Li Cangxing jumped out of the window, only to see that the night outside the window had become darker, completely different from the bright moonlight before he entered the inn.

In the faint black air, several dark shadows can be vaguely seen, which are flashing in different directions, and the strange thing is that these shadows often run out of less than ten zhang before they suddenly disappear, obviously the black robe once again used the ability of the phantom clone, deliberately trying to see if Li Cangxing can catch up with his true body.

Li Cangxing smiled slightly, in the past three years, he has devoted himself to martial arts, his skills have risen greatly, and he has opened up the entrance of life and death, compared with the martial arts three years ago, he has improved more than one level, not only can he completely use the true qi of the wolf to control the sword with qi, and he can almost reach the power of the Liangyi swordsmanship with the strength of one person, but also his hearing and vision have risen sharply with the internal force, even in the current black fog, he still clearly sees the true body of the black robe, although it is only a faint ghost, like a ghost, but it still can't escape Li Cangxing's torch-like gaze.

Li Cangxing doubled his feet a little, followed the black shadow, and in an instant, two ups and downs, and the distance between him and the shadow was three or four feet closer, and the black robe seemed to be a little surprised by Li Cangxing's martial arts progress, and a burst of black gas rose from his body, completely hiding his body in this black air, and the phantom clone flashed out more than twenty ways, flashing everywhere in all directions.

Li Cangxing sneered, even in this thick black qi, the dark ghost figure was still clear in his eyes. I only went all the way, and he ran straight towards the ghost. At this moment, the distance was close to seven or eight zhang, and in the blink of an eye, the two were only twelve or thirteen zhang apart.

The black robe saw that Li Cangxing had been able to completely recognize his phantom clone, and he no longer tossed, as soon as the black qi dispersed, the entire night became bright again, and all the phantoms flying in chaos disappeared, only a slender black figure. Like meteor lightning, rushing in the desert night.

Li Cangxing followed the black-robed figure closely, if it was three years ago. He must not be able to keep up with the footsteps of this black robe, but in the past three years, his martial arts have improved too much, even if his martial arts are as strong as the black robe. They couldn't pull him away even a foot. It's just that Li Cangxing also used all his strength, but he couldn't shrink the distance between the two by an inch.

The two of them kept a distance of twelve or thirteen zhang, ran for more than ten miles, until they reached a desert, the lights of the camp outside the Ping'an Inn have become dotted, like glowing fireflies, and in this desert there is no sound, only the terrible wind still echoes in the ears of the two.

The black robe stopped. He let out a long sigh: "I can't imagine that your martial arts have improved so much, it's really terrifying." Whether it is the rivers and lakes, or the world, it will be the era of young people like you in the future. ”

Li Cangxing adjusted his breathing and walked to a distance of about three zhang from the black robe, he was very sure that within a radius of fifty zhang in this place, whether it was on the ground or underground, there was no one else.

Li Cangxing smiled slightly: "What, are you thinking about starting with me now, lest I harm your big things in the future?" ”

The black robe turned around, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes were obviously much denser than three years ago, and a few strands of white hair appeared on his thick eyebrows, probably because he had not been idle in the past few years, running around and plotting rebellion, and his face was getting older day by day.

The black robe sighed: "Now I personally can't get rid of you, and since you and I have formed an alliance, naturally you are my strongest help, I said, I will pass it on to you in the future, how can I attack you?" ”

Li Cangxing laughed: "That matter is too far away from us, let's talk about it first, I have fulfilled my promise three years ago and started to build up my own power, I guess you already know, that's why you came here at this time, I don't know how prepared you are?" ”

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the black robe: "The training of the army is in progress, and I have prepared the huge amount of money for the army, 50 million taels of silver, Cangxing, you said that you would attract foreign aid for me, I don't know how you talked with your maiden Mongolian?" ”

Li Cangxing shook his head: "If I find the Mongols as foreign aid, do I need to recruit friends from the rivers and lakes as helpers?" ”

There was a hint of anger in the black-robed voice: "So, you didn't pull the Mongols to help at all?" ”

Li Cangxing nodded: "You don't know the situation in Mongolia, although my uncle Dayan Khan was across the desert back then, but after his death, the sons fought endlessly, giving Altan Khan a chance, more than 30 years later, he has firmly controlled the entire desert, and my cousins have already exterminated him, probably I am the only surviving descendant of our family." ”

The black robe said angrily: "It is precisely because of this that you need to gather your uncle's old troops as a descendant of Dayan Khan and raise troops against Altan Khan, and I will also help you." ”

Li Cangxing sneered: "If a failed khan in the Central Plains is so appealing, just raise your arms and make everyone on the grassland respond, do you, the descendant of Emperor Jianwen, still need to be incognito for so many years?" Why didn't Emperor Jianwen come out and gather the world to support him, but wanted to hide in Tibet? When my cousins were alive, they couldn't beat Altan Khan, and I, the so-called descendant of Dayan Khan, who has been in the Central Plains for many years, has no roots in the grassland, and has no clues, can raise an army for revenge? Not to mention that he is just my uncle, and my mother is regarded as a traitor to the Mongols, let alone recognize me. ”

The black robe gritted his teeth: "As long as you fight with the army, I will provide you with money and soldiers, there is always a possibility of success in the grassland, I heard that the barbarians on the grassland are forgetful, as long as there are enough benefits, they will naturally help you." ”

Li Cangxing waved his hand: "Black robe, although your martial arts are superb, but you really don't know anything about military and political affairs, there is no circulation of our Ming silver taels on the grassland, and the trade between tribes is completely dependent on cattle, sheep and horses." The reason why Altan Khan's headquarters is so powerful and able to control various servant tribes is because they control the Guanshi with the Ming Dynasty. You can get silk cloth, rouge gouache, pots and pans that cannot be produced on the grassland from the Ming Dynasty every year, but it is urgently needed for life, and then distribute them to various tribes. When he went out to fight, he could only listen to his orders. ”

"Do you think that with tens of millions of taels of silver, you can buy those steppe tribes? People need tens of millions of cows, sheep and horses, how do you provide them? ”

The corners of the black robe's mouth hooked. sighed: "Could it be that all these years of planning have come to naught?" ”

Li Cangxing smiled and shook his head: "Black robe, don't be too anxious, didn't I recruit a lot of friends from the rivers and lakes." Enough to make a big deal. ”

A cold glint flashed in the black-robed eyes. said angrily: "Didn't you say it yourself, if you want to seize the world by relying on the rivers and lakes, you can't succeed." ”

Li Cangxing said: "Gathering friends in the rivers and lakes is only the first step, what I have to do next is the key step, now the southeast of the Japanese rebellion has been very fierce, the governor of Zhejiang, Hu Zongxian, is recruiting the world's heroes to serve the country and eliminate the Japanese invaders." I intend to take you to the southeast to join the army. ”

An imperceptible look flashed in the black-robed eyes: "What are you doing in the southeast, to eliminate the Japanese Invaders?" Don't you know that the Sefan is working with them right now? ”

Li Cangxing's heart moved. He had only been speculating about the collusion between Yan Shifan and the Japanese Invaders before, but there was no clear evidence, the words of the black robe confirmed his judgment, and he laughed: "Sure enough, but the black robe, you also know that Yan Shifan is not your help in seizing the world, no matter how much money he makes in the southeast, it is impossible to help you ascend the throne, so do you say you want to choose me or him?" ”

The black robe gritted his teeth: "What do you want to do in the southeast, eliminate the Japanese and monopolize the trade on the sea?" ”

Li Cangxing had already made up his mind, the identity of the black robe was doubtful, he could only use it, and he must not communicate with him, and it was more likely that he would be the most evil person he had to eliminate in the future, and his plan to take charge of the army must not be revealed to him, so Li Cangxing smiled: "Of course, this is only one aspect, more importantly, now there are no strong martial arts sects in Fujian and Zhejiang, I can eliminate the Japanese Kou there, I can secretly manage my own forces, gain a firm foothold, and wait until the time is ripe, Then you can pull the Francos of the South Seas and the Japanese people of the East as foreign aid. ”

The black robe shook his head in disbelief: "You Li Cang Guild will pull the Japanese people as foreign aid?" No kidding, you're not that kind of person. ”

Li Cangxing sneered: "Didn't you see the widow beside me? Isn't that the best proof of this? ”

The black robe gritted his teeth: "How did Yanagi Xiongba get involved with you, I'm not interested in knowing, but this person has no power in the East, let alone all the way, you know him means that you will connect with the daimyo of the Japanese people?" ”

Li Cangxing laughed: "When I recruited Wang Zhi and Xu Hai back then, I didn't deal with the Japanese people, don't think that there is only one Shimazu family in the East, they are just a small prince in a corner of Kyushu, and Yanagi dominates the swordsmanship family for generations, but I directly know the shogun who ruled the Japanese country, so what I want to find is this level of reinforcement, but if I have no power and no power, what capital do I have to cooperate with others?" ”

The black robe sneered: "Want to be a traitor? This is not like you Li Cangxing at all, the old man still doesn't believe it. ”

Li Cangxing gritted his teeth and said: "I am half Han and half Mongolian, not a pure Han Chinese, besides, what did the Ming Dynasty give me?" My dead ghost father Emperor Laozi didn't give me the name of my mother all my life, and I was exiled in the rivers and lakes, and Wudang has been suppressing me, Lu Bing has also been using me, the worthless kindness and kindness in my heart have been lost three years ago, you are right, only when you have the power, you can do whatever you want and realize your ideals, when Chengzu Zhu Di can borrow the Mongolian cavalry to seize the throne, I use the Japanese and the Franc machine people, why not? ”

The black robe shook his head: "The country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change, I know that you Li Cangxing is a person, it is impossible to throw away those chivalrous ways, although your methods against the hero gate this time are ruthless, but you still have not been killed, which means that you can't be cold and hard-hearted." ”

Li Cangxing said coldly: "The power of the Hero Gate is huge, it's not that I can provoke Altan Khan to destroy them with a few words, what I can do now is already the best result, and I can leave the factor of Helian Ba, who is already dissatisfied with Altan Khan, on the grassland, and also raise troops to rebel in the future." I took the opportunity to recruit the old department on the Mongolian steppe and left a fire, if the Hero Gate goes south and enters the Central Plains martial arts, it will naturally greatly involve Lu Bing's strength. Fight for opportunities for us to grow and thrive in the South. ”

The face of the black robe changed: "You really think so?" ”

Li Cangxing's angular face, illuminated by the moonlight, was pale and miserable, and the murderous intent and ruthlessness flashed in his eyes made people shudder when they saw it, just like his current voice, cold and piercing: "I said it." When I witnessed how Lu Bing and Yan Shifan treacherously slaughtered the old and weak women and children of the Wushan faction, as well as the Xu Hai tribe who had surrendered. All the beliefs I had held on to collapsed. The tiger and wolf are in charge, the world is turbid, and if you want to clarify the world, you can only have enough power. So I can work with anyone. As long as the goal is the same, they are friends, including you, including Lu Bing, including Helian Ba. ”

The black robe gritted his teeth: "Does it also include Yan Shifan and the Sun Moon Sect?" ”

The corners of Li Cangxing's mouth hooked: "If the purpose is to defeat the faint king, it is not impossible to consider joining forces for the time being, but I don't think this is possible, the southeast is the first place I want to capture." And there is also Yan Shifan's impossibility of giving up, it seems that I have to compete with this master of yours. Which side are you on this time? ”

The black robe did not speak, the light in his eyes sparkled, obviously he was also weighing the pros and cons, and his eyebrows, which were constantly blown by the desert night wind, also reflected the swaying in his heart, and after a long time, he clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Li Cangxing, let me ask you again, are you really just in the southeast to open up the route and collude with the Japanese and the Francophile?" ”

Li Cangxing said with a straight face: "Yes, you also know that I want to overthrow the dog emperor's heart stronger than anyone else, if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't find foreign aid here in Mongolia, I wouldn't have taken this step, but fortunately, I had a lot of dealings with Wang Zhi and Xu Hai when I was in the southeast, and I also indirectly had some friendship with the Japanese and the Franco, as long as the bid is right, I guess they won't refuse." ”

The black robe gritted his teeth: "Bid? What price can you offer? Isn't it higher than Yan Shifan? ”

Li Cangxing laughed: "Yan Shifan's price is nothing more than giving them a few overseas islands, and then secretly dividing a part of the tribute to the imperial court every year to give them the capital for trade, right?" ”

The black robe said coldly: "In addition, Yan Shifan also acquiesced to the Japanese people to rob the coastal towns, so that they could take some people to the East. ”

Li Cangxing began to greet Yan Shifan's ancestors for the eighteenth generation in his heart, and said with an unchanged face: "What is this, the conditions I can give are much more generous than Yan Shifan, if they help me raise troops to seize the throne, all the coastal towns from Zhejiang to Fujian will be opened, and the Japanese and Franc people will be allowed to trade freely, and they will be exempt from taxes for ten years." As for the population they needed, it was easy to handle, and the Ming soldiers captured in the war, as well as the families of the officials who stood on the side of Emperor Jiajing against us, were all given to the Japanese as slaves, which would always satisfy them. ”

A look of surprise flashed in the eyes of the black robe, and he sighed instead: "I can't imagine that you have become so ruthless now, I really can't recognize it, are you still the Li Cangxing I know?" ”

Li Cangxing turned his heart sideways, and simply pretended to be more hideous: "Thank you for reawakening the blood of Genghis Khan in my body, I am a generation of Tianjiao, the descendant of the desert wolf, more in my blood, it should be the element of the Mongolian Great Khan who killed decisively and conquered half the world, in the past two years on the grassland, I have heard too many legends of Genghis Khan, only like him is like an iron stone, and all the people who are higher than the wheel of the tribe against him can enjoy peace forever, so that your enemies hate and fear you, But he can only kneel in front of you, and dare not give birth to half a heart of confrontation and betrayal. ”

The thick eyebrows of the black robe moved: "So, or did I awaken your wolf nature and make you a villain?" ”

Li Cangxing laughed: "People are good at bullying people, horses are good at being ridden, look at me Li Cangxing, I used to have those useless kindnesses, this also wants to protect, and that can't bear to disobey, in the end, it's not that I can't protect anything, in recent years, I have understood a truth, only by becoming stronger, can I do what I want to do, the reason why I can break the hero door this time, is not because I am more reasonable than before, but because I am more powerful than before, which undoubtedly strengthens my thoughts." ”

"Once we succeed in gaining a foothold in the southeast, then you and I can follow the original plan, take out the edict of Taizu and Emperor Jianwen, and raise troops to overthrow Emperor Jiajing, and if the time is right, we can also connect Mongolia and Korea in the north, so that they can send troops from the north to contain them, Jiangnan is more sympathetic to Emperor Jianwen's people, once we sweep the south and gain a firm foothold, we can be like Emperor Hongwu, raise troops to the north, and decide the world in a war."

The black robe stared at Li Cangxing motionlessly, as if he had been thinking, and only after Li Cangxing finished speaking impassionedly did he say coldly: "Cangxing, although your momentum is very good, you still have one of the most important things missing. Without it, the qiē you said is just a flower in the water, and the moon in the mirror. ”

Li Cangxing let out an "oh": "What is missing?" ”

The black robe's eyes flashed coldly, and the black scarf on his face floated without wind: "Now, it's time for you to take out the Taizu Tips." (To be continued......)