The Legend of Swing Sword and Execution of Demons

Chapter 378

People who are missing arms, lame, or blind, even if they are seen only once, are not easily forgotten, because their characteristics are too obvious.

Nightmare was neither missing an arm, nor was he limp, nor was he blind.

But people who only saw him once would not easily forget him - just because of the cross scar on his face.

The cross scar was about an inch long horizontally and shorter vertically.

The width of the scar is as thick as the head of a thumb.

Because the horizontal scar happened to be connected to the corner of the left mouth, at first glance it would always be regarded as a ghost with a bloody mouth.

Nightmare's originally handsome face was greatly reduced, making it even more hideous and frightening.

Jiang Yichen naturally had a deep impression of Ye Shang's cross scar, and besides that pair of wolf-like pupils.

But Nightmare rarely showed those pupils, Jiang Yichen never had the chance to see them again after the battle of Yuntianguan.

"The cross scar was injured by a sharp weapon. It has been around for many years, and it is still so eye-catching. It can be imagined that when it was injured, the wound was extremely deep and the skin was torn." Jiang Yichen analyzed while recalling, "However, Nightmare was with others back then. What was left during the fight?"

The old man said: "No, he cut it with the dagger himself."

When Jiang Yichen heard this, he couldn't help but gasped. In his opinion, Nightmare was not the kind of gangster who would bully the weak and fear the hard, and act violently. Therefore, he would not use that kind of self-mutilation to cover up his external strength.

Furthermore, if that was the case, wouldn't he be so cruel to himself?

So why did he torture himself with self-harm?

Do you want to forget the pain?

Or is it to engrave hatred in this way?

The old man sighed, "It took Anbu a year to find out about Nightmare's past."

Jiang Yichen was speechless inwardly, allowing the old man to spend a year investigating his details, which shows that the old man attaches great importance to and appreciates Nightmare.

The old man said: "You should remember Yin Li, right?"

Jiang Yichen said: "Remember."

The rivers and lakes are intertwined with love and hatred, Yin Li was cleared out of the magic palace, his face was disgraced, and he had a direct relationship with Jiang Yichen.

After that, Yin Li collaborated with several people from all corners of the country to conspire to seize the unique skill "Tian Shang Zhe Mei Shou" from him.

After so many years, Jiang Yichen has never heard of Yin Li again, but he never dared to forget this person who harbored resentment towards him.

Just when he was wondering what the relationship between Yin Li and Ye Shang would be, he heard the old man continue: "Yin Li was born of the head of the Yin family in Youjing and a woman of wind and smoke. See, that's why my character is a bit distorted and my actions are vicious, if we meet again in the future, we must not relax."

The old man only went so far, and then changed the topic, saying: "It was 30 years ago, the Yin family gave birth to a beautiful woman, who entered the palace as a concubine, won the emperor's favor, and the lintel of the family was brilliant all day long."

"The Yin family is well versed in the way of the emperor and the courtiers, so they took this opportunity to seek power and employment in the court and outside, and at the same time develop their family business in the capital and outside the capital."

"Relying on Concubine Yin's pillow style, the Yin family turned around in just one month. From an ordinary courtier's family, they faintly have the background of a wealthy family."

"The emperor turned a blind eye to this situation, but the Yin family has clearly posed a threat to the old and new dignitaries of the court. In order to ease the conflicts in all aspects, the Yin family can only make some concessions to calm public anger."

"This concession means sacrificing the second son of the Yin family, who is also the current second head of the Yin family——Yin Tianzheng."

"Do you know that the imperial court wants to punish a royal aristocrat who has made a mistake, other than capital punishment, what else can he do?"

Jiang Yichen said: "Women are sent to the cold palace, and men are sent to the border to serve as soldiers."

The old man said: "That's right. Yin Tianzheng didn't make any mistakes at first, but, for the benefit of the family, even as the second son of the Yin family, he had to obey the arrangement of the head of the family to guard the frontier."

"At that time, Yin Tianzheng was only a young man, and he had studied kung fu with the second Jianghu master for a few years, and also read some art of war out of interest, so it was not out of purpose for the Yin family to let him go to the army to practice."

"Based on these foundations, plus the management of the Yin family, although Yin Tianzheng is young, he quickly became a commander in the barracks in Ganzhou Town, Longdi, and gained a firm foothold."

"At that time, there were occasional snooping operations across the border in Wala, Northland. Therefore, the border guards had daily patrol missions."

"One day, Yin Tianzheng was patrolling the border with his ten-man team, but was ambushed by Oirat soldiers."

"The Wala soldiers didn't have many people, only three or two more than Yin Tianzheng and the others, but the victory was due to surprise, and cut down three of them as soon as they came up, so that the side with the few people basically fell into a dangerous situation of one against two."

"Fortunately, Yin Tianzheng has some kung fu background, and he has selected two veterans with good skills. Together with him, he can turn the situation around and kill those Oirat soldiers."

"There was a small episode in the process."

"This episode is related to a soldier named Lu Shifang."

"Lu Shifang is one year older than Yin Tianzheng, and his family is poor. He joined the army because he thought he could get money to subsidize his family after enlisting."

"This man is upright by nature, and his body is not strong, but he has a lot of strength."

"Lu Shifang and Yin Tian entered the barracks at the same time, and they slept together at the beginning."

"Although both of them are recruits, but for Lu Shifang, the murder and bloodshed are only heard of, never seen, let alone personally experienced."

"In the ambush this time, two friends who were chatting and laughing on weekdays died as soon as they came up. Lu Shifang was obviously terrified."

"When a group of people fought back, Lu Shifang just evaded and fled instinctively."

"As a result, he suffered a lot of flesh and blood, especially his left cheek."

Hearing this, Jiang Yichen's heart skipped a beat, could it be that this way is the later Nightmare?

But that happened 30 years ago, and Lu Shifang was already 21 years old at that time, by now, Lu Shifang should have passed the year of destiny, but Nightmare doesn't seem that old, are they really the same person?

"First, he failed to completely avoid the Oirat's knife, and got a vertical scar on his left face, and then he was hit on the face by a flying wheel dart." The old man's voice continued.

"The flying wheel dart sank deep into Lu Shifang's left cheek, right next to the corner of his mouth, and almost killed him."

"After the pain, Lu Shifang almost passed out."

"Just as the Oirats were about to take advantage of the victory and chase down another person, Yin Tianzheng saw that Lu Shifang's life was hanging by a thread, so he rushed over and rescued Lu Shifang."

"After the battle, Lu Shifang lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss, and was carried back to the barracks by Yin Tianzheng."

"Lu Shifang's life was rescued from the ghost gate, but his face will always be scarred."

"On the first day after Lu Shifang woke up, Dang even found Yin Tianzheng, and thanked him for saving his life."

"Yin Tianzheng solemnly told Lu Shifang that both of them came to the border for their families. If they want to survive at the border, they must have courage."

"Since then, Lu Shifang has practiced his basic skills hard, and often consulted Yin Tianzheng for advice, as if he had changed himself."

"Because the scars on his face looked too scary, and he was not good at speaking, Lu Shifang had almost no friends who could speak in the barracks, and Yin Tianzheng gradually became a sentry officer in half a year relying on his extraordinary ability. , was promoted to a defensive position, and the chances for the two of them to talk became less and less."

"Later, Lu Shifang became more and more able to fight, and was finally promoted to the position of super master."

"During one of his team tours, he rescued a fourteen-year-old boy."

"The boy is an orphan. The people in Ganzhou Town are not well-off, and no one wants to have an extra mouth to eat their own food. Lu Shifang saw him alone and helpless, and felt pity for him, so he took him by his side and waited for him. Destined people will take it in."

"Lu Shifang used his spare time to teach the boy boxing, learn calligraphy with the boy, and let him do some odd jobs in the barracks, so that he would not be regarded as eating and drinking."

"In the following two years, Ganzhou Town was invaded by the Oirat Army several times on a small scale, and all of them were resolved without any risk."

"At that time, Yin Tianzheng had become a general, and the combat power of the Ganzhou military camp was also thriving. Under his suggestion, the Ganzhou camp sent troops to the north, preparing to set back the spirit of the Oirat soldiers who had repeatedly wandered around the north to provoke."

"In that battle, the Zhongzhou army returned with a big victory, and the Oirat soldiers were temporarily cleared out of the Northland, and they dare not commit another crime for a while."

"In that battle, the deputy chief soldier unfortunately died, and Yin Tianzheng took the position smoothly."

"In that battle, Lu Shifang also became famous, and was called 'Killing Shifang'!"

"Because of that battle, the Yin family made a small contribution. Concubine Yin helped the emperor a little bit. After a while, the Yin family moved the general of Ganzhou Town to another place. Yin Tianzheng successfully took the lead. Chair."

"The Wala people heard the news from nowhere, and quickly regrouped, intending to attack the Ganzhou camp and avenge themselves."

"After all, in the eyes of the Oala people, the Ganzhou battalion's victory last time relied on the rapid response and flexible deployment of the general army, and Yin Tianzheng is still a little tender after all. It is okay to be a staff officer, but it is too far-fetched to control the overall situation."

"The facts are as expected by the Wala people. In this battle, the Ganzhou battalion was no longer as brave and difficult as before. Instead, it repeatedly showed flaws and made repeated mistakes."

"At this time, even Yin Tianzheng regretted that he was indeed not good enough to lead troops to fight. If he tried to be brave this time, he might die."

"Unexpectedly, when the balance of victory had already tilted towards the Oirats, Lu Shifang came out again. With that indomitable brute force, he killed the Quartet, and really killed Shifang!"

"Marshal Wala was beheaded by Lu Shifang, and his army was defeated like a mountain."

"That battle was probably a defeat that the Oirats would never want to recall. They would never believe that someone could turn the tide of the battle with the power of a reckless man. They would rather believe that this person is an evil spirit."

"When Killing Shifang fights in blood, he is indeed no different from an evil spirit."

"Lu Shifang contributed the most to this battle, but he has always been grateful to Yin Tianzheng and never had the idea of ​​fighting for it. And Yin Tianzheng is the general soldier of Ganzhou, so it is understandable that the credit belongs to him."

"The news of the great victory came back to Youjing in a few days. While the Yin family is grateful for the fate of the second son, they also know that it is time to bring their heroes back to the capital for a peaceful life."

"After all, with the continuous victories in the past three years and the heavy damage to the Oirat army in this battle, the northern part of Longdi is enough to enjoy a peaceful life for three to five years."

"With such great feats, it is enough to stop the mouths of other dignitaries in the court."

"In the end, as the Yin family wished, Yin Tianzheng returned home with honor, was named Marquis of Might, and was given a mansion."

"Because the Yin family also received the emperor's praise, they held a three-day night banquet in the palace to congratulate the happy event."

"Lu Shifang and that boy were fortunate to follow Yin Tianzheng to the bustling capital."

"They could have enjoyed the rest of their lives here, but here, the most unfortunate thing happened to them in their lives."

"On the night of a banquet, Lu Shifang ran into a man and a woman stealing fish in the palace grass."

"Lu Shifang saw clearly that the woman was one of the emperor's concubines whom he had seen during the day, so he felt very bad."

"When he saw that face looking back at him, he knew his fate was at an end..."

(End of this chapter)