Chapter 303

At this point, the Yuan court’s top martial artists were either dead or surrendered. Wu Wangshenpu, the top disciple of Lu Minggong, was no match for his master after all, and was besieged by the three top Qingcheng martial artists for dozens of rounds. He was first hit by a palm strike that destroyed his heart, and then thrust by two swords from the front and back. With a cry, he died.

At this point, apart from Zhu Shou, who had surrendered, only the three foreigners and Sang Bo were fighting like cornered beasts.

Sang Bo’s martial arts prowess was even slightly more formidable than the self-proclaimed 鈥淚 am invincible under Sanfeng鈥� Master Jie Shi.

However, Ye Guhong’s martial arts at this time had also vaguely reached the realm above the first-rate, and with Long Kongkong’s peerless martial arts and Hong Ye’s unpredictable speed, the three of them, joining forces, were able to hold him back.

With the addition of the destruction of the disaster, I’m afraid that no one in the world can deal with such a situation except for Zhang Sanfeng.

The master and disciple had tacit understanding. The destruction of the disaster wildly destroyed internal strength, and his invisible palm was as dense as hail. Ye Guhong took the opportunity to lay down a path of palm power that was not yet released, forcing Sang Bo not to dare to dodge. Long Kongkong wandered around the periphery, releasing snake staffs, golden snake darts, and red leaves also shooting out fierce flying needles. After seventy or eighty rounds of fierce fighting, Sang Bo finally revealed a flaw, and was forced by the annihilating disaster to block a palm force with a stiff body. He was immediately hit by a palm force from Ye Guhong, and then immediately drowned in a storm of attacks, beaten like a ragged rag doll.

Seeing Sang Bo die in battle, the people watching around him let out a long breath together.

Song Yuanqiao shook his head and said with fear, 鈥淯nexpectedly, the Yuan court still has such a great master. If it weren’t for Master and the others intervening, and if he had wreaked havoc in the martial world, I don’t know how many of our peers would have fallen at this man’s hands.鈥�

The heroes nodded as they thought of Sang Bo’s terrifying skills, which were unpredictable even by the gods.

Mie Jie laughed and said, 鈥淭his is because the Yuan dynasty is nearing its end, so it is acting perversely, trying to send someone to assassinate my beloved disciple, but it has instead allowed us to catch all of its top experts in one fell swoop.

The heroes all laughed, but someone cried out, 鈥淢aster, should we kill these three foreigners as well?鈥�

Mie Jie looked around and saw that Yu Lianzhou was leading a group of experts and had surrounded the three foreigners.

The three foreigners looked terrified. One had a beard and green eyes, another had an eagle nose and yellow beard, and the woman had black hair and was very beautiful, except that her eyes were almost colorless, which looked very strange.

The bearded man cried out, 鈥淒o not harm us, we are actually also enemies of the Mongols, but we are powerless to resist and have no choice but to be driven by them. It is not our intention to oppose you.鈥�

The tone of this person’s voice was strange and harsh, but also literary, which was very awkward.

Mie Jie stepped forward and surveyed the several people, coldly saying, 鈥淵ou say you are enemies of the Mongols, what is your proof?鈥�

The man hastily said, 鈥淲e are the remnants of the Mu Zi Yi Kingdom. Countless thousands of miles to the west, there is the sea called the Caspian Sea, and there is the mountain called Mount Elbrus. Our country once built hundreds of fortresses among the towering mountains. We based our country on assassination techniques, and for over a hundred years, we were deeply respected by all countries. However, we were destroyed by the Mongols, who relied on their strength to attack and destroy us. We had no choice but to work for them.鈥�

Mie Jie sneered, 鈥淚f that is the case, you are not thinking of overthrowing the Yuan dynasty and restoring your country, but instead serving as his lackey. How is that pitiful? And you dare to shamelessly beg for your life from me?鈥�

The woman hurriedly explained, 鈥淚t’s all a misunderstanding. We came to the East this time to find the people of the Ming Sect in the Middle Kingdom. It’s because your Ming Sect in the Middle Kingdom is of the same origin as our country. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is a branch. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is a branch. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is a branch. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is a branch. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is a branch. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is a branch. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is a branch. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is a branch. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is a branch. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is a branch. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is a branch. Our country is the headquarters of the Ming Sect, and his country is the leader of the religion threw himself into the sea of flames with the sacred power of the religion. Our descendants were unable to resist the Mongols, so we sent our three envoys to retrieve the sacred power. Everyone practiced it, grew stronger from practicing it, and became strong enough to fight back. We fought back, and so should you. We and you are all traitors to the Mongols!鈥�

The other two nodded repeatedly as they opened their arms wide and said affectionately, 鈥淵es, yes, we are all traitors.鈥�

The crowd burst out laughing at their confusion.

Mie Jie couldn’t help laughing either, shaking his head and saying, 鈥淣onsense, how are we traitors? This world was originally ours, the Han world. We are rebelling against the Mongols because we are doing the will of heaven and responding to its benevolence!鈥�

The bearded man with a moustache nodded repeatedly: 鈥淵es, yes, you are a master of martial arts, so whatever you say must be right.鈥�

The man with yellow beard said, 鈥淚t is not our intention to be the lackeys of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. We did it because they promised to help us find the Chinese Ming Sect, and they also regarded this as a reward. This is a sacred object of our sect, and we must not lose it. The Chinese Ming Sect is unworthy, and they have caused the sacred object to fall into the hands of the Yuan court.鈥�

He said this and raised the two black tablets in his hands to indicate it.

Mie Jie reached out and made a move, and the barbarian let out a startled cry as the two black tablets flew out of his hands. Mie Jie casually caught them, and the barbarian’s eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost.

Mie Jie knocked the two black tablets together, and they made a ding sound. They were neither iron nor stone, nor wood nor jade, but a material he had never seen before. There were strange characters written on them, and after looking at them for a long time, he still couldn’t make out what they meant. He quickly asked Liu Ji to take a look.

Liu Ji read it and said, 鈥淭his is Persian. The Ming Sect originated in Persia, and these people’s so-called country of Mu Zi Yi is probably also some small country split off from Persia. Judging from what they said, it’s not false.鈥�

Mie Jie nodded, curious, 鈥淪o, this token can drive the Ming Sect?鈥�

The three nodded together, 鈥淪eeing this token is like seeing the Ming Zun.鈥�

Mo Shenggu was curious, 鈥淲hat if they just don’t listen?鈥�

The three of them looked at each other, and the bearded messenger said, 鈥淭hen naturally they will be suppressed by force.鈥�

Mie Jie shook his head and said, 鈥淎fter all this talk, it’s still the strong who win. But…鈥�

She thought that Ye Guhong would raise an army in the future, and the Ming Sect would most likely raise an army as well. It was hard to say whether they would be enemies or friends. If they had this sacred token in their hands, wouldn’t they have the righteousness on their side if they met in battle one day?

She said, 鈥淔ine, since you also want to rebel against Yuan, I will not kill you. But you must swear an oath to Mingzun, to follow my disciple for ten years, and assist him in driving out the Tartars, before you can succeed and retire.”

The three men’s faces brightened, and they whispered a few words. The bearded man said, 鈥楩ine, we promise. But if we find the sacred technique to protect the religion in the future, please allow us to bring it back.鈥�

Mie Jie said disdainfully, 鈥滳hinese martial arts are profound and profound. Do your Western martial arts matter in my eyes? You can take them with you.鈥�

After saying this, he no longer paid any attention to the three men and turned his head to look at Zhu Shou.

Zhu Shou had jumped over the walls several times, knowing that Mie Jie was someone who would not tolerate mistakes. He had been racking his brains: what was the big event that I must report to the head of Emei Sect that would be enough to save my life?

When he saw Mie Jie’s gaze sweep over, his heart jumped, and inspiration rushed in. He hurriedly said, 鈥淚 report to the head of the sect that I have taken refuge in the Yuan court, but I have discovered many secrets, and I must report them to the head of the sect one by one. However, the most critical ones are two! One is that Cheng Kun actually has another identity, that of Shaolin monk Yuan Zhen. The two monks who were just killed, Kong Xuan and Kong Ji, were his accomplices at Shaolin. Your sect will make a major move in the future, so you must guard against Shaolin backstabbing…”

Mie Jie was suddenly delighted. He thought to himself, 鈥滻 want Emei to be the number one sect in the world, but Zhang Zhenren is afraid he won’t be able to make it. Shaolin, however, has given me a great opportunity!

But he did not show it, and said indifferently, 鈥淲hat is the other piece?鈥�

Zhu Shou hurriedly said, 鈥淭he headmaster and Jade Knight caused a big commotion in the capital before, and the Tartar emperor was furious. He was going to send troops to Emei, but was persuaded by Chancellor Tuo Tuo to say that the problem could be solved by martial arts figures using martial arts methods. the Living Buddha to deal with Jade Xia. Now that things have gone wrong and news has spread back, they will surely send a large army to suppress them. Cheng Kun has the Prince of Ruyang’s token on him, so we might as well search him out and use it to trick open the gates of Chengdu and strike first…”

Mie Jie looked at Liu Ji, who nodded repeatedly with shining eyes.

Mie Jie knew that this plan would work, but still kept his face expressionless and said indifferently, 鈥漈hese two pieces of news are not enough to save your life.鈥�

Zhou Zhixing interrupted, 鈥淭ell him to hand over my Uncle Duan’s Yiyang Finger.鈥�

Zhu Shou was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, 鈥淚 am willing to hand it over, willing to hand it over…鈥�

Before he finished speaking, he heard a lot of people beside him exclaim in surprise. Mie Jie turned his head to look, but Ye Kuhong didn’t care about these barbarians and Zhu Shou, and went straight to see Jin Mingjun’s injuries. Jin Mingjun immediately took out the gift that Hongye had asked him to pass on.

Ye Kuhong unwrapped the package and saw a warm luster suddenly bloom. When he looked closely, it was the Imperial Seal of the Han Dynasty, which had been lost for many years.

Song Yuanqiao quickly walked up and took a few close looks, and said with certainty, 鈥淚t’s true! It’s really the Imperial Seal of the Han Dynasty! When the Imperial Seal appears, the emperor is established. Ye Kuhong, you are destined by heaven to lead us to recapture the country and ascend the throne!鈥�

The crowd was moved to tears and could not help but cheer Ye Kuhong.

Mie Jie was also very excited and looked at Hong Ye and said, 鈥淭hank you very much! But…鈥�

She looked at Hong Ye’s handsome face, which was hard to distinguish between male and female, and frowned, 鈥淵ou still couldn’t resist, practicing that kung fu, right?鈥�

Hongye then half-folded the secret scroll that had been spilled earlier, but the other half was snatched by Old Man Zhou, who refused to give it back. The two were negotiating when they heard Mie Jie’s inquiry and quickly shook their heads. Just as they were about to speak, Zhang Sanfeng came pacing slowly.

The old Taoist took a look at the corpses on the ground and said, 鈥淏ack then, when this young monk came to ask me for advice, I carefully studied this kung fu and indeed found it to be unfathomably profound, but also overly extreme. After thinking about it for a few days, I remembered an old story that I once heard your ancestor tell. It was back when the wife of the Condor Hero was poisoned and jumped into a deep valley. She discovered a cold pool by chance and practiced kung fu in it ever since. She also ate the white fish in the pool to expel the poison and came back to life. That pool is in the Valley of Ruthless Love between the Guan and Luo passes, so let him go and try his luck…鈥�

He laughed and looked at the red leaves, saying, 鈥淚n that case, you’ve actually mastered it?鈥�

The red leaves bowed respectfully before replying, 鈥淭hanks to your guidance, I searched the mountains for half a year and finally found a cold pool. The water was so cold it went right through my bones, and when I immersed myself in it, all my lust was gone. I practiced in the pool for a year and finally got the hang of it. Now I can practice without getting aroused, but this is an incredibly powerful technique, and I’ve only achieved a small level of mastery.鈥�

They were not deliberately avoiding people when they spoke, and many people, having heard that Hongye had only achieved a small level of mastery in whatever martial art he had practiced, and having thought about the strange speed with which he had moved like a ghost, were filled with envy. Old man Zhou, in particular, held the pages he had just obtained tightly in his arms, his eyes darting about, thinking about how he could trick the young monk into teaching him this miraculous martial art…

Two days later, a grand ceremony was held in the Emei Sect to mark the passing of the torch. Ye Guhong became the fourth generation head of the Emei Sect. The heroes and heroes congratulated one another. Zhang Songxi shouted, 鈥淭he new head of the Emei Sect is a cause for celebration. Since we are gathered here, how about we take Chengdu as our gift to everyone?鈥�

The heroes all responded, and Ye Guhong did not refuse. He immediately transferred 30,000 elite Yi and Miao soldiers, who hid along the Longquan mountain range, and rushed to the outskirts of Chengdu. He also picked a group of heroes with high martial arts skills and extraordinary courage, disguised as the failed assassins of the royal court, and went to mobilize the troops with the Ruyang Wang token.

Hearing that the heroes of Emei were gathering together to conspire with the Yi and Miao tribes to rebel in Shu, the supreme general of the country, Harindu, was greatly shocked. He immediately raised an army of 20,000 and, with great momentum, set off to Emei. However, he was ambushed at the foot of Longquan Mountain and suffered a crushing defeat. He was also killed by Chang Yuchun, who charged in on his flying horse and killed him with a spear.

Ye Guhong defeated Halindu and seized the city. The heroes in the city joined forces to seize the city gates and occupy Chengdu.

The barbarians from the Miao and Yi tribes were envious of the prosperity of Chengdu and immediately began to loot. Ye Guhong showed no mercy and personally inspected the city with his sword, killing more than a thousand people in one day. The coalition army was shaken, but the people were at peace.

Ye Guhong then raised the banner to recruit soldiers, and all the sons and daughters of the Qingcheng School and Tangjiabao who were over the age of fifteen joined in. The people of Chengdu and beyond, impressed by Ye Guhong’s strict discipline and lenient treatment of the people, also joined the army in droves, numbering over 10,000.

Ye Guhong asked Liu Ji to sit in Chengdu, and led one army himself, ordering Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da to each lead one army, and march in three directions. Within three months, they had occupied all of Shuzhong and raised the banner of Shuzhong.

Chang Yuchun was not convinced when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da as the two commanders-in-chief. At this time, the newly recruited Han army in the Shu army numbered no less than 100,000, and there were another 100,000 allied Yi and Miao troops. Chang Yuchun begged Ye Kuhong for 10,000 troops, and in less than a month, they swept through Hanzhong and took over the entire region.

According to Ye Kuhong’s original plan, they could have defended themselves and trained their troops at this point, watched the world’s beacon fires go up, and seen the Yuan army flustered. When the time was right, they would sweep across the land.

Unexpectedly, the Huashan and Kongtong schools were extremely proud, and they contacted more than 800 famous swordsmen and knights in Guanzhong to launch a surprise attack on Tongguan.

Ye Guhong immediately put together 5,000 light cavalry and personally went to the rescue, forcing his way through the Lychee Road and marching on Chang’an, forcing the Chang’an Yuan army to return to the rescue.

Ye Guhong had relieved the Tongguan heroes of their urgent need, but after all, his troops were few in number, and being cavalry, they could not attack the city. Not daring to retreat, for fear that the Chang’an army would return to Tongguan, they could only stand off against it below the city walls. Frustrated, he repeatedly wanted to personally assassinate the Chang’an Yuan army commander, but was firmly dissuaded by Liu Ji.

However, a few days later, there was suddenly chaos in Chang’an. Ye Kuhong suspected that it was a Yuan general’s tactic to lure the enemy. He immediately went down to the city to take a look, but saw a woman in a yellow shirt, her body half-covered in blood, her left hand holding a sword and her right hand holding a severed head. She leapt out of the city walls amidst the rain of arrows and spears.

Seeing that she was exhausted, Ye Guhong urged his steed to gallop over and catch her. The woman, with her piercing eyes and sword-like eyebrows, said, 鈥淚 am a descendant of the ancient tomb school from Zhongnan Mountain. Today, I will kill the Yuan army’s commander for you, so you can take the city while the chaos ensues.鈥� Then she fainted.

Ye Guhong was both shocked and delighted, and quickly led his troops to attack the city. Sure enough, the Yuan army was leaderless, and he defeated them in one fell swoop. Ye Guhong used his internal energy to save the yellow-clad woman’s life, which took three days. The two hit it off immediately, and they joined forces to lead the troops to Tongguan.

At this time, the Tongguan heroes were already more than half injured, the two old men of Mount Hua and three of the five old men of Kongtong had all been killed in battle, and Baiyuan and the others were also seriously injured.

Ye Guhong asked in detail and learned that when the Yuan army attacked Luoyang, there were quite a few masters mixed in, making it Shaolin martial arts.