Chapter 0283 Unyielding ambition
?Mu Yang swallowed a few breaths and suppressed the anger in his heart, but his hands, which were tightly clenched into fists, were trembling and powerful. Seeing this, the old man with white hair walked forward: "Today, my Fenglei Sect held a grand ceremony and did not invite all parties to watch the ceremony. Guardian Liu, you come uninvited. Although you are not in line with the ceremony, our Fenglei Sect knows that the courtesy is hospitalized, so we will not pursue it! The visitor is a guest, the visitor! Prepare a seat for the worshiper sent by the Lord of Songshui City to the banquet!"
Liu Bo looked at the old man with white hair for a while, but couldn't see the way. He felt that the other party's mid-stage cultivation level was not weak, but not strong, so he dared not act rashly, so he bowed and asked, "I don't know this senior... are you?" The old man with white hair smiled and said, "What's the point of being an unknown person! Please ask Guard Liu to come to the table first. After the ceremony, I will welcome you with the sect leader!"
Liu Bo sneered and said, "No need! Come down here, not to eat your dregs of wine and meat, but to let Deacon Mu stop the ceremony for the time being, and don't take over as the sect leader of the Fenglei Sect first! This is for your Fenglei Sect, and also for Deacon Mu! Please understand the good intentions of the city lord!" While he spoke, his eyes glanced at He Yuyao slanted, and Li Yuduan tried to read out the other party's intentions, but the other party just sat at the table, quietly observing everything that was happening in the hall. In Liu Bo's eyes, besides the white-haired old man, the most noteworthy one is He and Li who have reached the middle stage of the fourth meridian.
Liu Bo's words were quite unreasonable. With the qualifications of the old man with white hair, he had been through many big battles, so his face was unstoppable. The old man with white hair frowned and turned to a smile, saying, "Guard Liu was joking. With the demeanor of the city lord, how could he interfere in the private affairs of our Fenglei Sect? I'm afraid that someone with ulterior motives would borrow the reputation of the city lord! Besides, our Fenglei Sect has its own patriarchal law, and it is a matter within the sect to choose the sect leader according to the patriarchal law. Even if the lord is in charge, he has no right to interfere!" As he said that, he winked at Mu Yang and wanted to hand over the Fenglei Sword to the latter.
Liu Bo snatched his body forward and shook it among the two of them, shouting sternly: "The City Lord has already issued an order! The Fenglei Sect is not allowed to choose the new Sect Master! Do you want to fight against the City Lord and the Kingdom?"
"Liu Bo! Don't be aggressive! The election of the Fenglei Sect as the sect leader has nothing to do with others. Even His Majesty the King cannot interfere, let alone the city lord!" Mu Yang could no longer suppress his anger and roared: "Is it because the city lord you mentioned that you have arranged a candidate for the Great Fenglei Sect, right?"
Liu Bo sneered: "Nothing! The City Lord just ordered you to temporarily postpone the election of the Sect Master! The City Lord has this arrangement, probably to take into account the affection with the Fenglei Sect and to maintain the public security of the Songshui area. If you insist on doing your own thing and make the Fenglei Sect blood flow into a river, it would be bad!"
"What?" Mu Yang was furious and shouted: "What blood flows like a river? Are you threatening me? Humph! Our Fenglei Sect is full of iron-clad men. Even if the blood flows like a river, he will never bow to outsiders!"
"Is that?" Liu Bo smiled and said sarcastically: "What your Fenglei Sect does in the three towns has spread! One very important thing we come here today is to seek justice for the three towns! Hum... Not only us, but also the forces around Songshui, and the major families in Songshui will be killed up the mountain in a short time. Hum, if you listen to the city lord's arrangement, maybe you still have a chance. If you insist on doing your own thing, the consequences will be unpredictable! Hahahaha! You guys think about it yourself!"
An Yu, He Yuyao and others looked at each other and heard the scent of conspiracy from Liu Bo's mouth. The incident of Fenglei Sect should not have been spread so quickly unless the city lord set up a detailed work in Fenglei Sect. Moreover, the powers of Songshui's major families could get the news here, but it was probably because the city lord deliberately scattered out of the city lord. The white-haired old man realized this and looked even more ugly. He asked: "Liu Guard, our Fenglei Sect is also quite guilty of what happened in the three towns, but our Fenglei Sect is also a victim... After the new lord takes office, our Fenglei Sect will give an explanation to the residents of the three towns... But... what does this city lord... mean?"
Seeing that the other party seemed to be loose, Liu Bo smiled mysteriously and said, "You don't need to ask more. As long as you listen to the orders of the city lord, the city lord will naturally have a way to save you!" The meaning of this is already very obvious. The city lord's meaning is to let the entire Fenglei Sect listen to him and work hard for him in the future! It is equivalent to the Fenglei Sect joining the name of the city lord and doing some shameful activities for the city lord. It would be fine if there is no accident. Once something happens, the Fenglei Sect is naturally a scapegoat! The white-haired old man and Mu Yang, Wen Li both understood that once he nodded in agreement at this moment, then the Fenglei Sect will never have a day to turn around. Even if he can be kept for a while, it will be just a state of being in name only!
With the blood nature of the disciples of Fenglei Sect, this is absolutely not allowed!
"Fart!" Mu Yang immediately burst into anger and roared: "No one wants to interfere in the affairs of the Fenglei Sect! If you dare to bother you again, you will not be able to get out of the Fenglei Sect today!"
"Haha!" Liu Bo sneered: "Doesn't agree? Can you still let me know? I discussed with you before, just giving you face. Unexpectedly, you really treat yourself as a character! Humph, since you don't know how to politely, I don't have to be polite!" After he said that, he clapped his hands, and there was a riot outside the hall, and a man and woman scolded him, and gradually approached.
Zhu Wei nodded and whispered to the left and right: "It seems that those auras just now are indeed from Liu Bo's group!" He looked at Jing Bei's girl and asked, "Sister, what should we do?" Jing Bei's girl said, "It looks so interesting! I heard from the one named Liu Bo, your Songshui and other big families are also involved, I guess you An's family must be indispensable! Since that's the case, what are your opinions about An Yu's head?"
An Yu frowned, as if he was a little dissatisfied with the four words "Head of An Yu Family", and said, "Let's wait and see what the city lord has conspiracy, but it's probably not that easy to defeat the Fenglei Sect this time!" Jing Beinu said in a deep voice: "Although the city lord is the lord of a city, facing the five major families of Songshui, the forces like Fenglei Sect are sometimes helpless! This time, the city lord not only removed a thorn in his eyes, but also helped to repel and resist. The strength he mastered increased greatly. At that time, I am afraid that he will attack your five major families. Anyway, the one who rushed to the front, the disciples of Fenglei Sect are the disciples of Fenglei Sect!" Jing Beinu leaned into An Yu's ear and said softly: "Little junior brother, no matter how you choose, we will support you... Who made me your eldest sister! Hehehe!"
An Yu smiled knowingly, feeling warm in his heart. Jingbei Girl said again: "Now, I have guessed what you will do! If your An family has such an ally, it will definitely be like a tiger!" An Yu twisted his earlobe and thoughtful. After a moment, his eyes changed and he said: "I'm afraid things are not that simple! Since the Water Village Incident a few months ago, our An family has taken over the big head of the Water Village industry and formed an alliance with the other three companies. Their power has expanded quite rapidly, although there are many other four major families.
I don’t want to do it, but at that time, my An family was in full swing and had close contacts with the Physician Association. They couldn’t do anything openly, but it’s hard to say it secretly! Moreover, the city lord Li Yi has a title in the hearts of all the heads of the family, called ‘Old Fox’. No matter how big the matter is, even if the water village hits Songshui City, he has not sent anyone to come forward. But this time, he came so high-profile, I think... I’m afraid this time, not only is the big crisis of the Fenglei Sect, but also the big crisis of our An family!”
"Is it so complicated?" Le Feng scratched his forehead, as if he was having difficulty understanding. An Yu said again: "After I took over as the head of the family, my former head grandfather once told me that there were three defenses outside: one to defend the city lord; two to defend the other family; three to defend the own family!" Putting the city lord Li Yi first shows that the old man attaches importance to him also indirectly illustrates the huge slippery nature of the city lord "old fox"; "his family" refers to other families in Songshui City, four major families or other second-rate families, the surface is stable does not mean that he is really stable, and he must be guarded; "his family" refers to the An family and its allies, so-called disasters arise and fight against each other, if there is chaos inside, it will be defeated.
Le Feng was about to ask what was going on, but at this time, the shouts of scolding had already arrived at the door of the Sect Master's Hall, so he had to stop asking and turn around and look. Several men wearing black official short shirts, led a group of more than ten people, walked into the hall one after another. The more than ten people, including men, women, old and young, were tied with their hands behind their backs and could not struggle, so they could only curse. An Yu, He Yuyao and others frowned. They probably guessed Liu Bo's despicable means and actually used the lives of the other party's family as a threat.
Sure enough, when Mu Yang saw the visitor, his face changed drastically and he shouted anxiously: "Mom! Dad! Xiang'er... Liu Bo, you... are looking for death!" He is a hot personality and is filial. His wife and children, father-in-law and mother-in-law were kidnapped. How could he swallow this? He immediately flashed and passed a long knife from a disciple of the Fenglei Sect next to him, waving it to chop and kill the guards escorted to his family. Wen Li also gritted his teeth and caught the knife from the side, because among the captured people, his closest relatives were also his!
"What are you doing with such a bad temper?" The guard who walked in front spread the long sword of the cold light across the neck of a 13 or 4-year-old boy. He slapped it gently, and blood was already flowing out. The child immediately started to cry. The guard glanced at Mu, who was frozen halfway through the journey. Hearing the two of them, he sneered: "Two deacons, do you want to send them to the Pure Land soon?"
A young woman next to her was already crying and unable to speak. Her body was held by a strong man, and no matter how hard her legs struggled, she could not break free. The only one who could show this was the child's mother!
"You..." Mu Yang's body trembled. His child's life was only under the other party's sword. If the sword moves half an inch more, his child would splatter blood to death for several feet! After witnessing all this, An Yu's mind immediately appeared in the An family compound that would make him remember for life. The tragic death of his mother Jiang Qi was very similar to what was happening in front of him at this moment! An Yu knew that even if the sins committed by the Fenglei Sect against the three towns were unforgivable, and he would have to pay the price and make compensation in the future!
But it is definitely not the way the city lord did! Although Liu Bo mentioned that this trip was to seek justice for the three towns, his real intention was to use the tragedy of the three towns to coerce the Fenglei Sect to surrender and become the city lord's minion to deal with dark affairs! When the purpose was difficult to achieve, he actually threatened the lives of the two deacons. Moreover, this despicable move was prepared in advance by them! What is the difference between this behavior and the wanton massacre incidents in the three towns?
An Yu's eyes flashed with cold light, and his mother Jiang Qi's words clearly appeared in his ears: "Don't accept anyone's threats, even if the other party's chips are your closest relatives! Because once you compromise, you will lose more!" An Yu's fists clenched and he was about to move. Once those wearing standard official clothes take action, he will immediately stop them!
"Deacon Mu, Deacon Wen! Don't be excited!" The guard clasped his collar and raised the child in front of him, with a sneer on his face, without any soft-heartedness and pity. He grinned and said, "You know the current situation of Fenglei Sect, but as long as you nod, not only will your family be safe, but the entire Fenglei Sect will be saved! In the future, the city lord will announce the news to the outside world that Fenglei Sect is controlled by others in the incidents of the three towns and is also a victim of the same as the residents of the three towns! Whether others believe it or not, the leader of your Fenglei Sect, four hall masters, eight elders, and many deacons are all dead, and they cannot tolerate others not believing it, right?"
The old man with white hair was so angry that his teeth trembled. He walked forward two steps and said angrily: "You... are so despicable!" Mu Yang looked at his bullied wife, and then looked at the child who was being held in his hand. He felt his heart was like a knife, as if the whole sky had collapsed.
Many disciples of the Fenglei Sect drew their swords and surrounded them, but when they saw many hostages in the hands of the other party, the two deacons did not take action, they could only watch!
After a while, a clear sound of "dang", Mu Yang lowered his arm and inserted his blade into the bluestone ground several inches. His sadness and anger were self-evident. His eyes swept coldly over the guards sent by Liu Bo and other city lords, and then he laughed wildly, saying, "Liu Bo! Go back and tell the city lord that Mu Yang and Fenglei Sect are both real men who stand upright. If they are betrayed by might, what kind of face can stand between heaven and earth? How can they be worthy of the spirit of the Fenglei Sect's generations of sages in the sky? Today, my Mu Yang's head can be cut off, and my relatives can be destroyed, but my ambition cannot be cut off. The soul of Fenglei Sect cannot be cut off!" As he said that, he shook his arm and pointed the long sword at Liu Bo. The sharp aura on his body emitted, and the cold murderous intent made the guards of the city lords change their expressions slightly. Wen Li next to him also looked at his relatives, gritted his teeth, and made a desperate move.
Chapter completed!