Jiang Li said: "Teacher, the Red Cotton Villa and Qiyun Castle have colluded. In the past twenty or thirty years, they have accumulated a lot of wealth."
Han Xizhao nodded and said nothing.
Jiang Li continued: "Moreover, a few days ago, Fu Chenbin of Qingyun Village moved to Qiyun Castle and robbed the daughter of the owner of Longshengfeng Tea House in Suinan County. He was also killed by that young man."
Han Xizhao sneered: "Zhang Hou just died and he moved there. It's not unlucky."
Jiang Li said: "It is said that the tea house owner raised a lot of money, but Fu Chenbin didn't get it, so this young man can give it to him."
Jiang Li paused, then raised his head and whispered: "Teacher, that young man lives in Hongmian Villa now, why don't we..."
Han Xizhao shook his head: "We don't know how good this person is, so we can't go there rashly."
Jiang Li said: "I have a large number of people in Zhengqi Tower, so I am afraid that he will be alone?"
Han Xizhao asked: "He lives alone in Hongmian Villa?"
Jiang Li said: "It is said that there is a beauty accompanying him."
Han Xizhao nodded: "One person is guarding such a huge industry. If we don't go, sooner or later someone will get there first."
At night, Han Xizhao, Jiang Li, Chen Yanzhen, Dong Chenggeng, and Feng Zhang went up to Yutai Mountain to fight.
Lin Xiaodong and Han Yuying hurried out.
Han Yuying shouted angrily: "Who is that person?"
Jiang Li said: "Zhengqi Tower in Ziyun Mountain."
Han Yuying asked: "Why did you come to my Cotton Tree Villa in the middle of the night?"
Han Xizhao smiled and asked, "It's really a waste for you, a man and a woman, to live in such a big Red Cotton Villa."
Lin Xiaodong said: "It is a waste for a thief like Wu Xianzhang to live here."
Jiang Li asked: "You saved the tea house owner's daughter, how much did he give you?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "Fifty taels of gold."
Han Xizhao asked: "How much wealth does Wu Xiuzhang have?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "I have been counting them since I moved in, and until today, I haven't finished counting them yet."
As soon as these words came out, Han Xizhao's master and disciple's eyes lit up.
Han Yuying said angrily: "So you came here to rob homes and houses. I don't know how many thieves have died at the hands of my brother Lin. Are you going to come here to die?"
Feng Zhang stepped out with his sword in hand: "I am up and down the Zhengqi Tower, but I am no match for you alone?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "You have five masters and disciples, and you dare to come to my Red Cotton Villa. You are looking down on me!" The hidden-edge sword was unsheathed and he came to fight.
The two swords intersected, clashed, and crossed. Lin Xiaodong stabbed Feng Zhang's arm, screamed in pain, and walked away injured.
Lin Xiaodong said: "Lin doesn't know what crimes you committed in the past, so I will show mercy today."
Dong Chenggeng shouted: "What a big breath!" He stepped forward with his sword.
Lin Xiaodong greeted each other with swords in his hands, holding both swords together, circling and turning, and they were combined for fifteen times.
Dong Chenggeng was defeated, the sword in his hand was thrown to the ground, and he jumped out of the battle circle.
Chen Yanzhen flew over to take it directly: "It's Chen Yanzhen from the Zhengqi Tower!"
Lin Xiaodong raised his sword to meet him, and after twenty rounds of fighting, he knocked the sword away from Chen Yanzhen's hand and thrust it against his heart.
Chen Yanzhen put away his sword and withdrew it.
Jiang Li stepped forward and said, "I have never seen such sword skills before." He raised his sword and slashed.
Lin Xiaodong said: "Now you have seen it." Fighting Jiang Li again.
The two swords were raised together, circling back and forth, and after fifteen rounds, Lin Xiaodong knocked Jiang Li to the ground.
Jiang Li was lying on his back and was about to get up when the Hidden Edge Sword was already placed on his shoulder.
Han Xizhao stepped forward slowly: "What sect are you from? Who taught you such swordsmanship?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "Lin's swordsmanship is self-created and comes from the heart. There is no school or sect."
Han Xizhao snorted coldly: "I dare not reveal my master's sect, for fear that if I am not a traitor to the sect, I will go far away and do mischief here!"
Lin Xiaodong said: "You are from Suinan County. You know better than me who is doing this." He raised his sword to fight.
The two men fought for twenty-five times, going back and forth, going around and around, and it was hard to tell the winner.
After all, Han Xizhao was old and could not defeat Lin Xiaodong, so he retreated.
Han Yuying said: "I, Brother Lin, will spare your lives, why don't you get out of here?"
Han Xizhao nodded: "Sure enough, you have some skills, but how can you get this huge industry of Cotton Tree Villa by yourself?" He flicked his sleeves and walked down the mountain with his disciples.
But it was said that Ding Huaitang, Lu Qingdao, Kong Li, Wei Hong and Xu Qianrun of the Red Soil Club had nowhere to go after they were driven down the mountain by Lin Xiaodong.
On this day, Ding Huaitang came up with a plan: "How about we go to Xingfeng Pavilion later?"
Lu Qingdao waved his hand: "Eldest brother and Chu Ting have always been at odds with each other. If I go, why don't I go and die?"
Ding Huaitang said: "We are not the eldest brother. Xingfeng Pavilion fought with the Yuncheng faction the day before yesterday and lost a lot of people. Now we are short of manpower."
Kong Li said: "No matter how big a grudge Chu Ting has with eldest brother, we are just subordinates. What's more, eldest brother has already... gone past, so why bother to pursue it again."
Wei Hong and Xu Qianrun said: "We listen to Brother Ding."
Ding Huaitang said: "Then let's go to Xingfeng Pavilion!"
In the afternoon, five people came to Xingfeng Pavilion.
The disciple guarding the mountain asked: "Who is he?"
Ding Huaitang bowed his hands and said, "The red soil of Yazhu Mountain will meet Ding Huaitang."
The gatekeeper disciple heard this and stared: "People from the Red Soil Society? Dare to come to Yunyue Mountain? You are not brave!" He drew his sword.
Ding Huaitang said hurriedly: "I am here to seek refuge."
The gatekeeper raised his eyebrows: "Oh, Wu Yuantong is dead, right? I forgot about this, hahahahaha!"
Lu Qingdao was about to draw his sword, but was stopped by Ding Huaitang: "We have nowhere to go, so we want to come and work for Pavilion Master Chu."
The gatekeeper disciple said: "Just wait here!" and went back to the door.
In the lobby, Chu Ting summoned his disciples Fan Zhuiyi, Zhai Ming, Lu Qizhi, and Shi Qishan to discuss.
Chu Ting asked: "The men from the Red Soil Society want to defect to us. How should we deal with them?"
Fan Zhuiyi snorted: "Just drive him away."
Zhai Mingdao: "Kill to take revenge!"
Lu Qizhi said: "We are short of manpower now, wouldn't it be a good idea for them to come and join us?"
Shi Qishan said: "We, Xingfeng Pavilion and Red Soil Society, also have a lot of grievances. Who knows whether they are sincerely defecting to us?"
Chu Ting thought for a while and said: "These few people can be used to deal with Xu Quanhong, dog bites dog."
Fan Zhuiyi said: "Teacher's brilliant idea."
Ding Huaitang and others waited outside the door for a long time before they saw master and disciple Chu Ting come out.
Chu Ting greeted him with a smile: "Brothers from the Red Soil Society have come to join us. Chu is very honored!"
Everyone in Ding Huai Hall breathed a sigh of relief.
Ding Huaitang said: "Master Chu Pavilion, my eldest brother was killed at the hands of Lin Xiaodong. We have no way to go, so we have come to seek refuge and we will do our best!"
Chu Ting hugged Ding Huaitang and said, "Here he is, Mr. Chu's brother!" He invited people in, prepared a banquet, and arranged a place to stay.
However, the news that the disciples of the Red Soil Society defected to Xingfeng Pavilion reached the ears of Wang Yongda, Ma Lengfang, Xiang Zhou, Shen Xuanxuan and Jiang Tuo of Qingyun Village in Ziping Mountain.
Several people discussed together, and Wang Yongda said: "We might as well go and join Chu Ting!"
Ma Lengfang said: "Xingfeng Pavilion has just accepted people from the Red Soil Society, how can there be room for us?"
Xiang Zhou said: "How can anyone think that he has too many people?" Shen Xuan said: "The question is, will Chu Ting trust us?"