The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 435 Murong Fu sneaks back to the Central Plains, Ma Dayuan secretly goes to the Liao Dynasty

Murong Fu bid farewell to Wuyazi and Tong Piaoyun, and headed eastwards to the Central Plains. During this time, he mobilized the forces of Lingjiu Palace to do many things. However, his identity as the young palace master of Lingjiu Palace had never been cancelled. Lingjiu Palace even had another young palace master: A Zi of Gusu Murong clan!

Yes, it was not A Zi from the Duan family of Dali, but A Zi from the Murong family of Gusu. This was A Zi's origin in the eyes of everyone in Lingjiu Palace. It was also this identity that allowed her to better integrate into the Nine Heavens and Nine Divisions of Lingjiu Palace. However, Murong Fu conquered them with his own strength in the past few months.

Because this was a secret trip, Murong Fu did not advertise himself. Except for the senior executives of Murong Trading Company along the way, few people knew his whereabouts. It was not until he appeared at the foot of Mount Song and visited Shaolin openly that he was discovered by many people in the martial arts world.

However, Shaolin is by no means comparable to ordinary martial arts forces. Those who want to harm him can only wait until he leaves before taking action.

After a cordial talk with Abbot Xuan Ci and other high monks of the Xuan generation, Murong Fu found Xu Zhu as soon as possible and gave him the last eighteen forms of Arhat Fist and the Small Huandan made from the Shaolin Da Huandan, which increased his internal strength a lot. These good things needed to be kept secret, and even Abbot Xuan Ci did not know about it.

After personally testing it, Murong Fu found that Xu Zhu's overall strength had already entered the top ranks. He nodded with satisfaction. Although he was not as good as the top masters in the original novel who had inherited the inner strength of the three Xiaoyao elders, he was better in that he could fully display the stability and controllability cultivated by himself.

All 108 styles of Arhat Fist were passed on to Xu Zhu. Driven by the Yi Jin Jing, this martial art had reached its peak. Murong Fu then passed on the Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung to him and spent half a month teaching him various techniques for using internal force, and forcibly made up for his lack of lightness skills, weapons, hidden weapons, finger techniques, and palm techniques. However, Xu Zhu and the Shaolin monks did not know the details.

Although Abbot Xuan Ci had doubts about Murong Fu's long stay and close contact with Xu Zhu, he also tried to test Xu Zhu many times, but in the end he failed. He finally attributed it to fate. It was Murong Fu's fate and Xu Zhu's fate, nothing more.

Without Murong Bo lurking in Shaolin, Xiao Yuanshan had more freedom. He knew Xu Zhu's life experience very well, and seeing Murong Fu personally training the young monk, he took the initiative to test him. However, he was chased and beaten by Murong Fu, and even alarmed the Shaolin monks, and he was almost caught.

However, he was dressed in black, had a burly figure, and had top-level martial arts skills, so he was quickly discovered and thought to be the murderer who killed Master Xuan Ku. However, this man was very skilled in martial arts and used Shaolin skills. He was familiar with the terrain and quickly left them behind.

After this incident, many Shaolin monks became alert, so Murong Fu took the opportunity to resign, with a good reason: he did not want to get involved in the internal disputes of Shaolin. However, as soon as he said this, the Shaolin monks were upset, but they could not argue. After all, they could not say that all the martial arts in the world came from Murong, and you might also have some of Shaolin's 72 unique skills in your family.

There is no basis for suspecting Murong Fu. This man has extremely high martial arts skills. Even the senior monks of the Xuan generation cannot defeat him in a one-on-one fight. The death of Master Xuan Ku is the best proof. What he uses is pure Shaolin Kung Fu, and it is definitely not a trick like Dou Zhuan Xing Yi. The senior monks can see this very clearly.

Not to mention that he had a clear alibi when Master Xuanku died, even the figure and back of the person who killed Master Xuanku did not match him. Instead, he was the person who attacked Murong Fu last night. The young Shaolin monk who was on night patrol could testify to this.

Murong Fu was suspicious about Xiao Yuanshan's sneak attack on him. He had a close relationship with Qiao Feng. Even after his Khitan identity was exposed, he still did not change his mind and continued to be friends with him. Until now, Qiao Feng was also Murong Fu's nominal subordinate and was sent to work in the Liao Kingdom.

Although he concealed, deceived and exploited Qiao Feng, in the eyes of outsiders, Murong Fu was an undoubted good man who valued loyalty. He cleverly kept Qiao Feng in Chanhe Villa, avoiding the time when Xiao Yuanshan would kill Master Xuanku, Monk Zhiguang, Zhao Qiansun and others, thus avoiding the tragedy of Juxian Villa.

Qiao Feng's fate was rewritten at this moment. The appearance of Ma Dayuan made the Beggar Gang lose its excuse to deal with Qiao Feng. Although he was a Khitan, he had half Han blood. He was raised by the Han people, took the Han people as his teacher, and joined the Beggar Gang to make great military achievements in protecting the Han Dynasty Song Dynasty.

If you still want to discredit such a person, not to mention others, even Murong Fu will not allow it. However, he is not inferior to others in the battle of public opinion. He even personally speaks out and continues to be friends with Qiao Feng. Can anyone else be more noble than him?

You say that Qiao Feng is a Khitan and will have trouble with the Han people in the future. But I say that Qiao Feng, a man with half Han and half Khitan blood, can still make so many efforts for the peace of the Song Dynasty. Shouldn't other Han people feel ashamed?

Murong Fu transformed himself into a scholar in a white robe, holding a folding fan, and left Shaolin in a sedan chair. With Murong Trading Company spread all over the world, this kind of thing was easy for him. However, he didn't immediately return to Chanhe Villa, but instead headed straight for the Beggars' Sect headquarters in Luoyang. Having completed the mission of attacking the Xixia Yipintang, he had to ask for some benefits.

Murong Fu's reputation is indeed useful. He is rampant in all places of the Beggar Gang, but when they arrived at the headquarters, they did not see Ma Dayuan. The elder who passed on the skills said helplessly that our deputy gang leader had left the headquarters before you returned to the Song Dynasty and his whereabouts were unknown. However, he received a letter from him two days ago. There were a lot of news about the Khitan Liao Kingdom between the lines, and he was fine, so they didn't need to worry.

"Is your deputy leader avoiding me?" Murong Fu said dissatisfiedly. "I disregarded my own safety and traveled to Xixia. I joined forces with a female faction and spent four months setting traps and mechanisms, luring the wolf into the house and closing the door to beat the dog. I injured and crippled the Xixia Yipintang, which greatly relieved the pressure on your Beggars' Sect. Is it not too much to ask for some benefits? You actually told me that the person who has the final say in your Beggars' Sect is not here?"

The elder who was teaching martial arts found himself speechless. This young master Murong was a well-known figure in the Central Plains martial arts world. His martial arts skills were unfathomable and his subordinates were quite powerful. Even the Beggars' Sect and Shaolin did not dare to offend him easily. However, he was not only the Southern Murong in the martial arts world, but also a noble viscount of the Song Dynasty, and had considerable influence in the officialdom.

The most important thing is that this guy is extremely thick-skinned. He is not willing to give up any of the benefits that should belong to him. Deputy Gang Leader Ma went out at this critical juncture. Is he really avoiding him?

Even the Beggars' Sect themselves thought that Ma Dayuan's move was wise.

Murong Fu, however, had the Transmission Elder summon the other high-ranking members of the Beggars' Sect at the headquarters to discuss what benefits they should be given. With the Supreme Leader gone, did that mean the others had no real power at all? I, Murong Fu, am not picky, as long as the benefits are sufficient.

On the other hand, Murong Fu secretly sent a message to Lingjiu Peak and his father Murong Bo, issuing a secret killing order to Ma Dayuan!

When I was rooted in Gusu, the Beggars' Gang defended their homeland against foreign enemies. We were friends and comrades with common interests.

Now that the entire territory of Goryeo has been conquered and the passage to the northeast has been opened, the restoration of the Great Yan Kingdom is imminent. If Murong Bo had not known that a rebellion would break out in the Liao Kingdom soon, he would have been eager to ascend the throne in Goryeo and directly raise the flag of the Great Yan Kingdom.

At this time, the Yan Kingdom, which coveted the Song Dynasty, saw the Beggars' Sect as an enemy that stood in their way. It was time to eliminate Ma Dayuan! And yet, Ma Dayuan had just left the Beggars' Sect headquarters and sneaked into the Liao Kingdom alone. Wasn't that a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?

Murong Fu thought about it carefully, and mentioned one thing in his letter to Murong Bo: the Wanyan tribe of the former Jurchen people might be Ma Dayuan’s ultimate target and needs special attention.

When the Liao Kingdom went to the capital, Ma Dayuan, disguised as a merchant, quietly found the Murong Trading Company's base, threw a token over, and asked to see Qiao Feng, but was told that Qiao Feng was already the commander of the Liao Kingdom's imperial guard and was on duty in the palace, so he would be back later.

Ma Dayuan: "As expected, true gold always shines. It hasn't been long since Boss Qiao left the Beggars' Sect and arrived in Liao, but he's already risen to command the Liao Imperial Guard. Give him another three to five years, and he'll be a shining general. In terms of vision and employing people, Master Murong is still superior. I'm no match for him."

However, if he did so, his plan to rely on him to go to the Jurchens to find out the truth would be aborted. The Imperial Guards had little freedom, and he could not ruin Murong Fu and Qiao Feng's grand plan for his own personal affairs.

What big plan are you talking about?

Ma Dayuan vowed: Of course, it is to cultivate pro-Song forces, suppress the pro-war faction that attempts to invade the Song Dynasty, and build a powerful pro-peace faction.

Qiao Feng: Brother Murong told me that my enemy Yelu Chongyuan will be planning a rebellion in the near future. As a member of the Imperial Guard, it is natural for me to protect His Majesty and fight against the rebels. By then, I can not only get revenge but also gain the appreciation of the Liao emperor. It's a win-win situation.

Murong Fu: Brother Qiao, I don’t know whether the Emperor of Liao admires you or not (this is a lie, those who have read the original novel know that Yelu Hongji admires Qiao Feng very much), but I, the future emperor of Great Yan, really admire you. When my father leads the army to conquer Shangjing of Liao, I will definitely give you the position of a general.