Soon the general Li Mao arrived with his grandson Li Jian.

There is nothing unusual about the two grandparents entering this line.

Li Mao couldn't help but think in his heart, if he really deduced from the time recorded in the family tree, what kind of choice was in the past few days.

Counting it, the Li family has not had a selection for three hundred years, not to mention that Li Mao has never experienced it, even when he was as old as Li Jian, he had never heard any elders in the family talk about it, so he had no experience in the matter of selection of a choice; Second, the military affairs are busy, where is the time to pay attention to it?

Originally, he thought that the things recorded in the genealogy were a little too magical, and because of the age, he had long been skeptical, but now he believed it, and what happened to him in the battle formation today was really incredible, and it was beyond human power, and more than 100,000 people were frightened and then knelt, and now they are still kneeling motionless on the city walls and outside the city.

This is the proof.

After entering the hall, he saw an old man sitting in the middle, with white hair and a bit of good meaning, Li Mao knew that this was probably the person who caused this change today. Immediately approached a few steps forward and was about to kneel, but it was difficult to bow down with the armor on his body, so he ripped off a few pieces of armor and knelt on the ground, seeing that his grandson was still standing there at a loss, he reached out and pressed Li Jian to the ground.

After kowtowing, he opened his mouth and said respectfully: "Li Mao, the junior general of Liang Guo, pays a visit to the immortal master. ”

The old man surnamed Tang nodded, and said softly, "Get up and stand and talk." ”

"Don't dare, how dare the juniors in front of the immortal master make a mistake."

"Get up, old man, there are not so many rules here."

When Li Mao stood up, Old Man Tang looked at this person, and sure enough, he was a tall and sturdy general, but he was old, his hair and beard were gray, and his back was not as straight as when he was in his prime, but the sharp light in his eyes flickered, and although his face was humble, there was no lack of resoluteness and determination, so he nodded in his heart, and secretly said that he was indeed a bloody and brave general.

"Let me ask you, are you Li Tieqing's descendant blood relative?"

Li Mao bowed down again and replied: "Li Tieqing is indeed the ancestor of the younger generation, according to the genealogy, the younger generation is the nineteenth generation grandson of his old man. ”

"Well, do you have a token?"

"Yes, ancestral things, the younger generations have always carried them closely."

Saying that, Li Mao was about to reach into his arms to get the token, but the armor on his chest was still there, and the thing was hidden by the flesh, and he couldn't take it out in a hurry.

Seeing this, the old man surnamed Tang hooked his fingers, and saw something come out of the armor around Li Mao's neck, and flew towards the old man like a butterfly, leaving Li Mao's ancestors and grandchildren dumbfounded.

Old Man Tang took the object, it was a warm and smooth jade plate, and after inspecting it, he said to Li Mao: "The token is correct, take it back." ”

After speaking, he didn't see his movements, and the jade card flew back to Li Mao lightly, and Li Mao hurriedly held it with both hands.

"Your sons and nephews, as long as they are blood relatives of your Li family, under the age of sixteen, bring them out for the old man to see."

Li Mao smiled bitterly and said:

"The younger generation of the clan is not prosperous, almost from generation to generation, there are two sons here, but the eldest son died in the early years, and now the second son is seriously injured and comatose in the wounded barracks for treatment, and he has already passed the age of sixteen, and now the Li family has only one grandson under the age of sixteen, born to my eldest son, who is thirteen years old this year, and is here."

Old Man Tang looked at the book and said: "Your Li family is indeed not prosperous, and your luck is not good, and you have not even been qualified to participate in the first election several times, so it is no wonder that you are so difficult now." Come near, boy, and let the old man see it. ”

Li Jian knew that he was talking about himself, but this matter was weird, and he didn't know what to do, and when he was about to see his grandfather, he was pushed by his grandfather to the old man's case, and let himself stand up, but he knelt down again, and said to the old man: "Please also ask the immortal master to complete." ”

"It's not up to me to succeed or not, in your grandson, if you can choose it, the old man will naturally succeed. If you can't choose it, it's in vain for the old man to want to fulfill it. ”

Speaking of this, Old Man Tang thought that outside the city, the disciples in the sect had said that this child was born with an amazing sense, so he looked at Li Jian carefully.

Although this Li Jian is only thirteen years old, he has grown tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his eyebrows and eyes are not handsome, but he has a resolute and brave appearance. Before coming here, this kid must have been fighting at the head of the city, so he got bloodstained all over his body, but his demeanor and demeanor already showed a heroic and extraordinary aura.

Children of this age have personally experienced the cruelty of the battle array, rolling in the light of swords and blood, looking at him, there is a faint aura of steaming, there must be a lot of enemy soldiers who died at his hands, such an experience, not to mention young people, even people in the prime of life will inevitably be unsettled, and they will come down to the battlefield, or tremble, or be stunned, or crazy, or cry bitterly.

But looking at Li Jian's calm face and calm eyes, he was just full of questions,

The heart is not bad!

Old Man Tang couldn't help but praise after seeing it.

"Yes, although this child is young, he has begun to take shape, and you have raised it well."

Li Mao hurriedly said: "If you can't enter the eyes of the immortal master, it is better to be a foolish person, and it is better than the younger generation sitting in the city of sorrow now." ”

Old Man Tang smiled, handed it over casually, and there was a warm jade ruyi in his hand, and said to Li Jian: "Come, hold it." ”

Li Jian didn't know what to do, turned his head to look at Li Mao, and when he saw his grandfather nodding, he stretched out his hands and held the jade Ruyi in his hand.

Just when he didn't know what to do next, the jade Ruyi changed.

I don't know when a trace of new green began to appear on the warm and moist mutton fat jade, and soon the whole Ruyi was all green, like a new bamboo after the rain, and finally faintly emitted an oily green light, reflecting the whole hall with a piece of green.

Seeing this, Old Man Tang couldn't help but stroke his palms and laugh.

Although Li Mao didn't know what he meant, he knew that it wasn't a bad thing when he saw the immortal master laughing, so he couldn't help but laugh too.

Only Li Jian didn't know why this jade Ruyi would change color and glow.

Listening to the old man laughing and saying: "Yes, yes, although it is not the best quality, but it must be a material that can be made, your Li family has been stumbling for a long time, and it should be like this." ”

Li Mao listened and kowtowed and said, "Thank you Immortal Master, thank you Immortal Master." ”

After recovering the jade Ruyi, Old Man Tang asked Li Jian with a serious face:

"Boy, the old man asks you, are you willing to enter my sect and follow me to practice? The old man's sect never asks for it, even if I am willing to do it, if you don't want to, the old man can't force it. In the same way, even if you ask for everything, if you have poor qualifications, you can't get it. Now the old man is naturally willing, it's up to you. ”

Li Jian understood most of it, and looked up at his grandfather again.

Although Li Mao was reluctant, he nodded at his grandson and signaled with his eyes that he agreed.

However, Li Jian was extremely puzzled by this matter, although on the way from the city to this line, his grandfather Li Mao gave him a rough explanation, but Li Jian heard it vaguely, not to mention that he only wanted to kill the enemy and defend the city, why did an old man have to take him away, and he had to practice, what was going on?

Although his grandfather kept nodding his head, Li Jian didn't want to agree rashly, he wanted to understand, so he took two steps back and knelt on the ground with the hem of his robe, and asked the old man after giving a salute:

"Thank you for the help of the immortal master, but the kid has a few questions, please ask the immortal master to solve your doubts."

"Well, you tell me about it."

"Immortal Master, three generations of my Li family's ancestors and grandchildren led the army to defend the city here, fighting hard for several months, because the enemy country is strong, the situation is very critical, just before the immortal master entered the city, my grandfather forced me to leave, let me leave here with the injured second uncle, his old man has already saved the heart of fighting to the death and martyrdom. Now it's a twist and turn, and suddenly you want me to go with you and learn immortal arts, which ...... The kid was very confused, and he didn't know what was going on? ”

"This matter, no wonder you are confused, the old man will share it with you."

"Your Li ancestor Li Tieqing is very old, and the old man doesn't know what he did back then, but it must have been a good fate with my Five Spirits Sect after fighting for his life, and I have to give me a jade plate of the Five Spirits Sect, which is the one on your grandfather."

"With this jade plaque, not only can you ensure that your family is rich and prosperous for generations, but once every sixty years, my Five Spirits Sect will come to preside over a selection for your family, and all men and women under the age of sixteen in your clan are eligible to enter my Five Spirits Sect to practice as long as their qualifications are acceptable."

"There are cultivators in the clan, so naturally you can ensure that your Li family is high and powerful, rich and prosperous. It's just that your Li family has had four selections before this, and there are no children under the age of sixteen, so there has been no visit from my Five Spirit Sect for more than 200 years, so don't say you, even your grandfather is very confused about this matter, otherwise he would have left you in your Liang Jing's mansion to wait for the old man, how could he bring you to this dangerous place? ”

As soon as the old man surnamed Tang finished speaking, Li Mao said:

"That's right, that's right, it's the younger generation who is confused, and almost missed a big thing."

Li Jian asked again: "Dare to ask the Immortal Master, what happened on the battlefield of the two armies just now, is it the Immortal Master's magical skills?" ”

The old man surnamed Tang smiled and said, "Where can that be regarded as a magic skill, it's just a small means." ”

Li Jian bowed for a moment and said solemnly:

"Since the immortal master has such great powers, can you ask the immortal master to use his magical powers to solve the current crisis in Luojing City, so that the kid will have no worries after leaving with the immortal master."

After hearing this, the old man surnamed Tang smiled: "I know that your kid will definitely ask this question, and to tell you the truth, it's not that the old man is unwilling, but he can't do this." Do you know why? ”

"I don't know, boy." Li Jian was very disappointed when he heard this.

"Your grandfather was a general, and he fought and killed countless people in his life, but can your grandfather kill people indiscriminately?"

"There is law and discipline in the army, and there is law in the country, so naturally it can't!"

"Yes, a general can't kill people indiscriminately, let alone a monk like me? If a cultivator fights against a cultivator, the advanced cultivator will often win, and even if the opponent dies, there is no major problem with him. ”

"But if a cultivator makes a move on a mortal, it is a great taboo, and there will be endless troubles! The people attacking the city on the opposite side are all mortal soldiers, and it is impossible for the old man to attack them! What's more, although the Jin army outside the city is the enemy of your Liang army, what does it have to do with the old man, the old man is only here to preside over the first election all the way, and there is no reason to attack them. ”

"The immortal master must have a solution that doesn't hurt people but can solve it." Li Jian was still unwilling to give up.

"Enough! Jian'er, don't be pestering anymore! Li Mao was afraid that his grandson would annoy this immortal master, and if someone walked away, it would not be good, so he interrupted him.

"There are immortals in the world, and the immortals also have their own things to do, if the battle between the two countries still needs to be managed by the immortals, then what is the use of the emperor, our Li family has long lost the foundation of its foothold."

The old man surnamed Tang couldn't help but nod when he heard Li Mao's words, but continued to follow Li Jian's words, "Well, there is really a way to do this, but you don't need the old man to take action, you just need to follow me to practice, and the military disaster outside the city will almost be solved." ”

"Why is that?" Li Jian was amazed when she heard it!

Not only Li Jian, but even Li Mao was stunned.

"Things are a bit complicated here, boy, you only saw the Jin army attacking the city and you defending the city, but you don't know what else is going on behind this. If you go with the old man, you will naturally understand those things when you practice for a while, and your experience will become deeper. You must not make a mistake and use yourself as a bargaining chip, even if you have good qualifications, if you refuse or put forward any conditions, the old man will leave here immediately. ”

The old man surnamed Tang said this, his eyes sparkled and looked at Li Jian, which made Li Jian feel that he had been seen through.

He really wanted to use himself as a bargaining chip to ask the old man for help, as long as the Jin army under Luojing City retreated, what if he followed him?

"It's just that you don't know that half of the current crisis in Luojing City is on you,"

Old Man Tang's words made the two of them open their eyes wide all of a sudden, and they pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"I heard that the Jin army on the opposite side had assassinated in the city several times before, do you really think that it is your grandfather who is really going to assassinate?"

This sentence made the two grandparents widen their eyes and be surprised.

Li Mao's ancestors and grandsons encountered two assassinations in this Luojing City, both of which were dangerous and abnormal, and they were terrifying in retrospect. However, Li Mao felt strange at the time, obviously the other party was tightly arranged, how could it seem that the other party's assassins were bluffing against him, but they were all killing his grandson?

"After the old man knew that the other party had assassinated, he knew that you must have good qualifications, and you are a good material in cultivation. Otherwise, if your qualifications are stubborn, no matter how brave you are, will they be able to use this method to harm you as a teenager? ”

Hearing this, the grandfather and grandson glanced at each other.

"The old man didn't delay along the way, he galloped all the way, so he came a little earlier than expected, and he also thought about the right and wrong place where your Liang Kingdom was. Do you think that people outside the city are desperately attacking the city for this city? Probably thinking that when the city was broken, you would die in the chaos together, so that the old man could run away or not leave at all, so that the Li family would continue to stumble, but they didn't expect the old man to arrive so early, so their calculations were frustrated. ”

Li Jian's heart was shocked at this time, could the "they" in the mouth of this immortal master be more powerful than the thousands of troops and horses of the Jin army outside the city?

Who are they?

In the bloody battles of this Luojing City, countless soldiers died here, and it was related to himself!

I didn't expect that the Jin army had set up ambushes and assassinations in the city several times, and they were actually aimed at themselves!

"Although you are not an ominous person, but the Li family has you but is guilty, if you don't go with the old man, this city doesn't matter, your Li family will probably die here. If you go with the old man, the old man promises that even if this city is lost, your Li family will definitely still be there, and there will be a day when you will rise again and take revenge, and as long as you are successful, you can still protect the wealth and prosperity of your Li family. ”

Li Jianwan didn't expect the two armies on the surface to face each other, attacking and defending the city...... There are a lot of secrets behind this that I don't know!

That's it!

Although he was reluctant to leave his grandfather and uncle, he glanced at his grandfather and saw that Li Mao was nodding vigorously at him, so he made up his mind, knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you Immortal Master, the kid is willing to follow Immortal Master to practice." ”

The old man surnamed Tang saw that Li Jian was complimented, so he nodded to Li Jian and said, "Okay, you can clean up and leave with the old man in a while." ”

The matter is finally done, and there is an explanation when he returns to the sect, Old Man Tang secretly said in his heart, but if this kid succeeds in the future, this enemy doesn't know what he wants to be tossed into by him, and maybe there will be Mu Yangzong mixed in at that time, and there will really be a toss in the future, alas!

While thinking, Old Man Tang picked up a pen and wrote on the book, "Li Jian, male, thirteen years old, Li Tieqing's twenty-first grandson, wood, middle and upper." ”

Seeing Li Jian watching himself put down the pen, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Did you see the word "middle and upper"? Tell you, boy, your qualifications are already good, the old man stepped into the immortal path back then, and he didn't even count as middle-class qualifications. ”

"Thank you for the teachings of the Immortal Master." Li Jiandao.

"Well, you don't need this armor wherever you go."

After Old Man Tang finished speaking, he stroked his hand, and the armor on Li Jian's body fell to the ground one by one, revealing a battle robe inside.

"Well, this body is fine, but there is more blood stains."

Then I didn't see how the old man surnamed Tang moved, but Li Jian was blown by a gust of wind, and the blood stains that had been splashed on his robe were blown away and became clean and tidy, not only that, but he also felt relaxed and comfortable, which made Li Jian very surprised.

Li Jian bowed to Li Mao and wanted to say something, but choked, only to feel that a stone was blocked in his throat, and he couldn't say anything, but he bowed to Li Mao a few times with tears, and Li Mao also pulled Li Jian up with red eyes.

Li Mao knew that his grandson would say goodbye as soon as he left, and he was full of emotion in his heart, thinking about what to leave for his grandson, so he took off the sword from his waist.

"This sword will be with me for the rest of my life, so I will give it to you."

Li Jian just stretched out his hand to take the sword, Old Man Tang stretched out his hand, and the sword flew out of the sheath into his hand, he looked at it and said: "Although it is the best product in mortal iron, but there is too much killing, this sword is contaminated with too much bloody qi, which hinders your cultivation, so it's good." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his two fingers and grabbed the sword body, and the sword seemed to light up, and then returned it to Li Jian.

"Let's go, go with the old fairy, work hard, don't live up to the old man's teachings to you on weekdays, you are also a son in the army, don't be a child."

Li Mao is comforting Li Jian, who is crying,

Li Jian also went to the wounded barracks once, his second uncle was seriously injured and was still in a coma, Li Jian kowtowed a few times, and then boarded the bronze carriage after returning.

Seeing his grandson enter the carriage, Li Mao saluted the old man surnamed Tang and thanked him: "Thank you Immortal Master for running around for my family!" ”

Old Man Tang also sighed, looked at Li Mao, and handed it to Li Mao with his hand, and in his palm were two dark red pills.

"Take it, the old man, these two pills can't make you an immortal, let alone help you solve this military disaster, look at your hard fighting, not to mention the injury, most of the qi and blood have already been consumed, and your son is also seriously injured and in a coma, one for each person, so that your father and son will recover as before, and the old man can only do this!"

After saying that, the old man got into the carriage and walked away.

Li Mao was overjoyed, holding the pill in his hand and bowing in the direction of the carriage.

Postscript:

Soon after the vision of the day, the soldiers on both sides returned to normal, and when both the city and the city were no longer ready to fight, the Jin army returned to the camp, but still did not retreat.

A few days later, Qiu Feng was wounded and continued to command the Jin army to storm Luojingcheng. After a few days of hard fighting, the general Li Mao was wounded by a stone bullet of the Jin army when he was commanding, and had to go down to the city for treatment, and died of serious injuries that night.

When the bad news came, the three armies mourned, the whole city was silent, and the crying in Luojing City shook the sky at night.

On the second day, before the Jin army attacked the city, the handsome Qiu Feng sat on the carriage in plain clothes and walked to the city, and played a song to mourn his old friend under the gaze of a mourning soldier in the city.

After Qiu Feng returned to his own position, the Jin army attacked the city fiercely, and the Liang army fought hard for a day under the command of the general Li Tianxuan before it could hold the city.

That night, Qiu Feng, the commander of the Jin army, died of an attack.

After Li Mao's death, the Liang army was continued to be commanded by Li Tianxuan, who was also an unborn general, but his edge was always hidden by his father Li Mao. After Qiu Feng's death, although the generals of the Jin army who took over his command were not general, they were obviously not Li Tianxuan's opponents. The differences between the generals were soon evident on the battlefield.

Li Tianxuan took the initiative to attack several times and turned defense into offense, forcing the Jin army to be forced to defend, and finally the Jin army lost troops and had to retreat.

After the war, Li Tianxuan was in charge, and the lord of Liang not only let Li Tianxuan inherit Li Mao's title, but also had many rewards. In the end, in order to win over the general, he also married his youngest sister to Li Tianxuan, and saw that Li Tianxuan was the only one left in the prestigious Li family, and he rewarded many palace maids to fill the side room, and he was envious of others for a while. However, what is surprising is that Li Tianxuan, who has become a concubine, still firmly controls the domestic military power, which is rare.

At the end of the year, the enemy of the Liang State died of illness, and the lord of the Liang State soon set up a woman surnamed Tang as the new queen of the country.

After the general Li Tianxuan got married, he actually changed the heirs of the Li family, and the princess and the palace maid rewarded by the lord of the country gave birth to a total of seven sons and four daughters for Li Tianxuan.

Sixteen years later, Li Jian, who had already achieved a small degree of cultivation, returned to the General's Mansion to visit his uncle and his younger siblings, and enshrined the sword given by his grandfather in Luojing City in the ancestral hall of the Li family.