amaotonovel Chapter 1064 1064
Chapter 1064 1064
at the same time.
Yan Dinghai didn't actually show up at the checkpoint. He wasn't that stupid. The Hidden Guard was a secret guard created by Emperor Jing, but now the new emperor had made it nothing like a secret guard assassin. It had no secrecy at all, and he saw through their tricks at a glance.
Yan Jue praised, "My godfather is truly wise. He saw through their deliberate attempt to lure us into a trap. It seems the Hidden God Camp isn't so formidable after all."
Yan Dinghai sighed, "The Xie royal family is getting worse with each generation. They are nothing but beasts who murder their fathers and brothers. The current emperor, Xie Shang, climbed to the throne by stepping on his grandfather's corpse. The Great Zhou dynasty will perish sooner or later. This world will not belong to the Xie family sooner or later."
Yan Jue looked at the empty woods and was worried about Ye Ying. He suddenly said, "I wonder if A Ying escaped the soldiers' search. Now that his appearance is disfigured, they probably won't recognize him."
“Jue’er, he is not your brother. His heart is still with his enemy. It’s a pity that all these years your godfather has only raised you and has no chance to avenge your parents. Even if your godfather dies, he will feel ashamed before Brother Zhou.” Yan Dinghai said in a pretentious manner.
Yan Jue gritted his teeth, his eyes turning green with hatred. "Don't worry, Godfather, Jue'er will avenge them one day. I will always remember that my life was given to me by Godfather, and from now on, Jue'er will stay by Godfather's side."
"Your godfather's good son, your godfather's love for you has not been in vain. The foundation your godfather laid will eventually be lost to you..."
Just then, a gust of wind blew by.
Twelve dark figures, like night owls, silently swept through the woods; they were the new generation of bodyguards trained by Ge Ming over the years.
At that moment, a deep, cold male voice rang out from the sky, "Sky Eagle."
Yan Dinghai immediately became alert; that voice…
Suddenly, his ears twitched. A hidden weapon was thrown from high above. Yan Dinghai caught it and played with it in his hand. It was a bronze token engraved with the character "Jing". He was very familiar with the use of the token.
Almost simultaneously, a lithe figure appeared before Yan Dinghai, who murmured, "It's been almost thirty years."
Yan Dinghai looked at the newcomer and a cold smile appeared on his lips: "That's right, we meet again after almost thirty years—Red Tiger."
Ge Ming had long since stopped using code names. Since Xie Shang took over the command of the Hidden Guards, the older generation of secret guards had become the managers of various camps within the Hidden Guards and had all reverted to their original names.
The current Shenyin Camp is different from the Shenyin Camp during Emperor Jing's reign.
Ge Ming said, "My name is now Ge Ming, and Yan Dinghai is also your real name. We've known each other for decades, but this is the first time I've called you by your real name—Yan Dinghai."
Yan Dinghai didn't want to waste time arguing with him. He said coldly, "Ge Ming, you're still a lackey of the royal family. Have you forgotten how they hunted down and poisoned us back then? How can you face your dead brothers?"
Ge Ming said coldly, "It is for the sake of our dead brothers that I must kill you to avenge them. Yan Dinghai, you have betrayed your promise and killed so many of your own brothers. Today, I will make you pay for your crimes in blood."
Ge Ming suddenly held a slender, soft sword in his hand. "We haven't fought in decades. Let me test if your swordsmanship has improved."
Yan Dinghai had also been practicing swordsmanship diligently over the years, but he was more accustomed to using a knife. They each had their own strengths. After leaving the Hidden God Camp, he believed that he was living a very successful life, at least establishing his own sect and gaining status and position.
Ge Ming's words sounded like he was looking down on him.
He said, "You're all old bones now, let me test whether your martial arts have deteriorated."
Yan Jue said worriedly, "Godfather...there are many of them."
Yan Dinghai said, "My good son, your godfather will show you something today." He knew Ge Ming's personality and wanted to fight him one-on-one.
Swords clashed and sparks flew as two figures darted through the woods, leaving others unable to offer any assistance.
After exchanging dozens of blows in the woods, the two returned to their original positions. Perhaps it was because they were both getting old and their physical strength was not as good as when they were young, that they stopped fighting after a short time.
With a crisp clang, Ge Ming and Yan Dinghai were both panting heavily. They each took three steps back, and the leaves around them fell unscathed from their swords, like snowflakes fluttering in the air.
Yan Dinghai narrowed his eyes and roared, "Ge Ming, look who he is!"
He pointed his finger in Yan Jue's direction: "He is Zhou Bingyi's child, the Zhou Bingyi you killed. His code name was Blood Blade. You still remember him, right?"
Yan Jue removed the black cloth from his face, revealing a face exactly like Ye Ying's. Ge Ming was momentarily distracted; he and Ye Ying were twins, both children of Blood Blade.
He wanted to say that there were actually some misunderstandings back then...
Yan Dinghai said coldly, "You are the most loyal dog by Emperor Jing's side. You have done right by the royal family and Emperor Jing, but the people you have wronged the most are us brothers who followed you through thick and thin. Of the thirty-eight people, only you and I are left. You didn't expect that I would still be alive!"
Ge Mingjian's sword tip trembled slightly as he heard that his brothers had all died, and a sense of guilt rose in his heart.
The next moment, Yan Dinghai suddenly thrust his knife toward Ge Ming.
Just as everyone was worried about Mr. Ge, Ge Ming's soft sword seemed to gather all his strength and fiercely retaliated, "The one who really killed thirty-six brothers is actually you, Yan Dinghai. Today I will demand an explanation from you for them."
The two clashed again, but neither gained the upper hand, and both Yan Dinghai and Ge Ming suffered considerable injuries.
Yan Dinghai also spat out a mouthful of blood and sneered, "Emperor Jing ordered us to assassinate the Holy Ancestor Emperor for the sake of the throne, and later Emperor Jing wanted to kill us to silence us. Ge Ming, do you dare to say that none of this is true?"
Unbeknownst to everyone, Ye Ying was also hiding in a corner, listening to their conversation. He had always wanted to find out the truth. He knew that Mr. Ge had not told him the truth, nor had Yan Dinghai told Yan Jue the truth. It was true that they were ordered to assassinate the Holy Ancestor Emperor back then, but how his father was killed after his retirement and how he and his brothers got separated remained a secret.
At that time, the world was already in Emperor Jing's hands, and his parents were not secret guards of the Divine Hidden Camp. They just wanted to live a peaceful life. Why did they die later?
Ye Ying couldn't figure out whether Emperor Jing had sent people to kill his parents, or if it was someone seeking revenge, or if there was some other hidden story.
Ge Ming did not deny it. He glanced at Yan Jue and said, "The mission failed. The assassins who knew about it would not have been left alive, but Emperor Jing did not order the poisoning of everyone. Your father also successfully retired. As for who killed him, I have been investigating this matter. I found this in the fire at the Zhou family."
There are some things he cannot say, things that concern the life and death of the hidden guards. Everyone in the files is dead, including Blood Blade. If the late emperor really wanted to kill him, would he still allow him to retire, get married, and have children?
Ge Ming then took out a bronze token with the same character "景" engraved on it and said to Yan Dinghai, "Take a close look at the token in your hand."