Just when Li Xiuyuan was taking Xiao Qing and Xiao Long'er to visit Tianmen Pass, an army of 200,000 people led by Princess Qingyue had already arrived at the intersection of Qingfeng Valley.
Fifty Miles Qingfeng Valley is two hundred feet wide and fifty miles long. It is the shortest road from Silver Moon Kingdom to Da Chu. If he didn't enter from here, Qingyue would have to lead an army of 200,000 people to detour 2,000 miles from Qingfeng Mountain to the decisive battle of Dachu.
The journey is too far and the battle line is too long. Even Qingyue dare not take the gamble.
If the rear supplies are not supplied or are cut off by the enemy, her 200,000 troops will have no choice but to die.
While Qingyue was looking worried at the miles-long roadblock, pioneer Liu Changqing and two guards rode up to Princess Qingyue and reported.
"Your Highness the Princess." Liu Changqing said: "The enemy has destroyed the five-mile road in Qingfeng Valley. We have to fill these big holes first before the army can continue to move forward."
"It's five miles away. Is there an ambush? Has the road been destroyed?" Qingyue asked with a cold snort.
"Report, there are no roadblocks before Wuli. Presumably, before they had time to dig out, they discovered that our troops...were so frightened that they withdrew!" Liu Changqing replied.
"These cunning guys, do you think this can stop my army from advancing? Send the order, the army will camp on the spot, and separate teams to clear the road."
Qingyue replied.
"General, please obey your order. It will take us at most ten days to fill in all the roads!" Liu Changqing made an estimate, looked at Qingyue and replied.
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An hour later, the army had already set up tents on the spot.
Within Qingyue's big account.
General Ye Hui looked at Qingyue and Qin Miaoyu and said, "Your Highness, does Da Chu have any tricks? Otherwise, he would not only destroy the road in Wuli Land."
"What can they do if our army arrives? Chu Feiyan can't come to destroy it in the dead of winter, right? How long has it been since spring? It will take time for them to destroy it!"
Qingyue thought for a while, looked at him and replied: "Didn't the general hear what the vanguard said? There are no people outside five miles away. They were scared and hid back in Black Salt City."
Ye Hui still couldn't believe it. For the safety of the army, he asked in a low voice: "Should we send someone over to investigate again?"
"That's fine. I would like to ask the general to arrange for someone to explore forty miles further. Don't go any further. I'm afraid of disturbing the situation." Qingyue said sternly.
"That's fine, it's best if you don't disturb the other party." Ye Hui thought for a while and replied.
"Go! Arrange for the generals on your left and right to go up and supervise the army on the coming days and open the passage here as soon as possible."
In Qingyue's opinion, it is safer to spend ten days than to go thousands of miles around.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!" Ye Hui responded. Now that the two of them have decided, they are just setting up camp to clear the way, which will not have any impact on their side.
"How did Da Chu get the news? He came to destroy the road in advance?" Qin Miaoyu said with a frown.
"Hmm! I'm wondering too." Qingyue nodded, sitting on the chair and tapping the table gently. "It's just that for such a big event as the army traveling, some news will inevitably leak out. Even if they get the news, what can they do?"
"There will be more trouble! Aren't you afraid of trouble? If the news hadn't been leaked, we would have captured Black Salt City today."
After speaking, Qin Miaoyu took a deep look at Qingyue and said quietly.
"The arrow has already left the string!" Qingyue said coldly: "We can't allow us to think about things before and after, so we can only attack forward. Chu Feiyan should be more scared than us, she is a paper tiger."
There were already two groups of 5,000 troops outside the tent, ready to go. About two generals stood at the front, waiting for orders.
"Are you all ready?" Ye Hui stepped forward and asked.
"Await General Hou's orders at any time!" General Ye Wubei from the left and Long Konggong from the right solemnly replied.
"Let's go! Everyone, be careful. The army changes shifts every two hours and takes turns to rest." Ye Hui sighed in his heart and gave the order.
The next moment, the army moved towards Qingfeng Valley with clanking horseshoes.
Ye Hui stood in front of the tent and saw him off silently. He knew that without ten days of effort this time, it would be difficult to open this road, and this was without the opponent's army coming to block it.
"I hope everything goes smoothly!" Ye Hui, who already had a hint of white hair, said softly.
"Will your enemy help Chu Feiyan?" Qin Miaoyu suddenly thought of Li Xiuyuan, the young man who was injured when he blocked an arrow for him.
"Can he fight?" Qingyue asked calmly.
"Well, who knows?" Chun Miaoyu nodded. "I didn't expect him to be able to block that fatal arrow back then, and he even fought with me against Jun Wuyou.
"He'd better not come!" Qingyue glanced at her, curled her lips and said, "Otherwise I'll kill him too, just like he killed one of my men with a sword back then. This revenge will be avenged long ago."
"Fight if you want, but don't scare me!" Qin Miaoyu said with a sweet smile.
...
Li Xiuyuan did not alert Weiyuan Hou at Tianmen Pass because he no longer wanted to be entangled with the Tianfeng Kingdom.
After resting for the night at Tianmen Pass and buying food to replenish their horses, the three of them continued their journey north.
Xiaoqing and Xiaolonger knew Li Xiuyuan well, so they had never been too worried about Anhui along the way. On the contrary, the two little guys were looking forward to someone coming to cause trouble and just relax their muscles.
Naturally, Li Xiuyuan couldn't comply with the two people's wishes. The people along the way just asked them to kill a few demon wolves.
Xiao Long'er was a picky eater and only ate roasted wolf meat once. He didn't eat it again because it was too woody and not as delicious as the pheasant meat on the mountain.
Li Xiuyuan glared at her and smiled: "I wonder if you are still so picky when you are hungry and have nothing to eat."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Long'er hugged his arm and said with a smile: "Brother will not let Xiao Long'er starve."
Xiao Qing even smiled from ear to ear: "Look at how much food she has hidden on her body. I'm afraid she won't be able to finish it even if she eats it for three months..."
Li Xiuyuan was delighted, looked at him and said with a smile: "When we get to the royal city of Silver Moon Kingdom, buy more food. When we get to the battlefield, there will be no place to buy it."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qing nodded and said with a smile: "When we get there, I will take Xiao Long'er to buy more food, so that I can last until the end of this battle?"
Xiao Longer hugged Xiao Qing and giggled: "Sister, look, there is a big city ahead."
Li Xiudi looked up and said with a smile, "You two foodies can have fun here for a few days."
Xiao Qing was stunned, looked at him and asked, "Aren't you in a hurry to leave?"
Li Xiuyuan said calmly: "The war hasn't started yet, so why worry? Let them fight first to see if Da Chu really has no fighting power."
Xiaoqing tilted her head and thought for a long time, then said softly: "Are you going to see that monk from back then?"
Li Xiuyuan was startled, looked at her and asked, "Weren't you still incarnate back then? Why do you remember that the monk came to see me?"
Xiao Qing curled her lips and said, "Except for the killer, there are only a few people who have come to Wangyue Stream to look for you. I can't help it even if I want to forget it, right?"
Xiao Long'er laughed when he heard it, turned to look at Li Xiuyuan and asked, "Brother, are you going to see grandpa? Remember to take Xiao Long'er with you."
Li Xiuyuan looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Let's find an inn to wash up first. I have to have a good sleep."
When Xiao Long'er heard this, he couldn't help but patted the wildebeest under him and said with a smile: "Xiao Long'er stinks so much, go to the city quickly, Xiao Long'er needs to take a bath."
After Qingyue led an army of 200,000 men and stationed in front of Qingfeng Valley for three days, and before the obstacles in front were cleared, Li Xiuyuan led Xiaoqing and Xiaolonger to the imperial city of Silver Moon Kingdom.
After a day's rest, he planned to go to Thousand Buddha Temple to see Master Yuan Zhen and the young monk Wu Wo whom he had not seen for many years.
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In the Thousand Buddhas Temple, a thin Yuan Zhen appears to be chanting sutras with her eyes closed, and sandalwood incense rises in the hall.
At this moment, the sound of broken footsteps suddenly sounded in the Buddhist hall.
Before Yuan Zhen could open his eyes, his disciple Wuwo had already entered the Buddhist hall. He clasped his hands and said, "Master, we have a visitor. Do you want to see him or not?"
Yuan Zhen did not open her eyes, but asked lightly: "Who is coming?"
Wuwo whispered back: "He said he was an old man from back then, but he didn't look too old..."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhen slowly opened his eyes and said, "Since we are old friends, please come to the Buddhist hall."
Without saying anything, Li Xiuyuan's voice sounded outside the Buddhist hall: "Junior Li Xiuyuan, I have met Master Yuanzhen." After saying that, Li Xiuyuan, who was dressed in white and snowy, had already taken off his shoes and entered the hall.
Yuan Zhen looked up curiously, and what he was looking at was Xiao Long'er behind Li Xiu Yuan. Because he was walking too fast, his tender little face was full of blush, making him look even cuter at first glance.
After staying for a moment, Yuan Zhen stood up to greet him, asked them to sit down, put his hands together and asked, "I was thinking of waiting until summer to go to Luoxia Mountain in Tianfeng Kingdom, but I didn't expect that I would never forget it, so I gave it to the donor." Hope is coming."
Xiao Long'er opened his dark eyes, stared at Yuan Zhen's gentle cheek, and asked: "Brother said that he wanted to take Xiao Long'er to see the grandpa. Could it be that, Master, you are the grandpa?"
"Would you believe it if I was the grandpa you mentioned?" Yuan Zhen looked at her and replied with a smile.
Xiao Longer chuckled, shook his head and said, "Of course I don't believe it. I see this temple is so big, and there are many old men with white beards in it."
Li Xiuyuan didn't expect Xiao Long'er to think of so many things. He was slightly startled and said: "Xiao Long'er, let this big brother take you to the temple to see the Bodhisattva. Brother and the master can chat here for a while, okay?"
Xiao Longer went to the Buddha statue in the main hall together, looked at Wuwo and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll go play with this big brother for a while, and I'll come find him soon."
Li Xiuyuan waved to her and said, "Go, brother is waiting for you here."
Long Xiaolong waved to him and walked out of the Buddhist hall holding Wuwu's hand.
Yuan Zhen is very happy when a visitor comes from a distant place.
He reached out and lit the small stove on the table, intending to make tea to entertain the guests.
Li Xiuyuan looked at him and asked, "Master, don't you ask me what happened to this junior?"
Yuan Zhen looked at him and said, "If I didn't ask, would you tell me? Since you want to tell me, why should I bother? How long will you stay here?"
Li Xiuyuan nodded and replied: "Two days, maybe three days!"
Yuan Zhen showed surprise and asked: "With the feelings of a donor who was born in this world, do you have to wade into the mud of the world? It's incredible."
"I am also an ordinary person. I am a Taoist priest and have never practiced Buddhism. What is the difference between mud and mud? My brother is going to be trapped in the mud. I have to pull him out."
Li Xiuyuan looked at him and said with a smile. As time went by, he felt that talking to Yuan Zhen was becoming more and more interesting.
Yuan Zhen looked at him and asked in confusion: "Is there any difference between Tao and Buddha?"
Li Xiuyuan looked at the old monk in front of him and couldn't help but think of the conversation he had with Queen Changsun on Luoxia Mountain.
He couldn't help but smile and said: "I haven't practiced Buddhism yet, maybe I am a devil?"
Yuan Zhen stretched out his hand to boil water to make tea, and replied with a smile: "From a certain point of view, the devil is also a Buddha. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as becoming a devil with one thought and becoming a Buddha with one thought."
When Li Xiuyuan heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy. He looked at him and replied, "Master, I like chatting with you very much."
The Shura Heaven is so vast that all the old people who can chat with him have already ascended and left. His eldest grandson didn't understand him, and he couldn't get along with the woman in white from Taoyuan. In Li Xiuyuan's heart, the only person left in the world was the great monk.
Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but murmured: "I am happy to see the Buddha!"
