Chapter 35 Retirement
The Liu Mansion, as the home of Liu Zhengfeng, the core elder of the Hengshan Sect, is now the center of the entire Hengshan City. Every day, there are endless people from the martial arts world coming here. Liu Zhengfeng is also very generous and holds a big banquet. All the people from the martial arts world who come here can be seated as long as they are not from the magic world. This has been the case for several consecutive days.
"Senior Brother Liu." At the door of the Liu Mansion, Liu Zhengfeng receives the masters coming from all directions every day. Today, the three sects of Huashan, Hengshan, and Taishan arrived almost at the same time. The one who just spoke was Yue Buqun, who is known as the Gentleman Sword.
"Haha, Sect Leader Yue, Lady Ning, Master Dingyi, Senior Brother Tianmen, you are all here." Liu Zhengfeng hurriedly greeted them.
Yue Buqun is indeed worthy of being the Gentleman Sword. He looks elegant and graceful, just like a modest gentleman. Ning Zhongze is also very beautiful. Behind the couple are several Huashan disciples. Among them, there is a girl who is about sixteen years old and looks very beautiful. It is the jewel in the palm of their hands, Yue Lingshan.
There were also many nuns on Master Dingyi's side. Each of them wore a simple gray monk's robe. Their eyes were clear and they were monks and nuns who strictly abided by the Qing law. However, there was a little nun who was very dazzling. She looked better than Yue Lingshan and was about fifteen or sixteen years old. At this time, she lowered her head and followed Dingyi with grievance.
Yue Buqun glanced at the little nun without leaving a trace, and thought to himself, "Is this Yilin? Dongfang Bubai's biological sister."
At the same time, everyone present also set their eyes on Yilin. After all, the fact that several masters went to Hengshan to snipe Dongfang Bubai before was known to the world.
"Master..." Yilin was a little afraid of the eyes of the crowd, and she shouted softly, and then shrank her whole body behind Master Dingyi like a frightened rabbit. Fortunately, other sisters came forward and surrounded Yilin, blocking everyone's sight.
"Hahaha, let's go in and talk." Liu Zhengfeng saw that the scene was a little awkward, and hurriedly greeted her.
Unlike the original novel, Yi Lin here was protected by Hengshan all the time, so her old friend did not get lost, and she did not meet Linghu Chong and Tian Boguang.
As soon as the people from the Five Mountains Sect came in, the people from the rivers and lakes in Liu's house came forward to greet them. Yue Buqun also showed his gentlemanly demeanor, being very polite to everyone and received praise.
"Brother Yue, why don't I see you, Linghu Chong from Huashan?" Tianmen Taoist asked at this time. Among the disciples of this generation, Linghu Chong has the highest reputation and strength, and people from various sects envy Huashan for this reason.
Hearing this, Yue Buqun looked a little uncomfortable, and just as he was about to speak, Ning Zhongze spoke first.
"Chong'er has something to do and will come soon."
In fact, Linghu Chong arrived at Hengshan a few days before everyone else. Now that his sect has arrived, he is still nowhere to be seen. There is no doubt that he must have gone to find a place to drink.
Yue Buqun could only nod in cooperation awkwardly, but he was angry at Linghu Chong's behavior in his heart. He did not look like a senior brother at all.
The martial arts training ground of Liu Mansion was the venue for the hand-washing conference. It was very large and could accommodate thousands of people. A high platform was built in the middle, and many chairs were placed on the high platform. This was prepared for the heads and elders of various factions and famous knights who came to attend the conference.
At this time, thousands of people from the martial arts world were standing densely below the stage, and the leaders were holding flags with the names of their respective factions written on them.
"Dad, why hasn't the eldest brother come yet?" Yue Lingshan asked secretly.
"Humph, this little beast is too outrageous. Let's see how I punish him when I go back this time." Yue Buqun snorted and cursed.
Yue Lingshan quickly stuck out her tongue, retracted her head, and silently prayed for Linghu Chong in her heart.
"Master, the Qingcheng Sect is here, and the leader is Sect Leader Yu." At this time, Liu Zhengfeng's apprentice Mi Weiyi interrupted him and chatted with everyone.
"Qingcheng Sect? Oh, well, please invite Sect Leader Yu to come up." Liu Zhengfeng was stunned for a moment and said quickly. But he was secretly surprised. The Qingcheng Sect had never had much contact with the Five Mountains Sword Sect. He had only sent them a message out of politeness. He had not expected that they would really come.
Yu Canghai was soon led to the high platform by Mi Weiyi. Liu Zhengfeng walked up and said with a smile.
"Haha, Sect Master Yu, long time no see. I did not expect you to come from afar. I am flattered."
"Okay, okay. Elder Liu has invited me. How dare I not give him face?" Yu Canghai said with a bow. Then he looked at the people from the Five Mountains Sword Sect. He just nodded slightly.
Yue Buqun took a deep look at Yu Canghai, but he hated him in his heart. The bloody case of Fuwei Escort Agency a month ago was caused by the Qingcheng Sect. He did not know whether the Pixie Sword Technique that Yue Buqun coveted fell into his hands.
Everyone present naturally knew about the Qingcheng Sect, and they all secretly despised Yu Canghai in their hearts, but no one would think of standing up for the Fuwei Escort Agency. This is the so-called righteous way, and it is not their business to stay out of it.
In the crowd below, the young man dressed as a little beggar was also mixed in the crowd, staring at Yu Canghai on the high platform.
In addition to the people in the martial arts training field, the houses outside the Liu Mansion were also full of people from the rivers and lakes and ordinary people who were watching the excitement. On the roof of one of the tall restaurants, Qiao Feng and Ah Qing were standing there, quietly looking at the Liu Mansion below.
"Brother Qiao, how long do we have to wait?" Ah Qing asked while eating snacks.
"Ah Qing, look, that little nun should be Dongfang Bai's sister. I believe Dongfang Bubai will definitely appear later." Qiao Feng pointed to Yi Lin standing behind Master Dingyi on the high platform in the distance and said.
"Hehe, she has no hair." Ah Qing looked at Yi Lin, then covered her mouth and laughed.
"But she looks pretty good." Ah Qing continued.
On the high platform, Liu Zhengfeng seemed to be chatting with everyone casually, but he was a little confused in his heart. He wondered why the people from Songshan Sect had not appeared yet. Based on his understanding of Zuo Lengchan, Songshan Sect would definitely not be absent.
Soon, noon had arrived, and everyone on and off the stage was getting a little impatient. Seeing this, Liu Zhengfeng did not intend to continue waiting for Songshan Sect. He smiled at everyone, then nodded to his senior brother, Mr. Mo Da, the head of Hengshan Sect. After receiving the other party's affirmative eyes, he walked straight out and came to the middle of the high platform.
Liu Zhengfeng first turned around and saluted the masters behind him, and then saluted the heroes around the high platform.
"I am Liu Zhengfeng. Thank you very much for giving face to Hengshan Sect and Liu to come to this Jinpen Washing Hands Conference." Liu Zhengfeng saluted again after speaking.
"I have been practicing martial arts in Hengshan since I was young, and it has been more than 40 years..." Liu Zhengfeng began to recount his past. In fact, many people present knew this.
"Today, with the witness of all my friends, I will no longer care about the affairs of the martial arts world, let go of the past grudges, and will no longer regard myself as an elder of Hengshan Sect for the rest of my life. Heaven and earth can bear witness that Liu Zhengfeng officially retires from the martial arts world today."
After Liu Zhengfeng finished speaking, he walked to the incense table set up on the side, knelt down directly, and kowtowed several times respectfully.
"Open the ceremony..."
An elder of Hengshan Sect shouted.
Then two Hengshan disciples walked up to the high platform with a golden basin, which was already full of water.
"Dong..." The golden basin was placed directly on the incense table.
Liu Zhengfeng bowed to the surroundings again, and then walked to the incense table.
"Wait."
Suddenly a loud voice came, and everyone present could hear it clearly. This voice was mixed with internal force.
"Hmm?" Liu Zhengfeng also stopped and turned to look behind.
Everyone on and off the stage discovered that a large flag had been erected in the crowd below the stage, with the three characters "Songshan Sect" written on it.
Then the crowd retreated to the sides, and a group of people walked up through the crowd.
The leader was the three people among the thirteen guardians of Songshan Sect who had reached the master's level. The first guardian, the big Songyang hand Fei Bin, the second guardian, the tower-holding hand Ding Mian, and the third guardian, the crane hand Lu Bai. These three people were also the three with the highest cultivation besides Zuo Lengchan of Songshan Sect. Behind the three people were dozens of Songshan disciples.
"Hahaha, it turns out that there are three of you. Liu said that Songshan might not come. It seems that I was worried too much. Come on, please come in." Liu Zhengfeng said with a smile.
Fei Bin and the other two walked up to the high platform, but did not take a seat, but stood there without saying a word. The scene suddenly became a little weird.
"Junior brother, the auspicious time has come, let's continue." At this time, Mr. Mo Da's voice came. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that some people from Songshan Sect had bad intentions, so Mo Da hurriedly urged Liu Zhengfeng that as long as he completed the ceremony, any grudges would have nothing to do with Liu Zhengfeng.
Liu Zhengfeng heard this and ignored the few people, turning around and walking towards the incense table.
Just as Liu Zhengfeng was about to walk to the incense table, there was a sound of breaking wind behind him, and the people around him suddenly cried out in shock. Then the incense table in front of Liu Zhengfeng suddenly exploded, and the golden basin fell to the ground, spilling water all over the floor.
Liu Zhengfeng was shocked and looked up, only to see that it was Lu Bai who overturned the incense table.
"Lu Bai, what do you mean by this?" Liu Zhengfeng said angrily.
At this time, there was an uproar around.
Yue Buqun and others could not sit still and stood up one after another.
"Humph, Liu Zhengfeng, what do you think this is?" Fei Bin's voice came.
He held up a beautiful banner in his left hand with the word "alliance" written on it.
"The order of the Five Mountains Alliance Leader." Everyone was speechless.
"Junior Brother Fei, what do you mean by Songshan today?" Mr. Mo Da said in a deep voice. Liu Zhengfeng's golden basin washing ceremony was destroyed by the other party. This not only smashed Liu Zhengfeng's face, but also hit the face of Hengshan Sect. This is not a trivial matter in the martial arts world.
"Leader Zuo has ordered Liu Zhengfeng to suspend his golden basin washing." Fei Bin said.
"Why?" Liu Zhengfeng asked.
"Humph, Liu Zhengfeng, do you think you can keep your affairs secret?"
Liu Zhengfeng's heart suddenly jumped when he heard it, but he still pretended to be calm and asked.
"What exactly do you mean, Liu doesn't understand."
At this time, Ding Mian, who had been silent, came up and said.
"After investigation, Hengshan Sect Liu Zhengfeng colluded with the Demon Cult Elder Qu Yang, and the two often met in secret at Luofeng Mountain outside Hengshan City. This has been going on for several years. Liu Zhengfeng, what else do you have to say?"
"What?"
"Demon Cult Qu Yang."
Everyone at the scene exclaimed when they heard it.