Great Xia Palace.

The dancing pavilion and song platform inside and outside, and the carved beams and paintings are silent.

The two plates of the palace gate guarded by the forbidden army with a solemn face passed through the front hall of the palace and extended to the front door of the Golden Dragon Palace.

The forbidden army at the gate of the Golden Dragon Hall looked a little restrained.

I don't know what I'm afraid of.

"Bastard!"

"I have an army of 200,000 in the Great Xia, and I can't stop the 60,000 wolf riders of the alien race?!"

An angry shout erupted from the Golden Dragon Palace.

The new emperor Yu Yunping, who was still very young, sat on the dragon chair, pointed at the civil and military ministers below, and scolded angrily.

Under these words, all the ministers were silent.

All remained silent.

It's like you who didn't write your homework well and was criticized by the teacher.

When Yu Yunping saw them like this, even if he was annoyed, he was also very clear in his heart.

It's useless to get angry, defeat is defeat.

He thought he was a gentle person, but after hearing the news, he couldn't help but scold.

Just an hour ago, a military report came from the north.

The Northern Wolf Empire sent 60,000 wolf cavalry south, and the momentum was overwhelming, cutting through the northern army stationed on the border.

Due to the dispersion of Great Xia's forces, it was unable to organize effective resistance, and was defeated one by one by the Northern Wolf army that arrived later.

The twelve northern states, led by Danzhou and Mozhou, were all defeated and fell into the hands of the Northern Wolf Empire.

Great Xia completely lost its rule over the twelve states.

"Twelve states!"

Yu Yunping had a look of disbelief in his eyes.

After finishing the fire, he was stunned and leaned on the golden dragon chair, and muttered:

"It's not one county or one county, it's twelve states!"

"Are you going to be sinners for the ages?"

Yu Yunping clenched his fists, his face pale.

Not only that, the twelve states in the north have been lost, which means that the Northern Wolf Empire is only one pass away from the imperial capital of Great Xia!

As long as the enemy breaks through the pass, there are plains for 800 miles to the south, and he can flatten the river with one horse, and the iron cavalry will go straight to the summer capital!

"Your Majesty, the most important thing at the moment is to gather the whole army, enter the king of Beijing Qin, and deal with the alien army going south."

A minister in a vermilion robe below, holding a wat board, came to the court.

At first glance, he is a member of the imperial court.

"Yes, the northern border has been broken, and now there is only the dangerous pass of Shanhaiguan in the entire north."

A military attache on the side immediately echoed.

If Shanhaiguan is lost again, then Daxia will really be over.

Yu Yunping thought about it, but he also knew the importance of King Qin.

"Spread my will, let the elite generals in the south, west, and Guanzhong enter the king of Jingqin, and leave some people to stay in the prefecture and county."

No matter how urgent it is, the army cannot be drained.

He hadn't forgotten that there were still remnants of Great Yan in the south, and he had to be on guard.

As the saying goes, if you go outside, you must first settle inside.

However, after a long time of purging, he did not find any clues, and the Qin messengers sent were all over the state capitals, but there was no trace of the old department of Dayan.

At present, the Northern Wolf Empire is going south, and it has become a major event that burns eyebrows.

If this crisis is not resolved, it is really possible to destroy the country!

How could he die in Great Xia?

Great Xia couldn't be defeated in his hands like this.

He finally ascended the throne as the second son, got rid of the eldest brother, and survived his father.

After getting everything now, how could it be ruined by a mere alien race?

Yu Yunping thought about the current situation.

I can't help but think of a person.

His sister, Yu Qinghan.

At present, the Great Xia court has changed blood, and the civil officials and military ministers have changed batch after batch, but they are always not as good as he wants.

All the leading generals of the local area were removed from their posts by him.

On the one hand, it is to prevent them from rebelling.

On the other hand, these people are more mediocre than his sister.

Yu Qinghan was a great contributor to the founding of the country, and the god of the Great Xia army at that time.

If my sister is still here, even in the face of a menacing alien race, it should be easy to resolve it.

It's just that at that time, the battle in the capital, the white-clothed ghost deceived people too much, and he didn't have the time to manage his sister in the dungeon.

So much so that later a fire broke out in the dungeon.

The sister who was sealed Xiuwei also died in the dungeon.

The black-charred corpse he saw with his own eyes.

Not long ago, I went to Jinzhou, and the lively place in the past has long been empty.

It stands to reason that he should be relieved, but for some reason, he always felt that Yu Qinghan was not dead.

He didn't believe that a fire could burn her to death.

Perhaps, she's still alive and well?

"Your Majesty, you must be fully prepared for this battle, in addition to summoning the army to King Qin, you can also choose a good capital in the south, in case the battle is defeated at that time, there is also a way out."

There was a green-robed civil official below, his eyes rolling, and he cautiously admonished.

When Yu Yunping heard this, his eyes became extremely gloomy, and he shouted angrily:

"Someone! Pull it down, cut it! ”

After speaking, the tall forbidden army at the door immediately walked in,

"Your Majesty! Wechen damn it, Wechen was wrong! ”

"Your Majesty!"

The green-robed civil official's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly admitted his mistake, his tone panicked.

The surrounding ministers also followed the plea and stepped forward to persuade one after another.

"Your Majesty, Lord Chen's words are indeed inappropriate, but they are all for your own good!"

"Yes, just spare him, and remove his fame as a punishment, but the sin will not lead to death!"

"Wouldn't it make the world laugh at it if it spreads out like this."

Yu Yunping was unmoved, and said in a cold tone:

"Cowardice before fighting, think about retreat first, and say that it is for my good, this is the way to be an official?"

Looking at the forbidden army, he glared:

"What are you doing in a daze, beheaded!"

The tall forbidden army was ordered, and a pair of iron hands were like pliers, holding the left and right hands of the green-robed civil official, and dragged them out of the hall.

"Your Majesty! Spare your life."

The sound grew quieter and quieter until it was completely inaudible.

The ministers of civil and military affairs were all trembling and did not dare to talk nonsense.

Who knows if it will be themselves next?

Yu Yunping looked at the ministers in the main hall and said expressionlessly:

"The Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies, so is there any reason to retreat in this war?"

"If there is speculation, resignation, and talk about the future, all of them will be asked."

"Yes!"

The ministers' hearts were full of helplessness.

A companion is like a tiger, presumably so.

The new emperor's suspicious and moody temperament is well known.

Even the palace maids who serve on weekdays will be beaten and scolded if they make a small mistake.

Basically, no one can really gain the trust of the new emperor.

In fact, this also has something to do with the way he ascends.

Yu Yunping himself ascended the throne by scheming, so his precautions against the people around him are much higher than ordinary people.

So much so that it has reached the point where all the grass and trees are soldiers.

The more tense it gets, the more obvious the symptoms.

Always worry that someone is trying to harm you.

It has to be said that this is also part of the reason for the rout of the army in the north.

Originally, the dispatch in the army was changed once a year.

In order to prevent the officer from infiltrating the soldiers, it becomes a situation where the soldiers only obey the orders of the general.

In Yu Yunping's hands, it became a change every six months.

Half a year is too short.

Too little time has created a situation.

The soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers.

Neither side understands each other.

In terms of marching coordination, it was completely miserable.

Even the most elite army, under poor command, can only lose the battle.

Under such circumstances, the army in the north failed to form an effective resistance, and in the face of the fully prepared lightning attack of the Northern Wolf Empire, it could only retreat one after another.

Jinzhou, a small pawnshop with a Chinese character.

At this time, the pawnshop had been turned into a mourning hall.

A pitch-black coffin sits in the middle.

During the day, there are many people who come to mourn, and many of them are talking about the deeds of the pawnshop shopkeeper, telling the children who don't know about the good deeds that the shopkeeper has done over the years.

Naturally, those who came in saw it.

A stunningly beautiful woman dressed in plain white linen sat next to a coffin.

It has attracted a lot of attention and discussion.

"Who is this?"

"This dress must be the family of the shopkeeper."

"Alas, what a pity to be widowed at such a young age."

In the face of rumors, the beautiful woman turned a deaf ear.

At night when the moon is sparsely starry.

She was the only one left to stand by.

In addition, there is a white-haired starling, who seems to have not seen his owner for several days, seems to understand something, and has not spoken for several days, just standing on the beam of the house, guarding the coffin.

Yu Qinghan stayed from day to night like this.

I didn't say a word, and I didn't know what I was thinking.

It's just that the softness in the eyes is moving.

Late at night.

A woman who looked like a girl stood outside the door, looking at the wooden coffin, and tears flashed in her eyes.

"Sister, it's time to go."

Pei Xiangyun couldn't bear it, but still reminded him.

I don't know when, outside the door of the pawnshop, there was already a queue of soldiers, standing at the door one by one, without any sound, just waiting for the people in the house.

The atmosphere was solemn.

I don't know how long it took, in the Huaizi pawnshop, Yu Qinghan finally stood up.

Reluctantly, I glanced at the furnishings in the pawnshop, the used stove, the big bed I slept in, and the watered garden

"Life is everywhere, it should be Feihong stepping on the slush."

The white-haired starling flew out with a snort and stood on Yu Qinghan's shoulder, his beak spitting out.

Starling followed Zhao Huai, in addition to scolding, he also learned a lot of ancient poems.

"Sister, it's snowing."

With Pei Xiangyun exclaiming, Yu Qinghan's eyes looked at the street outside.

I saw goose-feathered snowflakes, falling from the sky and floating under the lights of the mountains.

Fluttering and leisurely, I don't know when it fell to the ground.

When I first came here, it was still spring.

Now, it's the winter solstice.

Looking back, it's been almost a year.

It's been so long.

Yu Qinghan couldn't help but think.

A fat and thin monk who stopped outside the door walked up to her, folded his hands, and glanced at the coffin inside.

I have to say that the golden body of the Buddha of the two monks of the dragon and tiger is really hard, even if he eats the means of turning into gods and demons, he can still recover so quickly, and after a few days, he will be like a nobody, only the body is injured, and he has not moved the roots.

Monk Fuhu looked at it for a while, and a pair of flickering innocent Buddha eyes seemed to see something, and took the lead in saying: "Amitabha, Your Royal Highness the princess doesn't have to be sad, your sweetheart may not really be dead." ”

"Why should the monk entertain me anymore."

Yu Qinghan spoke lightly, and there was a sense of loneliness in his tone.

Just when Monk Fuhu was comforting her.

Monk Fuhu shook his head and explained: "Monk, what I said is not a lie, this corpse has been dead for a long time, but it was not taken away by the Netherworld Old Demon and died, it was uninjured, it was exhausted and died, not like the style of the Netherworld Old Demon." ”

"So it's very likely that the owner of this body was already dead when the Nether Old Demon made a move."

Hearing this explanation, Yu Qinghan's gaze immediately turned around, and a bright color appeared in his phoenix eyes, full of hope:

"The monk really didn't deceive me?"

"Amitabha, monks don't speak."

Monk Fuhu gave the answer to this.

"Lingfu may not be dead, maybe, but hidden."

Hearing this explanation, hope was rekindled in Yu Qinghan's heart.

The same goes for Pei Xiangyun.

She thought of her brother-in-law talking to the mysterious doctor.

One bite at a time.

It must be a disciple of some sect.

The qualifications and identities are not low.

Immediately, I was optimistic.

"Yes, sister, didn't I say it, brother-in-law, his identity has always been very mysterious, I can't find out, I guess it's just fake death, not really dead, his cultivation is so high, maybe it's a disciple of a big sect?"

"Hmm."

Yu Qinghan nodded after hearing this, feeling reasonable.

The husband did not elaborate too much on his past experience.

On the contrary, he said a lot about some new things and new words that were invented.

No matter how you look at it, Fujun doesn't look like an ordinary person.

Maybe he has something to do.

It's the same as yourself.

Thinking about it like this, Yu Qinghan's mood suddenly improved a lot.

People, only when there is hope can they have the motivation to live.

Otherwise, it's the same as the walking dead.

Before you know it, the snow is already a finger thick.

Yu Qinghan stepped on the snow and looked at the Changning Imperial Army, which was as immobile as a mountain.

A passionate emotion slowly rose from the bottom of my heart.

It's like going back to the battlefield of three years ago.

"A leaf of duckweed returns to the sea, where does life not meet, the innocent Buddha eyes of the poor monk have a feeling, and the roads of the two of them will intersect again."

Monk Fuhu looked at Yu Qinghan's changes, knowing that the other party had already cheered up, so he inevitably said something more.

He studied under the future Buddha Maitreya, and the eyes of the immaculate Buddha could perceive what would happen next, so he said this.

Yu Qinghan looked at the heavy snow that was falling more and more, his phoenix eyes looked at the dark sky, and his lips muttered:

"I wish there would be a day."

Meanwhile.

Thousands of miles away in Nanyu Mansion.

In a magnificent manor, in a bedroom.

Those who are missed will have an echo.

Zhao Huai sniffed the sachet sewn in his hand.

Seeing things and thinking about people, I seemed to feel something in my heart, raised my eyes, and looked out the window.

But only the soldiers stationed at the door did not move.

So he took out the golden copper coin and looked surprised.

"Why?"

Zhao Huai couldn't help muttering.

At this time, the divination results brought by the copper coin have already become "blessing." ”

This time, he didn't figure out the key to the hexagram.

But the crisis was resolved.

But who resolved the crisis of the Nether Demon?

The north wind blows south, and the southern geese need to return north.

Does this have anything to do with what you do?

Zhao Huai didn't figure it out, but the purple light gushed out.

This time, the purple light turned into a saint's phantom, wielding a sharp sword blade and slashing into his mind.

I don't know what kind of destiny it is this time.

Knock knock.

Zhao Huai was about to check the new life, when there was a knock at the door.

I had to get up and open the door.

"Childe."

When the door opened, a beautiful silver-haired woman stood in front of the threshold.

"It's you."

If it weren't for the bright hair color, Zhao Huai almost recognized the wrong person.

The person who came was Yin Nanyu, who was long overdue.

Zhao Huai shook his head, but Yin Nanyu's body walked in.

"You've found it here."

Yin Nanyu was expressionless as always, and explained: "I contacted Song Lao, and then I learned that Gongzi actually came to Nanyu Mansion, it seems that the place where the Yueqing Fairy has his heart is still here." ”

Zhao Huai hurriedly asked, "How is the fairy?" ”

In order to save him, the exquisite fairy Qiu Yueqing used such an important teleportation talisman, no matter what, he still owed the other party a lot.

"Don't worry, Childe, she's fine, the Linglong Palace Master arrived in time, and the Yuanying Demon Cultivator has already been ambushed."

Yin Nanyu smiled lightly.

"That's good."

While Zhao Huai breathed a sigh of relief, the appearance of holding the sachet in his hand was looked at by Yin Nanyu.

Her eyes flickered, and her mind fluttered.

It seems to understand something.

"Childe doesn't seem to like it here."

Zhao Huai smiled bitterly: "Isn't it, the feeling of being offered up is not very accustomed." ”

"So Childe is leaving?" Yin Nanyu groaned.

Zhao Huai stared at the other party.

I was also surprised that Yin Nanyu could see his thoughts at a glance.

He really wanted to go back to Jinzhou, but he still couldn't let go of his wife.

Yin Nanyu said seriously: "Now that the opportunity for the Great Yan has arrived, I'm afraid that the son won't be able to pull away." ”

"What chance?"

Zhao Huaijian's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he asked rhetorically.

Yin Nanyu's pair of big eyes like gems were serious, and he said slowly:

"Have you ever heard the story of the missing princess in Great Xia?"