The Villain's Counterattack

Hengyang City has not been very peaceful recently, with people from the martial arts world carrying weapons being seen everywhere. Although Lin Pingzhi and his group were flamboyant, they did not attract much attention, except for some people who had been paying attention to him for a long time.

Yu Canghai fled all the way to Hengyang City. It was not that he did not want to return to Qingcheng Mountain, but it was not a good choice to go back rashly before dealing with Lin Pingzhi. Liu Zhengfeng's invitation provided him with a great opportunity. He wanted to expose Lin Zhennan's conspiracy at Liu Zhengfeng's hand-washing meeting.

Although he launched a surprise attack on the Fuwei Escort Agency, he ultimately helped Lin Pingzhi and Lin Zhennan succeed.

Want to fake your death and get away?

Humph, I've been wanted by the government and become a bandit, so you can forget about getting any benefit from it.

However, before the resignation meeting, Yu Canghai still needs to be cautious. On the one hand, the government's arrest warrant has been issued, and there may be a "chivalrous man" with a stupid brain who wants to "eliminate harm for the people" and use him as a target. After all, his reputation as one of the top ten masters of the righteous path is not false.

Why are they the top ten masters of the original righteous path?

No righteous master would be on the government's wanted list, and the reward for his capture was three thousand taels of silver. It goes without saying that who paid for this money, and it must be more than that. It's just that this amount was published. Even so, he can be called the number one thief.

Is it possible that I will become one of the top ten masters of the evil way?

Wait, if I really become an evil person, it’s hard to say whether I can become one of the top ten masters. It seems that those who are in the evil way are much more powerful than those in the white way.

The news he received along the way was not very good. Most of the disciples he sent out were killed or injured, and the harvest was not as huge as he had imagined. The wealth of the Fuwei Escort Agency was actually mostly in properties rather than cash, which was something Yu Canghai had not thought of before.

Compared with silver, industry is more likely to be recognized by local people. This is the idea that Lin Pingzhi came up with, to use silver to purchase industry or invest in it to get some shares.

When receiving the escort, the goods will be appraised while being inspected, and a roughly equal amount of property will be selected from the many properties, or a portion of it will be mortgaged at an equal value. The government will also make a public announcement. If there is a problem with the escort, silver will be the first choice for compensation. If silver is not available, the property will be mortgaged to the owner according to the contract.

The local government hardly needs to do anything. They just need to bear witness and make a public announcement to get a share of the profits. Although the amount is not much each time, it is still a lot when accumulated over time. It is still a fair and legitimate profit, and it is almost not included in the current court's list. It can go into personal pockets without any hidden dangers.

It is no coincidence that the various branches of the Fuwei Escort Agency have been able to flourish. Their good reputation and cooperation with the government complement each other, but many people have not seen it clearly. Unless these industries are recognized by both the Fuwei Escort Agency and the government, they cannot be realized or even the contracts transferred.

The Qingcheng Sect looted some branches of the Fuwei Escort Agency, but didn't gain much. The cash and other things they took were only enough to live on for a month or two. Their business was so good that they hardly needed to keep much money as a safety net. There was no need to talk about property or anything like that. Most of the documents were in the government offices. You asked them to rob there?

That would really be a rebellion. Yu Canghai didn't have the courage to do that, and neither did his disciples.

Yu Canghai did not dare to enter the city rashly, so he chose to live in a village outside the city. He sent his disciples to inquire about Lin Pingzhi's whereabouts, and at the same time to inquire about the news of the people in the martial arts world in Hengyang City. The more people who came and their higher status, the faster his news would spread, and the greater the possibility of clearing his name.

It is impossible to completely clear my name. Even if Lin Zhennan had some plans, I was the one who took action first. The government has already made a final decision, and it is almost impossible for me to overturn the verdict. Besides, I am not innocent, and I absolutely cannot stand my ground in this matter.

Just how good is Lin Pingzhi's martial arts? Should he just kill this little bastard?

Does the Lin family's "Bixie Sword Manual" really exist? If so, where is it kept?

Lin Zhennan has his current strength because he must have practiced the "Bixie Sword Manual". So did Lin Pingzhi practice it?

According to the information received, Lin Pingzhi's martial arts should have reached the first-rate level. A first-rate master at the age of 19 is considered a hero in the martial arts world. No one would object to saying that he is the best master of the younger generation. However, there is still a gap between first-rate masters. It would be great if someone could help him test his depth.

If he was just an ordinary first-rate warrior, then he might be able to kill him in return. If he handled the situation well, it might be possible to capture him alive and find out the location of the "Bixie Sword Manual". However, a piece of news from Fuzhou aroused his suspicion.

The bald old man who died in the Lin family's old house in Xiangyang Lane was fatally stabbed in the back. The ancestral tablets were turned upside down. It seemed that the "Bixie Sword Manual" might have appeared.

Soon, what Yu Canghai expected happened. Lin Pingzhi encountered a top-notch master of the evil way, Ming Tuomu Gaofeng from the northern part of the city, outside the city.

News of the Fuwei Escort Agency's "Bixie Sword Manual" spread like wildfire, reaching many in the jianghu, especially those with the best information. This became even more apparent after the Qingcheng Sect's Yu Canghai launched a massive attack. Mu Gaofeng, naturally coveting the "Bixie Sword Manual," had taken advantage of the turmoil surrounding Liu Zhengfeng's retirement to enter the Central Plains.

Lin Pingzhi's movements were naturally no secret. He handled industries in various places with great fanfare, and at the same time spread the news that he was going to hunt down his enemy Yu Canghai. He had no intention of hiding his whereabouts. Before he reached Hengyang City, he was robbed by Ming Tuomu Gaofeng in the northern border halfway.

"Are you Lin Pingzhi from the Fuwei Escort Agency? It is said in the martial arts world that the Lin family's "Sword Manual of Exorcism" is a unique work. Today, the hunchback wants to borrow it to take a look. The hunchback will naturally not treat you unfairly. When the time comes, I will teach you a few moves. It will definitely be better than the mediocre sword skills of your Fuwei Escort Agency." The Saibei Mingtu looked down on the Sword Manual of Exorcism of the Fuwei Escort Agency.

"The Mingtumu Peak in the northern borderland?" Lin Pingzhi looked at the ugly hunchback and the hunchback sword in front of him, and immediately realized that this guy was the sinister villain who had poisoned and plotted against Lin Pingzhi in the original novel.

"It's your grandfather, kid. I think your fair skin is not very nice. Why don't you let your grandfather draw some eyebrows and bend your waist, and then accept you as his disciple?" For some reason, Mu Gaofeng felt very unhappy when he saw the handsome Lin Pingzhi.

"Lin family cavalry, get ready, shoot them to death with arrows!" Lin Pingzhi gave the order, and twenty cavalrymen bent their bows and shot arrows at the same time. Lin Pingzhi himself also took out his carved bow and shot three arrows in a triangular shape.

Mu Gaofeng came from Mobei and was no stranger to bows and arrows. He swung the camel sword in his hand tightly and dodged to the side. However, he did not expect that Lin Pingzhi would be so unscrupulous of the rules of the martial arts world. He challenged him openly, but he was shot with arrows.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!" Lin Pingzhi's three arrows were not easy to block. Mu Gaofeng's camel sword was almost shaken out of his hand, and his entire arm was numb. Facing the overwhelming arrows, he was unable to dodge. Three or five arrows suddenly pierced his body. The most fatal thing was that his left leg was pierced by Lin Pingzhi's arrow.

"Despicable villain, if you have the guts..." Mu Gaofeng hadn't finished his words when a locust stone drew an arc and hit his hump. With a "puff" sound, venom splashed. Lin Pingzhi's face showed an expression of "as expected", but his men showed no mercy and resolutely refused to approach this insidious villain. They only greeted him with bows and arrows.

His legs and hands were hit by arrows one after another, but Lin Pingzhi shamelessly approached and shot, causing the great master Mu Gaofeng to die in the hail of arrows.

No rules! Mu Gaofeng himself was a person who didn't follow the rules, but he didn't expect to meet Lin Pingzhi, who was even more unruly than himself. In the end, he died very aggrieved outside Hengyang City, and no one even collected his body.

His body was covered in venom, and Lin Pingzhi set it on fire and threw it into the ditch without paying any attention to it. He picked up the fallen arrows and rode his horse towards Hengyang City. More than one martial artist witnessed Mu Gaofeng's tragic death from afar, but no one stepped forward to stop or help.