In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Puff! Puff! Puff...

The sounds of swords piercing flesh filled the air, and as everyone looked over, they saw twenty Imperial Guard experts suddenly backstabbing them.

In the blink of an eye, all the imperial guards around Yelü Hongji were killed, including Yelü Liangcai, the commander of the Imperial Guards. A master of body tempering who was close to the pinnacle of his skill died from a stab to the back, his heart pierced through.

"Greetings, my lord!"

"Your Majesty of Liao, please!"

This time, Li Yanzong, acting on the King's orders, invited the King of Liao to visit Western Xia.

what?

Upon hearing Zhang Xiaoshan's introduction, everyone's eyes twitched; this was an attempt to completely pin the blame on Xixia.

"When did the Western Xia First-Class Hall join forces with the martial arts masters of the Central Plains?"

Yelü Hongji was, after all, the King of Liao. He quickly regained his composure and looked at 'Murong Fu' with icy killing intent.

"On the way, I explained to the King of Liao, and at the same time, I introduced:"

This is the heir apparent of the Duan family of Dali, the future king of Dali, and also the half-brother of Princess Xiao. Furthermore, he is the successor of my Western Xia Dowager in the Langhuan Paradise. Princess Xiao also has a younger sister who has become a disciple of the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny and must respectfully address my Western Xia Dowager as her senior sister.

This young monk is also the grand-nephew of my Western Xia Empress Dowager. Although he is a Shaolin disciple, he is the head of the Taoist sect to which the Empress Dowager belongs.

However, their current identities are those of King Xiao's second and third brothers. I think Your Majesty understands, right?

Hiss...

After Zhang Xiaoshan's explanation, not to mention Xiao Feng and the others were completely bewildered...

Even Duan Yu and Xu Zhu were unaware of when they had become involved with the Western Xia princess, but upon closer examination, it was indeed the case.

19 However, Zhang Xiaoshan's introduction was clearly intentional.

"What a fine King of the Southern Court!"

Upon hearing this, Yelü Hongcai realized that Xiao Feng was now in a situation where he couldn't clear his name no matter what he did.

Xiao Feng glanced at Zhang Xiaoshan but didn't explain; he already knew Zhang Xiaoshan's purpose.

It was to completely break him off from the Liao Dynasty and sever his ties with the Liao!

Considering this young master's methods, it seems perfectly normal; otherwise, Zhang Xiaoshan's methods towards other races would be extremely ruthless.

After everyone understood, they were even more impressed by Zhang Xiaoshan's decisiveness and ruthlessness.

"Get out of here first!"

With the Liao King held hostage by Murong Fu, even Zhang Wuji, Duan Yu, and others, who were loyal to Murong Fu, slowly retreated and withdrew.

As night fell, the firelight in the southern district illuminated half the sky, and the same was true inside the palace.

The extent of the losses was shocking.

After they withdrew from the palace, the Imperial Guards approached again step by step. Zhang Xiaoshan gave Helian Yunpeng a wink.

"Sir, retreat first, we'll cover your retreat!"

The nine masters simultaneously leaped up and landed on the surrounding rooftops, brandishing the secret weapons they had prepared beforehand.

"go!"

Murong Fu, carrying the Prince of Liao, Xiao Feng, with A'Zhu in his arms, and Xiao Yuanshan, holding his grandson Xiao Tian, ​​quickly departed!

"Chase!"

Seeing Xiao Feng and the others leading the Liao King away, the Imperial Guard general, disregarding the experts on the rooftops on both sides, gave an order and immediately gave chase.

But in the darkness of night, the imperial guards were completely unaware that inconspicuous spots along both sides of the street had already piled up oil, liquor, and gunpowder...

Boom! Boom! Boom...

A barrage of thunderbolts not only caused the Imperial Guards to fall and their horses to tumble.

The kerosene, liquor, and explosives on both sides exploded simultaneously.

In an instant, a fire dragon engulfed the entire long street.

At the same time, Helian Yunpeng threw the poison that Zhang Xiaoshan had given them earlier out to the area where several Imperial Guard generals were gathered.

These are all made from the most potent poisons, instantly vaporizing into toxic substances.

As the poisonous fog spread, an area of ​​several dozen feet became a death zone.

Afterwards, Helian Yunpeng fired a few more incendiary bombs, and only after watching the Imperial Guards howling in the flames did he turn back and leave.

With just these few thunderbolts, incendiary bombs, and poisons, the Imperial Guards who were chasing and intercepting the enemy suffered at least thousands or tens of thousands of casualties.

Helian Yunpeng knew that if it weren't for the terrifying equipment provided by the Zhang family, even if they had charged in, they might not have been able to break into the inner city, let alone go on such a rampage.

The meticulous planning and tight arrangements, mainly driven by wildly imaginative ideas and ruthless methods, are chilling.

Outside the city gate, hundreds of fine warhorses were already prepared, three for each person, and they rode off.

The Imperial Guards, who had been chasing after them through the alley, were met with a wail as soon as they reached the city gate, their armor riddled with caltrops.

It was a battle that was perfectly commanded!

Not only were the two chieftains and the experts from Lianyun Village astonished, but Duan Yu and Zhang Wuji, who had also arrived, were also extremely shocked.

The number of people killed, based solely on what they witnessed, exceeded tens of thousands.

This person completely disregards human life; if placed in the Central Plains, he would be a super demon king, a terrifying killing god!

But Pianpian couldn't find the slightest hint of murderous intent in Zhang Xiaoshan.

They even understood that even if word got out, Zhang Xiaoshan would be treated as a 'great hero'.

Preventing the Liao Dynasty from advancing south and even severely damaging its vital energy is an achievement that even commanding a million-strong army in a direct confrontation might not be possible. This is an immense feat worthy of being granted the title of king and prime minister.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan only used a special tactic.

"Young master, the Cloud Valley is just ahead!"

Helian Yunpeng looked ahead. It was almost dawn, and he was quite tired after a whole night.

"Then let's rest for a while. While you're at it, set up some traps in the valley. We'll continue our journey in an hour!"

"it is good!"

Everyone naturally understood the impact of this event; there would inevitably be pursuers coming from behind.

The others also caught their breath; this was the first time they had ever seen such a scene.

This was a massacre, and a brutal, inhumane one at that!

If it weren't for saving their elder brother Xiao Feng, they would definitely have stopped the Lianyun Village people from doing what they were doing, but now they could only sigh silently.

They had heard of Zhang Xiaoshan's ruthlessness before, but they didn't really feel anything.

But seeing the Liao imperial guards amidst flames and explosions today, I realized what true battlefield cruelty is.

And this is far more brutal than the battlefield.

"You are not Li Yanzong, nor are you a member of the First-Class Hall; you are a martial artist from the Central Plains!"

Suddenly, Yelü Hongji looked at Zhang Xiaoshan with a fierce glint in his eyes.

Although they had spent several days together, Yelü Hongji naturally knew Li Yanzong's character and methods, and that Zhang Xiaoshan's methods and plans were definitely not those of a fool like Li Yanzong.

Moreover, the Xiao father and son had completely changed their attitude. Previously, their attitude towards Li Yanzong was one of mortal enmity, not the respect they now showed.

"Why must the King of Liao be so clever!"

"If the King of Liao had feigned ignorance, I, Zhang, would absolutely not have wanted to kill you. But the King of Liao insisted on tearing down this facade, forcing me to take drastic measures against him."

At the same time, Zhang Xiaoshan glanced at Xiao Feng, who seemed reluctant to let go, and said sternly:

"Master Xiao, it's not that I'm being disrespectful."

If we pretended not to know anything just now, we can wait a day and then put on a show together before letting him go.

After all, Zhang didn't want to be branded as a dragon slayer, attracting suspicion from all sides.

Upon hearing Zhang Xiaoshan's first proposal, even the Xiao family father and son felt that the plan was good.

However, they knew that this was because Yelü Hongji was unaware of Zhang Xiaoshan's identity. Even Duan Yu and Zhang Wuji understood that once this secret was revealed, Zhang Xiaoshan could no longer allow Yelü Hongji to leave.

"But now that Zhang's identity has been exposed, and he came out of seclusion to save the Xiao family, does Master Xiao not want the Zhang family to be threatened by the Liao Kingdom because of this?"

Xiao Feng's original determination to strongly advise Zhang Xiaoshan was completely shattered by Zhang Xiaoshan's words.

Zhang Xiaoshan was entrusted by Hong Qigong to leave the pass and rescue people.

If Xiao Feng were to force Zhang Xiaoshan to release the people now, it would be an act of ingratitude, so even Xiao Yuanshan remained silent.

Because Zhang Xiaoshan was absolutely right. He saved them, and they couldn't possibly turn around and sell the Zhang family.

Moreover, they owed the Zhang family a huge favor back then.

"What does Young Master Zhang mean?"

"Naturally, they went all out to make the play convincing, bringing the Liao king to Western Xia, where he died in an accident, and framing Western Xia for the crime."

Hiss...

Upon hearing Zhang Xiaoshan's ruthlessness, even Yelü Hongji glared angrily and rebuked him.

Unfortunately, Zhang Xiaoshan struck his mute acupoint with a pure yang energy, rendering him unable to roar silently.

"Can't you let my elder brother off this once, young master?"

"If Master Xiao can persuade the King of Liao to spare the Zhang family, that would be fine, but does Master Xiao think he can do it?"

Only one of the Liao King and the Zhang family can exist, but it can never be the Liao King!

"Besides, once the King of Liao returns, he will surely launch a fierce counterattack, so it doesn't matter whether he is released or not."

On the contrary, the Western Xia has been stationing troops on the border of the Song Dynasty recently, and conflicts are constant. I think that after being the king for so many years, Xiao Daxia should know the intentions of the Western Xia.

In that case, framing the Western Xia would be killing two birds with one stone!

"Master Xiao, I think your plan is excellent!"

“Indeed, Master Qiao, I also agree with your decision, young master.”

Zhang Wuji and Shan Zheng were immediately impressed by Zhang Xiaoshan's strategy. It could alleviate the crisis on the Song Dynasty's border and prevent the Liao cavalry from retaliating by moving south. It was definitely killing two birds with one stone.

"this···"

If it were just Zhang Xiaoshan alone, that would be one thing.

But now Zhang Wuji and Shan Zheng have both taken sides, while Duan Yu and Xu Zhu have no opinion, and Xiao Feng also knows that Yelü Hongji cannot be kept alive.

Besides Xu Zhu, Duan Yu also strongly agreed with Zhang Xiaoshan's strategy.

He had traveled extensively throughout the beautiful landscapes of the Southern Dynasties, and naturally, he did not want this prosperous Central Plains to be destroyed by war.

Since the Western Xia and the Liao Dynasty have invaded from the south, it would be perfect if the two dogs that wanted to fight each other were to fight each other.

Chapter 477 The Dust of the Western Xia Taking Over Comes to an End

"Young master, the pursuers are coming!"

Half an hour later, just as everyone had finished eating and drinking, news of pursuers arrived.

After all, the Liao king had been kidnapped, and the Liao Kingdom was not about to let it go. The black-armored cavalry had been pursuing them relentlessly through the night and finally caught up.

"Actually, Master Xiao should feel fortunate."

Zhang's original intention was to severely damage the vital energy of the Liao cavalry marching south, thus depriving them of the strength to continue their southward advance. This is why all the pursuing cavalry have perished in Chuyun Valley!

Now that the King of Liao has agreed to go to Western Xia, there's no need for me, Zhang, to push things too far this time!

Hiss...

Hearing the chilling tone in Zhang Xiaoshan's words, everyone felt a cold sweat rise up from behind.

That's fucking ruthless!

Zhang Xiaoshan wasn't unwilling to go all the way; rather, he planned to preserve the Liao Dynasty's strength so that the Liao and Western Xia could clash.

"Next, Master Xiao should abandon his horse and travel by light footwork, preferably without leaving any trace of his journey."

We will hold off the pursuers and escort the Liao King to the Western Xia Kingdom to hand him over to the Western Xia King. At that point, the Western Xia First-Class Hall will have no choice but to take the blame!