Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 391 Fairy Like Jade
Shanhaiguan.

This majestic pass is located at the strategic location of the Liao-Ji throat and is an important military town in the east of the Great Wall.

By the Sui Dynasty, Shanhaiguan had not yet been built into the structure of cities protecting each other that it had at its peak, but it already had the scale of a major pass and was also an important commercial route and material trade distribution point between China and Liaodong.

Shops are concentrated on both sides of the cross street in Shanhai County, with shops in front and residences in the back, and Han and foreign people living together.

As the city was home to many merchants from outside the Great Wall, the people there were tough and strong. All the pedestrians on the street carried weapons and bows and arrows, and many of them rode horses. All the shops had stables outside for merchants to tie their horses.

A few months ago, Shanhaiguan was still under the jurisdiction of the Sui court, but in March, the Sui Emperor Yang Guang was killed by the treacherous minister Yu Wenhuaji. Since then, the world lost its common ruler, and the chaotic situation in various parts of China, where rebel armies were rising up everywhere, became even worse.

Gao Kaidao, the leader of the Hebei rebel army, took the opportunity to capture Yuyang and Beiping counties south of Shanhaiguan, and became a northern hero as famous as Dou Jiande.

Originally Gao Kaidao wanted to make another effort to capture Shanhaiguan, but when his troops arrived, he found that the dragon flag of the True Dragon Khan had been raised on Shanhaiguan.

He sent spies into the pass to inquire and found that there was no sign of the True Dragon Khan inside the pass. It was just that the merchants of various ethnic groups stationed inside the pass spontaneously united to form a warrior group and took over the defense of Shanhaiguan.

At first Gao Kaidao thought that these merchants were defrauding people by pretending to be the real Dragon Khan, but he found out that the leader of the warrior group inside the pass was actually Jing Kang, the leader of the Northern Frontier Saimo Gang.

In fact, the businesses stationed in Shanhaiguan are generally supported by the three gangs and one faction of the northern border underworld forces. However, a few months ago, the elite troops of the three gangs and one faction were almost wiped out outside Longquan Prefecture in Liaodong because they offended the True Dragon Khan.

Only the leader of the Saimo Gang, Jing Kang, escaped the disaster because of his Han Chinese identity. From then on, he joined the army of Zhenlong Khan and handled commercial affairs inside and outside Shanhaiguan for Zhenlong Khan.

Jing Kang first incorporated the forces of the three gangs and one faction, and then organized a group of warriors to occupy Shanhaiguan. He also sent letters to merchants from all over China, welcoming businesses from various counties to open branches in Shanhaiguan, and dispatched caravans to the northern desert to purchase goods.

Jing Kang also solemnly promised that the True Dragon Khan would personally provide protection to all major Chinese merchants doing business outside the northern desert.

Who is the True Dragon Khan? The news had spread all over the Middle-earth several months ago, and the name Huang Sixi is now a household name.

Huang Sixi single-handedly assassinated the Turkic Shibi Khan and Wuzun Bixuan, conquered the Turkic royal court, recovered Dingxiang County which had been taken away by the Sui Dynasty for more than ten years, and drove the Turks away for thousands of miles, so that they no longer dared to invade the northern border of China.

Such glorious military exploits had only appeared in the powerful Han Dynasty. Huang Sixi, relying on his power in one battle, was elected as the True Dragon Emperor Khan by many tribes in the Mobei grassland.

Seeing that Huang Sixi did not discriminate against merchants but instead provided generous support, merchants from all over China sent people to Shanhaiguan to investigate. They discovered that Huang Sixi had led his troops to capture the Goguryeo royal city and killed the Goguryeo king Gao Jianwu. Every day, a steady stream of goods were shipped to Shanhaiguan.

Due to the insufficient number of merchants, the goods from Goguryeo could not be sold. Jing Kang, who was in charge of Shanhaiguan, spread the news to the surrounding counties, telling people that if there were people who had lost their land and houses due to the war and had no food or clothing, they could rush to Shanhaiguan to receive life-saving supplies.

Not only that, the fertile land of Goguryeo conquered by Huang Sixi will also be distributed free of charge.

After the news spread, refugees from all over Hebei and even Hedong were alarmed and headed north to Shanhaiguan. Since they passed through Gao Kaidao's territory, Gao Kaidao took advantage of the opportunity and recruited tens of thousands of strong men in a short period of time, significantly enhancing the strength of the army.

It was precisely because of his strong army that Gao Kaidao had the idea of getting involved in Shanhaiguan, but he didn't know that the sudden increase in the number of people in his territory was entirely due to the True Dragon Khan's care for the Middle-earth refugees.

After Gao Kaidao heard the detailed intelligence from Shanhaiguan, he became worried. His territory was adjacent to Shanhaiguan, blocking the way for Zhenlong Khan to recruit refugees. After Zhenlong Khan returned from defeating Goguryeo, he would probably be the first to attack him.

The more he thought about it, the more serious the situation seemed to him, so he sent someone to meet with his neighbor Dou Jiande in the south, and told him the truth that if the lips and teeth are gone, they will be in trouble. If the True Dragon Khan eliminated him, he would definitely continue to march south to eliminate Dou Jiande.

He hoped to persuade Dou Jiande to unite their forces and first capture Shanhaiguan to prevent Zhenlong Khan from returning from Liaodong.

Dou Jiande listened to his meaning and only replied: "Zhenlong Khan was able to kill Shibi Khan and Wuzun Bixuan among a million cavalrymen. You only have tens of thousands of soldiers. How can you stop the attack of Zhenlong Khan?" Gao Kaidao said unwillingly: "What should I do? Am I going to hand over the foundation I have worked so hard to build?"

Dou Jiande dominated the area and held a high position, and he was also unwilling to give up the power he had obtained.

He gave Gao Kaidao a suggestion: "Among the heroes in the Central Plains today, the most powerful one is the Li Clan. Not only do they worship Grandmaster Ning Daoqi as the national teacher, they also obtained the Heshi Bi, a national treasure passed down through the ages. They have a natural conflict with the True Dragon Emperor Khan. You can visit the Li Clan and ask them to send troops over. Perhaps you can save your foundation!"

"I'll contact the Li family right now!"

Gao Kaidao immediately took action: "The Li clan has already conquered the Eastern Capital Luoyang and even captured Tongguan, and started to get involved in Guanzhong. They definitely don't want the True Dragon Khan to go south!"

Dou Jiande instigated Gao Kaidao to join forces with the Li clan, but Dou Jiande himself would not get involved in the dispute with the True Dragon Khan. He only planned to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers.

If Gao Kaidao and the Li family can defeat Zhenlong Khan by joining forces, Dou Jiande will continue to maintain his dominant position in Hebei. If Gao Kaidao and the Li family are defeated by Zhenlong Khan, Dou Jiande will take advantage of the situation and defect to Zhenlong Khan.

Anyway, the True Dragon Khan has always been known for his hatred of evil and kindness to the people. Dou Jiande is famous for his benevolence and righteousness, and he cares the most about the people in the territory. He also has a good relationship with Zhai Jiao. If he surrenders to the True Dragon Khan, the True Dragon Khan will definitely not kill him.

Just when Gao Kaidao was heading to the eastern capital Luoyang to discuss military alliance with the Li clan.

A stunning woman wearing a light green gown, with an indescribable ease and calmness in her body, an elegant ancient sword hanging on her back, and a heroic look on her face, walked into Shanhai County and stepped onto the cross street.

The contours of her facial features are as clear as the ups and downs of rivers and mountains, as if she was born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Her whole body exudes the true simplicity of "a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally without any decoration". Her natural beauty is also natural and incomparable.

When she passed by the cross street, passers-by stopped to look at her. No matter how many beauties a man had seen, as long as he set his eyes on her, he would inevitably feel a surge of amazement.

She always had a gentle smile on her face and didn't mind the obsessed looks from those around her.

She walked along the long street to a warehouse with a gold-painted sign of "Yishenglong". She stopped, stretched out her flawless white palm, and handed a business card to the doorman.

The post read: "Master Feixuan of Cihang Jingzhai!"

The doorman did not dare to delay and quickly gave the business card to Zhai Jiao, the owner of Yishenglong.

When Zhai Jiao saw the name of Cihang Jingzhai, she went out to greet him immediately.

When she saw Shi Feixuan for the first time, Zhai Jiao couldn't help but be secretly surprised, thinking: "I originally thought that the only peerless beauties in the world were my Master Nan and Master Shi, but I didn't expect there is someone who can rival them!"

Shi Feixuan is a person of righteousness and kindness, like a ray of sunshine shining into the empty valley and deep forest. Her demeanor is extremely brilliant and light, like a fairy who has fallen into the mortal world.

This made Zhai Jiao subconsciously respect you: "Master, why did you come to Shanhaiguan?"

Shi Feixuan smiled and said, "I came here on the orders of my master to visit Lord Jianglong and explain to him the loss of the Heshi Bi!"

Zhai Jiao shrugged immediately: "Brother Haohan is still on the expedition to Goguryeo and is not in Shanhaiguan. However, the Li clan captured Tongguan not long ago and has begun to threaten the capital. I have already written to Brother Haohan, and he will pass by here soon. If my wife is not afraid of trouble, you can stay at Yishenglong first. I will introduce you to someone then!"

Shi Feixuan tapped her fair chin and said, "That's fine, but I'll have to trouble Madam Zhai!"

(End of this chapter)