Yours truly, Ouyang Feng

Chapter 41 Chapter 41, That year, Hong Qi still had ten fingers
Yang Yuhuan, who was both naive and playful, got a beating as she wished today.

Of course, under Ouyang Feng's high pressure, her martial arts skills also made rapid progress again within just twelve hours.

Before leaving, although she was a little angry at Ouyang Feng for beating her so badly, she still jumped on Ouyang Feng, wrapped her legs around his waist, hugged his neck with both hands, and kissed him gently on the cheek.

"Bad brother, see you next month!"

When Yang Yuhuan's figure disappeared like a bubble.

Ouyang Feng was alone in the illusion, savoring the soft jade fragrance that made his heart flutter, and suddenly asked the Tongtian Baojian:

"Is there any way to allow me to descend to the world where the Tongtian Spirit Seed is located in advance?"

The Tongtian Baojian has no intelligence.

However, just like the intelligent AIs capable of voice communication in previous lives, it can provide feedback to Ouyang Feng's inquiries.

So after Ouyang Feng communicated with his mind.

The mirror of the treasure mirror flickered faintly, as if searching for information, and then a line of text appeared.

After reading it, Ouyang Feng frowned secretly:

"Can it consume a year's growth progress of a certain Tongtian Spirit Seed, temporarily descend upon the world where the Spirit Seed is located, and stay there for seven days?"

This deal is really not worth it.

Because when the Tongtian Spirit Seed is fully grown, you can open a permanent time and space channel in the Tongtian Treasure Mirror, and come and go freely as you please.

Spending a full year of growth in exchange for just seven days of temporary arrival is a huge loss in the long run.

"Forget it. Unless it is a matter of life and death and you have no choice, don't ruin your long-term plan for the sake of momentary pleasure."

Ouyang Feng shook his head and left the Tongtian Fantasy Land.

……

three days later.

Ouyang Lie and Ouyang Feng led more than 2,000 White Camel Mountain Cavalry into Gaochang City and joined forces with 500 Wolf Cavalry.

Three days later, the powerful leaders of the various tribes in Gaochang gathered in the capital and elected Ouyang Lie as king.

Ouyang Lie then ascended the throne as king on an auspicious day, named Li Mingyue as his principal wife, named Ouyang Feng as Duke of White Camel, and made him the commander-in-chief of the Gaochang army. He also named Li Zhaoxian as prime minister to assist in state affairs - the Li family was a large family, and Li Zhaoxian was the father-in-law of the emperor, so having him as prime minister was actually quite risky.

However, the team is just in its infancy, the Ouyang family is small, and most of the talents from Baituo Villa are warriors. They are good at riding and killing, but when it comes to governing the country, there are really few people who are talented except Ouyang Lie himself.

To govern Gaochang Kingdom, one really has to rely on the Li family, one's in-laws.

Fortunately, the Ouyang family holds the strongest military force, so they are not afraid of the Li family's monopoly and chaos. And there will definitely be adjustments in the future.

As for the country's name, it still uses the name of Gaochang. In order to avoid provoking the Western Liao Dynasty and triggering a war prematurely, it will continue to be a nominal vassal of the Western Liao Dynasty, and the tributes that should be paid will still be handed over.

After a few years when the military power becomes stronger and Western Liao becomes further weakened, we can officially break away from being a vassal and establish our own country.

……

The following six months.

Ouyang Feng recruited another 500 wolf riders from the White Camel Mountain Cavalry. While teaching and training the soldiers, he led the wolf riders, which had expanded to 1,000, on patrols to fight banditry and show off his military power to the various tribes.

He is the White-Clothed Shura, Blood-Handed Yaksha, and Western Dragon King who are feared in the Western Regions. The White Camel Wolf Cavalry is also very famous. Now the Wolf Cavalry has one hundred armored cavalry and more than two hundred chain mail light cavalry.

Such military might made all the tribes in Gaochang tremble with fear. Even though Ouyang Feng proposed that each tribe should pay 50% more tribute than before, the tribes were respectful and obedient and did not dare to raise any objection.

Half a year later, the situation in Gaochang was stabilized.

His eldest brother was becoming more and more adept at handling state affairs, the national treasury was becoming increasingly rich, the Wolf Cavalry was becoming increasingly powerful, Ma Yue, Dong Yun and other Five Tigers and Thirteen Braves' martial arts had also improved, and their ability to lead troops had been honed, which was enough at least for them in the Western Regions. Ouyang Feng then bid farewell to his brother and sister-in-law and headed east.

There are no decent masters in the Western Regions nowadays. He is so skilled in martial arts that he can't even find a reliable reference.

Therefore, he had long wanted to go to the Central Plains to meet the masters of the Central Plains and Jiangnan, to see the five young masters, and to verify their cultivation. Unfortunately, he had been delayed by family affairs until now.

This time on his journey east, he was going to visit Western Xia to see if he could find the Xiaoyao Sect martial arts that Li Qiu Shui had carved in the secret room of the Western Xia Imperial Palace. The "deduction and fusion" function of the Tongtian Baojian required a large amount of skills as nourishment, so Ouyang Feng would never think that he had mastered too many martial arts.

He also had to go to the State of Song to look for the "Wu Mu's Testament" to train talented generals.

Ouyang Feng never thought that he could be considered a great general just because he captured Gaochang City with a few hundred cavalrymen.

He felt that he had some ideas about special operations based on the fragmentary military knowledge he had gained in his previous life. He could rely on his martial arts skills to become a general, lead a few hundred brave soldiers, and lead the charge.

But when it comes to being a general or even the commander-in-chief of the three armies, he feels that he is still far from it - a general only needs to charge into battle, but a commander-in-chief has too much to consider.

Therefore, I have to go to the State of Song to find serious military books and strategies to study.

In the Gobi Desert, under a stone pillar carved into a bamboo shoot shape by wind and sand.

Ouyang Feng sat in front of the fire, added two pieces of saxaul wood into it, and stirred the charcoal to make the flames burn more vigorously.

The surroundings were empty and quiet, with only a black-furred horse resting beside him to keep him company.

"I wonder what Hong Qi and Huang Yaoshi are doing now... Hong Qi might be searching for delicious food all over the world? Huang Yaoshi... a rebellious teenager who doesn't accept his parents' control? As for Wang Chongyang, is he staying in the Tomb of the Living Dead and is shutting himself in because of the failure of his uprising, or has he been provoked out of the Tomb of the Living Dead by Lin Chaoying and is traveling the world with her? Or maybe they have fallen out again?" Ouyang Feng lay on his back on the felt carpet, with his hands behind his head, looking at the vast starry sky that covered the whole area like a dome, and his imagination wandered aimlessly.

"Speaking of which, my martial arts skills are now almost the best in the world, right?"

Since taking over Gaochang City in the autumn of last year and half a month after his elder brother proclaimed himself king, Ouyang Feng obtained another drop of "Zhenlin Nectar" and underwent the fourth marrow cleansing and body tempering, which further improved his physique and aptitude.

During the following six months of training and fighting, Ouyang Feng's own skills also made rapid progress.

He used the "Toad Skill" to accumulate internal strength. Now, in terms of the depth and purity of his skills, he is no less than Lian Xing's seventh-level Mingyu Skill.

The most time-consuming Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra has become less difficult as his aptitude continues to improve, and he has already cultivated it to the seventh level.

With the strength of his muscles and bones strengthened by the "precious nectar" and the power bestowed by the seven-fold Dragon-Elephant Prajnaparamita Merit, he is now able to wrestle two strong bulls with one hand.

Although there is still a huge gap between him and the mythical power of "pulling nine oxen backwards", looking at this world, in terms of strength alone, I am afraid that no one can match him.

He had also cultivated the sixth level of the Vajra Indestructible Body, with defense comparable to that of ordinary armor. When he gathered his true Qi, he was not afraid of ordinary swords, guns, bows and crossbows. He could also withstand the heavy blows from the "Five Tigers" such as Ma Yue and Dong Yun who had practiced the Dragon Elephant Prajna Paramita Sutra to the fourth level.

The rest of his martial arts, such as the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, the Finger Magic, and the Art of Transmigrating Flowers and Jade, have also been practiced to perfection, and can unleash extraordinary combat power under the coordination of his own martial arts spirit.

Ouyang Feng felt that with his current strength, conservatively speaking, he should be able to keep pace with Wang Chongyang.

……

In the evening, at the foot of Helan Mountain, beside Linxi River.

Ouyang Feng sat on a rock by the stream, flipping the roasted lamb on the campfire with swift movements.

When the fat mutton is roasted until the surface is golden and oily, Ouyang Feng takes out a pinch of cumin and sprinkles it evenly on the mutton. When roasting it over an open flame, the aroma of the mutton mixed with the aroma of cumin is mouth-watering.

Ouyang Feng took a deep breath and was about to eat his meal when he suddenly turned his head to look at the woods next to him.

There are people in the woods.

Moreover, the man did not hide the sound of his footsteps and was walking towards him openly.

Then, before the figure appeared, a hearty laugh was heard:

"Hahaha... What kind of spice is this? Why does it smell so strange? My brother, how about I trade two fat rabbits for a piece of barbecue?"

As he spoke, a tall figure appeared in Ouyang Feng's sight.

This is a young man with a rectangular face, thick eyebrows, broad shoulders, and big hands and feet. He looks two or three years older than Ouyang Feng, who is already eighteen years old, and is probably in his early twenties.

He was dressed in rags and a pair of worn straw sandals, looking like a homeless beggar. He was holding a bamboo stick with a yellow gourd and two fat wild rabbits hanging on the top.

He strode to the campfire with a familiar look, sat down on the stone opposite Ouyang Feng, his nostrils slightly flaring, and said intoxicatedly:

"It smells really good! What kind of spice is this?"

"This is fennel, commonly known as cumin. After the Tang Dynasty, it was introduced from Persia to the Western Regions via the Silk Road. Currently, it is only grown in the Western Regions, not in the Central Plains."

Ouyang Feng said calmly, handing a piece of roasted mutton to the young beggar opposite him, and said:

"It's fate that we meet. You don't need to exchange the hare for me. I'll just treat you."

"Thanks brother!"

The young beggar laughed, took the roasted lamb without any hesitation, and started eating it.

After a few sips, the young beggar praised:
"It's tender on the inside, juicy on the outside, and salty and delicious... Brother, your barbecue skills are really great! But if I had your spices, I might be able to grill it better than you."

Ouyang Feng smiled and said:
"I have mutton and you have hare. I'll give you the spices and you can do the cooking."

"Okay!" The young beggar responded happily, and then asked: "My name is Hong Qi, what's your name, brother?"

"Ouyang Feng."

As he spoke, Ouyang Feng glanced at the hands of the young man Hong Qi and saw that all his ten fingers were intact without any damage.

"Ouyang? Judging from your appearance, you seem to be from the Western Regions. I didn't expect your last name is Ouyang."

"My father is from the Central Plains, but my mother is from the Western Regions."

"I see. It's strange to say, but when I saw you, Brother Ouyang, I felt particularly close to you - it's not because of the mutton and spices, but a kind of... well, a strange feeling that I can't explain."

"Isn't it particularly annoying?"

"Haha, brother, you really love to joke. We have never met before, how could I find you annoying?"

"Maybe it's a conflict of fate?"

"How can it be……"

Just like that, Ouyang Feng ate barbecue and talked about everything with Hong Qi, a young man with all ten fingers, at the foot of the Helan Mountains. There was no strangeness between them at all, as if they were old friends for many years.

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