Chapter 160: Chaotic Battle

Inside Baiya Palace.

Before Jingzhedian,

from four directions, a man appeared simultaneously.

All four men held swords in their hands, their gazes grim, blocking the path of this Wei Shao's Horse Carriage. The Baiya brothers who had just stepped forward to curse had already had eight of their number killed by these four!

Fresh blood sprayed, staining the night sky red.

Wei Rong, who was still thinking about Xiao Lianxiang inside the Horse Carriage, was scared deathly pale: "Who goes there? Do you know where this is? This is Baiya Palace; if you know what's good for you, all of you move aside!"

The Wang woman was also terrified.

Wei Shao, however, remained calm, saying in a deep voice: "The Four Young Masters of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed slightly, and a stir went through the crowd.

They had not expected that these four great swordsmen, famous throughout the pugilistic world, would also come!

The Four Young Masters of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum were swordsmen who had recently become famous in the pugilistic world; the four of them studied under the same master and possessed extraordinary coordination. Taken individually, they were already terrifying experts, let alone when the four were together! That was no longer as simple as one plus one!

Since these four young masters had debuted, they had begun challenging famous experts of the martial arts world and had never once failed!

Jiang Rui, who was beside Liu Zheng, had his expression change abruptly: "This is bad!"

The Four Young Masters of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum stood at each corner, their expressions as calm as water.

The four of them were all tall and handsome. The leader said coldly: "Wei Shao, you are a martial arts senior we respect; we should have been sitting together drinking wine and chatting happily. Unfortunately, the hand of the Baiya Army has reached a bit too far... The four of us take people's money to eliminate their disasters. Hand over the item, and my four brothers will leave right now, never to pester you again!"

When this was said, many people whispered to one another.

These Four Young Masters of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum never left survivors when they struck; that they had actually agreed to leave upon receiving the Account Book today showed that this was already giving the Baiya Army immense face!

"Wei Shao, pugilistic matters are settled in the pugilistic world; don't force us brothers to strike!"

Wei Shao, in the Horse Carriage, laughed heartily: "A fine 'pugilistic matters are settled in the pugilistic world.' Although I don't know whose dogs you are acting as this time, you think you can do it with just the four of you?"

He shouted angrily.

Instantly, the sound of crossbows rang out in the night sky, powerful and heavy. From behind the surrounding palaces, several giant Crossbow Bolts flew over like lightning, their speed extremely fast and their force extremely fierce.

"Divine Arm Crossbow?"

Liu Zheng took a deep breath.

He knew what it was just by hearing the sound of the thing he had created himself. The Crossbow Bolts fired by this Divine Arm Crossbow could pierce a willow leaf from a hundred paces.

The Four Young Masters of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum all sneered.

"Mere crossbow bolts..."

The leader even tried to use his long sword to flourish a pattern in the air, but who would have thought that before the pattern was even half-formed, the Crossbow Bolt had already flown to his forehead.

"What?"

The man was shocked, but these were already the last two words he would leave for this world.

Bang!

The Crossbow Bolt passed through his forehead, and the man collapsed with a crash.

Following closely behind, the other three of the Four Young Masters of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum met the same fate.

The four of them were instantly killed in seconds!

"What the?"

While Liu Zheng was stunned, the others also erupted into chaos. These were the famous Four Young Masters of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum, and they were just killed in seconds like this?

"Move!"

Wei Shao said coldly.

The procession continued forward.

Qin Zhangfeng, standing to the side, also gasped, his eyes looking toward the top of the palace from which the Crossbow Bolts had just been fired, calculating in his heart that if he encountered this kind of crossbow, he would probably have an eighty percent chance of dodging it.

He waved his hand, just about to lead his brothers to charge out.

Who would have thought that at this moment, a burst of wild laughter rang out in this Baiya Palace, the sound shaking the heavens and the earth, making people's eardrums ache and making it hard for them to hold steady. Some people with weaker skills were actually shaken by this sound until they vomited blood and swayed unsteadily.

"Who is it?"

"Could it be..."

"The Black and White Duo?"

At this time, it was not just Liu Zheng watching the scene tonight; many people from other factions were also hiding in the shadows, watching this street, watching this road from Wei Shao's residence to the banquet hall, to see what would happen.

Sure enough.

Two people appeared above Jingzhedian, one wearing black clothes and one wearing white clothes; such a stark contrast looked very obvious and eye-catching.

"What Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum; they are nothing more than this."

Seeing these two arrive, Wei Shao did not dare to be the least bit negligent, taking a deep breath: "Two seniors, could it be that you also wish to make things difficult for this junior today?"

The one in black laughed: "Wei Shao, we are all old acquaintances, so let's skip the small talk. Our past friendship is indeed not bad, but this matter involves something major, and the item in your hands has made some people unable to sit still. Hand it over early, and the two of us will ensure your life is secure!"

Wei Shao gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Seniors, it is not that this junior is unwilling to give it, but that I truly cannot!"

"Fine, fine, fine! Then let the two of us see how much you, Wei Shao, have improved over these years!"

The two did not waste words and struck with shocking force.

The Crossbow Bolts ambushed by the Baiya Army were fired again, but the Black and White Duo had long been prepared. Their skills were not something those four show-offs, the Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum, could compare to. As they brandished the weapons in their hands, the Crossbow Bolts fell to the ground one after another; some were even knocked by the two toward the Horse Carriage, striking the chests of the Baiya Army brothers and killing them in the blink of an eye.

"Block them!"

"Charge!"

The Black and White Duo had a fierce reputation in the pugilistic world and astonishing skills; with a leap and a jump, they had already arrived before the Horse Carriage.

Even Liu Zheng gasped.

In reality, his heart was still quite excited at this moment. What was this? Was this the pugilistic world? Flying over eaves and walking on walls, plucking leaves to kill—these scenes that had only ever appeared in TV dramas and novels were things he had truly seen today.

Indeed.

The Jianghu has its own set of rules.

Jianghu matters are settled in the Jianghu.

Regardless of whether your Baiya Army earned ten million taels today, and regardless of how successful or eye-catching your Baiya Army's War Horse Fair was today, matters in this Jianghu must be settled when they must be settled.

"Who dares touch my brother?"

Just before the Black and White Duo could smash the Horse Carriage to pieces, the reinforcements from the Baiya Army arrived. Among these One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Baiya Army, there were many with extraordinary skills; the one in the lead was a man holding a pair of hammers, his eyes wide with rage, and with one move, he swung two giant golden hammers, smashing them toward the two men respectively.

The arrogant Black and White Duo were actually forced back three steps by this man.

Because this man's strength was truly too great!

The two giant golden hammers weighed about a hundred catties each, yet in his hands, they were as agile as his own arms, wielded without the slightest effort.

The Black and White Duo both showed troubled expressions and shouted loudly: "Those hiding in the woods, why not come out yet? Whoever takes the Account Book first, it belongs to them!"

Those who had been watching secretly had long been unable to wait.

Earlier, they were afraid the Black and White Duo would get there first, but now they knew that if they did not act, they would likely lose their last chance tonight.

Suddenly, several hundred people rushed out from every corner.

"What should we do, what should we do? Father, let's go back!"

Wei Rong in the Horse Carriage was already so scared he was about to wet himself.

Wang Shi shouted: "Shut your mouth and stay put!"

Wei Shao said indifferently: "Knowing today would have this calamity, I brought you along specifically to let you see a real battle!"

The various Jianghu figures who had been lying in ambush for a long time had already charged over, tangling with the experts of the Baiya Army.

Yet that fellow holding the two giant hammers stood firmly in front of the Horse Carriage, one man guarding the pass, ten thousand unable to open it. No matter how chaotic the battle was, no one could cross that one step.

With the man's roaring shouts, he swung his giant hammers, and it was difficult for others to get within five steps of his body! Some tried to force a breakthrough, but as soon as they approached him, they were struck and sent flying backward, with countless dying on the spot.

Liu Zheng was startled in his heart: "Who is this person?"

Jiang Rui sighed: "The number one expert under the Great Leader, Pei Qianyun!"

"Young Master Liu, if this person is here, the matter cannot be done; we should make other plans!"

Guan Mang also said regretfully.

Liu Zheng chuckled: "That is not necessarily true. If it were only us, I fear we would truly have no chance, but now, it is the perfect opportunity!"

The few of them were stunned upon hearing this.

Liu Zheng stood up and said: "We should go join the fun too!"

He gave a wink to Jiang Xuan, and Jiang Xuan immediately understood.

He placed his fingers to his lips and blew.

In the woods, Qin Zhangfeng was slightly stunned, then immediately overjoyed: "The Young Master's order: reinforce the Horse Carriage and kidnap the person amidst the chaos!"

"Yes!"