Me and countless me.

Chapter 616 Intermission
Li Ke didn't expect Yang Guo to actually dare to accept the challenge.

Yang Guo was surprised that Li Ke actually dared to let him take it, and thus a strange misunderstanding arose.

Li Ke squatted on the ground, looking at Yang Guo who had almost been compressed into a mosquito shell. While channeling his internal energy into him to set his bones and repair his internal organs, he asked a question.

"No, how can you be so reckless? Can't you see how heavy it is? I need to use my inner energy to reinforce the ground beneath my feet to carry it, and I have to rest for a while after carrying it for a while. How come you just start carrying it by hand?"

He placed it in a very subtle spot; if he didn't move, the whole pile of weapons wouldn't move either, but when he walked, he only needed a little force to push it onto his shoulder. Therefore, even though Yang Guo only had a little strength, he was still able to pull this bundle of weapons and armor.

This is why Yang Guo ended up being transformed into a compressed file!
"I...I thought you were testing me..."

Yang Guo felt very wronged because he felt this was a test.

"You're such a silly child."

Li Ke couldn't help but shake his head. Although he and Yang Guo were about the same age in this life, his mentality and actual age made him unable to help but treat Yang Guo as a child.

So, seeing Yang Guo with his limbs completely broken, Li Ke deftly set his bones and used his own internal energy to completely fix his broken bones, allowing him to move normally while following him. Then, he helped Yang Guo up.

"Alright then, from now on you'll call me Big Brother, and I'll teach you martial arts and military strategy. You can follow me."

Yang Guo opened his mouth, because Li Ke had said that he was not an immortal, so he now knew Li Ke's situation. Therefore, looking at Li Ke's young face and hearing what he said, he could only call him "Big Brother".

"Big brother!"

However, even as he called out "elder brother," Yang Guo still regarded Li Ke as his master.

"Okay, come with me."

Li Ke nodded, hoisted the weapon bundle weighing several hundred kilograms onto his shoulder with one hand, and walked towards Dadu, which was not far away.

That's right. In this world, the Quanzhen Sect is located not far from Dadu, which is completely different from the historical Dadu. However, this is unavoidable, since the history of this world is different from the original history. Loyal ministers have become treacherous ministers in this world, and treacherous ministers have become loyal ministers in this world.

For example, Mao Wenlong, Yang Tiexin, and Lü Wende were typical unlucky guys, followed by Wu Liuqi, and then Wang Chongyang and Qiu Chuji.

In particular, according to the history Li Ke knew, Qiu Chuji and Wang Chongyang of the Quanzhen School had no real stories of resisting invaders.

So it's normal for things to be different.

Yang Guo wanted to say something, but before he could speak, Li Ke began reciting incantations.

"Follow me in reciting and pronouncing the words, then regulate your breathing and learn the internal energy I'm giving you."

Yang Guo readily agreed and began to breathe and vocalize according to Li Ke's instructions, receiving Li Ke's transmission of power.

The martial arts technique that Li Ke passed on to Yang Guo was not particularly powerful, because with Yang Guo's current level of control over his body, it was absolutely impossible for him to learn it. He did not have the resources and abilities that Li Ke possessed, and he could not possibly withstand the consequences of indiscriminately absorbing energy.

Therefore, what Li Ke passed on to Yang Guo was a martial art created by other Li Kes who had nothing better to do.

A martial art that integrates the Taoist Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, Yi Jin Jing, and Xi Sui Jing, among other secret manuals, is called the Six Harmonies Creation Skill.

That's right. The Taoist Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, Yi Jin Jing, and Xi Sui Jing are similar to the Taoist martial arts manuals in Jin Yong's world. In those worlds, Buddhism cultivates the golden body and Dharma form, regardless of the physical body. Only some schools of Taoism cultivate the physical body. Therefore, these divine skills and secret manuals exist in those worlds. They are only similar to the divine skills and secret manuals in Jin Yong's world in name.

As for why he wasn't given anything more advanced, but only these basic skills, it's because of previous reasons. His physique, aptitude, talent, and the world itself didn't allow him to learn strong internal energy techniques. On the contrary, this martial art was one that he could modify to perfectly suit Yang Guo.

It can be said that at this moment, the Six Harmonies Creation Skill taught by Li Ke is the upper limit of the martial arts that Yang Guo can cultivate. However, this internal skill is very compatible with the Six Harmonies Spear, the Yang Family Spear, and the Double Mace Battle Technique. It can also make Yang Guo and his horse become one, making him the true Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao of this era.

Moreover, the recovery from injuries is very fast, unlike the case of Qin Shubao, who fought his entire life but died from illness in the end.

Yang Guo learned Li Ke's breathing method and felt warm all over. Although he was getting hungry, Li Ke would give him food from time to time, so he didn't care about such a small thing.

Before he knew it, Yang Guo had followed Li Ke for a day and a night, but he did not feel tired at all. When he came back to his senses from the profound internal energy that Li Ke had taught him, he found that he had reached the dawn again, and what was in front of him was no longer Zhongnan Mountain, but the destroyed Dadu!
Yang Guo was taken aback when he saw the ruined city, but Li Ke walked into it.

Yang Guo quickly caught up and saw that under the rising sun, beggars and commoners lay on the streets, covered in dust and dirt, and crouched at the foot of the city wall. Some of their clothes still vaguely showed signs of their former wealth, but at this moment they were all pale and hunched over.

Every single person was dressed in tattered clothes, and every face bore the marks of hunger. The emaciated men stared blankly at Li Ke and Yang Guo as they entered the city, staring blankly at their flowing Taoist robes, stretching out their hands and calling out to Li Ke and Yang Guo.

"Please have mercy, Daoist Master, please have mercy..."

As they moved into the inner city, the environment improved considerably. Finally, they could no longer see people lying on the ground, their fates unknown, and there were more shops.

But just when Yang Guo thought this place was acceptable...

One by one, Mongols were laughing and dragging Jin people through the streets. The Jin people, who were obviously peasants, or Han people, were crying out in agony, but no one stopped them. The soldiers who had occupied the Jin city were just laughing.

He then discovered that most of the shops had their doors tightly shut, and those that hadn't were in a dilapidated state, with nothing but broken facades and blood and corpses inside. Only the places where Mongolians were on guard duty looked normal.

However, the other Mongols continued to run rampant in Dadu, oppressing all kinds of ordinary people.

Of course, these Mongols were more focused on the Jurchens, because Yang Guo could still see some Han Chinese people doing business cautiously. Although the passing Mongols also bullied them, they only took things without paying and arbitrarily beat and insulted them, which was not considered too outrageous.

They were not even as ruthless as the Song Dynasty soldiers and officials who bullied the Song Dynasty people.

Just as he was staring blankly, feeling a strange sense of familiarity, he witnessed another scene. A weeping Jin man was dragged to the front of the butcher shop. Just as Li Ke was taking out money to buy a flatbread at a trembling flatbread shop, the Mongol pushed the Jin man, along with his family, to the front of the butcher shop, held a knife to the Jin man's neck, and made him watch as his other companions carried his wife and daughter onto the butcher's block, then laughed and spoke.

"You say you have no meat to sell? Don't you have plenty of sheep?! Go, kill your wife and daughter, and let us taste the difference between the sheep of the Central Plains!"

Li Ke paused for a moment while paying, sighed, and then handed over the copper coins in his hand, drawing his longsword from the weapon bundle on his back.

As the sword was drawn, the sound of a dragon's roar echoed endlessly. Only then did Yang Guo realize with a start that no one had noticed their actions along the way. Even the soldiers guarding the city hadn't noticed anything amiss about Li Ke carrying so much armor and weapons into the city! No one had even noticed him and Li Ke drawing their swords at this very moment!

"This is……"

Yang Guo's eyes widened, still unable to believe that Li Ke wasn't a deity, and then he heard Li Ke's words.

"You've probably heard of the magic of turning beans into soldiers, but do you know how it works?"

As he spoke, his eyes remained fixed on the elite Mongol soldiers, his face showing not hatred but compassion. This reminded Yang Guo of the refugees he had seen on the outskirts of the city, those who had lost their possessions.

"I don't know, Master."

He subconsciously called Li Ke "Master," but Li Ke did not correct him. Instead, he told Yang Guo the truth about the "Bean Scattering to Create Soldiers" magic.

"This spell isn't really that magical. Simply put, in this era, in these times, if you scatter a handful of soybeans in front of those who are starving, you can get a whole bunch of soldiers. That's why it's called 'scattering beans to turn them into soldiers.'"

Li Ke put down the weapons regiment on his back, picked up his sword, drew his gun, and walked step by step toward the Mongols.

"Furthermore, did you know that the Mongols were exploited to an unbelievable degree by the Jin Dynasty, which is why they hate the Jin people so much? And what they are doing to the Jin civilians now is actually what the Jin's arrogant and fierce generals did to these Mongols back then?"

At this point, Li Ke sighed.

"It's just a pity that the people who abused their families back then weren't these ordinary citizens, but these ordinary citizens now are the same people they were in the past. But to them, the Jin people are Jin people, and no one is innocent. And to the Song people who were exploited by all sorts of exorbitant taxes, the Jin people weren't innocent either. But in reality, it's all the same. The only ones who benefit are always the Jin nobles. In this respect, the Song Dynasty is the same..."

These words left Yang Guo stunned, completely unable to understand what Li Ke meant. All he had learned from Guo Jing was loyalty to the emperor and love for the country; no one else had taught him anything else. So, Li Ke completely baffled him.

Li Ke couldn't help but think of the experiences of the Han people after the fall of the Song Dynasty, and the fate of these people who were said to be Jin people but were actually Han people.

That was not much better than the situation now.

And so the hand gripping the sword became even stronger.

"If you don't understand, let me explain... Simply put, I've decided to become the emperor of this world!"

As he spoke, Li Ke threw his long sword, which pierced the chest of the Mongol who was about to kill the butcher's wife and daughter, pinning him directly to the wall!

"who!"

The attacked Mongol turned his head in panic and finally saw Li Ke. Li Ke also revealed the hypnosis and perception that he had reduced by using his internal energy, which made the armor and weapons on his back and the way he held the weapons at this moment were exposed.

Upon seeing this, the leading Mongol soldier took a step back, but instead of fleeing, he continued to speak arrogantly!

"You Taoist priest! How can you have so much armor and weapons! Didn't your old Taoist priest Qiu Chuji tell you to be careful about this?! Now you've killed my brother, are you trying to make us report to our superiors and have them hold your Quanzhen Sect accountable?!"

His questioning manner showed that he did not regard the Quanzhen Sect as someone outside the Mongol forces, which made Li Ke sigh.

From this perspective, although the Quanzhen sect members still stubbornly claim that they have not sided with the Mongols, the Mongols themselves have already come to regard them as part of their power.

As these words were spoken, Li Ke saw a young man walking over, followed by a number of Mongol soldiers. Upon seeing this man, the soldiers immediately lowered their heads and made way for him.

"Prince Huodu".

Although the soldier bowed his head and made way, Li Ke could tell that he had no respect for Huo Du at all, treating him like a joke.

Huo Du didn't look at the soldier, but instead looked at the fine steel longsword that Li Ke had thrown. Seeing the Damascus pattern on it, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but smile.

"Oh? You are Taoist priests of the Quanzhen Sect? Perfect timing, I have something to take care of on Zhongnan Mountain. If you lead the way for me, I will vouch for you and spare you from punishment, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, the Mongol soldier who had angrily rebuked Li Ke changed his expression drastically, but Li Ke merely nodded slightly.

"You came just in time."

"Ok?"

Huo was puzzled, but Li Ke reached out his hand.

"I just need a head that's famous enough! As a descendant of Jamukha, Genghis Khan's brother, killing you will surely draw out enough important figures!"

The moment he finished speaking, Li Ke reached out and grasped, his inner strength surging. The longsword he had thrown flew out from the Mongol soldier's chest, pierced through Huo Du's neck from behind, severing his fine head, and then flew lightly back into Li Ke's hand.

At that moment, a Taoist nun witnessed this scene, and Li Ke's system also spoke up.

"You have encountered Guanyinbi..."

(End of this chapter)