THE RETURN OF THE HEROES

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An arrow flashed, clashing the sword just when it almost touched Wu Qi's neck. Growling furiously, Huan Shikang glared at the group that messed with his victory party. His eyes widened, he could not believe what he saw. "You?!? F*cking brats... how come it is you?!..."

"We meet again, Huan Shikang," Wang Yue opened his mouth. The group that had just arrived consisted of him, Lin Chan, and the other Bai Lian Jiao members who had changed their principles of life. Of course including Xu Gechang, Wei Han, Ma Ya, and Bao Mei.

But before Huan Shikang had time to respond, another arrow flashed again. In just half a minute, the arrow suddenly stabbed into Huan Shikang's right chest.

"Aaarrgghh!" Huan Shikang's screams of pain broke the sky. He held his wounded chest, his breath panted in pain. "Aren't... all of you the members of Bai Lian Jiao?! But why... are you now defend the government?!?"

"You don't think the wind will change its direction, do you?" Wang Yue said calmly, an attitude that was in stark contrast to the temperamental Huan Shikang. "We've all changed our minds. We don't want to rebel against the legitimate government anymore!"

"What?!? I... impossible?!" Huan Shikang was dumbfounded. "Wang Yue... we've all made an allegiance... that whatever happens, you won't betray our oath?!... Aren't we all agreed... that we will stay in line until death?! Then... how can you easily break such a sacred promise?" It turned out that Huan Shikang was well-acquainted with Wang Yue.

"Because all of them have realized, which one is a good leader who cares for the people!"

Wu Qi had got to his feet. Gasping for breath, he threw a haughty smile at Huan Shikang who frowned in anger. "You've lost... Huan Shikang, Rumilie! All of you have lost!"

The sun shone on Wu Qi's face which was filled with a triumphant smile. Huan Shikang, Suo Junhuan, and Rumilie were stupefied. There were only three of them while Wu Qi, A Nuo, and other troops were supported by the former Bai Lian Jiao members who were very skilled in martial arts. Moreover, Huan Shikang was badly injured. They knew that this fight would only result in their defeat, and there was only one way they could do.

Huan Shikang, Suo Junhuan, and Rumilie turned around, climbed to their respective horses, and fled away.

"Don't you dare run away!" Wu Qi spurred his horse, trying to catch up with them. And so did the ex-Bai Lian Jiao.

"Give up! You won't be able to escape!" A Nuo shouted.

They started to shoot arrows. One of them managed to hit Suo Junhuan. He screamed, fell off his horse. The San Hu Wei arrested him immediately.

A Nuo whipped his horse, he managed to make it to go faster. He could soon get close to Huan Shikang. The distance between them was much closer. A Nuo raised his sword. He whipped his horse again, the horse's pace became faster and now he was almost beside Huan Shikang.

"Stalemate, Huan Shikang!" A Nuo slashed his sword at Huan Shikang who could no longer dodge.

Huan Shikang was badly injured, blood kept pouring out of the wound unstoppably and it was enough to make his stamina decrease drastically. He could no longer fight or evade when A Nuo slashed his sword.

A Nuo's sword stabbed straight into the middle of Huan Shikang's stomach.

Huan Shikang immediately fell from his horse, and he soon lay on the grass.

A Nuo stopped his horse. He watched Huan Shikang, who was now lying weakly in the grass, dying. Breathing his last with his mouth bleeding severely, Huan Shikang said, "San Hu Wei... this time... you may win... but it's not over yet..."

"You are dying yet but still talking big!" A Nuo cursed.

"Hehe... this is not over yet... I tell you... there will be someone who replaces me to stir much bigger rebellion... and even at that time, the central government will be at a loss... The oppressed poor people will have the mandate of heaven... hehehe..." Huan Shikang laughed hoarsely. "Pass it on to your leaders! To Zhou Wang and the Emperor! The revenge from Bai Lian Jiao is coming!"

Huan Shikang widened his eyes, and after that, he fell silent. Stopped talking. And his breath, had stopped as well.

Finally, he died.

A Nuo shone his sword. Together with Wang Yue and other former Bai Lian Jiao members, he took Huan Shikang's corpse to be transported to Kaifeng, there it would become a sign that the rebel leader had been defeated.

On the other hand. Wu Qi spurred his horse as fast as he could to chase Rumilie. They kept on chasing, for a very long time. Until finally Wu Qi cheered happily. They were almost at the edge of a ravine. At this point, Rumilie would no longer be able to escape.

Rumilie himself had also realized that fact. His fleeing was blocked by the edge of a ravine. He gritted his teeth.

"I won't die that easily!" He shouted loudly. He turned his horse, it seemed that he intended to change the direction.

"Huh! I won't let it!" Trying to prevent Rumilie from going out of his grasp, Wu Qi pulled out his bow, then released the arrow.

The arrow managed to hit its target precisely.

A scream of pain echoed, as Wu Qi's arrow pierced Rumilie's left upper chest. At the same time, the arrow slammed Rumilie's body, made him be pushed down from the horse's back.

Rumilie was thrown into the ravine.

The wind dashed over his eardrums. His body was so weak he could no longer fight back.

"Xie Wang... Your Highness Xie Wang!... Really sorry, I can't avenge you!..."

Rumilie's eyes blurred. The sky, the grass, the cliffs, passed by him so fast... and so was Wu Qi's face. Rumilie's heart was filled with intense hatred when he saw him.

"But it doesn't mean that if I can't retaliate, then nobody can do it... This all, will still be compensated! Fate doesn't allow me to retaliate, instead, it must be he who executes it! Yes, Zhou Wang, it is Yongle Emperor who will destroy you! Yongle Emperor, is my last weapon, who will destroy you into pieces!"

Rumilie only screamed that curse in his mind, but the echo of it seemed to shake the whole Ming. The waves swept this country hard. It swept this country with the horror that would eventually strike off.

That hard wave, was trying to wake the sleeping dragon. Hundreds of kilometers away from Kaifeng, the waves seemed to be calling Zhu Di, who was still sitting leisurely and enjoying the beauty of Feng Tian Palace at that time. Calling him to turn away from his leisure, to carry out Rumilie's curse before ending his life.

Rumilie fell into the ravine. His figure immediately disappeared from sight. Even though Wu Qi had squinted as sharply as possible to search for him, he could not find Rumilie's body. The ravine was so deep, he even could not see its bottom, so Wu Qi doubted whether he could find Rumilie's body or not.

"Has he died?" Wu Qi muttered. He took a deep breath. To tell the truth, he really expected Rumilie to die. Rumilie had always bothered Zhu Su for so many years, he would not let him live any longer and create more chaos. "But this ravine is very deep, the bottom is invisible, only gods can survive after falling into there..."

The wind blew hard. Wu Qi pressed his lips. A few moments later, he made up his mind. He turned around, joined A Nuo and the others.