The Assassin incident that night shook the whole army, and some of the messages represented in this incident forced the whole army to think further.

Originally, the goal of everyone's efforts was to defeat Altino and eliminate the Cao Dynasty, although this opponent was powerful, but it was not without gaps, under Xiao Qiao's analysis and encouragement in the past two months, most people believed that it was not impossible to overthrow Altino.

But now the White Deer Cave has officially stated its position, and the enemy that the rebels will face has also been upgraded from Al Tino to the White Deer Cave. This seems to be a matter of course, but not everyone can see it as thoroughly as Xiao Qiao and is mentally prepared for this.

From the perspective of the Guiyi tribe, in the tragic history of nearly two thousand years, it is the most serious persecution of the Guiyi tribe in the White Deer Cave, and it is a matter of time before the White Deer Cave is confronted;

In Xiao Qiao's prediction, this moment will come sooner or later, and with the victory of the battle, his companions will face the truth and find that they are bound to be enemies of the White Deer Cave. However, the expected moment came too early, how much confidence the soldiers had in this alliance, whether they had enough courage to support them and go to the White Deer Cave as an enemy, Xiao Qiao was not sure at all, only to see the will of heaven.

If there is no way to convince everyone, then when the snow melts in spring and everyone wants to leave Shuilian, it will be the end of the official disintegration of this group. A large number of people who think that they have reaped the benefits and do not need to work will leave, and there is no way to promote the revolution and change the world by the ghosts alone.

Little Joe was nervous about this, but the development of the matter was beyond her control, but there was indeed someone who benefited from the assassination that night, and that was Yan Ning, who is now almost the second person in the rebels.

Her righteous and stern words, her fearless posture, and her bright and handsome beauty, and her performance that night made many of the rebels give her a thumbs up, and instead of questioning her actions, they agreed with her actions at that time.

Whatever the case may be, beautiful women always take advantage of something. After Yan Ning changed her true face to appear, she did not change her attitude towards the people around her because she was born as a daughter, she still wore a loose and flowing white robe, wandering around, or drinking and punching with others, or playing the pipa with her hands that had been in an accident after she recovered.

Having seen her ruthless appearance on the battlefield, no one will regard her as a weak woman who can be bullied, but her hearty and cheerful, never twisted style of acting is very pleasing to everyone, and more importantly, although she is considered a ghost, she is not the slightest arrogant, which is especially admirable.

As a ghost, she is actually proud of her capital, and it is the first time that Yan Ning has heard this statement, but recently she has indeed been reacted by the soldiers, complaining that those ghostly people are arrogant and annoying, and they are far less kind as her.

Puzzled, Yan Ning asked for an investigation, and only then did he gradually figure out the situation. After the First World War in Jingyanggang, the ghosts who fled in exile and fled all over the world, with their own military knowledge, served as a think tank and staff officer in various thief groups. This kind of work is often criticized and becomes the most unlikable character in the group, and occasionally friction occurs.

After the Pengfenpo Conference raised troops, because the leader of the alliance was a ghost Yi people, the rest of the ghost Yi people were honored, and their posture was inevitably arrogant, and the inferiority complex that had been discriminated against in the past was replaced by pride.

The people who helped Xiao Qiao formulate and implement various measures, and in order to make the Guiyi people satisfied with Xiao Qiao, they intentionally or unintentionally gave some privileges to the Guiyi people when formulating the measures, so that they felt that it was really right to support such a leader, and they were satisfied;

"Oh, is that what it looks like?"

Yan Ning nodded, not saying much, knowing that Xiao Qiao was busy with military reform and pit exploration at those times, and had no time to take care of other trivial matters, and the person who formulated these measures must be Gongjin, because the Guiyi people supported him very much for this reason, and felt that "Zhou Yu" was a good person who knew the current affairs very well, and praised Xiao Qiao again and again.

I didn't pay much attention to these at the time, I just thought that this was part of the "beautiful man plan", and I was secretly amused in my heart, but now that I think about it, I can only hope that there is no other meaning behind these actions.

"Gongjin, don't do too many things that will make it difficult for you to turn back when the time comes......"

An old friend for many years, Yan Ning did not ask Gong Jin for the relief of the siege that night, of course, Gong Jin did not thank him for this, as for Xiao Qiao, who was also present at the time, he didn't seem to have any doubts about the whole thing, and two days after that, he invited Gong Jin to climb the mountain with Yan Ning.

In the Huaguo Mountain area in January, the heavy snow has long blocked the road to the outside mountain, and it is not easy to enter and exit, but this is naturally not to hinder the actions of Yan Ning and Gong Jin.

The three of them all knew that just hundreds of feet below their feet, the mysterious mine may still hide some secrets, and the demon leopard may still be guarding inside, not allowing anyone to have a chance to invade, but as long as they know this, the three of them have enough reason to restrain their greed, and the big battle that is said to have made them feel uneasy, and no one is still interested in exploring the secrets in the mine.

On the way to the top of the three of them, the snow is falling heavily, looking at a world of white ice flowers, the treetops, the ground, and the cliff are all covered by a thick layer of snow, and the area of a foot away from them is not clear at all.

Arrive at the top of the mountain, just when the snow stops, the bright sunlight shines out from the thick clouds, looking down from the top of the mountain, the field of vision is broad, the snow-capped mountains are continuous, the wind is long, and it does have the heroism of swallowing the world, which makes people feel comfortable.

A majestic mountain next to each other, all overgrown with straight and upright fine-needled pine trees, not deliberately planted, but very neatly arranged, showing the order of nature, the green needles are covered with snow, and some of them are even drooping with crystal clear ice tears, facing the sun, glowing with seven colors.

A large clear river meanders through the mountains, and the surface of the river, which is not frozen by snow and ice, is rich in minerals and shows a beautiful and deep lilac in the sunlight, like a bright belt, slowly wrapping over the mountains covered in ice and snow.

The cold air, the feeling of breathing into the lungs, as if the whole chest cavity was going to freeze, but even so, they still couldn't deny that the cold breath that was not contaminated by the world seemed to be able to wash the whole soul clean, making the body and mind extremely comfortable.

"We shouldn't be here just to see the snow, right?"

Enjoying such a beautiful scenery, Gong Jin couldn't help but remind the two beauties around him of this. He didn't really want to spend his time on this kind of fun, and he had a bunch of official business to attend to, a bunch of big and small affairs to arrange, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he shouldn't spend time hanging out here.

"I'll leave later, I'm going to keep a souvenir. ”

It was Xiao Qiao who made the request, but neither Gongjin nor Yan Ning could guess what kind of way she wanted to commemorate. There are also a few seniors in the White Deer Cave who like to leave a personal mark while touring the mountains and rivers, but that is either to engrave with a long sword, or to leave a Mobao, does Xiao Qiao also want to follow this practice?

Not really.

When they saw Xiao Qiao take out a piece of soil from the cherished place in his arms, and there was a green sprout growing in the soil, Gong Jin and Yan Ning were guessing what this meant, until Xiao Qiao dug a hole in the snow under his feet and placed the green shoot in it along with the clod of soil, and then he understood.

"My teacher told me that whether it is engraving or leaving words, it is a kind of destruction for nature, but planting trees is different, it will use actual life to record the emotions that people want to remember, a hundred years, a thousand years, even if people are no longer there, the tree will still continue to grow tall and strong here. ”

Maybe the trees planted are not the species in the area, bringing strange pests and diseases, but causing a forest catastrophe is not necessarily, Gong Jin and Yan Ning both felt sorry for Xiao Qiao's words, but seeing her pious expression that was almost praying, neither of them laughed out loud, but at Xiao Qiao's invitation, they each stretched out a hand to help push the soil down and bury it, so that this young shoot could be reborn in the land.

"Thank you, in fact, I wanted to come with you a few days ago, I hope to be able to leave something to prove that we have worked together, and this tree will be the best record, come, everyone reach out together, sprinkle the last soil. ”

Xiao Qiao's romantic feelings also resonated with Yan Ning, and he reached out to plant a tree with her, and asked what kind of sapling this was and whether it could withstand the snowy winter; Gong Jin sprinkled the snow and soil in his hands, and thought about it from a distance, when this ginkgo tree grows and thrives in the future, looking down from this angle, the entire rebel camp can be seen at a glance, and it is indeed the best place to remember.

Thinking of this, Gong Jin was shocked, and understood that Xiao Qiao was not sure at all about whether he could defeat the White Deer Cave, so he wanted to leave something to commemorate it, and then saw that she was not wearing the three artifacts at all, Gong Jin was startled again, because he found out at this time that Xiao Qiao seemed to be enduring the cold wind and low temperature, not only did his delicate and delicate body tremble again and again, but even his lips were frozen into light purple.

"Xiao Qiao, what's wrong with you? What about the three artifacts? This bit of wind and snow shouldn't stump you!"

"No, nothing...... I don't want to take three artifacts with me everywhere I go every day...... Is that...... The gear I had when I was the leader of the Alliance, and I didn't want to take it with me when I was resting. ”

In a word, it shows the pressure that Xiao Qiao is under. Gong Jin and Yan Ning glanced at each other, they usually only noticed Xiao Qiao's extraordinary, dazzled by the genius brilliance of each of her wise decisions, but almost forgot that under her extraordinary, there was still an ordinary side...... Come to think of it, I must have been under a lot of pressure!

"The battle in the mines...... I was a little injured, and after killing the assassin in the White Deer Cave that day, my internal strength was lost a lot, and I haven't recovered for the time being......"

Gong Jin and Yan Ning wanted to take Xiao Qiao back, but she rarely took off her duties to travel, but she was very determined to stay a little more time on the mountain. The two of them had no choice but to take off their outer robes and let Xiao Qiao put them on, while one of them held one of her hands and made a fortune for her.

The three of them sat on the top of the mountain, watching the sun slowly rise into the sky, glowing with the heat of midday, adding a touch of warmth to the cold wind. Between the three of them talking and laughing, Xiao Qiao followed Yan Ning's words and unconsciously talked about the past.

"I was born in Altino, and I grew up there for a while when I was a child, and it was so beautiful that it was like a dream, and I still often appear in my dreams ...... it."

In the early days of Cao Shou's reign, when politics was still clear, Altino did have a good time, but it was not long, and Gongjin was skeptical, because no matter how good the political situation and people's livelihood were at that time, how could a discriminated ghost have the opportunity to feel it?

But this is not the case from Xiao Qiao's mouth, she seriously misses all the memories of that time, the life of the people is still rich, the official politics are quite peaceful, the people are busy with their livelihoods, everyone is still full of hope for tomorrow, there is not so much dissatisfaction and hatred in their hearts, everyone smiles and nods when they meet, and even the dogs running on the street seem to be very leisurely, it is a great good era.

"Later, the situation gradually deteriorated, and my mother and I left Eltino to avoid the disaster in Wulian. The orcs of Wulian don't like humans very much, but the Medici family is very generous to take us in......"

When the situation in Eltino changed, and a large number of people fled to neighboring countries, Reins-Tiren had a border blockade that was difficult to cross, so most people preferred to go south into the orc realm. Orcs really don't have a good impression of humans, but some orc nobles need human craftsman skills to protect and take them in at their discretion.

Little Joe's mother, who was skilled in knitting and embroidery, was therefore protected by the Medici family, and when her mother died and she felt helpless, Kublai Khan appeared in front of her. Kublai Khan informed the entire Medici family to give Xiao Qiao the respect of his own sister, and Xiao Qiao became one of the most peculiar guests of the Medici family.

What Kublai Khan gave to Xiao Qiao was not only pure respect, but also cultivation. In addition to letting Xiao Qiao read a lot, he also invited a teacher for Xiao Qiao and taught her martial arts, but these masters with a certain reputation either have limited strength or disdain to teach martial arts to female surnames, and as a result, they were knocked out of their teeth by Kublai Khan one by one and swept out of the house after less than ten days.

The real turning point was when Xiao Qiao went out in the wind and snow once, and delivered a baby for a ghost woman who was about to give birth under the bad situation of being infected with an epidemic. That night, she met an alien and they met each other very happily, and the alien took her as his only disciple and taught her and Kublai Khan martial arts, which Kublai Khan greatly benefited.

Under the guidance of this master, Xiao Qiao seemed to have entered a new world. For those magic skills, her interest is not as high as that of her brother Kublai Khan, but some magic skills that the master occasionally teaches her, she learns very energetically, if it weren't for the fact that the master has no intention of teaching a magician, all the teachings will stop at a shallow taste, Xiao Qiao may be a completely different situation today.

But what really made Xiao Qiao feel lucky was the thoughts and vision that the master taught her. Although his brother Kublai Khan was eloquent, his belief that he wanted to establish a hegemony and become a peerless overlord made Xiao Qiao a little respectful, but the master often used the example of the Guiyi tribe to explain to her what a good leader should do.

"Your Master...... Who is it?"

Gong Jin asked tentatively, but Xiao Qiao didn't answer, just smiled a little embarrassedly and said that the master told her and her brother to keep it secret and not to mention the master's name to outsiders.

Gong Jin is not surprised by this, most of the Yiren in the rivers and lakes have a secret surname, and they don't like to leak their secrets for this, but they have the ability to teach Kublai Khan and Xiao Qiao at the same time, this person must be very simple, Gong Jin thought for a moment in his head, and suddenly a possibility popped up.

(Difficult, is it the master Bohuang Taiji or the third uncle Kadar...... ）

The three sages of Yue, Yue, and Xing, except for the Moon Sage Lu You, the remaining two are unknown, and they don't know where they are active in the Wind Continent, if it is one of the two of them to teach Xiao Qiao and Kublai Khan, it is very reasonable.

"I don't think the right thing is going to do in White Deer Cave right now...... To become what they call a benevolent ruler is to ignore differences and love all the people he rules equally, whether humans, orcs, elves, or ghosts...... There are also Shet, so that every race can coexist peacefully, without favoring any one side, so that the sub-country can be stable, and multiple races will work together, the power of progress will be great, and the world will become better. ”

Xiao Qiao said his thoughts and concepts, for Gong Jin and Yan Ning, this is a new concept, in the past, the royal thought of Bailu Cave was nothing more than to promote the harmony of monarchs and ministers, the wealth of the country and the strength of the army, first pay attention to the people's livelihood, and then make the family and country strong, and the foreign country will not invade, as for the domestic racial issues, it is not mentioned at all, so the White Deer Cave, which has repeatedly emphasized humanity and benevolence, is standing on the position of suppression of the Guiyi and other races.

"This time Pengfenpo Conference, Brother Yi has actually been preparing for a long time, he wants to use the army of the Guiyi clan and the orcs to further form a martial arts barbarian alliance, attack Altino, and become a king and hegemon, for this ideal, he spent a long time deploying, and also secretly collected the Equal Divine Hammer and the Fraternity Holy Armor, and planned to use these two artifacts to wish him the throne of the alliance. ”

However, Xiao Qiao, who learned of this, made the first effort in his life, and bitterly complained to Kublai Khan, saying that the Medici family is not strong enough at present, and if they want to raise the banner of rebellion against the White Deer Cave and Altino, it will take at least fifty years to prepare, and if they are busy rebelling now, it will only cause the Medici family to perish prematurely.

If you want to use the coalition forces of this Pengfenpo Conference, you must find someone who is not from the Medici family, even if the rebellion fails, it will not be held back to the Medici family, and you can still keep your vitality and make a comeback.

Kublai Khan was a brave and resourceful man, and after listening to Xiao Qiao's analysis, he decided to change his previous plan, but it was painstaking to find a suitable person from where to find a suitable person who had no actual relationship with the Medici family and would not harm the interests of the Medici family.

When Xiao Qiao proposed himself to his brother Mao Sui, hoping to be the candidate, Kublai Khan could be said to be furious, and in the brief conversation that followed, he broke all the tables and furniture in the hall, broke the door, and absolutely refused to agree to his sister's ridiculous request, let alone let her leave Medici's house to do such a dangerous job.

However, just as Gong Jin and Yan Ning are well aware of, once Xiao Qiao makes a decision, it is difficult to be shaken, and in the end, Kublai Khan had no choice but to give in, and handed over all the two artifacts she had worked so hard to collect to help her eliminate idle opponents in the ring of the competition, and even until the brother and sister met in the ring, Kublai Khan hoped that his sister would change her mind and return to Medici's house with him.

...... But Joe was still firm in his decision.

Kublai Khan gave up all his previous deployments to the Guiyi Assembly, and also cut off all aid from his sister, leaving only one sentence except for the two major artifacts.

"I have nothing else to give you, but for the sake of your choice, I have postponed my ambitions and hegemony for a hundred years. ”

In this sentence, Gongjin heard Kublai Khan's concessions and his expression of pity for his sister. For a man who is ambitious and can't wait to rush to the sky early, this hundred years of forbearance must be very uncomfortable, right?

Moreover, if Xiao Qiao really conquered Eltino and established a new regime, then Kublai Khan's hegemony would never be able to be tempered. For an overlord who burns the fire of conquest and constantly obtains things by means of seizure, the ambition that could have swallowed the entire Wind Continent has become the lord of the barbarian tribe who can only unify the martial arts region, which is not only a lifelong dream, but can even be said to be the ultimate humiliation and shame.

"Your brother...... I really value you, I've read Kublai Khan's materials before, and I didn't think he would make so many concessions for a girl. ”

Gong Jin sighed like this, more than half of it was out of sincerity, and felt that he needed to re-evaluate Kublai Khan, a man, under his image of an iron man, perhaps much softer than many men.

However, even Gong Jin could not predict the future, let alone know that after a long time, Kublai Khan once again made forbearance for the sake of a woman and a brother, and made two consecutive inopportune and undesirable concessions, which made it impossible for him to achieve his ambition and hegemony, and finally became the regret of the overlord's life.

"Big brother has been very good to me and has taken good care of me since I was a child, but ...... If he were to raise an army to attack and plunder, the final casualties would be heavy, and the killing and blood would be all over the Wind Continent, and I didn't want that to happen, so I wanted to do something. ”

Just because she wanted to do something, this girl won the position of the leader of the alliance among the 100,000 heroes, led them to raise troops to provoke Ertano, and won victories one after another, but Gong Jin and Yan Ning now want to know what the end point is after these victories.

"I want to change the world and create a world where every race in the country can live in equality and harmony except for the prosperity of the people and the strength of the country. However, there is no justice for the weak, and if the Guiyi only want people to have mercy and give us living space based on compassion, this requirement will never be realized, so I promoted this time to raise the army, send out our roar to the world, with the Guiyi tribe as the conqueror, in the process and result of victory, we will not create undue killings, and reverse some of the existing situations. ”

"No one will pay attention to the weak when they reach out. If the strong are unwilling to extend a friendly hand, then let us be the strong! As long as we do not forget our original intentions when we have the supreme power, do not be blinded by the desire for power, do not put on a high posture, and continue to promote the equal consensus of the sincere and benevolent, this dream is not impossible. ”

"When the conquest of Altino and the stability of the situation are settled, I do not want to use the old model of rule, which will not help to promote racial integration, if possible, I want to abandon the royal rule, and let the people of the territory send representatives in the appropriate proportion, and these representatives will form a joint council, and use this conference system to replace the royal power, and govern the whole country, and the voice of the people can be directly heard, so that the fault of Altino can be avoided today, and there will be no more unfit monarchs, who will make the people suffer for decades or centuries. ”

Gong Jin and Yan Ning could hardly explain their surprise. They had all seen the kind of leader who led the army in the past, and they had seen the founder of a kingdom and a dynasty, but this girl was clearly different from them.

This girl, like Kublai Khan, did not wage war for her own conquest and ambition for hegemony, nor did she want to leave a name in history, and even had very little power. What she wants is not how to get the world, but how to change the world.

Raising an army with a certain ideal is not a conquest, but a revolution. Gong Jin now understands that the word "revolution" that Xiao Qiao often puts on his lips is definitely not a joke, but very serious.

What should I say? Gong Jin felt ridiculous, Xiao Qiao said a lot of things that he didn't care about, and he didn't even think about it, but ...... I have an urge to see that kind of world.

There is no hatred between the various races, humans and the Oni can live side by side, the children of the Oni can be blessed by the humans around them when they are born, not by the curse of resentment, and the children of each race can grow up in peace and happiness...... I'd love to see that kind of world.

"The White Hart Cave is an enemy we can't escape, but if I can, I want to send a message to them, I wonder if I can wait until I overthrow Altino before assassinating me? If I forget my ideals and oaths after taking power, I will gladly have them take off my head...... All I want with them is the happiness of the people who live on this land, and we can avoid many conflicts. ”

Draped in his robes, Joe stood up from the embrace of the two faithful protectors, greeted the icy snow and the blazing sun, took two deep breaths, and then turned to speak to the two.

"Brother Yu, Sister Yan Ning, can you please help me? I am only one person, and my strength is very limited, but if I can get your help, I think I will be more confident to realize this dream. ”

The ice and snow reflected the sunlight, shining on Xiao Qiao's braids, which looked like brilliant filaments like gold, so beautiful that people almost took their breath away, and the hands she stretched out were white and pink, and every trace of palm lines could be seen clearly.

As pure as snow, a fair-skinned and flawless invitation, sincerely stretched out in front of Gongjin and Yan Ning. At this moment, they were all moved.

Yan Ning was silent for a moment, and before she could realize it, she had already trembled her voice and held the little hand that was swaying lightly in the wind.

"My little princess, I will ...... I cherish this opportunity, from today on, Tao Yanning's life is betting on our dreams. ”

Gong Jin witnessed all this from the sidelines and knew how rare this scene was. Yan Ning looks cheerful, but she is not a woman who is easy to open her heart, under her gorgeous face that is always full of smiles, there is a place that has always remained cold, but now she is using the weakest and most delicate place to sincerely offer her heart to Xiao Qiao.

As if infected by this atmosphere, Gong Jin also stretched out his hand and shook hands with Xiao Qiao. It's just that, although he also felt the wet heat in his eyes, he didn't say anything.

...... Because he can't speak.

...... Because he hadn't decided what to say for himself.

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This winter passed quickly, although the second half of the winter was a little strange because everyone had different ideas, but in general, it was a very warm winter, and the various races in the rebel army were in a state of general harmony, eliminating many differences and gaining a deeper understanding, and the original factions and forces were more closely distributed, and now if the troops were dispatched, the whole army would not be as scattered as before.

Gong Jin's training and organization have also helped a lot, although Xiao Qiao himself has insight and leadership vision, but he is not so good at military practice, and Gong Jin just made up for this, transplanting the excellence of the human army to the rebel army one by one.

However, before leaving Huaguo Mountain and returning to the battlefield, there is another problem that must be solved. If you don't solve the pressure problem of White Deer Cave first, the soldiers have the fear of the Moon Sage in their hearts, the future battle will be very dangerous, in a certain key war, as long as Lu You shows up to speak, and doesn't even need to make a move, it is enough to make the army of 100,000 fall apart overnight.

In order to solve this crisis, before the rebels were about to pack up and leave the valley, Little Joe gathered her whole army and spoke loudly to all the soldiers who admired and supported her in a makeshift stand.

The content of the speech has been planned with Gong Jin in advance, although Xiao Qiao's wishes and ideals are very moving, but at this stage, not so many people can understand. If these 100,000 people are to be pulled towards a beautiful but distant dream, then what we want to give them now should undoubtedly be some sweetness that will be tasted in the near future.

“...... Based on the above reasons, I hope that you can remember the oath you made on the slope and continue to help me. And if you are not willing to continue with us, we will not force you to stay, you can share the gold and silver over there, and leave with enough living expenses, I wish you a bright future. ”

With these words spoken aloud, Little Joe left it up to the soldiers to decide for themselves to stay. This is a very risky approach, even Xiao Qiao himself is not sure, how many people are willing to follow him in the end, but if he forcibly stays with those who should not stay, it will only plant a fire in his own army, and then burn the whole army even more violently.

The ending was revealed in a gratifying form, and only a few hundred people chose to leave, and ninety percent of the combat power remained.

The Guiyi clan was convinced that Xiao Qiao, who could obtain the three artifacts, was the savior that the whole clan had been waiting for for two thousand years, and followed her without doubt.

Although the orcs and the human group did not have such a belief, but the life of the past few months had made them see a possible surname, and they knew what kind of new world they could create if the war was successful, and for this dream, they decided to gamble their lives again.

“...... Well, thank you, I won't disappoint you. ”

Having said this simply, Little Joe bowed deeply to the whole army in the stands to express her gratitude.

On February 18, 419 in the Eltino calendar, the 100,000 rebels of the Guiyi tribe attacked again from Huaguo Mountain, and swept through the south of El Tino in a short period of time.

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