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Chapter 1282: One Battle to Decide the Southwest (XIX) [Seeking a Monthly Ticket]

Gong Xichou and Shen Tang stopped almost at the same time.

Although the two have different temperaments, their pride is the same - putting aside other worldly identities, as brave warriors pursuing martial arts, they are very disdainful of taking advantage of others. If Gong Yang Yongye fights to the death, the two will kill him regardless of his age! But the opponent's fighting spirit is getting weaker and weaker, and his momentum is declining. To put it bluntly, he is just in a decadent mentality of giving up. If they fight again at this time, winning is more embarrassing than losing.

Gongxi Qiu's snake eyes were gloomy and he looked at the old thing.

"What do you mean?" He showed no mercy to a 100-year-old veteran with high fighting spirit; killing an old man with low fighting spirit would be a loss of face. Gong Xichou felt that he was a donkey that was hanging in the balance, with meat to eat but no food to eat, and he was so angry that he wanted to kick his hoof, "It's shameful for a warrior to be at your level."

Either Gongyang Yongye wins or Gongyang Yongye dies in battle.

The old guy chooses to give up.

Gongyang Yongye looked up at the deep valley and gently stroked the scarred blade with his fingertips. Gong Xichou's provocative words could not arouse his anger: "I have practiced martial arts for dozens of years, wielded the sword for dozens of years, sought the truth for dozens of years, and have been busy for a hundred years..."

Shen Tang interrupted his deep sigh.

"Is this the first time you've been beaten to the point of losing your mind by a young man?"

She could understand Gong Yang Yongye's feelings.

This is like a genius monk who was an ancestor in the lower world, but became like everyone else when he ascended to heaven. He is a genius, but the upper world is not short of geniuses. His talent is just a threshold to meet others. He did not give up, and practiced diligently, practicing in the hottest days of summer and the coldest days of winter, spending countless years, and finally earned the reputation of an ancestor in the upper world, but ended up meeting a younger, more energetic and talented genius. Such blows did not just happen once, but appeared one after another. They were young while he was old.

Like a boat that has been released from its bow, like a sail that has run aground.

His edges were smoothed out during his early years.

Gong Yang Yongye looked at Shen Tang who seemed to know everything and sneered, "You think too much. I just think that this favor is not worth sacrificing my life for. When you reach my age, you will also be tired of meaningless fighting and killing."

Shen Tang felt that he was trying hard to save face.

Perhaps it was partly due to boredom - martial energy can keep a brave warrior's body in peak condition, but it cannot keep his mentality fresh as well. It is indeed a bit too much to ask Gongyang Yongye, who is already old, to maintain the vigor and sharpness of a young man - but it certainly cannot be ruled out that Gongyang Yongye became more and more discouraged, his momentum dropped all the way, and seeing that the situation was irreversible, he simply surrendered.

But even if we surrender, we must do it in a dignified manner.

Gong Yang Yongye would rather choose to stab his own neck than to crawl and beg for mercy from the enemy.

Shen Tang didn't have a deep hatred for him. When Gong Yang Yongye hinted that he didn't want to fight, she probably wouldn't insist on a life-or-death battle. It's good for Kangguo, her, and Gong Yang Yongye. It's none of her business what the Southwest Allied Forces think.

"Favor?"

Shen Tang also tacitly gave the other party a way out.

Shen Wuyou Tang knew what favor Gongyang Yongye owed to Qi State, but the King Shen Tang did not know. Shen Tang continued to ask according to the routine: "Can you tell me in detail, what exactly is the favor?"

There is nothing to hide about the content of the favor.

Gongyang Yongye was very frank and explained: "Because of my cultivation, it is difficult for me to have children. Cui of Qi State helped me find my lost children. This battle is to repay this favor."

If we really calculate it by market price, the previous battle to help Qi State stop Gong Xichou would be considered a settlement. If it wasn't for the 19th-rank Guannei Marquis of his own family, the weight of his action would not be light. Gongyang Yongye was kept until now only for the sake of Cui's face.

His initial plan was to wait until the war was decided.

Regardless of whether Kangguo won or the Southwest Allied Forces held on, he would leave as soon as there was a result, so that Cui's efforts would be justified. However, plans could not keep up with changes, Cui Zhi left at the last minute, and Gongyang Yongye was beaten by young men who appeared one after another. The more he fought, the more irritated he became. The more irritated he became, the less he wanted to fight. The less he wanted to fight, the worse the fight became, and the more unfavorable the situation became.

To sum up in one sentence——

I don’t want to fight anymore, love whoever you want!

Gong Xichou had dealt with Gongyang Yongye before, and was speechless when he heard that he had been fighting against Kangguo for such a long time for such a small reason. He looked at a fool with pity in his eyes: "... Just because Cui Shi found your lost offspring? Calculating their ages, they must be great-grandsons, right? Didn't I tell you before that my eldest brother has a small house where he hangs banners for patients who come to him for medicine? He can give birth to a boy or a girl, and it works every time? I have verified with him, you can give birth to a child by yourself. Aren't your own children much more important than the offspring of several generations?"

Finding a great-grandson/great-grandson can make Gongyang Yongye fight for his life. He has been fighting with Kangguo until now. Then, wouldn't his own child make him sell his life to Kangguo? Gongxi Chou thought it was not impossible.

"Think about it, you are a 19th-rank Guannei Marquis, and your body is strong enough to carry your child and fight seven or eight times among thousands of troops. How can the child not be healthy and intelligent? You don't have to worry about difficult labor and hemorrhage. When the time is right, find a medical practitioner or do the surgery yourself, just make a cut on the belly, and the father and daughter will be safe!" Gong Xichou gave him serious advice.

Even with a medical practitioner, a caesarean section to remove the baby would cost an ordinary woman half her life, but a brave warrior is different. Not to mention a knife to the stomach, he can use his martial energy as glue to fix broken bones in a fight, and he can also use his fingers to push intestines back if they fall to the ground.

Any wound is more serious than a caesarean section.

Gong Yang Yongye: "..."

The elderly man looked at Gong Xichou almost speechlessly.

For a moment, it was unclear whether the other party was serious or was deliberately joking. If this snake with a brain no bigger than a walnut had eyes, it should be obvious that he was a man, and men cannot have children. Gong Yang Yongye clenched the hilt of the knife, wondering whether to break his promise and continue fighting for a few more rounds. It was not for anything else, just to make snake soup.

"You are lucky. Big brother is not busy at the moment. You don't need to make an appointment to see him." Since going to the front line, Jimo Qiu has not continued to practice medicine. At most, he helps the military doctors share the pressure. Most of the time, he follows Mama silently.

According to what my eldest brother said before, it is not very difficult to refine the kind of Gu worm that can make men fertile. If it is really difficult, it is more difficult to find a girl who suits your heart and use her body fragrance as a Gu worm. The quality of the Gu worm also affects the talent of the offspring.

  Shouldn't Gong Yang Yongye allow himself to give birth to mediocre people?

Gong Xichou spoke seriously, and Gongyang Yongye was very excited.

Just when his emotions were about to reach a critical point, Shen Tang said, "The High Priest of Jimo actually has this skill?"

An alarm instantly sounded in Gong Xichou's mind.

Hesitantly asked, "Mama, Kangguo shouldn't be short of children?"

Although he, as a general, did not like to manage affairs, he also had some understanding of the government. He clearly remembered that the birth rate of Kangguo had been rising year by year since its founding, and all couples with fertility were having children. When the family members reached the right age, they could be allocated land. The more people there were, the more land each family could have. The earlier they had children, the better the quality of the land they were allocated. In the future, the land they would be allocated would be newly reclaimed land, which was not as fertile as the old land.

The more children you have, the more property you have.

If children can be fed, clothed and raised, people will naturally be willing to have children.

In other words, Kangguo is not short of children now.

Could it be that his deputy general was right? Mama was really planning to do something, such as giving a certain amount of martial luck bonus to a warrior based on how many children he had, or even having a fertility quota for military promotion? Gong Xichou's undisguised expression made Shen Tang angry: "What are you thinking about?"

Is she that kind of crazy person?

"Who am I?"

Gong Xichou muttered: "But Mama is not a human being." If she is not a human being, then she naturally doesn't need to do human things.

"…Forget it. I'll ask the high priest myself later."

If Gongxi Chou doesn’t want to say it, then don’t say it. Jimo Qiu will tell it anyway.

As a bystander, Gong Yang Yongye didn't know why the topic jumped to this point. At least it shouldn't appear now after the fierce battle. It's not serious at all. But Shen Tang's reaction made him waver. Gong Xichou might not be making fun of him, but giving advice seriously? Men can also give birth? Speaking of which, Wudan warriors are indeed more suitable for giving birth than ordinary women.

He couldn't help but imagine the difficulty of performing a caesarean section to deliver a baby.

Stabbing yourself in the stomach isn't really a big deal.

Gong Yangyongye thought this in his heart, but he showed no interest in it: "I don't have any deep hatred with you guys. I have resolved the entanglement with the Southwest Allied Forces. We don't owe each other anything. Naturally, there is no reason to continue fighting with you. Goodbye!"

Neither Shen Tang nor Gong Xichou stopped him.

Gongyang Yongye sighed, turned and left.

He was going to the Southwest Allied Army camp to take his only son away. Regardless of the outcome, this place was not safe. He just wanted to find a place to live in seclusion, away from the worldly disputes, and find a healthy woman for his only son's descendants so that they could have more children.

In troubled times, quality is no match for quantity.

The more children you have, the greater the chance that they will be talented, and the greater the chance that this lineage will survive and continue. Gongyang Yongye didn't care what the Qi State or the Southwest Allied Forces had to say, at most he would give the other party an explanation when Cui Shi spoke up.

The latter doesn't stand much of a chance either.

Cui Zhi, as the head of the Cui family, fled at the last minute. Without Cui Zhi to mediate, it cannot be blamed that Gongyang Yongye would slack off.

Shen Tang was surprised that he left so abruptly: "Leaving now?"

Gong Xichou: "Why don't you stay and watch how Luo Yuan dies?"

After all, they had worked together for a while, and he couldn't just watch Luo Yuan die. However, Gongyang Yongye's move was equivalent to breaking his promise. Not only would he help Luo Yuan escape, he would also have to sacrifice himself. Gongyang Yongye had no will to fight. If he continued to fight, he would surely die. There was no other way to survive! Why bother?

Shen Tang said: "I'm worried that he might go back on his word."

Gong Xichou said: "It's unlikely. He wants to save face."

Shen Tang did not comment on this.

Gong Yang Yongye's aura completely disappeared, and Shen Tang finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I hope it's not like letting a tiger go back to the mountain, which will cause endless troubles."

Remembering that the outcome between Luo Sha and Luo Yuan had not yet been decided, she wiped the blood off her face and said, "Let's go, kill Luo Yuan!"

Luo Yuan's situation is different from Gongyang Yongye's.

The latter can be killed or not, but Luo Yuan must be killed.

The death of Luo Yuan was equivalent to holding Luo Sha and the island tribesmen behind him in her hands. Even if they could not be completely loyal to Kangguo, they were much more useful than the newly surrendered troops. No matter how she calculated this account, she would not lose.

However, Luo Sha did not need Shen Tang and the others to intervene.

It would be more meaningful to kill the enemy with your own hands!

Shen Tang briefly assessed the situation, exchanged a glance with Jimo Qiu, and then left Luo Sha to Jimo Qiu's care - Luo Yuan had been depleted of a lot of martial energy by Shen Tang, but given his realm, Luo Sha would still be in danger of death if he was not careful.

With Jimo Qiu watching her, she could naturally feel at ease.

"I wonder what's going on with the main navy..."

Although persuading Gongyang Yongye to retreat and killing Luo Yuan could undermine the morale of the Southwestern Allied Forces, it would not be enough to defeat the other side.

  In the struggle between the two major forces, the victory or defeat is not determined by the top combat power. If you want to take the southwest, you must defeat the opponent's main force head-on, kill their soldiers and generals, and increase the losses on the battlefield. When the losses reach a certain proportion, the Southwest Allied Forces will collapse!

Shen Tang just passed a hilltop and stopped walking, with a strange expression on his face: "Can the high priest really make Gong Yang Yongye have a child?"

"Of course, big brother is a miracle worker!" If Gongxi Chou didn't prefer to raise other people's children, the orthodox Gongxi family should have a female heir. His big brother also wanted to train his niece in this direction. His big brother would have been an uncle long ago. "With big brother's ability, even if a man or a woman is infertile, he can still make them have many children."

"Oh, all right."

"Why do you suddenly ask this, Mama?"

Could it be that his deputy general was right? ? ?

Shen Tang said: "Oh, Gongyang Yongye can't pick up anyone."

The young man that Gongyang Yongye brought with him just died, not far from the incarnation Wuyou. It was strange to say that this young man was a family member of Gongyang Yongye and was not in the Southwest Allied Forces. How could he run to the front line of the battlefield and die?

Gong Xiqiu: "..."

Shen Tang sneered, "It seems that Gongyang Yongye's skill in slacking off is not very good, and he has been discovered. The other party's trick of killing with a borrowed knife is to completely cut off the possibility of reconciliation between Gongyang Yongye and Kangguo. The only bloodline died, and died in public at the hands of Kangguo. Gongyang Yongye will not give up easily to avenge the extinction of his family. It must be said that this plan is vicious."

"It's still not too late to chase him now!"

  Catch up with Gong Yang Yongye and kill him!

Cut the grass at its roots and avoid future troubles!

Shen Tang said: "No hurry."

The person who sets up the trap may end up shooting himself in the foot.

If Gongyang Yongye had no other choice and was eager to fight, he might indeed fight to the death with Kangguo as the enemy expected. However, Gongyang Yongye had just felt lazy and his momentum had fallen to the bottom. Even if he fought to the death, how much strength could he exert? Yes, but not much.

The young man was pierced by stray arrows and turned into a straw candy-fruit stand. His fairly distinctive head rolled onto the deck, with dirty blood staining his facial features.

No one recognized his identity except Shen Wu You Tang.

It’s not that she didn’t have the ability to save the person, but the idea was extinguished by Wu You as soon as she came to her mind. She also wanted to see a dog-eat-dog fight.

As the battle started, the warship was hit hard and swayed left and right. Cui Mi held the railing tightly and managed to keep himself steady.

The sight penetrates the dark fog and vaguely sees the outline of the giant beast.

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