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The yin wind roared, and the thunder swept overhead, reflecting the cyan wolf totem.

A man stood on the top of the valley, watching the battle situation under the mountain with cold eyes, and the tribal army was stationed on both sides of the canyon, leaning down behind the bushes, silent in the bleak wind and cold rain, like a wolf pack ambushing its prey, a pair of amber eyes, still flashing with vigilance.

He was a man of great shape, with a resolute and angular countenance, and he looked like he was in his early twenties, with his hair on the top of the hair, and only a small amount of residual hair on his temples and forehead for decoration, which was covered under his coat. I saw that he had narrow sleeves and crimson green, short clothes and long boots, and the placket was covered on the left, which was different from the Central Plains clothing. The outer burqa is fur, the diamond pattern collar, the cotton wool, the waist is wrapped in the waist, and the gold ring is there, he is the second son of Yelu Deguang, the Khitan Khan Yelu Abaoji, who is in the bitter cold land of the north.

The Khitan originally belonged to the Donghu clan, a branch of Xianbei, who lived nomadically, believed in shamanism, and believed that everything had a spirit. After the meeting of Yanchi, the seven chiefs were finally ambushed, and Yelu Deguang's father, Yelu Abaoji, unified the Khitan tribes, abolished the custom of electing a khan every three years, established the Khitan regime, and called himself the emperor.

Abaoji had three sons, all of whom were born to the Uighur Shuluping, the eldest son, Yelubei, and the youngest son, Yelu Lihu. Among them, Yelu Deguang's temperament and attitude are very similar to Abaoji, and he became the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses at the age of 20. He is not only superb in martial arts, courageous, but also familiar with Han culture, at this time is standing on the top of my mountain, smiling contemptuously at all beings.

Yelu Deguang pointed to the anonymous letter in his hand and said puzzledly: "According to what the letter says, there will be things that our army desires in the first line of heaven, and it is noted that it is extremely important to the national fortune of the Khitan. The person who wrote the letter not only knew the whereabouts of our army well, but was also able to put down the letter and retreat without being noticed. What did the priest think the letter should refer to?"

"In the old man's humble opinion, it must be the thing in the coffin carried by Luoxiazhuang. Judging from the style of the coffin, it should be the burial method of the Shatuo tribe, and it must be a royal noble. There seems to be civil strife in the Jin Kingdom, Li Cunqiao recently became the emperor, and there were secret agents who reported that Li Siyuan was more active in the Wei Bo area, and he was also looking for a sarcophagus. It is conceivable that someone must have stolen Li Keyong's mausoleum and stole this sarcophagus. I think that Li Keyong had eight friendships with the Khan, and the two countries exchanged maps in the past to show the alliance against the Liang. Li Keyong said before his death, and after his death, he put this picture into the funeral, vowing not to violate my border. It is speculated from this that most of the coffins contain map picture books of our Khitan Kingdom. I saw a man walking out of the tribal army, dressed in a black and purple robe, inlaid with bird and beast patterns, and directly wearing bone feathers. In his view, these are the embodiment of the soul of all things, and it is only by relying on these natural forces that one can soar into the heavens and the earth, to any object other than the subject, in order to seek the sublimation of the soul. On his right hand side is a scepter and eyebrows, the handle of the staff is wrapped in snake skin, his head is covered with armor, and his face is bare-fanged, this person is the shamanic high priest Batu Mozhigen, the national teacher of the Khitan State. He continued: "The Han people covet the vast territory of their country and the sparsely populated population, and if they get this map, they will definitely move their troops north, which is extremely unfavorable to us, and the marshal must not be on guard. ”

Yerod's eyebrows tightened with his sword, and he said: "What the sacrifice said is very true, since the sarcophagus is already there, what the letter says must not be false, but this man in black set fire to it, and he actually wanted to destroy the goods, what is the reason?"

"At first, the old man thought that the man in black was the crow army of the Jin Kingdom, but he didn't understand until he saw the Uighur script on the sarcophagus. "Under the dark thunder surging clouds, the demon's face seemed to come to life, black as the base, red as the pattern, so strange that it spread from the edge of the mask, as if several red snakes were devouring each other. The shaman called the soul and life Teng, once Teng left the body, the person died, so the Khitan people have totems tattooed on their faces and even masks.

Yelud said: "If it is Li Ke's crow army, Li Siyuan will definitely come in person, how can he burn his father-in-law's coffin?"

Batu Mozhigen said coldly: "This is exactly what the old man meant, the main force of the Liang army attacked Zezhou in the west, and the area around Yuncheng was the weakest, and the old man expected that the Jin army would not miss this opportunity." Even if the man in black happened to be the Jin army, the marshal knew that retaking Li Keyong's body would be a miracle, and Li Siyuan had already had the intention of rebelling, and he was bound to win this sarcophagus, even if he would not set fire to it. The voice came through the mask, changing timbre and being dull.

Humans have been wearing masks for thousands of years, originally originating from hunting activities. Hunters use masks to disguise themselves as various animals to make it easier to approach their prey. Later, it was mostly used in sacrifices to show respect for the forces of nature. In the world's conception, only when one becomes or eats a certain creature can one have one of its abilities and rely on this ability to achieve the desired purpose, otherwise it cannot be, so the appearance of a shaman has become a must.

Yerod looked at the fire at the bottom of the mountain, saw the sarcophagus burning in the fire, and thought for a while: "The man in black is ruthless and well-planned, not like a civil organization. Since it is not the Jin army, it is very likely to be the tooth soldiers of the envoy of Yun Cao Jiedu. Jin and Liang have always been antagonistic, could it be that Liang Jun wants to destroy Li Keyong's body?"

The five generations of festival envoys will set up tooth soldiers, because they are superior, often mavericks, arrogant and arrogant, and rude. The so-called tooth soldiers, which refer to the personal soldiers and guards, are the ferocious minions personally selected by the Jiedu envoys, most of them are righteous sons, belong to private armies, and are only loyal to individuals, not knowing the Son of Heaven. Although arrogant, he is superb in martial arts and loyal. The crow army of the Jin Kingdom also belongs to the tooth soldiers, which is the Shatuo personal soldier placed by Li Keyong, the military uniform is black, and the murderous nature is obtained, so it is named.

Batu Mozhigen said: "These black-clothed people have seen that the sarcophagus is already in chaos, so it can be seen that their purpose is not here, and it is unknown whether they are being used. In any case, since the Liang army helps, our army can sit back and reap the benefits. It's just that the sarcophagus has already shown clues, our army can't hold it for a long time, strike first, kill by surprise, don't fall the map into the hands of the Han people. ”

"The time is not yet ripe," Jerod said, pointing to the sarcophagus at the foot of the mountain, "When the fire subsides a little, we will act again, and the priests should not be in a hurry." Let them fight to the death, you should always watch a good show, the view here is quite good, but it is just an open-air picnic, and the wind and rain hinder the eyes of the law. ”

Batu Mozhgen flattered: "The marshal is far-sighted, but he is still young, but he can be at peace in front of the two armies, and he is as immobile as a mountain, no less brave than the Khan. ”

Yelu Deguang said: "The priest has a good reputation, my father Khan is an emperor through the ages, how can we compare?" He is hearty and upright, in addition to practicing martial arts, he is well versed in the culture of the Central Plains, he looked at the soft sword in Zhao Li's hand from a distance, his eyes were full of fascination, and said: "Can the priest know this Hongyu and Qingying?"

Batu Mozhigen picked up the wooden-handled divine knife on his left hand, and when he saw the red-clothed young man under the cliff, he was shocked, and asked, "I seem to have heard of it, but it is a weapon of the Central Plains?"

Yelu Deguang said with a smile: "The priest helped his father Khan to take care of everything, and he didn't expect to be interested in the culture of the Central Plains?" Priest, please see, the sword in the hand of this red-clothed young man is as hard as a hook, and it is sonorous and straight like a string, most of which is the sword cast by the swordsmith Ou Yezi for the king of Yue, named Hongyu. ”