Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 89 A Thousand Hatreds Break Through Defenses
As soon as he finished speaking, the gatekeepers, still seemingly unwilling, began to fight, with clanging and banging sounds filling the air.

Zuo Zimu was eager to befriend Duan Zhengchun, and now that such an honored guest was in the hall, he was unexpectedly attacked at his door, which made him blush with embarrassment.

He stood up and said, "What kind of scoundrel dares to trespass on our sect? Prince Duan, please sit down. I will go and deal with that fellow and then return!"

He had only taken two steps when he saw several disciples fly into the hall in a chaotic manner, landing on the ground and rolling around, unable to get up.

Immediately, a very tall man dressed in black strode across the threshold.

Jiang Mingzhe followed the crowd and saw that the man had a long face, high-set eyes, and a very low-set nose that was squeezed tightly together with his mouth. There was a large blank space between his eyes and nose, making him look exactly like the Horse-Face from the underworld.

He also had a pair of large, fan-like hands with prominent veins on the back of his hands, and behind him was a large, nine-ringed cleaver.

Zuo Zimu was taken aback when he saw the newcomer, then angrily said, "I wondered who it was, it's Valley Master Zhong! You surnamed Zhong, has Wuliang Sword offended you? You barged into my door and attacked my disciple, you don't take me, the Gentleman Sword Zuo Zimu, seriously!"

Zhong Wanchou's arrogant gaze swept over the crowd, followed by a disdainful smile—

His disdainful demeanor, like a horse that looks down on people, only makes people angrier.

She pouted and said, "Zuo Zimu, when did you change your nickname? Forget it, I can't be bothered with you. Is my daughter with you? Tell her to get out here."

When Duan Zhengchun came before, Duan Yu went to see him with great joy. Zhong Ling wanted to go with him, but A Zi stopped her.

He said to her, "What's the point of seeing that clown's father? He's a prince, and he might make us kneel down to pay our respects. Wouldn't that be a loss for us? We're not going."

Zhong Ling hesitated and said, "But Young Master Duan is Brother Jiang's sworn brother, and we're going to visit his house. If we don't see him now, we'll have to see him later, won't we?"

Azi poked her forehead with her finger: "Silly girl, the Prince's mansion must be huge. Just tell that clown monster not to tell his father."

Zhong Ling glanced at her sideways and said, "Fine, Brother Jiang already said not to call people 'clown monsters,' yet you say one thing to their face and another behind their back. Hmph, if you don't want Brother Jiang to find out, unless you..."

Before she could utter any threats, Azi said smugly, "Unless what?! I'll tell you you're deliberately framing me. You're the one who called me 'clown monster,' but you're blaming me. Hehe, the Bai and Qing demons are very loyal. Guess if he believes you or me?"

The two joked and played around, and indeed did not go to see Duan Zhengchun.

After a while, the two got tired of arguing, so Azi suggested going to the main hall to listen to what they were saying. Just as they were getting into the commotion, Zhong Wanchou came into the hall. Zhong Ling exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear, my father has come looking for me! I haven't been home for several days, they must be very worried."

He rushed out and called out, "Dad, I'm here."

Zhong Wanchou, with a stern face, glared fiercely at Zhong Ling and shouted, "I heard that you've been with a kid surnamed Duan these past few days. Don't you know the rules of our valley? How dare you hang out with someone surnamed Duan? Where is that kid? I'll kill him today!"

Duan Zhengchun raised his eyebrows and was about to get up when Jiang Mingzhe grabbed his hand, shook his head slightly, stood up himself, and looked at Zhong Wanchou.

He had intended to watch the spectacle, but the moment Zhong Wanchou spoke, he immediately sensed something was amiss—

According to Azi and Zhong Ling, a few days ago, Yun Zhonghe kidnapped Zhong Ling in front of Zhong Wanchou and his wife. Zhong Wanchou and his wife chased after her, but no one knew where she went. Azi and Mu Wanqing took the Lightning Sable and followed the scent, eventually meeting Jiang Mingzhe and Duan Yu on the main peak of Wuliang Mountain.

In the past few days, there have been three groups of people who have seen Zhong Ling: the Shennong Gang, who were all killed; the Wuliang Sword Gang, who surrendered; and the only ones left are Duan Yanqing and Ye Erniang.

Therefore, disregarding the commotion, he stepped forward, frowned, and asked, "Master Zhong, who is your daughter with? Who told you about this?"

Zhong Wanchou was already disgusted when he saw Jiang Mingzhe's tall and handsome appearance, and his anger only grew stronger when he heard him speak.

He roared angrily, "What, are you questioning me? You're the Duan brat, aren't you? Damn it, you dared to seduce my daughter, I'll beat you to death!"

After saying that, she pushed Zhong Ling aside and strode towards Jiang Mingzhe.

Just as Jiang Mingzhe was about to meet the enemy, Zuo Zimu shouted, "Is the Wuliang Sword a place for you to run wild?"

He drew his longsword with a whoosh and stabbed it at Zhong Wanchou's thigh.

Zhong Wanchou shouted, "Get out of the way!"

He dodged the sword's edge, drew his broadsword, and slashed down diagonally. Zuo Zimu raised his sword to parry, and with a clang, was knocked back two steps. Zhong Wanchou seized the opportunity, swinging his sword to strike Jiang Mingzhe, but before the sword could fall, a hidden weapon shot towards him.

Zhong Wanchou quickly blocked the hidden weapon with his sword. Azi stepped in front of Jiang Mingzhe and said angrily, "Hey, I didn't use a powerful hidden weapon to hurt you because of Zhong Ling. You're not allowed to talk nonsense. My junior brother wouldn't even look at your stinky daughter!"

Zhong Ling immediately pouted and whispered, "That's not necessarily true! You're the one who stinks, you big shit-eating devil."

She muttered to herself unconsciously, but everyone in the hall was a master with sharp ears and eyes; who couldn't hear her? They all found the girl's innocent sentiments truly endearing and couldn't help but smile.

Duan Zhengchun also found it very interesting. He glanced at Zhong Ling, then at A Zi, and finally looked at Jiang Mingzhe. He nodded and thought to himself: "Yu'er's sworn brother is quite like me when I was young. Although these two girls are a bit immature, they are both beauties. When they grow up a bit more, I'm afraid they will be no less beautiful than Xingzhu and Bao Bao back then... Hmm?"

Duan Zhengchun was a womanizer for half his life, and he had been with so many women that he couldn't even remember them all. Naturally, he had a very deep understanding of women.

Therefore, after just one glance at Zhong Ling and A Zi, he could immediately judge what they would look like when they grew up. However, when the images of the two mature women flashed through his mind, they actually resembled his two old lovers.

Zhong Wanchou flew into a rage, turned around quickly, raised his hand and slapped Zhong Ling across the face, shouting, "You little bitch, are you being infatuated? You've disgraced the Zhong family!"

The slap was swift and heavy, catching Zhong Ling off guard. She saw stars, her ears rang, and then her face felt burning hot. She touched it and found it was swollen.

She stared blankly at Zhong Wanchou, who was gritting his teeth, then looked at the stunned crowd behind her. With a blink of her eyelashes, large tears rolled down her cheeks, and she burst into tears, crying out, "You can kill me all you want! I don't want to live anymore!"

After saying that, he turned and ran out of the hall.

"Zhong Ling!"

Azi cried out urgently, glaring angrily at Zhong Wanchou, and said quickly, "She was kidnapped by evil people and almost killed. You, as her father, didn't care or ask about it. You hit her the moment you saw her. What kind of father are you!"

After saying that, he quickly chased after Zhong Ling.

Zhong Wanchou originally wanted to chase after Zhong Ling, but when he saw A Zi chasing after her, he stopped and sneered, "It's only natural for a father to discipline his daughter! I wonder which family's wild girl she is, with no manners at all."

Hearing him call Azi a wild girl, Jiang Mingzhe's anger flared up instantly, and he shouted, "You turtle, what do you know about upbringing? Get out of here!"

After saying this, she used her Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to chase after him outside the hall.

Unexpectedly, just as he took a step, Zhong Wanchou retreated to the doorway, swung his blade in a sweeping attack that blocked the way out, the wind howling and the blade whistling. He roared, "Duan brat, you think you can run? Today it's either you or me who dies!"

The horse's face turned bright red with anger, transforming it into a Red Hare.

　I didn't want to say this, because it always makes me look stupid when I'm down on my luck.

　　However, some people said that I am not punctual and do not give advance notice, so I think I should explain.

　　Since I have two accounts, I use the web page to post from the smaller account and the desktop version of Writer Assistant to post from the larger account.

　　Previously, after I finished writing a chapter, I would save it in the writing assistant and set a timer.

　　Because I couldn't schedule the release date, I had to post it manually. I painstakingly wrote four chapters, all in Word, without any author's notes, and planned to manually post them as VIP chapters after midnight.

　　Then, around nine o'clock, the delivery guy knocked on the door—99% of the time, the food is just left in the public hall, I don't know what's wrong with this guy today.

　　I rushed to open the door, tripped over the fish tank filter's power cord, and the fish tank tipped over with a crash. I reacted quickly, nimbly bending down, like a servant catching a bowl of Laba porridge about to fall from the sea, and with a swift movement, I knocked over the table.

　　The table tipped over, and the computer fell to the ground. When I picked it up, the screen went black. I quickly tidied up the mess and restarted the computer. It booted up successfully, but the documents were gone. I spent ages trying to recover them, but I couldn't find them.

　　I won't say much more. I'll take advantage of the fact that my brain and hands are still hot and rewrite it as soon as possible.

　　Finally, thank you all for your support!
　　I have a strong feeling today that "good things always come with difficulties," so I'm sure I'll become popular.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)