Hsu Fengnian suddenly stood up. Chu Lushan only noticed that something was wrong a little later. Hsu Fengnian said softly, "It's alright. Don't worry. Even if it's the worst case scenario, I can still handle it."
A graceful figure suddenly swept into the courtyard. It was a female Bodhisattva with long black hair. She was the Sixth Jewel Master of Mount Lantuo, the female Immortal Master who lured a hundred thousand souls out of Xiangfan City.
However, the current scene was a little shocking. This Western Region Grandmaster's robe was stained with blood and her face was pale. When she saw Hsu Fengnian and Chu Lushan, she said sadly, "There's a guy called Zhong Tan who brought the Beimang Emperor's imperial edict up Mount Lantuo. With the help of both the inside and outside, I was able to escape because both of you risked your lives. I believe that there will soon be an imperial edict issued to the thousands of monk soldiers in Liuzhou, asking them to return to Mount Lantuo. Hsu Fengnian, you better be prepared. Even if you manage to keep the monk soldiers in Liuzhou, I'm afraid you'll only leave behind a hidden danger. "
Hsu Fengnian and Chu Lushan looked at each other. Their hearts were heavy. The victory brought by the Dragon Eye Plains had been returned so quickly at Mount Lantuo. Mount Lantuo had a total of twenty thousand monk soldiers. Although it was not the kind of force that could make the final decision in the battle of Liang Mang, it was still a difference of forty thousand men. Beimang, which had a strong military force, could withstand the fall of Mount Lantuo to Beiliang, not to mention the twenty thousand extra men that appeared out of nowhere to restrain the two towns of Linyao and Fengxiang. More importantly, with Huang Songpu's army on the left and right, it was enough to suppress Liuzhou. For Beiliang, who was already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, it was like adding fuel to the fire.
Hsu Fengnian stood up and asked, "What's the general process? Zhong Tan was able to convince the dozens of eminent monks in Mount Lantuo with just a single imperial edict from Beimang? Even if there is a spy, Mount Lantuo should continue to waver and observe for a while. "
The Bodhisattva of Six Pearls clutched his chest. "Not only did the imperial edict name several gurus as Beimang's national teachers, but it also promised that Beimang would treat the inheritance of Mount Lantuo as the foundation of a country and help Mount Lantuo promote Buddhism so that it would be on an equal footing with Daoism Sect. In the future, they would share the power of Buddhism in the Central Plains. At the same time, Zhong Tan ascended Mount Lantuo by himself. One had to know that there were ten thousand Beimang cavalry at the foot of the mountain. If he agreed, the host and guest would be happy. If he didn't, then after Zhong Tan's death, both sides would perish together. Hsu Fengnian, do you think Mount Lantuo will agree? Originally, I wanted to kill Zhong Tan so that I could have no way out. Unexpectedly, the two monks who were spies of Beimang risked their lives to stop me. Now, they are still on the side of the eminent monks of Mount Lantuo from Beiliang … "
She pointed at herself with a bitter smile. "Then I'm the only one left."
Hsu Fengnian thought for a moment and let the Bodhisattva of Six Pearls, who had fled thousands of miles away, rest in peace. Then, he turned to Chu Lushan and said, "We can't trust Cai Anshan, the governor of Linyao City, and Ma Liuke, the deputy general of Liuzhou who is stationed in the military town of Feng Xiang. Both of them aren't people who can rest easily. Send a secret letter to the Governor's Mansion of Liuzhou with 600 miles of urgent cavalry and let Xie Xibian replace Cai Anshan as the head of Linyao Military Town. Although Ma Liuke has been taken over, his prestige among his former subordinates is still there. Let Qingcang City send troops to 'escort' him to Qingyuan Military Town of Liangzhou. At the same time, let Xie Xibian and Kou Jianghuai have the authority to do whatever they want in the Western Region and Liuzhou! "
Chu Lushan nodded and said, "Apart from that, Yu Luandao's 10,000 Secluded Cavalry is not enough to rush to Liuzhou. Even with Ning Emei's 4,000 Iron Stupas, it's still the same. I'm afraid we'll have to let Shi Fu, the new general of Liangzhou, take action."
Hsu Fengnian was a little helpless. "If that's the case, Xie Xibian's suggestion will temporarily become a major strategy for Beiliang."
Chu Lushan smiled and said, "Fighting on the battlefield is not an imperial examination. Cramming at the last minute is often very useful."
The Bodhisattva of Six Pearls was not in a hurry to leave the small courtyard. She listened to the two's undisguised conversation as if she was listening to a heavenly book.
Hsu Fengnian had Chu Lushan bring the Bodhisattva of Six Pearls to a secluded place to recuperate while he stayed in the small courtyard alone.
Then, a familiar white robe appeared at the door.
It was the face of White Fox who had returned. Her hands were pressed on the embroidered Winter Spring Thunder at her waist. Although her expression was indifferent, there was no doubt that she was facing a great enemy.
This grandmaster of martial arts, who had no one in front of him after the Eighteen Halt, was treated so seriously and cautiously by this person. Naturally, this person was not Hsu Fengnian, who was on good terms with him.
Hsu Fengnian took a deep breath and turned around. He saw a slender figure standing beside the coffin in silence.
The man who was dressed in white like White Fox seemed to be casually carrying two cloth bags of different sizes. One of them contained the shaft of a spear, the other the head of the spear.
The name of the spear was Plum Wine.
The man in white put his hand on the coffin and seemed to be talking to himself. "Before Qi Dangguo led the army to battle, he wrote me a letter. He said that if he died in battle, I should find time to return to Beiliang. In the letter, he even stupidly hoped that I could serve Beiliang. He said that as a brother, there was no threshold to cross. After I received the letter, I knew that Qi Dangguo's' what if 'would most likely come true. Therefore, I made an exception and returned here, hoping that I could save his life. I didn't expect that you, Xu Fengnian, have been keeping a low profile for so many years. You've finally become a grandmaster of martial arts evaluation, but you're still useless. You can't even save one person on the battlefield. "
Whether it was in the army of the Xu family during the Spring and Autumn War, in Beiliang where he had been the Governor for more than ten years, or in Xishu where he had been bestowed the title of King, the man in white who had always been taciturn spoke a lot today.
White Fox pushed the Embroidered Winter Spring Thunder out of the scabbard by an inch with both thumbs.
Hsu Fengnian stood in the doorway between the two men in white.
At the same time, the Six-pearl Bodhisattva also stood outside the courtyard. The entire Huaiyang Pass also began to move. The clanking of iron armor resounded through the streets.
Chen Zhibao, who had returned to Beiliang with the plum wine, turned around and asked directly, "Who killed Qi Dangguo?"
Hsu Fengnian answered, "Hong Jingyan."
Chen Zhibao asked in return, "Did Tuoba attack Qi Dangguo?"
Hsu Fengnian did not continue to answer.
He and the War Sage in white who had submitted to the Liyang imperial court did not have much to talk about. It was the same when the War Sage in white sent His Royal Highness away from Liangzhou. It was the same when they met again on the Guangling River.
Chu Lushan strode into the small courtyard under the escort of a dense mass of armored soldiers. He walked up to Xu Fengnian's side and tossed the pot of wine in his hand high into the air. He said exasperatedly, "Chen, stop making sarcastic remarks here. Drink for Old Qi and get the hell out of here!"
Chen Zhibao raised his hand and caught the pot of Green Ant Wine. He squatted in front of the coffin, opened the pot and slowly poured the wine on the ground.
No one knew that the person who Chen Zhibao truly regarded as a friend and a brother in this life was not Yuan Zuozong, who was also Xu Xiao's adopted son and was famous in the Central Plains, nor was it Chu Lushan, who was evil but overflowing with talent, nor was it Shi Fu, the current General of Liangzhou who had highly praised him.
It was Qi Dangguo who was lying in the coffin, a man who was not famous in Beiliang, Liyang, or Beimang.
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