Me and countless me.

Chapter 632 The Condor Twins

"I absolutely must get there before he clashes with the Mongols!"

Holding the precious sword given to her by Li Ke, Xiaolongnu couldn't help but think of Li Ke and the strong man who forged the blacksmith.

"I hope it's not too late..."

Xiaolongnu was filled with worry. She heard the name Li Ke at a gathering of Quanzhen sect members and learned that several Mongol princes knew that Kublai Khan had sided with Li Ke, so they obeyed Möngke's orders to come and attack Li Ke.

Therefore, she is now extremely eager to get to Li Ke's side and help him fight against the Mongols.

Before she arrived, the Quanzhen Sect had completely defected. Under pressure from the Mongol army, Qiu Chuji had no choice but to send people from his sect who were willing to serve the Mongols. Therefore, Xiaolongnu was very worried that Li Ke would show mercy because he was from the Quanzhen Sect.

Although Xiaolongnu had no determination to join the army to defend her country, she knew that the Mongols were definitely not good people, and that Li Ke would definitely not have a good ending if he fell into their hands.

Moreover, although she was the only one left to carry on the Ancient Tomb Sect, and its founder Lin Chaoying was betrayed by Wang Chongyang, who spent his life fighting against the Jin, it was absolutely impossible for her to collude with the Mongols.

However, because of this, Xiaolongnu couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts.

"Young master... you must have been preparing for this moment when you gifted me the sword, right? I just wonder if we'll end up like the founders of our respective sects..."

Subconsciously, she thought of the portraits of the founders Lin Chaoying and Wang Chongyang, and imagined the two of them being affectionate, then being separated by the Jin army, and finally Wang Chongyang becoming a monk and Lin Chaoying dying of depression.

As she thought about it, she couldn't help but replace Wang Chongyang's face with Li Ke's face, and Lin Chaoying's face with her own. She also couldn't help but imagine the scene where Li Ke was defeated and returned to Zhongnan Mountain, and then, like her ancestor Wang Chongyang, he was completely separated from her.

This thought made Xiaolongnu's face turn pale, and she even swayed slightly. She couldn't help but grit her teeth and comfort herself.

"No, no... absolutely not! I've practiced the new Jade Maiden Heart Sutra and the Nine Yin Manual, and I'm willing to leave the mountain to help him. So I've already surpassed the patriarch, and it's absolutely impossible for me to be like him!"

Thinking this, Xiaolongnu quickened her pace on horseback, and wisps of mist involuntarily swirled around her.

If Li Ke were here, he would definitely be able to see that this is the result of Xiaolongnu cultivating his modified Jade Maiden Heart Sutra to a high level!

The original version of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra is a very peculiar martial art. Not only does it require two people to practice, but they also need to be in perfect harmony, consider each other's feelings in every way, and even visualize each other's every smile and gesture during meditation in order to achieve the strongest cultivation effect. It is a technique that is extremely effective at mocking single men.

When not practicing, one is devoid of emotions and desires, completely devoid of human feelings, which only erupt when combined with practicing martial arts.

Well, it's obviously not some proper martial arts technique.

So Li Ke made some slight modifications so that the technique could be practiced by one person.

The effect is much better. It can absorb all the energy around it to replenish its own true qi, and it can also absorb the true qi and power of others to become its own true qi and power. In addition, it can also improve one's appearance and body. It is not wrong to call it Mingyu Gong.

Moreover, it no longer requires two people to practice. One person can cultivate simply by visualizing the appearance of the things they like in their heart or the erotic dreams they have had. The more suppressed one is, the faster one will progress. The stronger the desire for that specific thing is, the faster one will progress!
"Since they don't go out much, it's better to encourage them to go out more."

That was Li Ke's initial thought, but after seeing his body, Xiaolongnu couldn't stop thinking about his blacksmithing figure. As a result, the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra had progressed to a level that he had never considered or thought about when he created the technique!

In terms of suppression! Because of cultivating the new Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, the Little Dragon Girl, who is now slimmer and 'plump', has exceeded Li Ke's imagination!
But at that very moment, a large group of martial arts practitioners also gathered in the Mongol army tent.

"Is everyone ready? This operation absolutely cannot fail."

The man named Gongsun Zhi looked at the distant capital, then at the martial arts figures around him, and couldn't help but narrow his eyes. He originally didn't intend to get involved in this matter, but recently, for some reason, the Mongols' sincerity in recruiting martial arts masters has become more and more apparent.

In the past, when the Mongols approached him, they would at most offer him some official positions and that was it; they never intended for him to leave his seclusion.

However, recently the Mongols have suddenly become obsessed with recruiting martial arts masters with the titles of princes and nobles, so he reluctantly left the Valley of Heartbreak.

His daughter, Gongsun Lü'e, also came out with him. After all, if he wanted to advance further, he still needed some connections, so he planned to marry Gongsun Lü'e to a Mongol prince, or even Möngke, so that he could become one of the core members of the Mongol circle.

Therefore, for this mission to assassinate Li Ke, he not only brought all his possessions, but also his daughter, Gongsun Lü'e.

But at this moment, as he looked at a young girl wearing a human skin mask standing gracefully in the crowd, he couldn't help but touch his chin.

Although the woman was wearing a human skin mask and had her beautiful figure covered with rough clothes, Gongsun Zhi could tell at a glance that she was an extremely beautiful woman, which made him want to say something.

But at that moment, he saw another person.

To be precise, he was a Taoist priest.

A Taoist priest named Zhao Zhijing from the Quanzhen School.

"Humph……"

Gongsun Zhi instantly realized that this Taoist priest named Zhao Zhijing, like himself, had seen through the true face of the guy wearing the human skin mask—a beautiful woman—and had also set his sights on him.

However, upon seeing the Quanzhen Sect robes on the other person's body, Gongsun Zhi couldn't help but purse his lips, not really wanting to compete with them.

The other party's sect, Quanzhen Taoism, was able to preach to Genghis Khan back then. Although most Mongols believed in Buddhism and the Eternal Heaven and had little feeling for Taoism, the farmland and population controlled by Quanzhen Taoism were not to be underestimated.

Otherwise, where did the money and food for the thousands of disciples of the Quanzhen Sect come from?

Not to mention that these thousands of disciples are all proficient in swordsmanship and formations, and even the Mongol prince Khodu did not dare to provoke them easily.

Although not all members of the Quanzhen Sect appeared this time, and the Seven Masters of Quanzhen were unable to surrender to the Mongols due to their oaths, with only a portion of the sect's disciples serving the Mongols, Zhao Zhijing was still a disciple of the Quanzhen Sect. Therefore, after thinking for a moment, Gongsun Zhi smiled at Zhao Zhijing.

"Brother Zhao, is there someone you love?" Zhao Zhijing saw Gongsun Zhi smile at him and couldn't help but wonder what this powerful Valley Master of the Heartless Valley was planning to do.

In his view, Gongsun Zhi, the master of the Valley of Heartbreak, was quite powerful, with hundreds of families under his command. He was proficient in martial arts and battle formations, especially the formation called the Fishing Net Formation, which was unparalleled. So after thinking for a while, although he was eager to see what color the woman wearing the human skin mask was, he still couldn't help but bow to Gongsun Zhi.

“Master Gongsun is very kind, but I am unsure whether I am stealing someone else’s love… that is why I am feeling uneasy.”

While speaking, Zhao Zhijing showed no intention of adhering to the ethics of a monk, because he had expressed considerable dissatisfaction with the Quanzhen Sect when he left the mountain.

Despite being the state religion of the Mongols, which even Genghis Khan once listened to, Qiu Chuji abandoned his allegiance to the Mongols because of his so-called founder. This foolish behavior made Zhao Zhijing extremely dissatisfied with Qiu Chuji, and as a result, he no longer had any reverence for the rules and regulations of the Quanzhen School.

Upon hearing Zhao Zhijing's words, Gongsun Zhi immediately understood, couldn't help but laugh, and took out a bottle of medicine.

"A true man born between heaven and earth, why should he worry about not having a wife? Since Zhao Zhijing is so willing, then I will help you to be together. This is a medicine made from the Love Flower in my valley. Brother Zhao, you may not know this, but if you are directly pricked by this Love Flower, you will suffer excruciating pain, as if lovers were torn apart, and you would rather be dead. But if it is handled properly..."

Gongsun Zhi revealed a profound yet knowing expression, which immediately made Zhao Zhijing realize what Gongsun Zhi had brought out.

With no one around, Zhao Zhijing hesitated for a moment before taking the book. After a moment's hesitation, he took out a book from his pocket.

"This is the secret teaching of my ancestor Wang Chongyang. If it weren't for the failure of my uprising, my ancestor Chongyang... hmph... would certainly not have lived up to the name of Chongyang!"

Actually, this was a secret technique he developed himself, but to avoid making the gift seem less valuable and less convincing, he added the name of the founder, Wang Chongyang.

Moreover, the name Chongyang has another wonderful meaning for men.

Gongsun Zhi subconsciously took it, and couldn't help but take another look at Zhao Zhijing. He immediately felt a sense of mutual appreciation, and even wanted to cut off a chicken's head and burn yellow paper with Zhao Zhijing to become sworn brothers!

Zhao Zhijing had the same feeling, so after a moment's thought, he pointed subtly at the women wearing human skin masks.

"How about we... go together?"

Gongsun Zhi took a deep breath and, looking at Zhao Zhijing's upright and gentlemanly demeanor, couldn't help but clasp his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Zhao Zhijing's talent is truly like a surging river, endless and unstoppable, like the Yellow River overflowing its banks! My admiration for you is beyond words. If this place weren't so inappropriate, I would definitely cut off a chicken's head and burn yellow paper with you to become sworn brothers!"

He couldn't help but grasp Zhao Zhijing's hand, and Zhao Zhijing did the same. He never expected that there would be someone in this world who understood him so well!

"Brother Zhao!"

"Good brother!"

"Brother Zhao!"

"Good brother!"

The two men admired each other, but neither noticed the murderous intent flashing in the eyes of the woman wearing the human skin mask.

The woman heard the conversation between the two men clearly, because she had cultivated superior internal martial arts from Peach Blossom Island and was a disciple of Huang Yaoshi named Cheng Ying, so she had this skill.

As for why she was here, the reason is simple: it was arranged by Huang Yaoshi.

When Huang Yaoshi went to support Huang Rong, she also came. However, she was ordered by Huang Yaoshi to provide support and that she could escape through Mongolia if necessary. So she used a false identity to join the Mongols, so that she could help Guo Jing and others when needed.

However, she waited a long time before hearing the news of Guo Jing's death and Huang Yaoshi's murder, and she fell into confusion.

It was absolutely impossible for her to fight against the entire Song Dynasty alone, but she was absolutely unwilling to surrender to the Mongols, and supporting the Song Dynasty was also out of the question at this moment.

Joining Li Ke's side was also unrealistic, since in Huang Yaoshi's eyes, Li Ke was a traitorous villain, even more despicable than the Mongols.

Furthermore, since her archenemy Li Mochou had sided with Li Ke, Cheng Ying had no intention of joining Li Ke's side. So, she waited listlessly for news of any escape from the Guo family. However, her position among the Mongols was extremely low, so she had no real standing and was completely unaware of the latest developments. She was also completely unaware that Huang Rong had moved into Li Ke's harem to seek revenge, and that the Song Dynasty had already been destroyed, with only the final cleanup remaining.

In reality, even many Mongols were unaware of the extent of the war between Li Ke and the Song Dynasty, given the slow pace of communication in that era.

So at this very moment, the Mongol army is heading towards the now drastically changed capital, Dadu, intending to take advantage of Li Ke's war with the Song Dynasty to launch a surprise attack on Li Ke, retake Dadu, and even seize the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop.

That's why they gathered so many martial arts masters.

However, just as Cheng Ying was thinking about how to extricate herself, Gongsun Zhi and Zhao Zhijing could no longer maintain their mutual respect.

Because the Mongols had already ordered them to go to Dadu (Beijing).

Therefore, Zhao Zhijing and Gongsun Zhi led their team and headed towards Dadu without hesitation. However, when they arrived near Dadu, not only were the Mongolians who were leading the way dumbfounded, but Zhao Zhijing and Gongsun Zhi, who had been to Dadu before, also looked blankly at the giant city in front of them and the various floating platforms flying in the sky.

Is this still Dadu?

Gongsun Zhi looked at the map, his face blank, and it was at this moment!
Little Dragon Girl finally arrived on horseback!

Looking at this group of bewildered people, and Zhao Zhijing who stood out in the crowd, Xiaolongnu, who was usually so meticulous, only thought for a moment before drawing the sword that Li Ke had given her without hesitation and pointing it at this group of people who were obviously Mongolian spies!

A major battle was thus on the verge of breaking out.

(End of this chapter)