Chapter 150 Chapter Eighteen

Chapter 18: Life for Life Duan Lingxiao was already heartbroken, but when he saw Xiao Shunzi and the other five retreated, except for surrounding himself more closely, they didn't even make any moves anymore, so he couldn't help but look up, and saw those tiger-legged guards facing the two of them. Distracted from the side, revealing two people, one is a white-haired old man, and the other is a handsome young man with a childish look. In a panic, the young man was holding the old man with his left hand, holding a short knife against the old man's throat with his right hand, standing opposite Jiang Zhe, far away.At this time, a scolding voice suddenly came from among the tiger guards: "Ling Duan, you ungrateful person, how dare you threaten us with hostages." Jiang Zhe gave the tiger a cold look, and his cold eyes made him He retreated angrily.

But it turned out that the young man was Ling Duan. After he followed Qiu Yufei back to the Northern Han Dynasty, he had no intention of returning to the army. After all, for him, his general was only Tan Ji, not to mention that Qiu Yufei deliberately recommended him to join the Demon Sect Although Qiu Yufei went to Donghai before returning to Jinyang, he still gave him a letter asking him to meet Duan Lingxiao, and Duan Lingxiao had a good impression of Lingduan. Although he hadn't formally accepted him as a disciple, It is also a matter of time.Although Ling Duan has been with Duan Lingxiao for a short time, his martial arts is the foundation that Tan Ji laid for him, and Qiu Yufei and Duan Lingxiao have taught him successively. His martial arts have improved a lot, although they are not as good as the few demon sects brought by Duan Lingxiao this time. He is a registered disciple, but he has barely entered the second class. He has been in the army for many years and is very familiar with the geography of Qinzhou and Zezhou, so this time he also followed Duan Lingxiao to participate in the search and kill operation after the war.However, when following Su Qing, Duan Lingxiao did it alone, while the other Demon Sect disciples who followed Duan Lingxiao followed the mark left by Duan Lingxiao. Only Ling Duan was left ten miles away because of his poor martial arts. He went down to guard the horses, so he escaped the tiger's guard.But Ling Duan was unwilling to stay behind and wait. For him, Jiang Zhe was the biggest shadow in his life. His most respected general and his friends in trouble all died indirectly at the hands of this man, so he disobeyed orders Sneak into the village secretly.However, he came too late. At this time, the tiger guards had withdrawn from the ambush and trapped Duan Lingxiao by the lake. The rest of the Demon Sect disciples gave their heads one after another. Ling Duan came late, but he saved his life.

Ling Duan knew that he had no ability to rescue Duan Lingxiao, so he could only hope that Duan Lingxiao could escape by himself. Unfortunately, Duan Lingxiao failed to break through. Did not discover his own existence.Although Duan Lingxiao has not officially accepted Ling Duan as a disciple, Ling Duan has already regarded Duan Lingxiao as a mentor in his heart. In order to save the life of the master, the disciple should have sacrificed at all, so Ling Duan made a decision regardless of life and death. When he sneaked into the village, he found Ji Xuan and Zhao Liang. These two people were protected by two tiger guards, or they were under house arrest. They were not allowed to leave their residences. Zhao Liang was fine, but Zhao Xuan was. There, he couldn't stop complaining about Jiang Zhe, and the two tiger and guards laughed wryly.Even so, Ling Duan, who had followed Jiang Zhe for a while, knew that although Jiang Zhe had an easy-going temperament, his subordinates were very strict. He had personally experienced Jiang Zhe's methods, and although Zhao Xuan kept complaining, Ling Duan relied Intuitively, he could feel the kindness in the old man's tone. When he talked about Jiang Zhe, he sounded like a close friend or an elder. Judging from the expressions of the two tiger guards, he was not annoyed by it. This shows that Jiang Zhe Zhe either respected or tolerated the old man very much. No matter what the situation was, it showed the importance of this old man.Thinking of this, Ling Duan decided to hold Zhao Xuan to blackmail Jiang Zhe. Of course, he might not care about the old man's life at all, but Ling Duan must not just watch Duan Lingxiao die here. He is very clear about Duan Lingxiao's arrogance. Will live on.

But not to mention that the young man who was busy packing his luggage was not weak in martial arts, even the two tiger guards were not easy for him to deal with, and they couldn't disturb the Yong army by the lake. Fortunately, Ling Duan brought a sleeve arrow, which It was originally given to him by Xiao Tong. At this time, the sharp weapon used by scouts in the Northern Han Dynasty, the arrowhead is quenched with strong anesthetics, which can capture the enemy alive for torture. With the secret skills taught to him by Qiu Yufei and Duan Lingxiao, he successfully Bring all four down.However, he did not take the lives of these people, it was not because he was soft-hearted, he was worried that if killing these people angered Jiang Zhe, it would be self-defeating.

At the beginning, my mind was overwhelmed. How could such a thing happen? Two Hubiwei and Zhao Liang protected Ji Xuan. Although Ling Duan's martial arts are excellent, he is still young after all. , shouldn't have succeeded silently.Su Qing whispered beside me: "My lord, that man must have used a concealed weapon for quenching medicine. The scouts of both armies have such hidden weapons, which are used to capture the enemy alive." I was stunned, no wonder Ji Xuan looked weak It’s not that I don’t know about such methods, and even the hidden poison weapon in the hands of the disciples of the secret camp was developed by me, but I have always regarded Ling Duan as a person with a bright character, and I never thought that he would use this method. .Now that he thinks about it, he can't help laughing secretly, after all, Ling Duan is Tan Ji's personal guard, and it seems that he has a very close relationship with the Mozong now, with such a background, how can he care about any means.

I glanced at Ji Xuan, saw that his expression was dull, I couldn't help feeling slightly angry, and said: "Ling Duan, Jiang doesn't bother to mention the past, you treat me like dung, I don't blame you, today you You actually want to threaten Benhou with a hostage, do you think that Benhou is a soft-hearted person?" Ling Duan felt a chill in his heart, and saw Jiang Zhe's expression was indifferent. Although he was a frail scholar with a refined bearing, he was standing with his hands behind his back at this moment. I just feel like my thoughts are rushing.He said bitterly: "Ling Duan didn't dare to forget your lord's means. In the past, Ling Duan was already a prisoner waiting to die. Fortunately, he was merciful and escaped from the sky. Although the lord killed Li Hu later, Ling Duan felt resentful for a long time. But now that I think about it, our lives were picked up by the adults. Even if the adults took them away, we would have nothing to say. If the adults were safe at that time, they should have silenced me, but the adults still let it go. Snow that day In the Diye shop, Ling Duan aroused demons due to the sound of the piano, and assassinated the lord, and it was the lord who spared Ling Duan's life. Ling Duan dared not forget the three life-saving graces, but Ling Duan could not forget General Tan, Li Hu's death, and now Eldest Young Master Duan is Ling Duan who wants to pay homage to his mentor. His mentor's life is at stake. As a disciple, how can he just sit back and watch. Ling Duan guessed that the lord cared for this old man very much, so he dared to threaten him. As long as the lord is willing to let him go Young master, Ling Duan is willing to die to apologize."

I frowned, although I didn't mean to kill Duan Lingxiao, but I could see that it would be impossible if I wanted to capture him alive. This Duan Lingxiao's identity is very important. Seeing his temperament and intelligence, he is definitely not a person who is willing to bear the burden of humiliation, but I'm not willing to let him go like this.Subconsciously looking at Xiao Shunzi, I asked his opinion with winks. Xiao Shunzi frowned. In his opinion, it was best to kill Duan Lingxiao. How could that Ji Xuan be as important as Duan Lingxiao? What's more, if there was such a master, he would be a threat to the young master after all, but he also knew that he You can't make decisions on your own. After all, the young master has a far-reaching vision. Many decisions seemed very unwise at the time, but in the future they will be the key to determining the outcome, so he finally decided to just explain the current situation.After thinking about it, Xiao Shunzi sent a voice transmission: "My lord, Duan Lingxiao hit two of my fingers one after another, and now I have suffered serious internal injuries. My internal strength is extremely cold, and Mr. Sang once taught me a mental method that can restrain Mozong's mentality, his internal injuries are like maggots attached to the bones, if he wants to recover, even with the help of Mozong, it will be impossible in a few months, and now he is just supporting him forcefully."

After listening to Xiao Shunzi's words, I felt a little relieved. Even so, if Duan Lingxiao, who can't do anything, is replaced by Ji Xuan, I won't suffer a disadvantage, but I need to take advantage of it, and I can't let Ling Duan get it easily, otherwise, how can someone follow suit in the future? What to do?I intentionally made my expression colder, and I said sternly: "Ling Duan, since you used to listen to me, as long as you let Mr. Ji go, I will spare your life, otherwise I will kill Mr. Duan first." , and deal with you again." A firm look flashed in Ling Duan's eyes and said: "My lord, since Ling Duan dared to threaten you, he didn't take life and death seriously. If your lord makes people continue to attack the eldest son, Ling Duan can only kill the old gentleman first, and then Accompanying the eldest son to die here, whether this person lives or dies, the lord can decide with one word."

My heart skipped a beat, I didn't expect Ling Duan to be so determined, but how did he know that I would definitely exchange hostages?At this time, Ji Xuan might have lost the potency of the medicine, so he tried his best to say loudly: "I don't need you, Jiang Suiyun, to save me. If you want to kill me, I will kill you. How can I be humiliated?" I almost gritted my teeth, this Ji Xuan , It’s really causing trouble for me, but if Ling Duan misunderstands that I don’t want to save him, I will be in trouble, so I quickly checked Ling Duan’s expression carefully, seeing that his expression became more and more confident, let Ji Xuan shout loudly, just put the dagger against Ji Xuan’s throat, Neither light nor heavy, so as not to hurt him, but also to prevent him from breaking free.Seeing that I was silent, Ling Duan said loudly: "My lord, if you still don't make up your mind, I will have no choice but to kill him."

I looked at Duan Lingxiao bitterly, and said, "What does the eldest son think of this matter?" Duan Lingxiao has been recuperating his injuries just now, so that he can find a burial company when he makes another move. He is not sure that Jiang Zhe will let him go for an old man. He is a rich man, how could he be easily threatened, Duan is confident that his worth is not low, Duan'er should leave quickly, at least this person should be enough for your life." Ling Duan's eyes turned red and he was about to burst into flames. He naturally doubted whether Jiang Zhe would be threatened by him. Although Jiang Zhe seemed to attach great importance to the hostages in his hands, Mr. Duan was the head disciple of the Demon Sect and had a noble status. , even if he changed himself, he would never let it go easily, but as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would not give up.Looking at Jiang Zhe, he gritted his teeth and said: "My lord, please decide, if you refuse to exchange, I have to kill this person and get back some interest."

I felt a chill in my heart, Ling Duan was aloof and surly by nature, if he continued to force him, I'm afraid he would really kill Ji Xuan, that would be terrible, since Duan Lingxiao was seriously injured, it doesn't matter if he let him go, anyway, as long as He won't be able to make a move within a few months, so I'm relieved. By the time he can make a move, the Northern Han Dynasty's building will collapse, and his martial arts will be useless no matter how good he is. I smiled wryly, and thought to myself, it’s fine to let Duan Lingxiao go, but I can’t let you go so easily, I rolled my eyes, and I said coldly: “Mr. Master disciple, what an honorable position. When I saw him today, I felt that the Eldest Young Master is a hero of the generation. It would be fine to let him go. However, if you take hostages to threaten me, if I let Eldest Young Master go lightly, wouldn’t it be embarrassing? People in the world think that this Marquis can be blackmailed, so how about it, if you are willing to let Mr. Ji go, I will allow you to exchange your own life for the life of Mr. Duan, one life for one, I have already suffered a loss." Ling Duan was taken aback for a moment, although he was ready to pay the price with his life, he did not expect to use this method, but after thinking about it carefully, Ling Duan felt relieved, thinking, taking hostages is a shameless thing, and he is just a The little man, but the eldest son is the first disciple of the Demon Sect. If he can risk his life, he really took advantage of it. Thinking of this, he calmly said: "My lord, I have never seen you break my promise. Life against life, Ling Duan is willing, but please forgive me, Ling Duan can't let go of the hostages before Eldest Young Master leaves." Duan Lingxiao shook his head slightly. At this moment, he knew that Jiang Zhe might not want to save his life. Just because Jiang Zhe ordered Su Qing to intercept his methods, he knew that Jiang Zhe was a thoughtful and vicious person. Will not leave a way out for the enemy.He asked himself that if he faced such a situation, although it was a bit dangerous, it was not impossible to successfully rescue the hostages, Ling Duan's martial arts were not high.He also wouldn't think that Jiang Zhe was a person who kept his promise. As long as he killed all the outsiders who knew about it, who would know that he had broken his promise.So maybe Ling Duan was the one who contributed to his survival, but if Jiang Zhe hadn't had such an idea long ago, then it would be absolutely impossible for him to get this chance of survival.And Jiang Zhe wanted Ling Duan to fight his life with his life, maybe it was because of revenge against Ling Duan that damaged his majesty.But now Duan Lingxiao has no way to stop all this from happening, unless he really wants to die here, but even if he is willing to die, he can't save Ling Duan.He looked up at Jiang Zhe, and it happened that Jiang Zhe was also walking towards him. Those clear and quiet eyes seemed to have a trace of sarcasm, and they met each other. Duan Lingxiao clearly saw a flash of surprise on Jiang Zhe's face, as if he had already noticed He had seen through his mind, and he couldn't help showing a bitter smile. In any case, his life was exchanged by a backward disciple of the Demon Sect, and this kind of humiliation would surely follow him for the rest of his life. Sighing lightly, he said calmly: "Duan'er, let go of Mr. Ji, who is Jiang Houye, you can threaten him. Now that he has agreed, he will not go back on his word without reason, and neither should you." Stubborn." Ling Duan was at a loss. He already respected Duan Lingxiao very much. After hesitating for a while, he finally let go of Ji Xuan. He was confident that the eldest son would not seek his own death. Sure enough, after he let go of Ji Xuan, all but two tiger guards quickly helped Apart from Ji Xuan, Jiang Zhe didn't order to attack, and no one even came to subdue him. I glanced at Ling Duan, who was still in a daze, and knew that this young man had really given up all hope of survival, so I couldn't help pity him. The young master and the other three are not in danger of life, they just passed out." My heart widened, I looked at Ling Duan, and said coldly: "Ling Duan, do you know why I always treat you favorably." Ling Duan raised his head, there was no trace of blood on his pale face, he clenched his teeth and said nothing. I said coldly: "You are just an ordinary soldier. Why should I use it to curry favor with you? If you weren't for General Tan's personal guard Ghost Rider, why should I bother with your life and death? When the Japanese Marquis kept you by his side as an attendant, there is no need Humiliated you, but you were ungrateful and ran away privately, that's all. In the face of General Tan, your loyalty to the Northern Han Dynasty is understandable. Although this Marquis is wanted, he didn't really treat you. You should have survived by chance. Good life to save your life, but you are here today, I am afraid that you came here to assassinate me. Now that things are not going well, and you are threatening me with hostages, is it unbearable? Someone, drag him down and punish me for fifty bucks Whip." Zi Youhu took the order to take him down, Ling Duan had no desire to resist, and silently walked out with his hands down, not long after, the sound of whipping flesh was heard in the distance. After disposing of Ling Duan, I looked at Duan Lingxiao and said with a smile, "Do you have any objections to my eldest son's treatment?" There was a flash of relief in Duan Lingxiao's eyes, and he said: "Master Hou is merciful and willing to spare Ling Duan's life. Duan feels the same. Even if Master Hou violated his promise and took Duan's life, Duan will die without shaking." I smiled slightly, and Duan Lingxiao's gaze was as bright as a torch. Just because I punished Ling Duan, I knew that I had no intention of killing him. I will forgive Hu Wei and Zhao Liang who were murdered. Of course, the most important reason is that after what happened today, Ling Duan must already have an unusual position in Duan Lingxiao's heart, and he will definitely become an important member of the Demon Sect in the future. Character, it is definitely a good thing for me to have a person who fears and appreciates me in the Demon Sect. After all, the Northern Han Demon Sect is impossible to destroy. Not to mention that the inheritance of the Demon Sect has its own unique features. Based on my heart, I would not want to destroy the Demon Sect. After all, neither the Emperor nor I want to see the famous sects like Shaolin Temple dominate. The rivers and lakes are the same as the imperial court, and power needs to be checked and balanced. Now that I no longer have the intention to kill Duan Lingxiao, I waved my hand and ordered everyone to retreat, leaving only Xiao Shunzi, Hu Yanshou and Su Qing to protect me. Even the four masters asked them to retreat far away, but Duan Lingxiao did not take the opportunity to attack. His internal injuries were serious, but Xiao Shunzi was completely unharmed. With experts like Su Qing and Hu Yanshou by his side, no matter how conceited Duan Lingxiao was, he would never believe that he could assassinate me. How could such a smart and decisive person do anything useless? So I also put on this kind of friendly pattern, but Xiao Shunzi will not let him go, son of a daughter, I will not sit down, I am very careful, who knows if Duan Lingxiao will go crazy? I said gently, "Master Duan, Ling Duan is not fit to stay in Qinzhou anymore. I will send him to Donghai to be with Yufei. I don't know what Eldest Master wants?" Duan Lingxiao's eyes flashed, and he said: "Thank you, Lord Hou, for your compassion. Although this kid's martial arts is not high, his character and aptitude are first-rate. I can't bear to see him get hurt on the battlefield. Yufei treats this kid differently. It is also good to go to the East China Sea, Lord Hou really loves Ling Duan very much." I sighed lightly: "Zhe Ping regrets that he did not meet General Tan in person. General Tan has only such a close guard left behind. How could this Marquis have the heart to take his life?" Duan Lingxiao's heart moved, and seeing Jiang Zhe's sincere tone, he couldn't help sighing: "Tan Ji is so lonely and peerless, and his heart is full of hatred and sorrow. Back then, Master intended to accept him as a disciple. Unfortunately, because he has too much demons, he was only ordered to be the next generation." Passing on martial arts, General Tan died, I am also very sad." I chanted loudly: "Heaven is not benevolent, life is chaotic, earth is inhumane, smoke is rising; relatives and parents are turned into dust, ambitions are destroyed, and hearts are broken, but there is nothing to do; Resentment is repaid, and hatred is endless, King's kindness is heavy, and death is difficult; killing is abundant." I don't regret when I'm wild, bleeding and drifting, and the life is burnt; the king holds the crossbow, and I hold the spear, and I drive the horse, and the king follows each other; when the water is cold, I bury my body, and when I go to the underworld, my mind is peaceful; life and death are fearless, and I am generous and generous. , My heart breaks when I meet that old man!" Duan Lingxiao listened silently, with a sad look on his face, silently recalling Tan Ji's voice and smile, his heart was full of sadness, but suddenly realized that he had practiced Xuangong for many years, and it was already difficult for him to fluctuate in mood. He couldn't help it, it seemed that the seriousness of the internal injury was more than estimated, he didn't show the slightest abnormality, and said indifferently: "Master Hou is really contradictory, although Tan Ji died in the hands of King Qi, the strategy is probably decided by Lord Hou. Why bother with it now?" I smiled proudly and said: "Although I am a scholar, I am somewhat arrogant. Although there are many people in this world, most of them are mediocre people, and among them the outstanding ones are rare. I love heroes the most in my life. I am a friend, I will not neglect, but it is a pity that I am a worldly person after all. Due to the limitation of my status, even if I have a lot of love in my heart, I have to get rid of it quickly. General Tan and Mr. Duan are heroes in the world, so General Tan You have to die, and although you don’t have to die today, Eldest Young Master, you know I’m not doing it for future plans, it’s just that Eldest Young Master don’t blame me when the time comes.” Duan Lingxiao laughed loudly and said: "Jiang Suiyun is really bold. Although you are a scholar, you are still a hero in the world. Emperor Yong has you as his assistant. No wonder he is so proud. Ling Duan is just a junior, so it's fine if you don't kill him. But Yufei once assassinated you, why didn't you kill him, instead you kept him in Donghai at any cost, isn't this the kindness of a woman?" I smiled and said nothing. Although Qiu Yufei is proficient in martial arts, he is naturally fond of music and tired of the world. How can such a person pose a threat to me? I kept him because I admire him, and because I will be useful to him in the future At the same time, killing a person does not mean hating him, and the tolerance of his subordinates does not mean compassion. How can these things be explained clearly to people, not to mention that I have no intention of discerning, so it is not good for others to think that I have the kindness of a woman? Seeing that Jiang Zhe was silent, Duan Lingxiao was also silent. He naturally knew that the two of them would be hostile and could not communicate with each other. But when they got along with each other for so long, Duan Lingxiao felt that although Jiang Zhe was a frail scholar, he had the style of the forest and got along well. Sometimes it feels like a spring breeze, and sometimes it feels like walking on ice. It makes people feel contradictory that they can't bear to stay away and dare not get close, but it's a pity that this person is a minister of Dayong. After a moment of silence, I also woke up from my own thoughts, and ordered: "Huyan, go get the wine, I want to see the eldest son off." Hu Yanshou glanced at Duan Lingxiao vigilantly, went down to call out, and after a while, he personally brought a wooden tray over with a jug and two wine cups on it. I lifted the jug with my own hands, filled the two glasses of wine, and served them myself After drinking a glass, Hu Yanshou walked over to Duan Lingxiao with the tray. Duan Lingxiao smiled calmly and picked up a glass too. I raised my wine glass and said, "My lord, you kill my bodyguard, and I kill your fellow clan. The two countries are at war, and you and I are enemies. There is only rural brewing in this place, but we are destined to meet today. If you don't have wine, you can't enjoy yourself. I don't know." Will the eldest son appreciate it?" Duan Lingxiao gulped it down, and said: "In today's fight, I will defeat you and win, but although your army is strong, it may not be able to win. I hope you will cherish it." I didn't comment, just drank the wine in the glass slowly and said: "It's a pity that the eldest son did not lead the army to fight. With your wit and decisiveness, you should not be inferior to General Long in terms of military use." Duan Lingxiao was taken aback for a moment, and then showed a faint wry smile. As the head disciple of the Demon Sect, he had to maintain a detached posture. How could he lead the army in battle? Besides, once he was trapped in the army, it would be difficult to improve his martial arts. The reputation of the family should not be distracted by worldly affairs, but how can this kind of reason be mentioned to others. Sending off Duan Lingxiao, who was drifting away, I was also glad in my heart. Fortunately, this person is not my opponent. I didn't say much about Ling Duan after he was tortured. I just asked him if he would like to go to the East China Sea to meet Qiuyu Fei, if you want to go on your own way, Ling Duan was stunned, and nodded in agreement, thinking he would have no face to fight against me again.But after he left, I tactfully asked Zhang Jinxiong to secretly follow him to the East China Sea. If Ling Duan really kept his promise, it would be fine. If he escaped on the way, then I would kill him. General Tan Ji would not mind if I killed him. A man of no faith and no righteousness.