As the storm subsided, the entire Tianlang Lake seemed to freeze for an instant.
A few miles away, more than ten personal guards chased after them. Their faces turned pale and they stared at the golden armor that had not moved again, and then they rolled and crawled towards the West Sea Protectorate.
On the other side of the messy ice, four old secret guards who followed them jumped into the bitingly cold lake water, fished out the red-robed figure floating in the water, pushed it to the ice, and shouted urgently:
"Cao Gong? Cao Gong?"
Eunuch Cao, whose robes were in tatters, had some blurry eyes, but after being patted on the face by his subordinates a few times, he suddenly turned over and made the four old secret guards tremble.
"Huh... why are you panicking? We have practiced Changqingtu for a long time, and we are not an old man with one foot in the ground. He will not die easily if he suffers some internal injuries..."
"Mr. Cao, look over there."
Eunuch Cao first tidied his messy hair, and after hearing the instructions from his subordinates, he was helped to stand up and looked at the ice several miles away.
Three small dots the size of grains of rice, two standing and one sitting, stood at the end of the field of vision. After a moment of silence, the figure in white walked up to the man sitting on the ground, but the man in golden armor next to him was completely dead and there was no movement at all.
"Huh... I was really beaten to death..."
Eunuch Cao and King Zuo Xian are of the same age. They have both experienced the chaos of the Three Kingdoms and witnessed the destruction of the Northwest Kingdom. It can be said that they have known each other's names all their lives.
Seeing the other party taking the first step, even if he was on the opposite side, Eunuch Cao would inevitably feel a little sad in his heart.
After all, Lu Jieyun, Xuanyuan Chao, Liu Qiansheng, Sun Wuji, etc., who were either righteous Bo Yuntian or heroic young heroes with unparalleled martial arts, have all retired today.
Even the Martial Saint standing on the top of the mountain has begun to fall from grace today.
A new generation has replaced the old one. He, an old man who retired ten years ago, is really a bit unfamiliar standing in this new arena.
Although he is still as tyrannical as before and can live for many more years, his place in today's world has been lost, and even the imperial court does not seem to need him that much.
After staring at the ice field for a long time, Eunuch Cao's breathing slowly calmed down, and he returned to his usual meticulousness. After sighing softly, he turned around and said:
"Let's go and chase Snow Lake Flowers. If we don't die after this battle, our family should retire and return home. Alas..."
"Mr. Cao was born in the palace. Where can he go when he retires and returns to his hometown? From the perspective of his subordinates, it is better to return to the palace and become the general manager, so as to start well and end well."
"Born between heaven and earth, naturally return to heaven and earth. I stayed in the palace for a while, often hearing about the majesty of the mountains and rivers in the north and south, but never set foot in it. I have a few years left, it's time to go out for a walk..."
…
As they spoke, a group of five people found a few ownerless wild horses, followed the horse's hoof prints made by the cavalry, and continued to chase them into the distance.
And the other side.
Xue Baijin glanced back at the men and horses in the distance, hung his maces on his waist, took off his visor, revealing his cold but somewhat flushed cheeks due to exercise, walked slowly to the Night Terror Hall, and stretched out his right hand:
"Have you rested enough?"
Ye Jingtang sat on the ice, with the cold wind blowing on his cheeks. To be honest, his mind was in a daze, and his heartbeat was thundering, almost blocking his hearing.
When Bing Tuo Tuo came to his side to speak, he slowly came over, took his white jade hands, and pulled his body up.
But just now he broke out uncontrollably, straining all the muscles in his body, not only severely injuring his shoulders, but also suffered severe injuries to his chest and abdomen.
He didn't feel anything during the fight, but now he calmed down, even his toes were soft. He just pulled himself up suddenly, and stumbled forward, about to wash his face with milk.
!!
Xue Baijin also consumed a lot of energy and his arm was sore from being hit, but he was not seriously injured after all.
Seeing Ye Jingtang stand up and lean on her chest, her eyes turned cold, she quickly turned around, and instead held Ye Jingtang's arm, held her waist with one hand, and said disgustedly:
"You are the only one who is still a martial saint? He can't last long after taking medicine. If he has a normal mind, he should know that he should fight slowly and slowly. He knows that he can't fight, but he still insists on going up to fight head-on. Do you really think that after practicing a few Singing Dragon Pictures, you will be invincible?
No one in the world can touch it?"
Ye Jingtang rested on Bing Tuo Tuo's shoulders, and their cheeks were very close to each other. This was the first time I noticed that her eyelashes were very long. If you look closely, she actually looked quite feminine.
However, Bingtuotuo could really beat him, but Ye Jingtang didn't want to mess around. He looked forward and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead:
"I just wanted to see how powerful that 'reverse scale bead' is, but it seems like it is nothing more than that now."
"But even so, you were still beaten like this?"
"Oh, at that time you had nowhere to move with your feet off the ground, and you didn't have any weapons in your hands. If a shot came and opened a hole in your body, Ning'er would have to scold me for not taking good care of you, so I blocked it."
Xue Baijin's eyesight was very good, and he knew that Ye Jingtang was trying to cover her by rushing out from under the ice to confront the bombardment, and stepping up to block the gun.
If not, how would she come to help Ye Jingtang herself?
However, Xue Baijin still said displeasedly:
"Do you think this leader is made of paper and will break if touched?"
"hehe……"
Ye Jingtang shook his head and said: "That's not true. I have a fire figure. I was injured. I can be alive and kicking after a few days. The main thing is to be stabbed. Let's rest for half a year at least. If I can block it, I will naturally block it...
…”
Xue Baijin has practiced Changqing Tu for many years, but the effect of Changqing Tu is to keep the body youthful and prosperous. At the age of sixty, she will be as pink and plump as Yunli.
Although the effect is huge in the long run, it really doesn't make much sense when fighting on the battlefield, at best during the recovery period, because getting stronger quickly makes you better.
Xue Baijin originally wanted to say something about Night Terror, but before he could speak, footsteps sounded from the side.
Tap tap tap...
In order to avoid being held back, Luo Ning retreated a mile away. At this time, she saw Bai Jin helping Ye Jingtang up, then flew to the side with a long sword, frowning and looking at King Zuo Xian who was still standing:
"As expected of the Northern Liang Martial Saint, his combat power is truly astonishing. If we hadn't encountered us, no one in the entire Western Xinjiang would have been able to keep him..."
When Xue Baijin heard the word 'we', he thought Ning'er meant 'the three of us are really awesome'.
However, blocking the movement with his eyes was also an assist. Xue Baijin did not hit Madam, but just said:
"Why are you standing there? Come here and help him."
Cha~
Luo Ning quickly sheathed her sword, came to Ye Jingtang's side, took her arm, supported her and looked at Ye Jingtang's injuries.
Ye Jingtang hugged Ning'er and felt much more relaxed. His whole weight was resting on his delicate body. He even secretly kissed Bing Tuo Tuo on her face when she wasn't paying attention.
Luo Ning, who was being raped by her husband, looked a little annoyed, but when she saw that Ye Jingtang was covered in blood, she was still distressed. She took out the wound medicine from her waist and began to bandage:
"Be honest and don't move!"
"good……"
…
Xue Baijin, who was still very tired while Ning'er was treating his injuries, naturally did not come forward to help. After glancing around, he flew up and came to the horses scattered on the ice field, found a long soldier, and He came back and inserted himself behind King Zuo Xian, and pulled out the Dragon-Crying Spear.
Luo Ning was bandaging Ye Jingtang. Seeing this, she was a little puzzled and looked at Bai Jin in confusion:
"what you do?"
Xue Baijin held the dragon-crying gun and called the white horse from afar:
"The North and the South have been fighting for thousands of years, just for the sake of their respective world peace. There is only victory and defeat, there is no such thing as good and evil. As an opponent, you must not show mercy in a life-and-death fight, but after defeating the enemy, you must still give him the dignity he deserves."
Having said this, Xue Baijin looked at the Night Jing Hall:
"Beiliang destroyed the country in Western Xinjiang, and the Wei Dynasty also destroyed the country of Yan. If I raise an army one day, and you dare to stop me, I will make you more dignified."
Luo Ning was immediately unhappy when she heard these harsh words, but she couldn't help but turn her elbows too far, so she frowned and said:
"He is the protector of the Pingtian Sect. Why are you arguing with him? He just risked serious injuries to block the gun for you, and you forgot about it so quickly?"
"I'm just giving an example. No one wants that kind of situation to happen, but if it does happen, there's nothing we can do about it..."
…
Ye Jingtang was resting, and when he heard the two of them bickering, he sighed softly in his heart.
After all, there is essentially no difference between the Northern Liang's destruction of the Northwest Royal Court and the Great Wei's destruction of the Great Yan.
The Xue family is full of loyal and loyal people, guarding Nanguan for Dayan to this day.
As a descendant, Xue Baijin, like him, has never seen the life-and-death battlefields of the past. He grew up in the peaceful years and naturally has no idea about national hatred.
But I was born with the blood feud of my father's generation on my back, so I can't let it go easily just by saying it's over.
Ye Jingtang has never had any contact with Beiliang or even the royal court. As far back as he can remember, his father is Pei Yuanfeng, the head of the escort agency. How can he feel any resentment and resentment towards Beiliang in his heart.
But after learning that the Qinchi tribe had tried their best to exterminate the entire clan to allow him to escape, this responsibility fell on his shoulders, and he could no longer treat himself as an outsider.
The same is obviously true for Xue Baijin. She may not have any hatred for the Wei Dynasty, but when she surrendered to the imperial court, how could she live up to her father's generation who dedicated their lives to the country?
Ye Jingtang leaned on Ning'er, and after thinking for a moment, he said:
"The chaos of the Three Kingdoms has continued since ancient times, and every family has an eternal blood feud. If there is no hero who can unify the world, this kind of revenge will only be endless.
"I just hope that the conflict between the Three Kingdoms can end in the hands of our generation. From now on, the court will be the court, and the children of the Jianghu will be the daughters of the Jianghu. The younger generations will not have hatred for the country and the family, and travel north and south. I think it will be much easier than it is now."
Xue Baijin actually understood the righteousness, so she blatantly raised the banner of rebellion. She turned over and jumped onto the white horse, thought for a while and said:
"No matter who can rule the world, I will never mention the restoration of Dayan again. But I can't help the empress. Even if I don't give up Nanxiao Mountain and become a ranger in the mountains, I won't bow to her once in my life."
Ye Jingtang knew that Bingtuotuo had a grudge against Yuhu because his clothes were torn. This problem was quite troublesome and he couldn't resolve it for the time being, so he whistled and called over the charcoal-red horse that was wandering in the ice field:
"Let's talk about these things later. Xue Huhua is hiding in the cavalry team, and we have to chase him. Otherwise, King Zuo Xian will have achieved his goal of distracting his opponent and successfully sending Xue Huhua away."
Luo Ning helped Ye Jingtang get on the horse, flew up and sat behind her, frowned and said:
"You're so injured and you still chase me. What can I do if I catch up with you? Go back to recover first. You can't eat all the Snow Lake Flower Beiliang. At worst, you can grab it later."
Ye Jingtang knew that even if the Snow Lake Flower was taken away, it would not be digested in a short period of time, but if he really wanted to grab it next time, he would have to go to the Yanjing National Treasury, which would be a hundred times more difficult than Tianlang Lake. He responded:
"As long as you find the team, you can get the Snow Lake Flower. If you can grab more now, you will save trouble in the future..."
Xue Baijin stood in front of him on horseback and considered for a moment:
"The cavalry will have to run to the east of the lake, at least tomorrow morning. I will send you back to a safe area to repair, and then go search with Ning'er. But then you have to bring the bathing in fire map, and we can barter."
"Um?"
When Ye Jingtang heard this, he was naturally a little bit hesitant to speak but stopped. He thought for a while and said:
"It's still possible to teach the leader the picture of bathing in fire, but it's definitely not possible to take it away. The leader only needs the picture of bathing in fire? Don't want the others?"
Since Xue Baijin started practicing martial arts, he wanted to be like Wu Taizu and climb to the top of the world. He never regarded the Minglong Diagram as a necessary thing.
But after today's life-and-death fight with Wu Sheng, and seeing Wu Sheng's terrifying outburst, and the absolute calmness of Ye Jingtang, who was not afraid of being seriously injured, she felt that the bathing in fire chart could never be used, but it could not be left without it.
There are no worries at all times, and the error tolerance rate is much higher.
Xue Baijin naturally wanted a few other pieces, but the empress would definitely not give them to her if she wanted more, so she wanted the most crucial one.
Seeing that Ye Jingtang refused, Xue Baijin took a step back after thinking about it:
"It's okay to just learn. In exchange, I can lend the Evergreen Picture to the Empress, and you have to get it back to me afterwards."
Ye Jingtang felt that this exchange should not be a big problem, so he nodded:
"Okay, let's go first and talk about it when we get back."
Xue Baijin didn't say any more and headed straight towards the Xihai Protector's Mansion.
Luo Ning, on the other hand, surrounded Ye Jingtang, put her chin on her shoulders, and rode along with her.
Hoof-clack, hoof-clack...
Soon, the two horses disappeared on the messy ice field, leaving only one in golden armor.
King Zuo Xian, who had long since lost his breath, stood with his back leaning on a spear, his blood-stained white hair fluttering in the wind. Until this moment, his eyes were still wide open, staring at the east of the sky and the earth.
That's Yanjing, that's the Imperial Prefect's Mansion, that's everything that Rong Ma has been chasing all his life, even to death, without losing his fighting spirit...
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Huhu~~
It's already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and although the ice sheet in the West Sea has not yet thawed, the world in the south is already feeling a bit more springy without even realizing it.
More than a dozen treasure ships sailed along the Qingjiang waterway, passing through the green mountains and rivers of Yazhou. The ships were full of elite imperial guards wearing unicorn armor. She Long, Shang Jianli and others also changed into the official robes of Ouchi guards.
, patrolling back and forth on several ships.
The treasure ship in the center is three stories high and is brightly lit. You can see several palace ladies in brightly colored clothes walking through the corridors, and you can also faintly hear music and music.
On the large terrace at the top of the boat building, there is a tea table with a picture screen. Hongyu is sitting obediently beside the tea table, making tea. In the large room at the back, small words are heard:
"Yuhu, are you really ready to fight?"
"As an emperor, being unwilling to fight or not daring to fight will lead to the destruction of the country; only an emperor who refuses to give in an inch, is warlike to the extreme, but is willing to listen to the dissuasion of his ministers, can shake the world and protect the balance of the country..."
"Well, it's been hard to achieve peace for more than ten years. I don't know how many people will die in this war..."
There was a bronze mirror standing in the room. The Queen Mother, who was dressed in dark red palace makeup, took out a belt, belly hug and other items from the tray and tied them to the empress.
The empress stood upright in front of the bronze mirror. Her originally gorgeous red dress was replaced by a dark golden unicorn armor.
Because of his tall and well-proportioned figure, he exudes a sense of heroism from the inside out. If it weren't for his long, silky hair hanging down his back, he would look like an unparalleledly handsome young general from the back.
The Queen Mother was born as a general, so she naturally knew how to wear armor. She said slowly and furrowed her brows:
"Even if there is a war, there is no reason for a king to personally enter the battle. What's the use of wearing armor. As an emperor, you should stay in the city wearing a dragon robe and command the entire army behind the scenes..."
Although the empress was cynical, she was obviously not so arrogant as to go into battle to kill the enemy herself. This set of armor was actually a gift from her father when she was very talented in martial arts when she was young. It made Li Ren, who had only received a few paintings and calligraphy, become a gift.
I cried with envy.
After she ascended the throne, she stayed in the palace all year round and had to wear dragon robes according to etiquette when going out to court. This armor was always left in the bathroom to gather dust.
Now we are about to arrive at Jingjie City. The Wei Dynasty relied on military force to establish the country. Naturally, it is best for her to wear armor when patrolling the frontier, so she took it out to give it a try.
At this time, the empress spread her arms, looked at the heroic female general in the mirror, and felt a little:
"Isn't it a bit small?"
The Queen Mother discovered it when she was helping to put it on. She raised her hand and knocked twice on the hard breastplate:
"This is made according to your previous body shape. At that time, you were only as big as Shui'er. Now you are bigger than me. Do you think you can wear it? Just ask the craftsmen to change the size..."
The empress raised her eyebrows slightly, feeling that these words were quite interesting, but then there was a hint of sigh in her eyes. She seemed to be wearing the clothes of previous years, and she felt that time had changed, things had changed, and people had changed.
While the two were chatting, there was a noise in the next room, and then Xuanji, a real person with a fairy air, walked in:
"Huaiyan, you called me?"
"I didn't call you, just go and rest."
The empress wanted to repeat the metaphor of the Queen Mother, but when she looked back, she saw Xuanji in a snow-colored plum blossom skirt, a curtain hat on her head, a sword and a wine gourd hanging on her waist, dressed as a knight-errant.
She said unexpectedly:
"Master, are you ready to go out?"
After Master Xuanji separated from Ye Jingtang in Jiangzhou, he served as a bodyguard and ran back to the capital with the Queen Mother, and caught up with the Empress's official ship.
Xuanji's affair was broken up by the Queen Mother and Yuhu. She couldn't have the dignity to stay in front of the two of them, so she spent the past few days hiding in the house, meditating and drinking.
Seeing that they were about to arrive at Jingjie City, there was no need to worry about safety, and Ye Jingtang and the others were in the northwest again. Naturally, Master Xuanji couldn't sit still. When Yuhu asked, she acted like a respected master and said with a smile:
"The situation in Tianlang Lake is still unclear. Ye Jingtang and the others may be in danger. Now that they are approaching Jingjie City, there is no need to escort them anymore. Let me go and take a look."
The empress and the queen mother knew Xuanji too well. When they heard these words, they knew that Xuanji wanted to find a boyfriend.
The Queen Mother almost wanted to have a nightmare and wanted Shui'er to take her with her, but she knew the depth of Tianlang Lake and how could she dare to mention it.
The empress was really worried about Li Renhe and Ye Jingtang who were away from home, so she thought about it a little and said:
"Be careful on the road. If you get the Snow Lake Flower, let them return to Jingjie City as soon as possible."
Master Xuanji secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two of them did not stop him, smiled and nodded, then turned around and walked out the door, disappearing in a whoosh.
The Empress Dowager bit her lower lip, envious of the water that came and went freely, but did not dare to say it out loud. There was finally a hint of resentment in her eyes. She adjusted her armor behind her back and asked softly:
"When will Liren come back? I haven't seen her for a few months. I miss her a little."
The empress took off her stuffy armor:
"The flowers in the Snow Lake will only bloom for this period of time. The matter will be over in the next two days at the latest. I miss Li Ren very much."
"..."
The Queen Mother felt that Yuhu was thinking about Night Terror Hall just like her, but she couldn't say it clearly, so she just nodded...
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