"Into the court—"

Early in the morning of the second day, the emperor held the morning court half an hour earlier than usual, for the simple reason that he ordered the preparations in the morning, and he was about to set out in the morning.

"Cheng Wu is far away, accustomed to ancient and modern. All the ministers knelt down in unison, and only Zhai Lin Qing, the master of the Holy Martial Hall, bowed deeply.

"The ministers are exempt. Cheng Yuan appeared in the emperor's position, and his hands were lifted.

"The court will not discuss political affairs this morning, Prime Minister Xiao, has the national affairs been handed over to the crown prince?"

Xiao Guiyuan said, "Back to Your Majesty, yesterday the minister had already sent all the letters to the East Palace and handed them over to the prince." ”

Cheng Yuan said, "Well, Prime Minister Wen, the food in the treasury can be counted." ”

Wen Chang said, "Back to Your Majesty, the grain and grass in the warehouse are all ordered, loaded and on standby, and you can set off at any time." ”

"Good. Lord Wang, have you ever had 20,000 sets of sophisticated equipment and war horses ready?"

Wang Anshan, the commander of the soldiers and horses, said, "Back to Your Majesty, 20,000 sets of fine iron armor, spears, sabers and swords have all been prepared, and the horses have been mobilized and matched with the warriors. ”

"Yes, Hall Master. Are the Saint Martial Hall martial artists ready?"

Gen Shao said, "Back to Your Majesty, the 30,000 martial artists of the Holy Martial Hall have been assembled, and the queues have been divided according to rank, the idea of coordinated combat is spreading, and the training of the whole army is underway. ”

"Okay, Hall Master Zhai. Can the upper echelons of the Holy Martial Hall have been arranged?"

Zhai Lin Qingdao: "Back to Your Majesty, the Holy Martial Hall has arranged for the commander and the helmsman to lead the three armies in accordance with the idea of gathering warriors and combating. ”

Cheng Yuan stood up abruptly and said, "Soldiers, horses, and grains are all on standby, give the order, and immediately go out to destroy the Tianshan Mountains and strengthen my great journey." ”

"Ordered. ”

After retiring from the dynasty, all the high-ranking officials and officials went to the drill school for pre-war mobilization, but only Zhai Linqing called Emperor Cheng Yuan down.

"Your Majesty, I don't know why Your Majesty sent troops to meet the battle. According to the information we have now, the super-regenerative ability and contagion ability of the alien demon are a huge threat to ordinary people, and it is possible that these 20,000 soldiers will become the node of a war. ”

Hearing that someone questioned his decision, Cheng Yuan was a little unhappy and said, "What Hall Master Zhai said is just ordinary people, how can my elite soldiers of Dacheng be compared to those mediocre people." ”

"Your Majesty, I admit that Your Majesty's elite soldiers are really brave and brave, but as long as there is no internal force in front of the alien demons, they are all the same infectious body. Zhai Linqing is still persuading without giving up.

"These two elite cavalry regiments of my Cheng Chaozui can compete with one or two even if they encounter artistic conception warriors. Besides, the reorganized army has a better ability to cooperate, and when it comes to a real battle, maybe those warriors are not as good as our two corps. ”

"Your Majesty......"

"Okay," Cheng Yuan said impatiently, "I have made up my mind, so don't say it anymore." After speaking, he shook off Zhai Linqing and walked towards the school.

"Hall Master. ”

Hearing someone shouting behind him, Zhai Linqing turned around and saw Meng Xingzong also coming over.

"The hall master will tell His Majesty about the participation of ordinary soldiers in the war. Meng Xingzong asked.

Zhai Linqing sighed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty insists on throwing ordinary soldiers into the battlefield of alien demons, I am afraid that this expedition will be the beginning of disaster." ”

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"Master, master, they are moving. "A handsome young man of about twenty years old was talking to a man who was not much older than him sitting in a tree.

These two people are Qi Lan and Di Yang, who have been squatting outside Xinghai City, waiting for the emperor's next move.

"Finally moved. Qi Lan jumped down from the tree and said, "Let's go and see how many people the emperor sent out this time." ”

"Good"

In less than a moment, Di Yang came back, "Master, they have spilled a lot of people." There must be at least fifty thousand. ”

"Fifty thousand?!" Qi Lan pondered, "Now the empire's martial artists are full, and there are less than 50,000 people, not to mention that this kind of emergency can be summoned to 30,000, thank God." Could it be that they sent out ordinary troops?"

"Di Yang, you just felt that those people who went out of the city were not martial artists. Qi Lan asked, now that he has accepted an apprentice, the benefits will be revealed.

"Well" Di Yang scratched his head and said, "It's too far away, I don't feel clear, but I saw that the army walking in front of me was all hardcover iron cavalry, and they were also called, what is it: Shadowless." ”

Qi Lan muttered, "Hardcover Iron Rider, no shadow." It looks like it's the Shadowless Pioneers, damn it!"

"Master, what's wrong. Di Yang asked.

Qi Lan said, "Forget it, what does this have to do with me." Then he took out a piece of paper, hastily wrote half a page and handed it to Di Yang and said: "You are secretly following them now, and the marching are all warriors, so be careful not to be discovered." After the advance troops in front of you have passed through the Siping Plains, you go directly to the rear army to find a general named Ran Ze and give him this letter. After the mission is completed, you can go back to the Jade Bamboo Forest to find me. ”

"This ......" Di Yang seemed to hesitate.

"What, can't it be done?" Qi Lan asked.

"It's not. "Emperor Yang Dao" Master, where is the jade bamboo forest. ”

Qi Lan's face stiffened, and said, "This can be regarded as a test for you." With that, he dodged and left.

It would take several days to rush from Xinghai City to Yanguan City, not to mention the collective march of the army. However, what is puzzling is that the Tianshan villain did not use this time to expand his territory, but instead lay motionless in the bone city, quiet and terrifying, as if except for the black fog floating in the sky, the rest were illusions.

Seeing that nothing had happened, the people of Yanguan City and the two nearby counties, which had been evacuated, returned to their homes one after another.

Just five days after the expedition, the army finally arrived in Sipingyuan.

And Di Yang, who had followed the marching team for five days, finally waited for the time for the master to explain. After the front army had just walked through the Siping Plains, he really appeared in the rear military camp.

This is also what Qi Lan explained before, if you want to see a certain general on the way to the army, then as long as your cultivation does not reach that state of coming and going without a trace, you should go to the main gate.

And so

In the middle of the camp, Ran Ze was discussing the matter of alien demons in Min Yang. Suddenly, a soldier arrived.

"Lord Ran, a young man has come from outside the camp to see the helmsman. We saw that its appearance was suspicious, and it was already detained. "Ran Ze's battalion walked into a herald, because the current soldiers are all warriors, so the title of Ran Ze has also changed from general to helmsman.

"Ran Ze, do you still have old acquaintances here?" asked Min Yang.

Ran Ze was also wondering, "What old acquaintance of mine do I have, bring him here." ”

In this way, Di Yang was tied up and put into the big tent.

"Young man, are you looking for me?" asked Ran Ze.

Di Yang smiled and said, "The aura of the imperial general is different, you haven't searched for any weapons on my body." ”

Only then did Ran Ze realize that he was rude, and said, "Quickly loosen the ties, and you are not an enemy spy." Can we get acquainted, boy?"

After the activity, Di Yang said, "General Ran, we don't know each other, but the family teacher knows you." ”

"I don't know who the Venerable Master is?" When encountering folk martial artists, Ran Ze is generally very polite.

"Family teacher Qi Lan. ”

Ran Ze frowned, and suddenly shouted, "Qi Lan! You said that your master is Qi Lan." ”

"What's the matter, did you have a stroke?" Min Yang looked at everything that happened in front of him suspiciously, he really couldn't understand who could make an imperial general who was also an artistic conception, the helmsman of the Holy Martial Hall, lose his temper like this.

"Teacher, order me to bring a letter to the general. Di Yang took out the paper that Qi Lan hastily drew half a page from his arms and handed it to Ran Ze.

"When the matter is done, I will take my leave. Di Yang didn't wait for Ran Ze to agree, and turned to leave.

"Ran Ze, who is this person. What the hell. Min Yang asked.

This time, Ran Ze ignored him, just looked at the rotten pieces of paper in his hand tremblingly.

"Hey-" Min Yang snatched the paper from Ran Ze's hand and said, "Look at it, what do you see, what can attract you like this, it won't be the love letter that the old aunt wrote to you, right?"

"Don't make trouble," Ran Ze snatched the letter back and said, "What do you know, last time I told you that the strong man who saved me and Meng Xingzong in Bone City was Qi Lan." On this piece of paper, it was written that he had been running around for the past two days, and that he had figured out the level of the alien demon and how to fight it. ”

"What," Min Yang jumped up directly from the stool and said, "Someone has already entered the Black Mist Area and brought out important information?"

"Hmm," Ran Ze nodded, "I must tell the hall master immediately and inform the sergeant." ”

"Without further ado, let's go now. ”

......

Zhai Linqing seemed to have just finished the sit-in, and just happened to see Ran Ze and Min Yang rushing to his camp. "Ran Ze, why did you come to me on purpose? ”

"Teacher, do you remember the young man I told you last time that he saved us?"

"Is that the young man with the internal force of the wood attribute?"

"Yes, it's him, he's here again. No, his apprentice came and sent us a letter, you see. With that, Ran Ze handed the letter he was holding in his hand to Zhai Linqing.

Hall Master Zhai took the letter, glanced at it roughly, and said, "Oh my God, how capable this person is." Ran Ze, do you remember who he is?" Ran Ze only told him the key points of Bone City before, and the young martial artist who saved him took it lightly. Zhai Linqing didn't take it to heart, after all, he knew several warriors who were in danger in the chaos of the army. But the sinister Ran Ze of the Black Fog Land in the Northwest said very clearly, and now that he had heard that someone had entered the Black Fog Area, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, who could have such ability.

Ran Ze said affirmatively, "I remember, his name is Qi Lan." ”

"Qi Lan" Zhai Linqing fumbled for the name, and suddenly he showed an expression of disbelief and said, "Qi Lan! Could it be Yuzhu Monk Qi Lan! Isn't he a recluse? I haven't seen him appear in the eyes of the world for many years." ”

"Who is Yuzhu Monk?" asked Min Yang.

Zhai Linqing said, "If it is really him, then the information above is not difficult to understand." ”

"Uncle Shi, who the hell is it?" Min Yang asked boredly.

Zhai Linqing took a deep breath and said, "This Qi Lan is a peerless genius in today's martial arts world. ”

"What!" What kind of genius is it that can make someone who is also at the peak of his peak and is praised like this by the Venerable Saint Martial Hall Master of the Martial Realm.

"Qi Lan's life is a legend. He debuted twelve years ago and went into hiding ten years ago. Now only we old things can recognize him. ”

Ran Ze asked, "Teacher, what kind of person is he?"

Zhai Linqing smiled and said, "Martial arts at the age of eight, stepping on the form at the age of ten, entering the Xuan at the age of thirteen, and enlightening at the age of eighteen." The first person in ancient and modern times. ”