The third volume of Guizhou. The 13th set of Wu Xing Volume, Fishing for Fame and Fortune, Obtaining Empty Reputation

  On the ninth day, Lin Ming'er and another person's horses were slightly startled, they let out a loud whinny at the same time, their four hooves stomped wildly, and stopped moving forward.

  On the ninth, all that could be seen was that the man in yellow was only over forty years old, not yet fifty years old, with fresh blood all over his body and face, his back and shoulders were covered in flesh and blood, his clothes were torn to shreds, and he was spitting out blood. Lin Bi'er couldn't bear to look at him anymore and quickly turned her head away.

  This small path was originally not very wide, and two horses could hardly pass through it. However, the slopes on both sides of the path were only slightly inclined, so once a fight broke out, the area would be quite spacious.

  The people of the Cuiwei Sect burst out laughing, and surrounded the yellow-robed man on horseback in a semicircle. Cheng Man laughed loudly and dismounted his horse with his seven disciples, all of whom held long swords except for Cheng Man and Huang Langzi.

  They saw that Chu Jiu and Lin Ming'er were clearly a white-faced scholar and a black-faced book boy, standing stupidly to the side, both young and seemingly not yet skilled in martial arts. The two horses, however, were handsome. But the Kongtong Sect had always looked down on others, so they naturally didn't put the two of them in their eyes or heart. Thus, they only lazily took a glance, but didn't say a word. They didn't even bother to give a greeting typical of the Jianghu world.

  That middle-aged man in yellow saw his beloved horse lying on the ground, spitting out fresh blood, constantly convulsing, its front hooves still kicking, not yet dead. A pair of long, slanted eyes were still staring at their master. He couldn't bear it, and let out a long sigh to the heavens: "Heaven is destroying me too!" His eyes turned red, and two tears had already formed in his eye sockets!

  He had just been fighting in the temple with many times more enemies than himself, severely injured in many places, and several times almost lost his life, but he didn't shed a tear. Now, however, he couldn't bear it anymore, and two lines of turbid tears flowed down!

  Cheng Manzi sneered: "Demon Cult's evil person, where can you escape to now!" Huang Langzi chimed in from the side: "Master Uncle, today we kill this Demon Cult's evil person, it is for the sake of ridding the Jianghu of evil!"

  There were two disciples of the Two Peaks Sect who, upon seeing the yellow-robed man unarmed and covered in wounds, and also hearing the words of Cheng Man and Huang Langzi, thought to achieve a great merit, and couldn't help but directly charge forward. With a flash of light, the two swords stabbed out together, straight towards the chest of the yellow-robed man!

  Lin Meng'er was just turning her head back when she saw the two swords' fierce momentum, like a poisonous dragon emerging from its lair. She hastily cried out in alarm, "Be careful!"

  She saw that the two disciples were so rude and vicious, and still laid such poisonous hands on the seriously injured yellow-robed man. She felt disgusted in her heart and blurted out. The initial nine couldn't stop it in time, and whispered: "Damn!"

  Although she was innocent, in the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that she was worried about shielding the yellow-clad man! It seems that the people of Congtou Sect can only harbor hatred in their hearts!

  But then the man in yellow, dodged to one side and retreated half a step, barely avoiding the two sword blades! His empty hands suddenly shone with light, amidst the crowd's dazed eyes, he suddenly produced a silver spear in each hand. Under the midday sun, Chu Jiu saw clearly that the spears sparkled brightly, each with a small cluster of red tassels, dazzling to behold.

  He was already in a swift and fierce motion, with one hand on the left and one on the right, each inserting into the chest of the two disciples of Kongtong, then with a flip of his hand, the two were thrown out, each more than ten feet away, their chest wounds bleeding profusely, it was clear they would not survive.

  The man in yellow was already covered in scars and exhausted, this move used up all his strength, the wound shook violently, the sword wound on his back cracked open, fresh blood gushed out continuously, the sound of panting from his mouth was continuous.

  "Blood Silver Gun Twenty-Four Styles, Seventh Style: Double Dragons Emerging from the Sea!" Cheng Man was both shocked and enraged, seeing his two disciples dead. His heart ached with sorrow, but he immediately burst out laughing, then viciously said: "Good, truly good! So you are actually 'Blood Silver Gun, Rampaging Along the Yangtze', one of the Ten Great Elders of the Devil Sect - Elder Huang Zhi Ci! I must say, I admire you, your hiding in the temple was indeed deep!"

  His tone changed, cold and lonely, as if Yan Wang was chasing his life, continuing: "However, you managed to escape, but still have to die!"

  Just now in the White Emperor Temple, the "Six Quavers Heavenly Demon Array" has been broken by Dugu Xiongxin, Heng Fan, Cheng Man and Wudang Sect's Feisha Daoist. The demonic sect people see that the formation is already defeated, and they also hear the signals of other major sects outside getting closer and closer. They are afraid that if they continue to defend in the temple, they will only be annihilated. Therefore, the demonic sect people briefly gathered together to discuss and decided to charge outwards, as long as one person can break through, it is worth it!

  So suddenly, the demonic sect members scattered in all directions, attempting to break through the encirclement. Ten or so people desperately fought and killed each other, covering for one another, until four or five of them managed to escape, rushing onto their horses and galloping off in different directions. Dugu Xueyan, Hua Qingshan, Cheng Meng and Wudang Sect's Fei Sandao annihilated the demonic sect disciples within the temple, then separately led their own disciples to pursue them in all four directions.

  Earlier, this fierce man in yellow clothes was unarmed and badly injured. His entire yellow robe would soon be stained completely red. He took the initiative to rally his disciples to chase after them. Huang Langzi saw an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and followed suit.

  They had no idea that this person was just hiding the two guns in his sleeves all along. In the Bai Di Temple earlier, at the critical moment of life and death, during the fierce battle with the demonic blood, he endured without making a move. Now, however, he suddenly made his move, catching them off guard, and it was effective, killing two Tian Gang disciples.

  Cheng Man exclaimed: "Just now, many of my fellow disciples and the Flying Sand Taoist of Wudang Sect were also suspicious. How could you people from the Devil's Cult set up the Six Harmonies Heaven Demon Array in such a short time?" There must be at least one elder inside the temple, but after a long battle between both sides, not a single elder was found. It turned out that it was you, "Bloody Silver Spear, roaming the Yangtze River" Elder Huang Zhi Ci, who deliberately concealed this!

  That yellow-robed man was none other than the "Bloody Silver Spear, Rampaging Across the Yangtze" Silver Spear Elder Huang Zhidong, one of the Ten Great Elders of the Devil Sect. Today, he led his followers in a surprise attack, and the twenty-four disciples of the Black Water and Red Wood Halls fought to the death against their enemies. Just now, in the great temple, because he still bore the heavy responsibility entrusted to him by the sect leader, he did not dare reveal his true identity as an elder. However, he had not expected that the orthodox cultivators would be so ruthless, with several high-ranking experts among them. Although they had killed many people from various sects, their own side was suddenly ambushed and hastily fought back, with many of his followers likely wounded or dead. Now, knowing that he himself would also find it hard to escape death today, he no longer felt fear. Drawing out his silver spear, he thought to himself: "Now, if I can kill just one more person, that will be enough!"

  "Haha, you're indeed a renowned and orthodox sect, but this kind of siege and ambush is also considered orthodox. It's truly laughable to the world! The Silver Gun Elder Huang was pierced all over his body, feeling numbness and weakness in his limbs. Thinking of this, he first burst into loud laughter, then turned stern-faced, coldly despising Cheng Man."

  "You demonic cultists and evil sorcerers, everyone can kill you, why talk about chivalrous code when dealing with you!" Huang Langzi stepped forward before his master could speak.

  "We are evil demons, what about you? You, a self-proclaimed hero, seeking fame and fortune, with an empty reputation. Eight years ago in Liangzhou City, the daughter of Chen Yuanwai was raped and murdered, wasn't that your masterpiece?" Silver Gun Old Man said disdainfully.

  His mouth was bloody, but the two guns in his hands shone brightly, with a red tassel on top, and a blood bead rolled on the gun tip, also forming a majestic and awe-inspiring scene.

  On the ninth day of the first month, I saw this and thought: "People often say that 'a centipede dies but never stiffens.' Indeed it is true!"

  The disciples of Kongtong did not dare to come forward for a while, and just listened to his words.

  "In the past decade or so, various escort agencies have lost their escorts on the Western Liang Road, and even the number one escort agency in the Central Plains is no exception. It's also because of the noble Qianjun Sect, one of the seven major sects! Such a thing, my Holy Church would not do even if it were an evil demon or heretic!" After Silver Gun Elder Huang said this, Chu Jiu saw that all the Qianjun disciples had changed their expressions, and what he said seemed to be true!

  Huang Langzi's face turned even more sallow and he shouted loudly: "This is truly nonsense! The demonic cult's evil people are indeed speaking wildly!"

  "Am I talking nonsense? Look at your face as dry as wood, your voice is sly, and your expression is treacherous. You must be the Yellow Wolf's son from the Horizontal Gate!"

  "Huang Langzi sneered: 'I didn't expect you still recognize me, so what if I am?' "

  Yin Gun's elder, Huang Zhi, stabbed forward with a "pa" sound and said: "You set your sights on Miss Li of Li Family Village in Tianshui, but Miss Li refused to yield even unto death. You then killed all eight members of the Li Family Village. Can such behavior be considered that of a reputable and righteous family?"

  Chu Jiu and Lin Ming'er were both shocked, Huang Langzi's face changed greatly, Cheng Man's face also changed greatly. Now that there are outsiders present, this is a matter of great importance to the reputation of the entire Kongtong sect. Cheng Man was terrified in his heart, but he said: "You demon mouse, stop your nonsense! Don't you dare to surrender?" He lightly shouted and pounced on Huang Zhi, his "Red Palm" striking towards Huang's body, each palm aiming for a vital spot. The other disciples also rushed up, indeed bullying the few with their numbers.

  That "Bloody Silver Spear, roaming the Yangtze River" Silver Spear Elder Huang Zhi ranked ninth among the Ten Great Elders of the Demon Sect, his martial arts skills surpassing those of Cheng Man, and the silver spear in his hands was a unique treasure of the martial world, with an equally mysterious origin. The "Bloody Silver Spear Twenty-Four Styles" were also famous throughout the rivers and lakes!

  He himself had been seriously injured just now, especially in the White Emperor Temple, where he had suffered a severe injury from Dugu's "Heartbroken" palm, leaving a large black palm print. As a result, his injuries were even more serious, and with excessive blood loss and internal energy disorder, how could he still be a match for Cheng Yan and the disciples of the Cuiyun Sect?

  As expected, after only a dozen or so moves, his chest had already been hit by two palms, and his back had been struck by Huang Langzi's sword. He was afraid that his heart had shifted position, and there was no way to save him. The bleeding from his arm wouldn't stop, and he couldn't get up again. A mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell backwards, collapsing under Lin Meng'er's horse.

  Lin Meng'er let out a startled cry of "Ah!", and spurred the horse's belly, trying to urge it on, but the horse was also frightened and instead refused to budge.

  The Silver Gun Elder Huang Zhi was stabbed in the chest, but his mind was still clear and he had not fainted. He thought of his life now, about to end here, with a debt to repay to his master's great expectations. His eyes closed, tears streaming out, it was as if he were dreaming.