Chapter 256: Bow and Crossbow God
Xu Dong said in his heart, "What does the emperor want Xiong Pi's dojo to do?"
Zhao Lun said: "Xiong Pi has taken the position of the Second National Division, it will not always be empty, and I have to look for a new candidate for the Second National Division, am I not looking for it?"
Xu Dong was taken aback, how did Zhao Lun know what he was thinking in his heart, and wondered why Zhao Lun had to find someone to take over Xiong Pi's position, and the position of the second national division could not be vacant
“...... In fact, Zhao Lun didn't take much risk when he did this, because he could read minds, and he could always read the hearts of the people around him, and he could avoid it in time if there was danger."
According to Uncle Long, Zhao Lun deliberately put the most dangerous people by his side and included them in his monitoring range, so that he himself was much safer than putting those people outside
Zhao Lun is looking for who will be the second national teacher, this is not a question that Xu Dong cares about, what Xu Dong wants now is Zhao Lun's support for him, support him, and Xu Dong build his own Dao realm
"Since you have chosen to place the teleportation array in Xiong Pi's Dao Realm, that place must be absolutely safe, I will now bless his dojo with a few more magic barriers, and also send troops to guard the entrance and exit of the dojo
"Son, thank you father."
Of course, Xu Dong hoped that Zhao Lun would do this, and after repairing this teleportation array, no matter which end of the teleportation array there was a security hazard, it would be fatal to this teleportation array
"Xu Aiqing, as the saying goes, 'To fight the tiger, you have to be a brother, and you rely on the father and son soldiers', you are my Zhao Lun's most proud dragon, the safety of the fast son-in-law of the Luo Tuo Kingdom and the stability of my Zhao family's imperial power, Xu Aiqing will have a big responsibility in the future"
Speaking of emotion, Zhao Lun actually burst into tears, which deeply moved Xu Dong, making him dissolve his hatred for Zhao Lun like ice and snow in an instant
"As long as the father can use the place of his son, the father and the emperor will tell the son to ensure that he will follow the order"
Zhao Lun wiped away his tears: "With Xu Aiqing's words, I, Zhao Lun, am relieved, how many spirit stones and crystals do you need to make a number for me, I will ask the Minister of Internal Affairs to allocate it to you in time."
He whispered to Xu Dong again: "You must keep the matter of training elite soldiers in your own Dao realm secret, and you must not go out at all, you must know that there are still invisible masters in the cultivation world of the Luotuo Kingdom."
Xu Dong nodded, he also knew very well in his heart that there were many pairs of eyes staring at him secretly, and the reason why they didn't show up easily was because they didn't have the time to surface the sea
Out of the Spirit Palace, Xu Dong felt very calm in his heart, he wanted to find Zhao Lun to borrow spirit stones and crystals, but he didn't expect it to be solved so easily
Uncle Long asked, "Zhao Lun agreed to lend you spirit stones and crystals so happily, do you know the reason for this?"
"I don't know if he intends to improve the relationship with me."
Uncle Long said: "This is also one of the reasons, and one of the most fundamental reasons is that you want to transfer your army into the Pure Yang Palace to suppress the formation when there is a crisis in the Pure Yang Palace."
After being reminded by Uncle Long, recalling Zhao Lun's words and deeds just now, Xu Dongru was enlightened and suddenly had an epiphany, it turned out that the reason why Zhao Lun did this had a deep intention
Imagine that Zhao Lun blessed the magic barrier in the Xiong Pi Dao Realm and sent troops to guard it, which was nothing more than not letting people know that there was a teleportation array built inside, and he asked Xu Dong to keep the matter of training on Wuliang Island strictly secret, also for the same motive
This motive is as Uncle Long said, when he needs to use the army to suppress the formation, the elite soldiers trained by Xu Dong on Wuliang Island can secretly enter the palace through the teleportation array, which is undoubtedly the best surprise soldier
Xu Dong still didn't understand some of Zhao Lun's practices, such as leaving high-risk figures like Xiong Pi and Ma Wu in Chunyang Palace, no matter what you say, it's a dangerous move, isn't there a sentence "How can others be allowed to snore on the side of the couch".
Uncle Long explained: "Zhao Lun took these risky moves, firstly, he was shrewd to the extreme, and secondly, there was no way to do it for the sake of the country and the Tao, he had to choose to do it that way."
"You have to know how many internal and external enemies Zhao Lun has to face after seizing the imperial power from his uncle Zhao Guan, such as Xiong Pi, a desperate figure, and a dead monarch like Ma Wu who wants to restore the country."
He went on to say, "The decline of the country, the young age of the prince, and the chaos of the situation kept him awake at night, and it reassured him to put these high-risk people under his nose."
Xu Dong asked: "Then according to what you say, the other two national teachers who live in the palace are also high-risk people."
"That's natural, the Three Kingdoms Division is the brother-in-law of the former emperor Zhao Guan, and the Four Kingdoms Division is a spy sent by the Longcheng Kingdom, but these two people are currently dormant deeply, and I can't see that they have any bad intentions."
Uncle Long continued: "Most people think that the current monarch of the Luotuo Kingdom has no princes, only many princesses, but in fact, he has a prince, but this prince does not live in the Pure Yang Palace."
Xu Dong asked, "If he didn't live in Chunyang Palace, where is he now?"
"In the eyes of ordinary people, the most dangerous place" Uncle Long said, "The most dangerous place is also the safest, on the contrary, we look at the Chunyang Palace, which is the safest place for the royal family, is actually the most dangerous."
Xu Dong said: "Then according to your meaning, the current prince of the country of Luotuo is incognito and lives in a place that we didn't expect."
Uncle Long said: "Yes, I can only answer you, so far, don't continue to ask."
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Xu Dong decided to go to Longcheng Kingdom to find Liu Xin, and after finding Liu Xin, he would go back to meet Dan Kezhen in the hussar camp, and he took Dan Kezhen and his wife and Liu Xin to Wuliang Island first, so that they could help the Mozha people train bows and spears
Emperor Zhao Lun's imperial decree has been secretly issued, and the local officials everywhere have sent people to recruit the displaced people, and once Xu Dong repairs the teleportation array, he will teleport these displaced people to Wuliang Island
Xu Dong took the super super god to the foot of the claw fence mountain, found the big Zhuangzi named Zhemu Village, and saw those towering trees hugged by several people, his mood changed from a slight impetuousness to quiet
He knew the types of these trees, and there were three main types of trees that grew here: Zhemu, Tangtang, Pear, and Dogtooth Wood, all of which were good materials for making bows and arrows
Almost every of the hundreds of families living in the village has a bow and arrow making workshop, and almost all the people in the village make bows and arrows for a living, because they take advantage of the inexhaustible materials
Xu Dong bypassed Zhuangzi and went directly to the cave where Liu Xin lived, and when he came to the cave, he saw a valley several zhang wide blocking him
"Liu Xin, Liu Xin," he shouted into the cave
After shouting for a while, Liu Xin slowly walked out of the cave, rubbed his eyes with his hands, and looked sleepy-eyed and unable to keep up
"Who called me, yo ho, it's Lord Liu Baoyu, the Sichuan lord of Lechuan, you have time to go to Claw Fence Mountain to watch the scenery today, do you want to ask the little one to take you up the mountain to shoot a few demon birds and fight tooth sacrifices?"
Liu Xin was the deputy commander of the cavalry battalion of the Giant Battalion, because he rebelled and ordered his subordinates to shoot Liu Baoyu, the lord of Xinchuan, as a result, Guo Ying, Su Qing and Qian Xiaoyuan were killed by arrows, and later returned to his hometown to escape the pursuit
So he still called Xu Dong the lord of Sichuan, because he only knew Xu Dong's identity as the lord of Sichuan, and he only knew that Xu Dong was called Liu Baoyu, and he didn't know anything else
"I know you're not going to let me go now, but over time you'll forget the hatred...... People can't always live in hatred, and they have to move forward, right?"
"I want to be obedient to you and use it for you in the future, because you have the appearance of a king, and you will have to command a million armies in the future, and I can form a bow battalion for you where I can use me."
Xu Dong remembered that day he tracked down to Claw Fence Mountain, found Liu Xin with the "Soul Chasing Talisman", and what Liu Xin said when he begged him to let him go, it seems that what Liu Xin said really came true
"Lord Chuan, you shouldn't be looking for revenge on me today."
Xu Dong hurriedly said: "No, I came to you today to talk about something important, this matter is very important, the two of us must discuss together, whether you come over or ...... I passed."
Liu Xin said: "Then Lord Chuan, come here, I didn't set up a 'stepping crossbow' today, you can rest assured."
Xu Dong looked at the ravine at his feet, although the valley was bottomless, but it was only two zhang wide by visual inspection, Xu Dong could pass it with a jump, but he wanted to try the super foot strength of the red-eyed beast
"Can you jump over this ravine?"
Chao Chao nodded confidently, it walked up to Xu Dong, crouched down with half of its body, and waited for Xu Dong to step on its back, and he stepped over the ravine with a slight leap
Liu Xin greeted Xu Dong and walked into the cave: "Lord Chuan, what good things do you have today, find me, Liu Xin will tell me quickly, I'll listen."
Xu Dong saw that this cave was very spacious, and the stone tables, stone benches and other utensils were readily available, which attracted Xu Dong's attention, and the thing that attracted Xu Dong's attention was that there was a wide stone bed above the stone hall, and the stone bed was not a living person, but a white Sensen skeleton
Liu Xin saw that Xu Dong had put his eyes on the skeleton for a long time, and he hurriedly explained: "This is my great-grandfather Liu Tong, he is the 'bow and crossbow god' in the area of Claw Fence Mountain, and the 'Tazhang crossbow' I built is handed down by him."
Xu Dong has seen many skeletons of the dead since he entered the Tao, but he has only seen those standing and meditating on a futon, but he has never seen the skeleton lying in front of him, lying upright on the stone bed, which makes him very surprised
"Why don't you lift your ancestors up"
"Oh," Liu Xin said, "to tell the truth, my great-grandfather Liu Tong was born with hypochondria, he lived for more than 120 years from birth to death, and he never stood up for a moment."
Xu Dong asked, "Is that so?"
"That's true"
Liu Xin added: "It was on this stone bed that my great-grandfather designed many bows and crossbows, and won the reputation of the 'bow and crossbow god', but unfortunately he never stood up in his life, nor did he shoot an arrow with his own hands."
"Did he ever regret it?"
"Alas, it's a pity, it's really a pity," Liu Xin sighed, "It is said that the old man said the most in his old age was, 'Who asked me to stand up and shoot an arrow, my Liu family's children and grandchildren will obey him and never betray'"
"That's what I said"
"There is half a sentence of hypocrisy, I Liu Xin can't die well," Liu Xin patted his head, "Hey, who are you really using your ancestors?"
Xu Dong said: "Okay, you go and get a bow and arrow, if it is the kind of bow and arrow that the old man is proud of in his life."
Liu Xin was puzzled "what to do"
Xu Dong didn't seem to be joking at all, he said with a stern face: "I want the old man to realize his unfulfilled wish today, pull out his bow and shoot an arrow in front of you and me."