Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 357 Cut off the beard
"Accidentally broke in?" Feng Tietou sneered and said, "My defense zone is 400 or 500 miles, anyway, it's a big area. You guys are almost running to Hulao Pass. You still have the nerve to say it was an accident?"

As he spoke, he tapped Yu Tianmin's shoulder with the back of his big Guandao and said, "This is like me killing your whole family and then telling you I'm sorry, my hand slipped. Can you believe it?"

"Hahaha!" The soldiers laughed so hard that they fell over.

"..." Yu Tianmin's scalp was about to explode. If the other party really just slipped his hand, he would be at a loss.

But he is the deputy chief of the Gou Chen Si after all. He has to stand up at this time. He must not embarrass General Chen, nor let others laugh at the people of the Southern Dynasty.

Moreover, Ren Yuan had already taught him roughly what to say, so Yu Tianmin forced himself to calm down and said with a faint smile: "General, you can indeed not believe it, but the fact is this. Our company absolutely has no intention of offending the general, because the people we respect most are heroes like the True King and the general."

"This little mouth is as sweet as honey." Feng Tietou laughed loudly, and suddenly his hand tightened. The blade rubbed lightly, cutting Yu Tianmin's neck and drawing blood.

He looked sullen and cursed in a deep voice: "You bastard, you took me for a fool. You are officials and I am a bandit. Do you think you can appreciate me? I can even have children!"

"General, you are wrong." Yu Tianmin smiled calmly and said, "We are officials of the Southern Dynasty, and we cannot control the bandits of the Northern Dynasty. You are bandits of the Northern Dynasty, and you cannot hinder us officials of the Southern Dynasty. Moreover, we have a common enemy, so why can't we appreciate each other?"

"Hiss..." Feng Tietou touched his chin and said, "That makes sense."

After Du Luozhou and Ge Rong fell out, he was now surrounded by enemies on three sides. If he didn't want to jump into the sea, he really had to find a way out.

"As the saying goes, 'more friends, more paths'. Who knows if we will become a family someday?" Yu Tianmin said while the iron was hot: "Perhaps I will have to rely on the general for promotion at that time."

"Hahaha." Feng Tietou laughed so hard that his body shook. He finally put away his knife: "If the people of the Southern Dynasty were all as sensible as you, it would be a good place for them to go in the future."

"If the general and the true king have this intention in the future, I will immediately report it to Marshal Chen and help the general pave the way." Yu Tianmin hurriedly promised.

"Haha, it seems like I have to spare your life this time." Feng Tietou said in an increasingly friendly manner, "Of course, there are also your brothers."

"Thank you, General, for not killing me." Yu Tianmin hurriedly crossed his arms to express his gratitude.

"By the way, who is this?" Feng Tietou looked at Xiao Zong who was tied up and gagged.

"An imperial prisoner." Yu Tianmin didn't want to cause trouble, but it was obviously not his choice.

"We remember that he didn't stuff his mouth with stuffed cloth just now. How come he stuffed a piece of cloth in the blink of an eye? Take it out quickly." Feng Tietou ordered.

“……”Yu Tianmin’s mouth twitched, but he still did as he was told.

As soon as the gag was removed, Xiao Zong gasped and said, "Don't believe his lies. The Emperor Xiao Yan of the Southern Dynasty valued family background the most. If someone from the Northern Dynasty came over, he would still treat him well. But if someone like the general came from a righteous army, he would not even bother to take him away!"

"Is it true?" Feng Tietou asked with a frown.

"Of course it's true!" Xiao Zong said.

"Of course it's fake!" Yu Tianmin said.

"Then who should I trust?" Feng Tietou scolded with a smile, "Why don't you two debate it out first?"

"Trust me, I have been Xiao Yan's son for more than 20 years. Is there anyone who knows him better than me?" Xiao Zong said bluntly. He was now at a dead end, so of course he had to give it a try and see if there was a chance of a turnaround.

"Oh my god, how disrespectful! This guy is a prince?!" Feng Tietou couldn't help but smack his lips. He looked up and down at Xiao Zong, who had disheveled hair and dark eyes, and said, "He doesn't look that noble."

"If you don't believe me, ask him." Xiao Zong pointed at Yu Tianmin with his chin and said, "If he says no, it just proves that he is not telling the truth."

"..." Yu Tianmin had no choice but to say in a low voice: "He is no longer the king now. The emperor has stripped him of his throne, expelled him from the clan, and changed his surname to Bei." "Is Monk Xiao so cruel to his own son?" Feng Tietou exclaimed.

"Because I am the posthumous son of the previous emperor! I am not his biological son at all!" Xiao Zong loudly announced: "It is true that I am not called Xiao Zong now, but he has no right to change my surname, because my Xiao is the Xiao of the Great Qi royal family! My name is Xiao Zan now!"

Unexpectedly, Feng Tietou not only had no reaction, but his enthusiasm faded and he said, "Oh."

Apparently, these days only the "Xiao" in the Xiaoliang royal family is valuable, while the "Xiao" in the Xiaoqi royal family is not even worth a dog's mouth.

"..." Xiao Zong also realized that there was a deviation in his cognition, and he suddenly felt unwell.

"Hey, why did they want to arrest you?" Feng Tietou asked him again.

"Because... my identity has been exposed." Xiao Zong whispered.

Yu Tianmin and others breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. At least he didn't go crazy enough to reveal the secret of the jade seal.

"Really?" Feng Tietou looked at Yu Tianmin again.

"Yes." Yu Tianmin and others had no choice but to cooperate with him in lying.

"Oh, this is a bit unkind of Monk Xiao. He killed the man's father, slept with his mother, and now that he knows his life story, he wants to capture him and silence him." Feng Tietou shook his head and said to Xiao Zong: "Don't worry, you will follow me from now on. I will protect you."

"Thank you...big brother." Xiao Zong was really adaptable. He actually gritted his teeth and accepted this big brother.

"What do you think? Give your brother some face. You can't let him call you big brother for nothing." Feng Tietou said to Yu Tianmin and Song Jingxiu.

"..." The two were dumbfounded. Who could have imagined that it would develop like this?

"Who else do you want to take away?" Feng Tietou didn't even ask for their opinions, but asked Xiao Zong directly.

"Take away everything you can." Xiao Zong had a sense of Feng Tietou's temper and said softly, "They have loyally escorted me until now. I can't bear to see them fall into the hands of Gou Chen Si."

"Oh, you are quite kind and righteous." Feng Tietou couldn't help but said happily: "Okay, we are the same."

Then he waved his hand and said, "Take them all away, take them all away."

Then the personal soldiers stepped forward and pulled Zu Geng and others out from the hands of the swordsman.

How could anyone in the Gou Chen Division have ever been so angry? If someone still wanted to hold on, they would naturally suffer.

Yu Tianmin waved his hand helplessly, signaling his men to release the person. The only person they wanted to capture was Xiao Zong, and there was no point in capturing others.

"How about we go to Xingyang City and sit down for a while?" Feng Tietou invited him again in a fake way: "Let's have a good drink."

"I'll definitely do it next time." Yu Tianmin and Song Jingxiu naturally declined the offer.
"Then the mountains and rivers will remain unchanged and the waters will flow forever." Feng Tietou knocked on the brim of his helmet, said goodbye to the two men, and left with Xiao Zong and his subordinates.

Yu Tianmin then realized that he had brought over a thousand people with him...

If I had fought just now, I would have had no chance of winning.

(End of this chapter)