Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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“Uluolun Heruo.” Wen Shilan knelt down on one knee and saluted.
The great witch next to He Ruo didn’t shy away at all, still standing there, with a faint smile on his lips.
Lin Xin stood in the center of the tent, one hand resting on the hilt of Yanggu, his feet spread apart, his chin slightly raised, with no intention of saluting.
“Is this Su’er’s child?” Uluolun Heruo waved his hand to signal Wen Shilan to stand up, staring straight at Lin Xin with eyes as cold as a mountain goshawk.
Barbarians had to grow beards after the age of thirty. The messy beard covered half of He Ruo’s face, but it still couldn’t hide his aggressive beauty. Just sitting there casually gave people an invisible sense of oppression.
This overlord of Beimo inherited the Uluolun tribe at the age of seventeen and annexed more than a dozen small tribes with thunderous power. At the age of twenty, Uluolun became the largest tribe in Beimo. Then he controlled most of the other tribes and became the Great Khan of the grassland at the age of twenty-three. Then he was suddenly seriously injured and unable to go to the battlefield. The tribes on the grassland split again, at which time Wen Shilan appeared again, replacing He Ruo in the north and south, and unifying Beimo again eight years ago.
The legend of Uluolun Heruo was told by storytellers all over the country, and it took three days and three nights to finish it.
“Perhaps I should call you uncle?” Lin Xin said casually, with mockery in his eyes. In his opinion, this blood uncle was just like those monarchs in history who were brave in their early years but dim in their later years. They started believing in crooked ways and were no longer what they once were. A person who was even willing to sacrifice his own sister to heaven was not worthy of being called a hero.
“A traitor and a bastard born from Rangqian is not worthy of calling Khan like this.” The great witch raised his head, revealing his not very handsome face. His eyes were covered with black cloth, and he didn’t know what kind of ghost he was pretending to be.
Wen Shilan looked at He Ruo on the throne, as if waiting for his reaction. However, He Ruo said nothing, which was equivalent to acquiescing to the great witch’s rhetoric.
“If you are not treasonous, should you wait to be slaughtered as an animal to sacrifice to heaven?” Lin Xin was unexpectedly lifeless. He opened the Yanggu sword with his thumb and quickly closed it again, looking at the great shaman leisurely.
This lich knew magic, so he had to be sure not to be angered by him. Taking a step forward, there were countless red lines waiting to suck his blood.
“You Lian,” He Ruo raised his hand slightly to stop the witch from continuing to provoke, and turned to look at Lin Xin, “He is Su Su’er’s child, and he is the bloodline of Uluolun.”
This was said by the people in the tent in Chinese, occasionally mixed with a few tribal words. Over the past few days, Lin Xin had learned a little from Shen Lou and could generally understand it. “Ranqian” referred to the Han people, and “You Lian” was probably the name of the great witch.
Wen Shilan withdrew his gaze and lowered his head, making him wonder what he was thinking.
At this time, a soldier came quickly outside and shouted some nonsense through the door curtain. Wen Shilan immediately raised his head and said a short word to He Ruo.
He Ruo nodded and motioned for him to go quickly.
It seemed that Shen Lou had broken through Wuyang Ridge, and the barbarian army over there couldn’t hold on any longer and came to ask for help. Wen Shilan took the order and left without looking at Lin Xin again as he passed by.
The curtain of the king’s tent was opened by Wen Shilan and made a whirring sound. The sunlight came in and disappeared in an instant. The inside and outside of the tent seemed to be two worlds.
The Yanggu sword embedded with Luli flew out and floated sideways in the air. Lin Xin was not in a hurry to get down to business. He sat down on the shining scabbard, moved his sore waist, yawned and said: “Shen Lou should be coming soon. Uluolun Heruo will not open the king’s tent to others, right.”
“What?”
“Where is the map of the spirit mine?” He Ruo stood up, his eyes were level with Lin Xin, and he had no patience to chat with Lin Xin.
When negotiating terms and doing business, whoever spoke first would suffer the loss. Lin Xin raised one leg to support himself: “Where are my mother’s ashes?”
The great witch took out the small jar tied with a red string from his robe.
Lin Xin glanced at the pale hand of the great witch with disgust but did not reach out to take it: “You go out, I have something to say to the Khan alone.”
A faint sneer appeared on his lips as red as blood. Uluolun Heruo took over the urn, looked at the great wizard and said: “You Lian is my closest person, there is no need to avoid him.”
The closest person…
Lin Xin felt that this was a bit strange, lowered his eyes, and looked through his sleeves and took out the deer carved from Xinghu stone. As soon as the fawn was taken out, dots of light began to glow in the dim tent.
“You should know that before my father died, he gave me a gem-carved deer. Inside the deer was a map.” Lin Xin touched the deer in his hand with great reluctance.
“Bring it here.” He Ruo stretched out the hand holding the ashes and slowly handed it to Lin Xin.
Lin Xin looked at He Ruo’s hand, then at the Xinghu Stone in his hand, and slowly approached with his spiritual sword. In the increasingly bright spots of light, he exchanged things with He Ruo.
The moment the two hands touched, the Yanggu sword suddenly came out of its sheath, circled behind him, and penetrated Uluolun Heruo’s chest and abdomen with one sword strike. The purpose of his coming was not to take his mother’s ashes, but to take He Ruo’s life!
Everything happened so fast that He Ruo had no time to react or even blink. Lin Xin had never expected to kill He Ruo so easily, and he always felt that something was wrong.
No blood! There was no blood on the Yanggu sword that came out of the body!
Lin Xin felt a “buzz” in his head and immediately turned over and backed up. However, it was too late. Several red threads emerged from He Ruo’s body, as sharp as steel wires, and opened several wounds on Lin Xin’s body with a snap of his fingers. One of them penetrated directly through the collarbone.
“Ugh!” Lin Xin groaned in pain, raised his hand and ordered the Yanggu Sword to come back, and cut off the red thread from bottom to top.
The sword energy swept across Uluolun Heruo, tearing the clothes in front of him, and lifting the ugly beard on his face.
The beard balled up and flew into the air, fluttering like fallen leaves. He Ruo, who had lost his beard, revealed an extraordinary and handsome face. This face looked exactly like Lin Xin, and he was clearly only in his twenties!
When the red thread separated from the body, He Ruo fell to the ground with a “plop” like a kite with its string broken. The Xinghu stone deer in his hand rolled down the wooden platform and hit the lamppost, breaking the thin deer legs.
The great witch opened his black robe, revealing his silver eyes.
Countless red lines rose from the ground, shrouding Lin Xin like a cage. Lin Xin knew very well that these red threads were different from the red threads emanating from He Ruo’s body. They were the kind he had seen at the palace banquet. Once they entered the body, they would interfere with the spiritual veins and render him unable to move.
Lin Xin quickly swung his sword and his whole body turned into an afterimage, cutting off different red lines at different angles.
“Boom, boom, boom” all the red threads around him broke. Yanggu continued to suck in the soul power, and the great witch’s steps staggered obviously.
His ultimate goal was not ashes, and the wizard’s ultimate goal was not spiritual mines. Lin Xin knew this very well and had been on guard for a long time. The Yanggu sword flipped quickly in the palm of the hand and around the body, and the strong wind surrounded it from all directions, making the red line unable to penetrate.
“Luoying Sword.” The great witch was startled.
This was the swordsmanship of the Lin family in the Eastern Region. The swords rise like falling blossoms in colorful colors, and the sky was filled with sword light, intersecting into a network. Previously at Taxuelu, Lin Xin not only learned how to catch fish and catch birds, but also learned swordsmanship from Lin Shujing.
The Yanggu sword was too fast, and with such huge consumption, the Luli on the hilt did not dim at all. On the other hand, the great witch was already a little unsteady on his feet.
Such a big movement naturally attracted the attention of the guards outside the tent. The barbarian soldiers asked what happened, but they didn’t even dare to lift the door curtain.
The great witch responded casually, but in the voice of Uluolun Heruo. He also knew that if the soldiers saw that the person they respected like a god had turned into empty skin, they would probably tear the lich alive.
Lin Xin saw his concerns, and the Mojian scimitar at his waist suddenly unsheathed and whizzed towards the keel supporting the tent. This knife would definitely break a big hole in the king’s account.
The great witch’s expression suddenly changed, and he decisively put away his red thread that was attacking Lin Xin and turned to pursue Mojian. Lin Xin sneered, jumped up, and stabbed the lich in the back.
Suddenly, his spiritual power became stagnant, his wrist became weak, and the sword he swung stopped moving forward. His hand no longer obeyed his control and was separated from the hilt of the sword. Lin Xin lowered his head and looked at the small urn hanging on his waist. What was tied to the jar was not Zhu Xingli’s careless red string, but many tiny red threads twisted together.
At this moment, those red threads jumped up like living creatures, got into Lin Xin’s arms, and moved quickly through the spiritual veins.
“Well…” Lin Xin groaned in pain and fell to the ground.
After catching the Mojian, the great witch turned around slowly, his azure eyes sparkling with silver, which was very strange.
“Boy, you’re too young.”
The moment before he lost consciousness, Lin Xin saw several red threads emerging from the witch’s left hand and entering He Ruo’s body. The puppet-like He Ruo stood up straight and moved his crackling joints.
Yinshan Mountain, Wuyang Ridge.
Shen Yingying carried the Sanghu Divine Bow, and heavy arrows flew out from the heads of everyone, piercing the chest of the barbarian general in the midst of the army, taking the man more than ten feet away and nailing him firmly to the mountain wall.
The barbarian army suddenly fell into chaos. At this time, a group of Dayong soldiers suddenly emerged from the valley behind. These were the elite soldiers who were ordered to sneak into the mountain last night when the marshal was indulging in beauty.
The barbarians who were originally ambushing became the party being ambushed.
“Brother, Luli is not enough!” Shen Yingying rushed to Shen Lou and shouted loudly.
“Quick fight!” Shen Lou pulled out Yu Yuan, and the dazzling sword light broke through the sky.
Seeing the light of the marshal’s sword, the morale of Dayong’s army was greatly boosted. The shouts of killing shook the sky, and they surrounded the barbarians in Wuyang Ridge and wiped them out.
“Wen Shilan is here!” Shen Yingying looked up at the sky, took out an arrow, nocked the bow, and drew it into a full moon. A big arrow left the string and shot straight towards the light point in the sky.
Even Wen Shilan would not be able to catch Shen Yingying’s arrow. He immediately took back the Wolf-Slaying Saber in his hand and held it horizontally in front of him. With the force of the fall, the arrow missed him. But the second arrow had already arrived and shot straight into his chest.
Instantly activating five Luli, Wen Shilan swung his sword and collided with the big arrow.
“Boom -” A huge explosion sounded in the air, shaking the mountains and mountains. Wen Shilan was hit so hard that he fell straight to the ground. The Wolf-Slaying Sword spun in the air and caught its owner steadily.
Wen Shilan was in ragged clothes and looked very embarrassed, but he had only suffered some superficial injuries.
“Wolf slayer! Wolf Slayer!” the barbarian soldiers shouted in unison.
Shen Lou jumped up and rushed to fight Wen Shilan to prevent him from commanding the army. The situation in Wuyang Ridge had become difficult to reverse, and these barbarians were destined to be wiped out in one fell swoop.
Wen Shilan also knew it very well, but still resisted stubbornly, determined to use up Shen Lou’s Luli. Even if the barbarian soldiers in this mountain were abandoned, once the Luli was used up and before reinforcements from other places arrived, it would be the Dayong troops who will be surrounded and killed.
A fierce close-quarters battle, with rivers of blood flowing. Pushing forward bit by bit, the Dayong army had already rushed to the end of Wuyang Ridge. Further forward was a smooth plain, and he could directly take the royal court.
However, their Luli ran out at this moment.
The immortal soldiers who rushed in front retreated one after another, and the morale of the remaining barbarians suddenly increased.
Shen Lou frowned, separated from Wen Shilan, rushed to the ground, chopped down the barbarian general who tried to attack Shen Yingying with a sword, grabbed the reins and shouted: “Let’s go!”
“I won’t leave! We are going to win soon!” Shen Yingying shouted unwillingly, took out the last arrow and shot it at the barbarian army. One sword penetrated sixteen men, and finally killed a cavalryman on his horse.
“Ahhh!” Shen Yingying reluctantly swung her mulberry arc bow and smashed the head of a barbarian soldier.
“Yingying! Let’s go!” Shen Lou circled his sister’s waist and forcibly dragged her onto Yu Yuan.
At this moment, the sky in the south was illuminated by a large spiritual light, and both Dayong and barbarian soldiers could not help but look up.
Thousands of immortals came with swords, each carrying a big bag. The ones flying at the front were Feng Zhong and Lin Qu.
“Shen Qingque, I came to send you Luli!” Feng Zhong shouted loudly, taking off the baggage on his back and shaking it open.
A large piece of Luli with excellent quality fell all over the ground with a crash and was quickly picked up by the Dayong cultivators. The swords and spears were covered with spiritual power again and they rejoined the battle with a roar.
The carriage and horses were too slow, and they might not be able to make it in time, so Feng Zhong, who was favored by his father, suggested that the immortals carry Luli and send them to Beimo. King Qin’s army, which surrounded the Zhong brothers, had passed the pass and would arrive in Beijing soon. The capital was safe. Emperor Yuanshuo, who hated the barbarians deeply, nodded immediately.
A large number of Luli fell from the sky, and the battle situation turned again.
Wen Shilan’s face changed drastically. The trumpet sounded and the barbarians withdrew.
“Catch up!” Shen Yingying got on the horse, and Feng Zhong grabbed the reins.
“Don’t chase the poor bandits.” Feng Zhong advised earnestly.
“Get out of here!” Shen Yingying’s eyes turned red. She pulled out her riding crop and was about to beat him, but Shen Lou grabbed her and pulled her off.
“Go and guard the gate.” Shen Lou threw her a piece of Luli.
They had just broken through Wuyang Ridge. The most important thing at this moment was to deploy troops to guard this fortress and take Wuyang Ridge as their own. Only by cutting off worries could they move forward.
After being scolded by her brother, Shen Yingying finally calmed down, said “yes” in a low voice, and took Luli to replenish her spiritual power. Turning around to organize the army, she casually punched Feng Zhong, tilted her head and said, “I’m sorry for what happened just now. Your Highness, please don’t mind me.”
How was this a girl’s apology gesture? Feng Zhong opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Shen Yingying had already walked away.
When Lin Qu saw this scene, he rolled up his peach blossom eyes and said, “It’s been a long time, Qiuting has become a great general. I’m very happy to congratulate you.”
Shen Lou coughed lightly, not wanting to touch this statement.
After the fierce battle, the mountains exuded a strong smell of blood, and the evil spirit lingered in the mountains, attracting dark clouds.
It was going to rain. Shen Lou ordered everyone to go back to camp. Before they left the mountain, they encountered Huang Ge who was speeding towards him.
“The Marquis is gone!” Huang Ge fell to the ground in a hurry, almost kneeling and falling in front of Shen Lou.
“What did you say?” Shen Lou lifted Huang Ge up, “Who is missing? Lin Xin is missing?”
“At noon, the Marquis said he would go out for a walk, but he disappeared as soon as he left. This subordinate deserves to die,” Huang Ge said gritting his teeth and sweating all over his head, “Ren San said that a few days ago, he went to deliver a message to Uluolun Heruo!”
Boom, boom, boom – it rained heavily in the mountains, and all mortals and immortals were wiped out. It cooled their heart thoroughly.
“What do you mean? Xinxin went to see the barbarian Khan?” Feng Zhong grabbed Huang Ge’s shoulders and asked loudly in the rain.
Shen Lou let go of Huang Ge and tightened his grip on Yu Yuan, feeling the coldness of the water vapor pouring from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.
“Qingque, you said they wanted to capture my mother to sacrifice to heaven in the early years, and now they want my blood, right…”
“If we fail to stop the soul-eating this time…”
Lin Xin had already guessed it.
He knew that Devouring Souls was made of his blood.
He knew that this battle would never be over without destroying the root cause.
He knew that only by using himself as bait could he find the root cause.
Shen Lou pressed his chest and touched the yellow jade deer through his clothes. His Xinxin was too powerful and too smart. He was so powerful that he dared to break into the dragon and the tiger’s den. He was so smart that even though he had been running for two lifetimes, he still couldn’t protect him!
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