Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 50

Quan Bai, panting, drank alcohol in succession and then asked, "What did she say?"

"She asked me to leave the White Mountain Sect."

"The pride of the Martial Alliance's chief investigator is in tatters. To be given an order to leave."

"She knew."

"?"

"She knew that Bai Renguang would attack. She was telling me to avoid the danger."

"So she intends to fight."

"It has become interesting."

Nangong Zhao raised his glass and drank slowly.

He had been about to go to Xi'an to meet Bai Renguang, but after hearing what Yang Soryeong said, he had changed his mind.

He decided to remain at the White Mountain Sect and see what would happen.

* * *

After returning from Zhaojia County, Yang Soryeong called Ajok and told him to give money to the maids and servants of the estate and send them away.

She also told the escort warriors that only those who wanted to should remain.

At the news that Bai Renguang was attacking, everyone rushed to leave.

"Where would I go at this age? I have nowhere to go."

"Surely Sect Master Bai wouldn't kill me? I've worked here for decades."

Only a few old servants and Heibo remained. Heibo, who had grown up at the White Mountain Sect since he was young, had nowhere to go.

Yang Soryeong said to Heibo, "It's dangerous, so leave. I'll give you enough money."

"I have nowhere to go."

"Do you want to work at the sweet shop?"

Yang Soryeong sent Heibo to her mother Zheng Qing's house.

The White Mountain Sect, with everyone gone, was deserted.

The remaining people were busy making up for the lack of manpower.

Baekji, who had been chopping firewood all day with Jang Sam, got angry.

"I have three disciples. One of them is missing."

General Manager Ajok was organizing the warehouse, and Jang Sam was chopping firewood with him, but Senior Oh was nowhere to be seen.

"Second Senior Brother is with the unidentified master."

"Unidentified master? Why was a brat like that here?"

"They say you brought him, Master."

Baekji remembered Tie Yantai.

'That brat was here.'

Thwack!

Baekji stuck the axe in the firewood, picked up his bamboo staff, and went to the lower building.

Next to Tie Yantai, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, Senior Oh was drinking tea with Menghua.

Senior Oh, having missed Quan Bai and been rejected by Nangong Zhao, had found out that there was an unidentified master in the lower building of the Songhua Hall and was sticking close to him, trying to build a friendship.

"What are you doing?"

Baekji asked Senior Oh with a fierce gaze.

"I am in the process of persuading him."

"Persuading?"

"Isn't the martial world a place where yesterday's enemy can become today's friend?"

"Stop doing useless things and train. When Bai Renguang comes, you will have to stand at the forefront."

Senior Oh's face turned pale.

"Wh-why me?"

"I just thought of it, you're the right person."

"So, why?"

"I have a feeling you might be able to persuade the enemy. You can make Bai Renguang a friend, can't you?"

"Umm. This disciple lacks virtue. I was just about to give up, having failed to persuade the brothel owner, Menghua."

Senior Oh hurriedly ran away.

Baekji said to Menghua, "You work too."

Menghua had lived as the owner of the Hongmeng Brothel and had never gotten her hands wet.

"I am a hostage."

"Can a hostage eat for free?"

"If you only consider the money you took from me, I can eat for the rest of my life..."

Thump.

Baekji hit Menghua's head with his bamboo staff.

"I understand. What should I do?"

"Laundry."

"You're telling me to do that paltry laundry..."

"Go to the Songhua Hall."

When Baekji raised his bamboo staff, Menghua quietly went out.

Tie Yantai, sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, pretended not to hear and remained still.

"Hey, I can see your eyeballs rolling."

"..."

"Go and chop wood."

Thump, thump.

Baekji hit Tie Yantai's head twice with his bamboo staff.

Tie Yantai opened his eyes.

A blue demonic energy flickered in his eyes.

"Kill me."

"What?"

"Since I have been defeated, I will accept death. So do not humiliate me."

"What are you talking about?"

"A martial artist should not be humiliated. It is better to be killed cleanly..."

Thwack!

The bamboo staff exploded on Tie Yantai's head.

"You're talking a lot for someone who's supposed to be earning his keep."

"Keuk!"

"If you want to eat, you have to earn your keep. You have to chop wood so we can cook with it. Are you just going to sit there and eat?"

"Why should I..."

"Then who will! Do you want to starve? Fine. You starve from now on. He who does not work, neither shall he eat. Don't you know such words?"

"...!"

He who does not fight, neither shall he eat.

It was something the Young Cult Leader sometimes said.

Tie Yantai thought for a moment and then stood up.

"You have to give me an axe."

It was the minimum of his pride.

"Why does a master of the Transformation realm need a tool?"

"I did not learn martial arts to make firewood."

"Think of the wood as an enemy."

'Ugh...'

Tie Yantai gritted his teeth.

'Endure it. I will endure it until I find out that brat's identity.'

Tie Yantai compromised with himself once more.

* * *

Bai Renguang, Mei Zhongjun, Wu Tai, and Yu Mungwang stood in a line at the front. Behind them stood a martial force of six hundred.

There was no sign of life in the White Mountain Sect estate.

Although the main gate was closed, there was no one guarding it.

"They must have fled."

Mei Zhongjun frowned.

"That brat and his party are at the Songhua Hall."

Bai Renguang said.

Now that he was about to attack, the memory of being defeated by Baekji came back vividly.

He had been defeated without any room to do anything.

'No matter how many people there are, it's useless. I have to protect my own neck.'

Since Mei Zhongjun also had the same thought, he did not rush.

"Where are the Ten Plum Blossom Swordsmen?"

"They will come as soon as the signal flare goes up."

When Mei Zhongjun answered Bai Renguang's question, Wu Tai, who was listening, stealthily took out a signal flare from his bosom and showed it.

"Is there a need for that?"

"Is the movement of Huashan ever light? Aren't we grateful enough that they have come? Think of it as having a strong backer."

"Aren't they just going to slip away if things get disadvantageous?"

"How could they? They will surely seek revenge for the death of the Twin Swords of Meixian."

Bai Renguang, feeling a pang of guilt, averted his gaze.

"I don't know why my sworn brother is so late."

"If Wu Ziqing joins us, we can subdue them with just us. Since his Five Dragons Saber Technique is said to be the best in the martial world, he will surely be able to seize the initiative."

Mei Zhongjun was planning to put Wu Ziqing at the forefront.

When it was the hour of the horse, the sound of numerous men and horses coming from the road below was heard.

Dudududu.

Although the Five Dragons Fang was a martial world faction, it had unusually organized one of its martial force brigades as a cavalry.

When the cavalry of a hundred rushed in, it seemed the earth would shake.

"Hahaha. Younger Brother Bai! It's been a long time."

A man with a huge build, who was riding at the head of the pack, shot up from his horse and flew a distance of twenty zhang.

The Five Dragons Fang Master, Wu Ziqing, landed on the ground with a thump.

He deliberately exploded an energy wave to show off his power.

Wu Ziqing was a man who was a head taller than an ordinary person and had a body twice as large.

With a wide lower jaw and a thick, bushy beard, his imposing appearance was reminiscent of Zhang Fei.

He was carrying a huge broadsword on his back.

'A show-off brat! To be showing off his internal energy when he clearly knows who is here.'

Contrary to his inner thoughts, Mei Zhongjun cupped his fists with a gentle expression.

"I have heard so much about the hero in the south of Sichuan that my ears have grown tired, and seeing you today, it is as if my eyes have been opened. I am called Mei Zhongjun of the Meixian Fang."

"Hahaha. I have long heard that the Meixian Fang is raising the name of Huashan!"

Although Wu Ziqing was younger than Mei Zhongjun, he spoke to him informally. In terms of the power of their factions, Wu Ziqing was a cut above.

After exchanging greetings, Wu Zqing said, "What are you doing? We have to catch that brat at once."

"That brat's martial arts are quite high. It would be best for the four of us to attack together."

Bai Renguang answered, looking at Mei Zhongjun, Wu Tai, and Wu Ziqing in turn.

"What? Hahaha. The great Bai Renguang was defeated once, and his liver has shrunk? You want to attack together?"

As expected, Wu Ziqing sneered.

Wu Ziqing was famous for his fiery and unrestrained personality.

"Haha. As expected, Fang Master Wu is the only one who can be called a true hero. But the brat inside is a monster beyond common sense. Although it is shameful, it would be best to attack together... if Fang Master Wu stands at the forefront, we will follow."

Mei Zhongjun stealthily provoked Wu Ziqing.

Wu Ziqing turned his head to the side and called someone.

"Military Advisor Ge, what do you think is best?"

The one called Military Advisor Ge had a narrow forehead and small eyes. He had a long, horse-like face and a goat's beard, and his build was small.

Military Advisor Ge cleared his throat with an 'ahem' and said, "From ancient times, a great man has always observed the great cause in his actions. This fight, strictly speaking, can be defined as an internal strife of the White Mountain Sect. The Fang Master has come to support Sect Master Bai, who was unjustly ousted, as his sworn brother. It is against the rules for a guest to fight first, so it is the right way to support from the rear and help if Sect Master Bai's hands are short."

Although the words were long-winded, the gist was to tell Bai Renguang to stand at the forefront.

Mei Zhongjun realized the reason why Wu Ziqing had been able to unify southern Sichuan.

'This brat was the brains.'

Both Mei Zhongjun and Bai Renguang were men of deep schemes. Mei Zhongjun said, "To be honest, the new sect master inside is my step-granddaughter. She is the child who will be Sect Master Bai's daughter-in-law. A certain brat, claiming to be her disciple, instigated the child, and things have come to this. If we step forward, we are hesitant because we will be accused of persecuting a junior. Since Fang Master Wu has no relationship, if you just take care of that brat, we will take care of the rest."

"In that case, you should all the more give a stern scolding as a senior. It is not good to see an outsider interfere in a family fight."

Military Advisor Ge had seen through the ulterior motive of Bai Renguang and Mei Zhongjun in requesting reinforcements.

The fact that they had brought six hundred martial force members and were hesitating meant that the opponent inside was not to be trifled with.

Wu Ziqing had entrusted the debate to Military Advisor Ge and was leisurely picking his nose.

If he just listened to Military Advisor Ge's words, there would be no loss.

The debate, where the foxes were racking their brains, continued for a long time.

Just then.

Creak.

The main gate opened, and a person walked out.

'Who is that brat?'

He was a man in his early old age. Although he was a little older than Wu Ziqing, his build was similar.

"What? You brat?"

Bai Renguang asked.

Tie Yantai glanced at those who had gathered in front of the main gate and said, "Who are Bai Renguang and Mei Zhongjun? The leaders, step forward."

The expressions of Bai Renguang and Mei Zhongjun turned fierce.

"I asked who you are!"

Bai Renguang drew up his internal energy, exploded an energy wave, and asked.

Tie Yantai was one of the four pillars that supported the Demonic Cult. He didn't even blink an eye.

"So you're Bai Renguang. Follow me."

Bai Renguang was dumbfounded.

"You must want to die."

Even in that situation, he did not step forward himself and gestured to Yu Mungwang.

Yu Mungwang ran out and drew his sword.

Chwa-ak!

With the drawing of the sword, a sharp sword energy cut Tie Yantai's neck.

"Hup!"

Although he thought he had definitely cut it, Tie Yantai's figure disappeared.

Then, a shock that seemed to cut his intestines rushed in.

Thwack!

"Keuk!"

Yu Mungwang dropped his sword.

"...!"

"!"

Chwa-ak!

Yu Mungwang vomited blood and collapsed on the spot.

"Mungwang!"

Yu Mungwang was like a disciple that Bai Renguang cherished next to his son, Bai Yandu.

Bai Renguang hurriedly ran, pulled Yu Mungwang out, and fed him a 'Life-Saving Pill'.

Although Yu Mungwang's breathing was faint, it seemed he would not die right away.

"Pathetic."

Tie Yantai said to Wu Ziqing.

"You too, your appearance is like a leader, so what is your name?"

"I am Wu Ziqing of the Five Dragons Fang. What is your esteemed name?"

At Tie Yantai's single move, Wu Ziqing knew that he was a master of a much higher rank than himself.

His fiery and unrestrained personality was only for his inferiors.

"You don't need to know my name. It seems the three of you are the leaders, so all of you, follow me."

Clang!

Mei Zhongjun drew his sword.

"So you were the one behind that brat!"

Mei Zhongjun mistook Tie Yantai for Baekji's backer.

Tie Yantai was annoyed.

"You guys really don't make any sense, do you?"

(End of Chapter)