The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Chapter 46 Counterfeit

The sun rose and the moon set, day and night alternated, and before I knew it, ten days had passed.

On the official road, the fine horses were running at full speed, and the pedestrians on the road only felt a gust of wind blowing past them.

Fang Xun and Wei Lin were galloping on their horses, but they were still very sympathetic to the horses. They saw two large packages hanging on the backs of the two horses.

The Tiger Hall is now completely wiped out, and the entire village is Fang Xun's spoils of war.

However, Fang Xun and Wei Lin alone could not take away all the medicinal materials, elixirs, weapons, food and other supplies.

So he only picked up a dozen martial arts manuals and some convenient valuables and medicinal herbs and set off on the journey. The total value of all the items was about more than 8,000 taels of silver.

In ten days, after consuming a large amount of medicinal materials in the Tiger Hall's stockpile, Wei Lin recovered 30% of his strength and had enough ability to protect himself. After that, he only needed to rest slowly and would be fully recovered in less than two months.

At daybreak on the tenth day, the master and his disciple rushed out of Menghu Mountain.

The sun in the sky moved from east to west. The two of them only rested twice on the way, and the sun gradually set in the west.

The master and his disciple finally completed a journey of more than a thousand miles, and they would reach Sanshui County in about a cup of tea.

Suddenly, Fang Xun and Wei Lin squeezed the horses' stomachs, stopped them with a whoosh, and looked into the distance.

A mile away, an army appeared in sight.

Fang Xun looked carefully for a while and saw crowds of people and waving flags. In the distance, he could vaguely see the outline of Sanshui County.

A thick smoke rose from the city, and even Fang Xun and Wei Lin, who were far away, could see it clearly.

Wei Lin's face suddenly changed and he said, "It's a beacon fire! An army is attacking Sanshui County!"

Fang Xun also frowned, and the master and disciple immediately dismounted and led the horses into a bush on the side of the road.

Taking advantage of the cover of the bushes, we moved closer by more than 300 meters before we could get a clear picture of the situation.

In the distance, he saw people with white scarves wrapped around their heads, their expressions excited and fanatical. After a careful count, there were about two to three thousand people. The words "Heavenly Reason" embroidered on the flag made Wei Lin feel a chill in his heart.

It was exactly the rebel army of the Tianli Sect that Fang Xun had seen ten days ago!
A large number of brainwashed believers are climbing ladders and charging towards the city walls at the risk of their lives. It seems that the siege has been going on for quite some time.

Fang Xun frowned and said, "Master, ten days ago I saw that leader dressed as you!"

Wei Lin's face turned pale: "You are trying to cut off my escape route!"

The other side disguised themselves as Wei Lin and led a group of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom followers to the city. There was no need to really attack the city, just to make a show of attacking and then retreat.

This would confirm Wei Lin's crime of joining the Tianli Sect and rebelling, and then the master and disciple would have no choice but to become bandits.

Fang Xun heaved a sigh of relief: "Luckily I made it in time, otherwise I would never be able to wash myself clean. Master, please wait a moment, I will take the head of that fake guy!"

Wei Lin nodded: "Be careful!"

The walls of Sanshui County were stained red with blood due to the shouting and screaming.

Under the ten-meter-high city wall, all kinds of limbs and corpses were piled up.

The stiff corpse wrapped in a white towel mixed among the wood and stone looked particularly strange and terrifying.

But the next moment, more believers of Tianli with white scarves wrapped around their heads would rush madly to the top of the city wall from the ladders, stepping on the corpses of their companions.

These Taiping Heavenly Kingdom followers swarmed up the city walls like ants.

The county magistrate Wang Xianzhi had no choice but to take off his official robe, put on armor, and wave the sword in his hand continuously.

Blood splattered everywhere, and seven more bodies of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom followers appeared on the ground. Their faces still had fanatical and excited expressions, which made people feel creepy.

Not only Wang Xianzhi, but also the constables like Yan Ming, the county tyrants like Old Master Li, and the gang members were also fighting desperately.

Everyone knows the consequences of having the city breached by the Tianlijiao army. Either death or being brainwashed by evil magic and becoming one of them.

Even though they were afraid, they had to pick up weapons and fight hard, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

In the Tianlijiao position outside the city, in addition to the first wave of one thousand people sent to attack the city, there was a vast expanse of white people, which looked like no less than two thousand people standing there motionless.

Fang Xun had seen the fake Wei Lin riding a jet-black horse standing in front of the battle array before.

After watching the thousands of people rushing to the top of the city wall like cannon fodder to die, their corpses were continuously shot down outside the city, with no trace of emotion in his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Suddenly, the fake Wei Lin's eyes moved and he looked to the west, only to see a horse bypassing the Tianlijiao camp and rushing towards him from the side.

'Fang Xun?'

The fake Wei Lin smiled and said to his left and right: "Sound the horn to call back the troops!"

Ding - ding - ding -

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom followers who had already rushed to the top of the city suddenly retreated like a tide, which made the people of Sanshui County breathe a sigh of relief.

Fang Xun, who was riding a horse at full speed, frowned, ignored the retreating Taiping Heavenly Kingdom followers, rushed to the city wall, untied the long stick behind him, and jumped high into the air.

He touched the tiptoes of his toes on the city wall and leaped up to the ten-meter-high top of the city wall.

"Who?!"

Suddenly he heard Wang Xianzhi's loud shout in his ears, and then a flash of a knife came at him.

clang--

Wang Xianzhi took three steps back, feeling a sharp pain in the palm of his hand where he was holding the knife. But when he saw who was coming, he cried out, "Xun'er, is it you too?!"

Not only him, but other soldiers and warriors nearby also gathered around, with vigilant looks on their faces.

Fang Xun found himself surrounded as soon as he stood on the top of the city wall.

He glanced around and found many familiar faces there.

Various powerful families, gangs, patrolling county soldiers, and government officials.
At a glance, it seemed that almost all the people in Sanshui County had gathered on the city wall.

However, except for Yan Ming and a few others, everyone looked at him with extreme vigilance, as if they were ready to start a fight if they disagreed with him.

Wang Xianzhi looked at Fang Xun warily and said, "Xun brother, are you here to lobby for your master?" To be honest, after seeing the familiar figure outside the city, Wang Xianzhi almost prepared to run away.

He was well aware of Wei Lin's strength and it would take him less than ten moves to defeat him.

Now that Fang Xun suddenly appeared again, it was hard not to suspect that Brother Xun had also become a Taiping Heavenly Kingdom follower.

Fang Xun sighed helplessly. He knew that Wei Lin was a fake, but other people in Sanshui County didn't know that.

However, he could only make a final effort to explain.

“Sir Wang, too many things have happened in the past few days, and I can’t finish talking about them in a few words, but the guy outside the city is a fake. If you believe me, you can let me lead 50 post-natal experts and 200 young and strong men to charge into the battle.

The group of Tianli followers outside may seem numerous, but they are just a mob. We just need to kill that impostor."

Suddenly an old voice interrupted Fang Xun's words.

"Humph! They are indeed birds of a feather. He wants to drive us out of the city to our deaths!"

Fang Xun frowned, looked at Old Master Li in the crowd, and said calmly: "Old Master Li, are you taking advantage of my misfortune because of personal grudges?"

Although he had saved the lives of everyone in the Li family before, some people only remember grudges and not good things.

Previously, he and Wei Lin had used soft threats to make the Li family bleed heavily, so it was normal for the other party to have resentment in their hearts.

It's just that he didn't dare to show it before, but now Wei Lin has become a Catholic and he is surrounded on the city wall, so of course he will not miss the opportunity to add insult to injury.

When Old Master Li met Xun'er's gaze, his heart suddenly turned cold, but then he looked at the other people around him, and thought that Xun'er was surrounded by them, so he was no longer afraid.

"Brother Xun, don't accuse me of taking advantage of someone's misfortune, but your master brought four thousand Tianli followers to attack the city this time. How can you expect us to trust you?"

"Shut up, old man!"

Yan Ming roared immediately, and the group of detectives looked very unfriendly, and their hands unconsciously pressed on the hilt of the knife.

They looked like they would draw their knives and chop people if Old Master Li said another word, which made everyone in the Li family feel terrified.

"enough!"

Wang Xianzhi saw the tense atmosphere and shouted loudly. He then looked at Fang Xun and sighed, "Xun'er, I trust you too, but I can't gamble with the safety of 130,000 people in the county."

"I understand Lord Wang's concerns," Fang Xun nodded and said, "In that case, I will go down and bring back the head of the counterfeit to prove my innocence. Please make way."

Yan Ming's blood immediately rushed to his head, his face turned grim, and he drew out his sword with a choking sound, saying, "Xun'er, they don't dare to leave the city to charge, I will accompany you."

After he finished speaking, the other detectives drew their swords and shouted along.

"I am coming too!"

"And me, I believe in Brother Xun!"

Yan Ming and a dozen other detectives all looked at Fang Xun, while the others quietly moved their feet, preparing to quietly surround them.

Fang Xun smiled and waved the iron rod in his hand, and said to Wang Xianzhi again: "Master Wang, are you sure you want to fight with us now?"

Immediately, everyone froze and stopped. Wang Xianzhi's face became hesitant and he didn't speak for a long time.

Fang Xun shook his head and spoke gently to Yan Ming and his group.

"You don't have to follow me. A bunch of post-mortem soldiers can't hurt me. Remember, when you see the flags fall in the chaotic army, open the city and charge!"

After saying that, he jumped up without waiting for Yan Ming's reply. His body instantly rose three feet high and leaped high into the air.

Everyone's eyes were dazzled, and when they reacted, they saw Xun Ge'er flying down the city wall and landing steadily outside the city.

Yan Ming was stunned for a moment and wanted to jump off the city wall, but when he remembered Fang Xun's instructions, he resisted the urge and stared outside the city.

The others looked at each other, but no one dared to chase after him.

Now, it has not been ten days since Xun Ge'er killed Zhu Mingcheng and Ma Yu, two innate masters, and no one dares to chase them out and fight them.

He walked alone step by step towards the vast white Tianli Sect army.

Wang Xianzhi and others quickly ran to the edge of the city to check the situation outside the city, not daring to make a sound.

When the fake Wei Lin in the distance saw this scene, a kind smile appeared on his face, as if he was waiting for his apprentice to return.

Soon, Fang Xun walked to the front of the formation, and the fake Wei Lin clapped his hands.

The white crowd suddenly separated from both sides, creating a gap to make way.

Facing thousands of gazes, Fang Xun continued to move forward without changing his expression.

After he entered the formation, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom followers filled the gap.

This scene made the faces of the people on the city wall change drastically, and Old Master Li had an expression of lingering fear on his face.

"Xun brother is indeed problematic. Fortunately, Lord Wang did not believe him and opened the city gate to charge!"

Wang Xianzhi didn't say anything. He was skeptical just now, but after seeing this scene, his heart sank.

In the Tianli Sect camp, Wei Lin also dismounted and walked towards Fang Xun, stopping five meters away from the fake Wei Lin.

The surrounding Taiping Heavenly Kingdom followers also automatically retreated fifty meters, leaving a circular area for the two.

Fake Wei Lin said in a gentle and amiable voice: "Good disciple, Master knows that you have doubts in your heart. Wait."

Fang Xun interrupted him halfway through his words: "You are wrong. I am not confused. Ba Hongming and Yue Shan are both dead. You should go down and accompany them!"

After saying this, Fang quickly flew into the air, and the iron rod in his hand blasted towards the fake Wei Lin like a mountain.

When the fake Wei Lin heard that Ba and Yue were dead, his face changed drastically, but before he could say anything, he felt a strong wind blowing on his head.

The stick came so fast and fierce that he was horrified to find that he had underestimated Fang Xun's strength. With his speed, it was impossible for him to dodge the stick and he could only take it head-on!
The fake Wei Lin's eyes turned cold, and he simply raised his hands to perform the Heavenly King Holding the Pagoda move.

boom--

(End of this chapter)