Fighter of the Destiny

The black tide stopped in the distant wilderness, and even with the Tang family's special telescope, it was difficult to see clearly where these cavalrymen came from.

Not long after, more than a hundred riders left the team and galloped towards Wenshui City, completely ignoring the divine crossbows on the city. Looking at this scene, even though they had practiced it countless times on weekdays, the city guards and Tang family guards still became nervous. After all, they had never had real experience.

Accompanied by his subordinates, the city lord hurried to the top of the city. He was not fully clothed, let alone wearing armor.

Looking at the waves of cavalry in the distance and the hundreds of cavalry getting closer and closer, the city lord's face became paler and paler.

Seeing that more than a hundred knights had entered the attack range of the divine crossbow, he did not dare to order an attack, sweat gushing out like syrup. He looked at the Tang family guards and shouted in panic: "Where is the master's family? Why is there no one from the master's family?"

The lord of Wenshui City was personally appointed by the imperial court, but he knew very well that he could never be the master of this city.

The owners of this city have had only one surname since countless years ago, and that is the Tang family.

Some time has passed since the alarm sounded. Even if the response is slow, the Tang family should have arrived.

Why until now, there are only those guards on the city wall, but not a big shot of the Tang family?

A staff member stared at the hundreds of cavalry who were getting closer and closer, thought of a possibility, and whispered: "There is no movement from the master's house, which means that nothing is wrong."

After hearing this, the city lord felt that it made sense. He wiped the cold sweat from his face and asked in a trembling voice: "Then... who is here?"

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As time passed, more than a hundred cavalry came to Wenshui City.

No fighting took place, as the men on the walls quickly learned each other's identities.

What came to Wenshui City was not the demon expeditionary force, but two thousand cavalry guards.

Their mission was to escort the three Holy Church Archbishops into Wenshui City.

The reason why the three Archbishops came to Wenshui City was even simpler - to accompany His Majesty the Pope.

No matter how unhappy the soldiers and civilians in Wenshui City were about the sudden movement this morning, they had no reason to stop each other outside the city.

——The vast majority of the two thousand cavalrymen stayed on the field without any hostility.

The heavy city gate, which had been closed for only a short time, slowly opened.

Two large chariots, escorted by hundreds of cavalry, entered Wenshui City under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes with complicated emotions.

Archbishop Eucalyptus Lin and the city lord said a few words across the curtain, but had no intention of leaving the chariot.

Some of the people on the street looked curiously at the figures in the chariot, while others knelt down and prayed devoutly.

The King of Linghai and Taoist Baishi were still sitting in the same chariot.

"The Tang family's reaction is very fast, so it's not easy to attack."

King Linghai's eyes passed through the curtain and fell on the Tang family guards on the wall a little further away who were obviously not the imperial army, and he said expressionlessly.

There was a lot of profound meaning hidden in this sentence. Taoist Baishi smiled slightly and said nothing.

The King of Linghai glanced at him and said: "Wenshui City has never been exposed to war. Why is the Tang family so vigilant and cautious, even going beyond the regulations to set up the divine crossbow formation, and raising so many private soldiers? Could it be that... Do they want to rebel?"

The meaning of this sentence was more clear. Taoist Baishi suppressed his smile and said nothing because he didn't know how to answer the question.

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Two thousand cavalry guards escorted the three giants of the state religion to Wenshui City.

Their reason is very good, because they want to ensure the safety of His Majesty the Pope.

No one can say anything.

But no one will forget the key point in this matter, that is, the palace did not notify Wenshui City in advance.

To take something without asking is to steal, to come without asking is to attack.

Two thousand cavalry guards suddenly appeared outside Wenshui City, and the thunderous sound of hooves tore through the morning light.

Although nothing happened, the entire Wenshui City felt nervous and uneasy that morning.

Thousands of years ago, the demon army invaded south and surrounded Luoyang City for a long time. The forward was only more than 300 miles away from Kyoto, but it never reached Wenshui City.

Looking further back in history, during the chaotic era when heroes were fighting for hegemony, wars were everywhere on the mainland, people were displaced, and the land was scorched for thousands of miles, but only Wenshui City was not attacked at all, and it just quietly watched the turmoil in the world.

This is the first time Wenshui City has seen the army with its own eyes in countless years.

What does the state religion mean by doing this? Demonstrate to the Tang family and the court? Worried about the Pope’s safety? Or maybe he wants to intimidate some people in Wenshui City?

As an imperial envoy, King Zhongshan did not return to Beijing immediately after leaving Songshan Military Mansion. Instead, he visited the northern military mansions on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. When he received the news, he was at Yonglan Pass. These were not the first questions that came to his mind. , but people from the state religion didn’t go to Congzhou?

That day, the King of Linghai and other three giants of the state religion, with two thousand cavalry, rushed to Songshan Military Mansion with thunderous force. Taking advantage of the assassination of the Pope, they took away the power of the general of Songshan Military Mansion with great force. location, largely because they arrived so suddenly.

The more than two thousand state religion cavalry have been stationed around Xunyang City. The road to Songshan Military Palace is mostly wasteland. It is understandable that they can hide it from the court's sight. The question is when the three state religion giants left the palace, Kyoto No one knew about it.

Naturally, the imperial court would not allow such a thing to happen again. After the three state religion giants left Songshan Military Palace with two thousand state religion cavalry, their whereabouts had been under the control of the Zhou army. Everyone knew that they were heading towards Congzhou Military Palace. .

This was something that many people in the DPRK had expected.

Naturally, it is impossible for the National Religion to put up such a big battle just for the position of Songshan Military Mansion.

To the west of Congzhou Military Palace, the conditions are difficult and extremely important. The most important thing is that this is the place where Xue Xingchuan rose to power. Even though he has been dead for three years and the court has carried out many purges, it is still impossible to influence him. Power is completely removed.

No matter from which angle you look at it, Congzhou Military Mansion should be the next target of the state religion.

Who would have thought that three giants of the state religion and two thousand cavalry guards would have climbed over the lifeless stone mountains and deserts overnight and suddenly appeared outside Wenshui City!

What exactly does the state religion want to do? Could it be that the young Pope really went crazy and was preparing to massacre Wenshui?

King Zhongshan finally began to think about these things, his expression becoming increasingly grim.

He would not believe this absurd inference at all, because he was sure that the young Pope could not do such a thing.

And two thousand cavalry just want to massacre Wenshui? This is an underestimation of His Majesty the Pope's IQ and the unfathomable strength of the Tang family.

At this moment, a burst of cheers suddenly sounded on the street outside the military mansion.

King Zhongshan frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

After a while, the sounds outside the mansion did not stop, but became louder and louder. It seemed that the entire Yonglan Pass was celebrating something.

General Jianxi walked into the military hall and said in a low voice: "I just received the news that a new batch of cinnabar pills will be distributed tomorrow."

King Zhongshan's eyes became darker and darker, thinking that His Majesty the Pope's IQ was unknown, but his magnanimity was indeed extraordinary.

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Wenshui is one of the few ancient cities in the world. It is in the depth of winter, and the remaining snow and yellow leaves contrast with each other, making the scenery even more profound.

Looking at the mottled ancient city walls and the signboards that have remained unchanged through hundreds of years of wind and rain, anyone can feel the rich history involved.

Thinking about the aristocratic family in the city, this rich historical meaning will add a touch of vicissitudes and strength.

Even the King of Linghai was not as irritable as usual after entering the city and became a little taciturn.

He lifted the curtains and first saw the people standing or kneeling on the street, and then he saw a piece of water.

Wenshui City is further north than Kyoto, and the famous river that runs through the city never freezes over in the cold winter, which makes it seem like an endless stream.

Only the frost-stained grass by the river and two or three small yellow flowers that were obviously frozen to death proved that the weather was irreversible.

When they arrived outside the Taoist temple, the chariot stopped. King Linghai walked along the stone steps in the forest, with Taoist Baishi and Archbishop Yulin following behind him.

At the end of the quiet stone steps is the divine door of the apse.

There was a pear tree planted in the door, and a young man stood under the tree.

The King of Linghai did not like this young man.

Never liked it.

Even if he later learned the identity of the orthodox successor of the other party's national religion, he still couldn't understand why the Pope, whom he respected so much, would designate this person as his successor.

In his opinion, although this young man could not be called cowardly, he still lacked sharpness, was lifeless, and had no interest.

No interest means no love and hate. Without strong love and hate, you will not know what responsibility is.

It wasn't until this moment that he vaguely understood something when he saw the figure under the pear tree.

It turns out it's not lifeless.

It is calm and waveless.

This young man is like a stream.

The stream may be a little shallow, but it is very clear, and you can see the fish swimming on the bottom and everyone themselves.

The stream looks very weak, but it is also the toughest. Even the sharpest sword cannot cut it.

The stream looks very calm, but in fact it contains unimaginable power. It can open up mountains and open up land, and flow westward to the sea.

Just like Wenshui City, everyone knew he shouldn't come, or it was inconvenient to come, but he came anyway.

The King of Linghai finally understood His Majesty the Pope's choice.

He prostrated himself calmly.

Taoist Baishi and Yulin looked at each other with slightly strange expressions, and then they also bowed down.

The young man turned around and said, "Get up."

The breeze blew, and countless small white flowers fell from the trees, sprinkled on his body, and stayed on his shoulders. They looked like fresh snow, extremely clean.

There are little white flowers everywhere, falling all over the ground.

It’s cold and deep in winter, but there is such beautiful scenery. Why?

Maybe it was because he was refining elixirs in the Taoist Temple yesterday, and the garden suddenly became warm and full of life.

Then, suddenly, as if a spring breeze came overnight, the pear trees were in full bloom.

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(Volume 5: Battlefield ends)