Zongwu: Start as Jinyiwei, invincible and powerful!

Ah Zhu said in a depressed mood, "Originally, I was planning to go to Northern Shaolin Temple with Ah Bi to look for Master... Murong Fu."

"But now, A-Bi is dead, and I have no relationship with the Murong family anymore. There is no need to go to Northern Shaolin anymore."

Lin Fan frowned slightly and asked, "So, what are your plans next?"

"Next, I want to go pay my respects to A-Bi first, and then... after that, I don't know what to do."

Ah Zhu thought for a moment and whispered.

Lin Fan turned to Duan Yu standing beside him and asked, "I saw Master Duan coming from the north. Was Miss A-Bi buried in the north?"

Duan Yu nodded and said, "Yes. Originally, we were so panicked that we had no idea where to go to escape and accidentally chose to go north."

"The Xixia people were originally heading northwest, but then for some reason, they suddenly headed south. I wanted to avenge A-Bi, so I followed them."

"Then let's travel together. After we pay our respects to A-Bi, Miss A-Zhu can go north with us to Bian Jing to relax," Lin Fan pondered for a moment and invited A-Zhu.

Lin Fan naturally had some thoughts about Ah Zhu, the gentle beauty who grew up in the water town of Jiangnan. Now that he had met her, how could he miss her?

Should he be left to Qiao Feng to kill?

Anyway, it won’t delay the important business.

Duan Yu then said, "I also want to go and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Bianjing. I wonder if I can go with you, Master Lin?"

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Of course."

Although Duan Yu is terrible at dealing with women, he is actually a good person.

Moreover, Duan Yu is going to inherit the Dali Kingdom. If he makes friends with them, he might gain unexpected benefits in the future.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin!"

Duan Yu was overjoyed upon hearing this and thanked Lin Fan out loud.

This is a long story, but it didn’t actually take up much time.

After Lin Fan finished dealing with Murong Fu and Ah Zhu's affairs, he walked towards the carriage where Princess Yunkang was, clasped his fists, and asked:

"Your Highness the Princess wasn't injured just now, was she?"

"No, I was just poisoned by Beisu Qingfeng at the beginning, but the poison has been cured now," Princess Yunkang's crisp voice came from the carriage.

"That's good," Lin Fan responded, and then said, "There is one thing I must ask for your forgiveness, Princess."

Princess Yunkang asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Lin Fan immediately told Princess Yunkang about how Murong Fu was dealt with and what happened to Ah Zhu.

"Haha, are you attracted to that Miss Ah Zhu?" Princess Yunkang laughed and teased when she heard this, and then said indifferently,

"It's just a small matter. Lord Lin, don't take it to heart. Just treat Murong Fu as if he's dead."

"Thank you, Princess!" Lin Fan clasped his fists and thanked Princess Yunkang. Then he said, "Then I will tell everyone to continue on their journey."

"Go!"

Princess Yunkang responded casually and didn't care about it.

Although she had experienced a bride kidnapping, fortunately, she escaped unharmed. Princess Yunkang was in a calm mood. After Lin Fan left, she smiled and started to communicate with Wuqing.

"Keep on going!"

Lin Fan quickly returned to the front of the team, waved his hand, and gave instructions to everyone.

So the convoy set off again.

Of course, Lin Fan also sent people to report the Xixia people's kidnapping of the bride to the court.

As for how the court would deal with it, that was not something he needed to worry about.

When the team arrived near A-Bi's burial place, Lin Fan asked everyone to rest there, and then accompanied A-Zhu and Duan Yu to pay tribute to A-Bi.

Afterwards, the group continued on their way to Bianjing, the capital of the Song State.

On the rest of the journey, we didn't encounter any incidents like kidnapping.

Occasionally, they would encounter a few reckless robbers, but the Jinyiwei would easily deal with them without Lin Fan even having to do anything.

On the way, Lin Fan converted and absorbed all of Duan Yanqing's skills into his own, and then killed him directly.

Unfortunately, Murong Fu and Duan Yanqing's skills were not enough to allow Lin Fan to break through to the Grandmaster level.

Lin Fan could only hope that a few more people would come and be absorbed by him.

Of course, Lin Fan did not forget to actively practice the Sacred Heart Technique to improve his own strength.

But it is obviously not possible to break through to the Grandmaster level by practicing diligently in a short period of time.

More than half a month had passed since the Xixia people kidnapped their bride, and the group finally arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture.

Just after arriving in Kaifeng Prefecture and before reaching Bianjing, a team with complicated ceremonial guards appeared in the sight of Lin Fan and others.

Lin Fan waved his hand, ordering the team to stop. He then looked at the newcomer and said calmly, "Stop!"

The leader of the other side, a middle-aged man in official uniform, saw Lin Fan and the Jinyiwei on guard and quickly stopped the team behind him. He then stepped forward alone, bowed to Lin Fan, and said:

"Xu Kun, the Minister of Rites of the State of Song, has come by order of the King to greet Princess Yunkang! May I know your name?"

"I am Lin Fan, the Northern Pacification Envoy of the Embroidered Uniform Guard," Lin Fan responded, then asked, "Do you have any proof?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Kun hurriedly said, "It's you, Lord Lin. I have the king's handwritten letter as proof. Please take a look, Lord."

As he spoke, Xu Kun presented with both hands a piece of silk that looked like an imperial edict.

Lin Fan reached out to take the silk and examined it. He found that it did have the seal of the King of Song.

"Master Xu, please wait a moment. I will go and report to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Master Lin, please do as you wish!" Xu Kun said respectfully after hearing Lin Fan's words.

Lin Fan nodded slightly, turned around and rode his horse to Princess Yunkang's carriage, then dismounted and said:

"Your Highness, the welcoming team ahead is sent by the King of Song. Here is the King of Song's handwritten letter."

After saying that, Lin Fan handed the letter to Shangguan Haitang outside the carriage.

Shangguan Haitang took the imperial edict, confirmed it, and handed it into the carriage.

Soon, Wuqing and Princess Yunkang also confirmed it.

Immediately, Princess Yunkang's pretentiously majestic voice rang out, "The imperial edict is correct. Let them go."

"I humbly obey my orders!"

Lin Fan clasped his fists and saluted, then rode his horse to the front of the team again and conveyed Princess Yunkang's intention.

Afterwards, the two teams merged into one and continued to head towards Bian Jing.

There was no time to reach Bianjing City that night, so under the arrangement of Xu Kun and other Song officials, Lin Fan and Wuqing protected Princess Yunkang and stayed in an inn outside Bianjing City.

Night time.

At night, after Lin Fan finished his training and was about to fall asleep, he suddenly sensed that several strange auras were approaching quickly in the darkness.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Lin Fan used the invisibility technique and sneaked into Shangguan Haitang's room.

The sight of spring made Lin Fan lose his mind a little, and his heart beat involuntarily.

"Who?"

Shangguan Haitang's face suddenly changed. He let out a low cry and instantly pulled up his outer shirt to cover his entire body.