In Hengyang City, Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan Sect is about to hold a golden basin hand-washing ceremony.
Chen Xuan is also happy to pester Qu Feiyan and little nun Yilin.
Little did he know that at this time, a bloody storm was taking place in the imperial city of Song Dynasty.
Within Lin'an Imperial City.
Hundreds of well-dressed men in black jumped over the ridges of the gold-tiled roofs and rushed towards the main hall of the palace.
In the imperial palace, countless imperial guardsmen gathered in the corridors everywhere.
Just listening to the clanking of golden armor, the leading imperial guard bent their bows and set arrows, and a black cloud of arrows suddenly burst into the palace!
The martial arts masters who came under siege used their own methods.
Some of them roared low, their bodies flashed with golden light, and they used their strong inner strength to send out strong winds to drive away the arrow rain.
Some did not dodge or evade, but simply relied on their well-trained muscles to charge forward.
Most of them jumped up to dodge and avoid the arrows.
In the main hall of the palace, masters from the Imperial Palace, Six Gates, Dali Temple, and even Jin Yiwei, and masters from the East and West Factory all gathered here.
No one could have imagined why so many martial arts masters would suddenly attack the imperial city on this ordinary day.
I could only hear the shouts of killing in the imperial city that shook the heaven and the earth, and there were fires everywhere.
In the main hall of the palace, a man wearing a five-clawed golden dragon robe stood with his hands behind his back.
On the golden throne in front of you, there is a jade seal with colorful lights, which is extremely extraordinary.
After a while, an old Taoist in purple robe came over holding a whisk in his hand, bowed slightly and said.
"Your Majesty, the bandits are coming with great force. I think your Majesty is still..."
"No need."
The man stretched out his hand indifferently, and the green thumb on his thumb looked a bit awkward.
"Times are also destiny. Nowadays, the nine provinces are in turmoil and the world is in constant turmoil. As the emperor, I fail to respect the heaven and calm the people. I am guilty of the greatest sin."
Hearing this, the old man in purple robe was speechless for a moment.
After all, he obviously knows the destiny of the current situation much better than the current His Majesty.
He had long expected that the disaster star would appear in this world, but he didn't expect that the current turmoil would be so huge.
The biggest weakness of Jianghu and Chaotang is that people's hearts are not aligned.
Although there are heroes, they are still ordinary men, and it is difficult to gather their strength.
Therefore, under the military front of the imperial court, no matter how strong the martial arts master is, he must give in to others.
Unexpectedly, the storm is coming, and it seems that everything has changed suddenly.
Inside and outside the imperial city, countless rivers and lakes gathered together, and all the sects and sects in the four regions of Kyushu suddenly went into riot.
Now outside the northern border, millions of soldiers and horses from the Liao Kingdom, Xixia Kingdom, Dayuan Kingdom, etc. are destroying the city and destroying the stronghold.
Outside the imperial city, there are countless martial arts families gathered in Qinglonghui, Emei, Wudang, Shaolin, Kunlun, Kongtong.
Invisibly, it seemed that there was some opportunity or someone who instigated them all.
So suddenly it all exploded.
This momentum was so great that even though there were tens of thousands of forbidden troops in the imperial city, thousands of internal experts were gradually exhausted.
However, most of the troops were transferred to the north to resist Mongolia's millions of cavalry.
For a time, the Emperor of Kyushu was in danger.
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The other side.
The turmoil in Kyushu obviously did not affect Chen Xuan's leisurely mood.
Although Qu Feiyan agreed to go find her grandfather Qu Yang.
But at this juncture, he still held Qu Feiyan in his arms and watched the Flower Appreciation Book all night, making the girl's little face turn red and extremely irritable.
The little nun Yilin beside him was naturally not idle either, and was forced by him to stay by his side for the whole night.
Secretly, my eyes were like hibiscus and autumn water, and it was very uncomfortable to bear it.
It was almost noon the next day before Chen Xuan took the two of them to the Liu family residence.
This day was the day when Liu Zhengfeng "washed his hands in the golden basin". At 2:00 p.m., Liu Zhengfeng returned to the inner hall, where his disciples entertained the guests.
Near noon, five to six hundred people from the Jianghu community arrived one after another.
The old boxer Xia from the Iron Fist Sect in Zhengzhou brought his three sons-in-law, Grandma Tie from the Goddess Peak, Pan Hou, the gang leader of the Donghai Haisha Gang, Qujiang Eryou, Bai Ke, the magic sword, Lu Xisi, the magic pen, and others arrived one after another.
Some of these people are familiar with each other, and some are just admiring each other and have never met in person.
For a while, the hall was noisy with greetings and introductions.
Chen Xuan asked the two girls to dress up a little, covering their faces with black gauze, and then led them into the inner courtyard.
The servants of the Liu Mansion commanded the kitchen servants and arranged about a hundred tables inside and outside.
Liu Zhengfeng's relatives, retainers and his disciples Xiang Danian, Mi Weiyi and others respectfully invited all the guests to the table.
After everyone had sat down, the servants filed out and each placed cold dishes as appetizers.
Chen Xuan took Qu Feiyan and Yi Lin to find a seat. He didn't care whether the people at the table recognized him or not, and sat down to eat.
Even though he has been traveling around the world for many years, it is rare for him to have a serious banquet.
Liu Zhengfeng can be regarded as the second-in-command of the Hengshan Sect, and his strength and prestige needless to say.
There were more than 200 tables here, but there was no water at all.
The cold dishes in front are the best cold yellow beef, parsley and bamboo shoots, emerald vegetarian abalone, crispy tripe with pickled cabbage, assorted old vinegar, couple's lung slices, garlic chicken, shredded chicken with tea tree mushrooms, and white-cut pork knuckles.
Basically there are no vegetarian dishes.
Chen Xuan took his chopsticks and picked up a piece of cold beef without paying attention to the knights and knights around him who were still toasting and introducing each other.
There is nothing special about this beef, it is just air-dried beef jerky with a little chili powder sprinkled on it.
But because of this, the taste is delicious and spicy, especially the beef jerky is full of aroma and chewy.
Chen Xuan took a few bites and was very satisfied. He filled a glass of Huadiao wine and pointed at the cold dish.
"Eat, why don't you use your chopsticks? Why are you so polite when eating at the table?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Yi Lin and Qu Feiyan, but also all the heroes at the table could not help but give Chen Xuan a roll of their eyes.
I thought in my heart that this person was so rude and disrespectful.
Chen Xuan didn't take it seriously. He took a sip of Huadiao wine, picked up a piece of beef, and handed it to little nun Yilin.
"Come on, try it. It's spicy and spicy, and it tastes like beef. It's so authentic."
"...No need, I can't eat meat."
Seeing Yilin's words, Chen Xuan didn't bother to persuade her, he just held Qu Feiyan in his arms and fed her with vegetables.
"Come on, good girl, open your mouth."
"Are you done yet?"
Qu Feiyan threw him an elbow angrily. If there weren't so many people around, she would have had to punch him twice.
The three of them were having fun here.
In the courtyard, a servant was seen bringing out a coffee table, which was covered with golden brocade cloth.
Xiang Danian, Liu Zhengfeng's eldest disciple, held a brilliant golden basin in both hands and placed it on the coffee table.
The basin is filled with clean water.
I only heard three "bang bang bang" firecrackers going off outside the door, followed by several more red firecrackers.
All the juniors and people from the front and back yards also flocked to the hall to watch the fun.
Liu Zhengfeng walked to the hall with a smile on his face, clasped his fists and bowed.
All the heroes stood up and returned the favor.
Liu Zhengfeng said loudly.
"Everyone who has come from afar to come here, Liu Zhengfeng is really proud of himself, and I can't thank you enough. Brothers wash their hands in a golden basin today, and will not be involved in the affairs of the world from now on. You must know the reason for this."
All the heroes knew that he intended to become an official in the court, so they all kept silent.
Liu Zhengfeng continued.
"Liu invited you here to ask all your good friends to bear witness. In the future, when you come to Hengshan City, you will naturally still be Liu's good friends. However, Liu will not forgive you for all the grudges and wrongs in the martial arts world.
Already."
Saying that, he bowed again.
Everyone in the venue had already expected what he would say.
Some people thought to themselves.
"He wanted to be an official all the time, but that's because everyone has their own ambitions and can't do it reluctantly. Anyway, he didn't offend me. From now on, there will be no such figure in the martial arts world."
Some thought: "This move really damages the face of Hengshan Sect. Mr. Mo Da, the leader of Hengshan, must be very angry and did not come forward."
There are also people who gloat over the misfortune and secretly say.
"Why do you mean that the Wuyue Sword Sect is a chivalrous sect. When someone gets promoted and makes a fortune, they don't just kowtow and give out gifts? Why do you even mention the word 'chivalrous'?"
You must know that the Five Mountains Sword Sect is an alliance of mutual rescue with the "Taishan Sect", "Hengshan Sect", "Huashan Sect", "Songshan Sect" and "Hengshan Sect".
And because the main martial arts of the five sects are swordsmanship, they are called the Five Mountains Sword Sect.
Therefore, it can be regarded as a kind of prosperity for both sides, and a loss for both sides.
It wouldn't matter if Liu Zhengfeng was an unknown junior, but he was the second-in-command of the Hengshan Sect.
This time he washed his hands in a golden basin. To put it mildly, he was just too greedy for profit.
To put it more seriously, it will damage the majesty of the Five Mountains Sword Sect and damage the unity of the Five Mountains Sword Sect.
The heroes all had their own thoughts, and for a moment, there was silence in the hall.
Originally, under this situation, everyone should congratulate Liu Zhengfeng one after another and compliment him by saying that "all his good fortune and longevity are restored" and "he retreats bravely from the rapids".
But there were nearly a thousand heroes gathered together, but no one dared to speak.
Liu Zhengfeng didn't take it seriously, but still rolled up his sleeves, stretched out his hands, and put them into the golden basin to complete the ritual of washing hands in the golden basin.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, I heard someone shouting loudly outside the gate.
"Wait!"
Liu Zhengfeng was slightly startled and raised his head.
I saw four men walking through the gate.
As soon as the four people entered the door, they stood on either side, and another tall man in a yellow shirt walked up from between the four people.
This man held a small five-color flag high in his hand.
Many people here recognized this flag, and they all felt awe in their hearts and thought to themselves.
"The command flag from the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect has arrived!"
The man walked up to Liu Zhengfeng, raised his flag and said, "Master Liu, by the flag order of the leader of the Left Alliance of the Wuyue Sword Sect, Master Liu's important matter of washing his hands in the golden basin, please postpone it for the time being."
Liu Zhengfeng bowed and said, "But I don't know what the alliance leader intends to do with this order?"
The man said: "This disciple acted as ordered, but he did not know the will of the leader. Please forgive me, Master Liu."
Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said: "You're welcome. My nephew is Qian Zhangsong, my nephew Stenda, right?"
Although there was a smile on his face, his voice was trembling slightly.
Obviously, this incident happened very unexpectedly, and as someone with so many battles, he couldn't help but be greatly shocked.
You must know that this Golden Basin Washing Ceremony is comparable to the major events of weddings and funerals.
Now this Stenda broke into the venue, holding the flag of the Five Mountains Sword Alliance. It was obvious that he came with bad intentions.
Sure enough, at this moment, I could only hear how many people on the roof, outside the gate, and in the backyard responded in unison.
"Disciples of the Songshan Sect meet Master Liu!"
The voices of these people shouted out at the same time, their voices were loud and unexpected.
All the heroes present were surprised.
Looking again, I saw a group of Songshan Sect disciples standing on the surrounding rooftops and around the courtyard, appearing to be surrounding them.
Liu Zhengfeng's face suddenly darkened.
At this moment, more than a dozen people walked out of the back hall, but they were Liu Zhengfeng's wife, his two youngest sons, and his direct disciples.
Behind each of his relatives, friends and disciples, there was a Songshan disciple holding a dagger, blocking their backs.
Seeing this posture, Liu Zhengfeng's face became even more gloomy.
At this moment, another person jumped from one side of the roof.
The man was in his forties, of medium build, unusually thin, with two whiskers on his upper lip. He cupped his hands and said.
"Senior Brother Liu, under the order of the leader of the alliance, your golden basin hand washing conference cannot be held."
Liu Zhengfeng recognized this person as Fei Bin, the fourth junior brother of Zuo Lengchan, the leader of Songshan Sect.
His set of big Songyang moves is very famous in the martial arts world, and he is regarded as a first-rate master.
Seeing Fei Bin come forward, the situation is not good.
The surrounding heroes looked at each other and stepped back half a step, leaving a place for Liu Zhengfeng and the people of the Songshan Sect to fight, so as not to harm Chi Yu in a while.
As expected, Fei Bin said without any nonsense.
"Senior Brother Liu, regarding today's matter, the leader of the Zuo Alliance has ordered us to find out from you. What collusion does Senior Brother Liu have with the leader of the Demon Cult, Dongfang Bubai? What conspiracy has been set up to deal with our Five Sacred Sword Sect and one of the martial arts sects?"
All decent comrades?!"
When everyone around him heard this, they looked horrified.
"The Demon Cult Leader?!"
"The Undefeated East?!"
"Liu Zhengfeng actually colludes with the Demon Cult?"
Liu Zhengfeng said indifferently, "In the next life, I will never see the invincible side of the demon sect leader Dongfang. Where does the so-called collusion begin?"
Fei Bin sneered.
"Senior Brother Liu, I'm afraid your words are not sincere. There is a guardian elder in the Demon Sect named Qu Yang. I wonder if Senior Brother Liu knows him?"
Liu Zhengfeng was originally very calm, but when he heard him mention the word "Qu Yang", his expression changed slightly and he did not dare to answer.
Among the onlookers, Qu Feiyan exclaimed "Ah".
Fortunately, Chen Xuan was prepared and directly covered her little mouth.
Only then did Qu Feiyan realize that what Chen Xuan said was true. It turned out that his grandfather came to Hengyang City to meet this old friend.
It's a pity that his old friend Liu Zhengfeng is a decent person, but he is an elder of the Demon Cult.
As the saying goes, there is no coexistence between good and evil. If this matter is not handled well, these two people will probably die.
No wonder Chen Xuan said that Qu Yang had already promised her to be Chen Xuan's little wife.
Thinking of this, Qu Feiyan felt miserable in his heart, and also felt helpless as if he had resigned himself to his fate.
Chen Xuan saw Qu Feiyan's reaction, leaned over and bit her ear, saying softly.
"Good girl, each of these people has his own fate and his own grievances and grievances. I'm afraid you won't doubt me anymore, right?"
"..." Qu Feiyan was speechless for a moment, only saying to look at the movement again.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xuan would push her even further and pester her like a big python.
Qu Feiyan really couldn't stand his greedy nature. Liu Mei Ning was about to get angry when he heard Liu Zhengfeng say.
"Yes, Brother Qu and I have known each other for many years."