On the sixth day of the horse trip, the two men and the monkey returned to Panshan County, so they stopped by Tangming Pavilion. After arriving, they found out that Huo Lei and Chen Bin had gone to Yangzhou, so they did not stay and continued to ride to Jinzhou, planning to start from there.
Return to Anlu by boat from Jinzhou.
Three days later, it rained heavily and the two were forced to stay in Shishan Town.
Heavy rain fell continuously for five days, causing landslides and making the roads blocked. The two had no choice but to stay for another five days.
There was one month left before the Yangzhou Conference, and both of them became anxious.
Fortunately, on the sixth day, the sky cleared up and the road gradually became clear. The two hurried on and arrived in Jinzhou two days later.
When they arrived in Jinzhou, they sold their horses and took the water route instead.
The boat sailed for half a month and arrived in Jinan.
Since there was only half a month left before the Yangzhou Conference, and time was too tight to return to Anlu, the two had to part ways. Zi Yan and the Monkey King returned to Anlu, while Li Bai went to Yangzhou alone.
Originally Zi Yan hoped that the Monkey King would go with Li Bai so that he could help Li Bai, but Li Bai was worried about Zi Yan and insisted on asking the Monkey King to accompany her back. Zi Yan couldn't argue, so she had to agree, and the two separated in Jinan and went their separate ways.
On the way.
Li Bai traveled by boat for another ten days and finally arrived in Yangzhou.
At this time, Yangzhou became extremely lively due to the holding of the Oath-taking Conference. Martial arts people from all walks of life gathered one after another, and there was no end to the commotion.
Li Bai first went to Wuting Bridge in West Lake, where he and Meng Haoran agreed to meet.
Before he reached Wuting Bridge, he saw several people fishing by the bridge from a distance, and one of them was missing a sleeve.
Li Bai immediately walked over, and when he got there, he discovered that these fishermen were all disciples of Yuan Danqiu.
These people also recognized Li Bai at a glance, and one of the disciples named Zhao Ping immediately came up to him, "Li Bai, you are finally here, my master and the others are almost dying of anxiety!"
Li Bai was startled, "Isn't it five days before the Ming Oath Conference starts?"
"It's not because of the Ming Oath Conference, it's because the Tongtian Sect is besieging us!"
"What? Tongtian Sect!" Li Bai was shocked, "Take me back quickly, let's talk as we walk."
Zhao Ping quickly called another disciple named Hong Si, and the two of them led Li Bai along the lotus embankment by the West Lake.
Three or four thousand people trapped us, but because the movement was too loud, Tang Ming was alarmed.
Because both sides have people from Tang Ming Pavilion inside, it is difficult for Tang Ming Pavilion to intervene. However, Tang Ming Pavilion does not want a big fight to happen before the swearing-in ceremony, so Cui Gongyi, the deputy chief pavilion master, came forward to prevent us from having a big melee. If we want to fight, we can only fight.
We set up a martial arts competition and sent ten pavilion masters to come forward to notarize it."
When Li Bai heard this, he felt a little more at ease, because it was just a martial arts competition, the casualties would be limited, and he also had confidence in the martial arts of Sima Heng and others, so he asked: "Zhao Ping, are all our people here?"
"Except for you and Miss Ziyan, everyone is here, including the new pavilion masters Huo Lei and Chen Bin. By the way, where is Miss Ziyan?"
"She is still busy and will be here later. Have any of us been injured since the competition?"
"Not yet. Meng Haoran said that he didn't want to have a head-on confrontation with them before you came back. So every time the Tongtian Sect called for a fight, we refused to give up the fight. The Tongtian Sect people were so angry that they were half dead, but later they found Cui Gongyi, the deputy chief pavilion master, to
On the grounds that we should not fight, we asked Tang Mingge not to interfere anymore, and let the Jianghu matter. So Cui Gongyi asked us to fight at least once a day, otherwise we will no longer intervene."
"Then is there someone going to fight today?"
"Yes, but the master ordered us to wait at Wuting Bridge for you and Miss Ziyan, so I don't know the specific situation."
"Okay, let's go quickly and help them."
Zhao Ping and Hong Si quickly agreed and moved faster.
After walking for two-quarters of an hour, they arrived at a large house. They saw that there were seven to eighty houses in this area. They were all extremely wide and had the same three-lane structure. They were very spectacular when placed side by side.
Zhao Ping pointed to the five houses side by side and said: "These five houses are our foothold. Those gray cloth men in front of the door are the Tongtian cultists who besieged us."
Li Bai took a look and saw many men in gray cloth standing in front of the five houses.
"Where is the arena of Tongtian Sect?" Li Bai asked.
Zhao Ping pointed to the front of the house and said: "The arena is located in the large square in front of the house, and the temporary altar of Tongtian Sect is also located there. Li Bai, should we go back to the house first?"
"Yes, go back to find Meng Haoran first!"
"Okay, let's take a detour. There is a secret passage that can lead directly to the house without being discovered."
Li Bai waved his hands and said: "There is no need to take the secret path! We came to Yangzhou this time to make a name for ourselves. We can make it known as much as we want. Besides, we are teachers of justice. Are we afraid that he will not be able to follow the evil path? Come on, I will take you through the main entrance."
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After that, Li Bai strode towards the house.
When Zhao Ping and Hong Si saw each other, they quickly followed suit.
"Which house is Meng Haoran in?" Li Bai asked as he walked.
"The one in the middle." Zhao Ping stepped forward quickly and pointed at one of the houses.
"Okay!" Li Bai strode towards the middle house.
Before they even reached the front of the house, a group of Tongtian believers surrounded them and yelled, "Who are you? How dare you walk into the courtyard with such arrogance?"
Li Bai laughed and said: "Haha, I have fought with you so many times, no one knows me yet?"
When the Tongtian believers heard this, they couldn't help but take a closer look at Li Bai. Some of them actually recognized Li Bai, "Ah! He is Li Bai! He is Li Bai!"
Li Bai!
When everyone heard this, they all screamed, "Whoosh!" They all pulled out their swords and pointed them at Li Bai and the others. However, Li Bai's name had long been spread among the Tongtian Sect, so no one dared to rush forward.
The man turned around and ran away, apparently calling for help.
At this moment, the door of the house in front of him suddenly opened wide, and a loud voice came out: "Haha, Li Bai, you are finally here!"
As soon as the voice fell, a large group of people walked out of the courtyard. At the same time, the doors of several other houses opened one after another, and many people walked out.
When the group of Tongtian believers saw this formation, they didn't dare to stay. They all retreated ten feet away and stared at it from a distance.
"Haha, how are you all?" Li Bai recognized these people and asked with a smile.
These people who came out were none other than Sima Heng, Meng Haoran, Yuan Danqiu, Cen Xun, Xu Qing, Huo Lei, Chen Bin, He Daquan and a group of Tangming Pavilion scholars, disciples of Yuan Danqiu and Cen Xun, etc.
Sima Heng was the first to step forward, patted Li Bai on the shoulder and said: "Li Bai, you are really different. We all keep a low profile when entering and exiting the house, and we go through the secret passage in an aggrieved way, but you are so good at it, and walk through the main entrance in a swaggering manner!"
Li Bai stretched out his hand and punched Sima Heng and said, "I know you are feeling aggrieved. Don't worry. From today on, we will act with a high profile and openly challenge these evil heretics."
"Okay! We are just waiting for your words!" Sima Heng laughed.