By the time Hu Yuan entered the pass and returned to the Central Plains, news of the great victory in the north was all over his ears.
From the news flying all over the sky, Hu Long learned that the prince Zhu Houzhao of the current dynasty led the Beijing army to Shandan Guard in Gansu Province as a supervisor. Wang Shouren, the Minister of War, was the commander-in-chief, and Zhu Shou, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, was the vanguard. At Xiakou Pass, a group of elite Tatar soldiers sneaked in under the guise of the Guiyi tribe.
In this battle, he not only wiped out all the enemy troops, but also captured Arsu, the son of the young Tatar prince, from whom he obtained the communication signal with the main force of the Tatar army outside the customs.
Then the Ming army used this signal to lure the Tatar army to Xiakou Pass. First, the Shenji Battalion on the city fired a salvo of new muskets and artillery, blasting the unsuspecting enemy into chaos. Then Wang Shouren and Zhu Shou They led the five military battalions ambushed on both sides of the pass and the elite troops of 3,000 battalions to encircle and attack.
After a fierce battle, the Zhu Shou Formation killed the young Tatar prince Dayan Khan. Wang Shouren relied on his own "Four Swords of the Holy Way" to kill the sacred tree king beside the young prince, and annihilated 30,000 elite Tatar soldiers. At Xiakou Pass.
His Royal Highness the Prince personally commanded the army to go deep into the grassland, and wiped out all the Tatar tribes, large and small, with great force.
The army advances all the way. Although the vanguard Zhu Shou is born like a killing star, wherever he encounters stubborn resistance, he will definitely kill people with their heads and blood flowing; the coach Wang Shouren, who usually presents himself as a gentle and gentle gentleman, is actually a tiger and wolf who grinds his teeth and sucks blood. A generation like this, they show no mercy when killing people.
After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao was quite a benevolent king. He led the army behind the throne to gather a large number of women and children who the tribe relied on, distributed food and clothing, and sent them to Guanzhong for a good life.
After this battle, the Tatars who unified Monnan Mongolia fell apart and lost their vitality. The northern part of the Ming Dynasty no longer had to worry about foreign invasion for a hundred years.
Now the troops that have left the customs have been gradually withdrawn from the grassland, and rewards from the imperial court have been issued. The commander-in-chief Wang Shouren was awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of War and the title of Yongchang Bo for his strategizing. He was officially registered as a member of the royal family, and was granted the title of Duke of the Town. The other officers and soldiers, etc., all had different commendations and awards.
Hu Yun was pleased that this disciple, Zhu Houzhao, had the same demeanor as his master. He was not serious in his daily life, but he was never vague in important matters.
It was only a few days after he was happy that he realized something was wrong. It turned out that he was being stared at, and more than one group of people were staring at him.
Puzzled in his heart, Hu Long used his "Heaven Seeing and Earth Hearing" power to investigate, and then he learned that he had broken into the Demon Sect alone and captured the "Full Moon Scimitar", a magical weapon engraved with the Demon Sect's ten divine skills. It has been widely known in the world. In the hearts of people in the martial arts world, peerless martial arts and magical weapons are more attractive than gold and silver treasures.
As for why these people didn't care about Hu Long's reputation as the number one person in the "weapons catalog", it wasn't because he was so stupid that he was blind. It was because besides the news that the "Full Moon Scimitar" was in Hu Long's hands, there was another even more tempting news. ——Although Hu Yuan single-handedly subdued the Demon Sect and killed many masters, including the leader of the Demon Sect, Bai Xiaolou, he also paid a heavy price. At this moment, his cultivation level was completely gone.
In this way, in addition to secret books and swords, there is another opportunity to step on the top of the "Weapons Spectrum" and become famous, and there is naturally no shortage of people who are jealous of it.
However, Hu Long's reputation - or perhaps it should be said that he had a bad reputation - was too great. Before they could truly find out whether it was true or not, these old fritters chose to stay put and just waited for some daredevils to come out and ask for directions. And as expected, the "daredevils" did not Coming soon.
On the street of an unknown town in the west, two young men with gorgeous clothes and extraordinary bearing stopped Hu Long, who was about to find a restaurant to rest and eat. They held hands together and said, "You Longsheng (Qin Chong) has met Taoist Hu Long!"
The etiquette between the two was very thoughtful, but the searching intent in their four eyes was obvious.
Hu Long stopped but did not return the gift. He just laughed and said: "One is the young master of the Hidden Sword Villa and the descendant of the Tianshan swordsman Xue Yingzi, and the other is the beloved son of Qin Xiaoyi, the abbot of Shaolin, Xinhu The master is very talented, but he doesn’t know what the purpose of coming to see a poor Taoist is."
Seeing that his tone was not kind, You Longsheng also stopped showing respect, pressed his hand on the hilt of a colorful ancient sword on his waist and said calmly: "I and brother Qin heard that the Taoist master defeated the demon sect and won the demon sect's town. After teaching the magic weapon the 'Full Moon Scimitar', I came back with admiration in my heart. I came here to meet the Taoist priest without any presumption, just to use this sword to have a look at it and broaden my horizons. The Taoist priest is magnanimous and noble, and he will definitely not refute my brother. This person’s face.”
When Hu Yuan heard this, he immediately looked up to the sky and laughed. His laughter echoed on the street like rolling spring thunder, shaking the eaves of the houses on both sides and making dust fall.
After laughing for a moment, he suddenly suppressed his laughter. His round face, which had always been kind, was as cold as ice, and his words were also filled with coldness: "Why are you so sure that this poor Taoist will give you this face?"
You Longsheng's handsome face was suddenly covered with a layer of frost, and with a flash of cold light in his hand, he quickly pulled out the long sword from his waist and pointed it at Hu Long, shouting: "With my sword..."
Just as he spoke, he suddenly felt a light touch in his hand, and the long sword, as cold and shining as a stream of autumn water, was suddenly in Hu Long's hand.
Hu Long first showed a sneer to You Longsheng, who had an empty hand in front of him and looked astonished. Then he lowered his head to look at the long sword in his hand, which was of extraordinary quality at first sight. He shook his head and sighed: "This is what the swordsman Di Wuzi carried with him three hundred years ago." The magic weapon's 'love-stealing sword'? Hey, it's just a secret shot!"
After saying that, he flipped his wrist and stabbed the tip of the sword into the ground at his feet for a few inches. Then he shook his arm slightly, and the sword made a faint thunderous sound and broke into four pieces.
"you dare!"
When You Longsheng saw that the ancestral divine sword had been destroyed, his eyes turned red immediately, he let out a stern shout and was about to take action.
"Brother You, no!"
Qin Zhong on the side quickly stopped him, and at the same time turned to Hu Long and said angrily,
"Taoist Hu Long, you are extremely domineering in your actions. Even if my brothers' requests are a bit presumptuous, you should not destroy people's weapons at will!"
Hu Yuan casually discarded the bare hilt of the sword, put his hands behind his back, turned his eyes upward and said: "People of the Ming Dynasty don't tell secrets. Since you are targeting Pindao, it's no wonder that Pindao kills chickens." Horrible monkey, teach those who also have evil intentions to know that if they dare to come to Pindao to ask for wildfire, they need to be prepared to pay the corresponding price!"
You Longsheng and Qin Zhong's expressions froze, and they were speechless for a moment.
Hu Yuan said: "For the sake of old monk Xinhu and old monk Xue Yingzi, Pindao will only give you a small punishment this time. But it's only this once. If you don't follow suit next time, let's go!"
Qin Zhong's expression changed several times, but finally he forced You Longsheng, who had a look of resentment and unwillingness on his face, to turn around and leave without saying a word.
When the two of them walked away, Hu Long suddenly coughed a few times, but he covered his face with his sleeves in time, and seemed to make a wiping motion around his mouth.
"Haha..." A chuckle came from behind, "You're talking about killing chickens and scaring monkeys. I think you're bluffing. Just do what's strong on the outside and do it on the inside!"
