly:

"The Tianxia Alliance has been constantly annexing sects of all sizes in recent years, and its power has grown stronger. This is not a good thing for the imperial court."

Hearing this, Wu Shang, who was standing by, nodded slightly and said:

"I've heard that the Tianxia Alliance, in order to win over the martial arts sects, has already opened its arsenal and freely given away various powerful and precious martial arts secret manuals. This has attracted many lesser-known martial arts factions to join, and they've been highly praised by the martial arts community. I'm afraid the Tianxia Alliance has big plans!"

Hu Ruian sighed lightly, shook his head, and didn't say much about it.

At this time, Shangguan Qingqing took Qin Hao and quickly walked up to the second floor.

Then, she glanced around, then walked over to Li Musheng with joy, and asked in a low voice:

"Your Highness left Shangyang City and came here. Could it be that he is on a secret visit?"

Hearing this, Li Musheng glanced at the other party and spread his hands:

"Obviously, Miss Qingqing guessed right."

Then, he motioned for her to sit down at the table and poured her a cup of hot tea. However, at this moment, Qin Hao, who was standing behind him, had a strange look on his face.

He quietly tugged at Shangguan Qingqing's clothes and asked anxiously using his Qi to transmit his voice:

"Junior sister, could this benefactor be a prince of the Dali Dynasty?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing nodded slightly, but then reminded him solemnly:
"Judging from the way Your Highness and the others are dressed, they should be acting in secret. Brother, please do not spread this matter, otherwise don't blame me for not appreciating the brotherhood between us."

"Don't worry, Junior Sister. I'm not that kind of person. However, I have something extremely important that I need to convey to the Dali court."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing frowned and said suspiciously:
"What's going on? How come I don't know?"

"This...it's a long story..."

At the same time, Hu Ruian and the others at the table all looked at Shangguan Qingqing and the other person with strange expressions.

At this time, Li Musheng coughed, raised his eyebrows, and said:

"Miss Qingqing, isn't it a bad behavior for you to gossip about me behind my back like this?"

"what?"

As soon as these words came out, Shangguan Qingqing reacted and immediately waved her hands repeatedly, saying:
"I didn't. How could I possibly say something bad about the best in the world?"

As she spoke, she stretched out a finger and pointed at Qin Hao behind her, putting the blame on him and said:
"It's my senior brother who said he has something important to tell you."

Hearing this, Hu Ruian, Murong Xiaoya and others' eyes moved, lingered on Li Musheng in front of them for a while, and then looked at Qin Hao, all with suspicious expressions.

At this time, Qin Hao smiled awkwardly, and bowed solemnly to Li Musheng, saying:

"Thank you so much for your help. You saved my life and helped me avenge my fellow apprentices. I cannot repay your kindness enough."

Li Musheng waved his hand, not caring about it. However, he looked at the other party with some curiosity and asked:

"What's the big news you want to tell us?"

Hearing this, Qin Hao hurriedly took out half a jade pendant from his arms, handed it to Li Musheng with both hands, and said:

"I just got this jade pendant from the leader of the Baisha Gang, but actually, it belonged to one of my junior brothers before."

Then, Qin Hao sighed deeply and told the general inside story.

In order to help her junior sister avenge her and capture the flower thief, Shangguan Qingqing left Tianhe Sword Sect and never returned.

Her master was worried that something might happen to her, so he sent Qin Hao to search for her. However, a few days ago, Qin Hao accidentally discovered a mark of help left by a disciple of the sect.

He immediately followed the mark to look for someone, but instead found a seriously injured junior brother.

Seeing his fellow disciple being brutally murdered, he was naturally extremely angry, but when he found that fellow disciple, he was already on his deathbed.

Later, Qin Hao learned the whole story from the other party's last words.

"That junior fellow was traveling with several other brothers and sisters. On the road to Jingzhou, they encountered a messenger who was being hunted. Out of chivalry, they helped him, but ended up suffering a catastrophic disaster themselves."

Qin Hao's face showed a sad expression. He looked at the jade pendant in Li Musheng's hand and said:
"My fellow apprentice also learned from the messenger's dying words that he was going to convey a very important piece of information to the Dali court."

As he spoke, he looked at Li Musheng and said:
"Although I don't know the inside story, the messenger must convey this message even if he loses his life: Never touch Falling God Peak!"

When these words were spoken, Hu Ruian and others all frowned.

Then, Hu Ruian looked up at Qin Hao and asked seriously:

"Do you know who that messenger is, and why did he pass on such information?"

Hearing this, Qin Hao thought for a while and shook his head:
"The messenger only said that he was a spy hidden in the Jianghu by the Dali court. As to whether he was from the Six Gates, the Tianjin Guards, or the Secret Service, it was unclear."

Then he changed the subject and said:
"However, this half jade pendant was originally given to my junior fellow apprentice by the messenger, but it was later taken away by the Baisha Gang. Perhaps the information they wanted to convey is related to this."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned and fell on the jade pendant in Li Musheng's hand.

Seeing this, Li Musheng casually handed the jade pendant to Hu Ruian opposite him, asking him to see what was going on.

To be honest, he was also a little curious about what the messenger said.

After all, they were on their way to wipe out Luoshen Peak, but suddenly this piece of information popped up, which was more or less a surprise.

At this time, after Hu Ruian took the jade pendant from Li Musheng, he looked at it carefully.

The jade pendant looks ordinary, with some ordinary landscapes carved on it, and the material is not very precious.

But after Hu Ruian looked at it for a while, a ball of red and hot true energy suddenly appeared in his hand and slowly brushed over the jade pendant.

Then, wisps of martial arts energy emerged in his eyes, and then they glowed slightly, and he stared at the jade pendant in his hand again.

After a while, Hu Ruian's expression became visibly solemn.

He looked up at Li Musheng, and the next moment, an invisible barrier of true energy spread out from him, shielding Shangguan Qingqing, Qin Hao and everyone else in the inn from outside.

Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao also noticed this scene. Qin Hao was shocked and whispered to Shangguan Qingqing:

"This senior is actually a celestial master. The martial arts aura he exuded just now feels even more powerful than that of my master."

Shangguan Qingqing glanced at the other party and said:
"Brother, could you please stop being so surprised? With the world's number one expert right before your eyes, what does a mere celestial master matter?"

Hearing this, Qin Hao frowned, looked at his junior sister, and said suspiciously:
"Junior Sister, this prince did save our lives, and we should be grateful. But... why do you keep saying he's the best in the world? He's so young, and he doesn't even have a single ounce of martial arts energy."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing's heroic face suddenly revealed a hint of disdain:
"Brother, when you said that, I never thought your knowledge was so shallow!"

Qin Hao:......

……

At the same time, after setting up the Qi barrier, Hu Ruian looked at Li Musheng in front of him and said seriously:

"Your Highness, this jade pendant is engraved with an extremely detailed topographical map of Falling God Peak, and it also contains many precise internal defense markings. Although it is only half, I can confirm that this item is absolutely confidential among confidential matters."

Hearing this, Li Musheng glanced at the jade pendant, raised his eyebrows, and said:

"So, that messenger is from Tianjin Guard?"

However, Hu Ruian shook his head and said:
"Probably not. Although I know how to decipher the information on the jade pendant, this method is also applicable to other institutions in the Dali court."

"Furthermore, the map recorded on the jade pendant is obviously different from the defense map that our Tianjin Guard secretly obtained during the attack on Luoshen Peak."

(End of this chapter)