From a small soldier in the frontier army, an immortal god of war was born

Chapter 183 Ancient Legends; Stop Before Danger

Seeing that he was very solemn, Wu Fengdeng was also quite interested: "Doctor Huang, please tell me more."

What connection could a medicinal herb have with oneself?
She said, "Ancient books say that the Crimson Pearl Yao Grass is nurtured by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Whenever it appears, it brings good fortune to the world and is regarded as a great benevolent thing."

"It has appeared three times in history. The first time it was born with Cangjie, it is said that it took him three years to create characters and it grew out of his pen."

"The second is that our ancestor Shennong tasted herbs and wrote books. On the day he accidentally ate poison and died, a red pearl grass grew in front of his tomb."

"The third is that Dayu controlled the floods and dug a path through the mountains, where the land was covered with red pearl grass."

"These three cases are all recorded in the book, and they have never appeared again. Even though doctors have searched all over China for thousands of years, they have not found a fourth case."

"So the head brother once said that the red pearl jade grass grows according to the season, and only those who benefit the world can obtain it."

Doctor Huang slowly and calmly explained his situation, and Wu Fengdeng understood what he had heard.

The contents of these three legends are well-known, including the creation of characters, medicine, and flood control. The biggest beneficiaries of these stories are the general public.

In other words, the red pearl grass will only grow if it meets someone who is kind to the world.

But the question is, can I still be a saint?

Wu Fengdeng had never thought that he could be so noble. He said with a hint of self-mockery: "Doctor Huang, I'm afraid your sect leader is wrong. I am a soldier. Soldiers are feared by the people. The people fear them like tigers. I have nothing to do with benefiting the world."

Doctor Huang stared at him deeply and said calmly, "We doctors thought so before. The military family has the heaviest evil spirit, and the ones who are most likely to meet the requirements of the red pearl grass are only doctors and Mohists."

"So our main focus is on these two, but over the years, there has never been an example. Instead, we waited for General Wu to send it over."

"At first, I also wondered if this medicine was not as mysterious as the book said, and it just appeared by chance. But when General Wu arrived today, I realized that it was not as simple as I thought."

After saying that, she pointed at Wu Fengdeng's left arm. The latter looked a little suspicious and pulled up his sleeves, revealing the sun-covering fragment embedded in his skin.

"what do you mean?"

Doctor Huang stared for a moment, and finally a silly smile appeared on his fat face: "It is true."

"Yanri is known as the magic spear. It was chopped into pieces by the senior military strategist and turned into scrap metal. But now it is condensed and does not dissipate due to a magical aura. It can accept you as its master. This is definitely not a coincidence."

Wu Fengdeng raised his eyes slightly. Doctor Huang's words contained so much information that he was stunned.

Magical aura?

He unconsciously entered a state of concentration, his thoughts returning to his trip to Baiyue, Qiling Mountain, the underground secret room, and the spiritual tree.

At first, I only wanted to get the Crimson Pearl Herb to save my life, and never thought about the connection between them. But after Doctor Huang's guidance, I suddenly had an epiphany.

I learned from Axuan's mother that at the end of August every year, a rosy glow would fall from the sky above the sacred tree on the top of Qiling Mountain, which could give birth to the Crimson Pearl Grass, but no one has seen it in hundreds of years.

Coincidentally, under the sacred tree of Qiling Mountain is the underground secret room that blocks the sun. Combined with the tree root patterns above the secret room, can we make a bold guess?

The so-called rays of light from the sky are the mysterious spiritual energy mentioned by Doctor Huang. They are all absorbed by the sun-covering fragments in the secret room, so they can remain condensed and not dispersed, and can also realize the characteristics of changing as one wishes.

Zhen Gang, one of the Eight Soldiers of the King of Yue, does not have this characteristic, so it can be understood that Yanri was transformed into this appearance after birth. This can further prove that the glow was absorbed by Yanri in the secret room.

Then he waited until he found it and took away the Sun-Banner. The last ray of light was not sucked away, so he was able to transform into the Crimson Pearl Grass under the spirit tree!
Thinking of this, Wu Fengdeng's thoughts suddenly became clear.

This totally makes sense!
But then another problem came up.

So who arranged all this?
You have to know that the secret room was artificially constructed, and the sunshade was placed in a stone trough with obvious traces of an axe, which must have been arranged by someone.

How did he know that the glow of the spiritual tree could condense and block out the sun?

There is also a local legend of the Baiyue people that after Chiyou was defeated, someone brought back the seeds of the red pearl grass and planted them. Later, a magical tree grew up, and the red pearl grass was bred under the magical tree.

Who is that person? It doesn't quite fit in with the three legends that Doctor Huang just mentioned.

If you want to solve this mystery, you may have to go to Baiyue.

Wu Fengdeng thought more and more deeply about it until Doctor Huang waved in front of him and he came to his senses.

"General Wu has come to his senses?"

She knew from Wu Fengdeng's expression that he must have been thinking about it, and said slowly: "So I said, you have a close relationship with the Crimson Pearl Yao Grass, maybe you can use this in the future."

He smiled and said, "We'll talk about it then. There's no point keeping you here now as I'm fighting outside."

Doctor Huang stopped insisting after hearing this: "Okay."

The convoy crossed the border and entered Yingchuan County in the evening. There were no obstacles on the road. It seemed that the Great God of Destiny did not dare to move forward easily.

"Rest here and set off for the heart of Daqin in three hours."

Wu Fengdeng then gave the order.

This trip with the medical disciples was still okay, but his subordinates hadn’t slept for two days and one night. Anyway, Yingchuan County had not been lost yet, so it was still safe and they had enough time to rest.

In the evening, there were large patches of fiery clouds, but in the sky ten miles away, a cloud of black smoke could be seen.

Da Siming stared coldly at the troops on the ground in the distance, his face so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it.

"Stay close to me, very cautious!"

He followed all the way, waiting for an opportunity.

After all, considering the combat power now, it is still very difficult for Da Siming to kill the two of them head-on and snatch the Crimson Pearl Yao Grass. The most effective method is to launch a sneak attack.

But Doctor Huang seemed to have guessed it, and stayed close to Wu Fengdeng all the way, leaving him no chance to take action.

We have already entered the Qin army's territory. If we wait until they enter the hinterland, we will have no chance.

"No, they are so wary of me that I will never have a chance to attack. I guess I have to intercept them by force."

The Great Sima Ming turned his gaze and looked towards the west. After thinking for a moment, his eyes became cold and he flew away rapidly with a rolling black smoke.

……

At midnight, after the soldiers had rested, they headed directly towards Nanyang, the former border of Qin and Han dynasties.

At this time, the counties of Yingchuan County were in the midst of war. In order not to attract the attention of the armies of Wei and Qi, Wu Fengdeng drew a route on the map. Although it was a bit winding, it was able to avoid all war zones.

"At this speed, we can reach the vicinity of Nanyang at noon. After handing them over to the inland garrison, we can return to Xuanyuan Pass."

"Judging from the current war situation, Yingchuan County will probably face a decisive battle soon."

Wu Fengdeng looked at the map thoughtfully.

Now the battles in the counties of Yingchuan County are nearing their end. Some were lost, some were successfully defended, and it seems that the armies of Wei and Qi are both tending to converge.

I believe that the decisive battle of Xinzheng will come soon.

This is the battle that determines the life and death of Yingchuan County!
"General Wu!"

At this time, Li Qun rode up from the front and said loudly, "Scouts reported that the ground in the road ahead has collapsed. The carriage may not be able to pass. Should we change the route?" Wu Fengdeng's expression froze a little when he heard this, and he asked, "How was it trampled? Is there any sign of human damage?"

There is chaos everywhere now, and most of the Wei and Qi troops have moved in. There is no guarantee that the collapse in front was not their fault.

Li Qun said: "The scouts said it looked like a rolling stone was hitting the road. I guess it was caused by quicksand from a recent snowstorm nearby. There are also many rocks on both sides of the road."

"In that case, why don't we change the route? There's a small path next to it. It's a bit narrow, but you can still pass through it." Doctor Huang said nearby.

This is a fork in the road, and there is a small path next to it, which also leads to the direction of Nanyang in the east.

Wu Fengdeng hesitated for a moment. Being cautious by nature, he did not make a decision immediately. Instead, he directly activated the Qimen Four Plates and decided to calculate a hexagram first.

When the four plates stopped, they pointed to injuries in front and diagonally in front, which startled both of them.

Seeing this, Wu Fengdeng frowned and said, "It seems that both roads are dangerous. Is there really an enemy ambush here?"

He looked around and saw that there were indeed mountains and forests and the terrain was rugged. Based on his judgment alone, there were at least three places around that could be used as ambushes.

"Although Qimen may have deviations, it is rare to have two dangers right next to each other. This shows that we are probably being targeted."

"Did the God of Destiny gather the enemy forces again to intercept us? Or did we just have bad luck and stray into an ambush set up by the Wei and Qi armies? The surroundings are so quiet, but it seems even more dangerous."

Wu Fengdeng looked solemn, looked at the map, and gave the order: "Turn the carriage around, the rear row becomes the front row, and we will withdraw from this place."

No matter what the reason is, the situation ahead is dangerous and Wu Fengdeng will not take his own men down to risk their lives.

"Here!"

When Li Qun saw Wu Fengdeng's expression, he knew that this place was not simple, and immediately ordered the army to turn around.

"General Wu, is there any danger here?" Doctor Huang had hardly ever fought in a war, and looking around he couldn't see anything.

Wu Fengdeng said, "Probably. There are dozens of battlefields in Yingchuan County, large and small. It is inevitable that we will be unlucky and fall into an enemy ambush. Besides, the Great God of Destiny has not shown up yet. I don't believe he can give up so easily."

After hearing his explanation, Doctor Huang nodded in relief and didn't ask any more questions.

At this time, on the eastern mountain about three miles away from them, there were many flashing figures, and in the front were a man and a woman.

The man was tall and dressed in black. He was the Great God of Destiny.

The woman was wearing a furry brown armor, had a sallow face, held a ferocious long spear in her hand, and her shawl rustled in the wind.

Looking at the team far away, shrouded in the morning mist but slowly retreating, Gongsun Lan narrowed her eyes and thought to herself, "They are retreating. Did they realize there is an ambush here?"

The Great God of Destiny nearby exclaimed, "Why don't they go this way?"

"They must have discovered or noticed that there is an ambush here." Gongsun Lan said coldly.

"What? Could it be that your men made a mistake?" said the Great Sima Ming.

She turned around and glanced at him coldly, with a hint of anger in her indifference.

"This place is suitable for ambushes. Wu Fengdeng has been through hundreds of battles, so how could he not know this common sense? In addition, the roadbed collapsed, even if it was a coincidence, it would make him alert. If it were me, I would retreat as well."

"Then why are you still using this strategy? Why don't you just lead your troops to attack directly?"

Miso!

As soon as Da Siming finished speaking, his collar was grabbed fiercely, and he could hardly keep his balance under such strong force.

Gongsun Lan's face was as cold as ice. "How can we know if we don't try? My Wei warriors are not sacrificial animals. We are helping you with this mission, so of course the fewer casualties the better."

"Song Wentong, I warn you, this time you begged me to help you. If it weren't for the fact that your Yin Yang family was doing their best to attack Nanyang, do you think I would bother to meddle in your affairs?"

"Here, I have the final say!"

Although she was in the middle stage of Cang Qi, the aura she held over Da Siming was not weak at all. Even if the latter was very angry, he had to suppress it when seeing the cold eyes of the Wei generals around him.

"it is good."

The Great Sima Ming gritted his teeth and responded, causing Gongsun Lan to let go.

"Then what should we do next? Once they retreat, they will definitely find another way. How can we set an ambush?" He asked, patting his wrinkled collar.

Gongsun Lan stood there thinking for a moment, then turned around and looked at his men.

"Wei Long, Zhang Shaode, Gongsun Lixian, Ren Qing."

"The general is here!"

Four lieutenants stepped forward.

"Just them?" The Great God of Destiny beside him looked suspicious.

Gongsun Lan explained: "If Wu Fengdeng withdraws from this place, there are still two ways to go, and we don't have enough time to set an ambush."

"So it's impossible to encircle them. You can only decapitate them accurately. Go after Wu Fengdeng and Huang Zhi. Anyway, your goal is just that herb."

"We brought these four lieutenants with us to prevent Wu Fengdeng from handing the medicine to his men and escaping, and then we would be entangled and unable to escape. Do you understand?"

When Da Siming saw her look as if she was looking at a idiot, two black lines suddenly appeared on his forehead and he nodded coldly.

Gongsun Lan withdrew her gaze and turned to look at the remaining Wei soldiers.

"You all should return to the Nanyang battlefield to join the battle. If I am not here, you will obey my orders."

"Here!"

This time she brought a full 5,000 elite troops, and had intended to take advantage of the opportunity to help the Yin-Yang family to annihilate all of Wu Fengdeng's subordinates.

After all, he is a wanted figure in the army, and the achievement of capturing him is no less than that of capturing a city, so Gongsun Lan is so active.

But things went against her wishes. Wu Fengdeng's caution made her lose the opportunity to ambush and reduce losses. Now the battle situation was tense and the troops were precious and could not be wasted, so she weighed the pros and cons and gave up the idea of ​​a frontal attack.

As long as we can capture Wu Fengdeng, let the rest of the Fire Armor Army go to them!
Just when they had decided Wu Fengdeng's life or death in a few words, he had just led the team to the vast snowfield and was planning to drive towards the mountain road in the northeast direction.

"In this case, even if Da Siming and his men want to set up an ambush, they won't have time to arrange it. All that's left is a head-on attack."

Wu Fengdeng sat at the front of the car and murmured, thinking about the situation of Dasi Ming in his heart.

"Besides that, there is another possibility, that is, they give up the ground battlefield and only let the Qi Conservation Realm to fight for it. If this is the case, I am afraid that another fierce battle is inevitable."

While he was thinking, he said to Huang Zhi: "Doctor Huang, I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle next. If you have any means to improve your combat power, you might as well use it now. It's the right time..."

"coming!"

Before Wu Fengdeng could finish his words, his expression suddenly changed.

(End of this chapter)