Suddenly, Gong Jin's expression changed, on the other side of the metal gate, he felt not only a sense of oppression, but also a long-lost familiarity, which made people quite nostalgic, and there are only a handful of people in the world who can give themselves this feeling, is it...... Is it the one who is supposed to be still asleep?

"Boom!"

There was a loud bang, and the one-foot-thick metal gate was shattered by an inexplicable force, and the breach was twisted and wrinkled, even Gong Jin couldn't see what kind of technique this was, but he didn't have time to care what kind of martial arts it was, because the dashing shadow that appeared at the door had already attracted all his attention.

"Did you wake up? brushed your teeth? I heard that you have been doing all kinds of evil recently, and you have become the number one traitor dog on the Continent of Wind, and everyone will be punished...... In the town I just flew over, there was a coffin shop in the alley of Seventh Street, and the handiwork seemed to be full of meticulousness, did you choose your own size?"

appeared at the door vividly, obliquely reflecting the light behind him, and his glowing appearance made Gong Jin feel dazzling, and many memories of fighting side by side in the past all came to his heart at this time, but Gong Jin did not show a long-lost smile to his friends as in the past. On the one hand, Gong Jin felt the obvious hostility on Yan Ning's body, and on the other hand, Gong Jin was not so forgetful as to forget the last time the two met, under what circumstances.

"It's been almost ten years, and it's been nine years...... Did you sleep well?"

"It's not bad, except that I always want to get up and pee, but I have the same dream over and over again, in which I cut you and the old man into pieces again and again, and then vow to thank you if I wake up one day. ”

Yan Ning sneered and looked at Gong Jin, and the eyes that originally contained a smile gradually turned cold, staring at the old man in front of him who had been sleeping for nine years.

After the end of the Ghost Yi Rebellion, the collapse of Su Laotang's forces, and the return of Yan Zhuang to the door of the White Deer Cave, although she and Gongjin had many opportunities to meet, because of the difficult knot between each other, a pair of confidants who were once so friendly gradually became at the end of the road, and the meeting was just a passing by.

As the head of the White Deer Cave, Yan Ning did not make any achievements for the White Deer Cave, most of the time he just pushed the robot out, let the stand-in act as a nagging model, and locked himself in the room, smoking marijuana as in the past, looking at the curling white smoke and pondering.

This situation finally changed after the Tang State Incident. Afterwards, knowing what Gong Jin had done to his fifth junior brother Li Yu, Yan Ning, who had always been depressed and indifferent to the world, was furious, and questioned Gong Jin, denouncing him for his submission to the White Deer Cave and El Tieno, which had reached the point of extinction of humanity, and asked him to stop immediately and make up for the damage caused.

Of course, this matter was rejected by Gong Jin, and Yan Ning, who originally had a glimmer of hope for his friends, gave up, and had no reason to stay in Bailu Cave, so he left a book to resign from the position of head and ran away angrily, resulting in the "White Deer Cave Head Fielding Incident" that spread through the rivers and lakes.

Originally, the matter could have been solved in this way, but not long after leaving Bailu Cave and returning to martial arts, Yan Ning received a letter from Gong Jin, asking her to meet her on Huaguo Mountain, under the ginkgo tree that Gong Jin, Yan Ning, and Xiao Qiao planted together in the past.

Yan Ning did not doubt that he had him, and there were some things he wanted to tell Gong Jin, so he left the secluded forest and went to the top of Huaguo Mountain, but he was ambushed on the road, hit a few palms, and finally vomited blood to break through, and rushed to Huaguo Mountain, only to see Gong Jin, and it was too late to say anything, Gong Jin, who was waiting there, suddenly plotted, subdued Yan Ning in one fell swoop, and sealed her in a coffin with oriental immortal arts, and buried it in the ground, so that there was no Tao Yan Ning on the Continent of Wind.

"At that time, I always wanted to ask you, why did you do it to me?"

"The reason should be very clear, you have been the head of the White Deer Cave, and you used to be a demon hunter who was responsible for dealing with assassinations, you know too much about the shady scenes of the White Deer Cave, once you betray the master, the White Deer Cave will not let a person like you live at all. ”

"So it's up to you to do it yourself? Is it because the master looks up to me, or do you take the initiative to fight for the old man? Zhou Gongjin, you, a hypocrite, have been wearing a mask from before to now, and the old man is dead, how much responsibility do you want to take for him?"

Even at the moment when he was knocked down and sealed, Yan Ning still didn't believe that this friend who had been friends for many years would take the initiative to attack him. In terms of the situation in Bailu Cave at that time, it must be Lu You who personally issued the order to exterminate the password, and Gong Jin was responsible for implementing it, and even Gong Jin should take the initiative to fight for Lu You, because by him, he can also win a little chance to stay, if someone else does it, it will not just seal the sleep, but ensure death.

Yan Ning speculated so, but even if she believed so, she still didn't dare to ask Gong Jin for confirmation, because she knew that Gong Jin would say only one answer.

"After nine years of sleep, are you dreaming stupidly? I remember you weren't so naïve before...... Oh, forget it, what do you have to believe, it's your freedom, I have no obligation to sober you up, but you came to me today not only to celebrate escaping the seal, but also to ask me naïve questions!"

"Hmph, it's still the same bad mouth as before, but you're right, I really need to be sober. That old man was killed by your rebellion because his head was not clear enough. ”

"Which one do you mean? I've killed him twice, and you damn bad guy, do you want to experience the same thing?"

"Hmph, do you think there is a chance that what happened nine years ago will be repeated?"

Yan Ning snorted coldly, his figure suddenly flashed, and he approached Gong Jin in a blink of an eye. The body technique she used was very strange and seemed to be very slow, but when the human consciousness came, she had already rushed to the front, with a strange feeling in the high speed, and it did not belong to the martial arts system of the White Deer Cave.

Gong Jin was slightly stunned, first raised his arm and waved his empty sleeve, slightly slowed down the enemy's approach, and then pushed it out with a palm. According to common sense, it was an old thing nine years ago that Yan Ning was sealed underground, when the Tang State incident had just happened, the Continent of Wind had not yet experienced the Arambat Demon Earthquake, and a large number of heavenly martial artists had not yet reappeared in the world, and Yan Ning's martial arts had not broken through the earth boundary, and the power used to appear and break the door just now was not the power of the heavenly position, it seemed that her cultivation was limited, and it should not be difficult to deal with.

This is a basic calculation, but Gong Jin knows one thing very well, if there is only the power of the earth realm, it will never be able to break through the heavy metal door, Yan Ning's qualification is a martial arts genius, and in the nine years of sealing, there may be an amazing breakthrough, so even though Gong Jin's strength today is unmatched, he did not dare to be careless at all.

The empty sleeves were waved out, and Yan Ning was completely unaffected, her body was as stable as a mountain, and she swept the empty sleeves away with her protective strength alone, and then she faced Gong Jin, and the two of them each took out a palm, and they faced each other head-on.

"Touch!" The two palms struck, Gong Jin immediately noticed the majestic palm power that poured in, and the martial arts used by Yan Ning were still her best Wuyue Divine Thunder in the past, and the fierce divine palm that ranked among the thirty-six stunts of the White Deer Cave, but there were many changes in the use of internal strength, and it became more strange and cold, which made Gong Jin shiver coldly at the moment when the two palms struck.

"Celestial power? No, it's not ...... This is...... Heavenly Demon Gong?"

It feels very strange, like the power of the heavens, but it can't sense the operation and operation of the vitality of heaven and earth; it is like the cold of the heavenly demon power, but the characteristics of the fortune envoy are completely wrong, everything is plausible, it contradicts the existing martial arts knowledge, but it is so powerful, although Gong Jin only uses fifty percent of his strength, but the other party is obviously also at ease, not going all out.

In this brief sense of consternation, Yan Ning slapped again, and when her eyes touched Gong Jin's empty right sleeve, a trace of inexplicable emotion flashed in her eyes, as if she was sentimental and mocking, but she didn't stop the offensive after all, this palm steadily bullied Gong Jin's severed arm and attacked his weak point.

One hand hit two hands, Gong Jin knew that the situation was unfavorable, and without waiting for Yan Ning's palm to be confirmed, the empty sleeve of his right hand suddenly burst out like rain sword qi, and shot intensively towards Yan Ning, enveloping her upper body.

"Hey!"

I didn't expect Gong Jin to be able to exert his sword qi with his empty sleeves, but Yan Ning lost the opportunity, and the distance was too close, and there was no way to dodge, so he only suffered this blow stubbornly, and fell out of the hole that he had broken into before. The strength of Zhai Tian's position is really unparalleled in the world, and Yan Ning still can't stop retreating after falling like this, and he has also crashed through several metal walls in a row, which stopped the sound of continuous crashing.

"Good guy, your ability is even stronger than expected!"

The palms were facing each other, Gong Jin frowned slightly, at the moment when the two sides high-fived and Yan Ning was hit by her own sword qi, she also urged her strength, and the palm strength of the Wuyue Divine Thunder surged like a torrent, she was retreating from the enemy with sword qi at that time, and her protective strength was slightly weaker, and she was almost destroyed by the palm strength of the Wuyue Divine Thunder, and suffered a small loss, strictly speaking, Yan Ning did not lose much to herself just now.

"Okay Zhou Gongjin, you have improved a lot in martial arts in the past nine years! No wonder even the old man was killed by you, he has a very good set. ”

From a distance that was not too close, the sound of condensation's laughter came clearly.

"You're not the only one who got the breakthrough. Thanks to you, I have also had opportunities in martial arts over the years, and I have gained new strength, the ice of the past nine years, I will slowly settle this account with you, and wait for me to appear in front of you again at any time before you arrive in Zhongdu!"

Yan Ning's long laughter came from near and far, and it was obvious that he had drifted away, ending this provocation and foreshadowing the actions that followed.

With Gong Jin's wisdom, how could he not see that this was Yan Ning deliberately putting pressure on himself, wanting to make himself vigilant day and night, and it was difficult to sleep and eat, and he had already lost one percent before the battle. Gong Jin didn't pay attention to this kind of guerrilla warfare, but he broke the seal and reappeared in the rivers and lakes, which made him ...... There is an indescribable feeling.

It's not a bad feeling, watching Yan Ning talk in front of him, or even turning his face and moving his hands, some memories of the past come to mind one by one, and those past events that he thought he would never recall again are now like a spring of living water, injecting vitality into the withered body and mind.

The surging of qi and blood caused by the Wuyue Divine Thunder has calmed down, but the craze in his heart is becoming more and more uneasy.

"Oh, that's funny, I'm taking your provocation...... Friends. ”

With the inner decision, Gong Jin stood up suddenly, his cloak fluttered and trembled, and strode out of the retreat room.

When he appeared in Zhu Yan's command room, Zhu Yan noticed the heroic aura in his eyes, swept away the depression of the past few days, and his radiant expression seemed to have regained his former vitality in The Hague, even though he was still wearing that cold metal mask, his body exuded heat, although he didn't know what happened to make him have such a change, but it was really exciting to be able to watch him sweep away the depression.

"Lord Gongjin!"

"Needless to say, I have an old friend who has returned, and from now on, the vigilance on Jinao Island should be especially careful...... Forget it, if it's useful to be careful, she won't boldly show up to provoke. ”

Gong Jin said: "Closely monitor the movements of the Central Capital, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just been kidnapped and kidnapped by the Reyns people......"

"Yes, but we also received news just now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been released from the predicament and has not suffered any damage, so Lord Gongjin can rest assured. As for the Reinsian, I heard that he had escaped without a trace. ”

"It's just a wayward commotion, and with his cleverness, it would be strange if there was any damage. But...... We must pay attention to whether he took the opportunity to make some agreement with the Reyns people in this game, so not only to monitor the movements in the middle capital, but also to monitor all the special communications between Eltino and Reins. ”

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Nier, who was sent to the Smoke Lock Building, originally thought it was strange, if Hülegü wanted to convey the message of joining forces with Reines through himself, then he should let himself rush back to Reines as soon as possible and rendezvous with that side, otherwise how to convey the message?

However, after entering the smoke lock heavy building, she quickly understood the reason. The owner of the smoke lock heavy building, like Yan Ning, is a master of mathematics in the White Deer Cave, and he uses a water mirror to communicate, which is faster than anything else, and saves time and effort than running in person.

However, since Lancelot had already left Jixia, this summons was transmitted to the Dark Arts Research Institute, and then passed on to Lancelot by Hua Bian Que.

When staying in the palace with Hülegü, Hülegü once warned that when it comes to the math masters in the White Deer Cave, the second senior brother Zhou Gongjin must not be ignored. Because of his intention to rebel, Zhou Gongjin has been accumulating strength extensively, not only practicing martial arts, but also practicing oriental immortal arts, so it is not difficult for him to intercept the water mirror transmission.

Although there are many magicians who can use the water mirror to communicate, and the water mirror conversations are also quite frequent every day, if you want to contact Jiji from the middle, this kind of ultra-long-distance water mirror communication is not something that ordinary people can do, as long as Gong Jin intercepts this kind of long-distance communication, how can there be a reason why it cannot be detected;

In view of this, when Nier contacted Reyns, she was very careful, and simply reported that she was safe now and would soon meet with everyone, and did not mention anything else, just used the code words agreed with her brother and Yuxue, and in the words of peace, she carried out the message of "there is a new person who wants to join the group".

When these images reached Lancelot, he couldn't help frowning as he watched his sister squeeze his eyebrows and wink at the water mirror screen.

"It's a mess, what are you doing? I don't even know where I am, it's really inexplicable. And what does this mean? There's a newcomer who wants to join the group? Does she still take her younger brother outside?"

The code words used by Niel are the marks specially agreed upon by the forty thieves in the past when they committed crimes, and they can be seen by Snow and Lancelot, but they still don't know what they mean. Instead, Izumi Sakura interprets Nier's message.

"Do you remember the information you just received? Niel appeared in Zhongdu, kidnapped and kidnapped Hülegü, the prince of Eltino, and escaped without a trace. ”

"Hmm...... That dead nouveau riche, a man who cheats on women all day long with a little white face, a sissy guy, I don't allow my sister to associate with him, mess with things!"

"Uh...... This, I don't think that's the point of what Niel is going to say, she wants to tell us that the Medici family may have made a choice and are ready to join forces with our side to attack Senior Brother Gongjin inside and outside. ”

Reviewing the current situation, Izumi Sakura made this speculation. Judging from the current situation alone, Izumi Sakura himself was also very surprised, because Reyns's side may not have much advantage, as long as Hülegü and Senior Brother Gongjin cooperate wholeheartedly, Reins will definitely face a bitter battle, and the opponent's resources and force can even be boasted of invincibility.

But Izumi Sakura understands one thing better, if there is anyone in the world who is best at predicting victory and defeat and turning the rudder when the wind blows, that person must be Hülegü.

Although many scholars have summed up thousands of reasons for defeat in the Hibiscus Rebellion of Wu Lian, no one dared to believe this in the early days of the war, and it was difficult to predict that the lone army led by Wang Wu would be able to fully defeat Kublai Khan's powerful coalition army.

From the choice of this point, it can be seen that Hülegü's vision was made, and his subsequent judgment was never missed. After taking up the position of Reinnes's right minister, Izumi Sakura thought of secretly sending a letter to Hülegü to enlist the support of the Medici family and join forces to eliminate the threat of Senior Brother Gongjin first, but she was not very sure that she could convince the sixth senior brother, let alone that the other party would take the initiative to reach out.

According to the general rules of negotiation, the party that makes the request first is often at a disadvantage in negotiations, but the timing of Hülegü was well chosen. The Medici family never participated in the previous continental hegemony, preserved their strength and vitality, and now has a lot of capital to negotiate with Reynes, if it succeeds, it is good; if it doesn't work, continue to go back and cooperate with Zhou Gongjin, and combine the strength of the two parties, it is an invincible combination in the world.

"Therefore, Hülegü should now wait for us to propose an exchange of interests, and use some favorable conditions in exchange for him as an ally. ”

"Allies? The Medici family has no masters, and if we join forces with them, where can they help us?"

"I want to ...... They can provide an opportunity to attack with hidden arrows that are difficult to defend against. ”

Having said that, Izumi Sakura really doesn't like this kind of insidious behavior of hurting people with hidden arrows, and Lancelot would rather fight Gong Jin with a knife and a gun to the death, even if he dies in battle, he has no regrets, no matter how it is better than this dark feeling of stabbing people in the back.

However, it is also difficult for them to categorically refuse, because sitting in this position, this kind of thing is responsibility, and the responsibility of fighting is victory, if they can defeat with a clear sword and a gun, it is very good, but if they lose, what should those who originally hoped for themselves do?

Lancelot didn't make a decision right away, he still planned to make plans after meeting Hülegü with Izumi Sakura, after all, this kind of thing is very important, and it must be talked about face-to-face to see the sincerity or hypocrisy of the other party.

"My mind is not good, although that little white face is a little sissy, but the brain is not white paste, it is safer to take you with me. But...... I heard that little white face is very handsome......"

Lancelot's expression was strange, Izumi Sakura didn't care at first, but continued to sort through the papers at hand, until she noticed that her husband's expression was getting more and more stinky, from a stinky tofu-like feeling to the extent that it quickly deteriorated into a pit stone.

"That's not a problem, women don't just look at men, not just their faces! I'm not the kind of woman who will be fascinated just by seeing a beautiful man, let alone the source...... Well, what's more, if it's just about appearance, I'm also very confident, I'm much more beautiful than the sixth senior brother!"

Izumi Sakura originally wanted to say that compared to the appearance of a beautiful man, Gengoro would definitely be more handsome than Hülegü, but she was afraid that as soon as this remark came out, there would be endless troubles, and she was afraid that even Gengoro would not be able to meet in the future, so she used this Hülegü style answer instead.

This judgment should be correct, but later that day, Lancelot quietly handed a mirror to Izumi Sakura, who was confused at first, and then realized that her husband was going to interview him with this mirror, and when he talked to Hülegü and looked at the mirror.

The arrogant behavior under the strong desire made Izumi Sakura laugh, but since she could still laugh, it meant that she was in a good mood and would not be disgusted, which was also very interesting for Izumi Sakura afterwards.

Regardless of the various things that husband and wife get along with, there is one more thing that cannot be ignored in the various works that are going on in the capital when they leave Jixia.

Lancelot personally visited the Taiyan Institute and wanted to visit the little junior sister Ailing, but unexpectedly pounced and learned that the little junior sister and a large number of researchers had left the Taiyan Institute for a few days and went to an annex outside Jixia City to study behind closed doors.

The research annex covers a vast area, which was completed by the Magic Guild and the Taiyan Institute in the early years, using two technologies to build multiple enchantments, which are usually forbidden for others to approach, and are specially used to test powerful black magic or ancient magic weapons. When Lancelot arrived at the annex, he felt the soles of his feet vibrate, and when he looked up at the sky, he saw mushroom-like clouds rising up one after another in the barrier.

"It's nerve-wracking, I just hope it won't be used. Relying on this to defeat the Iron Mask Shemale feels really bad enough. ”

After confirming these things, Lancelot traveled west with Izumi Sakura and Yuxue, anxious to meet the Reyns army that had entered the territory of Altinor, and when entering Altinor, he took the north gate Tianguan, and Lancelot deliberately stayed for one night, and the two accompanying people did not ask anything, and they tacitly understood each other.

Although the local Supreme Commanders Niel and Gengoro are not there, the traces of the fierce battles of the past are still clearly left on the walls and on the ground, making people imagine the tragic killings that took place here. However, the combat power of Eltinor's Eastern Front has all collapsed, and the Reyns army has also marched out of the pass to attack the territory of Eltinor, and there are not many troops left here, and it seems that there is no possibility of war.

The breath of war has gone away, but the sequelae are still fermenting, those who have been injured and fled in the continuous war, after coming to the North Gate Tianguan, received medical and food aid from the Reines side, and rested here for a while, but there are also many people who never leave as soon as they rest.

Originally, the flow of refugees in Tianguan at the North Gate was due to the collapse of the Huazi family, and the local people had no way to make a living, so they had to flee in groups, but as the situation in El Tino became more and more chaotic, the number of refugees fleeing increased dramatically, and Reines also began to change his attitude.

According to international practice, it is time to expel the refugees back to their home countries so as not to brew into a greater disaster, but when a letter sent from the North Gate Tianguan was conveyed to the Ivory White Tower a few days ago, the policy of the lower part of the country turned 180 degrees, and the immigration organization was rapidly expanded, and a window was set up in the North Gate Tianguan to efficiently assist the refugees who came in to settle down in the country, and to distribute work or reclamation tools according to the specialists.

"A crisis can also be a turning point, there is no real problem in the world, it just depends on whether we are willing to do it. These people are refugees in Altinor, and when they join Reyns, they will become our elite, because we have a decisive difference with Altinor, and that is that you have a great king!"

After the end of the Reins Civil War, Lancelot had taken all the power in the country, and also adopted the rule of power, with the high support of the people of Reins, he had enough power to do anything, so when the government and the opposition were all in a wave of expulsion of refugees and the preservation of the country's vitality, he gave an order, and overnight, from the court to the media, the original opposition became enthusiastic support.

"Alas, totalitarian countries are like this, they can be done in one sentence, these people are really obedient. ”

After giving the order, he left Lancelot under the grass and made such a feeling. He thinks that his job is to be a great king, and the reason why a king is great is because he can point the right direction and bring the people of a country to the right path.

This opinion is quite correct, but it is a pity that Lancelot is not a person who thoroughly adheres to the truth, so after pointing out the direction, his work came to an end, and the rest of the practical work was all smashed on the "little minions under the command of the king", and as a result, on the way to Altino, Izumi Sakura still had to constantly approve various budget books even if he was sitting in the airship, and vowed in his heart that he must establish a high-quality staff team as soon as possible.

To be able to leave Altino and find hope in a new country, those refugees who have just been naturalized are very excited, as if they can see the future in the near future, their lives and their families' lives can be restored, and they are also grateful to His Majesty Lancelot, who has strongly led the new immigration policy...... Although it wasn't long ago that they regarded this enemy king as a tyrannical demon king.

However, some people secretly rumored that the reason why Reynes's immigration policy has changed so much is because there is a powerful person to intercede on the side of Tianguan in the north gate, but it is difficult to determine who that person is.

"Well, the sun is about to go down, why are there so many people outside those grass houses? Isn't it a bad stomach, a thatched pit over there? So many people have a bad stomach, that's food poisoning, this is terrible, we have to solve the problem quickly. ”

"Oh, it's not a thatched house, it's an immigration window, and people are in a hurry to enter Reyns as soon as possible and become naturalized, so they queue up all night there! I'm sorry to ask them to wait so long, I hope they can get used to Reyns's environment and find happiness here." ”

"Is there enough food here? What about clothes and medicine? The weather has turned cold, and if these things are insufficient, it will be difficult for the people who are still here to survive the winter. ”

Contrary to his usual rough and reckless image, after Lancelot came to the North Gate Tianguan in disguise, without alarming anyone, he found the officers stationed there, and asked about the supply of local materials in great detail, and felt that there was something missing, so he immediately asked for a change. Izumi Sakura, who saw all this in his eyes, was quite moved by this, and felt that his hard work along the way had paid a price.

"It's nothing, I'm from a common people's background, I've been a disaster victim, I've been a thief, I'm familiar with the feeling of sleeping in the open, of course I know what they want. ”

In the face of his wife's praise, Lancelot, who was comfortable on the battlefield, behaved a little shy and embarrassed to be humble, but Izumi Sakura did feel that her husband's idea was very good, and she would be much happier to be able to help such a person.

In contrast, Quan Ying felt that she was a little inadequate, although when she lived in Hangzhou to recuperate, she read the works of various Confucian families, and studied the way of governing the country through the world, but she had little experience in getting along with people, and she could not be as considerate as Lancelot in the shoes of others, which may be the price of being a daughter in an ivory tower.

Standing under the city wall of the North Gate Tianguan, looking at the camp tents that stretched for more than ten miles in front of him, one after another, lit with little lights, as the night fell, the ground was clearly illuminated, Lancelot was silent, as if he was thinking about something, but in the end he was still ready to turn around and enter the customs and did not enter the camp area.

"Isn't it a pity to go back like this? We take the North Gate Tianguan, in addition to saving time, there seems to be another reason!"

Izumi Sakura, who was waiting for Lancelot at the city gate, smiled and spoke, making Lancelot show a nerve-wracking expression, when a little boy hurriedly ran over and said that he was going to hand the note to the man with the highest status in the North Gate Tianguan.

Lancelot took the note as a matter of course, and after glancing at it, his expression seemed to be happy, but a little embarrassed.

It was a note from Fenghua asking him to meet.