"drive…"
Ten miles outside Hengshan City, a group of dozens of people dressed in black, riding fast horses, were galloping towards them.
"Giddy up..." The rider on horseback kept shouting to urge the horse on.
"Ding-dong..."
Suddenly, a melodious zither tune drifted over, its ethereal sound like a secluded orchid in a valley, its ancient melody seemingly carried on the wind amidst colorful clouds.
"Phew..."
The lead knight immediately stopped his horse, and the many knights behind him also stopped.
"call…"
A gust of wind blew by, swirling up fallen leaves on the road, accompanied by the sound of a zither that seemed to come from near and far, creating an atmosphere of utter desolation.
"Everyone be careful," the leader shouted.
"Whoosh..."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately drew their weapons and looked around at the surrounding woods.
"I am Fei Bin from the Songshan Sect. I am passing by with my junior brother Lu Bai (Crane Hand), Ding Mian (Pagoda Hand), and other disciples. May I ask which hero is here?"
This group was from the Songshan Sect, led by Fei Bin, the Great Songyang Hand. All three of them were first-rate mid-stage masters.
Although there was no one blocking their way, the group dared not continue.
Just then, the music stopped, and an old man, about sixty years old, appeared in front of the official road, holding an ancient zither in his arms.
Fei Bin narrowed his eyes, then cupped his hands in greeting.
"My name is Fei Bin. May I ask what your intention is?"
"I've long admired the Great Songyang Hand." The old man nodded.
“Go back to where you came from! You cannot pass through this road today.”
Just then, Lu Bai, who was behind Fei Bin, exclaimed in surprise.
"Senior brother, it's him, he is Qu Yang of the Demonic Sect."
"What?" Fei Bin thought to himself that something was wrong.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." Before he could speak, countless arrows rained down from all around him.
"ah…"
In an instant, many disciples were shot off their horses.
"Ta-da..."
The crowd quickly brandished their weapons to defend themselves.
"Qu Yang, your demonic sect is incredibly audacious!" Fei Bin shouted angrily while blocking the rain of arrows.
Soon, the rain of arrows ended, and the team of more than thirty people was now reduced to half; the rest were either dead or wounded.
"hateful…"
"Charge!" Fei Bin roared.
The remaining people rushed towards Qu Yang, but before they could get close, a hundred or so people suddenly emerged from the surrounding area. They were all dressed in black with sun and moon patterns embroidered on their bodies; they were members of the Sun Moon Cult.
Upon seeing so many people, the Songshan Sect members stopped. There were too many of them, and they were all carrying bows and crossbows.
"Qu Yang, do you really intend to fight Songshan to the death?" Fei Bin questioned.
"Elder Fei, why bother at a time like this? I don't need to explain why you've come to Hengshan this time, do I?" Qu Yang said coldly.
Upon hearing this, Fei Bin and his two companions were immediately alarmed, realizing that their plan to deal with Liu Zhengfeng had been leaked.
"What do you mean, sir? We don't understand. We came here to attend Elder Liu Zhengfeng's retirement ceremony," Fei Bin argued.
"You're still up to no good. You're planning to force Liu Zhengfeng to kill me, aren't you? If he doesn't comply, are you going to kill him too, or even threaten his family?"
"What, you..." Fei Bin looked incredulous.
"Senior brother, now we have no choice but to fight," Lu Bai said in a deep voice. Although the enemy outnumbered them, his side had three top-tier fighters, while the enemy only had Qu Yang. As long as the three of them attacked together and took down Qu Yang, these demonic sect disciples would be hesitant to act.
"Brothers, charge!" Fei Bin roared. Then, the three brothers jumped off their horses and used their lightness skills to soar towards Gao Neng Qu Yang like birds, while the other dozen or so disciples rushed towards the Demonic Sect members.
"Whoosh..."
The sound of arrows rang out again, and the disciples of Songshan died one after another before they could even get close. Fei Bin and the other two in mid-air showed joy on their faces, while Qu Yang stood still.
Suddenly, a murderous aura swept in from behind.
"call out…"
"ah…"
In mid-air, Ding Mian cried out in pain and fell down, clutching his shoulder.
"Junior brother."
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Several more whooshing sounds rang out, and streaks of dazzling cold light flew in from afar.
"Ding ding..."
Fei Bin and Lu Bai had no choice but to stop and use their weapons to block them.
"A needle..." Ding Mian, who had fallen to the ground, saw that the thing stuck in his shoulder was actually a needle, and a chill ran down his spine.
"Senior brother, it's Dongfang Bubai!" Ding Mian roared.
As soon as he finished speaking, a bright red figure descended from the sky and landed on a boulder by the roadside. It was none other than Dongfang Bubai.
"Welcome, Master! The Sun Moon Divine Cult will last forever! Master Dongfang, you will unify the martial world!" The surrounding demonic disciples, as well as Qu Yang, hurriedly knelt on the ground.
At this moment, Fei Bin and the other man returned to Ding Mian's side, looking at the woman in red in front of them with utter horror.
"Dongfang Bubai, what brings you here?" Fei Bin asked incredulously.
"Your Songshan Sect has even tried to frame my sect's elders with your schemes, how can I, the sect leader, not give you face?" Dongfang Bubai said calmly, his face expressionless.
"Master Dongfang, how about we let this matter drop? The three of us brothers will return to Mount Song immediately," Fei Bin said in a deep voice. A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. If it were just Qu Yang, they might still have a chance, but facing Dongfang Bubai, who is known as the number one in the world, the three of them had no hope, not to mention there were so many people around. Today they were truly doomed.
"Hahahaha..." Dongfang Bubai burst into laughter.
"Are you new to the martial world? Don't think that it was your Songshan Sect that started this trouble. I promised someone that I would take your dog lives today," Dongfang Bubai said coldly.
It turned out that the condition Li Daoyi had given her the night before was to kill everyone from the Songshan Sect.
"Damn it, this is outrageous!"
Fei Bin roared and charged toward Dongfang Bubai, killing the demonic sect disciples who blocked his way with a few moves of his sword. He was extremely fast.
However, how could he possibly be a match for the unparalleled Dongfang Bubai? With a flick of his sleeve, Dongfang Bubai instantly entangled the opponent's sword, then vanished like a ghost. Fei Bin felt a sharp pain in his eyes, and everything went black as two silver needles pierced his eyes, causing blood to flow incessantly.
"Ah..." Fei Bin quickly covered his eyes and wailed in pain.
"Senior brother." Lu Bai was anxious and rushed forward.
At this moment, Qu Yang moved, and he gently stroked the strings with his right hand.
"when…"
"Whoosh..."
A dozen or so gleaming needles flew out from the piano stand.
Lu Bai was unable to resist and was instantly pierced with seven or eight needles on his body and face.
"ah…"
“Black Blood Divine Needle…” Lu Bai covered his face and cried out in pain. It was rumored in the martial arts world that Qu Yang was skilled in using hidden weapons, among which the Black Blood Divine Needle was the most famous. He never expected that it would be activated by the guzheng in his arms.
"You're so vicious..." Lu Bai's face gradually turned black, and he said this unwillingly before collapsing to the ground and dying.
As an elder of the Demonic Sect, Qu Yang would naturally show no mercy to his enemies.
Then another needle was inserted, piercing Fei Bin's forehead. Fei Bin stopped wailing and collapsed stiffly. Poor Da Songyang Shou, he died so miserably.
Ding Mian is the only living person present at the scene.
"Senior brother, senior brother." He was completely dumbfounded. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, all thirty-odd people on his side were dead.
"Master." Qu Yang turned to look at Dongfang Bubai.
"Cripple his martial arts, send him back to Mount Song, and tell Zuo Lengchan that I am waiting for him," Dongfang Bubai said coldly.
"yes."
Qu Yang pierced Ding Mian's dantian with a flying needle, then picked up the lifeless Ding Mian and threw him onto the horse's back.
Ding Mian, like a dead man, let the flattery carry him back the way he came.
"You'd better watch yourself." Dongfang Bubai said to Qu Yang one last time, then vanished.
"Respectfully seeing off the leader." Everyone immediately knelt down.
"Alas... Brother Liu, we've escaped a calamity this time." Qu Yang sighed inwardly.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, for altering the plot. You are rewarded with 500 points."
At the Liu residence, a system notification suddenly sounded in Li Daoyi's mind.
"As expected, I made the right bet." Li Daoyi was overjoyed. The reason he had Dongfang Bubai stop the Songshan Sect was to see if changing the plot would trigger any rewards, and it turned out as he had hoped.
"As expected of Dongfang Bubai, his movements are so swift." Li Daoyi smiled slightly.
With the Songshan Sect's interference gone, Liu Zhengfeng's retirement from the martial arts world proceeded smoothly, and the imperial court, just as in the original story, sent someone to bestow an official position upon him.
After Liu Zhengfeng retired from the martial arts world, the Qingcheng Sect left in a hurry. Yu Canghai never dared to look at Li Daoyi for long. He had a premonition that this person was too dangerous, so he would rather ignore Lin Pingzhi, his enemy who killed his son, than stay for a moment longer.
"It seems that the man in black who fought the Taoist priest that night was him." Yue Buqun said, watching Yu Canghai's retreating figure.
"A clown, not worth mentioning." Li Dao nodded.
"Master, we plan to accompany Pingzhi to Luoyang tomorrow, and then return to Mount Hua. I wonder if you..." Yue Buqun said at this moment.
"You guys go first, I have some things to attend to. I'll come find you at Mount Hua later," Li Daoyi nodded. He was going to a place to verify something.
"good."
"Father, Senior Brother is missing." Just then, Yue Lingshan walked over.
"Hmm?" Yue Buqun frowned upon hearing this.
"I'm afraid it's because you didn't give him any alcohol that the kid sneaked out," Li Daoyi chuckled.
"Sigh, this child..." Yue Buqun shook his head helplessly.
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