Chapter 209
Chapter 209 - You Really Are Annoying Old Man!
Yunjin City going west for three days and three nights, would allow one to reach the boundary of Suzhou — — Danxia Mountain, which was also known as the “Ghost Mountain” by the commoners nearby.
According to legends, anyone who entered the Ghost Mountain would either lose all their memories and become a fool, or be stuck inside the mountain for the rest of their lives. After a while, this place became a forbidden area for the nearby villages.
“Hierarchy, be careful of your feet. The path to the mountain is not easy.” Zuo Shaotang led Yin Xu into a cave and opened up a pathway.
This place that the martial artists had been searching for dozens of years was indeed a hidden place. From Yin Xu's perspective, the wind and water in the Danxia Mountain was very good, very much like a place with spirit veins.
After walking along the mountain road with Zuo Shaotang for six hours, Yin Xu finally could not hold back and exploded: “Did you guys make it so troublesome just by going in and out?” No wonder that Evil Sect old man didn't frequently appear in the martial arts world. If he had to travel such a long distance outside of his home, he would rather stay at home.
“Not really. There are shortcuts into the mountains, but there are people guarding them. This road is safer.” Zuo Shaotang turned his head and laughed, then pointed to the distance and said: “Look, we'll be there after we cross that mountain.”
Climb over that mountain…
Those who heard this looked up in unison. The mountain peaks reached into the clouds and were covered with snow. Everyone only had one thought in their minds: Is this Zuo really not trying to screw them over?
“We have one Sect Leader, two Protectors, and more than three hundred subordinates. Is there even a need to be afraid of a few guards?” Yin Xu grabbed Zuo Shaotang's collar, staring fiercely into his eyes, “You better not play any tricks on me!”
Zuo Shaotang laughed lightly, “How dare I? This road may be difficult, but it is definitely the safest. “
Yin Xu did not waste any more words with him and ordered: “Change up another one! Don't take me for a fool. ” It wasn't like he didn't see the fox sneering.
Zuo Shaotang rubbed the wrinkles on his collar, and sighed secretly: It looks like he won't be able to take revenge.
This mountain range carried many of his and Xiao Feng's memories, and was also their battlefield when they were young. So he was very familiar with this place.
He had originally wanted to take Yin Xu on the most difficult and tiring path to take as compensation for the trauma he suffered from being captured at that time. Moreover, he did not lie, because this road was indeed the safest path.
“Since Sect Leader has spoken, this subordinate has no choice but to obey.” Zuo Shaotang used his sword to cut open a bush, revealing a mountain wall. He dug into an ancient tree's bark, and embedded a round jade pendant, only to see a door slowly opening, revealing a black hole.
“Let's go, this is a secret passage. Very few people know about it.” Zuo Shaotang lit a torch and brought his men into the secret passage. Xiao Feng was in charge of cutting off the rear, his face cold and unchanging for thousands of years.
Only he himself knew that upon seeing this secret passageway, many memories surged forth.
Back then, when they were fighting to survive in these mountains, Zuo Shaotang found out about this secret pathway when he was injured and hid him inside it, which gave him three days to catch his breath.
Afterwards, they explored this secret passage a few times and found out that this passage was left behind hundreds of years ago. Moreover, no one in the church knew about it, so the two of them buried this matter deep in their hearts and didn't tell anyone about it.
After walking for half an hour, Zuo Shaotang stopped, “We're here, the exit is at the back mountain of the main altar, and 100 metres ahead is the Evil Sect's Ten Thousand Snake Cave, haha, everyone, you better not look around.”
Yin Xu's eyes lit up, “Ten Thousand Snake Cave, it sounds quite good.”
The corner of Zuo Shaotang's mouth twitched, the smile on his face became somewhat stiff, “Sect Leader can personally go and try it, I believe you will like it.”
Yin Xu shrugged his shoulders, “I only like to see others struggling in there. I hope you don't have this chance.”
“This chance is better left to others.” Zuo Shaotang thought: I will definitely leave that damned place far behind in the future.
He reminded them one last time, “Follow me closely after you leave. There are many traps in the back of the mountain. If you die, don't blame me for not reminding you.” He then opened the exit to the secret passageway.
The sunlight seeped in, and after closing his eyes for a while, Yin Xu took the lead and walked out, and stood at the entrance of the cave, observing his surroundings.
They were standing on the middle of a mountain, looking down on all four sides of the mountain. Below them was a basin, surrounded by a circle of buildings that guarded the palace-like structure in the middle, as if it was a small town.
Along the four sides of the mountain peak, there were rows of bamboo houses. Zuo Shaotang introduced them as: “That is the residence of the clan elders.”
Yin Xu did not ask why they, as an elder, did not live in a palace but in a bamboo house. Other than the secret passage, the group of people did not hide their whereabouts, and openly went down the mountain.
“There are thousands of disciples in my school, and half of them are scattered all over the place. At least twenty percent of the people in this main altar are controlled by the Elders.” In other words, nearly twenty percent of his people would become their hindrances.
“How many elders are there?”
“Five of them. However, not all of them are ambitious. Let's see how you are going to convince them.”
Yin Xu shot a glance at him, and noticed his hidden gloating. This person probably brought him in with the intent to watch a show?
But, how could there be a reason to not buy a ticket for a show? A smile flashed past Yin Xu's eyes as he brought his men down the mountain.
Before long, someone discovered their whereabouts, and just as they were about to call for warning, they was stopped by a point in the sky by Zuo Shaotang.
“What? You don't even recognize this Protector?” Zuo Shaotang walked over and patted the person's head and said extremely gently: “Don't be afraid, they are not outsiders.” With that, he cleared that person's acupoints.
“Left… Protector, it's great that you're back. The school is about to fall into chaos. “
“What's wrong?”
“Before, when the head of the school went into seclusion, no one thought much of it, but the day before yesterday, there was an elder who heard about it from somewhere. It must have been said that the head of the school was not in the school, and had already passed away.
“Oh, so they already knew.” Zuo Shaotang laughed in an unconcerned manner, and then revealed a sorrowful expression, “Sect Master, he … Indeed, he's not here anymore. Before he died, he passed the position of Sect Master to Huo Tian. “
The doubt in the disciple's face was not concealed at all. However, there was no room for him to cover this matter up, and the position of Sect Master was not something that a small fry like him could think of.
Currently, all the disciples were secretly standing in formation. The one who succeeded might be able to leap up, and the one who lost would die without a burial ground.
There were many disciples in the Sect supporting the left Right Protectorate, and this person was one of them.
“Tell me about the situation. Have the elders made any moves yet?”
“Yes. The elders have decided to hold a martial competition tomorrow in the plaza. The victor will take over the position of Pope.”
Yin Xu had a strange expression, “In other words, no one plans to send people to look for your previous Sect Leader?” These people were truly ambitious.
The disciple lowered his head, and did not dare to look Yin Xu in the eye, “Yes.”
Yin Xu suddenly burst out laughing. If he had known earlier, he would have let the old man live and let him come back to see the scene of his relatives leaving him.
“Martial competition, I like it.”
As soon as they got off the mountain, they were surrounded. This hidden main altar had suddenly attracted so many outsiders, no one wanted to gain anything from it.
“Left Right Protectorate?” Someone exclaimed in surprise.
Zuo Shaotang and Xiao Feng walked forward and said loudly: “The Sect Leader is dead. He ordered the two of us to bring his ashes back to the main altar for burial.
Zuo Shaotang led Yin Xu forward, “Everyone, hurry up and greet the new Sect Leader!”
A few people walked out of the crowd and stood behind Zuo Shaotang and Xiao Feng after saluting.
Yin Xu glanced at Zuo Shaotang, meaning: Why are there only a few?
Zuo Shaotang winked at him and said silently: Calm down.
“Humph!” What a joke. You two think that you can determine the position of the church head without any proof at all? ” An old man with white eyebrows and a white beard walked in front of them. He wore a black robe and had a skinny body.
However, the moment he appeared, the originally noisy crowd immediately quietened down. It was evident just how high his status was.
Yin Xu took out the Sect Leader's order badge and waved it in front of everyone's eyes, “You call this speaking empty words without any proof?”
Once the medallion was revealed, many people's hearts began to waver. However, because of the Great Elder's presence, none of them dared to make a move.
“Who knows how you got it? Could it be a gift from the left Right Protectorate? “
“Old man, do you believe this?” If they had this token, why would they give it to me, a nameless junior? Wouldn't it be fine if you were the Sect Leader? ” Yin Xu gave him a sarcastic smile.
Everyone bowed their heads in agreement.
“A nameless junior? I don't think so, do I? ” The Great Clan Elder looked at the few hundred people behind Yin Xu, his gaze darkening, “Is there really so many people following a nameless junior?”
“This is my humble way of speaking. Why do you have to nag at me? You are so annoying, old man! No matter what sort of status I have, from now on, I am the Sect Leader. “
“In my opinion, the Sect Leader must have been killed by the three of you.”
Yin Xu could not bear it anymore. With a flash, he struck his palm towards the Great Clan Elder.
The disciples only saw a shadow rushing over. Before they could warn him, the grand elder had already pulled a disciple in front of him.
“Ah …” A mournful scream reverberated in everyone's ears, causing them to feel fear.
After the dust settled, a skeleton fell onto the ground. The Great Clan Elder retreated a few steps and looked at Yin Xu in shock.
“Do you guys look familiar with this martial arts?” Yin Xu asked calmly with his hands behind his back.
Everyone nodded and swallowed their saliva.
Yin Xu said with a sincere face: “The Old Sect Leader thinks that I am a genius in martial arts, before I die, he passed down his clan's secret methods to me … Now, is there anyone who has any doubts? “
Yin Xu's move had completely stunned everyone. Everyone looked at each other, then kneeled down, “Greetings Sect Leader, Sect Leader Hong Fu Qi Tian!”