Chapter Twenty-Five: The Road to Rivalry is Narrow

Li Shiqing suddenly felt a heart-rending pain at the moment when she saw Guan Yu disappear from sight, a kind of dazed and lost feeling that she was on the verge of extinction in the torrent, and finally grabbed a life-saving branch, and the branch suddenly broke off. She Mu Ran found that this shameless and scoundrel, who made her even more helpless, was regarded as the only relative in this world by her heart at some point! She had no idea what she was shouting, and she didn't notice when tears were streaming from her eyes.

With a "bang", Guan Yu was slammed to the ground, and the smashed dust poured into his mouth. The whip had been put away, and the man in black stood with his back to him, as if thinking about something. It seems that he is not in a hurry to kill himself, this is still a chance! Guan Yu moved his slightly numb hands and feet while secretly observing the surrounding environment. This is a high hill on the top of the mountain, and you can hear the sound of the leaves blowing on the mountainside in the dark, so if it is daytime, the scenery should be good. Guan Yu nodded slightly, very satisfied with the quiet and hidden place that the man in black had chosen for himself as his burial place.

"I say, this good man, what crime has this general committed? You've tried to put me to death several times, but you have to let me die, right? ”

Guan Yu said as he reached out and touched the ground. Even if you can touch a rock, it's better than sitting still!

Hearing Guan Yu's question, the murderous aura on the man in black increased sharply, and he suddenly turned around, slowly took off the hat, and lifted the veil.

Guan Yu was stunned, he saw a white goose egg face, two slender eyebrows, a pointed little nose, and a pair of delicate Danfeng eyes with cold hatred. Guan Yu felt that he was in a dream, why did he have a sense of déjà vu for the woman in front of him?

"Okay, I'll let you die today! Let me ask you, are you surnamed Guan? The woman lightly opened her lips, and her voice was crisp and pleasant, like a pearl falling on a jade plate.

Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, hugged his fists and said with a hippie smile: "In the next surname, Guan Mingyu is long, and if you don't change your name, you won't change your surname." Dare to ask the girl what advice she has? ”

The woman snorted coldly, gritted her teeth and continued: "Chenjia Village robbed grain, killed people and set fires, but you led people to do it?!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Guan Yu thundered like five thunderbolts, and was petrified on the spot. If there is any deep guilt and regret in this world, it seems to be the only one.

His eyes suddenly moistened, and he lowered his head and said slowly: "I know, you are Chen Min'er's sister." ”

The woman opposite was stunned when she heard this, and said in surprise: "Do you know my sister?" Then his eyes flashed with tears, he handed the long whip to his left hand, pulled out the dagger at his waist, gritted his teeth and said, "So it seems that it is really what you did!" You thief brute, today I will avenge my parents and sister! As he spoke, he jumped up, pointed his sword at Huashan, and the sharp dagger chopped waves in the air, stabbing Guan Yu in the throat.

"Wait!" Guan Yu closed his eyes slightly, not dodging at all. "I have something to say!"

Guan Yu slowly opened his eyes and found that the dagger was only 0.01 centimeters away from his throat, and then stopped.

"Min'er once made a cloak for me with her own hands, and I have never been willing to wear it with me, and now it is placed in my room. When I die, you can take it as a memorial. The only regret in my life is that I failed to protect Min'er and her family, and there is nothing more painful in my life than this. Cut your dagger at my throat! Look no further! If Heaven can give me another chance, I am willing to exchange my life for my life, and my own death in exchange for their rebirth! As he spoke, two large tears rolled down Guan Yu's cheeks.

The dagger in front of him did not move, did not flinch, and did not move forward. But Guan Yu had already seen a trace of sadness, a trace of hesitation, and a trace of hesitation from a pair of tearful eyes that were close at hand.

Guan Yu simply closed his eyes again, straightened his neck and hit the tip of the knife directly.

He touched nothing but air.

Guan Yu opened his eyes in surprise and found that the dagger was still in its original position, and the distance from his throat was exactly the same as before.

This time he straightened up and leaned forward, approaching the blade. The other party retreated silently with the movement of his body. He took a step back, and the other man followed, the tip of the knife always at the same distance from his throat. Guan Yu was very happy in his heart, it turned out that this girl was reluctant to kill me, but she hesitated and was unwilling to give up.

He suddenly became emboldened, sometimes leaning forward slowly, sometimes slowly leaning back, his eyes staring directly at the other party's face, and playing with the other party with his own life. After repeating this several times, the girl's face turned red, she sighed softly, hesitated to withdraw her dagger, turned away, and said, "I was not deceived by your rhetoric, and I was determined to kill you that night!" But seeing that your personal guards are so desperate to protect you, I suspect that I have found the wrong person. How can a villain be so loved by his subordinates? Later, when you rescued the girl from the cave, I was even more convinced that you were not a heinous man. In addition, you are willing to sacrifice your life to save your wife tonight, I --- I should spare your dog's life for the time being. ”

Guan Yu solemnly bowed and said, "Thank you girl for not killing!" Dare to ask the girl's name? ”

The woman turned around and said, "Now that you have guessed my identity, I don't have to hide it from you. I am a disciple of Yunni Shitai in Yunkong Mountain, and Chen Min'er's sister Chen Ling'er. ”

Guan Yu suddenly said with a wicked smile: "Girl, don't laugh, then Master Yunni is too profound, and the six roots are pure, how can he teach his disciples to peep into other people's cave rooms?"

"You ----" Chen Linger's choked little face turned red, and she was speechless for a while. Stompping his feet and saying, "Who spied on anyone?" Besides, didn't you do anything too? As soon as he spoke, he immediately regretted it, turned around in annoyance, and no longer paid attention to Guan Yu.

After being silent for a long time, Chen Ling'er turned her back to Guan Yu and said hatefully: "You go!" Don't let me meet you again in this life, or I'll kill you again!" ”

Guan Yu bowed to the ground and replied: "Thank you again Miss Ling'er for not killing you, this head is temporarily stored here for me, and the girl is welcome to come and pick it up at any time." ”

Chen Ling'er said angrily: "Believe it or not, I'll kill you now?!" ”

Guan Yu said in fear: "Don't dare, don't dare, Guan will say goodbye." ”

As soon as he raised his leg and walked two steps, he heard Chen Ling'er shouting behind him: "Come back!" ”。

Guan Yu turned around with a sad face, and said in his heart: This little grandmother won't change her mind again, she still thinks it's a pleasure to kill me, right?

Looking at Guan Yu's sad face, Chen Ling'er couldn't help but smile, hurriedly raised her hand to cover her lips, took a deep breath, and said, "Who is your light skill master?" ”

Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, and replied, "Oh, my master is an old smoker with two nostrils that smoke. ”

Chen Ling'er frowned slightly, and said angrily: "What kind of mess? If you don't want to say it, forget it! ! ”

Looking at Guan Yu's back as he disappeared into the darkness, Chen Ling'er began to scold herself: What have I done? I went through all the hard work to catch this thief, but I didn't kill him with a knife, but he made me cry and laugh, and I was almost half angry to death, and finally spared his dog's life---- I --- I must be sick!

On the Jinluan Palace, the angry emperor sharply questioned the official secretary who was lying on the ground like a sifting chaff: "Lord Wang, is it true that several courtiers participated in your recital?" You tell the truth, otherwise you will be beheaded for a crime of deception! ”

Wang Guoquan kowtowed again and again: "Weichen doesn't dare!" When the minister was still a servant of the ministry, he did receive some gifts of gratitude from officials for their promotions, but that was a long time ago, and it was not uncommon for officials to welcome and send each other off. As for the forced expropriation of farmland by the sons and nephews, the old ministers who occupy the land really don't know! The old minister is guilty, the old minister deserves to die! ”

The emperor sneered and looked around at the ministers and said, "Okay, very good!" I have made up my mind to put the government in order. You like corruption, don't you? Digging into the corners of my wall with the court's money, is this still a human thing? Your conscience is all for the dogs to eat?! I don't care if it happened five years ago or ten years ago, grab one and kill the other, pull out a nest and kill a nest! Wang Shangshu once said that the killing is too heavy, but I don't think it's too heavy, it's too light! I want to let the corrupt courtiers be extinct in my country! ”

Before the saint's words fell, a terrible scene occurred in the court: an official rushed to Wang Guoquan lying on the ground with red eyes like crazy, and while scolding in his mouth, he raised his official boots and kicked him headlessly. His actions were like throwing a torch at a smoking haystack, instantly igniting the mood of the courtiers.

The courtiers have long been overwhelmed, and the Dazai incident has made everyone fearful, everyone is in danger, and their psychology has been tortured to the extreme. Now, this damn official has annoyed the emperor again, and the so-called rectification of the rule of officials means that I don't know how many officials will fall to the ground. Everyone is mixed in officialdom, there are a series of unspoken rules, and everyone knows it. But whoever braves the world's condemnation to pierce this layer of window paper will become the public enemy of everyone. Who can guarantee that their butts are clean? It's definitely too late to resign now! If you don't resign at this cusp, and if you don't fight with the thief, you may be pulled back and beheaded immediately before you return to your hometown! I don't know how to die and when I will die, but I definitely can't live anymore, so the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty went crazy.

These ministers, who are usually humble and gentle, rolled up their arms and sleeves, and instantly turned into hooligans fighting on the streets, desperately venting their anger at Wang Guoquan's punches and kicks. Because there were too many people involved in the beating, many people who couldn't squeeze into the circle to participate in the use of their fists and kicks actually sat on the ground and howled, like mourning. Lord Wang's face was first swollen, and then his eyes were black, followed by bleeding from his mouth and nose. The originally solemn court cried at this time and called his mother, and his fists and feet flew into a pot of porridge.

The young emperor watched the farce in front of him with great interest, and had no intention of stopping it. Gonggong Zheng called him three times before he waved his hand and withdrew from the hall unsatisfied. As he walked, he said to Gonggong Zheng: "Every official can treat corrupt officials as mortal enemies as they do today, and it is not far before my national prestige is greatly boosted again!" ”

Wang Guoquan, the secretary of the ministry, was forced to be honorable and became the first important minister to be beaten to death in the court in the hundreds of years of the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty.