Chapter 20 A Kindred Spirit in Music? A Romantic Affliction?
[Lord of the World, Xiang Wentian]: Hahaha! What a so-called righteous sect! The old, the weak, women, children, disciples—none are spared. Not even the dogs and chickens survive.
[Lord of the World, Xiang Wentian]: Zuo Lengchan, what bloodthirst! Mount Song Sect, what a bloodthirsty lot! Such slaughter… even my own divine sect pales in comparison!
[Sun and Moon Sect, Tong Baixiong]: Hahaha, to tell the truth, the Alliance Leader Zuo and his Thirteen Guardians are actually our sect’s undercover agents. Never thought they’d be exposed in this live broadcast.
[Sun and Moon Sect, Shangguan Yun]: Indeed! And they were all personally trained by me. But their ruthlessness surpasses even my own expectations!
[Leader of the Beggar Sect, Qiao Feng]: The innocent should not be harmed! If Liu Zhengfeng must die, so be it. But exterminating his entire family? Worse than beasts!
[Princess of the Tang Dynasty, Li Cuiyu]: This Mount Song Sect is too vicious!
[Wanmei Villa, Ximen Chuixue]: Mount Song Sect must be destroyed!
[Dragon Guard Villa, Guihai Yidao]: Mount Song Sect must be destroyed!
[Iron-Faced Judge, Shan Zheng]: What a pity I am far away and unable to intervene. Otherwise, I would certainly seek justice for the Liu family.
[Wudang Sect, Yin Liting]: First, it was the Qingcheng Sect, and now Mount Song Sect. How did the so-called righteous sects of the Laughing Proud Jianghu world become like this?
[Yang Guo]: More than that! Look at the crowd—there are probably hundreds of so-called heroes and warriors present.
[Yang Guo]: And yet, when the Liu family was being massacred, aside from Abbess Dingyi of the Hengshan Sect, not a single one spoke up.
[Yang Guo]: The leader of the Mount Tai Sect, Daoist Tianmen, and the leader of the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun—both fellow Five Mountain Alliance leaders—played deaf, dumb, and blind, allowing Mount Song Sect to run rampant. Heh.
[Hengshan Sect, Abbess Dingyi]: Worse than beasts! Hengshan’s Dingyi will personally challenge Senior Brother Ding in the future!
[Mount Song Sect, Ding Mian]: Hmph, anytime you wish!
[Hengshan Sect, Liu Zhengfeng]: Zuo Lengchan, how cruel you are! The Five Mountain Sword Alliance is supposed to stand together, yet you show no consideration for our alliance at all! Fine! Very well!
[Peach Blossom Island, Huang Rong]: Liu Zhengfeng, how dare you criticize others? Mount Song Sect is indeed vile, but the one who deserves the most blame is you!
[Peach Blossom Island, Huang Rong]: Never mind whether you and Qu Yang are truly just musical confidants, but for the sake of a newly formed friendship, you abandoned years of bonds with your wife, children, disciples, and friends, watching them die with an unmoved expression.
[Peach Blossom Island, Huang Rong]: Worse still, you actually believe their deaths were meaningful!
[Peach Blossom Island, Huang Rong]: What’s wrong with fearing death? Even ants cling to life! Your youngest son is only fifteen—does fearing death bring shame upon you?
[Peach Blossom Island, Huang Rong]: Your eldest son and daughter weren’t afraid of death, and they died. Does that bring you honor? Utterly absurd!
[Princess Shaomin of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Min]: Exactly! Even more absurd is the fact that after Mount Song Sect slaughtered your entire family, you actually let Fei Bin go and then killed yourself!
[Princess Shaomin of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Min]: If you had fought back, taken Fei Bin down with you, and maybe killed a few Mount Song Sect disciples in return, I would have had some respect for you.
[Princess Shaomin of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Min]: But alas, what a coward!
[Saintess of the Yin Gui Sect, Wanwan]: Liu Zhengfeng, weren’t you unafraid of death? Then why didn’t you kill yourself earlier? If you had, what excuse would Mount Song Sect have had to slaughter the Liu family?
[King of Thieves, Sikong Zhaixing]: Haha, Liu Zhengfeng claims he was obsessed with music, which is why he befriended Qu Yang.
[King of Thieves, Sikong Zhaixing]: But if you ask me, these two might just be lovers. A perfect pair, meant for each other.
[Cheng Shifei]: Hiss—every time Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang shared their “nightly conversations,” were they really just talking? Hard to believe!
[Twin Dragons of Yangzhou, Kou Zhong]: Hahaha! Liu Zhengfeng treated Qu Yang far more affectionately than he did his own wife, children, family, or disciples.
[Hengshan Sect, Mi Weiyi]: You all… are spouting nonsense!
[Sun and Moon Sect, Qu Feiyan]: Don’t you dare speak of my grandfather that way!
[…].
As the live broadcast exposed everything, the martial arts world erupted in chaos. Some common folk stared in shock, never expecting the so-called righteous sects to be so corrupt and ruthless.
Meanwhile, the so-called heroes of the Laughing Proud Jianghu world—except for the Hengshan Sect—were collectively shamed. Daoist Tianmen’s face darkened.
Yue Buqun remained expressionless, but the Huashan disciples were all too afraid to speak. Zuo Lengchan’s face twisted, his eyes flashing with killing intent.
Hidden in Hengyang City, Ding Mian, Lu Bai, and Fei Bin felt uneasy, staring at the bullet comments, waiting for Zuo Lengchan’s orders on what to do next.
Abbess Dingyi did not suffer disgrace; instead, her actions won the Hengshan Sect immense respect across the martial arts world. But she felt no joy. Because Yilin had answered the question wrong!
Last time, Yilin got lucky—her punishment was only growing her hair out.
But what about this time?
And even if this time passed without serious consequences, what about the next?
Yilin was too kind and naïve, completely unaware of how cruel people could be. She was not suited for this game at all!
At the Liu Manor, the grand estate was shrouded in silence. The air was thick with fear and unease. The Liu family members stared at the images of bloodied corpses on the glowing screen. Some even saw their own dead bodies. Their faces turned pale with horror and dread.
Liu Zhengfeng stood in the hall, watching as Huang Rong and the others berated and mocked him in the comment section. His face darkened.
Then, he turned to the others and asked, “Do you blame me?”
At this, Xiang Danian spoke firmly, “We owe everything to our master. We shall never betray him. As Liu disciples, we live and die with our master.”
Mi Weiyi echoed, “Master’s kindness is as great as the mountains. I will follow him to the grave!”
After they spoke, a few others hesitantly stepped forward in agreement. But the majority remained silent.
Xiang Danian’s expression changed, and he scolded, “You… you dare betray our master!”
Mi Weiyi glared angrily.
“A bunch of cowards afraid of death! I, Mi, refuse to associate with you!”
Yet, despite their outbursts, the silent ones did not change their minds. Clearly, they did not want to die. Some might not have feared death itself, but they refused to die for this.
The live broadcast had made everything clear—Liu Zhengfeng had dragged them into this because of his own personal interests and his association with a member of the Demon Sect.
Dying this way was simply too senseless. Moreover, the Five Mountain Alliance and the Sun and Moon Sect had been bitter enemies for years, with countless lives lost on both sides.
For all they knew, Qu Yang himself might have killed their family members. How could they possibly be willing to die for him? That would be insane!
In that moment, many of them made up their minds—once they found the chance, they would leave the Liu Manor for good.
Damn it! Following such a foolish master was far too dangerous!
