Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 190 Hostage Exchange (Part )

The place where Gu Jingnian and Min Yuanxiu agreed to exchange hostages was on Taoling Mountain, more than 20 miles northwest of Taoling City.

This mountain got its name because it is the tomb of the king of the Tao State who died a thousand years ago.

The imperial ambitions of the past have long been lost, and today there are no relics left on Taoling Mountain, only lush vegetation.

Gu Jingnian slowly landed on the top of the mountain, overlooking the surroundings, waiting for Min Yuanxiu's team to climb the mountain.

"You really want to hand me over to Kaiping Division." Gu Beiming said with difficulty, "Such a weak surrender will not allow you to protect Si Niang."

"My father talked a lot of good things, but he never did anything to protect his family."

"Because I know that becoming stronger is the only way."

"Maybe."

Since they were not on the same page, Gu Jingnian didn't want to talk more and turned his back to observe the other side.

Gu Beiming raised his hand and tried to touch the flaming wings on his back. As soon as his fingers touched the flames, he felt a burning pain. He frowned and retracted his hand.

It is not worth it to reduce myself to such a weak state just for the blood of this rebellious son.

After waiting for a while, Min Yuanxiu's team appeared in sight.

Min Yuanxiu raised his hand, stopped the carriage, and limped towards the Gu father and son alone.

"Brother Gu, I haven't seen you for many years."

Gu Beiming struggled to sit up and said, "You are still healthy."

Min Yuanxiu said self-deprecatingly: "The injuries I suffered were too severe. I have only been barely surviving these years."

"Your Majesty didn't give you a chance to become a healer?"

"I was given it, but I dare not accept it." Min Yuanxiu said, "The risk is too great. I am afraid that I will die before my wish is fulfilled. After all, among so many people back then, you are the only one who survived."

Gu Beiming said: "Don't talk nonsense, you already know who I am."

Gu Jingnian knew that Min Yuanxiu came forward to confirm Gu Beiming's identity, so he did not stop him. He looked at the carriage over there several times and said, "Can you leave my sister to me?"

"I have another question." Min Yuanxiu asked, "How did you manage to betray His Majesty?"

Gu Beiming smiled mysteriously and did not answer.

"If you tell me now, I will plead for you before His Majesty."

"No need." Gu Beiming said, "Take me back. It's time for me to meet His Majesty."

Although Min Yuanxiu really wanted to know the answer, he saw that he couldn't get it from Gu Beiming, so he sighed helplessly and waved to the carriage behind him.

A tall and thin man with messy hair then lifted the curtain of the car.

Gu Jingnian looked over and saw Gu Caiwei walking towards them with a baby in her arms, supported by Xing'er.

"Sister."

Gu Caiwei looked up and saw Gu Jingnian, and her face couldn't help but show joy. Soon she saw Gu Beiming, and her eyes suddenly became complicated, with disappointment and resentment, as well as concern and distress.

"Son!"

Xing'er waved and cheered.

Min Yuanxiu did not stop them from coming to Gu Jingnian. He just closed his eyes and sighed, "It's finally over. What are your plans for the future?"

"Don't worry about it, Envoy Min."

Gu Jingnian responded casually, his eyes always fixed on Gu Caiwei. When he saw her pass Min Yuanxiu, he quickly walked over to her, held her in one hand, and held Xing'er with his other hand.

"Sister, hold the child tightly, I will take you away first."

"it is good."

Gu Jingnian immediately spread his wings and flew away, leaving Gu Beiming to Min Yuanxiu.

So far, the exchange process has been smooth.

But when Gu Jingnian flew high into the sky and looked towards the west, he saw dust flying in the sky and a brave army consisting of thousands of cavalrymen rushing towards Taoling Mountain at lightning speed.

"call out--"

A long cry was heard in the sky, and more than ten huge manta ray bats flew across the sky and landed on Taoling Mountain. The leader was wearing a majestic armor, and it was Lu Maoxiu.

"Save the Marshal!"

At Lu Maoxiu's command, dozens of elite soldiers immediately swooped down towards Min Yuanxiu.

Seeing that they were coming so quickly, Gu Jingnian flew higher and escaped from the battlefield.

"scare--"

Min Yuanxiu opened his mouth and shouted, his voice was like thunder, shaking the sky.

Manta rays are timid to begin with, and when they heard the noise, they were frightened out of their wits, wailing miserably, and their wings went limp, and they began to fall down.

Gu Jingnian had already seen Min Yuanxiu's strength and was mentally prepared, but even so, he was still dizzy and almost fell down.

He managed to steady his body with great difficulty, and flapped his flaming wings, throwing two fireballs in the direction of Min Yuanxiu to stop him from shouting any further, and then immediately flew away.

At the same time, Lü Maoxiu, who had fallen from his ray bat mount, also took action. With a wave of his flag, the dozen or so elite soldiers who were still falling in the air changed their direction and fell towards Min Yuanxiu. Each of them was wearing heavy armor, and falling from such a high altitude would bring a heavy force, and those who were hit would die.

Min Yuanxiu had just rolled on the ground and shot past Gu Jingnian's fireball. Seeing these heavy armors coming at him, he quickly shouted, "Break!"

The roar broke the soldiers' heads, and they were bleeding from their mouths and noses, but their momentum did not decrease.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Heavy armor fell one after another, and the bodies of the soldiers inside the armor were smashed to pieces. Some limbs flew out, and dust and smoke were everywhere.

Next to him, Gu Jingnian's fireball ignited the trees in the forest, starting a raging fire.

Min Yuanxiu has disappeared, perhaps buried under the heavy armor.

Lu Maoxiu was also shocked by the roar and his face turned pale. He fell to the ground, but he didn't care about himself and went to help Gu Beiming up the first time.

"Marshal, let's go."

Gu Beiming did not leave, but looked forward.

Min Yuanxiu is not dead.

At the critical moment, an extremely long hand stretched out from a tree hole in the distance and pulled Min Yuanxiu back.

Then, a man walked out of the tree hole.

When the man took a step, his feet became very long, and when he stretched his neck, his neck also became very long. It was exactly Bao Hu who had caught Ying Yao at that time.

"Gu Jingnian! Where are you going?!"

Bao Hu shouted loudly, stretched out his hand, and tried to catch Gu Jingnian in the sky.

The hand "whoosh" suddenly became extremely long, and when it was about to touch Gu Jingnian, Gu Jingnian suddenly turned sideways, and the fire wings burned his burnt hands, causing him to scream in pain, and the hands "whoosh" shrank back again.

"it hurts!"

At the same time, the trees at the foot of the mountain shook, and figures jumped down from the treetops and quickly surrounded Gu Beiming.

Many black figures standing in the sky also appeared, pulling out a large net and blocking Gu Jingnian.

Min Yuanxiu did not yell again, but walked towards Gu Beiming and said, "General Lu, you don't have to fight to the death. I don't want Brother Gu's life."

Gu Beiming said: "You are going backwards as you grow older. You deceived the younger generation and went back on your word."

"You are the one who went back on your word and betrayed His Majesty first."

As he spoke, Min Yuanxiu had already approached Gu Beiming.

As they walked, he asked, "I'll ask you one last time, how did you betray His Majesty?"

The next moment, Gu Beiming raised his eyes and stared at Min Yuanxiu.

There was nothing special about that look, but after just one glance, Min Yuanxiu couldn't look away. He felt something was wrong and wanted to turn his head and yell, but he unexpectedly found that he had no strength in his body.

"Is this... the Soul-Calming Eye?"

"good."

Gu Beiming still couldn't stand up. He was half-supported on the ground, but a smile appeared on his weak face.

The last time the two fought was fifteen years ago. At that time, Gu Beiming already had the ability to heal himself, but he was still no match for Min Yuanxiu's roaring skill.

But in the past fifteen years, Gu Beiming has obviously become stronger.

Just like a tiger or lion can scare a small animal into becoming powerless with just a glance, the Soul-Calming Eyes are just like that.

Gu Beiming restrained Min Yuanxiu, but he became increasingly weak and fell to the ground, looking at the Kaiping Division's hooks that were coming from afar.

Min Yuanxiu's eyes showed disbelief. He tried hard to gather his strength and spoke with difficulty.

"How could you... refine... Geng Xuezhi?!"

Gu Beiming ignored him and whispered to Lu Maoxiu, "Go kill him."

"Yes."

Lu Maoxiu was seriously injured and walked towards Min Yuanxiu with heavy steps.

"Gu Beiming... have you forgotten? Back then, Geng Xuezhi saved your life four times... In order to save your fourth son, his own children were trampled to death by the Yu cavalry."

Min Yuanxiu continued talking, his eyes becoming more and more angry.

"I always thought Geng Xuezhi died in battle...but you...you can even refine him?"

Gu Beiming finally answered: "I am doing this to realize his ambition of unifying Zhongzhou."

"You fart."

"Whatever you think, I can even sacrifice my own son, let alone him?" Gu Beiming said: "It's a pity that I couldn't refine you."

"You are crazy. You were not like this before." Min Yuanxiu said, "No wonder you betrayed His Majesty."

Hearing this, Gu Beiming sneered, his smile was meaningful.

(End of this chapter)