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

Chapter 139 Commitment
Wu Chengyu was speaking from the heart. Given his age in his previous life and the education he received from childhood, if he were to travel back to the early Southern Song Dynasty, he would find it difficult not to want to kill a treacherous minister like Qin Hui, who is infamous for all time.

Using the settings of other cultivation novels, killing Qin Hui alone would accumulate a great deal of merit, enough to at least break through to the Golden Core stage.

However, Shi Miyuan's damage to the Song Dynasty was no less than that of Qin Hui, but unfortunately, he was not as famous as Qin Hui, who was famous for wrongfully killing Yue Fei.

Therefore, people in later generations do not know much about Shi Miyuan's infamy. When Wu Chengyu heard his name, he only cursed him as a treacherous minister and had no other feelings. He did not actually have the idea of ​​killing him.

But the situation unfolded step by step, and Wu Chengyu suddenly realized that Shi Miyuan had no choice but to be killed.

If Shi Miyuan doesn't die, his family's backers in Hangzhou will soon become part of this treacherous official's faction.

Although the Wu family will undoubtedly benefit immensely in the future, they are doing quite well even without Shi Miyuan.

Although Wu Chengyu had not intended to kill Shi Miyuan before, he absolutely could not accept his family becoming sycophants of treacherous officials in the future; he simply could not get past this psychological hurdle.

These recent events have shown that brothers who could entrust their lives to each other have died one by one in front of him because of his momentary hesitation. Wu Chengyu is particularly unable to get over this and is filled with remorse.

Now he has to watch helplessly as Sister Niu and the others go to their deaths, a complete and utter suicide mission, without any surprises, but he can't stop them at all.

The best solution to all these problems is to eliminate Shi Miyuan. With Shi Miyuan dead, the Shi family's power will collapse, and the Yue family army's anger will subside.

Of course, even so, the emperor still wanted to negotiate peace, but Wu Chengyu couldn't care less about that now; that was a matter for later, and he would just deal with whatever came his way.

"Brother Chengyu, why are you doing this? Don't you care about your family?"

“Brother Lu, the family has been very good to me, and I appreciate that. But I have also contributed a lot to the family over the years, and I don’t think I owe the family much.”

I don't like owing favors. If I do, I have to repay them. But if I'm still willing to get along with someone after I've repaid the favor, and even willing to entrust my life to them, that's true affection. This kind of affection comes from the heart and isn't imposed on me from the outside. It's a part of my life.

You are now a part of my emotions, and I don't want you to die no matter what.

There are only a few people in my family who I truly care about; the rest are increasingly like shackles imposed on me, making me feel uncomfortable.

Everything that has happened recently has helped me make a decision. Now it's time for me to see the world. Of course, all of this happened after I killed Shi Miyuan.

I will give an explanation to those around me as soon as possible, and then head to Hangzhou. Within a month, I will kill Shi Miyuan. You don't need to worry about me implicating your families.

I will disguise myself and assume another identity. If Shi Miyuan is still alive and well a month later, you can make your plans then.

Sister Niu, Brother Lu, all I need from you brothers is this promise, okay?

As he spoke, Wu Chengyu released their pressure points.

The Yue Family Army members exchanged glances and had no choice but to accept the request. Wu Chengyu's request was indeed the most reasonable one for them, and Wu Chengyu's martial arts skills were indeed beyond their imagination.

He was filled with righteous indignation and his head was throbbing, but now that Wu Chengyu has subdued him, he has finally calmed down a bit. Although he still vows to kill Shi Miyuan, he has regained some of his rationality.

“Alright, Brother Chengyu, we know that you are just like us. Since you have made up your mind to kill Shi Miyuan, no one can stop you. In our current state, some are injured and some are dead, so we do need time to recover and prepare. Let’s set a timeframe of one month. If anything happens to you after one month, we will not live alone. Even if we die, we will take Shi Miyuan with us.”

Now that things have come to this, Wu Chengyu no longer needs to escort Yu Xiaowu's coffin back to Shaoxing. He writes down the recipe for hot pot base and gives it to Lu Zhiyi, asking him to burn it for Yu Xiaowu when he is buried, thus fulfilling his duty.

Then, Wu Chengyu, Lu Zhiyi, and Niu Wanrou clasped hands three times in front of Yu Xiaowu's coffin, making a life-or-death promise. After taking one last look at Yu Xiaowu, they turned and left without looking back.

The sudden announcement by the imperial court to restore Qin Hui's titles and posthumous names had an impact on the people far beyond the strong reaction of the descendants of Yue Fei's army. To Wu Chengyu's surprise, Wujiapo was also in an uproar, with the usually united Wu family arguing endlessly.

Wu Chengyu had just arrived home. Aku hadn't seen him for many days. He was excited but also hesitant, always wanting to say something but unable to get the words out.

Wu Chengyu and Aku had relied on each other for many years and knew each other so well that Wu Chengyu could tell Aku had something on her mind as soon as she saw her.

Ah Ku has a cheerful personality and trusts Wu Chengyu completely. He always says what he thinks and would never hesitate like this. Wu Chengyu was curious and was about to ask when Wu Zhenghui suddenly came to his door.

"Little Twenty-One, you're finally back! I came here specifically to see if you were here."

"Come with me now to the ancestral hall. All the direct descendants of the Wu family who are at home are there now; they have important matters to discuss. Although you are a junior, you cannot be absent at this time. It would be good for you to go and listen."

"Uncle Zhenghui, what's the matter that you need to go to the ancestral hall?"

The Wu family does not open their ancestral hall unless something major happens. In recent years, Wu Chengyu has only entered it once a year during the ancestral worship ceremony, and only male members of the Wu family's direct lineage are allowed to enter.

Wu Zhenghui's face was not good at this moment. He wanted to speak, but in the end he let out a long sigh.

"You'll see when you get there. I really don't want to say."

Wu Chengyu told Aku to wait at home, and then followed Wu Zhenghui to the ancestral hall.

The Wu family's ancestral hall is located deep in Wujiapo, backed by Taiping Mountain and overlooking Taihu Lake. It is the best place in Wujiapo in terms of feng shui. The Wu family was wealthy, so the ancestral hall was naturally built to be large, with three courtyards. In addition to the place where the ancestral tablets were placed, there was also a large hall.

When Wu Chengyu and Wu Chengyu entered, the hall was already packed with people. All the direct descendants of the Wu family who could come were there. At this time, the eldest, second, and third branches of the Wu family sat separately, clearly divided. Wu Zhenghui and Wu Chengyu naturally obediently sat in the third branch's camp.

The clan chief sat in the center of the hall, surrounded by the clan elders. However, there was an old man with completely white hair and beard, not a single hair on the top of his head, and a face full of wrinkles. He looked very old, but he was very strong and had a loud voice. He started cursing.

"Back then, when Marshal Yue's army launched the Northern Expedition, I was already quite old and didn't have the opportunity to join the army to fight the Jin invaders. However, quite a few of my Wu family members joined Yue's army. Although none of them became generals, several of them became Marshal Yue's personal guards."

Unfortunately, they all died in battle against the Golden Dog, which is the greatest honor for my Wu family.

"Wu Zhenghong, those heroic souls were all direct descendants of my Wu family, some of them even your uncles and aunts. Can your decision now face them?"

　I wanted to find a lineage for the Wu family, but I couldn't find any generals with the surname Wu under Yue Fei. Of course, we can't say they are descendants of Wu Song, and Wu Dalang is even more far-fetched.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)