Volume 2: Buddha's Hand Saves All Living Things, Subdues Demons and Attains Bodhi Chapter 82: The Evils Gather
The Xiang River is vast and sparkling, reflecting the endless mountain shadows, the high moon, the shadows of boats on the water, and the shadows of the lights on the boats.
Where is the figure?
The figure was in the boat.
The big ship sails against the wind and breaks through the waves.
As if sensing the uninvited guests on the boat, there were occasional sharp ape howls and wolf howls from the mountains, which startled the wild birds and made them fly high, but they were quickly dispersed by the Miao people's flutes.
Even though the Qinglong Society is powerful and can cover the whole world with one hand, there are still some places in the world that they find difficult and troublesome.
Just like the "Peacock Villa" that was famous in the martial arts world back then, it stood tall in the martial arts world for hundreds of years, and was a powerful and influential giant.
At that time, even the "Qinglong Society" was afraid of it and retreated. There were also 36 invincible underworld gangsters who swore an oath of blood alliance and joined forces to attack, but they were still destroyed overnight and all of them died.
Similarly, the "Three Rivers and Four Waters" are also the few places that the "Qinglong Society" cannot fully control. Even Bai Xiaosheng's "Weapons List" does not exclude people from these areas.
This is because it has a name that makes people shudder in the world, "Miaojiang".
More importantly, this is where many evil spirits gather, and it is the lair of the evil masters in the world.
In these endless and desolate mountains, there have long been hiding countless evil people who are not tolerated by the secular world. In the past few decades, many first-rate masters and powerful men have entered here, and then disappeared without a trace, and no one knows whether they are dead or alive.
The mountains and rivers are below, and the bright moon is still far away.
The lights in the boat were bright, and there were several chairs placed under the lights, with shadowy figures behind the backs of the chairs.
It was Li Muchan and his group.
Li Muchan sat on a comfortable armchair, with a sword slung over his waist, playing with a wine glass in his hand, his eyes looking at the moonlight falling outside the boat.
He half turned around, holding the wine glass, and asked curiously, "How did we come to such a dangerous and shabby place?"
The Great Elder sat cross-legged on another large chair. His thin body looked like an immature monkey, and his thick and wide monk robes were hanging in the air. He said gently, "Deputy Sect Leader, you don't know that although the Miao region is feared by the people in the martial arts world, the 'Thirty-six Caves' and 'Seventy-two Grottoes' are all members of our Holy Sect, and they are also responsible for coordinating the eastward expansion."
Li Muchan asked curiously, "What about the Paradise Cave?"
The great elder smiled slightly: "It is the head of the thirty-six caves."
Li Muchan said "Oh", pondered for a moment, and then remembered.
This "Jile Cave" is not ordinary. In the case of the "Plum Blossom Thief" that year, the cave master "Five Poison Boys" killed all the martial arts masters without even showing up. They were terrified and trembling with fear. Although he was killed by "Little Li Flying Dagger" in the end, this man's poison skills that were unique in the martial arts world were extraordinary. He was also the godson of "Great Joyful Female Bodhisattva".
The great elder continued, "There are many masters in these seventy-two caves. Hu Bugui died at the hands of these people in the past."
Li Muchan was really surprised this time: "Oh, there is such a thing?"
The great elder smiled leisurely: "It's a long story. This matter has to start from the 'Divine Sword Hall'."
When mentioning the "Shen Dao Tang", the old lama's eyes seemed to sparkle.
He reached out and took a water chestnut from the table, peeling it while looking down and saying, "Back then, Bai Tianyu's 'Divine Sword Hall' was at its peak, and its power was almost as strong as Shangguan Jinhong's 'Money Gang'. However, this man was too strong and stubborn. In order to recruit a top master like Hu Bugui, he challenged him to several fierce battles. But who would have thought that the two were equally strong and it was difficult to tell who would win. However, Bai Tianyu was determined to fight, and Hu Bugui had no choice but to fight him for seven days and seven nights, and in the end both of them were injured."
"Haha," the great elder smiled faintly, "This battle ended in a draw. They appreciated each other and became good friends."
The Great Elder paused for a moment, broke off the edge and put it into his mouth, saying as he ate, "It was because of this battle that Bai Tianyu met his end, and Hu Bugui was also implicated. Not long after the battle, the news of Hu Bugui's injury was leaked. Fearing that he would join forces with Bai Tianyu and become the enemy of the Holy Church, several great masters of the Church rushed thousands of miles to hunt him down, and even the entire Hu family, young and old, were not going to be spared."
At this point, the elder's face suddenly stiffened. He sighed, his cheeks moved, and his eyes were fixed. "I thought it was foolproof, but Hu Bugui dragged his seriously injured body and fought his way out of the encirclement with his young son in his arms. With his last breath, he went to the 'Divine Sword Hall' and entrusted his own flesh and blood to Bai Tianyu, and then died."
“Hehehe, I should have taken action myself back then,” the elder’s tone suddenly became low and irritable, his red robe fluttering without wind, and the whole person seemed to be ready to fly into the air at any time, with red light flashing in his eyes, “Otherwise, I wouldn’t have left this serious trouble.”
Li Muchan also came to his senses and asked in surprise, "Could that child be it?"
The elder was silent for a while, as if nothing had happened, and regained his composure. He nodded and said, "Yes, it is the current Fu Hongxue."
Hearing this name, Li Muchan exhaled a breath: "That is indeed a serious concern."
Ignoring Li Muchan's reaction, the Great Elder continued in a slow voice, "That Bai Tianyu treated the youngest son of the Hu family as his own, but he didn't expect that his own death would come. This man was overbearing, and although he was righteous, he was arbitrary and didn't care about his brothers. He deserved to die. Before the disciples of the sect could take action, he was betrayed by his own women and brothers, and his blood was splattered in the Plum Blossom Temple."
Li Muchan couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. Although he knew the results of these secrets, he didn't understand the reasons behind them.
The great elder suddenly smiled again and said, "I've gone too far. The one who hunted down Hu Bugui back then, besides my disciple 'Duoqingzi', was the Miao Heavenly King from the 'Seventy-two Caves' in Miaojiang. He has an incredible nickname in the martial arts world, called 'Heavenly King Slaying Demon Knife'."
"Haha, the Great Elder has come to Miao Territory. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. I hope you will forgive me."
Suddenly, a thunderous laugh was heard on the bank of the Xiang River.
The laughter was heard far away at first, but it was , shaking the dishes inside the boat and making the eardrums bulge and buzz.
The lights in the boat flickered, and a dark shadow floated in.
"Miao Batian meets the four elders!"
The man was wearing armor, holding a ghost-head sword in his hand, and he knelt on one knee to greet the four elders.
The Great Elder smiled and said, "You are really lucky. Do you know who this young man next to me is?"
Miao Batian looked up upon hearing this, and his sinister triangular eyes immediately stared at Li Muchan. His pale face looked like a zombie under the light. He looked at him carefully , still confused, and then heard the elder continue: "Since you are rampant in Xiangshui, have you never heard of the name of 'Ghost Prince'?"
Miao Batian's eyes widened: "Are you the ghost master who commands the Yangtze River waterway and secretly manipulates the trend of gold and silver in the north and south?"
The great elder said again: "Young Master Ghost has become the deputy leader of our Holy Church, why don't you come and pay homage to him?"
"Haha, it's so lively."
Before Miao Batian could react, another person squeezed in from outside the boat, his voice was really charming and moving.
As soon as this man came in, all the members of the Demon Cult turned red in the face, their eyes became bloodshot, their breathing became rapid, and they felt a surge of heat rising from their lower abdomen.
Because the person who came in was an indescribable woman.
This woman seemed to be a Miao. She was extremely beautiful, with flowing black hair, a tall figure, and long, straight, smooth legs. When she walked, the silver ornaments all over her body jingled.
But apart from the silver ornaments, this person actually only used a few pieces of black cloth to cover up the vital parts of his lower body and the seductive scenery of his chest. Large areas of snow-white skin were exposed under the light, showing his slender waist, flat belly, and the roundness tightly bound under the black cloth. The fine sweat secreted had caused many people around to swallow their saliva.
Fortunately, this person was wrapped in a black cloak. When she opened her bare hand, a very thin green snake suddenly poked its head out from the woman's arm. It had a green body and red eyes, and it was obvious that it was a highly poisonous creature.
The woman walked in with her slender waist twisted, her charming eyes already looking at Li Muchan. There was a vertical eye tattooed on her chest, which looked like a totem of snake pupils, mysterious and strange.
"I am the Lady of Paradise Cave, the Lord of Paradise Cave. I pay my respects to the four elders and Mr. Ghost."
Miao Batian standing aside also stood up.
“Are all the thirty-six cave masters present?” asked the great elder.
The goddess of bliss licked her red lips and said with a charming smile, "Reporting to the great elder, everyone is here."
"All the people from the Seventy-two Caves have been arranged on both sides of the Xiang River. In addition, I have also gathered the masters of the sect here in advance according to the instructions of the Great Elder," Miao Batian took over the conversation and shouted to the outside of the boat, "If you don't show up yet, when will you show up?"
"Hahaha, everyone, Ouyang is late."
"Zhuge Duan is coming!"
"Gongsun Tu is here!"
"Du Lei is here!"
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For a moment, on both sides of the Xiang River, one could see figures rising into the sky like startled wild geese, walking on the waves and chasing the water, and getting on the boats. They were all well-known figures in the martial arts world.
"The devil has no form, and is incomparable. I am the only one who reigns supreme in heaven and earth... We pay our respects to the four elders and the deputy leader!"
