Chapter 108 Rush to Rescue
Xin Zhen praised: "The Hengshan disciples are indeed very disciplined, and when they are running, it feels like a military formation. Is this the Hengshan School's sword formation?"

Hearing such praise from the powerful Xin Zhen, Master Ding Jing smiled and said, "Our Hengshan Sect only accepts female disciples. Back then, the founder of Hengshan was worried that women were not as strong as men, so he created a set of sword formations to protect themselves. This set of sword formations is still very useful when traveling around the world."

Xin Zhen smiled and nodded. At this time, the female disciples of Hengshan came to the top of the slope one after another. The thirty or forty dead bodies made them scream in fear.

Master Dingjing shouted, "What is there to be afraid of? These are the children of the Demon Sect. If we don't kill them, they will kill the people of the righteous path. On this way to help Shaolin, I don't know how many children of the Demon Sect we will kill along the way. You are so frightened when you see the dead ones. If you meet the living ones, do you still dare to kill them?"

The female disciples suddenly quieted down after being scolded by Ding Jing. Master Ding Jing and Xin Zhen said, "Although they are members of the Demon Sect, the dead are the greatest. Why not let them rest in peace?"

Xin Zhen smiled and nodded, "That should be the case."

Master Dingjing and the female disciples shouted, "Dig a pit immediately and bury them."

The Hengshan disciples quickly took action. Xin Zhen wanted to go over to help, but Master Dingjing stopped him and said, "Brother Xin, please come over here. I have something to tell you."

Xin Zhen followed Master Ding Jing to one side, and Master Ding Jing sighed and said, "I feel it is my duty to help Shaolin all the way, but I am always terrified to bring these thirty or forty disciples with me, fearing that they will encounter unexpected events.

If Junior Brother Xin had not warned us tonight and taken the initiative to help us clear the obstacles, there would probably not be many disciples of my Hengshan Sect who would have survived tonight.

Junior Brother Xin has been so kind to me, I don’t know how to repay him.”

Xin Zhen shook his head and said, "What's the point of talking about repaying or not repaying? We are all fellow brothers from the Five Mountains Sword Sect."

Master Dingjing sighed and said, "Even if it is the Five Mountains Alliance, it is extremely rare for Junior Brother Xin to stand up like this. Junior Brother Xin's great kindness will be remembered by everyone in Hengshan. If Junior Brother Xin needs any help in the future, everyone in Hengshan will help him with all their strength!"

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "My Sword Sect has just been established. If the Hengshan Sect can help us, it would be a great thing. I would like to thank Master Dingjing in advance."

Master Dingjing smiled, and then her expression became more sincere: "Brother Xin, what are you going to do in the north?"

Xin Zhen said: "I was asked by a friend to do a private matter."

Nun Dingjing suddenly felt a little guilty and said, "I know that my next request is a bit presumptuous, but I have a heavy responsibility. These thirty or forty disciples are going south. I know that my ability is limited and it is difficult for me to protect them. Therefore, I have an unreasonable request..."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Master, there is no need to say more. Shaolin is in trouble, and as a disciple of the upright sect, I should also do my part. If Master finds it convenient, I would like to go south with the Hengshan Sect. Is that possible?"

Master Dingjing was so overjoyed that she choked up a little and said, "Thank you, thank you!"

Xin Zhen smiled and nodded, but sighed in his heart. Master Dingjing was a truly enlightened person with courage and responsibility.

She could have taken over the leadership of Hengshan Sect, but because she knew that her second apprentice sister Ding Xian was more suitable to lead Hengshan Sect, she spent a lot of effort to persuade her master to pass the position of the head to Ding Xian, which shows that she is broad-minded and does not covet power. Ding Jing did not take the threat of death to heart at all. The only thing she was worried about was the safety of her disciples.
However, even such a person could not escape the fate of being a gangster.

Zuo Lengchan sent several fellow disciples to disguise as members of the Sun and Moon Sect to set up an ambush and besiege Master Dingjing. Although Linghu Chong tried to rescue her many times, she eventually died of her injuries due to her old age.

Xin Zhen knew that it was not convenient for him to get too close to the nuns of Hengshan Sect so as not to damage their reputation, so he proposed to go ahead and scout the way. Master Dingjing knew what Xin Zhen meant, and thought that this young man not only had superb martial arts skills, but was also very good at dealing with people, and his future was limitless.

The group quickly passed through Shalu Mountain. A few days after passing Shalu Mountain, they entered Henan Province. The road became very wide, and after a few more days, they passed through Kaifeng and arrived in Zhengzhou.

The last time Xin Zhen passed by in a hurry, he didn’t think much of it. But this time when he entered Zhengzhou again, he found that the atmosphere had changed a lot.

There were many gangsters on the official roads, and you would run into a group of them from time to time. They all looked very wary of each other, and there were even a few times when they would draw their swords and fight on the road.

Xin Zhen pondered to himself that it seemed that the Sun Moon Sect's siege on Shaolin Temple had already thrown the entire martial arts world into chaos.

Many of these people fighting on the road were neither from famous and upright sects nor from the Sun and Moon Sect. Judging from their attire, they were either lone gangsters or from some local gangs. In any case, they were all outsiders in the martial arts world, but they all came.

The further Xin Zhen and the Hengshan Sect went towards Mount Song, the more martial artists they saw on the road. Many of them looked at the Hengshan Sect with malice in their eyes, which made the nuns feel uneasy and very angry at the same time.

In Zhengzhou, where wolves and tigers are everywhere, once Xin Zhen rested, he could hear Master Dingjing's prayer: "Greatly compassionate and merciful Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, who saves the suffering and the distressed, people like me in Hengshan must suffer losses this time, so only let the disciple Dingjing bear this disaster. All the retribution for the killing karma will be borne by the disciple alone..."

Xin Zhen sighed silently.

In these troubled times, it is basically impossible to protect everyone.

Because there are too many martial arts people in Zhengzhou City, inns are basically full. Even if there are some vacant ones, the prices are all very expensive. Ding Jing discussed with Xin Zhen and decided that they should rush to Songshan as soon as possible to support Shaolin.

At this time, someone came looking for them. It was a disciple from Songshan. When the disciple saw Master Dingjing, he quickly bowed and said, "Songshan disciple Wen Xuan greets Master Dingjing."

When Master Dingjing heard the name of Songshan Sect, she was immediately delighted and asked, "But what does Senior Brother Zuo have to say?"

Wen Xuan said quickly, "I dare not. The headmaster said that there are too many evil spirits in Zhengzhou at present, and it is not suitable for the famous and upright sects to stay in such a place for a long time. Therefore, we are asked to wait here. If there are fellow sects coming to support us, please go to Taishi Mountain first, and then we will unite to support Shaolin after gathering. Now Taishan Sect, Hengshan Sect, Kunlun Sect, Huashan Sect, Qingcheng Sect and other sects have gathered at the foot of Taishi Mountain."

Nun Dingjing nodded repeatedly: "That's right, Senior Brother Zuo has really thought it through. If we rashly go to Shaolin Temple and run into the main force of the Sun Moon Sect, we will probably be defeated. If we gather together, we will naturally not be afraid."

Xin Zhen frowned and asked, "Where is Sect Leader Zuo?"

(End of this chapter)