Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 634 A deception, a sneak attack...

"Oh dear! My two young friends, why are you still here, and so leisurely? Don't you know something has happened down the mountain?" Upon arriving at the entrance of the forbidden area, Chunxin immediately spoke to the two Wudang disciples who were on guard duty.

"Huh? What happened? Master, please tell me slowly." The two young Taoists were indeed too young, one fifteen and the other sixteen, with virtually no experience in the martial world. So when Chunxin tricked them like this, they didn't suspect anything at all, and even asked him nervously what had happened.

"Don't you know? I heard that a large group of martial arts practitioners just stormed down the mountain, wanting to come to Wudang to 'confront' us or something. Your Sect Leader Yao has already taken dozens of Taoist priests to deal with them, and the two sides are currently arguing." Chunxin had obviously prepared this explanation on the way here.

At first glance, the situation he described seems very serious, but upon closer examination, it's not hard to see that his wording is quite vague—what does "arrive" mean? Why "confront"? What exactly does "deal with" refer to? And what is being "disputed" about?
If it were two seasoned veterans here today, they would have asked him a few more questions. Unfortunately, there are only two young Taoist priests here. These two lads are too easy to fool. After being fooled by Chunxin's exaggerated words, the two of them immediately ran to the mountain gate to "help". I wonder what kind of help they can actually provide.

Of course, ultimately, the reason why these two were able to leave their posts so easily, or why Wudang was able to send two such young people to guard this place from the beginning, was because no one cared much about the defense of this forbidden area.

Thus, even in broad daylight, Chunxin easily slipped into the forbidden area, intending to "inform" Sun Huang and Chun Kong.

Coincidentally, just like when Chunxin first sneaked into the forbidden area, even though he came during the day, he once again arrived at the exact time when Huang Donglai had just finished relieving himself in the bushes.

"Eh? Master Chunxin, what brings you here in broad daylight?" Huang Donglai was a little surprised and flustered when he pulled up his pants and rushed out of the bushes, because he really didn't expect Chunxin to come at this time.

"Young Master Huang, something terrible has happened!" Chunxin was putting on a great show, his face showing a mix of excitement and anxiety as he said, "Quickly call out Young Master Sun and Chun Kong, let's talk as we walk."

"Hmm..." Huang Donglai thought for a few seconds after hearing this, and then replied, "Then you can come with me to shout. You can tell me the general idea on the way."

Since Huang Donglai didn't know what Chunxin was up to, he replied with this statement, based on the principle of "leading this bastard to a place that is advantageous to me first".

Chunxin, for reasons unknown, readily agreed to the proposal.

So, while running into the cave with Huang Donglai to call for help, Chunxin told Huang Donglai that "two heroes at the foot of the mountain claim to have caught a murderer from the Shaoshi Mountain incident, and now they are leading hundreds of martial arts practitioners to Wudang to 'uphold justice'."

Although Chunxin was telling the truth, when Huang Donglai heard this, he didn't think, "Then our injustice can be cleared up immediately," but rather, "Is this bastard lying to me? Is it true or false? If it's false, what's his purpose in making this up? If it's true, what benefit would he get from tipping me off?"

Before long, Chunxin and Huang Donglai arrived at the grotto and met Sun Yixie and Chunkong. The latter were somewhat surprised that Chunxin had come during the day. After they learned the information Chunxin had brought, Sun Yixie's thoughts were basically the same as Huang Donglai's...

"Master Chunxin, is this news... guaranteed to be true?" Sun Yixie thought for a moment, then asked Chunxin again in a very strange tone and with a hint of suggestion in his eyes.

This is him using the identity of "Deep Sea" to give "Buddha Shrine" a signal. The subtext is probably: "If you want to deceive, just deceive those two. I, 'Deep Sea,' have a vested interest in you. If there's anything you can't say, just wink at me."

However, Chunxin was completely unaware of Sun Yixie's intentions. He still said with a firm expression, "Absolutely true!" He paused and then said, "Young Master Sun, Young Master Huang... this is an opportunity. Now that I have sent the guards of this forbidden area away, you might as well sneak out with me. That way, when they 'confront each other,' you can observe from the sidelines and act accordingly."

Chunxin's suggestion is reasonable.

Even if Chunxin didn't exist, Sun Huang would still choose to sneak out and observe from the shadows after learning that someone was going up the mountain to "prove the truth."

However, precisely because of Chunxin's existence, and because Sun Huang explicitly labeled him a "dog," the matter has become more complicated.

We know Sun and Huang well; they treated Shen Youran the way they treat Chunxin now...

Based on Sun Huang's "shoot the arrow first, then draw the target" mentality when dealing with this kind of person, even if Chunxin gave him real information and reasonable suggestions... Sun Huang still had to come up with a malicious motive for the other party before he felt at ease.

Of course, this motive does exist, and it is not difficult to detect under the premise of "guarding against petty people".

“Master Chunxin, may I speak with you in private…” After a moment, Sun Yixie took the initiative.

As he spoke, he put his arm around Chunxin's shoulder and pulled him away.

Seeing this, Huang Donglai also acted as if he didn't take it seriously and casually turned his head to continue talking to Chun Kong.

We'll leave aside what message Brother Huang passed to Chun Kong during this time, and talk about Brother Sun's side...

“Hey, ‘Buddha Shrine,’ what are you doing? If they want a confrontation, let them confront each other. Why are you here reporting news and offering advice?” Sun Yixie pulled Chunxin away and immediately lowered his voice, speaking to Chunxin in a very aggressive tone, “If the confrontation proves our innocence, it doesn’t matter if we don’t show up. But if the confrontation is still unfavorable to us, wouldn’t it be very dangerous for us to be there?” He paused, then continued, “And have you thought about this… if those two heroes really prove on the spot that the Shaoshi Mountain incident wasn’t done by our Hunyuan Starry Sky Sect, then wouldn’t we, who are in the crowd, have to show ourselves? Even if I don’t want to show myself, that Huang guy and Chun Kong will still jump out… then we’ll go from being in the shadows to being in the light, and we won’t be able to hide back in this forbidden area of ​​the back mountain anymore. What will happen to those unfinished scriptures?”

"Tsk...Do you think I wanted to put on this show for them?" Chunxin's tone was also very impolite when he whispered to Sun Yixie. "The problem is that things have gotten really big now. What if they find out on their own when things get noisy outside? If they remember that I didn't come to report it, wouldn't I be in a passive position? I might as well come and do them a favor."

Clearly, after this period of "communication," Chunxin has come to believe that "Deep Sea" and he are now in cahoots and no longer need to pretend.

"Fine, fine." Sun Yixie pursed his lips. "Then tell me, what if we don't come back after going out today? What will happen to the remaining scriptures?"

“You’re pretty smart, aren’t you? What’s so difficult about this?” Chunxin replied. “If those two heroes can’t prove your innocence today, then you can’t show up. You can just sneak back after it’s all over, right? And if the matter is resolved and you show up, that’s fine too… Anyway, my junior brother Chunkong is exceptionally intelligent. He has a photographic memory for anything like scriptures, and he doesn’t know that the scriptures contain martial arts techniques. So, whichever of us has the opportunity in the future, we can just trick him into revealing the rest.”

"This..." Sun Yixie feigned a troubled expression after hearing this, "Is it alright?"

"Sigh~ It has to work out even if it doesn't work out." Chunxin took the opportunity to complain, "Isn't it because you don't trust me and have never been willing to copy the entire original text of the scripture for me, only sending me a translation every day... Now you remember this? Why didn't you think of copying a copy and keeping it beforehand?"

Ladies and gentlemen, don't be fooled by their lively chatter and haggling... they don't actually care about the content of their conversation at this moment.

Sun Yixie didn't believe a word of Chunxin's plans. Sun had only brought Chunxin over to give Huang Donglai some "time and space to prepare."

What Sun Yixie said was no longer important to Chunxin; because Chunxin had already decided that these three people would all die within half a day, so no matter what Brother Sun said, Chunxin would try his best to agree, showing that he could say anything and make any promises.

To make a long story short, after the four of them spoke to each other for a while, they each had their own ulterior motives and left the cave together, and then left the forbidden area behind the mountain.

After they came out, Chunxin led the way. After all, he had been living there for some time, and Wudang was in complete chaos. It wouldn't be a big problem for him to lead three people stealthily through the mountain forests and houses for a while.

Meanwhile, at another location on the mountain, namely the largest training ground within the Wudang Sect, hundreds of martial artists, led by Zheng Dongxi and Jiang Shouzhen, had also arrived.

It must be said that Sect Leader Yao is quite pragmatic. He argued with Zheng Dongxi and Jiang Shouzheng for a long time at the mountain gate, but seeing that he could not persuade them or control them, he decided to settle for second best and move the "confrontation" outdoors.

You all insist on bringing hundreds of people up the mountain together, right? Fine, let's talk in the training ground then. Our Wudang Mountain is the most spacious place there—thirty acres of open space, a stone platform in the middle, a statue of Zhenwu on the platform, a Taiji diagram painted on the ground, the Three Pure Ones guarding the south cliff, cranes guarding the west and east, stone steps rising on the north slope, leading to the end of the mountain path.

In this place, let's put it this way... if these martial arts practitioners really have any conflicts, they can resolve them on the spot. Master Yao has essentially prepared them in advance for "if they want to fight, they should fight in the training room."

At 1:00 PM, the crowd that had come down from the mountain finally entered the drill ground.

Around the training ground, the disciples of Wudang were already on high alert; on one side of the central stone platform, the monks of Shaolin stood together with the high-ranking officials of Wudang.

Meanwhile, in a corner not too far from the training ground, Chunxin, Chunkong, Sun Yixie, and Huang Donglai had quietly arrived.

Seeing that the actors were almost all present, Zheng Dongxi stepped forward with his head held high and, with a seemingly inconspicuous yet astonishing leap, arrived on the stage. He then clasped his hands in greeting to Master Yao, who was presiding over the event.

Zheng Dongxi thought it was time for him to show off, but he didn't expect... at this critical moment, someone even more impressive than him made the first move.

That person was Chunxin.

At this time and in this place, Chunxin finally revealed his true colors.

While Sun, Huang, and Chun Kong were all focused on the training ground and not paying attention to him, Chun Xin suddenly launched a sneak attack on Chun Kong from behind.

With a whooshing sound, Chunxin channeled all his power and delivered a palm strike that struck Chunkong in the back like a thunderbolt.

The moment Chunxin felt the solid impact on his hand, he felt much relieved, because he knew that his opponent could not possibly survive such a blow.

Next, all he had to do was shout to attract the crowd and announce that Shuang Xie had killed Chun Kong. He would then pretend to have witnessed it and launch an attack on Shuang Xie, trying to kill them both before the crowd got too close. That would be the end of it.

However, just as he opened his mouth to shout...

"Amitabha..." Chun Kong, who had taken the full force of Chun Xin's attack, not only did not fall down, but also slowly turned around, chanting Buddhist prayers to Chun Xin, and said, "Senior brother, we were fellow disciples, I never expected you to be so vicious..."