Ask Wudang Chapter 186

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Ye Qingfeng nodded, “That’s right, the martial art that person practiced is called ‘Heaven and Earth Great Shift’, which is the (guardian art of the sect) passed down through generations of the Ming Cult, and only the Cult Leader can practice it. As for why I know this, it’s because of another secret from over a hundred years ago.”

“Secret?” Huang Rong was surprised again.

Ye Qingfeng said, “This secret happened during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, there was a civil official in the imperial court named Huang Shang, who was very learned. Emperor Huizong ordered him to compile the ‘Wan Shou Dao Zang’ (Daoist Canon of Longevity). After several years, he read through all the Daoist scriptures and surprisingly comprehended some martial arts principles from them. Later, Fang La rebelled in Jiangnan, and Emperor Huizong sent him to lead troops to suppress the rebellion. He used the martial arts he comprehended from the Daoist Canon to defeat the Ming Cult members. However, the ones he encountered in that battle were not the true Ming Cult masters. After the war was settled, the true Ming Cult masters came to seek revenge, not only severely injuring him and forcing him to flee, but also killing his entire family.”

Everyone present was a first-class master in the martial arts world, and more or less had blood on their hands, but most of the people they killed were wrongdoers, and they never harmed family members, which was an unwritten rule in the martial arts world. Now, hearing Ye Qingfeng say that the Ming Cult members killed Huang Shang’s entire family for revenge, they all felt that the Ming Cult members acted without any bottom line, truly no different from demons.

Guo Jing frowned and said, “The Ming Cult members act too extremely. They must not be good people.”

Huang Rong said, “If the person killed by Brother Ye was indeed the Ming Cult Leader, then everything makes sense. Their current reliance on Mongolia is probably to avenge the destruction of their cult back then.” She then asked, “Brother Ye, what happened to Huang Shang later?”

Ye Qingfeng said, “After Huang Shang escaped with injuries, he hid in the deep mountains. While diligently cultivating, he also racked his brains to find a way to counter the enemy’s martial arts. After an unknown period of time, Huang Shang finally comprehended several exquisite and profound martial arts. He thought that even if the enemies swarmed him, he could handle them alone. Unexpectedly, while he was hiding alone in the deep mountains all these years, he only thought about martial arts day and night, nothing else. Unconsciously, over forty years had passed, and when he emerged from the mountains, all his enemies from back then had already died of old age. Upon learning this truth, the deep hatred that had accumulated in his heart for decades suddenly vanished without a trace. Putting himself in others’ shoes, he realized that he himself didn’t have many days left to live, but his martial arts were the fruit of decades of hard work and absolutely could not be lost. So he compiled all his lifelong knowledge into the ‘Nine Yin Manual’ to pass down to future generations, and hid the manual in a very secret place, which only saw the light of day after the First Mount Hua Sword Conference.”

“Ah!”

Hearing this secret again, everyone present felt their scalps tingle, and for a moment, they were at a loss.

After a long while, Guo Jing sighed, “I never thought the ‘Nine Yin Manual’ was created in such a way. That Senior Huang Shang was truly a person of great wisdom and insight. If you think about it, Rong’er and I can be considered his inheritors from a different generation.”

Huang Rong nodded, then asked, “By the way, Brother Ye, where did you learn all these secrets?”

Ye Qingfeng naturally couldn’t tell them directly, only saying, “In my early years, I traveled the world, from the east to Jieshi, west to Persia, north to the Yinshan Grasslands, and south to the various countries of the South Sea. I collected martial arts from all over the world and explored the secrets of various sects, which is why I know all this.”

These words were seven parts true and three parts false, so naturally, no one suspected him.

Afterward, Ye Qingfeng meticulously explained the structure and foundation of the Ming Cult.

After learning this, everyone felt even more challenged. Fortunately, although the Mongolian side had many masters, the Central Plains side was not inferior. Besides Ye Qingfeng and Guo Jing, there were also the four masters: East Emperor, North Beggar, and Old Urchin. Among the younger masters, Yang Guo was already capable of standing on his own. After a careful calculation, the Central Plains still had an advantage.

It was not until midnight, after the battle plan was decided, that everyone dispersed.

Strangely, for the next half month, the Mongolian army did not launch any more offensives, remaining inactive.

It was not until the eighteenth day that a Myriad-man Commander led four Thousand-man Squads to harass them. This harassment was merely that; after leaving behind dozens of lives, they fled at the sight of the wind. They harassed for three consecutive days, and then finally, a real battle came, which was extremely brutal, with many casualties on both the attacking and defending sides.

Like this, a small battle every three days, a big battle every five days, continued for over three months.

This evening, another post-battle summary meeting was held at the Guo residence, still presided over by Guo Jing. East Heretic, South Emperor, North Beggar, and Old Urchin, being seniors, were not present. Huang Rong, being close to childbirth, was not suitable for exertion and was also absent.

Thus, Guo Jing became the axis of the meeting.

He had always been the axis.

The main purposes of holding this meeting were two-fold: first, the heroes had been fighting continuously for three months and were already exhausted, needing some corresponding encouragement and guidance; second, to continue deploying the next city defense plan.

Guo Jing was well-respected and well-versed in military strategy. After a round of encouragement, all the heroes were convinced.

As for arranging the city defense plan, this was his forte, and he quickly made comprehensive arrangements.

Three days later…

A major event suddenly occurred: Huang Rong was about to give birth.

In the original work, the section where Huang Rong gives birth can be said to be the most dangerous moment for the Guo family, and even for the entire Xiangyang City.

However, due to Ye Qingfeng’s intervention, the plot was changed significantly. Golden Wheel Dharma King had dejectedly returned to Tibet, no longer causing trouble in the Central Plains. Guo Jing also did not attend the Hongmen Banquet and get injured, nor did Yang Guo seek revenge on Guo Jing and his wife.

In the main hall of the Guo residence, Guo Jing paced back and forth, his face filled with anxiety.

Although it wasn’t his first time being a father, he was still inevitably excited and anxious.

Huang Yaoshi said, “Jing’er, can you stop pacing back and forth? It’s annoying me.”

Guo Jing quickly stopped and replied, “Yes, Father-in-law.”

Although he sat down in response, his face was still inevitably anxious.

Hong Qigong laughed, “Hahahahaha, Old Heretic Huang, what right do you have to scold Jing’er? When A-Heng gave birth to Rong’er, weren’t you just like Jing’er? Pot calling the kettle black.”

Huang Yaoshi said, “How do you know I was like him?”

Hong Qigong said, “Heh heh, although I, this old beggar, am alone and have never been a father, by putting myself in others’ shoes, I can infer what you were like back then from Jing’er’s current state. Don’t be embarrassed to admit it.”

Huang Yaoshi was speechless and said, “Brother Qi’s words are truly fresh; one can’t help but be convinced.”

Just as Huang Yaoshi and Hong Qigong were exchanging words, Lu Youjiao suddenly rushed into the hall and said, “Great Hero Guo, something terrible has happened! Kublai Khan is personally leading a large army to attack and has already reached the city gates! Lord Lü requests your presence.”

“What?”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall was shocked.

Huang Yaoshi immediately slammed the table and said, “This is outrageous! These Mongolian barbarians are truly detestable. They don’t come early, they don’t come late, but they choose to come precisely when Rong’er is giving birth! Today, I, Huang Yaoshi, must kill a few more!”

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