Chapter 154: Karma, retribution (6k)

Chen Xuan had reported his defeat before, so Xu Jin did not dare to be careless in the face of provocation.

He first secretly cast a protective spell, and then rode forward with his spear in hand to challenge the enemy.

"Thief Baldy, stop your quick words. Do you dare to fight me?"

"Haha."

Lu Zhishen was delighted when he heard this, and turned to Yang Chang and laughed: "This fellow thinks his life is too long, why bother coming here?"

The monk was about to rush to fight, but was stopped by Yang Chang.

"Master, I just killed two generals in a row. It was really satisfying."

"No, I'm fine."

Lu Zhishen himself hadn't yet satisfied with the killing, but because he was slow to speak, Yang Chang rushed out before he could finish his words.

"You thief, try my phoenix-wing gilded halberd first!"

"Hmm? You're rushing to die, I'll grant your wish!"

Xu Jin still had lingering fears about Lu Zhishen, and when he saw that his new opponent was much thinner, a lot of the pressure in his heart was instantly released.

My senior brother’s gold brick technique is better than mine. It has no effect on Lu Zhishen. Maybe he has some Buddhist defense method. It’s more stable for me to bully ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Xu Jin immediately raised his spear and rode his horse furiously towards Yang Chang.

Good thing, I'll try the gold brick technique too.

Yang Chang deliberately slowed down his horse's pace a little, just to see the power of the Golden Brick Technique and to create time for Xu Jin to cast the spell.

However, this fellow relied on his protective spell and actually wanted to compete with Yang Changxian in horseback kung fu. He planned to use the gold brick attack when the fight became difficult.

It has to be said that this mentality of saving one's ultimate moves is a reflection of the behavior of many people.

I always feel that my special skills must be used at critical moments, but it is quite dangerous when facing an unfamiliar opponent.

If the opponent is overwhelmingly powerful, then every move becomes a critical moment.

Yang Chang waited for two moments and saw that Xu Jin had no intention of taking any action.

This guy comes to deliver it on his own initiative?
Could he be a small fry who can't cast any spells?
Then what am I waiting for?
Xu Jin's horse was slow and his spear was slow too. He ran up to Yang Chang and saw that he hadn't gotten started yet. He was just about to say that he could easily get the first kill, but his expression suddenly changed.

The moment the iron spear thrust out, Yang Chang casually flicked the weapon, and the phoenix-wing gilded spear actually wrapped around the spear head firmly.

Just stir.

The surging force, like a river bursting its banks, poured through the gun tip.

Xu Jin was too slow to move his hand and nearly dislocated it. He immediately turned his horse around and tried to escape, wondering what kind of monster was this?

In the panic, I forgot to fight back with gold bricks.

In front of a fast horse, a weak turn is more deadly.

Yang Chang urged his horse to catch up and raised his halberd to chop, but it did not cut into two pieces as he expected. The moment the halberd blade touched the shoulder armor, it was like chopping on a heavy wood. It should be that the protective spell took effect.

However, although the halberd did not cut through the armor, the infinite force had to be borne by the body, and Xu Jin was knocked to the ground with his horse.

Then, a flash of light appeared.

"Go!"

"careful!"

Hearing Lu Zhishen's shout, Yang Chang suddenly came to his senses. In the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of gold flying towards him quickly.

Gold brick?

Yang Chang originally wanted to take it head-on, but with his [Flying General] attribute, his body would instinctively twist to dodge.

With a loud bang, his back felt like it was struck by a bell.

The pain quickly climbed up to Yang Chang's forehead, and he seemed to hear the echo of his body. The [Flying General] obviously failed to avoid the gold brick, which hit him on the back and almost knocked him off his horse.

Fortunately, his riding skills were superb, and he endured the pain in his back and retreated to the main camp.

Zhou Tong and Xuan Zan rode out on both horses to support, while Lu Zhishen rode his horse to intercept Ma Ling and fight.

"Vanguard, are you okay?"

"That should be the Golden Brick Magic. It's really hard to guard against!"

"I'm okay"

Yang Chang recovered at this time and suddenly remembered that Lu Zhishen was in danger. He turned around and looked at the front of the two armies, but saw that Ma Ling, who was wielding the painted halberd, was suppressed.

"Is that the gold brick he lost?"

"Yes." Xuan Zan responded: "Judging from the flag behind him, it should be Ma Ling, the general in charge of Tian Hu's army."

"Gold bricks can only be used for sneak attacks."

Before Yang Chang finished talking to himself, he suddenly saw Ma Ling pull away and turn his left palm to reveal a golden light. It was the gold brick that had hit him just now.

"Go!"

Ma Ling threw the gold brick forward, and Lu Zhishen was hit in the chest before he could dodge.

"Oh no, hurry up and save Master Lu."

When Yang Chang shouted anxiously, Hao Siwen had already rushed out on his horse, but he quickly pulled the reins and stopped.

It turned out that when Ma Ling saw the gold bricks gathering, he rode his horse and raised his halberd to take the monk's life, but he didn't expect that Lu Zhishen was just stunned for a moment, and then swung his Zen stick to block as if nothing had happened.

Was my vision blurry? I know the pain very well.

I have [Iron Wall] and it's still like this, but Master Lu is not affected at all? Does he have a talent for magic resistance?
Yang Chang recalled the previous conversation between them. Lu Zhishen said that he was hit by gold bricks twice, but he didn't feel as uncomfortable as being hit by flying stones. It turned out that he was not bragging but was telling the truth.

Strong!

Sorry, it was too loud.

While the struggle between heaven and man was going on, the two people in front had already countered several moves.

Ma Ling held a painted halberd in one hand and a gold brick in the other, and fought back and forth with Lu Zhishen.

Lu Zhishen couldn't avoid the gold bricks and could only take them with his body. Ma Ling's martial arts were not as good as Hua Heshang's, so he was also hit by the opponent's Zen stick many times.

Ma Ling is the master after all, and his magic is more powerful than his two disciples. Although the gold bricks cannot hurt Lu Zhishen, when the demon eye on his forehead opens, the protective magic is like a magical armor that Lu Zhishen cannot break through.

As the two men were hit repeatedly but continued to attack without fear of injury, both the North and the South were surprised.

"Amazing."

"Master Lu is too strong!"

"That horse spirit has a magical power to protect his body. If we don't break the magic, it will be difficult to win."

"Brother Xuan, you are good at archery, why don't you help me secretly?"

Zhou Tong, Xuan Zan and Hao Siwen were communicating in front of the battle, and Hao Siwen suddenly suggested that Xuan Zan shoot a sneak attack.

"It's no big deal if the Zen staff hits me, how can a mere bow and arrow work? Besides, it's easy to hurt Master Lu, how about you come?"

"I'll do it, I'll do it."

Hao Siwen was inspired by Xuan Zan and immediately pulled out his carved bow, put an arrow on it and shot.

With a whoosh, the feather arrow flew out.

Snapped.

The arrow hit Ma Ling's breastplate like a fly hitting the glass, shocking Hao Siwen so much that his eyes widened.

"This"

"Humph."

Ma Ling sneered at him, fired a golden brick and turned back to adjust. When he turned around, he teased his companions: "They are all shooting cold arrows, why are you being polite?"

"Oh"

Chen Xuan and Dang Shilong responded hurriedly and went to get their bows to take revenge on the monk.

Lu Zhishen looks silly but he is not stupid. He listened to Ma Ling's advice to his companions, then spurred his horse to entangle him and fight with him, and cleverly positioned himself to let Ma Ling block the arrows.

Chen Xuan and Dang Shilong raised their arrows and aimed, but they were afraid of hurting Ma Ling and hesitated to shoot. Xuan Zan and Hao Siwen also drew their bows and waited, but they also couldn't find the angle to shoot.

Ma Ling fought Lu Zhishen to a draw simply by relying on magic, and it was unknown when the fight would end.

Yang Chang's face was full of solemnity. He suddenly remembered that he had not used his magical skill of throwing bombs yet, so he asked Zhou Tong to bring two shells. Xuan Zan and Hao Siwen looked at each other in bewilderment.

Zhou Tong had participated in the Linfen Campaign and had seen Yang Chang's tactics before, so he was not surprised at the moment.

"Light the fire for me."

"okay."

Before Yang Chang could speak while holding the cannonball, Zhou Tong had already prepared the fire starter and blew open the tinder contact fuse.

As the two sides were very close and Lu Zhishen was blocking the launch trajectory, Yang Chang planned to launch a projectile to attack Ma Ling from behind.

Although [Meteor Fragment] can guarantee a hit, it is difficult to control when it will explode, so the first shot is equivalent to a test.

"go with!"

Yang Chang deliberately waited until the fuse was mostly burned before throwing it high and diagonally forward.

Perhaps he used too much force, or perhaps he was too slow, the shell exploded as soon as it fell.

Apart from scaring the two men's horses, neither Ma Ling nor Lu Zhishen were hurt.

Hearing the cannon fire overhead, Lu Zhishen guessed that Yang Chang had taken action, while Ma Ling mistakenly thought that the other side had reinforcements, but after looking around, he found that there were none.

Ma Ling's gold bricks had no effect on Lu Zhishen. He no longer wanted to continue fighting with his nemesis. The signal cannon just now had disturbed his mind, so he planned to find a good opportunity to retreat.

Wanted to look presentable, but ended up losing face.

Yang Chang calculated the strength and time of the first shot, and soon asked Zhou Tong to light the second one.

The perfect parabola, carrying Yang's hope of breaking the law, fell straight onto Ma Ling's back.

Ma Ling caught a glimpse of a black shadow flying towards him, but the trajectory of its fall was not on him. He wondered who threw the stone so accurately that it almost hit this general on the head.

How stupid.

Even a hidden arrow can't hurt me? What can a mere stone do to me? This general has magical powers to protect his body, so he doesn't even need to wear a helmet.

Ma Ling's mouth corners slightly raised, but he suddenly felt a heat behind his head.

Bang.

Dust and white mist enveloped the fire and also covered the horse spirit next to it. The warhorse he was riding was frightened and fell off, and the horse ran away alone.

"Cough cough."

Lu Zhishen was choked by the smoke, and while holding the reins to control his mount, he fanned it with his sleeves.

After Yang Chang threw the shell, he stared at the battlefield intently. When he saw no flash in the smoke after the explosion, it meant that Ma Ling was not dead.

"Master Lu, pay attention to finishing off the enemy!"

"Oh"

After being reminded by Yang Chang, Lu Zhishen immediately dismounted and went to seek battle.

Perhaps it was God's help, as suddenly a south wind blew, dispersing the smoke from the explosion and revealing Ma Ling's location.

His clothes were torn, his hair was disheveled, his face was as black as charcoal, and he looked like a homeless beggar.

"Ru Niang picked up the bird, it turned out to be here, look at the stick."

"hiss"

Lu Zhishen stepped forward and started to hit Ma Ling with his stick. Ma Ling gasped in shock. His protective spell was broken by the artillery fire and he was certainly not able to withstand this attack. Fortunately, he was quick-witted enough and was chanting spells while dodging.

call.

The water-grinded Zen stick hit nothing, and Lu Zhishen wanted to swing it up to hit again, but he saw an object appear under Ma Ling's feet. This guy actually stepped on two wheels of wind and fire, and Feng Xu flew northward on the wind.

His speed is faster than Dai Zong.

"What is this?"

Yang Chang was also stunned for a moment, thinking that Ma Ling had three eyes and wind-fire wheels, so he was a combination of Yang Jian and Nezha?
When Chen Xuan saw Ma Ling being blown up, he secretly withdrew from the battlefield and slipped away alone while the soldiers were screaming. Then Ma Ling started to use his magical powers and had no energy to pay attention to the army. Only Dang Shilong was left behind foolishly.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

"Yang Xianfeng, we."

"You guys follow Master Lu first, I'll rest for a while and then follow."

"I'll stay!" The enemy army was defeated and fled northward. Xuan Zan and Hao Siwen both wanted to make contributions, so how could Yang Chang not allow them? On the contrary, Zhou Tong took the initiative to stay, which was very unexpected.

Looking at his troops whistling and heading north, Yang Chang urged his horse to come to Xu Jin's body.

I wanted to dismount and pick up the body, but I was afraid that the up and down movements would be too big and would cause pain in my back again.

"Vanguard, are you seriously injured?"

"Ah? I don't know."

After hearing Zhou Tong's question, Yang Chang suddenly felt much better. He thought to himself that the gold brick was magic damage, so could it be that it came quickly and went away quickly?
He tried to hold the saddle and turn over to dismount, but could only feel less than 10% of the initial pain. He immediately signaled Zhou Tong and said, "Help me take off my armor and check my back to see if there are any scars."

"it is good."

Zhou Tong dismounted and took off his armor to check, and then replied: "It's just a light red spot, no flesh is hurt."

"Got it, put it on for me again."

"Yes."

After Yang Chang put on his armor, he squatted down to search for Xu Jin's drop.

[Obtained the Gold Brick Mastery, used to learn the Gold Brick Technique (Skilled), please choose to use or discard. ]

The gold bricks this time dropped less than before, so Yang Chang wanted to try his luck.

use!

[Your realm is not high enough, so you cannot use it. Please choose again. 】

It is still like this.

give up!

[Obtain armor proficiency, use to learn the golden armor technique (minor success), please choose to use or discard. ]

Is this a defensive spell? It seems that you two brothers are working in different directions.

Try again? Use .

[Your realm is not high enough, so you cannot use it. Please choose again. 】

give up!

"This guy's armor isn't thick, yet he was able to block my attack."

"He should also know some magic. You forgot about Ma Ling who was hit by Master Lu's Zen stick just now."

"It seems right."

Yang Chang asked knowingly in order to cover up the fact that he had picked up a treasure.

He sat on the ground to rest, pretending to tidy up his clothes and armor, and secretly reached his hand into his arms to check the two jade tablets.

[Object Control Technique (Gold), a method of transforming objects into attacks, requires the Qi Refining Realm to unlock]

[Armor-covering Technique (Gold), a method of using Qi to create armor for defense, requires the Qi Refining Realm to unlock]

It’s still the same formula. Compared with cash-in items like [Throbbing Pills] and [Camouflage Feathers], the Qi Refining Realm drop is more valuable. Is this thing equivalent to a martial arts secret book?

Although Yang Chang could not use them, he was not too disappointed. The main reason was that these spells were not strong. He was ambushed by Ma Ling's gold bricks and only felt pain for a while. The power of his apprentice's gold bricks would be even lower.

I can throw cannonballs with my hands, isn't that better than this gold brick technique?

As for the [Armor Technique] he just obtained, Yang Chang didn't think it was that impressive. He and Lu Zhishen could break through defenses by strength. This spell should not be as good as Li Kui's [Iron Wall].

Ma Ling's magic was obviously stronger, but he was knocked off his horse by a small-yield artillery shell, so his strength was limited.

Although Ma Ling is useless, his miraculous speed is very eye-catching. In addition, Dai Zong of Liangshan can also use miraculous speed. Is he also a cultivator in the Qi Refining Realm? Or a low-level cultivator who can only run errands?
According to the analysis of Master Ma Ling and his apprentice, the magic of flight is a gold-based spell?

Even someone as strong as Gongsun Sheng wouldn't be able to do that, which indirectly proves that Yang Chang's guess is correct. However, this guy's aptitude is not of the gold type, so it seems that he has no affinity with the divine movement technique.

Master Ma Ling and his apprentice can bully ordinary people, but they are unlucky when they meet their nemesis Lu Zhishen. They are even more unlucky when they meet Yang Chang who can throw bombs. They should be weaker than Gao Lian, let alone be compared with Gongsun Sheng.

Yang Chang can break the law with his own force, which proves that his Qi Refining Realm cultivation is not enough and he will still die at the hands of a mortal. It seems that there is still a big gap between practicing with a master and practicing on his own.

"If you don't cling to someone powerful when cultivating immortality, won't you definitely be taking a detour?"

"Yang Xianfeng, what did you just say?"

Hearing Zhou Tong's question, Yang Chang realized that he had accidentally spoken out, so he slapped his thigh and stood up: "I mean, it's almost time to rest. I also feel that my back has recovered. Let's go and meet up?"

"Oh."

The two men then mounted their horses and, with the 500 soldiers left behind, marched towards Xihe in the setting sun.

Heading north, the light gradually faded.

The noise of fighting was slowly suppressed by the dusk.

When we reached the south of Xihe City, the distant mountains had become residual shadows, and our eyes were filled with spots.

Da da da.
In the shadows ahead, two riders were galloping southward.

Yang Chang reined in his horse and stopped where he was. One of them ran and shouted, his voice obviously mixed with joy.

"pioneer!"

"Xuan Zan?"

"It sounds like there's more."

Zhou Tongxu observed with his eyes, muttering: "It seems to be Mr. Lu. No, it's more like General Sun An."

"Sun An?"

Yang Chang was stunned when he heard this, thinking that Sun An had been to Luzhou before, how could he appear here?

As it turned out, Zhou Tong had good eyesight and the person who came was indeed Sun An.

"General Sun? You are not in Luzhou."

"Song's vanguard has already taken Luzhou. Brother Qiao learned that Ma Ling was in Fenyang, so he and Mr. Gongsun came to help. I followed to see, but I didn't expect the general to be here."

"Qinzhou is located between Fenzhou and Luzhou. Where are you from?"

"Go around Liaozhou and Taiyuan."

After a brief introduction by Sun An, it was learned that after Song Jiang captured Xiangyuan, he led the main force to confront Tian Hu at Tongdi Mountain, and ordered Guan Sheng to attack Yushe, Taigu and other places from behind.

Gongsun Sheng and others took advantage of the opportunity and followed Guan Sheng to bypass the defenders and head straight for Fenzhou. On the way, they encountered a small group of enemies blocking the road, but Qiao Daoqing used magic to clear them out.

Yang Chang nodded slightly, thinking of Ma Ling, he said disdainfully: "The gold bricks are ineffective against Master Lu, and Ma Ling was also injured by my artillery shells. In fact, even if you don't come to help, the siege of Fenzhou can be lifted."

"Haha, that's right."

Sun An nodded in agreement, and added: "But it's not a wasted trip. If it weren't for Mr. Yiqing's magic, Ma Ling might have fled to Taiyuan. His capture in the end seems like fate."

"what?"

Yang Chang was confused. Xuan Zan continued with a smile, sighing, "Ma Ling was very unlucky. He suffered a loss in front of you, so he went north to look for Tian Bao. Unfortunately, he met Mr. Qiao on the way and lost the duel. He ran east and unfortunately ran into Mr. Yiqing. Finally, he ran around like a headless fly and ran into Master Lu, and was captured."

“He’s really unlucky.”

Ma Ling's tragic experience actually won Zhou Tong's sympathy.

After Xuan Zan got the response, he hurriedly added: "Mr. Lu learned that the reinforcements had arrived, so he sent troops to attack Tian Bao's troops. Without Ma Ling, this guy was nothing, but unfortunately he ran away in the end."

"By the way, where are Master Lu and Hao Siwen?"

"They have entered the city first, and have come to ask us to welcome them."

"Then let's go. We shouldn't keep Mr. Lu and Mr. Gongsun waiting for too long."

"Yes"

Yang Chang immediately led his troops to Xihe. After entering the city, he ordered Xuan Zan, Zhou Tong and others to settle the soldiers, while he and Sun An rushed to the provincial government office.

Zhu Wu arranged a celebratory banquet in advance, and the main table was waiting for the important guest Yang Chang.

When Yang Chang was welcomed into the hall by Lu Junyi, he saw his former opponent Ma Ling, sitting at the same table with Lu Zhishen and a stranger, who was probably the legendary "Phantom Demon Lord" Qiao Daoqing. The vacant seat was naturally filled by Sun An.

The four people at the main table, Lu Junyi, Yang Chang, Gongsun Sheng, and Zhu Wu, while Qin Ming, Yang Zhi and other generals sat down according to their seniority, as if they were back to the lively reunion in Linfen.

The banquet would not start until everyone gathered. At this time, Xuan Zan, Zhou Tong and others had not arrived yet, so the brothers who had arrived earlier chatted with each other.

Seeing that no one at the main table was talking, Zhu Wu asked Yang Chang on behalf of Lu Junyi, "Now that the enemy in Fenzhou has retreated, Tian Bao may have fled to Taiyuan or Pingyao. Brother Yang, are you going to return to Pingyang to prepare for battle immediately, or..."

"Li Jun and others are guarding the Fen River. It is impossible for Tian Bao to cross the river to Pingyao. He is most likely to go north to Taiyuan, or go back to Qinzhou from Qi County. As for whether to return to Pingyang immediately, I need to discuss it with my brothers."

Yang Chang has been the commander-in-chief for a period of time, and he has become much more sophisticated in his actions and words than before. Only by not making final statements can he move forward and backward freely.

Zhu Wu and Lu Junyi both stroked their beards and nodded. The two did not continue the topic. Instead, the taciturn Gongsun Sheng took over Yang Chang's words and added: "When we took a detour through Taiyuan, General Guan was attacking Taigu. I heard that many places in Taiyuan were Tian Hu's granaries. It's best to cut off the surrounding areas in one go and join forces to Qinzhou for a decisive battle as soon as possible, otherwise there will be more trouble at night."

"Mr. What you said is very true. It is almost the Mid-Autumn Festival now. If we wait until autumn turns to winter and there is wind, frost, snow and rain, it will be difficult to deploy troops in Qinzhou, which is surrounded by mountains on all sides."

As Zhu Wu spoke, he glanced at Yang Chang, trying to persuade Yang Chang to go north with him.

Before Yang Chang arrived, Qiao Daoqing and Ma Ling both said that Taiyuan was a strong city and difficult to attack, but if they gave up Taiyuan and attacked Qinzhou directly, they would be in danger of exposing their rear.

This was also the strategy decided by Song Jiang, Wu Yong and Wen Huanzhang before the division of troops, to clear the periphery first and then besiege the core.

The reason why Zhu Wu wanted to keep Yang Chang was because he was impressed by his incredible skill of throwing cannonballs with his hands, which he believed would be very helpful in conquering Taiyuan.

Seeing that Gongsun Sheng had come to cooperate, Yang Chang naturally had to give face to his boss and said that they would take Taiyuan together and then return to Pingyang. At that time, they could take the navy warships downstream and it was estimated that they would be able to return to Hongdong in two days.

Considering that they had to march the next day, they drank moderately that night and returned to their camps after drinking the appropriate amount.

On the ninth day of the eighth month, Lu Junyi left Lei Heng and other wounded leaders to guard Xihe, and ordered Huang Xin, Ou Peng, Kong Ming and Kong Liang to take Pingyao. He led the main force to go with Yang Changhe's army, and went against the Fen River straight to Yangqu, the seat of Taiyuan.

Although they were traveling together as a united army, with 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses traveling together, they still went their own way according to their affiliations.

Sun An was a guest general under Song Jiang. Seeing Yang Chang return to the team, he naturally went with Lu Zhishen on his left and right, accompanying Yang Chang on horseback and chatting.

At the celebration banquet yesterday, Sun An brought Qiao Daoqing to toast, allowing Yang Chang to get acquainted with the Phantom Demon Lord.

Compared to Gongsun Sheng's aloofness, Qiao Daoqing seemed more approachable, and the two of them had a very pleasant conversation.

The march was boring at this time. Yang Chang recalled Qiao Daoqing's performance last night and suddenly asked Sun An curiously: "General Sun, since Mr. Qiao was enlightened by Gongsun Yiqing and is already one of us, why did he keep saying his crimes yesterday? Did Song Jiang hate him for showing off his power and killing too many brothers with magic?"

"Yes and no," Sun An frowned and shook his head.

"Ok?"

"You don't know yet?"

"What should I know?"

The more Sun An kept it a secret, the more surprised and expectant Yang Chang became. Lu Zhishen, who was standing next to him, also came over. He had a good impression of Qiao Daoqing and also wanted to hear the truth.

"This." Sun An, who was nine feet tall, suddenly said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Qing are dead."

"What did you say?"

"What did he say? Hey, speak louder."

Lu Zhishen touched his head and swallowed his saliva for no reason. From Yang Chang's surprised expression, he knew that it was a serious matter.

"You can be bold to say that we are not outsiders."

"Well, it's not a secret anyway."

Sun An nodded slightly and said softly, "At that time, Brother Qiao rushed to Xiangyuan to help. He not only killed more than 10,000 soldiers and horses with magic, but also captured Liu Tang, Xiang Chong, Li Gun, Tang Bin and other brothers. In order to rescue the brothers in the city, the Song vanguard sent Sun Xin and Zhang Qing and his wife to infiltrate the city as refugees. Sun Xin and his wife got through, but Zhang Qing and his wife were accidentally captured."

"Mr. Qiao killed them?" Yang Chang exclaimed.

"No." Sun An shook his head and added, "It was Tian Biao who supervised the battle later. He hated the tragic death of his son Tian Shi and wanted to use the prisoners as sacrifices to establish his authority and intimidate the enemies outside the city. Brother Qiao couldn't refuse at the time, so Tian Biao chose them."

Zhang Qing and his wife had lived as bandits in Erlong Mountain, and Lu Zhishen had some friendship with them, so he asked curiously: "With so many leaders captured, why did Tian Biao choose them?"

"Tian Biao originally wanted to kill the traitor Tang Bin, but he heard that Zhang Qing and his wife had run a black shop selling human flesh, so he changed his mind and replaced them."

Before Sun An finished speaking, he heard Yang Chang sigh: "Karma is cyclical, retribution will come."

"Hmm? You're right."

Lu Zhishen listened with a serious expression, but said with a sudden realization: "If they died, they died. It was because they were not capable enough. How come Sun Xin and his wife were fine?"

"That's true, but the two of them died in a very tragic way."

"Ok?"

"Sun Erniang was taken to the city wall and cooked to death in front of the Liangshan brothers outside the city, while Zhang Qing was burned to death at the bottom of the pot as firewood."

"Damn it, Tian Biao is such a vicious guy!"

Yang Chang frowned and said nothing, and Sun An magically added, "In fact, the execution of Zhang Qing and his wife is also related to the general. It was you who killed Tian Biao's only son Tian Shi."

Are you going to die if your words are not shocking?
"Tian Shi?" Yang Chang looked at Lu Zhishen innocently and asked bitterly, "We took over the entire Pingyang, but this man is not among the military merits? Master, do you remember?"

(End of this chapter)