The information these people said was not completely true. Some of it was incoherent, and many of them were personal guesses.
However, there was one thing they were right about. The imperial court could not interfere too much in the affairs of the martial world.
In history, there was once a large country that had the imperial power but still wanted to use the power of the imperial court to destroy the martial arts forces in the country.
In the end, they suffered a counterattack. Not only did the domestic martial arts forces resist the imperial court, but even martial arts practitioners from other countries joined in.
In the end, in the war, the country's strength was greatly weakened. In the end, other countries took advantage of the situation and caused the country to fall.
With the lessons learned from the predecessors, the various countries, regardless of their size, were still the imperial court and martial arts world.
The two were related and dependent, but they also opposed each other. Their relationship was very subtle.
There were so many pairs of eyes watching in Jianghu, so this time, Liu Hao could conclude that the Great Ming Imperial Court might help the Ming Cult in secret, but they would definitely not dare to do it openly. Otherwise, the Great Ming Country would not be far from being destroyed.
It was said that the Ming Cult's troops had already arrived at the foot of Mount Emei, and the attack on the mountain was coming soon.
The troops of the six major sects had also arrived at Emei a few days ago. They guarded the various passes and had already made Emei into an iron bucket.
Mount Emei was steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack. It was not easy for the Ming Cult to attack and they could not take it down in a short time.
Perhaps this battle would last for several days or even ten days to half a month. The number of casualties would be quite shocking.
After some analysis, Liu Hao was no longer in a hurry.
With the existence of the six major sects, Emei was temporarily safe. Moreover, the Ming Cult had not officially attacked the mountain, so Emei Sect was not in any danger.
It wouldn't be too late to wait until tomorrow.
After eating, Liu Hao paid the bill and was about to leave when the ground suddenly shook slightly.
The sound of horse hooves could be heard from afar, followed by a cloud of dust on the street.
A group of cavalrymen dashed across the street and disappeared into the night.
"Great Ming's Embroidered Uniform Guards?" Liu Hao looked at the cavalry. From their clothes, they should be the Ming Dynasty Brocade Guards.
The Royal Guards can be divided into internal guards and external guards.
The internal guards were in charge of the internal affairs of the imperial court, and they investigated the officials within the imperial court.
The outer guards were dealing with people from the martial arts world. If someone from the martial arts world committed a crime, they would take action to capture and kill them.
This hundred cavalry team had the word 'outer' engraved on their waist token. They were obviously outer guards.
This place was very close to Emei. The sudden arrival of the Jinyiwei team at this time was probably aimed at Emei.
After all, the Ming Cult was the national religion of the Great Ming Empire. It was normal for the imperial court to send the Brocade Guard to support them.
However, it was likely that these Brocade Guards would not attack openly. There was a high chance that they would change their clothes and pretend to be people from the Ming Cult.
Changle City could not be peaceful that night. Every once in a while, the sound of horse hooves would break the silence.
Troops of Brocade Guards rode fast horses through Changle City and headed in the direction of Emei.
That night, a total of ten groups of people went over. Each group had a hundred riders, which meant that there were a thousand people.
The Ming Cult's mountain attack team suddenly had an additional thousand people.
The total number of people from the six major sects was not necessarily as many as a thousand. As far as Liu Hao knew, the total number of disciples of the Emei Sect was only fifty or sixty.
Even if the other sects had more people, they wouldn't have much.
Moreover, this was only one city. Perhaps the Embroidered Uniform Guards from other cities would also go over. In that case, the number of people would be completely disproportionate.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards might be the last straw that broke the camel's back, and it also crushed Liu Hao.
"My state of mind is still not good enough." Liu Hao couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, as if he was mocking himself.
The sky was still dark, but Liu Hao had no mood to sleep.
Last night, she told him not to worry. After analyzing what happened before and after, Emei should be fine for the time being.
However, every time he heard the sound of horse hooves and saw the Embroidered Uniform Guards rushing over one after another, he felt more and more uneasy.
He would occasionally think of Zhou Zhiruo. In the end, Liu Hao sighed and decided to head to Emei immediately.
After washing up, Liu Hao left a note with a large face value in his room. He took a step forward and left Changle City.
Emei was only about a hundred miles away from Changle City. Liu Hao had already arrived at Mount Emei with just one step.
The path of Mount Emei was steep and rugged. Eighty percent of the area around the mountain was covered by dense ancient forests. There were many wild beasts, and it was difficult to find any traces of humans.
Of course, this was referring to ordinary people. If it was a martial arts expert, especially a Xiantian expert, this kind of ancient forest would not be able to stop them at all.
The key problem was that in the middle of Mount Emei, there were steep cliffs on almost three sides. Unless one could fly, it would be difficult for a grandmaster to go up.
The Emei Sect was located on the top of the mountain. There was only one path up and down the mountain. Therefore, if they wanted to attack the Emei Sect, they could only attack from the front.
At this moment, the front of Mount Emei was already occupied by the Ming Cult. The Five Banner Division had set up camp here and had already built a stronghold. It had the air of an army.
Liu Hao understood with just a glance that the Ming Cult had several choices.
One was to forcefully attack the mountain. Regardless of whether they could take it down or not, the casualties would not be small.
The second was a siege. The siege would last for a year or two. The exact length of the siege would depend on how long the food on the mountain could last.
At that time, not only would Emei perish, but even the six major sects would be in trouble.
However, there was a high possibility that the six major sects would launch a counterattack, and the Ming Cult would have to pay a hefty price.
Therefore, no matter which method it was, it would hurt the enemy by a thousand and the enemy by eight hundred. There would be no real winner.
However, Liu Hao thought of a third method, which was to set the mountain on fire.
If the entire Mount Emei was set on fire, the people on Mount Emei would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
However, the nearby forests and many villages would be burned to the ground. The price would be very high.
Liu Hao believed that as long as the Great Ming Emperor wasn't an idiot, he wouldn't let people do this.
This kind of plan would harm the heavens and the fate of the country. Ordinary people would not consider it.
Liu Hao saw that Ming Cult had not attacked the mountain and felt relieved. He secretly mocked himself for worrying too much. He was really worried and confused.
Then, he walked up Mount Emei step by step. He did not walk on the main road, but the steep cliff behind Mount Emei.
The steep cliff was like a sword that stood upright. Even a grandmaster would find it difficult to climb it, but for Liu Hao, it was as easy as walking on flat ground.
While Liu Hao was climbing the mountain, he was also enjoying the beautiful scenery around him.
Looking at the scenery of Emei from here, it has a different flavor.
At the top of Mount Emei.
Zhou Zhiruo was practicing her sword.
At this moment, there was a solemn expression on her beautiful face. The sword aura was fierce, and each sword was faster than the last.
He practiced the Emei Sword Style, but it was not the traditional Emei Sword Style. Instead, it was the Emei Sword Style that Liu Hao had modified.
On the surface, it didn't look much different, but in fact, its power was much greater.
Ever since Miejue and his party returned to the Emei Sect, they had instructed all the Emei disciples to practice this new set of Emei Sword Art.
Fortunately, there was not much difference between the old and new Emei Sword Style. After practicing it, he could quickly achieve good results.
At this moment, the Ming Cult was attacking the mountain. The Emei disciples were all worried. Their smiles disappeared and they became very serious.
"Junior Sister Zhiruo."
The call interrupted Zhou Zhiruo. She put away her sword and looked at the person who had come." Senior Sister Ding, what's the matter?"”
The person who came was called Ding Minjun, one of Zhou Zhiruo's senior sisters. She was also quite beautiful, but she wasn't as beautiful as Zhou Zhiruo.
The two of them had a good relationship. Ding Minjun had joined the sect a few years earlier than Zhou Zhiruo, and her aptitude wasn't bad either. Thus, Zhou Zhiruo would often ask Ding Minjun for guidance in sword techniques. Ding Minjun wasn't stingy either, and she would teach her whatever she needed to teach.
Ding Minjun smiled and said," Junior Sister Zhiruo, Wudang Sect's Young Master Song is here to look for you again."”
There was a hint of teasing in his tone.
Ding Minjun wasn't around during the trip to Shaoliang City. After that, she heard from her fellow disciples about the matter between Zhou Zhiruo and Liu Hao. She often used this matter to tease Zhou Zhiruo.
Zhou Zhiruo could only blush at the teasing between the senior and junior sisters. She didn't know how to respond to them.
Therefore, teasing this thin-skinned junior sister became the most interesting thing in the Emei Sect.
Zhou Zhiruo frowned when she heard Ding Minqun's words." Why is he here again? Didn't I make things clear with him?"”
Ding Minjun followed Zhou Zhiruo's words and said,""That's right. Our Zhiruo is already taken, yet that Young Master Song still wants to pester her.”
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