Chapter 291, Battle of Xiangyang City, Yuan Shi’s confusing behavior
Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, we came to the world where Yuanshi and Zhongyuan competed.
In the past few days, Wang He visited many forces to solve the aftermath of Anning Casino, and at the same time cooperated with Shen Wansan to start dealing with the Yuanshi forces involved.
early morning……
The Xiangyang City Square has been occupied by densely packed martial arts people, making it difficult for ordinary people to approach.
Whether it was the Yuanshi Martial Arts or the Central Plains Martial Arts, although both sides did not take action, the hostility in their eyes was not hidden at all.
In an inn not far away, Jing Bufan and others gathered with Song Qingshu and others.
Everyone was in a position where they could see everything in the square.
Song Qingshu took out the list and handed it to Jing Bufan: "These are the people the Central Plains needs."
"Can it be solved within a month?"
Jing Bufan did not respond immediately, but looked at the list carefully, and finally gave an answer: "Okay."
"You can definitely come out before you get engaged."
"Trouble." Song Qingshu just wanted to invite those people to his engagement banquet. This could be regarded as respecting what those people had done.
Jing Bufan saw that Song Qingshu was looking down, so he asked, "Zhang Wuji has not returned to Guangmingding."
Song Qingshu looked at Jing Bufan and smiled: "I'm not in Mongolia anyway, so what are you worried about?"
"I won't break my promise. Qin Jiu will be fine, don't worry."
Jing Bufan said no more. He had always known Zhang Wuji's whereabouts, but he suddenly disappeared not long ago.
Since Song Qingshu promised not to let anything happen to Qin Jiu, that was enough.
"I go first."
Jing Bufan said hello to Song Qingshu and others, and left directly with the others.
For them, Xiangyang City actually doesn't matter, the outcome is already doomed.
They had known for a long time that Qi Mu and Wang He were waiting for Qin Jiu to come to Xiangyang City. If it were not for Qin Jiu's affairs, they would not have come to Xiangyang at all.
For Yuan Shi, they had too many things to arrange and there was no time to delay in Xiangyang City.
"What to do next?" Yang Xue asked after seeing Jing Bufan and others leaving.
"Jing Bufan is obviously avoiding us."
"They are afraid that we will ask Zhenren Zhang about his whereabouts."
Song Qingshu looked down at Zhou Zhiruo, who was slowly entering the field, and felt helpless: "I know why Jing Bufan left in such a hurry."
"But we can't leave here."
"Zhou Zhiruo seems to be fine, but we all know whether something is really wrong."
"Jing Bufan and others also know."
"In Zhou Zhiruo's battle with Zhao Xing, even if he wins in the end, his old injuries will recur. It won't work if we don't stay here."
The girls also understand the reason, but now that Jing Bufan and others are gone, it will be troublesome to find them later.
When he reaches this level of strength and is willing to avoid them, it will be difficult to find them unless he forces these people to come out.
"Then we can only look at Lao Qi's side?" Dongfang You said helplessly.
"But is there enough time?"
Song Qingshu was silent for a few seconds: "It should be enough. Shen Wansan sent me a message before. Someone seems to have seen Grand Master in the Western Regions."
"At the beginning, we guessed that the Grand Master would check the situation of the Guangmingding Battle. Now it seems that we were right."
"As long as you know where the Grand Master's goal is, it won't be difficult to find the Grand Master within a month."
"The main problem is whether Grand Master can see me."
Yang Xue frowned slightly: "So... in the end it still depends on our battle with Jing Bufan and others in the imperial city."
"Even if Master Zhang is not here when I am engaged to you, Master Zhang will definitely come during the war, right?"
Song Qingshu smiled bitterly: "There is no other way."
"No matter what, our battle with Jing Bufan and others must be in front of Grand Master and the elders of Yuanshi."
"I must see the Grand Master."
The girls were silent, now they were competing for time with Master Zhang.
Before getting engaged, they must fight with Jing Bufan and others, and they must not postpone it.
below...
Zhou Zhiruo and Zhao Xing were already standing in the center of the square.
Zhou Zhiruo stood among them with the Yitian Sword in hand. She already had the magnanimity of a powerful figure. No one dared to look down upon her even though she was young.
During the battle with the Emei faction, Zhou Zhiruo completely demonstrated her reputation and strength.
Zhao Xing looked at Zhou Zhiruo solemnly. He knew how Zhou Zhiruo fought in Emei, but he did not believe that Zhou Zhiruo's injuries had really recovered.
Holding the long whip, he slightly arched his hands.
"Nestorian...Zhao Xing!"
Zhou Zhiruo also held the Yitian Sword and slightly raised her hand, and she also recognized what the long whip in Zhao Xing's hand was.
This long whip was the same long whip that could withstand the Yitian Sword during the Emei Sect war.
The opponent has this long whip, and the advantage of his Heavenly Sword is gone.
This battle... must be handled carefully, she is injured after all.
"Emei Sect, Zhou Zhiruo!"
After the words fell, the two of them took action at the same time.
Zhou Zhiruo was someone who had used long whip weapons, so she naturally knew the strengths and weaknesses of long whips, so she rushed over.
As long as you fight in close quarters, the advantage of the long whip cannot be used.
Zhao Xing is not stupid either. As a first-class master, he has rich combat experience. Coupled with his previous understanding of Zhou Zhiruo's strength, it is absolutely impossible to give Zhou Zhiruo a chance to attack at close range.
The long whip struck Zhou Zhiruo like raindrops.
Zhou Zhiruo remained unmoved in the face of the torrential attacks. She held the Yitian Sword and did not give in at all, fighting against each other.
The collision between the two made bursts of explosion sounds. Some of the floors in the square cracked, and some flew up, causing dust to fly.
In the eyes of other martial arts people, whether it was Zhou Zhiruo's attack or Zhao Xing's attack, they basically couldn't understand it.
Everyone could only see two figures moving back and forth in the square, with a vacuum area in the middle.
Many people were surprised that the long whip weapon in Zhao Xing's hand was comparable to the Yitian Sword...
Everyone guessed that this should be the long whip that appeared during the Emei Sect war a month ago.
Above the inn.
Song Qingshu and others took note of the situation in the square.
"Zhao Xing's strength is really not weak." Dongfang You was surprised by Zhao Xing's strength.
"It was indeed not easy for Jing Bufan to abandon such a character."
Everyone was also surprised by Zhao Xing's strength. Zhao Xing's strength was definitely beyond the average first-class master.
With a long whip in one hand, Xiao Zhou Tianbu, and his external skills, it is difficult to be killed.
No wonder Jing Bufan directly asked Zhao Xing to fight.
"Zhou Zhi will suffer a big loss." Song Qingshu's complex voice sounded: "How was this girl's injury back then?"
The girls looked at each other for a few times, and finally Yang Xue said: "It's very serious."
"We just helped her stabilize the injury. She won't be able to recover much in a month."
"At most 70%, this is still a situation where we can only fight for a short period of time."
"Fighting with all our strength, we can't estimate it."
Although Song Qingshu guessed that Zhou Zhiruo's condition was not good, he did not expect it to be so serious.
If Zhao Xing didn't have the long whip in his hand to resist the Yitian Sword, Zhou Zhiruo would have won much easier.
But not anymore.
"What do you think?"
The four girls Youlan Zhuya looked at the situation, and they couldn't tell.
Zhou Zhiruo would definitely be easy to beat if he wasn't injured, but it's really difficult to beat now.
"Sir, I can accept Zhao Xing's strength, but I never thought about Zhao Xing holding a long whip and pointing it at Zhou Zhiruo." Dongfang You's doubtful voice sounded.
"That long whip is the only weapon in Yuanshi that we know can resist the Yitian Sword."
"Jing Bufan knew that Zhao Xing would be defeated, but he still gave the whip to Zhao Xing. Is this giving the whip to the Central Plains?"
"This isn't right."
"Zhou Zhiruo will definitely win this round. The only difference is the price."
"According to my opinion, even if Zhou Zhiruo really goes crazy, loses all her internal strength, or is seriously injured, it is not a problem to replace it with a long whip that can resist the Yitian Sword,"
"Even if Zhou Zhiruo loses his power, it's not a big deal in my opinion. The worst thing we can do is let Zhou Zhiruo switch to the Nine Yang Divine Art. After the Central Plains calms down, it won't be a problem for us and the older generation to open up Zhou Zhiruo's meridians."
Dongfang Orchid, Dongfang Bamboo, and Dongfang Ya followed suit.
"Sir, we also think this is wrong."
"We never thought before that Zhao Xing would be holding a long whip that can resist the Yitian Sword. This is not normal."
"But according to the current situation, Zhao Xing will be defeated as long as he doesn't practice the Long Snake Scripture, and the long whip will definitely fall into the hands of Zhongyuan. It's not cost-effective. Yuan Shi is not that stupid."
"Yes, Jing Bufan is not that stupid."
Hearing this, Yang Xue looked at Song Qingshu with the same confusion. She had been confused about this when she saw Zhao Xing coming out.
Yuanshi was too abnormal this time.
Song Qingshu did not respond directly to everyone's doubts, but looked deeply at the battle below.
The battle between Zhao Xing and Zhou Zhiruo was extremely fierce, with neither side holding back at all.
After a long time, he spoke slowly.
"have no idea."
"There is nothing we can do about this round. This long whip will definitely fall into the hands of Zhongyuan."
"If we want a result, the result is that Zhou Zhiruo is seriously injured and cannot participate in the Battle of Guangmingding."
"Is it a good deal to exchange a long whip that is comparable to the Yitian Sword for Zhou Zhiruo not to participate in the Guangmingding Battle?"
Everyone didn't know if it was worth it. If Zhou Zhiruo was so powerful and participated in the Guangmingding War, it would definitely put a lot of pressure on Yuanshi.
I think it's a good thing that a top-notch player doesn't participate in big battles.
But this long whip is a magical weapon comparable to the Yitian Sword, so it falls into the hands of the Central Plains. Even if Zhou Zhiruo cannot participate in the battle, the Central Plains people can increase their combat effectiveness a lot by holding the long whip.
"I think... it's not that simple." Dongfang Zhu frowned.
The others nodded, and Song Qingshu did the same. He couldn't see what Yuan Shi wanted to do in this situation.
No matter how you calculate it, it is not a good thing to give the Central Plains a handful of sharp weapons for nothing.
If he just wanted Zhou Zhiruo not to participate in the War of Light, then there was no need to give him this long whip.
Jing Bufan and others knew very well that Zhou Zhiruo was injured. In addition to the current battle with Zhao Xing, Zhou Zhiruo would definitely be more injured in the future and would not be able to participate in the Guangmingding battle in a short time.
Whether he or Jing Bufan, both of them knew that the battle at Guangmingding could not last long.
The imperial court is the imperial court, and the martial arts is the martial arts. The battle between the two martial arts communities is about as good as it gets. The important thing is to contain each other. It ends after most people are injured.
Jing Bufan now knows very well that Yuanshi will be destroyed sooner or later. He has to prepare for Yuanshi Wulin to face the invasion of other forces in the future. Yuanshi must preserve its strength.
As for the Central Plains, Song Qingshu will never let time drag on for too long. If it takes too long, the people from Wudang will pass, and so will his grandfather, the White-browed Eagle King.
Moreover, the martial arts community in the Central Plains seems to be prosperous now, but it is actually just on the surface.
The older generation is indeed good, but not many of the younger generation can hold big positions. If too many people die on Guangmingding, the Central Plains Wulin will be in trouble in the future.
"Touch..." The door was suddenly pushed open, and Wang He's hurried figure ran up, looking at everyone and shouting quickly.
"Senior brother, sister-in-law, four girls."
Seeing Wang He in such a hurry, Song Qingshu and others guessed that it must be about Zhou Zhiruo.
Wang He had been in the Emei Sect for a long time and was very aware of Zhou Zhiruo's injury.
"I know, just watch." Song Qingshu gave Wang He a reassuring look and waved to Wang He.
After Wang He came over, he happened to be watching the battle below, and his expression was still very bad.
He originally thought that his senior brother, sister-in-law, and others did not know what was happening below, so he rushed over in a hurry, but he did not expect that his senior brother, sister-in-law, and others were watching all the time.
"What should I do, senior brother?" Wang He asked in a low voice when he saw that everyone was looking bad.
"It will be very troublesome for Master Zhou's injury to continue like this."
Song Qingshu pondered for a few seconds: "Zhao Xing will definitely die, and Zhou Zhiruo will definitely live."
"As for the rest...it depends on fate."
Wang He was suddenly startled. He was surprised by what his senior brother said.
Must die, must live, this contains too many meanings.
"Yes, I negotiated terms with Jing Bufan." Song Qingshu responded directly when he saw that Wang He had some suspicions.
"This game can only be like this, I can't interfere."
"When we were in the Emei Sect, Zhongyuan fought against the Yuanshi. When you, my father, and Xie Xun fought against the Yuanshi, I could only watch."
"Same now."
Wang He understood Song Qingshu's dilemma. Looking at Zhao Xing below who was wielding a long whip, he asked: "What about the long whip that can resist the Yitian Sword?"
"Will you return it to Yuanshi in the future?"
"Or other arrangements?"
"Take it." Even though Song Qingshu didn't know what Yuan Shi's preparations were, he definitely wanted this free weapon, and he had to.
No matter what the outcome is for Zhou Zhiruo, this long whip that is comparable to the Yitian Sword will definitely appear in the battle at Guangmingding.
"When the battle is over, take this whip in your hand, Zhou Zhiruo and we will watch."
"Now the disciples of the six sects are here. After the battle, you lead them straight to Guangmingding. At the same time, contact Guangmingding for support there."
Wang He instantly understood what his senior brother Song Qingshu meant. The senior brother was afraid that the Yuan Dynasty would take action midway.
"I understand, I'll make arrangements later."
"Senior brother, I have actually coordinated the forces. I explained the situation to them about the Anning Gambling House. At the same time, Shen Wansan asked those people to help take action against the Yuanshi Chamber of Commerce and the involved forces."
"In the end, those forces took one-third of the money obtained, but no material. The rest of the money and materials were divided between Guangmingding and the insurrectionary army."
Song Qingshu smiled when he heard Wang He's arrangement: "Not bad, very good."
"But I'm afraid it's not that simple,"
"The big sects don't need that little money, but the small forces do. With your arrangement like this, it's like a blessing in disguise for those forces involved in An Ning Gambling House."
"Other forces that did not participate may have some opinions in their hearts."
Hearing this, Wang He suddenly laughed: "Senior brother, it's okay even though I have opinions."
"After all, Yuanshi hasn't fallen yet. This is tantamount to going against Yuanshi, and the risk is still very high."
"Moreover, the engagement banquet between you and your sister-in-law took place in nine cities. Shen Wansan cooperated with many large and small forces. Everyone benefited from this feast of Yuanshi's downfall."
"Lao Qi and I checked the forces involved in the Anning Gambling House. Most of these forces did not benefit from the previous nine cities, so urgently, we did not find trouble with those people for this reason. .”
"Righteousness is necessary, but food and clothing are also necessary. No matter how big or small the power is, everyone has to take care of the family, and life cannot be separated from money."
"In today's situation, no one knows whether they will survive in the end. They all want to leave some wealth for their families. I understand."
Song Qingshu laughed. This is indeed the truth. You can't just let others work hard without giving benefits.
"That's right. A pack of wolves eats a tiger. Even if the big tiger Yuanshi dies, he still has to give something back."
"Let's make arrangements."
Wang He said hello to everyone and left directly.
"Do you think Yuanshi will grab the whip in the middle?" Yang Xue didn't care too much about Wang He, but was more concerned about Yuanshi's purpose of giving the whip to Zhao Xing.
Song Qingshu looked at Zhao Xing who was fighting bloody battles below, thought for a while and said: "It is unlikely that Yuan Shi will take action. At most, there will be a fight near Guangmingding."
"It makes no sense."
Dongfang Ya seemed to suddenly think of something at this time, and looked at Song Qingshu and said: "Young Master... If the Yuan Dynasty exchanges the whereabouts of Zhenren Zhang for this long whip that is comparable to the Heavenly Sword, will you exchange it?"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes suddenly gathered...
If Yuanshi really traded Zhang Zhenren's whereabouts for the whip, then Yuanshi would have made nothing in this round.
The long whip that Zhou Zhiruo obtained at the cost of serious injury could be obtained by Yuan Shi with only an inconsequential whereabouts.
"It depends on your fate..." Song Qingshu smiled and pointed to the sky.
"It depends on whether Jing Bufan is lucky or Lao Qi is quick."
"As long as Lao Qi is fast enough, Jing Bufan can't even use anything to get his weapon back."
"If he attacks Lao Qi in advance, the Yuan Chamber will be completely destroyed. Zhang Wuji only needs to kill three of the thirteen people who practice the Long Snake Sutra, and the situation in Guangmingding will be completely changed."
"Once such a situation occurs, Mongolia, Guangmingding, and the pressure from both sides will be overwhelmed, and Jing Bufan will be panicked and sleepless all night."
"The precarious peace of Yuanshi will be shattered in an instant, and civil strife will break out directly."
As he spoke, Song Qingshu looked at his right hand that was flipping up and down, and said in a calm and confident voice: "In this situation, there is no way that Zhongyuan will lose."
"No matter what Yuanshi does, the most he can do is lose a little better, that's all."
"That's all, Yuanshi still wants to see if I give them a chance. If I don't want to leave anything to the Central Plains Wulin in the future, I can completely make it difficult for the Yuanshi Wulin to move forward. Letting them die is a bit exaggerated, but it will cut off their inheritance from one generation to the next. It’s really not difficult for me.”
"The destruction of one generation is the destruction of every generation. Sooner or later, it will be extinct."
As he said... some sighing voices sounded: "The older generation in the Central Plains left me too many things, enough for me to do whatever I want. If I weren't too selfish and wanted to keep some people alive, Jing Bufan wouldn't have the capital to follow me. Play till now.”
"As the old saying goes, if you are not afraid of opponents who are like gods, you should be afraid of teammates who are like pigs. The Yuan Room is too chaotic and has been completely ruined. They are fighting for power and power. Even if Jing Bufan is a great talent, he cannot change this situation."
"The current Yuanshi doesn't have the confidence to offend me to death. The older generation of the Yuanshi sent invitations to me because of my engagement. They had no choice but to run away in the face of Grand Master's visit."
"They know that if they don't come to my engagement party, I will be cruel to Yuan Shi Wulin."
"The current Yuanshi martial arts world cannot withstand my schemes."
"So, no matter why Jing Bufan gave Zhao Xing a long whip comparable to the Yitian Sword now, it doesn't matter. No matter what he wants to do, one thing will not change."
"Jing Bufan will not touch my bottom line. Once he does, Yuanshi Wulin will not be able to withstand my revenge." (End of Chapter)