The next day, Ouyang Feng and his group arrived at the martial arts arena early. Looking at the scorching sun, he felt a sense of unease.
"Senior Brother, what's wrong?"
"I don't know, but I have a feeling something bad is going to happen."
"The masters of the Zizai Sect should have been prepared long ago, so there's no need to worry too much."
Yin Shihuai also comforted him, saying, "We have made all the necessary preparations. Although it is inevitable that the cult will take action, there is no use worrying now. We can only deal with the situation as it comes."
Ouyang Feng sighed, "What you said makes sense; this is the only way."
Because today is the day to decide the leader of the martial arts alliance, Zizaimen is even more lively than yesterday.
Perhaps because Wu Lan was about to compete with Ouyang Zhen, Wu Lan stopped standing next to Ouyang Zhen and only occasionally glanced at them with a gloomy look.
Ouyang Zhen was in high spirits today, but everyone understood his mindset, after all, the position of martial arts alliance leader was within his grasp.
The Shenyang Sect Master Shan Jiangchuan and Wuxiang Manor Master Zhuge Chun, who had not yet left, did not look too good. Although it was agreed long ago, it was impossible for them to obey Ouyang Zhen or Wu Ying in the future. They did not leave only because of the Jianghu relationship and were afraid that it would not sound good to their reputation in the Jianghu.
However, after waiting for a while, Wu Ying did not arrive, and a commotion began to rise.
Someone asked Wu Lan, "Miss Wu, why hasn't your father arrived yet?"
Wu Lan looked bewildered: "I don't know. When I left the courtyard this morning, my father only told me to come first."
"Could something have happened?"
"Impossible! This is the territory of the Free Sect, and who could trap Master Wu silently?"
Shan Zhengguang said, "No matter what, let's go and check on Wu Ying's residence first."
However, before they had gone far, a young monk from the Zizai Sect rushed over in a panic and said, "Something terrible has happened! Master Wu is in trouble! Cult members have infiltrated and Master Wu has been seriously injured."
"What?"
Everyone present was shocked, especially Wu Lan, whose face turned pale and she ran over like a madwoman.
As the group entered Wu Ying's courtyard, they found that the door was indeed broken, and there were knife marks and claw marks everywhere. Wu Ying was lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance, with blood gushing from the knife wound in his chest.
"Father!" Wu Lan cried out shrilly, her eyes wide with rage.
The martial arts practitioners present were shocked. They were astonished that the evil cult had become so powerful that it could evade the guards of the Zizai Sect and injure the great hero Wu Ying!
You must know that Master Wuying is one of the top masters of the righteous sects. If he can be easily dealt with by the evil cult, how will they fight against him in the future?
“There is still a trace of life left.” Master Wuya came in to take Wu Ying’s pulse. “I have protected his heart meridian, but the most fatal thing now is the poison in his meridians.”
"Poison? How could the great hero Wu be poisoned?"
At this moment, Wu Lan's eyelids trembled, and her face seemed even paler.
Yin Shihuai keenly sensed something, then said in a low voice, "Miss Wu, do you know something?"
Everyone looked at Wu Lan and saw that her face was filled with even more guilt and regret. They felt it was utterly absurd. This was her own father! What had she done?
"I don't know, I really don't know..." Wu Lan could only cry, which annoyed everyone.
Master Wuya chanted a Buddhist prayer: "Miss Wu, now that things have come to this, only if you confess as soon as possible can we better rescue Hero Wu."
Wu Lan bit her lip, looked at Ouyang Feng for help, and then sobbed, "This morning I added some medicine to my father's tea. That person clearly told me that the medicine would increase internal strength in a short time."
She became more and more agitated as she spoke: "And I tried it myself before, it's true, how could my father be poisoned? That person lied to me, that woman deceived me!"
Everyone was speechless; how could there be such a disappointing daughter?
Ouyang Zhen sneered: "So your initial plan was to help your father increase his internal strength so he could defeat me and become the leader of the martial arts alliance?"
Wu Lan shrank back, not daring to answer. Now she knew she regretted it, she really knew she regretted it. Now she only hoped that her father was alright.
Ouyang Wan couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you discuss it with your father before you drugged him?"
My master's wife once said that one should never act unilaterally, never sacrifice oneself, and never give others a chance to cooperate or discuss. This Wu Lan is truly incredibly stupid.
“If Father knew, he would definitely not agree. He said that the position of leader of the martial arts alliance must be won by real ability.”
Those in the martial arts world present felt a pang of regret upon hearing this. They hadn't expected that Master Wu would be such a righteous and upright person. They hadn't realized it until now, given his usually strong temper. It was just a pity that he had been tricked by his own daughter.
Master Wuya then asked, "Miss Wu, can you still find the person who gave you the medicine? What does she look like?"
Wu Lan slowly recalled: "She was very beautiful. I think even the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world wasn't as beautiful as her. Her voice was also very pleasant, making it easy for people to like her. Oh, right, there was an old woman with her. The old woman called her Miss. They only said that they were from Nanjing."
These descriptions reminded Ouyang Feng and his companions of someone: "Could it be them?"
"Young Master Ouyang, do you know anything?"
Ouyang Feng tidied his words: "On the way from the gate, we also met a group of people in a dilapidated temple. The two leading people were a young woman and an old woman. However, when we met them, the woman was wearing a veil, so we couldn't see her face. They also said they were from Nanjing."
Dan Jiangchuan's gaze sharpened: "They didn't do anything to you?"
"No, we only spent one night in the ruined temple, nothing else happened."
Dan Jiangchuan said strangely, "That's odd. If they were really after the righteous sects of the martial arts world, why would they have let you go?"
Ouyang Zhen frowned and sneered: "Shan Jiangchuan, what do you mean? Do you think I orchestrated this?"
"I didn't say that, I just think you guys were lucky."
Zhuge Chun stepped forward to mediate: "The most important thing now is how to save people. I think what they said about Jinling must be fake, but in order not to miss the search for the antidote, we still need to send someone to investigate. Miss Wu, do you know anything else about them?"
Wu Lan shook her head, and many others shook their heads and sighed. It was truly tragic for Wu Ying to have such a daughter.
"So what do we do now?"
"Why don't we leave Wu Ying at Zizai Sect to be treated by Master Wuya, and then go find those two people? If they are members of an evil cult, given their covetousness for the martial arts tournament, they certainly won't go too far."
"Then I, the leader of the martial arts alliance, will take command." Ouyang Zhen looked down at everyone, already putting on airs.
Dan Jiangchuan sneered at him: "Ouyang Zhen, the martial arts tournament is not over yet, so you are not the leader of the martial arts alliance."
"How can it not count? Even if Wu Ying recovers from his severe injuries, he is still no match for me."
“If Wu Ying hadn’t been in trouble, who knows who would have won? Besides, it was Wu Ying who defeated me, not you. You might not be able to beat me.”
Ouyang Zhen picked up his sword: "Then let's have another match."
Dan Jiangchuan, however, did not take the bait: "Now that Wu Ying is in trouble, you still have the heart to compete for the leader of the martial arts alliance? Ouyang Zhen, aren't you being a bit too impatient?"
Ouyang Zhen was furious upon hearing this, his imposing aura was intimidating.
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