Yi Xiaodao stood on the top of the mountain, looking in the direction of Rongcheng, frowning. Xigui's scouts have not appeared for five days, and now he is a little anxious.
Five Chen Congwei climbed up the mountain where Yi Xiaodao was: "Master, it's been five days."
Yi Xiaodao nodded: "Yes, I know. But we can't take it lightly."
"But there's no way we can just wait here. How about I go take a look?" Zang Yun, the best in Qing Gong, asked.
Yi Xiaodao looked at Zangyun, hesitated for a while, and said: "Okay, I'll go with you. The rest of you please stay here. If we haven't come back by this time tomorrow, it means that King Xigui has already told Prime Minister Zhou The troops have been mobilized, please go and help."
The others nodded in agreement.
Zangyun jumped up, jumped into the air, and stabbed several swords in the distance. The sharp sword light flashed past in the distance, drawing brilliant white lights in the air.
The other people on the ground looked at the white light calmly, obviously this was not the first time they saw it.
Yi Xiaodao has never seen it before, this is the first time he has seen it: "The sword energy is as sharp as a spear, and the sword is as sharp as cloth. Brother Zangyun has such inner strength! Huh? Where are the others?" As he spoke, he found that Zangyun had already disappeared. In place.
"Master, look at that sword energy." Zhai Xing reminded from the side.
Yi Xiaodao squinted his eyes and saw several sword rays of different lengths, and there was a black spot in the farthest sword ray.
It's a person! It's Zangyun!
Yi Xiaodao was so shocked that his mouth widened: "When the sword energy is thrust out, the body and the sword energy are at the same speed?"
"Master, if you don't chase me, you won't be able to catch up." Shan Shan laughed at the side.
Yi Xiaodao suppressed the shock in his heart for the time being, nodded slightly, jumped up, and chased into the distance.
"Ouch!" When Yi Xiaodao jumped up, a wave of heat rose from the spot, shaking the remaining people to take a few steps back to avoid the heat.
A ball of fire slowly wrapped around Yi Xiaodao. From a distance, it looked like a huge ball of fire piercing the sky. Its speed was no slower than Zang Yun, and it went straight after Zang Yun.
"In just three short years, a little beggar from Wancheng could grow to this point." Nafeng stick never left his hand and sighed.
"I don't know how long he can suppress his inner demon. Now that he has such strength, if one day the inner demon comes again..." Zhaixing said with some worry.
Shanshan pressed down his long sword and sat on the ground: "He has grown more than just martial arts and internal strength. Don't worry too much about your inner demons. And isn't he rich and handsome?"
Fan Yu, who had always been somewhat silent, couldn't help but speak out at this time: "If the inner demon breaks out again, I'm afraid Qian Shuai may not be able to take him down..."
Shan Shan waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry about it, just wait and see."
Yi Xiaodao and Zang Yun were as fast as the wind and as fast as fire. In just half a day, they arrived near Rongcheng and landed on a hilltop.
"Master, I didn't expect you to be so good at Qing Gong?" Zang Yun panted slightly and looked back at Yi Xiaodao.
Yi Xiaodao was lying on the ground, panting much harder than Zang Yun, like a tired and paralyzed dog: "I... I can't do it anymore... Zang Yun, quickly find me... two girls from Sichuan and Sichuan... to help me breathe... "
"..." Zangyun was speechless.
Yi Xiaodao took a few big breaths. Seeing that Zangyun didn't move or say anything, he had to get up slowly: "Why don't you have any sense of humor? You're wasting all my feelings."
Yi Xiaodao, who climbed up, changed from the heavy breathing just now, and his breathing gradually calmed down, and he was completely different.
Zang Yun was slightly frightened, secretly understanding that Yi Xiaodao's Qinggong was definitely far superior to his.
Yi Xiaodao looked down at Rongcheng in the distance. Although the flags were fluttering in the city, there was no movement, giving people the feeling of an empty city.
"It looks like there's no one around. Do you want to go in and inquire?" Zangyun asked.
Yi Xiaodao shook his head: "I don't know the situation in Rongcheng. You and I have been traveling for so long. If we go in rashly, I'm afraid there will be an ambush. And even if it is really an empty city after entering, we are not sure whether the Xigui army has retreated." Let’s go back to Yucheng. Let’s go directly to Prime Minister Zhou.”
When Zangyun heard that it made sense, he nodded in agreement, thinking highly of Wu Dinggong, who had not had much contact with him. He is cautious in his actions, thoughtful in his thinking, and has no leaks. No wonder His Majesty and Prime Minister Zhou attach so much importance to him.
After deciding on the next move, Zangyun was about to stand up, but was grabbed by Yi Xiaodao: "Have a rest, have a rest, I really can't stand it anymore, I can't walk at all..." After saying that, he sat down. on the ground.
When Zang Yun saw Yi Xiaodao taking the initiative to ask for a rest, he immediately understood in his heart that he was not going to be able to do anything anymore and wanted to rest, he was clearly thinking about himself. Zang Yun was a little moved in his heart, but he didn't say anything. He failed to live up to Yi Xiaodao's kindness and sat next to Yi Xiaodao.
"Master, will you... return to the capital in the future?" Although Zangyun couldn't hold back the emotion in his heart, he couldn't hold back his doubts.
Yi Xiaodao glanced at Zangyun: "Huh? What does this mean?"
Zangyun said quickly: "Master, don't get me wrong, I'm not here to test you. It's just..."
Yi Xiaodao laughed heartily: "Hahaha, what? If you like my mansion, I can give it to you!"
Zang Yun somewhat figured out Yi Xiaodao's temperament and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, sir."
The two sat for a while, and Yi Xiaodao said slowly: "I probably won't come back in the future. I will go to Beiyi as soon as Xigui's affairs are over."
Zangyun frowned and asked: "Going to Beiyi? My lord, although in recent years I, Daqi and Beiyi have been on the same page, with only minor friction, Beiyi is no better than the other vassals in Daqi. Go there, but Very dangerous!”
Yi Xiaodao stood up: "I also know it will be dangerous, but Daqi and Beiyi will have a battle sooner or later... Forget it, let's not talk about it. Let's go."
Zang Yun quickly climbed up, and the two of them swept down from the top of the mountain and headed towards Yucheng where Zhou Ziru was located.
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The two armies faced each other, the soldiers and horses were in uniform order, and the generals on both sides lined up in a row, with a murderous atmosphere.
"Young man from the Zhou family, you don't stay in the capital to study and write, but you come to our bitter and cold place. It's too unfair for you!" King Xigui said in front of the battle. However, because he was old and lacked strength, he had to let his soldiers shout loudly to convey the message.
Zhou Ziru coughed softly twice and waved, and a tiger-backed Yulin Army strode forward, acting as Zhou Ziru's mouthpiece: "Since it is a bitterly cold place, we should increase production and allow the people to recuperate and recuperate. Your Majesty. Why bother using weapons?"
"I can't do it without using weapons. Without using weapons, Your Majesty thinks I'm living a happy life! Then who will help me pay the annual tribute?"
"Is it just because of Sui Gong?" Zhou Ziru followed the words and asked.
King Xigui sneered: "The boy from the Zhou family is really awesome!" He didn't answer again.
These two seemingly ordinary shouts before the formation, in fact, the two have already had a confrontation.
The King of Xigui first mocked Zhou Ziru as a weak scholar who should only stay in the capital to study and write. This was to demoralize the imperial soldiers and at the same time, it was used to motivate the soldiers by saying that Xigui was a bitter and cold place.
Zhou Ziru asked why the troops were sent, aiming to promote the majesty and orthodoxy of the imperial court, and asked King Xigui why he sent the troops, so King Xigui had to answer.
King Xigui had just used the heavy annual tribute as a shield, but Zhou Ziru continued to question him. If he admits that it is only because of the harsh annual tribute, and if Zhou Ziru comes on the spot and asks His Majesty to exempt him from taxes for a few years, I am afraid that the morale of his subordinates will be shaken.
But if it's not because of Sui Gong, what other reason is there? Qingjun side? The imperial court did not impose any arbitrary policies on Xigui. Where did Xigui have any reason to side with the Qing emperor? Moreover, Xigui is a minister after all, and using a minister to attack the emperor is a treasonous and unethical thing. Other excuses cannot hold water at all.
The soldiers of the Xigui Army raised their spears and shields high and pressed forward little by little. Zhou Ziru wanted to argue for a few more words, but when he saw that King Xigui on the other side had stopped talking and Xigui's army was pressing forward, he had no choice but to give up and command his troops to move forward.
"Prime Minister Zhou!" Qingtian Jiahai and others looked at Zhou Ziru, requesting to fight.
Zhou Ziru nodded: "Well, you guys try it first." If he can directly behead King Xigui and capture him, it can be decided in one battle. Moreover, Xigui's Five Poisons have returned to the sect. No one knows whether there are still masters in Xigui's army.
Chen Congwei went to try it out, and it was just right.
With a whistle in the sky, the goshawk flew from the sky and came to the sky above the heads of the two armies. It hovered and observed the situation in the formation. Qingtian fights alone, and there will eventually be oversights. With a goshawk above his head, observing the battlefield with eagle eyes, he can always see more comprehensively and detailedly than he can.
"Stand shoulder to shoulder!" After Qingtian called the goshawk, he moved his iron spear forward, swept up a cloud of smoke, and rushed forward.
Jiahai closed his eyes and rushed forward. The two of them walked side by side and faced the Xigui army.
"Split the river." Lan Yue turned around and urged.
Lijiang smiled heartily, holding a giant ax, and rushed towards Lan Yue. Lanyue reached out towards Lijiang, caught the handle of the axe, and pulled Lijiang and the ax closer to him with all his strength. Then he turned around and pushed outwards, and Lijiang was embraced by him. Push, push it up in the air easily and freely.
"Strength to kill Tiangang!" Li Jiang held the handle of the ax with both hands, and the big ax fell from the sky, just like the Gang star in the sky falling into the dust, making people unable to think of any resistance.
The giant ax struck down hard, hitting a Xigui soldier. Before the giant ax was attached, the sharp aura in front of the ax had already split the soldier in two. The two halves exploded to both sides, knocking down many Xigui soldiers.
The giant ax fell to the ground, and a crack suddenly appeared from under the axe, and then slowly extended out bit by bit. The direction it headed was exactly where the heart of Xigui King Zou Huaixin was.
The cracks extended little by little, and all the Xigui soldiers blocking the cracks were split into two halves without exception. The others were shocked and fled in all directions, and the originally tight formation was suddenly thrown into chaos.
King Xigui watched the crack coming towards him, and did not dodge or avoid it, but just sat quietly.
A white-haired old man walked out from the side and stood in front of King Xigui. Looking at the extending cracks in the earth, he stamped his feet vigorously.
The cracks stopped...
