<h4>Chapter 182 Stormy Weather Arises Again</h4>


    One dayter.


    The Heroes Banquet at Lei n Fort officially came to an early end. The heroes from all over the world couldn’t exin how they had a good sleep and after which, they were rushed all the way back home. Even the annual young heroes tournament was cancelled. But, undoubtedly, the Heroes Banquet this year was the most sensational in history.


    Lei n Fort announced to the world that Hidden River assassins infiltrated the Heroes Banquet. First, they secretly poisoned the food and wine, then the Patriarch and three Heads of Houses arrived and attacked everyone. Fortunately, several members of Lei n Fort, Tang n and Wen n were able to resist the deadly poison. Together with the Snow Moon City disciples who got there just in time, they joined forces to battle the Hidden River. In the end, Lei n Fort’s n Leader and Tang n’s Grandmaster Tang died in battle, but they also fought off the infiltrators from Hidden River and saved the lives of all the heroes present. The disciples of all the sects who attended were moved to sorrow by the loss of the two great heroes while they spread this news far and wide.


    However, Lei n Fort had a few other matters that were even more shocking. First, Lei Tianhen, the steward of Lei n Fort, conveyed Lei Qianhu’sst words. Lei n Fort’s n Leader position was seeded by Lei Hong, once famous in the martial world but because he started practicing the sword against the precepts of their ancestors, he was exiled from the n. Secondly, because Lei Hong had temporarily left Lei n Fort to track down the Hidden River assassins, so the n Leader position was temporarily held by Lei Yunhe, the martial expert who was as famous as Lei Hong and Lei Qianhu’s older brother. The Lei n Twins, who had disappeared for many years, had reappeared in the martial world. They would undoubtedly be a topic of discussion in teahouses and wine shops for months.


    About a hundred miles from Lei n Fort, a group of people were currently sitting in the Donglu wine shop in Ningzhe City and discussing the news enthusiastically. All of them were wearing blue clothes with a crescent moon painted on the cor.


    "They’re disciples of Cangzhou’s Huiyue Pavilion." Someone in the wine shop recognized these people.


    "What do you think, all these years, this Hidden River have always operated in the dark, engaging in the shady business of murder for money. Why would they dare attack the Heroes Banquet and make themselves an enemy of all the heroes under Heaven?" one of the disciples asked.


    Another disciple sitting on the other side drank a sip of wine and said angrily, "I’m guessing it was Unrivaled City who paid arge sum of money and hired them. This time, the plot was definitely against Snow Moon City, Lei n Fort and also Tang n. The rest of us were just innocently implicated!"


    "Don''t make up stories," the middle-aged man who was their leader lowered his cup and scolded lightly.


    "Shifu." The disciple knew that he’d spoken wrongly, hurriedly put down his wine cup and knelt down before his master.


    "This master has a hunch that this matter is not as simple as it appears." The middle-aged man who was their leader sighed. "But we’ve suddenly lost two leaders of two of the biggest sects in the martial world. This matter is no longer something us Huiyue Pavilion can participate in. So this master is taking you back to Cangzhou as quickly as possible, because we’re going to get as far away from this matter as possible!"


    "The disciple understands!"


    While this group of people were talking in the wine shop, another group of people wereing towards them aggressively. There were probably a thousand cavalry in the group, each armed with a pair of sabres as they rode on horseback like vicious fiends. Their leader was a burly general in golden armour who wielded twin sabres. He stopped in front of the Donglu wine shop and asked the officer beside him, "Is this it?"


    The officer nodded. "Yes, sir. The scout who just reported said that there were people who had just returned from the Lei n Fort Heroes Banquet in this wine shop."


    "Good." Ye Xiaoying flipped off his horse. "You,e with me to check it out. The rest, wait here."


    When such arge group of soldiers suddenly invaded Ningzhe City, it’d already caused a huge ruckus. Then, they’d all stopped right in front of this Donglu wine shop. The shopkeeper was so frightened his knees had weakened. "This… this, couldn’t be because of some rebels hiding in my wine shop?"


    "Old man, don''t be afraid. We''re just here to ask something." Ye Xiaoying smiled rather gently at the wine shop shopkeeper.


    If he hadn’t smiled, it wouldn’t have been so bad. But, once he smiled, the shopkeeper suddenly fainted.


    Ye Xiaoying ignored him, and went straight upstairs with the apanying officer.


    The Huiyue Pavilion disciples heard themotion downstairs, and realized something was wrong. They immediately got up and drew their swords. The disciple who’d spoken wrongly earlier frowned and said, "Shifu can really foresee the future. Someone hase looking for us. Could it be the Hidden River assassins?"


    The middle-aged man who was their leader looked down from the window. "Have you ever seen assassins moving about in daylight waving their swords anding directly at you? These people are not assassins. They appear to be Beili soldiers."


    As soon as Ye Xiaoying reached the second floor, he saw a dozen swords pointing at him, and he couldn''t help but feel a little exasperated. "I’m just here to ask you all something. Don’t get excited, don''t get excited."


    "There’s nothing to ask. You can leave now," the disciple retorted.


    "Impudent! Do you know who our general is?" The apanying officer immediately drew his sabre.


    "Zixian, back down. Do not go against the Beili Army." The middle-aged man in the lead said in a low voice. At this moment, he was still sitting there, drinking wine slowly, while his disciples stood in front of him. Blocked by his disciples, he couldn’t make out the appearance of the two visitors who’d just arrived. "All of you step aside and let me have a chat with these generals."


    The disciples immediately withdrew their swords and stood aside.


    Ye Xiaoying sped his fists. "I heard that these heroes had just returned from Lei n Fort. Can I ask who this hero is and from which sect?"


    "Huiyue Pavilion, Sima Luchen," the middle-aged man in the lead said lightly. Although his name was not as famous as Lei Qianhu and Lei Yunhe in the martial world, he was also an important person. Anyone familiar with the martial world would not think he was somebody unknown. Sure enough, the person opposite immediately said respectfully, "So, it’s the master of Huiyue Pavilion. I’ve long admired your name."


    "Hm." The middle-aged man finally put down his wine cup, raised his head, and looked carefully at the person in front of him. He saw a man wearing a golden armor with two long des strapped onto his back, and he had a burly figure and a firm face. Startled, the man immediately jumped to his feet. "General!"


    "Since you recognize our general, why aren’t you kneeling?" The apanying officer said angrily.


    "My respects to the General-in-chief!" Sima Luchen did not hesitate for a moment, and immediately knelt down.


    But the disciples of Huiyue Pavilion were still in a daze, not knowing what was going on, and they all looked at each other.


    "All of you, kneel down!" Sima Luchen scolded angrily.


    The disciples hurriedly knelt down one by one. "Our respects to the General-in-chief!"


    "General? Which general is it?" A disciple asked softly.


    "Golden armour, twin des. I’ve heard of him. He’s the Beili Central Army General-in-chief, Ye Xiaoying!" A slightly older disciple replied.


    "Ah! Manyer?" The disciple, who had spoken outrageously earlier, wentpletely nk with fright.


    "Pavilion Master, no need to be so polite. Please rise quickly." Ye Xiaoying didn''t bother with putting up airs and went directly to the subject. "You said you came from Lei n Fort. I have a few questions for you."


    "General, please ask freely. Luchen will tell everything I know." Sima Luchen stood up.


    "This time, the Hidden River ambushed the Heroes Banquet. How many casualties?" Ye Xiaoying asked.


    "Lei n Fort’s Lei Qianhu and Tang n’s Grandmaster Tang died in the battle, but they protected the lives of all the others present. I don''t know about the casualties from the Hidden River, but there were no corpses left at the scene," Sima Luchen replied.


    "Did you not participate?" Ye Xiaoying asked again.


    "The Hidden River used poison so we were all unconscious at the time. Lei n Fort’s n Leader Lei has very powerful martial arts so he wasn’t poisoned. The Lei n Twins arrived in time midway. Tang n members are all experts at using poisons, so they were not poisoned. The Wen n also sent Wen Liang, who is the youngest disciple of Wen Hujiu, and he wasn’t poisoned as well," Sima Luchen narrated all the details ordingly.


    "What about Snow Moon City?" Ye Xiaoying finally asked the only thing he was concerned about.


    "Snow Moon City also sent many young disciples this time. They arrived at the banquette, but happened to arrive just in time for the fight. But Luchen didn''t have a chance to meet them," Sima Luchen said.


    "Oh? Why?" Ye Xiaoying’s eyes turned cold.


    Sima Luchen noticed Ye Xiaoying''s killing intent in an instant, a chill ran down his back, and he hurriedly replied, "I heard it’s because those disciples were all seriously injured during the battle, and a few of them were even in aa. They’re being treated at Lei n Fort right now. Luchen didn’t see this with my own eyes, and only heard other people discussing it.”


    "Many thanks." Ye Xiaoying didn’t say anymore. He immediately turned around and went downstairs.


    "Fuck you, Hidden River. If anything happened to my daughter, I will wipe you out even if I have to level all of Beili!" Ye Xiaoying growled in a low voice.