The dream of a lonely hero

At this time, Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi was extremely depressed. The emperor's reward to the soldiers of Xishan was robbed. How could he report to the emperor! He looked up to the sky and cried bitterly. Yan Yun felt ashamed for not protecting the reward to Xishan. He stood there stupidly, not knowing how to comfort his master. Jin Wang cried for a long time, and suddenly saw a group of soldiers coming out from the mountain valley. He was terrified. Yan Yun hurriedly held the sword to protect Jin Wang, saying: "Your Highness, don't be alarmed! As long as Yan Yun is here, Your Highness is here!" How could Jin Wang not be alarmed? He thought, as long as you, Yan Yun, am here, if you, Yan Yun, are gone, I have to be here too! Even if you, Yan Yun, have three heads and six arms, you can't resist thousands of troops, so you turned around and ran away. Yan Yun held the Qinglong sword horizontally and waited in battle formation. The troops were getting closer and closer. He could see clearly that it was the banner of the Song army. The leader was riding a green-maned horse, wearing a wrought iron lotus leaf helmet, wearing a wrought iron chain mail, hanging a wrought iron bamboo whip from his waist, and holding a 10-foot-long steel spear. Following this general were the "double mace guardians" Yuan Da and Wang Yande, followed by more than a thousand soldiers of the imperial guards. Yuan Da limped and smiled foolishly at Yan Yun, "Seventh brother! Seventh brother! This is General Yuchi Ling of the imperial guards. He was ordered to patrol and happened to run into the gang of thieves. He led his troops to kill the thieves and took back the items that the government rewarded Xishan." Yuchi Ling then dismounted, and Yan Yun stepped forward to greet him. The two hurriedly caught up with the King of Jin. Yuchi Ling hurriedly saluted the King of Jin: "Yuchi Ling, the commander of the right squad of the Golden Spear Squad, is here to see you." The King of Jin was in a very bad state. His crown and boots were gone, and his official robe was torn into pieces by tree branches. He was very embarrassed in front of the officers of the Forbidden Army. "Oh! Oh! That bunch of thieves - thieves -" Yuchi Ling briefly described the process of killing the thieves and taking back the rewards from Xishan. The King of Jin was so happy that he felt murderous and wanted to kill Yuchi Ling and the more than 1,000 soldiers he led, so as not to expose his own embarrassing appearance. He hated it, but he didn't have the ability to do so at the moment. He said insincerely: "Yuchi, thank you for your hard work! When I return to the capital, I will definitely ask for merit for you. You can do whatever you want with your military duties!" Yuchi Ling said goodbye to the King of Jin and led the soldiers to patrol. Yan Yun, Yuan Da, Yuan Da, and Wang Yande helped the King of Jin walk out of the valley and come to the foot of Yalong Mountain. "Iron Palm Zen Zeng" Mingran and "Zhanwen Daoke" Liaoran gathered the 500 soldiers led by the King of Jin, sorted out the items for rewarding the troops in the West Mountain that were taken back by Yuchi Ling, the right first squad of the Imperial Guards, and saluted the King of Jin. The King of Jin said, "No need to be polite! Have all the items for rewarding the troops been recovered?"

Liaoran said, "Reporting to Your Highness! Everything was recovered, and everything was returned intact."

Mingran said, "Thanks to Yuchi Ling."

The King of Jin said coldly, "What if he wasn't there?"

Mingran was embarrassed and speechless.

King Jin said: "Ran Ran, what is Yuchi Ling's background?"

Ran Ran said: "Yuchi Ling is a sixth-rank imperial guards officer, and was originally under the command of Futian County Prince Zhang Duo."

King Jin thought: "Zhang Duo is Zhao Guangmei's father-in-law, how could Yuchi Ling have no connection with Zhao Guangmei."

Ran Ran said carefully: "Even if there is a connection, Yuchi Ling's action this time was not instructed by Fu Wang Zhao Guangmei, it is also a routine for the imperial guards to patrol the capital and arrest bandits, and Zhao Guangmei has no power to command the imperial guards."

King JinThe king pondered for a moment and said to himself: "What a coincidence, I just happened to see Yuchi Ling robbing the mercenaries."

He said clearly: "Yuchi Ling is Zhao Guangmei's man. Helping His Highness to kill the bandits must be a helpless act. As a colonel of the imperial army, how can he turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear? If this is true, he must know that this is a capital crime. If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. The first thing he considers is not Zhao Guangmei but his own life and property."

The King of Jin thought for a long time and said: "I hope so!"

The King of Jin changed his clothes and ordered his soldiers to march towards the West Mountain. Along the way, Yan Yun recalled every detail of the fight with the Masked King Su Bai Duanzi, and suddenly remembered "Yan Yun is so dirty and you are so cruel!" It was him - Yan Feng, who was puzzled. Why did Yan Feng assassinate the King of Jin? Should he report this to the King of Jin? If the King of Jin knew, Yan Feng would definitely die. Yan Feng was so unscrupulous that he deserved to die, but he shouldn't die like this. He had no grudges with the King of Jin, but he must have been involved in the power struggle among the officials in the court. He shouldn't have died in the power struggle, but should have died under the laws of the Song Dynasty, so that everyone in the world would know that he was full of evil and deserved his punishment.

The King of Jin Zhao Guangyi's brain was not idle either. Based on his experience of eliminating the Centipede Mountain and cleaning up the bandits in Tianlang Mountain, he inferred that the bandits who occupied the mountain as kings robbed openly, unlike the chicken-crowning and dog-stealing thieves in the market who were ashamed to see people secretly. There was no need to cover their faces. In this case, he was afraid that the King of Jin and his party would recognize him. The King of Jin inferred that the robbers were probably the opponents in the court, and it would not be anyone else except Zhao Guangmei. The King of Jin was still puzzled about why the imperial guard Liexiao Wei Chiling helped. Was it on Zhao Guangmei's orders? If not, was it really a coincidence?

Yan Yun's inference was correct. The leader of the bandits who assassinated King Jin was Yan Feng. Yan Feng boasted in the Yanhou Mansion that he would help King Fu Zhao Guangmei get rid of King Jin Zhao Guangyi in his own identity. King Fu handed over 800 privately trained confidants to Yan Feng, asking Yan Feng and his team to pretend to be bandits who occupied the mountain and killed King Jin in Yalong Mountain. Yan Feng also used underworld means to reveal the news of King Jin's mission to Xishan to the remnants of the Golden Spear Society. King Jin had destroyed the Golden Spear Society's nest. How could the Golden Spear Society not avenge this blood feud? Yan Feng also felt that he was exposed in the fight with Yan Yun. He felt that Yan Yun had recognized him, but he believed that Yan Yun was his own brother after all and would not betray him to King Jin. Even if he was ruthless and he refused to admit it, King Jin could do nothing with the protection of King Fu.

That morning, King Jin and his team came to a dark pine forest. The King of Jin reined in his horse, put his hand on the pergola and looked at the endless pine forest, and suddenly felt an ominous omen in his heart. "Zhanwen Daoke" saw his mind and said, "Your Highness! Ask Mingran and Wang Yan to lead 300 soldiers to escort the goods first. Half an hour later, I, Yanyun, Yuanda and 200 soldiers will escort you and leave." The King of Jin thought for a moment and said, "That's it."

"Iron Palm Zen Zeng" Mingran took the order and left. The King of Jin watched Mingran and his group gradually disappear into the forest. After waiting for about half an hour, he heard no movement, and took Liangran, Yanyun, Yuanda and 200 soldiers into the vast forest. This pine forest is called the Black Pine Forest. The ancient trees are towering and cover the sky, giving people a sense of deep and terrifying.The King of Jin and his entourage walked three or five miles. Suddenly, a Taoist priest in white clothes, holding the sword Caiyun Tai'a, blocked the road in front of them. He glared at them with anger in his eyes and shouted loudly: "Hey! Zhao Guangyi, the thief! I, Wu Tianzhen, have been waiting for you for a long time. Give me your life!" Liaoran ordered the soldiers to surround and kill Wu Tianzhen. Wu Tianzhen's long sword was flying, and more than a dozen soldiers fell in a pool of blood. How dare he and the soldiers go forward? Liaoran was so scared that his face turned pale and said, "Yanyun, Yuanda, what are you waiting for!" He raised his sword and went forward to fight with Wu Tianzhen. After fighting for more than ten rounds, he suffered several sword wounds and fled. Yuanda intercepted Wu Tianzhen with a pair of iron maces. After less than three rounds of fighting, his apprentice Meng Yanchang and two or three hundred disciples of the Golden Spear Club flashed behind Wu Tianzhen and came to kill him with weapons. Wu Tianzhen abandoned Yuanda and rushed to kill the King of Jin. Meng Yanchang intercepted Yuanda and fought, and the soldiers of the Imperial Army fought with the disciples of the Golden Spear Society. When King Jin saw Wu Tianzhen coming at him fiercely, he turned his horse's head, whipped him hard a few times and ran away.

When Wu Tianzhen appeared, Yan Yun was in a state of confusion. One was his mentor, and the other was his master who had saved his life. His mentor wanted to kill his master, so where should he go? His heart was broken. Seeing the soldiers, Liangran and Wu Tianzhen fighting, he froze and didn't know what to do. Seeing Wu Tianzhen rushing to King Jin to kill him, he told himself that he must not be indecisive anymore. The savior King Jin must not die. He slowly drew out the Qinglong Sword. At this time, he felt that the sword in his hand was a thousand pounds heavy and he could hardly lift it. This Qinglong Sword was given by his mentor. Today he had to fight with his mentor. Otherwise, his master King Jin would surely die. He blocked Wu Tianzhen and said, "Master! I, your unworthy disciple, hope that you will show mercy and let the King of Jin go!"

Wu Tianzhen frowned and sneered, saying, "Evil beast! You still have the nerve to plead for Zhao Guangyi! If it weren't for you, the evil beast, colluding with the traitor Xiao Dainyi of the Golden Spear Society, my Golden Spear Society wouldn't have suffered a catastrophic disaster. Zhao Guangyi was merciful when he slaughtered my Tianlang Mountain. You are willing to be Zhao Guangyi's lackey, and you are the enemy of my Golden Spear Society and the enemy of me, Wu Tianzhen!" Sword lights rushed towards Yanyun. Yanyun didn't expect his former teacher to be so fierce. After a few encounters, his left shoulder was stabbed by Wu Tianzhen's sword, and blood instantly stained his shoulder red. When he was stunned, Wu Tianzhen touched the ground with his toes and flew up to chase the King of Jin, Zhao Guangyi. The King of Jin kept whipping his horse with his whip, and ran two or three miles. The horse stumbled and fell, and the King of Jin was thrown two feet away, raising a layer of dust. He didn't care about the pain, and limped and hid in the bushes on the roadside. He wanted to escape again, but his legs were out of control. He was frightened and injured, and he couldn't help shaking by grabbing branches. From time to time, Wu Tianzhen ran over to see the King of Jin's horse that fell to the ground. He looked around and found that the branches in the bushes on the roadside were shaking. He turned around and flew away. Looking at the trembling King of Jin, he shouted with blood in his eyes, "Zhao Guangyi, give me your life!" Now the King of Jin was like a dog that had lost its home, and he didn't care about the dignity of a noble family. He knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Spare my life! Master Wu, spare my life! As long as Master Wu spares my life, Master Wu will give you whatever you want, just give it to you! I will go through fire and water without hesitation, please Master Wu, speak!" Sweat beads as big as soybeans kept rolling down his forehead.

Wu Tianzhen sneered: "I'm afraid you can't do what I want!”

King Jin felt hopeful and hurriedly said: “Master, just speak up! Gold, silver, jewelry, fine wine, and beautiful women are absolutely not a problem! Not a problem!”

Wu Tianzhen said: “I don’t want these.”

King Jin said: “Whatever you want, just say it, just say it!” His eyes were fixed on his lips.

Wu Tianzhen said: “I want hundreds of thousands of Golden Spear Society disciples to be resurrected.”

King Jin just saw a glimmer of hope and it was shattered in an instant, saying: “Master, Master, this this——”

Wu Tianzhen said: “Is it difficult? Actually, it’s not difficult. You can go to the King of Hell to make some suggestions. The King of Hell will definitely give face to your brother, the King of Jin.”

King Jin was so scared that he cried: “Master, Master, why bother! As long as the real person spares the little king's life, the real person will enjoy endless wealth and glory——"

Wu Tianzhen had humiliated him enough and said angrily: "Zhao Guangyi is a killer! You have come to this day. If you know this, why do you have to kill all of my Golden Spear Society? Blood debts must be paid with blood. You must know this truth. Give me your life!" He swung the sword and chopped it at the top of King Jin's head. This sword must have split King Jin in two.

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