Chapter 35: A Clear Conscience

Lu Li stood in front of Ding Mian and the others, his expression indifferent.

"What goes around comes around. If you want to leave, you must leave something behind."

Ding Mian and the others stopped in their tracks, their expressions disdainful.

He looked at Yue Buqun with dissatisfaction.

"You want to keep us? Has your Huashan Sect thought this through? Master Yue, you have taught your disciple well; do you not hold the Songshan Sect in your eyes?"

Yue Buqun said, "Li'er, do not be rude."

Seeing Lu Li blocking the path of the Songshan Sect members, Yue Buqun was startled.

To be fair, he did not want to create any more complications.

Being able to force the people of the Songshan Sect and the Sword Sect to retreat today was already a victory.

If things became too tense with the Songshan Sect, it would be disadvantageous; after all, the Thirteen Taibao of the Songshan Sect were not to be trifled with.

But he did not yet know that his second disciple, Lu Li, had already killed four of the Taibao on the Helan Ancient Road!

The reaction of the Huashan disciples was similar to that of the people on the Helan Ancient Road at the time.

"Second Senior Brother, how could he dare?"

"I actually think it's very satisfying. They bullied us right to our doorstep and wanted to seize our Master's position; how could we let them leave so easily?"

"But they are from the Songshan Sect, the head of the Five Mountains. We shouldn't provoke them..."

The disciples discussed it heatedly, their hearts pounding.

Even Linghu Chong was cautious at this moment and did not rush forward to assist.

Only Liang Fa, who was regulating his breath, suddenly spoke, his voice sounding faint: "What is there to be afraid of? Second Senior Brother has already killed four of the Taibao."

His voice was not loud, but it was heard clearly throughout Zhengqi Hall!

"What?"

"Brother Fa, you aren't exhausted and muddled, are you?"

The disciples all looked at Liang Fa in disbelief.

Yue Buqun also said, "Fa'er, do not speak nonsense."

Liang Fa gripped his sword hilt and said earnestly, "Master, this disciple is not speaking nonsense."

"When we were escorting the family of the Liu Mansion to the Helan Ancient Road, we encountered several senior uncles, Lu Bai and Fei Bin of the Songshan Sect, leading a group of men in black to intercept and kill us.

Besides them, there were also two evil experts, Qinghai Yixiao and Baiban Shaxing, assisting them."

"Later, an Elder of the Sun Moon Holy Cult, Tong Baixiong, came to take back Qu Yang's granddaughter, Qu Feiyan.

They joined forces to attack us, but all were killed by Senior Brother Lu with a single sword strike."

Once these words were spoken, Zhengqi Hall fell into deathly silence.

Everyone in the Huashan Sect was dumbfounded.

"Is that for real?!"

"Third Senior Brother, why would the people of the Songshan Sect intercept and kill you?"

"They joined forces with the Sun Moon Holy Cult? And you killed them back?"

Liang Fa shook his head and said, "It wasn't us; Senior Brother Lu killed them all by himself."

Among the disciples, Linghu Chong looked at Lu Li, secretly thinking, has Junior Brother Lu's swordsmanship reached such a level? Only Lin Pingzhi, who had been standing at the back, quickly accepted this fact.

He thought very simply: the Thirteen Taibao of the Songshan Sect... compared to Yu Canghai, they seemed about the same? Yue Buqun's mind went blank with a buzz. Lu Li killed four Songshan Sect Taibao? If what Liang Fa said was true, then things would be difficult to handle!

Ning Zhongze looked at Yue Buqun anxiously; this matter had frightened her.

"Li'er, is this matter as Fa'er says?"

Yue Buqun asked with a trembling voice.

Lu Li nodded and said, "Yes, I have not yet had the chance to report it to Master."

Hearing Lu Li admit it himself, the Huashan Sect truly exploded.

Ding Mian's expression changed drastically. When he first saw Lu Li and Liang Fa return safe and sound, he thought Fei Bin, Lu Bai, and the others had simply missed them; he never imagined they had been killed by Lu Li!

Ding Mian thought to himself: 'I don't know if this is true or false; I must return to Songshan to meet with Senior Brother Zuo.

' Thinking of this, Ding Mian said coldly, "Yue Buqun, your Huashan Sect has a lot of nerve!

When I return to report to Alliance Master Zuo,

we shall settle this."

"Lu Li, the people of my Songshan Sect are to be dealt with by my Songshan Sect alone.

As a disciple of the Huashan Sect, by what right do you dare to touch people from the head of my Five Mountains?"

The aura on Ding Mian's body suddenly spread to the surroundings, and a pressure belonging to a superior swept over, making everyone feel somewhat breathless.

His eyes were like torches, and his approach was aggressive.

Yet Lu Li seemed to feel nothing and said indifferently, "So, people of your Songshan Sect cannot be killed?"

"Since you say they should have been brought back to the Songshan Sect, then I will ask you about the rules of the Five Mountains Sword Sects."

Lu Li glared at him, his voice resonant.

"Ignoring the lives of disciples from three sects and intercepting and killing innocent women and children of the Liu Mansion—they deserved to die."

"To achieve their goals, they patronized the evil villain Qinghai Yixiao—they deserved to die."

"Seeing that their plan failed, they unscrupulously colluded with the Demonic Cult—they deserved to die."

Lu Li's eyes stared fixedly at Ding Mian as he asked word by word, "I ask the Great Taibao of Songshan to tell me, which other rule of yours says I cannot kill them?"

Lu Li's repeated questioning made Ding Mian tremble all over, his anger surging to his heart.

He naturally knew of the sordid things the Songshan Sect did behind the scenes.

Now that Lu Li asked him, how could he possibly answer? Lu Li did not wait for his reply, but instead turned to look at Yue Buqun and the rest of the Huashan Sect.

"I have a clear conscience, why can I not kill him?"

Lu Li's words were resonant, exploding in the minds of everyone from the Huashan Sect.

"A clear conscience, he deserves to die!"

Linghu Chong was stirred with emotion, wishing only to drink fine wine; he clapped his hands and said loudly: "What a line, 'a clear conscience'!"

"If those uncles from the Songshan Sect had done this, then killing them is well-deserved."

The disciples of the Huashan Sect were stirred with emotion; they might feel that Lu Li was a bit too reckless, but no one could say that Lu Li was wrong.

After all, Lu Li had always been this ruthless.

From the first time he descended the mountain, he seemed not to care about the rules of this world.

Their Second Senior Brother had always been this reckless.

Ding Mian was so angry he could not speak, and could only rage: "Good, very good!"

"I will report this matter truthfully to Alliance Master Zuo."

Having said this, he lifted his foot, intending to walk out of Zhengqi Hall.

But Lu Li had no intention of moving aside at all.

Only then did everyone realize that the news of the Fourth Protector being killed was just an unexpected piece of information; Lu Li was now intending to block Ding Mian!

It was just that the matter of the Fourth Protector being killed was too shocking, making everyone forget the current situation.

Ding Mian said he would report the matter to Zuo Lengchan, but Lu Li did not seem to want to let him walk out alive at all!

"The Songshan Sect is so fond of meddling in the internal affairs of other sects, I would like to see what skills you have."

"And Lu Lianrong and Yuyinzi, you two lackeys, you dare to come and join the fun too?"

Lu Li looked at them, feeling displeased in his heart.

He remembered that in later generations, there was a country that loved to interfere in the affairs of other countries, constantly managing this and that, yet it was always secretly doing some unspeakable deeds itself.

It often pressured or even waged war against weak countries in the name of maintaining peace, when in fact it was only for the interests of its own country.

It was very similar to the Songshan Sect.

It was very disgusting.

Lu Li slowly drew his long sword and said indifferently: "If you all want to leave, you must take a sword strike from me."

"Those who can take it may leave."

"Those who cannot, then leave your lives behind."

He turned his head to look at Feng Buping and Cong Buqi, as if Huashan were looking at its own troublemaking Sword Sect children.

"You two stand further away; bringing outsiders in for a bit of family business, I will deal with you later."

Feng Buping and Cong Buqi had ugly expressions, and were about to speak in defiance.

Suddenly, a terrifying aura surged from Lu Li's sword.

Their mouths closed instantly.

An absurd thought appeared in their minds: "Damn it, continuing to talk back might mean death!"

Feng Buping and Cong Buqi, as if possessed, took a step back.

And at this moment, Lu Li's sword slashed out suddenly.

The sword light was brilliant, strange, dangerous, and resolute, just like the Huashan beneath their feet.

The force exploded in an instant, causing the air to surge and roar.

Ding Mian and the others were all horrified; they wanted to dodge, to avoid it, but it was already too late.

Facing such a sword, the only thing they could do was entrust their fate to the swords in their hands.

Ding Mian and the others drew their swords at the same time.

Yue Buqun and the others were tense; Lu Li facing multiple swords with one was originally a disadvantage.

But they saw that the swords of Ding Mian and the others had already become sluggish.

The next moment, the sword light exploded.

Lu Li sheathed his long sword, while the throats of Ding Mian and Le Hou were pierced through, and the right arms of Lu Lianrong and Yuyinzi were severed at the shoulder!

"I will spare your two lives; take your dog master and roll down Huashan, and by the way, bring a message to Zuo Lengchan."

"If people do not offend me, I will not offend them."

"Those who offend my Huashan, though they be far away, will be executed."

"Get out."

With a furious shout from Lu Li, Lu Lianrong and Yuyinzi did not even dare to say a word; they picked up their arms and the corpses of Ding Mian and Le Hou, and left in a sorry state.

While everyone was shocked, Lu Li carried his scabbard and arrived in front of Feng Buping and the other.

Feng Buping was in a state of bewilderment, but Lu Li lifted the scabbard and slapped it across.

Feng Buping and Cong Buqi could not block it at all; their bodies were directly slapped flying and fell to the ground.

Everyone looked over and saw a bright red scabbard mark on both of their faces, their heads also tilted to one side.

What to do if a brat doesn't listen? Beat his head until it's crooked!