Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 102: Behind the Scenes

Facing Lu Yanning's drive, Gu Jingnian still stepped forward to help him up and said, "Let's go. There's no time for nonsense."

"You don't understand." Lu Yanning shook his head and said, "I wasn't originally imprisoned here. I was only sent here the day before yesterday... They must have used me to lure you here."

"Now that we're here, let's go." Gu Jingnian's tone left no room for argument, "Don't you want to save my sister and the newborn baby?"

Lu Yanning was stunned, and deep worry appeared in his extremely haggard and swollen eyes.

He pushed Gu Jingnian away, but didn't say anything else and walked out of the cage.

In the past, most things were decided by Lu Yanning, his brother-in-law. But now, things have changed unconsciously, and Gu Jingnian has become the more resolute and decisive person.

As soon as I got out of prison, I looked up and saw a dark cloud floating in the sky.

Gu Jingnian simply hurriedly waved his fire wings, set fire to the Yulin Army’s headquarters, and quickly escaped from the range of the dark clouds with Lu Yanning.

But soon, a drop of rain as big as a bean fell on his face, followed by another drop, and then heavy rain poured down.

The fire wings quickly went out.

Fortunately, Gu Jingnian was prepared and blew the whistle loudly. Soon, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the dark streets ahead.

Pei Nian rode over, leading two empty horses at the same time. Gu Jingnian and Lu Yanning quickly jumped on board, and the three of them drove their horses at full speed, passing the hunting ground and rushing into the darkness.

Behind them, the Yulin Army was busy putting out the fire and did not chase after them.

The three of them quickly rushed into a thick fog.

"Shut up!"

Pei Nian was the first to realize that something was wrong. He wanted to pull the reins and remind Gu Jingnian.

However, it was too late, they had already crashed into a big net.

Suddenly, more than ten men in black appeared in the fog, standing in the air, holding a net made of black ropes, and directly caught them and their horses.

Pei Nian raised his crossbow and shot at one of them.

Because she reacted too quickly, the man fell down.

Although this was not enough to change the situation, it greatly boosted the confidence of the three people. It can be seen that although these men in black can fly, they are still flesh and blood and can be killed like ordinary people.

Gu Jingnian also immediately took out his crossbow and shot them.

Lu Yanning's martial arts skills were the best among the three, and he had led troops into battle before. He recognized the leader of the men in black at a glance, and pounced on him while pulling the net. No matter how the other men in black pulled the net, they could not subdue him.

As soon as the battle started, the three of them fought against more than ten people and did not lose the upper hand.

However, the fog grew thicker and thicker, making it impossible to ignite a big fire. Gu Jingnian was unable to use his fire wings to quickly defeat the enemy. As time went on, the enemy's reinforcements arrived, which was ultimately disadvantageous to them.

Suddenly, many figures appeared in the fog, holding bows and crossbows and surrounded them.

Someone shouted, "Gu Jingnian, you fought with us in the Wanchun Palace Valley, and you know that our arrows are poisonous."

Gu Jingnian quickly remembered that when he and Pei Nian had just captured Master Ma, the poisonous arrows of the man in black directly took the lives of Qi Laowu and Yu San.

He believed that the man in black who came this time did bring poison arrows.

It is highly likely that the main force ambushing him is indeed in the Prime Minister's Residence, but there are some arrangements here, so there must be at least a few poisonous arrows.

Of course, this has no effect on Gu Jingnian.

Lu Yanning immediately whispered to Gu Jingnian: "I'll lift the net, and you go."

"Gu Jingnian!" The man was probably afraid that Gu Jingnian would put up a last-ditch resistance, so he shouted again and reminded him, "Even if you are not afraid of poison arrows, think about Lu Yanning and Pei Nian. If you don't want them to die, just surrender. I can promise you that I will let them live..."

The voice has not yet finished.

Suddenly, the sound of dense rain of arrows was heard in the fog.

"Swish swish swish."

However, it was not Pei Nian and Lu Yanning who were shot and fell, but the men in black. They fell to the ground unexpectedly, with their backs full of arrows.

"Who?!"

The man who was talking to Gu Jingnian just now was very surprised and shouted to the back.

But no one answered.

It was unknown who the people who came were, but there were obviously a lot of them and they were well-trained. They inflicted huge damage to the men in black in the first moment they took action.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Yanning covered himself with a large net and killed two people in a row.

The other men in black who were pulling the net had to fly into the air and try to drag them away.

Pei Nian stabbed a horse's butt with a dagger. The horse neighed and galloped away. Several men in black wanted to dodge the arrows, but they couldn't hold the horse back. They were reluctant to let go and let the horse drag the net away.

"You go!"

In the fog, someone suddenly appeared and helped them, shouting, "We are all mortals, and we cannot delay the battle with aliens for long. We will meet again another day."

"I will repay you another day." Lu Yanning shouted, "Let's go!"

Pei Nian grabbed Gu Jingnian, who was full of murderous intent, and helped him onto the horse.

When Lu Yanning saw this, he jumped onto another horse.

The three men rode on two horses and quickly rushed past the men in black who surrounded them.

The people who supported them were all dressed as soldiers and took the initiative to make way for them to leave.

The sound of horse hooves gradually disappeared into the darkness.

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"who are they?"

"mortal."

"I know they are mortals, I mean who are they and why are they helping us." "They are mortals." Gu Jingnian said, "Mortals should be an organization that opposes alchemy."

Pei Nian was slightly surprised and asked, "How do you know so much?"

Gu Jingnian asked Lu Yanning, "Doesn't my brother-in-law know?"

"I know." Lu Yanning said, "The Lu family has always had aliens serving as worshippers, and the relationship with the caged people is not good."

"Well, your brother told me about this." Gu Jingnian said, "I didn't kill him. The Prime Minister's Mansion bribed the people around him to kill him."

Lu Yanning didn't show much surprise, but his eyes darkened as he sighed, "The reason why the Lu family got into trouble is because they not only employed extraordinary people, but also participated in refining."

Pei Nian asked: "Aren't you plotting treason?"

"I didn't intend to rebel."

"Then why did you raise an army to coup?"

Lu Yanning was silent for a long time and decided to tell Gu Jingnian about it.

"I heard from my father-in-law a long time ago that there are people in Rui Country who refine aliens. Sometimes they ask for alien captives from the army, and sometimes they send 'refiners' who have developed special abilities to the army. Many of the Lu family's priests came from this way. The ancestors of the Lu family used to maintain a delicate balance between mortals and refiners. My generation didn't know much about this... until I went to Wanchun Palace. I didn't realize that refining would destroy Rui Country."

As expected, his crime was related to Wanchun Palace. Pei Nian had guessed this and asked, "So, what did you do?"

Lu Yanning said: "I tried to persuade them to stop."

This is a vague answer.

Gu Jingnian thought about the period when Lu Yanning often stayed in the Imperial Army Yamen and was not allowed to go home. He could probably imagine the suspicion and control he was under at that time. In fact, there were not many people who could make the general of the Imperial Army embarrassed.

So, a guess that had been lingering in his mind for a long time was spoken out by Gu Jingnian for the first time.

"So, they framed you, brother-in-law, for treason in order to silence you? Because you knew who Wanchun Palace raised snakes and refined medicine for, and you persuaded them to stop, so you are no longer on the same side with them."

Lu Yanning didn't want to answer this question, but he didn't deny it either, and the bitterness on his face became even more intense.

The Lu family was able to be conferred the title of Marquis of Zhenyuan, and there are many extraordinary people and refiners serving in the mansion. It is obvious that for some things, it is not as simple as "not knowing much". Even if Lu Yanning does not understand much, Lu Yanqing must know.

In other words, the Lu family, like the Gu family, was involved in the refining process.

No wonder Gu Beiming had said before how profound the Lu family's family background was.

So, who is the person who can command so many princes and generals? The answer is obvious.

"Brother-in-law, do you know who is the mastermind behind all this? Is it the emperor?"

Gu Jingnian had never said it before, but when the moment came, he asked it lightly.

Pei Nian felt an inexplicable chill down his spine, but there was not much surprise in his eyes. Instead, he looked at Lu Yanning, waiting for his answer.

Lu Yanning looked very painful.

He frowned deeply for a long time, then shook his head and said, "It's not as simple as you think."

"what is that?"

"Your Majesty is willing to stop." Lu Yanning said: "The order to strictly prohibit alchemy was issued by Your Majesty himself."

"But you didn't rebel, yet he allowed those people to kill you, just because you persuaded him to stop."

"You haven't sat in that position, so you don't understand. There are some things that even His Majesty can't do anything about."

"I only know that they have harmed..."

"All right!"

Lu Yanning raised his voice and shouted, "I have received the grace of the court and the legacy of my ancestors, but I did not distinguish my own position. I have brought this upon myself. I deserve to die. I accept the consequences!"

He recalled the words someone scolded him at not long ago.

——"You became famous at a young age, and you cut off the enemy's head in a battle among thousands of troops. Is this your own achievement? Do you know how many people's blood was used to build the Heaven-shaking and Camp-breaking Armored Warriors beside you? You didn't say it was a sin when you were successful and famous and enjoyed the admiration of the world. Now you come here to act like a bodhisattva. The person who has no right to criticize alchemy is you, the son of the Lu family. People who can't recognize themselves deserve to die!"

He deserved to die, he admitted it wholeheartedly.

Seeing that Lu Yanning was so foolishly loyal, Gu Jingnian still respected his fate and said, "Okay, you deserve to die!"

At this point, the two of them had different ideas and could not agree on anything, so there was nothing more to talk about on this matter.

The next moment, they said something in unison.

"But my wife and daughter are innocent!"

"But there is no reason for my sister to die with you!"

With these words, the debate was quickly put to rest.

The two men looked at each other.

"Save people first."

"Ah."

"I have inquired about it. My sister was taken away by someone sent by Zheng Kuangfu." Gu Jingnian said, "But the Prime Minister's Mansion is heavily guarded, and the person may not be there. If we go there rashly, we may fall into a trap. Perhaps we can find a breakthrough from an official named Qin Jun, who is Zheng Kuangfu's confidant."

Lu Yanning said: "Go now."

"Now?"

"Yes, this is the time when they are in the most confusion. And we just escaped from pursuit. They will subconsciously think that we need to rest and don't think we will take action immediately."

They had no preparation, not even the tools to set fire, but thinking about the dark clouds and thick fog in the distance, they knew that those strange people who could call the wind and rain had also expended a lot of energy.

"Walk."

So the three of them turned their horses around and headed back towards the brightest light in the capital, determinedly.

(End of this chapter)