Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 157: Dragon Sword

However, more than a month later, news came from Yizhou City that the Qing court sent Prince Cheng Geji to southern Xinjiang to take over Nalan Xiuji's military power.

Because of the previous experience of Nalan Hideyoshi, Geji was deeply afraid. He was afraid of repeating the same mistake, so he did not dare to rashly use troops on the grassland. Instead, he sent a large number of spies to secretly investigate the causes and consequences of Nalan Hideyoshi's death.

In fact, the more he investigates, the better.

When he learned that Nalan Xiuji was sacrificed by the twenty-four tribes, there was no possibility of persuading them to surrender.

From now on, if the Qing government wanted to interfere in Southern Xinjiang, it would have to send troops and fight a bloody battle.

Fei Hongjin has reorganized the coalition of twenty-four tribes, and she has the advantage of geographical location, so she can definitely fight against the Qing troops.

There was no need for Huang Sixi to stay in southern Xinjiang any longer. The time had come for him to return to the Central Plains. If he raised an army in the Central Plains in the future, he could ensure that the Qing court would not be able to dispatch troops from southern Xinjiang to support him, making it easier to destroy the Qing court.

After he finished arranging all the matters at the ranch, he went to find Fei Hongjin and told her his decision to return to the Central Plains.

When Fei Hongjin heard that Huang Sixi was leaving, she seemed reluctant to let him go and hoped that Huang Sixi would stay in southern Xinjiang. However, Huang Sixi had made up his mind and no matter how Fei Hongjin tried to persuade him, she could not change his decision.

"Mr. Huang, you helped our herdsmen in southern Xinjiang fight against the Qing soldiers. Once you reach the Central Plains, I'm afraid you will be wanted by the Qing soldiers. The Central Plains has been occupied by the Qing soldiers, and there are Qing spies everywhere. It's far from being safe and secure on the grassland!"

"If it was for the sake of stability, I would never leave Tianshan! I returned to the Central Plains this time to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. As long as the Qing soldiers can be driven out of the Central Plains, the Qing soldiers in Yizhou City will also withdraw, and then the threat from southern Xinjiang will be solved!"

After Huang Sixi said this, Fei Hongjin no longer had any excuse to keep Huang Sixi.

Huang Sixi set out on his journey that day.

Since he was unfamiliar with the geography of southern Xinjiang, Fei Hongjin sent a team of scouts to see him off, and they did not return until they reached the Yumen Pass, the gateway to and from the Central Plains.

Huang Sixi originally thought that he would be traveling alone on this trip.

Unexpectedly, just as he crossed the border and entered Ganlong, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. He couldn't help but look back and saw a red scarf.

The red scarf came to him in the blink of an eye and laughed cheerfully, "Master Huang, I also plan to visit the Central Plains. Would you like me to accompany you?"

The person who came was Fei Hongjin.

She followed Huang Sixi all the way and never showed up in southern Xinjiang until Huang Sixi set foot in the Central Plains.

Huang Sixi was surprised by her behavior and asked her, "You are the leader of the coalition forces. If you stay away from southern Xinjiang, what will happen to the coalition forces? Who will lead them to resist the Qing army?"

Fei Hongjin sighed, "I have been the leader of the alliance once more than ten years ago, but was defeated by the Qing soldiers and almost killed all the elite troops of the grassland tribes. At that time, I knew that I was not suitable for leading a battle. If it weren't for the hero Huang staying by my side, I would never dare to succeed the position of leader!"

She thought that Huang Sixi would stay in southern Xinjiang before becoming the leader again. She felt that with Huang Sixi's advice, she would not suffer defeat again.

But Huang Sixi decided to return to the Central Plains, so she naturally lost interest in serving as the leader of the alliance.

She continued to say to Huang Sixi: "Before leaving Southern Xinjiang, I summoned the chiefs of the twenty-four tribes and handed over the position of leader to Uncle Kuka. From now on, he will lead the Southern Xinjiang coalition forces!"

Huang Sixi said, "I have told you that I am returning to the Central Plains to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. In the future, I may face the pursuit of Qing soldiers at any time. Aren't you afraid of danger if you follow me?"

Fei Hongjin, however, had no worries: "If I stay in southern Xinjiang, no matter how I fight, I will not be able to defeat the Qing army. But if I follow Mr. Huang to overthrow the Qing court, I can easily keep southern Xinjiang safe. So no matter how great the danger is, my determination to follow Mr. Huang will not waver!" When the Twenty-Four Tribes Grass Alliance Meeting was convened, the chiefs of all the tribes agreed that Fei Hongjin should follow Huang Sixi to the Central Plains.

The population of southern Xinjiang was too small, with a total of no more than one million. No matter how they fought, they were no match for the Qing court.

But the people of Central Plains are numerous and powerful. If Huang Sixi can raise his arms and call on the people of Central Plains to start a resistance, then the power of his organization can definitely defeat the Qing court. Fei Hongjin followed Huang Sixi early on, and after Huang Sixi drives out the Qing court in the future, the Central Plains and the southern Xinjiang tribes will definitely not be at odds.

Huang Sixi saw that Fei Hongjin had already arrived in Central Plains and had arranged all her funeral affairs, so he agreed to let her go.

The two of them galloped together across the Gansu and Longnan lands.

Before long, they traveled eastward through Ningshan and entered the territory of Shanxi Province.

Near Datong in Shanxi Province, there is a Sanggan River. There are undulating mountains along the river. On one of the cliffs, there are hundreds of caves of various sizes, and the caves are filled with Buddhist statues.

Here is the famous 'Yungang Grottoes'.

That afternoon, Huang Sixi and Fei Hongjin passed by a grotto. There were only barren mountains and wilderness nearby, and no residents were seen. So they stayed in the grotto, planning to rest for a night before continuing their journey.

On the way, Fei Hongjin asked Huang Sixi where he was going this time when he returned to the Central Plains. Huang Sixi said it was the capital. He planned to go to the capital first to cause a big commotion and disrupt the central government of the Qing Dynasty, and then go to the local area to gather troops.

The two men led the horses into a cave. The cave was very majestic. The Buddha statue inside the cave was more than three meters tall. The space was quite spacious. The walls around the cave were engraved with strange and exotic murals, the style of which was very different from that of the Central Plains.

Fei Hongjin fetched some branches, lit a fire, and took out some dry food, preparing dinner.

Huang Sixi moved to the wall of the cave and looked at the murals.

During the several months of traveling, the two of them spent every day together and became very familiar with each other. Fei Hongjin would often inquire about Huang Sixi's personal situation.

She smiled and asked again, "When we were in Southern Xinjiang, you said that you left the Central Plains during the reign of Chongzhen. This year has been twenty-five or twenty-six years since Chongzhen hanged himself for his country. So, shouldn't you be at least twenty-five or twenty-six years old?"

Huang Sixi said: "I am not twenty-five or twenty-six years old, I am already thirty-two years old!"

Fei Hongjin immediately shook her head: "That's impossible! If you are thirty-two years old, then you are one year older than me!"

Fei Hongjin laughed even louder, as if she had heard a joke: "You look no more than 23 years old. Unless you have regained your youth, there is no way you are older than me!"

Huang Sixi looked back at her and continued, "The inner strength I practice is quite special, and my appearance changes slowly. I look like I'm only in my early twenties, but that's not the case!"

Fei Hongjin had long known that Huang Sixi had profound internal skills. If internal skills could affect appearance, it was not surprising. Her master, the White-haired Witch, was already in her seventies or eighties, but she looked only in her forties or fifties, precisely because of her intensive practice of internal skills.

Fei Hongjin wanted to ask something when he suddenly heard a buzzing sound coming into the cave.

Huang Sixi thought it was just a rumor and didn't take it seriously.

Fei Hongjin frowned immediately and said to Huang Sixi, "This is the sound of Youlong Sword! Tianshan Sect disciple Chu Zhaonan is nearby!"

Chu Zhaonan is the second disciple of Master Huiming, but his personality is completely opposite to that of the eldest disciple Yang Yuncong. He is extremely keen on fame and fortune. He defected to the Qing court more than ten years ago and became its lackey.

(End of this chapter)