At Xiguan, Cao Jun sprang out of the camp again.
Xiguan refused to allow entry, so Cao Su led the cavalry under his command and took turns running in all directions every few days.
Several nearby city lords knew Cao Pingxi.
Everyone also knows that Caoping's Western Iron Cavalry is just outside Xiguan.
They sent money and food one after another in exchange for support for the soldiers.
Cao Jun was also deeply moved by this and threatened to put down the Yongzhou banditry.
Some bandits who were active near Xishan were so frightened that they fled and did not dare to stay here.
On this day, Cao Su followed his routine and led his troops to the southwest.
There are mountainous roads in the southwest, and Cao Su gallops along the outer mountains.
The rumbling hoofbeats of three thousand fine cavalry awakened the sleeping animals in the mountains. Rows of birds fluttered their wings from the forest to avoid the harassment of the cavalry.
After running for tens of miles, the official road became more and more rugged, and there was a lot of mist in the mountains. The shade of the trees was cool and the air was fresh and humid.
Cao Su then stopped leading his army forward, and the rear team became the front team and returned to the military camp.
When I was about to walk out of the forest, I suddenly saw a pavilion on the hillside on the side of the road.
This mountain pavilion was so abrupt that he didn't even see it when he entered the mountain.
Cao Su took another closer look and saw two figures in the mountain pavilion, sitting on the stone pillars, making tea and playing chess, very leisurely.
"My little friend, why don't you come up to the pavilion and talk about it?"
When Cao Su was about to pretend not to see him and leave, suddenly a voice came to his ears.
He was slightly startled and stretched out his hand.
The cavalry under his command stopped one after another as if pressing the stop button.
"General?"
Behind him, Shi Yong showed doubts.
"Have you seen Shanting?"
"Shan Pavilion, what Shan Pavilion?"
Shi Yong and others didn't understand even more.
"Don't panic, little friend. We are Qi Refiners from the Western Mountains. We are waiting here specially. Ordinary warriors cannot see us." The voice came again.
Cao Su looked up and saw that the two men in the mountain pavilion stopped playing chess and looked at Cao Su with good intentions.
Xishan Qi Refiner seems to be at most a pill-forming monk.
Cao Su said to his soldiers: "You guys wait for me here, I'll go and come back."
After saying that, he jumped off the horse, then used Qinggong to climb up the mountain wall.
He has strong internal energy and good light skills, and the steep mountain walls are like flat ground in front of him.
In the blink of an eye, Cao Su jumped halfway up the mountain and walked into the mountain pavilion.
This mountain pavilion is made of fine granite. There is a stone table and two stone piers in the pavilion. After Cao Su walked into the pavilion, he found that the two Qi refiners looked quite young and were still playing chess.
Wearing a white Taoist robe and a white beard, he has an air of immortality and crane bones.
"How do you call these two fellow Taoists?"
Cao Su didn't even look at the chess game and directly greeted the two players in the game.
The person who had just spoken to him raised his head and dropped the chess piece in his hand: "No more, no more, a guest is coming!"
The old man sitting opposite him shook his head and laughed: "You miserable layman, you are cheating again, aren't you?"
The old man who was talking to Cao Su laughed, and then turned to look at Cao Su.
Both stood up and smiled.
"But Pingxi General Cao Su is in person?"
Cao Su thought to himself, didn't he already recognize this person? Why should he pretend not to know him and ask?
He nodded slightly: "It's me."
"Pindao and I are Qi Refiners from the Western Mountains, Lay Master Kuhuang, and Lay Master Caiwei... I have met General Pingxi. General Pingxi is indeed a talented and majestic general of the empire."
The two Qi Refiners praised Cao Su.
When Cao Su heard this, why did he look like two casual cultivators?
He slightly felt the aura of the two of them, and there seemed to be no strong sense of oppression. They should both be monks in the elixir-forming stage.
Monks in the elixir-forming stage can live for more than two hundred years. If they don't fight for it and just meditate peacefully in the mountains, they will indeed be like gods.
"What can you two teach me?"
Cao Su looked at the two Qi refiners and did not dare to act rashly.
The two Danjie monks were in high spirits. Among them, the Kuhuang layman who was talking to Cao Su was an old man who loved to laugh. He said loudly: "I don't mean anything else. I just heard that General Cao Su is a star of the empire and one of the best among people."
A hero, so I specially want to come and get to know the general."
Make friends with me?
Cao Su looked calmly at the two old men.
With a kind smile on his face: "I, Cao Su, also like to make friends with capable people and strangers."
He can't enter Xiguan now, so he spends a lot of time practicing martial arts and training soldiers. He also has time to chat with two slightly strange Qi practitioners here.
"The two of us have been practicing in the mountains for who knows how many years."
"I have never seen anyone as young as General Cao with such martial arts attainments."
Kuhuang layman looked Cao Su up and down, his deep eyes as if he wanted to see through Cao Su.
Cao Su sneered in his heart, he really wanted to see what kind of medicine these two qi refiners were selling in the gourd.
He was not in a hurry to ask questions, the soldiers below were still waiting quietly, and he waited for the two of them to speak.
As a result, these two qigong masters did not tell the truth and kept telling lies.
After Cao Su chatted with these two people for a few words, he felt that there was no nourishment and seemed like a waste of time, so he took the initiative to speak and prepared to leave.
"Both of you, the military affairs are busy, so I won't disturb your leisure time. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will come to Xishan to talk to you two again."
Seeing that Cao Su was about to leave, layman Kuhuang and layman Caiwei looked at each other.
Then the Kuhuang layman coughed dryly and suddenly asked.
"General Cao is young and promising. Many people in the empire regard you as a role model. Nowadays, the situation in the city of God is changing. Why is the general hesitant to move forward in Xiguan?"
Didn't you say it was Xianyun Yehe? Why did he know everything about the divine capital?
When Cao Su heard what Kuhuang layman said, he wondered which party sent him as a lobbyist?
Besides, can he enter Xiguan if he wants? How can he fly into the divine capital if Zhu Ming is blocking the way?
So Cao Su directly asked: "How do you two think I should deal with myself?"
"Both of us are outsiders who don't understand the affairs of the army, but the divine capital is a place where heroes gather. The emperor's throne is high and the world is uncertain. As a general, I should forcefully enter the divine capital to protect the late emperor's heirs.
, choose the best to take charge of the country."
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! From what Kuhuang Jushi said, it is impossible to tell what faction he belongs to, but it sounds more like he is on the side of the late emperor and wants to deceive Cao Cao.
Su entered the divine capital to support the late emperor's heirs?
Cao Su didn't understand how it was his turn to support him. Whether it was the general or the group of internal servants, their starting point must be from the perspective of the royal family.
In this world, the surname is still Wen, and there is no problem at all.
Therefore, Cao Su felt that what these two laymen said was nonsense, and it seemed inappropriate to approach him.
After Cao Su listened to Kuhuang layman finished speaking, he fell into silence.
Then he expressed that he had listened to his suggestion and nodded solemnly: "Okay, I understand."
The two laymen just thought that Cao Su really understood, so they were even more happy.
Another layman named Caiwei took out a decree from his pocket and handed it to Cao Su.
"General Cao, this is the communication talisman of our Xishan Zhaoxia Sect. Zhaoxia Sect holds a Xizhou Fangshi Conference every five years. At that time, many Xizhou monks and warriors will go to Zhaoxia Sect to participate in the Fangshi Conference."
"This order is called the Zhaoxia Order. With this order, you can move around the city at will without any restrictions."
Layman Caiwei handed the things to Cao Su.
Cao Su was slightly surprised. He thought that the two of them were loose cultivators, but he didn't expect that they were also from the same sect.
He took the token and said with some embarrassment: "I came here when I came, why did I bring a gift? How can I be embarrassed?"
"I will give General Cao a piece of whetstone."
Kuhuang layman took out a small piece of black whetstone from his sleeve and threw it to Cao Su.
He introduced: "This whetstone is called 'Beihan Whetstone'. It is made from natural iron stones found in the deep water pool at the foot of Tianshan Mountain in Beiliang. General Cao is a master of knives, so he will definitely be able to use this whetstone."
Knife stone.”
After Cao Su took the whetstone, he subconsciously touched the horizontal knife at his waist.
The horizontal knife is hung on his waist, and his posture is very obvious. A normal person can tell at a glance that he is good at using the knife.
In the past, there were specialized craftsmen in the army who sharpened knives, and the horizontal sword or large moon sword in his hand was often given to the top craftsmen in the army to sharpen. Before every battle, it had to be specially sharpened.
If there was such a special rare sharpening stone, his knives might be even sharper.
Cao Su was overjoyed, but he didn't have such big objections to the two men's teachings.
He could give a gift just by talking, so he wished the other party would talk more.
But after these two people finished speaking, they didn't say anything else.
Cao Su also got everything. He praised the two Qi practitioners who were suspected of being "royalists" and then said goodbye with clasped fists. Shi Shiran floated out of the pavilion and fell down the mountain.
The cavalry at the foot of the mountain waited boredly.
After Cao Su reappeared, three thousand cavalry gave the order and mounted their horses one after another.
The crowd surrounded Cao Su and flew over the mountains roaring.
The rumble of horse hooves faded away again...
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Cao Su returned to the army and found Qing Xiao and Zhou Wei for questioning.
They were very surprised when they heard that Cao Su had met Kuhuang and Caiwei.
"What else do these two people have?"
Cao Su saw the expressions on the two men's faces and thought that maybe he was ignorant. The reputation of these two people in the world of cultivation was probably not low.
Qingxiao smiled and said: "The two monks you met should be the supreme elders of Xishan Zhaoxia Sect, the great monks in the late stage of pill formation, and the number two figures who were active in the world of cultivation more than a hundred years ago."
"Is the Zhaoxia Sect very famous?"
Cao Su had never heard of the name of this sect.
Qingxiao said: "There used to be a top sect in Xizhou called 'Xiayun Sect'. In its heyday, this sect was powerful in Xizhou. There were so many monks and warriors in the sect, and top masters emerged one after another."
"But for some unknown reason, this sect was destroyed later. The Taoist collections in the sect were spread abroad, and many of them were turned into first-rate martial arts rumored in the world."
"This 'Zhao Xia Sect' is said to be a sect established by the descendants of the 'Xia Yun Sect'. It has inherited part of the 'Xia Yun Sect''s collection and is considered a first-class sect in Xizhou."
Qingxiao explained, and Cao Su's heart moved.
He is currently practicing hard in two martial arts. One is the "Thunder Sword" taught by Wang Meng. It is progressing rapidly and he may be able to master it at any time. The other is "Star Reaching Kung Fu". The legend of "Star Reaching Kung Fu" is
It seems that only half of the martial arts that came out of the "Xia Yun Sect" were derived from the first-class movement martial arts of the "Xia Yun Sect" "Chasing the Stars and Chasing the Moon". Cao Su has not made rapid progress in practicing this martial arts. He has been practicing it for less than half a year.
, and has no reputation.
Whether it is the "Star Reaching Skill" or the "Moon Chasing Skill", they are also very mysterious in the world and are not so easy to obtain.
Cao Su speculated that since the Zhaoxia Sect was founded by the descendants of the Xiayun Sect, would there be complete martial arts secrets in the sect?
If there really is another half of the Moon-Chasing Kung Fu, he will have to go there in the future and find a way to obtain the second half of the Kung Fu to complete his own martial arts.
Zhou Wei and Zhou Wei saw that Cao Su was thinking deeply and did not disturb him.
Cao Su cleared his mind and asked: "Then since these two people have already gone into seclusion, why do they deliberately come to me?"
Zhou Wei briefly replied: "Kuhuang and Caiwei, two laymen, I heard are both Qi refiners from the Wen family."
Cao Su understood as soon as he heard it, the Wen Family Qi Refiner, isn't this the Royal Qi Refiner?
The Qianyuan Dynasty was established for a thousand years, and the Wen family prospered for a thousand years.
During these thousands of years, most of the people who became emperors could no longer practice Taoism. Even if they could prolong their lives through some elixirs, they would basically die at the age of a hundred.
Some members of the royal family failed in the battle to seize the heir, so they turned their attention to cultivating Taoism.
The royal family has abundant resources. If the princes really want to practice Taoism and Qi, they will naturally be at a very high starting point.
Many royal Qi practitioners have reached the realm of elixir formation and live to be over two hundred years old.
Therefore, Kuhuang and Caiwei are also the ancestors of the Wen family before the royal family.
"Old people from a hundred years ago are starting to come out and be active, which is really interesting."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cao Su sneered, no wonder these two people insisted on letting him enter the Shendu to help the emperor's heirs. In fact, they were helping them to learn about their own family.
The two gifts given to Cao Su were equivalent to the deposit for the two men to "hire mercenaries".
If it is in peacetime, there is no need to go to such trouble, just say it.
Now that the emperor has died and the city of God is in chaos, Cao Su has the military power and is a truly powerful general. Everyone is trying their best to get close to him and influence him.
Zhou Wei was still about to say something, but suddenly a voice came from outside.
A messenger walked outside the camp and made some noise.
Soon, Ma Chao, dressed in military uniform, walked into the camp with a letter in his hand.
"Um?"
Cao Su was stunned.
Ma Chao handed the letter to Cao Su: "General, your home letter."
Cao Su had previously warned him not to disturb his meetings under normal circumstances.
But family letters are not an ordinary situation. Whenever and wherever a family letter comes, Cao Su allows his own soldiers to interrupt the meeting and deliver the family letter to Cao Su first.
After Cao Su took the letter from home, Qingxiao stood up knowingly and prepared to say goodbye first.
"It's okay, there's no need to leave. I'll take a quick look first. I have something else to ask you later."
Cao Su stopped Qing Xiao and Zhou Wei's movements and opened the family letter in front of them.
Although the two of them did not retreat, they stood up and walked to the edge, leaving space for Cao Su.
Cao Su opened the letter and found Liu Luan's handwriting on it.
There are many scholars in the family, but the only one who can write well and write well is Liu Luan.
Liu Luan wrote a long letter eloquently, starting with some greetings about Cao Su, and then telling some trivial things at home.
Cao Su carefully read Liu Luan's letter home. At the end of the letter, Liu Luan said something very strange.
"Uncle, Liu Yiqi, the girl from the Liu family who is on a blind date with you, came to the house the day before yesterday."
"She said she admires you very much and wants to tell you something from her heart."
The writing stopped abruptly here, and then there was another piece of paper with a different kind of writing on it.
Liu Luan's calligraphy is delicate and round, with a sense of dexterity, while Liu Yiqi's calligraphy is more forceful every stroke, with prominent strokes, obvious changes in thickness, and a hint of skeletal texture, showing a heroic spirit.
Nice romance
The writing is quite beautiful, but Cao Su felt it was strange.
Liu Yiqi doesn't handle the family business well, so she comes here to tease him?
When you say you admire me, you need to write your heartfelt words?
Who can write what is in his heart in a letter? Who can be a serious person and write a letter?
He guessed that Liu Yiqi was in some trouble and couldn't speak directly, so she wanted to ask him for help in this way?
Since I gained some military power, more and more people came to me for help.