The wind blew and blew off the yellow leaves on the trees, blowing the dead branches and grass flying wildly, and the sky was overcast, feeling gloomy, cold and oppressive.

Daoist Ziyun said goodbye to the Lin family brothers, and Amaterasu pestered him to go: "Master, let me go, I can help you now." After a month of practice, Amaterasu felt like he couldn't do anything.

With a kind smile on his face, the Purple Cloud Dao Chief stroked Amaterasu's head and said, "You still don't want to go, we'll be back soon." "Suddenly, thin snowflakes fell from the sky, white and crystal clear.

"Oh, it's snowing, this is the first snow in early winter, and it's even more inconvenient to snow, why don't you slow it down?"

Ziyun Dao Chief's attitude was resolute: "It can't be slowed down, thousands of people have been besieged on the mountain for more than a month, I don't know if they can't hold on yet, and it will change later!"

Lin Yishi asked people to serve gold and silver: "A little meaning." ”

After repeated excuses, the Purple Cloud Daoist accepted it.

Amaterasu was a little reluctant, and finally saw his master and brother, and begged bitterly, unwilling to let go.

Ziqing persuaded: "Don't go, play with us, it's snowing, let's build a snowman and have a snowball fight, it's not fun when there are fewer people!"

Under the persuasion of everyone, Amaterasu had no choice but to give up aggrieved and helplessly.

Everyone watched as the Purple Cloud Dao Chief and a few people disappeared into the vast wind and snow. Qingwei looked at the back of the master with a distraction, the only relative in this world, the only dependence!

Ziqing came up and grabbed his arm: "Go in, it's windy." ”

Zijun smiled and said, "Let's go play hide and seek." ”

The gloom on Amaterasu's face still subsided, and he nodded, and went in together.

The more than 2,000 people brought by the Purple Cloud Dao Chief, the wind and snow rushed towards Qingfeng Mountain, the wind and snow became bigger and bigger, and the snow soon accumulated on the ground, and there was not a single pedestrian to be seen on the road, but the wind and snow helped them, so that no one knew about their journey. In the afternoon, when they finally arrived at the small shop where they had eaten last time, the small shop was empty, and everyone took refuge in the forest where the wind and snow were lighter, and set up temporary tents, and everyone rested, and ate their own dry food in the snow. It was quiet all around, only the sound of wind and snow. Jin Jianming sent a sentry to find out the situation of the officers and soldiers.

Suddenly, I heard the drums in front of me, and the shouts soared into the sky. Due to the heavy wind and snow, the vision was obstructed, and the situation ahead was unclear from ten steps away, so he did not dare to move. When the sentry came back to understand the situation, he learned that the besieging army not only did not withdraw, but also began a fierce attack.

"What should I do? Do you want to take advantage of the wind and snow to rush from behind and kill them by surprise?" Jin Jianming looked at his master.

Daoist Ziyun pondered for a while: "I think we can't move for the time being, there are too many enemies, and thousands of people can't move." ”

Jin Jianting was itching in his heart: "Master, I saw that we suddenly attacked, and the people on the mountain rushed down, and they should join forces inside and outside, and they will definitely be able to tear through the defense line." ”

Daoist Ziyun disagreed: "I don't know how many people and how many forces there are on the mountain, even if we suddenly go out, it's hard to say whether the people on the mountain dare to come out without contact." ”

Jin Jianming also felt inappropriate: "Even if you are rescued, you can't escape the pursuit, and it is likely to be encircled again, so many officers and soldiers"

Amaterasu played with the three sisters of Zijun during the day, thinking about the master at night, and I didn't know what the master was doing, the snow had been falling for a day, and there was no sign of stopping, and the night was quiet, and the snowflakes were falling. Calm down, collect the qi for a while, gather in the dantian, guide with your mind, feel the sense of qi in the dantian is getting stronger and stronger, rush to the hand Taiyin lung meridian, this time the more and more farther and farther, has been the hand Tailung meridian widened, out of control, connected to the three meridians, finally rested, no matter how it runs, it can't be rushed, Amaterasu knows that this is the accumulated aura in the body is not enough, can not be forced, after receiving the work and resting, I still feel very happy, some people have to go through a few years of practice to achieve this state.

The day dawned, the snow stopped, the battle to attack Qingfeng Mountain began again, the deputy marshal Ma Long ignored the cold and slippery road, personally commanded the troops to storm the remaining five stockades, standing on a small hill in the cottage, so that the flag shook again and again, the sound of the golden drum was endless, the sound of killing shook the heavens and the earth, the stones and huge trees on the mountain rolled down, the arrows were lost, the corpses were all over the field, and the battle was unprecedentedly tragic.

The Purple Cloud Daoist was very anxious in his heart, and the Golden Sword Pavilion was even more eager to try several times, but was stopped by the Purple Cloud Daoist, and the Purple Cloud Daoist forced himself to calm down, and it was a little like self-comfort: "Don't move for the time being, according to me, in a few days, you will definitely have to withdraw your troops." ”

In the afternoon, there was a stockade where the stones and arrows were exhausted, and the dense people climbed the stone wall from the erected ladder, and the stockade was finally breached, and the officers and soldiers who rushed in killed the rest of the people, and after the killing, they set a fire and set the house on fire, and for a time the smoke was billowing and the flames were soaring to the sky.

At last it was dark, the attacks ceased, the burning houses were still not extinguished, and the fire lit up the night sky with a crackling sound.

Jin Jianming expressed his worries: "Master, our people can't keep warm in the forest, they can't make fires, they only have dry food, and each of us only brings them for a few days. ”

Jin Jianting clenched his fists and said: "You are just too careful, just kill it directly, there are too many people to stop us, or we will have a sneak attack tonight, go straight to the camp, and slaughter the commander." ”

Ziyun Dao kept walking around, half an hour passed, and then said resolutely: "Wait another day to see"

In the lifeless night, there was a burning fire in the distance swaying in the night, Nangong Qi took a few people to patrol the stone wall, comforting everyone on duty, these people were all brought from the city, including hundreds of people from the Prime Minister's Mansion, Nangong Qi was convinced of them.

This month, he led them to hide in Tibet, trapped them in this mountain, surrounded by people outside, and he felt sorry for them in his heart, but no one complained about him.

The patriarch on the mountain is called Zhao Heizi, at the beginning of the attitude towards the officers and soldiers was tough, and later saw that the officers and soldiers were so ferocious and a little timid, and there was some blame in his heart Nangong Qi and others attracted the officers and soldiers, Nangong Qi suffered a loss in Longshou Mountain, took over the defense of Qingfeng Mountain, and also let the people of the cottage rest, and let Lu Jiuyi accompany Zhao Heizi all day long. Compared with other stockades, the walls of this stockade are higher, the terrain is dangerous, and the weapons and grain and grass in the stockade are sufficient, and the officers and men have suffered a lot of losses here, and they do not dare to attack with a big momentum, so they bluff, and when they attack, they mainly target the smaller stockades, so the pressure is relatively small. The people brought by Nangong Qi were not injured, which is equivalent to recuperating here.

The next day, at dawn and in the smoke, the shouting and killing began again, more violent than the first day, the two sides held bows up and down the mountain to shoot at each other, rolling wood and thunder stones smashed indiscriminately, the ladder was erected again and overturned, the dead corpses were gradually piled up like a hill, the blood stained the snow red, bright and eye-catching, and the people were thrilled to see.

Snow fluttered down from the sky, and the cold wind continued to rage. The whole earth is covered tightly, and it becomes a white world, which is extremely beautiful.

The Purple Cloud Daoist and his party hid in the distance and watched, anxious in their hearts.

Jin Jianting was indignant: "You are afraid, I will kill it myself!" Jin Jianming kept persuading: "Don't be reckless, otherwise it will be bad." ”

This Jin Jian Pavilion also listened to his brother's words and paused his nagging.

Jin Jianming hesitated and asked: "Master can't make a move, the mountain may not be able to hold on, do you want to attack to relieve the pressure on the mountain." Purple Cloud Dao Elder turned around and said, "This is the last force, don't rush forward, wait"

Jin Jianting said: "Don't you want to transfer people anymore, and then borrow people from other gangs" Ziyun Dao shook his head and said: "No, it's a long way to go back and forth, don't drag other people into the water, I have seen enough of these people, but they must be used in key places." ”

Another stockade was breached, and the officers and men repeated yesterday's murder and arson, and the night was rolling, and the flames were soaring to the sky, mixed with the screams of the dying people, and spread far away in the ice and snow.

"There are only three stockades left, and tomorrow no matter what, when the officers and soldiers attack, they will be killed from behind by surprise. Purple Cloud Dao saw the tragic situation, and his heart couldn't tolerate it.

Jin Jianming got the master's order and immediately arranged it: "Eat enough tonight, sleep well, and prepare to kill the enemy tomorrow." "This group of people are all carefully selected people, and they don't feel timidity at all.

In the hall, Zhao Heizi had a gloomy face: "General Nangong, the attack is too fierce, I think it is better to surrender, we have no foreign aid, weapons and grain are getting less and less, we have already surrendered a few villages, it is better to surrender early than late" The people of the Zhao clan spoke in unison, if they were not afraid of Nangong Qi and others, they would have surrendered a long time ago. The rest of the stockade was headed by the Zhao people, and seeing that the Zhao people had not surrendered, they were afraid of retaliation, and they did not dare to surrender lightly, and the few small villagers who had surrendered had already run out.

The candlelight flickered, swaying in the subtle wind.

Nangong Qi knew that Ouyang Hengtong would definitely not let him go, he could not care about his life and death, his family, the soldiers he brought, he would rather die in battle than surrender. With a decision in his heart, he first stabilized Zhao Heizi: "Patriarch Zhao's officers and soldiers are nothing to fear, and it's okay if they don't do it for so many days." Only a few of our people were slightly injured, but the casualties of the officers and soldiers were heavy, and the stockade was guarded by us, and we don't want you to leave, so don't worry. ”

"Nangong generals, you didn't see it, after the village was breached, no one in the village was spared, or you would have let us out. Zhao Sheng, the captain of the Zhao clan's guard.

Hu Jiaguo protested loudly: "When we came, the two sides had a verbal agreement, and they would advance and retreat together, and if anyone wanted to violate me, they would not agree." "Hu Jiaguo is now Nangong Qi's deputy, so he naturally stands on the same front. Hu Jiaguo led the troops, and knew that if the people of the Zhao clan were really let go, it would definitely shake the morale of the army, and it would be difficult to hold it.

"You keep yours, and we go ours, and we have nothing to do with one another. Several leaders of the Zhao clan clamored together.

The golden unicorn said angrily: "Who dares!"

Li Wanshan choked and drew his sword and said, "Whoever escapes from the battle, I will kill him." ”

Several leaders of the Zhao clan did not show weakness, and immediately drew their swords to face each other.

Seeing the tension between the people on both sides, Lu Jiuyi stood up and said: "At the moment of the great enemy, neither side can kill each other, put away the weapons, and listen to me." ”

Nangong Qi beckoned his subordinates to put away their weapons, and Patriarch Zhao didn't insist on asking a few people to put away their swords, although the two sides sat down again.

Lu Jiuyi said in a gentle tone: "When I first came to the cottage, I formed an alliance with the cottage, I didn't expect to bring disaster to everyone, you must know that we will not come, and it is not our will to be besieged now, and it is not impossible to let you out, but do you think about it, on a snowy day, where do the old and weak women and children live, what do they eat, don't expect the officers and soldiers to be merciful." Lu Jiuyi paused and saw that the anger of both sides had calmed down a lot: "Have you noticed, there is no one in the few stockades that surrendered, don't you feel strange!"

Nangong Qi hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot: "The officers and soldiers are outside, the wind and snow are heavy, and it will definitely not last, this village will not be able to be attacked for a while, so there is no need to panic." Zhao Sheng frowned sadly, and sighed: "As for the food, it is only enough for two or three months, and you will be starved to death." ”

Nangong Qi said categorically: "What are you afraid of, there will be no food in three months, and I will be responsible for taking people to rob it." ”

When Zhao Heizi saw this plot, he knew that it was useless to oppose it, so he had to take care of the situation first: "Everyone is not allowed to fight in the inner room in the future, and a few of you will be responsible for transporting materials for General Nangong's people, and move more stones from the mountain down, and all the food will be used sparingly." ”

Several leaders responded in unison, "Yes." ”

A dispute was settled.

When Nangong Qi left, Zhao Sheng asked, "Do you really want to die with them?" He was unwilling to fall into this place: "Why don't we take advantage of their negligence to tie up Nangong Qi and the others first." Seeing that Zhao Heizi didn't react, he continued: "They only have about 3,000 people, and we have more than them, why don't we rush up and kill them."

Everyone in the Zhao clan also had a lot of discussions at this time.

Patriarch Zhao looked stern: "You pig's head, the people brought by Nangong Qi are not ordinary people, they are the Praetorian Guards, you are really the ones who are guarding beyond your strength, what are we afraid of, we have not yet reached the end of the mountain, we are not allowed to talk nonsense, and the meeting is dispersed." "Turn around and go!