Chapter 87 Re-election of the Five Mountains Leader, Yue Songtao Appears

The voice was infused with true energy, and it was obvious that the person who spoke was quite powerful. It was followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps.

Everyone present turned around and looked outside the door, extremely surprised.

Tong Xiangyu had been sitting aside with Mo Xiaobei, listening to the elders of the Four Yue Sword Sect talking, but did not dare to interrupt.

Now, hearing this noise suddenly, Tong Xiangyu immediately subconsciously hugged Mo Xiaobei in her arms, looking quite nervous.

Mo Xiaobei, on the other hand, didn't show any sign of fear at all. Instead, he looked outside with great interest.

Soon, several figures appeared in front of Tongfu Inn.

There were two people leading the group, one was in front, holding the Five Mountains Alliance Leader's token, and the other was half a step behind. Behind them, there were many disciples dressed in Songshan School costumes.

"Lu Bai, Le Hou!"

Mr. Mo Da called out their names, and similarly, everyone else present immediately recognized each other.

They were two of the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan under Zuo Lengchan's tutelage.

Lu Bai with the Crane Hand and Le Hou with the Big Yin-Yang Hand!
Le Hou's strength is at the peak of the innate realm, much stronger than the previous Great Songyang Hand Fei Bin.

And this Lu Bai is even more extraordinary. He is the leader of the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan and the second most important person in the Songshan Sect after Zuo Lengchan. He is also the only Grandmaster among the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan.

Zuo Lengchan actually sent him here as well!

No one expected that they deliberately chose Qixia Town to avoid the influence of Songshan School, but now the other party still came to their door.

Yue Buqun, Mr. Mo Da, Taoist Tianmen and others all stood up slowly.

Lu Bai was seen standing at the door of the inn with a token in his hand, looking around.

After a brief silence, Lu Bai's eyes fell on Liu Zhengfeng and he spoke again.

"You all came in great good order! I wonder if there is something you want to discuss behind the back of our Songshan Sect...Left Alliance Leader has ordered Liu Zhengfeng to postpone his decision to retire and come back with me."

There was an unquestionable tone in his words.

Everyone present felt deeply offended.

Including Mo Xiaobei, there are three leaders of the Five Mountains Sword Sects and four high-level figures here, but they are treated by Lu Bai like summoned prisoners, and anger immediately rises in his heart.

Yue Buqun was the first to step forward and said, "Brother Lu, what do you mean by this? What has Brother Liu done wrong to deserve your treatment?"

"Yes, although Zuo Lengchan is the leader of the alliance, he seems to have no power to control whether others want to retire and quit the world, right? Isn't it a bit too overbearing?" Taoist Tianmen said from the side.

Master Dingyi of the Hengshan Sect was even more outraged: "Lu Bai, you Songshan Sect are going too far in bullying others. Do you really think that our sects are made of mud?"

Several people's faces were filled with anger.

Facing their questioning, Lu Bai was not flustered.

"Why did we take Liu Zhengfeng back? You have to ask him. However, according to the information we got from our leader Zuo, Liu Zhengfeng is very likely to have colluded with the evildoers of the Demon Sect and worked with them to ruin the reputation of our Five Mountains Sword Sect. This is a serious matter and must be carefully investigated!"

"what?"

When Lu Bai said this, everyone was shocked and subconsciously turned around to look at Liu Zhengfeng.

Colluding with the evil cult, this is a very heavy accusation!

Their Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demon Cult have been enemies for many years. There have been countless conflicts, big and small. Even many people from the Five Mountains Sword Sect or their close friends have died in the battle with the Demon Cult. The hatred between the two sides is as deep as the sea.

In the Five Mountains Sword Sect, any person who colludes with the Demon Cult will definitely be unacceptable to others.

"Junior Brother Liu, is what he said true?"

Mr. Mo Da turned around and looked at Liu Zhengfeng.

But Liu Zhengfeng, unusually, lowered his head and said nothing, neither admitting nor denying.

Seeing this scene, Mr. Mo Da's heart skipped a beat.

It seems that what Lu Bai said is very likely to be true!

No wonder Liu Zhengfeng suddenly wanted to quit the underworld. No matter how people asked, he refused to tell them the reason. It turned out that...

But this makes things passive.

Seeing Liu Zhengfeng's guilty expression, Lu Bai felt a little smug.

"What do you think? Liu Zhengfeng, if you are sensible, come back with me and explain the matter to Alliance Leader Zuo. Maybe there is still a chance to make amends. Otherwise, you will only hurt others and yourself."

"and many more!"

Mr. Mo Da interrupted him.

"This is just your one-sided statement, which may not be taken seriously. Even if Junior Brother Liu made any mistakes, he is a member of our Hengshan Sect, so our Hengshan Sect should first conduct an internal investigation and clarify the matter before discussing it separately. If there is really anything wrong, our sect will never tolerate it and will give an explanation to all of you fellow practitioners!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bai snorted.

"If I ask you to investigate yourselves and cover up for each other, wouldn't that make things even more unclear? Alliance Leader Zuo doesn't trust your Hengshan Sect, so he intervened personally. Liu Zhengfeng, if you know what's good for you, just tie your arms and follow me back!"

Lu Bai's tone put pressure on him again.

At the same time, the disciples of Songshan School behind him also clenched their weapons and looked at them with ill intentions, as if they were ready to fight at any time.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came.

"Alliance Leader Zuo is so arrogant that he has caused trouble in our Seven Heroes Town."

Before he finished speaking, a force seemed to rush towards Lu Bai.

Although Lu Bai had already reached the Grandmaster level, he still felt a chill in his heart.

Le Hou, the big yin-yang master next to him, turned around hurriedly and looked over with caution.

Li Ming, carrying a sword, walked slowly towards them with Lin Pingzhi.

The main entrance of the martial arts hall was not far from Tongfu Inn, so Li Ming heard everything they said clearly as he walked slowly towards them.

Although Lu Bai had prepared himself mentally before coming, he still felt a little nervous for no reason, perhaps because he sensed a hint of real threat emanating from Li Ming.

"I guess this must be the famous Master Li."

Lu Bai asked.

"Since you recognize me, you should know the rules of our town. Why, Zuo Lengchan still wants to send people to our martial arts hall to spar with him like last time?"

What Li Ming was referring to was naturally Fei Bin and Zhong Zhen who had died at his hands before.

When this matter was mentioned, embarrassment flashed across Lu Bai's face, and there was hatred in his eyes.

He had a good relationship with the Great Songyang Hand Fei Bin, and he always kept this account in mind, always wanting to take revenge.

But Lu Bai's expression changed quickly and he suppressed his true emotions.

"Master Li, we are here on the orders of Master Zuo to do this. We have no intention of becoming enemies with Master Li, nor do we want to hurt the relationship by taking action."

At this time, the commotion on the street had alarmed many residents of Qixia Town, merchants on both sides of the street, and many martial artists staying in the town. Everyone came out to watch curiously.

At the beginning, everyone was shocked when they saw the Songshan Sect’s overbearing behavior.

The leader of the Five Mountains Alliance is indeed overbearing. He dares to send people to arrest people at will!
But now, seeing the overbearing Lu Bai talking in a friendly manner to Li Ming, he couldn't help but feel a little proud.

It was our Master Li who stabilized the situation as soon as he showed up. Even the arrogant Songshan Sect said they didn't dare to take action in the town... With Master Li around, we feel very safe.

But then Lu Bai continued.

"However, the rules of the Li Pavilion Master only say that we must not fight or cause trouble in Qixia Town without reason, but they don't say anything else. What if Liu Zhengfeng voluntarily goes back with us? That wouldn't be considered a violation of the rules at all!"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Mr. Mo Da and his companions were a little confused when they heard this.

They just didn't want to see Liu Zhengfeng being taken away without explanation, so they kept pestering him for so long. Liu Zhengfeng didn't have any problem with his brain, so why would he volunteer...

Just thinking of this, Lu Bai said with a sneer.

"Leader Zuo has ordered that the demons of the Demon Cult must be killed. If Liu Zhengfeng refuses to cooperate, he will be stubborn and collude with the demons, and become an enemy of our Five Mountains Sword Sect!"

"This matter concerns the safety of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. Alliance Leader Zuo has already used his authority as the Alliance Leader of the Five Mountains to send people to Hengshan to control Liu Zhengfeng's family to prevent them from causing greater losses to our Five Mountains Sword Sect!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present changed color in anger!
"Lu Bai, even if Liu did something wrong, Liu should bear the responsibility alone. How could you...how could you bring harm to my family..." Liu Zhengfeng said in a trembling voice.

Lu Bai seized on Liu Zhengfeng's words and said, "Did everyone hear that? He admitted it!"

"you……"

Liu Zhengfeng was so angry that he couldn't speak, but a look of despair flashed across his face.

Forget it, since Zuo Lengchan has already sent people to his house, it means that he has found out about his relationship with the Demon Cult elder Qu Yang. I'm afraid this matter cannot be resolved amicably.

It would be better for me to handle the matter by myself, so as to save my family from suffering and not to bring trouble to my fellow practitioners...

This thought flashed through Liu Zhengfeng's mind, and he took a step forward, intending to submit directly...

But at this moment, a short figure suddenly flashed before his eyes. Looking closely, it turned out to be Mo Xiaobei standing in front of him.

"Wait a minute, there's something I don't understand."

"Ok?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Mo Xiaobei.

"This is an adult matter, what do you know as a kid? Get out of the way!" Lu Bai said in an impatient tone.

Mo Xiaobei pretended to cough, cleared his throat, and put his hands behind his back.

"Lu Bai, this master advises you to think it through before you speak. What is your status in Songshan Sect that you dare to speak to this master like this? The Five Mountains Sword Sects are all fellow disciples and share the same spirit, but you are so rude to this master. I think you are the one who is deliberately destroying the relationship between our Five Mountains Sword Sects!"

Although Mo Xiaobei is small, he was not at all stage-frightened despite being surrounded by so many people. He spoke clearly and even choked Lu Bai.

"Good! Master Mo said it well!"

Master Dingyi first praised her.

Mo Xiaobei smiled and clasped his fists.

Lu Bai was speechless. For a moment, he was so stunned by a little kid that he couldn't find a suitable reason to refute.

This made him extremely angry.

But no matter how much he despised Mo Xiaobei, the other party's identity as the head of the Hengshan Sect was there, so he still had to maintain some courtesy on the surface.

"Then according to Sect Leader Mo, what should we do about this matter?"

Lu Bai asked, suppressing his temper.

Mo Xiaobei: "This sect leader has no other intentions. I just want to ask, Uncle Liu is from my Hengshan Sect, Zuo Lengchan is the sect leader of Songshan Sect, he thinks Uncle Liu is suspected of colluding with the demons, so he can take him to Songshan, or send people to control Uncle Liu's family at will, because he is the leader of the Five Mountains, so he has such power, right?"

There was a hint of pride on Lu Bai's face.

"Yes, when the Five Mountains Sword Sects formed an alliance, they had already established a rule that the leader of the alliance could inquire about anything that could harm our five sects. Sect Leader Mo can ask the teachers present here to find out about this."

"it is good."

Mo Xiaobei nodded in understanding, and then asked, "Then why is the leader of the Five Mountains the Zuo Sect Leader?"

"Naturally, he was elected jointly by our five factions." Lu Bai was a little impatient, feeling that Mo Xiaobei was deliberately delaying time.

Nun Dingyi beside her also explained: "When the Five Mountains Sword Sects formed an alliance, they agreed that the leader of the Five Mountains would be selected every five years, and the one with the highest martial arts prestige would take the position."

Speaking of this, several people felt ashamed.

In the martial arts competition among the Five Mountains Sword Sects, Zuo Lengchan defeated all the other warriors and became the leader of the Five Mountains. At that time, Zuo Lengchan already had the strength to reach the peak of the Innate Realm.

Now, nearly ten years have passed. Not only has Zuo Lengchan managed the Songshan Sect well and prosperously, he himself has probably already entered the Grandmaster realm, and he has a Grandmaster expert like Lu Bai under his tutelage.

The other four Yue sword sects have lost some talents and lack of masters at the Grandmaster level.

The four sects still maintained their status, but the Huashan Sect and the Hengshan Sect had experienced internal strife and their strength declined. No one from the Taishan Sect and the Hengshan Sect had ever been able to break through to the Grandmaster level. Even if the four sects joined forces, they were no match for the Songshan Sect.

Therefore, over the years, no one has ever questioned Zuo Lengchan's position as the leader of the alliance.

It was precisely because of this that Zuo Lengchan acted more and more arrogantly and made no secret of his desire to merge his factions.

On the surface, it is a merger of factions, but in fact, it is an attempt to annex the other four factions.

After listening to this, Mo Xiaobei became even more interested.

"Then Zuo Lengchan's time as the leader has long come. Why is his leader's decree still valid? Why can't we re-elect? If I am elected as the leader of the Five Mountains, then how Master Liu will deal with it will be up to me, right?"

"Ok?"

Everyone present frowned slightly, obviously feeling that Mo Xiaobei's idea was rather tricky.

But if you think about it carefully, there seems to be nothing wrong with what he said.

However, both Master Dingyi and Taoist Tianmen smiled bitterly.

That being said, how easy is it?

It is estimated that no one present can suppress Zuo Lengchan. Even if the re-election process is followed, it will be meaningless and will only bring humiliation to oneself.

But when Yue Buqun heard these words, a thoughtful look flashed across his eyes.

"I think what Sect Leader Mo said makes sense. If Senior Brother Liu really colluded with the Demon Sect, then we must give everyone an explanation. However, the position of the Five Mountains Alliance Leader should have been re-discussed several years ago. How to deal with him should be left to the new Alliance Leader to decide."

Swish!
Many eyes were focused on Yue Buqun, and they were obviously extremely surprised.

After Yue Buqun practiced the Exorcism Sword Technique, he always kept a low profile and never showed that he had reached the master's level, so others did not know it.

But Yue Buqun himself estimated that with his strength, coupled with the power of the Exorcism Sword, he might not be weaker than Zuo Lengchan.

If there is a re-election, their Huashan Sect will have a good chance of winning the position of leader of the Five Mountains.

That's why he came out and agreed to the proposal.

This statement was beyond the expectations of everyone present. Master Dingyi and Taoist Tianmen both looked at Yue Buqun.

But Yue Buqun responded by giving them a look.

Master Dingyi seemed to be thinking about something. She knew that Mr. Jianyue, the gentleman of Huashan Sect, always had his own ideas. Since he said so, he must have his reasons.

"In that case, I also support re-election."

When Taoist Tianmen of the Taishan Sect saw this, although he didn't understand why the focus of the matter had shifted, he also spoke up to agree.

"Then we in the Taishan sect also support re-election."

In the blink of an eye, the four factions reached a consensus.

Seeing that his proposal was agreed by so many people, Mo Xiaobei couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment and shook his head.

"you……"

Lu Bai looked at them with anger in his eyes.

Normally, when I go out to do things under the command of the Five Mountains Alliance leader, have I ever been questioned like this?
"Report this matter to Alliance Leader Zuo for discussion, but I must take Liu Zhengfeng away today!"

"You can try it."

This time, before Li Ming could speak, a voice suddenly approached from a distance, accompanied by a few chuckles.

"Brother Lu, after not seeing you for so long, you are still so irritable. But you can't take me away today."

Before he finished speaking, a figure appeared in everyone's sight.

He had three long strands of beard and a sword at his waist, and his temperament was somewhat similar to Yue Buqun, with a bit of elegance.

As soon as he showed up, Yue Buqun's face immediately showed anger, and the others also recognized him.

The previous leader of Huashan Sect, Yue Songtao?
Master Dingyi, Taoist Tianmen and Mr. Mo Da looked at each other.

Isn’t it rumored that Yue Songtao was addicted to gambling, owed a lot of gambling debts, and ran away to seek refuge?

There has been no news for several years. I didn't expect to see it here.

Everyone stole a glance at Yue Buqun again——

Sure enough, Old Yue, who always paid attention to image management, is now so angry that he is puffing his beard and glaring. It looks like he is going to poke a few transparent holes in Yue Songtao!

No wonder Yue Buqun was so angry.

Yue Songtao, Yue Buqun's senior brother and the previous leader of Mount Hua, did not try to revitalize the sect, but instead developed a bad habit of gambling.

Not long after becoming the leader, he began to owe debts everywhere, and even had many gangs come to the gate of the Huashan Sect to collect debts, making him a laughing stock in the martial arts world.

He was quite relaxed and simply handed over the leadership of the sect to Yue Buqun, then disappeared without a second thought.

It was a tough time for Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze. In order to pay off Yue Songtao's gambling debts, they almost had to pawn their pants.

It took a lot of effort to resolve the matter, but it also caused difficult times for the Huashan Sect in recent years.

Until now, the Huashan Sect is still in a bleak situation with only a few big cats and small cats. It is all thanks to Yue Buqun and his wife to keep it going.

"He still has the nerve to come back!"

Yue Buqun clenched the hilt of his sword angrily.

However, as Yue Songtao approached, a momentum emerged to confront Lu Bai, and everyone's expressions changed again.

Another Grandmaster!

Yue Songtao, after all these years of hiding from debt, actually made a breakthrough?
Ignoring everyone's surprised looks, Yue Songtao looked straight at Lu Bai.

“Senior Brother Lu, please go back and tell Zuo Lengchan that I, Yue Songtao, am also from the Five Mountains Sword Sect. I came back this time to compete with him for the position of the Five Mountains leader!”

(End of this chapter)