Li Bochen smiled, remained silent for a moment, and said, "All people in the world like to talk about these four words."
After he said this, he was stunned and said: "Oh, Mr. Li, I'm not talking about you, I just felt it for a moment."
Li Ding shook his head slightly: "I understand what the general means."
He thought for a while and then said: "But in my opinion, those who achieve great things must have the world in their hearts. If you don't take the world as your responsibility, but care about personal gain everywhere, who would dare to follow such a person."
"I'm not blaming Mr. Linxi, but..." Li Bochen frowned and thought for a while, "Mr. Li, do you think it's strange that the three cities of Wanyou, Wuliang, and Maitreya are broken?"
Li Dingyi raised his eyebrows: "Oh? What does the general think?"
"Before I left Wuliang City, Mr. Chebei presided over the construction of the Zhongzhou barrier there. At that time, the barrier of Wanyou City should have been completed. Wuliang City was destroyed because of the monster attack and the huge number, but so Once it comes, the pressure on Wanyou City should be much less, and there is a barrier there, so how was it able to be breached in just ten days?"
After he said this, he hesitated for a while, and then said: "There is one more thing Mr. Li may not be aware of. After Wuliang City was defeated, I rescued Duke Chebei's son, Sui Bujiu, on Beiyuan. At that time, he was attacked by a monster. Captured.”
"I originally thought this matter was not a big problem, but when I fought with Xu Cheng last night, he said that people from the Demon Country have a secret method that can take away people's minds, and the person under control can't see anything abnormal, and even he can't Aware. And in Beiyuan... Sui Buxiu was captured by a monster royal family."
Li Ding was surprised: "Is what General Li said true?"
"Absolutely true."
His expression changed, he frowned, and after thinking for a moment he said, "The general is saying that he is Mr. Chebei..."
"No, I thought about it before, but the time didn't match up. From the time Sui Buxiu was captured to the destruction of Wanyou City, it took less than a month. If Sui Bujiu was obsessed with the monster and leaked the military plan, then the monster army If you want to mobilize and plan, a month will never be enough. Although they don't need as many supplies as humans, but to capture Wanyou City... tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of monsters, at least two It will take three months to organize an offensive.”
"Actually, when I think about it now, it's strange how even Wuliang City was broken - when it was first attacked, monsters attacked from all sides, and there were two secret passages in the mountains that even many of the soldiers in Wuliang City didn't know. , how did they know?”
Li Ding listened very carefully and nodded: "Then does the general have any ideas?"
Li Boxen said: "There were none before, but there were some last night. Last night, Xu Cheng, the leader of the Kongminghui Zhangcheng Conference, used monster flesh and blood to save Sui Zi'ang. I just thought, where did he get the monster flesh and blood, and how did he know so much ? It may be an isolated case - this person has gone astray. But it is also possible..."
Li Ding said: "Is the general suspicious of someone in Kongminghui?"
Li Bochen sighed and smiled bitterly: "I don't know, I really don't know. Because no matter how I think about it, I can't find a reason why Kong Ming would defect to the Demonic Kingdom. But what I know is that the military plane that can tell Wanyou City was breached A person or organization must have a high position of power and great influence. Therefore, Mr. Li, I think what you should do now is not to find people like me to help train troops, but to figure this out first."
He paused and then said: "To be honest, I am really afraid of dealing with people now. People who leak military information may talk about the world every day, but doing things is another matter. thing."
"Linxi Lord may be a wise master, but there are still many people there, and there will be many entanglements. I really don't want to get involved anymore - at least not now."
Li Ding nodded: "I understand. Alas, everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't force it. It's just a pity. But since the general said this to me today, it can be seen that he may not have the world in his heart. If one day you want to defect to one side... I will definitely do it here. The table is ready.”
After hearing what he said, Li Bochen felt relieved and a little disappointed. But he still said: "Thank you sir for your understanding."
Then he looked inside the door at the mighty knights: "General Pei was fine when they left, but now that he is gone, I really don't know how to explain to them."
Looking at the other four people: "It should be difficult for them to find a place in the Sui Kingdom in the future."
Li Ding smiled: "General, don't worry, I will make things clear. As for Tao Gong... I heard about him when I was in Zhangcheng. If he is willing, he can go to Linxi Jun with me."
Seeing Li Bochen about to speak, Li Ding waved his hand: "It's not all because of the general's affection, but because your Majesty is really hungry for talents now, and we are also in urgent need of talents. I have another stick of incense here that can wake them up - —”
Li Boxen said hurriedly: "No need!"
After thinking for a while, he said, "Just wake up the child."
Li Ding was stunned for a moment and just said: "That's fine."
Li Bochen watched him walk into the room, took out a stick of incense from his sleeve, lit it, and smoked it between Tao Dingchen's mouth and nose. The child coughed twice and his eyelids began to tremble.
He looked at Tao Wenbao, Tao Chunxi, and Ye Yinghong again, and sighed in his heart. If the three of them woke up, they would be grateful again. Thinking of that situation, he was really uncomfortable. In fact, it's also because she doesn't know how to face Tao Chunxi - I can see it now, but if she sheds tears, she will feel sad again.
He will always be wandering around the world for a while, so it would be better not to see him and forget him in the world.
After a while, Tao Dingchen opened his eyes. Li Boxen hurriedly walked in and whispered: "Dingchen."
Tao Dingchen was confused for a while, then immediately turned to look at his father and sister beside him. Seeing his reaction, Li Bochen admired in his heart - this child is really a human being.
He then said again: "Don't worry, they are fine, they are just asleep. Dingchen, come out with me."
At this time, Tao Dingchen's face showed joy, he stood up and said, "Master, have you killed all the bad guys! I know they can't beat you!"
Li Ding praised from the side: "It's really amazing."
Li Bochen knew what he was praising - for such a child, it was good that he was not frightened by such a big change recently. But Tao Dingchen didn't even have a hint of timidity. Instead, he was full of energy, which was rare. But what he asked was "Have all the bad guys been killed?" - even though seeing his father and sister being wronged, an eight or nine-year-old child asked this question happily, and his murderous intention became a bit serious.
He touched Tao Dingchen's head and said, "Good and evil will be rewarded, and bad people will naturally not have any good results."
Then he got up and walked to the snow outside the door. Seeing Tao Dingchen following him, he said: "Dingchen, you and I are master and apprentice, but I haven't taught you anything. Master and you will be separated from now on. Before leaving, Before that, let me pass on my sword skills to you."
Tao Dingchen was stunned for a moment when he heard him say "we're going to separate", but then he immediately pursed his lips when he said he wanted to teach him the sword skills.
Li Boxen pulled out the long knife from his waist, untied his cloak and hung it on the tree, saying: "Read it first and take note of it. I will write you a knife manual later."
Tao Dingchen said seriously: "Yes!"
He practiced his self-created "Kaifeng Sword Technique" from beginning to end, move by move. In fact, he knew that if he looked at the world, his sword skills were not very good. And to do it well, one must have divine power. Since Tao Dingchen's cultivation aptitude is poor, it will probably be difficult for him to unleash the full power of this sword technique in the future. However, as he said, after all, there is always something to teach when it comes to a master-disciple relationship.
After he finished practicing, he asked: "Dingchen, how much have you remembered?"
Tao Dingchen frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Master, I remember everything."
Li Bochen smiled: "Good job."
He walked to a tree again, cut off a piece of bark with his knife, took out Yao Hou and carved those moves on the bark again. Tao Dingchen stood in the snow and watched him carve for a while, then asked in a low voice: "Master, where are you going? Aren't you coming with us?"
Li Bochen looked at him: "Master wants to take a look around. Maybe when you no longer feel difficulty wielding the iron sword, we will meet again."
Then he said: "Dingchen——"
But after saying these two words, I don’t know how to continue. Because Tao Dingchen said just now that everyone had been killed, he felt a little uneasy. He felt that if Tao Dingchen's temperament was properly trained, he would be a good man in the future. But if there is a lack of restraint, it will lead to bad things.
But these are just what he thinks in his heart, and he also knows that it is unfair and a bit stupid to predict a person's future just because of one sentence or one thing. However, it was the first time that he was the master of a child, and he was really scared. I don't know if Tao Dingchen would understand if he wanted to make some sense, or if he was right.
In the end, I had to say: "When you grow up and have martial arts skills, you must think more before taking action against others. Think about it, should you take action? Is there any other way to solve it? If it is more serious, you have to think about it. , if you take action, do you want to take someone's life? Can you be spared and spared?"
"If someone says that you are indecisive or womanly, don't worry about it. Because only if you have thought these things through beforehand, and then do it, can you do it without hesitation or hesitation."
After he said this, he couldn't help but glance at Li Qiuhu. She remained silent and just stood leaning against the tree with her cloak folded up. Li Bochen was afraid that she would suddenly sneer, but she didn't. Instead, she listened carefully and looked thoughtful.
Li Dingze sighed and said: "General, don't worry. If Tao Gong is willing to go back with me, I will take more care of this child."
Li Boxen thought to himself, it is you who I am afraid of. He almost glanced at Li Qiuhu again - this girl actually had a good nature, but now she was cruel and ruthless, which was probably the result of Li Ding's care. However, until now, he really had no choice but to resign himself to fate.
Tao Dingchen nodded in agreement, and Li Bochen handed him the knife in his hand along with the bark and said, "Take this knife with you too."
Tao Dingchen reached out and took it, holding it in his arms. At this time, she looked at Hyun Ran and was about to cry, but she just pursed her lips and asked, "Master, when are you leaving?"
Li Boxen took off the big cloak from the tree, tied it slowly, and said, "I'm leaving now. Dingchen, take care of your father and sister."
Then he held his hands to Li Ding and Li Qiuhu: "You two, let's say goodbye."
Li Ding also gave him a serious salute, and Li Qiuhu sighed softly: "Li Bochen, don't make trouble again and risk your life."
Li Bochen walked under the tree, got on his horse, and said with a smile: "Life or death is your fate, but you must live up to your expectations!"
After saying this, he waved his riding whip and left the city!
(End of Volume 1)
