The sound of horse hooves that sounded like firecrackers, and the whip that roared across the air made many people look at him.
The originally inseparable crowd on the street skillfully separated a path, allowing the dragon horse with dragon blood to pass quickly.
On the war horse, a knight with mottled dark red bloodstains on his armor had sharp eyes. He jumped on his horse and raised his whip. Even in the royal capital, he still raised his chest and raised his head. A tragic military aura naturally emanated from him.
, making the people around you look envious.
Feeling the gazes around him, Wang Li couldn't help but straighten his back.
His gaze towards the royal city couldn't help but become more intense.
A year ago, let alone letting him gallop around in the royal city, the royal capital would have been just out of reach for him.
As a border soldier, he was thinking more about how to survive the next war and how to survive Wei's attack.
At that time, he was very worried, and after eating one meal, there was no next meal.
The empire is retreating steadily, and will soon be defeated beyond his hometown.
He fought bloody battles on the battlefield, but still couldn't change the situation.
At that time, the greatest dream he could imagine was to become a general at the border and drive the Wei people out of the border.
But that was just an unattainable dream. He knew it was unrealistic and did not dare to say it out loud. The people of Wei were powerful and terrifying, and the frontiers were retreating steadily. Being able to guard the border was already unimaginable.
Not to mention regaining lost ground.
And everything, the dream he never spoke of, has come true.
The empire is getting stronger and stronger, and there is a steady stream of subsequent troops. Most of the originally brave people will only join the aristocratic families, and will never go to the frontier or go to the battlefield. Only those who are poor and unable to survive will go to the border army.
Find a way to survive.
And all this changed a year ago.
Everything changed in front of Xuan Mingzi, the master of Legalism.
This Legalist sage, the great Sima of the empire, started reforms a year ago against all opinions.
By spreading martial arts to the world, everyone can gain military exploits on the battlefield and change their life's destiny.
The saying "Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather be kind" is widely circulated in the border areas. Although they dare not say it openly, everyone can understand this saying and behavior in private.
A lot has changed in the past year.
He was originally just a small soldier who had obtained the enlightenment technique. Although he repeatedly killed enemies in the war with Wei State, he was still just a small soldier, and all the credit was shared by the higher-ups.
But a year ago, military merit began to become the most important foundation of the empire.
He suddenly rose up.
He still remembered that day, when the fighting at the border was temporarily suspended, and the military camp was reorganized, starting from top to bottom, arranging appearance and cleaning.
At first, he thought it was like usual, a big shot from the empire was coming to the border to gild, and he was very familiar with that kind of process.
The great figures he had never been able to contact in his life came from that distant royal capital where everyone seemed to be dreaming, and he chose the most outstanding figures in the army to meet with them and give them a few words of encouragement.
Then the big shot stayed in the military camp for a few days, as if he had never been there.
Within a few months or a few years, he would obtain the military merits they were satisfied with, and then return to the imperial capital as gloriously as when he came, never to return to the border again.
From beginning to end, it seems that such a character has little to do with the border.
But this time it seemed that the person who came was different. The person who came from afar was a grand master of the empire, a terrifying being who could destroy cities and armies. I heard that he was going to implement the changes of the Legalist saints.
All characters who bravely kill enemies on the battlefield will receive the best treatment, be taught the top martial arts, and even be able to exchange military achievements for titles like those big shots, and finally go to the dreamy city capital.
Wang Li thinks this is a fantasy. Every time a big shot is coming, there are all kinds of rumors spread, some real, some fantasy.
But now the rumors this time are too dreamy.
"Don't talk nonsense. It's enough to say that you can free yourself from the status of a slave. It's too bizarre to be able to go crazy and pray for help. The person who made up the rumors this time is too careless."
He said this to his colleagues, but his numb heart still fluctuated violently.
He had reached the level of opening all nine orifices half a year ago, but it was originally just a slave. After achieving military exploits on the battlefield, he got rid of his original status and became a civilian. He was able to teach cultivation techniques, but only
The secret to enlightening one’s levels.
As a veteran who survived a narrow escape on the battlefield, he clearly understood the importance of practicing Kung Fu, so he practiced hard. Fortunately, God seemed to take a fancy to him. His talent was very high. In just two and a half years, he
It has reached the level where all nine orifices are open.
He once understood that among those descendants of top families, who had received countless resources to cultivate them, there were not many who could practice at the same speed as him, and they were rare among them.
He is a legend in the military and a legend among civilians. He killed 217 enemies on the battlefield and still survived.
This is also the reason why he dared to dream of being called a border general. He thought his legend would continue forever.
But his legend ends here. He can no longer remember the accident because it was too painful, but every time he thinks about it, he feels a faint pain in his heart.
He probably remembered that a big shot wanted to recruit him and sign a slave contract with him.
The big man made countless promises to him, each of which was extremely dazzling and difficult for any soldier at the border to refuse.
Then...he refused.
He was able to live to become a legend and crawl out from the dead just because he didn't want to kneel.
He thought that by virtue of his legend, he could communicate with some big shots on an equal footing, but it turned out that was not possible.
After that incident, he remained a legend among border officials.
Or rather he always has been.
His tasks became more and more difficult, so difficult that even those on location would frown, but he miraculously survived for a year.
It was a miracle among miracles, but Wang Li knew that he couldn't hold on any longer.
What he faced was no longer a covert attack, but an open and honest murder.
Before that grandmaster-level figure arrived, his next task was to face a top expert from the enemy country who was on location in the Fourth Heaven.
He still remembered that his superior looked at him with eyes full of pity and regret before issuing this order.
"Hold the master of the fourth level of the outdoor scene for an hour."
Wang Li was prepared to die, but after the arrival of the master, everything changed.
He was originally dismissed by others, but his military achievements that were thrown into the pile of paper were picked up again.
The grandmaster-level figure met him in person, was shocked by his legend, and told him personally that his military achievements could be exchanged for the most powerful cultivation technique in the empire, the Emperor's Jingshilu, which was originally reserved for the royal family.
He rose to the top in one step and became an outsider. Even his military exploits in previous years allowed him to rise higher and higher, reaching a level that he could not even imagine.