Zuan was taken aback. Why was the Dragon Slayer Sword with her?
Before she could think further, Guo Fu was surrounded by the soldiers. To avoid being humiliated, she could only raise her dagger and plunge it into her chest.
Zu An quickly flicked his finger and knocked the dagger away from her.
She turned around and saw the mask and the one-armed figure, and for a moment she was stunned: "Brother Yang..."
Because Zu'an didn't want Guo Polu's name to be known to the world, he specially changed his clothes before entering the city, but he didn't expect that Guo Fu would mistake him for someone else.
At this moment, the Mongol soldiers were furious when they saw their good time being interrupted. However, after seeing Tingxue standing to the side, their anger turned to joy. What a blessing they were today! Not only did they have the beautiful young woman from before, but now they also had a stunningly beautiful girl.
A group of people, disregarding Zu'an's side, rushed towards Tingxue with shouts, afraid of being beaten to it by their companions.
Tingxue's face turned cold. She drew her longsword, leaving behind a series of afterimages, and quickly charged into the ranks of the soldiers.
Zu An then went to Guo Fu's side: "Are you alright?"
"Brother Yang!" Guo Fu stared at him blankly, the grievances and fears of the past few days welling up in her heart instantly, tears welling up in her eyes. She threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly, sobbing softly.
During the Battle of Xiangyang, he came to save him and Yelü Qi. Now that Xiangyang has fallen and he has nowhere to go, he comes to save him again.
Especially when she thought about how she had entrusted herself to the wrong person, countless emotions surged in her heart at that moment. Why had she treated him that way back then, and thus missed the fate that was meant for her?
Zuan: "???"
Even Tingxue, who was fighting in the distance, couldn't help but turn around and glance over, wondering what was going on.
Zu An shrugged, equally confused.
Tingxue's expression grew increasingly cold, and her attacks became even more ruthless. She quickly killed the entire Mongol squad and returned to the two of them.
"Miss Long..." Guo Fu was a little embarrassed. She had hugged her husband in front of Xiaolongnu and had lost her composure. "Oh, Miss Long, how come you are so young? Tingxue?"
At this moment, Zu An gently tapped her, and Guo Fu immediately fainted: "Our identities should not be exposed. Let's take her away first."
More Mongol soldiers, including many skilled fighters, were already rushing to the scene upon hearing the news. If they were surrounded, even with their current martial arts prowess, it would be difficult for them to escape.
Tingxue hummed in agreement, then looked at the Dragon-Slaying Saber: "Where is this saber?"
Zuan grabbed the Dragon Slayer Sword and raced through the city for a while, then casually tossed it into a nearby house to hide it.
He knew that the Dragon-Slaying Saber had to fall into the hands of the rebel army according to history, but if he left such a precious saber on the spot, it would easily arouse the Mongols' suspicion that there was some conspiracy. However, since he couldn't take it with him and hid it temporarily, but they found it during a search, there would naturally be no suspicion.
The two, along with Guo Fu, escaped from Xiangyang City amidst the chaos and then found a cave in the mountains on the outskirts of the city to settle down temporarily.
Tingxue glanced at her: "What do you plan to do with her?"
"Let's ask her what happened first." Zu'an thought about the situation when she was carrying the Dragon Slayer Sword, and he felt that something must have happened.
“But she has already recognized my identity, and she will recognize you too.” Tingxue was a little worried. According to their plan, Guo Polu should die when Xiangyang fell, and there would be no more records of him in history. If Guo Fu recognizes him, it may cause some unpredictable consequences.
"That's easy."
Zu An released the pressure points on Guo Fu's body, and she slowly woke up.
Then his eyes met Zuan's, and Zuan immediately used the Soul Transfer Technique from the Nine Yin Manual.
Guo Fu was stunned for a moment, her eyes quickly clearing after a period of confusion, as she accepted the fact that the two people in front of her were Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu.
Zu'an then asked, "What exactly happened? Why did you run away with the Dragon-Slaying Saber? Where is Yelü Qi?"
According to the plan, she shouldn't have known about the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber Plan.
Guo Fu's eyes reddened: "Brother Yang, I've severed all ties with that guy. He... he's defected to the Mongols!"
Zuan and Tingxue exchanged a glance, their eyes showing little surprise; they had anticipated this possibility.
At this moment, Guo Fu wiped away her tears and continued, "Actually, I only recently learned that he had secretly defected to the Mongols and leaked a lot of intelligence about Xiangyang. If it weren't for that, how could Xiangyang have fallen so quickly?"
“If he had surrendered to the Mongols, he would surely be in a high position. You two have had a very good relationship all these years, so why have you fallen to such a state?” Zuan asked curiously. He was not surprised that Yelü Qi had surrendered to the Mongols, but rather that he had not taken his wife with him.
"Of course he wanted to take me with him, but how could I be with a traitor? This is Xiangyang, which my parents have guarded for so long!" Guo Fu said bitterly.
Zuan was somewhat surprised. He had always thought she was a good-for-nothing who only wanted to enjoy life, but he never expected her to have such integrity.
"Did he kill your parents?"
Guo Fu shook her head slightly: "That's not it. Speaking of which, as the leader of the Beggars' Sect, he was worried that joining the Mongols would bring shame to my parents, so he didn't use his real name in Mongolia. Instead, he used the alias Yelü Zhu. In fact, at the last moment, he even tried to persuade my parents to surrender and save their lives. Unfortunately, my parents were unwilling to join the Tartars and had already decided to die for their country."
"I learned that he had betrayed the Song Dynasty and had stolen the Dragon-Slaying Saber forged by my parents and grandfather, intending to hand it over to the Mongols. So I stole the Dragon-Slaying Saber, but unfortunately the Mongols discovered it and came after me. Then you saved me."
Zu'an was secretly alarmed. Historically, Yelü Chucai's eldest son was named Yelü Zhu. He never expected that it would be Yelü Qi.
To be fair, he was still somewhat conscientious. After all, he and his father had been officials in Mongolia before, so it wasn't surprising that they returned to Mongolia. Guo Jing and Huang Rong probably had this expectation as well, otherwise they wouldn't have excluded Yelü Qi and Guo Fu from the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber plan from the beginning, and then calmly faced death after the city fell.
But secrets don't stay hidden forever. Surely some people within the Beggars' Sect knew about this. For their leader to betray the country, and for Yelü Qi to always have the image of a pampered young master, which was completely out of step with the Beggars' Sect's character, it's likely that the later conflict between the clean-clothed and dirty-clothed factions within the Beggars' Sect began from this point on...
"Oh right, where's the Dragon Slayer Saber?" Guo Fu suddenly realized and started searching everywhere.
Zuan explained, "At that time, Xiangyang City was full of Mongol soldiers. We fought and retreated, and we really couldn't take such a heavy knife with us, so we hid it in a civilian house."
Guo Fu couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Yang, you shouldn't have saved me, you should have saved Dao instead."
Zuan was somewhat surprised; this wasn't like her usual self.
But then she thought about it again. Her family was destroyed, her parents died for their country, her younger siblings went missing, and her husband had become a traitor. It was normal for her to want to die.
Thinking of this, he didn't dare leave her alone: "What are your plans for the future?"
"I have no idea."
"Then come with us first."
...
When the group arrived at Mount Emei, Yan Hua was initially happy to see them, but upon seeing Guo Fu with them, she looked at Zu An with a puzzled expression: "Are you planning to use her to have a child?"
Zuan: "???"
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