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Chapter 445: All the auspicious signs are in the tripod, and the title is added (asking for monthly votes)
It is late autumn in the southern dynasty, and according to the current temperature, it is almost winter. However, the south is warm, which is completely different from the climate of the vast grasslands in the north. Snow has already fallen in the most remote places in the north.

In the shady area of ​​the holy mountain in the Western Region, the snow always covers the sides of the mountains and never melts for a long time, while the country in the south is only slightly colder and has added a few slightly thicker clothes.

Xue Shuangtao stretched out his palm, and the snowflakes fell one by one. The early plum buds seemed to be more lively under the snow. Xue Shuangtao couldn't help but be a little dazed. The blue shirt he was wearing, against the backdrop of the falling snow and the early plum blossoms, seemed to look a little more simple and thin.

In recent days, the nations have finally stopped their wars, and the intelligence coming in and out of Changfeng Tower has gradually decreased. The information on the battlefield has gradually decreased, and instead, there has been more news from the government and the world.

Countries like Ying and Chen had vast territories and had existed for more than 300 years.

Contradictions accumulated within the country, and conflicts between aristocratic families, civil officials, and military officers became more and more numerous, gradually emerging after the war.

Both countries had more or less bandits and mountain thieves who gathered together hundreds of people and did not obey the king's orders or recognize the laws and taxes of Chen or Ying. They took advantage of the decline of the two countries and secretly confronted the government.

Among them, almost all the heroes and ruffians that the Wolf King Chen Fubi came into contact with during the period when he led his troops deep into the Ying State and besieged the capital of the Ying State started a rebellion. Some of them have achieved results, while others have been imprisoned.

Today, although the war has ended, the subsequent impact and changes are still ongoing. However, in the writings of the civil servants of the two countries, it is still generally peaceful. Perhaps in their eyes, only the sharp edge of Kirin can be called an enemy.

However, they overlooked the state of mind of the common people beneath this great and majestic momentum, and did not know that beneath the so-called calm surface of the water, drops of water had begun to surge.

The situation at the moment can really be described as hearing thunder in the silence.

Seeing that the plum blossoms had not yet bloomed, Xue Shuangtao leaned out from the third floor of the attic, put one hand on the railing, stood on tiptoe, gently brushed the snowflakes on the leaves of the plum tree, carefully spread them on a piece of paper, and wrote in small regular script with a fine brush.

"Today, the first snow falls in Guanyi City, and the plum blossoms fall. I shall send this to you to let you know."

Xue Shuangtao smiled and folded the letter.

The snow will melt naturally.

But in Guanyi City of Southern Chen when winter begins in late autumn, the joy of seeing the sudden falling snow would probably be recorded on this piece of paper, sent thousands of miles away, and delivered to that person's desk.

She sorted out the intelligence gathered during this period, and selected out the valuable and worthwhile ones. When the sun was setting, she came downstairs and saw a simple carriage outside.

Zhao Dabing sat in the driving seat, with a pancake with green onions and a small bag of salt-baked peanuts on it. Xue Shuangtao, wearing thick clothes, stepped into the carriage. Zhao Dabing ate the pancake in two or three bites and stuffed two handfuls of salt-baked peanuts into his mouth.

He clapped his hands, shook off the coarse salt on his palms, and then drove the carriage.

The carriage drove away on the avenue of Guanyi City.

While driving, Zhao Dabing listened to the eldest lady in the car. She seemed to be coughing slightly or sighing, with a look of worry in her heart - Xue Shuangtao, that is the granddaughter of Xue Daoyong, the fierce tiger of troubled times, but now she is twenty years old and only in the third heaven.

She has put too much of her energy into the management of Changfeng Tower and her judgment of worldly affairs. He is always worried. Those scholars say that deep love will not lead to longevity, and excessive wisdom will lead to harm. The eldest lady is naturally smart, and such mental consumption may tire her body.

As for whether the love is deep or not.

Zhao Dabing sighed and suddenly remembered the boy who used to eat salt-baked peanuts with him. At that time, he was only a fourteen-year-old boy, and now he must be almost eighteen or nineteen.

He had already been the invincible Qin Wuhou, who dominated the world.

Although Zhao Da Bing's martial arts skills were ordinary, even if the cover was removed, he was just a martial artist of the third level. He was considered one of the Xue family's spies and participated in those battles in which Qin Wuhou became famous throughout the world.

Qin Wuhou fought with the military god Jiang Su.

Qin Wuhou and Tian Khan are actually the same person.

Duke Wu of Qin headed southwest and led his troops down the waterway.

Qin Wuhou defeated Yuwen Lie, He Ruo captured the tiger, and counterattacked Ying State.

In these events, the hardships, struggles, and life-and-death struggles that the parties personally experienced were erased in the process of dissemination, and instead their legendary nature became more and more prominent as they were passed on by word of mouth.

It was as if these were victories that were achieved with ease.

This invincible legendary image in the annals of history was passed down step by step, from mouth to mouth, among the people, and turned into poetry.

However, these battle records were so terrifying and glorious that one was more terrifying than the other. In those days, apart from Lu Youxian's suicide, Xue Daoyong felt a little sad, thinking that in such a big country like Chen, there was one less person who could barely drink.

All those other achievements made the old man's mouth smile higher and higher and his laughter louder and louder.

Even the weight of Mount Nanshan could not suppress the old man’s smile.

During those days, the laughter in Xue Daoyong's small attic never stopped.

At the beginning, Xue Daoyong was able to keep a straight face in front of outsiders and act like this boy was really arrogant. At least on the surface he was still a royal relative and the prime minister, so he couldn't go too far. He at least had to pretend.

But later on, I stopped acting.

This old man, who had traveled all over the world when he was young, once chased sand bandits in the desert with a carriage full of arrows and reopened the trade route to the Western Regions, called himself the biggest gambler in the troubled times. In the past 120 years, he had more than doubled the wealth of the Xue family.

It was not until this moment that he made the biggest gamble of his life!

I originally thought that I had found a hero in troubled times and was placing a heavy bet in troubled times.

Who would have thought that they would find a real dragon in troubled times.

All in this time!
It was really a big profit.

Xue Changqing gradually practiced martial arts and served as a military officer in Guanyi City, which was the position that Xue Daoyong arranged for Li Guanyi. He slowly honed his martial arts and interpersonal skills.

In the years since the young man left Guanyi City, this ancient city remains the same, the houses have not changed much, the streets are still the same, and time is like a wheel passing through the bluestone road.

It was similar to a few years ago, as if Zhao Dabing was driving a carriage and passing the corner, and he could still see a young guest wearing a dark blue gown with dark patterns, his hands hidden in his sleeves, greeting him with a mature smile.

As you get older, the passage of time becomes unreal.

These four years passed in a flash for Zhao Dabing and for this city.

I don't know why, but Zhao Dabing felt that it was inappropriate for the young man, as a guest official, to get too close to the eldest lady. But now, compared with the prince who roars like a tiger under the world, raises his sword, and whips the heroes from all directions.

The girl has a beautiful face, but is aloof and quiet. She only lives under the plum tree in the city of Nanchen. However, she does not seem to be a good match according to the secular definition.

The carriage drove into the courtyard of the Xue family. Xue Shuangtao was wearing a black shirt and a green shirt, with his hair tied up with a wooden hairpin. Because it was cold, he was wearing a satin cloak with a fluffy collar, and his temperament was quiet and cold.

After saying thank you, he quietly walked into the courtyard of this noble family.

Zhao Da Bing leaned against the carriage and sighed suddenly: "Little Brother Li, will you come back? When you come back, you better come back earlier. The eldest lady has been waiting for you for many years."

But, he suddenly thought of it.

Will the next person who comes be that young guest again?

It was Qin Wuhou.

Or...

………………

In the Jiuzhou Cauldron, the aura was surging, and the induction of the three nine cauldrons in harmony disappeared, and turned to calm down. Li Guan was in a trance, and his spirit was withdrawn a little. He slowly opened his eyes. It was still the secret realm of Jiuli, the former home of the Jiuli clan.

The Nine-Colored Divine Deer touched Li Guanyi with its antlers and asked in confusion, "What were you thinking about when you closed your eyes just now?"

Li Guanyi said: "I seem to have gone to a very far place."

He stretched out his fingers and pressed them between his eyebrows. The spiritual charm that had just risen up, controlling the long river of luck, and with just one step forward, he felt like he was traveling a thousand miles, like a dream. As the changes in the Jiuzhou Ding subsided, this sensation also disappeared.

The ancient red dragon stretched his body and laughed loudly: "Not bad, not bad."

"After the fight, my body finally relaxed."

"Otherwise, it would be boring just to see these iron-eating beasts, cats and birds!"

The iron-eating beast Tuanzi trembled and his body became stiff.

But despite being stiff, the claws still moved instinctively and stuffed the bamboo shoots in the hand into the mouth.

Ah, the ancient red dragon, so scary!!!
Eat something to calm your nerves first.

Chew chew chew.

You said, things like bamboo shoots... chew, chew.

Who discovered this? It's so delicious.

Crisp, tender, refreshing, juicy and rich.

The iron-eating beast Tuanzi's thoughts changed again, and he didn't know where to run. Li Guanyi slowly stood up and looked at the Nine Cauldrons of the Southwest, his eyes drooping slightly. In this way, the Cauldron of the Southwest, the Cauldron of the Western Regions, and the Cauldron of the Southwest were all complete.

The energy flowing through these three large tripods is enough to bring three kinds of blessings to the vast territory of Li Guanyi's army at the same time, bringing not only the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River that the Red Dragon exchanged for its 800 years of lifespan, but also the weapons of the Western Regions and the gold and iron of the Jiuli.

Li Guanyi said to himself, "This trip is over, it's time to go back."

At this moment, the Jiuzhou Ding suddenly whistled. Li Guanyi was slightly startled. The wisp of luck he was carrying, representing the luck of the State of Chen, suddenly rose from the Ding. This luck was still as gorgeous as colorful satin.

After turning around, it flew out.

The Qilin over there is fighting with the iron-eating beast Tuanzi for bamboo shoots.

Bamboo shoots should be eaten raw or roasted.

An essential and extreme hostility arose between them. One of them thought that bamboo shoots should be eaten, while the other thought that eating them raw was simply too barbaric. The two guys started fighting each other directly.

The ancient red dragon was very happy to see the attitude of the "younger generation" and laughed out loud: "Great, hahahaha!"

"Interesting, interesting!"

"Hit, keep hitting, yes, bite there!"

"Hahahaha!"

Just as the ancient red dragon was laughing with joy as he watched the fight, the luck of the State of Chen circled around and headed straight for the little Qilin, landing in its body.

boom! ! !
The little Qilin's own aura and luck came into contact with each other.

It was like boiling oil in fire, boiling violently in just a moment. The fire energy on the Qilin's body circulated, and the pale blue water energy also rose higher and higher, faintly emitting a changing form.

The scales of the Qilin are like bright gems, its body is carrying auspicious lights of various colors, its feet are standing on auspicious clouds, and its beard flutters in the wind like the ribbons of a god, exuding indescribable sacred majesty.

Iron-eating beast Tuanzi: “…………”

Just like a person sitting there, dazed.

He grabbed the bamboo shoot with his left paw and put it into his mouth.

Never mind, let’s eat some bamboo shoots to calm down.

The Fire Kirin was shocked. It jumped back as if startled, then raised its left and right claws, and asked doubtfully, "What happened?" The Ancient Red Dragon laughed loudly, "Oh, this little fellow was born five hundred years ago. He was stolen from the secret realm by Chen Baxian and was placed in the palace formation of the Chen Kingdom, where he was nurtured for hundreds of years."

"When Emperor Wu of Chen was eliminated by the Red Emperor three hundred years ago, he was attacked by hundreds of armored soldiers. It was this little guy who used his Qilin Fire to melt the armor, catching them off guard and giving them the upper hand."

"Twenty years ago, that Duke Taiping also rode a Qilin to conquer the four directions."

"From the founding of the Chen Kingdom to its prosperity, it has the power of a unicorn."

"It's all related to Qilin."

"In this case, it is only natural that this little fellow has become a good omen connected to the fate of the Chen State."

Li Guanyi also reacted. Huo Qilin was in deep thought. Although he didn’t know what it was, it must be a good thing!

The Ancient Red Dragon added: "Plus, the secret realm is also in Chen State."

"This Qilin ate too much and died in the State of Chen."

“Born here, died here, the connection with this land is very close.”

The Fire Kirin was stunned, then tried to wave its claws, struggling to refute: "I said, that was my past self, it was my past self who ate too much beads, it had nothing to do with me, the past self is the past self, and the present self is the present self."

The ancient red dragon seemed to be thinking about something, and asked, "Are the beads delicious?"

Fire Qilin answered subconsciously: "It tastes delicious."

Qilin: “…………”

The ancient red dragon laughed loudly, and the sound shook the whole field: "Hahaha, didn't you eat the bead? How come even such a big connection doesn't count?!"

The Qilin was stunned. Li Guanyi reached out and touched the Fire Qilin. The Fire Qilin and Li Guanyi had been dependent on each other for life and death for several years. They had a very good relationship and did not need many complicated methods like the Ancient Red Dragon and the Nine-Colored Divine Deer.

That ray of Chen State's luck fell onto the Jiuzhou Ding.

Then, on the sides of the remaining six Nine Cauldrons, two sides lit up.

There are faint traces of Qilin on it.

And another side was faintly lit.

On it are traces of the sacred eagle.

Although it had never occupied the State of Chen or the grassland, the divine beast Qilin, which represented the State of Chen and had the closest relationship with the destiny and geomantic omen of the State of Chen, was right beside Li Guanyi. With the help of the opportunity when the destiny of the three tripods of the Jiuzhou Ding merged, he established contact with the divine eagle.

Different from the Western Regions and the Southwest.

When in the Western Regions, one needs to slowly conquer and also slowly come into contact with auspicious signs such as the Nine-Colored Divine Deer; and when in the Southwest, the Southwest territory is not an obstacle because of the reputation of Li Guanyi's father, Duke Taiping, but it is difficult to find auspicious signs.

Now, in the State of Chen, although the grassland has not yet been under my command, the auspicious sign is already there.

Wherever his troops go in the future, he will be able to cast a tripod.

However, the fortune of the State of Chen, the fortune of the State of Ying, and the fortune of the grassland, a strong one like the Great Ying State still has the fortune and foundation to cast three tripods, and the State of Chen is even stronger than the grassland, enough to cast two of them.

Perhaps, the matter of casting the tripod has little to do with that area of ​​territory.

Perhaps, it was because the States of Chen and Ying were both places with a history of at least several hundred years. During these hundreds of years, the fortune, the land veins under the vast territory, the gathering of people's hearts, and the emergence of heroes were extraordinary. Although the grassland territory was large, it was divided and fought against each other.

The current situation is like this because the contemporary Turkic Khan is a great hero who appears once every five hundred years on the grassland.

He swept across all directions and brought together the various Khans who had been divided. That was why he had such a great reputation. It was the Great Khan who was powerful, not the various Turkic tribes on the grassland.

Once the great Khan dies, the vast grassland will immediately split into a dozen Khanate kingdoms of varying sizes. Where will the foundation be?
Li Guanyi knew the current situation.

Know that the momentum is like a rainbow.

Being in a high place now, the complicated world situation in the past has really cleared up like the clouds and seen the light!

The fortune of this world is surging, and what needs to be done next is already clear. The ancient red dragon let out a long roar and captured all these auspicious signs. The sun bird, the black tiger mountain lord, and the southwest iron-eating beast all screamed.

The ancient red dragon said: "Why are you yelling!"

"If you keep yelling, I'll eat you!"

Li Guanyi almost laughed. What kind of trick was this, an old man trying to scare a three-year-old child?

But the three little ones actually calmed down and huddled together. One of the Black Tiger Mountain King's claws covered himself, the other covered the mouth of the Iron-eating Beast, and the Sun Bird spread its wings to cover its eyes.

The iron-eating beasts hugged the dragon horns of the ancient red dragon and trembled, each of them had two big bags of tears in their eyes.

Li Guanyi: “…………”

No, Senior Chilong, what was your image in ancient times?
Which auspicious sign can scare the other mythical beasts so much that they can’t even cry?
Please don't look so smug and proud.

Could it be that the title of Zhulong Tunri Tianzun is realistic?
When leaving, the ancient red dragon lowered his eyes, and his pair of golden vertical pupils stared at the vast and ancient Jiuli secret land, as if he could see the former prosperity here again. The fire of civilization was once ignited here, spread, and then extinguished.

However, thousands of years later, this destiny of humanity gathered again and was forged into a new instrument of the country in the roaring flames. The rough tripod had ancient patterns on it, and it exhaled the fire of civilization.

The ancient red dragon lowered his eyes, as if he saw that above the bronze formation, there were once rolls of ancient flags fluttering like clouds falling from the sky, and there once was a heroic man standing there, laughing at the world.

However, heroes rise, grow old, and die.

Not everyone is worthy of being called an opponent.

A good rival and also a close friend. After a life-and-death battle, thousands of years have passed. When he comes here again, the ancient red dragon can only sigh and lament that the fight with the Jiuli Army Lord back then was really enjoyable.

Only in recent years can he compare with the battle with that sword maniac.

In a trance, he saw the wind and clouds rising. The heroic ancient king turned around, and his brown robe rolled down, turning into a Qilin pattern. Li Guan placed his palm on the Nine Cauldrons, looked sideways at the Ancient Red Dragon, and said, "Senior, let's go."

The ancient red dragon was in a trance. It seemed that he could still see Jiuli clan talking, laughing, and getting angry thousands of years ago, but he could no longer remember what he was saying. Jiuli clan, and Li Guanyi of this era, one left, and the other came.

The world is like fire, and the world is full of heroes.

One after another.

The ancient red dragon sighed and said, "Coming here, I suddenly thought of my old friend."

"When I think back to those days, I feel nostalgic and sad."

"Only after meeting you did I realize that the Jiuli people are not extinct. In this world, living longer will always bring you interesting things."

Li Guanyi said: "A thousand years later, will the seniors mention me to the newcomers?"

The ancient red dragon looked deeply at the young, brave and heroic boy at this moment, with a vicissitudes of life and an ancient smile in his golden eyes, and said: "Yes, I will."

"The world is like this, and history is merciless."

"Wait another three thousand years, and I will tell the people who come after me about Qin Wu, who built the tripod himself three thousand years ago. One day, when the world has changed, you too will become an old friend."

Li Guanyi smiled and said, "When that time comes."

"Please, senior, in my name."

"Behind these nine tripods, please have a drink with me, the newcomers."

The ancient red dragon laughed loudly and said:

"it is good!"

The dragon's roar shook the heavens for eternity. It soared into the sky and returned to Jiangnan. Li Guanyi sat cross-legged on the dragon's head with his hair flying.

As if because of seeing an old friend, or as if because of this mood, the ancient red dragon was in a good mood, and even the speed of its flight became slower.

The three shivering little ones finally calmed down.

The Nine-Colored Divine Deer doesn't have to protect Yaoguang so carefully.

But at this moment, the ancient red dragon suddenly said, "Wait a minute, little guy, when you just entered the cauldron, did you pay 800 years of life?"

Nine-Colored Divine Deer: “…………”

Southwestern Auspiciousness: “…………”

The little Qilin was puzzled: "Eight hundred years what?"

The atmosphere in the air seemed to freeze.

The ancient red dragon's pupils narrowed slightly: "Oh?"

The next moment, the speed increased dramatically, causing a large number of screams.

"Ah ah ah ah."

"The bear is scared to death ahhhh... No, the cat is scared to death!!!"

“This auspicious bamboo shoot ahhhhhhhhhh!!!”

Finally, when they returned this time, not only the iron-eating beast turned into a ball, but Xuanhushanjun and Qilin also hugged Li Guanyi. The silver-haired girl over there also reached out her hand and pulled Li Guanyi after thinking for a while.

Li Guanyi got down from the back of the ancient red dragon as if he was covered with pendants.

Too fast.

Even he felt a little weak on the legs when he came down.

It turns out that the idea that you can't have both speed and power is just a lie.

The red dragon, angered by the price of eight hundred years, demonstrated the truth that the greater the power, the faster the speed. Li Guan was in a daze. After returning to Jiangnan, only three days later, two things happened.

One was Emperor Chen Dingye, who actually sent two gifts.

another--

Representing the contemporary Red Emperor, the envoy came here to be conferred the title.

Ji Yanzhong finally arrived with the imperial edict. The gazes of countless people and soldiers almost turned into blazing flames and fell on Ji Yanzhong. Everyone's eyes seemed to contain extremely fiery energy and expectations.

During this period of time, Ji Yanzhong has already deeply understood Li Guanyi's popularity among the people and soldiers in this vast territory, so he can almost sense the meaning of these passionate and respectful gazes directed at him.

My Lord, what position do you want to confer?
Become the emperor?
Or Emperor!!!
(End of this chapter)