The Grandmaster Strategist

Qiu Yufei did not escape very far. He knew that his injuries were serious. If he ran away at all costs, he was afraid that he would end up dead in the snow. He rushed out of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple and chose a hillside. , there was more than ten feet of snow in the leeward place. Qiu Yufei carefully landed on the snow, and the soft snow only sunk slightly. Qiu Yufei felt a sweetness in his throat, and he forced to swallow the blood. The purpose of using the light skill of walking on the snow without leaving traces is to leave no traces. It would be extremely bad if blood stains were left. Seeing that the pursuers had not come out yet, Qiu Yufei took out a longan-sized wax pill from the brocade pouch on his waist and gently crushed the white wax outside. Inside was a vermilion pill. Qiu Yufei took the pill into his mouth. , the red pills turned into liquid, Qiu Yufei only felt a warm current coming from his Dantian, flowing to his limbs and bones. He knew that the life-saving elixir secretly hidden by his master had taken effect, so he lay down gently on the snow and breathed out his true energy. Ning, sinking into the snow. As he sank, the surrounding snow gathered around him, quickly obliterating any trace of his existence. Qiu Yufei used the Turtle Breathing Mind Technique to almost cut off the external vitality and began to heal.

With the help of the medicinal power and secret mental skills, Qiu Yufei felt as if his body was in warm water. The hazy comfort made him feel as if he had returned to the chaotic time before he was born. After years of concentration on the piano, After years of accumulation, and the enlightenment gained over the past few days, and the strong stimulation that he had just struggled back from the edge of life and death, the dilemma of love and affection, Qiu Yufei miraculously entered the innate realm that he had never expected, and his external breathing gradually stopped. At this moment, Qiu Yufei Yu Fei has merged with the snow in the wilderness.

After an unknown amount of time, Qiu Yufei's consciousness finally returned to his body, as if he had suddenly woken up from an extremely deep sleep. He could feel that the energy channels throughout his body were unobstructed. Not only had his internal injuries been completely healed, but his true strength was still improving. He used his six senses to explore the surrounding situation. After a moment, he jumped out of the snow and looked up. The sky was filled with snow all around, and the snow on his body seemed to be much thicker than before. Qiu Yufei knew that it took him an unknown amount of time to heal his wounds. Looking from a distance, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple still stood. Qiu Yufei thought for a long time. Although he had improved his skills and advanced to the innate realm after his senior brother Duan Lingxiao, this place It is hundreds of miles away from Qinzhou and it is freezing cold. If we cannot get supplies, it will still be difficult to fly across. When he fled, he took nothing with him except the medicine for his injuries and the music book. It seemed that he had to break into the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to get it. He was not afraid of the Shaolin masters in the temple. With his martial arts, it was not difficult to quietly take away food and clothing. After escaping from death this time, Qiu Yufei seemed to have been reborn. Many things that he used to care about were now just trivial matters to him.

Smiling slightly, he walked towards the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple. The black fur he had worn back then was now in pieces, but he didn't feel anything was wrong at all. He walked to the temple door and knocked lightly. Not long after, a young monk came to open the door, but it was Jingxuan he knew. Jingxuan stared at Qiu Yufei dumbfounded and said nonchalantly: "Mr. Gao, why are you back?"

Qiu Yufei smiled and said: "My surname is Qiu and my first name is Yufei. Is Master Ciyuan here?"

Jingxuan had calmed down and said: "Jiang Hou left our temple seven days ago. Two days later, His Highness King Qi sent a message to the abbot to the Zezhou camp. It is said that His Highness intended to reprimand because when the young master was assassinated, there was no one in our temple. I came to help Marquis Jiang, but there is still no news.”

Qiu Yufei smiled apologetically and said, "This does bring trouble to your temple. However, I see that the Marquis of Chuxiang is a very friendly man, so I shouldn't blame your temple."

Jingxuan led Qiu Yufei inside and said, "Young Master is right. Both of your companions died in the temple that day. The Marquis ordered our temple to bury them properly. Now the ashes have been collected. If Young Master is interested, You can take it away this time. Everything around the young master has been ordered to be sealed up in the temple. Do you want to see it, young master?"

Qiu Yufei's eyes were fixed on Jingxuan for a moment, and he said with a smile: "The Shaolin disciples are indeed outstanding, and the young master is so majestic. Just now, I suddenly had murderous intentions and wanted to eliminate the powerful enemy in the future. However, after thinking about it again and again, there is such a young master. rival,

It's also a pleasant thing. "

Jingxuan's expression did not change, and he turned around and said: "Since the reorganization of the Demon Sect by Master Jingjing, all the direct disciples have become outstanding figures of the generation. Mr. Qiu has been reborn after many calamities, and his future is limitless. Jingxuan is just a junior Shaolin scholar, how can he dare to be like this?" Praise."

Qiu Yufei smiled faintly and said: "You don't have to try too hard to please me. I have no intention of killing all the monks in your temple. As long as you promise not to leave the temple when I leave, I will not kill you. What do you think, young master?" "

Jingxuan felt happy in his heart. When he saw Qiu Yufei, he knew that this person was no longer Wu Xia Amen, and the disciples of the Demon Sect were ruthless. If this person had murderous intentions, even if he could barely escape, the few masters left behind in the temple would It was impossible for his brother to survive, so he kept trying to please him. Although this seemed flattering, for him, it was worth it to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.

Qiu Yufei walked into the Zen room where he lived many days ago, and saw that everything was still as it was when he left, but it was very clean. It seemed that someone had been cleaning it frequently. He walked to the wooden table, caressed Aiqin, who had not seen him for many days, and felt in his heart With mixed feelings, he sighed softly: "It's destiny, what can I say?" He knew that Jiang Zhe had returned to the army, and there was no way he could approach him for assassination. And needless to say, his murderous intention towards Jiang Zhe had been overtaken by sympathy. Emotion instead. After tying the piano pouch on his back, Qiu Yufei said, "Lead me to worship Mr. Cui and Jin Zhi."

The sound of the bell was ethereal, reaching into the clouds. Standing on the main hall, Qiu Yufei prayed silently in his heart for a long time before wrapping the ashes of Cui Jiuzheng and Jin Zhi. These two people were just strangers to him, but because of Gao Yan's order, they swore to help each other to the death. If it weren't for him, The two of them were afraid that he had become a useless person and was imprisoned in the Yongjun camp. Not long after, Jingxuan walked into the hall with four or five monks of similar age, holding dry food and luggage in his hands. Jingxuan stepped forward and said: "The young master's horse is still in the temple. The young monk misses the young master or does not want to use the carriage, so the saddle and saddle are ready. The young master can set off at any time."

Qiu Yufei's eyes flashed and he said: "You are smart enough to solve the problem!" Looking at Jingxuan with a calm demeanor, murderous intent could not help but arise in his heart. The Central Plains Wulin has a future pillar, and the Demon Sect has a future powerful enemy. However, Qiu Yufei was already arrogant, so how could he bother to kill a monk who was respectful to him. Finally sighing softly, he took the luggage and walked out of the hall. Looking at the increasingly thick red clouds in the north, Qiu Yufei said to his heart: "I still rushed back to Qinzhou. Although the assassination failed, we got together in a few days. I have a deep love for Jiang Zhe." The impression may be helpful to Master and General Long. Besides, some things seem very suspicious, and I also want to report it to Master." Jingxuan saw him off from behind, Qiu Yufei looked cold and said: "Young Master should You know the seriousness. If you leave the temple without authorization and inform, Qiu will naturally come to take revenge in the future. It is inevitable that the Yong Army camp will pursue Qiu. There is no need for you to add icing on the cake. It is better to recite the Buddha's name here with peace of mind." After that, He raised his palm and pressed lightly on Jingxuan's shoulder. Jingxuan's face suddenly turned pale. It wasn't until Qiu Yufei's figure disappeared that he slumped to the ground.

Several young novice monks stepped forward to help him and asked in surprise: "How is your injury, senior brother?"

Jingxuan said: "It doesn't matter, I just need to retreat for a few days, and with your help, everything will be fine."

A young novice monk said bitterly: "If senior brother is willing to agree to our proposal and fight with the Demon Sect disciple, he may not have no chance. Why bother to be so shy and endure the humiliation?"

Jingxuan said calmly: "Junior brother, I don't know how powerful he is. I think this person's skill has greatly improved, and I'm afraid he has surpassed the acquired realm. Junior brother doesn't know, when he reaches that level, the slightest difference is a thousand miles away. If it weren't for the evil shadow in the past few days, With Benefactor Li here, I am afraid that no matter how many people there are, they may not be able to stop him from assassinating Lord Jiang. However, he should not be at the level he is today at that time. If Lord Li had not been tied up by Lord Jiang, I am afraid that this person would also be killed on the spot. Mr. Qiu."

Although several young novices were still dissatisfied after hearing this, they had always believed in Jingxuan, so they said no more and helped Jingxuan go down to recover from his injuries. Unexpectedly, Jingxuan exclaimed in his heart: "Jiang Hou is indeed a man of heaven, and what happened today was actually expected by him."

But it turned out that the Tiger Guards had searched all around for twenty miles and found no trace of Qiu Yu. After returning to report, I thought about it again and again, so I approached Abbot Ciyuan and asked him to wait a few days until the military order from the camp arrived, and then I took most of it with me. When the disciples left Wanfo Temple, I expected that Qiu Yufei was seriously injured and would not be able to go far. However, the surrounding areas were vast and the people of the Demon Sect must be good at hiding. They would not be found if they were searched. I also expected that this person would definitely know Afterwards, he returned to Wanfo Temple to grab a bag of dry food. Otherwise, how would he be able to walk in the cold weather? If too many people stay in Wanfo Temple, I'm worried that he will act riot. Although these monks are powerful, if Qiu Yufei really becomes cruel, at least he will not be able to walk. A few young monks are going to die. In my heart, I didn’t want Qiu Yufei to commit this murder and become enemies with Shaolin. On the other hand, I also wanted him to return to the Northern Han Dynasty smoothly, so I only left a few young monks waiting for him. However, in order to prevent him from killing people and covering up his whereabouts, I specially asked Master Ciyuan to choose a capable disciple to stay behind so that I could send Qiu Yufei out.

Jingxuan was the chosen insider. He vaguely guessed that everything in Wanfo Temple was probably a trap planned by Jiang Zhe. However, he paid close attention to it and didn't find any flaws. He just felt that everything was logical. Qiu Yu Feinai is the direct descendant of the Demon Sect, and he is also a person that Jingxuan is very afraid of, but he fell into a trap without knowing it. While Jingxuan was wary of fear, he was also cautious in his words and actions, not daring to reveal his true colors, but luckily he managed to hide it. He shot Qiu Yufei's eyes, saved his life, and fulfilled his mentor's order. While he was still frightened, he could not help but admire Jiangzhe, the Marquis of Chu Township. I began to understand in my heart why when I was in the Shaolin Temple in the past, the abbot and Master Cizhen spoke highly of this person and were in awe of him, and even deliberately considered accepting this person's beloved son as his disciple. Such a person can only be a friend, not a friend. Be an enemy!

After Qiu Yufei left Wanfo Temple, he headed all the way to the border of the Northern Han Dynasty. He was quite familiar with the geography. Although Yong's army searched everywhere, he could still find some small roads to pass, but he could not ride a horse. Although this journey was difficult, Qiu Yufei's martial arts had just broken through the bottleneck, and he was able to advance more stably in this tense and difficult atmosphere.

Yong Jun's roundup was not carried out with much fanfare, but only intensified inspections at various checkpoints. Qiu Yufei could feel that their situation was tight on the outside and tight on the inside. It seemed that his assassination really made Yong Jun very angry, but for the great improvement in skill For Qiu Yufei, although he needs to be careful, it is not difficult to bypass the heavy blockades. If it were him in the past, he would probably be in danger step by step. Even so, it still took ten days to enter Qinzhou from the vast mountains.

There is a wild shop not far from the mountain. It was originally a place where hunters in the mountains often gathered. Although it is simple, it is full of strong liquor and rich game. When Qiu Yufei walked into the wild shop, there were only two people in the shop besides the shopkeeper and his wife. The hunters were drinking there, and when they saw Qiu Yu flying in, they all looked surprised. Although Qiu Yufei had put on ordinary clothes and was in pieces from traveling over mountains and ridges, his appearance and bearing were rare in the world. How could these people not be surprised? Qiu Yufei didn't bother to pay attention to them, threw down a broken piece of silver and said: "If you have any good wine, bring a jar and serve some side dishes."

The shopkeeper quickly brought the wine jar, and the shopkeeper's wife brought the game and served it diligently. It is rare to see such a wealthy guest here.

Qiu Yufei felt relieved and returned to the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty. After feeling relieved, he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy. This time he fled back in defeat, but his face was a bit difficult to deal with. He was worried and couldn't help but use wine to relieve his worries. Who knew that wine Feeling sad and even more worried, Yu Fei was so drunk that he didn't want to hurry. He simply booked the only guest room in the wild store and went in to sleep with his head covered. I don't know how long it took before Qiu Yufei woke up from his sleep. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He had never been so unruly and indulgent after being out all year long. I got up and took out clean clothes from my bag and put them on, ready to go out to eat something. Unexpectedly, before reaching the store, I heard exclamations coming from outside.

Qiu Yufei's heart trembled, and when he looked out, he saw a young man in commoner clothes lying at the door. The shopkeeper stepped forward to check on him, and said with a frightened expression: "This man's breath is almost gone. Is he going to die?"

Seeing this, Qiu Yufei stepped forward and said, "Let me take a look." After saying that, he leaned over to visit, and frowned for a moment: "This person is suffering from various injuries. I'm afraid he hasn't had a good rest and food for a few days. The shopkeeper has a fever." Bring him some hot soup, and bring him a bowl of wine first."

The shopkeeper quickly poured a bowl of strong wine and brought it over. Qiu Yufei took out a pill that strengthened the body and strengthened the body and gave it to the man. He helped the man up and drank the strong wine. After a while, the man began to breathe slowly. Bold, Qiu Yufei was relieved, his eyes fell on the young man's face, and suddenly his heart moved. This person seemed familiar. After thinking about it for a long time, Qiu Yufei suddenly realized that this person was not the Jiang Zhe who lay on the ground to plead guilty that day. Is the guard the former ghost rider Ling Duan? He escaped a day earlier than him. Unexpectedly, he only arrived here now. He must have spent many days trying his best to escape from Zezhou. This man has low martial arts skills. He must have suffered a lot if he was able to escape. If he hadn't saved him, I'm afraid he would have suffered a lot. He would die here. Although he didn’t have a deep impression on this young man, but thinking that the two of them were in the same boat and both survived at the hands of Jiang Zhe, he couldn’t help but feel good about him. He thought to himself, he might as well stay a few more days and take him back with him. .

After helping Ling Duan into the guest room, Qiu Yufei carefully checked the young man's injuries again and felt that there was no danger to his life. However, after such inspection, Qiu Yufei discovered that this young man had excellent aptitude, and the mental skills he had learned were also magical. As a side branch of the sect, he couldn't help but be moved. The Demon Sect pays great attention to karma when recruiting disciples. He had a close feeling for this young man and thought to himself that this boy has a resolute temperament. It would be best if he learned the martial arts of the Sun Sect. Although his training is more inclined to the Yue Sect, but Da The senior brother has not yet found a disciple he is satisfied with. If he recommends this young man to him, he should be very satisfied. Thinking of this, we cannot let this young man fall into a coma, otherwise his power will be greatly damaged.

Ling Duan woke up from a coma, feeling extremely painful all over his body, and couldn't help but groan. The escape these days had consumed all his energy. When he saw the wild shop, Ling Duan felt that all the hard work was over. With the reward, he could no longer hold on as soon as he stepped into the store and fainted on the ground. At this moment, he felt that he had come to life. Ling Duan was ecstatic in his heart. When his body moved, a cold voice suddenly came from beside him: "Don't slack off. Get up and I'll help you with your kung fu." Then a pill was stuffed into his mouth, and it instantly turned into a bitter cold current. Ling Duan was shocked, but a hand was already pressed on his vest, and his Qi was not affected by it. As the control started to work, Ling Duan's heart skipped a beat. Knowing that this person was a friend rather than an enemy, he began to work hard. At first, the man allowed Ling Duan to perform the exercises on his own. After a few times, the man suddenly used his true energy to force Ling Duan to change his exercise route. Ling Duan wanted to refuse, but his internal strength was out of control. The new exercise route As if this was the direction that the true energy was supposed to go, Ling Duan felt like he was gradually forgetting himself. I don't know how long it took, but Ling Duan woke up leisurely and felt that the energy in his limbs was flowing freely. He stood up and saw a man in cloth standing in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, looking out.

Ling Duan stepped forward and bowed down and said, "Disciple, please bow to me, senior. Senior is a master of the Demon Sect."

The man did not look back, but simply asked: "Do you know that I am from the Demon Sect?"

Ling Duan said cautiously: "The disciple once heard the general say that martial arts were passed down from the Demon Sect. The seniors are familiar with the disciples' internal skills and mental methods, so I boldly guessed. If there are any mistakes, please don't blame the seniors." The man smiled and said: "Sure enough, I am extremely smart. I am Qiu Yufei, a direct disciple of the Demon Sect. I think you should still remember me." After saying that, the man turned around. Ling Duan said in shock: "Master Gao, you, how could you be——?" Before he finished speaking, Ling Duan understood the whole story and asked in surprise: "Has the senior killed Jiang Zhe?"

Qiu Yufei sighed and said, "Don't mention it. It's a fluke that you survived. It's not easy for you to escape back to Beihan. Do you have any plans in the future?"

Ling Duan showed regret, but he glanced at Qiu Yufei warily, worried that he might misunderstand that he was being sarcastic. Seeing that Qiu Yufei's expression did not change, he said: "Disciple doesn't know either. Originally, disciple should have returned to the military camp." , but there is a barrier in the disciple's heart that cannot be eliminated. This time, General Tan's entire army was destroyed, and the disciple suspected that the Northern Han people were adding fuel to the flames, so the disciple wanted to find out secretly. Moreover, among the ten thousand people, only the disciple survived, and the disciple was also a little worried about being suspected. After experiencing so many things, I don’t want to die inexplicably.” When he said this, his voice was choked up, and he felt sad when he thought of Li Hu who was killed inexplicably.

Qiu Yufei patted Ling Duan's shoulder gently. He understood that Ling Duan was uneasy and that there were hidden worries within the Northern Han Army. However, Qiu Yufei was an anomaly among the Demon Sect. He was a member of both the Sun Sect and the Moon Sect. , but he doesn’t like fighting on the battlefield or intrigues. He has no other hobbies except music. He doesn’t want to get involved too much, so he said: “Don’t worry, follow me back to see my senior brother. If you are lucky enough, , you may be accepted as a disciple by senior brother, even if senior brother thinks that you are not qualified enough, with my face, there is no problem in being a registered disciple, and no one will dare to accuse you at that time."

Ling Duan was overjoyed and bowed again: "I would like to thank you for your grace. If you can do this, I will be very lucky."

Qiu Yufei smiled faintly and said: "Okay, you go eat something, rest for a day, and set off with me tomorrow. I also need to explain some things clearly to General Long. I don't know much, I just feel that Dayong has something The conspiracy is going on. Senior Brother Xiao and the others are better at these things, so I don’t bother to ask. Also, you don’t need to call me senior, I am the fourth in the sect, you can call me Fourth Young Master or Fourth Master.”

Ling Duan felt a chill in his heart. He knew that Xiao Tong was responsible for military intelligence investigation, and might actually be responsible for monitoring the army's generals. He usually stayed away from Xiao Tong when he saw him, but this time he was about to meet him, and he couldn't help but feel fear in his heart. Qiu Yufei did not pay attention to this, and his eyes drifted out of the window. He was also uneasy. The rise and fall of the Northern Han Dynasty was related to the honor and disgrace of the Demon Sect. Although he did not want to interfere with military affairs, how could he not worry about the disaster of overthrowing the nest?

The next day, Qiu Yufei took Ling Duan out of the mountains to find the outpost, borrowed horses, and hurried to Qinzhou without stopping. Two days later, the two finally arrived in Qinzhou, with twenty miles left to go. Qiu Yu Fei saw that Ling Duan was a little tired, so he asked him to dismount and hit the tip at a roadside shop. Both of them were preoccupied and ate slowly, but had nothing to say.

Suddenly, the sound of galloping horses and rolling wheels came from outside. Qiu Yufei didn't understand it, but Ling Duan recognized that it was the sound of well-trained cavalry marching. He couldn't help but walked out of the store and looked outside. In the distance, a group of cavalry drove a prison car. Sitting in the prison car was a middle-aged man with an elegant appearance and long eyebrows. Although he was wearing shackles, he looked calm and showed no fear. When Ling Duan saw this, he was greatly shocked. He turned around and threw himself in front of Qiu Yufei, saying, "Fourth Master, what's going on? How could General Duan be escorted in a prison car?"

Qiu Yufei frowned and asked doubtfully: "General Duan, are you talking about the General Duan I know?"

Ling Duan nodded and said: "It's General Duan Wudi. Did he violate military law? Otherwise, how could he be detained? I saw that the person escorting General Duan was General Shi's deputy, Shi Jun. Fourth Master, General Duan has always been respected and loved by us. He is very strict, how could he violate military law? Besides, even if General Duan made a mistake, General Long wouldn't humiliate him like this, right?"

Qiu Yufei was also confused, but according to the rules of the Demon Sect, he did not have a military position and could not directly intervene in military affairs. However, the doubts in his heart were difficult to explain, so he thought to himself, should I ask the general manager privately? Thinking of this, Qiu Yufei left the shop. At this time, the cavalry team had already approached. Qiu Yufei blocked their way and said coldly: "Who is responsible? Come out and speak."

The cavalry reined in their horses and protected the prison car in the middle. A bearded general came out of the formation. His eyes turned around Qiu Yufei, but he couldn't remember who this person was, so he shouted: "Where did you come from? You little pretty boy, you dare to stop the general from carrying out military duties. Retreat quickly, otherwise the general will charge you with robbing a prisoner." Qiu Yufei's face turned cold, and his body moved. The general felt his eyes blurred, and his cheeks blurred. Got slapped hard twice. He became angry and said: "Brothers, come on, cut him into pieces." Qiu Yufei's eyes were clear with murderous intent, and he said coldly: "You really dare to do it?" The general laughed and said: "I, Shi Jun, said it all. , since I don’t recognize you, and you dare to block the road, you are probably an acquaintance of Duan Wudi. If you are a prisoner, it would be a good thing, it just proves Duan Wudi’s crime." Qiu Yufei's expression became colder and colder, killing A few soldiers were nothing more than a trivial matter to him. Just when he was about to take action, the middle-aged man in the prison car raised his voice: "Shi Jun, stop it. Don't you look at who is on the other side? Fourth Young Master, At the end of the day, I will be in prison and cannot see you. Please forgive me, sir."

Qiu Yufei looked at the middle-aged man and said calmly: "General Duan, I haven't seen you in two years. You have become much thinner."

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said: "Fourth Young Master, I have been working so hard every day on how to keep from losing weight. Now I am about to be killed. I beg you to soften my cheeks in front of the general. I am extremely grateful."

Qiu Yufei stayed in Zezhou for many days. He saw the calm and confident performance of Dayong's army and their invincible courage. He vaguely felt that although the strength of the Northern Han army was not bad, it lacked a little more courage and had more courage. He was a little sad and angry, but he didn't expect that he had just returned to Qinzhou and saw countless famous generals of the Northern Han Army being humiliated in this way. Besides being furious, he was also a little discouraged. Looking at the dim sky, he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. , is the situation really irreversible?