"Everything is fine with me." Zhao Shu said calmly: "You, Daoyou Ding, seem to have a lot of experience. Why did you join forces with the local rebels?"
"It's a long story." Ding Muchiu sighed softly, not knowing where to start.
"Then take your time." Zhao Shu actually already knew about seventy-eight points, but he was just pretending not to know.
"My mother also participated in the drastic changes in Dongsheng City, but the fighting was fierce and chaos ensued, so there has been no news from my mother."
More than ten years have passed, and Ding Muqiu is no longer the eldest lady who was secretly protected by her elders. She has become much more stable and mature. She continued:
"Before the drastic change in Dongsheng Capital, my mother asked me to stay in Lianxiao Mountain for retreat. Because my mother suddenly disappeared, the Mingxia Pavilion was in chaos for a while. Until things gradually became clear, and the imperial court wanted all the pavilions to be merged into one family, I
That’s when I chose to leave.”
"Leave?" Zhao Shu was puzzled.
"I was very confused at that time, and I couldn't control the Mingxia Pavilion." Ding Muqiu showed a somewhat open-minded smile: "As you know, Liang Tao is my biological father, and no outsiders knew about it, so I avoided the subsequent liquidation.
In addition, no one else knew my mother's intentions at that time, so no one pursued my whereabouts.
Do you still remember the place where my parents had a tryst? I practiced alone there for several years and did not interact with outsiders. At that time, I also thought that maybe it would be good to be alone in the mountains and forests."
"I have also experienced drastic changes, being disheartened, and even thinking of committing suicide." Zhao Shu laughed at himself.
"You..." Ding Muqiu looked at Zhao Shui with clear eyes: "What happened on Difei Mountain back then? I don't believe what other people say, but you are the one who experienced it."
"Intricate and complicated." Zhao Shu briefly described it, not avoiding the role of his mother and teacher in it, and also mentioned his almost crazy behavior at the time.
"When I learned that you secretly joined forces with Liang Tao, I was extremely shocked and almost lost my Taoist heart." Ding Muqiu sighed after hearing this: "But now that I think about it, both you and your father have great aspirations, so you would do such a thing.
"
"But it failed after all." Zhao Shu asked: "You don't seem to have much hatred for Liang Tao?"
"I hated him before." Ding Muqiu raised his hand and pressed his chest: "The kind of person he is, I couldn't tolerate in the past. But he is dead, so I don't need to be affected by him."
Zhao Shu was silent when he heard this. Although Lingxiao commented that Ding Muqiu was just a caged bird being protected by others, her innocent mind became more thorough after experiencing this hardship and was not bound by the past.
"What about you?" Ding Muqiu raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Shu: "Although you didn't say it explicitly, your actions back then can actually be regarded as my father's true disciple."
"Indeed." Zhao Shu replied: "It's just that I can't completely abandon the past. Your father entrusted the inheritance of True Lord Qingya to me, and he is destined to make a difference."
"He won't let you go even if he dies." Ding Muqiu shook his head and sighed: "I heard before that by assisting Chiyun City, the water mansions of various sects in the East China Sea were greatly damaged. Is it to avenge the past?
"
"I do have thoughts of revenge, but more importantly, I hope that Chiyun can succeed." Zhao Shu smiled and asked: "You haven't said why you joined the rebel army. Now with your cultivation, you can be reused by the court."
After Zhao Shu finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the luxurious palace disappeared and turned into an ordinary thatched cottage. This was not an illusion, but Zhao Shu changing objects. Whether it was a luxurious palace or a thatched cottage in the mountains, if it was destroyed by external forces, it would not be affected.
It will disappear out of thin air and become rubble as usual.
This kind of state is necessary to open up a cave. If Zhao Shu wanted to, he could directly condense a mountain peak with vegetation, trees, flowing water, houses and gardens, and it would only take time and effort.
It's just that Zhao Shu has already mastered the Qingya Wonderland, so there is no need to open up another cave.
"Which one do you like?" Zhao Shu asked.
Seeing his calm expression, Ding Muqiu said: "It's good as it is now. I have either stayed in the mountains and forests or lived in no fixed place these years, so I have long lost these values. But you, I didn't expect you have."
At this level, none of us back then could compare to you."
"Is there anyone else in the rebel army?" Zhao Shu asked.
Ding Muqiu nodded and said: "Do you remember Yi Jiangzi from Feilian Hall? He couldn't bear the merger of various houses, so he left early with several of his colleagues. After Dongyang State borrowed troops from the northern border, people were in dire straits, so Yi Jiangzi and the others left
Gather local Yong from the refugee camp in Xingluo County to form a rebel army, and it will not be limited to the Xingluo County area."
"The Dongyang Kingdom has been revolted and separated from its relatives, and its destruction is not far away," Zhao Shu said.
"Having said that, the northern Xinjiang Rongdi are now moving southward. I'm afraid that when the Dongyang Kingdom falls, the war will only become more intense." Ding Muqiu said in a solemn tone: "I heard that you have also done something in the Youxiong Kingdom. Do you hope
Are we going to let the Bear Kingdom unify Kunlun Continent?”
"You don't agree?" Zhao Shu asked.
"It's not my turn to make the decision, but it's not that I can't see the general trend." Ding Muqiu sighed softly: "I just think that since Dongyang's national strength is about to be exhausted, it is better to use this opportunity to add fuel to the flames and unify Kunlun Continent as soon as possible, so as to avoid the long-term suffering of the people.
Caught in the middle of a war."
Zhao Shu looked at Ding Muqiu and found that she had indeed changed. She began to think about the common people instead of acting impulsively out of passion.
"In the past few years, I did facilitate the exchanges between Chiyundu and the Xiong Kingdom." Zhao Shui did not hide it, and also mentioned that the Xiong Kingdom sponsored soldiers and armor to Chiyundu.
After listening to this, Ding Muqiu was silent for a while and asked: "If we also ask for help from the Bear Country, will they send troops to assist?"
"Do you want me to persuade the Xiong Kingdom to send troops to conquer the Dongyang Kingdom?" Zhao Shu could see through her plan at a glance.
"This is the easiest thing to do." Ding Muqiu said: "To put it bluntly, the rebels in the northern counties are brave and strong men. Facing the Rongdi in northern Xinjiang, it is difficult to protect themselves. Without the protection of the fortress, I am afraid they will only be massacred wantonly. Only
Send a large army to sweep away the Rong and Di, and then build forts at several gorges in Panlong Mountain so that ordinary people can take a breather."
"Every time you think about saving trouble, there will be a price." Zhao Shu said: "As far as I know, although Chiyundu accepted military support from the Xiong Kingdom, the number of times was not many, and after Chiyundu was generally self-sufficient, they and
The war between the Dongyang Kingdom and the Xiong Kingdom no longer relies on the Xiong Kingdom."
"Only the country that you have conquered will be more stable and stable. I understand this." Ding Muqiu explained: "But now the rebels are still mostly stragglers. Although they occasionally have contact with each other, they cannot be united. What's more, most of the rebels are dissatisfied with the military.
Di's plundering and imperial conquests were carried out without restraint, not for the purpose of changing the dynasty, and many of them were no different from rogues and thieves, so they cannot count on them."
"I will send a handwritten letter to the imperial capital, but I will not interfere too much." Zhao Shu said clearly: "Now that the Xiong Kingdom is also recuperating and preparing for war, it is not up to me to decide whether it can conquer Dongyang Kingdom.
"
"I understand." Ding Muqiu thought for a while and said: "Actually, I think it is necessary to send a messenger to take the initiative to communicate with the Bear Country."
"Do you want to take the initiative to be the messenger?" Zhao Shu asked with a smile.
"If you are willing to agree, that would be great." Ding Muqiu looked directly at Zhao Shu, his eyes extremely sincere, without any trace of strangeness.
Zhao Mian turned his palm and took out a brocade bag and said: "This is the purple bag fish talisman from the Bear Country. It will be more convenient for you to take this and my letter to Tiancheng Mountain."
"Tiancheng Mountain? You want me to find Shangjing Zong?" Ding Muqiu asked.
Zhao Shu took a picture of the letter from the air, and while he was concentrating on it, writing appeared on it, and at the same time he said: "Although the Four Immortals retired and returned to the mountains, they still have disciples who are enshrined by the Xiong Kingdom and can deliver the message on their behalf. I and your Majesty
Jing Zong has an old friend, you can go."
Ding Muqiu took the letter and the fish talisman bag and was quite moved and asked, "How should I thank you?"
Zhao Shu shook his head and said, "No need to say thank you. It's you who are working hard. If the war can be calmed down, I will enjoy the benefits."
"You, no matter what others say, in my opinion, you are still the same Zhao Shu you were back then." Ding Muqiu sighed.
Ding Muqiu did not stay at Yunyan Peak for too long. She was a straightforward person and had no sloppy entanglements. After saying goodbye to Zhao Shu, she went down the mountain to find the rebels and prepared to leave for the Bear Country.
"Didn't you say you don't want to get involved in worldly affairs?" Duan Zhao came from a distance and said with a smile: "I think this little girl has some affection for you, why don't you just give it up? Anyway, she is Liang
Tao's daughter, and you have the inheritance of Liang Tao, so you are a perfect match."
"Uncle Zhao is really good at joking." Zhao Shu shook his head and said: "Now Ding Muqiu has put aside those past and found a place to settle down. But that's right. It is precisely because she is Liang Tao's daughter that I have the urge to intervene in this matter, but
That's the limit. Even without my letter, even if the Xiong Kingdom doesn't send troops, Dongyang Kingdom won't have many days left."
Duan Zhao looked to the south: "Luo Yi is too old and confused. He still wants to usurp power and seize the throne at such an old age. He doesn't even think about what Huaxu Kingdom has become?"
"Power and position are tempting, but also harmful." Zhao Shu said: "Some things are not achieved in a day, but in my opinion, Luo Yi has a strong desire for power. As early as that year, he asked Xin Shunying to ask me for help.
In order to get out of Jianjia Pass, he not only avoided the drastic changes in Dongshengdu, but also was able to control the military power at the border pass. Later, he led the troops to quell the chaos, and gradually gained control of the power."
"I think back then, Zhang Duanjing was extremely disappointed when he learned that Luo Yijian proposed to deal with Chiyundu. He also regretted that he had misjudged the wrong person." Duan Zhao sighed: "On the other hand, Luo Xixian and Xin Shunying also had a lot of contacts with you back then. Dongyang Kingdom
Their destruction is imminent, how do you plan to deal with them?"
"If they understand their current situation, give up their power and change their appearance, they may be able to achieve the end of their lives in a barren mountain and forest." Zhao Shu closed his eyes and said, "But if they stubbornly resist, they will be shattered to pieces."