Travel through the heavens

Most of those who recognized the old man on the horse were older heroes or local heroes from Henan. Most of the warriors present had never heard of the name of "Shaanxi Hero with Iron Arms".

But seeing the person who spoke, no matter if he was a well-known hero or a prestigious old man in the martial arts world, they all had a shocked expression, and their curiosity was aroused. Some of them could not help but whispered to the hero who knew the "Shaanxi hero".

"My dear fellow, I am ignorant, but may I ask who this 'Shaanxi Hero with Iron Arms' is?"

The hero who was asked answered, "The 'Shaanxi Hero with Iron Arms' is named Zhou Tong, and he is from Tongguan, Huazhou. It is said that he is the descendant of Jiang Wei, the famous general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. He is highly skilled in martial arts, and was invincible in Shaanxi when he was young. Later, he was appreciated by important figures in the court and joined the army as an officer. Now he is a teacher in the Imperial Boxing Hall in the capital, teaching martial arts to the 800,000 imperial guards. There are three seats in the Imperial Boxing Hall: Heaven, Earth and Man. Grandpa Zhou is the teacher with the name 'Heaven' and has the highest status. But why did he come to Sanjian Mountain?" At this point, he couldn't help but frown and think.

The soldier who asked the question didn't take it seriously and said casually, "Oh, so he is from the imperial court."

The hero glanced at him, suddenly showing an expression of realization, and muttered: "Yes, the Beggars' Sect is the largest sect in the world, and its leader Xiao Feng is actually a Khitan. He wants to provoke a war between the Song and Liao warriors to create an opportunity for the Liao Kingdom to invade the Song Dynasty. This news has spread throughout the martial arts world. If the court gets wind of it, how could it sit idly by? Alas, Sanjian Mountain is going to be even more lively now."

"Isn't it better to have more excitement? We are here to see the excitement. The more excitement, the more worthwhile our trip will be. By the way, old man, you said that Mr. Zhou is the coach of the Imperial Guards. Then the sixty-two riders who came with him are the Imperial Guards, right? I heard that the Imperial Guards are neglected and weak, but why do I see that the sixty-two riders are so heroic and vigorous, which is quite different?"

The hero replied calmly, "They should be from the Imperial City Division. Although the Imperial City Division is a subordinate of the Imperial Guards, they are vastly different from the ordinary Imperial Guards. Each of them is a skilled fighter who can defeat ten enemies at once."

The warrior clasped his fists and praised: "Brother, you are really well-informed. I think the 'know-it-all' that is popular in the martial arts world these days is just like you."

The hero didn't answer and didn't even look at him.

The warriors in the martial arts world have always disliked dealing with people in the imperial court, but Zhou Tong had already made a great reputation in the martial arts world when he was young, so although people did not greet him, they also saluted him with fists.

Zhou Tong smiled and bowed in return, then drove his horse and led the imperial city guards to a place. They did not dismount, nor did they say anything, but just sat upright on their horses, as if they were stationary. However, there was a solemn and murderous aura spreading out, which made the surrounding martial artists feel very uncomfortable.

Zhou Tong closed his eyes, as if in meditation, but he was secretly thinking about something in his mind.

The recent fight between Xiao Feng and Gusu Murong has shocked the government and the public.

The Beggars' Sect has been established for hundreds of years and is the largest gang in the world, with a large number of members and deep roots in the Central Plains. It has always secretly helped the Song Dynasty resist foreign enemies and protect the country and the people.

Fifteen years ago, the Khitan invaded Yanmen Pass. When the Beggars' Gang learned the news, they rode their horses at full speed and rushed back overnight to report the urgent military intelligence, which eventually prepared the Song Dynasty defenders and forced the Khitan cavalry to retreat.

A few years ago, the Khitan Kingdom invaded on a large scale, but several generals in the army, including the left deputy marshal Yelu Bulu, died suddenly one after another. The army was defeated and returned without success. The Song Dynasty was spared a great disaster, which was also a great contribution made by the Beggars' Gang.

The Beggars' Sect has done countless similar things, and each of them has contributed to the Song Dynasty.

Because of this, the imperial court paid more attention to the fact that "the leader of the Beggars' Sect, Xiao Feng, is a Khitan."

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether Xiao Feng is a Khitan or not. What the court cares about is whether the Beggars’ Sect will fall into the hands of the Hu people. This is a major event that concerns the safety of the Song Dynasty.

As soon as the imperial court got the news, they sent officials to the Beggar Gang's Luoyang headquarters to inquire. The elders of the Beggar Gang told the whole story. After the officials reported back, there was a lot of discussion in the court. As a result, Zhou Tong was sent to lead dozens of Imperial City scouts to Sanjian Mountain to investigate.

Now in the court, from top to bottom, the peace faction is in power, but Zhou Tong strongly advocates resistance against the Liao Dynasty. Naturally, he seems out of place and is ostracized.

This trip to Sanjian Mountain is not a good job. It will not bring any merit, only faults.

Otherwise, why would Zhou Tong be allowed to lead the crowd here? Any mistake would be a heinous crime.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tong couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Maybe, it's time to withdraw from this vortex."

On the other hand, after the arrival of the imperial court, the atmosphere in Sanjian Mountain became much more solemn. All the people in the martial arts world stopped talking and waited in silence.

Another half an hour later, a powerful voice suddenly rang out, shaking the mountains.

"Xiao Feng and his son invite Mr. Murong Bo to come to the top of the Middle Peak for a chat."

Upon hearing this, the heroes immediately used their skills and rushed to the top of the main peak in the middle of the Three Peaks Mountain.

At Zhou Tong's command, the scouts of the Imperial City Division picked up their spears, abandoned their horses, and rushed to the top of the mountain on foot.

Everyone was already halfway up the mountain, and Sanjian Mountain was not very high, so it didn't take long for everyone to reach the top of the Middle Peak.

There is a flat area on the top of the peak, with no trees, but covered with weeds and rocks.

But there were five people standing among the rocks and weeds. Xiao Feng and Murong Fu were among them. Xiao Feng was tall and majestic, and he was intimidating without even getting angry, while Murong Fu seemed a little disheveled and listless.

As for the other three people, the heroes were very unfamiliar with them and most of them did not know them.

The heroes all saluted Xiao Feng and Murong Fu and addressed them.

There were also heroes who knew Fang Muye and the other two, such as two high monks from Shaolin, people from the Beggars' Sect, Shan Zheng, etc., who also took the initiative to meet them.

Seeing that they were quite respectful to Fang Muye, the others all looked at him in surprise and couldn't help but guess about Fang Muye's identity.

Xiao Feng looked around at everyone, clasped his fists and said loudly: "I am really sorry to trouble you all to come to Sanjian Mountain because of Xiao Feng's matter."

Someone among the heroes immediately asked loudly: "Boss Xiao, are you really a Khitan?"

Xiao Feng replied: "Yes, Xiao Feng is indeed a Khitan, and has already resigned from the position of leader of the Beggars' Sect."

The martial artists who had just heard the truth were immediately shocked. There was a lot of noise and sighing, shouting, cursing, and chaos. Many people even put their hands on their weapons.

Because of Xiao Feng's Khitan identity, he went from being admired by everyone to being hated by everyone.

Fang Muye sighed in his heart: "Although Song and Liao belong to the same family after a thousand years, they are now generations of enemies. There is no greater national hatred and family feud than this. How many people can resist it?"

In the midst of this chaos, Xiao Feng said loudly: "My fellow heroes, please calm down and listen to what Xiao Feng has to say."

Although he was speaking alone, his voice was louder than that of hundreds of people. Everyone gradually quieted down and stared at him. The noisy peak suddenly became silent.

Xiao Feng bowed his hands, his expression very respectful, and said: "This meeting at Sanjian Mountain is to settle the feud between Xiao Feng and his son and Mr. Murong Bo. If you heroes have any questions, please wait for Xiao Feng to resolve this matter first. Thank you."

After saying this, without waiting for the others to agree, he turned his gaze towards the Gusu Murong clan, clasped his fists towards Gong Yeqian, the owner of Chixia Manor, and said, "Brother Gong Ye, a few months ago we discussed and drank together at Wangjiang Tower on the bank of the Yangtze River in Jiangyin. At that time, you invited me to your manor for three days of drinking. I never thought that when we meet again, it would be like this."

Gong Ye Qian smiled generously and said, "If Mr. Xiao is willing to release my young master, the agreement we made that day will still be valid." As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Murong Fu, his eyes full of concern.

Xiao Feng smiled and shook his head, then asked, "Is Mr. Murong Bo here?"

Before Gong Yeqian could speak, Bao Bu Tong answered first, "No! No! My master has passed away long ago, so how could he come? If you want to see him, please go yourself."

He said that Murong Bo had passed away, but still asked Xiao Feng to go and meet him by himself, which clearly meant that he wanted Xiao Feng to die.

Xiao Feng's eyes turned cold, but he knew that now was not the time to make trouble.

At this time, Xiao Yuanshan stepped forward, put his palm on Xiao Feng's shoulder, and said: "Murong Bo, even now, you are still hiding behind the scenes, and only dare to make sinister calculations like you did thirty years ago? Hahaha, the famous Gusu Murong of the Central Plains, the descendant of the royal family of Yan State, has become a cowardly rat, how ridiculous! Well, since you refuse to show up, I will take the life of Murong dog, the son pays for the father's debt!"

As he said this, he raised his hand and was about to slap Murong Fu on the head.

Just at this moment, a powerful voice and an old voice sounded at the same time.

"Wait a minute!"

"stop!"