Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 116: Jusai City

After staying in Shaojing Pass for two days, Qu Jizhi prepared to leave.

He was originally just a marching Sima, and the alien team he brought had its own leader, who was led by him personally. The main purpose was to coordinate them to cooperate with Gu Beiming to resist the enemy.

There was a large group of people when they came, but only a dozen people when they left, including Gu Jingnian and other three.

The black beast walked in front with its head held high. Every time the horse under Gu Jingnian's crotch got close to it, it wanted to turn around and spit to show that vulgar people could not keep pace with it, but was stopped by Qu Jizi.

Although his mount was so arrogant, Qu Jizhi did not put on airs at all. Along the way, he talked with Gu Jingnian about the customs and habits of Yong State. From time to time, he pointed out a few strange people flying in the sky or crawling on the ground and introduced them a few words, and talked in detail about some anecdotes after the coexistence of different customs in Yong State.

Zhang Xiaofang couldn't help but ask, "Mortals are weak, and extraordinary people are strong. If ordinary people and extraordinary people coexist, won't something go wrong?"

Qu Ji said: "The most numerous aliens in Yong are the Ju clan, who come from the Chongwu country in Yihai. They are huge, look like monkeys, and are covered with spots all over their bodies. They are extremely strong and can lift thousands of pounds of weight effortlessly. However, the Ju clan members are simple-minded. There are many landowners in Yong, and one of them feeds dozens or even hundreds of Ju clan members. If the Ju clan members are separated from the supply of the master, they will have difficulty surviving. So who do you think is weaker or stronger among them?"

Zhang Xiaofang was confused and couldn't answer.

Qu Jizhi stroked his beard and said, "Strong and weak are not determined by strength or force, but by the ability to survive. The mortals who can survive in Zhongzhou are the strongest race in Zhongzhou."

"You know a lot, sir."

Gu Jingnian still didn't completely believe Qu Jizhi's reasons.

As far as he knew, leeches first appeared in Yong State. This country, which was known for the coexistence of different customs and the lack of popularity of alchemy, was definitely not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface.

Although he thought so, he knew that he couldn't change it. Therefore, he turned the topic to something that interested him.

He really wanted to know whether Qu Jizhi had realized that Han Youxin was a spy from the Swiss country.

After talking about the people he met at the Japanese military banquet, Gu Jingnian said calmly, "That day, I went out for some fresh air and chatted with Army Officer Han. He is also a wonderful person."

When mentioning Han Youxin, Qu Jizhi's face became solemn, and he said with emotion: "His father was very kind to me. In my early years, I was almost executed for writing a letter to a foreigner, but it was Mr. Han who saved me."

Gu Jingnian did not expect that Han Youxin had such a background in Yong State. He did not know whether both father and son were spies of Rui State, or whether Han Youxin was pretending to be the son of a minister of Yong State.

After chatting for a while, it seemed that Han Youxin usually gave people the impression of being a man who relied on his father's influence to get by. He had no special abilities, but he never made mistakes. Perhaps that was why he had never been discovered.

After traveling for several days, they arrived near the city of Jusai, and Gu Jingnian made a special trip to the old market town.

A hundred years ago, this place was a place for trade between Yong and Rui. Later, as more merchants and travelers settled here, it became a town. Later, Rui built Jusai City and pushed the border westward for dozens of miles. The old market town was no longer on the border. Now that Yong has counterattacked, this place has become its territory.

But when Gu Jingnian arrived, the town had already been destroyed.

He stood in the ruins burned by the fire, closed his eyes, and tried to feel the breath of Huang Hu and Ying Yao.

At first, he felt nothing, but he was unwilling to give up and walked through every corner of the ruins.

Suddenly, a bird flew over, landed on Gu Jingnian's shoulder, and pecked his collar.

Gu Jingnian realized that this might be Feng Niang's bird, so he carefully raised his hand and let it peck his fingers.

Just like the time when he reached out and touched the corpse of the giant viper by the swamp and saw its memory, this time, the distant and shallow sounds of conversation also emerged faintly in his mind.

"Young Master is not dead... I can feel it..."

That seemed to be Huang Hu's voice, but unfortunately it was too soft and Gu Jingnian couldn't hear it clearly.

But he began to believe that Huang Hu and Ying Yao were probably still in Yong State, because the bond between them was still there, and since they knew he was not dead, they would probably not abandon him and go to Woye.

But where?
Gu Jingnian looked at the bird on his shoulder, only to see it flapping its wings and quickly flying away.

He wanted to chase, hoping to find Feng Niang.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t ignite the fire wings immediately, so I could only watch the little bird fly into the sky and disappear.

I think it would be great if he had a figure like Gu Jizu's old servant Huo Bo by his side, who could help him spread his wings at any time.

From afar, Qu Jizhi sat on the back of the black beast, looking at Gu Jingnian's actions, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

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The city of Jusai.

This is a huge city built at the gap of the Hemao Mountains on the border between Yong and Rui. Although the city was built only for more than 70 years, it played an extremely important role in the war between the two countries. Countless major battles have taken place here over the decades, and countless famous generals have died.

Gu Beiming's rebellion marked the first time that Jusai City was lost, and the whole country of Switzerland was shocked.

Although Gu Jingnian is the son of Gu Beiming, this is the first time in his life that he has come to Jusai City.

He looked up and saw that the city walls were made entirely of huge inky black stones, towering into the clouds.

In the distant sky, several winged people flew from the west and slowly descended several miles away from Jusai City.

"Here, strangers can't fly." Qu Jizhi said.

"Why?"

"The stone used to build the city is black neodymium, which has created a strong suppression between heaven and earth. No matter if it is a strange person or a flying car, they cannot fly into the sky within a radius of ten miles. Even arrows can hardly be shot upward from under the city." Qu Jizhi said with emotion: "The solidity and difficulty of attack of Jusai City are not in vain."

After that, he looked at Gu Jingnian and said, "You are fine, but some extraordinary people who rely on the power of heaven and earth cannot exert their abilities here."

"What does it mean to use the power of heaven and earth?" "Call the wind, call the rain, lead the fire, make the ice fall, and so on."

A dark cloud drifted away, and the setting sun cast a huge shadow on Jusai City. Gu Jingnian stood in the shadow, thinking that with Gu Beiming's self-healing ability, few people could do anything to him while guarding Jusai City.

No wonder the Ruiguo court was determined to recall him back to Jing.

The team moved slowly and entered the city of Jusai.

Elite soldiers of the Xiaoyi Army wearing heavy armor were everywhere. Although Gu Beiming was not there, this important town was still under his control. The person in charge was one of Gu Beiming's most trusted generals, Lu Maoxiu.

Gu Jingnian had met Lu Maoxiu twice a long time ago. He had the demeanor of a Confucian general and was loyal to Gu Beiming.

Gu Jingnian had never thought about it in the past, but now he felt that Lu Maoxiu’s loyalty to Gu Beiming was somewhat similar to Huang Hu’s loyalty to him.

"Mr. Qu!"

"General Lu, how are you?"

When Lu Maoxiu came out, Gu Jingnian thought that Han Youxin should not ask him to assassinate Lu Maoxiu.

Soon, he heard Qu Jizhi ask a question.

"Has Prince Xin arrived?"

"It will arrive in the next two days."

Listening to this conversation, Gu Jingnian knew who was going to be assassinated.

And Lu Maoxiu had already looked at him, nodded, and said with a look of satisfaction, "Eleventh Young Master, I haven't seen you for many years. Now you have become the pillar of the Gu family."

"Don't dare to take it seriously."

Almost all of Gu Jingnian’s brothers are dead, so it’s hard for him not to be the pillar of the family.

Lu Maoxiu led everyone into the city, settled Qu Jizhi first, and then said to Gu Jingnian: "I have something to say, please forgive me, I want to be a peacemaker."

"Oh?"

Lu Maoxiu then nodded to his personal soldiers, and soon the personal soldiers brought someone over.

Gu Jingnian recognized this man. He was Gu Jizu's old servant, Huo Bo.

When he saw Gu Jingnian, hatred immediately appeared in Huo Bo's eyes. He clenched and relaxed his hands from time to time. When he got closer, he suddenly raised his hands and pointed them at Gu Jingnian.

Two balls of flame emerged from the palms of Fire Master's hands, but they were smaller than ordinary stove fires and went out quickly without burning anyone.

"General Lu, this villain was the one who killed the eldest son. Capture him now!"

Facing Huo Bo, Lu Maoxiu's attitude was much more arrogant and tough. He said in a dignified tone: "Shut up! How dare a mere servant address the master like that?"

In fact, Gu Jingnian had hardly been treated as the head of the family before. Now that all the members of the Gu family were trapped in Jing, the status of him, an illegitimate child, had improved a lot.

The dead are gone, and the living are like this. Given Gu Beiming's pragmatic nature, he would not stand up for his eldest son.

It's funny. When Gu Jingnian was a child, he always thought that his father loved his elder brother much more than him.

"General Lu, there are witnesses to this matter." Huo Bo said, "He killed the eldest son, young..."

"Enough!" Lu Maoxiu shouted, "The eldest son's death must be a misunderstanding, it was caused by the persecution of the Rui Dynasty. The Gu family has a deep bond between brothers, how dare you, a servant, question it? Why don't you kneel down?!"

Of course Huo Bo was unwilling to kneel.

He was loyal to Gu Jizu all his life and witnessed his master being shot to death by Gu Jingnian. How could he kneel down to his enemy without taking revenge?

But on the other hand, he is a servant of the Gu family, and everything belongs to Gu Beiming. At this moment, Lu Maoxiu represents Gu Beiming's will and will not allow him to resist.

No matter how unwilling he was, he had no choice but to kneel.

Feeling extremely embarrassed, Huo Bo clenched his fists, frowned, and prepared to kneel down.

"Forget it." Gu Jingnian said, "Whether you kneel or not, it's of no use to me. Where is the witness you just mentioned?"

Huo Bo ignored him and looked at Lu Maoxiu.

Lu Maoxiu raised his hand, indicating that he didn't need to kneel, and said, "Young Master, I want to ask you a question."

Huo Bo felt relieved, but his eyes revealed resentment and contempt, and he said: "Young Madam is the witness."

After hearing this, Gu Jingnian was a little surprised.

I was not surprised that the witness was Miao Chunniang, but I was surprised that Huo Bo still called her "Young Madam".

Thinking about it again, he realized that what Huo Bo wanted to prove might not be that he had committed adultery with Miao Chunniang, but that he shot Gu Jizu to death, and Miao Chunniang also witnessed it with her own eyes.

But at that time at the Deadwood Cliff, Miao Chunniang clearly attacked Gu Jizu, so from Huo Bo's tone, it seemed that he still had some respect for Miao Chunniang.

This is not right, but I don’t know if it’s Huo Bo’s fault or Miao Chun Niang’s fault…

(End of this chapter)