Chapter 211: The Deaths of Jiang Biehe and Jiang Yulang

The case of the missing escort silver that shook the Edo was finally solved.

And what made everyone's jaws drop was that the person who stole this batch of escort silver was actually the "Jiangnan Hero" Jiang Biehe.

Everything that happened at Dilingzhuang that day was far more than just the matter of the escort silver. The twists and turns were far more exciting than any storytelling.

Now, as the protagonist of this drama, Yu Liancheng had shaken the Edo; there was no one who did not know him, no one who had not heard of him.

And the Jiangnan Hero Jiang Biehe had already lost his reputation and his name was completely ruined.

No one knew his whereabouts, and no one knew what he was doing.

……

Jiang Biehe was fleeing for his life.

Fleeing with him was his son, Jiang Yulang.

This was his real son, who had previously been thrown into a latrine by Xiaoyuer.

Now Jiang Biehe had become a rat crossing the street, with everyone shouting to beat him.

Xiaoyuer had even said that in five days, he would take his life, so Jiang Biehe had no choice but to flee.

Jiang Yulang's martial arts had been crippled; once his enemies came knocking, he would be nothing more than fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others, so he could only follow Jiang Biehe and flee.

This pair of father and son galloped on horseback, exhausted from their flight, unaware that two people were watching them from afar on a mountain.

Yu Liancheng stood with his hands behind his back, his clothes fluttering in the wind: "Kid, are you sure you don't want me to intervene?"

Xiaoyuer laughed and said: "Brother Yu, you have already arranged everything. If I still needed your help, I wouldn't be Xiaoyuer, I would be a little fool, a little good-for-nothing."

Yu Liancheng suddenly turned his head to look at Xiaoyuer, his eyes flashing: "Although you grew up in Villain's Valley and like to play pranks, your heart is very kind. I am worried that you will soften at the critical moment and let this pair of father and son go."

In the original story, Yan Nantian crippled the martial arts of Jiang Yulang and Jiang Biehe, letting Xiaoyuer kill them himself to avenge his parents.

But Xiaoyuer not only did not kill the two, he even arranged for them to work at Gu Renyu's villa.

Call it a broad mind or a "saintly" mentality, but in any case, Yu Liancheng did not like it at all.

Xiaoyuer laughed and said: "Brother Yu, don't worry. They are my enemies; how could I possibly let them go?"

Yu Liancheng nodded and said: "Good, I will trust you this once."

Xiaoyuer said: "Brother Yu, I'm leaving."

"Go," Yu Liancheng waved his hand.

Watching Xiaoyuer's departing back, a look of contemplation could not help but appear on Yu Liancheng's face.

"Can this brat really bring himself to be ruthless?"

……

Jiang Biehe and his son began their journey of flight.

Perhaps they were very lucky; along the way, they only encountered two groups of martial artists chasing them, and both were easily evaded by the two.

On the third day of their flight, as they passed through a remote mountain forest, they suddenly heard the sounds of a fight.

Fearing that the martial arts experts were coming to hunt them down, the two quickly found a place to hide and looked toward the source of the fighting.

They saw five strange-looking people engaged in a fierce, life-and-death struggle.

One was ghostly and eerie, wearing hemp clothes that fluttered in the wind, his feet barely touching the ground; he looked like anything but a living person.

One had a face full of smiles, looking harmless to humans and animals, and always laughed twice before speaking.

One was tall and thin, dressed in white like snow, with sleeves reaching the ground; his face was pale, deathly pale, and cold as ice.

One was incomparably beautiful and soul-stirring, but sometimes their voice and movements were like a man's.

The last person had an exceptionally large mouth; his martial arts were not outstanding among the five, but the other four seemed to have a special wariness toward him.

Jiang Yulang might not have recognized these people, but Jiang Biehe was well-informed and could not fail to recognize them; he almost screamed out loud.

The ghostly one was the "Half-Man Half-Ghost" Yin Jiuyou, the laughing bald man was the "Knife Hidden in a Smile" Haha'er, the one in white like snow was the "Blood Hand" Du Sha, who had the highest martial arts among the Ten Great Villains, and the one with the big mouth was the "Man-Eater" Li Dazui.

And since that woman was mingling with these people, she must be the "Half-Man Half-Woman" Tu Jiaojiao.

"Haha, this Treasure Map belongs to all of us, let's not fight over it anymore."

"Haha'er, you shouldn't use your 'Knife Hidden in a Smile' tactics... Ah, Tu Jiaojiao, you actually..."

"Yin Jiuyou, you half-man half-ghost, everyone will only be at ease once you become a dead ghost."

Jiang Biehe and his son watched from the side, secretly terrified.

These Five Great Villains did not know when they had emerged from Villain's Valley, and they seemed to be killing each other over a Treasure Map.

The father and son looked at each other, remaining silent.

They had already reached a tacit understanding, preparing to play the role of the "fisherman reaping the benefits while the snipe and the clam fight."

This slaughter among the villains lasted for a full half-hour.

The one left standing in the end was not Du Sha, who had the highest martial arts, nor was it Yin Jiuyou, who had the best light-body skill, but the "Knife Hidden in a Smile" Haha'er.

But at this moment, Haha'er was also heavily wounded, gasping for air incessantly.

"Haha... haha... that treasure... that secret manual... all belong to me now..." Haha'er laughed, covered in blood, as if he might collapse at any moment.

Just then, Yin Jiuyou, who had long since collapsed to the ground, suddenly leaped up, and a dagger was viciously plunged into Haha'er's back.

"You... you..." Haha'er could not believe it.

"Hehe, you, the one with the knife hidden in your smile, will eventually go to hell with me, the half-man half-ghost." Yin Jiuyou cackled, and the two finally collapsed to the ground together.

Jiang Biehe and Jiang Yulang waited for a long time without seeing the five move, and only then did they finally step out.

Jiang Biehe took the Treasure Map from Haha'er's hand.

"It is truly inconceivable that the Five Great Villains would kill each other over a Treasure Map."

"We just arrived here and happened to see this scene; isn't it too much of a coincidence?"

Clatter, clatter, clatter!!

As Jiang Biehe and his son Jiang Yulang were discussing and preparing to check if the Five Great Villains were truly dead, a sound of hoofbeats rang out.

The two could not help but become flustered, fearing that the pugilists hunting them had arrived, and hurriedly left.

After Jiang Biehe and his son left, "Yin Jiuyou" suddenly jumped up from the ground: "These two bastards are truly suspicious; this ruse almost failed to trick them."

This voice was actually Xiaoyuer's.

"They are likely already suspicious of the Treasure Map."

"Tu Jiaojiao" also sat up; it was the voice of the Duan Family's San Guniang: "This pair of father and son is sinister and cunning; it is absolutely impossible for them to be easily fooled."

"But I am certain that these two turtle sons will still fall for it."

"Li Dazui" spoke; just hearing the words "I" and "turtle sons," one could already conclude this was Xuanyuan Sanguang.

"Not bad." A cunning light flashed in Xiaoyuer's eyes: "This pair of father and son is greedy to the extreme, and furthermore, they are at their wit's end; as long as there is a sliver of possibility that the Treasure Map is real, they will definitely go looking for it."

Following that, his voice became very low, as if he were muttering to himself: "What's more, this Treasure Map is actually real."

"Haha, Xiaoyuer, I have helped you twice; are you going to accompany me for a gamble?" Xuanyuan Sanguang laughed heartily.

"You should have Shenxi Daozhang and the others accompany you to gamble; I must leave first." Xiaoyuer greeted the few of them and strode away.

"Old bull-nosed priest, do you have any interest in coming for a gamble?"

"Heh, no."

"You fellow, why are you so uninteresting? How about you, Head Escort Shen?"

"Haha, Shen has matters to attend to; Brother Xuanyuan, we shall meet again if fate allows."

"Damn it, you bunch of turtle sons."

……

Jiang Biehe and Jiang Yulang, the father and son, were indeed as Xiaoyuer had said; even though they knew the Treasure Map might be fake, they still held onto a sliver of hope and went to search for this treasure.

This treasure might just be the capital for their comeback.

Two days later, the two discovered the location of the treasure in a dense jungle; it was a very long cave.

Jiang Biehe and Jiang Yulang scrambled to enter the cave.

And in the depths of the cave, there were unexpectedly several pitch-black, large chests.

The two hurriedly rushed in front of the chests and opened them; a brilliant and magnificent light had already spilled out.

These chests were actually filled with gold and silver.

They had already opened all of the chests.

Unsurprisingly, every chest was filled with gold and silver.

And beside every chest, there was an engraving, either a bloody hand or a human head……

"So this is the place where the Five Great Villains hid their treasure." Jiang Yulang was completely stunned; an strange flush appeared on his pale face, and his fingertips began to tremble slightly.

Jiang Biehe was even more overjoyed; as long as he had these few chests of treasure, it was not impossible to make a comeback.

His gaze turned back to Jiang Yulang, seemingly sinking for a moment, and he smiled: "Yulang, do you like these few chests?"

Jiang Yulang finally reacted and said with a fawning smile: "These... I fear there is no one in the world who does not like them, but the treasure was discovered by Father, so it naturally belongs to Father."

Jiang Biehe said indifferently: "Oh, you don't want them?"

Jiang Yulang said with a fawning smile: "Father is joking; my life was bestowed by you, and everything I have is Father's. If Father is willing to give me some for pocket money, I would already be very grateful. Even if I take nothing, I have no complaints."

Jiang Biehe finally revealed a smile: "Not bad, not bad, you are truly a good child."

"Hahaha, you pair of father and son are truly so hypocritical it makes one want to vomit." At this moment, Xiaoyuer's voice drifted in from outside the cave: "With this pile of silver to accompany you in your burial, you should be satisfied; there are no regrets."

The expressions of Jiang Yulang and Jiang Biehe changed instantly.

Jiang Biehe unfolded his form and darted toward the outside of the cave.

"Father, take your child with you."

Jiang Yulang's martial arts had been crippled, and in terms of speed, he naturally could not compare to Jiang Biehe, so he hurriedly begged his father for help.

It was just a pity that Jiang Biehe did not even look back and continued to dash toward the outside of the cave.

Boom—!

However, before Jiang Biehe could fly to the outside of the cave.

The earth suddenly trembled, as if there were an earthquake, or as if some behemoth were rolling on the ground.

And just as Jiang Biehe saw Xiaoyuer's grinning face and was about to dart out of the cave, the daylight suddenly dimmed; with a "Bang!" of a loud noise, sand flew and stones rolled, and a huge stone along with countless rubble had already blocked the cave entrance.

Xiaoyuer's voice came from outside again, but it had become very faint and ethereal.

"This is indeed the treasure of the Five Great Villains, but it is a pity that you will never be able to spend this wealth. By the way, I also prepared a little gift for you in the last chest; you can enjoy it well before you die. After you finish enjoying it, I hope that when you are hungry enough to eat each other's flesh, you will still feel that silver is more adorable..."

His voice also gradually drifted away, gradually becoming inaudible, as if he had already left.

Inside the cave, Jiang Biehe pushed the stone with all his might, exhausting all his strength, but the stone did not move at all.

Jiang Yulang also finally rushed over, and seeing this scene before him, his expression changed drastically.

He also came over to push the stone, but still could not shake it even a fraction.

This pair of father and son looked at each other, and a look of despair appeared in their eyes.

Could it be that they were to be starved to death here?

"Right, that brat said there was a gift in the last chest; let's go see what it is."

The two returned to the depths of the cave, and the last chest was opened; inside, of course, there were still gold, silver, and jewels.

Jiang Biehe and Jiang Yulang continuously took the gold, silver, and jewels out.

Before long, they discovered that beneath this gold and silver, there was actually another small chest.

Jiang Biehe opened the small chest again; inside the small chest were actually many steamed buns and fresh water.

Jiang Yulang could not help but frown and say: "That brat clearly wants to put us to death; would he kindly send us food? Could it be that the steamed buns and water are poisoned?"

Jiang Biehe shook his head and said: "Now we are already certain to die; he has no need to use poison. Perhaps he just wants us to live a little longer and enjoy the taste of death a little more."

Jiang Yulang said: "Not bad, the food here is enough for the two of us to eat for seven days at most; after seven days..."

Jiang Biehe said, "Therefore, we must now look to see if this cave has any other exits."

The two of them began to search separately again.

Before long, Jiang Yulang shouted, "Father, come and look..."

"What is it?"

"Come and look quickly."

Jiang Biehe walked over quickly, and Jiang Yulang, with a look of joy on his face, pointed toward a spot: "Look quickly, is there an exit there?"

That place was pitch black, and Jiang Biehe could not help but lean in and walk over.

Just at this moment, a cold glint flashed from Jiang Yulang's sleeve, and a blade had already been thrust into Jiang Biehe's back.

Jiang Biehe turned his body with difficulty, his eyes wide open, looking at Jiang Yulang in disbelief: "You... you... you actually want to kill me... there is no way out, we are going to die anyway, yet you still want to kill your father..."

Having struck with one blow, Jiang Yulang hurriedly retreated, sneering as he said, "The food in the small chest is only enough for the two of us to eat for seven days at most, but if I kill you, the food will be enough for half a month, and I will live seven days longer."

Jiang Biehe's body trembled: "For the sake of... living seven more days, you would kill me."

Jiang Yulang said coldly, "For the sake of living one more hour, I would also kill you!"

Jiang Biehe hissed, "I am your father!"

Jiang Yulang gave a cold, mocking laugh: "But many times, you never treated me as your son, so naturally, I will not treat you as my father."

Jiang Biehe's breathing grew weaker and weaker, as if he might collapse at any moment; he hissed, "Good, good, I originally thought I was wicked enough, but I never imagined my son would be ten times, a hundred times more wicked than me."

Jiang Yulang only sneered.

"But even if I die, I absolutely cannot let you, this little brat, go!"

Suddenly, a ferocious look appeared on Jiang Biehe's face as he mustered his final strength, lunged at Jiang Yulang, and clamped his hands tightly onto his throat.

Jiang Yulang's martial arts had been crippled and he could not dodge in time; his face was already turning purple from the choking, and he could not catch his breath, saying in a faint and urgent voice: "Father, don't... I am your son..."

The sounds of struggling in the cave gradually subsided.

Xiaoyuer had already left the cave and was walking aimlessly, a look of contemplation appearing between his brows, as if he were making a difficult decision.

He suddenly sighed, as if talking to himself.

"Brother Yu, I have let you down; I still intend to let them go."

"I truly do not like killing; if others killed my kin, they were despicable and vicious, but if I were to kill them, would I not become just like them? Therefore, I want them to live and repent for their sins; doing this is more interesting than killing them."

"The food in the chest is enough for the two of them to eat for several days; after ten days, when they are gasping for breath and have suffered enough, I will find a way to save them."

"But I still need to tell Brother Yu about this matter; no matter how he wants to punish me, it is fine."

In this world, the most evil Villain's Valley actually raised the most magnanimous Xiaoyuer.

If the Five Great Villains were to learn of this, one would not know if they should cry three times or laugh three times.

But if Xiaoyuer were to learn of the events in the cave, one would not know if he should cry three times or laugh three times.

PS: 9300 words updated today, asking for monthly tickets; Yao Yue appears tomorrow.