Chapter 479 Chapter 6 The Evil King Reappears

Stepping over the threshold, the three of them seem to have entered another world. The house, which looks inconspicuous from the street, actually occupies a large area. First of all, it is a blacksmithing workshop with rammed earth as walls and adobe roll-up roof. , mainly making sabers, and all tools and equipment are available. Here we can see the prosperity of Tongwancheng's iron industry. Seeing Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling inspecting the material structure of the adobe flat-roof house with great interest, they said: "This kind of rammed earth is very common here. It is inexhaustible. It is extremely viscous and easy to be dehydrated. The biggest advantage is heat insulation. Good performance, warm in winter and cool in summer.”

The two really wanted to ask Helian Bobo whether they would kill the craftsman who built the house or the soldiers who tested the strength of the wall, but they thought that asking Helian Bobo would spoil the scenery, so they had to put it down. Ba Fenghan picked up a finished saber casually, and asked, "Did the iron material be picked from nearby?" Chengzhen replied: "The iron materials are mainly supplied by Tie Fuyou from the Black Water Department, so those who work here must follow his instructions." Passing through the back door of the workshop is the patio courtyard, covered with a canopy, planting grapes, and opening a well, full of the breath of life.

Then there is the living room inside. The walls are embossed with wooden patterns and patterns, decorated with blankets, reed mats, kangs, stoves, earthen walls with niches, and colorful curtains outside. For Xu Ziling, it is full of exotic atmosphere. Finally, there are kitchens, stables, latrines, cellars, guest houses and other ancillary buildings. Chengzhen's wife died early, and he had five sons and two daughters. The grandsons were in groups, and the daughter married early. Three of the five sons married wives. They still lived in their father's house according to the custom and inherited their father's business.

The three guests were very warm and thoughtful, fully showing the hospitality of the people outside the Great Wall. A dinner is held in a lively atmosphere, and the participants are only the adult males in the family. The guests and hosts enjoy themselves. During the banquet, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling opened their ears, and heard a lot of strange customs about the tribes outside the Great Wall. For example, in the marriage custom of the Xi nationality, after obtaining the consent of the parents of both parties, the new son-in-law "steals" the bride away first, and then the groom and the bride live together at the woman's home, and the couple returns to the man's home when the bride becomes pregnant.Kou Zhong asked Ba Fenghan in his increasingly familiar Turkic dialect: "Do you Turkic people have this custom of stealing brides?"

Ba Fenghan said: "We are more like you Han people, that is, we invite a matchmaker to kiss the woman, and agree on how many livestock will be needed as a bride price." Muke, the eldest son of Chengzhen, was deeply touched and sighed: "The reason why we moved so far away to Tongwan is to avoid you Turkic people, and we don't want to be taken captive as slaves." Ba Fenghan said in surprise: "Although Tongwan is not a territory under the direct jurisdiction of the Turks, it is still within the sphere of influence of the Eastern Turks, so it may not be a happy land."

Chengzhen said: "Tuli and Jieli have different styles. Tuli has always been tolerant to all ethnic groups in the territory, and unlike Jieli who robs and plunders frequently, but Tongwan is in Tuli's territory, so all ethnic groups can live in peace. There are massive conflicts." Muke interjected: "So all the people in Tongwan hope that Tuli can repel Xieli, but Tuli's current situation is quite bad. On the one hand, Jieli's army is stronger than his, and on the other side is Li Mo. The establishment of the country caused him to be surrounded by enemies, and the situation is not good for him. We can only ask the gods of the earth to bless him."

Ba Fenghan fell silent. Xu Ziling became confused and asked: "In this vast and endless grassland and desert, more than 90% are nomadic people who live by water and grass. How to determine the national boundaries or territories?" Chengzhen replied: "Strong nationalities occupy large and small pastures that change with the seasons, with rivers and lakes as the dividing line. If weak and small nationalities want to share the pasture, they must pay tribute to the owner of the pasture according to the population. Offer weapons and arrows to Tuli, and wait for tax." Kou Zhong scratched his head and said, "The grassland is so big, if the enemy advances, we will retreat, and if the enemy retreats, we will advance, how will the winner be determined?"

Ba Fenghan said: "The war on the prairie is quite different from your siege wars in the middle of the earth. It is a war of attrition involving killing and looting. For example, during the Renshou period of your Great Sui Dynasty, the Turkic Awu Siliqi invaded south At that time, Qimin Khan, who belonged to the Sui Dynasty, snatched more than 200,000 livestock at one time, making Qimin Khan unable to fight back, while the opponent suddenly became powerful and continued his murder and arson, of course. In Turkic, Only those who died on the battlefield are respected, and stones can be erected next to the cemetery as a memorial, and one stone is erected for each person who was alive, and some people erect stones worth thousands of pieces."

Mu Ke said: "There are also young men and women from other ethnic groups who are taken as slaves and forced to engage in production to support the war." Xu Ziling smiled wryly: "It's okay to use war to support war like this! No wonder every time Jieli invaded the border, in addition to murder and arson, he also plundered a large number of our Han children. It turned out to be a continuation of this grassland attrition war." Kou Zhong said in a deep voice: "This is precisely the weakness of Jieli. He is good at attacking and plundering but not good at defending. That's why we have to rely on the lackeys of the Han people to take the lead for them."

Ba Fenghan said: "Now that Zhao Deyan is Jieli's military advisor, the situation may change, so if Jieli defeats Tuli, not only the peoples of the prairie will bear the brunt of the pain, but you Han people will never have peace." Cheng Zhen raised his glass and said, "It's night! Let's talk again tomorrow." The three of them were placed in the guest house of the back house. The cloth was like a flat-topped tent made of mud, and they slept on the ground. They still didn't feel sleepy, and they sat on the ground and talked against the wall. Kou Zhong said: "What should we do? We are stuck here waiting for news from the enchantress Zhu. I don't know how long we will have to wait."

Ba Fenghan said: "Let's limit it to three days. If we don't wait for the witch Zhu's words, we will immediately go to find Ma Ji. Maybe we still have time." Kou Zhongdao: "It's really strange, since Shi Zhixuan has been to Helen Fort, why can't he enter Tongwan? What's even more puzzling is that he should flee in the wilderness instead of coming to a densely populated place like Tongwan .” Ba Fenghan said: "The only explanation is that Shi Zhixuan couldn't get rid of the entanglement of Mistress Zhu, so he turned around and fought against Mistress Zhu. Mistress Zhu was not enough to entangle him to death by herself and died with the enemy. Forced to humbly ask us for help." Seeing that Xu Ziling didn't say a word, Kou Zhong looked at him and asked, "Does Young Master Ling feel any sense?" Xu Ziling lowered his voice and said: "Brother Feng Han guessed right, Shi Zhixuan finally lost his patience and decided to fight back with all his strength." The two were surprised and asked him why he was so sure. Xu Ziling's tiger eyes shone brightly, and said: "When I was talking to you at the dinner earlier, I sensed the evil spirit of relic twice successively. Although it seemed to be nothing, it was very clear." Ba Fenghan was overjoyed and said: "Based on Ling Shao's extraordinary spiritual perception, we dug him out tonight and cut him in half." Xu Ziling shook his head and said: "I couldn't find him, because the relic was not on him. I thought it was an illusion during the dinner earlier, but I was not sure until just now." The two suddenly realized. Because Shi Zhixuan carried the relic with him for a long time, he unknowingly became infected with the deadly evil spirit of the relic. Therefore, even though he hid the relic in another secret place, the evil spirit on his body still caused Xu Ziling to feel it, and thus judged that he was going to fight back. They sneaked closer twice, obviously wanting to step on the situation clearly before launching a surprise attack on them. Ba Fenghan stretched his waist and said with a smile, "Go to sleep!" The two understood each other, blew out the sheepskin lamp, pretended to be asleep, and breathed evenly. In the silent darkness, the three of them adjusted their breath and prepared to wait. If Shi Zhixuan wanted to make a move, he must choose this night, because the three of them were exhausted after a long journey, and they slept soundly in a safe environment. Sure enough, within half an hour, Xu Ziling, who was sleeping in the middle, was pushed down by the two of them, expressing that he sensed the evil aura of relics in Shi Zhixuan's body again. The three of them kept their physical condition unchanged, because any change, including the progress of breathing, heartbeat, and even pulse rate, would cause Shi Zhixuan to be alarmed. For ordinary people, this is absolutely impossible, but Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling and Ba Fenghan are indeed the most outstanding rising stars inside and outside the Great Wall, so naturally they can easily do it. They didn't hear the slightest sound, purely relying on their master's intuition, they clearly and unmistakably grasped that Shi Zhixuan flashed from the flat roof of the dining room to the ground, and approached the leaky window facing the courtyard of the stables. And stand. The three of them put all distracting thoughts out of their minds and hearts, and waited for the development of the situation transparently.What kind of method will Shi Zhixuan, who has always been unscrupulous, use against him and against them? Shi Zhixuan stood outside the wooden door of the inn for a moment, even though they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, the three of them still strongly felt his frightening speed, which was as fast as a ghost. The phantom magic body technique is really extraordinary. In his heyday, the seal of immortality combined with the body of phantom magic, no one in the world could do anything to him. The four holy monks were stronger than him, but they couldn't subdue him and keep him. Can they do it now?Shi Zhixuan slapped the door silently. The thick wooden door was so fragile that it was like a piece of thin paper that could be broken at the snap of a finger, and it was shattered into fragments. The most terrifying master of the magic door threw three daggers at the same time with his right hand, and the electric shot hit the throat of the three people's necks. Extremely spicy. The three sheets were lifted up like a whirlwind and rolled towards the dagger. Shi Zhixuan's whole body trembled violently, showing that he was very shocked by the three people's long-term preparations. Instead of retreating, he turned around and slid into the two thin quilts that Ba Fenghan and Xu Ziling's inner strength had stirred up. In the darkness of the room where you can't reach your fingers, Jing Zhongyue lights up in Kou Zhong's hand. From his angle, the line of sight is blocked, so you can't see Shi Zhixuan, and it's even more difficult to strike hard. Still walking with the knife, Jing Zhongyue slammed at the super expert behind the thin quilt like a snake. Xu Ziling and Ba Fenghan knew that this extremely clever opponent had seized the upper hand, they sighed secretly, and moved to the left and right. Xu Ziling's hands are like blooming flowers, changing thousands of seals, making it impossible to grasp his intentions, and it is also difficult to determine the best attack method to form a perfect defense. Ba Fenghan retreated a little and then advanced, Zhanxuan sword shot towards Shi Zhixuan. Both sides shot with all their strength, and there was absolutely no room for holding back. Shi Zhixuan made a cold selection, and retreated towards the door, Ba Fenghan and Kou Zhong immediately hit the air. All three of them gasped, it was impossible, but Shi Zhixuan did it as easily as breathing. One must know that just now the three of them felt that he was going to attack one of Ba Fenghan or Xu Ziling, but it turned out that it was just a false move, to deceive the three of them into obedience. They missed again, still being led by Shi Zhixuan, if Shi Zhixuan slipped out of the guest house, who would have the confidence to stop him?I thought I would have a chance to catch him off guard and hit him hard, but I only regret that things backfired. Shi Zhixuan broke their offense first, and then retreated to break their defense. They defended impeccably, but now they had no choice but to counterattack in the downwind, trying to trap Shi Zhixuan indoors. Knowing that this might be a dangerous trap, I still had to step into it. Only with the power of the three of them working together can it be possible to wipe out this monster. "Pon! Pon! Pon!" The dagger hit the rolled up thin quilt, and the thin quilt was turned into crumbs, but it finally lived up to the trust and blocked the dagger. Ba Fenghan drew out the Xuan Xuan Sword, which turned into a beam of sword light, completely ignoring his own desire to move away. Only by forcing him to fight back can he slow down his retreat, allowing Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling to take advantage of it, but putting themselves in danger of losing their lives at every turn. Sure enough, Shi Zhixuan sneered, changed his retreat to advance, folded his hands together, issued a force like a wall, and pressed hard towards Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, his left foot stretched horizontally at the same time, attacking Ba Fenghan's vitals. Fast, ruthless, accurate, spicy. Ba Fenghan almost called his mother, but with his experienced experience and judgment, he was sure that his Zhanxuan sword would hit Shi Zhixuan's left neck in a short time. Life?The problem is that "Evil King" Shi Zhixuan's special skill has the reputation of "immortality", so he will not be killed by himself so easily. If his Immortal Seal could block his blow, Ba Fenghan would definitely die. If he changes his tactics to protect himself, he will lose the advantage of attacking, and it will be difficult to stalk him to death. In an instant, he was caught in a dilemma. Among the three, Xu Ziling knows Shi Zhixuan's strength the most, and at this moment, he is also amazed by his real kung fu in the dangerous situation. He secretly squeezed the Yin Jue, his feet bounced off the ground, until his back hit the roof, and he punched down. Go, to restrain Shi Zhixuan's incomparable strength, so that Kou Zhong can break through his true strength that has no gaps to be found and no flaws. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were in the same mind, first backed away until their bodies were pressed against the wall, and then used their sabers to unite with each other, using the well-made eight-hand strike, the saber turned into a yellow awn, and moved straight to Shi Zhixuan to shoot away. If the combined strength of the two of them still can't break through Shi Zhixuan's most outstanding defensive air wall in the world, Feng Han will be in danger of dying at every turn. Shi Zhixuan also groaned in his heart, what he was facing in front of him was a more difficult battle since he fought against Bi Xiuxin, the Four Great Sage Monks and Ning Daoqi. The danger of the battle with Bi Xiuxin is not life and death. Although Bi Xiuxin has reached the realm of "heart-to-heart" in the "Cihang Sword Code", it is still not enough to break his unparalleled seal of immortality. The danger is that he can't let go of Bi Xiuxin Cut the bitter love.In the end, he won, and severely wounded Bixiu's heart, and still tried his best to save her with the loss of real energy due to "a mistake in one thought", and also took away her virginity, turning into a love between good and evil. Although the process of the two battles surrounded by the Four Great Sage Monks was full of dangers, the Four Great Sage Monks were always people who forbade killing outside of Fang Wai. His martial arts were profound and profound, but his killing intent was not strong and he was full of vitality, which made him absolutely impossible to defeat the enemy Possibly, life-saving is more than enough. When fighting against Ning Daoqi, he had already planted a flaw in his heart because of Bi Xiuxin's death. When the situation was not good, he used the seal of immortality and magic magic to break through, and Ning Daoqi couldn't help him. But this time, he was determined to deal with the three of them, but they set up a trap to deal with him, which made him fall into the most difficult situation. The martial arts of Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and Ba Fenghan are the result of countless actual battles, and they have been honed and honed. If he misses a single hit, he immediately retreats with all his strength, and I fight back, even if he can forcefully retreat out of the house, he will inevitably be injured.So he gave up the tempting idea of ​​Yuanyang when he had no other choice, and would rather decide the outcome with the three of them in a small room. This kind of solid adobe flat-roof house was built according to Helian Bo's standards. Although it has not passed the test of human life like a city wall, its hardness is unquestionable. Although there are leaky windows on all sides, they cannot be passed through because they are too small. , the only escape route is the door, and he uses the only exit to do everything possible to create a favorable situation for him. With his qigong, he still has a 90% chance of breaking through the wall, but it is inevitable that he will be injured by the shock, and the speed will be slowed down accordingly. The wise man will not take this method. Ba Feng gave a cold cry, and shot out the Zhanxuan sword, but the man stopped the charge, his belly bent inward, and bounced off the ground again, his right foot pointed towards the hilt of the sword, he used his foot instead of his hand, the trick was amazing, even Shi Zhixuan could do it Encountered for the first time. Shi Zhixuan's horizontally braced feet moved up and kicked as if they were not restricted by the human body structure. "Peng"! Xu Ziling hit Shi Zhixuan's energy wall with a volley. At the beginning, the energy was contained but not exhaled. When Shi Zhixuan's energy was like a ripple that surged towards the core in the opposite direction and moved him to attack, the spiral energy was in the form of a vase. The method is to tap into the air wall like an iron cone, so that Shi Zhixuan can't borrow a little bit of strength to deal with Kou Zhong's whole body's strength.With such luck, he was still powerless before getting the inner essence of the relic, so Shi Zhixuan saw through that he was Yue Shan disguised as Qiao. The air wall, which was originally balanced and flawless, immediately appeared for the fleeing one, its strongest point was his weak point. This change was beyond Shi Zhixuan's expectation, and it made him fall from the upper hand to the lower end for the first time. "blow"! Kou Zhong's Jing Zhongyue was invincible, able to break through Shi Zhixuan's qi wall restrained by Xu Ziling, and shot straight at Shi Zhixuan's chest. "when"! The tip of Shi Zhixuan's upward kick hit Ba Fenghan's blade, and Ba Fenghan suddenly felt vacant, the foot that pushed the sword didn't use any strength, and when he yelled that something was wrong, Shi Zhixuan spun and moved quickly, like a gust of wind He bumped into Kou Zhong's Jing Zhongyue, only to be borrowed by Shi Zhixuan. Suddenly, Xu Ziling felt the power of the wall of energy increased sharply, and it was sunken inward like a demon, and from the contact with Shi Zhixuan's true energy, he could see the change of his movement, and shouted: "Don't attack!" Kou Zhong listened to Xu Ziling's words the most, he insisted on changing his tactics and backed away, Jing Zhongyue seemed surprised but Shi Zhixuan couldn't fathom the change. Shi Zhixuan said with a long smile, "Excuse me!" Like a ghost, he walked through the door before the three of them watched.