On the road outside Daze Mountain, Ji Bu was galloping.
Ying Bu left on horseback and did not deliberately hide his traces. It was easy to track Ji Bu, who was a soldier and had been working as a thief for many years.
After a period of galloping, Ji Bu found the end of the trail - a large pit on the side of the road.
Judging from the traces, it was recently dug up.
If nothing else, it should be Yingbu who dug something out of the ground.
So... what is it?
As soon as the question came to Ji Bu's mind, the crisp sound of horse hooves and dull footsteps came from his side.
Ji Bu turned around and saw Yingbu, dressed in military uniform and ready to go, leading his horse and walking leisurely out of the forest.
The moment he saw Yingbu, the answer came to Jibu's mind, and he couldn't help but smile.
Sure enough, it was his armor.
He hadn't seen this body for a long time, but once he saw it again, the past memories immediately emerged clearly.
Yingbu, the former commander of the Thunder Leopard Regiment, was a flamboyant and pushy person. His armor perfectly matched his personality. It also had an outstanding style and was extremely eye-catching.
In short, if Gu Xun were present, he would definitely feel that Yingbu is simply a fusion of Monkey King and Lu Bu - of course, it is just a simple and low-end version.
Compared with Ji Bu, who was smiling, Yingbu's face was much more serious and dull, making it difficult for people to see what he was thinking.
"After so many years, your hatred for preventing me from dying for my country and dying on the battlefield has always been engraved in my mind."
In response, the smile on Ji Bu's face turned to helplessness.
No matter what Yingbu thinks, he always has a clear conscience.
He just didn't want any more unnecessary casualties.
Yingbu loosened the reins, walked slowly past Jibu with his head held high, and continued in a deep voice:
"You were the one who pushed me into the abyss!"
Then Yingbu changed the subject and his tone became softer, "Now, you are the one who reaches out and pulls me up."
If Ji Bu hadn't intervened, he might have killed Lian Xin with the medicine given by Tian Mi.
Yingbu's tone became deeper and deeper, "I kept looking at that child, watching her persist in endurance that was more painful than death, and finally waited for the rebirth of hope."
This sentence refers to both Lianxin and Yingbu himself.
After all these years, he still could not understand Ji Bu's "greedy for life and fear of death" behavior back then.
Until today, through Lian Xin's rescue, he finally understood the importance of patience and persistence, and the meaning of everything.
Of course, knowing the news about the young master of the Xiang clan was also an important reason for the reunion with Long Qie.
"I have always owed you this sentence for so many years." Yingbu turned around and walked back from Ji Bu again. Facing Ji Bu, he showed a little guilt, "Thank you!"
The two brothers looked at each other and smiled in relief. The rift that existed many years ago was finally completely eliminated today.
"Let's go, there are still many things to do." Ji Bu said with a smile, and then got on the horse.
Yingbu didn't waste any time and turned around to mount his horse.
The two were about to leave here when they heard the sound of rapid horse hooves.
Soon, two figures on horseback appeared in their eyes.
Likewise, the other party also saw them.
"Uh-huh!!!"
The visitor hurriedly stopped the horse and turned its head towards Ji Bu and the two men.
These two people were none other than Long Qie and Zhong Limei.
The two of them had been struggling until now, and finally made proper arrangements for the villagers, and were about to return to the cave.
Unexpectedly, the four of them happened to bump into each other on the road. I can only say it was fate, it was really wonderful.
"I didn't expect to see you here again." Long Qie said hello first.
Ji Bu raised his hand and said with a smile, "General Long."
Then he turned his eyes to Zhong Limei next to him, "This..."
It's not that Ji Bu didn't know Zhong Limei, he just didn't understand how these two people could be together.
Compared with the reserved Ji Bu, Yingbu spoke very directly, staring at Zhong Limei with a scrutinizing look, "I know you, you are Qin General!"
The tone of Yingbu's words was as close to directly saying that Zhong Limei was his enemy.
Zhongli was ignorant and explained lightly:
"I am a general of Qin, but I am also a native of Chu."
"This time, I choose to fight side by side with you."
It is a coincidence that the three of them, Long Qie, are all serious Chu generals and standard old Chu people.
And Zhong Limei, an imperial soldier who was incompatible with them, happened to be from the Chu country - he was born in Xue County, and he was also a standard old Chu person.
Regarding Zhong Limei's answer, Yingbu and Jibu looked at each other, their eyes full of curiosity and...distrust.
General Qin was, after all, General Qin, and Zhong Limei's words were not enough to reassure them both.
Upon seeing this, Long Qie endorsed Zhong Limei and said, "It's a long story... He is indeed our ally now."
The simple explanation did not dispel Yingbu Jibu's doubts, but out of trust in Long Qie, the two temporarily suppressed their disbelief in Zhong Limei.
As for why Long Qie trusts Zhong Limei... In fact, out of his own heart, he doesn't have much trust in Zhong Limei now.
Although he admired Zhong Limei's character, the necessary vigilance was still indispensable.
He is an officer of the Empire after all.
However, they have already reached a cooperation with Zhang Han, and Zhong Limei is also a partner. He does not need to and should not treat the other party with suspicion.
A semblance of trust is necessary.
As for whether you will sincerely accept him in the future, it depends on the other party's subsequent performance.
Long Qie promptly changed the subject and looked at Ying Sermon:
"General Yingbu, it seems you are ready."
Faced with these words, Yingbu and Jibu looked at each other without saying a word. Then they rode forward and slowly passed Long Qie on the left and the right on the other.
When the four horses passed by each other, the two men twisted the reins and the horses' heads immediately turned around. The four horses had been advancing and retreating at the same time.
Yingbu cupped his fists and saluted, and shouted loudly, "Yingbu, Thunder Leopard Army, return to the team!"
"Shadow Tiger Army Ji Bu, return to the team!" Ji Bu followed closely and shouted with clasped fists.
Finally, the two of them shouted in unison, "I am willing to obey the Xiang clan's tiger symbol order and charge into battle!"
Long Qie turned his head left and right, his eyes passing over the three people one by one, and finally pointed the spear in his palm at the sky, "Let's go!"
Following Long Qie's command, the four horsemen galloped away together.
Fenglinhuoshan, which the sage Chu Nangong and Long Qie talked about many years ago, has finally come together.
However, it is uncertain whether the Fenglin volcano is really as important to the Xiang family as Chu Nan Gong said.
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At the same time, in the core hinterland of Daze Mountain, the Sixth Tomb of Emperor Yan was once again gathering momentum.
Many people began to gather there.
There was Tian Hu and his large group of troops, as well as Sheng Qi and Wu Kuang who took a shortcut through the secret passage.
There are also many people who are not farmers.
However, the most lively place is not the Yandi Liuxian Tomb, but the outskirts of Daze Mountain - a storm is approaching, a storm that is about to sweep the entire farmhouse.
In the forest, several birds were flying around.
A few faint sounds of breaking wind passed by quietly, and a spray of blood suddenly exploded on the bodies of the birds, and then they were all nailed to a nearby tree trunk.
What attacked them were tiny crossbow arrows.
Immediately afterwards, a heavily armed cavalry rushed over, reached out and pulled out all the arrows and took them away.
The cavalryman ran to a nearby hillside, stretched out his hand and raised a few crossbow arrows with bird carcasses stuck in them, "General!"
The general he was talking about was standing on the edge of the hillside with one hand raised.
On that arm was a hand-operated crossbow with a complicated structure - from its shape, it was difficult to tell that it was a hand-held crossbow, and could only be judged by the special crossbow arrows mounted on it.
Seeing that he had hit all his targets, he laughed several times with satisfaction:
"Hahaha……"
"The overbearing mechanism design of the old man Gongshu is really smooth and suitable for this hunting game."
As he spoke, he lowered his arms.
Following this movement, the mechanical hand crossbow made a fine and continuous sound of mechanical operation, and its shape continued to change, and finally shrank into a small group that was not in the way.
At the same time, the sound of uniform footsteps and friction echoed in the forest. On the road below the hillside, a large number of fully armed soldiers lined up and were marching in unison.
These soldiers all wore silver-white armor and wore tiger-shaped masks on their faces. The flag bearer among them had the word "King" written clearly on the big flag.
There is no doubt that this team is the same army that Long Qie's people inspected before.
One of the empire's ace troops, a battle-hardened armor-piercing soldier!
The identity of the general on the hillside is self-evident.
The grandson of Wang Jian, the general of the empire and the great general who destroyed the country, and the son of Wang Ben, the Marquis of Tongwu, Wang Li!
He was wearing a tiger-pattern armor with a silver-white background and copper edges. He had regular facial features, a tall figure, and looked like a general.
Whether he looks the same on the outside or looks good on the outside depends on how he performs in the war against the peasant family.
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In the core hinterland of Daze Mountain, the Tomb of the Six Immortals of Emperor Yan is located.
The two brothers, Sheng Qi and Wu Kuang, took a shortcut by digging into the ground. They arrived late and arrived at the Tomb of the Six Immortals of Emperor Yan before Tian Hu and others.
Looking at the huge statue of the ancestor Shennong standing on the mountainside, Sheng Qi and Wu Kuang bowed neatly.
Both of them have been away from the farm for many years. One was executed as a criminal, but luckily escaped death and was expelled. The other was a victim, but although alive, he has been dead for many years and disappeared into the shadows without a trace.
But from the bottom of their hearts, they still consider themselves farmers' disciples.
As a farmer's disciple, of course we must respect the ancestors of Shennong.
In a sense, the two of them were praying for the blessings of their ancestors.
What they do next is very risky. Even though they have been on the edge of life and death and returned from hell, they are not sure.
At this time, it was inevitable that I prayed subconsciously.
Then the two of them walked through the long and narrow passage in front of the Shennong Statue and came to the entrance of a cave.
Here is the secluded residence of the six elders of the farm family - this is also the origin of the name of the Six Sages Tomb of Emperor Yan.
The so-called Yan Emperor naturally refers to this huge statue of Shennong.
The so-called Tomb of the Six Immortals refers to the six elders of the past dynasties who were seated here.
Each generation of the six masters of the peasant family will become the six elders after retiring from office, and then they will live in seclusion in the cave of Yandi Liuxian Tomb until death.
Under normal circumstances, the head of the Six Halls will select a successor in advance, and will step down after the death of the six elders.
It has been like this through the ages and never changes.
Of course, the inheritance rules of farmers are very clear, but in reality, there are always surprises.
And this generation, the farmer's family happened to have the biggest accident...or two.
All the previous six hall masters died, causing the new generation of hall masters to take over too quickly, which caused a sudden increase in the pressure on the six elders - they cannot die too early, otherwise the inheritance of this generation will be temporarily interrupted.
And another big surprise was what happened to Xia Kui Tian Guang.
His disappearance caused the internal divisions in the farm family to become more serious. The heads of the six halls were all busy fighting among themselves, and no one had the time to cultivate a successor.
This further increased the pressure on the six elders.
Of course, it can also be said that the pressure does not exist.
After all, it's really hard to control yourself when to die.
For Shengqi and Wu Kuang, it doesn't matter when the six elders will die or when they will die.
The worst thing is that the position of Sixth Elder is temporarily vacant, and it is not a life-threatening matter.
What they are concerned about is the attitude of the six elders towards them.
If there hadn't been those accidents, the six elders they would face next would be the former six hall masters, all of whom they were familiar with.
One of them is Shengqi's personal master.
With this relationship, the success rate of their plan will undoubtedly be higher.
But now it's hard to say.
Of course, it's not without its benefits.
The six elders are now unusually old. No matter how strong they were in the past, the strength they can now display will have declined a lot.
However, even so, the two of them were not sure that they could beat two against six.
It's just that they have no choice and must face it.
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After Shengqi, Wu Kuang and others entered the cave where the elder lived in seclusion, Tian Hu and his party followed closely and came to the Tomb of the Six Sages of Emperor Yan.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Tian Hu, Tian Zhong, and Tian Mi are the three leaders, plus more than a dozen close disciples - of course Tian Hu's close disciples.
They did not directly enter the Liuxianzhong cave where the elder lived in seclusion like Shengqi and the others did.
That place is a forbidden area for farmers, and even the masters of the Sixth Hall are not allowed to enter at will.
Only the heads of the six halls are gathered together, or the leader of heroes is present, and they can enter the Tomb of the Six Sages.
Therefore, Tian Hu and the others can only wait outside the cave entrance and wait for the other hall masters to arrive.
Of course, he couldn't wait for the Zhu family.
Even if the Zhu family showed up, there was almost no hope of a comeback. He didn't want the Zhu family to show up, and he didn't want to become the hero under the watchful eye of the Zhu family.
He doesn't need to show off in front of his rival, he just wants his rival to die obediently.
Now that he has five halls on his side, he has an absolute majority. When Tian Yan, who represents Lieshan Hall, and Situ Wanli, who represents Siyue Hall, arrive, he can go in directly.
The Zhu family... regardless of whether the pursuit is successful or not, just treat him as dead.
Anyway, it's impossible for him to jump out and refute.
In this way, even if all the hall masters are gathered together.
However, Tian Yan never showed up.
This made Tian Mi very irritable, and she couldn't help complaining, "Why is the eldest lady coming slower than me?"
Hearing Tian Mi's obviously dissatisfied tone, Tian Hu stood on the steps with his back to her and couldn't help but frown.
Tian Zhong glanced at her secretly, his eyes were very surprised.
With Tian Mi's city, you wouldn't be so impatient just after waiting a little longer, right?
Tian Hu is more determined than you!
What's wrong with this woman?
Tian Zhong didn't have time to think about it, so he quickly helped Tian Mi to smooth things over - you just messed up an important task, and you are muttering about someone's niece in front of Tian Hu. Isn't this unpleasant?
"Just wait a little longer, so as not to lose track of what others say."
Just after these two sentences, Situ Wanli, who was waiting outside for Tian Yan, came in.
