Chapter 223 I'd be even more willing to be the Bodhisattva who guides you on your journey.
Jiang Yu'an laughed loudly: "I spent a fortune and ten years making this place perfect. Now you people are like turtles in a jar. I can catch you however I want, whenever I want. And you have no choice but to obediently surrender. Only an ignorant woman like you dares to ask who sent whom on their way!"
Zhou Mujiao smiled faintly: "General Jiang, you shouldn't speak too confidently, or you'll end up with a swollen face when you're proven wrong."
"Young woman, you have commendable courage and are quite beautiful. It's just a pity you're so stubborn. Otherwise, I would have gladly made you a concubine—uh!"
Zhou Mujiao plunged the dagger in Jiang Yu'an's stomach. She slowly stepped forward and pushed the dagger further in, laughing, "But what can I do? Rather than being a concubine, I'd rather be a bodhisattva guiding you on your journey!"
Jiang Yu'an was too confident, thinking that the other party was already trapped and had an elder in his hands, so that the other party would not resist. Unexpectedly, Zhou Mujiao was completely unpredictable and had no martial ethics. She attacked right away!
That woman! She's so cunning!
However, Jiang Yu'an reacted quickly, and Zhou Mujiao's second stab failed to land.
Jiang Yu'an was protected by Young Master Lin and Rich Man Lu. Rich Man Lu said, "Master, there's no need to waste time with them. I don't think they're worth our effort!"
Young Master Lin helped Jiang Yu'an up, shouting, "General, hold on!" and then yelled, "Brothers, kill them!"
The courtyard walls were lined with assassins. Upon hearing the order, the assassins jumped into the courtyard at the same time.
At the same time, Hu Peiran, who had been staying silently beside Zhou Mujiao, suddenly pulled a whistle out of his clothes and blew it softly.
A sharp, loud whistle rang out, and the assassins suddenly stopped moving. Young Master Lin was also stunned for a moment, and Jiang Yu'an simply gave the order himself: "Kill!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Lu the rich man screamed, "Master!"
Following Lu the rich man's gaze and looking up, Jiang Yu'an's mouth dropped open in astonishment.
Countless men dressed in black suddenly descended from the sky. Before they even landed, the swords and knives in their hands flew out and hit the heads of the assassins in unison, instantly causing them to fall to the ground.
When the people in black landed, Jiang Yu'an noticed that they all had three-finger-wide iron chains tied around their waists. The chains extended from the clouds, with one end tied to them and the other end higher up.
"God, divine soldiers have descended from the heavens!" Liang Qiao blurted out, a surge of heroic spirit welling up in his heart. He picked up a sword from the ground and joined the battle without a second thought.
The assassins might be invincible on the ground, but unfortunately these men in black had a cheat code. If they couldn't beat them, they would immediately 'fly' into the air. The assassins were almost exhausted and still couldn't reach them, nearly triggering their human instincts.
Zhou Mujiao and Zhao Yunjing escorted Li Tian to the inner room, one on each side. Only Hu Peiran and He Jiu were directing from outside. When they saw that it was almost time, they blew a long whistle. As soon as the whistle sounded, the men in black immediately untied their ropes and launched a counterattack.
Hu Peiran and He Jiu retreated into the inner room.
Across several doors, the sounds of fighting could be heard. Li Tian looked at his granddaughter, feeling a mixture of grief and joy.
"Elderly people should avoid emotional fluctuations, as this can cause a stroke," Zhou Mujiao said.
Li Tian didn't understand what a cerebral hemorrhage was, but he could hear the worry in Zhou Mujiao's words. He thought for a moment and hissed.
Zhou Mujiao looked over. Without asking any questions, she directly grabbed his vital point, gently placed her hand on it, and closed her eyes. When Li Tian saw her action, tears welled up in his cloudy eyes.
His granddaughter has grown up very well. Even without the protection of the Li family, she has managed to get to where she is today. She is really, really, really good—it must be because her mother taught her well from a young age!
Thinking of his daughter Li Luo, Li Tian's mood plummeted again. When he thought of Li Ming, Li Zhi, and then his wife and clansmen, Li Tian's mood hit rock bottom.
"You've been carrying this burden in your heart for years. Jiang Yu'an has spent a lot of money to keep you alive until now."
Li Tian pursed his lips and remained silent, but Hui Rong beside him spoke up: "Jiang Yu'an has no money, it's the one who used a lot of money to protect Lord Li's life that's surnamed Lu."
"Oh, that big traitor."
Hui Rong understood the double meaning in Zhou Mujiao's words, but since the man surnamed Lu was still fighting and killing outside, he couldn't plead for him.
Hui Rong was the adopted son of an ordinary tribesman in the Huji Mountain tribe. He left Huji Mountain at the age of twenty to travel around. At the age of thirty, he came to Nanshan Temple to become a monk. After ten years as a monk, he was called back to participate in the selection of the tribe chief. He originally just went back to make up the numbers, but he did not expect that the title of tribe chief would fall on his head.
What kind of tribal chief is a monk? Hu Jishan saved his life and raised him. He was happy and content during the ten years he spent there. It was only after his adoptive parents passed away that he lost his sense of belonging and left. Isn't it ridiculous to make a monk who has no sense of belonging to the tribe the tribal chief?
Hui Rong was forced into the role of tribal chief, a position she held for ten years. However, the radical faction within the tribe launched a surprise attack on the Liang Dynasty, which angered General Meng and led to the complete defeat of Hu Ji Mountain. Hui Rong then felt that her mission was accomplished and left. During this time, she encountered Li Tian, who had been secretly rescued by Jiang Yu'an and his group.
Everyone knew that Governor-General Li of Guangdong and Guangxi had just been sentenced to immediate execution, but Hui Rong pretended not to know and followed Li Tian and Jiang Yu'an around. Later, when Jiang Yu'an said he had nowhere to go, Hui Rong thought of Nanshan Temple, and so the area around Nanshan Temple became their base.
At first, he had to handle many things himself. Later, a wealthy man surnamed Lu came to the temple. He was rich, had connections, and was also a great scoundrel. So Huineng was able to stay in Nanshan Temple and continue to live a carefree life. Twenty years later, he actually became an enlightened monk and a master.
Hui Rong felt that she had been able to enjoy these twenty years of good times entirely because of the man surnamed Lu, which was why she wanted to plead for him. Unfortunately, the wealthy man Lu was willing to die, and Zhou Mujiao was not a saint.
So soon, Lu the rich man became a corpse, and his body was placed in the courtyard alongside the corpses of the assassins.
The only two people standing in the courtyard were Jiang Yu'an and Young Master Lin. Young Master Lin usually presented himself as a down-on-his-luck scholar, but he was unexpectedly ruthless when killing. He was the one who survived to the end. He stood tightly beside Jiang Yu'an, his eyes filled with murderous intent. He shouted unwillingly, "Master, I told you that Zhao Yunjing is not worth pursuing! You didn't listen! You didn't listen!"
Jiang Yu'an looked utterly defeated. He truly hadn't expected that his nearly twenty years of planning, and even his son's ability to easily win over the hearts of the disaster victims during the floods and droughts, with everything progressing smoothly, would ultimately end in such a defeat.
This place was something he put a lot of effort into creating!
He stared at Zhao Yunjing, then at Zhou Mujiao, and finally gritted his teeth: "How did you do it? How did you guess? How many years have you trained these soldiers? You secretly trained so many soldiers, weren't you also thinking of overthrowing the Great Liang Dynasty one day and establishing a new order for yourselves? Why don't we cooperate and divide the country equally? Wouldn't that be better than the current situation where both sides are hurting each other?"
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