Chapter Forty-Four: The End of the South
Lin Tao's expression moved, and he listened to Liu Ji continue: "Although the king of Ruyang is the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, because he is upright, he has made many enemies in the court. Among them, Prince Rong has the greatest prejudice against him, and the two can be called mortal enemies! ”
"Prince Narong is the father-in-law of the current emperor, and he is deeply gracious, although he does not have any position in the court, he is very able to speak in front of the emperor. If the king of Ruyang loses troops this time, if he is asked to report to the emperor and seriously injured a few words, judging from the mediocrity of the previous emperor, he will inevitably let the king of Ruyang return to Beijing to recount his crimes! ”
Two days later.
According to Liu Ji's strategy, Lin Tao sent people to Beijing with heavy gifts to visit Prince Rong, these royal princes and nobles even though they have countless family assets, but they still can't resist the temptation of money, plus he is already at odds with the King of Ruyang, and he is willing to pull his hind legs, so he should deal with this matter in a few words.
"Father, we can't withdraw from the army at this time! Now we have not achieved an inch, but we have lost so many soldiers and horses, once we go back, we will definitely be condemned by the emperor for a serious crime. Besides, I've figured out the details of the Emei faction, and it only takes a few more days."
"Enough!" The king of Ruyang directly interrupted Wang Baobao's words, waved the edict in his hand and said: "The king's order must not be violated!" ”
If the Yuan soldiers want to leave, Lin Tao will not let him go so easily, not only uniting the people of the rivers and lakes of the three mountains and five mountains to block it, but also sending Lan Yu to let him lead the army to follow and cover up, and he has gained countless burdens along the way!
The Emei faction withstood the onslaught of 300,000 yuan soldiers, not only did not lose its strength, but it was like being reborn from the ashes, all of them with a sharp spirit. Seeing this, the disciples of the other sects were all shocked in their hearts, and some of the people who were cautious hurriedly stopped and put on a deferential appearance.
After this battle, the Emei faction completely established the identity of the first sect of the righteous path, and under the deterrence of the bright sword, even Shaolin Wudang was willing to be the tail of the phoenix. Lin Tao's personal prestige has reached the level of the sky, and he has steadily suppressed the Mingjiao Sect that has thwarted the six factions.
In the secret room behind the Emei Golden Palace, Lin Tao's eyes were closed, running his internal strength, only to 'see' that there were three true qi of different natures in his body that were constantly circulating, although they were safe with each other, Lin Tao always felt that this kind of peace would not be maintained for a long time.
"Hopefully nothing will happen before I leave this world!" Lin Tao calmed down and thought secretly. Now he is practicing the three internal forces, although none of them can be compared with the "Jiuyang Divine Skill", but the sum of the content of the three exercises is far more than the Jiuyang Divine Skill.
There was nothing important at the moment, and Lin Tao also began to think about the next step: "If the internal qi cultivated by Emei Jiuyang Gong and Wudang Jiuyang Gong can reach the first-class and advanced level, then my internal strength can be comparable to ordinary first-class top powerhouses." When the time comes, with the Qingyi Divine Technique and the Heavenly Sword, even Zhang Wuji will not be able to fight! ”
"However, the cultivation of internal strength relies on water grinding work, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve any results in a short period of time, but I can take this opportunity to find a few helpers."
Thinking of this, Lin Tao suddenly remembered the two things he promised to Ah Dafang Dongbai, and it was time to complete it.
in the main hall.
"Ah Da, you used to be the head of the four elders of the Beggar Gang, and your cultivation is profound, presumably the skills of the other elders will not be bad, maybe you can contact them?"
Ah Da Ying said: "That is, although I am the head of the four, but only because I am old and joined the gang earlier, I have nothing to do with martial arts. I think that the reputation of the four of us in the rivers and lakes back then was not weaker than that of the four ** kings of Mingjiao. ”
"Although they have all retired now, I have gained a little after many inquiries over the years. However, if you want them to get out of the mountain, you need to complete those two things. ”
Lin Tao frowned and said, "Didn't Shi Huolong stay in the beggar gang?" ”
"Humph! That is not the Shi Gang Master at all, I don't know who had the audacity to come up with such a thing as Li Daitao. It's only because I haven't found out the truth of what happened back then, so I have endured it to this day. ”
Lin Tao thought about it for a while, according to the original book, there is still a period of time before Zhang Wuji and the others come back. At this time, it is too late to go to the Zhongnan Ancient Tomb. Therefore, he said: "I already have some eyebrows about the matter of Shi Gang Master, and I still need to go to the Zhongnan Ancient Tomb for this matter!" ”
As soon as this sentence came out, the acting value was immediately deducted by 20 points, which made Lin Tao feel a pain in his flesh, but there was nothing to do. Fortunately, during this time, Lin Tao was torn between several women such as Xiao Zhao and Zhu'er, and his acting skills also increased a lot, and he could barely break even.
He found that every time he was close to Xiao Zhao and other beauties, his acting value would rise, and he almost pushed Xiao Zhao last time, and his acting value rose by eighteen points, and Lin Tao estimated that if he really pushed it, it would rise by more than thirty points. This characteristic also made him speechless, could it be that Wei Bi was destined to live on a woman's belly.
Jungnam Mountain.
The birthplace of the Quanzhen School of Taoism, the terrain is dangerous, the road is rugged, there are five large valleys, more than 100 small valleys, and hundreds of miles.
Lin Tao and the others rushed to the foot of the mountain after four or five days of starry nights, because the matter was critical, Lin Tao didn't bring too many people, just two people with Ah Da.
At this time, although the ancient tomb sect was rarely heard of in the rivers and lakes, it was quite famous in the Zhongnan generation, but the owner of the ancient tomb did not go out of the mountain all year round, and as long as others did not ask for trouble, they would be fine.
After looking for four or five people in a row to guide the way, Lin Tao and A Dafang found the entrance to the ancient tomb. Looking up at it, the first thing that catches your eye is 9 ancient cypresses that are still lush and verdant after thousands of years, vigorous and upright, and there is a stone spring pool not far from the west side, and there is a stone carved dragon head in it to spit water continuously. And in the center, there is a deep cave.
Lin Tao knew that the owner of the ancient tomb had a perverse temperament, and never paid attention to the people who visited, so he didn't say anything immediately, and walked directly to the cave. As soon as he entered the hole, he felt the breeze blowing, the cool air was blowing, and then he walked a few steps inward, the temperature dropped suddenly, although there was hard ice in midsummer, the cold was pressing, Lin Tao was unprepared, he was blown by the cold air, and suddenly sneezed.
The cave is extremely quiet, and the sound of sneezing can be heard far and wide, and it will last for a long time.
As soon as he wanted to continue walking, he heard the sound of gently scribbling the flute and chirping in the cave, as if there were several yaoqin and several dong flutes playing at the same time. The music was ethereal, if there was nothing, but everyone heard it very clearly, but it flickered and flickered, and I don't know from which side.
I only heard the sound of the piano ringing three times in a row, and suddenly saw four girls in white walking out of the hole on the left, each holding a yaoqin in their hands. These four instruments are half as short and half as narrow as the usual seven-stringed harp, but they are also full of seven strings. The four girls walked a few steps and then stood still.
Follow the hole on the right into four black-clothed girls, each holding a long black flute, but this flute is half longer than the common hole flute. The four girls in black walked a few steps and stood still.
Four white and four black, standing crossed, the music sounded on the four yaoqin, and then the dong flute joined the ensemble, and the music was extremely soft and elegant. In the midst of melodious music, a woman in a light yellow shirt walked out slowly.