Chapter 764: Arrival!

Yangzhou City became bustling once again as countless players rushed outside the city, with loud chatter filling the air:
“Fighting started outside the city again?”
“No way—didn’t Silver Fox break through? Was he captured?!”
“No!” someone shouted in the crowd. “It seems someone came to their rescue. Thousands have returned and are fighting fiercely with the people from Lingxiao Palace outside the city. Tsk tsk, there’s more action to watch… It seems the Mu Family is determined to take on Lingxiao Palace to the end this time.”
“Fighting has started again—we need to go see it quickly.”
“Lingxiao Palace has really provoked the wrong people this time…”
“Heh, it would be best if both sides get destroyed so we can rise to power.”
“Stop talking! Let’s go!”
Various factions within Yangzhou City flocked out of the city.
It was thought that Silver Fox and his group’s successful escape would not only deal a heavy blow to Lingxiao Palace but also already have severely weakened it. In this battle, the Mu Family wouldn’t be considered defeated… It was Lingxiao Palace that lost. Now, the Mu Family should leave Yangzhou immediately and return at the right time to seek revenge.
But what they didn’t expect was…
Not long after leaving their seats in the restaurant, members of two top gangs started fighting against a large force from Lingxiao Palace outside the city!
Violence!
It was indeed violence!
Fire was exchanged on both sides—this time, it seemed unlikely to end peacefully.
…
By the time they arrived outside the city, the area was filled with fighting everywhere, corpses everywhere, and flashes of swords and blades. No one dared approach.
From afar, countless blades and swords were clashing!
All over the area, the outside was packed with people from Lingxiao Palace, while inside, the Mu Family and Xifeng Tower’s forces were charging back and forth, leaving Lingxiao Palace’s people unable to defend themselves.
Outside the battle zone, more and more martial artists came to watch!
…
“Xifeng Tower!”
When Xueyi found Qin Qing outside the crowd, he heard her spit out these three words through gritted teeth. He was shocked: “Master Qin… Are it the people from Xifeng Tower fighting against your palace?”
“A small gang dares to wield swords in front of my Lingxiao Palace… Vice Master Xue, it seems Xifeng Tower is one of your gangs from the capital.”
As she spoke, Qin Qing suddenly changed her tone:
“Now that we’ve formed an alliance, and Xifeng Tower has allied with the Mu Family, just look…”
“Don’t worry, Master Qin. In fact, our Yipin Hall also wanted to get rid of this thorn long ago. But that woman, Meiying, is quite cunning. She’s challenged our master several times, preventing us from dealing with Xifeng Tower legitimately. This time… I’ve sent a message back to prepare them.”
Xueyi replied with confidence.

Dealing with the Mu Family might require a lot of preparation, but taking on the Xifeng Tower is a very simple task for Yipin Hall.
Whoosh!
Homing pigeons soared into the sky!
A few minutes passed…
Xueyi received a reply. Upon reading it, his brows immediately furrowed:
“This woman is indeed a bit tricky…”
“What’s wrong?”
Qin Qing sensed something was off. “Not going well?” She was well aware of Yipin Hall’s strength. If Xueyi had to use the word “tricky,” things must have been going very poorly.
With a long sigh, Xueyi crumpled up the note and gazed into the distance. “The Xifeng Tower moved its headquarters before taking action. It seems to be a newly built branch, chosen deliberately in a location without any Yipin Hall branches. Moreover, the headquarters has only a few low-ranking disciples as guards. It seems they were fully prepared before launching their attack.”
“…”
Qin Qing also gave up.
At present, it was impossible to ask Yipin Hall to send a large force to deal with the Xifeng Tower. Even if they found them, the battle here would likely already be over.
It wasn’t the right time to disrupt their plans against the Mu Family for some unimportant minor figure.
“The situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable for us,” said Qin Qing. “Since the appearance of the Xifeng Tower, the Mu Family has suddenly gained two thousand elite soldiers. If we can’t eliminate them in a short time, once Kai Xin arrives, it will be difficult for us to stop the Mu Family.”
“…”
Xueyi fell silent.
He was well aware of this as well.
But reality was far from what they had planned.
He hadn’t expected Kai Xin to survive the attack of Thunderbolt Lightning, nor had he expected that even after using the second Thunderbolt Lightning, Yinhu would still lead people to escape Yangzhou. Nor had he expected the appearance of Yidi and the Xifeng Tower…
“Now, we can only rely on the people from Longmen,” Xueyi said helplessly, spreading his hands. “They are our last hope… As long as we can deal with the Mu Family and Xifeng Tower’s forces before Kai Xin arrives, there’s still a chance to turn things around. The people from Longmen can handle Kai Xin; the rest is just a matter of delaying things.”
“…”
Qin Qing’s expression was grave, but she knew this was the only option for now.
…
The experts from Longmen weren’t very successful in such chaotic battles.
Although the Xifeng Tower’s forces didn’t have a numerical advantage, their organized groups made it hard for the Longmen experts to launch surprise attacks. After all, they were well-equipped and quite strong.
On the other hand, the elite of Lingxiao Palace were already few, and even fewer could cooperate with the Longmen experts.
Time and again, just as they were about to gain the upper hand and seize victory, most of them would be rescued and plunged back into another round of fighting…
Time passed little by little.

The official roads grew increasingly chaotic. It wasn’t until the troops from Lingxiao Palace finally closed in from behind, encircling Xifeng Tower completely and gaining a numerical advantage that the situation turned one-sided. A sea of troops pressed in from both sides and behind! The shouts of battle from Lingxiao Palace’s disciples filled the air everywhere! The disciples of Xifeng Tower often had to fight against a much larger force, putting them in an utterly disadvantageous position. Some began shooting arrows and throwing hidden weapons from behind… Amidst the continuous whizzing of projectiles, the disciples of Xifeng Tower kept falling. Meiying, Wu Kuo, and the others watched anxiously, constantly scanning the distance. Yinhu, Xiao Bei, and a group of experts from the Mu family, however, paid no attention at all, continuing to charge into battle, disregarding life and death, focused solely on killing their enemies. “Our men can hardly hold on any longer,” Wu Kuo said anxiously. “Why hasn’t Kai Xin arrived yet?” Meiying also waved her whip to block arrows while frowning. “At his speed, he should have reached the battlefield by now. Could something have gone wrong along the way…” Kai Xin arrived later than she had expected. “Damn it!” “If this continues, our brothers will be wiped out soon!” “By then, even if he arrives, it won’t matter.” The people of Xifeng Tower were gradually forced together, fighting desperately while forming a circle to buy time… From afar, seeing this scene, Qin Qing finally let out a long sigh of relief: With this successful encirclement, the situation was finally settled, and the battle was about to come to an end. “Even if Kai Xin arrives now, with just his strength, he can’t change the situation—unless troops are sent from the south…” Before she could finish speaking, a familiar mocking voice pierced her ears: “Is that so?” Suddenly, dozens of swift sword flashes erupted from the crowd behind them! The group of Lingxiao Palace experts protecting Qin Qing didn’t even have time to activate their protective barriers before they were all killed instantly, falling in front of Qin Qing, who turned around in shock.