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

Chapter 455 Memorial
Located in the west of Jiaxing City, the Ke family mansion, a large estate covering more than ten acres, has become more lively after half a year of renovation and can be considered a decent manor.

Guo Jing and his mother usually lived in a side courtyard, which had a small yard and four large tiled houses, much better than the Mongolian felt tents.

However, everyone is now gathered in the main hall in the center of the mansion. In front of the hall are the memorial tablets of Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin. There is an incense burner in front of the memorial tablets. The Seven Heroes of Jiangnan and Wu Chengyu and his sister have each lit three sticks of incense.

Before the memorial tablet stood Li Ping, her face filled with sorrow. She looked at her husband's memorial tablet, silently shedding tears, and muttering something under her breath. Guo Jing, dressed in mourning clothes, knelt before the memorial tablet, burning paper money in a brazier.

In addition, there was Duan Tiande, who was trembling, limp, and almost defecating, but Wu Chengyu used a special method to seal his excretory function. He could only keep kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Guo Jing had heard his mother mention Duan Tiande's name since he was a child, and he knew that Duan Tiande was his family's mortal enemy. Every time Li Ping mentioned him, she wished she could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.

Although he had never met his father, in Li Ping's words, Guo Xiaotian was a great hero and the good husband his mother longed for. When he was a child, he envied Tuolei for having a father and imagined how happy he would be if his own father were still alive.

The hatred for killing his father is irreconcilable.

Upon learning that the gift his master had sent was Duan Tiande, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed nine times to Wu Chengyu, unstoppable. Of course, Wu Chengyu could accept Guo Jing's kowtow at this moment.

After everyone returned to the Ke family mansion, Li Ping came upon hearing the commotion and immediately recognized Duan Tiande. She was someone she would recognize even if he were turned to ashes.

Li Ping's happy life in the first half of her life was ruined by this man. Later, while pregnant, she was kidnapped by Duan Tiande and captured all the way to Mongolia. She narrowly escaped death many times. Her hatred for Duan Tiande was so strong that it could not be washed away even by the waters of three rivers.

Li Ping endured hardship in Mongolia for over a decade, aging considerably compared to her peers. And bad people never seem to remember the people they've harmed.

Duan Tiande had no idea who the old woman gritting her teeth at him was until Li Ping placed the memorial tablets of Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin in front of him, at which point Duan Tiande suddenly realized who she was.

What followed was a deep-seated fear. He knew, of course, what he had done and what he would face if he fell into the hands of his enemies.

After falling into the hands of the Beiwei Army, this guy was imprisoned in a secret cave near Hangzhou for several months.

The Beiwei Army under Wu Chengyu were absolutely loyal to him and always adhered to the bottom line he set for them: they must not bully the good, they must not bully the weak, and they must not betray their fellow disciples.

However, these children had all suffered inhuman hardships in their childhood, which inevitably affected their character, making them extreme, ruthless, and vicious. Who would have thought that these children would have taken lives when they were only eleven or twelve years old, and that most of them did not feel any discomfort after their first murder?

They would risk their lives to protect their own people, and it's difficult for outsiders to integrate into their group and gain their genuine affection, except for their childhood friends.

As for the enemies, if they didn't die immediately after falling into their hands, they would be subjected to inhuman torture, as if they were venting their resentment. These little guys had endless ways of torturing people, a fact that even Wu Chengyu couldn't change.

Therefore, Wu Chengyu took Aku to recuperate in a small town in Hubei and did not return immediately. In the past two months, Duan Tiande faced more than a dozen Beiwei soldiers, which can be described as a journey through the eighteenth level of hell.

If Wu Chengyu hadn't strictly ordered him not to be killed, this guy would have been tortured to death long ago. Sometimes, he really thought about ending it all.

However, this guy was still afraid of death after all. He also found that the young man from the Beiwei Army didn't seem to want him to die either. In his opinion, he still had a chance to live.

Even today, seeing the memorial tablets of Guo and Yang, he knows his time is up, but he still can't help but desperately beg for mercy. A person like him will do anything, no matter how shameful, as long as he can live.

However, the paper money in Guo Jing's hand quickly burned out. He slowly got up from the ground, picked up a short knife, slowly walked up to Duan Tiande, and lifted him up.

"Spare me! Spare me! It was all ordered to me by Wanyan Honglie, the Sixth Prince of Jin. I was forced. It really has nothing to do with me!"

I have no grudge against the two righteous men, Guo and Yang. If you spare me, let me wear mourning clothes for them and guard their graves for the rest of my life, how about that?

Duan Tiande had already abandoned Wanyan Honglie long ago, and it was only at this moment that Guo Jing, his mother, and the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan learned the inside story of that incident from back then.

The thought that Bao Xiruo and her son Yang Kang were still in Wanyan Honglie's mansion left them all looking at each other in bewilderment, unsure of what to do. This was a classic case of recognizing a thief as one's father.

The key issue is that they all believed Yang Tiexin was dead, and Wu Chengyu couldn't tell them the truth or explain how he knew.

All he knew was that Yang Tiexin was taking Mu Nianci around to perform, and that they would not appear in Daxing for three years to hold a martial arts contest to find a husband. The world was so vast, who knew where they were right now? He could only advise everyone to plan ahead.

The Seven Heroes of Jiangnan were known for their fierce personalities and fearlessness in the face of death. They immediately proposed to go to the Jin Kingdom to assassinate Wanyan Honglie, but Li Ping stopped them.

“My husband’s revenge will naturally come when Jing’er grows up. I really can’t burden you masters any longer.”

Li Ping's resolute attitude, coupled with Wu Chengyu's persuasion, finally calmed everyone's anger, and they set up a memorial tablet to pay tribute to their ancestor with Duan Tiande's life.

Returning to this moment, Duan Tiande continued to plead, but Guo Jing's face remained expressionless. He held Duan Tiande in his left hand and took out a short knife with his right, aiming it at Duan Tiande's heart. He applied force little by little until the hilt was inside, and Duan Tiande's voice finally stopped.

After Duan Tiande breathed his last, Guo Jing carried his body out of the main hall. Not long after, he returned carrying Duan Tiande's head, which he placed before Guo Xiaotian's memorial tablet. Li Ping walked up to Wu Chengyu and bowed again, saying, "Thank you, Brother Wu, for avenging this blood feud between our Guo and Yang families. I thank you."

Wu Chengyu quickly stepped aside and gestured for Aku to help Li Ping up: "It was just a coincidence that we happened to run into her. We brought her back as a gift for Sister-in-law Guo and Jing'er. It didn't take much effort. It can only be said that the net of heaven is vast and its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it. It's just that this scoundrel's time has come."

Wu Chengyu beckoned to Guo Jing: "Jing'er, you now know all the inside stories of what happened back then. If you want revenge, take it personally."

"I, Guo Jing, swear that I will kill Wanyan Honglie. If I do not avenge this, I will not be a man."

“Well said. Even if Wanyan Honglie is a prince, he should know that a commoner’s anger can lead to bloodshed.”

However, simply carrying out an assassination is meaningless. The reason he was able to do what happened back then was because he had the power of the Jin Dynasty behind him, so the Jin Dynasty is also your great enemy.

"If I were you, I wouldn't just want Wanyan Honglie's life; there would be a far better way to avenge him. If you can do that, you'll be a true hero."

"I don't know what to do, please teach me, Master."

"It's actually quite simple. Just overthrow the Jin dynasty and restore the land of the Han people. It's not difficult at all."

Guo Jing looked bewildered. He was just simple-minded and occasionally a little slow to react; he was never an idiot.

What do you mean by saying that overthrowing the Jin Dynasty is not difficult at all? You might as well tell him to go to the Jin Dynasty now and kill Wanyan Honglie.

The people around him also gaped, looking at Wu Chengyu as if he were a fool. The Seven Heroes of Jiangnan were outlaws of the martial world.

The idea of ​​overthrowing the Jin Dynasty had never crossed their minds, and now, hearing Wu Chengyu's words, they felt it was presumptuous.

Wu Chengyu pointed at Aku and said, "This is your aunt. In addition, you also have a mistress, which I haven't mentioned before."

Ah Ku already knew about Hong Niangzi from Wu Chengyu, but she didn't care. In her opinion, no matter how many wives and concubines her brother married, as long as they didn't leave her, it was fine.

Han Xiaoying chimed in, "Brother Wu, that's not right of you. You're already married, yet you haven't mentioned it at all during the year you spent in the Mongolian desert. That's really not fair."

Wu Chengyu laughed and said, "It's not that I'm hiding it, but on the one hand, I don't know how to bring it up, and on the other hand, my wife's reputation is too great to mention rashly."

Zhu Cong pressed further, "You are the only one in the Nine Provinces, and I wonder who your wife is, a heroine whose reputation is even greater than yours?"

After Wu Chengyu assassinated Shi Miyuan, his reputation was indeed great. However, he changed his identity and wandered around. He did nothing earth-shattering on the surface, and very few people knew his true identity. Gradually, he was rarely mentioned.

However, as the commander-in-chief of the anti-Jin resistance army within the Jin Kingdom, Hong Niangzi was the number one person on the Jin Kingdom's bounty list for many years. Everyone in the world who disliked the Jin Kingdom would speak of Hong Niangzi with a certain degree of respect.

"My wife's surname is Yan. Not many people know her real name, but she likes to wear red, so everyone calls her Red Lady."

Upon hearing this, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan jumped up from their chairs again. Even Guo Jing was very familiar with this name, and everyone's faces naturally showed more respect.

Ke Zhen'e, unusually respectful, said, "We have long admired the leader of the righteous army, Hong Niangzi. She is truly the number one person in the world to resist the Jin, a true heroine."

Who would have thought she'd be Brother Wu's wife? Indeed, only you, the unparalleled master of Kyushu, are worthy of Hong Niangzi.

Nan Xiren, who was usually taciturn but whose words always hit the mark, said, "Brother Wu, do you mean to let Jing'er join the cause of resisting the Jin?"

Wu Chengyu nodded: "That depends on what Jing'er and Sister-in-law Guo think. If Sister-in-law Guo hopes that Jing'er will live a peaceful life, and Jing'er has no such thoughts, then let's not mention this matter again."

Guo Jing and Li Ping exchanged a glance and quickly reached an agreement.

"I am a woman, and I do hope that Jing'er is safe and well, but I am not reconciled with the fact that Jing'er has not avenged his great grudge." Just as Wu Chengyu had expected, Li Ping was indeed a person who was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside and deeply understood righteousness.

Guo Jing also said firmly, "If I don't avenge my father, how can I face staying in Jiangnan and enjoying peace? Guo Jing is willing to do his part to overthrow the Jin Kingdom."

Wu Chengyu was very pleased. He did need Guo Jing's help, as Guo Jing in The Legend of the Condor Heroes was not just a simple hero.

If it were just about martial arts skills, Wu Chengyu believed he was good enough on his own. In the later part of the original story, Guo Jing's martial arts skills were no match for Wu Chengyu's at that point. But how could Guo Jing's abilities be limited to mere martial arts battles?

(End of this chapter)