The sound of musical instruments from a distance can still be heard. Xie Tianhu somewhat recognized this voice and was slightly affected. He stood still in the middle of the arena, tightly caged by Jinshui and his friends.
Huang Zhe was about to take advantage of the moment of chaos to leave the place, but he suddenly realized that Han Budian was already standing behind him and watching him closely. He thought quickly and calculated that since Xie Tianhu was already present, if he just left, he would lose all his opportunities.
Only Li Zuyang had put his hood back on and then slipped away from the crowd and mingled with some dark-robed men.
"Xie Tianhu, in front of so many people here, to think that you have used underhanded means and snatched a manual from a scholar," Huang Yu shouted at Xie Tianhu. Of course, he didn't need to explain that the scholar who brought the manual was actually the second member of Liangshan Liu Mo who was a high-skilled youth.
Xie Tianhu did not reply. He still wore a wide hat and covered his face. The carved box in his hand shot up, and once he exerted some energy into his palm, it shattered into pieces. There were no manuals or anything else in the box, making him realize he had fallen into a trap.
"The real manual is here," Ma Yongtao exclaimed as he patted his clothes pocket. "I knew for sure that someone would act unkempt and try to snatch the box using underhanded means, so I, who am also not a noble person, have hidden the manual for myself."
His words were clearly aimed at those who wanted the manual and were not averse to using cunning means. Huang Zhe's expression drastically changed upon hearing that, but he still tried not to show any reaction.
"Jinshui, me and Han Shaobangzhu will keep this brat here," Ma Yongtao once said to Jinshui as he pointed at Huang Zhe. "You take care of his master." He hardened the word master, and then handed a walking cane to Jinshui. It was the wooden cane made to help Jinshui walk since Wansui Gu. Jinshui accepted it, knowing the day was still long and he couldn't rely on internal energy alone to hold up his leg which had not yet healed properly.
The faint sound of the musical instrument from a distance can no longer be heard, replaced by the sound of the wind that accompanies the sunset. In the middle of the arena, Xie Tianhu and Jinshui and his friends had already fought fiercely.
Xie Tianhu used all his ability to fight against eight youths at once, his moves were all fast and powerful, obviously, he was also quite ruthless and would not hesitate to injure anyone or kill in any way. Those who were present could see that he was someone who didn't care to have a fair fight.
"Han Shaobangzhu, is he really the second disciple of Liangtian Jian Shen, Xie Tianhu?" Yunhe asked Han Budian.
"He is," Han Budian answered loudly without any hesitation. "He is a treacherous disciple to my sect. Thirteen years ago he was also the one who harmed my grandmaster Liangtian Jian Shen, then spread the untruthful news around the world that my grandmaster was killed by the master Wansui Gu."
"Is that so?" Yunli asked too.
"Three years ago, he was also the one who spread the news about the white steel fan left by my grandmaster, created chaos, and then take the opportunity to kill the Huang Family and Xu Family during the chaos," said Han Budian again. "Brothers, this person is a vicious human being, my grandmaster also wants us all to help him clean up the sect."
Most of those who heard Han Budian's words were determined not to let Xie Tianhu off the hook. Liangtian Jian Shen was unlucky and had a traitor disciple, they will wholeheartedly help him, ensuring this traitor received the punishment he deserved.
The Yumen descendants had not been able to take on Xie Tianhu to their fullest due to Jinshui's still injured state and each felt the need to protect him, giving the opponent the chance to gain the upper hand until that moment. Huang Yu was hit by Xie Tianhu's powerful sleeve. In the next second, Li Qian was also thrown to the ground, and Liao Xian's weapon was also released from his hand.
Jinshui quickly dashed to the center of the arena, and picked up the iron pen before hitting the ground using the tip of his walking cane, returning it to Liao Xian.
"Xie Qianbei is the disciple of Liangtian Jian Shen Zhang Zheliang, should be someone who understands the rules of the martial world," Jinshui said to Xie Tianhu. "Your fighting style is even more despicable than us the members of the demonic sect, isn't it shameful to be seen by the people here?"
"Eight descendants of Yumen," Xie Tianhu snorted loudly recognizing the eight youths who surrounded him.
"That's right, we are the eight descendants of the Yumen," said Lin Jixuan, "the eight young descendants all fight you a laoqianbei at once. I think it's quite comparable, can't be said to be playing together and violating the rules of the martial world."
Xie Tianhu knew that his identity had been exposed, by Han Budian as well as by Jinshui's words. He took off his wide straw hat. Some of those present recognized his face, immediately confirming his identity to the others. Up to this point, the man couldn't avoid it anymore, he faced everything bravely.
"Xie Tianhu, three years ago you spread the word about the white fan to wreak havoc, and seized the opportunity to kill the entire Xu Family of Huofeng Lou!" Huang Yu immediately called out to him. "People think the Xu Family fell victim to the white fan fight, you also played dead so no one would know that it was all your doing. My parents are innocent, victimized just because they know you. Now, how do you explain all these?"
"That's right, I am indeed Xie Tianhu, three years ago I was able to escape assassination due to my luck," Xie Tianhu did not immediately admit to everything he had done. "Now, who will believe the words of the demonic sect descendants? Do you have any proof that I killed anyone? If there is, show it to everyone."
There was no evidence, obviously. Jinshui racked his brain quickly. At least now Xie Tianhu won't have a way to run again, he thought.
"Haven't you been in Huofeng Lou all this time in a disabled state?" Yang Lei shouted from his spot. He was the disciple of the owner of Huofeng Lou and he knew Xie Tianhu had been staying in daxian ke for many years as a paralyzed person. "How come you are now standing here? Is this also luck...."
"I am Liangtian Jian Shen's only remaining disciple, no matter what I will not let my master's legacy fall into the hands of the opposite party!" Xie Tianhu's exclamation cut off his words. "The Yumen descendants want to take over the inheritance and rule the martial world. I, Xie Tianhu, will definitely try to take everything back, and will not allow you Yumen demons to triumph again. Just now, I was only seizing what was my master's and it shouldn't fall into the hands of heretical sects. I think those of you present here also quite understand."
His words were clearly influenced by his cunning disciple Huang Zhe. It was obvious that the disciple was the mastermind of everything happened today.
"Don't you want to keep everything to yourself?" Jinshui asked in a loud voice before he turned his head to the crowd. "Brothers, how many of you have a white fan or a map showing the location of Liangtian Jian Shen's inheritance here in the vicinity of Baiyu Shan?"
Jinshui and Huang Yu had determined to expose Xie Tianhu's crimes and the murder case of the Huang and Xu Family three years ago, the only way was to force Xie Tianhu to confess himself. But this vile human was so cunning and had already gotten away with it without a trace for three years, making him confess was definitely not going to be easy.
Those who present whispered to each other again, preceded by Liang Shaoren, those who were holding fake white fans or copies of maps then took them out.
"How did you get that fan, may I ask?" Jinshui asked again. "Did you take it from someone else by stealing, or did the fan come by itself to you?"
Similar to the way Shen Xiru obtained the fake white fan, it seemed that most of those present also admitted that they got the white fan easily. Only one or two people got it by stealing, but of course, they would not admit it openly. Others, however, confirmed that the white fan came of its own accord.
"The original white fan belonged to Zhang Laoqianbei, and was stolen by Xie Tianhu." Huang Yu continued his friend's words. "It was he who then copied it because he knew he could not come to Baiyu Shan himself and offend the great master here, deliberately passing it on to you so that you all came here together and fought over each other."
Jinshui didn't immediately continue, his gaze fixed on Xie Tianhu as if to give his enemy a chance to speak. At this point, if only Huang Zhe had helped Xie Tianhu would not have had such a hard time. But his disciple stayed in silent, while Xun Tianyi had long since died, Xie Tianhu was truly alone in the midst of so many people now.
Xie Tianhu suddenly laughed loudly. "That's right, I Xie Tianhu did everything you mentioned," he said, "Betrayed my master, wreaked havoc and discord in the martial world, killed the Xu Family and the Huang Family. Let's just say I did everything."
As his words ended, he again exerted his yin shou yang zhang energy. He could see that Jinshui didn't carry the xuanlong sword weapon, now disabled and even using a walking cane, if he could take him down then the others wouldn't be a problem.
But Jinshui was Wu Youwei's son, and he was not someone who could be taken down easily even in his current condition. From the start, he was always alerted, and his friends were already prepared. He stepped on the ground with the cane as Xie Tianhu slashed the blade in his hand to his feet several times. Xie Tianhu chased after him, but before he could reach him, Lin Jixuan and Liao Xian had already attacked him from right and left.
The descendants took out their respective weapons. Li Qian with his saber, Qin Liangjie with his spear, Liao Xian with his iron pen, Lin Jixuan with his folding fan, Liuxin with her short blade, and Zhu Baique with her flute. Only Huang Yu and Jinshui wielded no weapon, but Huang Yu still had his secret weapon and Jinshui used his walking cane.
Jinshui exerted his internal energy into his legs, making the two legs that were still not fully recovered temporarily useable. Moying's energy within his body was indeed formidable. Relying on his own abilities, he had just recovered, but with this internal energy, he was able to move quite freely, so a walking cane can also become a weapon, although of course, it was not as good as xuanlong sword.
But Xie Tianhu was also a well-trained martial figure. He was able to finish off all the members of Hailang Biaoju and the entire Huofeng Lou without leaving any living witnesses. Several times before, Jinshui also had to rely on the power of his sword to escape. This time the sword was somewhere else and he still had to turn his attention to his feet. Of course, his friends played more important role in this fight.
Xie Tianhu himself was not ignorant of the abilities of the Yumen descendants. He had faced some of them before. The one he recognized most besides Jinshui was of course Liuxin. The little princess had already been nearly harmed by him several times. He changed his tactic and targeted Liuxin first. The blade in his hand scuttled with the movement of du she xing dian (poisonous snake crawling in the fields), about to seize the princess's short blade weapon.
Huang Yu knew he would target Liuxin, but quickly blocked him, barely managing to sweep him off his feet. However, Xie Tianhu had also studied the art of tie jiao gang ti, which his master had previously passed down to the first disciple Zhang Xianghui, the Gang Jiao Daxiong. Huang Yu's strength was not enough to take down Xie Tianhu. In fact, at that time Xie Tianhu had already switched to attacking Qin Liangjie with his palm.
Among the descendants whose profound strength was the weakest were Menggui and Shuiyao's descendants Qin Liangjie and Liuxin. Being hit by Xie Tianhu's hand like this, Qin Liangjie immediately felt like he was being electrocuted. His hand holding the spear shook slightly and Xie Tianhu managed to slip the spear from his grip. The spear was instantly used to tear apart the fan in Lin Jixuan's hand which was certainly not a steel fan like the one left by Zhang Zheliang.
"Hey!" Lin Jixuan immediately protested. The weapon in his hand was broken, and he had to throw it away.
Xie Tianhu attacked again, this time with a feint move he snatched the flute in Zhu Baique's hands and broke it in half before throwing it out of the arena. But just at the same moment, Li Qian also managed to slash Xie Tianhu's shoulder with the saber, and the sound of cloth being torn was heard. Just a little more, Xie Tianhu's shoulder would already be cut.
The broken bayinxiao flute weapon fell not far from Ma Yongtao. Seeing that his girl's weapon was damaged, Ma Yongtao took it and watched it for a while, then decided to put it under his shirt.
In the arena there, Jinshui played wuqing xue's hua qing quan, trying to catch Xie Tianhu's wrist and grab the blade in his hand. But Xie Tianhu was extremely fast. Having barely dodged Li Qian's saber, he had already managed to break Jinshui's move by kicking toward his weak left leg. Jinshui was forced to take a step back.
Liuxin stepped forward again with her short blade. Xie Tianhu dodged to the side and Liuxin's attack hit an empty spot. By then somehow Xie Tianhu had managed to wrest the short blade from her hand, then used it to block Li Qian's second saber attack that came from behind his back.
The strength in his hands was extraordinary, but the short blade was also broken. His speed was also extraordinary because at that time Liao Xian's iron pen attack and Huang Yu's palm were avoided until Baigu and Chailang's descendants almost collided with each other.
The iron pen in Liao Xian's hand suddenly drew something on the ground, and he made an agile movement. Jinshui and Huang Yu recognized this gesture as a command to take part in the formation, and they quickly collaborated. One punch from Jinshui and one chess piece belonging to Huang Yu managed to break the kuang feng shang tian (storm rising to the sky) from yin shou yang zhang that Xie Tianhu was playing.
"Shifu, this technique is in the last chapter of the yin shou yang zhang," Huang Zhe suddenly called out to Xie Tianhu. "You haven't had a chance to perfect this technique because the last part of the scripture is in the hands of the heretics, of course, they can break it."
The fierce fight in the middle of the arena came to a halt. The formation led by Liao Xian was rudimentary, and for now, perhaps only the two of Jinshui and Huang Yu could follow every single clue. The formation wasn't enough to be used against an enemy like Xie Tianhu. Just now was able to break the move because the move was also not perfect.
Huang Zhe had apparently been observing the fight carefully and tried to find an opportunity to reveal his master's weakness caused by the imperfect yin shou yang zhang manual, looking for a loophole to once again demand that the Yumen descendants would hand over the original one.
"Both sides are tired, and it's already dark right now, how about the fight continues tomorrow?" Ye Menghao suddenly made a suggestion before those in the center of the arena roared back.
"Yes," his brother added, "we are all people of the martial world, there are limits in fights."
"We don't have a problem," said Zhu Baique, "only that these master and disciple might seize the opportunity and run away."
"I'm here to take back the manual left by my master, I will get it no matter what," Xie Tianhu said fiercely.
"We are here to prevent the Yumen descendants from reviving the sect, and will not back down," Huang Zhe joined in.
"Alright, you all may remain at the foot of this mountain and wait for the fight to resume tomorrow," Gu Chenhui said. "The two Envoys already said they would guard Baiyu Shan, certainly not letting anyone climb up the mountain to seek opportunities," these words were aimed at Ye Menghao and Ye Menghan. "If anyone makes trouble, then I Gu Chenhui will not hesitate to order our guards here to kill on the spot."
"We from Dayue Mansion will be responsible for maintaining peace here," said the two Ye Brothers together.