“Chief Peng, Leaders, what are your plans after locking me up for so long? If you want money, I’m willing to write a letter and let your people bring it to my sect master for him to pay for it.”
Peng Jin immediately berated, “Don’t shout nonsense. I’ve already submitted to my brother here. I’m no longer the Stronghold Chief!”
“Huh? But this morning…”
Lin Song’s face was full of surprise.
In less than half a day, the Chief had been replaced?
Was the Lu River such a chaotic place?
Zhou Jing coughed and slowly said, “I’m in charge for the time being. Just call me Chen Feng.”
Lin Song was stunned. He sized up Zhou Jing, his tone uncertain.
“…The Death Beckoning Yama King?”
“Oh? You’ve heard of me?”
“Your Excellency is famous in the Lu River area.”
Lin Song hurriedly replied.
The entire state capital and county city of Lu River all have your wanted photos. How can I not have heard of it…
He hesitated for a moment before asking carefully,
“I wonder if Chief Chen can let me go down the mountain? My Wu Mountain Sect will definitely remember your kindness!”
Zhou Jing glanced at him and touched his chin. He suddenly said, “Do you want to die or live?”
Lin Song was shocked and hurriedly said, “Of course I want to live!”
Zhou Jing tapped the table and teased, “Hand over all the martial arts of Wu Mountain Sect and I’ll let you live.”
Lin Song’s expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously said, “Impossible!”
“So you’re courting death? Easy!”
Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows and picked up the iron spear at the side, pretending to get up.
“Wait a minute!”
Lin Song anxiously shouted for him to stop. He was so frightened that his heart was thumping. His expression was uncertain as he fell into a dilemma.
Peng Jin and the others looked at each other, but they did not dare to interrupt and watched quietly.
After struggling for a while, Lin Song suddenly gritted his teeth and mustered his courage.
“If I tell you, you will definitely silence me. Otherwise, if my Wu Mountain Sect finds out that our sect’s martial arts have been leaked, they will definitely come looking for you. My Sect Master’s martial arts are the best in Jiangchun. With the reputation of being the Number One Sword in Jiangchun, you will definitely not have a chance!”
Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows, but he was not angry. He said slowly, “You leaked the martial arts of your sect, so you’ll die if you go back. However, I can let you off, you can change your name and settle down in my stronghold. This way, nothing would be spread out. As long as you don’t say it, no one will know.”
Lin Song’s expression changed slightly as he realized that there was such a method.
If he stayed here and became one of the bandits, perhaps this group of people would really let him live. However, the evidence of him leaking his sect’s martial arts was in the hands of these people, so he would not dare to leave easily. Even if he left, he could only hide his identity…
Lin Song was extremely conflicted. He did not give up and wanted to change the conditions. He gritted his teeth,
“The skills of the leaders are extraordinary, especially this Leader Hong. In fact, his martial arts is even better than mine. What’s the use of my Wu Mountain Sect’s martial arts? All of you are occupying this mountain to be the leaders because you want money. Gold and silver are more practical. Let me write a letter and let my sect redeem you…”
“How much is it to redeem a talent? You’re just a disciple, and your martial arts are not particularly outstanding either. Is Wu Mountain Sect willing to take out a large sum of money to redeem you? If you’re not worth anything, why bother!”
Zhou Jing deliberately questioned.
Lin Song’s expression changed. After hesitating for a while, he made up his mind and explained, “To be honest, I have an affair with the daughter of the Sect Master. The Sect Master is still in the dark. If I explain this in the letter, even if the Sect Master is angry, he will definitely save me for his daughter. Money is definitely not a problem!”
Oh, some juicy gossip there.
Everyone pricked up their ears.
Zhou Jing’s eyes flickered as he teased, “That Wu Mountain Sect Master is known as the Number One Sword in Jiangchun, but lost his daughter to his disciple’s sword… Well, it’s no wonder. You’re so handsome, so it’s normal for the girl to take a fancy to you.”
Lin Song was embarrassed and angry. He did not like being teased like this, but he did not dare to object. He could only lower his head and endure it.
At this moment, Zhou Jing touched his chin and mused out loud,
“Well, let me think about it… Someone, lock this person back first.”
When the lackey heard the order, he strode forward and imprisoned Lin Song again.
Seeing that he had left, Guo Haishen asked curiously,
“Second Brother, what are you doing? Do you really want to secretly learn the martial arts of Wu Mountain Sect? This is a taboo in the martial world.”
Zhou Jing laughed and said, “I was just teasing him and trying to get some information out of him.”
“What’s the point of this?” Fang Zhen scratched his head in confusion.
Zhou Jing changed his sitting posture as he answered,
“I want to meet all the experts in the world, but there doesn’t seem to be any large sects in the Lu River area. The nearest large sect is the Wu Mountain Sect in Jiangchun. Naturally, I have to make a trip there. That Wu Mountain Sect Master is a famous expert in the martial world, so he’s a good target.”
Hearing this, Guo Haishen and Fang Zhen came to a realization.
They knew that Zhou Jing had gone down the mountain this time to challenge experts everywhere. It was not strange for him to target the famous Wu Mountain Sect.
Zhou Jing paused for a moment before continuing, “Although the martial world is similar to our Green Forest Path, we’re actually not on the same side. If we come knocking on our door just like that, I’m afraid they won’t be willing to see an Imperial Court criminal like me. They might even want to capture us, so they won’t be as friendly and relaxed as us.”
The corners of Peng Jin’s mouth twitched. He thought to himself, “You weren’t that friendly to us.”
However, this made sense. Most of the people in the Green Forest were wanted by the government and received the same treatment. Naturally, they lived in harmony and no one would report it to the officials.
However, a portion of the people in the martial world were clean, and it was even more so for the famous and righteous sects. It was different when they encountered the people from the Green Forest, some people did not care, but some might attack them.
Fang Zhen nodded, “I see. Is that why Third Brother wants to trick this person?”
“That’s right. I wanted to find a way to visit the Wu Mountain Sect, but I happened to encounter their disciple here, so I decided to give him a try. If it’s useful, I’ll bring this person to visit the sect. It doesn’t matter if he’s a gift or a hostage. In short, make it difficult for the Wu Mountain Sect Master to avoid the battle and fight me with all his might.”
Zhou Jing drank a bowl of wine before he casually laid out his plan.
It was not enough for others to know that he could fight. He had to have a solid record of dealing with all kinds of experts to advance his completion rate. Therefore, famous figures in the martial world were his prey.
Because Bill often interacted with the Ye family, he knew the status of Wu Mountain Sect in Jiangchun. This target of his was more than qualified to be challenged.
Everyone nodded. They had almost thought that Zhou Jing was coveting the martial arts of Wu Mountain Sect.
However, on second thought, this person was already so fierce, it seemed unlikely that he would need to secretly learn other people’s martial arts. They had misunderstood him.
Everyone naturally did not know that in fact, Zhou Jing was indeed quite curious about the martial arts of Wu Mountain Sect.
The fourth apostle, Chen Feng’s second superpower system, [Martial Arts Internal Force], did not have any internal cultivation methods to improve it yet. He wanted to find a mental cultivation method to study and see if there was any difference.
However, Zhou Jing did not want to torture it out of Lin Song. Instead, he planned to go straight to Wu Mountain Sect to visit… Who knew if he would make a mistake if he tried to secretly learn it? If he wanted to learn from it, he would have to look at the original!
Although the people from Wu Mountain Sect might not be willing, he believed that there would definitely be a way to discuss this matter. If the other party was willing to make friends through martial arts, he could find some bargaining chips to exchange for it. If the other party really did not agree, then forget it.
If the other party was not polite and even wanted to capture him, a wanted criminal of the Imperial Court, then he would be able to negotiate with them in the manner of a wanted criminal.
After this small episode, no one paid much attention to it and started discussing how to deal with Yellow Pond Mountain again.
Soon, the group had eaten their fill. Without any delay, they gathered their troops and led the way to the nearby Yellow Pond Mountain.
