Sword from the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 19: Great and Good Teacher? (Thanks to Uncle Shendu for the great alliance!)
This happened so suddenly that no one could have imagined it.

Dou Kui and others were so frightened that they took a few steps back, and even Zhou Yi's eyes and eyebrows twitched.

Wu Guanlan was an elder of the Hunyuan Sect after all, yet he was killed by a palm strike.

This old man has such vicious tactics!
Looking at the tattoo of the word "Yi" behind Ma Shouyi's ear, Zhou Yi held his breath slightly.

The old man reached out and wiped his cloak, using the water stains on it to wipe away the drops of blood. He looked calm, as if he was just smashing a watermelon.

After wiping his hands clean, he held them slightly in front of him and said to Zhou Yi:
"I have two martial arts that I'm quite proficient in. The first is the Hunyuan technique. This technique focuses on the art of releasing and transforming force. It's derived from Mozi's saying 'to have more strength but not to boast of one's achievements'. It's a method of preserving one's achievements."

Ma Shouyi modestly said: "This Hunyuan technique is quite famous. Of course, compared with the Taiping Dao's Dou Zhuan Xing Yi, it is just a strange trick."

“I don’t deserve it”

Zhou Yi continued, pointing at the headless corpse, "This must be the other martial art that Sect Leader Ma is proficient in."

"Indeed," he stroked his beard leisurely, "this is the power of flowing water and breaking rocks."

At this moment, Ma Shouyi was like a martial arts master, speaking calmly and slowly:
"As Master Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty said, the mighty force of the Yellow River Gorge is enough to cause huge rocks to collapse and shatter into dust. Master Zhou, what do you think of my palm strike?"

After saying this, she stared at him, waiting for him to speak.

Zhou Yi didn't know whether he was testing him or probing him, so he just followed his words and said:

"Then let's use Master Li's words to respond: water can penetrate stone, not chisel it. Sect Leader Ma's palm technique is very beautiful, even more powerful than a stonemason's chisel, but Elder Wu's head is not as hard as stone.

So once it was touched, it shattered into pieces all over the floor."

Ma Shouyi nodded, obviously agreeing.

"There are many people in the martial arts world who know my Hunyuan Kung Fu, and those who know my Flowing Water Rock Shattering Power."

His eyelids drooped slightly: "They are all like Wu Guanlan."

"So that's how it is," Zhou Yi looked at the old man's slightly cloudy eyes and was ready to take action.

At this tense moment,

Sect Leader Ma's expression suddenly changed, and he said with a smile, "This time, I am sharing this martial art with Master Zhou Xiaotian, which shows my sincerity."

This time, Zhou Yi didn’t quite understand.

We can only wait for his next words.

The old man pointed at Wu Guanlan and said, "This man was humiliated by Zhou Xiaotianshi at Cao's residence and has been holding a grudge ever since. Therefore, he and the Baling Gang are hostile to the Taiping Taoist Temple. I was careless for a moment, so I came to make amends tonight.

They deserved to die. Even if Master Zhou didn't take action, I would have cleaned up the mess."

Zhou Yi simply asked, "What about the rumors circulating outside that the Taiping Dao are planning an uprising?"

Ma Shouyi sighed and said in a deep voice:

"I can guarantee with my word of loyalty that this was not my order. If the Taiping Dao is willing to trust me, I will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly within the Hunyuan Sect."

Zhou Yi wanted to understand his attitude, and said in a slightly sharp tone:
"Master Ma has plenty of time to investigate within the Hunyuan Sect, but I, the Taiping Dao, don't have the time to wait. I don't need to explain this further."

After hearing this, the old man paced in the yard filled with the smell of blood.

Suddenly, he looked towards the north and said, "There's a safe way there too!"

He looked at Zhou Yi again and said generously:
"This incident was caused by my Hunyuan Sect. I have my share of responsibility, and I will not shirk it. I swear that if the Yingyang Prefecture army reaches Yongqiu, I will lead the Hunyuan Sect and the Taiping Dao to resist together, regardless of life or death."

Dou Kui and others were all shocked after hearing this.

Zhou Yi suddenly thought of something: "Master Ma wants me to take advantage of the situation and rise up in rebellion."

"This is the only way," Ma Shouyi nodded. "In the entire Yongqiu, only the Taiping Daochang has such appeal. Only by gathering heroes can we fight against the Yingyang Prefecture Army. Otherwise, if we rely on our two families alone, we will probably be crushed by the cavalry."

He said at the right time:
"Master Zhou can rest assured of one thing. While Master Jiao Wuzi is away, we will honor Master Zhou as the Great and Good Master and command the four directions. When the time comes, a hundred people will respond to our call. As long as we can repel the Sui army, our influence will surely spread throughout the Central Plains.

In just a short time, a hundred thousand soldiers and horses will be at our fingertips!"

Zhou Yi had already cursed the old bastard in his heart.

This guy is up to no good and is using him as a tool.

"it is good!"

Zhou Yi seemed to be persuaded: "Master Ma, if the time comes, the Hunyuan Sect cannot retreat."

"I put loyalty first and will never betray you!"

Ma Shouyi said this without hesitation. He stepped forward with his feet and his cloak fluttered up to the roof.

"I will return to Hunyuan Sect to prepare, just waiting for the Great Sage Master to preach and raise the flag!"

The figure flashed and disappeared into the darkness using his lightness skills.

"Brother, do we really want to preach an uprising?" someone asked.

Zhou Yi winked at them and said, "This is the only way. If we don't rally together, Taiping Daochang will be in jeopardy."

Everyone understood: "Yes!"

After a while, he heard the sound of wind again, and was sure that Sect Leader Ma had retreated.

This old guy is very cunning and must be able to hear the voices here.

For example, the Yangzhou Stone Dragon, when he exerted all his strength, his ears could hear all the subtle sounds within a radius of ten feet, and even the sounds of insects and ants crawling could not be hidden from him.

Ma Shouyi's abilities were probably inferior to Shi Long's, but their voices were much louder than the movement of insects and ants. This wasn't the place for discussion.

Before leaving, they started a fire, which soon lit up half the sky. The abandoned salt warehouse and the thieves' den behind it were all burned down, and the sin of the place was also burned away.

"go!"

Zhou Yi called out, walked out of the area covered by the fire, and disappeared into the darkness with a group of Taiping Dao disciples.

Not long after Zhou Yi left
Amidst the crisp sounds of the beams and pillars of the abandoned house exploding in the fire, a slender figure walked out of the darkness to the front of the fire.

A six-inch green cloth hung from the bamboo hat, and raindrops from the corners of the hat fell on the red silk coat that looked heroic. A long sword with a black sheath was tied around his waist.

At this time, he lowered his head slightly and felt around in his left bosom, but couldn't find it. He then reached into his right bosom and finally took out a roll of oil paper.

When the oil paper is opened, there is a portrait inside.

This painting can only be regarded as a folk technique, and its skills are far inferior to those of the court painters in the Shangfang Office of the Shaofu Supervisor.

However, it is not difficult to tell what the person in the painting looks like.

Looking carefully in the firelight, the eyelashes were covered with rain mist, casting a butterfly-wing silhouette under the eyes.

Then he lifted his bamboo hat slightly and saw a pretty young girl. She looked up in the direction Zhou Yi left, slightly curious.
……

"Brother, what should we do next?"

There is a farm on the east side of Fuzi Mountain near Yongqiu City. Feng Si, Zhang Cheng and others who sent the girls home have already returned.

At this moment, they were surrounded by a spacious but sparsely decorated courtyard.

Zhou Yi sat in front of the only stone table, concentrating on thinking.

Feng Si said, "The news from Waihuang must have reached here. I heard people in the city talking about it this morning."

He added:
"Many of the girls we rescued last night were from wealthy families. Some of them came to me this morning and asked for my opinion. They were willing to send some money and food to the mountain, but they wanted to do it under cover and didn't dare to do it openly."

The Taiping Dao has always had a good reputation in Yongqiu. Last night, they punished evildoers and saved so many innocent women.

Now when people mention Taiping Dao, most people in Yongqiu City will applaud.

Zhang Cheng said, "Brother, if you want to start a rebellion, we will obey you regardless of life or death!"

"Yes! Please make the decision, brother!"

There were also some muscular men who howled, "That Yang Guang is incompetent. Even if Senior Brother wants to attack the Eastern Capital, we are willing to sacrifice our lives to take his throne!"

After hearing this, the people around also joined in the fun.

This group of strong men killed dozens of people from the Baling Gang and the Hunyuan Sect last night without any casualties.

At first they proposed to attack directly at the door, but later it was arranged by the senior brother that it was made possible.

How could I not know that my senior brother is a reliable person?

Even though the words were impulsive at this time, they came from the heart.

Zhou Yi looked at the muscular jungle in front of him and scolded with a smile: "All of you be quiet, there are only a few of you, and you want to attack Dongdu."

Zhou Yi didn't believe what Sect Leader Ma said at all and he absolutely couldn't fall into the trap of this old guy.

"Dou Kui."

"Here." Dou Kui clasped his fists and walked out of the crowd.

Zhou Yidao:
"Lai Changming's group has gone east from Yongqiu. Take two people with you to investigate their movements. According to the Baling Gang, Lai Changming should have contact with the Yuwen clan. Remember, don't act rashly."

"understood."

Dou Kui looked determined and took his men away after receiving the message.

Zhou Yi glanced at the others and said thoughtfully:
"I predict that someone will come up the mountain in the next few days to inquire about the uprising. Just feign ignorance and neither admit nor deny it."

Zhou Yi looked at Feng Si, knowing that he was the most meticulous in his work:

"Feng Si, you take charge of this matter."

"Yes, Senior Brother," Feng Siyi bowed, "I'll take people down the mountain right away."

"Zhang Cheng, take a few people and a carriage, clear out the few hay barns farthest from Yongqiu, prepare some grain in the cellar, and ask Mr. Zong from the warehouse to join you."

"Yes."

Zhang Cheng also took the order and went.

Zhou Yi took the remaining people back to the dojo and asked them to assist Xia Shu and Yan Qiu in maintaining the daily affairs of the dojo and to avoid any chaos.

"Brother, what are you going to do?" At the entrance of the Taoist temple, Xia Shu and Yan Qiu were looking at him.

Zhou Yi patted the gold in his arms and said, "Let's confirm one more thing."

He glanced at the gloomy sky:
"A decision must be made before nightfall"

……

Thank you all for your valuable monthly tickets and recommendation tickets~! ('-'*ゞ



(End of this chapter)