Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 236 Yun Ce wasn't the only one worried about the Han Dynasty

Yun Ce decided to help the children draw their Qi into their bodies so that he could sleep alone in the training room. After all, it was Gouzi who did the work, so what did it have to do with him?

He can sleep comfortably on his left side, his right side, or even on his stomach.

When Han women are not pregnant, they are very humble in front of their husbands. Yun Ce once enjoyed the gentle care of E Ji and Zhang Min. Even when Yun Ce was in a bad mood, they never complained and instead served him even more attentively.

Since having children, Zhang Min's true colors have changed beyond recognition. Even the usually gentle Eji has become much more demanding of Yun Ce, one of which is that she must sleep with her head on his left arm every night.

After Zhang Min learned about this, Yun Ce's right arm became her pillow.

As we all know, sleep is an extremely relaxing time, and constantly adjusting one's sleeping position and searching for a comfortable posture during sleep is an innate instinct.

Now, that's no longer possible. With one arm on the left and one on the right, both arms are occupied, so he can only sleep on his back, completely still like a dead person.

Yun Ce prefers to sleep in a reclining position, but he is currently in a starfish position, which is not a good sleeping posture.

Normally, with Gouzi's efficiency, he could easily guide five children into his body in one night. However, under Yun Ce's coercion and enticement, he can only guide a maximum of two children into his body in one night, and no more.

This is actually beneficial for the children as well. The bored dog can circulate its internal energy a couple more times, making their future cultivation easier.

Yun Ce had the most comfortable sleep he'd had in days last night. He slept with a blanket between his legs, and when he woke up in the morning, he found the world was new.

A boy and a girl sat cross-legged on a futon, facing the rising sun, practicing their breathing and feeling their inner energy flowing through their bodies. The sunlight shone on them beautifully, as if they were reborn, much like butterflies emerging from their cocoons at dawn, only lacking the flapping of their wings.

Often, happiness comes from small things, not from grand narratives. So, Yun Ce named the two children Yang Guang and Hu Die.

Lei Ming, who had grown a bit taller, walked in from outside the courtyard. After Yang Guang and Hu Die finished their last round of internal energy circulation, he took their hands and left.

The place they were going to was Zhang Min's courtyard, where four children were waiting for them. There, they would learn martial arts from Zhang Min and how to use their inner energy to become stronger.

“Children like this should join the army,” Eji said, somewhat dissatisfied.

"The army at Jingkou Pass is only a temporary army. Once the children have grown up, that army will be disbanded and leave. After all, their roots are not in Yun Family Manor, nor north of the Great Wall. Once their enthusiasm for serving their country is exhausted, they will leave on their own."

"We can give you more money," Eji said anxiously.

Yun Ce shook his head and said, "We don't have as much money as others."

Eji sighed and leaned against Yun Ce, saying, "We're really poor—why don't you go to Luoyang and do some work? There are plenty of people and money there."

"I want to too, but I can't leave now."

"Because I'm pregnant?"

"That's right, it's because you're pregnant."

Eji punched Yun Ce in the chest with her fist and said, "From now on, only talk about me, and don't mention that bitch."

Taking from the rich and distributing land was a common practice of their ancestors, so Yun Ce naturally had no psychological barriers to robbing the rich to help himself, a poor man. Moreover, he had a grand goal to achieve.

The current peace is hard-won, and Yun Ce believes that the most important thing is to prolong this peace.

Once the Iron Fortress falls, the Great Wall defenses will face the Guifang people directly, and it is inevitable that the complex and intertwined Great Wall defenses will be unable to stop the Guifang people.

It was inevitable that the Guifang people would cross the Great Wall and enter the two hundred core military prefectures of the Han Dynasty. Yun Ce hoped that when the Guifang people broke through the Great Wall defenses, they would not choose the Jingkou Pass area. That way, after the Guifang people broke through the Great Wall defenses, he could continue to live a few more years north of the Great Wall. Once he was strong enough, he could continue to expand his power in the Guifang people's occupied territory.

Yun Ce didn't tell anyone about his bad thoughts, but he knew that such a situation would soon arrive.

"Your ancestors went north to fight the enemy on their own initiative..." Gouzi said quietly.

“I know, that’s why we skipped a lot of sacrifices and chose the area north of the Great Wall from the very beginning. That’s the advantage of being a strategic visionary.”

"That's true. Internal strife is the most terrifying thing. Wielding your sword against the Guifang people behind enemy lines is the only way that everyone in the Han Dynasty will acknowledge you."

The Ming Dynasty's acquisition of the country was so legitimate that it can be considered the most legitimate in history.

Although figures like Cao Kun may enjoy temporary success, they will ultimately be swallowed up by the tides of history, leaving not even a trace of their ashes.

"So, we're not in a hurry. We'll take it slow, step by step, making sure we're on solid ground. As for the final result, only God knows."

"Your arrival here was an accident. Actually, I think you would have been more useful if you had been left behind by the dragon before the faster-than-light travel."

Imagine this: in the silent, dark void of space, you're frozen solid, while I'm inside your stomach, sending "beep beep beep" signals back into space. Just imagine how beautiful, how magnificent, how aesthetically pleasing that would be!

Yun Ce also thought that the scene was beautiful. It was the best outcome that Yun Linchuan and the others had envisioned. The dragon chose that point to begin its faster-than-light journey, and that point must have its own unique characteristics. As long as scientists maintain a burning passion for research, they will surely find a way to surpass the speed of light.

Yun Ce never imagined that one day Wu Tong would come to Yun Clan Manor. He arrived on a Xintianyou horse, and as soon as he landed, he pulled Yun Ce back onto the Xintianyou. From the low-flying back of the Xintianyou, he inspected the results Yun Ce had achieved over the past six months. "Three hundred thousand mu is the current limit."

After getting off the Xintianyou's back, Yun Ce said to Wu Tong.

Wu Tong was clearly very hungry. He ate three whole bowls of Yun's famous braised noodles in one go, and only stopped after he burped.

"Is Zhang Min pregnant?" Wu Tong ignored Yun Ce's question and asked about Zhang Min.

"A woman like her, meeting a man like me, it would be difficult for her not to get pregnant."

"It's fine." Wu Tong took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth and replied casually.

"What happened to you in Chang'an when you started getting gray hairs at your temples, a man in his thirties?"

"I see you've dug many ditches in the wasteland and planted a lot of pine trees. Are you building a military defense line?"

"Did you see it?"

"I see. I'd also like to know why you haven't started building the city?"

"I have no money, no people, and no one will allow me to build a city."

"Do you know that the mistress of Izumo Prefecture, Miss Hong, has suddenly acquired a very powerful weapon?"

Yun Ce looked into Wu Tong's eyes and asked, "Should I know, or should I not know?"

Wu Tong nodded and said, "That's something we can know."

Yun Ce took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Wu Tong. He also asked Zhang Min to bring over an ordinary bomb and give it to Wu Tong as well.

"How do I use it?" Wu Tong asked, weighing the bomb in his hand.

"Light the fuse, then throw it out."

"Do you have many craftsmen here who are skilled at making this kind of thing?"

"If you want mediocre craftsmen, I have about a hundred here. But if you want someone who can make this kind of precision bomb, I'm the only one right now."

Wu Tong frowned and asked, "Is there a skill barrier to making this?"

Yun Ce nodded and said, "A small error can lead to a huge difference."

Wu Tong nodded and said, "It's alright. Chang'an has many skilled craftsmen, and they will eventually make it. Recently, someone has been asking about your past at Panxing Tower. There is also a ghost woman named Shen Lexi by the High Priest's side who is inquiring about Liu Chang'an's whereabouts."

What, you've given yourself away?

Yun Ce shook his head and said, "No, I was just harmed by a villain. I accidentally discovered the devil that the High Priest needed, and then I met Shen Lexi. After that, we had no further contact."

Wu Tong said, "Shen Lexi is nothing. I don't know if you've heard of her brother Shen Tingyu, but he is the most mysterious priest of the Guifang. Legend has it that he has the ability to travel from the East Sea in the morning to Cangwu in the evening."

You can cause trouble for Shen Lexi, but if you run into Shen Tingyu, you'd better be extremely careful.

“Shen Tingyu will no longer have the ability to travel to the East Sea and the Cangwu Mountains. They were originally triplets from the same mother, but I killed two of them. From now on, Shen Tingyu is just Shen Tingyu. You will never see another Shen Tingyu.”

Wu Tong stared at Yun Ce for a long time, and finally let out a long breath and said, "Really?"

Yun Ce smiled and said, "Really."

"Shen Tingyu didn't pursue you?"

Yun Ce spread his palms and said, "He was chasing Liu Chang'an, a junior member of Liu Changsheng's clan. What does that have to do with me, Yun Ce?"

Wu Tong laughed heartily and said, "That's right. The person he wants to kill is Liu Chang'an, a member of the Chang'an royal family. It has nothing to do with you, Yun Ce. Don't worry, after I return to Chang'an, there will definitely be a new member of the Liu royal family's genealogy named Liu Chang'an, a member of the royal family who likes to travel around."

Yun Ce nodded and said, "Remember to give me a copy of the Golden Book later. Otherwise, I can't stand being looked down upon by such a despicable person as Cao Kun all the time."

Wu Tong frowned and said, "The Imperial Golden Book is not as important as you think."

Yun Ce smiled and said, "It's always good to be prepared."

Wu Tong sighed and said, "Tiewei Pass is almost out of commission. Don't look down on it. It's just too old. Now, it's waiting for its final battle. It has done its duty. Yun Ce, if the Han Dynasty wants to continue, it depends on us."

　Another tropical cyclone is coming. Living on a high floor, the wind howls like ghosts when it blows. I moved to a lower floor, and the noise is definitely much less. One more chapter...
　　
　
(End of this chapter)