Chapter 15: Extinguishing the candle with one hand, shooting the silver arrow into the acupoint

The birthday banquet proceeded in an orderly manner.

Some minor incidents occurred at Chu Yuan's table.

At the main table, after Zuo Lengchan arrived and took his seat, he heard the noise from Chu Yuan's table, and everyone also noticed what was happening over at Chu Yuan's table.

"What happened over there?"

Shaolin Master Fang Zheng withdrew his gaze.

"Nothing happened. It should just be some misunderstandings and frictions between the younger generation."

Yu Canghai also withdrew his gaze.

It seemed that there was a conflict between Chu Yuan and the people from Songshan School, but Yu Canghai remained calm and said calmly.

In his opinion, although Chu Yuan had only been a member of the Qingcheng Sect for three years, due to his extraordinary talent, he was able to learn a sword technique in a few days and create his own internal skills based on the sect's "Qingcheng Heart Sutra" in two years. He was not worried that Chu Yuan would suffer a loss.

Besides, the conflict over there seems to have subsided.

If the situation gets too serious, he and Zuo Lengchan will definitely not stand idly by.

"Master Yu, the young Taoist priest who just had a conflict with my junior brother is..."

Looking at Yu Canghai's expression when he spoke, and the Taoist robe Chu Yuan was wearing, which was exactly the same in style and color as Yu Canghai's, Zuo Lengchan also guessed that the person who had a conflict with his two fellow disciples might be a disciple of the Qingcheng Sect, and his status was not low. He remained calm and inquired about Chu Yuan's identity.

"That's my junior fellow apprentice Chu Yuan!"

Yu Canghai did not hide it and revealed Chu Yuan's identity.

"Oh, Master Yu actually has a junior fellow apprentice? Didn't Master Yu's master, Chang Qingzi, pass away many years ago?"

Zuo Lengchan pretended not to know and said with a look of surprise.

As a result, Zuo Lengchan's words made Yu Canghai and Lin Yuantu, who was sitting in the main seat, look cold.

Because the previous leader of Qingcheng Sect, Chang Qingzi, died in depression after being defeated by Lin Yuantu.

Zuo Lengchan's words seemed unintentional, but in fact he pointed out the grudge between Qingcheng Sect and Fuwei Escort Agency bluntly in public.

The leaders of other sects at the table did not want to get involved in this kind of feud. They could say a few words behind others' backs, but they were unwilling to let themselves and their sects be involved in this old grudge.

Therefore, the table fell silent for a while, no one spoke, and it was eerily quiet.

"Junior Brother Chu Yuan is the disciple I accepted on behalf of my master to teach his art."

Yu Canghai said coldly.

As he spoke, he bore a grudge against Zuo Lengchan in his heart.

Zuo Lengchan's seemingly unintentional words were actually an attempt to blatantly stir up the feud between the Qingcheng Sect and the Fuwei Escort Agency.

But the problem is that Lin Yuantu is too famous and his martial arts are too strong. He and the Qingcheng Sect do not want to have a conflict with the Fuwei Escort Agency and Lin Yuantu while Lin Yuantu is still alive.

"I see. To be valued by Master Yu and accepted as a disciple on behalf of the master, it seems that Master Yu's junior brother must have outstanding qualities and a promising future."

Zuo Lengchan praised.

Although he said this, Zuo Lengchan did not take Chu Yuan seriously.

Chu Yuan must have extraordinary talent to be able to let Yu Canghai accept him as a disciple and become the junior brother of the leader of Qingcheng Sect, but he is too young after all.

It would take ten or even twenty years for Chu Yuan to make a name for himself in the martial arts world.

"By the way, I haven't had time to congratulate Junior Brother Yue. I heard that the old leader of Huashan Sect, Ning Qingyu, was seriously injured in the great change three years ago. Not long ago, he passed the position of leader to Junior Brother Yue. Now Junior Brother Yue is the new leader of Huashan Sect?"

Suddenly, Zuo Lengchan shifted the topic to Yue Buqun who was sitting opposite him.

This caught Yue Buqun, who was just watching the fun, off guard.

Seeing that he had become Zuo Lengchan's target, Yue Buqun immediately became cautious.

Since the "Sword Qi Dispute", there have been constant conflicts between the Songshan Sect and the Huashan Sect. It can be seen that the Songshan Sect has been eyeing the Huashan Sect covetously.

This time when he came to attend Lin Yuantu's birthday party, he had to be careful.

"Senior Brother Zuo, you are too kind. I have just taken over as the head of Huashan Sect not long ago. I will need the support of my fellow brothers from the Five Mountains Sword Sect in the future."

Yue Buqun said.

"Support is easy to say. The Five Mountains Sword Sects are of the same blood and are originally one family. Those who can support should support. However, the position of the leader of the Five Mountains is not something that a sect can hold for a long time. It should be held by a virtuous person."

Zuo Lengchan looked directly at Yue Buqun and said without hesitation.

"What do you mean, Brother Zuo?"

Yue Buqun was angry but did not dare to show it and could only question.

"My meaning is very simple. In the past, Huashan Sect was very powerful and was the leader of the Five Mountains. It led the other four sects to fight against the Demon Sect for a hundred years. The four sects were convinced. Now, since the great change three years ago, the Huashan Sect has been greatly weakened and lacked talents. It is no longer capable of continuing to serve as the leader of the Five Mountains."

"In addition to the evil leader, I am notorious for my crimes, the Demon Cult has also seen the rise of the Left Protector of Light, Dongfang Bubai. The Demon Cult is coming in full force. If Junior Brother Yue insists on holding on to the position of the leader of the Five Mountains and delays the fight against the Demon Cult, allowing it to gain power, can he bear the responsibility?"

Zuo Lengchan put pressure on Yue Buqun in the name of the other four sects of the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

"Brother Zuo, there's no need to say these high-sounding words. What do you think?"

Yue Buqun knew that the disaster facing the Huashan Sect could not be avoided, so he could only directly ask Zuo Lengchan about his purpose.

"The rest of us four sects will not take advantage of Huashan Sect. Taking advantage of the faction of Master Lin's 70th birthday, all the martial arts practitioners in the world are here. How about each of us five mountains send one person to compete, and the winner can become the new leader of the five mountains sword sect? If Huashan wins, it proves that Huashan is still qualified to continue to sit on the position of the leader of the five mountains."

After Zuo Lengchan spoke for a while, he revealed his real purpose.

"you……"

When Yue Buqun heard this, his face turned pale and he was very angry.

Since the sword energy dispute three years ago, the Huashan Sect's strength has been greatly damaged, the Sword Sect left, and the old leader Ning Qingyu was seriously injured. Now he and his junior sister Ning Zhongze are the people with the highest martial arts skills in the Huashan Sect.

However, Zuo Lengchan was a famous young talent in the Songshan School.

He became a disciple of Songshan School at the age of eight, and learned the Songshan School's orthodox palm technique "The Great Songyang Divine Palm" at the age of eleven. At the age of fifteen, he mastered the "Songshan Sword Technique" and "The Great Songyang Divine Palm" to perfection.

At the age of 23, he had already made a great name for himself in the martial arts world, and his martial arts skills surpassed those of his master, so his master passed the position of the head of the Songshan Sect to him.

In recent years, under his leadership, the Songshan Sect has continued to grow and develop, from being at the bottom of the Five Mountains Sects to now, with a momentum of surpassing the Huashan Sect.

There are even rumors in the martial arts world that Zuo Lengchan's strength has surpassed the younger generation and is comparable to the older generation of masters.

Only Lin Yuantu and his junior sister Ning Zhongze came from the Huashan Sect to celebrate Lin Yuantu’s 70th birthday.

How could they be a match for Zuo Lengchan?
"Today is my 70th birthday. Please give me some face and settle our grudges after the birthday banquet. How about that?"

Just when Yue Buqun was forced into a difficult situation by Zuo Lengchan, Lin Yuantu's voice sounded at the right time, temporarily resolving Yue Buqun's predicament.

Hearing that it was Lin Yuantu who spoke, Zuo Lengchan had no choice but to give up.

After all, the current Lin Yuantu is an invincible figure who has dominated the world for decades. Even for him, he dare not offend him easily.

"Since Master Lin has spoken, let's discuss this matter later."

Zuo Lengchan could only say.

As time went on, the dull atmosphere at the main table disappeared.

The atmosphere of toasting and clinking glasses and a cheerful and joyful atmosphere gradually returned to the table.

Everyone sitting at the main table is the leader of a faction.

But apart from their superior martial arts skills and higher status, they are actually no different from ordinary people at the drinking table.

In particular, when there are no younger disciples from the sect sitting at the same table, they don't have to worry about their own style as the leader and can feel very relaxed.

After a few drinks, those who are on good terms with each other would put their arms around each other's shoulders and whisper in each other's ears while toasting.

Those who have a bad relationship with others will be sarcastic, sarcastic and swear at others.

Although everyone present here is the head of a major sect, to put it bluntly, they are all people of the underworld.

They are not true Taoist monks who cultivate their moral character.

Everyone seemed very happy at this banquet, at least on the surface.

There was only one person who didn't smile at all during the entire banquet, and seemed to be worried. This person was Yue Buqun, the head of Huashan Sect.

He felt tremendous pressure from Zuo Lengchan's recent intimidation.

Yue Buqun even felt that Zuo Lengchan would definitely not give up this time, taking advantage of this opportunity.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Seeing that it was almost noon, he declined the toasts from the others at the table.

Lin Yuantu stood up and climbed onto the platform that had been set up long ago.

"Everyone!"

As soon as Lin Yuantu opened his mouth, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone at the birthday party.

The originally noisy birthday party scene gradually quieted down.

"Thank you all for your kindness and for coming to celebrate my 70th birthday."

"I am old and not very energetic. Taking advantage of this birthday banquet, I am going to pass the Fuwei Escort Agency to my adopted son Lin Zhongxiong. I would like to invite all the guests to be witnesses."

Lin Yuantu cupped his hands.

"Zhongxiong, come up!"

As he spoke, Lin Yuantu looked at his adopted son Lin Zhongxiong, who had been busy with the birthday banquet and had no time to sit at the table.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhongxiong walked up and stood beside Lin Yuantu.

"Dad, you're only seventy, you're not old!"

Lin Zhongxiong walked up and said something sincere and heartfelt that would make Lin Yuantu happy.

"It seems that Lin Zhongxiong still has real feelings for his adoptive father Lin Yuantu."

Chu Yuan, who was sitting in the audience, saw this scene and said in his heart.

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm already seventy years old. It's rare for a person to live to be seventy. I don't know if I can celebrate this birthday next year."

Lin Yuantu shook his head.

"Dad, as long as you are happy, it will be possible."

Lin Zhongxiong's eyes were a little red.

"This is the first flag we put up when our Fuwei Escort Agency was founded. It is considered as a token of our agency's inheritance. I will hand it over to you. The Fuwei Escort Agency is yours. Whether the agency prospers or declines in the future depends on you."

Lin Yuantu took out a folded yellow dart flag from his arms.

Lin Yuantu opened it and saw a "Fu" character in the middle of the flag.

Lin Zhongxiong looked respectful and took the dart flag with both hands.

"I hope you can lead the Fuwei Escort Agency to continue to grow and not disappoint the many brothers who follow my Lin family."

After Lin Zhennan took over the escort flag, Lin Yuantu gave instructions to his adopted son Lin Zhongxiong.

"Dad, I will definitely keep your teachings in mind."

Lin Zhongxiong said solemnly.

"It's not enough to just remember it, you have to do it."

Lin Yuantu said.

He lived to be seventy, which was considered a long life in that era.

He has enjoyed all the enjoyments he should have, and he has also been at the top of the martial arts world, making a great name for himself in the world.

However, the status of Fuwei Escort Agency used to depend on him alone.

He only hoped that after his death, his adopted son Lin Zhennan would be able to lead the Fuwei Escort Agency and survive in the world.

"Everyone, in my life, besides this adopted son, what I am most proud of is that I have an adopted grandson. Zhennan, you come up too..."

Lin Yuantu then turned his gaze to his adopted grandson Lin Zhennan who was standing on the stage.

The sixteen-year-old Lin Zhennan was not afraid of the large number of guests at the birthday party today. When he heard his grandfather calling him, he strode over and stood on the other side of his grandfather.

"My adopted grandson is extremely talented in martial arts. He is even more talented than I was back then. At such a young age, his martial arts skills are already extraordinary. Next, he will perform martial arts to entertain everyone."

While Lin Yuantu was speaking, he waved to a place not far away, and two martial artists from the Fuwei Escort Agency who had been prepared came up.

Each of them held a bench with ten red candles on it.

One of them was carrying a wooden man carved out of wood. The man had a complete head and limbs, and the meridians and acupuncture points of the human body were fully outlined on the man's body with pen and ink.

After doing all this, Lin Yuantu and Lin Zhongxiong both stepped down.

Only Lin Zhennan, a sixteen-year-old boy, and two martial artists from the Fuwei Escort Agency were left standing on the platform.

"As all the seniors and guests know, my grandfather's most famous martial arts are 'Turning the Sky Palm' and 'Silver Feather Arrow'. Although I am not talented, I think I have learned some of the essence of it, so I would like to show it to everyone at this birthday banquet."

Lin Zhennan bowed.

When he finished saying this, the ten candles on the bench had all been lit by the martial artist using a fire starter.

The lit candlelight formed a straight line.

Lin Zhennan stood seven feet away from the candle and swung his palm with great force, sweeping across.

Ten candles went out in an instant, and wisps of green smoke slowly rose.

This caused many guests at the birthday party to exclaim in surprise.

Lin Yuantu returned to the main table and looked back at this scene with a very satisfied expression.

On the high platform, Lin Zhennan asked the martial artist to position the wooden man. He picked up a longbow in his hand and placed a quiver beside him. The quiver contained eighteen silver-feathered arrows with silver tail feathers.

Standing about six feet away from the wooden man, Lin Zhennan drew his bow and shot the arrow in one go...

After the bow was like a full moon, he released his fingers, and the silver-feathered arrow on the bowstring shot out like a flash of lightning, hitting the wooden man's Tanzhong point, and the arrow head penetrated half a finger into the wooden man's body.

Then Lin Zhennan reached out to take the arrow, and kept nocking and releasing the arrows, and the arrows were as bright as silver.

After a while, all the eighteen silver-feather arrows in the quiver were shot out, and the quiver was empty.

And on the wooden man, Qihai, Juque, Qimen, Zhangmen, Baihui, Ruzhong...

A total of eighteen fatal points were hit by the silver-feather arrows without any error.

After Lin Zhennan finished all this, the atmosphere of the birthday banquet became even more lively, and many guests couldn't help but clap their hands.

"One palm extinguishes the candle, and the silver arrow shoots the acupoint!"

"Master Lin, although your grandson is young, he has amazing talent. The martial arts he just displayed is probably unmatched among his peers!"

"The Fuwei Escort Agency has a successor."

At the main table, Shaolin Master Fangzheng, Wudang Taoist Master Chongxu, and Hengshan Sect Master Dingxian all complimented him repeatedly.

"There, there, Zhennan is still young and has a long way to go before he can become a true master!"

Hearing the compliments from other leaders at the table, Lin Yuantu smiled happily.

Although he once relied on the 72-way sword technique to fight against evil and was invincible in the world.

But when he gets older, he likes to hear others praise his juniors more.

"Master Lin, since your adopted grandson is sixteen years old and has such martial arts skills, and my junior brother has just turned ten, they are of similar age, with only a few years difference. How about letting them compete?"

At this moment, Yu Canghai found an opportunity. He put down the wine glass in his hand and proposed.

However, Yu Canghai's words made the originally heated atmosphere at the table stagnate and calm down in an instant.

The smile on Lin Yuantu's face faded and he looked towards Yu Canghai.

　ps: There was a mistake in the previous part. It should be Lin Zhongxiong. Lin Yuantu should have passed the throne to Lin Zhongxiong. As for Lin Zhennan, he is Lin Yuantu's adopted grandson. It has been corrected in the previous part.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)