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Chapter 81 News
Standing at the highest point of the mountain ridge, Li Dachui took out a small, flute-like object from his pocket, put it in his mouth, puffed out his cheeks, and blew hard, but Xiao Changche couldn't hear a sound.

Take a break, then blow for a while.

Just when Xiao Changche thought Li Dachui was playing a trick on him, he saw Li Dachui point to the sky and laugh, "My message has arrived!"

A black dot suddenly appeared in the sky, and then the black dot became clearer and clearer.

It's an eagle!

Li Dachui played his piccolo again, but this time it produced a sound—short, sharp, and piercing.

The eagle that had been circling hesitantly in the air seemed to have found its target immediately and plunged down.

Li Dachui stretched out his arm, and the eagle spread its wings, made a beautiful turn, and landed steadily on his arm.

First, he took out a strip of meat from his pocket and stuffed it into the eagle's mouth. Then, he took a small bamboo tube from the eagle's leg, opened the tube, and took out a roll of paper.

Li Dachui kicked up a snow rabbit he had caught on the ground. The eagle spread its wings and took flight, snatching the rabbit in mid-air. It circled above Li Dachui's head once, and then suddenly shot straight into the sky and flew away.

"You raised it?" Xiao Changche's eyes were full of envy.

"Of course. I, Li, am quite famous in Tai'an City for raising hawks, driving dogs, fighting cocks, and playing with crickets!" Li Dachui said proudly.

"Not again!" Xiao Changche roared angrily. "Don't put on this act in front of me. Do you wear this mask in front of everyone? Aren't you tired of it?"

Li Dachui touched his face. "Sometimes, when you keep pretending, you don't even know what your true self is like! Well, just bear with it!"

"How was this eagle trained? The Northern Yuan people also have eagles, but apart from catching prey, they can only do some simple reconnaissance. How can your eagle recognize people and deliver messages?"

"It's not that difficult, just a little secret recipe. If you want it, I'll give you two later!" Li Dachui said as he crawled into the cave.

"This eagle doesn't recognize its master?"

"It's yours now. You are the master, and you will naturally teach me how to control it!"

"You're willing to do that? Training one isn't easy, is it?"

“That’s right. The cost of training one would be at least several thousand taels of silver, right? What? You’re going to pay?” Li Dachui sat cross-legged on the heated kang.

Xiao Changche immediately shut his mouth.

No matter what you say, as soon as money is mentioned, Xiao Changche immediately becomes half a head shorter than Li Dachui.

Sometimes, you really can't stand up straight in front of creditors, and you don't have the confidence to speak!

Li Dachui unfolded the note, and Xiao Changche also leaned over.

On the scroll, there was only a smiley face and a few strange symbols.

It seems to have been written by casually picking up a piece of burnt firewood.

Xiao Changche looked up in confusion, but he had been too close to Li Dachui in order to see what was written on the scroll. When he looked up suddenly, he almost bumped into Li Dachui's head. Fortunately, Li Dachui reacted very quickly and leaned back in time to avoid the blow.

"What is written on this?" Xiao Changche asked, pointing to the scroll of paper.

Li Dachui looked at Xiao Changche and said, "Xiao Changche, I didn't expect a man like you to have a sachet on you. What kind of flower is it? It's not osmanthus, osmanthus is too strong. It's not jasmine, it's not rose, and it's not lavender. Strange, haha, Xiao Changche, so you're a repressed pervert!"

"Li Dachui, are you looking for a hammer again?" Xiao Changche took three feet back, glaring angrily.

"Alright, alright!" Li Dachui shook his head and said, "He's always acting like a cat whose tail has been stepped on. This smiling face is telling me that Tiele came along this road, and these things behind him are telling me when he passed by my observation post and how many people were there!"

"Secret code?"

“Of course!” Li Dachui said, “An eagle is, after all, an animal. If something were to happen and it fell into someone else’s hands, wouldn’t writing in plain language reveal my secret to everyone? We can communicate using secret codes from now on. I’ll teach you when I have time!”

"This is your secret, how could I possibly know?"

"From now on, we're allies!" Li Dachui laughed. "We'll be friends from now on. Do you know the four ironclad bonds of friendship? Fighting together, studying together, visiting prostitutes together, and sharing the spoils together. We've got them all now."

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Xiao Changche was furious.

"Next, we'll be killing the Tiele together. That means we've fought side by side, we're comrades now. We've done this before, haven't we? When you go to Tai'an City, I'll treat you to Yingchun Tower to patronize that girl Xiangling. Once she sees you, she'll definitely be outshone by your looks. Maybe we can even get a free service, haha! Brilliant! As for sharing a bed, we've already slept in the same bed, haven't we?"

Li Dachui pounded hard on the heated brick bed, but when he looked up, he saw that Xiao Changche had already opened his cloth bag and taken out an iron spearhead and shaft. With a snap, the iron spearhead and shaft were put together and transformed into a long spear. With a flick of his wrist, the red tassel on the spearhead exploded, and the shaft hummed. A chilling killing intent permeated the cave, and soil from the cave ceiling fell down in a flurry.

"Hey, hey, hey, just kidding, just kidding!" Li Dachui slid off the heated brick bed. "Can we just pretend I didn't say anything?"

Xiao Changche looked at him coldly: "When will the Tiele arrive?"

"If they are in a hurry, then it will be this afternoon; if they are not, then it will be tomorrow!"

Xiao Changche put down his gun, sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and ignored Li Dachui.

Li Dachui tiptoed out of the cave, leaving Xiao Changche's side. He decided to stay away from Xiao Changche; the guy had even assembled his spear, and if he suddenly went berserk and stabbed him, the cave was too small to hide in. The outside was much more spacious. Fortunately, the snowstorm outside had subsided, and the breeze would help clear his head.

Sitting in front of the windbreak wall, Li Dachui sensed the changes in the atmosphere inside the cave and couldn't help but shake his head.

The skill of "Slaying Heaven" is indeed powerful, but it also has significant side effects.

In his later years, Li Muyi's mind became somewhat unclear.

Viciousness, murderous intent, and bloodlust can lead to rapid advancements in martial arts cultivation, but accumulating too much of these negative qualities will eventually backfire on oneself.

Xiao Changche was undoubtedly a genius in martial arts, having already reached such a level of skill at the same age as me.

Only family members know their own situation. Li Dachui knew that if it weren't for his mother, whom he had no recollection of, using her great supernatural powers to cleanse his meridians and clear his meridians, he would never have achieved his current level of martial arts cultivation.

From the moment I was born, I was already standing at the finish line of others.

Xiao Changche, on the other hand, started from the starting point, but now he has almost caught up with me.

The aura in the cave rose steadily, its sharpness almost bursting through the walls, and the long spear beside him trembled repeatedly, tempting the Minghong Blade at his waist to stir with desire.

He turned to look at Xiao Changche, a hint of pain on his face.

The name of the Fatian technique reveals its domineering nature. It is not only domineering towards others but also ruthless towards oneself. Over the years, those who have mastered this technique to the ninth rank have all been extremely resolute individuals.

After Li Muye, Xiao Changche was the first.

No wonder the imperial court wanted to win him over, and Linghu Ye was wary of him.

To attack the heavens harms others and oneself!

Therefore, I have never heard of anyone being able to cultivate the Heaven-Slaying Technique to the level of the Innate Realm or above.

Because when a person reaches the peak of the ninth rank, they are usually already insane and eventually kill themselves.

Just like Li Muyi.

Even though he later left the army and in his later years lived in a temple, eating vegetarian food and chanting scriptures every day, he still could not change his fate.

Go back and find that old man Fu Qingzhu, see if there's any way to save Xiao Changche.

At this rate of cultivation, he will probably follow in Li Muye's footsteps before he even turns thirty.

Otherwise, one would have to completely abandon this technique, but is that even possible?

Given Xiao Changche's personality, if the Northern Yuan dynasty were not yet destroyed, asking him to give up his cultivation would probably be better than death!

He sighed, taking one last look at Xiao Changche's exquisitely handsome profile.
God is jealous of talents!

Li Dachui also sat down cross-legged. With a formidable enemy at hand, he should indeed properly regulate his breathing and put himself in the most perfect state.

Even a lion must use its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

Moreover, this time they weren't facing innocent rabbits, but at least a pack of wild dogs.

Unlike Xiao Changche, who harbored deep hatred for the Northern Yuan and took it upon himself to destroy the Northern Yuan and slaughter all the Yuan people, Li Dachui did not actually have much feeling towards the people of the Northern Yuan.

But how can I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed? I am plotting to control this land, and you, Beiyuan, also want to compete with me, and you are even stronger than me. So if I don't deal with you, who will I deal with?
Tiele was an extremely capable Northern Yuan person, and he had the potential to become the next leader of the Northern Yuan, so it was best to kill him as soon as possible.

The Northern Yuan has already produced three wise rulers in a row. By the fourth generation, shouldn't it be the turn of a mediocre or even incompetent person to take the throne?

If they can't generate one automatically internally, then create one for them externally.

Jebe is not suitable.

This guy has exceptional fighting skills. Although he's simple-minded, he has one good quality: he's good at listening to others' opinions and isn't afraid of losing face. He'll correct his mistakes if he's wrong, making him a good guy.

Such a person may not become a great ruler, but he can definitely become a ruler who can maintain the status quo.

The third son, Akodun, is the ideal candidate. Akodun currently appears to be courteous and generous, but in reality, according to the secret files in the Chi Qiu Institute, this guy is jealous, arrogant, greedy, and lustful—almost all the necessary elements to become a tyrant.

In that case, we should naturally give strong support to such candidates to take office.

Reaching the outside of the windbreak wall, a whistle was given, and after a short while, a dark figure darted out from the grove of trees in the distance. It glanced at Li Dachui on the hillside, then turned back and roared before rushing towards Li Dachui. Following closely behind it was naturally Zhaoyu Lion Xiaobai.

When they reached Li Dachui, Xiao Hei brought the horse's head close to Li Dachui's ear and snorted. A hint of displeasure appeared on the horse's face.

"You womanizer who neglects friends!" Li Dachui flicked it on the head. "Time to get to work!"

(End of this chapter)