Out of Dai County and then go north for more than 2,000 miles, you will see a high mountain on the grassland, this mountain is called "Wolf Cave", it is the holy mountain in the hearts of the Huns. Legend has it that the first generation of Shan Yu stood on the top of the Wolf Cave Mountain, took over the scepter symbolizing the highest power of the world from the hands of Daikokuten, and became the king of the grassland.

Of course, this is the opinion of insiders of the Black Heaven Sect, and such a clear theory of preaching the divine right of kingship will naturally not be appreciated by the royal family of the Xiongnu.

However, the importance of the Wolf's Cave Mountain can also be reflected in this legend, in fact, the headquarters of the Black Sky Cult is located at the foot of the Wolf's Cave Mountain.

The Huns, who were not good at building cities, spent hundreds of years building a glorious temple here to worship the supreme Great Black Heaven. In this process, the people of the Black Heaven Sect did not spend a penny, and all the money and food consumed came from the dedication of those devout herdsmen, and countless people died in the process of building the temple.

In addition to being dedicated to Daikokuten, this temple was also the residence of a group of priests and temple guards.

In order to express their respect for the Great Black Sky, all wars are forbidden within a radius of 500 miles from the Wolf Cave Mountain, and if there is any conflict between the tribes, they will not come here to fight, and since the temple was built, this land has maintained a rare calm on the grassland.

But today, that calm has been shattered. Zarhan burst in with more than 4,000 blood-stained soldiers who had just gone through a battle.

The chief priest pushed open the door of the temple, walked in front of Zarhan, and with an angry face, he said loudly: "Zarhan, what do you want to do, kill into the temple?"

Behind him stood dozens of priests and hundreds of temple guards, all dressed in crimson robes or leather armor, with the same burning anger in their eyes, seemingly ready to fight Zarhan and defend the majesty of the temple.

Zarhan laughed, got down from his warhorse, saluted the main priest and said: "The chief priest said that he laughed, where did Zarhan dare to be presumptuous in the temple, I just led the army through the holy mountain, and suddenly remembered that I hadn't been here for a long time, so I made a temporary decision and came to pay homage to the big black sky." ”

"Oh, that's right. ”

When the chief priest heard this, his face turned angry, and he regained his composure, as if he did not see the murderous army behind Zar Khan, and stretched out his hand to him and said, "In that case, then come in, I remember that you studied martial arts with the high priest here when you were a child." ”

The priests and guards behind him were amazed, and couldn't understand why the priest had let Zarhan go so easily.

Many of these people grew up here and have never been out. For them, their belief in the Great Black Sky has gone deep into their bones, and they only have gods in their eyes, as for Shan Yu, what is it, can it be eaten? Zarhan's arrogant behavior can be said to have angered many people.

Zarhan didn't care about the reaction of the men, he smiled and followed the priest into the temple, leaving only his men standing outside.

Lan Tuo and Attila stared, they were all a little scared in their hearts, and they couldn't believe that they just rushed over with Shan Yu Zongma. However, after this battle, the awe of the Black Sky Sect in their hearts was inexplicably weakened, which was exactly what Zarhan wanted to achieve.

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Inside the temple, Zarhan and the chief priest walk side by side in a deep corridor, and oil lamps fueled by animal fats are lit on the walls on both sides.

In the flickering light, Zarhan could see the pictures painted on the walls.

The protagonists in these pictures are all Daikokuten, the first nine are the process of creating the world in a chaotic world, and the latter are mostly pictures of him fighting various exotic pseudo-gods, and the figure of the Moro god general also appears many times.

The style of these pictures tends to be dark and eerie, and in each of them, most of the figures of the big black sky are hidden in the shadows, only the pair of scarlet eyes are unusually obvious.

It has to be said that the skills of the people who drew these pictures are very extraordinary. When he was a child, Zarhan became cautious every time he passed through this corridor, and he always felt that the hideous monsters in the picture could jump out and eat him at any moment. This fear lasted for quite some time.

But today, Zarhan's heart is very calm, he has long passed the age of innocence. Although he still believed that gods existed, he also believed that gods were too high to pay attention to a small human being like him, so there was no need to be afraid.

At the end of the corridor was the main hall of the temple, and Zarhan entered the temple, knelt down in front of a huge portrait, and made a five-body bow.

In the middle of the portrait is the big black sky, and his background is a deep darkness, and the style of the whole picture is the same as the previous picture on the wall of the corridor, and it is not difficult to see that it should have been painted by the same person. But what is amazing is that there is a clear distinction between the darkness of the background and the shadows that make up the body of the Great Black Heaven, and it doesn't take much effort to see the obvious difference, as if everything is just to compliment His infinite power.

When Zarhan stood up, the celebrant also opened his eyes, and as a servant of God, he did not need to kneel like Zarhan when he prayed.

At this time, there were only two of them in the main hall, and Zarhan no longer hid anything, and asked directly to the main priest: "Ning Hu Yan is here with you now, right?"

The main priest was expressionless, nodded and said, "Not bad." ”

A slightly cold smile appeared on the corner of Zarhan's mouth: "I want to take her away, the main priest should have no opinion." ”

The priest did not speak, but Zarhan understood that this represented acquiescence.

The plan had failed, and the Ninghu clan had lost its usefulness to the chief priest, and even if Zarhan didn't mention it, he would find an opportunity to drive her out of the temple.

After reaching a consensus on this matter, Zarhan didn't pay much attention to it, it was just a trivial matter for what he was going to say next.

He straightened his face and said to the main priest: "After the winter passes, I am ready to gather a large army to attack the Dayue clan in the west, the loss of the Xiongnu will not be small this winter, and the Chu people are eyeing the south again, I need a stronger army to rob wealth and slaves and enhance our strength, the Dayue clan is a good choice." When the time comes, I hope that the Black Sky Sect will send a group of people to fight with the army. ”

The main priest's face became solemn like never before, he was ready to pay for his previous decision, but he didn't expect Zarhan to mention this stubble at all, but instead proposed such a high-stakes strategy.

The Huns have been focusing on the south for a hundred years, and even if the Chu people are hard-boned, they have never thought of changing an opponent, which is not without reason.

The Xiongnu bordered the Great Chu, and it was very convenient to start a war, and the wealth of the Chu people also ensured that as long as they succeeded in Koubian, they could recover enough wealth, and they could not find other countries to plunder except for Chu.

Although they had also heard that there were many small countries in the Western Regions that were also very rich, the distance discouraged them. The most important problem in long-distance warfare is logistics and supplies, but there is no grass growing on the Gobi, and the Huns' cavalry will starve to death and die of thirst in a few days when they arrive there.

But now that Zarhan said that he was going to attack the Great Moon Clan, the chief priest was a little incredulous for a while, could it be that he had thought of a solution to the above difficulties? If this was the case, it would really be a good thing.

Over the years, the Xiongnu have become more and more resistant to the invasion to the south, the strength of the Chu people is clearly visible, every time there is a war, the population and food are not grabbed, and they are beaten to the head full of bags, so that after a few times, naturally no one is willing to continue. In contrast, the small countries in the Western Regions are much easier to fight.

He asked questions, and it turned out that Zarhan did not disappoint him either:

"My father saved the prince of the Wusun Kingdom during his lifetime, and he is now a member of the Golden Wolf Guard. Wusun was defeated in the battle with the Otsuki clan to destroy the country, and his arrogant father also died in this battle, and he has been wanting revenge all these years. He is also much more familiar with the terrain of the Western Regions than we are, so it is difficult but not impossible to find a suitable line of attack. ”

The main priest's face remained unchanged, but he was really a little surprised in his heart, he had never heard of this before.

Lao Shan Yu saved the hunting arrogance at that time, I am afraid that he was thinking of attacking the Western Regions in the future. Should it be said that he really deserves to be a hero who can compete with two generations of Chu Emperors for so many years?

Even if he was a little decadent in his old age, the priest could not ignore his achievements in this life.