The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 138 Dissuasion
For the next two days, Wu Chengyu stayed in the village and helped everyone with Yu Xiaowu's funeral arrangements.

The storm hasn't died down yet, and Wu Chengyu hasn't had time to deal with Shi Chang these past few days, so everything has to be done discreetly.

He simply asked someone to notify Wu Jinshui to secretly transport a coffin from Suzhou City—the best and most expensive coffin available in the entire city.

Yu Xiaowu's family lived in Shaoxing, so the body had to be transported back to Shaoxing for burial. Lu Zhiyi and the others were still recovering from their injuries, but they insisted on seeing Yu Xiaowu off on his final journey. Wu Chengyu naturally had to go along as well.

Just as everyone was loading Yu Xiaowu's coffin onto the carriage, the brother who had been sent to Suzhou to gather information suddenly returned, extremely agitated.

"Brother Lu, Sister Niu, news just came from the city, saying... saying..."

Although Sister Niu is missing a hand, her strength has recovered considerably. She has been extremely irritable these past few days and couldn't help but shout angrily.

"What's the panic? What could possibly scare us?"

The man took a breath, but his eyes were bloodshot from the emotional outburst.

News came from Suzhou that Shi Miyuan had submitted a memorial to the emperor in Hangzhou, requesting the restoration of Qin Hui's title and posthumous name.

The infuriating Emperor actually agreed and issued an edict, restoring Qin Hui's title of Prince of Shen and changing his posthumous title from "Miu Chou" to "Zhong Xian."

These words were like a mountain collapsing; everyone was in an uproar. Sister Niu was furious, and Brother Lu punched the wall, cracking it open.

For Yue Fei's army, Qin Hui was a mortal enemy. Although Wu Chengyu knew that Emperor Gaozong of Song was the mastermind behind framing Yue Fei, loyalty to the emperor was extremely important in that era, and all the hatred of Yue Fei's army was directed at Qin Hui.

When Yue Fei was wrongfully executed, many generals of the Yue Family Army committed suicide in his honor. Only after Emperor Xiaozong of Song exonerated Yue Fei was the resentment barely suppressed.

Brother Lu and others had been taught by their elders since childhood that they regarded Grandpa Yue Fei as their god. Now that the emperor has exonerated Qin Hui, doesn't that mean that framing Yue Fei back then was the right thing to do?
This is something they simply cannot accept.

Wu Chengyu was the only person in the world, besides those few who participated in the peace negotiations between the Song and Jin dynasties, who knew about this matter long ago.

After all, Shi Miyuan was labeled a treacherous minister, and one of the things he did was to exonerate Qin Hui. Otherwise, Wu Chengyu would not have remembered the name Shi Miyuan in his previous life.

I thought I could remain calm at this moment, but the information I accidentally saw on my phone in my past life is completely different from my current feelings.

Seeing the state of Sister Niu and the others, Wu Chengyu felt their pain deeply, and his anger rose higher and higher.

Sister Niu picked up the copper mace with her only remaining left hand, her eyes completely red. She looked at Lu Zhiyi and shouted loudly.

"Old Lu, what do you say?"

"What else is there to say? Not all of Yue Fei's men are dead yet! We will find them all, repair their armor, sharpen our weapons, and march on Hangzhou. We swear we will not rest until we kill Shi Miyuan."

The others echoed, each with a deep-seated hatred on their face.

The only one who remained calm at the scene was Wu Chengyu.

"So this time, the imperial court used the Military Manual of Yue Fei as bait to suddenly send imperial guards to wipe you out, which was also a preparation for restoring Qin Hui's title."

Given your current reaction, how could the people in the imperial court not have thought of it? What they fear most is that you will bring out another army to threaten the court again.

They won't be at peace until you're dead.

Brother Lu, Sister Niu, the Yue Family Army is not all dead yet, and the imperial court must know that. Even if you regroup, the imperial court will surely be waiting to trap you again.

"By then, I fear there will be very few descendants of Yue Fei's army left. I urge you to reconsider." Sister Niu replied, "There are only Yue Fei's army soldiers who turn back, not those who fear death."

“I understand, and I have never doubted the determination of Yue Family Army, but knowing that it is certain death, to still rush in headlong would only result in loss of life and would be meaningless.”

Lu Zhiyi laughed and said, "What we seek in life is a heart full of courage, a spirit of injustice, and the courage to shed blood and kill all our enemies."

Brother Chengyu, you have a family to take care of. The Wu clan has more than a thousand members. What if the court considers us traitors?

"Don't get involved in this mess. Let's part ways here. If any members of my Yue Family Army survive in the future, they will surely come back to repay your life-saving grace."

Wu Chengyu shook his head. Just as Yu Xiaowu said before he died, he couldn't stop the Yue Family Army from their determination to die even knowing it was a trap.

Some people may think this is stupid, but there has never been a shortage of such people throughout history.

Last time Wu Chengyu hesitated, but now Wu Chengyu is also seeking to vent his anger.

"Brother Lu, you once said that as long as I, Wu Chengyu, asked you to do something, you would do it. Your words still ring in my ears. Do you acknowledge them?"

“Brother, we accept everything except this. I know you mean well, but we will break our promise.”

"Alright, then I'll change the subject. Gentlemen, prepare to face me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Chengyu immediately made his move, splitting into several shadows and rushing towards Lu Zhiyi and the others.

The other party was stunned, never expecting Wu Chengyu to make a move. But even though they were prepared, they couldn't stop Wu Chengyu's unfair lightness skill.

A shadow flashed by, and with a flick of a finger, someone was immediately struck in an acupoint and rendered immobile. Wu Chengyu had only made a casual move, yet Lu Zhiyi and the others were all subdued.

Of course, they were only immobilized; their speech was not impaired.

"Brother Chengyu, what is the reason for this?" Although his pressure points had been struck, Lu Zhiyi's eyes were still full of trust when he looked at Wu Chengyu, with at most a hint of surprise. He absolutely did not believe that Wu Chengyu would harm him.

"Brother Lu, Sister Niu, and my fellow brothers, how is my martial arts skill?"

"It's been a few years since we last met. Brother Chengyu's martial arts skills have far exceeded our expectations. I'm afraid only someone like Chief Hong can surpass you."

"That's right. Apart from the Five Great Masters, I'm not afraid of anyone. Even if I encounter the Five Great Masters, they won't be able to escape if I want to with my lightness skill."

But yours? You can't even withstand one of my moves, so killing you would only be faster for me.

The imperial court has countless experts at its disposal. Those who chased you that day were only a portion of them. There must be even more powerful figures among them. When they come to kill you, can you really take them all down with you? You'll just be throwing your lives away in vain.

Since you refused to seek revenge against Shi Miyuan, I'll make you another promise.

First, send Brother Wu's body back to Shaoxing, arrange a proper funeral, and then take good care of your injuries.

"All I want is for you to delay your actions by one month, Brother Lu, Sister Niu, I beg you, I just need that one month."

"Brother, why are you doing this?"

“I’ll kill this Shi Miyuan. I came to this world a little too late and didn’t have the chance to kill Qin Hui. It’s not bad to have Shi Miyuan now.”

(End of this chapter)