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Chapter 442: The Reappearance of the Old Blade
Chapter 442: The Reappearance of the Old Blade
Lu Xiaofeng went to look for Long Meng, but he had unknowingly ingested poisoned meat. The poison was not potent, and due to his excessive consumption, he eventually succumbed to its effects, meeting his end at the hands of Mu Daoren.
Lu Xiaofeng gritted his teeth. He hadn't anticipated Su Shaoying's guess, so he immediately went to the carriage in the inn's courtyard where he was staying. His cousin, Gusun Qizi, had been knocked out, tied up, and hidden in a compartment under the carriage.
Lu Xiaofeng dismissed the coachman and took the reins himself, driving the carriage to a forest near the foot of Wudang Mountain.
Feeling the weight of the carriage, Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but smile in satisfaction. "Fortunately, I had a backup plan. Even if he rescues everyone from Lingfeng Manor, he won't be able to find my cousin."
To be honest, after Long Meng's death and before seeing the carriage, Lu Xiaofeng had been cautious. He was afraid that Mu Daoren would see through his final plan and rescue his cousin as well.
It seemed that his luck wasn't bad, and Mu Daoren wasn't that formidable after all.
He climbed under the carriage and opened the hidden compartment, saying casually, "You've only gone hungry for three days. Ordinary people wouldn't starve to death, let alone a hermit, since hermits usually eat very little, right?
Although you've suffered a bit, if you're willing to do me a small favor, I promise I won't make things difficult for you again. You can even continue being a hermit. When Lu Xiaofeng gives his word, he keeps it."
Lu Xiaofeng opened the compartment, and three people tumbled out from under the carriage.
Even with almost no room to dodge, these three instantly subdued Lu Xiaofeng, pressing several major acupoints before tossing him back into the carriage.
When Lu Xiaofeng saw who the three people were, he felt his whole body go weak.
Gao Tao, Hai Qikuo, and Du Tiexin.
Three top-notch experts sat in the carriage, their gazes icy as they stared at him.
Lu Xiaofeng tried to force a friendly smile, but they didn't seem to share his sentiment. Their acupoint-pressing technique was so painful that he couldn't even manage a smile.
The three mocked and ridiculed him, neither releasing the pressed acupoints nor giving him a chance to speak. Soon, they drove the carriage into a dimly lit area, apparently a deep cave.
Hai Qikuo pulled Lu Xiaofeng out of the carriage and continued walking forward. They moved aside a stone wall and entered a stone chamber, finally throwing him onto a stone table.
The hard stone table, its corners still sharp, caused Lu Xiaofeng to feel pain all over his body.
"This is my torture chamber," Du Tiexin said with a cold smile as he finally released Lu Xiaofeng's mute acupoint. "Do you have anything to say?"
Lu Xiaofeng didn't want to talk. He was frantically thinking of countermeasures while also trying to force the acupoints open.
But the three men didn't care. No matter how high Lu Xiaofeng's martial arts skills were, he wouldn't be able to force the acupoints open in a short time.
"Don't struggle. By the time you force the acupoints open, you'll already be dead," Hai Qikuo sneered, then turned to the other two. "Should we start with his fingers or his beard?"
"I think we should start with his manhood," Gao Tao, who preferred men, said ambiguously. "I've always been curious about what makes him so attractive to women."
Lu Xiaofeng broke into a cold sweat. He suddenly regretted letting Hua Manlou and Su Shaoying leave. He had been too confident.
Just as he was about to say something to buy time, a cold laugh suddenly rang out from outside the secret chamber.
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but sigh in relief. He knew that a boy who loved to laugh must have good luck.
But Hai Qikuo and the others paled in fright. This place was top secret. The person who had told them about it had said that it had been abandoned by the Wudang Sect long ago, and perhaps no one would come here for a year or two.
"Who's there?"
Before the words had even fallen from their mouths, the three men rushed out together.
However, only a single sword light greeted them.
The first strike severed Hai Qikuo's arm and sliced open his chest.
With the second sword, Du Tiexin was sent flying backward, blood gushing from his throat.
The opponent did not make a third strike, as Gao Tao failed to keep up. He retreated step by step, and under the light of the chamber, he finally saw the face of the attacker.
In the next moment, he felt as if he was staring at a vengeful ghost, and he clearly understood what awaited him.
And so, he died of fright.
Lu Xiaofeng lay on the table, his face turned toward the commotion, and he clearly witnessed the swordsmanship of the newcomer. His eyes widened in disbelief.
Then, he saw a tall, elderly man in a gray robe and a bamboo hat walking in slowly.
It was Lao Daozi!
Lu Xiaofeng's heart sank.
"Did they disrespect you?" Lao Daozi asked gently.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't feel like talking. After being dragged along by Hai Qikuo, he had bruises all over his body from bumping into the stone wall. Looking at his disheveled appearance, how could he even ask if they had been disrespectful?
Lao Daozi continued, "Regardless, I couldn't bear to see you suffer at their hands. They are not worthy."
Lu Xiaofeng finally spoke, "Now I know that you intended to kill them after the plan succeeded."
Lao Daozi did not deny it, "Slay them all, leaving not a single one alive!"
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but say, "They were already meant to die. Although you didn't kill Tie Jian and the others, your plan didn't fail."
Lao Daozi smiled, "I've always said that I will never fail."
Lu Xiaofeng asked, "Did you predict that I wouldn't be able to expose your true identity?"
Lao Daozi replied calmly, "The general is dead, and your cousin is also dead. There is not a single person in this world who can testify for you now. Who would believe your words?"
Lu Xiaofeng's eyes flickered, "My cousin is also dead?"
"He died right outside the cave. Do you want to take a look?" Lao Daozi asked.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't want to see. He finally understood who had been driving the carriage for them. His cousin might have been waiting outside the cave for Lao Daozi, or perhaps he had planned to work with Lao Daozi to eliminate Lu Xiaofeng and the other three, but he never expected that he would be the first to be silenced.
No wonder he didn't even have the chance to warn the three inside the cave.
"But there's one more person who knows who you are!" Lu Xiaofeng said.
"Who?"
"You yourself!" Lu Xiaofeng said, "Only you know that what I said is true, so you must kill me to silence me!"
Lao Daozi laughed and asked Lu Xiaofeng, "And you? Are you completely and utterly convinced of your own beliefs?"
Lu Xiaofeng fell silent.
"Because of the matter with Duguyihe, you've learned to seek evidence." Lao Daozi said calmly, "So now, you can't even trust your own judgment completely unless you can remove my bamboo hat and see my true face."
Lu Xiaofeng gritted his teeth but did not betray Su Shaoying and Hua Manlou.
"There's one more thing you're wrong about." Lao Daozi said indifferently, "I don't want to kill you."
"You don't want to kill me?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.
"Why would I kill you? You're as good as dead right now." Lao Daozi smiled, "I would never lift a finger against someone who isn't worth my time."
As Lu Xiaofeng watched Lao Daozi turn to leave, he felt like biting his tongue off in frustration. He knew that he might never be able to uncover Lao Daozi's true identity.
But the next moment, a laughter suddenly rang out from the entrance of the secret chamber, "He's bluffing."
(End of Chapter)
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