Comprehensive martial arts: He was in the Jin Kingdom, but he returned to the Southern Song Dynasty

Lu Chen asked, "How does Master Yan understand comrades?"

Yan Nantian said in a deep voice, "As the old saying goes, those who share the same virtues share the same heart, and those who share the same heart share the same comrades."

Then he added, "So, I don't think Yao Yue Lian Xing is my comrade. They don't have any kind and compassionate hearts."

Lu Chen said, "That's right. People with the same virtues have the same heart, and people with the same heart are comrades. This is what I think. However, this does not prevent Yao Yue Lian Xing from becoming our comrade with the same virtues and heart. Times have changed, and standards should change. Otherwise, we are really fighting alone, because many people in the world who we care about may not be kind and compassionate."

He asked, "Master Yan, do you think the wine sellers in this town are kind? Are the street vendors kind? Maybe a little, but I don't think they are very kind. If they join us with selfish motives, should we cut ties with them? But isn't everything you have been doing for these people?"

These questions left Yan Nantian speechless.

He pondered for a long time, but he was not impatient or angry. "That makes sense. In fact, many people are not perfect. They all have their own shortcomings. They are irritable, stingy, careless, arrogant... As long as these personalities are not excessive, I can tolerate them."

Lu Chen smiled and said, “It is also because Master Yan travels around the world all day long, draws his sword and helps others, and can see the people, instead of being high and mighty, that he can see the bottom of the world like this.”

Yan Nantian asked again, "You are right about this, but the changes in the world you mentioned are due to the collapse of the Heavenly Crystal Tiger Soul, which caused the immortals on land to disappear?"

Lu Chen explained, "That's right. Today, the world is definitely a time for all the powerful to rise together. In fact, the Qinglong Society's actions may not be their own, and I'm afraid they have been tacitly approved by many people. In the three kingdoms of Shenzhou, I'm afraid that countless forces, openly or secretly, are eyeing them and are eager to rise. This is a world of great contention."

Yan Nantian listened to Lu Chen's words quietly, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Lu Chen continued, "In this era, if you want to unite all living beings, restore the dark and clear the eyes, and wipe out the evil, you must make some choices. Yao Yue Lian Xing has her own pride and principles. Although the lives of others may not be so important in their eyes. But they also know how to sacrifice for others. Without their sacrifice, it would be impossible to hold on until you, the hero, break through."

He emphasized, "So, in my heart, although they are not of the same moral character or mind, they are also friends in the same battle. I don't care whether they are women or men, enemies or foes, I only regard them as comrades in my heart. Since they are comrades in arms, then they are comrades."

This statement hit Yan Nantian's sore spot. He had been such a proud man all his life, but he had made a mistake and needed his enemy to save him. Regardless of whether Yao Yue Lianxing wanted to save him subjectively, he felt ashamed.

Otherwise, he would not have held this banquet.

When toasting to the souls underground, Yan Nantian did not exclude Yao Yue Lianxing either in his heart or words.

He was silent for a long time, and had to nod, "That's right. When we met last time, they were still my enemies. I didn't expect that when I was trapped, they died because of me. Although Yao Yue, this crazy woman, actually wanted to kill Dong Tianbao and me. No matter which of us is better, she will not be comfortable."

Lu Chen thought of Yao Yue gritting her teeth and preparing to self-destruct with Dong Tianbao, and he felt the same way. He smiled bitterly and said, "That's right, so she is right. No one in heaven or on earth should provoke her. She would rather fight for her dignity than give up her life. This kind of person is the most terrifying."

To use her previous minor shortcomings as an example, she is both petty-minded and has a strong possessiveness.

However, both of them were too strong. If Dong Tianbao offended her, she would fight him to the death.

It would have been fine if she had just fought with others, but she even wanted to take Lianxing with her because she couldn't bear to die and still have Lianxing alive.

Yan Nantian said, "Now that you put it that way, I can understand a little bit. Perhaps, I am also such a person. From this perspective, I also want to accept Yao Yue Lianxing. What happened between them and my sworn brother back then is, after all, dust to dust, and has become a thing of the past."

At this point, he sighed, "Before, I privately asked Xiao Yu'er about this matter, whether he was willing to offer incense to Yao Yue Lianxing. It turned out that he was willing, and what he said was similar to you. He even thought that even if Yao Yue Lianxing was not dead, as long as she was willing to work for the righteous path, he would be willing to forgive them."

Lu Chen said, "He is a person who understands the overall situation. He knows that now is an emergency and we cannot fight for temporary power. So unless he is extremely vicious, our alliance can accept him."

Yan Nantian waved his hand and said, "It seems that I am not suitable to be a leader. To be a leader, people like you and Xiao Yu'er are really the best."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I am quite hypocritical."

Yan Nantian suddenly looked at him, "Whether it is hypocritical or not, I don't know. Let me ask you, do you want me to join you and work for you?"

Lu Chen nodded and said, "Of course it is like that, otherwise I really wouldn't have to say so much to Hero Yan."

Yan Nantian nodded and said, "Okay, judging from this sentence, you are not hypocritical."

Lu Chen said, "Because I know that Master Yan is also thinking about this matter, that's why he wants to talk to me. You want to see if I am a decent person, what path I follow, and what road I take."

Yan Nantian laughed loudly, "That's right, in fact, you know why I am doing this, and I also know why you are doing this, we are both pretending to be confused. Lu Chen, what do you call this?"

Lu Chen said, "This is called politics. Many people think that politics is a terrible thing, but in fact, politics is the best tool to organize and mobilize people. People who are good at politics will definitely be able to do great things. It's just that most people who are good at politics are used by politics."

Yan Nantian seemed to be thinking about something. "Okay, what you said makes a lot of sense. Since you understand this, I won't hide it. I can join you and serve you. But I need to have certain supervisory power. Maybe, a guy like me who is so unkind and hates evil is not likable, but I believe that any force needs people like me."

He looked at Lu Chen and said, "If for any moment you stop using politics and end up being used for politics, I will kill you."

Lu Chen said without hesitation, "Very good, I just need someone like you. Master Yan, you can have whatever you want, but I can tell you very clearly that you will never use your sword against me."

Yan Nantian smiled slightly and raised the wine jar again, "But at least, I can drink with you."

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter.

……

After drinking this wine, everyone built graves and tombs for the dead and stayed on Mount Hua for more than half a month.

Several things happened in the past half month.

For example, if Lu Chen were to write a letter by hand and send it to the Shenhou Mansion to tell about Zhuge Zhengwo's death, one can imagine how shocked the Four Famous Detectives would be.

As he wrote, he thought of Zhuge Zhengwo's voice, appearance and smile, which were vivid in his mind, and his heart was extremely heavy.

But surprisingly, the reply was quite calm.

The Four Famous Detectives wrote in four different handwritings on the same letter, and each said something.

Judging from his words and actions, he seemed to be comforting Lu Chen and telling him not to blame himself too much.

Perhaps they had already prepared for sacrifice, knowing full well that their line of work would not last long. After all, they were all detectives, and were used to seeing major cases, life and death, and they had some more interests than ordinary people.

Or maybe, they were heartbroken, but they tried their best to suppress it in writing. It was because they were in important positions and they could not lose their mindset and affect their judgment, giving many evil people in the court, inside and outside, and in the mountains and fields an opportunity to take advantage of it.

So, after a basic brief narration, they described in more detail some important things that the intelligence agencies had collected in recent days.

Although the signs of the disappearance of the immortals on land have not yet led to earth-shaking changes, undercurrents are already surging.

It is said that on the top of Tianshan Mountain, Li Qiushui has led several masters of the Qinglong Society to force the emperor to abdicate.

The Tianshan Xiaoyao Sect in this world is not just Tianshan Tonglao, but also has the Taoist master Xiaoyaozi.

This teacher is still alive, and the deeds of Wuyazi, Li Qiushui and Tianshan Tonglao were not made to be ugly. It was just that Li Qiushui and Wuyazi left the mountain gate one after another.

The Child-Fairy of Tianshan was on the top of Tianshan Mountain, following her teacher, giving him instructions, and being second only to the teacher.

As a result, a figure like Xiaoyaozi was unable to descend due to the Heavenly Crystal Tiger Soul. The Tianshan Child-Grandma alone was naturally no match for the attack of Li Qiushui and the Azure Dragon Society, and Lingjiu Peak was thus occupied by the Azure Dragon Society. It is said that the Tianshan Child-Grandma was injured by Li Qiushui and has disappeared.

In addition, Genghis Khan also launched an attack, and he first used military force against the Tibetan Kingdom in the Great Snow Mountains.

Compared with the Mongols, the Tubo Kingdom was originally a small country, but because it worshipped Guru Padmasambhava, it had a high and sacred status among foreign countries.

But this time when Padmasambhava left, only Jiumozhi had some deterrent power in the whole country.

The general sent by Genghis Khan was Guo Jing's ally during the Yuan Dynasty, "Borjigin Tolui".

Tolui was skilled in military tactics and suddenly arrived with his army. His subordinate King Jinlun led the practitioners of the Flower Sect of the Sakya School to attack the Red Sect of the Nyingma School led by Jiumozhi.

In addition to the internal struggles between the two Tibetan sects, there are also two masters, a Buddha and a Taoist, in the Ruyang Palace.

One is the "Fire Master" of the Vajra Sect in the Western Regions who calls himself King Kinnara, and the other is Taoist Baisun, the founder of the Mysterious Dark Palm.

It is said that when Jiumozhi was fighting with King Jinlun, he was ambushed by these two masters from the side, who rushed up and attacked him together.

He was outnumbered three and was unable to hold on alone. Just when he was about to be killed, an expert came out to help him.

He was a young man holding a knife, named "Xiao Shiyilang".

When it comes to masters with the surname Xiao, everyone in the world knows that there is only one, the Xiao royal family of the Liao Dynasty.

This young man is the best fighter in the Liao army after Xiao Yuanshan.

His swordsmanship was superb, and he was also one of the top three masters. Although he failed to help Jiumozhi turn defeat into victory, he also helped the Red Sect's top master escape.

On the other hand, Genghis Khan also took action against the Jin Dynasty.

The leader of the army here is a heavyweight figure, Ba Siba, the most famous grandmaster in the Yuan Dynasty for many years.

In addition to Bashiba, there is actually another character who has the same status and strength as him, but has always been unknown.

His name is Meng Chixing.

The number one master of the Extraterritorial Demon Sect, his status and strength are not inferior to Shi Zhixuan in those days, and may even be stronger than him. He is only slightly inferior to the land immortal Xiang Yutian.

Just the one Ba Siba was enough to make the Wanyan brothers and Nurhaci work together to deal with him, not to mention the Mongolian Demon Sect's number one master also taking action.

The two Wanyan brothers were so powerful half a year ago, but this time they were defeated. At this time, Yun Feiyang from Wudang came here and worked together with the entire Wanyan family to resolve the crisis.

It turned out that the Great Jin was originally a buffer between the Mongols and the Ming Dynasty. Yun Feiyang had long been aware of the Mongols' military actions, so he personally took action, intending to protect the Great Jin and serve as a containment force.

Lu Chen noticed that he received news that when the Mongols sent out their troops, Dong Tianbao should not have used the Tianjing Tiger Soul to strike.

From this perspective, the Mongols had anticipated this and were waiting for this moment to send troops.

However, this also tied Yun Feiyang away, allowing Dong Tianbao to make a big fuss in Wudang.

Lu Chen believed that there might be a traitor in the Qinglong Society among the Mongols who knew about this matter, so he took action in advance and was determined to gain the greatest benefit when the immortals on land disappeared.

As for the Qinglong Society, they also turned the tables and leaked the news to Yun Feiyang, allowing him to leave for Dajin, thus killing two birds with one stone.

On the one hand, it prevented the Mongols from swallowing up the Jin Dynasty.

On the other hand, it also allowed Yun Feiyang to go out, leaving Dong Tianbao free from all constraints.

There are thousands of conspiracies and intrigues, and calculations against each other, which involve thousands of thoughts and tens of thousands of calculations.

Lu Chen thought about it again and realized that it was probably no coincidence that Genghis Khan's two actions were frustrated to a certain extent at the same time.

If we view this as a game between the Qinglong Society and the Mongols, the Qinglong Society won by a small margin in this round.

However, is Xiao Shiyilang a member of the Qinglong Society, or is he being used by the Qinglong Society to gain leverage?
In any case, from then on, the situation outside the region changed drastically. The Tubo Kingdom fell, and Jiumozhi led the remnants of the Red Sect to join the Liao Dynasty. At the same time, they formed an alliance with the Jin Kingdom to jointly deal with the Mongols.

After that, the Dali Kingdom, the Turkic Kingdom and others also joined in succession.

The various countries formed the "Anti-Yuan Alliance".

The Mongols had just annexed the Tibetan Kingdom and had a population to assimilate, so they were already somewhat satisfied. Naturally, they kept their troops on hold and could only confront the "Anti-Yuan Alliance."

A situation of two major forces confronting each other formed outside the region, and only the Western Xia Kingdom remained neutral.

Lu Chen knew why this was so. Yanqing, the top official of Xixia Yipintang, had a grudge against the Dali Kingdom, which was part of the alliance to destroy the Yuan Dynasty.

The Qinglong Society, to which Li Qiushui belonged, also had a bad relationship with Genghis Khan.

Therefore, this force has nothing to do with either.

The alliance to destroy Yuan Dynasty claimed to be destroying Yuan Dynasty, but in fact it was still on the defensive.

In this case, Jin Wushu and others who were confronting Yue Fei in the territory of the Song Dynasty would naturally have to retreat and defend.

Yue Fei, Qiao Feng and Guo Jing got a chance to catch their breath, and they also realized that this was a time of change in the world. The foreign enemies had caused a mess, but it was just the right time for the Song Dynasty to unify domestic forces first.

He was also returning to the capital, intending to go to Lin'an to meet the emperor and ask for the integration of the power gangs, generals, Murong family, Tang clan, Twelve Linked Docks and other forces within the Song Dynasty.

The Four Famous Detectives asked Lu Chen to come back quickly and participate in presiding over this matter as the representative of Quanzhen Sect.

There were changes outside the region, there were changes in the Song Dynasty, and of course there were changes in the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty as well.

Lu Chen heard that Shaolin had begun to close its mountains in the Tang Dynasty, and Wu Zetian had convened several meetings in Chang'an to meet with many giants from the aristocratic families.

On the Ming side, the Wudang Sect, the Angry Dragon Gang, the Sun Moon Sect and the Dragon Guarding Villa also sent people to Mount Huashan to talk to Lu Chen.

In short, the world has changed drastically.

Troubled times.

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