The Counterattack of the Villains

Li Mu and Ruan Xingzhu fell as light as feathers in front of the Muni Hall, with their backs to Jiumozhi, as if they did not take him seriously at all.

Li Mu cupped his fists at Master Kurong and Ben Yin and said, "Duan Yanqing of the Changkong Sword Sect has met Elder Kurong and several masters."

Ruan Xingzhu just bowed slightly.

"Amitabha, good, good, good."

Ben Yin and several others, including Duan Zhengming, bowed together and pronounced the Buddha's name, with an obvious sense of relaxation in their words.

Prince Yanqing is the only master in the past hundred years who has mastered the Six Meridians Divine Sword on his own, and behind him is the Changkong Sword Sect, so he is not afraid of the threat of Tibet at all.

Since he was willing to come forward, all problems could be solved and they felt completely at ease.

After the ceremony, Li Mu smiled slightly at Duan Yu who was behind the monks, but Duan Yu just looked at him with complicated eyes and said nothing.

"Prince Yanqing? You are still alive."

Jiumozhi looked at Li Mu in surprise. He was not afraid of Duan Yanqing, but what he was afraid of was the prefix in front of his name.

Eight years ago, there was a battle between Xixia and Song Dynasty that left a mark in history - the Battle of Yongle City.

In the original history, the Song army was defeated in this battle, and more than 200,000 troops were annihilated by Xixia. The Song court was shocked by this and was forced to negotiate peace with Xixia.

But in this world, the outcome of this battle is completely different.

Changkong disciples assassinated more than a hundred Xixia generals at all levels. Li Mu, the leader of the Changkong Sword Sect, killed several Xixia generals among thousands of troops.

With the unique magical skill of a sword of one foot, he broke through the Chinese army's shield formation and attacked and killed the Xixia coach Ye Canma.

With the help of the Changkong Sword Sect, the Song army defeated the 300,000-strong Xixia army, annihilated most of the enemy, and seized 3,000 miles of land. Xixia was unable to invade the Song Dynasty again for decades.

This battle with the Changkong Sword Sect was equivalent to helping the Song Dynasty expand its territory. If this credit was placed on the leading generals of the Song Dynasty, it would be a great achievement.

The best thing is that Li Mu is not a general, but the head of a Jianghu sect. He does not need any rewards, which makes the then official Emperor Shenzong very happy.

After the war, Shenzong personally wrote down the purpose of the Changkong Sword Sect, "Serving the country and the people, the greatest chivalrous man", stamped it with a jade seal, made it into a plaque, and sent it to Liangshan by his internal officials.

It seems that the Changkong Sword Sect has not gained any practical benefits, but the benefits of being invisible are immeasurable.

After this battle, the Changkong Sword Sect was so powerful that it made other countries around the Song Dynasty wary of fear. It also allowed Li Mu to gain the reputation of Li Juxia and the God of Swords.

Therefore, Jiumozhi is not afraid of Duan Yanqing, but is extremely afraid of the Changkong Sword Sect.

Since the death of the last Tubo Zanpu, Tubo has been in a state of fragmentation and endless civil war.

Now it has finally made some progress, and at least it can bully a small country like Dali.

If the Changkong Sword Sect is offended because of him, then he, the Tubo Imperial Master, will really become Tubo's eternal sinner.

The Changkong Sword Sect does not need to invade on a large scale. It only needs to send a group of top masters to sneak into Tubo and assassinate the leaders of various tribes and officials at all levels.

When the time comes, Tubo will not need external enemies to fight, it will collapse on its own and fall into a situation of falling apart and killing each other again.

Hearing Jiumozhi's words, Li Mu turned around, looked at him and said calmly: "Prince Ming even knows about me, a person who has disappeared for more than 20 years. It seems that you have indeed done a lot of homework on Dali."

Jiumo Zhiheshi said: "Tubo and Dali are neighbors, and it is extremely normal for them to understand each other."

"It's just that the young monk didn't expect that Prince Yanqing, who had been hiding from the world for so many years, would actually join the Changkong Sword Sect."

"Although the young monk is far away in Tubo, he has admired the Changkong Sword Sect for a long time, and he has great admiration for Li Juxia. When he has time someday, he will definitely go to Liangshan to admire his style."

Li Mu sneered and said: "The future? I'm afraid there will be no future for King Ming. Li Juxia doesn't need you to look up to him. I just said that there is no way that King Ming will go out standing upright today."

"Although I, the Duan clan of Dali, are far from being comparable to the Changkong Sword Sect, I am by no means an incompetent person."

Jiumozhi's face changed slightly, but he still didn't dare to get angry. He just said: "So Prince Yanqing is here today on behalf of the Duan family in Dali and has nothing to do with the Changkong Sword Sect?"

Li Mudao: "It seems that King Ming's memory is not very good. The Duan clan of Dali is not an incompetent person, and the Changkong Sword Sect is even less so. How can I break my promise?"

Jiumozhi said with an ugly face: "Can what Prince Yanqing said represent the Changkong Sword Sect?"

Li Mu chuckled and said, "What I say is just as valid for the Changkong Sword Sect as Li Juxia's words."

"Perhaps King Ming doesn't know that the sect's purpose of 'a great chivalrous man serves the country and the people' was just put forward by me."

Hearing Li Mu's words, Ruan Xingzhu almost couldn't help laughing, but Jiumozhi wanted to cry a little, and the monks in Tianlong Temple were overjoyed.

Although Li Mu's words indicate that he and Li Mu are not the same person, it can also be heard that he is at least the second person in the Changkong Sword Sect.

It's just that they are a little strange. With Prince Yanqing's martial arts, how could he remain unknown for so many years?

Could it be that he has been in charge of the sect and training disciples for more than ten years?

It is quite possible that Li Juxia often leaves Liangshan to perform chivalrous acts and uphold justice, so there must be someone in the sect to take charge.

Just listen to Li Mu continue to say: "Originally, our Changkong Sword Sect did not interfere with the well water of Tubo. But just now it became clear that the king's request for sutras was not successful, so we used the power of Tubo to suppress it and threatened it with war."

"The whole country of Dali worships Buddhism. Most of the people of the Duan family are compassionate and never want to start war lightly or commit many crimes. In fact, our treatment of others is very simple..."

Having said this, he paused, and then said slowly and calmly: "Treat me with courtesy, return courtesy; treat me with a sword, and return a sword with me."

After Li Mu said these words, although the monks were agitated, they still believed that the Dharma was profound and stable.

Duan Yu, however, was so excited that he couldn't help but stepped forward and shouted: "Well said."

After saying that, he looked at Jiumozhi and said teasingly: "Does Prince Ming now understand what 'misfortune comes from the mouth' means?"

Duan Zhengming glanced at Duan Yu calmly, then looked at Li Mu's back and sighed secretly.

His martial arts skills are higher than his own, and his character is not bad either. He can manage such a large sect and develop the sect to what it is now, and he has no shortage of abilities.

It seems that he is really more suitable to be the Emperor of Dali than himself.

No need for Duan Yu to tease, Jiumozhi also deeply understood the saying that misfortune comes from the mouth.

His face turned blue and white, and he said to Li Mu: "The Changkong Sword Sect is also a sect of the Song Dynasty. I, Tubo, have never provoked the Song Dynasty. What reason do the disciples of Changkong have to attack Tubo?"

Li Mu said amusedly: "Don't you feel guilty when King Ming says this? Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo has never stopped coveting the Central Plains Dynasty."

"We haven't provoked him now just because Tubo doesn't have that ability. What will happen if Tubo produces another 'Songtsen Gampo'?"

"Whether it was Nanzhao in the Tang Dynasty or Dali today, they were both barriers to the southwest of the Song Dynasty. Don't the people of the Song Dynasty understand the truth that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold?"

Jiumozhi's heart sank completely, and he asked expressionlessly: "Is there really no room for change in this matter?"

Li Mu shook his head and sighed: "Prince Ming should not ask me this question. We are not three-year-old children, so we must be responsible for what we say."

"King Ming said that the leader of Tubo had long wanted to use troops against Dali, but it was King Ming's repeated dissuasion that saved the two countries from the disaster of war."

"Whether it's true or not, but based on this, I can enlarge Lun Temple's horse, so as not to cut off the inheritance of King Ming's orthodoxy."

"As for Ming Wang, since you think that the Six Meridians Divine Sword is just a false name, then I will use the Six Meridians Divine Sword to learn from Ming Wang's clever tricks."

Li Mu took a few steps forward, stood outside Jiumozhi Zhangyu, stretched out his hand and said, "Please, King Ming!"

When Jiumozhi saw this, he knew that there was no way he could do anything good today, so he just gave it a try.

If you can kill Duan Yanqing, even if you die together, it won't be a loss.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, he put his palms together, turned and rubbed, and the extremely hot sword energy condensed on the edges of his palms.

With a wave of his backhand, the flaming sword energy slashed towards Li Mufei.

Li Mu did not dodge, but calmly raised his hands, extending the thumb of his right hand and the little finger of his left hand forward at the same time.

A powerful and explosive sword energy shot out from the thumb of his right hand with a "chi" sound.

Although Jiumozhi could not see the sword energy, he could clearly sense that his own flame sword energy was almost collapsed at the first touch, and could not block the Shaoshang sword energy in any way.

While he was horrified at the depth of Li Mu's inner strength, he did not dare to block it. He immediately kicked off his feet and dodged to the side.

And just when he had the thought of evading, Li Mu had already predicted the direction of his dodge through the subtle movements of his body.

The little finger of the left hand, the Shao Ze Sword, shot out a sword energy a few tenths of a second slower than the Shao Shang Sword. The moment it left the finger, it turned around and shot towards the direction where Jiumozhi was dodging.

However, this sword could no longer be avoided, because if Jiumozhi insisted on dodging, he would definitely collide with Shaoze's sword three feet to his side.

If you give up dodging, you will have to face Shaoshang Jian directly.

There is no need to choose at all. Shaoze's sword is erratic, changes subtly, and is very difficult to dodge, but its power is weaker.

The Shaoshang Sword is extremely powerful, but relatively easy to avoid.

So Jiumozhi gritted his teeth and concentrated the sword energy on the sword in his hand. He turned back with his right palm and withstood the sword, and then swung out three swords in succession with his left palm.

The Shaoshang Sword that was shot into the air flew five or six feet away and dissipated in the air without causing any damage.

In other words, the current maximum range of the Shaoshang Sword is between 18 and 20 meters, and the effective range is within 15 meters.

The three flaming sword energy emitted by Jiumozhi swirled and danced, extremely agile and quite subtle.

Li Mu, however, still stood firm and did not dodge or evade. It was true that with Jiumozhi's skill, he could not force him to dodge even though he was playing with his air force.

The index finger and little finger of his right hand were extended together, as if making a rock gesture.

The index finger Shang Yang Sword breathed out the sword energy, and defeated the three sword energy attacking in front of him one by one.

The little finger dashed towards the sword but couldn't help but shoot out the sword energy, creating a strafing effect on Jiumozhi and carrying out a covering blow.

Jiumozhi saw that it was impossible to avoid Shao Chong's sword, so he had no choice but to take it head on.

Fortunately, although the Shaochong Sword was light, fast, continuous and difficult to dodge, its power was relatively weak, not as good as the Shaoze Sword. He could barely withstand it.

However, just as he was blocking Shaochong's sword energy, Li Mu's right thumb suddenly popped out and turned into a Loveyou gesture.

The Thumb Shaoshang Sword, Jiumozhi was caught off guard and was mixed in with the Shaochong Sword and suddenly attacked.

When Jiumozhi realized something was wrong, it was already too late to dodge.

"Bang"

There was an explosion, and Jiumozhi put his feet on the ground and slid back more than a foot. His throat moved, and a stream of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

But he didn't dare to relax, because Shaochong Sword was still attacking continuously.

Not caring about wasting a lot of energy, he turned his left palm in front of him, and a large ball of flaming sword energy formed a barrier in front of him.

His right palm continued to strike out sword energy. At this time, he was already fighting Li Mu desperately, because he found that if he didn't fight hard, he would no longer have a chance to fight.

But Li Mu didn't want to waste it anymore, because what Jiumozhi was consuming at this time was all his wife's internal energy.

I was just willing to get involved with him because I was afraid that his skill would be higher than that of Ruan Xingzhu now and that he would not be safe when absorbing power, so I wanted to consume part of his skill.

After this fight, it is now safe.

Li Mu immediately retracted three fingers, extended only his middle finger, and shot out a concentrated sword energy.

As he turned his wrist, he chopped up the incoming sword energy one by one, and then stabbed Jiumozhi straight into his right chest.

Facing this mid-charge sword that was condensed and undissipated, with highly condensed energy and the strongest penetrating power, Jiumozhi's sword energy barrier was instantly broken.

Not even Li Mu's own body-protecting aura, which was over three feet tall, could definitely withstand this sword.

In other words, even the three-foot wall of Qi of the sweeping monk can't stop this sword that hits the Arrancar, so what does Jiumozhi mean?

"puff"

Jiumozhi's chest and back burst out with blood at the same time, but he was stabbed through by this sword.

Li Mu cut off the output of his true energy, the Zhongchong Sword dissipated, and Jiumozhi immediately fell to the sky and fell to the ground.

And at this moment, an electric light flashed in Jiumozhi's mind, and he discovered his vitality.

It seems that the opponent is not determined to kill him, otherwise the sword would not have stabbed the right chest, but the left chest and heart.

After he coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, he connected dots around the wound, and then weakly said to Li Mu: "Prince Yanqing, you just said that the monk would not be able to get out standing upright."

"The young monk is seriously injured at the moment and has no power to move. He can only be carried out horizontally, not vertically. I hope the prince will keep his word."

Ben Yin and the other monks looked at each other in disbelief. They really didn't expect that Maharaja Maharaja would have such a shameless side.

Duan Yu somewhat understood what Jiumozhi was thinking, and said: "The reason why King Ming endured humiliation and burden so much, and was able to bend and stretch so hard, was that he could return to Tubo and inform the Lord of Tubo about the Changkong Sword Sect's upcoming attack, so that he could be prepared.

I really admire it.”

The monks suddenly realized that if Tubo was prepared, even if the disciples of the Changkong Sword Sect could achieve their goal, they would probably suffer more casualties.

Thinking of this, Duan Zhengming said: "King Dalunming is just sophistry. The prince must not be fooled."

"Haha..." Li Mu chuckled and said, "Although it is sophistry, it is still quite quick-witted."

"It is said that a gentleman can be deceived. I think I am still a gentleman, and what I say means what I say."

Jiumozhi was secretly happy, and at the same time he truly admired Li Mu.

However, before he could speak, Li Mu continued: "It's a pity that King Ming has committed the most taboo that he should not have committed. Even if I am willing to let King Ming go, you may not be able to escape today."

Jiumozhi was horrified and asked: "What taboo did the young monk commit?"

Li Mu turned back to look at Ruan Xingzhu and said with a smile: "My matter has been settled with Prince Ming, and the matter of your master's sect will be left to you."

Ruan Xingzhu nodded, immediately stepped forward, walked up to Jiumozhi, and asked seriously: "May I ask King Ming, where does your small formless skill come from?"

Jiumozhi was shocked, looked at Ruan Xingzhu in shock, and said in a trembling voice: "You...you are..."

Ruan Xingzhu said proudly: "I am the direct disciple of the head of the Xiaoyao Sect, and my master is Wu Yazi."

"As a disciple of Buddhism, your martial arts foundation is my Taoist internal strength. Don't you intend to give an explanation for this matter?"

Jiumozhi opened his mouth wide, but no words came out.

As a disciple of Buddhism, he not only practices Taoist magical skills, but also obtains magical skills by acting in front of a married woman and breaking the sexual precept.

If he told this matter clearly, not only would he die, but his reputation would be ruined and he would be infamous for thousands of years after his death. How could he dare to tell it? (The latest revised version has other sources, but it is illogical and will not be adopted in this book)

Jiumozhi closed his eyes and said with a despairing heart: "Young monk, I have nothing to say. If you want to kill or behead me, please do as you please."

Ruan Xingzhu shook his head and said: "If you don't want to say it, I won't force you, nor will I kill you. I will only destroy your internal strength. Whether you can survive or not depends on your luck."

The Xiaoyao sect's internal strength is linked to life and death. The strength lies in the person's presence, and when the strength is dispersed, the person dies.

But that's only after reaching a certain age. Jiumozhi is only over sixty years old, but he can still survive.

In the original plot, Duan Yu sucked all his internal energy away in a dry well in Xixia, but he didn't die either.

However, without the support of internal strength, he could not survive the injury on his chest. His lungs were shot through. In this era, without deep internal strength, it would be difficult for a god to save him.

After Ruan Xingzhu finished speaking, he ducked forward, connected his heart and mouth, and sealed several of his large acupuncture points, preventing his ability to fight back before death. Then he pressed his palm on his belly, and activated the Beiming Divine Art at full power.

Jiumozhi's skills poured into her body like a tide. The Xiao Wuxiang Skill and the Beiming Divine Skill have the same origin. They also don't need to be refined. They can be directly absorbed and stored in the mutton for personal use.

Ruan Xingzhu wanted to absorb all Jiumozhi's power and needed a cup of tea to avoid being noticed by the monks, so Li Mu went to greet the monks.

However, Duan Yu saw that Ruan Xingzhu was performing the Beiming Divine Skill. Li Mu had also said before in the Valley of Ten Thousand Tribulations that his current wife was a disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect.

But he won't talk too much. After talking about the Beiming Divine Art, he can barely be regarded as a descendant of the Xiaoyao Sect, and he must abide by the rules of the Xiaoyao Sect.

But he didn't expect that the Tubo Imperial Master had also secretly learned the Xiaoyao sect's secrets. Judging from his attitude of refusing to tell the truth, it was obvious that the source was not as innocent as his own.

If he were in this situation and the source of the technique was innocent, he wouldn't be afraid to tell it.

In order to attract the attention of the monks, Li Mu looked directly at Duan Zhengming and said, "According to seniority, you should call me cousin, right?"

Duan Zhengming lowered his head and said: "Yes."

Li Mu added: "The throne of Dali should be mine, right?"

Duan Zhengming said: "Yes."

Li Mudao: "Li Juxia, the leader of our sect, has sent a greeting letter to the Zhennan Palace this morning. He will visit the Palace at noon tomorrow to discuss this matter. What are your plans?"

The exchange between the two people really attracted the attention of the monks, and they gathered around them.

Ben Yin frowned and said: "Prince Yanqing, you promised us twenty years ago that you would no longer compete for the throne of Dali."

"Just now when you faced Maharaja Maharaja, you didn't want to spoil your gentlemanly style. Why..."

Li Mu looked at Ben Yin with a strange expression and said: "How about master reminiscing about your memories, why did I promise not to fight for the throne again?"

The monks were stunned when they heard this, and they actually recalled every word Li Mu said in detail.

But twenty years have passed, so how can they remember it?

Li Mu smiled and said: "Why don't I remind all the masters that what I said back then was, 'Since the world is now beyond control, then you can give me back a piece of the world.' Do you remember?"

All the monks were stunned, and Ben Shen said: "Yes, you did say that at the beginning. Your words clearly meant that you wanted to give up the fight for the throne and go to the world to create a world."

"That's why we gave you the Six Meridians Divine Sword Sutra as compensation. How can you do it again now?"

Origin, origin, origin, Duan Zhengming and others all fell silent, looking at Ben Shen quite speechless.

Li Mu still had a smile on his face and looked at Duan Yu and said, "Xiannephew, how about you explain what I said to Master Benshen?"

Ben Shen looked at Duan Yu without knowing why. Is there any other explanation for this?

Duan Yuqing coughed and said: "Master Ben Shen, you have all fallen into his trap of words. The most critical part of what he said is the word 'now'."

"Without these two words, the meaning of this sentence is just like what Master Bencan said. But with these two words, the meaning is completely different."

"It was impossible to do something at the time, but that doesn't mean that it will be impossible to do it in the future. Now that he has achieved great success, doesn't it mean that there is something he can do about it?"

Ben Shen is just not smart, but he is not stupid. Duan Yu explained it like this, but he still couldn't figure out what the problem with this sentence was.

Ben Shen was grand and glared at Li Mu and said, "Duan Yanqing, how dare you call yourself a gentleman when you play such tricks with us?"

Li Mu stretched out his arms, spread out his hands, and said confidently: "Why are you embarrassed? A gentleman only talks about morality, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't have any scheming."

"No matter what, I am still a prince, so the throne of Potian should be mine."

"This throne has become an obsession in my heart. If I can't resolve this obsession, it will be difficult for me to make any progress in my cultivation."

"If we can discuss this matter, then we can talk about anything. If we can't discuss it, then we can each rely on our own abilities."

The monks were speechless and looked at Duan Zhengming one after another. Now they could only see how he would deal with it. They were powerless.

Duan Zhengming said to Li Mu: "If you sit on the throne, how will you govern?"

Li Mu shook his head with a smile and said: "It's too early to say that now. Even if you are willing to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy, it will be in vain if the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty do not recognize it."

"You'd better go back and discuss it with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Let's sit down and discuss this matter tomorrow."