After exchanging swords and punches, Ren Qi and Tuoba Wenwu separated and stood opposite each other. There were several meters between them. Each had mobilized their mental state and physical strength to their peak state.
Hai Dongqing's palms became wet as he watched, and he felt that the dangerous moments he had experienced when hunting wild beasts in the mountains in the past were nothing more than children's play and fun compared to the life-and-death duel in front of him.
Yin Xiu stared at the duel with his eyes wide open, taking in every movement of the two men.
Although the moves and methods of these two people are completely different from his.
Ren Qi used saber skills and sword skills, which were filled with cold energy between each slash.
Tuoba Wenwu was fighting a set of mixed martial arts. It seemed that because he had entered the realm of transformation, he was not limited to any routine or move. He just seemed to show the master's charm and courage with his casual movements.
However, although the moves are different, martial arts is like flowing water. No matter how the form changes or becomes complicated, the essence is the same.
Therefore, even if Yin Xiu just stood aside and watched, he couldn't help but feel that he had gained something good.
After all, this kind of duel between top masters is not a boxing match, nor is it a ring, and it is not something that can be seen all the time.
Many people are proud to show off and talk about it for most of their lives just by seeing the duel between the ninth-grade masters.
At this time, Ren Qi could not care whether Yin Xiu was stealing from his master or learning from him. He was just concentrating on the duel with Tuoba Wenwu.
The man in front of him was completely different from the Thunder God who had suddenly attacked on a snowy night. He was solid and had strong energy. He had indeed been cultivating the synaesthesia realm for a long time. There was no trace of water in his skill, and there was absolutely no trace of fraud in his movements.
He is indeed a good opponent to try his sword on.
It's a pity that Ren Qi's six swords are hidden in a tree hole somewhere and are not around.
Taking a look at the long knife in his hand, Ren Qi couldn't help frowning, but still felt that it was not easy to take advantage of.
"How about I lend Chaofeng to you?"
Yin Xiu saw his need and immediately used Five Ghosts to bring wealth and sent the Wind-Mocking Sword over.
"Mocking the Wind Sword?"
Ren Qi stopped him, "If I had used your weird sword, I would have been injured before I could kill the old monster."
"What should we do?"
"Nothing to do."
Ren Qi looked at the sharp knife in his hand, "Let's make do with it. Anyway, I know that Xue Dizi will always have several knives in his weapon bag, which is enough."
"We still have it here." Hai Dongqing said quickly.
"Okay, remember to throw it to me later."
When Ren Qi was about to step forward, Tuoba Wenwu's murderous aura had dissipated a lot, and he slowly put his hands behind his back, looking quite peaceful.
Seeing this, Ren Qi said coldly: "What do you mean? Are you planning to surrender or beg for mercy?"
"Young people should not be too angry."
Tuoba Wenwu clasped his hands behind his back, "I'm not asking for mercy or surrender. There are no such words in my dictionary."
"Then what do you want to do? We are very busy and have no time to listen to your long speech." Hai Dongqing said.
"Are you so cool?"
Yin Xiu glanced at him and said, "Even I don't dare to talk to him in front of such a strong man."
"So you're not me. Hunters like us know best when to take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory."
"Awesome!"
Yin Xiu gave Hai Dongqing a thumbs up, then turned to Tuoba Wenwu and said: "Old guy, tell me, what do you have to explain, confession or last words? Let's talk about it first, if it is about asking us to join the religion, There is no need to talk about speaking skills.”
"What a pity."
Tuoba Wenwu was not angry either, "If the three of you are willing to return from your lost ways and join our White Lotus Sect, that will be the greatest joy in the past few years. Our Sect will become even more powerful."
Yin Xiu waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to talk about these details, but only the key points.
"Well, to be honest, I really don't want to fight."
He looked at Ren Qi and said, "You are indeed a master. When I met you many years ago, I didn't expect you to achieve what you have today. I only thought that you had touched the ceiling when you reached the ninth level of the entrance. It was impossible to go any further. No. Thinking of you, I walked straight through the entrance.
If you don't die, you will be a serious problem for my teaching.
But now is not the time. You don’t have a suitable weapon. Even if I defeat you, I can’t be called a hero.
I don't care about other things in my life. Whether it's money or women, it's not important to me. Only this reputation is the most important.
I cannot damage my own reputation, nor can I disgrace the honor of my ancestors and the White Lotus Sect, so defeating you here is not something worthy of praise or pride for me.
That's not heroic, that's not manly enough. ”
"This kind of persistence will only become a shackles for you." Ren Qi said.
"What's wrong with shackles? It's better for a person to have support and rules to hold him down and drive him away than to have nothing at all."
As he said that, he looked at Yin Xiu again, "I remember you were called Yin Xiu?"
Yin Xiu nodded, "Do you have any advice?"
"I can't say I'm giving you advice, but I can see that you will indeed be a powerful person in the future. Even now, you are a more dangerous person than Dewei and Ren Qi."
What Tuoba Wenwu said was not a lie, he did look at Yin Xiu with some obvious fear.
"So you want to kill me?"
"I can't do it right now, and since you didn't kill the saint, I won't kill you."
Tuoba Wenwu looked at him, "Although I don't know why you let the saint go. There may be some secrets and reasons hidden in it, but a gentleman's deeds are not his heart, and I don't care so much."
"Even if you want to kill him, you have to consider the price you can pay."
Ren Qi put the knife back into his weapon pouch, "He is a ruthless character. He is definitely not someone you think you can kill easily with his force and realm."
"I understand."
Tuoba Wenwu lowered his sleeves, and his attire at the moment looked like an ordinary, unkempt old man passing by. It was impossible to connect him with the majestic and peerless master before.
"Enough people have died here today, there is no need to add one or two more lives. Ren Qi, Yin Xiu, we will see you later!"
"There is this opportunity."
"The next time we meet is the day you die."
"As long as you stay in this mountain, there will always be a day when we meet. When the time comes, I hope you can think clearly about where you want to go."
Tuoba Wenwu took one last deep look at Yin Xiu, bowed and jumped up to the treetop, and the rabbit and falcon disappeared from the sight of the three of them.
"He has a lot of particularities and rules."
Hai Dongqing looked at the direction in which Tuoba Wenwu was leaving and murmured in a low voice. "Some people live by these rules and particularities. Without the rules, they have no strength and cannot live that long."
Yin Xiu took off his equipment and threw it to the ground.
Upon seeing this, Ren Qi and Hai Dongqing also untied the obstructive equipment on their bodies, and each of them stretched out a hand and put it on Yin Xiu's shoulder.
Time flies.
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"You are going out with most of the experts, so you don't need to explain to me. Do you want to inform me?"
"Prince Su" Gao Tianyu leaned lazily on his chair, holding up one hand and looking at Di Wei, who looked gloomy.
Dewei cupped his hands at him and bowed slightly, "Your Majesty, the situation is urgent and I am too late to inform you because of my humble position. Please forgive me."
"It doesn't matter."
Gao Tianyu still had the same expression, neither yin nor yang. He didn't look angry, nor did he seem to accept Di Wei's explanation.
"Speaking of which, as the chief internal officer, you can naturally mobilize these people without my consent. And in fact, don't I have the qualifications to order you?"
"I don't dare to do this. Moreover, I went out without permission this time. I suffered heavy casualties but got nothing. I have to ask the prince to punish me and punish me severely."
Dewey said this, but there was no trace of guilt on his face at all, unlike someone who had made a mistake.
Gao Tianyu smiled and said: "I said, Mr. Di, you are not under my control. If you have any instructions or how to do it, it will only count if Yujing sends a message.
And now is not the time for rewards and punishments. If we can't find the entrance to the palace again, we will have to evacuate when winter comes and wait until spring next year. ”
Diwei rolled his eyes, "Your Majesty, it's not a bad thing if it really comes to this point. Isn't it that we came to Changbai Mountain with all our efforts to prevent the White Lotus Sect's rebels from finding the location of the Dragon Vein? As long as they have no chance to do anything to the Dragon Vein, our mission It’s done.”
"No, Manager Di, your idea is completely wrong." Gao Tianyu shook his finger at him.
"Oh?"
Dewei frowned, "I'm humble and ignorant. I thought this was the best result."
"This is certainly not the best outcome."
Gao Tianyu had no intention of asking Di Wei to sit down, and just sat on the chair.
"Manager Di, you have been in the office for a long time and have not been among the people. Maybe you don't know much about some things."
"Please give me your advice, Your Majesty!"
Dewey's eyes were hidden under his hands that were arched forward, glowing with a cold light that was hard to detect.
"I don't dare give you advice. You are the general manager of the palace and a popular figure around His Majesty. How dare I give you advice?"
Gao Tianyu smiled and said: "I just put forward some opinions for everyone to discuss with each other. If there is anything wrong, just think that I am joking with you and it is just nonsense.
There is a saying among the people that if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid that thieves will miss you.
With so many of our heavenly soldiers and generals here, the rats from the White Lotus Sect naturally have no way to attack us, so they can only run away in fear.
But how long can we be here?
At present, the military expenditure of the imperial court is tight, and turmoil continues in various places. Even if this is the location of the dragon vein that is related to the imperial court, how much expenses and expenses do you think it will take to support a fully loaded army of thousands of people in such an inaccessible mountain? ?
Do you know how much money we have spent on food from the time the army set out until now?
In order to support and supply such an army, how many supply stations were established along the way, and how many civilians were recruited?
You know, twenty thousand silver dollars have been spent just to repair the road here.
These are still visible, but what about the invisible ones? It’s even worse, manager, do you understand? ”
"This..."
Di Wei couldn't answer for a while and was choked by Gao Tianyu's series of questions.
"I'm not blaming you, the manager. After all, you have been in the imperial office for a long time and have done important things for the country and the people. Isn't it humiliating for you to calculate money and keep accounts with you on such matters?
However, the so-called food and grass go before the soldiers and horses are used, and every meal is eaten by the people, and the horses chew it. These all need to be counted.
As a general, you have to work hard all day long to provide the soldiers with three meals, eating, drinking and sleeping, and you can't sleep at night.
Every day we stay here, a box of silver will be burned, and this is even if we are not at war.
If a fight really breaks out, the numbers will be astronomical.
So I said, General Manager, it is impossible for the imperial court to have that much spare power to support an army staying here for a long time.
Even if we can spend the winter in the mountains, we will still have to return to Yujing in the next spring or at least early summer. This is a matter of time and it is foreseeable.
If the White Lotus Sect fails this time, there will be another time. Will we always station an army here? ”
Gao Tianyu fired another barrage of questions, leaving Diwei speechless and with a thin layer of sweat on his nose.
With his lips buzzing a few times, Dewey squeezed out words from his throat, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Holding back the smile that overflowed from the corner of his mouth, Gao Tianyu continued: "This is what I want to tell you, the manager.
Why do I have to bring Captain Mojin with me? Just because a few of them are the most useful right-hand men who can help us the most at the moment, they are far more useful than hundreds of more guns and hundreds of more soldiers.
On our trip, we must find the location of the palace, open it, enter inside, and then determine whether there really is the legendary dragon vein inside, or whether there are other clues.
Only when we confirm the location of the dragon vein and master all the information can we find a way to stop those thieves and lawless people. ”
"Enter the palace?"
Dewei's eyes widened, "Absolutely not, this kind of thing must not be done!"
"Then what do you think we should do?" Gao Tianyu looked at him.
Dewey was stared at by these eyes and felt an overwhelming pressure coming from him, which was so heavy that he could hardly lift his head.
Even though there is no obvious superior-subordinate relationship between the two of them, this sense of oppression coming from the royal bloodline still makes him quite afraid after living in Ouchi for a long time.
"Even if we have to do it, before entering the palace, we should report it to Yujing first and get the order before entering the palace."
"This place is thousands of miles away from Yujing."
Gao Tianyu sighed, "Of course I hope to report everything to Yu Jing in detail, but just sending someone to send a telegram will take three days. In three days, many things will change.
If there really is a dragon vein in the palace, and what happened to the dragon vein in the past three days, can we bear the responsibility?
Will I be responsible then, or will you?
Don't forget, the fact that the White Emperor's son in Southern Xinjiang was stolen made Yu Jing furious at that time, and he killed many people in Southern Xinjiang. ”
Hearing Gao Tianyu say this, Di Wei wiped the sweat from his head again.
Gao Tianyu saw everything in his eyes, the smile on his face could no longer be suppressed, and the corners of his mouth curved in an elegant arc.
Who said that to control a synaesthesia master, one must be stronger than him? (End of chapter)