Chapter 130 A Hole That Pierces Through the Sky
Chapter 130 A Hole That Pierces Through the Sky
Tang Bingwen showed no fear at all at Bi Heren's suggestion; instead, he smiled and touched his neck.
"Even if I lose, my head is enough to ensure everyone's safety... it's worth it."
Seeing that Tang Bingwen had accepted the challenge, the messenger introduced himself, saying that he was called Wakasa Jubei and was one of the ten chosen.
Before he left, Lu Ci, who was listening in, suddenly asked if Nikaido Eita, who had killed his brother, was among the ten people.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Lü Ci solemnly pleaded with Tang Bingwen in the main hall of the Tang Clan, begging him to include him in the list of ten, as he wanted to avenge his brother himself!
Once Tang Bingwen confirmed that Lü Ci was not fixated on killing his enemies and would cooperate fully with the others, he agreed to Lü Ci's request.
To ensure safety, Tang Bingwen decided to send only ten people out in public, but secretly bring along more than half of the Tang Clan members.
The duel was to take place in the Toutian Cave in the Northeast. Tang Bingwen had arranged for people to visit the local "Ma Jia Xian" (a type of immortal) in the Northeast beforehand.
Lu Ci, secretly worried that the Tang Clan members had left, might be using Bi He Ren as a diversionary tactic to launch a surprise attack on the Tang Clan's mountain gate. So, after concealing some detailed information, he secretly wrote a letter to his friend Wang Ai, asking the Wang family to spread the news in secret.
A group of experts with different skills secretly gathered in the small town at the foot of Tangmen Mountain.
If Higokuren really comes, they will stop him before he even reaches the mountain.
On the last night before his departure, Tang Bingwen went to the teahouse for the last time in a long time to drink a cup of tea. Just then, a sound outside the window startled him.
As he walked out the window, he saw a familiar stranger sitting on the windowsill.
After dismissing the disciples guarding the door, Tang Bingwen invited the visitor in.
The reason he was a familiar stranger was that Tang Bingwen had only heard of him but had never actually met him.
The visitor was none other than Manager Liu, the renowned owner of Jianghu Xiaozhan. Without explaining his purpose, he simply tossed a package of documents to Tang Bingwen.
【"What?"
"A little information about Higanbana."
No sooner had Manager Liu finished speaking than Tang Bingwen tossed the intelligence report back to him.
Seeing that Tang Bingwen didn't even open the door, Manager Liu realized that the Tang Clan's rules were indeed as rumored.
Manager Liu pointed to the documents in his hand and said, "These documents record the techniques of dozens of experts from Bihe Ren. Tang Bingwen really doesn't want to know them."
This intelligence was extremely important for the subsequent showdown, and even Tang Bingwen was tempted, but he still did not accept it immediately.
Manager Liu told Tang Bingwen not to worry, as this information was not given away for free. The source of the information was Hiei Ninja's enemies on the mainland, and their hatred stemmed from the demon sword in Nikaido Eita's hands.
If the Tang Clan obtains the Demon Blade, we hope they will return it to them.
Although he had some reasons, Tang Bingwen was still hesitant about accepting the intelligence. In the end, for the safety of the people in his sect, Tang Bingwen decided to break the rules once again and accept the intelligence.
Seeing Tang Bingwen's gratitude, Manager Liu let out a burp.
"You don't need to thank me. I came secretly with this intention. You and I know what happened today. Neither Xiaozhan nor I have helped you."
"Then how am I supposed to pass this information on to my disciples? How am I supposed to explain it?"
Hearing Tang Bingwen's question, Manager Liu said irritably, "Calling you pedantic is really... what's there to explain? You're the sect leader, and you obtained this information through your own connections. Doesn't that make you even more unfathomable in the eyes of your disciples?"
The next day, amidst the shocked gazes of his disciples, Tang Bingwen stated that he had his own connections, and then nervously told everyone to prepare for their departure for the Northeast the following day.
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Tangmen.
Tang Miaoxing watched Manager Liu leave on the screen and then realized how the sect leader had obtained the information.
He smiled and shook his head. Now the whole world knows that the Tang Clan owes Jianghu Xiaozhan a favor.
“Ma Long, you must remember this kindness. You must repay Jianghu Xiaozhan when you have the chance. We cannot let the world look down on the Tang Clan.”
Upon receiving the order, Ma Long immediately lowered his head and agreed.
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After a long journey, the Tang Clan members finally arrived in the Northeast.
The disciples who were previously dispatched said that there were many ninjas' arrangements in the mountains, and they were unable to enter the mountains to gather intelligence.
However, the local shamans successfully obtained some information from the mountains, but the younger members who went ahead dared not directly accept help from outsiders and needed Tang Bingwen, the sect leader, to come in person.
After receiving the information from the shaman, Tang Bingwen and his group rushed to the hole where the duel was to be held.
By this time, the mountains were already filled with Hira-ninja, clearly not a ten-to-ten manpower arrangement.
After Tang Bingwen and the new head of the ninja sect, Erli Jushi, exchanged some sarcastic remarks, the decision-making process officially began!
The people from Biheren entered the cave first, followed by the ten members of the Tang Clan.
The battle at the Toutian Grottoes has officially begun.
As the battle in the cave continued, the ninja inside finally discovered that there were far more than ten Tang Clan members fighting this time!
Outside the cave, the recluse Niri also learned everything inside the cave using Hira-nin's secret ninjutsu, Ryou.
When questioned by Erli Jushi, Tang Bingwen did not directly admit that they had borrowed the power of others, since he believed that Bihe Ren would definitely violate the contract in secret as well.
But to his surprise, Erli Jushi shook his head.
"You misunderstand. I am not accusing you. Whether I believe you or not is not important. It doesn't even matter if you used forces beyond ten people. We had no one else in the cave besides those ten."
No matter what preparations you made, or even if you broke the agreement, only these ten people will bear the consequences.
Tang Bingwen looked at Erli Jushi noncommittally. He didn't believe that the tyrannical Bihe Ren would be such a group of people who kept their promises.
"Haha, keeping promises isn't that important to us, but this time is different. Even if we get bullied, we'll still keep our word!"
"Because compared to this duel, I value the future of Mount Hiei more."
Tang Bingwen had no idea what kind of future Erli Jushi, as the new leader of Bihe Ren, had set for them.
Then, the lay Buddhist Erli slowly pointed to the ground beneath his feet.
"I'm going to stay with them! We can even abandon the name 'Bihe'."
Seeing Tang Bingwen's puzzled look, Erli Jushi slowly spoke.
He knew that the Tang Clan had been investigating him, and that they had recently refused the military's intervention. He told Tang Bingwen that they would have to live as outsiders in this land for a long time to come.
Their identities might bother the locals, so Higoshi could take a few Japanese soldiers' heads as a greeting gift for them.
For example, Hiroshinobu feigned joining the Japanese army and then killed the commander before the war began.
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