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Chapter 517: Martial Arts Legend, Revenge Determination (asking for monthly ticket)
Chen Dingye led his troops to evacuate the rear of Zhenbei City and stationed them in a small town a hundred miles away. When Li Guanyi learned about this, he was not surprised or hesitant, nor did he rush there.

He is no longer someone who would be easily affected by external matters.

He still gave orders to deal with many follow-up matters in the Turkic steppe.

In order to ensure that the vast grassland would not have any new problems after his departure, he buried Chen Tianqi next to the enemy-defeating stone tablet with sufficient etiquette and erected a new stone tablet.

The stone tablet is written in the language of the Central Plains.

It says that in the 18th year of the Tianqi reign, the King of Qin defeated the Turks here.

Li Guanyi, wearing armor, stretched out his hand and pressed it on the stone tablet. His palm brushed across the rough bluestone and he looked at the words on it. There was no more war in this place. The material and craftsmanship of this stone tablet were much better than before.

Perhaps, thousands of years later, future generations will come here on horseback and still be able to see this stone tablet and the traces they left thousands of years ago, and thereby understand the achievements and passions of thousands of years ago.

Being inspired by the past and feeling nostalgic have the same purpose.

Li Guanyi inserted Chen Tianqi's spear here, letting the long wind from the grassland blow through, cutting left and right on the spear body.

Li Guanyi looked at the grassland and the distant sky, turned around, and said casually:
"gone!"

Crossing thousands of peaks, Chen Wenmian remained silent, withdrew his gaze, turned around and saw the King of Qin riding the divine horse and leaving calmly. They then pulled the reins, shouted "Go", and drove their mounts to follow the King of Qin, with thousands of troops following behind.

The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, but at this moment it sounded majestic and magnificent.

The Turks, the old enemy of the Central Plains who used horseback as fields and swords as farming, completely withdrew from the stage of history with this incident. However, the first generation of Turks who set foot in the Central Plains still felt unwilling to accept the defeat.

But what they were facing were the first generation of famous ministers and generals who emerged from the fighting in the troubled times. After a generation, they all returned to the Central Plains, and Li Guanyi and Chen Wenmian returned to the rear.

Along the way, Chen Wenmian's expression was tense.

Chen Dingye left with only 10,000 people. This behavior was more like seeking death than struggling. They arrived at the rear and met two generals, Ye Zhongdao and Zhou Xianping.

I also knew what happened in the rear from the letter.

Zhou Xianping and Ye Zhongdao had complicated expressions as they saluted before the King of Qin. The King of Qin sat upright, looking at the two letters on the table, and said, "Generals, since you have already drunk that cup of poisoned wine, you should consider it as having died for the State of Chen."

"The general trend of the world is that long-term unity will eventually lead to division, and long-term division will eventually lead to unity."

"After more than three hundred years of chaos, it is time to unify the country again. The Chen Kingdom is a thing of the past. Generals, please rest in Zhenbei City."

The two generals had complicated expressions. After saluting, they stepped back and left.

Mr. Pojun saw their backs, looked at the letter on the table, and said, "My lord, these two letters are not so much written by Chen Dingye to Generals Ye Zhongdao and Zhou Xianping, but rather written for you to read."

Li Guanyi said: "Mr. Pojun's vision is still as good as ever."

The corners of Pojun's mouth curled up slightly.

After thinking for a while, he said, "However, my lord, why didn't you burn these two letters in front of these two generals? After all, such secret letters are more or less a stain on them. Burning them can at least appease their hearts."

Li Guanyi said, "Burning these two letters will not appease their hearts."

"These two generals fought their way through troubled times, and their minds are as firm as iron. The so-called burning of letters is just a show to win people's hearts. Although it has the effect of winning people's hearts, no one knows the names of these two generals after their death."

"In the end, it's just a way of hurting others and benefiting yourself in order to build your own reputation."

"People in later generations don't know that they fought to the death for the Central Plains, nor do they know that they didn't want to disrupt the situation in the Qilin Army, nor did they want to betray their homeland. They would rather drink poison and die. This is the end of a man's perseverance in troubled times."

The King of Qin said softly, "For the sake of my own so-called reputation as a ruler, I have to destroy the eternal reputation of these two famous generals. This deal is really not worth it. If this is the case, how can I be considered for them?"

Pojun was stunned, with the corner of his mouth curled up, he looked at the king who was taller than himself.

But I still feel that he is still the boy who would rush out to the ghost market in the dark to save people he has never met before.

He suddenly thought of the great war eight hundred years ago that determined the future of the world.

The first generation of Po Jun must be envious of me.

The King of Qin before him was almost the king that the first Po Jun had always dreamed of.

Be kind, but not weak; be strong, but not kill indiscriminately.

The corners of Pojun's mouth curled up.

Humph, huhahahahaha.

How, how, all the broken armies of the past, old men, do you have such a lord? !
Have you ever had such a lord?

No?! Of course you didn't.

This is my lord.

Pojun suddenly felt a little regretful.

It's a pity that General Xue's method of leaving his shadow behind with the help of the Yaoguang Secret Realm is too rare and too difficult. Otherwise, I really hope that the Pojun of all generations could also be left behind.

When the time comes, I will show you my lord.

And then look at the jealous and twisted expressions on your faces!

The corners of Pojun's mouth curled up, but he couldn't suppress it.

The King of Qin did not burn the two letters. These two letters could be considered as something that could preserve the names of generals Ye Zhongdao and Zhou Xianping after their death. Through these two letters, people in later generations finally knew what were the last things that Ye Zhongdao and Zhou Xianping held on to during the chaotic times.

Historians say that Lu Youxian was solemn and serious, Ye Zhongdao was silent, Zhou Xianping was brave and heroic, and Wang Yunqi was a general of the Jinwu Guard, and he followed the last king of the State of Chen to fight to the end. The four of them had different personalities, but they were all good generals for their country.

Therefore, these four people were selected and compiled into one article.

Said - "Chenshi·Lu Ye Zhou Wang Liebi".

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The foreign enemy had been defeated, and Jiang Su, the military god of Ying State, withdrew his troops and restrained the fighting.

The world is showing signs of being divided into two.

Among them, the King of Qin is very powerful, but after all, he has just risen and his foundation is still insufficient.

Ying State has a great cultural heritage, but in terms of area and territory, it cannot be compared with Qilin. People of insight in the world can realize that the war between Qilin and Ying State will not be too far away.

If a conflict breaks out immediately, the Qilin Army will be at a disadvantage.

However, as time goes by, the vast territory, abundant population, and the implementation of new policies will rapidly improve the foundation of Tiance Prefecture at a terrifying speed.

The longer the delay, the more unfavorable the situation in Ying State will become.

Therefore, this battle that will determine the future of the world cannot be too far away.

The old times cannot and cannot wait.

Canglong is already old.

Qilin is still young.

The Qilin is fierce and brave, how can we allow it to grow to its peak?
However, although the whole world was rushing towards the inevitable war, and although that war had not yet been settled, the whole world was still shrouded in a quiet and depressing atmosphere.

But for ordinary soldiers and people living everywhere.

Such peaceful days are still peaceful.

No matter what, peace is always peace.

It was only after the King of Qin personally led the Qilin Army back from deep in the grassland front that he ordered the several armies that had previously conquered the grassland Turks to select the elite troops and leave the wounded in the rear to recuperate.

Then he turned his troops around and left.

The small town occupied by Chen Dingye has been surrounded from different directions.

The leading general was Fan Qing.

Although he had no talent in martial arts, he was a rare talent in battle formations and military strategies. Together with Mr. Yuan Zhi, he set up a brand new Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation outside the city occupied by Chen Dingye.

Although they were surrounded, they did not launch a forceful attack, but just waited for the King of Qin to come from the rear.

Before Li Guanyi set off, he went to find Chen Wenmian first.

He grasped Chen Wenmian's breath vaguely and walked to find him casually, but in front of a cold lake outside Zhenbei City, he sensed Chen Wenmian's breath. One hundred and eighty steps away from the cold lake, Xiao Wuliang closed his eyes quietly.

This divine general has experienced the entire time from the heyday of the State of Chen all the way to the present. He already knows that the State of Chen will be destroyed soon, and he still feels desolate in his heart.

Your Majesty, did you expect this to happen?
Or maybe even you didn't see the possibility now.

"General Xiao Wuliang?"

Suddenly hearing a sound beside his ear, Xiao Wuliang was startled and opened his eyes suddenly. Seeing the young man in casual clothes in front of him, he was stunned. He immediately stood up, saluted solemnly, and said, "Your Majesty the King of Qin."

"You're here."

Li Guanyi said: "Well, let me see Wen Mian."

Xiao Wuliang suppressed the shock in his heart, and his expression did not change. He just said, "The general is relaxing inside. If Your Majesty wants to look for him, just go straight inside."

Li Guanyi looked ahead, at the desolate cold lake. At this moment, he no longer needed the assistance of the Jiuzhou Ding. He only relied on his own realm and soul. His eyes swept over and saw a chill rising to the sky. There was a faint calmness of a gray wolf, which was the breath of Chen Wenmian.

He nodded and said, "Well... I'll go talk to Wen Mian. Thank you for guarding here, General."

Xiao Wuliang said: "As you should."

Just after he bowed, he saw something thrown over. Xiao Wuliang subconsciously raised his hand to grab it. It was an apple, quite large, with a fruity fragrance. Confused, he saw King Qin walking away, turned his back to him and waved his hand, saying, "Qilin insisted on eating the fruit."

"I bought a lot, but I only picked the best ones, so there were a lot left."

"I think the fruit is ripe and it would be a pity to throw it away. General, please try it. It tastes pretty good. It's just that the boy is too picky."

"If he eats some burnt toasted buns one day, he will behave himself, haha."

Li Guanyi chuckled a few times, shook his head, and walked inside. Xiao Wuliang took a fruit, raised his head, looked at Li Guanyi's back, and there was a touch of emotion in his eyes - he could not sense the breath of His Majesty.

As a young man who became famous and then worked his way up to where he is today, his talent and ability are undoubtedly very high.

When he closed his eyes, it seemed that there was only the natural world in front of him, without any difference. Until the moment His Majesty opened his mouth, the qi and the heaven and earth merged, and Xiao Wuliang sensed the presence of King Qin and suddenly opened his eyes.

I can’t see the world, only the King of Qin!
The majestic and powerful energy and spirit that was as vast as the sun, without any concealment, was already stronger than the Shenwu King Chen Fubi who had fought a life-and-death battle four years ago, and made Xiao Wuliang's heart change.

He looked sideways at the back of the King of Qin and whispered in his heart:

"Your Majesty, this year, you are only twenty-two years old..."

“So powerful.”

"When I close my eyes, I see the world but not the King of Qin."

"When I open my eyes, I see the King of Qin but not the world."

"Is this, Your Majesty's [Legend of Martial Arts]?"

He still vaguely remembered the young Jinwu Guard who fled in a panic relying on the Qilin on the night before the grand sacrifice of the State of Chen nearly ten years ago. But after running through ten years of chaos, had he become so powerful?
When Xiao Wuliang was young, he was a fierce general who was comparable to Yue Pengwu.

But later, Yue Pengwu fought in all directions, while Xiao Wuliang had to stay in Jiangzhou City because of Chen Wenmian. The experiences and life trajectories of the two changed.

Today, Yue Pengwu is already one of the top ten or even top five generals in the world.

Xiao Wuliang, however, went from being the fifteenth most famous general in the world ten years ago to barely making it into the top ten now, and he is even worse than Yue Qianfeng who has reached the eighth level of the heaven.

Yue Qianfeng, this rough man, was defeated repeatedly in the past ten years of chaos, and was beaten to the point of spitting blood and flying back, but every time he was defeated and spitting blood and flew back, he looked so miserable and seemed to be about to die from his injuries, but he was still able to struggle to get up.

And can continue to become stronger.

After countless battles, he is now ranked among the top ten in the world.

He is getting stronger rapidly.

Xiao Wuliang sighed: "In troubled times, we are fighting for supremacy... Let alone standing still."

"In fact, the speed of improvement is not as fast as those people."

“It’s like retreating.”

After looking at the fruit, the famous general sat there, holding his gun, put the fruit to his mouth and took a big bite. The fruit was sweet and he exhaled a breath of white air, as if it was mixed with the winter frost and eaten into his stomach.

Xiao Wuliang chuckled.

"Oh, the fruit tastes really good."

"That Qilin is really good at choosing."

The famous general Xiao Wuliang chewed the fruit, and the expression on his face was not so tense anymore. Even though he was a famous general who conquered the world, even though he was a general who shouldered the fate of his country, at this moment, he put down the pressure of fate.

Just sitting here and looking at the vastness of the world.

Li Guanyi paced forward, his steps slow and natural, without any effort, as if he had merged with this world.

He is a great master of martial arts, and strictly speaking, he is still at the ninth level.

But if you really take action.

Just like the Grand Elder of the Yin Yang Rotating Sect, a Ninth Heaven Grandmaster who had relied on time to persevere and become so powerful, was unable to escape a single move in his hands.

He will be poked and nailed to the mountain wall by the Jiuli magic weapon in his hand.

Who says that the Grandmaster of the Ninth Heaven, who holds a magic weapon of the Lord of Arms level and has a million troops under his command, is only half a step away from becoming a martial arts legend?

Not considered the Ninth Heaven?
He was the leader of the wandering army of the Second Heaven back then, and now he could be the King of Qin of the Ninth Heaven.

Of course.

In the fifteenth year of Tianqi, when Li Guanyi was confronting the Great Khan on the grassland, he had already taken a great step forward in his legendary martial arts realm. Now he has defeated the Great Khan, occupied half of the grassland's territory, and completely recovered the State of Chen.

His aura was vigorous, and his every move and gesture displayed the power and composure of a founding monarch. The five dharma images had already been faintly converging, and he was only half a step away from becoming the martial arts legend above the Ninth Heaven Grandmaster.

The accumulation is a world of difference compared to three years ago.

But this is a critical pass.

But it gave him a feeling that was no different from the barrier he felt three years ago. It was still a thin line, as if it was easy to cross in one step, but it also seemed as if there were mountains and seas between them, and he was powerless to do anything.

Li Guanyi tried to break through, but failed, so he simply stopped caring.

At this moment, I feel calm and open-minded.

go with him.

Love it.

Love breaks through or not.

Walking along this path, Li Guanyi could still calmly look at the scenery on both sides. Finally, he arrived in front of the cold lake and saw Chen Wenmian. Chen Wenmian was sitting cross-legged there, with the magic weapon Canglang Blade inserted beside him, holding a green bamboo in his hand, fishing.

A hole was torn on the ice by the powerful force of Chen Guo's unique skills. The silk thread hung down and fell into the water, swaying slightly with the wind, causing ripples on the water surface.

Li Guan glanced at the fish basket and asked knowingly, smiling:
"Did you catch anything?"

Chen Wenmian lowered his eyes and said, "Not yet."

"Brother, you are here."

Li Guanyi hummed and casually threw the good fruit that Qilin had picked over. Chen Wenmian was stunned by the fruity aroma. Li Guanyi blinked and smiled slyly, "It's delicious. This is the king of good fruits that Qilin picked out from many good fruits."

"I know you're in a bad mood, so I borrowed it from him, especially for you."

Chen Wenmian laughed, picked up the fruit in his hand and said:

"This, Qilin is too pitiful."

Li Guanyi curled his lips and said, "That guy is too picky now. He still has a bunch of good fruits like this. He stole fruits from Lei Laomeng back then. It is only natural for me to take them from Him today."

Chen Wenmian smiled and said, "When he returns and sees that the fruit is gone, he will probably be upset for a while."

“Let’s take it back to Him.”

Li Guanyi said helplessly: "Okay, okay, this is specially selected for you by Him. I was just embarrassed to bring it out. It's rare that this guy is willing to give up the good fruit in his mouth, so you don't have to refuse it."

Chen Wenmian was stunned: "Give it to me?"

Li Guanyi looked at the lake and said, "Don't underestimate Qilin. He is an auspicious sign after all. He is different from Senior Red Dragon. Auspicious signs are born with an innate light and spiritual energy and can sense the emotional fluctuations in the hearts of living beings."

"He considers you a friend and feels that you are not in a good mood."

“When He is in a bad mood, He likes to eat something delicious, good fruit.”

"So He found the best fruit He had found and asked me to bring it to you. As for why He didn't come in person..."

Li Guan smiled and said, "After all, he also knows Chen Baxian. Deep down, he always feels that he is the ancestor of your Chen family. He wants to care about you, but he also feels that as an elder, he has to care about the younger generation with good fruits, which is a bit embarrassing."

"It's still a childish and awkward personality."

Chen Wenmian laughed: "Ah, this is really His style."

"In that case, I cannot refuse the gift from the elders, so I won't be polite."

He took a bite of the fruit and said with a smile, "It smells fragrant and tastes sweet. It is really a very good fruit. It is indeed worthy of Him."

Li Guanyi smiled and said, "Qilin is just greedy. When we were in the Western Regions, Master Xu Tiange from a farming family tried to graft and cultivate the fruit trees in the Central Plains with varieties unique to the Western Regions. He took better care of them than taking care of his own children."

"Every day, I record the watering and fertilizing. I finally got seven fruits. I gave each one a name. I chat with the fruits every day. I take them very seriously."

"The result is that I value these fruits too much."

"Qilin sneaked over and bit off a fruit and ran away. Haha... You weren't there at the time, so you didn't see Master Xu Tiange's furious expression. Haha, he was originally a very kind person who only liked to farm."

"That day, I chased the Qilin for dozens of miles with my hoe in hand and my eyes reddened."

"They wished they could plant all the Qilins in the fields. This became one of the legends of Anxi Protectorate."

Chen Wenmian showed a smile on his face: "Master Xu Tiange is gentle and honest. I heard that he and Mr. Wen Qingyu are rare friends. I am very curious about his angry state."

Li Guanyi picked up a stone and threw it into the cold lake casually. Although the temperature here was cold, it was spring after all. The ice was not that thick and cracked into layers. The two were silent for a long time, and the wind blew by.

The solemnity of the troubled times faded away. Both of them knew what the other was thinking, but neither of them spoke. There was only the sound of the wind passing by.

After a long time passed.

Li Guanyi looked into the distance and said, "Fan Qing and his men have surrounded Chen Dingye's city. Even if they have the upper hand, they will not attack rashly. It has been so long now, and the city's logistics and food supplies may not be enough."

"Ten thousand people against a hundred thousand outside the city. The logistics are insufficient and the morale is beginning to collapse. At this point, it is time to attack the city."

"I intend to go there myself."

Chen Wenmian nodded.

Li Guanyi said: "The revenge for one's parents is a matter of course. Chen Dingye made his own choice, and so did I. I recognize the heroism and means he showed in the end, but one thing is another."

"At this moment, I don't agree to die for my country."

"It's just, Wen Mian."

Li Guanyi looked at Chen Wenmian beside him, a gentle gentleman in this troubled time. The latter was puzzled. Li Guanyi was silent for a long time, stood up, and finally asked that question:

"Do you want to kill Chen Dingye yourself?"

(End of this chapter)