Duan Zhengchun transmigrates to Yin Zhiping

"Who are you?!"

The middle-aged general did not answer, but looked coldly at Duan Zhengchun and asked in a deep voice.

"I'm here to kill you, but if you answer all my questions, I might change my mind."

Duan Zhengchun smiled, said something slowly, then tilted his head back and took a sip of wine. He then slowly untied the sword case from his back and placed it beside him.

"Your Excellency is so young, yet you were able to easily infiltrate the vanguard's camp and sit down in front of me without anyone noticing. This shows that you must be highly skilled."

"Why don't you follow me from now on? Anyway, the Song Dynasty will soon perish, and I'll guarantee you endless wealth and glory!"

The middle-aged general smiled and said with a serious expression, actually trying to win over Duan Zhengchun to his face.

However, Duan Zhengchun shook his head and said, "I have no interest in wealth and glory. Apart from fine wine, I only like beautiful women."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged general's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "My Great Mongol Empire is full of beauties, far more beautiful than the women of your Great Song Dynasty. As long as you are willing to serve, you can have any kind of woman you want."

Duan Zhengchun curled his lip and sneered, "Including your wife?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged general's face instantly darkened, and the smile on his lips vanished in an instant. He then suddenly stretched out his right hand from under the table, and a curved blade slashed directly at Duan Zhengchun's throat!

Duan Zhengchun sneered and instantly pressed the mechanism of the sword box. With a sword ringing out, the Lingxiao Sword broke out of the box!

Duan Zhengchun swiftly grabbed the Lingxiao Sword and placed it directly against the middle-aged general's neck. The curved blade aimed at his throat was instantly broken in two without even making a sound!

The middle-aged general was stunned, looking at the composed Duan Zhengchun with great surprise, a hint of ferocity flashing in his eyes.

"Tell me, when does the Mongol army plan to capture Huai'an County? This is your last chance!"

Duan Zhengchun tilted his head back and took another sip of wine, then asked the same question again.

"Even if you kill me, it won't change anything. The Song Dynasty will perish sooner or later, otherwise Huai'an Prefecture wouldn't be so isolated and helpless to this day!"

The middle-aged general did not answer Duan Zhengchun's question, but instead said with a cold smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Zhengchun flicked his wrist and severed the middle-aged general's throat without hesitation.

The middle-aged general clutched his neck and fell to the ground. His gaze toward Duan Zhengchun still held no fear, but was instead filled with disdain and indifference.

Duan Zhengchun frowned slightly and slowly stood up.

He never expected that a mere vanguard general could be so fearless; it seemed there was a reason for the downfall of the Dali Kingdom.

At the same time, he also began to worry about the safety of Huai'an County, but all he could do was try to slow down the Mongol army's continued advance.

Immediately afterwards, Duan Zhengchun carried the sword box to the outside of the tent, took another sip of wine, gripped the Lingxiao sword tightly, and put the sword box back on his back.

"who?!"

Just then, the patrol guards finally spotted this unexpected guest, and after questioning him, they immediately surrounded him.

Immediately afterwards, more and more Mongol soldiers rushed out of their tents and surrounded the main tent.

Duan Zhengchun sneered and charged into the crowd like lightning, leaving a trail of blood and screams of agony in his wake!

...

The next morning.

Inside the council hall of Willow Garden, as agreed the previous night, the assembled heroes of the martial world who had all rushed to the hall still hadn't seen Guo Jing appear.

No one knew what had happened, and everyone was talking about it.

"Everyone, please be patient. Just as dawn broke, Brother Jing was summoned by General Guo, the garrison commander of Huai'an. It must be something important to discuss. Let's wait a little longer."

Huang Rong sat in the main seat, glanced at the murmuring crowd, and spoke loudly.

Guo Fu stood silently beside her mother, playing with the braid draped over her shoulder, seemingly unconcerned about the gossip and her father's delayed return.

"Since Chief Huang has said so, let's all calm down and wait a bit before we talk about it."

Wu Santong slowly walked out of the crowd and raised his hand to signal everyone to stop talking.

The group of heroes nodded and said nothing more, and the council hall gradually returned to silence.

Huang Rong glanced at the empty doorway and frowned slightly. She was worried that something might have happened to her husband, since an hour had passed and he still hadn't returned.

Just as everyone was lost in thought, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, and then Guo Jing strode in.

"Master Guo, where have you been?"

"Has something happened?!"

"The Mongol army is attacking again?!"

Upon seeing Guo Jing appear, the heroes all began to inquire.

Guo Jing clasped his hands in a fist salute to the crowd and said loudly, "Please don't worry, I only went to see General Guo. The Mongol army did not come."

Huang Rong squeezed through the crowd and came closer, asking with concern, "Brother Jing, you've been gone for so long, has something really happened to you?"

Guo Jing nodded, gestured, and led Huang Rong into the council hall. He then turned to face all the heroes and announced loudly, "Last night, indeed one... no, it should be two major events!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed, and they couldn't help but start discussing it again.

"Brother Jing, stop keeping me in suspense, what exactly happened?"

Huang Rong pressed on anxiously.

Guo Jing smiled and said loudly, "Last night, someone wiped out the Tianlang Society, an underground gang in Huai'an County. All 132 members of the gang were killed!"

"Furthermore, someone killed five Mongol spies in a restaurant in the city, and the leader's body was hung on the city wall!"

"The murderer also had the restaurant manager inform the guards at the North Gate. The Huai'an garrison has begun a city-wide search overnight to prevent any escapees!"

"Guo suspects that these two incidents were committed by the same person. Could it be one of the people present here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Zhengchun looked carefully at the crowd, his gaze sweeping across each person's face.

However, those present were either shocked or gossiping; no one stepped forward to admit it, and judging from their expressions, they seemed to know nothing about what Duan Zhengchun was saying.

Guo Jing frowned, puzzled.

"Master Guo, you just said that two major events have occurred. What is the other one?"

At this moment, someone asked a question out of confusion.

Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent again, looking at Guo Jing with curiosity.

Guo Jing smiled and raised his voice, "There's even more exciting news! This morning, General Guo received news that someone launched a night attack on the Mongol vanguard's encampment last night. Not only was the vanguard officer killed, but countless soldiers were also killed or wounded! Blood flowed like a river!"

"The vanguard has suffered heavy losses and has retreated!"

"What?! Is that true?!"

"What kind of hero did this?!"

"Yes! Who is it?! Stop hiding, step forward, and you must receive a bow from me, Wu Santong!"

Upon hearing Guo Jing's second important piece of news, everyone present became excited, and a joyful smile appeared on everyone's face.

"Who could possess such extraordinary martial arts skills, and accomplish such an earth-shattering feat overnight, without us even noticing!"

"Who is the one?"

Huang Rong looked surprised and pondered, then couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"Perhaps I know who it is!"

"Master Lin, where is your senior brother Yin Zhiping?!"

After a moment of contemplation, Guo Jing suddenly had a flash of inspiration and immediately went to Lin Zhiyuan, asking loudly.

"My senior brother went out last night, and when I woke up this morning, I found he hadn't returned all night. I assumed he stayed out overnight, but could it be...?"

Lin Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment, frowned, and said half of what he had said before immediately turning around and running outside.

Guo Jing and Huang Rong exchanged a glance and hurriedly chased after them, with the other heroes of the martial arts world following closely behind.

Soon, everyone followed Lin Zhiyuan to the backyard and found Duan Zhengchun's room.

"The sword case is not inside the house!"

Not long after, Lin Zhiyuan rushed out of the room and looked at everyone in surprise, saying something.

Guo Jing looked excited and murmured, "Could it really be Brother Yin who did it?! With his skills, it's certainly not difficult for him to do all this in one night!"

Huang Rong, standing to the side, frowned slightly, recalling the scene of their first meeting last night, a hint of suspicion showing between her brows.

"Senior Brother Yin?!"

Just then, Lin Zhiyuan, who was standing next to Guo Jing, suddenly shouted towards the back of the crowd.

Hearing the shout, everyone couldn't help but look, and then they saw Duan Zhengchun carrying a sword box on his back, slowly walking towards them...