Shicai had a full meal, and was about to rest for a while, when he was about to assemble and set off, but he didn't expect that the people of Jinyi Wei had already come to the door first. Ke Tianao is proud of his strong martial arts, despite the unfavorable situation, he is still as stable as Mount Tai, and he uses the Dongchang martial arts he has practiced since he was a child to fight with Jinyiwei. When he heard the sound of muskets, he finally began to panic.

Then he felt a fierce internal force coming, turned over in danger to avoid, and after seeing the person who made the palm, he was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, it turned out to be Zheng Hengzhou of the Diancang faction who beat him powerless at the Wuchang Conference.

Ketianao's fighting spirit was completely gone, and he immediately thought of a way to get out. Behind him, Zheng Hengzhou chased after him, and there was a brocade-clothed guard Bai Caozhi in front of him. When he was in Dongchang, he had met Bai Caozhi and knew that he was a mysterious master in the brocade guard. Ke Tianao did it with all his might, painfully slashed the killer, and struck out a heart-splitting palm.

Bai Caozhi gently took a step, and dissolved the intangibility of his palm power by taking advantage of the situation, obviously having practiced the strength of the Wudang faction to the extreme. Ke Tianao knew that he was invincible, and the general trend had gone, so he made a decision immediately, and saw that a young man with inferior kung fu in Jinyi Wei was bullied. The guard is a disciple of Kongtong, named Lin Hongyue, who has more than enough internal strength, but his moves are not enough. Ke Tianao made a false move in front of him, then flashed to the back, grabbed his throat with one claw, and shouted at Bai and Zheng, "Don't move." ”

Bai Caozhi and Zheng Hengzhou stopped the pursuit on the spot and stood in front of Ke Tianao and Lin Hongyue. The rest of the brocade guards didn't hear about it and continued to kill. Ke Tianao raised his internal strength and shouted loudly: "Don't move." With this roar, the brocade guards used all their skills to kill all the Black Dragon Gate people before the last word "move" was finished. Ke Tianao leaned his back against the wall and stared coldly at everyone. All the Jinyi guards came behind Bai and Zheng and surrounded him.

Ke Tianao's hand was strong, and Lin Hongyue's face was flushed. He said, "Whoever dares to come, I will kill him!" ”

Bai Caozhi did not hesitate: "Let him go, I'll let you go." ”

Zheng Hengzhou and Mao Duxin were slightly stunned, and turned their heads to look at Bai Caozhi. The two of them followed Bai Caozhi for the first time, and they didn't know his style. But it was unexpectedly for one of his men to let the key prisoner go so easily.

Ke Tianao didn't believe it either: "You let me go so easily?" ”

The way of the white grass: "Let you run, you can catch it again another day; If the brother is dead, there will be no return. Your life is not worth more than my brother's life. I will not sacrifice my brother's life to capture you. ”

Zheng Hengzhou and Mao Duxin nodded secretly, admiring Bai Caozhi for three more points in their hearts. This person sticks to his beliefs and is benevolent and righteous, no wonder so many martial arts people can willingly follow him.

Ke Tianao saw that he was under siege, and there was a musket team guarding outside, and he was not sure if he wanted to escape with a hostage alone.

There is no other way than to believe in the white grass in front of him. He immediately made a decision, let go of Lin Hongyue, and then clasped his fists and said: "Bai Qianhu is full of words, admiration and admiration. That's the end of it. ”

Before he could take a step, he heard Bai Caozhi say, "Wait." ”

Ke Tianao's heart was cold, and he asked in a trembling voice, "You...... Have you gone back on your word? ”

Bai Caozhi shook his head: "Brother Hakka is willing to be a traitor for personal gain, and that is also your family's business." I, Bai Caozhi, am not a fickle villain, and since I said that I would let you go, I naturally won't go back on my word. It's just that the tiger has returned to the mountain, and another day you brought people and horses to rob my cannon, which is not a reason. ”

Ke Tianao asked, "How are you going?" ”

Bai Caodao: "You can go, but I want to ask this Brother Zheng to accompany you and escort you out of Shanhaiguan." Once you're out, it's up to you where you want to go. ”

Ke Tianao looked at Zheng Hengzhou, with a slight look of horror on his face, and asked, "I can't beat him, what if he kills me?" ”

Bai Caozhi turned to Zheng Hengzhou: "Brother Zheng? ”

"I promise I won't kill you." Zheng Hengzhou said proudly to Ketian. "Since you believe in Bai Qianhu, you have to believe me again."

Ke Tianao sighed helplessly and said, "Let's go." "At the moment, follow Zheng Hengzhou to leave Xiangshanzhai.

***

In the days that followed, the two walked on the road and walked to Shanhaiguan. Ke Tianao's martial arts and light skills are not as good as Zheng Hengzhou, he can't beat or escape, so he has no choice but to walk with him obediently. The two ate at the same table, slept in the same room, and were inseparable. He tried to sneak away at night, but Zheng Hengzhou could always detect it, as if he didn't have to sleep.

Once Ke Tianao snatched a horse and threw Zheng Hengzhou away from afar. However, when he arrived at the town ahead, he found that he was entangled by a group of beggars again, until Zheng Hengzhou arrived. After knowing that Zheng Hengzhou had beggars to help, Ke Tianao finally gave up his escape attempt and resigned himself to accompanying Zheng Hengzhou to Shanhaiguan.

Not a day to come to Shanhaiguan. Zheng Hengzhou and Ketianao each took out the waist cards of Jinyiwei and Dongchang to clear customs. Zheng Hengzhou looked at Ke Tianao's waist card and snorted coldly.

Ke Tianao put away his waist card, entered Guancheng, laughed, and said to Zheng Hengzhou: "Brother Zheng, everyone has known each other, and it is fate, now that we are about to say goodbye, it is better to find a restaurant to have a meal, and then send me out of the customs, right?" ”

Zheng Hengzhou happened to be hungry, and when he saw a restaurant in front of him, he immediately walked in. Ke Tianao followed, instructed Xiao Er to send good wine and food, and kept persuading Zheng Hengzhou to drink. On the road together in the past few days, the two never gossiped more, and at this time, seeing Ke Tianao's nonsense, Zheng Hengzhou knew his mind and said: "You don't have to bother pouring wine." Since I promised to let you go, I naturally won't be embarrassed. After a while, you will leave on your own. ”

Ke Tianao smiled: "Brother Zheng is really principled, admire and admire." ”

Zheng Hengzhou snorted lightly and ignored him.

Ke Tianao ate a few bites of food, and then asked: "Brother Zheng has outstanding martial arts and courage, why is he under the command of Baicao and be a small hundred?" ”

Zheng Hengzhou glared at him and said, "In order to deal with a traitor like you." ”

Ke Tianao smiled slightly and said, "Brother Zheng, there are so-called people who achieve great things without being informal; There is also a so-called person who knows the times as Junjie. If you follow the white grass, you won't be invincible all the time. Why don't you join us in the East Factory ......"

Zheng Hengzhou interjected: "I advise you not to say any more." ”

Ke Tianao's smile froze, and then in other words: "How a person acts, history has its own conclusion." A hundred years later, how will you Taoist historians comment on Zhu Youxiao? Do you think he's going to be a Mingjun? Do you think the Apocalypse will be the prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty? Shenzong did not go to court for 30 years, and he got the scholars and doctors to form a party and fight, and there was no integrity at all. The foundation of the Ming Dynasty has long since collapsed. Emperor Zhu continued to reign, but the people of Li were so bitter. ”

Zheng Hengzhou sneered: "Do you dare to say that Wei Zhongxian plotted to usurp the throne for the sake of the people of Limin?" ”

Ke Tianao asked rhetorically: "Do you dare to say that keeping the Zhu family in the world is the blessing of the common people?" ”

Zheng Hengzhou shook his head: "The world has become so chaotic because of a villain like Wei Zhongxian. ”

"Brother Zheng really thinks so?" Ke Tianao asked. "If Zhu Youxiao is a Ming Jun, how can he appoint a villain?"

Zheng Hengzhou looked at him sideways: "You said Wei Zhongxian is a villain?" ”

Ke Tianao said: "Little people, I don't know." All I know is that my stepfather is a man who does great things. He stared at Zheng Hengzhou and said: "If people don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." I worship my godfather, just to make life a little better. The world is so chaotic, everything is uncertain. Thinking about the early years of the apocalypse, what did the Donglin Party people look like? Today, in less than six years, they have been arrested and imprisoned like rats crossing the street. Is it really that important who is right and who is wrong in these years? Being able to live a good life is what we need to care about. ”

Zheng Hengzhou snorted: "You can't be a traitor if you live." ”

"People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves." Ketian said proudly. "Since I have chosen to follow my stepfather, this life has been sold to him. You think I can tell him I don't want to go to Black Dragon Gate? Don't want to blow up the Hongyi cannon? I don't want to be a traitor? ”

Zheng Hengzhou said: "Why bother with many excuses? If you really don't want to do these things, you can just walk away. Go out today, never come back, and Wei Zhongxian can't find you. ”

Ke Tianao shook his head: "Brother Zheng, don't you want to live a good life in peace?" Do you want to fight and kill like this until you die? Don't you want to take a daughter-in-law and have a baby? Don't you want to see my sister again? ”

Zheng Hengzhou was shocked and speechless.

"You are against my stepfather all day long, how do you want my sister to accept you?" Ke Tianao asked. "Wanzhen sacrificed her life to save you that day, are you ungrateful?"

Zheng Hengzhou was silent for a moment and said, "If she chooses to be a tiger fighter, I would rather never see her again for the rest of my life." ”

Ke Tianao nodded slowly, stood up, and said, "Brother Zheng, this is a troubled time." Not many people are able to hold on to their beliefs from beginning to end. You don't want to go with the flow, but it's best not to be old-fashioned. That's all for today, we'll have a date later. After speaking, he walked out of the restaurant and walked out of the north of the city.

Zheng Hengzhou stayed in an inn in Shanhaiguan City and meditated on his cultivation. He recovered from his serious injuries and immediately went north with the army, and after a tiring journey, he took advantage of this leisure time to rest.

Three days later, the army of Baicao arrived, and Zheng Hengzhou went to the gate of the city to greet him, and followed the troops to continue to Ningyuan.

Ningyuan is located in the western corridor of Liaoning, the inner arch rock pass, the south of the sea, the terrain is treacherous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is an important border town outside the pass.

At that time, there were garrisons along the Liaoxi Corridor, and the inventory was very strict, and it was difficult for the people of Heilongmen to act, so there was no risk on the way from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan. Arriving in Ningyuan a day later, Bai Caozhi led Zheng Hengzhou, Mao Duxin and several henchmen to see General Yuan Chonghuan.

Yuan Chonghuan guarded Ningyuan for many years, and had heard the people mention that Bai Caozhi had made outstanding achievements when he was in charge of the military in Liaohaiwei, and today he was very pleased to see this person escorting the Hongyi cannon back to the front line, and ordered a banquet to be held to reward the soldiers. After the feast, Yuan Chonghuan invited Bai Caozhi to enter to discuss the military situation and discuss the strategy.