Chapter 42: Xiao Qianye
When Wujian saw the old man in the yellow shirt, the fear in the depths of his soul made him tremble, and the double axe in his hand was almost unstable. No matter who the powerhouse of the peak realm of the eight leaves faces, at least he should have the power to protect himself. But in this piece of wind and snow, the black tip is not to mention the fighting spirit, but even the strength to escape feels like it is gradually disappearing.
In such a place, the old people who can appear will naturally not be ordinary old people. Dozens of masters of the Cold Yin Sect were constantly reaping the lives of Tieli soldiers. The most terrifying thing about these most feared ascetics is not their strength, but their cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness, it is true that in the face of imperial soldiers, Tieli people can also fight the imperial people with national hatred, but they can't show such a calm attitude like the disciples of the Hanyin Sect, which is indifferent to life in their bones.
This group of ascetics believed only in the coldest snow and ice in heaven and earth, like a group of assassins from the underworld. And in such a group of people, an old man stood in the middle, and there was only one result that Wu Jian could think of.
Old Man of Yellow Springs.
For the Tieli people, the name of the old man of Huangquan is like the ghost king in the depths of hell, in a sense, the Tieli people are afraid of Xiang Wu, and there is a very little awe in the fear. Because Xiang Wu, the world's number one general, can indeed impress opponents. But for the old man of Huangquan, they only have instinctive deep fear.
This fear comes from the insurmountable nature of human beings, that is, the fear of cold.
"Why would an existence like yours be willing to help the Imperials?" Wu Jian plucked up his courage and said.
The old man of Huangquan didn't expect this Tieli man to ask such a question.
"The Han Yin Sect has actually been helping the empire, but your country doesn't know about it. Besides, the Han Yin Sect was within the empire after all. Old man Huang Quan said. As he spoke, he took a step forward.
The black tip couldn't move.
Because the whole calf has been frozen. Wujian knew that he was in danger, and said, "You know the wind and snow, so you should know why we are going south!" ”
Old Man Huang Quan raised his eyebrows, although he did not have eyebrows, and the wrinkles appeared deeper. Of course, he knew the reason why the Tieli people went south, but the people of the Han Yin Sect did not have compassion for the world.
"You can choose to submit to the Empire."
"Impossible! The Empire has driven our people here, and they have killed so many of us over the years, that we would rather die in battle than surrender to the Empire. ”
The black tip wanted to use his internal strength to shatter the ice on his legs. But in an instant, the ice quickly spread below the black tip neck as if it were some kind of spreading living thing.
The nine-leaf peak facing the eight-leaf peak is not an absolute realm suppression. But in the wind and snow that even the Tieli people are afraid of, the strength of the old man of Huangquan is like a dragon entering the sea. The wind and snow in the sky are all his weapons and his help. In such a situation, even if Wujian reached the peak realm of the Nine Leaves, it would never be possible to defeat the old man of Huangquan by half a point.
"I'd rather die than surrender, then die."
Wu Jian, the fifth general of Tie Li Kingdom, was no longer able to say anything. The powerhouse of the peak realm of the Eight Leaves became an ice sculpture in an instant. This kind of thing keeps happening in this land, and after there are no generals, the Tieli army retreats frantically and flees in all directions. But they were too slow to escape. And the powerhouses of the Cold Hidden Sect who emerged from the snow were even faster.
The old man walked very slowly, and walked towards the imperial camp step by step with his pestle and cane. As he passed by Wujian, his eyelids moved. In the next moment, the enemy general's body was torn apart and shattered into ice slag on the ground.
The old man Huang Quan has been gone for a long time and has never looked back, he is very confident in the strength of the master of the sect. No matter how much military strength the Tieli people had, the Han Yin Sect would be able to stop them in this land. Because of the wind and snow. If it is placed in a hot place, even if dozens of masters of the Cold Yin Sect are exhausted, the number of Tieli soldiers in the face of drugs is the limit. But in the midst of the wind and snow, especially in this coldest winter ever, the strength of the Cold Yin Sect was dozens of times stronger.
In this battle, the Hanyin Sect sent a total of forty of the top masters of the sect, annihilated one of the main generals of the Tieli people, and more than 3,700 people, and let the remaining more than 26,000 soldiers escape back to the Fog Prison Valley, returning in vain. The Cold Yin Sect did not suffer any casualties.
After the old man returned to the camp, Xiang Wu treated him as a guest. The battle boosted the morale of the Imperial army. They didn't expect the strength of this group of Jianghu warriors to be so strong. Now that the Tieli people have been repulsed, although it is only a small victory of no less than 4,000 people, for the empire, winning time is the most important thing.
Whether it is to survive until the arrival of summer, or to survive until the medicine of the Tieli people loses its effectiveness, or to wait until Xiang Wu's injuries heal, it will increase the chances of victory in this war for the empire. But the Tieli people won't give them time to breathe. Therefore, now that the Hanyin Sect has cut off the attack of the Tieli people, it is of great significance to the empire.
Xiang Wu sighed, the nine major factions are worthy of being the foundation of the rivers and lakes, even the most forbearant Han Yin Sect can defeat thousands of troops with forty people, such a strength even he did not expect. It's just that Xiang Wu also concluded that the Tieli people would not give up.
"The old-timers have worked hard. Now that the military situation is urgent, if it weren't for my serious injuries, I would not have let my predecessors face the risk of this war. ”
Xiang Wu's strength is still above the old man of Huangquan, no matter how strong the old man of Huangquan is in the wind and snow, such an advantage cannot overcome the gap brought by the extreme intention, Xiang Wu in Huangquan's impression is an arrogant general, but now it seems that this general is actually not a reckless man, but Xiang Wu's expression is always too stiff, full of murderous atmosphere, which makes people afraid. The old man Huangquan said: "The general doesn't need to worry too much, my Hanyin Sect will guard the defense line for the general until the general recovers." ”
Xiang Wu said: "The Tieli people can't afford it, I think my predecessors and I should know that this year's winter is a little abnormal. I'm afraid the Tieli people will organize a stronger offensive. Although Hredub was injured by me a month ago, it was a fluke that the situation at that time was actually able to hurt him. The old gentleman's strength is superb, and there is no one to beat in this ice and snow, but I estimate that Hredub's injuries will heal soon, and the necessary passage between the Fog Prison Valley and the Frost River is guarded by the masters of your sect, and I am afraid that Hredub will come in person. ”
The old man of Huangquan said: "I have never heard that there has never been an example of the Nine Leaves Peak Realm defeating the Extreme Intent, and the old man also wants to try the strength of this Tieli King. ”
Xiang Wu said: "The old-timers still need to be careful. This time, the Tieli Kingdom invaded our empire and made sufficient preparations, in addition to the ten generals of the Tieli Kingdom, I am afraid that there will be warriors from the empire to meet them. ”
Old Man Huangquan didn't know how Xiang Wu's speculation came about, but he still nodded. This old man, who is more than ten years older than Master Zhang Tianshi and Master Fangzheng, has the wisdom of the rivers and lakes and the sense of crisis that ordinary people cannot match.
"Since the general said that it was cold, if you want to come to the realm of the general, you should be able to sense that breath more clearly than the old decay." Old Man Huangquan said.
Xiang Wu was silent for a moment and then sighed and said, "The old-timers must know the world's evaluation of the Tieli people, the Northern Barbarians, the Bing Kui people, and the descendants of the Snow Devils. This is an intentional act of the Empire, and I don't actually approve of it. Although the Tieli people are opponents, their performance on the battlefield is speechless. The empire hopes that the people will never hate the Tieli people, but in fact, it is only to prepare for the future conquest of the northern regions and enslavement of the Tieli people. ”
Li Nianyun and Zhong Yunxiu were both in the camp tent, and what Xiang Wu said, they had heard it for the first time.
"I have been fighting with the Tieli people for a long time, and I understand them best, they are human beings, and they are people who want to live. Heredub was supposed to be a benevolent king. If the Tieli are willing to surrender, I am willing to convince the Imperial Court to accept them on their behalf. ”
The old man Huang Quan said: "The Tieli people will not surrender, and the imperial family will not accept such a surrender. The general is right, demonizing the opponent is just to make future wars easier to control. ”
Xiang Wu sneered: "What the old-timers said is that I always thought that my blood was iron-blooded, and my heart was also iron-hearted, and I would not sympathize with anyone on the battlefield, but that group of politicians outside the battlefield was actually more ruthless than me." It's just that this is a war to defend my country after all, I can't refuse, and I must bring victory to the empire. ”
The old man of Huangquan asked, "Even if such a victory means that there will be no more Tieli people from now on?" ”
Xiang Wu said without hesitation: "That's right. ”
The old man Huang Quan nodded and said, "The general is determined, but he can be regarded as the same kind of person as the old man." It's just that the general has ever thought that if the breath of the Far North is removed, even if the Tieli people will not surrender, if there is no existential crisis, if the cold in the North suddenly eases very much, maybe they will fade. ”
It's not that Xiang Wu hasn't thought about this problem, it's just that the legend has been deeply rooted in his mind, and he said: "Senior, it's a bit embarrassing to say this, but in the face of the northernmost breath, I'm afraid. ”
The old man Huang Quan smiled, and his old skin was squeezed together.
"Don't say that the general is afraid, I'm afraid that Heredub and all the Tieli people will be afraid. Moreover, old decay is also afraid. Old man Huang Quan said.
"Although the old man is not afraid of the cold of the extreme north, the skill of Heavenly Frost and Cold Qi cannot get rid of that breath, it can only make that breath stronger. I have killed many people in my life, some of them are right and some of them are wrong, but in the end, I can find my own peace. If you can't get rid of the breath of the Northern Regions, General, in the future history books, you may be the one who slaughtered hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Tieli people. ”
The old man Huang Quan said: "I hope the general can find his own peace." ”
Xiang Wu said: "As a general, he has already abandoned good and evil, good and evil,"
The old man Huangquan didn't say much, and this conversation made Li Nianyun and Zhong Yunxiu a little incomprehensible. However, Li Nianyun, as one of the heads of the nine major factions, is not much weaker than the old man of Huangquan in terms of strength, and he can also faintly feel that in the extreme north, there is a looming aura, which can be perceived thousands of miles away, it should be a terrifying aura.
Although Li Nianyun was curious, he didn't have the idea of going to find out. In his opinion, there are many powerful species in the ancient period between heaven and earth, which are by no means comparable to human beings, even if most of them have died in the changes of time, but what remains still has the majesty of the ancient kings.
Xiang Wu was afraid, the old man of Huangquan was afraid, and Li Nianyun was also afraid, but Li Nianyun and the old man of Huangquan and Xiang Wu did not know that in the depths of the Snow Demon Zone in the extreme north, there were already two human powerhouses stepping in, but even these two people were afraid.
There is no justice in this war, and the conversation between Huang Quan and Xiang Wu only proves this.
The Tieli people went south in order to survive, and their reluctance to submit to the empire was not only hatred, but also because of their blood. Their wars are not unjust. And Xiang Wu defended the country, was ordered to resist the enemy, for the people of Shuangchuan, for the integrity and majesty of the empire, he went to the Northern Regions. Again, it cannot be said that it is wrong.
It's just that it is understood in both the upper echelons of the empire and the top of the military that there is no just war in this world.
The ambitions of the Tieli people will not stop after occupying the frost river, and if Xiang Wu drives away the Tieli people, it is very likely that the Tieli people will all freeze to death and disappear into history.
However, no one wants to be a loser.
……
Heleyue always knew that this war would be tragic. He is good at fiddling with people's hearts. After more than 26,000 Tieli soldiers returned in vain, Heleiyue investigated and learned that the empire had received the help of the Hanyin Sect of the Jianghu Sect. Unlike the others, Heleiyue was not a typical Tieli person, he was not afraid of the people of the Hanyin Sect, and after learning that the Hanyin Sect had made a move, Heleiyue was extremely excited. He really wanted to personally lead the team to fight against the Han Yin Sect, he liked the feeling of corpses everywhere, he didn't want to stop fighting for a moment, of course, he was far away from danger but could witness the danger of fighting.
In the recent battle, in the decisive battle north of the Imperial Company Camp, 30,000 troops slaughtered more than 57,000 people in the Empire, which made Heleiyue excited. Especially looking at the indistinguishable picture of the corpses of the Tieli people and the Imperial people, he was on the valley, riding a horse, feeling the bloody breath in the cold wind, and enjoying it incomparably.
There was not much time left for Heleiyue, he really didn't expect the empire to survive a month, and the effect of the medicine taken by the soldiers of Tieli might end in less than a month. He must convince everyone to overcome their fears of the Han Yin Sect and let them fight hard.
Heleiyue, who is at the peak of the Nine Leaves realm, naturally doesn't care about the ruin of the country and the death of the family, but how many winters can she wait for such a war? So he was in a hurry.
After hearing the news that the army had been repelled by the Hanyin Sect, Heleyue kept herself in the camp tent. His staff member was a young man named Crewe.
Heleyue never left anyone in the tent, because when he was alone in the tent, he took off his mask and revealed the joy of those wars.
It's just that after Crewe reported the military situation on the front line, Heleyue instantly had a premonition that it might be another tragic war that was coming, and he was a little carried away with excitement, and the expression on his face kept changing, sometimes calm, sometimes fanatical. Even forgot to let Crewe out.
As Heleiyue's army, Kru has always admired the number two combat force of the Tieli Kingdom. In the eyes of Crewe and countless other soldiers, Heleiyue was the pillar of the Tieli Kingdom, and Heleiyue gave them a reason to fight. And under the many speeches of Heleiyue, they are always full of courage to die and hatred for the empire.
In the words of Helemoon, hatred and courage bring strength.
But Crewe had never seen such a look on Heleiyue's face. At this time, someone outside the camp came to report, saying that a warrior asked to see him and told him that there was a way to repel the Han Yin Sect. A powerful aura brought Heleyue back to her senses from the fantasy of corpses everywhere.
Crewe retired, guessing that General Hurley might just be a little tired, so he looked a little odd. After Crewe exited the camp, Crewe met a native of the Central Plains.
This person wears a hat and wears a little thin, in the fog prison valley where the frost and snow are full of birds and beasts, such a person is like a man in a cloth who fishes alone in the cold river and snow. It's just that oppressive feeling of suffocation reminds Crewe that this is a very dangerous place to exist.
Crewe had never felt like this before, and when he passed by, Crewe saw the face under the hat, a very resolute face, a smile on the corner of his mouth, a little wild, some evil.
As the peak realm of the Nine Leaves, Heleiyue naturally ignored such a powerful aura, but she understood more how strong the person who came was. He knew a little about the Central Plains martial artists, but he had never seen this person.
"Who are you?" Heleyue said.
"Businessman." Mock said.
"It's not a place to do business." Heleyue said.
"Where there are people, there is business." Mock said.
"What kind of business should be done by a person who may have entered the realm of extreme intentions?" Heleyue said.
"You love to see so many people die for you from God's perspective." The clothier said this coldly.
Murderous intent rises suddenly. Heleyue's eyes widened.
"This is a very good quality, there are countless pastimes in this world, there is only one life, and it is a very sacred and interesting thing to use the death of others as a pastime." The voice of the clothed guest is very magnetic, but the content of the words makes people shudder.
Helei Yuezi stared at the cloth carefully for a long time, and burst out laughing: "I just said that the Central Plains people are very interesting, but my brother Wang still doesn't believe it." It was Mizo before, and now it's you, and it seems that there are still people in this world who can understand me. ”
"The general's taste is so elegant, admirable, and so is Mizo, that kid is obsessed with poison, the world says that life and death are big things, but only people study how to live, no one studies how to die, Mizo is very good, his poison can make people die very valuable." Just like the soldiers of your country. ”
Heleyue was a little puzzled: "Do you know Mizo?" ”
"He's my subordinate. ”
Heleiyue suddenly said: "I see, I said that the pharmacists of the Central Plains would come to me thousands of miles away." It turned out to be what you meant. Your Excellency's strength is extraordinary, I'm afraid that the realm is not below my brother Wang, and you haven't asked for a name yet? ”
The cloth guest said: "Xiao Qianye. ”
Heleiyue said: "So, Brother Xiao, Mizang found me and provided us with such great help to Tieli Kingdom, in fact, you instructed me. ”
He Leiyue was sure that she had not heard of Xiao Qianye's name. But there are indeed many hidden powerhouses among the warriors of the Central Plains. And about the rumors of Mizo, Heleiyue knew a little bit, a pharmacist and poison doctor who was restricted by the empire from using his medicine for the rest of his life. If such a person can live well and see himself smoothly, someone should really help him.
Xiao Qianye smiled: "That's right, Mizo is a very simple child, obsessed with academics, and he can't find an experimental subject. I just pointed him the way, and I listened to Yazo and had a great conversation with the general, and I thought that the general's personality should not be as boring and boring as the outside world said. ”
Heleyue clapped her hands and laughed: "Interesting. Brother Xiao said that there is a way to defeat the Hanyin Sect, but Brother Xiao knows that I don't want the Hanyin Sect to retreat like this, and the empire is powerless to stop the current Tie Li. If it weren't for the Cold Hidden Sect, the empire would have failed too quickly, and I would have had a lot less fun. ”
Xiao Qianye said: "General, there are more vast battlefields waiting for you south of the Frost River, why bother with the present? Moreover, the combat power of the Han Yin Sect in the snow, even if the general personally led an army of 100,000, he could not break through. The time for the effect of the medicine is almost up, there are still hundreds of thousands of people in Shuangchuan, and there are still millions of civilians to be slaughtered south of Shuangchuan, and the general has elegant taste, so he should naturally understand what to choose. ”
Heleiyue was ecstatic, and the fanaticism in his eyes made his expression look a little hideous at the moment.
"Brother Xiao, you are from the Central Plains, why do you want to help Tie Li Kingdom?" Heleyue asked.
Xiao Qianye stood with his hands in his hands and said: "In this world, the weak live to survive, and the strong live for fun. Some people pursue inexhaustible wealth, and some people pursue supreme kendo. There are those who seek supreme power, those who desire to protect their country, those who are obsessed with poison, those who seek revenge, and those who seek to control people's hearts. ”
"Of course, there are generals like the general who take pleasure in the death of others. This is a time when there are geniuses and strong people everywhere, and all strong people have their own pleasures and pursuits. Xiao Qianye did not answer Heleiyue's question, but he had already answered.
He Leiyue said curiously: "Brother Xiao, what is your fun?" ”
Siu Qianye said: "I like chaos. The world is in turmoil, in order to witness the most wonderful era. ”
Heleiyue was attracted by this answer, there is no war in a peaceful and prosperous world, and without war, not many people will die. He clapped his hands and said, "Someone is obsessed with poison, it should be Mizo." As for Brother Xiao, the other people you mentioned seem to be Brother Xiao's subordinates as well. ”
Xiao Qianye didn't expect that this General Helei was quite smart. Xiao Qianye did not hide it, and said very calmly:
"I once started an organization. With the help of the empire, many talents were recruited. There are the first merchant of the empire, the one of the Hidden Sword Villa, the high priest of Haotian who plays with people's hearts and beliefs, and the former sword god who was betrayed by his peers. There are also the top echelons of the empire who have always wanted to stand at the top of power, and the strongest assassins in the world, they are all strong people in the world. The empire originally wanted to use this organization to suppress the charlatans. But I saw a completely different path. ”
Heleyue asked, "What is it?" ”
Xiao Qianye said: "That's exactly what I did for the general. ”
Heleiyue was still a little puzzled.
Xiao Qianye smiled and said: "So many powerhouses in different fields are gathered together, whether it is financial strength, power, or combat power, they are the most terrifying in the entire rivers and lakes, and the damage they can cause is unimaginable, such combat power, Tie Li, Wanzang Tribe, Empire, Southern Barbarian Secret Realm, and even the martial arts factions probably want to use it, and I, I will always appear when they need it." ”
Heleiyue understood.
A good mercenary can complete the task cleanly, while a smart and good mercenary can ensure that he will always have a task.
Provide combat power for other forces, but not limited to one side, so that the war will never end, and the troubled times will last forever.
This is what Xiao Qianye wants to do and is doing.
"So if one day, the empire asks Brother Xiao for help, Brother Xiao will also help." Heleyue said.
"Of course, if one side annexes the other, the game is over." Xiao Qianye said.
If such an answer is Heredub, he will inevitably refuse to cooperate with Xiao Qianye. But Heleiyue is different, Heleiyue even thinks that this clothed guest has a charm that fascinates him.
"It's a good conversation, and since that's the case, I'll bother Brother Xiao to help me teach me a lesson from the Hanyin Sect." Heleiyue laughed. He wanted to know how capable this man who was trying to create a troubled world was.
Xiao Qianye didn't say anything more, got up and left.
The sky was cloudy, and it was daylight, but it was like dawn. Behind the company camp in the Fog Prison Valley, Heredubu also learned about the Hanyin Sect's assistance to the empire. He was anxious because the smell of the north was becoming more and more obvious.
Not long afterward, his royal brother Heleiyue came to his tent and told him that someone had already dealt with the people of the Hanyin Sect for them, and that they would only have to wait another day.
Heredub should have been glad to hear the news, knowing that his brother, though he had some strange desires, never spoke big of him.
Just looking at the black and oppressive sky, Heredub's heart never got rid of the boredom.
He had been at war with the Empire for a long time, and victory was now at hand, but he felt extremely uneasy, he did not know the origin of this unease, but vaguely felt as if the world was going to be in chaos. Looking at the black clouds overhead, the king of the Tieli Kingdom said to himself:
"It's going to change."
(Xiao Qianye's identity, I think you have already guessed it, well, this broken story is really ink, more than 600,000 words before the first big boss appeared 23333,)
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