Amid the screams, the fires lit one by one, and the panicked soldiers rushed up to the tower, but they only became the latest bait for the dense rain of arrows.

It stands to reason that Yihe City is also a strong city, there are more than 5,000 permanent troops and horses in the city, and there are 100,000 people inside and outside the city, it should be very simple to rely on the city to resist the impact of no more than five or six thousand enemies, but, in fact, the battle situation is presented as a one-sided tragic situation, hastily adapted, the command is chaotic, each fights for itself, but it is against the opponent who has been gathering momentum for a long time, and it seems to be an opponent who is extremely familiar with the characteristics of Yihe City, and has been completely grasped by the other party from the beginning. At this time, the main form of battle between the two sides was the shooting of bows and arrows, and they had not yet entered the real white-knuckle battle.

"This, this is too much, the Blackwater Army, it shouldn't be so weak..."

Frowning in confusion, Yun Chongbo looked puzzled, looking left and right, hoping for an answer.

"That's not strange."

Holding a long sword, blocking Yun Chongbo and Zhao Feiya, Xiao Wenshuang looked at the battlefield expressionlessly, and said: "The black sailors are not weak, but those stationed in Yihe have always been weak. ”

"Because, the people who can come here are all cronies of the upper echelons of the Wanyan family, and they came here to make a fortune, and none of them are ready to fight." But overheard Zhao Feiya say coldly: "This is not a reason. ”

"It doesn't matter if you get rich, people die for money, birds die for food, but as a soldier, how can you forget how to fight? How can you arrange the city guard to look like this, how can you train your subordinates to look like this? ”

"The soldier, the shield of the country, the general is slack, the gang Chi Ji Zhang, has always been a sign of destruction, the Wanyan family guards the border, shoulders the heavy responsibility of the country, and dares to ignore this, is it tolerable, who can't tolerate?!"

Zhao Feiya's voice was categorical, everyone was slightly fighting, Xiao Wenshuang squinted at the past, but suddenly asked: "The forbidden army is 200,000, divided into six battalions and eight guards, I don't know where General Zhao serves?" ”

Zhao Feiya raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao is Ming*." He said lightly: "In the subordinate Zuo personal guard, under General Tu to work." ”

The two of them asked and answered, but Yun Chongbo didn't care at all, just stared at the battle group, and suddenly said: "Xiang Ren is doing this way, can he really capture the city?" ”

Xiang people are purely horse teams here, and they are hiding in the wasteland to standby, naturally there can be no siege equipment, the so-called siege of the city, but to bully the city of He, after the fast horse rushed to the city and threw the long rope to climb the city, as for the guards above the city tower, it was handed over to those horse archers who fought back and forth to suppress.

"Of course not." After only glancing at the battle situation, Zhao Feiya said lightly. Xiao Wenshuang also said: "It seems that there are still ambushes in the city, waiting for the opening of the city." ”

Zhao Feiya looked at Xiao Wenshuang and said with a smile: "Okay." Yun Chongbo hurriedly said: "That... Why don't we do it yet? ”

Xiao Wenshuang shook her head slightly and didn't speak, but Zhao Feiya said: "Brother Yun is really arrogant, but this time has passed... We're just going to die. ”

He also said: "The leader of the Xiang people also knows that there is our army, you see, there are about 1,000 people on their left flank, and they don't get off their horses and their swords don't get into their sheaths, but they never go forward to attack the city. ”

Yun Chongbo looked at it, and sure enough, he couldn't help but ask again: "Then, when will we do it, will we just keep watching?" ”

Zhao Feiya actually nodded and said, "Yes." ”

He also said: "Let's look at it like this, all the time, we have to see that Xiang Ren has won the victory, and then we can intervene." ”

Yun Chongbo was dumbfounded, but he felt that Xiao Wenshuang stepped on him lightly, so he didn't speak, and when he turned his face to look at Xiao Wenshuang's expression, he saw that she was expressionless, just looking at the battle situation in the distance.

(Alas...) ）

The place where they are is in the south of Yihe, a few miles away from the city, can only see the fire soaring into the sky, several people are holding a telescope in their hands to see the battle situation in front of the city, Yun Chongbo saw that no one paid attention to him, so he had to put the telescope on his eyes again, but he didn't know that Xiao Wenshuang's heart was tumbling.

(Jun knows the soldiers, the power of the command, and has the power of the warrior, and there is no small benevolence.) This son is extraordinary, the forbidden army has such a good general, and it will inevitably be troubled in the future, isn't it... ）

As expected from afar, the black sailors at the head of the city tried their best to knock down the first wave of Xiang people who climbed the city, but suddenly heard a burst of screams at the city gate under their feet, when the garrison officer finally reacted, and hurriedly transferred troops to block the door, but it was too late, the total number of Xiang people was actually less than thirty under the leadership of Jin Luonao, who had grasped the short-term chaos caused by the surprise attack and snatched down the city gate that was weakened because everyone went to the city to defend it.

After that, there was the shouting of the mountains and the tsunami, and the sound of horses' hooves surging like rolling thunder into the city.

"I can't hold it, retreat!"

"Six warehouses, at least keep six warehouses!"

Although they were panicked, it was said that more than an hour had passed since they were assaulted, and the Blackwater Army gradually calmed down and recovered from the initial chaos, and under the command of some middle- and lower-ranking officers who still had a sense of responsibility and sufficient professional skills, they could instead show some cooperation and linkage, and instead began to show that they were soldiers who made combat their profession.

The so-called six warehouses refer to the six giant granaries built in Yihe City, each of which can store up to 150,000 stones of grain, which is the first reason for the existence of Yihe City in the hearts of many people.

In fact, at the beginning, the earliest city builders took into account the situation that the city wall was broken by external enemies or internal traitors, and therefore designed the six warehouses as large buildings scattered throughout the city and have independent defense capabilities, to some extent, they can even be imagined as stronghold buildings like the five major guards in Shengjing City, and compared with the city walls, the height of the outer walls is not low if they reach more than two zhang. They were even easier to defend than the walls when the area of the garrison was reduced and there were no permanent inhabitants other than the garrison and therefore no internal moles.

In addition to the city wall being breached, only a short period of resistance was carried out, and the Blackwater Army retreated into Liucang one after another to make the last resistance, and it seemed that the Blackwater Army could have such a reaction after the city was broken.

"Compared to just now, this is already quite a good performance, it seems that although the two thousand households are wasted, the middle and lower school assistants of the Blackwater Army still have a certain amount of talent."

With his eyes compacted on the telescope, Zhao Feiya observed the battle situation and commented on it.

"However, even so, the people who can retreat into the six warehouses should only be about sixty percent, and if they are divided, each warehouse can have about five or six hundred people to defend, if Xiang Ren adopts various tactics to concentrate on the onslaught, it will probably not support the dawn, right?"

At this time, the battle from the beginning of the time had lasted for nearly three hours, and there were no black stars and moons in the sky, only the undulating firelight in the city was reflected on it, and the dark black was smeared with a bloody color, but those who were familiar with the time knew that the sky was almost dawn at this time.

"In one night, this is the darkest time, and if you persist at this time, the sky will be bright, but at that time, how many people in Yihe City can see the dawn in the east?"

As if there was an infinite feeling, Zhao Feiya muttered, while he was already in a hurry Yun Chongbo, and unconsciously asked again: "But, Zhao, Brother Zhao, when are we going to save people?" ”

Zhao Feiya put down his telescope, looked at Yun Chongbo, and suddenly smiled: "Brother is really benevolent, eldest brother has been in the army for many years, and I have never seen it." ”

He said: "Not yet, when we go, we will all die." ”

"To go, you have to wait."

(etc?) When? ）

Yun Chongbo couldn't help but ask another question, but Xiao Wenshuang's eyes stopped.

Just like Zhao Feiya, who has been using a telescope to inspect the battle situation, Xiao Wenshuang just put it down, seemed to be a little tired, rubbed his eyes, and said: "Childe, we can only go when the fire is lit on the sixth warehouse." ”

(What does this mean?) ）

Inexplicably, Yun Chongbo turned his head unconsciously, suddenly startled, and lost his voice: "Uncle, you, what do you look like?!" ”

I saw a pile of iron tools as big as copper bells move, and one of the iron helmets suddenly opened, revealing Hua Shengrong's bloodless face, and said: "Xian, virtuous nephew, uncle, this is also for your good." ”

Yun Chongbo was stunned: "What? ”

Hua Shengrong said: "This bow and arrow don't have long eyes, and in the chaos for a while, the uncle charges and kills the enemy, if he is killed by Xiang Ren, of course, there is nothing to say, but if he is not careful, wouldn't it be unjust to be injured by your stray arrows?" Surely you must be sad too? Will you feel guilty for a lifetime? Therefore, in order not to do this, the uncle gritted his teeth, preferring to wear more clothes and be tired from walking for a while, but also to ensure that you can kill the enemy without burden..."

His fallacy was justified, and he didn't have the slightest hint of shame, Yun Chongbo was stunned when he heard it, and he couldn't speak for a while, just said: "Oh? But Zhao Feiya suddenly said: "Very good." ”

Looking at Hua Shengrong, he was expressionless, and only said: "Your body, don't say it's an arrow, and you can't cut it with a knife, and you will be in the lead for a while." As he spoke, he had summoned a few soldiers and asked them to take Hua Shengrong to the stormtroopers to prepare, but he heard a groan and a foul smell - Hua Shengrong was so frightened that he fainted.

"Captured!"

Screaming wildly, the shining sabers were frantically raised into the air, celebrating the victory of the first battle, in the case of concentrating the forces and storming, the East Third Warehouse located at the east gate into the city has fallen, although there are still some undead sergeants are still resisting desperately, but when the raging flames are burning on the roof of the warehouse, the cruel reality still proves to the whole city that the war is unfavorable.

(Burn, burn, this fire is just the beginning, when it burns to the end, Golden State, it will be a completely different world...) ）

His mouth was pursed tightly, and there was no trace of joy, and Jin Luo reined in the side of the barn, quietly watching the actions of the henchmen who were burning the barn according to his orders, and at the same time, in his heart, he also ticked a certain list that had been made for a long time.

(I'm missing one more part of what I'm supposed to complete.) ）

"Young master."

The fast horse rushed to the army, which was responsible for clearing the main streets to ensure that the Xiangren cavalry team could perform its maximum efficiency, but it was news that Jin Luo's mind did not expect.

"What, there are allies here?"

"This, strictly speaking, or can't be said to be a friendly 'army'."

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, the herald said with a little hesitation.

Although the main force was concentrated around the East Third Warehouse and attacked, about 2,000 Xiang people were also sent to pacify the whole city and clamp down on the defenders of each warehouse, so that they would not be allowed to help, and in the process, there was a strange movement in the East City.

"There is only one person, who is extremely fast, uses a knife, and kills seven or eight black sailors who are running around, including one Wu Zheng... Where did this come from? ”

Stunned, Jin Luo's brain was a little worried for a while: on the battlefield, there is nothing more terrible than an "accident", and in a sense, the so-called "friendly forces" who do not know the origin may even cause worse consequences than the planned enemy army.

Sure enough, the herald said again: "Back to the young master, that person is hard to say, I can't say who he wants to help, just now the commander of the thousand men wanted to chase him and ask his name, and he was almost hacked to death by him, so he sent me to remind the young master, 10 million... Be careful. ”

Jin Luo was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "Okay, I know, you go back and tell the commander and let him rest assured." ”

Seeing the herald soldier go away, Jin Luonao's face returned to solemnity: Kuo Kuo is the best martial artist among the seven thousand commanders who came with him this time, he has received the immeasurable personal guidance of the sea, he has the strength of the sixth level of the peak, and he is also a good person, it is by no means a mediocre hand, so Jin Luo Brain estimates by himself, and he can only be put to death outside the seven moves, if the mysterious person can force him to die with a knife, he must not be ignored.

(Jing Hou's people didn't come, but an inexplicable knife hand came, this battle was really... ）

With a wry smile, Jin Luo's brain adjusted his body, turned the horse in half a direction, and suddenly heard the call of the "young master" again, but it came from two directions at the same time.

The heralds who came at a gallop looked so hasty that they almost at the same time reported the reason why they had come to sue with flying horses.

"There are enemy soldiers outside the east and west gates at the same time, and they are all cavalry?!"

"So, what about the South Gate?!"

Prepared for the emergence of a "third party", Jin Luonao had left a reserve of about 1,000 men from the beginning of the siege, and did not dare to be rash after the city was breached, but still deployed this force near the south gate, which he thought was the most likely possibility of enemy troops, which, according to his estimates, was sufficient to deal with an enemy force totaling at most 800 to 1,000 men.

It was also at this time that the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the heralds from the South Gate Army also appeared in disarray.

"Back to the young master, a large number of cavalry appeared outside the south gate, and the formation outside the city has been dispersed, and the commander of Chahan Tikoer has spread the word that the number of enemy troops is unknown for the time being, but the vanguard force must be the Black Water Army!"

(Blackwater?!) How so? ）

(What was promised to him can be regarded as being done, and before you see the situation clearly, you can't risk this group of people!) ）

Deeply stunned, after thinking for a short time, Jin Luo Brain had already made up his mind and said, "Order all the commanders, stop immediately and act according to the previous plan No. 3!" ”

Outside the south gate, facing the Xiang Ren troops who seemed to have no intention of fighting at all and quickly shrank towards the city with just one touch, Yun Chongbo was very strange, and he couldn't figure it out.

"How could they suddenly become so timid?"

"It's not cowardice, it's prudence."

With a mysterious smile, Zhao Feiya said this on the horse.

"This is not prudence either, it should be said that it is the art of war."

Hitting the horse over, lying on Yun Chongbo's side, Xiao Wenshuang stared at Zhao Feiya tightly, and said coldly:

"Fiction and reality, take advantage of the night to confuse the enemy, General Zhao's art of war, his courage, and the accuracy of the enemy, I admire it very much."

Zhao Feiya chuckled lightly and arched his hand: "Pass the prize." The two looked at each other and turned their heads apart.

"But what the hell are you talking about?!"

In the end, it was still Xiao Wenshuang who solved the confusion for Yun Chongbo.

In the previous arrangement, Zhao Feiya completely ignored the reality that the Xiang people's military strength was thousands, and divided the already side of the army, which was only less than 800 people with the newly recruited black sailors, into three groups, with two subordinates each leading 100 people, using fire as the signal, to attack the east and west gates at the same time, and the rest of the people were concentrated at the south gate, with the newly surrendered black sailors as the vanguard and charged.

In this regard, Yun Chongbo showed strong incomprehension and opposition, and even at this moment, when the Xiang people in front of him and on the east and west sides really retreated as expected instead of resisting stubbornly, he still couldn't understand.

"This is because Commander Xiang is a very steady and cautious person, Childe."

"The method of concentrating troops is indeed the right way for soldiers, but when used here, it is tantamount to suicide, Jin Luo Nao is a very cautious person, through the accounts of those who have fought with us, he has the ability to estimate the approximate strength of troops here, in fact, he does allocate about a thousand people in the direction where we are most likely to attack."

"If our attack stops from the south gate, those 1,000 men will snipe at us strongly, because they are originally reserves, so this will not affect the battle of the Xiang people in the city at all."

"Eight hundred to one thousand, in such a situation, even if you can break through, you will never be able to annihilate, and you will not be able to do anything if you enter the city like that."

"So, we have to divide our forces."

"Young master, why do we want to withdraw? In the original plan, wasn't it up to Tath to resist the barbarian army without spending a thousand commanders, let's defeat the black sailors first, and then directly put that army into the city to kill them together? ”

The knight who followed closely behind Jin Luo's brain was named Toto, and he was also in the position of a thousand-commander, among the seven commanders who came with him this time, this person was the most proficient in military strategy, and he was mostly a counselor of Jinluo Brain on weekdays.

"It's not the right person."

With such a simple answer, Jin Luo rode his horse at the end of the team, killing some black sailors who had mustered up the courage to fight back one by one, while monitoring the orderly withdrawal of the whole army.

"Without spending the previous returns, those barbarians will have less than a thousand people at most, and with their combat strength at that time, they can't quickly defeat Buhua again with the same number."

"But that's not the right thing right now."

"To attack from three directions at the same time, they should at least have no less than our troops, and, as I said before, the army that attacked them was not the Blackwaters."

"The night is unpredictable, first ensure that the whole army retreats safely outside the city!"

"Showing strength with weakness, confusing the enemy... I can see that, but why do we have to wait until the six warehouses have already fallen before we can intervene? ”

"That's to wait until the Black Marines suffer enough losses."

was slightly stunned for this answer, and Yun Chongbo couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied: in his mind, the black sailor was indeed not a good person, but for such a reason, standing on the dry bank and watching the river rise, watching others collapse as if they were slaughtered, was too far from his principles of life.

"It's not what you think, Childe."

With a wry smile, Xiao Wenshuang continued to explain to Yun Chongbo what he hadn't had time to explain just now.

"But, young master, what if this is a trick of the Xia people? I've heard that they have a lot of this stuff in their war books. ”

"The Blackwater people are not necessarily black sailors, didn't they kill all those black sailors that day? Maybe that's just the remnants now. ”

He was still unwilling to retreat on the eve of victory, and Tokhov followed closely by Jin Luo's side, still doing his best.

"I've thought about those, but what if it's wrong?"

"Alone, home is thousands of miles away, we definitely don't have the capital to fight an encounter that we can't grasp the quick resolution now."

"And."

Suddenly reined in the horse, with a cold smile, Jin Luo said in his head: "If your speculation is all correct, then, even if we withdraw from the city today, what difference will things be?" ”

"Only then did they intervene, because more than half of the Blackwater Army had been killed or wounded, so even if the Xiang people withdrew from the city first, it didn't matter, if they found out that we were indeed not a large group of men and horses by dawn, they could re-attack the city at any time, anyway, they would also burn down the city gates and the like when they retreated."

"So, you get it?"

"If we are really deceived, then we can attack back after dawn, if it is really that team of less than a thousand people, then when the Blackwater army defending the city has been killed and wounded by more than half of us, what can they do?"

"Just remember, take your people and smash all the city defenses along the way to the north gate, cut down the city gate and burn it, and then retreat and camp three miles away from the north gate!"

"The young master sees it clearly."

He bowed deeply on horseback, and with a look of admiration, he took off his horse and left.

Looking at his back, a complicated look appeared on Jin Luo's face.

(There's another reason, which you didn't think of, detachment.) ）

(As long as I have a choice, I don't want to fight the Natsu people on the streets...) ）

"Moreover, as long as there is a choice, Jin Luo's brain should not let the decisive battle unfold on the streets."

"The Xiang people are a people on horseback, on the plains, riding horses, they may be an invincible army, but in addition, they have to learn a lot of things, Jin Luo brain is proficient in Xia Xue, he will not easily choose those battlefields that cannot give full play to the strengths of the army."

"Is that so?"

His eyes were wide open, Yun Chongbo couldn't say anything, in this seemingly most straightforward battle, there were such complex considerations, which he had never thought of at this moment.

Although he is a general, Yun Dongxian has never taught Yun Chongbo the method of battle in the wave, because his knowledge of these things is almost zero, and in the previous battles, he has always been in conflict on other people's chessboards, and he has always lacked the feeling of mastering and thinking by himself.

"This is the art of war, brother."

Laughing, Zhao Feiya suddenly appeared, holding Yun Chongbo's shoulder with one hand, and said with a smile: "Seeing each other in the white blades is only the end of the battle, if you pin the hope of victory on that place, it will definitely not work." ”

"The Art of War..."

Muttering and repeating this noun that was still quite new to him, Yun Chongbo suddenly felt a little envious, and a little curious, he really wanted to enter this world that Zhao Feiya and Xiao Wenshuang seemed to be proficient in, and he really wanted to be able to have the wisdom to penetrate and manipulate the enemy's actions like them.

"Interested? It's actually so simple. ”

As if he had seen through Yun Chongbo's thoughts, Zhao Feiya smiled strangely and said, "To put it bluntly, it's just the four words that meet people's wishes."

"Try to grasp what the other party wants, and then consider that you can satisfy the other party to that step, this is the art of war, isn't it very simple?"

"Just like tonight, the Xiang people have to break Yihe City, burn food, kill and injure black sailors, and ensure their safe evacuation, and we have thought of these things for them, and leave a way for them to go, of course they don't need to play with their lives, even if they are half-convinced, they will go out of the city with suspicion, not with suspicion."

"Remember that, brother, leave a way out for people, and people won't play with their lives, rabbits and eagles... That's something you only do when you can't escape! ”

(Is it...) ）

Silently calculating in his heart, Yun Chongbo suddenly thought of something and asked, "But, what if you can't give people room and can't leave people alive?" ”

"Then, how is your art of war going to be used?"

As if he didn't expect Yun Chongbo to suddenly throw such a question, Zhao Feiya was stunned for a moment, and seeing Xiao Wenshuang's expression, he was also quite surprised, Fang smiled: "That, but it's not easy to say." ”

laughed and patted Yun Chongbo on the shoulder and said: "If you want to reach that time, most of the time is when you are about to run out of room and have no way to live, if the eldest brother has a choice, I really don't want to calculate the art of war in that situation!" ”

In the laughter, this topic that Yun Chongbo casually pulled out was brought over, and both of them threw it out of the Nine Nights Cloud, and they didn't even take Xiao Wenshuang to heart.

… And when they think back to this moment, it is many years later, and the world has changed.

… At that time, outside the Baqiao, by the long pavilion, the declining willows were windy, the snow was obsessed with the world, and the anger of the creation turned into a roar, drowning out the roars of the soldiers and horses of the two soldiers, only the sound of the exchange of knives and lances, one after another, nothing could be suppressed, nothing could be covered.

… It was only then that the two of them understood at the same time that if everyone had no way out, there would be no so-called art of war, no so-called wisdom, only like wild beasts, let life and death determine whose bloodline and will can continue to be passed on on this land.

… After all, man is just a kind of beast.

Soon, Zhao Feiya's army had successfully forced the Xiang cavalry into the city, and launched a pursuit behind, driving them to the north city.

Yun Chongbo was left alone.

When entering the city, he rushed to kill in front, more courageous than all the soldiers, although Xiao Wenshuang was always on the side, but after entering the city, the alleys were staggered, the fireworks were intertwined, and there were shouts one after another, and the impact was until the screams couldn't stop sounding, it was not so easy to keep an eye on a person, Fang bypassed an alley, and suddenly a team chased out and wanted to pick up the cheap black sailors to kill the two of them.

Although Xiao Wenshuang, who was shocked and angry, immediately made a move, he didn't care what friendly troops were or not, and smashed those black sailors into rolling gourds one by one, how could Yun Chongbo ride a strong horse specially selected by Zhao Feiya for him, and secondly, he charged ahead, and he didn't pay attention to the movement in the rear at all, but he was delayed for a moment, and he rushed away without a trace.

(Childe...) ）

Although it is not yesterday to know that Yun Chongbo is now, but the soldiers are in danger, who dares to say the word "unharmed"? Xiao Wenshuang was in a hurry, fighting for this place is a battlefield, blood and fire are mixed, smoke is filled, the sound of killing is earth-shattering, people and horses are screaming and roaring, Yun Chongbo himself did not take the initiative to greet him, although Xiao Wenshuang's ears are strong, but what movement can be heard there?

(And, Childe, even if he finds out that I'm not around, he won't necessarily want to look for me right away, right?) ）

Strange thoughts flashed suddenly, and although she immediately shook her head to drive it out of her mind, Xiao Wenshuang still tasted the faint uneasiness.

For her, as an "immortal", Yun Chongbo gradually became stronger, which was a good thing, and in this process, she gradually began to grow an independent mind, and it was no longer consistent with herself in everything, which was also the proper meaning, after all, when it comes to the "immortal", it should be the person who leads and guides the Taiping Road forward rather than the other way around.

However, in the deepest part of the heart, there are still some corners that cannot be fully tolerated in the name of "Taiping" or "greedy wolf", where when you see Yun Chongbo gradually becoming your back, and gradually moving in another direction, there will be an indescribable emotional surge.

Now, this is something that Xiao Wenshuang herself can't understand, although she is smart and excellent, no matter how much aura and coat she has, the real her is just a nineteen-year-old girl.

(Alas...) ）

Sighing softly, Xiao Wenshuang turned the horse half around, closing his eyes slightly, trying to lock the direction of Izumo Chongbo.

But, terrifying!

(Who?!) ）

Suddenly, Xiao Wenshuang opened his eyes suddenly, and with a backhand, he had already grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

The fire was still burning, the screams were still continuing, and the pungent smell of blood and even the stench could still be heard everywhere, but when Xiao Wenshuang held the hilt of the sword, all this seemed to be gone.

All the smells are gone, the sounds seem to come from far, far away, so far away that they have no meaning, all the colors are gone, they have become black and white in different shades, and as for all kinds of shapes, they are just translucent lines... At this moment, in Xiao Wenshuang's eyes, the surrounding environment is like this.

After condensing her own mana, she released it to the maximum extent and cast this spell that had not yet been named, Xiao Wenshuang could fully grasp the "truth" around her, and with her ability at the moment, she could see all the details within twenty steps.

(To the east, there are four men in the house, but no weapons; There were two teams fighting in the rear, seven on one side and nine on the other ... ）

Quickly scanning the surrounding environment, while confirming all corners one by one, Xiao Wenshuang's mood became more and more nervous.

The spell Xiao Wenshuang is using now is actually one of the changes in the "Tianyantong" that Zhang Nanjin used at the beginning, which was made by Xiao Wenshuang after fighting Li Bing, inspired by his "Platinum Holy Eye", but it was aimed at physical obstacles that had nothing to do with spells, that is, at this moment, when Xiao Wenshuang's gaze slowly turned, what kind of wall, what house, became meaningless, obediently opened in front of her, and dedicated the truth behind it.

It does not have attack power, but it is a very practical auxiliary spell on the battlefield, and Xiao Wenshuang only successfully practiced it on the way to deposit gold this time, but because of the new one, she can't accurately grasp the use of mana, and if she releases it continuously like this, it will make Xiao Wenshuang feel a little tired, but even so, she still hasn't put away the spell.

(There's nothing dangerous, not even a strong hand, but, what was that?) ）

Just now, Xiao Wenshuang was trying to find the location of Izumo Chongbo, but suddenly felt a powerful killing intent, intervening in his consciousness like a steel needle, but he was about to leave, and when Xiao Wenshuang focused his attention in horror, he could no longer find the trace of the killing intent.

(Who, who was it just now?) ）

The anxious Xiao Wenshuang was not afraid of this unknown enemy, but worried about Yun Chongbo, who had run away, and the opponent who could make her fearful was too dangerous for Yun Chongbo at this moment.

(That feeling, it shouldn't be Xiang Ren, even Jin Luo Brain can't have such momentum, and Heishui people are even more impossible, could it be that there is still a fourth party force lurking in this Yihe City?) ）

(Or is it that Zhao Feiya?) ）

When thinking about it at this time, Xiao Wenshuang suddenly shook slightly.

(This feeling is a real good hand, a very strong good hand!) ）

The gentle sound of horses' hooves came from an alley behind Xiao Wenshuang, stepping on a leisurely rhythm, slowly approaching Xiao Wenshuang.

(Is it him?) ）

Having incorporated everything around him into his "Tianyantong", Xiao Wenshuang had figured out the identity of the person who came in a blink of an eye, and also recognized that he was not the source of the strong killing intent, and was about to withdraw the spell, and quickly went to find Yun Chongbo after saying hello, but his heart suddenly moved.

Then, a strange smile appeared on her lips and disappeared.

Riding forward, Zhao Feiya felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say where it was.

This is a narrow and dark alley, empty, only a few mutilated corpses prompt the battle of the right talents, Zhao Feiya rode here alone, without a single subordinate by his side, and his expression seemed to be a little tired.

(Brother Yun ran so fast, he couldn't see him anymore...) ）

Although he said that he wanted to "use" Yun Chongbo in the face of the flowing wind, in fact, Zhao Feiya did have some appreciation for Yun Chongbo, and in his heart, he regarded him as a "brother" at the moment.

Walking in a hurry, Zhao Feiya didn't take any special precautions, he regarded the "battlefield" as more amiable than "home", he was not afraid of this kind of place, not to mention, although it was separated by an alley, he could also hear Xiao Wenshuang's angry clearance.

(Both civil and military, the generals of Taiping Dao are really powerful, and the destruction of the Nine Classics can also make such talents retain loyalty, such a force, it is long overdue to cooperate with them...) ）

While thinking about it, he walked until he was about to walk out of the alley, when Zhao Feiya suddenly had a spirit, grabbed the horse, and his right hand was already on the handle of the lance.

(This...) It's murderous?! ）

(Who?!) ）

Surprised, the reason was similar to Xiao Wenshuang's previous reason: although he paid full attention to Xiangren's army, he didn't think that there would be any masters in that army who could threaten him, in other words, Zhao Feiya was not prepared to compete with others at the level of "martial arts" tonight.

(Just now I heard the person surnamed Xiao doing it, and suddenly there was no movement, but it turned into such a thick murderous aura, whether it was gone, or had it fallen...) ）

Pressing his two fingers on the horse's neck so that it would not make any movement, Zhao Feiya opened his mouth and breathed deeply silently.

(This murderous aura is full of hostility and vigilance, and I can't even retreat...) ）

I only felt that my throat was dry for a while, and my back began to feel wet, Zhao Feiya's throat rolled up and down a few times, and slowly lifted the golden lance from the hook, holding it with both hands.

(It's so intense, and it's like a living thing, snooping around, catching, who the hell is this...) ）

Although he was just standing quietly in the dark alley with one person and one horse, Zhao Feiya was not free to use all his skills, if not, he felt that he could not face the invisible, but seemingly omnipresent and pervasive murderous aura.

What's worse is that slowly, that murderous aura seems to have found Zhao Feiya's location, tumbling and rolling, winding around him, and, in the process, the murderous aura is still intensifying, as if there is no end.

(It can be like this, but it can't help but increase the murderous aura, it's like a dragon flying into the sky, no, it should be said that it rises to the sky with the dragon, and will turn into a torrential rain or even hail to fall on the water of Daze...) ）

Trying to discern the changes in the murderous aura, wanting to get more information from it, at the same time, Zhao Feiya felt that every muscle of his body was also tense, and the nature of a martial artist was roaring wildly in his heart, asking him to attack with a lance and collide with this murderous master head-on.

(In the small city of Yihe, there will be such a character!) ）

When he found that the increase in murderous aura had exceeded his estimate, Zhao Feiya couldn't help but feel trembling, and at this moment, he suddenly felt that the murderous aura disappeared!

(Oops!) ）

Almost an instinctive reaction, Zhao Feiya's arms exerted force at the same time, suddenly grasped the golden lance, and put on a posture, and it was at this time that the disappeared murderous aura suddenly reappeared, but it was more than ten times stronger than Fang Cai, and it was like a tangible sea rage tide, surging in!

(Did you finally find me?!) ）

Knowing that the sudden strengthening of the murderous aura this time was only because the opponent had focused all his attention on himself, Zhao Feiya put down his heart instead, shouted violently, and clamped his legs hard, and at the same time as the horse neighed out, the golden lance had already stabbed out!

At the same time, there is also a masterpiece of cold light!

A sword light was cold, slashed from the middle, and was slashing on the head of the golden lance, only to hear a loud sound like thunder, and the smaller stones on the ground around were also blown out by the strong wind blown by the impact of the sword lance.

With one move, Zhao Feiya had already seen the opponent clearly, hurriedly retracted his lance, and said with a little astonishment: "Is it Mr. Xiao?" ”

"General Zhao?"

With a little apology on his face, but with a strange smell, Xiao Wenshuang casually threw away the sword that had been shattered, and arched his hand: "It's rude." ”

It is a misunderstanding, of course, one sentence can be clarified, after telling Zhao Feiya his own judgment, Xiao Wenshuang did not delay, beat the horse and left, looking for clouds and rushing to the waves, Zhao Feiya stood in place, staring at his distant back, but his expression was very complicated.

(Sure enough, what the girl said was right, his obsession with the court can't be eliminated, and if you want to marry Brother Yun, maybe you really have to get rid of him...) ）

Fighting the horse and leaving, Xiao Wenshuang's mood was complicated at the same time, she was deliberately provoking Zhao Feiya with a murderous aura, and even tempted him to take the initiative to make a move, wanting to try his depth, in order not to be seen through the origin of her martial arts, her shot was extremely simple, without using any skills and spells, just simply slashed with a sword with the power of the eighth level of the primary level.

However, there were many accidents.

First: I just wanted to test Zhao Feiya's strength, but when he made a move, Xiao Wenshuang suddenly had a surge of anger, thinking that he was a general of the forbidden army and shouldering the emperor's secret order, he couldn't help but take the killing intent as a real surge, and he shot with a sword, and he actually added a little bit of ruthlessness.

(Just now, when I made a move, I really wanted to kill him...) ）

Gently pressing her forehead, Xiao Wenshuang was a little disappointed in herself: at least, at this time, Zhao Feiya couldn't kill or hurt, she knew this, but she still could barely control herself, which would naturally displease Xiao Wenshuang, who had always been calm and resolute.

(Worst of all, he's probably aware of it too...) ）

The middle finger was flexed and the corner of his forehead was buckled, Xiao Wenshuang tried to make it easier for herself, things had already happened, and there was no way to worry.

The second accident came from Xiao Wenshuang herself, as early as when Yun Chongbo first entered Jinzhou, she already had the eighth level of strength in her body, and then after being seriously injured, abandoning her skills, passing on her skills, running away from many things, her strength gradually recovered, and she began to slowly comprehend what the "complete realm" was, but there was no gain in the strength of her strength, and she had stayed at the place of the eighth level of the first level, but when she slashed with all her strength just now, she was shocked to realize that when she was temporarily in a trance, and poured the killing intent into the sword without reservation, The power that swung out exceeded his own estimate, tumbling and surging, making him almost lose control of the long sword in his hand, until he shook Zhao Feiya hard, and then he used the power of his counterattack to collect his mind and suppress the churning qi and blood. And then, after leaving Zhao Feiya, she couldn't wait to make several consecutive attempts, but she forced out the surging power of Fang Cai.

(The power that has never been able to find a breakthrough point has come out at such a time, is it said...) ）

Pondering deeply, Xiao Wenshuang could only shrug her shoulders and send this strange thing in advance.

At this moment, what she paid the most attention to was not the temporary loss of control of her emotions, nor the sudden strengthening of her unreasonable situation, but Fang Cai's third accident.

The blow with Zhao Feiya just now caused the sword in her hand to completely collapse, and only a few remnants of the blade were still attached to the hilt of the sword, although the broken sword was thrown away immediately, Xiao Wenshuang still left some fragments to hide in his hand. Although she had felt it before, she managed to leave the fragments behind to confirm her judgment.

At this moment, spreading out his palms under the moonlit night, Xiao Wenshuang could see clearly that the powder had not completely condensed and formed into clay-like balls, shaped like tattered bat wings.

Looking at these fragments, Xiao Wenshuang's face became very ugly.

When the sword lance struck, the golden lance was completely undamaged, which made her suspicious, and she felt more when the two of them were hard to bear, in addition to Zhao Feiya's own strength, there was a strange energy that jumped up from the lance, thick and clear, not only resisted her own strength, but also interfered with it and restrained her strength.

As a "greedy wolf", Xiao Wenshuang is in charge of the Humen among the nine gates, pressing the Yaoxing canopy, Si Shui Li, what she refines is also the water system, magic and martial arts, all of which take this path, and according to the five elements of Shengke, the water maker soil, the soil system power is inherently cheap against the water system power, which is already experienced when he was fed with Jumen and others.

(But it's not him, that Zhao Feiya is a pure martial artist, there is nothing unusual, what exerts the power of the earth system to restrain me is the golden lance itself...) ）

Golden lance, bat-shaped, earth-juku... This kind of clue is enough for Xiao Wenshuang.

(Take the soil as the sect, take the bats as the signs, the Hengjiang River is cut off, and the lance guides the sky...) It is the Heavenly Divine Soldier, and the Heavenly Divine Soldier "Broken Lance Hengjiang" whose natal spirit is the "Female Earth Bat"! ）

When Xiao Wenshuang and Zhao Feiya were fighting, Yun Chongbo, who was chasing Xiangren, had already advanced far away, had already passed through the middle of Yihe City, and reached the area north of the city.

Rushing to the front of everyone, and indeed having the ability to charge, Yun Chongbo came here smoothly, and then... Then I found myself single.

Unlike him, Zhao Feiya's subordinates are troops with strict discipline, without his rashness and without his strength, they are advancing in separate ways according to their own rhythm and in the safest way they can achieve, clearing the whole city, and with Yun Chongbo's identity as a "guest" at the moment, they have no angle to dissuade him.

Finding that the scripture had been left alone, Yun Chongbo's first reaction was to try to call Xiao Wenshuang, although he didn't know any spells, but Xiao Wenshuang had given him some special talismans, in this kind of straight line less than a mile, as long as it was burned, Xiao Wenshuang could find out. However, as soon as he took out the talisman in his hand, Yun Chongbo's movements stopped.

(I just placed an order, and I was scared and wanted to call it Wenshuang?) If she continues like this, she may start to look down on me again... ）

has been silently bearing Xiao Wenshuang's protection and care for him, Yun Chongbo is very grateful, but there will also be some shallow displeasure, especially, when he begins to be very eager to be respected and treated equally by Xiao Wenshuang, this feeling is even stronger, even though Xiao Wenshuang has never had the idea of "looking down on him" in his heart, but when Yun Chongbo has "persistence" in his heart, he will slowly accumulate and interpret every detail into his own opinion, although he has never said it, but unconsciously, Such thoughts have begun to secretly influence every decision he makes.

(No matter how dangerous it is, will it be more dangerous than being chased by more than a thousand black sailors that day?!) ）

Cheering up courage for himself, Yun Chongbo unconsciously thought of what he said when he met Zhao Feiya that night:

"Well, then, you're not as good as this one of your men."

I have always known this clearly, and I understand that even with the unexplainable ascension of that dream, I still can't compare with Xiao Wenshuang, but even so, when Zhao Feiya said this in a very direct and clear attitude, Yun Chongbo... He still felt intense anger and, a great sense of frustration.

At that time, the oath made when he left Wuqi Town was unexpectedly rolled back and tumbled violently in Yun Chongbo's heart.

(I...) I want to protect her, I have to be stronger than her! ）

Thinking like this, Yun Chongbo suddenly burst out of nowhere, kicked the horse's belly violently, and rushed forward again.

In fact, Yun Chongbo is not a good fighter, and he knows this himself.

As early as in Golden State, he exposed the weakness of "not being able to get started", and to this day, this has not really changed.

In fact, in the recent days of escape and the attack of Shicai, dozens of black sailors and Xiang people have fallen under him, and at the same time, he has not paid any injuries or other costs, but, the problem is that he can achieve such a result, just... Simply because the strength of those people is too far from him.

For a long time, although there have been many big scenes, except for the impulse to "kill" from the heart of the battle with Yuan Hong, Yun Chongbo has never had the strong desire to end another life, not that he thinks this is bad or wants to become the kind of character who kills people in the blink of an eye, but, Yun Chongbo... He did always have a desire, a desire to be "strong".

In addition to strength, he also longs for the ability to see the virtual image and analyze the prospect, and to have the ability to command and control others, although that desire is not blazing, but it can be regarded as anxious, especially after Zhao Feiya appeared.

(Alas, when will I be able to become a person like Brother Zhao...) ）

A glimpse of the emperor in the imperial capital that day, although Xiao Wenshuang was still suspicious of Dou from time to time, Yun Chongbo had long since taken it to heart, and even thought that it was exactly the temperament and ambition that a man should have, except for occasionally thinking about it: "The white-clothed man seems to call Brother Zhao 'brother', but I haven't heard Brother Zhao mention it, but a hero like Big Brother, of course a brother is also a hero..."

Just thinking about it, I suddenly heard a faint cry coming from the front, and I was startled, reflecting that this was the battlefield, I was alone, and I was sweating profusely, and I scolded myself for being so nonsense, while holding the handle of the knife in my middle hand, and gently rode the horse forward.

He was now very skilled in riding, and he rode his horse like a fly, and in the blink of an eye he had run through several streets and alleys before slowing down his horse.

At this time, the Xiang people had retreated, and only a few broken troops were still fighting in the city, and it was not only Zhao Feiya's subordinates who fought with them, but also some of the black sailors who saw that the situation had changed and poured into the streets again, and began to pursue the enemy who had dealt them a heavy blow just now. It is said that it is a mess, but Yun Chongbo doesn't know whether it is too good luck or bad luck, he gallops all the way, and he didn't even see a pair of fights, only saw a number of corpses lying across the streets and alleys, all of which were incomplete, and the black sailors and Xiang Ren were all entangled in one place, and they couldn't tell the difference.

(Hmm, this should be it...) ）

Along the way, Yun Chongbo heard the miserable screams even more endlessly, but it was a short one, a miserable one, and while listening to the secret battle in his heart, he finally followed the miserable cry to find the source of this cry.

It was the mouth of a black hole, and there was not even a trace of light coming out of it, so I couldn't see what was inside.

It's like an eye that you don't know who it belongs to, you can't see anything in it, but you don't know if it's just staring at you coldly.

(Whew...) ）

Suddenly feeling very uncomfortable, Yun Chong Pole reined in his horse, turned around half a circle, raised the knife to a height that could be cut at any time, raised his vigilance to the highest, and stared at the mouth of the alley.

Running all the way, Yun Chongbo heard it clearly, although there were occasional voices of Xiang people among those miserable cries, they were mainly black sailors, in other words, that person may not be Xiang Ren's person, but... But it must not be from the Blackwaters.

Of course, I don't think that I am a person from the Blackwater side, but in this case, as long as the person who has the intention to defend the city will not kill the Blackwater soldiers first, so that person, no matter what, is not a person who "defends the city".

(But, it must be such a powerful person...) ）

From just now, Yun Chongbo felt that he had heard at least twenty screams, but each one could only last for a short time, and there would be no second appearance.

In terms of Yun Chongbo's strength that has now initially stepped into the eighth level realm, to deal with the black sailors, it is indeed only like chopping melons and cutting beans, if he has to fight one enemy and twenty, he is also confident that he will survive to the end, if the two cannot coexist, he feels that he will not be able to kill them all, but he will definitely bring a lot of injuries, and if he wants to kill with such an efficiency as this opponent who has not yet sought his life, Yun Chongbo himself understands that it is something that he will never be able to do now.

(If it's Brother Zhao, maybe it's okay, right?) ）

As soon as he thought of Zhao Feiya, Yun Chongbo unexpectedly thought of the so-called "Art of War", which was something that interested him, but he didn't even know how to learn it.

(Well, the Art of War, if Brother Zhao is here, facing such a black alley, I don't know what Art of War he will use...) ）

… The idea of cloud rushing waves is here.

The wind suddenly tightened tenfold, and among them, there was even a fishy smell!

The wind howled, rolling up countless gravel and gravel, like a desperate wind gushing out of the deepest hell, surging out of the mouth of the alley, and slamming into it so hard that Yun Chongbo couldn't even breathe, and couldn't even open his eyes!

With such a great pressure, Yun Chongbo's senses were useless for a while, and he could no longer grasp the movements around him, but a feeling that was above his mouth, eyes, nose and ears, which he had never known before, suddenly began to scream wildly, reminding him of the danger in front of him.

"Phew!"

With an angry shout, Yun Chongbo held the knife in both hands without seeing anything, and lifted it up with all his strength to the upper left, immediately heard a loud "bang", and heard a roar mixed with disappointment and surprise in front of him, but quickly retreated, when Fang breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt a miserable hiss from the mount under him, and then fell down Pingyang untenably, when Yun Chongbo turned over and dismounted quickly, he felt a light in his hand, and the Pu knife collapsed in an uproar and fell down!

I know the value of the sea, but I don't want to rely on anything, Yun Chongbo has always put it on his side, only using the ordinary Pu knife against the enemy, but although the knife is ordinary, he is infused with his strength at this time is no less than the ordinary sword, when he rushes to the city, he takes the lead, and the person is ready, regardless of the spear and saber, it is a move to break, as if it is smashed like this, if it is not the opponent who uses a hundred refining divine weapons, or the power is not under it, when he is worried, he listens to the sound of collapse on the opposite side, and suddenly reassures: "His knife is also broken." "But he already knows that the opponent's power is at least not below him.

The man just attacked with a bloody wind, and retreated with a blow, the wind and sand were particularly vibrating, and Yun Chongbo couldn't see far away, but he vaguely saw a figure, and was thinking: "That roar is a little familiar, have you heard it there..."

"Chongbo, it's your ?!!"

The tenth volume of the Taiping Chronicles.

postscript

Although I prefer five and thirteen, ten is indeed a good number, very complete, and can be used as an outlet for the cycle, upward.

As mentioned earlier, the length of the main text of the Taiping Ji is expected to be completed in 36 volumes, which means that more than a quarter of the story has been written.

Quarter... From this point of view, the growth of the protagonist is indeed a little slower.

However, I never believed that anything in the world could be quick or fast.

Along the way, Yun Chongbo has experienced a lot of things, there are many adventures that others will envy, and he has met more than one outstanding woman, some of whom are closely entangled with his fate for various reasons, although he still has low self-esteem sometimes, but it is fair to say that he can be regarded as a strong man now, and for the vast majority of people, he should be the object of envy.

Strength, identity, great female companion... He can actually say that he has these things now, and as the story develops, there should be more and better futures.

But he will still have low self-esteem and will have a lot of psychological pressure.

Because, none of those are him.

Yun Chongbo, his surname is Yun, he is the son of Yun Dongxian, and some other things, the son of a certain big man by blood, the brother of some big man by blood... Wait, it's not him, it's some people with other surnames, people with other names, people who were born to be big people, to do big things.

But the cloud rush is not.

So he is not an immortal, because the immortal should be a very strong person, a person who can help and command others, a person who is 11,000 times stronger than him, an immortal, should be some people called "walking the sea", should be some people with tenth-level strength, world-class ambition and supreme wisdom... At least, in Yun Chongbo's heart, the immortal should be such a person.

So he's not an immortal, he's just a young man wearing a coat called "undead".

No matter how many coats he gets, in the deepest places, he will always be Yun Chongbo, the impulsive mountain boy who will help him without knowing who the others are, the excellent hunter who is confident and will try to hunt bears with two short darts, and the kind boy next door who will beckon others to share his prey in winter.

In that environment, he was confident because he knew that he was a big fish in the little pond, but when he walked out of Danshan, he began to be confused.

He saw how big a fish could be in the ocean, and he also saw how small a fish he was.

Because he wore the coat of "immortal", he was taken seriously, and found that there were many people who would be willing to sacrifice for him, and those were very sincere and heartfelt sacrifices, but, sadly, those sacrifices had nothing to do with Yun Chongbo.

It's a man, it's a woman, it's old, it's young, it's ugly, it's beautiful, it's generous, it's stingy, it's outgoing, it's shy... All these details can describe a person, but Zhang Nanjin and Xiyi don't care, because it doesn't make sense anyway.

They only care about Yun Chongbo's identity: the reincarnation of the undead, as long as this is confirmed, they will fight for him and sacrifice for him, but they don't care what kind of person Yun Chongbo is.

It doesn't matter if it's good, it's evil, it's wisdom, it's stupid, they are like a group of lonely ministers, waiting for an orphan in the previous dynasty, as long as their blood is confirmed, they will immediately dedicate their loyalty and even their lives.

It's touching, I admit, but, isn't it excessive?

"The Orphan of Zhao" I don't know if you have seen it, there is a history book version, there is a Yuan miscellaneous drama version, and there is a Voltaire version, which is one of the most influential works in ancient Chinese drama, but what impresses me the most is a modern drama version that I have not seen in the last century.

At the end of this version, the orphan refuses to take revenge on his father-in-law, the enemy who killed his biological father, and he refuses to kill the man who raised him, nor does he accept the hatred and responsibility that has fallen from heaven.

"I had a father, and you took away him, and I had a home, and you took away it... That's all your business, I don't admit it! ”

A man wandered around the center of the stage, he looked at the blood with a little despair, looked at the reality that he refused to accept, and he said, I don't admit it.

Although others sacrificed their sons for him, although others sacrificed their lives for him, he closed his eyes, waved his hands in despair, and said, I don't admit it. Since it is not me who you want to save, but "that man's son", then this love should be repaid by "that person", and it has nothing to do with me.

It's not a hero, it's not a bad guy, it's even a bastard, but it's real.

When someone else's giving is not what he wants, a person may be moved, but he will rarely be grateful, and he will rarely be moved, and if the donation is too much, too big, he will even get tired.

He will feel depressed, he will feel unconvinced, he will think "I don't admit it!" ”。

… That's why there are those immortals who deviate from the expectations of others, and those who close their eyes and use this power that they don't know where they come from anyway to their own benefit, only for themselves, and then ignore anyone.

From Zhang Nanjin to Xiyi, Yun Chongbo was indeed moved, so he said, "Let's be Taiping", but he was not moved, because he would always say "You are Taipingdao." ”

He had never studied the morality of the Taiping Dao, although Xiao Wenshuang was willing to teach him at any time.

What he has always longed for is for Xiao Wenshuang to see him as a "cloud rushing wave", so he worked hard to strengthen himself, but that only made Xiao Wenshuang pin more hopes on this "immortal".

It's a paradox, a paradox that is difficult to break through with the way they get along. As for how to break through it, I now have a plan, but whether it will be used or not has not yet been finalized.

In any case, I don't think that with the current process, Yun Chongbo still can't get enough confidence to get that kind of inferiority complex out of his heart, and he can't get enough determination and understanding to fully devote himself to the cause of Taiping Dao, so I will still describe it this way until the story develops to the point where it is time to turn around.

In the next volume, the story will develop intensely and rapidly, there will be many people who will appear, and there will be many people who will leave, and in an exaggerated tone, it should be an "avalanche-like" plot, at least, I hope to express that effect. For this reason, it is likely that there will be a breakthrough in the length of the next volume, but it is not necessary to put the fifth chapter in it has not been thought out yet.

But in any case, in this volume, the affairs of Golden State will definitely be over, and the perspective that has been entangled in Golden State for too long will definitely move south after this volume. I've been hoping to describe the customs of Qingzhou and Songzhou positively, and now I can finally get my wish, so I have also searched for some geography and customs, but in terms of the speed of publication, it should be the information that will be used at the end of the year.

Kong Zhang's character was written on the night of September 29, 2005.