He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 441 Declaration of War
"Grandpa, I think...is it almost time?" Gu An Ning asked.

Jiang Lin nodded slightly and said, "Almost done."

The two went to see the old beggar and the blind girl again. Two years later, the blind girl had grown a little taller.

He has a delicate appearance and looks pretty good.

Jiang Lin smiled at the old beggar and said, "Now you still blame us for curing her eyes?"

The old beggar smiled awkwardly. How could he feel strange? He just felt that it was ridiculous for him to cry and shout that he wanted to run away.

Jiang Lin flicked his fingers and put a Golden Sun Pill into the old beggar's mouth. Then he looked at the blind girl and said, "Since you have not changed your original intention over the past two years, I will give you two a fortune and hope you can live a good life in the future."

As they spoke, a group of people came over carrying a box filled with gold, silver, cloth, and a land deed.

But it was not Lin'an Prefecture, but another state.

There is nothing wrong with moving. For these two people, Lin'an Prefecture is not their home.

Such a reward made the blind girl feel so honored that she dared not accept it.

The old beggar groaned slightly in pain. His legs, which had been disabled for so many years, grew back again. It was quite miraculous.

Looking at his new legs and feet, the old beggar cried with joy and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Jiang Lin and Gu An Ning.

Gu An Ning helped the old beggar up and said, "I was confused back then, but you opened my eyes. If I have to thank you, I should thank you."

The old beggar was terrified: "How can I, with my broken body, be qualified?"

Gu An Ning smiled and said, "So what if I am a crippled body? Although I was two feet taller than you, you are still a thousand feet taller than me. You have the qualifications."

After some conversation, the old beggar and the blind girl put their things away.

Just thinking about moving to another place, the old beggar suddenly plucked up the courage to say to Jiang Lin and Gu An Ning: "Neither I nor this kid has much knowledge, but you two masters are great figures. I wonder if I can have this blessing. Please write a couplet. Hang it up in the house as a family motto, so that future generations will remember your kindness."

Jiang Lin shook his head and said to Gu An Ning: "I'm not good at this, you should do it."

Gu An Ning did not refuse. He asked someone to bring paper and pen. After pondering for a moment, he began to write.

Jiang Lin stood aside and watched, reciting it out loud.

"The world is full of twists and turns, the world can be changed by one's heart, and there is no limit to one's journey."

The old beggar's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had not been well educated, but he found the calligraphy very touching.

"Are you satisfied?" Gu An Ning asked.

The old beggar took the calligraphy in his hand, read it again and again, and said excitedly: "Satisfied! Satisfied! Thank you very much for the calligraphy, I haven't asked you two gentlemen yet..."

Gu An Ning smiled slightly and said, "My great-grandfather's surname is Hong, so naturally my surname is also Hong."

"I am stupid." The old beggar patted his head and said.

Afterwards, the old man and the young man expressed their gratitude to Jiang Lin and Gu An Ning, kowtowed, and then led the horses and left with the gold, silver and land deeds.

On the surface, there are only two of them, but in fact, there are guards arranged by Gu An Ning secretly protecting them to prevent any accidents on the road.

"Grandpa, these two should be able to live a good life in the future, right?" Gu An Ning suddenly asked.

Jiang Lin said: "The world has changed a lot. Whether it is good or bad depends on when you ask."

"That's true." Gu An Ning smiled and said, "This matter is over, and it's one less thing to worry about."

……

After leaving Lin'an Prefecture, the old beggar and the blind girl headed towards the prefecture where their new home was located.

There were no dangers on the way and we finally arrived safely.

The house that Gu An Ning found for them was neither too big nor too small, with three rooms and a small courtyard.

There is also an old locust tree in the yard, which has been growing for decades.

After the father and son arrived here, there was nothing much to sort out, except that the gold and silver needed to be properly stored.

However, some guards had already moved in ahead of time and were secretly responsible for protection.

After strolling around the house and the yard, the old beggar decided to plant some vegetables, so he went out to buy seeds and food, and to buy some household items.

The blind girl stayed behind to look after the house. She was sitting by the gate and saw a boy of about the same age looking over here from a distance.

The young man was handsome, with red lips and white teeth, and his clothes were clean.

The blind girl ran over and praised him, "You are so handsome, little brother. Do you live here too?"

The young man glanced sideways, raised his chin slightly, and looked a little aloof.

"good."

The blind girl giggled and said, "Brother, your voice is so nice. It's unlike mine, which has a rough voice."

The boy's cheeks turned slightly red, and he said, "It's just that reading aloud is easy, and it takes time to develop. Your voice is not bad, it's not that rough."

"Really? Little brother is a scholar?"

The young man raised his chin a little higher: "Of course, I thought it was to pass the imperial examination."

"Great!"

The two children, who met for the first time, quickly became familiar with each other.

When the old beggar came back with his purchase, the boy had already walked around the yard several times.

Seeing the old beggar coming, he immediately said, "I have something else to do at home, so I'll leave now."

Then he bowed to the old beggar and walked away with his head held high.

"What a polite child. I wonder whose child he is." The old beggar said subconsciously.

"He lives next door to us, his surname is Guo." The blind girl said with a smile: "He is a scholar, very capable."

The old beggar smiled, touched her head, and said, "You are not bad either."

……

The virtual supervisory path, the rune world.

The slender figure behind the clouds was looming.

Her bright eyes opened, and a voice as clear as jade rang out: "Yu Shuang."

Xie Yushuang came from the outside world, and when she came up to him, she bowed and saluted: "Master Dao."

"The Dao has arrived, and we will go and protect them."

"Yes." Xie Yushuang bowed again, then turned and left.

After leaving the mountain gate of Xujiandao, a black and white chessboard rose under her feet, and she merged into it and disappeared.

When he reappeared, he was already above the courtyard.

After glancing at the blind girl who was helping the old beggar hoe the fields in the yard, and then looking at the young man who was sitting in the yard next door and reading aloud, Xie Yushuang floated in the air, closed his eyes and said nothing.

Only the black and white chessboard beneath him was vaguely visible, but ordinary people could not detect it.

In the rune world, the figure behind the clouds was dressed in palace clothes.

The fairy air is floating, like a colorful jade belt surrounding the body.

If you clear the clouds and mist, you can see that this is a stunningly beautiful woman.

She is not tainted by the mundane world of the world, like a goddess in the sky.

The long eyelashes on the intoxicating eyes trembled slightly, causing the rune world to be filled with breeze.

It seemed as if the heaven and earth were under her control.

In front of her, a ball of red mist kept gathering and dispersing.

Thousands of tiny figures can be vaguely seen among them, which are strange and extraordinary.

The red lips parted slightly, and the voice echoed in the rune world.

"The so-called calamity is nothing but an opportunity."

"It's just that those Taoist brothers suffered."

"As for that variable..."

She seemed to be thinking, her eyes blinked, and thousands of lines appeared in her eyes.

After a moment, she held out her hand.

A ball of green air gathered in the palm of his hand and gradually turned into a jade pendant.

Another disciple of Xujian Dao was called into the place, and the jade pendant floated into his hand.

"Take this into the world, and you won't have to come back."

The middle-aged man was somewhat puzzled and asked, "What does the Taoist master mean?"

"This is an opportunity to resolve the calamity of the Dao Sect. Don't ask any more questions."

The middle-aged man was silent. He knew the magical technique of Xujian Dao [Xingluo], which could see through the future.

But if it is explained clearly, it will be disturbed, thus affecting the effect of the magic.

Therefore, if the Taoist master doesn’t tell us, no one will know what this thing is used for.

He could only bow and say, "Disciple will go now."

Then, he knelt down and kowtowed, stood up and left Xujian Road, never to return.

With his skills as a disciple of Xujian Dao, he naturally established a family easily and passed it down from generation to generation.

If Jiang Lin were here at this moment, he would be shocked when he saw the jade pendant.

Because the jade pendant was exactly the same as the one that the seriously injured woman from Xuanhua Dao fell into the blacksmith camp, and the one that her sister Jiang Xiu had been carrying since she was a child!
……

In the blink of an eye, another two or three years passed.

Jiang Lin has built thirteen magic bows for the Xiyi clan and completed the task.

The Xiyi clan and the Daqian border army finally conquered all the cities bordering each other and were about to confront each other.

To be precise, small-scale friction has already begun.

A month later, an urgent battle report arrived.

In the surprise attack by the Western Barbarians, the Northwestern Frontier Army Commander Xu Wanqun was seriously injured. One general, two deputy generals, and other generals of varying ranks also suffered casualties.

The battle report was sent to the palace, and Ma Ningyan, who had just returned from a half-year rest, led the army into battle again.

At this time, the Daqian Border Army had once again recruited millions of soldiers in the past few years, doubling its military strength.

When Ma Ningyan went to war, only one million people were sent to other directions, and the remaining nearly five million border troops all went to the northwest.

Even so, no one was completely sure of victory against the Western Yi clan.

The thirteen ancestors of Xiyi all stood on the steps of Daowu Realm.

As for the Daqian border army, Ma Ningyan was already condensing his Dao bones, and several veteran generals such as Xu Wanqun and the other Eighteen Riders of Tiannan had also condensed their Dao hearts.

However, Xu Wanqun, as the commander-in-chief of the Northwest, was seriously injured, while the Western Yi did not suffer much loss. This shows the gap in strength between the two sides.

This battle is related to the fate of the country.

After winning the war, the Northwest was completely stabilized and there was no longer any rival.

If we can’t win, there will be no more Daqian in the world.

In order to boost morale, Gu An Ning personally drafted the punitive document.

"In the past, we, Daqian, established our country on the six states, received the mandate of heaven and ruled the people. We experienced many years of ups and downs, and our power spread throughout the country, and people from all over the world came to congratulate us.

However, the barbarians in the West have no knowledge of propriety and righteousness, do not fear the majesty of Heaven, and have repeatedly violated our borders, attempting to seize our territory and disturb our people.

It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!

The commander-in-chief led the army to the northwest, vowing to kill the enemy chief and set the world right.

Although our enemy includes thirteen old ancestors and many powerful Taoist martial artists, the children of Daqian are no ordinary people either.

The threat from the Western Barbarians cannot be tolerated by Heaven and Earth and is condemned by both humans and gods.

As men, we should draw our swords and mount our horses.

All the people of Daqian, regardless of gender, age or status, worked together to face the national crisis.

I hope that all the soldiers will march forward bravely, wipe out the Western barbarians with the force of thunder and lightning, and restore our great and bright world!
On the day of triumph, I will drink celebratory wine with you, confer titles of nobility and appointments of generals, and bring honor to our family!

Once this edict is issued, heaven and earth will witness it.

God bless Daqian, and may your military fortune flourish!"

From then on, Daqian officially declared war on the Xiyi clan!

(End of this chapter)