Black Wind Ridge Village.

It was already the second half of the night, but Li Yan was not sleepy at all. He was gently stroking a bell under the light. This bell was the token of love that the Hongmao threw to him when she came to Qi County to perform. When recalling the two of them met, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a hint of warmth in his heart, but soon, this warmth was obscured by the heart-suffering pain.

Everything has changed since Bai Deng came back from Mount Bai.

After all, Li Yan is a typical Confucian scholar. Although he defected to Li Zicheng, he always believed in Confucian Neo-Confucianism. The ethical and moral concepts of the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues have been deeply rooted in his heart! The fact that Hong Niang was defiled by other men was like a thorn in his heart.

In the ethical and moral concept with the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues as the core, a woman's chastity is undoubtedly very important. Li Yan could not tolerate the fact that his wife had other men. Whether she was active or passive, as long as she was defiled by other men, she would no longer be a chastity woman.

If he had a choice, Li Yan would rather Hongmao choose to commit suicide to protect her chastity! But Hongmao did not do this, and she chose to live a life of silence. This is the main reason why Li Yan resented Hongmao! Since Bai Dengshan came back, Li Yan has never said a word to Hongmao again!

However, this time, Li Yan believed that Hongniu was unable to escape. In order to save him, Hongniu sacrificed himself to lead the government army away. Li Yan fled back to Heifeng Ridge, but Hongniu was captured alive by the government army. The current situation is different from that in Datong. Li Yan did not think that Wang Pu would let Hongniu go this time.

Thinking that the Hongmao fell into the hands of the government army to save him, Li Yan's resentment towards her became indifferent, and an indescribable sadness enveloped him. In fact, no matter how much Li Yan resented Hongmao in his heart, an undeniable fact is that he still loved her deeply.

"well."

Li Yan sighed quietly. Just as the gambling thing was thinking about people, a messy footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, and then Li Jun's voice sounded: "Brother, General Jing and sister-in-law are back."

"Dang."

The bell in Li Yan's hand fell to the ground and made a crisp sound.

"Brother." Li Jun repeated in a slightly excited voice again, "Sister-in-law and General Jing are back!"

With a squeak, Li Yan pushed open the door.

Beyond Li Jun's expectation, Li Yan's face was gloomy and there was no trace of joy. Li Yan saw Jing Maocheng and Hongmao behind Li Jun at a glance. Jing Chengcheng was still wrapped in white cloth, and blood was scattered. Hongmao looked hesitant and dared not look at Li Yan's cold eyes.

Jing Maocheng bowed his hand and gasped, "See General."

Li Yan turned to the side and made way open the door, his face finally calmed down. He said calmly: "Let's talk about it when you come in."

Outside Chuzhou City, the official army camp.

Monk Zhang was carried into the tent. Wang Pu sat in the face of the tent with a gloomy expression. Tang Sheng, Scarface and Zhao Xin were standing on both sides. The three of them showed concern. They wanted to come forward to support Monk Zhang, but when they looked back at Wang Pu's gloomy face, the three of them dared not act rashly.

The mistake this time was quite big, it would be fine if Jing Maocheng escaped. He also rescued Hongniang!

Wang Puzhijun has always been strict and he would not end up even if he dared to test the law with his own body. If Jing Maocheng was really let go by Monk Zhang, then even if the Heavenly King came this time, I would not be able to save him. Now Monk Zhang had only one way to survive, that is, to bite Jing Maocheng to death, stab him and then take the opportunity to escape.

"Monk." Wang Pu asked in a deep voice, "What's going on with you?"

Monk Zhang curled his lips and replied: "Harewell..."

"Monk!" Wang Pu suddenly interrupted. "You have to think clearly. Deceiving your superiors is equivalent to disobeying military orders!"

"Yes." Monk Zhang sagged like a deflated ball and whispered, "The man was let go of Bei Zhi, and this knife was also stabbed by Bei Zhi himself."

Tang Sheng and Zhao Xin were so beautiful that Scarface shouted in annoyance: "Monster, are you stupid?"

"General." Monk Zhang looked up at Wang Pu and shouted, "This matter is done by a humble position. Although the general is punished by a humble position according to military rules, there is no complaint about whether to kill or cut off a humble position."

"Lu Liu!" Wang Pu slapped the table and shouted. "Seven military rules, read!"

"yes!"

Lu Liu agreed and chanted loudly with the first two steps:

Those who disobey military orders will be killed!

Kill the person who commits his own attacks!

Those who rape the women of the Ming Dynasty will kill them!

Those who loot the people of the Ming Dynasty will kill them!

Those who gather to play money will whip eighty in public!

The confiscated person was whipped in public for eighty years!

Those who trampled on crops were beaten to eighty in public!

Wang Pu frowned and said sternly: "From today on, kill those who privately enslave the enemy!"

"Yes!" Lu Liu replied loudly, "Those who privately enslave the enemy, kill!"

"Monk." Wang Pu stared at Monk Zhang and said sternly, "Thinking that if you let the enemy be first, I will set military rules later, and you will be punished by death, but you will be punished by living crime. I will be whipped in public to serve as a warning to others!"

After saying that, Wang Pu immediately left with his sleeves.

Standing beside Tang Sheng, Zhao Xin and Scarface quickly rushed forward to help Monk Zhang up. Scarface turned around and stared at Lu Liu fiercely and said, "Xiao Liu, please listen to me, let your people take action lightly later. If you hurt the monk, I will not spare you."

Although Lu Liu was Wang Pu's guard captain, he knew that Scarface and Wang Pu had an extraordinary relationship. He quickly smiled and said, "Brother Scar, don't worry, Xiaodi knows it."

Black Wind Ridge Village.

The Hongmao stood behind Li Yan with her head down, as usual, but Li Yan didn't even look at her directly, and frowned and asked Jing Maocheng: "Senior Brother Jing, how did you escape?"

Jing Maocheng replied: "General, the monk brothers came back from the last general."

Li Yan asked, "Monkey Zhang?"

"Yes, it's him." Jing Maochengdao, "We were quite polite when we were in Datong. Monk Zhang was a man, loyal and manly, but Wang Puzhijun has always been strict. This time he released the last general privately. I am afraid that he would be punished. Beheading may not be a result, but it is inevitable that he will suffer a lot."

Li Yan nodded and said, "Senior Brother Jing, you have been so far away and you have injuries on your body. Let's go down and rest first."

"Yes." Jing Maocheng responded, walked to the door and suddenly remembered something again, turned around and said to Li Yan, "By the way, general, the wife was rescued by Mo General. She was originally locked in the tent next to Mo General. Mo General pretended to be a monk and happened to pass by, so she rescued her on the excuse of Wang Puti."

"I understand." Li Yan nodded and waved his hand, "Senior Brother Jing, go down and rest."

After Jing Maocheng left, Li Yan slowly turned around and looked at Hong Madam with an inexplicable look. After a while, he said coldly: "Monkey Zhang has released Jing Maocheng back for his loyalty in the world. I believe it! Wang Pu locked you next to Jing Maocheng and asked him to save you... I don't believe it!"

The Hong Niang was sad and speechless.

"Say." Li Yan asked coldly, "Did Wang Pu let you back?"

The Hongniang closed her beautiful eyes and replied in a trembling voice: "No."

"No?" Li Yan smiled coldly, and then asked, "The night before our army raided Wuli Bridge, someone saw you coming up from the back cliff in the middle of the night. Why did you go that night?"

The Hongniang shook her head hard, but she couldn't say a word.

The Hongniang was speechless. She went to Wuliqiao that night to see Wang Pu, but in the end she did not meet Wang Pu. She did not reveal the plan of the rebel army's sneak attack on Wuliqiao!

"Tell me!" Li Yan grabbed the shoulders of Hongmao and shook them hard, "Why did you go that night? Did you go to Wuliqiao to inform Wang Pu?"

"No." The Hong Niangzi burst into tears and shook his head sadly, "I have no information from the family."

"I'm saying no!" Li Yan's emotions suddenly lost control and he shouted hysterically, "You bitch! You have been lying to me from the beginning. The one who defiled you on Bai Dengshan was actually not Jiannu at all, but Wang Pu's bastard! Right? Yes! You slut, bitch! In order to save your wild man, you ran to inform him in the middle of the night, so our rebel army's sneak attack plan failed. You, you... I killed you!"

"Clam!"

In a rage, Li Yan drew his sword and stabbed Hong Niangzi's throat.

The Hong Madam did not hide or dodge, but closed her beautiful eyes and greeted Li Yan's long sword with her fair jade neck. At this moment, the Hong Madam Di Fang's heart was filled with sorrow. She really wanted to die. If she could really die under the Li Yan's sword, it would be over. All the guilt, melancholy, fear, and hesitation would disappear with her fragrance...

Outside Chuzhou City, the official army camp.

The leader of the White Lotus Sect woke up and saw himself lying in a marching tent specially used to treat wounded soldiers. Two red candles were burning on the candlestick, and a faint cold wind blew in through the gap. The red candle hangs two rows of candle tears in the wind, just like a sad beauty who parted, hanging two rows of red tears on the railing.

"puff."

The scene was touched by the scene, and the White Lotus Sect leader opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood. The red blood beads dripped on the white bedding, like a blooming blood lotus, which was so sad that it was heartbreaking.

"master?"

At the curtain lifted, Bian Yujing walked in with a basin of hot water. Seeing that the White Lotus Sect Master vomited blood again, his face changed instantly. He put down the basin and went up to help the White Lotus Sect Master up, and asked with care, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

"Yu'er." The White Lotus Sect Master shook his head weakly and said softly, "Master is fine."

"You said it's okay." Bian Yujing pouted and said worriedly, "You have pleated blood several times."

"Silly child." The leader of the White Lotus Sect reached out to stroke Bian Yujing's delicate face like a flower, and said softly, "The master has just suffered a little internal injury. It's nothing serious. Yu'er, go and help the master invite General Wang..."

"No need." As soon as the leader of the White Lotus Sect finished speaking, Wang Pu had already stepped into the tent and said with a smile, "I'm here."

The White Lotus Sect Master attached to Bian Yujing's ear and said a few words. Bian Yujing nodded gently and stood up. Only the White Lotus Sect Master and Wang Pu were left in the tent.

"Good sister." Wang Pu sat down beside the bed of the White Lotus Sect Master and asked with concern, "Do you feel better?"

"It's much better." said the leader of the White Lotus Sect, "Your Sui Junlang's Chinese Medicine is good."

"Of course." Wang Pu smiled proudly, "He is a descendant of the miracle doctor Li Shizhen."

"The descendant of Li Shizhen? No wonder." A trace of inexplicable bitterness suddenly appeared on the slightly pale pink face of the White Lotus Sect Leader. He stared at Wang Pu deeply and whispered, "You little brat, be honest, Li Qingshan and Yuan Shizhong knew that they were not poisoned. Is it also the one you secretly raided?"

Wang Pu did not admit it or deny it, and asked back: "Why do good sister think so?"

The leader of the White Lotus Sect said in a voice: "In this world, except for the descendants of the famous doctor Li Shizhen, I am afraid no one dares to assert that 'the world does not have poisons regularly'. Alas, I should have thought of it long ago. When you used fake poison to deceive me, I should have known that you have seen through this scam."

Wang Pu smiled slightly, which was considered a default.

The White Lotus Sect Master sighed and said Youyou: "I don't know how many men are played with by my sister, but in the end they are played with by you, the little villain. What's even more ridiculous is that my sister is still confused about this, and she still foolishly wants to keep you by her side and force you to be the commander of the Holy Sect. In fact, you have planned it from the beginning. Right?"

"Haha." Wang Pu smiled, "I won't talk about these unpleasant topics."

"If you don't say it, then don't say it." The leader of the White Lotus Sect said sadly, "You can guess it if you don't say it. My sister originally wanted to use you to raise money and food for the Holy Sect and train troops. But you in turn took advantage of your sister's absence from Chuzhou. First try to let Li Qingshan and Yuan Shizhong know the truth about not being poisoned, and then spread rumors in secret to force them to rebel... Little bad guy, you have succeeded. The Holy Sect has collapsed and has completely collapsed. Without more than ten or twenty years of operation, it will be difficult to recover. Now you must be very proud, right?"

"No." Wang Pu said sincerely, "If my sister thinks that the collapse of the White Lotus Sect is the only one of my powers, then you really praise me. In fact, there are hidden dangers within the White Lotus Sect. It will be a matter of time before Li Qingshan, Yuan Shizhong and Liu Badao turn against each other. I just took the process ahead."

"You don't have to exonerate yourself." The leader of the White Lotus Sect said with a loneliness, "Even if the White Lotus Sect was broken up by you, my sister will never blame you. Besides, what if my sister wants to blame you? Now not only my sister has fallen into your hands, but even Yu'er and the others have fallen into your hands. Whether the White Lotus Sect is born or destroyed is just in your thoughts."

"Sister, please believe me." Wang Pu looked at the White Lotus Sect leader deeply and said in a voice. "I have no intention of destroying the White Lotus Sect. I just hope that the White Lotus Sect can be reborn, return to the right path from the wrong path, and become a religious sect that runs alongside Taoism and Buddhism."
To be continued...