The sunset reflected the sky red, and he was trekking between the mountains and forests on the Chu-Han border, carefully observing the terrain and the situation of the qi veins, and Ning Feng, the Great Chu State Division, who judged the possible movement of the Han army, suddenly stopped, and raised his head to look at the sky in confusion.

Above the blue sky, a bright fiery cloud stretched from south to west, in the direction where the sun was about to set, and the brilliant light sprinkled on the ground, shining warmly in people's hearts.

"Master, do you see something?"

"Is there anything unusual about the celestial phenomena?"

The two apprentices who came out with him to investigate were suddenly stunned when they saw him, and they couldn't help but ask.

The Great Chu State can be said to have deteriorated in the past two years, since the last time Chu and Han fought, the Western Army collapsed under the onslaught of the Great Han Teng Snake Legion, and the Chu people have completely lost their sharpness. After that, the strict military discipline and strong construction ability displayed by the Han Dynasty made those warriors who were originally full of grief and anger feel that their clenched fists hit the cotton, and they had nowhere to exert their strength, but they were even more depressed.

The Son of Heaven is getting older, and his body is getting worse and worse. In the last six months, he has spent most of his time in a hospital bed. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, on the other hand, behaved mediocre - the biggest problem was not mediocrity, but his lack of bearing as a king.

The crown prince of the Great Chu State is an overly decent person, he is silent and withdrawn in the court, he is silent and silent in front of the ministers, he never makes mistakes related to etiquette and law, all governance and behavior seem to be very formal, but it is only formal, and there are no bright spots in sight.

It's like...... Instead of His Majesty, sitting on the throne of the sixteen counties in the southeast and southeast was not a person who was about to become an emperor, but like a puppet with a "emperor" signboard.

Of course, this is not that the important ministers have set up the Son of Heaven, although the current Great Chu is gradually declining, but there are still civil and military heroes in Changning City, the national teacher Hun Tianhou Ning Feng, and the head of the forbidden army, Nanhua Hou Shen Yi, although the two of them cannot tilt the power of the government and the opposition, but it is enough to deter any Xiaoxiao plus the perennial guardian of the Forbidden Palace, the head of the guard who does not leave the sword master Jian Ji who does not leave a step...... With these three strong men here, it was enough for everyone not to dare to try to violate the authority of the Son of Heaven.

But no matter whether they are as wise as Ning Fen or as brave as Shen Yi, they can't imagine it in the face of a prince who doesn't feel the slightest vitality and is like a marionette.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not make a mistake, in fact he did quite well. But he didn't make a mistake, he just lacked energy, passion, ambition and courage, and although he was alive, he was like the walking dead.

In the court, the most common sentence he said was "played by Yiqing"; In the inner palace, the most common sentence he said was "I'm tired" - I really don't know if he is young, and he looks like an old man in the twilight of what he does

But Ning Feng knows the truth, and this absurd appearance just proves that this prince is the true son of the Great Chu State.

As the most orthodox heir of this country, he began to preside over state affairs after he fell ill under His Majesty, and he began to be infected by the national fortunes of the Great Chu State.

But he is not yet the emperor, and before His Majesty passes on the throne, the lamp of luck that guards the Son of Heaven of the Great Chu State will not shelter him, and will not block the pressure caused by the decline of the country's fortunes for him. In the face of this heavy pressure, the crown prince, who was originally only a middle-aged man, was deeply eroded.

The sense of powerlessness he showed was the manifestation of the national fortune of the Great Chu State. This crown prince is like a mirror, faithfully reflecting the fortunes of the country.

Ning Feng had twice persuaded His Majesty to pass on the throne early, but His Majesty always refused with a smile.

"I'm not a lover of the throne - power is useless to people who are dying, I'm just ...... Alas! You won't understand!" The smile of the emperor of the Great Chu State, who is not yet in his twilight years next year, but who has aged too much, is very calm, and there is a kind of indifference that sees through life and death, and it makes the courtiers feel a deep sense of powerlessness, "In short, there is nothing wrong with this now, so be it......"

"It's not going to go on like this!" More than one minister had privately approached Ning Feng and persuaded the national teacher to abolish the establishment. Not all of them were motivated by selfish motives, and many of them did come with a heart of loyalty to the country to make this perverse proposal.

Ning Feng was tempted for a while, but Shen Nanhua, the head of the forbidden army, didn't agree, and Jian Ji, the head of the inner palace guard, didn't agree, and he couldn't think about it.

With his ability, no matter which of the two he faced, he did not dare to be sure of victory; If you have one against two, you will probably be defeated in an instant.

"If only Uncle Shi were still here......" In private, he often said to himself.

His senior uncle Buyi Shenxiang Xiao is a genuine refining Gang Flying Immortal, with the ability to enter and exit the green underworld, the power to destroy the city and pull out the village, and the unpredictable opportunity to steal the sky and change the world...... The end is incredible!

In the past few decades, the Great Chu Kingdom has also encountered crises more than once, but Uncle Xiao and Jishihou Wu's predecessors have joined forces to wipe out the Great Chu Kingdom again and again.

But everything has passed, and Uncle Xiao has autopsied and reincarnated himself in order to pursue the Supreme Dao; Senior Wu is disheartened by the country's situation, and probably will not step into the red dust again...... What is supporting the Great Chu State now is just a half-baked man who has learned a little from Uncle Xiao, and two martial artists who can barely get some guidance from Wu's predecessors.

"It's really not as good as the generation...... I remember when I was a junior, the Great Chu State had a national teacher, Changchun Zhenren, a famous general, a world-famous Dongshan County soldier, a talented and strategic Majesty, and a Tibetan soldier who was enough to reach Nanping County......, "Maybe people like to remember when they are old, Ning Feng, who has just passed the age of 100, often recalls the things of his real youth."

Once he recalled, he sighed once.

In the past hundred years, he has watched the Great Chu Kingdom rise and fall, and although he himself has struggled with those heroes and made a lot of efforts together, when he looks back, he only has a sense of remembrance and powerlessness, and there is no sense of heroism.

Probably...... As the national teacher of the Great Chu State, his own luck is also linked to the country's national fortune. The fortunes of the country declined, and he himself was also affected

In the past period of time, he has been feeling depressed and tired, until the moment just now, when he saw the crimson clouds across the sky, his heart suddenly perked up, just like a cold person drinking a glass of hot wine, the warm and hot feeling soon spread all over the body, and the whole person was much more energetic.

Hearing the apprentices' words of concern and concern, he smiled and lowered his head.

"Nothing, I just saw acquaintances."

Acquaintance? The two apprentices looked around in surprise, but they only saw a mountain forest under the sunset, and only heard the mountain wind blowing strongly in the evening, how could there be half a figure!

Ning Feng smiled, without explaining, but he couldn't help but look at the sky.

The fiery cloud that stretched across half of the sky was still there, but the warm feeling was gone.

He didn't know what to do, but it was because the senior who flew through the sky on the fire cloud received a spell? Or is everything just an illusion of one's own?

Maybe...... The senior, who was already disheartened by the Great Chu Kingdom and no longer stepped into the world, saw his decadent appearance and helped him; Or perhaps, this courage has always been hidden deep in his heart, but it was suppressed by the harsh reality, hidden deeper and deeper, until he saw the invincible flame that had always been in his memory, and then woke up again?

"Don't think about it, it's something that has nothing to do with us." He clapped his palms and asked the two apprentices who were still looking around to stop wasting time, "It's getting late, we still have a lot of things to do." Let's get down to business!"

"Master...... Let's scout everywhere like fools, and we really have a gap in the combat power of the horse team, no matter how much information we collect, we will still lose all at once in the fight. ”

"Maybe it is." Ning Feng did not shy away from failure, but his face did not see the slightest bit of decadence and melancholy, but was full of fighting spirit, "But...... You have to remember one thing. ”

He turned, his eyes shining like a rising star.

"No matter what happens in this world, no matter how little hope it seems, as long as you are willing to work hard, there is always a little hope; And no matter how promising things are, if you don't do them, it's just a bubble. ”

"Hope is not spoken, it is made!"

"Is there really any hope for the Great Chu Kingdom?" The older apprentice hesitated, but still asked the question he had wanted to ask a long time ago.

"Who knows! But I'm going to keep trying. Ning Feng smiled and turned to walk towards the vast mountains, "Maybe it's my efforts that can win a little hope!"

As he spoke, he beckoned his apprentices to follow.

Two apprentices, you look at me, I look at you, I don't believe much in the master's words.

But they can see that the master, who has become more and more decadent and powerless these days, and who looks more and more like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has no vitality, has regained his vitality. The national teacher Hun Tianhou!

The look of confusion in the four eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by excitement and gloom.

"Master, wait for us!"

"Yes! You're going too fast! We can't keep up!"

"Young people don't be afraid of hardship in the morning, work hard!"

"Yes! Master!"

"Ha Lu Ha! That's the momentum! With this momentum, no matter what.} You can all go and give it a try!"

"Yes! Master!"

The three figures walked farther and farther away under the setting sun, and gradually disappeared into the dark mountain forest.

was driving the clouds, with a large group of people waiting outside the mountain gate of the Tianzong Sect e Wu Xie suddenly looked moved and showed a smile.

"Senior brother, what are you laughing about?" An Ziqing asked curiously.

"It's because I've seen something to be happy about." Wu explained, and the connection between the sand and the sigil that was attached to Ning Feng's body just now.

Regardless of whether the Great Chu Kingdom can survive the current difficulties, seeing Xiao Buyi's students regain their strength is something worth laughing at!