Chapter 52: What can the Duan family of Dali use to pay back what they owe me?

"I am you!" Although Zhong Wanchou was a bit arrogant, he was a little scared when facing the emperor of Dali. After thinking for a while, he said, "Master Duan, I didn't come to greet you. I hope you can forgive me!"

A martial arts hero like him is naturally not afraid of ordinary officers and soldiers, but Duan Zhengming is different.

Even if we put aside Duan Zhengming's identity as emperor, he is still the head of the Tiannan Duan family.

The Duan family's One Yang Finger is famous far and wide. Duan Zhengming, in terms of his status in the martial arts world alone, is at the same level as the Shaolin Temple's abbot Xuan Ci.

Besides, the person Zhong Wan hated was Duan Zhengchun. Duan Zhengming was a pure-hearted man and had not provoked him, so he should have behaved politely.

"Okay, okay! Valley Master Zhong is also a famous martial artist in Dali. I don't know why he colluded with the four evil men and wanted to make things difficult for the Duan family of Dali?" Duan Zhengming asked.

When Zhong Wanchou thought of the hatred between himself and Duan Zhengchun, he became extremely angry and glared viciously at Duan Zhengchun in the crowd.

But Duan Zhengchun had a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a mighty look, with the awe-inspiring appearance of a king.

Judging from his appearance, Duan Zhengchun doesn't look like a playboy at all. Instead, he looks very much like a positive character.

To use the words of physiognomy, that is, "He has an excellent face, a dragon among men, and will definitely become an emperor in the future."

In addition, Duan Zhengchun himself was the King of Zhennan in Dali and also served as the General Baoguo. He was called "Duan Baoguo" in the army. His position was that of executive vice emperor, and he carried the aura of wealth and power.

With Duan Zhengchun's looks and demeanor, it's no wonder that he can charm so many beauties.

The more Zhong Wanchou looked, the more discouraged he became. He felt a little ashamed of himself, but he secretly used the method of spiritual victory to comfort himself. Although Duan Zhengchun was taller and more powerful than him, more handsome than him, richer and more powerful than him, and more skilled in martial arts than him, putting aside the facts, he, Zhong Wanchou, must have his own strengths.

For example, he is more infatuated with Gan Baobao, which is something that Duan Zhengchun, the playboy, can never achieve.

Thinking of this, Zhong Wanchou straightened his back and said angrily: "Master Duan, I don't mean to make things difficult for the Dali Duan family. It's really your Duan Zhengchun who covets my wife's beauty and has an affair with her. He is very dishonest. May I ask Master Duan, is it right or wrong to be obsessed with someone else's wife?"

Duan Zhengming was speechless.

The masters of Dali also looked at Duan Zhengchun with strange expressions.

Gao Shengtai couldn't help but smile. Although he was a powerful official, he had the best personal relationship with Duan Zhengchun and admired Duan Zhengchun very much.

What he admired was Duan Zhengchun's ability to flirt with women. He once asked Duan Zhengchun for advice, but he only learned the basics. He was far inferior to Duan Zhengchun who was promiscuous and did not rely on power or status, but only on sweet words to seduce many high-quality women.

Duan Zhengchun's reputation as a playboy was so well-known in Dali that Princess Dao Baifeng could no longer tolerate it and became a nun in a Taoist temple. Everyone knows this.

Therefore, everyone in Dali didn't know how to defend Duan Zhengchun.

But how could this matter be difficult for Duan Zhengchun, who has been around many women?

"Master Zhong is too suspicious. Your wife and I did have some interactions in the past, but since I heard that she got married, I have had nothing to do with her anymore. Although I, Duan Zhengchun, am a playboy, I would never do such a thing as raping someone's wife or daughter. Master Zhong is really too suspicious." Duan Zhengchun said righteously.

"You" Zhong Wanchou was so angry that he jumped up and down.

He had ample reasons to suspect that Duan Zhengchun was not only being sarcastic, but also had evil intentions.

"This young man has an extraordinary bearing. I wonder what I should address him?" Duan Zhengming didn't want to discuss in public whether his brother had cheated on someone else's wife, so he changed the subject and asked Murong Fudao.

Indeed, among the many insects in Wanjie Valley, Murong Fu stood out from the crowd.

Zhong Wanchou was ugly, Sikong Xuan and the others were also misshapen, and Duan Yanqing was a disabled person with a disfigured face.

Only Murong Fu is "a man as beautiful as jade, a young man unparalleled in the world", with a Taoist sense of transcendence.

He is surrounded by beauties like Wang Yuyan, Mu Wanqing, Azhu, A Bi, and Zhong Ling.

This style of painting is unique.

It even reminded Duan Zhengming of his younger brother Duan Zhengchun when he was young. For some reason, he felt some of Duan Zhengchun's charm from Murong Fu.

"Let Sect Leader Duan know that this person is the leader of Jiangnan martial arts, Nan Murong of the Gusu Murong clan, Young Master Murong!" Without waiting for Murong Fu to answer, Sikong Xuan had already answered and introduced Murong Fu to Duan Zhengming.

Nan Murong?
Everyone in the Duan family of Dali was shocked.

This time, even Gao Shengtai looked at Murong Fu a few more times, feeling very solemn.

If Murong Fu also came to help Duan Yanqing, then the problem would be very serious.

Nan Murong is one of the most outstanding rising stars in the martial arts world in recent years. The Gusu Murong family is also a great martial arts family.

"It turned out to be Master Murong who returned the favor. I have long admired the reputation of the Murong family. Today, I saw that Master Murong was extraordinary and even more famous than he is today." Duan Zhengming asked politely, "When did Master Murong become friends with the four evil men?"

He said this just to find out whether Murong Fu was in cahoots with Duan Yanqing.

"Master Duan has misunderstood me. I have nothing to do with the four evil men. I just came to Dali to look for my relatives. I am a good friend of the daughter of Valley Master Zhong, so I am staying in Wanjie Valley temporarily." Murong Fu said, "Today I am just here to watch the fun with the heroes of the Shennong Gang!"

Duan Zhengming breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "So Master Murong is here to look for his relatives. If so, if there is anything you need help with, just let me know. We are all fellow martial artists, and the Duan family of Dali will definitely not refuse."

Murong Fu smiled and said, "The Duan Clan of Dali can really help with this matter."

"That's great, we'll talk later." Duan Zhengming didn't ask any more questions. He asked this question just to distinguish who was his friend and who was his enemy.

Especially a character like Murong Fu, if he helps Duan Yanqing, the strength of the four evil guys combined will be doubled.

Now that he knew that Murong Fu was not on the side of the Four Evils, and that Zhong Wanchou was the only one who shared the same hatred with the Four Evils, Duan Zhengming felt reassured.

What's more, among the four evil men, it seems that only Duan Yanqing appears.

Afterwards, Duan Zhengming used the medicinal materials business to subtly warn the Shennong Gang. After learning that the Shennong Gang was not Duan Yanqing's helper, he looked at Duan Yanqing.

As soon as he saw Duan Yanqing, Duan Zhengming fell silent.

Thinking back to those days, he had met Prince Yanqing many times, and at that time, Prince Yanqing was as handsome as his nephew Duan Yu.

He can even be said to be an upgraded version of Duan Yu, because Prince Yanqing has a stronger temperament than Duan Yu, and his literary talent and martial arts are also superior to Duan Yu.

Unexpectedly, nineteen years later, Duan Yanqing has become neither human nor ghost, which is really sad.

Duan Zhengchun looked at Duan Yanqing and thought secretly: I felt ashamed in front of Prince Yanqing back then. Now he has ended up like this, but I am still as charming and dashing as ever, attracting the love of countless beauties. It's really fate that plays such a trick on me. It seems that Prince Yanqing has also lost the joy in his life. I'm afraid he has never even tasted a woman!

Thinking of this, Duan Zhengchun became much more confident.

The brothers Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun were both suppressed by Prince Yanqing and lived under the aura of Prince Yanqing.

But as time passed, the situations of the two parties became one in heaven and the other on earth.

"This must be Mr. Duan." Duan Zhengming said, "Mr. Duan wrote a letter claiming to be the former Prince of Yanqing, but as everyone knows, Prince of Yanqing has unfortunately been murdered. I wonder what evidence Mr. Duan has?"

Duan Yanqing snorted coldly, "For us descendants of the Duan family, the best evidence is the One Yang Finger. The essence of the One Yang Finger can only be passed down to the direct descendants. You and I might as well compare the strength of the One Yang Finger and we'll know after a try."

As he said this, Duan Yanqing stretched out his index finger and sent a force towards Duan Zhengming without waiting for Duan Zhengming's agreement.

The force of One Zen Finger is also an invisible true energy. People with low martial arts skills cannot even feel the attack of One Zen Finger and will be killed without knowing what happened.

But Duan Zhengming was proficient in One Yang Finger. He only needed to see Duan Yanqing's finger pointing eastward and feel the direction of the energy driven by his true Qi to know where the force of Duan Yanqing's One Yang Finger was going.

Duan Zhengming immediately counterattacked with the One Finger Yang.

The two men used their fingers to exert force, fully demonstrating the characteristics of the One Yang Finger, and each move was aimed at the vital acupoints on each other's bodies.

Gao Shengtai was familiar with the One Yang Finger, and was shocked to see that Duan Yanqing's One Yang Finger was not inferior to Emperor Baoding.

This section of Yanqing can be called a world-class master.

Although martial arts are very useful, there are only a few dozen top-notch masters in the world, scattered all over the country, and their influence on politics is quite limited.

For example, the Duan family of Dali. Although the Tianlong Temple is unfathomable, if a large army is sent to besiege it, the Tianlong Temple will also suffer heavy casualties.

Therefore, the monks of Tianlong Temple seldom take action, but only serve as the stabilizer of Dali Duan family and provide the ultimate support for Dali Duan family.

Among the laymen in Dali, Duan Zhengming's martial arts is the best, but the attack range of his One Finger Zen is only ten feet at most.

On the battlefield, soldiers' spears were often only ten feet long, and there were also bows, crossbows and arrows. Thousands of soldiers were deployed in battle formations. A master like Duan Zhengming had no protective qi, and his internal strength was not unlimited, so he would be killed sooner or later.

Moreover, the masters of the Gao family can also cooperate with the army. They are no match for Duan Zhengming if they fight alone, but if they rush forward and cooperate with the army, even the top masters will have to temporarily avoid the attack.

Of course, Duan Zhengming wouldn't be so stupid as to fight against thousands of soldiers alone.

The greatest effect of martial arts was that it made it difficult for him, the emperor, to be captured or killed, and he could come and go freely.

As long as he can move freely, he can cause countless troubles for the rebels with his righteous cause.

There are also forces that are ready to take advantage of the opportunity to stand on the side of justice and counterattack the Gao family.

The political balance of the Dali Kingdom was based on the fact that none of the major clans could destroy each other and no one could claim to have a monopoly on military power.

The Gao family, the Yang family, the Duan family, and the thirty-seven tribes in eastern Yunnan actually all managed their own territories, hid their populations, had land, craftsmen, and military units, similar to the aristocratic families in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

Power is not from top to bottom through centralized and unified power, but from bottom to top through clan politics.

Now that there is a first-rate master like Duan Yanqing, it will be very troublesome if Duan Yanqing assassinates by any means necessary.

Therefore, Gao Shengtai was somewhat worried and was thinking about how to deal with this "deposed crown prince".

On the other side, Duan Yanqing and Duan Zhengming fought for thirty rounds without a clear winner. Both of them knew what was going on and stopped.

Duan Zhengming immediately recognized Duan Yanqing's identity and bowed:
"Zhengming greets you, Senior. You are blessed with great fortune and have not encountered any misfortune. It is really the blessing of the Buddha. But what is your intention in kidnapping my nephew Duan Yu?"

Duan Yanqing said coldly: "Duan Zhengming, I just want to ask you, what can the Dali Duan family use to repay what they owe me?"

(End of this chapter)