Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

The golden crow hangs in the sky and the sun shines on the earth, but there is not much heat. The temperature has begun to drop and winter is approaching.

Chen Mo and Nalan Yiren led a team of Wei soldiers along the mountain path and climbed to the top to view the surrounding terrain.

Nalan Yiren glanced at the stern-faced young man beside her and said, "I heard that Wanyan Xiaji is a rare genius in Jinxia for a hundred years. Before he was thirty, he had already entered the realm of supernatural powers. He led the army to conquer some tribes in Jinxia that did not obey the rule of the Tuoba clan. Now, twenty years have passed, and no one knows what his current level of cultivation is. In my opinion, he has probably entered the realm of divine transformation."

"Jinxia is not a tiny country. It has rich spiritual energy. It is not surprising that it can produce a warrior in the Divine Transformation Realm. I have also made up my mind that he is a warrior in the Divine Transformation Realm." Chen Mo stopped and turned his head to look at Nalan Yiren, smiling, "Besides, I have killed warriors in the Divine Transformation Realm before."

What's more, he also has the Divine Burning Method, which can greatly enhance his strength in a short period of time. It's not that he is arrogant, but he has the confidence that he is invincible below the first rank.

As for whether there is a first-grade warrior in Jinxia?
Chen Mo thought that probably not.

More than four hundred years ago, Emperor Taizu of Song entered the first-grade realm and relied on his own strength to beat Jin Xia so hard that he could not stand up straight for hundreds of years. This shows how powerful a first-grade warrior is.

If Jin Xia really had reached the first-grade realm, he would not have been defeated during the last invasion of Zhongzhou.

The first rank is someone who can form an army by himself and overturn the entire battle situation.

This time we cannot do something as unscrupulous as releasing the plague. We can just lead our troops in directly.

“I’m not worried about whether you can be his opponent, but I’m worried that there is more than one Divine Transformation Realm warrior in Jinxia, ​​Wanyan Xiaji.

Take the Song Dynasty, which has already withdrawn from history, for example. It was because the ruler was weak and the ministers were strong that power fell into the hands of others, which led to the advent of chaos in Zhongzhou. Later, Lu Sheng was unwilling to be inferior to others, so he killed his ruler and replaced Xu Guozhong, and then it was you. "Nalan Yiren said.

"What you mean is that Jinxia Khan is not a simple person, otherwise how could he command Wanyan Xiaji." Chen Mo put his hands behind his back and continued walking towards the top of the mountain.

Nalan Yiren quickly followed and said, "That's right, no strong person is willing to submit to the weak. This Jinxia Khan is either stronger than Wanyan Xiaji, or he has the leverage or means to control Wanyan Xiaji.

Moreover, Wanyan Xiaji destroyed Gao Liao and held military power, so he had great prestige in Jinxia. If Jinxia Khan had not been able to restrain him, he would have been on guard against him long ago and would not have dared to use him. "

Chen Mo continued Nalan Yiren's words and said, "Khan Jinxia not only used it, but also used it with confidence. The previous rebellion of the Northern Di tribe was quelled by Wanyan Xiaji, so it can be 100% certain that Khan Jinxia must have or control a force that can restrain Wanyan Xiaji.

Therefore, if these two people appear on the battlefield at the same time and face our army head-on, there may be variables. "

"You've already thought of it." Seeing Chen Mo explain it so clearly, Nalan Yiren said in surprise.

Chen Mo nodded: "I have considered all aspects of the situation. Otherwise, how can I dare to lead the army in person? After all, if something happens to me in Jinxia, ​​something will happen to Wei as well."

Chen Mo has already considered the possibility of one person dealing with two, or even three or four Divine Transformation Realm warriors.

Below the first rank, he was confident that he could kill anyone in seconds.

So even if several warriors in the Divine Transformation Realm rushed towards him, he was not afraid.

His only worry was that Jin Xia would let a warrior in the Divine Transformation Realm lead the attack on Longyou. In that case, Longyou would suffer heavy casualties.

This is also the reason why he took three cities in one night. He was in a hurry to overthrow the Jinxia regime before the situation in Longyou became uncontrollable.

Seeing the confidence revealed in Chen Mo's words, Nalan Yiren breathed a sigh of relief and tilted her head and asked, "So what are you going to do next?"

"Choose an open area to start the battle. Jinxia's reinforcements have arrived, so let's just declare war on them."

“Why choose an open space?”

"That's to reassure both sides. The open field of vision allows both sides to see clearly whether the other side has ambushes, so that Jin Xia can fight with confidence."

"But what if Jin Xia refuses?"

"It's just that the price you pay is a little higher."

As he was talking, Chen Mo had already reached the top of the mountain. Looking down from his vantage point, he found an open area.

"Let's go there and have a look."

Without a detailed map of Jinxia, ​​Chen Mo could only conduct an on-site inspection.

……

On October 22, the second year of the Wei Dynasty, the weather was cloudy.

Golden Twin Cities.

A breeze blew on the city wall, bringing with it a hint of chilliness. The Jinxia defenders on the wall stood on guard with serious expressions.

Suddenly, a Jinxia defender noticed the situation, pointed outside the city, and said to the centurion beside him: "Boss, there is a situation."

The centurion followed the direction his men pointed and looked outside the city.

I saw a black warhorse galloping towards me, and on that horse was a man in armor.

Because the distance was too far, the centurion could not see the man's face clearly, but he could tell from the style of the armor on the man that it was Wei Jia.

"It's the enemy."

The centurion was shocked and quickly ordered people to beat drums and inform the general.

At this moment, a subordinate beside him said, "Boss, he stopped."

The centurion looked over when he heard it and saw that it was true.

But the next second, there was a sharp sound of breaking wind in the front, and the centurion's pupils suddenly dilated. At the critical moment, he only had time to lower his head, and the feather arrow brushed the red tassel on his helmet and shot into the pillar of the tower behind him.

"Gulu."

The centurion swallowed, he could feel how close he was to death just now.

"Boss, there is a letter tied to the arrow." said the subordinate.

"what?"

Inside Wanyan Xiaji's tent in the city.

Wanyan Xiaji was discussing plans to deal with the Wei army with his generals and staff.

At this time, a personal soldier walked into the commander's tent and presented Wanyan Xiaji with a feather arrow: "General, just now our men spotted a Wei soldier approaching quickly on the city wall. This arrow was shot by that Wei soldier, and there is a letter tied to it."

"what?"

When these words were spoken, everyone in the general's tent was shocked.

Wanyan Xiaji took the feather arrow, untied the letter tied to it, opened it and began to read.

After a while, Wanyan Xiaji looked at the generals and staff members who were looking at him sideways, handed the letter to the person closest to him, and said, "This is a declaration of war from Chen Mo to our army, inviting us to a decisive battle at Jinshuangling tomorrow.

He gave us two choices. One was that we sent all our generals to fight him. The other was a full-army-to-full-army decisive battle. No matter which of these two choices we chose, as long as they lost, they would immediately withdraw and leave Jinxia. "

"Arrogant."

"Insanity."

"Who does he think he is, wanting to challenge all our generals by himself?"

"Young people don't know how high the sky is."

"Retreat? Does he think he can get away alive if he loses?"

"."

As soon as Wanyan Xiaji finished speaking, everyone in the commander's tent started arguing with each other. They were really angered by Chen Mo's arrogant words.

He challenged all our generals alone. Isn't this typical of not taking them seriously?

This is a naked provocation.

Wanyan Xiaji glanced at everyone and said, "So what do you think? Should we accept this declaration of war?"

"Take it, General. You must take it. He is too arrogant. We must teach him a lesson." "He challenged all our generals, and obviously included you, General. I don't know if you can swallow this anger, but I can't."

"Kill him to avenge Prince Ning and Prince Yong."

"."

Everyone unanimously decided to take it.

"I'm afraid your current reaction is exactly what Chen Mo wants to see. You all fell into his trap and were irritated by him." Wanyan Xiaji shook his head and smiled.

No one understood what Wanyan Xiaji meant.

"Come and take a look."

Wanyan Xiaji came to the map on the table.

Everyone came closer.

"Please look everyone, the Jinshuangling mentioned in this declaration of war is an open area with no obvious obstructions." Wanyan Xiaji said.

People still don't understand.

One of the staff members asked, "Open ground, isn't this good? It means there is no ambush here?"

“No, there is no ambush, but what is the most powerful thing about the Wei army?”

"Strange thunder." someone said.

"That's right, it's the strange thunder. The strange thunder of the Wei army is very powerful. The strange thunder we imitated cannot reach the power of the Wei army's strange thunder. Think about it, in this open area, if our army is lined up in formation, wouldn't it be convenient for the Wei army's strange thunder to kill people?" Wanyan Xiaji said.

"Hiss." Someone took a breath and said, "So this kid had this trick up his sleeve. He's really cunning. I almost fell for it."

"What a shame."

Someone else said, "General, if that's the case, we can choose to fight him in single combat. As long as he dies, the Wei army will naturally collapse without a fight."

"That's true, but how do you know that the Wei army will really follow the letter of challenge and not engage in any conspiracy or trickery? As the saying goes, all is fair in war." Wanyan Xiaji put his hands behind his back and continued:

"Also, can you see another meaning in this letter?"

"Another meaning?" Someone put the letter on the table, and everyone came closer to read it carefully.

After a while, an aide rubbed his chin and said, "There is a sense of urgency between the lines."

"clatter."

Wanyan Xiaji snapped his fingers: "Yes, it is urgent. Chen Mo is very anxious. He wants to achieve his goal through a quick victory. Winter is coming. The winter in Jinxia is much colder than that in Wei. Moreover, the longer the battle is dragged on, the more disadvantageous it will be for them.

So there is no need for us to confront them head-on, we just need to defend ourselves."

"The general is wise."

……

Tianxing City has a permanent population of only two to three thousand people, making it a small county.

After nightfall, the city was very quiet.

Nalan Yiren knew that Chen Mo was going to challenge all the enemy generals alone, and she was very worried, so she took the time to make a bottle of poison and planned to give it to Chen Mo, hoping that it could be of some help.

The place where they rested was a mansion requisitioned from a wealthy family in the city.

In Chen Mo's room in the backyard, as soon as Nalan Yiren entered the yard, she saw the reflection of a graceful woman printed on the window paper.

Nalan Yiren looked intently and saw that the woman had her hair disheveled and rising and falling. She was bending over to do something and it seemed that she had not put on any clothes yet.

And with her perception, she could even hear the sounds coming from the house.

"Your Majesty, are you comfortable?"

"Well, hold it tighter."

???

Nalan Yiren was filled with astonishment.

Then, an inexplicable anger surged in her heart. The decisive battle would be tomorrow, and he was actually still interested in doing this tonight. Nalan Yiren frowned, and there was a sour feeling in her heart.

It’s hard to say whether it was for Chen Mo’s good or for some other reason, but she actually pushed the door open and walked in.

"ah!"

In the orange-lit room, Yuzhu screamed in fright when she heard the noise, then quickly grabbed a bellyband beside her, put it around her neck to cover herself, and got out of bed in a panic.

Without the jade beads to cover it, Chen Mo's weapon was dangling in front of Nalan Yiren.

Obviously, Yuzhu was using her broad mind to influence Chen Mo.

Chen Mo was also startled and hurriedly pulled the quilt to cover himself.

He sensed that Nalan Yiren was coming, but he never expected that Nalan Yiren would dare to just barge in.

"Yiren, why are you here so late?"

Chen Mo quickly calmed himself down and said.

Nalan Yiren's face flushed red, and her eyes even avoided a little. She felt that her eyes were dirty, and she even had a thought in her mind that this weapon might be able to kill her on her wedding night.

She glanced at Chen Mo, then quickly came over and placed the poison in her hand on the table, and reminded him: "This is the bone-dissolving water I made for you. This is an enhanced version. If the situation is not right, you can open it and sprinkle it out. Maybe it can help you."

Then, Nalan Yiren said in a tone that was for Chen Mo's good: "The decisive battle will start tomorrow. You should rest well and get enough energy instead of doing this kind of thing. Aren't you afraid that she will drain you dry? It's really nonsense."

After saying that, Nalan Yiren did not stay. She snorted coldly and left.

Chen Mo: "..."

Yuzhu's face also turned red. After a long while, she said softly, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Master is right. Why don't we rest early?"

Originally, Chen Mo was indeed a little distracted, but after being interrupted by Nalan Yiren, his thoughts disappeared. He glanced at the jade bottle on the table, and only then did he realize that there seemed to be something wrong with Nalan Yiren's aura just now.

"Yuzhu, you take a rest first. I'll go out and take a look." Chen Mo turned over and got out of bed.

Yuzhu nodded and went forward to help Chen Mo dress.

……

Outside the courtyard, there was no moon in the sky.

Only the lights in the side rooms in the courtyard brought some light.

As Nalan Yiren walked away, she muttered, "I shouldn't have come here. I'd rather let you die."

"It's already this late, and you still have the mind to do this."

"I'm also a cheapskate. I spent all my energy to help you, but no one took me seriously."

"."

She was thinking about something and didn't notice that Chen Mo had come out and even came behind her.

When she realized it, she was already in Chen Mo's arms: "Thank you, Yiren."

(End of this chapter)