Chapter 441: The Three Giants Gather

Recognizing Zhou Yu’s identity, Mo Feng’s arched eyebrows resembled two slanted blades, his expression icy cold as he spoke each word carefully, “What a First-Class Hall! What a Meng Yun! I, Mo Feng, have truly seen something today.”

By this time, the battle was almost over! Under the pressure from Evil Wolf and the Thick-Browed Monk, the disciples of the Righteousness Gate were surrounded on all sides, unable to break through. One after another, they were defeated and killed. Only Lin Xiao remained, struggling to hold his ground under the attacks of the disciples of the Righteousness Gate. Mo Feng watched anxiously.

In front of the Lingxiao Palace and many martial arts masters, Blood-Clothed did not strike immediately. Now that Mo Feng and Lin Xiao were trapped, he slowly said, “Master Mo, your mistake lies in reaching too far…”

The situation seeming already settled made Mo Feng’s teeth grind together. “Reaching too far?”

Mo Feng sneered, “My Righteousness Gate is still confined to the south of the Yangtze River. How is it like your First-Class Hall, which seeks to rule the world—from the capital to Foshan, from the coasts to the deserts? Wherever you go, there are disciples of your First-Class Hall. Now you claim I, Mo Feng, am reaching too far? Blood-Clothed, stop with the pretty words. Don’t you think it’s hypocritical to say too much?”

“…”

Blood-Clothed’s expression changed. “Master Mo, you’re wrong. Many branches of our First-Class Hall have been suppressed by your Righteousness Gate and are now useless… Sigh, if the Righteousness Gate had shown leniency, we wouldn’t have reached this point… Besides… Master Mo clearly provides support to exhaust us, the First-Class Hall. What can we do?”

“Nonsense!” Mo Feng, truly recognized as the most fiery and straightforward female leader among martial artists, clenched her twin swords upon hearing this. “Hmph! If your First-Class Hall wants to kill, do it boldly! But when you’re killed, cry about your grievances. Enough nonsense! But I have one thing to say—deliver it to Meng Yun. I, Mo Feng, will not forget today’s battle at Wan’an Temple, nor will any of my brothers in the Righteousness Gate! Since your First-Class Hall wants war, then let’s fight!”

Hearing Mo Feng’s resolute words spoken through gritted teeth, Zhou Yu, who had remained silent until then, slightly paled and spoke for the first time, “Master Mo, actually, if you agree today, using the Yangtze River as a boundary—no further than one step—and all members of the First-Class Hall withdraw, we won’t trouble you or Vice Master Lin.”

“Using the Yangtze River as a boundary?” Mo Feng was stunned.

“That’s right!”

With a slight smile, Blood-Clothed took over the conversation: “As long as Master Mo Feng agrees, all the disciples of the Heroic Justice Sect will withdraw north of the Yangtze River. Today, we will personally see Master Mo and Deputy Master Lin leave Wan’an Temple, and we will compensate for all the losses suffered by the Heroic Justice Sect. What do you think, Master Mo and Master Lin?”
“Hahahahaha!”
Just as Mo Feng didn’t understand why the First-Class Hall would make such a proposal, suddenly Lin Xiao’s wild laughter rang in his ears: “What a First-Class Hall! Going to such lengths just to target my Heroic Justice Sect—turns out it’s all to deal with the Mu Family… What a clever plan… Today, with the Heroic Justice Sect allied with the Mu Family, you still look down on the First-Class Hall. If we really withdraw south of the Yangtze River from Baokang, once the First-Class Hall destroys the Mu Family, your next target will be my Heroic Justice Sect… The First-Class Hall is truly full of schemes!!”
Blood-Clothed and Zhou Yu’s expressions changed.
They didn’t expect Lin Xiao to react so quickly.
They had almost deceived Mo Feng. If Mo Feng had agreed, using this as proof, they could easily divide the Heroic Justice Sect. Even if the Heroic Justice Sect really agreed, as Lin Xiao said, the First-Class Hall would spare no effort to destroy the Mu Family right away.
Hearing Lin Xiao’s words, Mo Feng’s cold expression vanished:
“So that’s how it is! I’ll tell you now—never even think about it! Even if I die today, I will never agree to any demands of your First-Class Hall… From now on, you First-Class Hall will have to bear the wrath of the Heroic Justice Sect. I want to see if your three leaders have the ability to hold back the anger of my Heroic Justice Sect and the Mu Family!”
“…”
Blood-Clothed’s face turned ashen, and a murderous intent emerged:
“It seems Master Mo is determined to be enemies with the First-Class Hall.”
“Sigh.”
Zhou Yu sighed softly:
“The Heroic Justice Sect relies entirely on Master Mo, Hero Lin, and Brother Hongchen to hold it together. If all three are lost, everyone in the martial world will lament it.”
“What did you say!”
This time, Mo Feng finally reacted in time. He turned around and stared intently into Zhou Yu’s eyes: “You said… Hongchen, what have you done to him!”
“Hongchen is said to be heading to Wan’an Temple with a Shaolin disciple right now. You should be aware of this news, right?”
Zhou Yu glanced at Mo Feng slowly, but his gaze eventually settled on Lin Xiao’s pale, bloodless face: “Even so, does Hero Lin still not intend to reconsider?”
“Heh.”
With a calm smile, Blood-Clothed raised his hand to wipe his nose:
“At this moment, they should have already started acting. You two, make your decision quickly. The fate of Brother Hongchen and the fate of the Heroic Justice Sect now lie in your hands.”

“…Killing three birds with one stone. Master Mengyun truly deserves to be the leader of the First-Class Hall, the head of the largest guild. With such tactics, I, Mo Feng, feel utterly inferior.”
Hearing Xueyi and Zhou Yu reveal the deeper implications, Mo Feng’s heart turned completely cold.
Although the Heroic Justice Gate was large in scale, losing three leaders at once meant no one could take charge alone!
By then, the First-Class Hall would turn its attention to first destroying the Heroic Justice Gate, then the Mu Family—though the Mu Family could defend itself, it lacked the ability to seek reinforcements.
“Both of you, it’s getting late. Make a decision.”
Seeing more and more people gathering around, Xueyi stepped forward coldly again.
“…”
Turning around, Mo Feng stared at Xueyi with hatred in her eyes; Lin Xiao’s gaze was firm:
“The principle of the Heroic Justice Gate is to put chivalry first, with loyalty above all. Only then can its members unite. Sacrificing greater good for lesser gains is not something we would do… Leader, it seems we’re destined to meet our end together today.”
“Nonsense.”
Mo Feng glared fiercely at Lin Xiao:
“Even if I die today, I won’t let the First-Class Hall walk away unscathed.”
Whoosh!
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Xueyi had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Mo Feng’s move, she spun her hand, moving like a ghost to block her path.
Mo Feng’s skills were much stronger than in her past life—thanks to the stability of the Heroic Justice Gate, she had consistently ranked third on the Phoenix List. Though she hadn’t received any supreme martial arts teachings, her training was no less rigorous than Xueyi’s.
Whoosh!
The Three-Color Mandarin Duck Blade flew out in an arc.
Xueyi swung with one hand, but the blade dodged skillfully through agile twists. Only then did she notice an imperceptible thread tied to the blade, and her expression changed:
“Not good!”
“Zhou Yu! Stop her quickly!”
While the Three-Color Mandarin Duck Blade kept Xueyi occupied, Mo Feng transformed into a fox and rushed toward the Evil Wolf and the Thick-Browed Monk, who were fighting Lin Xiao.
“What are you waiting for? If Mo Feng escapes, our mission today is a failure!”
After urging him several times, Zhou Yu still didn’t move. Clutching his silver spear, he stared intently in a certain direction. Finally, Xueyi realized something was wrong and turned to look.
A man in a light ink-blue robe stood atop the wall, his face ashen. In the gusts of wind, his robes fluttered loudly. Beneath the slightly lifted veil, intense murderous intent radiated from his icy eyes, filling the entire area.