However, just when Ma Yunliang was about to rush out, Hu Gui spoke again, and this time Hu Gui spoke, as if he had some kind of magical power, and instantly "frozen" Ma Yunliang, unable to move.
Hu Gui smiled and said, "City Lord Chu, don't think that I, Hu Gui, can only talk nonsense. Today I brought you a big gift. You will like it if you keep it! Hehe... Come, bring Xue Dongfeng." Bring your head to me!"
When the words 'Xue Dongfeng's head' popped out of Hu Gui's mouth, Ma Yunliang felt as if his body no longer belonged to him and he had completely lost control. No matter how much he tried to stir up his thoughts, he just couldn't move.
"Uncle Ma, you... did you hear what he just said?"
Chu Yunyan was even more excited than Ma Yunliang. Her almond-shaped eyes were wide and her face was flushed. She stared straight at Hu Gui with a pair of beautiful and watery eyes, and even her breathing became rapid.
"I... I..." Ma Yunliang opened his mouth several times, but his tongue seemed to be working all the time, and he was never able to say a complete sentence.
At this moment, Hu Gui's men walked up to Hu Gui, holding a tray covered with red silk in both hands.
Hu Guixin took off the red silk with his hands, and immediately revealed a bloody head. Although there was still some distance between Chu Yunyan and Hu Gui, he still recognized at a glance that the head in the tray was Xue Dongfeng.
Chu Yunyan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his whole body trembled. He couldn't hold on, staggered, and collapsed heavily on the ground. Tears poured out of her eyes like a torrent that burst from a dam and could not be stopped.
Ma Yunliang's eyes were even straighter. If he applied any more force, his eyes would be in danger of going blind.
What exactly is going on? Ma Yunliang was completely confused.
A minute ago, Chu Yunyan told him that Xue Dongfeng was probably a strong man who had achieved perfection and was almost invincible. But a minute later, Xue Dongfeng's head appeared in front of him, being held by someone.
This huge contrast did not torture Ma Yunliang to a heart attack, which is really rare!
"Uncle Ma, you... pinch me, hard, hard. I want to know if this... is this a dream." Chu Yunyan held Ma Yunliang's hand and said with a trembling voice.
Ma Yunliang did not pinch Chu Yunyan, but instead handed the long sword he carried to Chu Yunyan and said, "Miss, you'd better stab me hard. I also want to know whether all this is true." It’s still a fantasy!”
"No! I... I'm going to find out. Even... even if this is a trap, I won't hesitate!" After saying this, Chu Yunyan rushed out.
Hu Gui was holding Xue Dongfeng's head and was about to place it with the three animals in front of the tomb. A gust of fragrant wind suddenly floated in front of his eyes. Then, he felt a light touch on his hand, and Xue Dongfeng's head was gone. .
Hu Gui was very anxious and sent Xue Dongfeng's head to the tomb of the Lord of Chu City to pay homage. This was a task that Wandong personally assigned to him. If someone snatched Xue Dongfeng's head away, how would he show up to him after he returned? Wandong explains
"Where is the thief? Looking for death!" Hu Gui choked and pulled out his sword, turned around and swept across.
However, just as Hu Gui held his breath and cut the "troublemaker" in two with his sword, a strong and fierce breath came. Before Hu Gui had time to react, the long sword in his hand The sword was swept directly to the ground by this breath.
Hu Gui's heart sank, knowing that a master was coming.
Just when he was about to summon his men to fight, a rich voice rang in his ears: "Hu Gui, do you still know me?"
Hu Gui followed the sound and saw that it was Ma Yunliang. His face suddenly showed joy, and he leaned over and bowed down, "See General Ma!"
Seeing Hu Gui's reaction, Ma Yunliang suddenly relaxed. It seemed that all this was not Xue Dongfeng's conspiracy. Since it was not Xue Dongfeng's conspiracy, then... Ma Yunliang couldn't hide the ecstasy in his heart and looked up at Chu Yunyan.
At this time, Chu Yunyan was holding Xue Dongfeng's head and was already crying into tears.
"Uncle Ma, Xue Dongfeng... he is really dead!" Chu Yunyan cried towards Ma Yunliang and shouted.
"God has eyes, God has eyes!" After hearing this, Ma Yunliang looked up to the sky and let out a long roar, and two lines of heroic tears followed.
"Miss Chu!? How could it be you?" When Hu Gui turned around and saw Chu Yunyan, he was even more surprised. He was about to stand up and immediately knelt down again.
"General Hu, please wake up quickly!" Chu Yunyan was very touched that Hu Guineng came to worship the Lord of Chu City. What Chu Yunyan didn't expect was that Hu Gui actually brought Xue Dongfeng's head, which made Chu Yunyan Not only was I touched, but I was also grateful!
"What's wrong with a general? He's just a commander. Miss Chu is too flattering..."
"No! Although you are just a commander, in my mind, you are greater than that general. If it weren't for you, I don't know when I would be able to kill the evil thief Xue Dongfeng and avenge my father. Just rush For this, you deserve to be called a general!”
Chu Yunyan spoke the truth, and her eyes when looking at Hu Gui were filled with deep gratitude. Her expression seemed to condense into one sentence - you are my hero!
Being stared at by such a beautiful and noble goddess like Chu Yunyan, Hu Gui suddenly felt as if he was about to float, and he almost shamelessly took all the credit for killing Xue Dongfeng on himself. Fortunately, at the last moment, Wandong's face flashed in his mind, which suddenly alerted him.
"Miss Chu, please don't get me wrong! I'm not that capable. This Xue Dongfeng was killed by the city lord. I... I can only wave the flag and shout from the side."
"City Lord?" Hu Gui's answer made Ma Yunliang and Chu Yunyan stunned.
Hu Gui hurriedly explained, "The new city lord has arrived and is now at the city lord's mansion. Oh, by the way, General Ma, the city lord is sending someone to look for you!"
"Looking for me? What are you doing?" Ma Yunliang looked increasingly confused.
Hu Gui smiled and said, "Of course it's a good thing! The city leader wants you to succeed Xue Dongfeng and be the new commander-in-chief of our Divine Thunder City!"
"Ask me to be the new commander-in-chief? But... But I have never seen this new city lord before. Why would he let me be the commander-in-chief?" Ma Yunliang was almost suffocated by the mysteries at this time.
"I don't know about that! But our new city lord, wise and powerful, definitely has the same demeanor as the city lord Chu back then. Killing Xue Dongfeng, eradicating the ghost imperial army, doing things cleanly and neatly, never being sloppy, that's a lot of fun !”
Hu Gui is not a person who likes to be verbose, but when he mentioned Wandong, he couldn't help but praise him endlessly.
"Has the Ghost Imperial Army been eradicated?" Ma Yunliang and Chu Yunyan asked almost in unison.
Hu Gui nodded heavily and said, "That's right! It turns out that the Ghost Forbidden Army was created and controlled by Xue Dongfeng."
"Ah!?" Ma Yunliang and Chu Yunyan exclaimed in unison again.
Looking at the shocked expressions of the two people, Hu Gui waved his hand and said, "Although the process is wonderful, it is not complicated. Let him explain to you two after you meet the Lord of the City, right?"
"Hu Gui, Miss and I want to meet the new city lord now, is that okay?"
"Of course! However, the Lord of the City has ordered me to bring Xue Dongfeng's head to pay homage to City Lord Chu. How about we go back together after we have finished paying homage to City Lord Chu?"
"What? Is it the intention of the new city lord to ask you to bring Xue Dongfeng's head to pay homage to my father?" Chu Yunyan asked in surprise.
"Yes! The City Lord said that City Lord Chu was a good man, and his death was truly unjust. The City Lord did not have the ability to bring the dead back to life, so he could only use Xue Dongfeng's head to pay homage to City Lord Chu, in order to comfort City Lord Chu's spirit in heaven. "
"So that's it, the Lord of the City... is interested!" After hearing Hu Gui's words, Chu Yunyan became more and more moved, and she suddenly developed an infinite fondness for the new City Lord who had not yet met him.
"This new city lord must also be a hero who attaches great importance to love and justice! If nothing else, I will focus on this. Not only will I do this, but I will do it well!" Ma Yunliang clenched his fists, and his heart surged. What is moving is the pride of "a scholar will die for his bosom friend"!
With the participation of Chu Yunyan and Ma Yunliang, the ceremony to honor the Lord of Chu City became more and more grand. A group of people knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, followed the etiquette, and struggled for a long time before completing the memorial ceremony.
After the memorial ceremony, no one cared about Xue Dongfeng's head. He just left it there, along with other animals, waiting to be eaten by wild dogs. Xue Dongfeng had a great life and showed off his majesty, but ended up with such a tragic end. I don’t know what his spirit in heaven would think.
After paying homage to City Lord Chu, Ma Yunliang and Chu Yunyan were not willing to delay for a minute and followed Hu Gui back to the City Lord's Mansion.
This city lord's mansion was originally Chu Yunyan's home, and Chu Yunyan was very familiar with it, but when she came back this time, Chu Yunyan felt a hint of nervousness in her heart.
"Your Majesty the City Lord, General Ma and Miss Chu are asking for an audience!" Hu Gui said loudly outside Wandong's temporary study.
"Let them in!" Wan Dong replied, his voice was plain, neither happy nor sad, and he couldn't feel any emotion in it. But this made Chu Yunyan and Ma Yunliang even more nervous.
"Haha... Miss Chu, General Ma, please!" Hu Gui opened the door of the room and said to the two of them.
"General Hu, won't you... go in with us?"
Chu Yunyan was so nervous that she cast a pleading look at Hu Gui.
Hu Gui touched his nose and said with a smile, "The city lord summoned the two of you. There must be something important to discuss. I'm standing aside for fear of inconvenience! But Miss Chu doesn't need to be nervous. The city lord is actually very easy-going."
Hu Gui's kind comfort did not make Chu Yunyan feel better.
"Miss, don't be nervous, I'm here!" Ma Yunliang took a long breath and said.
Chu Yunyan then plucked up the courage and stepped into the door side by side with Ma Yunliang... (To be continued)