Chapter 74: The Sorrow of Yijian
There were flames everywhere in the outer city, shouts of killing and blood flowing like a river.
The inner city was also busy, with soldiers and civilians constantly moving back and forth, and the sound of people shouting and horses neighing filled the air.
Fu Cailin, dressed in white, stood tall on the city wall, gazing at the chaotic battlefield. It was unknown what was brewing in his calm eyes.
Suddenly, a deep and gentle voice resounded throughout the city:
"Fu Cailin, everyone says that you are the guardian god of Goguryeo. Why are you just standing by and watching without taking any action when the outer city is about to fall?
"Well, I will wait for you on the tower of South City. As long as you can kill me, the dispute between our two countries will end.
"You, dare you come?"
There was a moment of silence, and Fu Cailin's calm voice spread throughout the city:
"So, there is only war."
As soon as this voice came out, the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city was greatly boosted, and the cheers shook the royal city.
A few hours later.
The Japanese army's main camp, the rear camp, in a marching tent.
A woman in black palace dress and a black veil on her face was kneeling on a low couch, holding an ancient scroll in her hands, reading quietly under the candlelight, and turning a deaf ear to the faint sounds of killing coming from afar outside the tent.
The woman's clothing was simple in style, but made of the finest brocade, low-key and luxurious. The interior of the tent was also quite elegant and gorgeous, and every small ornament was made by a famous artist in the Middle Earth.
With such treatment, she seems to be a noble lady of high status.
But on her snow-white wrists, there was a pair of iron shackles.
Both wrists were locked with iron shackles, and in the middle was a dark iron chain as thick as a little finger.
Not only were his hands locked, but even his ankles were locked with a pair of iron shackles.
His hands and feet were shackled, clearly a prisoner.
But when she was quietly reading the ancient scroll, her elegant and calm demeanor made it seem as if she didn't care about her situation at all.
Suddenly, the tent curtain was lifted by a slender hand, and a young girl dressed in a male warrior's uniform, with a hero's bun on her head, long legs, crystal skin, and a delicate and heroic look, rushed in and said anxiously:
"Mom, Fu Cailin is dead!
"That fat man who dared to usurp the throne and call himself the 'Emperor' challenged Fu Cailin to a duel in public. Fu Cailin accepted the challenge generously, and the two sides fought for three hours. The so-called Emperor was more skilled and killed Fu Cailin on the top of the city wall!
"His two disciples, Fu Junyu and Fu Junqiang, also died in battle when the Japanese army broke into the city.
"Fu Cailin was the pillar of Goguryeo. With his death, Goguryeo's morale collapsed and the capital Pyongyang was about to fall!
"I'm afraid that by tomorrow morning at the latest, the capital of Goguryeo will change its master!"
Hear the shocking news from the girl dressed as a man.
The woman in black was silent for a while, and then said in a clear, melodious, girlish voice:
"So what?"
The girl in men's clothing strode to the couch of the woman in black, leaned forward, stared at the woman in black with her eyes wide open, and said loudly:
"Mom, are you listening to me? Fu Cailin is dead! Even his disciples are all dead!
“That’s Fu Cailin, Master Yijian, one of the three great masters!
"Even he is dead, who else in the world can rule the so-called 'Emperor' of Japan?
"If no one can deal with that man, won't you be taken into his harem by that guy? And I will have to call him daddy from now on?"
The woman in black said calmly:
"Don't worry. Although Fu Cailin is one of the three great masters, the title of the three great masters may have shocked the world twenty years ago, but now...
"Oh, the three great masters can only be respected in the secular martial arts world."
The girl in men's clothing said:
"Of course my daughter knows that there are many talented people in the world today, but that fat guy also has many weird guys under his command!
"What's more, his martial arts skills are unfathomable. He actually killed Fu Cailin openly..."
The woman in black said calmly:
"Fu Cailin had already suffered internal injuries in November, and today is only the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month. A little over a month is far from enough for him to fully recover.
"Fu Cailin was not in his prime, but the Emperor still fought for three hours before he killed him. This proves that the Emperor's martial arts were not much stronger than Fu Cailin's.
"Besides, even if Fu Cailin was injured, with his cultivation level, his desperate counterattack before his death would surely be a shocking and decisive kill. How could the Emperor kill him without paying any price? That fat guy must have been injured."
The girl in men's clothing said: "But..."
"No buts." The woman in black interrupted her:
"Although Japan destroyed our Dongming Sect, occupied our Ryukyu Island, imprisoned my mother and daughter in the army, and forced the Dongming Sect to work for them, now it has also destroyed Silla and Baekje, and even the Goguryeo royal city was taken down in one battle, and even Fu Cailin died on the city wall...
“But this does not mean that Japan can continue to be violent.
“You must know that there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the Central Plains. In today’s world, there are countless masters hiding.
"That so-called emperor may be able to destroy Goguryeo, but he is absolutely incapable of invading the Central Plains. If he dares to invade the Central Plains, he will surely destroy himself.
"As arrogant as Japan is today, how miserable it will be when it is defeated in the future."
“Oh my god!” The girl in men’s clothing grabbed the black-clothed woman’s arm with both hands, shook it hard twice, and said with a bitter face:
"Even if Japan is doomed to fail , after conquering Goguryeo, the emperor will take you as his concubine!
"I don't know when he will be defeated, but I'm afraid my daughter will soon call him dad! What should I do?"
The woman in black then put down the book, raised her hand and gently patted her daughter's hand, smiling:
“That day the emperor wanted to take me as his concubine, it was nothing more than because he was attracted by my mother’s identity. He wanted to use me to form an alliance with the Yingui Sect, and use the Yingui Sect to cooperate internally and externally to seize the Central Plains.
"He has this intention. He will not force his mother easily before he achieves his goal."
The girl in men's clothing pouted her lips:
"But even if I don't force you, and just take you as my concubine in name, don't I still have to call him dad?"
The woman in black chuckled and said:
"By the same token, he won't force you to acknowledge him before the alliance with the Yin Gui Sect succeeds. Just ignore him."
The girl in men's clothing said:
"But the evil spirits of the Yingui Sect only have selfish desires in their hearts, without any sense of justice. If the news of the Emperor killing Fu Cailin and destroying Goguryeo spreads, won't they immediately bow down to the Emperor and form an alliance with him?"
The woman in black chuckled:
“You underestimate Zhu Yuyan.
"The Yingui sect is indeed selfish and lacks justice, but the ruler of a barbarian country like the Japanese king, who came out of a remote corner and brazenly calls himself the 'emperor', is such a shallow and ignorant person worthy of her submission?
"Even if she is unable to defeat him, Zhu Yuyan will only pretend to be friendly with him and sabotage him secretly.
"In short, you can rest assured that no matter what the emperor is planning, he will not succeed easily.
"We are safe for a long time to come."
The girl in men's clothing said:
"But, when will this life as a prisoner end?"
The woman in black sighed, a trace of confusion flashed across her eyes briefly, but she comforted him verbally:
"Don't worry, wait patiently, there will definitely be a turning point...
"Well, the Emperor will definitely hold a celebration banquet after he killed Fu Cailin and captured the capital of Goguryeo. I will invite you to attend.
"At the banquet, mother will find an opportunity to talk to the emperor and ask him to allow you to contact the Yingui Sect. He doesn't know the specific entanglement between mother and daughter and the Yingui Sect, so he should agree."
"Ah?" The girl in men's clothing was startled and shook her head repeatedly:
"No, no, I don't want my mother to stay here alone and deal with the Japanese tigers and wolves. If we want to leave, let's go together."
"Mom can't get away."
The woman in black smiled helplessly and said:
"Besides, mother is not alone here, aren't there people from the Dongming Sect accompanying her?
"Wan Jing, you are the most important treasure in my life. If you are safe, I can be at ease and deal with the Japanese tigers and wolves."
"mother……"
"No need to say more, just listen to mother on this matter."
