The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 157: Hu Wu Ren, Han Dao Chang

As Song Qingshu traveled along the way, he would always visit the Tartars' military strongholds wherever he went, and then record the detailed information and compile it into a book to guide the local rebels and Mingjiao disciples on how to hide and develop themselves. The seeds of Confucianism that he had spread gradually took root and sprouted, and Song Qingshu had to go and test them to prevent them from going astray.

He did not hide his whereabouts, and walked around the world with an attitude of being upright. Wherever he went, he visited local righteous people and disciples of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and talked about literature and martial arts. It was very glorious. With the prestige of defeating Yang Xiao of the Ming Cult, Song Qingshu was transformed from a young and talented young hero into a martial arts master, and his status and identity changed instantly.

The Ming Cult naturally wanted to get back the face they had lost. Among the Five Wanderers, Leng Qian, Zhou Dian, Shuo Bu De, Tieguan Taoist and Peng Yingyu all came to him. Regardless of whether he knew them or not, Song Qingshu would beat them up first. The Five Wanderers' martial arts were not as good as the Green-Winged Bat King's, so they were naturally no match for him.

Leng Qian, Zhou Dian and Shuo Bu De came to the door alone, and were beaten up by Song Qingshu, leaving them with black eyes and swollen faces. They stayed by his side for three to five days and were instructed in everything from martial arts to developing an army to fight against the Tartars, and finally he even pointed out the direction for them in governing the local area.

This left them a bit bewildered, and Song Qingshu then spoke, "I fully agree with the Ming Cult's fight against the Tartars to restore China, but your vegetarian diet won't become national policy in the future. Eating meat gives you more strength. Okay, enough joking. The battle between me and Yang Zuoshi was both real and staged. Before I visited Bright Summit, I had already exchanged letters with him, challenging the Five Elements Flag to suppress their arrogance. My only goal was to get them to obey Yang Xiao's command, stop getting entangled with the Sky Eagle Cult, and focus their energy on training disciples and fighting the Tartars."

"At the same time, we also intend to use this incident to lure out the Four Dharma Kings and the Five Wanderers. The Green-Winged Bat King Wei Yixiao has already come to me before you. If I'm not mistaken, he has almost returned to Bright Summit now. It would be better for you five wanderers to develop the rebel army outside, but it would be best if you all go back to Bright Summit every year or every two or three years to listen to Yang Xiao's opinions. He is smarter than you. Although he is not a talented general, he is a suitable military advisor." Song Qingshu showed them the secret book of "Ice Palm" left by Wei Yixiao, which made them more certain, and they all expressed that they would consider his suggestions.

Taoist Tieguan and Peng Yingyu were the last to arrive. When Monk Peng saw Song Qingshu, he kowtowed three times, "bang bang bang". Then he fought with him. But this time he didn't fight alone, but joined forces with Taoist Tieguan to fight Song Qingshu. The three of them fought in front of many people for two full hours. Finally, Song Qingshu defeated them and gave them enough face.

These two held extremely high positions in the rebel army. Song Qingshu gave them the information he had compiled, and proposed a strategy of forbearing and accumulating strength for the time being, waiting for the opportunity to strike back in one fell swoop. At the same time, he also suggested that they make small moves and attract the attention of the Mongols from time to time, so as to avoid being noticed by them.

At the same time, Song Qingshu pushed out Zhou Zhiyang, his secret registered disciple, and asked them to take care of him and help develop the navy. By then, Zhou Zhiyang's navy might be the best barrier to stop the Mongols from moving south.

The two of them were greatly encouraged by Song Qingshu's detailed information, and they thanked him profusely before leaving. After Song Qingshu's draw with Yang Xiao, he defeated the five scattered Mingjiao members in succession, further boosting his reputation. However, none of these demons were killed, which made many so-called famous disciples quite unhappy. "Song Qingshu, you are such a powerful martial artist. After defeating these demons, why didn't you kill them to thank the world?"

Faced with these questions, Song Qingshu said that he had no evidence against them and didn't know what excuse to use to take action. He also didn't want to be an official of the Mongols. Whoever wanted the credit could take it, which made those famous disciples who spoke sourly blush.

It is difficult to judge the reputation of these five people, but one thing is certain, that is, the Mongols are indeed wanted by them. If they are killed, they might really be able to become officials, but none of them want to do that.

Firstly, they cannot defeat them, and secondly, the Ming Cult is very powerful. If they really take the heads of the five wanderers to become officials, they may be beheaded by Ming Cult masters after only a few days to sacrifice to the dead.

They could only envy, jealousy and hate Song Qingshu for being able to defeat so many masters of the Ming Cult, but they could do nothing about it. Song Qingshu was the first disciple of the third generation of Wudang, and Wudang's Zhang Sanfeng was known as the number one in the martial arts world. They were afraid that the number one in the future would also be from the Wudang sect.

Song Qingshu was also ambushed by the Mongolian Tartars along the way. He was not polite to these people at all. Since they dared to cause trouble, he should be prepared to have his limbs broken. The horses and property he robbed could also be used as military supplies for the local rebel army.

However, after so many times, Song Qingshu became a little annoyed and hid his whereabouts. He really wanted to hide, but very few people could find him. Everyone could only infer his whereabouts from the Tartar villains who were punished.

Song Qingshu traveled around the southern water system and worked with Zhou Zhiyang to clear out most of the Mongol Tartars' lackeys on the water. He warned him that the identity of the Ming Cult was somewhat sensitive and outsiders could not be trusted. No matter what sect they were from, as long as they were not Ming Cult members, they should not be trusted easily. Even if the uprising was successful, they had to distinguish between their own people and outsiders.

Zhou Zhiyang trusted Song Qingshu very much, and Monk Peng also took good care of him. Although he was young, he had military generals (Chang Yuchun) around him, strategists (Confucian scholars under Song Qingshu), armies, and backers (Song Qingshu and Monk Peng) behind him, and he became a hidden overlord in the south.

He accompanied Zhou Zhiyang for more than a month and taught him many things before leaving with his son reluctantly. His goal was to go to the north, from Jiangsu through Shandong directly to Dadu. However, when he arrived in the north, Song Qingshu became cautious. He changed his clothes and presented himself as a Confucian scholar. He traveled along the way to survey the terrain and soon arrived at Yuan Dadu.

The Yuan Dynasty was undoubtedly the most extensive in history, and though it had already fallen, its power lingered. The Mongol cavalry was incredibly powerful, and even though the upper class had fallen, the lower classes still held considerable intimidation. The status of Han Chinese in the Mongol Yuan Empire was extremely low, and even though many scholars groveled and served them, they could not win their loyalty. Instead, those scholars, accustomed to being slaves, became very obedient.

During the day, Song Qingshu was a weak scholar who was unable to even lift a finger. He wandered around all day long, and would just give in even if he was bullied. At night, he transformed into a dark ghost and shuttled back and forth between the residences of important Mongol officials in Dadu. When he was in the mood, he would even take a walk around the imperial palace to taste the imperial meal.

It took Song Qingshu a whole month to come up with the defense map of Yuan Dadu and get to know most of the families of the Mongol Yuan generals. During this period, he was almost discovered by the masters they recruited several times. Fortunately, he was skilled and courageous, and his lightness skills were really amazing, and he was good at makeup and disguise, so he was able to escape danger many times.

The Mongol Empire was very wary of the Han people. The masters they really relied on were mostly Tantric monks from the Western Regions. These people accepted offerings from the Mongol Empire and provided protection for them. Almost every noble Mongol minister or general had such a person in their home.

Do you want to go to the Western Regions and destroy their lair?

Song Qingshu sat by the window on the second floor of a luxurious restaurant, looking out at the bustling streets. Though bustling, how many people were actually laughing? How many were crying? What he saw was mostly numbness.

"Without the Han, the Hu will not prosper. Without the Hu, the Han will prosper. Nomadic barbarians will wander the streets, while others will sit in the court with full bellies." Song Qingshu sighed leisurely. He had basically gotten what he wanted, and it was time to leave.

"Well, what a nomadic barbarian, wandering around in the bustling city, and sitting in the court with a full belly. You, a scholar, are so bold that you dare to slander the civil and military officials in the court." A crisp voice sounded from the side, and a young man with a fair face and white clothes came slowly with a folding fan in his hand. Behind him were two old men, whose steady steps were obviously not ordinary people. The two men had high noses and deep eyes, and seemed to be from the Western Regions, but one of them looked vaguely familiar.

A closer look at the two men's weapons revealed that one was holding a short, dark staff with a forked end shaped like a deer's antler, while the other was holding two pens, the tips of which were as sharp as crane beaks but sparkling with crystal light.

The two Xuanming Elders, Lu Zhangke and Hebiweng! Song Qingshu had just found Hebiweng vaguely familiar; it turned out he had seen Zhang Sanfeng before, when he was captured at his 100th birthday celebration. So, this beautiful young lady must be Princess Shaomin, Zhao Min. A closer look revealed her to be radiantly beautiful, even without her women's clothing and thickened eyebrows.