Chapter Fifty-Six Successive Arrivals

  Just then, a sudden urgent footstep sounded from the back of the team led by Wan Yanhonglie, followed by several painful cries of "ah", and more than a dozen soldiers of the Imperial Guard were injured by people who suddenly appeared from behind. The formation was chaotic, and several people broke through the middle and rushed to the scene.

  Everyone looked at the newcomers, only to see that the several people who had suddenly rushed in were men and women with different attire, a few middle-aged people and an eighteen or nineteen-year-old youth. They were indeed Jiangnan Six Freaks and Guo Jing's seven masters and apprentices. However, at this moment, Guo Jing's masters and apprentices did not look very good either. Each of them was carrying injuries and looked disheveled, obviously having just gone through a fierce battle, with fatigue and worry still on their faces.

  The Six Freaks of the South and Guo Jing rushed into the scene, catching sight of Sha Tongtian and others. They immediately held their weapons at the ready, and upon seeing Ling Zhiyun and Ma Yu, they were even more shocked and confused, unsure of what was happening. As soon as Guo Jing saw Ling Zhiyun and Ma Yu, he seemed to have seen a savior, rushing hastily to the two men's side, saying: "Ma Daozhang, Brother Ling, it's not good! Mei Chaofeng is also at Prince Zhao's residence, she'll be chasing after us right away."

  "Mei Chaofeng?" Ling Muyun's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "How did she also come? It seems like it wasn't lively enough here already!"

  Ling Yun didn't know that Mei Chao Feng's appearance here was related to him. It turned out that after he, Huang Rong and Guo Jing finished eating the snake blood soup last night, they all started cultivating to digest it. Huang Rong and Guo Jing had eaten less of the snake blood soup and weren't at a critical juncture like Ling Yun, so they didn't take long to stop their cultivation. After waking up, they saw that Ling Yun had entered a deep meditative state and guessed that he was probably going to break through, so they stood guard beside him to protect his Dharma.

  Later, Mu Nianci discovered that Yang Tie Xin was missing and learned through the letter left by Yang Tie Xin that he had gone to Zhao Wang Fu. She hurried over to find Guo Jing and Ling Zhu Yun to think of a solution. Guo Jing saw that Ling Zhu Yun was at a critical juncture in his training and couldn't be disturbed, so he entrusted Huang Rong alone to protect Ling Zhu Yun. He and Mu Nianci went to Zhao Wang Fu to look for Yang Tie Xin.

  When Guo Jing and Mu Nianci arrived at the Zhao Wang Fu, they inadvertently overheard the secret plot between Wanyan Honglie and Liang Ziwong, learning that Wanyan Honglie had invited these martial arts masters to obtain the Wu Mu legacy book containing Yue Fei's military tactics in Jiangnan. Then, Yang Tie Xin, who wanted to secretly take Bao Xiuru out of the mansion, was discovered and caught. Guo Jing and Mu Nianci appeared to rescue him and fought against Ouyang Ke and Peng Lianhu, and while fighting and escaping, they bumped into Mei Chaofeng, who was hiding in the Zhao Wang Fu.

  Because Guo Jing was too honest, he was first questioned by Liang Ziweng about the loss of the treasure snake and revealed that he had tasted the snake's blood. This led to Liang Ziweng chasing him to suck his blood. Later, he was also asked by Mei Chaofeng about his identity and the truth about killing Chen Xuanfeng, which made Mei Chaofeng furious and want to kill him for revenge. Fortunately, due to the influence of Lingjiu Cloud, Guo Jing's martial arts were much stronger than they should have been at that time in history, so he was not killed on the spot. He managed to shake off Liang Ziweng while fighting and escaping, and barely held his own against Mei Chaofeng, but also became separated from Yang Tiexin and Mu Nianci.

  It was also Guo Jing's good fortune that just as he was about to be killed by Mei Chaofeng, his master, the Jiangnan Six Freaks, arrived at the Zhao Wang Fu in pursuit of the evil Ou Yangke and rescued him. Originally, if Ling Yunqiu had not interfered, Mei Chaofeng would have been deceived by Huang Rong's false words and clashed with the masters of the Zhao Wang Fu, but now Huang Rong did not follow Guo Jing to the Zhao Wang Fu in order to protect Ling Yunqiu, so Mei Chaofeng targeted Guo Jing and the Jiangnan Six Freaks instead.

  Due to receiving a portion of the Nine Yin Manual's upper volume internal training method from Ling Chongyun, Mei Chaofeng recovered significantly from the hidden injuries and internal damage left behind by her evil practice of the Nine Yin White Bone Claw. Unlike in history where she became half-paralyzed due to walking fire into magic, her combat strength was even more powerful than before. Jiangnan Six Freaks and Guo Jing's disciples joined forces but were still somewhat unable to withstand her, fleeing while fighting out of the Zhao Wang Fu. Taking advantage of Mei Chaofeng's blindness, they specifically chose crowded areas to run through, temporarily shaking her off, and rushed back to the small inn where Guo Jing and Ling Chongyun were staying.

  "You stinky little brat, so you're here! Return my precious Snake Blood to me!" As soon as he saw Guo Jing, the old demon Liang Ziweng from the Wanyan Honglie's camp also lost his composure and shouted loudly as he charged towards Guo Jing, not even caring about Ling Yunqiu's intimidation.

  "Get back!" Ling Mu Yun let out a cold snort, his body moving swiftly to block the path of the advancing Can Xian Lao Guai. He threw a punch at the charging Liang Zi Weng.

  Liang Ziweng's face suddenly changed, the lesson of Sha Tongtian, the Dragon King of the Ghost Gate, was not far away. How dare Liang Ziweng take Ling Muyun's heavy punch? The rapidly advancing figure suddenly folded back, like a spirit fox appearing and disappearing in the mountains and forests, flashing to one side, wanting to spare Ling Muyun and go catch Guo Jing again.

  He flashed quickly, but Ling Muyun's changing moves were even faster. Before anyone could see him make a move, his body suddenly shifted three feet to the side and he appeared in front of Liang Ziweng again. His palm changed into a claw and shot out towards Liang Ziweng like lightning.

  Liang Ziweng saw that he couldn't dodge, and immediately threw out both fists to block Ling Muyun's move. The two figures merged and separated in an instant, and Liang Ziweng let out a miserable cry as his body flew backward, with several bloody holes appearing on the back of his hands, two on the left hand and three on the right hand, adding up to exactly five fingers.

  "Nine Yin White Bone Claw!"

  The six freaks of Jiangnan and Ma Yuandai were stunned by this scene, and almost simultaneously, the same thought arose in their minds. Isn't the Nine Yin White Bone Claw the ultimate technique of Hei Feng Shuang Sha? How could Ling Mu Yun also know it? Thinking of Hei Feng Shuang Sha's cruel cultivation method, the few people looked at Ling Mu Yun with a somewhat different gaze.

  Yang Kang, on the other hand, was secretly suspicious: "Isn't this the Nine Yin White Bone Claw that my Master Mei gave me? How did this little Ling guy also know it? Could he have some connection with my Master Mei?"

  Ling Yun didn't notice the expressions of Jiangnan Six Freaks and Ma Yu, he lowered his head to look at his fingertips which still had bloodstains, and silently shook his head. His Nine Yin Divine Claw was after all cultivated for a short time, its power was not strong yet, it couldn't even pierce through Lian Ziweng's palm, let alone compare with the might of his Big Dipper Formation Fist, and compared to Mei Chao Feng's ability to penetrate rocks and stones as if it were nothing, it was even more incomparable. Fortunately, he had the correct cultivation method in hand, as long as he practiced diligently, he would eventually reach a higher realm.

  "The Six Freaks of Jiangnan, Guo Jing you little thief, come out and meet your death!"

  At this moment, a voice full of hatred came, and immediately a figure stepped on the heads and shoulders of Wan Yan Honglie's guards and flew over to the scene. In an instant, he landed in the middle of the arena. The newcomer held a silver-white reverse-spiked long whip, with both eyes blind, and a head of green silk dancing in the wind. It was Tie Shi Mei Chao Feng who had arrived.

  Yang Kang was overjoyed to see that it was Mei Chaofeng who had arrived, and he loudly exclaimed: "Master, you're here! My mother has been captured by these people, quickly help me kill them all and rescue my mother!"

  "What? The princess has been caught?" Mei Chao Feng was slightly stunned, because when she met Guo Jing in the palace, Guo Jing had already been chased by Liang Ziwong and separated from Yang Tie Xin and his family of three. So Mei Chao Feng did not know that Yang Tie Xin sneaked into the palace at night to take Bao Xiruo away.

  Ma Yu, Qiu Chuji and Wang Chuyi of the Quanzhen Sect exchanged a glance after hearing Yang Kang's conversation with Mei Chaofeng, and they were all secretly astonished in their hearts. They did not expect that Yang Kang, apart from being a disciple of the Quanzhen Sect, also had another master, and was actually a disciple of the notorious Black Wind Double Slayers on the Jianghu.

  "Unbelievable! This little beast has actually taken Iron Corpse Mei Chao Feng as his master, and I didn't even know about it. He's been deceiving me all along, hiding his true intentions from me. It seems he never truly acknowledged me as his master, and I've been blind to the fact that he's a heartless, ungrateful wolf in sheep's clothing all these years!"

  At this time, Jiangnan Six Freaks shouted: "Mei Chaofeng, our brothers are here, let your horse come over!"

  The Six Freaks of the South were all strong-willed and proud people. Although they knew they couldn't defeat Mei Chaofeng, otherwise they wouldn't have been chased from the Wang residence to here with injuries, but when they heard Mei Chaofeng openly challenging them, they still couldn't help but respond. The siblings could be defeated, but they would never be intimidated. Even if it was a formidable enemy that was difficult to defeat, they would not retreat in the slightest. This was the principle of the Six Freaks of the South. If it weren't for protecting their apprentice Guo Jing, they wouldn't have fled and would have already fought Mei Chaofeng to the death.

  "This time you won't escape? Very well, then let my thieving husband pay with his life!"

  As soon as she heard the challenge of the Six Freaks of Jiangnan, Mei Chaofeng's hatred in her heart suddenly erupted like a volcanic explosion, and Yang Kang's entrustment was immediately thrown to the back of her mind. If it were usual, she might still have had the intention to lend a hand, but now that the killer of her husband was before her eyes, how could she still think so much? She let out a loud whistle and rushed towards the Six Freaks of Jiangnan at once.

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