…… The battle has come to an end.

In the face of Ao Fuqi, who has been among the "strongest" for decades and has experienced many generations of alternation, Yun Chongbo can support up to one hundred and fifty lilies, which has far exceeded anyone's expectations.

But in the end, it was difficult to support it anymore.

Wrapped in the wind and snow, Ao Fuqi's fist shook off Yun Chongbo's arms crossed in front of his chest and blasted into his chest: it didn't penetrate from behind, but it was more terrifying.

With a slight wave of his wrist, the power that burst out in an instant was better than the power of dozens of barrels of gunpowder, and Yun Chongbo's upper body was completely shattered, flesh and blood flew sideways, and the snowflakes in a radius of more than ten zhang were all stained, and they were red.

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Xiao Wenshuang exclaimed in surprise and sat up suddenly, the front and back of her body were already soaked.

After sitting quietly in the dark for a long time, Xiao Wenshuang slowly calmed down, and began to hear the sound of firecrackers that were still faintly undulating outside, and he could also smell the smell of firecrackers, and drilled in everywhere.

…… It's New Year.

"The ...... of the Undead"

Sitting for a while, Xiao Wenshuang suddenly hid her face and cried, the voice that was forcibly suppressed was not loud, but the tears were quickly squeezed out from between her fingers and fell on the quilt with a big splash.

…… What is the sadness of piling pillows? The river and the sea are turning over the waves.

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It has been almost ten days since the death match in front of Duxiu Peak.

But ten days is like yesterday, as long as she thinks of that day, Xiao Wenshuang will tremble violently, trying her best to close her eyes, plug her ears, and curl up her body as much as possible.

On that day, Chen Guosan subdued the resistance of Xiao Wenshuang and He Lingbing with force, forcing them to sit down, watch from the sidelines, and watch Yun Chongbo...... Die.

…… In the process, they are even constantly intercepting the power of cloud rushing waves.

"Pin your hopes on the 'saint', and the result is only to kneel down in front of the 'saint', and that saint is called 'Buddha', 'Daozu', 'Emperor' or 'immortal', there is no essential difference."

"The immortal of this generation, I am not familiar with it, maybe he is a good person, but he is first and foremost immortal."

“…… What's more, he is an immortal who is the son of the emperor's family. ”

"Xiao Wenshuang, He Lingbing, you are all the most loyal Taiping Daoists, you have all gone through endless tests, especially you ......"

Without even closing his eyes, Xiao Wenshuang could recall the scene when his burning eyes looked at him.

"Xiao Wenshuang, you once decided, you said that between the loyalty to 'Taiping' and 'Immortal', you chose the former...... Well, now, it's time for you to do what you say. ”

I can't remember what I said at the time, I can't remember what I did at the time, and I can't even remember if I shed tears at that time, in short, in the face of the elder powerhouse who was rampant in the world decades ago, although the two broke through to the ninth level at the same time, they were equally incapable of making any decent resistance.

"My life is at an early end, and I am a person who deserves to die, and I have lived with this breath to this day, so that it is today and today."

"I deserve all the resentment...... And you, you must take responsibility for the future of the Taiping Road! ”

Exhausted his last life, Chen Guosan took the two of them to sink down together, and when the two woke up from the coma and broke out of the ground, Ao Fuqi had already left.

In the hands of the two of them, a strangely shaped sword appeared, which is said to be the work of Chen Guosan who has lived here for many years, and it is also the crystallization of thousands of years of painstaking efforts in their vein.

Ice blades and frost swords, although they are not as good as the twelve Taiping Heavenly Soldiers, they are self-contained Yuan Ling, and they can experience endless reincarnation without being wiped out slightly, but like the Taiping Heavenly Soldiers, they can help their owners touch the upper limit of the power of this era with the fastest speed.

When they broke through the ground, the two people with swords in their hands had already stabilized the realm of ninth-level power, and in the process of trying to operate, they found that this power was actually familiar, not at all like it was newly mastered, and it seemed that there was room for further improvement.

"These are still the soldiers of peace, but they are no longer 'heavenly soldiers', they are 'human soldiers'."

"This is just the beginning, in the future, we will explore more secrets, create more 'Taiping soldiers', hold them, loyal and brave Taiping believers will eventually build 'Taiping' in the world."

"Xiao Wenshuang, He Lingbing, this is a beginning, an extremely important beginning, we don't expect the Taiping to be built in your hands, we just hope to accumulate enough experience and lessons for the next generation of Daoists to use."

"The direction has been seen, even if we have only one step forward in each generation...... But there is no end to the children and grandchildren, but the mountains do not increase. ”

He was extremely resentful of Chen Guosan, but Xiao Wenshuang did feel his loyalty and yearning for "Taiping": he tried hard to explain as many things as possible, but finally he couldn't support it, and the fire gradually dimmed, scattering but disappearing, leaving only a faint voice like a sigh.

"I really want to see the day when 'Taiping' is built......"

Holding the frost sword in his hand, Xiao Wenshuang was entangled in contradictions and difficult to choose: in this frost sword, some characteristics of the Taiping Heavenly Soldiers were copied, so that Xiao Wenshuang could quickly increase his strength, and suppress various negative effects to the greatest extent.

According to the long-term plan, the "human soldiers" should be standardized and become the standard weapon of the core Daoists of the Taiping Dao, although they still rely on a Taiping Heavenly Soldier to finally succeed, but in the future, they should completely get rid of this restriction and become equipment that can be manufactured and configured in large quantities. Of course, this day may still be far away, and it may still require thousands of years of exploration, sacrifice and struggle, but no matter what, the direction has already appeared.

…… As Chan said, they are the future of Taipingdao.

But at ...... cost It's the life of Yun Chongbo.

But in this frost sword, Chen Guosan's life is also pinned, and the part of the ice knife and frost sword that he finally built is that he directly used his own soul fire to refine it, and it is precisely because of this that he will be wiped out soon after his success.

When they broke through the ground, there was a mess in front of them, huge pits everywhere, trees were shattered, rivers were cut off, and blinding cracks were blasted out of the mountain peaks, and although they were covered with snow, everything was still chaotic and miserable.

Until then, Xiao Wenshuang still had a glimmer of hope, Yun Chongbo may have fled after being defeated, or he may have been captured by Ao Fuqi, but these illusions were ruthlessly pierced by Chen Guosan.

"Don't lie to yourself, you should know exactly what kind of person Ao Fuqi is...... and there will be no turning back. ”

"And it's even more impossible to escape, the Ice Blade Frost Sword is just the beginning, and the power you intercepted at the first time is the power that should flow into the body of the undead, and the power that should be stored in the body of the undead...... While the two of you are growing, the power of the undead is declining rapidly...... Without the ninth-level power in his body, how could he escape, how could he escape?! ”

And there is even a reason not to say it, but Xiao Wenshuang and He Lingbing already know it: even the pursuit of the dragon king is only afraid that it is part of this plan, the human soldier is only in its infancy, and many principles have not been completely sorted out, and if you want to directly compete with the heavenly soldiers, the most likely thing is to be countered, so ...... It is necessary to put the clouds rushing into the "place of death", so that his strength and life will be constantly weakened, only in this way can we ensure that Xiao Wenshuang and He Lingbing will always have the upper hand in this battle for strength.

"The ...... of the Undead"

Tears were rolling endlessly, Xiao Wenshuang had never felt so bored, but she also understood that her current self was not qualified to commit suicide at all.

…… She doesn't even qualify for "self-pity" or "self-containment."

Just like back then, when saying goodbye to Zhang Nanjian, Xiao Wenshuang did not have a single tear, and she did not delay for a moment, until everything was a little settled, she could take out some time to mourn for Zhang Nanjian.

It's the same now.

What she is carrying is Chen Guosan's life and Yun Chongbo's life, if she wants them to die as they deserve, and if she wants their lives to have their value, Xiao Wenshuang must straighten her waist and stand at the forefront.

"Rush ......"

Muttering, Xiao Wenshuang's voice gradually became cold and hard, and the tears were gradually drying up.

"The 'greedy wolf' will work hard for the peace and live for the peace...... However, as long as Taiping Dao is no longer needed, 'Xiao Wenshuang' will come to accompany you immediately......"

At this time, in the darkness, one hand silently reached over and patted Xiao Wenshuang's shoulder, and the other hand handed over a large handkerchief.

"Hmm...... Who! ”

Instinctively, he took the handkerchief and wiped away his tears, but the action was not finished, Xiao Wenshuang was already terrified! This is my own room, I have never used a handmaid or anything like that, who is this!

“…… Don't argue, you're a living person, the yang energy is already too strong, and if you're too excited, you'll wash me away. ”

The voice was very low, and there was a trace of yin qi, Xiao Wenshuang heard it in his ears, but it was like thunder, he turned his head stiffly, and what he saw was a face with his eyes rolled out, his tongue spit out, and his face was covered with blood.

"Wenshuang, I died so unjustly, so miserably."

“…… Rush!? ”

The first action is to pull the other party in front of him and hug him tightly, the power is so great that he can easily break off the pillar of the hug!

"Hey, it shouldn't be like this...... I thought you were going to scold me for pretending to be a ghost and kicking me out......"

I wanted to make a few more jokes, but being hugged tightly by Xiao Wenshuang, who couldn't cry, Yun Chongbo finally quieted down, moved his arms stiffly a few times, and finally bent down and hugged Xiao Wenshuang's shoulders.

In the dark room, the two hugged tightly like this, without saying a word. Yun Chongbo was stiff at first, then gently patted Xiao Wenshuang's back, and then stroked her hair instead.

And so it went a long way, and then.

…… Yun Chongbo's hand slowly moved to the right back of Xiao Wenshuang's neck, slowly, but resolutely.

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Flattening the sleeping Xiao Wenshuang and covering the quilt, Yun Chongbo stood in front of the bed and watched silently for a while, then suddenly bent down again, hugged him hard, and then turned around, went out, and never looked back.

At this time, it was still late at night, and the snowflakes that had stopped for two days were falling again at some point, and the footprints that Yun Chongbo had just stepped on had been covered with a thin layer, and suddenly entered the snowy night from the warm room, so that the cold air suddenly hit the lungs, which was really refreshing.

Yuqing stood silently in the middle of the courtyard, also covered with a layer of snowflakes.

“…… Reality. ”

There was no anger, let alone drawing a knife to face each other, Yun Chongbo was the first to greet as before, and bowed slightly.

"Undead, your strength has fallen very badly."

Shaking off the snow on his body, Yuqing made an inviting gesture, turned around and walked out, Yun Chongbo followed behind, and said, "Yes, thanks to you, I know what the slag tastes like...... Now I can barely maintain it at the threshold of the eighth level of the first level, I hope it won't fall down again. ”

"There are always too many surprises...... Undead, thank you, I'm sorry. ”

Having already walked far outside the courtyard, the two stopped on the side of a small river that was half-frozen, looking at the river swimming under the ice, Yuqing suddenly turned around, and with a very serious attitude, he saluted Yun Chongbo and apologized.

"No, it's me who should thank you, real person."

Yun Chongbo's attitude was equally serious, his waist bent lower than Yuqing, and said, "I'm very happy, you still trust my faith and loyalty to Taiping. ”

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Xiao Wenshuang and He Lingbing didn't know, and even Chen Guosan didn't know, long before going to Jokhang Ridge, Yun Chongbo already knew what he was going to encounter.

Before leaving, he hesitated again and again, and for reasons he didn't understand, Yuqing made an appointment with Yun Chongbo alone and told him everything.

And, just as he felt, Yun Chongbo, after being stunned and angry, let out a long breath, and then said, "Okay then. ”

…… As for, after that, Yun Chongbo pointed to the sky and chewed the earth, scolding Chang Geng for "a thing without righteousness", "Will you die if you remind me!" Yuqing naturally turned a deaf ear, just as if he hadn't heard anything.

If they are not ready to sacrifice Yun Chongbo again, the two naturally have to reconsider, and the final solution is proposed by Yun Chongbo.

"Old man Ao actually has a good impression of me...... He even said that he wanted me to be the king of martial arts! ”

Everything is business as usual, but Yun Chongbo must always be prepared, when he feels that his strength is beginning to drop sharply, he must quickly show a series of emotional changes of confusion, surprise, abruptness, and grief, and make Ao Fuqi believe.

“…… Don't worry, I have all these emotions, and when you told me just now, I have already experienced them all. ”

Anyway, Ao Fuqi has always only asked Yun Chongbo and Taiping Dao to be separated, and after thinking about it, the two thought that this was a good reason to let Ao Fuqi let Yun Chongbo go, and if he was lucky, maybe he could pull this tiger skin and let Yun Chongbo go back to the imperial capital, and give full play to his role as "Heavenly Bloodline" to make trouble in the wind and rain.

"The plan is good, but it's a real person...... The plan hasn't changed soon! ”

The first big variable is Ao Fuqi's stiffness, ignoring the various acting skills that Yun Chongbo is trying to show, and his fists are not even the slightest bit weak.

Never a famous wise man, Ao Fuqi is most accustomed to "acting according to his heart", or, in the words of others, "acting on his instincts".

…… There was no need for a reason, his intuition told him that it was time to kill Yun Chongbo, so he did it without reservation.

"Is that so?"

couldn't even smile bitterly, and Yuqing was really shocked into a cold sweat.

"That'...... How did you survive, the immortal? ”

As soon as he was asked this question, Yun Chongbo's expression quickly collapsed, as if he had just eaten twenty catties of bitter gourd.

"Because...... I have a good wife......"

"Immortal, you ......"

Halfway through the question, Yuqing suddenly understood, and his expression suddenly collapsed, as if he had just eaten the twenty catties of bitter gourd with Yun Chongbo.

"This woman is really ......"

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It was Zhang Yuanhe who rescued Yun Chongbo in front of Duxiu Peak.

One of the eight poles of heaven and earth, the head of the world's Taoist gates, Zhang Yuanhe.

"This cost is huge......"

Yuqing couldn't help but sigh, this thing was indeed beyond his expectations: Zhang Yuanhe, who was under the door of the Red Thunder, had always had a good relationship with the Liu family, which was something that no one knew, but at the same time, his relationship with the emperor's surname and dozens of other large and small families was also good, and Zhang Yuanhe's long-sleeved ability to dance was already quite famous.

But this time, he finally made it clear that he was going to bet on the Liu family...... What confidence does the Liu family have to dare to do such a disagreeable thing?! ”

At the last moment, Yun Chongbo was about to die, but Zhang Yuanhe miraculously appeared to stop Ao Fuqi's further actions. And when Ao Fuqi angrily asked him to "give an explanation", that reason shocked Ao Fuqi and Yun Chongbo together.

“…… The unification is uninterrupted, this or the will of heaven, if King Wude does not do his best, he is no longer loyal, how can he kill again? ”

Yun Chongbo remembered very well that this answer made Ao Fuqi's face instantly black, and after a short stalemate, he dropped a sentence of "I hope you don't regret it" and turned to leave.

"Then, the Taoist master wanted me to go with him, but I refused, but he didn't get angry......

I felt very strongly that the other party had expected this result, and Yun Chongbo's feeling at that time was actually very bad.

"Indeed, you don't need to go to the imperial capital now, although everyone can guess that Zhang Yuanhe is supporting the Liu family, but as long as you don't officially enter the Liu Mansion for a day and ask for the throne with the support of Liu Zongliang, the imperial family will not be able to make a decision for a day...... At times like these, it's better to be on the inside than outside. ”

…… After all, as long as there is a choice, no one wants to see Zhang Yuanhe calmly ride into Beijing and directly intervene in the battle for the throne.

"Immortal, have you just said goodbye to Wenshuang? So, what's next? ”

“…… I can't stay in Tai Ping Road. ”

Ao Fuqi's concession is not unlimited, if Yun Chongbo continues to live in Taiping Dao, he will undoubtedly come again, maybe this time, with the frost Taiping Dao will achieve different results, but such a battle, in the eyes of Yuqing and Yun Chongbo, is meaningless.

"And I've found that I'm not as important as I thought I was."

With a happy smile, Yun Chongbo communicated with Xiao Wenshuang just now, and he already knew a lot of things: relying on the morale inspired by Ao Fuqi, the imperial army has launched more than one counterattack these days, but each time it has been crushed by the Taiping army's tougher posture, especially the most recent time, after being strangled out of the last elite and the last spirit near Deng'a Town, Emperor Mufeng has faced the reality and issued an order for a comprehensive retreat.

This was originally Yun Chongbo's biggest worry, on the way to escape, he was always worried about the battle situation ahead, and he was always afraid that the situation that was already so good would suddenly reverse or even collapse.

"I think that in the past, we all had a lot of biases, and the only thing you trust most is your core strength, and what I believe most is only my strength...... But. ”

Waving his arm vigorously and drawing a big circle, Yun Chongbo said: "Thousands of people...... and the people of the world who suffer from the rule of the emperor. ”

"Only they are the most decisive force."

The reason for deciding to leave Taiping Dao temporarily is not only to "rest assured", but also to "concentrate", although the contradiction between the two has been bridged now, but it is still impossible to completely let go of it like this, not to mention that in Yuqing's planning, it is best not to have the appearance of "immortals".

"But...... Real people. ”

His expression became serious, and under the moonlight, in the snowy night, Yun Chongbo pondered and slowly clarified his thoughts.

"In the Jokhang Mountains, when fighting the Dragon King, before the Taoist intervened...... At that moment, I really thought I was going to die. ”

At that moment, Yun Chongbo's mind was unprecedentedly clear, and many things that he had been insisting on but couldn't say clearly were suddenly sorted out, and suddenly expressed clearly and concretely.

"No one asked me if I wanted to be an immortal, no one asked me if I wanted to be a prince, but it all came anyway"

"I'm Yun Dongxian's son... I like the ideals of Taiping Road and the future of the world. ”

"I don't know how to bring peace to the world, but I'll try. I can't choose my origin, but I can choose my own ideals and actions, and I will not give up my status as an immortal, because it will increase my ability to seek peace, and if anyone must deny this, I will face it, and I will cut down all opponents. ”

"At the same time, I will not give up my identity as an emperor, because this will also increase my ability to seek peace, I have no impression of the father you mentioned, and I have no feelings, but I will try my best to make good use of this identity...... For my ideals, for the sake of peace.

“…… I say that, do you understand? ”

"Undead, you've made it clear."

Nodding seriously, Yuqing said, "Then, next, where are you going to go." ”

Splitting his mouth and revealing a somewhat sly smile, Yun Chongbo smiled: "Good place." ”

"Listen to the waves of the East China Sea...... I've been planning this for a long time! ”