Yanzhou, Dahuang Prefecture, border.
The climate at the border is quite cold at night, and sometimes there will even be heavy snowfalls. Some soldiers have conducted tests and found that in the coldest winter, if you spit on the ground, it will freeze into ice within three seconds.
And in the morning, when the sun rises, the temperature will rise extremely, and it will be terrifyingly hot.
This is the border. The weather is weird and unpredictable. The soldiers who can be here are all the best among the best. Even in the entire Great Xia, they are enough to rank among the top three.
At this moment, in a military tent, the candlelight flickered, and a long shadow was drawn out. Ping Xihou, who looked heroic and had sharp features, was wearing a battle armor and was sitting here, looking at the file.
At this time, the camp tent was raised, and Xu Wei, a tall man wearing heavy armor, walked in. It could be seen that many places on his armor were covered with thick frost.
This is the night in Yanzhou, it is extremely cold.
"Greetings to the Marquis." After seeing Marquis Pingxi, Xu Wei knelt down on one knee and saluted Marquis Pingxi with a crashing sound.
"What's the matter? Tell me." Pingxi Marquis Cao Shuang said. His face was calm, his demeanor was extraordinary, and he was extremely calm, as if nothing in the world could move him.
Xu Wei knelt down on one knee, bowed his head and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there is an oral message from Tiandu, the imperial court said that it must reconsider the increase of troops. The world is currently in chaos, and all the states are not at peace. The imperial court said that we cannot only consider the border.
, need to take into account the overall situation.”
When Ping Xihou heard this, he had no words, and just said a neither salty nor bland "Hmm".
After reporting the news, Xu Wei raised his head, looked at Ping Xihou's calm face, and asked tentatively: "Master Hou, then let's just forget about this?"
Ping Xihou glanced at Xu Wei, who was tall and rugged, and said, "What else?"
"Master Hou, you... seem to have known for a long time that the court would not agree?" Xu Wei asked in confusion.
Ping Xihou did not answer his question, but said: "Is there any news from the barbarians?"
When Xu Wei heard this, his face became solemn and he said in a deep voice: "A scout came to report that the barbarian figures have been seen many times around Shiwanda Mountain, and they have even been close to our army's border several times, but at the moment they were discovered
, they left, and we couldn’t keep them.”
Ping Xihou nodded slightly, and even his expression gradually became serious when he mentioned the barbarians.
Because he got information that the reason why the barbarians came out of Shiwanda Mountain this time was not only because they learned the news that Emperor Xia Dujie had disappeared without a trace, but the more important reason was because the barbarians had obtained the information deep in Shiwanda Mountain.
Relics of ancient gods and demons!
The barbarians are what Daxia, or the people of the Central Plains call them. Within the barbarians, they call themselves - descendants of gods and demons.
The word "barbarian" is regarded as a shame by them, and they feel that the people of the Central Plains are humiliating them.
The reason why they call themselves descendants of gods and demons is because every barbarian has the blood of ancient gods and demons hidden in their body, regardless of whether they are men, women, old or young.
In the ancient times, Kyushu was not divided into 21 major states as it is now, and there were only nine continents. At that time, the human race was extremely weak, and the concept of martial arts had not yet appeared. At that time, Kyushu was ruled by a group of gods and demons.
Humans were just food for gods and demons at that time.
The ancient gods and demons are extremely powerful. It can be said that they can reach for the stars and the moon. They are omnipotent. The gods and demons travel across Kyushu and the world. No person or race is the opponent of the ancient gods and demons.
During this period, the ancient gods and demons enslaved the human race, and after combining with the human race, some of the bloodlines that were born are today's barbarians.
The barbarians have a little blood of gods and demons and consider themselves to have noble blood. Instead of uniting with the human race, they work with the gods and demons to enslave the human race.
Martial arts appeared at this time. In the ancient times, martial arts were the methods that human beings explored in order to deal with ancient gods and demons.
But later, for some unknown reason, perhaps due to a great change in the world, or perhaps for other reasons, one day, all the ancient gods and demons suddenly disappeared.
As for the barbarians, they still wanted to enslave the human race and rule the nine states like gods and demons. Of course the human race was unwilling and rose up to resist. At that time, the human race did not have a country, but used tribes as gathering points. Each tribal leader was a martial artist.
Masters, they led countless human races and overthrew the ambitions of the barbarians.
From then on, the human race became the dominant force in Kyushu. There were conflicts between the barbarians and the human race from time to time. However, as time went by, the blood of gods and demons in the barbarians gradually diluted, and the barbarians became increasingly unable to compete with the human race.
It can be said that the grievances between barbarians and humans have continued from ancient times to the present.
However, as time goes by, the blood in the body is gradually diluted, and the strength of the barbarians is getting weaker and weaker. Now, they can only huddle in the hundreds of thousands of mountains and linger.
The Shiwan Mountain appeared at the end of the ancient times, with a strange environment and dangerous places. It is said that in the deepest part of the Shiwan Mountain, there are treasures of ancient gods and demons, and there are also secrets of the disappearance of the gods and demons.
Ping Xihou received the news, and the barbarians went to the depths of Shiwan Mountain and found the treasures left by the gods and demons in ancient times, and their strength greatly increased.
It is precisely because of this that they have the courage to walk out of Shiwan Mountain again.
This is also what makes Ping Xihou fearful. Regarding the deeds of ancient gods and demons, he can only find them from ancient books, and he has no way of knowing what the barbarians found deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
At this time, Xu Wei suddenly said: "Master Hou, now that Emperor Xia has disappeared and the world is in chaos, we are sitting on the border and have hundreds of thousands of troops under our command, why not..."
Speaking of this, Xu Wei raised his head and looked at Ping Xihou, with an inexplicable light flickering in his eyes, like a blazing fire.
Xu Wei knew that with the disappearance of Emperor Xia, with the current power of Marquis Pingxi, the only person in the entire Great Xia that Marquis Pingxi could fear was the King of Huai, who was not a martial artist in heaven.
After all, although King Huai himself was not proficient in martial arts and was a frail and sickly ordinary person, he was always protected by a great master in the Xiantian realm.
And this is only the apparent strength of King Huai. Secretly, no one knows how many masters King Huai has had under his command over the years.
At least, judging from the information Xu Wei received, there is definitely more than one great master of martial arts in the Xiantian realm under King Huai!
On the border side, including Pingxihou himself, none of them had the cultivation level of the Xiantian realm, so Pingxihou was afraid of King Huai.
After hearing Xu Wei's words, Ping Xihou frowned slightly, obviously a little displeased, and the atmosphere in the military tent suddenly became condensed.
When Xu Wei saw this, he was immediately shocked. He quickly knelt down on the ground and said hurriedly: "I am also complaining for Mr. Hou. Mr. Hou, you have been stationed at the border for so many years. Not only did the imperial court not give you any reward, even the young Mr. Hou said
They all died in Tiandu. Now, the barbarians are ready to move. You want to increase your troops, but the court refuses. Isn't this forcing us to die?"
If Ping Xihou hadn't known Xu Wei's character well, and if someone else dared to say such words in front of him to test him, Ping Xihou would have killed him on the spot.
"If nothing happens, just retreat." Ping Xihou's voice became a little cold, and he was obviously impatient.
Despite this, Xu Wei, who was kneeling on the ground with his head resting on his head, breathed out a sigh of relief, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. He whispered: "Master Marquis, there is one last thing for me to do."
"Say." Ping Xihou's voice became calm again. He was always so hard to express his emotions and anger.
Xu Weidao: "The eldest prince of Tiandu sent a letter saying that Gu Chen, the murderer who caused the death of the young prince, was rushing to Yanzhou to provide support under the orders of Jingtiansi."
Before Cao Ying died, he sent a message to Ping Xihou. He was willing to guarantee with his own life that Cao Zhen's death must be inseparable from Gu Chen.
Moreover, he also said in the letter that he would look for opportunities to plot an ambush to kill Gu Chen. Now that there has been no further news, Ping Xihou naturally knew that Cao Ying was probably dead.
Xu Wei lowered his head and said: "Master Marquis, the eldest prince revealed this kind of news to us, and said that he would also help us with the increase of troops, and asked us to wait for his news. From this, it seems that Ji Nian is doing this intentionally.
Make good friends with you."
Ping Xihou said calmly: "He wants to be the emperor, and now he is in urgent need of support from all parties. However, as long as King Huai does not nod, he will not be able to take the throne."
Xu Wei nodded, expressing deep agreement with this. Then, with a cold look in his eyes, he asked: "Master Hou, that boy Gu Chen, do you want me to kill him personally?"
Although Gu Chen's reputation for defeating Ananda and cultivating an indestructible body that no one in Kyushu had mastered for hundreds of years had spread to the borders, Xu Wei was still very confident.
Because, not long ago, he broke through to the True Realm, became a real person, and his strength was greatly increased.
Even though Gu Chen has an indestructible body, he has already achieved the goal of refining the Gang. As long as he does not fight in close quarters, Xu Wei is not afraid of Gu Chen.
When Ping Xihou heard this, he glanced at him with a salty look and said: "Now he is no longer what he used to be. Even if you become a real person, you may not be his opponent."
Xu Wei was a little angry, but he did not dare to refute Ping Xihou's words. He could only say in a low voice: "Then what should we do? Don't we want to avenge the little Marquis?"
Ping Xihou's tone was indifferent, as if he was talking about a trivial matter. He just heard him say: "To deal with him, you don't need to take action yourself. Just let others do it."
His tone was very relaxed and freehand, and he obviously didn't take Gu Chen seriously.
Although Gu Chen has achieved the indestructible body of Vajra and is known as the first genius of Kyushu in hundreds of years, and has reached the Gang Qi realm and became the Huang-level commander of Jingtian Division, under Xu Wei or Pingxi
In Hou's own eyes, Gu Chen was still far behind compared to him.
If he insists on killing Gu Chen, he doesn't even need to take action himself. The hundreds of thousands of troops under his command are enough to crush Gu Chen like an ant.
After all, Ping Xihou is a marquis of Daxia, and he sits on the border, holds real power, and is extremely powerful. If he is willing, he can even invite the great masters of martial arts in the Xiantian realm, but it will cost a lot of money.
That’s all.
"Master Hou, what do you mean?" Xu Wei frowned, not understanding what Ping Xihou meant. With Gu Chen's strength, if they don't take action, who should do it?
Ping Xihou said calmly: "Contact Xueyilou and ask Wu Jian, the number one killer on their black list, to take action. This person once had a grudge with Gu Chen. Let Xueyilou kill Gu Chen so that Jingtiansi can't investigate.
As for the bounty, as long as it is not excessive, you can just agree to it on my behalf."
When Xu Wei heard this, he suddenly realized and said: "Yes!"
Marquis Pingxi has been in charge of the border for so many years. In order to monitor the movements of the barbarians at all times, he naturally established his own intelligence agency.
Even though it is not as fast as Dian Cang Lou, Hong Chen Lou and Jing Tiansi in obtaining information, it still has its own unique features.
Moreover, if it were in Yanzhou, it would be even worse to some extent.
After all, Yanzhou, especially the border, is his territory, and he is the local emperor here.
This chapter has been completed!