"The general trend of the world is that long-term unity will eventually lead to division, and long-term division will eventually lead to unity."
In the spring breeze, on the broad road, Qin Ran rode his horse and talked to Li Shiwen, "In fact, the Immortal Relics Land has been scattered for too long, and it is time to unify it.
"This time Xuan Qin unified the Immortal Relics Land, which is truly a major trend in the world."
Li Shiwen was also riding a horse beside him. Hearing this, he glanced at him and asked, "So, this is why you want Bei Chu to submit to Xuan Qin?"
Qin Ran did not answer, but asked Li Shiwen: "Do you want to hear the story of sleeping on firewood and tasting gall?"
"Tell me about it."
Qin Ran then told him the story of Gou Jian, King of Yue, and Helu, King of Wu. At the end, he concluded with "God will not fail those who work hard. Three thousand Yue soldiers can conquer Wu." He encouraged Li Shiwen and said that Northern Chu might have a chance in the future.
"Your great principles are full of nonsense..." Li Shiwen was very unconvinced and sneered, "You are just like those poor scholars, but you speak better than you sing."
“A poor scholar cannot make a million Xuan Qin troops withdraw.” Qin Ran said.
Xuan Qin had more than 200,000 elite soldiers, and nearly 600,000 logistics soldiers serving these 200,000 soldiers. In addition to the soldiers stationed in the occupied cities of Northern Chu, it was still a conservative estimate to say that there were a million soldiers.
They are on their way back to Danyang.
After the day when the black-robed man and thousands of ghosts came to demand his life, Xuan Qin's withdrawal speed became faster and faster. It didn't take long before they retreated from Wuyi City in Northern Chu to Anlu City in Xuan Qin.
Li Zhan himself needed to maintain the order in Wuyi City that had been destroyed by the war, so he arranged for a small number of people to stay far behind the Xuanqin army to observe the situation, while he arranged for Li Shiwen to lead the team back to Danyang to report.
Li Shiwen was sent back to the capital to report the current battle situation to the Emperor of Northern Chu. On the other hand, it was to persuade the Emperor of Northern Chu to accept the conditions proposed by Xuan Qin as told by Qin Ran's clone and Qin Ran.
And because Li Shiyin was injured and had not recovered yet, she was acting coquettishly and rolling around, asking to go back to see her mother, so Qin Ran took her with the team back to Danyang.
He and Li Shiwen rode in front, while Li Shiyin and Yuchi Zhen sat in the carriage in the middle.
“So how are you going to convince your Northern Chu Emperor to let Xuan Qin be his son?” The two of them had been chatting all the way, and Qin Ran asked again.
"You are also from Northern Chu, so please be more careful with your words." Li Shiwen glanced at Qin Ran, and then replied, "After all, His Majesty is not that kind of foolish and stubborn emperor. He understands the situation and does not need me to waste my breath.
"In fact, as far as I know, His Majesty has approached Xuan Qin for peace many times after we suffered a series of defeats, but Xuan Qin ignored him. The conditions this time are so easy, His Majesty may not be able to stop smiling for half a year."
"Okay, as long as you have confidence." Qin Ran said indifferently.
"But I don't quite understand why I have to be the bad guy again? It was you who betrayed the country." Li Shiwen thought of this incident again and felt indignant. "I have been cursed enough since the Hengduan Mountains incident. After this time, I don't know how I will be cursed."
"As the saying goes, if you have too many lice, you won't feel itchy. Do you still care about that?" Qin Ran asked, "Do you really want me to go there myself?"
Li Shiwen nodded: "I just think it would be better for you to go. With your intelligence and insidiousness, it's just right for you to be the national teacher of Northern Chu."
“The word insidious is not really accurate…” Qin Ran remembered that his clone had joined Xuan Qin. He thought that guy might be a national teacher, so he couldn’t help but feel unhappy and cursed, “That’s a bit euphemistic.”
"You are quite self-aware..." Li Shiwen was speaking when he suddenly saw a ray of light flying rapidly towards them from the distant sky. He looked carefully and saw that it was a cultivator riding a sword, flying straight towards them.
He hurriedly stopped and waited for the monk to come over.
Soon, the monk came closer. Li Shiwen took a closer look and found that he was an acquaintance!
The person who came was Cheng Nan.
"Why are you here?" Cheng Nan stopped in mid-air, looked down at Li Shiwen, frowned and asked, "The battle on the front line is tense, why are you here? Did you retreat from the battlefield?!"
Li Shiwen squinted his eyes and looked up at Cheng Nan. This kid used to follow him around and call him Brother Wen when they were little, but now that he has achieved success in cultivation, he has this attitude.
"Where are you going to do this, old man?" he asked with a smile.
"When I was in the sect, I heard that Northern Chu was invaded by Xuan Qin and was short of cultivators, so I hurried back. I was going to fight with the frontline army!" Cheng Nan said calmly, "I never thought I would meet you here. I thought you were a great man...
"Your Li family... Has Li Shiyin returned to protect the country?"
Although Cheng Nan had a snobbish attitude and joined the army only after the war, he was passionate and knew to come back when the country was in danger... He was not a bad person after all.
Li Shiwen, on his horse, clasped his fists and bowed to Cheng Nan to show his respect, saying, "I didn't expect that Master Cheng, a mere cultivator, would also have the words of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in his heart."
As he spoke, he glanced at Qin Ran and said, "But there is no need to go to the front line now."
"No need to go to the front line anymore?" Cheng Nan murmured, his face pale. "Could it be that we have already lost the war? What are you doing..."
He glanced at the team, "...remnants of a defeated army?"
"How do you know that this is a defeated army?" Li Shiwen was speechless. His team was neat and tidy, and the battle formation was orderly. From any direction, it didn't look like a defeated army. He said, "Xuan Qin has withdrawn."
"Huh?" Cheng Nan was stunned.
"Waiting for you to come back, Bei Chu is long gone." Li Shiyin's voice suddenly came from behind.
The group looked over and saw her lift the curtain of the carriage, revealing a pale little face, and speaking to them.
"Shiyin?!" Cheng Nan was actually a little surprised. He seemed to have forgotten that Li Shiyin had rejected his marriage. Seeing Li Shiyin's pale face, he asked with concern, "Shiyin, are you hurt?"
"Well, I just suffered some minor skin injuries." Li Shiyin said indifferently.
Cheng Nan rummaged through his Qiankun bag and found a bottle of pills. He was about to fly over to give it to Li Shiyin, saying, "I have some healing pills here. Shiyin, take them quickly."
"Who wants your pills?" Li Shiyin rolled her eyes.
Her master had as many pills as she wanted. If she wanted to take them, she would have taken them long ago. But she didn't... Because after taking the pills, how could she ask the master to patch up her wounds?
"Please get off the sword..." she said to Cheng Nan, "Look at you, you act like flying a sword is something amazing."
Cheng Nan then got down from the sword. He smiled modestly and said, "Yes, all sword cultivators know how to control the sword. It's no big deal."
"How long have you learned to fly a sword?" Li Shiyin asked.
"More than a month." Cheng Nan said.
"That's not bad..." Li Shiyin commented maturely, "Your speed and stability are both very good. If you are more than a month old, you are quite talented."
"My master also said that I am very talented..." Cheng Nan was very happy and asked, "Shiyin, you are injured. Do you want me to give you a ride? Are you going back to Danyang City?"
"I don't know how to fly a sword?" Li Shiyin pouted and said, "I don't want to fly a sword."
Then she suddenly raised her voice and said coquettishly, "Master... I want to ride a horse, can you come and give me a ride?"
"???"
Qin Ran was cueed, and the tone of his silly apprentice gave him goosebumps. He looked at Li Shiwen, who was also wiping his arms, and was obviously disgusted by Li Shiyin's coquettish voice.
He originally didn't want to pay attention to this silly disciple, but when he looked at Cheng Nan... he also felt like showing off.
"Master?" Cheng Nan was stunned. "Your master is here? Where is he?"
Then he saw Qin Ran turn his horse around and walk towards the carriage where Li Shiyin was right before his eyes.
"You...you are Master Shiyin?!" he couldn't believe it.
This guy who looks like Li Shiwen's military advisor, who doesn't have any trace of cultivation, is actually Master Shiyin? !
Qin Ran ignored him and walked straight to the carriage. He glared at Li Shiyin and asked, "Aren't you in so much pain that you can't even lift a finger?"
"Hehe!" Li Shiyin giggled. She wanted her master to feed her.
She crawled out from behind the curtain, her body agile, and dived into Qin Ran's arms, riding astride the horse. How could she look seriously injured?
She also said, "Master, I will teach you how to ride a horse."
Although the silly apprentice is silly, he often has many bad intentions.
"Hmph!" Qin Ran didn't want to argue with this increasingly cunning disciple. He held her in his arms, shook the reins, and went back to the front of the team.
At the front of the team, Li Shiwen was no longer surprised by this. He knew Li Shiyin's character too well. This girl had never been a good kid since she was young. Now that she had a scheming master, she was even more evil.
But Cheng Nan was so shocked that his mouth opened wide enough to fit a fist in. He pointed at the master and disciple who exuded a sour smell and stammered, "You...you...shi...shifu, you...like...your master???"
He finally remembered that the reason Li Shiyin rejected their engagement was that she had someone in her heart. He thought it was a senior brother... but he didn't expect...
"Yes, my master, Qin Ran!" She held Qin Ran's hand on her shoulder and introduced him to Cheng Nan.
How is this introducing the master?
Cheng Nan saw it clearly and didn't want to talk. He was once again broken-hearted by Li Shiyin. He looked at the two people in tender affection, flew up on his sword, and flew straight towards Wuyi City.
Qin Ran reached out and pinched Li Shiyin's cheek, whispering in her ear: "The Daojian Sect's disciples' evaluation of you is very correct."
“What’s your comment?” Li Shiyin opened her innocent eyes and looked back at Qin Ran.
"They say you are a devil. Someone gave you a nickname, calling you the Sword Devil." Qin Ran leaned over and bit her ear gently, "You are just a little witch!"
The silly disciple obviously did it on purpose for Cheng Nan to see, in order to completely dispel Cheng Nan's idea... or perhaps, he also meant to show off.
Since she likes her master so much, of course she wants everyone in the world to know!
“No way!” Li Shiyin’s ears were itchy, and she quickly moved away from Qin Ran’s mouth, only giving Qin Ran a head pat, and said with a giggle, “Shiyin is the cutest. Shiyin is just the master’s silly apprentice!”
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