This is a big world composed of the human realm, the god realm, and the nine nether realms, and the three realms are constantly in dispute, and the powerhouses of the three realms all use the worldly aura to cultivate in order to become stronger.

The human world is the largest and most populous of the three realms, and there is a piece of land with the most fertile and spiritual energy in the human world, which is called the Central Plains.

At this time, after the weakening of the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains was divided into three and collectively called the Three Hans, the south was occupied by the Li clan and the country was called the Tang Dynasty, the north was occupied by the Zhuyan clan and the country was called the Great Demon, and the western imperial state was controlled by the former Han royal family Liu and retained the national name of the Han Dynasty.

The Imperial Han Dynasty is the weakest of the three forces, but the Han Emperor is called the Son of Heaven and has dozens of feudal states, nominally the three Han Dynasty co-masters, and oppresses the Tang Emperor and the Demon Emperor.

At this time, on the official road a hundred miles outside Pingzhou City, the Great Demon Country, a team of people was hurrying away.

This is a group of cavalry, dressed in dark black armor, holding a sharp spear, a patterned sword hanging from the waist, a round shield on the back, and a brown black horse, which can travel thousands of miles in a day.

This look is the elite cavalry.

A splendid carriage was held tightly in the middle of the ranks by the cavalry.

In the carriage, a handsome young man dressed in white was quietly drinking fine wine, his name was Zhu Yanjing, and he was the illegitimate son of King Shin of the Great Demon Kingdom.

Zhuyan is the imperial surname of the Great Demon Kingdom, derived from the ancient surname of the Central Plains - Ji. And King Xin is the younger brother of the Demon Emperor, who is highly trusted and is sealed in Pingzhou.

Zhu Yanjing drank the wine in one gulp, his brows furrowed slightly, he had been on the road like this for two days, and his body and mind were tired.

In the eyes of others, he is just an illegitimate child who can't get on the stage, and he has never lived in the palace.

When he was eight years old, he was sent to the Shushan sect to practice and became a disciple of Shushan, but because he was young and thin, he was bullied a lot.

In the tempering again and again, he gradually learned to forbear, learned to meditate, faded his brainless impulses, and began to skillfully deal with the people who bullied him, and he was significantly less bullied.

After everything starts to look better, Zhu Yanjing meets someone who has completely changed him - his mentor.

The teacher was a well-known monk of the Three Realms, and he patiently taught the Shushan exercises to Zhu Yanjing.

Originally, everything was beautiful, but a sudden change completely shattered these.

The teacher died, and Zhuyan Jin was also completely destroyed in the accident, and was wanted by Shushan.

Zhu Yanjing found a remote village for refuge in embarrassment.

Three days ago, a team of cavalry from Xinwangfu came to the village, they found Zhu Yanjing, and were ordered to protect Zhu Yanjing and return to Xinwangfu.

Zhu Yanjing knew what this meant, as early as a year ago, Lao Xinwang died of illness, and everyone quarreled over the choice of heir.

Because, King Laoxin has no legal heir, and King Laoxin has a biological daughter and two adopted sons under his knees, neither of whom are eligible to inherit the throne.

At this time, someone thought of Zhu Yanjing, the illegitimate son, although in the laws of the Great Demon Kingdom, the illegitimate son was basically excluded from the heir candidate, but, in this case, Zhu Yanjing had something that the two adopted sons could not reach, and he had the bloodline of the Zhuyan clan.

On the issue of the heir, all parties in Pingzhou competed for a year, and finally reached a unanimous decision - Zhu Yanjing to inherit the title.

Pingzhou is one of the three northeastern states of the Great Demon Country, located on the coast of the North Sea, adjacent to the fierce dragon clan in the east, and has been in war all year round.

Zhu Yanjing knows the danger of going to Pingzhou this time, he is just an illegitimate son with no foundation in Pingzhou, even if he inherits the throne, he is still a puppet, and he is likely to become a cattle and sheep to be slaughtered.

However, he still decisively went to Pingzhou, and after experiencing that accident, he had nothing, lost his cultivation, and became a wasted person.

In such troubled times, there is only one way to die.

This trip to Pingzhou is an opportunity for him, and he will seize it tightly, he has never been a person who is willing to be mediocre.

Over the years, in the tempering of Shushan, he has learned too many truths about how to behave in the world, and he is young, but he has a calmness that does not match his age.

There was also a little girl with a good face in the carriage, she was a maid arranged by the Xinwang Mansion to serve Zhu Yanjing, named Xiaozhu.

Xiaozhu sat on the edge of Zhu Yanjing, carefully holding the wine jug, and when he saw that the cup was empty, he immediately poured the wine to its full.

Zhu Yanjing came back to his senses from his contemplation and took another drink.

At this time, he looked at Xiaozhu badly, and his fingers twisted and stretched out towards Xiaozhu.

Xiaozhu was shocked, her face was flushed, she subconsciously hid back, but the space on the carriage was small, and she had no way to retreat after moving twice.

Zhu Yanjing laughed proudly twice, and gently pinched it twice on Xiao Zhu's little face, which was so soft.

The funniest thing every day is to tease Xiaozhu.

Sometimes he was like a steady conspirator, sometimes like a mischievous child. Which one is the real him, no one knows.

"Xiaozhu, you must not have eaten well in the past two days, you have lost weight, and you don't feel as good as a few days ago. ”

Xiaozhu blushed, looked down at the tips of his shoes, and muttered, "Your Highness is joking with slaves and maids again." ”

When he first came to serve Zhu Yanjing, Xiaozhu was very restrained, for fear of doing something wrong and making Zhu Yanjing angry.

But after a few days of getting along, Xiaozhu has a new understanding of this new master, she feels that Zhu Yanjing is different from other masters, he treats his subordinates and guards very peacefully, and even takes the initiative to care about them, laughing with them, there is a sense of intimacy, there is no condescending feeling.

Gradually, Xiaozhu became less restrained, she took the initiative to chat with Zhu Yanjing, and was often amused by Zhu Yanjing.

Zhu Yanjin let go of the hand that pinched his face and reclined down in satisfaction.

Finally going to Pingzhou City, no accident, you can enter the city before dusk today, the road is very smooth, you can breathe a sigh of relief.

"Whoosh".

A feathered arrow passed through the window of the carriage, slashed through Zhu Yanjing's eyes, and pierced deep into the carriage board.

Attacked!

Zhu Yanjing's expression was cold, and he immediately grabbed Xiaozhu, and the two of them lay in the carriage, dodging sharp arrows.

"Whoosh ......" a dense rain of arrows flew towards the carriage.

The cavalry outside the carriage quickly removed their shields and held the carriage tightly, and they quickened their march so fast that their horses were like lightning.

Hundreds of arrows streaked across the sky and shot at the ranks, and the cavalry continued to fall from their horses, but the cavalrymen remained in formation, and if someone was killed, someone quickly took his place, and the whole team was not in a mess.

The sound of horses' hooves, feathered arrows breaking through the air, and the sound of cavalry falling off their horses were intertwined, and the atmosphere was tense.

The leader calmly commanded, and the cavalry cooperated with each other, and with just one look, they could understand each other's meaning.

Relying on this tacit understanding, the cavalry lost a third of their men and horses, and finally ran out of the ambush circle, and the arrows that came gradually decreased, and finally disappeared completely.

The cavalry breathed a sigh of relief, and the leader leaned over to the carriage and asked respectfully, "Your Highness, are you okay?"

"No problem. ”

Zhu Yanjing picked up Xiaozhu and replied.

The leader was relieved when he heard this, and urged the cavalry to speed up.

Zhu Yanjing pulled out the arrow tied to the carriage board, looked at it carefully for a while, and praised: "Good arrow, good workmanship." ”

He looked back and saw Xiaozhu who was sorting out his clothes, and quipped: "Don't rush to take care of your clothes, it will be messed up in a while." ”

"Why?"

Xiaozhu blinked his big watery eyes and asked puzzledly.

"That round of arrows just now just consumed our strength, and the real show should be yet to come. ”

Judging from the rain of arrows, there must have been hundreds of people in ambush on the mountain, and they were very professional, they only released arrows, not pursued.

Then, the other party must be sure enough to intercept and kill himself in front.

Zhu Yanjing rubbed his forehead, the trip to Pingzhou was really dangerous, and the other party was bound to launch such a big battle.

Zhu Yanjing's expression became solemn, it seems that if you want to get out today, you must use it.

Soon, there was an anomaly ahead, and rockfalls in the mountains blocked the official road and blocked the way.

The team leader looked solemn, realized the danger, and immediately gave the order to retreat and make a detour.

However, it was too late, and a dense rain of arrows flew through the air, and many of the cavalry were shot before they could react, and the rest of the men hurriedly covered the retreat of the carriage.

At this moment, the arrows stopped, and a group of black-clothed men jumped out of the woods on both sides and launched a pursuit.

The cavalry had not gone far when a group of black-clothed men flashed in front of them, armed with scimitars, blocking the way of the cavalry.

The cavalrymen had grim faces, clenched their spears, and under the command of the leader, they maintained a formation with a murderous awe-inspiring awe.

The two sides fought together as soon as they saw each other, cold guns and white blades, swords and swords.

The men in black besieged the cavalry with a large number of people, and many of the cavalry were hacked to death with random knives, and their flesh and blood were blurred.

However, after all, the cavalry was well-trained and battle-hardened, and they still calmly guarded the carriage, relying on the superiority of the cavalry, and rushed in an orderly manner in the melee, causing great casualties to the men in black.

As the stalemate lengthened, the man in black gradually ran out of strength in the chase with the cavalry, and his two legs really couldn't consume four legs.

The cavalry began to gain the upper hand, and the death of their comrades brought them grief and anger at the same time, and they became more and more courageous the more they fought.

Seeing that the man in black was about to be defeated, a cyan figure flashed out of the forest, leaving behind afterimages, and a green-robed Taoist priest appeared among the men in black.

Zhu Yanjing's expression in the carriage changed greatly, and he felt a spiritual power join the battle.

There are cultivators on the other side, and the cavalry outside is definitely not the opponent of cultivators.

Sure enough, several screams of pain were heard in a row, followed by the sound of falling horses, which meant that in just a few moments, several cavalrymen were killed.

Xiaozhu trembled and curled up in the corner, sobbing in fright, she had never seen such a bloody fighting scene, this time she was really frightened.

Zhu Yanjing hugged Xiaozhu, who was like a frightened bird, and comforted him in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, I'm here." ”

As he spoke, he removed the cushion from his seat, lifted a few planks, and with great effort, dragged a huge sword out of it.

The sword stood there about the same height as Zhu Yanjing, several times as wide as an ordinary sword, and weighed as much as a rock.

After Zhu Yanjing became a wasted person, he didn't have a trace of spiritual power in his body, and he couldn't lift this giant sword at all.

He stared at the greatsword and muttered, "I still have to rely on you." ”

Outside the carriage, the man in black was joined by a green-robed Taoist priest, and quickly turned the tide of the battle, turning from a fight between the two sides to a one-sided slaughter.