Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 363: Setting up a Checkpoint
"These two evil bastards!!"

Inside the main hall of the Tianshi Mansion at the back of Mount Longhu, while listening to his disciples' reports and talking to the Wudang leader who had gone up the mountain ahead about what happened at the foot of the mountain, Old Tianshi Zhang roared like a tiger, shaking off the dust on the beams of the main hall.

Zuo Rutong, who was listening in, didn't look much better either.

At this time, in the hall, apart from Old Master Zhang, Zuo Rutong, and the head of Wudang, all the representatives of the sects who came with their disciples to participate in the Luotian Grand Ceremony were present.

Some of them are leaders of a sect, such as the leader of Wudang who had made an agreement of three chapters with Wang Yi and Zhang Zhiwei at the foot of the mountain, and the heads of the Lu and Wang families among the four famous families; some are representatives of the sect, such as Dou Ruchang, the third in command of the Secret Painting Sect, and Dou Hong of the Unleaked Vajra.

This was the first time that outsiders brought Quan Xing to participate in the Luotian Grand Ceremony, especially these two outsiders, whom they had basically either heard of or seen. Since they had bumped into each other, they had to discuss things together.

At the same time, outside the main hall, disciples from various families and sects gathered in groups of three or five, waiting for the elders inside to discuss a result, and they were also chatting with each other.

"What's wrong with this Brother Wang? He is a relative after all. Bringing Wu Man to Longhu Mountain is just to stab Grandpa in the heart!"

"Wang Ai, I've always known that Wu Man has a grudge against your family, but what is it that has made your old man, no, even you, so angry?"

The four famous families are of the same blood. Although the Gao family did not come, the next generations of the three families, namely Lu Jin, Lu Ci and Wang Ai, gathered together again. After not seeing each other for many years, they have all grown from young boys to adult men. Lu Ci put his arm around Wang Ai's shoulders and asked.

"This Wu Man! He left the secular world three times and returned three times. The third time he returned to secular life was because he met my great aunt and fell in love with her. He returned to secular life for my great aunt. At that time, my great aunt and he were both pregnant! My great aunt didn't marry Wu Man until she was about to give birth and the child was one year old. But this thief killed the child and abandoned the marriage to join Quan Xing on the wedding night. My great aunt couldn't bear the blow and vomited blood and died tragically! Hedgehog, do you know that my grandfather only has my great aunt as his biological sister!!"

Speaking of the blood feud between the mysterious hermit Wu Man and his own family, Wang Ai rarely showed a murderous face in front of Lu Jin and Lu Ci.

Because practitioners have Qi, they have long lifespans and know how to maintain their youthful looks, so they don't necessarily have to get married so early, and it doesn't delay their marriage and having children.

So Wang Ai can be said to have grown up under the care of her great aunt, and she also watched her pass away with her own eyes. Now thinking about it, it was only about twenty years.

Seeing Wang Ai, who had always been regarded as the apple of everyone's eye, behave like this, Lu Jin and Lu Ci no longer had any thoughts of persuading her. They just looked at each other, unable to understand why Wang Yi and Zhang Zhiwei were like this.

The same situation happened to Zhang Huaiyi.

Zheng Zibu of Shangqing Maoshan, Zhou Sheng of Wudang, Song Mian, Feng Ping of Huodezong, Ma Benzai of Tiangongtang, Zhao Tianshan, Zhao Pinghai, Xu Xin of Tangmen, Yang Lie, Yan Shuangying, and Dong Chang.

The disciples from these powerful sects were discussing around Wang Yi and Zhang Zhiwei.

Among these sects' disciples, Zhang Huaiyi, Ma Benzai, and Yan Shuangying had the most contact with Zhang and Wang.

"You ask me what Brother Yi is thinking, I don't know. Back then, I sneaked out of the sect to meet Liang Ting, the grandmaster of mechanical devices and talismans. It was just a coincidence that I met Brother Yi. Later, the Japanese invaded from outside the Great Wall, and I wanted to stay but was driven away by Brother Yi. How can I know what Brother Yi has been doing all these years?

That's how I feel. It seems that Yi Ge hates the Japanese to the core. As long as he can make the Japanese uncomfortable, he can join forces with Quan Xing. "

Perhaps because of his connection with Wang Yi and Liang Ting, Ma Benzai no longer has the nickname of "Three-foot Little Banshu". Although he is still not very tall, only about 1.6 meters, he seems uncomfortable when a bunch of disciples from other sects come up to him and ask him questions.

"Shuangying, the master said that you were saved by Wang Yi. Young Master Yang didn't have much dealings with Wang Yi. Wang Yi was your savior. Do you think what Ma Ben said makes sense?"

"Shouldn't you ask the master about this? The master has seen countless people, and he should understand why Boss Wang is like this better than we do."

"I came to you because I didn't dare to ask the master."

Yan Shuangying was helpless as Xu Xin put his arm around his shoulders. Only the head of the sect and the eldest master knew the secret that he was Wang Yi's first disciple. The eldest master brought him here this time just to let him find a suitable reason to return to Wang Yi. He didn't expect that his own master would come up with such a big thing. He didn't know how to explain it to Xu Xin, his fellow disciple.

"Brother, I heard that there was a secret martial arts performance at the Heavenly Master's Mansion. Zhang Zhiwei, who is recognized by everyone as the next generation Heavenly Master and is called the Little Heavenly Master, also suffered a loss at the hands of his fellow disciples. Brother, you hid it so well. This time, your senior brother came to destroy his own master's place. Otherwise, I will help you?"

"Brother Dao, let's wait for the elders to make a decision."

"How else can we decide? The rules of the Luotian Grand Ceremony are there. Quan Xing can climb the mountain, but which sect or family here has no grudge against Quan Xing? Can your senior brother and Wang Yi really bring Wu Gensheng, the acting head of Quan Xing, up here? This Luotian Grand Ceremony is really not a wasted trip."

Unlike Zheng Zibu, Zhang Huaiyi looked at the disciples from all over the world with a worried look on his face. There were several people among them that he felt he could not defeat. And from what he heard and the expressions on their faces, it was not difficult to tell that they were not just curious like the Zheng Zibu he knew.

You know, it's not the Jiashen year now, and the world's extraordinary people have not yet fully devoted themselves to the war of resistance and have been almost wiped out. Both Zhang Zhiwei and Wang Yi are not recognized as the two best among the world's extraordinary people. There are always some who are unwilling to accept the opportunity and plan to test the waters in this Luotian Grand Ceremony to gain a spot.

Just as the disciples were chatting happily in groups of three or five outside the courtyard, and were even planning to spar with each other to kill time, the closed door of the Tianshi Mansion's main hall was opened.

The leader was naturally Old Master Zhang, and on both sides were the elders of their disciples.

Zhang Huaiyi could tell at a glance that his master was in a bad mood and looked unhappy. Before he could say anything, Master Zhang called out his name and another person's name.

"Zhang Huaiyi, Zhang Enpu."

"The disciple is here!"

Zhang Enpu, who was chatting with the leaders of other sects, glanced at Zhang Huaiyi, then went up to Old Master Zhang and showed great respect.

He also understood that although he had the support of the national government over the years and relied on the national government's policy on temples to half-empty Old Master Zhang and unify Taoism, the survival of any Taoist temple depended on his words.

But it is something from the secular circle after all. In the secular circle, you can rely on background and resources. People will not haggle with you for the sake of money. But in the circle of extraordinary people, if you want everyone to recognize you as a guy who is a Heavenly Master in reality but not in name, you have to rely on many means.

Being able to deal with people is one thing, but also being able to fight.

After all, I have never heard of any Heavenly Master in the Heavenly Master's Mansion who doesn't know the Five Thunders Method.

Now that Zhang Zhiwei has caused such a mess that has ruined his own mountain gate, Zhang Huaiyi is caught between his senior brother and his master. For himself, as long as this goes well, the position of Heavenly Master and the Five Thunders Righteous Law must be passed on to Old Master Zhang whether he wants to or not!

Old Taoist Priest Zhang stood there, looking at the descendant of Patriarch Zhang Daoling, who was half-kneeling in front of him. How could he not see what Zhang Enpu was thinking? But his unfilial disciple had really forced him into no choice.

Thinking about the result of the discussion just now, Old Master Zhang could only hope that his evil and unfilial disciple would be able to give him another big blow.

He coughed dryly and called out.

"I have discussed the rules with my fellow practitioners. Next, the two of you will go down the mountain and hand over the rules to Zhang Zhiwei and Wang Yi. You two come forward..."
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In the small town at the foot of Mount Longhu, Wang Yi and his group were sitting carefree on the street. After the commotion that happened before, no restaurant or teahouse in the town dared to receive Wang Yi and his group, for fear of upsetting the gangsters in their business and causing them to start a fight and get themselves implicated.

Wang Yi and his companions understood the situation and were too lazy to compete with these wandering people who did not go up the mountain. They just sat on the ground, feeling contented.

The atmosphere in the small town, which had originally become lively because of the Luotian Grand Ceremony for extraordinary people from all over the world, has become extremely weird.

The first ones to go up the mountain were the famous and large sects. Any major events that affected the circle of extraordinary people were basically discussed by these famous and large sects. After the news was released, it was the turn of these independent people and small sects to follow suit.

Most of the Quanxing disciples came from these wandering people in the martial arts world and from small sects and schools.

Speaking of resentment, these wandering people in the martial arts world and the small sects and clans have the deepest resentment towards Quan Xing.

Their ability to resist risks is not as strong as those of the big families. It is difficult to have two or three successors in a generation, but because of a careless choice of friends or a lack of education, they become the monsters that everyone hates. Decades of hard work have been wasted. How can they not vomit blood?

So when the head of Wudang, Wulou Vajra, Mihua Sect, Huode Sect and other high-ranking sects went up the mountain first to discuss with Lao Tianshi Zhang, they also consciously acted as the real eyes here, monitoring Wang Yi and their every move, waiting for news from Tianshi Mansion on the mountain.

As long as there is news of an action coming from the Tianshi Mansion, these guys will definitely rush forward without any regard for the moral code of the martial arts world, in order to gain a reputation for themselves and their master.

Faced with this situation that was like being surrounded by a pack of wolves, Wang Yi and Zhang Zhiwei remained calm and sat on the ground with Wu Gensheng and Wu Man, eating the dry food they had bought.

However, Xia Liuqing and Mr. Huang had fierce looks in their eyes. They looked at one side each and bared their teeth at these random people.

"Look, what did I say? If I hadn't had the foresight to let the layman and this little girl go shopping first, we wouldn't even have a bite to eat now."

"Yes, yes, you two are very smart. Master Zhang, you are also from the Tianshi Mansion. Can you give me some directions?"

"What? You, the leader of Quanxing Sect who finds the way for all the disciples of Quanxing Sect, also want me to show you a clear way?"

Zhang Zhiwei looked at Wu Gensheng with a half-smile, which made Wu Gensheng laugh awkwardly.

The group of seven sat on the street in this strange atmosphere until the afternoon. At this time, Zhang Enpu and Zhang Huaiyi also appeared from the street, both holding a booklet in their hands and walking towards Wang Yi and the others.

"Old Zhang, get up and take the challenge." After calling Zhang Zhiwei, the two of them stood up and went to meet him.

Zhang Huaiyi also acted in a businesslike manner and kept his distance from Wang Yi and Zhang Zhiwei.

“You two, after discussion with our master and other seniors, if you insist on taking Quan Xing to the mountain at noon the day after tomorrow, as long as you pass the checkpoints we have set for you along the way, you will have a seat at the Luotian Grand Ceremony.

To be fair, here is the list of checkpoints. You two can take a look. If you find anything inappropriate, you can raise it. It is only once, and you will not be accepted after the time limit."

As he spoke, Zhang Huaiyi also handed over the list in his hand. Wang Yi took it and looked at Zhang Zhiwei. He also understood that this so-called checkpoint was that the Heavenly Master and many seniors sent their most promising disciples who came to participate in the Luotian Grand Ceremony to block them on the way up the mountain.

As long as you can get through, you can participate in the Luotian Dajiao. The routine is old, but practical. Now is not the peaceful era of later years. These days, as long as your fist is strong enough, you can really fight your way through.

No matter how unhappy his fellow warriors are, they have to acknowledge this fact.

But Wang Yi was a little confused. Was this too biased towards himself and Zhang Zhiwei? If the young elites were to fight together, maybe he and Zhang Zhiwei would be in a mess because of the one-on-many situation, but a one-on-one duel? It was a bit funny.

Wang Yi didn't know the reason, but Zhang Zhiwei did.

"I didn't expect that the Heavenly Master and the seniors thought so highly of us. Two Taoist priests, can we choose a few of the levels on the list?"

"Zhang Zhiwei, don't go too far. Remember your current identity. You are no longer a disciple of my Tianshi Mansion!"

Zhang Enpu, who had always been jealous of Zhang Zhiwei, wanted to speak out to make things difficult for him, but Zhang Huaiyi beside him nodded.

"can."

"Zhang Huaiyi you!"

"Brother, be frank. We set up the checkpoints when they went up the mountain. Zhang Zhiwei was born in Tianshi Mansion and was our senior brother. If you and I don't tell him the secrets of this mountaineering checkpoint, how can he not know? Be frank. The person who sets the questions is afraid of the person who solves them? You are so calculating. No wonder Master taught you Yin Wu Lei."

"you!"

Zhang Enpu was furious as the thorn in his heart was stabbed, but he could not find any mistake in Zhang Huaiyi's words. He just looked at Zhang Huaiyi, Zhang Zhiwei and Wang Yi with hatred, as if he wanted to remember the faces of these three people in his mind, and then turned away in anger.

Zhang Zhiwei also handed the list in his hand to Wang Yi.

"You come and draw it. The mountain road will be difficult to walk on tomorrow."

Wang Yi had no doubts and took the list, checking to see who had brought their disciples to participate in the Luotian Grand Ceremony.

Among them are people Wang Yi knows, or rather, knows. Three of the four famous families are of course on the list, the Wulou Vajra Sect, the Secret Painting Sect, the Wu Hou lineage, the Tang Sect... The representatives of the famous and upright sects who formed a sworn brotherhood with Wu Gensheng in the Jiashen year, as well as their core disciples, are all on this list.

Of course, there were also some that Wang Yi was not familiar with, such as the Three Demon Sects, the Nine Nether Valley in Miaojiang and Yunnan, the Penglai Pavilion in the East China Sea... To Wang Yi, these names of sects seemed like they could only be seen in fairy tale novels, and they made him dazzled.

"Don't look at me. When the Heavenly Master took me out to compete with others, there were no places to go. There are so many extraordinary people in the world. If it weren't for this Luotian Grand Ceremony that has been prepared for a long time, you and I would not know which masters there are."

Zhang Zhiwei's straightforwardness made Wang Yi helpless. He then turned around and looked at Wu Gensheng, who was a bachelor behind him. Then he looked at the name on the roster, thought about it, and also drew a circle on it with a brush.

After Wang Yi finished drawing, Zhang Huaiyi took it. Zhang Enpu also turned around to check if Wang Yi was cheating. When he saw that Zhang Huaiyi's name was also circled, Zhang Enpu felt relieved.

"You are quite open and aboveboard. Not only did you include Huai Yi, but you also included Dou Hong of Wulou Jin Gang and Dou Ruchang, the third leader of the Secret Painting Sect. Well, you are brave! Zhang Zhiwei, you were born in the Tianshi Mansion, so you must know the ins and outs of this. You can explain it to him yourself. We still have to go back to report, so we won't accompany you any more."

Zhang Enpu left first, and Zhang Huaiyi also looked at Zhang Zhiwei.

Zhang Zhiwei still maintained that polite attitude.

"Master, I haven't seen you for many years. This time I want to see if you can give me a little surprise like you did last year."

Zhang Huaiyi could only bow to his senior brother, turn around and leave, going back to prepare for the mountain climbing the next day.

The wandering people on both sides of the street and the small sects were all sharp-eyed and sharp-eared people, and they all heard the conversation between Zhang Zhiwei and the two disciples of Tianshi Mansion.

At this moment, their curiosity was also aroused. There was actually a way to climb the mountain the next day? However, looking at Wang Yizhang and Wu Gensheng, the head of Quanxing, standing there, no one dared to speak first.

Seeing that the atmosphere was changing again, Wang Yi gave Wu Gensheng a look, and Wu Gensheng understood what he meant.

"Oh, I might be taken to the mountains to offer sacrifices to the gods the day after tomorrow. I don't want to die of hunger. Can you guys be kind? Give me a couple of hot bites and I'll find out for you guys?"

"Haha, Wu Gensheng, you are really a wonderful person as the head of Quan Xing Sect. Everyone, since no one knows the ins and outs, why not ask? Even if we have to fight to the death, we can still have a meal or two. Wu Gensheng, we have wine and food, which one do you want first?"

"Brother, you are so kind. Let me have a jar of good wine first. Only after drinking good wine can we tell stories. I just don't know your name."

"Sanren, Ruan Feng."

Ruan Feng clapped his hands and several wine jars and wine bowls flew out. Wu Gensheng caught them with his skillful strength, then poured the wine and unpacked the peanuts and dried fruits he had just bought.

Seeing Wu Gensheng setting the stage for him in this way, Zhang Zhiwei shook his head and sneered, took the wine bowl handed to him by Wu Gensheng, and then spoke.

"You must have heard the story of Longhu Mountain and Zhang Daoling, the Heavenly Master? The Heavenly Master refined elixirs on this mountain, and when the elixir was ready, dragons and tigers appeared, hence the name Longhu Mountain."

Everyone nodded.

Zhang Zhiwei said again.

"Although this story is somewhat distorted, it is not false. There are indeed dragons and tigers on Longhu Mountain. We will climb the mountain at noon the day after tomorrow to pass the dragon and tiger on Longhu Mountain."

"Zhang Zhiwei, why are you being so mysterious? What exactly are these dragon and tiger? Please explain clearly."

"I don't want to say it, but seeing is believing. Everyone, please go up the mountain early and find a good spot. Otherwise, if I miss the chance to feast my eyes on you when Lao Wang and I go up the mountain the next day, I'm afraid I'll regret it for the rest of my life."

"Are you trying to trick me?"

"The high-ranking officials, Taoist priests, and the Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master's Mansion are all on the mountain. If they are deceiving you, you will know if you go up the mountain and ask them."

The ball was kicked back by Zhang Zhiwei. He just clinked glasses with Wang Yi, drank and ate peanuts. The wandering people and small sects sitting on both sides of the street were silent for a while, and then some of them left first.

If there is a first one, there will be a second one, a third one...

After a short while, the wandering gangs and small sects that had occupied both sides of the street all paid their bills and left, rushing towards Longhu Mountain.

"Let's go! I didn't expect to see such a good show at this Luotian Grand Ceremony. It's really worth the money!"

"Brother, have you figured out the secret?"

"What else could it be? The Tianshi Mansion has been in charge of the Zhengyi Sect for thousands of years. What they know and learn is far more diverse and sophisticated than ours. It's nothing more than the mountain protection formation left by Tianshi Zhang Daoling before he ascended to heaven. I didn't expect to see such a grand event this time. With these two here, it's much more interesting than that damn Luotian Grand Ceremony!"

"Is this true?!"

"We'll find out once we go up the mountain and ask!"

“Let’s go together!!!”

After a period of chaos and war, the town suddenly became deserted. Zhang Zhiwei, who had used an allusion to arouse the interest of a group of wandering people from small sects and small clans, was now laughing out loud, just like the Monkey King who had played a successful prank.

After laughing, Zhang Zhiwei ran towards the restaurant and greeted Wang Yi who hadn't reacted yet.

"Lao Wang, why are you still sitting there? Order some food!"

(End of this chapter)