The mountain road winds its way up to a higher place, and on top of that is a simple camp.

  The mountain road in front of us is neither a wide and straight Yangguan Avenue nor a rugged and difficult-to-traverse sheep intestine path between towering mountains.

  This mountain road is quite winding, and the scenery is changing endlessly. It's like the future that lies ahead of us, impossible to grasp.

  "It's just above..."

  Taiyi Zhenren muttered to himself, his eyes filled with unspeakable emotions. He had never forgotten this place.

  "Where is this?"

  "Tianfeng Village, one of the 108 villages in the Barbarian Tribe that can make things happen." Taizhen True Person's eyes were far-sighted: "The prestige of Tianfeng Village's village head among the barbarians is like a sun in the middle of the sky. If you can persuade him, then you will be able to roam freely in the southwest."

  "A mournful sound... " A sudden, urgent bugle call pierced the air, shattering the serene morning light.

  Xu Haifeng looked at Taiyi Zhenren, and the old Daoist's face was a mixture of crying and laughing.

  "We came too suddenly, I guess it's because of the army at the foot of the mountain that they found out."

  "Is it? Then it was just a misunderstanding."

  "Yes, I'll go and explain it to Lao Da later."

  Xu Haifeng's expression changed and he suddenly said: "Wait a minute, True Man."

  Taiyi Zhenren turned his head back, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

  Xu Haifeng revealed a hint of a smile and said, "Since they've misunderstood, let's test their courage then."

  "The old Taoist's eyebrows slightly furrowed, saying: 'I'm afraid it will hurt the harmony.'"

  Shaking his head slightly, Xu Haifeng said: "General Jiang once said a sentence, and I deeply agree with it."

  "Hmm?" He glanced at Xu Haifeng with his eyes, if it was Jiang Kongming, he was probably not going to say anything pleasant.

  As expected, a cold smile hung on Xu Haifeng's mouth: "No matter who you are dealing with, simply showing kindness or severe punishment is not a long-term plan. To make them listen, when giving benefits, first let them see our strength clearly and know what the consequences of rebellion are. This is called using both leniency and severity, which is the way of kings."

  Taiyi Zhenren hesitated for a moment and finally shook his head with a sigh, no longer insisting on his own opinion.

  "Qin Yong, Zhe Bie, bring two hundred men, put on armor and follow me."

  Since Taiyi Zhenren did not object, it was naturally up to Xu Haifeng to take charge here.

  The sound of neat footsteps echoed outside the mountain stronghold.

  On top of the high tower in the village, two figures gazed at this team that suddenly appeared before them with solemn faces.

  Just half an hour ago, an elder in the village discovered that many strangers appeared on the mountain path.

  Although it was just a distant glance, I could immediately judge that this was an army.

  And the number of people on the other side far exceeded his expectations.

  What made it even more incredible was that this was actually a cavalry unit.

  However, no matter what, the direction of this team's advance was only one place. So he immediately blew the alarm horn suspended at the highest point in the camp to demonstrate warning.

  "What kind of people are these great elders?"

  Someone on the high tower asked slowly.

  "Looking at the leader's appearance, it should be a Han person, but... I also can't think of which army among the Hans has such attire."

  An old man with white hair and beard spoke quietly.

  "Han people, humph... This greedy bunch. However, dressed like this, they want to attack our stronghold?" His tone was laced with a hint of disdain.

  "Be careful, don't be too careless."

  "Don't worry, they've been here many times before. When have they ever gotten the better of us?" Geng Yang laughed heartily.

  He reached behind his back and took down a large bow, which was in no way luxurious, but it was clear at first glance that it was a rough and crude product. However, when he held it in his hand, his eyebrows immediately flashed with unparalleled confidence.

  Draw the bow and place the arrow, release...

  The arrow flew like a shooting star and shot onto a soldier's helmet.

  A loud and intense cheer suddenly erupted from within the village, as they cheered on their chief.

  "Ding..."

  A loud and crisp sound, the arrow branch fell to the ground with all its might, while that soldier only slightly shook his head and then there was no movement at all.

  Gongyang's face changed slightly, and he knew in his heart how much strength this arrow had.

  Even if the steel helmet on his head is impenetrable to swords and guns. His head should have been affected by the impact, why did he seem unaffected.

  For the first time, he had a slight doubt about his archery skills in his heart.

  As this scene was seen, the cheers gradually subsided and finally fell into a dead silence.

  "This turtle shell on them is indeed a bit tricky." Qian Yang chuckled and said in a low voice.

  "How many people are down the mountain?" The elder suddenly asked.

  "Thousands of people." Gongyang sighed, his voice no longer having any confidence.

  Gēng Yáng's arrow was swift, but compared to the whole day with Zhé Bié and the others mixed together, this arrow's speed really wasn't enough.

  Under Xu Haifeng's gesture, no one reacted to this, and the arrow shot onto a fully armed soldier.

  As expected, this arrow that returned without hitting its mark had a much greater impact on them than if it had been intercepted.

  However, Geng Yang's arrow also shocked Xu Haifeng, who did not expect to see a master in such a place, and it was a good hand of the first rank, how could he not be surprised.

  "Zhebie..."

  With Xu Haifeng's order, Zhebie drew his Heavenly Bow under everyone's gaze.

  A brilliant light left its exclusive mark on the horizon, and the horn hanging high above the tall tower suddenly burst open, surprisingly being shot through by this arrow.

  "Whoosh......" It wasn't until then that the sound of the arrow reached everyone's ears.

  A commotion broke out within the mountain stronghold, and both Gongyang and the Great Elder had looks of incredulity in their eyes.

  "Hahaha..." A loud, deafening laughter burst forth from the big man's mouth, like a wild beast's howl, striking fear into people's hearts.

  Qin Yong strode forward, arriving at the gate of the village, and looked at his empty hands with some regret.

  His two big ones, the weight is really not light, wanting to bring them over is absolutely impossible.

  Besides, with these two big guys by his side, isn't that openly telling others that Qin Yong, the great warrior Qin Da, has arrived in person?

  So now, I have no choice but to make do with it.

  He looked left and right, as if he had seen something, and strode towards the side of the village gate. He came to a giant tree that two people could hug together, several meters long, and suddenly burst out laughing.

  Everyone stared at him with wide eyes, unsure of what he was doing there.

  "No way." Although he had a hunch about his idea, Xu Haifeng still muttered a bitter smile.

  This guy always does something astonishing!

  He bent down and stretched out his hand to hug the tree trunk, let out a loud roar, and pulled upwards with all his might.

  This big tree has at least several decades of tree age, and its roots are deeply buried underground. It is intertwined with the soil, complex and complicated, and it's not easy to pull it out.

  However, Qin Yong's divine power has already clearly exceeded human standards.

  The big tree started shaking violently under his immense power, and slowly but surely, the trunk began to rise. The roots of the tree were exposed, revealing dark yellow soil.

  "Ah..."

  With a thunderous roar, this dozens-of-meters-tall tree was finally pulled out alive by Qin Yong.

  Qin Yong burst into loud laughter, carrying the tree trunk with him, and arrived at the gate of the village. He shouted loudly: "Come out quickly to surrender, otherwise I will break in!"

  The old man and Geng Yang exchanged a glance, and they both saw the heart-stopping pallor on each other's face.

  "Tribe leader, take the children and leave quickly." The great elder suddenly said in a low voice.

  Geng Yang shook his head decisively: "No, if anyone is going to leave, it should be you."

  "I'm getting old, it's just right for me to stay."

  Kang Yang's gaze flashed with a hint of severity, his tone firm and unyielding: "I am the clan leader, everything must be done according to my will."

  The two of them saw Qin Yong's powerful momentum and immediately understood one thing: the village was impossible to defend.

  Not to mention that there are thousands of people at the foot of the mountain, even if it's just these two hundred or so people in front of me, I'm afraid they would be enough to trample the stronghold into flat ground.

  In just a moment, they made the decision to retreat at the same time. However, someone had to stay behind to hold off the enemy. Otherwise, even women and children might not be able to escape.

  "Qin Yong, come back, don't be rude."

  With Xu Haifeng's shout, Qin Yong walked back with a helpless expression.

  "Arriving from the north, seeking an audience with the leader of the Yangtai clan."

  Gongyang was taken aback, he gave a signal to the elder, who nodded and immediately walked down from the high platform, issuing a series of urgent commands. He couldn't grasp Hai Feng's intention, taking advantage of their conversation, he first gathered his clansmen together, ready to leave at any time.

  "What business do you have with our clan leader?" Gongyang shouted loudly.

  Xu Haifeng's eyesight was far from comparable to Zhebie's, but this distance was still negligible.

  His eyebrows furrowed slightly, and it should be said that after seeing Zhebie and Qinyong's performance, their clan leader should have been alarmed long ago.

  In his heart, he had a mind for the white-haired old man on the tower, because he heard that Taiyi True Person said that the clan leader Yangtai was already an old man who was almost sixty years old.

  However, seeing this old man's respectful attitude towards the big fellow beside him, he didn't seem like a clan leader at all.

  That big man, although physically robust, the arrow just now was extremely standard, but as for his age, it's absolutely impossible to exceed forty years old. So, the two of them are definitely not Yang Tai.

  "At the invitation of an old friend, he came to meet him."

  "Really?" Gongyang hesitated, unsure why, but he just felt that the person in front of him was not lying. Although he didn't know where this confidence came from, the feeling was real.

  "Who is it?" Gongyang asked loudly.

  "He is an old Taoist."

  "Old Daoist?" Gongyang asked in surprise: "Then who is this person?"

  "This person claims to be a nameless old Daoist, I don't know if you've ever heard of him."

  "Is it really the immortal elder?" The tone of Gongyang's voice was filled with infinite surprise, had he really come back?

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