The Beacon of Kyushu

In a flash, we were at the foot of Mount Hua.

In the past, Li Chongjin was defeated by Zhao Kuangyin because of a careless move, but this cannot deny his accomplishments in commanding thousands of troops. Li Chongjin was confident that as long as he was given enough troops, not only the small Yuntai Peak, but even the entire Huashan Mountain and even the entire world would be under his control.

Under the setting sun, Li Chongjin rode on his horse, holding a halberd, and stared at Yuntai Peak in front of him. He ordered in a deep voice: "Where are the five elements generals! Each of you leads fifty people to surround Huashan from five sides. If Wan Jianfeng does not come down the mountain, you do not need to attack by force, but if he dares to come down the mountain, you must capture him alive, otherwise you will bring your head to me!"

Luo Genhuang and the other four clasped their fists and said, "Yes, Marshal, don't worry!"

Only Xie Canyan hesitated and whispered, "General, Huashan is the territory of our ancestor Chen Tuan. If we rashly surround the mountain, what will Chen Tuan do if he blames us? In my opinion, Wan Jianfeng may not have reached Huashan. It would be better to investigate first and then surround Xiyue."

Li Chongjin glanced at Xie Canyan coldly, "General Xie, you repeatedly pleaded for mercy for Wan Jianfeng a few days ago, and today you even said something unwise that delayed military operations. Could it be that you are related to Wan Jianfeng and intend to let him go?"

Xie Canyan hurriedly said, "General, I am loyal to you, the emperor, and the Great Zhou, and I definitely did not intend to let Wan Jianfeng go on purpose. However, the martial arts of the ancestor Chen Tuan are unrivaled in the world. He was already a big shot in the martial arts world a hundred years ago, and I don't know how advanced he has been now. It would be inappropriate for us to offend the ancestor Chen Tuan just to hunt down a small Wan Jianfeng. Our death for the emperor is insignificant, but if the general is harmed because of this, it will be a great loss for our Great Zhou. I hope the general will think twice!"

Li Chongjin waved his hand and said, "General Xie, you don't have to say anything more! I am ready to fight Chen Tuan to the death. Even if he kills me today, it will be worth it as long as I can help the emperor get rid of Wan Jianfeng, the thorn in his side!"

Xie Canyan nodded and said, "General, since you said so, I have no right to oppose your decision. Please take care of yourself!" He waved the pear blossom spear in his hand and led the fifty blood-stained men to the west quickly. The other four also led their own troops and spread out according to their own positions, weaving a tight net at the foot of Huashan Mountain, waiting for Wan Jianfeng to come down the mountain.

Not long after the people dispersed, Wan Jianfeng, Chen Tafa, Hong Yunzi and Fan Xia, along with a dozen young Taoist priests, came down the mountain from the east. The east was the closest direction to Bianliang, so it was guarded by Li Chongjin, who had the most prestige and the highest martial arts skills.

The young Taoist priests didn't know Li Chongjin, but they saw that he had a strong and domineering aura, and they were frightened and looked very ugly. Hong Yunzi also frowned slightly and murmured, "Not good, this man is wearing armor, no matter how strong my grappling skills are, how can I do anything to him?"

Chen Tafa's expression seemed much calmer than everyone else. Only by careful observation could one find that the knuckles of his whisk had turned white long ago, which showed that his apparent calmness was just an act.

Li Chongjin saw this group of Taoists and pointed with his halberd, saying, "Are you disciples of the master Chen Tuan from Yuntai Temple? You must have seen a young man in ragged clothes with a stick on his waist, right? Tell me where he is. If you are willing to tell me, I will let you go for the sake of my master. Otherwise, I will make you die under my halberd today!"

When Hong Yunzi heard his rude words, he didn't care about anything else. He stepped forward and shouted, "Supreme Heavenly Lord of Saving People, who are you evil demons? How dare you come to Huashan to cause trouble for my junior brother? You really don't take me, Hong Yunzi, seriously!"

Li Chongjin smiled coldly, "Hong Yunzi? I have heard of you."

Hearing this, Hong Yunzi became even more arrogant, "Since you have heard of me, you should know how powerful I am! If you want to leave Huashan safely, you should retreat quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Li Chongjin said disdainfully: "It's true that I have heard of you, but the rumors say that you are just an alchemist. As for your martial arts skills, I have never heard of them. Why don't you let me learn from you today and see if you are skilled and daring, or if you don't know how to live or die!"

Hong Yunzi held his breath and stared at Li Chongjin. He made a dragon shape with his palms and a tiger shape with his palms, waiting for Li Chongjin to make a move so that he could use stillness to defeat movement. Li Chongjin ignored this and slapped his horse with his left hand. The horse neighed and rushed towards Hong Yunzi not far away like lightning. At the same time, Li Chongjin raised the Fangtian Huaji in his palm, as if he could cut Hong Yunzi in two with one halberd.

"You..." Hong Yunzi thought that the other party would abide by the rules of the martial arts world and dismount to fight with him. However, he did not expect that the other party, who had been a soldier for half his life, would use all the fighting tactics on the battlefield to fight against an unarmed person like him. He was immediately at a loss.

Seeing Hong Yunzi stunned, Li Chongjin sneered and slashed with his halberd, intending to end his life. Just as the halberd was about to fall, a white light flashed from the side. It turned out that Chen Tafa took the lead and swept the horse's legs with his whisk.

The black horse was afraid of being hit by the swift whisk, so it suddenly stood up and threw Li Chongjin, who was completely unprepared, off his horse. Li Chongjin was wearing heavy armor and was not hurt at all when he fell to the ground, but it was harder than climbing to the sky to stand up quickly. How could Chen Tafa miss such a good opportunity? He secretly used the mysterious power of the whisk, and the light whisk immediately became heavier than a thousand pounds, hitting Li Chongjin in the face. Li Chongjin's pupils suddenly shrank, and he pushed his left hand hard on the ground, using the momentum to move his body two or three feet away, and only then did he barely avoid it.

Li Chongjin slowly got up from the ground, looked at Chen Tafa with admiration, and asked, "Your skill in whisking is really superb. May I ask what your Dharma name is?"

Chen Tafa twirled his beard and smiled, saying softly, "I am the seventh disciple of my ancestor, Chen Tafa, the True Man of Uprightness."

"Chen Tafa, I've heard of you." Li Chongjin held his halberd upside down and asked in confusion, "It's said that you once served in Shuiyun Pavilion. The young master of Shuiyun Pavilion, Yun Yimo, is the number one enemy of Song State. Since you worked for him, why don't you think about revenge for him, but instead protect Song State and make me your enemy?"

Chen Tafa bowed his head and said, "Blessings and infinite heavenly master, you only know one side of the story. As you said, I have worked under Young Master Yun, and we have a close relationship. But the reason why Young Master Yun is against the Song Dynasty is to save the people from danger, not for his own selfishness. But now that the Song Dynasty has unified the Central Plains, even if there are shortcomings in its policies, they can be corrected. If you raise an unjust army at this time, causing countless people to suffer again, how can Young Master Yun's spirit in heaven be at peace? Besides, you are not Murong Yanyun, nor are you his former subordinate. Even if I want to avenge Young Master Yun, there is no need to join forces with you evil demons, right?"

"Evil demon?" Li Chongjin laughed contemptuously. "Haha, since ancient times, victors have been kings and losers have been bandits. Until the last moment, how many people can tell who is the evil demon between us and the Song State? Since you insist on standing up for the Song State and don't allow me to kill the brat who always opposes us, then I have no choice but to kill you and send you to Penglai to discuss Taoism with the immortals!"

Chen Tafa's body swayed, and before Li Chongjin could make a move, he swept his whisk towards his face again. Li Chongjin did not dodge or give way, and with a whirring sound of wind hanging from his halberd, he slashed at Chen Tafa's neck diagonally. Hong Yunzi and Fan Xia saw that Li Chongjin was going to fight to the death with his junior brother, and fearing that he would really hurt his junior brother, they both approached and joined Chen Tafa in fighting Li Chongjin.

Li Chongjin was not in a hurry, and used the Fangtian Huaji in his hand. Every move was earth-shattering, and no enemy dared to resist. The three brothers were also not to be outdone. Chen Tafa's whisk was as angry as thunder and as bright as the sea. Hong Yunzi's grappling technique was sometimes like a flying dragon in the sky and sometimes like a tiger out of the mountain. Fan Xia's moves were more ordinary than the two, but every move was as vast and boundless as the ocean, and as endless as the way of heaven. Even the most ordinary moves became extraordinary and difficult to resist.

Wan Jianfeng held the Dragon Subduing Staff and watched the four men fighting with great joy. He was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. "Well done! Well done! I have been wandering the martial arts world for so many years, but I have never seen such exciting fights! It's a pity that I can't reveal my identity, otherwise I would take out the wine gourd and drink a few big gulps, it would be even better!"

As the saying goes, a good tiger cannot stand up to a pack of wolves, not to mention that Li Chongjin's martial arts were only slightly better than theirs, and he fell behind in a moment. The three saw that Li Chongjin's moves gradually slowed down, and his originally impeccable moves also had more or less flaws, and his offensive became more and more rapid.

Li Chongjin had no choice but to hold on while looking for an opportunity to call for help from his subordinates. But the three men would never let Li Chongjin have time to ask for help, forcing him to only defend himself and not fight back.

“Ah!” Li Chongjin roared, risking his own death along with the three men, and swung his halberd straight at Fan Xia, the weakest of the three. “You are disciples of the Three Pure Ones, yet you are outnumbering the few. This is really too much! Watch out for the halberd!”

The painted halberd turned into a residual image in the air, and the strong wind it brought was enough to make the opponent unable to breathe, let alone being hit by the halberd. Fan Xia quickly dodged to the side, and in the nick of time, he dodged the extremely powerful halberd, and cold sweat broke out on his temples.

Chen Tafa and Hong Yunzi seized this golden opportunity. One of them swung out his whisk and hit Li Chongjin in the front, while the other went around behind him and tried to strangle him from behind. Li Chongjin roared in anger, but he was too late to parry with the halberd in his hand, so he could only leave it to fate.

Suddenly, countless people from the Jianghu appeared in the southeast. From their appearance and dress, it can be determined at a glance that they are definitely not the righteous people in the martial arts world. The lightness skills of these people vary greatly. The one running in the front is a blind old man wearing a green robe and holding a green bamboo stick. Behind him is a girl wearing a royal blue dress and holding a crescent sword. Behind him is a burly blind man and two middle-aged men holding strange swords, one red and one blue. The last ones following closely are mostly the evil followers of the Chaos Sect, and among them are some tall giants under Yuan Kuangsheng and the blood-stained men under Zhou Tianzi.

Li Chongjin looked in the direction of the voice and saw that all the people coming were his allies. He couldn't help but laugh wildly, "Hahaha, this is God's will. I shouldn't die! What Huashan Yuntai Temple, what Master Chen Tuan, I will grind you all into dust today!"

There are always people who are happy and people who are sad. Li Chongjin was very happy, but Wan Jianfeng was worried. He held the Dragon Subduing Stick and looked at the people who came to rescue him. He thought to himself, "No matter how powerful my three brothers are, they can't be the opponents of so many people. It seems that the only way to save my life is to do what I just thought!"

Wan Jianfeng thought about it and shouted to the young Taoist priests around him, "Hey, there are so many of you, and you just watch your master being bullied, and don't you know how to go up and help? If you don't go up, don't blame me, your uncle, for being disrespectful and kicking your asses!"

The young Taoist priest reacted after hearing this and rushed towards Sima Wuming and others. Wan Jianfeng quickly ran back to Huashan and headed straight for Zhang Chaogu where Chen Tuan was. (End of this chapter)