Chapter 746: Happy to Strike!
Happy to strike…
With the outbreak of the great battle in Yangzhou City, most areas of the Central Plains martial world quickly fell into a tense silence, like the calm before a storm.
But in two places, the war truly broke out!
In the southern coastal cities of the Central Plains martial world, with the involvement of local forces and those from the Mu Family and the Xiyi Gate, over thirty branches were violently attacked on the same day.
Lacking any resistance, they retreated step by step, defeated utterly!
Most of the Lingxiao Palace disciples, crying out in pain, were either killed or went offline to hide, or simply stayed in taverns to observe the situation…
Inside and outside the city, soldiers from the Mu Family and the Xiyi Gate rushed through the streets with swords and blades, and it was common to see many disciples from local gangs moving their forces around.
Among these local gangs, those from the Fengyu Alliance appeared most frequently…
The Fengyu Alliance, which had once lost many resource points, took the lead after Lingxiao Palace and the Mu Family turned against each other. Led personally by Ye Yu Sui Feng, they rushed to the front lines without hesitation and seized many of Lingxiao Palace’s resource points.
In less than half a day!
Apart from a few cities where Lingxiao Palace disciples resisted more tenaciously, all other branches were destroyed in the Mu Family’s fierce counterattack.
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Yangzhou.
As time passed, Qin Qing’s expression at Lingxiao Palace grew increasingly grim.
The situation in the backyard of the Mu Family’s branch remained critical, as it hadn’t been fully taken yet.
Although the Mu Family continued to suffer losses and resorted to attrition tactics, their losses were minimal. In contrast, Lingxiao Palace had already lost thousands of disciples, including many branch leaders and senior elders. Nearly half of Longmen’s top fighters were also killed, and the situation remained stuck.
The backyard of the Mu Family’s branch was like a massive human meat grinder… ruthlessly wiping out Lingxiao Palace’s forces.
In just under half an hour, thousands of elite soldiers had been lost, while the other three directions remained firmly under control, a chilling sight…
No matter how slow she was to realize it, Qin Qing could sense that continuing this way, even if Lingxiao Palace managed to take down the Mu Family, it would be severely weakened.
Perhaps even all of Lingxiao Palace’s forces in Yangzhou would be lost!
“…”
Meanwhile, bad news kept coming in from the main headquarters as well.
During the time Qin Yun had been in charge of Lingxiao Palace’s main headquarters, she received countless pleas for help from branch leaders in the southern coastal cities, along with system alerts about attacks on those branches.
Dozens of branch temples in coastal cities reported being under fierce attacks by the enemy and unable to hold out for long. Hearing this news, Qin Qing’s heart instantly turned cold… This was almost equivalent to an alarm for the entire southern coast! The Qin Qing sisters were stunned. They had thought the Mu family would surely send troops to aid Yangzhou, but instead, Happy’s first reaction was to abandon all of Lingxiao Palace’s strongholds in the southern coastal cities and take control of the entire southern region…
“As expected of Happy. In this way, he’ll have control over the whole south.” In the capital, Meng Yun and Huang Sha also carefully received the latest news from spies from various regions, not daring to neglect it. With this declaration of war, Yipin Hall and Lingxiao Palace were now tied together in battle; they too didn’t dare to slack off and kept focusing on gathering information about the movements of troops from the Mu family and the Xiyi Gate!
Unfortunately… they never received any news of troops from the Mu family’s main headquarters being sent to Yangzhou. On the contrary, in the cities near the border between the two factions, the Mu family’s troops were moving extremely frequently, and the level of alert had risen significantly, forcing them to put off their plans to advance south!
“It seems Happy is planning to give up on Yangzhou…” Huang Sha said with a frown. Ever since he returned, Yipin Hall’s strength had indeed surged greatly. Thanks to inheriting the legacy of “Qiankun Da Nuoyi,” he now held the position of vice leader of Yipin Hall and even had the confidence to confront Happy head-on.
“It’s hard to say,” Meng Yun replied. “According to reliable sources, Happy is heading toward Yangzhou, but he’s not bringing many troops.”
“Could it be he thinks the people in Yangzhou can hold out for a day or night with Lingxiao Palace and Xueyi’s support?” Huang Sha sneered.
“That’s impossible,” Meng Yun said, shaking her head. “But Happy is indeed good at staying calm in crises. By seizing control of all the southern coastal cities at once, the south will now belong to the Mu family and the Xiyi Gate. It will be impossible for us to use this as an opportunity to hold them back.” As she spoke, the wrinkles on Meng Yun’s forehead deepened. “Even if we manage to take over Yangzhou’s branch temples and severely weaken the Mu family, Lingxiao Palace should lose its ability to provide aid or advance further… In this battle, both Lingxiao Palace and the Mu family will suffer heavy losses, but with the resources of the southern coast, the Mu family’s losses will be much smaller.”
“…” Hearing this, Huang Sha unconsciously frowned. “This guy is indeed our greatest rival at Yipin Hall. When fighting against us, he never makes mistakes—no, he’s never at a disadvantage.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Yun sneered, “Not necessarily.”
Watching Mengyun’s confident expression, Huangsha showed curiosity: “Could it be that the sect leader still has a backup plan?”
“Of course. If I relied only on the little information provided by the Dragon Gate experts and that informant from the Blood-Clothed Gang, how could I recklessly break off all ties with the Mu family…”
Mengyun smiled.
Although the main reason this time was her awareness that Kai Xin intended to attack the Lingxiao Palace and her concern that the balance of power among the four major forces might be disrupted, it was also due to some new developments. Driven by various forces, she devised an exceptionally perfect plan—one targeting not only all the Mu family’s elites in Yangzhou but also Kai Xin himself!
“This time, I’ll make him understand what it means to suffer in silence.”
“…” Seeing the familiar, determined smile on Mengyun’s lips, Huangsha felt a sense of confidence.
Because whenever Mengyun wore such a smile, the outcome was usually already decided!
Yet, thinking of Mengyun’s few encounters with Kai Xin, Huangsha couldn’t help frowning again, becoming slightly more cautious, and instinctively asked what exactly Mengyun had prepared for Kai Xin.
“Judging by the time, they should be ready over there! You’ll soon know the details from the Celebrity List. By then, Huangsha, you’ll be my last resort… Once news of Kai Xin, Silver Fox, and other high-ranking members dying spreads throughout the martial world, the Lingxiao Palace will surely seize the opportunity to expand its territory. At that time, you’ll hold Kai Xin at bay for our Yipin Hall, helping us break through the defenses to the south! Today, I, Mengyun, will shatter the shackles Kai Xin has imposed on Yipin Hall—those shackles that have held us back for half a year!”