I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 277: A Battle of Life and Death, Dare You Accept?
Washing Sword Pavilion only sent these young disciples because the higher-ups were also fed up with Asking Sword Manor.
They held high positions—how could they condescend to go to Asking Sword Manor and look at the faces of the Mo Family?
So, whenever a problem arose with Asking Sword Manor, it had always been these young juniors who came to deal with it, a practice purportedly to hone their wills.
Even with the kind of trouble Asking Sword Manor could cause, what kind of major catastrophe could they bring about? It was ample to have the juniors resolve the issues.
Even this time, when Luo Daoren sent someone with a message to Washing Sword Pavilion, they were only half-convinced of Asking Sword Manor’s collusion with demons; thus, they initially sent a few young disciples to investigate.
In their eyes, this matter was likely a misunderstanding—they suspected that Asking Sword Manor, those idiots, must have offended the Demon Cleansing Bureau and been slapped with a big accusation. They were here to clean up the mess.
The people from Washing Sword Pavilion arrived at the gate of Asking Sword Manor, led by two young martial artists who had both reached the late stages of the Xuan Gang Realm.
Judging from their appearance, both men were around twenty to thirty years old. Reaching the late stages of the Xuan Gang Realm at such an age, they were undoubtedly direct disciples of the Inner Door Lineage, supremely qualified young talents who could vie for the position of successor.
One of the men, around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, dressed in plain green clothes and looking scholarly, stepped forward and cupped his fists, saying, "I am Qin Sheng from Washing Sword Pavilion. I heard there has been some misunderstanding with Asking Sword Manor, so my sect sent me here to resolve it."
Suddenly, the gates of Asking Sword Manor were pushed open, and Mo Gaowen and Mo Tianxing strode out, fuming with indignation.
Mo Tianxing shouted angrily, "It is not a misunderstanding! The Demon Cleansing Bureau wants to take action against Washing Sword Pavilion, so they’re starting trouble with us at Asking Sword Manor first, aiming to tarnish the reputation of Washing Sword Pavilion!
Fellow seniors, though Asking Sword Manor may not be of much use, we have always been under the protection of Washing Sword Pavilion.
Now, if Washing Sword Pavilion allows the Demon Cleansing Bureau to annihilate Asking Sword Manor, where would Washing Sword Pavilion’s dignity lie?"
Qin Sheng frowned slightly.
He knew Mo Tianxing and was even quite familiar with him.
Most of the time, it was these young disciples who were responsible for delivering supplies to Asking Sword Manor, ostensibly as a practice to refine their mental state.
Whenever such situations arose, the disciples from Asking Sword Manor would start grumbling—claims like they deserved all of this, that Washing Sword Pavilion had forcefully taken their cultivation techniques and positions, and now they were being fobbed off with these substandard goods, which was beyond infuriating.
Qin Sheng had also taken part in the supply deliveries, and the rest of the Asking Sword Manor had annoyed him greatly, only Mo Tianxing had left a good impression.
Mo Tianxing never said those nonsensical things, but instead always expressed his thanks with a polite attitude.
If Mo Gaowen had said those words just now, Qin Sheng would have disregarded them as mere bluster.
Why in the world would the Demon Cleansing Bureau want to suppress Washing Sword Pavilion all of a sudden?
Right now, with the resurgence of the Black Mountain Demon, the Demon Cleansing Bureau should be focusing on dealing with the demon chaos.
However, since Mo Tianxing had put it that way, Qin Sheng felt there might be some credibility to his words, and he couldn’t help but turn his gaze to Han Zheng.
Han Zheng responded indifferently, "Mo Tianxing is correct; it is indeed not a misunderstanding.
We caught them red-handed colluding with Luo Daoren, a subordinate of Black Mountain Demon—proof positive.
Strictly speaking, they are not exactly colluding with Luo Daoren, because these fools are merely being used by him.
Luo Daoren deliberately wanted to provoke conflict between the Demon Cleansing Bureau and Washing Sword Pavilion.
Gentlemen, this is an overt scheme—if you act now, you would be falling right into Luo Daoren’s trap."
Qin Sheng was quick to react, immediately asking, "If this lord knows this to be Luo Daoren’s overt scheme, then why feel compelled to come here at all?"
"Because the Demon Cleansing Bureau has its principles; no matter the reason, any collusion with demons is unforgivable!"
Qin Sheng fell silent for a moment, then asked, "May I know the distinguished name of this lord and what position you hold within the Demon Cleansing Bureau? This matter is rather significant, and I must report to the sect elders before making any decisions."
"Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department, Commander of Kui Character Camp, Han Zheng. When you make your report, you’d better seek out Du Songquan—to be frank, I have some acquaintance with Elder Du, and I trust that he will provide me with a reasonable explanation."
As a disciple of a major sect, Qin Sheng’s performance was not bad.
Firstly, setting aside the matter of strength, at least he was rational enough not to immediately clash with Han Zheng. After clarifying the situation and realizing it wasn’t his decision to make, he promptly reported to the sect.
But just as Qin Sheng was preparing to return and report to the sect, the appearance of a martial artist by his side who looked to be in his thirties suddenly changed, and he said coldly, "Are you Han Zheng? The Han Zheng who killed our brother Yue Jingtong?"
Han Zheng frowned slightly, not expecting that someone within the Washing Sword Pavilion would bring up old grievances.
Yue Jingtong’s biggest backer in the Washing Sword Pavilion was none other than Du Songquan, and Du Songquan’s vulnerability was in Han Zheng’s hands, so this matter was long considered settled.
What was this guy’s relationship with Yue Jingtong? By the tone of it, did he even intend to seek revenge for Yue Jingtong?
"Who are you? Yue Jingtong had a personal grudge against me. His death by my hands was because his skills were inferior to mine. His master, Du Songquan, doesn’t care about it, so what gives you the right to stand up for him here?"
"Fang Tingwei of the Washing Sword Pavilion! Brother Yue and I were as close as brothers. I was not present in the sect when the incident happened last time; otherwise, how could the matter have been settled like this?
Han Zheng, not only did you kill brother Yue, but now you come to Taishan Prefecture to stir up trouble. Do you really think you can bully the Washing Sword Pavilion so easily?"
Upon hearing these words, the young disciples following Fang Tingwei all looked up to him with admiration, secretly praising this senior brother’s peerless sense of loyalty.
On the side, Qin Sheng frowned and said, "Senior brother, now is not the time to discuss personal grievances. This matter is quite serious; we should report to the elders first."
Fang Tingwei glanced at him and huffed lightly, "Qin Sheng, are you being too callous? The murderer who killed brother Yue is right before your eyes, and you can still remain so calm?
We’ll put aside the matter with Asking Sword Manor for now. With the killer of brother Yue right before us, if I turn a blind eye, how could I ever be worthy of brother Yue?"
Seeing Fang Tingwei’s righteous indignation, Qin Sheng had no expression on his face, but he was inwardly gnashing his teeth with hatred.
Among the younger generation within the Washing Sword Pavilion’s core lineage, Fang Tingwei had the deepest experience and the strongest cultivation. Next was Yue Jingtong, and then came Qin Sheng.
That’s why within the sect, Yue Jingtong was always ingratiating himself to Fang Tingwei, behaving as if Fang Tingwei was his leader, but in reality, he was seeking opportunities to surpass him.
And as Qin Sheng had the least experience with cultivation that was quickly catching up with these two, both Fang Tingwei and Yue Jingtong had quite average relations with him, even subconsciously guarding against him.
After Yue Jingtong’s death, whether Fang Tingwei was truly grieving for his ’close-as-brothers’ disciple or simply putting on a show in front of other young disciples, he seemed extremely angry.
Now, witnessing the murderer of Yue Jingtong in front of him, Fang Tingwei stood up to seek justice for Yue Jingtong, gaining the praise of many young disciples.
Of course, for them, having such a senior brother willing to stand up for them was a good thing.
But what angered Qin Sheng was that Fang Tingwei chose to act this out without considering the timing—was this the time to settle these old, bygone clashes?
"Fine! I’m heartless, I will go report to the elders, and you can do as you please!"
Qin Sheng huffed coldly and turned to leave.
He’d rather not stay and be trampled by Fang Tingwei.
Han Zheng watched with an almost amused look as the Washing Sword Pavilion’s internal strife unfolded before him.
For him, these were trifles; what mattered was waiting for Du Songquan to arrive.
Compared to Qin Sheng, Fang Tingwei might have strength but lacked vision.
With a major issue like Asking Sword Manor colluding with demons at hand, he was still dwelling on petty matters—indeed no good.
Han Zheng looked at Fang Tingwei and said indifferently, "You won’t let bygones be bygones with me? What then, do you wish to seek vengeance for Yue Jingtong?
Back then, Yue Jingtong fought me fairly—not to determine the winner, but to decide life and death!
This is your Washing Sword Pavilion’s territory, and you don’t need to worry about unfairness. Right now, it’s the same as when I faced Yue Jingtong; let’s fight to the death. Do you dare to accept the challenge!?"
As he spat out the last sentence, Han Zheng’s expression turned incredibly grim, unleashing a fierce evil Qi that overwhelmed the space, immediately causing Fang Tingwei’s complexion to change.
