When Annie was being served delicious food and drinks in the mountain town of Lingnan in Song Dynasty and was not thinking about Sichuan, far away in the ordinary residence with only one courtyard in Chengdu City of Bashu, she had a holiday with Shuanglong, and even
The "Shadow Assassin" Yang Xuyan, who had been severely injured by Annie, was having a secret meeting with a fat, bald man with a Buddha-like head.
Of course, maybe 'secret conversation' or 'conspiracy' would be more appropriate?
"..."
"snort!"
"What Mr. Long said is true!"
"The twin dragons snatched He's Bi in Luoyang, and then went to Chang'an to steal the evil emperor's relics. Some time ago, they actually killed my subordinate Cao Yinglong and took away all his military supplies..."
"This problem is finally settled."
"Yang and Master Shi will never let them go!
"
The one who spoke first was naturally the ruthless "Shadow Assassin" Yang Xuyan, who could not help but patrol back and forth with a terrifying gaze like a hunter even when he was standing in a secret room.
After being voyeuristically unlucky in Luoyang and being severely injured by Annie, he ran away on the spot to recuperate. But since he reappeared now, he must have basically recovered.
"Don't say it yet!"
"Those two boys do have some skills."
"but….."
"Compared to his master, he is still nothing to fear!"
"Is it only because Cao Yinglong was so stupid that his 40,000 soldiers and horses were wiped out by a mere 5,000 horsemen at the Pegasus Ranch? Is it true that he succeeded more than he failed?"
"That's it!"
"It's better not to talk about those four dead ghosts. You and I should get back to business!"
At this time, the fat, bald, Buddha-like, ugly man who was talking to Yang Xuyan was not the leader of the Demon Sect's "Tianlian Sect", nicknamed "Fat Jia", and ranked fifth among the "Eight Masters of the Demon Sect".
Or the big businessman from Bashu, that is, who is Anlong, the big shopkeeper of "He Xinglong"?
It is currently unknown how the two got together, but they were definitely not planning to do anything good.
"That's fine!"
"but……"
"I feel a little bit unwilling to think that the huge amount of treasure that the four of them have gathered together over the years was so cheap for that thief Kou Zhong!"
"I have cultivated him Cao Yinglong for so many years in vain!"
"The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are still exhausted..."
However, despite An Long's words of comfort, "Shadow Assassin" Yang Xuyan still had a somewhat unhappy look on his face, as if he was still dissatisfied with the fact that the "Four Bandits" invaded the Pegasus Ranch and ended up losing all their soldiers, horses, treasures and lives.
Are you worried about something?
Furthermore, it is not difficult to judge from his tone that Cao Yinglong, the leader of the 'Four Bandits', seems to be a subordinate specially trained by Yang Xuyan?
"It's no use thinking too much!"
"Let's talk about how to deal with that stinky girl Shi Qingxuan first!"
"As long as I get that thing in her hand..."
"At that time, ten Kou Zhong will not be able to affect the overall situation!"
An Long didn't seem to know what was happening in Yuhang and Jiangnan, so he didn't take Kou Zhong of the Shuanglong Army into consideration at all when he spoke.
"snort!"
"If Brother Shi could have been ruthless back then and killed that girl with one palm, he would have reached the state of being emotionless and his skills would have been perfect. How could he have done what he does today?"
"He has finally fallen for the tricks of those cunning nuns from Cihang Jingzhai!"
"No matter how beautiful Bi Xiuxin is, she is still a woman. With her head covered, isn't it the same whether she is fat or thin?"
Then, Anlong began to talk about some old bad things again angrily, and it seemed that it also involved Shi Zhixuan from previous years?
"okay!"
"Don't talk too much about Master Shi!"
"You should still think about how you can deceive that thing from that girl..."
"remember!"
"Master Shi must not know about this matter!"
Obviously, the two people's plan to deal with Shi Qingxuan seemed to be secretly hidden from the "evil king" Shi Zhixuan, so that Yang Xuyan still had some scruples in his heart and was not prepared to go too far with An Long in front of him.
.
"correct!"
"I heard……"
"Some guys, they're also obsessed with that thing?"
But soon, Yang Xuyan, who had always acted unscrupulously and was not a kind person in the first place, changed the subject and directly spoke to An Long about certain other people in a sinister tone.
"Some guys?"
Anlong was startled at first.
"oh!"
"You mean those guys..."
But soon, he came to his senses and expressed that he knew who Yang Xuyan was probably talking about.
"Then we have to make a careful calculation!"
"when necessary……"
"Maybe the original plan can be changed?"
"Well……"
"only……"
"I heard that Shi Qingxuan learned the extremely advanced 'sound killing' kung fu from that scary little girl. It is said that she can also use extremely advanced illusions. Are you still sure?"
"Hey!"
"If that little girl is here, I didn't say that, you and I can hide as far away as possible, and don't mention the matter of robbing things again!"
"But then..."
"If it's just Shi Qingxuan, how long does she have to study? How capable do you think she is?"
"Too!"
"don’t worry!"
"I heard that that man has already gone to Lingnan. I'm afraid he is still preparing to fight to the death with Song Que?"
"It would be great if one of those two could die!"
"No matter what happens..."
"It would be great to be like "Sanren" Ning Daoqi, who could beat him half to death!"
"okay!"
"Continue to talk about that girl Shi Qingxuan..."
"ah!"
"good……"
"Look at my mouth, I couldn't hold it back for a while."
"..."
In this way, "Shadow Assassin" Yang Xuyan and the leader of "Tianlian Sect", nicknamed "Fat Jia" Anlong, began to whisper about a certain plan of theirs, which was to snatch an item from Shi Qingxuan's hands.
We discussed and planned countermeasures.
However, how they plan to do it and when they will do it are currently unknown to outsiders.
…
At this time, Yuhang County, far to the east, was enjoying a festive scene of singing and dancing.
The streets are decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and people are smiling and running around to tell each other. People who don’t know may think it’s the Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other festivals, right?
But it is neither!
Because today is the day when Yuhang's Shuanglong Army triumphs. In order to welcome their commander Kou Zhong to victory and return, Yuhang's parents and officials spontaneously organized such a grand meeting and announced it to the whole city, saying that it was the merchants of Yuhang City.
Farmers and others are exempted from tax for half a year.
And this is the main reason why people’s faces are filled with smiles.
However, Kou Zhong had no intention of running to the streets to have fun with the people. After leading his more than 10,000 trusted guards back to the base camp of the Shuanglong Army, he immediately returned to his commander-in-chief's residence and looked for him.
They met Marshal Xu Ziling, who had returned from class a few days ago.
"Hahaha!"
"Ziling!"
"Thanks to you!"
"I didn't expect that I asked you to attack that tough guy in Zhenjiang City, but you actually came back a few days earlier than me?"
"As expected of the 'Zhuge Kongming' of our Double Dragon Army!
"
Following the instructions of the guards, Kou Zhong found Xu Ziling like a wind and hugged him heavily, not hiding his proud expression at all.
And it’s not surprising that he is so high-spirited!
Because now all the people of Shen Faxing and Li Zitong have been driven across the river by him, and a large number of Wu's ships and the largest water village have been burned by Xu Ziling. Now, there
On the river, Li Zitong's Wu Kingdom Navy no longer has the strength to compete with the Shuanglong Army's navy, at least not in the next one to two years!
Therefore, after seeing that the Ssangyong Army had decided the outcome in one battle, and that only the Jianghuai Army in Jiangbei was still worthy of attention, and that the other generals no longer posed any threat, Kou Zhong would of course be extremely proud.
In particular, he heard that their Master Anne did not know what method she used to convince Song Que, the leader of the Song clan, "Heavenly Sword", not only to stop pursuing them, but also to go to the Ssangyong Army for breaking their promise.
In order to attack Li Zitong and Shen Faxing, they personally led 500 Lingnan cavalry and 20,000 Lingnan soldiers a few days ago to attack and defeat Chu's elite. They single-handedly attracted and withstood the pressure of Chu, and allowed those
The already chaotic Chu State had to dispatch a large number of soldiers to the Lingnan front line, directly exposing the rear to the soldiers of their Shuanglong Army?
Next, Kou Zhong only needs to quietly mobilize some troops, not too many. He only needs to have 30,000 to 50,000 troops and take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, and drive straight in with lightning speed to attack the important town in the east of Chu State, and the Song clan's
If soldiers and horses echo each other from east to west, then Chu will only be defeated in a matter of seconds!
By the time……
He felt that at most before the end of the year, their Shuanglong Army would really be able to join forces with the Song clan and swallow up the entire Jiangnan!
In that case, regardless of Li Clan, Pu Monkey or Du Fuwei, I'm afraid they all have to act based on the faces of their Jiangnan Shuanglong Army!
"What's wrong?"
"Well?"
"Whose letter is that?"
However, before Kou Zhong could say anything else, he immediately caught sight of Xu Ziling's furrowed brows, hesitant eyes, and the letter in his hand.
"Shi Qingxuan gave it to Master."
"But Master was not here. I was worried that there was something important, so I opened it privately and looked at it."
Xu Ziling did not say much about what was specifically written in the letter, but after explaining this sentence, he handed the letter into Kou Zhong's hands, indicating that the other party should read it first before speaking.
"Shi Qingxuan?"
"Is he the great savior of me and Huanwan?"
"Then I want to see it!"
Kou Zhong was a little surprised when he heard that it was Shi Qingxuanshi, the benefactor who had saved him and Huan Huan on the river ten months ago, but he still hurriedly shook out the letter and looked at the very delicate and delicate writing.
At first glance, it was obvious that the letter was written by a woman and he quickly read it.
"Well?"
"She wants to invite our Master Anne to her secluded forest house in Bashu?"
"this!"
"Why are you still going so far to Chengdu..."
From Yuhang to the city of Chengdu in Bashu, Kou Zhong made some calculations and felt that if he took the water route and the current was countercurrent, he might not be able to reach it within a month or two.
And if they travel by land, even for martial arts masters like them, even if they ride horses or use Qinggong all the way, it will probably take at least half a month, and that's only possible if they travel day and night.
"!
"
""Immortal Seal"?"
As he looked at it, Kou Zhong suddenly exclaimed in surprise because he saw the words "Immortal Seal" at the end of the letter?
He has heard of that kind of technique, and he has also seen it before!
I think back then, at the Manqing Academy in Luoyang, the guy who created the "Immortal Seal" captured him and Xu Ziling alive with one move, and they had no ability to resist at all.
That kind of power, even now that he thinks about it, Kou Zhong, who has greatly increased his skill and is no longer what he was before, still feels a little frightened, and he doesn't think that he or Xu Ziling has reached the level where he can spar with each other.
To that extent.
Even if the two of them join forces, he doesn't think they can do it!
And it is said that the technique is that of the top master of the Demon Sect, the "Evil King" Shi Zhixuan, who combines the two extreme and completely opposite martial arts mental methods of the Huajian Sect and Butian Dao. According to the Buddhist principles, it is not here, not here.
A set of profound martial arts that was finally formed through countless life-and-death battles based on the profound Buddhist teachings of "The Other Side, Not in the Middle"?
Although the details are not clear, Kou Zhong only knows that if he encounters that terrible guy Shi Zhixuan again, he cannot guarantee whether he will be able to escape unscathed without his master Anne present.
.
"strangeness!"
"Why did she suddenly mention the "Seal of Immortality" at the end of the letter, and also said that some bad guys wanted to observe..."
"What does that mean?"
After exclaiming and reading the letter, Kou Zhong, who was sure that nothing was missing, gradually came back to his senses and asked Xu Ziling strangely, pointing to the last paragraph of the letter.
"You still don't understand?"
"really!"
"She means to invite our Master Anne to her secluded forest house in Bashu, but at the same time, she also means to ask for help!"
"That is to say..."
"That Shi Qingxuan, she thinks she can't keep the "Seal of Immortality", and her life may even be in danger, so she wants to help her in the name of inviting our master to be a guest?"
"After all, she has a close relationship with us, right?"
With a wry smile, Xu Ziling didn't waste time and directly stated some of the general intentions he guessed from the words in Juan Xiu's letter.
"So that's it!"
"But Master, she went to the mountain city of the Song Clan more than ten days ago. It has been so many days. Even if we send the letter again, we still don't know if she is still there..."
"That's it!"
"Anyway, everyone in Na Shi has been kind to me, Kou Zhong and Huan Huan, so I will take the place of Master and go to Na Bashu!"
After struggling for a while, Kou Zhong simply stuffed the letter into Xu Ziling's arms, and then went to discuss with Huan Huan to see if the other party was willing to go to Bashu with him.
"?!"
"Where are you going?"
"stop!"
Fortunately, Xu Ziling had quick eyesight and quick hands and pulled Kou Zhong back.
"Are you crazy?"
"The army will be mobilized and renovated the day after tomorrow at the latest. By then, our Shuanglong Army will cooperate with the Song clan to attack Chu's rear. How can you leave at this time?"
"Master finally convinced Song Que. If you leave now, do you think Song Que will turn against us?!"
With a bluffing face, Xu Ziling asked, somewhat dumbfounded.
After all, things could never happen again. They had already played a cruel trick on the Song clan before. Thanks to their master Anne, they barely caused any trouble. But now, the Song clan has taken the initiative to suffer the loss and attack first.
After conquering the State of Chu, if their Shuanglong Army still fails to follow the path, then there will really be no need to continue the covenant and marriage between the two parties.
"What should we do?"
"Master is not at home, so if you send someone to Lingnan Mountain City, you may not be able to find him!"
"Are we just going to die without any help?!"
Kou Zhong was anxious.
After all, Shi Qingxuan secretly saved the lives of Kou Zhong and Huan Huan on the river at the risk of being involved in disputes and offending so many people. Now that they are in trouble, they still write to ask for help, even though they are looking for help.
It's their Master Anne, but since Master Anne is not here, Kou Zhong cannot just sit idly by and do nothing because of emotions and reasons!
"alright."
"I'd better go!"
After thinking about it, Xu Ziling sighed and held down Kou Zhong's shoulders, stopping what the other party wanted to say before continuing to add:
"The army is about to set out for battle, and you, the commander-in-chief, will definitely not leave without permission."
"Besides, you also know that the swordsmanship given to you by master is better for battlefield battles, while my Taibai swordsmanship is good at fighting in the martial arts. I will be more suitable than you!"
"Moreover..."
"I guess the envoy from the Song clan will be here soon. What will it mean if the commander-in-chief like you is not around?"
"That's a deal!"
"You'd better stop fighting and just decide."
After saying that, without waiting for Kou Zhong to say anything, Xu Ziling made the decision and said that he would take their master's place and go to Bashu as written in the letter to see what was going on.
"That……"
"Ziling, you have to take care of yourself!"
"Our double dragon army cannot become a single dragon!"
Knowing that what Xu Ziling said was the truth, Kou Zhong opened his mouth. In the end, he couldn't say a word to refute. After thinking for a while, he could only nod reluctantly and then stepped forward and reached out to pat Xu Ziling's shoulder hard.
"As for this letter..."
"I will still send someone to Lingnan, what if Master hasn't left yet?"
"Just do it!"
Then, Kou Zhong, who was a little uneasy, made the decision after giving some advice and thinking, and found that there was nothing wrong with it.
"That's fine."
"Without further ado..."
"I'll pack up and leave later!"
Finally, he took back his hand and looked into Kou Zhong's eyes, exchanging a look with each other. Xu Ziling, who said nothing, of course did not intend to act like a girl, just nodded, turned around and left, back to his yard.
I went to pack some necessary things.
After all, this trip to Bashu would take a month or two or more, and he didn't know how long he would stay there, so he definitely needed to be well prepared.
Furthermore, if possible, he also planned to conduct a thorough survey of the situation and terrain in Bashu to make some necessary preparations for the future.
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Chapter completed!