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Chapter 333 The Great Wish of the Taiping Army, Qilin and Changfeng (asking for monthly tickets)

"Wine... give me wine..."

Wang Shunchen spoke in a daze, mixed with the wild sound of the wind in the desert, but there was no response. There was a peculiar movement mixed in the sound of the desert, which made his heart inexplicably restless and uneasy.

The sound was sharp, like a piece of iron scratching across ice.

It was also like the sound of the most outstanding rider in the Western Regions riding a fast horse, wielding a long whip, with the tail of the whip carrying a sharp blade cutting through the void.

It seemed as if someone was shaking his shoulders vigorously, shouting: "...■■■■■■!!!"

There seemed to be needles made of ice in his blood. The fear seemed to have lingered from his memory to this day. Wang Shunchen woke up in an instant and sat up abruptly. He gasped for breath to calm his palpitations, and his mouth was dry.

He grabbed the teapot, not caring what time the tea was, he just tilted his head back and poured it into his mouth, gulping it down. A cool feeling spread out, and he finally felt refreshed.

Wang Shunchen murmured the words in his dream.

The words were so familiar, but he just couldn't remember them.

It was as if this sentence had caused him so much shock that he subconsciously forgot it.

As if he was unwilling, reluctant, and unable to recall.

His eyebrows drooped, with a feeling of decadence and laziness all over. The Marshal, the Marshal who led them to conquer the world, died, as if the past ten years of conquering the world, the past when he fought hard, pulled the bow until his arms were torn, and his fingers and palms were covered in blood, were all fake.

The bravest general and marshal was killed by everything he protected.

The strategist who was like a teacher and a father planned everything, and the kings who once called each other brothers wielded the butcher knife. It was ridiculous, too ridiculous.

The so-called loyalty and bravery is nothing but an illusion.

When the Taiping Army conquered all directions, what supported them in their hearts was not, or at least not only, the so-called wealth and glory, but also the wish of the Marshal. The hearts of the entire army fell on the Marshal, and the Taiping Army in its heyday was unrivaled in the world.

But the Marshal left the world in the most ridiculous and inappropriate way.

This led to the collapse of this fiery military spirit.

Everything that happened in the past has become a joke.

Wang Shunchen stood up and walked to the window of the house in the big flag camp. Looking out from a high place, he could vaguely see flags. Those were the elite cavalry of the Qiang people. Their cavalry was between heavy armored cavalry and light cavalry.

Equipped with a spear, a bow and arrow, and eight short spears on one side.

When charging along with the army, throwing out short spears, which have special weights, are extremely dangerous in this situation. They are the nemesis of heavy armored shield infantry and cavalry. They are also good at charging. The armor they wear is fine scale armor and a felt robe.

Wearing a helmet decorated with feathers.

At the moment, they gathered there, a dark mass. Wang Shunchen narrowed his eyes and saw the evil spirits of those thousands of Qiang cavalrymen gathered together and transformed into a military force, the Western Region battle formation. The troops of such a large tribe were also like the Central Plains battle formation, gathering the evil spirits of everyone.

"Qiang people..."

Wang Shunchen remained silent. He looked at the bow hanging on the wall and stretched out his hand to grab the bow. He was over 30 years old when he followed the commander in battle. Now he was quite old with gray hair. When he held the bow, his tiger eyes slightly opened, and his Qi gathered and turned into a Dharma image.

But it collapsed at the last moment.

The Marshal died at a palace banquet.

His mood collapsed and he felt that everything in the past was just a lie.

His realm had fallen from being one of the world's top warriors, the Grandmaster-level archer cavalry commander, to the peak of the sixth level. He could no longer easily summon his Dharma image, nor could he perform the skill he had performed on the day when the city gate was closed, when one person, with one bow, shot more than three thousand arrows.

The feat of suppressing an entire vanguard army by one person.

Wang Shunchen laughed at himself:
"My heart is dead, what can I do now?"

"It's a bow and arrow, but what good is it if there's no reason to draw the bow?"

He had previously told the leader of the Daqi Village, "These Qiang people probably came for me. Although I am dead in my heart, they still feel that they will only be safe if I die physically."

"Please let me go out alone to solve this problem!"

The old village chief refused, his beard flaring like a white lion, and said, "Brothers in this village are all fellow warriors who are not tolerated in the Central Plains. We have a pact of friendship with each other. They came here because they think highly of our Great Banner Village. Our Great Banner Village has sheltered you, and we will never abandon you again."

"Are you going to underestimate us?!"

Wang Shunchen remained silent for a long time.

It had been a long time since he paid attention to the turbulent situation in the Central Plains. He knew that in this turbulent land, there had never been a shortage of so-called nobles and princes, nor had there been a shortage of heroes who would rise up with swords in this turbulent world.

However, because of the death of Duke Taiping, he had been in a daze for a long time. He no longer cared about the heroic affairs of the world and only wished to die drunk on the battlefield. At the beginning, when he heard that there was a Taiping Army in the northern region supporting the son of Duke Taiping, he was very happy.

But I didn't expect that Yuan Shitong and Xue Tianxing were these two bastards.

I don't know where they found this thing, saying it was the son of the Marshal.

He also sent people to invite him and led a cavalry and archery army, which made Wang Shunchen so angry that he almost shot those envoys into a ball of rotten meat. After that, he completely gave up and no longer cared about the affairs of the world or the rivers and lakes.

All I could hear was the wind and clouds rising in the dust, and people talking about the division of the Central Plains and the conflicts among the heroes.

It seems that something else about Jiangnan has been taken away.

He didn't care about anything related to Qin Wuhou.

He just died drunk here. At this moment, stroking the bow, he was determined to die, and choked up and said, "There are so many heroes in the world, but when can I see the waist badges of my Taiping Army again? When can I see my Baibao Battalion holding bows and arrows again? When can I see them again..."

He paused.

In a trance, I seemed to see the familiar scene again. I saw the army galloping like a tiger, and the figure in the lead was holding a spear, wearing a heavy armor and a dark golden visor on his face.

In a trance, I could still hear that person laughing and saying something -

"You hold the bow and arrow, I hold the spear, even if there are tens of thousands of troops, what do we fear?"

Wang Shunchen choked up: "When will I be able to see you again?"

"Such a scene..."

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"So, my lord, do you not need us to accompany you in this matter?"

The army in Anxi City has begun to prepare.

Everyone has a natural enthusiasm for following Tianger into battle.

Fan Qing looked at Li Guanyi with some worry. Archers were high-level troops in the entire army, while heavy armored crossbow cavalry and armored archer cavalry were the ultimate troops for the entire army to breed.

These people all used hard bows and hard arrows.

When a war breaks out, they often ride and shoot a round, then pick up their spears and swords again to fight fiercely again. This requires soldiers to have a more proficient grasp of the skills than pure heavy cavalry.

It is not something that an ordinary general can control.

If one is not careful and the number of cavalry archers is too large, they may shoot their comrades into hedgehogs.

Li Guan assembled 10,000 horse archers, most of whom were just strong tribal warriors. Batur was among them. They were in high spirits, wearing armor and battle robes donated by the enemy, and holding hard short bows for use on horseback.

It’s just a pity because of poverty.

Gongsun Huaizhi was unable to fully arm this group of cavalrymen.

Ideally, yes.

These people rode on strange beasts that were tamed by Lei Laomeng himself, with a mechanical crossbow that could fire continuously inserted on their waists. They were wearing heavy armor, holding weapons made by the Murong family, and their bags contained Hou Zhongyu's medicine powder.

It was a brave army armed to the teeth that could fight in any situation, but at this moment it was just an ordinary army.

However, after Fan Qing's instruction, the troops have strict discipline and a neat appearance. After many battles to conquer the territory, their morale is high and they have become three-quarters elite.

Li Guanyi waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, this is a simple matter. I will go there myself. Fan Qing, you don't have to worry. The Great Banner Village is only a few thousand miles away from here. We can ride horses and arrive in a few days."

"Changsun, you should prepare here for a while."

"I will be back in ten days at most, and then I will go to Xiyi City with you."

Changsun Wuchou had no choice but to nod.

Li Guanyi brought troops with him on this trip, and was accompanied only by Qilin and Yaoguang, an astrologer wearing a sand-proof hood. The silver-haired girl could ensure Li Guanyi's safety while marching in the environment of the Western Regions.

As for the command, Qibi Li and his golden scimitar cavalry captains joined the team. Once a situation arose, Li Guanyi would be the main general.

Qibili was the deputy general. He simply threw away his bow and arrows and turned into a lancer.

Although everyone carries a bow, those who are good at riding and shooting will become more skilled with swords and spears. When the archers are brought closer, they will only enter the second stage, although Li Guanyi does not understand the archer cavalry formation.

But he understood the true meaning of the soldiers charging with guns together.

Who says you have to use a bow if you have one?

Li Guanyi was very open-minded.

By the way, he brought some spare horses, and carried some food and other necessities while maintaining their strength. When he was about to set off, the Xue Family Chamber of Commerce came here. Li Guanyi was surprised. He calculated the time and found that the letter he sent to the eldest lady had just arrived.

It shouldn't be the eldest lady's reply.

Li Guanyi personally entertained the man and asked, "What is it?"

The Xue family member smiled and replied, "We brought a lot of porcelain and tea sets this time, so that you can use them as gifts to the allies. As for this item, it was collected by the eldest lady during this period of time."

He took out a large box and placed it on the table quite solemnly.

I opened it carefully, and only a chill spread out.

Inside was an ancient war bow.

Li Guanyi could tell at a glance that this war bow was extraordinary. The whole bow was black in color, and the silk was dark gold. There seemed to be bloodstains on the bow. When placed on the silk, it looked like a sleeping veteran. Although it was quiet, it still carried a trace of shocking murderous aura.

"Mysterious Soldier-level war bow?"

Xue Shanguo said: "This bow is called Hanshan Moon Shadow."

"It is the favorite bow of the sharpshooter general Wang Shunchen."

"After he made great contributions to him, Li Wanli, the Duke of Taiping, gave up his own reward and personally sought it for him. Legend has it that eight hundred years ago, the Red Emperor led many gods from all over the world to defeat the most vicious and poisonous beast in ancient times, the Fei Beast."

"It was this bow that saved the beast's life."

"Blood fell on the bow, like the shadow of the moon on a cold mountain, with a faint scarlet color. General Wang Shunchen has always regarded it as the most important thing. However, when Duke Taiping went to the banquet, something went wrong. General Wang Shunchen tried to break into the palace to save people. That day, Miss Murong Qiushui and you came out."

"That's when he rushed in."

"You are still young, and you don't know that General Wang Shunchen personally rushed in from the Imperial Road, pinning down most of the palace warriors by himself, and killed more than a hundred palace warriors with this bow, killing them with bloodshot eyes."

"But he also personally witnessed the death of Duke Taiping, and his heart died immediately." "I immediately said, 'You gave me this bow that day so that we could fight together and kill our enemies. But today I can't use the bow to save your life. What use is this bow to me?!'"

"So he abandoned the bow and the precious armor, and went out of the city wearing only cloth clothes and holding the wooden bow."

"Before leaving, I shot three arrows at the city gate. This is the Buddhist saying that the three lives are extinguished."

"When the eldest lady learned about these past events, she personally spent several months searching for this bow and asked us to deliver it here, saying that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. Since Wang Shunchen's departure began from this point on, I think this bow must be very important to him."

Li Guanyi calculated the time and said, "We hadn't been able to contact the Xue family yet, so you set off?"

Xue Shanguo replied, "The eldest lady said that the Western Region was peaceful, but suddenly someone emerged. That person must be you, young master. She also said that if there are changes in the Western Region, a Jianghu force like the Big Flag Village may not be able to stay out of it. She asked me to hurry all the way here."

Li Guanyi was speechless. He lowered his head and looked at the bow, and said calmly:

"Tell her for me, thank her very much."

"That's exactly what I need."

Xue Shanguo said: "There is another thing here."

He took out a box from his arms and handed it to Li Guanyi. After Li Guanyi opened it, he saw a golden glow inside.

Xue Shanguo said softly, "The eldest lady said that the newly opened cities in the Western Regions are in need of reconstruction, and it is the time to spend money. Although the Central Plains is constantly fighting, the nobles in the big cities are living more and more extravagantly and spending money like water."

"It has been like this since ancient times. The more war there is, the more people indulge in luxury."

"In that case, let's use the extravagant enjoyment of these extravagant people to support your wishes, young master. In this way, these extravagant people can also do their best for the peace of the world."

"The eldest lady said that she has no martial arts skills and cannot fight alongside you."

"But the eldest lady also said so."

"What I said in the academy that day was not false."

Li Guanyi held the divine bow and the box, but he felt that the weight of the golden beads in the box seemed to be even heavier than normal, making it a little heavy for him to hold, but he just said: "Okay."

Li Guanyi arranged for Xue Shanguo to settle down and rest.

He then gave the gold and silver to Pojun and others for use.

Then, holding the bow that Wang Shunchen was most obsessed with, he led tens of thousands of archers and rushed towards the direction of the Daqizhai. At this moment, the Qiang nobles who were leading the troops and the legion of the Qiexue Army were feeling very proud and had no idea that an army twice their number was approaching.

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Chen State——

Guanyi City.

The sound of the pen hitting the white paper was slight as the girl calmly wrote letter after letter with a frown on her face. The situation of the entire world and the secrets of all parties in the martial arts world were all gathered here.

In fact, more than 90% of it is miscellaneous and useless stuff.

But what she had to do was to find that ray of useful opportunity among the more than 90% of complexity. This was indeed a task that consumed both energy and time.

Xue Shuangtao's face looked a little thinner.

Three points of simplicity and clarity.

She stood up and looked into the distance, wondering whether Li Guanyi had received the bow she had sent before. This kind of news was not something she could get from the files - when she was in the academy, Li Guanyi entrusted her with the antidote for Yue Shuai when he said goodbye.

The girl personally traveled thousands of miles across the northern pass.

Then they went through many dangers, but fortunately with the presence of Chen Qingyan and Chen Chengbi, they managed to escape danger safely. Finally, they reached the Taiping Army and found Yue Qianfeng, who knew Xue Shuangtao.

Only then did he meet Yue Pengwu and personally handed the antidote to General Yue.

General Yue was a man of strong character and he tilted his head back to swallow the medicine. At the beginning, the medicine was so strong that his face changed suddenly and he almost vomited blood. He was in so much pain that the soldiers around him were all shocked. They picked up their weapons and surrounded the girl, with their weapons almost pointing at her.

Xue Shuangtao remained calm, just waiting, pulling out a dagger and holding it to his neck, shocking the people around him, and said: "If General Yue dies from this drug, Xue Shuangtao will commit suicide to apologize."

Everyone was shocked and waited, and that day General Yue fell into a coma.

He woke up at nightfall the next day and vomited a lot of black blood. However, his spirit recovered and his heart, which had gradually turned into jade, began to recover. His soul controlled the poison and his martial arts began to recover.

He was able to practice martial arts, and all the generals were convinced and thanked him.

The girl was only wearing a skirt at the time, with her hands folded on her abdomen, and her voice was cold and peaceful: "I hope Marshal Yue is fine."

But after I came back, my hands were shaking badly, I clenched my chest with my hands, and I had a little difficulty breathing, but I was still scared.

When all the generals knew about this, they all came to pay a visit, and Xue Shuangtao received them with great courtesy and grace.

He raised his hand and exchanged the tens of thousands of pearls he was escorting for gold as a gift to the officers and soldiers.

Everyone has a share.

All the soldiers and generals were delighted and showed him respect and reverence.

During this trip, she learned about the past of this sharpshooting general from General Yue, Xue Tianxing and Yuan Shitong. The man pretending to be the son of Duke Taiping seemed to have never seen such a stunningly beautiful woman before, and he was very moved and wanted to propose marriage to her.

Yue Pengwu overturned the table on the spot and almost killed the beast with his sword.

Stopped by Xue Tianxing and Yuan Shitong.

Xue Tianxing and Yuan Shitong personally took action and taught this man a lesson.

The three generals treated her with the courtesy of the marshal's wife.

The Taiping Army in the Northern Territory, from the most common soldiers to Yan Xuanji who carried the banner, Yue Qianfeng who held the spear, and the three former generals of the Duke of Taiping, all respected her extremely and treated this beautiful girl like the wife of their own young master.

No one dared to disrespect this girl, and anyone who dared to say anything nonsense would be beaten black and blue by the soldiers and would never be able to speak again.

Xue Shuangtao always felt as if he had deceived them.

There is always some regret in my heart.

She stretched out her hand and rubbed her brows, and thought of her experience in the Northern Territory, and subconsciously said, "It's obviously not yet like this..." But at this time, Manager Qu, who had originally sewed clothes for Li Guanyi, personally delivered a letter. The newly married woman smiled cheerfully:
"There is a letter from the Western Regions, Miss."

Xue Shuangtao was surprised and said, "Huh? Considering the schedule and time, they should have just arrived? Reply? How could it be so fast?"

She took the letters in her hands. There were a pile of them, some to Mr. Xue, some to Xue Changqing, Concubine Xue, and many old friends. It seemed that Li Guanyi had written them all in one breath.

Xue Shuangtao asked Manager Qu to leave first. He was distracted for a while and put his pen on the pen holder beside him. After hesitating for a moment, he opened the letter addressed to him. When he opened it, he saw a sign falling down.

The wooden sign is not big, and it is connected to the letter by something else.

At this moment, it fell on the table with a crisp sound. Xue Shuangtao paused and looked at the wooden sign. There were only two words "Changfeng" written on the front, and "Anxi" on the back. Xue Shuangtao blinked and wondered: "Strange, where is Anxi?"

"We are in the Western Regions, there is no Changfeng Tower."

The girl opened the letter and saw that the words on it were calm, which was Li Guanyi's style. The young man simply introduced his experience in the Western Regions, and then attached a red willow leaf to the letter, saying that it was a tree of the Western Regions and was tenacious.

Various experiences, expeditions, the oppression in the Western Regions, the chaos in the Western Regions, the struggles in the world, did not mention the friendship between each other, but Xue Shuangtao felt an indescribable peace and tranquility in his heart, with a peaceful smile on his lips.

Then she saw the end:
"I rebuilt the Changfeng Tower in the Western Regions."

"You didn't succeed then, but this time, I succeeded."

Xue Shuangtao couldn't help but laugh. His clear and bright almond-shaped eyes seemed to be smiling. He pursed his lips and said, "Do we still need to compete for victory or defeat in this matter? Mr. Keqing?"

"It's hard to bring you something like this."

She tossed the badge in her hand.

Then see the last part:

"The purpose of Changfeng Tower is to search the four directions and collect intelligence information from all over the world. It is like a person's eyes and ears, and it takes a lot of effort. In such a chaotic world, we definitely don't have the mind and energy to focus on personal love affairs."

"I'll give you this Changfeng Tower badge."

"Li Guanyi is out on the expedition, and you are the only one keeping watch inside."

"Wherever I pass, there is the long wind blowing. Every Changfeng Tower will be controlled by you. The world is so big, and there are heroes everywhere."

"Shuang Tao, would you please open my eyes?"

Carrying the heritage of Confucianism and Taoism, one has the ability to express emotions in a subtle and restrained manner.

Subtle, yet real, rich and restrained.

I didn't say anything about feelings, I just said that the Western Regions are too big and too empty, and I would feel uneasy without Changfeng Tower. I just said that wherever I go in the world, there will be your Changfeng Tower.

I am going to the world, with my unicorn eyes, are you willing to touch them with your own hands?
The girl was smiling and her movement of throwing the badge in her hand froze, the badge in her hand fell down, her fingers shook and she was unable to catch it, the badge fell on the table with a thud, the girl's heart paused for a moment, and then started beating violently.

Her almond-shaped eyes widened, and then her face felt like it was on fire.

Suddenly there was a loud laugh.

Xue Shuangtao was startled and held the letter in her arms. Seeing Xue Daoyong, who had been at home for the past few days, show up, the girl became even more nervous and asked, "Grandpa, what are you doing here?"

"I, I heard there was a letter for me, so I sent it to you, so I came to take a look."

"What's hidden?"

Xue Shuangtao's face flushed: "No, nothing!"

Xue Daoyong laughed: "Ha, my granddaughter has grown up and won't let grandpa know any secrets. I'm going to become an old man!"

Xue Shuangtao said, "No way!" But he refused to show it.

Xue Daoyong teased his granddaughter, who had gradually become quieter as she aged and was not as lively as fourteen or fifteen years old, and contentedly opened his letter. As he opened it, he said, "This brat, I love him so much, but he hasn't written back for such a long time."

"Once I'm back, oh, good fellow!"

"I'd better write to you, Shuangtao, and give it to me by the way."

"I'll give you so many words, and I'll only have one line!"

As the fierce tiger of the Xue family grew older, he began to fuss about such things. He glanced at it casually, and his expression froze.

There is only one line on it.

【I have attained the Grandmaster status】

The smile on Chaos Tiger's face froze instantly.

Eyes widened:

"Um???"

(End of this chapter)