I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 69 Old Master Tang

As soon as he said this, Zhang Lin was scared himself.

Even though it was late autumn and the night wind was cold, beads of sweat still appeared on Zhang Lin's forehead.

In Zhang Lin's memory, Bai Yutang had always been a renowned knight, ruling over the surrounding six towns. He enjoyed the homage of the wealthy and powerful, and his heroic deeds as a defender of the region were widely praised. Even the county magistrate would send someone to the tang every year to offer his condolences and encouragement.

All this is thanks to Fang Baiyu's heroic and righteous character.

For this reason, Zhang Lin admired the hall master very much.

Now... he actually took the action of slaughtering the entire Chen family.

No wonder Zhang Lin found it hard to accept it for a while.

Xie An, who had lived two lives, saw things more clearly. Most of the heroes who talked about morality and justice were like Yue Buqun. They were just using justice to satisfy their own personal interests.

In such a chaotic world, there aren't so many heroes.

Maybe there are, but they are definitely rare, at least Xie An has never seen one.

"Brother Zhang, we have to leave quickly. If people find out... you and I will be in trouble." Xie An urged in a low voice and hurriedly drove away on horseback.

Gulu.

Zhang Lin swallowed his saliva, and four words instinctively emerged in his mind: murder to silence the witness.

Then, Zhang Lin did not dare to stay any longer and hurriedly drove his horse to catch up with Xie An, not daring to delay for a moment.

……

In the dense forest, on the mountain road.

The body of the plum blossom monster lay quietly on the ground.

Wang Ziwen squatted on the ground and carefully examined the wounds on the plum blossom monster. Then he said to Fang Baiyu beside him: "Master, this guy is wearing Chen Er's human skin mask. It must be the plum blossom monster."

Fang Baiyu stood beside him with a knife in his hand, his eyes full of ferocity and his face flushed with anger.

He was the one who set up the trap, but was fooled by the Plum Blossom Monster.

The one who played with the eagle ended up having his eyes pecked out by the eagle.

Wang Ziwen continued as she examined it, "This knife that killed the Plum Blossom Monster, judging by the inscription number, belongs to Zhang Hengshui. Judging by the wound... I can probably reconstruct what happened—

Zhang Hengshui likely noticed Chen Da and Chen Er sneaking into the backyard early in the morning and secretly followed them. He saw Chen Er was the Plum Blossom Monster in disguise and killed Chen Da. He then followed the Plum Blossom Monster away. He then attacked the Plum Blossom Monster with a bow and arrow, wounding it. The Plum Blossom Monster pulled the arrow out of its body and tried to fight back. However, due to the severe wound, Zhang Hengshui counterattacked and killed it.

Zhang Hengshui tried to draw his sword and escape, but the Plum Blossom Monster held onto it tightly. Furthermore, Zhang Hengshui was panicked at the time, fearing that our people would discover him, so he didn't continue to fight the Plum Blossom Monster and simply fled with the magic treasure.

After saying this, Wang Ziwen also looked at the ground in front and behind the mountain path. "Unfortunately, it hasn't rained recently. The surrounding mountain paths are all compacted hard soil, leaving no footprints. Otherwise, we could determine the direction of Zhang Hengshui's escape."

Fang Baiyu had been listening carefully the whole time, and without any objection, he agreed with Wang Ziwen's analysis.

Zhang Hengshui's sword and scattered ordinary arrows.

All of this supports Wang Ziwen's reasonable inference. Furthermore, the Tiger and Wolf Sect conducts annual tests on their incense masters, which includes archery. Zhang Hengshui's strength is inferior to the Plum Blossom Monster, so his choice of a sneak attack with a bow and arrow is quite reasonable.

As for the broadsword left at the scene...

After all, Zhang Hengshui was planning to flee, and Fang Baiyu would sooner or later suspect him. Leaving the knife behind wasn't important anymore; he was only thinking about seizing every second to escape.

Bang!
Fang Baiyu drew his sword with a bang, slashing down a nearby tree as thick as a bowl. He said viciously, "Zhang Hengshui, you old scoundrel, I will fight you to the death!"

Fang Baiyu spent a lot of time and effort on this project, and almost lost the entire Baiyu Hall.

In the end, I got nothing.

The whole map benefits Zhang Hengshui.

How could Fang Baiyu accept this?

He wanted to peel off Zhang Hengshui's skin and eat all his flesh. But even that couldn't vent even a ten-thousandth of his anger.

Eh.

Wang Ziwen sighed and bowed in consolation, "Master, please calm down. I will immediately mobilize everyone in the hall to find Zhang Hengshui. We will dig three feet into the ground to dig him out."

Although he was angry, Fang Baiyu knew it was useless, so he suppressed his anger. "The world is so vast, looking for someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, he can take the blame. Find a reason and say that Zhang Hengshui betrayed our Tiger and Wolf Sect, and the losses of the hall tonight are all his fault."

Wang Ziwen was stunned for a moment, then said, "Yes."

……

Shuideng Town, Baiyu Hall.

A secluded courtyard.

"Puff!" Wei Dian took off the hat on his head, revealing an extremely old face. Not only was it covered with wrinkles, but there were also patches of festering skin on his face, which looked extremely disgusting.

Lin Yun seemed to be accustomed to this. He filled a basin with hot water and used a wet towel to gently apply to the sores and bruises on Wei Dian's face.

"Master Xiang, you've been seriously injured again this time. You must recuperate well. The next time Master Fang orders you to annihilate the Plum Blossom Monster, you must not go."

cough cough cough.

Wei Dian coughed up blood violently, his face looking worse. "Ever since I was poisoned by the Plum Blossom Monster's corpse poison pill last time, our lineage has begun to weaken. The other incense masters are all brave and aggressive. If I fall behind, it will only disappoint Fang Baiyu. If this continues, our lineage will be lost sooner or later, and I, as the incense master, will be replaced. All I do is maintain our lineage."

"I just didn't expect tonight's fierce battle to be so brutal. Although all the major incense masters were severely injured, closing the gap between our lineage and other incense masters, my injuries have also worsened. If Fang Baiyu knew about my injuries, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to save my position as incense master, and our lineage... would also be handed over to others."

Eh.

Lin Yun sighed helplessly and wanted to say a few words to comfort Wei Dian, but he didn't know where to start.

The world of martial arts has always been so cruel.

If you are no longer valuable, your superiors will not care whether you are injured or not, they will just find a way to replace you.

"This black market is the fruit of our life's work. We really don't want to let others take advantage of it!" Wei Dian sighed helplessly.
"Lin Yun, we started from the Horse Racing Gang and carved out the Blood Ridge Black Market along the way. We went through so many hardships and battles.

My biological brother died on the way, so I've treated you as my only brother. You're the only person I, Wei Dian, can't let go of in this life. If Fang Baiyu sends someone to take over the Blood Ridge Black Market, and I'm gone, you'll be the only one left...how will I survive?

"Brother Wei! You will definitely get better!" Lin Yun suddenly knelt on the ground, tears in his eyes and his voice hoarse.

Wei Dian sighed, "Go to the county town tonight and find Tang Qingyun. Tell him everything that happened here."

……

County seat, Tangjiabao.

drive!
A wild horse galloped to the gate of Tangjiabao. When the doorman saw it, he immediately went up to lead the horse.

"Second Master."

"Ah."

Tang Qingyun dismounted, handed the reins to the doorman, and rushed through the gate. He passed through the layers of magnificent courtyards and finally arrived at a separate courtyard.

In the courtyard outside the bedroom, Tang Qingfeng, wearing thin clothes, was still practicing health-preserving exercises in the night breeze. When he saw Tang Qingyun, he immediately stopped and asked, "Second brother, why are you here so late at night?"

"Big brother."

Although Tang Qingyun was in a hurry, he still politely bowed to Tang Qingfeng and asked, "Is father asleep?"

"Father just went to bed. What's the matter, my second brother? Is there something urgent?"

Tang Qingyun looked hesitant, wondering whether to go in and disturb his father.

At this moment, an old voice came from the room, "Qingyun is back, come in and warm yourself up, I haven't gone to bed yet."

Only then did Tang Qingyun walk in with Tang Qingfeng.

The room was lit by a dim oil lamp and a stove near the bed, making the whole room warm. A white-haired old man in a lining was leaning against the headboard.

It was Tang Zhengyang, the old man of the Tang family and the founder of Tangjiabao.

Tang Zhengyang is already very old, much older than Xie An when he had a stroke. Perhaps because he is an internal force martial artist and has been practicing health-preserving exercises for many years, he is in good spirits.

After some pleasantries, Tang Qingyun got straight to the point, "Father, I just received news that the Baiyutang will attack the Chen Mansion tonight..."

Thanks to the information provided by Lin Yun, Tang Qingyun basically recounted what happened in Chen's mansion.

The reason Tang Qingyun was so anxious to find his father was simply because he knew... his father was Li Changchun's direct disciple. This matter was related to his father, so he had to inform him immediately.

cough cough cough.

Tang Zhengyang suddenly started coughing violently, "What was supposed to happen has finally happened..."

Tang Qingyun said, "Father, what does this mean?"

Tang Zhengyang sighed, "This cemetery was originally built by my senior brother and I. No one knows where it is except me and my senior brother. Furthermore, when we sealed the tomb, we used the Mingyu Gong to seal the door. Even if ordinary tomb robbers found the cemetery, they wouldn't be able to open the door."

Tang Qingyun suddenly realized something, "You mean... the ancient tomb was not unearthed accidentally by the Chen family, but was discovered by someone..."

"It must be so!"

Tang Zhengyang sighed, "That thing was taken by Master into the tomb. I can't take it out. I can't..."

After saying that, Tang Zhengyang forced himself to sit up and said, "Quick, take me to the Chen Mansion to have a look."

(End of this chapter)