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Chapter 67 Once you enter the Hall of Ten Thousand Horses, you can forget about your hometown.

In the Guandong region, everyone knows Wanmatang.

After Bai Tianyu died, the "Divine Blade Hall" he founded collapsed overnight.

Subsequently, Ma Kongqun, known as the "Third Boss," founded Wanmatang, which rose to prominence at an astonishing speed, replacing "Shendaotang" as the largest gang in Guandong.

Wanmatang is a very large place. Even if you ride a fast horse from dawn to dusk, you would not finish the journey from east to west.

Its influence was even greater, with its sphere of influence extending for hundreds of miles around.

The place where Wanmatang is located originally had no name. Later, it gradually developed into a market town called "Biancheng".

Upon entering the border town, one can see a large triangular flag fluttering in the wind, embroidered with five bright red characters—Guandong Wanmatang.

Not far ahead, they came to see a tavern.

Although the tavern door was open, everyone here knew that the owner was a strange person who didn't greet customers during the day, but only at night.

Because this is actually a place where men find fun.

During the day, most of the women sleep in the back.

The shopkeeper's name was Xiao Bieli. He rarely went out and spent most of his time sitting at a small table at the top of the stairs, drinking and playing dominoes.

He was a very particular person, dressed in gorgeous clothes, always drank from a golden goblet, and only drank fine wine brought from the Western Regions.

Around noon, a man and a woman suddenly walked in.

The two were covered in dust, their heads, faces, and clothes dusty, and they looked like a couple who traded horses.

The most frequent visitors to the border town were horse traders, because horse breeding was a major industry for Wanmatang.

Most of the customers who come here are horse traders.

Upon entering, the man seemed somewhat surprised. "Huh? Why is it so deserted? Not a single customer?"

Xiao Bieli raised his head and said calmly, "Because my shop doesn't serve customers during the day."

"Heh, you're quite a strange innkeeper. You run a tavern and don't serve customers? Are you going to starve?"

Xiao Bieli coldly replied, "That's my business."

The woman said, "Forget it, don't make things difficult for them. We have some dry food on us, let's sit down and have some."

"All right!"

So the couple sat down at the table and took out some dry food from their bundle to eat.

After taking a few bites of dry rations, the man said to the woman, "Wife, do you know how Wanmatang rose to prominence?"

The woman shook her head.

"Back then, Bai Tianyu founded the Divine Blade Hall, and he had two best brothers under his command. One was his younger brother, named Bai Tianyong, and the other was his sworn brother, named Ma Kongqun."

At this moment, a strange light flashed in Xiao Bieli's eyes.

The woman asked, "Ma Kongqun? Isn't that the current head of Wanmatang?"

"Yes! You must have heard of the Plum Blossom Temple massacre from back then, right?"

"I've heard some of it."

"The strange thing is that on that day, Ma Kongqun invited Brother Bai Tianyu to go to Plum Blossom Temple to enjoy the snow, but they were ambushed."

The woman looked surprised and couldn't help but ask, "Could all of this be Ma Kongqun's conspiracy?"

"Who can argue with that? Anyone with eyes can see that if there hadn't been an ambush set up beforehand, how could so many experts have appeared at Plum Blossom Hermitage?"

At that moment, a heavy, cold snort rang out.

"You two are truly fearless, daring to speak ill of the three bosses on Wanmatang's territory."

The man smiled and said, "Then let's not talk about the three bosses. Let's talk about one of the murderers involved in the Plum Blossom Temple massacre—Ximen Chun, shall we?"

Xiao Bieli's facial muscles twitched a few times, seemingly calm, but inwardly a storm was raging.

Because he was Ximen Chun, nicknamed "Boneless Snake".

His father was once a notorious figure in the martial arts world known as "The Man of a Thousand Faces," a master of disguise who frequently committed evil deeds and stirred up trouble in the martial arts world.

Later, he clashed with Bai Tianyu and was killed by Bai Tianyu.

To avenge his father, Ximen Chun participated in the assassination attempt on Bai Tianyu.

During the bloody battle, Ximen Chun's legs were severed by Bai Tianyu, causing him to faint from the pain on the spot.

He thought he was going to die, but the heavy snow froze his wounds, which saved him from bleeding to death and allowed him to survive by sheer luck.

From then on, he spent his days with a cane.

Ximen Chun sneered, "The bloodshed of that year remains a mystery to this day. I wonder where you two heard these rumors?"

I have to say, this guy is really cunning.

Before he could finish speaking, he had already raised his hand and thrown out a handful of hidden weapons.

This is his trump card, known as the "Heartbreak Needle." The needle is fired like lightning, and if it hits, it will sever the intestines, making many people in the martial arts world tremble with fear.

However, Ximen Chun failed.

Because the visitors were none other than Gu Yu and Hua Baifeng.

Gu Yu was prepared. He raised his hand and threw the dry rations in his hand. The rations turned into fragments, which, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, blocked all the incoming Heartbreak Needles.

At the same time, Hua Baifeng also made a move.

Suddenly, she found herself holding a soft whip, her most handy weapon, called the "Seven-Foot Demon Whip."

Combined with her cultivated "innate qi" and years of accumulated hatred, the power of this whip was unimaginable.

Seeing that the whip was coming at a great speed, Ximen Chun knew that he could not dodge it, so he could only grit his teeth and raise his cane to take the blow.

Unexpectedly, the whip, like a nimble snake, suddenly changed direction and instantly shattered Ximen Chun's Adam's apple, causing blood to gush out like a fountain.

"You...you are Hua Baifeng..."

On his deathbed, Ximen Chun finally recognized Hua Baifeng's true identity.

"What? Xiao Bieli is dead?"

Ma Kongqun received the news quickly, his face filled with disbelief.

"Yes, I personally confirmed it."

"Who killed him?"

"It's not clear yet. Apparently, a couple went in, and the brothers are searching everywhere."

Ma Kongqun's face turned ashen. He asked again, "How did Xiao Bieli die? Can you discern the source of his identity?"

The subordinate sighed and shook his head: "His head was cut off, and his hands were also cut off. There's no way to determine his fatal wounds."

Upon hearing this, Ma Kongqun's heart sank.

He inadvertently recalled the Plum Blossom Temple massacre of years past. Back then, the brothers Bai Tianyu and Bai Tianyong had their heads and limbs severed.

Xiao Bieli—also known as Ximen Chun—was missing his legs because he had already lost them; if he had, they might have been severed.

Could it be that someone has come seeking revenge?

Who is it?

Ma Kongqun was a little confused.

In order to eliminate any potential threats, he and a group of ambushers killed the families of Bai Tianyu and his brother.

Only Bai Tianyu's lover, Hua Baifeng, escaped; it's said she has a child.

Over the years, Ma Kongqun has been sending people to search for Hua Baifeng's whereabouts, but there has been no news.

However, his nightmare had only just begun.

The next morning, one of his men stumbled in to report.

"Third boss, no...it's terrible! All the stallions at the horse farm...all of them are dead..."

"What did you say?"

Ma Kongqun rushed forward, grabbed his subordinate's collar, and his forehead veins throbbed.

At least half of Wanmatang's revenue comes from its horse farm, and the farm's mainstay is the carefully selected and meticulously bred stallions.

Did they all die?

That's right, they were all poisoned to death, not even one was left for him.

This is an unprecedented blow to Wanmatang. To cultivate another batch will not only require a lot of manpower and resources, but also a long time.

In addition, this incident severely damaged the reputation of Wanmatang and made the disciples in the hall uneasy, wondering what would happen next.

the next day.

Another important figure in Wanmatang has died—Yun Zaitian!

This man possessed exceptional lightness skills and was nicknamed "Flying Crane in the Smoke." He was one of Ma Kongqun's right-hand men.

Similarly, even after death, their heads and limbs were cut off, leaving a gruesome scene.

Even more horrifying, this time, a jingle was written in blood on the wall—

"Heavenly Emperor, Earthly Emperor, tears like blood, hearts broken, once you enter the Hall of Ten Thousand Horses, never think of returning home."