Chapter 41: An Unexpected Encounter
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Under the guidance of Duan Qifeng and Xiao Tianming, Xuanyuan Chen personally led three hundred light horsemen, and galloped wildly under the crimson sunset, like a strong whirlwind.
In a small forest not far away, someone lurked and lurked, until the three hundred knights disappeared from view, still unable to withdraw their focused gaze.
After a long time, Kang Zhuang finally stood up slowly under the reminder of the young man beside him.
He seemed to be wandering out of the world just now, and he seemed to have been asleep for a thousand years, as if he had a dream that was constantly changing, and the dream started from the land temple last night.
At that time, Kang Zhuang knew their identities from Wang Donkey'er's mouth, and also learned that the four thousand thieves in Longwangzhai were easily killed by a group of people.
In this regard, Kang Zhuang was amazed, so he carefully inquired about the detailed process of the battle of Longwangzhai, and got several key information from it.
There were only seven or eight hundred people in the group that exterminated the Dragon King Village, and the leader was a young man in his twenties, who was good at using knives, and there was another person with a terrible mask and a long sword, and his swordsmanship was extremely powerful.
After listening to Wang Donkey's narration, Kang Zhuang had already guessed the identity of the seven or eight hundred people, which should be the remnants of the Beiliang Army led by Xuanyuan Chen, who escaped from Pengcheng.
In order to determine what he wanted, Kangzhuang found the forest under Longwang Mountain, and after hiding on the spot, he observed the movement at the mountain pass all the time.
And when Xuanyuan Chen's figure came into Kang Zhuang's eyes, he couldn't help but feel that there was a destiny in the dark, and he would meet this person who indirectly changed his fate here.
Kang Zhuang once hated Xuanyuan Chen, because without his appearance, he would not be like now, like a lost dog, fleeing to the chaotic Jiannan Dao.
Because of Xuanyuan Chen, Tianshui County Shouyan Puzhe died in a daze under the knife of Nangong Qianyue, and because of Xuanyuan Chen, Pengcheng County Shouwen Shidao had to take a stand and firmly fell to the current saint, not his mentor King Qi.
Wen Shidao's choice made Kangzhuang lose its value, and he, the King of Qi eyeliner, ushered in the fate of being cleared.
Perhaps it was fate that should not be extinguished, but also due to Kang Zhuang's keen intuition of danger, when he learned that Xuanyuan Chen led his troops to escape from Pengcheng and Yan Puzhe was killed, he immediately suspected that all this might be Nangong Qianyue's conspiracy, and then thought of Nangong Qianyue's absolute loyalty to the current saint, and Wen Shidao was also on the scene of the incident.
After analyzing the above points and thinking about it repeatedly, Kang Zhuang, who was very good at deceit, basically judged Nangong Qianyue's plan to kill three birds with one stone, so he didn't dare to hesitate at all, and escaped from Pengcheng overnight.
Sure enough, that night, as soon as Wen Shidao returned to the county guard's mansion, he issued a killing order to Kangzhuang.
Kang Zhuang escaped in time and was lucky not to die, but his hard work of lurking in Pengcheng County for many years was in vain, how could he be willing.
Many times, Kang Zhuang wanted to kill Wen Shidao so that he could replace him, he believed that in the mind of King Qi, he had lost patience with Wen Shidao, as long as Wen Shidao died, then he was the best replacement.
And with the power and prestige of the King of Qi, he is fully capable of putting him in the position of Pengcheng County Guard.
It's just that Wen Shidao can die, but he can't die at his hands, after all, King Qi has not revealed that he wants to cause Wen Shidao to die, and acting rashly will only backfire, so Kang Zhuang needs a scapegoat, a weighty scapegoat, and a scapegoat that can keep him out of the matter.
As a result, the appearance of Xuanyuan Chen made him an ideal scapegoat in Kang Zhuang's heart.
When he was in the garden of the county guard's mansion, Xuanyuan Chen's sword deterrence also gave Kang Zhuang a godsend, but it was a pity that although he was decisive, he was blocked by Leng Junao's timely sword.
Kang Zhuang missed the opportunity that Xuanyuan Chen gave him, and what he got was the killing opportunity that Xuanyuan Chen brought him.
It was Wenshi Dao who wanted to kill Kangzhuang, and the executor of the Wanhualou conspiracy was Nangong Qianyue, but the focus of all the causes was on Xuanyuan Chen.
Therefore, Kang Zhuang hated Xuanyuan Chen more than Wen Shidao, who wanted his life.
But now, his hatred has dissipated, because hatred is worthless in his eyes compared to interests, and the interests in his heart come from Xuanyuan Chen.
Xuanyuan Chen became the object of his use again.
The sun sets, the sunset fills the sky, and the afterglow of the setting sun seems to put a layer of gold on Longwang Mountain.
Kang Zhuang looked at the distant mountains, and the ambition that had disappeared for a long time in his eyes was recovering little by little.
At this moment, the young man beside him suddenly said, "Father-in-law, where should we go next?"
The young man's surname is Wanyan, his single name is Hao, and his biological father is the one who has just died less than a month ago, in Pengcheng Wanhualou, died in Tianshui County under the conspiracy of Nangong Qianyue.
After Yan Puzhe's death, he is not an ignorant person.
After being recommended by the King of Qi and defecting to the Han Empire, Wanyan Puzhe knew that he was a foreign race, and in the eyes of the Han court, he was nothing more than a tool of the other party's Dajin lord Borjueluo, and he could not really integrate into the Han Empire, so once he made a slight mistake in the future, he was likely to face annihilation.
And he has already taken refuge in the king of Qi, and if the king of Qi has a good one in the future, he will also be affected.
Therefore, Wanyan Puzhe had to plan for the future, and in order to deal with the worst, he announced to the public that his young son had died of a sudden and vicious illness, and held a huge funeral.
In fact, the youngest son did not suffer from any serious disease, but was hidden by Wanyan Puzhe in the name of fake death, and lived in the home of one of his most trusted subordinates.
In this way, even if he encounters a big disaster in the future, Wanyan Puzhe can leave a trace of blood for himself.
However, people are not as good as heaven, Wanyan Puzhe tried his best to do everything, but he didn't want to let Kang Zhuang inadvertently learn the news that his young son was not dead because of a drunkenness.
Kang Zhuang and Wanyan Puzhe are both people of the King of Qi, and there are many contacts between the two, and it is common for them to drink together, because of that drunken gaffe, Wanyan Puzhe in order to remedy it, let the young son recognize Kangzhuang as his father-in-law.
And that young son is Wan Yanhao who is following Kangzhuang.
For many years, Kangzhuang has been intoxicated with power and swordsmanship, and rarely gets close to women, so he has never married a wife or concubine, and naturally has no heirs.
At that time, in the face of the sudden addition of a righteous son, although Kang Zhuang knew that this was Wanyan Puzhe's expedient measure, he was also very happy in his heart, and he was also very concerned about Wanyan Hao.
After escaping from Pengcheng, Kang Zhuang was worried about Wan Yan Hao's safety, and took a great risk to go to Tianshui County, pick up Wan Yan Hao safely, and fled to Jiannan Road together.
Wan Yan Hao just turned fourteen last month, but he has been carefully taught by Wan Yan Puzhe since he was a child, and then he suffered a fake death and escaped, such a complex experience made his mind far more mature than his peers, and after learning that his family had undergone a big change, he seemed to have grown up more than ten years old overnight, if it weren't for the childishness on his face, outsiders would never have seen that he was still a teenager.
Kang Zhuang was very pleased with Wan Yan Hao's growth, he originally planned to take Wan Yan Hao to the King of Qi, but when he thought that he had achieved nothing, he couldn't help but be a little worried about what the King of Qi would do with them.
So, after weighing it repeatedly, Kang Zhuang decided to go to Jiannan Dao, after all, a chaotic place often portends endless opportunities for him, a careerist.
The glow of the setting sun gradually faded, and Longwang Mountain was gradually shrouded in darkness.
Kang Zhuang's eyes were like two points of fire burning in the dark, the fire was getting stronger and stronger, as if it was about to burn out the entire darkness, he turned his head to look at Wan Yan Hao, and under the surprised gaze of the other party, a trace of a sly smile appeared on his face: "Let's go to Antai, go and give a generous gift to the Great Qin Army!"