The world begins with refining skills

Chapter 231 The general is lying down?

The envoy from Nanqing was shocked, wondering where the Queen Mother of Northern Qi got the confidence to say such a thing.

Isn’t Northern Qi afraid of Southern Qing’s commercial sanctions?
Could the dignitaries and bureaucrats in Northern Qi get used to life without soap, sugar and other items?
Uh! This doesn't seem to be threatening at all!

Not to mention that the dignitaries and bureaucrats who can afford them will definitely have stocks in their homes.

When there is a real need, even if Nanqing is blocked, there will always be merchants who are willing to pay more than their lives to sell things there.

"But how will Northern Qi face our army?"

"The Daqing soldiers are so sharp that they can cut hair, their armor is as solid as rock, and their soldiers are united and full of vigor. The Northern Qi army will never be able to resist them."

"There are also many experienced generals, while the Northern Qi Dynasty has no other generals to show off except for the great general Shangshanhu."

"Is the Queen Mother of Northern Qi trying to deceive me?"

The envoy from Nanqing had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and he didn't know how many detours he had gone through.

"Is the Queen Mother declaring war on Daqing?"

The envoy from Nanqing believed that the Queen Mother of Northern Qi was trying to scare him, and thought to himself that he had seen many such diplomatic tactics and would not be easily intimidated.

The Northern Qi Dynasty was indeed going from bad to worse, and it was actually controlled by such an ignorant woman.

This scene of a hen crowing at dawn and leading to the destruction of a country should be replaced by Daqing!

Just when the Southern Qing envoy thought he had seen through the Northern Qi Queen Mother's tricks, a light voice floated from behind the screen, instantly crushing his arrogance.

"Just take it as it is! Dismiss the court!"

When Zhan Doudou heard that her mother had made the decision, she was a little surprised but did not object. She stood up and walked towards the back hall.

It was not until the sharp voice of the eunuch announcing the decree was heard that the Nanqing envoy, who had been standing there in a daze, came to his senses.

"What do you mean I'll just take it as it is?"

"Can I just accept this as the case?"

The envoy from Nanqing felt as if the sky was falling.

It was a good mission, and he originally wanted to return with a lot of benefits from Northern Qi, get a promotion and a raise, and marry a beautiful and talented lady.

The result was that he led the Northern Qi army southward. How could this be good for him?
Isn't it a mercy from Emperor Qing that I'm not beheaded?
"Wait, Queen Mother, His Majesty the Emperor of Qi."

The Nanqing envoy cried out in surprise and subconsciously took a few steps towards the back hall.

Swish!

Several palace guards immediately placed their halberds on the neck of the Nanqing envoy.

The Nanqing envoy had no choice but to watch Zhan Doudou and the eunuchs who accompanied him disappear in the hall.

"Master Jiang, Master Zhang"

"Why don't you give me any advice?"

"Do you know how many casualties would result from a war between the two countries? The people living along the border would also suffer!"

"You guys, don't go, don't go."

The officials of the Northern Qi court avoided the envoys from Southern Qing as if they were the plague god.

After a moment, looking at the empty hall and the guards in front of the hall who were staring at him hungrily, the Nanqing envoy's lips twitched a few times, like a leaf shaking in the wind.

After a while, he finally uttered two words resignedly: "It's over!"

A few days later, the Nanqing envoy made his last desperate struggle and contacted many officials who were friendly with Nanqing, hoping to make up for the disaster he had caused.

But it didn't work.

Seeing that Northern Qi had already begun preparations for the war, the envoys from Southern Qing had no choice but to leave in disgrace.

Outside the south gate of Shangjing City, the envoy from Nanqing sat in a carriage, staring blankly at the flags fluttering on the city wall, still a little dazed.

"Why, why is this happening?"

"Is there some conspiracy between Northern Qi and Dongyi?"

"That's impossible. Even if the two countries were put together, they would not be a match for Daqing!"

"and"

Moreover, even brothers can have dirty conflicts over interests, let alone two countries.

The envoys from Nanqing could not believe that Beiqi and Dongyi could be so closely united.

"Then what is the reason?"

"It can't be that Northern Qi has produced another great master?" An idea suddenly popped up in the mind of the Nanqing envoy, and then he shook his head.

"That's impossible. Besides, a grandmaster alone can't make up for the gap in military and national strength between the two countries."

"Perhaps, the Queen Mother of Northern Qi really has lost her mind?"

The envoy from Nanqing could only comfort himself in this way. If this was the case, his responsibility would not be that great.

Upstairs at the city gate.

Haitang Duoduo watched the convoy of the Nanqing delegation getting farther and farther away and smaller, until it finally disappeared behind the horizon of the distant mountains.

Only then did he turn his head to look at Mu Sheng, who kept smacking his lips.

"Are you sure you don't need to contact my master to take action together?"

"My master once said that among the four great masters in the world, Ye Liuyun's talent far exceeds that of the other three."

"The Flowing Clouds Scattering Hands he created can gather and disperse at will, and when he attacks, it leaves no trace. Moreover, he is best at body movements and is extremely fast."

"There is a large army around, are you sure you can kill him?"

There is no doubt that Mu Sheng can defeat Ye Liuyun and Haitang Duoduo, but the difficulty of defeating and killing a grandmaster is definitely a world of difference.

Otherwise, the current situation of the four great masters in the world checking and balancing each other would not have occurred. After all, the strength of these four people cannot be exactly the same.

Especially for a grandmaster like Ye Liuyun who is good at body movement and speed, if he is determined to escape, there is no way he can be stopped without two or more grandmasters.

Kaka!

"Puff!" Mu Sheng, lying on the city gate tower, spat a mouthful of melon seed shells downwards. After watching the shells fall to the ground, he stood up.

"It's just a small Ye Liuyun." Mu Sheng raised his right hand and stretched it in front of Haitang Duoduo, pinching his thumb and index finger together: "Easy, take it!"

"He's a grandmaster, but you make him sound like a bug." Haitang Duoduo couldn't help but complain.

Although she already knew how powerful Mu Sheng was, when she saw him looking down on Ye Liuyun, she was still worried that he was too careless.

After all, he is a grandmaster!
It is the realm that every martial artist desires but cannot attain, and it also represents the world's top combat power.

Especially people like Haitang Duoduo who have had close contact with the Grand Master understand the meaning of the three words "Grand Master" better than ordinary people.

That is a person who can form an army by himself!

"It's just a bug, isn't it? Not just the Grandmaster, but each of us started as an invisible bug and gradually became a human being."

Mu Sheng said seriously, after all, sperm is also a worm!
"Is this true? Don't lie to me!" Haitang Duoduo looked at Mu Sheng's eyes suspiciously.

"Why would I lie to you? You've read so many books, how could I possibly lie to you?"

"What does this have to do with my reading a lot?" Haitang Duoduo found that she could not keep up with Mu Sheng's pace again.

"Why not? Come on, I'll tell you the principle behind this."

After Mu Sheng finished speaking, he took Haitang Duoduo away from the city gate tower to help her with biology knowledge. Two hours later, Haitang Duoduo was taught by Mu Sheng, who taught her with his words and deeds, and devoted all his energy and energy, like a spring breeze and rain.

Not only did I complete the biology knowledge from primary school to high school, but I also learned how to refine essence into energy.

His ninth-grade strength has been further improved and has reached the peak of the late ninth-grade, reaching the bottleneck of the grandmaster.

Seeing Haitang Duoduo's growth, the tireless teacher Mu is also very pleased.

"Tell me, what would happen if people knew that you have this ability?" Haitang Duoduo asked mischievously after refining the things in her body.

"Then I will become Tang Monk's flesh, being entangled by a group of female demons who can't afford to buy clothes, and being a bridegroom every night."

"How can you be sure that there are only female monsters? Male monsters are also ambitious!"

"Hmm? Great, I didn't expect you to be such a Begonia Duoduo!"

"Wait, what are you doing? That's not allowed."

"Humph, don't you like to follow the evil path? I'll let you experience the difficulties of following the evil path."

A few days later, in the early morning, dozens of horses galloped past on the official road through the woods, startling a flock of birds.

"It's dawn," Uesugi Tora, who was riding a horse, looked up at the sky which was gradually getting brighter.

This place is three or four hundred miles away from Shangjing City.

A day ago, Uesugi Tora suddenly received an order from the emperor, asking him to assist the imperial master in launching a war against Nanqing.

Uesugi Tora did not have much opinion on attacking Nanqing. Even though he thought the decision was somewhat unwise, he did not think that Nanqing was invincible.

But the order to assist the Imperial Master made him unhappy, so he was somewhat disrespectful in his words.

Then, he was beaten by Mu Sheng, and the bruises on his face have not disappeared yet.

Thinking of this, Uesugi Tora felt his cheek aching again.

However, seeing that everyone had no intention of stopping, he couldn't help but ride his horse forward, came to Mu Sheng and shouted.

"Master Imperial Master, we have been traveling for a whole day. It is time to stop and rest."

"Speed is of the essence in war. We need to reach the border army as soon as possible. There is no time to rest," said Maki Sheng as he threw a package to Uesugi Tora.

"If you're hungry, eat some dry food."

What the hell is speed of the essence? What were you doing earlier?

Uesugi Tora didn't understand what Makisho was doing. This place was still far away from the border, and even people couldn't stand this way of traveling.

After all, horses can be changed at the post station, but you can’t change people, right?
Before Uesugi Tora could continue speaking, he heard the whispers of several knights beside him.

"Why is this great general so squeamish that he can't stand it after just one day?"

"He is a high-ranking official, so of course his body is delicate."

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Uesugi Tora really wanted to tell them not to whisper while riding horses, as they could be heard two miles away.

"Isn't it just a forced march? When I, Shang Shanhu, led the troops to fight, you didn't even know where you were!"

"Let's see who can outlast the other!"

Uesugi Tora got angry and didn't even mention taking a rest. He continued to ride his horse at full speed.

After all, he is also of the ninth rank. It’s okay if he is not as good as Mu Sheng, but how can he be worse than you pawns?

Soon, another four days passed and they were not far from their destination.

In less than a day's time, they would reach the Northern Qi military camp stationed on the border between the two countries.

At this time, our great general of Northern Qi, Shangshan Hu, a master of the ninth rank, felt that he could not hold on any longer.

From that day on, he only took advantage of the time to change horses at the post station to take care of his personal hygiene.

The rest of the time he spent on horseback, even eating on horseback.

What's even more terrifying is that after these few days, he suddenly discovered that this group of people didn't take any rest at all.

Not to mention resting, these people don't even seem to need to eat, drink, defecate or urinate. All they do is rush on.

From the time they left Shangjing City until now, they had changed their horses more than a dozen times, but Uesugi Tora had never seen these people take a nap.

"Haha, I'm crazy. Why would I compete with a bunch of monsters?"

But when his heart began to beat violently again, in order to avoid dying too miserably, Uesugi Tora finally gave in.

He drove the steed under him and approached Mu Sheng who was in the middle of the horse team: "State Master! Master State Master!"

"Xiao Hu, what's wrong with you?" Mu Sheng looked at Uesugi Hu with some confusion.

Xiaohu: Forget it, now is not the time to worry about this.

Uesugi Tora forced a smile and said, "Master Imperial Master, we have been traveling for five days without sleep. How about we take a break first?"

"Rest? No need, I'm not tired!"

If you are not tired, then I am. I am almost dying of exhaustion!
Uesugi Tora forced a smile and said, "Yes, yes, Master Imperial Master, of course you are not tired. It's just that I am weak and can't bear it any longer."

"Okay, then take a break for an hour!"

"stop!"

Following Mu Sheng's order, the galloping horse team quickly stopped.

Seeing this, Uesugi Tora no longer cared about maintaining the dignity of the general. He found a relatively flat place beside the official road and fell asleep.

After a stick of incense.
Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
"Wake up, wake up"

Uesugi Tora, who had just fallen asleep, felt someone slapping his cheeks frantically.

Although he wanted to ignore it, as the force of the slapping became stronger and stronger, Uesugi Tora finally opened his eyes.

A simple and honest face came into his eyes.

Uesugi Tora recognized this man as the one called Tie Niu by others.

"It's already been an hour? So fast?" Uesugi Tora felt even more tired.

He still had a surge of energy before falling asleep, but it disappeared once he fell asleep. Unfortunately, he slept for too short a time, and his body didn't have enough time to recover.

"Hurry up and leave, everyone has been waiting for you for an hour!"

"One hour per person, thirty or so people means thirty or so hours. Calculate how much time you have wasted."

"Then let's go!" Uesugi Tora, who was half asleep, didn't react for a moment and climbed onto the horse in a daze.

It was not until he was shaken by the horse and awakened somewhat that Uesugi Tora noticed that the position of the sun in the sky was almost the same as before he rested.

Another half a day later, everyone finally arrived at the camp of the Northern Qi border army.

"It's finally here!"

Uesugi Tora looked at the familiar environment in front of him, dismounted, and ignored the military officers who came out to greet him.

He just lay flat on the ground, smiled and closed his eyes.

"General, what's going on?"

"It's okay, just lie down."

(End of this chapter)