Perhaps Du Zheng felt that selling the Taishan Sect at such a low price was a bit of a loss, or perhaps the words of the Jinyiwei irritated Du Zheng. After returning to the main hall, he began to murmur in his heart again.
Du Zheng ordered most of Taishan's disciples to go down to prepare, while he met and talked with several of Taishan's core figures.
"Brothers, do you think it is really the right choice for the Taishan Sect to surrender to the imperial court?" Du Zheng asked hesitantly.
After everyone listened, one of them looked at Du Zheng and asked, "Junior Brother Du, what do you mean? You might as well say it directly."
Du Zheng took a deep breath and said the strongest words he had ever said in his life——
"Can't I work with all the brothers to protect the Taishan legacy left by Master?"
After everyone heard this, they all looked at each other, and it was that person who said, "Junior Brother Du, do you want to agree to Hu Qianzhong's conditions and join Hengshan?"
Du Zheng's momentum weakened a bit, and he hesitated and said: "After all, our Five Mountains Sword Sect is in the same spirit. No matter how much Senior Brother Hu goes too far, as long as we lower our posture, we can still find a way out, right?"
Even so, Du Zheng himself couldn't believe it.
After the man listened, he said earnestly: "Junior Brother Du, it's not that you are spineless, but do you know what Hu Qianzhong takes the least notice of in the Taishan Sect? It's you and me."
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that what matters to Hu Qian is the foundation of the Taishan Sect, which includes the title of one of the Five Mountains of the Taishan Sect, the Taishan Sect's properties in various places, and the martial arts passed down by the Taishan Sect from generation to generation, but it does not include the Taishan Sect.
's disciple.
After thinking about it, Hu Qianzhong even held the position of head of the clan, so there was absolutely no need to leave a group of disciples who aspired to Mount Tai to cause trouble for him. If he had money, power and resources, could he still worry about not being able to cultivate outstanding disciples?
Du Zheng was silent, and the man sighed and said: "Even if Hu Qianzhong is really kind-hearted and lets you and me go, are the Jinyiwei easy to deal with? Will they let us go so easily?
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Du Zheng's head lowered lower and lower, and after a while, he replied in a low voice: "No."
The man said again: "The Jinyi Guards will not let us go. Let's go to the Hengshan Sect. If they are defeated, they can escape thousands of miles away. Mount Tai is at our feet. Where can we retreat to?"
Du Zheng was silent for a long time and replied: "There is no way to retreat."
The man said again: "Let's take a step back and say, even if the Hengshan sect shows off its power and sends the Jin Yiwei away, if that is really the case, will it be possible for the Taishan sect to be in your and my hands again?"
Du Zheng was speechless.
The man finally said: "If we can't defeat the Jinyiwei, the Taishan Sect will have to be given away. If we can defeat the Jinyiwei, the Taishan Sect will still not belong to us. In this case, why should we do this thankless thing?"
After the conversation ended, the other people said nothing and just looked at Du Zheng longingly.
After a long time, Du Zheng's clenched fists finally loosened. He said in frustration: "Thank you, brother, for clarifying the confusion. I understand. Please go back and prepare. When Hu Qianzhong's lobbyists go up the mountain again, we will
We took the opportunity to capture him, and then went down the mountain to raid the Hengshan faction."
Several people nodded and then left.
Hu Qianzhong at the foot of the mountain didn't know what happened on the mountain. He couldn't wait for news from Mount Tai, but he just sneered. At this moment, he just thought that the other party was embarrassed.
But it also showed that the opponent had no intention of resisting, and surrender was only a matter of time, so Hu Qianzhong didn't care. When half a day was up, he would send people up the mountain again.
Half a day passed in a hurry, and as the sun set over the western mountains, Hu Qianzhong once again sent his cronies up the mountain.
After a while, Hu Qianzhong, who was waiting at the foot of Mount Tai with his troops, saw a large number of people coming down the mountain. They were a group of Taishan disciples surrounding Du Zheng and the cronies he sent out.
Hu Qianzhong was certain in his heart and also led people to greet him.
Although this group of Taishan disciples was insignificant in Hu Qianzhong's eyes, he was willing to waste some saliva on these superficial tasks. These seemingly useless actions would be useful in the future.
But just when Hu Qianzhong was satisfied and came forward to greet him, the confidant who was following Du Zheng suddenly shouted: "Senior Brother Hu, be careful!"
This roar made everyone on both sides panic, and Du Zheng cursed angrily: "Damn it, when did this guy break through the acupuncture point?!"
But the Taishan disciples in front of him had no time to curse. They drew their swords one after another, and one of them gritted his teeth and said: "Junior brother Du, now that things have come to this, we can only fight. Please give the order quickly!"
"good!"
Du Zheng took a deep breath, but when he saw the wolf-like disciples from Hengshan in front of him, that sentence was stuck in his throat and he could not utter even a single word.
At this time, a person saw his dilemma and stepped in to help him solve the problem. This person was Hu Qianzhong.
When his cronies shouted that he was breaking the secret of the sky, Hu Qianzhong immediately reacted. Then he drew out the Mu Yu Sword without hesitation, stepped forward, flew forward, and dropped a magic blade to the magic light sword formation in the blink of an eye.
He killed several bewildered Taishan disciples with just his eyes.
"Disciples, listen to the order! The Taishan sect has kidnapped our disciples for evil purposes. Take down these dishonest and unjust disciples immediately!"
After that, Hu Qianzhong took the lead and charged into the crowd, followed closely by Elder Wei. Although the remaining disciples of the Hengshan Sect were shocked, they had been mentally prepared before the trip to be the first to take action.
After appearing, shadow followers were like clouds.
In comparison, the disciples of the Taishan Sect were like a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, unable to even mount a decent counterattack. Du Zheng was even more helpless. At this moment, he was just trembling and repeating one sentence: "Where is the Jin Yiwei - as long as the Jin Yiwei and us
Together we can turn defeat into victory!"
But the Jin Yiwei whom he longed for never showed up. It was not until Hu Qianzhong was about to kill him with one man and one sword that Du Zhengcai finally gave up his fantasy and decided to pick up the sword and fight.
Then Hu Qianzhong raised his brows and slashed Du Zheng's neck open with a sweep of his sword. His blood immediately surged and he fell to the ground in an instant.
Hu Qianzhong looked at Du Zheng who was begging for mercy on the ground, shook the blood on his sword with disdain, and said coldly: "Don't let anyone go, kill them all!"
"yes!"
At the same time that Du Zheng refused to rest in peace, the Jin Yiwei Baihu on the mountainside also saw the sea of blood at the bottom of the mountain through the telescope in his hand.
Seeing the deaths of Du Cheng and other Taishan core disciples, the hundred households curled up their lips and showed a satisfied smile. From the very beginning, his purpose was to let these people from Taishan sect die.
When Jin Yiwei looks for someone to cooperate, it also depends on their quality. They will accept anyone who comes, no matter how bad the fish is. Obviously, Adou from the Taishan sect, who cannot be supported, is not taken seriously by them.
According to Lu Hanjiang's wishes, rather than letting this group of soft-footed shrimps be forced to be used as cannon fodder by Hu Qianzhong in the future, it is better to end the situation and let them finish first.