"Dusty?" Yang Ruiyun always felt as if he had heard this name somewhere. Suddenly, a memory popped into his brain.

"Are you Yang Yande's ancestor?" Yang Ruiyun asked with a shocked expression.

The old monk nodded slightly, "The poor monk used to call this name. ”

"I remember that in your family letters, after the First World War on Golden Beach, you lived in seclusion on Wutai Mountain, devoted yourself to practicing Buddhism, and no longer asked about the world. It wasn't until later that Ancestor Yang Yanzhao went up the mountain to ask you to fight, but you didn't agree, just picked up a long stick, and after performing a stick technique, you sent Ancestor Yang Yanzhao away. After that, that style of stick method was recorded in the Yang family's marksmanship, and the name was Fude. ”

Lichen squinted his eyes slightly and said with a smile: "You remember quite well." Back then, I was desperate and set foot on Wutai Mountain. Zen Master Zhicong and I talked about Buddhist scriptures, and he said that although the Yang family has contributed to the community, the killing on the battlefield is too heavy, so that my Yang family has seven sons, and only six sons have returned, and they have suffered this catastrophe. He advised me to devote myself to practicing Buddhism and alleviate the sins of the Yang family. So I became a monk and devoted myself to practicing Buddhism, but in order to avoid the loss of my martial arts, I created a marksmanship with the harvest and perception after entering the Buddhism for future generations. ”

"I see, Ancestor, can you tell me what the Ancestor is and why you are here. ”

"In fact, the power of the heroic spirit in the Yang family's marksmanship is a kind of protection wish of our Yang family's seven sons to the present world. This guardianship is always within you, but under normal circumstances, your power is not able to revive our minds completely. But just now, a terrifying killing force poured into your heart, making you lose your cool in an instant. And I was also awakened by this powerful killing power, and with the help of its own divine power, I was able to appear in front of you for a short time. Lichen explained slowly.

"Indeed, all I felt was a rush of murderous intent into my brain. Yang Ruiyun thought about it now, and suddenly felt scared.

Lichen opened his eyes slightly, and then said, "Yang Ruiyun, take this opportunity, I want you to understand one thing. ”

"Ancestors, please speak. ”

"As a family of generals, the Yang family is an excellent general in every generation, and every generation will set foot on the battlefield. And as I just said, the killing and sin on the battlefield are incomparably deep, and the world calls the Yang family full of loyal martyrs, but how many killings are there after the loyal martyrs. ”

"But if you don't fight, how can you protect what you want to protect? ”

"You're right, I've been thinking about this since I practiced Buddhism. In the end, I came to the conclusion that war may be inevitable, but killing can be reduced. At the moment of killing, if you put down the butcher knife, you can dissolve the crime of killing. ”

"What our ancestors meant was that on the battlefield, we should not put people to death, but should spare people's lives. ”

Lichen nodded and said, "You have a good understanding, or you should say that you have goodness in your heart." So I created a shot of Buddha, just to save people's lives and dissolve the heart of killing. ”

Yang Ruiyun also understood Chen's hard work at this moment, "Thank you for the guidance of the ancestors, Ruiyun will definitely remember it." ”

Lichen closed his eyes again, "It's good that you understand, my time is almost up, this is a little Wu Yuan left behind, maybe I can help you." As he spoke, the monk's figure began to become more and more illusory.

"Ancestor, can I see you again? ”

"When you step into the Grandmaster, we will meet again. ”

As the dust vanished, everything around it began to dissipate. Yang Ruiyun closed his eyes when he opened them again. Back on the battlefield, Lie Cheng in front of him was holding a scimitar and stabbing at Yang Ruiyun.

And Yang Ruiyun smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth, and then changed his move, the tip of the spear that was originally stabbing at him suddenly turned, and the tail of the spear was thrown to the front. At the same moment, a figure appeared behind Yang Ruiyun. This time, it was no longer a soldier in armor and holding a spear, but a monk in a robe and holding a wooden stick.

"Buddha, virtue. ”

Suddenly, Yang Ruiyun's Wu Yuan soared, directly defeating the Wu Yuan on the Lined Sword, and even shook the Instant Divine Knife away. By the time Lie Cheng reacted, the tail of the spear was already attached to his neck.

"You lost. ”

"Why don't you kill me. ”

Yang Ruiyun withdrew his spear and said lightly: "I have no reason to kill you." ”

Lie Cheng suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly: "There's no reason, haha." Okay, Yang Ruiyun, I am willing to gamble and lose today. You're going to let us go, right? ”

"Yes, but you have to ...... too"

Before Yang Ruiyun could finish speaking, Lie Cheng said: "I can tell you that the reason why we attacked Tang was because Mongolia began to compete for the position of Khan, and in order to prevent Mongolia's strength from being weakened by the civil war, we brought most of the elite troops to the battlefield in the name of attacking Tang State. But the reality is not always so rosy, the civil war in the country continues to escalate, and many troops have been recalled to Mongolia by their respective superiors, including Huluner. ”

"Then why don't you fight for the position of Khan?" Yang Ruiyun asked.

"I used to think that position was not interesting, even if I became a Khan, there was no goal. But now, I have changed my mind, and if you let me go, I will take the throne of Khan. ”

Yang Ruiyun looked puzzled, "Why is this?"

After Lie Cheng slowly stood up, he said: "I didn't have much interest in the Central Plains before, but you gave me interest, I will one day, I want to enter this Central Plains and see what the martial arts of the Central Plains are like." At this time, Liecheng looked confident, and he couldn't see that he had lost the battle at all.

"I'll beat you again. ”

Liecheng just smiled and didn't say anything more. In the past, he really didn't have much desire to win, but today, Yang Ruiyun completely aroused the soul of the grassland hidden in his heart. A generation of kings will also be born in the world because of the mercy of Yang Ruiyun's subordinates.

Yang Ruiyun didn't say anything more, just turned around alone, and ordered, "Collect the army." ”

The soldiers from the Tang Kingdom on the side couldn't bear to give up such a great achievement, and said: "General, we just don't kill these people, and capturing them is also a great achievement." ”

"I said let them go, just let them go, do you have any opinions?"

"No, no. It's just a general, what they say isn't necessarily true?"

Yang Ruiyun glanced back at Lie Cheng, and there were some doubts in his heart, but the words had been spoken, and Yang Ruiyun didn't want to regret it. Just to everyone around him, including Lie Cheng, he said lightly, "If he deceives me, I will kill Mongolia and personally take off his head." ”

After leaving a cruel word, Yang Ruiyun rode his war horse and led the army back to Kaiyan Pass. And Lie Cheng also began his journey back to China with the support of his henchmen and iron wolves.

It all seems to be over, but how can it be so simple. Liecheng's words are not lying, but they are not absolutely true, because the five thousand steppe cavalry are still on the battlefield.

Far away from Yanguan, on a steep mountainside, an old peasant rode a donkey around the steep mountain path, and behind him was a group of cavalrymen wearing Mongolian leather armor and hanging sheepskin scimitars, more than 5,000 men.

When the last soldier left the mountain road, he saw 5,000 soldiers lined up in the empty valley. And at the front of the army, there were three people. One was the peasant who had led the way just now, and the other was wearing the official uniform unique to the Tang Kingdom. As for the last person, it is the long-lost Mongol commander Huluner.

"General Hulun, have you finished assembling your army?" the officer asked Huluner.

"Almost, just three or four people died halfway through. ”

"That's good, after all, this mountain road is really impossible for ordinary people to walk. ”

Huluner sighed and said, "Indeed, my Mongolian elite soldiers walked for more than a month to all come here. "To be honest, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Huluner would never have imagined that there would be such a difficult road connecting Mongolia and the Central Plains.

"I wonder what General Hulun's plan is next?"

"Surround Kaiyan Pass from behind the city, and unite the army outside the city to take Kaiyan Pass. ”

When the official heard this, he smiled and said, "It seems that the general still doesn't know that your army has been defeated and retreated." ”

"What do you say? How is this possible?"

"What this official said is true, and this is also the news I just got from the front. ”

Hulun'er looked angry, raised his hand and smashed a boulder beside him fiercely, "Lie into this waste who has not achieved enough and has more than enough to lose, in vain I actually trust this guy." ”

As soon as the official saw that his words had taken effect, he continued: "If the general goes to open the goose pass now, it will be tantamount to a moth to a fire, and there will be no return." Luckily, the adult has prepared a second option for you. ”

Hearing the name of that adult, Hulun'er also became serious, he was able to step into the Central Plains because of that person's secret help, but until now Hulun'er didn't know who he was.

"What's the plan?"

The official said unhurriedly: "Now it is not easy for the general to reveal his whereabouts, and he urgently needs a place to stay. And there is such a place in the Tang Kingdom, and the name of this city is Beitongguan. Located outside the chaotic city, it is basically located in the border area of the Tang Kingdom, and the defenders are not strong, they are all people who have offended the powerful and have been assigned there. ”

"You mean let me lay down that city and grow it slowly. ”

The official nodded: "That's right, and the news there is blocked, and there is no news of your invasion in a short period of time." Coupled with the fact that the Lord promised to secretly send someone to cordon off that area, even if news came out, it would only reach our own people. ”

Huluner did not directly agree, but then asked: "Then what is your purpose?

"What the Lord wants to do, the official doesn't know. But please believe us, general, when you conquer the Beitong Pass, the lord will go to see you in person. The official explained.

"I hope what you say is true, otherwise you won't end well. Huluner said sharply.

The official smiled: "General, please rest assured. ”

After that, the two teams parted ways, and Huluner took his 5,000 grassland cavalry to follow the local old man and went around the path to Beitong Pass. And the official also got into his carriage and drove in the direction of Chang'an.

As for Li Qiutong and his entourage, who were far away in Beitong Pass, they had no idea that they were about to face a powerful army of 5,000 people.