When a force begins to grow, it will inevitably attract the attention of other surrounding forces. Naturally, there will be many who will secretly hinder it, but there will also be alliances and investments.
Needless to say, when Bashan Jiuzhai learned that Shi Chongyun was here, they sent people to contact him without hesitation.
Many people from several large gangs in Xiangzhou also came to help, and formed a sect with Louguantai, Quehuomen, Difeimen, etc. These gangs in Xiangzhou City are actually under the control of Xuanfeng Huanzhi, but outsiders don't know it.
Even the Yueketai family, one of the four major barbarian families, secretly provided help to them.
Although they are all "royal families", in fact, the wealthy families in the royal family are not all united, but each has their own thoughts.
The Yueketai family was the only wealthy family in the royal family that supported the prime minister's "one family" policy. The head of the Yueketai family married a Chinese woman, and because of this, he was more or less excluded by other wealthy families.
However, the one who is currently in charge of the entire government is the prime minister. Although his various policies have caused many rumors, he is deeply trusted by the emperor, so he has always stood firm and other powerful families cannot do anything to him.
However, while the Prime Minister was suppressing the riots everywhere with all his might, he was also adopting a conciliatory policy towards the lower-class Chinese people. He was trying his best to make those wealthy families give up the land they had occupied, and he was trying his best to crack down on those wealthy families who made a fortune from the war, which had long aroused strong dissatisfaction among those wealthy families.
Some people even continued to criticize, saying that Prime Minister Fu Tu's move was an attempt to win over the Chinese people and use them to gain power. However, most of these attacking memorials were kept in the palace and not sent out.
With everyone's efforts, under the planning of Shi Hao, they established the Nanshan Society, captured the four branches of the Tiannan Gang, and dealt a heavy blow to the Tiannan Gang.
Leng Bashan could no longer tolerate this, so he gathered the main forces of the gang and tried to fight back with all his might.
—A war is inevitable.
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"Girl, the decisive battle between the Nanshan League and the Tiannan Gang will probably take place tonight!" In a corner of the city, an old man was reporting the battle situation in a low voice to a short woman in cotton clothes.
The woman was none other than Long Niu!
Long Niu was actually twenty-one years old, but because of a congenital disease, she looked only about fourteen or fifteen years old. She had an ordinary appearance, and she was wearing a cotton skirt made of coarse cloth. At first glance, she looked like an ordinary rural girl.
The three evil lotus sects were very particular about the selection of female disciples for the inner sect. Good character and appearance were one of the important conditions for entering the inner sect, especially for Yuelian Tower.
Even though the Mirror Flower Water Moon Pavilion and the Black Lotus Realm are relatively relaxed, they will never be too relaxed.
For someone like Long Niu who looks average and is born with a disability, it would normally be difficult for her to enter the outer sect, let alone become an inner sect disciple.
However, on the one hand, Xuanfeng Huanzhi is very ambitious and is more unconventional in selecting talents.
On the other hand, Xuan Feng Huanzhi paid great attention to Long Niu's talents in various aspects that she had shown since she was a child in the outer sect.
Because of this, Long Niu was selected as an exception to enter the Black Lotus Realm, and stood out with her strong perseverance.
Before this, Long Niu already had the strength of the sixth rank. After the three sects of the Evil Lotus Sect merged into one, not only did the Night Charm Magic Codex merge into one, but the resources were also exchanged with each other.
Long Niu was able to continue to advance, and now she has entered the fifth rank. She was recommended by Grandma Shuiyue and was in charge of the intelligence of the entire Xie Lian Sect, so she was highly valued. Her status was implicitly surpassing that of She Ji, Zhu Pin, Huan Tingting, Meihua Niangzi, Taohua Niangzi and others.
At this moment, Long Niu was sitting in this inconspicuous roadside pavilion, listening to the reports from her subordinates.
This time, Longniu was a little confused.
When the news of the treasure left by the Sheng Dynasty spread, the martial arts world was shocked.
Xuanfeng Huanzhi learned that the young master was also involved in this matter and felt that it was a serious matter. She asked Longniu to shift the focus of the entire intelligence network to Taihua Mountain and try her best to help the young master obtain the relics of the Sheng Dynasty.
That was the treasure left by the last emperor of the Great Sheng Dynasty. If it could be taken out, the Dongting Army would be even more powerful. And since the young master was involved, he must be in urgent need of manpower at this moment.
So Longniu took her men and rushed to Qinling Mountains to start the operation.
Then what made her very depressed was that... she couldn't find the young master!
The young master has never been to Mount Taihua!
Various clues related to the treasure were widely circulated, but she tried her best to investigate, but she felt that these clues were vague and none of them were authentic.
Relying on her keen intelligence, Long Niu always felt that there was something wrong with the news.
Then I further speculated that the young master deliberately cooperated with those people to make the big news of the Sheng Dynasty's treasure... Is there any deeper meaning behind this
But what was the deeper meaning behind this? Who was this person? The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became. She couldn't figure it out.
Later, news spread that the young master appeared in Nanshan.
At this moment, she suddenly realized that the young master's rumor that the treasure was in Taihua Mountain was just a diversion... In fact, the treasure was in Nanshan!
Chapter 345: The Battle of Nanshan and the Victory
Long Niu knew that the young master was a man of courage and strategy. He pretended to have hidden treasures on Mount Taihua, but in fact he was gathering troops in Mount Nanshan to control the treasure... This made sense!
The young master did not contact the Xielian Sect, but only helped the various small sects around Nanshan to form the Nanshan Alliance in the name of fighting against the Tiannan Gang. There must be a great intention behind this.
Of course, even without considering other things, the four hundred miles of Nanshan Mountain is better controlled by a local force like the Nanshan League than by the Tiannan Gang controlled by the barbarian clan Zonghai family.
The weather was extremely cold, and the so-called "pavilion" could not actually be called a pavilion. Curtains were hung on three sides and a fire was lit inside.
The shop owner was boiling hot soup on the stove next to him. The hot steam was rolling out of the pot with the lid opened, adding some warmth to the place.
The side facing the street is still open, so the warmth is only slightly better than walking directly on the street.
However, because of the continuous snowfall in the past few days, the weather on this day was actually quite good. The sun was shining on the streets, and although the temperature was extremely low, it did not feel too cold.
Another woman came here quietly, and the old man who originally reported to Long Niu retreated.
The woman took out a letter from her sleeve and quietly handed it to Longniu.
After Long Niu took it, she quickly checked it before opening it and looking at it carefully.
She let out a slow breath.
This letter is just a confirmation of an intelligence.
Through this information, she was able to confirm that "Three Ghost Slayers" Li Ximing and "Yin Yang Ghost" Gui Xiaoren had indeed betrayed Guiji Sect and joined the Dongting Army.
A few days ago, these two people suddenly arrived in Jingzhou and asked to see the Demon Marshal. The Demon Marshal was not there, so it was the Master of the Xuanfeng Temple who met them.
The two men asked the Dongting Army to give them a place to stay.
Both of them are fifth-grade masters, and are famous masters in the Demon Sect. If they are willing to join the Dongting Army, it will naturally be a great help to the Dongting Army.
But Xuanfeng Sect Master cannot trust them unconditionally, so he asks them to pay a token of their loyalty... This is a very reasonable condition!
The two men agreed, and with the help of Longniu's intelligence, they assassinated a general in the barbarian army.
The general was a capable general of the Zonghai family and a powerful figure in the army. Li Ximing and Gui Xiaoren assassinated him as masters of the Guiji Sect, which undoubtedly had a great impact on the secret cooperation between the Guiji Sect and the Zonghai family.
The information Long Niu obtained at this moment also confirmed that the impact was indeed not small.
The new leader of Guiji Sect, "Destroyer of the Underworld" Tong Changsheng, was almost furious.
This was undoubtedly another heavy blow to the Guiji Sect, which had already suffered heavy losses in the battle of Daxing City and had barely been able to reorganize itself.
Li Ximing and Gui Xiaoren will also be hunted down by the Zonghai family and the Guiji Sect. No one can protect them except the Dongting Army and the Xielian Sect... For people like them in the demon sect, there are not many forces they can rely on.
After reading the letter, Long Niu rubbed her hands together and the letter burned to ashes in her hands.
Throughout the entire day, Long Niu had her subordinates investigate the battle situation between the Nanshan League and the Tiannan Gang.
The battle was fierce and confusing at the beginning. The Tiannan Gang used all kinds of conspiracies and tricks. However, the more conspiracies and tricks they used, the more anger they aroused from other gangs. Some gangs that had originally maintained neutrality also chose to take sides in this final battle.
That night, battles broke out everywhere. Finally, the warriors of Nanshan League, under the command of "Qianlong", successfully attacked Guifeng where Tiannan Gang was located.
Long Niu and her men hid on a distant peak and watched the battle.
On top of Guifeng Mountain, flames were raging, and on this cold and windy night, it seemed as if the night sky was lit up.
—
Shi Hao was wearing a long coat, a purple gold crown on his head, and a sword he had forged himself stuck on his waist. He stepped into the Guifeng headquarters of the Tiannan Gang.
Although he was wearing a white robe and waving a feather fan, which made him look more like a military advisor, the top of Nanshan Mountain was covered with snow, and it would be too strange to see him waving a feather fan in this season.
When the time came, heaven and earth were on the same side. Many heroes of the Nanshan League, led by Zhu Huangzi, Ma Chong, Xu Guang, Niu Jinlei, Hong A Zhong and others, entered from several directions, leaving corpses all along the way.
Shi Hao walked in with his hands behind his back. Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan followed behind him, one on each side. They looked extremely beautiful in the flames.
Heroes from all directions came to join the battle... In fact, many of them chose to stand on the side of Nanshan League and come to get a piece of the pie because they saw that the general trend was already established.
When the wall falls, everyone pushes it. At this point, the Tiannan Gang has become a rat crossing the street that everyone wants to beat, and there is no chance of revival.
In front, there was a figure holding a huge axe. He was covered in blood and staggering. He roared and swung the axe continuously with astonishing momentum.
There were many crossbow arrows sticking out of his body, and Niu Jinlei, the lord of Niujiabao, and Hong Azhong, the lord of Tiegumen, were leading their men to besiege him.
This person is none other than the deputy leader of the Tiannan Gang, Zuo Yaochong, also known as "Dragon-Breaking Axe", a fifth-rank master.
At this moment, he is just relying on one breath. Although he looks mighty and powerful, he is actually just a spent force.
When Shi Hao approached, Niu Jinlei and Hong A Zhong had already thrust a knife and a gun into his body respectively.
Zuo Yaochong burst out with a burst of energy, which pushed Niu Jinlei and Hong Azhong back.
More powerful crossbows shot at him, making him look like a hedgehog.
Choke! Zuo Yaochong fell to the ground, bleeding all over the floor.
Shi Hao didn't even bother to look at him and just walked past him.
More people flocked in, surrounding him and going deeper.
"Military Advisor!" Xu Guang led his men to drag a man over and forced him to kneel in front of him. "This is Leng Bashan's eldest son, Leng Yanghu..."
Shi Hao said unhappily, "Just drag him away and behead him. Why bring him to me?"
Xu Guang groaned and quickly shouted to the other warriors, "Why don't you drag him away and behead him? You don't even need to bring his head. Just hang it at the door for everyone to see!"
The warriors responded in unison, dragged the pale-faced Leng Yanghu down, and killed him on the spot on a stone bench.
Deeper in the room, the sound of fighting gradually weakened, and the ground was filled with the Tiannan Gang members who were being held captive, in a disheveled and dejected state.
Soon, Zhu Huangzi and Ma Chong also gathered together and stepped in with Shi Hao.
In front of them, Leng Bashan, the leader of the Tiannan Gang, sat on the steps, covered in wounds, leaning on a heavy sword, with only a few of his trusted followers by his side.
Leng Bashan practiced external martial arts. He was big and strong, with broad arms and a thick waist. Although he was at the end of his rope, he still looked ferocious.
At this moment, he stared at the young man who walked in with his hands behind his back, surrounded by the Tiannan Gang, his bright eyes filled with hatred.
In fact, this was the first time that Leng Bashan had seen this "hidden dragon", even though this young man had cut his second son into a human stick and had been pushing him into a desperate situation step by step over the past few days.
The palace next to them was ablaze with flames, and Chongxiao's rage reflected the redness on Leng Bashan's angular face.
Leng Bashan still remembers how he fought his way up from the bottom of the underworld step by step over the past few decades to his current status.
In the 400-li Nanshan Mountains, everyone was afraid of his reputation, and the wealthy and powerful all gave him face. He was the local tyrant, and in his territory, no one's words were louder than his.
But now, everything he had was burning before his eyes, burning to ashes at an incredible speed.
The territory that he had worked so hard to build was gone, his two sons were dead, and the people around him either died, surrendered, or rebelled. It was like a luxurious building that he had spent a lifetime building for himself, and it suddenly collapsed.
And all this is thanks to the young man in front of me.
Leng Bashan tightly grasped the big knife in his hand, his veins bulged and his fingers were tense.
He stared at the young man and shouted, "Master Chongyun, do you dare to fight me?"
His loud shout was like thunder, shaking the entire Guifeng Mountain.
The tyrant was at the end of his life, like a ferocious tiger, with a loud roar that disturbed the gradually quiet night and also made the surrounding flames rise further.
But then the "Hidden Dragon" Master Chongyun laughed loudly, his laughter full of mockery.
In full view of everyone, he turned around, hugged the two beautiful girls and walked away laughing without even looking back: "Idiot!"
Zhu Huangzi, Ma Chong, Xu Guang, Niu Jinlei, Hong Azhong and others rushed forward.
Chapter 346: The Three Deadly Swords
Shi Hao brought Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan back to Louguantai, which was the designated headquarters of the Nanshan League.
There was a lot of hustle and bustle outside, but he was now free.
In fact, from the moment the war started, he had nothing to do. He just followed behind everyone as a guard to reassure everyone.
People were still busy outside. In the second half of the night, Shi Hao sat in the study, flipping through the materials with boredom.
Xu Xiaoyan had fallen asleep. After a while, with the sound of light footsteps, Du Yuejiao came in holding a bowl of broth that had been prepared in the kitchen.
Shi Hao looked up and saw that she had changed into a pleated cotton skirt with flowers scattered on it, and she was walking gracefully. He smiled and said, "It's so late at night, you should go to bed too."
Du Yuejiao came to his side, put the bowl down, and said softly: "I can't sleep anyway."
Shi Hao hugged her in his arms and said, "Would you like to drink together?"
Du Yuejiao sat on his lap and pushed him: "You drink it!"