A thin mist lingers in the mountains and forests, a cool wind blows in the night, the leaves sway and insects roar. A team of hundreds of people slowly walked on the road among the mountains and forests, and the torches were arranged like a long snake.

At this time, the night is not over and the sky is not yet dawn.

At dusk yesterday, the intercepting battle, and then the Tong Guan cavalry inserted, Fang La's defeated troops instantly broke out. Although they took it down or killed many Yongle generals, the main characters broke through the encirclement and rushed into the mountains. When night fell, the arrests all over the mountains had already begun. You could hear the outbreak of chaos, the collision of weapons, and screams of people everywhere.

"Master, your wound..." Cao Shaoqing rode behind the horse, first glanced at the surroundings, and then looked at the person riding on the horse in front.

"Nothing happens..."

"…. But I thought I could draw with Fang La, but in fact the opponent could draw me against him if he had an old injury. It was really powerful, and I still underestimated the opponent."

The horse hooves slowly moved forward, carrying the firelight, and could not see Bai Ning's expression. He only heard his voice and the firelight swaying in the wind. "But our opponent Fang La feels a bit of a pity... If it weren't for the two fools Fang Ruyi and Fang Jie, it would be too difficult to take advantage of the loopholes in the Ming Cult... Shaoqing, what is the current situation of the battle?"

Cao Shaoqing sat on the back of the horse, crossed his arms and held the sword, "After the Ming Cult was dispersed, a carriage was protected by several people toward the foothills of the west. Captain Gu and Tu Baisui had already chased him, and it was very likely that he was Fang La's family. One of the women had the token of my East Factory on their body, which should be the three people from the Jinyan Gate that Yan Qing had let go in Nanping before."

He paused, his tone became stronger, "Master, do you think you should slaughter the Jinyan Sect in Jiangnan together? After all, these people are somewhat involved with the Ming Cult."

Deliberately emphasized that Bai Ning in front of him slowly turned his head, his eyes slid to the corner of his eyes, looking at him with a cold look, "Shaoqing, you must know the principle of yin and yang decline. It is like a dynasty, when martial arts are at its peak, literature is weak, and what it brings will only be destruction. In contrast, literary power is extremely strong, martial arts will naturally fall, which will bring about another kind of destruction. My Dongchang acts viciously and cruelly, and can you attack innocent people? Can you kill them indiscriminately?"

"...It is only targeting those who want to get a share of the pie in this nation. The Ming Cult is gone, but the foundation of the Moyun Cult is still there, but Tong Guan will not stay here for more, and the emperor in the palace will not pay too much attention here. After all, the Northern Expedition is about to begin, so the resurgence of the Moyun Cult here is also an inevitable trend. Killing cannot completely solve these..."

"…I want to leave some martial arts foundation for the future and for this Wu Dynasty. If it is killed completely, foreign enemies will invade in the future. Just relying on the current army and the civil servants in the court, I am afraid that they will not be able to defend..."

Cao Shaoqing had seen Bai Ning say so much for the first time, but he still felt a little confused in his heart, but he wanted to express it in his heart, but for a moment, there was not much information for reference. But with his thinking ability, how could he not know what Bai Ning said, "…. The foreign enemy mentioned by the Superior Lord is the Jurchen? But that was just a group of savages. The Superior Lord was afraid that he was too worried. These people might not even know what martial arts were."

"Isn't martial arts a thing that our ancestors figured out when struggling with beasts and bad disasters in poor mountains and rivers?"

As he said, a leaf fell from the branches above his head and was clamped by two fingers. Bai Ning continued to say: "The current Jurchens have a strong and barbaric body, and are struggling to survive with wild beasts, Liao people, and bad disasters. Isn't it just like our ancestors did?"

"Looking at them, they will suffer..."

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The night clouds were thick and deep, and there was no moon or stars. On the winding mountain road, I rode over from afar. The person who came quickly got off the horse and knelt down on one knee and bowed and said, "Report to the supervisor, I found Shi Bao in front, Li Tianrun and others were about to cross the river to escape. Commander Jin and Commander Gao were fighting with each other."

"Go and take a look."

Hearing that he finally encountered something important, the team of 100 people on the foothills finally got a little bit of energy. Then the figure moving forward raised the torch and accelerated his pace. After walking more than ten miles, he could faintly hear the sound of fighting and the sound of swords and soldiers colliding and shouting for killing.

After passing the woods, a river was like a jade belt blocking in front of it. Not far from the river bank, there were two groups of people fighting, and there was a group of people on the other side. Judging from the situation, it seemed that they had escaped from here.

The horse's hooves were taking light and slow steps. Bai Ning raised his gaze and looked coldly at the dozens of people fighting on the grass on the river bank.

Then he heard a snap sound, someone flew out and fell to the ground. He heard someone shouting anxiously, as if he was rushing over to save someone.

"Li Tianrun, take Master Deng away first"

"….Don't pull me, I'm going to save my woman first. You guys go, I'll cut you off the back."

...

The man's voice was bright, and the figure slashed several times in the crowd, leading one or two people to help the person who had just been knocked out.

On this side, Cao Shaoqing quickly drew his sword and suddenly stepped out from the horse's back. The black palace robe flew in the air, approaching and stabbing out with a sword according to the other party's head. The opponent's martial arts are not low, or the two of them are close to similar martial arts. One sword and one sword intersect, and a crisp sound of "其" was heard. Cao Shaoqing was originally in the air, but he paused and took two steps back. The man who used the sword also took a step back.

Cao Shaoqing sneered, his eyes were cold, his sword moved, and he pointed to the point of the sword against the snow-white neck of a man at his feet, and he was still a woman.

"Brother Shi, don't worry about me leaving." The woman was no one else, Feng Yi, one of the twenty-four generals.

Shi Bao's eyes were complicated, angry but sad, and he said nothing.

On the other side, Bai Ning dismounted, perhaps his injuries were still there, and he walked slowly. When he came to the woman, he looked down at Shi Bao, raised his robe, and a man hurriedly came and bowed to the ground, and his body slowly sat down.

Bai Ning looked at the other party with a whisper: "If you want to leave, no one can stop you. She is your woman, then have you left?"

Opposite the river bank, Li Tianrun's voice came over: "Shi Bao! Let's go."

"You go first and go find the leader."

Shi Bao did not turn around, his eyes remained on the face of the woman who was pressed against the tip of the sword. Then, he looked at Bai Ning who was sitting there and gritted his teeth: "What do you want.... Draw a way down, Shi Bao continued, what is it for you guys to threaten women?"

"Madman... should we be happy to hear this? Or sarcastic?" Bai Ning looked at him and smiled, quiet for a moment, his eyes became fierce, and his voice was cold: "If you leave, she will die, she will die."

"Don't choose, Brother Shi... Go, don't listen to them. They are trying to force you to die." Feng Yi cried in an extremely depressing shout. She looked at the man standing in the dim fire and holding the knife, and then her body moved lightly and darkly, and raised the wind-breaking knife towards her...

Feng Yi ignored the sharp blade pressing on her neck, and her emotions fluctuated out. Her eyes were flowing out. Tears were flowing, and her voice murmured slightly: "Don't...Die..." The blood thread passively cut out on her neck, and blood oozed out. She had already crawled forward for two steps, wanted to get up, but was pressed down again: "...Don't die...Brother Shi... You are a hero, Xiaofeng will bear your love for the rest of her life." The voice was not high, but it was floating in the dark night.

Shi Bao's teeth clenched and trembled slightly.

"Phoenix... live well..."

He said, cutting the blade towards his neck.

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"Break your arms and take your woman away." In the darkness, Bai Ning suddenly spoke.

Everyone was stunned by the sudden words. Shi Bao looked at the other party with an incredible expression, and then he asked, "Are you serious about this?"

"I never tell lies, nor do I repeat it again."

Shi Bao threw away the knife in his hand and said "Okay". He waved his right fist and smashed it on his left arm. The sound of fracture came clearly. He frowned without saying a word. Then he raised his right arm and smashed it to the ground without hesitation. The terrifying distortion instantly appeared on his arm. The broken bone fragments broke out of his skin and raised it out.

In the dark sky, on the grass on the river bank, the man with weak arms hanging down with the help of a woman, left along the river bank until he could no longer see him.

"Let's go..."

After a long time, it was late at night. Bai Ning took a deep breath and turned around and left.

"…A person who is willing to sacrifice his life for his woman is also worthy of respect."

"And even if you hold your arms, your martial arts will be greatly reduced. You are considered useless... In the future, don't cause trouble for them."

The voice is explaining, and it is like muttering to myself.
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