Chapter 31: A Smooth Remaining Life

The twenty-seventh year of the Wanli era, the night of Minor Heat.

The Songshan Sect and various experts of the Sun Moon Holy Cult joined forces to ambush the family of the Liu Mansion, only to be slaughtered by the Huashan disciple Lu Li, who was responsible for their escort.

Great Songyang Hand Fei Bin of the Songshan Sect, Immortal Crane Hand Lu Bai, Bald Eagle Sha Tianjiang, and White-Headed Immortal Baitou Xianweng.

Evil-path experts Qinghai Yixiao and Baiban Shaxing.

Sun Moon Holy Cult Elder Tong Baixiong, Rudder Master Bao Dachu, Incense Master Madam Hua, and over ten other experts all perished on the Helan Ancient Road.

Lu Li was also somewhat exhausted at this moment; after all, these dozen or so people were experts, not cabbages.

To slaughter them in one go was still no easy task.

And Lu Li had also understood a truth: from the South Heaven Gate to the Penglai East Road, one's eyes really do get sore.

It was just that, for him, it was his hands that were sore.

"I shall leave the rest of the matters to you all."

Lu Li cupped his hands toward the crowd and smiled gently.

Having said that, he lifted his feet and walked toward his room.

Seeing Lu Li cup his hands to them, the crowd was all flattered and hurriedly returned the gesture.

"Young Hero Lu, please go and rest; the remaining matters can be left to us."

"Haha, and with Young Hero Lu's junior brother, Young Hero Liang, here, we are more than capable of handling these people."

Lu Li returned to his room, closed his eyes to regulate his breath, and recalled the Sword Intent he had just comprehended.

Today he had comprehended Sword Intent and slaughtered many experts with a single sword, but that did not mean his Sword Intent was completely perfected—he still had to practice, he still had to comprehend.

Meanwhile, Liang Fa led the others to clean the ground; whenever he saw someone on the ground who still had breath, he would stab them with his sword, helping them head to the Western Heaven.

Watching their own sword tips end the lives of the enemies one by one, the crowd only then realized in hindsight that they had actually survived an ambush by experts from both the righteous and evil paths!

And, they had even counter-killed the opposition.

Everything tonight was too shocking; only now were they slowly digesting it.

And all of this was because of that man.

Lu Li!

"Damn it!

Thinking about it now, Lu Li is truly incredible."

"He didn't hesitate at all, decisive in killing, directly using his sword to chop off Fei Bin's head."

"To be honest, if it were me, I really wouldn't dare.

Seeing that scene with my own eyes, it was exhilarating."

The disciples remaining here were all members of the Five Mountains Sword Sects.

Even now, recalling the scene from just a moment ago, they felt their breathing hitch.

He had directly chopped off the heads of the Thirteen Taibao of the Songshan Sect, and four of them in one go!

Such a thing was simply inconceivable; if one heard such rumors in daily life, everyone's first reaction would likely be disbelief.

One wouldn't even dare to think about it!

Not only did they not dare, but their Masters didn't dare either!

"Tell me, how on earth did he dare to do it? Those were the Taibao of the Songshan Sect, they were his seniors!

What kind of person is Alliance Master Zuo? Wasn't he afraid of causing trouble for Master Yue?"

"Heh, still calling them seniors? So what if they are from the Songshan Sect, why can't they be killed!

Didn't you see them colluding with Qinghai Yixiao, and even colluding with the Demonic Cult's Tong Baixiong to kill us?"

"Since the Songshan Sect could come to ambush us this time, who knows what else they've done behind the scenes."

"Watch your words, watch your words."

"Watch my ass."

While shocked, the disciples also felt a secret thrill.

After all, the Songshan Sect had always been overbearing, and almost every sect had suffered oppression from the Songshan Sect.

Back when the Five Mountains Sword Alliance met at Songshan, the Songshan Sect had been aggressive.

At that time, it was also Lu Li who stepped out to teach the Songshan disciple Di Xiu a lesson, beating Di Xiu's head crooked and helping everyone vent their anger.

And this time, Lu Li had directly chopped off Fei Bin's head!

After seeing Lu Li's performance tonight, a thought suddenly rose in their hearts: it seems that after people from the Songshan Sect are killed, they die too... there's no difference from anyone else!

If the other party weren't from the Songshan Sect, they might not have thought too much about it and would have simply thought they deserved to die!

But when they discovered the other party was from the Songshan Sect,

they would all be intimidated by the labels on these people.

Yet Lu Li ignored all labels and trampled the authority that ordinary people usually feared under his feet.

We swordsmen should be decisive in killing.

The sword in one's hand should be used to settle grudges with pleasure!

Thinking it over, they all felt they had a clear conscience, and since they had a clear conscience, only one conclusion remained—well killed!

"From now on, the reputation of the Huashan Sect and Lu Li will surely be known to everyone in the pugilistic world."

"And Lu Li is just too strong!

To be honest, I envy Liang Fa now; I even want to go to the Huashan Sect to study martial arts."

"Actually, I kind of want to go too..."

They looked at the high-spirited Liang Fa in front, their eyes full of envy.

When Liang Fa fought the masked men just now, his performance was also quite brilliant.

The image of the Huashan Sect in everyone's hearts was completely overturned; they had often heard their master say the Huashan Sect was finished, but now that they saw it, that was not the case at all!

Liu Zhengfeng's daughter, Liu Jing, pulled Qu Feiyan over and said, "Feiyan, let's go to the back and prepare some wine and food for everyone."

Qu Feiyan opened her small mouth, her eyes shimmering, as she listened intently to the discussions of the others.

She said softly, "Sister Liu Jing, I don't want to follow you anymore."

"I want to go to Huashan to follow Lu Li; do you think that will work?"

Although Qu Feiyan was young, she had lived in the Sun Moon Holy Cult since she was a child, and her thoughts were different from those of ordinary children.

She had always been fearless, loved to watch the excitement, and at this moment, she was even more impressed by Lu Li.

"This kind of spirit is even stronger than my grandfather's..."

Liu Jing reached out a finger and poked her on the head, acting coquettishly, "You, you only know how to mess around."

Liu Jing walked toward the backyard, though her own heart was pounding.

Lu Li was young, had high martial arts skills, and had saved the Liu Family.

Moreover, he was handsome.

One might ask, which woman in the pugilistic world would not be moved by such a man? But Liu Jing knew that there was no possibility between her and Lu Li.

'I wonder what kind of girl could be worthy of Lu Li?' Everyone sighed while burning the corpses of the men in black with fire and digging a pit to bury them together.

Everyone worked for half the night, and by the time dawn broke the next day, the courtyard had been thoroughly cleaned.

Except for the flies and ants gathering in the corners smelling the scent of blood, ordinary people could not tell that a fierce battle had once taken place here.

...... "You want to take me as your master?"

Lu Li had just walked out of the room when he saw Qu Feiyan come before him and kneel down with a thud.

"Hee hee, I implore the Ashura Swordsman of the Huashan Sect to take Feiyan as a disciple."

Having said that, she prepared to kowtow.

Lu Li shifted his feet and dodged.

Then he reached out a hand to support her and helped Qu Feiyan up.

"You little girl are clever and strange, but I will not take you as a disciple."

Lu Li smiled, then shouted to Liu Jing not far away, "Miss Liu, this little girl should still live with you all; if she returns to the Central Plains, I fear it will not be a good thing."

Liu Jing nodded and said, "Young Master Lu, rest assured, Liu Jing understands."

"Your martial arts are so high, can't you protect me?"

After being rejected, Qu Feiyan's eyes turned red, and she looked at Lu Li with grievance.

Lu Li did not answer her, only shook his head.

In Lu Li's eyes, bringing Qu Feiyan along was nothing but a burden, and he did not have any good feelings toward Qu Yang.

But after all, Qu Feiyan was still a little girl, and Lu Li did not want to speak harsh words.

The group traveled for two more days, and Qu Feiyan pestered Lu Li for two days.

But no matter how she pestered him, Lu Li never agreed.

If he really took Qu Feiyan into Huashan, wouldn't Yue Buqun be angered to death? Huashan already had enough with Linghu Chong; adding a Qu Feiyan would be too much.

It was not certain that in a few years it would turn into a branch of the Demonic Cult... On the Helan Ancient Road, the group stopped; having reached this point, it was time to part ways.

Liu Jing hugged Qu Feiyan, and Xiang Danian also walked up.

The people of the Liu Mansion bowed to the disciples of the three sects including Lu Li and said loudly, "After this parting, I fear we will never meet again."

"Young Hero Lu, Young Hero Liang, and everyone else, I wish you..."

Everyone stood on two sides and bowed to each other.

"A smooth life ahead."

A gust of wind and sand blew by, and the people of the Liu Mansion walked into the lands beyond the Great Wall, never to return to the Central Plains again.

As for Lu Li and Liang Fa, they parted ways with the disciples of the other sects early and returned to Huashan.