Chapter 51 Secret

  Hui Chong Master disguised himself as an ordinary old man, following the disciple of the Green Snake Sect, rushing to the Green Snake Sect's residence, San Jue Zhuang, under the cover of night.

  They arrived at the Three Extremes Manor, and it was already past midnight. At this time, the outer courtyard of the Three Extremes Manor had been surrounded by government troops, with people from the Green Snake Gang trying to break out, while the government troops were attacking inward, and there were corpses everywhere inside and outside the courtyard.

  A deputy officer shouted there: "The superior has ordered that the people of the Green Snake Gang, not a single one will be left, and all will be killed. Hold firewood, light it, and burn down Duan Yu's old nest."

  Before long, a raging fire broke out, with thick smoke billowing everywhere. The houses inside the courtyard also caught fire, and the entire Sanjue Village became a sea of flames.

  Hui Chong Master couldn't care about these anymore, a swallow swooped down to fetch water, flying over the heads of people fighting on both sides, and jumped into the sea of smoke. After several jumps in the sea of smoke, it arrived at the assembly hall of the Qing She Gang's headquarters.

  Hunyuan Sheng's hands were already charred from the big fire. His Qing She Gang disciples, some were shot dead, some died in the sea of flames, and corpses lay inside and outside the hall. The surviving Qing She Gang disciples, like headless flies, rushed around the courtyard, thinking of rushing out to escape.

  Huan Yuansheng's hands were grasping a precious sword, standing in the hall. His guardians all rushed out to fight with their lives. Beside him stood two wet nurses, each holding a child. One was a one-year-old boy and the other a six-month-old girl. The older boy was named Duan Hongde, and the younger girl was named Duan Fenglan.

  Duan Ke saw someone rush in from outside, just wanting to swing his sword and fight to the death. Master Hui Chong took off the towel wrapped around his head, Duan Ke recognized him, it was Master Hui Chong.

  "Master Hui Chong, you've finally arrived!" Duan Gui rushed forward, embracing Master Hui Chong, tears streaming down his face.

  The gunfire grew more intense, the flames burning brighter and higher, the situation extremely critical.

  "Child, where is the child?" Hui Chong knew it, time was pressing, and they had to leave here quickly.

  "Wet nurse, quickly bring over the two children." Duan Yu ordered.

  Two nannies brought two children before Master Hui Chong.

  "Hui Chong Master, this is my son Hong De, only ten months old. Take a look at this place." Duan Gui lifted the boy's clothes and pointed to a pattern on his back, "This green snake pattern is evidence of the Green Snake Gang's legitimate inheritance. If Duan Hong De can survive and grow up, he will be the future leader of the Green Snake Gang. He can use this pattern to revive the gang and avenge our grievances. At the same time, this green snake pattern is also a treasure map. According to the meaning of the pattern, you can find the location of the Duan family's hidden treasure. This pattern grows larger with age, and only when Hong De turns eighteen will it reveal the true address of the treasure. Hui Chong Master, this is our Green Snake Gang's secret, known only to me." Duan Gui walked towards a little girl, tidied up her bundle, "Hui Chong Master, this is my daughter Feng Lan, I entrust her to you, thank you!" Duan Gui suddenly knelt down and kowtowed three times to Hui Chong Master.

  The gunfire is getting closer and closer, the fire is burning more and more fiercely.

  The situation was critical, Master Hui Chong hastily took over the two children, holding one in his arms and carrying the other on his back, still wearing a towel on his head, disguising himself as an ordinary citizen. He helped up Duan Huai: "Master Duan, you can rest assured that the children are now in my hands, as long as I am here, no one will dare to harm them." After finishing speaking, Master Hui Chong was about to rush out.

  "Wait a minute, Master Huichong! I'll clear the way for you!" Duan Gui's eyes widened in anger as he prepared to shield Master Huichong and make a break for it out of the Three Extremes Manor.

  Duan Yu was about to leave, but turned back and pointed his long sword at the two trembling wet nurses: "You already know the secret of the Green Snake Gang, you can't live in this world, sorry, you go first, I'll catch up with you later." As he spoke, his long sword drew an arc, and the two wet nurses were stabbed through the throat and fell to the ground dead. Master Hui Chong wanted to turn back and stop him, but it was too late.

  At this time, the hall's roof was already ablaze, with bricks and tiles falling down from time to time, and bullets shot in from outside whizzed by.

  Duan Ke shouted loudly: "Master, follow me!" Duan Ke swung the long sword in his hand in a circle, blocking the incoming bullets and protecting Master Hui Chong. They arrived at the southwest corner of the Qing She Gang's main hall. Duan Ke jumped onto the wall first, and with a flash of cold light, the heads of several government soldiers guarding the wall were gone.

  Master Hui Chong seized the opportunity and launched a "Chang'e Rushes to the Moon", his body leaping two or three zhang high, soaring into the air. In mid-air, Master Hui Chong stepped on one foot with the other, and once again executed a beautiful "Swallow Skims the Water", gliding over the wall and landing steadily in a small grove of trees outside the wall.

  Master Hui Chong turned back to look at Duan Yu in the nick of time, a row of bullets shot towards Duan Yu, Duan Yu had no choice but to flip backwards and fell into the big fire in the courtyard. Immediately after, a small leader said: "Duan Yu fell into the fire heap, quickly kill him!" Then, dense gunfire sounded.

  Master Hui Chong said: "It's over."

  Hui Chong Master was taking two children and was about to rush into the depths of the forest. Suddenly, a man in black appeared in front of him, blocking his way: "Ha! You're Duan Yu's accomplice, aren't you? Today you've run into me, so don't even think about taking these kids away!"

  Master Hui Chong was startled, and upon closer inspection, he saw that the person was tall and majestic, dressed in black from head to toe, with a black veil covering his face, and only his two eyes were visible. Master Hui Chong looked behind him and saw that there was only one person, which made him feel much more at ease.

  Hui Chong shouted at them: "You robbers, what hatred do you have towards Duan Yu, why don't you even spare his descendants?"

  "Haha, you don't need to worry about this anymore, I want the child. There are two paths in front of you, one is to put down the child and leave, I'll spare your life; the other path is that you die under my sword, and your body will be thrown into the wilderness! Now choose!" The black-cloaked man's internal energy was profound, his voice shook the leaves rustling.

  Master Hui Chong knew that he had met a formidable opponent this time, and he didn't dare to underestimate him. He thought of a preemptive strategy, wanting to catch the incoming person off guard. So, he launched his light skill, coming with a move called "Immortal's Guidance", his body accompanied by a long sword, rushing towards the black-cloaked figure. Just as he was about to get close to the black-cloaked figure, Master Hui Chong quickly changed his move, his body hovering in mid-air, passing over the head of the black-cloaked figure. In the instant that he passed over the head of the black-cloaked figure, he used his heel to kick the back of the black-cloaked figure's skull. If this hit its mark, the black-cloaked figure would never have to eat again.

  Who would have thought that the black-cloaked figure seemed to have anticipated Master Hui Chong's move, and saw him lower his body and kick back with both feet towards Master Hui Chong. Master Hui Chong was in mid-air, off balance, and if he were kicked in the legs by the black-cloaked figure, they would be crippled. In desperation, Master Hui Chong could only lunge forward and press down on the ground with his hands. However, one of Master Hui Chong's hands was holding onto the girl, so he couldn't use it to support himself, and had no choice but to roll along the ground, causing the boy on his back to be flung out of the blanket.

  The man in the black cloak looked at him intently, took a step forward and rushed to Hong De's side, picked up Duan Hong De, let out a whistle, and disappeared into the forest.

  Hui Chong Master chased out of the forest, the black-cloaked man had vanished without a trace.