Liangzhou is the northwest frontier of the Song Dynasty. It borders the Middle Tang Dynasty to the east, Youzhou to the west, and the barbarians of the Northern Jin Dynasty to the north. Because it is located in the barren land of the northwest, most of the land is the Gobi Desert, and it is constantly engaged in battles with all parties. The people's customs were strong and martial arts flourished.
The most famous ones are Shenyi Sect and Twilight Gobi. The former is one of the five heavenly sects in the Ming Dynasty of the Song Dynasty, but the latter is an extremely desolate place that separates the border between the Northern Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty!
The heat wave is raging all year round, not even a blade of grass grows, and there are strong winds. If a person enters the place, he will be dried to death in the sun or cut into bones by wind knives in less than half a day. In the end, no bones will be left.
Because the sky is filled with yellow sand all year round, even in the daytime, the sky is covered with yellow mist, which is why it is called the Gobi Desert at Dusk!
Except for a few extremely terrifying monsters, even the monsters and barbarians who are famous for their physical strength will not easily set foot in it, unless they are looking for urgently needed treasures that are unique to the Dusk Gobi.
"This kid really knows how to find a place!"
At dusk in Chiwu Town, the most famous town outside the Gobi, Wu Ming was sitting casually in a private room next to the window of a restaurant, sipping wine and looking at the yellow misty sky in the distance.
After several days of non-stop cross-border transmissions, hurrying and slowing down, I finally arrived in Liangzhou. I didn't expect to arrive at the Shenyi Sect and received a summons from Jia Zhengjing.
Mo Zangfeng, whose cultivation was half-finished, broke into the Dusk Desert, hoping to find the legendary place where the Red Sun and Golden Crow fell, and reforge the sword's will!
Throughout the ages, all steep and famous mountains and ancient places have had various legends. For example, where the Taihang Mountains are located, there are various legends about the mountain giants and the Danshan clan. However, it has been so long that the two clans have long since disappeared, or they migrated for various reasons. , so that future generations don’t know the details.
If Wu Ming hadn't experienced it personally, he would have scoffed at it like ordinary people and treated it as a joke.
"The Gobi Desert is vast and boundless at dusk, and its boundaries are no less than one state. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack!"
Playing with the wine glass, Wu Ming gradually frowned and looked at the motionless jade messenger charm in his arms.
This talisman was originally exchanged with Mo Zangfeng for the convenience of communication, but now many days have passed and there is still no movement.
Tuk Tuk!
About half an hour later, there was a knock on the door, and as Wu Ming answered, a 20-year-old young man with an unattractive appearance, a strong face and a dark face walked in. It was Xu Tuo.
"Your Majesty!"
Xu Tuo couldn't suppress his excitement and stepped forward to pay homage.
"Okay, sit down!"
Wu Ming casually waved a burst of true energy to stop the opponent from bowing, and pointed to the seat next to him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xu Tuo insisted on bowing and sitting upright, still adhering to his duty. He placed a wooden box with a seal and talisman on the table and said, "Your Majesty, here is the intelligence collected by Nestlé personnel from various places in the past six months, and Many of the matters we discovered in the Northern Golden Realm, as well as several letters, were passed on to us because the prince was in Qianlong Abyss."
"Is there any news about that girl Honglian?"
Wu Ming patted the wooden box and said.
"My lord, please forgive me. Miss Honglian needs your personal guidance. Her ability to hide herself is indeed better than ours..."
Xu Tuo smiled bitterly.
"Okay, no need to put gold on my face!"
Wu Ming waved his hand with a smile, opened the wooden box at will, checked one of the jade slips, and said distractedly, "Are those guys good at using it?"
"smoothly!"
Xu Tuo's face was slightly stiff and he said a little unnaturally.
"how?"
Wu Ming raised his eyebrows, his eyes flashing slightly.
"The prince has misunderstood!"
Xu Tuo shivered and smiled bitterly, "I don't know where you found these people. They are all ruthless and do not treat people as human beings at all. Anyone who falls into their hands, no matter human, demon or barbarian,
They are all dead without intact bodies, even if they are destroyed and all traces are removed, it will take a lot of effort!"
"hehe!"
Wu Ming laughed dumbly. It turned out that it was not that it was not smooth, but that it was too smooth. He changed the subject and asked, "Did they do anything strange?"
"To be honest with you, the prince, most of them have the intention to leave. They often mention the original agreement. Now they only have one thing left!"
Xu Tuo said without any secret.
"Hey!"
Wu Ming curled his lips, suddenly looked out the window and said, "It seems that you are being watched!"
"My subordinate was careless!"
Xu Tuo looked stern and said ashamed.
"Forget it, let's call them together. I'm going to the Gobi. There's an uneasy boy I want to meet. I'll give them a few words by the way!"
Wu Ming waved his hand.
"yes!"
Xu Tuo took the order and left. As if he was unaware of the spies hanging behind him when he went downstairs, he headed straight out of the city.
"I thought he was some kind of master, so I just sent a few people to follow him!"
Wu Ming raised his eyebrows, went downstairs after paying, and followed slowly, while communicating with Ku Ye in the sea of consciousness, "Have you decided which one to choose?"
"Isn't that what I was thinking?"
Kuye said a little angrily.
"How many days has it been?"
Wu Ming shook his head impatiently and said speechlessly, "It stands to reason that since we met, you should have thought of this day!"
"I can't predict the future. How could I have thought that you would really help me to be reborn?"
It was a major matter in life, so Ku Ye had no choice but to be careless. Moreover, he had blocked three life-and-death crises for Wu Ming. Now that his merits were considered complete, it was time to help him fulfill his wish.
"You have been in the world for hundreds of years, and you must have many enemies, right? Choose the one you hate to the core!"
Wu Ming reminded.
"Hmph, I do have a lot of enemies, but most of them have been wiped out by me long ago. Even if there are a few left, they are either from aristocratic families who have not escaped from the world, or they are lone wealthy people. I..."
Ku Ye was obviously undecided.
"Have you ever provoked an aristocratic family?"
Wu Ming's eyes lit up.
"That's... don't do whatever you want. It's not me who provokes you, it's others who provoke me..."
Kuye argued angrily.
"It seems that there was a conflict when you were looking for opportunities back then!"
Wu Ming smiled.
Ku Ye was immediately speechless, drawing a circle in the depths of the sea of consciousness, secretly cursing.
"Tell me, there are those families. Even if they are aristocratic families, we have nothing to be afraid of!"
Wu Ming asked urgently.
"Don't think that I don't know, how could you have such good intentions? Do you want me to be reborn into a noble family so that I can be your helper and mediate with all the top forces?"
Ku Ye sneered.
"Ha, you can see all this!"
Wu Ming smiled heartily and said calmly, "You only see the disadvantages, but you don't see how great the cause and effect will be if I help you reborn into a family?"
"Although what I said is true, the family has great fortune and is protected by the power of the ancestral shadow. Even if I disperse my holy soul and be reborn, I may not be able to survive!"
Ku Ye sighed.
"Don't think about the results first, but tell me which ones there are!"
"All right!"
Ku Ye thought for a while and realized that Wu Ming had many ghost ideas, so he spoke eloquently, "Speaking of the time when I achieved Yuan Shen, when I was about to unite and become the ultimate grandmaster, and look for the opportunity of the Holy Path..."
After a short while, Wu Ming heard a rough idea. Ku Ye's strongest and most dangerous enemy that he had encountered indeed came from aristocratic families. Among them was Yinhuang, a military strategist from the Southern Wei Dynasty, who was founded by a descendant of Cao Sheng in the late Middle Ages.
of aristocratic families.
This family once founded the Great Wei Dynasty, so it became the Yinhuang clan. However, although the current Great Wei Dynasty was inherited from the past, it has already been occupied by the Sima Family, and its power has been greatly reduced. It relies on the spiritual world to survive.
It is the weakest family.
The other two families are of considerable background. One is the Cui family of the Middle Tang Dynasty, and the other is a local snake that has been entrenched in the Western Region for many years. They are too far away and are very powerful. Today, Wu Ming has no ability to compete with them. Even if he can win over He
Lian Liuruo, who has full support from the descendants of the Heavenly Demon, will lose more than he wins, or even have no chance of winning.
As for the Cui family, they apparently belong to the Central Tang Dynasty, but in fact they are one of the top and most powerful families among the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. Their heritage dates back to the early Middle Ages, and they are still prosperous today, which shows that they have an extraordinary background.
"How is the Cao family?"
After much deliberation, Wu Ming decided on the Cao family.
"Could it be that you want to use the power of the Cao family to bring evil to the other party?"
Ku Ye also learned to be smart and was able to draw inferences from one instance and quickly thought of the special relationship between the Dian family and the Cao family.
"That's right!"
Wu Ming smiled calmly, without concealing his purpose, "The Cao family has been in decline for many years, and the power of the ancestral shadow will inevitably wither. If you can enter it, if you can use your own heritage to rise up, you can occupy a high position in a short time..."
"Hey, this way, I can protect you from open and secret arrows!"
"good!"
Wu Ming admitted frankly, and said with some confusion, "Destroying a person's holy path is like killing his father's hatred, taking his wife's hatred, which is irreconcilable. Now there is an opportunity in front of you to rape his wife and daughter and enslave his children."
, wouldn’t it be nice?”
"you……"
Ku Ye felt his hair stand on end, and after a while he said, "Sheng Cao is a military sage after all. Even though his own moral character is flawed, he has made great contributions to the human race of China. How could you..."
"Why is there no bottom line?"
Wu Ming looked calm and said indifferently, "Others can touch the remains of my ancestors, so what does this calculation mean? What's more, after you are reborn into the Cao family, you will become the Cao family. As long as you don't go too far and ruin Cao's family,
With the holy bloodline, if you are canonized in the future, you will naturally be able to seal the Cao family, and all causes and consequences will be repaid!"
"However, even if the Cao family has been in decline for many years, the power of its holy shadow has backfired. Even with your help, I may not be able to withstand it!"
Ku Ye was silent for a long time, and said with some emotion.
"You and I can't stand it, but the lotus lantern can, and it won't consume her power. After all, you are using her power to condense the holy soul. Every drink and every peck has a certain result, so there is no need to look forward and backward!"
Wu Ming said calmly.
"Okay, since you said so, I will give it a try. The worst I can do is consume my holy soul. That old boy from the Cao family gave me a hard time back then!"
Ku Ye finally made up his mind and said bitterly.
"That's how it should be!"
Wu Ming nodded in approval and said in a deep voice, "Now that we have Pu Ju'er's secret soul-raising technique, we can start preparing now. Those things are very rare in the world. Although I dragged Jia Xiaopang to inquire about it, I still can't do it."
We can’t place all our hopes on the Jia family, we have to pay attention ourselves!”
"Okay, just arrange everything!"
Ku Ye's mood fluctuated a bit. He didn't seem to expect that Wu Ming would be so happy. He even stopped threatening him to provide more help and deliberately delayed it. Naturally, the sooner the better. (To be continued)