xymnovel Chapter 99 Sweeping Through the Zhu Family Village
Chapter 99 Sweeping Through the Zhu Family Village
Wu Song knew that this person was Luan Tingyu. He had just blocked Luan Tingyu's flying hammer, which had a great force. He thought to himself that Luan Tingyu was indeed a man of extraordinary martial arts skills.
But who was Wu Song? He was even more excited to encounter a master. He brandished his knife, stepped forward, and shouted, "I am Wu Song, the Tiger Slayer!"
Luan Tingyu didn't say a word, but brandished his iron rod and started fighting with Wu Song.
Wu Song's martial arts skills were superb. Not to mention the Jade Ring Step, Mandarin Duck Kick, and Drunken Fist, his knife skills were also exquisite. However, he was neutralized by Luan Tingyu in several moves. Knowing that he had met his match, he rallied his spirits and used all his skills.
Luan Tingyu was on patrol when he suddenly saw fires breaking out all over the manor. He knew that Liangshan had launched an attack and originally wanted to go to the city gate to help Zhu Biao defend the city.
But then he remembered Zhang Cheng and Yulan's plan, and he felt inexplicably uneasy. After thinking it over, he guessed that the plan was probably related to Zhu Chaofeng or Zhu Long.
They also knew that the city gates would inevitably fall, and that the Zhu Family Village was no match for Liangshan.
So he decided to protect at least one person, and immediately ran to protect Yulan.
To his surprise, he immediately saw Yulan surrounded by Wu Song and his men, and thinking that Yulan had been kidnapped by them, he rushed forward to fight without regard for his own life.
Both were giving it their all, and Luan Tingyu, nicknamed "Iron Rod," was naturally better at using the iron rod. He was now wielding his weapon and fighting Wu Song to a standstill.
The two sometimes fought with speed, sometimes with strength, and sometimes countered each other's moves, and after dozens of moves, no winner was determined.
Both sides are using their full strength, and whoever loses a move will be beheaded.
The danger and the strength of the fighting were unprecedented for everyone.
The sparks from the clash of weapons flashed and disappeared in the night, appearing and disappearing again, making for a very exciting battle.
After watching for a long time, seeing that the two were still unable to determine a winner, Shi Xiu shouted "Ah!" and brandished his single sword to join the battle.
His swordsmanship may not be as good as Wu Song's, but his strength lies in his reckless fighting style. Every strike has an opening, and Luan Tingyu had many opportunities to seriously injure Shi Xiu.
But Shi Xiu doesn't care about his life at all. Even if Luan Tingyu hurts Shi Xiu, he himself will inevitably be hurt by Shi Xiu.
Wu Song did not back down, nor did he lessen the force of his blade.
The two fought Luan Tingyu together, and after more than ten moves, Luan Tingyu became impatient. He feigned an opening, retreated, and called out, "Wait!"
Shi Xiu, however, recklessly charged forward. Luan Tingyu swung his iron rod to deflect the attack and they fought again.
Wu Song breathed a sigh of relief, roused himself, and shouted, "Brother Shi Xiu, step aside! I haven't even used my full strength yet!"
He drew his knife and rejoined the battle.
As the three fought fiercely, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard, like ten thousand horses galloping, as more than a thousand riders rushed in and surrounded them.
The leaders rode out from among the cavalry; it was Wang Lun and Lin Chong.
Upon seeing the three fighting, Wang Lun watched for a moment and then laughed, "I already knew that Luan Tingyu was highly skilled in martial arts, and I was also familiar with Wu Song's skills. I didn't expect that Shi Xiu's reckless fighting style would be so formidable."
Seeing that Wang Lun and the others had also arrived and were still leisurely watching the battle, Luan Tingyu knew that the Zhu Family Village had been breached in a short time. He was filled with despair. When he saw Wu Song slashing down with his sword, he could have blocked it, but he lowered his sword instead.
Wang Lun exclaimed in surprise, "Have mercy!"
Wu Song's knife was about to strike Luan Tingyu's head when he heard Wang Lun's shout. He forcefully deflected the knife, which was about to cut Luan Tingyu's ear. Seeing that it was about to hit his shoulder, he deflected it again, cutting Luan Tingyu's shoulder side. With a "clang," the knife struck the bluestone slab on the ground and penetrated three-tenths of an inch into the stone.
Luan Tingyu felt the whistling wind by his ear. Although he wanted to die, he was so frightened that sweat beaded on his forehead.
Seeing that Wu Song had deflected his knife and had not killed him, he sighed and threw the iron rod in his hand to the ground.
Yulan, who was standing next to her, was too scared to speak, afraid that if she spoke, she would distract Luan Tingyu.
Seeing Luan Tingyu throw away his weapon, Yulan ran out crying and hugged him tightly, sobbing, "How could you be so foolish? If you die, what will I do?"
Luan Tingyu closed his eyes, his tiger-like eyes filled with tears.
Wang Lun dismounted and laughed, "Instructor Luan, I've long heard of your great name, and now I finally get to meet you."
Luan Tingyu turned to look at Wang Lun and saw that although he was wearing armor, he still had the demeanor of a scholar and was quite like a Confucian general.
He sighed and said, "Chief Wang's strategic planning made it easy for him to conquer Zhu Family Village. The city walls and winding roads I designed were completely useless."
Wang Lun laughed and said, "No, Instructor Luan has the talent to govern a country. If I had the Thunderclap Bomb in hand, the city wall would not be able to be breached in a short time."
With his improved gunpowder and Ling Zhen's improved "Sky-Bombing Thunder," even the strongest city wall couldn't withstand the explosion.
Luan Tingyu remained silent.
"I, Wang, am willing to befriend Instructor Luan. Why do you keep me at arm's length? Liangshan has many heroes. You have already fought Lin Chong, Wu Song, and Shi Xiu, and you know that their martial arts are not weak. There are also masters like Yang Zhi and Lu Da that you have not yet met. Why not join Liangshan and build a great cause with us?"
Wang Lun extended a warm invitation, but seeing that Luan Tingyu remained silent, Wang Lun smiled and continued, "To honor your loyalty, I will not kill Zhu Chaofeng. I will raise him on Liangshan Mountain so that he can be a farmer, tending the land and herding sheep, and live out his remaining years in peace."
Luan Tingyu glanced at Zhu Chaofeng, who was already pale with fright, and clasped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Chief Wang."
Zhu Chaofeng asked tremblingly, "Chief Wang, my third son..."
Wang Lun said, "Oh, Zhu Biao? When I came in, he was fighting with my vanguard Qin Ming. I wonder how he is now?"
Zhu Chaofeng hurriedly said, "The entire Zhu Family Village is willing to surrender to Liangshan. We beg Chief Wang to spare Sanlang's life."
Wang Lun turned to look at his own leaders and laughed, "Listen to this! How ridiculous! Liangshan has already conquered the Zhu Family Village, and you're saying you want to surrender?"
Zhu Chaofeng blushed. Indeed, the Zhu Family Village had already been captured by Liangshan, so what was the point of talking about surrendering?
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distance, the crowd dispersed, and a rider galloped in carrying a severed head, laughing loudly, "Brother, Zhu Biao is indeed formidable. He fought Qin Xianfeng to a standstill, and I got impatient watching, so I shot him dead with an arrow."
It was Hua Rong who rode up and threw Zhu Biao's head on the ground.
Wu Song also took off Zhu Long's head from his waist and threw it on the ground, saying, "Zhu Long has also been killed by this Miss Yulan."
With his two sons' heads right in front of him, Zhu Chaofeng's vision blurred, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Luan Tingyu was alarmed and rushed forward to support him, only to see Zhu Chaofeng spitting blood, barely breathing, already exhausted and on the verge of death.
Zhu Chaofeng stared at Wang Lun, making a "hehe" sound.
Luan Tingyu then looked at Wang Lun and said, "I know his intentions. Now that Zhu Long and Zhu Biao are dead, there is still Zhu Hu. Please, Chief Wang, spare one bloodline of the Zhu family."
Wang Lun nodded and said, "Alright, I don't like killing, so what's wrong with sparing Zhu Hu's life?"
Zhu Chaofeng convulsed, a faint smile appearing on his face, before he breathed his last.
Luan Tingyu wept bitterly, embraced Zhu Chaofeng's corpse, picked up the heads of Zhu Long and Zhu Biao, and threw them into the sea of fire.