Chapter 5 Yuan Wanli

  "Who is Tianjian Tang An, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Army has an invitation!" The voice was calm, not loud or clear, but it had a natural air of authority.

  It was early evening, and the first floor of Yue Lai Inn was quiet with many guests dining. However, as soon as they heard the words "Tiger Leopard Army" and "Nian Da Commander", they suddenly became restless. These past few days, the Tiger Leopard Army had undoubtedly been the hottest topic under heaven!

  "What is Tianjian Tang An? Who is that person? Has anyone heard of this name?" Suddenly someone asked, everyone shook their heads blindly, then gathered together to ask each other, and suddenly the hall was buzzing with noise.

  The name of Tana's heavenly sword was a famous joke that had gone too far, and it was naturally impossible for it to spread so quickly.

  The boss of the Yue Lai Inn was originally at the counter, calculating accounts. His chubby fingers moved quickly on the abacus, making a crisp sound. He was happily calculating how much profit he had made today. At this time every day, his mood was either the best or the worst. But when he heard the shout from the entrance, his fingers suddenly froze there, and he suddenly thought of something.

  His stout body suddenly "gululu" turned around, and he quickly flipped out of the cabinet, rushed to the door and ran outside. Seeing the knight on horseback, he immediately started bowing and saluting, then smiled and welcomed him, continuing to be polite and courteous, before busily trying to invite the knight on horseback to come in and sit for a while. His stout body was suddenly busy like an egg.

  "Master Yuan, ah, why are you the one delivering the message today! This is, it's simply going to bring bad luck to our humble shop. No, no, look at my clumsy mouth, I should say it's going to bring prosperity to our humble shop instead." The shopkeeper smiled apologetically and lightly slapped his own mouth, indicating that he had misspoken. His eyes then fell on the row of over a hundred Tiger and Leopard soldiers behind him, and he slightly furrowed his brow. But in an instant, he understood the situation in his heart. Anyway, he was just doing someone a favor, and they might not even give him any face.

  "Look, it's getting late and you and your brothers are still working on an empty stomach, isn't that too hard? You've come all this way, and our humble shop can't not show some hospitality. What do you think? My brothers want to know what you'd like to eat and drink. Today, I'll be the host, and while we may not have the best food and drink, at least it's enough for you to eat your fill. Can you give me a little face, just to show some goodwill, and pay respects to you and these brave warriors who've returned from the great desert?"

  The shopkeeper finished speaking and looked at the knight on horseback, as if not to let those tiger leopard soldiers eat and drink in his own store for free, but rather with a very apologetic look.

  The knight on horseback didn't even glance at the shopkeeper, but instead turned his head and stared at Tang An standing by the door. The steady aura around Tang An gave him a good impression, and he seemed to have caught a whiff of the bloody smell that still lingered on Tang An's body.

  Seeing Tang An lift his head, curiously sizing himself up, his eyes suddenly froze, and he confirmed in his heart: "Are you the Heavenly Sword Tang An? The one who killed a hundred people with one sword at my Tiger Leopard Camp's registration office this afternoon?"

  Tang An did not deny it, he just nodded slightly.

  "Although he's a bit young, he can still be considered a brave and chivalrous man! To take on one hundred alone is not something that just anyone has the courage to do!"

  He finished speaking, turned around and waved his hand, and immediately a soldier led over a tall and majestic horse. The horse was entirely black in color, its whole body gleaming with oil, the muscles on its legs were knotted, it was obviously an exceptional fine steed. Then the knight pointed at this fine steed and said to Tang An: "Mount up, let's ride together for ten thousand miles!"

  When they heard the name Yuan Wanli, the originally noisy hall suddenly became even more chaotic.

  "What? It's actually Vice Commander of the Tiger Leopard Army [Double Hammers Shaking Heaven Gate] Yuan Wanli, General Yuan!"

  "It is said that General Yuan, this time in the great war against the Rong and Di, single-handedly wielded dual hammers and rode a horse across the vast desert for three thousand miles, pursuing and killing thirteen knife-wielding guests under the command of the Left Wise King of the Rong. It is rumored that these thirteen knife-wielding guests were from the west of Kunlun, where they had been training together in secret techniques since childhood, with perfect coordination and a long-standing reputation. Who knows how many masters have fallen to their blades?"

  Although they were thirteen people, all of whom were in the fifth realm of Tianren, it was said that if one didn't have the strength of a small Tian boundary, no matter how many people came, they would absolutely not be their match! However, General Yuan Wanli caught up with them and struck each one down. Under the golden hammer, only thirteen crisp sounds were heard, and those thirteen people all became corpses. The report was made to Wang Yan Luo!"

  These days, the Dingyuan Marquis has defeated the Rongdi invaders' large army, and his brave generals have each had their own stories compiled into storytelling performances, which are being performed in every teahouse and theater in the capital to packed audiences. So as soon as someone hears that this person is called Yuan Wanli, they immediately get excited. This is very similar to the phenomenon of chasing after celebrities in later generations. If you don't discuss it, then you're out.

  At this point, someone suddenly shouted: "So to speak, General Yuan has broken through into the Heavenly Realm? That means that apart from Commander Nian, there's another fierce general in the Tiger and Leopard Army! Heaven bless our Great Yan, from now on our borders will be worry-free!"

  Others also praised and cheered. They were in Jizhou, the land of Yan and Yun, which had been plagued by the troubles of Rongdi's invasion since ancient times. Originally, there was General Yue, and with Commander Nian garrisoning the border, they had no worries. Now that they had another fierce general, this border would surely be even more secure.

  Some people didn't understand and asked foolishly, "Isn't the Tiger Leopard Army only three thousand people? According to the rules, their leader Nian Wushuang is barely a Lang Jiang, and can be called a general. How can other people in the Tiger Leopard Army also be called generals?"

  Anyone who knows a bit about the situation can't help but burst out laughing at this person's question.

  "This question of yours is truly stupid. The Hu Bao Army is the strongest in the world, do you think it's a trash army like the city gate guards? In the Hu Bao Army, any soldier can be pulled out and placed in another army to become a hundred households, a seventh-rank official! Their leader, Nian Wushuang, General Nian, has already been conferred by the Emperor as the world's number one fierce general, Wei Wu Bo. His official position is also super-grade. Now that they have returned with a great victory, the Emperor may confer General Nian as Wei Wu Hou, Yi Tong San Si, and even opening up a prefecture to build a government office is not impossible. As for Yuan Jiang Jun, he was originally the number one martial general under Leader Nian's command, the deputy leader of the Hu Bao Army! You don't even know this, it's truly shameful as a citizen of our great Yan!"

  Those diners were getting more and more excited, boasting about the distant flavor of the dish, but a small face at the stairs was getting paler and paler!

  "What should I do? What should I do? Brother Tang was taken away by the expert of Xiao Tianjing, what should I do? I must think of a way to save him! But how can I save him?"

  Miao Miao was just anxious and couldn't think of a solution. She only vaguely remembered that when Tang An came back, his hands were empty. It seemed like something was missing?

  "Right, Brother Tang's sword is gone! With Brother Tang's swordsmanship being so formidable, if he had a sword in hand, he wouldn't have to fear anyone! I'll go deliver the sword for him!" Miao Miao thought of this and suddenly had an idea.

  She was determined, and went all out to do it! She didn't think at all that in front of a Tianjing master, even if you have 100 swords, it's not enough to be seen. Because the gap is really too big! Just like heaven and man, forever incomparable!

  Tang An sat upright on his horse, not bowing down in the slightest despite being alongside someone who was a highly respected master of the heavenly realm. However, when he looked at Yuan Wanli, there was a hint of reverence in his eyes. That reverence wasn't because Yuan Wanli was one of the rare masters under the heavens, but rather because he was a good son who protected his family and country!

  There was always something about Yuan Wanli's demeanor that left Tang An speechless, a kind of aura.

  A domineering and unrivaled aura, who else but me!

  Tang An glanced at the pair of golden hammers hanging beside his mount, their corners inlaid with gold, shining brightly under the fiery light. However, Tang An seemed to see a faint trace of blood on the golden surface.

  This is indeed a pair of murderous hammers!

  As they walked along the road, Tang An didn't ask Yuan Wanli why Nian Wushuang had invited him. Because as far as Tang An knew, Nian Wushuang's Hu Bao Army was the vanguard of this trip back to the capital to receive rewards and had just arrived in the afternoon.

  "But no matter what, there's one thing I'm sure of. Nian Wujia is not my enemy! Because if he wanted to punish me for ruining the Tiger Leopard Army's registration, then even with this Yuan Wanjia in front of me, it wouldn't be someone I could resist!"

  "So, there's only one reason left! He wants me to join him in fighting against the enemy, and together we'll fight for our country!"

  "If it's really like that, should I refuse?" Tang An began to hesitate, because the ten-year period seemed to be approaching...

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