Chapter 54

"Divine Physician Li, just call me Xiaozhao. These shackles on my feet were locked by the Young Lady!" the maid replied, keeping her head lowered.

"It really is her!" Upon learning the maid's identity was Xiaozhao, Li Li Lianhua felt a secret sense of emotion.

Who else could it be but Xiaozhao, the maid who feigned ugliness on Bright Peak only to have her feet locked in mysterious iron chains by Yang Xiao's daughter, Yang Buhui?

After Li Li Lianhua finished washing up and was about to say a few more words, a disciple of the Ming Cult arrived, saying the Green-Winged Bat King requested his presence.

Li Li Lianhua naturally understood why the Green-Winged Bat King was inviting him—it was to deliver his medical fees.

Li Li Lianhua nodded and followed him out.

Inside a great hall on Bright Peak, many people were already gathered, including the Green-Winged Bat King.

As Li Li Lianhua walked in, everyone's gaze turned toward him.

It seemed Wei Wei Yixiao had already told everyone about inviting Li Li Lianhua to Bright Peak.

"Divine Physician Li, let me introduce you..." Seeing Li Li Lianhua enter, Wei Wei Yixiao stood up and introduced everyone to him one by one.

There was the Bright Left Envoy Yang Xiao, and among the Five Wanderers, Zhou Dian, the Cloth Bag Monk, and the Cold-Faced Mr. Leng Qian—these were all core backbone members of the Ming Cult.

"Divine Physician Li, I heard from Brother Bat King Wei that not only did you cure his internal injuries of many years, but you also used a technique of sword control to repel that old nun Miejue. Thank you for your intervention!"

After Wei Wei Yixiao finished the introductions, Yang Xiao spoke up.

"Left Envoy Yang is too kind. I merely take people's money to resolve their troubles," Li Li Lianhua said, waving his hand at Yang Xiao's words.

"Divine Physician Li, since you possess a technique of sword control, you must be close to a Sword Immortal. How did you let that old nun Miejue get away?" Just then, Zhou Dian suddenly spoke up and asked Li Li Lianhua.

"Zhou Dian, you're acting crazy and babbling nonsense all day long!" As Zhou Dian finished speaking, Yang Xiao's face darkened, and he scolded him.

"Does Daoist Zhou mean that I intentionally let Abbess Miejue go? That you suspect I collaborated with her to stage a play, just to find a way to come to Bright Peak?"

Li Li Lianhua understood what Zhou Dian meant by asking this question at this moment, so he looked at Zhou Dian and asked.

"Zhou Dian, aren't you going to apologize? Divine Physician Li was invited here by me specifically; it's not like he was trying to find a way to come here himself!"

As Li Li Lianhua clarified the implication, Wei Wei Yixiao also shouted at Zhou Dian.

"Bat King Wei, Left Envoy Yang, although Zhou Dian's words are unpleasant, at this critical moment when the Six Great Sects are besieging Bright Peak, one cannot be too careful!" At this moment, Leng Qian suddenly spoke up, stating his position.

"Indeed, indeed. In some matters, it is better to be the villain first and the gentleman later; there is nothing wrong with that!" The Cloth Bag Monk thought for a moment and also expressed agreement with Zhou Dian.

For a time, Yang Xiao and Wei Wei Yixiao were in one camp, while Leng Qian, the Cloth Bag Monk, and Zhou Dian from the Five Wanderers were in another, and the two sides began to argue.

"Sigh, as expected. In the original story, if it weren't for Zhang Zhang Wuji appearing out of nowhere to win over the entire Ming Cult, this Ming Cult would simply be a pile of loose sand!"

Watching the Ming Cult's high-ranking officials start infighting, Li Li Lianhua sighed silently.

As for Zhou Dian suspecting him?

To be honest, he and Zhou Dian were strangers meeting for the first time with no prior relationship.

At such a critical juncture, his sudden arrival on Bright Peak made it not entirely unreasonable for him to be suspicious.

"Say, you few should stop arguing. If you don't trust me, I'll just take my medical fee and head down the mountain, how about that?"

Seeing that Yang Xiao and the others were unwilling to yield and were on the verge of fighting, Li Li Lianhua, not wanting to deal with their messy affairs, spoke up.

"Divine Physician Li, you cannot leave. You were invited up the mountain by me. If I let you be driven away like this, how would I, Wei Wei Yixiao, have the face to walk the Jiang Hu in the future!" Hearing this, Wei Wei Yixiao said loudly.

"Indeed, Divine Physician Li, do not leave. In the Ming Cult, the Cult Leader is supreme, followed by the Left and Right Protectors, the Four Great Kings, and finally the Five Wanderers. If I and Bat King Wei want Divine Physician Li to stay here, who dares to drive you away?" Yang Xiao also spoke, his words filled with immense dominance.

"Hmm?" Li Li Lianhua opened his mouth, wanting to say something, when he suddenly felt a slight movement in his heart, sensing someone hiding in the shadows spying on them.

(The book is already published. Three chapters daily, with chapter word counts increasing from 1,500 to 5,000 words. No need to split into so many small chapters to boost exposure anymore~~). ===== CHAPTER 228 =====

Why is it said that a dynasty must establish a Crown Prince in addition to the Emperor? This is the foundation of the state.

It is because if the Emperor were to pass away suddenly without warning, there would inevitably be a terrifying struggle for the throne!

And such is the situation in the Ming Cult!

Since the disappearance of the previous Cult Leader Yang Yang Dingtian, the Ming Cult has been a group of dragons without a head. Some high-ranking members have wanted to fight for the position of Cult Leader, leading to the Ming Cult splitting apart, with no one willing to submit to anyone else!

On the surface, it looks like Yang Xiao and the others are clashing over the issue of whether Li Li Lianhua should stay or go!

But in reality, the conflicts between them had long reached an irreconcilable point; Li Li Lianhua's stay was merely a trigger!

And Jiang Hu people, starting from verbal disputes, naturally evolve into physical brawls.

Yang Xiao and Wei Wei Yixiao joined forces, while opposite them were three of the Five Wanderers!

Although it was two against three, Yang Xiao and his companion were not at a disadvantage; instead, they appeared to have the upper hand!

"Hmm, the power of this Ming Cult is truly extraordinary. The Five Wanderers all have the combat strength of the peak of the Innate Realm, while Yang Xiao is at the Grandmaster Realm!"

Li Li Lianhua stood to the side with no intention of intervening in their internal strife, merely watching the melee and commenting silently.

It seemed they were fighting over his stay, but Li Li Lianhua was familiar with the original plot, so he understood he was just a trigger!

This internal strife of the Ming Cult was their own family business, and Li Li Lianhua naturally would not intervene!

Thus, the two sides fought back and forth for over a hundred moves, eventually evolving into a contest of internal energy!

As for the contest of internal energy?

Although dangerous, for Yang Xiao, this was exactly what he wanted!

"What is going on? Why is our internal energy being drawn back?"

Feeling the endless stream of internal energy flowing from Yang Xiao's side, most of which was actually his own, Zhou Dian asked in shock.

"This, could this be..." The Cloth Bag Monk Shuobude suddenly realized something and shouted in surprise!

"Great Shift of Heaven and Earth!"

Yang Xiao could not hide a hint of pride on his face as he said, "Thanks to the late Cult Leader Yang's trust, he passed on some of the mental cultivation methods of the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth to me. I, Yang, am untalented, and have only practiced the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth to the second level!"

Hearing Yang Xiao's words, Zhou Dian and the others fell silent, their faces turning very ugly.

The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth is the Ming Cult's supreme martial art, which only the Cult Leader can practice!

Since Yang Xiao received the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth from the Cult Leader, it would be hard to argue that there wasn't some intention for Yang Xiao to succeed as Cult Leader!

Furthermore, below the Cult Leader, the status of the two Immortals, Xiao and Yao, is indeed the highest!

As for the most powerful contender for the position of Cult Leader, Yang Xiao had the status of Bright Left Envoy first, and the martial art of the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth later; he was indeed more competitive than the others!

However, having fought for so many years, even if Zhou Dian and the others understood this logic, they were unwilling to easily acknowledge Yang Xiao's position as Cult Leader!

Seeing Yang Xiao and the others in internal strife, having reached the dangerous stage of competing with internal energy, Li Li Lianhua still had no intention of intervening.

Under his perception, the breathing of the person hiding in the shadows seemed to have become much heavier.

Clearly, he could not hold back anymore!

Sure enough, Li Li Lianhua's guess was correct. Watching Yang Xiao and the others in the stage of competing with internal energy, unable to act, a wild, arrogant laugh rang out, followed by a middle-aged monk suddenly walking out!

"Tsk tsk tsk, Bright Left Envoy Yang Xiao, Green-Winged Bat King Wei Wei Yixiao, and the Cloth Bag Monk, the Cold-Faced Mr. Leng, Zhou Dian—these are all high-ranking members of the Ming Cult!"

"I never expected, never expected that Heaven would treat me so well, giving me this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to wipe you all out in one go!"

"Hahaha, from now on, this Ming Cult will be reduced to ashes!"

With the appearance of someone who had victory in his grasp, the monk who jumped out clearly regarded Yang Xiao and the others as turtles in a jar!

As for Li Li Lianhua?

Just a young man in his twenties; even if he started practicing martial arts in the womb, how much power could he have? He must just be a junior of the Ming Cult, right?

From beginning to end, he was not taken seriously by him at all.

"You, you are a bald donkey from the Shaolin Temple. How could you appear here?" Seeing this monk jump out, Wei Wei Yixiao and the others were incredulous!

At the critical moment when the Six Major Sects were besieging Bright Peak, this Bright Peak could be said to have guards every three steps and sentries every five steps, like an iron bucket!

Yet, suddenly, a bald donkey from the Shaolin Temple appeared on Bright Peak? This naturally made people feel it was unbelievable!

"Is it strange that I appeared here? Naturally, I came up through your Ming Cult's secret passage!" Feeling that Yang Xiao and the others were now turtles in a jar, the middle-aged monk was not in a hurry to strike!

Looking at Cheng Kun's appearance, Li Li Lianhua shook his head silently to the side!

The law that villains die from talking too much is indeed very applicable in many places!

Cheng Kun's hatred for the Ming Cult was engraved in his bones!

The goal of his life's planning had only one point: to destroy the Ming Cult!

Now, the momentum of the Six Major Sects besieging Bright Peak was set! And Yang Xiao and these Ming Cult high-ranking officials were all in such internal strife that he could kill them with a mere effort!

With his long-cherished wish about to be fulfilled, Cheng Kun naturally was not willing to let Yang Xiao and the others die so easily!

He not only wanted to kill them, but also to destroy their hearts!

Sure enough, hearing Cheng Kun's words, Yang Xiao and the others were all shocked.

"My Ming Cult's secret passage has always been accessible only to the Cult Leader; even we have never entered it!"

"You, you bald donkey, farting your mother's five-spice spicy farts, how could you walk through it!"