Chapter Thirty-Two: Calamity and Chaos

  Liu Zhengfeng held the corpse of Xiang Danyan, his face filled with grief and indignation. Just now, he was surrounded by the three great masters of Songshan School, and "Tutou Hand" Ding Mian suddenly made a move against him. Xiang Danyan protected his master with all his might, but was struck down by Ding Mian's single blow, his heart meridian severed.

  Liu Zhengfeng gave Ding Mian a cold glance and angrily said: "Ding the Second, it was your Songshan Sect that killed my brother first."

  Ding Meng ranked second in the Songshan Sect, with a status only below that of the leader, Zuo Lengchan. He was always an arrogant person and now said calmly: "That's right, I made the first move, but what about it?"

  After the people of Zongshan Sect exposed Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang's relationship, Yue Buqun, Ding Yi, Tianmen and others had already taken a clear stand on both sides, making it clear that they would not help each other.

  In their hearts, the Songshan Sect wanted to get rid of Liu Zhengfeng, which was equivalent to eradicating evil and protecting the Tao. They naturally didn't want to intervene, but Liu Zhengfeng had a deep relationship with these people, so they were also unwilling to betray him. The best choice was to remain neutral and let them fight it out themselves.

  Liu Zhengfeng picked up Da Nian's corpse and was about to throw it at Ding Mian.

  Ding Mian saw his powerful posture, and he knew that the Hengshan School's internal strength had a unique place. Liu Zhengfeng was a top-notch master of the Hengshan School, and this throw was not to be underestimated. He immediately secretly summoned his inner strength, preparing to catch the corpse and immediately threw it back at him.

  But Liu Zhengfeng picked up the corpse, clearly intending to throw it forward, but suddenly his body darted sideways, his hands slightly raised, and he sent Da Nian's corpse flying towards another expert, "Daxiang Yangshou" Fei Bin's chest.

  It came so suddenly, Fei Bin was caught off guard, and could only raise his palms to block the corpse's body with his inner energy. At this moment, he felt a numbness in both sides of his waist, and Liu Zhengfeng had already sealed his acupoints.

  Liu Zhengfeng succeeded with one move, his left hand snatched the command flag from his hand, his right hand drew his sword and placed it across his throat, his left elbow struck him in three vital points on his back, sealing them off, and let General Xiang Tai's body fall to the ground.

  In just a few moves, the situation changed drastically. By the time Fei Bin was restrained, the Five Peaks' flags had been seized, and only then did everyone come to their senses. The technique Liu Zhengfeng used was actually the ultimate skill of the Hengshan Sect, called "Hundred Changes Thousand Variations Hengshan Clouds and Mist Thirteen Styles".

  Many people have long heard of his name, and this time it's really an eye-opener.

  Ling Jing hid on the rooftop, seeing Liu Zhengfeng bring out this ultimate move, he was also secretly shocked. He had heard Yue Buqun say before that this set of "Hundred Changes Thousand Fantasies Mount Heng Clouds and Mist Thirteen Forms" was created by a high-ranking master of the Mount Heng School in the previous generation.

  This master made a living by performing magic tricks on the streets. The street performance of magic tricks relied on creating illusions, confusing and misleading people's perceptions. As he grew older, his martial arts skills improved, and his magic tricks became more sophisticated. He even incorporated internal martial arts into his performances, amazing the crowds who watched him. Later, he took it a step further, incorporating the techniques of magic tricks into his martial arts, creating an endless variety of moves.

  This master was naturally humorous and created this set of martial arts to entertain himself, but unexpectedly it was passed down through the ages and became one of the three greatest techniques of the Hengshan School.

  Although the changes in this set of kung fu are strange, when facing an enemy, they don't have much use either. When high-level masters exchange moves, everyone is extremely cautious and guards all parts of their body carefully. Most of these fancy moves that deceive people's ears and eyes can't be used, so the Hengshan Sect doesn't emphasize this set of kung fu too much. If a disciple is seen to be flighty and lacking in seriousness, they won't teach it to him, lest he focus on the empty and neglect the solid foundation of practical kung fu.

  Liu Zhengfeng was a taciturn and introverted person, who had learned this set of kung fu from his master. Throughout his life, he had never used it before, but at this critical moment, he employed it and achieved success with one strike, defeating the famous "Dà Sōng Yáng Shǒu" Fei Bin of the Songshan School, whose actual martial arts skills were not inferior to Liu's.

  Ling Jing's interest in this martial art has also increased greatly. In fact, with Liu Zhengfeng's temperament, although the progress of practicing this skill may not be too slow, this is actually a martial art that wins by surprise and alternates between reality and illusion. If it were to be learned by someone with a mind full of changes, only after mastering it would one be able to bring out the true power of this skill.

  At this time, he shifted his attention to the innate tree in his mind and found that the martial art was indeed on the third layer. The number of innate points required to illuminate this martial art was not many, only seven points could be practiced to the realm of great accomplishment, but it still couldn't be considered a quasi-absolute grade martial art.

  But he was very fond of this martial art in his heart, and his natural talent was somewhat unconventional. He couldn't bear any constraints, and this martial art happened to be quite to his taste. As for worrying that he would become obsessed with the fantasy of this skill and neglect its foundation, he didn't worry about it. When the time came, he only needed to use his innate talent to thoroughly master this skill, and he wouldn't need to expend much effort himself.

  On the other side of the hall, Liu Zhengfeng subdued Fei Bin but did not kill him immediately. Instead, he said to Ding Mian and Lu Bai: "Please inform Left Alliance Master that I, Liu, am allowed to take my whole family into hiding and from now on will not interfere with any matters in the martial arts world. From now on, I will never see Qu Yang again, nor will I meet with fellow brothers and friends... I will take my family and disciples, go far away, and live in seclusion overseas. For as long as I live, I will never set foot on a single inch of land in the Central Plains again."

  Ling Jing heard Liu Zhengfeng's words in the dark and sighed with his eyes closed. Although Liu Zhengfeng was a renowned figure of the righteous path, he couldn't help but feel that he was being overly sentimental at this moment. The Songshan Sect had come today to make an example out of someone, but now that they had already captured Fei Bin, Liu Zhengfeng was still being so cautious - it was truly a path to self-destruction.

  Lu Bai and Ding Mian exchanged a glance, and in a low voice said: "This matter we two can't decide, however, Brother Liu, take a look at who is over there?"

  On the left side of the hall, a group of yellow-robed Mount Song disciples were holding Liu's family members and disciples at knifepoint. Lu Bai said: "Liu Shixiong, now that your family members and disciples are all in our hands, I advise you to quickly release Fei Shixiong, return my command flag, and follow us to Mount Song to personally explain things to Left Shishu. Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite."

  Liu Zhengfeng smiled wryly, and at this moment, a sudden sound of clashing swords came from the hall. More than ten figures suddenly pounced on that group of Songshan disciples, who were caught off guard. In an instant, several people had been injured.

  The hall was in an instant uproar, the heroes could only temporarily retreat to the side, leaving only a vacant space for the Liu Fu people and the Songshan Sect to fight.

  Ding Mian and Lu Bai were shocked, but they didn't expect that there was still a fish escaping the net in the Liu mansion. Ding Mian gave Lu Bai a signal with his eyes, and Lu Bai immediately rushed to the other side. Liu Zhengfeng wanted to take action, but he was stared at by Ding Mian, so he could only anxiously look at the other side.

  Ling Jing's face revealed a faint smile in the dark, it seemed that Liu Jing this chess piece had finally played its role. At this time, he looked at Lu Bai's figure, his eyes flickering slightly. This Lu Bai was nicknamed "Immortal Crane Hand", and on the rivers and lakes, he was also a well-known figure. But he knew that Qu Yang was hiding in the crowd at this moment, as long as he could think of a way to lure Lu Bai away, with just one Ding Meng, Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang would probably be powerless.

  He was moved in his heart, and with his right hand he picked up a piece of tile, aimed at Lu Bai's chest and threw it out with force. However, he had never practiced any hidden weapon techniques, so this move was quite rough. Fortunately, it was also difficult for people to see the door.

  Lu Bai had just killed a Liu Fu disciple with his palm, when he suddenly felt a black shadow swooping down towards him from the side. He was shocked and turned around to slap out a palm, shattering the black shadow into pieces. Then, he raised his head to look in the direction where the black shadow came from and shouted loudly: "Who!"

  At this moment, a corner of clothing suddenly disappeared from the rooftop on the right upper corner. Ding Mian coldly laughed and with a burst of speed, he displayed his Mount Song lightness skill, in just three to two steps, he rushed up onto the rooftop.

  Ling Jing retreated immediately after the strike, knowing that Ding Mian's internal strength and physical skills far surpassed his own. If he were to be caught by the opponent, he feared he would be captured within ten moves. He didn't linger and jumped down from the rooftop, taking a few steps before rushing towards the corridor at the end of the small courtyard. Following the previous plan, he hastily ran towards the flower hall.

  Just then, a voice came from the hall, saying: "Liu Xiongdi, hurry up and leave!"

  Ling Jing's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Qu Yang had finally made his move, but his own footsteps didn't falter in the slightest. With Lu Bai still hot on his heels, he couldn't afford to let his guard down. After passing through the corridor, he gazed out at the dozens of tables of guests in the flower hall and suddenly smiled, finding a seat and sitting down.

  PS: I've updated ahead of schedule today, taking the afternoon train, and won't arrive until the day after tomorrow. I won't be able to update on the train, so please forgive me, everyone. I'll resume daily updates of two chapters once I'm back.

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