Toad Palace Spring and Autumn

The sky is about to brighten, and the coldness of early spring has not yet dissipated, and the rising red sun has already dyed the clouds and clouds in the distant peaks into a bright red.In the silence of all, suddenly bursts of bells and drums clashed. The sound was clear and clear, echoing in the valley in a hurry and without losing rhythm.

Anyone who has lived under the mountain for a long time knows that this situation is extremely unusual.Once the morning bell rings, there must be a big event on the mountain.

On the mountainside of Jiejian Peak, disciples of the Sixteenth Road of Toad Palace gathered at Zhenlong Terrace, waiting for orders.The principals of all parties in the palace appeared in the meeting hall without exception, and even Mei Luo, the master of Lanyue Pavilion who rarely showed up, was among them and never left without authorization.

Yue Yinlin waited for all the disciples to arrive, and said with a blank expression: "Today, I am urgently calling you all because I have important matters to discuss."

"The palace lord has an order, so why bother so much?" Ruan Kongqi was at the bottom of the list, and she raised her head to look at Yue Yinlin while speaking, her long and straight eyebrows were slightly frowned, and her expression seemed to be dissatisfied.

Yue Yinlin's eyes swept over him, his eyes darkened, "Recently, Toad Palace has become famous as a cult in Jianghu, and all sects and sects wish they could join forces to attack it. What's more, someone has already attacked Under the banner of leader Ning Huaishang, the crusade is under the banner of the mountain. As the saying goes, there are no waves without wind, and it is expected that there are people with good intentions behind the scenes to fuel the flames. I am determined to release Ning Huaishang, so as to dissolve the new and old hatreds with the various factions in the Central Plains. What do you guys think?"

"Is this... probably inappropriate?"

"Enemies should be resolved rather than knotted. If the Central Plains Righteous Way agrees, that would be great."

"Palace Master think twice! Even though Ning Huaishang has many supporters in the martial arts world, since ancient times there has been no balance between good and evil, and the grievances and grievances in the world have been going on for decades, how can they be resolved so easily?!"

"Multiple friends are better than many enemies. It is not a bad idea to take this opportunity to show kindness to Ning Huaishhang."

"Once Ning Huaishang is released, what is the difference from letting the tiger go back to the mountain? This is absolutely impossible!"

Everyone in the audience expressed their opinions, some for and some against, and there was no conclusion for a long time.Ruan Kongqi looked aside coldly for a while, then suddenly took a big step forward, "Didn't you forget? At the time when the palace master retreated, and the martial arts led by Ning Huaishang went up the mountain to fight, my sect suffered a lot of losses! Now they have made a comeback without knowing their lives. This is a great opportunity for us to get rid of shame! Not only can Ning Huaishang not be let go, but we can also take him as a hostage and order the mob below the mountain to arrest them without a fight! The so-called evil religion is just a false name, why not?"

As soon as the words fell, someone echoed loudly: "Taiwan Master Ruan's words are absolutely true! Ning Huaishang must not let go!"

After hearing this, Wen Chuqing's expression changed, and the speaker was still talking loudly without realizing it.Seeing Yue Yinlin's hands clenched into fists, his brows and eyes frozen like frost, he hurriedly stepped in front of Ruan Kongqi, and shouted angrily: "Presumptuous! How can you give orders above the hall? Hurry up and plead guilty to the Palace Master!" !"

Everyone was shocked by the reprimand, and they looked at each other, not knowing why.

Ruan Kongqi blushed even more, looking at Wen Chuqing with hatred in her eyes, "I'm not wrong, what's the crime?"

"you!……"

Wen Chuqing was so angry that she didn't know what to say for a moment.After a tense confrontation for a moment, it was Yue Yinlin who spoke, "Master Ruan, you really don't know what crime you have committed?"

Ruan Kongqi turned around abruptly, and said with her head held high: "This subordinate doesn't know, please ask the Palace Master to speak clearly."

Wen Chuqing knew that something was wrong, so she urgently excused Ruan Kongqi: "Palace Master, Brother Ruan..." Before he could say a word, Yue Yinlin interrupted him, and said with a slight sneer, "Master Wen, don't need to say too much. While everyone is here, it's time to settle the old accounts."

Ruan Kongqi became alert when she heard the words, and said angrily, "What does the Palace Master mean by this?"

Yue Yinlin got up from his seat with a flick of his sleeves, and walked down the long steps step by step, "Yongcheng Bamboo Forest, Xiaoguan Yellow Sand Field, Terrace Master Ruan assassinated me twice with his face masked, do you really think that I am blind?"

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar.Ruan Kongqi's eyes suddenly turned cold, and her whole body felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, but she still forced herself to calm down and said, "Empty words have no proof, why does the Palace Master conclude that the masked person is me?"

"That day in the bamboo forest, you unintentionally dropped the token without knowing it. Later in Xiaoguan, you used the same swordsmanship as the masked man who assassinated in the bamboo forest." Yue Yinlin took out the imperial order at this point, and turned to look at Wen Chuqing, "I handed over this token to Palace Master Wen myself. You took advantage of his unpreparedness and carried it with you after stealing it. Am I wrong?"

Ruan Kongqi snorted coldly and did not answer, Yue Yinlin continued indifferently: "At the beginning you were plotted against by a traitor, in order to let you recover as soon as possible, I did not hesitate to violate the prohibition and hand over the Wuyang Scripture to you. After you recovered from your injury, you ignored it. It was agreed that the scriptures have not been returned so far, so I dare to ask Terrace Master Ruan, what is the reason for this?"

"If you want to commit a crime, why don't you have excuses? Since the palace master is biased, the subordinates have nothing to say!"

"Oh? Tell me, who do I favor?"

Yue Yinlin's tone was sharp, and Ruan Kongqi snorted coldly without fear, "Who is this person, the Palace Master knows very well."

"Speak clearly."

"Why, who did the palace lord meet last night, do you still need to tell?" Ruan Kongqi smiled evilly, "The palace lord said that the subordinate has a different heart. Could it be that the nineteenth is loyal to you? The subordinate still can't figure it out. Palace Master, what are you looking for in him?"

"shut up."

Accompanied by the scolding sound, there was a crisp applause.It's just that this slap didn't hit the face, but was blocked by someone's hand, and finally landed on the back of the hand.

Ruan Kongqi stared at the angry Wen Chuqing, and said coldly, "You hit me once, and you want to hit me a second time?"

Wen Chuqing was heartbroken, and shouted: "Stop talking, and apologize to the Palace Master!"

Ruan Kongqi seemed to be completely irritated by his words, she looked up at the chief and laughed, "Why are you unwilling to recognize the reality now? That's right, I assassinated the palace master again and again! That time in the bamboo forest, If Nineteen hadn't stopped him in time, the Palace Master would have died long ago! I killed the eunuch, dispatched troops secretly to wipe out the Qianjin Building and Qingping Gate, and sent war cards to the Seven Gates! Wanting to trap the Palace Master in unrighteousness, are you satisfied now?!"

Everyone at the scene obviously did not expect Ruan Kongqi to tell the whole story so straightforwardly, and all of them showed expressions of surprise and uncertainty.At the side Liu Xuanying was about to cry, he was concerned about his old love, and was about to plead with the palace lord, but he saw Ruan Kongqi's epee unsheathed, her body flew up, and stabbed straight at Yue Yinlin's door!

"Palace Master be careful!..."

"Back off! Today I want to clean up the house, whoever dares to intercede will be punished with the same crime!"

Between the lightning and the flint, two extremely fast sword shadows intersected, dazzling and scorching.

Ruan Kongqi no longer concealed her advanced cultivation, she stretched her figure slightly, swirled her long sword, and retreated immediately if she missed a hit, her martial arts attainments were not the same as before.Yue Yinlin didn't give in, he was as light as a swallow, and he flew three feet in the air in the blink of an eye. When he landed, he slid sideways and his sword was out of its sheath.

Wen Chuqing was already watching in a daze.

He never knew that the swords of these two people could be so fast, so fast that only the sound of the sword could be heard, but they still couldn't catch the figure.

An overflowing sword energy filled the surroundings.

The nearby roosting birds fluttered in shock, and the grass and trees outside the courtyard fell into clusters in a blink of an eye.

He thought all this would end soon, but the scenes in front of him seemed endless, and the nightmare-like reality was still going on.

At this moment, the glory and dreams of Toad Palace have all collapsed into ruins.

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