Swords emerge from Mount Hua, sweeping across the heavens from the world of Swordsman.

Fortunately, he had two boxes of gold bars in his system space, which allowed him to equip himself.

"We need to think of a way to make money." Yue Zhuoqun stared at the army practicing below, his mind racing.

The Central Plains of this era were too poor, with famine refugees everywhere. The Mongol Yuan dynasty had plundered all the resources, making the business environment very poor. Opening a shop like in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer wouldn't have much effect in the short term.

The approach of building high walls and delaying the declaration of kingship, like Zhu Yuanzhang, was correct, but it would take longer.

"Let's integrate the Ming Cult first."

The Ming Cult's headquarters is Bright Peak, but it has branch altars in many cities across the Nine Provinces, each with its own operating model.

Once integrated, they can pool considerable human and financial resources.

Thinking of this, he turned to Monk Peng and asked, "Have you gotten any results with the person you contacted?"

After he rescued Monk Peng and Bai Guishou, Bai Guishou returned to the Eagle Sect, but Monk Peng stayed at his invitation.

Although this monk Peng was one of the Five Wanderers in the Ming Cult, with a neither high nor low status and few mentions of him, his abilities were quite extraordinary.

Historically, he first organized an armed uprising with his disciple Zhou Ziwang, which was suppressed. Afterwards, he fled to the Jianghuai, Jiangxi, and Hunan regions, developing a large following and launching another uprising. The rebels wore red turbans and were known as the Red Turban Army or the Incense Army. They crossed the Yangtze River, conquering numerous cities and eventually occupying Hangzhou. Unfortunately, they were ultimately suppressed by the Mongol Yuan dynasty and brutally murdered.

With his abilities, he would be more than qualified to stay in the army as a strategist.

"Leng Qian and the others have replied, saying they are willing to help you fight against the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, but they still need to wait and see regarding the matter of supporting you as the new leader of the Ming Cult."

After Yang Dingtian's death, the Ming Cult's leadership disagreed on who should be the new leader, with each side refusing to concede to the other.

In the end, the five wandering monks left the headquarters in a fit of anger and made a solemn vow to never again concern themselves with the affairs of the Ming Cult.

But as members of the Ming Cult, they couldn't possibly do it so easily.

Yue Zhuoqun asked Monk Peng to invite them to work together. They readily agreed to fight against the Yuan Mongols, but hesitated to support him as the new leader.

"It's alright." Yue Zhuoqun was not surprised by the result.

After all, the other party doesn't know much about him, so it's only natural for them to have doubts.

If anyone is willing to come, I can easily subdue a few people with my abilities.

"By the way, there's also news about that Granny Jin Hua you asked me to keep an eye on."

Recently, many martial arts practitioners have suffered from strange injuries and poisons, and have been traveling to Butterfly Valley with a golden flower to seek treatment from Hu Qingniu.

Monk Peng looked on with curiosity: "I heard that this Granny Jin Hua is over sixty years old, and looks like a frail old woman. She has only become famous in the martial arts world in recent years."

She has no connection with our Ming Cult, so why is the flag bearer inquiring about her?

"Do you really believe that a master of martial arts can endure loneliness for most of his life and then come out to stir up trouble in the martial arts world when he is old?"

"You mean, Granny Jinhua is a fake identity she deliberately created?"

"Not bad!"

Granny Jin Hua was actually Dai Qisi, the Purple-Robed Dragon King, in disguise.

Dai Qisi's father was from the Central Plains and served as the founder of the Pure Goodness Cult in Persia. She was born from his union with a Persian woman.

As a result, Dai Qisi became one of the three holy maidens of the Persian sect and was secretly sent to the Ming Cult in the Central Plains, eventually becoming the Purple-Robed Dragon King.

The Holy Maiden of the Persian Church holds a very high position, and the leader of the church is chosen from among the three Holy Maidens.

To ensure the holiness of the Church, the saints must remain virgins and never marry.

After arriving in the Central Plains, Dai Qisi fell in love with Han Qianye. However, due to the factionalism among the Ming Cult members, she broke away from the cult and went into seclusion on Ling Snake Island.

After Han Qianye's death, in order to avoid punishment from the Persian sect, she disguised herself as Granny Jin Hua and traveled the world.

The reason she's causing trouble for Hu Qingniu now is because of the grudge she formed when Hu Qingniu refused to help Han Qianye after she was poisoned, leading to Han Qianye's death.

……

On the shore of Nüshan Lake in northern Anhui, there is a tranquil valley filled with blooming flowers in all their vibrant colors. As people walk through it, swarms of butterflies flutter and dance among the flowers, creating an incredibly romantic scene. This is the secluded retreat of Hu Qingniu – Butterfly Valley.

But since ten days ago, the tranquility of Butterfly Valley has been broken, with martial arts practitioners arriving every day with injuries seeking medical help.

Among them were disciples from Shaolin, Kongtong, Kunlun, Beggars' Sect, and Divine Fist Sect. Even Ji Xiaofu, who had disappeared from the Emei Sect for a long time, brought this little girl to seek medical treatment.

Hu Qingniu had sworn a solemn oath that he would not save anyone who was not a member of the Ming Cult, thus earning a reputation for being a heartless man who would not help someone in distress.

These people seeking medical help were almost entirely from various major sects in the martial arts world, but none of them came from the Ming Cult, so he naturally ignored them.

Upon seeing the golden flower in everyone's hands, they realized that Granny Golden Flower had come seeking revenge, so they simply pretended to have contracted smallpox and refused to see her.

After half a month, most of the martial arts practitioners who came could not endure it and died from illness.

Only two or three, including Ji Xiaofu, survived, but they were already terminally ill and extremely weak.

Just as they were despairingly waiting to die, Granny Jin Hua, carrying a cane, finally appeared with a little girl of eleven or twelve years old.

"Cough cough!"

Granny Jin Hua coughed a few times, her bright eyes flashing with coldness:

"You stood by and watched Hu Qingniu die, and you really didn't help a single person! Today, this old woman has come in person, and you don't even have the courage to come out and see me?"

She looked old and spoke in a hoarse voice, but her voice was strong and clear.

However, after speaking for more than ten seconds, there was still no movement from inside the house.

Her eyes turned cold, and she swept her cane out horizontally.

Bang!

wow~

The tightly closed door was shattered by the internal force, revealing a figure lying on the bed inside, covered in sores and exuding a foul stench.

"Oh, Grandma, it seems that Hu Qingniu has died of illness." The little girl Ali stepped forward, looked him over, and said while pinching her nose.

Chapter 105 Exotic Charm by Dai Qisi

“His medical skills are extraordinary, how could he possibly have died from his own illness?” Granny Jin Hua narrowed her eyes, simply not believing it.

At this moment, Ji Xiaofu, who was extremely weak, mustered her strength and said sadly, "Senior, Doctor Hu has contracted smallpox and has not left the house for more than ten days. There is no one by his side to take care of him. Even if he doesn't die from the disease, he will starve to death."

As he spoke, he touched his daughter Yang Buhui, who was curled up beside him, his heart filled with endless sorrow.

I am about to die of illness, but who will take care of my daughter after I die?

"Hmph, I, this old woman, don't believe it!"

Granny Jin Hua sneered and shot out a golden flower, aiming it at the temple of Hu Qingniu, who was lying on the bed.

This golden flower contains hidden internal force; if it hits someone's head, their entire head will shatter.

Just as Jin Hua's hidden weapon was about to hit Hu Qingniu, a middle-aged woman suddenly emerged from under the bed and swung her short knife to intercept it.

Ding!

With a crisp sound, the middle-aged woman was so shocked that she spat out a mouthful of blood and was thrown backward.

"Nan Gu!"

Hu Qingniu, who was lying on the bed, roared and hurriedly got up to catch the middle-aged woman in his arms. The two of them were slammed against the wall by the force of the impact, and only then did they manage to dissipate their exhaustion.

Looking at the short knife in Wang Nangu's hand, the blade had been bent by the impact, and golden flowers had sprung up and embedded in the blade.

This shows that Granny Jin Hua possessed profound skills.

But Wang Nangu ignored all of this and angrily rebuked, "Old hag Jin Hua, your lover died from someone else's poison, not from my senior brother. He just didn't have to do anything to him. What kind of logic is it to take your hatred out on us!"

"Hmph! If he had intervened to save her, my husband wouldn't have been poisoned to death!"

"You, you're absolutely unreasonable!"

Hu Qingniu's refusal to save Han Qianye certainly showed a lack of medical ethics, but since Han Qianye was not a member of the Ming Cult and Granny Jin Hua did not reveal her true identity, her eventual death from poisoning could not really be blamed on him.

Now they're seeking revenge; that's just being unreasonable and making trouble out of nothing.

Hu Qingniu stopped Wang Nangu from speaking, sighed and said, "Nangu, there's no need to say more. Today is destined to be a day of hardship. It's just that I've made you angry all these years, and in the end, I've dragged you down with me. I've really wronged you too much."

“Senior brother, although I am angry that you always treat the people I poisoned and that you are better than me in medical skills, I have never hated you in my heart.”

"Very well, you two are so loving, but this old woman is all alone and miserable."

"Since that's the case, then I'll send you to hell to be lovers!"

Seeing the two pouring out their hearts to each other, Granny Jin Hua's anger deepened, and she raised her hand and shot out two more golden flowers.

This time, the Golden Flower hidden weapons carried greater force and flew at a faster speed, striking Hu Qingniu and Wang Nangu between the eyebrows respectively.

The two men, however, remained calm, neither resisting nor dodging, but smiling as they prepared to die.

Just as Jin Hua was about an inch away from the two men's brows, two golden energies suddenly shot through the air.

Ding Ding!

The force struck Jin Hua, sending her flying and rolling to Granny Jin Hua's feet.

The exquisitely carved gold flower petals were all flattened, as if someone had pressed a fingerprint into them.

Granny Jin Hua's expression changed, and she turned to look in the direction from which the finger strike had come, but she saw no one.

He immediately became alert and shouted sternly, "Who goes there, daring to interfere with this old woman's affairs?"

"It's a favor to help someone, but it's one's duty not to. Dai Qisi, you're really being unreasonable in this matter!"