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Have not seen you in a long time, missing you very much.

Gu Yuns heart suddenly sank. A moment later, he realized something and looked down at the blurry medicine bowl in front of his eyes.

He did not panic, for he knew this day would come, but momentarily, he still found it difficult to fully accept. Much like how everyone knew they would die sooner or later, but when closing their eyes, most people would not be so willing.

In front of the noisy Liangjiang camp, the coming enemy has retreated, but the warning of the attack has not been lifted. The sharp whistle still rang all around, but in Gu Yuns ear, the sound was like a distant line of sobs.

His world was fuzzy and quiet, the black ink and white paper on the table, in his eyes, were only two mass of blurry colors.

Gu Yun sat motionless at the table for a moment, then unconsciously grasped the string of beads left to him by the former emperor it was quite strange, Gu Yun had been on the border for a long time and often traveled around, collision in daily life was unavoidable. The thread had been broken several times, but every time without fail, he was able to recover it without exception. Up to now, the thread had been changed three times, but not one bead had gone missing, quietly gathering a cool layer of water vapor, wrapping around his wrist bone.

… As if the man who loved him and harmed him truly always watched over him.

Gu Yun was touched by the wooden beads and finally returned to his mind.

He did not make a fuss, taking out the emergency liuli glass from his chest and put it on, then bent his fingers and knocked gently on the medicine bowl, breaking it. Gu Yun gathered the broken fragments and swept them into the corner of the wall. He turned around and sat down, writing a report and an order with his face unchanging then sent someone to deliver the letters.

Yao Zhen followed the messenger inside just in time. As he raised his eyes and saw the lens on Gu Yuns face, he wondered, Why, has Marshal not taken the medicine yet?

Gu Yun was very fluent with lip-reading now, as if nothing happened, he replied: I was careless and dropped the bowl forget it, no need to boil another. Dont worry, even if Im completely blind, I can still clean up these foreigners.

Yao Zhen glanced at the broken porcelain pieces in the corner of the wall. He kept having the feeling that something might have happened, but even after thinking for a long while, he was still unable to figure it out, he said to Gu Yun instead, We have an accident here, Im afraid the capital will undergo changes again.

Gu Yun made an Mm sound in response and said: Id like to ask brother Chong Ze to send an urgent call to Jiangbei and ask Shen Ji Ping to come here. I need to adjust the deployment of the four regions, and Chen…

As he said the word Chen, he suddenly went quiet. Yao Zhen asked curiously, who?

No one. Gu Yun shook his head. Go.

Chang Gengs Bone of Impurity was still relying on Chen Qing Xu. He did not wish to disturb her.

In the evening of the same day, the emergency war report arrived in the capital. Li Feng sent people to the Hu Guo Temple overnight to retrieve Chang Geng. Once again, the whole Western Warm Pavilion was full of important officials of the court.

Chang Gengs eyelids were twitching continuously. On his way back to the palace, he always felt something had gone wrong. His heart was in a state of anxiety. When others handed him the battle report of the front line, Chang Geng held his breath, reading the short war report over and over seven or eight times. Confirming that Gu Yun had written it himself. It was concise and clear, the handwriting was orderly and powerful. At least when he wrote this report, the man was still healthy.

Only now did Chang Geng let out a sigh of relief. He settled his mind, closed his eyes slightly and said to himself, I almost scared myself to death.

He calmed down, his heart also relaxed this time, the battle in Liangjiang that was initiated by the enemy was a good thing for him.

As soon as the war situation would tense, if Fang Qin and his people dared to clamor to abolish the Grand Council, not only Li Feng, but the garrison of the four regions of Great Liang would also disagree. At that time, they would have more room.

In the end, it was the enemy who helped him accomplish his goal.

Fang Qin was feeling immensely bothered and impatient. In the past half a year, he has been struggling to sleep at night, working hard to gather the ministers from the aristocratic families who were completely scattered. It could be said that he has done everything to the best of his ability. At last, he has won a bit of a periodic victory. The call for the dismissal of the Grand Council was getting louder and louder. Seeing that Yan Wang could not even take care of himself, his right and left arms are all involved in affairs, and he was only a little short of the effort to kick the dog down the water yet suddenly, the Westerners would move at this time!

If it was Great Liang who took the initiative to attack, they could accuse the Marquis of Order of being eager for battle, but this nights attack was the enemys move.

Abolish the Grand Council, Li Feng took over a dozen reports from the internal servant, Cut military expenditure, strictly investigate the occupation of land by non-governmental merchants…

There was no sound in the Western Warm Pavilion.

Li Feng suddenly threw those dozen reports on the ground: The Westerners have not retreated yet. You people are already retracting the firewood from under the pot!

Fang Qin gritted his teeth and swallowed all his words. He wanted to strike first, but Li Feng already blocked his mouth.

At this time, if anyone nearsighted dare to open their mouth, they could easily be assigned to the crime of betraying the country and colluding with the enemy.

Li Fengs eyes then fell on Chang Geng: And you, do you think you are very aggrieved? Other people had only said a few words, yet you already abandoned official duties, playing sulking and running back home with me. You are already a grown-up, do you have any other trick? The entire Grand Council does not have even one ghost all day long, there are only two sweepers at the door Li Min, Im telling you, either get back to the Grand Council tomorrow in an instant! Or you will no longer have to come back at all!

All key members of the Grand Council knelt down with Yan Wang to apologize humbly.

Li Feng did not answer them, letting them kneel down and turned to Da Li Temple officials with a twist of his face. Jiang Han Shi was originally from Da Li Temple, he could still be considered to be your former boss. Assigning you the small task of investigating his old case, do you not have the heart to do it? Are you going to put it off until the new year?

In the sudden disaster, the Da Li Temple minister did not dare to say a word, kneeling down like their neighbors, the Grand Council.

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One by one, Li Feng dragged out all the most important officials for a scolding. Fang Qin was one of the few who had nothing to do with it and was let go by the emperor with only a couple of words. Compared with Yan Wang who was not allowed to stand up, Li Fengs attitude towards him was almost pleasant. He only said, Subject Fang, the Western army came with ill intent, we cant let the logistic cause us to fall into passive. You are in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, you should pay more attention.

Fang Qin had no choice but to bow his head and answer yes, as if he had been doused with cold water from head to toe he realized that his long-term scheme was to be destroyed in one day.

The deserted Grand Council was busy once again, starting to pull all-nighters day after day.

After his return to the Grand Council, the first thing Yan Wang did was instructing everyone: Recently, the border is in a tight situation. Please take the state affairs as priority. Sometimes you will have to suffer grievances, being too thick will lead to being broken, after suffering enough grievances, it will all naturally pay off in the end. Remember these words of mine. About brother Han Shi, the gentlemen neednt worry. Since the emperor has spoken today, he will be safe in a few days.

The crowd looked at him in silence.

Chang Geng continued: The trick of the Feng Huo ticket cant be played any more. Think about how to make use of the Long An Bank. I said before that I want three things from those people the money in their hands, the land under their feet, and the people of the world. The first one is already secure. If the second one is shaken, they will fight back. If you have a steady footing, then the third one… and even everything in the future will come naturally.

At this time, someone asked, Your Highness, the black curtain of the collusion between the big and small merchants and the local officials and businessmen, do you still want to find out?

Prioritize the war, national economy, and the peoples livelihood, but if there are villains who are determined to block the way, theres no need to endure them. Do your best at what you should do. As for others matters… if the sky falls, I will shoulder it for the gentlemen. Chang Geng waved his hand, Get to work. Give me a report tomorrow.

As he finished, like a resolute guarantee, the whole Grand Council, Ling Shu Institute, Canal Office, all the tycoons who held a lot of wealth, all the new officials that occupied half of the dynasty, they all rotated around this backbone in an orderly manner and performed their respective duties.

Five days later, Jiang Chong finished his case and returned to his original position. The Liangjiang garrisons issued a call to arms: Crusade against the foreign invaders, recover the homeland!. Within five days, they exchanged fire with the Western troops three times and did not relent for even one step.

At the same time, Gu Yun ordered to adjust the structure of the garrison. Within a day, he issued seven arrow banners of command in a row, all of which were to be recorded in the Grand Council, making the officials running errands in the Grand Council have a chance to truly run errands, creating a slight breeze whenever they passed by.

At the fourth night watch period, Chang Geng laid down on the desk and had a moment of shut-eye. It was not a deep sleep. Because of the Bone of Impurity, even if he wanted to have a clear nightmare now, he had to gather together the favorable time and place, otherwise, all dreams were an entangled mess, even the slightly loud sound of flipping a book next door could wake him up.

Wu Er Gu was the name of the evil god. In most cases, when he had just woken up, his heart would be full of restlessness and rage. However, on this day, when the footsteps outside the door woke Chang Geng up, he lifted his face from his arms and instantly sat up straight, but his heart was beating in disorder and confusion. Instead of the usual rage, he was both confused and sad, his sleeves were still stained with tears.

At this time, someone said at the door: Your Highness, there is a letter from Jiangnan.

Chang Geng took a deep breath quietly: Bring it in.

It was still about Gu Yuns big move he was planning to increase his troops in the southwest, without saying why, he only explained the garrison position, commander-in-chief, the coordination of military services and the way of ration transportation in detail. Chang Geng hurriedly read it, not quite understanding the strategic layout, he was not able to find what was the reason either after reading. He put it aside for record-keeping as per usual.

Then he discovered that under it, there was a private letter from Gu Yun to him.

The private letter was in fact only a piece of paper, a line was written without beginning or end: Have not seen you in a long time, missing you very much.

Gu Yuns letter was either romantic, or obscene, teasing in secret, or in the open. He seldom said I miss you in a serious and proper manner. Chang Geng instantly sobered up, his drowsiness was all gone. He felt that the words on the paper seemed to turn into an arrow passing through his chest, stabbing through him without any resistance.

He wished he could retract all the heroic words he had said before, pushing all the Grand Council and national businesses aside and go to see Gu Yun regardless of reason.

But that was impossible.

Chang Geng suddenly held the note in his hand, then rolled it up carefully a moment later, stored it in his pouch, trying to calm down and read the regulations of the Bank of Long An drawn up by the Grand Council carefully. However, those neat handwriting appeared in front of him, but none of them fell into his eyes. After an incense time, he almost fidgeted, unable to sit still.

Chang Geng no longer hesitated. He grabbed his cloak and said, Men, prepare my horse!

When people saw that he was in a hurry, thinking he had something urgent to do, they immediately prepared a horse and made way for him.

He went to the Zen Room of the Hu Guo Temple, where the mountain and temple was silent, the doors were closed, the autumn wind swept up the dried leaves. There was only a lantern standing in silence at the door. The glow of the fire was a little disordered, a dark lingering scent of sandalwood was everywhere.

Master Liao Ran was already sleeping when Chang Geng rushed in, the scriptures on the table were scattered by the wind. The master was shocked, staring at Yan Wang wrapped in the cold wind with wide eyes.

Chang Geng, with a little red mark at the bottom of his eyes, sat down and asked, Tea, do you have any?

Liao Ran put on his monk robe, bringing out from the old wooden cabinet a pack of Kuding tea in a paper bag, and boiled the water.

Although there was a leak in the broken house and a hole in the cup and bowl, the monk prepared the tea with movements that were neither fast nor slow, gentle and quiet, without making any eye contact with him. The dense white steam rose up, reminding one of the roaring fire engines of the steel armors. It quickly condensed into water beads on the low roof, slowly sliding to the tail along the special beams and columns on the roof, falling into the hanging small bowl, making a ticking sound

Chang Gengs eyes followed the process from the steam to water drop, starting from the old pottery pot, and finally fell on the small bowl in the corner of the monks house roof. Chang Geng breathed out gently, his restless heart that resembled boiling water slowly settled.

Master Liao Ran made a cup of Kuding tea with boiling water and placed it in front of Chang Geng.

It was bitter from the scent alone.

Thank you. Chang Geng received it. His fingers that were cold from riding in the night wind had regained some sensation. He took a sip. It was both bitter and hot, numbing the tip of his tongue. He smiled bitterly and said, I was so busy these days, having a bit of a temper, I was not able to suppress the Bone of Impurity. How embarrassing.

Liao Ran looks at him and signed: The Westerners are good at taking advantage of the situation, but this time they have chosen a very bad time, which shows that although they seem to be fierce, in fact they are at their last leg. Marshal Gu was more than adequate even when handling all four sides, let alone just one Liangjiang battlefield? Once the train track is completed, a large number of people and things can travel back and forth the capital and Jiangbei in one day. With the current reserved Ziliujin of our army, if we are lucky, perhaps we can completely recover the lost land in a year or two. Your Highness neednt be worried.

The logic was all correct. Even Chang Geng himself knew it, yet he still had an incomprehensible feeling of discomfort inside.

Is Xiao Cao at Master Dus? Chang Geng whispered, It should not be far from Liangjiang. Go see him for me… Or Ill write a letter later and let Xiao Cao take a position in the army. His unpredictable method of disguise is useless when staying beside Master Du. Its better to be on the frontline.

Liao Ran nodded and said: Your Highness did not want to let Marshal Gu go back to the capital. Isnt this an opportunity?

Gu Yun was the weakness of Yan Wang, but this weak point has never been attacked before. Due to the war, no one could touch Gu Yun at present. Although Li Feng was mediocre, he was not blind to the point of destroying the city wall himself for the second time and be surrounded by the enemy.

This bloody battlefield was not necessarily a kind of protection for Gu Yun.

Chang Geng frowned and drank up the cup of Kuding tea, murmuring: Everyone depends on him, but who will care about his whole body of illness and injury? Sometimes when I think about it, its really…

When he said this, he inadvertently met the mute monks compassionate and pitiful eyes, he immediately bowed his head with restraint and smiled, I have said too much, I should mix more tranquilizer.

Liao Ran saw that he only wanted a moment of quiet, so he stopped talking, taking out the wooden fish knocker under the table, closed his eyes slightly, and knocked it from time to time. In the small monks house, there was only the sound of wooden fish knocker and water drops. In this sound, Chang Geng sat on the side of the small couch, closing his eyes to rest, only until dawn did he take his leave.

When he was about to go, Liao Ran suddenly tapped on the wooden table, attracted Chang Gengs eyes, and said to him: Your Highness, when you met Master Du, I was lucky enough to listen, but there was something I was not able to figure out.

Chang Gengs eyes with slightly darkened circles trembled, he raised one eyebrow.

Liao Ran said: Your Highness said that the interests in the world add up to a big cake, everyone wants to occupy a piece. There is no difference between good and evil, but some people want to occupy more by following the trend. They can push the cake to become bigger while expanding their influence. This kind of person can lay the foundation for a country. Some people do it against the trend. The place he occupies has already been rotten, but he still wants other places to suffer the same fate. This kind of person can only bring disaster. Now most of the cakes fall on the hand of the old nobles. What we want is to break this situation and scrape away the rot on the nation bit by bit-

Chang Geng asked, Whats the matter, master? Is there something wrong with this?

No, Liao Ran said, shaking his head, the broad sleeve of his robe made a rustling sound with his gestures. I just thought that under the heaven, everywhere is the rulers land. The old Drumming Order and Rong Jin Law are still there. Your Highness has worked hard to manage all these things, but perhaps they will all be completely changed with only one law, everything you have done, will become nothing but a fleeting dream.

Chang Gengs fingers on the small table tapped a few times, there was no movement on his face. It seemed that he had soon considered what Liao Ran spoke of.

The master is very correct. He lowered his handsome eyes, and laughed softly.

His side profile truly resembled a totem of the evil god.

Liao Rans heart beat wildly twice. For a moment, his mouth was dry. Suddenly, he understood although Yan Wang seemed to be fighting for the Emperors favor with the forces of the old aristocratic family, in fact, is his real intention behind it really like this?

Gu Yun found a very serious problem.

For the entire nine years of Long An, Great Liang was engulfed in the scent of gunpowder.

At the end of May, the royal court, represented by Yan Wang, met with the original thirteen tycoons who bought the Feng Huo tickets and announced that the first batch of Feng Huo tickets were due. At the same time, the Bank of Long An approved by Li Feng himself was also set up, with the headquarters in the capital city and branches set up everywhere else in the country. Before the completion of the branches, the local government was responsible for collecting and cashing the expired Feng Huo tickets.

The next day, the Bank of Long An disclosed several alternative cashing methods with real money, or opening an account at the Bank of Long An, change the tickets into deposit, then change into Long An tickets that could be used nationally. If the share reaches a certain standard, if one wanted to, they could also exchange the share from the official factory held by the Canal Office. All the prices were listed, which was enough to fill a thick account book. Fang Qin and others gnashed their teeth for this was yet another thing Yan Wang had perhaps thought of for a long time.

In the past, there were also various kinds of banks in Great Liang, including private banks by common people, banks of royal merchants, and governments banks for official foreign trade and exchange. The Bank of Long An forced all the banks of government officials into one, the gentle image of Yan Wang before was changed. After his return, as if he was possessed, he turned more and more insane day after day.

Although royal merchants had the word royal, most of them had lords of various families as their backing. When they want to bully others, they remembered the word royal on their head. When they want to enrich their own pockets, there was only one word merchant left. They were already used to having no division between private and public. The account books were a mess of mud and water, the interests inside could not be made clear even after listing them out for three days. They have long regarded the official industry as their own family business. Who would think that everything would change overnight, having their family business robbed from them as such?

From May to August, every day in the court, there were chickens flying and dogs dancing.

A high ranking manager in an officials bank stepped out, acting as the first bird to resist death and was immediately found guilty of fraud and corruption and sent to prison, he was to be investigated and dealt with. His wife was originally pregnant, because of this, she had been running around for many days, combined with her naturally poor health, as a result, she had a miscarriage one corpse, two lives.

The mother-in-law was an old woman. At the 70th birthday of that year, even the former emperor had personally written her the words God of Longevity. Having only one daughter at an old age, she had given her utmost love and care how could she stand this? She held onto the former emperors plaque, insisting on hanging herself.

For a time, all the nobles in the capital wished they could skin Yan Wang.

But Fang Qin skillfully avoided Yan Wang, who had the status of a nobleman, and pointed the spear at the Grand Council, contacting the people on his side within the six ministries, and joined together to write a letter denouncing sixteen crimes of the Grand Council. The group passionately asked the Emperor to dismiss the Grand Council that was a temporary wartime institution.

The person behind the Grand Council, of course, was not someone who was in the position only in name. Of course, he would fight back. All the dirty things that have been going on for a long generation ago were laid out on the table for all to see. The court was full of open guns and hidden arrows, every side was fighting to the death. Even if it was someone who had never been involved, they would still eat one or two stray arrows just passing by.

Near the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was almost white hot. Even Jiang Chong who was such a cautious person was also involved in a case and had his duties suspended to wait for investigation.

Everyone knew in their hearts that even though the Emperor seemed to be fair, he was actually protecting Yan Wang, otherwise, how could he still be so quiet and still in the midst of this storm?

It was noisy until the mid-autumn night.

According to the common practice, Li Feng was going to have a family dinner in the back palace. On the way, he met the Third Prince. Even the strictest people were tolerant of the youngest child. Li Feng expressed a rare display of gentleness, calling him over and leading him by the hand. The Third Prince, like his brothers, was also afraid of his father and did not dare to say a word. He tried hard to reach his fathers hand and trotted along with him, his face soon turned red from running.

The servant had to remind him, only now did Li Feng looked down and saw his little son trembling. For some reason, he remembered that day when Yan Wang sat on the grass and made grass insects for the little boy.

Li Feng: Go call Yan Wang into the palace to have a family dinner.

The servant hurriedly complied, but after a long run, he didnt manage to bring the person back.

Your Majesty, your servant was not able to find His Royal Highness Yan Wang.

Li Feng frowned. Is he not at the Grand Council?

The servant said cautiously: Isnt there something wrong with Master Jiang recently? Someone is making a fuss about wanting to shut down the Grand Council. His Highness said that in order to avoid more conflict, he had stopped his daily affairs. Isnt his apology letter still on your desk?

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Li Feng rubbed his eyebrows and remembered this matter: Didnt you go to find him at home? The Princes manor? And even the Marquis manor…

Yes, I did the servant whispered, The family servants said that Yan Wang had left for Hu Guo Temple. These two days, he was in Master Liao Rans Zen Room.

Li Feng: …

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, thousands of families were reunited, yet Yan Wang, who was under one person but above ten thousand, was all alone under a poor monks lantern of Buddha.

…There were also a number of people trying to pull him off his horse.

Li Feng suddenly felt irritated.

Although he felt moved that Chang Geng in the imperial garden was determined to follow the footsteps of Lord Shang, he did have a headache about the troubles Yan Wangs excessive means in this period of time had caused. This time, he punished Jiang Chong to remind him it was already enough, they should appropriately be restrained.

At this time, the bad feeling gradually changed in Li Fengs mind. No matter how Yan Wang was, he was still one of the Lis what he did in this period of time, even if he was too hasty, was also to close the holes in the imperial court. Besides, there was no place in this country that did not belong to the ruler. He himself as the Emperor didnt say anything, yet these ministers of the royal family were competing in throwing a tantrum. It was quite disrespectful to the royal family.

That year, Li Feng clearly knew that Wang Guo had a problem. He still angrily guarded his uncle in the palace when Tan Hong Fei came for questioning. It was because Li Feng was born to eat soft but not hard. Its one thing that he was willing to keep his balance. But this time, its another thing for all the families to join hands to deal with Yan Wang.

These people are overstepping the line, Li Feng thought.

However, before the seed in the Emperors heart had the chance to sprout, a great event happened thousands of miles away that night

The Western Navy, which had retreated to the coastal port, was still pretending to send congratulations on the festival to the Jiangbei garrison the day before. The dew on the flowers that had been sent had not even dried yet, they turned their faces the next day, using their full strength as if they had been planning this for a long time.

Launching a large scale invasion on the Liangjiang garrison.

Since Gu Yun was stationed in Liangjiang, the patrol requirements of the local garrison was basically increased to the standard of the Black Iron Camp. Although the imperial court had been burning for a long time, the Jiaos, Eagles and Light and Heavy Armor in Jiangbei were all in a state of loose outside but tight inside, ready for combat at any moment.

At night, the watchtower that was closely monitoring the enemys movements in the southeast first found the movement of the Western Navy. It turned on the alarm light. The bright white light was like a rainbow that was shot through the dark water. It was not necessary to wait for the commanders order. The short Jiaos on the forefront would gather near the water surface on the ground quickly set up the iron fence for wartime defense. At the same time, the soldier keeping watch and reported the news flew straight from the watchtower to the Marshal tent.

On the main ship of the Western army, Master Ja rushed in breathlessly: Your Majesty, they have been closely monitoring our army, we have been discovered.

Thats normal, the Pope didnt raise his eyes. Last time, their commander just died, the new and old leaders have not handed over their duties, we got lucky once with our surprise attack. Now, Gu Yun is stationed here. Dont dream about unrealistic luck anymore. Go. Since the other side has noticed, lets say hello to our old enemy.

As soon as his words were finished, the herald had gone quickly to deliver the order.

Master Ja frowned: Your Majesty, I think that… Did we choose an inappropriate time? Why cant we wait a little longer? The interior of Great Liang also faces the same problem of changing powers as the Holy Land. Maybe after a period of time, there will be opportunities for us to…

He didnt get to finish, a loud noise came from outside the fast moving vanguard warship opened fire!

There was no turning back once it had been fired, explosions rang out one after another. Master Ja shivered and realized that he had to focus on the war situation. After all, he had suffered a great loss under Gu Yun before.

The Pope briefly moved his eyes away from the Qian Li Yan and turned to Master Ja: I have a hunch that this is the best time move forward at full speed!

The sea monsters, like a black shadow, have been standing dormant and salivating for a long time. Once again, it waved its ferocious claws and rushed to the border of Great Liang.

However, this time, the weak Great Liang Navy was no longer the same.

In Liangjiangs garrison, the sentry just took over the position of his dead comrades-in-arms. For the first time, he acted as the commanders ear and eye in response to this critical moment. When he heard the sound of gunfire behind him, he thought that he had delayed the military business. He made a fierce dive with the Eagle armor. When he landed, he ran for dozens of steps and couldnt stop staggering, he was quickly caught by the cavalry comrade patrolling around the Marshal tent.

Urgent military situation, I want to see Marshal… The sentry was in a panic, the hand that had been holding him suddenly raised up and pat his head.

The sentry was startled. He looked up and found that the person he thought was someone in charge of guard duty was actually Gu Yun himself.

Just a defeated enemy, dont be afraid, Gu Yun patted him on the back of the neck and smiled at the young sentry. Lets go and meet them.

In these two words, the Cavalry and Light Cavalry of the whole camp have been completely assembled. Countless Eagle Armors lit up a purple fire in the dark night. Gu Yun made a long whistle, the flying eagle soars to the sky.

Long Jiaos and short Jiaos, 3-5 formation, set out of the harbor!

Eagles set up the Baihong over the iron fence!

What else is there? Gu Yun put the Wind Slasher on his back like a decorative ornament and rubbed his chin. Oh, also, ready the dimsum that had just been sent by Ling Shu Institute. After growing tired from fighting, we will give our old friends who have come from afar something to chew on.

The Western troops came suddenly, but the Liangjiang garrison was not hasty in their response.

On one side was the Pope who rallied and came all the way across the sea from the Holy Land, and the other side was Gu Yun, the godly Marquis of Order in legend. Finally, the two faced each other head-on in a situation of equal power and no disturbance.

Gu Yun was not a young man who dared to go to battle with only hot blood like Chang Geng. He methodically opened the battle line on the coast and on the water, slowly but orderly, testing the situation.

Unfortunately, his opponent was also one of equal ability, the person commanding the battle this time was not the cowardly Master Ja either. Old ginger is very spicy*. Gu Yun teased him several times. A team of short jiaos that attacked by surprise almost sent the enemys right wing flying by several times, but the main ship of the enemys army always responded quickly and immediately closed up.

*referring to the idiom ginger gets spicier as it gets older which means the older, the wiser

The Western sea monster seemed to be bulky. In fact, it was not only highly defensive, but also full of thorns. When the ugly iron plates on the surface was lifted, there were countless muzzles connected. The sea monster could be installed with unimaginable amount of Ziliujin and ammunition.

With this, their flying Eagles could land down and resupply at will, able to suppress their opponents in the air wherever they go. At the same time, its control of the surrounding sea Jiaos was irreplaceable. Like a queen bee or a queen ant, it could perfectly gather a group of brainless and low level subordinates around.

Gu Yun said to Yao Zhen, Do you see it? The autonomy of the left and right wings had been replaced by the big guy in the middle. It seems that the Pope has finally packed the stick that stirred shit up among them and threw him into the sea.

Yao Chong Ze looked worried: Marshal, its also them who have been trying to negotiate. Whats the purpose of turning over suddenly now?

Gu Yun licked his lips: I guess its because there were political changes within them. Someone gave them a tube of chicken blood. I know a little bit about the fighting style of that old man. At the beginning, he liked to bomb heavily and open his way. It also serves as a test. If it didnt work out, it would be adjusted immediately. But today, hes entirely different. If it wasnt for the abundant supplies, he wouldnt be so confident. Their supplies would have come from the Dong Ying in the open sea. Our forces there are quite thin.

Yao Zhens mind was very clear, immediately saying: Marshal, if that is the case, trying to fight hard is not the way to go. At present, the railway track hasnt been completed. Even if we request supplies now, we still wont have enough time for transportation. What can we do?

The Western armys gunfire fiercely covered the river and the sea. For a time, the water surface was no different than the flame of hell. The Ziliujin was poured into the heart of all the iron monsters with no hesitation, burning everything to ash, becoming a thin stream of white fog, rolling up the sky with impurities and the gunpowder smoke of the artillery. It soon covered the bright and starry night sky with a layer of haze, and the water gathered into a cloud. They were on a gridlock until midnight, it unexpectedly began to rain.

At this time, a messenger trotted over: Marshal, the sea cuttles are ready!

Gather the jiaos on water, launching the main ship, all Eagles move on board. Gu Yun strode to the deck of the main ship and said to Yao Zhen next to him, Brother Chong Ze should stay on the bank. Dont follow me.

Yao Zhen said with a smile, Although I have always been greedy for life and afraid of death, what am I afraid of when following Marshal?

However, it was not long before Yao Zhen regretted his words. Unfortunately, he was seasick The power system of the main ship was refitted by Ling Shu Institute according to Gu Yuns idea, it really resembled a white stripe in the waves, as fast as the small jiao soaring in the wind.

Normally, the main fleet would not be rocking too much, but unfortunately, the one giving orders was Gu Yun, even if it flew up, countless small and large Jiaos around would still be in his hands.

The Western army dared not neglect and immediately began to chase and intercept on a large scale.

In this way, the unbreakable and solid formation of the Western army immediately became a constraint. Gu Yun had a strong sense of rhythm. When the fire was concentrated, the fleets would be broken up immediately. After a while, they would gather again into a murderous fleet, like a quick knife always pressed on the side of the opponents neck, forcing people to follow his rhythm.

Gradually, the word steady would be added at the end of every order in the Western sea monster.

However, the situation was not so steady.

Gu Yun quickly found out the weakest place of the Western fleets, the Great Liang Navy immediately gathered together to stab it. The Western sea monsters who couldnt get rid of their tails couldnt react. The Pope had to risk it: Open the main ships shell, increase the heavy guns, anyone blocking the path, get out of the way

At this time, Gu Yun said to Yao Zhen with a smile: The idea of the Western sea monster is actually worth learning, but the reason why it has not been decided with Ling Shu Institute is that although their ideas are correct, their technology is not up to standard maybe we can make a better one in one or two decades later…

Before he finished speaking, he saw that the Western sea Jiaos, which had been tightly stuck around the sea monster, were suddenly scattered in disorder.

Gu Yun: The point for breakthrough had appeared, cuttles, dont be stunned!

Yao Zhen: Dont worry about it Marshal! Watch out!

They saw the Western sea monster suddenly lift the black back cover, revealing a row of thick muzzles below.

Gu Yun: Full speed ahead in the southwest and detonate, these small boats wont be able to withstand us!

There were two loud sounds, one before and one after, almost at the same time. The first was the short cannon of the Great Liang fleet, blowing over a group of Western short Jiaos that had just fled as they broke into the enemys position without resistant.

The second was the long cannon of the Western main ship that came right after and almost grazed them. The main ship trembled greatly, Yao Zhen grabbed a post with all his limbs, Gu Yun staggered and strongly collided with the side of the ship.

Yao Zhen was frightened by the sound and said, Marshal!

Gu Yun shook his head and got up unconcerned. His eyes were frighteningly bright, Here comes the snack.

The water surface which was bombarded by big and small guns fluctuated violently. No one was able to see several strange looking Jiaos hidden underneath the water it was a batch of sea cuttles recently sent by Ling Shu Institute. They were the Death Squadron in the sea Jiaos team, they could dive secretly from under the water. After the driver locked in the direction, they could jump straight to the sea and abandon ship. There would be ropes on the warship that released the sea cuttles to retrieve them, but even with no one inside, the cuttle could keep its original speed and continue to move forward until it hits something at the bottom of the sea. The impact force could detonate the cuttle.

This was especially made to serve the type of very large ships with its body deeply submerged in the water.

The Western peoples solid front was smashed and scattered by Gu Yuns consecutive explosions. Suddenly, the water seemed like a flower as it exploded tens of feet high in the middle of the sea. There was a flash of fire, and before the western people could understand what it was, they saw the main ship twitching violently, catching another sea cuttle.

It seemed that the shell of copper and iron wall was not entirely invulnerable. The whole sea monsters main ship tilted hard to one side. The Western soldiers who had been giving orders by lighting were not able to make a sound as they fell off the sea monster, there was no telling whether they were dead or alive.

The enemy line instantly became disordered. Gu Yun would of course, never give them time to breathe. The Eagles that had originally boarded the ship immediately chased the long and short Jiaos that had fallen down with absolute suppression in speed.

This startling naval battle was fought from dark to dawn. The rich supplies of the Westerners were not exhausted yet their formation had been broken apart seventy or eighty percent. The Pope, after learning a lesson about Gu Yuns cunning and changeability in battle, suppressed his anger and could only retreat temporarily to wait for a chance to come again.

Gu Yun suddenly relaxed, saying in a hoarse voice: Just feint to chase, do not be eager to fight.

If the Westerners didnt withdraw, a large number of short Jiaos would soon lose their power and have no time to return to the shore for supplies. Even with Gu Yun present, they would be very passive then. Master Jas thinking was correct, the Great Liang Navy still lacked the ability to fight on the open sea far from the coast.

The enemy commander is old in age, he is cautious and careful. It will not be easy to fool him, but his cautious nature is also his downfall. If our opponent today is that animal He Rong Hui of our Black Iron Camp, even if the main ship blew up completely, he will still rob a boat to come fight me. It will not be easy to deal with then. Gu Yun murmured and kneaded his eyes subconsciously with his hand. His vision was blurred. Just now he was too tense to notice. At this time, he realized that it was time to drink medicine. He smiled at Yao Zhen, whose soul still had not returned. He ordered, Sail back!

Back in the Marshal tent, Gu Yun didnt dare to rest. He wanted to make up an emergency war report to the imperial court, he also had to deploy the war preparations to avoid such a situation of lacking here and there just now.

He had to ask someone to boil a bowl of medicine for him first. While waiting for the effect, he was whetting the ink and studying how to hold the Western army for some time in the future. Suddenly, a sharp stabbing pain at his nape and back from when he collided with the ship just now arose, creating a large area of bruise. Gu Yuns hand trembled, the whetstone unexpectedly slipped off his hand and fell down.

He gritted his teeth, reached for the table and waited for the pain to pass.

But this time, the pain was unusually severe. Tormenting him for half an hour, until his back was soaked with cold sweat, it gradually became numb and faded.

At this time, Gu Yun found a very serious problem.

His hearing and eyesight that should have become clear again, they still have not recovered.

Dont let the Marquis of Order go back to the capital.

In the period that Yan Wang was absent, the contradiction between the new officials and the aristocratic forces in the dynasty became more acute. One group trying to preserve their nobility and righteousness, while the other raised up with the wind. Sometimes, the gap between those from the social classes and those from all walks of life was no less than that between the Barbarians of the Eighteen Tribes and the Great Liang people.

The aristocratic family has been handed down from generation to generation. Almost every family owns a large area of land. Since the price of grain kept falling in the year of Yuan He, for the sake of their income in the future, aristocratic families had dipped their hands in doing business, changing from carrying it out in secret when under Emperor Wus ruling to a well-spread trend. On one hand, it gives the merchants who used to be the lowest rank in society a chance to step up, on the other hand, it also had a bad effect on private merchants.

Since Emperor Tai Zus generation, there have been laws and regulations in Great Liang any renowned individuals, or anyone with the status of princes and nobles, and the like, were not allowed to compete with the people for profits, because once the word official was involved in business, it will no longer be purely business. Even if they did not actively bully others, there would be villains who would ride on their coat tails.

The feud between the old aristocratic family and the new officials had a long history and was not a matter of one generation or dynasty.

At this time, the new nobles came to power, just like a salted fish turning over*. Whether be it the east wind prevailing over the west wind or the west wind prevailing over the east wind, of course, the old aristocratic family would spare no effort to suppress it. New hatred and old hatred stacked together. They could hold their noses and work together when the country was in a mess. At this time, the Barbarians had already bowed down and Jiangnan could free up their hands again. The war situation was not so urgent, their conflict immediately broke out once more.

*idiom for reversal of fortune/underdog achieves success

Yan Wang did not even have time to ease things up when he returned to the court, what was waiting for him was the noisy fighting in the Grand Court Meeting.

They argued from whether to abolish the Feng Huo tickets to the malpractices of the new administration of officials, then at last, attacking the Canal Office. Then, from imperial power to the civil rights, from civil and commercial order to the patriarchal clan system, finally the argument has somehow even moved to the army. From the current expenditure of the garrisons on all four borders, breaking out like a wild horse and going straight to the question of whether Jiangnan should continue to fight or not the Fang Qin party had grasped the root of Yan Wang. If not for the huge war expenditure in recent years, the Treasury crying out in poverty, Yan Wang would not be able to seize the opportunity to make money the priority, plunging the court in chaos like this.

A certain noble family member came out to pick a fight: Your Majesty, the Eighteen Tribes had surrendered, from now on we will have rich Ziliujin sources. The vitality of the country is slowly recovering, it is really not suitable to fight again within three to five years. I think the peace talks presented by the Westerners recently are very sincere. They can withdraw from Changjiang, give up the occupied land, we can allow them to open up western ports along the East Sea and disperse the garrison to ports along the coast, which can not only provide peace for the people, but also serve as a transit place for our maritime trade in the future. Marshal Gu, regardless of reason, is always provocative. Continuing to add more conditions, it is quite heartless.

Naturally, someone from Yan Wangs Party retaliated: Why should we give up the fertile land along the East Sea to a group of Western monkeys? Cant we open ports ourselves? Dont we have our own merchant caravan? The lands that the ancestors passed down, youll just give them up to the Westerners just like that. Looking at the entire court, there is no one more generous than you!

Fang Qin went to the battle in person, casting the betraying the country topic aside and said without hesitation, The Westerners came from a long distance, most of their resources needed to be supplied from thousands of miles away. The soldiers they brought were only tired people far away from their home country. In my opinion, we do not have to overreact like facing off a formidable opponent. We can pretend to negotiate with them. In ten or eight years, it would be difficult for them to continue. Marshal Gu devoted himself to Great Liang, these years he had been continuously injured, never had a few comfortable and reassuring days. For the sake of hundred thousand soldiers bathed in blood on the front line, I also agree its time to stop fighting and rest this matter can be discussed later, I dont know if Your Highness Yan Wang has any…plan for the Feng Huo tickets?

Yan Wang, who had been listening on from the start was dragged out by him at this time, he looked up at Fang Qin and said, Theres no need to discuss it again later, after all, Feng Huo tickets has Feng Huo* as its name, it is closely related to the war. Since you gentlemen want to cut off the land to feed the wolves and tigers, the third batch of Feng Huo tickets has no reason to be issued. The court can always repay the debt with the tax revenue of the next five years as guarantee.

*reminder that feng huo literally means fire beacon, which was a fire lit to give warning to local people of the approach of an enemy

Fang Qin shook his head and said with a smile, Yan Wang had spoken from temper. Can a truce be called feeding the wolves and tigers? The Westerners have been losing day by day, this is a defeated enemy seeking surrender! When they arrive at sea, they are nothing but a group of rootless duckweeds, not adequate enough cause any serious trouble.

Chang Geng also smiled and said: Its really impressive that Master Fang knows everything in the world without leaving home. He knows that the Westerners are rootless duckweeds from thousands of miles away. Such far-sighted ability, people truly cannot catch up to your shadow.

Seeing that the two people were getting acrimonious in the tone of greeting each other, Li Feng had to come forward and say, Matters of the army, there are soldiers in the army to decide, I called you all here to discuss the urgent matter of the Feng Huo tickets. Why are you arguing about the Liangjiang battle? Cant calculate a few meager account books, but brought up so much troubles instead A Min, you should also talk less.

An assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue came out at the right time and continued the Emperors words: Your Highness Yan Wang has just returned from Jiangbei. Im afraid you havent figured out the reason why the third batch of Feng Huo tickets are delayed.

As you know, although the salaries of the civil and military officials in our dynasty are rich compared with those in the previous dynasty, but everyone has their families to take care of, this little salary is just enough to maintain a little face, how dare anyone be rich and powerful when the country is in trouble? How many people have gone bankrupt since the subscription of Feng Huo tickets was included in the official inspection? At present, we cant get any more money. Your Highness has always had intimate relations with the merchant alliance tycoons and Du Wan Quan. Do you think you can come out to ask them for their donation once more?

Of course, Chang Geng refused to fall into this trap with a hidden meaning, he said: On the way back to the capital, I have visited Master Du and the others. Now, factories have been built all over the country. As a righteous businessman, sometimes he also has to take care of refugees, which costs a lot of money. Now, most of the resources had been poured into the Canal Office, even if they are willing to go bankrupt to help the country, could they also abandon the refugees that had taken a lot of effort to settle? To tell you the truth, Master Dus original words to me was that right now, he could not find another coin.

Fang Qin refused to let him go. Why didnt Your Highness think of leaving a way out back when you pushed forward the Feng Huo ticket?

Chang Geng looked at him coolly: Master Fang, I said clearly at the beginning that the money should be borrowed first. When it is due two years later, when the Treasury is no longer in a tight spot, there will be a solution, if not, we can use the third batch of Feng Huo tickets to solve the urgent problem at the time of counting the income, Master Fang had already taken charge of the Ministry of Revenue, you yourself didnt raise any objection. Now, you come and ask me. On the contrary, I would like to ask you, where did the money flowing in and out of the Ministry of Revenue in the past two years go to? Why are we lacking so much?

Fang Qin finally couldnt help but say angrily: The account books are all there. If Yan Wang has doubts about this official, you can go to check them!

Chang Gengs gave an unamused laugh: True, how can the masters in the Ministry of Revenue not be able to calculate a few account books, it must means that during that year, Master Fang had lost his mind, making a miscalculation?

Li Feng: Enough!

Fang Qin hurriedly apologize while Chang Geng bowed slightly and stood on the side stubbornly. He was very silent most of the time in the court meeting, even if there was something needed to be said, it was always done by his underling, he seldom went head to head with others. Fang Qin couldnt help looking at him and had a feeling that something was wrong.

Yan Wang must have prepared a solution for the situation of the Feng Huo ticket. Why would he rather fight in front of the Emperor than say it properly to ease the crowd? What was he planning?

The Grand Court Meeting was dismissed in displeasure. Yan Wang was kept behind, walking silently with Li Feng. Although Li Fengs broken leg has recovered, it was all along an incompletely cured illness. If he walked a bit too fast, he would appear a little unbalanced.

Take a walk in the garden with me. Li Feng said.

It happened that the Crown Prince had just finished studying and was playing with the Third Prince in the garden. As he saw his father and young uncle, he hurriedly came to greet them. The Crown Prince grew different each year, he already had the appearance of a young teen. The Third Prince was only five years old and was still changing his teeth, his words were a little leaky when talking.

When Li Feng met the Crown Prince, of course, he would want to display his fathers prestige. First, he scolded the Crown Prince out of nothing, then interrogated him about his studies.

The Crown Prince replied well at first, but continuously glanced at his younger brother near the end. Li Feng followed his gaze, suddenly not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

The toothless Third Prince was not old enough to be interrogated by his father. He was standing on one side silently at first then was waved away by Yan Wang. He took him to sit on the ground with great carelessness, grabbed several grass stems and weaved it into a grasshopper. When have the children in the Forbidden Palace ever seen this kind of countryside playthings? The Third Princes eyes were wide open, watching dumbly. Soon, the little child had a grass grasshopper in his left hand and a grass cricket in his right hand. He was so happy that he didnt care to cover up his missing front tooth.

Li Feng scolded: …Losing ambition from playing too much, where is dignity!

He stared at Chang Geng with a straight face, then sent away the two children reluctant to leave. Li Feng saw the Third Prince tiptoeing to place the grasshopper into the Crown Princes hand, the Crown Prince then held his little brothers empty hand. The eldest child led the younger child, looking like a pair of little brothers from an ordinary family.

The Crown Prince was gentle, like his grandfather.

Li Feng rarely felt moved. When he turned to Chang Geng, his face also softened a lot. He asked, After such a long time, you still do not want to get married?

Chang Gengs smile faded immediately.

Li Feng saw that he didnt like to mention this matter, he sighed, Or big brother can be an initiator, choosing a child from within the family for you to adopt. When you become older in the future, there must be someone to care for you.

Chang Geng paused and twisted his hands together, as if there was still grass juice left on his fingers. He looked at the direction of the Third Princes departure, his face seemed quite moved. But after a while, he still did not nod.

Chang Geng: Thank you very much, Royal Brother, There is no need.

The child that follows you can inherit royal title, in the future, even if he does not have any merit, he will be at least be a Jun Wang with a promising future. There are many people willing to leave their child in your care. Li Feng said, You dont have to worry about feeling guilty of robbing peoples children.

Chang Geng suddenly bowed, Your Majesty, Your Subject is willing to follow the footsteps of Lord Shang. I do not want to drag down descendants.

Li Fengs eyes twitched a little, he turned to look at him in silence.

Chang Geng bent over and refused to straighten up. He seemed young and powerful at first glance, but he was lonely and bleak.

Willing to follow the example of Lord Shang to reform by any means, to be hated and despised by the world, to be split open in the market, become the cinders that burn themselves for the era.

*Lord Shang Shang Yang was an ancient Chinese philosopher, politician and a prominent legalist scholar. He pushed for a lot of reforms that affected the nobility. Due to this, when a new king was appointed, he was punished by dismemberment and all of his family and relatives were executed

On that day, all the eunuchs and palace attendants were dismissed far away. No one knew what the Li brothers had said in the garden. From noon until dark, Yan Wang finally left the palace by himself.

There were only a few grasses that have been pulled out and made into insects, laying bare.

The next day, Jiang Chong received an instruction from Yan Wang Dont let the Marquis of Order go back to the capital. We might not fight this battle, but he must stay in Liangjiang.

The heavy rain in Jiangnan was cruel. A few days ago, it was still too hot for people to sleep. Suddenly, a strong wind and rain changed the sky, the humidity could penetrate into peoples bones.

Master Ja wiped away the moisture from his face and walked up quickly. He climbed to the top along the iron steps protruding from the ugly and terrifying shell of the Western sea monster. An old man with dazzling white hair was leaning on something with his back facing him. His waist was like a piece of bamboo bent from being burnt.

Master Ja gave a slight cough: Your Majesty, its already late, why are you not resting?

When you get old, you will be abandoned by sleep, the Pope said, waving his hand. Come here, look at this.

There was a Qian Li Yan on the top of the sea monster, this was not a small gadget that can be clipped on the bridge of the nose. Its three feet long, made of copper, with circles on the surface like the trace on a bamboo joint, firmly fixed on the ground with a triangular leg. There was a circle of complicated carvings on the long copper cylinder, written in all Western characters.

This was the true Qian Li Yan*, which can see a thousand miles.

*reminder than Qian Li Yan is literally thousand-mile eye

Through this long tube, they could see the territory of the other side of Great Liang from the sea monster floating in the East Sea.

In just a few years, the quiet fertile land from a thousand miles on the opposite side began to burn under the night. The brightest and most concentrated light was the watchtower of the garrison, then much softer in the area behind. Those were the lights of many new factories working and keeping watch at night. It was not very bright, but it was distributed everywhere, like a handful of tiny stars.

What is Your Majesty looking at? Master Ja asked curiously Has the enemy moved?

The enemy has always been moving, the Pope murmured. Those people in the Holy Land first succumbed to their greed, then put their unrealistic expectations on the peace talks. We have lost our best chance, making retreat after retreat. Now the ship has to move back to the sea. After a while, the Great Liang people are likely to send troops to cut off the supply line we have contact with. When it comes to that, there is no telling how it would end.

Master Ja: Didnt we make a careful calculation as to why we retreated to the coast? By now, the Dong Ying Islands can be used as a special supply channel. We can move on the open sea. Although the Great Liang people imitated our fast-moving tiger shark Jiaos, the overall fleet design is not suitable for the open sea operations.

The Dong Ying people are like a pack of wild dogs. When you have an advantage, they will not hesitate to come for a piece of rotten meat. Once you lose power, dont expect to get their loyalty. The Pope sighed in a low voice, Besides, is the conclusion that the Great Liang navy cant adapt to the operation in the high seas certain? A few years ago they didnt even have a decent Navy how can we base our victory percentage on the assumption that the enemy is weak?

Master Ja was silent for a moment: But Your Majesty, the messenger…

Thats why Ive come to you, said the Pope, drawing a letter from his arms, his hands shaking like autumn leaves, but his expression was cold and hard, with no sign of his usual gentleness. Letter from home, read it.

Master Ja quickly picked it up, then his face paled: Is…Is this true?

The pope said in a low voice: The Holy Land is changing.

The Conservative Party detested the Liberal Party, making them sit in office without any real power, hence they had decided to borrow tens of thousands of people from affiliated countries, attacking the Holy Land in the name of protest, creating riots, deposing the king, executed more than thirty old nobles, including the first successor in line, and pushed a pitiful child from very distant relatives on the throne.

A few days later, the Royalists fought back, the new king was forced to step down after only wearing the crown for seven days.

Now the political arena of the Holy Land was very unclear. Anything could happen. The holy messenger who was loyal to the old king had, of course, lost his power. However, the Royalists were trying their best to appease to the Holy See that had been neglected by the old king for half a lifetime. They would not be a hindrance for them for now.

Master Jas thinking was very sharp, he has figured out all the key points in a moment.

The Pope suddenly turned around and stared at him like a falcon. This is an opportunity, do you understand?

Master Ja lowered his voice excitedly: Then the messenger…

He is no longer the messenger, said the Pope, with a slight nod of his head, his attitude was both dollice and cold.

Master Ja took a deep breath and clenched his fist under the complicated cuff: Im going to prepare now.

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Jacques, said the Pope, with his old hands folded in his sleeves and standing in the night wind, If we lose this chance, we may never be able to set foot on this land again. It has awoken.

Master Ja looked back at the distant shore, recalled the lights he had just seen, his heart shaken, he left in a hurry.

While the Great Liang people were unaware, there was a violent rebellion in the Western army.

From the time when the messenger received the news from the Holy Land to when he decided to flee, it was less than an incense time. It was not that he was indecisive. Unfortunately, he did not know that the news sent for him had been intercepted by others.

From his escape to his secret arrest by the Popes elite guards standing by in wait, it was also less than an incense time.

The messenger and his underlings were killed on the spot by Master Ja. A ship was then set up, pretending as if the messenger had departed after finishing his business, hiding the information about the internal chaos in the Holy Land. In the peaceful Western military port, ordinary soldiers were still making routine inspections. They only knew that the messenger was called back to the Holy Land, from now on, they would return to having only one leader.

The Pope did not change his soft attitude towards the peace talks with the Great Liang people. On the surface, he continued to retreat little by little until the autumn equinox of the ninth year of Long An.

*Starting from September 22nd to September 24th

A batch of Western supplies arrived at the Western military port by sea. A large number of military supplies and Ziliujin were like a dark mass of a group of demons, landing on the coast of Jiangnan.

When the first steam railcar roared away…

In the ninth year of Long An, Jia Lai Ying Huo died. The Crown Prince succeeded to the throne and officially announced their surrender on behalf of the Eighteen Tribes. The new Wolf King relinquished his royal title, knelt on his knees and kowtowed to the Emperors decree. The whole Eighteen Tribes with a small population and sparse land were incorporated into the northernmost province of Shuobei of Great Liang. All the surrendered nobles were controlled by the governor of Shuobei.

At this time, the Eighteen Tribes no longer paid tribute to the imperial court and was integrated into the general tax revenue. The vast Ziliujin fields would be mined and transported by the special institution established by the imperial court.

The whole country of Great Liang celebrated.

Shen Yi stayed for the time being to hand over the duties, while Gu Yun had to return to the capital for his report. Cao Niangzi joined him. Chen Qing Xu had just made a copy of the complete secret art of the goddess, but she still have not digested it yet, she also bid farewell to return to the Chen family.

Before leaving, Gu Yun called her to one side. At first, he wanted to ask if there was a certain possibility that there would be an antidote. Later, he thought it was an unnecessary question. Chen Qing Xu, a responsible person, would never confirm it beforehand. At most, she would say I will try my best. In this way, there was nothing else to say. In the end, he thanked Chen Qing Xu very solemnly and added: Everything depended on Miss Chen.

Chen Qing Xu did not dare to accept the courtesy, breaking the norm and explained to Gu Yun: In these two days, Xiao Cao had helped me translate a lot. There is no division between sorcery and poisons in the secret arts of the goddess. Many strange and unimaginable practices are only rituals, which ones are really meaningful and which are nonsense, it is difficult for me to say for certain right now. Marshal, please give me some time.

Gu Yun hurriedly said no trouble.

Chen Qing Xu took out a sealed envelope again and advised: These are all nourishing prescriptions. It is not effective if taken only once or twice but had to rely on time to slowly nourish. Marshals body had lost too much, it is still better than nothing. The drug you normally use must be controlled no matter what.

Gu Yun nodded and put it away. Looking up, he caught a glimpse of Shen Yi over the other side with longing eyes.

Shen Yi glared at him. Gu Yun had known him for so many years. For the first time, he found out that Shen Ji Pings eyes could be expressive enough to scold people, he clearly saw from those eyes the anger of Where do you two find so many words to say?.

Gu Yun took a look at him and thought to himself, You are doing this to yourself. Are you expecting the woman who was naturally born quiet to initiate a conversation with you? There are wastes every year, but there are especially many this year.

The two men fought for a moment with their eyes across the air. Finally, Shen Yi could not help but come over. First, he said to Gu Yun unhappily, Its time to go, Marshal. Dont be late.

Then he turned to Chen Qing Xu.

Gu Yun didnt want to look at his dumb appearance anymore. He tapped Shen Yis back lightly with his whip and rode away.

When Gu Yun returned to the capital for his report, the common people had heard about it first, passing the words by mouth. On that day, the streets and alleys were packed with people, waiting for a glimpse of the general of Black Iron Camp. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, there was nothing coming from the post station and the Northern Camp, there were only a few civil officers who had been sent on behalf of the imperial court, accompanied by the Northern Frontier garrison and a general unknown to many from the Black Iron Camp.

Gu Yun had found himself an inconspicuous small carriage to go home and directly went to the palace for an audience with the Emperor the next day.

He used to love trotting across the markets, with a cartful of fruits tossed, numbing his lids from winking to all the ladies with neat face on the side of the road. But now he no longer liked such things. Firstly, Jiangnan has yet to be recovered, there was no face. Second, he gradually began to dislike such pomp and bustle, he could not tell why, perhaps he was already tired, perhaps he had already grown old.

At this time, Chang Geng was on the way up north, not knowing what was keeping him, he had yet to return. Chang Geng was not at home, Gu Yun had nothing to do but listen to the birds scolding.

He dared not relax to eat and sleep for three or five days to cultivate his vitality thats the way of a young person. He no longer had the luxury for such thing, if he really relaxed the strings of his mind, he feared that what awaited for him was not high spirits, but serious illness.

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Thus he came to Li Feng for a quick attendance then went to Jiangbei.

Before Gu Yun left, Master Feng Han visited him.

Master Feng Han didnt even have time to drink tea after sitting down, hurriedly taking Gu Yun away: Marshal, Your Highness Yan Wang wrote to me and asked me to show you something before you go.

Gu Yun said with a smile, Why, did Master Feng Han make a sea monster?

Zhang Feng Han laughed and did not reply, acting mysterious. In the past few years, he always bore the face of having no one to take care of his funeral. Turns out it was due to having nothing to do. In these years, he lived in Ling Shu Institute all day long. Instead, he was like an old tree that bloomed, there were colors on his face, as if he had met a beautiful old lady.

Gu Yun had to get on his old mans carriage and took on the job of serving tea, pouring water automatically, not letting Zhang Feng Han become dehydrated from talking too much: Master Feng Han becomes stronger with age, truly makes people feel envious.

Zhang Feng han hurriedly said I dare not and received the tea cup. His white beard was raised as he smiled: Only when the imperial court had use of this old man did my life have any joy. Everyone is disgusted with dirty engines and steel armors. But I loved this line of work since I was a child. Not only do I love it, but also love it to fruition. Isnt it a beautiful thing?

Gu Yun thought about it for a moment, and felt that it was very true, but unfortunately this logic couldnt be applied to himself its normal for people to love fire engine and steel armour, and its just like human beings for people serving as officers to love high ranks and wealth, but when it came to him, if he were to say that he loved fighting wars, loved killing people… it was not a sensible thing.

But it was he who chose this road.

Why?

Gu Yun could not tell for a moment. All he remembered was that he hated going to the frontier when he was a child, because it meant being separated from his playmates, seeing his terrible father every day, and not being able to eat well or sleep well.

Take one palm and send it to Jiangbei, to measure the width of the others waist for me.

I feel that this face is a little familiar. Gu Yun held a wooden stick and looked at the woman on the ground for a while, then concluded.

The Wolf Kings tent of Jia Lai Ying Huo was turned upside down by the people of Black Iron Camp. They found that there were neither rare pearls nor corals in it. It looked magnificent but actually was deep in poverty. It could be seen that before he wiped clean the aristocrats property, he also did the same to himself. He was really a selfless lunatic.

To Gu Yuns great disappointment, they couldnt find the goddesss witchcraft in legend.

Thinking about it, only Great Liang people liked to write everything on paper and assemble it into a book. There were many primitive customs in the Eighteen Tribes, things that need to be recorded were likely to be engraved on stone, tortoise shell and leather, or simply passed down by mouth. The witchcraft they were looking for might be hidden only in Jia Lais brain and was already burned to ashes.

Finally, only such a strange figure was brought back to the northern garrison under the insistence of Chen Qing Xu.

What did Miss Chen say about this thing just now? Gu Yun asked the soldier, What kind of statue?

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Soul statue, the soldier replied, seeing Gu Yun poking it back and forth with a wooden stick without any taboo, he couldnt help saying, Marshal, I think this thing is very insidious. Perhaps there is something not clean about it. You should stay away from it.

The soul statue was life-sized, but it weighed only around ten to fifteen kilograms. After cleaning, the face and skin were no different from a real person at first sight, as if it could talk after opening its eyes.

It was said that this was not a complete piece of human skin. It was made from the best skin of many young boys and girls. After being treated with some kind of voodoo, it formed a whole piece and was wrapped around the wood that was carved into a complete human shape in advance. When the human skin and the wood were closely pasted together, it could create a lifelike dummy.

The Eighteen Tribes believed that this kind of soul statue could summon the souls of the children that had died in foreign countries.

At first, the soul statue was covered with dust. After being washed, it completely resembled a nude living person. Shen Yi thought it was too unorthodox and asked people to find clothes for it to wear.

Gu Yun stared at the closed eyes of the soul statue. He felt that it slightly resembled Chang Geng when he was a child. He reached out his fingers and stroked his chin, tried to search his memory and asked, You say what it summoned was the soul of the Barbarian royal consort that year?

The soldier believed in demons and did not dare to look much, he said in fright: Marshal, we better move it away quickly, this thing is scarily demonic…

Its alright, Gu Yun said casually, glancing at the face of the soul statue. I think that she still looks very pretty.

Soldier: …

Recently, Marshal Gu had to take care of both battlefields north and south, perhaps he had lost his mind from exhaustion.

At this time, Chen Qing Xu, who was not feeling reassured and went to see Shen Yi, barged in suddenly: I remember now!

Gu Yun: Huh?

Chen Qing Xu drew out a knife and knelt on the ground. Under the eyes of Gu Yun and his superstitious soldier, she cut the soul statue open from the chest.

Gu Yun: …

His soldier trembled with fear, turned his back and recited Amitabha. Gu Yun looked at him, then at Miss Chen, who was like a butcher. He reached out and handed the stick to his silent soldier and said pitifully, Take it to ward off evil spirits and defend yourself.

Chen Qing Xu ignored the surroundings and concentrated on the point of the knife. The human skin looked flat and even very soft outside. There was no flesh and blood inside after cutting open. The two sides were separated cleanly. The texture was like tanned leather. Chen Qing Xu had a good grasp of her strength, only cutting the human skin and did not affect the wood below.

Gu Yun was sitting around doing nothing at first, then suddenly, he narrowed his eyes, pulled up his sleeve and squatted down to gently lift the skin up without any hesitation, touching the wood surface.

The soldiers face was green, hurriedly confessed his sins, took the stick given by the Marshal and ran outside to watch the door.

Gu Yun felt around for a long time, wondering, Why, there are still words on this wood?

Chen Qing Xu had cut open the human skin from head to toe, like peeling an egg shell. Changing into a smaller knife, she carefully took the human skin off one by one until the whole section of the human shaped wood was exposed. She took time to respond to Gu Yuns words: Yes, but its carved small and shallow. Only people with extremely sharp sense of touch will be able to feel it. If ordinary people want to see, Im afraid it is only with the help of tools, would Marshal help me read what was written on it?

The Black Iron Camp and the Eighteen Tribes have been enemies of two generations. Many senior generals in the Black Iron Camp knew the common words of the Man language. Gu Yun fumbled for a moment on the neck of the humanoid wood and hesitated for a long time before responding: Its all very strange words, cooking what… I dont know, theres a number… Ah, it seems that theres something else about sunlight…

Gu Yun looked at Chen Qing Xu in confusion: Why is there a mysterious cooking tutorial engraved on this soul statue? Eh… Miss Chen, whats the matter?

Gu Yun had never seen such an excited look on Chen Qing Xus face. Her cold eyes were almost full of tears.

As if never seeing wood before, she picked up the humanoid wood with her hands, took out a silk and carefully wiped off the dust on it, as if holding a rare treasure.

For the soul statue to bring back the spirits of other countries, it needs to communicate life and death. The usual way is to hide a personal item of the person inside the wood. But if this method was used to call on the soul, the deceased are usually thousands of miles away, most of the burial place could not be found. So their personal item cant be obtained every time. I just remembered, in this case, the caster will generally replace it by the last words left by the dead or the inscriptions that can represent the dead.

In those days, the Barbarian sisters fled from the deep palace. On the way, the elder sister died in a foreign country. The younger sister fled with her sisters child to a bandits den. Before the death of the imperial concubine, she left one very important thing to Hu Ge Er. Later, it passed through Hu Ge Ers hands and finally fell into the hands of Jia Lai the Wolf King…

Gu Yun heard this, his heart started beating like mad.

It is the secret art of the goddess. Chen Qing Xu pointed out what he was thinking in his heart, I… I only thought of this possibility, I did not expect for it to be true…

In the flow of time, the Heavenly Wolf tribes dark in ink faded just like that and ceased to exist.

Chen Qing Xu suppressed her breath to the lowest level, almost becoming one with the surrounding plants and trees, hid motionlessly in the dead corner behind the black banner made of thick felt above the kings tent, watching the unexpected development.

The Wolf Kings tent was divided into two parts. The steam wheelchair with white fog slid out from the middle. The Wolf King Jia Lai Ying Huo was wrapped in a heavy cloak, crouched in the wheelchair like someone about to die and swept his gaze coldly around the rebels outside.

Third Aunt, he said with a smile on his thin, cracked lips, muttering, My mother died early. You once took care of me for five years, treated me like your own son, but now…even you would want to point your sword at me?

Although Madame Hong Xia was the initiator, she was a faltering old woman. She could devise plans and could not come into battle herself. As she was not here, Jia Lais monologue scattered in the air, with no destination and receiver, with no one to answer.

The ferocious Wolf King of the last generation whether it was his hatred and vengeance or joy and happiness, whether it was his ambition for hegemony or the never-ending path for revenge, he was always all alone his parents, brothers, children, relatives and friends, he did not have any. He treated the tribes people like pigs and dogs, they also betrayed him as payment.

Some of the rebels hands were shaking violently and could hardly hold their swords. No one knew whose sword fell on the ground. In the quiet night, the sound echoed clearly.

Everyone betrayed me, wanted me to die. Jia Lai gave a sharp sneer, suddenly raising his claw-like hand up high and chopped down, Then you all go die first!

At his command, arrows were shot from the kings tent. Surrounded by two sides, it was impossible for the rebels to avoid it and had to fight back.

This assassination, which should have been quiet, immediately turned into a bloody battle. The whole Eighteen Tribes were alerted. The Heavenly Wolf metropolis became noisy and chaotic. Some ran to the watchtower to extinguish the fire, some were busy assisting the king to pacify the rebellion, and some bravely joined the rebel army, but the majority were at a loss as to how to react.

The Crown Prince and the chief steward were pushed out with their hands tied up. The chief steward had wet his pants and looked at the frightened Crown Prince with despair. He said to himself, The Wolf King only had this one child left. Maybe he would be lenient towards him. But the same could not be said of me.

With such thoughts, his face immediately changed from desperation and fear to determination, he clenched his teeth, his eyes appeared as if they would crack open, a moment later, his face suddenly turned blue, his body went stiff and fell down headfirst under the publics eyes the chief had bit the poison bag in his mouth, committing suicide.

Cao Chun Hua was frightened to death. He did expect that the assassination might not go well, but it didnt matter, for as long as most of the Northern Barbarians were in disorder, Gu Yun could easily take advantage of the situation. When the mantis catches cicadas, whether the mantis wins or the cicada wins, there were always yellow finches waiting behind.

But he didnt foresee that Chen Qing Xu to roll to the center of the storm first!

In a twinkling of an eye, the battle between the rebels and the bodyguards near the kings tent was almost at its climax. At this moment, a Barbarian suddenly rushed into the kings tent: Report enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!

This sentence was like a stone creating a thousand layers of waves. For a moment, there was silence near the kings tent where people were clashing. The captain of the guard set aside the rest of the people and ran to Jia Lai Ying Huo quickly: My King, someone set fire on the watchtower. A large number of ghost crows along the border took advantage of the chaotic situation to fish in troubled waters and rushed to this side!

Jia Lais eyes twitched a few times, a hint of joy seemed to appear on his face: Who is coming? Is it Gu Yun?

The head of the guard broke out in a sweat. He did not know whats to be so happy about with Gu Yun coming.

At the next moment, he was shocked to see Jia Lais claw-like hands gripping the handrail of the steam wheelchair with all their strength, he let out a low shout, this person who had been paralyzed for half a year actually stood up by some miracle!

Chief bodyguard: My King!

Gu Yun, Gu Yun… Jia Lai called out in a low voice, his eyes were frighteningly bright as if his soul was burning, they could not help but have deep doubts about the previous rumors perhaps the deceased goddess was not his obsession, but Gu Yun.

Bring my armor! shouted Jia Lai.

The chief bodyguard has never seen such a strange way of finding death. For a while, he thought he had misheard: My King,… What did you say?

My armor! Jia Lai roared, My armor!

The captain was frightened by his face that seemed to be on the verge of bursting and staggered for a few steps. He did not dare to neglect and sent someone to bring over the Wolf Kings Heavy Armor.

The iron monster of snow color as tall as nearly two people were carried over by four men and was placed on the ground with a loud thud. Jia Lai Ying Huo was shivering like leaves in the autumn wind. His thin and dried hand grabbed the edge of the steel armor, dragging his heavy steps, slowly putting himself inside.

The Heavy Armor was self-contained and supported by a steel frame. Its much easier to operate than Light Armor, but its not so easy to the point that any half-paralyzed person could control it.

Jia Lais face reddened as he climbed into the Heavy Armor. He opened the steam valve at his feet with a gnash of his teeth. The strong mechanism roared as it started. The back of the Heavy Armor spewed out the arrogant steam, about to burst out roaring.

…But the person inside was no longer the mighty hero who ate meat and drank blood in the past.

Just after lifting his legs, Jia Lai was already at the end of the line. It was difficult to maintain balance for longer. With a loud noise, the Heavy Armor tilted. The object of hundreds of kilograms smashed a deep hole in the ground.

The bodyguard was frightened, My King!

At that moment, no one could see the look on the face of Jia Lai, the Wolf King. The thin man with only a skeleton left was hiding in the nearly towering steel armor, like a shriveled insect in a walnut. In everyones heart even his enemies, at that moment, clearly witnessed the words a heros end.

Even if he was a lunatic devoid of any conscience.

At that moment, the unique bird-like sound of a Black Eagle was getting closer and closer. The Black Iron Camp was extremely mobile. Their struggle in the previous days was only due to the Eighteen Tribes risking their lives and burning Ziliujin, otherwise, they would not be allowed to survive until now.

At this time, the metropolis was in chaos, the Black Irons three factions advanced with little to no resistance. The Black Eagles opens the way, like a black whirlwind rolling over.

The chief bodyguard hurriedly took apart the Heavy Armor and carried out Jia Lai miserably trapped in it: My King, Im afraid it is impossible to protect metropolis this night. We will escort you to leave first…

Jia Lai laid on the captains back with a dazed look. After a while, he reached forward and pointed, Over there.

Chen Qin Xu dodged a flowing arrow from nowhere. A thought popped up in her head. She then quickly came down from behind the floating black flag. A small silver needle flew out of her hand, killing several Barbarians who happened to be nearby quietly, then chased after them in secret.

A team of bodyguards rushed away quickly, escorted Jia Lai to the west side of the Wolf Kings tent, running further and further away from the crowd. In the end, there was almost no place left to hide in all four sides. Chen Qing Xu followed them with difficulty, risked being found, and tailed behind the group of bodyguards. She chased after Jia Lai for two minutes and found that she had followed them to a deserted altar.

The altar was extremely magnificent. The whole building almost pierced the clouds. It was all made of stones, almost resembling a palace.

The gate was carved out of large stones, the entrance was covered with thick felt, countless mottled and unknown characters and symbols were engraved on it. The surrounding had been overgrown with weeds, without a trace of humans for a long time. A crow was startled and flew up to the sky with its herd, the flapping of their wings ring out.

Chen Qing Xu was not the only one who did not understand the reason, the guards also looked at each other in confusion.

Since the goddess of the Eighteen Tribes became a joke, no one had set foot to the altar anymore.

Jia Lai shook off the captains arm and said, Step back!

The captain of the guard was stunned for a moment and retreated a few steps away.

Jia Lai slowly knelt down. His knees were stiff, almost falling over as he knelt. The chief bodyguard hurriedly came forward to help him but was slapped away: Get away! Get out of the way!

The captain of the guard retreated to one side.

It took Jia Lai a lot of effort to kneel steadily. His bent back was stretched as straight as possible, he put his hands in front of his chest, the color of anger and humiliation on his face was slowly fading, his expression slowly turning calm again.

After a while, he struggled to keep his kneeling posture and climbed forward for a few steps, like a dying old dog. The chief bodyguard was already beaten and dared not go forward for more. He could only watch him crawl up at a loss.

Jia Lai climbed to the side of the huge stone gate, lifted the torn up felt, and fumbled on the uneven mantra. Chen Qing Xu realized that the ruined altar of the goddess might be the important key. She approached carefully and stared at Jia Lais movement without blinking.

Suddenly, he pushed something down and thrust his arm forward.

The ground immediately vibrated violently, the guards all turned pale with fright. But Chen Qing Xu flew past it without hesitation.

The stones around the altar moved by themselves, one huge gear wheel after another rose from the ground. Countless steel pipes with rusty skin stretched out in all directions, they closed and connected by themselves and finally became a complete circle. All the iron pipes were buckled, making a hiss. Countless small pieces of iron spread out from both sides, moving slightly in the breeze. They were actually small fire wings this thing was very similar to the Kite of Great Liang.

The whole altar was like a Giant Kite. Chen Qing Xu had a kind of illusion, that if Ziliujin were to be burnt, it will rise to the sky.

She thought in shock, That year, was it not because the Barbarians didnt have their own fire engine technology that they were defeated by the Black Iron Camp? What is this? Do this Barbarian man want to escape or rise to the sky with this thing?

Just before she came to a conclusion, the truth had proven itself. There was no problem with her common sense. A snapping sound was heard and suddenly, there was a smell of smoke coming from a pipe in a circle.

Then, a series of breaking noises rang out one after another. The gurgling Ziliujin that had been kept underground for many years had been mixed with many impurities. The open fire under the fire wing flickered out, and a choking scent different from the burning of pure Ziliujin spread out.

Describing it was slow, but actually, from the first breakage to the burning of the entire altar, its only a blink of an eye. If there were experts in the field like Ge Chen or Zhang Feng Han present, they would be able to see that the structure of the altar that looked like a Giant Kite was not complete at all. In fact, it only copied the flaming wings and golden box in the shape of pipes of the Kite, while the most critical factor that decides whether the Giant Kite could fly up or not was completely neglected. Even if it was forced to rise by flaming wings, it would disintegrate before it reached the mid air level.

Combined with the lack of maintenance in a long time, it had obviously aggravated this kind of damage. Before it lifted off, it had already self-destructed.

The Giant Kite buried under the altar of the goddess praying to the heavens for longevity, seemed to predict the unreachable dream of the Heavenly Wolf tribes which fate was at its end, forever could not be realized.

The chief bodyguard was frightened and shouted, My King! Get out of the way!

As if shaken by his voice, the stone gate carved from the huge stone suddenly collapsed, crushing a large number of pipes that had already risen from the ground. The gas produced by the burning of Ziliujin expanded rapidly. After a deafening bang, the altar started to explode. A huge fireball rose to the sky. Jia Lai was in the middle of the fire, looking back at his team of guards, surprisingly, there was no fear on his face.

At that moment, Chen Qing Xu suddenly understood that Jia Lai was not necessarily unaware that once the altar was lit, it would blow up.

…He was willing, scheming for a long time, he was only looking for a more brilliant way to die.

The outer wall of the altar began to crumble and was about to collapse.

Chen Qing Xu clenched her teeth and decided to take a risk, grabbed a crack in the full view of everyone and followed Jia Lai in.

Then boom!, the altar wall collapsed.

Cao Chun Hua lost Chen Qing Xus trace. There was no other way, he had to stay and assisted Gu Yun, until the Black Iron Camp moved into the metropolis and he learned the general direction of Jia Lai Ying Huo from the captive Barbarian guards.

Cao Chun Hua was very familiar with the northern part of the metropolis. Knowing that he must have gone to the altar of the goddess, he led Shen Yi over immediately in anxiety, who knew that they would arrive in time to see such a scene.

Cao Chun Huas pupils shriveled, he could not even let out a shout.

However, Shen Yi did not hesitate to remove the Light Armor from his body, making use of his surroundings, rolled a circle in the ice and snow that had not been melted yet in this incredibly cold place. Mixed in all the ice and snow, he bravely rushed into the fire.

The brilliant end of the Wolf Kings own choice made the chief bodyguard surrounded stood still in shock. A group of elite Barbarian bodyguards stood in place like wooden posts, with no intention to resist. They had become captives without any trouble.

The Ziliujin with too many impurities did not have the power of melting the ice field, but created a lot of smoke that people couldnt open their eyes. A layer of ash soon gathered on the Qian Li Yan, it was pulled down and thrown aside by Chen Qing Xu.

She saw that at the moment Jia Lai fell out of the Heavy Armor, he probably already wanted to die. For a person who was eager to die, its not very useful to force a confession by torture not to mention she did not know how to force it.

She had been searching for the secret of witchcraft for many years. Will it be in this mysterious altar?

Chen Qing Xu passed through the collapsing altar and found the shadow of Jia Lai struggling to climb forward in the black ash. The higher one was during a fire, the more difficult it would be to breathe. It would be easier to walk on the ground. Jia Lai wont be suffocated for a while. Chen Qing Xu covered her mouth and nose, squinted at his direction, and found that Jia Lai was blind to the loud noise around him. His eyes were fixed on the big stone platform in the middle of the altar.

Whats in the stone platform?

At this time, a big beam column in the altar collapsed on top of Chen Qing Xus head. She had to dodge, borrowed some force on the gravel, she then flew to the stone platform.

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If the earliest designer wanted to make the whole altar into a big kite, according to the location of the stone platform, it should be a central pillar much like a mast. There was a circle of stone plates engraved with Barbarian characters on the platform, they were different from those unknown incantations at the door this was the real language of the Eighteen Tribes.

When Chen Qing Xu first came to the Northern Frontier to look for the witchcraft and poison, she had also put in some effort to learn the Man language, she could somewhat understand that what was written on them were the history of the separation and integration of the Eighteen Tribes.

From beginning to end, there was no mention of the witchcraft of the Barbarians. Chen Qing Xu was finally choked by the smoke and coughed fiercely. She was very disheartened was this really just the remains of an altar site? There was nothing that she was looking for here?

At this time, another unknown part had blown up again. After the ground shook, a big stone plate opposite her suddenly fell down.

Chen Qing Xu: …

While in bad luck, one could get choked even when drinking water.

She instinctively backed away, but after all, the smoke was blocking her sight. Chen Qing Xu stepped on air, her whole body fell directly down the stone platform. Perhaps this time, she would truly get squished under the stone!

In a hurry, the rope hidden in Chen Qing Xus sleeve shot out. She didnt know what it had wrapped around on the stone platform. She coughed hard while struggling to pull herself up. Unexpectedly, the thing she caught onto was not stable, falling down as soon as she pulled slightly.

Chen Qing Xus heart sank: Its over.

Just then, a figure rushed over, hugging her and rolled to the side. There was a loud explosive noise next to them. The big stone board fell from the air stirred up gust of wind. Chen Qing Xu was stained with the mud on the altar floor. She still had not come out of her fright, raising her head in astonishment as she saw a worn down and miserable looking General Shen.

Shen Yi angrily pulled up her collar: Do you want to find death?

Chen Qing Xu was stunned by his roar, her eyes open wide.

As soon as Shen Yi met her eyes, he immediately counseled, his rage was also extinguished. He bent down to pick up the rope in her sleeve and said, Lets go first… What is this!

Chen Qing Xus rope with a hook was wrapped around a strange object about the size of one person. At first glance, it looked like a stone statue, it was unknown whether its hollow or what, but it was very light. Shen Yi pulled it gently. The rope unraveled, revealing a head.

It was a lifelike statue of a woman, with her eyes closed, her face peaceful and gentle.

Shen Yi looked at the unique stone statue with exquisite craftsmanship and was inexplicably covered in goosebumps.

Chen Qing Xu glanced at it first, then was surprised. She squatted down and brushed away the dust on the surface of the stone statue. Under the dust, there was a white base and was soft to the touch.

Its human skin. Chen Qing Xu murmured.

Shen Yi thought his ears were infected by Gu Yuns deafness: What?

Chen Qing Xu looked up and saw that there was a secret gap behind the fallen stone slab of the collapsed stone platform, and this beauty… no one knew dead or alive was originally hidden in the middle.

Was Jia Lai actually coming for this human skin?

Chen Qing Xu was confused for a while, she had to follow her instinct and bent over to pick up the thing wrapped in white silk.

Shen Yi hurriedly stepped in, Let me! Go!

He picked up the statue, dragged Chen Qing Xu up, and ran out of the altar.

There were explosions everywhere, smoke everywhere, and in the rolling fire, a faint and hoarse voice broke out intermittently: The cleanest spirit,… the wind also wanted to kiss…her skirt…

All the huge stone pillars of the whole altar collapsed into a line. When the two were about to escape, they only heard a loud noise. A cluster of huge flames with purple light rose high. The central pillar held by seven or eight people fell to one side. The whole altar was finally unsustainable and the huge roof collapsed.

Shen Yis face was ashen, he couldnt breathe at all. Suddenly, his heart was in despair, he felt that he might have to perish here today. Suddenly, he put the humanoid thing in his hand into Chen Qing Xus arms, put the Wind Slasher on his back, arched his back, and tried to protect the person by his side with his body.

Chen Qing Xu was shocked. For a moment, she didnt know what her heart was feeling.

At this time, the howl of Black Eagles came from the sky with a creaking sound. Shen Yi looked up in amazement, only to see a group of Black Eagle was throwing out the ropes as thick as an arm in their iron claws, prevented the top of the toppling altar from falling.

Gu Yun arrived!

Shen Yi didnt dare to hesitate. He didnt care about the gravel that fell on him. He protected Chen Qing Xu and rushed out with all he had.

Just as their front feet left the altar, the steel rope in the hand of a Black Eagle suddenly broke, a Black Cavalry in front dragged them away quickly.

At the moment when the steel rope broke, Gu Yun almost rushed into the sea of fire directly, but when he saw the two rolling out in the smoke, he pulled back the reins, pacifying the nearly frightened horse, and let out a sigh of relief.

Then he blew a long whistle, making a gesture to the Black Eagles in the sky and the Black Cavalry on the ground: Withdraw!

Jia Lai Ying Huos faint singing voice could no longer be heard.

The towering altar of the Eighteen Tribes for hundreds of years was destroyed, the thick smoke rolled up to the sky of eternal life.

The strong wind blew away half of the burnt Wolf banner, whistling out and into the flames and dust.

In the flow of time, the Heavenly Wolf tribes dark in ink faded just like that and ceased to exist.

Yet, Ziliujin was still burning.

Running in your ancestors bodies is the bloodline of wolves. Are they all domesticated into dogs now?

The chief walked faster and faster. In the end, he almost trotted back to his tent. Even in the aftertaste of the burning of Ziliujin, the Northern Frontier was still cold. However, the chiefs forehead was breaking out in hot sweat, soaking his sleeves wet as he wiped it while running.

With a heavy heart, he waved back a female slave who was stepping up to serve him, motioned for her not to disturb him then walked into the tent with three layers of heavy curtains.

The chief carefully explored around, confirming that there were no unrelated people nearby, he then closed the doors one by one, sighed with relief, and walked into the room.

Just then, a sudden voice came out of the room: How is it?

The chief steward startled, shivering in his own home. His limbs twitched. He stood at the door with his mouth agape. In three and four intakes of breath, he felt that his heart was about to stop beating.

It wasnt until a familiar aristocratic old woman showed half of her face from the dim room that he took in a hard breath, returned to his senses, waved his hands suspiciously and walked into the room with the old woman.

In the north, the days were short and the nights were long, it was difficult to bring light into the living quarters. However, the people in this room had covered all the windows and sat around a worn-out steam lamp in the dark. Some of the influential families in the Eighteen Tribes Alliance had sent their representatives, several seats away from them were two Great Liangs people, one man and one woman.

Even though they were dressed in the style of the Eighteen Tribes, one could make out the identity of Great Liang people from their faces the wild and bitter land of the north had engraved its mark on the people, even for aristocrats, one could still see the roughness of a difficult living condition.

These two people were Cao Chun Hua and Chen Qing Xu. They did not put much effort to cover up their identity. After crossing the border, they used several lines of connections left by Cao Chun Hua to contact some nobles of the Eighteen Tribes, claiming that they were the armistice envoy sent by the garrison of Northern Frontier, bribing and asking them to bring them to meet the Wolf King Jia Lai.

The two were very generous, continuously giving gifts, but the more generous they were, the more Cao Chun Hua knew that no one would introduce them. At present, in the eyes of these Barbarian aristocrats, they may have become two money trees. Once they were discovered by the madman Jia Lai, these money trees would be uprooted.

Both of them expressed their desire to see Jia Lai Ying Huo who wanted to find death. At the same time, they communicated with the Eighteen Tribes people whose minds were in disorder. With Cao Chun Huas three inch tongue of adapting to whoever he speaks with, within a month, these nobles had dared to sit together to discuss about the Wolf King in secret.

At the same time, Chen Qing Xu figured out the guard situation of the Wolf Kings tent after several night explorations. The time for the net to be hauled in was approaching.

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Someone poured a bowl of horse milk wine for the chief who came in from the outside. The chief took it with his hands shaking and down it with one breath, finally feeling alive again.

He slumped on his back and said in a low voice, Dont mention it anymore. Even the Crown Prince has been beaten. The Wolf King is still determined to fight.

Cao Chun Hua said innocently, The imperial court has sent envoys to the south. Now that there is a truce there, it does not benefit us to engage in battle again. Did the chief not report this to the Wolf King?

The chief truly had difficulties inside that could not be expressed, his whole body seemed to be leaking water. He raised his hand and wiped the sweat on his forehead. Little brother, if I were to say that today, Im afraid you all wont be able to wait for me to return.

The aristocrats of Eighteen Tribes were silent, Cao Chun Hua shook his head and said slowly, Then theres no other way, Ill tell you the truth. Today, I want to gather together all the people concerned, because we got a letter from Marshal Gu recently. Marshal Gu accused us of not doing our job well, he said that if we dont get results, he will send troops to attack. We have nothing to worry about, the worst that could happen is that well be lectured and receive a two-month salary cut after we return, but I know for certain that you all are not willing to fight.

The chiefs face wrinkled into a large bitter melon.

At this time, Chen Qing Xu said, Lets go. We already tried our best.

Chen Qing Xu had an indisputable temperament. When she opened her mouth, she could always make a final decision. Hearing this, before Cao Chun Hua could react, the Northern Barbarian aristocrats had exploded. The old woman sitting at the first seat grabbed her sleeve in panic: Wait!

Chen Qing Xu gave her a cold look.

The wrinkles on the old womans face twisted a few times, turning into the look of a gentle witch, and said with a pleasing smile: Miss, give us a few more days to think of something. My king is a bit headstrong, but for better or worse Im still his elder. Let me try to talk to him, you dont have to leave in a hurry.

Madame, its not that we are unreasonable, Cao Chun Hua sighed. We are also acting under orders and dare not make our own decisions.

Chen Qing Xu pulled out her sleeve and said with a light look: If the Wolf King is determined to fight this war to the end for his own personal revenge, it would probably be useless for Madam to say anything, but on the contrary, you will only lead the fire to burn yourself, I dont think its necessary.

This sentence pierced the heart of everyone present.

When several tribal leaders joined forces to revolt a while ago, they had brought up the intimate relationship between Jia Lai and the goddess as the topic of discussion. The goddess had been dead for more than twenty years. There was no evidence that there was any hidden relationship between her and Jia Lai. However, once the seeds of doubt were planted, how could they be easily removed?

Jia Lai Ying Huo always incited people to work for him using blood feud and outrageous humiliation. But forget the pain when the scar is healed was the basis of ordinary people. He might be able to incite the blood for a while, but when the material was unsustainable and even eating became a problem, could the outrageous humiliation twenty years ago be more painful than the starving children?

If a person had been dead for so many years but still lingered around and haunted the tribes like a ghost, bringing about war and bloodshed, then was she a pure goddess of eternal life, or an evil demon who deceived the world?

Chen Qing Xu finished, ignoring the different expressions of the Northern Barbarian people, slightly nodded, and went out with Cao Chun Hua.

Seeing that they were determined not to be accommodating, the old Northern Barbarian woman suddenly made up her mind and knocked the cane in her hand on the ground: From this moment, within two days, I beg you to give us two days. This old woman has lived for more than seventy years, I will use my age as guarantee. In two days, I will give you a clear answer!

The old lady had a high rank in the tribes. Even the Wolf King had to refer to her as an aunt. When she opened her mouth, there was no objection. Only the bitter chief moved his lips and was glared back at by the old ladys fierce white eyes.

Cao Chun Hua and Chen Qing Xu looked at each other. They frowned for a long time as if being put under a difficult position. Finally, they reluctantly said: Then… well, since its the promise of Madame Hong Xia, we must also give it a try. Well wait for your good news. Goodbye.

When the two outsiders left from the secret path through the back door, the room of the Northern Barbarian aristocrats finally exploded.

The chief wanted to cry and said to Madame Hong Xia, Third Madame, did you not hear my words just now? The king is determined to fight this war, even the prince was beaten. Look at my head…right here… the kings original saying is to dig for more if theres no Ziliujin. If theres not enough material, then make you people pay with your own pocket!

Before Madame Hong Xia could speak, a middle-aged man was already bursting with anger: How can he still be so immersed in this grand dream of his? Does he want to attack the Central Plains through the defense line of the Black Iron Camp or wait for the Western monkeys to give him food and drink? After twenty years of preparation, we gathered a hundred thousand warriors, countless fire engines and steel armor, stacks of dry food and dried meat, and joined forces with the East, West, North, and South to act at the same time, yet we still failed to step into the Central Plains! Now hes still dreaming like this, what is he relying on? The street full of starving people? I dont think that it would be enough for his stomach even if we scraped our marrow!

His voice resembled a mountain song when herding sheep, echoing without any conceal. Several people around him immediately showed their fear and urged him to be cautious in his words.

The angry middle-aged man sat down and said with a sneer, Third Madame, I dont think you can keep your promise this time. Dont say you have to rely on your old age, even if you cry out wanting to hang yourself, that madman Jia Lai wont even pay any mind!

Madame Hong Xia lifted her dry eyelids and knocked her crane down: Shut up, useless! Whats the point of shouting in this room!

The middle-aged man snorted indignantly.

Madame Hong Xia was motionless, there were veins showing on the back of her thin claw like hand like roots of an old three. Then, she slowly opened her mouth and said, Last time, the Wolf King left a secret card to deal with several tribal leaders. Do you think he has a second card?

There was silence in the room, all were frightened by the old womans audacity. It took a long time for the chief to tremble and say: Third Madame,… the blood of the wolf banner had not yet dried.

To die in revolt or to die by being implicated, whats the difference? The old ladys hoarse voice rang out in the silence, Running in your ancestors bodies is the bloodline of wolves. Are they all domesticated into dogs now? Or would you rather watch your wife and children, old and young ones die of starvation and war just to prolong your life by a few months?

She slowly raised her head and looked at the barbarian aristocrats with different minds. Seeing that some of them were awe inspiring, some were thoughtful, some were hesitant and trembling, she sneered and said, I know that you are not all of one mind. Some of you may be thinking about leaving this room today and selling out this old woman to Jia Lai. Let me say something, cowards, if we succeed this time, it will also save your life. There is no harm to you. If we fail, we wont involve you who are bystanders either. On the other hand, its the rats who wanted to secretly report this, do you think Jia Lai, that ominous killing star, will consider your goodwill, or will he think that you are too close to us old things who wanted to find death and are suspicious?

The middle-aged man filled with rage just now jumped up and said, You are right, Third Madame, I will follow you!

In these years, the aristocrats of the Eighteen Tribes had been oppressed too much by Jia Lai Ying Huo. The aristocrats hated him, but were also afraid of his cruel and totalitarian policies. At this time, when a leader came out, many angry people immediately followed along.

Madame Hong Xia turned to the chief: In this matter, even if we wreck our brains thinking, it would still be useless. We have to rely on the chief.

The chief, in front of the eyes of everyone, sat stiffly as if wanting to evaporate for a moment, steaming the whole sunless room into a hazy vapor, and finally bit his teeth and smacked his thigh: Third Madame give your orders!

When the country was in danger, there must be bloody conflicts between the parties in power no matter whether it was Great Liang or the Eighteen Tribes of Heavenly Wolf. Even the foreigners trapped in Jiangnan could not escape this situation of being forced to make changes, this process contains ten parts of danger, a hundred part of chances, taking the next step forward was prosperity, but one step backwards may be the extinction of the country.

At this time, a surging tide pervaded the Eighteen Tribes of the Northern Barbarians, not to mention the aristocrats of big surnames organized their own forces.

The next night, a swallow-like shadow shot up the watchtower of the Eighteen Tribes. It was originally funded by the foreigners, at first, the foreigners were also responsible for the maintenance here. But right now, as the Westerners did not even have enough to take care of themselves, most of the machines on the watchtower have failed, their only one function left were to be decorations.

The guard on the tower had been quietly put down. The man who jumped up to the watchtower showed his face in the moonlight. It was a quiet little family slave under the account of the chief. He quickly went all the way to the top of the tower, someone was waiting for him.

The family slave stood up and wiped his face to reveal an ever-changing Cao Chun Hua.

Cao Chun Hua said, It is done. The chief has put sedative in the medicine of Jia Lai.

Chen Qing Xu: Not poisoning him directly?

It wont be so easy, Cao Chun Hua said. Jia Lai is an expert in poison. If we arent careful, it would alert him. As for sedative, he would also prepare some to drink occasionally, even if he detected it, it would not be suspicious. There are family members of all noble names in the guards of the kings tent. These people have already been given orders. They intend to work in the night without being aware of and try not to disturb Jia Lai Ying Huo as much as possible, so that he can die in his tent quietly and push the Crown Prince to succeed in the morning. Once its confirmed that Jia Lai had taken the medicine, the chief will make the sound of the night owl as a signal. Well just have to wait. Did you inform Marshals side yet?

Chen Qing Xus little silver ball flashed in between her fingers it was the signal bullet Shen Yi had given her. This little thing had been hidden in her sleeve. Right now, as she had to take it out to use, she suddenly felt reluctant.

Cao Chun Hua was not aware of many of these thoughts, he said with emotion: A hero of the generation, but all the people under him wanted to rebel against him, they did not even want to hear his last words, how could that be.

They are too afraid of him, Chen Qing Xu stood on the watchtower and looked at the direction of the kings tent through the Qian Li Yan on the bridge of her nose. I havent asked you, how did you manage to make Madame Hong Xia stand up as the leader?

Madame Hong Xias son died in the battlefield, Cao Chun Hua said casually, tucking his hair behind his ear, Leaving her only one grandson, who is nearly sixteen years old. Jia Lai is extremely vicious. He regulated that all the boys over the age of sixteen in the noble family must join the army.

I saw her son several times when I sneaked into the Barbarians tribes. The other night, I made a mask and visited his mother for him in his place… Perhaps it was not very similar, but in the dark and dim light, combined with her poor eyesight, it had succeeded.

Me and her had hugged each other and cried, saying that I could not bear to let the young child walk the same path as his fathers. You see, the swelling around my eyes had not dissipated yet, I had to hide it for two days. Miss Chen, do you have any special medicine for swelling?

Chen Qing Xu: …

Cao Chun Hua, shaking his head, said to the moon, How much tears did I have to shed while I wore the face of someone elses, this is really…

Chen Qing Xu interrupted him: Shh did you hear it?

In the bleak night, the shrill cry of the owl suddenly sounded the chief had made his move!

Chen Qing Xu pushed open the window of the watchtower, and a nearly invisible silk thread came out of her fingertips. It fell down from the tower, just enough for her tiptoes to take advantage of the force.

Cao Chun Hua took out a small pot of Ziliujin from his arm, poured it from a high place to the watchtower, creating a false image of oil leakage from the tower body, then quickly ignited it. The fierce fire light was like a dragon winding down. For a moment, it reflected the watchtower as bright as day.

Chen Qing Xu took advantage of the fire in the watchtower to toss the signal bullet in her hand into the air. The signal bomb split into two parts and released a flash of white light like lightning. The white light was very special, it was not dazzling if being seen nearby and was easily covered by the fire of Ziliujin, its strong penetrative light could only be recognized from a distance.

Shen Yi, who had been in ambush for a long time, saw it in the Qian Li Yan and jumped up: Marshal, they had acted!

Gu Yun made a long whistle. The Black Eagles, like a bat in the night, quickly swept across the ground. Only the sound could be heard and the figures could not be seen.

Shen Yi could not wait anymore and rushed out. But he seemed to remember something and turned back to say to Gu Yun, Zi Xi, you just came back from Jiangnan yesterday. You have not rested yet. Can you still do it?

Gu Yun was stunned, then said with a laugh, My God, how are you so concerned about others? Dont worry about me, go watch over Miss Chen. To be able to witness that Jia Lai at the end of his road is better than any panacea.

There was also the witchcraft hidden by that old lunatic. Gu Yun dared not talk about it, nor look forward to it. But he still wanted to come and have a look by himself.

What if…

If the Bone of Impurity actually had a cure, Gu Yun thought with determination, Ill go to Hu Guo Temple to light those bald donkeys an incense.

Chen Qing Xus mobility was unparalleled, immediately disappearing after landing. The rebels of the Eighteen Tribes wanted to make Jia Lai Ying Huo die without a sound, but she did not wish for him to die without his last word or else who could they ask about the secret witchcraft?

Cao Chun Hua had to work hard to keep up with her. Halfway there, he suddenly heard the screech of a Baihong bowstring.

Cao Chun Hua looked up and saw the fire rising in the south. He knew that the Black Iron Camp had arrived, it wont be long before they directly broke into the Northern Barbarians defense line. But as he was distracted just for a moment, Chen Qing Xus figure was gone.

The guards of the Wolf Kings tent seemed ordinary to Chen Qing Xu. That night, a small half of them were also away to plot their scheme. She was able to get in easily, landing behind the Wolf Kings flag, she first let a group of soldiers with swords and spears run towards the main tent, then gently stepped down and tailed them without anyone knowing.

The rebels advanced to the main tent without caution, but Chen Qing Xu noticed something was wrong on the way she knew that there would be less guards in the Wolf Kings tent that night, but there was no reason for it to be so lacking.

Chen Qing Xus heart tightened, the small knife slipped into her hand.

At this time, the rebels have arrived at the main tent of Jia Lai.

Suddenly, there was a light sound in the air. The well-ventilated main tent suddenly opened four doors. Countless bows and arrows and short guns were exposed from the windows. Meanwhile, the ambush bodyguards and hundreds of Barbarian soldiers came from behind and circled the defenseless rebels in the middle.

Im running out of time. Chang Geng thought silently.

Chang Gengs voice was low and ambiguous. Even if it was close to his ear, Gu Yun didnt hear it clearly. He turned to Chang Geng in confusion and asked, What did you say?

Chang Gengs eyes skimmed over one of his eyes that was covered by the liuli glass. His body was exhausted, but his blood was still boiling so much that his mouth was hot and dry. For a split second, he wanted to hug him in public and get intimate with him in front of everyone. But when he saw the Master Liao Rans indifferent to all worldly temptations face from afar, he suddenly realized he had overstepped the boundary. With a smile, he silently reflected himself for a moment and let go of Gu Yuns waist. He took up his hand and calmed himself little by little with the feeble but stable pulse: Nothing I saw the messenger going north just now, is it a report to the capital?

Yes, Gu Yun nodded. This time, I want the imperial court to come forward and send people to contact with the foreigners. We had always been passive before. This time, we should be confident.

Chang Geng: You intend to negotiate peace?

No, Gu Yun said faintly, How can we let the others sleep peacefully by our bedside? Besides, this blood debt is not yet repaid. The fertile land in Jiangnan is occupied by these animals, it is sickening even in a dream.

Chang Geng immediately responded, You are going to stall them, nibbling away at them slowly?

On one hand, they would send out the signals of peace negotiations to let the enemies who have no strength left to harbor hope and leave room for them to fight within themselves.

On the other hand, they would sometimes put forward excessive demands, sometimes create regional disputes within a small range, and slowly push back the enemys front. In this way, they could train their soldiers through the war. When the time was right, the north side fully prepared, and the young Jiangbei Navy matured, they would move south again for battle.

Gu Yun made an Mm sound, letting him take him by the hand into the Marshal tent, he wiped Chang Gengs face with a smile: Your Highness, your face is dirty.

Chang Geng felt half of his bones soften by the sudden gentle care of the other, but he was instantly alerted, feeling that such a soft attitude from him would not spell anything good.

Sure enough, Gu Yun sat on one side, holding Chang Gengs hand and caressed it in his palm for a while and said, Theres another thing.

Chang Geng raised his eyebrow and looked at him expressionlessly.

Gu Yun held Chang Gengs palm in one hand, and covered it with the other. He lowered his head and kissed the tip of the finger with a cut on it: I was planning to stall them to clean up the North first.

Chang Geng: You want to go back to the Northern Frontier?

Gu Yun nodded.

Chang Geng: When?

Gu Yun: …Very soon.

Gu Yuns soon basically meant to leave at any time according to the development of the Western enemy and the damage of the Jiangbei naval army. If he felt that the situation of the Jiangbei garrison was alright today, he would leave during the night. If there was anything that still required adjustment and deployment, he would make orders through the night and leave the next morning.

Chang Geng: What will you do then? Do you run back and forth between both ends?

Gu Yun was silent, it seemed that he had acknowledged it.

He suddenly felt he was at fault with Chang Geng. On the way to the western regions that year, Gu Yun once vowed to Chen Qing Xu that even if Chang Geng would go mad in the future, he would still take care of him until the end. But recently, he was always secretly worried how one day, he would no longer have enough strength.

Gu Yun was not afraid of sickness, old age, and death. General Zhongs praying hall was on the side. Thinking about it now, no matter how kind or malicious the elders around him were, those who once taught him, harmed him, were all gone. He knew that even the heroes of the world could not escape such things. People didnt have to be so aggressive with themselves, he was only afraid that he couldnt protect this little madman all the time, on the contrary, even making the other feel more tired, more burdened.

Gu Yuns deep and sincere apology left Chang Geng feeling at a loss for a moment. At first, he was unable to respond to it. For a long time, he realized that someone had carved out a gap in his heart, blood inside was pouring all over, unable to stop.

His heartache was difficult to repress, he could only pretend to smile happily.

Alright, Chang Geng said in a light and not excessive tone, Dont worry. Have you seen the drawing I put in your clothes? Soon after you finish cleaning up the Barbarians, maybe all the steam rail trains on my side will be finished building, do you believe it?

Soon, he would be able to build up a Great Liang with four sides at peace. Perhaps at that time, the three factions of Black Iron Camp only need to guard the entrance of the ancient Silk Road to maintain trade order, or simply open up wasteland in the border collectively. Whether his general wanted to drink grape wine at the border or to return to the capital city to fight with birds, he could take all the time he needed, he would no longer have to rush to be on the road, or be exhausted with so many things.

Gu Yun said helplessly: How come youre already cocky after just a small battle? You should think of a way to return to the Grand Council.

Chang Geng bent down: If I succeed, how would you reward me?

Gu Yun said generously, What do you want?

Chang Geng thought about it and said something in a low voice near Gu Yuns ear.

No one knew how shameless His Royal Highness Yan Wang was being in discrete that even Gu Yun, as a half-deaf man, could not listen to him anymore. He laughed and scolded: Go away!

This sentence hit Master Yao who came to report the postwar situation head-on. Yao Zhen said in confusion, Where does the Marshal want me to go?

Chang Geng, with his hands behind his back, straightened his waist with an unfathomable expression, stood up as a noble and reserved flower.

However, when Gu Yun concentrated on talking with Yao Zhen, he retracted the complacent smile he deliberately feigned, his face became heavier and heavier.

Im running out of time. Chang Geng thought silently.

In the end, Gu Yun lingered until the next day, accompanied Chang Geng to lit General Zhong Chan an incense, eating a bowl of hot porridge cooked by Yan Wang himself in the tent. As usual, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the green contents inside and implicitly declared his ambition of not wanting to be a sheep, that was also ignored as usual. In order not to become a sheep, he had to eat them without chewing.

He set off early the next morning for the Northern Frontier.

When Gu Yun arrived in the Northern Frontier, he was glad to find that Shen Yi was not yet done for, he really was able to hold back the crazy barbarians, protecting the northern area.

The crazier Jia Lai was, the nearer the end of the Eighteen Tribes was. As Gu Yun expected, after four or five days of fierce fighting, the offensive from the Barbarians slowed down significantly. A stronghold was razed to the ground by the over-excited young General Cai on his pursuit. They found that there was only a bit of Ziliujin left inside. The people had retreated.

Cao Chun Hua said with his arms and legs flailing, saliva splattering: Jia Lai can make a move, which means that the previous rebel forces have been eliminated or at least suppressed by him, but he still needs to fight and employ people, it is impossible for him to kill all the subordinate forces of the other major tribes. At most, he would deal with several leaders and make an example of them. The rebel forces may still be able to revive.

Shen Yi: We have to have an opportunity.

Thats right, Cao Chun Hua said, General Cai told me that day, before, there used to be Barbarians who secretly exchanged Ziliujin for materials. General Cai had kept this in mind, secretly monitored the transaction, recorded every transaction down and even made portraits for the frequent visitors. I took a look at them the other day and actually saw an acquaintance.

As he spoke, he took out a simple drawing from his sleeve, spreading it out on the small table, pointing at a man in the picture: This man is a slave in charge of horses under Jia Lai Ying Huo. I know him, he was the chief managers man. Normally, he always acts like a tyrant using the name of the chief… I think that as the people have been suffering from many years of war, it is not only the ones with ambitions in the Eighteen Tribes who are dissatisfied with Jia Lai. I feel that theres something for us to make use of here.

How certain are you? Gu Yun asked.

Cao Chun Hua gave him a flirtatious look and said with his tongue curled: It depends on how much resources Marshal has prepared for me.

Gu Yun thought to himself, If this child had been around me for a long time in his childhood, I would have beaten these bad habits out of him.

To let him out of sight, out of mind, he waved his hand and let Cao Chun Hua go.

Before Shen Yi could ask about the specific plan of action, the soldiers came to report that Chen Qing Xu had arrived.

Gu Yun clucked his tongue and watched with astonishment how Shen Yi had changed from leaning about to sitting upright. His face tightened as if facing a fearsome enemy. He had never been so serious even when having an audience with the Emperor.

Chen Qing Xu came to inform them that she planned to go with Cao Chun Hua to search for the secret witchcraft of the goddess at Jia Lai Ying Huos place.

Shen Yi panicked as he heard this, signaling Gu Yun with his eyes. Gu Yun looked at the sky and the ground, pretending that he didnt know a thing. After many years of acquaintance, he had understood a little about the personality of Chens family. Miss Chen only came to inform them out of politeness, not to ask for their opinion.

As Gu Yun could not be counted on at the critical moment, Shen Yi went to the battle with half of his paralyzed tongue and said: A miracle doctor like Miss Chen is very valuable. You shouldnt even come to the front line, let alone sneak into the enemy base, it is too careless in case something happens… Is that right, Marshal?

Gu Yun had to dance along, Mm, yes, Ji Ping is right.

Chen Qing Xu said: Im going north this time to sneak into the tent of Jia Lai Ying Huo to find their lost witchcraft. Wouldnt it be better if I could also help a little bit? I understand my own limit in this matter. Thank you, generals, for your concern.

Gu Yun sighed, Im really sorry to have troubled you running around.

At this point, Chen Qing Xu remembered that Chang Gengs interrogative letter was still on her desk, her face paled: Marshal does not need to feel that way, just mention my difficulties in front of His Royal Highness Yan Wang occasionally.

Shen Yi: …

That Gu just agreed he was being reasonable, how come it had turned to troubled you for running around?

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The bastard could never keep to his opinion from start to end!

Shen Yi tried to search for all kinds of reasons danger in the enemy line?

With Miss Chens skill and bravery of breaking into the prison under the guard of the Northern Camp, this reason was a little unspeakable.

Then… the wounded soldiers need you?

Her willingness to stay to help was a matter of sentiment, and if she was unwilling to, it was also within reason. The wounded camp had its own military doctors, most of which are simple works of bandaging, which also insulted Doctor Chens skills.

Chen Qing Xu was not a talkative person either. With Shen Yis words being stuck this way, she felt that she had finished speaking, turning around and was ready to leave.

Miss Chen! Shen Yi stood up in a panic and nearly crashed the desk in front of him.

Gu Yun covered his face in silence.

Shen Yis thousands of words in his chest were already lined up and waiting to come out to express his feelings. Unexpectedly, when the words came to his mouth, the last gate did not want to be opened no matter what, they were all blocked in his throat. Finally, only one bitter and dry sentence came out, Is Miss Chen doing this for Yan Wang?

Gu Yun: …

Does he think I am dead or something?

As Shen Yis words left his mouth, he also wished he could slap himself, these were not a humans words.

Fortunately, Chen Qing Xu did not think much about it. Hearing this, she only said seriously: Since Yan Wang holds the Lin Yuan emblem, shouldering heavy responsibility and a high position, its also the responsibility of Chen family to remove the Bone of Impurity for him. Moreover, the witchcraft of the Eighteen Tribes has no communication with the Central Plains, many strange poisons do not have antidotes, many methods to cure and save people also lost among the old papers. Since I have this chance, I must try my best. Even if only meager bits can be passed down in the future, it will not be in vain.

Shen Yis chest grew cold as he listened, between the person who only wanted to have his wife and children beside him all day long like himself and Miss Chen who thought about generations to come, the distance truly was as far as the capital to the Northern Frontier.

Between his father, who only knew how to play and retired early passed down his family-style, and the Chen family, who guarded the Lin Yuan wooden emblem for generations and hid away from the world, the distance was as far as Great Liang to the Westerners.

Even the flying Black Eagle forever could not reach!

Shen Yi looked at her plain white face and had nothing to say, so he brought out a small signal bullet and handed it to Chen Qing Xu: This is the latest one from Ling Shu Institute. It doesnt need to be lit by an open fire. Just throw it into the air. As long as it is high enough, it will ignite by itself. It can be seen from a hundred miles away. In case anything happens… I… You…

This incoherent speeches caused Gu Yun to feel his tooth ache.

Chen Qing Xus hand was stuffed with the small signal bullet still carrying body temperature. Even if she was any colder, at this time, she also felt something. She looked at Shen Yi with an indescribable gaze.

Shen Yi could no longer bear it, he was about to dig a hole and bury himself. He hurriedly made up an excuse to say goodbye to Gu Yun and ran away.

Chen Qing Xu: …

Gu Yun stood up slowly and said to Chen Qing Xu seriously: If there is any abnormal change with the Barbarians, you dont have to push it too hard, just release the signal, We will send someone to assist immediately. Pay more attention to safety… When you return victorious, just call Shen Ji Ping over to sing a song for you.

Chen Qing Xu nodded hearing the first half, but as she heard the last half, she felt that it was strange: What song?

Marshal Gu who could not be proper even in death said smilingly: Song of the Yue.*

*, Yue Ren Ge, this folk song was passed on as a song about being secretly in love

That night, Chen Qing Xu and Cao Chun Hua crossed the Northern Barbarian defense line and quietly entered the metropolis of the Eighteen Tribes.

The metropolis was actually only a relatively lively tribal settlement compared to other areas. Except for murderous barbarian warriors occasionally walking back and forth, most of the civilians on the roadside were all in ragged clothing.

The corpse of a child died by starvation that no one had buried was lying on the side of the road, coveted by a group of drooling wild dogs. A woman with a dull face lingered around for a moment, then finally accepted her fate, standing up and walked away like a living corpse.

Among the gorgeous noble tents were the Heavy Armors strictly keeping guard. The vultures hovered in the sky with the Eagle Armors. The stench of corpses and blood scattered everywhere… There was also a subtle fragrance of Ziliujin among it.

At a place in the center, under the Wolf Kings banner, a man of medium height walked into the Wolf Kings residence with a bowl of medicine. The guards on both sides greeted respectfully: Chief manager.

The chief only made an Mm sound without lifting his eyes and went into the Wolf Kings tent with the medicine.

A gaunt young man came out and took the medicine bowl: Let me do it.

The chief looked at him and asked, Your Highness, how is our King doing today?

Same as usual. The Prince shook his head and joined him in walking inside.

The thick felt separated both sides, letting in the sunlight, there was a wheelchair equipped with a golden box on which sat a tall and large skeleton. Hearing the movement, the skeleton slowly turned the wheelchair to face the visitors, eyes opened in a slit.

His eyes had not yet turned turbid, shining incredibly bright, the spirit of the whole body were concentrated in these fierce and cruel eyes.

It was none other than Jia Lai Ying Huo.

Sometime last year, the Wolf King, Jia Lai Ying Huo, was seriously ill. He suddenly had a stroke and fell into a coma, unable to speak clearly after waking up, he was bedridden for a long time. Several tribal leaders of the Eighteen Tribes Alliance assumed that he was finished and joined hands to launch a coup. They imprisoned the Wolf Kings Crown Prince, pushed the cowardly Second Prince to the top, then busily tried to appease Great Liang and sent people for peace talks.

But who knew that even the Wolf King, whose even bodyguard captain had betrayed him, could still turn the table. First, he secretly let the bodyguard captain sneak into the peace negotiation mission to cause the incident of the Northern border of Great Liang. No one knew that he still had a group of vanguard Heavy Armors from the Westerners that year in his hand as the trump card. Using the time when several tribal leaders are dealing with Great Liangs troubles to secretly scheming, taking the rebel party down with one move, using blood to wash the Wolf King flag of alliance, then suddenly gathering a hundred thousand tons of Ziliujin to fight back against Great Liang.

The chief lowered his head and dared not look at him. He listened respectfully to the conversation between Jia Lai Ying Huo and the Prince. This man was too terrifying, every hair on his body gave off the scent of blood.

Suddenly, Jia Lai threw the medicine bowl in his hand onto the Prince: Useless!

The chief shivered.

The prince said carefully: Father, there is not enough supplies. This year, half of the old people and children in all tribes starved to death. There are bodies everywhere that cant be cleaned up in time…

Jia Lai roared: Useless! If theres not enough Ziliujin, then go dig for more! If theres not enough materials, then go rob the Central Plains! If its still not enough then make those nobles donate!

His tongue was still not very fluent, his words sounded stiff when shouting, the princes eyes reddened as he said: Father, we cant surpass the Black Iron Camp on the border of the Central Plains. The nobles cant afford to donate anything anymore. They…

His words were once again interrupted by the angry scolding of Jia Lai Ying Huo. The news that the Western naval army was fighting against Great Liang in the South came. However, there were always methods for news to be hindered, The news about the naval army surprise attack and its defeat were still on the way. Jia Lai Ying Huo firmly believed that after both the North and the South closed in, it was only a matter of time for them to move a thousand miles a day.

He was as fierce as before, but it seemed that his fierceness had bordered on madness.

The chief watched the Wolf King beating and scolding the prince, he himself taking the cups lid to the forehead, then silently left and went straight back to his tent, where several aristocrats and the guests from Central Plains were awaiting his news.

Ten years passed by, there will be the next ten to come, a hundred years passed by, there will be the next hundred to come.

Chaos was on the battlefield of the Northern Frontier. Jia Lai Ying Huo, with no children and heir left, was crazy. He would rather destroy everything altogether than leave a drop of Ziliujin to the enemy. When they did not have enough power to contest against the Black Iron Camp, they would use Ziliujin to break open a path.

With the help of the karmic flame, the two sides were able to fight neck to neck in difficulty, while Great Liangs side was feeling both irritated and helpless. Going back and forth in this way, in a flash, it was already the third day.

Cao Chun Hua no longer paid attention to appearance, taking off the ermine hat and fanned himself continuously. Even so, hot sweat continued to flow down his temples. He looked at Shen Yi currently half-naked enviously: My God, when had February in the Northern Frontier ever been this warm? General Shen, are you cool?

Shen Yi glared at him angrily and scolded internally, Cool my ass!

There was a large burn on his back, there was no time for it to be treated back at the frontline. At this time, having a moment to rest thanks to He Rong Hui replacing him, he had taken off his armor to apply the medicine. The scalded blister had broken the skin, his back was a mess of flesh and blood, appearing like he had just been skinned.

Chen Qing Xu saw that his shoulders had been stiff all this time, she quickly asked, General, was I being too rough?

Shen Yi shook his head with a red face and red ears. At this time, even the hot scald was not comparable to the burn to his inner self-respect it was too unorthodox and unsightly to bare his naked back and chest to a grown woman. He almost had no face left to talk to Miss Chen.

Chen Qing Xu only thought that his ears and neck reddened due to the heat, her mood was a little complicated.

Although she had been in and out of all kinds of skirmishes in the pugilist world and stayed in the station of wounded soldiers for a while, she rarely had the chance to experience being directly on the battlefield.

This time, it was different from when Gu Yun tricked Wei Wangs rebellion army that year. When tens of thousands of soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles clashing with each other, the voices of people, horses, and gunfire around them were in chaos. When someone in the midst was a little distracted, they would not be able to distinguish anything, being able to keep up with the commanders instructions was already the result of many years of harsh training, let alone making command themselves and thoroughly considering everything.

In this situation, no matter how high ones skill was or how sharp they were, the effect that one could create was also very limited. Even the stone pillars that could support the sky would be submerged by the ocean of people and walls of fire.

Batch after batch of wounded soldiers was sent to her, either missing an arm or lacking a leg, there was every kind of miserable imaginable. Now she finally knew how those wounded soldiers came to be.

It was like a demonic cave swallowing up flesh. Chen Qing Xu thought quietly, quickly removing Shen Yis rotten flesh then cleaned it and applied the medicine. When the two armies directly came face to face, Shen Yi had to pay attention to all four directions, yet in such a chaotic situation, he still paid attention to her, grabbed her bridle and gave her a fixed look, then said with embarrassment, Stay by my side.

There was no telling why, Chen Qing Xus impression towards that gaze was much deeper than the fierce flame of war in the sky.

The general cant wear Light Armor any more, said Chen Qing Xu. Light Armor is too heavy. If it was pressed on your body, it will rub against your wound all the time. In case of infection and fever, it will not be easy to deal with.

Shen Yi was sweating all over, although his rational side knew that the other had no special meaning, hearing her advice in a low voice, his goosebumps still arose all over. His skin did not know whether to continue sweating or to shudder silently, and thus was also in confusion.

Fortunately, at this time, a messenger came to his rescue. The messenger ran in while breathless, General Shen! General Cai was just swept by the long cannons of the barbarians and fell down from his horse. The Barbarians wanted to break through our northern defense line with that side!

Shen Yi stood up abruptly, pulling the burnt wound behind his back. It was so painful he wished he could scream and cry to the heavens. However, as the temporary commander, and being in front of the person of his interest, he could not afford to do so.

Report General! Urgent letter from Jiangnan!

When Gu Yun went to Jiangnan to capture Chang Geng who ran from home, it took the Black Eagle two or three days to fly from the ancient Silk Road in the western regions. Now, the golden box improved by Ling Shu Institute had been greatly speeded up. In an emergency, it takes less than one day to fly from Jiangbei to the Northern Frontier.

In such a chaotic situation, Gu Yun was like a pillar of support for Shen Yis heart. After hearing so, his spirit relaxed, his whole body shook and he nearly fell face first. His hand searched around in the air, subconsciously grabbing something. After returning to his senses, he found out that it was a hand lent to him by Miss Chen.

Miss Chens hand was much like the person herself quite cold. Her fingers were very small and boney, but her thin bones were very sturdy, with the strength of a master.

Shen Yi: …

He was about to die of embarrassment…

Shen Yi hurriedly took back his hand and rushed to meet the messenger: What did the Marshal say?

The Black Eagle messenger said without a break: The Western troops in Jiangnan raided the Northern Camp. The commander entrusted me to tell the generals that if the battlefield in the north could not be defended, please be ready to go face the ancestors to ask for forgiveness!

Shen Yi felt on the spot the heavy pressure resembling Mount Tai hitting him head-on. The word ancestor almost caused him to vomit blood. He really wanted to cry without tears. He had never envied the prestige of commanding the three armies of Gu Yun before. Now, he wished he could scream and cry for Gu Yun to come back from Jiangnan to replace him.

Didnt they agree he would come back after taking a look?

Didnt they say he was just a temporary commander?

Shen Yi thought that the biggest problem in his life was that he made friends carelessly. He couldnt figure it out. Wasnt he a commonplace person with excessive love and no ambition? He never wanted to bow himself to be a senior official or a wealthy man, nor did he expect to leave his name in history forever. How could the heavy burden of the Northern Frontier fall on him?

He Rong Hui came in with the heatwave: Ji Ping, Old Cais side cant stand it anymore, I will go as reinforcement!

Shen Yi quickly returned to his senses, pinched the bridge of his nose and took Gu Yuns order: Now all these Barbarians are under the pressure of Black Eagles. You cant leave yet. Let me think about it again…

General Shen, this lowly general is willing to go!

Shen Yi looked up and saw a young man standing in the corner. He must be around twenty years old, the childish hint on his face had not yet dissipated. Cao Chun Hua whispered, That young general is the youngest son of General Cai. He has constantly been the vanguard of the northern garrison. He is only nineteen years old, but the amounts of times clashing with the barbarian is no less than a dozen.

I will go, said the young man. Seeing that Shen Yi looked at him, he took a step forward, his words as firm as a nail. I would rather die than to let the Barbarians invade even a step!

For a moment, Shen Yi was shocked and felt that he saw Gu Yun from that year… At that time, the news of the rebellion in the Western Regions arrived in the capital city. The former emperor who was immersed in singing and dancing with the court officials looked dazedly at one another. The great court meeting on the next day was a mess. Some people even proposed the idea of hanging the notice to look for the old general Zhong Chan who had already resigned and retired… the Gu familys orphan put a stop to the quarreling with not an ounce of confusion.

At the age of seventeen, Gu Yun still had the arrogance of a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger: Your subject is willing to go, the border area of the Western Regions, they are nothing but a group of clowns jumping about. Do they really think that the Wind Slasher is so rusty it cannot cut down the heads of rats?

Now, little general Cai sniffed and said without blinking, These northern wild dogs only relied on a critical area to hold on. Although I am still young and ignorant, I can still wield the sword and spear from my fathers hand, I will make sure that they can come but will not be able to return!

The famous generals of the older generation either died on the battlefield, or were broken by old age. However, the rivers and mountains remained unchanged. There were still young people wearing black armor and pulling Baihong, ignorant of the world, stepping out from the crowd.

Ten years passed by, there will be the next ten to come, a hundred years passed by, there will be the next hundred to come.

Shen Yis confused mind suddenly settled down, he handed the plaque to the young general Cai: Good brother, go.

Young General Cai accepted the order and left. Shen Yi opened Gu Yuns urgent message.

Gu Yuns oral message to the Black Eagle was ferocious and left no room for survival, but what was written inside was very logical: The Barbarians risked their lives in this battle, just like beasts in distress, not to mention the Eighteen Tribes previous internal fight, it will be difficult to go on for a long time. The first three or five days were the most difficult to endure. Once the front line is defended, you only need to hold them back for a few days. The Barbarians will be prosperous at first, then weaken, and be exhausted afterwards. At this time, the armistice will continue to sow discord. In the future, the Northern Frontiers situation may be settled once and for all, proceed with caution, but there is no need to fear. Although I was not able to come, I exist alongside with the Black Iron Camps three armies.

Shen Yis eyes momentarily felt his eyes become hot: Command all units, defend at all cost and hold them back!

And Gu Yun, who boasted that he was with the Black Iron Camp, did not write this letter easily. He managed to steady his hand until he finished sealing, at that point, battle reports had piled up.

Not knowing whether Chang Geng wanted him to feel reassured or what, he specially assigned a team of Light Cavalry to go back and forth between the battlefield and the camp, presenting the battle report immediately. Gu Yun seldom had a battle in which he did not need to be present his whole life, it was quite a fresh feeling. There was no redundant information in the Marshal tent to disturb his thinking, nor there was a need to evade sharp arrows, or to be affected by the fierce emotions in the battlefield. He looked at the war situation from the perspective of a bystander.

At the beginning of the war, the test was whether the basic patrol of Jiangbei Camp was strict and whether the Navy was alert enough. General Zhong and Gu Yun laid a solid foundation, they could easily bear the heavy bombardment of the Western Army.

However, when all the above had been destroyed and the strength of the two armies were similar, the rest depended on the commanders experience and talent.

Gu Yun really broke out in a sweat as the Black Eagle read the war report to him, he knew that the commander of the other side was a strategic expert and a true master of naval battle. Even if he went to the battle himself, he would still have to act carefully.

The Black Eagle rushed in and reported the latest development: There is a single enemy fleet in the southwest. His Highness Yan Wang adjusted the forward path and intended to stab them there.

Gu Yuns heart thumped, he stood up abruptly when the two armies were facing each other, the commander must keep his blood hot and his heart cold, it was different from the pioneer who took courage as the first priority.

If inexperienced people were taken over by a crazed bloodlust, they would easily become hot-headed.

Gu Yun was quick in deciding to break his promise: Take my armor and prepare my horse!

Chang Geng was extremely exhausted during this battle. It was different from the defense of the city wall. At that time, he only had to worry about only one piece of land above and below the city wall, he was also determined to die. This time, behind him was the boundless north half of the nation and the tens of thousands of Jiangbei sailors.

The Jiangnan Navy didnt have an Eagle Army before. The time of the establishment of the Eagle Camp was shorter than that of the Navy. There was no need to mention the Black Eagle. Even the Eagles in the Northern Camp were easier to command than them. The enemy, centered around the sea monsters that were almost invulnerable, gradually controlled the pace of the battlefield after the first wave of high-altitude attacks. Chang Geng was eager to find a breakthrough, otherwise they would remain passive. The vanguard forces just tore open the enemys left wing, he instinctively pushed the main fleet up

But after all, Chang Gengs nature was calm and careful. Halfway through the pursuit, he felt that it was not good, but unfortunately, it was too late.

The small ships of the Western army had closed in at full speed and cut off his retreat.

What should we do, Your Highness? Will we turn back?

Chang Gengs hands were cold and sweaty. Gu Yuns words sounded in his ears on the battlefield, whoever didnt want to die, died first.

Where can we turn back to? Full speed ahead! Chang Geng said coldly, Its just a group of flies that are following. Dont mind them. Keep with the original plan and pierce the enemys left wing!

He wanted to turn the whole fleet into a brave and fearless pioneer. Wasnt the enemy intending to catch turtles in a jar?

Then he will break open their jar.

The messenger heard the fierce and hoarse killing intention from his words, his hair stood up: Roger!

The sea Dragons resembled a rotating Wind Slasher, moving into the enemys hinterland and engaging in combat.

Chang Geng knew that if he could not defeat the enemy in a flash, the pursuers would soon arrive behind him. At that time, it would be difficult for him to endure the attack on both fronts.

All the long guns and shotguns in the range were loaded, the small light in the night was shining from the sea Dragons. It was the golden box of the gun. Chang Geng wiped the sweat in his hand on the bag filled with tranquilizer and was about to make his command.

At this time, a very strange thing happened.

The enemy, who was standing in front of him, unexpectedly retreated!

Chang Geng: …

What are they scheming?

However, the fleet at full speed couldnt be stopped. The naval forces of Great Liang directly shuttled out of the enemy without any resistance. Through the eyes of the Qian Li Yan at night, they could see a flag officer on the enemys main ship was signalling to this side, ordering them not to retreat.

However, the retreating Western small fleet did not listen to the master ship at all. It was extremely quick to resist, unwilling to be the vanguard to attract the artillery of the Great Liangs naval forces.

Chang Geng couldnt figure out what was wrong with the opponent for a while, but he could not miss the opportunity that only came once. He immediately ordered to turn around the muzzle of the guns. The whole river was blown open. The Western tiger sharks behind them couldnt dodge while moving at high speed and was bombed. The bombed small ship would detonate the gold box as a chain reaction, one ship lead to another, the fire spread out, the river surface boiled up, the Great Liang navy was able to make a stab without danger and recovered safely.

On the main ship of the Western army, Master Ja was furious: Bastard! How dare he oppose an order on the battlefield!

The Popes cheeks were as taut as a knife.

The fleet that had just fled unexpectedly was the left wing in charge of by the messenger.

At this time, the messenger was also gnashing his teeth he was originally only the escort support, but that Pope old man actually made him into a disguised vanguard after several changes of formation!

He was not able to react until the Navy of Great Liang came in front of him. He almost became a decoy and cannon fodder. If he died in the hands of the people of Great Liang on the battlefield, even His Majesty the King couldnt find any fault.

The messenger refused to take this loss. He did not think twice to retreat immediately, destroying the whole formation of the Western Navy without hesitation.

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Chang Geng was like a poisonous snake. Once he seized the opportunity to turn the tables, he immediately bombarded the enemy to avenge for making him break out in a cold sweat. The Westerners suddenly fell passive.

At the same time, the situation suddenly changed. The Light Cavalry, who was in charge of the war report on the shore, immediately rushed into the marshal tent and reported to Gu Yun.

Gu Yun, who had been dressed in armor, had a strange look for a long time. At last, he was helpless. He suddenly felt that the saying the fortune of Great Liang stood behind Yan Wang was not arrogance, but perhaps the truth.

He turned his horse and quietly went back to the Marshal tent. He unloaded his armor and hid it. He strictly ordered everyone around him not to disclose that he had been out of the tent.

When Chang Geng seized the opportunity, the Western army lost one wing, which was equivalent to losing a leg. Under the condition of disadvantage, the Pope, who was rampaging on the sea, struggled with Yan Wang, the new recruit. Neither of them could do anything to the other, fighting until dawn.

Gu Yun turned off the steam lamp, took up his pen and wrote three letters in succession: one was requesting Ziliujin distribution, the other was pushed to the nearest Ling Shu Institute branch, asking for the supply of fire engine steel armor, and the last one drew up a briefing to be delivered to the capital.

Later, he rubbed his stiff neck and told the Black Eagle, Tell Yan Wang that if the foreigners withdraw, there is no need to go after them.

The Black Eagle was stunned.

However, before he asked Gu Yun how he knew that the Westerners were going to withdraw, another messenger rushed in: Marshal, the main ship of the foreigners began to withdraw to the south!

Gu Yun was not surprised. He waved his hand naturally. The Black Eagle didnt dare to delay. He rushed out of the marshal tent to deliver the words.

He didnt have to be distracted to deal with all kinds of emergencies on the spot and was able to think about the whole war situation wholeheartedly. At a glance, he had already estimated the Ziliujin amount of the enemys troops this time and knew that the battle tonight had touch their last reserve.

The enemy wasted their Ziliujin and returned in vain, but also suffered heavy casualties. After returning, there must be an internal fight among themselves. In this case, instead of advancing, it would be more effective for Great Liang Navy to create pressure from afar.

After another half hour, the Western Navy did indeed retreat, their sneak attack at night ended up a failure, even the north bank had not been landed on.

In order to show his strict commitment of not leaving the tent, Gu Yun only stood at the door to meet Chang Geng, not caring about how his body was covered in blood, opening his arms and hugged him.

At this point, Chang Geng finally felt exhaustion soak through his body. He wrapped his arms around Gu Yuns waist dizzily and murmured in his ear, I never want to let you go on the battlefield again.

This blade that had been tempered must be sharpened with the enemys blood.

Trapped in the infinite nightmare, Gu Yun stepped onto the void, falling in the deep darkness. His muscles suddenly tensed, his whole body twitching violently, then woke up in the dark night.

He sobered up very quickly, and in the instant he opened his eyes, his soul returned to its place. He remembered exactly where he was and the things he had yet to do.

But at that moment, Gu Yun was stunned. Someone had placed a cold cheek on his forehead. Not to mention Jiangbei Camp, even those from the Black Iron Camp would never dare to be this intimate towards him. He then caught the scent of tranquilizer and saw a silhouette with his half-blind vision that had adapted to the dark.

Gu Yuns existing sweat had yet to dry, a layer of cold sweat already came out. He thought, Why is he here?

Chang Geng twisted the simple steam lamp on the camp bed, silently pulled out a towel from the nearby basin and wiped away the sweat on Gu Yuns forehead.

Gu Yuns whole body was soft, and there seemed to be an invisible wound buried under his chests skin and flesh. He could feel a dull pain whenever he exerted a little bit of strength. He fumbled around for a while and found his liuli glass in a bit of panic: Ill do it myself…

Chang Geng bowed his head and ignored him, pushing his wrist down with just a touch.

Gu Yun nervously moistened his lips, feeling a little guilty for no reason and thought, Did anybody talk nonsense?

At this time, Chang Geng had cleaned his body thoroughly, tightened his clothes, and pulled the quilt over to wrap Gu Yun tightly. Only then did he finally raised his head and made eye contact with him.

Gu Yun seized the moment and smiled at him.

Chang Geng looked at him expressionlessly.

Gu Yun weakly pulled out a hand, grabbed the back of Chang Gengs neck, gently kneaded it for two times and caressed his chin with his fingertips: Why the long face as soon as you see me? Your yifus beauty and love had already faded so quickly?

… Chang Geng suddenly wanted to see how well he could pretend, he asked coldly, What happened to you?

Gu Yun narrowed his eyes slightly and read his lips. His face did not change, A cold.

Chang Geng: …

He expected that Gu Yun would cover it up, but he did not expect that he was this half-hearted in his cover up.

Gu Yun wanted this matter to pass by pleasantly, he reached out and patted Chang Gengs face. Come, let me see if you have lost weight recently.

Chang Geng slapped his hand away and said angrily, Gu Zi Xi!

Gu Yun immediately adjusted his tactics and frowned, bringing his military authority out of nowhere: Who had run their mouth again? General Zhong has just passed, has Jiangbei Camp already become this lawless?

Chang Geng took a deep breath: In the praying hall, you…

Gu Yun the wicked accused first and intercepted, Which kid had guarded the praying hall? Which camp did he come from? Call Yao Chong Ze here for me, this must be punished by military law!

Chang Geng clenched his teeth silently.

Gu Yun shook his head like telling a true story: Jiangbei Navy is still short in years, this kind of thing will not happen in the Black Iron Camp…

Really, Chang Geng said with a humorless smile, I am that kid. What is Marshal going to do to me?

Gu Yun: …

At this moment, the ever-changing and always-scheming General Gu understood what was called be rendered speechless.

Chang Geng actually had a belly of questions to ask him, but he knew that Gu Yun would not honestly confess. Unable to bear seeing this man exhausts himself trying to deal with him, his words were pressed down several times as it surfaced. As he was in turmoil, there was a sudden strange noise from outside the tent.

A soldiers voice outside the tent cried out in a hurry, Your Highness! Your Highness Yan Wang!

Chang Geng frowned and stood up, Whats wrong?

As he finished, a sudden tremor came from the ground. Chang Geng was startled. Only when an explosive falls could such a tremor be created!

Taking another look, the Jiangbei Camp had bright lights lit, the sound of hooves came from near and far, cold iron armors, the tonghou on top rang loudly, carrying with it the unique air of thick vapor in Jiangbei, slowly spreading out like thunder, as if it could awaken the entire northern half of the country. The ready-to-go Sea Dragons along the coast with its steam light lit up one by one, the cold light piercing the dense vapor. The straight light column on the watchtower shot through Jiangbei.

Enemy attack!

Gu Yun couldnt hear clearly, but he recognized the vibration from the ground and the lights coming from the door. After he arrived in Jiangbei, the first thing he did was to strengthen the defense line. In truth, it was only to stabilize the peoples hearts. He did not expect that the usually patient Western Navy would indeed choose this time to raid Jiangbei Camp.

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Sometimes when one did their best, one also had to obey the destiny of the heavens. Although on this side, they had calculated every move, they were not aware that the enemys backyard had also caught on fire. Unknown to them, they changed to a commander with an entirely different fighting style.

Gu Yun had no time to think about it. He grabbed his coat and wrapped it around him. When he got up, he staggered as if he had just finished eating five kilos of muscle-softening drug and almost knelt down.

Just then, a Black Eagle flashed across the sky and landed directly at the gate of the Marshal tent. Before he could open his mouth, the red ribbon letter slipped out of his hand and was stepped on by Gu Yun.

Gu Yun struggled to support himself with the head of the bed and bent down to open the letter by the steam light. At the same time, the Black Eagle quickly reported, Marshal, in the pretext of peace talks to surrender, the Eighteen Tribes brought suicide soldiers and six carts of Ziliujin to our border as bait. After detonating to explode into a path, tens of thousands of elite soldiers poured out, intending to break the net.

Gu Yun raised his eyes from the red label letter: What about the situation? How many casualties are there?

Black Eagle: Your subordinate left in a hurry, I do not know!

Gu Yun calmed down then gritted his teeth. Forcing out a bit of strength, he reached for the Wind Slasher hanging on the bed and shouted, Bring me a Heavy Armor.