Chapter 90: The Dream Reappears, Yang Xiong's Death
Plop!
The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground woke up the sleeping father and son.
"Chong'er, continue to sleep. Daddy will go out and take a look."
Xu Youan patted Xiao Chong'er's chest soothingly, put on some clothes and got out of bed.
Xiao Chong was drowsy and about to fall asleep again when cold wind blew in from the open door.
"Well……"
Xiao Chong tightened the quilt tightly around him, but he was no longer sleepy, so he looked towards the door curiously.
As soon as Xu Youan went out, he squatted down, not even bothering to close the door: "Why is the injury so serious?"
"hey-hey."
The man outside the house gasped, "I killed Xie Laosi."
"...You really are not afraid of death. Can't you wait a little longer?"
Xu Youan picked up the person on the ground with a look of both anger and amusement and walked into the house.
"——Hiss! Can't you be a little gentler?"
This voice...
Water ghost? !
The familiar voice awakened Xu Chong's consciousness and took over the body of the little bug.
"Dreaming again?"
Xu Chong looked around speechlessly.
Indeed, some inconspicuous corners of the room are simply blurred.
Xu Youan, who had just walked in, was holding a man dressed in a straw hat and raincoat.
Who else could it be if not a water ghost?
"The fact that you can still speak proves that you can't die."
Xu Youan put the water ghost down indifferently, propped up its upper body, and put one hand on its shoulder.
Strands of golden light faintly shone from where the palm and shoulder met.
If nothing unexpected happens, it should be healing.
Xu Chong watched quietly, trying his best to capture the information contained in this dream.
After a while, the water ghost seemed to feel better and let out a long sigh, "I have been suffering every day because I didn't take revenge for my son's murder. Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
"The Xie family is probably going crazy."
Xu Youan said helplessly, "Among the six major families of Taiping Dao, the Xie family is the most depleted. The eldest and second oldest brothers died in this generation, and now because of your disturbance, only the third oldest brother is left."
"It's okay to be crazy, no one will know it was me anyway."
The water ghost said nonchalantly.
“Even if they knew, I don’t think the Xie family would kill you. Instead, they would directly arrest you and unblock you for the third time.”
Xu Youan smiled evilly and said, "After all, they were reluctant to kill such a good thug."
"Unblock..."
The water ghost's tone suddenly dropped. "What is the origin of the blood pool used for unsealing? Why do I always feel like it's human blood..."
"It's not human blood."
Xu Youan shook his head, his tone somewhat disdainful, "But you can treat it as human blood."
"Okay, I knew you wouldn't tell me..."
The water ghost's tone was a little depressed.
At this point, an intense drowsiness suddenly hit me.
The sound of their conversation also became blurred and inaudible.
Xu Chong did not struggle.
He knew that his original self had also fallen asleep after hearing this, and this could not be changed at all.
The next day.
Xu Chong woke up naturally, got out of bed, opened the north window, and let the cold wind blow in.
"Pond of blood..."
"It's not human blood? But it can be considered human blood?"
"What does it mean?"
Xu Chong was lost in thought facing the morning breeze.
He wasn't surprised that the memory resurfaced.
After being promoted to the position of general flag yesterday, he has been given a lot of autonomy. He spent the whole night thinking about going to Taiping Dao to unblock his noble status. It can be said that what you think about during the day will appear in your dreams at night.
But now it seems...
This pool of blood is not a good thing, right?
Xu Chong remembered the disdain in the Third Master's tone and quickly made a decision.
"Let's wait and see if we can find an opportunity to be promoted to a noble family through legitimate meritorious service ."
"If it doesn't work, we'll talk about it later."
Xu Chong turned around.
…
I thought the days would become peaceful.
However, they did not expect that only five days later, the Blood-Clothed Guards, the Military Garrison and the government office would once again join forces to go out into the wild.
This time, Ge Wanshan also selectively ignored Xu Chong.
Three days later, the team returned with heavy losses!
Seventy-six captains were killed in the battle, one hundred and three were seriously injured, and countless were slightly injured.
Twelve small flags were killed in the battle, forty-seven were seriously injured, and countless were also slightly injured.
Not only that.
Several generals were killed in the battle , including Yang Xiong.
…
Blood-stained Martyrs' Shrine.
This is located on the fourth floor south of the Qianhu Suo, and is a place specifically used to place tablets for those who died in battle.
It occupies almost half of the space on the south side, and is filled with tablets.
The atmosphere in the ancestral hall was depressing. Everyone was silent, looking quietly at the tablets belonging to their friends.
Xu Chong also stood quietly, side by side with Kou Ruohai.
But he didn't feel sad at all, just a little bit of regret that "fate is not in our control".
Only Yang Xiong died, which made him feel a little regretful.
An acquaintance is missing.
"On the day when Mr. Jiang was arrested, Yang Xiong was like a madman on the march, crying and laughing."
Kou Ruohai suddenly spoke, his tone very calm, "It's either bragging or cursing."
"Everyone avoids him like the plague."
"Yang Xiong saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he ran over and grabbed me."
"He said he killed his wife, children and elders. He is a beast."
"They say the Qianhu Lord is abnormal. He won't even recruit a woman."
"If he had a father like you, he would definitely have an easier life than you."
"Later, he said he regretted joining the Blood Robe Guards. He thought he would have just farmed."
At this point, Kou Ruohai paused and continued, "Finally, he said that he only wanted one thing now, to become a centurion and live on the fourth floor... He said that his family, including his wife and children, are worth at least this price, otherwise it would be a big loss."
So that’s how it is…
Xu Chong seemed to be thinking about something.
No wonder Yang Xiong was able to calm down his anger so easily when he was in Canglang.
No wonder he targeted me so much later.
No wonder Ge Wanshan wanted to protect him.
No wonder... Yang Xiong ran away as soon as he saw the mission.
"I was so annoyed by his nonsense that I said, if you want to live on the fourth floor, you just need to die in battle. You don't have to become a centurion."
Kou Ruohai's tone began to drop, "He took it seriously..."
"When the army was confronting Mr. Jiang, I could see that as long as the captain gave the order, he would be the first to rush forward. Fortunately, they didn't fight in the end."
"I thought he would be fine after he got over the alcohol."
"But I was wrong."
"He didn't drink this time, but he was still the first to rush up..."
Kou Ruohai turned his head and looked at Xu Chong, his expression not knowing whether to laugh or cry, but his eyes were slightly red: "Tell me, did I succeed in tricking him to death?"
Xu Chong was silent for a moment and said, "I can't understand."
From beginning to end, Yang Xiong only showed a hint of self-abandonment when he was drinking.
He is usually very normal, and even his ambition is more obvious than others.
Even if this ambition only comes from his wife and children, it would never reach the point of committing suicide.
"You may not know it yet."
Kou Ruohai continued, "His qualifications are very poor, very poor, not even much better than your father."
"His aptitude had already reached the top at the fifth level of awakening. He relied on external forces to break through later. Even to reach the Meridian Realm, he consumed three precious medicines..."
"Not only that, I found the remaining precious medicine in his room. It was covered with dust. I thought that the precious medicine might not be able to help him break through again."
So... Yang Xiong himself has no hope of being promoted to a centurion?
Xu Chong was stunned.
"Now, he actually lives on the fourth floor..."
Kou Ruohai shook his head and laughed, "I just don't know if this counts as getting what I wanted."
"By the way, what is the mission this time?"
Xu Chong frowned. "With Lord Fujun and Lord Qianhu here, how could there be so many casualties?"
"Our casualties are not that great, but those in the government office and the garrison are much greater."
Kou Ruohai calmed down and said, "The mission is to capture the Fenggu County Magistrate."
"Wind drum...what?!"
Xu Chong cried out in shock.
Hundreds of dissatisfied eyes looked over in the ancestral hall.
Xu Chong pulled Kou Ruohai out of the ancestral hall and asked in a low voice: "Why does a county magistrate need to mobilize so many people? And the loss is so great?!"
He could understand why the county magistrate of Fenggu County was arrested.
After all, he created traces of Wei Wuxie there.
But the problem is...
Is that county magistrate so powerful? !
“I didn’t understand it when I received the task.”
Kou Ruohai calmed down and replied, "Later on the road, the captain told us to be alert, saying that the county magistrate was an important figure in the Taiping Dao and was very likely to be a person above the Tongmai level... and it turned out to be true."
Above the meridians?
Xu Chong was shocked.
If it was above the Tongmai, then... I was not far away at that time, was I discovered?
After recalling it carefully, Xu Chong felt a little relieved.
In order to ensure that the other party would notice the word "thousand" and associate it with Wei Wuxie, he was staring at the county magistrate's eyes and expression from beginning to end.
It is certain that from the moment the county magistrate appeared until he left, his eyes never paused in his direction.
It doesn't look like it can be acted out.
Moreover, he had been maintaining the false appearance of Tan Guang and Lao Li from beginning to end.
Tan Guang can become invisible and conceal his aura with a false appearance. Even Jiang Zhihong, who is above him in the meridians, cannot detect his violent power.
It should have not been discovered.
Thinking of this, Xu Chong breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where is the county magistrate? Was he killed or did he escape?"
"nothing."
Kou Ruohai shook his head. "The army surrounded him, the magic soldiers attacked from a distance, and finally it was Lord Fujun and Lord Qianhu who attacked together, severely wounding him and capturing him."
"Um?"
Xu Chong frowned, "I haven't seen you guys put anyone in jail?"
"Let the Lord take him away."
Kou Ruohai replied, "The prison in the government office is not as safe as the Black Prison. Generally speaking, those who exceed the Tongmai realm will definitely be locked up in the Black Prison, but this time the Qianhu Lord did not insist, and I didn't see any dissatisfaction."
"Is that so..."
Xu Chong seemed to be thinking about something.
If nothing unexpected happens, the Qianhu Office has already taken the credit from Jiang Zhihong, so Ge Wanshan took the initiative to give up the credit this time.
"I'm leaving. I was slightly injured and I'm going back to recuperate."
Kou Ruohai said this, then leaped and flew down to the third floor.
…
…
It only took one day for Qianhu Suo to restore its normal order and atmosphere.
As if the memory of their friend had been suddenly wiped out by the obstruction of knowledge and perception, no one went to the Nanlou Ancestral Hall anymore.
Thousands of tablets were placed high on the fourth floor, quietly overlooking the bloody coming and going.
Another half month passed like this.
There was a knock on Xu Chong's door.
Boom boom boom.
"Is General Xu here?"
A familiar voice came.
Xu Chong recognized that this was the captain who often ran errands for Ge Wanshan, so he walked over and opened the door: "Captain, are you looking for me?"
"Not only the Qianhu Lord, but also the Fujun Lord is here."
The captain replied respectfully, "It seems that the Lord of the Mansion has asked to see you."
Duan Yuanming?
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes, "Did the two adults say what it was about?"
A normal general would definitely not ask this, but it’s okay for him to ask.
The lieutenant also thought it was normal and answered directly: "It seems that the Lord of the Mansion is in trouble and asked the captain for help. The captain asked me to come and ask General Xu for help."
"help?"
Xu Chong was a little suspicious, and nodded to the captain: "I understand."
"Then I will take my leave first."
The captain clasped his fists and left.
Xu Chong stood quietly at the door for a moment, still unable to determine Duan Yuanming's purpose, so he simply stopped thinking about it and went upstairs.
When the enemy comes, we will fight them with our soldiers; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.
Not long after, Xu Chong met the two people on the fifth floor.
Before he could speak, Ge Wanshan waved his hand and said, "Don't ask for instructions, just come in."
"yes."
Xu Chong walked straight in.
"You should have heard about the mission a while ago."
Ge Wanshan went straight to the point, "I asked you to come here just for the county magistrate above Tongmai..."
When it comes to this, Ge Wanshan is a little depressed: "Damn, are the people in Taiping Dao all idle or what? One moment Tongmai goes to Canglong to be the chief clerk, and the next moment Tongmai goes to be the county magistrate."
"Since the new Taoist master was appointed, no one can guess what they are going to do."
Duan Yuanming shook his head with emotion and looked at Xu Chong: "I came here this time to ask for a favor from you, Mr. Xu."
"help?"
Xu Chong was stunned and looked at Ge Wanshan.
"Is such that."
Ge Wanshan explained, "That Tongmai master is a tough nut to crack. Lord Fujun has tried every possible way for the past half month, but he just can't get him to talk. So I recommended you to Lord Fujun."
"This...this is different, right?"
Xu Chong was a little confused, "Shouldn't we find someone who is an expert in torture?"
"Everyone else has tried it, it didn't work, and... never mind, you're the best fit anyway."
Ge Wanshan was just about to say that Xu Chong had already interrogated Tongmai once, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he realized that Xu Chong must have forgotten about that incident.
"In short, if this matter is considered, you are the only one who has a chance in the entire Zhanghua Mansion."
Duan Yuanming took over the conversation, "Of course, if you don't want to, I can take you to the capital, but that way, there will be many more variables on the way."
"Not only that."
Ge Wanshan also said, "It will also make the court question the case-handling capabilities of Zhanghua Mansion, including our Qianhu Office."
All right.
This is so reasonable, there is no reason to refuse...
Xu Chong had no choice but to clasp his fists and say, "I am willing to give it a try."
"good."
Ge Wanshan nodded with satisfaction and handed over a thin file: "This is the information we have so far. It's not much, and you need to judge its authenticity yourself. You can study it first."
Xu Chong reached out and took it.
There were three big words written on the file.
Thank you Changkong.
