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At the same time, the black-robed Caliph of Arabia summoned his ministers and announced,"I heard that the Prince of Stone Kingdom who borrowed troops from our Islam and planned to take revenge on Tang was kidnapped by some Tang bandits. When the Abbas Family rebelled, the Tang Empire helped the Omaya Family to deal with us and killed many of our people! Hmph, the Tang Empire is too arrogant. Do you think I should send troops to teach them a lesson?”
"Lord Caliph, we borrowed troops to avenge the Prince of the Stone Kingdom. Now that the Prince is no longer around, there is no need to start a conflict."”
" No, Officer Suliman," Vida said." The Tang Empire is powerful and has annexed many countries along the way. They are also eyeing us covetously and could attack us at any time. They are still advancing westward. Weida thinks we should take the initiative to send troops to resist the Tang Empire's invasion.”
"That's right," the Caliph said."Well said. That's exactly what happened." For the sake of our country, I order you to lead your troops to attack the Tang Empire.”Suliman, Vida, and the others agreed in unison.
In the camp of the prince of Stone Kingdom, Myers was troubled."Damn Seth, capturing the prince has ruined my entire plan.”Suddenly, he felt a surge in his heart."Damn it, I've been feeling very uncomfortable recently. A very strong force is attacking everywhere in my body. Woo…My head, my head hurts…What's going on…"
Suddenly, Connally's figure appeared in front of him."My king, congratulations. The day of your awakening is finally coming!”
"Connally…you…haven't you…been…killed by us…damn it…my head…my head…" Mayers said in surprise.
Seth, Master Huiyan, and the others traveled day and night. After a few days, they finally entered the Western Region. Duan Xiushi said,""Everyone, this is the Western Regions (Central Asia). If you continue east, you'll reach our Great Tang after the Western Regions.”When they arrived, Duan Xiushi led them to the camp of the Tang Dynasty army.
When they entered a canyon, they were suddenly blocked by a soldier. Duan Xiushi immediately stepped forward and said,"I'm General Gao's subordinate, Duan Xiushi. These are my business friends who came with me.”
The soldier said," So it's Lord Duan. The general has instructed us to do something for you. I'll go and report it first. Please follow me later."”With that, he turned around.
" That's strange," Yuanen said." This is still the Arabian territory. Why is the Tang army here?"”
"It seems that the Tang army is marching faster than expected," said Master Huiyan. This old monk must quickly meet Lord Gao Xianzhi.”
"Hmph, they've already marched to such a place, how could they possibly listen to a few words from you and return?"”
" Prince Yuanen, let Master Huiyan try it first," Seth said." Whether it succeeds or not is something that will happen later." Also, when we meet people from the Tang Dynasty, remember that we are businessmen.”
They followed Duan Xiushi and came to a place not far away. They saw a large group of Tang soldiers stationed there. Seth could not help but be surprised."Eh? So many soldiers."
"Look, what is this?" Yuanen said. It's obvious that he wants to sell me to the Tang army.”
"Grandmaster Huiyan, this should be the eastern border of Arabia, a gorge near the Talas River." It was too early for the Tang army to appear here at the normal speed of the march, unless it was really as the master said, that they had been marching rapidly along the way.”
"Amitabha…To be honest, the development of the matter seems to have exceeded my expectations." Almsgiver Duan, can you please go over and help us find out?”
"Yes, Master Huiyan!" Duan Xiushi then went to greet the Tang army.
Master Huiyan saw Seth staring at the surroundings and asked,""What is it, Seth? What are you looking at?"
"Master Huiyan, don't you think that the Talas Canyon is a good place for an ambush?" Seth asked.”
"I've noticed it too, but don't tell them."”
"Master Huiyan, based on my previous experience, if you want to ambush someone, you have to confirm the route and time of the enemy. If they were not sure when the enemy would come and ambushed too early, it would be easier for the enemy to discover their tracks, which would be even more disadvantageous.”
"Are you saying that the Tang army has accurately grasped the whereabouts of the Arab army?”
"It's very possible. That's why they marched here as soon as possible and set up an ambush here. In the past, my job was to secretly gather information on the enemy's military operations. I never had any unexpected attacks and set up many ambushes, so I was very clear about it.”
"Amitabha. It seems that…this is really troublesome. If the Tang army was 100% sure that they would win, it would not be easy to make them retreat. If they won again, they would definitely continue to push westward.”
"Grandmaster Huiyan, Lord Gao Xianzhi's troops are still behind us. This is the vanguard led by Lord Huang Lei."”
"Yellow lightning?" Master Huiyan was stunned. Not Gao Xianzhi?"
"Yes, when Lord Huang Lei heard that it was you, he said that you were his old friend and insisted that I pass on the message that he wanted to see you.”
"Amitabha. This is bad. I didn't expect Lord Gao Xianzhi to not arrive, and even more troublesome was meeting this Huang Lei.”
"Master, do you want to decline?" Seth asked.”
"No, Amitabha! Since we've already come this far, there's no reason for me to retreat. Seth, please take care of Prince Yuanen later. I will go in and talk to Huang Lei alone.”
"Master, I'll go report to Lord Huang first," Duan Xiushi said.”After saying that, he turned around to report.
At this moment, two people walked in front of Seth. Seth looked at them and could not help but be surprised."Myers! Aren't you in the Stone Nation District in Baghdad? Why are you here?"
"M-Warrior Myers, did you come here to save me?" Yuanen hurriedly asked. I'm so touched. I have been held hostage by these Tang bandits until now. Please hurry…"
However, Mayers suddenly glared at him and pointed his sword at him."How dare you! Who are you to speak to me in such a tone?”
"Warrior Myers, what…what happened to you?" Yuanen was shocked. Aren't you going to…help me…"
At this moment, Constance, who had appeared with Myers, laughed sinisterly."Hehehe, he's no longer Myers. The great soul in his body has awakened.”
Seth immediately pulled out his sword." Damn it, Connoris. You unkillable monster. Did you do something to him like you did in Hell?"”
Conarius suddenly said to Seth in Franck,""Huff huff huff, I did something? I'm just helping his soul awaken on its own. Don't you think so, Lord Satan?”
"Wha…what?" Seth was shocked. Is he the Great Demon King Satan?"
"That's right, Seth. I'm the Great Demon King Satan written in the Bible. Myers is the name of this Demon King when I reincarnate as a human! Unfortunately, after obtaining a human body, all memories will disappear…Conarius is a loyal subordinate that I specially arranged to come to the human world to help me awaken!”
"Hmph, Myers!" Seth said angrily. In the past, you used to go around killing people who didn't believe in God in the name of a church knight. I didn't expect you to be the leader of the demons yourself.”
"Hahahaha!" You're really funny. Let me ask you, God keeps saying that he loves everyone. Do you think he will order people to persecute those who don't believe in him? Anyone with a brain would know that it was impossible. Those were all the masterpieces of This Demon King! A few hundred years ago, This Demon King had ordered his subordinates to infiltrate the Church and tamper with the Bible as priests and popes. He had also encouraged the priests to kill the heretics!”
"No wonder the Church has become so cruel and bloody. So it was you guys who did it.”
"Thank you for your praise…Seth, the Demon World and the West are now under my control. My next target is the Human World in the East. Seth! Tens of thousands of years ago, we fought alongside God…This time, let us work together again to conquer the entire human world!”
"What nonsense are you spouting? Myers, I think you've been hypnotized by Constance!”
"Hmph, looks like your soul's memory hasn't recovered yet. Alright, this Demon King will prove it to you. Summoned in the name of the Great Demon King Satan! Come out, my subordinate Nicole!"
As expected, Nicole immediately appeared. She looked around and said,"Seth, who is summoning me? Why does it have such a strong demonic aura?”
"Nicole, look carefully! Who is the person in front of you now?”
Nicole stared at it for a while and could not help but exclaim,"Lord Satan, you…why are you here?”Then he cried out,"Lord Satan! I didn't even know that Myers was you. I used to hit you with lightning. I'm sorry…"
"Hehe, Seth, you believe me now, don't you?" said Mayers with a smile. Initially, this king arranged for Nicole to lure you into joining the demon world, but unexpectedly, she became your ally. " Forget it. The war between the two empires is coming soon. I'm looking forward to the war between the two empires, so I've told all the military intelligence of the Tang Empire.”
"What did you say?" Seth was shocked and furious. So it was you who leaked the news to the Tang army that they were hiding here?”
"That's right, Seth! If you recover your memory, you will remember that this Demon King loves fear, darkness, and chaos the most…This Demon King has spent a lot of time on the road of awakening, so I won't ask you to immediately recover your memory and give me an answer. I miss the days when we challenged the Heaven Realm together. I will wait for you to awaken and join me when your memories are restored.”After saying that, he turned around and left with Constance. Nicole returned to the Lianyao Flask.
Seth stared blankly at the two of them leaving and said,""Damn it, what's going on?”
Yuanen asked him in Arabic,""Seth, what language were you talking about just now? We don't understand at all."
"Prince Yuanen, all of us have been betrayed by Myers!" Seth said. He had told all the information about the Army of Israel to the Tang people!”
"What?" Yuanen was shocked. Warrior Myers, he…"
"Amitabha," Grandmaster Huiyan said,"does the will of the heavens really want the Great Tang to wage war with Arabia?" Sigh…"
"Master Huiyan, I'll go with you to see Huang Lei later. Perhaps I'll take him hostage if necessary." Seth said.”
"Hmph, here we go again!" Yuanen said. Then it's safer for me to stay here. You guys can go on your own.”
Seth and Huiyan asked Yuanen to stay, and then both of them went forward to the front of the Tang army. Duan Xiushi brought the two of them to see Huang Lei. Huang Lei turned around and said,""Ah, honored guest, honored guest, long time no see, Master Huiyan. You came at the right time. Please take a look at this junior's newly completed mechanical beast. It doesn't seem bad.”
"Amitabha!" Master Huiyan said. Wan Hong, you and I can be considered old friends. May I ask who you are ambushing and attacking in this canyon?”
"Heh, Master Huiyan, you're indeed smart. You actually saw through what I wanted to do with a single glance." Huang Lei sneered. It has been reported that the kingdoms of the Western Regions are conspiring with the Abbasid Caliphate to attack our Great Tang, so Lord Gao Xianzhi has ordered this junior to set up an ambush so that we can annihilate the Arab barbarians in one fell swoop.”
"Wan Hong, this old monk heard that you used a trick to destroy the Stone Kingdom, which trusted the sincerity of the Great Tang. Is this true?”
"You…you know about this too?"
"That's right! I am deeply puzzled by your actions.”
"Master Huiyan, have you ever heard of the saying in the art of war,'All is fair in war'? At that time, our army had traveled a long distance, and rather than fighting until both sides were injured, it was better to use some wisdom and destroy the other party without wasting any soldiers.”
"But…but do you know that by doing this, you're ruining the reputation of our Great Tang in the Western Regions?”
"Humph! A small country in the Western Regions, a barbarian country. How can they say anything about what the Great Tang of the Celestial Dynasty wants to do?”
"Sigh! What are you talking about? Wan Hong, you're really beyond cure, beyond cure.”
"Grandmaster Huiyan, this junior is going to be angry if you say that. This junior is loyal to the country. Moreover, a man should be meritorious on the battlefield.”
"Amitabha. For the sake of your meritorious service on the battlefield, you can bully the kind and kill the innocent at will?”
"Damn it, the old bald donkey's stubborn brain is really annoying! Last time, my machine-operated beast was defeated by you, and this junior has already improved it. Since you want to meddle in other people's business today, we'll first defeat it.”
The mechanical beast immediately pounced forward. Seth and Master Huiyan immediately attacked. The two of them worked together and fought the mechanical beast to a draw. The power of this machine-operated beast was about the same as the last time, but it was better than the previous one in that this machine-operated beast could still move even after its upper body was knocked off by them. Its iron tail was like a whirlwind sweeping wildly, and the two of them dodged and dodged in a very sorry state. When Nicole and Karma secretly used their magic power, they finally defeated the mechanical beast.
"D…D * mn it!" Huang Lei said in shock. How dare you destroy my mechanical beast? Someone come!" Immediately, a large group of soldiers stepped forward. Huang Lei retreated into the formation and said,"Hmph, you can deal a heavy blow to my mechanical beast, but now that these bodies are made of flesh and blood, let's see if you, an old bald donkey, can continue killing them?”
Duan Xiushi hurriedly said,"Please stop, Lord Huang. You…You…Why do you have to force Master Huiyan like this?"?”
" Get lost, Duan Xiushi!" Huang Lei shouted." Do petty officials like you have the right to interfere in this matter?"”
Duan Xiushi could not answer immediately. Seth immediately said,""Master Huiyan, let's escape now. We can only talk about stopping the war later.”
"Sigh, this old monk…this old monk is really…regretful!”He left with Seth. They retreated and escaped with Yuanen, finally escaping from the Tang army. When they arrived at the entrance of the valley, they encountered the black-robed Arab army. Seth said,"Oh no, not good." At the same time, Huang Lei led the Tang army to catch up. When he saw the formation, he said,""What happened? Where did this army come from?”
"This…this is the black-robed Arab army!" Grandmaster Huiyan said. Everything…everything was too late.”
"What is it? Go, go, go! Quickly destroy these Arab barbarians!”At Huang Lei's command, the Tang army charged forward while the Arab army fought with all their might. Seth and Grandmaster protected Yuanen as they retreated to a nearby mountain.
"Hmph, old man, why did you promise to persuade the Tang army to stop fighting? Is this the result you want?" Yuanen said.”
" Prince Yuanen," Seth said." This is not an easy matter. Master Huiyan just wants to distract herself and see if she can stop the war from happening."
" Seth, thank you for understanding my painstaking efforts." Master Huiyan interrupted him." However, my efforts this time have failed completely." Seth, I have something that I need your help with. Please help me.”
"What is it?"
"This old monk is really sorry to Lord Yuanshi. Since I've already broken my promise to him once, I can't break my promise a second time! Now that things have come to this, I will also go down to participate in the battle. Please take care of Lord Yuanshi for me and bring him safely out of this battlefield and back to Baghdad.”
"Master Huiyan, you…you want to go down and join the battle?”
"Humph, no matter what, we still have to help our own country!" Yuanen said coldly. Then why was there a need to be so high-sounding and full of excuses for the sake of the world?”
"Master Yuanen, you're wrong! As a Buddhist monk, I want to use my last effort to see if I can separate the two armies with my many years of martial arts.”
"What?" Yuanen was startled. You, aren't you going to die? I…I was just saying those words out of anger. Please…Please don't be angry.”
"Please, Seth…" Master Huiyan said, and then he used Lightness Skill to jump down. "How…how could this be…" Seth said."Prince Yuanen, other than martial arts, Master Huiyan has been teaching me a spirit called the kingly way. He never talked about great principles, but he always used his own actions to personally tell me what the spirit of the kingly way was. In the past, I only knew how to work hard to eliminate my enemies, but Master Huiyan taught me to think about the happiness and safety of others. To be honest, I admire him very much…so I want to go to his country to take a look so that I can understand more about the kingly way he spoke of…"
"Aren't you…aren't you worried about him?" Yuanen asked.”
Seth said," There aren't many Arab and Tang troops below. It seems that they are only the vanguard troops. Master Huiyan can handle them." Let's go. I promised him that I would protect you. Let's go up first and see if we can reach a safer place.”The two of them continued to walk up the mountain. When they were halfway up the mountain, the two of them stopped and looked back down the mountain. Yuanen said,"Wow, the battle at the foot of the mountain is so intense!”Suddenly, two black-clothed Arab soldiers charged forward. Yuanen hurriedly said,"Wait a minute! I…I'm not a Tang Dynasty soldier. I'm Prince Yuanen of the Stone Kingdom, one of your allied forces!”
However, the soldiers in black did not believe them at all. They swung their knives at them. Seth quickly attacked and killed the two soldiers in two moves. Then, he said to Yuanen,""Prince, this is a battlefield. Once you kill until your eyes go red, nothing you say will work.”
"How…how could this be…I was the one who initiated the alliance army operation.”
"It seems that this place isn't too safe. We have to keep going up.”He brought Yuanen up again and stopped when they reached a higher mountain. Seth looked down at the situation on the battlefield and saw that the Tang army was unable to resist and was forced back by the Arabs. "Lord Huang," Duan Xiushi reported to Huang Lei,"our army seems to be outnumbered by the Arabs, and we are currently in a bitter battle."”
"Damn it!" Huang Lei said. It's all that old bald donkey Huiyan's fault that our army didn't have time to ambush. If we lose this battle, it's all because of the traitor.”After saying that, Huang Lei turned around and mounted his horse. Duan Xiushi hurriedly said,"Please wait, Lord Huang, where…where are you going?”"You guys stay here to pin down the enemy," Huang Lei said."I'll go to the base camp in the rear and ask for reinforcements from the provincial governor.”
"Lord Huang, let the soldiers handle this matter. The soldiers at the front are still in a bitter battle. If you leave as the commander, won't our army be thrown into chaos?”
"Duan Xiushi, you dare to teach me a lesson? If I don't leave now, I might be in danger later.”
As they were arguing, a soldier came to report that Gao Xianzhi had personally led an army. Huang Lei immediately rejoiced. As expected, a large group of Tang Dynasty reinforcements arrived soon.
Seeing Seth on the mountain, Yuan En heaved a sigh of relief and said,""Hmph, so this is that untrustworthy Gao Xianzhi and his army? But it was strange. Gao Xianzhi's troops should be even larger, so why hadn't he seen them?”
At this time, Seth shouted," I saw Master Huiyan. He is at the front and is still trying to separate the two armies."”
Yuanen put his hand under the shade and looked into the distance, then said,""Oh, there. I saw it too. How strange, you see…he actually attacked the Arabs and the Tang, but he didn't kill them, only shook them away. Now, the armies of both sides were besieging him as an enemy. What was he thinking?”
" He's still trying to stop the war at this moment," Seth said." However, the Tang army has grown in numbers. I hope Master can be safe."”Suddenly, they saw the Black Cloak Army rushing towards them. Seth quickly pushed the enemy back and then protected Yuanen as they continued to walk up.
"It's high enough here. It should be safer, right?" Yuanen said when they arrived at the top of the mountain.”
Seth said,"The fighting sounds below are so loud…I wonder if Master Huiyan is alright?"”
"Come to think of it, he's really a good person. Let's go to the front and take a look!" Yuanen said.”The two of them leaned forward again and looked at the situation at the foot of the mountain.
At this moment, Gao Xianzhi led his troops to meet up with the Yellow Lightning Army. Gao Xianzhi glared at them."Yellow Lightning!" Huang Lei quickly went forward to greet him. Gao Xianzhi said,"What's going on? Didn't I order you to ambush me in this canyon?”
"General, it's all because of that traitor Huiyan. He had an affair with the Arab barbarians and leaked our whereabouts and plans."”
"Lord Huang, you can't accuse others!" Duan Xiushi hurriedly said. The Arab army had already attacked. It was our own negligence that they had taken a shortcut.”
"Duan Xiushi, what nonsense are you talking about?" Huang Lei asked. Could it be that our ambush plan wasn't delayed by this bald thief?”
" That's because you wanted to challenge him with a machine-operated beast," Duan Xiushi said." That's why you wasted time."”
Gao Xianzhi was annoyed by the two's argument and shouted,"Enough! All of you shut up and stop arguing! They're all good-for-nothings. I'll ask them when I get back. For now, I'll deal with these devils in black first!”He personally commanded the army to engage the Arab army.
At this time, Master Huiyan finally withdrew and retreated to the top of the mountain to meet Seth and the others. Yuanen said,""It's…it's a good thing that you're safe and sound. I'm really worried that my angry words will harm your life.”
"Thank you for worrying about me. Seth, please don't worry about me. I am fighting for my beliefs. How could I be angry?" Master Huiyan said. Amitabha! It's just that…I'm really sorry, Lord Yuanen. I tried my best until the last moment, but I still couldn't stop this war.”
"That doesn't matter anymore. But what should we do next? Do you still want to go down and fight?”
"No…there are too many people. No matter how hard I try to separate the two sides, it will be in vain. At present, the Tang army has the upper hand, and this General Gao is also an old acquaintance of mine. It seems that I can only wait for the Tang army to win before I go and persuade General Gao to retreat.”
Teacher Huiyan, now Yuanen really believes that you have no selfish motives. Yuanen's rude words in the past, to you…" As he was speaking, he suddenly saw the Black Cloak Army rushing over." Danger! Enemies!" Seth and Huiyan quickly turned around and knocked down the enemy.
Then, Master Huiyan said," Seth, it's still very dangerous here. Let's bring Prince Yuanen to a safer place to hide!"”They retreated to a path and finally reached the end of the cliff. There was no more path. They stopped here and waited for the battle to end.
Unexpectedly, Yuanen suddenly pointed at the entrance at the foot of the mountain and said,""Look, there are a lot of Arab troops rushing over to support!”Everyone looked over and saw that the Black Cloak Army had indeed flooded into the valley. Their numbers had far exceeded the Tang Army.
At this moment, a spy reported to Gao Xianzhi,"The…the Arab army has suddenly sent reinforcements. Currently, the enemy's morale is high, and our army is gradually unable to hold on.”"Lord Gao, this…" Huang Lei panicked.
"Hmph, what's there to be afraid of?" Gao Xianzhi said."There are still more than ten thousand troops advancing from behind. Go and tell them to hurry!"”The messenger immediately set off.
"Amitabha, how did the situation…turn out like this?" Grandmaster Huiyan, who was on the mountain, asked.”
"I didn't expect the Arabs to have the upper hand now!" Yuanen said.”
Seth said," Those Arab warriors don't seem to be afraid of death. They are all fighting desperately. On the contrary, the Tang soldiers lack such fighting spirit. They are just fighting."”
"The followers of the religion believe that if they die fighting for Allaah, their souls can go straight to heaven," Yuanen said.”
At the foot of the mountain, the Tang messenger hurriedly returned to report. Gao Xianzhi asked,"What now? Didn't I tell you to inform the troops in the rear to hurry over?”
The messenger said," Because…because Lord Gao rushed over to support Lord Huang, many troops are far behind. We really can't make it in time."”
Gao Xianzhi was furious. Then why did I make it in time? Useless good-for-nothing! How many people were there in the army that was lagging behind?”
"Sir, about…about half…"
"What is it? More than half? Trash, you're all a bunch of trash!" Just as he was furious, another soldier came to report,"The…the Abbasid Caliphate has sent people to the armies of the various countries in the Western Regions to spread the word that our Great Tang is entering and leaving the Western Regions, invading and destroying small countries as it pleases, and that all the countries of the Western Regions have rebelled against a common enemy and are beginning to attack our reinforcements!”
Gao Xianzhi paled in fright."Damn it! You stinking barbarians of the Western Regions, how dare you change sides before the battle…"
"Look, look!" Yuanen said to Seth and Master. Gao Xianzhi seemed to be on the verge of going mad with rage.”
Seth said," It seems that the victory and defeat have been decided. The Tang Empire has lost this battle."”
"Hehe, the heavens have eyes!" Yuanen laughed proudly. Who asked the people of the Tang Empire to do evil? He really hoped that the Arab army would continue to fight all the way to their capital, Chang 'an!”
"Lord Yuanen," Grandmaster Huiyan suddenly said,"if this old monk wishes to ask you to persuade the Arabs to retreat, is it possible?"”
"Me?" Yuanen was startled. Tell the Arabs to retreat? What a joke! The Tang destroyed my homeland for no reason. Now the Arabs are avenging me. I can't be happier!”
"If I were to ask for your help…What if I plead with you in the name of all the people in the world?"”
"This…I…This…"
"Lord Yuanen…I had originally planned to go to the Tang camp to persuade Gao Xianzhi after the Tang army won…Now that the situation has reversed and I have no ties to Arabia, I can only beg you to step forward for me and all the living beings of the world and persuade the Arabs to retreat on the grounds that revenge has been achieved.”
"If it's my old master's request, Yuanen wouldn't refuse even if he was unwilling. But…but…the Arabian Caliph was very unhappy that the Tang helped the Omaya family when he raised his army. He was just using me as an excuse to send his army to take revenge on the Tang.”
"Sigh…as expected…could it be that everything is God's will? Amitabha! Huang Lei, oh Huang Lei, take a good look for yourself. For your own glory and wealth, you have committed such a great sin for the world!”
The Tang army at the foot of the mountain could no longer hold on. Gao Xianzhi had no choice but to order a retreat. Duan Xiushi said,"Lord Gao, our soldiers are still fighting hard at the front. If we retreat now, it won't be the same as letting them die in vain…"
"Duan Xiushi! Lord Gao is thinking about the big picture.'Lord doesn't care about trifles.' What does a mere official like you know?”
" But…" Duan Xiushi said," We are the commanders of others, but we are afraid to flee first. We abandoned our subordinates who are still fighting for us on the battlefield. How will we face others in the future?"”
"Damn it!" Gao Xianzhi raged. Duan Xiushi, are you the general or am I the general? If I say retreat, then retreat!" He led his troops to retreat first. Duan Xiushi had no choice but to follow and retreat. As a result, the Tang army had completely collapsed and fallen into chaos, suffering countless casualties.
" The Tang army has already begun to collapse," Seth said." It seems that the Tang Empire has no way of winning the war!" The Arabs had far fewer people than them in this battle, but they won in the end!”
"Hmph!" Yuanen said. Who asked them to not keep their word and do so much injustice? This time, they really deserved it. He hoped that the army of islamic would kill all the way to the Tang Empire and let these animals of the Tang Empire taste the pain of their country being destroyed.”
Master Huiyan looked up to the sky and sighed." Oh heavens…I…What should I do now? What should I do?" Merciful Buddha, please enlighten your ignorant disciple and tell him how to stop this calamity.”He lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Then, he said," Alas, I haven't killed anyone for more than thirty years. I'm merciful. It seems that I can't avoid shedding blood today. How painful!" Buddha above, disciple Huiyan is willing to sacrifice his life for the Arab soldiers who will die at my hands. May the Buddha be merciful and send him to the other side. All his sins will be borne by me. Amitabha!”
"Seth, I have something I sincerely want to ask of you."”
"Please instruct me."
"Along the way, this old monk is very happy to be able to get to know you, a close friend of a foreign country! This old monk will go down and try to stop the Arab army. If I die in battle, please cremate this old monk's body and send it to my master, the Shaolin Temple of the Great Tang…"
"What are you talking about?" Seth was shocked. Didn't you say not to participate in the battle?”
"Now that Arabia is about to invade the Great Tang, the two countries will be plagued by war for years to come. This old monk is foolish and can only think of this method to prevent the disaster from spreading…Seth, you've seen for yourself that the art of war and trickery aren't everything. A dynasty that has lost the spirit of the kingly way is no match for Arabia. Promise me that you will not give up on your journey to seek the true meaning of the Way of the King and bring it back to your hometown. I am sorry that I can only accompany you on this journey, but I am very happy to have the honor of forming this fate with you in this life.”After saying that, he turned around and left. Seth chased after him and said," Master Huiyan, the situation is already like this, why do you have to…"
"Seth, you know my character. Please protect Prince Yuanen and don't let me worry about him.”After saying that, Master Huiyan began to recite a poem,""The vast world of mortals and Buddhas is far away, the white clouds and the western mountains; My ambition is buried in the deep sand of the lonely ridge. My heart is sad that my dreams have not been fulfilled. This old monk originally wanted to travel to the Western Heaven and India to seek the Dharma, but this dream seems to be out of reach.”With that, he floated down.
Just as the Arab army was about to pursue the Tang army, Master Huiyan suddenly descended from the sky and blocked their path. He circulated his zhenqi and shouted in Arabic,"I am Hui Yan, a martial monk of the Great Tang. Don't even think about taking another step forward! Those who were defeated just now were only the vanguard. There are countless martial monks like me in the Great Tang. If you want to enter the Great Tang, you must first pass this old monk!”Grandmaster's voice resounded throughout the valley, clearly audible.
"Hmph!" an Arab soldier said. You're just a useless old man who wanted to help the Tang Empire but couldn't kill anyone. What's there to be afraid of?”He was the first to rush forward. Who knew that Grandmaster would push with his palm, and a powerful force would kill the soldier. His corpse flew more than ten feet away. The Arab army then charged forward, but Master Huiyan had used the ultimate technique of Shaolin. Wherever his palm reached, it was like a hurricane, forcing back all the Arab soldiers who tried to get close, resulting in many casualties. Immediately, dozens of soldiers raised their sabers and surrounded him. Who knew that the master would use all his strength and sweep his true energy wildly, killing these soldiers in one fell swoop. But the Arab army had the advantage in numbers, and the Grandmaster was soon caught in a bitter battle, his clothes stained with blood.
Seth frowned as he watched from the top of the mountain. Yuanen said,""Isn't…isn't this simply courting death? No matter how good his kung fu was, it was impossible for him to defeat all the Arab warriors by himself. Wow, God…His old master, who was originally so merciful, had become like a demon now. The more he killed, the more hateful he became.”
Seth understood. He said," I see. I understand Master Huiyan's intention." He wanted the Arabs to think that there were many masters in the Tang Empire and that they would have to pay a high price to attack to avoid a bigger massacre in the future! This is the final gift he left us…using his own life to personally teach us the true meaning of the Way of the King.”
At this moment, another group of Arab soldiers rushed up the mountain. Seth quickly drew his sword to protect Yuanen, who quickly explained that they were not Tang soldiers, but the Arab soldier said,"Nonsense, I clearly saw you guys with that Tang monk down there!”Just as he was about to attack, a woman suddenly leapt out from behind the Arab soldiers and said,"Seth? Why is it you?"
"Vida?"
When the Arab soldier saw Veda, he said,"Lord Vida, these guys are from the Tang Army. Please let me deal with them!”
"No, wait. They're just travelers. I've met them before in Beirut." Wait downstairs, I'll talk to them!”The soldiers retreated. Vida went up to Seth and said,""Seth! I didn't expect to meet you here again. To be honest, I originally thought that the two of us would never see each other again in this life!”
"That's great, you know each other?" Yuanen said. Tell him that I'm the prince of the Stone Kingdom and their ally, not the Tang Empire!”
"Ah, you're that Prince of the Stone Kingdom?" Nice to meet you! Your Baghdad troops are still trapped in the swamp area. This battle was fought by me and Commander Suleiman's troops to avenge you.”
"Weida, congratulations on winning against the Tang Empire, but are you here to catch me?" Seth said.”
"Seth, what kind of question is this?" Put down the sword, I'm here to save you!”Seth also believed Veda's words and kept his sword. " Yes," Weida said." That Tang monk is currently on a killing spree at the foot of the mountain, and many of our brothers saw you with him just now." I don't want to see you guys being attacked for no reason, but I can't explain it to my brothers if I let you go. So let's do it this way! For now, pretend to be my captives and leave with me. This way, it will be legitimate and no one will attack you.”
"I see. Will you let us leave after the war is over?”
"Of course, you're not really captives! Please believe in Vida."
"That's a good idea, Seth. Let's do it this way, shall we?" Yuanen said.”"Thank you, Vida!" Seth said to Vida. I trust you." "Seth, thank you for believing me!"”He then turned to the soldiers and said," These two have surrendered to us. From now on, they are prisoners. Without my permission, no one is allowed to harm them!”The soldiers answered in unison and retreated.
"It's alright now, I'll take you out of this battlefield!"”He brought the two of them down the mountain.
At the same time, on the battlefield in the valley, the corpses of the Arab army were piled up like mountains. Grandmaster Huiyan stood motionless, and the Arab soldiers were so afraid that they did not dare to come within ten feet of him. All they had to do was circle around him.
When Seth and the others arrived at the foot of the mountain, Seth ran to Master Huiyan. He cried out in surprise and rushed forward. Unfortunately, Master Huiyan had been dead for a long time. He was only supported by a force that kept his body from falling. Seth knelt beside him and cried bitterly.
"Old Master, you're really stupid…If you just didn't care about us and continued your journey, you wouldn't have ended up like this." Yuanen sighed.”
Seeing Seth so sad, Weida also felt sorry for him and went forward to comfort him. The Arab soldier hurriedly said,"Lord Vida, please don't get close! This guy should be dead. Just now, two of his brothers approached him and were knocked down again! Lord Vida, this guy isn't human, he's a monster!”
" Seth," Vida said," I am truly powerless to save him from my position. I am truly sorry."”
Seth stood up and said to Vida," Vida, this is not your fault. I don't blame you. He is really a great teacher. I learned a lot from him that I never thought about seriously. Vida, I hope to cremate Master's body and bring it back to his hometown, the Tang Empire."”
"That's not a problem. It's just that none of my brothers dare to get close to him."”
"No, I can do it myself…" Seth said.
"I'm here to help as well," Yuanen said."It's my last token of appreciation for you, old master…"
Seth knelt down and said,"Farewell, Master Huiyan…" Then, he moved Master Huiyan's body with Yuanen for cremation.
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