Yan Qiwu led the remnants of the Tati army along the rugged mountain road and withdrew to Tati Fort.

Xue Wuyan lay on his back on a simple wooden sedan chair, swaying, fainting.

After passing the Floating Cloud Pass, I woke up leisurely in a bump, and when I saw such a fiasco, I was ashamed and angry, and I was about to get angry, but I thought: Now that my elite is lost, and the baby is destroyed, what can I do to fight again, and there is only one way to go, such as withdrawing troops. So he pretended not to wake up and continued to sleep.

After three or four days' march, the Tati army returned to Tati Fort.

Elder Yanqi, Fei Yu and other ministers were shocked, and hurriedly put the chieftain into the palace and summoned the palace doctor for treatment.

After two days, Xuewuyan's condition improved slightly, and he immediately ascended to the palace and convened all the ministers to discuss: the defeat of this army is still a trivial matter, and how to leave Botuo at night is a major matter. After deliberation, the ministers decided: Only by preparing a few carts of gold and personally sending it to Tiandu by the chief Blood Wuyan to ask for guilt, only in this way can he be exempted from the blame for defeat.

The next day, Xue Wuyan selected forty soldiers, escorted ten carts of gold, and went straight to the Tiandu Sacred Palace.

After Yeli proclaimed himself the blood and did not become the general of the gold, he waited in the palace every day for the good news of the gold being returned.

Sure enough, a few days later, the first batch of gold from Wushajiang was transported to the Tiandu Holy Palace, although there were only more than thirty boxes, but after all, it was a good omen.

However, after the first batch of gold was transported from the Wusha River, there was no movement for the next few dozen days. Fortunately, Qin Guang, a big merchant of Wojiao State, sent a large amount of gold, so that the construction of the Golden Terrace could continue.

Yeli was going to draft an edict prohibiting the people from killing mussels and taking pearls, but when he saw that there was no more gold to be transported back from the Wusha River, he dispelled this idea.

Therefore, the people of Beiji Country slaughtered mussels and stripped pearls to offset taxes.

The night is left every day, and the mind is depressed.

That night he was troubled again about the gold, and as he thought about it, he fell on the round table and fell asleep.

As the saying goes, "Dreams come with your heart".

In a daze, a beautiful young woman suddenly floated in from the windowsill, her water sleeves were stretched, her skirt fluttered, and there seemed to be a pair of invisible wings behind her shoulders fluttering slightly.

Yeli suddenly woke up: "Is Zunjia the Immortal Ancestor of the Protector of the Country?"

"Since you already know, why don't you listen to me: continue to slaughter my race?" said the beautiful young woman.

This beautiful young woman is indeed the legendary ancestor of the Protector of the Country!

Yeli was very frightened and said: "Immortal Ancestor, Yeli has obeyed your orders and sent people to Wusha River to collect gold, but the gold that has been transported back is very small so far, so there is no ban for a while. ”

"I know I can't stop you from building the Golden Tower, so that's why I show you a clear way. Beng Zu said.

"Thank you for the night departure. Ye Licheng said in fear.

"But instead of going in person, you sent someone else to go, and now Chief Natati has returned from a great defeat and is on his way to the Heavenly Capital Sacred Palace. ”

"Ah, the blood is defeated and returned?" Ye Li never expected, and said in shock, "Ye Li already knows, Ye Li will go to Wusha River in person." ”

"I'm reading it for the sake of offering incense in Bei Ji Country, so I'm here to tell you, you can do it yourself. "Beng Zu said, turning slightly, the skirt fluttering, has gone away.

Ye Li wanted to ask a few more words, and hurriedly ran to the windowsill, but was suddenly stopped by the embroidery pier beside him, and stumbled, "Ahhhh

It turned out to be another strange dream!

The night was undecided, and he walked under the windowsill and looked up at the night sky.

I saw the stars in the sky twinkling and twinkling, twinkling and twinkling, as if each of them was Zixi's bright eyes, whispering to him.

The next day, Yeli summoned all the ministers to gather in the Jinluan Hall to discuss the matter, told the story of the dream of the ancestor of the protector of the country, and prepared to personally lead the army to the Wusha River, and temporarily ordered Zai Fu Duo to perform the duties of supervising the country.

When the ministers heard this, they were very troubled.

When he was whispering and discussing, the palace guard came to report: General Yunjin is bloody and asks to see him.

Sure enough, Bengzu's dream was true: he returned in defeat without blood!

When he was young, he walked in with a staggering expression, knelt down at the foot of the stairs and pleaded guilty, first recounted the battle of Linjiang County carefully, and then said with a sad face: "Fifteen thousand elite soldiers of the guilty minister died in the Wusha River, and even the treasures of cultivation were killed. The sinners were really incompetent, and they had failed to bear the instructions of Botuo, and specially prepared ten carts of gold to come to receive the sin. ”

As I said, the two wars of blood and blood are not played, and I am sincerely afraid to hold the folded banner and the seal ribbon talisman high above my head.

Yeli motioned to the palace attendants to accept the banner and the seal talisman, and then said: "Although you have no merit, you also have hard work, and you have broken so many soldiers and horses, and the widow will not ask you about your crimes." Go back first, and the widow will reward you in the future. ”

Bloodless said, grateful, prostrated again and again, withdrew from the Jinluan Palace, and returned to Tatibao.

Yeli looked down at the ministers and said, "You have all heard the words of the blood chief, for the sake of this golden platform, the widow will personally lead the army to the Wusha River, what objections do you have?"

"Qi Qi Botuo: According to what Shi Cai heard, that Linjiang County is blocked by the Wusha River, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the 15,000 Tati people and horses were all wiped out there, which can be seen to be very dangerous, and please think twice. Duo Yi said.

"Measuring it as a big river, it can't stop the widow?" said Ye Li hatefully.

"Botuo still doesn't go as well, this dynasty has just been established, the state affairs are complicated, the people's feelings are uncertain, and I hope that Botuo will sit in the capital of heaven to calm the world. "Duo Yi finally covered the position of Zaifu, if there was a mistake in the night, wouldn't it be in vain, so he tried his best to dissuade it.

Yeli was furious: "If the widow doesn't go in person, who else can go?

Smelling and drinking, he shrunk his neck and didn't dare to speak. The mouths of the other ministers were also closed as if they were glued to wood.

After a while, Huo Nan flashed out: "Bo Tuo is angry, and the minister has someone to recommend." ”

"Who?" the night turned from anger to joy.

"Zheyangshan Quyi!" Huo Nanyu played, "If he is asked to lead the army, he will definitely live up to expectations." ”

Qu Yi has more than 1,500 years of Taoism, and his supernatural powers are naturally extraordinary, and the people can change into tigers, and they are extremely ferocious, if Qu Yi leads the people to the Wusha River to collect gold, wouldn't it be a matter of being caught?"

Ye Li thought about it for a while, and was very excited, so he asked the ministers: "Where is Zheyang Mountain, and how far is it from here?"

Duo Yi hurriedly replied: "Zheyang Mountain is in the west of the country, and the minister once went there with Lao Botuo's campaign, and it is about sixteen or seven hundred miles away from here. If Bo Tuo wants to ask for tunes, the minister is willing to go and pass on the decree. ”

"If you want to pass on the decree of Zaifu, I don't know which year of the monkey and the month of the horse! "Ye Li is worried about the supply of gold day and night, how can I wait a while?

At that time, Yeli ordered Huo Nan to announce his withdrawal from the court.

Huo Nan and the ministers sent out of the palace gate, and when they saw the night early, they took the food with them, and the clouds flew in the air with the mist, and disappeared between the blue sky and white clouds in an instant.

Zheyang Mountain is a famous mountain on the west boundary of Beiji Country, with a radius of about three to five hundred miles, and is the ancestral residence of the Ao people.

Since Qu Yi was suppressed by Ling Kongzi in the Tianyou Palace, the Ao tribe has plummeted, and has never done anything again, hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, fending for themselves, reproducing offspring, and living a group life like a beast.

Under the guidance of Duoyi, when the night was galloping all the way, it had already flown to the west boundary of Beiji Country, only to see a rolling group of mountains under the clouds, lush and reckless, magnificent.

"Bo Tuo, if the minister remembers correctly, it should be here. "Duo Yi has lost two and a half souls of three souls, and his fingers are in the nether realm.

Ye Li heard that as soon as he pushed the clouds to his feet, he landed on a mountain.

Duo Yi stood firm, his soul undecided: "Bo Tuo, this is a reckless and primitive land, but where can I find Qu Yi?"

"It's okay, wait until I find him. Yeli said, while secretly reciting the "Bone Mantra", he walked forward.

"Bone Mantra" was originally a secret language condensed by Qiu Quyu for thousands of years, specifically controlling and controlling the people, and later due to fate, Qiu Quyu taught this spell to Yeli.

Yeli secretly recited this mantra to "curse" a few people in order to inquire about Qu Yi's whereabouts.

Sure enough, after walking a few miles, I suddenly saw a few people rolling out of the old forest, shoeing and rolling around. It turned out that these people were hunting, and they were "cursed" so that they couldn't stand it and rolled out of the grass.

Ye Li hurriedly stopped, took the spell, and walked away.

A few people suddenly felt like a knife scraping all over their bodies, and suddenly they didn't hurt anymore, but for some reason, they saw two strangers breaking into the mountain boundary, and a few of them grinned, plowing the ground with both hands, ready to do it.

One of them, who had a broken left arm, was quite old and very old, so he stopped his accomplices and asked, "Who are you?

Duo Yi replied: "This is the night departure of Beiji Country Botuo, and the special person Yangshan is looking for your big call for Tu Quyi, and there is something to discuss. ”

"Bei Ji Guo Botuo?" the broken arm was thoughtful, "Oh...... I see! Could it be that the Bei Ji Kingdom Botuo who rescued us from the Heavenly Blessing Hall and shouted at night left at night?"

"Yes! Yeli replied.

"What proof do you have?" said the severed arm.

"If you weren't afraid of pain, I could have recited the 'Bone Mantra' again. "Night Departure.

"Don't read it...... Don't read it...... We have heard Da Hu Tu say that this mantra is passed down by our ancestors, and it is very powerful, and today we have also received it, so we believe you and take you to see Da Hu Tu. The man with the broken arm no longer dared to doubt it, so he timidly led the way.

A group of people through the dense forest, stepping on thorns, turning the mountain stream, walking for a long time, suddenly saw a clump of rocks and rocks exposed between the mountainside not far in front, strange rocks and rugged, and there were many half-exposed people standing in the middle, shaking the fork stick stone axe, babbling.

Yeli couldn't help but ask, "What are they doing?"

A few years ago, a few monsters popped up, eating them with iron forks and gnawing when they caught steel guns, if they hadn't been discovered in time, our iron gangsters would have eaten them all up, and Shaohutu chased and killed them for several years without killing them. Isn't this the case that Dahutu is back, and is casting a spell to kill them, but he hasn't been able to do it. ”

"It's a little strange how the magic of Dahutu is profound, how he can't deal with a few monsters. Duo Yi was very surprised.

"It's not ......," said the Broken Arm Man, leading the way.

In the blink of an eye, the crowd had reached the mountainside.

The Broken-Arm Man galloped away, "Dahutu! Dahutu...... Reported the big picture: The Botuo of the Beiji country is here. ”

When those people heard the call, they all turned their heads to look at it, looking surprised.

With little time, Qu Yi led a few people to stride out.

After looking at it clearly, Qu Yi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Qu Yi didn't know that Botuo had arrived, so please forgive me." "I said, I bent down and wanted to kneel.

"This is Zheyang Mountain, and you don't have to do this great gift as a great shout. "Yeli held Qu Yidao.

Qu Yi saw that Yeli was so concerned about his face, and he was very grateful in his heart, so he called: "Si Zhi, come and meet the descendant of Lingruo Island's ancestor, Botuo of the Tiandu of Beiji Country." If it weren't for Botuo's rescue, the father wouldn't know when he would be able to return to this Yangshan. ”

"Yes!" only to hear the sound of Ying Nuo, from behind Qu Yi walked out a man with a pointed face and thin body, two eyes and gloomy eyes, a skull staff in his left hand, and a squirrel on his right shoulder, "Qu Sizhi pays a visit to Bo Tuo." ”

This Qu Si Zhi is Qu Yi's second son, when Qu Yi sent out the army, he left him in Zheyang Mountain to guard the foundation. When Qu Sizhi learned that his father was defeated and suppressed in the Tiandu Holy Palace, he vowed to save his father. But what he didn't expect was that in the end, it was the enemy who released his father.

Qu Sizhi had long heard of the supernatural power of Ye Li, one came to be in awe, the other was grateful, and when the words fell, he knelt on his right knee and bowed respectfully.

When the surrounding people saw it, they also knelt and kowtowed.

Yeli caught a glimpse of this scene, and hurriedly picked up Qu Sizhi, and praised: "It seems that you are in Zheyang Mountain." ”

Qu Yi praised it and was quite happy: "When the minister was not there, thanks to the silt branch and his best efforts, Yangshan had this prosperous scene. ”

When Qu Sizhi heard the words of praise, he felt uneasy, and hurriedly said: "The child is ashamed, the child can't even deal with these monsters, and he is really disappointed." ”

"Can't blame you for this, I can't subdue them even if I try my best for my father?" Qu Yi said with relief.

"Oh...... What kind of monsters are they that can't even be subdued?" Yeli listened to the meaning of those words, and became more and more suspicious.

Qu Yi said with a chagrin: "These monsters look like bears, their noses are like elephants, their heads are like lions, their hair is like jackals, and sometimes they speak human language, and they have never seen them. ”

While saying that, Qu Yi led the way.