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Zhao Ran and others who were heading north had no idea that the danger they were about to face had been temporarily resolved. After hurrying and slowing down, they finally arrived at Ye Xueguan, the important fulcrum of the northern battlefield of Songfan Guards in the Ming Dynasty.
Ye Xueguan is located directly north of Songfanwei, and further north is the Ruoergai Great Swamp. The large swamp has a radius of hundreds of miles, and like a natural chasm, it blocks the communication between the Ming and Xia. The Ming army cannot go up, and the Xia army cannot get down.
, the only passage is Baima Mountain due west, which is also the frontier of the battle between the two armies. And Ye Xueguan is eighty miles east of Baima Mountain. If the Xia army occupying Baima Mountain breaks through the defense line set by the Ming Dynasty, it will be along the Baima Mountain.
Marching eastward through the valley, you can reach Ye Xueguan in two days.
Compared with Jinchuan Guard, the wartime atmosphere of Ye Xueguan was much richer. In addition to encountering more than ten checkpoints along the way, Zhao Ran and others saw many monks. Most of these monks came from Taoist secrets.
In this place, there are also many monks from large and small monastic families and casual sects. Because they are attached to the Taoist sect, they are also called here by the Taoist sect to help in the war.
After arriving here, Zhao Ran truly felt the importance of Tong Lao, Chang Wanzhen, and Zhu Qiqi in the hearts of the monks. Zhu Qiqi just paid it off, she had not appeared for many years, and many young monks did not know her; but Tong
Lao and Chang Wanzhen are different. They have been traveling around in recent years, killing evil spirits and killing sneaky people. They are very famous. Not only in Sichuan, but also in the southwestern provinces and even in the Jiangnan area, many monks have benefited from them -
-Of course, a few monks have been punished by them, so they are quite eye-catching, especially popular with monks from aristocratic families and casual sects.
There were still more than ten miles away from Ye Xueguan, and there were monks in twos and threes following and escorting them. The closer they got to Guancheng, the more and more monks gathered there. When they arrived at Guancheng, more monks came out from the city to greet them.
Hundreds of monks gathered at the city gate to greet him, and the scene was extremely lively. Even Yuan Yangbin, one of the two guardians of the Yuhuang Pavilion who was stationed at Ye Xueguan, the great alchemist, personally greeted him.
Zhu Qiqi didn't like to join in the fun, so he fell a few steps behind and followed. Zhao Ran, who knew his own family affairs, also didn't dare to join in the fun, so Tong Lao and his fourth senior brother Chang Wanzhen were in front to socialize.
It was the first time he saw so many monks gathered together. Zhao Ran was curious and a little nervous. Of course, he was more envious. His biggest wish now was to change his bones as soon as possible and join the ranks of these monks.
, to personally experience the magical life that I always thought was just a legend in my previous life.
"Sister, I didn't expect Mr. Tong and Fourth Senior Brother to be so famous. They have many fans."
"Huh? What kind of fan?..."
"Oh, in short, it means being popular and admired."
"Oh. These senior brothers of mine are all enthusiastic people. They go around meddling in other people's business. It's not surprising that they are respected by so many people."
"Sister, I just heard that this old Taoist is also a great alchemist. He is on the same level as Taoist Master Chu, right? He actually came out to greet him? Hey, what are you saying about friendship between equals? Aren't you disciples of Taoist Master Chu?"
"We are all registered disciples of the Master Refiner. Unlike the true disciples, the senior brothers and the others were already famous all over the world before they became disciples of the master... Furthermore, there are differences between the great master and the great master."
, Don’t forget that this person named Yuan is also the protector of the Yuhuang Pavilion, but in terms of cultivation, he is not worthy of carrying the master’s shoes.” In the following sentence, Zhu Qiqi used sound transmission to enter the secret.
The protector of the Jade Emperor Pavilion, who was completely demoted by Zhu Qiqi, had already finished greetings with Tong Lao and Chang Wanzhen. Unlike those young monks, he knew that Zhu Qiqi was powerful, so he immediately came to Zhu Qiqi
Beside him, Jishou said: "I have seen Qi Gu."
Zhu Qiqi lazily got off the sika deer, raised her hand and said: "Senior, why do you need to be so polite? You know I don't like this set of red tape, so let's get in quickly." In addition to being a registered disciple of Chu Yangcheng, she is also a heavenly being.
With such a level of status in the family bloodline, even people who are at the level of Taoist Master Refiner must bow their heads to show respect when they meet.
Yuan Yangbin chuckled, looked at Zhao Ran who was following Zhu Qiqi, and couldn't help but be startled. Zhao Ran was wearing the standard Taoist robe of the Shifang Jungle Temple of the Taoist Sect, and the cuffs were embroidered with black edges, showing that he had received an ultimatum.
The identity of a Taoist priest. Such a "lay Taoist" followed Zhu Qiqi, and seemed to be very close to Zhu Qiqi. He was not sure how to greet him.
Zhu Qiqi said casually: "Senior, this is my younger brother Zhao Zhiran. Well, he is the quiet master of the Sutra Hall of Wujiyuan in Guyang County, your Daomen. Don't say so much, find me a quiet place to live after you go in, what is the reception banquet?"
All trivial matters such as visits and visits will be waived. If you have anything to discuss with my senior brother and the others, I won’t care."
It would have been fine without an introduction, but once introduced, Yuan Yangbin was completely confused. I don’t know when the Zhu family’s royal family had a clan of this age. It can be said that it is a clan, but why is it surnamed Zhao? And this Tian Tian
Xuanyuan Guan did not even inform about the fact that Huang Guizhou went to Wuji Temple to become a Taoist priest, let alone reported it to Xizhenwu Palace. After thinking about it for a long time, Yuan Yangbin could only smile dryly and nodded to Zhao Ran, and then walked in front of him.
Lead the way and lead a few people into Guancheng.
The small Ye Xueguan has long been crowded with people. In addition to the large increase in garrison, there are a few more transfer yamen out of thin air, plus Taoist sects and casual cultivators from various sects, tens of thousands of masters recruited around, merchants from all over the place, etc.
, it is difficult to find a place to stay. But no matter how difficult it is, it is impossible to lack a place for Zhu Qigu and others to stay. Yuan Yangbin commandeered a small courtyard in the command yamen to accommodate Zhu Qigu and others.
Mr. Tong and his fourth senior brother Chang Wanzhen were invited to the banquet. Only Zhu Qigu and Zhao Ran were left to rest in the courtyard. It was dark at night before the two senior brothers came back. After that, Mr. Tong went to discuss with Zhu Qigu for a while.
, Zhu Qigu came to find Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran was about to take off his clothes and go to bed to rest. He took off half of his pants when he saw Zhu Qigu pushing the door open and entering. The latch on the back of the door broke silently and fell to the ground with a clang. Zhao Ran was startled and thought to himself: Why is this person coming in?
If you don’t knock on the door, don’t you know the difference between men and women?
Zhao Ran pulled up his trousers as fast as he could, hurriedly fastening his belt, and said with a dry smile: "Sister, I don't know how great you are when you come here. That... I'm so far away from welcoming you."
Zhu Qiqi sat directly in front of the table, and the oil lamp on the table lit up by itself. Zhao Ran had already put on his trousers, so he didn't make a fool of himself under the lamp. But he guessed that it didn't matter whether he had a lamp or not. In front of this expert, nothing mattered.
I can't hide it. But since this cheap sister doesn't care, what should I, a great man, be afraid of?
He quickly wandered around the room, looking for a cup while asking: "Sister, what do you want to drink? Wait for me to look for it... There is no bar or anything in this room..."
Zhu Qiqi waved his hand: "Don't be busy, come here and tell you something. Senior brother brought you to Songfan Guards because you are showing off Master's tiger skin everywhere, right?"
Zhao Ran was very embarrassed and said: "I didn't want to do this originally, but... people are in the world and can't help themselves, you know."
Zhu Qiqi couldn't help but smile and said: "I didn't mean to blame you, you understand, haha. Well, senior brother and fourth senior brother will stay in Ye Xueguan for a few days. Originally, he asked you to go to Baima Mountain on your own.
Yes, but because I am here, this item is exempted, and you can stay here..."
Zhao Ran said happily: "Really? Oh my, I am so happy to have my sister to protect me."
Zhu Qiqi tilted her head and glanced at Zhao Ran: "Do you want to stay here?"
Zhao Ran's tone was extremely firm, and he immediately responded: "It doesn't matter where you stay, the key is that you can be with your sister!" It is naturally the best if he can avoid taking risks on the battlefield, and with Zhu Qigu taking care of him, Zhao Ran
He was thinking that as long as he did some small tasks and took on some small jobs, he would definitely get the credit. Thinking of this, Zhao Ran couldn't help but sigh, there really is someone above who can do things easily, otherwise all the hard work will be in vain! From now on, all the hard work will be in vain.
, I picked up the tiger skin, but it became much more practical.
Just when he was full of longing for the future, he heard Zhu Qiqi say: "Well, you kid does have some conscience, so take a rest early today, recuperate your energy, and set off with me tomorrow to the Great Swamp. I heard that
There are many Buddhist demon monks appearing nearby, just in time to take you to see things, and also to practice your ability to respond to enemies."
When Zhao Ran heard this, he opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time.
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