Chapter 946 Rebellion
The next morning.
It had been snowing continuously since the beginning of the year, and today was a rare sunny day. So the White Lotus sect members, who had been feeling depressed for days, packed up their gear early in the morning, each holding their favorite equipment, and practiced in pairs in the yard to loosen up their muscles and bones.
Most of those who were brought all the way to Liaodong were elite members of the White Lotus Sect, and many of them had made a great name for themselves in the martial arts world .
The practice of each move may not be as pleasing to the eye as the routines in a martial arts gym, but it is far more fierce and murderous. If it were not just a practice, the defeated party would most likely be killed or disabled.
Of course, not everyone in the White Lotus Sect is a master.
For example, Mr. Zhang, a man with a lot of excess fat, holding a two-foot-long knife, danced in a self-deprecating and amusing way. Even if we praise him, he is still a long way from being a "dealer master".
However, the first person who broke into a sweat on the field was Zhang Xiucai.
He sat down on the railing of the corridor, panting as he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve. He smeared the hair from his left temple to his right temple, smiling and shaking his head, saying, "No, no, I'm really not cut out for this. If I really have to face a war, I'll have to rely on the help of you brothers."
Several people around joined in the laughter. One patted his chest and promised, "I will go through any difficulties, no matter how hard it is." Another one leaned his shoulder and fawned, saying, "You have read the books of sages and learned the skills to defeat thousands of enemies and slay dragons."
Others didn't care much about it, but Yao Anmin, who was sitting in the middle of the yard, was extremely unhappy.
Yesterday, Zhang Xiucai was so spoiled that he embarrassed him in person. Yao Anmin was already resentful about it, and now when he saw everyone rushing to flatter Zhang Xiucai, he became even more angry.
At that moment, the two swords in his hands were like a violent storm, sweeping away the opponent's long sword and attacking the opponent's vital points from top and bottom.
The man opposite tried to block in a hurry, but was unable to dodge and was hit on the shoulder blade by the back of Yao Anmin's knife.
He groaned and retreated repeatedly, but covered his shoulder and forced a smile, saying, "Master Yao's swordsmanship has become more and more advanced. If you hadn't shown mercy, I'm afraid I would have lost my head and I wouldn't even know what happened."
Under normal circumstances, after winning, Yao Anmin would most likely look down upon his opponent and give him some pointers, but today he had no interest at all.
"snort."
He exhaled heavily from his nose, curled his lips and said: "My skills are just trifling tricks, how can they compete with the ten thousand enemies and dragon slaying skills of the scholars?"
It sounded like these were directed at Mr. Zhang.
Although the man opposite was Yao Anmin's subordinate, how could he dare to offend the popular figure around Deputy Leader Xue?
At the moment, I could only smile awkwardly and try to get away with it.
But Mr. Zhang, who was sitting over there, had already heard everything clearly. He immediately put away his friendly expression, stood up, and slowly walked a few steps towards Yao Anmin, and asked with a fake smile, "Why, Master Yao Xiang also wants to learn the art of slaying ten thousand enemies and slaying dragons?"
"I dare not, and I don't have the conditions."
Yao Anmin shook his head like a rattle, and just when everyone thought he had given in, he suddenly added, "I am a lonely man, Yao, with neither a wife nor a daughter. How could I have learned such a great skill?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings became quiet except for the sound of breathing.
Everyone's eyes were shifting between Yao Anmin and Zhang Xiucai.
In fact, after saying this, Yao Anmin regretted it in his heart, but since the words had already been spoken, how could he take them back in front of so many people?
However, seeing that Mr. Zhang's face was becoming more and more gloomy, Yao Anmin felt the muscles on his cheeks trembling, and he couldn't help but explain, "I'm talking about Wu Qizi, Mr. Zhang, please don't misunderstand me."
A sneer appeared on Mr. Zhang's lips, because Yao Anmin had bullied a distant cousin of his when he was in Shaanxi and Gansu, and he had long wanted to find an opportunity to teach this guy a lesson.
Now Yao Anmin's active provocation is exactly what Zhang Xiucai was thinking.
He raised his eyebrows and was about to laugh loudly, but the excited Yao Anmin became even more out of control.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a member of the sect who was responsible for monitoring the posthouse suddenly rushed in and shouted, " Where is Sect Leader Xue? I have something important to report!"
At that moment, Mr. Zhang no longer cared about Yao Anmin, and rushed forward like a ball, grabbed the man's wrist, and pulled him towards Deputy Leader Xue's residence.
Yao Anmin, who was behind, first breathed a sigh of relief, then rolled his eyes a few times and hurriedly chased after him.
But after he entered the east room, he found that from Deputy Leader Xue down to the member of the sect who sent the message, all three were staring at him without blinking.
Yao Anmin was feeling uncomfortable when he heard Deputy Sect Leader Xue clear his throat and said, "Master Yao Xiang, please stay outside and don't let anyone get close to this place."
He said he was guarding outside, it was obvious that he didn't trust me!
Yao Anmin was filled with extreme shame and indignation, but facing Deputy Sect Leader Xue, he dared not say a word of resistance. He could only grit his teeth and accept it, then retreated angrily.
After he closed the door, Vice Sect Leader Xue asked quietly, "Did that person spread the news?"
"That's right!"
The believer who came to report the news also responded in a low voice: "He said that early this morning, the old man surnamed Xu sent someone to deliver a letter to the interior of the country..."
"good!"
Vice Sect Leader Xue jumped up from the kang, and turned around excitedly. After a while, he calmed down and said to Mr. Zhang in a low voice, "In the next half day, arrange for people to leave the city..."
"Mr. Xue, please be patient!"
Zhang Xiucai saw that he was a little confused, so he hurriedly advised: "We must wait for two or three days, so that the two thieves Xu and Sun will not associate these two things together."
Upon hearing this, Vice Sect Leader Xue finally reacted and nodded repeatedly, saying "Yes, that's right".
Then he discovered that the believer who came to deliver the message seemed to have something else that had not been explained, so he hurriedly asked again.
"Reporting to Master Xue."
The member of the church said solemnly, "According to that person, those two bastards somehow learned that our people from the Holy Church are in the city, and today they specifically warned him to be careful and on guard!"
"Is this true?!"
This time even Mr. Zhang was shocked. Then a light bulb went off in his head and he blurted out, "Could it be that the Jurchens let the cat out of the bag?! Are these damned Tartars trying to use us as bargaining chips?!"
After his analysis, Vice Leader Xue and the other members of the sect became even more frightened.
Sun Shaozong alone is difficult to deal with. If the Jurchens take sides, then the twenty or so brothers in the Holy Church in this courtyard will be unable to escape even if they have wings!
Fortunately, after Mr. Zhang was panicked for a while, he quickly calmed down and shook his head, saying, "Maybe I just let it slip by mistake. After all, the Tartars are just trying to stall for time. If they want to invade the south in the future, they will have to rely on the Holy Church for internal and external support. It doesn't make sense for them to take the initiative to sell us out to the court and waste a helping hand in vain."
After hearing this, Deputy Sect Leader Xue felt relieved.
But he still said in a deep voice: "Even so, we are in danger."
Zhang Xiucai grinned and said, "Since you want to take control of the world, how can you avoid danger?"
Vice Leader Xue was silent for a moment, then nodded solemnly: "That's true, but we still need to make some preparations - how about this, you take a few people and secretly find another place to stay, so that even if Sun Shaozong comes to find us, it won't delay the great cause of the Holy Church."
Mr. Zhang was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said: "Mr. Xue, it's still you..."
"Just do it!"
Deputy Sect Leader Xue did not allow any doubt.
"Your subordinate Zhang Cong obeys your orders."
Mr. Zhang had no choice but to accept the offer, and then he and Deputy Sect Leader Xue drew up a list of names, all of whom were elite members of the sect and were on good terms with Mr. Zhang.
That evening, Mr. Zhang and a few others lied that they were going out buy food and wine, and they disappeared without a trace since then.
…
Three days later at noon.
While Alin Qi Tu was visiting again and a banquet was being set up in the main hall, someone swaggered out of the back door of the inn, turned around and came to a shabby alley, looked left and right, but did not see a single person.
The man cursed angrily and was about to return the same way he came, but he didn't expect that as soon as he reached the entrance of the alley, he was blocked by a round "thing".
"Should I call you Captain Feng or Master Feng now?"
It turned out that the person blocking the road was none other than Mr. Zhang who had been hiding in secret for several days.
The person who was blocked in the alley was none other than Feng Xin!
