Jizhou Yanbao.
"Hey, the emperor's face is probably uglier than my horse's hooves right now."
A heroic young man stood in the study, holding a short halberd in his hand and gently spinning it while mocking in a low voice.
"Huo Li, be careful what you say!"
Li Yuanya, the master of Yanbao, shouted in a deep voice.
"Father, why are you nervous? It's just a talk at home. I know the rules and won't spread it everywhere."
Li Huoli disagreed. As the young master of Yanbao, he was good at martial arts, but his reputation in the world was not great because he joined the Jizhou frontier army early to fight. Rumor has it that he has a good relationship with the Minister of War, the son of General Gu Jiantang.
Compared with his youthful arrogance, Li Yuanya, the master of Yanbao Castle, is much calmer and more cautious: "Even at home, you can't talk casually! Zhao Gou is known to be all-pervasive, how do you know that there are no ears behind the walls? Don't forget that our family could What a price it pays to continue!”
His words silenced Li Huoli.
Although he was still young at the time, as a direct descendant of the family, he naturally understood some things afterwards.
When Hong Jia was running north, people in the world only noticed the group of Central Plains scholars who rushed to Beimang, as well as top strategists such as Li Yishan, Nalan Youci, and Yuan Benxi who tacitly jointly planned this major event.
But as a family based on the border of Jizhou, the Li family's deepest memory of that incident was that the Jizhou Han family, their loyal in-laws for generations, was executed by the imperial court for collaborating with the enemy and treason.
The root cause is that they failed to stop the group of scholars who fled all the way from the south of the Central Plains into Beimang.
The king of Yanlao, Zhao Bing, did not stop, and the king of Northern Liang, Xu Xiao, did not stop, but the court could not move them. However, the Han family was different. They were all wiped out after being angered by the court.
At that time, the Li family and the Han family were still related by marriage. In order to avoid being harmed by Chi Yu, the old castle owner Li Chulin, who had not yet vacated the position of family head for Li Yuanya at that time, was very ruthless. Not only did he have the junior couple tied up and sent to the execution ground in Jizhou City, he even did not let go of their young children. The last two children who were supposed to be surnamed Li were killed together with their parents. Ground.
If you want to say whether there is any guilt in your heart, there is definitely some, but the old family head's determination has helped the Li family continue to this day, and the younger generation naturally cannot control him, so this guilt mixed with grievance turned into dissatisfaction with the court.
However, they are still dissatisfied, and they still have to keep moving closer to the court to please, which shows the complexity of human nature.
"Okay, if you don't want to say it, don't say it."
Li Huoli was not a fool, he was just young and energetic, and felt humiliated that his family had been forced to betray one of his own. To be honest, if the Han family was still there, it would have been impossible for the Yanbao Li family to become the local emperor of Jizhou like they are today.
"This time the Beimang army is attacking, it's a good time for me to make some achievements. I might also be able to become a general by then!"
He joined the army when he was fifteen or sixteen, and now he is nearly in his prime. He already commands thousands of elite men, and he can be called a young general. This is because Liaodong has always seen few wars.
Therefore, when it comes to Chi Yao's move to divert trouble to the east, he is not only not as panicked as most people, but is eager to try it, seeing it as an opportunity for him to reach the sky in one step!
"Jizhou is adjacent to Orange Island in Beimang. Murong Baoding, who holds the festival order in Orange Island, is not only a veteran in killing, but also a great martial arts master. You must not take it lightly. You must follow General Gu's arrangements in everything. Do you understand?"
Li Yuanya, who had experienced more than his eldest son who was born a calf and was not afraid of tigers, never dared to underestimate Beimang's cavalry.
Since the establishment of the Liang Liao defense line, they have not actually faced a real all-out attack from Bei Mang. Even though they hold the title of a frontier army, the actual combat experience of their soldiers is really worrying. Even if General Gu Jiantang is personally in charge this time, the situation may not be easy.
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Big people have big people's worries, but small people also have small people's fun.
The past six months have been a paradise on earth for the vast majority of ordinary melon-eaters.
In the gouran, the wine shop, and the tea shop, there are customers everywhere who are eating like a turtle with their cheeks bulging and their faces full of juice.
Without him, everything Chi Yao has done since his debut has been a major event that can be widely spread in the world and last for a long time.
But just when everyone was still talking about his deeds of transcending ten thousand ghosts, slaying the heavenly master with his sword, and scaring off the Guangling cavalry, another bombshell exploded.
Chi Yao Beimang and his party actually killed Tuoba Bodhisattva!
Who is Tuoba Bodhisattva?
Although he is not included in the martial arts review, that is because the martial review is officially reviewed by Liyang, and no one from Beimang is included in the selection.
But for Jianghu people, especially those living on the northern border, the reputation of Beimang Military God is much more intimidating than any martial arts master.
How could such a peerless man be killed?
Or was it done by us Liyang people?
After confirming the news, everyone immediately celebrated. At this moment, all the talk about the differences between good and evil, and the incompatibility of black and white were thrown into the gutter.
In the face of the great righteousness of the two countries, whoever dares to criticize Chi Yao and call him a devil at this time will first be beaten by a righteous group of people around him.
They wish they could have a few more demons like this. Then they could join forces and go to the Beimang Royal Court to kill all the empresses, Ji Ji Ling, and generals. How great would it be?
Therefore, when there was news from the imperial court that the martial arts review was to be rearranged, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
The envious, disgusted, and even indifferent people all want to see where Chi Yao, who has done such a great thing, ranks.
With Zhao Dun's signal, this time the martial arts review was very refreshing.
Generally speaking, the changes are not big. Wang Mingyin, who is ranked No. 11 in the world, finally got rid of this embarrassing position and was removed from the list. Wang Xianzhi, who was named second but was actually first, was untouchable. However, starting from Deng Tai'a, who was originally third, everyone moved one place back because someone airborne behind Wang Xianzhi.
The second best person in the world, the Demon Lord Chi Yao!
Some people are dissatisfied with this name, but it is in line with most people's mental positioning.
After all, he personally killed the number one person in Beimang, and his record was unmatched, but he did not fight against the currently recognized number one in the world, so his ranking second only to Wang Xianzhi was more reasonable.
However, since Zhao Dun wanted to cause trouble, how could he let Chi Yao go so easily?
I saw this written in the comment about him:
He entered Beimang alone and fought for thousands of miles. He successively killed the bronze man holding the plate in Qi Jian Yue Mansion, Jian Qi Jin, Huang Qing, the leader of Jian Mansion, Hong Jingyan, Gongluozi, Xiao Niannian from Princess Fen, Zhong Liang from Zhong Family, Yi Jie Liu, the chief assassin of Spider Web, etc. Man, and finally captured and killed Tuoba Bodhisattva, a warrior in the land of immortals.
He killed more than half of the first-level masters in Beimang by himself, and the loss was more than 100,000 cavalry?
Afterwards, he retreated calmly and completely under the heavy siege of the Bi control army in Xihezhou who held the command of command Helian Wuwei.
Coupled with his previous record in Zhulu Mountain.
It can be said that the demonic energy spreads across thirty thousand miles, and a sword radiates cold to nineteen states.
Such a terrifying record was unprecedented and unprecedented. Even if the other masters of Wu Ping had a cumulative record, they could not compare to Chi Yao alone.
Therefore, it is ranked second for now.
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"interesting."
Nowadays, the streets and alleys are full of discussions about the new martial arts rankings, and Chi Yao has naturally heard about it.
The ranking of No. 2 in the world did not surprise him, but the additional comments after it made him laugh out loud.
"You're really going to any lengths just to keep the fire going!"
He shook his head. He had obviously never used a sword, but his comment about "a sword's light is cold" was clearly meant to stimulate the new Sword God Deng Tai'a, who was originally ranked second. Moreover, they said that Beimang lost more than 100,000 cavalry in the battle, and they were clearly stepping on the Wu Family Sword Tomb where nine swords defeated 10,000 cavalry.
If others don’t know about Deng Tai’a’s origins, how can the Liyang royal family still not know about it?
Nine swords defeating ten thousand cavalry is the most impressive achievement of the Wu family's sword tomb. Even if Deng Tai'a does not have a good relationship with the Wu's sword tomb, how can he remain indifferent when his ancestor's achievements are belittled?
As for the one whose record is better than all the martial arts reviewers put together, it is even more unabashedly provocative.
Although the facts are indeed similar, even if Wang Xianzhi penetrated the Dongyue Royal City and killed almost all the masters in Dongyue Sword Pool, the quality cannot be compared with Chi Yao's trip to Beimang.
But even if it is the truth, it does not necessarily have to be told out loud. It should be openly told in the martial arts commentary. What will this make other people in the martial arts review think?
Oh, everyone is supposed to be in the martial arts review to earn face, but in the end, my dear, it has become a stepping stone for others, and it is just one of the stepping stones. Who can bear this?
Chi Yao's guess was accurate.
As soon as this list came out, the world was in an uproar.
In fact, except for a small number of die-hard sword-wielding fans and the remnants of Western Chu who admire Cao Changqing, there is not much disagreement about Chi Yao's ranking second to Wang Xianzhi.
But the key point is that his subsequent comments are really outrageous, and they almost stepped on the rest of the nine martial arts critics.
Among those nine people were extremely popular masters such as Wang Xianzhi, Deng Tai'a, and Cao Changqing, so soon, the controversy surrounding the New Wushu Review resounded in the streets. Teahouses and restaurants are full of people yelling at each other or even fighting over rankings.
"That's too abominable, sir! Let's go to Liaodong, right?"
A young man dressed as a book boy led an old donkey and said to the middle-aged man next to him with an indignant look.
The middle-aged man had an ordinary appearance, except that the corners of his mouth were habitually raised, making him look like he was always smiling. Along with this, his face, which was not very outstanding, became softer and gentler. He was holding a peach blossom picked from somewhere in his hand, twirling his fingers gently, looking up at the young man's bitter face, smiling and joking: "Why, aren't you willing to go over there and eat sand?"
Hearing his master's teasing, the bookboy stared at first, and then said angrily: "This is for your face, master! Didn't you listen to what they are saying now? It's not enough that that guy took your place, he obviously Without a sword, how can one sword light up the nineteen states..."
"hehe……"
Seeing the young man's aggrieved look, Deng Tai'a smiled and said, "Face is earned by oneself, not given by others. The comments are not wrong. Compared with his achievements, those of mine in the past are indeed not good. Countertop. But..."
The peach blossom branch in his hand paused suddenly, "There is nothing wrong with going to Liang Liao and other places. What I, Deng Tai'a, practice is the killing swordsmanship. The Beimang army is coming, and there are hundreds of thousands of good heads. It is a pity that I don't need to sharpen my sword." ”
"Great!"
Seeing that the master had regained his energy, the boy immediately cheered, "The martial arts review said that Chi Yao killed the equivalent of one hundred thousand cavalrymen. Master, you should set a small target this time and kill two hundred thousand to show them who it is." The record is even stronger!”
"You..."
Deng Tai'a shook his head and ignored the little book boy's nonsense. He pulled the donkey and turned to the north.
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A similar situation also occurred in Emperor Wu City.
Unlike Deng Tai'a, who lives alone and has only one attendant, the sword boy Sanlu, Wang Xianzhi, who is invincible for a period of time in Emperor Wu's city, has countless die-hard fans under his command.
Among them, there were those who admired him and came to be his disciples, and there were also martial slaves who came to challenge him and were defeated and sincerely surrendered to his service.
In the past, most of these martial slaves were responsible for filtering challengers on behalf of Wang Xianzhi. Only after defeating six martial slaves in a row could they be truly qualified to face Wang Xianzhi.
As the saying goes, there are three grades of officials in front of the prime minister.
Although these people have the word "slave" in their names, they are actually quite capable. In the past, they were all masters in the world. Now that they have joined Wang Xianzhi's sect, their tempers have become more and more sophisticated.
"Hmph, Emperor Liyang is really unreliable. Nowadays, cats and dogs can be on the martial arts review, and he still dares to give such comments. It's really..."
"The master ignores such clowns, but we slaves cannot ignore them."
"But we cannot leave the city without the master's permission."
"It's not that you can't leave the city, it's that you can't leave the city alone."
"Huh? You mean?"
"Haha, Master has always looked down on the barbarians of Beimang, even Tuoba Bodhisattva. But how can Emperor Wu City remain indifferent when his name is so despised? As the saying goes, if the master has something to do, the disciple will do his duty..."
"wonderful!"
Wang Xianzhi has been stationed in Emperor Wu City for a period of time and has seen countless talented heroes, but he only accepted four direct disciples.
It happened that at this moment, someone was discussing this matter on the top floor of the Jiebing Building in Emperor Wu City.
"Master, let us go this time."
Lou Huang looked sincerely at the burly old man in linen clothes and linen shoes standing at the window overlooking the city.
"You guys? Even though that northern barbarian will live in ashes behind me for the rest of his life, his martial arts cultivation at this time is almost the same as mine thirty years ago."
Wang Xianzhi has been in command of Emperor Wu City for sixty years. Even thirty years ago, he was already invincible.
"Of course it's not to compete with that demon lord."
The eldest disciple Yu Groom smiled gently, "Well, it's not that I don't compete with him, I don't compete with him directly. Didn't the martial arts review say that his record is comparable to a hundred thousand iron hoofs? It just so happens that there are many of them in Liangliao now, and a few of us can't. Let’s go and brush up on our record, our Emperor City can’t be too far behind others, right?”
"Oh? Hahahahaha——"
After hearing what the two apprentices said, Wang Xianzhi couldn't help laughing loudly, "Okay! You can go ahead! If you meet Chi Yao, give me a message."
"Master, please speak."
"Just say that I will wait for him in Emperor Wu City."
