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Chapter 1533 The world is in chaos (eating more and replenishing more is the best)

Duanmu Huai had caused a lot of trouble when he went to West Wulin and North Wulin before, but it was nothing compared to this time.

Because he killed the emperor.

Some people may wonder, outside there has been war and rebellion everywhere, everyone knows that Yang Guang's reign as emperor is over. It doesn't matter if he dies sooner or later, so why don't they think about it, those rebels also have their own masters, why don't they send people to kill Yang Guang?

The reason is very simple. As long as Yang Guang is in office, he is the nominal emperor and has the power to control the court. People like Yu Wenzhi, even if they are eager to rebel, have to take Yang Guang's prestige into consideration.

But as soon as Yang Guang died, everything was like a chained group of dogs being untied, and the whole country was in complete chaos.

First, Sima Dekan, upon learning that Yang Guang had died, he immediately raised an army and occupied Yangzhou City, announcing the rise of a new rebel army. However, Yuwen Huaji was not easy to deal with. Although Yang Guang's death was quite unexpected to him, Yuwen Huaji had made a lot of preparations for the rebellion, so he immediately sent troops to fight Sima Dekan, snatched back Yangzhou City and Linjiang Palace, as well as Yang Guang's gold, silver, treasures and concubines from Sima Dekan, and tried to go to Chang'an to control the capital.

As a result, he was ambushed by Li Mi in Liyang. After a fierce battle, Yu Wenzhi was defeated and fled north with only 20,000 remnants of his army. The gold, silver, treasures, and beauties he had looted from Sima Dekan and Yang Guang naturally went to Li Mi.

On the other hand, after learning that Yang Guang had been killed, Wang Shichong supported Yue Wang Yang Tong as a puppet emperor in Luoyang. Li Shimin, on the other hand, took advantage of the entanglement between Li Mi and Yu Wenhuaji to capture Chang'an and enthroned Dai Wang Yang Yu as emperor.

The current situation is also beginning to move towards the direction of heroes competing for the Central Plains. Of course, in Duanmu Huai's view, it is a bit similar to the Three Kingdoms fighting for the world.

However, Li Mi made a mistake, as Wang Shichong and Li Shimin both found Yang Guang's descendants, and used the emperor to control the princes. Only Li Mi, although he took Yang Guang's treasures and beauties, lost the greater good, a typical case of picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons, did not make Li Mi die of anger afterwards.

After all, although rebellion is rebellion, reputation is still very important. Without a righteous reputation, it is not easy to convince others to fight for the world with you. Not to mention that Li Mi had rebelled before and killed his benefactor and the commander-in-chief of the Wagang Army, Huo Rang, which led to the internal division of the Wagang Army. Although Li Mi defeated Yu Wenzhi, he lost his righteous reputation. Coupled with the internal division of the Wagang Army, he obviously lost the opportunity to fight for the world like Yu Wenzhi.

The ancients were still very superstitious about this kind of thing. Li Mi killed Huo Rang to avenge his grievances and seized the Wagang Army, but he lost the opportunity to hold the emperor hostage and control the princes. In the eyes of many people, it is inevitable that this is Li Mi's retribution. Once more people think this way, the Wagang Army will be dispersed and Li Mi will be finished.

Duanmu Huai was equally unlucky.

He killed Yang Guang in public, and Duanmu Huai's features were too obvious, and he killed the emperor. Naturally, everyone wanted to know who was so bold as to attack the emperor in broad daylight. After such an investigation, Duanmu Huai's identity was naturally revealed.

After learning that it was Duanmu Huai, everyone was shocked at first, and then...

Oh, it's him, that's okay.

After all, the Immortal Killer God was notorious. He became famous in one battle in the Western Wulin and killed more than 10,000 people. He was quiet for a while in the Northern Wulin, and then suddenly exploded. He not only destroyed the Songshan Sect and the Sun and Moon Sect, but also blew up the entire Songshan Mountain with one punch. It can be said that the people in the martial arts world are already familiar with this Immortal Killer God. If someone else killed the emperor, it might be surprising, but Duanmu Huai... well, judging from everyone's impression of him and his performance along the way, it seems that it would not be surprising for him to kill anyone.

The same goes for the emperor.

So Duanmu Huai was in trouble.

This is not to say that someone would kill him to avenge the emperor, although from a political perspective, being able to kill Duanmu Huai would definitely help to secure one's position. But if you think about it carefully, you will know that this is simply impossible. Duanmu Huai killed many people along the way, and everyone saw it. No one thinks that he has the ability to get any benefits from the Immortal Killer.

So they changed their approach, which was to win over others.

After all, Yang Guang was notorious, and the people of Nanzhou wished that he would die without a burial place. Duanmu Huai killed Yang Guang. Let alone the political and military significance, many people thought that he was their great benefactor and savior. If Duanmu Huai could be persuaded and brought to his side, it would be much easier to recruit soldiers. Not to mention that Duanmu Huai himself was extremely powerful, and he could form an army by himself. No matter from which aspect, it was a very cost-effective choice.

Therefore, after that, Duanmu Huai and his men were often harassed in various ways. Either other rebels wanted to win them over to join their camp, or some rebels wanted to join his army and let Duanmu Huai lead them to conquer the world, and in the future they would just need to be given a position as a loyal minister.

This made Duanmu Huai very annoyed. If he had known that killing Yang Guang would cause so much trouble, he would have been better off sparing his life than being harassed by him like this.

Finally, Duanmu Huai decided not to take the boat anymore. The yacht was too conspicuous, and the Yangtze River was very straight, so it was too easy for the other party to block him. So he discussed with Wang Yuyan and Xiaolongnu and decided to take the boat and go by land. After all, Duanmu Huai had a wizard's mansion, so he didn't need to stay in an inn like other people. He just needed to find some less traveled paths and he wouldn't encounter too much trouble.

"What bad luck."

While walking on the road, Duanmu Huai was cursing and complaining to the two women.

"Wherever I go, whether in the west or the north, people always avoid me. Now, there will be a day when I have to avoid others."

"If you were to raise an army, you wouldn't have to go through so much trouble. Aren't many of those underworld gangs coming for you, hoping that you would lead them to conquer the world?"

Hearing this, Wang Yuyan also spoke with a smile, while Duanmu Huai shook his head.

"Only a fool would do such a stupid thing. In the final analysis, these people are only after high positions and generous salaries. To put it bluntly, they are no different from the guys they want to overthrow. It's just that they were oppressed before, and now they want to become oppressors. If they really succeed, they will probably oppress more cruelly than the officers and soldiers. There is no point in leading such a team, and I am too lazy to give them any ideological and political education. It's a waste of time."

After all, it is not easy to truly build an army with beliefs and ideals, not to mention that this is a world full of masters. Therefore, not only must the generals and soldiers below be of one mind, but they must also be recognized by those martial arts masters.

So the question is, is this possible?
Just like in the world of Faerun, a magician can easily cast a fireball to destroy a village, so why should he be restricted by these country folk? The same is true in the world of martial arts. Those knights have gone through all kinds of hardships to obtain martial arts that are far beyond ordinary people. You can't ask them to bow their heads to ordinary people.

Just like Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan School of the Northern Wulin Sect bowed to the officials, everyone looked down on him. Even though the guests Liu Zhengfeng invited were not bad people, they still disliked people in the government. In their opinion, no matter how powerful those officials were, they would just chop them off with one blow. The reason they didn't chop them off was simply because they didn't want to cause trouble.

So it is not difficult to start a rebellion in such a world, but wanting to copy and build an army with ideals and beliefs and willing to fight for them all their lives is another matter.

Duanmu Huai felt that he didn't have the ability or patience, but he was also unwilling to lead a group of bandits to conquer the world. The Inquisition also had goals and ideals, and they were not bandits... Well, most of the time they were not. After all, those things originally belonged to the Inquisition, and taking back what belonged to them was naturally not stealing or robbing.

"Where are we going next?"

Xiao Longnu asked, and Duanmu Huai obviously already had the answer.

"Pegasus Ranch. I heard that the owner there, Shang Xiuxun, is a great eater."

"……………so what?"

"Since she is a good eater, she must know where there are famous chefs. If you want to find a good chef, you have to find one who knows the business. Only gourmets know where there are good chefs, right?"

“…………………………”How should I put it, it’s very consistent with Duanmu Huai’s style.

For the three of them, traveling in the mountains was not a difficult task. In the past, Wang Yuyan held them back, but now that she had learned the Nine Yin Manual and practiced with Duanmu Huai, her own strength had increased rapidly, and she had also made great progress in Qinggong under the guidance of Xiaolongnu. So this time, Duanmu Huai even forgot to use a mount, and directly led the two of them through the journey. After more than half a day, they arrived near the Pegasus Ranch.

It was already evening, and the three of them came to a small village near Pegasus Ranch. However, to their surprise, although the village looked very neat, no one lived there.

"It's strange."

Walking in the village, Wang Yuyan looked around and frowned in confusion.

"From the objects here, it seems that the people here were not driven away like in other places. It seems that they left in a hurry. Could it be that there is a war here? But it doesn't look like there will be a war around here."

At present, heroes are fighting for supremacy. For ordinary people, it is understandable that they leave their homes to avoid war. Duanmu Huai has encountered similar places along the way, and even some villages have been slaughtered, which is extremely tragic. However, the situation here is different. There seems to be no war around, and Duanmu Huai has not seen any army of rebels appearing nearby. However, the people in this village seem to have been gone for less than two days, which is very strange.

"This reminds me of the movie Village Life I watched before."

Duanmu Huai chuckled and spoke.

"Maybe there is a female ghost haunting here, who has killed all those people, and now their bodies are standing in the ancestral hall. If we go to the ancestral hall now, we will be able to see the bodies of all the villagers standing there coldly, looking at us..."

"Oh... Sir, please stop talking."

After hearing the ghost story told by Duanmu Huai, Wang Yuyan turned pale, covered her ears and hid behind Xiaolongnu. Duanmu Huai also laughed at her.

"We'll know if it is true or not if we go and take a look."

As they were talking, the three of them arrived in front of the tallest house in the village, then Duanmu Huai pushed open the door and walked in.

However, at this moment, a flash of cold light appeared, and a sharp sword shot out, stabbing straight at Duanmu Huai. Facing this sudden attack, Duanmu Huai didn't care at all, just stood there. The long sword flickered and finally stopped in front of Duanmu Huai's neck.

Duanmu Huai turned his head and saw a woman in military uniform holding a long sword, staring at him vigilantly. There were several people behind her, and when she saw Duanmu Huai, the woman was shocked and hurriedly stepped back. When she saw Wang Yuyan and Xiaolongnu coming out from behind Duanmu Huai, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked.

"Who are you and why are you here?"

"Shouldn't you introduce yourself before you give your name?"

Duanmu Huai folded his arms, stared at the woman, and snorted. Hearing Duanmu Huai's cold snort, a man next to him shouted angrily.

"You bold lunatic, this is Shang Xiuxun, the owner of Pegasus Ranch. Why don't you show me your courtesy?"

"Are you Shang Xiuxun?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment and looked at the woman in front of him.

"This isn't Pegasus Ranch. Why are you hiding here with a few people? Are you playing hide-and-seek?"

"us……………"

However, before Shang Xiuxun could finish his words, he heard a chaotic sound of footsteps coming from outside. Turning his head, he saw that the originally dim village had become bright under the illumination of the torches. Seeing this, Shang Xiuxun gritted his teeth, motioned Duanmu Huai and others to come in, and then closed the door.

"Ah, you really shouldn't have come here and encountered this disaster..."

what's the situation?
Seeing this, Duanmu Huai looked at Wang Yuyan and Xiaolongnu in confusion. Could it be that they came at the wrong time?
Just then, the footsteps stopped in front of the courtyard, followed by a rough voice.

"Hello, mall owner. I am Xiang Batian. My friends in the underworld who like to joke gave me the nickname 'no grass grows' because they don't know me well. In fact, I am a person who loves and cherishes flowers. If you don't believe me, just try to commit yourself to me for three days. I promise to come out and correct the world's wrong idea."

As these words were spoken, there was a burst of laughter outside. When Duanmu Huai heard this, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Shang Xiuxun.

"You guys are fighting against the four big bandits?"

Before coming here, Duanmu Huai also learned that there was a group of horse thieves roaming around nearby, known as the Four Great Bandits. There is a folk saying about them: "Leave no grass to grow" Xiang Batian, "Leave no chickens or dogs to stay" House Jianding, "Scorched earth for thousands of miles" Yu Maozao, "Ghosts and gods cry" Cao Yinglong. These four great bandits roamed everywhere, burning, killing, looting and doing all kinds of evil. Duanmu Huai wanted to see them, but he had never encountered them. Unexpectedly, he encountered them here.

But that’s fine too.

"Leave it to you."

Duanmu Huai turned his head and looked at Wang Yuyan and Xiaolongnu.

"It's good to accumulate more experience. If someone comes to your doorstep, it would be a waste if you don't kill him."

"What nonsense are you talking about."

After hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Wang Yuyan and Xiaolongnu hadn't said anything yet, but Shang Xiuxun frowned in dissatisfaction.

"You are new here, so you may not know the situation here. The four major bandits have sent out their entire army to deal with my Pegasus Ranch. There are probably thousands of bandits surrounding us. Since you are not accomplices of the bandits, why don't you leave with us? There is a secret passage here. If we delay any further, it may be disadvantageous..."

However, Duanmu Huai was too lazy to listen to Shang Xiuxun's words and just gestured to the two of them. The latter looked at each other and then nodded.

"Leave it to you."

"Okay, sir."