Hanging Corpses to Deter Enemies, Assembled in Hengyang

Mo Da looked at Su Chen, his eyes filled with surprise.

On one hand, he hadn't expected Su Chen to act so decisively, immediately going for a killing blow.

Of course, Mo Da wasn't inherently kind and unwilling to kill.

It was just that he was more curious about the identity of this suddenly appearing, straw-hatted man.

He had originally intended to capture the man alive and interrogate him.

But he hadn't expected Su Chen to not even bother asking questions, killing him immediately.

On the other hand, he was astonished by the speed of Su Chen's blade.

Just now, Su Chen had been beside him, almost shoulder to shoulder, the distance no more than half a foot.

Yet, even at such close range, he hadn't been able to see how Su Chen drew his sword.

"It seems Mr. Su's strength is even greater than I imagined; he must undoubtedly be a Grandmaster."

With this thought, Mo Da felt a bit more at ease.

"Next, we have to deal with Zuo Lengchan. Mr. Su is also at the Grandmaster realm, so this battle might not be as hopeless as I imagined."

On the other side, Liu Zhengfeng, who had been fighting for a long time but couldn't defeat Qinghai One-Eyed Owl, showed a look of deep disappointment on his face.

Disappointment in himself!

"To think that I, as the second-in-command of the Hengshan Sect, usually consider myself a significant figure in the jianghu, and now I can't even take down some unknown nobody, needing Mr. Su to save the day..."

Thinking of this, Liu Zhengfeng felt even more ashamed.

He looked at Mo Da apologetically, "Senior Brother, I've disgraced the Hengshan Sect..."

Mo Da comforted him, "Junior Brother, there's no need to be so self-deprecating. This man's martial arts are actually inferior to yours; he only relies on his peculiar movement technique to repeatedly evade your attacks. It's understandable that you couldn't take him down immediately, as you're encountering this movement technique for the first time and are not yet familiar with it."

"If you continued to fight, you would have figured out his movement technique within fifty moves, and then you could have easily captured him."

Su Chen, listening to Mo Da's analysis from the side, agreed to some extent.

Mo Da, as the Sect Leader of Hengshan, did possess the necessary insight.

Qinghai One-Eyed Owl's martial arts were indeed average; at the very least, he was definitely not a match for Liu Zhengfeng.

In his original world, at the Five Peaks Sword Sect Alliance ceremony, Qinghai One-Eyed Owl had managed to capture the Sect Leader of Mount Tai, Daoist Tianmen, through a sneak attack, but in the end, Daoist Tianmen had managed to kill him.

This was enough to show that this person's martial arts were truly terrible.

Hearing Mo Da's comfort, Liu Zhengfeng regained his confidence.

Then he asked, "Senior Brother, could you tell who this person is?"

Mo Da shook his head, "This person's martial arts style is unusual; I can't tell which school or sect he belongs to."

Not getting an answer from Mo Da, Liu Zhengfeng subconsciously looked at Su Chen.

In the past few days, the intelligence Su Chen had displayed had already deeply impressed Liu Zhengfeng.

Therefore, he subconsciously believed that Su Chen might know something.

"Lord Su, have you figured out this person's style?"

Mo Da also turned to look at Su Chen, anticipating his answer.

Su Chen nodded and replied, "If I'm not mistaken, this person should be from the underworld, Qinghai One-Eyed Owl."

"Qinghai One-Eyed Owl?" Mo Da and Liu Zhengfeng mulled over the name, searching their minds, but still couldn't come up with anything.

Although they hadn't figured out who Qinghai One-Eyed Owl was, Mo Da understood one thing.

"Mr. Su knows this person's identity, which explains why he acted so quickly just now, without intending to capture him alive for interrogation."

If Su Chen knew what Mo Da was thinking, he would have found it amusing.

His action of killing Qinghai One-Eyed Owl had nothing to do with whether he knew his identity.

Even if he didn't know Qinghai One-Eyed Owl's identity, he would have killed him with a single strike.

Being indecisive had never been his style.

"Qinghai One-Eyed Owl has a master, known in the jianghu as Whiteboard Fiend. This person is an evil cult member and has an unusual friendship with Zuo Lengchan."

Upon hearing this, Mo Da and Liu Zhengfeng finally understood.

"So he's Whiteboard Fiend's disciple."

Whiteboard Fiend had some reputation in the jianghu; both of them had heard of him.

At the same time, they also realized why Qinghai One-Eyed Owl had suddenly appeared.

Liu Zhengfeng's face showed indignation, "As expected, it's Zuo Lengchan's doing again."

If Zuo Lengchan were present, he would have felt wronged.

Zuo Lengchan was very wary of the strength Su Chen had displayed.

He knew very well that the Qinghai One-Eyed Owl was no match for Su Chen.

Therefore, he had only ordered the Qinghai One-Eyed Owl to keep an eye on Su Chen and Liu Zhengfeng, just in case they disappeared.

However, the Qinghai One-Eyed Owl was used to being arrogant and didn't take Zuo Lengchan's instructions to heart this time.

He decided on his own to test Su Chen's strength.

As a result, he underestimated Su Chen's power and was killed with a single strike.

If he had foreseen the current situation, he wouldn't have even dared to test Su Chen's strength.

He probably wouldn't have dared to sneak into Hengyang City either.

Mo Da said, "Zuo Lengchan's pawn has arrived. It won't be long before he personally seeks revenge."

As he spoke, a look of solemnity flashed across Mo Da's face.

He instinctively looked at Su Chen beside him.

Su Chen, who was suspected to be at the Grandmaster realm, was their only hope.

Liu Zhengfeng also looked at Su Chen and said, "Lord Su, we will be relying on you to deal with Zuo Lengchan."

Su Chen yawned and said, "No problem, no problem. Since I've taken your silver, I'll definitely handle this for you. You can rest easy."

"It's not about you getting into trouble; it's about my reputation being ruined. Which client would dare to hire me in the future?"

Hearing Su Chen's words, Liu Zhengfeng's mouth twitched.

The logic was sound, and Liu Zhengfeng believed that Su Chen would do his best to protect him, even if only for his reputation and name.

However, these words were rather unpleasant to hear.

Even though Liu Zhengfeng was smooth and had many friends, and was used to hearing all sorts of words, he still found it a bit difficult to accept.

"Alas, forget it, forget it. When you're under someone else's roof, you have to bow your head. Now that my life and fortune depend on Lord Su's protection, I'll just listen to him say a few unpleasant things."

"Besides, when I first met Lord Su, my attitude wasn't exactly the best. Given his temperament, it was already very generous of him not to kill me with one strike."

Soon, Liu Zhengfeng completed his self-persuasion.

Su Chen glanced at the mangled corpse of the Qinghai One-Eyed Owl and said, "By the way, this is the first head. Remember it."

Liu Zhengfeng nodded and replied, "I've noted it."

Afterward, Su Chen returned to his room to rest and recuperate, waiting for Zuo Lengchan and the others to arrive.

Liu Zhengfeng, on the other hand, arranged for people to hang the severed corpse of the Qinghai One-Eyed Owl at the entrance of Liu Manor, as a deterrent to Zuo Lengchan.

At the same time, in Hengyang City, various forces were converging.

Jianghu martial artists who came to watch the excitement arrived in droves.

Yue Buqun, disguised and hiding his identity, arrived with several disciples, escorting one hundred thousand taels of silver.

Ren Yingying and Xiang Wentian had also arrived, hidden within the city, constantly ready to approach Su Chen and ask him to rescue Ren Woxing.

Qu Yang also rushed over to help his friend.

Tong Baixiong led dozens of experts from the Sun Moon Holy Cult into Hengyang City to observe the situation.

The main event was the Mount Song Sect's contingent.

Sect Leader Zuo Lengchan personally led the team, along with the Great Yin Yang Hand Yue Hou, Nine Bends Sword Zhong Zhen, and ten other Taibaos. Over a hundred elite disciples accompanied them.

Their grand display had only one purpose: to annihilate the Nameless Swordsman and Liu Zhengfeng with swift and decisive means, and to restore the honor of Mount Song.

In an instant, Hengyang City was a chaotic mix of people, with undercurrents of tension.