The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 224: Why should I do it myself to kill you?
The man in front of him had a face full of stains and looked haggard. There was no trace of the royal family of the Jin Dynasty left in him. Guo Jing stared at Yang Kang, feeling a little disappointed. He knew that Yang Kang was a man pursuing power and wealth, but he didn't look like someone who had been an emperor. Instead, the generals of the Jin Dynasty were more courageous and resolute. His behavior was not worthy of his status.

Mu Nianci looked at Yang Kang, her pretty face showing contempt and disgust, "You admit now that you are from the Yang family? Why didn't you think of yourself as a member of the Yang family when you were the crown prince of the Jin Kingdom?"

Thinking of how old Yang Tiexin had become, she felt very upset. She was so blind to fall in love with this man!
The eunuch who had been following Yang Kang was extremely angry when he saw how servile he was. How could the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty kneel down and beg for mercy from the enemy?

"Your Majesty, why is it so? Why is it so?"

He cried so hard with grief that his heart was broken on the spot.

At this moment, Yang Kang had lost all his faith. He didn't want any status, wealth or honor. He just wanted to live, even if it meant losing his dignity. He didn't even look at the eunuch, with a flattering smile on his face, "Sister, all the mistakes are my fault. Please forgive me and ask the Marquis for mercy. Even if the Guo and Yang families have grievances, they shouldn't kill each other."

"Pooh!"

"Shameless!"

Mu Nianci had never seen such a shameless person before. She immediately raised her eyebrows and cursed him angrily.

Hua Zheng didn't know Yang Kang, but she had heard of him from Guo Jing. But when she saw him today, she was greatly disappointed. She thought he was a ruthless hero, but she didn't expect him to be such a weakling, without any backbone, even worse than a eunuch.

"Lord Guo, please don't kill me!"

Guo Jing looked at him coldly and said softly, "Why should I kill you myself?"

"Yang Kang, you are the descendant of a loyal and righteous man. You should have made a difference in this troubled time. However, you chose to surrender to the Jin people and took the enemy as your father. If I don't kill you, someone else will take you in. Miss Mu, go ahead." After saying that, Guo Jing looked at Mu Nianci.

At this moment, Yang Kang's face was overjoyed. He quickly crawled to Mu Nianci's side and grabbed the corner of her clothes. "Sister, I am no longer a member of the Wanyan family. Didn't you like me before? Let's retire to the mountains together in the future, okay?"

"Shameless!"

Even though Mu Nianci practiced the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra and had a pure heart, she was disgusted by these words. "Humph, don't mention the past. I was blind to fall in love with you before. Let me ask you, where is my stepmother now?"

Instantly, Yang Kang's eyes rolled and he chuckled, "I escaped from Lin'an City and placed my mother in a place no one knows. As long as you don't kill me, I will tell you."

The smug face of a villain is clearly revealed.

"You!" Mu Nianci was furious. In addition to cleaning up the mess, the more important thing for her to do when she went down the mountain was to find her adoptive mother and resolve her adoptive father's grudge. Now that she had heard the news about her adoptive mother, she was very excited, but Yang Kang's words made her even more angry, and she almost failed.

At this time, a voice sounded from the side, "No need, I'll tell you where your aunt is!"

Mu Nianci left Yang Kang and asked anxiously, "Brother, do you know the whereabouts of my stepmother?"

Guo Jing nodded slightly, "My stepmother was taken out of Jiankang by Yang Kang, and died of illness in Lin'an City not long after. She is now placed in Xiangguo Temple."

Yang Kang was stunned, "How did you know?"

Guo Jing didn't even look at him, and said lightly, "Have you forgotten who conquered Jiankang? And whose troops destroyed your Jin Kingdom?" With Guo Jing's identity, there are too many channels to get news about someone.

If it was a penniless person, it might be difficult, as it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but Bao Xiruo's status was not low. She was Yang Kang's biological mother, so it was not difficult to get news about her.

After learning the news about her adoptive mother, Mu Nianci felt relieved. She turned to Yang Kang on the ground and said, "Yang Kang, just commit suicide. Don't force me to do it myself!" At this point, she still had a trace of affection for him.

As the words fell, a hint of cruelty flashed in Yang Kang's eyes. He had already knelt down and begged for mercy, risking his dignity as a man, but this woman still refused to let him go. In that case, don't blame me!

The next moment, he raised his head suddenly, jumped up and grabbed her.

Yang Kang is Qiu Chuji's apprentice. He knows martial arts, however, his martial arts have been neglected for many years, while Mu Nianci has been practicing in the Ancient Tomb Sect for more than ten years, and his skills are no longer what they used to be. His moves seem swift, but in Mu Nianci's eyes they are all flaws.

"Buzz!"

There was only the sound of a sword, blood splattered, and Yang Kang wailed while covering his wrist.

"I wanted to let you end it in a dignified way, but you insisted on doing so. Then I will clean up the mess for my adoptive father!" Mu Nianci has killed many people in these days, and he is no longer the same as he was when he just came down the mountain. After saying that, he thrust the sword forward and cut his throat.

Yang Kang's eyes widened, a look of unwillingness flashed across his face, and he finally fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

The last emperor of the Jin Dynasty died after all.

Guo Jing turned to look at Mu Nianci, "Miss Mu, what are your plans?"

Mu Nianci sheathed her sword and saluted him, "Brother, I've been out for so long and it's time for me to go. Take my stepmother and his ashes back with you. After all, we are still a family."

"So good."

"Farewell!"

"Farewell!"

Both sides clasped their fists, and Mu Nianci carried Yang Kang's body out of the village.

Looking at her leaving figure, Huang Rong suddenly smiled. Somehow, she thought of Lin Chaoying. Mu Nianci was clear about gratitude and resentment, and had some of the demeanor of a female knight.

At this time, the accompanying soldiers made a new discovery, "My Lord, we found a secret room in the village!"

Guo Jing was puzzled. He had met Yang Tiexin and had never heard that they had any secret room. Niujia Village was just an ordinary village, so how could there be a secret room?

If it is a secret room for general storage of items, the soldiers will not come to report.

"Guo Jing, let's go and take a look." Hua Zheng was curious and took Guo Jing's hand.

"it is good."

The group came to a ruin. The house collapsed and was overgrown with weeds and trees. There were faint traces of people living there. If it were a few years later, it would be completely gone. There was a big pit on the ground with a dead skeleton neatly placed there, lying on its back, with its clothes rotten. In the corner of the east room was another skeleton, lying on a large iron box. A long sharp knife pierced through the skeleton's ribs and stuck in the iron box lid.

"My Lord, this is what we just found." The soldier stepped forward and handed over a golden plaque with a thumb-sized agate in the middle. He turned the plaque over and saw a line of words engraved on it: "Shi Yanming, the Imperially Appointed Military Doctor, the Defense Envoy of Zhongzhou, and the Carrier of Imperial Weapons."

Guo Jing was surprised and looked at Huang Rong, "This is the standard waist badge of the Song Dynasty. Not everyone can have it." Then, they looked at the skeleton lying on the ground and saw something bulging out of the ribs on the vest, revealing a piece of iron. Huang Rong took a few glances and felt that it looked familiar. Then she exclaimed in a low voice and grabbed it in her hand.

When Guo Jing saw what she had in her hand, he couldn't help but ask, "Why is Uncle Lu's Iron Bagua here?"

Huang Rong stroked the patterns on the Iron Bagua, her voice filled with sadness, "This is the Iron Bagua, but it may not belong to Senior Brother Lu."

Guo Jing looked away and sighed, "The clothes and muscles of these two people are so rotten that they have been here for at least ten years. I didn't expect that Niujia Village still had such people hiding. I guess my father and others didn't know that there was a secret room in the village."

Huang Rong held the Iron Bagua in her hand, pulled out the sharp knife from the iron box and took a closer look. She saw the word "Qu" engraved on the blade. She knew the man's identity. "It's Senior Brother Qu. He died here!"

The relationship between Guo Jing and Huang Yaoshi had long been eased, and he knew that among the disciples he accepted, the person here could only be Qu Lingfeng.

Then he ordered people to move the skeleton lying on the box and open the lid. The box was not locked. When it was opened, everyone was surprised. The soldiers next to them were also surprised, because there were all pearls, jade and treasures inside.

As a marquis, Guo Jing holds a high position and has great power. Over the years, people have often presented him with treasures. He is no longer the young boy from the desert. He can tell at a glance that these are extremely valuable treasures.

Huang Rong came from a family of scholars, so she naturally recognized the excellence of these things. She grabbed a handful of jewels, loosened her fingers, and gently slid them into the box one by one. She could only hear the sound of pearls and jade colliding, making a crisp and pleasant sound. She sighed and said, "These jewels have a great history. If Dad were here, he would definitely be able to tell me where they came from."

She told everyone about the jade belt ring, rhinoceros skin box, agate cup and other things one by one.

Instead, Hua Zheng took the things from her hand and handed them to the others, saying, "Sister, these things have been buried underground for a long time, and they may be unclean. If you let them have them, don't forget that you are pregnant now."

"Thank you for your concern, it's no problem." Huang Rong smiled and stopped touching her with her hands.

Afterwards, Guo Jing went forward to investigate, reaching into the box and feeling around. His hand touched a hard board, which showed that there was another layer. He pushed aside the jewels and saw a ring on each side of the inner wall. He hooked his little fingers into the rings and lifted up the upper layer, only to see that the lower layer was full of antiques covered in verdigris.

Guo Jing's eyes lit up with surprise, "Are these antiques?"

Huang Rong had heard her father explain the shapes of ancient bronze artifacts. She recognized some of them as Dragon-inscribed Ding, Shang Yi, Zhou Pan, Zhou Dun, Zhou Ju Lei, etc., but she couldn't tell them apart. While pearls, jade, and other precious treasures were priceless, these bronze artifacts were extremely rare. In the eyes of experts, they were invaluable treasures.

She was more and more surprised. Guo Jing lifted another layer and saw scrolls of calligraphy and paintings underneath. He unfolded one and was surprised by the signature on it.

It turns out that this painting is "The Heavenly King Delivering a Child" by Wu Daozi, another is "Horse Herding" by Han Gan, and another is "Figures Crossing Water in Forests and Springs" by Li Houzhu of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

In addition, there were more than 20 scrolls of varying lengths in the box. When everyone unfolded them, they found that all of them were works of famous artists. Several of them were calligraphy and painting by Huizong, and several were calligraphy and painting by people of the time, all of which were rare masterpieces.

At this time, Guo Jing guessed what Qu Lingfeng was thinking, "Brother Qu has spent so much effort to collect these treasures. Could it be that he wants to please his father-in-law and return to Peach Blossom Island as a disciple?"

Huang Rong nodded lightly, looking at the bones on the ground with a complicated expression, "Senior Brother used to be the favorite of Father on the island, but he was implicated by Senior Sister Mei and the others. Many of these things belong to the palace. I guess when Senior Brother stole the treasures, he alarmed the people in the palace and fled here, dying together with others."

"Rong'er, let's take these things back to my father-in-law. If he can really see them, I'm sure Senior Brother Qu will rest in peace in his nine springs."

Then, Guo Jing ordered his men to pack up these things and put away Qu Lingfeng's remains, and the group left Niujia Village.

……

Luoyang.

"An'er, it's time to eat!"

"Here we come, mother."

In the yard, a tender voice sounded, and the child pushed open the door and ran over happily. Seeing the food on the table, his saliva flowed out uncontrollably. He raised his little head and asked in confusion, "Mom, what day is today? Why did you make so many delicious foods?"

"Your father and uncle are back, go wash your hands quickly!"

The child's eyes suddenly lit up, he nodded quickly, and ran away.

Soon, the door opened and six men walked in. Han Xiaoying came forward and was relieved to see that they were fine. "Big brother, second brother, you are finally back."

At this moment, a small figure bumped into them, holding onto Zhu Cong's legs, with innocent eyes, "Second Uncle, An'er misses you, do you miss An'er?"

"You, you don't miss your second uncle, you miss the gift I brought you." Zhu Cong exerted a little force on his wrist and lifted the child into his arms, "Let's go, eat!"

Soon, they finished their meal and the seven siblings sat together.

Han Baoju grabbed his chin and said with a smile, "Seventh sister, you don't know, this year we followed the Taoist priest to punish evildoers in Jiangnan, and it was a lot of fun!"

Zhu Cong gently waved his folding fan and nodded, "Yes, we have news about the Beggars' Gang, and we can catch them all. Those officials are used to bullying the people and have killed many people. The people in Jiangnan hate them to the core. If it weren't for their help, it wouldn't be so easy for us to accomplish this."

Han Baoju took a sip of tea and said, "But then again, Jing'er is really promising. He actually destroyed the Jin Dynasty. My life is worth it!" There was satisfaction and pride in his voice.

Even the quiet Nan Xiren couldn't help but sigh, "Yes, the Jin Kingdom has been fighting for years, but the Song Dynasty has been defeated. If it weren't for Jing'er and the Mongols, who knows how many people the Jin dogs would have killed."

At this time, Han Xiaoying also said, "Not only that, An'er is in elementary school, and the school he attends is also run by Jing'er. Many children in the city are in elementary school."

Zhu Cong laughed out loud, "Old Five is a rough man. If he really gave birth to a child who could read books, maybe he could earn you a wife with a royal title. You two would probably wake up laughing in your dreams."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter and the yard was filled with a happy atmosphere.

"It's true. These years have been like a dream."

"Yes, we have watched Jing'er grow up since he was a child. We never thought that in just a dozen years, he would destroy the Jin Kingdom. Now, Prince Yue can rest in peace in his grave."

"It's a pity that Jing'er is not from the Song Dynasty, otherwise it would be even better." Someone said this, and instantly attracted siege from others.

"What are you talking about? If Jing'er works for the Song Dynasty, he will definitely be the second Yue Prince. Have you forgotten the twelve golden medals of Emperor Gaozong? If it were me, I would destroy the Song Dynasty as well!"

"That's it!"

(End of this chapter)