When Kong Zhi was asked this question by Meng Xiuyuan, he choked on the spot and was speechless for a long time. The Shaolin disciples behind him looked very embarrassed.
Together with the remaining three sects of Kunlun, Kongtong and Huashan, they couldn't help but feel resentful and confused. They looked at Cheng Kun who threw himself to the ground and whispered, secretly thinking that they and others were really being used as knives.
Everyone can see from this situation that this so-called "Yuanzhen" monk of the Shaolin Sect is obviously quite fishy.
The stories told by Mingjiao and Zhang Wuji before are probably all true.
"Yuanzhen, since you entered the temple, neither my senior brother Kongjian nor the remaining disciples have ever done anything wrong to you.
Why, why could you do such a thing..."
Kong Zhi quickly walked up to Cheng Kun and tightly grasped the heavy gold-plated Zen staff in his hand.
Although he was narrow-minded and of low character, he really respected and admired Senior Brother Kong Jian very much. When he thought that Senior Brother Kong Jian died because of the evil disciple and thief in front of him, he suddenly felt resentful in his heart.
Hearing this, Cheng Kun did not answer Kong Zhi's words. He just coughed out a few mouthfuls of blood from his trachea, then summoned up the remaining strength in his body and burst into laughter:
"Hahahahaha, you think you have won, so you want to judge me...
Stupid, really stupid.
From the moment I went up the mountain today, I would not lose.
Junior sister, have you seen it, I still avenged you!"
Kong Zhi saw that Cheng Kun looked like a madman. He took a deep breath, but the Zen staff in his hand did not fall down. He turned around and walked back while speaking:
"Yuanxin, Yuanye, bring this evildoer back to the temple to be punished.
We, Shaolin, do not know people well and accepted such a treacherous and evil person. It is indeed our fault.
When I return to the temple on the coming day, I will definitely summon the heroes from all over the world to deal with him publicly and give an explanation to each faction."
Before Kong Zhi finished speaking, he saw Meng Xiuyuan suddenly point his finger in the air and use the power of "One Yang Finger" to point at Cheng Kun who was lying on the ground.
Hearing a puff, Cheng Kun fell to the ground and stopped moving.
"Meng Xiuyuan, what are you doing?!
Although Yuan Zhen is guilty, he is my Shaolin disciple after all and should be dealt with by my temple. Why do you want to kill him?"
Kong Zhi hurriedly turned around and rushed to Cheng Kun. He bent down and touched his neck, and found that his pulse had disappeared. He couldn't help but feel very angry.
Meng Xiuyuan shook his head, did not argue with him, and explained calmly:
"Master Kongzhi, didn't you hear the meaning behind Cheng Kun's words, that he had a back-up plan?
I didn't want to kill him, on the contrary, I wanted to keep him alive so that he could be interrogated again.
It’s a pity that it’s still a step too late.”
Kong Zhi was startled when he heard this, and quickly stretched out his hand to touch Cheng Kun's chest.
Sure enough, it was seen that Cheng Kun's heart was completely shattered at this time, obviously broken by his own forced movement in an instant. It's no wonder that Meng Xiuyuan's timely finger still didn't have time to stop him.
Seeing this, Kong Zhi knew that he had wrongly blamed good people again and again, and couldn't help but look very embarrassed. He raised his head and took a deep breath, wanting to accuse Meng Xiuyuan.
But before he spoke, Meng Xiuyuan's attention was no longer on him, but had already turned to look at Zhang Wuji:
"Wuji, when you were chasing Cheng Kun, did you find any backdoor tricks he had arranged?"
Zhang Wuji nodded after hearing this:
"In the Guangmingding secret passage, there is indeed a lot of gunpowder hidden in this pile. At first, he had the advantage, but he thought that this secret passage trapped me to death, so he did not intend to reveal it in his words. He really wanted to use this
Blow up the entire Bright Dome and bury us all in it."
"What?!"
"This thief is so damn vicious!"
"Quick, let's go down the mountain quickly, or the gunpowder will explode at some point!"
When everyone present heard Zhang Wuji's words, they couldn't help but jump to their feet and cursed. At the same time, many young and homeless disciples from each faction began to grab their fellow disciples and anxiously fled down the mountain.
"Don't panic, everyone, everything is fine!"
Upon seeing this, Zhang Wuji hurriedly explained:
"When I discovered the gunpowder, I had already removed all the fuses used to detonate it.
Moreover, most of the gunpowder was soaked with water and was no longer usable.
The evil thief Chengkun didn't know what was going on because he was in a coma.
In fact, even if there are still people in the secret passage at this time, they can't threaten us with that gunpowder."
As soon as he said this, everyone present felt at ease and no longer panicked as before.
Especially the senior officials of the Mingjiao, although they felt a little unhappy when they heard that the people of the secret cult were like a vegetable market. However, more than anything, they still praised Zhang Wuji for his decisive action and saved their Mingjiao again.
"From Na Cheng Kun's sneak attack to this gunpowder crisis, Mr. Zhang saved my Mingjiao from fire and water twice and three times. I am really grateful. Mr. Zhang, please accept my bow." Sai Bu was the first to bow to Zhang Wuji,
Many remaining Mingjiao disciples followed suit and saluted.
Seeing this, Zhang Wuji quickly shook his head and waved his hands, indicating that what he did was nothing.
"Hey, Monk, what are you doing out there like this? You're like Mr. Zhang. This is the grandson of the Eagle King, and he's also a member of our Ming Cult!" Zhou Dian rarely cursed anyone and said a few nice words with a smile.
"Yes, this Mr. Zhang is not only highly skilled in martial arts and kind-hearted, he is also the adopted son of the Lion King and the grandson of the Eagle King. For our Ming Cult, he is indeed a rare talent.
In addition, he has saved our lives, so I, Peng Yingyu, admire him!" After thinking for a moment, Peng Yingyu deliberately sighed loudly.
"Yes, Eagle King, you really have a good grandson. Not only is he kind to us, but he has also made great contributions to the Ming Cult..." Yang Xiao was deeply moved after hearing what Peng Yingyu said.
After looking at Zhang Wuji for a few times, he sighed sincerely.
"Hahaha, it's true." The White-browed Eagle King laughed loudly, and accepted the compliments graciously without being polite to a few people.
Meng Xiuyuan saw such a scene in the distance and felt very happy. In his heart, Zhang Wuji was indeed the best candidate for the leader of the Ming Cult. Meng Xiuyuan had been deliberately training him in this direction over the years.
In his previous life, many people commented that Zhang Wuji was weak, indecisive, and somewhat love-minded, and felt that he was not suitable for the position of leader of the Ming Cult.
But in Meng Xiuyuan's heart, he didn't think so.
Not to mention Zhang Wuji's special status, being related to both the Lion King and the Eagle King, and having Zhang Cuishan as his father, which naturally bridged the dual relationship within the Mingjiao and between the Mingjiao and the six sects of the Central Plains.
Just talking about Zhang Wuji's ability and character, he is actually the best candidate to be the leader.
After all, as mentioned before, there is no shortage of anti-Yuan forces in the world at this time, and there is no need for these high-level Mingjiao leaders at Guangmingding to make military arrangements. What they need to do is just to serve as a banner to control the scattered and unrestrained
The thoughts of the scattered rebels were gathered together.
In this case, Zhang Wuji's image of such a kind-hearted person with shining humanity is the most easily infective and the least scrupulous person.
Everyone knows that although this leader has a high status, he only cares about the people of the world and has no right to control his desires. Therefore, despite their own small thoughts, they are more willing to work hard for him first to conquer the country.
When the big thing is done, the leader will retire to the mountains and forests without being forced to do anything, and it won't be too late to come back and compete for the throne.
When Meng Xiuyuan was thinking about this, Yin Li was smart and suddenly took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Yang Xiao:
"When my brother Wuji and I were chasing the evil thief from Chengkun, we accidentally found this suicide note left by the leader of Yang Dingtian. We didn't have time just now, but now I still have to hand it over to all the seniors."
Everyone in the Ming Cult was very excited when they heard that it was Yang Dingtian's suicide note, and hurriedly gathered around it. Yang Xiao opened the envelope, and everyone saw that it was really Master Yang's handwriting, and they read the contents carefully.
Needless to say what happened next, when everyone learned that Yang Dingtian was clearly dead and had ordered Xie Xun to temporarily act as the leader of the cult, they all tacitly began to recommend Zhang Wuji to take the position of leader of the cult for his adoptive father.
Although Zhang Wuji's credit was slightly shared compared to the original timeline, he did indeed save the lives of everyone in the Ming Cult twice, and everyone was still convinced by this young man with outstanding martial arts.
In addition, everyone recalled that the former leader of the Ming Cult, Yang Dingtian, died suddenly and had no one to lead him. A powerful sect actually started fighting among itself and was torn apart. There are some who stay out of things, some who set up their own sect, and there are also those who do evil things.
Since then, it has been in a state of decline and has been riddled with crises.
Today, it is indeed a top priority to re-establish the leader of the church, and there is no better candidate than Zhang Wuji, who is more convincing to everyone.
Therefore, everyone immediately bowed down and bowed happily, even the two elders, King Yin Ye and Yin Tianzheng, were no exception.
Zhang Wuji subconsciously wanted to refuse, but at this moment he also remembered Meng Xiuyuan's various warnings, so he finally agreed. He said that he was only acting as the leader temporarily, and when the situation of the Ming Cult improved, he would ask them to hire another master.
As for the people from the five major sects, seeing the prosperity of Mingjiao, they didn't express anything. They just slandered each other secretly.
After all, they had just been shocked by Cheng Kun's incident of planting explosives, and they felt that they were being used as swordsmen because of Cheng Kun's incident. They were very dissatisfied and could not blame each other. They were only wondering whether they should be so depressed.
Sliding down the mountain.
At this moment, a burst of chaotic shouting was suddenly heard from the direction of the square path, and then a group of Mingjiao disciples, dripping with blood and seriously injured, entered the square and headed straight for Yang Xiao and others. Judging from their clothing, they should be
A disciple of Houtuqi.
"Shi Yang Zuo, King Ying, and senior Wusan people, a large group of Tatar officers and soldiers suddenly came from the east and were heading towards Guangmingding.
There are a lot of them, probably several thousand in number, and they are well-equipped and well-trained. They are really powerful.
These Tatars are obviously well prepared. Our Five Elements Banner brothers are too few in number. Although we try our best to resist, we are still retreating steadily and cannot stop them at all!"
The leader of them reported loudly, and his voice was clearly heard by everyone in the square.
"What?!" "How could this happen?"
Everyone present, whether they were members of the Ming Cult or the six major sects, were all shocked by the news.
At this time, everyone thought of Cheng Kun's words before his death, and couldn't help but understand why he was so confident.
It turned out that he had made three preparations, leaving behind such a powerful back-up plan.
For a moment, everyone spoke out one after another.
"You came just in time. Didn't that Meng Shaoxia from Wudang Clan say that we only know how to fight among ourselves and not how to kill Tatars?
Now that we have a leader, he will lead us to kill the Tatars together and do what we really need to do!"
Zhou Dian was still the first to shout with a loud voice.
"Zhou Dian, you finally said something. Yes, let's join forces to kill the Tatars. This is the first battle after the Mingjiao's reorganization.
As for everyone from the Six Central Plains Sects, you should find a way to get down the mountain quickly.
Otherwise, when the Yuan army comes and kills you, you good people will be grouped together with us rebels."
Zhang Zhong, the Tieguan Taoist among the Wusan people, echoed the words and glanced disdainfully in the direction of the five major sects.
Everyone from the five sects looked very ugly when they heard this. Naturally, they would not just accept the status of this "good citizen of the Great Yuan Dynasty".
"Hmph, don't try to use your words. Your demon sect only has a hundred people on the mountain now, how can it be worth an army of thousands of yuan?
I, a disciple of the Kunlun Sect, have never been afraid of going against the imperial court, let alone clinging to the imperial court.
Thousands of his troops came earlier or later, and they chose this time when the six major sects of ours were besieging Guangmingding. Obviously, they were not just following the Ming Cult, but were informed by Chengkun and wanted to bring our Central Plains Wulin together.
The six major sects were also wiped out.
If this is the case, then we will fight with them!"
Although He Taichong usually has an average character, at this critical moment, he still knew the facts clearly. He was the first among the six major sects to stand up and express his stance, cheering loudly.
On the side of Huashan, everyone in Kongtong was a little hesitant at first, but after hearing He Taichong's words, they were also awakened.
Indeed, if the Yuan soldiers had not come with the goal of catching them all, how could they have chosen this moment to besiege Guangmingding with all their strength?
In the world of martial arts, many warriors value reputation more than life and death. Although the Kongtong and Kunlun sects sometimes behave in a shabby manner, they are still considered to be great martial arts sects. They do not want to escape in the face of such righteousness, which brings shame to the sect.
Therefore, the two families immediately agreed and expressed their intention to fight to the death with the Yuan soldiers.
The Shaolin sect hesitated the longest. Nakong Zhi held the Zen staff for a long time before finally speaking:
"It seems that when the imperial court learned that we were here, it thought that we people were not good for the imperial court, so it sent troops to suppress it. However, we all have martial arts, but we are not afraid of the Tatars. If the soldiers come to stop us, and the water comes to cover us, what's the point?
That’s right.”
Although the meaning of the words was a bit vague, there was no rejection.
After hearing that Shaolin's leading brother expressed his intention to join, the remaining factions immediately became much more powerful.
Everyone only thought that those who came to the top of the light today were all elite masters from various factions. There were hundreds of them in Calais. Why couldn't they all deal with ordinary soldiers, one against ten, and easily defeat those Yuan soldiers?
Suddenly, it can be said that the military morale was greatly boosted.
However, among the crowd, people like Meng Xiuyuan, Peng Yingyu, and Yang Xiao, who were familiar with the military formation, could not laugh. Only they knew that thousands of Yuan soldiers with complete military formations had no control over these scattered Jianghu.
How terrible it is for people.
It's just that this statement is really inappropriate from the Mingjiao side, and it would be better for Meng Xiuyuan to say it.
"Everyone, wait a minute, I think we should first find out the enemy's situation and then make a plan.
My suggestion is that each faction selects a few masters, and we go down the mountain together to investigate the situation, and let the other disciples stay on Guangmingding to make full preparations."
Meng Xiuyuan spoke loudly and said seriously.
After hearing the words, everyone in the five sects had some doubts, but they also felt that Meng Xiuyuan's words were reasonable, so they finally nodded in agreement. After simply arranging their respective disciples, except for the seriously injured Master Jiejie, who was replaced by Jingxuan and Jingxu, the remaining
Each sect produced its most elite masters, and together with Meng Xiuyuan, Zhang Wuji, Yang Xiao and other seven or eight Mingjiao masters, they went down the mountain to explore.
At this time, Mingjiao and a dozen masters from the six major sects were walking together, and for a while there were no more disputes, which was inexplicably gratifying.
However, this harmonious atmosphere could not be maintained for long.
As soon as everyone reached the mountainside, they saw many wounded soldiers of the Five Elements Banner being carried and helped to the top of Guangming Peak. Several people stopped to ask, and they all said that the Yuan army was fierce and the Five Elements Banner could no longer withstand them.
Among them, even Wen Cangsong, the flag bearer of the Giant Wood Flag, Xin Ran, the flag bearer of the Fierce Fire Flag, and many senior officials of the Five Elements Banner have been seriously injured or even killed. It is obvious that the battle below is very tragic.
"Let's go faster." Meng Xiuyuan felt that something was not good, so he quickened his pace and ran down the mountain. In an instant, his shadow was gone. Everyone behind him was surprised that he was so good at light kung fu, and they tried their best to catch up, but except for Zhang Wuji, everyone
Somewhat powerless.
A moment later, before reaching the foot of the mountain, the sounds of fighting were heard.
Looking along, I saw that the Wuyangyang Yuan army was rushing towards the mountain. The speed was not slow, but the army was in order. The remaining Five Elements Flag troops gathered together, fighting and retreating, relying on the relatively narrow mountain road.
The terrain could barely resist the Yuan army.
As soon as Meng Xiuyuan and his dozen people emerged from the mountain, they were met by a hail of arrows. Although they were all highly skilled in martial arts, some of them were somewhat confused.
"First save the people in front of you first."
He Taichong was hit by this swarm of arrows, and his position became clearer. He knew that the remnants of the Five Elements Flag were also his rare comrades at this time, so he rushed in first.
Naturally, everyone along with him was not willing to lag behind and rushed into the enemy's formation to fight.
Originally, people like He Taichong, Ban Shuxian, Kongtong Five Elders, and Huashan Elders were very optimistic before, thinking that they were very strong in martial arts, and even if they could not kill all the Tatar soldiers, it would not be difficult to protect themselves.
But after a brief confrontation, they saw the power of the Yuan army and understood that marching to fight was indeed very different from fighting alone.
Countless Yuan troops swarmed forward like a tidal wave. People with extremely strong martial arts skills like them were unable to use their skills in the crowd.
There are swords, guns, swords and halberds from all directions, cutting and killing indiscriminately. All the tricks, feints and tricks that I have learned are useless. I can only muster my true energy to fight hard, which consumes a lot of money.
What's even more critical is that at this moment, the Yuan army ignored the risk of injuring their own soldiers and fired a dense rain of arrows from the rear row.
Everyone's hearts tightened when they heard the bowstrings vibrating and the arrows piercing the air. However, the five elders of Kongtong and the second elders of Huashan, who were weaker in kung fu, were already somewhat reluctant to persist in the military formation for a long time, but
It's hard to find the energy to block and dodge arrows.
Therefore, after this burst of arrows, several "Ouch" cries of pain were heard, and it turned out that Zong Weixia, Guan Neng, and Gao Laosou had all suffered minor injuries.
"Retreat first!"
Meng Xiu saw that their situation was critical and that the Five Elements Flag men were out of danger, so he immediately sent out several sword energy, cutting down two or three giant trees beside the mountain road, temporarily blocking the way up the mountain.
Then everyone hurriedly used their Qinggong skills and retreated towards the top of Guangming Peak.
It wasn't until they reached halfway up the mountain that everyone stopped to take a breath.
"What to do, what to do? Why is this Yuan Army so powerful?!
It is so difficult for us all to deal with it, how should the young disciples below deal with the enemy?"
Guan Neng, one of the Five Elders in Kongtong, covered his cut left arm with a very panicked expression, but the first thing he cared about was his disciple.
"Is it possible to take advantage of the geographical advantage at the top of the light? If we fight head-on, we may not be our opponents..."
He Taichong was not as confident as before and was trying his best to think of solutions.
"I'm afraid it still won't work. Our numbers are indeed too different." Yang Xiao shook his head and expressed his thoughts.
"Then what should we do?" Kong Zhi frowned. He was already thinking in his mind that the hundreds of Shaolin disciples might not be able to escape today's difficulty.
"How about we let the disciples of the various sects retreat from the secret passage of the Ming Cult. When the matter is urgent, we must first save our lives, and the rest can be discussed later." Zhang Wuji suddenly suggested.
When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up.
They had narrowly escaped death in the military formation just now. Even if they were not afraid of death, they were still worried about their disciples. Therefore, Zhang Wuji's idea of retreating from the secret passage was really in line with their wishes.
But at this moment, Yin Tianzheng suddenly stood up and poured cold water on him:
"No matter how well I cultivate the secret path of the Ming Sect, I can only allow one or two people to pass through it at the same time.
There are hundreds of people on top of this light. How long will it take for them to queue up one by one before they can all enter the secret passage?
Besides, we still have to spend time packing up our whereabouts, so it's best to blow up the entrance to the secret passage.
Otherwise, if we are discovered by the Yuan army, only a few barrels of kerosene and some poisonous smoke can wipe out our entire army.
Based on this calculation, do you know how much time it will take?
The Yuan army has already attacked the mountain."
After everyone heard this, they felt that what the White-browed Eagle King said was indeed reasonable, and they couldn't help but feel a little sad.
"Why don't we leave some people behind..." Kunlun Ban Shuxian had just finished speaking half of her words before she swallowed them back.
She also knew in her heart that at this time, anyone left behind would be destined to die, and who would be willing to do so? Moreover, if too few people were left behind, it would not be able to stop them at all.
At this moment, Zhang Wuji took a deep breath and wanted to speak, but Meng Xiuyuan, who had been silent all the time, beat him to it.
"Then I'll break it off, and you can go first." Meng Xiuyuan said with a calm expression, as if he was talking about something inconspicuous.
"Meng Shaoxia, you..." Everyone was very surprised when they heard this. They did not expect that this Wudang young man with excellent martial arts skills and a promising future would have such self-sacrifice consciousness.
Meng Xiuyuan saw the eyes of everyone looking at him, couldn't help but chuckle, shook his head and said to them:
"You think I want to stay because I want to sacrifice myself for you?
Stop being so sentimental."
As he spoke, Meng Xiuyuan pulled out the Yitian Sword from the scabbard behind his back, touched the cold spine of the sword with his fingers, and then continued with a smile:
"When I was competing with you just now, I was careful to keep my hands away, for fear of accidentally hurting you with force.
Facing these Tatar soldiers, I have no scruples.
I happened to have such a magical weapon, so I had to find a place to try it out.
It's just a good time that you're all gone, so there's no need for me to tie my hands and feet."
Everyone was still shocked when they heard Meng Xiuyuan's words, and for a long time they didn't know what to say.
Finally, it was Nakong Chi who spoke:
"Meng Shaoxia, are you really sure? These Mongolian soldiers are ferocious, and they don't look like they will accept surrender and make peace."
When Meng Xiuyuan heard what he said, he couldn't help but laughed out loud in the originally serious atmosphere:
"I said Master Kongzhi, you still look down on me a little after all.
Do you know that when the Mongolian Tatars attacked, they saved your Shaolin?
If not, I will take this opportunity to teach you a lesson.
As for the martial arts supreme, although my original intention is to persuade you, in reality there is really nothing I can't do."
At this point, Meng Xiuyuan didn't want to talk to them anymore. After all, it sounded a bit like bragging about himself. He just waved his hand and asked everyone to leave quickly.
Immediately, Meng Xiuyuan turned around calmly, and walked straight towards the Yuan army at the foot of the mountain with one sword and one sword.
I accidentally wrote too much, 6k5.
I originally thought about saving a part of it and posting it tomorrow, but in the end I decided not to destroy the whole, so I posted it all together.
I don’t know if reading such a big chapter will be too tiring.