Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1664 Reunion of old generals
  "Ying Bu, Ji Bu... we finally meet." The shock on Long Qie's face disappeared in an instant, and a happy smile soon appeared.

For these two former Pao Ze, Long Qie had actually been looking forward to meeting them again.

After the Chu Kingdom fell, the Shadow Tiger Legion and the Thunder Leopard Legion also perished... In fact, his Tenglong Legion was almost dead.

However, although the legion was gone, there was no news of the death of the two legion commanders.

Not long after, Ji Bu reappeared in front of the world as a gangster, and Long Qie had heard a little bit about him.

But at that time, he and the remnants of Tenglong were trying to evade the empire's pursuit and were still searching for Shao Yu's whereabouts, and had no time to look for Ji Bu.

Anyway, it is enough to know that people are alive.

As for Yingbu... Long Qie doesn't know whether he is dead or alive.

This guy has been a decadent wandering warrior for so many years. Not to mention Long Qie, who has no time to pay much attention to the news from the outside world, even Ji Bu, who is running around all over the world, has not heard any news about him.

However, since there was no news of Yingbu's death, Long Qie just assumed that he was still alive but was missing.

A figure like Yingbu will never die quietly. Even if he dies on a chaotic battlefield, there should be news. After all, he is a dignified general of the Chu State, and his head is a huge military achievement.

Speaking of which, it was not surprising to see Ji Bulong. Before he came, he had received the news that Ji Bu, the "promise of a thousand pieces of gold," had appeared in Daze Mountain. He was also thinking about the circumstances under which the two would meet.

What really surprised him was that Yingbu, a guy who had never heard from him, suddenly appeared.

Yingbu and Jibu's reactions were basically the same as Long Qie's. They were confused and stunned at first, and then they both showed heartfelt smiles.

Ji Bu raised his hand and said, "Long time no see, General Long Qie."

"I never thought we would meet again here."

Yingbu didn't like to talk about this kind of scene, so he just smiled, then turned his eyes to the surrounding soldiers, looked around and guessed, "They are all...Tenglong Legion?"

In Long Qie's eyes, after the demise of the Chu Kingdom, the Shadow Tiger and Thunder Leopard Legions were completely annihilated and disappeared.

But in the eyes of Yingbu and Jibu, it was the Tenglong Legion that was completely defeated.

After all, there were still a few hundred people left in each of the two legions... although they were all scattered in the world later.

The Tenglong Legion was completely dismantled by Meng Tian's Golden Fire Cavalry in order to cover the army's retreat.

Unlike Long Qie, who believed that Yingbu Jibu was alive, they both believed that Long Qie had died in the battle.

So Yingbu was a little curious, were these people the remnants of the Tenglong Legion, or were they the team that Long Qie later joined.

Taking a closer look, Yingbu found that the armor they wore was indeed the standard armor of the Tenglong Legion, but... it was so badly worn that neither he nor Ji Bu recognized it at the first time.

Long Qie heard Yingbu's doubts and replied with a hint of regret and nostalgia, "Almost gone."

"I've been hiding with them all these years and barely survived."

Then his mood turned high again, "Fortunately, all the waiting and perseverance were not in vain. We finally waited for dawn and welcomed the young master back!"

At the same time, he reached out and took out a...or half a jade tiger talisman. He held it high in his hand and said impassionedly:

"Right now, in the name of the young master, I am summoning the old Chu troops from all over the world."

Ji Bu and Yingbu looked up at the tiger charm shining brightly in the sun, with all kinds of complicated thoughts flashing through their eyes.

They both knew that tiger talisman, and its previous owner was the late Xiang Yan, Lord Wu'an of Chu State.

Of course, strictly speaking, this General Tiger Talisman, which can mobilize all the soldiers and horses of Chu State, only belongs to the King of Chu, and Xiang Yan only obtained the right to use it during war.

However, the Chu Kingdom perished not long after Xiang Yan's defeat and death. The title and identity of the King of Chu also disappeared, and the tiger charm completely lost its owner.

The Xiang family, who still keep the tiger talisman, can be regarded as its new owners.

The most important thing is that as long as they still consider themselves soldiers of the Chu State, they must unconditionally obey Hu Fu's orders and have no right to comment on Hu Fu's ownership.

Whoever holds it is the boss!

"General Ji Bu, General Yingbu!" Long Qie looked at them with stern eyes, "In order to establish a brand new Chu State, in order to find our former hometown, the young master now needs no strength!"

In other words...are you two going to re-enlist?
  The reason why Long Qie kept asking this question was because the situations of Ying Bu and Ji Bu were different from his.

The Xiang family is a great noble of Chu State.

When Xiang Yan was in charge, they may not have the greatest power in the court, but they were the strongest in the army.

In this regard, even Qu Jingzhao, the three nobles who have occupied most of the power in Chu State since the Spring and Autumn Period and are inseparable from the royal family, cannot compare.

Moreover, Long Qie and his family were both soldiers of the Chu State and retainers of the Xiang family, so he wanted to call Shao Yu the Young Master.

When the Chu Kingdom was still there, even the orders from the King of Chu were no more important to the Long family than Xiang Yan's.

Yingbu and Jibu were different. They only had a superior-subordinate relationship with Xiang Yan, and they were loyal to the King of Chu.

Shao Yu gave an order that Long Qie must follow him to the death, otherwise he would be unfaithful and unfilial - this filial piety mainly refers to the teachings Long Qie's father gave him.

But if Yingbu and Jibu are unwilling to fight, they want to wander around the world, or become a big thief, or die in a dream. Long Qie has no right to comment and can only express deep regret.

Of course, neither of these two people are willing to be calm at heart.

and so……

"I have survived so far, and I have been waiting for today!" Ji Bu was the first to respond, his tone full of determination and excitement, and he knelt down half-kneeling on the ground and said, "Ji Bu is willing to obey the young master's orders, even if he dies!"

He did not want to die for his country, so that he could be useful.

It's a pity that I never got the chance.

Although he is not a retainer of the Xiang family, at this time, the Xiang family is his best and only choice.

Otherwise...are we waiting for Qu Jingzhao and those three gangs of losers to lead them?

Don't be kidding, they are very good at fighting among themselves. As for fighting the empire... I'm afraid they have lost the ability to fight their enemies.

Long Qie smiled happily, stepped forward to help Ji Bu up, and then... looked at Yingbu.

He originally thought that Yingbu would respond to him more simply.

But Yingbu's eyes were full of dodge and avoidance at this time.

Long Qie didn't know why, but when facing Pao Ze, he didn't have to think so much, he just asked directly:

"General Yingbu, would you like to put on your armor again and fight alongside us?"

When Yingbu heard this, he clenched his fists, veins bulged in his palms, and he was obviously very excited.

But still no response.

Ji Bu guessed that his friend was probably depressed, but at this time, no one could help him. He had to figure it out on his own.

Under the eager eyes of everyone, Yingbu finally shook his head, passed them and continued towards Chi Youtang. The soldiers around him wanted to persuade him to stay, but they couldn't speak because they were unfamiliar with him.

Long Qie was not too disappointed and just watched Yingbu leave.

Ji Bu then explained to his friend, "He has other concerns now."

"The defeat of Chu State dealt a serious blow to him. If he had not shouldered a responsibility these years, he might have been in ruins."

Long Qie looked at Ji Bu with some confusion, "Responsibility?"

"After the fall of Chu, Mrs. Changping secretly handed over Changping's young daughter, Lianxin Highness, to Yingbu's care." Ji Bu explained.

"Your Highness Lian Xin?" Long Qie was stunned, and then asked hurriedly, "Where is she? And where is His Highness Mi Lian?"

Although Xiang Yan entrusted Ji Bu, who was the commander of the Shadow Tiger Army, to find Lian Yi, he definitely couldn't rely on Ji Bu alone and leave so many people in his Xiang clan unused.

Moreover, within the Chu State, the Xiang family and Lord Changping were the closest group of people.

In fact, both Xiang Liang and other Xiang clan members, as well as Long Qie and other Xiang clan retainers, were looking for Mi Lian, also known as Lian Yi.

It's a pity that after the fall of the Chu Kingdom, the Xiang family has been busy shrinking to protect themselves and has no time to find anyone. Later, they finally freed up their hands, but because too much time passed, they had no clue.

"Your Highness Lian Xin is suffering from a serious illness and her life is in danger. We have temporarily placed her in Zuimeng Tower. Lian Yi... Even His Highness Mi Lian is also in Zuimeng Tower." Ji Bu briefly explained their current situation. "We are just trying to figure out how to save Lian Xin."

"Until this matter is resolved, Yingbu won't care about anything at all."

"Uh..." The sudden change from good news to bad news made Long Qie a little confused.

Why is it that one of them is suffering from a serious disease and the other has fallen into prostitution? Long Qie knew that Lian Yi was the number one in Zuimenglou, but he didn't know that she was actually His Highness Mi Lian.

After sorting out his thoughts, Long Qie felt that His Highness Lian Xin's illness was more important.

This problem should be easily solved in Dongjun, where there is the Jinghu Medical Immortal Duanmu Rong.

But in Dongjun... Long Qie felt that Xiaoyaozi's medical skills were not that good.

So the key is what Ji Bu said.

"What can you do to save people?"

"Yingbu said that Tian Mi, the master of the farmer's house, Kuikui Hall, has a medicine that can have an effect on Lianxin's condition." Ji Bu sighed and replied.

"The reason why he came to Daze Mountain is to fight for the Yinghuo Stone for Tian Mi in exchange for that medicine."

"But the stone was finally taken away by the Zhu family. We are now planning to find Tian Mi to find a way to get the medicine."

Long Qie nodded suddenly, it turned out that the new master Kui Kai Tang recruited was Yingbu...

But I’m afraid it’s not easy to get rid of Tian Mi with nothing!
  "That woman Tian Mi... is difficult to deal with." He reminded her carefully.

Ji Bu also smiled wryly and spread his hands, "I have to give it a try."

"Speaking of which, there is another trouble. In the past, the celebration of the Armored Sect of Wei Kingdom also came to Daze Mountain, and they said that they were ordered by Young Master Fusu to protect Lian Yi and Lian Xin."

"After he learned about Lian Xin's situation, he went directly to Tian Mi to forcefully ask for medicine. I don't know if there was any trouble."

"The ceremony..." Long Qie thought about it and said with some surprise, "The ceremony of 'bronze head and iron arm, unscathed in a hundred battles'? That's a tough one!"

Ji Bu replied expressionlessly, "That's why I say it's a trouble...a big trouble."

Long Qie came back to his senses and didn't care much about this.

Of course, the ceremony is a tough one, but at this time, he has three more powerful helpers, Gui Gu Zongheng and the head of the Renzong, so it will not be difficult to take care of the ceremony when he gets some free time.

But his purpose is a bit concerning...he came to protect the two highnesses in the name of Fusu.

Speaking of which, Fusu is the cousin of His Highness Mi Lian and the others, so it is natural and understandable to take care of his cousin.

But after so many years, why do you think of 'protecting' your two cousins ​​now, when the farm family is in chaos?
  The reason is simple - Fusu has always been unwilling to face his two cousins ​​in any way.

Fusu had a clear conscience for killing his uncle, but... some things could not be faced calmly with a clear conscience.

It wasn't until something happened at the Spring Festival ceremony and Lord Changping's name came into his ears in a loud way again after so many years that he finally made up his mind a little bit.

Long Qie was simply overthinking at this time... Fortunately, there was no harm in him overthinking.

After withdrawing his thoughts, Long Qi did not rush to study the problem. He looked up at Ji Bu and asked, "How can I help?"

Ji Bu shook his head, "The situation is still unclear, so I won't use it for the time being."

The fighting power of him and Yingbu is enough, no matter how many dragons and these people are included, it will be meaningless.

"Besides...you should have something to do, right?"

Long Qie didn't show off and nodded honestly.

The situation of Gao Jianli and Big Hammer was also very urgent, and he couldn't just leave it alone.

"The two leaders of the Mo family, Gao Jianli and Da Tiechui, were invited to Chi Youtang by Tian Hu yesterday. They have never returned. It has been confirmed that they were attacked by Tian Hu."

"I brought my brothers here to inquire about the situation. I wanted to take advantage of Tian Hu's lead to the Sixth Tomb of Emperor Yan to rescue the people."

"Oh, we heard people talk about this before at Kuikai Hall." Ji Bu nodded in understanding and reminded at the same time, "Tian Mi transferred a large number of people from Kuikai Hall, probably for Tian Hu to go to the Six Sages of Emperor Yan. It’s about the tomb.”

"Tian Mi?" Long Qie was stunned and said hesitantly, "Probably not, Tian Hu should only lead people from Chi Youtang and Lieshan Hall."

These two halls were the ones Tian Hu trusted the most, and they were sufficient in number. Even the people from the Gonggong Hall were useless to him, let alone the Kuei Hall.

He didn't want to be stabbed in the back by Tian Mi - he never trusted this woman.

Long Qie didn't know Tian Hu's little thoughts, but he felt that Tian Hu had brought enough people. If there were more people... could the area of ​​Emperor Yan's Sixth Tomb really be accommodated?

Ji Bu was stunned when he heard this, "Then Tian Mi's deployment of manpower is...could it be?"

He looked at Long Qie with suspicion, and Long Qie happened to think of a possibility and also looked at Ji Bu.

After the two looked at each other, they confirmed that they had thought of the same thing.

"It seems that I have to go find the people from Kuei Hall." Long Qie didn't plan to reminisce about the past anymore and quickly got down to business so that he could help deal with the troubles on His Highness Lianxin's side. "I'm leaving now. I have something to do." Contact me through the brothers from the Tenglong Legion. They have been active nearby recently, so it shouldn’t be difficult for you to find them.”

"If Tian Mi is found, I will let someone notify you."

Ji Bu nodded, "Okay, I have to go find Yingbu. I'll communicate with you if I have any news."

The two men, who were both soldiers, didn't hesitate and parted ways immediately after exchanging a few words.

Ji Bu looked for Yingbu in the direction of Chi Youtang.

And Long Qie began to make plans to find the large troops of Kuei Hall - no one was in Chi You Hall. He had sent people to inquire before, but today he only saw people leaving and not entering.

(End of this chapter)