novelaction Chapter 409: Conflict in the Jianghu
Chapter 409: Conflict in the Jianghu
When they arrived at the town, they saw chaos in the town center square. A group of Khitans stood there with weapons in hand and their faces arrogant, surrounded by some injured civilians and Central Plains martial artists who were confronting them. The ground was covered with blood and destroyed items, and several shops were still emitting thick smoke, and the fire had not been completely extinguished.
A Central Plains martial artist saw Bai Zixuan and his men coming and shouted, "My fellow heroes, you are finally here! These Khitans are too arrogant. They started beating people and setting fires as soon as they arrived. We can't stop them at all!"
Bai Zixuan looked at the group of Khitans with a stern gaze and said, "Why are you Khitans hurting people and setting fires for no reason? Aren't you afraid of provoking a war between the Central Plains martial arts world and the Khitans?"
The leading Khitan laughed and said, "Fighting? We want to let you in the Central Plains martial arts community know that we Khitans are not easy to bully! You stole our immortal grass and made us lose face in the Black Wind Valley. Today we are going to teach you a lesson!"
After hearing this, Su Yiyun shouted angrily, "Humph, the Lingxian Herb was given to save Old Bai's life, and your Khitan princess agreed to let us take it away. You are now using this as an excuse to cause trouble. It is really shameless!"
After hearing Su Yiyun's words, the Khitan people's faces changed and they said, "No matter what, you will have to pay the price today! Brothers, go ahead and kill all these people from the Central Plains!"
With his order, the group of Khitans shouted and rushed towards Bai Zixuan and others.
Bai Zixuan, Su Yiyun and Li Qingqing looked at each other with a look of determination in their eyes. They all displayed the Shaolin martial arts they had learned, preparing for the battle.
Bai Zixuan drew his sword first and performed the "Buddha Light Sword Shadow" sword technique. His sword was flashing with golden light, and the sword shadows were intertwined. Each sword carried a peaceful yet sharp internal force, and instantly stabbed down several Khitans.
Su Yiyu shouted loudly and used the "Arhat Divine Fist". His fists swung like iron hammers, and every punch brought up a gust of wind. The sound of metal clashing when he collided with the Khitans was endless. Those Khitans were hit by his fists and retreated several steps.
Li Qingqing flashed and performed the "Flying Swallow Light Kung Fu". She shuttled among the Khitan people as light as a swallow. The sword in her hand stabbed out from time to time. Using the advantage of light kung fu, she caused considerable trouble to the Khitan people.
However, the Khitans did not send ordinary people this time, and there were many masters among them. Seeing that Bai Zixuan and others were highly skilled in martial arts, they quickly adjusted their tactics, and several masters joined forces to attack the three people separately.
For a time, the battle fell into a stalemate. Although Bai Zixuan and others temporarily stabilized the situation with the Shaolin martial arts they learned, they still needed to make greater efforts to completely repel these Khitans.
Just as the two sides were fighting fiercely, suddenly, there was another sound of horse hooves from afar. Everyone turned around and saw a group of Khitan people in gorgeous clothes riding tall horses rushing towards the town. Leading them was the Khitan princess they had seen in Black Wind Valley.
The Khitan princess frowned when she saw the scene in front of her, and shouted loudly: "Stop it! What are you doing? Who allowed you to cause trouble here?"
When the Khitans heard the princess's order, they stopped and stepped aside.
The Khitan princess rode up to Bai Zixuan and the others, looked at them and said, "Didn't I agree to let you take the Lingxian Grass? Why is it like this now?"
Bai Zixuan looked at the Khitan princess and said, "Your Highness, although you agreed, your subordinates are obviously not reconciled. They have injured people and set fires in this town for no reason, just to provoke conflicts between the Central Plains martial arts world and the Khitan. You must discipline them."
After hearing what Bai Zixuan said, the Khitan princess turned to look at the group of Khitan people and said gloomily, "How dare you disobey my order! I asked you to come to the Central Plains for friendly exchanges, not to cause trouble!"
The group of Khitans were so frightened that they lowered their heads and dared not say a word.
The Khitan princess turned around again, looked at Bai Zixuan and the others, and said, "However, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on them. Ever since the Lingxian Grass was taken away by you, many people in our Khitan have been upset about this matter, thinking that we have suffered a great loss, so they took such actions. This princess came here this time, first, to stop them from continuing to make trouble, and second, to talk to you to see if we can find a win-win solution to resolve the conflict between us."
Bai Zixuan, Su Yiyun and Li Qingqing looked at each other and thought to themselves: What is this Khitan princess up to? Is she really here to resolve the conflict? Or is she doing something else?