The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

The next morning, the entire Yazhou was shrouded in fog.

The three carriages quietly galloped out of the north gate without alarming anyone except the city guards.

No one would have thought that the drivers were actually three peerless martial arts masters. The first one had a golden-haired shawl, the second one had two swords hanging from his waist, and the third one had a sinister look on his face!

In order to distribute the weight of the box of gold and avoid damaging the wheels, Pang Shiwu dispersed the box of gold ingots under the seats in the troika. The so-called seat is actually a square box that can be used for sitting and storage. In order to make room, the clothes and other sundries stored in it were concentrated in the car that Feng Jiuxiao was riding. Anyway, he was the only one sitting in the car, and the space was large enough. According to Pang Shiwu, since you are the one who wants to take the gold, you must make more sacrifices!

We left the city and headed north. After walking for about an hour, two forks appeared in front of us, one leading to the northwest and the other to the north.

Big Wolf asked subconsciously, "I heard that Haixin Mountain is to our northwest, so we should turn left, right?" He just greeted out of habit, and before Feng Jiuxiao could speak, he had already controlled the reins to let the horse go to the left. Unexpectedly, someone came from the car: "Wrong, go due north!"

Big Wolf was so scared that he quickly pulled the reins and asked hastily, "You mean due north?"

"Yes!"

"Wouldn't that mean we have to take a long detour?"

"If we just look at the map, we have taken a long detour. But in fact, we also have to consider the actual road conditions! Think about it, the road to the north was built by the Great Shu Dynasty. It is relatively flat. It looks far but it is fast to walk. There are probably villages on the road where you can stay. The road to the northwest mostly passes through the snowy plateau. The road conditions are extremely poor. You have to cross mountains and ridges, not to mention the 800-mile snow-capped mountains and glaciers. Not to mention the carriages can't go up, it's freezing cold and deserted. There is no food, no drink, no blanket during the day. At night, can La Jiao and Er Ni sleep in the ice and snow? Even if they don't freeze to death, why suffer that? If we don't feel sorry for them, won't Fifteen and Brother Zeng be heartbroken?"

"Oh, haha, I see. Well, if La Jiao and Er Ni were really frozen, they would be in terrible pain!" Big Wolf smiled and immediately turned his horse's head and galloped due north. "Oh, then we still have to pass through Chengdu?"

"That's not necessarily true. If we go further north, there may be another fork in the road. If I'm not mistaken, there should be a fork in the road. Chengdu is on the right and Guanzhou is on the left. We should go in the direction of Guanzhou. We should arrive in an hour. Hmm? That's not right. It sounds like you don't want to pass by Chengdu?"

"If you pass by Chengdu, you will definitely alert General Wang. He will invite you to drink. I am not afraid of drinking, but once you start drinking, you will probably not be able to leave for a day or two. I have been wondering, when will you be able to finish these things in the Central Plains? When will you be able to accompany me to the West, to my hometown, to help me deal with the Hausen family?"

Feng Jiuxiao suddenly fell silent.

Big Wolf never mentioned this matter, so he didn't care.

I didn't expect Big Wolf to suddenly bring up this matter at this time!

Feng Jiuxiao felt guilty instantly!

All along, this young man from the Western Regions has accompanied him throughout life and death. It can be said that they are now brothers in life and death!

But until now, it has been Big Wolf who has been silently contributing and helping him!

On the other hand, he himself didn't help Big Wolf at all!

It doesn't make sense in terms of emotion, etiquette, or logic!

"Well, after we get to Haixin Mountain and help Zeng Yong and the others get the Tianpeng Egg, we will go to your hometown and meet Count Hausen!"

"Okay! Since I have traveled thousands of miles and spent half a year to come to China, and have traveled with you in the Central Plains for such a long time, I don't care about one or two days. You Chinese people have a good saying, a gentleman's revenge is never too late, ten years is not too late, as long as I can destroy the Howson family, let alone ten years, I can wait twenty years! I just suddenly felt something today, please don't mind!"

"What do you mean you can wait for twenty years? After twenty years, your sweetheart will be old!"

"It doesn't matter, no matter how old or ugly she becomes, she will always be a goddess in my heart!"

"I'm not saying she will get old and ugly. I'm saying it's too long and she will suffer and be heartbroken! How many twenty years can a person have? I'm saying we will go to your hometown as soon as possible so she won't be worried and anxious every day!"

"Actually, there are some things I've been holding back on telling you." Big Wolf suddenly said quietly. Who would have thought that this man who looked as full of energy as a wild beast could also have such a powerless moment.

"So what do you want to say now?"

"If you don't want to, I won't mention it now."

"What do you say."

"In fact, after leaving my homeland and coming to China, my thoughts and cognition have changed. I have learned a lot of Chinese civilization and wisdom from you. After arriving in the Central Plains, I deeply understood what fate is. I feel that Nina and I are just not meant to be together."

"You can't believe this completely. China says that fate is predestined, but it also says that where there is a will, there is a way. You have to follow your heart."

"You don't have to comfort me. According to what you say, what belongs to you cannot be snatched away by others, and what does not belong to you cannot be kept by force. I have really come to terms with it now. It is really impossible for Nina and I to be together. I was too stubborn before, and I was obsessed with getting her back, but that was just my wishful thinking." Big Wolf's voice was soft and full of sadness.

"One-sided? No way? You like her, and she likes you, that's called mutual affection, brother! Even though you are thousands of miles apart, it doesn't stop you from missing each other and being connected in heart!"

"You don't have to comfort me. You may have forgotten that when I first told you about my experience, I told you that Hausen had bitten Nina! Do you know what it means to be bitten by a vampire zombie? Nina has now become an immortal body that can only be active in the dark night, a monster that can only survive by sucking human blood every day, a zombie that will turn into ashes when it sees the sun and can only sleep in a coffin in broad daylight! She is no longer the young, beautiful and charming Nina. She is a zombie!"

Feng Jiuxiao could tell that Big Wolf seemed to be speaking calmly, but his heart must be in pain! The person he loved the most turned into a horrible monster. He could no longer hug her, walk hand in hand with her in the bright sunshine, or grow old with her... The most heartbreaking thing was that when she saw him, the first thing she would do was not to hug him, but to bite his neck... What is love in the world? You are clearly right in front of me, but you are no longer yourself!

If someone was standing next to Big Wolf at this moment, he would definitely see that this tall man with a resolute face actually had two lines of tears streaming down his eyes!

The air fell into dead silence!

Feng Jiuxiao didn't know how to comfort Big Wolf at this time.

Everyone's situation is different. Even if he understands Big Wolf, what mature experience can he share? Or what qualifications does he have to preach?

Big Wolf's sweetheart is actually "dead"!

It was only slightly better than the zombies of the Demon Cult, and could still breathe, had a heartbeat, and theoretically still had "humanity", but in reality she was no longer human. Humans would not suck human blood like ghosts!

People are not afraid of the sun!

People still have seven emotions and six desires, and there is also unforgettable true love!

However, zombies have no emotions! Only blood can excite them!

Hausen bit Nina, not because he liked Nina, he just wanted to attack the Wolf family!

To him, Nina was just like the thousands of civilians he had bitten, all tools. All of them were meant to be transformed into his slaves and soldiers!

The car drove a long way, and the morning breeze blew away the mist and dried the tears on Big Wolf's face.

"So my biggest obsession now is not to get Nina back. My biggest wish is to wipe out the Hausen family! Their existence is the biggest threat to the entire kingdom! How many happy families have been shattered and destroyed because of them! I want to learn your chivalrous spirit and eradicate evil!"

Feng Jiuxiao immediately seized the opportunity to break the awkwardness and took the opportunity to tease: "Haha, I didn't expect that your current state of mind has been elevated to the height of serving the country and the people. It's amazing!"

Big Wolf has recovered as usual and said with a smile: "Brother Fifteen talks about the greatest hero every day, I'm already familiar with it!"

"Hey! Sounds familiar? You can actually use idioms, and use them effortlessly. It seems you've put a lot of effort into it. That's amazing!"

"Aren't you even more amazing? You can even use the idiom 'easy come'! To be honest, the Chinese language is extensive and profound, and I have only learned a little bit, so-so, third best in the world!"

It sounds humble at first, but very arrogant later!

After he finished speaking, there was a moment of silence, and then both of them burst out laughing at the same time!

La Jiao and Yuan Zishan were in the third carriage. When they heard the two people in front of them laughing loudly, La Jiao asked, "Miss, what are they laughing at?"

Yuan Zishan said calmly: "Nothing, just a silly smile."

Chili's eyes widened again, "Grinning?"

"What's wrong? Can't we just say they're giggling? Why are your eyes so wide?"

"No, am I staring wide-eyed?"

"Isn't this big enough? If it gets any bigger, your eyeballs will fall out!"

"Huh? Really?"

"Yes, really." Yuan Zishan said seriously.

Looking at Yuan Zishan's serious expression, La Jiao smiled instead, and her eyes narrowed into crescents again, "Miss, you are teasing me again!"

Yuan Zishan pinched La Jiao's nose and said with a smile, "How do you know I'm teasing you?"

Chili laughed and said, "Because when you look like that I know you are lying to me!"

Yuan Zishan said with a smile: "Oh, my Chili can read people's expressions and know how to distinguish the real from the fake."

Chili said innocently, "That's right, Miss. I'm grown up now."

"Well, since you are already a grown-up girl, how about marrying you off tomorrow?"

"Ah? Tomorrow? So sudden? Does Fifteen know?"

Yuan Zishan laughed secretly in her heart, but her face remained tense, showing her confusion: "What does this have to do with Fifteen? Do you think I want to marry you to Fifteen? You think too much, I already have a better candidate in mind!"

La Jiao was stunned when she saw Yuan Zishan's serious face. Pang Shiwu, the driver, also pricked up his ears and was a little confused. What was the good sister-in-law doing? Was she joking or serious?

Yuan Zishan saw La Jiao was stunned and her face looked more and more strange. Her heart tightened immediately. She was afraid that La Jiao would believe it and cry. So she smiled quickly. Just as she was about to speak, she saw La Jiao suddenly smiled: "I knew that the lady was lying to me!"

This time it was Yuan Zishan's turn to be stunned!

She suddenly pretended to pinch the peppers, "You little girl, you've learned how to lie to me!"

She reached out to tickle Lajiao's armpits, and Lajiao immediately burst into laughter, curled up into a ball, and screamed, "Help, miss, I don't dare anymore... Stop tickling... Hahahaha... I won't dare next time... Hahahaha..."

Yuan Zishan tickled him twice and then stopped, fearing that La Jiao would choke on his breath from laughing. She scolded him with a smile, "Good, La Jiao, you have improved. Now I am relieved. You are finally smart. You are more than enough to deal with Fifteen!"

Pang Shiwu, who was driving the coach, suddenly had a dark face!

What do you mean? I was driving my car just fine. What did I do to offend anyone? How can you say you are more than capable of dealing with me?

Soon after, a fork in the road appeared, with the left leading to Guanzhou and the right to Chengdu.

A few days later, they arrived in Guanzhou.

When the guards in Guanzhou saw the gold medal presented by Feng Jiuxiao, they immediately let them pass and informed their superiors.

The Deputy Envoy of the Imperial City Department is here in person. This is a very serious matter! If you are not careful, you may lose your job, but you may lose your life!

When Feng Jiuxiao was about to look for an inn, three riders came galloping from a distance!

The first person was wearing armor and turned out to be a military general.

The other two were dressed as scribes.

After getting off the horse, the general came directly to Feng Jiuxiao's carriage, bowed and clasped his fists: "I am Du Ruhui, the humble general, and I pay my respects to the deputy envoy!" The other two were the city's governor Tang Qi and the magistrate Zhang Han.

Feng Jiuxiao lifted the curtain and saw the general, who was about thirty years old and had a handsome appearance. He seemed to have seen him before, so he smiled and said, "Were you there when we attacked Jingyang?"

Du Ruhui straightened his back immediately, with a look of excitement on his face: "My Lord, you still remember me?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "Of course I remember. You have a good relationship with General Lin Yongpeng, right? He even mentioned you to me specifically."

Du Ruhui suppressed his excitement, "Oh. Sir, I just learned that you came to Guanzhou City, and I rushed over immediately. I specially set up a banquet to welcome you. I hope you don't mind!" Feng Jiuxiao lowered the curtain and said lightly: "Lead the way!" The more polite you are to these generals, the more they will think about it, so it's better to be straightforward. And I just happened to have something to ask them.

Du Ruhui was overjoyed and led the way!

When they arrived at the gate of a magnificent mansion, everyone got off the car. Du Ruhui had already dismounted and was waiting in front. He led the way.

"Sir, this was originally the villa of the Great Shu Emperor's younger brother. It has been empty for a long time. We are temporarily using it as a camp."

"Well, this place is quite large, it can accommodate quite a few people, right?"

"There are a lot of rooms here, about thirty or so. We usually put wooden boards in the rooms to make beds, with five people living in each room. It's no problem for us to have about 150 people living in it."

"How many troops do you have stationed here now?"

"Exactly one hundred infantrymen!"

"Is it enough?"

"That's enough! The remnants of the Shu soldiers in the surrounding areas have long been wiped out, leaving only a few scattered stragglers. They usually don't dare to show their heads. The entire Guanzhou is basically doomed."

"Who is the prefect here?"

"I haven't taken up my post yet. I will take charge of the government affairs here temporarily."

"Is there any news from the capital recently?"

"Oh, there isn't much news, but I heard that the Emperor is going to personally lead the army to the north to fight against the Han people. Is this true, sir?"

Feng Jiuxiao was startled, but his face remained calm as he said calmly: "It's true. But it doesn't seem like the right time for the emperor to lead the Northern Expedition." In his opinion, Zhao Kuangyin is now ill and it is not appropriate for him to lead troops to fight in person.

Du Ruhui also nodded and said, "Yes, Emperor Taizu has just passed away and the new emperor has just ascended the throne. Many things still need to be stabilized. If we send troops rashly, I'm afraid..." He didn't dare to say anything unfavorable.

What? Taizu? Died?

Feng Jiuxiao was really surprised!

Who else can be called Taizu except Zhao Kuangyin?

Although Zhao Kuangyin was seriously ill, he would not die so soon!

What went wrong?

He is dead, who is the emperor now?

Although Feng Jiuxiao was surprised, he pretended to know everything on the surface, and said lightly: "Yes, the emperor has his reasons for deciding something." He had to be ambiguous in every sentence now, otherwise he might expose the secrets he knew nothing about! He still needed to use the gold medal in his hand in many places, so he naturally couldn't let outsiders see the signs of his "unstable position"!

Du Ruhui said: "Sir, do you think we can defeat the puppet Han this time? Oh, this way, come this way, sir, it's just in front after turning around." He bent over and pointed forward with his left hand.

Feng Jiuxiao was calm and composed, striding forward, "It's not that there is no hope of defeating the fake Han this time, but it depends on the comparison of the military strength of both sides."

Du Ruhui said, "Sir, it stands to reason that General Pan Mei is leading the army, with 100,000 men, and the emperor leading the army in person, what else can the other side do to compete with us?"

Well, no matter who leads the troops and how many soldiers they lead, it doesn’t take any effort to get the results!

Feng Jiuxiao said seriously, "Why can Northern Han contend with us for so long?"

Du Ruhui pondered for a moment, "Rely on the Khitan cavalry!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "That's right! If we can prevent the Khitan cavalry from sending out troops, then the Song Dynasty will have a high chance of winning!"

Du Ruhui frowned and said, "Yes! The Khitan cavalry is really a problem! How could they not send troops?"

"What instructions did General Wang give you recently? I'm just chatting, if it involves military secrets, don't say it!"

"Look at what you said. In your eyes, what secrets are there? To put it bluntly, among all the civil and military officials in the entire Song Dynasty, whose secrets can escape the eyes of our Imperial City Bureau? Right, sir?"

Looking at Du Ruhui's rather flattering smile, Feng Jiuxiao felt a faint sadness in his heart!

Whose secrets don’t you in the Imperial City know?

Damn! I didn’t even know that Zhao Kuangyin was dead!

I don't know who the hell became the emperor! But it is likely to be Zhao Guangyi! If Zhao Guangyi doesn't take the throne, who dares to take the lead?

He looked at Du Ruhui's sincere smile and couldn't help but sigh inwardly! This is a military commander. They also fought happily in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Otherwise, Lin Yongpeng would not have appreciated him.

But reality is like a mountain. No matter how strong your spine is, it will still force you to bend down!

Why does he flatter himself so much? Of course, it is for a bright future!

Now that Zhao Guangyi has become the emperor, if he is a smart man, he will definitely not take back the gold medal in his hand! He will probably listen to his own opinions!

This Du Ruhui is indeed a good fighter, his character seems good too, and he has a good relationship with Lin Yongpeng, so why not give him a hand!

"General Du, who did you learn martial arts from?" Since he can't be promoted now, he probably has no background in the court. He might as well find a breakthrough from other aspects!

Du Ruhui didn't expect the other party to ask this question, and was stunned for a moment.

Pang Shiwu reminded him, "My elder brother is asking you about your master's origins!"

Du Ruhui immediately came to his senses, "My master is a Taoist priest, called Nanming Taoist, and he is not well-known in the martial arts world."

Feng Jiuxiao deliberately frowned and said, "Not famous? That's not easy to deal with. When I talk about you to the emperor in the future, he might not take it seriously!"

Du Ruhui was stunned for a moment, then a look of surprise appeared on his face. How could he not understand what the deputy envoy meant at this time?

"Thank you for your kindness! I... I am just used to being modest. My master's combat power is actually very high, at least above the peak of the ninth realm!"

"At least above the peak of the ninth realm?"

"My master once fought two peak Ninth Realm masters alone without losing, so I said he is at least above the Ninth Realm peak! I heard that above the Ninth Realm Glazed is the Heaven Realm, but my master said he is still far from that. I also know that he is definitely not at the Heaven Realm, so I can only say that he is above the Ninth Realm peak!"

Feng Jiuxiao thought: I never thought his master’s combat power is so high that he can fight two at the same time, which means he is at least at the double Liuli realm!

"Then he should be very famous!"

"He never leaves the mountain, so not many people in the martial arts world know him. But if you talk about his senior brother, you must know him!"

"His senior brother? Who is he?"

"Longhu Mountain, Master Zhang!"

"What? He is Master Zhang Tianshi's junior fellow apprentice?"

"Yes!"

Feng Jiuxiao's eyes changed again when he looked at Du Ruhui!

"So you are a disciple of Longhu Mountain!"

"He is just a nominal disciple of the lay family!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "Just a name in the secular family? You said it as if this name is very common! Are you the last disciple?"

Du Ruhui smiled awkwardly and said, "No! My aptitude is too poor! It was by chance that I became a disciple of Taoist Nanming! To be honest, Taoist Nanming refused to let me be his disciple when he first saw me!"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "Is it that bad?"

Du Ruhui smiled and said, "He said that with my aptitude, even if I practiced hard for fifty years, I would not be able to reach the peak of the ninth realm, so I am not suitable to be his disciple. But it would be okay for me to be the disciple of Zhang Tianshi, such as being a disciple of Taoist Master Baihe or Taoist Master Qingsong!"

Feng Jiuxiao did not continue to ask. Since Du Ruhui was able to successfully become the disciple of Taoist Nanming, there must be some reason.

"Since you are a disciple of Mount Longhu, the emperor will certainly use you, so you don't have to panic."

"Haha, to be honest, if I don't have the adults to help me, I will definitely have no hope in my current situation!"

"why?"

"I heard that Senior Brothers Baihe and Qingsong died in the battle in the Demon City some time ago, and Longhu Mountain was seriously injured. Master Zhang was very sad about this. I heard that he started to retreat again. I guess he won't come out for three to five years. Even if he does, he won't pay attention to my affairs. And my master is devoted to Taoism and doesn't care about the world. He won't care about my affairs at all. For me, Longhu Mountain has nothing to rely on."

"What about your superiors? For example, who are the high-ranking military officers you can have a say over?"

"Haha, I was just about to say this. I have a say in almost all the generals in the court who can reach the ears of the emperor! But they don't care about me. Although I think Longhu Mountain can't help me, they are just the opposite. They think that with the background of Longhu Mountain, I will soar to the sky sooner or later and suppress them sooner or later! So not only will they not promote me, but they will suppress me everywhere! I can get to where I am today, no, not just get by, I can survive to this position today, because my military achievements are too great, they really can't suppress me anymore, so they had to give me a fifth-rank Zhaowu lieutenant!"

"Haha, didn't you say you were used to being modest? Why don't you sound modest at all? Or are you too powerful in the military and can't be suppressed? Are they suppressing you all the time?"

"That's right! It's because I'm a disciple of Mount Longhu! Mount Longhu is the leader of Taoism in the world and has a high status. Zhang Tianshi has a very close relationship with the emperor, so they are worried that I will climb over their heads, so they have been suppressing me."

"Okay, I get it. As for whether what you said is true or not, I will verify it. But no matter whether what you said is true or not, I will recommend you to the emperor."

"Thank you, sir!" If the occasion was not wrong, he would definitely kneel down and kowtow! The grace of knowing and giving is like being reborn as a parent.

"By the way, where are you going, sir? Oh, I don't mean anything else. I mean, if you don't have anything urgent to do, I would like to ask you to help us solve a big problem."

"Tell me, what's the trouble?"

"Twenty miles away from the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, there is a Cuiyue Lake. It used to be nothing special, but recently people have been reporting to me that there are monsters in the lake, killing many people, so I would like to ask you to help get rid of them!"

"Is this place not far from Qingcheng Mountain?"

"Mount Qingcheng is in our Guanzhou, only a few dozen miles away from here!"

Chili whispered, "So Qingcheng Mountain is here."

Feng Jiuxiao pondered and said, "Since it is very close to Qingcheng Mountain, why don't the Taoist priests from Qingcheng Mountain go down the mountain to eliminate the evil? Don't they always claim to be the orthodox sect of Xuanmen?"

Du Ruhui said awkwardly: "I heard that the Taoist priests from Qingcheng Mountain have been there, but many people died, and there is still no solution. That's why I dared to ask you for help! I know you are the best in the world!"

"Don't talk nonsense, the best in the world is Zhang Tianshi! Let's eat first, take a rest tonight, and go to Cuiyue Lake early tomorrow morning." (End of this chapter)