The Villain's Counterattack

How good is Lin Pingzhi's martial arts?

Mu Gaofeng sacrificed his life in vain, but no conclusion was drawn. If anything, it was his archery skills that were truly exceptional. He had inflicted all the crucial arrow wounds on Mu Gaofeng's body. Furthermore, Lin Pingzhi was not a serious Jianghu person at all; he was simply too unrefined.

In fact, from the very beginning, Lin Pingzhi never regarded himself as a standard man of the world, or a wandering knight. He was just a businessman, scholar, passer-by, and official who knew martial arts and liked to practice martial arts, nothing more.

The Hunan branch of the Fuwei Escort Agency was not built in the provincial capital, but in Hengyang City. This was to give face to the Hengshan Sect and also for safety. With the Hengshan Sect as a partner, the disciples of the Qingcheng Sect who launched a sneak attack were completely wiped out and did not cause much trouble.

The Hengshan Sect does not want to offend the Qingcheng Sect, but is not afraid of the Qingcheng Sect. No one will stop you from messing with the Lin family, but if you want to cause trouble in Hengyang City, that’s not allowed!

A letter was sent to Hengshan Sect. Mo De, whose whereabouts were unknown, naturally could not receive it. However, the wealthy man Liu Zhengfeng was very considerate and came in person even though he was very busy.

Others might not know this, but he knew full well that this nineteen-year-old boy's martial arts skills were comparable to his own. His swordsmanship was unpredictable, yet at the same time, he seemed dignified and upright, making his presence felt quite unpleasant. The officials in Hengyang City were not high-ranking, and at least they wouldn't dare to antagonize Lin Pingzhi, a military officer who had fought against Japanese pirates, and they obediently cooperated with his work.

The distribution of the Fuwei Escort Agency in Hunan remained basically intact. Lin Pingzhi did not forcibly disband it. Instead, he united with the Hengshan Sect to form an independent agency, renamed it Hengyang Escort Agency. The Hengshan Sect accounted for one-third of it, Lin Pingzhi himself accounted for two percent, the local government accounted for ten percent, and finally the remaining members of the escort agency accounted for forty percent.

Lin Pingzhi handed over nearly half of his property to the Hengyang Escort Agency, and the remaining half was divided between the government and the Hengshan Faction. Naturally, he couldn't take it for free. My, Lin Pingzhi's, things are not easy to take.

Everyone got what they wanted at the exchange meeting, and naturally everyone was happy. The meeting did not end until nightfall. Lin Pingzhi kept Liu Zhengfeng under the pretext of asking for martial arts advice.

The two were not strangers. Lin Pingzhi admired Liu Zhengfeng's loyalty very much, but appreciation did not mean agreement. This guy was somewhat conservative. In other words, he had become stupid because of reading too much.

"Looking for a soulmate in the mountains and flowing water, Mr. Liu has been living a very carefree life recently." Lin Pingzhi glanced at him and said something with a hint of meaning.

"It's okay. At least I don't have to run around every day and squander money." Liu Zhengfeng knew Lin Pingzhi's character. This guy was not a good person. There was no need to be polite when talking to him. And judging from his posture, he was obviously ready to mock him.

Lin Pingzhi looked at him deeply and said calmly, "Thank goodness, we were well prepared and received the news in time. Most of our personnel were able to survive and the transfer was completed smoothly."

"I'd like to hear the details." Liu Zhengfeng was still very interested in how the Fuwei Escort Agency escaped smoothly. He was also actively planning his own escape, so maybe he could learn from it.

"A few years ago, we consciously converted cash into industry, and then transferred the income from industry overseas. Because it is not our core business, it is not conspicuous. In fact, the income from these is several times that of the escort agency's escort business."

"Repairing the plank road in public while secretly attacking Chencang is not bad." Liu Zhengfeng was also well-versed in military books, so it was not difficult for him to understand Lin Pingzhi's approach.

"Injured and elderly porters and escorts were relocated with their families under the guise of fishing villages along the Fujian coast, but in reality, most were sent overseas. Over the past few years, there have been several thousand of them, and among them, there are about seven or eight hundred capable fighters."

"Hiding the truth from the world, this trick is not a bad one." Liu Zhengfeng had an idea. Should he send the people around him away in advance?

"Bufan, Feifei, and the brothers and sisters born to the two concubines were all sent away in advance. The only ones left are unreliable people and those of us who are not afraid of anything. Of course, the so-called unreliable people are not all spies or undercovers with ulterior motives. There are also some ambitious people who want to establish themselves, such as the group of people in Hengyang City."

"Father pretended to be weak and successfully held off Yu Canghai of the Qingcheng Sect for three days. During those precious three days, I led twenty flying cavalrymen in combat almost every day, killing nearly five hundred enemies, including three fully-organized squadrons of a hundred men. They waited and watched until the Qingcheng Sect succeeded or failed, unaware that while the mantis stalked the cicada, there was a hunter behind it. In the end, they were killed before they could even strike."

Thinking of those more than 500 people, Lin Pingzhi felt a little guilty. If he had not used many despicable sneak attacks and even poisoning, he would probably have suffered losses on his side. However, the result was good and not many traces were left.

"After the periphery was completely safe, my father broke out of the encirclement and created the illusion that he was knocked into the river by Yu Canghai and his whereabouts were unknown. In fact, he beat Yu Canghai up. If I hadn't rescued him in time, Yu Canghai would have died." Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but smile slightly. Thinking of Yu Canghai's situation, he couldn't help but feel a little gloating.

"It's Yu Canghai's bad luck to meet you and your son." Although he didn't know why Lin Zhennan had such a bad reputation before, he could roughly infer from Lin Pingzhi's martial arts that Lin Zhennan would definitely not be too bad.

"Although he is unlucky, he deserves it. Since he has started to kill and rob and even wants to wipe out the whole family, it can be seen that this guy is not a good person. His current end can only be said to be his own fault. It's nothing but greed." Lin Pingzhi would not say anything good for Yu Canghai. He was just a chess piece.

"Okay, I've finished what I want to say. Are you ready for your entire family to be wiped out?" Lin Pingzhi's words made Liu Zhengfeng's eyelids twitch.

"What do you mean, kid?" Liu Zhengfeng remained calm, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea carefully, not even noticing that the tea had cooled down.

"Let's deduce what will happen next." Lin Pingzhi took out a chessboard, placed a few white chess pieces in the position in his mind, and then took out some black chess pieces to surround them on three sides.

"Although I have been here for a short time, I have found out a lot of information. Three of the Thirteen Guardians of the Songshan Sect have quietly come to Hengyang City, and more than a hundred of their elite disciples are hiding." Lin Pingzhi's words made Liu Zhengfeng jump up.

"Sit down. Why are you in such a hurry? Even if we want to exterminate your entire clan, we should at least wait until you've retired. The Songshan Sect has been preparing for so long, and the plan to unite the Five Mountains Sects can finally begin. How could we not establish our authority on a glorious day? And you, a traitor who has colluded with evil forces, are naturally the epitome of a traitor. Therefore, a heavy hand is inevitable. The extermination of your entire clan is unstoppable."

"Ding Mian, Fei Bin, Lu Bai, none of them are inferior to you, but of course they can't be truly stronger than you. If you want to run, they really can't do anything to you, so the first step is to prevent you from running." Lin Pingzhi pointed to three black chess pieces: "Ambush around your Liu Mansion, this is one step, and then..."

Lin Pingzhi took out a few black chess pieces and mixed them with two white chess pieces. "Then I'll take the initiative and kidnap your family."

"How dare they?" Liu Zhengfeng was furious. "The Songshan Sect is a famous and upright sect."

"Qingcheng Sect is also a famous and upright sect." Lin Pingzhi retorted, and Liu Zhengfeng was speechless.

"You were very clever, inviting so many friends from the martial arts world to come and stabilize the situation, but this group of people couldn't control the Songshan Sect. Your excuse for retiring from the martial arts world is completely untenable. When the Five Mountains Banner was unveiled, it was simply said to be a family affair of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, and no one else dared to get involved."

"Then make public the fact that you are colluding with the top leaders of the Demon Cult. By then, no one from Mount Tai, Mount Hua, or Mount Heng will stand on your side. The Demon Cult and the Five Mountains Sword Sect have been fighting for so many years, and the hatred between them has reached an irreconcilable point. No matter what you say, good and evil cannot coexist. This is the bottom line." Lin Pingzhi's words made Liu Zhengfeng's lips move slightly, but in the end he did not speak.

"Although Brother Qu is a member of the Demonic Cult, I know from his piano playing that he has a noble character and a broad mind. Liu Zhengfeng not only admires him, but also looks up to him."

Seeing that Liu Zhengfeng still showed no remorse, Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but applaud, saying, "This is the stubborn Liu Zhengfeng I know. He wouldn't even blink an eye, even if his entire family were wiped out, for the sake of loyalty. I'm sure your confidant also looks down on your so-called family."

Liu Zhengfeng's eyes twitched at the naked provocation. "But I will not continue to get involved in the feud between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demon Cult, nor will I harm Brother Qu."