Chapter 2: Despair 2
Two
Often, the cause of a big thing is a small thing.
Huya Mountain and Xingmen Mountain are two mountains that look across the Yangtze River. There is a cottage on Huya Mountain called Huya Village, and there is also a cottage on Xingmen Mountain called Xingmen Village. Huya Village is located in Jiangbei, in the sphere of influence of the Tiger League, while Xingmen Village is located in the south of the Yangtze River, in the sphere of influence of the Zhulong Alliance. Therefore, Huya Village and Xingmen Village are naturally opposed to each other and are incompatible.
Huya Village and Xingmen Village are only separated by a river, although they are incompatible, but the Yangtze River is under the influence of the Yangtze River Waterway Alliance, and if it is rashly violated, it will be attacked. Therefore, the two cottages have been able to live together so far, and neither has been able to annex the other. However, not long ago, a small leader of Xingmen Village fought with the small leader of Huya Village in a tavern in Yiling, but fortunately, the official army was dispatched in time to avoid a vicious battle. However, the subsequent development of events was greatly unexpected by people. After returning to the cottage, the little boss of Xingmen Village always felt that he had suffered a loss, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and in a fit of anger, he led the crowd to kill the little boss of Huya Village who was crossing the river, and also looted the property on the boat, which directly led to the conflict between the two cottages. It didn't take long for this conflict to be like a spark, showing the trend of burning the prairies, involving the entire Tiger Alliance and the Dragon Alliance. The Civil War officially began.
Of course, this is just a faΓ§ade. In fact, after the conflict broke out, Zhulong Lenovo took the opportunity to annex Huyazhai to threaten the Yangtze River Waterway Alliance. In this regard, the Qunhu Alliance naturally could not let it go and resolutely went to war to make its position clear.
What Wang Yi didn't expect was that the Great War between the North and the South would once again change his fate. The Fei Sect is within the sphere of influence of the Tiger Alliance, and since the Great Northern War has started, the Fei Sect naturally has to send disciples to support. This samurai selection is exactly what was done to prepare for this. In fact, it is said that it is a samurai, but in fact it is a human target. At the beginning, Wang Yi was not chosen, but he had no choice but to be made by providence, and he couldn't escape the tricks of fate in the end.
"Is he going too?"
Shang Tai was taken aback and couldn't help but ask. Seeing that he was about to set off tomorrow, at this juncture, Wang Yi's name was suddenly added, there must be some unusual reason. Shang Tai asked this question because he wanted to know the reason behind it.
Yao Yilin, the master of the hall, naturally disdained to explain the departure and stay of the first chief, which explained Shang Tai's extremely questionable errand, and it also fell on the hall master Xu Shuang. Xu Shuang took out the invitation letter from the Tiger League, which should be an order to be precise, and explained.
"Here's the thing...... Most of the disciples sent to the Tiger Alliance this time were new disciples this time. In order to preserve the strength of our own sect, we have kept talented people as much as possible. And Wang Yi is a talent highly recommended by the Shangtang Master, an official disciple of the Fei Sect, who was not on the list of those sent to the Tiger Alliance. Today, however, we received this letter out of the blue. Xu Shuang picked up the letter and read out one of the paragraphs:
"Be sure to call all those who have been to or know about Yunnan and Nanban into the army. β
When he had finished reading it, he folded the letter and continued:
"There are very few people in the Flying Sect who meet this requirement. Only Wu Chang Mada, Wang Yi, the incense lord Golden Horn monk hall master you. β
Hearing this, Shang Taiji's forehead couldn't help but burst with green tendons. He was upset about Wang Yi, but he didn't want to be on the list.
"I am the leader of this expedition, and I have nothing to say about this. But what I don't understand is, what does this have to do with Yunnan and Nanban?"
"I don't know that. However, there is another sentence in the letter. β
Xu Shuang reopened the letter and read:
"The above-mentioned personnel have other important responsibilities and are not included in the list of main combatants. β
"What is this?"
In other words, the master of the hall needs to shoulder other important responsibilities. Therefore, when you get there, Master Pang will be in charge of leading the team. β
Only then did Shang Taiji understand why Pang Hong, the master of the inner hall, was sitting on the side with an unhappy face. In this battle, the Feizong sect will dispatch two hall masters, leaving only the main hall master Xu Shuang to lead the elite to stay in the main gate. Not only that, but Shang Taiji himself may also have to go on some extremely dangerous mission. For a long time, Shang Taiji and Xu Shuang have been mutually contained, and one has eliminated the other. And this incident is very likely to upset the balance between the two forces, which makes Shang Taiji very dissatisfied.
"Know, that's it, I'll go. β
Shang Taiji was calm on the surface, but he secretly made up his mind in his heart. This time, no matter what kind of danger he faced, he must return safely and see Xu Shuang's disappointed expression with his own eyes. Shang Taiji thought so and walked out of the Gathering Hall, but unexpectedly there was a riot in the martial arts training ground. He frowned and walked over to take a look. It turned out that this dispute was a contradiction between the original incense master of the Fei Sect and the new incense master. This large-scale personnel selection involves the core interests of the department, and disputes are inevitable. Not only that, the personnel selected this time are to preserve the strength of the sect and substitute the ghosts selected for the elite of the sect. Therefore, the relationship between the elite and the substitute ghost is naturally full of gunpowder, and a large-scale conflict will break out if you are not careful. Shang Taiji's previous brutal training led by the newcomers was originally intended to divert the attention of the newcomers and avoid the stimulation of contradictions. Now it seems that all this is in vain, and what should have come has finally come. The trigger for this dispute was the conflict between the original incense owner and the new chief. The original incense master is the third incense master in the inner hall, the golden horn, and the new Wu Chang is Wang Yi.
Shang Taiji frowned again. It was Shang Taiji who took a fancy to Wang Yi at the beginning, so he would inevitably pay more attention to Wang Yi. And during the training process, Wang Yi's performance did not live up to Shang Taiji's expectations. However, when Wang Yi finished taking care of his sister's funeral and reappeared in front of Shang Taiji, he completely changed. The pain of losing a loved one made Wang Yi like a walking corpse, and his whole person became lifeless. However, what made Shang Taiji even more strange was that Wang Yi and Jin Jiao seemed to know each other. At this moment, Jin Jiao was talking happily with the people around him about Wang Yi.
β...... That day, I had just finished venting and came out to see this guy queuing up at the door. I was very disappointed at the time, after all, no man wants to share a woman with another man. β
"Yes, yes!"
The people around him coaxed.
"It seems that Lord Xiang has also done a lot!"
"How can someone who hasn't done it understand this feeling?"
The people around burst into laughter. A creature like a man can feel inexplicable pleasure just by chatting about lewd topics. However, there is a hint of tension hidden in this seemingly pleasant atmosphere. These people seem to be talking to themselves, but they are actually provoking the new captains standing aside. Golden Horn continued:
Although Lao Tzu was very unhappy at the time, I thought about it, and I can't blame him, but I can only blame that girl for being too sassy. Once a beautiful woman is coquettish, where can a normal man resist it? So I kindly let him in, and reminded him not to add her underneath, and licked the rain and dew of Lao Tzu into it. Who knew that this kid didn't know what to do, and glared at me and told me to get out. β
"What a guy who doesn't know what to do!"
"You say, is this a provocation?"
The more Jin Jiao thought about it, the more angry he became, and pushed Wang Yi's chest hard. Wang Yi took a step back, but had no intention of resisting. At this moment, Wang Yi's heart has been completely hollowed out, he can't feel anger, he can't feel sadness, he is a zombie alive, and he has no feelings at all.
"Danger!"
Shang Tai muttered.
"Dangerous what?"
Pang Hong stood behind Shang Taiji at some point and asked in a low voice.
"That guy looks like he's going to get into trouble!"
"Golden horns? It's just to suppress the newcomer's momentum, it's not a big deal. β
"No, it's not the Golden Horn, it's him. He is the most dangerous. If I don't make a move, I'm afraid things will get bigger. β
Pang Hong was slightly taken aback and looked ahead. At this time, the golden horn was grabbing Wang Yi's shirt and shaking it back and forth. It seems that Wang Yi's silent reaction completely annoyed the Golden Horn. Jin Jiao planned to continue to use Wang Ling to stimulate Wang Yi, force him to make a move, and take the opportunity to teach him a good lesson.
"...... at that bitch's house!"
Before the golden horn could finish speaking, Wang Yi shook him off, took a step back, and drew his saber. Wang Yi was as unresponsive as a walking corpse a second ago, but now he seems to have changed as a different person, and his eyes are full of killing intent. This is exactly what the Golden Horn wants.
"The guy who didn't go up or down, how dare you draw a knife from your superiors? Now, even if you die, you can't complain about me!"
The golden horn smiled slightly, drew his sword and prepared to fight. This knife body is hung with nine rings, extremely thick, if it is not for the innate divine power, it will not be able to hold this nine-ring knife. Unexpectedly, the golden horn easily raised the knife and said:
"You disrespectful stinky boy, I'm going to give you some color today. Tell you, the Fei Sect can't accommodate something like you. If you kneel down and beg for mercy now, I can spare your dog's life, if not, don't blame me for the ruthlessness of my sword!"
Wang Yi finally spoke, and said slowly:
"If you want to fight, what are you doing with so much!"
As soon as these words came out, Jin Jiao's face was flushed with anger, and his eyes were suddenly full of murderous aura.
"You madman!"
The golden horn swung his knife and attacked, aiming the tip of the knife at Wang Yi's eyes. This is the most common posture in knife technique. He looked at Wang Yi's eyes, ready to seize the opportunity to hit the other party's vital point, not wanting to be shocked by the other party. The Wang Yi in front of him is no longer the Wang Yi who was slaughtered by him that day. He exuded the momentum of a peerless master, which made the golden horn feel an unprecedented oppression.
"What is that guy doing?"
Pang Hong muttered quietly.
"I guess I'm scared. β
Shang Taiji replied slowly.
"The lord of the incense is afraid of a military commander? Looking at him like that, he doesn't look like a person who has studied martial arts. β
"The Golden Horn is losing momentum. The battle of life and death, more important than strength, is momentum. The first time I saw him, I felt a murderous aura from him. It can be seen that he has killed many people. But the Golden Horn is different. Although the Golden Horn can be regarded as experienced in a hundred battles, he has not killed many people. The people of the martial arts, if they are not deeply hated, will not easily take people's lives. All in all......!"
Shang Taiji took a step forward and added:
"If you don't persuade again, I'm afraid you're going to see blood. β
At this moment, the golden horn fell into an illusion. There seemed to be three knife tips in front of him, one was his own, and the other two were Wang Yi's eyes. Wang Yi's eyes were sharp, and he glared at himself with murderous anger like a poisonous snake. This couldn't help but make him creepy and break out in a cold sweat. Suddenly, he felt something strange in front of him, so he swallowed, shouted, and slashed at it. "Ahhh
The nine-ring knife rose in the wind, and its momentum was like a rainbow, but it didn't hit anything, and it fell to the ground. Originally
Shang Tai strode forward greatly, knocked out the knife in the hand of the golden horn, and then slapped him with his backhand, and said indignantly:
"Idiot, don't you even know who the enemy is?"
It turned out that the change that Jin Jiao saw was not Wang Yi, but Shang Taiji. Shang Taiji saw the golden horn's knife slashing at him, flew up and kicked the knife to the ground, and slapped him.
"You're going to leave tomorrow, but you're messing around here! The face of the Flying Sect will be lost by you!"
There were a total of thirty-nine people sent by the Fei Sect to the Tiger Alliance, including six incense masters, thirty Wu Chiefs, and the rest were Shang Taiji, Pang Hong, and the sect masters themselves. Among them, the newly selected incense masters' captains are all included, as well as several old incense masters and captains. In other words, all the people here today are people who are about to go to the Tiger League. Jin Jiao and others made trouble, just to break the spirit of the newcomer. They were unwilling to give up their original plans because of Shang Taiji's intervention. At this time, an old incense master stood up and said:
"I denounce the new captain for the following crimes. β
Shang Taiji glanced at him and was about to speak, but was preempted by a new incense master.
"What are you talking about? You were the first to provoke, but now you are biting back. ββ
"I admit that it was we who provoked it first, but that doesn't justify your offences. The Fei Sect has the rules of the Fei Sect, if everyone is like this to you and treats their superiors with a sword, where is the prestige of the Fei Sect?"
"That's right. β
Pang Hong, who was standing on the sidelines and watching, stood on the camp of the old incense lord. Shang Taiji recognized that the person who spoke was none other than one of Pang Hong's incense masters. However, the old incense lord was right, and Shang Tai was extremely difficult to refute. After all, Wang Yi drew a knife against his superiors, and it was his mistake first. He is at least half of the responsibility for this dispute. Shang Taiji looked at Wang Yi and said impatiently:
"How do you explain that?"
Wang Yi looked at the mountain peaks in the distance, slowly turned his head, looked at Shang Taiji, and said indifferently:
"Nothing to explain. β
Shang Taiji frowned. The king's face was like ashes, and he was bent on death, and he did not care about the punishment that might come. This made Shang Taiji feel that there must be something unusual behind this. "I heard what you just said. This matter cannot be solved by an apology. What else do you have to say?" "No. β
Wang Yi looked at the mountain peak in the distance again and said slowly.
"I don't know what to do. Okay, then let me ask you, did you just want the life of the Golden Incense Lord?"
Wang Yi nodded slowly.
"Yes. β
"Do you want to do it now?"
Wang Yi nodded again.
"Yes. β
"What made you so angry that you wanted his life?"
"I'm not angry, I just want to kill"
"There's always a reason to kill, right?"
Wang Yi silently looked at the mountain in the distance, and after a long time, he said slowly:
"He said my sister was a prostitute. β
"How is that possible!"
The golden horn was furious, as if he had thought of something again, and said:
"That'...... ...... that?"
Shang Taiji asked again.
"Is it the sister who died before?"
"Yes. β
"How did you die?"
Wang Yi slowly raised his hand, grabbed his neck, and said:
"I killed it. β
Shang Tai looked at Wang Yi very coldly, did not continue to ask, and turned to everyone:
"Have you heard that? This is the end of today's matter, and whoever dares to mention it again will not be spared!"
Pang Hong nodded reluctantly. Shang Taiji glanced at him and continued:
"It is disbanded today. As soon as I leave tomorrow, I am afraid that it will be difficult to come back alive. Everyone go back, write a suicide note for those who should say goodbye, and say goodbye to those who should say goodbye, and gather here early tomorrow morning. Remember, from now on, all those who cause trouble will be killed!"