I became Yang Guo, but unfortunately I lost my hair.
Do I have any regrets? To be honest, I do have some.
Who doesn’t want to be healthy and free from illness?
I don’t know what kind of magical skill the Blood Knife Hongji’s powerful energy came from, but in the end, I used all my strength and chopped him to death with one blow without reservation.
But his right hand lost its protection and was corroded by his internal energy. His flesh and blood withered, leaving only skin and bones. It was truly useless.
"Jianghu, Jianghu!"
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Tong Kongdu shrank a little when he saw Zhang Mingtu. He did not see too much sadness in this passage, but more of a sense of pleasure.
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I attended the funeral of Xue Cheng and the two masters. Although I have only one arm, I was asked a few questions. I simply explained that I was swept by the bloody knife in the aftermath of the battlefield that day.
The others were also very sensible and did not ask any further questions.
After all, after the appearance of Blood Knife Hongji, there were heavy casualties.
It was not uncommon for everyone to be injured, and even quite a few colleagues died.
The people from the Jinyiwei and the Liushenmen were a little more restrained, especially the Liushenmen. They had been fighting on the front line all year round against all kinds of terrible demons and criminals. Death was a normal thing for them.
For me, this situation is quite rare.
Although we have experienced several painful lessons, there are relatively few lessons as tragic as this one.
Ever since I became successful in martial arts, I have rarely experienced such tragic things.
I can only say that everything went too smoothly before, which made me a little proud and complacent.
Life is always full of surprises.
Blood Knife Hongji died quietly. Normally, I should have reported this news to my superiors. After all, I paid a lot for this matter. But after some hesitation, I decided to keep it secret.
The hidden dangers of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun have not been truly resolved. There are still many characters lurking in the dark, and there are still many doubts about the matter of Blood Knife Hongji.
However, the development of the matter was beyond my expectation. The two masters from the Six Gates and several others were posthumously recognized as powerful warriors by the higher-ups and received many favors, most of which were in name only.
In any case, this matter was a complete failure. Blood Knife Hongji openly killed two master-level figures and then disappeared.
Normally, relevant responsibilities should be investigated, but the two masters both came from extraordinary backgrounds, and they had devoted their lives to the Six Gates and the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It can be said that they truly died for their country. At such a time, at the funeral, anyone with a little wisdom would not blame them.
In any case, they died for their country. They should not be rewarded too much, but at least they should not be criticized.
But this was ultimately a tragic accident, and someone had to be held responsible. After much thought, all the responsibility fell on Xue Cheng, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
After all, this matter was led by Xue Cheng alone. If it succeeded, he could not get most of the credit because of the involvement of a master-level figure who had surpassed the limit. But if it failed, it was natural that he had to bear most of the responsibility.
Therefore, within the Jinyiwei, large-scale criticism of Xue Cheng became rampant.
In particular, many people were eyeing Xue Cheng's hereditary position as a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
The relevant punishment was handed down. There was no public announcement within the company, but the division of responsibilities was very clear. Xue Cheng's hereditary position as a centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was demoted by one level, and in the future, someone from the Xue family would inherit the position, and this position could only become a deputy centurion.
Both the Xue family and the Han family were very angry, and there was a big stir within the family, but there was nothing they could do as failure was failure.
Many people also knew that the matter might be related to the living master-level expert. After all, he fled at the critical moment, which led to this tragic defeat.
But that grandmaster was in a high position and had great power. Moreover, even if he was there, another grandmaster would die in this incident, and the overall event would still be incomplete.
Therefore, many people did not object and accepted the punishment.
The Xue and Han families strongly opposed and raised objections many times, but in the end the decision was made by the higher-ups.
After all, no matter how close the success or failure was, Xuedao Hongji did escape. No matter how regrettable it was, this incident was a failure overall.
I chose three days later, when a Jinyiwei accidentally discovered that Xuedao Hongji was dead in the chief clerk's room.
Suddenly, the Jinyiwei and Liushenmen, which were already in turmoil, were in turmoil.
This incident was originally interpreted as a major failure, but no one expected that Blood Blade Hongji was only one step away.
He didn't escape for long. Because his injuries were too serious, he hid in the county government office. He died inside the county government office because of his serious injuries.
Things once again caused a huge stir.
I thought that this incident could reverse Xue Cheng's evaluation, and even romanticize the blood sinking, as well as the grandmaster-level figures who suffered related losses and died in this incident, would have a better evaluation. After all, success and failure are completely two directions and two completely different evaluations.
But the result was beyond my expectation. The only surviving master who had been quite low-key before and had not suffered much damage suddenly jumped out.
He also publicly praised Xue Cheng's plan and the bravery and fearlessness of the two masters.
He strongly advocated rewarding Xue Cheng and the descendants of the two masters.
But when I saw this, I felt very uncomfortable.
Because I knew the purpose of this living master, sure enough, not long after, this living master reached a higher level, and in the official announcement given, it was this living master who turned the tide, was brave and fearless, and paid a huge price in this incident.
Thanks to the sacrifice of two other colleagues, Blood Knife Hong Ji was able to behead the 77th criminal on the blacklist.
The Xue family stopped making trouble. They received a suitable reward, the position of a captain of the Jinyiwei in Jiujiang County, and they could choose someone from their family to inherit it.
This is already in line with the interests of their family.
No one had much objection, but the Han family was very dissatisfied and made a big fuss several times.
Almost all the people who participated in that grandmaster-level battle died, but the Han family still learned a lot from the traces of the battlefield.
On the main battlefield, only traces of the battle between Xue Cheng and the other two masters could be seen, while the surviving master who was basically intact had no major traces of his battle left from beginning to end.
I know the whole story clearly, but I have no way to speak out.
The only thing we can do is to remember the name of the living master who stole the credit for the whole incident - Gan Tiehua.
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