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Chapter 405: A Little Autumn Frost Wave, Twenty-four Moons Bright (asking for monthly tickets)

The King of the Southwest stared blankly at the line of text, looking at the ink-colored words that said [List of Divine Generals]. It took him a while to come back to his senses. The first thing he suspected was that he had not used the Central Plains characters for too long and would he forget the meaning of the fifth number.

He would rather doubt himself than believe that this thing was real.

Fuck, I'm not stupid, am I?

He turned around and went to his inner room, rummaged around for a while, and found a scroll that had been hidden at the bottom of the box. The scroll had turned yellow, and there were traces of time on the white paper, and of course, a little bit of spicy red oil.

Apparently it had been taken out for viewing during meals more than once, with disastrous consequences.

That’s why I learned my lesson and put the things away.

When it was unfolded, it turned out to be a list of divine generals.

The fifth place written on it is——【Li Wanli】.

This is exactly the list of Divine Generals that Li Wanli ranked fifth on at the age of thirty. Apart from the No. 1 Building in the World, there is no other place like this list. The King of the Southwest had a complicated look on his face. He gently stroked the list of Divine Generals that he had treasured for a long time, sighed, and opened it.

Compare now.

【Li Guanyi】——【No. 5 on the Godly Generals List】

【Li Wanli】——【No. 5 on the Godly Generals List】

The names of the father and son were arranged together in this place, across time. In a trance, it seemed as if the years were blurred. The King of the Southwest stared at this scene, as if he saw the spirited young warrior and the unbridled and heroic Wolf King again.

The King of Southwest, who was already in his early fifties, remained silent for a long time and sighed.

Then he laughed at himself and said to himself:
"No problem, indeed, it's the fifth one."

Fifth...

The King of Southwest's liver was trembling a little. He took a deep breath and looked at the battle records. He was familiar with the first few. As for Yuwen Lie, it was written that he led a small number of troops to fight against the State of Chen led by the emperor himself, and the Iron Pagoda led by the second divine general.

Strictly speaking, it was a war on two fronts, with the leaders of two major countries personally leading the expedition.

But they held the defense line firmly.

From the beginning to the end, even when the battle line retreated, there was no chaos or collapse of the troops.

Finally, due to poor logistics, they were ordered to retreat by the court. Although they were defeated, they did not fall into chaos. It was not the general's fault. There was no collapse of the soldiers. After the retreat, they still firmly pinned themselves on the border of Ying State and controlled Xiyi City from afar. Their divine power was awe-inspiring and it was not an exaggeration. They ranked fourth.

The third general, Gao Xiang, single-handedly stopped the army including Yue Pengwu. However, this general, who was as old as Jiang Wanxiang, did not go to support Jiang Wanxiang after stopping them, but only suppressed them outside the Northern Territory Pass.

"Each one of them is pretty fierce."

"It's better to say that the weight of the current God General Ranking is even greater than it was back then. This kid's ranking is not exaggerated at all. He might even be more important than his father."

"Fuck, why is his son so fierce?"

"How about marrying my daughter to him and giving birth to a grandson? Wouldn't that be even more powerful?"

"Let me see how the results are."

The King of the Southwest took a deep breath and shifted his gaze downward to look at Li Guanyi's battle record.

[Behead the enemy general among 100,000 people]

The King of the Southwest looked slightly dazed: "???"

The first one is so fierce?
[Defeated the Wolf King outside the Western Regions]

The Southwest King’s eyes twitched: “???”

[He led a lone army deep into the Western Regions, marched thousands of miles, destroyed many cities, killed the Shatuo King, sealed the Juxu Mountain, offered sacrifices to the heavens and cast a tripod, and was called the Heavenly Khan]

[In the great war in the Western Regions, he defeated the number one divine general Jiang Su and broke his legend of being undefeated for 300 years]

So the King of Southwest gasped twice, shook his body, and his face was a little dull: "No, this, this list of divine generals, is it fake?!"

"At the age of 18, he defeated the Wolf King, Jiang Su? And the Heavenly Khan?"

"real or fake?"

"Li Wanli's son is so fierce?"

"So fierce that you're only fifth?"

His eyes froze as he looked at the words on the Godly Generals List. [The army he led was several times larger than the Wolf King and defeated him. When he defeated Jiang Su, the difference was even ten times. However, he was a vassal and his power base could not be compared with that of the great powers in the Central Plains.]

[If the Wolf King and Jiang Su both led the same troops to fight, the outcome is still unknown. Moreover, the reason why he defeated Jiang Su was that the Wolf King attacked the capital of Ying State, and Jiang Su had no choice but to fight quickly and alone, and the Wolf King also played a role in the victory.]

[Therefore, he is ranked fifth, but he is young and brave, and there is no contemporary general who can match him.]

He led several times more troops. The King of Southwest reluctantly accepted this seemingly dazzling record. He was silent for a long time, but sighed: "It's really fifth..."

"Then I really have to do a handstand..."

"No, if that happens, I will be killed..."

The King of the Southwest actually began to think about the feasibility of this matter. He suddenly fell silent, then suddenly looked around, exhaled, and said calmly: "Nothing, nothing, I didn't say anything, nothing happened."

"No one knows anyway."

“Who knows?!”

"Humph, if no one knows what I said, then it doesn't count."

The King of Southwest thought of Li Wanli and Chen Fubi, sighed, looked back, and saw a name: "...Fan Qing, a general of the Qilin Army, fifth level, ranked eighty-seventh on the God General List."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, even the fifth level is on the list, and he is from a commoner background. How rare, how rare."

"Qibi Li, the Sixth Heaven, the Khan of the Nine Clans of Tiele."

"The commander-in-chief of the Golden Scimitar Cavalry, and the general of the Qilin Army."

"Ranked fifty-second on the God General List."

"Ling Pingyang, Sixth Heaven, Commander of the Qilin Army's Heavy Armored Cavalry."

"Ranked fifty-first on the God Generals List..."

Watching the young new names appearing in the rankings of the Godly Generals List, and seeing many names disappearing on the battlefield, the King of Southwest truly felt the surging winds and clouds, the grandeur of the world, and the magnificence of the new generation replacing the old.

This time, the number of people in Tiance Mansion whose names were on the Divine Generals List increased sharply.

Then his eyes paused slightly and he saw another familiar name.

"Chen Wenmian, son of Wolf King Chen Fubi, commander of 50,000 Canglang Guard cavalry."

"Realm - The peak of the sixth level of military evil spirit achievement"

"The power belongs to -- Tiance Mansion."

"Ranking on the Godly Generals List, thirty-third."

The King of the Southwest remained silent for a long time, and then said, "It is really magnificent. I always feel that it was only yesterday that Li Wanli and that old wolf were on the list of God Generals when they were young, but in the blink of an eye, they are both dead."

"Their sons have all become famous generals, galloping across the world."

"Really, how lamentable, how gratifying."

Until now, the King of the Southwest has only felt a sigh at the changes in the world, a sadness for the departure of an old friend, and a sense of relief to see that their son is like his father.

After putting away the list of divine generals, he thought of Master Xue Lou who came with the envoy from the State of Chen. The news about the list of divine generals was brought by Master Xue Lou. He did not like that envoy because he was lazy and made him feel uncomfortable.

But the owner of the Xue building was as beautiful as jade and quite elegant.

He walked out of the mansion and walked for a while. In a bamboo forest, he saw the guest. He was wearing a white robe with a dark green wide-sleeved robe on the outside. His black hair was like a waterfall, tied up with a simple wooden hairpin. He was quietly watching the wind blowing through the bamboo forest.

The King of the Southwest laughed: "Hahaha, Master Xue, you are in a good mood!"

The Xue Lou master turned sideways, holding a folding fan in his hand, and smiled, "It turns out to be the king. The scenery here is very beautiful. Jiangzhou and Guanyi City don't have such elegance. I was distracted for a moment. It's an offense."

The King of the Southwest laughed and said, “Say something like that.”

Master Xue said, "But, Your Majesty, don't you want to go and see that gentleman?"

King of the Southwest said disdainfully: "That guy is full of nonsense, always talking about the majesty of the country, and he wants me to kowtow to him. What kind of person is he? But Master Xue at least brought a large amount of Chamber of Commerce orders, which can make us earn a lot of money."

He is a straightforward person who speaks his mind directly.

Master Xue smiled and said, "After all, this is a win-win situation. The southwest is humid and full of fog and miasma. There are many things in it that outsiders are curious about but have no chance to see. There are also many mountain roads here, so the good things cannot be transported out."

“The mushrooms are crispy and delicious, far better than those in the Central Plains.”

“It can also be sold at a high price in the Central Plains.”

The King of the Southwest nodded and said, "Thank you for sending me this list of divine generals."

"Our place is not well connected with the Central Plains, and it takes several months to get the list of Godly Generals."

Master Xue looked at the list of divine generals and said:

"I don't know how the King of Southwest feels about the changes to the God General Ranking."

The King of the Southwest sighed: "It's a dramatic change."

"Old friends are gone forever."

"The younger generation is rising. Li Wanli's son has already reached the fifth position. My southwestern territory is not small, but among all the generals in my area, none can compare to him."

Master Xue pretended to be indifferent and said with a smile: "If that's the case, I heard that the southwest region signed a treaty with Duke Taiping and King Shenwu. Although the two of them have passed away, their descendants are still here."

"The world is in turmoil, and the times are changing."

"The King of Chen has sent envoys here repeatedly. Your Majesty is unwilling to return to Chen or Ying, so why not form an alliance with the descendants of Duke Taiping and King Shenwu and follow the original covenant again?"

The King of the Southwest was slightly startled, and looked at the Tower Master Xue in front of him, frowning slightly. Originally, he had a cognitive barrier and had not thought of this at all, but when the Tower Master said this, he actually felt a little moved in his heart.

In terms of relationship, they are the descendants of brothers who used to be so close that they used to pee together.

In terms of power, Qin Wuhou, who occupied the Western Regions and Jiangnan, could be considered a hegemon.

When it comes to martial arts, he is the fifth best general in the world.

Moreover, he is the fifth most powerful general in the world and is much younger than the first four. Theoretically, as long as Li Guanyi lives long enough and outlasts the previous ones, he can at least secure the third place and fight for the second place, and his name will be passed down to future generations.

On Orthodoxy

Back then, I signed the alliance with Li Wanli and Chen Fubi.

As for the name of Qin Wuhou at this moment.

He was also the general who controlled all the troops in the world during the reign of Emperor Chidi!
Thinking about it now, these things can be said to have a name, a share, and everything is in place.

The King of the Southwest's expression changed several times. Finally, he looked at the Master Xue in front of him, and looked him up and down. Suddenly, this bold and unrestrained King of the Southwest laughed and said:
"It seems that Master Xue has traveled thousands of miles from Jiangzhou City to my southwest with that nagging old man just to tell you about this matter."

"That's a good trick."

Master Xue smiled and said, "It just happened to be the right time."

The King of the Southwest laughed loudly: "Okay, okay!" "But the style of my Southwest is different from your Central Plains. This matter is not something I can decide alone."

"We still need to go back and discuss it."

Master Xue said, "Please."

The King of the Southwest came and went in a hurry, and Master Xue watched him leave the Seventh Heaven, but he was slightly relieved when the arrogant King of the Southwest went away. The land of the southwest is narrow, with the Land of Abundance in the interior, and it is surrounded by miasma and mountains, making it difficult to attack.

For the Central Plains, the biggest enemies are climate and terrain.

Rather than the southwestern troops.

It would be best if we could avoid using violence.

Master Xue turned sideways and looked at the rustling bamboo forest with a calm expression.

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

The envoy of the State of Chen wrote a long and eloquent article, arguing that the King of the Southwest should kowtow respectfully to the Emperor of Chen and submit to the legitimacy of his words. However, the King of the Southwest threw it to the iron-eating beast to wipe its butt.

The King of the Southwest ignored the old man.

The so-called famous scholar from the Central Plains cursed the common man, but he ignored him.

If you keep nagging me, I'll feed you to the iron beast!

He sent away the envoy, then summoned the elders of various tribes in the southwestern border and formally began to discuss the relationship between the Western Regions and Qin Wuhou, and re-proposed the idea of ​​continuing the alliance with Li Wanli's descendants.

The King of the Southwest fully believed that this proposal would be unanimously approved by the elders of all tribes, but the development of things was beyond his expectations.

Maybe it's just as Zhongyuan said.

When people leave, the tea is cool.

Although there was an agreement with Duke Taiping and the Wolf King, more than 20 years have passed since those days. In the past 20 years, the children back then have all become fathers now, and the young men back then have begun to grow old. This time is enough to change many things.

The leaders of many tribes were replaced.

Some of them are willing to follow the agreement they made with Li Wanli. Thinking of the agreement and alliance they made with those two people, which has been more than 20 years and will be completed by their descendants, they can't help but feel a sense of mutual respect and excitement among heroes.

Since ancient times, heroes have always valued their promises.

This kind of situation can't help but make people feel happy.

Some elderly people even burst into tears, thinking that the promise made that year would never be repaid until their death. However, they never expected that they would see this person again when they were almost dying!

But some people are hesitant and suspicious.

They have good reasons too.

"Li Guanyi is now trapped in the Western Regions. His territory is in the northwest and south of the Yangtze River, and is not connected to the southwest. Even though the Western Regions are not far from the southwest, there is an area in between that belongs to the State of Chen."

"Between the two sides, there is still an old turtle, Lu Youxian, that can't be crushed, knocked, or cooked. We are far from Qin Wuhou, but close to Chen State. There is an old saying in the Central Plains, which goes, distant water cannot quench nearby thirst."

"No matter how powerful Qin Wuhou is, he can't stand up to us."

"No matter how much we don't get along with the Chen Kingdom, they are right next door to us."

"We are not sending troops to help Chen and Ying fight to the death, but we are not abandoning Chen either. Therefore, Chen Dingye and we are still living in peace. He just sends an old man to bother us every once in a while."

"But if we hook up with Qin Wuhou."

"That's a different story."

"If Qin Wuhou can't get in, then if Chen Dingye puts Lu Youxian at our door, won't he just attack us behind closed doors?!"

The three words "Lu Youxian" spoken by the commander seemed to be intimidating enough to make everyone quiet down. As long as they thought of the Chen State's crossbows and heavy shield and heavy armor troops blocking the door under the leadership of the old turtle Lu Youxian.

These tribal members who were skilled in rattan armor, bows and crossbows, and travel tactics became quiet.

Old turtle.

The very name made them feel sick.

The famous battles that Lu Youxian fought when he was young told them what it meant to defend with all your might and what it meant to look down on everyone. The tactics they were good at were high-frequency and rapid attacks, and harassing attacks from all directions.

Nalu first told them what a lump of stone was.

And how terrible and disgusting this tactic is.

Fighting with the Wolf King and Jiang Su, even if he lost, the victory or defeat was decided on the battlefield. He would only sigh if he lost. He was indeed a famous general. On the battlefield, he was invincible. Fighting with the old turtle would make the three corpse gods furious.

The frustration and anger were like the feeling of being stuck in traffic for three hours while driving a carriage on the main road of Jiangzhou City, just to go one mile. If it were intensified tenfold, it would be almost the same.

Lu Youxian had no brilliant ideas at all.

Nor will they fall into the so-called conspiracy on the battlefield.

All tactics are to determine the direction and target, start building cities, stacking armor, and advancing.

He was upright, never made mistakes, and even avoided confrontation. He was fighting a national war, a test of national strength. He was simple and unpretentious, and simply crushed his opponents. He was ranked third in the hearts of many tribal commanders in the southwest, the general they were most reluctant to face.

Some people even declared that they would rather jump off a cliff, face Jiang Su, and die in battle than waste time with Lu Youxian.

When the King of Southwest heard the name, his eyebrows twitched.

Another commander said: "Although Qin Wuhou of the Western Regions has a strong army, he is a general and a commander. He has occupied the Western Regions and achieved hegemony, but his foundation is not enough. Facing Chen State and Ying State, he still does not have an advantage."

An old man who supported the King of Southwest couldn't help but laugh:

"When everyone in the world knows who is strong and who is weak, then you can move in."

"See if they still care about you?"

"Is there anything in this world that doesn't involve taking risks or suffering losses? You should go back to wearing open-crotch pants!"

The young tribal leader Mu Taihong became furious:
"What did you say? You old bastard!"

The old man Tai Boyong was also furious: "Watch your mouth!"

"You ungrateful fellow, your conscience has been eaten by an iron-eating beast. If it weren't for Lord Taiping, you wouldn't have had these ten or twenty years of peaceful life. If your father knew you were saying this nonsense, he would crawl out of the ground and pin you down."

"Watch your mouth, old man!"

The old man with white hair and beard sneered: "There's obviously another job behind you for shitting and farting, why is there another one on your face?"

This old barbarian had a sharp tongue and he made the young man's face turn red.

The King of the Southwest pressed his hands against his brows and felt them throbbing wildly. He thought these guys were too free and undisciplined. They should all be stripped naked and hung up to feed the iron beast!
After all this arguing, in the Southwestern style, in the end those who agree with the alliance and those who disagree with the alliance will be of equal weight, and the issue will remain unresolved.

Dedede——

Just at this moment, there was a light knock on the door.

The mayors of the cities and tribal elders all paused, their eyes turned towards the gate. The King of the Southwest raised his eyes slightly and asked, "Who is it?"

A clear laugh came: "It's Xiaoke."

The King of the Southwest paused for a moment and asked, "Master Xue?"

This Master Xue brought a very generous Chamber of Commerce alliance. The King of Southwest was slightly moved. He opened the door and welcomed Master Xue in. Master Xue looked calm and smiled, "Sorry to bother you, everyone."

Tai Boyong said with a smile: "Master Xue, what are you talking about? You are our honored guest, and we welcome you everywhere. However, this is a major event in our southwest after all. Next time, honored guest, please don't come at this time."

The host smiled and said, "What the old man said is true, but I told the King of Southwest about the matter with Qin Wuhou of the Western Regions before, but I forgot to give him something."

This sentence basically explained that it was Lord Xue who proposed the alliance with Qin Wuhou. Everyone's expression changed slightly. Even the old men who agreed to the alliance with Qin Wuhou felt a little uncomfortable at this moment.

The host smiled and said, "Please send it up."

With a strange cry, a white-haired old man pushed something in with force. It was a big box that fell on the table with a loud noise. Master Xue, who was dressed in white and green, held the box with his hand and stood alone in the sight of the southwestern city lords.

He was not afraid or stage-frightened, but rather calm and composed.

His palms were white and slender, and with just a little force, the box opened.

There was a moment of dead silence.

All the city lords changed color. After a few breaths, Tai Boyong suddenly stood up and said, "This is!!!"

Inside the box, there were twenty-four pearls of the same size!

It was this national treasure of the southwest that was given to Duke Taiping by the King of the Southwest after he was drunk as a part of the alliance agreement. Duke Taiping traveled thousands of miles to the south of the Yangtze River to propose marriage to the Murong family. These twenty-four pearls were sold in exchange for gold and silver to give to the people in order to reassure them.

"This is our national treasure!"

Master Xue placed his hand on the box and pushed it forward:
"I heard that this item is a treasure of the southwest. I collected it today and returned it to its original owner."

"Back then, the King of the Southwest gave it to Duke Taiping, and Duke Taiping gave it as a betrothal gift."

"Today I can give you this as a gift on behalf of Qin Wuhou. I am only willing to exchange it for a promise. I wonder if you agree or not."

Tai Boyong said: "What if you agree, what if you disagree?"

Master Xue said, "If you agree, I will return these twenty-four pearls to you."

"If you disagree, these twenty-four pearls..."

The host paused and smiled:

"I'll give it back to you."

The atmosphere relaxed and everyone said:
"I don't know, what is the promise?"

The handsome and gentle host replied: "Please put aside the question of whether to form an alliance for now and go meet Qin Wuhou himself. I believe that as long as you meet him, you will definitely get the answer."

The King of the Southwest said: "Just go and see him."

Master Xue smiled and said, "Yes, just to meet him."

"That's enough."

Tai Boyong said: "The twenty-four pearls are scattered all over the world. It is not an easy task to collect them back. I am afraid it will take a lot of effort. Such efforts are only exchanged for a meeting. Master Xue, you really have confidence in him."

Master Xue paused, then said softly and firmly:

"Yes."

They discussed for a long time and finally agreed. Both those who agreed to form an alliance immediately and those conservatives who did not oppose the alliance but were worried about whether it would bring retaliation from the State of Chen, reached a consensus and agreed at this time.

They stood up to express their gratitude to Master Xue, bowed politely, and said:
"This is our national treasure in the southwest. We are grateful for your promise today. We are willing to agree. We have always called you Master Xue before. We don't know your real name yet."

Master Xue stretched out his hand and adjusted the wooden hairpin on his bun.

A pair of brown eyes were quiet, and he returned the greeting slightly, with his hair falling down at the temples.

Cold and beautiful, she smiled and said, "I am from the Xue family..."

"Xue Shuangtao."

(End of this chapter)