Liver into a martial arts legend: starting with Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 45: Add Qian Jushi, Ding Xiu! [Please read and vote for me]

It's getting dark.

In the alley in the south of the city, two figures confronted each other.

One of them was in his twenties, wearing a small flag uniform and wearing two 'Flying Swallow' swords on his waist. He was obviously a Jinyiwei.

He stared at the man opposite, his face filled with anger and murderous intent, yet he seemed to be very afraid of the man. There was some pain and struggle in his eyes, and he looked very contradictory.

The man opposite him was about the same age as him, but much taller, with a handsome face and clear features. He had a ponytail at the back of his head and carried a five-foot-long royal sword on his shoulder. He had a cynical smile on his face and did not take the Jinyiwei seriously at all.

"What, you don't accept it?"

Looking at the anger on his junior brother's face, Ding Xiu chuckled lightly, with a playful look in his eyes. He patted Jin Yichuan on the shoulder and said, "I'll give you three days to collect a hundred taels of silver for me."

"One hundred taels?" Jin Yichuan's face changed: "My annual salary is only twenty taels!"

"I can't control that."

Ding Xiu chuckled and said, "You figure it out yourself. Anyway, there are only three days!"

"If I don't see the hundred taels in three days, I will compile your story into a book and tell it every day at the gate of your Zhenfu Division."

Jin Yichuan stared at him intently, his eyes red: "Don't force me!"

"Want to take action?"

Ding Xiu looked at him with disdain and hooked his finger: "Come, let me see if your kung fu has deteriorated during your time as an official."

Jin Yichuan grasped the two swords at his waist with both hands and was about to strike when he suddenly seemed to see something. His face changed slightly and he quickly bowed behind Ding Xiu: "Greetings, sir!"

"Ok?"

Ding Xiu's face changed slightly. He looked back and saw a young man in a black flying fish suit who had walked behind him without him noticing.

Master!

Ding Xiu was secretly alert in his heart, but his face remained calm. He returned to his previous cynical look. He ignored Jiang Xuan, stepped forward, patted Jin Yichuan on the shoulder, and said, "Remember, three days."

After saying this, he was about to leave.

"and many more."

At this time, Jiang Xuan suddenly said: "I am also very interested in the secret you just mentioned. Can you tell me about it?"

Although it was a question, it carried an unquestionable meaning.

Jin Yichuan's expression changed slightly: "Sir..."

Ding Xiuze paused, turned around to look at Jiang Xuan, and said with a smile: "Oh? My Lord, do you really want to know?"

Jiang Xuan looked at the monk Jiaqian quietly.

"One hundred taels!"

Ding Xiu raised a finger and looked at Jiang Xuan with a half-smile: "As long as you pay me one hundred taels of silver, I will tell you his secret."

Snapped!
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xuan threw out a coin bag, which was the one hundred taels of silver that Xu Xianchun had rewarded him tonight.

Ding Xiu caught it, tossed the purse, and a smile immediately appeared on his face: "Sir, you are so straightforward!"

"Go ahead." Jiang Xuan said calmly.

Ding Xiu glanced at the anxious Jin Yichuan and said with a smile, "The secret is... this little flag master actually... has a liking for Long Yang."

The atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

"What do you think? Sir, is this secret worth one hundred taels?" Ding Xiu looked at Jiang Xuan with a smile.

Jiang Xuan chuckled and said, "Ding Xiu, my money is not so easy to take."

Ding Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Do you recognize me?"

"Not only you, but also you, Ding Xian."

Jiang Xuan glanced at Jin Yichuan, whose expression changed drastically. "Aren't you going to avenge Ding Baiying?"

Ding Xiu was stunned for a moment, then his eyes suddenly turned cold: "You were the one who killed my master and fellow apprentices?"

"Not only them, I also killed Lu Wenzhao." Jiang Xuan said lightly.

Ding Xiu slowly grasped the hilt of the knife and said coldly, "It seems that you are Jiang Xuan, the Northern Division Captain who was promoted three times in just three months..."

"Although my master is a little biased and a bit stupid, she is still my master after all!"

choke!
As soon as he finished speaking, the great imperial sword in his hand was suddenly unsheathed and slashed towards Jiang Xuan's head.

"Brother, don't do that!" Jin Yichuan quickly spoke out to stop him.

clang--

As soon as Jin Yichuan finished speaking, a loud noise was heard in the alley.

Ding Xiu's body trembled. Before he could even see when Jiang Xuan drew his sword, he was knocked back more than ten steps by a huge force, as if he was pounced on by a tiger.

He looked up in horror, only to see Jiang Xuan slowly putting his sword back into its sheath.

"A congenital master?!" Ding Xiu's pupils shrank.

Jin Yichuan quickly took the opportunity to step forward, bowed to Jiang Xuan, and said anxiously, "Sir, I deserve to die. Please spare my brother. I am willing to go to the Northern Division to apologize!"

"Ding Xian!" Ding Xiu shouted angrily.

Wow…

At this moment, hurried footsteps were suddenly heard outside. A group of soldiers who were patrolling the street heard the noise and rushed in.

But when he saw the situation in the alley, his face suddenly changed slightly, and he hurried forward to salute: "Greetings, Master Centurion!"

"Get out." Jiang Xuan said lightly.

"Yes!" The leader did not dare to hesitate, waved his hand, and quickly led his men away.

"This..." Ding Xiu and Jin Yichuan looked at each other, both somewhat surprised and confused.

"Are you curious why I don't kill you?" Jiang Xuan asked.

Ding Xiu's eyes flickered and he remained silent.

Jin Yichuan gritted his teeth, lowered his body a little, and whispered, "Your Excellency has your reasons for not killing us. Thank you for showing mercy."

"The reason I didn't kill you is because you are all smart people, unlike your masters Ding Baiying and Lu Wenzhao who are stupid."

Jiang Xuan glanced at Jin Yichuan and said, "I already knew your identity a long time ago. You killed the Jinyiwei who were chasing you, and you even dared to impersonate someone else. I have to say, you are really brave." Jin Yichuan's face changed slightly, and he no longer had any luck. Jiang Xuan really knew everything.

"Ding Xiu, Ding Xian, who do you think is the person who actually killed your master and the others?" Jiang Xuan asked.

Ding Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Wasn't it you and Pei Lun, who has been promoted to a thousand households, who led people to kill them?"

"What about the murderer who destroyed the Qi family army and caused you, the descendants of the Qi family army, to hide and wander around? Was it me too?" Jiang Xuan's face was calm.

Ding Xiu frowned: "What do you want to say?"

Jiang Xuan shook his head: "Actually, I have great respect for the Qi Family Army, and I sympathize with the plight of you, the descendants of the Qi Family Army."

"Back when the Jizhou Rebellion broke out, the Qi family army was lured and killed by Jizhou General Wang Bao because they were demanding the imperial court's outstanding wages. Afterwards, they were charged with treason. As a result, the descendants of the Qi family army have either died or fled, constantly avoiding the imperial court's pursuit and living in darkness."

"Your master Ding Baiying and your uncle Lu Wenzhao infiltrated the eunuch faction, yet they resorted to sowing discord, attempting to cling to the leg of the man in Prince Xin's mansion to whitewash their identities. Unfortunately, they took the wrong path."

Ding Xiu sneered, "I've told you long ago that this won't work. In the eyes of those bigwigs, we remnants of the rebels are just pawns to be used and discarded, but they just don't believe it."

"And you!"

Ding Xiu looked at Jin Yichuan and sneered, "You thought you were hiding well, trying to usurp the throne and whitewash your identity as a bandit, but you didn't expect that in their eyes, you're just a joke, right?"

Now that everything was exposed, Ding Xiu regained his composure and rationality, no longer as dissolute and rebellious as before.

Of course, he was not a dissolute and foolish person, otherwise he would have come to the capital with his master Ding Baiying to serve his uncle Lu Wenzhao.

Jin Yichuan's face turned pale and blue.

He was not a fool, so he could naturally understand what Jiang Xuan meant.

These orphans of the Qi family army have been hunted down by the imperial court and have been living a life of banditry.

Later, his uncle Lu Wenzhao managed to get the position of a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard by chance, and became a pawn of Prince Xin Zhu Youjian, attempting to help Prince Xin deal with the eunuch party, successfully inherit the throne, and clear his identity.

But senior brother Ding Xiu was not optimistic about this matter, so he did not come along. He missed the opportunity because he happened to be chased by the Jinyiwei.

Unexpectedly, what he said came true. Master Ding Baiying and senior brother Ding Tai met with an accident not long after they arrived in Beijing.

He was also tired of being on the run all day and having to change his identity every now and then to survive, so he made the same mistake as his master, killing the Jinyiwei who were chasing him and impersonating him, and by the way, seeing if he could have a chance to avenge his master.

But during the time he served in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he gradually figured it out.

This is the era, and it is not something they can change.

As for my master and uncle, they have embarked on this road of no return and will die sooner or later.

He just wanted to be a good Jinyiwei, go with the flow, and didn't want to live his previous life again.

So what Jiang Xuan said at this moment reflected his most profound feelings.

After a moment of silence, Jin Yichuan asked, "Then I wonder what your intention is in sparing our lives?"

Ding Xiu frowned and stared at Jiang Xuan, with confusion in his eyes.

Although they only exchanged one move, he understood that with Jiang Xuan's skills, it would be easy for him to kill the two brothers.

The martial arts of both sides are not at the same level at all.

"I just don't want to see you follow in the footsteps of your master and his people."

Jiang Xuan said calmly, "I have great respect for the Qi Family Army. They were the true heroes of the Ming Dynasty, but it is regrettable that they ended up like this."

"Besides, there must be many descendants of your Qi family army. If I kill you, others will come to seek revenge on me."

"What's the point of this cycle of you killing me and me killing you?"

"So, I'm giving you two a chance, and it's also giving myself a chance."

Jiang Xuan stared at the two calmly and said, "You should understand that your master and his men have been implicated in the Guo Zhen case. They dared to murder the emperor and will die sooner or later. Once this matter is exposed, even Prince Xin will choose to eliminate them to keep it secret. At this time, no one can compete with the eunuch party, and Prince Xin is no exception."

"I was sent to investigate the matter, and they wanted to kill me to silence me, so I was forced to fight back. So they happened to die at my hands."

"I am giving you a chance by sparing your lives today."

"Do you want to continue your revenge and then die in obscurity, or do you want to shed your identity as a bandit and live a different life? It's your choice."

Jin Yichuan hesitated for a moment, then immediately bowed and said, "I am willing to listen to your arrangements, sir!"

"What about you?" Jiang Xuan looked at Ding Xiu.

Ding Xiu was silent for a moment, then asked, "If I follow you, I'll be a eunuch's dog, no different from my master and the others. If they're liquidated in the future, won't that mean I'll be dead?"

"Besides, aren't you afraid that I will continue to seek revenge on you?"

Jiang Xuan said calmly, "Being a dog also has its own rules. I don't have the ability to change this era, so I just go with the flow. I'm not as easily inclined to take sides as your master and the others."

"I am just a small Jinyiwei. I will obey whoever controls the Jinyiwei and do my job. No matter whether the eunuch party or the Donglin party wins in the future, the Jinyiwei will still be a knife in the hands of the emperor and will never be abandoned."

"And I'm just a small character. Even if there's a reckoning, it's unlikely to be me."

"As for the second question..."

Jiang Xuan glanced at the knife in Ding Xiu's hand: "Your knife can't kill me for now. Want to kill me? Wait until you surpass me."

Although it was a question, both of them could hear Jiang Xuan's absolute confidence in himself.

This shows that they are not afraid of their continued revenge.

Ding Xiu fell silent again, then asked, "Is there no other choice?"

"My money is not so easy to take."

This was the second time Jiang Xuan said this, and there was a hint of threat in his eyes.

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PS: This chapter is over.

I don't know if writing like this will discourage some people, but I really like the character of Ding Xiu, so I have some personal opinions on this.

But the main reason is also written. One is that the Qi family army is indeed the heroes of China. They have suffered a lot after experiencing the Jizhou Incident. The descendants of the Qi family army have become bandits and have been hunted down by the court. There is no need to keep killing them.

In addition, there must be other descendants of the Qi family army. If they kill one, another will come, and it will never end. It would be better to take this opportunity to subdue Ding Xiu and the other two and completely settle the feud.

The third reason is due to the protagonist's absolute confidence in himself. With the system panel in hand, Ding Xiu will never have the chance to take revenge.

As for poisoning, conspiracy and the like, Ding Xiu's character is not something he could do, and the protagonist knows the personalities of these characters.

I wonder if you can accept this explanation?

(End of this chapter)