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Chapter 418: Kirin Swallows the World (asking for monthly ticket)
Li Guanyi looked at the two golden beans in his hand, his expression softened unconsciously, and he clasped his five fingers together. The middle-aged woman had taken out a southwest feng shui map and placed it on the table. Although it was not completely detailed, the general directions were marked.

She said respectfully, "When the young lady came here, she met that auspicious sign and made an appointment. Because the young lady had heard about the legend of auspicious signs in the southwest, that auspicious sign has a special meaning here."

"I thought that if the Lord is blessed with good fortune, many troubles would be easily solved."

Li Guanyi put away the feng shui map.

The woman's name was Kong Yushang. She said, "Then, does the lord have any instructions?"

Li Guan put away the two golden beans, thinking that since there was an auspicious sign, the original solution might be changed, and said, "Bring me some paper and pen."

Kong Yuchang took out paper and pen, feeling worried about the prince. From what she had just seen, the prince looked gentle and calm, without any airs. The situation in the southwest was turbulent, no worse than that in the Central Plains.

Ordinary people, grateful for the kindness of Duke Taiping, are easily led.

But the nobles, aristocratic families, and city lords have their own thoughts.

The higher-ranking leaders had all been convinced by Duke Taiping. Those who were unwilling to form an alliance with Qin Wuhou were acting for their own interests and were probably planning to mess up the alliance.

Qin Wuhou does not have much foundation in this southwest region. Even with Changfeng Tower, it would be extremely difficult to reverse the situation and solve the predicament in the southwest. It would require clever strategies, many back-up plans, and a battle of wits and courage to do so.

Changfeng Tower has also analyzed this many times.

There are various possible methods, such as hiding one's identity, blending in, and making clever moves to accomplish great things, or guiding the people's hearts and driving the tiger to devour the wolf. However, due to the complex folk forces in the entire southwest region, these are extremely difficult.

She thought to herself as she took out the paper and pen.

I wonder how Li Guanyi plans to break this dilemma.

Li Guan picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, wrote two words casually, and then put the pen down.

Kong Yuchang was curious. Seeing that this prince, who looked like a traveling merchant from the Central Plains, had a calm brow, while fully armed soldiers were running back and forth outside the window and posting wanted notices, it added a sense of tension to this originally peaceful and harmonious southwest area.

Li Guan pushed the letter over and said, "Send it to the center of Zhenxi City."

Kong Yuchang saw two plain words written on it.

【send troops】.

Kong Yuchang's thoughts froze.

The characters were elegant, and Murong Qiu Shui had taught them personally. They had the charm of the Jiangnan region, but for some reason, these two words now carried an indescribable aura of war and murder.

The beginning, development, turning point and ending are like a long sword and a halberd.

It is like a thousand-mile cavalry, and arrows fly when it is pointed.

The powerful crossbow was fired, and the waves crashed like thunder.

Send out troops, send out troops...

Kong Yuchang only felt a slight chill rising on her back.

She looked at the young prince, who had a gentle smile on his face as he held up two golden beans in his hands. The young man's bright smile reminded people of the spring breeze in the south of the Yangtze River. He was not arrogant at all and spoke in a friendly manner.

But he put away his smile and wrote down two words.

When the sleeves were rolled up, there was a hint of murderous aura.

The silk embroidery on the hanging wide sleeves is like waves on the battlefield, and those white hands are holding heavy spears and fighting on the battlefield. With his fierce demeanor, he is undoubtedly a hero in the world.

The man who would laugh because of the eldest lady, and who still looks like a young man when he laughs, has already traveled across the world, with brave generals and wise counselors like clouds and rain under his command. He can now dominate a region and look down on the world.

Just two words are enough to crush the turbulent whirlpool in the southwest.

Conspiracy, trickery, intrigue, and infighting.

There is none of these in front of 300,000 cavalrymen.

Knights have their own rules, and overlords have their own principles.

Kong Yuchang took a deep breath and said respectfully:

"…Is it inappropriate to send troops rashly?"

Li Guanyi said: "Sending troops rashly?"

He stood up, his sleeves dropped, and said slowly, "The King of the Southwest supports the alliance with us. The covenant has been signed, and there are auspicious signs. We will not send troops rashly. They gave me the covenant, and I will fulfill it. That's all."

"Only auspiciousness, justice and truth can make the opponent bow down."

"With only swords, we will fall into violence."

"Oh, there is one more thing. Someone named Wen He or Wen Qing Yu will try to come to Chang Feng Tower. I have a secret letter. You can give it to him when the time comes. He will know what to do."

A consensus among the Qilin Army.

In normal and peaceful times, if you don't have the super-complex Ma Fei San and a Baobing-level rope in your hand, then you must stay away from Mr. Wen He, because he would be the most dangerous guy.

But if a dangerous situation occurs, Mr. Wenhe will be the safest.

With Mr. Wen He here, the others, Yaoguang, Nangong Wumeng, and Lei Laomeng, will definitely be safe.

Li Guanyi stood up and the Qilin transformed into a cat lay on his shoulder.

With his hands hidden in his sleeves, he looked at the southwest with calm eyes.

Jiuzhou Ding, the luck is full.

It's time to look for auspiciousness.

For some reason, when he thought of auspiciousness, the strange murderous aura on the tip of his right fist surged more violently.

Seems extremely excited and expectant.

Li Guanyi had to expend all his energy to suppress it.

Kong Yushang put away the secret letter and military order. When she looked up again, the prince was gone. She just let out a breath and looked at the southwest sky, thinking that the southwest was also going to change.

Changfeng Tower passed the information on at the fastest speed.

When Li Guanyi went to look for auspicious signs, Duan Qingyu, King of the Southwest, discovered that the situation in the entire southwest seemed to have begun to change. The news of the disappearance of the twenty-four pearls spread at an extremely fast speed. There was no doubt that there was a driving force behind it.

The most important national treasure in the vast southwest area of ​​thousands of miles, the legendary Nine Li Divine Soldiers of Gold and Iron, suddenly awakened. A murderous aura of war rose into the sky, causing countless weapons to rise into the sky and circle around.

Such a strange phenomenon was so huge that it could not be covered up at all.

As a result, this southwestern area that had been peaceful for a long time was impacted by two huge pieces of news and gradually became chaotic. The southwest is vast, and Mu Taihong had people planted everywhere to pass on the two pieces of news quickly.

Mu Taihong wanted to take power for himself in the future.

I intentionally added some words with a very strong personal style into this message.

He said, "When the world is in turmoil and the winds and clouds are surging, it is the time for heroes to rise and for kings to show themselves. The Western Regions have Tian Khan and Qin Wuhou, and the Central Plains also have the Wolf King, Jiang Wanxiang, and the Turkic Khan. The Southwest should also have its own leader!"

"Why? What about the King of the Southwest?"

"It is precisely because the King of the Southwest is unworthy of his position and unqualified to rule the Southwest that there are so many strange phenomena."

"That's why the twenty-four pearls were found and lost again!"

"That's why the magic weapons and iron left by the Jiuli ancestors suddenly shined brightly."

It was supposed to end here.

Just at this time, a scholar suddenly came to join Mu Taihong's army.

Although he looked ordinary, he had extraordinary conversation, great wisdom and strategy. He made many suggestions, all of which were effective. In a short period of time, he gained Mu Taihong's trust.

So the gentleman saw that the time had come and said:

"Now the world is in chaos. I think the city lord is a hero. He should occupy the southwest, swallow up the western region, and take over the southern Chen waterway. The army should head straight to the south of the Yangtze River, and then he can plan to conquer the world."

"Although the situation is very good now, there is a danger. I am worried about the general."

Mu Taihong asked, "What are you careful about?"

The gentleman said, "Be careful about the reputation of the Taiping Lord among the people."

Mu Taihong was slightly startled. The gentleman with a simple and gentle face and absolutely harmless appearance described the situation in the southwest. He said that the reputation of Duke Taiping among the people in the southwest was too great. Even if the Southwest King Duan Qingcang was overthrown, it would be difficult to stop the people from being willing to form an alliance with the son of Duke Taiping.

Mu Taihong also became worried after hearing this.

The gentleman smiled again and said, "But, God has given you this opportunity."

"It's really destiny that's in your hands."

Mu Taihong was stunned by what he said and asked, "What good opportunity?"

The gentleman smiled and said, "Originally, with the reputation of the Duke of Taiping among the people, it was absolutely impossible for him to win. But now, the pearl is lost, and the magic weapon and iron are revived."

"These two unusual things, combined with the legends passed down from generation to generation by the Jiuli people in the southwest, are enough to bring about such a great reputation among the people. This is equivalent to bringing out the people's hearts and minds for thousands of years in one go!"

"Duke Taiping is just a legendary figure, this is a myth!"

"If the grand plan can be accomplished, the people of the southwest will all be attached to you. By then, the son of the Duke of Taiping, the Marquis of Qin Wu, and the King of the Southwest will not be able to rival the city lord."

"Even if it's Chen Dingye, it's not impossible to get him to dance for you."

The gentle gentleman smiled and lowered his voice to describe the scene, which made Mu Taihong feel excited. The gentleman said, "As long as you bring back the twenty-four pearls."

"Enough to pick this human fruit."

"At that time, his reputation must have been higher than that of the Duke of Taiping and the Wolf King!"

Mu Taihong was so moved by what he said that he said, "Sir, you are truly a talented person!"

So there was one more paragraph added to the discourse that was spread everywhere.

[If anyone can take back these twenty-four pearls, or if anyone can make the magic weapons, gold and iron rise and change, then he is the legendary king of the country of the southwest, and he should lead us in the southwest to compete with the world! ]

Mu Taihong had made preparations early, and with the help of these famous scholars, the commotion really created a huge momentum, and the news spread so fast, like wildfire, that Duan Qingcang and Tai Boyong were caught off guard.

Just as he expected, this stirred up the myths and legends of the southwest, and the people were moved by it. It was indeed a good idea, a good idea. In just a few days, it created a huge wave of voices in the entire southwest region.

It is said that [he who obtains twenty-four bright pearls will become the king].

There is also a rumor that "whoever obtains the golden and iron divine weapons will become the ruler of the world."

A few days later, there were rumors that -

There was a fox in the deep mountains speaking human language, saying that twenty-four pearls had appeared and the world was blessed with good fortune. There were also rumors that a black tiger and a divine bird had been seen in the mountains, indicating auspicious signs. For a moment, the situation became turbulent.

It was no longer Mu Taihong's people who were spreading the news, but the people of the entire southwest were spreading the message. The people's hearts were moved.

The trend has been established.

Mu Taihong was still in high spirits, and had not realized that the changes were so turbulent that they were beyond his control. The gentleman chatted every day and discussed the general situation of the world, which was amazing. Mu Taihong's subordinates all respected him very much.

On that day, Mu Taihong held the gentleman's arm and said earnestly: "Sir, your talent is unparalleled in the world. You are a hero of the time. Once I conquer the world, you will be my prime minister."

Mr. Wenhe smiled and declined.

Mu Taihong found that the gentleman was greedy for money. He knew very well that what he was not afraid of was greed, but people without flaws. Therefore, he was very generous to the gentleman. Even if the money and property the gentleman asked for was getting more and more, so much that it hurt him, he still pretended to be generous and gave it to him.

But today, when I sent that gentleman out, there was a gloom in my eyes.

"This person knows the beginning and end of my success. If I don't get rid of him one day, he will be a big worry in my heart."

"When I conquer the southwest, I will chop off this man's head."

"Willn't all the money be mine by then?"

Others did not know what Mu Taihong was thinking. They only felt that this gentleman was a rare talent in the world and the most trusted one among Mu Taihong's trusted ones. Therefore, they were extremely respectful to him and gave him a yard, gold, silver and all kinds of good things.

I respectfully ask for your name, sir.

The gentleman smiled, as if reminiscing. Then, with a gentle and sincere look on his face, he smiled and said:
"I am Yan Daiqing from the Southwest."

………………

Southwest Yan Daiqing pushed open the gate and saw on one side of the yard the beautiful God of Wealth was staring blankly with his hands on his chin, next to him was a silver-haired girl quietly fortune-telling and the Nine-Colored Divine Deer, and over there was the omnipotent Lei Lao Meng.

Lei Laomeng quietly came to Mr. Wenhe's side and said worriedly:
"Mr. Wen He, why are you doing this?!"

"With all this fanfare and fanfare, what if that guy surnamed Mu really gets the pearl?"

When Li Guanyi was captured, Nangong Wumeng almost went to snatch him away. The silver-haired girl had a blank expression on her face, rubbing her hands together, eager to try. The omnipotent Lei Laomeng began to prepare Ma Fei San.

Mr. Wen He took the lead and found all the guys from the Qilin Army.

Then he arranged a plan and said, "No problem."

"It's just taking advantage of the situation. Since Mu Taihong has this idea, we might as well let him do his part. After all, Chen Wenmian is still in my Qilin Army. Those who have received money from Chen Dingye are also willing to do these things."

"In the end, the popularity of the entire southwest region will belong to my Lord."

Lei Laomeng suddenly realized:

"Hahaha, I see. In the end, when the momentum is built up, the lord will suddenly appear with the twenty-four pearls. This will surely shock everyone and gain such a reputation. So it seems that the twenty-four pearls are already in the lord's hands."

Mr. Wen He looked at him with a smile.

The almighty Lei Laomeng was stunned and laughed dryly:
"Well, the twenty-four pearls are already in the hands of the lord..."

"Bar?"

Mr. Wen He reached out and patted Lei Lao Meng on the shoulder:

"A fake of the twenty-four night-shining pearls."

"Thank you very much."

The almighty Lei Lao Meng was struck by lightning: “…………”

Mr. Wen He counted the silver while looking at the sky. He lowered his eyes slightly. The air had become extremely humid. Calculating the time, it should be about time. He slowly threw the silver and said to himself:

"The southwest is a strategic location, but this area is isolated from the rest of the world after all. Compared to the overall situation in the world, it is still just a small place."

"One piece [idle chess]."

"I don't know how your plans are being implemented now."

"If it is possible, the southwest and the south of the Yangtze River can be connected at the same time, which can be regarded as swallowing up thousands of miles."

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Ying State Palace.

Jiang Wanxiang looked at the map of mountains and rivers with his white hair falling down. Although he had a lot of white hair in the past, he was more like a lion, with a strong spirit and the heroic spirit to swallow up thousands of miles of land. But it was different at this moment. The white hair was like dry grass in winter, carrying a sense of death.

Jiang Su had hoped to find someone who could heal Jiang Wanxiang and restore his vitality.

But during this period of time, I searched the whole world but couldn't find such a person.

Later, he even asked the leader of the Yin-Yang School in the academy.

The blind fortune teller pretended to count with his fingers for a long time before saying:
"What a pity! What a pity! Your Majesty's life span was shortened by at least ten years due to the attack by the wolf king. Even if he takes good care of himself now, I'm afraid he only has two years left."

Jiang Su said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "The Yin-Yang School is spying on the secrets of heaven, don't they have a way to reverse the situation by hiding the secrets of heaven?"

The leader of the Yin-Yang School said, "There are three."

Jiang Su bowed even lower and said, "Please be clear."

The leader of the Yin-Yang family held up a finger and said, "First, it is the Seven Star Life Extension Formation."

"If possible, I can extend my life by reincarnation for twelve years."

“But, hey, the world is so big, and the one who can set up this formation is a silver-haired formation master who values ​​his daughter the most. Unless his daughter begs him with tears, it is impossible.”

Jiang Su looked calm: "Then let's talk about the next one."

The leader of the Yin-Yang School said, "The second one is also an old acquaintance of the Grand Master, and also a legend in martial arts, the immortal Zhang Ziyong. He has gone very far on the path of immortality. If you get his skills, you can also prolong your life for a long time."

Jiang Su was silent for a long time, then asked, "What about the last one?"

The leader of the Yin-Yang School grinned, pointed his finger, and said:

"Hundreds of years ago, there was a man called Hou Zhongyu who inherited the witchcraft disaster."

"He is a magician throughout the ages, one of the top three geniuses. He has refined an elixir of immortality. With this medicine, not to mention extending your life, even extending your life for another sixty years is not impossible. Hahahaha."

Jiang Su said: "Where is Hou Zhongyu!"

The leader of the Yin-Yang family spread his hands and said, "He's dead."

Jiang Su asked, "Where is the elixir of immortality?"

The leader of the Yin-Yang School laughed: "He was eaten by Li Guanyi."

Jiang Su's face was full of emotions and he almost overturned the leader of the Yin-Yang School, but he still endured it and remained polite and courteous. After paying his respects, he left. When he went back to report to Jiang Wanxiang, he just said that the leader of the Yin-Yang School had no solution.

Jiang Wanxiang did not say anything, but often looked at the picture of the vast mountains and rivers, often absent-minded.

Now he held up a lamp and looked closely, pointing to the southwest, then to the south of the Yangtze River in the distance, and then slid down along the waterway, crossing a large area of ​​the territory of the State of Chen. All the cities, large and small, along the waterway were covered by him.

"Here, here, and here."

"... Li Guanyi has already occupied the Western Region. I'm afraid the next step is to go down the waterway. Take advantage of the high tide in autumn when the water flow in the water system increases and go down to capture cities and territories."

"Oh, it really is. On the chessboard, this is the dragon about to take off."

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

"My son is not as good as him..."

Jiang Wanxiang couldn't help but sigh, and then paused and sighed: "Even if it's me, at this age, how can I be compared with him? Among the contemporary heroes, who can surpass him at the same age?"

"Master, do you have such martial arts skills at your age?"

Jiang Su touched his eyes and replied:

"At the same age, he would probably not be able to kill me in more than ten moves."

"But there were many who could defeat me in a few moves. Now they have all turned into bones and yellow sand, while I am still here, able to conquer the world."

Jiang Wanxiang said with a smile: "You are the best in the world, so it is so."

"However, I heard that Li Guanyi is going to the southwest?"

Jiang Su said, "Yes, there is an idle man named Mu Taihong who said that the King of the Southwest has reached an agreement with Qin Wuhou and plans to renew the alliance. If the southwest area is also included in his command, Li Guanyi will probably rise to power and no one can stop him."

Jiang Wanxiang smiled and sighed, "Who can be a hero of this era?"

"Even if I were like him, I'm no match for him."

"You said, if he takes over the southwest, splits up the Chen Kingdom, and swallows up the Chen Kingdom's territory from the western region to the south of the Yangtze River, then at that time, what should we call him?"

"It's Qin Wuhou."

"It's Mr. Qilin."

"Or, King Qin Wu?!"

Jiang Su could not answer, Jiang Wanxiang smiled and sighed: "However, I wonder which city in the southwest and on both sides of this waterway Li Guanyi will capture first. Both places require troops."

"Although if he can take over these places at the same time, his reputation will reach its limit."

"But I have already shown him the outcome of the multi-front war."

Jiang Su said: "Chen State has sent troops to strengthen the defense of each city to prevent Li Guanyi's sudden attack."

Jiang Wanxiang said: "Really? Chen Dingye has finally woken up."

"I thought he would remain in that state of incompetence until his death."

Jiang Su looked at Jiang Wanxiang with a complicated expression, and Chen Dingye also saw through the strategy of the Anxi Protectorate - or rather, this strategy was basically already clear, with all kinds of means being used in preparation to strengthen the city's defense in the next month or so.

The Anxi Protectorate received a letter from Li Guanyi.

【send troops】.

The corner of Pojun's mouth curled up slightly. On that day, Chen Wenmian personally led 30,000 cavalry to the southwest, with such great prestige that the scouts around Zhenxi City all thought that it was Li Guanyi who went out personally.

When everyone thought that Anxi Protectorate would go to the southwest.

A sudden change occurred.

The Angry Scale Dragon King led the prepared navy.

Go downstream for three hundred miles and capture two cities!

The Angry Scale Dragon of the Seventh Heaven roared in the void, opening up the situation in the world. The defenders in the city looked at the Angry Scale Dragon King who was laughing wildly, dumbfounded. The Angry Scale Dragon King roared: "Open the city and don't kill!!!"

The news leaked.

Chen Dingye, Jiang Su, and Jiang Wanxiang all changed color.

All the heroes in the world were shocked.

The mountains and rivers converged, crisscrossing like a chessboard, forming a geomancy map. The young and handsome strategist covered the mountains and rivers with both hands, picked up a chess piece, and said to himself indifferently: "I've 'told' you all, we're going to attack the city during the high tide."

"How could you really think that I would do this?!"

"Let the world know my strategy. Have you ever thought that this is the real strategy?"

"The so-called supreme strategy of the military is only a cover to disguise my strategy."

"The best talent in the world."

With his sleeves rolled up, the young strategist's lips curled up.

He looked at her indifferently, pressed his finger on the chess piece and dropped it casually.

"All of you, idiots."

On that day, the Qilin Army began the process of annexing the world. The young strategist deceived the world and did it more beautifully - using the previous strategy as a cover, he played the whole world in his hands.

This caused the heroes of the world to misjudge the strategy of the Qilin Army, resulting in improper defense.

The Angry Scale Dragon King, who had been defeated time and again in the Western Regions, finally avenged his previous defeat!
The young strategist looked at the battle report, his black hair hanging down at his temples. He picked up the chess piece, his sleeves rolled up, and said:
"My lord, I hope you can take over the southwest at the same time."

"Southwest, one third of Chen's territory, and Jiangnan, are all united. The world is so big, there is no better cheer and blessing for you than tearing a country apart and millions of people cheering..."

"In that case, crown him king!"

Whenever Pojun thought of such a magnificent scene, his heart would surge with emotion.

All the people in the four directions are my subjects, how magnificent it is!
And in the southwest region.

On the day after Li Guanyi wrote the letter, he reached the destination with his Qinggong skills. He looked at the information about Changfeng Tower, then looked at the location where the beast went to Shankong, and then looked at the information again. He fell silent: "No, where is it?!"

"Where's Xiangrui?!"

"Where did he go? Ran away?!"

Qilin sniffed and suddenly his eyes lit up:
“It tastes like good fruit!”

(End of this chapter)