The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Starting from the Bodyguard

Chapter 139 Keeping the Appointment is Difficult as Heaven, Yang Kang Reveals His Ambition

The rain was heavy. Zhou Yan rushed into the range of the black-clad man's blade and used a move from the Quanzhen Swordplay called "Horse Kicks Falling Flowers". He drew his sword with his shoulder level and the blade pointed upwards. As the sword was thrust out, the raindrops paused for a moment in the air, forming a straight line.

The man in black suddenly saw a raindrop burst open like a bubble in his field of vision.

The feeling of pressure in his throat swept over him in an instant. The man in black, clutching his neck, staggered back, blood spurting from between his fingers.

"Ah!" A man in black attacked with a knife. Zhou Yan moved his arm and used the sharpness of his Qingfeng sword to cut the man and his knife down in the rain. Broken sword, arm, and blood flew everywhere, then were suppressed by the heavy rain.

The young master of Zhenwei Escort Agency glanced at Zhou Yan and saw a loud sword cry, with the sword light flashing and sparkling three times in succession.

Zhou Yan dashed past the three men who were surrounding him, and the three men fell to the ground like wooden stakes.

Brother Zhou's swordsmanship has improved again. Lu Beihe praised inwardly, then thrust his twin spears forward, knocking a burly man in black to the ground.

With the addition of Hu Yanlei, Mu Nianci, and others, Zhenwei's side had gained the upper hand. Zhou Yanteng then made his move, assassinating several people in succession, and the situation immediately changed.

Mei Chaofeng shattered the heads of two burly men with her long whip, then withdrew from the battle and walked towards Huang Rong, who was teasing the "Night-Shining Jade Lion," secretly plotting how to take Zhou Yan to Peach Blossom Island for her master to deal with.

Iron Corpse Mei Chaofeng actually helped a lot. Her long whip stopped seven or eight skilled fighters who were attacking Zhenwei Escort Team at the beginning. She did so hard to repay Fu'an for taking over the escort of Huang Rong to the south.

But she never expected that she would be helping Zhenwei Escort Agency.

The more black-clad swordsmen died, the more people Fu'an and Zhenwei could extricate themselves, either by throwing hidden weapons or joining the attack. The few remaining black-clad men were also fierce. Knowing they couldn't escape death, they ruthlessly swung their swords with the mindset of killing one to make up for it, or killing two to gain an advantage.

As a result, they attracted even more hidden weapons and swords.

After a short while, the heavy rain couldn't wash away the blood on the ground, but the fighting stopped.

Lu Beihe breathed a sigh of relief; the dart had been saved.

Liang Xiaowu had already ordered his men to search for the bodies.

Upon returning to the Zhongdu Escort Agency from Lin'an, Zhou Yan taught Liang Xiaowu and other escorts the "Great Capturing Hand" technique he had obtained from Liang Ziweng. He also instructed them that if bandits attempted to rob the escorts in the future, they should kill their opponents and remember to search for the bodies afterwards.

If you have silver, you get silver; if you have martial arts techniques, you get martial arts techniques.

The skills can be practiced by oneself, and the silver can be used to help injured or disabled bodyguards, porters, or the families of the deceased.

Huang Rong's clothes were soaking wet. Seeing that the fighting had stopped, she patted the neck of the "Night-Shining Jade Lion" and said affectionately, "I'll come to Zhongdu to find you again in a while."

She then led Mei Chaofeng and the medicine boy into the inn, which was in complete disarray.

Zhou Yan didn't even go over to say hello; he was busy asking about the casualties.

Lu Beihe walked over with lingering fear and said, "That evil monk has quite the skill."

Zhou Yan had experienced this firsthand. When they fought, his opponent's left palm pushed against his right palm with fierce and domineering moves. His internal force rushed straight to his internal organs from the meridians in his arm. If he hadn't tempered and unblocked the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin and the Triple Energizer Meridian of Hand-Shaoyang, and used his mind to guide his Qi, his internal Qi would have circulated extremely quickly and formed a defense in an instant. His injuries would have been much more serious.

"It's really awesome."

"I've never heard of this group when I traveled through Taiyuan Prefecture before. Logically, with the evil monk's martial arts skills, he should have been famous by now?"

Never

Zhou Yan walked towards the monk's corpse and squatted down.

Looking at the monk who was almost cut in half at the waist, Lu Beihe asked in confusion, "Brother Zhou, what happened?"

"Perhaps he has some items that could prove his identity as an evil monk?"

"A certificate of ordination." Lu Beihe suddenly realized: "Brother Zhou is indeed very meticulous."

Zhou Yan smiled.

The first thing they found was a money pouch, which Zhou Yan tossed to Lu Beihe, saying, "Compensate the shopkeeper, and give the rest to the injured bodyguards and porters."

"good idea."

He continued to grope and pulled a handkerchief from the monk's robes.

Lu Beihe also squatted down.

He unfolded the handkerchief, and sure enough, it was a certificate of disobedience.

As Zhou Yan read the text, he let out a slight sigh. The monk was called Baoneng, and he came from the Vajra Sect.

The Vajra Gate of the Western Regions.

Lu Beihe asked in surprise, "The Vajra Sect? I've never heard of it." Zhou Yan stood up and said, "I have heard of it. Last year, when I was escorting goods in Jingzhou, I met a Hu man at the Fenglingdu Inn. The Hu man was buying silk and tea from Lin'an Prefecture, but no escort agency would take him on the mission."

"So it's related to the Vajra Sect?"

"Yes, the Hu people said that a caravan company from Lin'an was traveling to the Western Regions when it was robbed by a group of monks, resulting in the deaths and injuries of most of its members."

"What a bunch of wicked monks."

Zhou Yan had heard the Hu people talk about this matter at Fenglingdu and had suspected it might be the Vajra Sect founded by Huogong Toutuo, which has now been confirmed. Huogong Toutuo was a violent person by nature, so it's not surprising that his disciples acted recklessly.

He was merely trying to confuse the people of the Vajra Sect about how they had managed to recruit a group of bandits and bring them to Tongguan and Lüliang.

The body was buried in the wilderness, and the heavy rain washed away the blood. Except for the inn, which was in complete disarray, everything returned to normal.

……

Two days later, the rain stopped and the sky cleared.

Lu Beihe's caravan set off for Taiyuan Prefecture.

Another day passed, and the Fu'an escort team crossed the Yellow River, heading straight for Xianyang.

During this time, Huang Rong bid farewell to Zhou Yan, saying that she was going to Zhenzhou, the location of the Yellow River Gang's headquarters.

Zhou Yan then realized that the Yellow River Gang's stronghold was actually in Longmen.

With Mei Chaofeng by her side, and with Sha Tongtian and Hou Tonghai not being part of the Yellow River Gang, Huang Rong had nothing to worry about.

At Tongguan Wharf, they went their separate ways.

……

After crossing the Yellow River, the caravan arrived in Xianyang a day later. Zhou Yan's internal injuries from fighting with Baoneng of the Vajra Sect were almost healed under the gentle nourishment of the Jade Guanyin. Hu Yanlei contacted the merchants, verified the goods, and settled 70% of the caravan fee. Zhou Yan and Hu Yanlei then left with their caravan masters and porters.

The merchant, who had paid tens of thousands of taels of real gold and silver, was still in shock for a long time.

That's not what Mr. Yin from Changfeng said.

After Zhou Yan and his entourage left, the merchants arranged for their men to ride swiftly to Datong Prefecture to inquire.

The Fu'an escort team returned via the same route, traveling quickly and lightly.

Upon arriving in Ying County, Shanxi, Zhou Yan gave instructions to Hu Yanlei and headed straight for Datong Prefecture.

……

In the middle of the day, the sun blazed fiercely.

Suddenly, the melodious sound of camel bells rang out, and three pure white camels came slowly along the main road from Zhongdu to Datong Prefecture. The man in the center, with a high nose and deep-set eyes, was none other than Ouyang Feng. The two riding camels to his left and right were Ouyang Ke and Yang Kang.

"Mr. Ouyang, is it true that the 'Military Manual of Yue Fei' is not in the stone box?"

A sound like a broken cymbal rang out, "I chased the old beggar from Lin'an all the way to Zhongdu. When he was being chased so hard, he said that when he opened the door, it was empty."

"Could this be a trap?" Ouyang Ke asked.

Ouyang Feng said, "Although I am an enemy of the old beggar, he is a man of his word. If he says he doesn't, then he doesn't."

Ouyang Ke smiled and said, "Uncle is right."

Zhou Yan traveled north from Lin'an to Zhongdu, and Yang Kang also set off shortly afterward.

Ouyang Feng chased after Hong Qigong for the "Martial Arts Manual of Yue Fei," while Hong Qigong was preoccupied with their agreement in Datong Prefecture. Their race, a contest of speed, resembled the Old Urchin chasing Qiu Qianren to the Western Regions in the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. They ended up traveling from Lin'an to Zhongdu.

Hong Qigong would not allow the Western Poison to chase him to Datong Prefecture, which is why he said in Zhongdu that the stone box was empty.

The Western Poison believed that he should stop pursuing them.

Peng Lianhu and Liang Ziweng died at the hands of Zhou Yan. Peng Lianhu almost lost an arm, Lingzhi Shangren lost an eye, and Hou Haitong has been living a life worse than death lately.

He recruited Nemo Xing and followed his advice to go to Changfeng Escort Agency in Datong Prefecture.

Changfeng Escort Agency has connections with both the legitimate and criminal worlds in the Western Regions, and Yang Kang wants to learn from Wanyan Honglie and hire experts.

(End of this chapter)