Three days later.
The Lu family, one of the four major families in Jiangnan, finally arrived with his men. The head of the family, Lu Tianxing, still had the iconic hammer hanging around his waist, and beside him followed a dark, strong and honest young man. It was Lu Qin who accompanied him to the Jiangnan Heroes Conference that day.
It was not yet dawn, and the people in the camp were still asleep. Zhou Zheng was the only one sitting on a huge rock with a sand table in front of him, repeatedly deduce Yingzhou on the opposite bank. He turned around after hearing the sound of horse hooves, frowned slightly at first, then saw the royal flag, his brows immediately relaxed, and he couldn't help but whispered, "Great."
"It turns out to be Mr. Zhou Zheng." Lu Tianxing clasped his fists towards Zhou Zheng.
"Master Lu, I finally see you!" Zhou Zheng said to Lu Tianxing as he walked down from the boulder.
Lu Tianxing smiled and looked at the camp behind him: "It seems I am late."
"It's not too late, not too late. Once the head of the Lu family arrives, the four major families in Jiangnan will be here. Together with Tianxiao Cloud Realm, Demon City and our academy, most of the former Weilong Alliance will have arrived." Zhou Zheng replied.
Lu Tianxing sighed softly: "I'm afraid the remaining two families in Dazefu will not come. As for the Shanglin Palace that once ruled the world, it no longer exists..."
"Master Lu, you are wrong." A monk in white came out from the camp behind. He was the current head of the Criminal Law Court. "Although we in Shanglin Palace no longer have the power of the leader of the martial arts world, we will still do our best to fight against the enemies of Yingzhou."
"Very good." Lu Tianxing nodded, "I wonder what Mr. Zhou's plan is next?"
"We have discussed it last night and planned to launch an attack on Yingzhou today, but there is still a missing link in my plan that I have not been able to solve. So I have been thinking of a solution here tonight, but I didn't expect that the solution would be the result of the visit of the head of the Lu family. Now the missing link can be filled in." Zhou Zheng's tone still contained some joy. He was usually not the kind of person who showed his joy on his face, but at this moment he could hardly hide his happiness.
Lu Tianxing was stunned: "Oh? Launch an attack directly. Are you confident about this, Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Zheng turned around and looked at Yingzhou, which was surrounded by clouds. "We speculated why Yingzhou was willing to win us over this time instead of directly invading us like before? We have obviously lost many peerless masters, and it would be easy for them to defeat us. The only reason is that Lu Xuanshui now does not have the strength he had in the past. That's why he was eager to take Su Baiyi away! Now, every day we delay, Lu Xuanshui may recover to his former strength, so it is a better choice to launch an attack as soon as possible and snatch Su Baiyi back."
"You are right, sir." Lu Tianxing's hand touched the handle of the hammer at his waist inadvertently. "I wonder when we will launch the attack today. I can go back and inform our Lu family disciples."
Zhou Zheng said in a deep voice: "This afternoon, wait for my order. For this attack on Yingzhou, based on the important information brought down by my predecessors, I have deduced countless possible attacks in my mind. With the arrival of Patriarch Lu, I am now 80% confident that I can take back Su Baiyi and Xier at the lowest cost."
Lu Tianxing raised his eyebrows: "It seems that this time we don't need to pay such a painful price to defeat Yingzhou."
"Yes. Although our military strength is not as good as those of our predecessors back then, we have one biggest advantage now, which is that we have learned a lot about Yingzhou." Zhou Zheng clenched his fists, "We will definitely win this battle."
"Okay!" Lu Tianxing grasped the handle of the hammer.
Lu Qin took a step to the side, blocking the sight of Jieqing but not Jielu.
"Regarding what the Lu family is going to do today—" Zhou Zheng turned around and saw that the hammer had hit his chest. He looked at Lu Tianxing in disbelief and asked in a low voice, "Why?"
Lu Tianxing still smiled: "Mr. Zhou, you have written so many novels and told so many heroic stories, but why didn't you expect me to rebel? Because, in your hearts, our sects will never stir up any waves."
Zhou Zheng took several steps back, vomited blood, and half-knelt on the ground: "Master Lu, you are wrong!"
"Mr. Zhou!" He abstained from love but not lust. Only then did he see Zhou Zheng being injured, and he immediately chased after him.
But Lu Qin took out the double axes from his waist and directly hit Jie Qing Bu Jie Se back. Although Lu Qin looked a little honest, the double axes were swung with amazing power and almost seriously injured Jie Qing Bu Jie Se in a hurry.
Lu Tianxing walked up to Zhou Zheng and asked, "Oh? What did I do wrong?"
Zhou Zheng stretched out his fingers and pressed several acupuncture points on his chest: "I never thought that the head of the Lu family would rebel, because the people in the academy never doubt their allies."
“Hahaha, that sounds nice.” Lu Tianxing stepped on Zhou Zheng’s chest. “It’s a pity that I never considered you as my allies.”
Zhou Zheng vomited another mouthful of blood: "I don't understand..."
"Then go downstairs and think about it carefully." Lu Tianxing hammered down on Zhou Zheng's head.
"Stop." After a light rebuke, a red light flashed.
Although Lu Tianxing was unwilling, he knew what the red light was, so he decisively put away the hammer and hit the red light hard. With a "bang", Lu Tianxing took a step back, and the red light flew back.
Jimo Huaxue appeared and grasped the Hongyan Sword. She looked at Lu Tianxing and said, "We had a battle outside the Demon City before."
Lu Tianxing sneered: "I am lucky enough to have tried the swords of two generations of sword immortals."
"You are much stronger than you were that day." Jimo Huaxue walked forward and said slowly.
Lu Tianxing turned around and said to Lu Qin: "Let's retreat!"
Lu Qin swung his two axes, forced Jie Qingbu Jie Se to retreat, and then stopped beside Lu Tianxing: "Father, they are all awake!"
In the camp, everyone had heard the noise outside and came out with weapons in hand. Jieqing Bujielu waved his hand and said, "Stop the Wang family's troops and don't let them escape."
At his command, the disciples of the Criminal Law Academy and the Academy rushed forward and surrounded the Wang family. The Lu family brought a lot of people with them, but compared with the strength of the major sects, they were still far behind. This battle had no suspense from the beginning. Until two of the Wang family disciples rode out on horseback, they took off their black robes, and one of them placed a guqin on his back in front of him: "A song that breaks my heart."
Another person took out an erhu and said: "Where in the world can I find a soulmate?"
(Note: From Zuo Zhuan. Here is a tribute to Stephen Chow's movie Kung Fu)
A sad and mournful tune suddenly sounded, and all the Wang family disciples jumped off their horses. Their clothes were shattered by the sudden surge of true energy. They raised their heads, and their fiery red pupils looked even more creepy.
He frowned and said, "These people are not from the Wang family!"