Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 173: The Chuang Army and the Envoy

While Huang Sixi was taking He Tieshou's pulse, he also looked at him.

Her youthful complexion was long gone; her hair had turned completely white like a flying red scarf, and her face looked pale and sickly.

It would not be right to say that she was suffering from some terminal illness.

After Huang Sixi's examination, he found that she had been bedridden for many years and was depressed, which caused her health to deteriorate until she became too weak to be cured.

Huang Sixi first took out a medicine bottle from his arms, poured out a few pills for her to take, and then used his internal energy to dissolve the medicine for her.

He Hongyao asked, "What medicine did you give him?"

"This is the Snow Ginseng Jade Toad Pill! It is a tribute from the Kingdom of Goryeo!"

Huang Sixi looted a lot of valuable things when he was in the palace, including Snow Ginseng and Jade Toad Pills, a total of thirty pills. After taking them, they can strengthen the body, cure poisons and diseases, and are all extremely effective.

He Hongyao nodded and said, "Snow ginseng and jade toad are both holy medicines for healing and replenishing wounds. They can almost bring people back to life. They can really save lives. How about giving me a few?"

Seeing that Huang Sixi did not respond, she continued, "My niece has been ill for 10 to 20 years. If I hadn't taken good care of her, she would definitely not be alive today. Have you repaid her for this kindness?"

She was already in her sixties or seventies, and felt that her health was getting worse, so she wanted to ask for some Snow Ginseng and Jade Toad Pills to replenish her vitality.

Huang Sixi split the pill in half and gave her half. He then asked casually, "Back then, you were intent on seizing the position of leader of the Five Poison Sect. When Tie Shou was ill in bed, it was a good opportunity for you to take over. Why didn't you seize power and take the throne?"

He Hongyao seemed to have changed her personality.

But in Huang Sixi's opinion, although her temperament had changed a little, it was not too much, and the temperament of deep hatred and resentment was still prominently displayed on her face.

She just sneered, "Do you think I don't want to be the leader? It's just that the situation in the world is too chaotic, and I don't think it's worth it! When my niece fell ill, it coincided with the change of dynasties. The Five Poison Sect was a gang founded by the Yunnan and Yunnan Yi people. It was successively targeted by the Ming court, the Qing court, the Chuang army, the Western army, and the Pingxi army. If you are not careful, you will be doomed. I, an old bone, still want to live a few more years, so naturally I won't rush to be the leader!"

The Western Army she mentioned is the rebel army of Zhang Xianzhong in the late Ming Dynasty, and the Pingxi Army is the vassal king Wu Sangui who currently occupies Yunnan and Yunnan.

Since all the members of the Five Poisons Sect are from the Yi tribe in Yundian, no matter which force comes to control Yundian, they will need to use the influence of the Five Poisons Sect to appease the Yi tribe and prevent rebellion.

In the past thirty years, Yunnan and Dian have changed hands several times. The Five Poison Sect was neither hostile nor hostile to these ruling forces, and thus enjoyed decades of peace.

This is also the reason why, despite He Tieshou being bedridden and He Hongyao being old and frail, they were able to keep the Five Poison Sect’s foundation from declining, and instead its influence grew stronger and stronger.

But the peace was only temporary.

He Hongyao's face suddenly darkened, and she told Huang Sixi about an urgent matter: "Recently, the Pingxi Palace has frequently sent envoys to visit the Five Poison Sect. They asked the Five Poison Sect members to go to Kunming and accept the Pingxi Palace's dispatch. They also said that this was the intention of the Qing Emperor! There were envoys coming in the past, but they were very polite. This time, the wording was tough. If the Five Poison Sect members do not accept the Pingxi Palace's incorporation, then the Qing court will send troops to directly destroy the Five Poison Sect headquarters!"

Huang Sixi pointed out to her: "Pingxi King Wu Sangui is a vassal king. The entire Yunnan and Yunnan are his fiefdoms. The Qing emperor has no control over him! This must be that the Pingxi King wants to incorporate the Five Poison Sect, but he is just using the name of the Qing court!"

He Hongyao said, "I thought so at first, but Wu Sangui has been in power for decades. In order to maintain stability in Yunnan and Yunnan, he has always treated us Yi people with appeasement and enticement. This time he actually wants to start a war and launch an attack. It's really a bit abnormal!"

Huang Sixi immediately explained the pros and cons to her, "It's not abnormal. Wu Sangui suddenly attacked you Yi people because he had no choice! The Qing court has already secured its throne and is planning to abolish the feudal lords. Wu Sangui is unwilling to give up his fiefdom and has been thinking about rebellion, but if he wants to rebel, he must first pacify the backyard. He must have regarded the Five Poison Sect as an unstable factor, so he decided to eradicate it in advance!"

At the Yungang Grottoes, Chu Zhaonan demanded the relic from Jiunan. The relic was a gift from Wu Sangui to the dignitaries in Tibet. Wu Sangui wanted to form an alliance with Tibet to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

After Huang Sixi placed Jiunan and Mao Huanlian in the palace, he also discovered a large number of secret reports about the Pingxi Palace. All the secret reports pointed to one thing, that is, Wu Sangui was going to rebel.

Why did Huang Sixi choose to start his rebellion in Yunnan? In the final analysis, it was to suppress Wu Sangui!
If Wu Sangui rebelled against the Qing Dynasty before Huang Sixi completed his plan, the area south of the Yangtze River would be engulfed in war. Wu Sangui would force millions of civilians to fight for him, and there would surely be rivers of blood, which would completely disrupt Huang Sixi's plan.

Therefore, Huang Sixi must not let Wu Sangui start a rebellion. He needs to kill this traitor first.

After listening to Huang Sixi's analysis, He Hongyao couldn't help but show admiration: "You have quite a good insight! Mr. Li also said that Wu Sangui wanted to rebel against the Qing court!"

"Mr. Li? Which Mr. Li?"

"You must have heard of Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion! This Mr. Li's name is Li Siyong, and he is Li Zicheng's grandson!"

"Li Zicheng didn't even have a son, so how could he have a grandson?"

"Li Zicheng has an adopted son named Li Jin! Li Jin also adopted another son named Li Laiheng. Li Siyong is Li Laiheng's younger brother, and in terms of seniority, he calls Li Zicheng "Grandpa"!"

Li Jin's real name was Li Guo. In name, he was Li Zicheng's adopted son, but in fact, he was Li Zicheng's biological nephew.

During the Jiashen National Crisis, Li Zicheng captured the capital and established the Dashun Kingdom. However, the good times did not last long. The Dashun Army was soon defeated by Wu Sangui and the Qing court, and Li Zicheng also evacuated the capital.

It is rumored that after Li Zicheng left the capital, he died in Jiugong Mountain in Hubei Province. After his death, he left behind more than 400,000 peasant armies from various places, all of which were taken over by Li Jin. However, Li Jin died of illness a few years later, and handed over the remnants to his adopted son Li Laiheng.

As everyone knows, the Chuang Army was the culprit for the destruction of the Ming court. After Li Laiheng inherited the Chuang Army's family business, his life was not easy. He fought and wandered around, and finally settled down in the mountains at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan.

After the Qing court took control of the Central Plains, it appointed Wu Sangui as the King of Pingxi, and gave him jurisdiction over Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. One of the intentions was to have Wu Sangui wipe out the remnants of the Chuang army. However, the border between Sichuan and Yunnan was full of deep mountains and rivers, and the terrain was extremely steep. Relying on the terrain advantage, the Chuang army repeatedly escaped Wu Sangui's encirclement and suppression, and remained standing for thirty years.

As the Chuang army's territory was very close to the Five Poisons Sect's territory and they were harassed by the Qing court and the Pingxi Palace on a daily basis, the Chuang army and the Five Poisons Sect, out of sympathy for each other, began to have frequent exchanges, until they concluded an alliance in order to jointly defend themselves.

As the younger brother of Li Laiheng, the leader of the Chuang Army, Li Siyong was entrusted with the important task of being an envoy. It was Li Siyong who visited the Five Poison Sect every time, and as a result he became familiar with He Hongyao.

After introducing Li Siyong's identity, He Hongyao added: "According to Mr. Li, Wu Sangui also sent invitations to the Chuang army, preparing to form an alliance with the Chuang army to fight against the Qing Dynasty!"

Huang Sixi asked her, "Did Chuangjun agree?"

He Hongyao nodded: "The generals of the Chuang Army proposed an eight-character strategy, 'putting ourselves first, first the outside and then the inside'! This means that we can cooperate with Wu Sangui, first join hands to deal with the Qing Dynasty Tartars, and then decide the ownership of the Central Plains after the Qing Dynasty is overthrown. However, the Chuang Army will not give up the initiative, and they will never let Wu Sangui take over the world in the future!"

If Huang Sixi had not come, Li Siyong's strategy would not be wrong. But Huang Sixi had already decided to destroy Wu Sangui and seize Yunnan and Yunnan as the base for his army. Naturally, he would not allow the Chuang Army to unite with Wu Sangui: "Have the Chuang Army and Wu Sangui officially formed an alliance?"

"not yet!"

He Hongyao revealed: "However, Li Xianggong has accepted Wu Sangui's invitation to go to Kunming to discuss the specific matters of the alliance. A few days ago, Li Xianggong made a special trip to visit me. He invited me to rush to Kunming and try to reach a tripartite alliance agreement, so as to ensure that the Five Poison Sect will not be swallowed up by Wu Sangui!"

"So are you planning to go to Kunming?" Huang Sixi asked.

"I'm considering it!" He Hongyao stared at him and suddenly pursed her lips: "You, the Dragon Subduing Hero, are so powerful, why don't you go for me? Anyway, this matter is not entirely for myself, but for the future of the Five Poison Sect and the safety of my niece!"

"No problem! I can go to Kunming for you!" Huang Sixi agreed immediately: "But in what capacity should I meet Wu Sangui?"

This actually suited Huang Sixi's intention exactly, as he had originally planned to go to Kunming to assassinate Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui was the biggest traitor in the world. The people of Central Plains hated him to the core, and there were countless assassinations against him in the past.

In order to save his life, Wu Sangui had already strengthened his defense. Now the Pingxi Palace is extremely heavily guarded, and it is not easy to assassinate Wu Sangui. But if Huang Sixi can pretend to be the envoy of the Five Poison Sect, he can easily approach Wu Sangui, and then the assassination will be more convenient.

When He Hongyao heard that he was willing to take the risk of going to Kunming, she immediately appointed him a special title: "You can pretend to be the leader's husband, and your status is higher than mine. This is important enough. Wu Sangui will definitely treat you as a guest of honor and discuss things with you seriously..."

Before she finished speaking, He Tieshou suddenly woke up and asked softly, "Who does Auntie want to pretend to be the leader's husband?"

He Hongyao snorted, "I am thinking about the future of the Five Poison Sect. Whether you are willing or not, this husband must do it. Your opposition is useless!"

He Tieshou didn't notice Huang Sixi's presence. She hesitated for a moment and said weakly, "I will resign as the leader now. Aunt, you can let this husband take over the position of leader. The leader has more weight and can do things for the Five Poison Sect more conveniently."

He Hongyao sneered: "Do you want me to do whatever you ask me to do? Where would my face be? I said I would find you a leader husband, so this husband must be the husband to the end, just wait for the fake play to become real!"

Having said this, He Hongyao stood up and left the bedroom, slamming the door shut.

He Tieshou shouted several times, but got no response from He Hongyao, so she sighed to herself with a sad look on her face.

The room soon became quiet. She noticed Huang Sixi's breathing beside the bed and immediately asked, "Who are you?"

Huang Sixi said softly: "I am a doctor, I can treat your eye disease!"

He Tieshou felt that Huang Sixi's voice was somewhat familiar, but she was not sure where the voice came from. She asked again: "I have been blind for twenty years? Can you cure it?"

Huang Sixi smiled softly: "I promise to cure it. If it can't be cured, I won't come to see you at all!"

He Tieshou was unsure whether these words were true or not, so he remained silent.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Huang Sixi asked her, "My medical skills are somewhat special. They rely entirely on internal strength for diagnosis and treatment. I'm going to put my palm on your wrist. This is to feel your pulse. It's definitely not indecent assault!"

He Tieshou said, "Hey!" "Your voice sounds like an old friend of mine. What's your name?"

Huang Sixi did not answer, but reached out and grabbed her wrist: "Wait until I cure your eye disease, then you can open your eyes and take a look yourself, and then you will know who I am."

When He Tieshou heard this, his heart suddenly began to pound: "Okay, I'll wait for your treatment!"

The figure of Huang Sixi unconsciously appeared in her mind, and a strong feeling of joy surged in her heart, making her uncontrollably excited. However, she was afraid that this was an illusion caused by her insane mind, so she suppressed her excitement and let Huang Sixi hold her wrist to treat her.

I don’t know how much time passed.

He Tieshou found that his originally dark eyes were gradually becoming bright.

Her vision quickly went from blurry to clear.

When she saw Huang Sixi's appearance, her face changed greatly. She couldn't believe her eyes, so much so that her voice became hesitant: "You...you seem..."

Huang Sixi sat at the head of the bed, helping her to sit up halfway, so that she could see her appearance more directly, and teased, "Master He, we haven't seen each other for only thirty years, and you look a little weak, which seriously affects your feminine demeanor! Your eyesight is not good either, you can't even recognize me!"

He Tieshou suddenly smiled, and after she smiled, tears flowed down her cheeks.

Her body softened and she collapsed in Huang Sixi's arms, sobbing: "I know you won't die. No one in this world can kill you. You are really still alive and well..."

Her crying voice spread out through the door and fell into the ears of Xiaozhuang, Fei Hongjin, Luo Liru and Jiao Wan'er. Xiaozhuang smiled slightly and said happily: "My husband and sister have finally reunited. I am so happy for them!"

"What about the reunion?"

He Hongyao was also waiting at the door. She glared at Xiaozhuang and said, "All men in this world are fickle and fickle. Your sister is nearly fifty years old and has become an old woman. It is impossible for a man named Huang to treat her well!"

Xiaozhuang immediately retorted: "My husband is not that kind of person! If he disliked my sister, he wouldn't have come to the Five Poison Sect headquarters!"

He Hongyao said coldly: "Huang came here for the power of the Five Poison Sect. Do you really think he is so affectionate?"

In her heart, she really hoped that Huang Sixi was heartless and disloyal. If Huang Sixi really had deep feelings for He Tieshou, she would be extremely unbalanced and would feel very uncomfortable.

She wanted to make more sarcastic remarks, but suddenly a subordinate came running over and reported, "Elder He, Mr. Li is outside the village gate and wants to invite you to Kunming. Please go over to meet him."

He Hongyao had just reached an agreement with Huang Sixi that Huang Sixi would go to Kunming on her behalf, so she no longer had any worries and said with a relaxed look, "Lead the way, I'm going to go see Mr. Li!"

(End of this chapter)