one's door

After pondering this point, I have to pull out the Wanjiang Great Ghost King as a clue to continue pondering.It was because the Great Ghost King Wanjiang used some tricks at the last moment to shout "Brother, save me!", which made the light and shadow appear.In other words, there is a close relationship between the Great Ghost King of Wanjiang and Nadao Guangying.

brother?Apply the previous gap between the Great Ghost King of Wanjiang and the Yaozu and Yaozu, as well as the power ranking in Huangquan.Zhang Yan came to the conclusion that this martial artist should not be the elder brother whom the Great Ghost King of Wanjiang recognized after his death, but the elder brother whom he recognized or was related to before his death.

Thinking of these, even Zhang Yan could hardly remain calm.At least the first question is scary enough.That is how long the Wanjiang Great Ghost King has existed.At least in millennia.

A person who was the eldest brother of the Great Ghost King of Wanjiang and who has lived until now?

Chapter 333 Three Three

How long a monk can live depends on his cultivation. The so-called "longevity" is only relative to ordinary people. There is almost no such thing as "eternal life".The legendary "same life as heaven and earth" is nonsense.Unless you fit into the Tao, there will be an end for heaven and man, and the five decays will come, no matter what your cultivation level is, it will turn into a speck of dust.

But 2000 years is not unattainable for monks.For a monk like Zhang Yan, if he works harder, he will not seek death by himself, and it will not be a big problem to live in peace and stability for 2000 years.

What about warriors?In terms of analogy to its similar physical training, it is similar to Zhang Yan's technical training and Shinto monks.When reaching a certain level of cultivation, the life span will definitely not be worse than that of Shushu or Shinto monks.

But the warriors Zhang Yan has come into contact with now are far from reaching the point where they can survive for 2000 or even thousands of years.Of course, the warriors in the Duanshan Realm are not enough to watch.

And after Duanshan Realm is Nine Gate Realm.This is almost the natural moat that traps all talented warriors among the warriors that Zhang Yan knows.

According to the classics and miscellaneous essays that Zhang Yan has consulted in the libraries of the Jiangwu Academy and the Huanglin Academy in recent months, there are many sayings about the "Nine Gates Realm".Each is different.But there is also one thing in common, that is, the origin of the name of the Nine Gates Realm is the same.It said that the Nine Gates Realm needs to be broken through one by one, and there are nine gates in total.Every time you pass through a gate, you will open up a new world. The improvement of strength is far from being divided into the three general small realms of "primary, middle and late" in the previous realm.

This made Zhang Yan think of a method of physical training, which also requires practitioners to constantly dig and develop their own body and even soul, and explore the "eight doors".When the eight doors are fully opened, one will rise to another level of life.

It's just that there is an extra door on the Huangtianyu side.

Judging from the Eight Gates of Physical Cultivation on Earth, it is absolutely impossible for a warrior in the Nine Gates of the Desolate Heaven Realm to extend his lifespan to thousands of years.

If that is not enough, if we continue to look at the realm after the Nine Gates of Warrior Realm, there is only one realm left, which is the "Void Shattering Realm".

There are very few descriptions of the Shattered Void Realm, and it can basically be regarded as a legendary description of the warrior realm on the Huangtianyu side.

According to the historical materials that Zhang Yan read, there is a clear record that there is only one warrior who has reached the Shattering Void Realm, even in the library of the Jiangwu Academy.That is the most famous person in the human race, who founded the martial arts academy and allowed the human race to regain a firm foothold in the wild world.

Wu Sheng, Xu Fengyang.

Zhang Yan even remembered the horror he felt when he first figured out this idea from his mind.The hairs all over his body stood on end.

Martial Saint Xu Fengyang was mentioned by Zhang Yan when he heard the bragging of people in Yubei Mountain Fortress when he arrived in Huangtianyu.There are too many legends about Xu Fengyang to count.Because the age is too long, and because Xu Fengyang's contribution to the human race is too great, in Zhang Yan's view, Xu Fengyang today is more like a label and belief that symbolizes the continuous self-improvement of the human race.There are obvious traces of deification.

Once upon a time, Zhang Yan also offered Xu Fengyang high, as a respect for the ancestors who had made great achievements for the human race in the wild world.

But now it seems that this "ancestor" is not as far away from him as a myth.They may even have fought directly! ?

Why did Zhang Yan react so strongly to Xu Fengyang.Because after he thought about this paragraph, he was startled. When he introduced himself, the Great Ghost King of Wanjiang said that besides his title of "Wanjiang", he also had a name, and that name was Xu Fengbai!

Xu Fengbai, Xu Fengyang!

big brother? !

The traditions of the human race in Huangtianyu are similar to those on Earth, and the names have obvious family characteristics.Not only will they be named by the family's surname, but there may also be an obvious seniority in the case of peers.

of course there are exceptions.Compared with Zhang Yan and Zhang Shun, the two brothers did not add their seniority to their names.If you really want to add it, it should be the word "Hui".Zhang Huiyuan is her full name with seniority added.

Perhaps the previous generation felt that "Hui" was not suitable for boys, so it was not added.

But the two names Xu Fengbai and Xu Fengyang are said to be two brothers of the same generation, and there will be absolutely no problem.Counting the time Xu Fengbai existed as the great ghost king to the days before his death, and comparing it with the martial saint Xu Fengyang, the two were also in almost the same era in terms of time.

Adding in the two fists when he rescued Xu Fengbai, and the ability to easily and violently smash the Sun, Moon and Stars Banner, the magic weapon of the immortal family, it seems completely reasonable to say that the light and shadow is the martial sage Xu Fengyang.Even looking at the entire Huangtian Territory, there seems to be no more reasonable explanation than this.

At this point, Zhang Yan is basically [-]% sure that the identity of the light and shadow who rescued the Great Ghost King of Wanjiang is Wu Sheng Xu Fengyang!

But to be sure of this conjecture, you have to find records about Xu Fengyang's family relationship.It was also the main reason why Zhang Yan ran around the library in the second half of March.But after three months, even if the library produced many rare or hidden books in order to flatter him, there was no family record about Xu Fengyang.

Has no one studied the life and blood of this powerful human being?Or is there another secret?

Even if the clue is disconnected here.It cannot be said that there is no harvest, it can only be said that the work has not been done to the fullest.But at least Zhang Yan accidentally got a glimpse of the big secret hidden in an absolutely hidden corner in Huangtianyu.

Legends say that Xu Fengyang stepped into the Shattered Void Realm and then became a god and left.This statement is not unique.Because Zhang Yan found out that a very interesting place is in the Huangtian Territory, but all the "gods" recognized by the majority will "leave" without a trace.There are the most sayings about going to the "God Realm".Including Xu Fengyang.

This is different from the legends about gods on earth.Although the gods also have similar sayings such as the fairy world.But there is also a saying of "going down to earth".Even most of the legends are about the immortals in the mortal world.The protagonists are mostly mortals or monks.

And the legends of Huang Tianyu are all neat and tidy with the routine of "disappearing after becoming a god".It's oddly uniform.It's not even just the case of the human race, some of the legends about the demon gods in the demon clan that Zhang Yan stored in the martial arts academy are also the same.

Is it because the human race and the monster race in the wild world lack imagination?Or are they unable to make wild guesses based on facts?

However, Zhang Yan now agrees with the idea of ​​"becoming a god".He is also based on the signs of the previous killing.When the Wanjiang Great Ghost King was rescued, the figure appeared in the form of light and shadow, which made it difficult for the Sun Moon Star Banner to lock on the target.This is very similar to the phantom of the five-money sword that Zhang Yan used before, and the phantom of immortals that would appear behind him in the case of the divine descent technique.

There are also gods in the wild world?And it didn't "disappear" as the legend said?

In addition, there is also a "Divine Realm" in Huangtian Territory?

Zhang Yan couldn't answer these questions in his mind for a while.

Chapter 334

For most people in Nanyuan Kingdom, there will not be much change in life in three months.But for the emperor who ruled the whole country, the situation in Nanyuan Kingdom has been full of ups and downs in the past three months.Generally speaking, it is stable and good.

Of course, the premise is that if you don't look at the southwest of Nanyuan Kingdom, you are indeed looking for the best.

The old eunuch Wu Kui was naturally the happiest.Because since Zhang Yan had a big fight with a big ghost king in Langyuan City three months ago, there were no more groups of spirits in Nanyuan Kingdom.Even if there are still Eldar people committing crimes, they are scattered and small cases, and the number is very small.

In this way, it was much better than the result of relying on Zhang Yan to block a part of the dead silence.One is hoping to "relieve", but now it is completely "dispelled".

Not only did Wu Kui free the Special Case Department from the previous state of exhaustion, but it also immediately stabilized the situation in most counties and cities in Nanyuan Kingdom.

Internal stability is really important to Nanyuan Nation.Only in this way can they have the energy and more confidence to concentrate on dealing with the impact from the demon country in the southwest.

Why do you say impact?Instead of saying "invasion"?

Because compared to Haoyue Monster Country, Nanyuan Country is as weak as a humble dog.Even if they are beaten, they can only be described as "misunderstanding" or "shock", rather than directly characterizing it as an "invasion" full of war meaning.Because I was really worried that if I acted too strongly on my side, it would really provoke a national war in the Haoyue Demon Kingdom.At that time, Nanyuan Kingdom will really be torn to pieces.

It sounds unbelievable, but also cowardly and humble.But this is the means of survival that the Nanyuan Kingdom, which is sandwiched between the Yao Kingdom and the Shang Kingdom, can only rely on.

Including Yubei Mountain Fortress and Xiyuan County, it has always been a killing field, and Nanyuan Kingdom has long known it.These two places cannot be placed, but there is no way to be safe.One is because of the different fruit Yushan fruit trees, and the other is because of the fertile land and high grain yield.If in the past, Yao Nation snatched some away like in Yubei Mountain, Nanyuan Nation would not be nervous.But now the monster clan in Xiyuan County has a strong sense of overwhelming the territory, even if the walls are cleared, they are still approaching Baishi City, the county guard of Xiyuan County.

Previously, the Dead Silence Road put great pressure on the rear of Xiyuan County and Yubei Mountain.Once the people change in the future, let alone reinforcements, even food and ordnance consumables will be interrupted.Then the barrier between the two points of Baishi and Yubeishan Fortress will collapse quickly.Once the line of defense collapses, the subsequent affairs will be completely out of Nanyuan Kingdom's control.Even if the Yaozu will not choose to destroy Nanyuan Kingdom by then, what will be left after all the chaos will be a mess full of holes.How could Beiwu Kingdom or Huayue Kingdom let go of such a god-sent opportunity?

Then Nanyuan Kingdom would be really dangerous.

But Wu Kui breathed a sigh of relief, but the emperor was able to focus all his eyes to the southwest at best.

"Find out all the notes from the Ministry of Military Affairs, and I'll read them together later." Yang Sheng instructed Wu Kui who was waiting in the corner of the study without raising his head.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As the emperor, Yang Sheng has too many things to do.Although he can be a foolish king, but the blood of the Yang family prevents him from acting as if he just sits and watches the country collapse and has nothing to do with himself.Diligence is the foundation he has insisted on since he took the throne.But even so, the daily copper bars are still unabated, and things are still coming out in a steady stream.

Wu Kuiying started picking from a large copper box next to Yang Sheng's desk.The copper bars of the Ministry of War are painted red, the most conspicuous of all the bars of the yamen.

But generally speaking, the Ministry of War does not have too many notes, at most it accounts for [-]% or even less than the emperor's daily affairs.But in the past six months or so, the number of notes from the Ministry of War has almost reached more than [-]%.

"Your Majesty, they have all been picked out."

"Hmm. Check to see if there is a note about the forbidden army, find it and show it to me first."

Four months ago, Yang Sheng sent [-] of the [-] imperial troops stationed in the imperial city to Xiyuan County. At the same time, he urgently recruited soldiers from the northern counties to fill in the local garrison, and then transferred the veterans from the garrison to form reinforcements. One battalion by battalion. Send it to Xiyuan County.

Yang Sheng has only one thought: Even if Xiyuan County is destroyed, Baishi City cannot be lost!Otherwise, there will be no limit to the soldiers of the Yaozu. Who can say whether those Yaozu will go crazy?

"Your Majesty, this one is."

Among the lacquered copper bars in the yamen of the Ministry of War, Wu Kui found a copper bar inlaid with the royal family crest.Ninety percent of the military expenditure of the imperial army comes from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so it belongs to the royal family's private army.Although it is obvious that they are soldiers and horses belonging to the Ministry of War, the actual control has never been in the yamen of the Ministry of War, and has always been handled by the emperor himself.

Yang Sheng took the copper bar from the imperial army, and quickly went through it after unfolding it, his brows furrowed.Then read it word by word and put it aside.

Yang Sheng was silent for a while before continuing to pick up the rest of the copper bars in the Ministry of War and began to check.The viewing speed varies from fast to slow.Half an hour passed quickly.Yang Sheng also read all the copper bars in the Yamen of the Ministry of War.

Stand up from the chair.Yang Sheng went to the window, looking at the dark night sky outside where even the moonlight could not be seen.But he was in a trance for a long time.

"Shi Xuan can be regarded as your half-disciple. He has studied under your school for several years. I remember walking through your school. Right?" Yang Sheng suddenly asked such a question without looking back. .

"Yes, Your Majesty. Shi Xuan did learn art from the old slave when he was young. The old slave took him from the mid-stage to the late stage of the Tongqiao state, and he looked for another teacher."

Yang Sheng turned around, looked at Wu Kui who was slightly bowed behind him, and then asked, "Then what do you think of him?"

"Your Majesty, during the years when this old slave came into contact with Shi Xuan, Shi Xuan was not very old, nor did he have the power he has now. I really dare not make judgments lightly. It would be a crime to mislead His Majesty's decision."

It's not that Wu Kui is afraid of misfortune, but that he and Shi Xuan have not been in contact for a long time.People, different times and different environments will change.He didn't dare to talk nonsense to interfere with Yang Sheng's judgment at this time.During the day today, Yang Sheng had a long discussion with the head and adjutant of the Ministry of War, and he was also listening.I understand that the emperor is going to put the previous proposal of the Ministry of War on the table for careful consideration.

Yang Sheng snorted, dissatisfied with Wu Kui's answer.But the reason why he asked this question was not because he really wanted to hear Wu Kui's opinion, but because he was hesitant.

"Shi Xuan has just entered the middle stage of Duanshan Realm, and you have been in the late stage of Duanshan Realm for many years. If you were Shi Xuan's army supervisor and approached him, would you be sure to take his life if you had to?"

Wu Kui couldn't avoid this question, he quickly bowed and said, "I'm sure!"

"That's good! You are ready to go to the camp of the Eastern Army to serve as the supervisor. I will ask Shi Xuan to move the main force of the Eastern Army to the southwest, roughly to the west end of Changhu County to stabilize the emptiness of Zhongjun. Then the remaining [-] forbidden troops will be withdrawn. Xiyuan County!"

Chapter 335

The "Xiaoyunlou", which has changed its name after a new owner and has been redecorated, is currently the highest-grade restaurant in Langyuan City.

It is also because there are a lot more rich and noble families in Langyuan City now, and high-end restaurants have naturally emerged as the times require.

But today, the Xiaoyun Tower was taken over.There is a banquet.Even the owner of Xiaoyun Tower was alarmed, and he stood in the position of the shopkeeper himself, with an extremely thoughtful look.

Because today, Zhou Cang, the city guard of Langyuan City, is hosting a banquet for Zhang Yan, the hottest big shot in Langyuan City.

Zhang Yan also left home half an hour earlier.He may not give other people's face, but Zhou Cang's face must be given.After all, the relationship between the two has changed from the initial interest relationship to a good friend.Friends always have to go when they are invited.

Zhang Yan didn't let He Xianghong follow him, nor did he bring the three noisy little ones with him, so he went out alone, waving his fan, and walked towards the restaurant with a steady pace.There were quite a few people who greeted him along the way, and he smiled and nodded in response.He didn't appear arrogant and kept a polite distance.

It wasn't until he saw Zhou Cang at the gate of Xiaoyun Building that he hadn't seen him for some time that Zhang Yan showed a cheerful smile.

"Hahaha, Mr. Zhou, it's been a long time since I haven't seen you, is this more energetic? Look at this outfit leading the way, has he been promoted to general?" Zhang Yan walked over with a big smile, and walked towards the restaurant with Zhou Cang who greeted him. .While walking, he joked about Zhou Cang's new waist badge.

The robes can be replaced with ordinary clothes, but the waist badges on the army will not be replaced with accessories casually.Because sometimes sudden military affairs need their badges to be approved, otherwise the soldiers who pass the orders would not dare to give them to you, and it would be a big trouble to delay the military plane.

So the sharp-eyed Zhang Yan immediately recognized that Zhou Cang's waist badge was different from before.Even the overall style has changed significantly, it is no longer the dark green background color of the garrison, but has become a deep black background color.

Guards turned into soldiers?

"It made Mr. Zhang laugh. It was a sudden appointment and dismissal. I didn't hear anything about it myself! No, I hurriedly asked Mr. Zhang to have a gathering, otherwise I don't know when the next meeting will be." Zhou Cang Also walked and said with a smile.

The two entered the restaurant, greeted the owner of the restaurant who came up to them, and then went to the top floor. There was only one table in the middle of the huge Guanyun Pavilion.Arrange the rows well.

Even Zhou Yun, the youngest son of Zhou Cang, was at the same table.

The three sat down.Take the fruit wine and push the glass to change the cup while eating and chatting.After three rounds of drinking, Zhou Cang smiled and said, "Zhou Yun has become more sensible since following Mr., and has improved a lot in martial arts. I wonder if there will be a chance to learn miscellaneous learning or other methods from Mr.?"

"Zhou Yun's talent is not on my side. Once Zhou Yun learns a lot of miscellaneous things, it will be icing on the cake. It's all up to his own ideas. So Mr. Zhou doesn't have to force him to my side. In fact, even if he doesn't enter my door, you can do it with me. No matter what I do, I won't be on guard against him.

Is it really so dangerous for your lord to go here, and you need to arrange the family members to such an extent? "

For friends, Zhang Yan generally doesn't like to talk in circles.Zhou Cang mentioned before that Zhou Yun followed him to learn more killing methods, and Zhang Yan said at that time that Zhou Yun's talent was not on his path.Now that the old matter is brought up again, I'm afraid it's not really to force Zhang Yan, but it's like arranging a way for the baby at home.

Zhou Cang raised his glass and touched Zhang Yan, and then said: "This time I went to Baishi City, Ren's city defense general. Mr. has also been in the army. You should know that it is very difficult for a city guard like me who has no front-line experience. It is difficult to get a real job in the frontier army. But this time there is really no candidate. Before me, there were no seven city defense generals.

The war is tight!The situation in Baishi City is special, there is no danger to defend around, and the only thing that can be called a stronghold is the fortress that Lin Zedong erected urgently after he passed by, which can still serve as a barely front line of defense.But it can't be stopped for long.I went this time and said that I was General Ren Pian, but in fact it was just a false title. What I really wanted to do was to stick it in those military camps as a nail in front of Baishi City.

Hehe, not to mention ten deaths and no life, but at least it can be regarded as a narrow escape.It is inevitable that there will be more feelings.It made Mr. laugh. After Zhou Cang finished speaking, he poured himself a large glass, and then poured it down as soon as he raised his head. It seemed that he wanted to suppress the nervousness in his heart that was not honorable for him.

Are soldiers still afraid of fighting?Of course I will be afraid.It's just that he can suppress the fear in his heart better than ordinary people, and turn the fear into fierceness towards the enemy.

Zhou Cang is a soldier, but he can't be called an iron-blooded soldier, and he has never even experienced a real battle because of family affairs.Belongs to chicks.

It's hard to not back down when you first go to the most dangerous place on the battlefield. Naturally, it is impossible to remain indifferent to those concerns in your heart.Today, he put on a show and hoped to have a favor with Zhang Yan. At least his youngest son, Zhou Yun, could have Zhang Yan's protection. Even if he really died in Xiyuan County, he could feel at ease.

Zhou Yun next to him had a serious face, his eyes were slightly red, and he didn't interject to express what his father said.It should have been explained by Zhou Cang.

"Lin Zedong is in Baishi, right? He doesn't know how to take care of you? You can't have such a dangerous name and put you in the army?" Zhang Yan frowned.The military is the place where distance and closeness are the most important. Lin Zedong must have weight in Baishi now, so there is no reason why he would leave a friend like Zhou Cang alone?

"Hey. Lin Zedong is having a hard time now. He lost an arm on the city wall before, and lost an eyeball, and now he has a fever again, and he is no longer in power. So there is no hope. And Baishi With the current situation in the city, the generals are likely to die in battle, and a partial general like me sounds good, but in fact, it was used to fill in the past."

Zhou Cang smiled, he got the news yesterday, the military order ordered him to set off within three days, and he was accompanied by [-] veteran soldiers from the Langyuan City Garrison.Everyone's money reward is one step ahead, and everyone who understands knows that this is the settling fee given.Zhou Cang is no exception, he also has no ability to refuse.After settling his family, he chose to meet Zhang Yan.One came to ask for a favor to take care of his youngest son.Secondly, I also want to try my luck, to see if Zhang Yan can help him increase the cost of living in Xiyuan County.

Zhang Yan understood.

Zhou Cang came to him to say goodbye to the meaning contained in the banquet.

After being silent for a while, Zhang Yan said: "My lord is going so dangerously, we should have more means of self-protection. Although Zhang Yan can't intervene in the affairs of the army, he can also help your lord with more cards.

In this way, my lord will come to my place tomorrow, I have something to give to my lord, maybe I can add a guarantee to my lord. "

Chapter 336 Transformation

Zhou Cang left before dawn. Before leaving, he went to Zhang Yan's mansion as scheduled, and personally took a box from Zhang Yan, which was said to be a set of inner armor with sleeves.In Zhang Yan's words, this inner armor is the same utensil as the "Zhanfeng" hanging on Zhou Cang's waist.

Zhou Cang understood.Zhanfeng is a "magic weapon", so this inner armor must also be a magic weapon!

What is the confidence to save life?This inner armor is it.Regarding this, Zhou Cang could only temporarily say "thank you for your kindness", hugged Zhang Yan's shoulder vigorously, and immediately set off on the journey.Zhang Yan could only say goodbye.