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Chapter 181 The world is in turmoil, and Yaoguang finally appears

"Yan Xuanji? I've never heard of such a name..."

"The teacher has so many friends, but, after all, he is the teacher." Yao Lianrong sighed. His family was poor, and he came here to do some things for the teacher, but he could also listen to the teacher's lectures, so in his eyes, the teacher was the most remarkable person in the world.

Ten years ago, during a heavy rain, the teacher suddenly appeared in the south city and opened a private school with only a dozen students. The teacher should be a scholar with extraordinary talent, but he did not teach in depth. He just gave them an elementary education and then sent them to other private schools.

Yao Lianrong also attended other private schools, but he found that what those so-called great scholars who were well-read in poetry and books said with great concentration were sometimes not as good as what the teacher said casually when he was teaching elementary school. Yao Lianrong knew that this was an essential difference.

Even if Phoenix casually leaked a little, it would not be comparable to those Confucian scholars who were fighting among themselves to see who was the great master.

So he returned to his husband again.

The teacher has just taught him the arts of literature and martial arts, so that he knows what unparalleled talent is.

Coming here to clean up today, Yao Lianrong put the letter away, then helped his master's wife to sweep the yard and feed the chickens. He squatted there and stretched out his arm to dig out two eggs. After a lot of effort, he finally got out two eggs, but the old hen pecked his arm until it was bruised all over.

His mistress asked him why he came so early today, and the young man responded respectfully:

"I remember that the gentleman came here these days ten years ago."

"I saved some money from doing odd jobs before, so I bought some wine and meat for you, sir."

"Then I went back."

The woman with white hair on her temples saw the name on the letter. She was stunned for a long time. She raised her eyes and looked around. She felt dazed at the familiar plants and trees. Finally, she smiled gently and said, "It's a good child."

"But your husband, although he doesn't like these days, he will also appreciate your filial piety. Today, don't leave."

"Let's have a meal together."

"Ah, won't this disturb the master and his wife too much?"

The woman just smiled gently and said, "Why are you disturbing me?"

She didn't keep the letter but put it on the table.

Yao Lianrong scratched his head, smiled innocently, and felt a little embarrassed, but he could already hear footsteps. Turning around, he saw a teacher in his early fifties, wearing a green robe, holding a fishing rod in one hand, and a fish basket full of fish.

Yao Lianrong went to see, and indeed saw many fat fish.

The State of Chen occupied the south of the Yangtze River, which had abundant water resources and a lot of aquatic products. The people all had some means of fishing, but because of this, the fatter the fish, the more they avoided many fishing experts and were extremely cunning and difficult to catch.

But the gentleman always catches a lot of fish.

There are always six every time, never more, never less.

Before, some people thought that Mr. Xu was just fishing for fun, but after he did this for several months, the men who fished began to admire him very much and felt that he was not just a weak scholar. In fact, Mr. Xu could tell stories, drink, fish, plant rice fields, and chop firewood.

Look at the stars in the sky and you will know whether it will be sunny or rainy tomorrow.

Never get lost, and be able to infer the rise and fall of water flow and wind speed.

Yao Lianrong felt that in such a big world, there would never be anyone more powerful than his master. Looking at the many fish, he said excitedly, "Mr. Pang, I'll take care of it!"

"Hey, today we have one braised, one charcoal grilled, and one steamed."

“The rest hangs in the water and can be eaten for another day.”

Pang Shuiyun smiled and said, "Just as you said." The young man left with the things. Pang Shuiyun wiped his hands and saw a few more letters on the table. The first few letters were just from friends he had made over the years, inviting him to travel. Pang Shuiyun replied to them one by one.

He accepted the invitation with a gentle look.

Then he looked at the last letter and saw the name on it.

Yan Xuanji.

In just a moment, the fish that were still jumping around, the chickens, ducks and geese that were angrily chasing Yao Lianrong, and the noisy cicadas in the summer trees all became silent in an instant.

Like falling into an ice cave!

Pang Shuiyun held the letter in his hand, veins bulging. He seemed to hear the sounds of shouting and swords whistling in his ears. His eyes raised, but in the end he just put the letter down without opening it immediately, and then went to have dinner with his disciples.

Pang Shuiyun remains the same as usual.

He just watched the young man leave before walking back, his mind calm.

Opened the letter.

After scanning the words on the letter, Pang Shuiyun's calm mood became agitated again. Yan Xuanji's style meant that his letters would never be too wordy, but rather very plain and direct. However, because of this, they were very impactful.

Yan Xuanji tells the story of Jiangzhou City.

He continued, "We escorted General Yue out of Jiangzhou City and arrived at the border. Although our lord exhausted his vitality to protect General Yue's heart, he is still pretending to be dead and has not woken up. We don't know how to decide whether to stay here or leave the State of Chen."

"Some brothers think that the Emperor of Chen is hateful, but the people are innocent."

"When they left, the defense line was broken, and countless people were killed and injured. Some people also thought that it was still unsafe for General Yue to be here, and he would still be disturbed."

"Yue Qianfeng came and said that when he first broke into the palace and left, a young strategist found him a place to stay. The strategist gave him three magic bags and said that when General Yue was rescued, he should open the first one."

"We opened it, the young counselor."

“He offers a third way.”

"Some brothers will stay here to guard the city gates; we will also have absolutely elite cavalry and all special combat groups used for attack, to protect General Yue, break through the defense lines of the two countries, and go straight outside the city gates!"

Pang Shuiyun's palm shook violently.

His eyes suddenly became sharp.

He exclaimed:

"Good, good, good!"

"The rebels are isolated and purely offensive. Neither the Chen or Ying states would fight to the death with such people. But outside the Great Wall, hey, Xue Tianxing and Yuan Shitong, these two guys raised the name of the Taiping Army and fought outside the Great Wall. The two of them were really angry."

"But as long as they recognize the name of the Taiping Army."

"We must protect the lone troop escorting Yue Pengwu."

"At that time, there were three parties confronting each other outside the pass. It was a good strategy to directly stabilize the conflict between the two of them. If I were here, I would do the same."

"Just leaving Yue's army behind, is that a benevolent act?"

Pang Shuiyun read the rest of the letter and said, "The lord is away from the front line now. Yue Qianfeng and I want to come back to help him, but we have to settle General Yue first. So, Shuiyun, you should leave. The young strategist has gone to Ying State and is not with the lord."

"Although my lord is a hero, he is still young. Since ancient times, heroes have needed counselors to assist them. If you are not here, we will never be able to rest easy."

"Also, the strategist asked me to give you a magic bag."

"It has been sent with this letter."

Pang Shuiyun noticed that a brocade bag was hung on the end of the letter with a thin thread.

He stroked the brocade bag, and the white-haired strategist thought about why he would leave Li Guanyi and go to Ying State, or join forces with the seven Turkic kings. The old man lowered his eyes and said to himself: "Do you want to help the seven Turkic kings become independent and split the grassland?"

"Then he created a rift between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince of Ying State, causing a turmoil to break out and disrupting the court of Ying State. However, he did this so that Da Chen would have time to develop, but Chen State was already in chaos. What was the point of him doing this?"

Pang Shuiyun pondered for a long time. He didn't know what the young strategist was thinking.

He opened the treasure bag.

The young counselor wrote in a beautiful handwriting:

"My lord, you can go to Longyou. The situation in the world is changing, so you need to stay dormant. I have only one request."

Pang Shuiyun seemed to sit down face to face with the young strategist. He seemed to see the strategist smile slightly and write down four words.

【Only a guest general】

The handwriting is elegant and calm, but in these four words, there is the spirit of a dragon's roar and a tiger's roar to swallow the world.

Like thunder, Pang Shuiyun's eyes shrank violently.

At this moment, in his eyes, the young strategist's strategy changed again. It was no longer a good strategy to protect Yue Pengwu.

Order the defensive regiment of Yue's army to stay and check the Ying State.

The offensive corps protected Yue Pengwu as he entered the Shanhai Pass, and used Yue Pengwu to balance the top ten general in the world outside the Shanhai Pass, and also balance the other two Taiping armies, waiting for the true successor of the Duke of Taiping to return.

He also transferred the upright Yue Pengwu directly from the front line of the State of Chen.

The Yue Family Army that stayed behind were by no means as upright as their commander. They stayed behind to defend the State of Ying.

Or wait until the other person raises an army and then march straight in?

As a result, he weakened the State of Chen, split the Turks, disrupted the State of Ying, and balanced the four sides. No matter whether they were enemies or his own, arrangements were made for all those who would affect the overall situation.

Pang Shuiyun murmured softly: "Just a guest general."

These four words are straightforward, but if they are faced with the turbulent situation in the world, they have a demeanor like a dragon lurking in the water or a tiger walking alone, because in the eyes of counselors like Pang Shuiyun, Tan Tai Xianming and Po Jun, these four words actually have another meaning.

[I will never be inferior to anyone in my entire life].

The young strategist who wrote this letter must have been a proud, conceited man with extremely high vision. He knew that only those who could see the world could understand the meaning of these four words and could glimpse the tremendous waves behind these four words.

If you don't understand, you don't deserve to be here.

"What an arrogant person..."

Pang Shuiyun laughed.

【I will never be inferior to anyone in this life】

This is a subtle yet bold text.

It was enough to instantly ignite the heart of an old man who had already grown old and was burned out in the previous era. He looked at the brocade bag and saw the world as a chessboard.

The young strategist's eyes were blazing as he laid out his plan step by step. In a short period of time, Tan Tai Xian Ming's plan of self-sacrifice had been absorbed and learned by the young strategist, who then grew up and changed it in an instant, turning it into another plan.

The young strategist put such a situation in front of Pang Shuiyun.

Then invite him.

Originally it was just a good plan, but after adding the last four words "only a guest general", it turned into a unique strategy. Pang Shuiyun chuckled, and then laughed out loud. He didn't even look at the signature under the brocade letter, but just threw it away and said:

"To seize the world, one must calculate all the lives of the people."

"As expected of you, you are Po Jun. You are much stronger than your master and your great master."

……………………Pang Shuiyun turned around and saw his wife standing at the door. The woman with white hair and wrinkles on her face looked at him and didn’t seem to want to persuade him. The once talented woman just turned around, held a box, and gently placed it on the table.

She whispered:

"In fact, when I saw that letter, I knew that you would definitely leave."

"I'll be with you wherever you go."

After a pause, the woman said softly, "Actually, I'm very happy living in seclusion here for the past ten years."

There is a lock on it, which locks the box and also locks the heart.

In fact, the lock is already rusty.

No key is needed, just a touch and the lock will break and fall to the ground, covered with gray and rust. A lock like this is only worth a few cents. A man with some strength can directly pull it off. Such a lock cannot lock anything.

He slowly reached out his hand and opened the box.

There was only a sword and a badge in the huge box.

He held the sword and slowly pulled it out of the scabbard.

This sword has been sealed for ten years, but there is not a single speck of rust on it. The sound of drawing the sword is clear and melodious. Even with your eyes closed, you can still hear the roars and howls, and the whistling of the sword. These sounds mixed in the wind make the old heart beat wildly again.

"The Taiping Army——!"

He opened his eyes.

The sword reflected his pupils, which were slightly raised and sharp.

He saw it again.

Yan Xuanji’s banner!

With a clanging sound, the long sword returned to its sheath. When the sword energy swept through, the trees outside the door swayed and willow leaves fluttered down. Finally, the ten years of seclusion were cut off. He reached out and grabbed the tiger talisman, then wore it around his waist.

One of the twenty-four generals of the Taiping Army and one of the chief strategists.

One of the five great men of the previous generation.

Fei Feng, Pang Shuiyun.

Out of the mountain.

The next day, the teacher taught the children again, and then said he was leaving. He gave his chickens and ducks to his neighbors, and his books to Yao Lianrong. He left with his wife, wearing only a blue shirt.

Yao Lianrong was reluctant to leave: "Sir, where are you going?"

Pang Shuiyun said:

"Go to where I should go. Study hard. You may come to see me someday."

The young man left reluctantly, and his wife beside him asked Pang Shuiyun where he was going.

Pang Shuiyun said: "When he leaves Chen State, he will not go to the border near Murong's family. The most suitable place is to go to another city in an instant, and then turn around and leave. Therefore, the place he will go is not the Eighteenth State Fortress in Jiangnan."

"This is it."

"【Zhenbei City】!"

"Yes, in the strategy of breaking the army, the place where the Yue army's army will pass through!"

Pang Shuiyun chuckled: "While rescuing Yue Pengwu, we must also attract the border guards to create enough opportunities for the young master to leave."

"Indeed, cunning counselor."

........................

Li Guanyi heard about the hunting meeting in the martial arts world, but he was not interested in joining in the fun. He only wanted to reunite with his aunt and Yaoguang. There were too many troubles, so he didn't plan to rush there.

He touched the Qilin and asked casually:

"Qilin, Qilin, when will you recover?"

Qilin hesitated and said, "Eat a few more meals."

Li Guanyi was puzzled: "Huh???"

Qilin immediately changed his mind and said, "I mean, if I eat three times a day and a few more meals, I will be able to recover in about three to five days and fight again."

Li Guanyi looked at the long-haired lion cat transformed from the Qilin with suspicion, and the latter turned away angrily.

Li Guanyi just smiled carefreely, not caring much. He now had precious armor on his body, a magic weapon in his hand, and the absolute trump card of Qilin. No matter what, by riding Qilin he could at least escape from a strong man like Brother Xue Lao of Yue.

In addition, there is the talisman contributed by Chen Yuyun.

Within three incense sticks of time, you will be as powerful as Hou Zhongyu, and invulnerable to swords and guns.

Chen Yuyun and Hou Zhongyu were both good people after they died.

The young man smiled and thought, then he tilted his head back and took a sip of the wine in the gourd. It was a low-alcohol rice wine with a sweet taste. It was quite refreshing to drink in summer. Then he went to the Acropolis near Zhenbei City, where Li Guanyi drove inside and went upstairs to eat.

Just as he was about to eat noodles, Li Guanyi suddenly heard a shout from outside.

"Hey, hey, Taoist priest, we are open to all parties and we do business here. We really can't entertain you..."

Hearing a sound outside, Li Guan took a bite of his ramen and looked down.

There was a Taoist priest outside the door, wearing old clothes, who seemed to be driven out because he had no money. Li Guan saw that the Taoist priest seemed to have not eaten or drunk for a long time, and his face showed hunger and thirst. After thinking for a while, he said, "Little Second Brother!"

The waiter raised his head and said, "Hey, here, here, here."

"Master Dao, what do you want me to do?"

Li Guanyi said: "Please let this Taoist friend in. I'll treat you."

The waiter paused, then stepped back and politely said to the Taoist who had just stopped him: "Okay, since someone is inviting you, you are lucky. Sir, please come in!"

The Taoist came up.

Li Guanyi said: "Send a bowl of noodles to this fellow Taoist as well."

The Taoist said, "Thank you, my friend."

Li Guanyi saw the Taoist priest with an ancient face and a dignified demeanor. The waiter brought a bowl of noodles with soybean paste. The Taoist priest glanced at it and said indifferently, "It's too shabby and simple."

The waiter got angry when he heard this:

"There are meat, noodles, and vegetables, and the best lard and fried sauce. What are you talking about, Taoist priest?"

Li Guanyi, who was eating noodles, raised his eyebrows, stopped the waiter and said, "Oh."

"What do fellow Taoists want?"

The Taoist said calmly, "You can't enjoy life without meat, and you can't live without wine. The meat must be from three animals and five sacrifices, and the wine must be aged for more than 20 years without a trace of dregs, so that it can barely moisten your throat."

Li Guanyi smiled when he heard this and asked, "What else do you want?"

"Master, please tell me all at once."

The Taoist looked at the young man in front of him and said, "He also needs a good Taoist robe, with gold and jade threads, and Jiangnan silk, a good whisk, made of lightning-struck wood, and silver threads, a pair of lotus silk shoes, and a rhinoceros horn belt, and that's about it."

The waiter was dumbfounded.

Li Guan smiled and said, "Brother Xiaoer, take this thing away."

The waiter got anxious and asked, "Do you really want to satisfy him?"

Li Guanyi said: "Just scrape off the meat sauce and let me have a bowl of plain noodles. This guy doesn't deserve to eat meat."

The waiter was startled, then said happily: "Okay, okay!"

The Taoist was slightly startled. Li Guan pushed the noodles over and said seriously:

"My fellow Taoist, we met by chance. A bowl of plain noodles is just a token of my appreciation. Please."

“It can fill your stomach.”

The Taoist seemed surprised. The young man put the scraped meat sauce in the small bowl into Qilin's bowl, and ate it with Qilin. After eating and drinking, he stood up to wipe his mouth. After thinking for a while, Li Guanyi took out the purse from his arms, counted out dozens of copper coins and put them on the table.

"Although you are not particular, you look very hungry. Take these copper coins. They will be enough for your food for seven or eight days. A real man has hands and feet. You can eat anything you want. You can also go to the Taoist temple in the city and hang up a sign. Although you have to wash vegetables and fetch water every day, you can still have food to eat."

"Don't always cheat."

The young man put the Kirin cat on his shoulder and said cheerfully:
"gone!"

The Taoist held the copper coin and watched Li Guanyi walk away. Suddenly, the wind blew past, and his dark face and old Taoist robes were all gone, turning into a Taoist with silver hair and a jade hairpin. It turned out to be Dao Zong. He picked up the copper coin in his hand, and the corners of Dao Zong's mouth slightly raised.

Cheating?

"……interesting."

After a while, when the waiter came again, there was no one at the table.

But the bowl is empty.

That bowl of vegetarian noodles with a smoky flavor was indeed eaten.

…………

Li Guanyi recalled the map, thinking that he was not far from the location given by Yaoguang. The summer weather was dry and he was thirsty. This rice wine, which was similar to the drink in his previous life, was consumed very quickly. The boy wondered whether he should just buy a jar.

When he was buying rice wine, someone suddenly tugged at his left sleeve, but Li Guanyi didn't feel any breath at all. He was startled and looked back to the left.

nobody.

But when I turned around, I felt a slightly cool touch on my right cheek.

The silver-white hair ends are slightly raised.

The hooded girl stood on tiptoe and gently poked Li Guanyi's cheek with her fingers.

There was no expression on his delicate face, which was not like that of an ordinary person. He quietly looked at Li Guanyi who was late.

Then--

Poke, poke.

(End of this chapter)