Martial Hero Rebirth

In the courtyard of the West Lake Estate of Hangzhou City, Murong Yuan, Wang Yuluo, and Lu Yi met again.

“I heard that Heavenly Sword is going to attack the Eagle Mountain bandits,” Yuan said as he opened his fan. “What do you think?”

“Hmph,” Yuluo snorted, folding her hands in front of her chest. “He cannot defeat them with the forces of the Huashan Court; he will die in shame. Apparently he doesn’t know what kind of creatures live on that mountain, lest their entire branch be exterminated.”

Not only did she not see a good outcome for this Heavenly Sword venture, but she also scoffed at the failure awaiting him. He crossed the path of her sect and made fools of all three of them, for which Yuluo wished him death.

Although, when I first heard that he was going to attack Eagle Mountain, instead of ridicule, she only felt surprise. Heavenly Sword didn't seem so crazy to her.

“There are even first-class masters on the mountain,” noted Lu Yi. “They have been gaining strength there for a hundred years, if not more. And all the techniques of the Eagle Cult have been inherited, so they have more power at their disposal than many sects. This is not to mention the fact that almost all the surviving bandits fled to them; they now have three times more people. Heavenly Sword acted stupidly. Even if he wants to destroy the camp, he should wait for a good opportunity rather than attack head-on. Victory at the cost of an army is worth nothing. And to be honest, I don’t believe in Huashan’s victory. Most likely, Eagle Mountain will defeat his army, and then hunt down all their students in the region.”

He shook his head.

“Apparently Heavenly Sword had lost his head from his streak of victories. He thinks he's invulnerable, and we'll watch him fall. It’s even a pity - I’ve only captured forty-nine cities and will already have to give it back.”

As the son of the owner of Guiyun Village, he was accustomed from birth to having all his wishes come true. He didn’t even know what anger was until Lin Yi appeared. And although he didn’t wish him death like Wang Yuluo, he still looked forward to his opponent’s defeat.

“It seems that you don’t believe in the victory of the Heavenly Sword?” Murong Yuan chuckled, slowly breaking into a smile. “But I... have the same opinion. I asked the elders today and they said that the first-class expert of the Huashan Court would not help. In other words, there is not a single first-class expert in the Heavenly Sword Army. I must say he is not a brave man, but a madman.”

“Haha, apparently an interesting sight awaits us,” Lu Yi laughed, rubbing his palms.

Yuan and Yuluo also laughed, but in addition to that, the coldness of a snake hiding under a stone flashed in the girl’s eyes.

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While the citizens of Hangzhou and the three richest families were awaiting the defeat of the Heavenly Sword, people were pouring in an endless stream from the forty-nine cities to the Huashan Court. The faces of many were indecisive and cautious, others cried out joyfully.

Meanwhile, twenty court elders simultaneously swung their swords and changed positions like a well-oiled machine..

Stand in a circle to protect yourself from all sides; unexpectedly surround the enemy, cutting off the path to retreat, compress the circle, lining up in two rows.

It was like dancing.

Five people in the inner circle, fifteen in the outer.

“Kill!” ordered Lin Yi, watching indifferently.

Immediately the rear circle found itself on the shoulders of the front one, lined up in a column four men high, and roaring “Die!” they hit an imaginary target.

The blades did not leave a single patch of free space. If someone were inside, then no matter what level he reached, he would not be able to survive this.

Lin Yi nodded. The elders of the second class trained much faster than the experts of the third. Well, after his series of victories, no one dared to contradict a single word.

Obey orders like a machine. Attack on command, retreat on command. Inhale at the same time as your comrades, and exhale with them.

It took seven days to make twenty elders his strongest trump card.

But even this was not his final trump card. Lin Yi was not the type to rely on others, and he did not yet know whether they could kill a first-class expert.

After all, the elders were training in the Huashan Sword Art, and it was only Silver Rank. They managed to reach the second class, but the techniques limited them greatly. And in their classes they are only at the very beginning and middle. If he had at least five experts at the peak of the second class, Linghu Feng's level, Lin Yi would not have to worry about anything.

Alas. Yes, and people of this level would not obey him.

Even among the Huashan elders, not everyone has achieved the strength and understanding of Linghu Feng's sword.

With a gesture of the hand, the elders lined up and straightened their backs.

Lin Yi, with a murderous expression on his face, stepped forward and said sternly:

“I repeat. Anyone who dares to disobey the order will be killed immediately by me.”

The second class elders felt their hearts tighten. Everyone knew how important this battle was to him. Therefore, there was no doubt in his words.

If anyone had any complaints, no one dared to voice them.

With the reputation he had built for himself, no one in forty-nine cities dared to contradict him.

Noticing Hu De, Lin Yi waved his hand to the elders:

“Okay, stop wasting time. Get ready for the hike, we leave tomorrow morning.”

“Senior Brother Lin,” Hu De called politely, casting an astonished glance at the elders.

These arrogant old men became submissive like dogs in the hands of their elder brother. He wanted to laugh at them, but he didn't dare.

“What's the matter? asked Lin Yi.

Hu De swallowed. The voice of this young man became heavier and caused more and more fear every day.

“Elder Brother Lin, all the families of the cities in the Hangzhou region sent people.”

“Are they here already? Lin Yi asked calmly, but with curiosity in his eyes.

He wanted to see who and how much believed in his plans. Now was the perfect chance to test their loyalty.

Turning on his heel, he quickly walked towards the goal, throwing back:

“I want to see them.”

Hu De hurried as if on a leash, the two of them approached the large square at the entrance to the Hangzhou Courtyard. People of all sorts gathered on it and set up camp. This was an unavoidable measure because no one had ever planned to accommodate so many guests in this branch. Only second-class experts were allowed to occupy the premises, the rest were set up in tents.

Lin Yi looked at Hu De and he began pointing at groups of people, listing who sent and how many. Almost every family was able to find three second-class experts, and many cities sent hundreds of people. However, the gaze inevitably caught on a camp slightly smaller than all the others combined. More than a thousand people were accommodated there.

Following his gaze, Hu De hurried to explain:

“These are the people of Huzhou. The Hu family and Patriarch Dali personally brought along the city's strongest people, among them five second-class experts, three hundred third-class experts, and nearly two thousand without profound strength. Moreover, they themselves brought with them equipment and rations, the only ones of all. And as if this were not enough, before the campaign Dali went to two neighboring cities and called on their patriarchs to send more people.”

Lin Yi nodded:

“Hu Dali, the cunning old fox. I didn't expect him to support us so much. Well, good. In the future, give them more seats in the governing body, and ask them to select suitable children, they will join Huashan at the next recruitment. Those who support me will never know grief. We must show them now that they made the right choice, then in the future they will make it again.”

“I understand,” Hu De nodded seriously. “Two more families sent more than a hundred people. They can't compare to Hu, but it's a big number. Together with Huzhou there are almost three thousand people, this is half of all those sent by forty-nine cities.”

“Okay, take care of these families too. After the competition is over and I return to Huashan, I will recommend you to the Master for the post of head of the Hangzhou Court. This is a very important position and I count on you.”

Boss's place!

Hu De almost jumped in surprise. Taking a deep breath and suppressing his emotions, Hu De bowed politely and said seriously:

“Big Brother Lin, I will never let you down! From this day my life belongs to you and I will move mountains, but I will fulfill any of your orders!”

“Okay, okay, we're all from the same sect here. Just remember that I don’t abandon my own,” Lin Yi smiled..

Hu De clenched his fists tightly, his face flushed with happiness.

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