Kuo Chu patted his son Shiliemen's shoulder and said, "The reason why I agreed to Chahan Timur's march to Cangyun Pass is of course my reason!"
"Father, Chahan Timur is the number one general under Emperor Qian. You can't believe his words!"
When Shiliemen heard Chahan Timur's name, he became even more angry.
"Father, have you forgotten that Chahan Timur is Emperor Qian's biggest lackey?! If Chahan Timur hadn't defended Emperor Qian to the death, we would have regained the throne long ago!"
Looking at his furious son, Kuo Chu shook his head, he was still too young!
"You know that Emperor Qian was suspicious, but do you know why Chahan Timur could always hold on to military power?"
Before Shi Liemen could answer, Kuo Chu said, "It's because Emperor Qian needs Chahan Timur to suppress the four great khanates! Only he can suppress the four great khanates!"
"What does Father Khan mean?!" Shi Liemen didn't understand what his father meant.
"If the four great khanates no longer exist, or surrender to Emperor Qian, then Chahan Timur will lose his greatest value. There is a saying in the Zhou Dynasty, which is that when the birds of prey are gone, the good bow is hidden, and the cunning rabbit is dead. , the running dog cooks!”
"Chahan wants to use us to keep the power in his hands?!" Shuliemen understood somewhat.
"More than that, he wants to go one step further! If the four major khanates become stronger, then Emperor Qian will be more wary of us, and the status of Chahan Timur will be more important! Because now Emperor Qian can only rely on"
Kuo Chu looked at Qian Jing on the map, his eyes filled with a fascinating light!
"Chahan Timur wants to be regent! Be my regent! And we are the weight for him to become regent!"
The Lost Liemen were speechless for a moment, wondering how many twists and turns the road to politics has.
"Then are we going to become the sword in Chahan's hand?!"
"Shiliemen, although we have become the sword in his hand, the sword is not for nothing. Cangyun Pass is the reward that Chahan asked me to use as a sword!"
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While Kuo Chu and his son were discussing, Yang Guo had already approached the camp of Ogedai Khanate with two capable soldiers.
In order to appear authentic and believable, they even selected dozens of sheep from a flock of plundered sheep from a small tribe and dressed them up as shepherds.
Perhaps due to luck, Yang Guo and the others met a group of patrolling rangers on the road.
"Who are you?! Why do you come here to graze?"
It is normal for grassland herdsmen to appear nomadic wherever they go, and generally large armies will choose places with abundant water and grass for their camps. This kind of place happens to be a good place for grazing.
So after seeing Yang Guo and the others, the ranger leader did not doubt their identities.
"We are from the Lanqin tribe! When we were grazing before, we accidentally strayed too far away from the tribe and were temporarily separated from the tribe! We entered here by mistake! I'm really sorry!"
The ranger nodded and believed what the three of them said, but when he looked at the dozens of fat sheep that the three of them were driving away, he began to have thoughts in his heart.
"Listen up, you three! Kuo Chuhan of the Ogedai Khanate is recruiting soldiers now. I see that the three of you are strong and strong, and you are good at riding and shooting at a glance. I am recruiting the three of you as soldiers in accordance with the order of the big man!"
He was really dozing off, so someone brought him a pillow. Yang Guo was worried about how to sneak into the camp of the Ogedai Khanate army, and now someone wanted to take him in!
"Military lords, this..."
Not everyone in Dagan likes war. Yang Guo vividly interprets the expression and reaction of an ordinary herdsman.
"What?! You have an opinion?!"
"But the villain belongs to the Daqian Kingdom, so it's not good to join the Khanate!"
The more Yang Guo resisted, the more the rangers believed in his identity.
"What doesn't belong to the Khanate? Aren't we, the Ogedai Khanate, the ministers of the Great Khan?! The Great Khan is the co-owner of the grassland and the sky. Even we, the Great Khan, are loyal to the Great Khan, so you are loyal to him Kuo sweating means being loyal to the Great Khan."
"What about our sheep!?"
"Confiscate everything! Use it as military rations!"
The Rangers saw clearly that any conscription was just an excuse, but in fact it was just for the dozens of fat sheep that Yang Guo and the others were driving away!
Then the rangers drove Yang Guo, the three men and a group of sheep back to the tent without saying anything.
Of course, the sheep were divided up by the rangers, and the three of Yang Guo also successfully blended into the military camp of the Ogedai Khanate, and the three of them also became the rangers of the Ogedai Khanate.
At night, Yang Guo sneaked into other camps.
The military camps of the Great Zhou Dynasty were neat and orderly, with strict military laws. Even resting at night had its own rules. The army under the command of King Chahan Timur of Liang was not far behind. They were trained with the goal of professional soldiers.
But the 200,000-strong army of the Ogedai Khanate is different!
Among them, except for the 50,000 elite soldiers under Kuo's command, most of them were recruited temporarily and their military discipline was loose.
Although he is brave in war, he doesn't have so many rules in peacetime.
This also gave Yang Guo a chance.
At the end of the night, Yang Guo relied on his clever character and salt to clear the way, and bribed many soldiers of the Ogedai Khanate.
You must know that this salt is not an ordinary thing on the grassland, it is one of the hard currencies that can be used for trading.
In particular, the refined salt Yang Guo carried was not only small in particle size, white in color, but also had no bitter taste.
In a tent, everyone was drinking wine and eating sheep.
"Mao Gongyang, where did you get this salt!?"
Holding the small bag of salt in his hand, the commander of the Ranger Scout Team asked curiously.
Mao Gongyang is the pseudonym of Yang Guo, which in turn is Yang Maogong!
"This is when I was nomadic and rescued a group of Zhou merchants from a pack of wolves! In order to thank me, they gave me some salt and iron tools."
The captain nodded with deep understanding, pretending to be an expert and said, "Only the Zhou Kingdom can buy refined salt of this quality! Thanks to His Highness, I once tasted this delicious salt!"
When Yang Guo heard this, he knew that the captain was bragging!
Not everyone can eat such fine salt, let alone Dagan, even in Dazhou.
This is the refined salt that Yang Qingyuan purified when he was tinkering with chemistry in his spare time. As we all know, Yang Qingyuan is a liberal arts student, so he can do some small experiments on the purification of table salt.
Then Yang Qingyuan handed over the production method to Xiaojiu and Shisan, and participated in Huangshang's salt business by taking technical shares.
This kind of fine and non-astringent snowflake salt is expensive, the output is extremely low, and the supply exceeds demand. This bag of Yang Guo's was brought to the army by someone from Xiaojiu to give to Cao Xueyang and his junior brother.
Not to mention the captain, even Emperor Qian may not have the opportunity to taste this fine snowflake salt.
However, Yang Guo didn't expose him. Now at the wine table, eating meat and drinking wine, it was a good opportunity to find out the news.
"That is, the Lord Commander of Thousands is, after all, the confidant of His Highness the Lieutenant Sect. Naturally, he is different from ordinary people! With your wisdom, proficiency in bow and horse, and extraordinary courage, in the future, let alone a Captain of Ten Thousands! Even if you become a propaganda envoy , Zhenfu Envoy, that’s no problem! Now it’s just a dragon trapped in the shallows, dormant and waiting!"
Yang Guo's level of flattery was much higher than that of these uneducated gangsters! He complimented people in every way! Hearing this made the captain very happy!
Talent! This is the kind of talent the Ranger Camp lacks.
The commander immediately promoted Yang Guo to centurion, commanding one hundred new rangers!
As soon as he drank too much, the captain couldn't control his mouth and started talking nonsense!
"Risk together, although I am just a captain now, this expedition is a good opportunity! As long as we take Cangyun Pass, we can go straight to the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty! Not to mention these salts, even beauties Beautiful women, gold, silver, treasures, silks and porcelain are also available in as much quantity as you want!"
"You follow me! Hiccup! It must be popular and spicy!"
The captain also burped!
Yang Guo listened to the commander's words and understood. He didn't expect that the goal of the Ogedai Khanate was actually Cangyun Pass. How could they have the confidence?
Even if it is a sneak attack, it is almost impossible to break through the city wall of Cangyun Pass head-on.
Moreover, there is also the mysterious Cangyun Army stationed at Cangyun Pass, and the top master of the Cangyun Army, "Blood-Hand Phoenix" Yan Wangqing, has entered the cave.
Yang Guo had a look of embarrassment on his face.
"But Master Qian Fu, I heard that Cangyun Pass of the Zhou people is the most powerful pass in the world, and the Zhou army inside is even more ferocious than the wolves. How can we break it?!"
The commander patted Yang Guo on the shoulder and said, "You can talk about this here, don't mention it outside!"
Then the commander looked like he understood very well, "I understand your mood very well!"
Yang Guo: "..."
What do you understand?!
"If I were you! Hiccup! I would also be afraid of Cangyun Pass and Zhou Jun!" the captain said while hiccupping.
Yang Guo: "..."
What do you understand?!
Then Yang Guo looked at the centurions and bodyguards who were drinking together, and they all looked at him with pity on their faces.
I didn’t know if they were co-authors?!
"Back then, King Zhongshan of the Great Zhou Dynasty led his army to conquer the north! It only took three days for the Lanqin tribe to face King Zhongshan's army, and the main force was almost wiped out! After that battle, the Lanqin tribe also weakened. Brother, how do you feel?
, everyone can understand it!”
Yang Guo found that he was really lucky. He made up a tribe at random, and it turned out to be so suitable!
Could it be that I am one of the lucky ones in the Jianghu storybook?!
Then Yang Guo thought of Liu Wangshu and Zhuang Xiaomeng.
What a damn lucky person! A person has already reached the Cave Mystic Realm at the age of twenty. This is a person who has great luck. The best he can do is count himself as having shitty luck!
Although he felt complicated in his heart, Yang Guo did not stop talking, "Thank you, Lord Qianfu, and everyone for your understanding! My grandfather died in that battle that year!"
Seeing Yang Guo's sadness, everyone comforted him and said, "After drinking, we are brothers!"
The Ranger Battalion held a very important position in the army of the Ogedai Khanate.
Responsible for reconnaissance, communication and even supervising the cooperation of various armies, they are an important force of the Ogedai Khanate!
Yang Guo took advantage of the drunkenness and asked a lot of information from their mouths.
It's a pity that after all, he is just a captain. No matter how important his position is, he can't change the official hierarchy. This is all he knows!
After collecting the information, Yang Guo felt relieved.
If Da Gan only wanted to attack Cangyun Pass, then there would probably be no problem. He had already warned Lin Wuya, the commander of Cangyun Pass, before going deep into the grassland.
With the Cangyun Pass on guard, unless all the high-level officials join Da Qian and open the gate directly, with the military strength of Da Qian, if they want to forcefully break through Cangyun Pass, there is no need to think about it in three months.
After Yang Guo felt at ease, he started drinking with the commander and the centurions.
Master Yang Guo was a drunkard, and Yang Guo's capacity for alcohol was average. He could only use his internal strength to force out the alcohol while drinking to prevent himself from getting drunk.
Finally, all the captains were drunk in the camp. After Yang Guo confirmed that everyone was unconscious, he took a wine bag and sneaked out of the camp.
He wanted to look around to see how prepared the army of the Ogedai Khanate was!
Now Yang Guo has joined the Ranger Battalion and was awarded the centurion's wooden badge, which allows him to travel freely in the army.
Anyone who doubted his identity saw the wooden sign in his hand and let him go without further questioning.
All the troops thought it was the Ranger Battalion's inspection of each battalion and did not stop them. After all, it was not war time, so everyone turned a blind eye.
Once the army leaves the front line, it will be completely different. The military regulations of Daqian during the war are even more stringent than those of Dazhou.
Yang Guo walked around the Daqian Army in a drunken state. He saw the baggage, cattle and sheep, but he could never find the most important thing in attacking Cangyun Pass-the siege equipment.
There isn’t even the most basic ladder! How can you fly up there without a ladder?!
You must know that Daqian's cavalry was not good at attacking the city, not that the entire army was bad at attacking the city.
There is a kind of siege equipment in the Daqian army called "Huihui cannon". Although it is not as sophisticated as the mechanisms of Momen and Gongshujia, it is very powerful when attacking the city, and Daqian can sweep all the countries in the Western Region.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If we really want to attack Cangyun Pass, will the army not carry siege equipment?!
Now there are only two possibilities left!
1. What the captain just said is actually a way of deceiving the public by the senior officials of the Ogedai Khanate. Its real purpose is that Cangyun Pass is not its real destination. If there is no need to siege the city, naturally there will be no need for siege equipment.
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Second, the goal of the Wokuotai Khanate's army is Cangyun Pass, but they have a way to break through Cangyun Pass without using siege equipment...
There are two guesses, Yang Guo is more inclined to the second one!
If it is the first type, then who is the purpose of the Ogedai Khanate to deceive? If he had not been suspicious, he would not necessarily lead his army here, so what is the meaning of the so-called deception.
But if it is the second type, things are not simple.
Is there any way to capture Cangyun Pass without using siege equipment?!
The strongest fortresses are often breached from within!
After returning to the barracks, the remaining two Zhou soldiers were already waiting for him!
"How is Vice General Yang?! Have you found out anything?"
One of the sergeants asked softly.
Yang Guo took out a wooden sign from his arms and said, "I was a centurion, and I heard some news."
"..."
The two sergeants looked at each other.
Looking at the speed at which he was promoted, he had just joined the army and had already reached the level of a centurion.
"I found out that these are the soldiers and horses of the Ogedai Khanate, with about 200,000 people in charge! Their target should be Cangyun Pass!"
"Cangyun Pass?!"
Hearing this answer, the two sergeants were also very puzzled.
The defense of Cangyun Pass is known to all the world, so why do Dagan people have ideas about Cangyun Pass.
"Vice General Yang, what should we do now?!" The sergeant who spoke was named Wang Liang, and he had served in the Tiance Army for five years.
"In this way, I will write a handwritten letter, and you will go out to patrol as a ranger camp tomorrow, and then pass the news on, and let the brothers outside immediately take my handwritten letter to Cangyun Pass to meet General Lin Wuya!
Let him be careful!"
"yes!"
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Beiyue Hengshan, this is the last mountain among the Five Mountains!
Yang Qingyuan stayed on Mount Hengshan for nine full days, certainly not to understand the power of Mount Hengshan.
With the sword technique created by the Hengshan Mountain, Yang Qingyuan had completed it on the second day.
Hengshan's swordsmanship is rigorous, with circular turns as the shape, and is known for its denseness. It focuses on defense, with nine out of ten moves being defensive, and only one move that takes advantage of a false attack.
One move, "Colorful Clouds Send the Sunset", has already revealed the essence of Hengshan's swordsmanship.
The reason why Yang Qingyuan stayed on Mount Heng for so long was that he was integrating the sword techniques of the Five Mountains together and wanted to create his own earth sword technique.
The Five Mountains are one of the main areas of China, and the swordsmanship created with the Five Mountains as a shape must be extraordinary.
It combines the majesty of Mount Tai in the east, the danger of Mount Huashan in the west, the tranquility of Mount Heng in the north, the steepness of Mount Song in the middle, and the beauty of Mount Heng in the south.
Integrate the swordsmanship of the Five Mountains into one, dismantle and analyze it, and learn from each other's strengths to offset weaknesses.
Even with Daotong's help, it took Yang Qingyuan seven full days to basically complete this task.
The Five Sacred Sword has been completed, and all that’s left is to slowly carve out the details!
Because it took a long time to master swordsmanship, Yang Qingyuan asked Lin Xuemin to stay overnight in the Hengshan Sect alone.
I stayed on Mount Heng for nine days.
Yang Qingyuan's true energy moved and blew away the dust from his body. It was time to leave.
As his surroundings changed, he jumped from the top of Mount Hengshan. After refining the Qing Kung he learned into the "Stairway to Heaven", Yang Qingyuan's Qing Kung has improved to a higher level. Facing the Eastern leader who has mastered the "Sunflower Book", he is competing
You won’t fall behind when doing Qinggong!
Dongfang Bubai in "Sunflower Dacheng", her speed has exceeded the limit of the human body, and her ghostly appearance is not enough to describe her body skills.
When Yang Qingyuan faced Dongfang Bubai, he was still able to suppress him, which is evident from his high level of lightness skills and fast movement.
As soon as Yang Qingyuan fell into the guest house of Hengshan Sect with his physical skills, he felt that something was wrong!
"Who?! Get out of here!"
The intruder's qi machine was full of malice, and Yang Qingyuan was not polite to them. He shouted with real energy and attacked in the direction of the qi machine.
As soon as Yang Qingyuan finished speaking, six people walked out of the room.
Two Dongxuan and four Yuanhua.
"Who are you?! Where is Minmin?!"
Yang Qingyuan could feel that Lin Xuemin's energy was in the room. These six people obviously did not want to take action against Lin Xuemin.
"Are you Yang Qingyuan, the young minister of Dali Temple?!"
The person who asked the question was wearing yellow clothes and had a long face. His skin was whiter than that of a girl, as smooth as jade and as transparent as snow. There was no trace of beard around his mouth.
A pair of phoenix eyes are long and bright, giving people a sense of yin and yang beauty and evil.
Dong Xuan Realm, and he is not a weak player in Dong Xuan Realm!
"I heard he's Zhang Sanfeng's awesome junior brother!"
The person who spoke this time was a thin Toutuo, and his tone was full of anger and hatred for Zhang San, without any respect.
However, Yang Qingyuan was not surprised. When he was young, Senior Brother Xianyuan used a real martial arts sword to sweep away demons. In any demon sect, he had to kneel on the ground and act like a human being.
The Blood River Evil Sect was so full of demonic flames that it swept the world. Wasn't it destroyed by Lao Zhang?!
So it's normal for some people to dislike Lao Zhang. After all, Lao Zhang killed a lot of people back then.
Yang Qingyuan glared at the tutu. The tutu could only feel the awe-inspiring sword intent in Yang Qingyuan's eyes, and he couldn't help but use his skills to protect his body.
"The slave family has heard for a long time that Mr. Yang is a handsome man. Only when I saw him today did he realize that there is no real man under his great reputation."
The one who spoke was the voluptuous woman on the side. A colorful ribbon was wrapped around her body, which added to the sense of lust. In terms of appearance, she could be regarded as a rare beauty.
Standing next to him was a white-haired young man, holding a xiao, behaving intimately with the woman, but not caring about the woman teasing Yang Qingyuan.
"Where is my apprentice?!"
With Zhan Lu in hand, Yang Qingyuan asked in a calm tone.
"Master is looking for me?!"
Lin Xuemin, dressed in red men's clothing, walked out of the room with a folding fan in her hand, looking very energetic.
"who are you?!"
Yang Qingyuan was suspicious. Lin Xuemin was obviously with these people, but he had clearly sent people to Lin Wuya, the guard of Cangyun Pass, to confirm that Lin Xuemin was indeed his daughter!
How can this be?!
Yang Qingyuan figured it out in an instant!
There is something wrong with Lin Wuya! Otherwise nothing can be explained!
"Are you from Dagan?! The princess of Prince Liang's Mansion?!"
Now it was Lin Xuemin's turn to look incredulous, "You actually know my identity?!"
Yang Qingyuan smiled bitterly, "I guessed it, but it's too late!"
Lin Wuya's previous confirmation completely misled Yang Qingyuan. Although he had doubted Lin Xuemin's identity, after receiving Lin Wuya's confirmation, Yang Qingyuan only said that he was paranoid.
I didn’t expect to fall for this little girl!
"That's right! I am Min Min Temuer, the daughter of King Chahan Timur of Liang! The big man gave me the title of 'Princess Shao Min', so you can also call me Zhao Min!"
"Zhao Min!"
Yang Qingyuan murmured, no wonder Zhou Zhiruo and her were always incompatible with each other. It turned out that they were really incompatible!!
"So it's a lie to say that Nangong Mie held you hostage?!"
Nangong Mie is a master of Houjin, so it stands to reason that he would not collude with Daqian!
Lin Xuemin, no, should be called Zhao Min, smiled slightly, but did not answer. Instead, she said to the master beside her.
"The tranquility of Mount Heng is a good place to bury the bones. Everyone, please leave my master here today!"
Yang Qingyuan found that he still underestimated this apprentice's character, "You want to kill your master?!"
Zhao Min disagreed, "Master, what you said is wrong. It was not the disciples who killed you, but the masters of Da Gan. After your death, the disciples will erect a monument and build a tomb for you here to repay the kindness of the master." !”
After Zhao Min finished speaking, the evil man in yellow clothes who spoke first at the beginning said, "Princess Princess, things are not that simple!"
"Um?!"
"With the strength of the six of us, we may not be able to defeat Master Yang!"
Zhao Min was shocked. She had already overestimated Yang Qingyuan's strength. She only became murderous after seeing the person who came to pick her up. She didn't expect to get this answer.
"However, you can still give it a try!"
After finishing speaking, the man in yellow turned to look at Shouto Tuo, "Master, who comes first, or me?"
Shou Tou Tuo took a step forward and said, "I have a sworn feud with that old thief Zhang Sanfeng. If I can't deal with the old one, how can I not deal with the younger one?! Kill his junior brother first and collect some interest. When I complete my magic skills, I can do it again." Go find that old Taoist to settle the score!"
Yang Qingyuan sighed helplessly. Sure enough, bragging does not cost money, and he even asked Lao Zhang to settle the score. With the skill that Thin Touduo has shown now, even Ziyang may not be able to beat him!
"Before we start, why don't you guys introduce yourselves?!"
The man in yellow smiled and said, "But, Protector Hua, it's up to you to introduce me! Master Yang will probably feel better if the beauty speaks!"
Protector Hua smiled evilly, "Thank you very much. What the slave family likes most is a handsome young man like Mr. Yang!"
Although Yang Qingyuan's appearance is slightly inferior to that of Li Xunhuan and Lao Zhang, he can still be said to be like a beautiful tree facing the wind.
In particular, the combination of Taoist breath and Confucian bookishness made Yang Qingyuan reach a higher level, and Hua Hufa couldn't help but tighten her jade legs that were slightly wet.
"Then let's start with these two!"
Protector Hua pointed at the arrogant Thin Touduo and said, "This is the head of the Vajra Sect in the Western Regions!"
Yang Qingyuan finally understood why this guy hated Lao Zhang so much!
After Huo Gong Tutuo, the first master of the Western Regions Vajra Sect, achieved great success and entered the realm of Dharma and Heaven, he once set foot in the Central Plains and called himself "Fighting Buddha". He wanted to challenge the world and prove that the Western Regions Vajra Sect was the authentic Buddhist sect in the world.
Logically speaking, he should take action against the Shaolin Temple or the Jing Nian Zen Sect. After all, these two schools have extremely high prestige among Buddhists and can be called holy places.
No matter how bad it is, it should be Cihang Jingzhai, which is also a famous Buddhist sect.
But Huo Gong Tutuo didn't want to. He wanted to build up momentum and break through the battle, so he chose Zhang Junbao, a Buddhist who had just become famous at that time but was not yet respected as the best in the world, to challenge the Taoist master.
It proves that he is an authentic Buddhist, and he has a clear mind!
Then, there is no more!
Huo Gong Tutuo was defeated and fled back to the Western Regions, never setting foot in the Central Plains again throughout his life.
Protector Hua then turned his attention to the man in yellow, "This is Mr. Li Chimei, the "shemale" who is the first of the eight masters under my emperor's throne!"
Hearing Li Chimei's name, Yang Qingyuan couldn't hold himself tight.
Li Chimei is known as a "shemale", which of course does not mean what everyone understands, but when Yang Qingyuan hears this name, he can't help but think of people from a small southeastern country in Blue Star China, and he can't control his thoughts at all.
Seeing Yang Qingyuan with a different look on his face, Li Chimei didn't expect that his reputation would actually cause Yang Qingyuan's expression to change, but given his state of mind, he felt slightly proud.
"These two..."
Hua Hufa was about to continue the introduction when he was interrupted by Yang Qingyuan!
"This one, one holds a sword and the other holds a sword, should be the 'Destroying Sky' and 'Jedi' who are the top ten evil gods in the Mage Palace! What a pity! His martial arts is not high, but his name is very famous!
Two Yuan Hua realms dare to claim to destroy the world and destroy the world, which makes people laugh!"
"You!" Mie Tian and Jedi were mocked by Yang Qingyuan. They couldn't help but want to take action, but were stopped by Li Chimei.
"As for you, girl, you should be the protector of the Magician's Palace, the 'Red Beauty' Hua Jieyu! The white-haired one is the 'White-haired' Liu Yaozhi?!"
Hua Jieyu covered her lips and smiled, "I didn't expect that the slave family's humble name could also be in Master Yang's ears. What an honor it is?!"
Facing the six masters from Daqian, Yang Qingyuan didn't care at all.
"The introduction is over! Let's take action!"
"Keng!"
Zhan Lu unsheathes his sword, and his sword power gradually rises!