The Eagle Shooting Heroes: From Golden-Knife Prince Consort to Emperor Guangwu of the Great Zhou Dyn

Tianshan Mountains, outside Huaixu Valley.

A troop of Western Xia cavalry galloped at full speed.

Dressed in the clothes of an ordinary soldier, Wei Minglingfu led the young emperor Li Shaode day and night, and finally arrived at Huaixu Valley at the foot of Tianshan Mountain before the pursuers caught up.

Many years ago, when Weiming Lingfu and his brother came to Lingjiu Palace as teenagers, they never imagined that this day would come.

The people of Huaixu Valley saw that the newcomers were Western Xia cavalry, so they did not stop them.

The cavalrymen made their way to the foot of the mountain.

Once you get here, the only way to climb the mountain is on foot.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived!"

Wei Ming ordered his assistant general, Li Shaode, who was only a teenager, to dismount.

"Your Majesty, only Lingjiu Palace can protect us now. Your Majesty can first learn skills at Lingjiu Palace, and then plan the great cause of restoring the kingdom in the future!"

Li Shaode was still young and shaken by the sudden upheaval in the palace. He looked at Weiming Lingfu and asked, "I've heard that the royal family has a history with the Tianshan Lingjiu Palace, but I've never heard the specifics. Uncle, could you tell me about it?"

"This matter isn't exactly a secret, it's just that few people mention it these days," Wei Minglingfu said as they walked. "The former master of Lingjiu Palace was the consort of our Great Xia Dynasty. When he was alive, his martial arts were unparalleled in the world. However, he was a low-key and peaceful person and never ventured into the martial arts world, so very few people knew about it."

Although he did not explicitly say that he would protect the Western Xia royal family, he took special care of the members of the royal family!

The people of Lingjiu Palace will surely lend a helping hand to us!

In the past, each generation of my royal family would select members to come to Lingjiu Palace to learn martial arts. My brother and I came here back then. However, we were not skilled enough, and we probably didn't learn even one ten-thousandth of the skills taught at Lingjiu Palace.

In our clan, only your great-uncle, Lord Yanbo, possessed extraordinary talent! He even received personal guidance from that palace master!

As Weiming Lingfu recounted his story, he climbed the mountain and soon reached the mountainside.

"Who goes there?"

Two women in black appeared in front, holding long swords, staring at Wei Minglingfu and Li Shaode.

Wei Minglingfu cupped his hands and said, "I am Li Lingfu of the Western Xia royal family, and this is Li Shaode, the current emperor of Western Xia."

Our Western Xia dynasty was invaded by the Mongols, and our late emperor was killed. Your Majesty and I broke through the encirclement and came to Lingjiu Palace seeking refuge!

When Weiming Lingfu introduced himself, he used the surname "Li".

"Weiming" was a surname created by Li Yuanhao. When facing the Western Xia people, he called himself "Weiming." When facing the Han people, he called himself "Li."

Xu Zhu was from the Central Plains and only knew that the royal family of Western Xia was the Li family.

Using "Weiming" would only cause misunderstanding.

The two women in black exchanged glances and said, "They are from the Western Xia royal family."

One of the women asked, "What proof do you have?"

Wei Minglingfu took out a black iron token and said, "This is the token I used when I came to Lingjiu Palace to learn martial arts!"

The woman took the token and saw that it was indeed a token from Lingjiu Palace.

So they lowered their guard and said, "Come with us up the mountain!"

Lingjiu Palace is located halfway up the mountain. Wei Minglingfu and Li Shaode followed the two women for a while and then arrived at the gate of Lingjiu Palace.

After entering the gate, the woman led the two into a side hall and said, "The Palace Master is currently in seclusion, and Elder Hanlu is handling the affairs of the palace. Please stay here for a moment while I go and invite the elder over."

Thank you for your trouble!

After a while, a white-haired woman came out. Although she was slender and looked like a young girl, her skin was already loose and she looked no different from an old woman.

"Did the Western Xia royal family only send one person this generation?"

Elder Hanlu walked by, smiling as he spoke, thinking that this time it was just like usual, only that the Western Xia royal family had sent their children to learn martial arts!

"Greetings, Elder Hanlu!" Wei Minglingfu said, bowing.

He had met Elder Hanlu when he was learning martial arts at Lingjiu Palace.

"Who are you?" Hanlu didn't quite recognize him.

"I am Li Lingfu!"

"My lord, you're getting old!"

Wei Minglingfu said with a wry smile, "Time waits for no one!"

"Are you here to see someone off this time? Why is there only one person?"

Wei Minglingfu looked distressed and said, "Elder, this is not about sending disciples to learn martial arts! Our Great Xia was attacked by the Mongols, and the emperor was killed! The man next to me is our current emperor of Great Xia."

"What?" Hanlu was also surprised after hearing this.

They had lived deep in the mountains for a long time, unaware of outside affairs. For a long time, they had only interacted with the Western Xia royal family, so they were shocked to hear this news.

"We've come hoping to receive the protection of Lingjiu Palace!"

After listening, Hanlu looked thoughtful and murmured, "Back then, Palace Master Xuzhu warned us not to get involved in external conflicts, lest we bring trouble upon ourselves. Your Western Xia was destroyed by the Mongols, and we couldn't help you!"

Wei Minglingfu understood the rules of Lingjiu Palace. He said, "We don't ask Lingjiu Palace to help us fight the Mongols. We only ask that the Palace Master take us in and let us learn martial arts here!"

"The Palace Master also belongs to the Western Xia royal family, so this request should naturally be granted." After saying that, Han Lu looked at Li Lingfu and asked, "How is that old bastard Li Yanbo doing? With him around, how could Western Xia have fallen to such a state?"

"Lord Yanbo... he's been killed!"

"What?!" Han Lu exclaimed in shock. "With Li Yanbo's martial arts skills, how could he have been killed?"

"There was a master swordsman in the Mongol army who infiltrated the palace and killed His Majesty the Emperor, His Highness the Crown Prince, and Lord Yanbo!"

"How could Mongolia have such a master?" Hanlu, having lived in the Tianshan Mountains for a long time, wasn't very aware of outside news, but she had heard of the masters in the Central Plains. She asked, "Could it be that Mongolia invited one of the Five Great Masters of the Central Plains to help them?"

Hanlu and Li Yanbo were once classmates and could be considered fellow disciples, so she was well aware of Li Yanbo's abilities.

It would be impossible for someone who wasn't one of the Five Great Masters of the Central Plains to kill Li Yanbo.

"No! It was a young man! He didn't kill Lord Yanbo head-on; he used a sneak attack!"

"Young people? Shameless!"

"On our way here, we were also pursued by Mongol cavalry. This man was leading them!"

"What?! They actually dared to follow us all the way here!"

Wei Minglingfu continued, "I'm afraid they've already arrived at Huaixu Valley!"

Enraged, Hanlu shouted to those beside her, "Disciples of the Lan tribe, listen to my command! Follow me down the mountain, kill these Mongol barbarians, and avenge Senior Brother Yanbo!"

"yes!"

Although Hanlu is quite old, her skills are no less than those of the twenty-year-old female disciples; in fact, she is even stronger.

She led more than twenty disciples down the mountain in a grand procession.

……

"You audacious thief, how dare you trespass into my Huaixu Valley!"

Guo Liqing looked at the twenty or so women in black before him, each holding a long sword, their eyes sharp.

The woman in the lead was about thirty years old, and her appearance was not outstanding, just average.

"Let me ask you this: Did you infiltrate the Western Xia palace and kill the Western Xia emperor and his uncle?"

Guo Liqing was taken aback and said, "How did you know?"

He immediately realized that it must have been the Western Xia people who spread the word.

But how could the Western Xia people know that the person who came to pursue them and the person who assassinated them were the same person?

"Then that's right! Prepare to die!"

Guo Liqing frowned and called out, "Wait a minute!"

Surprisingly, the women actually stopped.

"What else do you have to say?"

"Are you from Lingjiu Palace?"

"Exactly!"

"So, is your Lingjiu Palace prepared to become enemies with Western Xia and my Mongols?"