Subsequently, Chen Yuan mounted his horse.

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

As Chen Yuan moved, the crowd kneeling on one knee followed behind in unison.

"Depart, for Dragon-Tiger Gate!"

Chen Yuan whispered, squeezing the horse's belly with his legs. The yellow horse neighed and began to gallop forward.

"Rumble..."

Over a hundred riders moved simultaneously, causing the ground to tremble as if an earthquake were occurring.

The pedestrians on the road quickly moved aside, watching the imposing Xuntian Division group with awe. Some were excited, as such a large commotion had not happened in Nanling Prefecture for many years.

Chen Yuan, at the head, maintained a calm expression, his black cloud uniform fluttering in the cool breeze.

Suddenly, Chen Yuan's gaze sharpened. Among the crowd watching with fear and awe by the roadside, he spotted a slightly familiar face, someone he seemed to have met before...

It was a pale, thin youth.

As if sensing Chen Yuan's attention, the youth swallowed hard, his eyes filled with admiration and excitement. Ignoring the people around him, he pushed through the crowd, waving his hand and shouting:

"Envoy Chen! Envoy Chen!"

Chen Yuan's reputation was poor in some people's eyes, but after several incidents, especially the slaying of the Yunjiang Dragon God and Bei Le who sacrificed children,

his reputation was extremely good among the middle and lower classes.

Especially since he came from humble beginnings, he was seen as a role model by many. As for the "impoverished gentry"...

Only those whose ancestors were once wealthy could be called impoverished gentry.

Someone like Chen Yuan was definitely of commoner origins.

His legendary background, coupled with his remarkable achievements, made it normal for him to gain the support of some people.

Chen Yuan glanced at the youth, nodding with a smile, seemingly giving him an encouraging look.

Encouraged, the youth shouted the question he had asked before:

"Envoy Chen, when will you become the number one in Nanling?"

Last time he asked, Chen Yuan didn't answer him, only whispering "Soon" in his heart.

But this time, looking at the expectation and joy in the skinny youth's eyes, Chen Yuan channeled his qi to his dantian and said loudly:

"Today!!!"

......

......

After putting on a small show in the prefectural city, Chen Yuan left the city directly from the nearest city gate. A hundred riders leaving the city created a huge commotion.

However, before knowing what was going on, the people in the city were only guessing.

However, the eyes and ears of the Dengxian Pavilion flashed a thoughtful look after seeing Chen Yuan's large formation, and quietly disappeared into the crowd.

About ten miles away from Dragon-Tiger Gate, a hundred members of the Changle Gang stood silently, as if waiting for someone to arrive. Gang Leader Shi Yunlong's eyes were slightly closed,

looking straight ahead, silent for a long time.

A middle-aged man in luxurious clothes looked around and slowly came to Shi Yunlong's side, bowing respectfully:

"Gang Leader."

Shi Yunlong opened his eyes and glanced at him:

"Elder Fu, what is it?"

The middle-aged man, called Elder Fu, hesitated slightly and whispered:

"Gang Leader, I want to ask, what are you gathering us for? And... are we waiting for someone to come?"

As Shi Yunlong's confidant, he was the only one in the entire Changle Gang who dared to ask this question. The disciples below were already complaining, and Elder Fu still couldn't figure out what the Gang Leader wanted to do.

You know, these people were all elites of the Changle Gang. If the Qingjiao Society noticed this all-out effort and took the opportunity to attack, it would definitely cause them huge losses.

Looking at the sky, Shi Yunlong realized that the agreed time was almost up, and then revealed:

"This time we are attacking Dragon-Tiger Gate. Tell the brothers not to worry. After we destroy Dragon-Tiger Gate, the Changle Gang's interests in Nanling Prefecture will definitely double."

"Attacking Dragon-Tiger Gate?"

Elder Fu was shocked and asked uneasily:

"Gang Leader, is it appropriate for us to attack Dragon-Tiger Gate with just these people..."

His words were still very euphemistic, after all, the person in front of him was the Gang Leader. If it were someone else, Elder Fu would have already scolded him. Was Dragon-Tiger Gate so easy to destroy?

That was Dragon-Tiger Gate, the second most powerful of the five major forces in Nanling Prefecture, second only to Jinshan Temple and Shenxiao Hall. In fact, Shenxiao Hall's second position might already be in jeopardy.

It was not something the Changle Gang could shake.

Shi Yunlong: "Of course we can't do it with just these people, but... what if we add another force?"

"Another force?"

These words made Elder Fu's heart stir, somewhat surprised.

There were other forces involved?

Could it be Shenxiao Hall?

It was no wonder he had such thoughts. Among the five major forces in the Nanling Prefecture Jianghu, Jinshan Temple was detached from worldly affairs, and the Qingjiao Society and Dragon-Tiger Gate were allied. Only Shenxiao Hall could join forces with them against the enemy.

"They're here."

Shi Yunlong's ears twitched, hearing a 'rumbling' sound in the distance.

"They're here?"

Following the Gang Leader's gaze, Elder Fu looked into the distance, but no one appeared. Just as he was a little disappointed, in the distant horizon,

a dark mass of people was sweeping towards them.

"Is this the other force the Gang Leader mentioned? It doesn't look like Shenxiao Hall, but more like... the Xuntian Division!" Suddenly, as the other party got closer,

Elder Fu saw the style of clothing the people were wearing.

Xuntian Division, Xuntian Guards!

Elder Fu's pupils shrank, thinking of what he had learned before. The Changle Gang had recently received a lot of help from the Xuntian Division, otherwise they would not have been able to hold out against the joint forces of the Qingjiao Society and Dragon-Tiger Gate.

The sound of horses' hooves 'rumbled' deafeningly, and the raised dust dyed the sky a dark yellow. The Xuntian Division's hundred riders approached from afar. Shi Yunlong shouted:

"Changle Gang disciples, listen to the order, mount up!"

Faced with the Gang Leader's order, all the Changle Gang disciples' expressions instantly turned serious. They quickly mounted the horses they had prepared earlier, looking at the approaching Xuntian Guards with burning eyes.

Some even nervously gripped their sword hilts.

But the Gang Leader had not given the order to attack, so they could only suppress the various emotions in their hearts.

"Whoa~"

About thirty meters apart, Chen Yuan pulled the reins, and the horse neighed, its upper body rearing up. Lu Yang gave a 'stop' command, and all the Xuntian Guards pulled the reins in unison, their movements neat and uniform.

In terms of elites, no force in Nanling Prefecture could compare to the Xuntian Division.

"Brother Yunlong."

Chen Yuan cupped his hands in the distance.

Shi Yunlong smiled and laughed:

"Lord Chen."

The two looked at each other without speaking, but the meaning in their eyes was already clear. Then Shi Yunlong ordered the Changle Gang disciples behind him:

"Changle Gang disciples, listen to the order, today everyone must obey Envoy Chen's orders, including me. Anyone who disobeys... will be executed!"

The Changle Gang disciples looked at each other and said loudly:

"Disciples obey!"

"Disciples obey..."

"Greetings, Envoy Chen."

"Greetings, Envoy Chen..."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and was not polite with Shi Yunlong. He raised the Yanling Saber in his hand and said loudly:

"With the blade in hand, follow me!"

Then, he suddenly loosened the reins and squeezed his legs, like a cannonball leaving the barrel, walking ahead of the crowd.

More than two hundred people behind him rode their horses, following behind him with a 'rumbling' sound.

The smile on Shi Yunlong's face did not diminish, thinking that young people really liked this.

What they had discussed before was that he and Chen Yuan were equal, but after thinking about it, Shi Yunlong felt that Chen Yuan was young and energetic and definitely valued face-saving things, so it was better to give him the command during the war.

Now it seemed that this move was right.

How could a Qianlong Board genius who made a name for himself in Qing Prefecture not have a trace of arrogance?

Anyway, he was just being polite, Chen Yuan couldn't really order him.

Thinking, Shi Yunlong's eyes were still patrolling nearby, trying to find Tao Qingyuan's trail.

But what he didn't know was that Chen Yuan was just afraid of trouble and preferred this simple approach.

......

......

Dragon-Tiger Gate.

Since Chen Yuan single-handedly broke through the Dragon-Tiger Gate and left freely, the defense of the entire Dragon-Tiger Gate had increased several times. One was for peace of mind, and the other was to show their strength.

To let those who were laughing at Dragon-Tiger Gate know that Dragon-Tiger Gate was just caught off guard for a while, and had not collapsed!

That was why there were nearly twenty people guarding the mountain gate.

"Hey, Senior Brother Wu, do you think that the person who made trouble in our Dragon-Tiger Gate before was really the one called Chen Yuan who is in the top 100 of the Qianlong Board?"

A disciple who had just entered Dragon-Tiger Gate not long ago asked in a low voice.

"Is that something you should ask?"

Senior Brother Wu's face darkened slightly.

"I... I'm just asking..."

"Guard the gate properly, don't think about those irrelevant things."

The disciple who asked the question curled his lips, thinking in his heart, standing for half a day, who wouldn't want to find something to chat about to distract themselves?

About twenty breaths later, the disciple who had just asked suddenly frowned and asked again:

"Senior Brother Wu, did you hear any sound?"

"Don't make up things to say."

Senior Brother Wu scolded.

The disciple who asked the question said somewhat aggrievedly: "Senior Brother Wu, I'm really not chatting idly, there is indeed a rumbling sound."

Senior Brother Wu frowned and glanced at him:

"My cultivation is stronger than yours, and my five senses are far superior to yours, how could I not hear it?"

"Senior Brother Wu, really... I've had sensitive ears since I was a child, wait... that sound is getting closer and closer, louder and louder..." As he spoke, the disciple's face suddenly changed.

Senior Brother Wu was about to reprimand him, when suddenly his ears twitched and he also heard a rumbling sound. His eyes instantly shrank, thinking of the darkest day a few days ago.

It seemed...

the prelude was also this kind of sound.

"I heard it too."

"What is this sound?"

It felt a little... a little familiar.

"No, this is the sound of horses' hooves, and there are at least two hundred people." The person who had asked the question first widened his eyes and said loudly.

"How do you know?"

"You... you'll know when you look..."

The disciple pointed to the yellowish dust in front of him and murmured.

Following his raised hand, the other Dragon-Tiger Gate disciples looked over. Indeed, about a thousand meters away from them, the raised dust was more than ten meters high.

The sound of more than two hundred horses stepping on the ground was extremely shocking.

Senior Brother Wu's body trembled slightly, and he shouted:

"Invasion, someone is invading, quickly inform the sect master!"

"咻!"

As soon as Senior Brother Wu finished speaking, a sharp arrow shot out, appearing in front of Senior Brother Wu in an instant, shooting him through and nailing him to the ground.

Mo Donghe grinned, stuffed a clove of garlic into his mouth, and smiled:

"Lord, how is this subordinate's archery?"

"Not bad."

Chen Yuan glanced at him and pointed his hand.

Nearly eighty Xuntian Guards quickly took down their crossbows from their horses, drew their bows and nocked their arrows, firing a volley.

Eighty arrows, like a net, firmly sealed off the few Dragon-Tiger Gate disciples guarding the gate. In just one volley, most of them fell,

leaving only four or five people running towards the mountain in a panic, shouting as they ran:

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Inside the Dragon-Tiger Gate's council hall.

Sect Master Xu Lingtian closed his eyes, resting his right arm on his forehead, seemingly taking a nap. Suddenly, he frowned, hearing what seemed to be shouts outside, and listening more carefully,

a rumbling sound was approaching.

Startled, Xu Lingtian suddenly opened his eyes, realizing that something was wrong.

As soon as he woke up, Old Sect Master Xu Yongnian had also arrived, exchanging a glance with him:

"Someone is attacking!"

"Who could it be?"

Xu Lingtian subconsciously asked, his eyes flashing, as if he had thought of someone.

"No matter who it is, if they dare to make trouble at my Dragon-Tiger Gate, then don't expect to leave alive!" Xu Yongnian's black robe fluttered, and his gang qi surrounded him, reaching the peak of his anger.

The last incident had not yet passed, and this time it happened again. It seemed that Dragon-Tiger Gate had been stable for too long, and some people who coveted Dragon-Tiger Gate had become restless.

Xu Lingtian took the lead and stepped out, drawing the treasured sword in his hand, emitting a sword cry:

"Dragon-Tiger Gate disciples, listen to the order, form a formation to defend against the enemy!"

His voice was infused with gang qi, spreading throughout the surrounding few miles. The Dragon-Tiger Gate disciples who were in a state of chaos on the mountainside were restrained, and looked up at the figure under the sky, and immediately had a backbone in their hearts.

According to what they practiced on weekdays, several or dozens of people gathered together.

Xu Lingtian breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly looked up, a rain of arrows suddenly attacked. His eyes sank, and he swept the long sword in his hand, and a sword light blasted out, shattering most of the rain of arrows.

Xu Yongnian pointed his sword at the sky, and several sword qi rose up, obliterating the remaining arrows, and shouted angrily:

"Who dares to break into my Dragon-Tiger Gate?"

Chen Yuan and Shi Yunlong stepped into the air, glanced at Xu Lingtian and Xu Yongnian, sneered, and a hint of disdain appeared on the corners of their mouths.

"A day apart is like three autumns, Sect Master Xu..."

"It's you."

"Chen Yuan!"

Xu Lingtian and Xu Yongnian's faces turned cold, and they questioned in unison:

"What do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do?" Chen Yuan did not answer the two, but took out an edict filled with crimes from his arms and said loudly:

"Nanling Prefecture Dragon-Tiger Gate colluded with Wusheng Sect demons, framed and harmed court officials, and has secretly colluded with the Qingjiao Society to encroach on the court's interests for many years, disregarding human life,

It has already aroused public anger and resentment. By the order of Tao Qingyuan, the Qing Envoy of the Xuntian Division of Nanling Prefecture, all the members of the Dragon-Tiger Gate will be诛灭 to serve as a warning to others!"

Releasing his fingers, the list of charges fell.

The entire Dragon-Tiger Gate was silent, and a needle could be heard dropping!

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