Volume 3: The Demonic Cult Advances Eastward Chapter 123: Lost in a Confusing Way
A demonic horn resounded across the river.
On the shore, on the river, and on the river, all the demons were suddenly cheered up and their morale soared.
"Ah, it's the deputy leader and two elders."
"Brothers, kill them."
"kill!"
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Snow was flying on the cold river. Li Muchan stood at the bow of the boat, his eyes moving sideways and directly falling on the river blocking net.
But there was a middle-aged swordsman standing on the net with a sword in hand.
The man had gray hair on his temples and was over fifty years old. He must have been good at maintaining himself, as his complexion looked ruddy and his aura was extraordinary. He moved swiftly and killed two people with the sword in his hand. Blood was splattering under the sword. He flew to the river blocking net and swung the magic sword in his hand horizontally, with an amazing momentum to block the river flow.
But he is an old acquaintance.
The owner of Shenjian Villa, Xie Wangsun.
Li Muchan narrowed his eyes and said, "Thank you, Master Zhuang. It's been many years since we last met. Are you all right?"
Xie Wangsun's face suddenly turned cold, and he said without any sadness or joy: "It was you who killed my good-for-nothing rebellious son and stole my Xie family's swordsmanship?"
In Baoding City, Li Muchan defeated Sun Wuer with a sword and became famous throughout the world because of this battle. His amazing and evil sword skills were naturally also known to people in the martial arts world, especially the Xie family.
Ever since they saw Xie Longteng's body, the Xie family has been looking for the murderer all the time.
You must know that the sword skills of "Excalibur Villa" are never passed on to outsiders. Most of Xie Xiaofeng's unique skills belong to the Xie family's sword skills. If they are obtained by outsiders, they will be a mortal enemy. If they can find out how to break the moves from them, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the Xie family.
Li Muchan looked down at him, holding a long flute in his hand, and said with a smile: "Master Xie, why are you so modest? Your two sons are extremely talented and are also top-notch geniuses in the world... As for the swordsmanship, you misunderstood, I learned it myself."
Xie Wangsun's face was icy and his eyes were filled with murderous intent: "My Xie family will never let this account go."
Li Muchan lowered his eyebrows and eyes, saying disapprovingly: "It's useless to argue. Now that I'm here, why don't you leave quickly?"
Xie Wangsun was about to say something harsh, but Li Muchan smiled softly, turned around and leisurely sat on a large chair covered with a felt carpet. Behind him, Tieyan and the other man, along with Miao Tianwang and the evil spirits from the thirty-six caves all appeared.
"Disconnect from the Internet!"
Then we saw the big ship breaking through the waves, moving forward, and crashing into the river-blocking net like a giant beast.
"Haha, kill!"
Miao Tianwang, who had been holding a lot of anger for a long time, now held the Tianwang Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand and flew to the surface of the river with a shrill and piercing laugh. He waved the long sword in his hand like a ball of lightning, reaping the lives of the disciples of several sects in front of him. The sword light swung rapidly, and it even cut the net blocking the river in one stroke, sending out sparks all over the sky.
Tieyan and the other two were fighting with Xie Wangsun.
At this moment, a yellow-faced man suddenly rushed onto the deck, covered in blood.
"My name is Tongtuo, and I am a disciple of the Great Elder. Nice to meet the Deputy Leader!"
Li Muchan glanced at him and asked, "Why are you here?"
Tongtuo bowed his head and said respectfully: "Reporting to the deputy leader, the martial arts forces in Gusu, Qiantang and Jinling have been occupied by the Holy Church..."
"Wait," Li Muchan interrupted him and frowned, "It's so fast?"
Tongtuo laughed and said, "It's all thanks to the invincible sword of the leader. Wherever he passes, everyone flees. It's hard to find an enemy to match him. I was ordered to lead the people to intercept the disciples of various sects in the waterway, but I didn't expect to be ambushed... Now the leader is in Qiantang, and we can attack after the deputy leader and deputy leader Ma meet up."
Li Muchan frowned and asked again: "What about the Great Elder?"
Tongtuo hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I don't know either."
But he added, "According to the news sent back by the Great Elder, 'Divine Sword Villa' is suspected to be secretly colluding with the 'Money Gang'. I think the Great Elder has gone to verify this matter."
Li Muchan fell silent, his expression becoming somewhat solemn. After a while, he sighed, "Oh no!"
In just a short moment, many martial arts masters tried to jump onto the bow of the ship, but were swept down again, resulting in heavy .
"The river blocking net is broken!"
There were people on the river shouting urgently.
There was constant fighting and bloodshed under the boat, but on the boat it was unusually calm.
Tongtuo was very young, with a face as sallow as copper skin. It seemed that he was not of pure Han descent. His pupils were slightly blue, and he was wrapped in a black scarf from the Western Regions. He was dressed in black from head to toe.
He greeted them respectfully, but when he bowed his head, he did not forget to look up at Li Muchan, who was sitting in the midst of the swords and sabers. Especially when he heard that sigh, his expression changed slightly, and he could not help but ask, "Deputy Sect Leader, what's wrong?"
Li Muchan closed his eyes and sighed: "The situation is over."
Tongtuo was stunned when he heard this. The eastward advance was in full swing and the prospects were bright. How could it be that the situation was over? He lowered his head and whispered, "Is the deputy leader talking nonsense?"
Li Muchan closed his eyes and said slowly, "Logically speaking, with the momentum of the Demon Cult, they don't need to think of any tricks at all. They can sweep across the Central Plains martial arts world from west to east. But now, the leader has led his people straight into the heart of Shenzhou. It seems to be unexpected and the situation is very good, but in fact, they are putting themselves in danger."
Without waiting for Tongtuo to speak, he blew out a cloud of white mist from his mouth and said in a low voice: "If this is a trap that has been opened and is waiting for the leader to fall into, then it is not just the 'Money Gang' and the 'Excalibur Villa' that have joined forces, the 'Qinglong Society' must also be involved. By then, this Misty Jiangnan will be his burial place, and it will also be where we will be buried. "
Tongtuo was excited at first, but after hearing what Li Muchan said, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and blurted out, "This is impossible. The leader's move is extremely secretive. Besides, the person who gave the advice is still... still..."
Li Muchan looked at him, his eyes flickering, and said calmly, "Palace Master Tianmei?"
Seeing Tongtuo's face flushed and his eyes uncertain, he shook his head and sighed again. For such a big thing, Qiu Xiaolou actually believed the advice of a woman.
If Li Muchan had only made some guesses before, he has now confirmed his idea.
Tongtuo's eyes suddenly turned fierce, but his expression was extremely ugly: "I'll go now..."
Li Muchan's eyelids twitched, and he sneered, "It's too late. Pass the order, switch from offense to defense, and prepare to guard against the siege of three forces. No, it should be four. If it was the northern martial arts world, it would be better, but in Jiangnan, there is not only the 'Divine Sword Villa', but also the 'Peacock Villa', and even the 'Blue Dragon Society' and the 'Money Gang'. I'm afraid they are coming from the north to the south... What a direct advance, directly into the encirclement of others."
Li Muchan also felt helpless. Such a good situation and great foundation were ruined by Qiu Xiaolou in one day. It was simply... stupid.
"How many people are you going ahead with this time?" he asked.
Tongtuo said in a hoarse voice: "There are a total of 8,000 elite soldiers, and the remaining tens of thousands of followers are distributed in Wusi Zang, Xingxiuhai, and Dali."
Li Muchan closed his eyes and said slowly, "Then they probably can't come. I'm afraid that the Tianmei Palace Master is already giving orders to everyone. We are now trapped in a jar without any reinforcements. If the three parties join forces, you and I will be dead."
Once the river-blocking net was broken, the trapped boats broke free and floated away with the water.
The fighting parties all withdrew, shouting and cursing at each other, leaving behind a mess.
Several factions retreated away from the shore, while the members of the Demon Cult boarded the boats and followed Li Muchan.
Tongtuo was sweating profusely and said in a hoarse voice, "Deputy Leader, why don't we fight our way out now, clear the door, and get rid of the traitor first."
Li Muchan opened his eyes again, his face expressionless, and said calmly: "Look at the river bank."
Tongtuo hurriedly got up and walked to the side of the boat. He took a careful look and was suddenly startled. This was because there were several experts with excellent light skills on the shore chasing him closely. They were clearly his spies, but they did not come close and just followed him from a distance.
Li Muchan sneered, "You're still going out? If you go ashore now, you'll probably be beheaded before you can walk ten miles. You don't even know how you got ambushed? There are spies everywhere now. If you hold on, you still have a chance of survival. If you go out, you'll be killed without a burial place."
Tongtuo looked ashen: "What should we do now?"
Li Muchan rubbed his brows and said after a long while, "Let's go to Qiantang and meet up with the leader first."
