Chapter 364 The Golden Couple Alliance Launches an Attack

After Lan Yan demolished the main hall of Baichuan Academy and tore off its facade, the four of them hurriedly left.

Fang Duobing looked at the detective badge hanging on his waist, feeling a lump in his throat. He wanted to throw it away but was reluctant to part with it. The main concern was how he would carry on his master's wishes if he did lose it.

But then I thought, even Baichuanyuan couldn't represent his master...

Fang Duobing was in a state of utter confusion, and his facial expressions were constantly changing, which made Li Lianhua's melancholy fade. She was afraid that Fang Duobing would confuse her to death.

"Alright, don't overthink it. Everyone has different opinions. If you want to be a detective, then be one."

"But I wanted to join Baichuan Academy for my master's sake..."

Fang Duobing gripped the sign tightly, his eyes filled with confusion.

"After today, Baichuan Academy will have no reputation in the martial arts world, and this signboard will be useless. It doesn't matter whether we keep it or not. Besides, it's not like you can't solve cases without Baichuan Academy."

“That’s right!” Fang Duobing was instantly convinced. “Brother Lan, you’re right. Even without Baichuan Academy, I will still carry on my master’s wishes and continue to fight for justice and help the weak!”

“No,” Li Lianhua looked at the energetic Fang Duobing and couldn’t understand, “Isn’t your ability to accept things a little too strong?”

"Is there a problem? I'm interested in my master, not Baichuanyuan."

Li Xiangxian nodded approvingly at Fang Duobing, then looked at Li Lianhua: "Huahua, you haven't figured it out as well as Duobing."

"Tsk"

"How can that be the same?" Li Lianhua sighed. He couldn't quite describe how he felt about Baichuan Academy's fate.

I wouldn't say I'm reluctant to part with it, but I wouldn't say I'm completely happy about it either.

It was somewhat like knowing all along that what lay before him was a poorly constructed, dilapidated building. But he subconsciously ignored it for ten years. The building suddenly collapsed, and looking at the mess on the ground, he had expected it, so it didn't arouse any surprise. Instead, he felt a sense of melancholy that things had changed and people were no longer the same.

"Let's go, we've got the young master now, let's go back."

Li Xiangxian led Li Lianhua to catch up with Fang Duobing and Lan Yan, but Lan Yan suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?"

Lan Yan's ears twitched, and he turned to face the direction of Baichuan Academy. "Someone went by. Judging from the voice, they don't seem to have any good intentions."

Li Lianhua and the other two turned around and soon heard the sounds of fighting. Seeing the person who had been knocked out and tumbled down the mountain steps, the kind-hearted Fang Duobing stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"

"Gold...Golden Yuan Alliance..."

"She's out of breath."

After testing the breathing of the person on the ground, Fang Duobing shook his head with a solemn expression.

“Wait a minute,” Li Lianhua suddenly realized and looked at Lan Yan, “Old Di has been gone for so many days, haven’t you sent a message to the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance?”

Lan Yan looked completely innocent: "No, I don't know how either."

Li Lianhua closed his eyes in frustration. He should have known better. Once the flute music stopped, not to mention others, that woman Jiao Liqiao would definitely go crazy.

"Wait," Fang Duobing asked in surprise, stopping Li Lianhua who was trying to rush in, "What is the relationship between Lao Di and the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance?"

"Old Flute is the sound of flute flying."

"What? Old Di is the great demon Di Feisheng?"

Fang Duobing was stunned. This was kept too well hidden. Then he thought about it and realized that Di Feisheng and the young Li Xiangyi seemed to have a good relationship, which made it even more surreal.

"Never mind that, saving lives is the priority."

Li Lianhua pulled Lan Yan upstairs in a hurry. Regardless of his relationship with those old friends, he couldn't bear to watch them die.

When the four arrived, the plaza of Hyakukawa-in was filled with wounded people.

Outnumbered, each martial artist was surrounded by at least three members of the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance, and many were wounded.

On the high platform, Jiao Liqiao, dressed in a striking red robe, led Xue Gong Yaomo and his men in a standoff with the people from Baichuan Academy.

The people from Baichuanyuan were clearly weak and powerless, looking as if they had been poisoned.

"Tell me, where is Lan Yan?"

Jiao Liqiao's eyes were red, clearly she was about to be possessed by a demon, and she grabbed Qiao Wanmian by the neck and questioned her.

Xiao Zijin's face turned pale, and she replied anxiously, "I don't know who you're talking about. Please release Wanmian first."

"How could we not know! My men clearly saw him enter your Baichuan Academy! A blind man covered up, don't you recognize him?"

When Lan Yan stormed the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance and took away the alliance leader and a mysterious young man, Jiao Liqiao was already displeased. If the alliance leader hadn't later sent a message saying they didn't need to worry about it, she would have already led her men to catch up.

After Pu Chushan, they completely lost track of their leader. They waited and waited, but the leader never sent a message back.

Furthermore, after the scouts reported not seeing the Alliance Leader near Lan Yan, Jiao Liqiao, who had long been unable to contain herself, led her men into Baichuan Courtyard.

"blind?"

The group exchanged glances, their fleeting expressions not escaping Jiao Liqiao's notice. She tightened her grip on Qiao Wanmian's neck, saying, "You really do know each other!"

"Forehead……"

The veins on Qiao Wanmian's forehead were bulging, clearly indicating that she was about to reach her limit.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Zijin blurted out anxiously, "I know him! He just ran away from the young master. You can still catch up with him if you go now, really!"

Jiao Liqiao scrutinized Xiao Zijin's expression, still holding on, when a flying sword slashed across her face. Even though she managed to release Qiao Wanmian in time and dodge aside, a bloody gash remained on her face.

Jiao Liqiao felt a stinging pain, gently touched her face, and looked at the blood on her hands. The signs of demonic possession were deepening. "My face... Young Master..."

Looking at the sword stuck in the high platform, Jiao Liqiao turned around and immediately saw Lan Yan.

"You blind fool, where is my alliance leader?"

"She seems completely blind to you, even though it was your sword that flew there." Fang Duobing gently poked Li Lianhua's waist and muttered softly, "Brother Lan attracted all of Jiao Liqiao's hatred points."

Li Lianhua glared at him. Is this the time to talk about this?

Turning to look at Qiao Wanmian on the stage, Li Lianhua saw Xiao Zijin frantically protecting her in his arms, and Wanmian subconsciously relying on him. She was a little stunned, but then she was truly relieved.

On stage, Qiao Wanmian, who had survived the ordeal, suddenly felt a void in her heart, lost and bewildered. She looked around in confusion, but Xiao Zijin's concern interrupted her thoughts, and she ultimately stopped searching.

Li Xiangxian looked at Jiao Liqiao on the stage with a complicated expression and asked, "Have you gone mad with qi?"

Jiao Liqiao completely ignored him and stared at Lan Yan, pressing him for an answer: "Where is the Alliance Leader?"

“You like the sound of flutes,” Lan Yan said confidently, “so how far are you willing to go for the sound of flutes?”

"I'd give anything for the Alliance Leader, so if you don't tell me where he is, I'll kill you, I'll kill all of you!"

Jiao Liqiao's eyes flashed with a fierce light, clearly indicating that what she said was true.

Lan Yan seemed to be deep in thought: "So, ten years ago, during the East China Sea War, you also poisoned Li Xiangyi for Di Feisheng, is that right?"