The Villain's Counterattack

"First, we can rule out the Sky Eagle Cult. If they released it on their own, there's no need to take it back. It wouldn't make sense, and they'd be the victims in the end. Third Uncle and the Sky Eagle Cult are just pawns. You fought each other, and Third Uncle lost, losing the Dragon Slaying Sword, but he didn't die. Although the Sky Eagle Cult is also a behemoth, they don't dare to offend our Wudang Sect easily. Grand Master is extremely powerful, and the White-browed Eagle King doesn't want to provoke us, so they didn't harm Third Uncle's life. They simply paralyzed you and entrusted the Longmen Escort Agency to send Third Uncle back to Wudang."

Song Qingshu's words made Yu Daying fall into deep thought. After a moment, he nodded gently and said, "Although the other party plotted against me, they didn't really want my life. They did want the Longmen Escort Agency to send me back to Wudang, but halfway..."

Song Qingshu suddenly asked, "Third Uncle, with your martial arts skills, could you have escaped the master who broke your limbs two years ago? How many of them were there?"

Yu Dayan thought about it carefully and shook his head gently. "I was completely paralyzed at the time, but I knew it was a master, and not just one person. As you said, if we fought head-on, even at my peak strength, I wouldn't have been able to escape their pursuit. But why didn't they kill me, but instead broke my limbs?"

Speaking of this, Yu Daying couldn't help but feel sad. The other party treated him like this, but it would be better to kill him.

"Because this will incite hatred between Wudang and Shaolin, further disrupting the entire martial arts world. Longmen Escort Agency is just a low-ranking escort agency run by lay disciples of Shaolin Temple, while Third Master is a direct disciple of our Wudang Sect. It is obvious who is more important. If Third Master is killed, there will be no evidence and the blame will fall solely on Longmen Escort Agency. However, the enemy used the Vajra Finger to crush Master's limbs, which puts Shaolin in an extremely disadvantageous position. A conflict between Shaolin and Wudang is imminent. If things stop here, it will be completely disadvantageous to Shaolin, and conflict is almost inevitable."

"We still need to consider the reputation of Wudang." Song Qingshu's words were nodded in agreement by Yu Daying and Song Yuanqiao.

"I just didn't expect the bloody incident at the Longmen Escort Agency to mess things up a bit, giving Shaolin some pretext to question Wudang. This way, everyone's responsible, and while we're tangled up, we can't really fight. After all, we're all from prestigious sects, and we all have to save face. Besides, those bald thugs are always going to bite, especially since they've grabbed onto a lifeline." Song Qingshu said sternly, "If my guess is correct, the people who massacred the Longmen Escort Agency were the ones who were entrusted with escorting Third Master Uncle."

"He was the one who indirectly caused Third Master Uncle's injury, but also saved his life. He couldn't see through the entire conspiracy of the Dragon Slaying Sword. He thought he had obtained the Dragon Slaying Sword from Third Master Uncle, and he caused him to suffer such a disaster. So, in a fit of rage, he slaughtered the Longmen Escort Agency. This person must be a member of the Sky Eagle Sect, and can only be a young master with a high position and good skills."

"Why is it a young master?" Yu Daying naturally knew that the person was not very old. After all, he heard the person's voice with his own ears. Not only was she young, but she was also a woman.

"Because his methods are too crude, it doesn't seem like the style of a veteran in the martial arts world. A veteran's methods are to leave no traces, instead of deliberately putting the blame on Fifth Uncle. In the end, he exposed himself. He doesn't know the principle of overdoing it, and he is definitely not a veteran." Song Qingshu was slapped on the head by his father just after he finished speaking.

"You mean, he didn't mean to frame your Fifth Uncle? He just meant well but ended up doing something bad?" Song Yuanqiao didn't quite understand his son's thinking.

"Father thinks this way because you haven't considered the Sky Eagle Cult's perspective. Even if they massacred the Longmen Escort Agency, so what? If they openly admit it, Shaolin won't be able to do anything to them. Furthermore, in their eyes, the Longmen Escort Agency massacre was just a small matter, not a great achievement. It doesn't matter whether it's public or not. If I'm not mistaken, the reason he impersonated Fifth Uncle was simply to make Third Uncle think it was Fifth Uncle who avenged you, to make you feel better. Little did he know, this actually disrupted the plans of the person behind the scenes. Third Uncle survived, and the conflict between Shaolin and Wudang didn't actually come to blows."

"Then the Sky Eagle Clan learned the Dragon Slaying Sword and held a ceremony to show off their power. In the end, they were all captured by Xie Xun. Except for Daisha, who was killed, others disappeared. The Dragon Slaying Sword has never been seen since. The plot of the person behind this was a complete failure, at least until the Dragon Slaying Sword reappeared in the martial arts world."

Song Qingshu said with lingering fear, "Honestly, a group of people with no brains but only martial arts skills who blindly follow others is truly terrifying. Although the Dragon Slaying Sword was released and disappeared not long ago, it caused so many tragedies. Its influence is indeed huge."

"Think about those who were killed or made stupid at the show of strength conference, and then think about the missing Yin Susu and Fifth Uncle from the Sky Eagle Sect, as well as the injured Third Uncle. Although the purpose of the people behind the scenes has not been fully achieved, the destructive power is still terrifyingly great. If, if Fifth Uncle and Yin Susu suddenly appear with the child in a few years, then the martial arts world will be in chaos again." Song Qingshu gave a spoiler without any hesitation.

"Don't talk nonsense. How could your Fifth Uncle have a child with that witch? The Sky Eagle Cult caused your Third Uncle to fall into this state. Your Fifth Uncle..."

Song Qingshu interrupted his father, saying, "Fifth Uncle is Grand Master's most prized disciple. He's naturally exceptionally gifted. Though young, he's incredibly talented and capable. While he certainly can't match Xie Xun's martial arts, his wisdom isn't necessarily inferior. The simultaneous disappearance of Fifth Uncle and Yin Susu is most likely due to Xie Xun's capture. A pair of infidels in such an isolated place would naturally develop feelings for each other over time, and give birth to a young Taoist priest or a young demon girl. Isn't that normal?"

"Pa!" Song Qingshu was slapped by his father again. Song Yuanqiao's mouth twitched slightly. "A pair of bastards? Is that how you describe your elders?"

"Third uncle, if my guess is correct, the person who plotted against you back then was most likely Yin Yewang or Yin Susu. I just want to ask you, do you hate them? If Yin Susu married Fifth uncle, could you face them calmly?" Song Qingshu felt that he was courting death. This was related to the fate of the protagonist, and he had to ask.

Yu Dayan's expression was slightly complicated. Thinking about his crippled limbs, he shook his head gently and said, "I don't know. If it's really as you say, all of this is a huge conspiracy. Although the Sky Eagle Cult expert (he vaguely guessed it was Yin Susu) injured me, he also saved my life. But I would rather die at that time."

"Third uncle is too pessimistic. You should know that there are ways to reconnect severed limbs in this world. I know of two of them." Song Qingshu's words made Song Yuanqiao and Yu Daying stunned and excited at the same time.

"Which two? Tell me quickly." Song Yuanqiao was even more nervous than Yu Daying.

"One is medical skills. Legend has it that Hua Tuo's magical knife skills can scrape bones to heal wounds and open the skull to extract saliva. If one has this magical knife skill, breaking through the skin to restore the bones and then combining it with medicine may not be impossible to recover."

"You kid, the magic sword technique is just a legend, how can you believe it?" Song Yuanqiao was a little disappointed.

"Father, what you said is absurd. How could the historical records be wrong? If they were lost, it only shows that later generations were incompetent. However, this seemingly unorthodox method that no one dared to try has been proven to be feasible. Wouldn't it be great if we could just reproduce it?" Song Qingshu refuted his father with a solemn oath, leaving Song Yuanqiao speechless. "What about the other method?"

"During the previous dynasty, the Dali Duan family's One Yang Finger was said to be able to revive the dead when practiced to a very high level. While that might be a slight exaggeration, it was more than enough to deal with Third Master's injuries. This martial art still existed a hundred years ago, so it's not impossible to find it."

Song Yuanqiao and Yu Daying looked at each other, and their eyes lit up at the same time. How could they have forgotten this magical skill? However, this kind of unique skill is not so easy to find. The Duan family of Dali is a relatively remote place. They hope that they still have descendants who can keep it.