ragginovel Chapter 651 Interacting
Chapter 651 Interacting
Chapter 651 Interacting
Two flowers bloom, each telling its own story; let's return to Sun Yixie and his group for now.
As soon as the six masked men who claimed to be "disciples of the Hunyuan Star Gate" appeared, they immediately intimidated everyone present with their imposing aura.
The "aura" they exude is the result of a combination of factors.
For example, some people can tell how strong their internal strength is just by the way they breathe; others can tell their lightness skill by the speed at which they appear and their posture when they stand on high places; and still others can sense the huge gap between themselves and these people simply based on their biological instincts.
Clearly, these six people are not just ordinary in strength, but the kind of strength that "any one of them standing out is no less than Abbot Jizhen."
Therefore, their true identities are obvious—they are all members of the True Hero Hall.
As we mentioned earlier, Zhenxia Hall had sent many people to ambush on the way down the mountain as a backup plan for Zheng Dongxi and Jiang Shouzheng's play. However, they did not expect that the play during the day would fall into chaos and stalemate due to interference from various parties.
This stalemate dragged on until evening, and the old men had no choice but to continue waiting at the foot of the mountain.
Well, while we were waiting, a member of the True Hero Hall with excellent hearing faintly heard a loud laugh about an hour ago near a forest on the back mountain.
He then crept over and discovered that several well-trained sentries were hidden in the forest at the foot of the cliff behind Wudang Mountain.
He initially thought these were also people from Yuxiu Manor, but when he caught one alive and questioned him, he found out that he was from the Youjia Gang.
This... is getting interesting.
If it were any other sect or organization here, the members of Zhenxia Hall would most likely not engage in two-way communication with them, or even reveal their identities. However, Youjia Gang is different, because their leader, Ding Buzhu, and the leader of Zhenxia Hall, Zai Qianqiu, know each other.
To put it more bluntly: Zai Qianqiu had been kind to Ding Buzhu back then, and because the former did not ask for anything in return and was elusive, Ding Fatty had been unable to repay him all these years.
This matter is not a secret, at least not to those inside Zhenxiatang.
So the member with good hearing thought for a moment, then simply revealed his identity and quickly called over the nearest companions. They then made contact with Fatty Ding through the Youjia Gang.
After a brief exchange, the old men of Zhenxia Hall had a general understanding of the situation on the mountain and the purpose of Sun Huang and the others coming up the mountain. So they quickly came up with a plan and followed the "mountain climbing route" that Shuang Xie had built on the cliff behind the mountain to get up... which led to the scene at that moment.
From a macro perspective, the plan being implemented by the Zhenxia Hall members is one of the several schemes that Zai Qianqiu had planned beforehand, namely, "using a counter-scheme"—letting the Hunyuan Star Gate, which has already been blamed, continue to bear the blame for a while, as bait to lure out the next stage of the Yuxiu Manor's conspiracy.
For them, as long as they can ultimately achieve their goal, everything else is trivial.
Once this is over, Zhenxia Hall can step in to testify for Hunyuan Xingjimen. At that time, these guys will not only be fine, but will also become the "greatest heroes who endured humiliation and hardship" in this incident. This is a win-win situation.
Of course, the idea is good, but when it comes to the actual implementation, it is often accompanied by many unexpected events.
For example, right now, those six "true heroes" think they are "acting" for Sun Yixie, and Brother Sun has no choice but to cooperate with their performance in order to get out of trouble.
Little did they know... Brother Sun is the kind of guy who can steal the spotlight wherever he goes, so who will be playing whom is still anyone's guess.
"Heh...hahaha...hahahaha!" A few seconds later, Sun Yixie recovered from his initial surprise and disbelief, and burst into laughter; as he laughed, he walked out of the house and shouted at the people in the courtyard, "Hmph! Since that's the case, I'm not pretending anymore! That's right, I am Sun Yixie! You didn't expect that, did you! Hahahaha..."
With a laugh, he ripped off the tattered cloth covering his face, his gesture so dashing and his expression so exaggerated it was almost unbelievable.
But the dozens of people in the courtyard, whether they were monks, Taoists,江湖杂鱼 (jianghu zaiyu), or Yuxiu Manor assassins mixed in with him, all just stared at him awkwardly and remained silent.
Clearly, in Brother Sun's words, the phrase "You didn't expect that, did you?" had a tremendous impact on the atmosphere.
No one knows whether he's just incredibly thick-skinned and pretending to be clueless, or if he's genuinely stupid enough to think his "four eyebrows" and unique voice aren't enough to expose his identity... In any case, it's truly speechless.
Not to mention them, the six men from Zhenxia Hall were also dumbfounded. The old men thought to themselves: We've been observing from the shadows for half a day. Who in this courtyard doesn't know who you are? If you've really hidden yourself that well, we might not have dared to call you "Manager Sun" directly.
But as the saying goes, if you're not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed... Sun Yixie was not affected by the sudden awkward atmosphere at all, and his performance continued.
“The situation has reversed now, I’m not playing with you anymore…” Sun Yixie said, then turned to look at Jiang Muchan inside the room, and said in a commanding tone, “Hey you, carry that girl on the bed, we’re getting ready to leave.”
He seemed to be letting loose, but his words were actually very careful. Here, he deliberately pretended not to know Xiao Jiang well, and instead of addressing her by name, he used "that guy" to remind Jiang Muchan—I'm acting now, so you should cooperate. My identity will be exposed, but they may not be able to guess your identity, so there's no need to expose it.
Jiang Muchan wasn't stupid. Upon hearing this, she immediately tightened the veil over her face and then, in the tone of a subordinate speaking to a superior, stammered, "Uh... Manager Sun, aren't we here to see Chunxin? Why are we taking this woman back?"
Xiao Jiang's point is... that Lord Ling should be able to get away on her own later, without us having to take her away. If you take her away now, people will suspect that she was brought by us, or even that she is with us. Wouldn't that give Chunxin a chance to clear his name?
But his thinking was still too simplistic...
In fact, Sun Yixie was waiting for Xiao Jiang to reply with just that one sentence.
In crosstalk, the comedian makes up 30% of the role and the straight man 70%. If Jiang Muchan had simply replied with a "Yes, sir," Sun Yixie would have been in a difficult position. But the way he asked the question immediately energized Sun: "You bastard! You son of a bitch—"
This insult was truly scathing, its tone incredibly high, as if someone had stepped on its tail.
"What I do is none of your business! Is it any of yours to ask? What? You think I can't touch what a monk can touch?" After cursing, Sun Yixie launched into a barrage of four soul-searching questions, his expression one of eagerness and urgency. His acting was so natural that anyone would think it was a genuine expression of emotion.
The righteous martial arts practitioners around looked on and wondered, "Why is this kid getting so worked up? Is it really necessary?"
But after a little thought, they...
"Oh, I see. It seems that this woman was indeed kidnapped by Chunxin, and these two lads just happened to stumble upon this lecherous monk's good deed when they came to ambush Chunxin. That explains why this guy surnamed Sun is now lusting after her and is acting like a monkey in a hurry to take her away."
Such ideas quickly spread among the crowd, further disproving the "honey trap" hypothesis that everyone had previously considered highly unlikely.
"Amitabha..." At this moment, Master Jizhen, who had been silent for a long time, seemed to have made a great decision and stepped forward once again. After softly chanting the Buddha's name, he said to Sun Yixie in a deep voice, "This young lady has already suffered because her purity has been defiled by that beast Chunxin. How can I stand by and watch her be abducted by you and humiliated by you..."
Hearing these words spoken by Master Jizhen, Sun Yixie truly breathed a sigh of relief.
In the matter of framing Chunxin, it doesn't really matter how much others are misled, because they are ultimately outsiders. They don't actually care whether Chunxin is guilty or innocent. They are inclined to believe he is guilty because people tend to subconsciously assume the worst about people they don't know well.
Conversely, as long as you provide sufficient evidence or arguments, these outsiders can be easily persuaded again.
But Master Jizhen was Chunxin's teacher, and when he also believed that Chunxin had a problem, that was the final word.
From that moment on, everyone was already convinced that Chunxin was guilty. So when he woke up, all that awaited him was for everyone to argue with him about a matter with insufficient evidence from the perspective of "presumption of guilt," and in the end, he was tortured to death.
Since things have come to this point, it is even more unnecessary and inappropriate for Ling Louzhu to stay—if she stays, the other party might find something to hide.
"...Even if it means we all perish together, this old monk will never let you escape!"
On the other side, after Master Jizhen finished speaking his resolute words, he launched another attack.
At this moment, he no longer cared how skilled the boy inside the house was at using his hand as a knife, nor did he care how powerful the six masked men who had suddenly appeared in the courtyard were.
Whether out of guilt for his disciple's "evil deeds," a desire to atone for his sins, or from a Buddhist, Taoist, or chivalrous perspective, Jizhen wanted to risk his life to save the "poor" girl in front of him.
Unfortunately, reality is cruel.
Before Master Jizhen could rush forward with all his might, two masked men flashed in front of him from the left and right, each of them gently pushing Jizhen away with a palm strike.
If Master Jizhen had mastered the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill," there might be a reason for this incident. However, he has only just begun to understand it. Therefore, facing the old guys from the True Hero Hall, Jizhen, who is only good at defense, has no ability to break through... They don't even need to break through his defense; they just need to "push him away."
Fortunately, the others present were not to be trifled with either. Since things had come to this, they all decided to stick together and fight!
Even the few assassins from Yuxiu Manor mixed in with the crowd wouldn't mind joining forces with these righteous martial arts practitioners to kill a few people from the "Hunyuan Star Gate," since the "grudge of being splashed with excrement" still lingered.
Unexpectedly, just as the two sides were about to start a chaotic battle...
"what--"
"Uh--"
Two slightly affected screams rang out one after the other.
When everyone looked in the direction of the sound, they were surprised to find that in the short time it took to lose focus, the leader of the Canal Gang, Di, and his trusted confidant, Hu Wenzhi, had actually been captured in another corner of the courtyard.
Immediately afterwards, the gang leader, Di, who had been held hostage in front of him and looked disheveled, shouted a classic surrender-style opening line to everyone: "No... everyone, don't make any rash moves! Listen to what Di has to say!"