Huangzha nodded and waved a hand, issuing his orders. "Menggele, Gaiduo, take a hundred men each and storm the Butterfly Garden through the front and back gates."
"Yes!"
Just as they were about to attack, the Butterfly Garden's main gate slowly opened. A blind old man appeared before it, leaning on a staff. "Such a grand turnout," he said calmly. "Are you bullying this blind man because I can't see it?"
Huangzha knitted his thick brows and snorted. "Someone seize him!"
Two burly men strode over with chests puffed out. They reached out to seize the blind man, but the instant their hands touched him, an invisible force struck their chests, sending them flying with their limbs splayed.
No one had the faintest idea what had happened. They had not even seen the blind old man move, so how had he sent those men flying? Qiao Fangzheng sighed. "Shameless scoundrels. Did you really think this Old Beggar was so easy to bully?" With a tap of his toes, he darted into their ranks. His movements were astonishingly fast. Though blind, he moved as if he could see, weaving freely through the crowd as his Dog-Beating Staff lashed left and right. In an instant, the thousand-odd warriors outside the gate were thrown into chaos. They dismounted to surround and block him, but these Red Yi Tribe warriors were beneath Qiao Fangzheng's notice. Not only did they fail to hurt him in the slightest, within moments dozens lay on the ground, howling in pain.
Although Qiao Fangzheng showed some mercy and refrained from killing, every blow he delivered broke bones or tore tendons. Hu Xiaotian had tasked him with creating chaos as soon as the Black-beaked Sparrow brought word. Hu Xiaotian had successfully abducted High Priest Tongyun, and Xia Changming was bringing