The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 150: Meeting Zhu Jiuzhen Again, Things Have Changed

Song Qingshu, Zhou Zhiruo, Yin Liting, Mo Shenggu, Wu Qingying and their group of five were having a great time riding their horses across the world. However, Shaolin was a Buddhist temple and there were no nuns there, so they ignored the fact and headed straight for Mount Hua.

On Mount Hua, Zhou Zhirou and Wu Qingying defeated ten elite disciples, regardless of gender, in a row. Xian Yutong, watching Song Qingshu, Yin Liting, and Mo Shenggu, felt a wave of discomfort. They truly couldn't win. To save face, the two elders of Mount Hua personally challenged Yin Liting and Mo Shenggu, but Song Qingshu took the fight first, defeating them both alone.

The Kongtong Sect seemed to have received the news early on, knowing that Song Qingshu's martial arts seemed to have become even more powerful. They decided that even if their disciples lost miserably, they would never take action, lest they lose face and be repeatedly trampled under the feet of others.

Zhou Zhiru and Wu Qingying both use the martial arts of Peach Blossom Island, but Zhou Zhiruo's swordsmanship is better, and Wu Qingying is more proficient in the family heirloom "Orchid Acupuncture Hand". Both of them have their own strengths and are also among the best of their peers.

Wu Qingying never thought of the Emei Sect, but he met an acquaintance, Zhu Jiuzhen from Hongmei Villa, who actually became a disciple of Master Miejue.

Zhou Zhiruo and Wu Qingying defeated ten people in a row. Nun Miejue was very fond of these two girls. They both used the inheritance of Peach Blossom Island, and they had a certain connection with her. Song Qingshu thanked Nun Miejue and said that after obtaining the "Emei Nine Yang Gong", Zhang Sanfeng combined the strengths of the two families and finally completely eliminated Zhang Wuji's cold poison.

Wu Qingying pulled Zhu Jiuzhen aside to talk, and learned from her what had happened in the past two years. Song Qingshu and Zhang Wuji's departure was not concealed, and was soon known to Wu Lie and Zhu Changling. They also knew that Song Qingshu and his party were going back to Wudang, and their chances of obtaining the Dragon Slaying Sword were slim, or even impossible, so they let the matter go.

But before they could take action against Wei Bi, Wei Bi took the initiative and poisoned them.

Wei Bi's true colors were revealed. He was arrogant and domineering. After forcing the Wu and Zhu families to reveal their martial arts, he imprisoned them and occupied Zhu Wu Lianhuan Manor. After achieving his goal, Wei Bi's attitude towards Zhu Jiuzhen immediately changed 180 degrees. He went from caring and pampering her to being domineering and bossy. He always regarded himself as the owner of Zhu Wu Lianhuan Manor, but did not make Zhu Jiuzhen the owner's wife as promised.

Having been defrauded of money and sex, and even having her father imprisoned, Zhu Jiuzhen's hatred for Wei Bi could not be extinguished by all the water in the world. She pretended to be nice to him, but one night she got him drunk, crippled his martial arts, severed his tendons, and imprisoned him in the same dungeon where her father had been held. By the time she rescued Zhu Changling and Wu Lie, the two owners had been tortured beyond recognition, their martial arts skills largely crippled, and the lingering poison in their bodies still lingering, forcing them to suffer torture every few days.

They consulted famous doctors for three months of careful treatment, and finally cleared the poison from their bodies, but they also left a root of illness, and their martial arts skills were not even a third of what they had before. Thinking about what Song Qingshu had said, they couldn't help but feel extremely regretful.

Zhu Changling felt extremely sad when he saw his daughter's temperament had changed drastically. After talking with her all night, he decided to send her to Emei to learn martial arts. Zhu Jiuzhen's experience also won the sympathy of Master Miejue, or it evoked some memories in her, so she accepted her as her personal disciple and taught her martial arts personally.

After learning from his mistakes, Zhu Jiuzhen realized the importance of martial arts and began to practice very crazily. He devoted himself to it without sleep or food. With the help of practice, he made herself forget the man who ruined her life. His martial arts improved rapidly. In the past six months, he was personally taught the "Emei Nine Yang Gong" by Master Miejue.

Originally, this secret martial art of the Emei Sect would not be easily passed on, but later with the inheritance of Peach Blossom Island and Tantric Buddhism, Master Miejue was no longer stingy and chose the right person to pass it on.

When Yin Liting privately asked Nun Miejue about Ji Xiaofu again, Nun Miejue told him that Ji Xiaofu had been killed by the demon cultist Yang Xiao three years ago. She had kept it a secret, fearing that this incident would be too traumatic for Yin Liting. Nun Miejue later learned that the young man present at the time was Zhang Wuji. He must have known that he had killed Ji Xiaofu, but seeing Yin Liting's seemingly unawareness, she knew that the matter had been suppressed from Yin Liting, most likely because of Song Qingshu's idea, as he was afraid of upsetting Yin Liting.

Nun Miejue then took advantage of the situation and put the blame on the Demon Cult. She hadn't been happy in the past two years. Every time she went out to slay demons and monsters, she was always pointed at and scolded as a Tartar lackey. To reassure herself, she investigated. If she hadn't investigated, she wouldn't have known. Once she investigated, she found that she had indeed killed many anti-Yuan heroes. These people were all low-level disciples of the Ming Cult, and some were even kind-hearted and had never done any evil, but only wanted to kill Tartars.

This time, Master Miejue could not find any excuse. She said that all the members of the Demon Sect should be killed, and she killed those people herself, which really helped the Tartars to relieve their hatred. There was actually news from the Tartars that they wanted to enthrone the leader of the Emei Sect as the Female Vajra Protector of the Nation (Song Qingshu deliberately informed Monk Peng to spread the rumor).

This rumor was very credible, and Nun Miejue actually encountered a group of Tartars who were not afraid of her name and even claimed to be her own people. In her rage, she killed them all. After that, Nun Miejue fell ill, and Zhu Jiuzhen took care of her without taking off her clothes. She recovered quickly. Zhu Jiuzhen told Nun Miejue that all men should be killed, and there was nothing wrong with that. However, this made Nun Miejue discover Zhu Jiuzhen's abnormality and inner knot.

This time, with the female disciples and Yin Liting present, they spent a night in Emei Sect. As night fell, Song Qingshu and Mo Shenggu accompanied Yin Liting for a drink, but Yin Liting himself didn't know how to describe his mood at the moment. Wu Qingying looked at the drunk Yin Liting and couldn't help but blame Master Miejue.

At this moment, Zhu Jiuzhen came to visit, looking for Song Qingshu. The two of them walked all the way to the top of Mount Emei. The cool breeze blew Zhu Jiuzhen's long skirt, making her look even more cold and beautiful. After a long silence, Zhu Jiuzhen suddenly asked, "Did you know that this would happen when you left?"

Song Qingshu casually picked up a straw stick and held it in his mouth, nodding softly. "Yes, and no. I guessed that Wei Bi would definitely plot against Zhu Changling and Wu Lie, but I didn't expect him to succeed. Putting aside Wu Lie's personality, your father is a man of deep scheming. He shouldn't be fooled so easily."

After hearing his words, Zhu Jiuzhen couldn't help but think of her father's past. He gave her the impression that he was indeed a man of great planning. Except for the loss he suffered at the hands of Song Qingshu, everything seemed to be going very smoothly for him. Then the reason why Wei Bi succeeded in plotting against him seemed to be that she played a crucial role in it.

"Why didn't you take me away? If you had taken me away, nothing would have happened."

Song Qingshu shook his head and said, "It's useless. Ever since Wei Bi betrayed Wu Lie and stole your family's martial arts secrets, there's been no turning back for him. He can only go all the way to the end. I left you here just in case. If they really do clash one day, you will be the last buffer. You can plead for Wei Bi so that he won't be executed, and you can also save Wu Lie and Zhu Changling at the critical moment. But I never thought you would be so stupid as to poison your own father with your own hands."

"Yes, it was my stupidity that harmed my father and Uncle Wu, and ultimately my beloved. But why didn't you stop it when you clearly had the ability?" Zhu Jiuzhen had been suppressed for a long time and couldn't help but question loudly.

"What did you want me to do back then? Kill Wei Bi, or get rid of your father and Wu Lie so that Wei Bi would not bear a bad reputation? Zhu Jiuzhen, to be frank, no matter what I did, you would hate me to the core." Song Qingshu was very clear-headed. This woman was too self-centered. He also needed to find a scapegoat to relieve himself of the bitterness, guilt and burden in his heart.

"So you just walked away and waited for them to kill each other. You should know that it was you who forced Wei Bi to betray you." Zhu Jiuzhen's words were not without reason, but Song Qingshu would not admit it. "Do you know that I, Song Qingshu, have been wandering the martial arts world for so many years and have never killed anyone with my own hands? Every wrong has its perpetrator, but not many people directly point their accusations at me. My identity and martial arts skills mean that I can go unimpeded. Apart from the Tartars, I don't have many enemies."

"Don't feel so good about yourself. If your village wasn't located on Mount Kunlun, and I happened to be searching for a blessed land there, I wouldn't even look at you. We're just strangers to each other. There's nothing about you that deserves my respect or even my admiration. Zhu Jiuzhen, do you know what kind of person you are in my eyes?"

Zhu Jiuzhen was stunned for a moment, staring at him coldly, quietly waiting for his next words. Song Qingshu said calmly, "You're a spoiled child, a fool without much conscience. Do you know that when you allow vicious dogs to injure and even kill innocent people, if a true righteous person saw you, they would not hesitate to eliminate this evil for the people and kill you. Even Nun Miejue would show no mercy if she saw you before. At that time, you couldn't even be called a human being. Your humanity was very weak, and what you had was only a strong animal nature."