Chapter 525: Overt and covert attacks
The men and horses kept on marching all the way without stopping until the middle of the night, when the people of Jinjianwu finally escaped from the pursuit range of the Mongolian cavalry and returned to the territory under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty.

Only then did Jin Fu Yu secretly breathe a sigh of relief and ordered his disciples to dismount and spend the night in a dilapidated temple on the outskirts of Xingzhou.

The autumn night is slightly chilly, and the wind is biting.

Jin Fu Yu was injured, and to protect him from catching a cold, Song Yu ordered people to light a bonfire in the hall, which not only illuminated the darkness but also brought a little warmth to the exhausted people.

During the day and night, they rushed over a hundred miles. At this moment, most of the disciples could no longer resist the fatigue, so they simply ate some dry food and fell asleep in a corner of the dilapidated temple.

For a while, snoring sounds were heard everywhere and continuously.

Inside the hall, Jin Fu Yu spent an hour practicing internal energy to heal his wounds, and finally stopped the spread of his internal injuries, allowing himself to catch his breath.

When he slowly opened his eyes, he saw Song Yu, who looked embarrassed, staring at him anxiously.

"Say it!"

Jin Fuyu knew what Song Yu was thinking, so he took the initiative to ask, "But something happened in Jingjiang Prefecture?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Leng Yiyi, who was sitting next to the campfire, and Wen Lian, who was lying behind Leng Yiyi, immediately looked nervous.

"That's right!" Song Yu didn't dare to hide anything at this point, so he could only bite the bullet and answer, "Jingjiang Prefecture...something big happened."

Hearing this, Jin Fuyu's pupils shrank suddenly, but he remained calm on the surface: "What's the matter?"

"I also got the news the day before yesterday." Song Yu explained with a mixture of grief and anger, "Not long after I led my men to leave Jinjianwu, a large number of experts suddenly appeared in Jingjiang Prefecture. They took advantage of the opportunity and attacked Jiumo Cliff overnight, and burned our territory... to the ground."

"what?"

Song Yu's news was like a bolt from the blue. Jin Fu Yu, whose injuries had slightly improved, suddenly felt dizzy. If Leng Yiyi had not supported him in time, he would have collapsed to the ground.

"How could this happen?" Wen Lian asked excitedly, "Who is so bold as to attack Jinjianwu?"

"Since you knew someone was taking advantage of the situation, why didn't you rush back to help?" Leng Yiyi was furious and asked Song Yu, "The elite troops in the dock have all gone out, so isn't Jiumo Cliff an empty city?"

"Rush back to help? Humph! How easy is that?"

Song Yu was already holding back his anger, and now seeing Leng Yiyi blaming him, he couldn't help but feel wronged, and said angrily: "It's obvious that they are trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and come prepared. At that time, I was between the north and the south, in front of me was the owner of the dock who was imprisoned, and behind me was Jiumo Cliff who was in dire straits. If it were you, what would you choose?"

"This……"

"If I had rushed back to Jingjiang Prefecture without caring about anything, I would have fallen into the enemy's trap," Song Yu continued. "If that had happened, who would have protected the owner? Moreover, when I got the news, Jiumo Cliff had already turned into a sea of ​​fire. Even if I had rushed to help at night, it would have been like water from afar not being able to quench thirst."

"Song Yu is right." Wen Lian agreed, "Compared with the master's thoroughness, the survival of Jiumo Cliff is not worth mentioning at all."

"do not talk!"

Jin Fuyu was flustered and annoyed, his voice trembling: "Song Yu did a good job in this matter. Now that we have fallen into the trap, we can't make the same mistake again. Now I want to know more, who did this...?"

"I have sent people to verify it." Song Yu gritted his teeth and said, "The people who attacked Jiumo Cliff were a group of masters from the Western Regions. They are the same group that attacked the four great families, Qingcheng, and Emei a few months ago."

"You mean..." Jin Fuyu frowned and muttered to himself, "Is this matter related to Luo Tianjin?"

"It was Luo Tianjin who was behind this."

Seeing Song Yu's solemn promise, Jin Fuyu couldn't help but take a breath and asked in surprise: "Why are you so sure?"

"Because the leader among them is Xunzhen."

"Xunzhen?" Jin Fuyu was surprised. "Shouldn't she be in Luoyang City accompanying Luo Ningyu? How could she..."

At this point, Jin Fuyu's mind suddenly lit up and his voice stopped abruptly as he gradually figured out the situation.

It turned out that from the first day they gathered in Huashan Town, Luo Tianjin had already laid a dragnet, waiting for Jin Fuyu to take the bait.

Jin Fuyu frowned, thinking hard, and finally connected everything together. He thought to himself, "On the night of September 7, Luo Tianjin rashly broke into my room and had a falling out with me on the spot... Now I think that everything was done by Luo Tianjin to paralyze me. He first let me relax my vigilance, and then deliberately revealed the secret of the Mongols' ambush to the disciples of Jinjianwu, and then sent Luo Ningyu away openly, in order to cause me to worry, so that I would transfer the disciples of Jinjianwu to Huashan to meet in a hurry. In this way, Xunzhen, who had been ambushing in Jingjiang Prefecture early, could take advantage of the opportunity to enter... I always thought that Xunzhen was left by Luo Tianjin to serve as a military advisor to Luo Ningyu, but I never expected that she would be sent to Jingjiang by Luo Tianjin... to attack Huanglong directly..."

At this moment, thinking back carefully to the events of the past few days, Jin Fuyu became more and more certain that he had fallen into Luo Tianjin's trap and ended up losing both his wife and his army. Huashan and Jingjiang were both defeated.

"To avenge my son, you actually went to such lengths. Luo Tianjin, I really underestimated you." Jin Fuyu has always been elegant, but at this moment, he could no longer suppress his inner resentment and gnashed his teeth, "I swear I will not be a human being if I don't avenge this!"

"Master, your health is the most important thing. You must not get angry..."

"Mi'er!"

Suddenly, Jin Fuyu's eyes changed, and he cast an urgent gaze straight at Song Yu, who was full of worry, and asked anxiously: "Where is Mi'er?"

Song Yu answered hesitantly, "After the incident at Jinjianwu, I sent people to inquire about the situation, but Mi'er... has not been seen since then..."

"Send someone to investigate again!" Jin Fuyu ordered without question, "We must find the person alive or dead!"

"Yes."

Ai Mi was just a servant beside Jin Fu Yu.

Although Jin Fuyu trusted her very much, there was always a difference between master and servant. At the moment, Jin Fuyu ignored the Jinjianwu that he had worked so hard to build, but pursued Ai Mi's whereabouts, which inevitably made Song Yu and others feel suspicious.

"Master, since the Golden Sword Dock has been destroyed, should we..."

"Since Luo Tianjin has taken action, there will definitely be no grass left, no chickens or dogs left. The Jiumo Cliff must have become a ruin now, and not a single rafter or tile will be left for us. It's better not to go to Jingjiang Mansion, so as not to be saddened by the scene." Jin Fuyu let out a long breath, trying his best to calm himself down, and waved his hand, "After daybreak, we will go straight to Hengshan Village."

"Fortunately, the owner of the dock has placed most of his savings in Hengshan Village. It seems that the original decision was correct." Wen Lian said bitterly, "Prepare for a rainy day, the owner must have expected this day to come." "Luo Tianjin would never have thought that the conspiracy he had carefully planned would only hurt our skin and not our bones." Song Yu echoed, "Wildfires cannot be extinguished, and spring breezes will bring new life. As long as the owner of the dock is safe and sound, what's the harm in building ten or a hundred Golden Sword Docks?"

Jin Fuyu shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying meaningfully: "I'm afraid that Hengshan Village will soon no longer be a secret."

"What is the owner worried about?"

"Hengshan Village is our trump card, and also our weak spot." Jin Fuyu said, "Those who know this secret were originally our friends who would live and die with us. But now... it's different."

"The owner is worried that someone will take the opportunity to flatter Luo Tianjin and reveal the secrets of Hengshan Village?"

"good."

Song Yu guessed, "The leader of the Qingcheng Sect, Zuo Hongxuan? Or the leader of the Emei Sect, Miao An? These two formed an alliance with us halfway through, and they are always good at changing their stance according to the situation..."

"No." Jin Fuyu sighed, "There is someone who worries me more than the other two."

"Who?"

"The leader of the Teng clan is Teng Sanshi." Jin Fuyu said, "At the martial arts conference, Teng Sanshi once exposed me in public and covered up for Luo Tianjin. I think there must be some unspeakable secrets between him, Luo Tianjin, Yun Zhuiyue, and Xiao Zhirou."

Jin Fu Yu's words made Song Yu and the other two shudder with fear.

"Oh, right!" Leng Yiyi changed the subject and asked curiously, "We met Wu Shuang again in the teahouse today. The owner of the village was very impressed with him at the martial arts conference. Why not take the opportunity to recruit him today? Wu Shuang is brave and invincible. If we can get his help..."

"Do you think I don't want to win over Wu Shuang?" Jin Fuyu interrupted. "When I met him in the teahouse today, I wanted to take the opportunity to test him, so I sat at the same table with him and even treated him honestly. But the look in his eyes made me completely give up the idea of ​​winning him over."

"Eyes?" Song Yu asked curiously, "What eyes?"

"When I asked him 'Do you want to take my life?', although he didn't answer directly, I could clearly feel the killing intent in his eyes." Jin Fuyu's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was lost in the memories of the afternoon. "At that moment, he was not bluffing, but... he really wanted to kill me."

"hiss!"

Song Yu and the other two were horrified when they heard this, and their eyes became more solemn.

"Master, we don't know him at all, why is he like this?"

Jin Fuyu shook his head slowly: "Although I don't know the reason, I know that this boy...can no longer be used by me."

"This……"

"Report!"

Suddenly, a disciple rushed into the hall, interrupting everyone's thoughts.

"Master, someone outside the temple wants to see you."

Hearing this, Leng Yiyi and Song Yu stood up quickly, looking wary.

"Who is it?" Jin Fu Yu was calm and composed.

"A woman," the disciple replied, "she claimed that she and the master were both 'wanderers in the world'."

"With the world people?"

Jin Fuyu was stunned, and a hint of curiosity surged between his brows. After a moment of hesitation, he said with interest: "Let her in."

"Yes."

A moment later, a graceful figure with tattered and dirty clothes and a torn hat on her head slowly appeared in front of Jin Fu Yu.

Upon seeing the man's attire, Jin Fuyu could not help but frown and said, "Since you are here, why don't you show your true face?"

The man's body trembled slightly, and then he took off his hat, revealing a disheveled, scarred and enchanting face.

"You are... Dong Xiao'er?" Song Yu recognized the person's identity at a glance and asked in astonishment, "Why are you dressed like this?"

Leng Yiyi sneered: "Dong Xiaoer, you are not dead?"

"Thank goodness, I fell off the cliff and was caught by a tree branch. I struggled on the cliff for a whole day and night before I was lucky enough to survive." Dong Xiaoer's voice was no longer as enchanting as before, but rather cold and gloomy.

"How did you find me?" Jin Fu Yu asked.

"Initially, I didn't want to find anyone. I just wanted to rush back to Yulong Palace as soon as possible, tell Ding Ao about what happened in Huashan, and ask him to gather his men and march into Luoyang to avenge the Palace Master." Dong Xiaoer recalled, "But on the way west, I accidentally found your traces, so I had another idea in my mind, so I followed you all the way here."

"Another idea?" Jin Fuyu pretended to be silent and asked, "What idea?"

"I already know the result of the martial arts conference. Luo Tianjin is cunning and treacherous. It seems that the people who were fooled by him... are far more than just my palace master?" Dong Xiaoer sneered, "As far as I know, Master Jinwu also suffered a great loss at the hands of Luo Tianjin. That's why I said that Master Jinwu and I are both wanderers in this world."

"How dare you!" Leng Yiyi said unhappily, "How can a defeated soldier like you be compared with my master?"

"Just speak frankly!" Jin Fuyu asked impatiently, "Why are you looking for me?"

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Dong Xiao'er said seriously, "I want Yulong Palace and Jinjianwu to join forces and cooperate sincerely to fight against the enemy together!"

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(End of this chapter)