The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 453: Pulling Shaolin to Get Beaten

The Beggars' Sect still has great influence after losing its leader Qiao Feng, but it has lost its previous centripetal force and cohesion, as well as the ability to make decisions and act arbitrarily. Many times, the elders need to work together. In the past, such matters would not have required a martial arts conference. Qiao Feng could have just asked Murong Fu to go to Shaolin alone to solve the problem.

Elder Xu, the Transmission Elder, and the others couldn't represent the Beggars' Sect. The Shaolin contingent, however, dispatched six elders, four helmsmen, and hundreds of disciples with over five-pouch skills. Their presence was considerable, and aside from the Shaolin locals, no one else could rival their prestige. However, the Beggars' Sect's weaknesses were also evident: it lacked a supreme master, not even a top-tier one. If challenged head-on, they risked being humiliated.

With the arrival of the Beggars' Sect, the martial arts conference could be held smoothly. At this time, gongs and drums were beating at the foot of Mount Song, and hundreds of people were surrounding an eight-person sedan chair and marching towards them in a mighty manner. In front of them was a group of fifty or sixty strange-looking foreign men, beating gongs and drums and holding colorful flags and showing off their power. The sedan chair in the middle was protected by hundreds of women in front, behind, and on both sides, and behind it was a team of one or two hundred neatly-organized men from the Central Plains.

"The Lord of the Western Xingxiu Sea and the Young Master of Lingjiu Palace have arrived. The abbot of Shaolin and the leader of the Beggar Gang are here to greet them~" The ones showing off their might in front were the former disciples of Xingxiu Sect. After they snatched Ding Chunqiu away, they returned to Xingxiu Sea and fought fiercely for the position of the leader of Xingxiu Sect. At this time, A Zi appeared. With the help of the Mysterious Divine Palm, the Ice Silkworm Internal Force and top-notch strength, she easily suppressed and subdued all the disciples of Xingxiu Sea and made them a subordinate force of Lingjiu Palace.

Murong Fu had no intention of taking over Lingjiu Palace. Wang Yuyan and Azhu's hearts were all with Murong Fu, and they had their children with them, so it was naturally impossible for them to travel far. A-Bi was a gentle little woman, and A-Qing was a martial arts and swordsman fanatic, and they also had little desire for power. Only little A-Zi was active, and she relied on the relationship between Murong Fu and Tianshan Tonglao to show off her power in Xixia.

Ding Chunqiu's foundation was taken away by her. She quite liked the flattery skills of the disciples of Xingxiuhai, but this group of people were useless, so she threw them to the bodyguards assigned to her by Murong Fu for protection and rectification. In just half a year, they made great progress. Not to mention their character, they did put up a fancy show in deploying troops.

When Xiao A Zi went out, besides bodyguards, she was naturally accompanied by maids. These maids were about her own age, born into the Murong family and well-trained from a young age. Their abilities were at least second-rate, not necessarily inferior to those of the same age in the Lingjiu Palace, and sometimes even slightly better. Through Murong Fu's connections, Xiao A Zi had won the favor of the Tianshan Child-Fairy and was appointed Young Palace Master of the Lingjiu Palace. This time, she was representing the Lingjiu Palace.

Well, relying on this relationship, Xiao A Zi did a lot to facilitate the Murong Trading Company. The power of the Murong family in Western Xia continued to grow. When Murong Bo attacked the Liao Kingdom, Xiao A Zi was in charge of Lingjiu Palace to suppress the Western Xia martial arts world, and she also made an indelible contribution to involving the Western Xia military.

At the same time, many martial arts of Lingjiu Palace were also open to her. The first martial art this girl learned was the Life and Death Talisman, which made Murong Fu laugh and cry. However, it was precisely because of this martial art that the disciples of Xingxiu Sect complained bitterly and dared not resist or disobey.

This time, little A Zi was wearing men's clothes, with thick eyebrows. She held a wine pot in one hand and played with the Xuanming furnace (Jiuyin furnace) in the other. The thousand-year-old ice silkworms in the furnace emitted a faint cool air. The four maids, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, stood at the four corners of the sedan chair.

Little A Zi waved her jade hand, her internal force burst out, and the four walls of the sedan collapsed, leaving only four supports and a gorgeous canopy. She stood up gently, and a stream of wine flew out of the wine jug in her hand and fell into her mouth, without a drop of wine. Her control over her internal force was evident.

"I am Fairy Xuanming, the Lord of Xingxiu Sea and the Young Master of Lingjiu Palace. I heard that Shaolin is holding a martial arts conference, so I volunteered to compete for the position of leader of the martial arts world. If you are dissatisfied, I can beat you into submission." Little A Zi spoke in a loud voice. As soon as she finished speaking, all the disciples of Xingxiu Sea immediately echoed her. "Great Immortal Xuanming, your virtue matches the heaven and earth, your power shakes the world, unparalleled in ancient and modern times!" "Great Immortal Xuanming, your martial arts are unparalleled, and you are invincible in the world!"

No matter how arrogant they are, they don't have any psychological pressure at all. After all, there are people above them, so they will never be humiliated.

What's more, they really thought that the martial arts master above them was unrivaled, well, at least few people could rival him. He was not inferior to his previous master Ding Chunqiu, and was even better.

Abbot Xuanci, Elder Xu and others could not help but look at each other in bewilderment. They convened the martial arts conference to deal with the approaching army of Xiao Feng, to gather the strength of the martial arts world of the Song Dynasty to resist the invasion of foreign enemies and protect the safety of the Song Dynasty. Although they had the intention of uniting, they had no intention of nominating a martial arts leader.

As the host, although Shaolin did not initiate the martial arts conference, Abbot Xuanci had to fight. He knew at a glance that A Zi was a woman. After looking carefully, he recognized that this woman was actually Murong's concubine A Zi. He felt both amused and helpless, but at this time she did not represent Gusu Murong, so he could only treat her as the master of Xingxiu Sea and the young master of Lingjiu Palace.

"Amitabha, this martial arts conference is only for fighting against foreign enemies, and has no intention of nominating a martial arts leader, Miss A Zi..."

Before Abbot Xuanci could finish, Little A'Zi waved her hand and interrupted him, saying, "There's no Miss A'Zi at this moment. Only Fairy Xuanming, the Lord of the Constellation Sea and Young Master of the Vulture Palace, is present. Master Abbot is a hermit, yet his heart is filled with the world, which is truly admirable. Regardless of the purpose of this martial arts conference, it must ultimately have a leader. As the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head. Without a leader, what kind of martial arts conference is this?"

"Shaolin, the Beggars' Sect, and all the heroes from around the world are gathering here now. This is a rare and golden opportunity. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to nominate a martial arts expert with exceptional skills as the leader? Wouldn't that be wonderful?" Little A Zi smiled at Abbot Xuan Ci and said, "In my opinion, the chances are very good if Abbot Xuan Ci is the host. If the Shaolin abbot becomes the leader, Shaolin's status in the Central Plains martial arts world will rise to a new level, and from then on, no one in the martial arts world will disobey his orders."

Abbot Xuanci was furious when he heard this. "Are you threatening me?" he asked. "Shaolin is already a big enough tree to attract attention, and you're pushing it from behind, wanting to see the whole world attack it. You, the Murong family, don't know how to keep a low profile and be in the same boat, but you're dragging Shaolin into this fight too. You have truly malicious intentions."

Abbot Xuanci hurriedly said a few humble words, but the many martial artists around him were in chaos, with all kinds of opinions emerging one after another. Some even proposed a duel to seize the leader position, as if they were eager to create chaos in the world. Little A Zi even expressed her agreement with a smile, but she set her sights on the Beggars' Sect.

"I've heard that the Beggar Gang's Dragon Subduing Palm is the strongest and most masculine in the world, and their Dog Beating Stick Technique is exquisite and unparalleled. Although I'm not very talented, I also have a palm technique called the Mysterious Nether Divine Palm, which is extremely yin and cold. I'd like to experience the Beggar Gang's Dragon Subduing Palm, the best palm in the world. Please feel free to teach me!" Little A Zi knew that although her martial arts skills were high and she could still gain the upper hand against Abbot Xuan Ci, her internal strength would definitely be greatly damaged afterwards, so she set her sights on the Beggar Gang, who were the weak ones.

The Beggar Gang had lost Qiao Feng, and the strongest of the remaining members was only at the peak of the first-rate level. As a top-notch master, he had the Mysterious Nether Palm and the Ice Silkworm Internal Force, so he could even fight against an ordinary half-step top-level master. It would not take much effort to defeat the Beggar Gang masters, and he would be able to recover quickly afterwards, and it would be much easier to fight Abbot Xuan Ci again.

On the Beggar Gang's side, Elder Xu, Elder Chuan Gong and others did not recognize Xiao A Zi's identity, but were quite wary of this girl. She was surrounded by many people, including many masters. It was no coincidence that this girl could intimidate the ugly people in Xingxiu Sea.

"The Xingxiu Sect is a sect from the Western Regions, and is not one of the martial arts practitioners of the Great Song Dynasty. Whether or not the Great Song Dynasty appoints a martial arts leader has nothing to do with the Xingxiu Sect. Even if the martial arts practitioners of the Central Plains want to nominate a leader to coordinate affairs, it is not convenient for you, a disciple of the Xingxiu Sect, to participate." Elder Xu stepped forward and directly defined the scope of this martial arts conference. He also pointed out the inappropriateness of Xiao A Zi's identity and put her on the opposite side of all the martial artists in the Central Plains.

Little A Zi said with a smile, "The Murong clan is the origin of all martial arts. Whether it's Shaolin, the Beggars' Sect, or the Western Regions, we all come from the same sect, so why should we be so clearly divided? Moreover, this fairy is a native of the Central Plains. My mother was also quite famous in the Jiangnan water town, but she met the wrong man and got pregnant before marriage. The unfaithful man was a martial arts expert. After having a good time, he left and left my mother without anyone to take care of her. He gave me away."

"Fortunately, this fairy has great fortune and met a noble person to learn martial arts from. This fairy can tell you responsibly that everything I have learned is orthodox Central Plains martial arts. As for the Xingxiu Sect, it is just a branch of the Central Plains sect located in the Western Regions." As soon as little A Zi said this, countless people were stunned.

Duan Yu was talking to Duan Zhengchun. He recognized little A Zi early on. Although he didn't know what she was going to do, he didn't act rashly. He also knew the disguised woman Ruan Xingzhu beside his father, but he didn't say much. After listening to what little A Zi said, he couldn't help but look at his father Duan Zhengchun.

Ruan Xingzhu was also a jealous person. After hearing what Xiao A Zi said, she used it to mock Duan Zhengchun, suspecting that her lover's promiscuity was the cause of his misfortune. Duan Zhengchun himself was a little unsure. Duan Yu whispered, "Aunt Ruan, don't you think this girl looks a bit like you?"

Ruan Xingzhu couldn't help but shudder when she heard this. She was born in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, got pregnant before marriage, and gave away a daughter. Could this cruel mother really be herself?

Without waiting for them to go and confirm, little A Zi provoked them again, saying that the Dragon Subduing Palm was very famous and she didn't know if it was really that powerful and wanted to give it a try.

Elder Xu and the others were forced to this point and had no choice but to fight. However, little A Zi's martial arts skills were not inferior to Wang Yuyan and A Zhu, and the ice silkworm's true qi was even more difficult for ordinary people to resist. Elder Xu and the elder who passed on the skills were defeated one after another.

Little A Zi defeated the Beggars' Sect master and was very proud of herself for a while. Instigated by the Star Constellation group, she started to speak nonsense, "The Dragon Subduing Palm is just so-so. The Beggars' Sect is in decline."

Suddenly, a hearty laugh came from outside Shaolin, "Have you asked me whether the Beggars' Sect has declined, and whether the Dragon Subduing Palm is really just like this?" The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and a group of cavalrymen came up the mountain like a gust of wind. The leader was wearing a black thin felt cloak. He was burly, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose and a wide mouth. He had an astonishing aura and was approaching in the blink of an eye.

He jumped off his horse and forced little A Zi back with a Dragon Subduing Palm. Then he bowed slightly to the people around him. Everyone burst into an uproar: "Boss Qiao!" "Boss Qiao is back!"