Chapter 127 If you want to win, rely on this
With Jiang Ming's money, Yun Chen bought some mutton and a pot, and went to the clinic to get some medicine. Then he returned to where the master and apprentice were staying.
A remote thatched hut in the suburbs.
Yun Chen was terrified of the blood-stained killer and asked:
"Master, who is that Blood-Cloaked Killer? He's incredibly powerful! If I hadn't been clever today, I wouldn't have survived a one-on-one fight."
"Red Blood Guards, killing people for gold."
Seeing that Jiang Ming was just bandaging his wound and not saying much, Yun Chen asked tentatively:
"Master, was that someone sent by the Emperor to kill you?"
Jiang Ming glanced at him with a cold look, and Yun Chen immediately shrank his neck and whispered:
"Master, I know everything... I accompanied Young Master Huo to the palace for an audience. When I was dancing with swords, the Emperor saw that I was a disciple. He then interrogated me and had Uncle Xiaoze throw me thousands of miles away. Oh, and Uncle Xiaoze said he wanted to say hello to you on his behalf. You still owe him some wine!"
Jiang Ming's voice remained emotionless. "Well, I stabbed him seven times twenty years ago and promised to buy him a drink."
Yun Chen was stunned and didn't know how to respond, so he could only fiddle with the copper pot and start boiling.
The master and the disciple devoured the six pounds of mutton from the copper pot in no time. They immediately felt much warmer and their wounds didn't hurt as much.
Jiang Ming seemed to be enjoying the meal. He spoke for the first time and said:
"You should know that I used to be the emperor's personal guard."
Yun Chen, his mouth full of mutton, sobbed and replied:
"Yes. My uncle-master said that you were once the emperor's most trusted guard. Your sword was forged in pairs with the emperor's sword and was named 'Silver Snow'."
Jiang Ming's face, which had been expressionless for many years, finally moved slightly, but it was only a sneer.
"'Silver Snow' is a message to all the people of the world. A ruler of a nation must be upright. Light shines when encountering blood, and sword energy is generated when drinking blood. This sword is called the 'Blood-Drinking Sword.'"
Yun Chen agreed very much. She felt that this name was in line with the sword's sinister and imposing temperament.
"Master, since you are the emperor's personal guard, why did the emperor say that you have a grudge against him?"
Jiang Ming only said one sentence, and Yun Chen understood everything.
"Xiangxiao Cliff is the immortal tomb, where the Empress is buried."
Before the current emperor established the Nan Kingdom, there was a great man in the previous dynasty who was a man of great talent and martial arts. He disguised himself as a man and entered the court as a general, commanding nine armies with great vigor and vitality.
Unfortunately, in the struggle for imperial power, the female general was defeated and was framed and killed by thousands of arrows through her heart on the streets of Kyoto.
The previous dynasty also disappeared from then on.
The current emperor established the Kingdom of Nan on the ruins of the previous dynasty. People say that the queen is the general of the previous dynasty who disguised himself as a man and faked his death to escape.
I wonder how much love, hate, grudges and grievances the previous generation had.
In the end, the queen gave birth to a princess, and suddenly left the palace when the princess was three years old. In the end, only a lonely grave was left at Xiangxiao Cliff.
It is said that when the emperor heard the tragic news, he vomited blood and fainted several times, causing the whole country to mourn and send off the emperor with sorrow from thousands of miles away. From then on, the laws were strict and the punishments were harsh.
After that, in order to seize the queen's body, various countries and forces fought endlessly on Xiangxiao Cliff. The cliff was piled with corpses and blood flowed like a sea.
In the end, no one knew who proposed a peace agreement, but since then Xiangxiao Cliff has become a place of absolute peace where no country is allowed to start a war or shed blood.
Over the years, Jiang Ming has been guarding the tomb at Xiangxiao Cliff. Even though he has many enemies in the world, no one dares to disobey the monarchs of various countries and enter Xiangxiao Cliff to seek revenge.
No matter how chaotic the world is, Xiangxiao Cliff is like a paradise on earth, unaffected by any smoke of war.
Jiang Ming is deeply entangled in this ups and downs story of the previous dynasty.
As the emperor's most trusted guard, it goes without saying that Jiang Ming has witnessed countless conspiracies and intrigues, and has also forged countless blood feuds.
The grudge between him and the emperor was caused by the queen.
From the day he became Jiang Ming's apprentice, Yun Chen could see Jiang Ming meticulously wiping the tombstone and cleaning the surroundings every day, not allowing even a fallen leaf to be found.
As she grew older, she began to understand the deep affection in her master's eyes.
Jiang Ming never married in his life because his heart had long been in that immortal tomb.
Yun Chen couldn't help but sigh with emotion. She felt sorry for both her master and the emperor.
Those who are involved are often confused, while those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly.
She suddenly understood that sometimes, the person who leaves is the most carefree, while the one who is still alive is the one who suffers.
After eating the mutton hotpot, she set up the stove and medicine pot and started to boil the medicine.
She kept her hands busy while asking:
"Master, what happened today? Who wants to kill you?"
She thought she could hear another heart-wrenching story from Jiang Ming, but Jiang Ming just looked indifferent:
"have no idea."
Perhaps he was like Huo Gannian, with too many enemies that he didn't have the time to deal with them one by one.
But Yun Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Ming suspiciously:
"Master, you are lying..."
Seeing that Jiang Ming had returned to his usual calm self, she had no choice but to concentrate on making the medicine for his healing.
She looked at the prescription carefully, adding the herbs one by one in order and boiling them:
"Huh? Are you still missing the medicine? Master, we need boy's urine as a medicine guide - Master, you should have it... Ouch, it hurts... Master, I was wrong..."
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This encounter between Jiang Ming and Yun Chen was both accidental and inevitable.
Yun Chen was going to Canghai City to visit Jiang Ming; Jiang Ming was going to go north to Moxiao City, and then go along the northern border to Languan Mountain to find a master.
The master and the disciple are walking on the same path and will meet sooner or later.
Yun Chen didn't expect that after walking a long way with the wrong map, he happened to help Jiang Ming.
Jiang Ming said to Yun Chen, "I'm going to find someone who knows Yu Yangji and the Yu family very well. Maybe he can help the princess and the Huo Gang turn the tide."
Yun Chen understood that Jiang Ming was guarding the tomb of the immortal and also the descendants of that "immortal". Jiang Ming was always very concerned about Nan Lijun's affairs.
Although he guarded the tomb at Xiangxiao Cliff, he was never far away from those power struggles.
She didn't dare to stop him, but she was worried that Jiang Ming would leave Xiangxiao Cliff, which would be equivalent to leaving the protection circle, and she didn't know how many old enemies he would have to face along the way.
Just look at the blood-stained killer and you will know that if Jiang Ming encounters such a master again, it will be difficult for him to defeat the larger force with a smaller one.
But Jiang Ming's face still had no expression, as if he looked down on and didn't care who came to kill him. He only said to Yun Chen:
"I'm going to find that man. He has a grudge against me. I'm going to ask him for advice. If I die, remember to gather my body, burn my bones to ashes, and scatter them in the sea beside the Fragrant Cliff."
Yun Chen was very worried. "Master, are you going to ask your enemy for help? Your enemy shouldn't be that powerful. Even if he refuses to help, he won't want to kill you, right?"
Jiang Ming said briefly, "I don't know. His arms were broken. I chopped them off."
"Hiss—" Yun Chen gasped. She couldn't imagine how cruel her master was when he was young. She only knew that he had chopped off someone's arm before, and now he came to ask for help.
She became even more worried, "Master, should I go with you?"
Jiang Ming waved his hand, refusing without a second thought, saying, "You have your way, and I have mine. No need to say more."
Yun Chen has told Jiang Ming that she is going to Dongyan Kingdom.
Although she didn't say it explicitly, Jiang Ming had already guessed the purpose of her visit.
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Ming drew out the Blood-Drinking Sword and said to Yun Chen:
"Learn the last few moves, otherwise I'm afraid you'll die faster than me and there'll be no one to collect my body."
Yun Chen had no choice but to follow and learn obediently for a few days.
This time, Jiang Ming taught everything he knew without holding back, and used all his strength to thoroughly explain everything he had learned in his life.
Yun Chen felt overwhelmed and dazzled. He could only barely remember many of the moves but couldn't perform them fluently.
Jiang Ming said: "Memorize everything first, and then study it slowly later."
Yun Chen shouted in panic: "Master, hit slower! Slower - I can't see clearly -"
After several days of hard practice, the learner felt quite relaxed this time, except that his brain was a little full and he couldn't digest it all at once;
The teacher was exhausted. After finishing the last move, Jiang Ming was sweating profusely.
"Remember, don't rely on your swordsmanship to think you can dominate the world. If you encounter an opponent with several times your number, or a one-on-one battle, but the opponent's size, martial arts style, and terrain advantage are all superior to yours, then if you want to win, you have to rely on this—"
Jiang Ming bent his knuckles and tapped Yun Chen's forehead lightly. Yun Chen responded loudly, his cheeks flushed with joy.
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