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Chapter 389: Transformation! (Seeking monthly ticket)
Lu had come before to make the covenant.

The scholar Wen He lowered his eyes and left midway, staring at the sky in a daze. After a while, a voice came: "A dignified Wen Qingyu is actually here, looking dejected and dazed. It's really ridiculous, ridiculous."

Wen He turned his eyes and looked to the side. Yan Daiqing had his hands covered in his wide sleeves. He was wearing winter clothes, with a layer of fur covering the cuffs and collar to keep warm. He looked straight ahead and said, "The human heart is hard to predict. It's always hard to figure it out."

"Failure once is nothing."

Wen He said: "It was successful..."

Yan Daiqing was stunned. He was a logistical talent, and was not as good as Wen He and Wen Qingyu in planning for his own affairs. He said, "But, wasn't your chess piece Lan Wendu already hammered to death?"

Wen He smiled, propped his chin with one hand, sat cross-legged and looked at the Western Region, and replied: "Lan Wendu... The two hundred thousand gold and silver I gave him, in the end, it didn't just fall into his hands. The whole city, officials of all ranks, all got a share of it."

"Lu Youxian is a famous general, upright and righteous, so he must have noticed something wrong, but killing Lan Wendu with a hammer was beyond my expectations... He is indeed a famous general, but this strategy was not calculated for him or Chen Dingye, but for the hearts of people."

Yan Daiqing asked: "What is human heart?"

Wen He asked, "Are people greedy for money? Are people anxious for danger?"

“Do people fear death?”

"Lan Wendu was born in an aristocratic family, and he was hammered to death. What would the people in the city who had received his kindness think? Everyone must be in danger. Lu Youxian hammered Lan Wendu to death, but he personally created cracks inside this unshakable city."

“No matter how impregnable a city’s defense is, it is still manned by humans.”

“People gather around wealth and disperse around death.”

Wen He chuckled and stretched out his hand. His slender palm was raised in front of him. His plain face now carried an indescribable sense of strangeness and danger. His eyes were indifferent, without any human aura, and his five fingers were clenched together.

It seemed as if he had this chaotic world, this city, the heroes, the famous generals, the overlords, the outstanding people, all covered in his palm, and then he clasped his five fingers together, everything was under control, and whispered:
"This game is about trying to win people's hearts."

"Who doesn't love money? Who doesn't fear death? If Lu You doesn't deal with Lan Wendu first, he can only watch the city being corroded. If Lu You deals with Lan Wendu first, the speed of destruction will be even faster."

“The human heart is like the abyss of the sea, and greed is like a rope that entangles the human body. Since ancient times, many heroes have been defeated and killed because of greed, and many famous people have been ruined because of greed.”

"Lu Youxian couldn't break free; Chen Dingye couldn't break free either."

"As for Lan Wendu."

"The development of the plan was originally based on his death as the basis and premise."

"Only if Wendu offers his head can the city gate be opened."

Yan Daiqing looked at the counselor next to him with a light smile. Wen He's eyes were more indifferent than before, as if he had left the world and was watching this chaotic world with cold eyes. But the next moment, Wen He said seriously: "Those aristocratic family children are thieves who can spend money."

“Only after Lan Wendu died, others would not dare to spend money recklessly.”

"Borrowing Lu Youxian's knife, killing the chicken to scare the monkey."

“They can become our money bank.”

"In this way, he can recover the three hundred thousand taels of silver he owes to the lord."

Yan Daiqing: “???”

How many?

Three hundred thousand? !

Wen He smiled and teased: "However, I am able to make Wen Run Junzi care about me so much. Ah, is it better if this plan really fails this time?"

Veins bulged at Yan Daiqing's temples.

Be patient, be patient——

I can't stand you!
The next moment, the soles of Jiangnan Gentleman's shoes were imprinted on Mr. Wenhe's face.

Kunlun's sword energy swept across the sky.

Yan Daiqing's eyes were spitting fire, and his triple-sky martial arts burst out. Even though he had restrained his strength a little, he still kicked this indifferent and cold strategist, who was independent of the world, back into the mundane world.

Go back you!

Wen Qingyu fell from the flat roof, which was unique to the Western Regions.

He fell into the straw pile, and the chickens and ducks flew away in panic with a clucking sound. The world's top strategist turned over and sat up, his body sinking into the straw pile, with straw stuck in his black hair, looking at his friend over there.

Yan Daiqing's eyes were blazing with fire, and he raised his middle finger:

"Wen Qingyu!"

"I really fucking hate you!"

The gentleman from Jiangnan finally couldn't help but swear.

He tried his best to find the most insulting behaviors and words in his nature. He needed a word that was more offensive than "that person's mother", and it would be best if it could attack the guy himself without hurting others.

But he couldn't imagine it.

Wen Qingyu burst into laughter.

Saatanti walked over with a wooden basin filled with grain and saw two gentlemen, one taller than the other, throwing eggs at each other and fighting. Mr. Yan Daiqing was furious, while Mr. Wen Qingyu was particularly happy.

"Well, the gentlemen in the Anxi Protectorate are still as peaceful as ever."

The little girl thought seriously and walked away with her things.

Yan Daiqing won the final fight.

After all, Yan Daiqing had once practiced with the Angry Sword Immortal of Kunlun Sword Sect. With the martial arts skills of the third level, he was already able to wear armor and go into battle as a deputy general. Only martial arts like his could withstand the heavy pressure.

Although Wen He has great talent, he comes from an ordinary family. The distant branch of the Wen family has long since declined. Without enough opportunities, he is only a second-level heaven. Yan Daiqing said: "However, even if your strategy successfully leaves a gap in that city, Lu Youxian is on guard, what can we do?"

Wen He said leisurely: "Don't worry, we have people there too."

Yan Daiqing asked: "Who?"

Wen He said: "Ye Buyi, Zhou Liuying, Gong Zhenyong and others came here at a decisive and sharp time. With such good judgment, and Zhou Liuying, huh... The person who is best at [scheming people] in the academy must be at the border of Chen State."

"That smell of helping others out of trouble is too strong."

"Even from eight hundred miles away, it still hits my head."

Wen He said: "Yanzhou Cheng was born in the State of Chen, so he should be familiar with this person. With this person, the 400,000 taels of silver owed to my lord by Lan Wendu and others can be settled!"

Yan Daiqing: “…………”

He no longer wanted to ask about the change in the number, and just asked, "Who?"

Wen He said leisurely:
"Zhou Family——"

"Zhou Pinglu."

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

The news that Chen Dingye personally led the army to fight quickly spread throughout the world, and everyone was shocked by the information contained in this news. A king personally leading the army to fight and going to the front line would be an incredible boost to the morale of any army.

Killing or capturing a king is a temptation that any general cannot give up.

Chen Dingye used himself as a pawn to stir up waves in this world.

Pojun felt a slight pain in his forehead.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he felt that this game of chess was becoming more and more interesting.

He commented on the general trend of the world - "The Wolf King attacked Xiyi, Chen Dingye attacked the northern border, He Ruo captured the tiger and it was abandoned, Qin Yulong was in my Anxi City, Yuwen Lie and Jiang Yuan were on the battlefield in the hinterland, and they cannot be easily transferred to the north."

"Now Chen Guo is almost desperate."

"The strategy of Yingguo and Jiang Su should be to [bleed], little by little, slowly drag down the livelihood, logistics and border defense of the entire Chen State, and then launch a strong attack in one fell swoop to break the Chen State."

“It’s a very stable strategy, but too stable.”

"Chen Dingye did not fight a war of attrition with him, but directly bet the fate of Chen State and everything on this game of chess. As a result, Ying State, which was originally prepared to fight Chen State, faced Chen State, which had made a huge bet."

"It's like two people fighting each other. One is just using a slow-attrition tactic, while the other starts to fight for his life. Even if the first person is stronger than the second, he will be stretched for a while."

"Chen Dingye is really a gambler."

“This is no longer a big bet.”

“This is all in.”

"He should have made a plan. He and the Wolf King have a plan that will succeed. Jiang Su will defend the northern border, so the Wolf King will most likely break through Xiyi City directly, and we will take advantage of the situation to attack."

"Jiang Su and I will fight the Wolf King together."

"Then the Ying State, which cannot mobilize all its famous generals, may not have enough strength to stop the Chen State army, which is in the process of being personally led by the emperor. The northern border may lose cities and lands."

“And the middle option is.”

"Jiang Su left behind a part of his troops and brought only a small number of elite troops to Xiyi City to fight the Wolf King. This is the most important gamble. There is a certain possibility that a huge change will occur that will overturn the situation in the entire world."

Even Pojun had a solemn look on his face.

"It is possible that the two Ying countries will collapse completely."

"Or, the two Chen states will collapse completely."

"Although the probability is extremely small, once this happens, it almost means that the overall situation of the world has been determined."

"If the two routes of Chen State are completely defeated, it means that the emperor will die in battle, the Wolf King will be defeated, the ruler will be young and the country will be in doubt, and the national fortune will collapse directly; if the two routes of Ying State are completely defeated, it means that the western border with Xiyi City as the core, as well as the part in the north of the Great Wall, will lose cities and land, and their power will shrink."

"In addition, the misfortunes of the two famous generals, He Ruoqinhu and Qin Yulong, have occurred."

"The national fortune and strength of Chen will instantly overwhelm Ying."

There was an extremely unhappy look on Pojun's face.

This is a competition of general trend.

The Qilin Army of the Tiance Mansion currently only occupies Jiangnan and part of the Western Regions. When the world situation becomes turbulent, they will still be swept up by this trend and have to make corresponding choices.

This has nothing to do with personal strategy, bravery, means, or courage.

Li Guanyi picked up the chess piece, put it on the chessboard, and said, "For us."

"Whether it's emotional or logical, public or private, it's the Wolf King's attack on the border of Xiyi City, and Chen Dingye's defeat is more in line with the strategy..."

Pojun nodded.

Both of them looked at the geomancy map.

After that, the strategic focus of Tiance Mansion was to take over the southwest, connect with the south of the Yangtze River along the waterway, and conquer the cities along the way. Therefore, if the State of Chen was strong, it would be unfavorable for them in this step, but if the State of Chen collapsed.

Even if they successfully completed this strategy, they would still face the Ying State, which had almost unified the north and the Central Plains. The disadvantage was so huge that it would make people despair.

In that situation, we can only keep calm and wait for changes to occur within the country.

Then he took this opportunity to head north.

Po Jun said to himself, "Is this what Lu Youxian said, that we should form an alliance and fight Jiang Su together? Chen Dingye still has the desire to hope that Chen can win both battles, but, my lord..."

Pojun looked at Li Guanyi.

Li Guan nodded and said, "I know."

They are caught in the middle of the world's general trend and lack sufficient foundation.

When it comes to territory and people's livelihood, it goes without saying.

When it comes to the military, they cannot be compared with the State of Chen and the State of Ying.

Speaking of famous generals, the one on the opposite side may be the best general in the world.

In terms of martial arts, Li Guanyi is at the eighth level. Even if he and Qilin Huotian join forces, they can never stop the army of the God of War.

Li Guanyi picked up a chess piece and looked at the stalemate on the chessboard. This chess piece was placed directly on the world's general geomancy map. He said, "The only way we can turn the tables is--"

"Western Region."

God Khan!
The leader of the thirty-six tribes in the Western Regions, the second overlord since Tuyuhun three hundred years ago, and seventh on the list of divine generals. The momentum, military strength, and foundation represented by this identity are enough to catch Jiang Su off guard.

The only possibility at this moment, the only chance to win, the only possibility to intercept Jiang Su.

The body of Heavenly Khan and the name of Heavenly Khan.

Do we have to reveal ourselves to the world completely in this final battle in the Western Region?
Li Guanyi held the chess piece, his eyes solemn and his aura calm but surging.

Then, come on!
Qin Wuhou is the Heavenly Khan. He raised his finger.

The chess piece landed in the Western Region.

The situation was surging, Emperor Chen led his troops, and the Wolf King attacked the city. It was already like this.

What do I have to fear?
Each has its own trump card, each has its own competition, each has its own strategy and trend.

Be bold and fight!

………………

The Fire Kirin lay on the window, watching Li Guanyi and Pojun playing chess. Li Guanyi had grown up. The Fire Kirin thought that the speed at which humans grow and age is unimaginable for the divine beasts.

In Huo Qilin's impression, it seems like it was just yesterday.

Li Guanyi was only a teenager of thirteen or fourteen years old.

But in the blink of an eye, he had grown taller and calmer. Wearing a cloak, he stood in front of the chessboard, playing chess with a strategist in white. The aura he exuded and the expression between his brows were indistinguishable from Li Wanli.

But Huo Qilin felt that he was still the same as before.

Eat and sleep, sleep and eat, so lazy.

In the blink of an eye, I had to face Jiang Su again.

Unlike Li Guanyi, Huo Qilin had seen Jiang Su before and had personally experienced the methods of that god of war. It took the Wolf King and Duke Taiping at their peak working together to stop Jiang Su with the help of the vast rear and logistics of the State of Chen.

Ah no, the Wolf King is at his peak at this moment.

However, Huo Qilin still cannot forget Jiang Su's majesty and means.

Do you still want to fight him?

The Fire Qilin stretched out its claws, and fear appeared in its heart.

He was scared of being beaten, and besides, Li Guanyi was already at the eighth level. As a famous general leading a large army, an ordinary eighth level martial arts master had no qualifications to stand in front of Li Guanyi.

But the Fire Kirin is still at the peak of the seventh level.

This was the result of the old Qilin in the academy personally giving him good food for many years.

"The Qilin is a divine beast. Even if it does not practice, as long as it breathes every day, it will reach the level of a human master when it reaches adulthood."

The words that Fire Qilin used to be proud of, now became the thing that made him hate it.

Do you want to fight with Jiang Su?

The Fire Kirin's mentality was like that of a young man. Faced with this terrifying existence that had once shattered his mentality, he instinctively chose to escape. He went into the winery specially built by Lei Laomeng and found the sweetest and most ripe fruits.

But this fruit already has a bit of wine smell.

The Fire Kirin was eating in a daze.

Do you want to fight? Or don't you?

Anyway, Li Guanyi is already at the peak of the eighth heaven, stronger than me, and he also has the blessing of the cauldron, a large army, and good luck. Anyway, I am just about the same as Yue Qianfeng...

Chew chew chew.

It makes no difference whether I'm there or not.

However, we can fight if we want, just cooperate like this, that's all...

Chew chew chew.

Swallow it.

The Fire Qilin just collapsed there, holding a fruit in his left paw and a fruit in his right paw. If it were the situation a few years ago, he would have been carefree and would not have any worries.

Wonderful! Great! Great!
There is good fruit everywhere!
This is what the monk calls the Buddhist kingdom!
But at this moment, the more he ate the fruit, the more uncomfortable he felt. It seemed as if someone was talking in his ear, making him feel very uncomfortable. Why was this happening?
'Are you going to continue to sink like this forever?'

"…It will be just like the death of Li Wanli, I am powerless and can only rage…"

Confused, Fire Kirin was awakened by a question.

Looking around, there was no one around, but he recognized it. It was the voice of Old Kirin from Zhongzhou Academy. It was the old man who had taught him and whispered in his ears those words. He didn't care about them when he heard them, but now he felt very uncomfortable.

Like a thorn, it pierced His heart, causing pain and discomfort.

In such an uncomfortable situation, he even lost his appetite for the fruit that Fire Qilin loved the most. He was drunk on the fruit and said in a daze: "Old man, what do you think I should do..."

The old Qilin's voice seemed to rise in memory:
"There is neither good nor evil in the soul; he who knows good and evil is a saint."

"All living beings, if they know what is right and wrong, but feel pain, it is only because they are avoiding what they should do."

Those Confucian things made Huo Qilin very angry. At that time, he could only eat the fruit in big mouthfuls to barely listen to them. But now, these words rose in his heart, making the fruit in his mouth tasteless.

Finally, the Fire Kirin roared and roared, driving out the voice of the Old Kirin in his mind.

He was burning with fire.

"Yes, yes, I know!"

"I know I can't run, I know I have to fight with him, but I..." When the Fire Qilin struggled, he hit the wall next to him, and something fell off the scales on his neck.

Round and clear blue.

It was given to him by the ancient red dragon from his previous life.

Well, the cause of death in the previous life.

[Spiritual Pearls of the Four Seas] - It is a spiritual object formed by gathering the purest water in the world. Just one drop of it can turn into a lake. It is also the purest object among the four spiritual objects.

Eight hundred years ago, the emperor obtained it by killing a divine beast in the sea with a divine bow.

It was also the cause of death of the previous generation of Fire Kirin.

Greedy.

After swallowing it, he died from the impact of water and fire.

The Fire Qilin stared at the bead intently, and thought of what the ancient red dragon once said, that with the help of the power of fire and earth, it might be possible to refine this thing in the place where the ultimate fire element is located. One of them is the five lotus pond volcanoes in the northern border.

The other one is the Flaming Mountain in the Western Regions.

But that was why he died in his previous life.

And he died a miserable death.

Huo Qilin was very afraid of this thing.

The Fire Kirin struggled for a long time, and suddenly opened its mouth, held the bead in its mouth, and stepped on the fire with all four feet, trying to sneak out of Anxi City. Ever since Li Guanyi's identity was exposed, he has become unscrupulous in the Western Regions and often went out for a stroll.

Fire Qilin hesitated and did not go out directly.

Instead, he returned to the room and quietly watched Li Guanyi and Pojun playing chess. As soon as Li Guanyi finished the game, he found Huo Qilin, smiled and called him over, and gave him many snacks.

Fire Kirin finished eating with big mouthfuls, licked his lips, and said nonchalantly:
"I'm going to go out for a walk to help digest my food."

"Be back soon."

Li Guanyi smiled and said, "Don't run too far."

Fire Kirin gently nudged Li Guanyi: "Yeah."

He paused, and said, "If I play for too long and don't come back, you must find me and come back."

Li Guanyi agreed with a smile.

The Fire Kirin quietly watched Li Guanyi sitting cross-legged there, then turned around, left Anxi City, stepped on fire and flew into the air, arriving at the Flaming Mountain. This location was actually within the Western Regions and within Li Guanyi's sphere of influence.

The Fire Kirin flew in from the pass of the Flame Mountain and looked at the raging and terrifying flames.

This is a place of death for others, but for a divine beast of fire like the Fire Kylin, it is like going home. The Fire Kylin opened its mouth, and a stream of fire element wrapped around the [Four Seas Spirit Pearl]. Even in front of the volcano, it emitted flowing light, which was extremely powerful.

Only He Himself can pass this test.

After Li Guanyi arrived in the Western Regions, he did not mention the [Four Seas Spirit Pearl] at all. It was obvious that he was unwilling to let Fire Kirin make such a dangerous attempt that involved his life.

There was a struggle in the Fire Qilin's eyes. In the end, He disregarded everything and revealed the true form of the Fire Qilin, a gigantic divine beast with flames pouring from its scales. He opened his mouth and swallowed the [Four Seas Spirit Pearl] in one gulp!
Shui Yuan was stimulated and exploded instantly.

In an instant, incomparable pain almost engulfed the Fire Qilin.

This is also the transformation of the ancient mythical beast, representing a kind of water element with a mechanism. The purity of the water element is even more powerful and fierce than the Fire Kirin, which tends to [bring light, auspicious fire].

It can be compared to the ancient red dragon.

Even though the Fire Kirin had acquired the strength of an adult Kirin under the guidance of the Old Kirin, it was ultimately not as experienced as the adult Kirin who had lived for two thousand years. It was inferior in both strength and physique.

They are all worse than they were in the last rotation.

At this moment, I couldn't control the violent water.

The Fire Kirin roared softly, and its scales glowed with light. That was the ultimate water element, gushing out and colliding with the flames. The Fire Kirin felt the pain and fell to the ground in torture, but he no longer had the instinct to spit out the [Four Seas Spirit Pearl].

He held on tightly.

Many scenes from the past seemed to flash before his eyes, including the first meeting with Li Wanli, the battle with Jiang Su, the death of Li Wanli, being trapped in the palace of the State of Chen, and the experience with Li Guanyi...

All kinds of images are surging in my heart.

That kind of emotion, all that joy, pain, resentment, and hatred.

was set on fire.

The Fire Qilin looked at the magma and felt pain all over his body, thinking.

It hurts so much.

...I'm sorry, I might mess it up this time, but it doesn't matter, the Fire Kirin won't die, it will just turn into a Kirin egg again, waiting to wake up again in a few hundred years...

You must find me then.

Li Guanyi.

Fire Kirin grinned, still as silly as ever.

He struggled to stand up again and stared at the fiercely burning fire element magma.

Plan to make one final effort.

At this moment, he seemed to see the figure of the old Qilin, and the old Qilin seemed to be looking at him. All the experiences, teachings, and hundreds of years in the array of time had completely transformed into his will at this moment.

The old Qilin seemed to be looking at this younger generation, its broken horn still pointing to the sky.

He asked no more questions.

But the teachings of the past are like a seed that has finally burst forth.

The will of the Fire Kirin was condensed again.

He gathered the last of his strength, and all the past anger, resentment, pain and desire surged up. The blazing fire exploded once again, suppressing Shui Yuan.

At this moment, the water element was actually suppressed and turned into a blue flame.

The Fire Kirin answered that it was the old Kirin in his memory.

This heart is as hard as iron.

I know what I'm doing, no explanation needed.

The Fire Kirin rushed forward, regardless of everything.

"I am, Qilin!"

"What kind of Qilin are you if you're afraid of death?!"

The Fire Kirin flew into the air, carrying the [Four Seas Spirit Pearl] in its body, and rushed directly into the heart of the magma of the Flame Mountain. It fell down and smashed directly into the depths of the volcano. The volcanic magma surged and rolled, and the Fire Kirin let out an angry roar.

"Jiang Su!!!"

The roaring sound surged, swirled, and rose towards the sky, eventually transforming into the pure and vast roar of a divine beast.

Shocking.

(End of this chapter)