redvbooks #249 - Wan'an Temple
#249 - Wan'an Temple
"In a little while, you'll just stay with Xiaozhao and Sister Bu Hui. Don't run around. I won't be long," Liang Yue said.
"Okay, Master... Brother, come back soon. Nana's a little scared."
"Good girl~"
...
After gently stroking the somewhat dry and split ends of the adorable little girl in front of him, Liang Yue stood up and disappeared into the night with the experts of the Ming Cult.
Dili Nana was the little girl's name~
She was only eight years old this year. Her beastly father had previously claimed she was thirteen, talking about the prime of her youth, just to cater to certain people's preferences and spouting nonsense.
Whether it was a coincidence or not, the little girl's appearance was very similar to a certain celebrity from his previous life. They looked at least seventy to eighty percent alike, with big eyes, fair and tender skin, and some baby fat on her face.
It was hard to imagine that, given the current state of the little girl's father's household, he could still raise such a doll-like daughter.
To this, Liang Yue could only describe it as, "Naturally beautiful~"
After washing away the dirt and grime and changing into clean clothes, Dili Nana immediately became the apple of everyone's eye. Not only did Liang Yue find her adorable, but Xiaozhao and Yang Buhui treated her like a younger sister.
Even the higher-ups of the Ming Cult, after learning about her background, showed much affection for the little girl.
However, such a little girl, in the current chaotic times of war and turmoil, was cursed with natural beauty. If Liang Yue hadn't happened to run into her on the street, the little girl's fate might have been very tragic.
As for whether or not to take her away from this world later, it would depend on her own choice.
In a short while, the group quickly arrived outside Wan'an Temple.
At this moment, the inside of the walls was brightly lit, and almost the entire temple was filled with torches. Looking inside from the tall trees, it was as if the entire area was being roasted on a fire.
Anyone with discerning eyes would find it a bit abnormal.
The White-browed Eagle King stroked his beard, looking pensive.
"The Xuanming Elders, Eight-Armed Divine Sword, and others have now been successively killed by me, so in terms of experts, the Prince of Ru's府 (mansion) is not as good as us. In this situation, they will inevitably use some extraordinary means.
In fact, I think that using fire against us martial artists is not much of a threat. What I fear most is that she will use gunpowder."
Liang Yue looked at Wan'an Temple from afar. The seemingly heavily guarded team was actually just a bunch of ordinary soldiers. There were not many real experts.
Moreover, after many contests, Zhao Min must also understand that even if hundreds of ordinary soldiers came, they would only be delivering food to Liang Yue, at most delaying him for a while.
Therefore, if she really wanted to effectively harm the martial artists within the borders of China, taking advantage of this opportunity to burn them all to the ground would be the smartest choice!
Fire, although to some extent, can evoke people's most primitive fear, but for martial artists who are accustomed to soaring high and walking far, the fire spreads too slowly and is not enough to pose a great threat.
Explosives are the best choice!
And the Yuan Mongols were obviously very proficient in the application of explosives.
Back then, when they conquered and plundered land and resources on a large scale, gunpowder followed these people from east to west, all the way to the borders of Europe.
Objectively speaking, this can also be regarded as a mutual exchange in the cultural and military fields…
"Gunpowder! ?"
After hearing Liang Yue's words, everyone present was immediately shocked.
After looking at each other for a while, the Azure-winged Bat King on the other side asked.
"Then, according to your idea, Brother Liang, what should we do now?"
"People must be rescued, but first, we must be cautious. Let's find a few people with good qinggong (light body skill) to go in and scout the way first. At that time, I will try to quickly kill the guarding soldiers here, not giving them a chance to attack.
Your goal is that pagoda. In the entire Wan'an Temple, the defense there is the most strict. The experts of the Six Major Sects are most likely imprisoned up there."
"…Okay! We'll do as you say, Brother Liang!"
...
With a flash of his figure, Liang Yue instantly leaped into Wan'an Temple.
The speed was so fast, like a residual image, but with the blessing of the "Crossing the River with a Reed" technique, it did not create any obvious wind. The whole process was completed silently!
The protagonist of this rescue of the Six Major Sects was the Ming Cult. Regarding this point, their leader, Zhang Wuji, had already explained it very clearly before.
Moreover, Leader Zhang also said that after rescuing the Six Major Sects, he would take advantage of the situation to unite the heroes from all over the world and start an uprising to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Mongols.
Therefore, this trip to Wan'an Temple, he would definitely need to work hard to build reputation in front of the Six Major Sects, and reap their favor, so as to advance later.
So at this time, Liang Yue should not be too active, or rather, should not be too enthusiastic in front of the Six Major Sects…
Killing the peripheral soldiers and clearing the path to save people was his best choice now. As for the drama of entering the tower to save people, let the people of the Ming Cult do it.
Furthermore, with Liang Yue's previous actions of successively plundering the Kongtong, Huashan, and Shaolin sects, and the subsequent plan to visit forces such as Kunlun again.
In this situation, no matter how he pretended to be a good person in front of the Six Major Sects, it would be in vain, and it would easily cause dissatisfaction among the people of the Ming Cult.
Since neither side is pleasing, it's better to intervene less!
Alas~ It's hard to be a good person~
...
Therefore, after having this realization, Liang Yue's mind suddenly began to become much clearer.
The moment he landed on the ground of Wan'an Temple, this guy immediately tapped his feet, and the whole person once again turned into a gray shadow, while the swords in his hands unfolded.
Under the bright firelight, like a flowing light and shadow, white and gray intertwined, like a ghostly shadow that brought death!
"Shua~!"
Quietly, a long, bright sword light seemed to appear out of thin air, flashing and disappearing!
On the street, a team of neatly arranged patrol soldiers were instantly pierced through, and a dozen heads, splashing with the stinking blood, spun into the air.
Liang Yue did not stop here. After a flash of his figure, the whole person accelerated again and disappeared from sight.
While running, he unknowingly brought out a string of afterimages in the air behind him, continuous, like lightning and flowing light, and scurrying all over the ground!
Under the bright sword shadow, in just a few breaths, the patrol soldiers in a large area around him had been beheaded and silently lay on the ground.
When the people of the Ming Cult successively turned into Wan'an Temple from the outside, the path from where they were to Wan'an Temple had almost been cleared by Liang Yue.
Looking at the patches of corpses lying down on the road and in the shadows of the trees, everyone was shocked on the spot.
And Liang Yue at this time, had already taken the afterimages behind him, and rushed to another area…
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