Since Chu Li mastered the Heavenly Star Cave Virtual Technique, he has been able to pass through formations and directly step into the back garden of the palace.
He Da Yuan Jingzhi had already seen an old man walking in the back garden with his hands behind his back, looking at the flowers and plants around him, with a calm and calm expression on his face, and playing with a jade ball in his hands behind his back.
The jade ball was filled with gleaming light, as if internal energy was flowing in and out. The gleaming light shone on him, as if there was a trace of strange aura.
Chu Li took a look at the pair of jade balls. They were treasures and very effective in repairing the body. However, the strange thing was that the old man's cultivation level was not very high. He was barely a master of heaven and earth.
He turned around sharply, his eyes burning like lightning.
He is only of medium build, his legs are slightly bent, his face is square and square, and his mustache gives off a sharp look. In particular, his eyes are like a golden eagle looking down, their sparkles are breathtaking.
This look in his eyes was not caused by his cultivation, but came from the release of evil energy.
Chu Li was surprised. Logically speaking, after retiring, the evil spirit should be contained within, and he would no longer be so aggressive and energetic. Obviously, this is his nature, and cannot be compensated by his cultivation.
He thought about it for so long, but it was actually just a moment.
Hou Zhengming's burning eyes scanned their faces, and he didn't rush to speak. His eyes finally fell on Sun Mingyue, and he hesitated: "Saint?"
Sun Mingyue gently chinned her head, took off her white gauze, revealing her incredibly beautiful face, quickly put the veil back on, cupped her fists and saluted: "I have met Mr. Hou."
"The Holy Lady is here. I'm sorry to welcome you from afar." Hou Zhengming clasped his fists and looked at Chu Li.
"Chu Li." Chu Li cupped his fists and said, "I have met Lord Hou."
"Chu Li?" Hou Zhengming looked confused and looked at him carefully: "Is it the Chu Li who killed Emperor Dafu?"
Chu Li nodded and smiled: "That's right."
"Disrespect, disrespect!" Hou Zhengming's face became solemn, and he cupped his fists and said: "Young Master Chu is really very popular, please come quickly!"
He turned around and went to the small pavilion next to him. Soon a maid came forward to serve tea, and several guards loomed around him. They were agitated for a while and then calmed down. They did not act rashly and hostility emerged.
Chu Li and Sun Mingyue broke into the back garden directly without making a sound, and the guards didn't notice at all. This was really a humiliation for them. They treated them as if they didn't exist. Even though their martial arts skills were much worse, they still felt unconvinced.
Hou Zhengming waited for Chu Li and Sun Mingyue to take a sip, put down the tea cup, and said with a smile: "The saint has many things to do every day, she is very busy, why do you come to see me, a bad old man who has nothing to do?"
"Your Majesty, we want to hear you tell us about Zhong Wancheng." Sun Mingyue said: "Your Majesty must have heard that Zhong Wancheng personally led his troops to attack us in Dali this time."
"Alas..." Hou Zhengming smiled bitterly: "The situation is not good. It's a pity that my words are in vain now, and my old arms and legs can't go into battle to kill the enemy!"
"Your Majesty is in good health." Sun Mingyue said, "You can go to the battlefield again."
"My heart is already old, and it is not suitable to go into battle again." Hou Zhengming shook his head: "If you go up any further, you will only hurt your subordinates. The incompetence of one general will tire out the three armies. If Marshal Zhong leads the troops in person, it may be the last time, so he will definitely do his best.
, so we are in danger, and Dali’s combat power is still far behind.”
Sun Mingyue said calmly: "Zhong Wancheng is very energetic. There will be no problem in leading troops for another hundred years."
Hou Zhengming was startled: "As far as I know, Marshal Zhong suffered a serious injury when he was young, which caused the root cause of the disease and has never been in good health."
"I was cured two years ago." Sun Mingyue said, "Now I am strong."
Hou Zhengming's face changed slightly, and his thick eyebrows knitted together.
Chu Li was looking into his mind with the Great Round Mirror and saw Zhong Wancheng's appearance.
With a chubby appearance and a simple and honest smile, he looked like a rustic farmer. No one walking on the road would believe that he was the commander-in-chief of an army and the military god of the Great Autumn Period.
Chu Li also saw Zhong Wancheng talking to Hou Zhengming, teaching Hou Zhengming how to ride, and charging into battle with Zhong Wancheng.
He could feel Hou Zhengming's gratitude and admiration for Zhong Wancheng, as well as a hint of helplessness and sadness.
Hou Zhengming was respectful and grateful to Zhong Wancheng. Without Zhong Wancheng, he would have died, but Zhong Wancheng saved his life.
But it happened that Zhong Wancheng had to deal with Dali. As a native of Dali, he had to protect his parents, relatives, friends, and fellow villagers in his hometown, so he could only leave Zhong Wancheng and return to Dali to use the military training he learned from Zhong Wancheng.
This method trained the Dali cavalry to resist the Daqiu cavalry.
Without the Dali cavalry, Dali would have been ravaged by Daqiu countless times. Wherever the cavalry passed, they would be like locusts, leaving no chickens or dogs left. I don’t know how many Dali people would have died under the iron hoofs of the Daqiu cavalry.
Hou Zhengming retired from the court at a young age and stopped serving as director. Firstly, he was in poor health, and secondly, he was driven by the struggle of this conflicting mind. Now that he had trained the Dali cavalry, he did not want to meet Zhong Wancheng on the battlefield again.
, fight each other.
Hou Zhengming sighed with a complicated expression.
Hearing that Zhong Wancheng recovered, he was both happy and sad at the same time. He was happy that Zhong Wancheng was healthy and could live for a long time, but sad that the people of Dali had to suffer again. If Zhong Wancheng was gone in Daqiu, the two countries would surely be at peace.
coexistence.
Chu Li said: "What kind of guards does Zhong Wancheng have around him?"
Hou Zhengming was startled and his face changed slightly: "You want to assassinate him?"
Sun Mingyue said: "Since we can't kill him, we can still prevent this war and reduce the casualties of countless people by severely injuring him."
"This..." Hou Zhengming sighed: "It's difficult. In the military formation, you can't use 30% of your strength. Moreover, the top experts in the army guard him too closely, otherwise he would have been assassinated long ago. Over the years, he
I faced hundreds if not thousands of assassinations, and none of them were successful."
"Then I have to give it a try." Chu Li said.
Sun Mingyue said: "Besides the military formation, what other treasures are there?"
"As far as I know, Marshal Zhong also wears a heavenly frost treasured garment, which is difficult to damage with a sword. And Marshal Zhong's martial arts is extremely high, which I cannot compare to. Even if you face him, you may not be able to defeat him." Hou Zhengming
road.
Chu Li nodded.
He saw from Hou Zhengming's mind that Zhong Wancheng's cultivation was indeed profound and unfathomable. He had obviously practiced some kind of secret technique. It was extremely difficult for a master in the military to practice to his level.
"Tian Shuang Treasure Clothes..." Sun Mingyue nodded lightly.
She was thoughtful, thinking about the news about Tianshuang Treasure Clothes. It was said that it was passed down from the ancient Tianshuang Sect. It was made of unknown materials, invulnerable to water and fire, invulnerable to swords and guns, and even bows and crossbows could not pierce it.
Having this treasured garment will not make you invincible on the battlefield. If you fall off your horse and are trampled by a group of horses, no matter how powerful the treasured garment is, it will not be able to protect you and will turn into flesh.
Owning this treasured garment can only protect him from cold arrows and assassinations.
Chu Li said: "Since he has Tianshuang Baoyi, his guard should not be so strict, right?"
Hou Zhengming shook his head: "Few people know that he wears the Tianshuang Treasure Clothes, and he also avoids others knowing, so the protection is extremely tight, with at least twenty top experts guarding him."
"Twenty top masters..." Sun Mingyue looked at Chu Li.