My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

I originally thought that this war with the Kingdom of Qing would never end.

However, they did not expect that the Qing Kingdom, which was still so powerful a few years ago, would suddenly stop its fighting and even take the initiative to request to cede land and stop the war.

"Qing Kingdom is not unable to fight back, why does it suddenly want to stop the war?" Many generals in Yuanshi Pass were puzzled by this.

"Stopping the war does not mean being cowardly." Zong Yanli said in a low voice with a gloomy look on his face.

The purpose of Qing Kingdom's retreat this time is to recuperate, and the next day of battle will be when the entire country will attack with all its might.

It happened to be a disaster year for the Qing Kingdom. Landslides and subsidence occurred in many places, and the crops failed. The Emperor of Qing Kingdom was not good at farming, and advocated military attack to seize land. Whether it was attacking Jin or now invading Wu Kingdom, it was all for food.

But after a long battle, the soldiers and food supplies were gradually depleted, and in the end they only managed to break through Yuanshi Pass and could not advance any further.

Now they are stuck in a stalemate. If they continue to attack stubbornly, Qing will sooner or later be unable to bear such a heavy burden. Their troops will be without food and support, and they will be on the road to destruction.

"Qing State has a counselor named Zhang Yan." Gongsun Pu in the tent played with the jade flute in his hand and said with a smile: "It was this man who advised the king of Qing State to cede land and stop the war."

"Who is Zhang Yan?" Long Feiguang asked with a frown.

"The former famous official of Zhao State was quite an important figure." Gongsun Pu thought for a moment and said, "I once played chess with him twice. Although he was very talented, he was not good at judging people."

"They actually surrendered to the rogue emperor of Qing. This plan can save Qing temporarily, but it can't save it forever."

Long Feiguang was drinking tea in his cup, and he was a little surprised when he heard this: "If Qing Kingdom stops fighting and recuperates this time, it is possible that the offensive will be amazing when it fights again next year. After all, Qing Kingdom's siege crossbows are really terrifying, and Wu Kingdom may not be able to defend it."

"The situation is great but the strength is exhausted. The primary strategy for Qing State is not to attack and fight for territory, but to benefit farmers."

"However, the Emperor of Qing is obsessed with bellicosity and established his country through military means. If one were to persuade the monarch to change his governance, Pu would think that this is simply a fantasy."

Gongsun Pu shook his head slowly. If the King of Qing had listened to these words, Gongsun Pu might not be here, but would be living in the temple of Qing.

Long Feiguang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, drank the tea in the cup and said, "I don't know, Wu State regards this as a reconciliation."

The current political turmoil in Wu State does not seem to be a good sign...

The special envoy of Qing State went to Yuanshi Pass to negotiate in person. Zong Yanhongtu reported this to the capital. Soon after, the capital sent a special envoy, and the negotiations between the two countries were also a heated debate.

The reinforcements from Gao Kingdom also resigned shortly after the departure of the special envoy from Qing Kingdom. Luo Chengren personally went to visit Zong Yanli and said, "I don't know what it will be like when we meet again. I wanted to learn from you earlier, but now I have to leave. General Zong Yan can't refuse me this time, right?"

"Since General Luo is begging me so much, how can I refuse him?" Zong Yanli patted the dust off his hands and said to Gao Feilin, "Come on, set up the challenge!"

"Hahaha! Great!" Luo Chengren's eyes suddenly lit up, he laughed loudly, and went to the training ground arena with Zong Yanli.

When Long Feiguang and others in the White Eagle Army heard the news, they immediately called on their brothers to go and show their support.

The generals from the Gao and Wu armies came along one after another. Originally they were sparring with each other, but now it seemed like they were fighting for glory for their country!

"Last time Luo Chengren competed with our general in a peeing contest, he even lost. It was obvious that he was no match for us..."

"Tsk tsk, I never thought that General Luo, who is so tall and strong, is actually incapable?"

"Don't judge a person by appearance. Our general has never seen such a giant in his life!"

"..."

Gongsun Pu, Long Feiguang and others who had just entered the training ground were caught off guard by the dirty words they heard. They thought they would hear an analysis of the two generals' strength.

It was indeed analyzed.

But isn’t this analysis a bit…

Gongsun Pu couldn't help laughing, and said in a rather strange tone, "I never thought that General Zong Yan, who looks so feminine, actually has such a strong and powerful figure?"

Long Feiguang couldn't help coughing and said, "Why are you talking nonsense with them? Just look at the ring!"

Gongsun Pu found it more and more funny. He walked to the side of the ring and saw Zong Yanli and Luo Chengren already on the stage. He looked at the weapons they each took out. When he saw that Zong Yanli was still using a long sword, he could not help but frowned.

"Zong Yanli, you are good at both sword and spear, why don't you use the spear to fight me?" Luo Chengren also saw Zong Yanli's weapon.

"Using a knife is to respect you." Zong Yanli smiled while holding the long knife in his hand: "If we use a gun, it will be a battle of life and death."

"You and I are not in a dead end yet, why do you have to do this?"

Luo Chengren's heart tightened slightly when he heard Zong Yanli's words, and he frowned as if he was thinking carefully about what Zong Yanli said.

Finally he sighed and said, "Well, one day I will be able to learn the grace of your spear."

Luo Chengren turned around, picked up the battle axe on the weapon rack, took a step forward and said to Zong Yanli: "Come on!"

Zong Yanli took a step forward: "Please."

The two men moved almost at the same time. Zong Yanli drew out the long sword in his hand, and the cold light went straight to Luo Chengren's face. The weapons in the hands of the two men were not ordinary ones, and their weight was not light. The killing moves in the fight were fierce, and everyone who watched it felt nervous.

"It's really strange..." Gongsun Pu watched the battle for a moment, and couldn't help but frown and mutter: "Brother, do you find it strange?"

"What's so strange?" Long Feiguang stared at the arena without blinking, and took the time to answer.

"When Zong Yanli used the sword, he moved forward and backward in a measured way." Gongsun Pu stroked the jade flute on his waist and said, "But the last time he used the spear, he only moved forward and never retreated. That attack had a kind of determination to kill, to die with you."

"How can one person have two martial arts?"

"Strange, very strange."

Gongsun Pu shook his head, becoming more and more confused about Zong Yanli.

Zong Yanli on the ring was also very brave, and finally forced Luo Chengren to split his axe into a sword!

Zong Yanli's expression changed slightly when she saw the blade in Luo Chengren's hand slashing at her waist and abdomen. She held in her abdomen and bent over to push it away. Even though she retreated fast enough, the blade still cut through the collar of her clothes, and her robe was cut open, revealing the soft armor she was wearing underneath.

If Luo Chengren's attack was heavy chopping and pressing when he was holding the axe, then after the axe was split into a knife, his attack style was completely changed!

"Wow!" Gongsun Pu couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw this scene: "It's really strange, how come these two are using dual weapons to fight the enemy?"

"It's different." Long Feiguang crossed his arms and squinted his eyes and said, "Although Luo Chengren is a dual martial artist, his moves are from the same source. His fundamental martial arts have not changed, but Zong Yanli..."

On the stage, Zong Yanli was forced to retreat again and again, and was almost at the edge of the ring.

The Wu soldiers who were watching the fight below saw this scene and even swallowed their saliva nervously, fearing that Zong Yanli would be knocked off the stage.

On the ring, Zong Yanli exhaled deeply, his eyes fixed on the two swords formed by the split axe in Luo Chengren's hand. His eyes were focused and he slowly clenched the long sword in his hand, holding it across his chest, staring at him with cold eyes and said, "Luo Chengren, you can't beat me."

Zong Yanli took a step forward, and a surge of fighting spirit seemed to surge out from his abdomen.

The long sword in her hand seemed to be filled with a thousand pounds of force. She swung it forward fearlessly. The long sword collided with Luo Chengren's double swords. The blade cut past her nose, while the other sword cut her arm with such fierce force.

This move, it turns out to be this move!

"Qiang——!"

"Buzz!" A crisp collision sound was heard, and everyone only saw Zong Yanli reverse the blade, and saw the blade just brushing past Zong Yanli's ear, suddenly cutting off her hair crown, and even a few strands of hair fell from her temples.

The long sword in Luo Chengren's hand was kicked off by Zong Yanli. The force was so strong that Luo Chengren's wrist was twisted half a circle. He knelt on one knee and his other long sword collided with the long sword in Zong Yanli's hand. In the blink of an eye, the long sword in Zong Yanli's hand was placed across Luo Chengren's neck.

This scene happened so fast that many people didn't even see it clearly. They only saw Luo Chengren's long sword being knocked away and the hair scattered in the air.

Luo Chengren's whole body froze, his breathing stagnated, his eyes suddenly widened, and the cold murderous intent in his Adam's apple seemed to be suppressed in an instant.

He was forced to look up and stare straight at Zong Yanli who was looking down at him, and he saw murderous intent in his eyes.

Luo Chengren didn't even understand why Zong Yanli had such murderous intent at this moment, and he was defeated under his attack. The man standing in front of him with a knife, with a slender figure and scattered black hair, inexplicably added a bit of beauty to his already feminine eyebrows and eyes.

"You lose." Zong Yanli took a step back, put away his sword and stood still.

Luo Chengren seemed to come to his senses at this moment. He touched his neck a little stiffly, and it seemed that he could still feel the chill on his neck.

Everyone's eyes were on Zong Yanli's face. Zong Yanli then realized what was happening and glanced at the severed hair crown and the scattered hair.

Zong Yanli frowned, reached out to gather the long hair behind his ears, turned around and left: "That's enough for today."

"Wow, I was almost charmed by our general just now..."

"My heart is beating fast! Our general is so charming!"

"How could such a beautiful woman be mistaken for a heroic woman for a moment!?"

"Woman! Be careful that the general will not let you go after hearing this!"

"Look, General Luo was beaten by our general. How could it be a woman? What kind of woman has such ability?"

"..."

There was a lot of noise all around, the soldiers of Wu State were all praising their own general. Seeing this, the generals of Gao State had to admit defeat, but they were still unhappy. They mocked Zong Yanli's appearance, saying that he was feminine and not as mighty as their general!

Zong Yanli returned to the tent, put on his crown again, touched his smooth chin, and frowned again.

Luo Chengren felt that it was because he had cut off Zong Yanli's hair crown, causing his hair to be disheveled in front of the soldiers' doorstep, which caused such rumors, so he personally selected an extremely exquisite hair crown and sent it to apologize.

When he didn't want to see Zong Yanli again, he saw a dark mask covering his face, which completely obscured his features and only revealed his eyes.

"Zong Yanli, what are you doing..." Luo Chengren stood there in a daze.

"What's the matter?" Zong Yanli's eyes were indifferent. She knew that now that she was getting older, her appearance would sooner or later attract attention. It would be a good opportunity for her to take out the mask and put it on to prevent others from prying at her.

"Why do you have to be like this? It's just a few words..." Luo Chengren didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and felt more and more guilty. Although he also felt that Zong Yanli looked a little feminine, his strength and ability were there. Why should he hide his true face just because of a few words?

Zong Yanli said coldly: "It has nothing to do with you, why are you looking for me?"

Luo Chengren swallowed the words of comfort in his mouth, looked at Zong Yanli, sighed and said: "I will leave tomorrow. I am very happy to make friends with you when I come to help Wu State this time."

Luo Chengren took out the hair crown he had prepared and said, "This is for you. I hope... we can meet again in the future, and we can have a chance to drink and chat happily."

"Thank you." Zong Yanli did not refuse but accepted it, and bowed to Luo Chengren and said, "I hope you will take care of yourself on your way."

Luo Chengren bowed in return, stared at Zong Yanli for a moment, then turned and left.

Gao Guo broke camp and returned home. Long Feiguang narrowed his eyes and sighed, "It's time for us to leave too."

It was natural for Gao Guo to leave, but when the White Eagle Army wanted to leave, Zong Yanli insisted on trying to keep some of them.

"Where is General Long going?" Zong Yanli asked, raising his eyes slightly.

"We are cavalrymen, and we have no fixed place to live." Long Feiguang lowered his eyes and smiled faintly.

"General Long, have you ever thought about choosing a master to live with?" Since Zong Yanli wanted to keep him, he didn't intend to waste words and asked directly.

Gongsun Pu, Panshi and other brothers in the White Eagle Army stopped what they were doing and looked sideways after hearing this.

Long Feiguang had expected Zong Yanli's intention, but he couldn't help but smile when he heard her blunt words. He sat up straight and looked at Zong Yanli and said, "General Zong Yan said this. Does he think that our White Eagle Army should stay in Wu Kingdom?"

Long Feiguang raised his chin slightly and said, "To be frank, General Zong Yan is quite capable. In a few years, I believe that the military flags of the Zong Yan family will be spread all over Wu and abroad."

"However, the contribution of a general is insignificant compared to that of the king of Wu." Long Feiguang meant that the king of Wu was not the master he wanted to be loyal to.

"No one dares to disobey the king's orders. General Zong Yan, do you think that the current national conditions of Wu State can really keep us here?" Long Feiguang said with a solemn expression, staring at Zong Yanli.

Zong Yanli smiled, lowered his eyes and said: "General, you may have heard that when a general is away from home, he is not subject to the orders of the emperor."

She raised her eyes to look at Long Feiguang and said, "The old king is getting old, and the new king has not yet been decided. It is the time to make great plans. General Long, don't you want to take a gamble?"

Zong Yanli placed his hands on his knees, his expression somewhat arrogant: "What I want is never a temporary hegemony. Whoever the emperor chooses, I, Zong Yanli, should have a say in it."

Long Feiguang's eyes trembled, and Gongsun Pu, who was sitting next to him, could not help but clench his hands. The atmosphere in the tent seemed to be in a brief stagnation. In these few short words, Zong Yanli's conspiracy seemed to be slightly revealed.

"That's all I have to say." Zong Yanli stood up, leaned slightly towards Long Feiguang and the others and said, "Whether you want to go or stay is entirely up to the general to decide."

Zong Yanli lowered his eyes slightly and turned to leave the tent. Pei Liang, who was following Zong Yanli, looked so confused that he dared not even breathe.