Qin Hao knew that Ku He was not joking. If he didn't go to the temple with him, this guy might not kill him, but he would definitely suffer something.
Fortunately, it would take at least half a year to get from Northern Qi to the Far North. By then, he would be almost back to his peak. With the help of the complex terrain there, the chance of escaping would definitely be higher than in Northern Qi.
Thinking of this, Qin Hao seized every minute to regain his strength in the next half month.
Of course, this process is full of pain, and the muscles and internal organs of the whole body are under the impact of external energy all the time.
Lang Tao and Begonia Duoduo couldn't help but be moved when they saw this, and they practiced even harder.
Before, they always thought that Qin Hao was so strong because of his extraordinary talent, but after they saw Qin Hao's abnormal training methods, they changed this idea.
The scariest thing in this world is not that you have no talent, but that people who are more talented than you are working harder than you.
In this way, Qin Hao recovered from the fourth level to the seventh level in just half a month. Although he was still far from his peak, time was tight and he could only do this.
Half a month later, under the leadership of Ku He, Qin Hao and his party secretly went to the Northern Qi Palace.
The Queen Mother seemed to be very interested in Qin Hao. She looked at him for a while, then turned to Ku He and said, "Master Ku, are you sure this kid knows how to open the temple?"
After saying that, he explained with a smile: "It's not that I doubt Master Ku, it's just that the Northern Qi's national power has been declining in recent years and it has suffered new defeats. It is not easy to accumulate these assets."
Ku He glanced at Qin Hao with murderous intent: "If he can't open the temple, then he has no need to live in this world."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ku He turned to look at the Queen Mother again.
"You and I don't have the next twenty years to wait."
The Queen Mother sighed softly after hearing this: "Yes, there will be no next twenty years."
"Then I wish that Master Ku will get his wish and open the temple as soon as possible. I wish that the Northern Qi Dynasty will regain its strength and restore the glory of our ancestors, the Wei Dynasty."
After paying homage to the Royal Ancestral Temple of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Empress Dowager personally presented Kuhe. Qin Hao and Lang Tao left the palace through a secret door. Behind the small door, there were already a thousand elite knights waiting in formation. The reason why they did not send Begonia Duo
Duo was taken with him, probably because he was afraid that the trip would be too dangerous, and if something unexpected happened, there wouldn't be any heirs left.
The young emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty stood on the city gate, watching the team leave, and said to the Queen Mother with a worried look: "Mother, when the late emperor was still here, he sent a cavalry of a thousand people to the far north to look for the temple.
, only Ku He and Xiao Xiao came back in the end. These thousand elite knights were capable of overpowering the Nanqing Black Cavalry, so wouldn’t it be a pity to be ruined like this?"
The Queen Mother sighed: "Now Nanqing has strong soldiers and horses, strong national power, and more importantly, Emperor Qing is not young either. He will not give us too much time. Now we can only hope that Master Ku can open the temple.
Help me, Northern Qi, to change my destiny against heaven, otherwise your fate and mine will be..."
The Queen Mother did not finish her words, but the young emperor knew very well that in all dynasties, which last emperor could die a good death?
At the same time, not long after Qin Hao and his entourage left the capital city, an old man selling firewood on the roadside took out a carrier pigeon from the pile of firewood, stuffed a secret letter into the pigeon's leg, and the pigeon flew high. .
The General's Mansion of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
"Father, is there any movement from Master Ku?" Seeing the strange look on Sean's face, Uesugi Tiger asked curiously.
Sean nodded: "Well, they still took the same path as before."
"Father, let's leave quickly."
"Don't be in a hurry. Ku He is here. If we follow too closely, it will be easy to be discovered. Anyway, I know the route. It won't be a problem if it's later. Besides, before we leave, we have to give our 'old friend' a ride."
When he mentioned the words "old friend", Sean's face turned ferocious and he gritted his teeth.
Apart from Chen Pingping, the person he hates most in his life is Shen Shen. If Qin Hao hadn't come to the rescue, he would have been killed by Shen Shen.
"Heavy, your death has come!"
The next day, the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet was held, and there was a peaceful sound in the Northern Qi Palace.
The Queen Mother announced in public that Da Qi wanted to do business with Fan Xian, and asked Jin Yiwei to discuss the matter with Nanqing's foreign ministers. Shen Sheng immediately stood up to oppose it, but the Queen Mother had already made up her mind. Uesugi Hu took the opportunity to impeach Shen Shen for colluding with the Nanqing Inspection Commission to betray military intelligence. Pointing out that Zhong Zhong's sister had an affair with Yan Bingyun, and also tipped off Yan Bingyun, Zhong Zhong defended himself in every possible way and denied telling his sister any news. The Queen Mother asked the little emperor for his opinion, and the little emperor gave her full authority to handle it. The queen mother dismissed Zhong Zhong. She even took off her python-patterned official uniform on the spot and tried her best to stop the Queen Mother from doing business with Fan Xian. The Queen Mother angrily ordered Sheng Sheng to be kicked out of the hall.
"Xiao Aiqing, from now on, the Jinyi Guards will be under your command."
"I accept the decree and thank you for your kindness."
Xiao En's respectful visit to the temple made the Queen Mother increasingly dissatisfied with He Shen, feeling that he was being pampered and arrogant.
After the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, Fan Xian and Xiao En walked out of the palace gate side by side.
"Master Fan, I will ask you to take more care of me from now on."
"What did Mr. Xiao say? As a senior, you should be more supportive of the juniors."
After exchanging pleasantries, the two of them smiled knowingly and parted ways outside the imperial city in a tacit understanding.
On the carriage, Uesugi Tiger asked somewhat suspiciously: "Father, you seem to treat this Fan Xian differently than you treat other people."
"Oh? Is there any?"
"have it?"
Sean glanced sideways at Uesugi Tiger: "Are the men and materials ready to go to the Far North?"
"Everything has been prepared according to your request, foster father. One hundred retired military veterans, all of whom have died several times on the battlefield, foster father, when will we set off?" Uesugi Tiger said sternly.
"Well, don't rush yet. If you remain heavy for a day, it will be a hidden danger after all." Sean's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"I have lost the Queen Mother's trust, and I have offended so many people in the court in the past. Even if we don't kill him, those people in the court will not let him go easily, right?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "After completing the mission of eradicating evil, how could you ever think that one day you would die in my hands?"
Uesugi Tiger hesitated and said: "But the Queen Mother only took away a heavy official title and did not punish the crime. If the adoptive father imposes the crime, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction to the Queen Mother."
"Yes, that's why we have to let the heavy hand pass the knife into our hands."
"This... Now that Shen Shen has lost his power, he shouldn't be able to stir up any trouble, right?"
"No, although this person Shen Sheng is ruthless and cunning, he is loyal to Northern Qi. Otherwise, he would not have offended the Queen Mother. Since he wants to prevent Northern Qi from doing business with Fan Xian so much, I will give him this opportunity."
"What do you mean by foster father... borrowing a knife to kill someone?"
The next day, the Nanqing delegation set out to leave Shangjing, but on the way they were intercepted and killed by dead soldiers led by Chong Sheng.
After a fierce battle, Shen Sheng was defeated and seriously injured. Seeing that the defeat was certain, Shen Shen told Fan Xian that all the property smuggled in the inner treasury had flowed into the Ming family, the largest family in Qing Dynasty, and the masters behind the Ming family were the second prince and the eldest son. Princess Li Yunrui used this news in exchange for Fan Xian bringing his sister back to the Qing Kingdom.
Shen Sheng was escorted back to the upper capital, and Xiao En had already "greeted" him at the city gate.
"Master Shen, do you feel that the scene in front of you is very familiar? This moment is exactly like that moment."
"Sean, you cooperated with the Qing people and betrayed Northern Qi for revenge, you will die a good death!" Shen Zhan yelled.
Instead of being angry, Sean walked to the prison car with a smile: "Master Shen, there is no need for you and me to say these high-sounding words. How much blood have been stained on your hands over the years? Do you dare to say that they are all traitors and traitors? Are they all harmful to Northern Qi?"
While talking, Sean also opened the prison van, pulled the weight out and threw it on the ground.
"Master Shen treated Xiao like this at the beginning. Now that Xiao is back, it shouldn't be too much, right?"
"Ah~~~"
Before Zhan Shen could answer, he let out a scream, and his calf was broken by Sean's foot. The broken bone directly pierced the skin, and the whole leg was limp and dragged on the ground, dripping with blood.
"Sean, if you dare, kill me, kill me."
Sean stared at Shen Sheng with cold eyes, pulled up his hair and dragged him along the ground.
"Want to die? It's not that easy. You are very familiar with Jinyiwei's methods, but you probably know very little about Tiqi's methods. Don't worry, I will give you a chance to breathe. How boring is it for you to die?"
........
At the same time, Qin Hao and his party have arrived at Beilao Pass. Further north is the endless snowfield of the Far North. It is a barren land where even snow-covered northern barbarians cannot survive and is covered with snow all year round.
Kuhe had made a lot of preparations for this trip to the temple. It was March at this time. In the next few months, the snow on the far northern snowfields would melt as the temperature rose, and at the same time, he could avoid
The polar night that lasts for half a year in the northern snowfield is the most suitable time of the year to visit the temple.
Of course, even so, the temperature at Beilaoguan at this time was still below minus 30 degrees, and some of the thousand knights brought had already suffered from frostbite and were attrition.
"What the hell is this place? It's already spring and it's still so cold." Lang Tao stood on the wall of Beilaoguan and tightened his tight-fitting bearskin coat.
Ku He, who was wearing a black robe beside him, stood in the cold wind, but his eyes were full of excitement. He looked to the north, and the temple seemed to be right in front of him.
"Boy, we are about to enter the far north snowfield. Is this the same road you took last time?"
Qin Hao nodded casually. He had never been to the snowy plains of the far north. In order to save his life, he had no choice but to agree.
"Is there any other way besides here?"
Ku He said nothing more, turned to Lang Tao and said: "Take a rest for a day and set off tomorrow."
"Master, everyone has been working very hard on the road recently, and the horses are also exhausted. Why don't we rest for a while before setting off?" Lang Tao looked embarrassed when he heard this.
Ku He said firmly: "No, we have no time to waste."
Naturally, Qin Hao will not go against Ku He. The Arctic Snowfield is actually the North Pole. From March to September every year, it is the polar day weather. After this period, it will fall into the polar night. Once you lose your way, even the great master
It is also difficult to survive.
After Lang Tao passed on the order, even if the cavalry was loyal enough to the Northern Qi Dynasty and had a great master on command, there were still complaints.
Early the next morning, at dawn, Qin Hao and his party set out from Beilao Pass and stepped into the vast snowfield.
Because it was extremely daytime, there was no night, and there were no timekeeping tools such as clocks. How long a day would take depends entirely on Ku He's feelings. After three days in a row, more than a dozen cavalrymen could not bear it and fell ill.
"Master, why don't you send someone to escort them back?" Lang Tao couldn't bear to see the patients huddled in the tent.
"Find a hole in the ice and throw it in. We don't have time to waste on these wastes." Ku He said without any emotion in his tone.
"This...is, Master."
Under Ku He's cold gaze, Lang Tao still chose to obey his orders.
As they went deeper into the snowfields of the Far North, Qin Hao and his party encountered more and more problems. In addition to the severe cold of 30 to 40 degrees below zero, what was even more terrible was the ice hole that would appear under their feet at some unknown time. Once they fell in, even if they didn't
He froze to death immediately, and the person who rescued him was already half disabled.
In addition to people, horses also often fall into ice holes. In the end, the horse meat will become everyone's rations. People and horses are lost almost every day, which also has a big impact on morale.
Ku He didn't care about this. As long as he could enter the temple, he would be willing to pay any price. If necessary, he wouldn't mind using all these people as food.
Qin Hao did not slack off at all while traveling arduously. A month after entering the far north snowfield, he returned to the realm of an eighth-level warrior. This greatly frustrated Lang Tao's self-confidence.
However, Qin Hao knew very well that even if he recovered to the ninth level peak, it would still be difficult to escape from Ku He's clutches, let alone in such a harsh environment as the extreme northern snowfield, so he never implemented an escape plan and was very cooperative along the way.
Ku He's sight range.
After walking all the way north for almost a month, the entire team has been reduced by more than a hundred people, and the remaining people are full of despair. These brave cavalry on the battlefield, even when facing enemies ten times or a hundred times their size,
He would also launch a brazen charge, but facing this far north snowfield where the edge could never be seen, there was only fear in his heart.
Suddenly, there was a commotion at the front of the team, accompanied by the roar of wild animals, the screams of people, and the neighing of horses.
Qin Hao looked forward and saw a scene that shocked him. A snow-white giant bear was chasing several cavalrymen. It was chewing the body of a cavalryman in its mouth, and blood was flowing along its upper and lower jaws.
, dyeing his neck scarlet red.
"Is this a polar bear?"
Isn't this polar bear too big? A normal polar bear is only 2.4 meters long and weighs 450 kilograms at most, but this polar bear is nearly six meters long and weighs at least 1.5 tons. The huge bear paw is one palm.
As the photos continued, the cavalrymen and their horses were turned into meat pies.
What made Qin Hao even more stunned was that for the polar bear, the arrows fired by the cavalry were like scratching an itch. They could only penetrate the skin and be thrown away by the polar bear without even bleeding.