Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2957: Journey to the West: The Thirty-Fourth Difficulty

Chapter 2954: The Thirty-Fourth Difficulty of Journey to the West

This sudden change shocked everyone present, especially Lian Chiyan and Bai Ting, who looked incredulous. They obviously couldn't believe that the Hehuan Sect dared to openly assassinate Zhang Liang. After all, it was Madam Jinling who had been leading the team to turn to the Qin Dynasty.

When Zhang Liang saw this, he was not panicked at all, but instead felt a little confused.

He is now a thorn in Zhu Di's side, so it is inevitable that the Ming court will send people to assassinate him. He has experienced many assassination attempts since arriving in Qingnan, but this time, letting such a weak woman do it, isn't it a bit of a disrespect to him?

Wait, did she just mention Tianpeng?

Zhang Liang seemed to understand something.

"Evil beast."

Zi Zhu'er was very fast, but her realm was still low, only at the late super first-rate level. It was impossible for her to assassinate Zhang Liang who was protected by a grandmaster. But the one who stopped her was not the grandmaster who was guarding her, but Madam Jinling.

Before Zi Zhu'er could get close to Zhang Liang, Madam Jinling knocked her dagger away and she was then knocked away by a palm. However, after she fell to the ground and vomited blood, she still stared at Zhang Liang, as if she wanted to eat him.

"you……"

Looking at Zi Zhu'er, who was originally her most promising and favorite disciple, Madam Jin Ling was so angry that she was speechless and even wanted to kill her directly. But the most important thing now was to explain to Zhang Liang.

"Sir, Zi Zhu'er's assassination was definitely not ordered by me. This girl must be a spy of the Ming army, lurking in our Hehuan Sect to sow discord."

Madam Jinling knelt down immediately and began to explain in an excited tone, and all the people in the Hehuan Sect knelt down as well.

It is impossible not to be excited. Madam Jinling came here to please Zhang Liang with the intention of integrating the Hehuan Sect into the Qin Dynasty. However, an assassin turned out to be among her disciples. She could not wash herself clean even if she fell into the Yellow River.

"Zi Zhu'er, why did you repay kindness with hatred and frame my He Huan Sect? Your master has treated you well. Not only did he take you in, he also taught you martial arts. But is this how you repay your master?"

Seeing that Zhang Liang did not react but instead looked like he was thinking, Madam Jinling started to yell at Zi Zhu'er in anger.

If she wasn't afraid that killing Zi Zhu'er would make Zhang Liang think that she died in the destruction of evidence, she really wanted to kill this evil disciple Zi Zhu'er with a palm on the spot.

Zi Zhu'er also showed a look of guilt on her face. It was not her wish to implicate her master, but seeing her archenemy right in front of her and she even had to give herself to him, it was really hard for her to suppress the anger in her heart. She lost her mind and acted without considering the consequences of doing so.

"Zhang Liang, the assassination of you was done by me, Zi Zhu'er, alone. It has nothing to do with the Hehuan Sect. If you want to kill someone, just kill me."

Zi Zhu'er has a gentle appearance, but a very tough personality. She takes all the responsibilities on herself and acts as if she doesn't care about life and death at all. However, this responsibility is obviously not something she can bear.

Regardless of whether Zi Zhu'er is a Ming army spy, the fact is that she is Madam Jinling's apprentice. As long as this identity exists, the Qin Dynasty can use it as an excuse to wipe out the Hehuan Sect, and no one can find any fault with it.

Madam Jinling was naturally well aware of this. She even thought of giving up all her property and running away with all the disciples to protect herself. However, she did not expect that Zhang Liang, who was being assassinated, did not show any anger at all.

"Your name is Zi Zhu'er? You mentioned Tian Peng just now? Do you want to avenge Zhu Tian Peng?"

Zhang Liang walked closer and asked in a gentle manner, but Zi Zhu'er ignored him and turned her head away, as if she was asking for death.

"You evil creature, the master is asking you a question, why don't you tell the truth?" Madam Jinling said angrily.

Zi Zhu'er's heart was shocked. Even though she knew that her master Madam Jinling wanted to use her, she was still grateful in her heart. After all, without her master, she wouldn't be where she is today.

Thinking of this, Zi Zhu'er said to Zhang Liang with hatred: "Yes, I just wanted to avenge Brother Tianpeng, but it's a pity that I couldn't kill you, such a sinister villain."

After hearing this, Zhang Liang didn't ask any more questions, as he already knew the whole story.

In order to discredit him, Zhu Di used all means possible and even blamed him for Zhu Tianpeng's death.

Although Zhu Tianpeng has not been in Qingnan for many years, his influence is still there. Many generals and civil officials of the former Qi State, as well as major forces in Qingnan, still remember his kindness.

Therefore, putting the blame for Zhu Tianpeng's death on Zhang Liang can also discredit Zhang Liang to the greatest extent.

In the eyes of the outside world, and even Zhu Di, Zhu Tianpeng had been missing for so many years and must have been assassinated by the Qin Dynasty. However, Zhang Liang knew that Zhu Tianpeng was not dead at all. Instead, he went west with Xuanzang, Sun Lingming, and Sha Juanlian to find Tianxiang Doukou. With the strength of the four of them, it was only a matter of time before they returned.

But Zhang Liang was really unable to refute this blame. After all, it was indeed he who planned Zhu Tianpeng's capture, but he just couldn't admit it.

Zhang Liang's refusal to admit his mistake did not affect Zhu Di's attempt to throw dirty water on her, and Zi Zhu'er became the first victim of the rumor.

Zi Zhu'er comes from the game "Black Myth: Wukong", but is also a fusion of the seventh sister of the spider spirit in "Journey to the West".

The Seventh Sister of the Spider Spirit in Journey to the West is just a small boss. After all, even seven spider spirits combined are nothing. However, the Purple Spider in Black Myth: Wukong is a demon king, so after the fusion of the two, the Purple Spider is naturally the main one. As the fusion of two mythological characters, the potential of Purple Spider has naturally been greatly improved, otherwise she would not have been accepted as a disciple by Madam Jinling and taught carefully as a successor.

Zi Zhu'er was implanted as an ordinary peasant girl in Zhujia Village. Although she was from the same village as Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Tianpeng, she had no blood relationship with them. The seven sisters in her family were all beauties, but they were coveted by disciples from aristocratic families. Later, they were rescued by the Yellow Turban Army, and it was Zhu Tianpeng who helped them avenge their hatred.

Out of gratitude for Zhu Tianpeng's kindness, Zi Zhu'er volunteered to be a slave, but when she took the initiative to ask to sleep with him, she was rejected by Zhu Tianpeng.

It’s not that Zhu Tianpeng was not lustful, but he was in love with Chang'e at that time and there was no room for other women in his heart. He was also afraid that taking a concubine would cause Chang'e to be disgusted. However, his refusal won Zi Zhu'er's heart.

Zi Zhu'er already had a good impression of Zhu Tianpeng. During the time she worked as Zhu Tianpeng's maid, she witnessed with her own eyes how considerate and caring Zhu Tianpeng was towards Chang'e.

Which woman would not love such a righteous, strong, handsome, loyal man who treats you unconditionally?

The same went for Zi Zhu'er, so she fell completely and her heart was completely on Zhu Tianpeng, but Zhu Tianpeng already had Chang'e by his side.

Although Zi Zhu'er is also extremely beautiful, there is still some gap between her and the stunningly beautiful Chang'e.

Not only is she not as good-looking as Chang'e, but she is also crushed by Chang'e in terms of martial arts, talent, and even intelligence. This makes Zi Zhu'er extremely discouraged, and she also thinks that only a woman as outstanding as Chang'e is worthy of accompanying Zhu Tianpeng.

Chang'e's beauty and excellence made Zi Zhu'er feel inferior. With Chang'e around, she did not expect to become Zhu Tianpeng's woman, but only hoped to be able to stay with him all the time. However, even such a small wish could not be fulfilled, because her existence made Chang'e feel threatened.

It’s not that Chang’e was afraid that Zi Zhu’er would snatch Zhu Tianpeng’s love away. In fact, she had always hoped that Zhu Tianpeng would take more concubines so that she would feel better when he betrayed her. But that didn’t happen with Zi Zhu’er.

Zi Zhu'er is from Zhujia Village. She might even be related to Zhu Di. Her political stance is inherently on Zhu Di's side.

As one of the four secret agents of the Qin Dynasty, Chang'e's mission is to prevent the merger of Qi and Ming, so naturally she cannot let Zi Zhu'er, Zhu Di's potential ally, stay with Zhu Tianpeng.

Chang'e first showed jealousy and enviousness, and then, on the grounds that Zi Zhu'er had a good talent for martial arts, she asked Zhu Tianpeng to train Zi Zhu'er well. Zhu Tianpeng naturally understood what Chang'e meant. He had no intention of taking Zi Zhu'er as a concubine, so he first treated her as a sister, and later introduced Zi Zhu'er to Madam Jinling, the only female master in Qingnan.

Zi Zhu'er naturally didn't want to leave Zhu Tianpeng, but compared with Chang'e, her Taoism skills were still too shallow. She could only obey the arrangements and join the Hehuan Sect to learn skills. However, she did not give up on returning to her brother Tianpeng. In addition, Chang'e's excellence also made her competitive.

Zi Zhu'er also knows that she is inferior to Chang'e in everything, but she still wants to be better than Chang'e in some aspects. Joining the Hehuan Sect to learn martial arts is her opportunity, and she plans to help her brother Tianpeng after she finishes her studies.

Under Madam Jinling's careful teaching, Zi Zhu'er not only made rapid progress in her cultivation, but also greatly broadened her knowledge and vision. The identity of a saint also made her no longer feel inferior. However, the Qin Dynasty's crackdown on Zhu Tianpeng meant that she was unable to see Zhu Tianpeng for the last time.

Zi Zhu'er was undoubtedly an infatuated woman, and the death of Zhu Tianpeng made her hate the Qin Dynasty. But she was just a weak woman after all, and was powerless to fight back until she learned that Zhu Tianpeng was killed by Zhang Liang, and Zhang Liang happened to appear in front of her again.

After seeing Zhang Liang, Zi Zhu'er unconsciously recalled Zhu Tianpeng in her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, until she could no longer control herself and completely lost her mind, and then she desperately tried to assassinate Zhang Liang without authorization.

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Thousands of miles away in Eastern Europe, in the Kingdom of Moscow, Master Xuanzang and his five disciples who are traveling west are about to face their thirty-fourth difficulty.

In the palace, after Catherine entertained Xuanzang and his five disciples, she left Xuanzang alone, saying that she had something to discuss. Seeing this, the four disciples tactfully left.

The young Ao Lie couldn't help but complain: "Master's luck with women is too good. How many times has this happened?"

“But this queen is so beautiful, no less beautiful than the previous Princess of Dayuezhi and the female general of Kushan. If I were your master, I would probably keep her.” Zhu Tianpeng also joked with a smile.

"Then why did you reject Zi Zhu'er, Second Senior Brother? She is the Saintess of the He Huan Sect and a famous beauty in the Central Plains."

Sha Juanlian asked in confusion. The reason he knew this was because he had helped Yuan Xi propose to Zi Zhu'er, but was rejected by Zi Zhu'er on the grounds that she only had Zhu Tianpeng in her heart.

Who is Yuan Xi? He is Yuan Shao's second son. If Zi Zhu'er marries him, even if she is just a concubine, her status will be improved. But she refused, which shows her infatuation with Zhu Tianpeng.

Ao Lie's eyes lit up when he heard this. Although the experience along the way was exciting and thrilling, the process of traveling was still very boring, so his greatest pleasure along the way was to eat the melons from his three senior brothers.

The eldest senior brother has a simple emotional experience, and all the melons on him have been eaten up by Ao Lie a long time ago. The third senior brother is not interested in women, and his melons are not interesting at all. Only the second senior brother was once a prince, and his personal experience is extremely rich. No matter how hard he digs, there are always new melons to eat. He is simply a treasure.

"Second brother, why don't you tell the truth?" Ao Lie said with a wicked smile.

Zhu Tianpeng had long since gotten over the pain of the past, so naturally he would not shy away from it. However, after listening to Zhu Tianpeng's story, Ao Lie said with disdain, "Second Senior Brother, Zi Zhu'er is infatuated with you and took the initiative to throw herself at you, but you rejected her. You are too stupid and too heartless."

Zhu Tianpeng was not angry when he heard this, but laughed at himself and said, "In fact, I myself feel that I was a bit too stupid at that time."

Chapter 2744 was changed to the rd difficulty of the journey to the west. It is not reasonable to experience more than difficulties just passing through the Western Regions and Central Asia.

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