This year's winter is earlier than usual, and the cold wind is coming from the north, and the atmosphere of slaughter is enveloping the Central Plains. A heavy snowfall covered the vast field, turning the heavens and the earth into a snow-capped world.

On the gloomy canopy, a few eagle chirps came from high in the sky, and four divine eagle falcons spread their wings and soared, overlooking the snowy vast land.

"Dada!"

At this moment, a series of neat horses' hooves slammed into the ice and snow and pressed like thunder.

On both sides of the official road of Xiangcheng County, the people who urgently harvested the winter fires followed the prestige, only to see that under the white snow, a big flag was moving northward, and the bright flag that was condensed in the air like blood flowers looked so gorgeous in the ice and snow. They all gasped and froze.

After the flag, at least more than 10,000 Xuanjia elite riders pressed over violently, and for a while, the swords and guns covered the sun, shining brightly, and the flag was like a cloud, rolling all over the sky, which was really murderous.

Although this elite cavalry was only a normal march and did not have the slightest malice towards the people, the evil aura emitted was even more terrifying. This is a kind of momentum that has been left in a hundred battles and licked blood with a knife, and that bloodthirsty and fierce aura is countless times stronger than the Wang Shichong and Zhu Cang armies that the people have seen.

Where did this strong army come from? Is it so terrifying?

Among the many woodcutters who stood and saluted the army, Qihui Daoist was definitely the most inconspicuous one, his five officials were mediocre, his stature was short, less than five feet tall and his thin figure, at a glance, it was difficult for people to think that such a person would be the master of Louguan Dao, just because he had a little bit of peerless elegance on him.

Louguandao is one of the Taoist sects, and in the Wei, Zhou, and Sui dynasties, it was revered and respected by the royal family. Since ancient times, Taoism has always had the tradition of "watching the stars at night", and the building view of the road is made of grass for the building, and the stargazing is the air, so it is called the building view. With the support of the rulers of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Shi officially became a disciple with a considerable number of followers and had a certain influence on the government and the opposition. Guanlou Road developed in Zhou, flourished in Sui, respected Yin Xi as the ancestor, and was determined to be based on "Taoism and Nature" and "Quiet and Inaction".

Qi Hui in the period of Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty monk into the Tao, Sui Kaihuang three years of the teacher Lou Guan Dao Master Su Daobiao, after inheriting the teacher, become the host of Lou Guan Dao, at that time the Buddha is unparalleled, Sui Wen Emperor in order to balance its potential, vigorously support and the royal family close to Lou Guan Dao, resulting in Lou Guan Dao prosperity, as the host of Qi Hui in Guanzhong famous, is the Guan Long magnate of the seat of the guest, the words must be called "immortal chief".

In the seventh year of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wu personally conquered Liaodong, and Qi Hui predicted that "the way of heaven will change" and told his disciples that "there should be an old gentleman Sun to rule the world" and "after that, my religion will flourish". In the next few years, the Great Sui world was indeed full of wolf smoke.

When Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang, and the soldiers pointed directly at Guanzhong, Li Xiuning stationed troops in Yishou Palace, and Qi Hui poured all the grain and grass to help the 'women's army'; after Li Yuan's soldiers arrived at Pujin Pass, Qi Hui said: "This true monarch is coming, and he will calm the Quartet", and more than 80 Taoist priests in Guanzhong responded to the front of the pass, and were awarded the Doctor of Zijin Guanglu; Before the Tang army attacked Chang'an, the capital of Sui, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan sent a special envoy to Yilouguan to set up Jiao to pray for blessings, and the next day Guoke Chang'an.

After that, Qihui often entered the palace with edicts, presided over the Jiao Festival, and prayed for the country. It is quite respected by Li Tang Chaoye. Louguandao was very prosperous, on the one hand, Li Yuan needed to use "I am from my ancestors, from Lao Tzu", and on the other hand, Qi Hui had the merit of "responding to the Holy Monarch" and "Zhai Jiao has experience".

However, the times are impermanent, Li Tang entered the Guanzhong for less than a few years, was beaten by the Great Sui Dynasty to the nose and swollen face, Li Yuan, the 'old gentleman's grandson' retreated to Xiangyang, as a firm supporter of Li Tang, Lou Guanwang was like a Guanlong magnates, all of them were liquidated by the Great Sui, and all the Taoist temples in Louguan Road located in the territory of the Great Sui were poured blood mold, and the land, mountains and forests, Taoist temples, shops, money and grain and other properties were all confiscated, which can be described as a heavy loss, and ordinary Taoist priests did not need to be persecuted by the imperial court, so they were frightened to take the initiative to return to the vulgar, He received the land from the hands of the imperial court, and became a common man leisurely, and as for the backbone elements, they were either executed or went to the border to build the Great Wall.

Although it is still the state religion of the Li Tang Empire, Li Tang has such a little territory, and Bashu is the place with the most Taoist sects, and Louguan Dao, which focused on the development of Guanzhong, Central Plains, Hedong, Hebei and other places earlier, became an outsider when he arrived in Bashu, and because it was a sect recognized by the royal family, it became a bird that came out, and was rejected by various factions, and its momentum was far less than it was at the beginning, and it was even quite difficult to survive.

Qi Hui's choice of Li to abandon Sui became the source of the weakness of his faction, and he was criticized by the middle and high levels of the church, and his presiding position was in jeopardy, which made him feel quite uncomfortable and frustrated, after all, the original choice was supported by everyone, but now the responsibility is borne by him alone, which is undoubtedly quite unfair to him.

But human nature has always been like this, when you help others to glory, others take it for granted; But when you bring others into a predicament, then you will become the enemy of the public and the culprit of cutting off people's financial resources, and this concept of human nature is no exception to Taoist priests.

Qi Hui was a very shrewd man, he was not only proficient in law and politics, but also a master of swordsmanship, and had his own glory, when Li Tang and Xue Ju clashed, he participated in the war as a guest secretary. It's a pity that the facts have proved that on the battlefield where the soldiers are in chaos and upright, the role of swordsmanship is very daring, horse warfare and foot combat are completely different things, and the battlefield combat skills and the rivers and lakes are also completely different.

As an ambitious person who has enjoyed glory, Qihui is naturally unwilling to perish with the grass and trees and be forgotten, so when Li Yuan summoned him, he agreed to the request to assassinate Yang Tong without hesitation, even if he knew that assassinating the emperor and killing the driver was a road of no return, but he also had to stab a sword for himself and Louguandao before he grew old.

At this moment, if there is a martial artist who is proficient in swordsmanship, he will find that the seemingly casual Qihui is actually ready to go, his gaze towards the marching team is very focused, giving people the feeling that he is as if he is on a pilgrimage, for Qihui, this concentration is also a kind of cultivation, which can keep him at the peak, because he is about to face the emperor in the army, he has only one chance, and he must gather all his spirit to this sword.

Even if Li Yuan said that he was just an assistant, and the real killer was someone else, but in addition to the master of Louguan Dao, he was also a dignified swordsman, and from the time he took over this task, Qi Hui did not pin his hopes on others, he wanted to make his sword a peerless sound through the ages, a sword that broke the pattern of the world.

Qi Hui was not disgusted by letting himself become an assassin, because Jing Ke had assassinated Qin Liufang for centuries and had been famous for thousands of years, so today he wants to follow Jing Ke's example.

In today's situation, Li Yuan has made careful arrangements, and even has accurate calculations for the time, place, and even the guards around Yang Tong today, but these have nothing to do with Qihui, all he needs is to determine the goal, and then complete the task, for today's earth-shattering and world-changing sword, he has been preparing for more than two months, so that his state can be adjusted to the peak moment of the heyday.

In the rumbling sound, the Great Sui Xiongshi swept all the way north like a red tide, and the horse's hooves stepped on the ground, splashing many snow flakes.

The target location is getting closer and closer, and even if Qihui tries not to think about it, as the target gets closer, some distractions inevitably emerge.

Not only has he passed his golden age, but he has also lived comfortably for many years, and it is impossible to remain at his peak forever, and now he may no longer be worthy of the title of a master of swordsmanship.

Such thoughts kept running through Qihui's mind, and it wasn't until he saw his goal that all kinds of distractions quickly emptied, and he was ready to stab the brightest sword of his life.

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Generally speaking, Yang Tong is on the carriage to deal with official business, and when it comes to lunch, he will eat with Princess Yang Qinfang of Lujiang and Concubine Xiao Yuexian.

Xiao Yuexian was not in a high mood during this time, she was coquettish and weak, and she was very sleepy, and after a military doctor's diagnosis, she knew that she was pregnant. After being diagnosed, Xiao Yuexian's face was full of tears of joy, and despite the fact that there were still outsiders on the side, she hugged her husband tightly and cried with joy.

In the eyes of the ancients, no matter how noble a woman's background is, it is also a mother and a son, if she has no heirs, she will be lonely and helpless in old age, if she can't continue the bloodline and inherit the incense, it's serious, and even the ancestral grave is not allowed to enter after death! Xiao Yuexian's greatest wish is to have an heir, so her name as Concubine Hui can be regarded as justified, now it's okay, the haze in the sky is gone, life is full of hope, and a heart is completely settled.

In order to take care of Xiao Yuexian, who was not long pregnant, the marching speed was also much slower. However, it is still very early before the Spring Festival, and Yang Tong is not in a hurry.

And when he got out of the carriage, he suddenly felt his hairs stand on end, this feeling like being targeted by a fierce beast, Yang Tong is no stranger, he didn't have time to think about it at all, he almost instinctively grabbed half of the car door and closed it.

"Poof~"

The moment he pulled the car door, an arrow whistled and shot at the Nanmu door, and the exposed arrow flashed green and shiny, which was clearly a poisonous arrow.

"There are assassins!"

Yang Tong reacted very quickly, he shouted, he had already pulled out the sword from his waist towards Lu, and kicked Yin Mingyue, who was walking in front of him, to the side, but he heard the sound of the wind tearing through the sky with the second arrow, he didn't think twice, stretched out his arm and waved the treasure knife, and cut the flying arrow in two.

What happened at this moment was only between the rise and fall of the rabbit, Yin Mingyue came over, if it weren't for Yang Tong's kick, she would have become the soul of the second arrow.

No one would have thought that someone would assassinate Yang Dong in the army, even Yang Dong himself didn't believe it, although he was not shocked, when he saw that Shura Wei had already reacted, he looked around vigilantly.

Almost at the same time, the snow on the side of the official road suddenly burst open, and more than 20 people with white bodies armed with long swords attacked the carriage where Yang Tong was, and a snow-bright sword flashed with a cold killing machine

Yang Tong didn't move, just looked coldly at the assassin who was rapidly approaching him.

"Poof!"

A crossbow arrow pierced the assassin's throat, and the rushing assassin fell straight and silent on the ground less than three feet in front of Yang Tong, his limbs twitched a few times, and he was silent.

"Puff~"

In the sound of crossbow arrows, a continuous stream of blood bloomed on the snow, under the strong crossbow of Shura Wei, none of the assassins could get close to Yang Dong's three zhang, but in an instant, more than twenty assassins all fell to the ground, each with a short arrow stuck in their bodies.

Yin Mingyue threw down the crossbow in her hand, pulled out a dagger from herself, bowed down and said, "The last general is derelict in his duties, let the saint be frightened, and the sin deserves death!" ”

As he spoke, he stabbed the dagger into his heart, and was resolute and decisive, without hesitation.

"Ding!"

In a clear sound, Yin Mingyue's dagger had been shot away by Yang Tong, Yin Mingyue did not raise her head, but she did not seek death again.

"Stupid woman!" Yang Tong has never beaten women, but now he can't help but slap and slap Yin Mingyue's pretty face as white as jade, he almost didn't let this stupid woman die of anger, if he was a little slower, she would almost kill herself.

In fact, Yang Tong knew that he couldn't blame Shura Wei and the Xuanjia Army, everyone marched normally in the state of a long snake, and the middle was the weakest link.

"It's not over yet, go aside!" Yang Tong's gaze stared ahead, and he saw a white figure, taking advantage of the gap between Shurawei killing more than 20 assassins, breaking through the blockade and killing him like an arrow from the string.

Yin Mingyue looked at the rushing Qihui, her beautiful eyes became extremely cold, and with a wave of her hand, two short arrows had already shot at the other party's vital point.

Qi Hui, who had been evenly approaching, suddenly accelerated at this moment, and the speed of her body made Yin Mingyue overwhelmed, and at the same time that her two short arrows shot out of the 'chamber', Qi Hui was already close, and there was a short sword in her empty hand at some point, which refracted the cold air like the moon in the snow light, and stabbed at Yang Tong without hesitation.

"Puff~"

The two short arrows sank deep into Qi Hui's body, but they did not stab the vital point, Yin Mingyue pulled out the Heavenly Strange Sword and stabbed Qi Hui's chest with his backhand, but Qi Hui's sword strangely bypassed Yin Mingyue and stabbed Yang Dong in the throat.

This is his last sword, and it is also the strongest sword in his life, there is no room for error, looking at the moment when the sword blade bypassed Yin Mingyue's neck, his eyes could not suppress a flash of excitement, he was confident, even if he was replaced by the senior brother Zhang Qiu Taiji, who was expelled from the door in the early years, it would never be possible to avoid this sword in this situation.

Yin Mingyue was shocked, but at this moment, the two were almost together, and she couldn't do anything with her other hand except to push the Tianyi Sword into Qi Hui's body with all her might, but the scene of blood splattering in her imagination did not happen.

Hearing only a crisp sound of 'ding', the jagged teeth on the spine of the Chaolu Bao knife firmly locked his sword blade in Qi Hui's blank gaze, and then felt a strong force vibrate on the sword, only to see Yang Tong twist it hard, clamp the sword blade with the serrations on the knife, and push it outward, so that the cold sword blade slowly left Yin Mingyue's neck.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and in Qihui's lifeless eyes, Yang Tong suddenly felt that the crisis was rising again, and a cold sword blade suddenly came from behind him, and the appearance of an old man became clear in Qihui's dilated pupils and cold sword blade.

Yang Tong's body fell sideways under an incredible circumstance holding Yin Mingyue's slender waist, and his perfect control of his body allowed him to avoid the desperate sword when he couldn't make a move.

The other party was obviously taken aback when he saw Yang Tong avoiding this fatal sword, but the sword in his hand followed Yang Dong's body like a shadow, and the control of the sword in the opponent had reached the point of perfection.

"Humph!" Yang Tong let go of his hand, put Yin Mingyue to the ground, and twisted his body weirdly, at this moment, Yang Tong looked at it from an outsider's point of view, as if a thing was floating in water, the ball rolled to the ground, and the whole person was as light as a tumbler. Although the amplitude is not large, it is enough to avoid the fatal point, so that the opponent will lose the last chance to assassinate. Of course, being beaten passively is not Yang Tong's style, and in this fleeting gap, his left hand was accurately placed on the opponent's sword-holding wrist.

Taijiquan uses static braking, and there are four methods of "sending, taking, fighting, and changing" when facing the enemy.

The so-called "hair" is to store energy with qi, concentrate the energy of the whole body at one point, and burst out; "Take" is to take the strength with strength, grab the opponent's joints or acupoints, and cut off the opponent's attack, so as to contain the opponent and make it defeat; "Fighting" is divided into playing momentum and hitting intent, that is, trying to interfere with the opponent's spirit, pointing up and down, striking east and west, interrupting the opponent's offensive, and letting the rhythm go along with one's own will; "Transformation" is based on soft strength, with large and small, and finally defuses the opponent's offensive and pursues the victory.

This is Yang Dong's specialty, when he held the other party's wrist, he buckled his backhand, only to hear the "click", the old man's wrist bone was dislocated, Yang Dong's wrist was wrapped around like silk, and the elbow joint and arm joint were removed one after another.

At the same time, the dangling left knee pushed up hard, and it felt as if something was shattering.

"Whew!"

A terrible howl came from the old man's mouth, and the terrible knee reached his crotch, and a pair of eyes bulged out wildly, as if they would burst out of their sockets at any moment

However, his tragic fate did not end, Yin Mingyue, who was thrown on the ground by Yang Tong, saw that the handle of Chaolubao's knife was in front of her, and she knew that among the handles, there was a three-edged military thorn with a blade length of one foot and a handle of three inches! Suddenly, the hand quickly pressed a spring on the hilt, and the other hand quickly caught the military stab that slipped out of the hilt, and stabbed the old man without looking.

At this time, the old man was hunched over, and one hand was held by Yang Tong, he couldn't avoid it, and the long military thorn pierced deeply into the part under his tail bone.

"Whew!"

Far louder than the howl just now resounded through the earth, in the open snow, you can hear for miles, the old man "bang", knelt heavily on the snow, and died on the spot.

Yang Tong stabilized his body, and when he saw Yin Mingyue pulling out the military thorn from that place, he unconsciously clamped his legs, and couldn't help but shiver.

The chrysanthemums were broken, full of wounds, and the pain was all written on his face, and the sad old assassin was dead, and his expression was still twitching fiercely.

Yang Tong was speechless Yin Mingyue with a slap print on his face, the three-edged military thorn hidden in the knife had never been used, but the first time it was, it was actually stabbed there by Yin Mingyue, the meat was authentic, but the object was a bad old man.

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