Chapter 84 Mo Xiaobei: It’s time to show your true strength

With the relationship between Tong Xiangyu and Mo Xiaobei, the affairs of Hengshan Sect are their affairs, and Bai Zhantang can't help but worry.

To be honest, after seeing this news in the Jianghu Monthly, everyone in the inn looked at each other in confusion for a long time.

They repeatedly confirmed whether this was true and whether it was the Liu Zhengfeng from the Hengshan School that they knew.

After all, there are too many people in the world with similar names or even the same name and surname.

For example, Liu Chengfeng, the Rouyun Sword among the Four Southern Wonders, and Liu Zhengfeng differ by only one character, so they actually have nothing to do with each other.

They even thought that this was just another fake rumor fabricated by Jianghu Monthly to attract attention and was not credible.

But it was not until they received a letter from Hengshan, which was written by Liu Zhengfeng himself and informed Tong Xiangyu of the matter, that they realized that this was true.

It seems that Jianghu Monthly is well-informed and heard about this matter earlier than them.

However, everyone at Tongfu Inn racked their brains but could not figure out why Liu Zhengfeng did this.

Ever since the Hengshan Sect experienced what happened to the previous leader, Mo Xiaobao, and fell into civil strife, its strength has been greatly damaged.

Later, it was the retired Hengshan School senior Mr. Mo Da and Liu Zhengfeng who stepped forward together to calm the situation.

Although in order to stop the dispute, they deliberately selected the young Mo Xiaobei as the nominal new leader.

However, during this period of time, all matters big and small in the Hengshan Sect were handled by Mr. Mo Da and Liu Zhengfeng.

It will take some time for Mo Xiaobei to grow up completely.

Mr. Mo Da is old and it is estimated that he will not be able to hold the power of Hengshan Sect forever.

Therefore, almost everyone believes that after Mr. Mo Da retires, the next actual helmsman of the Hengshan School will be Liu Zhengfeng.

He is clearly in his prime and has no physical problems, but now the weak Hengshan Sect needs him to take charge of the situation.

Liu Zhengfeng has no reason to retire at this critical juncture!

Tong Xiangyu and Bai Zhantang discussed for a long time before finally coming to a conclusion.

It is believed that Liu Zhengfeng may have suddenly become tired of the life of the underworld and wanted to retire and live the life of a rich man in peace.

Similar things do happen frequently in the underworld, so it's not surprising.

But in the end, it is not a good thing for their Hengshan Sect.

With the loss of Liu Zhengfeng, a master at the peak of the innate realm, the strength of the Hengshan School will only be further weakened.

Especially in this situation of internal and external troubles.

The Songshan Sect led by Zuo Lengchan has been becoming increasingly high-profile recently, and is already somewhat dissatisfied with his status as the leader of the Five Mountains.

His ambition to integrate the Five Mountains Sword Sects and become the boss himself is obvious.

Not long ago, I heard that when people from Songshan Sect went to Hengshan Sect to deliver the order of the Five Mountains Alliance Leader, they had a conflict with the three nuns on Hengshan, and they almost got into a fight.

If the Hengshan Sect was without Liu Zhengfeng, it would be inevitable that Zuo Lengchan's attention would be focused on them first.

Tong Xiangyu has been thinking recently whether she should do something, such as communicating with Mr. Mo Da and asking him to persuade Liu Zhengfeng to get through this sensitive time first.

But there was no time to take action.

After listening to Bai Zhantang's brief narration, Li Ming nodded.

But unlike others, he didn't feel any doubt at all.

Others cannot figure out this matter, but Li Ming, who is familiar with the plot, knows the inside story.

The cause of the incident was that Liu Zhengfeng became close friends with Qu Yang, an elder of the Sun Moon Sect, and the two shared the same ideals in music.

But if things continue like this, they will sooner or later be unacceptable to the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

Liu Zhengfeng was afraid of getting into trouble for the Hengshan Sect. He was also afraid that Zuo Lengchan would get to know about this and use it as an excuse to attack the Hengshan Sect. That was why he was in a hurry to retire from the underworld.

However, Li Ming remembered that in the original plot of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Liu Zhengfeng did not achieve his wish in the end, and his entire family died at the hands of the Songshan Sect.

Even Liu Zhengfeng himself played a song "Swordsman" with Qu Yang before his death, which fulfilled his wish.

In the original story line, this plot should have happened after Linghu Chong rescued Yi Lin.

This means that Liu Zhengfeng's announcement of retirement was delayed much longer than in the original plot.

Li Ming didn't have any feelings about the friendship between Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang.

But now that Mo Xiaobei, the nominal leader of the Hengshan School, is his apprentice, he can't help but wonder whether this matter will have an impact on Mo Xiaobei.

I was just about to say something to comfort Bai Zhantang.

Then, a figure flashed at the door of Tongfu Inn, and three sword-wielding warriors walked in.

"Three gentlemen, do you want to..."

Bai Zhantang ran over with a smile on his face and was about to ask something, but after seeing the three people clearly, he realized that they were all acquaintances.

"Why are you here? Please come in, please come in, I'll go call our shopkeeper..."

As Bai Zhantang spoke, he enthusiastically invited the three people in.

Seeing Li Ming also looking back, Guo Furong's voice came from the side.

"Master Li, these three are all top disciples of the Hengshan Sect. They are Lu Yiming, Zhou Dunru, and Zhu Xiaoyun. They were also the ones who came back to find Xiaobei to take over as the head of the Hengshan Sect last time."

"It turned out to be the three of them!"

Li Ming looked at them carefully and found that the youngest one among the three had quite delicate manners. He must be Zhu Xiaoyun.

Soon, Tong Xiangyu, who heard the sound, came down from the second floor.

"Hey, why are you three here? Hurry up and serve you some tea."

After all, they were family. When Tong Xiangyu saw them, she seemed very friendly and greeted them warmly.

"Hengshan student Zhu Xiaoyun is here to show his respect."

Among the three, Zhu Xiaoyun was the most polite. She stepped forward and greeted Tong Xiangyu respectfully.

But Zhou Dunru next to him curled his lips in disdain: "Why, Junior Brother Zhu, you are the only one who is polite, and we are all impolite?"

Zhu Xiaoyun's face changed due to the sarcasm: "Brother Zhou, please don't go too far!"

Although they are brothers from the same school, there was a lot of tension between them as soon as they came in.

It was Lu Yiming who interrupted them and scolded them.

"You two have been arguing all the way, and are you going to stop? Now you are embarrassing yourself in front of Manager Tong. Is it because Uncle Liu wants to retire and think that no one cares? You want to bring shame to the Hengshan Sect!"

After being scolded by Lu Yiming, Zhou Dunru and Zhu Xiaoyun both shut up.

It seemed that they had encountered a lot of unpleasantness on the way here.

Tong Xiangyu also looked somewhat helpless, because it was the same when the three of them came last time. They often quarreled and they were already used to it.

Tong Xiangyu hurriedly asked the three of them to sit down first.

Just then, Guo Furong came over with a teapot to pour tea. Lu Yiming looked a little embarrassed and spoke hesitantly.

"Well... let's not drink the tea for now. Do you have any rich food? Please make some for us."

When he said the second half of the sentence, Lu Yiming deliberately lowered his voice, as if he was afraid that others would hear it.

But the stomachs of the three of them were growling appropriately, and it seemed that they were very hungry.

Guo Furong tilted her head to hear his words, and spoke loudly and carelessly.

"What rich meal? It's just leftovers!"

These words made Lu Yiming and the other two look even more embarrassed.

Guo Furong continued, "How can I let you eat leftovers? Don't worry, we have plenty of food in our inn. I'll ask Da Zui to cook some dishes for you."

Having said that, Guo Furong ran to the kitchen.

Lu Yiming wanted to call her, but Guo Furong had already run away.

All three of them were a little restless.

Lu Yiming complained, "It's all your fault. When you first came down the mountain, you wanted to buy everything you saw. Now that you've spent all your money, you can't just eat for free, right? Our Hengshan Sect is also a famous and large sect. If this gets out, it will be a disgrace to our sect."

Zhu Xiaoyun: "Brother Lu, you also blamed me for eating the food I bought the most."

Lu Yiming's face also flashed with embarrassment.

Their Hengshan sect is in a downturn now, and the funds allocated each time they go out are not much. They spent lavishly on the road and spent all their money in advance, so they were in such an embarrassing situation.

As soon as Tong Xiangyu saw their looks, she knew that these three people must be short of money.

The last time they came, their travel expenses were all spent halfway through the journey and they almost had to beg for food.

It seems that this time, it is still similar to before.

Soon, Li Dazui prepared the food and Guo Furong served it to them enthusiastically.

As soon as the delicious dishes were placed in front of them, the three of them couldn't help but salivate.

He didn't care about his image anymore and started to eat voraciously.

Especially Lu Yiming, who held a steamed bun in one hand and a plate of food in the other, and ate it with such relish.

Lu Yiming accidentally bumped into Li Ming who was sitting next to the long elm table. He didn't even bother to apologize. He just stuffed his mouth full, nodded vaguely at Li Ming, and continued eating.

"Good fellows, three heroes, you haven't eaten for several days."

Guo Furong looked disgusted at the side.

Soon, they had a full meal and finished all the food on the table in no time. They were no longer very hungry.

Tong Xiangyu waited until they had finished eating before she dared to ask.

"Three of you, why did you rush over here? Is there something wrong? Is everything okay in Hengshan Sect?"

Hearing Tong Xiangyu's question, Lu Yiming nodded and spoke.

"Shopkeeper Tong, we are here on the orders of Mr. Mo Da to discuss things with you. Our uncle Liu wants to retire from the underworld. After a while, Mr. Mo Da wants to personally visit you to discuss this matter with you." "That's no problem." Tong Xiangyu nodded repeatedly.

It just so happened that she also wanted to ask about the details of the matter to see if it had any impact on Mo Xiaobei.

"In addition, we will book a few more tables for the banquet at your inn. Mr. Mo has also invited Master Dingyi from Hengshan Sect, Mr. Yue from Huashan Sect, and Taoist Tianmen from Taishan Sect to meet here. At that time, we will need Master Mo to show up and meet these seniors."

“So many experts!”

Tong Xiangyu was also quite surprised.

This is equivalent to the top leaders of the other four sword sects of the Five Mountains, except the Songshan Sect, having to meet here.

Judging from the situation, they must be discussing something.

"By the way..." Lu Yiming added.

"Before we came here, Mr. Mo Da specially asked us to visit the Master Li in Qixia Town, and he also brought gifts. I wonder..."

Before he finished speaking, everyone present looked at Li Ming in unison.

"You find this Master Li and he will sit next to you."

"what?"

Lu Yiming looked at Li Ming in astonishment. Is this person the Master Li who has become famous in the martial arts world recently?
Lu Yiming never expected that the other party was so young...

But when he thought about how he had just eaten like a starving ghost in front of the other party, which was a bit embarrassing for the Hengshan Sect, Lu Yiming stood up suddenly.

"Master Li, this is the gift that Master Mo Da of our sect ordered me to give you."

As he spoke, Lu Yiming calmed down his embarrassment and took out a brocade box from his arms and presented it.

Fortunately, although they had spent all their money on the journey, this thing had been well preserved.

"Thank Mr. Mo Da for me. I have also heard of his great name for a long time."

Li Ming took the brocade box without hesitation.

When I opened it and took a look, there was actually a Guiyuan Pill inside.

Li Ming's cultivation is now extremely profound. In recent battles, he has not fought to the point of exhaustion of his true energy, so he does not need this Guiyuan Pill.

But that doesn't stop it from being good stuff.

Li Ming did not expect that Mr. Mo Da, whom he had never met before, would be so generous.

Lu Yiming continued, "By the way, Mr. Mo Da also said that when we arrive at Qixia Town, he will rely on Master Li to take care of us."

What does this mean?
Li Ming pondered the meaning of the words, then weighed the gift in his hand and roughly guessed it.

It seems that the four Yue sword sects, except the Songshan Sect, have been under too much pressure from Zuo Lengchan, so they want to meet and discuss some things.

But if he were arranged to be somewhere else, he might get into trouble after Zuo Lengchan heard the news.

Therefore, he deliberately chose the Qixia Town. On the surface, he said that it was for the convenience of meeting Mo Xiaobei, but in fact, he knew that with him in charge of the Qixia Town, ordinary people would not dare to cause trouble. It just so happened that he had some conflicts with the Songshan Sect.

That's why Mr. Mo Da sent someone to pay a visit first.

After thinking for a moment, Li Ming nodded to show his agreement.

Only then did Lu Yiming breathe a sigh of relief.

After the meal, Tong Xiangyu vacated a guest room for the three brothers to stay there first, and would meet them again when Mo Xiaobei came back.

It's not that Tong Xiangyu is stingy. With the booming business of Tongfu Inn, it is almost full every day. It is already a rare opportunity to free up a room.

Lu Yiming and the other two agreed immediately.

Li Ming sat for a while and then stood up to say goodbye.

Thinking about the relevant matters of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, he returned to the martial arts hall.

After a while, Mo Xiaobei rushed in with a backpack slung across his shoulder.

She has recently learned several new martial arts, and her internal strength is growing day by day, and she is very enthusiastic.

Basically, after school every day, I rushed straight to the martial arts gym without even having time to go out and play.

But this made Tong Xiangyu feel much more relieved.

At least she doesn't have to worry about Mo Xiaobei running around or causing trouble for her every day like before.

With Li Ming watching over the martial arts gym, nothing serious will happen.

As soon as Mo Xiaobei came in, she put her hands behind her back and looked around, enjoying everyone calling her the senior sister, with a look of accomplishment on her face.

When she came to him, Li Ming began to ask.

"You didn't go back to the inn?"

"No, I came here directly from the academy."

It seems that Mo Xiaobei doesn’t know yet that Hengshan has sent someone.

Li Ming was just about to tell her, but out of the corner of his eye he saw three figures peeking out of the door of the martial arts gym.

These are Lu Yiming and the other three.

The three of them were now full and full of energy.

After settling down in the inn, I couldn't sit still and wanted to go out and look around.

What I want to see most is this magical martial arts school which has just opened but is already famous in the world.

As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw Mo Xiaobei.

But they had all heard of the martial arts school's reputation and rules, and stood at the door, not daring to come in.

Li Ming was not shy with them and raised his hand to invite them in.

"Master Mo!"

As soon as the three of them saw Mo Xiaobei, they seemed very close to each other.

Mo Xiaobei was also very surprised, shocked and happy.

"Hey, three brothers, why are you here?"

"We just arrived and have met your sister-in-law... Sect Leader Mo, I heard that you are learning skills here, is it true?"

The three of them felt very strange.

It is obvious that their Hengshan Sect has its own martial arts and is famous for its swordsmanship, so it is also considered a famous sect.

I don’t understand why Mo Xiaobei came to this martial arts school to learn martial arts.

And how old is Mo Xiaobei?
I also have to study in the academy on a regular basis, so I probably won’t learn much useful stuff.

The three of them were even worried that Mo Xiaobei was learning too many different things in the martial arts school, which would affect his future practice of their Hengshan School's swordsmanship.

When talking about this, Mo Xiaobei's face was full of pride and desire to show off.

He immediately raised his chin and said very proudly.

"That's right. Not only do I learn martial arts in this martial arts school, but I am also their senior sister and the school's founding disciple. This is my master..."

Mo Xiaobei said this, introducing Li Ming.

"And my martial arts skills are not weak at all now, definitely beyond the imagination of the three brothers! How about it? Do you three brothers want to see it? How about we exchange sword skills?"

Mo Xiaobei was quite eager to try it.

Her strength has been increasing rapidly recently and she is almost reaching the innate realm.

But Mo Xiaobei's daily life is just a straight line between the academy, martial arts hall and inn, without any twists and turns.

She is just a child, and there won't be any martial artists who would be so desperate as to argue with her.

So apart from his fellow disciples in the martial arts gym, Mo Xiaobei did not have the opportunity to show his strength to others.

After a long time, she became quite depressed.

This is like a person who has a huge amount of money but has no chance to spend it lavishly so that others can see it. It is a pity.

It just so happened that Lu Yiming and his three companions came to his door today, and Mo Xiaobei's childish nature immediately came out.

I can't wait to show off my strength to them.

The three senior brothers from Hengshan School are here, it’s time to show your true strength!
But when Lu Yiming and the other two heard this, they looked at each other in surprise.

Again, they knew that Li Ming was very powerful, but they didn't believe that Mo Xiaobei, at such a young age, could learn the essence of martial arts.

In the beginning, they let Mo Xiaobei be the head of the sect. Their requirements and expectations for Mo Xiaobei have always been that she could master the Hengshan swordsmanship of their sect and be presentable.

I didn't know how amazing Mo Xiaobei's talent in martial arts was.

When they heard Mo Xiaobei say that he wanted to have a competition, the three of them were a little hesitant.

Even though Lu Yiming always looks very miserable every time he goes out on business, he spends all his money early and is almost begging for food.

But his swordsmanship is indeed not weak, and he is one of the most outstanding disciples of Hengshan School.

When sparring with the headmaster...he was worried about what would happen if he used too much strength and hurt Mo Xiaobei.

"Brother Zhu, how about you give it a try?"

Lu Yiming and Zhou Dunru both looked at Zhu Xiaoyun at the same time.

He is the youngest and has the weakest skills, but he is very careful and should know how to strike the right balance.

Zhu Xiaoyun originally wanted to refuse, but when she saw Mo Xiaobei's expectant eyes, she had to change her mind and agree.

"Master Mo, you better be careful. I will try my best to hold back and not hurt you."

Zhu Xiaoyun drew out her sword and gave instructions to Mo Xiaobei very considerately.

(End of this chapter)