Martial Arts, the Little Master of the Ancient Tomb, Becomes Stronger When You Drink

101: Chapter 101 Destroying the Songshan SectWith just a few words, a Bright Left Emissary had died.

The corpse wasn’t even cold yet, and now he himself had taken that second-in-command position, with the cult leader’s trusted aide as his ’assistant’.

To be doted on so much by Invincible East, the leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult who could make the entire Jianghu tremble in fear—just who exactly was this person?!

Although they weren’t clear on Su Xuan’s true identity, everyone present had already mentally stamped him with a ’do not provoke’ label.

At the crack in the main hall’s door.

Li Mochou and Gongsun Lüe, one head above the other, were squeezed there, watching the situation outside.

”Sister Li, look! Master has become the Bright Left Emissary!”

”I see.”

”Should we celebrate for Master later?”

”That won’t be necessary.” Li Mochou took half a step back, rubbed her eyes, and pulled Gongsun Lüe away. ”Didn’t you hear your Master will be busy soon? We should go pack our things too; we’re setting off for Shaolin Temple at noon.”

”Oh, okay.”

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Half a month later.

Beside the well in the Songshan Sect’s rear courtyard, a Disciple was drawing water.

Suddenly, his vision went dark, and he collapsed to the side.

Then, a person stepped out from behind him, took out a disguise mask, applied it to his face, fiddled with it a bit, and produced an identical face.

After finishing this, that person then twisted the Disciple’s neck, took out a bottle of corrosive liquid, and disposed of the corpse.

Afterward, as if nothing had happened, he continued drawing water.

After drawing two buckets of water and drugging them, the person didn’t hesitate. He hoisted them on a carrying pole and headed toward the kitchen, seeming very familiar with the Songshan Sect’s layout.

Just after leaving the courtyard, he encountered a Songshan Sect Disciple.

Seeing the person carrying two buckets of water pass by him without even a greeting, the Songshan Disciple raised an eyebrow, blocked his path, and said with displeasure,

”Hey! Er Niu, how come you don’t even know to greet your Senior Brother when you see him?! Is your skin itching for a beating again?”

Looking at the Songshan Disciple before him, ’Er Niu’ put on a fawning expression and said in a strained voice, ”How would I dare? Senior Brother misunderstands! This Junior Brother’s constitution is weak; I’ve caught a chill these past two days and am a bit dizzy, so I didn’t notice you, Senior Brother.”

To make the act more convincing, the person even gave two light coughs, ”Ahem, ahem...”

Hearing that the person had caught a chill, the Songshan Disciple hurriedly took two steps back, pretending to be disgusted as he fanned the air between them. ”Caught a chill and still talking to me? Get lost, get lost!”

”Yes, Senior Brother.” The person coughed twice to cover up, picked up the water again, and ambled slowly toward the kitchen.

Watching the person move away, the Songshan Sect Disciple covered his mouth and nose with a look of disgust. ”Damn it, reeks of rouge. With that weak physique, still going to brothels. If you don’t get sick, who will? You’ll die in a brothel sooner or later! Pah!”

Two hours later.

Songshan Sect training ground.

All the Songshan Sect’s elite Disciples, except those guarding the mountain gates, were gathered here.

Lu Bai said fawningly to Ding Mian, ”Senior Brother, your martial arts skills and seniority are above mine. Don’t you think it’s a bit inappropriate for me, your Junior Brother, to sit in this Sect Head position?”

Ding Mian waved his hand. ”What’s inappropriate? I, your Senior Brother, think your youthful vigor is just right to bring a new atmosphere to our Songshan Sect.”

As he spoke, Ding Mian even put on a very approving expression and patted Lu Bai’s shoulder. ”Do your best. I, your Senior Brother, have high hopes for you!”

After saying this, without caring about Lu Bai’s reaction, he walked aside, sat down, and continued drinking his tea.

In this deep winter, a mouthful of hot tea is truly comfortable~

Ding Mian was comfortable, but Lu Bai’s face was gloomy.

Damn it! ’Youthful vigor’?! Acting like he’s so much older!

In the last Great Battle Between the Righteous and the Evil, the Righteous Path suffered heavy losses, nearly wiped out.

Even for their Songshan Sect, which had relatively deep reserves, their top-tier fighters were now only him and Ding Mian.

The other Thirteen Grand Guardians had all died at Blackwood Cliff.

With the Righteous Path’s strength severely diminished, given Invincible East’s temperament, how could she possibly let them off?!

Making him Sect Head now was practically pushing him into the eye of the storm, seeking death!

Before Lu Bai could finish his internal rant, he suddenly heard a cry of alarm. ”Junior Brother, how... uh... my head feels so dizzy...”

Lu Bai focused his gaze and saw that a large number of Disciples present had already collapsed, with more continuing to fall.

Lu Bai had just wanted to step forward when he suddenly felt his head swim, making him unsteady on his feet. ”Wha... what’s going on?!”

Lu Bai instinctively turned his head, only to see a sharp glint shooting toward him. Then, his neck felt a surge of warmth, and he fell to the ground, life extinguished.

Meanwhile, a gleaming dagger was already lodged in Ding Mian’s chest; he had died in his seat.

The situation unfolded too quickly. In just a few dozen seconds, only one person remained standing on the scene.

That person revealed a strange smile at the corner of their mouth and casually peeled off the human skin mask.

Revealing an exquisitely beautiful face—it was none other than Blue Phoenix.

Just at that moment, a large group of people suddenly surged in from the distance, quickly surrounding the area.

Seeing the newcomers, a light smile appeared at the corner of Blue Phoenix’s mouth as she jogged forward. ”Cult Leader, Shaolin Temple’s security is too tight; our people couldn’t get in.”

Dongfang Bai didn’t speak. Her gaze shifted slightly as she said, ”Next, you lead the people and guard here. Strengthen the defenses on all key routes of Mount Song. Do not allow a single person to descend the mountain.”

”Yes, Cult Leader.”

After speaking, Dongfang Bai looked at another Sun Moon Holy Cult Elder behind her. ”Elder Wang, go notify the people lying in ambush earlier. In all territories belonging to Shaolin and Songshan, anyone connected to them—regardless of age, young or old—leave none alive.”

”Yes, Cult Leader.”

Watching Dongfang Bai, decisive and ruthless without the slightest hesitation, a flicker of something extraordinary shone in Su Xuan’s eyes.

As if sensing something, Dongfang Bai looked toward Su Xuan. ”What is it?”

”Nothing.” Su Xuan shook his head with a smile and turned to Lin Chaoying and Mu Tingxue. ”Master, Mother, you guard here, control the exits, and provide support. Sister Xiao Bai and I will lead people up the mountain to rescue them.”

Although Lin Chaoying and the other women were worried, they didn’t stop him, only nodding gently. ”Alright~ Be careful.”

”Mm.”

Then, the two continued leading the team toward Shaolin Temple.

On the way here, they had already discussed their strategy.

Lin Chaoying, Blue Phoenix, and others would control the key mountain passes, while Su Xuan and Dongfang Bai would lead people up the mountain for the rescue.

It was only for the sake of the ’hostages’ and treasures; otherwise, why would they need to go through all this trouble?!

They could just have people dig tunnels, bury gunpowder, and blow up the mountain.

Or use oil and fire to burn the mountain, killing anyone who came down.

But there was no time to think about that now; rescuing people was urgent.

The Sun Moon Holy Cult had been observing the Songshan Sect for a long time; otherwise, they couldn’t have taken it down so easily.

Shaolin Temple’s security was too strict; they could only take action personally, catching them off guard, striking when they were unprepared...

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