Chapter 87: The Northern and Southern Wulin
The Tang Clan, entrenched in central Shu for over a hundred years, was shaken, and the entire jianghu trembled with it.
In southern Ming, inside a city whose might awed the entire Ming Jianghu, two hurried figures had barely entered the city when they heard passersby talking by the street:
"Hey, have you heard? That jianghu sect that calls itself the world's best at hidden weapons, the Tang Clan, supposedly offended the imperial court and was wiped out by its men!"
"Of course I have. Everyone's talking about it. And it wasn't just the Tang Clan. Top sects and organizations like the Mount Song Sect, Black Stone, and the Green-Clothed Tower supposedly offended the court too, and the court sent men to catch them all in one net. Even Shangguan Jinhong, wielder of the legendary Mother-and-Child Dragon-Phoenix Rings, ranked second in the weapons ranking, was killed. The Money Gang has been in chaos lately. Disciples from its different branches are fighting tooth and nail, all scrambling for money and property. The way I see it, the Money Gang won't last much longer either!"
"The jianghu has certainly been lively lately. The major sects have been killed off or crippled, and now even the Tang Clan has been destroyed. And supposedly, all of this was one man's doing... right, what was his name again?"
"The West Depot Eunuch, Yu Huatian!"
"Ah, right... that's him! The court really has produced an incredible figure lately!"
"Yes. In the past, when people from the jianghu committed crimes, the local authorities didn't even dare intervene. Even when they knew who the culprit was, they would just wrap things up hastily. But now, a lot of jianghu people have become much better behaved, especially here in the south. The