There was an eerie silence in the courtyard.
Wang Erpang sat on the stone bench, looking left and right, feeling uncomfortable all over.
He scratched his head, and finally couldn't help but stood up and laughed dryly: "Um...Brother He, I suddenly remembered that I have something to do at home, I have to go back first."
After saying that, he didn't even wait for Xia He's response, and slipped out of the yard as if he would be crushed by the depressing atmosphere if he stayed any longer.
There were only four people left in the yard: Xia He, Shan Ling, Shan Xiong and Li Huilan.
After Li Huilan finished talking to Shan Ling, she smiled and said, "Sister Shan, it's a rare visit for you guys, so why don't you stay and have a simple meal today? I'll go prepare it right away."
As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and turned to walk towards the kitchen. Shan Ling nodded slightly and said softly:
"Then I'll trouble Sister Lan'er."
Xia He was surprised and somewhat relieved to see that Shan Ling did not ask him to cook today.
He made small talk and asked, "Senior Sister Shan, how is the situation in Hexi?"
Shan Ling frowned slightly when he heard this, and after a moment of silence, he said:
"The great victory in Liangzhou did indeed cause great damage to the barbarians, but the situation in Hexi has become more complicated. After the defeat of the three tribes, the conflict between Wanyan Bi and the Sixth Prince has become more intense."
"Wanyan Bi wants to consolidate his power, while the Sixth Prince wants to seize power, and the two are fighting fiercely. This is good news for the Qin Dynasty."
She paused, and Shan Xiong on the side couldn't wait to take over the conversation, sneering,
"The plight of the Hexi Corridor has thus been alleviated. His Majesty finally came to his senses and transferred the four major camps over. With the support of the four major camps, the crisis in the Hexi Corridor has been resolved."
"Oh! Those military commanders of the vassal states are so smug, saying that 'not an inch of land has been lost'."
"But have they ever thought about how many people in the four states of Hexi died? More than 100,000 people in Yunzhou and Youzhou were slaughtered by the barbarians! Aren't the lives of those people lives?"
Xia He frowned when he heard this.
He felt something was wrong and couldn't help asking:
"Sister Shan, I have a question. Since the four battalions are so powerful, why didn't you transfer them over earlier?"
"If we had acted earlier, the people of the four states of Hexi would not have suffered so many casualties, right? Could it be that Your Majesty... did this on purpose?"
Shan Ling did not answer directly, but looked at Xia He deeply, with a hint of meaning in his tone:
"Some things are beyond our ability to guess. No one can guess what His Majesty is thinking."
Xia He was shocked, and a terrible thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
The blood disease that broke out in the town before, the blood and energy of those dead people were drained away, and it was the barbarians' evil method that condensed the resources for cultivation.
Could it be that... the old emperor has been delaying the transfer of the four camps in order to let more people die, or also for... ?
As soon as this thought came to mind, Xia He felt a chill down his spine and cursed in his heart:
"This damn emperor is nothing!"
However, this speculation was too shocking, so Xia He did not say it out loud.
"Although Wanyan Bi and the Sixth Prince are constantly fighting among themselves, they are both warmongers. They have no disagreement on launching a war. The barbarians will not give up and will definitely come back again."
The barbarians will not give up the war unless their entire race is exterminated. Otherwise, what they worship in their bones is killing.
But in the future they probably won't do something as stupid as sending a large army to attack Liangzhou.
"In fact, we should just destroy them..."
"Besides, the infighting among the barbarians is also fierce. It would be best if they could fight each other to pieces!"
Let's take a step back.
"The imperial court is making things difficult for me, and the barbarians are here to join in the fun. Let's fight! I'm not someone who's afraid of trouble anyway."
"But at least I have a chance to catch my breath now. The New Year is coming soon. No matter how much the barbarians struggle, they have to wait until spring. By then, I should also set off to Yunzhou to participate in the selection of the four major camps."
Shan Ling nodded, with a hint of approval in his eyes:
"I have reported your news to the master. He is very satisfied with you. There will be no problem for you to join the Xuanwu Camp."
Shan Ling's master, or the master of all the commanders of the four camps, is the elderly Martial Saint, who is also the ruler of the four camps, Supervisor Li.
Refining the skin, refining the blood, refining the bones, refining the internal organs, transforming the strength, opening the meridians, mysterious phenomena, the Martial Saint!
In other words, Master Li has reached the eighth level of martial arts.
Xia He couldn't even imagine such strength. After all, he had just started to learn the fourth level of internal organ refining.
"However, the situation in Yunzhou is complicated, so His Majesty Xuanfeng specially sent a lot of people here this time."
"In previous years, with your current strength at the peak of bone refining, you would have no problem becoming Master's true disciple. But this year, it's hard to say..."
After hearing Shan Ling's words, Xia He's heart was stirred to the core.
"The disciples of the four camps are divided into three levels: outer sect, inner sect, and true sect."
Shan Ling spoke calmly.
"Outer disciples are only at the most basic level. Although they can obtain some cultivation resources, most of what they learn is superficial and can only be considered as entry-level."
"Inner disciples are personally selected by Supervisor Li. Only those with outstanding talents are eligible to enter and receive more advanced martial arts inheritance."
"As for the true disciples, they are the top talents selected from the inner sect. Supervisor Li will personally teach them the true core martial arts, and they may even inherit his legacy."
Xia He was shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help asking:
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