The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 175 Don’t Believe Me, Let’s Wait and See

"What?! You lost Xie Xun?!" Song Qingshu looked at Bai Guishou who was kneeling in front of him to apologize, and pointed at him, shaking with anger. He had finally turned the situation to the way he wanted to see, but this bastard actually lost Xie Xun, the troublemaker. Now, with the appearance of the Dragon Slaying Sword, the martial arts world was in chaos again, and the favorable anti-Yuan situation suddenly had infinite variables.

"Do you think you've contributed so little to our years of planning and tremendous effort to bring about the North-South divide, and perhaps even the possibility of expelling the Mongols, that you want to overturn and start over?" Song Qingshu's words pierced his heart. "Who is Xie Xun? The Dharma King of the Ming Cult, with enemies everywhere, the Ming Cult's worst enemy, and the one who wields the Dragon Slaying Sword, the source of the evil that's spreading cholera in the martial arts world. And you actually let him go at this critical moment?"

"Ahem~" Wei Yixiao cleared his throat twice. Song Qingshu glanced at him and sneered, "Why? What's King Wei Fu's idea? Are you trying to say that Xie Xun is your Patriarch Zhang's adoptive father, so no one dares to touch him? Or that he holds the Dragon Slaying Sword, and with a single wave of his hand, he can rally all the heroes to drive out the Tartars and restore China?"

Wei Yixiao immediately withered. This possibility was truly non-existent. However, his unyielding nature came to the fore, and he argued, "The Ming Cult is no longer what it used to be. Under the leadership of Master Zhang, we are now united as one. We have two Dharma Kings, five independent practitioners, and hundreds of thousands of followers. I'm sure no one would dare to offend us easily."

"Hmph, are the two Dharma Kings and the five independent disciples so great? Master Zhang of my Wudang Sect is known as the number one in the martial arts world. The seven disciples he sits under are all first-rate. When they join forces, thirty to fifty masters of the same level cannot defeat them. The second-ranked disciple of the third generation became the leader of the Ming Cult, and my third-generation first disciple even fought against the Left Protector of Light and defeated the five independent disciples. Even so, we have always kept a low profile and have never claimed to be the supreme master of the martial arts world. You, the Ming Cult, are so arrogant. How about a martial arts competition to determine who is the better?" Song Qingshu's words made Wei Yixiao speechless. You are just a freak. How can ordinary people compare to you.

"We must regain control of Xie Xun as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. How did Xie Xun lose his sight?" Song Qingshu asked Bai Guishou to stand up and asked in detail.

Bai Guishou said shamefacedly, "The Lion King didn't get lost, but left with an old woman. The old woman kept calling him Third Brother, and the Lion King called her Madam Han. The old woman was extremely skilled in martial arts and wielded a strange cane. Even if we joined forces, she was still defeated."

Wei Yixiao shook his head, indicating that he was not familiar with this person. Zhu Yuanzhang was even more confused. Song Qingshu's heart moved, and he couldn't help but sigh that the world's correctness was really strong. Or it could be said that the Purple-Robed Dragon King's obsession with the Dragon Slaying Sword was really admirable. He changed the fate of Zhuwu Lianhuanzhuang by himself. Zhang Wuji did not reveal the location of the Ice and Fire Island, and in the end the Golden Lion King was taken there by her.

But is the Golden Lion King really brainless? He actually left the retirement home that Yin Susu had arranged for him.

"The Golden Lion King is determined to see Wuji. If I'm not mistaken, the old woman must have used this as a condition to get him to leave. As for that person's identity, besides the Purple-Robed Dragon King, who else can call the Lion King Third Brother?"

Song Qingshu's words startled Wei Yixiao, "Daisy is the youngest among us, how could she be an old woman?"

"It was just a simple disguise. A few years ago, Dai Qi took Yin Li to Butterfly Valley to kill Hu Qingniu. I was imprisoned for a year and went down the mountain to visit Wu Ji, but I was a step too late. I exchanged a few moves with her and she snatched little A Li away. This guy is so stubborn that he actually covets the Dragon Slaying Sword. He really doesn't know how to live or die."

Song Qingshu looked around calmly, then gave orders, "Zhu Yuanzhang will stay and fully assist Bai Guishou. Wang Baobao will be left as your hostage. Prince Ruyang is of great importance and may attract Mongol masters you cannot handle. Without Wei Fuwang and I, you will not be able to stop them, so we will take him away openly."

"Do you know where the Dragon King lives?" Wei Yixiao asked hurriedly.

"Don't you know about your own scandals in the Ming Cult? Daiqisi is now Madam Han and lives on the Lingshe Island in the East China Sea." Song Qingshu was in a bad mood. The thought of encountering masters from Persia made him feel even worse. He had to hurry up, because he couldn't let Chen Youliang get away like that. The Beggars' Sect was still very strong.

"Han Qianye?" When Wei Yixiao heard the name Madam Han, he immediately thought of someone and couldn't help but grit his teeth in hatred.

"Let's go, Bai Guishou. I'll leave seven Wudang inner disciples for you. The seven of them working together can deal with even one or two first-rate masters. You'd better be careful in the future. Don't let anyone come and kill you. Otherwise, the Sky Eagle Country will change its owner." Song Qingshu turned around and left after he said that.

The warship docked for less than an hour, replenished with fresh water and food, and replaced parts before setting sail again. However, the haggard Zhao Min led ten Mongolian warships and came in a mighty force, chasing the traces of Song Qingshu's warship all the way. After waiting for a lot of effort for him to dock, he ended up making a big circle and heading south, which made her very upset.

Does this bastard intend to drift on the sea for the rest of his life and drag all of them with him?

Zhao Min was clever. After Prince Ruyang's disappearance, the Yangtze River was immediately cut off, and wars raged across Jiangnan. The Mongol Yuan Empire lost control of the region. Even though some sporadic rebellions were suppressed, they had little impact on the overall situation; Jiangnan was no longer under the control of the Mongols. This time, she mobilized a large army and deployed experts, attempting to wipe out the six major sects and the Ming Cult in one fell swoop. However, she ended up losing both her father and her army. Not only was her father captured while the family was at rest, but she also lost half of her territory.

Zhao Min ordered five warships to dock for supplies, but who would have thought that the bottom of the ship was pierced in the middle of the night and all the ships were destroyed. The five warships anchored at sea were also suddenly attacked by the enemy navy. In the end, only three escaped, and one of them was seriously damaged. After sailing hundreds of miles, it finally couldn't hold on and sank.

"Well, what a great Sky Eagle Han Kingdom! When this princess has time, I will definitely teach you a lesson. Release the harriers and continue chasing Wei Yixiao!" Although there was only half a day, Zhao Min still found out clearly that Wei Yixiao left after replenishing supplies, leaving behind some of his men, but Prince Ruyang did not stay. However, this was also within common sense. The Sky Eagle Han Kingdom did not have any masters, and imprisoning Prince Ruyang here was not the best choice.

Song Qingshu, you will definitely be in trouble this time. You actually dared to kidnap me. I didn't even kidnap your father, but you kidnapped my father.

Wait, it seems I did intend to capture all the masters of the six major sects and force them to surrender. Is this retribution? Does that bastard want his father, the dignified Grand Marshal of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, to defect to the rebels? You must be kidding.

"It's useless. No matter where you flee, you can't escape the pursuit of the court. Surrender. Considering that you are also a scholar, I will implore the court to give you a lighter sentence." This was not the first time that Prince Ruyang tried to persuade Song Qingshu to surrender. When Song Qingshu was teaching Zhu Yuanzhang before, he vaguely overheard many of his words and knew that this man was a scholar and a truly talented person.

"I have no intention of serving in the court. Associating with you would be a loss of status for no reason." Song Qingshu said directly, "Han culture is incredibly inclusive. Those who enter China become Chinese, enjoying splendid literature and fine food. We Han people possess countless brilliant cultures and a vast population, so there's no place the Hu people can't be influenced by. However, over the past century, what we've been rewarded with is still massacre and slavery. Chinese civilization has plummeted compared to the Tang and Song dynasties. Since the Hu people are unbearable, we can no longer indulge them. We should replace them with sensible, civilized people who will sit in the court."

"Hmph, corrupt scholars can be used but not valued. Throughout history, the Liao Dynasty was so powerful when it was born on the grasslands outside the Great Wall. After entering the Great Wall and seizing the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, it accepted Han people as officials and began to indulge in extravagance and debauchery. In the end, it was destroyed by the Nuzhen tribe outside the Great Wall. There were only ten thousand Nuzhen warriors, but when there were more, they were invincible. Ten thousand Nuzhen warriors swept through the Liao Dynasty's 700,000-strong army. How arrogant they were! After entering China, they also valued Han scholars, but what was the result? Didn't they still lose to the iron hoof of the Mongol Empire?" Prince Ruyang said very calmly: "Han people can be used, and can be used to suppress the Han people, but Han people cannot be valued. The Liao and Jin dynasties used corrupt Han scholars as a lesson not far away."

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect to meet such a wise man. It's not that Han people are useless, but that corrupt scholars are useless. The wisdom of the Han people is not as simple as you see it. How much have you learned about the various schools of thought? They are just a bunch of fools who have been blinded by corrupt scholars. Genghis Khan relied on Han craftsmen to conquer and win battles. Kublai Khan relied on Han strategists to strategize and build a vast empire. Have you ever seen them use corrupt scholars?"

Song Qingshu gave Prince Ruyang a deep look. "Masters are everywhere among the people. If we could unearth these masters and make use of them, the long-lasting prosperity of the Mongol Empire wouldn't be a dream. But you, like the Liao and Jin dynasties, only see the splendid clothes, delicious food and wine, and the nonsense and flattery, but fail to see the true essence of Chinese civilization."

"And you're even worse than the Liao and Jin. At least they didn't go to the extreme of destroying the pot after eating, while you exploited and slaughtered the Han people at the same time. That's why the Jin Dynasty lasted only two hundred years, while the Mongols and Yuan Dynasty didn't even last a hundred. I, Song Qingshu, never make big promises. If you don't believe me, just wait and see."

"I'm waiting for the day when you kneel before the Mongol emperor."

"I will take you to witness the day when the Mongol emperor is beheaded in public."

"You Han people wouldn't do that."

"Whether it will or not depends on whether I am willing to do it."