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Chapter 424: Sword of the Sword Madman, White Tiger Sect (asking for monthly votes)
Li Guanyi used the Cloud-breaking Sky-shaking Bow to "send a message" to Chen Wenmian, and he felt a little relieved. The Canglang Guard was not too far away. Under the command of Chen Wenmian, the Canglang Guard trained by the Wolf King himself in the battlefield of the Western Regions would arrive soon.

But we can't just do nothing.

Li Guanyi put away his weapons and went into the city.

Duan Qingyu was already wearing armor. Seeing Li Guan coming, he sighed, "Brother Pharmacist, you are here. Alas, I didn't enjoy the drinks I invited you to that day. I was thinking of drinking with you next time, but I didn't expect that you helped us so much, but we couldn't treat you well."

Li Guanyi said: "This matter is originally related to me."

Duan Qingyu didn't say anything, just looked at him and said:
"If my guess is correct, Pharmacist, you should also be from Tiance Mansion."

Li Guan nodded.

Duan Qingyu said: "Sure enough, I heard that there are many students in Tiance Mansion. When I heard the news, I didn't care. I just thought that Li Wanli had never been to any academy, and the people trained in the academy might not have much ability."

"After seeing it today, I realized that I was just looking at the world from a narrow perspective."

"If you hadn't been here, the rebellion of Xiong Tianrui and others wouldn't have been resolved so quickly. In this matter, all of us old brothers are indebted to you."

"Please accept my worship!"

He stepped forward with his hands clasped, and bowed deeply in armor.

Behind him, Taibo Yong and other older generation commanders and generals also saluted.

Li Guanyi hurriedly supported them and said, "Why do you have to do this? Everyone, please get up quickly." Duan Qingyu sighed and said, "If you hadn't brought back the pearl and Xiangrui, we would have definitely fought with them here."

"These people also have great reputation and popularity. The internal fighting between us, no matter who loses or wins, will be a big shock to the people of Southwest Country, and the people's hearts will be in turmoil."

"But brother Yaoshi, you first brought the pearls, and then asked Xiangrui to take them down."

"For the people in the southwest, Xiangrui couldn't help but take action to deal with those people. They will not think that Xiong Tianrui and Meng Zehao are right. It saved people's hearts and minds and stabilized the situation in the southwest. How can it not be considered a great favor!"

"We should have held a banquet in this city to celebrate your success."

"Unfortunately, the gang outside has brought their brothers to besiege the city again. The people in this city probably don't have the mood to celebrate. When we resolve the crisis of the siege, we will definitely thank Brother Pharmacist."

Duan Qingyu's brows were filled with fatigue.

No wonder.

The Southwestern Kingdom has a radius of several thousand miles and always has more than a hundred thousand elite troops.

The other side secretly mobilized troops and gathered tens of thousands of elite soldiers, which is almost one-third to half of the troops in the southwest. This matter is different from the fights between different countries on the battlefield. It can be regarded as a huge civil strife.

If one of the issues is not handled properly, the Southwestern Country may even be divided.

Because of what Li Guanyi did, he was able to listen to people discussing the situation.

We talked for two full hours.

Every aspect has been considered.

Tai Boyong was wearing armor and had a very solemn expression. He finally said, "In the current situation, they want to cut us off and then mobilize the follow-up troops. Once their follow-up troops arrive, we will be defeated."

"But if we can break through the encirclement, send a message outside, and mobilize our troops, we can turn the situation around."

"Now, all we have to do is charge!"

All the generals from the southwest nodded. Duan Qingyu did not speak. Li Guan said, "But if this is the case, even if we can rush out and bring back the army, in the end the hundreds of thousands of elite troops from the southwest and the reserve army will be completely divided into two groups, and then they will fight each other."

“The entire southwest is going to be torn apart by civil unrest.”

Tai Boyong fell silent and sighed: "These bastards have no good intentions. They planned to do something ruthless from the beginning. We were a step late in reacting and can only be beaten. To be honest, only the king can rush out from here."

Duan Qingyu said in a deep voice: "I will not abandon you."

Tiberium sighed.

These city lords of the older generation all realized that the Southwestern Kingdom was almost completely torn in two in the vortex of world trends, and even civil unrest was considered a good outcome.

Li Guanyi said: "I do have a plan that may succeed and save the southwest."

Duan Qingyu was stunned, looked at Li Guanyi, stood up suddenly and said:
"Brother Pharmacist, do you have a solution?"

Li Guanyi: "Just trying."

Tai Boyong was overjoyed and pulled Li Guan aside, saying, "If you can keep our southwest from splitting up and causing internal strife, you will be our great benefactor. We will erect a monument to you for eternity from generation to generation."

“I don’t know how to do it?”

Li Guan turned sideways and looked at the iron-eating beast feasting in the yard, and said:
“Auspicious.”

"The Iron-Eating Beast represents the hearts and minds of the people in the entire southwest. Even those soldiers who were stirred up by Chen Dingye's faction are also human beings. They grew up listening to auspicious myths and legends."

"The best strategy is to attack the enemy's mind, and the target is the heart of the people."

"During this period of time, Mu Taihong has been building up a lot of momentum. With auspicious signs in hand, he has taken the righteous cause, and then easily captured the enemy's head. He gathered the remaining troops as quickly as possible, and thus avoided the outbreak of chaos."

Everyone was silent, and all smiled bitterly and said, "There must be a master-level general in that army, with the support of tens of thousands of troops. Even the king would not be very sure to break through this army and take the head of the enemy general among the 80,000 troops."

Duan Qingyu said in a deep voice: "Although it is difficult, this is the only way."

"It is indeed as Brother Pharmacist said. This strategy, which has a very low probability, may be the only option to avoid division and civil strife. Let me complete this step..."

Li Guanyi said: "Wrong."

Duan Qingyu was stunned and looked at Li Guanyi.

Li Guanyi flicked his sleeves, stood up and said, "Since I proposed the strategy, then it is naturally up to me to solve it. No matter what, let me help the King of Southwest solve this problem today, as a gift of the alliance between Southwest and my Tiance Mansion."

Duan Qingyu looked at the quiet students in front of him, and seemed to see an old friend in a trance. He calmed down and said, "...80,000 flying soldiers. If this group of troops were placed in the whole world and on the battlefield in the Central Plains, it might not be as good as the top corps of Chen State and Ying State."

"But in this mountainous, rugged country, in this southwestern climate."

"They can definitely perform at the level of a frontline corps."

Li Guanyi smiled and said:
"Well, at least let me try first. Please help me in the rear."

"Pharmacist Li's back is in your hands."

He bowed slightly, stood up and walked out. Duan Qingyu saw him off. The lords of the Southwest City looked at each other in surprise. Tai Boyong sighed: "Although I haven't met Qin Wuhou yet, this Tiance Mansion, Pharmacist Li, already has the spirit of a hero."

"I wonder what kind of style Qin Wu Hou has."

Li Guanyi walked out of the yard, exhaled, looked at the fierce aura of the army formation in the distance, lowered his sleeves, and clenched his hands slightly. The matter in the southwest has reached the final step. He must catch up with the great competition in the world...

Aid Jiangnan.

Great-grandfather.

Auntie, and everyone else...

Wait a moment, Li Guanyi is here.

He looked calm. Although he was in the southwest, his eyes were on the whole world. He was racing with the State of Chen and the State of Ying. On the surface, he was fighting against the rebels in the southwest, but in fact, he was playing against Chen Dingye and Jiang Wanxiang.

The bargaining chip is the whole world.

Li Guanyi hid his hands in his sleeves.

The dark piece has not yet started.

Otherwise, he would not be at ease here, but would immediately ride on the Qilin to Jiangnan. At this moment, anxiety, worry, and tension in his heart kept emerging in a subtle and frequent way.

But Li Guanyi's expression remained calm and he remained at ease.

It looks like a lake, without ripples.

He just stood next to the auspicious iron-eating beast, watching it grinning and breaking the bamboo, his eyes fell on the sculpture-like existence more than three meters high next to it. On Li Guanyi's right hand, the murderous aura seemed to change again.

Li Guanyi stared at this large sculpture-like existence and said to himself:

"...Jiuli's divine weapons of gold and iron."

"The pinnacle of [Rong]."

"If I can ride on the iron-eating beast and hold this weapon, I should be able to intimidate the army outside to a certain extent, and then join forces with Wen Mian's Canglang Guard to suppress them."

"Then we can resolve this crisis in the southwest."

"The third tripod is cast. From now on, I have three of the Nine Tripods. The tripods from Jiangnan, the Western Regions, and the Southwest can be unified and go to help my great-grandfather, Yuwen Lie, and Jiang Su..."

"Your intact eye will be chopped into pieces sooner or later!"

He slowly stretched out his hand, and the evil spirit of the Jiuli in his right hand seemed to be provoking him, as if conveying a feeling that he had the courage to try his hand against the entire Jiuli divine weapons and gold and iron. Li Guanyi raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand, and slowly pressed on this huge sculpture.

"Just try it."

Duan Qingyu and others were still discussing the details of the strategy when they suddenly heard a scream from the auspicious iron-eating beast outside.

"Ahhhhh, Jiuli clan is still chasing me!!!"

Then a sharp and loud steel whistling sound was heard.

Everyone's faces changed drastically. When they ran out, they saw Li Pharmacist standing in front of the Jiuli Divine Weapon and Iron, with his right hand on this huge inherited divine object. However, on the Jiuli Divine Weapon and Iron, which had seemed like a lump of iron and had not changed at all for thousands of years, ripples appeared.

A murderous aura slowly rose.

There seemed to be a fight going on.

"!!!"

Duan Qingyu's breathing stagnated slightly, and he immediately realized that the charm of Li Guanyi and the Nine Li Divine Weapons of Gold and Iron had impacted him. Without hesitation, he drew his weapon and shouted, "Everyone, take action, split the Nine Li Divine Weapons of Gold and Iron, and pull my brother the Pharmacist out!"

Faced with two parties, one is a friend I have known for less than a month, and the other is an inherited treasure.

Duan Qingyu made his choice without hesitation.

He is still the heroic general who turned enemies into friends with Li Wanli and Chen Fubi.

Tai Boyong asked: "What about the magic weapons and iron?"

Duan Qingyu said without hesitation: "At worst, we can just throw it away. We can't let the people who have done us a favor in the southwest face this danger!"

Taibo Yong and others drew their weapons without hesitation and were ready to help.

But before they could make a move, Li Guan glanced over and saw a surge of arrogance. Everyone was faintly suppressed. Li Guan looked at them and said, "Don't worry."

His hair was slightly raised, and his voice had the sound of metal.

"This guy wants to overpower me, and I want to overpower Him too."

"But I don't know how much this thing is worth? If I capture it, can I take it away?!"

The man who subdued the Nine Li Divine Soldiers of Gold and Iron? !
Tai Boyong and others' breathing was slightly sluggish.

At this moment, there was a rebel army outside, approaching the city, and at this moment, the Jiuli divine weapons and gold and iron that had been silent for who knows how many years were revived. For a moment, they didn't know whether to be ecstatic or sad.

Duan Qingyu just laughed out loud: "You want this thing?"

"Okay, then, give me three jars of good wine, and we'll get drunk in one day."

"It's the reward!"

Li Guanyi was surprised, then he laughed and said, "Okay, after this, I will fight with the King of the Southwest until we are drunk!" He spoke the last four words almost word by word, and stretched out his hand as if to grasp a handle in the golden and iron statue, and the blazing Qilin fire and the ancient red dragon fire rose at the same time.

Flames shot up to the sky, and the aura of war was rampant.

There is a charm of gold and fire in Li Guanyi's eyes.

He tightly grasped the Jiuli divine weapon of gold and iron, his five fingers seemed to be extended from countless sword blades, the stabbing pain penetrated deep into his blood vessels, as if to tear his whole body apart. He seemed to vaguely see a tall man standing there, calmly looking down at Li Guanyi.

Overlooking?

Li Guanyi did not lean on the Nine Cauldrons, but just held the weapon tightly. The stubbornness and arrogance in his heart were also stimulated by the pain.

"I want to see!" "Are you really that hard to control?"

"Is it really so? Domineering!"

The hissing of steel became more and more intense.

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

In the south of the Yangtze River, Yuwen Lie's army advanced slowly. His martial arts were domineering, but his tactics were extremely calm, precise, and efficient. Jiangnan was already in decline and had to retreat, but this was different from Yuwen Lie's previous invasions of the surrounding areas.

This time, Yuwen Lie had almost no hesitation.

They did not invade the city, nor did they even pursue the deserters.

Yuwen Lie was very clear about his goal.

The purpose of this battle is to make the Sword Maniac pass away. Defeating the Sword Maniac will be a strategic victory even if the city is not occupied. However, if the Sword Maniac is not forced to take action, then even if three cities are occupied, it will be meaningless.

A sword maniac is worth more than fifteen cities.

Yuwen Lie's army was like a long sword, with a straight and sharp tip, heading straight for the current capital of Jiangnan, the original location of the 18th state of Jiangnan. None of the famous generals of the Qilin Army were there. Even with the strategies of Feng Xiao and others, they were defeated again and again when facing the fourth most powerful general in the world.

On the contrary, He Ruo was intercepted when he tried to capture the tiger.

This general, who was once the fourth most powerful general, is now declining in the rankings, and it seems that even his spirit is not as strong as before. When he broke into the south of the Yangtze River, he encountered extremely stubborn resistance.

The opponent's strategist was a drunkard named Feng Xiao.

There was a general from the Murong family named Murong Yuan.

They actually relied on the military force and the Mohist mechanism to hold off He Ruoqinhu's side. He Ruoqinhu looked at the geomancy map and this experienced general quickly discovered something was wrong. His side and the third auxiliary army led by another general were all blocked by the Qilin Army.

Instead, it led to Yuwen Lie's isolated army advancing deep into the enemy's territory.

On the day He Ruo captured the tiger, he paid a huge price for underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly.

He immediately wrote a letter and sent it to Yuwen Lie by flying eagle, reminding him that as the center of the three armies, he was advancing too quickly. Although the terrain in Jiangnan was not as complicated as that in the southwest, it was easy to be targeted if an army advanced too deep alone.

This is a strategy to lure the enemy deep into our territory.

General Yuwen, be careful!
Yuwen Lie looked at the message from He Ruoqinhu, but he just folded the letter and burned it to ashes in the fire. Yuwen Lie's narrow eyes were like two sharp blades. He just stroked the blades and said lightly: "Luring the enemy deep into the territory, how could I not know it?"

"But how can you tempt me?"

"I also want to see what else Jiangnan can prepare for me."

"Just let them come!"

"When fighting the sword maniac Murong Longtu, you cannot have the slightest fear, not even the slightest thought. If you have, it will be impure."

"In a battle like this, you can only advance, not retreat."

"It's a pity that a sword maniac didn't die in a sword fight in the end. I should send him off with my strongest attitude."

Yuwen Lie ignored He Ruoqinhu's reminder, his army still cut through the obstacles in front of them like a blade. All the blocking Qilin Army were defeated by him, the battle continued, cold and murderous, just like himself.

"You are just a jerk, a common man, without any heroic spirit. You are just a competitive fool!"

He Ruo captured the tiger and cursed him loudly, his weapon was shaking with anger.

Yuwen Lie said: "I am a general."

"What we seek is a fair and just victory."

"The conspiracy is sneaky, and the king and the Grand Master are enough."

He Ruoqinhu was so angry that he almost vomited blood. If he was twenty years younger, he would probably be willing to be beaten with three hundred military sticks rather than bother with this unruly yet cold and arrogant general.

But at this moment he had to choose to join forces with another general and gather around Yuwen Lie's army to prevent Yuwen Lie's army from being cut off from logistical supplies by the Qilin Army from the rear, and to prevent what happened to Jiang Su that day from happening again.

Yuwen Lie's army approached the eighteen states in the south of the Yangtze River.

The more focused he was, the purer his mind was, the calmer and more solemn Yuwen Lie's heart became. In Yuwen Lie's eyes, there was only the sword maniac Murong Longtu, the pure, arrogant, yet domineering general, who reached the peak of his state of mind.

Lead the army and win every battle.

The whole world was watching.

Everyone knew that the old sword maniac had abandoned his sword and left the world in a battle at the academy two years ago. Later, there were rumors that the sword maniac only had his last breath and the power of his last sword left.

This sword will surely be an earth-shattering one.

Powerful and domineering.

But when this sword falls, the sword maniac will surely die.

It is the swan song of kendo.

Swordsmen all over the world are eager to see the old swordsman's final sword strike to open up new paths in the sword path. They are fascinated by it, and they also hope that the old man who has fought with a sword all his life can enjoy his old age in peace. Their emotions are complicated.

But no matter what these swordsmen think in their hearts, the development of things is ultimately not determined by them.

Judging from the current situation, this sword legend is bound to face off against Yuwen Lie, who is extremely sharp and has almost reached the purest and peak state of his mind. He has to use a single sword to intercept the general trend of the world and block an army of 100,000.

This is the end.

Then the swordsman's life can be said to be extremely romantic and worthy of the sword.

Live up to the sword maniac.

Yuwen Lie led his army forward.

There is only one last battle left.

If we break through the battlefield ahead, we will be able to step into the heart of Jiangnan.

However, this should have been the moment when the army's might was at its peak, a battle that would crush everything in its path, but it encountered the greatest possible obstacle -

After several days of fierce fighting, Yuwen Lie's army failed to break through the blockade of the Qilin Army. The more than 100,000 Qilin Army formed layers of defense lines and used an incredible tactic to eliminate Yuwen Lie's military momentum.

Yuwen Lie's sharp edge, which was as sharp as a sword, failed to strike.

Yuwen Lie rode on his divine horse, looking at the Qilin Army's position in the distance. His narrow eyes swept around and he pursed his lips...

Command: 100,000.

Qilin Army, where did such a famous general come from!

He inserted the heavy spear in his hand into the ground, picked up a Xuanbing bow, picked up an arrow, and put it on the bowstring. Ripples appeared in the space behind him, and the image of a white tiger slowly emerged, roaring in a low voice, solemn and cold.

The arrow was shining brightly. Yuwen Lie loosened his fingers and the arrow flew out.

In the Qilin Army formation, a similar stream of light shot out.

The two arrows collided and exploded.

The air waves rose and tore left and right. It seemed that the two arrows collided with each other, and the power was equal. However, Yuwen Lie was very clear that he shot the arrow first, and the opponent shot the arrow in an instant and hit his arrow steadily.

And let the power of the two arrows offset each other.

This guy is an excellent archer and is invincible!
Yuwen Lie was wearing armor, with an ink-black cloak fluttering in the wind, and his narrow eyes were looking forward. Above the Qilin Army's formation, murderous aura gathered layer by layer and transformed into the Dharma image of the military soul.

It was not a Qilin. That Dharma image had cold and indifferent golden pupils, sharp claws and fangs, and a domineering and graceful demeanor. It looked almost identical to the Dharma image behind Yuwen Lie, except for the different aura.

White tiger.

The coordination of this last Qilin Army is simple and of a very old tactical type.

However, this classical tactic, which almost all generals have learned, presented an incredible perfection under the ultimate coordination, and in a simple way, it neutralized all the sharpness of Yuwen Lie.

Yuwen Lie's eyes narrowed slightly.

Who is it, after all?
A figure in armor from the Qilin Army put down his bow and said with emotion: "Yuwen Lie, this junior is really strong. I don't think I'm as strong as him when I was his age."

"Three hundred years of turbulent times have tempered him to be extraordinary."

"awesome!"

The black tortoise beside him nodded. An old man sat cross-legged on the back of the black tortoise, rolled his eyes wildly, and said, "How credible are your words?"

The mechanism actually laughed loudly: "Hahaha, of course it is very good."

The old Siming asked, "How many points are there in total?"

So the mechanical general stopped answering and just talked about something else. He laughed and said, "Ah, Jiang Su hit the mechanical body and it was torn apart. But it was repaired well this time. It is worthy of being the great master of the Mohist School and the sword-making family of this generation. It really has good things."

It was after defeating Jiang Su and waking up that Li Guan left Anxi City, causing the delivery of letters to the King of Southwest to depend on Changsun Wuchou's old Sima Ming, the Whale Fisherman, and General Xue.

General Xue looked at the old swordsman in the battle formation.

The green-shirted sword maniac had arrived here, but the sword in his hand never swung out.

General Xue pulled the bowstring and smiled, "Ah, a sword maniac... is that so?"

"Pity."

"I swung my last sword in my life, blocking the world's great trend and blocking a hundred thousand troops. When the sword was struck, all life was gone. This can be said to be a swordsman's ending without regrets. It's a pity, sword maniac, that you have a grandson who is not so obedient."

"Well, at this time, give him a little face."

General Xue smiled and nodded:
"Qilin Army's hidden man."

"Come here and break your dream."

"Put down your sword, go back and enjoy your old age. Your Jiangnan has someone to protect you."

"Old Siming, tell that kid that the hidden man has made a move."

General Xue held the bow and said, "It is too difficult to lead these Qilin troops to stop Yuwen Lie and He Ruo from capturing the tiger. Not to mention whether I can hold on, Zhang Ziyong's arms can't hold on."

The world situation is already in sight.

If General Xue intercepts here, it means that the advantage is on Li Guanyi's side.

Even the old Sima Ming felt a little sad.

Now, the hidden pieces have moved and the general trend is once again leaning towards Li Guanyi.

Become a duke or a king?
General Xue said with a smile: "Tell him to hurry up, this opportunity cannot be wasted."

Old Sima Ming collected his thoughts, stretched out his finger, placed it on the back of the black turtle, and wrote four words.

[The hidden piece has moved].

Thinking deeply, this doesn’t seem to be enough…

After thinking for a while, the old Sima Ming took back the four words he had passed on, wiped the tortoise shell with his dirty sleeves, erased the four words, pondered for a long time, and rewrote the four words.

[My family is in danger, come back quickly! ! ! ]

Old Sima Ming, very satisfied.

Golden ripples rose on the black tortoise's shell and then slowly dissipated.

…………

Li Guanyi was already holding the Nine Li Divine Weapon of Gold and Iron.

Face it directly, the evil spirit of the Jiuli Army Master.

As he and the Jiuli Army Master confronted each other, the Jiuli Divine Weapon of Gold and Iron in his hand suddenly began to change slowly -

Flow and transform, revealing the true appearance of the magic weapon!
(End of this chapter)