Underworld entries, starting with ghost stories.

After that night, which is best left unsaid, the village returned to a state of temporary peace.

While sending people to contact You Junda and Cheng Yaojin, Wu Qing also further reorganized the mountain stronghold.

He used his knowledge as a time traveler to constantly demonstrate his abilities, increasing his mystery, charm, and contagiousness.

In the five-dimensional graph, besides these three, there are also the eerie value and the ferocious value.

However, it seems that these two methods are not easy to use here.

As a cultured advisor, he couldn't act too strangely.

Even worse, one shouldn't hire someone to kill oneself, turning into a ghost in the middle of the night to harass everyone. Before being surrounded and annihilated by government troops, one would first destroy the morale of one's own side.

As for ferocity, it goes without saying that the only commendable thing is that he's not too afraid of dying after dying twice. Otherwise, forget about it.

During the day, he fulfilled his duties as a clerk while diligently grinding for experience points.

The mystery, the allure, and the contagiousness all skyrocketed.

In the evenings, the pretty girl would always sneak over and play those fun games with him.

Wu Qing felt that she was more addicted than he was.

Sometimes, even during the day, she would secretly leave an illusion in her room, then turn into a snake and sneak over to play with him.

No one was able to discover it.

After all, her illusion technique is indeed powerful.

Besides creating her own illusion, she can also conjure simple illusions such as light and sound.

Wu Qing once sat cross-legged in the room and asked her to create a halo-like light on him, which actually looked quite convincing.

You Junda and Cheng Yaojin's replies have just arrived at the village.

Meanwhile, bad news kept coming from the rebel armies in various places.

First, Zhang Xutuo, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, defeated Wang Bo of Changbai Mountain, beheading five thousand and killing countless others.

Following closely behind, the "Maitreya Demon" Song Zixian took advantage of the tyrannical emperor's trip to Gaoyang to secretly gather a large number of believers to attack the emperor. However, he was wiped out by government troops before he even saw the emperor's shadow.

Subsequently, thousands of households were implicated and bloodshed ensued.

Wang Bo led his remaining troops to flee towards the Yellow River. Zhang Xutuo led his army in pursuit, and all the various righteous armies that tried to rescue Wang Bo along the way were defeated.

In fact, Wang Bo was just a scholar who was not even skilled in martial arts and had limited abilities, so it was normal for him to lose.

But it was precisely because of his "Song of Dying in Liaodong" that heroes from all over the world felt the same way, and countless people followed him in rebellion against the Sui Dynasty.

Therefore, he was regarded as the leader of the anti-Sui rebels and a benchmark figure.

His crushing defeat signifies that the nationwide anti-Sui movement is waning due to the court's massive counterattack.

At this time, news also came that the tyrannical emperor had appointed Yang Yichen, the Grand Master of Ceremonies, to lead an army into Hebei to punish Gao Shida, Zhang Jincheng, and Dou Jiande.

Inside the royal palace, everyone gathered together.

Holding the intelligence report, Shan Ailian said, "The tyrannical emperor has dispatched Yang Yichen with 10,000 troops to annihilate Gao Shida, Zhang Jincheng, and Uncle Dou, ordering local governments to cooperate. Yang Yichen has now entered Hebei, and a fierce battle is imminent."

Dou Kui said, "You think you can pacify Hebei with just 10,000 soldiers? You're dreaming."

"Just a few days ago, Duke Jiande had just defeated Guo Xuan's tens of thousands of soldiers. Zhang Jincheng's wolf army alone numbered thirty thousand."

"This tyrannical ruler greatly underestimates the heroes of Hebei."

Dan Ailian shook her head: "This trip may not be so easy."

Dou Xianniang looked at Wu Qing: "Brother Qing, what do you think?"

Wu Qing sighed softly and said, "Ten thousand men under a famous general and ten thousand men under a mediocre general are not the same thing at all."

"If having more people were all that matters, we wouldn't have been able to defeat the four thousand troops of Cheng'an County with just a few hundred men who left the village."

"This Yang Yichen was a famous general who repeatedly defeated the Turks, to the point that Turkic generals fled at the sight of him."

"When the tyrannical emperor launched his second campaign against Goguryeo, and all fronts suffered successive defeats, only the force he led achieved seven victories in seven battles."

"This man is an unparalleled general of his time, with many fierce generals under his command, such as Liu Wuzhou. Although he only leads 10,000 soldiers, they are veterans who have fought alongside him in battles against the Turks and Goguryeo."

"Gao Shida, Zhang Jincheng, Dou Gong, and others led only ordinary people who were forced to rebel against the Sui Dynasty because they could not survive. In particular, Zhang Jincheng's Wolf Army, although it looked fierce and fearless, was undisciplined. Against Yang Yichen, let alone 30,000 Wolf Army soldiers, even if he had 30,000 more, it would be useless."

He then waved his fan and said, "Although Yang Yichen is powerful, it is a pity that he encountered a foolish emperor."

"There's nothing we can do about this. Fortunately, Yanyin Mountain is located on the border between Hebei and Henan, so we don't have to worry about being affected for now."

"We'll just do what we have planned."

Dou Bin said, "Qing-ge'er! If you and the young lady are both not here, what should we do if the government troops surround and attack us?"

"Don't worry!" Wu Qing laughed. "After that great defeat, the local soldiers are terrified of our stronghold like tigers. And the tyrannical emperor has extremely strict control over the local officials and soldiers. Without the imperial decree, no one dares to cross the border to suppress us."

"To the imperial court, our little mountain stronghold is just a minor nuisance; at this time, no one will come to attack us."

"If government troops really come, we'll receive the news and return with all the intelligence. You just watch the village and wait for our return."

The plan is complete.

The next day, Dou Xianniang, Wu Qing, and Shan Ailian led more than twenty warriors from the village and ten female soldiers who served as maids out of the village.

They bypassed Yanyin Mountain and headed south. Along the way, they rested for the night at a deserted temple.

We continued on our way and arrived at the foot of a mountain.

Suddenly, two groups of people came into view, facing each other, and two people were fighting on horseback in the circle.

Of the two groups, one group, though smaller, numbered only about twenty, but was well-dressed. The other group, numbering about seventy or eighty, consisted of exhausted individuals who appeared to be covered in wounds.

The two people who are constantly battling it out in the industry are not very old.

One of the young men, dark-skinned and resembling a farmer, wielded a horse spear and relied on brute force to execute chaotic mounted combat techniques.

The one fighting the young man was a white-clad boy of no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, wielding a silver-tasseled spear. His spearmanship was swift and precise, and he gradually gained the upper hand, pressing the dark-skinned youth.

Dou Xianniang exclaimed in surprise, "This young man in white is incredibly strong. Even if I were to fight him, I'm afraid it would be difficult to determine a winner."

"The one wielding the horse spear is using what seems to be a variant of our Dou family spear technique. He's probably from my hometown. After my grandfather created the Dou family spear technique, he selected some people from our hometown to teach it. That was a simplified version of the Dou family spear technique, which was actually only of low quality."

"This person can use such low-level marksmanship to this extent, his strength is not bad, but it looks like he is about to lose."

Dan Ailian was equally surprised: "This young man in white is much younger than you, Sister Dou. If he is truly as strong as you, then he is of the middle rank. His martial arts talent is quite remarkable."

As she spoke, she looked at Wu Qing.

But Wu Qing was sitting on his horse, forgetting even to wave his feather fan. He stared dumbfounded at the two fighting at the foot of the mountain.

At this moment, Wu Qing was using the license plate verification function to look at the dark-skinned, short but muscular young man.

He was wearing a golden plaque.

—"A famous general."

Then I looked at the young man dressed in white, wearing a traveler's hat, wielding a silver-tasseled short spear, whose spearmanship was even more superb. I noticed that he also had golden inscriptions on his body.

—"A famous general."

I said, are all the famous generals in this world referred to by the word "only"?