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Chapter 422 Invite the heroes to enter the world! (ask for monthly tickets)
Li Guanyi collected the twenty-four pearls, but looked at the unconscious Mu Taihong over there. He raised his hand to grab him, and pointed the [Huangji Jingshi Shu] at his major acupoints, infusing him with a surge of vitality.

Mu Taihong's body trembled several times, and he suddenly opened his eyes and gasped for breath. There was still a look of fear on his face. He was in a trance for a moment, staring at the auspicious sign in front of him, and then he seemed to be extremely frightened, and he used his hands and feet to retreat repeatedly.

Li Guanyi: "Awake?"

Hearing this voice, he noticed Li Guanyi. He was dazed for a moment, then recognized who this person was. His face changed slightly, and he blurted out: "It's you?!!! Pharmacist Li?!"

"Are you in cahoots with this iron-eating beast?!"

Li Guanyi smiled and said, "We are in the same group."

He raised his hand. Mu Taihong retreated with a trembling heart, leaning his back against the stone, his body trembling a little. Li Guanyi said, "Tell me, what benefit did Chen Dingye give you?" Mu Taihong's face suddenly changed. Li Guanyi stretched out his right hand, and the sharp edge of his fist armor popped out.

Mu Taihong shuddered, and originally planned to keep a straight face and not say it.

But for some reason, an indescribable force pressed down on him, causing pain in his brows, and his heart seemed to be grasped by his hands. His hands and feet became weak, and he dared not to stop him. He said, "Qin, Qin Wuhou has sent troops to Chen State, and also sent troops to the southwest. There are orders from Chen State and Ying State."

"Your Majesty Emperor Chen..."

"No, that bastard Chen Dingye!"

"He sent me a letter, asking me to stage a coup, lead the army out, and go out along the river to intercept the Wrathful Scale Dragon King Kou Yulie. I, I had no choice but to do this, Mr. Pharmacist."

Li Guanyi seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "The sudden dispatch of troops by the State of Chen and the State of Ying must mean that there is a change in the world. Soldiers from the southwest are good at attacking in mountainous terrain, but not at fighting on waterways."

"What happened outside that made Chen Dingye make such a big decision?"

Mu Taihong's brain seemed to be frozen. He wanted to pretend to say something to fool people, but when Li Guan looked up, he had no other thoughts and just said honestly:

"I don't know either. Oh, yes, there is one thing."

Mu Taihong said: "It's not a big deal actually."

"I heard that Chen State was planning to intercept the Angry Scale Dragon King, and then join forces with Ying State to attack Jiangnan. People all over the world said that it was because Chen State's Shenwu King died and Ying State's Grand Tutor Jiang Su was also injured, so they planned to force the sword maniac in Jiangnan to death."

"We plan to use our divine generals and the army to take advantage of the situation and force the sword maniac Murong Longtu to use his last sword and occupy Jiangnan."

Li Guanyi's expression froze.

Mu Taihong didn't notice and continued chattering.

"Ha, haha... I heard that Qin Wuhou took over the academy. You should be a member of the academy. Don't worry. Chen Dingye, that bastard, has no special abilities."

"Even in a place like the southwest, I know the reputation of the sword maniac."

"For a martial arts legend like the Sword Maniac, his last sword must be extremely sharp and invincible. Even with the support of the Kirin Army's hundreds of thousands of troops, Yuwen Lie would not be a match for him."

"I think neither the Ying State nor the Chen State can take over Jiangnan."

"Yes, yes, it was Qin Wuhou who had a brilliant plan and predicted that they would attack Jiangnan long ago, so Qin Wuhou left Jian Kuang in Jiangnan. Jian Kuang's sword was enough to suppress Jiangnan and stop those people."

"Using the last breath of an old sword maniac to hold back a hundred thousand troops and top generals, stirring up the situation in the world, and in exchange for an opportunity to swallow up thousands of miles, there is no better strategy than this."

"High, really high!"

Mu Taihong was overwhelmed by the murderous aura and blurted out everything he knew in one breath. In the end, he didn't know what he was saying anymore. He just kept flattering, fearing that something bad would happen if he spoke a little slower.

But as soon as I finished speaking, my brain suddenly buzzed and everything went blank.

A violent and sinister murderous aura exploded and rushed towards him, making his brain go blank.

The sound of weapons seemed to ring in his ears. He raised his head stiffly and saw that the sky was getting lower. The iron-eating beast, black tiger and sun bird that were eating bamboo shoots all stopped and looked over there.

Mu Taihong looked at the so-called Central Plains traveling merchants who had been gentle just now.

Li Guan felt his whole body stiffen. He raised his eyes, the smile in his eyes disappeared, and he said to himself:

"Jiang Su, you are so brave."

!!!

Mu Taihong's expression froze.

It took him a long time to think about it. He suddenly realized something and stammered, "I, I'm not the only one who joined Chen Dingye and his gang. I can write down all their names for you!"

"I'll give them all away!"

"The entire southwest is thousands of miles in radius, with dozens of cities and towns, and even more towns, villages, and villages. Most of them want to go out."

"You take me down, and there are others."

"If I can't go back, there will definitely be chaos. They will start a mutiny and try to take control of the royal city. You, don't act rashly..."

Before he could finish his words, his vision went dark and he fell forward, without making any sound.

Li Guanyi exhaled and withdrew his hand.

He had just beaten Mu Taihong so hard that he fainted on the spot. His martial arts were all controlled and he was thrown to Xuanhu over there. His expression was tense and his fists were clenched. He was extremely worried about Jiangnan, his great-grandfather and his aunt.

Even though Li Guanyi had already assessed the situation with Mr. Pojun and others before heading to the southwest, and had made backup preparations for possible situations, things are changing too fast now.

But when the worst situation occurred, Li Guanyi still felt a little tense and anxious.

"Jiang Su, you react so quickly..."

"But Jiang Wanxiang actually sent Yuwen Lie directly."

Li Guanyi could only hope that the backup plan he had prepared would be enough to delay time.

As long as he and the Southwest Alliance led the southwestern troops to break out from the waterway, they could break the blockade of the State of Chen, transport troops down the waterway, and join forces with the Qilin Army in the Jiangnan territory to fight against Yuwen Lie.

Or... just go out and ride the Qilin back to fight.

Just go now!

Thoughts surged one after another, and Li Guanyi's reason restrained his impulse to summon the Qilin immediately, step into the air and fly to Jiangnan. The fierce murderous energy rolled in his chest, stimulating his injuries that had not yet recovered.

Li Guanyi groaned, and there was already a taste of blood in his mouth.

Although Jiang Su won the battle strategically, Li Guanyi also suffered heavy losses.

Dao Zong personally determined that the potency of Hou Zhongyu's elixir of immortality had been exhausted.

Even so, Li Guanyi was still injured. Even with the help of the luck of the seals of the King of Southwest and others, which was poured into the cauldron, his realm was above the eighth heaven. If he took one more step, his injuries would be healed and he could take action.

But he still hadn't recovered to his full strength. Amidst the mixture of anger, worry, and murderous intent, the hidden injuries left by Jiang Su reappeared. Li Guanyi knew that this was his current state, even if he returned to Jiangnan immediately.

He is no match for Yuwen Lie.

Li Guanyi realized a big problem.

We lack top generals.

Not to mention the State of Chen, a big country like the State of Ying, even if Jiang Su lost one eye and He Ruo was seriously injured twice in his battle to capture the tiger, could still, when needed, bring out top generals like Yuwen Lie and lead an army that maintained its combat effectiveness to charge into the battlefield.

And among the Qilin Army.

Once Li Guanyi himself was injured, the entire legion would not be able to produce a second top ten general to deal with the chaotic battlefield.

Yue Shuai is one of them.

But at this moment, General Yue is far away outside the Northern Territory.

There is absolutely no possibility of immediate assistance.

The only plan now is to rely on auspicious signs and pearls to obtain the alliance of the King of the Southwest, and then use the luck of the southwest to join, recover from injuries, defeat the various countries of the State of Chen, lead the army down, and snipe Yuwen Lie.

But if it had happened before that, the backup plan prepared for Jiangnan would have been activated.

Then Li Guanyi can’t do much about it.

He immediately mounted the Qilin and rushed forward.

Even if he gets more seriously injured, he must stop Yuwen Lie and Ying Guo.

Great grandfather, aunt...

Don't let anything happen.

Li Guanyi's expression changed. Holding the wooden box, a plan appeared in his mind. He looked at the auspicious iron-eating beast who was in doubt and said, "I have something. I hope you can help me."

The iron-eating beast glanced at Li Guanyi's right hand.

He always felt that the Jiuli clan was still here.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "That Master Xue asked me to look after you. Can you tell me first, what is the matter?"

If it's too much trouble, I won't help.

After Li Guanyi told him his plan, Xiangrui was stunned for a long time. He looked at Li Guanyi and shook his head violently, making it look like a rattle. He said, "No, no, no, I can't do such a troublesome thing..."

Li Guanyi held up three fingers: "I'll raise the price."

Xiangrui's movements suddenly froze, his eyes fixed on Li Guanyi's fingers.

Li Guanyi said: "I'll add three large basins of animal milk."

Xiangrui's breathing suddenly stagnated.

Li Guanyi smiled:
“Three big pots per meal.”

"Done!"

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

In the Southwest Royal City, everyone was arguing. The conflicts between a group of young city lords like Jin Jingming and the older generation like Duan Qingyu were becoming increasingly bigger and more acute. Xiong Tianrui also saw that Mu Taihong had not returned for a long time, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

He found an excuse to go out and hurriedly met the generals of his side, saying, "Duan Qingyu is still stubborn and is determined to form an alliance with Qin Wuhou. We can't persuade him, so we might as well start fighting!"

"Although he has the eighth-level martial arts, we also have the seventh-level generals. We have secretly mobilized the troops here and led them into formation. We will use the majority to defeat the minority and use the prepared to attack the unintentional. We should be able to defeat the enemy in one blow."

"I think we may have to take action in the next few days."

Someone asked, "Is Duan Qingyu not on guard?"

Xiong Tianrui answered confidently: "He is busy trying to appease the people right now, because the influence of the Duke of Taiping is too important to ordinary people, which has exposed his flaws..."

The man sneered and asked, "Are you showing a flaw?"

"Ridiculous, ridiculous."

"We still don't know who revealed the flaw!"

Xiong Tianrui's expression changed drastically, and he asked, "What does General Meng mean?"

The man turned around and shouted, "Bring him out!" Someone had already brought a man out. The man looked to be over 30 years old and should have been a strong man, but now he was seriously injured, as if he had been subjected to many lynchings.

The whole person looked listless, and it seemed as if he was only half alive.

Xiong Tianrui's expression changed slightly, and he recognized that this person was Duan Qingyu's confidant, and said:
"General Meng, what does this mean..."

General Meng said coldly: "Brother Xiong, please stop pretending with me."

"Don't you recognize this person?"

"He is Duan Qingyu's spy. He has left the southwest with the alliance's news and handprints and is heading straight for Qin Wuhou's army. If we hadn't been on guard early on, he would have passed on the news long ago."

"When Qin Wuhou's army arrives and they join forces with Duan Qingyu, there will be no chance for you and me to survive!"

Xiong Tianrui's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Duan Qingyu, are you planning to surrender?!"

General Meng said, "Of course!" "Besides, even if we capture this one, who knows how many spies Duan Qingyu has sent out to pass on the message? I'm afraid some of them have already arrived at Qin Wuhou's army and are ready to lead the way."

"What time do you want to prepare? In my opinion, today is the day. As long as Mu Taihong doesn't come back, you and I will start a rebellion immediately, mutiny and occupy the Southwest King City, and then form an alliance with Emperor Chen Huangying to plan for great things."

"Even if they are unwilling to join the battlefield right away, it can be regarded as showing them our sincerity, avoiding future reckoning and gaining a life of wealth and glory."

Xiong Tianrui's expression changed several times, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"

In the Southwestern Royal City, the situation changed. On the surface, it was still peaceful and harmonious, but secretly, the two forces were already at odds with each other. One side was in contact with the State of Chen and the State of Ying, while Duan Qingyu was secretly in contact with the army of Qin Wuhou.

Tai Boyong couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "You and I said they are not good enough, but how can we be any better? They contacted Chen and Ying, and we are also trying to form an alliance with Qin Wuhou. This southwest area has become a microcosm of the world's struggle."

Duan Qingyu drank alone and said, "The battlefield and the martial arts world are just projections of the imperial court. The world is in turmoil right now. Where can we enjoy peace and quiet in our southwest? Isn't it also a microcosm of the world?"

"You and I are like the weapons of Qin Wuhou."

"And they are the sharp edge of Ying State and Chen State."

"The battlefield is in Jiangnan and Chen State, but it is also in our southwest. People in the martial arts world always say that people in the martial arts world have no choice, but people in the martial arts world still have the choice of seclusion from the world. We are the ones who have no choice in this chaotic world."

"I heard that Yuwen Lie of Ying State has approached Jiangnan."

"The Qilin Army has already engaged Yuwen Lie's army."

"Yes, but with the Sword Maniac in Jiangnan, he may not suffer any loss..."

As he was sighing, there were suddenly bursts of commotion outside. Duan Qingyu frowned and when he stood up and walked out, he saw Xiong Tianrui, Meng Zehao and others. The young people from the southwest and the older generation were not getting along with each other.

In the past, everyone still had to pretend to some extent, at least to save face. But today, they no longer pretended. There was a lot of hostility in their eyes. Xiong Tianrui was still smiling, but Meng Zehao was already holding a weapon and was not very respectful.

"Isn't this His Royal Highness the King of Southwest and Commander Tai Boyong?"

"Why did you two come out today? Instead of reminiscing about your heroic past, why did you talk about the might of the Lord Taiping?"

Tai Boyong waited and was about to curse, but was stopped by Duan Qingyu.

Duan Qingyu looked at the fierce general from the southwest calmly, not caring at all, and said lightly: "General Meng's martial arts are at the seventh level, which can be regarded as a master, but he has not been able to enter the top 30 of the God General List."

"If I were to meet Duke Taiping or Duke Wu of Qin, I wonder if I would still have the courage to draw my sword."

Meng Zehao laughed loudly several times and said, "The God General Ranking is just a ranking based on battle records. My reputation has never been made public, and that's only because I haven't set foot in the world and haven't gone to compete with the heroes of the world."

"When I go to the world, I will become one of the top ten generals in the world!"

"It can also go down in history."

Duan Qingyu didn't say anything, but Tai Boyong sneered: "You are so confident only because you have been fighting with your own people in the southwest, in the so-called battle formations between cities."

"If I let you go into the chaos of the Central Plains for three hundred years, I'll see if you still have the courage to say what you just said!"

Meng Zehao drew his knife, his eyes bloodshot, and said:

"You are just an old thief from the Sixth Heaven, how dare you humiliate me like this!"

Duan Qingyu simply raised his hand and pressed it on Meng Zehao's sword. The latter's Dharma image had not yet been displayed before he was forcibly pressed back. Although Duan Qingyu relied on the means passed down from generation to generation by the King of the Southwest to step into the Eighth Heaven, the Eighth Heaven is still the Eighth Heaven.

Meng Zehao was slightly stunned.

He is a rising star in the conflicts between cities in the southwestern territory in recent years. As a proud and brave general, he is somewhat arrogant and has a lot of bad temper.

After all, the Southwest is different from the Central Plains. The title of King of Southwest was conferred by the previous emperor of the State of Chen.

Duan Qingyu is more like the leader of these city alliances.

Although they have a relatively high status, they do not have extremely compulsory control qualifications over the lords of each city. This also leads to the fact that even in a generally peaceful atmosphere, conflicts between cities and tribes still exist.

The confidence of Meng Zehao and others also came from these fights, but at this moment, he suddenly felt an indescribable chill. When he held the knife, his body tensed up, and even the circulation of his internal energy became a little slow.

Duan Qingyu, who looked calm in front of him, actually exuded an oppressive aura.

This made Meng Zehao and other generals feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

He was filled with doubt and uncertainty. According to the rumor, when he was young, the King of Southwest had fought against the King of Taiping several times and was defeated every time. He retreated in a panic, but suddenly he showed an indescribable fierceness.

It seemed as if the King of the Southwest of the Eighth Heaven was also a formidable warrior.

But how is this possible?

He fought against Duke Taiping and the Wolf King.

Ten battles and ten defeats.

Each time he could only lead dozens of riders to escape.

Can such a person be considered a famous general?

Duan Qingyu took his hand back and said, "No matter what, you are all the city lords, commanders, generals, and prominent figures in my southwest. How can you be so out of control and use knives in front of the people? Aren't you afraid of losing face?"

Duan Qingyu withdrew his hand, strode out and said:

"Why is there so much noise outside?"

The feeling that Meng Zehao had just felt, as if he was facing a famous general, disappeared, as if everything before was just his own misjudgment. He looked at Duan Qingyu's back, confused and uncertain.

Duan Qingyu strode out and looked around. A guard had already said, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened."

Duan Qingyu said: "What's wrong?!"

The guard said, "Someone has taken down the list."

Xiong Tianrui, Meng Zehao and others' eyes lit up slightly, and they looked at each other, all thinking that it was Mu Taihong who did it. At this moment when the situation was at a stalemate, Mu Taihong was able to gain such a result, which could control the people's hearts and avoid a lot of trouble.

So Xiong Tianrui stepped forward and said, "What a great event, Your Majesty!"

"Twenty-four pearls have returned. This is the person who has come to my southwest to answer the call."

"In these troubled times, God has blessed our southwest."

When he did this, the rest of the people bowed and said what a great thing it was. People arranged by Mu Taihong and others had already shouted joyfully, attracting the attention of the people. There were cheers everywhere, as if everyone in the entire Southwest Royal City was shouting.

Duan Qingyu sighed in his heart, feeling tired.

Is this also your method?

Stir up the people's hearts and use them for your own purposes...

Duan Qingyu felt somewhat powerless. Even though he had the eighth-level martial arts and the title of King of the Southwest bestowed upon him by the former emperor of the State of Chen, facing the legends of the entire southwest and the reputation and popularity brought by the thousands of years of mythology, even he felt powerless.

Brothers Li Wanli and Chen Fubi.

If you guys are here.

There should be a good solution.

What a pity, what a pity...

I am just a mediocre person after all, and even my attempt to form an alliance with your son was a step too late.

Duan Qingyu sighed, looked around at the ecstatic people around him, and said:

"Oh? The return of the twenty-four pearls is indeed a great joy."

"I don't know who that person is and where he is now?"

Everyone looked at the guard, but the guard had a complicated expression and said, "This, this is taken off the wanted list."

The laughter and cheers of the crowd stopped.

Duan Qingyu was surprised and asked, "Huh?? Is it that Pharmacist Li who was found?!"

The guard nodded, then shook his head, looking conflicted.

Duan Qingyu was a little annoyed: "What a fuss, is it true or not? Just say it straight out!"

The guard said: "...This, this, is off the list."

"It's Pharmacist Li!"

"what?!"

Duan Qingyu was stunned for a moment, then frowned. This was really confusing. A wanted criminal took down his own wanted warrant. This was really unprecedented. So he asked, "Then why is there such a loud noise?"

"Forget it, get out of the way, I'll go and see for myself."

He rushed out with big strides, but saw the people cheering, the whole city was boiling, Meng Zehao and others were also shocked. He looked at Xiong Tianrui next to him and whispered: "Your Mr. Yan Daiqing from the southwest has actually achieved this, but Mu Taihong obviously didn't come back."

Xiong Tianrui said: "I don't know either..."

The people in front gathered on the road, as if the people's hearts and minds in the entire southwest had become reality. Duan Qingyu and others stopped and finally saw what had led to such a momentum.

Just one glance, and everyone's expressions suddenly froze.

The yin and yang energy flows, and a majestic body, as huge as a bear, but with a majestic and auspicious aura, steps forward, with a black tiger roaring on the left, the sun bird circling on the right, a spirit fox accompanying it on one side, and a giant bull walking slowly on the other side.

This is a place in the southwest, with a territory of several thousand miles and dozens of auspicious signs.

Come slowly.

Pharmacist Li sat cross-legged on the back of Xiangrui, and came peacefully, holding a box in his hand. There were twenty-four pearls in the box. These auspicious changes vaguely matched every rumor that had been circulating in the past few days.

No wonder the people of the entire Southwestern Royal City were ecstatic, with streets stretching for dozens of miles.

Li Guanyi felt that the Nine Cauldrons were accumulating the destiny of humanity and changing people's hearts again. At this moment, it was actually not inferior to Jiangnan and the Western Regions during the time of Tian Khan.

People’s hearts and minds are indeed the general trend.

The third one-ninth of the Nine Cauldrons had already shown auspicious signs, and the engravings began to be gradually carried out on it.

The voice of the iron-eating beast rose in Li Guanyi's heart.

"Remember, three large basins of animal milk!"

'Three pots per meal!'

'Yours is indispensable.'

Li Guanyi answered in his mind, looked at Duan Qingyu, smiled and said: "I am Pharmacist Li, Senior Duan, it has been a long time since we last met. I have the opportunity to receive this auspicious help. I have this pearl and I will return it to its original owner."

The momentum of Xiangrui's treasure offering almost eliminated the possibility that Li Guanyi had embezzled money.

Duan Qingyu glanced at the stiff Meng Zehao and others, and felt extremely happy. He felt that the Pharmacist Li in front of him was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye. He even felt that in this world, Yan Daiqing was a bad guy and everyone with the surname Li was a good person.

He laughed and said, "Good, good, good!"

"Thank you, Brother Li!"

"I don't know what Brother Li wants to do. We in the Southwest Country have made a promise before that if a person returns to his original owner, we will repay him. Today, the pearl has returned and auspicious signs have appeared in the world. This is what we should do."

He said it directly in front of everyone and the people, leaving Xiong Tianrui and others with no chance of return.

Li Guanyi looked at Duan Qingyu and said with a smile:
"Then I will refuse your offer with all due respect."

With a shake of his hands, auspicious signs rang out, and sharp energy rose. Twenty-four pearls tumbled down and spun around. Li Guanyi stood up with a flick of his sleeves, bowed, and said, "I will give you these twenty-four pearls."

"Please come to the southwest and enter the world!"

(End of this chapter)