Chapter 16: The Counterattack of Xiang Siye (Part 2)

  "Fourth Brother!" Chu Lie shouted loudly, knowing that hope was slim, but still fighting with all his might.

  Fifty zhang, forty zhang, thirty zhang... The defensive line of the White Tiger Flag Array retreated without stopping, but time was also running out.

  Innumerable eyes were fixed on the Thousand Halberd Great Array. If Xiao Si and others did not break through the array and rush to the Gathering Hall, then the outcome of the Righteous Path heroes would be settled, and they could only admit defeat.

  The three thousand and one golden halberds under his feet had already emerged from their empty nests, his body floating in mid-air, like an insurmountable precipice.

  Cheng Xianhu laughed loudly and led the remaining hundred or so heroes to retreat from the White Tiger Flag formation to the assembly hall.

  At this moment, Ren Gennan and others have the ability to penetrate heaven and earth, but it is already impossible to turn over.

  Inside the hall, the last few grains of sand were left in the hourglass, at most just one or two breaths. With a triumphant expression on his face, he walked towards the door with the blood-stained evil tiger knife: "Hong Jiao, soon I will use Geng Shao Hua's head to sacrifice your elder brother!"

  Yu Hongjiao's face changed with excitement as she said: "No, I want to cut him three thousand six hundred knives to relieve my hatred!"

  Suddenly, I heard someone beside me laughing and saying: "Chaotian Jiao, I'm afraid you won't have this chance again!"

  Yu Hongjiao was taken aback, and then she saw Wei Chen suddenly make a move at her waist.

  Yu Hongjiao was shocked and inexplicably said: "Wei Chen you——" Her body suddenly went numb and she fell backwards.

  Wei Chen held a horizontal knife on Yu Hongjiao's neck and sneered: "Cheng Zhai, sorry!"

  Cheng Xianhu almost didn't dare believe his eyes, furiously shouting: "Wei Chen, have you gone mad?!"

  Wei Chen had not yet replied when he heard Bo Suanzi say coldly: "Yi Bai, is that you?"

  Wei Chen smiled and said: "Second Master, fortunately you are blind, otherwise Yi Mou would have definitely deceived you."

  "Ba Bian Jiao Long... I actually overlooked you, this is Xiao Si's final trump card! Not sparing himself as bait to deceive the old man, I lost without regret!"

  Yu Hongjiao hastily cried out: "Bu Er sir, don't bother with me!"

  Bu Suanzi shook her head and said, "It's useless. If we break the rules first, Tong Baoju will not care about the seven-day limit, and Hu Ge Village will also be completely defeated. Cheng Furen, I warned you. If you had listened, you wouldn't have fallen into their trap."

  "Clang...clang...clang..." Thousands of golden spears fell in unison, densely and slantingly inserted into the ground.

  Yu Hongjiao stared blankly at the golden spears that had lost their luster, her vermilion lips trembling as she said: "I... how can I get..."

  At this moment all fighting ceased, the heroes of the righteous way cheered thunderously, but felt as if they were still in a dream.

  Geng Nan Yi, Chu Lie, Wan Er, Qiu Jun Yi... Everyone rushed forward, hastily searching for Xiao Si's figure among the dense golden spears.

  Only Ye Fashan and Tang He stood calmly in front of a large pile of scattered golden spears, but the misty water vapor on their heads couldn't hide the astonishing consumption of their skills.

  "Little Fourth Brother?" Chu Lie hastily rushed forward, searching left and right but couldn't find any trace of Xiao Si.

  "Where is he?" Wan'er was so anxious that she almost cried out and asked: "Ye Xianchang, where is he?"

  Ye Fashan said gloomily: "Wuliang Tianzun, what's the hurry? This kid is a terrestrial mouse."

  Wan'er was taken aback, and then saw Tang He Shang raise his hand to grab a golden halberd, striking the ground with a loud clang: "It's all right, come out!"

  "Rustle rustle——" The pile of golden spears first trembled a few times, then a hand stretched out from inside, followed by another hand, and finally Xiao Si's head appeared.

  He cautiously looked around and asked in a low voice, "Have you caught Zhao Tianye?"

  "Bang!" Ye Fashan, with his usually good temper, couldn't help but swing the wine gourd at the young man's head and hit him hard, saying: "I'm not doing it, I need two Taoist temples to be enough!"

  Xiao Si Ah, it hurts! Before he could even rub his head, Chu Lie rushed over and hugged him, pulling him out of the pile of golden spears. He laughed loudly: "Brother Xiao Si, you're really something! You actually thought of letting Yi Bo Jiao disguise himself as Yu Hongjiao!"

  Xiao Si felt dizzy, but seeing Chu Lie's excitement, he couldn't help but feel a little proud and boasted: "It's just a small trick, not worth mentioning..."

  Geng Nan Wing loudly asked: "Cheng Village Master, what do you say?"

  Cheng Xianhu's face turned iron-green with rage, and he growled: "Cheng Wang is defeated, I admit defeat!"

  Yi Bo heard this and released Yu Hongjiao, casually unsealing her meridian restrictions, smiling as he said: "Madam Cheng, I've wronged you!" He retreated slowly into the Will-Communicating Pavilion's camp with utmost caution, lest Yu Hongjiao be enraged to the point of violently lashing out.

  Who would have thought that Yu Hongjiao suddenly drew out the willow leaf knife and cried: "Xianhu, I owe you an apology!" She raised the knife and slashed it at her own neck.

  The crowd let out a collective gasp as Cheng Xianhu shot out an iron tiger bead with lightning speed, striking Yu Hongjiao's wrist.

  "Ah!" The willow leaf knife fell to the ground, and Cheng Xianhu took three steps forward in two strides, grasping Yu Hongjiao's hand and saying: "Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war, why must you be so stubborn, madam? I won't blame you either!"

  Yu Hongjiao was stunned for a moment before bursting into tears.

  As the saying goes, some families are happy and some are worried. On this side of Tiger Gorge Village, dark clouds gathered in a mess, while the heroes of the righteous path were overjoyed and beaming with pride. Everyone surrounded Xiaosan, Yefashan, Tanghesiang, and Yi Bai, who had just achieved a remarkable feat, chatting and laughing loudly.

  Wan Er was even more delighted, not only because the dart bureau won the bet and her father would no longer be at the mercy of others, but also because a heart like a skylark sang happily.

  Only Long Chao Yuan had mixed feelings, he was happy to have won the battle, but seeing Xiao Si being surrounded by everyone like a superstar, his chest felt stuffy again.

  At this moment, the crowd suddenly parted, and Bu Suanzi walked over with a calm expression, leaning on his black bamboo cane.

  For some reason, Xiang Xiao Si felt a chill run down his spine as soon as he saw the old blind man and hastily retreated behind Ye Fa Shang's stout body.

  Alas, Bozang's eyes were blind, but his heart was like a bright mirror. He knew the movements of Xiao Si as if they were in the palm of his hand. He slowly said: "Brother Xiao Si, there is still one more thing between us that has not been settled."

  Xiao Siyi was shocked: "Cheng Xianhu has already admitted defeat, what else do you have to say? If you want to welch on the bet, all the heroes in the world are here, and no one will let you get away with it."

  Divination child smiled calmly and said: "Although you won the bet by taking advantage, not really breaking my hundred tigers thousand hooks array, but losing is losing, would I go back on my word?"

  "Alright, since you're so generous, I'll be magnanimous and not hold any grudges. All past debts between us are written off from now on. In the future, I won't bother you again, and don't come bothering me either."

  He talked a lot, but actually the last half sentence was the most important part.

  Unexpectedly, Bozhangzi's lips curled up into a sly smile, and he suddenly bowed his head to pay respects, saying: "Master is above, please accept your disciple's bow!"

  Xiao Si was shocked, jumped up and shouted: "What a joke, who wants to be your master?"

  "Let's make a bet: whoever wins will be the master, and the loser will be the apprentice. If either of us goes back on their word, wouldn't we be ridiculed by heroes everywhere?"

  Xiao Si's head suddenly became bigger than two, if he accepted Bu Suanzi as an apprentice, he would definitely die prematurely. Even if Lao Mangzi didn't have any ill intentions, just looking at his zombie-like face in front of him every day, what joy was there in life?

  "Let's just forget I mentioned it, okay?"

  The fortune teller's words were decisive and sharp: "It won't work!"

  Xiao Si's anger was so great that he wished he could kick the old blind man flying to the ninth heaven. He said in distress, "Even if you're a master, there's no need for you to follow me anymore, okay?"

  Bu Suanzi said without hesitation: "The way of Qimen Dunjia is vast and boundless, my disciple still wants to follow the master for another three to five years of cultivation."

  "Three to five years?" Xiang Xiao Si's face turned red with rage and worry, "Don't even mention three to five years, in just three to five hours, you'll have taken my old life, no way!"

  Everyone looked at it with a mixture of amusement and astonishment, and Geng Nan said: "Fourth brother, why don't you just accept Mr. Bu as your apprentice? After all, a man's word is like a runaway horse...".

  Xiao Si was furious in his heart: "The old blind man isn't your apprentice, so you don't care. If it were you who was the master, let alone four horses, even if it were forty or sixteen horses, they would still be exhausted from chasing."

  Geng Nan Yi continued, "Furthermore, Mr. Bo Er has joined your school and from now on will change his evil ways to good ones, which is also a good deed. Fourth Brother, I think you should agree to this and help Mr. Bo Er achieve his goal."

  Xiao Si's eyes welled up with tears as he said, "I've fulfilled his wishes, but who will fulfill mine? I'm afraid it'll be too late to fulfill my own desires before I die a noble death."

  Everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing, and the scene was momentarily stuck. It was Ye Fashan who understood Xiao Si's thoughts and said: "Mr. Bo Er, if you join Xiao Si as his apprentice, then you cannot have any malicious intentions towards him, otherwise it would be a heinous crime of murdering one's master. On the other hand, if someone wants to harm Xiao Si, as his disciple, you should risk your life to save him."

  "The heavens and earth are like a ruler, parents, and teachers; it is reasonable that they should be so."

  Xiao Si's mind suddenly became more agile as he thought to himself: "If there was an old blind man by his side protecting him, then even if the likes of Cheng Xian Hu, Zhao Tian Jiao and Jin Sha Shuang Mo came to bother him from time to time, he wouldn't be afraid."

  Ye Fashan glanced at Xiao Si and smiled: "Of course, if Brother Xiao Si feels that his talent is shallow and it's hard to be a teacher. Then you don't have to be bound by the promise just now, anyway, it won't be considered a serious crime of killing one's master."

  Xiao Si's heart skipped a beat as he listened, his greatest fear was that Lao Mang would seek revenge against him in the future. Others might be manageable, but Lao Mang was skilled in the strange and mysterious art of Qi Men Dun Jia, and even if Xiao Si set up ten iron bucket formations, it was unlikely to stop him.

  After weighing the pros and cons, it seems that taking the old blind man as a disciple is still more cost-effective. However, the suffocation in his heart did not decrease by half because of this. He secretly scolded himself: "Others can become Buddhas by sacrificing their bodies to feed eagles, what can I become by sacrificing my body for the old blind man?"

  He coughed twice and said, "Forget it, I'll just take you as my disciple. What's there to worry about? However, let's make one thing clear: you have to listen to me obediently, otherwise, you'll be expelled from the sect at any time. Don't blame me for being ruthless and heartless when that happens."

  "Master's teachings are remembered in the heart of his disciples."

  Chu Lie laughed and said: "Congratulations to Fourth Brother for getting a high disciple! With Mr. Bo's status in the Jianghu, once this news spreads out, it will surely shake the four seas."

  Xiao Si suddenly felt that having such a cool apprentice to take out for a stroll was not bad, so he smiled and said: "Qiu Zhangmen, I heard that when you accept disciples, they have to perform the three kneels and nine bows ritual?"

  Qiu Junyi suppressed a smile and said: "This is natural, the rules set by our ancestors cannot be abolished."

  "Since it's like that, I also can't make an exception."

  Xiao Si Zheng was about to calmly accept the great gift, when he suddenly heard Bu Suanzi transmit a message into the secret passage: "If one day the brothers of the Twelve Linked Rings come to find Master to drink tea, be sure to call on your disciples."

  Xiao Si's face changed color, and he hastily said: "Don't rush, don't rush, how can such a big thing be done hastily? Wait for me to choose an auspicious day, and we'll find a quiet place where no one will disturb us, it won't be too late to hold the ceremony of becoming a disciple." In his heart, he knew that if Bo Suanzi were to bow her head just once, his own head would probably be gone. Where in the world could he find another master who was more unfortunate, more tragic, and less dignified than himself?

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