About twenty miles from Dugu Gorge in front of a valley, a featureless manor was quietly waiting for twilight to fall.

As twilight came, the night gradually came, and in the distance of the villa slowly walked out a lot of black shadows, at a glance, there was no end in sight, and in front of the black oppressive figures, nearly four hundred horsemen walked out, led by a man, slowly approached the manor.

"Family master, General Gu, they have arrived. There was a young man sitting in the small courtyard in the Zhuangzi, who was hanging his head nervously at the moment, and when he heard the report from the little girl, he suddenly stood up a little nervously.

"Hurry, hurry...... Greet in line. Kong Xuan's voice trembled interestingly, and even mixed with a trace of panic, a kind of unexplained jealousy and haze instantly shrouded the entire manor.

Dozens of people stood in the huge open space outside the manor, waiting for the four hundred horsemen to slowly arrive.

They bent their bodies very low, humbled to the bone.

Kong Xuan slowly straightened up in front of the approaching cavalry, but he was still humble. Because Gu Tang on the tall horse was half a foot taller than him.

The four hundred horsemen stopped in front of the manor in unison, without any other sound, the corners of Gu Tang's mouth turned up slightly, he was very proud. Because this army is not inferior to the momentum of the Lin family's army.

Kong Xuan's body slowly straightened up, and he involuntarily bent up again under this fierce momentum.

"General Gu had a bumpy journey, and the grass people had already prepared wine and food in the courtyard to entertain the soldiers. Kong Xuan bowed to Gu Tang with a scholarly salute.

"The head of the Kong family has a heart. It's just that there are 60,000 people in our Northwest Army on this trip, and I'm afraid that your small garden can't fit it. Gu Tang did not dismount, although his tone was polite, but anyone could hear the indifference.

Kong Xuan's body shook involuntarily.

"General Gu, Kong has always been loyal to the Han Dynasty and his family to His Majesty, and I hope that the General will be clear. ”

By now, Kong Xuan had long since lost his identity as the head of one of the three major families of the Han Dynasty, and knelt down in front of Gu Tang's horse.

"Hey, what is the head of the Kong family doing, of course Your Majesty knows the loyalty of the Kong family to the empire, otherwise how could he give such an important task to the Kong family. Gu Tang's tone was extremely strange, and when he looked at Kong Xuan, who was kneeling on the ground, he was already in a cold sweat.

"This ...... I also hope that General Gu can give the Kong family a chance to make up for their mistakes. "Kong Xuan's face is like ashes, if the Kong family has no use value for the empire, of course His Majesty will not let Gu Tang, the number one of the current Han people, meet with him in the future, compared to himself and the Kong family, there is still a sense of existence in his heart, thinking of this, Kong Xuan's heart once again ignited a glimmer of hope.

"Alas, the head of the Kong family is wrong again, the opportunity to make up for the merits was not given by me, but by His Majesty. Gu Tang lightly buckled the pedals with his feet, and the military horse slowly walked forward after receiving the master's order, but Kong Xuan still knelt motionless, letting the military horse weighing five or six people rub his body, and he was shocked into a cold sweat.

"Then what is the opportunity that Your Majesty gave me?" Kong Xuan's eyes finally flashed with a glimmer of light, and sure enough, the value of the Kong family's business for many years still existed in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor.

"Please also ask the general to make it clear. ”

"Master Kong, hurry up and speak, I used to be called brother to the old master, and I am still your uncle. Gu Tang turned over and dismounted, and looked at the young family master who was much younger than himself with a smile on his face.

"Thank you, Gu...... Uncle. Kong Xuan personally took the reins in Gu Tang's hand. Walking behind Gu Tang, he slowly walked towards the village.

"The purpose of my trip must be clear to you. ”

"Yes....... The nephew was ashamed and disgraced the empire. ”

Gu Tang waved his hand, and the four hundred horses separated indifferently, revealing several carriages behind the four hundred horses.

Kong Xuan pursed his lips and held his breath, not knowing what the reason for what Gu Tang had done.

"This is someone from the unknowables, and the task given to you is simple. ”

"What task?"

"Keep them here until I send anyone back. ”

"Where did they come from?"

"Bodhi Temple ......"

"And ...... Monk?"

"Be careful what you say, they can hear it in their ears. Gu Tang deliberately slowed down his pace and said with a smile.

Of course, Kong Xuan knew that the cultivators' supernatural powers were vast, but when he really came into contact with these people, he was really a little afraid.

"But ......"

"Nothing...... , Virtuous nephew, this is my last chance for the Kong family. ”

Kong Xuanyu stopped, glanced at the dozen or so extremely luxurious carriages, and felt uneasy in his heart.

Four hundred officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army, after resting for a while in the pleasant manor, hurriedly headed towards Dugu Gorge, as the scout troops of this army, these four hundred people are the elite of the elite of the Northwest Army.

"General, why do you want to leave these people in the Kong family's manor?" the adjutant general asked, not understanding.

"You always have to throw out uncertain things, and it is not easy for the Northwest Army, and it can't be destroyed because of a Bodhi Temple. Gu Tang took the lead and disappeared into the early morning mist.

The mountain is high and nearly dusk.

On the top of this 10,000-bladed mountain, there are two white-robed people.

One of them was holding a string of Buddhist beads, and the other was holding a huge ring of unknown material, which was placed on his shoulder, looking very clumsy, but the white-robed monk still had a calm expression, as if he didn't feel anything.

"Senior Brother Faxin, we've been sitting here for two days, and I don't know what you're realizing. Although the white-robed monk who was sitting a little further back was also full of solemnity, there were some doubts between his brows.

"I'm not realizing anything, I'm just looking at the barracks. Another white-clothed monk stared at the barracks at the foot of the mountain without blinking, silently observing everything that was happening in the barracks.

"Senior Brother is calculating how long it will take them to build this seemingly impregnable line of defense?"

Fa Xin's brows furrowed slightly, and then he said in a calm tone: "I'm calculating how many people will die in this war." ”

"The monks were compassionate, and the presiding officer said that with this war, fewer people would die. As the eye of the Eighteen Arhat Formation, Fayun believed every word Zhijing said.

Fa Xin ignored what Fa Yun said, and continued, "Do you know Lin Ji?"

"This ...... Of course I know, the third disciple of the Hidden Dragon Court who was rumored back then, and now the Great Han Wuhou, how could I not know. Although Fayun has lived in Zufo Mountain for a long time, those things that spread all over the world will still reach his ears from various ways. So he knew Lin Ji as if he knew a very ordinary thing.

"What do you think of him?" Fa Xin clutched the Buddha beads in his hand, round after round, but never stopped.

"Gifted and resolute. Running thousands of miles to attack the Great Mang Imperial City is not something ordinary people can do. ”

"You seem to be only half right. ”

"Oh?"

"I've heard something about him from Fa Xuan's mouth. I don't hate him, and he hasn't done anything wrong. There was a slight sympathy in Faxin's tone.

Fa Yun pursed the corners of his mouth, and did not respond to anything, in his opinion, only the words of the host are the most correct, and the other words are just listened to, of course, Fa Xin did not expect these Arhats who were brainwashed by the master to understand what they were saying, but this tangled emotion has always lingered in his heart, lingering, and even caused his realm to stagnate.

As a disciple of Buddhism, but to kill, I don't know if it is a respect for the Buddha or a great disrespect for the Buddha.

So Fa Xin smiled bitterly.

The Dugu battalion seemed to have entered a tense state of alert, except for some troops who entered the canyon to defend themselves, the rest of the people had been divided into three teams under Chen Chong's orders, patrolling in a loop, day and night.

It wasn't until the four hundred horsemen crossed the canyon under Chen Chong's instructions and came to the front of the camp that they really stopped.

"General Gu personally came to inspect my Dugu camp, and he was really flattered by his humble position. ”

Chen Chongxiao said nothing to Gu Tang and about shooting and killing the squire of the military department.

Because he was not afraid, because in his camp lived an old man, an old man who could calmly deal with even the monks from the unknowable land.

"Oh, does General Chen really think I'm here to inspect?" Although General Zhenxi was full of smiles, the coldness in his tone was clear to anyone.

"Otherwise?" Chen Chong's back couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, no matter how confident he was, he still looked a little weak in front of the first general of the empire today.