Chapter 258

鈥淪hopkeeper, if you have pancakes or crepes, whatever, wrap up twenty pounds for me first, then ten pounds of dried meat, a pound of pickles, and I’ll pay you later.鈥�

Mie Jie put down his chopsticks and got up, speaking loudly.

The injured men, who were talking loudly, all turned their heads when they heard a female voice. They saw a beautiful middle-aged nun, and they were stunned at first, but then they saw Ye Guhong standing tall and straight with a smile on his face.

One of them laughed and said, 鈥淗aha, looking at the way these two are dressed, they look just like the legendary Emei master and disciple… hmm?鈥�

鈥淒estroy the calamity!鈥� The several men jumped up together, knocking over tables and chairs.

One man quickly drew his waist knife, his eyes gleaming with joy, 鈥淵es! This is meant to be! My brothers and I will become rich and rise in rank!鈥�

The other men’s spirits lifted, and they all drew their weapons together.

Ye Guhong shook his head and laughed, 鈥淕reed is so fierce.鈥�

He threw the chopsticks in his hand, and with a hissing sound, the two people on the other side covered their throats at the same time, their eyes bulging, and they fell backwards with a loud noise, exposing a thin blood hole on their necks.

The smiles on the faces of the rest of the people immediately froze, and they gulped and looked back, behind them on the pink wall, two bloody chopsticks had sunk nearly halfway.

The Emei School has its own set of methods for using hidden weapons. Although Ye Guhong has not specialized in them, with his current eyesight and internal strength, within 3 to 5 zhang, even flies and mosquitoes cannot escape a flick of the hand.

He shot the most ordinary wooden chopsticks through the throat and into the wall. Not to mention the accuracy, this kind of internal strength alone is already appalling to ordinary people in the martial arts world.

The remaining few people then realized how ridiculous it was to think that they could deal with the Master and Disciple of the Destruction Sect on their own.

Ye Guhong took his time, reaching into the chopsticks holder and taking out four more pairs of chopsticks.

鈥淚t’s getting tight, let’s get out of here!鈥� exclaimed one of the opponents, and three of them fled, rushing towards the front door, back door and window respectively.

But these three people were only mediocre martial artists, and they were injured. They thought their swift movements were fast, but in Ye Guhong’s eyes, they were incredibly slow.

Swish, swish, swish!

Three pairs of chopsticks flew out in succession, and they shot into the three people’s temples one after the other. The three people fell to the ground without making a sound.

The only remaining person looked at the chopsticks Ye Guhong was playing with, his body trembling, his head covered in cold sweat. He slowly knelt down and said, 鈥淪pare, spare my life…鈥�

Ye Guhong said indifferently, 鈥淲ho injured you before?鈥�

鈥淚t was… it was the Righteous Alliance…鈥� The man answered without hesitation, and without Ye Guhong having to ask, he told him everything he knew:

鈥淭he Righteous Alliance is a small group in Dadu, with only five members in total. They are all famous heroes in Dadu, kindred spirits who have become close friends. They are called Sha Yu, the ‘Twin Swords Maitreya’, Wu Lazi, the ‘Arrow that Never Misses’, Leng Gaofei, the ‘Lone Eagle’, Jia Xing, the ‘Big Boss’, and Yu Panghu, the leader, the ‘Roar of the Yanshan’. These idiots…no, these heroes!鈥�

This person’s words just flowed out, and as he said the word 鈥渟tupid bird鈥�, Ye Guhong’s hand holding the chopsticks twitched slightly, which startled this person and made him break out in a cold sweat, and he immediately spoke up.

“These heroes and heroes have blocked the road under Changbai Mountain. Anyone who is a martial artist is not allowed to pass easily. Most of us are heroes who have come out…鈥�

Ye Guhong’s hand moved again, and the man, startled, changed his words again: 鈥淣o, we these foolish birds who don’t know our place have already been sent off by those heroes several times…鈥�

Ye Guhong looked back and exchanged a glance with Mie Jie, both of them slightly moved.

More than half a month ago, Sha Yu stopped them to report the news, and when he said goodbye, he said that he had to think of a way to delay the good fighters who came to encircle and annihilate Master Mie Jie and his apprentice. Unexpectedly, this person kept his word and really brought friends to help.

It’s just that they probably didn’t expect that Master Mie Jie and his apprentice would walk at a leisurely pace and hurry to the Changbai Mountain area to block the pursuers early.

Mie Jie frowned and said, 鈥淣ot to mention that there are hidden dragons and tigers in the capital, since it is the Tartar emperor who wants to capture my master and I, I’m afraid that not only these martial artists who covet wealth and power will be mobilized, but also the experts from Department Six and the offerings from the Ruyang Royal Family. The righteous alliance is really taking a dangerous path! You and I cannot delay any longer, we must rush to Changbai Mountain immediately, otherwise if anything happens to them, I will not be able to rest easy.鈥�

Ye Guhong nodded, 鈥淢aster is right.鈥�

He flicked his chopsticks and killed the man.

Mie Jie nodded, 鈥淕ood kill! The fewer people who know the identities of these friends, the better.鈥�

Ye Guhong took money from the innkeeper, who had almost fainted from fear, and bought some dried food. He filled the water bag and left the inn with his master. He saw that six horses were tied next to his own mount. He thought that they must be the six dead men who had just died.

Mie Jie was overjoyed and said, 鈥淟one Hong, look, the Buddha has specially bestowed these horses on us, knowing that we need to hurry.鈥�

The master and disciple immediately untied the mounts. The mule, which had been carrying the load, was so slow that the master and disciple simply abandoned it and rode off on the eight horses, galloping towards Changbai Mountain.

The two of them hurried along, not stopping for any length of time, and in four or five days they galloped more than a thousand li. Although they took turns riding the eight horses, they were all exhausted and foaming at the mouth. Fortunately, the master and disciple were both deeply skilled in internal strength, and they still looked quite energetic.

Along the way, they encountered three or five groups of people and horses, ranging from four or five to twenty or thirty people. Many of them were injured, and it was obvious that they had been stopped and defeated by the Righteous Alliance and were returning.

Ye Guhong interrogated each one and beheaded them all on the spot.

Although the master and disciple had previously killed against the Cangzhou Sixteen and Taihang Three Tigers, they mostly killed the leaders and scared the rest away. They seemed to be somewhat courageous like the Three Tigers, and were willing to let even the leaders go. However, at this moment, for fear of involving the Righteous Alliance, they killed indiscriminately and did not spare a single living soul along the way.

On the fifth day, the master and disciple were riding their horses in a hurry when suddenly Ye Guhong’s mount let out a mournful neigh and fell backwards.

Ye Guhong thought it was just a stumble, so he pulled hard on the reins but they didn’t move. He knew something was wrong, so he lightly jumped to the ground. When he looked at the horse, it was spitting blood from its mouth.

He frowned and said, 鈥淢aster, the horse is not doing well. If we keep running like this, I’m afraid it will die of exhaustion.鈥�

Mie Jie shouted, 鈥淚s the horse more important than friends? This is not the time to be kind.鈥�

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone laughing loudly in front of him. The sound came from afar and even shook the leaves.

Then the man laughed loudly and shouted, 鈥淵ou sons of bitches! You have ruined the government’s business several times in Dadu. I have looked at you as part of the martial arts world and was willing to cover for you, but now you are even more brazen and have colluded with those rebels! If you do not let us pass, I will bring you all to justice as rebels!鈥�

Then another man shouted, 鈥淲hether you let us through or not, you will be punished by the law! You Yan Beian are the mighty 鈥榗aptain of the police鈥�. Do you want to pervert the law in front of Buddha? If you don’t intervene, I will take these people myself. If the national teacher asks about this later, I’m afraid I won’t speak well of your surname Yan!鈥�

This voice was not as powerful as the previous one, but it was more shrill and higher-pitched, and it was clear that the skill was not inferior to the previous one.

Mie Jie happily said, 鈥淲e found them! Let’s go quickly. These two people who are talking are no ordinary people.鈥�

As soon as the words fell, a voice was heard shouting, 鈥淵ou dog of a monk, don’t pretend to be something you’re not. We from the Righteous Alliance are here today, and no one who wants to cause trouble for the head of Emei will get past us! And Yan Bei’an, don’t say you’re hiding behind the men, we’ve given you enough face over the years. If it weren’t for the fact that you’re also Han, heh heh, what Sheriff King, bah!”

Mie Jie suddenly raised his voice and sent his voice far away: 鈥滺ahahaha, good scolding, it feels good to scold! Thank you, friends of the Righteous Alliance, the Yuan court’s lackeys don’t need to panic, the poor nun Mie Jie is here!鈥�