The Central Plains of the Great Zhou Dynasty has only entered late autumn, and in the north, which is farther away than Yinshan, the Helan Plain has already been covered with snow.

Everyone on the grassland knows that this vast field with abundant water and grass is the birthplace of the Helan clan, one of the three most powerful tribes of Heidi today.

In the westerly position of Helan Plain, from south to north, there is a majestic mountain range that is not very long but covered with snow all year round and towers into the clouds, which is called Helan Mountain.

Every spring, the snow and ice of the peaks of Helan Mountain melt beneath the clouds, converging into countless crystal clear mountain streams, which flow into the Helan River, which winds and turns like a jade belt at the foot of the mountain.

The snow, clear streams, and surging rivers glow with dazzling golden rays in the warm sunshine, and finally spread in all directions along the nine-fold and eighteen-bend river channel, nourishing the Helan clan people who live and breed on this fertile soil.

In the hearts of the Helan clan, Helan River is undoubtedly the holy river of the whole clan.

As the source of the holy river, Helan Mountain is the eternal holy mountain of the Helan clan.

In the desolate and distant singing of the shepherds, this majestic holy mountain is always inseparable.

One of the oldest ballads sings: "Under the clouds go to the Great Khan, and above the clouds to the elders." The mist-shrouded, flickering mountainside, connecting the shrine with the mundane place, is the shelter of the goshawk and the black wolf. ”

At the beginning, the Great Khan in the ballad naturally referred to the unique King of the Khan Court and the proud son of the Son of Heaven who were respected by all the Di people including Helan, Qilian, and Bohai, but now, it refers to the Helan clan's own Khan - Helan Khan.

The Helan Khan under the clouds has changed from generation to generation, but in the end, many Helan clansmen have never heard of the change of the elders above the clouds in their lives.

The most ardent ambition and the highest glory of the vast majority of Helan warriors was simply to enter the ascetic camp located on the mountainside of each peak, silently sharpen their minions, and wait for the day when they will become a goshawk standing under the throne of the gods, or a black wolf prostrate at the feet of the Great Khan.

Halfway up a towering snowy peak, a middle-aged man with a naked body was practicing his sword in the snow.

He looked rather thin, dark-skinned, with a small, pointed head, surprisingly large eyes, and two very ugly rat whiskers. Such a appearance and figure, not to mention Heidi, who is beautiful and strong, will also be rejected and despised among the relatively weak Zhou people.

However, it was such a person who monopolized the camp on this snowy peak, and no one dared to raise any objections.

Just because he is the commander of the 30,000 golden wolf army in the Helan King's Tent, just because he holds a famous big arc knife in his hands that has killed countless enemies, just because he is Xiao Dao Temple.

Xiao Daosi's body was steaming, his eyes were bright and intimidating, and his gaze always fell on the same bright body of the big arc knife.

This ferocious long knife, which is astonishingly long in length and width, is named for its more impressive curve.

With the tossing and turning of Xiao Dao Temple, the big arc knife drew one bright but fleeting arc after another, but it did not make a single sound, did not bring a single breeze, and did not disturb even a single snowflake.

It is obviously a knife of battle formation, and it is heavy and majestic, but it can not stick to a piece of feathers in the falling swan feathers.

He practiced for a long time, and finally stopped, dragged the knife to the ground with one hand, looked up at the sky, and muttered to himself: "Practice to this point, and when you meet that person again, you shouldn't be easily stuck and unable to break free by the slender long knife that only girls use, right?"

Thinking of the shame of being cut down by the black-clothed captain in front of him and the banner of the Chinese army in front of Jincheng that day, Xiao Daosi's face was a little hideous.

He turned his head to look at the shadow of the house behind him, and said in a cruel voice, "How is Helan Changchun?"

Kneeling on one knee in the shadows was a sturdy man who was also naked, and it was the most elite golden wolf scout in the Golden Wolf Army, and he said respectfully: "Tell the Great Commander, the new king of Nanyuan has obtained the allegiance of all the tribes of Nanyuan, and several expeditions and raids have restored Nanyuan's vitality, even better than before. Recently, he has been in close contact with several Golden Sword Lords near Nanyuan, and has already received the public support of one of them. ”

When Xiao Daosi heard this, his anger surged and he scolded: "Waste! Lao Tzu took on a great role to help him succeed, and he suffered such humiliation that he was punished by the great elders, and had to leave the army behind and meditate here." He is still grinding and timid? Don't he know that the time left for him by the Zhou people is just over two years!"

The henchman scout didn't dare to look at Xiao Daosi's face, bowed his head deeply, and cautiously reminded: "The prince of Changchun killed his father and stood on his own, which made many princes and lords unhappy. After all, the Great Khan hasn't ...... yet."

"Killing one's father and standing on one's own feet, isn't the ancestor of the little doll in the court of Heidi Khan, the eagle that once never set on the grassland, also killing one's father and standing on one's own feet?"

Xiao Daosi snorted, and slammed the big arc knife in his hand, and the sharp arc blade cut into the bluestone under his feet without hindrance.

"Helan Changchun's fault is not to kill his father, but to blame him for being too stupid, and he actually let people snatch the prey that is about to arrive among the ten thousand armies, and the Great Wish Demon God cannot be truly consummated! If it weren't for that, why would Lao Tzu take a risk under the Jincheng Pass, cooperate with him in acting, and deceive Helan Chuxiong and several Golden Sword Lords into having the qi to operate the food? In the epic sung by the elders, which greedy wolf demon god would be so unbearable?"

As he spoke, he frowned and looked at the Golden Wolf Scout: "Why hasn't Helan Chuxiong lost his breath yet?

The scout hurriedly replied, "Yes, it seems that the Great Elder is still hesitating between the Great Khan and the new king of the Southern Plains. You know, even the two and three elders can't disobey the will of the great elders. Prior to this, shamanic shamans, including the Great Witch of Boyan, were not allowed to come within ten miles of the king's tent. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Dao Temple suddenly fell silent.

As the leader of the ascetics of the Sacred Mountain of the Ancestral Land, one of the most important agents of the will of the elders, and the commander of the Golden Wolf Army of the King Horde, he was qualified to be dissatisfied with Helan Chuxiong, a somewhat weak Helan Khan, and even openly supported other more suitable candidates, such as ...... Helan Changchun.

Di people have always only feared and obeyed the strong!

The Great Elder is the irrefutable strongest, because in the hearts of all the Helan clansmen, the Great Elder has supreme authority, even after a long time, few people know his name.

Below the sky, above the clouds.

The Great Patriarch is the Great Patriarch.

Xiao Dao Temple's heart is like a mirror, this time the elder personally ordered, nominally to let him meditate, but in fact deprived him of military power. In the final analysis, it was also because he was too stupid that he was defeated by an unknown captain of the Great Zhou, the banner was cut off, and Helan Chuxiong was also seriously injured under heavy protection.

This is a very serious dereliction of duty, and it is a shame that is difficult to wash away!

The most ridiculous thing is that Helan Chuxiong was injured but did not die!

This made the Grand Elder doubt the shamanic lineage of the Three Elders and the ability of his Xiao Dao Temple.

Now, I'm afraid that all the people in Helan Yuan who still have ears know that the great elder is not very satisfied with Helan Chuxiong and Helan Changchun, so he has not made a decision for a long time. And this kind of hesitation is extremely unfavorable to Helan Changchun as a challenger.

For a long time, the battle for the Helan Khan position can see blood, but not so much that the entire Helan Department is weakened, and there can be a stalemate, but the Khan position cannot be left empty for too long.

If this happens, it only means that the strength and wisdom of the challenger are not enough to support his ambitions. For such fools, the elder never relents!

Thinking of this, Xiao Daosi was very angry, and hated that Helan Changchun was not decisive enough.

He thought indignantly: "What is Helan Changchun thinking in his head, that he is delusional in trying to obtain the Khan position by winning over allies? Don't he know that Hei Di was so strong that he could rob the Zhou people in turn because he became an ally of the Zhou people when he was weak? A real strong man never needs allies, he is only cultivating future enemies, and he will make himself weak!"

"Why didn't he take that slave captain named Kujochi, as well as those fierce minions and warriors, to kill Helan Chuxiong completely?"

"Well, why not?"

"First of all, I need to find a good reason to go down. ”

Xiao Daosi showed a hideous smile on his face, and suddenly asked, "Have you found out the details of that black-clothed captain of the Zhou people?"

"I found out, the black crow captain Liu Tugou, originally served in the Youzhou Shuofang border army, after the first battle of Jincheng, the black crow guard was recruited into Beijing and was subordinate to the edict. ”

Xiao Dao Temple nodded and ordered: "You go to the clouds and say goodbye, and say that the ascetic Xiao Dao Temple asks to go down the mountain! At the same time, inform the Great Surrounding Army for me, and say that Xiao Dao Temple, the former commander of the Golden Wolf Army, has resigned from his military post and only goes to the Great Zhou Jingshi as a walking man on Helan Mountain, and let them let them go!"

As he spoke, he ignored the stunned look on the scout's face, dragged his knife and walked slowly down the mountain.

"If the elder and the Zhou people asked, they would say that Xiao Dao Temple's trip was only for revenge...... Shame on you!"

The words faded away, and the laughter began again, floating through the mountains.

That night, in the midst of the snowstorm, Helan Khan and Helan Chuxiong died violently in the king's tent, and all the guards of the king's tent were martyred and died.

That night, there was an ascetic monk from Helan Mountain, who braved the wind and snow and dragged a knife to the south.