Volume 1: The Jianghu is the main thing, who is the guest? Chapter 28 Seizing Power
breaking Dawn.
The sky was gray, the wind had stopped and the snow had stopped. The lanterns on the door of Liuxiang Pavilion had been extinguished at some point, and the high-hanging sign was covered with thick layers of frost.
Li Muchan walked in covered in snow. As soon as he entered, he heard the sound of swords being drawn in the building, and the blades of the swords were emitting a biting chill in the cold air.
One by one, the members of the Demon Cult appeared from the shadows and looked at him with cold eyes.
"It's the Thunder Envoy."
Someone shouted in a low voice, but quickly shrank back in fear at the invisible murderous intent.
Li Muchan's face was pale, not because he was scared, but because he was pretending.
His face was already pale, and now there was a sword wound on his back, so he naturally had to pretend to be seriously injured.
Facing the questioning eyes, Li Muchan closed his eyes and sighed in a complex and helpless tone, mixed with anger and hatred: " Are also going to apostatize?"
He stood in the shadows, half of his face revealed in the dim light, stained with blood that had not yet been wiped off.
"Master Thunder, please don't misunderstand. The brothers discovered that Master Water and Master Fire had joined the Money Gang, so they ambushed us here. Are you...are you injured?"
Someone spoke in a hoarse voice with hatred, but halfway through the words, he suddenly saw the shocking sword wound on Li Muchan's back and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"It's obvious that he was injured by the Fire Envoy's curved sword."
“How cruel!”
“It’s so poisonous!”
…
Everyone was so angry that they went crazy and kept shouting.
Li Muchan sighed softly and frowned slightly: "So that's how it is. Although I had a rift with him in the past, I always thought that it had not come to the point of fighting with swords. I didn't expect him to secretly attack me today. Well, he was also hit by my sword, so he will definitely not feel good... cough cough..."
He coughed for a while before asking again, "What about the water messenger?"
A man covered in blood said viciously, "Humph, that old man has probably already gone into hiding. We must report this to the elders of the Punishment Hall of the sect. Damn it, we must chop these two grandsons into pieces."
Li Muchan said weakly: "Now our two generals have already defected, and the third princess has always been close to them, I'm afraid..."
At this point, everyone's faces turned ugly.
"Haha," a chuckle suddenly sounded out at an inopportune time, "Now that the war is imminent, any smart person would never reveal his true colors at this time. If it were me, I would often be fatal when it comes to life and death."
"Ahem, what do you want to say?"
Li Muchan coughed lightly repeatedly. He didn't know why, but ever since he started practicing the ghost secret book, perhaps because he was too eager for progress, he often felt itchy in his lungs recently and couldn't help coughing.
The person who spoke was a man in white clothes, which was whiter than snow, but on his face was a bronze demon mask.
This man looked very gentle and delicate, but there was an indescribable sense of coldness and aloofness in his eyes. He said, "I want to say that even if they are traitors, it is unwise to take action at this time."
"Humph, people's minds are unpredictable. What's more, I heard it with my own ears, how could it be false?" The blood-stained man shouted, "Could it be that you are the same kind as them ?"
Unexpectedly, Li Muchan looked at the man and nodded in agreement, saying, "You are right. It is not wise to take action at this time. But what if I find out that they have stolen the Holy Church's magic? Are you Dorjia?"
"Ah, Dorja?"
The group of people who were about to take action shrank back as if struck by lightning, as if they had seen a ghost.
The man in white had a twinkling look in his eyes and smiled coldly, "Not bad!"
The four heavenly kings of the evil cult are the "Solitary Peak Heavenly King" named "Potala", the "Lust Heavenly King" named "Banchabana", the "Power Heavenly King" named "Dorjia", and finally the "Wisdom Heavenly King" named "Dierbu".
The four of them all use the secret language of Western Tantric Buddhism as their names. They are all secretive and have mysterious identities. They are all masters of the time.
Except for "Die'erbu", three of the Four Heavenly Kings have now appeared.
The man in white took a deep look at Li Muchan and said with a playful smile, "It is said that you, the Thunder Envoy, are merciless in chasing souls, but I didn't expect that you are so meticulous. Haha, no wonder they are tempted. After all, there are two unusual martial arts hidden in the three great skills, which are the unique skills in the "Great Sorrow of Yin and Yang in the Conquest of Heaven and Earth". Who wouldn't want to take a look at them?"
"But is this the unique skill of the Holy Church that has been passed down for a long time?"
Figures flashed by, and even the "Love King" from last night showed up.
This person is now wearing a wide Taoist robe and a demon mask on his face, looking very mysterious.
The Great Sadness of the Yin-Yang Interaction between Heaven and Earth is said to be the most terrifying secret skill of the Demon Cult. It records seven of the most evil martial arts in the world. Legend has it that when the book was completed, blood rained from the sky, ghosts cried at night, and even the author coughed up blood and died, exhausted, and extremely ominous.
The man in white said strangely, "The secret martial arts of the Zhenjiao? If that were true, Bai Tianyu wouldn't have blocked him in the west back then."
The Taoist said meaningfully: "If they really wanted to steal the divine power, they would not have kept it with them."
The two looked at each other and went upstairs at the same time.
Li Muchan followed behind slowly.
Last night, the three men had intended to frame him and had hidden three secret books under the bed, but Li Muchan was 70% sure that the secret books were not real. The other party came so quickly and so urgently that they did not intend to give him any room to explain. If they really caught him, they would kill him on the spot, regardless of whether he was real or not, and they might even find a chance to destroy the fake secret books.
That's why he threw it out of the window without hesitation.
If Ru's guess is correct, the real secret book must have been hidden by the Water Master.
The group rushed to the water envoy's room one after another, only to see the two heavenly kings already starting to grope around and search. Sure enough, after a short while, they found a secret compartment behind the wooden cabinet.
The three secret books were placed inside.
"It seems that those two are indeed traitors!"
With both physical and witness evidence, the identities of the two messengers, Water and Fire, as traitors were immediately confirmed.
However, looking at the secret book in the secret compartment, the two kings did not dare to act rashly.
The two of them stepped aside.
Everyone also looked at Li Muchan.
Although these four heavenly kings are of noble status and mysterious, they are masters from the Central Plains who were recently recruited by the Demon Cult in order to expand eastward; but guardians like Li Muchan have been through many conquests in the Western Regions and have helped the Demon Cult eliminate dissidents and travel across countries. They can be said to be his trusted subordinates who have been through life and death with him.
Anyone who dares to touch this thing may lose his life.
And who can be sure that there are no hidden weapons or mechanisms inside?
Li Muchan took out a white handkerchief from somewhere, covered his mouth and nose, walked up, and said tentatively: "Since this is a treasure of the Holy Church, I think it is definitely not a simple reward. It should be a favor promised by the leader for you two to help. Why don't you take it for yourselves?"
The looks of the man in white and the Taoist priest became subtle.
Unexpectedly, Li Muchan could point out the key points behind these things again and again.
People die for money, birds die for food, and warriors naturally covet unique skills.
They all have extraordinary identities in the martial arts world, with fame, wealth and status. Only the hundreds of years of accumulated heritage and various magical skills of the Demon Cult can attract them and make them devote themselves to the Demon Cult and work for it.
Originally, they hid in the dark and didn't want to show up. They only needed to pretend to be members of the Demon Sect to obtain the two magical skills. However, the two messengers of water and fire stole the skills and disrupted their plan.
Li Muchan smiled and made a "please" gesture to the two of them.
The man in white puffed up his cheeks when he saw this, pursed his lips and took a deep breath, and suddenly the three secret books in the secret compartment flew out.
The Taoist's eyes lit up, and he flicked his sleeves and wrapped the "Big Star-Picking Hand" into his sleeves.
The man in white took the "Great Hand of Heaven and Earth".
Only the "Iron Chewing Method" remained on the table, with no one paying attention to it.
After acquiring the magical power, the two of them immediately felt more at ease.
Li Muchan looked at the vast expanse of snow outside the window and coughed softly, "Now that the Water and Fire Envoys have both betrayed their religion, what about this attempt to seize the secret treasure of the Money Gang?"
The Taoist rolled his eyes and said, "In my opinion, it would be better for the Thunder Envoy to take charge of the situation."
The man in white also laughed and said, "That's right. The Thunder Master is very careful and meticulous, and his skills are even better. I believe he will shine this time."
Seeing the two Heavenly Kings speaking like this, the remaining members of the Demon Cult looked at each other, then stared at Li Muchan and said in unison: "We are willing to follow the lead of the Thunder Envoy!"
Li Muchan pondered for a moment, his eyes showing melancholy and a sense of relief.
He took the first step.
"In that case, I will take the lead."
