In the distance, Wu Quan looked at the back of Huo Qubing riding a horse and couldn't help but ask.
"Huo Qubing."
"Is that... Huo Qubing, who sealed the wolf's place in Xu?" Wu Quan asked in surprise, "Why do I sense the aura of [the Dominant Emperor] in him?"
"He was originally the [Emperor of Dominance], and he was also the first powerful person in the history of Daxia to break through to the ceiling of mankind." Lin Qiye explained, "At the same time, he is also the oldest founder of the Night Watch."
Lin Qiye's eyes fell on Huo Qubing's back. His words not long ago lingered in his ears again, and his expression was a little complicated.
[Domination Emperor] can allow people to grow to terrifying levels in a very short period of time, but the price is also huge. Huo Qubing did not say how long he could live, but Lin Qiye could see the vague eagerness in his eyes.
Look, this champion has very little life left.
Hearing this series of titles, Wu Quan nodded in surprise, and then seemed to think of something,
"By the way, isn't this the Western Han Dynasty? Why don't they speak ancient Chinese?"
Lin Qiye looked back at the fifteen-year-old boy and explained with a chuckle, "Zhihu is also a written language. It is a refined language used by the ancients to record things. Their daily communication is in vernacular.
, However, colloquial things like vernacular are very prone to regional and era differences. For example, how many dialects are there in modern Bactria? Also, the speaking habits and ways of Bactrian people in the 19th century were also different from modern times.
It only takes a hundred years to make such a huge difference. If events were recorded in vernacular Chinese thousands of years apart, it would look like a heavenly book to modern people. Thanks to the fixed written style of ancient Chinese, it can be understood by future generations.
History books.”
Wu Quan suddenly realized.
But he seemed to have thought of something, and asked in confusion: "Brother Qiye, didn't you say that the vernacular will change after a long time? The Western Han Dynasty has been more than two thousand years since our time, why do I feel
The way they talk is no different from us?"
Hearing these words, Lin Qiye suddenly froze on the spot.
That's right...why do people in this era have speaking habits so similar to modern people? Even if we don't take into account the dialect differences caused by geographical location, just because of the time gap of more than two thousand years, the way people in the Western Han Dynasty speak should be similar to modern people.
Big difference.
Before Wu Quan woke up, Lin Qiye didn't notice this problem at all. He thought it was the language magic circle left by Merlin in his soul that year, which allowed him to communicate with the Western Han people without any barriers... But Wu Quan
Why can I understand what they are saying?
Lin Qiye frowned and thought for a long time, but he had no answer... After all, he was not a professional scholar, so he could only put this doubt aside for the time being.
The military formation moved forward on the barren land. Since most of the soldiers were on foot, the speed was not very fast. Lin Qiye didn't know where they were. He only knew that the sun in the sky was gradually sinking to the west, and they seemed to be far away from the desert area.
Wu Quan followed Lin Qiye, dozing off while riding his horse. He didn't wake up until the army in front suddenly stopped.
"Why did you stop?" Wu Quan glanced at the sky, it seemed that it was still early.
Lin Qiye did not speak. After an unknown period of time, a general rode up to Lin Qiye and spoke respectfully:
"Sir, the Marquis invites you."
Lin Qiye raised his eyebrows and nodded: "Okay, I understand."
Lin Qiye turned around and gave Wu Quan a few words, and then walked straight towards the front of the military formation. He saw Huo Qubing, Zhan Yuwu, Yan Zhong and several generals gathered together, with serious expressions on their faces.
"Without the black dog teeth, the effectiveness of the exorcism array would be reduced by half... Now the evil spirits are becoming more and more rampant day by day. If we were stationed in the wilderness, we would be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth!" A veteran general stroked his long beard.
, spoke solemnly.
"What can we do if we don't garrison? The nearest city is dozens of miles away, and even if we arrive overnight, it's impossible for these 30,000 soldiers to enter the city. As long as they are in the wild, they are destined to be dangerous."
"The spies we sent to the nearest city have returned, and they don't have black dog teeth..."
Everyone fell silent at the same time.
"How many days are we left from Chang'an?" At this moment, Huo Qubing suddenly spoke.
"It will take at least five days to return to Lord Marquis," Yan Zhong replied.
"Five days..." Huo Qubing raised his head and glanced at the darkening sky, frowning slightly, "What if we travel day and night?"
"Traveling day and night? Lord Marquis, there are a lot of evil spirits infesting this night!" a general reminded.
Huo Qubing didn't answer, he just frowned and stared at Yan Zhong.
"If we travel day and night and advance at full speed without sleep... we can reach Chang'an in three and a half days."
"What if we abandon another 70% of the baggage?"
After hearing these words, the faces of all the soldiers changed, "Master Marquis, what are you trying to do? Although the evil spirits in the wild are dangerous, we are not in such a hurry to rush back to Chang'an, right?"
"Yan Zhong."
"If we abandon another 70% of our baggage... we can reach Chang'an in two days!" Yan Zhong gritted his teeth and replied.
Huo Qubing nodded, "Give me the order, leave 70% of the luggage behind, and set off at full speed immediately. We must reach Chang'an before the third night comes!"
"Yes!" Zhan Yuwu didn't hesitate at all, turned around and gave the order to the army.
The other generals were stunned on the spot, seemingly unable to understand why Huo Qubing was in such a hurry to return to Chang'an.
"Master Hou, that exorcism array..."
"Continue to set up the formation. Even if there is no Black Dog Tooth, the other ones will still have some effect." Huo Qubing turned to look at everyone, "After a while, the army will set off, Yan Zhong, you go and take charge of the west wing, Song Qing takes charge of the east wing, and Yu Wu leads
I am the vanguard to clear the way, I am in command of the center, and as for the rear wing..."
Huo Qubing's eyes fell on Lin Qiye and he asked for advice:
"Lin Qiye, would you like to sit in the rear for me to prevent evil spirits from following behind and attacking? If you are willing, after returning to Chang'an, I will personally collect the reward for you."
Everyone's eyes fell on Lin Qiye. Except for Yan Zhong, everyone else's eyes were full of surprise. They knew that the Marquis had brought back a young man from Xue County, but they never expected that the Marquis would treat him like a young man.
This young man takes it so seriously.
The rear of the army is the weakest and most dangerous position. The Marquis asked him to guard it, which shows that he highly recognizes his strength.
Lin Qiye nodded without much hesitation and said, "No problem."
After receiving Lin Qiye's reply, Huo Qubing's expression became obviously more relaxed. He quickly issued a few more instructions, and Lin Qiye immediately rode towards the rear wing of the army.
The dim setting sun disappeared, and the world fell into darkness. Lin Qiye looked up at the stars while riding a horse, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and he spoke with some uncertainty: