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At that time, Wang Jing was still not one of the top ten grandmasters of the world, and Li Shen was only a popinjay of the Northern Lands. It was a pity that the two of them did not have much interaction when they were separated into two countries, but Wang Jing had still said the same thing back then. Thus, when I heard that Xu Qingzhi was going to travel around the Northern Lands, my first stop was to suggest that Xu Qingzhi should come to Longxi.

"Master Hou, that old man and his granddaughter have come with a rental."

"Oh?" Li Yao took a sip of tea and looked at Wang Jing. Wang Jing knew what he meant. Wang Jing stood up and left without even greeting him. Li Jun had a helpless smile on her face. Then, his face darkened and he waved for the butler to come over.

"Have you checked it out?"

The butler saluted and with a respectful expression, he lowered his head and said, "It really is that person from back then. That guy secretly became that He Clan's wall yesterday. It seems like they really want to live a normal life."

Li Jun quirked her skin as she acknowledged, indicating for the servants to bring the two in.

The old man brought his' granddaughter 'to the study respectfully.

"Master Hou, I've brought the rent."

Li Yao stared fixedly at the old man. After a long while, he shifted his gaze to the woman behind the old man.

"From now on, the rent will be charged as usual. Since I have decided to live a good life, I can't be too extreme, right? Old princess of Zhao?"

The old man's eyes suddenly lit up as he shifted his body to the left, protecting the woman behind him even more tightly.

"Hahaha, should I call you the Golden Crow Guard or an old man?"

The old man squinted and looked around. He wasn't sure if there was an ambush nearby and he could bring the woman out with him. Thus, he continued to bow his head and said, "It's just a dying old man."

"Good, old thing, I don't want the rent anymore. If I can easily exchange that thing for money to rent, what else can I say? But that should be the last thought of this girl. Bring it back to me, if you want to live a good life, then that's fine. However, if you let me hear some rumors … You should know. "

Li Zi Pei's aura froze, no longer showing any signs of absurdity, especially the housekeeper beside him. Merely using his gaze to stare at him made the old man feel an indescribable sense of danger.

Expert!

"It's just a drifter, thank you marquis."

With the old man's words, the girl behind him could no longer hold on and sobbed.

"Alright, hurry up and leave while I'm in a good mood. Otherwise, when I go back on my word, you won't even be able to leave."

Li Yao was extremely displeased with the princess of a fallen nation crying and impatiently waved them away. In the end, she was still a young girl. All her relatives and relatives had been massacred, and her home had been occupied. Now, even her thoughts had been cut off, so what was there to cry about?

He admired women like Princess Huai even more. Even though she had once been his enemy, he still admired her. Although it was impossible for her to stand up when a country was in ruins and her family was on the verge of destruction, she had at least given it a try. And this princess of Zhao was not much younger than Princess Huai of the past, yet she was so weak. This made Li Qiuping feel at ease but also annoyed him.

After confirming that the princess of Zhao did not have any bad intentions, Li Peel no longer cared about this matter. That extremely flattering expression once again appeared on his face, and he excitedly asked his servants to prepare a table of good dishes.

As the two people left, the old man's back became even hunkier.

"Mr. Heng... Do you feel that I'm too weak? Even though our country of Zhao still has many survivors who have yet to stop their resistance against the Wu Country, I've still come to the northwest of Chu to live. "

Zhao Ling had her eyes closed, but a faint smile hung on the corners of her lips.

"How could this old subject dare question Your Highness? As long as Your Highness likes me, it's fine."

"Then does Mr. Heng not like it?"

The old man said nothing, only slowly led Zhao Li forward.

"In truth, I have never understood. Even if we were able to return to our country, would we be able to live a good life? When that time came, it would be under the constant pressure of the Martial Kingdom, causing the people to fall back into war. But I think, even if I am forced to live in such a lonely little shop, with very few guests or even a spectator, I feel that this kind of life is very peaceful. I don't have Liu Pei'er's talent, I don't have Qin Liangyu's courage, and I don't have Wu Zhaoyi's methods. Many times, I would think that if they wanted to do something, they could do it. I am such an ordinary person with no goals. Instead of this, why not just do what you're happy about? "

Mr. Heng did not say anything, but his stooped back slightly straightened up.

Since that was the case, he would ensure the peace and happiness of his Imperial Highness for the rest of his life!

"..."

Wang Mingyang had never encountered such a tense situation in his life. At the back of the mountain of Wudang Mountain, after reading the letter yesterday, Wang Mingyang had prohibited everyone from entering or leaving the back mountain. And all of this was because of the old man in front of him.

"Unexpectedly, it's you!"

The old man's challenge made Wang Mingyang feel an unprecedented threat.

"The reason why I have come here today is to discuss some matters with you. However, I know you too well. Thus, I'll fight with you first."

The old man took out the folding fan, but he did not open it.

Looking at this scene, Wang Mingyang felt a little uncomfortable. The old man's move had looked down on him too much.

"Don't worry, I know that you've come up with some new ideas over the years, but after all, you've still lost your sword seed. I won't take advantage of you."

At the back of the mountain, the entire mountain was covered with ancient trees.

He had been standing alone against this old monster for a long time. It seemed that Wang Mingyang did not wish to let him go, otherwise, it would not be easy for Chu Huainan to deal with him with just this one sword attack. It was too fast!

The old man did not expect Wang Mingyang to have such a fast sword, but it only caused him to slightly focus his attention. The old man slowly stepped back. His movements were light and unhurried. However, Wang Mingyang's sword was unable to touch the old man.

"Open!"

Using the folding fan as a stick, he lightly tapped the blade of the Netherworld Sword. The sword brimming with killing intent was deflected off by the old man just like that.

Boom!

Wang Mingyang walked out from the smoke and dust.

"Immortal?" Immortal! "Hahaha, so that's all true! Hahaha, today, I'll kill you, the Immortal!"

Wang Mingyang laughed maniacally, no longer holding anything back. His body was covered with sword intent. One li, ten li … As Wang Mingyang walked in step by step, a storm of sword qi swept up from the back of the mountain and engulfed the entire back mountain!

The old man was no longer able to remain calm and collected. He did not expect that a martial uncle in this world would be able to do this much. The old man's robe slightly trembled as a different aura suddenly burst forth from Wang Mingyang.

If Wang Mingyang was like a torrential downpour, the old man would be like a boulder in the torrential river. However, the old man was surrounded by wisps of white mist. This feeling was different from Su Dingfang's eight Heavenly Dragons. After all, the eight Heavenly Dragons could only be considered as borrowing strength. The white mist surrounding the old man was controlled by him.

Looking at the dense white fog, Wang Mingyang squinted his eyes. He knew that this old man in front of him was different from all the martial artists in this world. All along, Wang Mingyang had thought that the road was only a legendary road, but the scene in front of him had clearly told him that the road really existed!

"So what if he's an immortal?" I, Wang Mingyang, have a sword in my hand, even the immortal cannot stop me! It doesn't matter if you're an Immortal or not. It's just one sword attack!

"Nether Spring!" "I'm leaving!"

The old man looked at the tens of thousands of sword Qi shadows and finally revealed a look of panic. He pondered for a moment and then opened the fan in his hand. He could see the word "mountain" on the fan.

Wang Mingyang smiled.

"..."

"Yun Chang!" "Is it that delicious?"

Looking at the ravenously devouring Mo YunChang, Xu Qingzhi felt a little embarrassed.

"You even said that if it wasn't for Old Wang, with your culinary skills, I would have already starved to death."

Xu Qingzhi smiled in embarrassment. It seemed that he needed to improve his culinary skills. Xu Qingzhi immediately planned to wait until after the banquet to ask the chef of the house of the Marquis for advice. Seeing Mo Yunchang's greedy appearance, in the future, he would be able to use delicacies to tempt her. Thinking of this, Xu Qinghui could not wait any longer.

"Young prince, if you open your mouth to eat, there's still more to come."

Li Jun peeked out from beside Xu Qing for some unknown reason. With a shy face, she poured wine for Xu Qing Zhi. This time, Xu Qingzhi was completely shocked. No matter what, he could not let the Marquis pour wine for him. Not to mention that the Marquis was his daughter, no matter what, he was still an elder. Xu Qingzhi hurriedly took the wine jug and first filled Li Jun's skin before finally pouring it for himself.

"Big brother Qing, quickly try this big elbow. This is what I love to eat the most …"

As Li Tongxuan pushed the huge plate of elbows towards Xu Qingzhi, he looked at it pitifully. Xu Qingzhi smiled and said, "Mystical Opening …" "It's better if you eat."

Xu Qingzhi gazed at the greasy plate of food in front of him. He truly did not want to open his mouth.

"No, no, no. I have to give something good to Brother Qing."

He didn't expect that upon hearing Xu Qing's words, Li Tongxuan would actually grow firm. He withdrew his small gaze from that large elbow and spoke solemnly.

Xu Qing was unable to do so and could only pick up the chopsticks. It had to be said that although they were very fat, they did not have the slightest feeling of disgust. Instead, they left behind an incense stick in his mouth. Oil but not greasy. Xu Qingzhi once again thought of the chef of the house of the Marquis. Afterwards, he thought, the cook of the house of the Marquis is already so good, why is he not as good as the cook of the house of the duke?

This meant that he didn't have much experience. When the Marquis of Peace, Li Shen, was mentioned, there might be people who didn't know who he was. But when it came to the fact that Number One Under Heaven could eat, play, and dream himself, it was clear who he was. Otherwise, it would really be a pity for Li Zi's fat stomach, which was trembling.

"Young prince, you've come to our Longxi, don't be in such a hurry to leave."

Xu Qingzhi pondered for a moment. He truly did not have a complete plan. Although time was pressing, and he did not know when the Emperor had acted against the Northwest in a fit of anger, without a thorough plan, he would not be able to do it. Since Wang Shi said the Marquis of Peace can trust him, then he should make preparations in Longxi.

"Then I may have to trouble the marquis."

The two each drank a cup. As for what the other two were thinking, they didn't know.

"Your Lordship, may I ask what Your Lordship's views on the northwest layout are?"

When he was drunk to the brim, Xu Qing suddenly asked this question. Li Qing was already a little drunk, and his eyes were slightly unable to open. He was swaying about, but he could still hear Xu Qing's question.

"What a soft spot!" The country of Chu, which the Great General had painstakingly helped to rise, was just set up by them. If this were to continue, it wouldn't even take a few years before the Northwest was emptied out. "

"Wei's pretty boy, Xin Ping, and Hedong, each and every one of these counties, all have people with a bad relationship with us from the Old Northwest. This is still from Ganzhou, and it's even worse in the Wanzhou region." Wei's pretty boy, and also Xin Ping, and Hedong, each and every county, all have people with a bad relationship with us from the Old Northwest region. A little further away in Youzhou. Sigh, many of the elders in Youzhou have already lowered their heads. "

As he finished speaking, Li Zi's skin was covered with tears. In the vast Northern Territories, only the Liang Prefecture was completely integrated. It seemed that the other three prefectures would have many schemes and battles.

However, there was nothing Chu Huainan could do about it. Even if the imperial government wanted to seize Chu Huainan's military power, they would not be so stupid as to get in his way. It was funny to say that this strategy of dividing the spoils of war wasn't something that someone else had come up with. It was precisely Xun Bai Liu's plan to give it to Emperor Chu. Although Xun Bai Liu wanted to slowly accomplish this and use a more peaceful method to achieve Emperor Chu's goal, in the end, he was still able to chill the hearts of those people from the northwest.

To be honest, these few years, old generals like the Marquis of Peace and Murong Qianxu had been secretly giving him side assaults. If the imperial government continued to press him, it would just be a disaster, and he would be able to get rid of them in half a month. Murong Qian Xun had even said that with the four hundred thousand Steel Cavalry out of the Cordon, they would be able to break through Chang An in half a month.

However, not only did Chu Huainan not feel proud at all, he even reprimanded them.

Chu Yinan knew that Chang An was someone who should be trusted by his loyalty. However, trust was trust. In the end, the Emperor could not place his trust in Jiang Shan's safety just on a single person's whim.

Thus, Chu Huainan had never had any grudges before, he didn't even hesitate to abandon Xu Qinghou. "Wuwuwu, wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuu …" But now, Chu Yinan could not figure it out. He felt that he had been a bit stupid and loyal before. Perhaps it was time to ask for an explanation for his family, for the Northwest.

However, Xu Qingzhi did not know this much. He only thought that Chu Yinan was feeling guilty, but Xu Qingzhi did not want to disappoint his mother. He did not want Duke Huai's life's hard work to be wasted.

Therefore, he used Marquis of Tranquil East as his guide and knocked on the door. He wanted to let Xu Qingzhi's name resound throughout the four prefectures of the Northern Lands.