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Halfway through their journey, Qing Yu and Qing Shu suddenly announced to the crowd, "Master's last orders were to tell me to be disrespectful to the two of you. He didn't need brocade, jade cauldron, and bronze gong to be buried with the coffin after his death, he just needed an elm coffin. The burial place did not need the Feng Shui treasures of the rich official family. We were only allowed to carry his body back to the east coast and bury it under the grass bridge. I am deeply grateful to all of you royal members of the royal palace and the heroes of the martial arts world for sending me here. When Sun Po told Qing Yu and Qing Shu, he had obviously changed the indecent name of the Bridge of Souls. He changed it to the Bridge of Grass only because the straw had been used as the bridge's surface. Note: According to the history books, Sun Pai is the village of Grand Rao Grass Bridge.

Although Qing Yu's words were polite, his tone was very indifferent. It was obvious that he had a grudge against this bustling spirit giver. In his heart, he had always believed that if his Master hadn't left the mountains, she would still be able to live a carefree life on the shores of the Eastern Sea. She would never have died in such a miserable manner in a foreign land.

"Since Advisor Sun has made such arrangements, then I will not send you off. Please take care of yourselves on the journey. If you need anything, just ask the Military Administration for it." After the bear finished, he had a grudge against Sun Pang. Coming out to send Sun Pai the spiritual gift was just to win over people's hearts with pride. Now, hearing his two disciples not appreciate his kindness, he felt extremely unhappy, so he said a few polite words, cupped his fists, and took his leave, leading the generals back.

When most of the generals heard Qing Yu's words, they felt a chill in their hearts. Thus, they followed Xiong Quan and returned. Only a few of the generals who normally respected Sun Bo stayed behind, willing to send him off on his journey. Of course, there was no lack of people like Sima Shang, Han Jue, Su Li, and the others, but the ones feeling the most guilty were none other than Jing Ke, Gongsheng Rong, Gao Jianli, and the others.

"Big Brother Qingyu, let me send you on your way again." Jing Ke's face was filled with sadness, as he spoke to Qing Yu while choking back his emotions.

"Alliance Head Jing, there are tens of thousands of things you need to do every day. How could the grand scheme of rejecting the Qin be lacking? Alliance Head Jing, I think it's best if you go back." Qingyu didn't understand Jing Ke's good intentions, and coldly rejected.

"Qingyu." Qingshu, who was standing to the side, couldn't see through Qingyu's cold rejection of Jing Ke, so he finally tried to dissuade him with a low voice. Although he knew that Qing Yu was a straightforward person and not a wicked person, but he also knew that Jing Ke invited Sun Pi out of the mountain for the sake of the righteousness of the world. That was why he spoke to stop him.

"Forget it, since it was Jing Ke who harmed Old Senior Sun, I naturally don't have the qualifications to give him his corpse. Then I'll ask Big Brother Qingshu to take good care of Old Senior Sun's corpse for me. Jing Ke will take his leave." Jing Ke naturally understood that if he didn't invite Sun Pai out of the mountain, if he didn't lose Sun Pai's money to support his life, Sun Pa definitely wouldn't have lost his life here. Although he wasn't the one who directly killed Sun Pai, he was the one who indirectly killed Sun Pai's executioner. As such, Qing Yu refused to forgive him, so he deserved to be punished.

Qing Shu naturally tried his best to escort his master's body back to their homeland, "Qing Shu cupped his fists as he finished speaking, and then continued in a peaceful tone," Actually, Brother Jing doesn't have to blame himself. Since Master is willing to come out of the mountain, it is his own choice. Qing Shu was much more reasonable than Qing Yu, he immediately began to console Jing Ke.

Jing Ke smiled, but didn't say anything more. He knew what Qing Shu said was very reasonable, but to him, it was not enough to cross the threshold of guilt.

After a moment, he gave a heavy bow to Qing Shu and Qing Yu, saying in a low voice, "Take care." These four words contained a thousand words of apology, grief, wishes, and anticipation.

"Take care." Qingshu also returned Jing Ke's salute with extreme respect, and then he followed Qingyu to head in the direction of the East Sea's shore.

Jing Ke led Gong Huorong, Gao Jianli, Tian Gan, Xin Ling, and the other members of Assassin's Sword Alliance as they watched Qing Yu and Qing Shu slowly drive away with the remains of their grandpa in their carriage, until they disappeared at the other end of the horizon.

"Brother Jing, he's already gone far. Let's go back." Gao Jianli saw that although Qingyu, Qingshu and the others had long since disappeared, Jing Ke was still looking in front of them. He couldn't help but feel annoyed, and immediately stepped forward to console them.

"Big Brother Gao, you and the rest of the brothers can go back first. I want to be alone for a moment." Jing Ke was already looking in front of him, his expression indifferent, as he indifferently replied to Gao Jianli.

Gao Jianli was about to say something more comforting, but Gongsheng Rong took the initiative to persuade him, "Big Brother Gao, why don't you go back with all your brothers first? With Big Brother Jing here with me, you don't have to worry."

Gao Jianli knew that Gong Zhuang Rong had always been meticulous and considerate, and his care for Jing Ke was even greater than his own. With her taking care of him, he naturally felt more at ease. Only, Thief Sheng had always had a lot to say. He had originally wanted to say something to Jing Ke, but then he was grabbed by the ear by Xue Lun. He had no choice but to grimace and return.

After everyone left, only two figures ? one male and one female ? remained on the bare mountain path. The two of them stood there without moving, but they were like possessed.

"Rong'er, tell me, did I do something wrong?" After a long time, Jing Ke suddenly said these words.

Gongsheng Rong shook her head and continued, "Big Brother Jing, you're not wrong. You have to know that nothing in this world can be perfect. Sacrificing some things that we aren't willing to sacrifice in pursuit of our own wishes in our hearts is unavoidable."

Jing Ke's expression was still indifferent, and he suddenly sighed, "But sometimes the things we sacrifice are too big, is it worth it or not?"

When Gongsheng Rong heard Jing Ke's question, she immediately turned around and looked at him, "Big brother Jing, do you know why you are willing to part with the word 'willing'?"

Jing Ke shook his head slightly, he didn't seem to understand what Gong Zhuorong wanted to ask.

Gong Huorong continued: "Only those who are truly willing to part with something can truly be willing, just like when Big Brother Jing gave up his freedom and obtained the position of one of the greatest sons of the Mo family, just like when Rong'er gave up on his relatives and stayed with Big Brother Jing, giving up something that was not really worth it, giving up something in return, that's the original profound meaning of giving up."

He was so excited that he was like a little kid as he grabbed both of Gongsheng's hands and excitedly said, "Rong'er, I understand, Big Brother Jing will definitely not let you down, but he will definitely let you have the thing you were looking forward to."

This was the first time Jing Ke held Gongsheng Rong's hands in such a way, and immediately felt a surge of warmth in her heart. Tears of happiness filled her eyes, and she firmly nodded, leaning into Jing Ke's chest, saying gently, "I believe you, Big Brother Jing."

Jing Ke tightly embraced her in his arms, he only felt that in this world, it was already the greatest gift from heaven to let him have a beautiful woman like Gongsheng Rong to accompany him. What he needed to do now was to properly cherish this gift. That was why he held her in his arms so tightly and didn't want to let go for a long time ?

When Jing Ke and Gong Zhuang Rong returned to the Corner Valley Pass, it was already noon. The two of them originally wanted to return to their rooms to have a good rest, but when they passed by the main hall, they saw many people gathered there, and they couldn't help but feel curious, thinking, the Sixth Army just lost, they are currently in the middle of a recovery, how could they gather all the warriors so quickly, could it be that they want to attack Oak City from the Chief?

The two of them did not have enough time to think, and quickly entered the main hall. All the major generals of the Sixth Army were already gathered in the main hall, and the alliance members of the Sword Crafting Alliance were almost exactly the same. With the exception of Thief Sheng, who did not want to listen to Xiong Quan, everyone else was already present.

When Xiong Quan saw Jing Ke enter, his originally gloomy face immediately relaxed. He happily shouted at Jing Ke, "Alliance Head Jing, you came at the right time. Quickly, discuss the matter of saving Zhao."

Hearing Xiong Quan shouting at him like that, Jing Ke was immediately confused, he turned his head to look at Gao Jianli, who immediately whispered to him: "The dramas took the initiative to leave the six armies, and returned on their own, and when we were passing by the capital city, they took advantage of State Zhao's main forces to go out and plunder the city, occupying many of the important cities and towns of the State of Zhao. This outpost has already reported to us on an urgent basis."

Hearing Gao Jianli's words, Jing Ke couldn't help but be shocked. After a moment of silence, he muttered, "Old Senior Sun is right. The plot is a bit rebellious, but in the end, we can't help the Six Army accomplish anything." It turned out that when Sun was in critical condition, he had told Jing Ke about this matter, and that when Sun was forced to return from the night of the play, he had swindled the guard to go on a patrol, but his words could swindle the guard, and he could not hide anything from Sun's eyes. With a glance, Sun Pi saw through the intentions of the drama. Moreover, from the looks of the people he had called, they had already violated the rules set by him, which was why he guessed that the drama was about to revolt, which was why he had warned Jing Ke to be on his guard. Although Jing Ke had agreed to Sun Pai's request, he didn't take it to heart. He only took it as the result of Sun Pai's previous sentence and felt a bit of resentment. However, from the current situation, Jing Ke's intention to rebel seemed to be exactly the same as Sun Pai's.

"If you have any good ideas, just speak frankly." Jing Ke already knew that the plot had been betrayed, and immediately became very worried. He wished that he could be on his guard as soon as possible, which would lead to today's disaster. Thus, he asked Xiong Quan first.

Xiong Quan, who had lost his Sun Bat, was at a loss when it came to military matters. Now that he had heard the messenger's report, he was already panicking and could not think of any good plan. He pretended to be mysterious and said, "The oligarchs think this matter still needs a long time to be discussed."

"From the leader's perspective, the State of Zhao has allied with Qin. It has almost exhausted all of its national forces. If we can't rescue them soon, I'm afraid the odds are against us. Please send your troops to assist from the leader's side." When Sima Shang saw Xiong Quan trying to shirk his responsibilities, he was already burning with anxiety. At this moment, he could no longer hold himself back, and he immediately went up to Xiong Quan to inform him.

"General Sima, the oligarchs naturally know that you saved Zhao XinQue. It's not that the oligarchs do not want to save Zhao, but right now is the critical moment in the war against Qin. If we divide our forces because of Zhao, we might not be able to take down Ou Yang and Xianyang in one fell swoop. "Therefore, I hope General Si Ma will put the greater picture in his eyes and understand the difficulties that the oligarchs face." Xiong Quan frowned slightly as he said with a troubled expression on his face.

Minister Zhao, when the Six Nations had sworn to ally with each other, we agreed to help each other." Chief Zhao, when the Six Nations had sworn to help each other, we agreed to help each other. When Sima Shang saw that Xiong Quan wanted to shirk responsibility, he immediately stood up proudly and said in a righteous tone.

"That's what you say, but it's not like the oligarchs don't believe their words. Look at that drama, it was in the form of an alliance and was even under the orders of the Yan King with Alliance Head Jing. But now, isn't it also betraying one's word, and it even took the opportunity to sneak attack the city of Zhao?"

When Sima Shang saw that Xiong Quan not only did not send out any troops to help, but also wanted to confuse right and wrong, he forcefully dragged Jing Ke's Pill Sword Alliance into this mess, and he could not help but become furious as he said, "Chief, since you are unwilling to send out troops to save him, Sima Shang can only lead his own team to save Zhao. As for the other matters, we will come back in the future and apologize to our Master."

"Sima Shang, you-!" Xiong Quan was so angry that his lips were trembling. He pointed at Sima Shang, but was unable to say a word.

At that time, the alliance which he had spent a great deal of effort to achieve would surely be shaken to the point of collapse. He immediately went up to Sima Shang and pulled him to the side, consoling him in a low voice, "General Sima, please be patient. While saving Zhao has to be saved, we still have to discuss a feasible plan."

Sima Shang had always respected Jing Ke's character, but after hearing him say this, the anger in his heart was suppressed. He lowered his voice and asked Jing Ke, "Brother Jing is right, but I don't know what kind of good idea Brother Jing has?"

Jing Ke muttered to himself, and calculated for a moment, and then asked Sima Shang, "How many people and horses are guarding Zhao Du Handan?"

Sima Shang answered truthfully, "Less than ten thousand troops were led by the deputy general, Pang Wen. However, most of these troops were of the elderly and the weak. I'm afraid they would find it difficult to defend against the elite soldiers of the Yan Army."

"Ten thousand men!" Jing Ke lowered his head and muttered to himself, he thought for a while, and then said, "This time, we have made a huge success. We only requested 20,000 troops from Yan Wang, which is enough to destroy Qin, so this time's attack on Zhao must only have these 20,000 people. Although there is a huge gap between the strength of ten thousand people and that of twenty thousand people, it would not be a problem to stay in the city for a few days if they were to stay put. "

"That is true, but what about a few days later? If the reinforcements are not coming soon, I'm afraid Pang Wen will not be able to last until the end. " Although Sima Shang heard Jing Ke say this, he was still worried.