After convening a tribal assembly, the Ulan people decided to escort all the captives of the Eastern Emperor to the holy lake "Heiwang Nao" to worship the immortal heaven.

As a result, Fanzhi Suwei and the wolf lords and their cronies began to share the looted property in the past few days, and prepared to leave for Heiwangnao.

During this period, Bai Yuege heard that on the day of the sacrifice, the whole of Ulan would worship Hulegu as the official Guer Khan (Khan of the Khans) and reign in the north.

This Ulan rebellion is by no means comparable to the usual, its scale and strength are unprecedented.

Bai Yuege heard battle reports from nearby towns from time to time, either which pass had fallen, or which Jinglu had died in battle, and the Eastern Emperor's army had more battles and fewer victories, and the army of the Ulan people was like a bamboo after entering the pass.

Even, there are already tribal wolf lords who have begun to plan to share the spoils after the capture of Jingshi.

Before they were about to leave, an uninvited guest came to the county cell where Bai Yuege was temporarily imprisoned.

This man has a hawkish look at the wolf, and a hideous and terrifying scar cuts from his forehead to the corner of his mouth, making him both cunning and murderous.

Bai Yuege recognized that this was the last time he saw the Ulan general Zalandin.

As soon as the uninvited guest came in, he waved his hand like an old friend, and said, "Hello, poor southerner!

Bai Yuege didn't answer after listening, the cold moonlight outside the window shone on his face, and he always remained silent.

Zalandin said with a smile: "Then I have the right for you to acquiesce." Very good, I have a chance to set you free, we don't sell anything. ”

With that, Zalandin immediately pulled out a poorly carved dagger from his waist and turned it around in his hand a few times, its handle was unadorned, but the edge was unusually sharp, as if it were cold light.

Threatening with a knife? Bai Yuege couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, this was already the second person who wanted to "release" him free.

Bai Yuege had heard the prison guards say by chance that Zalandin often did what he wanted, and he never needed a reason, and he didn't know what to do.

"I've heard your leg injury is healed. Then tomorrow, I will leave this dagger to you. Your mission is simple, to kill the Western woman for me while the shamans and witches are babbling and dancing to the gods!"

Zalandin said the conditions bluntly, he was a simple person as they say, and as he spoke, he made a pompous gesture with his knife to wipe his neck.

"It's our empress, that alien who pretends to be a ghost! As long as you kill her, I promise that my subordinates will help you escape while there is chaos!"

It seems that there are also quite a few contradictions within the Ulan people. Perhaps this will be a key opportunity for the imperial court to defeat the enemy?

Bai Yuege looked at him expressionlessly, and only asked, "Why do you think I can kill her?"

"Because I saw your fight that night, and to be honest, I was impressed. It's a shame that a warrior like you died in vain, isn't it?" Zalandin sighed fakely, but the sly gaze made his performance slip through.

Bai Yuege knew very well that trusting such a person was like believing in a man-eating wolf, and if he was not careful, he would bury himself.

"Think about it, no one else has such a chance!" Zalandin walked out of the prison door lazily with his hands behind his back, and at the end, he turned back and added as if threateningly, "Believe me, if you lose this opportunity, Black Wang Nao is the last place you have ever been to in your life." ”

The cell door slammed shut, and a sneer from outside rang out from Zalandin.

Just when Bai Yuege was about to close his eyes and recuperate, he happened to catch a glimpse of Yan Shuang County Order, who was anxiously looking at him outside the cell.

Then he heard the weak voice of the county commander again: "Lord Bai, you must agree!"

Bai Yuege immediately knew what was going on, but he just sat back on the haystack as if nothing happened, blew out the candles on the ground, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

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The conference arrived as scheduled. When the morning sun is red and the vast snowfield is dyed tomorrow, the 32 tribes of Ulan and nearly 100,000 troops march towards the holy land of the canyon.

It's a strange place, the Ulan grasslands are covered with snow all year round, and this canyon doesn't see frost and snow in the depths of winter.

Bai Yuege and other Eastern Emperor ** soldiers were imprisoned in a huge prisoner cart, and a group of Ulan cavalry escorted them through this canyon.

Along the way, the coniferous forests gradually flourished, and the grass on the ground underwent a process of turning from dead yellow to green.

Like the reincarnation from death to life, when approaching the end, the vision suddenly widened, and the green everywhere turned into a strange purple, as if it was a sea of violet flowers, and the long wind passed, stirring up waves.

Mighty yaks and sturdy antelopes roam freely in this sacred place, sweating wildly, as if they are the guardians and masters of the sea of flowers, thriving for generations.

When Bai Yuege looked at the creatures running past the prisoner's car, he couldn't believe what he saw in front of him, there was such a pure land hidden in Ulan, a barren land.

The falcon circled the mountains on either side, a hundred-meter-tall statue of a samurai stood at the end of the valley, mist encircled the samurai's shoulders, some pine or snow lotus stems were deeply rooted in the body of the statue, and patches of moss dotted the gray stone with a little green......

Bai Yuege didn't know if this was the legacy left by the ancestors of Ulan, but based on this alone, it could be concluded that the Ulan grassland was not just a barbaric land, because only a great nation could create such a miracle!

In the cave at the foot of the colossus, Bai Yuege saw several witches wearing animal skin cloaks, men and women, old and young.

Their faces are tattooed with intricate tattoos, and from a distance they look like they are wearing face masks. But an old woman led by him rode a white giant wolf, dressed in a gray robe hunting in the wind, and came to greet Hülegü's team.

"Welcome to all wolf lords, we lakeside hermits have not witnessed the alliance for a hundred years!"

When the old woman laughed, the furrows on her face were crowded together, like a group of valleys collapsing, looking extremely hideous.

Hülegü smiled, stretched out his strong arms, as if to return the favor to an old friend, and said, "The hermit on the lakeside has been waiting for the holy lake for a thousand years, and the toil is not limited to a hundred years. Today, the Ulan Jade Dragon will rise again in the grassland, and you have made a lot of contributions!"

The Khan waved his hand heroically and shouted, "Give wine!"

The shamans poured a cup of pure white and sweet mare's milk wine, and the hermits by the lake were no longer subtle, and drank it all in one gob, and then smashed the pottery bowl hard!

Hülegü turned his horse's head again, "Give wine to the southerners too!"

Bai Yuege didn't expect this Ulan man to have such a heroic spirit, and he couldn't help but quietly change his prejudice, but the enemy is the enemy, and he will definitely not have any good impression of Hülegü.

Now that Bai Yuege's hands were tied with ropes, he noticed that a person who deliberately hid his face took the initiative to pour wine for him, and carefully observed the surroundings.

After confirming that it was safe, the man slid out a dagger from his spacious sleeve, and then Bai Yuege heard the deep voice of the old man Chahan: "Take it, when I hit the ground three times with my cane, you will immediately break free of the rope and run towards the forest in the distance, you must do it without hesitation, without pause, understand?"

Bai Yuege nodded, and found that this dagger was no different from the dagger in Zalandin's hand yesterday, could it be that the old man Chahan and Zalandin were in the same group?

"So, do I want to listen to yours or Zalandin?" Bai Yuege asked vigilantly.

"You listen to him and there is only one way to die. ”

The words of the old man of Chahan were like the assertions of a prophet, and there was a soul-piercing power in his tone, which was unquestionable.

He didn't linger any longer, hid the dagger in Bai Yuege's sleeve, and hurriedly returned to the team after feeding Bai Yuege and drinking mare's milk wine.

Zalandin, who was leading the team not far away, didn't know what he was laughing at, probably expecting to see Bai Yuege kill the evil empress for him.

It can be seen that Zalandin seems to have teamed up with the old man Chahan to deal with her, but Chahan does not trust Zalandin very much......

Is the court of a nomadic people also full of power struggles like the courts of the Eastern Emperor?

In addition, it is worth noting that this old man of Chahan seems to have an indescribable sense of familiarity, as if he had seen him himself a long time ago.

But he couldn't have seen the old man at all.

So, why did it feel so familiar? He couldn't figure it out.

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The valley is still very long, and after passing the first samurai colossus, a river appears through the mountains.

A waterfall hanging high above is like a heavenly river falling from the top of the mountain into the valley, and the cold water vapor stirred up makes the entire sea of flowers shrouded in misty clouds.

And on the riverside, more and more ancestral legacies appeared, new, old, crooked, large and small portraits placed here, covered with moss, covered with yellow leaves.

At this time, Tanma Chijun, who was walking in the forefront, suddenly shouted in a loud voice: "The sea!

Bai Yuege had learned some Ulan dialects, and when he heard them talk about the sea, he couldn't help but be stunned, how could there be a sea in such a place? It stands to reason that Beihai is still far from here.

"The Ulan people have never seen the sea, and they often think of the great lake as the sea, my lord. The soldier in the prisoner car whispered.

If so, then the lake is more vast than people think.

Follow the river and walk through an elk-infested primeval forest...... If the previous scene was suddenly clear, then the scene in front of us should be vast!

The entire team of Ulan people let out an exclamation, and even the battle-hardened Hülegü couldn't help but be moved—I don't know if this was a miracle of nature or a miracle—it was clearly a blue sea, and if it weren't for the fact that the entire lake was frozen in ice, no one would have thought it was a lake, not a sea!

Thousands of miles of ice are deep blue waters. The blisters that floated from under the water froze into countless white icicles, like thousands of frosty ancient dragons gathering in the water, with an indescribable sense of mystery.

It is the supreme and holy existence, and the majestic snow-capped mountains on the left bank stand like giants on the shore of the lake, guarding the transparent mirror world under their feet.

An excited herdsman rode across the lakeside grassland, dancing and shouting: "Black Khan!

After that, all the Ulan riders bowed their heads and saluted reverently in the direction of the snow-capped mountains.

Hülegü immediately dismounted, sprinkled a cup of mare's milk wine in the direction of the snow-capped mountain, and said as if vowed: "I, Hülegü of the Naglong Tribe, will definitely inherit the will of the Black Khan and go south to the imperial land!"

Bai Yuege watched them worship the top of the snowy mountain as if they were worshipping the gods, presumably that mountain was the so-called "Black Khan". So does the so-called "Black Wang Nao" mean the "Black Khan's Lake"?

I only heard Hulegu turn around and shout again: "Go to the sacrifice!"

Bai Yuege knew that the ceremony was about to begin, so he quietly put the knife given by the old man Chahan upside down on his arm and hid it in his cotton sleeve. Not far away, Zalandin was also giving him a look, reminding him to prepare.

Then several Ulan Juli skillfully opened the prisoner cart and dragged Bai Yuege and the other Eastern Emperor soldiers down!

"Respect the Divine Immortal Heaven, today we will elect a new Khan for Ulan!"

The final assembly ceremony still had to be presided over by the hermits by the lake, and the old woman that Bai Yuege had seen before led ten hermits riding white wolves to the lakeside.

In exaggerated tones, they almost sang a long list of sacrificial words, and the implication was nothing more than to ask for the consent of the Immortal Heaven for the coronation of Hülegü.

The old woman trembled and crawled down the wolf's back, and the other hermits followed her on foot to the lake.

Eleven staves lay on the blue ice.

The entire mirror burst in the next moment, and a huge crack spread from the shore to the center of the lake, weaving and forming like a spider's web hunting a giant beast.

The soldiers who were escorted by Ulan Juli were so frightened when they heard the loud noise that they almost broke free from Juli's strong hands and jumped up!

"Tell me honestly, cubs!" the Ulan retorted, slapping one of them hard.

After quelling the riots, the old woman scooped out a bowl of biting lake water from the ice cracks, and poured it on the top of her head without thinking about it, and did not care about the suffocating low temperature, as if feeling the pulse of the holy lake.

"Immortal God, the people of Ulan respect you and look forward to your revelation! We offer you the enemy as a sacrifice, please bless Ulan and protect Ulan!"

All the Eastern Emperor soldiers held their breath when they heard this, they were still coming. Even though he knew that his time of death was approaching today, the intense fear still filled his body.

"Please...... I don't want to die......" someone is crying.

Someone is praying: "Please let me live, live......"

Hülegü watched the ritual with satisfaction, their dying wails could not prevent death from coming.

Next, the ruthless Western empress came out. Behind her were the members of the Ghost Troupe, who were wearing spiked masks, and they themselves wore the masks of evil spirits.

Bai Yuege smiled, she actually met these "old friends" here.

He slid the dagger out of his sleeve and began to cut the rope as carefully as he could, while the stupid giant force beside him only stared at the empress master, unaware of Bai Yuege's small movements.

The rope was quietly cut.

But at this time, Bai Yuege heard a voice: "My lord, please let us live......"

Looking sideways, Bai Yuege saw a tearful soldier, his eyes showing helplessness and sorrow, "My lord, I want to live...... I want to live. ”

He seemed to pin all his hopes on Bai Yuege's body, as if he felt that this adult was omnipotent, and he could save him, definitely.

But in fact, Bai Yuege understands that only one person can survive in the end.

"Please......" the soldier begged.

Bai Yuege's mouth exhaled white gas, and he told a lie: "I will." ”

The soldier cried and laughed, snot and tears fell into his mouth, but he smiled brightly, in the Saibei, which was full of slaughter, Bai Yuege had never seen such a smile.

Like hope after the apocalypse, like the rising sun after a long night.

He will still feel guilty after all, no one can do anything.

- The ground seemed to shake slightly, and Bai Yuege's thoughts were interrupted.

Is it a delusion?

At this time, the Empress Master stood in front of Bai Yuege, her eyes were painted with blood-colored eyeliner, and her gaze almost turned into a sword to kill him.

The Empress gently stroked the "Death Mask" in her hand and said lukewarmly: "Last time, you interrupted the Lord's ceremony, so let me reward you for your bravery first." ”

Bai Yuege ignored her sarcasm, and he noticed that Zalandin on the other side kept gesturing to hint at his move.

But the old man was just gesturing something on the ground with his cane, and he seemed to be indifferent to the ceremony.

So what should I do, do I stab the empress to death according to Zalandin's stabbing first? Otherwise, I have no chance to escape at all.

"The Lord has given you eyes that see everything. The Empress Master said, aiming the mask at Bai Yuege's eyes, and retreated behind her.

Zalandin's expression became more exaggerated, urging Bai Yuege to act quickly. The old man Chahan on the side was still muttering something.

In the end, even the surrounding Donghuang soldiers were looking at him with concern, holding their breath and waiting for his action.

Then, you have to kill the empress first.

Bai Yuege clenched the dagger, and just as the spikes of the mask were about to fall, he suddenly swung his knife and stabbed the female emperor's chest and abdomen!

Unexpectedly, at this time, the old man's crutches quickly fell to the ground.

One, two, three.

The dagger stopped in mid-air, and Bai Yuege's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. Everyone seems to be frozen in this moment!

The ground shook violently.

Hei Wang Nao's ice surface burst ......