The grass and trees are withered, the cold blows the horns, and the twilight of the field is faint, but the sky is vast.

It is the end of October, between Qichuan and Xinfeng in the East China Sea, more than 200 miles of wilderness, almost uninhabited, only the north wind Xiao desert, in the empty wilderness, wantonly blowing the yellow leaves all over the sky. Since the crisis in the East China Sea, the outer areas of Qichuan, Xinfeng, and Zedang have all become buffer zones between Wanling, Baishi, and Qingzhou.

Dozens of fine horsemen rode slowly from far to near, and the people riding the horses were all strong men, dressed in tan rhino leather armor, and only decorated with bright steel plates on the vital parts of the chest and abdomen. As soon as the horse stopped, the remaining dozen or so people urged the horses to gallop in all directions, and there was no trace between the clips. They are the outpost rangers of the Wanling Qingfeng Cavalry Battalion, and the people who stop are the members of this team of rangers, at this time, the sound of the horn is faintly blown everywhere, he takes out the horn from his arms and blows the trumpet, whining and blowing, three long and one short, in such a wilderness, there is a slight sense of sadness.

The horse's hooves sounded chaotically, and more than a thousand horsemen poured out from the horizon, and the leaders were all green fire and armor, and in the deepening twilight, like the first flames, surrounded by a general dressed in ordinary rhino skin armor, quickly rolled closer.

This is exactly the Wanling Qingfeng Cavalry Camp led by Xu Ruyu and him.

Xu Ruyu lightly controlled the reins, and the momentum of the war horse under the seat was retracted, and he moved forward slowly. There was no warning, and more than a thousand elite riders behind him gathered their momentum together, and followed behind Xu Ruyu without delay, showing a well-trained appearance.

From Qi Chuan to this place, everyone did not rest for a moment, and the meal was also hastily chewed dry food on the back of the horse.

Xu Ruyu led the crowd to the rangers and gave an order: "The center battalion rangers return to the team, and the forward battalion rangers scout the enemy." ”

The rangers sounded their horns again, ordered the previous dozen or so rangers to return, and galloped out of the left battalion to gallop out of the camp and run away.

The war horses of the Wanling cavalry battalion are produced in Baekje, the body is tall, most of them are as high as more than 16 palms, they are powerful and fast, known as "walking horses", but they are not durable, so the Qingfeng cavalry battalion has to go a way, so as not to be too tired of the war horses, and the outpost scouts are also dispatched by the forward battalions in turn.

Xu Ruyu turned his head to look at Zhang Zhongdao and asked him, "How far is it from Xinfeng now?" ”

Zhang Zhongdao muttered a sentence in his mouth, and he didn't wait for others to understand, and hurriedly said: "Not far ahead is thirty miles away, which means that there are still thirty miles away from Xinfeng City." ”

Xu Ruyu said: "Oh, it turns out that it is so close to Xinfeng City, so let the rear battalion rangers also dispatch, so as not to disturb Ah Xiu during dinner." ”

Of course, Xu Ruyu understood that what he muttered was to blame himself for always not being able to distinguish the distance, like road blindness, Xu Ruyu smiled and ignored it. Zhang Zhongdao often mocked him and said: "You set up two positions in the Qingfeng Battalion, both military affairs and staff officers, to make up for your physical defects. Xu Ruyu was speechless, but there was a truth that he said, Xu Ruyu often after a long journey, the sense of distance is gone, if the hazy weather is starry and moonlit, it is like ordinary people often identify the direction, and it really can't be said to be a qualified general.

Zhang Zhongdao ordered everyone to get off the horse and rest, and then came to Xu Ruyu and said, "Do you say that Ah Xiu's father and mother know that his son will grow into a sissy in the future, so he named him this name." ”

Xu Ruyu couldn't help but be angry, the name "Yin Weixiu" was still good, but it was just that people with no virtue were ruined like this, and he seemed to forget that he was the first to say the name "Ah Xiu".

Zhang Zhongdao continued: "We will call him 'Xiu'er' in the future, will he be even more angry when he hears it?" lest he always call you a bald general. Xu Ruyu still didn't have time to hide, and gave him a palm on his head.

Zhang Zhongdao twisted a few times, twisted his palm, and avoided it to the side with a wicked smile.

Xu Ruyu was helpless, knowing that Zhang Zhongdao mentioned Yin Weixiu, but he actually wanted to mock himself. At that time, adult men had the custom of tying their hair, which was draped down to reach the neck and shoulders, and Xu Ruyu's hair was only an inch long now, which was especially strange at that time. In Wanling, everyone called him "General Qingfeng", and the Baishi and Qingzhou armies all called him "Bald General", and Zhang Zhongdao and other people who knew him well often made fun of him.

The 30,000 Qingzhou Army led by Yi Hanwen and the 20,000 Baishi Army led by Yin Weixiu arrived at Xinfeng City two days ago, and Xu Ruyu led the Qingfeng Battalion to aid Xinfeng at this time.

The night is rich and incomprehensible, the cold wind blows the top, it is cool, and there is a sad sound of black birds in the whistling horses, which is slightly sad in the cold night. Xu Ru gathered his eyes, looked at the empty place where there were no people in the four fields, and remembered what he saw all the way, all of them were earth houses collapsed, people went to smoke, bald trees and jackdaws, pecked at the corpses of two or three, clear streams and flowing water, tired of white bones, and miserable in his heart, Zhang Zhongdao teased himself from time to time, it was really a good intention, and he wanted to let his heart be depressed, but he could do it there.

In the past, when you traveled the world with the Youli Flower Boat, you all entered the prosperous city through the waterway, how could you ever see the world miserable like this?

Now that the war in the East China Sea has just started for half a year, it is already such a tragic situation, and what kind of situation it is like in those places that have been in the midst of war for more than ten years or even decades, Xu Ruyu no longer dares to imagine.

The people who left the chaos, lost their acres, wandered in all directions, survived their bodies, and then returned to their homeland, but the acres of land were taken by the family, and if they wanted to cultivate, they had to contribute, or rent or buy. However, in addition to the chaos, it is not enough to save his life, and the vegetables are strong, how can he have enough money to buy land and land, or attach the family as a slave, or gather a crowd as a bandit.

My father once said: The family conquest is often a win-win situation, but the losers are the people of Li Shu who have no basis.

Thinking of this, Xu Ruyu couldn't help but sing sadly:

Anointment of the Earth,

The price per mu is one gold,

I have it,

helplessly invaded by the strong;

Anointment of the Earth,

Seedlings are separated,

Young once fluttered butterflies,

Helplessly, the family planted thorns (the family allowed the fertile soil to grow with weeds, and did not let the homeless people cultivate).

Singing repeatedly, the tone was frustrated, and the occasional long breath continued, and I didn't feel that two lines of clear tears flowed down, dripping on the slightly cold clear blade, emitting a crisp clear sound.

Although Zhang Zhongdao didn't understand the meaning of the words in the song, he also heard the endless grief and indignation in Xu Ruyu's voice, and he was stunned for a while, and he didn't know how to explain him. In addition to having a close relationship with a few people in Wanling, Xu Ruyu is indifferent to others, never goes to banquets, and others say that he is arrogant and self-admiring, just because of his great military achievements and special identity, and no one says anything about him.

Only Zhang Zhongdao got along with him deeply and understood what he was thinking. Xu Ruyu often comforted him with his thoughts, and once said: "A feast of 100 gold, ten homeless people." ”

Zhang Zhongdao knew that he was referring to the fact that the homeless people in the East China Sea sold their families for ten gold, and Wanling was not exempt from vulgarity.

Zhang Zhongdao was originally an orphan, and before he met his eldest uncle, he begged for food everywhere. Later, because of his natural talent, he was the eldest uncle, and he recognized it from the chaos of the people, and he taught him the art of martial arts, and was appreciated by Chen Ang, and was included as the son of the Chen family, so he got rid of the miserable fate. It is rare that the heart of a child has not been lost for many years, and he can understand the suffering of the people in chaos better than Xu Ruyu, but he is open-minded and hidden. Because of this, he had a deep affection for Xu Ruyu, and when he learned that he would leave the East China Sea, he admired him, and when he was at war with the enemy, he was by his side and maintained his integrity, and because of this, Xu Ruyu was able to do it unscathed in a few months of fierce battles.

Xu Ruyu often blamed him for this: "Strong enemies are all for you to take over, how can I improve my strength without going through hard battles." ”

Zhang Zhongdao listened, and laughed evilly: "You want to fight hard?" Look at my halberd. So he took the opportunity to kill him.

More than 1,000 horsemen of the Qingfeng Cavalry Battalion continued to sneak in the middle of the night, crossed the big stone bridge at the west head of the thirty miles, and the war horses were bit, avoiding the hard soil of the official road, and picking the soft mud in the wilderness. Although the speed of the gallop slowed down considerably, the sound of the horse's hooves was absorbed by the soft mud and disappeared into the night, silently, more useful than a thick cloth wrapped in a horse's shoe.

The Baishi army is stationed ten miles southeast of Xinfeng City, the camp is set up on a hill, and it is adjacent to a Quyan Qingxi, and the wall is surrounded by torches, and the pine resin burns and beeps, illuminating the open field within dozens of steps, hundreds of scouts are cruising within a range of miles, and there are many secret posts in the key passes. Zhang Zhongdao sneaked in quietly, saw that the camp was tightly guarded, and quietly returned, but he couldn't stop scolding in his heart.

"Ah Xiu has learned very well this time, and there should be no chance to take advantage of it."

"Of course, if you can pick up the shit and eat it again, God will be too unfair to the White Stone Army."

Zhang Zhongdao was dumbfounded when he heard this, Xu Ru ignored it, and said: "We are now far away from the Baishi and Qingzhou armies, and we should not be discovered. ”

"You're saying that Ah Xiu won't be aware of our existence."

"You're not stupid, you just told me yesterday about the enemy showing me and hiding and the surprise soldiers available."

"Then how can I keep Ah Xiu from seeing through it?"

"You are stupid, Fang Su is not stupid, not to mention that there is a godfather, you just go."

"I see you can't think of a way to pass the buck to others." Zhang Zhongdao muttered, and disappeared into the night.

Xu Ru saw that he saw through it, and couldn't help but blush, but fortunately, no one noticed it in the night.

More than 1,000 Qingfeng spirit riders are immersed in the night like thick ink, quiet as a slur, occasionally the sound of war horses snorting, especially harsh, and the chirping insects in the grass are endless, as if they want to exhaust their lives in a limited number.

The ranger returned to the newspaper, and the afternoon horse camp was several miles away. In a moment, more than 1,000 horsemen and Qingfeng Camp were together, and Xu Ruyu saw the leader of the team with a broad face and long hair, which was his godfather Chen Ang.

Chen Ang was busy with military affairs and traveled between several cities, but the Qichuan City where Xu Ruyu was stationed made him feel at ease, so when he met with Gan'er, he said that there was not a lot of good, and at this time he heard that Xu Ruyu was already outside the city, and he couldn't help but feel like a calf, and personally led a thousand afternoon horses to cooperate with Xu Ruyu's hidden plot.

Except for a few slight sounds from afar, there was no movement, and with Chen Ang's ability, it was also close to Lixu, and his keen mind caught the existence of this elite horseman, like a fierce beast lurking in the night.

Chen Ang was overjoyed in his heart, Qingfeng Jing rode under the leadership of Xu Ruyu, and in just half a year, he was reborn and faintly squeezed into the ranks of the strongest elite soldiers in the world.

Xu Ruyu turned over and dismounted, greeted Chen Ang, and saw that the horseshoe and palm of the horse spirit were wrapped in thick cloth, and the end of the halberd was also wrapped in thick cloth, and he thought: When the horse spirit rode in, the tail tip of the halberd hit the ground, and the sound was similar to that of the horse's hooves, confusing the master of listening to the enemy camp, making him think that there were 2,000 cavalry densely out of the city, and now Yin Weixiu not only can't think of the existence of the Qingfeng camp, but also will be confused by the doubtful array, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to sleep tonight.

Xu Ruyu ordered everyone in the Qingfeng cavalry camp to wrap the horse's hooves in thick cloth in the same way, and praised Chen Ang: "The method of wrapping the long halberd is really wonderful. I don't know who thinks? ”

Chen Ang was surprised: "Isn't it you? ”

The two of them suddenly came to their senses, and looked at Zhang Zhongdao together, only to see him raise his hand and scratch his head, as if he was a little embarrassed.

Chen Ang said with a smile: "Wanling has added another general. ”

There are few people in the family who do not advocate martial arts, so there are many brave people, and there will be no shortage of brave generals who charge into battle, Xu Ruyu has improved a lot of martial arts in the past few months, and he is still not a first-class player in Wanling, but he is the most rare general with both wisdom and bravery. Wanling can be called a general who is good at strategy and bravery, except for Chen Ang, there are only a few people such as Chen Yu, Fang Su, and Zhang Jidao. Although Zhang Zhongdao Wuyong can be called a leader among the young generation in the East China Sea, he has always been scheming, so he is not of great use to Chen Ang, and his position is not as good as his brother Zhang Jidao.

Now seeing Zhang Zhongdao saying this strange idea, how can he not be happy, and he was busy holding his hand, and Xu Ruyu's hand, and the three of them stepped into the Xinfeng City Guard Mansion side by side. Fang Su and Xinfeng had already prepared a banquet in the hall.

Fang Su pulled Xu Ruyu and said loudly: "Ruyu, when everyone in Xinfeng heard that General Qingfeng came to help in person, they all crawled out of the bed, to see what strange you look like, why you can frighten the enemy to flee every time." ”

Although Xu Ruyu fought around Xinfeng several times, he had no time to enter Xinfeng City, so it was the first time he met everyone in Xinfeng. When everyone heard Fang Su say this, they laughed together.

Xu Ru foolishly saw that the banquet was full of ordinary pork and mutton dishes, and knew that it was arranged by Fang Su, who knew his surname well, and looked at him gratefully. After a hasty dinner, Xu Ruyu wanted to ask about Xinfeng's war situation.

Fang Su said: "Deeper leaks, let's go ahead with the military discussion tomorrow." After that, he led everyone to retreat, leaving only Xu Ruyu and Chen Ang, so that they could tell about the relationship between father and son.

Chen Ang grabbed Xu Ruyu's hand and came to the side hall. After Xu Ruyu came to Wanling, the two only hurriedly gathered in the Duwei Mansion and said, Xinfeng was besieged, and Chen Ang stayed in Xinfeng to preside over the defense. Later, they were all busy with the affairs at hand, and it was rare to see each other. Speaking of which, the two have been together for less than ten days. Xu Ruyu said that he repeatedly attacked the enemy in the Qichuan area, and Chen Ang was very relieved to hear it, but he was worried about his martial arts cultivation. The Qingfeng Battalion has become the most elite unit in Wanling, and the opponents it faces are quite tough, although Xu Ruyu's skills have made great progress, but in the army with such masters, it is not outstanding. If Xu Ruyu had an accident on the battlefield, he would regret it, but he was indispensable in the army, and Chen Ang was most worried about it. Zhang Zhongdao refused Chen Ang's promotion, which was in Chen Ang's hands. Zhang Zhongdao is a leader among the young generation in the East China Sea, and having him by Xu Ruyu's side can make people feel a lot more at ease, and he will not let him lead the troops, but do Xu Ruyu's auxiliary position, which means that he will maintain Xu Ruyu's thoughtfulness on the battlefield. Even so, Chen Ang was still not very relieved, and pulled out dozens of good hands from the clan to form Xu Ruyu's Jingwei.

So he is also most concerned about Xu Ruyu's martial arts progress.

Xu Ruyu said abruptly: "Now if you want to win one of your subordinates, you have to sweat." ”

Chen Ang said with a smile: "The left lieutenants of the Qingfeng Battalion all have the strength of the battalion lieutenant or above, and they are all masters ranked before fifty in Wanling, what are you dissatisfied with defeating them?" ”

Xu Ruyu thought about it, learning martial arts is a matter of going further, and it can't be done overnight, so he immediately asked Chen Ang about the doubts in his heart for half a year.

Originally, you can ask Chen Pre about the doubts about the shocking trick, and Chen Pre will also know everything and say everything. It's just that Xu Ruyu has a gap in his heart, and he doesn't mention anything about the magic trick. Although it is said that they practice a kind of Dan Xi together, everyone has their own experience, which is also the secret of personal exclusivity, the relationship between Chen Yu and Xu Ruyu is finally separated by a layer, Xu Ruyu does not ask him, and it is inconvenient for him to take the initiative to mention it.

Seeing that he was still stubborn, Chen Ang smiled slightly, and was not angry, and said: "The ancestor was on the high ground in the rain, and when he saw the thunder and lightning snake attacking, the power was terrifying, and he felt something. After that, he deduced the principles of yin and yang, studied the human body, and it took 30 years to create an amazing trick. ”

"Although the magic trick is extremely subtle, and the power of the general is terrifying, it is very demanding for those who practice."

Xu Ruyu didn't know that the Shocking Trick had been a small success, but he didn't understand the difficulty of the Shocking Technique, so he asked Chen Ang: "Ruyu practiced the Shocking Technique, and was forced by the injury, and unconsciously reached the realm of the Imperial Essence, but he couldn't grasp the subtleties of it. ”

Chen Ang said: "The meridian points of people are all over the body, the five internal organs, and are also known as the five loss points: well, xing, loss, meridian, and combination. The five organs are subject to the essence of the five grains, breeding the essence element, and the essence element is born out of the well point, slipping through the Xing acupoint, injecting the acupoint, traveling through the meridians, converging in the acupoint, nourishing the muscles and bones. In the practice of Dan Breath Technique, it is not to be guided by goodness, and the rich Dan Breath in the Acupoint is stored in the Dantian or Dan Mansion and used to make use of it. 'Yuan' is the origin, the meaning of the original qi. The original acupoint is the part where the original qi of the viscera passes through and remains. The twelve meridians have an original acupoint in each of the four limbs, also known as the "twelve primordial points". In the Six Yang Sutras, the original acupoints exist alone, and the Six Yin Sutras are based on loss. Dan Xi from the original acupoint out of the convergence of the acupoint of the route, everyone is born like this, can not change also, do not be blocked, then sick, if it is retrograde, light paralysis, heavy is violent death. Therefore, the Dan breath technique is called 'original breath'. ”

"The ancestors were great, looking for the scriptures, studying the original place of the scriptures, and creating the Danxi thaumaturgy. As long as Knowledge is guided, the birth of the original breath and the breath of menstruation are greatly accelerated, so that those who practice martial arts are physically strong and gradually surpass ordinary people. However, there are twelve routes through which the original well is combined, which is exactly the twelve strange scriptures, and the common people's hearts are of no other use, and Knowledge can only lead to two symmetrical strange scriptures. The technique of guidance is still the secret of each family, however, the main water of the kidneys, the essence of the five organs is removed from the breeding of the original breath, and the remaining essence is merged into the kidneys, the male decanate essence, the female dehydration (menstruation), the well point of the kidney is the foot spring acupoint, which can be used to practice the essence of the Dan breath is also the most abundant, and the superior Dan breath technique is not the breath of the spring. ”

Chen Ang explained the process of practicing refinement and reincarnation in simple terms, and Xu Ruyu's doubts were relieved, and he also knew that only those who were as successful as Chen Ang could understand the principle of Dan breath operation in this way. In the past, I practiced by myself, but I only knew how to follow the amazing formula, but I never delved into the reason.

Chen Ang continued: "Heaven and earth are located between the Ren pulse and the Du pulse, ordinary people are born and occluded, that is, Xiao Zhou Tian is not connected, and there are few people who are born with Xiao Zhou Tian to be proficient, this kind of person can be said to be the world's unparalleled martial arts peerless material, even if he does not practice martial arts, his courage is also greatly beyond ordinary people. ”

Xu Ruyu said: "The world often says that Xiao Zhou Tian is connected, but it is into the innate realm, where does it come from? ”

Chen Ang said: "Before the Heaven and Earth Aperture was penetrated, the essence that could be used to refine and transform into Dan Xi was all the essence of the five grains, and the amount of essence obtained was limited in food. ”

Xu Ruyu said: "I can understand why ordinary people can't use Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng and other things to eat, because the essence is too much, and it breeds essence and pill breath, and ordinary people can't bear it." ”

Seeing that he could give this example, Chen Ang knew that he had fully comprehended what he had said earlier, and couldn't help but be surprised at the high level of his comprehension, and then said: "That's right, if a person who practices martial arts eats it, it will be of great benefit. After the heaven and earth are connected, the breath enters the hole and internalizes the essence, and the essence overflows into the outside of the hole, and the essence flows through the heaven and the earth without stopping, and it reaches the realm of the most spiritual and subtle, which is connected with the pure heaven and earth vitality. ”

Xu Ruyu said suddenly: "The essence of the five grains is also the breeding of the vitality of heaven and earth, if it can penetrate the heaven and earth, it will be like trees and grass, and accept the vitality of heaven and earth for its own use." ”

Chen Ang praised: "Your foolish surname is so high, it is really rare in the world. ”

Xu Ruyu's face was slightly red, and he said embarrassedly: "After Wanling woke up, Ruyu has been confused by such a question, thinking about it all night, always not clear, and now I heard what my godfather said, and I suddenly understood it." If I were to hear this at first glance, I would not be able to touch the north. ”

Chen Ang said: "Your Dan Breath has reached the realm of Imperial Essence Nourishment, and it is only natural that you can comprehend this. At that moment, I talked to him about some city defense and military affairs, and before I knew it, the blue light was shining through the window paper, and it was already early in the morning. The two stopped talking and went back to their rooms to rest.

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