Most of the monks here are not used to eating the dishes of the army, so although there is a lot of conversation at the wine table, there is little chopsticks.

Fortunately, the monks can talk about a lot of topics, and they are all from the south and north of Dongfuyao Continent, just to talk about the customs of various places, it is enough to drink several pots, so this table of wine is quite lively.

The monks were chatting energetically, and there was a knock at the door, and everyone looked at the door, only to see two soldiers carrying two jars of wine in, and Chu Xiuyang followed closely behind, directing the two soldiers to put the wine away.

She glanced at the dishes on the table, understood it, and said to everyone with a smile: "The food and drink in this barracks is simple, and I am afraid that it will not be in the eyes of the monks, so I specially found two jars of good wine to reward you, and I also ask you to smile and accept it, so as to live up to my wishes." ”

"General Chu is so polite, then I am embarrassed to refuse, so I can only thank the general for his hospitality." The monks laughed in agreement, and the two soldiers lifted the lid of the altar and filled it with everyone in turn.

Chu Xiuyang also took a large bowl, poured it full of wine, and said: "You are originally immortal monks, you live on the high mountains on weekdays, you are beyond the world, and you don't like to fight with people. However, if there is a great disaster today, the lives are in misery, and the Dayu country is in danger, you are willing to put down your identity as a monk and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, I, Chu Xiuyang, thank you for your profound righteousness for the people of the Dayu country! With that, she raised her head and drank a bowl of sea.

The monks also stopped talking, and looked serious, and the room was surprisingly quiet.

"Follow me to a bowl of General Chu!" I don't know who said this, but all the monks raised their wine bowls and drank them all in one gulp, even Yu Qin, who had always been bad at drinking.

Chu Xiuyang said: "This battle is far from over, and I have to rely on your efforts in the future, it stands to reason that I should give you a few more glasses, but the affairs in the army are complicated, if I get drunk, I am afraid that something will go wrong, so I only drink one bowl, please understand." This is naturally reasonable, all the monks nodded one after another, and said something to be at the disposal of Chu Xiuyang in the future, Chu Xiuyang was ready to leave, after all, the soldiers were all on the side of the main hall, and they couldn't leave for too long.

Before Chu Xiuyang left, he deliberately walked to Xu Huaigu's side and said to him: "The princess asked me to come and give you a message, so that you can come to the main hall later, she wants to see you." Xu Huaigu nodded, this was also expected, after all, Xu Huaigu is now Ye Xiu's identity, and his realm is not low, but he is afraid that Lin Cangyang still has something to trouble him.

After Chu Xiuyang left, the banquet returned to normal, and everyone continued to chat and drink. Yu Qin hurriedly asked in a low voice, "What is Lin Cangyang looking for you?" Xu Huaigu shook his head and said, "I don't know, I guess there is something I have to help with." Yu Qin lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then frowned: "Say something that shouldn't be said, I think she doesn't have the right mind, I'm just afraid that she is planning something in secret." It was again in Xingqing to gather all the monks to go to the battlefield to kill demons, and it was to personally come to the border army to inspect, a princess should not care so much. Xu Huaigu, don't get too close to her, I'm afraid that if something happens to her, she will implicate you. Looking at Yu Qin's serious eyes, Xu Huaigu couldn't help but smile.

Now most of the monks should think this way in their hearts, and Yu Qin, like them, as an outsider, can naturally only think of these, how can she know that Dayu Guo has already changed the sky?

Now it should be Lin Cangyang who is in charge of the political affairs of the entire Dayu country. Lu Zijin was involved in this matter, but I don't know if he told the generals on the border?

Does Chu Xiuyang know? Xu Huaigu said to her seriously: "No, I have a sense of proportion." If what she wants me to do is against morality and detrimental to the rest of the country, I will not agree. Yu Qin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good." Then you might as well go over now, and don't keep her waiting. ”

"It's okay, let's finish eating together first, there's no rush over there."

"You go first, finish your business, and then come back to accompany me." Xu Huaigu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then compromised: "It's okay, then I'll go over first and come back to you later." Yu Qin nodded, Xu Huaigu got up and left the table, and walked towards the main hall.

On the way, he couldn't help but wonder why Lin Cangyang was looking for him, could it be that something had happened in Xingqing and he needed to solve it?

After all, now the great monks that can be dispatched by the Great Yu Country are extremely rare, and the Eight Realms Martial Artist Qi Chaoshu has died, leaving only one Nine Realms Lu Zijin and Eight Realms Mao Xue Peak, but these two people have to be stationed at the border at all times and cannot move.

Although the Xingyue Sect has a great cultivator, it is only a cooperative relationship with the imperial court, and after all, there is a layer in the middle, so I am afraid it is inconvenient to dispatch it directly.

Thinking about it this way, the freedom of his cultivation in the Eight Realms can be regarded as top-notch in the Great Yu Kingdom, but I am afraid that there will be many things in the future.

Thinking so in his heart, Xu Huaigu unconsciously walked to the main hall. He looked into the arena and saw that the main hall was full of people, and the banquet was still being held enthusiastically.

There was a gray-clothed woman walking in the corridor next to her, and Xu Huaigu recognized it as Lin Cangyang's personal maid.

Ling'er walked up to Xu Huaigu and said with a smile: "The princess asked me to wait for Mr. Xu here, Mr. Xu, please come with me." Xu Huaigu bowed slightly, Ling'er led the way in front, and took Xu Huaigu out of the main hall and walked all the way to the city wall.

The torches on the city wall are bright, and there is an endless stream of soldiers patrolling and inspecting, which is a strict and orderly border army.

Ling'er took Xu Huaigu all the way up, until she reached the highest point of the city wall, only to see a woman in white standing there looking south, the wind blowing her sleeves from the heights, Xu Huaigu saw the figure, and recognized it as Lin Cangyang.

Ling'er stopped at the foot of the steps, Xu Huaigu continued to walk up, stopped beside Lin Cangyang, and also leaned against the city wall to look south, and asked, "What is Her Royal Highness the princess looking for me?" ”

"Look over there." Lin Cangyang didn't answer the question, but stretched out his hand to the distance to the south, where there were also dots of fire hidden under the forest.

"That should be the camp of the demon clan, I didn't expect them to use fire too."

"It's nature. They are also enlightened and wise, and they are not the ignorant beasts in the mountains and wilderness, who can even build siege equipment, and of course they can use fire. ”

"I didn't know that before." Lin Cangyang nodded thoughtfully,

"I thought they were just a bunch of brute force beasts, but I didn't expect to know that."

"Your Royal Highness the princess doesn't have to worry, although the demon clan also has wisdom, but it is obviously not as good as us, you can know it from the tactics. As long as it is properly managed, this battle may not be unwinnable. ”

"That's not what I meant." Lin Cangyang shook his head,

"What I'm thinking now is that since they also have wisdom, they are not stupid people who can only kill, this battle is ......"

"Your Highness should be firm in your faith." Xu Huaigu interrupted her and said solemnly,

"I understand what Your Highness means, but since war is inevitable, Your Highness should be more considerate of the people of his own country, instead of messing up in advance and wavering in his faith." Lin Cangyang looked at the sparks in the distance, and said after a while: "You're right. ”

"Your Highness, don't mention this to anyone else." Xu Huaigu reminded,

"I'm afraid of messing up the morale of the army."

"Of course I understand this, I'm just talking to you." Xu Huaigu nodded, and asked again, "Is it still peaceful in Xingqing City in the last few days?" No one in the court found out about that, did they? Lin Cangyang shook his head and said, "No, all of them have been suppressed by our own people." only said that the emperor was sick, and no one saw him for a few days. ”

"What then? This battle still has to be fought for several months, is it possible that the achievement has been kept so secret? If you haven't seen the emperor for too long, the ministers will be suspicious, right? ”

"This doesn't hurt, since the Demon Sect will change the spell, we can naturally do it. After a few days, after the minions planted by Ying Ya in the court are cleared, Mr. Ling will pretend to be the emperor and continue to preside over the overall situation. In this way, you can hide from the world. ”

"Have you considered the disinformation?"

"It's almost in its infancy." Lin Cangyang replied,

"The seven border gates here will be given to the demon clan as an abandoned son to win their trust. Then lure the enemy step by step, strive to concentrate all the forces of the demon clan, and then set up an ambush in advance, and use false intelligence to induce, you can defeat the demon army in one go. ”

"It's just that now the seven border passes still have the ability to resist the demon clan, so it's not the time to give up these seven levels. When the war supplies here are exhausted, it will be used as an outcast. Xu Huaigu asked worriedly, "Wouldn't that be another big death?" ”

"No, Lu Zijin will arrange the retreat of the army at that time, just give up the land of Qiguan, and the lives of the soldiers must not be given to them in vain."

"That's fine." Xu Huaigu bowed. The two were silent for a moment, and Xu Huaigu asked solemnly, "May I ask why His Highness is specifically looking for me?" As long as it is beneficial to the people of Dayu Kingdom, Xu will not give up. Lin Cangyang looked at Xu Huaigu's eyes and smiled: "I don't have anything for you to help, I just asked you to talk, I was bored and panicked alone." Xu Huaigu's expression was a little strange, Lin Cangyang gave him a blank look, and said, "What, not happy?" Do you think I've wasted the time of the Eight Realms Great Sword Immortal? ”

"What the hell is there?" Xu Huaigu said with a smile,

"It's just a little bit unexpected." The two stood in the wind, looking south. The wind is whistling in my ears, and the fire in the gate is bright.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, it's windy on the city wall, be careful of catching a cold! Let's go back early! Ling'er shouted at the bottom of the steps.

"Got it, I'm coming." Lin Cangyang walked down the city wall, and Xu Huaigu slowly followed. Ling'er stepped forward to hold Lin Cangyang's hand, and the three of them returned the way they came.

When he happened to walk to a secluded place, he seemed to hear a faint cry in the dark, not only Xu Huaigu, but also Lin Cangyang.

The two of them looked at each other, and they both walked towards the place where the cry came, only to see an old soldier hiding in a dark corner and weeping faintly.

He tossed his scarred armor aside, revealing his jagged bones. There were two bowls of the sea in front of him, and the bowls were full of wine, and he raised his trembling hand, took the bowls, and sprinkled them on the ground.

One bowl was spilled, and the other bowl of wine was also spilled, and he cried as he spilled. Xu Huaigu slowly stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Old man, who are you paying tribute to?" As soon as the veteran heard that someone was coming, he looked at Xu Huaigu sharply, and his whole body trembled.

He turned his head again and saw Lin Cangyang and Ling'er not far away, his cloudy eyes were full of doubts, and he didn't speak.

Xu Huaigu took off the sword at his waist, handed it to the veteran, and said, "I, like you, killed the enemy on the battlefield." After a while, the old man nodded slightly, turned his eyes back, looked at the place where the wine was spilled in front of him, and said, "It's my son." Yesterday, he couldn't get into the game again. Xu Huaigu was silent when he heard this, took out a bowl of wine from his robe, slowly sprinkled it on the ground, and said, "I also respect him for a bowl." The old man burst into tears and said in a trembling voice, "Thank you." After Xu Huaigu finished spilling the wine, he stopped bothering the old man and turned back to find Lin Cangyang.

No matter what Xu Huaigu called her, she just stood in place, looking at the back of the veteran, unable to take a step.

Xu Huaigu sighed and said, "Your Highness, it's time to go back and rest." Lin Cangyang still didn't move, and after a long time, she turned her eyes away and asked, "Is this kind of thing a common occurrence at the border gates?" Xu Huaigu replied: "It's not very common, it's just a few." Lin Cangyang took a step, walked forward by himself, and said as he walked: "Go find Chu Xiuyang and let her give the order, tomorrow morning, I want to parade." ”