Chapter 229
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The Maple Grove is adjacent to the sea on one side and leans against the mountain on the other side. It is a very famous scenic spot in Yangcheng.
Thousands of mu of maple trees are planted here.
Every autumn, the scene of “thousands of mountains are all red” will appear.
Ye Qiu and the Long-browed True Man walked in the Maple Grove for a while and suddenly stopped. I saw that on the open space 100 meters ahead, Cao Yuan and the others were confronting the enemy.
By the light of the street lamp, Ye Qiu saw the appearance of the enemy clearly.
There are a total of eight people.
Seven men and one woman.
“How could there be so many people？” Ye Qiu was shocked. According to Qinglong’s previous guess, there should be only five or six enemies.
The Long-browed True Man curled his lip and said, “Qinglong made a wrong judgment.”
“Do you know all those people？” Ye Qiu asked.
“Most of them.” The Long-browed True Man introduced, “The bald man on the far left is called Wujing. He is good at Vajra Fist. He was originally a disciple of Wutai Mountain, but later violated the precepts and was expelled from the mountain gate.”
“The woman next to him in a red dress and beautifully dressed is called Hong Niangzi. She is good at using poison.”
The Long-browed True Man suddenly asked, “Ye Qiu, did you see those dwarfs？”
“Yes.”
Ye Qiu had long noticed that among the group of enemies, there were two men with very short figures, only about one meter tall, very ugly, and their appearances were almost exactly the same.
“Are they twins？” Ye Qiu asked.
“Yes.” The Long-browed True Man said, “They are the Tan brothers of the Tan family in Xiangxi. The eldest is called Tan Mianhua and the second is called Tan Jita.”
Puchi——
Ye Qiu couldn’t help laughing and said, “These two names are really well taken. They can be remembered after hearing them once.”
“It is said that the parents of the Tan family wanted their sons to make a living by hand when they grew up, but unexpectedly, these two guys now make a living by leg.”
“What do you mean by that？”
The Long-browed True Man explained, “The Tan brothers have practiced martial arts since childhood. Later, they worshiped an old man in the clan as their master and learned the authentic Tan Leg.”
”Don’t look at them not being very tall. In fact, they are nearly fifty years old. They have practiced the Tan Leg day in and day out for decades, and the two brothers cooperate seamlessly.”
”Over the years, the two brothers have joined hands and killed many tough guys.”
”If you fight against them, you must find a way to kill one of them first and break the cooperation between the two brothers. Only in this way can you win. Otherwise, it is very dangerous.”
Ye Qiu nodded slightly and said, “I see.”
”The skinny old man standing next to the Tan brothers is the Great Elder of the Witch God Sect, Wei Leran.”
The Long-browed True Man’s tone became a little more solemn and said, “This old thing’s martial arts skills are not weak. He should be able to rank among the top three in the Witch God Sect.”
”How about compared with you？” Ye Qiu asked.
The Long-browed True Man raised his chin and said disdainfully, “Does a waste have the qualification to compare with me?”
Showing off.
”By the way, I have a doubt.” Ye Qiu said, “Why does the Witch God Sect have to fight against the Dragon Gate？”
”You are a member of the Dragon Gate. Don’t you even know this？” The Long-browed True Man was very surprised.
Ye Qiu said, “I really don’t know.”
”Actually, it’s very simple. There are only two reasons.” The Long-browed True Man said, “The first reason is to fight for territory. The Witch God Sect wants to get involved in the Central Plains, and the Dragon Gate wants to unify the world. Naturally, there will inevitably be collisions.”
“The second reason is that Cao Yuan once swore that he would exhaust all his strength in his life to wipe out the Witch God Sect.”
“As for the reason, it is because Cao Yuan’s beloved was killed by the elders of the Witch God Sect.”
Ye Qiu was shocked.
He had heard from the Dragon King and Zhao Yun before that the reason why Cao Yuan was called the Nine Thousand Years Old was because Cao Yuan was a eunuch.
After his beloved died, Cao Yuan cut off his own genitals with a knife, indicating that he would only love one person in his life.
But unexpectedly, Cao Yuan’s beloved was actually killed by the elders of the Witch God Sect.
“Why did the elders of the Witch God Sect kill the beloved of the Nine Thousand Years Old？” Ye Qiu asked.
According to the speculation of the time line, when Cao Yuan’s beloved died, Cao Yuan was still very young and had not founded the Dragon’s Gate. He should not have had any intersection with the Witch God Sect.
“Let me tell you a secret.” The Long-browed True Man said mysteriously： “Cao Yuan’s beloved was the saintess of the Witch God Sect at that time.”
“What！” Ye Qiu was shocked.
The beloved of the Nine Thousand Years Old was actually the saintess of the Witch God Sect？
The Long-browed True Man continued： “According to the rules of the Witch God Sect, the saintess is not allowed to have an affair with a man and must not marry for life. When the leader steps down, the saintess will take over the position of the leader. Once violated, she will be burned alive.”
“Burned alive?” Ye Qiu was puzzled.
This was the first time he had heard of this statement.
The Long-browed True Man said, “The so-called lighting the sky lantern means smearing some flammable substances such as grease and sulfur on the prisoner, and then wrapping the prisoner with oiled linen so that only the prisoner’s head is exposed. Then, the prisoner is put into an oil tank for soaking. After dark in the evening, the executor will call on the crowd to watch, fish out the prisoner soaked in the oil tank, and hang it on a very high wooden stake. At this moment, the person is still alive.”
“Immediately afterwards, in front of everyone, the executor will count the mistakes made by the prisoner, and finally light the prisoner with a torch and watch the prisoner die painfully.”
“In history, there are only two people who are documented to have been lit the sky lantern, one is Dong Zhuo in the Three Kingdoms period, and the other is Zhu Jiumei in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.”
“Lighting the sky lantern is a very cruel punishment.”
“Moreover, when the beloved was burned to death, Cao Yuan was at the scene.”
“The elders of the Wu God Sect punished the Holy Maiden, but let Cao Yuan go, just wanting Cao Yuan to suffer for a lifetime.”
“But the Wu God Sect never expected that letting Cao Yuan go was like letting a tiger return to the mountains.”
“Over the years, Cao Yuan has not only been fighting against the Wu God Sect, but also founded the Dragon Gate, with the momentum of wiping out the Wu God Sect.”
“After hearing this, Ye Qiu couldn’t help sighing and said, “Unexpectedly, the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old also has such a sad past.”
“Everyone has more or less sad past events. However, the Witch God Sect really should be wiped out.” The Long-browed True Man said, “The Witch God Sect acts unreasonably, kills innocent people randomly, and practices Gu techniques to harm people. Such an organization should be completely wiped out.”
Then, the Long-browed True Man continued to introduce to Ye Qiu.
“I don’t know the guy next to Wei Leran who looks like a zombie face. Judging from his appearance, he is probably also a member of the Witch God Sect.”
“The two on the outermost side are obviously Dadao ronin, and I don’t know their specific names.”
Ye Qiu took a closer look and found that the two Dadao ronin had messy hair, a tuft of beard under their noses, wore loose kimonos, stepped on wooden clogs, and had a samurai sword hanging from their waists.
“The Witch God Sect actually colluded with the little devils. Humph.”
Ye Qiu snorted coldly, and a murderous intent appeared in his eyes. As a Chinese, he hated the little devils from the bottom of his heart.
Just at this time, I saw Qinglong striding out.
Ye Qiu knew that the decisive battle was about to begin.
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