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Chapter 420: The day when the world changes, the auspicious pearl will come (ask for monthly ticket)
It's another year in the south of the Yangtze River, and it rains again.

From the Murong family, an old man in a green shirt calmly stretched out his hand and watched the rain falling from the sky to the earth. His expression was calm and gentle, and extremely peaceful. Although the world was in the midst of war, the land of Jiangnan was still peaceful.

Throughout the Jiangnan region, the 150,000 elite Qilin Army is stationed everywhere.

Due to the terrain of Jiangnan, these Qilin troops were mainly stationed in the bordering cities of Chen and Ying. Among them, because of the alliance with Yue's army, 100,000 Qilin troops were stationed in the direction of Ying.

Today, Li Guanyi's reputation is very high. Even though the States of Chen and Ying have troops heading south of the Yangtze River, the people of the south of the Yangtze River are all at peace and are not distracted by the military offensive.

Murong Longtu looked at the river, which was showing slight ripples.

The ripples spread.

"…The world is full of war."

"Even in Jiangnan, it's hard to have peace."

Murong Qiushui held the zither and looked at the old man in front of him. Murong Longtu smiled carefreely and said, "Who can avoid the chaos and fighting in this world? The land of Jiangnan has not been involved in any major disputes for nearly two years since the autumn of the eleventh year of Tianqi."

"In these troubled times, this is an extremely rare thing."

"But there is no permanent stability between movement and stillness. When one is extremely still, one wants to move; when one is extremely active, one wants to be still. I am afraid that the stability of Jiangnan cannot be preserved any longer."

Murong Qiushui smiled and said, "...Grandpa."

"What are you talking about? The Qilin Army is guarding here, and Li Nu'er is famous all over the world. We are safe enough here in Jiangnan. Are you thinking about going out for a sword fight again?"

She put down her zither, came forward, hugged Murong Longtu's arm and shook him:
"You haven't seen enough of the rain in the south of the Yangtze River, you haven't seen the day when Li Nu'er's fame spreads across the world, you haven't seen Li Nu'er's wedding, you haven't seen his child being born, so don't say these unlucky words."

Murong Longtu looked at Murong Qiushui, smiled and said, "Yes."

"These two years have really passed in the blink of an eye."

"Who in the world doesn't want to spend more time with their children? Qiu Shui, don't worry, Grandpa doesn't plan to leave just yet."

He smiled, but his eyes were calm and peaceful. Looking far to the north, he could see the aura of war and evil standing in the northern sky, like a tiger swallowing at him. The momentum was surging, but the order remained unchanged.

In Yuwen Lie's army, the flags suddenly broke apart in the wind.

Yuwen Lie looked up at the broken banner with a cold expression, holding the sword at his waist: "The best in the world, Murong Longtu."

"As the supreme leader of swordsmanship, I have suppressed Jiangnan with this sword for two years. No one dared to cause trouble in Jiangnan. Now, if I can receive Murong Longtu's last sword before his death, it would be the supreme honor for a warrior."

The deputy general suggested: "General, you should use the front army as a lure to attack Jiangnan City. There are no famous generals in Jiangnan City. When the time comes, the momentum of the front army's formation will lead to the sword maniac's last sword. Everyone knows that the sword maniac only has the power of the last sword left."

"If a sword maniac wields this sword, even if he can break the momentum of the front army, it will consume their energy."

"At that time, with the general's divine power and the control of the army, he could also kill the sword maniac."

This is a military tactic, avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, but Yuwen Lie just said coldly: "Using soldiers and the front army to kill Murong Longtu's sword force is an insult to both the soldiers and the sword maniac."

"My soldiers should face their opponents, not expendable materials."

"As for the Sword Maniac, the end of such a sword should be matched with his exit. I will be the vanguard, and the other troops will form a formation to follow behind. With my military power, I will test whether the Sword Maniac's sword is so invincible."

He held the spear in his hand, with a cold demeanor. The mighty general, who was brutal and ruthless but also arrogant, chose to lead the army forward with himself as the spearhead. This was not a large-scale battle, but just a suppression and obstruction.

But Yuwen Lie knew that if he could kill the sword maniac with his last sword.

Then Li Guanyi's bargaining chip will disappear again. Having thrown himself into this grand trend, there is no turning back. Jiangnan will mobilize troops and prepare to move forward, and at the same time, the State of Chen will react.

All cities and towns along the waterway stepped up their defenses.

Chen Dingye issued a series of imperial decrees.

"Stop the Anxi Protectorate's army!"

"Prevent them from going down the waterway to support Jiangnan!"

Chen Dingye scanned the geomancy map with a chilling gaze - the Chen State had lost its Wolf King Chen Fu-Bi, the Ying State had suffered a major defeat, Jiang Su's undefeated reputation had disappeared, and Li Guanyi's troops had suffered almost no major damage.

We need to break into Jiangnan and then force that damn old sword maniac to death.

Only in this way can Li Guanyi's power be reduced.

The powerful Qilin army was suppressed and became similar to the state of Chen and Ying.

Sword Maniac, Murong Longtu...

Chen Dingye stretched out his hand and touched his throat, thinking of the old sword maniac who had just broken through and accumulated the profound ninth level of the Nine Heavens after the death of Li Wanli and his wife, and who had forcibly penetrated into Jiangzhou City from the south of the Yangtze River.

If the old man had not been in such a messy state of mind and had not had his sword heart damaged at that time, it would probably have been enough to force out the last strength of the entire Chen State. But perhaps it was this incident that caused the sword maniac to sit in silence for more than ten years and take the last step.

"Sword Maniac..."

"Murong Longtu."

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The situation in the world is changing dramatically - the Chen State and the Ying State, which had previously been fighting each other with deep hatred, have joined forces to intercept Qin Wuhou's momentum. The Yue Family Army has received the military order from Yue Pengwu and is ready to cooperate with the actions in Jiangnan at any time.

They had been holding back a lot of anger for a long time.

The Great Khan of the Turks suddenly became quiet and dormant, and no one knew what his plans were.

The situation was focused on the cities of the State of Chen along this waterway, and with their defenses, these cities were finally able to hold their ground and stop the arrogant Angry Scaled Dragon King. For several days, no city was conquered.

But on the other side, the southwest also felt a great deal of pressure -

The army of Qin Wuhou is marching towards here, with the momentum of a king's army.

This army successively conquered the cities of the State of Chen.

While fighting against the Turks, at the same time, the Tiance Prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River seemed to be secretly fighting with the Ying State troops. However, in such a situation, there was still a large army coming to the southwest.

Moreover, good news came from Lu.

Duan Qingyu, King of the Southwest, and Taibo Yong originally only planned to have a talk with Qin Wuhou, but the problems in the southwest were exposed because of the possible alliance with Qin Wuhou, which made them make up their minds.

This is also one of Wen Qingyu's secret plans.

If the Southwest is peaceful and harmonious, then the King of the Southwest is probably hoping for an alliance.

They would probably think, your Qin Wuhou is very good, but we in the southwest are not bad either, right?

However, if the messy problems beneath the harmonious surface of the southwest were exposed, it would actually prompt these older generations to make up their minds.

It would be impossible for you to ask the King of Southwest to bring millions or even tens of millions of people to join the Tiance Mansion at the beginning.

But what if the King of the Southwest had to watch helplessly as that group of young bastards, ready to lead tens of millions of people in the southwest, jumped left and right among the three overlords in the troubled times and took various sides to place bets?

They all claim to be geniuses and unrivaled in their time.

Then they won't hesitate.

If they hesitate any longer, the people of Southwest China will be regarded as the heavy bets on Chen Dingye.

Chen Dingye, can you believe that?

Duan Qingyu had a complicated look on his face, he sighed, and said to Tai Boyong: "Now the world is changing, Qin Wuhou and Chen State and Ying State are in confrontation. If we take the troops from the southwest with us, it will be enough to help Qin Wuhou capture the water city."

"Help his army to quickly reach Jiangnan via this waterway."

"Then the Western Region Army and the Jiangnan Army will unite to attack the general of Ying State. In this way, the threat from Jiangnan can be resolved. I want to go and discuss this matter with Qin Wuhou, but now the people in the southwest are not in the right mind."

Tiberium sighed and frowned:

"It was that Yan Daiqing from the southwest who did it."

"Now the whole southwest is in a panic. Everyone is looking for the twenty-four pearls and the Nine Li Divine Weapon Iron. It's hard to form an alliance with Qin Wuhou. Southwest Yan Daiqing, I heard there was a Yan Daiqing in the Western Regions before, how come there is another one in the southwest?"

Duan Qingyu said: "There are so many people in the world, it doesn't matter if there are a few people with the same name. It's normal, very normal."

"Perhaps it was because he had seen how fierce Yan Daiqing from the Western Regions was that he specifically reminded others that he was Yan Daiqing from the Southwest."

Tai Boyong grinned: "However, this method of removing the firewood from under the cauldron and stirring people's hearts is better than that Western Region Yan Daiqing, but the advantage is limited."

"That's my father's."

Taibo Yong couldn't help cursing:
"Is it true that no one named Yan Daiqing is a good person?"

Duan Qingyu said: "I don't know."

"Anyway, next time I see Yan Daiqing, it's best to be cautious with him."

"Yes, let's write this down in the history books."

"Wonderful."

The two looked at each other and felt that they were still tense. The laughter gradually stopped, and then they looked at the geomancy map. There were wars in all directions, but in the southwest there was still a land of thousands of miles in radius, hundreds of thousands of soldiers who could fight, and several master-level generals.

Even Duan Qingyu and Tai Boyong could see it.

When everything was in turmoil.

The southwest is becoming like the grasslands and the northern frontier.

Has the potential to change the situation.

This territory is just below the Western Regions and is adjacent to a water system. In that turbulent water system that runs through the north and south, several tributaries flow into the mountainous and water-rich southwest. In other words, as long as the southwest is willing, it can flow out along the river basin.

Supporting Qin Wuhou would be enough to quickly attack the city.

Supporting the State of Chen will immediately help with defense.

This extremely important strategic significance often arises from changes in the situation.

Duan Qingyu suddenly understood what a surging trend meant and what it meant to have no choice - with such important strategic significance, whether it was Qin Wuhou or the State of Chen or the State of Ying, they would exert influence on the southwest based on their own interests and positions.

Agreeing to any of them means entering the vortex of the world.

Naturally, it would offend the other two parties.

I don't agree that either side intends to stick to itself.

It's fine for a short time, but once any of the three parties is free, they will definitely come back to settle old scores - why didn't they form an alliance, causing the army to suffer losses?
Duan Qingyu sighed, "We have become the most critical link in the turbulent world situation. In the southwest, we can retreat to intercept Qin Wu and advance to attack Chen State. If we plan big things, it would be unimaginable in the past."

He picked up the wine jug, but he no longer had the heart to drink. He said:
"I wonder if that little brother, Pharmacist Li, is okay?"

"The wanted order was issued out of necessity, but it also states that if you find him, do not take action. Sigh... In this world, it is really not the right time for him to come to our southwest. For him, this is an unexpected disaster."

"I hope he's okay."

…………

Mu Taihong received the imperial edict from Chen Dingye.

Then on the second day, he received Jiang Wanxiang's imperial edict. This time it was no longer like the past, just asking him to accumulate reputation and popularity in the southwest, or to interrupt the alliance between Qin Wuhou and the King of the Southwest.

Mu Taihong looked at the imperial edict with an ugly and tense expression.

The veins on his forehead were throbbing wildly.

"You want me to try to lead an army up by water to help the State of Chen defend the cities and intercept the Angry Scale Dragon King Kou Yulie? Me?? Me??"

Mu Taihong could not help but throw the imperial edict on the table and cursed:

"...Chen Dingye, you stinkbug!"

"Damn it, I only have 8,000 soldiers in my army, or at most 10,000. Do you want me to lead the army to intercept those bastards who attacked the battlefield in the Western Region?"

"You bamboo shoot, bald turtle bastard!"

"You gave me a title of Grand Commander, a false title, and you think you can confuse me. It's because you are not here. Otherwise, I will teach you a lesson today!"

"Stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat, I'll use the hook to open the crack for you son of a bitch."

"Ahem, ugh!"

Mu Taihong cursed loudly, his face flushed with anger. The feeling of the world's situation pressing down on him made him feel very depressed. Suddenly he understood what kind of monsters those guys were who could remain calm when the world was in turmoil.

Although he cursed fiercely, he still replied the secret letter honestly:

"I accept the decree."

But the letter was replied, and the southwest suddenly had the power to change the situation. But this was the southwest, and there were more than 100,000 elite troops, and the 8,000 elite troops under his command were not enough.

Walking back and forth, thinking about the changes in the situation, with the help of Mr. Yan Daiqing in the southwest, the situation has improved. The people in the southwest are spreading the rumor that [the one who gets the twenty-four pearls will be the military god of Jiuli]

[Invincible in battle and unstoppable in attack]

"The time is almost right. If we wait any longer, we might really miss the opportunity."

"Go and get the twenty-four pearls right away, gain this reputation, and then mobilize the people, use the people's support, the general trend, and the legend of being invincible, and force the army to go out!"

"Reverse the situation and send troops to intercept Qin Wu's momentum!"

"Let's discuss Jiangnan together and build a career."

"Right now!"

Mu Taihong arranged the matters of boosting his reputation and prepared the momentum, and then went alone to look for the twenty pearls that he had thrown into the lake himself.

Southwest Xiangrui has had a very unhappy time over the past ten days.

He thought he might be possessed.

What's going on? Why did those tough guys suddenly show up in the past few days?

What Jiuli, what ancient red dragon.

A macho man who can stab Qiongqi to death with just a gun.

A strange magical skill that is powerful enough to shoot through a mountain with a single arrow.

There is also a smell of the overlord of the Western Regions.

Why? ! ! Why are there so many people!
Under such pressure, Southwestern Xiangrui burst out with absolute sharpness and endurance, and wandered around the entire southwest for thousands of miles. But for some reason, every time he arrived at a place, a guy would appear in the blink of an eye.

Why are you still chasing me?!

Southwestern Xiangrui ran from west to east and from south to north, and ate all the bamboo shoots in the entire southwestern territory, but he still couldn't escape. One day, he finally couldn't run anymore, and after going around in circles, he arrived at the place where he had escaped for the first time.

The yin-yang colored beast collapsed on the stone and stuck out its tongue:
"I, I can't do it anymore."

The sun bird pecked at His head, and the black tiger lay on the ground.

The three of them had encountered the biggest shadow in this period of time. The monster-like aura followed them like a ghost. At this moment, the wind blew in the bamboo forest and a man suddenly ran out. He was over 30 years old and it was Namu Taihong.

When Mu Taihong saw the auspicious iron-eating beast, he thought it was just an ordinary iron-eating beast.

He dived into the water and went to look for the twenty-four pearls, but he didn't find any. He gradually turned pale. After searching for several times, he surfaced with a panicked look on his face.

At this moment, the general trend of the world depends on the southwest, and the trend of the southwest depends on Mingzhu.

It was originally a sure thing.

But if the pearl is lost, then the whole plan will be out of control.

Instead, he would become a whirlpool and kill himself!

Mu Taihong looked panicked, but he saw that next to the huge auspicious sign, there seemed to be a box, which was the one where he threw the pearl. His face changed slightly, and then turned into great joy. He rushed over and grabbed the box.

move!
Can't move?
Mu Taihong was stunned. With his fifth-level martial arts skills, he was unable to move the box under the claws of the iron-eating beast. He was frightened before, but then he turned into ecstasy. Now he couldn't help being frivolous and couldn't stand the iron-eating beast.

He picked up something and threw it over there, saying, "Suck, suck, suck."

“Go eat!”

Auspicious: “…………”

Damn Jiuli is still looking for me.

Why are you messing with me?

The more Xiangrui thought about it, the angrier he became, especially when he remembered that Master Xue had given him so many bamboo shoots and a large basin of beast milk. Those were such happy days, but how could he be bullied by someone?
Xiangrui raised his paw.

Mu Taihong laughed contemptuously: "How good!"

"Good dog!"

Xiangrui narrowed his eyes, looking naive and expressionless.

The raised paw waved down.

The big furry paw pressed on Mu Taihong's right cheek.

Bah.

The flesh on Mu Taihong's face rippled, and then the ripples spread directly to his entire body. The fifth-level martial arts foundation built with superior martial arts was peeled off like the hard skin on the outside of a bamboo shoot.

Mu Taihong's body was lifted up by a huge force.

Flat ground spiral flip thirty-one times.

It hit the stone next to it heavily.

He fell to the ground with a mouth full of teeth, and had fainted.

Xuan Hu: “…………”

Xiangrui was surprised and said, "I thought I was weak enough to fight, but I didn't expect that there are people weaker than me. How can he be so rampant when he is so weak? Jiuli clan didn't treat me badly back then."

“I thought he was really good at fighting!”

The Sun Bird said, "You think he is a good fighter, so why do you still want to fight him?"

Southwest Xiangrui looked at the claws, went deep into the lake beside him and washed them for a while, then looked at the claws carefully, nodded, pressed them on the box, and said solemnly:
"This was bought by the owner Xue with the bamboo shoots I will have for the rest of my life and a large basin of beast milk."

"I can't give it to him!"

Xuan Hu curled his lips: "Tsk, it's because of food again?!"

"What to eat!!!"

"Who are you looking down on!"

Xiangrui stood up, put his hands on his waist, and slapped the rock next to him with one claw. He looked up and said in a loud voice, "This is the guarantee for the rest of my life, as well as the next generation and the next generation!"

Xuanhu was about to say something when he suddenly noticed that Xiangrui's body stiffened and he sat down with a plop down. The Sun Bird also suddenly stopped talking and his expression changed drastically. Although Xuanhu was the youngest and was only a reincarnated body of hundreds of years old, he was the bravest.

He turned around suddenly and saw that the bamboo forest beside the lake was shaking suddenly. There was a huge shadow slowly coming and stirring the sky. An indescribable feeling of oppression made Xuanhu's body tense.

This is? ! ! !
White Tiger? ! !

A claw stretched out from the left side, and the huge White Emperor White Tiger walked out slowly, with a cold aura and pupils as cold as pure gold. The Red Dragon's breath rose, and the Nine Li military spirit soared into the sky, stirring up the clouds in the sky to change their flow.

The arrogance was so great that it locked them directly, making it impossible for them to escape again.

Southwestern Xiangrui trembled, and all the hair on his body exploded.

His mouth was trembling and his eyes were staring straight ahead as he counted.

"Jiuli clan..."

"Ancient Red Dragon."

"The strong man who killed Qiongqi, shot through the strong general of the Nine-Colored Divine Deer's hometown."

"There is also the aura of a Western Region overlord who has trampled through the Buddhist country."

“All, all of them are here?!”

Even Xuanhu's body tensed up, his hair exploded as he sensed the sound of calm footsteps, and a gentle voice, which was gentle but had a hint of displeasure: "Finally, I found you."

"Alas!!!"

The black tiger, auspiciousness, and the screaming sun bird gathered together.

As they watched the man's breath approach, getting closer and closer, they got closer and closer.

The sound of footsteps stopped and a man walked out.

He was just a person, wearing simple clothes, with his hair tied up with a jade hairpin, looking amiable. Li Guanyi walked out leaning on a bamboo stick, sighed, and said:

"You guys really made it so hard for me to find you!"

"Black Tiger, Sun Bird, and..."

Li Guanyi glanced around and was surprised by the lineup here.

Finally, his eyes swept across the two auspicious statues.

He looked at the auspicious creature that had circled around him and allowed him to step almost all over the southwest - it was extremely tall and majestic, with some parts of its hair longer than the familiar one in his memory, flowing slightly in the wind, with a sense of divinity and calmness.

But, scale this thing down to a certain scale.

Then don't be so majestic and look more naive.

Why, looks so familiar?

This is……?!!
(End of this chapter)