Upon seeing this, the four prominent families, including Bao Butong, quickly stood up and stood in front of Murong Fu, acting as his guards.
"Old Bat! You want to fight? Come on, I, Feng Bo'e, will spar with you!"
Feng Bo'e glared fiercely at the Green Winged Bat King; he was a fighting enthusiast.
Seeing this, Fan Yao and the others were all eager to get started.
If the Azure Winged Bat King were to make a move, they would naturally not stand idly by.
Moreover, they already held Wang Yang in high esteem.
"Good! Very good! Today, the Bat King will teach you filthy creatures a lesson!"
Enraged, the Green-Winged Bat King was about to attack.
Just then, a shout suddenly came from not far away: "Stop!!"
Upon hearing the sound, both sides were startled and looked in the direction of the sound.
Upon closer inspection, they saw Qiao Feng and Abbot Xuanci leading their entourage quickly approaching.
Upon approaching, Qiao Feng spoke first:
"Gentlemen, we are all on the same side now. Why can't we talk things out instead of resorting to knives and guns? Wouldn't that damage our harmony?"
At this point, Qiao Feng paused, glanced at the Green-Winged Bat King and the others, and continued:
"Bat King, please calm down!"
"Young Master Murong and the others only complained a few times because they felt that defending the city was hard work."
Upon hearing Qiao Feng's words, the Green-Winged Bat King coldly snorted and said angrily:
"Judging from the tone of his voice just now, it wasn't just a simple complaint."
"I'm afraid some petty people have long harbored resentment and dissatisfaction towards Leader Wang."
As he said this, the Green-Winged Bat King deliberately glared at Murong Fu.
Murong Fu simply smiled coldly and offered no further explanation.
"Amitabha!"
At this moment, Abbot Xuanci clasped his hands together and began chanting Buddhist prayers:
"Leader Wang previously led a group of martial arts practitioners to search for Ming Dynasty spies within the city."
“When he took on this task, we were all present, and no one objected at the time.”
"This round of searches has been very successful, uncovering and eliminating many people from the four major powers of the Ming Dynasty."
"Especially since they've even captured the four secret agents of the Dragon Guard Manor!"
"If we don't eliminate these spies and traitors, they will definitely cause chaos in the city when we are fighting the enemy, and they will coordinate attacks from within and without. The consequences will be unimaginable!"
At this point, Xuan Ci paused slightly, then looked at Murong Fu and continued:
"Young Master Murong, Alliance Leader Wang's actions have already done Tahu City a great favor. How can we possibly speak ill of him behind his back?"
Upon hearing Abbot Xuanci's words, Murong Fu was immediately stunned.
He kept pursing his lips, but for a moment he didn't know how to refute it!
"Master Xuanci is absolutely right!"
"Young Wang is quite clever and strong; he's eliminated most of the spies in the city so quickly."
"If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't be this efficient, right?"
Zhou Botong also stepped forward, praising Wang Yang highly in his words.
Upon hearing this, Murong Fu felt very uncomfortable.
He and his four retainers fought bravely on the city wall, but no one praised them at all.
As for Wang Yang, he only arrested some spies in the city, yet Xuan Ci, Qiao Feng, and others fawned over him like stars.
"Giggle!"
The more he thought about it, the more resentful and unwilling he became, wondering what merits Wang Yang had to earn such respect.
If it were him, he could do the same.
Although he was very unhappy, he couldn't argue anymore. Instead, he wanted to severely injure a few enemy experts and show them what was what.
Murong Fu's martial arts skills were passable, but he was still far from being a top master. He lacked self-awareness and was overconfident, thinking that his attack would surely be a resounding success.
Little did they know that the Ming army had too many experts. Without Qiao Feng and other martial arts masters accompanying them, it would have been difficult for them to escape unscathed.
"Whoosh!"
After a moment of silence, Murong Fu took a deep breath, not wanting to dwell on Wang Yang's matter any further, and changed the subject:
"Abbot Xuanci, Vice Chief Qiao!"
"It's not a solution for us to keep holding our ground like this."
"The Ming army's constant harassment during the siege is clearly a deliberate attempt to wear down our physical and mental strength."
"If we don't find a way to change the current situation, it will become increasingly difficult to maintain our position!"
"In my opinion, we should organize a group of experts to launch a surprise attack on the Ming army camp. I am willing to lead the team myself!"
After Murong Fu said this, Qiao Feng and the others fell silent.
Murong Fu had made a similar suggestion earlier, but it was rejected by Wang Yang.
They never expected that Murong Fu would bring it up again at this time.
"Young master is right, it's time to teach the Ming army a lesson!"
"Exactly, it's so suffocating to be stuck on this city wall all the time."
"Having a lot of strength but nowhere to use it is a really frustrating feeling!"
"My lord, I am willing to be your vanguard!"
Upon hearing what Murong Fu said, his four chief retainers all expressed their support.
At this moment, the Azure-Winged Bat King suddenly spoke:
"Since Young Master Murong has made this decision, then please go ahead."
"However, I will stay here to guard the city gate, so I will not go with you."
"I dare not promise anything else, but I guarantee that not a single Ming soldier will cross the line!"
Upon hearing this, Murong Fu coldly rolled his eyes at the Ming Cult members, including the Green-Winged Bat King.
He knew perfectly well that these people were all Wang Yang's supporters, so why would they obey his orders?
After a slight pause, Murong Fu turned his gaze and it landed on Qiao Feng.
"Vice Chief Qiao, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Feng snapped out of his thoughts and nodded, saying:
"Since Young Master Murong has said that, what else can I, Qiao, say?"
“That’s fine, I’ll go with Young Master Murong, so we can look out for each other.”
Exhausted and furious from being harassed by the Ming army, Murong Fu brought it up again, and Qiao Feng thought it would be good to launch an attack.
Upon hearing what Qiao Feng said, Murong Fu was taken aback, a subtle glint of something unusual flashing in his eyes.
As he had thought, he naturally did not want Qiao Feng to accompany him, since he had previously stated that he was willing to lead the team.
But since Qiao Feng had already offered to go, it wouldn't be good if he refused again.
After a moment's thought, Murong Fu smiled and said:
"With Vice Chief Qiao by our side, this night raid is sure to be a great success!"
Qiao Feng nodded and then selected some men.
He then took Zhou Botong, Xuanji, Master Xuanku, Bai Shijing, and other masters from the Beggars' Sect and Shaolin Temple, along with Murong Fu and his four retainers, and left.
After Qiao Feng and the others left, Fan Yao looked at the Green-Winged Bat King and asked in confusion:
"Bat King, why did you speak up for Murong Fu just now? The Alliance Leader previously disapproved of their sneak attack!"
Upon hearing Fan Yao's question, the Green-Winged Bat King smiled and said:
"Right Envoy Fan, there's a saying: 'He won't turn back until he hits a brick wall!' This Murong Fu thinks too highly of himself. Does he really think he can be compared to the leader of the alliance?"
After the Green-Winged Bat King's explanation, Fan Yao suddenly understood.
He didn't ask any further questions and then joined Abbot Xuanci and the others in guarding the city tower.
In the latter half of the night, Huang Yaoshi, Yang Xiao, the White-browed Eagle King, and the Wudang people would come to relieve the guard.
...
Meanwhile, on the Ming Dynasty side...
Seeing that no intelligence had been relayed from the city's spies, they immediately sensed something was wrong.
Inside the central command tent, Zhu Di summoned his generals and the leaders of the four major forces to discuss when to launch a true all-out attack!
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