Gao Chong

* Adult
* Young

**Gao Chong** (高崇, *Gāo Chóng*) is the leader of the Yue Yang Sect, the first and the oldest brother of the Five Lakes Alliance.

## Appearance

Gao Chong is an old man almost in his fifties, with a white stripe going through his hair and an aged face. He has a presence that takes up the whole room, as he emits majestic, dignified and awe-inspiring aura with his burly stature.

In his first appearance, Gao Chong wears dark blue robes with purple inner robes, he wears a Xiao Guan in all his attires. In other appearances, he wears simple dark robes with shoulder-paddings. During the Heroes Conference, he wears brown outer robes, white inner robes with a red accent and more in line with the Yue Yang Sect's colours.

Because of stress, Gao Chong's hair had gotten more gray.

In his youth, Gao Chong wore robes that were more closer to the Yue Yang Sect's colours, dark robes with red and brown accents. He wears a more basic Xiao Guan as well.

## Personality

In his youth, Gao Chong was confident and arrogant, his temper was unrestrained and was prone to scolding and swearing, as seen with him yelling at Zhao Jing's incompetence. Gao Chong is shown to be someone who likes to fight and eager to engage in intense combat.

At the time, he displayed some degree of leadership, as seen with him starting the first stance against Rong Xuan during their duel.

After the Rong Xuan incident, Gao Chong became withdrawn and felt lonely due to his brothers disbelief in him. As he was unable to defend himself properly, Gao Chong had difficulty in expressing his emotions, where his sincerity appears as insensitive, trying to show Zhang Chengling his love by making him the successor of the Five Lakes Alliance through forcefully betrothing him to his daughter. Gao Chong rued for the rest of his life silently, and feels that he deserves to be mocked by his deceased brothers.

As the eldest brother and the head of the Alliance, Gao Chong is firm and steadfast, he maintains level-headedness and wisdom, albeit his temper from his youth manifests from time to time. Gao Chong cherishes loyalty and promises while attaching great importance to the brotherhood of the Alliance and seeks to protect it firmly, even after each brother became distant. He sees that the secret of the Liuli Armour must be kept from the public in order to maintain stability in jianghu, and goes through many means to do so.

## History

### Twenty Years Ago

#### The Five Brothers

As the first and oldest brother, Gao Chong was one of the brothers in the Five Lakes Alliance alongside Zhao Jing, Lu Taichong, Zhang Yusen and Shen Shen.

Gao Chong was already established as the head of the Alliance by then, shown when he was the one to start the Sword Array formation during the mutual combat with Rong Xuan.

Gao Chong was in support of Rong Xuan's theory, which was that all sects must come together and share their learnings, so he partook in stealing scrolls from his own and others sects alongside his brothers. Once the World Arsenal was created, the key to it was created and split into five parts where each brother had a piece.

Therefore, Gao Chong held one piece of the Liuli Armour.

#### The Battle of Qingya Mountain

One day, Zhao Jing was seen taking scrolls from Mount Tai, the master at the time, referred to the Yue Yang Sect's master, Gao Chong's father, for investigation. Upon hearing about this, Gao Chong marched to Zhao Jing, informing him of the news while scolding him for being seen. This had put Zhao Jing in danger of being banished from his sect, or have his martial arts taken, as well as endangering the four other brothers if news spread out of their motives. This incident created hostility from Zhao Jing's side, as it made Gao Chong a prime target for his future schemes.

> It's not me! It's not me! I would never do that!
>
> Gao Chong trying to defend himself

Rong Xuan came up with the idea of sparring the five brothers together at once in order to solve the matter. A battle ensued and while Gao Chong managed to injure Rong Xuan's shoulder, Rong Xuan came out victorious, however, he immediately collapsed afterwards. Everyone rushed to Rong Xuan's side while Gu Miaomiao took a swipe of the wound and announced that it is contained with the Three-Corpse Poisoning, a lethal poision with the intention to kill. Yue Fenger saw Rong Xuan's blood on Gao Chong's sword, and accused him of poisoning her husband, which he tried to fiercely deny but to no avail as everyone looked at him in disbelief.

Afterwards, Rong Xuan went mad, and started a killing rampage. Once Gao Chong heard about the battle happening in Mount Qingya between the sects and Rong Xuan, he went there to fight against Rong Xuan, despite knowing that Rong Xuan was innocent.

Gao Chong dropped his sword that had the poison during his defence, and presumably never picked it up again as Zhao Jing acquired it, and put it as a token of Rong Xuan's scheme.

#### Divided Brotherhood

After the Mount Qingya battle, the five brothers became distant, most prominently Zhang Yusen, who held disdain towards his brothers for fighting against Rong Xuan. Despite the lack of strong evidence on why Gao Chong would poison Rong Xuan, their relationship was never the same; Zhang Yusen, Lu Taichong and Qin Huaizhang cut ties, while Shen Shen and Zhao Jing were distant. Only Long Que, Gu Miaomiao, Zhang Yusen suspected foul play and that Gao Chong was framed.

After this division, Gao Chong suggested to either destroy the Liuli Armour pieces the five of them had, or to tell the martial art world about it. All of them greatly refused, and each part remained intact within each brother's possession.

At some point, Gao Chong married and had a daughter, Gao Xiaolian.

### Havoc in Jianghu

#### The Jing Hu Sect Massacre

> This debt of blood must be paid back with blood!
>
> Gao Chong in his speech about eradicating the Ghost Valley

When the Jing Hu Sect massacre occurred, Gao Chong held a meeting in the Five Lakes Alliance primary residence, Chongwu Palace, with the allying sects. He gave a speech on how the Ghost Valley must be eradicated and avenge the Jing Hu Sect, as it had started to harm the martial art world, which made Gao Chong issue the Token of Honor. Gao Chong then announced the upcoming Heroes Conference, which would be held at the fifteenth of July.

#### Rising Tensions

The young master of Tian Chuang, Han Ying, requested to meet Gao Chong, where Han Ying asked him about the Liuli Armour. Gao Chong debunked the matter, stating that it is merely a rumour in the martial arts, however, Han Ying's knowledge of Zhang Chengling state and whereabouts made Gao Chong concerned, so he decided to meet the carriage carrying Zhang Chengling midway with two of his disciples, Zhu Yaozhi and Gao Shan, and to escort him personally.

Once Shen Shen and Zhao Jing gather, Gao Chong expresses his concerns to them over the dark cloud coming over to the martial arts world, as the secret of the Liuli Armour was slowly coming out.

Finally meeting Zhang Chengling in person, Gao Chong attempts to coerce the Zhang Liuli Armour piece out of him, only to be met with resistance like Shen Shen and Zhao Jing. The more Zhang Chengling denies knowing anything, the more Gao Chong gets angrier, who starts to claim that the Liuli Armour is "more important than [their] lives" and if Zhang Chengling wishes for his family to have died for nothing. When all is fuitle, Gao Chong states that Zhang Yusen indeed mistrusted the brothers of the Alliance, but Zhang Chengling is left with no other options. Letting his temper get ahead of him, Gao Chong was about to strike Zhang Chengling, barely stopped by Zhao Jing, however, Shen Shen claims that Gao Chong would never hurt a child.

Zhao Jing sends Zhang Chengling away and attempts to calm down Gao Chong, at the mention of Zhang Yusen, Gao Chong becomes angrier and proceeds to storm off.

Because of the rising tensions, Gao Chong enforced more protection on the Yue Yang Sect area, making it heavily fortified.

#### Ambush At the Alliance Monument

> But, I didn't agree. No matter what, you're the direct descendant of the Zhang family.
>
> Gao Chong to Zhang Chengling

Gao Chong planned to take Zhang Chengling to the Five Lakes Alliance Monument, so he can learn of the Alliance's origins and pay respects to his and the Alliance's ancestors. He asked Gao Xiaolian to prepare the items for worshipping despite the day becoming dark, which is considered a late time for worship. Arriving at the Monument, Gao Chong tells Zhang Chengling the story of the Alliance, who followed the Oath of the Peach Garden one hundred years ago.

Gao Chong then tells Zhang Chengling about others doubts in him, who say that it is better for him to find another worthy disciple to become a successor for the Jing Hu Sect, which Gao Chong does not believe in, and instead believes in Zhang Chengling's ability to become a good master, and expresses his wishes to see the name Zhang Chengling engraved on the Monument next to his father and ancestors.

Once they finished their prayers, Gao Chong was on his way to return, only to find his disciples nowhere to be seen. Han Ying then emerges with the Yue Yang disciples held hostage, and directly threatning Gao Chong to hand over Zhang Chengling, or he will be killed. Gao Chong stands his ground, and has his sword at the ready to engage, only for two masked men to appear and hold Han Ying hostage, one of them demands the disciples to be let free while the other tells Gao Chong to escape.

Gao Chong thanks the two strangers before retreating with his disciples.

#### Western Regions Party Incident

> Tenfold? This is extremely shameful!
>
> If I can't demolish the Ghost Valley, how can I live on in this world?
>
> Gao Chong to Shen Shen

During the party from the Western Regions, the Ghost Valley attacked by infiltrating the performance, and release the decapitated heads of the aftermath of Matrimonial-Funerary Ghost's wedding in front of the entire crowd, which was a statement of Gao Chong's inability to maintain safety within his very own sect.

The heads and banners were brought to the Chongwu Palace, where Gao Chong officially declared war on the Ghost Valley and vowed to eradicate it in revenge of those lost lives.

On his way out, Gao Chong overheard Zhao Jing calling Wen Kexing and Zhou Xu "benefactors", in which Zhao Jing properly introduces them to each other. Wen Kexing asks if Gao Chong knows him, while Gao Chong says no, he keeps eyeing Wen Kexing closely, possibly noticing the familiarities between him and Wen Ruyu. Before any further thinking could happen, a disciple of the Yue Yang Sect came in panic, announcing that they found a dead body.

The body was recognised as the infamous Nine-Clawed Fox, Fang Buzhi. Gao Chong did an autopsy, where he first checked for any physical wounds, and then checked for needles within the body, which Gao Chong managed to extract the Piercing Rain Needles, albeit Gao Chong did not recognise the weapon, and inquired about its origins.

#### The Fake Liuli Armour

After the bloodbath that occurred overnight within the Yue Yang Sect, Gao Chong discovered that a piece of the Liuli Armour has been replicated, causing the deaths of many people in a single night.

On the same day, there was a commotion at the Renyi Hall, Gao Chong arrives just in time when matters were about to escalate alongside Shen Shen. Gao finds the Beggar Sect and other martial artists at war, attempting to steal the Liuli Armour piece from the Four Sages of Anji, unknown to them that it is a fake. Gao Chong dismisses any civility with Huang He‏‎, and confronts him with the fact that he and the Beggar Sect keeps making trouble in the Yue Yang Sect. During this conversation, Feng Xiaofeng‏‎ managed to slip away, Gao Chong ordered Shen Shen to chase him down, but was unsuccessful in doing so.

Gao Chong attempts to address Qiao Xing and to pacify the situation, only to see her body flung on the ground by He Yifan, who had gone mad with poison. Gao evades He Yifan's wild attacks but thinks he still can be saved, he tries to stop Tao Hongpo‏‎ and Lu Liuweng from killing him, but it was too late. Trying to salvage the situation, Gao Chong apologises to the remaining survivor of the Four Sages of Anji, Du Yuqian, who tells Gao Chong that they came for the Heroes Conference and to assist him, not expecting that their end to be in Gao Chong's Sect. Despite Gao Chong's apologies and promises, Du Yuqian commits suicide, as all his confidants were dead.

Huang He tried to clear the responsibility of the Four Sages of Anji, while trying to keep the diplomatic ties between him and Gao Chong. Furious at Huang He's hypocrisy and the fact that the Four Sages of Anji died for a replica of the Liuli Armour, Gao Chong throws all the fake pieces he had found, showing that the piece was not a real one after all. Gao Chong announces that he will explain everything at the Heroes Conference, and swears that he and Huang He will settle their matters afterwards.

In the Chongwu Palace, Gao Chong, Shen Shen and Zhao Jing discuss current affairs, Gao Chong asks about the funeral arrangements for the Four Sages of Anji and then expresses his suspicions whether the current disorder truly is from the Ghost Valley. Shen Shen reports his pursuit and loss of Ao Laizi, in which he and Zhao Jing engage in a debate whether it was morally right to forcefully take the Dan Yang Sect's Liuli Armour piece. At Shen Shen's words justifying his actions, Gao Chong scolds him for justifying causing havoc at the Mount Tai Sect, which indirectly caused them to die away from their homes.

Despite the temporarily period of peace, Gao Chong orders his sect to be more alert.

As Gao Chong and Shen Shen discuss their matters, Gao Xiaolian enters to give them the lotus-soup she had made for them, when Gao Chong refuses it, and tells Gao Xiaolian to give it to Zhang Chengling instead, the atmosphere sours, and the topic of her betrothal comes up and she questions on why her father didn't ask her opinion on the matter. Gao Chong shuts down the matters and doesn't offer her an explanation or an attempt of discussion, and dismisses her.

#### Infiltration of the Scorpions

> You're swearing about me, right?
>
> Then go ahead.
>
> Gao Chong to his fallen brothers

After the successful kidnapping of Zhang Chengling by the Scorpions, Gao Chong becomes extremely distressed. After everyone is sent out to imvesigate for Zhang Chengling, Gao Chong goes to a hidden chamber in the Chongwu Palace, which is filled with the memorial tablets of all his friends twenty years ago. Gao Chong does his respects, and apologies to Zhang Yusen for losing his child. Gao Chong expresses his remorse over his life, how his titles are just names, and how he failed to find the truth of the Rong Xuan incident. He expresses his sadness over how he can accept disbelief from anyone except from his brothers, and ends his talk that his biggest life regret is meeting Rong Xuan.

Afterwards he kneels down to his fallen brothers: Zhang Yusen and Lu Taichong, he says that they must have met in the netherworld by now, and must be cursing at him, Gao Chong laughs before starting to weep, and concludes that they deserve to do so.

The next morning, Gao Chong starts to interrogate everyone staying at the Yue Yang Sect, apologising beforehand for his rudeness, as this is a critical matter. When he starts to interrogate Gu Xiang, he becomes wary of her, and senses that she's not a good person in which he scolds Gao Xiaolian for allowing her to stay, before matters can escalate as Gu Xiang's temper started to rise, Cao Weining entered and gave Gu Xiang her alibi: that she was with him the whole night when Zhang Chengling got kidnapped. Gao Chong did not have the time to respond as Zhang Chengling was announced to be back.

Once Zhang Chengling has returned, he decided to give the Alliance the Zhang Liuli Armour piece, in which he opened up his gut wound in front of Gao Chong and Shen Shen, who stared at each other in shock.

After acquiring the Zhang Liuli Armour piece, Shen Shen was at ease, but Gao Chong was not. Gao Chong then requests Shen Shen to hand over his own piece of the Liuli Armour, as he wishes to not endanger Shen Shen.

At the arrival of Zhao Jing, they started to discuss the invited guests of the Heroes Conference, at the mention of Rong Xuan, Gao Chong turned sombre, however, he lightened up by givign Zhao Jing the good news: they have three pieces of the Liuli Armour safe.

#### Counterattack against the Ghost Valley

The Yue Yang Sect sees a new guest, the Sword Immortal, Ye Baiyi. Because of Ye Baiyi's young appearance, Shen Shen doesn't believe that he is the Sword Immortal, neither Gao Chong but nonetheless, he attempts to be polite despite Ye Baiyi's informality. Despite being convinced he is a young master of Mount Changming, he is impressed by Ye Baiyi's great strength and celestial-like aura.

At night, Gao Chong led a charge with the Da Gushan Sect, ambushing the Unfaithful Department's hideout, Luo's Mansion, as a payback for Deng Kuan and Junior Wei. They managed to kill forty-seven girls of the Unfaithful Department, and abduct their master, The Matrimonial-Funerary Ghost. Gao Chong intends to execute her at the Heroes Conference and have her skull paraded as a sign of their strength, and holds her imprisoned in the Yue Yang Sect's prison cells.

### The Heroes Conference

#### Entrance

Before the Heroes Conference had started, there had been a commotion between Mount Tai Sect, Shen Shen and Huang He. As people demanded for Gao Chong to come out and explain what is happening, he made his entrance with his disciples, Hai Sha and Cao Brotherhood.

Initially, Gao Chong wins the crowd on his side, first by debunking the allegations of Shen Shen murdering Ao Laizi, and second by stating that their common enemy is the Ghost Valley. Some clans started to demand an explanation on the Liuli Armour, its origins and its story, in which Gao Chong agrees to tell, he states that the Liuli Armour had been divided to maintain the peace that roamed the martial art world for twenty years, and it is a magnet of chaos, as shown by the bloodbath night of the fake Liuli Armour. Feng Xiaofeng attempts to turn the tide around, and accuse the Five Lakes Alliance of orchestrating the fake Liuli Armour pieces, as well as the battle of Mount Qingya. Regardless, the crowd is still on Gao Chong's side, threatening Feng Xiaofeng if he keeps trying to slander Gao Chong.

#### Imbalance of the Masses

Huang He reinstates his point as priority; the World Arsenal must be opened first if the martial world were to ally with the Five Lakes Alliance against the Ghost Valley. Gao Chong silences the crowd's upraors, and introduces the guest he had invited to the Heroes Conference to explain the mechanisms of the Liuli Armour. Long Xiao, the young master of the Long Yuan Pavilion, who was rumoured to be able to open the Arsenal. Unexpectedly, Long Xiao not only told a false story of the Arsenal, admitted that he is unable to open the Arsenal, but accused Gao Chong of bribing and coearcing the Long Yuan Pavilion to open it for Gao Chong's personal gain.

This testification caused the rivaling clans, such as the Iron Palm Clan, to be vocally against Gao Chong, Zhao Jing attempted to defend Gao Chong, while apoloigisng for his incompetance for bringing Long Xiao instead of Long Que. Gao Chong calms the crowd for the moment, stating that there must have been a misunderstanding and regardless, he wil disturbate all the Arsenal's scrolls to whoever demands it once the Ghost Valley is fully eradicated.

After that announcment, he beckons Zhang Chengling forward, and announces that he betrothed his daughter to him, and after their marriage is finished, Gao Chong will become a monk and no longer handle mortal affairs, thus making Zhang Chengling the leader of the Yue Yang Sect and the Head of the Five Lakes Alliance. To affirm his intentions further, Gao Chong holds the Token of Honor for everyone to see, showing that he has no personal gain, and only seeks to defeat evil and avenge his brothers. At gaining the crowd's approval once again, Gao Chong calls for the Five Lakes Alliance Blood Basin to be filled with wine, and for everyone who joins him to put their blood in the basin, and drink it together afterwards, and for who wants to abstain, they are free to leave.

Feng Xiaofeng raises another question with the intent to cause trouble, where should the Yin Yang Tome and Six Harmonies Cultivation Art be given to, as their sects had long-declined. This gave Huang He the chance to accuse Gao Chong of being selfish, and an infighting was about to occur as to who those two scrolls shall be given to.

#### Downfall

The Ghost Valley makes a sudden appearance with the white joss paper, and Gao Chong prepares for war, however, the voice of Impermanence Ghost comes instead, claiming that Gao Chong was the mastermind behind the Jing Hu Sect massacre instructed by Long-Tongued Ghost, the death of Ao Laizi instructed by Happy Ghost, the wedding massacre instructed by Matrimonial-Funerary Ghost and promising the Ghosts a share of the Arsenal, yet now he dares to kill Long-Tongued Ghost and imprison Matrimonial-Funerary Ghost, which made Impermanence Ghost speak up. This riles up the Mount Tai Sect, believing firmly in that theory.

While Gao Chong attempts to defend himself, Deng Kuan makes an appearance, controlled akin to a Drug Man, who "confesses" to his crimes by saying he assisted in the Jing Hu massacre and wilingly knew of his master's allyship with the Ghost Valley, and commits suicide in shame. This causes Gao Chong to enter a state of shock, and wonders who wants him dead so badly, that they would go as far as to control his senior disicple.

#### Final Battle

> Now, I've fallen into a trap and cannot explain for myself. My conscience is clear! Believe me if you will. If you don't, I have nothing else to say.
>
> Come on! My head is right here. Come get it!
>
> Gao Chong to the masses

Cornered with no way out, Gao Chong swears his innocence and proclaims that heavens are his witnesses. If someone wishes to fight him, then he is giving them their chance of doing so. Shen Shen and the Yue Yang Sect side with Gao Chong and willing to fight with him, Mu Siyuan‏‎ is the first person to make a move, charging at Gao Chong. Having left his sabre on the top, Gao Chong uses the Blood Basin's unsharpened sword, and attacks defensively and non-lethally.

Gao Chong then notices the two who had saved Zhang Chengling previously, and tells them to take Zhang Chengling away from the fight.

Amidst the fighting, Gao Chong sees Feng Xiaofeng destroying the Five Lakes Alliance Monument, he tries to stop it but to no avail, in his shock, Feng Xiaofeng attempts to kill him, but Gao Shan jumps in and takes the poision for his master, killing him instantly. Enraged, Gao Chong makes his first kill by throwing a sword towards Feng Xiaofeng, killing him and Gaoshannu.

Zhao Jing called for the fighting to stop, crying to let Gao Chong live, and making a bargin with Huang He that he will give up his wealth and live with Gao Chong as a monk if needed to achieve peace. Gao Chong yells for Zhao Jing to stand up, who in return, weeps. Zhao Jing wept for Gao Chong to stop, trying to snap him out of his haze and to realise the situation: the Monument has fallen, the Five Lakes Alliance was completely in ruins, everyone was fighting and dying in vain. Gao Chong stared at the scenery around him and took it all in, finally deciding on "giving them the Liuli Armour".

Shen Shen interjected heavily, and had realised that Gao Chong intended to die when he entrusted his daughter to him. Shen Shen tried to stop him, but in a moment of weakness, Gao Chong knocked him out in order to prevent Shen Shen from stopping or following him.

> The Liuli Armour has threatened the martial arts world. In order to prevent future danger, I will destroy it today.
>
> Gao Chong's final words

Gao Chong then addressed the crowd, stating his bad stance and lack of defence, and therefore, he will officialy cut ties with the Five Lakes Alliance, and in doing so, he will do what he wanted to do twenty years ago: break the Liuli Armour. Before anyone can act, Gao Chong shattered the three Liuli Armour pieces and threw them away.

#### Death

After destroying the Liuli Armour pieces, Gao Chong ran to the Five Lakes Alliance Monument, and smashed his head against where his name was engraved, committing suicide as a futile attempt to prove his innocence to the masses. The Yue Yang disciples at the Heroes Conference were left mourning for their master.

The Liuli Armour pieces Gao Chong had destroyed were a replica, as the real pieces were kept safe in Mo Huaiyang's possession.

### Legacy

#### Vilification and Lies

Gao Chong died as a wicked man who collaborated with the Ghost Valley and sought out to steal the Liuli Armour for himself. Despite the Yue Yang's disciple efforts to protect their master's body, his corpse was shred into pieces by the opposing sects until there was nothing left to carry or to properly bury.

After Zhao Jing took the leadership of the Alliance, he vowed to clear its reputation from Gao Chong's bad doings and set things right.

Anyone who dared to side with Gao Chong was to be hunted down, such Zhu Yaozhi, and in order to be spared, they must swear that Gao Chong was a demon and pledge their loyalty to the Alliance.

#### Vindication and Proving Innocence

During the second Heroes Conference, Zhao Jing's true character and schemes were all exposed to the martial arts world, with Gao Xiaolian testifying for her father's actions and Deng Kuan declaring his innocence, on how Zhao Jing was envious of Gao Chong and how Deng Kuan was mind-controlled to frame his master.

Thus, Gao Chong was proven innocent and clear of any lies and suspicions surrounding his actions, starting from poisoning Rong Xuan, until his actions during the havoc in Jianghu.

## Novel Difference

In the novel, there was no poisoning incident and the events of Rong Xuan happened thirty years ago.

When Rong Xuan wanted to severe his own meridians to achieve the ultimate martial art technique, all of the five brothers, including Gao Chong, backed off in fear, and decided not to align themselves with Rong Xuan when he had gone mad.

Gao Chong is described to be a man who has no outstanding heroic physical appearance, but instead, he's a simply old chubby man who has white streaks at his temples with a voice full of vigour and energy, his laughter very vivid, his face is akin to a Buddha when smiling. Gao Chong had this friendly aura made people not feel his seniority or position, but instead as if Gao Chong was an old and very close friend. However, when not smiling, his eyes turn menacing and hostile, he has short-patience, but manages to retain his composure, as he's the head of the Great Five Sects.

When the Ghost Valley retaliated by killing each disciple of each attending sect and manor in the Zhao Estate, Gao Chong wept openly over the disciple killed from the Gao Manor, Gao Hui, a simple-minded orphan boy who took the Gao surname.

Gao Chong died while he was carrying the ashes of Shen Shen to bury, he sensed that something would go wrong, and sent Gao Xiaolian away. He was ambushed by other sects who accused him of killing Shen Shen, Hua Qingsong, collaborating with the Ghost Valley and being the plot-master of the Nan He Manor and Rong Xuan's murder, all for his personal gain to steal the armoury all for himself, going as far as to kill witnesses for it.

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## Reference

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Word of Honor: Official Commemorative Artbook
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web-Series, Episode 03
3. ↑ Web-Series, Episode 14
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Web-Series, Episode 09
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Web-Series, Episode 11
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Web-Series, Episode 10
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Web-Series, Episode 12
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Web-Series, Episode 19
9. ↑ Web-Series, Episode 28
10. ↑ Web-Series, Episode 29
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Web-Series, Episode 33
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Web-Series, Episode 23
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Web-Series, Episode 07
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Web-Series, Episode 08
15. ↑ Web-Series, Episode 14
16. ↑ Web-Series, Episode 15
17. ↑ Web-Series, Episode 16
18. ↑ Web-Series, Episode 24
19. ↑ Novel, Chapter 51
20. ↑ Novel, Chapter 18
21. ↑ Novel, Chapter 20
22. ↑ Novel, Chapter 27
23. ↑ Novel, Chapter 62