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Chapter 298 Ascension to God

"Uncle Zhang... is actually quite pitiful."

Tao Yunjiang and Fang Weihan did not choose to add insult to injury, but left Henry Zhang himself in the cemetery.

Although he had harmed Fang Weihan in disguise, neither of them wanted to hold him accountable.

"His intentions are not bad, but his actions are too cold and extreme. Maybe... this is also related to his early experiences."

Fang Weihan commented fairly.

In any case, this is Ji Gang's father after all, and he should give him proper respect.

They waited at the main entrance of the cemetery. After the wailing gradually disappeared, Fang Weihan and Tao Yunjiang returned to Ji Gang's tombstone.

Henry Zhang knelt there, his eyes dull, and his old face looked ashen.

"Tell me...what's going on?"

Fang Weihan said lightly.

The old man used his long knife to prop himself up on the ground to stop his shaky figure.

"My mother died when I was very young. She was beaten to death by my father."

Henry Zhang's statement was neither sad nor happy, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

"According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, those who kill must pay with their lives. This kind of thing looks like a piece of waste paper when facing the nobles, but it is a sharp sword hanging over the heads of ordinary people."

"I watched with my own eyes as my father, a gambler, went to Caishikou to behead his wife, and his blood fell on my face."

Tao Yunjiang couldn't bear to look away and quietly clenched his fists.

She had never heard that Uncle Zhang, who brought her into Qingming, had such an unknown past.

"When I grew up, I married a daughter-in-law. She is a very good woman. She is diligent and thrifty and does not expect a wealthy life."

Henry Zhang continued, a trace of tenderness and reminiscence flashed across his face.

"But... I'm different. I saw my father go gambling because of poverty. I saw my neighbors begging for mercy from the landlord because they had no money, asking for a few days of grace to harvest grain. I don't want my children to Also fell into this situation.”

"It just so happened that someone came to me."

Henry Zhang looked at the copper coin in his hand.

"At that time, the great Zhou Dynasty changed the currency, and various copper coins in the countryside, which was not well-informed, were used chaotically and interchangeably without any rules. And that man escaped from the mint. He mastered the method of casting coins and discovered an unmined place. copper mine. I have good martial arts talent, and am ranked second rank in Mingwu. I am a local leader in Hongnong. He roped me in and wanted to do something big together."

"I agreed."

Fang Weihan knew what he was talking about.

Thirty years ago, in the fourth year of Ruiping, in order to clear away the counterfeit currency circulating in the market and reshuffle the distribution of interests of the family.

Destiny is unpredictable, and the world will always show us its most indifferent side. The Uehara Wang family, who is in charge of the national finance, and the business tycoon Chenjun Xie family agreed to replace the Xianping money used in the past with a new version of Ruiping money that is easier to mint. The ratio is one to one exchange by weight.

This was not an easy task. A seemingly simple order was misinterpreted and manipulated by countless people at all levels, causing an uproar in the Great Zhou Dynasty at that time.

How to exchange, whether it can be exchanged, what are the standards for exchange... These things were not stipulated by the Zhou court, so this currency reform finally turned into a carnival for the powerful, countless people were displaced, and there were countless people on both sides of the official road. Someone who has a home to return to.

"I have to agree, because my family really has no money left, and my wife is pregnant and will give birth soon. I help them guard the workshop and deal with some shady things. At the same time, I benefit from the coinage. We take a share. This money allows us to live a good life, not that much better. At least we can have our own crops and land."

"My wife gave birth smoothly and the child grew up healthily day by day. Everything was getting better."

Henry Zhang laughed miserably.

"Because the spoils were unevenly divided, someone reported the matter and the matter was exposed. If I wanted to survive, I had no choice but to run away and bet that they would not implicate my wife. I left this failed copper coin as a basis for future recognition. Then he left for another country and never returned to Yanzhou Hongnong."

"After many twists and turns, I joined the Changyuan Iron Guard, and for more than twenty years I killed enemies and made achievements, and was finally promoted to Zhonglang General. During these twenty years, I asked many people to find out about Hongnong, but I couldn't find anyone. I heard about my wife and son. So I left my job in Changyuan and returned to Changming alone to join Qingming, trying to find my wife and children through the information from Qingming."

"I found it... I found it indeed... Hahahahaha, but I didn't expect it to end like this."

Henry Zhang knelt on the ground, his gray hair like the ashes of burned yellow paper.

Fang Weihan: "..."

"Ji Gang's mother just passed away half a year ago, and he and I organized the funeral together."

He said in a deep voice.

"Ji Gang is a filial man and he listens to his mother very much."

"That's good, that's good, just obey..."

Henry Zhang was crying and laughing, crazy.

"She once advised me not to leave, and asked me to plead guilty and be released from prison as soon as possible to reunite with my family. I didn't listen to her, I didn't listen to her..."

"Is this retribution? Is this retribution?!"

Right, everything is right.

Ji Gang once told him that his family was originally from Hongnong, Luoyang, and later moved to the outer city of Changming. Perhaps it was for this reason, as well as the frequent disasters that occurred over time, that Henry Zhang asked people to inquire about their mother and son in Hongnong and found nothing.

Unexpectedly, it was so far away but so close.

The moment Henry Zhang was closest to Ji Gang was actually the moment before his death.

Fang Weihan suddenly remembered a place where his memory conflicted.

Ji Gang once said that his father was a Changyuan Iron Guard, and his mother told him this news.

But now Henry Zhang says that he has never heard from them. So where did Ji Gang's mother get the news?

"Did you tell your wife that you were going to Changyuan before you left?"

Fang Weihan asked.

"No, I was just thinking about escaping. I didn't even think about where to go. How could I tell her? I only told her that I would be back. I asked her to wait for me..."

Henry Zhang’s voice was extremely desperate, like a dead tree.

"But she didn't wait in the end. It's all my fault."

Fang Weihan: "..."

He thought he should understand what happened.

"Great Mother."

Yun Shu commented calmly.

"In order to make his son's heart turn to the right path, he weaved a lie that lasted for more than 20 years and took it to his own grave."

"Perhaps it was her mother's noble integrity that contributed to this final tragedy."

"This is fate..."

For more than two thousand years, the girl, who had long been accustomed to such things, sighed sadly, and her voice slowly dissipated in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Fang Weihan said no more.

Listening to Henry Zhang's narration, he only felt a ball of fire burning in his heart, like thunder exploding in his chest.

Fathers kill their sons, emperors kill loyal ministers by mistake, and lovers hate each other because of love. All these are common in the long river of time.

Fang Weihan witnessed the beginning and end of the tragedy, and his mood slowly changed from unbelievable at the beginning, and finally became calm.

He just felt a little ironic now.

Obviously they all did what they should do, but in the end they didn't get the ending they should have.

Fang Weihan once thought, if he was in Henry Zhang's situation, would he stop Tao Yunjiang?

He concluded ridiculously.

meeting.

He would definitely stop Tao Yunjiang and not let her pass, which would bring countless troubles to Qingming.

In essence, he and Henry Zhang have something in common.

But there are more differences.

"Xuan Zhang, you want to commit suicide, right?"

Fang Weihan asked.

Henry Zhang slowly shook his head and did not answer his question.

At this time, even Tao Yunjiang, whose eyes were red, noticed something was wrong. "Uncle Zhang, don't worry about it."

She urged anxiously.

Seeing her elders who were kind to her so depressed made her feel very uncomfortable. The girl was even more panicked when she heard that Henry Zhang was suspected of committing suicide.

"You guys don't understand." Henry Zhang whispered, "I joined Qingming, I joined Changyuan Iron Guard, my purpose of joining them is to find my wife and son while concealing my identity."

"Now that they are all dead, what's the point of my life?"

Tao Yunjiang shook his head desperately, tears streaming down his cheeks.

"No... it's not like this, Uncle Zhang, you can't..."

"Jiang Jiang, I'm sorry for you."

Henry Zhang said lightly.

"It was me who misjudged His Highness Prince Guangling, and it was also me who insisted on going my own way. The matter is now at this point, and it is too late to say anything. I can only say a belated apology to you, and please don't blame me too much."

"Uncle Zhang...Uncle Zhang, please stop talking."

Tao Yunjiang was heartbroken.

Although she was crying, the girl still silently raised her vigilance. If Henry Zhang had any urge to draw the knife, she would definitely stop it from happening.

Henry Zhang said: "Can you stay away first? I will have a few words with His Highness Prince Guangling alone."

"But...but..."

Looking at the girl who was obviously hesitant, Henry Zhang added:

"I won't commit suicide for a while, at least not today, I promise."

Fang Weihan gave her a look to reassure her that he was there.

Tao Yunjiang gritted his teeth and walked to a position ten meters away.

She still chose to believe Fang Weihan.

"Your Highness Prince Guangling, please don't take it to heart about the many things that happened before."

Henry Zhang tremblingly raised his arms and solemnly clasped his fists at Fang Weihan.

"Xuan Zhang is guilty and does not ask for forgiveness, but I beg His Highness not to alienate his relationship with Qingming."

"I do not blame you."

Fang Weihan said calmly.

"Everyone is their own master. If I were in your shoes, maybe I would make the same decision as you."

"That's good."

Henry Zhang grinned, and relief seemed to flash across his old face.

"With this promise from His Highness, I will be able to close my eyes when I die."

"Clang!"

Caught off guard, the sound of the sword being unsheathed echoed in the quiet cemetery like thunder on the ground.

Henry Zhang is going to commit suicide.

In fact, just as he said, his mind was made up. There is no point in living in this world anymore, so he chose to use his own death to bring an end to the tragedy.

Tao Yunjiang was at rank five of Mingwu, which was similar to his own. Henry Zhang was not sure that he could commit suicide under her guard.

What he said just now was to deceive Tao Yunjiang, and the purpose was to lengthen the distance between her and him.

And once Tao Yunjiang leaves, he will only have Fang Weihan.

He couldn't stop himself.

"do not want!"

The girl shouted anxiously.

Tao Yunjiang, who had been paying attention here for a long time, discovered the clues the moment before Henry Zhang's movements started, and rushed towards here at full speed.

But even if she accelerated as hard as she could, the ten-meter distance was like a chasm, filling the boundary between life and death.

That's too late.

This thought flashed through the girl's mind.

She could only watch in despair as the cold, shining blade approached Henry Zhang's neck, filled with regret.

Tao Yunjiang closed his eyes in pain and couldn't bear to see the next scene.

"Qiang!"

Unexpectedly, it was not the sound of the blade entering flesh, but the sound of gold and iron colliding.

The girl opened her eyes suddenly and looked forward excitedly.

A pale golden elegant long sword firmly held Henry Zhang's long sword.

"You can't die yet."

Fang Weihan flicked his wrist and knocked the long knife from Henry Zhang's hand away.

The young prince looked down at him, the tip of his sword pointed at his eyebrows.

Tao Yunjiang rushed over as if waking up from a dream, forming shackles with his blood and suppressing all Henry Zhang's movements.

"how is this possible?"

Henry Zhang, who was already prepared to face death, thought in confusion.

He was a monk at the peak of the fifth rank of Mingwu. With the will to die, this sword was struck with all his strength without leaving any escape route. Its force was not something that Fang Weihan of the fourth rank of Mingwu could catch.

unless……

Henry Zhang looked up at him in disbelief.

Bloody thunder swirled on the blade of the Lumen Sword, and silent thunder intertwined above the thunder. Heavy coercion spread around him, like a torrential downpour under clouds thousands of miles away.

The true meaning of martial arts in Tao Yunjiang's body began to agitate involuntarily, as if it was threatened.

"You...are you a god?"

The girl didn't care to question Henry Zhang's behavior and exclaimed cutely.

"Yeah, just now."

Fang Weihan chuckled.

He tentatively raised his feet and found that he could float in the air briefly.

Walking in the void is a common ability of all monks who ascend to the gods.

Fang Weihan's Mingwu cultivation has reached level five!

The blood all over his body was rejoicing, and the true meaning of martial arts that belonged to him was filled with the flowing blood, doubling the power of the blood.

Fang Weihan's few words set off a storm in Tao Yunjiang's heart.

In just half a year, he broke through from the second rank of Mingwu to the fifth rank of Mingwu.

This speed... is simply unimaginable.

"What if...I mean if!"

"If I can't beat you in the future, you can't take the opportunity to bully me!"

I still remember the joke I once told, and in a daze, yesterday's boomerang has already hit me in the face today.

Tao Yunjiang suddenly felt that while he still couldn't beat him, he had to set some rules quickly.

Otherwise, you will definitely be bullied by him for the rest of your life!

(End of this chapter)