The Counterattack of the Villains

After Murong and his son were eliminated, the Heroes Conference naturally came to an end. From then on, there was no more "Nan Murong" in the world.

Of course, since Qiao Feng changed his name to Xiao Feng, "North Qiao Feng" no longer exists.

The heroes of the Central Plains did not kill the four generals, but Deng Baichuan and Gong Yeqian still died. They committed suicide.

Only Bao BuTong and Feng PoE survived and took the bodies of them and Murong and his son down the mountain.

Li Mu and Xuanci both spoke, asking the heroes of the Central Plains to let them go and not to embarrass them.

Bao BuTong and Feng BoEi chose to live, not because they were afraid of death, but because Deng Baichuan and Gong Yeqian wanted them to keep their lives and take care of their families before they committed suicide.

And in the final analysis, Bao BuTong and Feng BoE had no reason to commit suicide.

In fact, all the four generals were not Xianbei, but Han. Except for Deng Baichuan, whose ancestor was a general of Later Yan, the other three all followed the Murong family out of repayment of kindness.

Ancestor Deng Baichuan was killed in the "Battle of Shenhepo" that led to the demise of Later Yan.

Later descendants were persecuted because they opposed the domineering general Feng Ba of the Later Yan Dynasty. Later, Feng Ba usurped the throne, and the Deng family saved the Murong family and came to Gusu to settle down.

The ancestor of Gongye Qian was a military minister of the Later Zhou Dynasty and was loyal to the Later Zhou Dynasty.

Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao mutinied, and Huangpao joined the army. After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty suppressed the remnants of the Later Zhou Dynasty who opposed him, and the Gongye family was one of them.

The Gongye family was secretly rescued by the Murong family in times of crisis, and they became followers of the Murong family from then on.

The ancestor of Bao BuTong was originally a general of the Southern Tang Dynasty. After the destruction of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Bao BuTong's ancestor was killed and the Bao family became poor.

Later, because of his strong martial arts skills passed down from his family, he was valued by the Murong clan and took him under his command.

Feng Bo evil was originally a Han from the land of Yanyun. Shi Jingtang ceded the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun to the Liao Kingdom, and he became a survivor of the Song Dynasty in the Liao Kingdom. He later fled back to the Song Dynasty and was also taken in by the Murong family.

Deng Baichuan committed suicide because he was loyal to his master, while Gong Yeqian committed suicide because he was sworn in with the Song Dynasty.

Bao BuTong and Feng PoE had no reason to die. With the entrustment of their two brothers, they chose to live.

They have no idea of ​​revenge for the Murong family, because in the final analysis, the Murong family has a way to kill themselves.

Both Li Mu and Xuanci did what they should do as Song people. This was out of righteousness, not personal hatred.

Moreover, with Bao BuTong and Feng BoEi's abilities, neither the Changkong Sword Sect nor the Shaolin Temple can afford to offend them.

Li Mu and Xuanci defended them in front of the powerful people. With their clear-cut characters, they would never repay kindness with enmity.

Now they only live for the four families and will no longer stir up trouble in the world.

…

After the Heroes Conference is over, the next most important thing is for the Song Dynasty to declare war on Xixia after the beginning of spring.

Li Mu has already made arrangements for the Changkong Sword Sect, and the top priority is to rectify the Beggar Gang.

Li Muxian went to Luoyang with Xiao Feng to support his disciples.

When the beggars knew that Wu Changfeng and others were welcoming the gang leader back, they were overjoyed and came to pay their respects one after another.

Naturally, Quan Guanqing and Chen Guyan, as well as the helmsman who stood behind them, were not present.

What makes Xiao Feng strange is that his good brother and law enforcement elder Bai Shijing is also missing.

Fortunately, Lu Zhang, the elder of the Beggar Clan, arrived, four of the six elders of the Beggar Clan were present, and 70% of the helmsmen from each branch also came. Xiao Feng resumed his position as the leader of the Beggar Clan without encountering any obstacles.

Under his leadership, the Beggar Gang is useful. Without Xiao Feng, the Beggar Gang is just a bunch of ragtag people, at least in this era.

The most important event at the moment is the upcoming war against Xixia, and Xiao Feng has no time to clean up Quan Guanqing.

He immediately began to arrange Beggar Clan disciples to start intelligence collection on Xixia.

After Li Mu and his entourage stayed in the Beggar Clan for several days, a shocking news came. The South King of Dali Town died at the residence of Deputy Gang Leader Ma in Xinyang.

What is most difficult for Xiao Feng to accept is that law enforcement elder Bai Shijing is involved.

Mrs. Ma and Bai Shijing were suspected of murdering Duan Zhengchun, and while disposing of the body, they were caught by the four ministers of Dali, fishermen, woodcutter, farmers and readers.

The four of them worked together to capture Bai Shijing and secretly imprisoned her with Madam Ma. Zhu Danchen then rushed to Luoyang to report the news.

When Li Mu and Xiao Feng arrived at Xinyang and saw Duan Zhengchun's body, they couldn't help but turn pale with horror.

However, they saw that Duan Zhengchun's body was covered in blood and flesh. It looked as if something had eaten him, with a lot of flesh and blood bitten off. The fatal wound was a dagger inserted into his heart.

According to the four ministers, the injuries on Duan Zhengchun's body were caused by Mrs. Ma's bites.

Li Mu immediately used the soul-transferring technique on Madam Ma. In front of everyone, and under his questioning, the truth of the matter came to light, and the whole Beggar Clan was in an uproar.

Ma Dayuan actually died at the hands of Bai Shijing, and Mrs. Ma, a chaste and virtuous woman in the eyes of others, was actually a slut with a heart like a snake.

Quan Guanqing, Xu Chongxiao, and Bai Shijing are all her subordinates. At the same time, she is also the old lover of the King of Zhennan of Dali.

The reason why Quan Guanqing and others wanted to expose Xiao Feng's life experience was actually because Xiao Feng did not take Madam Ma seriously, so he held a grudge, so they forced Quan Guanqing and Xu Chongxiao to expose Xiao Feng's life experience and drive him out of the Beggar Clan.

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Such an incredible truth, if told by others, no one would believe it.

But this was said by Mrs. Ma herself, and Bai Shijing also readily admitted it and actively asked for death, so the beggars had no choice but to believe it.

Xiao Feng was so furious that he urgently promoted Chief Jiang of the Dayi Branch to the position of law enforcement elder. He immediately took his magic sword and went to Xu Chongxiao's residence to enforce the Beggar Gang's rules.

At the same time, he personally led the three elders, gathered his troops, and went to Dazhi Branch to capture and kill Quan Guanqing.

As for Bai Shijing, Xiao Feng gave him a chance to commit suicide.

With Mrs. Ma's testimony, Quan Guanqing had no chance of survival. After Li Mu used the soul-moving technique to make him admit everything, he was shot dead on the spot by Xiao Feng.

Chen Guyan was let off by Xiao Feng because he was deceived by Quan Guanqing.

Xiao Feng only punished him by removing one bag, depriving him of the title of elder of the Nine Bags, and appointed him as the helmsman of the Dazhi Branch, replacing Quan Guanqing as the helmsman of the Dazhi Branch.

At this point, the Beggar Clan became one unit again and worked as one to contribute to the conquest of Xixia.

When Duan Yu received the news of Duan Zhengchun's murder, he immediately rushed to Xinyang with Mu Wanqing. After crying bitterly, he and Mu Wanqing, escorted by several Changkong disciples, transported Duan Zhengchun's coffin back to Dali for burial.

Madam Ma was killed by Mu Wanqing herself because she was Duan Zhengchun's biological daughter and it was natural to avenge her father, but no one stopped her.

Duan Zhengchun spent his whole life being a prostitute, and finally died at the hands of a woman, which is considered a clear sign of justice and retribution.

However, after his death, Duan Yu can explain his life experience when he ascends the throne in the future, and the upright Li Mu Wanqing will be his queen.

In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, Li Mu said goodbye to Xiao Feng and returned to Liangshan with everyone, but A'Zhu chose to stay in the Beggar Clan.

Li Mu simply took the opportunity to clarify the matter, and personally made a "parental order" to let Xiao Feng and A'Zhu get married after the expedition to Xixia was over.

Xiao Feng was naturally overjoyed and felt very grateful to Li Mu. A'Zhu was also very willing and secretly happy.

…

When a heroes conference was held in the Central Plains, a major event occurred in the Liao Kingdom.

Yelu Nerugu, the king of Chu in the Liao Kingdom and the king of Nanyuan, and his father, the great uncle Yelu Chongyuan, launched a rebellion in Shangjing while the leader of the country, Yelu Hongji, was away presiding over a martial arts performance.

When Yelu Hongji rushed back, he was unable to save himself. Without Xiao Feng to capture Yelu Chongyuan for him, there was no chance for Yelu Hongji to make a comeback.

In order to save the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, he committed suicide in front of the battle, and the history of the Liao Kingdom took a big turn.

At the same time, the Northeast Jurchen Wanyan tribe, assisted by Song Jiang, Wu Yong, and Song Qing, was rising with fierce momentum and annexed several Jurchen tribes one after another.

When the three of them infiltrated the Jurchen tribe, they would not use their real names. Li Mu gave them three aliases: Song Jiang was called Wanyan Lie, Song Qing was called Wanyan Qinghe, and Wu Yong was called Wanyan Po.

Before heading to the Northeast, they learned the Jurchen language, customs, clothing, etc., and easily integrated into the Jurchen tribe.

Everything is going according to plan. With their current development momentum, the Jurchen tribe can unify the Jurchen tribes and conquer the Liao Kingdom at least ten years in advance.

By then, as long as the Jurchens are eliminated, the Song Dynasty will have no foreign threats for at least hundreds of years.

As long as the royal family of the Song Dynasty is not stupid enough to destroy the Great Wall and have any bad thoughts towards the Changkong Sword Sect, the country will naturally be able to prosper for a long time.

…

On this day, on their way back to Liangshan, Li Mu and his party passed through the Yingtianfu area.

As I was riding my horse slowly on the official road, I suddenly saw two figures in front of me, one behind the other, passing above the tree crowns in the forest on the right, flying over the official road, and disappearing into the woods on the left.

These two people have extremely high Qinggong and are very fast. The person in front is a man in green clothes, holding a long sword in his hand.

The person behind is slender and slim, dressed in red, and is actually a woman. She also holds a long sword in her hand.

"Eh? Where did the top master come from? He is so young." Ruan Xingzhu said to Li Mu in surprise.

Li Mu said to Lu Dachao Gai and others: "You guys wait by the roadside. Don't leave hastily. Be careful."

"yes."

"Sister Zhu, let's follow up and take a look."

"good."

The two people jumped up from their horses, stepped into the air, and immediately jumped up to a height of ten feet, far exceeding the height of the tree crown, and chased the man and the woman in the direction in which they left.

After they jumped into the air, there was no trace of the two of them. They must have fallen into the forest below.

After chasing for several miles, they finally heard the sound of clothes flying, mixed with the sound of breaking through the air.

The two descended silently and landed on the branches of a big tree. They swayed as lightly as nothing, rising and falling gently.

After seeing the scene in the forest below clearly, both of them had a look of surprise on their faces.

But they saw the man in green and the woman in red fighting fiercely. The two were extremely fast, not inferior to the couple at all.

In the field, only a group of green shadows and a group of red shadows could be seen suddenly coming together, or rotating around each other, and the sound of "chichi" was heard constantly, but the two long swords never intersected.

Li Mu and Ruan Xingzhu had to focus their eyes to see their movements clearly.

Occasionally when the two of them were a little far apart, they would each raise their hands and shoot out a beam of silver light. The couple looked closely and saw that it was actually embroidery needles.

The martial arts of this man and woman seem to come from the same lineage, and they should be from the same school.

Li Mu's eyes flashed. The martial arts performed by the two people... felt like they had seen each other before.

"laugh"

"Hmm"

Suddenly, the two of them were hit by an embroidery needle from the other side at the same time. They each ducked and retreated, and then with a stroke of luck, they forced the embroidery needle that had been inserted into their bodies out.

The two of them were three feet apart, both staring at each other and breathing heavily.

Li Mu and Ruan Xingzhu finally saw their appearance clearly.

The man in Tsing Yi looks to be in his early thirties, with fair skin, no beard on his lips, and a very handsome appearance, which is not much different from Li Mu.

The woman was in her mid-twenties, tall and slender, with skin as white as snow and a radiant face that was extremely bright and beautiful.

It's just that her eyes are a little sharp, and one can tell at a glance that she is not an easy woman to get along with.

After the woman took a breath, she said with a mixture of sadness and anger: "Cao Qingkui, what is wrong with you in our Baihua? That you ignore the relationship between husband and wife and would rather become a eunuch in the palace than grow old together with me."

Cao Qingkui, Fang Baihua.

sunflower.

A look of understanding appeared in Li Mu's eyes. It was indeed them. Unexpectedly, he didn't find the incomplete secret book in Swordsman World, but he met the founder in this world.

It is said that the "Sunflower Collection" was originally written by a man and a woman. The man's name has the character "Kui" in it, and the woman's name has the character "花" in it, hence the name "Sunflower Collection".

The man and woman were originally a loving couple, but later they turned against each other due to accidents. Therefore, the "Sunflower Collection" was divided into two halves, one for the cadres and the other for the Kun tribe.

Some people in the world also call it "Book of Heaven and Book of Earth" or "Yin Lu Yang Lu".

When the couple practiced the complete "Sunflower Book", there was no saying that "if you want to practice magical skills, you must first go to the palace".

But after the book is divided into two, no matter which half is practiced separately, one must draw the sword from the palace, otherwise he will be burning with desire, become obsessed, and die of paralysis.

Li Mu's expression became a little strange. This first version of "Sunflower Collection" couldn't be his mother's dual cultivation technique, right?

This possibility is quite high!

No one in later generations knows why the two couples turned against each other. Today, Li Mu seems to have a chance to solve this mystery.

He immediately carefully restrained his breath and quietly watched the development of the situation.

After hearing what Fang Baihua said, Cao Qingkui said in a low voice: "The last thing you should do is conceal your identity from me."

Fang Baihua said angrily: "Is my identity really that important? Do you like me as a person or my identity?"

"Hehehe..." Cao Qingkui said with a sad smile: "If you were someone else, even if you were a criminal thief, a thief or a giant bandit, I would love you with all my heart."

"But you are a member of the Ming Cult, and your brother Fang Shisan is the next leader of the Ming Cult."

"I can tolerate everything about my woman, but I can never tolerate her being a rebel."

Suddenly enlightened, Li Mu finally understood why the couple who created "Sunflower Collection" turned against each other.

It turns out that the woman with the word "花" in her name is actually Fang Shisan, the leader of the Ming Cult, who is Fang La's sister, but her husband is loyal to the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Cao Qingkui would rather become a eunuch from the palace, join the palace and become the so-called "Sunflower Patriarch" than be with her.

This Fang Baihua is not an unknown person.

After the Fangla Uprising, she served as the rebel marshal, annihilated Song Dynasty general Cai Zun and Yan Dan's 5,000 troops in battle, and occupied Qingxi.

Later, he and Fang La traveled across the land of Wu and Yue, and successively captured 52 counties in six states including Huizhou and Hangzhou, occupying most of the areas south of the Yangtze River.

Fang Baihua served as a general at Fengshanmen Mantou Mountain in Hangzhou. His heroic appearance inspired the entire army and was loved by the rebel soldiers.

The Fang La uprising was suppressed by the Song army led by Huang Shang and the Liangshan army who accepted the invitation. Fang Baihua was captured unyieldingly and committed suicide in Bianliang.

After figuring out the ins and outs of the matter, Li Mu immediately praised him: "Young Master Cao is unparalleled in his loyalty and righteousness. I admire him."

"Who?"

Fang Baihua's backhand was an embroidery needle, and she shot it in the direction of the sound.

Li Mu tilted his head slightly, probed with his two fingers, and the embroidery needle fell between his two fingers.

Seeing the couple standing on a branch as if they were nothing, swaying gently in the wind, and catching her flying needle easily, Fang Baihua was secretly afraid.

The martial arts of these two people are definitely not inferior to hers.

Throwing away the embroidery needle, Li Mu nodded to Ruan Xingzhu, and the two of them jumped gently, landing next to Cao Qingkui and Fang Baihua.

Li Mu cupped his fists at Cao Qingkui and smiled and said, "Li Mu, this is my wife, Ruan Xingzhu. Hello, Mr. Cao."

Cao Qingkui and Fang Baihua were both shocked. These two names were known to everyone in the Song Dynasty and even in the whole world.

Even because of the existence of them and the Changkong Sword Sect, even the Mingjiao has restrained itself a lot in recent years, hiding itself deeper.

Cao Qingkui quickly clasped his fists and returned the greeting: "It turns out it's Mr. and Mrs. Li Juxia in person. I'm glad to meet you."

Li Mu turned to look at Fang Baihua and said: "The Ming Cult was introduced to China in the Tang Dynasty. There have been frequent rebellions. There have been signs of reemergence in recent years. Li has long had the intention of annihilating it."

"Because the Mingjiao has become more and more secretive in recent years, it is difficult for our Changkong Sword Sect to find traces of you. I happened to meet Miss Fang today. It is really God's blessing for the Song Dynasty."

Fang Baihua's expression changed wildly, she clenched the sword tightly in her right hand and held several embroidery needles in her left hand.

When Cao Qingkui saw this, a look of unbearable expression appeared on his face. He clasped his fists at Li Mu and said, "Li Juxia, she and I will finally be husband and wife. I beg Li Juxia to be merciful and let her go."

Fang Baihua was slightly shocked and looked at Cao Qingkui sadly, her mouth slightly opened, but she didn't know what to say.

Li Mu said to Cao Qingkui: "Mr. Cao, I believe you know how harmful the Ming religion is to the Song Dynasty. If not, you would not choose to turn against your beloved wife."

"With her martial arts skills, letting her go would be like letting the tiger return to the mountain. Besides, I also need to get relevant information about the Ming Cult from her."

Fang Baihua sneered and said, "You want me to betray the Ming Cult. It's just a wishful thinking. The most you'll get is a corpse."

Li Mu said nonchalantly: "That's okay. If the Mingjiao lacks one top master, the Song Dynasty will also be able to save a few people from dying when they attack the Mingjiao in the future."

"..."

Fang Baihua paused, feeling angry and scared. She was still so young, how could she be willing to die?

Cao Qingkui glanced at her faintly and pleaded to Li Mu: "Li Juxia, with the martial arts of the virtuous couple and Changkong disciples, why should Fang Baihua worry about it?"

"As the saying goes, one day is a hundred days of kindness between husband and wife. Today, I saved her life, which is considered as repaying the kindness between husband and wife. From now on, the relationship between husband and wife is broken. In the future, Cao is willing to work for Li Juxia, and I ask Li Juxia to fulfill his wish."

After he had the surgery, he originally wanted to enter the Song Dynasty Palace and become a palace servant, but now that he met Li Mu, he had a better choice.

In the Changkong Sword Sect, he can also hide away from the world and concentrate on studying martial arts. Li Mu is the undisputed number one master in the world. With his background, it will definitely be of great benefit to him.

Li Mu's heart moved. At the cost of letting go of Fang Baihua, who was not a threat, he gained a peerless master who was destined to have a future. This was a profitable transaction.

And if it is true as he thinks, the original version of "Sunflower Collection" is a dual cultivation technique rather than a pure eunuch technique, then it will be of great benefit to his future.

The eunuch version of "Sunflower Collection" was most likely modified by Cao Qingkui after entering the palace in order to pass it on.

Because the only people in the palace who can inherit his "Sunflower Book" are eunuchs.

Li Mu pondered for a moment, and under Fang Baihua's nervous eyes, he finally nodded and said, "Forget it, Mr. Cao's martial arts and loyalty are enough for Mr. Li to treat him as an elder."

"Since Mr. Cao is determined to protect her, Li should give you this face."

"Miss Fang, go ahead! I hope we will never meet on the battlefield, otherwise the day we meet will be the day when Li kills you."

Cao Qingkui clasped her fists deeply in gratitude and said, "Thank you so much, Master, for your help."

He is very wise, which is why he is called the leader.

The position of elder of the Changkong Sword Sect is worth countless times more than that of the elder of the Beggar Clan.

Fang Baihua looked at Cao Qingkui deeply with red eyes, as if she wanted to remember his appearance firmly in her heart.

After a few breaths, before the tears came out, she turned around and flew away.

…

The Changkong Sword Sect has Cao Qingkui, and its overall strength has increased a lot again.

After returning to Liangshan, Li Mu exchanged martial arts with Cao Qingkui.

He guessed right. The original version of "Sunflower Collection" was indeed a dual cultivation technique, and Cao Qingkui passed it on to Li Mu and Ruan Xingzhu without reservation.

In return, Li Mu also passed on the special skills of Changkong Sword Technique, Sword Qi and Sword Light to Cao Qingkui.

"Sunflower Collection" is perfect in other aspects, the accumulation of internal energy is super fast, the method of lifting Qinggong is wonderful, and the speed of body movements is extremely fast.

Only his swordsmanship is not considered to be very good, and he relies solely on his lightning-like speed to exert his power.

While Li Mu's speed was not weaker than his, but his swordsmanship was much more sophisticated, Cao Qingkui was no match for him.

After learning the sky sword technique and sword energy and sword light skills, Cao Qingkui's combat power greatly increased, and at the age of thirty, he became a peerless master.

The reason why Li Mu can keep up with him is because Li Mu's cultivation is much higher than him.

If they had the same level of cultivation, Li Mu would definitely not be as fast as Cao Qingkui.

Because the core of the mentality of "Sunflower Collection" is to pursue a speed, speed in various senses.

In the original "Sunflower Collection", under the condition of dual cultivation, the speed of cultivation is simply unbelievable.

And it is also a balance of yin and yang, without any bias.

When Li Muyin attained the great success of Nine Yangs, all the meridians and acupuncture points in his body were open, and he had no problem studying the "Sunflower Collection" at the same time.

By practicing this technique, the speed of accumulating true energy is several times faster, and the efficiency of condensing and compressing true energy is also greatly increased.

In Li Mu's view, the original version of "Sunflower Collection" is not like an ordinary martial arts technique at all, but more like a cultivation technique, which is roughly the same level as "Xiaoyao Yufeng" practiced by Xiaoyaozi.

The eunuch technique practiced by a single person is basically buying a casket and returning a pearl, which has gone astray.

The only inconvenience for Li Mu is that to practice this technique, a woman must cooperate. This woman's qualifications and understanding should not be bad.

In other words, when he reincarnates in the future, every time he goes to a world, he must first find a wife with extraordinary qualifications and understanding before he can practice this skill.

However, this is not a difficult matter. Even if he really can't find a suitable and highly qualified wife, he can still practice Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu so that he won't waste time.