xymnovel Chapter 124 is about to report back.
Chapter 124 is about to report back.
Chapter 124 It's time to go back and report.
Lin Zhou didn't understand martial arts, but he felt that the two of them were fighting like their lives depended on it. However, he had seen the cartoon. Xiao'e's stick fighting was just like that of the little girl with a gun in "Ling Cage 2", and even better than that little girl with a gun. She even pulled off a triple counterattack.
Hongliu was less agile than her, but the fierceness of the Wanyan family's swordsmanship was on full display. The wooden sword cut straight at Xiao'e's shoulder with a whooshing sound. The move was straightforward and clean, without the slightest hesitation. Lu You stepped forward to explain to Lin Zhou: "This is the way of splitting mountains and breaking rocks. It only seeks to suppress the opponent with absolute power."
But Xiao'e advanced instead of retreating. The agility of the Yue Family Spear was instantly unleashed. With a flick of her wrist, the staff, as swift as a snake emerging from its hole, precisely blocked the blade. The wooden blade collided with the staff, sending up fine wood chips.
She used the momentum to spin the staff, the tip of which wrapped around the blade, a technique known as the "Entangling Technique" of the Yue Family Spear. Using Hongliu's strength, she pulled back while simultaneously flicking the end of the staff upwards, aiming straight for Hongliu's ribs. The transition between offense and defense was as fast as lightning.
The two figures intertwined, their staffs flashing and blades gleaming, creating a striking contrast. Xiao'e's Yue Family Spear technique was unpredictable, sometimes thrusting straight like an arrow, sometimes sweeping horizontally like the wind, the tip of her staff skimming the ground and leaving specks of mud in its wake. Every move was aimed at Hong Liu's vital points.
"I lost."
Finally, after another counterattack, the tip of the staff lightly touched Hongliu's shoulder. Hongliu's knife skills were inferior to the staff, and she couldn't get close at all.
"The Yue family spear technique is indeed formidable; my grandfather's defeat was not unjust."
Hongliu threw down her wooden sword, looked back at Lin Zhou with a pitiful expression, and thought, "Lin Zhou may not understand swordsmanship, but he certainly doesn't understand his little sister."
He quickly stepped forward, chuckling, "Wow, you're both amazing! You two could beat me to a pulp!"
At this moment, Lu You and Tang Wan were frantically collecting Ying Ge's pocket money. Ying Ge sat there with his mouth drooping and tears welling up in his eyes. Lin Zhou took out a few coins and threw them in front of her. Ying Ge immediately smiled and muttered something under her breath, but she carefully collected all the money and started stuffing it into her small purse.
At this moment, Xiao'e also came in, placed the long stick in her hand against the wall, and bowed to Hongliu with a smile: "Miss Wanyan's swordsmanship is indeed sharp. I only have the advantage of having a weapon."
"Alright, alright." Hongliu waved her hand: "If you can't beat them, you can't beat them. Making excuses only makes you a laughing stock."
Hearing this, Xiao'e was quite surprised. She thought that this young lady would throw a tantrum and even make slanderous remarks, but she did not expect that she would simply wave her hand and admit defeat.
"Hey, that's how red willow is." Lin Zhou flicked Eagle's forehead as he sat there. "What are you still sitting there for? Go to the restaurant and order some takeout. Don't just pick those sweet things you like."
"Oh! I'm going!"
After Brother Ying left, Lin Zhou sat there with his legs crossed: "Now, Xiao'e has been rescued, but my reputation is completely ruined. Hongliu, what are you thinking?"
"Huh?" Hongliu looked up. "What are you thinking about?"
"I said, what's your opinion on Xiao'e's situation?"
When asked this question, Hongliu looked confused: "What am I thinking? I'm not thinking about anything."
Her expression didn't seem feigned: "Brother Lu told me this morning, what's the big deal? But she definitely hates me, I'm from the Jurchens."
Upon hearing this, Xiao'e raised her small face to look at Lin Zhou, then silently shook her head: "I don't hate them. My father wasn't killed by the Jurchens."
"But—" Hongliu suddenly spoke up, "But it was my father and grandfather who forced your emperor to recall General Yue."
Xiao'e turned her face away, seemingly unwilling to bring up the matter again, while Lin Zhou seemed to have suddenly realized something: "Well, I won't try to persuade you about this. Some things are just impossible to let go of. But for your sake, you two should put it aside for now. Xiao'e is still in danger."
"I don't care." Hongliu raised her hand and flicked her hair. "I don't understand the intricacies of the court. I'm just a pitiful person sent by the Jin Kingdom for a marriage alliance."
Xiao'e lowered her eyes: "I just feel sorry for my father and brothers."
The atmosphere was about to turn sour, so Lin Zhou quickly tried to salvage the situation. Suddenly, he slapped his thigh and remembered something: "Oh right, I need to go back to get more stock. Could Hongliu take care of Xiao'e for me while I'm at it?"
Upon hearing this, Lu You's eyes widened in astonishment as he stared at Lin Zhou. These words had actually come from his own mouth—asking the Jin princess to take care of Yue Fei's descendants? What kind of thought process could produce such a thing?
Hongliu pursed her lips and remained silent, while Xiao'e merely smiled slightly; neither of them seemed to be in good spirits.
Lin Zhou realized he might have said something wrong, but the words were already out and couldn't be taken back. After stroking his chin in silence for a moment, he said, "How about you two beat me up?"
The atmosphere remained cold and distant. Perhaps there was no real hatred between them, but the conflict between Xiao'e and Hongliu was almost irreconcilable.
It's important to know that many of Hongliu's uncles and brothers died at the hands of Yue Fei's army, and Xiao'e's family was destroyed because of the Jurchens.
This is a life-or-death situation, and an inescapable pain.
I promise you.
In the end, it was Hongliu who spoke first: "But let's make this clear first, I'm protecting her not because she's Yue's daughter, but because she's your sister."
Xiao'e opened her mouth, turned to look at Lin Zhou, and Lin Zhou nodded, took a deep breath and said, "By the way, now that the Lantern Festival is over, has your grandfather led his troops into battle yet?"
"They must have gone to war. What's wrong? Why are you suddenly asking this?" Hongliu blinked and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Just asking."
Lin Zhou frowned, because when he went back last time, the big shots there said that his appearance might lead to the failure of Wanyan Zongqiang's expedition, and this was a critical juncture.
Historically, Wanyan Zongbi also failed in this campaign. He led 80,000 archers to attack the Mongols, but failed to conquer them for years. Afterwards, the Jin dynasty negotiated peace with the Mongols, agreeing to provide them with a certain amount of cattle, sheep, rice, beans, cotton, and silk annually.
In other words, this expedition directly led to Wanyan Liang suppressing Wanyan Zongbi's momentum, and then Wanyan Zongbi died two years later.
However, since medicine has been provided to Mongolia, Han Shizhong has most likely provided other support to Mongolia. This may lead to an even faster defeat, and the situation may collapse completely before June.
The collapse of this war signifies Wanyan Liang's complete control of the country, at which point Jin Wuzhu's northern expedition policy will be transformed into Wanyan Liang's southward expansion policy.
War is likely to break out again before May next year.
The turning point will depend on whether Jin Wuzhu dies prematurely on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition, and whether Wanyan Liang seizes power two to three years earlier than expected.
This isn't Lin Zhou's opinion; it's what the big shots told him. Although he doesn't do any serious work every day and just gets up and eats, he's now in the thick of things and can't live with the mindset of a grown-up anymore.
Of course, he didn't have anything special to do. He had no interest in things like unifying China or reviving the Song Dynasty. His only goal was to ensure that his acquaintances wouldn't be swallowed up by the times.
May Xiao'e not starve to death outside the city, may Lu You not live a life of confusion and sorrow, may Ying Ge not become fertilizer in the backyard of a wealthy family, may Yang Ti not be beaten to death, and may Hong Liu be able to live a peaceful and carefree life as the young princess.
Even if it's just to prevent Prince Rui from being kicked to death in the groin.
In short, that's about all he can do; he doesn't have any other special demands.
"Brother Lin, you must hurry back; the audience with the emperor is less than fifteen days away." Lu You glanced at Lin Zhou.
.
We still need to prepare early.
Don't worry.
Lin Zhou sighed and sat there, unable to utter any more witty remarks. After a while, he slapped his thigh and said, "That's right, Wan'er should take Xiao'e to the bathhouse for a bath now, and I'll go and tidy up her room."
"I'll go with you." Lu You, too, felt a little suffocated by the oppressive atmosphere. "Brother Lin, please wait a moment—"
Hongliu didn't say anything, but stood up and glanced at Xiao'e: "I'm going to take a bath too!"
Once the people were separated, the atmosphere naturally eased. While Lin Zhou and Lu You were tidying up the bedding upstairs, Lin Zhou suddenly blurted out, "Is she going to take a bath? She's clearly just going to have a size contest."
"What?" Lu You looked up. "Who?"
"The red willow!" Lin Zhou sighed, "So competitive!"
"What's the comparison?!"
"Right? What can they possibly compare?" Lin Zhou patted his chest. "If I eat like that for another two months, I'll be bigger than them."
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"It's not that bad—"
After Lu You finished speaking, he suddenly asked with some worry, "Brother Lin, what are your plans in this situation?"
Could it be that the Jin princess and General Yue's daughter were really to serve one husband?
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Lin Zhou shook his head helplessly, then plopped down on the edge of the bed. "You might not believe it, but the Hongliu family might not last much longer."
Lu You jerked his head up: "You mean Prince Rui—"
"It was Wanyan Zongbi."
Lin Zhou never hid anything from Lu You. After all, if what the two of them did were revealed, Lin Zhou would have no way out except to turn around and go to the grasslands to wait for an opportunity to assist Genghis Khan, who would be born in sixteen years.
As for Lu You—
Lu You is simple. Looking at the Song Dynasty, Lu You was probably the first person to have his entire family executed.
"Hmm? Jin Wuzhu?" Lu You frowned. "Brother, what makes you say that?"
"Han Shizhong has provided a lot of support to the grasslands. You can't tell anyone, or it will cause a lot of trouble. Jin Wuzhu will have to turn around and attack this side." Lin Zhou walked to the window and closed it. "This time, Jin Wuzhu may not be able to hold out. He might wipe out the Jin army's elite forces in one go, and then Wanyan Liang will come to power. The first thing he will do when he comes to power is to purge the Wanyan family's royal clan."
Lu You raised an eyebrow: "Then—isn't this a golden opportunity for our Great Song Dynasty?"
"Opportunity my foot! Your Great Song Dynasty just spends all its time raising poisonous insects, and in the end, it raises something that will kill you." Lin Zhou rubbed his hands on his pants. "I'm not going to say anything more. Wait until I get back from this shopping trip. Oh, and get me a souvenir."
"What?"
"Do you have any seals or anything?" Lin Zhou held out his hand to Lu You. "I need to get something to take back and report."
Lu You pursed his lips and pondered for a moment: "I'm just an unknown nobody—my things aren't worth much. But I have Su Dajia's seal at home, do you want it?"
"Who? Who is Su Dajia?"
"Oh, Su Dongpo!"
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