The dream of a lonely hero

Yan Yun heard the whole story and said:"Young Marshal Yuan! The common people have something to do, so I can't accompany you." He stood up to leave.

Seven or eight soldiers came in from outside the door and blocked Yan Yun's path with guns, clubs and ropes.

Yang Mao said:"Pull the bird! A dog sitting in a sedan does not know how to lift. You are so shameless, young marshal! If you don't dare to compete, don't even take a step forward!"

Yuan Chao said:"Yan Yun, don't you claim to be invincible with the Qinglong Sword?! The former majesty has been put in the crotch. If you don't take it out, the young master will be impatient!"

Yan Yun said:"Young Marshal! Although the common people have learned some swordsmanship, they have never claimed to be invincible. I hope the young master will not listen to other people's instigation."

Yang Mao said:"Bah! How smart the Young Marshal is, who can instigate it? You guys are obviously trying to insult the Young Marshal for being stupid!"

Yuan Chao said:"Master, killing you is like crushing you to death." An ant gives you face and tells you to die decently, but you don't know what is good or bad!" He drew out his white tiger sword and struck Yan Yun on the top of his head.

Yan Yun quickly turned sideways to avoid the incoming sword, and the White Tiger Sword split the dining table into two pieces.

Yan Yun jumped a dozen steps and said,"Young Marshal, we have no grudges, so why are we threatening each other with death?"

Yuan Chao said,"Stop talking nonsense, show off if you don't want to risk your life!" Chao Yanyun was in a state of chaos. Cut and thrust.

Yan Yun quickly dodged, jumped out ten feet away, and said hurriedly:"Young Marshal, if you want ordinary people to accompany you, why not make a life-and-death gesture."

Yuan Chao said:"Okay! The young master has never met an opponent, and I will ask you to die in peace today. Come and serve with paper and pen."

The accompanying soldiers went to the counter to get paper and pen. Yuan Chao and Yan Yun wrote down the life and death declaration of the martial arts competition, signed it, and stamped it in duplicate, each with one copy.

Yan Yun put the life and death certificate in his arms and said to the people watching from a distance:"Dear lords! Renyong Colonel Yuan Chao has been forced to face me in a life and death duel. Now a life and death document has been signed. The competition is over. I would like to ask you all to be witnesses." He tapped his toes and jumped to the market outside the wine shop.

Yuan Chao was no longer tired of following him in three steps and two steps. He raised his sword and made frantic moves. Yan Yun drew his sword and dismantled it. Yan Yun knew that if the people did not fight with the officials, they would be involved no matter whether they won or lost. Only a ghost could know how useful the life and death document was. It was better to establish it than not to establish it. How could he dare to use his real skills in the competition? In addition to defense, he would just avoid it..

Yuan Chao was very angry, and his swords became more and more violent. Yan Yun deliberately exposed his flaw, and a piece of his clothes was cut off by Yuan Chao's White Tiger Sword. He hurriedly said:"Young Marshal, the common people have lost, so I'm willing to accept the defeat."

Yuan Chao said angrily:"Yan Yun is a bastard! Today is a life-and-death duel, and there is no chance that anyone will die. Win or lose!" Another violent chop and thrust.

Yan Yun was forced with no way out and faced him with a sword. Yuan Chaozui was not very strong in fighting skills. After fighting for more than thirty rounds, his face was covered with sweat and his sword power slowed down. With a move of"Jade Belt Wrapping Around the Waist", the White Tiger Sword was still half a foot away from Yan Yun's waist. Yan Yun's Qinglong Sword was already an inch away from his forehead and stopped. Yuan Chao drew his sword and returned to defense before he touched Yan Yun's sword. Yan Yun flicked his wrist and instantly changed his move to"Running Thunder Around the Mountain". The tip of the sword reached his throat and stopped abruptly. Yuan Chao was ashamed and angry. He refused to block or give way, and slashed at Yan Yun's head with his sword. Yan Yun twisted around and said,"Young Commander, do you want to continue the competition?"

Yuan Chao used his power to bully others and said shamelessly:"Master, how can I take advantage of such a talented person like you!" He stabbed Yan Yun with his sword when he was distracted.

Yan Yun had no choice but to fight. Yuan Chao knew that Yan Yun did not dare to hurt him, so he became even more unscrupulous, without any defense, and attacked with force, stabbing Yan Yun in the heart with his sword. Yan Yun dodged to avoid it.

Yuan Chao's White Tiger Sword pierced the trunk of a dead tree in the market, and he couldn't pull it out with all his strength. Yang Mao, who was watching on the sidelines, took out his sword and handed it to Yuan Chao. Yuan Chao took the sword and charged at Yan Yun again. After another three or five rounds of fighting with Yan Yun, he jumped up and attacked Yan Yun with the"fly binding the chicken" move. Cut down. Yan Yun thought that this scoundrel could not be offended, and dodging would consume his energy. Once he was too tired to get up, the competition would be over; he used the"Yellow Dragon Swim" to spin around to avoid it.

Yuan Chao was miserable. His chest hit the edge of the White Tiger Sword that pierced the trunk of a dead tree. He was bleeding profusely and his screams were silent for a moment.

Yang Mao suddenly shouted:"Soldiers, capture Yan Yun quickly!"

The soldiers quickly surrounded Yan Yun.

Yan Yun said:"I'm going to compete with Captain Yuan. I've signed a life and death document in advance. How can you take me?"

Yang Mao knew that if there was a fight, all the soldiers together would not be Yan Yun's opponent. He was so anxious that he jumped over the wall. , his own life was not guaranteed, and he said hurriedly:"There is a life and death document, human life is at stake, and Yuan Xiaowei is from the Prince's Palace of Liang County. You have to wait with me until the Prince's Palace takes a statement. Then do whatever you want. You If you want to run away, the Kaifeng Mansion will hunt you down everywhere, so aren't you unjust?"

Yan Yun felt that Yang Mao's words had some truth, so he relaxed his vigilance, returned the sword to the box, and said,"Yan, please wait. Just go to the Wang Mansion." He went into Wuling Restaurant to pick up his luggage. Yang Mao winked at the soldiers, and the soldiers took advantage of Yan Yun's unpreparedness and hit him on the back of the head several times. Yan Yun fainted and fell down. The soldiers rushed forward and tied Yan Yun tightly.

Yang Mao said to the soldiers:"Yan Yun Cuiniao is dead, but we can't let him die too easily. Yang Mou's uncle was killed by him. Yang Mou must vent his bad anger and bring him to my house first." We borrowed seventy-two torture instruments from the Yamen and asked him to taste them all! It won't be too late to send him back to the palace to die."

The soldiers agreed and followed Yang Mao carrying Yan Yun and carrying Yan Yun's luggage. go.

Yangmao House. Sunset.

Yang Mao and Shang Feiyan each sat on an easy chair. Yanyun was lying on the ground tied up with five flowers. There was a basin of oil and a basin of water on the ground. Two domestic slaves picked up a batch of bamboo slices, dipped them in oil and water respectively, and beat them down like raindrops towards Yan Yun. Yan Yun's back and buttocks were beaten until his skin and flesh cracked, and his flesh and blood flew everywhere. He died in a pool of blood at a young age.

Shang Feiyan glared at the servant. A servant can bring a basin of cold water to wake Yan Yun up. Shang Feiyan stood up and approached Yan Yun, leaned down, took off the gold hairpin and stabbed it hard at Yan Yun's fingernails. Yan Yun rolled on the ground in pain and Shang Feiyan was covered in blood.

Shang Feiyan jumped up to dodge, and cursed angrily:"Damn stupid pig, even when it's about to die, it still resists people! Cizheng (character for Yang Mao), there are seventy-two kinds of torture instruments borrowed, why don't you give it to this stupid pig quickly?" Use it, or it will be over before he goes to the Hall of the King of Hell!"

Yang Mao cursed at the servants:"You blind servant! Are you deaf!"

The servants hurried to the back hall to move various instruments of torture and put them in the courtyard.

Shang Feiyan said:"You all stand down." All the servants walked out of the courtyard one after another.

Yang Mao said:"Feiyan! The torture instruments have been brought here, what are you waiting for?"

Shang Feiyan didn't allow Yang Mao to say anything, and said angrily:"Secondly, please step back too!"

Facing Yan Tinghou's concubine , Yang Mao did not dare to disobey and left the yard.

Shang Feiyan poured a ladle of water from the cold water basin onto Yan Yun's face. Yan Yun woke up with a sudden excitement, his whole body was shaking, his face was pale, his eyes were sunken, and his breath was like a gossamer.

Shang Feiyan said:"Yan Yun, you stupid pig, I really should thank you! If you didn't despise me for being such a free-spirited person in Yuanyangji, I should call you my husband now! How can I be the concubine of Marquis Yan today? You There are so many people who look down upon me, Yan Feng, Yang Mao, Yao Shu, etc., but none of these people are better than you! You claim to be a gentleman, a chivalrous and righteous person, and you follow the right path in the world, but you have fallen into such a world, don't you ask Why? You don't know how to adapt, you stick to the old rules, you are stubborn, you don't know how to compromise, and you don't know how to speak softly. If you beg me, I will not only spare your life, but also make you rise to great heights."

Yan Yun gasped and said:"Shang ——Feiyan! Die——this——this heart! I beg for mercy from you, a dirty-hearted, shameless person, don’t say that this life is the next life——don’t even think about it!"

Shang Feiyan sneered and said:"Haha! What a tough guy! Seeing that you are not far from death, let me tell you the truth, I am a small-minded person. I once fell in love with you, but in Huangnipo, Zhenzhou, you actually did it for that Su An unknown bitch (Xu Qiuyan) slapped me in the face, which was the first slap I received in my life. I once swore: I will make your life worse than death - I will make you never have peace! My heart is broken by you! I can't even say a soft word from you today, I will fulfill my oath!" He ordered the servants sternly,"Come here! Let this guy taste all seventy-two instruments of torture! But don't kill him." The servants After hearing the order, he ran out in a panic and tortured Yan Yun to death many times with ordinary torture tools.

Yan Yun woke up and found himself lying on a bed. On both sides of the room, there are several mahogany beams supporting the ceiling, and his own Qinglong Sword hangs on the wall. The room is spacious, with a red lacquer desk and several sandalwood chairs on both sides of the desk. The whole room looks very elegant.

Yan Yun subconsciously wanted to get up, but when she exerted a little force, she felt unbearable pain all over her body. She cried out"Ah! Ah!"

Suddenly, a young man dressed as a servant ran in from outside the room. He was short and had a kind face, and said:"Strong man! The strong man finally woke up."

Yan Yun struggled and asked:"Guest guest-guest officer-what-where is this place?" The young man said:"Go back to the strong man for enquiry. Little Shi Ying was sent by his master to serve the strong man. The strong man was in a coma for seven days and seven nights. The doctor said:"All the medicines that should be used are used up. Whether he can come back from the Lord of Hell depends on him." The strong man is really blessed. Destiny is great, good fortune is great!"

Yan Yun asked:"Who is your master? Where is the Bodhisattva?"

Shi Ying said:"Strong man, please forgive me for not being able to report back. The strong man wakes up, and the young man must report immediately. Master, master is waiting for the letter every day!" He said and ran out.

Because Yan Yun's injury was not healed, he spent a lot of energy talking too much and fainted again.

Two months have passed. Under the careful care and careful treatment of Shi Yan and his doctor, Yan Yun gradually recovered his vitality and was finally able to get out of bed one day. Shi Yan entered the room with a food box and was very surprised when he saw this, and said:"Strong man! The strong man can finally get out of bed. The strong man eats slowly, and the little one quickly reports the news to the master!"

Yan Yun said:"Wait a minute! If Shi Yan can You still refuse to tell me who the Bodhisattva your master is, so Yan Yun is on a hunger strike!"

Shi Yan said hurriedly:"A strong man can't do it! If the master knows, the young one can't afford to suffer!"

Yan Yun pretended to be angry:"You can't afford to suffer, and Yan can't even bear it. You have been entertained all day long, and you still don't know who your benefactor is. The whole day of being kept in the dark has made Yan Yun suffocate to death. Instead of holding it in, It would be better to die than starve!"

"Yan Yun is very angry!"Hearing his voice before seeing him, a man in his thirties or fives came into the room. He was six feet five six, with a round face and slightly dark skin, two curved willow-leaf eyebrows, and a pair of red phoenixes. He has unfathomable black triangular eyes, a slightly hooked nose, white teeth and thin lips, and three strands of moustache. He wears a soft gauze Tang scarf on his head, a purple embroidered dragon robe with a round breast, and an exquisite jade-embedded sash around his waist. He wears a pair of flying phoenix boots inlaid with gold thread, and a dragon-patterned sword hangs from his waist.

Behind him is a man in his late fifties, wearing a black turban. He is skinny, wearing a dark green official uniform with a silver belt around his waist, and silver soles on his feet. Green satin boots; wrinkles on the face, bright eyebrows, single eyelids, thick lips, gray beard, and a solemn expression.

Yan Yun looked at the speaker's dress and speculated: Who can wear a purple embroidered dragon robe with an embroidered breast and a waist tie? The Yuhuan sash must be a prince, I don’t know how to call him.

Shi Yan was panicked when he saw the person coming and dodged to one side.

The man wearing a black futou said:"Yan Yun, why don't you salute Prince Liang quickly?""

""Prince of Liangjun" Yan Yun has heard about it for a long time. On the day when the Emperor's imperial brother paid homage to Zhao Guangyi, Prince of Liangcheng, who was also the Prime Minister of Kaifeng, he pushed the golden mountain and poured out the jade pillar. He bowed to his head and said:"Caomin Yanyun thanks your highness for saving your life."!"

Zhao Guangyi, whose real name is Zhao Kuangyi and whose courtesy name is Tingyi. His elder brother Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin avoided taboos after he ascended the throne and changed his name to Zhao Guangyi. After Song Taizu ascended the throne, he was granted the title of Liangcheng County Prince, Da Neidu Deployment, Tongping Zhangshi, Kaifeng Yin, and Zhongshu Ling (zhengyipin). Zhao Guangyi said

:"What a bold Yan Yun! Kill Lieutenant Yuan of Gujia, how can Gujia let you die easily!" He suddenly pulled out the dragon-patterned sword and placed it across Yan Yun's neck.

Yan Yun said:"Just stop it! Yan Yun's life was saved by His Highness. Your Highness can take it as he pleases!"

"Your Highness! Keep people under the sword. Fang Xun rushed in from outside the room and knelt in front of Zhao Guangyi,"I know that Qiu Long is a loyal and righteous man, and he is also versatile in both civil and military affairs. I am willing to protect him with my life."

Zhao Guangyi threw his sword and said with a smile:"Haha!" Yan Yun regards death as home, and is truly a strong man. Just now, Gujia and Yanyun had a scene!

Fang Xun urged Yan Yun, saying:"Qiu Long!" Quickly thank Your Highness for your kindness.

Yan Yun thought for a moment and said,"Your Highness!" Yan Yun's sins are serious, please Your Highness to execute Yan Yun."

Zhao Guangyi said:"Oh! What crime did Yan Yun commit? Fang

Xun was anxious and couldn't help but wink at Yan Yun, indicating that he wouldn't say anything.

Yan Yun thought to himself: There is no fire in the paper, and he will die sooner or later. He said:"The common people have been the butchers of the Wushan Sect of Wuyang Mountain." Zhao

Guangyi paced and pondered for a moment, then said:"There are no heroes in the world, who can be more lenient!" 'In the past, Yi Zhi and Fu Shuo were born as bitches, Guan Zhong and Huan Gong were thieves, and they all used it to prosper. Xiao He and Cao Shen were county officials. Han and Chen Ping were insulted and had the shame of laughing at them. Their deaths were able to achieve the king's career and their reputations lasted for thousands of years. Wu Qi was greedy for generals and killed his wife for his own self-confidence. He spent money to seek officials and his mother died without returning. However, in Wei, the emperor did not dare to go eastward, and in Chu, the three Jin Dynasties did not dare to go south."Emperor Wu of Wei was able to merit his talents. Is it possible that a single family is not as good as the ancients?" Yan Yun will submit to being a follower of the Gu family for the time being. Yan

Yun burst into tears with gratitude. He knelt down and knelt down, bleeding from his head, and said,"I don't need to be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households. I hope I can get to know Kaifeng Mansion." I have the chance to meet His Highness today, and the common people will die without regrets! Your Highness loves you, Yan Yun has no other ability, and is willing to trust you with your life. Yan Yun's body is your Highness's body, and Yan Yun's life is your Highness's life.

The old man wearing a black futou said:"Your Highness Nanya (the name of the governor of Kaifeng)!" Yuan Chao, the benevolent captain of the royal palace, has been dead for many days. How can the case be finalized?"

Zhao Guangyi's words were strict and righteous, and he sneered:"Haha! Yuan Chao used his power to bully others and committed lawlessness, and he deserved to die! As a governor of Kaifeng, I could not see through his evil deeds, so I let him go unpunished for many days. I was ashamed of myself to the officials (emperor), and I was ashamed to the common people. Ashamed! What Yan Yun did was to eliminate traitors for the country, eliminate harm for the people, and clean up the house of our Prince Liang!"