Chapter 426: Training Xiaoyue

Before Xiao Han destroyed the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xiliang and Qingzhou attacked and defended each other and formed an alliance to counter the Central Plains court and the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Now that Xiliang has destroyed Northern Wei and its strength has skyrocketed, it is understandable that the Marquis of Qingzhou is a little restless. The old man’s ambition should not be underestimated.

So many years of forbearance does not mean that Qingzhou Hou is depressed. On the contrary, he is just gathering his strength and waiting for the opportunity to come.

Xiliang developed too fast. Within just a few years, it launched a war to annex Jizhou with one state, and then used four states to attack Northern Wei, and now it has completely destroyed Northern Wei.

Only the isolated Northern Wei imperial city was left standing.

The number of states under Xiao Han’s command expanded from six to eleven in an instant, and his strength increased dramatically. He also firmly controlled the Western Region trade routes and earned countless gold and silver money every year.

The Dong Yue army led by Qing Yao and Xue Changqing in Jiangnan became increasingly fierce, and for a while, the court was unable to suppress the rebellion.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that if Xiao Han is given a few more years, he will completely absorb the five states in the northern border. By then, the military strength will increase dramatically and there will be no shortcomings anymore.

These years have also been the time when Xiliang was at its most vulnerable. Chaos has occurred frequently within the Five States, and Xiliang has had to deploy a large number of troops and money and food in the Five States.

It was because the Marquis of Qingzhou saw this that he secretly contacted the capital.

There are countless eyes hiding in the dark, and what they want to do is to use the remaining forces of the Northern Wei to hold back the Western Liang army and make them run for their lives. The Qingzhou Marquis is ambitious and has good eyes, and he knows how to judge the situation, but unfortunately he still lacks a little decisiveness at the critical moment and does not have the confidence to burn his boats.

This is why Xiao Han dared to ask Dayuer to go to Qingzhou. At this time, Xiliang became more and more powerful, and the Marquis of Qingzhou became more and more honest.

If he really didn’t know what life and death was, Xiao Han wouldn’t mind temporarily withdrawing some troops from the five northern states, or recruiting a group of soldiers in a short period of time and heading to Qingzhou.

However, even if we march to Qingzhou, it will affect the original plan, and the loss will outweigh the gain.

The convoy went farther and farther away, and after a long time it completely disappeared from the end of the sight, without any trace left.

The weather in late autumn is getting increasingly cold. Just after noon, the sunlight seems to be swallowed up. The sky quickly darkens and remains gray. Gusts of cold wind swirl over Shuiyun Mountain, making the grass and trees rustle and the fallen leaves dance.

Even though it is so cold, it cannot stop the people from traveling to and from Xiliang City. This majestic city is filled with bustling and noisy sounds, with a constant flow of traffic and prosperous businesses.

On Shuiyun Mountain, you can hear faint sounds. Dusk falls early, the sky is dark, and the wind is getting stronger.

The wind coming in through the gaps in the doors and windows made the candlelight flicker, and it seemed as if countless evil spirits were howling outside the house.

Inside the room, a man wrapped in a loose robe was reclining comfortably on a chair, with an ancient book in his hand, lost in thought.

“Young master, drink tea.”

The door was pushed open and a graceful figure walked in, wrapped in a long gauze dress, with a faint scent of tea in the air.

“Xiao Yue’er, are you out of confinement?”

He raised his head and looked at the person who came.

“Ah.”

Xiao Yue nodded: “After much difficulty, I finally broke free from the shackles of the Heavenly Demonic Art and created a martial art that suits me best.”

“Not bad.”

“My Xiaoyue is indeed a peerless genius.”

He praised it highly.

“Sir, please don’t cancel me.”

Xiaoyue puffed her cheeks, put down the hot tea, and came behind him, gently pinching her master’s shoulders with her fair hands.

“I heard from Sister Yu’er earlier that there have been a lot of things going on in the palace recently, and I thought the young master must be busy and tired.”

Her tone was extremely gentle: “It’s a pity that the young master asked me to kill people, but I can’t help much with the brainwork of governing the country and pacifying the world.”

“Everyone has his strengths and weaknesses. When I ask you to do something, I will naturally find you.” Xiao Han joked: “But if you really can’t stay idle, you can go to Jiangnan to play. I heard that the Central Plains martial arts world is holding a meeting recently to elect a martial arts leader. The Central Plains court is behind this. Do you want to go?”

“I guess this dance competition should be to deal with Qingyao and the others. Do you want to go?”

“Go ahead.”

Xiao Yue blinked her eyes. “It’s a good thing that I haven’t done anything for a long time. It would be good to stretch my muscles.”

“Then let’s go to Jiangnan to find Qingyao some other day.”

“Okay.”

She nodded, then leaned close to Xiao Han’s ear and whispered, “Sir, I have resolved the flaws of the Heavenly Demon Art, but I still have many obscure parts that I don’t understand, and I need your guidance.”

“Cough cough cough.”

Xiao Han said slowly: “You girl.”

“Hmph, don’t think I don’t know.”

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Xiao Yue pursed her lips and said, “Since Master went to the north with you, she has become a completely different person.”

Testing and teaching martial arts is essential. Although she created her own martial arts and broke free from the shackles of the Heavenly Demon Skill, if it were put into today’s martial arts world, she would already be considered a great martial arts master.

But she was still not strong enough in front of Xiao Han. Xiao Han took the lead and pointed out with his fingers, but was blocked by her mountain-supporting hand. Then she put her hands together and broke the finger force. The two fought for hundreds of moves.

The night was dark and the autumn rain gradually got heavier, flooding the fields and pouring onto the Rain Viewing Lake, making crackling sounds.

This sparring lasted for two hours, and in the end Xiaoyue was defeated and admitted defeat.

“Little girl, do you still dare to be so arrogant?”

In the room, after Xiao Han took a shower and changed his clothes, he came to the outer hall and opened the window. The cool evening breeze mixed with moist water vapor blew towards him.

“Humph, next time I will ask my master to come along and let you know the strength of our two heroes from the Demon Sect.”

Xiaoyue’er’s voice came from behind the gauze curtain.

The rain continued to fall, getting heavier.

An autumn rain swept across Xiliang and lasted for three days and three nights, followed by heavy snow.

The cold wind from the northern border brought heavy snow, which spread all over Xiliang and covered the sky and the sun.

Countless mountains, fields and rivers were all lying under the wind and snow.

“Hoohoo.”

The strong wind blew the snow in layers. Looking up, the sky and the ground were covered with snow, with no end in sight.

Everything on Shuiyun Mountain was covered by heavy snow, and the green bamboos were covered with thick snow.

The servants in each courtyard took bamboo poles and brooms to knock off the frost and then cleared paths out of the snow.

The palace’s charcoal and winter clothes were prepared early. In the main hall, the charcoal fire was blazing, emitting hot air.

In the past few days, Miaoyu, Ningxi and other girls have been coordinating the preparations for the Teaching Department with Master Xun and others. Too much manpower and money are involved, so the regulations need to be put forward as soon as possible.

Then official documents were issued to all prefectures, counties and districts, which gave Xiao Han, the King of Xiliang, a good opportunity as he had nothing to do all day long.

Teaching Xiaoyue’er martial arts every day is worthy of her origin from the Yinkui School. Especially after her martial arts skills have been perfected, she has become braver and braver in battles, and of course, her courage has also grown.

(End of this chapter)