It turned out that Li Bufan's 30,000 soldiers and horses were just a disguise, and Yinyang's real killing move was the Golden Sword King Zhao Lanjiang, the infamous murderous demon king who could reach a million divisions by one person!

Xue Ping had never seen Zhao Lanjiang, but Xue Huai, the king of Dingbei, spoke highly of this person before his death, calling him "brave and good at fighting, and unparalleled in strategy", Xue Huai was very proud of himself, and even Yuwen Tianlu did not get this kind of evaluation.

At the beginning, Xue Ping was puzzled, why his father had such a high evaluation of a little-known Jianghu man and the owner of a small town on the border of Western Xinjiang, but over the years, Zhao blocked the Jiangnan Expedition to the North and the North, beating the King of Shu and His Majesty, two relatives who were not very harmonious, and even put aside their prejudices and joined forces.

Xue Ping has always been on the eastern front, where the war has been relatively stable, and he has no direct contact with Zhao Lanjiang, but Zhao Lanjiang's deeds are spread all over the world.

Subduing the Western Army was like a tiger with wings, training the Western Chu Army of Shicheng into a division of a hundred battles, and going north alone to assassinate the regent of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, all of which demonstrated Zhao's ability to block the river. Even Lu Liangce, who guarded the Jianmen Pass under the command of the King of Shu, also invested in Zhao Lanjiang's banner, if it was not discovered in time, I am afraid that the army of Yinyang had already entered Shuzhong, and there was no matter what happened to the King of Shu in this battle in the world.

However, the King of Shu and His Majesty are not idle, they can't fight, but the trend of public opinion is not idle, rendering Zhao Lanjiang as a "butcher among people", killing people without blinking, where they pass, not a single inch of grass grows, burning, killing, plundering, and doing all kinds of evil.

Militarily they are not opponents, so they joined forces to hold a martial arts conference in Kaifeng Mansion, recruited people from all over the world, and joined forces to deal with Zhao Lanjiang, and even promised the heavy benefits of "the leader of the martial arts alliance, the national teacher of the Ming Dynasty, and the prince with a different surname".

Now, Li Bufan is in the middle of the mountain road.

Although he is strong in martial arts and is a disciple of Zhao Lanjiang, Xue Ping has an army of thousands of people, as long as he gives an order, he can also capture and kill this person at the cost of losing hundreds of people.

But Xue Ping did not give this order.

He couldn't bear the consequences of killing Li Bufan, especially now that Zhao Lanjiang had arrived at Shanhaiguan, if Li Bufan died, maybe tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the entire Shanhaiguan would be buried for him.

Zhao Lanjiang is not Yuwen Tianlu, killing people is like mowing grass mustard, there are not so many taboos.

Li Bufan said: "I came to Black Dragon Village today, I wanted to rely on them to try to see if I could connect with General Xue, but I didn't expect to meet the general, but it also saved a lot of trouble." ”

Li Bufan was calm and unhurried, and did not mess up because he was in danger.

"I will pass on a word on behalf of Prince Zhao, as long as General Xue is willing to surrender, you will still be the guard of Shanhaiguan, and our forces outside the pass will be dispatched by General Xue. ”

Outside Shanhaiguan, there are dozens of large and small forces and warlords, although they are not big, and they also have discord with each other, but they are all nominally at the disposal of Yinyang. Zhao Panjiang's promise, in addition to maintaining his existing power, made Xue Ping a veritable "King of Kwantung".

This proposal is indeed heartwarming.

Xue Ping said: "Prince Zhao has good intentions, but Xue has already sworn allegiance to His Majesty. ”

Li Bufan said with a smile, "Your Majesty, is it the one from Luoyang Mansion? or the one from Chengdu Mansion? These two people are just rebellious ministers and thieves who take advantage of the troubled times to trouble the world in the name of the royal family, and the identity of Prince Zhao, I don't think I need to talk about it, right?"

Under the concoction of Chai Gongwang, Zhao Lanjiang is the prince of the previous dynasty, and the world knows it. Zhao blocked the east of the river and went south, and this identity was famous, which saved him a lot of trouble.

As for why Zhao Lanjiang is surnamed Zhao and not Zhu, Chai Gongwang explained it like this: The world is not unified for a day, the rebellious ministers and thieves are not eliminated for a day, and the prince of Zhao does not restore the national surname for a day, otherwise he will have no shame to face Taizu in the future.

Xue Ping sneered

"So what?"

Li Bufan said lightly: "General Xue is the dragon and phoenix among the people, and he has a green pine and arrogant bones, if he is obedient, it is naturally good, if he does not surrender, we will not embarrass the general, but with Zhu Lide's temperament, he will definitely meet the general, so we sent someone to take the general's family to Yinyang, and the general will decide whether to go or stay." ”

When Xue Ping heard this, his heart was shocked.

It turned out that Zhao Lanjiang had a premeditated plan for Shanhaiguan, and he was able to rob his family members in the capital, under the layers of guards of the imperial court's soldiers and horses, which shows their ability to infiltrate Luoyang City. Li Bufan said it very politely, but he was also warning him that their family members were already in the hands of Yinyang, and if they wanted to resist to the end or surrender, they had to weigh it carefully.

Xue Ping frowned, "You threaten General Ben?"

Li Bufan said with a smile, "We are determined to win Shanhaiguan, if we lose the city, the king of Shu will be angry with your family, we are afraid of chilling the general's heart, so we just think about one more step in doing things." ”

Li Bufan said again: "Back then, the king of Dingbei bowed to the prince of Zhao in the north. ”

Ten years ago, when the way of heaven came, Zhu Liye was "killed" by the Demon Sect, and hundreds of officials in the capital once supported Zhao Lanjiang as the emperor and became the emperor for a day. At that time, many officials survived the disaster. But King Yu and King Shu both issued gag orders, but the news was also circulated among a few people, and Xue Ping naturally knew about it.

For example, today's three points, the king of Shu and the king of Yu have been proclaimed emperors and compete for the orthodox position, and Zhao Lanjiang is the strongest, but he has always refused to be the emperor, but his identity is the most orthodox.

The most critical thing is that on the night of the Heavenly Dao, the capital was destroyed, and the "Jade Seal", which represents the supreme power of the emperor, has also disappeared and is still missing, so even if he is called the emperor, it is untenable from the legal principle.

Is it a war, is it a surrender?

Xue Ping hesitated.

......

Black Dragon Village Prison.

There was tension outside, but it was not felt inside the prison. Yang Xiling and the four masters of the cottage are still planning to escape.

Naturally, a needle will not be used to dig tunnels.

But it can be used to pick locks!

Stealing chickens and touching dogs, picking locks and turning over beams, Yang Nuxia naturally won't, but this kind of thing is difficult for a few masters of the cottage.

Even if they unlock the lock, how to avoid the soldiers and horses guarding outside and successfully infiltrate the room of the four masters is what they have to care about.

There is only one chance, and once you fail, it will be not so easy to run away if you arouse the alert of the other party.

Smack!

With a crisp sound, the lock cylinder opens.

The five of them waited for a while, saw that no one came, opened the door of the cell, probed out, saw no one on the left and no one on the right, and tiptoed to the room of the fourth master, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Lucky, so lucky!

The four masters are obviously not the masters who love cleanliness, and the room is a little messy, with leftover meals everywhere, moldy clothes, and a strange smell.

Yang Xiling couldn't help pinching her nose.

The big boss scolded, "Fourth, how many times have I told you, don't eat stinky tofu." ”

The second master persuaded, "Big brother, it's important to run for your life." ”

The fourth master came to the bed, lifted the greasy futon, and revealed a pitch-black iron plate, under which should be a secret door, and the secret door was locked.

"Why are you still stunned, unlocking?"

The fourth master scratched his head, "The key is in the council chamber." ”

They were lucky to be able to escape here, and the council hall was full of officers and soldiers, and to get the key was tantamount to throwing themselves into a trap.

The big boss said angrily: "What's the lock on if you don't have anything?"

"I'm afraid of people, too

Found here, fell asleep in the middle of the night, someone lifted the bed board, quite mad. ”

Yang Xiling saw them arguing, and said in a low voice, "Isn't there a needle?"

If you have an embroidery needle, you can open the first lock, and you can naturally open the second one.

The fourth master was a little embarrassed: "After opening the lock of the cell just now, I threw away the needle." ”

Everyone's faces darkened, "Why don't you throw yourself away?"

Seeing that everyone had no choice, Yang Xiling decided to make a move. Since the soft ones don't work, let's come with the hard ones.

When she entered the prison, Xue Ping did not confiscate her sword, she took out the sword and said to everyone, "Get out of the way!"

The second master said, "Woman, if you do this, you will attract officers and soldiers." ”

Yang Xiling glanced at him, "Stupid, block the door first, delay them for a while, and before they come, we will escape through the dark passage." ”

Yang Xiling swung out a sword.

Bang!

With a sword down, the entire bed board was split in half.

It's really a good sword to sharpen iron like clay!

The crowd exclaimed.

There was a sound of footsteps outside, and it seemed that the sword just now was too loud, alarming the officers and soldiers. Everyone hurriedly got into the tunnel, and the last person pulled the bedding back from the bed, delaying for as long as possible to buy them time to escape.

Inside the dark passage, it is extremely dark.

Due to the lack of air circulation all year round, there is a foul smell inside. It seems that a large part of the smell in the room of the four masters comes from the secret passage, and the four masters are to blame just now, but it is really embarrassing for him to live in this kind of room for so long.

Yang Xiling couldn't help but retch.

She has been accustomed to brocade clothes and jade food since she was a child, and she walked the rivers and lakes in order to make a name for herself, how could she have been like today, first broke into the cottage and was imprisoned, and then escaped in such a stinky place, regretting her death.

Thinking of the words of the big snow demon, where the rivers and lakes walk, there are fresh clothes and angry horses, and there are murderous opportunities everywhere, although there is nothing to kill, but it is far from the rivers and lakes she imagined.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help crying.

If you don't cry, it doesn't matter, this crying frightened the four masters of Black Dragon Village. Today's cottage was picked, which was unlucky enough, and now there is such a master on the stall, he doesn't dare to fight, he doesn't dare to scold, he can only coax her.

"Girl, don't cry, it's important for us to escape, if the pursuers come from behind, none of us can escape. ”

Yang Xiling was right when she heard this, wiped her tears, and fled with the four of them down the mountain. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers in the cottage did not follow.

Half an hour later, the five fled to the bottom of the mountain.

When they finally saw the light of day, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Look at Yang Nuxia again, grizzled and covered in mud, so embarrassed.

The four masters of Black Dragon Village are not much better, but they are originally bandits, and they have long been used to this kind of life, so they don't feel anything.

"Big brother, our village has been served, what should we do next?"

The big boss waved his hand, "How do I know, the village is gone, it's a big deal to wander the world, find a better place for feng shui, and make a comeback!"

Yang Xiling escaped death, and at this moment he also relaxed, and regained his pride, and said, "Okay, let's go together, if you don't have a place to go, it just so happens that I still lack a few followers, just follow me." ”

In times of danger, the fear in my heart is death.

Now that the crisis is over, looking back, Yang Nuxia actually feels that this river and lake is starting to become a little interesting.

Okay the scars, forget the pain.