My lady, I'm going to rebel.

Ok?

Li Lian and Li Zi both looked at Mu Zheng at the same time.

"Brother Mu, you misunderstood. This man isn't targeting you, he's targeting us, Pianfeng." Li Lian glanced at Meng Hao and explained. Mafu Mountain is divided into several peaks, and Zifeng has always been their base. But since the year before last, their group has split into two factions: one supporting Liu Penzi as the successor, and the other supporting Liu Penzi's brother, Liu Mao.

In the end, Liu Mao became more powerful and occupied the main peak, while several of his fellow disciples who supported Liu Penzi were driven to live on the side peaks.

After hearing Li Lian's words, Mu Zheng felt as if crows were flying over his head.

Did something go wrong?

You haven't even started the rebellion yet, but you're already thinking about who will be the emperor?

No wonder this group of rebels was finally defeated by Liu Xiu.

It's simply too low-level.

However, Mu Zheng keenly sensed that things weren't as simple as Li Lian had suggested. If Meng Hao was targeting Pian Feng, then the look he gave him would have been one of disdain and ridicule, not cold hostility.

As expected, upon hearing Li Lian's words, Meng Hao immediately shouted, "Li Lian, my Lord and I have lived in peace for a long time. Don't accuse me of anything. Today, I happen to be on duty at the mountain gate, and it is my duty to prevent anyone from entering."

"He is not an outsider, he is my special guest." Li Zidu looked at Meng Hao coldly. He was not like Li Lian who took the matter so lightly. After all, there was no need for a gatekeeper to deliberately stir up conflict between the two peaks.

"I don't care. I'm on duty today anyway. No one I know is allowed to go up the mountain." Meng Hao said stubbornly.

"Alright!" Mu Zheng was certain this person was targeting him. "Brother, whoever wants to stir up trouble should step forward. Why are you being the first to do so? If you really want to stir up unpleasantness between the two peaks, are you sure you can bear the consequences?"

Uh.

Meng Hao was stunned, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

Seeing this, Li Lian was immediately furious. He picked up a stone and threw it towards a spot in the forest. "Damn it, that filthy fellow is causing trouble here? If he has the guts, he should come out on his own instead of taking advantage of his comrades."

Hearing this, Meng Hao's face became even gloomier.

Mu Zheng saw it all and smiled in his heart. As expected, the best way to break the deadlock is to sow discord.

"Mu Zheng! You are truly insidious and cunning!"

As they were talking, several men came out from the slope in the woods. Mu Zheng looked at one of them and immediately understood everything, "So it's you!"

Li Ju!

The sideline leader of the Cloud Clan.

Mu Zheng never expected to see him here.

When Mu Zheng first arrived on Elephant Island, Li Ju wanted to seize Hu Shuer for a bag of flour, but Mu Zheng dealt with him with a bench.

Unexpectedly, he took refuge in Mafushan.

"Brother Mu? Do you know him?" Li Zidu asked.

"I know him. He's an expert at robbing and plundering." Mu Zheng showed no mercy to Li Ju.

"Bullshit! Mu Zheng, when it comes to robbing and plundering, you are the best." Before Li Ju could react, a man next to him started cursing.

Ye Xuan glanced at him and felt that he looked familiar. Isn’t this Jiang Dabai?

When Qi Yuxiu and Teng Qin were fighting for power, Jiang Dabai committed all sorts of evil deeds, including killing Qian'er and framing Gong Wen. In the end, Lin Nan was killed by Mu Zheng, and Teng Qin was imprisoned by Qi Yuxiu, but no one cared about him.

Mu Zheng thought Jiang Dabai was working as a laborer on Xiang Island, but he didn't expect that he would get together with Li Ju.

"Why are they here?" Mu Zheng asked Li Lian.

"It is said that Li Ju was harmed by a villain and was driven out of the family. Later, he took a large sum of money and joined the main peak." Li Lian explained.

"Now he is the third manager of the main peak. Because of his generosity, he has won over many people." Li Zidu added.

Mu Zheng was stunned. Was he harmed by a villain?

What does it have to do with him that he was harmed by a villain? Is he picking on him just because of some previous conflict?

However, Li Zi said that he had won over quite a few people, which made Mu Zheng a little concerned.

His purpose of coming here was to make friends with and win over Ma Fushan and his group of future rebels. It would not be good if Li Ju interfered.

Looking at the long term, Liu Xiu will have to fight against this group of rebels in the future. Whether they are recruited or surrendered, Li Ju's existence is fundamentally in conflict with him.

So, get rid of him?

"Li Ju!" Mu Zheng looked directly at him. "I was invited by both Li Lian and Li Zi to go to the side peak. This has nothing to do with your main peak, right? I wonder if you're trying to stop me because you're seeking revenge?"

"Taking revenge? Just because of you?" It was still Jiang Dabai, acting like Li Ju's spokesperson. "What makes you accuse us, the Third Steward, of taking revenge? The world is unstable right now. Although our Mafu Mountain is located in a secluded valley, there's no guarantee that there won't be outsiders who come to cause trouble. What's wrong with us stopping a ruthless person from climbing the mountain?"

Cruel and ruthless?

Are you talking about him?

Before Mu Zheng could speak, Jiang Dabai saluted Li Ju and said, "Third Steward, my master originally disagreed with Mu Zheng. He not only brutally murdered the master's guards, but also killed my brother. I, Ma Fushan, will work for the welfare of the people of the world in the future. I, Ma Fushan, will not allow such a cruel and ruthless person to stay."

As Jiang Dabai's voice fell, the people behind Li Ju also stood up, bowed to Li Ju, and said in unison: "Third Steward, our Ma Fushan is committed to the benefit of the world. People with evil intentions are not worthy of entering the mountain. Third Steward, please punish this person severely!"

Li Ju sneered, "You're right. The common good of the world requires the joint efforts of righteous people. A person with bad intentions will not only fail to be a helper to Ma Fushan, but will instead become a rock that blocks the common good of the world. Come on, drag this person away and beat him to death with sticks as a warning to others."

Depend on!

Not only Li Lian and Li Zi were confused, even Mu Zheng was a little confused.

Li Ju's actions far exceeded ordinary people's expectations.

Is this a small contradiction?

Why does it seem like a life-and-death feud?

"Manager Li!" Seeing the people from the main peak surrounding him, Li Zidu stood in front of Mu Zheng and said, "This is the person my master specifically asked to see."

Li Ju was silent.

He could ignore Li Lian and Li Zidu, but he still had to give face to the owner of Pianfeng.

Seeing Li Ju's failure, the brainless Jiang Dabai rushed out again. He pointed at Mu Zheng angrily and said, "Nonsense! How could such a vicious person be in the eyes of Master Gong? You two must have deceived Master Liu. You are deceiving the emperor..."

"Snapped!"

Mu Zheng slapped Jiang Dabai in the face, "You only know how to bark like a dog!"

Return it to you?

Jun your sister!

Can you use idioms?

silence!

No one expected that Mu Zheng would take action directly.

After being slapped, Jiang Dabai instantly came to his senses. How could he have forgotten? This man was best at fighting violence with violence.

He held his cheek, as if his teeth were a little loose.

"you you……"

"What? I'm asking you, how did Lin Nan die? Rape and murder of a woman, an unforgivable crime. How did your brother die? He framed others and set up a trap with his death. How did you leave Elephant Island? How could Elephant Island allow someone who could even kill his own brother to pollute the air with your breath?"

Mu Zheng then looked at Li Ju. "I heard you took a lot of money with you when you first joined Ma Fushan. Did the Yun Clan know about that? You bullied Hu Zhigao and tried to abduct a woman. Did the brothers behind you know about that? You were also forced to leave your hometown by a traitor. I think you're the real traitor, right?"

Everyone was stunned by Mu Zheng’s words!

Several people even wanted to jump out to refute, but Mu Zheng directly said: "Are you familiar with him or am I? You recognize money, I recognize people. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to Donglai Xiangdao to inquire."

"Mu Zheng!" Li Ju was furious! "Come here, kill him, kill him!"