The dream of a lonely hero

When Liu Jinyu revealed his identity and saw Yan Feng change his mind, he hurriedly said: "Master Yan, just spare my life, I will give you whatever you want!" Yan Feng said: "Okay! I'll make an offer!"

Liu Jinyu said: "Just tell me!"

Yan Feng said: "Master Yan wants your head." As he said that, he hit him on the temple with a stick, and his brain burst and he died. Then he ordered the soldiers to beat Zhang Ruiguo, Zhang Yuqing, Zhao Yanming, and Yang Jianhai to death with sticks. The evil slaves under Zhang Ruiguo, Liu Jinyu, Zhang Yuqing, Zhao Yanming, and Yang Jianhai were also beheaded by Yan Feng. Yan Feng ordered the soldiers to round up the onlookers. Yan Feng said to the people: "The ten kings of hell in Xijing have harmed you. You should write down their crimes and send them to my office tomorrow. If you are late, these heads on the ground will be your fate!" The people knelt down and agreed. Yan Feng did not give up and ordered the soldiers to raid the house of the King of Hell and kill them all.

Yan Feng was really a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers. He killed 880 people in one hour, shaking the whole Xijing Luoyang. The people of Xijing cheered and called him "Yan Qingtian". Three days later, the lawsuits against the Ten Kings of Hell piled up like a mountain. Yan Feng sent all the lawsuits and the official documents he wrote to the Tokyo Censorate immediately.

It is said that Jia Yan, the governor of Xijing, was overwhelmed by the case of Li Shuxue's disappearance. Suddenly, he heard that the new commander of the infantry, Yan Feng, had beaten the Ninth Young Marshal to death. He was so scared that he fell ill and could not sit in the court to handle affairs. On this day, Miao Yanjun, the patrol envoy of the Right Army of Xijing, was ordered by the governor to investigate the case of Li Shuxue's disappearance. He found a little clue and hurried to the back hall of the governor to report to the governor Jia Yan.

After Zhao Guangyi led his troops to wipe out the Golden Spear Society of Tianlang Mountain, Miao Yanjun, the "Fallen Leaf Scholar", was appointed as the ninth-rank Tianlang Village Chief, Liu Qiniang, the "Lotus Cold Girl", and Yan Shuda, the "Thin-faced Thunder Lord", were appointed as the ninth-rank Tianlang Mountain Deputy Chiefs. Zhao Guangyi returned to Kaifeng Prefecture. In order to curry favor with him, officials of the Ministry of Personnel of the imperial court promoted his former subordinate Miao Yanjun to the eighth-rank Right Army Patrol Envoy of Xijing, and Yan Shuda to the ninth-rank Tianlang Village Chief. Liu Qiniang had no intention of being an official and followed Miao Yanjun to Luoyang, Xijing.

Miao Yanjun looked at the pale-faced prefect Jia Yan lying on the bed and said, "Report to the prefect! I have made some progress in investigating the case of Li Shuxue——"

Jia Yan was out of breath and said, "Okay——Okay, you investigate slowly, and you can report to the new prefect when he takes office." Miao Yanjun said goodbye and left.

Yan Feng went on a killing spree in Xijing. Although the court did not commend him, the dismissal and demotion of the fathers of the Ten Young Marshals inadvertently affirmed his actions, and he won the reputation of "Yan Qingtian" among the people of Xijing. He became even more arrogant and ordered a city-wide search for Zhang Guofa, one of the Ten Young Marshals. Yan Feng felt a sense of foreboding under his complacency: Nine of the Ten Evil Youngsters in Xijing were executed by him, and most of their fathers were founding heroes who were also dismissed and demoted. Is this really the emperor's affirmation of his actions? How many officials of the court had been offended by the killing spree in Xijing? In their eyes, he, a ninth-rank commander, was not even an ant. One day when they had a chance to catch their breath, it would be effortless for them to take revenge. By then, he would be his uncle.Can Li Weidong and the Xiangfu official Hu Zan really protect me? If they can protect me, I will work hard for the legitimate prince, Yan Hou Zhao Dezhao. Will he remember my past achievements when he ascends to the throne in the future? What kind of role am I now? I feel like a chess piece, and the one who is playing with this chess piece is an invisible huge hand. I feel a sense of crisis looming in my heart. Then I think about myself. I am just a grass-roots commoner with nothing. I have become a ninth-rank commander in my twenties by gambling my life. The ten evil young men in Xijing are only ninth-rank idle positions by relying on their father's power. Yan Yunwen and Wubei have worked for Zhao Guangyi and made great achievements, but they are also ninth-rank guards without any soldiers. What else do I want? I don't care about the future when I turn around. It is important to enjoy life in time. He cultivated several cronies in the army, Yan Guang, Fu Chang, and Wang Dang, who frequented brothels, gambling houses, and taverns in Xijing all day long, living a life of debauchery and recklessness. This day, he was gambling with the fat and big-eared Xu Yuanwai in the gambling house. He lost all his money and couldn't pay any silver, so he said, "Xu Dabo! If it weren't for your master Yan who swept away the "Ten Hades" in Xijing, your wife, sisters, and daughter would have been snatched away by the "Ten Hades" and sold to brothels. Your little family property would have become their possessions. Now you dare to ask your master Yan for money, how shameless!" Xu Yuanwai said, "Master Yan! One thing is one thing, I am willing to accept the loss. If I didn't win the last round, I would not only lose everything but also have to buy a wife and a girl. Please pay the gambling debt!" Yan Feng's cronies Yan Guang scolded, "Xu Dabo, you deserve to be beaten! Grandpa will give you money!" He slapped Xu Yuanwai in the face and he staggered under the table. Fu Chang and Wang Dang overturned the table and kicked Xu Yuanwai. Xu Yuanwai cried and screamed. The timid gamblers in the gambling house ran out in panic, while the brave ones hid in the distance and watched.

"Stop!" A public official came in with a loud shout.

Fu Chang, Wang Dang, and Yan Guang stopped their hands and feet.

Yan Feng saw the man coming. He was in his thirties, with a handsome face and a fallen leaf sword on his back. He recognized this as the benefactor of the Yan family, one of his childhood martial arts masters, the fifth of the "Eight Immortals of Yan and Zhao", the "Fallen Leaf Scholar" Miao Yanjun. Fu Chang, Wang Dang, and Yan Guang also recognized Miao Yanjun, the Xijing Right Army Patrol Envoy. Miao Yanjun was an official of the Xijing Military Patrol Department in charge of the city's security, and Yan Feng was an official of the Xijing Command Department in charge of garrison. Fu Chang, Wang Dang, and Yan Guang were somewhat afraid of Miao Yanjun. Yan Guang, relying on his power, was bold and saluted, saying: "Patrol Officer Miao! The security of Xijing is under the jurisdiction of your Military Patrol Department. When the 'Ten Hades' committed crimes and killed people, why was there no trace of your Military Patrol Department? Now the magic weapon has risen!" Hehe, a burst of sneers. Fu Chang said: "The Military Patrol Department was busy at that time! Busy giving birth to children, afraid that the 'Ten Hades' would kill their offspring and cut off their incense! Haha!"

Yan Feng stepped forward and slapped Yan Guang several times, making his mouth bleed. He raised his foot and kicked Fu Chang over, cursing: "You are looking for death! How dare you abuse the Patrol Officer like this! Why don't you apologize quickly." Yan Guang and Fu Chang were stunned by the scolding, thinking that although Miao Yanjun's rank was higher than Yan Feng, they were not subordinate to each other, so why did Yan Feng respect him so much?, but who dared not disobey Yan Feng's order, and endured the pain and knelt down to apologize to Miao Yanjun.

Yan Feng made Xijing shake up the earth, and Miao Yanjun, the patrol officer of Xijing Right Army, "Fallen Leaf Scholar", of course knew about it. Recalling Yan Feng's past crimes of deceiving his teacher and destroying his ancestors, he would never go to see him. After Yan Feng came to Xijing to take office, he also knew that Miao Yanjun was working in the patrol office of the Right Army. Thinking about the past discord, he was unwilling to meet him, but today he really couldn't avoid it. Miao Yanjun was ridiculed by Yan Feng's cronies Yan Guang and Fu Chang, and Yan Feng beat and scolded Yan Guang and Fu Chang, which was considered to be a relief for Miao Yanjun.

Yan Guang and Fu Chang knelt down and said, "Patrolman Miao! Your Excellency, please forgive me, forgive me! I will never dare to offend the Patrolman's majesty again!"

Yan Feng said sternly, "You deserve to be skinned alive! Is there a next time?"

Yan Guang and Fu Chang were so scared that they trembled and slapped their cheeks, saying, "No, no, there will never be a next time!" It was endless.

Miao Yanjun waved his hand.

Yan Feng said to Yan Guang and Fu Chang, "Forget it! Help Mr. Xu see the doctor to treat his injuries and pay him back all the money he owes."

Mr. Xu, with a bruised face, got up and said, "It's okay! Commander Yan never owed me any money. We were just joking and didn't expect to alarm the inspector. I hope the inspector will forgive me, forgive me!"

Yan Feng said in a gentle and restrained tone, "Let's go if it's okay. Be careful when you play tricks next time. If you alarm the inspector again, you will be imprisoned." Mr. Xu turned around and left in a hurry.

Yan Feng knelt down to Miao Yanjun and said, "My nephew greets Uncle Miao."

Miao Yanjun despised him for being ungrateful and said coldly, "Commander Yan! Miao cannot bear this responsibility. Get up."

Yan Feng was used to being shameless and did not feel embarrassed. He stood up and shook off the dust on his clothes. He said to Yan Guang, Fu Chang and Wang Dang, "You think it's not enough to be embarrassed! Go back!" The three turned around and hurried out.

Yan Feng said, "Uncle! Feng'er should have come to see you earlier, but he was busy with military affairs. Feng'er killed nine of the ten evil young men in Xijing, but there was still one Zhang Guofa who was at large. My soldiers reported that Zhang Guofa was hiding in this gambling house, so Feng'er came here."

Miao Yanjun said, "Did you arrest him?"

Yan Feng looked around at the messy gambling house and shook his head. Miao and Yan walked out of the gambling house and walked about a hundred steps. They saw Liu Qiniang, the "Lotus Cold Girl" who came to look for Miao Yanjun. Miao Yanjun didn't wait for her to speak, and said, "Seventh sister, have you found the whereabouts of the evil young man Zhang Guofa?"

Liu Qiniang said, "Replying to the fifth brother, Zhang Guofa went to the Changshou Temple on Suolong Mountain, ten miles away from Xijing. I wanted to go up the mountain to catch him, but the suburbs of Beijing are not under the jurisdiction of the Military Patrol Department, and the Changshou Temple is somewhat famous in the court and the country. However, I have arranged for the soldiers of the Military Patrol Department to disguise themselves and ambush secretly at the foot of Suolong Mountain. As long as he comes down the mountain, he will be arrested immediately. But I have been guarding at the foot of the mountain for more than ten days and have not seen him come down the mountain."

Miao Yanjun said, "Will he escape from another mountain road?"

Liu Qiniang said, "No! There is only one way up Suolong Mountain."

Yan Feng stepped forward to salute Liu Qiniang and said, "My nephew Yan Feng has met Seventh Aunt."

Liu Qiniang ignored him coldly.

Yan Feng said, "It's been many years since we last met, Seventh Aunt - Seventh Aunt is still the same as when Feng'er was a child. You and Uncle Wu are both officials now. You no longer have to live a life of wandering around the world. It's time to be together forever."

Liu Qiniang's cheeks flushed. She had been in love with Miao Yanjun for many years. Yan Feng's words touched her heart. Miao Yanjun was not a plant, so how could he not know that although he was no longer wandering around the world, he could not escape the harsh days. If he met with an accident that day, it would harm Liu Qiniang; he glared at Yan Feng.

Yan Feng was able to read people's expressions and said, "Today, let Feng'er show his filial piety. Feng'er will set up a banquet in the Kuixing Tower in front and invite Seventh Aunt and Uncle Wu to come."

Liu Qiniang looked at Miao Yanjun and tried to say, "Fifth Brother! Let's just-"

Miao Yanjun said: "I'm afraid my intestines will be stained black."

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