April 568 in the Altino calendar, Kyoto, Japan

When the Japanese envoys arrived at the Ivory White Tower and tried their best to stabilize relations between the two countries, something unusual happened in Japan itself.

"Listen, everyone, the head of the family has given the order, and all the rudders in Japan must be prepared. Our white family's plan to conquer Japan is about to begin in earnest. ”

In one of the huts, there was a group of people who had such a conversation. Some of them have been here for a few years, some have been here for a long time, some have been here for a long time, and some have been here for a long time, marrying and having children, and some are even older, and their families have been dormant here for generations.

There is only one purpose for everyone, that is, they hope that the Baizi family can take this adjacent piece of land and expand the power of the family. Generations ago, the head of the Bai family had promised that if he took Japan one day, he would be ruled by the children of the Bai family lurking here.

Although I feel that the ancestor's promise lacks realistic considerations and is not a good practice, the current head of the Bai family, Bai Wuji, has no intention of overthrowing it, and therefore, these Bai family members lurking in Japan have been working hard to prepare and wait for the opportunity.

And now, the time has finally come. The instructions of the head of the family, Bai Wuji, spread to every branch in Japan as quickly as possible, telling them that the time had come to take Japan, and all the children of the Bai family would move, secretly prepare weapons, and wait for the help of the masters sent by the headquarters.

"Finally wait for this day, everyone's hard work is meaningful, from now on, my white family will raise their eyebrows overseas!"

"It's been a long time, starting with my grandfather, our family has been waiting for this moment to come, and the head of the family has finally made a decision, and we don't have to hide anymore. ”

"But...... I don't know who the master sent by the headquarters will be? It's not easy to move Japan, after all, there is Amakusa Shiro here!"

At the mention of this name, the crowd could not help but fall silent. has been lurking in Japan for many years, how can they not know that Amakusa Shiro is a great existence like a god and demon in the hearts of the people, and he is as famous as Lu You, this supreme master who is one of the three major divine swords, is not an object that can be easily provoked.

Even if he attacks with all the strength of the Bai family lurking in Japan, I'm afraid he won't be able to stop his three swords!

Everyone had such an awareness, however, a piece of news from the leader of the group leader made their worries melt away like snow in the sun.

"Don't worry, according to the news from the headquarters, there was a big battle in Tianguan at the North Gate, and Amakusa Shiro was defeated at the hands of Lu You Lao'er, and now he is seriously injured, so there is nothing to fear. ”

The unimaginable good news had a strong encouraging effect, and everyone could not help but applaud when they saw the joy in each other's eyes.

"Great, if Amakusa Shiro really falls, then our big things will come naturally, and there will be no reason to fail. ”

"Yes, without Amakusa Shiro, there is no one on the Japanese side, with our strength, the inside and the outside should be combined, and we can completely conquer this land within three months!"

Although they were excited, everyone still did not lose their vigilance in discussing confidential matters, and all their voices were very low, but after they finished speaking, a whisper came into everyone's ears.

"Isn't there anyone in Japan? Thank you uncles for seeing us like this, but no matter how you look at it, your arguments seem to be a bit problematic. ”

The sudden words surprised everyone, and before they could come back to their senses, a series of tearing and breaking winds sounded, and the wooden house where everyone was located had been shattered.

"There are masters!"

"Who is it?"

"Is Amakusa Shiro killed?"

Even the Bai family, not every member of the Bai family was as outstanding as the members of the five-color flag, and when they suddenly encountered an attack, they could not help but panic, especially when they realized that the enemy's strength was stronger than estimated, and they were afraid that no one among them could be invincible, fear and anxiety naturally appeared.

"Don't stay in the house, go outside, don't let people catch them all. ”

When the house cracked open, someone made such a cry, and then the crowd jumped out, ready to break out.

According to the guess, if someone broke through such a rebellion, the government would definitely send a large number of people to round up, but to the surprise, there was a dead silence outside, only two people stood in the middle of the street, and other than that, there was no sound at all.

Rao is like this, but everyone knows that he is already under siege. The rudder was not a remote place, and there were some houses around, but now there was no sense of human life at all, only the occasional bark or two of dogs could be heard in the distance, indicating that someone had taken control of the whole area, and reassured the general public that they would not come out and get in the way.

However, this is simply unreasonable. They are all very good underground workers, and they themselves have considerable martial arts cultivation, if there are really people who do so many actions, why don't they notice it at all? Could it be that they are already deaf or blind?

Everyone has such doubts and worries, and from a certain point of view, their thoughts are not wrong, because it is indeed someone who uses the Heavenly Heart Consciousness to completely block their sensing ability, so that although they tell the surrounding people to avoid, they do not notice it.

And what this group of Bai family members have to face now is the two people standing in the middle of the street.

A young man on the left, dressed in a samurai suit with a sword at his waist, seems to be a little short, and his face cannot be seen clearly in the moonlight, although he stands there, he is very restless and plays with the tassel flower on the hilt of his sword.

Standing next to him was a woman dressed in a plain white robe. The woman wore a strange mask on her face, and this mask had a mysterious symbol painted on both cheeks, which was tightly attached to her face, hiding her entire face inside, except for her mouth and nose and a pair of cold eyes.

There were only two people, but when they were silent, a solemn atmosphere naturally enveloped the surroundings, telling this group of Bai family members that the enemy was not simple.

Sensing this information, everyone in the Bai family concentrated on their skills and prepared to kill the enemy by thunder. In order to disguise their identities, underground personnel like them, the most familiar ones, are the side door magic skills outside the Bai family, and some people are even familiar with the superior martial arts of Bailu Cave.

"The catkins qigong of the White Deer Cave, the earth of the stone character family...... Tsk, even our natural flow of karma is amazing!"

The faint words, and even a hint of laughter, made everyone's whole heart cool when they heard it. The other party didn't seem to be looking at it much, just glanced at it casually, and explained everyone's martial arts clearly, and even exuded an aura that made them dare not move. This vision and strength do not seem to be owned by the warriors of the earthly realm, when did such a strongman appear in Japan?

"Although it is only a small island country, the people of the island country also have self-esteem, so don't underestimate the people of the island country......

In the moonlight, the young man's appearance gradually became clear, and he was a boy who was unbelievably handsome, he pressed one hand on the hilt of the katana at his waist, and the other hand held his chin, like a prank-trick little urchin, and frequently smiled at everyone.

I don't know why, in this innocent smile, everyone seemed to be stared at by some kind of large flesh-devouring beast, and they couldn't move. The strange thing is that there are continuous warning signals in his heart, but at this smiling beautiful boy, he only feels that he wants to continue to be close to him, and he doesn't want to go away or hide.

If this continues, they will be completely destroyed, and it will only be a matter of the enemy's fingers. However, the boy did not intend to end it so easily.

"The security in Kyoto is really getting worse and worse, if you don't put it in order, will all the cockroaches and rats have to climb to the ground? Uncles and uncles, I'm sorry, but I have to cut you, for your own good, you will have the opportunity to become prisoners of war." I am the captain of the No. 1 team of the new writing team, Sojiro Okita. ”

After saying this, the young man's body was almost frozen with a condensed murderous aura, but it was not him who made the shot.

"Come on, Izumi Sakura. ”

"Got it. ”

Almost as soon as the sound stopped, the masked woman beside him disappeared, and immediately after, blood and death began to appear in the crowd.

"What kung fu?"

Because of the deterrent power of Okita Soji, everyone's movements were half a beat slower, and they were a little too late to respond.

At first, they felt relieved, because the strength from the attack was not very strong, but this idea was changed in an instant before death, because it was obviously not enough to break through the strength of their own body protection skills, and under some incomprehensible skillful use, they easily left a "wound" on their body.

It is probably inappropriate to say that it is a wound, because when the slender hand waved it, the part it touched was like being bitten by a fierce beast, and a large piece was lost in an instant, and because the strength was too strong, it didn't even bleed for a while.

The fear of death overwhelmed everything at the sight of the sudden loss of a large chunk of their torso, and when the pain finally reached their brains, they cried out in pain and lay down in a frenzied fountain of blood.

Of course, not everyone is so useless, it is true that someone dodged the claw that came from the attack, or the wound was not so big that they did not fall immediately, but they did not get a chance to fight back. After a single claw was useless, the enemy flipped with his bare hands, and a fierce force that swept like a hurricane swept towards the survivors.

It was impossible to resist, and before they could lift a fixed body such as a jack pendant, they had already been swept up by this cold cyclone, and their bodies were involuntarily soared into the air.

They had never seen such martial arts before, but they had heard from the mouths of their elders, that it was a kind of cold wind that was like the breath blowing the earth when the dragon ascended to heaven, a kind of divine skill called "Ascending Dragon Cyclone".

It's just that, according to the legend, if you are caught up in this dragon cyclone, in addition to being dizzy, you should feel more pain, why do you have no other feelings at this moment except for numbness in your limbs?

The answer soon appeared, only to see the mysterious woman's left wrist violently slammed into the right wrist of the ascending dragon cyclone, and in an instant, a silent powerful shock wave came. Obviously, I can't hear the sound, but there seems to be an extremely sacred sound wave, which transmits directly into the human brain, washing the tired body and mind, and leaking every bit of flesh and blood out of the body.

Without giving the enemy a chance to snort, combined with the whirlwind of energy, this incomparably powerful blow turned several enemies into a pile of blood foam in the blink of an eye, blowing straight into the air.

The incomparably ruthless and swift means of killing the enemy, and the effortless handling of the enemy, this was expected, so for the parties who were observing, there was nothing to be happy about. He just opened his eyes to see how much strength the new pet he had rescued had regained his strength.

"Hey, the Soul Suppression Sword is a good usability. Although it has deviated from the original essence, it seems to be more powerful when used with the dragon martial arts. ”

“...... It's all taught by the young master. ”

I don't know if it's because of the killing of many people in a row, or for some other reason, this woman called "Izumi Sakura" has obvious fear in her voice, and when she walks towards Sojiro, her body even shuddered involuntarily, and later, she couldn't hide her violent trembling at all.

"Hmm, can't you hold it up so soon? It's shorter than last time, and I really shouldn't let you out until your injuries are better. I'm sorry, Izumi Sakura. ”

Strange to say, when the boy's palm touched her, the violent tremors subsided, and after a while, even the heavy gasps that had been painful returned to calm.

"The matter is settled, Izumi Sakura, you have to take care of your injuries, because the next opponent will not be as simple as the realm realm, I heard that there are many masters in Reyns, I am looking forward to it...... How do you explain what happened this time? I think about it, let's just say that a beast escaped from the zoo and broke into a house and accidentally injured a family before being subdued by us, so it should be okay, right?"

Facing the young man's bright smiling face, she couldn't say anything, she could only endure the unpleasant feeling that made her body and mind collapse, and said very weakly: "Everything depends on the young master's meaning, but it's ...... Can you stop wearing this mask......? It's weird. ”

"Huh~~?Izumi Sakura, don't you like the mask I made?" As if he had been hurt a lot, the boy showed a sad expression, turned around and hugged the female companion beside him tightly, and rubbed his little face back and forth around her waist.

"This is the most popular female killer dress up right now, and I made it with reference to my favorite novel. Look at how beautiful the patterns on your mask are...... Hey, it's not right, people in the book use swords, and I should help you find a sword next time. ”

It was like wrapping herself around a giant python, and she almost couldn't breathe, so she could only speak with a wry smile.

"No...... No need, if you can, I hope the young master can return my vermilion gun to me......"

"No, no, if you reject my idea and role-play the next time you go on a mission, I'll let you dress up as another female killer from that novel...... The one who is very scantily dressed and very charming!"

“......”

The royal city of Altino was a little deserted a while ago. Although it is said to be the capital of a country, because of the decline of national strength and the loss of the due prestige of a great country, the people living in Zhongdu can feel that Zhongdu is losing its vitality day by day.

This situation reached its worst peak a while ago. As the king of a country, Cao Shou, in the name of inspecting government affairs, frequently went out on patrol, because of the administrative system of Altino, it is the emperor's pro-government system, and now the emperor has left the state affairs and left the capital for a long time, how can the entire court not be in a mess?

Moreover, when it comes to the micro-service patrol, this is a big joke. Every time he left the palace, there was a team playing musical instruments along the way, a luxurious convoy of more than 300 people, and a cavalry escort of 1,000 people, and they went out of the city gates in a mighty way. Not only is this not called a micro-service patrol, but even the assassins who are preparing to go to the battlefield will be dumbfounded, and they don't have to spend time looking for the target.

In the past three years, the reason why Cao Shou has not encountered an assassination operation is of course because the guards around him are well protected, but on the other hand, no one is interested in killing the so-called emperor, which is also the main reason. At present, the national fortunes of Altino are completely out of Cao Shou's hands, and the five army commanders have become powerful in seizing power, and no matter whether Cao Shou dies or not, nothing can be changed.

Aware of this, the people of Zhongdu felt a little sad, especially a while ago when the Hua family broke out in the North Gate Tianguan, but the result was a miserable defeat, hundreds of thousands of troops were even destroyed, the head of the family Hua Tianxiao disappeared, once prominent on the Continent of the Wind for nearly a thousand years, and the heirloom history even surpassed the Eltino flower family, which fell apart and collapsed overnight.

When the news reached every corner of Altinor, the whole country was in an uproar, and the new lord of Reins, King Lancelot, made several speeches that made the hostility of Eltino clear, which once again made them feel strongly uneasy, and they asked one after another, who was this King Lancelot?

The answer came out quickly. It is known that this King Lancelot, who was once the leader of the bandits, organized forty thieves to crisscross the territory of the Hua family, and was later annihilated by the officers and soldiers, exiled to Reins, and after obtaining the throne, he is now going to counterattack to take revenge.

This news is okay, but what really caused the intimidation was that the people heard that this Lancelot King had the support of many heavenly masters by his side, and it was because of this that his power grew sharply. What is a heavenly master? This is not very clear to the people of Altino, but many years ago, the sword immortal Li Yu broke through Altino with one person and one sword, no one can stop it, nothing can overcome it, and the invincible scene of any master and army that is not worthy of his divine sword blow is still deeply imprinted in their memory, if several Li Yu came to Eltino at the same time to burn and destroy, what kind of terrifying picture would it be?

The existence of this god in the sword gave the people of Eltino a glimmer of hope, and many people even secretly prayed that the Moon Sage personally took action to eliminate the wicked man of Reins, and stop his illegal attempts, so as not to start a war and implicate the people of Li.

As a result, that hope was quickly dashed. Because a rumor that is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood quickly circulates among Altinor. On the same day, there was a big battle at the North Gate Tianguan, and the Huazi family invited out the "Sword Lord" Amakusa Shiro to suppress the formation, and was supposed to take the North Gate Tianguan in one fell swoop with the momentum of a thunderbolt, but unexpectedly, Lu You, who had been in retreat for hundreds of years and did not ask about the world, suddenly appeared, helping Reyns to defend the city and severely damage Amakusa Shiro.

For a long time, the "Moon Sage" Lu You was as unattainable as a god in the hearts of the people of the Continent of the Wind, and this sense of worship was especially evident in the Eltino people. Now that I heard that the Sword Master assisted other countries in defeating the Eltino army, the psychological impact was not trivial.

"This ...... How is this possible?Shouldn't the Sword Saint Grandmaster be on our side?"

"It's because of Amakusa Shiro, right? He's the enemy of the Moon Sage, an unforgivable demon who loves to kill, and the Moon Sage sage made a move in order to subdue the demons. ”

"But you can't pick that kind of time to do it, helping the enemy like this, isn't that tantamount to treason?"

"No...... At the beginning, it was because of the approval of the Sword Saint Grandmaster that there was El Tieno, if he couldn't get the support of the Grandmaster, it would be impossible for the Cao clan to establish a country here. ”

"Difficult, could it be that the Grandmaster thinks that King Lancelot is the destiny of heaven, so he stepped in to help him retreat from the enemy?"

Countless speculations, countless whispers, spread like a flood in the territory of Altinor, and made the hearts of the already panicked people even more anxious and afraid. If the White Deer Cave made some remarks at this time to clarify all misunderstandings, then the situation might be a little better, but after the start, until this moment, the White Deer Cave was tight-lipped and did not make any judgment on this matter at all, even Marshal Zhou Gongjin, who had always been regarded as the spokesperson of the Moon Sage, remained unusually silent, which made people not know what to do.

Of course, at this point, the current White Deer Cave elders also felt very distressed. That battle was too big, and he wanted to suppress public opinion with all his might, saying that all this was a rumor, and Grandmaster Lu You had never left the White Deer Cave or helped Reyns, this kind of thing was simply impossible. Moreover, after Grandmaster Lu You returned to his residence to continue the retreat, everyone went to ask for instructions on how to deal with this problem, but he did not give the slightest instruction at all, and asked everyone to retreat.

In this way, the elders could not do anything at all. Although they had tried hard to get on the line with The Hague and ask Gongjin Gongzi's opinion, whether it was the water mirror or other spells, the Hague had completely cut off the contact, which made them very troubled.

Because they don't know what to do, what they show to the outside world is naturally a mysterious and unfathomable look, which makes the Eltino people who feel the strange atmosphere worry about their country's temperament, and this atmosphere is the most serious in the middle of the capital.

This dull atmosphere finally changed one day. This period of time, because he quietly left the central capital, I don't know where to go, so that the people in the central part of the country, who have been accustomed to the prosperity and noise, suddenly lost, and when the people of the Shizi family took the opportunity to expand their sphere of influence, frequent incidents made people miss the existence of this noble son.

On this day, the soldiers who were in charge of guarding the eastern gate of the central part of the city opened the gate in the early morning as usual, and prepared to let the merchants and passers-by outside the city enter the city. Every day after midnight, the gates of the four sides of the city will be closed, and the travelers who cannot catch up can only rest in the pavilions or inns a few miles outside the city, waiting for the opening of the city the next day to enter the city.

As usual, you should have seen a sparse caravan slowly coming from the pavilion, but when the gates were opened that day, the soldiers were amazed at what they saw. A few miles away, where the pavilion should have been, there appeared a huge circular tent, colorful mixed brocade, from a distance, it was really incomparably bright, lined with blue blue sky, white clouds, and brilliant golden light that jumped out from behind the tent, constructing a magnificent and fantastic gorgeous scene.

The unbelievable picture made the soldiers guarding the gate stunned, almost thinking that they were still in a dream. There was a faint sound of people and bamboo singing, as if a large banquet was being held, but after realizing that the city gate had been opened, all the music suddenly stopped, and then the tent was lifted to both sides, and something shot out from inside, raising the rolling yellow sand, all the way to the city gate.

"W-What?"

"Is it a fast horse? or is it a master?

The dust and sand were blowing, and the soldiers couldn't see what it was, and they were worried, and Li Yu single-handedly broke into the imperial city of Zhongdu and cut open the city gate with a sword, and the majestic momentum of slashing open the city gate still made them feel palpitations, and now the limelight is tight, everyone doesn't say it, but they are worried in their hearts, but don't one day the masters of heaven attack in a big way, and the generals and nobles will dodge one after another, and those who are small soldiers will only become the first batch of cannon fodder for the enemy to show their strength.

Although helpless, if they disperse in a hurry at this time, the military trial will definitely be punished as a capital crime, and everyone can only force the urge to turn around and flee under self-pressure, and prepare for the formation.

The tension was lifted after a moment, and as the people got closer, the soldiers recognized the familiar rumbling sound. The noise, which had been the inhabitants of Zhongdu in the middle of the night months ago, was now more inspiring than any other movement, and in the loud shouts of the soldiers, a silver-white streamlined sports car had whizzed by, and the driver of the car waved at the soldiers, and the movements were chic and free.

The handsomeness of the world is more proof of identity than any document. Just like the worship of the new dean of the Taiyan academicians, the soldiers defending the city seemed to see the return of their idols, everyone threw away their spears, hugged each other and jumped and shouted, crying with joy, completely ignoring the large number of people who followed the sports car into the city.

"Childe is back!"

"Dingyuanjun is back!

"Ertino is saved, we are saved, Childe is back!"

When the engine noise resounded in the streets and alleys, listening to the ears of the residents of Zhongdu, as if the sound of heaven falling, many people immediately rushed out of the door to inform relatives and friends of the good news, and some people began to burn incense and pray, and fired cannons along the long wheel marks left by high-speed tail flicks to celebrate.

Driving a brand-new sports car, Hülegü was dressed in a white suit, with an open neckline, a finger-thick gold chain hanging, sunglasses, and his blonde hair was draped loosely behind his head, fluttering in the wind, and a cigar with a martial arts specialty in the corner of his mouth, scattering curling white smoke, which lingered. Dressed completely different from the neat and clean image of the past, Hülegü, who returned to the central capital, looks very decadent and exudes a charm that is different from the past.

And no matter how he changed his appearance, judging from the screams on both sides and the flowers that kept being thrown, the support of the people of Zhongdu for Hülegü was not affected at all. There are some intriguing reasons for this.

Extraordinary bearing, both civil and military, handsome appearance, and holding the power of one side are all favorable conditions for Hülegü. Looking around at the new generation of masters of the same age and generation, his achievements are indeed incomparably outstanding, and more importantly, he knows how to make good connections, constantly turn enemies into friends, and has the support of a big backer like Lu You, and quickly won the favor of the people of Eltino and the children of White Deer Cave. However, an unconfirmed legend has pushed people's admiration for him to a peak, and he is regarded as the hope of Altinor's revival.

When the Medici family and the Shizi family started a war and attacked each other, a rumor was released by the Shizi family: Hulegu was the biological son of Emperor Cao Shou of Alterino!

According to the official documents, the fathers of Hulegu and Kublai Khan were the heads of the Medich family for the last two terms.

At that time, the Medich family was only a medium-sized tribe in martial arts, although the clan was brave, but in terms of strength, it was far from being comparable to the royal family in the Japanese side.

Later, Al Tieno had the intention of cultivating other tribes in Wulian to counterbalance the Wang family, whose strength was gradually becoming a threat, and after consideration, he chose the Medici family, so he specially married the princess and his relatives to show his attention. And the so-called princess is said to not have royal blood, but just a beautiful palace maid who Cao Shou is tired of. In order to avoid unexpected disgust, Cao Shou also specially selected a palace maid with orc blood and gave her the title of princess to marry.

It was also this princess who gave birth to the brothers Kublai Khan and Hulegu. Among the many sons of the head of the Medici family, these two men stood out, easily defeating all their siblings and guiding the Medici family to prosperity.

Due to his late mother's relationship, the Medich family under Kublai Khan's leadership has always maintained friendly relations with Eltino, so when the Jinhua Rebellion broke out, Kublai Khan's vow to crusade against Eltino made everyone puzzled.

And in the aftermath, an unconfirmed gossip began to be released. In fact...... When Cao Shou sent the princess to marry, the princess was already pregnant, and after ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to a son, who was Kublai Khan, which was a conspiracy of Ertano to implant his power into martial arts. Kublai Khan, after learning about this, was embarrassed and angry, so he raised troops to challenge Eltino.

If that's all there is to it, it would be nothing but another scandal to the filthy political history. However, the reason why Cao Shou, the absurd emperor, was unprecedented was that it was rumored that he sat in the palace once, secretly happy that the trick had succeeded, and the more he thought about it, the more proud he became, so he decided to repeat the old trick and send the princess who had married to the Medici family to return to the palace to "talk about the old love", and when the princess returned to Wulian again, Hulegu who was born after she was pregnant in October, and her biological father was the one who wore the imperial crown on his head in Zhongdu.

It is probably impossible for anyone to remain calm when they hear such news, especially the children of the Medici family, whose reverence for the head of the family can bear such insults? But ask yourself, even if this rumor is true, their loyalty to the head of the family will not change, because after the ideological transformation of Hülegü, the loyalty of all the children of the Medici family has transcended the constraints of the sect and concentrated on the head of the family alone.

"I am the center of the Medici family, there is only the Medici family with me, the Medici family exists for me, and your loyalty is enough as long as you are loyal to me. ”

This is the image that Hülegü has successfully created, and because of this, his position is completely unaffected by rumors.

It's just that when they think of why Hülegü deliberately shaped such a concept, the children felt very empty-hearted.

So far, neither side has expressed any opinion on this rumor. Cao Shou was as if he hadn't heard this rumor, and naturally no one would dare to ask him this question. Although Hülegü once said, "If you like to talk, let him say it", he did not admit or deny it earnestly, but often used this as a theme to joke with his retainers.

In any case, because of this rumor, Hülegü became more intimate in the hearts of the Eltino people. And if this rumor is true, looking around at the current princes of Altino, except for Hülegü, none of them have become a weapon.

The current Hülegü, in addition to his own talent and military and political resources, is backed by powerful forces such as the Second Army and Bailudong, and has a good relationship with foreign powers.

In the unstable situation of the country, Hülegü's presence was particularly dazzling, and he seemed to be aware of this trend, ended his travel in the south, returned to Zhongdu, and greeted the warm cheers of the supporters.

However, when the head of the house raised his finger in a dashing manner, threw a flying kiss to the left side of the building, only to hear a roaring sound, in addition to a few people fell on the spot, there was also a girl who was confused, dizzy and dizzy, and fell directly from the upstairs.

"Hmph, even if it's Leng Mengxue, it's just that, it looks ...... It's a sin for a man to be handsome!"

Fluttering away in laughter, Hülegü left this sentence. is similar to the experience that Gengoro often sighs, the sentence pattern is somewhat similar, but the mood is completely different. It's just that the children of the Medici family who follow him have some different feelings.

"Hey, is it really a sin for a man to be handsome?"

"What, no matter how handsome you look or not, the head of our family is evil enough. ”

After receiving the news that the "Dingyuan Jun" Hulegu Gongzi had returned to Zhongdu, Shi Chong, the commander of the First Group Army, appeared in the palace, which was not long after.

After the end of the first battle of Tianguan at the North Gate, Shi Chong, who reappeared in the middle, did not appear in a wheelchair, but walked with his feet as an ordinary person.

Because of the continuous entanglements such as the Jinhua Rebellion and the Maishi War, Shi Chong and Hülegu, two people who were political enemies of each other, had no reason to be friendly at all, but at least they could maintain a minimum of etiquette when they met in the court in the past.

Today was also a very joyous day for the entire Altino court. Emperor Cao Shou had secretly returned to the palace a few days ago at night...... Of course, it is still the kind of "secret" method that thousands of guards, mighty and mighty, wake up the whole city. Hulegu also returned today, coupled with the arrival of Generalissimo Shi, the three major conditions for the palace to be full of vitality have been completely met.

Before he got closer, Shi Chong had already heard a commotion, coming from the Chengping Palace, where Cao Shou often met with his ministers in private.

With Hülegü's luxurious personality, this trip to inspect the territory, of course, took the opportunity to collect all kinds of rare antiques and jewelry, and during the period, he also sneaked back to Wulian, wantonly collected gems and handicrafts from his hometown, and filled the bags of the entire Li team. After returning to the central capital, in addition to taking these things out for fun, they also distributed them to the ministers who were friendly with the DPRK and China.

None of this is a big deal, because this kind of mutual gift-giving is officialdom culture, but all the gifts handed out by Hülegü are given in front of Cao Shou openly, which can't help but make the recipient's heart beat wildly.

In the early years of the Medici family's ore business in Wulian, Hülegü had his own set of outstanding eyesight for supervising jewelry, this time he personally purchased, these jewels were of extraordinary value, one by one on the animal skin cushion, to show the ministers, among them, the most admirable, is a two-foot-long coral in front of Hulegu, the whole body is vermilion, without a trace of variegated color, it looks crystal clear, the light can be supervised, the end is a treasure of the world, even the emperor's Cao Shou is amazed.

"This coral is two feet four inches long, and it took me a lot of effort and years to get it. It's not that I'm boasting, but I dare say that there is no other person in the whole of Altino who can possess such a treasure, even if it is ......"

Hülegü was speaking proudly, not noticing that Shi Chong had come to his side. From the past, the two people who can't clash head-on often compete in the middle of the capital compared to luxury, in this regard, this reunion after parting, seeing the coral that Hülegü boasted of, Shi Chong's eyes showed disdain, and the white jade Ruyi in his hand swung towards the coral with his hand.

"Is it worth making a fuss about such a child......'s plaything?"

At this point, there was a bang, followed by a crisp sound of "bang, bang, bang", and the onlookers let out their due exclamations. This was originally what Shi Chong wanted...... It's just that there was a faint smile in this exclamation, because under the heavy blow, the fragile and fragile coral was undamaged, but the jade Ruyi in Shi Chong's hand cracked into pieces and scattered all over the ground.

As if he had expected this to happen, Hülegü cleared his throat and said, "One thing I forgot to explain is that this coral is not an ordinary color, but a dark iron blood mountain produced at the bottom of the East China Sea...... Thank you Shi Junhou for demonstrating for us, and by the way, remind us to buy a harder Ruyi next time. ”

The eyebrows fluttered when he said this, and his vivid expression caused the surrounding ministers to laugh, and even Cao Shou couldn't help but applaud loudly, only Shi Chong's face turned pale, knowing that he had fallen into a trap, and he made a fool of himself in public, and under the anger, the ruyi stump in his hand was pinched into powder, and he couldn't help but spill it on the ground. It wasn't until the ministers began to notice the scene that they stopped laughing.

Take off the disguise, no need to continue to sit in a wheelchair to show weakness, and let the world know that he has the power of heaven, and return to the respect of the world's masters.

Turning his gaze sideways, he touched Hülegü's mocking eyes, obviously this farce was carefully designed by him to calculate his personality, in order to mostly fight in the North Gate Tianguan, he let the White Deer Cave plant a big heel fight, he, the disciple of the White Deer Cave, couldn't see it, and he was going to seek justice for the master.

Shi Chong was a thoughtful person after all, and he figured out this joint in his mind, and his face was calm, as if the humiliation just now had not happened at all, and greeted Hüliegu with a smile.

"Lord Medici's trip to the south is really a great success, just looking at this full of jewels, it is not difficult to imagine the scenery of the adults along the way. ”

There were vague words of sarcasm with bribes, but they couldn't affect Hülegu anything, but just made him laugh back: "Of course." The phoenix does not fall into the land of no treasure, since I am out on patrol, how can I return empty-handed? But these things outside the body are nothing, what really makes me linger is that I stumbled upon a hot spring when I traveled through the deep mountains, for the sake of Shi Junhou, I have ordered someone to build a palace there, and send heavy troops to guard it, and absolutely do not let outsiders enter to interfere. ”

"Oh, my lord's kindness, Shi is really grateful, but I don't know that there is only a hot spring, why does it make adults pay so much attention?

"Because you are crippled and healed, and you are impermanent, for fear that you will break your spine next time and have nowhere to go when you are half paralyzed, of course, as a brother, you must first help you choose a good place for rehabilitation, so as not to find a good place in a hurry. ”

"You!"

"What's wrong with me? I'm thinking about you like this, Shi Junhou shouldn't be unwilling, right? And don't think I'm joking, if one day my fifth senior brother returns to Altino, I'm afraid that someone won't even have a wheelchair to sit in. ”

If these two people are allowed to continue talking, the Fourth Mai-Shi War may break out on the spot, because even if he already knows that Shi Chongjin is in the heavenly position, this person is still not enough to threaten his life in the eyes of Hülegü, even if he starts fighting, the worst result is that except for himself, the entire Medici family will be destroyed, and it is no big deal.

The scene full of gunpowder was finally mediated by His Majesty the Emperor, and the two arrogant and domineering army commanders gathered their arrogance and talked with their respective friends.

After that, Shi Chong played to Cao Shou, there is a doorman in the Shizi family, eloquent and strategic, strong martial arts, is the world's hard-to-find unicorn material, now the country is thirsty for talents, he is willing to share worries for His Majesty, the doorman is introduced to the court, to make up for the deceased flower defects, as the head of the imperial guard.

Of course, this caused a burst of discussion among the ministers, the imperial guards are the military attachés closest to the emperor, responsible for protecting the security of the palace, and even supporting the imperial forest army to protect the entire central capital, its commander must be the emperor's cronies, otherwise the entire imperial guard rebelled, and the emperor would definitely be the first to fall down. In the past, when Zhou Gongjin's holy family was in his prime, he recommended his subordinate Hua to serve as the imperial guard, and slowly accumulated merit to become the commander, and now Shi Chong directly recommended the doorman as the commander of the guard, which is really an extremely rampant move.

"The situation is different now, and Reins's hostility towards our country is clearly revealed, and he may launch an assassination attempt against His Majesty at any time. The Imperial Guards are responsible for protecting His Majesty's safety, and I believe that we should no longer stick to the system, but should be based on merit, and use talent as the only criterion for selecting talents. ”

"Shi Dashuai has so much trust in that talent's ability, I don't know what's so special?"

"Absolutely. I can assure you that under the helm of this gentleman, Zhongdu will be impregnable from now on, and it will be difficult for any ambitious person to invade this place. ”

After making such a declaration, the strongman who Shi Chong admired so much appeared in front of everyone. Although he observed etiquette and waited for Cao Shou to announce before entering the hall, no one saw where he entered the hall from, but when the voice of the call ended, a red shadow appeared silently in the hall.

It was an indescribable feeling. The ministers of Al Tieno, who had never been on the battlefield in their lives, seemed to be pressed by a thousand pounds of boulders from the moment this person appeared, their chests were extremely dull, and they couldn't speak. As for the military attachés who practiced martial arts, they felt the strong and absolute aura of this person 100%, and they couldn't help but lower their heads, and their whole bodies trembled.

As soon as he appeared, he didn't need to deliberately show it, this domineering and introverted red-robed man overwhelmed the audience, and deeply implanted the feeling of fear and horror in everyone's hearts. Based on biological instinct, no one dared to raise the slightest objection, and as a result, Cao Shoulong happily approved Shi Chong's recommendation, and put this person as "Dolgon"

The strongman in the name of the army was recruited into the court.

From beginning to end, Hülegü didn't say a word, just watched all this. Although he has enough spiritual cultivation not to be overwhelmed by the other party's monstrous domineering, and can maintain mental autonomy, the whole back is still sweating like pulp, as if he has fought a fierce battle of life and death with a master, and his whole body is exhausted.

The ministers all had a feeling that they were going to be officials with an extremely vicious beast in the future, and while they were afraid of him, they also wanted to be protected by a powerful force, and they got a sense of relief. However, at least in this hall, except for a very few people, no one noticed that a special plan that was enough to shock the entire Wind Continent had begun to be secretly planned and acted on from this moment.

One...... A special plan with the code name and goal of "God Killing".

"It's really troublesome, what the hell is this place? My brother-in-law was too heavy last time, right?"

Leaving the border alone, Lancelot sneaked into the territory of Altinor. Because the North Gate Tianguan was completely destroyed in the last battle, it saved a lot of trouble when leaving the border.

When passing through Kiglu, he gave a little instruction to the five-color flag troops stationed in Yusi, and then went straight to the territory of the Hua family.

It was unimaginable in previous times to enter an enemy country alone without any escort as a national leader, but Lancelot did not think it was strange, because the times were different from the past, and if necessary, he could destroy the western territory of Eltino by himself.

The army or something, it is not enough to pose a threat to himself, seriously speaking, one-on-one fighting, at present, there will be no chance of victory in the territory of Eltino, and there is only one Moon Sage Lu You, his strength is stronger than estimated, especially the change in the Heaven Reaching Sword Formation, and he can't find a way to deal with it yet, if he hadn't taken advantage of the fact that he had a vicious fight with Amakusa and his skills had decreased that day, he would not have been able to bluff him back with such a high profile.

Although the Great Snow Mountain is also in the territory of Altino, he has never fought with the old man in the mountain, and he does not know the depth of the opponent's skills, if the old man's martial arts are similar to Amakusa, then even if he defeats him, he will definitely have the power to protect himself, and he will not fall to the point of fleeing for his life in embarrassment.

Stepping on the land of Al Tinor, a feeling of unbearable embarrassment spread to my heart. In just eight months, everything has changed so much.

A year ago, he was still in the territory of the Hua family, and the brothers of the forty thieves had no capital to buy and sell, robbing the rich and helping the poor, hoping to accumulate fame and strength through these acts, and then when everything is mature, do something vigorous and create an era.

When he was the leader of the bandits, he hoped to become the king of bandits one day, and if he could go further, he would be able to establish a small country and call the king emperor himself. Or, develop the Forty Thieves into a large-scale mercenary group, with this proud strength, although it can be used by all countries, but it can maintain its own freedom and self-esteem, without looking at anyone's face.

The plan is perfect, at least ...... For a man's dream, it is a very attractive blueprint of beauty. Helplessly, Cangtian has never obeyed people's wishes, and he hopes to promote the times, but in the end he is still pushed by the times.

Before the strength of the Forty Thieves was fully developed, he was forced to leave Eltino and turn to Reyns to expand into a new world. As a result, he became a king as he wished, but he was not a small country, but the king of a country in the dignified Reins.

Power and responsibility are much greater than what I asked for, which should be a good thing, but sometimes when I ask myself, I don't seem to be very happy. But even so, completely indulging oneself and doing something that one really wants to do makes people feel a real pleasure.

At least one thing is certain. Compared with the past, I now have the confidence to protect the people and things around me, not just "wanting" to protect, but really knowing that I have the ability to protect. This is a very gratifying thing.

It's just that, compared to the things that I hope to keep in my hands and not lose, sometimes, I still remember those things that have been lost.

On the way here, everything that had happened in Siam City reappeared in my mind like a flashlight. It was really something that I didn't want to recall, because although there were many sweet good things in between, whenever I remembered the ending, I felt a strong heart-wrenching feeling of unhappiness, which made me want to vent it with the power of heaven to bombard the ground.

And now that I think about it, what kind of mood did Fenghua feel when she helped her unseal her internal force and clean up the divine soldiers?

She is such a person who doesn't like blood and vendettas, the reason why she is willing to help herself like that, is there a grievance in her heart?

These speculations, after the elegance disappeared silently in that night, there was no chance to verify it. However, as I walked down the street that day, I heard news that stunned me.

In Shen's Meilin that day, the last words on the wall have made everything very clear, Fenghua waited for his return to no avail, and under all kinds of regrets, he left words on the wall and disappeared. I confirmed this myself, but at the end of the day, I didn't see the whole process.

However, such news is now heard...... Could it be such a coincidence?

is also a beauty named "Fenghua", and also has a superb medical way to bring the dead back to life, could these things be just a coincidence?

I couldn't answer, and my patience couldn't wait for the intelligence system of the Qinglou to be entrusted, and when I came back to my senses, I found myself in the air, flying at high speed in the direction of the North Gate Tianguan.

After several days of continuous trekking, we finally arrived at our destination, the tent area set up for displaced people and refugees. According to what I asked before, the goddess doctor Fenghua practiced medicine here.

It was only a few steps away from stepping into the homeless area, but for some reason, at this moment, there was a feeling of homesickness, which made me hesitate to step in, and I couldn't stride in decisively.

(Fuck, Lancelot, what are you doing here? Is there something scarier out there than Lu You?)

Don't you have the confidence to take Lu You seriously?)

Taking a few deep breaths in a row, Lancelot strode in, although he had tried his best to restrain himself, but the momentum inspired by his body, as if he was about to fight a decisive battle with a strong enemy, forced the sand and rocks flying underground to scatter to the side. When he noticed this, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

(It's so immature...... ）

Lamenting his inadequacy, Lancelot enters the camp and asks where the Lady Doctor is, but the answer he receives is much more than a surprise.

"What?

I don't know for what reason, ten days ago, Fenghua seemed to have received some important news, although he was unwilling, but he still hurriedly ended the free clinic here, took the car, and did not know where to go.

"Where are you going?"

"You're so strange, you say you don't know where you went, who knows where you went?"

The person who was grabbed by Lancelot's collar and asked replied very angrily, if it weren't for the fact that he felt that this young man looked like he was full of flesh and looked like he was by no means a good person, maybe he would have scolded him directly.

Letting go of the man, Lancelot walked briskly out of the camp. There are many people here, and if you recognize yourself, it will be very inconvenient. In order to calm the chaos in his mind, he found a secluded place to think about it all, wondering where the other party had gone.

"Legend has it that the sea is in the west, the home of the birth of the sun. ”

Just as Lancelot was stunned, a childish voice behind him said this, which woke him up, and when he turned around, he saw a girl in a black magic robe, wearing an oversized pointed magic hat, standing not far behind him with a smile.

"Huh, Teacher Merlin!"

Even though there had been few meetings and very little to know, Lancelot knew that the Chief Reyns was a very different person, and hurriedly stood up and greeted him respectfully.

"Hey, boy, look at the move. ”

The other party did not return the salute, but launched a surprise attack at an incredible high speed, directly attacking Lancelot.

"The divine soldier is as urgent as the law, fast!"

Speaking a spell that Lancelot didn't understand, Merlin's finger that stabbed him in the chest was not a threat in Lancelot's eyes, however, as the spell was chanted, the sword finger had an indescribable use, as if it had passed through all the spatial limitations, and would easily break through the talisman true qi and hit his vital point.

Lan Jin Luo was taken aback, and in his busy schedule, he used the power of the Heavenly Position, broke the move, and even took advantage of the absolute superiority of the Heavenly Position over the Earth Realm, reversed the situation in an instant, and counterattacked with heavy swords.

"The strength is calm, this Hongyi knife can be used well. ”

The small body that is no different from a girl is surprisingly flexible. With a twist of Merlin's right hand, more than a dozen red and yellow rune papers appeared silently, almost just a turn of her mind, these more than ten rune papers blessed by magic power had the strength to resist Lancelot's attack.

"W-What?"

Even though he had surpassed the Little Heavens, Lancelot couldn't help but be surprised. The other party's defense did not use the power of the heavenly position, but he could not break it, how could there be such a reason in this world? Moreover, in the strength of Teacher Mei Lin, he felt a trace of familiar momentum that should not appear.

"It's ...... Three Swords to the Heavens?"

"That's it, lad. ”

It's not a joke, those twelve rune papers suddenly automatically folded into swords, absorbing the Heavenly Demon Sword strength that he had just sent out, and attacking with the same Heavenly Rank power, and the wave of qi that came over was the midstream sword formation that Lu You had defeated Tiancao at the North Gate Tianguan that day.

In a hurry, it was difficult to resist, Lancelot retreated a few steps in embarrassment, and suffered a loss under the enemy's higher tactical use, and when he cheered up and wanted to face the enemy seriously, an earth-shaking terrifying domineering spirit rose from behind him like a tsunami, and a strong sense of oppression was like a manga on his back, so that Lancelot did not dare to move.

(Damn, that's what it was...... ）

With Lancelot's cultivation at this time, even with Lu You's strength, it is unlikely that he will sneak attack him, but when a master attracts his attention with a battle, another strong man who is no less than him will have a chance to make a deadly sneak attack.

The martial arts of this master are even higher than expected. The momentum of the tsunami behind it was obviously at its peak, but it still kept pushing upward, like a rising dragon, rushing to the sky at the top of the peak, you can imagine how amazing the attack would be when the dragon wave collapsed from the end of the sky.

Although it is not possible to tell the winner in one move, if the opponent shoots at his vest, he will definitely be seriously injured. If you give Lu You's level of master a full blow, even if he escapes with the aether to destroy his body, it will take at least more than a year to recover.

The question is, who is this master who has teamed up with Teacher Cheng Lin to force himself into danger, and can exude such a terrifying domineering aura that makes his back sweat pour out like pulp? Who is it that has such a strong strength in the territory of Altino?

A thought crossed his mind, and after Lightning analyzed a series of names, a name that shouldn't have appeared here gave Lancelot a certainty. When this thought came to his mind, a smile appeared on his lips at the same time.

"Oh, it turned out to be your ......"