The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 167 Wei Xiao attacks, the lower four horses exchange for the upper four horses

Everyone returned to camp, remaining calm on the surface. Over the next two days, the offensive continued unabated, though the rotations became more frequent. Song Qingshu constantly varied his attack methods, testing the intensity of the attacks and defenses at different points. He even once single-handedly stormed up Yixian Gorge, disrupting the Ming Cult's Five Elements Flag defenses and supporting the other experts in their ascent. Ultimately, the sudden appearance of Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao forced them to retreat, a move that left the Ming Cult members sweating profusely. The righteous masters were indeed more numerous and stronger than their own, and should not be underestimated.

Honestly, the only top-tier figures on Bright Summit were Yang Xiao, the Left Protector of Brightness, Yin Tianzheng, the White-browed Eagle King, and Wei Yixiao, the Green-winged Bat King. The other five independent warriors were also considered top-tier, but they couldn't truly threaten the top masters of the six major sects. They only held the upper hand thanks to their numbers, powerful tactics, and geographical advantages. But if the six major sects deployed a large number of their masters and made a ruthless move against the ordinary disciples, they would be truly difficult to deal with.

One night, a series of sharp and piercing whistles suddenly rang out in the camp. It turned out that masters of the Ming Cult had come to steal the camp. The Huashan Sect leader Xian Yutong, who was in charge of keeping watch, was injured. A green figure came and went leisurely, completely ignoring these many masters.

"Wudang disciples, the sword formation guards the main gate, the first sword and shield formation guards the Zhen position, the second sword and shield formation guards the Dui position, Wuji, Zhiruo, and Ali's three-talent sword formation guards the Gen position, Shaolin masters..." Song Qingshu immediately stood up, gathered the scattered soldiers and brave men together, and coordinated the orderly manpower to occupy a favorable position respectively, presenting the momentum of the eight trigrams inside and outside. He, Kong Zhi, and Song Yuanqiao took the center to command, leaving the green figure no room to fish in troubled waters, and after a few takeoffs and landings, they arrived outside the camp.

"The Confucian hero Song Qingshu is indeed worthy of his reputation. Yang Xiao couldn't defeat you, and the Five Wandering Swordsmen were also defeated by you one after another. I'm afraid no one in the martial arts world will be your opponent in ten years. But this time, the six major sects besieged my Guangmingding for no reason, and Wei Yixiao had to become your enemy. I killed two of your disciples today, and two more tomorrow. I don't believe there are many of you who I can kill. If you have the guts, you can stay awake all night." After saying this, Wei Yixiao turned and left, turning into a wisp of green smoke and quickly disappeared.

"Amitabha, this evil cult has also learned our strategy of tiring out the soldiers. Does Mr. Song have any good ideas?" Kong Zhi has now formed a conditioned reflex to look for Song Qingshu when he has problems.

Song Qingshu shook his head slightly and said, "Hold our troops still and increase the number of night watchmen. However, this will affect the daytime attack on the mountain. The Demon Cult will definitely not dare to descend the mountain in large numbers. We have built fortifications to wait for them to tire themselves out. They can't make any moves, but they won't give up their advantages and storm the camp. Yang Xiao is a man of great resourcefulness. He must know that our expedition won't last long. That's why he sent Wei Yixiao to harass us at night, hoping to tire us out. It's just the same as when we sent experts to attack the mountain before. This is an open conspiracy, unless..."

"Unless someone can devote their full energy to dealing with Wei Yixiao day and night, or even drive him away," Nun Miejue interjected. "But looking at all of us, the only one who can maintain his Qinggong skills is you, Song Qingshu, and you happen to be the biggest threat to the siege of Bright Summit. The Demon Cult is forcing us to make a choice: use the lower four against the higher four, using Wei Yixiao to hold Song Qingshu back, and Yang Xiao and Yin Tianzheng to deal with the rest of us."

Honestly, was Wei Yixiao considered a lower-ranking warrior? In a real fight, few could defeat him. But compared to Yang Xiao and Yin Tianzheng, he was certainly a bit behind. Meanwhile, Song Qingshu was a top-tier expert who could hold his own against Yang Xiao. So, if we consider this an exchange, the Ming Cult had indeed won.

Everyone was silent. This was indeed a very tricky problem. It seemed as if all the burdens of the siege of Guangmingding fell on the young man Song Qingshu, and in fact it was indeed the case.

Song Qingshu laughed heartily and said, "There's no need to underestimate yourselves. I'm just a junior, I've only read a few more books, and I can't compare to the esteemed elders. Since they think so highly of me, let me compete with the Green-Winged Bat King in Qinggong. Even without Song Qingshu, with the combined might of the six major sects, how can the Ming Cult be a match? I leave everything to the Master."

Song Qingshu bowed to Master Kongzhi, but then sat cross-legged in front of the main gate of the camp, ready to guard it all night.

Wei Yixiao came twice more at night, but was driven away by Song Qingshu both times. However, the huge noise he made made the six major sects sleep uneasy, and their offensive on the next day suddenly weakened by three points.

As expected, there were more Sky Eagle Sect members among the defenders during the day. Everyone knew that Master Miejue's guess had come true. The defense of Yixian Gorge was like an iron bucket during the day, and their threat was not even as great as it was a few days ago. Two masters were even injured due to negligence.

Wei Yixiao came again at night, but Song Qingshu did not give him the chance to cause trouble. He chose to chase him and hit him with his finger magic "swoosh swoosh swoosh". Wei Yixiao screamed and turned to run away, but this time he did not go straight to Guangmingding, but led Song Qingshu away.

"Mr. Song, please be careful and don't fall into the trap of the evil cult." Master Kongzhi was very anxious.

Song Qingshu's voice came from afar: "Since the Demon Cult wants to exchange me, then let's exchange me. Even if I have to chase him to the ends of the earth, I will catch him and will not let him continue to disrupt our plan to eliminate demons. I want to see how many masters the Demon Cult has who can fight against the six major sects like us combined." The voice gradually faded away and could not be heard anymore, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment. The commander-in-chief behind the scenes was gone, which made them feel a little insecure.

Song Qingshu and Wei Yixiao headed straight for the Central Plains. After running for an hour or two, they found a secret place to eat and drink. By the way, Song Qingshu helped Wei Yixiao to see how his martial arts training was going and whether his previous injuries had completely healed. He also used the "Nine Yang Divine Art" to help him clear the blocked tendons and meridians in his body, resolve the hidden injuries in his body, and assist him in his training.

The two continued to run, stopping from time to time to fight and exchange martial arts. Song Qingshu passed the Xuantian Finger he got in the world of Smiling Proud Wanderer to Wei Yixiao, which added many variations to his palm-finger switching and made his attack more sharp. Wei Yixiao practiced while feeding Song Qingshu with moves, and felt that his strength had improved a little, which made him overjoyed. This job was indeed not bad.

The two of them wandered around for five or six days, and one day, several big men suddenly appeared in front of them and stopped them. The big men had extraordinary demeanor but hideous faces, and their muscles were as if made of steel. Wei Yixiao turned around and avoided them. One of the big men jumped to chase him, but he could not catch up with Wei Yixiao.

The others had long heard that Wei Yixiao, the Green-Winged Bat King of the Ming Cult, had outstanding lightness skills, but they had not expected him to be so powerful. They were all senior top-notch masters, but they could not match Wei Yixiao's short-range full-strength burst. They had run more than a thousand miles in the past few days, but they did not seem to be exhausted. It was obvious that he was much more powerful than them in lightness skills.

Two masters chased after Wei Yixiao, while the other three surrounded Song Qingshu. "Who are you? Why are you blocking my way?"

"My master invites Mr. Song to have a chat at the small village in front. I hope you will do me the honor." A tall, thin, bald man stepped forward and crushed a stone on the ground with his feet.

Song Qingshu's mouth twitched slightly. Was this an invitation? A threat of kidnapping was more likely. "I'm busy now, tracking down the demonic leader. I don't have time to waste on some nameless nobody. Who is your master, the hero who fought against the Tartars? Or is he just a Tartar lackey?"

"How dare you!" The bald man shouted like a bell. He flashed out and slapped Song Qingshu in the chest. The power came out of his palm. He walked with a strong and fierce approach. His feet were as steady as Mount Tai. Song Qingshu fell eighteen times but couldn't shake his body at all.

He moved to his side and slapped out with his Sky-Flipping Palm. The two palms collided and each took a step back. Song Qingshu felt relieved, as he had vaguely figured out this man's background. He couldn't do anything to him with only 30% of his strength, but he would be able to take him down with 50% or 60% of his strength. Moreover, this man was extremely strong and powerful, but his lightness skills were much worse.

Those who were good at lightness skills among these people went to chase Wei Yixiao, but they never thought that Song Qingshu had been able to chase Wei Yixiao for so many days, so his lightness skills must be extraordinary.

Song Qingshu was not in a hurry. He moved left and right, circling around the bald man, and used the Sky-Flipping Palm to beat him up. In a head-on fight, he was no match for the young man Song Qingshu.