The news of Yue Qingqiu's death instantly exploded in the country of Baishou. Tens of thousands of people rushed into the camp of the Yuaya Country, wanting to obtain official confirmation. This was because the foundation of the Myriad Mountain Coalition Army was built under the leadership of Yue Qingqiu. With Yue Qingqiu's death, everyone was worried about whether this coalition army could still be maintained.
In order to maintain the stability of the army, the 5,000 Crescent Army soldiers remained silent about the news of Yue Qingqiu's death. The reason was that the news had not been officially verified by the Crescent Country, so they denied it.
However, everyone knew that the Crescent Country was both deaf and mute at the moment. This was because in the past three months, not a single piece of information had come out of the Crescent Country, and not a single piece of information had entered the Crescent Country. Therefore, the silent denial of the Crescent Army only brought more distrust to the Myriad Mountain Countries towards the Crescent Army.
At the same time, the rumors were still spreading. From the secret meetings between the generals of the various countries to the rumors among the peddlers, from the murderer of Yue Qingqiu being Wu Chijin to the Crescent Country's birthday ceremony being a trap to kill the young masters of the various countries, all kinds of rumors were spreading.
Even the military counselor Mao Ming, who was known as Little Wu Chijin, was at his wit's end. He stood silently beside Du Jing and did not say a word. He regretted that there were only two days left before they could swear to send troops. Who knew that the news of Pavilion Master Le's death would come at this time? It was not easy to convince the countries in the mountains and gather 170,000 troops. In the blink of an eye, it had turned into a farce.
"General Du, do you still remember what Pavilion Master Le said at the end?" Mao Ming muttered.”
Du Jing asked,"He said a lot that day. Which one are you referring to?"”
Mao Ming said,"I remember that the pavilion master said so." No matter what, no matter how hopeless, as long as Wu Chijin is still alive, he will help us think of a way.”
Du Jing shook his head and said with a bitter smile," This saying is not only known by the entire Yuya Kingdom, but even the people and sabers of the various countries in the mountains know it. Moreover, Pavilion Master Le and Pavilion Master Wu have such a good relationship. It's not surprising for them to say this."”
Mao Ming continued,"I know that. "But have you ever thought about it? That day, the Pavilion Master was giving us his last words. Since it was his last words, every word is important. Why did he especially emphasize this matter that is not surprising? If I remember correctly, the Pavilion Master specially said this.”
Du Jing thought that perhaps Mao Ming really couldn't think of a way out, so he could only place his hopes on Pavilion Master Wu. Now, he was still stuck on Pavilion Master's words.
"Advisor Jun, don't waste your time. Even without the alliance army, I'm confident that I can make it back to the Crescent Mountain with just five thousand Crescent Army. I don't believe that the Black Mountain Seal can last for long. As long as there's a slight flaw, I'm confident I can break it.”
At this moment, Mao Ming was still pondering over what Yue Qingqiu had said and did not seriously listen to what Du Jing was saying. Mao Ming continued,"Where do you think Pavilion Master Wu is now?"”
Du Jing heard that Mao Ming was still talking about Wu Chijin, so he walked over and patted his shoulder. He said teasingly,"I see."
Look, Pavilion Master Wu should be on his way here right now. Have a sip of tea first. Pavilion Master Wu will be here after you finish your tea.”
"Really?" Mao Ming asked in surprise.
Du Jing looked at Mao Ming's expression and said with a mixture of anger and amusement,"Really, I hope Pavilion Master Wu is sitting in the tent more than you do." Why don't you help me invite him over?”
"There's no need to invite me. After Old Le left, I knew that you guys missed me the most, so I had no choice but to rush over.”
Du Jing and Mao Ming suddenly heard a voice that did not belong to them. For a moment, they thought that an assassin was approaching. Du Jing immediately drew his sword and faced him. Mao Ming immediately stood behind Du Jing, just like a formation that had been rehearsed many times.
When they calmed down and took a look, the person who had come was actually Wu Chijin, whom the two of them had been thinking about for a long time. They shouted excitedly on the spot.
Wu Chijin hurriedly waved his hand to silence the two of them and whispered,"Don't make a sound." I can't let anyone know that I'm here."
Du Jing and Mao Ming immediately quieted down. Du Jing immediately approached Wu Chijin. He held Wu Chijin's hand with one hand and held the saber at his waist with the other. He asked Wu Chijin in a low voice," Pavilion Master Wu, how did you come in? The security here is very tight. With your martial arts…I don't think you can even enter the front tent."”
As Du Jing spoke, he looked at the cool breeze and the people behind Wu Chijin. He knew that Wu Chijin was able to come to the main tent because of the two people behind Wu Chijin. Ever since he knew that the Crescent Army's opponents were masters like Whitty's carriage, Midnight Song, and Asura Manor, the daily guards had been on the highest alert. At this moment, even the ghostly Whitty's carriage could not break into Du Jing's tent without anyone noticing.
Du Jing was worried that Wu Chijin would be held hostage by those two people, so while he was talking to Wu Chijin, he especially pulled Wu Chijin with one hand, ready to pull him behind him at any time. He held the sword at his waist with the other hand, protecting Wu Chijin's back and intimidating those two people.
Wu Chijin smiled and said,"These two are my junior brothers and sisters. They are cool and pleasant. We will often interact in the future. You should get to know each other."”
Du Jing smiled awkwardly at Liang Feng and Ke Ren and said,"Sorry for making a fool of myself. Please forgive me." I was just talking about Pavilion Master Wu to Mao Ming when Pavilion Master Wu arrived. Pavilion Master Le is really effective.”
"I also just found out about Old Le's death. The country ruler knew that you would definitely need me at this time, so he immediately sent me here.”
Wu Chijin continued,"There are three main things I'm here for. Since I don't have much time, I'll pick the main points. First, under the orders of the country ruler, Du Jing, the deputy general of the Towering Sky Pavilion, immediately took over as the pavilion master of the Towering Sky Pavilion and led the entire army of the Crescent Country.”
Du Jing felt awkward and hesitant when he heard that Wu Chijin had come to pass down the order for him to take over as the pavilion master of the Towering Sky Pavilion. After all, there were rumors about Wu Chijin everywhere in the country of Hundred Lives. Some even said that Wu Chijin was the one who killed Yue Qingqiu. Although Du Jing would never believe it, he did not know how to respond to Wu Chijin's words.
Therefore, Du Jing could only reply," Pavilion Master Wu, please forgive me for being disrespectful. There have been too many changes recently, so we have to be careful. If I have offended you, please forgive me."”
"Pavilion Master Du has a heavy responsibility and should be cautious.”Wu Chijin said naturally.
"Other than the verbal order, I wonder if there are any other documents or tokens from the country's ruler?”Du Jing asked carefully.
"No, regarding your appointment, this is the Dao decree. This Dao decree was just a small matter. What came next was a big deal. The Lord of the Sky Pavilion obeyed the orders of the Lord of the Kingdom.”Wu Chijin ignored Du Jing's doubts about his order and immediately passed on another order from the country ruler.
Du Jing didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw that Wu Chijin ignored his doubts and continued to pass down the order. He didn't know whether to accept the order or not.
Wu Chijin didn't wait for Du Jing to reply and continued,"The country ruler has issued a first-class secret order. Pavilion Master Du Jing of Qingtian Pavilion will verify it immediately."”
Du Jing heard that it was a first-class secret order and requested immediate verification. He immediately realized that this could only be a personal order from the country ruler. The country ruler's secret order to Towering Sky Pavilion was definitely a military decision of great importance. The transmission of such a secret order must be strictly verified by the identity of both the sender and the receiver.
First of all, the ruler of the Crescent Country had already handed three secret letters sealed in gold to the pavilion master of the Towering Sky Pavilion. Only one of the secret letters was a secret letter of appointment. The ruler would inform the messenger of the designated secret letter number through the messenger's order. If the secret letter chosen by the messenger was wrong, it meant that it was a fake order and would be killed immediately according to the law. If the chosen secret letter was correct, it would enter the next stage of verification.
There are a number of secret words written in the secret letter of appointment. The messenger will tell the specific secret words to the person who receives the order according to the instructions of the monarch. If the secret words told by the messenger are not written in the secret letter, it is also a false order of the messenger and the messenger will be killed. If the secret message is indeed written in the secret letter, the messenger can carry out the transmission of the first-class secret order of the country.
At this moment, Wu Chijin dared to directly use the Ruler's order to verify his identity. This was more valuable than the Ruler's documents or tokens. Otherwise, if there was any mistake, he would be killed on the spot.
After a round of identity verification, Wu Chijin began to pass on secret orders to Du Jing."Secret order one, the pavilion master of the Shuli Pavilion, Wu Chijin, is suspected of treason. Order the Qingtian Pavilion to send out an arrest warrant at the beginning of March to capture him alive.”
Du Jing listened to the first secret order and could not believe what he was hearing. How could this be a first-class secret order of the country's ruler? However, this was the process of passing the order after verification of identity. The person who passed the order was Wu Chijin, so it couldn't be fake.
"Remember, it's suspected. It's not confirmed yet. In addition, they could only take action on the first day of March. Before that, they had to remain silent. No information could be leaked, and no action could be taken. Also, we can only capture him alive. Do you understand?”Wu Chijin not only explained this to Du Jing, but also to Mao Ming, who was beside him, afraid that Du Jing would not be able to figure it out for a while.
Wu Chijin didn't wait for Du Jing to come back to his senses. He then passed down a secret order to Du Jing," Secret order two, in order to preserve the strength of the Crescent Country, the 5,000 Crescent Army will immediately withdraw from the operations of the alliance army. Wu Chijin will try to dismantle the alliance army's layout. You just have to cooperate."”
This second secret order was even more inconceivable than the first. This 170,000 alliance army was fought over by him and Military Advisor Mao Ming through countless difficulties. Now, they wanted him to go back on his word and withdraw from the alliance army operation. Wasn't this slapping his own mouth? What was even stranger was that wasn't Wu Chijin betraying the country? Why did the country ruler want him to cooperate with his instructions?
Du Jing might not be extremely intelligent, but he was definitely not a fool. However, at this moment, he felt that he was indeed a fool. He could not understand what the Ruler's secret order was about. Just as he was looking at Mao Ming to see if he understood what was going on, Mao Ming was also looking at him with a puzzled expression.
Wu Chijin continued,"Secret Order No. 3, the Tianya mission has been activated. From today onwards, seeing the Tianya Order is like seeing the country's ruler.”
The third secret order was like a bolt from the blue. Du Jing had once heard from Yue Qingqiu that the Tianya mission was to protect the Crescent Country from being controlled when the Country Lord lost control or when the Country Lord was held hostage. The Country Lord would hand over the power of the three major cabinets to the person holding the Tianya Token. In other words, the Crescent Army would no longer be loyal to the Country Lord, but to the person holding the Tianya Token.
It seemed that the country ruler was already mentally prepared for this. Withdrawing from the alliance operation might also be to protect the Crescent Army. However, who would be the person holding the Tianya Token? Pavilion Master Wu, what were the two messy secret orders?
"I know you have thousands of questions you want to ask me right now, but what I can say is limited. This is not only for the sake of the big picture, but also for the sake of you and me. Currently, the only clear mission is to protect the Crescent Army with all your might, so you have a long way to go. There will be more hardships and struggles in the future, so you must hold on.”Wu Chijin returned to his usual way of talking to Du Jing after giving the order.
"Next is the second matter of my trip, which is to cooperate with the King's secret order. The rumors that have been spreading these few days were mostly spread by the three of us. The goal is to cooperate with the Ruler's plan. Your current response is very good. If you continue to remain silent and do not give any explanation, everyone's rumors will become even more unrestrained.
" In these two days, I will spread some news about Wu Chijin appearing in the country of Longevity on the 15th of February. The purpose is to represent the country's ruler to confer you the title of Heaven Raising Pavilion Master. This matter, together with the rumors about me killing Pavilion Master Le, and a few unexpected events, will seriously make the countries of the mountains doubt us.”Wu Chijin said something that Du Jing could not understand in one breath. Although he knew that there must be a reason behind it, he could only swallow it down.
" But that's not important. On that night, Liang Feng and Ren Ren will try to break the seal of the Black Mountain. You have to take the opportunity to rush back to the Crescent Country as fast as lightning. Remember, no matter who you meet on the main road leading to the mountain, don't fight with them. Your mission is to protect the Crescent Army.
At the right time, the Country Ruler will lead the various Young Masters to wait for you at the Endless Wall. When you return to the Crescent Country, you will immediately escort the various Young Masters down the mountain. At this moment, the 170,000 alliance army is waiting for orders in the Longevity Country. As long as you send the various Young Masters to the Longevity Country, your mission will be completed.”
Du Jing heard Wu Chijin say that Liang Feng and Ren Ren had the ability to break the seal of the black mountain. He then realized that it was no wonder they could enter the main tent of the Crescent Army without anyone noticing. However, he still asked in confusion,"Aren't there thousands of blue-clothed soldiers and Whitey's carriage hidden in the Black Mountain Seal? Are we just going to bring the young masters down the mountain?"”
Wu Chijin said confidently,"It wasn't easy for me to show up. I believe that the Whitey Carriage, Midnight Song, and Asura Manor will definitely come out to kill me. Therefore, they will be hiding in the country of Longevity at that time, not on the mountain road."
" As for the Blue Clothed Army, no matter if it's one, two, or three thousand soldiers, they're definitely no match for the five thousand Crescent Army soldiers. In addition, the 170,000 allied soldiers are eyeing you covetously. Once you lose the protection of the Black Mountain Seal and the Whitey Carriage, the Blue Clothed Army will disappear from your sight as soon as possible in order to survive.”
Du Jing looked at Wu Chijin silently. He did not expect Wu Chijin's military tactics to be so exquisite. He had always thought that he, who had been in the army for many years, was not inferior to him in this part. It seemed that it was just his wishful thinking.
Wu Chijin saw Du Jing's troubled expression, then looked at Mao Ming beside him and asked,"Military Advisor, can you understand what I'm saying?"”
Mao Ming pondered for a long time before he managed to squeeze out an answer,"Three or four out of ten."”
"That's enough. You can explain it to Pavilion Master Du later. Next was the third matter, which was how to protect the 5,000 Crescent Army.
The situation we are facing is far more complicated and dangerous than we imagined. I estimate that it will take at least 10 to 20 years for it to end. Before this, the Crescent Army cannot easily take risks. You must cooperate with the Tianya Commanding Master to hide the 5,000 Crescent Army soldiers. Remember, no matter what, you cannot act recklessly.
Even if the country ruler, me, or the Tianya Commanding Master's life is in danger, you can't use the Crescent Army without authorization. Only at the final moment of the decisive battle can the Crescent Army be used at that moment.”
"Pavilion Master Wu, do you mean that these 5,000 Crescent Army soldiers might have to hide for one to twenty years and do nothing? Then, they will fight to the death with the enemy after that?”Du Jing asked in surprise.
Wu Chijin glanced at Mao Ming, wanting to see if his reaction was the same. Fortunately, Mao Ming replied with a helpless bitter smile. He shook his head and said," It's much more difficult to hide the 5,000 Crescent Army than to march and fight every day. It's especially difficult to hide for 10 to 20 years.”
"That's right, the military advisor is indeed the military advisor.”Wu Chijin patted Du Jing's shoulder and continued,"It is indeed very difficult to conceal the 5,000 Crescent Army. As for how difficult it will be, Pavilion Master Du and the military counselor will have plenty of time to discuss it in the future. Let me remind you of these points. First, there may be enemies hiding in the Crescent Army. Therefore, you have to design a special organizational structure, special task groups, and special communication to avoid being wiped out by the enemy. Even if it cannot be completely avoided, you have to minimize the losses each time.”
"The Crescent Army has an enemy hidden in the shadows? How was this possible? They had been brothers for decades. Impossible!!”Du Jing said excitedly.
"I hope more than you that there are no spies or spies in the Crescent Army. However, for safety reasons, you must assume that there are spies in the Crescent Army. Even if there were no spies yesterday, it doesn't mean that there aren't any today.”
" Pavilion Master Wu, are you mistaken? How could the Crescent Army…" Du Jing tried to defend his comrade, but Wu Chijin refuted him.
"Not only the Crescent Army, but there are also countless enemies hiding in the entire Crescent Country. Why does the enemy know us so well? Why did the enemy strangle us with every step? Including the three of us now, there might be enemies hiding in the shadows.”
Du Jing broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this. Especially when Wu Chijin said that there might be a hidden spy among the three of them, it made him even more frightened.
"If there was a possibility that there was a hidden spy among the three of us, why would Pavilion Master Wu be so assured to give so many instructions?”Mao Ming asked doubtfully.
"Because there's no other way. If I can't even trust the two of you, who else can I trust?”
Wu Chijin continued,"Second, after sending the young masters of the various countries down the mountain, the Tianya Commanding Master will meet you in the Longevity Country. He will instruct you on your next move.”
"Tianya Order Master? He was in the Hundred Lives Country? Who is he?" Du Jing hurriedly asked.
"For safety reasons, the owner of the World's End Token will not reveal his true appearance. You don't need to know who he is either. Everything will be confirmed through the World's End Token.”
"The question is, what does the Tianya Order look like?”Mao Ming asked.
"It's exactly the same as the commander's seal in your hand. The only difference is that the words engraved on it are Tian Ya.”
Wu Chijin continued," The third thing is the most important and difficult thing. From now on, all Crescent Army soldiers must cut off all contact with the mountain, especially your families. This concerns the possibility of your whereabouts being exposed and the safety of your families. As for whether you want to treat this as a military order, it's up to you.”
Du Jing and Mao Ming thought that if they had to hide for ten to twenty years, it meant that they would not be able to contact their families for ten to twenty years. It seemed that this mission was far more difficult than they had imagined in the past, and it was not only difficult, but also harsh.
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