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Chapter 167 Ripples
"Back to Gaodu?" Li Yuchuan frowned, "When?"

Xiyu thought for a while and said, "They hadn't set off yet when we left, but they made a decision after Emperor Taiping ascended the throne. If they traveled quickly, they should have arrived in Gaodu by now."

Li Yanchuan was worried: "What are they returning to Gao at this time? Yan Chengxuan will not let them go easily."

Several people were stunned for a moment without speaking.

Li Xunchuan wasn't afraid that Yan Chengxuan would hurt them, after all, with Yan Yingzhen and Xu Zheng around, Yan Chengxuan didn't dare to mess around.But he couldn't figure out what Da Xiye wanted to do when he went to Gaodu at this time.

But you shouldn't be thinking about these things at this time.Li Xunchuan separated himself from those wild thoughts. He said: "If other things happen, we don't have the energy to deal with them. We just hope that they can escape safely. By the way, last time we met Li Chengru at the border, he brought The Luocheng bandits went west, presumably they wanted to make a deal with the ancient Qiang people. Ye Baiqi was fighting Zhe Shicuo of the Fengyang Department. The strange thing is that they used fire attack this time. We had been thinking about it in Gaodu before I have no clue about adding firearms to Beili, but Gu Qiang took the first step, there must be something strange in it."

Gu Zhao seemed to have remembered something, he recalled it carefully, and said: "Master, I remembered that there was a man who was proficient in making weapons and good at using tactics at the side of General Zhuo Ting of Yongzhou. I can't remember."

"Yongzhou?" Li Yanchuan looked back at him, "Why have I never heard Xiaqiu mention it?"

Gu Zhao shook his head: "I don't know, but I'm sure he is in Yongzhou. When I was with the master, I heard his name mentioned, but he disappeared with General Zhuo Ting. I don't know what he is now. Where."

Li Xunchuan said: "It would be best if he was still alive, but we don't have the time to find him now, and we have to postpone the issue of firearms. Speaking of which, we don't lack such people in Beili. I'll let my brother-in-law Find a few. Xiong Zhenghao just wants to play, so I will leave this matter to you."

Xiong Zhenghao had been listening to Li Yuchuan's words, and raised his head when he heard his name being called, Xiong Zhenghao nodded: "Listen to Lord Hou."

"Master, Gu Zhao and I walked all the way here and heard people talking about Gu Qiang's side. They seem to be preparing to gather and attack Beili directly. Cangshan and they can't go around, I'm afraid they will forcefully rush into the big realm." Department Yu said, "After we enter Dingbei Pass, should we meet up with Eagle's Nest first?"

Li Xunchuan pondered for a moment and shook his head: "There is no rush for now. My brother-in-law is injured, and I am very worried about the safety of him, master and elder sister. Let's go back to Dajing first. If possible, we can meet with Agamula directly. It's been so long, I don't know if he still remembers the previous account? This time it's about to be settled together."

"Aghmura is old, and he will definitely be eliminated." Gu Zhao said in a deep voice.

Li Xunchuan sighed deeply.Ruofei was as excited as Zhushi when he came here, Ruofei could fly unscrupulously, but Zhushi was dragged by the reins by Li Xunchuan and had to move forward patiently and slowly, trying to run from time to time, Li Xunchuan would "tsk".

Li Xunchuan looked back at Xiong Zhenghao, knowing what he was thinking at the moment, but the time had not come, and he couldn't guarantee what he could give Xiong Zhenghao, or what he could give to the forbidden soldiers behind him, so he could only choose to ignore these people Emotions.From the very beginning, perhaps joining the Forbidden Army was the result. It's not that Li Xunchuan didn't think of this situation, he was just a little uncomfortable.

He will not easily say things that he is not sure about.

***
Zhuo Ran still told the truth.

After thinking for a long time, she found that only telling the truth can make Zhou Yu feel at ease, so she picked some key points and told Zhou Yu.Zhuo Ran didn't expect that Zhou Yu didn't stop her, but seriously told her to pay attention to safety, and to leave any situation on the way to Wei Xun.Zhuo Ran didn't say anything, but there was some sour feeling in her heart.

Wu Song wanted to follow Zhuo Ran, but was stopped by Zhou Yu.Zhuo Ran actually didn't want to take him with him, but seeing his disappointed expression, Zhuo Ran felt a little uncomfortable, but now Zhuo Ran couldn't summon up the energy to comfort him, so he could only go back to the house to pack some things.

Chang Yinyu left Yongzhou with them, Zhuo Ran watched Chang Yinyu leave alone, and used Chang Yinyu's good martial arts to paralyze himself that nothing would happen to him.Chang Yinyu rode his horse for a while, then looked back, and Zhuo Ran happened to lift the curtain of the car to look at him.Chang Yinyu raised his hand towards Zhuo Ran and smiled.

Zhuo Ran poked his head out, Wei Xun rode behind Zhuo Ran, and all the people in Zisha Hall behind them fixed their eyes on Zhuo Ran.They all said that Zhuo Ran was pretty good looking, they wanted to see more after just one glance, after all, this was their master.

Zhuo Ran looked back and smiled slightly, then put down the curtain.Seeing Zhuo Ran's rare smile, Wei Xun temporarily let go of the tight string in his heart.From the very beginning, he felt that Zhuo Ran didn't trust Zisha Tang very much. She didn't tell them directly about many things. Zhuo Ran made arrangements when it was approaching. Not the eloquent type.

If only his elder brother was here, maybe we can meet again when we go back to Yuzhou, so he doesn't have to be so submissive.

He was still thinking about it, Zhuo Ran lifted the curtain and called him.Wei Xun hurriedly moved to Zhuo Ran's side. Hearing what she said about her and Nie Hanshan, he couldn't help but opened his eyes and listened carefully.Zhuo Ran said softly: "Since you know Nie Hanshan, do you know that there is a very mysterious person beside him?"

"Mysterious person?" Wei Xun frowned.

Zhuo Ran put her hands on the car window, propped her chin and said, "Do you still remember the person who took me away that night?"

Wei Xun nodded: "You look young, but I didn't see his face clearly that night, and I haven't seen him before. The girl said he was mysterious, did you find anything?"

Zhuo Ran blinked, Wei Xun realized that he might have said something wrong, just now he was thinking not to ask Zhuo Ran about her thoughts and plans, why did he make a mistake as soon as he spoke.Zhuo Ran didn't prevaricate, but said solemnly: "You should have heard that there was a military adviser in Yongzhou before, do you have his whereabouts?"

Wei Xun thought for a while, and said, "The girl is talking about the man who was proficient in making firearms who assisted the general? I heard later that he died on the battlefield. He kept a low profile, and no one seemed to care about it except Zhuo's army." He cares."

Zhuo Ran raised her eyebrows: "I want to lure him out again."

"The girl suspects that he is not dead?"

Zhuo Ran smiled and said: "You also said that he is the most low-key in person, and he is even more low-key when he lives low-key and dies. This is not a special feature. In my opinion, it is just a kind of cover-up. That night he took me into Nie Hanshan After that, he disappeared, and his tone didn't sound like a fledgling."

Wei Xun said in a low voice, "Did the girl mention it to Nie Hanshan?"

"Nie Hanshan deliberately kept it from me," Zhuo Ran said. "I tried to ask him, but he just said that this person was just an ordinary secret guard, hiding around Beiyuan to protect him. But I was thinking, Nie Hanshan himself They are all so powerful, why bother to ask someone to protect him? Besides, it is not a coincidence how he found such a person with profound qualifications and without a trace. "

Wei Xun couldn't help frowning: "But girl, what's the use of him? To put it bluntly, he's just a weapon maker, so he won't be of much use to us, right?"

Zhuo Ran raised her eyes to look at Wei Xun, and said, "He is someone close to my father, so he might know about the Battle of Luxi. Besides, when we were in Gaodu, we thought about adding some firearms to Beili, but the fire The matter of the oil has not been resolved, and I want to ask him to help me."

Wei Xun nodded, but Zhuo Ran held back his expression: "But after a long time, he may not be willing to admit it. Even if he has a close relationship with my father, I can't represent my father. He and Nie Hanshan don't know what happened. , I’m afraid that Nie Hanshan might catch him with something, I’m not sure about many things, so I can only guess.”

Wei Xun pondered for a moment, then said, "Girl, don't worry about this. As long as we know of his existence, there will be a chance for him to show his true colors."

Zhuo Ran nodded when he heard the words, and Wei Xun stretched out his arm to pull out the curtain that Zhuo Ran's arm was blocking and put it down, and said softly: "It's windy, girl, go in, we're going to Yuzhou, it should take a few days."

Zhuo Ran retreated into the carriage.

***
Li Xunchuan walked all the way and counted the days, the end of the year would soon be here, and he didn't know if he would be able to go back to celebrate the New Year with Zhuo Ran, although it was a bit unrealistic, I'm afraid he would spend the New Year in Beili when he went back this time.

It may not be said that the living here in Beiguan is orderly, surrounded by clusters of small residences, and new objects are being added at the moment.This area can be regarded as the range of Beili. Every Chinese New Year they will catch some prey, and then take out the food that has been stored for a long time.People in Beili like to hang wind chimes outside their houses, as well as outside their tents, with empty wooden boards hanging down, with some words written on them to pray for a safe coming year.Although Dingbeiguan has blocked a lot of wind, the wind chimes will still influence each other along with the ropes, and the bells and wooden boards resonate and make a sound, which is pleasant to the ear.

Xiyu pointed Gu Zhao to the sacrificial prayer flags set up in the distance, and Li Yanchuan also looked there after hearing what they said. The various prayer flags were flying with the wind, like thousands of burning flames, which would never go out Generally, this is the characteristic of Beili.Those who died on the battlefield in the past, they would make these things as a memorial, and also to warn future generations.

But this side is far from the magnificent atmosphere of Dajing.Li Xunchuan stretched out his fingers, and seemed to be able to touch those raised prayer flags. His fingertips were swept by the wind, leaving behind a long-lost familiar breath.

It was the first time for Xiong Zhenghao to come here, and he really learned a lot from seeing these things. He listened to Gu Zhao and Xiyu's narration, although he was more than shocked, he was more in awe.

Not long after, what appeared in front of them was a Great Wall of Beacon Fire.Xiong Zheng couldn't help widening his eyes. He used to think that Dingbei Pass was a checkpoint, similar to a city gate, surrounded by high mountains, but he forgot that there is really nothing higher than Beili after leaving Cangshan Mountain. The shelter is enough.

He only knew that Xiqi had the Great Wall of Fire, and now it seemed that he was really ignorant.When the strong wind reaches Dingbei Pass, there will be bursts of whimpering, crazy and beautiful, very captivating. For Li Yuchuan, such a sound is something he dreams of and will never forget. Hearing it again now, he can't hide his joy.

Happy and sad.

Zhushi took a step ahead of Li Yanchuan, spread his wings and swooped forward, making a high-pitched and excited cry, that sound was like Li Yanchuan's unspeakable emotions, being carried to Beili with the wind direction, it was an indescribable emotion.

Li Xunchuan tightened the reins.Hearing the sound, many people suddenly appeared at Dingbei Pass, all showing their upper body and looking down at them, with arrows already set in their hands.

"Who is coming? How dare you lead troops into Dingbei Pass?" Someone on the city wall asked sharply.

Li Xunchuan pursed his lips and smiled, but did not speak.

"If you don't leave, there will be no chance."

Only then did Li Xunchuan raise his eyes to look at the people on the city wall, he did not expect that they would be acquaintances.Li Xunchuan raised his voice: "Qidu, open the door!"

The people on the city wall were stunned for a moment, as if realizing something, he leaned forward to look at Li Yuchuan eagerly, and when the doubts in his heart were filled with excitement, he couldn't help laughing, and said loudly: "Switch! It's Hou Lord! Master Hou is back—"

Instant response.The gate of the city was wide open, and just as Li Xunchuan was about to let go of the reins, Zhushi led people in and ran in, a mighty group of people passed by, like a dragon like a sea with an aura of destroying heaven and earth, Dingbei Pass seemed about to be broken through up.At that moment, Xiong Zhenghao knew what Li Xunchuan's so-called freedom was.

Qi Du and his men rushed to pass the news to Da Jing, Li Yunchuan didn't stop for long, but he still talked to Qi Du for a long time.At that time, it was said that Qi Du would go to the battlefield with Xiao Qijing, but he actually guarded Beiguan again. This is not a good job at all. Qi Du is suitable for the battlefield, so he can't give full play to Ben's advantage here.

Qi Du remained the same, he treated Li Yanchuan the same as before, following him in everything, Li Yanchuan sent the other three away and then dragged Qi Du into the big tent.Li Xunchuan frowned, and said in a deep voice, "What happened? When were you arranged here?"

Only then did Qi Du reply as if he had come to his senses: "Not long ago, just three years ago..."

"Three years?" Li Yanchuan frowned even tighter, and he said, "What happened to Beili, didn't you follow your brother-in-law? How did you become like this?"

Qi Du shook his head slowly: "Your Majesty, don't ask any more questions. I'm not suitable to go to the battlefield with my lord. I think it's pretty good now. Dingbei Pass also needs someone to watch over here. I can be regarded as giving the best of my talents."

"How long has it been since you didn't even listen to me?" Li Yuchuan said, "I asked you what you said before, but now you cherish words like gold, what's wrong, these years can still smooth your temper Yet?"

Qi Du shook his head, he took a few steps back, watched Li Xunchuan shake his head vigorously, but didn't speak.Li Xunchuan's temperament has also changed a bit. Before, he could slap Qi Du to death with a single slap, but now he doesn't make it too difficult for Qi Du.He didn't say anything, it's not that Li Yanchuan couldn't find someone who could talk.

"Never mind, but do you know what happened in Dajing a few days ago?" Li Yuchuan said, "My sister sent me a letter, saying that the ancient Qiang people attacked and my brother-in-law was injured. What happened? Where did they come from?" Did you detour to the Dajing side?"

Qi Du heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Li Yanchuan no longer pursued his own affairs. He said, "Master Hou, this is not the time when the ancient Qiang invaded Beili. Three months ago, there were ancient Qiang people who wanted to sneak into our Dali Naturally, they had no chance to come in. They were arrested before they got close to the camp, and they were all on the edge of the big border. The secret sentry arranged by Cangshan has also been taken away. They are very fast, and we can't keep up at the moment. of."

Li Xunchuan said in a deep voice: "Master won't be so careless. I remember that Master arranged the secret whistle. How could you not be able to guard against these little things?"

"Although that's what I said, but I think the ancient Qiang people should not be underestimated." Qi Du said, "By the way, Lord Hou, I also heard that the Zhe Shicuo of the Fengyang Department has gradually become popular, and the Fengyang Department is now on the border. , I think Xianling should have reached the big realm."

Li Xunchuan sighed, and said: "I have seen Zhe Shicuo. Before I came back, I went to the border to stay with Jun'an for a few days and fought against him. The strange thing is that they used firearms, which are very powerful. I'm afraid they will do the same to Beili."

Qi Du raised his eyes: "Firearms? We also have firearms in Beili. The prince ordered to make some firearms just in case, but our firearms are not very durable, and the prince has been thinking of ways."

Li Xunchuan said in a deep voice: "I knew I couldn't delay it. In fact, I have been planning this matter when I was in Gaodu, but there was no progress due to time constraints. Talk about it well."

Qi Du nodded: "Master Hou is going to leave now?"

"You can't act without orders." Li Yuchuan said: "You can't follow me now, but I want to know your reason, Qi Du, I don't want you to live like this these years, you should know that your ability is not enough, You can't now..."

Before he finished speaking, someone outside interrupted Li Yuchuan.

"Master Hou, general, there is news from Dajing!"

Li Xunchuan gave a sudden pause, and said in a deep voice, "Come in!"

The young general lifted the curtain and came in. He held Beili's wooden pipe dedicated to communication in his hand. Li Yanchuan raised his finger to take it and pulled out the note. It looked like Xiao Qijing's handwriting, but he looked a little trembling. Li Yanchuan frowned and took the note. Handed over to Qi Du.

"I knew this year was going to be difficult," Li Yuchuan sighed, and said, "I thought Gu Qiang didn't dare to be so blatant, why would he be so impatient? Does Agamula want to fight Beili to the death?"

Xiao Qijing wanted Qidu to guard the Dingbei Pass, and the war in the big realm would only get tighter and tighter.Li Xunchuan clenched his fingers tightly, his joints gradually turned white, and Qi Du could hear the crackling of his bones, but he didn't dare to speak, he knew that Li Xunchuan was angry.

Not really angry.He hadn't been on the battlefield for a long time, and he wanted to know whether Agmura or Beyer would defeat him like before after meeting again, and he would definitely not lose again this time.

(End of this chapter)