The God of the Human Realm!

Chapter 83 Mysterious Iron Buddha Skin Gang

From the very first day the Guo and Hua families moved into Mingguang Villa, their actions have been closely watched by families large and small throughout the city.

At this time, all forces naturally received news that Hong Yuan had single-handedly charged into the enemy lines, breached the city walls with a single spear thrust, and then single-handedly defeated a thousand troops.

Those who heard it were all shocked.

Inside the Wei family mansion in Dongcheng District.

In the heart of the mansion, in a secluded council chamber, the atmosphere was heavy. Several elders of the Wei family had gathered together, each with an undisguised look of surprise on their faces.

"It's truly unexpected that the Guo and Hua families would fall to the hands of one person," said an elder with a full head of silver hair and a ruddy complexion.

"The Guo family is finished, but the Hua family may not be. Don't forget that Miss Hua Xiangrong of the Hua family has the Xuanbing Sect behind her. She may still have a chance to rise again."

"In the end, she is just a woman... The Xuanbing Sect should not overestimate them. Hong Yuan alone has defeated thousands of troops, and the Xuanbing Sect may not be able to do anything to him."

"They can't be considered a thousand-strong army. It's one thing for outsiders not to know their true strength, but how could we not know the quality of the Linjiang Three Guards?" A plump Wei family elder shook his head: "Although the Three Guards are not completely corrupt, they are far inferior to those truly elite forces."

"That's true, but after all, there were two thousand soldiers. Hong Yuan defeated them all by himself. His martial prowess is undoubtedly among the best in the world." An elder sighed, looking somewhat fearful. "We were right not to act rashly. If we had acted like the Guo, Hua, and Cao Gang, we would have suffered the same annihilation."

"Could we recruit this person into our Wei family? What does he like? Power, beauty, money—we'll give him whatever he wants," someone fantasized.

The silver-haired old man glanced at him speechlessly and pondered, "After that kid killed Guo Wei and Hua Shouren, he started to gather soldiers. From now on, the prefectural city will have another fierce dragon. We need to carefully consider how to deal with him in the future."

"This may not be a bad thing. With a foundation established, I doubt this person will still act so recklessly." One of the clan elders actually felt a little relieved.

"Alas! This matter is too great; let the master make the decision!" The silver-haired old man sighed.

As soon as he finished speaking, a soft cough came from outside the door. Without any announcement, an ordinary old man walked slowly into the hall with his hands behind his back.

"Master!" Along with the silver-haired old man, several elders of the Wei family in the hall stood up, their faces filled with surprise. They hadn't expected the old man to come to see them in person.

"My lord, you've come at the right time. You must already know about the Guo family and the Hua family. Please advise us on how our Wei family should deal with that person."

The silver-haired old man said respectfully.

Old Master Wei's eyes remained calm as he surveyed the group of people in the hall, then shook his head: "If you expect this old man to make all the decisions, what use are you clan elders?"

"The lord's punishment is justified; we are useless," an elder said, his face embarrassed.

"Since you know you're a useless piece of trash, isn't living just a waste of food..." Old Master Wei said slowly, then his eyelids rolled, and suddenly his voice changed, and he chuckled: "Then please, elders, go to your deaths!"

"what?"

The silver-haired old man and the others' expressions changed drastically. The next moment, they suddenly felt a faint, strange fragrance wafting into their noses, and then the world spun around them, and they knew nothing more.

next moment.

With a few soft rustling sounds, several more people entered the room, all dressed in black. The one in the lead was a graceful woman whose face was covered by a heavy veil, but whose eyes were extremely alluring.

At this moment, her expressive eyes swept over the fallen Wei family elders before landing on the 'Old Master Wei', and she said in a low voice, "I have often heard that 'Mr. Wuhen' is one of the most mysterious and unpredictable figures in the martial arts world. His methods of disguise and illusionary poisons are unparalleled. I have already seen your ever-changing 'human skin Gu mask' before, and today I have witnessed your miraculous illusionary poisons. It has truly broadened my horizons."

"Lady Miaoyun, you flatter me. My humble skills are nowhere near comparable to the poisonous arts and illusions of your Red Lotus Sect," said 'Mr. Wuhen,' who was wearing the face of Old Master Wei, indifferently.

"Why must Mr. Wuhen be so distant with Miaoyun? You should know that your master is also a Heavenly King of my sect. We are all one family, and we should get closer to each other."

Miao Yun Niangzi's voice was plaintive, and she sighed softly. Instantly, Mr. Wuhen's gaze softened, as if he had done something extremely wrong to her and wanted to confide everything to her.

Just as he was about to speak, his skin suddenly twitched, and a faint chirping sound could be heard.

Mr. Wuhen immediately took several steps back, staring intently at Lady Miaoyun, and said in a deep voice, "What powerful illusion magic! Even this old man almost fell for it. Since we are family, Lady Miaoyun, please don't use your tricks on your own people."

When Lady Miaoyun saw that he regained his senses in an instant, she became wary and only chuckled, "Not at all, I was just curious about Mr. Wuhen's true appearance."

Mr. Wuhen chuckled dryly, composed himself, and asked the other men in black, "How's your business going?"

"Rest assured, sir. The White Scale Guards are all in place. We have been infiltrating for many years and have already taken over most of them. We are just waiting for you, 'Old Master Wei,' to show up, and then the great undertaking will be accomplished."

A man in black laughed.

“Alright!” Mr. Wuhen nodded and waved his hand again: “Detain these Wei clan elders first, but don’t kill them yet. We still need to pry the Wei family’s hidden wealth and secrets out of them.”

"We should also mobilize our men in the Iron Wall Guard. The old man should lead the White Scale Guard to launch a surprise attack. With the help of both inside and outside, we can take down these two guards in one fell swoop."

Mr. Wuhen said decisively, then chuckled, "All of this has been able to proceed so smoothly thanks to that Jinghong Spear disrupting the situation, haha! How are things going between him and the Guo and Hua families?"

This Mr. Wuhen has been playing the role of 'Old Master Wei' in the Wei family, devising plans against the White Scale Guards and the Iron Wall Guards, but hasn't paid attention to other aspects for the time being.

According to his speculation, the Guo and Hua families should be able to defeat Hong Yuan, but it would be difficult to capture him. Even if they managed to defeat the enemy, the Guo and Hua families would suffer significant losses.

Once he takes over the Iron Wall Guard and the White Scale Guard, he can easily force the Golden Soup Camp to surrender. At that time, with the three guards in hand, Linjiang Prefecture will also be under their control.

Thinking of this, Mr. Wuhen's laughter became lighter, but the man in black spoke in a serious tone and quickly began to tell his story.

When Mr. Wuhen heard that Hong Yuan had charged into the enemy formation alone, he didn't react much. But when he heard "invulnerable to swords and spears," he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "What? You didn't see wrong?" After confirming with the man in black several times, Mr. Wuhen looked at the beautiful lady, who sighed and said, "I just heard the news myself, and I was also shocked."

Mr. Wuhen hissed. The 'human skin Gu mask' on his face was extremely strange, able to reveal all his expressions. At this moment, he showed a look of surprise: "Invulnerable to swords and spears, I'm afraid it can only be a body of qi. This... how is this possible?"

"It's truly unbelievable. If he's a Qi Body cultivator, we have no way to deal with him. We can only beg the Heavenly King to take action," said Miao Yun Niangzi softly.

"But I wonder where the Heavenly King is in the city now?"

Suppressing his shock, Mr. Wuhen took a breath and said, "How could we, his subordinates, possibly know where the Master is? Let the Master deal with the Jinghong Spear. We should just focus on our own business."

He instructed two men in black to stay behind and detain the Wei clan elders, while he strode out of the hall.

The Iron Wall Guard camp of the Three Guards of Linjiang Prefecture was located only a short distance from the Prefectural Government Office. Its main duties were to protect the government office and the granary, and it was also the main force for security patrols in the city.

The main controller of the Iron Wall Guard is the Xiang family. As the only powerful family in Linjiang Prefecture that can rival the Wei family, the Xiang family has both the position of commander of the Iron Wall Guard and the current prefect of Linjiang.

Boom!

A loud bang came from the Iron Wall Guard camp, shaking the streets. The bustling crowd on the street immediately panicked and screamed. Moments later, plumes of black smoke rose up above the camp.

"what happened?"

Inside the prefectural government office, in the back hall, the prefect, who was intimately cuddling with two beautiful women, immediately picked up the direction from which the loud noise came.

His face suddenly darkened, and he shoved the two beauties away, striding out of the back hall, where he saw his own advisors rushing over.

"Sir, is there a fire at the Iron Wall Guard?"

"Fire?!" The prefect, whose full name was Xiang Yuhou, was the head of the Xiang family in this generation, and even the Commander Xiang was subordinate to him.

Upon hearing his advisor's reply, a look of suspicion appeared in Yu Hou's eyes.

"Prepare the horses, let's go check it out immediately!"

He was issuing orders to the commander when, just then, screams erupted from the yamen. Short clashes of weapons were followed by screams of agony.

Following closely behind were a dozen or so men in tight-fitting clothes who rushed in. These men carried knives and swords, and were covered in blood. One of them even held a long iron hook with a constable's throat hanging from it. They dragged him quickly along, leaving a long trail of blood on the ground.

The advisor turned pale with fright and stumbled backward, almost bumping into Xiang Yuhou.

Xiang Yuhou frowned and reached out to push.

Just then, a short blade suddenly flew out from the sleeve of the advisor's robe and slashed at Xiang Yuhou's throat.

Upon seeing this, Xiang Yuhou's expression darkened slightly, but he did not panic. He simply reached out and, before anyone else could react, grabbed the advisor's hand and wrapped it around the advisor's neck, tearing flesh apart in an instant.

"This prefect is actually quite skilled; his kung fu is not weak..." A dozen or so men in tight-fitting clothes were taken aback, and then rushed out together.

In an instant, the flashing of swords and the chilling sharpness of blades swept in.

Dang Dang Dang!
The sounds of metal clashing rang out one after another, bursts of light and sparks flew in all directions, followed by several screams. Several men in tight-fitting clothes retreated, clutching their necks, blood seeping from between their fingers, their eyes filled with fear.

Holding a short blade, Xiang Yuhou's robes billowed in the wind, exuding a powerful aura. He sneered, "You dare to attack me? You have some nerve! Do you know why the guards in this government office are so sparse? As the head of the Xiang family and the head of a prefecture, am I really so poor that I can't even afford a few guards?"

"Because I, Xiang, am the strongest expert in this city!"

Before Xiang Yuhou could finish speaking, a resounding voice, like metal, rang out: "It is indeed surprising. Even I, Song, did not expect that the head of the Xiang family would be such a master of subtle strength."

"Who?!" Xiang Yuhou was startled. He swung his sword and beheaded another warrior. He then looked up abruptly.

Boom!

The roof of the government office trembled, and the tiles rattled wildly. Suddenly, the officer saw a hole burst open, followed by golden light. A burly figure, head down and feet up, suddenly pressed down with a palm.

He swung his sword upwards at Yu Hou, unleashing a fierce force like a boiling tide.

With a loud clang, the steel blade collided with the hand that appeared to be crimson gold. To Xiang Yuhou's astonishment, the blade did not sever the hand; instead, a tremendous force forced him to retreat.

Immediately, the person who had been diving landed, pressed his palms on the ground, and stood firmly. His sharp, golden eyes slowly looked over.

Looking at the shattered blade in his hand, Xiang Yuhou then turned to the person opposite him, his expression changing drastically: "Song Yinglong?! No, this is... [Mysterious Iron Buddha Skin Gang]?! You are actually a remnant of the Red Lotus Demon Sect?"

"I never expected that someone as humble as Song Yinglong would be so well-known to someone as important as Brother Xiang. It is truly an honor for me," Song Yinglong said calmly, yet a sharp aura was already evident in his words.

"However, Brother Xiang is wrong about one thing. I am not a member of the Red Lotus Sect. I am just cooperating with them."

He slowly opened his palm, and in the sunlight streaming through the hole in the roof, his palm appeared as if it were made of metal, having withstood Xiang Yuhou's knife strike without suffering any damage.

"I am a man who appreciates talent, and someone with such subtle strength as Brother Xiang is even rarer. I humbly beg Brother Xiang, could you give me a chance not to kill you?"

(End of this chapter)