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Chapter 42: County Man Zhang Wei, Uncle and Nephew Night Talk

The situation on the platform suddenly became quiet, and the surviving palace guards, maids and eunuchs all looked incredulous.

The extremely ferocious wolf demon was actually pierced through the head by a spear that flew from nowhere!

It's dead!
"The wolf demon is dead?"

Someone couldn't help but talk to himself, and then pinched his face, as if he still couldn't believe his eyes.

However, the familiar feeling of pain told him that he was not wrong!

"The wolf demon is dead!!!"

The man couldn't help but shout out in surprise, and then like a chain reaction, all the survivors on the platform cried and cheered for joy.

The noise on the platform also spread to other parts of the camp. The camp, which was originally in chaos, quickly returned to calm after seeing that the danger had been eliminated.

Some people just look embarrassed.

For example, a certain Cloud Emperor.

Emperor Yun Luo Yun shook off the two priests who were supporting him, straightened his imperial robe, and then walked towards the platform with big strides. He smoothly and naturally met Yang Guifei who had just run down from above.

"My beloved, are you okay? Why didn't you catch up with me just now?"

Luo Yun was concerned at first, then pretended to be angry. His remarks one after another directly cleared himself of all charges. It was as if he was not the one who abandoned the other person just now.

Yang Guifei seemed to have completely forgotten what had just happened. She leaned palely into Luo Yun's arms and said, "I'm fine... I was just frightened and scared..."

"It's okay, I'm here!"

Luo Yun patted Yang Guifei's shoulders lightly, showing the demeanor of a mature old man.

But in fact, what this couple is thinking in their hearts, probably only they themselves know.

Anyway, the two priests standing behind Luo Yun looked as if they had eaten a fly, and were extremely disgusted.

Just as Emperor Yun Luo Yun and Concubine Yang were being affectionate with each other, the guards who had gone to the platform to investigate the situation ran down and reported: "Your Majesty, the wolf demon has indeed been killed! The body is on the platform!"

After receiving the accurate information, Luo Yun snorted coldly and said, "Humph! A beast has made so many of us so embarrassed! I will skin it and hang it in front of the camp gate!"

As he spoke, Luo Yun seemed to have thought of something, and asked with narrowed eyes: "By the way, where is Old Seven?"

The other two princes were trapped by the wolf demon, but he was the only one who brought the wolf demon back safely. But it was this wolf demon that had problems, which made him look very ugly, which made it difficult for him to make any associations.

However, at this time, another guard reported: "Your Majesty... the Seventh Prince... the Seventh Prince has fainted!"

"Um?"

Luo Yun frowned. The emperor's majesty made the captain tremble with fear. He was afraid that he would accidentally offend the angry Emperor Yun and then follow in the footsteps of his superior.

Luo Yun brought Yang Guifei and two attendants to the platform and saw Luo Fuge being carried on a stretcher. He was pale, bleeding from all seven orifices, and looked like he had been severely injured.

Luo Yun gave a look to a priest, who immediately understood and stepped forward to examine Luo Fuge's body.

Then he said: "Just now, the wolf demon came out of the cage and first cast a spell of ghost crying and wolf howling, which shocked our minds and shocked us so much that we were unable to make an effective response at first.

We cultivators have all been affected. The Seventh Prince is a mortal, and he was so close to us. His fainting was just an appearance. His soul has been damaged, and he needs a long time to recuperate."

After hearing the report from the worshiper, Luo Yun's frown relaxed a little. His doubts about his son also dissipated.

He waved his hand and said, "Take the Seventh Prince down and take good care of him. If anything happens to him, I will hold you responsible!"

"Yes!" Several eunuchs and palace maids immediately responded tremblingly.

"Humph!"

After giving the order, Luo Yun waved his sleeves, turned around and led everyone to hurriedly climb up the platform from which he had escaped in a panic.

When he reached the platform and saw the bloody scene with dead bodies all over the ground, even Luo Yun couldn't help but gasp.

However, the most eye-catching thing was the huge wolf corpse as big as a bison that was found near the stairs when we first came up.

The dragon flag covering the wolf's corpse had been removed, so Luo Yun and the others could clearly see the wolf's bloody eyes, as well as the bloodstained spear brought by the guards.

It was obvious that the wolf demon was killed by a single shot from this spear.

"hiss----"

Even the two priests and Luo Yun couldn't help but gasp when they saw this scene.

"who is it!"

Luo Yun asked loudly: "Which of you killed this wolf demon?"

However, to everyone's surprise, everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. It was clear that they had no intention of taking credit for the work.

Nonsense, he could accurately pierce the spear through the head of a wolf demon and kill it instantly.

At the very least, he is a master at the level of a famous martial arts legend. If these insignificant people come out to claim the credit, they will be exposed immediately.

"Your Majesty. When I just came up, I found Princess Hongxia standing next to the wolf monster." At this time, a guard spoke up to report.

"Hongxia?"

Luo Yun was stunned, and then his eyes quickly found his daughter who was silent and covered in blood. He did not say anything caring, but asked directly: "Did you see who shot the wolf demon?"

"I……"

Luo Hongxia paused, and recalled the familiar figure holding the longbow in her mind. After thinking about it, Luo Hongxia decided to tell the truth.

"It's Minister Zhang's nephew, Zhang Zijie! I saw him running over here with a longbow in his hand!"

"Zhang Zijie?"

Luo Yun paused and remembered the young man who came back first. He was about to hit him at that time. Could it be that he was so powerful?

Seeing that Luo Yun was not paying attention to her, Luo Hongxia left immediately.

She is very upset now and needs some quiet time.

When I went down, I happened to see Peng Qing grinning on the middle platform with his legs hugged.

Now that Peng Qing had escaped the life-and-death crisis, the adrenaline in his brain had returned to normal. The pain from his broken bones made him unable to get up or move at all.

The eunuchs and palace maids who were passing by didn't even look at him as the prince consort, let alone offer any help. When they saw Luo Hongxia coming down, Peng Qing immediately saw his savior.

"Hongxia! Hongxia! Come and help me up!"

Peng Qing called out, but at this moment Luo Hongxia seemed to have not seen her husband. She just ignored him, called a horse and left, leaving Peng Qing alone on the platform in a mess.

Luo Hongxia's departure did not attract Luo Yun's attention, or it could be said that he had never really looked at his daughter straight in the eye.

At this moment, he was more concerned about Zhang Zijie, who could kill the wolf demon with one arrow.

Luo Yun sat calmly on the newly renovated throne, ignoring the corpses being transported, and calmly ordered: "Zhang Zijie? Go, call him to see me!"

"Yes!"

The guards immediately took orders and found Zhang Wei in less than a quarter of an hour, and also brought his third uncle Zhang Hui along.

Upon seeing this, the other officials and nobles straightened their clothes, resumed their dignified demeanor, and gathered again under the platform.

"I have met His Majesty!"

The two uncles and nephews greeted each other. "Lord Zhang, is this your nephew?" Luo Yun opened his eyes slightly and looked down at the uncle and nephew of the Zhang family below.

Not to mention, Luo Yun had a perfect grasp of his temperament. If Zhang Wei hadn't seen with his own eyes how the other party panicked in front of the wolf demon, and even left his beloved concubine behind to escape alone, Zhang Wei might have been fooled by him.

Zhang Hui replied: "That's right."

After receiving a positive answer, Luo Yun's first reaction was not happiness. Instead, he suddenly opened his eyes, stared at Zhang Wei with wide eyes, and asked sternly: "Did you kill this wolf demon?"

However, Zhang Wei, who had long known that the other party was just an embroidered pillow, naturally would not be intimidated by the other party. He just stepped forward and admitted frankly: "Yes!"

A worshiper beside Luo Yun snorted coldly: "How can you, a mortal, kill this wolf demon?"

Zhang Wei took off the Star Chasing Bow from his back and said, "I dare not be greedy for credit. This is all thanks to the Star Chasing Bow given to me by the Fifth Prince. If it weren't for this bow, I wouldn't be able to shoot and kill this wolf monster in a hundred steps!"

Seeing this, another worshiper walked up to Zhang Wei and took the Star Chaser Bow to examine it carefully. After realizing the special material of the Star Chaser Bow, he immediately felt sorry for wasting such a gift.

"This bow... is indeed a good bow!" The priest said to Luo Yun with an awkward expression, admitting that what Zhang Wei said was true.

Luo Yun asked again: "I have heard of you, the prodigy of Luyang County, the hero who rushed to Luoxia from a hundred miles away, the blue sky who managed the river. But you took a hundred steps and used your spear as an arrow to shoot and kill the wolf monster..."

"I once went to the fairy mountains overseas to seek the way, but unfortunately I had no chance to enter the fairy gate. However, I was lucky enough to buy an elixir on Linglong Fairy Island. After taking it, my martial arts improved by leaps and bounds, and I had the strength of nine oxen and two tigers." Zhang Wei repeated the reason he used to evade Luo Hongxia.

"Elixir?"

The two priests looked at each other and both showed understanding.

There are indeed elixirs that can turn ordinary people into martial arts masters. Generally speaking, they are used by major sects to train mortal vassals. It is not surprising that Linglong Xianzong, as one of the five major sects, has such elixirs.

Although this kind of elixir is not cheap, considering the Zhang family's background, it is not difficult to buy one at the Linglong Immortal Sect's mountain gate.

But Luo Yun still wanted to test Zhang Wei.

He said, "This place is three hundred steps away from the main camp gate. If you can hit the gate beam, I will take your words as true!"

Zhang Wei glanced at the quiver of the imperial guards beside him. Seeing this, a eunuch said worriedly: "Your Majesty, letting outsiders fight in front of you, this..."

"Let him try..." Luo Yun waved his hand and said in a pretentious manner.

But just as he finished speaking, Zhang Wei took out an arrow from the quiver like lightning, turned around and put it on the star-chasing bow, then released the bowstring towards the distant gate.

Whoosh————

Ding————

The sound of arrows breaking through the air and hitting wood could be heard from afar. Everyone present was silent as they looked at Zhang Wei who was standing with his bow sheathed.

Luo Yun, in particular, could not help but shrink back into the imperial chair, feeling as if the arrow was shot at his forehead.

After a while, the guards who had been checking the situation returned and reported, "Your Majesty, the arrow hit the door beam directly, and... and the arrow feathers were completely embedded! We can't pull it out!"

hiss----

Suddenly, everyone on and off the platform gasped. Everyone looked at Zhang Wei, who looked calm, in shock. They didn't expect that the other party could easily hit the target from 300 steps away. And it went deep into the wood!
It's just... so terrifying!
After being shocked, Emperor Yun Luo Yun angrily yelled at the guards around him, "What a bunch of trash! What a bunch of trash! I spend so much money every year to support you! But in the end, you are not as useful as a son of the Zhang family!"

Luo Yun was furious, and the guards around him knelt down in fear, not daring to breathe. After Luo Yun finished his temper, Yang Guifei stepped forward and gently stroked Luo Yun's back to calm him down.

Luo Yun took a long breath and asked Zhang Wei, "Zhang Wei, you saved me and my beloved concubine this time. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

After these words came out, many people at the scene looked at Zhang Wei, waiting for his answer. Zhang Hui gave his nephew a look, signaling him not to ask for too much without restraint.

Zhang Wei pointed at the wolf corpse and said, "Since I killed this wolf demon, I will take care of this demon material."

After hearing these words, the two priests frowned.

Luo Yun didn't take it seriously and said, "It's only natural. Since you shot the wolf demon, it's your trophy.

But it cannot be counted as a reward, otherwise if word gets out, the people of the world will say that I don’t know how to reward and punish clearly! ”

Luo Yun thought about it and said, "How about this? Grant Zhang's son Jie the title of first-class Luyang County baron, a fief of 100 households, which can be inherited by his descendants. Also, grant him a golden silk dragon robe and 1,000 taels of silver!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Wei was not dissatisfied. Although it was only a county baron title, it was the most suitable one. After all, he was the one who shot and killed the wolf demon after Luo Yun was out of danger. It was normal that the reward was not that high.

If Zhang Wei stepped forward to save Luo Yunzheng when he was in danger, it would be unreasonable for Luo Yunzheng not to reward him with the title of Marquis.

"Um……"

Luo Yun nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, after so many things, I am a little tired, you guys go down."

"Yes……"

The uncle and nephew stepped down from the platform. As soon as they came down, the nobles and officials who came to congratulate them surrounded Zhang Wei and his nephew.

"congratulations……"

"Congratulations, Minister Zhang! The Zhang family has been awarded the title of a county man!"

"Minister Zhang, is your nephew married?"

There was so much noise and confusion that Zhang Hui and Zhang Wei were overwhelmed.

Just when Zhang Wei and Zhang Hui were pretending to be nice to these people, a cold voice came from the stairs behind them.

"What are you going to do with the corpse of this wolf demon?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw two priests slowly walking down the stairs. They immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, two priests!"

But the two priests didn't even look at these officials and nobles, they just looked at Zhang Wei, and the look in their eyes... made Zhang Wei feel a little uncomfortable.

But Zhang Wei still invited them: "It is said that if dog meat is rolled three times, the gods will not be able to stand. Would you two priests like to come and have a dog meat hot pot tonight?"

Zhang Wei wanted to take this opportunity to establish relationships with these high-ranking royal priests, which would be of some help to the development of the Zhang family.

However, Zhang Wei overestimated his status in the hearts of these worshippers, or rather, he underestimated their arrogance.

One of the worshippers refused without hesitation, "No, it would be a waste to swallow this wolf demon's flesh and blood whole!"

Then he took out a gold-plated note from his pocket and threw it to Zhang Wei.

"This is my post. If you have any trouble in the future, you can come to the Temple of Worship to find us. As long as it does not violate my principles, I can promise to help you three times!"

The worshipper held up three fingers and said, with a confident and proud expression, as if Zhang Wei had gotten some great advantage.

Zhang Wei: "..."

Looking at the post in his hand, Zhang Wei smiled and said, "Thank you..."

The two priests left without looking back, and they had no interest in talking to Zhang Wei any more. Zhang Wei was secretly annoyed by their arrogant looks.

What the hell!
At this time, the servants who had gone out to rescue the two princes also subdued the remaining wolf monsters and returned. When the officials and nobles saw that the two princes were frightened but safe, they immediately put Zhang Wei and Zhang Hui aside and turned to ask about the two princes' well-being.

When the two princes learned that so many things had happened, they were shocked. They immediately left the ministers and rushed to the tent where Luo Yun was.

I guess they went to take care of their dear father?
Just as Zhang Wei was wondering if they would see something shocking after entering the big tent, he heard his uncle Zhang Hui say, "We have a lot to do today, so we will go back tonight. Stay at my place for one night."

Zhang Wei paused and turned to look at his uncle. At this time, his uncle looked straight ahead with a calm expression, as if the words just now were not spoken by him.

That night, Zhang Wei was brought to the study by Zhang Hui. After dismissing the servants, Zhang Hui sat at the table with his nephew, looked into each other's eyes, and said something that made Zhang Wei's heart beat wildly.

"What you said to His Majesty and others during the day was actually a lie, right? What you practiced was not martial arts, but immortal arts, right!"

(End of this chapter)