Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 176 I Will Officiate Your Wedding in the Next Life
Beiyu Pass.

Ye Beixuan and Tian Huazhi stood on a high ground, looking at the outline of Beiyu Pass from afar.

Beiyu Pass stands majestically between two mountains, with steep terrain, like an insurmountable natural barrier.

The wall of the pass is towering into the clouds and is built of thick bluestone. After years of wind and rain erosion, the surface is covered with mottled marks, but it is still as solid as a rock.

On the city wall, arrow towers stand in rows, flags flutter in the wind, and the defenders patrol back and forth on the top of the city, vigilantly watching every move outside the pass.

There is an open plain in front of the pass. The ground is as hard as iron and there is no grass growing. It is obvious that it is often trampled by people.

In the distance, a winding river flows around the foot of the mountain. The water is turbulent and seems to be adding a natural moat to this majestic pass.

Ye Beixuan frowned slightly, his eyes were sharp, and he seemed to be thinking deeply about something.

Tian Huazhi held a map in his hand, carefully comparing the terrain, and whispered, "General, Beiyu Pass is in a dangerous position. A frontal attack would probably result in heavy losses."

Ye Beixuan nodded slightly, his eyes still fixed on the distant city wall, and said in a deep voice: "Although Tuoba Hong is dead, Wang Tianzhong, the commander of Beiyu Pass, is definitely not a mediocre person."

"The terrain here is dangerous and the defense is impregnable. It seems we need to make a feint to the east and attack in the west."

"Feint to the east and attack in the west?" Tian Huazhi understood the literal meaning. It should be a strategy of feigning an attack in the east but actually attacking in the west.

Ye Beixuan pointed at the river and said, "Look at this river, it's extremely turbulent. It looks like a moat, but for us, it's a tool for resurrection."

Tian Huazhi seemed to understand but not quite, and asked in a puzzled tone, "General, please explain."

Ye Beixuan smiled faintly and said calmly, "During the Chu-Han contention, the military genius Han Xin, under the command of the King of Han, cleverly captured the rebel King of Wei, Bao." (From Han Xin's Mupeng Crossing Army)

To be called the God of War, he must be extremely intelligent. Tian Hua's eyes showed longing.

Ye Beixuan continued, "It is said that Liu Bang, the King of Han, and Xiang Yu, the King of Chu, were fighting for the throne, and Han Xin led his army to attack."

"King Bao of Wei rebelled and stationed his troops, blocking the Linjin Pass, believing himself infallible."

Yes! Isn't this the case with Beiyu Pass now? Tian Huazhi thought to himself, Wang Tianzhong is holding Beiyu Pass, and my army will find it difficult to advance.

"One day, Han Xin led his army to the bank of the Yellow River. Looking at the surging river, his eyes fell on a wooden jar on the bank." Ye Beixuan said in a slow tone.

"A wooden jar? Isn't that what ordinary people use to hold water?" Tian Huazhi asked doubtfully, "What's the use of it?"

"Let me explain it in detail." Ye Beixuan continued slowly, "Han Xin's entire army collected wooden jars just to build a raft overnight!"

It turned out that Han Xin ordered his men to link the wooden jars together in pairs and connect them with wooden boards in the middle to make a simple raft.

He then ordered Guan Ying to lead his troops to launch a feint attack on Linjin Pass to attract the attention of the Wei army.

In the dead of night, Han Xin personally led the army and quietly crossed the river on rafts.

King Bao of Wei was completely unprepared, and by the time he discovered him, the Han army had already descended like a divine force from the sky!
"King Bao of Wei was horrified and rushed into battle, but he was no match for Han Xin. The Han army was unstoppable, capturing Anyi in one fell swoop and capturing King Bao alive!" Ye Beixuan said this with a slow smile, "This is the Thirty-Six Stratagems of Stratagems: Resurrection and Feint to the East and Attack in the West."

"Hua Zhi! Remember every strategy I told you."

Tian Huazhi showed a look of shock. Being able to give due function to something that seemed useless and to turn disadvantages into advantages to confuse the enemy was truly amazing.

"Pass the order, all troops must cut down trees on the spot, and make a loud noise." Ye Beixuan stood with his hands behind his back, and gave the order in a calm tone from the top of the mountain.

Tian Huazhi's face lit up with joy. General Ye was teaching him how to fight, so he firmly bowed and said, "I will obey your command!"

After saying this, he turned and left, and began to cut wood according to military orders.

Ye Beixuan looked up at Beiyu Pass. A gust of wind whistled past, brushing across the hills and raising a cloud of dust, as if foreshadowing that a brutal battle was about to begin.

Inside Beiyu Pass.

Wang Tianzhong frowned, feeling vaguely uneasy. The Zhou army general was able to slaughter Tuoba Hong's 300,000 troops. This man was a military genius and was definitely not an ordinary person.

Now that the Zhou army suddenly started cutting down trees on a large scale, it was obvious that they had some ulterior motive, and it was definitely not a simple act of crossing the river.

"Master, Ye Liuxiang is full of tricks. We must be on guard." Wang Tianzhong said in a deep voice: "If he really uses a raft to cross the river, our army will have the advantage of terrain, which will make it more difficult than a frontal attack. But if he has other tricks up his sleeve, I'm afraid..."

Lan Cangqing sneered, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes: "Any conspiracy or trick is useless in the face of absolute strength."

Wang Tianzhong felt relieved to see Lan Cangqing so confident, but he still didn't dare to be careless.

He turned to the deputy general beside him and ordered: "Pass the order down, strengthen the patrol of the river bank, especially the hidden places upstream and downstream, and make sure to prevent the Zhou army from suddenly attacking and crossing the river!"

"Yes!" The deputy general took the order and left.

At the same time, outside Beiyu Pass.

Ye Beixuan stood on the top of the mountain, staring intently at the pass in the distance.

Tian Huazhi hurried over and reported, "General, the felling has been carried out as you ordered. The noise is so great that the defenders of Beiyu Pass must have noticed it."

Ye Beixuan nodded slightly, a faint smile on his face. "Very good. Wang Tianzhong is a cautious and suspicious person. He will definitely strengthen the defense of the river bank."

When Tian Huazhi heard this, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes: "General, if we don't cross the river, why are we cutting down trees?"

Ye Beixuan turned to look at Tian Huazhi, and said calmly: "Huazhi, do you still remember the story of Han Xin's crossing of the river?"

Tian Huazhi nodded. "Of course I remember. Han Xin used wooden rafts to make a feint to the east and attack from the west, successfully crossing the river and defeating the Wei army in one fell swoop."

Ye Beixuan smiled slightly: "That's right. But today, we are not going to imitate Han Xin's crossing of the river. Instead, we want to use the momentum of felling trees to confuse Wang Tianzhong and make him think that we are going to force our way across the river. In fact, our goal is..."

He paused, turned his gaze to the other side of Beiyu Pass, and whispered, "Food and supplies at Beiyu Pass."

Tian Huazhi suddenly understood, a trace of admiration flashing in his eyes: "General, you are very wise! Beiyu Pass is in a dangerous position, and a frontal assault is indeed difficult to succeed. But if we can cut off their food supplies, the defenders will be in chaos. Then we can take advantage of the opportunity and break through the pass in one fell swoop!"

Ye Beixuan nodded: "That's right. Pass the order down, the logging work will continue, and the louder the better."

"Call Li Shun."

After a while, Li Shun trotted to Ye Beixuan, followed by Hu Meir, who had a good figure and was dressed in men's clothes.

"General?" Li Shun bowed and asked, "What mission did the general send me here for?"

"Li Shun, take one hundred of your men, climb the mountain, go around to the rear of Beiyu Pass, and wait for an opportunity to burn their food supplies. Can you do it?"

Burning food and grass? Climbing mountains? Aren't these all things I'm good at? Li Shun was slightly distracted, then his eyes fixed firmly as he said, "I will definitely fulfill my mission."

"Okay." Ye Beixuan said softly, "All of you go down! We'll start at midnight tonight."

"Yes." Tian Huazhi and Li Shun bowed and retreated.

After seeing the two of them leave, Hu Mei'er gritted her teeth and knelt down, saying, "Sir, Mei'er has something to ask of you."

Huh? Ye Beixuan wondered, this fox has so many things to do. If I hadn't seen you sacrifice so much to help me, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to you.

"explain."

Suddenly, Hu Mei'er kowtowed, her voice shy and hesitant, saying, "Mei'er, Mei'er, Mei'er, I would like to ask you to officiate the marriage between me and Shun'er after we win this battle."

Officiating? Ye Beixuan looked at Hu Mei'er in surprise. This lustful woman, had she really fallen in love with that dull boy? What a strange couple.

Li Shun! If you give birth to a litter of fox cubs in the future, don't blame me.

"It's just to officiate the wedding! Okay! Ye Beixuan thought for a moment and agreed.

"Thank you, sir." Hu Meir was overjoyed and bowed as she walked away.

Ye Beixuan looked up at Beiyuguan with a deep gaze.

He murmured to himself, "If we can win, then Beiliang will basically be able to march straight into the country. After the unification and stability, I should be able to settle down and tell stories, and make good use of the rewards!"

Three days later.

Inside Beiyu Pass.

Wang Tianzhong stood on the city wall, watching the Zhou army cutting down trees from afar, and felt increasingly uneasy.

He turned to Lan Cangqing and said, "Master, the Zhou army's actions are truly strange. Should we take the initiative to attack and disrupt their plans?"

Lan Cangqing still looked calm, standing with his hands behind his back: "No need, I'm here, I have this magical weapon, Clairvoyance, which can break all conspiracies and tricks."

Wang Tianzhong felt relieved after hearing this, but he still felt that things were not that simple.

He was about to persuade him again when he saw Lan Cangqing put on a pair of clairvoyance on his eyes and said in a serious tone: "An elite unit of the Zhou army has gone around to the rear and is approaching our food and forage camp!"

"What!" Wang Tianzhong was shocked and looked at Lan Cangqing fiercely, saying: "Master, this..."

Lan Cangqing took off his Clairvoyance, frowned slightly, and looked a little tired, but a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. He said, "How dare you surprise attack the food supplies? Watch me."

He snorted coldly, waved his sleeves, and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Seeing this, Wang Tianzhong hurriedly ordered: "Quick! Mobilize the troops and quickly support the grain camp!"

Beiyuguan grain and grass camp.

Li Shun led an elite team and quietly bypassed the front defense line of Beiyu Pass and headed towards the grain camp behind the pass.

The night was as dark as ink, with sparse stars. Only the occasional sound of wind passed through the treetops, bringing a hint of coolness.

Hu Meir quietly followed Li Shun's team. Her figure was as light as a ghost and her footsteps were silent.

She felt a little uneasy in her heart. Animals are naturally sensitive to danger, so she thought about protecting him secretly.

Just as Li Shun and others were approaching the food and grass camp, suddenly flames broke out all around and shouts of killing shook the sky.

"Not good." Li Shun noticed something was wrong and immediately said, "Retreat quickly."

How is it possible that the defenders of Beiyu Pass have noticed our actions?

However, the Beiliang army quickly blocked their retreat route one circle after another.

Li Shun's heart sank, knowing he had been ambushed. However, he did not panic. Instead, he shouted, "Brothers, charge out!"

The two sides engaged in an instant, with swords flashing and blood splattering. Although Li Shun and his men were brave, they were outnumbered. Soldiers fell one after another. He brandished his long sword and fought the enemy with all his might. His body was already covered with scars, but he refused to fall.

Hu Mei'er hid in the dark, anxious as she watched Li Shun fight bloody battles alone, her heart aching.

Finally, she could no longer bear it and rushed out from the darkness, transforming into a streak of orange-yellow light, blocking Li Shun. She waved her hands, and a demonic power transformed into a barrier, temporarily blocking the enemy's attack.

"Mei'er!" Li Shun's eyes flashed with surprise when he saw Hu Mei'er, but then he became anxious and said, "Why are you here? Go!"

Hu Meier shook her head, tears in her eyes: "I won't leave, I want to be with you!"

Li Shun gritted his teeth and wanted to say something else, but suddenly a cold voice came from the air: "Little fox demon, you are so affectionate and loyal."

The two looked up and saw Lan Cangqing standing in the air with a cold gaze and a sarcastic smile on his lips.

He landed slowly, his eyes sweeping over Hu Mei'er, and said sinisterly, "It's said that fox demons taste good. You're lucky today. Little fox, if you're willing to kill this brat, follow me, and I'll keep you alive."

Hu Mei'er gritted her teeth and said, "Don't even think about it!"

Seeing this, Lan Cangqing sneered: "You don't know how to appreciate my kindness!"

Before he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and a sharp sword energy rushed straight towards Hu Meir.

Although Hu Mei'er's cultivation was not high, she tried her best to resist in order to protect Li Shun. However, her demonic power was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in front of Lan Cangqing. After just a few rounds, she was knocked to the ground, blood gushing out of her mouth.

Seeing this, Li Shun roared angrily and rushed towards Lan Cangqing with his wounded body, but was knocked away by the other party with a casual wave of his hand. He fell heavily to the ground and was no longer able to stand up.

Hu Meir and Li Shun crawled towards each other with difficulty, leaving two long trails of blood on the ground.

Their hands moved closer and closer, as if they wanted to hold each other in the last moment of their lives.

However, just as their fingertips were about to touch, Lan Cangqing stepped hard between the two of them and crushed them hard. The sound of bones crushing could be clearly heard in the dark night.

"Ah" the two of them groaned in pain at the same time.

Lan Cangqing laughed heartily and said, "Flying together? A love stronger than gold? Then I will grant your wish!"

He drew his sword, slowly pointed the tip of the sword at Li Shun's back, and then stabbed the sword in little by little.

Li Shun gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, but he never uttered a word to beg for mercy.

His eyes were always fixed on Hu Meir, full of affection and reluctance.

"Mei'er...in the next life..." Li Shun's voice gradually became weaker, and he died before he could finish his words.

Hu Meir watched Li Shun's life fade away before her eyes, and the light in her eyes dimmed instantly.

Her body trembled slightly, and she murmured, "In the next life... Mei'er will wait for you with a pure body..."

Before she could finish her words, her heart pulse suddenly broke, blood gushed out of her mouth, and her body gradually turned into an orange-yellow fox, its fur had lost its luster, and it lay quietly beside Li Shun.

Seeing this, Lan Cangqing flew into a rage: "You dare to die? I won't let you die, and you dare to die?!"

He roared, waved his hand and ordered the soldiers behind him: "Come! Peel off the skin of this fox and make it into a coat for me! Hang these two corpses on the city wall as a warning to others!"

The night wind howled, as if the wind was also sad and wailing.

On the city wall of Beiyu Pass, a man and a bloody fox corpse were hung high up, in the most conspicuous place on the wall.

Zhou army camp at Beiyu Pass.

Ye Beixuan was drawing a blueprint for a river crossing tool when suddenly the pen in his hand broke.
"Hmm?" He was startled. What was going on? He was a cultivator, already in harmony with the Way of Heaven. The pen breaking on its own must have been a sign of something terrible.

Sure enough, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard. Ye Beixuan frowned and his heart suddenly beat faster.

Tian Huazhi's face was filled with sorrow, and tears seemed to still linger in his eyes. He spoke quickly, "General Ye, General Ye, Li Shun, Li Shun, Li Shun and his men attacked the Beiliang grain camp at night."

At this point, Tian Huazhi even choked up and began to sob, unable to speak. He and Li Shun had fought side by side during this period of time, and their relationship could not be better. Now that he died in battle, how could he not be sad?
"Say," Ye Beixuan's voice became low.

"Li Shun and his army were completely wiped out." Tian Huazhi took a deep breath, then calmed down and continued, "Also, on the wall of Beiyu Pass, there is a skinned fox and Li Shun's body hanging."

A skinned fox? Could it be that Ye Beixuan stumbled, and he suddenly realized that the Thirty-Six Stratagems were indeed powerful, but he had overlooked one point: the other party had a fairy, so they must have some magical tool or treasure that could detect his actions. He was careless.

Steadying himself, Ye Beixuan walked to the table with a gloomy face and began to write the letter furiously.

Then he said in a deep voice: "You must hurry up and send someone to deliver this letter to His Majesty immediately." He wanted to know whether the Demon Sect had any magic weapons that were secretly spying on him and whether there was any way to deal with it.

"Yes, I obey your command." Tian Huazhi wiped his tears and left with the letter.

Ye Beixuan walked slowly out of the tent and came to the tent of the four great monks. The four people were gambling. When they saw Ye Beixuan enter with a gloomy face, they knew that something bad was going to happen, so they stopped gambling and their faces became serious.

"Four masters." Ye Beixuan bowed and said, "I came here tonight to ask for something."

"Brother, if you have anything, just tell us. As long as we can do it, we will definitely go through fire and water for it." Quitting Smoking was the first to step forward and said, patting his chest.

The other three monks nodded.

Seeing this, Ye Beixuan immediately bowed and said, "Thank you so much, four masters."

Then he leaned over and began whispering in the ears of the four of them.

In front of Beiyu Pass.

The cold wind whistled past, causing the two bodies of a man and a fox hanging there to sway slightly and spin in circles. The blood that had not yet coagulated on the bodies dripped down their feet, wetting the ground and dyeing it blood red.

At the same time, inside Beiyu Pass.

Lan Cangqing was resting with his eyes closed when he suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked forward with a cold gaze.

He holds the Clairvoyance in his hands.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed, and he whispered to himself, "Something's wrong...someone's sneaking in!"

He quickly stood up and ordered the deputy general beside him: "Pass the order and strengthen the patrol. It seems that someone will come tonight!"

The deputy general took the order and left. Lan Cangqing stood on the high wall, feeling a little uneasy. Was it my illusion?
At this moment, there was a sudden explosion in the distance, followed by a golden light that streaked across the night sky, heading straight for the gate of Beiyu Pass.

Lan Cangqing's face changed, he quickly put on his clairvoyance and rushed to the front of the pass.

At this time, four figures were moving quickly in the darkness, as if they were preparing to cut the rope on the city wall and take away the bodies of Li Shun and Hu Meir.

"Now that you're here, don't leave!" Lan Cangqing sneered, and in a flash, he appeared in front of the four figures. He said, "You little Foundation Establishment Stage person dares to follow others and join in the fun. Where's your master?"

Those four people were the four great monks sent by Ye Beixuan. When they saw Lan Cangqing appear, they did not panic, but quickly fled back.

Seeing this, Lan Cangqing quickly stepped forward to stop them, and asked in a mocking tone: "Where are you running to?"

After chasing them deep into the mountains, Lan Cangqing finally caught up with the four people, and the two sides immediately engaged in battle.

Although Lan Cangqing had a high level of cultivation, he soon discovered that something was wrong. The four of them were in one, with both offensive and defensive capabilities, and for a while they were evenly matched with him.

Just as Lan Cangqing was fighting fiercely with the four monks, a loud noise suddenly came from the gate of Beiyu Pass. Immediately afterwards, a sharp sword energy shot straight into the sky accompanied by a shrill scream.

Lan Cangqing's expression changed drastically: "Oh no, I've fallen into a trap!"

He turned around quickly and wanted to defend himself, but he was entangled by the four monks and could not escape.

At the same time, Ye Beixuan quickly killed the three Foundation Establishment Stage soldiers who came here to guard, and killed hundreds of soldiers with one sword.

He knew that the other side's demon cultivators would definitely send people to guard the place strictly, so he sent four monks to attract fire while he himself took away the bodies.

Looking up, I saw the bodies of Li Shun and Hu Meir turning slightly in the wind, covered in blood, a horrible sight.

Ye Beixuan waved his hand casually, and a flying knife shot out, instantly cutting the rope. The bodies of the man and the fox fell instantly and were caught steadily by Ye Beixuan.

He glanced coldly at Lan Cangqing, who was still struggling with the four monks, took a deep breath, and quickly disappeared into the night. Now was not the best time for revenge.

the other side.

Lan Cangqing used all his skills and finally got rid of the entanglement of the four monks and hurried back to Beiyu Pass.

When he saw that the corpses on the city wall had disappeared, his face suddenly turned ashen.

"How dare these four bald donkeys play tricks on me! I didn't expect that the formation of these four people is quite similar to that of the quadruplets." He gritted his teeth, his eyes full of rage.

I was careless and didn't expect to fall into the trap so easily. I will definitely get revenge next time.

At the same time, on the top of Beiyuguan Mountain.

Ye Beixuan had already brought the bodies of Li Shun and Hu Meir here, and the situation in Beiyu Pass could be clearly seen from here.

He stood in front of the mountain top, looked up in the direction of Beiyu Pass, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"Just watch, I will let you see him die the same way as you did." Ye Beixuan glanced at the corpse and said in a low voice, but unfortunately no one responded to him.

The dull boy who had joined the army with him, the boy who trained him in the special climbing unit, and the ugly fox who had helped him many times could no longer respond to him.

The night wind still howls.

Boom! Ye Beixuan raised his hand and blasted a large hole in the ground. Then he waved his hand casually, and the bodies of the man and the fox fell into the hole.

"I will definitely get your skin back and bury it with you two." Ye Beixuan waved his hand again, and sand flew up, burying the man and the fox.

Then he untied a pot of liquor from his waist, slowly poured it in front of the grave, and said, "In the next life, I will officiate your wedding."

"General Ye." Tian Huazhi's face showed sadness, but he quickly recovered and said, "There is someone outside the tent, that's it..."

"What is it?" Ye Beixuan was stunned and asked immediately.

"He's just a little effeminate." Tian Huazhi couldn't help but speak finally.

"Woman's chirping?" Ye Beixuan suddenly laughed. Could it be him? The Flower Immortal Sect—Hua Wuyan? This is fun. Quit smoking! Quit smoking! This time you're in for some fun.

(End of this chapter)