Chapter 1156 Greed for life and fear of death
As soon as Long Yu said this, it was like a circle of invisible energy ripples were spread out, causing the golden sword captains around him to tremble physically and mentally, and they couldn’t help but take another step back.

As everyone retreated step by step, a dozen golden sword captains had unknowingly formed a circle, with the center of the circle being the solemn-looking Qin Wei and the calm Long Yu.

Of course, there is also Chu Mao, who died in a confused state. Even though he has now become a corpse with his eyes open, one can still feel a deep fear and strong unwillingness through his dark, empty eyes.

“Or…you two can come together?”

Long Yu once again challenged the surrounding golden sword captains to a fight, and as expected, he scared everyone back two steps.

“Ha ha……”

Long Yu looked around at the trembling crowd with a playful look, and then looked at Qin Wei who was embarrassed. He seemed to be unable to suppress his inner contempt and began to laugh unscrupulously: “Your emperor is really blind. He didn’t use a master like Liu Xunyi, but reused you cowardly wastes? If the Song court was controlled by you, why would we need the Mongolian cavalry to go south? I believe that within ten or eight years, you will destroy yourself. Ha! I feel a little sympathy for Liu Xunyi. He has a lot of passion, but you cowards who are afraid of death occupy his nest. Not only did he have nowhere to display his skills, but he was suppressed and excluded by you, and forced to become a traitor. Throughout the ages, only your Song Dynasty can still not make progress when it is in a corner. It is so stupid that you can’t distinguish between the wise and the foolish. It is really a great story and a great joke!”

Having said this, Long Yu pointed his spearhead at Qin Wei again, mocking him: “I finally understand why Liu Xunyi didn’t kill you, because a waste like you who has no real talent and can only deceive the world and steal fame does not pose any threat to him at all. Keeping you will earn him a good reputation of being ‘loyal and righteous’.”

“Long Yu, don’t think that I am really afraid of you!”

Seeing Long Yu openly slandering the imperial court and trampling on his dignity, no matter how cautious Qin Wei was, he could not hide his strong anger and murderous intent at this moment.

Qin Wei was filled with anger and shame. He ignored the surprised looks of the people around him, grabbed Long Yu by the collar, and said with gritted teeth: “If I hadn’t been injured tonight and exhausted from running around for days, how could I have allowed you to do this? You call yourself a grassland warrior, but I don’t think you are a bluffing villain. You are strong on the outside but weak on the inside. You dare not fight me to the death in an open battle, but only hide in the dark to take advantage of others!”

“A coward is a coward. He is still making excuses for himself when he is about to die.” The smile on Long Yu’s face gradually disappeared, and a bone-chilling coldness appeared in his eyes as he looked at Qin Wei. “Even if I let you eat and drink enough, you will still die.”

“There has never been anyone in Tianji Pavilion who is afraid of death!”

Perhaps Qin Wei had turned his fear into anger, or perhaps he was inspired by his own bold words. At this moment, he had completely forgotten that Long Yu in front of him was a bloodthirsty demon who killed people without blinking an eye. His words and deeds were no longer timid, but rather courageous: “As an official appointed by the court, I should serve the emperor and be loyal to the Song Dynasty. Why should I fear death?”

“Humph! You are so arrogant!” Long Yu sneered with disdain, “Qin Wei, what you said is even more naive and ridiculous than what you just said.”

“What did you say?”

“You know what I mean.”

“you……”

“You are the Marquis of Tianji, an official appointed by the court. You are amazing, you are not afraid of death, what about them?” Long Yu did not give Qin Wei a chance to refute, instead he pointed his sword at the golden sword lieutenants around him, and asked with a hint of meaning, “You are not afraid of death, are they not afraid too?”

After saying that, Long Yu swung the dagger once again, pointing it at Tulong, Tuhu and others one by one. Everyone held their breath and covered their faces in fear where the sword pointed.

Qin Wei had already seen through Long Yu’s intention, so he said confidently, “I know your dirty thoughts and what tricks you want to play! But I advise you not to waste your time. They are all my trusted brothers, loyal and brave men who have fought through fire and water with me. They never said a soft word when they were trapped in Luoyang and were on the verge of death. How could they…”

“Dragon…Hero Dragon…”

Before the confident Qin Wei could make a boast in front of Long Yu, Tulong was already extremely panicked and almost collapsed. He could no longer control his desire to survive. He looked around, then made up his mind and spoke at the risk of his life.

“What…did you call me?”

Long Yu seemed to have anticipated this. He stared at Qin Wei, who was full of shock, with an arrogant and complacent smile on his face.

“I call you… Dragon… Dragon Warrior…”

“Good call!” Long Yu praised with great pleasure, and at the same time did not forget to mock Qin Wei, “It’s also because you taught me well!”

“Bastard thing…”

“You are the bastard!” Long Yu shook off Qin Wei’s hand that was pulling his collar, pointed his dagger at his forehead, and reminded him in a pretentious manner, “Listen carefully to what your men are calling me. That’s the attitude you should take if you want to live. Qin Wei, you are the same as the leader. Your men are just like you, good at forgetting their principles when they see profit.”

“Dragon Slayer, what on earth do you want to do?”

Qin Wei had no time to pay attention to the gloating Long Yu. He stared at the timid Tu Long fiercely with murderous eyes and asked, “Do you dare to betray me?”

However, facing Qin Wei’s questioning, Tu Long did not answer. Now he did not dare to answer, nor did he want to answer. It was because his mind was now on Long Yu.

“I admire people who know the current situation the most. Since you call me ‘Dragon Warrior’, I will give you a chance to speak.” Long Yu looked at the trembling Tulong with a half-smile, and reminded him seriously like a cat playing with a mouse, “But you only have one chance, you have to think it through before you speak.”

“Yes! I have… I have thought it through very clearly.” Tu Long swallowed hard, correcting his words repeatedly, and took a sneak peek at the furious Qin Wei. After hesitating for a long time, he continued hesitantly, “Hero Long just said… He will not look for us tonight, but only for the Marquis… Does this count?” “Of course!” Long Yu smiled helplessly, “Qin Wei, as a running dog of the Song court, dared to collude with Wudang to come to Luoyang City under the rule of Mongolia and stir up trouble. He acted recklessly under the nose of the Luoyang General’s Mansion, disregarding Mongolian laws and swaggering into the house. If we don’t punish him severely, the world will think that we Mongolians are all deaf and blind fools. I want you to remember that you should never try to compete with Mongolia, otherwise we will not only destroy your country, but also exterminate your race.”

“This……”

Long Yu threatened by name, and was almost pointing at the emperor of the Song Dynasty and cursing at him. Tu Long and others felt uncomfortable after hearing this, but they did not dare to argue with him.

“Qin Wei is a popular figure in front of your emperor, but in my eyes he is just a dog guarding the Song court. As for you…you are even worse than dogs.”

Faced with Long Yu’s humiliation, Tulong was not angry. Instead, his eyes lit up and a hint of relief surged between his brows.

“We know we are no match for Hero Long. If we continue to insist, we will only die.” Tu Long tried to calm his uneasy heart while cautiously begging for mercy from Long Yu, “We really don’t want to… be buried with others. So… if we don’t get involved in this matter, I wonder if Hero Long… can let us go?”

“Disgraceful thing!”

Before Tulong finished speaking, Qin Wei, who was frowning with anger, had already shouted angrily. At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, veins on his forehead were bulging, and he wanted to bite his teeth to pieces when he spoke, which showed how furious he was.

“Tulong, as the Golden Sword Captain of the Tianji Pavilion, you surrendered without a fight. What crime should you be punished for?”

“Marquis… Marquis…” Tu Long did not dare to look Qin Wei in the eye, but was unwilling to admit his contempt for him, so he looked around and talked about something else. “As the saying goes, ‘If you have the green mountains, you will never worry about firewood.’ Whether we help you tonight or not, I’m afraid you will die… If that’s the case, why do you have to drag us down with you?”

“Dragon Slayer! I have always treated you well…”

“It is precisely because the Marquis has treated me well that I must live on…” Tu Long said, lying against his conscience, “Someone must go back alive to report everything to the court… Otherwise, wouldn’t it be an unclear death…”

“It’s just an excuse! You are so desperate to survive…”

“It is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death… Marquis, I swear on my ancestors for eighteen generations that as long as I can return to Lin’an alive, I will report to the emperor the truth about what happened tonight and beg him to posthumously confer the rank of second rank on you… No, no, no! A first rank! When the time comes, everyone in Tianji Pavilion will give you a grand funeral…”

“I am truly blind to have considered a traitor like you as my trusted confidant…”

“It is precisely because we are all your confidants that you should let us live…”

“shut up!”

“call!”

Just as Tu Long was endlessly defending himself, Qin Wei, filled with shame and anger, suddenly shouted, flew up, and appeared in front of Tu Long in the blink of an eye.

“My Lord, I…”

“Selling out your master to save your life is an unforgivable crime!”

“Whoosh!”

“puff!”

With Qin Wei’s angry shout, the sword in his hand stabbed out like lightning. Before the frightened Tulong could raise his sword to block, the cold sword blade had mercilessly pierced his lower abdomen.

“laugh!”

“Forehead……”

Then, Qin Wei, who was still furious, turned his wrist and turned the sword that was inserted into the dragon slayer’s belly from vertical to horizontal. Then, with a fierce look in his eyes, he swung the sword horizontally, sweeping across the world and crushing all of the dragon slayer’s internal organs.

Amid the dragon slayer’s inhuman cries, the sword stained with blood, broken bones and viscera slashed straight through his right rib, leaving a shockingly huge gash at his waist. Pools of red and white stuff, wrapped in a strong and pungent smell of blood, oozed out from the slightly curled and turned-outward gap in the flesh, and flowed all over the ground.

Looking at Tulong again, his body was almost broken in two, his upper and lower torsos were weirdly twisted, he lay on the ground with a painful and powerless expression, his mouth opened and closed, accompanied by weak gasps that came out but not in, streams of thick blood foam continuously gushed out from his mouth and nose, gorgeous blood flowers bloomed on his face, neck, and chest, the blood gushing out like a spring not only poured into his throat, but also choked his wails.

Qin Wei, with a ferocious face, stepped on the side of Tu Long’s face, who was not yet dead. He held the bleeding sword in one hand and pointed at Tu Long, who had a dazed look in the other. He said word by word: “If I can’t kill Long Yu, can I kill you?”

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