AWB Chapter 173 begins with washing one's hands of the business.
Chapter 173 begins with washing one's hands of the business.
In the days that followed, although the Huashan Sect arrived in Hengyang City very early, they did not simply wait for the day they would retire from the martial arts world.
For example, Yue Buqun kept arranging for Linghu Chong to go out and wander the world, hoping to lure Lin Pingzhi out.
In Yue Buqun's view, Linghu Chong, the senior disciple of the Huashan Sect who had saved Lin Pingzhi, was the most powerful figure Lin Pingzhi knew.
When he came to Yue Buqun, Yue Buqun pretended to be reluctant to accept him, and then slowly coaxed him to take out the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual.
He himself was not idle either, punishing evil and eliminating wickedness in various places to maintain the reputation of the Huashan Sect. Otherwise, how did he get the reputation of the Gentleman Sword?
However, Lin Pingzhi wouldn't show his face right now. He was practicing the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, waiting for the best opportunity to take revenge. How could he possibly care about Linghu Chong?
And so, time passed day by day, until the day came when Liu Zhengfeng retired from his criminal life.
On this day, Liu's mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers. Liu Zhengfeng was preparing to hold a ceremony to wash his hands of his past life. All the Five Mountains Sword Sects except for the Songshan Sect arrived early, and many martial arts figures also came to offer their congratulations.
“恭喜刘兄！”
Liu Zhengfeng was, after all, an elder of the Hengshan Sect, but now that he was preparing to retire from the martial arts world, they could only address him as Brother Liu.
In reality, most people from the martial arts world came just to watch the spectacle and see if the Hengshan Sect would truly be able to withdraw from the martial arts world, given the rumors of collusion with the Demonic Sect and the fact that Liu Zhengfeng was the Hengshan Sect's top expert on the surface.
Others knew that the Songshan Sect would definitely come with ill intentions today and wanted to see how Liu Changfeng would deal with it.
More than an hour later, just as the Golden Basin Washing Hands Ceremony was about to begin, the Songshan Sect, the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, still hadn't sent anyone, and Liu Zhengfeng felt a growing unease.
After all, if he didn't send anyone to attend the ceremony, and then later claimed he didn't acknowledge it, Liu Zhengfeng would be in a lot of trouble.
"Godfather, you can continue. Leave the rest to me."
Yang Ke shook his head, signaling Liu Zhengfeng not to be nervous.
It's understandable; the most worrying thing is that someone can quit the game at the last minute.
At this moment, a north wind swept through Hengyang City, whipping up sand and stones. The Songshan Sect arrived with overwhelming force and murderous intent, surrounding Liu's residence.
"By order of Zuo Lengchan, leader of the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, Liu Zhengfeng has colluded with Qu Yang, the Left Envoy of the Demonic Sect. I have been ordered to arrest Liu Zhengfeng and bring him to the Songshan Sect for trial!"
Upon arriving at the Liu residence, Fei Bin immediately accused Liu Zhengfeng of colluding with Qu Yang and plotting to sow discord.
Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng do know each other, but the Songshan Sect is not yet certain about this.
This matter can be used to link the Hengshan Sect with the Demonic Sect, whether for good or bad, it can make the Hengshan Sect submit.
Otherwise, if the Demonic Sect really takes notice of the Hengshan Sect, even if Mo Da makes a move, he will not be a match for the Demonic Sect.
"Leader Zuo is joking. My godfather is a man who is about to retire from the martial world. How could he possibly collude with the members of the Demonic Sect?"
"Besides, the Demonic Sect has already said that Qu Yang is dead. This matter is already far from over. Elder Fei, please go back and ask Alliance Leader Zuo before you come back to cause trouble."
Yang Ke appeared in front of Fei Bin with his sword drawn. Judging from his posture, he seemed even more eager to fight than Fei Bin, who had come looking for trouble.
"You're Liu Zhengfeng's adopted son, Yang Ke, who killed Tian Boguang?"
Although Fei Bin arrived in a hurry, he still knew the information he needed to know.
"That's right, today is the day my godfather retires from the martial arts world. Please wait a moment, Songshan Sect."
Yang Ke nodded, signaling Fei Bin and the others not to disturb his godfather Liu Zhengfeng's retirement from his life of crime.
"What a joke! Liu Zhengfeng hasn't even explained things clearly yet and he wants to retire from the criminal life? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
How could Fei Bin give face to a junior? Even if he killed Tian Boguang, so what?
In a real fight, Fei Bin wasn't afraid of Tian Boguang at all. Plus, without seeing it with his own eyes, he didn't believe that Yang Ke had killed Tian Boguang.
"Take action."
Without wasting words, Yang Ke drew his sword and pointed it at Fei Bin.
"Good junior, today I'll show you the Great Songyang Divine Palm of the Songshan Sect!"
Fei Bin was angered by Yang Ke's casual tone.
He was a well-known expert in the martial arts world, so how come he was treated like an ordinary troublemaker by Yang Ke?
The Huashan, Hengshan, and Taishan factions remained silent.
They came to observe the ceremony and to see if Yang Ke, who was to take over, could hold his own against the Hengshan faction.
It's important to understand that even if the Songshan Sect were to fight four opponents, it wouldn't be a major problem. The other members of the Five Mountains Sword Sects only managed to avoid being swallowed up by the Songshan Sect by sticking together and supporting each other.
If the Hengshan Sect really can't hold on, then the remaining three sects will have to seriously consider their positions.
Yes, Yue Buqun now understands that he is no match for Zuo Lengchan's Songshan Sect. If he doesn't get the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, he should obediently call Zuo the Alliance Leader and wait for a new opportunity.
Yue Buqun remained silent, while pulling Ning Zhongze along, actually wanting to see what kind of person his future son-in-law was.
But Yue Buqun never expected that Yang Ke would only use three moves against Fei Zibin.
"this.."
Yue Buqun looked at the situation on the field with a conflicted expression.
Yang Ke raised his hand and pointed his sword directly at Fei Bin. As Fei Bin slapped the sword away with his palm, Yang Ke raised his other right hand and struck Fei Bin in the chest. Then, he pointed the sword at Fei Bin's neck again.
"Father, Brother Yang won."
Yue Lingshan was just worried that Yang Ke wouldn't be able to hold on and that Yue Buqun should save him.
Unexpectedly, Yang Ke defeated Fei Bin in the blink of an eye. Fei Bin was a core elder of the Songshan Sect.
"My son-in-law..."
Yue Buqun didn't know what to say.
He was secretly pleased to have gained an ally to check and balance the Songshan Sect, but wasn't this ally a little too powerful?
Even if he wanted to take down Fei Bin, it would take at least dozens of moves, or even longer.
But now, although it was unexpected, no one knew that Yang Ke would dare to exchange blows with Fei Bin, which is how he managed to defeat Fei Bin.
But a win is a win, and victory or defeat is that simple.
"Sect Leader Fei, please."
"Today is the day my godfather retires from his life of crime, so I will not let blood be shed here."
Yang Ke pointed to the gate, indicating that Fei Bin should leave.
The main reason he didn't kill Fei Bin was that the Songshan Sect was still quite strong, and if he didn't want to reveal too much of his strength, he naturally had to kill someone here.
Since everyone's strength is roughly the same, those few opportunists will waver in the middle, which is not in Yang Ke's best interest.
"Alright, the Songshan Sect will remember this matter and will definitely seek an explanation from the Hengshan Sect in the future!"
Fei Bin never expected that he would make a mistake and be defeated by a young junior in just a few moves.
The slap to the chest told him that he was no match for Yang Ke.
But since he represented the Songshan Sect, he naturally had to say some harsh words before he could leave.
However, while he spoke very frankly, it's uncertain whether he will be able to leave Hengyang City.
Because Yang Ke's performance greatly satisfied Mo Da, it meant that the Hengshan School could officially rise to prominence.
If that's the case, then Fei Bin of the Songshan Sect would be the perfect person to establish authority.
Killing Fei Bin face to face is unlikely, but Fei Bin is definitely not going to escape, because Mo Da has already left the Liu residence and is secretly preparing to wipe out Fei Bin and his group.
Liu Zhengfeng was unaware of Mo Da and Yang Ke's plan. After Fei Bin left, he immediately and excitedly put his hands into the golden basin to wash them, indicating that he had washed his hands of the underworld and would no longer concern himself with matters of the martial arts world.
Of course, as soon as he finished washing his hands of the martial arts world, he immediately told the people in the martial arts world present about Yang Ke's marriage to Yue Lingshan of the Huashan Sect.