Chapter 758: Chapter 306: Rebel Collaborators, Chaos and Opportunism, Long Mountain Changes Hands
Li Tiancheng, do you really think us outsiders are the Li family’s dogs?”
With the final rhetorical question, Zhu Xing shouted it out in anger.
“Zhu Xing, you are bold!”
“How dare you speak to Grandpa like that?”
“Zhu Xing, what do you want to do?”
………
In the hall, the Li Family’s disciples started to voice their condemnation.
Yet their momentum was clearly not that strong.
In the hall, besides a few Li Family disciples standing on Li Tiancheng’s side, most of them directly stood behind Zhu Xing, while many others remained silent, not saying a word.
Faced with this subtle scene, Li Tiancheng seemed unsurprised. He looked up directly at Zhu Xing and lightly smiled, asking:
“Zhu Xing, it seems you have your own plans?”
Earlier, when the Iron Stake Wall was breached, Hou Hu immediately ran away with his men. Of the five Cold Resistance Level from Long Mountain, Xia Hong killed one, severely injured three, leaving only one, Zhu Xing.
Having lost an arm himself, and now wanting to kill Zhu Rou, Zhu Xing’s early planning seemed reasonable.
When Zhu Xing’s thoughts were exposed, there wasn’t a hint of embarrassment on his face. Looking at Li Tiancheng, he calmly said: “Uncle Tiancheng, Li Family’s downfall is already set in stone. We outsiders, after all, are only switching masters, naturally won’t accompany your Li Family to die!”
Hearing Zhu Xing’s words piercing their hearts, the Li Family’s disciples angrily rebuked:
“Zhu Xing, you beast!”
“Wretched beast, Zhu Xing, when the leader returns with the army, he will surely kill you.”
“Zhu Rou, you’re Second Prince’s woman, yet you betrayed Long Mountain…”
………
“How lively, everyone!”
However, their rebukes were quickly interrupted by a soft laugh.
Upon hearing this laugh, everyone’s expressions in the hall suddenly froze, including Li Tiancheng at the higher seat, as well as many Li Family disciples in front of him.
They were all too familiar with this voice.
Last night at the beginning of the siege, this very voice rang out and within less than three moments, an iron stake on the north side was forcibly bent from the outside.
Step, step, step…
A sound of footsteps came from the back of the main hall’s door, causing everyone to turn their heads and look, seeing the black figure standing at the entrance tremble in unison.
At the entrance of the main hall, Xia Hong in black attire slowly approached, with two equally long slender sabers hanging at his waist, even with a light smile and doing nothing at all, he made the hundreds of people in the hall dare not breathe heavily.
Those blocking in front of Xia Hong all retreated to the sides, making way for a straight path to the back of the main hall.
Isn’t the fight still ongoing outside, the main building hasn’t been breached!
How did Xia Hong get in?
Puzzlement sprouted in everyone’s mind.
Walking unconcernedly to the back of the main hall, Xia Hong raised his head to look at Li Tiancheng above, slightly cupping his hand as he prepared to speak, but was interrupted by Zhu Xing next to him.
Bang……
“Greetings Leader Xia, Zhu Xing wishes to bring family and friends to abandon darkness for light, to join Great Xia, and hopes Leader Xia will generously accept.”
Zhu Xing directly knelt down, the people beside him, Zhu Rou, and over a hundred people behind him, all knelt towards Xia Hong.
Witnessing this scene, the Li Family’s disciples were full of anger on their faces, with a few struggling to hold back words of anger but were held by the people beside them.
Li Tiancheng up on the high platform said nothing, merely watched silently.
Yet it was Li Hu, bound to the pillar, who at this moment clenched his fist, silently closed his eyes, and a flash of pain evidently crossed his face.
If Zhu Xing joins Great Xia, how could he avenge Zhu Rou?
A Cold Resistance Level, more valuable than him and Yang Zhong combined.
Xia Hong’s choice was inevitable, needing no thought.
Kneeling Zhu Rou clearly realized this point also, as she looked up at Li Hu with evident smugness on her face.
Swoosh……
Just that delighting expression on her face froze instantly as a blade’s edge rang out, a hot stream splattered against her face.
It was her father Zhu Xing, kneeling beside her, whose head was directly beheaded by Xia Hong.
A meter-high blood spout directly sprayed from the neck, covering her face, and this was the source of that hot stream.
“Ah……father……”
Everyone’s expression turned dumbfounded, no one reacted as Xia Hong suddenly killed Zhu Xing, who was surrendering to him.
The entire hall fell into deadly silence, except for Zhu Rou’s wretched wailing.
“I don’t like people who act as dogs, and a six mane Cold Resistance Level, in my eyes, is no different from ordinary people, wanting to rely on cultivation to save life, too naive!”
Xia Hong casually spoke, then directly cut the rope binding Li Hu, handing over the Dragon Sparrow Saber, which was previously severed by Li Xuanling, to him.
“Go have your vengeance!”
From the moment Xia Hong killed Zhu Xing, emotions overwhelmed Li Hu’s expression, and upon hearing Xia Hong’s words now, seizing the given Dragon Sparrow Saber, his body trembled uncontrollably, unable to restrain his inner feelings, directly kneeling before Xia Hong, his voice shaky as he said:
“Leader, for your great grace and virtue, I have nothing to repay, Li Hu from now on, alive as Great Xia person, dead as Great Xia’s ghost, through trial by sword or fire, even if Leader calls for my death now, Li Hu won’t even flinch!”
This seemed like a one-sided promise, and after saying it, Li Hu didn’t even wait for Xia Hong’s response, knocking his head three times firmly, then stood up, rushing toward Zhu Rou.
“Don’t kill me, don’t kill me!”
“I am your mother, Li Hu, I am your mother.”
“You can’t kill me, don’t…”
Zhu Rou not only begged for mercy, she even attempted to retreat and escape.
Yet unfortunately, without needing Xia Hong to speak, several keen-eyed individuals among those who initially intended to surrender with Zhu Xing quickly stepped out, controlling her.