Chapter 194 Zhu Yuanzhang

Zhou Zhiruo immediately asked excitedly: "Kill the Tartars?"

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't want to get involved at first, but seeing how arrogant he was, I wanted to kill them."

Zhou Zhiruo clapped her hands and laughed, "Great, great! If my father knew that I could kill the Tartars, he would definitely cheer for me."

Xin Zhen suddenly remembered Zhou Yan's father Zhou Ziwang who was killed by the Tartars. He nodded and said, "Well, go and kill the Tartars to avenge your father and my father."

The two of them found an inn, washed up properly, and asked the innkeeper to send them some food. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they fell into a deep sleep. When it was late at night, Xin Zhen and Zhou Zhiruo dressed neatly and set out under the cover of darkness.

Xin Zhen thought that these Tartar military officers would definitely be in the county government office in the city, so he headed towards the county government office. Unexpectedly, he had not walked far when he saw some people walking in the dark not far away. There were quite a few of them, as many as six or seven people.

Xin Zhen suddenly became curious and wondered if these people were bandits, so he and Zhou Zhiruo secretly followed them.

But he saw these six or seven people quietly approaching a big house in the city. Xin Zhen smiled in his heart. They were indeed bandits. It seemed that they were targeting the rich man's house in the city.

Xin Zhen was not willing to deal with such matters as he had more important things to do tonight, but he suddenly heard six or seven people talking together.

His inner strength was growing every day, and his ears and eyes were becoming more and more sensitive. He heard someone calling Brother Xu and Brother Zhu. Xin Zhen suddenly remembered that this was Fengyang. His heart suddenly moved, and he walked over and whispered, "Xu Da?"

Six or seven people were startled at once, and someone whispered, "Who?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Pity us, the people of this world. We have so many worries."

"Ah, it's the brothers from the Ming Cult!"

The six or seven people immediately ran over, and when they saw Xin Zhen and Zhou Zhiruo, they were stunned.

Xin Zhen carefully examined the six or seven people. A young man with an imposing manner whispered, "I am Xu Da. Who are you two?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "My name is Zhou Yan, my father is Zhou Ziwang, and this is my sister."

When the six or seven people heard Zhou Ziwang's name, they immediately stood in awe and bowed their hands in unison, saying, "So you are the descendant of a loyal hero. I am honored to meet you."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Hello, brothers."

Xu Da smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, let me introduce you..."

Xu Da pointed at the rest of the people and introduced them to Xin Zhen and the others. The square-faced young man with big ears was named Tang He, the heroic young man was named Deng Yu, the dark-faced and tall young man was named Hua Yun, the two fair-skinned ones were brothers, the elder brother Wu Liang and the younger brother Wu Zhen, and the last one was a monk, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a dignified appearance and made people feel good when they looked at him (Mr. Jin spread rumors and portrayed Zhu Yuanzhang as ugly, the real Zhu Yuanzhang should have been dignified).

Xin Zhen and Zhou Zhiruo greeted them one by one.

After greeting each other, Xin Zhen smiled and asked, "What are you guys going to do tonight?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Mr. Zhang invited the Tartars today. I don't know what they are going to do. We hate the Tartars so much that we will never let them have an easy life. Tonight we plan to set a fire and burn them to ashes!"

Xin Zhen laughed and said, "It turns out that the Tartars we saw today were living in Mr. Zhang's house. I was going to go to the government office to look for them. It's really easy to get them."

Xu Da and his companions were surprised and asked, "Why are you looking for the Tartars, brother Zhou? They have dozens of Mongolian warriors." Xin Zhen smiled and patted the two long swords on his back. One was the long sword he had fought in Mingguang City, and the other was the Yitian Sword. In order to avoid trouble, he wrapped it with black cloth and said, "Of course, we are going to kill the Tartars."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "As expected, a tiger father will have a dog son. Your father is a first-class man in the world, and Brother Zhou is also a first-class man in the world!"

Xu Da nodded and said, "It's a good thing that Brother Zhou is willing to kill the bandits. Why don't you just follow us and do it together?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Okay, brothers, what do you think we should do?"

Xu Da said: "We plan to secretly set a few fires. You see, the wind is from the northeast tonight. If we set a fire from this side, we will surely be able to burn this thief's house to ashes! It can also be regarded as a way to vent our anger!"

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "That's right. Making rich people lose their money is indeed a form of torture. Let's do this. Brothers, you guys set the fire, and I'll take advantage of the fire to go in and kill all the Tartars!"

Xin Zhen spoke with great pride, but Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da and others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Wu Liang said: "Brother Zhou, there are dozens of Tartar warriors inside. If we are entangled, it will be difficult to escape. The best thing to do is to burn the house and then run away."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Brothers, please rest assured. I, Zhou Yan, am quite good at martial arts. A few dozen Tartars are nothing to me. If you are worried, just set the fire and leave first, and then find a place to wait for me."

Xu Da said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhou, don't brag. There are dozens of Mongolian warriors there. If you get trapped, even six or seven of us brothers can't save you."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "My brothers, just set the fire and leave first. I will join you after I kill all the Tartars."

Xu Da and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at each other, then nodded and said, "Okay, we'll wait for you at the Yaowang Temple outside the East Gate."

Xin Zhen smiled and nodded: "Then let's set a fire on this dark and windy night."

Xu Da and six or seven of his men immediately split up and acted separately. After a while, fire broke out on all sides. Suddenly, shouts and curses were heard in Zhang Yuanwai's house. Countless people rushed out of the house, desperate to put out the fire. Xin Zhen and Zhou Zhiruo observed from a high place and indeed saw dozens of Mongolian warriors escorting an official hurriedly out of the room.

Xin Zhen and Zhou Zhiruo said, "Go down!"

The two men jumped down from the roof and rushed straight in the direction. After passing two doors, they met Mongolian officials who were running out hurriedly. Xin Zhen drew his sword and killed them. Dozens of Mongolian warriors immediately came to meet them.

Xin Zhen showed no mercy to the Mongols. He killed them one by one with one sword, and in an instant he killed seven or eight people. Zhou Zhiruo was also very brave. Although she looked short, her long sword was moving back and forth quickly in the firelight. The Mongolian warriors could not resist and screams were heard everywhere.

When the Mongolian officials saw this, they immediately realized that the enemy was a martial arts master and ran back immediately. The Mongolian warriors retreated inside while trying to stop Xin Zhen and the other two.

At this time, Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang and others did not leave immediately, but peeked from the roof. They saw that Xin Zhen and the other two killed a dozen Mongolian warriors like chopping melons and vegetables, and then chased and killed the Mongolian official. The lone Mongolian warriors were also killed one by one.

Xu Da and the others were stunned.

Deng Yu was surprised and said, "This brother Zhou doesn't seem to be an ordinary person."

Hua Yun said: "That's Zhou Ziwang's son, how can he be an ordinary person?"

Everyone nodded when they remembered Zhou Ziwang's uprising in Yuanzhou. However, Xu Da said, "Although Zhou Ziwang started an uprising, I haven't heard that he is very good at martial arts. Besides, uprising has nothing to do with martial arts skills."

(End of this chapter)