Chapter 59 Welcome Junior Brother Liu to the team!
Chapter 59 Welcome Junior Brother Liu to the team!
"Good, good, good!" A middle-aged Qingyun Sect cultivator laughed loudly. Beside him stood a young man holding a feather fan, looking curious.
These two men were Guo Xing, the leader of the Qingyun Sect who planned to annihilate the White Tiger Sect, and Yu Hualiang, nicknamed "Iron Hammer Madman," and his junior brother, known as Little Zhuge Liang.
"Senior Brother Guo, what good news? You seem so happy!" Yu Hualiang asked curiously.
"Qingfeng Swordsman Liu Cheng has agreed to join the Qingyun Sect!" Guo Xinghe said happily.
"Really? Could it be a scam?" Yu Hualiang asked in disbelief.
“It’s absolutely true! In three days, Liu Cheng will lead a dozen or so trustworthy brothers to join us!” Guo Xinghe said excitedly.
"Could Liu Cheng be feigning surrender and then taking the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on us?" Yu Hualiang asked thoughtfully.
"No way. First, Liu Cheng and Tang Chao are at odds. Second, Jiang Yong has already promised Liu Cheng a lot of benefits. Third, if a dozen or so men dare to ambush our 300 men, they will definitely be doomed!" Guo Xinghe said confidently.
"I think we still need to be more careful!" Yu Hualiang advised.
"Junior Brother Yu is overthinking it. Once Liu Cheng submits to us, we can launch a full-scale attack on the White Tiger Sect. We're almost ready," Guo Xinghe said nonchalantly.
"I hope I'm just overthinking it!"
Three days later.
Jiang Yong led Liu Cheng and the others to the Qingyun Sect's headquarters.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the Qingyun Sect's residence, Liu Cheng saw Guo Xinghe and dozens of Qingyun Sect cultivators, including Yu Hualiang, waiting to greet him at the gate.
Jiang Yong quickly introduced the two sides to each other, and Liu Cheng immediately greeted them warmly: "I've long heard of the 'Iron Hammer Maniac' and Little Zhuge Liang's reputations, and seeing them today, I can confirm that they live up to their names!"
"You flatter me, Qingfeng Swordsman!"
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone led Liu Cheng and the others into the banquet hall, as a welcoming feast was certainly necessary to celebrate Liu Cheng's arrival.
"Brother Guo, I'll be following you from now on. Remember to take good care of me!" Liu Cheng raised his wine glass and said to Guo Xinghe with a smile.
"Hey, Junior Brother Liu, we're all on the same side now, so don't be shy. Let's drink until we drop!" Guo Xinghe said with a smile, then downed a glass of wine in one gulp.
"Brother Guo, what a great capacity for alcohol!" Liu Cheng quickly praised.
"Not at all! Come on, let's keep drinking!" Guo Xinghe said with a smile.
"Senior Brother Guo, drink less!" Yu Hualiang was still worried about something unexpected happening that night, so he advised him.
"Hey, hey, what are you saying, Junior Brother Yu? Junior Brother Liu came to me so enthusiastically today, what's wrong with me having a few drinks with him?" Guo Xinghe said with slight displeasure.
"Yes, yes, Senior Brother Yu, you don't like drinking, so you can't stop our Senior Brother Guo from drinking!" Some Qingyun Sect cultivators nearby quickly said with dissatisfaction.
"Alright!" Yu Hualiang had no choice but to let them drink, as he couldn't persuade them otherwise.
"That's right, come on, let's all have a drink together! Welcome to junior brother Liu Cheng!" Guo Xinghe said loudly.
"Welcome, Junior Brother Liu!" everyone said enthusiastically.
"Thank you very much!" Liu Cheng also warmly returned the greeting to his fellow disciples.
"The upcoming siege of the White Tiger Sect will require Junior Brother Liu's help!" Guo Xinghe said with a chuckle, seemingly already quite drunk, his wine glass swaying precariously.
"Senior Brother Guo, no problem! But I have one more request," Liu Cheng said calmly.
"Oh? What are the requirements?" Guo Xinghe asked, puzzled.
"Tang Chao's head must be handed over to me!" Liu Cheng said angrily.
"Oh? Is that so? Certainly!" Guo Xinghe remembered what Jiang Yong had said about the discord between Liu Cheng and Tang Chao, and he immediately understood. This made him even more trusting of Liu Cheng's defection.
"Come on! Let's drink until we drop tonight!"
"Get drunk and then you'll rest!"
Soon, everyone was so drunk they were staggering around. Guo Xinghe, Liu Cheng, and the others were taken to their respective resting places by their men.
Of the group, only Yu Hualiang was not drunk, mainly because he doesn't usually drink much and only had a few drinks tonight.
He always felt his heart pounding at night, and his intuition told him that something big was going to happen that night.
Seeing that most of the people were drunk and asleep, Yu Hualiang still went to patrol the vicinity of the camp alone. The distance to the camp was pitch black, and strangely quiet, devoid of the cries of demonic beasts. Normally, the area around the camp was filled with the sounds of demonic beasts at night, but tonight there was nothing.
Yu Hualiang immediately sensed something was wrong and rushed back to the camp. He found Guo Xinghe's room and shouted loudly to Guo Xinghe, who was fast asleep on the bed, "Senior Brother Guo, something terrible has happened! Something's wrong outside, it's too quiet! Get up and take a look!"
"Junior Brother Yu, you're overthinking it. Maybe the monsters are resting tonight?" Guo Xinghe sat up and said in a daze, then prepared to lie down again to continue sleeping.
Yu Hualiang quickly pulled Guo Xinghe away from lying down and urged him again, "Senior Brother Guo, at least go out and check if there are any unusual situations!"
"Ugh, Junior Brother Yu, you're really annoying! You don't even drink a few cups of wine, and when it's time to sleep, you keep everyone else from sleeping! Can't you just go and patrol yourself?" Guo Xinghe said impatiently.
"I..." Yu Hualiang didn't know how to explain for a moment.
Just then, a series of explosions, "Bang! Bang! Bang!", rang out from all over the Qingyun Sect's territory!
Guo Xinghe was immediately jolted awake, and all his drunkenness vanished in an instant.
"What's going on outside?" Guo Xinghe asked hurriedly.
Soon, Jiang Yong rushed in, his head covered in blood, and reported: "Something terrible has happened! Liu Cheng and those dozen or so White Tiger Sect cultivators are throwing Explosive Flame Pills everywhere, causing heavy casualties among the Azure Cloud Sect cultivators!"
"Huang Peng, you're back and you're still pretending to be Jiang Yong! Have you joined the White Tiger Sect?" Guo Xinghe said angrily.
Upon hearing Guo Xinghe's angry rebuke, "Jiang Yong" immediately transformed back into Huang Peng, changing from a middle-aged man with a mustache into an honest and kind-hearted young man.
"Senior Brother Guo, I didn't! I did everything according to your and Senior Brother Yu's instructions!" Huang Peng quickly retorted.
"Huang Peng, you still dare to argue? If you hadn't been an undercover agent for the White Tiger Sect, how dare they have attacked us?"
"Senior Brother Guo, I'm innocent!" Huang Peng shouted loudly.
"Something terrible has happened, Senior Brother Guo! We are surrounded by cultivators from the White Tiger Sect on all sides!" A cultivator from the Qingyun Sect, covered in sweat, ran in and shouted.
"What!" Guo Xinghe was shocked. He turned to Huang Peng and said, "Beast! You dare betray the sect! Die!" With that, he killed Huang Peng with a single palm strike. Yu Hualiang wanted to try to persuade him, but it was too late, and he had to give up.
The disciple who made the report immediately changed his expression, fearing that he might be killed by Guo Xinghe with a single palm strike if he wasn't careful.
"Notify all Qingyun Sect disciples to assemble and immediately slaughter these scum from the White Tiger Sect!" Guo Xinghe roared angrily.
"Yes!" the disciple said, and ran out to inform them.
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