Ling Jian and Ling Chi moved at the same time, both of their swords slashing apart the rain of blood! Following which, Feng Mo led a few hundred soldiers to launch another attack! The enemies who had lost all their courage were like a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Apart from letting out mournful cries, they had lost all their courage to resist!
Like the rising tide of the ocean, they swept past the remaining enemies. On the ground, apart from Ling Tian's own men, there was not a single living thing left standing!
Complete annihilation!
By the side, Ling Jian was instructing Ling Chi, "Go, there are still many people who have been drugged and are lying on the ground. Each of you go and finish them off with a sword, make sure that no one is left alive."
… …
The autumn wind blew angrily, and Ling Tian stood at the entrance of the mountain with an eagle eye in his hand. Looking down from above, he looked at the Xiao family's flag fluttering in the wind with a cold and indifferent expression. Was the Xiao family's leader still dreaming of invading Sky Bearing like a hot knife through butter?!
Behind him, there was a group of cavalrymen lined up neatly. Their boorish faces were filled with sturdiness and undisguised eagerness for battle.
Further back, in a pool of blood, there were dozens of decapitated corpses. They were the original guards of this place.
After successfully dealing with the Xiao family's elite troops, Ling Tian's first stop was to kill his way here. How could he be careless with the defense of a country? Since he knew of the existence of traitors, exterminating them was naturally the best choice. Ling Tian could not wait to deal with this bunch of traitors. The moment he arrived, he immediately caused a storm of blood. In just a short moment, the original Wang family's generals were all mercilessly wiped out by him.
"Feng Mo, send two men back to the Ling House with the fastest speed and pass down my orders. The Imperial Tutor, Wang ZhiHong, has committed treason and his entire family will be executed without exception! Anyone who belongs to the royal family, regardless of whether they are officials or generals, will be stripped of their duties and brought back to Sky Bearing to await their punishment. Anyone who dares to resist or create trouble will be killed without mercy! The Ling House will have full authority to arrange for someone to take over the vacant position within a day. "Ling Tian's mouth did not stop moving, and his hands did not stop moving. He quickly wrote an order and handed it to Feng Mo.
"Yes!" Feng Mo's rock-like face was expressionless as he appointed two capable subordinates to pass down the order. The two subordinates mounted their horses, cupped their fists in salute, and left in an instant.
Ling Tian looked at the huge formation of the Xiao family in the distance. He couldn't help but have the thought of annihilating all of them.
Only when facing the Xiao Family's army head-on would one be able to feel the true strength of the Xiao Family's army. Xiao FengYang's strict management of the army was known throughout the universe. Indeed, 'Knowing someone by his reputation is inferior to meeting him in person, and meeting him in person is even better than hearing about him'! Even from such a distance, one could still feel the awe-inspiring military might of the troops. Such an army, one could only imagine how ferocious and invincible they would be on the battlefield.
"Young noble, since the Xiao family already has control over this place, why didn't they immediately occupy this place? The Xiao family is only guarding this place, why didn't they attack? Isn't this a waste of manpower and resources? If they really took over this place, I'm afraid that it would be difficult for us to take back this place so easily! " Feng Mo took two steps forward, looking ahead with caution. He raised a question that he couldn't understand even after thinking about it for a long time, "Even if the Xiao family's wealth is unparalleled in the world, they can't afford to be so wasteful. This subordinate is unable to understand, this is really illogical!"
Feng Mo was previously a subordinate of General Ling Xiao, and was also someone who had experienced many battles. Naturally, he had a good understanding of how an army fought. However, it was because of this that he was even more puzzled.
"Wasteful? How is this wasteful?! " How is that a waste?! "Ling Tian let out a cold laugh," The actions of the Xiao Family are the truly sinister ones. Stationing their troops here, but biding their time, which country wouldn't be nervous when faced with 200,000 soldiers? Thus, this army is equivalent to choking our throats! It's making us extremely uncomfortable! First, let Shen RuHu in the east be in a deadlock, not daring to make the slightest move. Let my father's army in the south also not dare to take the initiative to attack the Southern Zheng. That's because no matter which of these two fronts moved, they wouldn't be able to care about the middle. At that time, this army would have a place to show their prowess. The so-called impregnable fortress is actually their men, and if they want to charge straight in, it would be as easy as flipping their hands. However, if they were to directly obtain control of this place, all these benefits would be lost. "
"Because if they were to make the first move, they would be the ones to suffer the greatest losses. Apart from exposing the fact that they have spies, we would definitely mobilize our most elite troops to eliminate this greatest threat. Even if it would give Eastern Zhao and the Southern Zheng a chance to take advantage of this, we wouldn't hesitate to do so. After all, they would be the biggest threat to us if they were to charge straight in. On the other hand, since they aren't making a move, we would naturally not want to break this balance and fight a battle that we aren't confident in, giving our enemies a chance to take advantage of. Furthermore, there is still a Xiao family army waiting for us in the east and south. "
"Thus, as long as we maintain this stalemate, we would be competing for the resources of our rear. The Xiao family is extremely wealthy and wouldn't have to worry about this matter. However, our Sky Bearing Empire would be facing three sides at the same time and would definitely be strained. Southern Zheng would be facing two enemies at the same time and would be facing the threat of annihilation at any moment. Thus, there would definitely be a family that would be the first to lose their cool and start a war. Regardless of which family it would be, it definitely wouldn't be the Xiao family. As long as the war breaks out, the situation would become more and more tense and the casualties would also increase. There would definitely be a side that couldn't hold on any longer. At that time, it would be the best time for the Xiao family to take over the continent. "
Ling Tian let out a cold laugh, "The Xiao family's wishful thinking can be said to be extremely meticulous. Using the wealth that they have accumulated over the past few hundred years in exchange for the final victory of this war, this is the plan of the Xiao family! This plan is undoubtedly extremely shrewd and feasible! In the entire continent, or even the entire world, no power would be able to afford to waste such a huge amount of resources. Even with our wealth, we wouldn't be able to do it! Only the Xiao family can afford to waste such a huge amount of resources. Because the Xiao family's thousand years of savings, the most they have is money! "
"Thus, war is a war of wealth. If you have enough wealth and elite strength, before the war even starts, you will have already won half of the battle!"
"Furthermore, the Xiao family still chose to launch a sneak attack in such an advantageous situation to intensify the conflict between all sides. No matter how you look at it, it can be said to be extremely deliberate! They even plan to not lose a single soldier to enjoy this fat piece of meat. They are really daydreaming. Although in a certain sense, their plan this time is actually very likely to succeed. "
"But … since young master knows, why …" Feng Mo wanted to ask, since young master knew, why did he still launch an attack on both sides? Isn't this creating an opportunity for the enemy? But thinking about it, this was not a question that he could or should ask with his status. He couldn't help but shut his mouth in embarrassment.
Ling Tian let out a sinister laugh.
"Pig!" Ling Jian looked coldly at Feng Mo and muttered under his breath.
"You … are a bastard!" Feng Mo was flustered and exasperated. His steel-like beard started to tremble in anger. In the Ling House, other than a few people, there was almost no one who wasn't afraid of Ling Jian. But the one who was afraid of Ling Jian was not Feng Mo!
Back then, when this brat was training with them, he couldn't even keep up. Who knew that he would become the number one assassin in the world? But one thing had never changed. That was, this brat had a zombie face since he was young. Even now, it was still as cold as ice. In the Ling House, Feng Mo, the most experienced leader of the Blood Iron Guards, was one of the few people who wasn't afraid of Ling Jian. But back then, he kept calling him Little Sword Ling Jian, but now, he didn't dare to mention it …
"Who are you calling a pig? You little … bastard! "He originally wanted to call him little bastard, but after thinking about it, he didn't say it out loud. If Ling Jian's icy cold killing intent flared up, even a veteran like Feng Mo wouldn't be able to withstand it.
"You are a pig," Ling Jian didn't hold back and said disdainfully, "I said you are a pig, and you're still not convinced? You've followed young master for more than ten years, from young master's childhood until now. Have you ever seen someone who could choke young master? You really have a pig's head. Other than wasting food, you don't know anything else. "
"Hello? You bastard, other than pretending to be a zombie and killing people all day long, what else can you do? Just looking at your dead face makes me want to vomit. You only know young master's plan, and you still have the face to talk about me?! "Feng Mo retorted.
"I don't know, and I don't need to know. I only need to follow young master's plan. Unlike some people, who obviously don't know anything, but still pretend to know and ask questions …" Ling Jian immediately retorted.
"Enough, enough," Ling Tian frowned, "the two of you always quarrel whenever you see each other. You've both been in the Ling House's courtyard for so many years, and you still haven't quarreled enough? You still want to quarrel in a place like this? This is a battlefield, not your backyard! "
Old Feng chuckled and said with a voice full of vicissitudes, "Young master, you don't know, but Old Feng especially misses those days ten years ago. At that time, if I didn't like someone, I would grab them by the ankle, take off their pants, and spank them. That sound, that feeling, that feeling, that was really memorable. Now that I've grown up, I can bully people too. I'm not like those years anymore. "
Ling Jian's face turned pale and he glared at him. Looking around the entire Ling House, there was almost no one who dared to make fun of Killer Ling. However, Old Feng was an exception. Although he didn't mention Little Jianjian now, he still casually talked about Ling Ling Jian's embarrassing past.
Ling Tian couldn't help but smile and looked at Ling Jian with interest. He pretended to be deep in thought and said, "Yes, I've also spanked Little Jianjian's butt before. At that time, when I spanked him, it felt really good. Even now, it still lingers in my mind. No, it's more like what Confucius said, 'three months of not knowing the taste of meat'. "Ling Tian didn't mention that this was a battlefield. It seemed like the Ling House's backyard had been moved here!
Ling Jian's face was full of black lines!
Ling Tian cooperated with Old Feng to make fun of Ling Jian. It wasn't just for fun. After the battle between Ling Jian and Li Xue, Ling Tian found that Ling Jian's temperament became more and more eccentric. Except for a few people like Ling Tian, Ling Chen, and a few others, he was cold to everyone else. He didn't even bother to talk to them. He often hugged his sword and sat there for a whole day, ignoring everyone. His sword was faster and his attacks were more vicious.
If it was just a top killer, it wasn't a bad thing. But if it was his brother, it was definitely not a good thing!
Ling Tian was very worried. If Ling Jian continued to develop like this, he would inevitably enter into a real cold-blooded swordsmanship. At that time, Ling Jian's martial arts would have a qualitative leap, but at the same time, he would become a complete cold-blooded killer.
Although that would give Ling Tian more help, Ling Jian would inevitably be alone for the rest of his life and become a complete killing machine! The Ling Jian that Ling Tian wanted was an assassin with flesh and blood, a true brother that he could entrust his life to, not a treasured sword that only knew how to kill. Ling Tian would rather have Ling Jian follow him, even if the speed was a little slower. He didn't want Ling Jian to use such an extreme method to destroy himself.
So today, it was rare to see Ling Jian say a few more words. Ling Tian seized the opportunity to tease Ling Jian with Old Feng.
Ling Tian's words at the same time evoked the memories of several Blood Iron Warriors. Everyone looked at Ling Jian and couldn't help but think of the fierce child from more than ten years ago. Their hearts were filled with emotions, and they surrounded Ling Jian and laughed.
Ling Tian walked a few steps and gently looked at Ling Jian, whose face was red, and said: "Ah Jian, you are already nineteen years old this year, right? Do you have any girl that you like? Take a look, even Ling Chi is about to bring home a beauty. As his elder brother, how can you fall behind him? "
Ling Jian did not expect Ling Tian to suddenly bring up this topic, and immediately lowered his head with a red face. After a long while, he said: "Young noble, please don't tease Ling Jian. I really haven't considered this matter. Young noble, to be honest, as long as I have a sword in my hand, I will be satisfied. I have never thought about having a family. Ling Jian is willing to protect young noble for the rest of his life!"
Ling Tian was elated: "Ah Jian, please don't. Your young noble only likes beautiful girls, and I have no interest in handsome lads. You better not think of accompanying me for the rest of my life!"
Ling Jian's eyes flashed, and his voice became solemn: "Young noble knows what Ling Jian means. Ling Jian has no regrets in this life!"
Ling Tian retracted his smile, and slowly let out a breath, saying in a low voice: "It is indeed so. Actually, before I left Sky Bearing, I should have been able to tell that you have always been carrying out the words I said back then. You have treated yourself as a sword, a sword that belongs only to me. Is that so? If that's the case, what are you thinking in your heart? "
Ling Jian let out an uneasy smile, and his expression gradually calmed down: "Not entirely. Naturally, young noble has the will of Ling Tian, and also the strength of Ling Tian. If that's the case, Ling Jian is willing to be the sword of Ling Tian for young noble, and that is also my lifelong wish. However, after so many years of killing, I seem to have become more and more addicted to the feeling of having the lives of everyone in the world in my hands. Only with a sword in my hand, with blood on the sword, will I feel happy, and that I am truly alive. "
Ling Jian took two steps forward, and looked into the distance, with a desolate expression on his face: "Ever since my family died, I had no direction at all. At that most perplexed moment, young noble saved me, and gave me the strength to take revenge. During that period of time, Ah Jian persevered no matter how bitter it was, in order to not let young noble down, and also to be able to personally kill my enemies. I did not dare to relax in the slightest! But the moment I personally killed over three hundred enemies with my sword, I suddenly felt a sense of emptiness. It was an indescribable feeling, but in addition to that indescribable emptiness, there was also a strange sense of satisfaction and pleasure. "
Ling Jian let out a bitter laugh, "From that moment onwards, it was as though I had been yearning to reap lives, to see the most dazzling light of blood under my sword. At every moment, I would truly feel that I was still alive, and that the people I wanted to kill were already dead. Thus, I would feel happy, and abnormally excited. Thus, I would look forward to the next massacre even more! "
"And after killing again and again, after that short period of excitement, I could gradually feel that my heart was becoming more and more indifferent. However, I have never thought of changing anything in the past. "
Ling Jian turned his head, and looked at Ling Tian, his eyes full of persistence and passion: "Others follow young noble, perhaps for glory, splendor, wealth, or for a high position, or for power, or for leaving their name in history and being admired by all generations. However, I, Ling Jian, follow young noble only because I want to help young noble solve some problems that are inconvenient for him to solve. To clear all obstacles for young noble, that is all! Since young noble wants to threaten Ling Tian, then killing is inevitable! Even if I, Ling Jian, am not there, there will be others who will do it, and even young noble will do it personally. I don't have anything to repay Young Master, so just let me bear all these sins alone! "
"Let me bear all these sins alone!" Hearing this, Ling Tian was speechless for a long time.
Ling Tian sighed slightly, and looked at Ling Jian, and said: "Ah Jian, these words, if I did not ask you personally, I am afraid that you would not say it even if you died, right?"
Ling Jian lowered his head, and did not speak. The autumn wind blew his hair and clothes, and Flying, and made a whistling sound. His whole person seemed to have merged into this sad autumn wind, and was bleak and lonely.
This was the first time that Ling Jian did not immediately answer Ling Tian's question since he followed Ling Tian!
"I told you that day that I need a sword, and I need that sword to cut open all obstacles for me, and kill all those who stand in my way." Ling Tian let out a long breath: "But, what about after I purge the world? Ah Jian, to conquer the world, one must use a sword, and there must be slaughter. But, there is an end to the slaughter, and we cannot continue to slaughter endlessly. There will be a day of peace in the world. And at that time, our era, our slaughter, will have faded away. And we still have a long time to live. Even if there are disputes, massacres, and wars, then that is the matter of the next generation, or even the next few generations. It is not for us to worry about. "
"Besides needing a sword, Ah Jian, do you know what I need the most?"
Ling Jian raised his head in astonishment.
Ling Tian shook his head, and said with a bitter smile: "I, Ling Tian, can be considered an overlord now, with a high position and power, and a wave of my hand is enough to make millions of people bleed and sacrifice. In terms of female confidants, I have Ling Chen, BingYan, and YanXue by my side, each one of them is a peerless beauty of the world, and a fairy of the heavens! In terms of family background, two generations of elders are healthy, and there is no illness or disaster, and they are my treasures. In the eyes of ordinary people, my life is flawless, and perfect. Is that so? But, I still lack one thing. And, this thing is also difficult to obtain, just like parents and wives. "
"Ah Jian, do you know what I still lack?" Ling Tian looked at Ling Jian warmly. "Are you willing to give me this thing?"
"As long as Ling Jian has it, I will give it to Young Master, without hesitation!" Ling Jian said firmly.
"Good! Once a promise is made, it cannot be taken back! "Ling Tian shouted, and said with a smile:" The only thing I lack now is a brother. A real brother, a brother of flesh and blood, that I can entrust my life to. There was still a lack of friendship between men. I hope that there will be a person who can brag and chat with me in his free time, and tell me the things in his heart. Such a brother will be useful, and it is something that women and subordinates cannot do. How about it, didn't you say that you want to accompany me for life? I want you to accompany me for life, chat with me, and brag with me! "
Ling Jian's face turned green, "Young Master, if you want me to kill someone, there is no problem. But to chat and brag … I don't know how to do that!"
Ling Tian smiled, and looked at Ling Jian: "Chatting and bragging is something that every man can do. How can you not know how to do it? I really hope that you can do it. Just like back then, I hoped that you would become a sword, promise me! "
Without waiting for Ling Jian to speak, Ling Tian laughed and said: "Since you did not say anything, I will take it as a promise. When we return to Sky Bearing, I will announce to the world that I will arrange a blind date for you. "
"Ah?! Blind date? " Ling Jian was dumbfounded. He was still immersed in Ling Tian's words, and did not understand why men had to brag and chat. But when he suddenly heard such a heavy bomb, he could not help but exclaim.
"Mmm, blind date. You are already nineteen years old, and are not young anymore. It is time for you to have a family. If you continue to dawdle, I am afraid that you will really turn into a cold-blooded sword. "Ling Tian smiled with his eyes narrowed," And women are the best weapons that can turn steel into softness. "
Ling Jian began to sweat profusely, and then sweat like a waterfall …
Blind date? And announce to the world? Ling Jian felt a chill run down his spine, and his rigid zombie face also changed color. "Young Master … this, is not possible."
"Why is it not possible? Why is it not possible?! " Ling Tian rolled his eyes and said, "Look at me, I am about to have three wives and four concubines. You are still single, aren't you envious?"
Ling Jian did not know whether to laugh or cry, "Young Master, I am not envious … I have never thought about this matter. Furthermore, I do not want to have a family. "
"Never thought about it? No! From now on, you have to think about it. I do not want the man who will accompany me for the rest of my life to not have a wife. I really do not have a sense of security. "Ling Tian said domineeringly. "Ah Jian, I need you to kill for me, but I need you to be a normal man. Not to mention anything else, you should at least pass down your family's bloodline, right? "
Ling Jian became silent. As the saying goes, there are three ways to be unfilial, and having no descendants is the worst. Especially since Ling Jian was the only one left in his family, his responsibility was even heavier. Ling Tian mentioning this point was precisely poking at his Achilles' heel.
In this era, passing on one's bloodline was undoubtedly something that was inherent to everyone!
Ling Tian secretly smiled, and did not say much. He did not continue this topic. Ling Jian was a smart man, and it would not be good for him to say too much. If he continued to think like this, he would figure it out on his own. If he pushed too hard, he was afraid that Ling Jian's foolish loyalty would be forced out.
Old Feng timely said, "Young Master, Little Jianjian just said that I do not have a head. Can you enlighten me and tell me your plan?"
Ling Tian smiled, "In fact, it is very easy to break the Xiao family's overall plan. Just like the principle of martial arts, the strongest point of a divine skill can be the weakest point. And the most delicate point of the Xiao family's plan is the flaw of the whole plan!"
Ling Jian and Old Feng suddenly understood, "Young Master, you mean that in the Xiao family's plan, they could have easily taken this place, but they did not do it. But if this place, which is clearly under their control, suddenly attacks them, it will disrupt the whole plan?"
"That's right, Ah Jian, look over there. Do you have a good way to make the Xiao family's 200,000 soldiers retreat or even disappear?" Ling Tian looked over and his face became serious.
"Young Master, do you want me to take my brothers and charge? Directly destroy it? With our strength, even if we don't succeed, retreating will not be a problem! "Ling Jian narrowed his eyes and was eager to give it a try. The last time he followed Ling Tian through the 400,000 soldiers, that kind of heroic spirit made Ling Jian's blood boil. Now that he saw 200,000 soldiers, he felt that it was too little.
"Destroy it?! Retreat?! " Ling Tian stared at Ling Jian with his eyes wide open. Suddenly, he laughed, "My goodness, Ah Jian, you really dare to think about it. This is an army of 200,000 soldiers and they have already set up camp for more than 10 days! How are we going to charge? I believe that even if Justice were to charge in, he might not be able to escape unscathed! With just the two of you, you are just sending yourselves to death! "
"We even charged past 400,000 the last time and we were fine!" Ling Jian was unconvinced and he grumbled.
"That was then and this is now. Last time, both sides were fighting in unfamiliar territory. Neither side had made any preparations, nor did they have any traps or barricades. It was also at the most intense moment of the confrontation between the two armies. Our surprise attack was the only reason we were able to take advantage. " Ling Tian said seriously, "However, the Xiao family has already set up camp for more than 10 days. How can they not take precautions against people trying to raid their camp? Not to mention a camp of two hundred thousand soldiers, even if two thousand soldiers set up camp and stood firm, it would still be extremely difficult for them to force their way into the camp! "
"Even if we cannot charge in directly, we should be able to sneak in and start a fire right?" Ling Jian pursed his lips and looked coldly at the Xiao family camp.
"Start a fire … that's not a bad idea," Ling Tian's eyes lit up and he said, "Let's go and find the head of the bandits and greet him." (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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