However, several green bamboos suddenly grew between the two of them, the branches and leaves spread horizontally, and each bamboo leaf was as sharp as a blade. The short-bearded man rushing towards Qianye was startled for an instant, the instinct of a strong man made him stop and retreat, avoiding this clump of green bamboos that looked extremely dangerous. Qianye saw through that this was just an illusion, not driven by instinct. But Song Zining made this clump of bamboo. Now that he had arrived, Qianye restrained his anger and stopped making any moves.
Song Zining hurried over, and just as he arrived, the short-bearded man yelled sullenly, "Seventh Young Master, why do you want to prevent me from taking down this lawless lunatic?"
Song Zining was obviously displeased, but he still restrained himself and said, "General Yan may have misjudged someone. This is the leader of the dark fire. How could he be an outlaw?"
"Who is the leader of Dark Fire? I am sure that I only know you, Seventh Young Master, here."
Song Zining didn't expect Yan Ding to lose face at all, no matter how well-mannered he was, his complexion changed a bit. However, he still maintained a smile with the restraint of a child of the family, and explained: "This is the leader of the dark fire, Lord Qianye. I also do some chores under his command."
The name Qianye was almost unknown in the imperial military. The Unfalling City defeated the witch in one battle, then stormed into the military stronghold angrily, snatched Yetong from Li Fengshui, and escaped from the generals. All of a sudden, many people thought that Qianye was not inferior to Zhao Jundu in terms of talent or current combat power.
Song Zining announced Qianye's name, hoping to shock Yan Ding, at least to prevent him from acting recklessly.
However, Yan Ding sneered, without showing any face, and said, "Qianye? Who is Qianye? I have never heard of this name."
At this point, Song Zining couldn't bear it any longer, his face turned cold, and he said, "General Yan, talking like this is meaningless. After all, this dark fire belongs to Qianye. I gave you some land to settle in, but I didn't intend to invite you back for a few days." Grandpa."
Yan Ding was taken aback, as if he didn't expect Song Zining to speak like this, and said, "Young Master Qi is really sharp."
Song Zining put away his folding fan, laughed dryly, and said, "At any rate, this young master has also been in the army, and has seen a lot of worlds with King Qingyang." The implication is that this young man is also deeply rooted in the army, isn't it? It's annoying.
Yan Ding understood the meaning, but he didn't buy it, he said: "It's a pity that King Qingyang is no longer in the army."
Song Zining said calmly: "Although the old man has left, if he says something, who in the army would dare not listen?"
Yan Ding's expression turned ugly. Song Zining's words were correct. Although the imperial military was powerful, it still needed the support of the aristocratic family and the king of heaven in major battles. Just like the Battle of Floating Land, if Zhang Boqian and King Zhiji were not in charge, and the major families divided the battle zones, the military alone would never have been able to launch a battle of this scale.
Most of the top powerhouses in the empire are distributed in the imperial family and powerful families, and the only one who truly belongs to the military force is the King of Longevity. Strictly speaking, the King of Longevity is not all members of the military department, at most he can only be counted as half of them.
For a long time, a group of young and strong forces in the military department hated this situation, and gradually became the backbone of the imperial party.
Yan Ding sneered and said: "Qi Shao is right, Qingyang King is unparalleled in combat power, others naturally dare not disobey. But it seems that the relationship between His Highness and the Song Clan is not harmonious. It seems a bit far-fetched for Qi Shao to count himself as His Highness's person." ?”
Song Zining smiled faintly, and said, "How about the Song Clan, it has nothing to do with me. But if I want to make a big statement, if I am willing to serve you, looking at the empire, I am afraid there are not many people who are unwilling to accept it."
Yan Ding was at a loss for words. Song Zining showed his peerless talent in military strategy early on, and his personal cultivation has not fallen behind. Although he is not as sharp as Zhao Jundu, he is also recognized as a figure who can advance to the rank of god general. Such a person, anyone would spare no expense to recruit.
Thinking of this level, Yan Ding's expression eased a little, and said: "Seventh Young Master is a great talent, of course I know it. It's just that Seventh Young Master is such a person, why must he hang out with Qianye? With all due respect, Seventh Young Master does this. I'm afraid it will ruin my future."
Qianye has been silent by the side, and now when Yan Ding mentioned his name, Fang said: "Since you know who I am, you dared to attack me just now. Do you think that you have lived too long, or do you think you can live with me?" Have my subordinates survived for three minutes?"
Yan Ding was furious immediately, and shouted: "A bastard blood race dares to utter wild words! If Lu Shuai hadn't been merciful, how could you have escaped from the City of Immortality? It's just a matter of luck, but you dare to come out and be rampant? Hiding in a neutral place, the empire will have nothing to do with you?"
Speaking of this, Yan Ding thought of something, sneered, and said: "That blood bitch fell into General Li's chaotic mill, and if he didn't die, he would become a cripple. What's the use of saving her? Now she's already turned into a corpse right?"
Qianye's face gradually became gloomy, and before he could get angry, Song Zining shouted angrily, "Shut up!"
Yan Ding turned his head and said, "What advice does Seventh Young Master have?"
Song Zining took a deep breath and said, "You really are not afraid of death!"
Yan Ding said: "I'm a general of the empire. Seeing how he looks like, he still wants to return to the empire, right? He dares to kill me? Are you afraid that you will lose your way back?"
Qianye patted Song Zining on the shoulder and said, "Are you going to persuade me to come back now?"
Song Zining's face was livid, and he pointed at Yan Ding's nose and scolded: "If you ruin this young master's important matter, I will make you unable to bear it! The military department sent you here, not to disturb the situation! If you do this again, you will be killed!" Get out!"
Yan Ding turned his head and said to the soldiers surrounded behind him: "Have you heard that? They don't welcome us now, let's go!"
Those soldiers were all arrogant, and they immediately applauded. At this moment, Qianye and Song Zining also gathered a lot of dark fire mercenaries behind them, and they all clamored loudly, and many people even directly started to scold Yan Ding's people.
Song Zining tapped his palms with a folding fan, and said, "You should be very clear about this young master's identity. You can leave if you want, but stay with the battleship. In addition, this young master said something bad, you can get out of here, but you may not be able to get out of the city. Even if you can get Nanqing, none of you can return to the empire."
Yan Ding was so angry that his whole body trembled, he said: "Seventh Young Master, I am an imperial general. If you openly injure the imperial general, you will not be able to afford it, right?"
Song Zining said: "It is a serious crime to delay the battle opportunity. If such a big matter is delayed, let alone you can't afford it, even if Lu Junyi is here, I forgive him. These warships belong to the empire. , it's not your strict decision."
Yan Ding was still furious, but the soldiers behind him were a little shaken. Seeing him, Song Zining said again: "Although this young master is here, the empire has not let go. Now behind this young master is someone from the palace, even if he does something, it won't necessarily be unfair. Hehe, at least The one behind this young master is not comparable to some outdated marshal."
Yan Ding stopped, and said, "What exactly does Seventh Young Master mean?"
Song Zining didn't hold back, and said, "A former marshal like Lu Junyi, who has rubbed off on the edge of a super general, has long exhausted his potential and has no chance of making progress. If it weren't for the sake of his early achievements, he would still be able to make it to the top." Now? Hehe, who do you think he can hide from what he did?"
Yan Ding's face turned green and pale, but he didn't know how to answer these words. The officers and soldiers behind him also looked at each other in blank dismay, and their momentum had already weakened by seven or eight points. No matter what kind of person Song Zining was, he naturally wouldn't talk nonsense about this kind of matter. Judging from what he said, Lu Junyi obviously did something inappropriate, but the emperor's family thought about his past achievements and did not pursue it. Such a person, whether in the political arena or the military, naturally cannot be compared with the top ten marshals who are currently in power.
Song Zining pointed at Qianye, and said, "During the battle of the Unfalling City, Lu Shuai failed to keep Qianye. Now that Qianye is here, you can send a message to Lu Shuai. If he is interested, he can come here and fight with him." Qianye fights one more time, life and death will be in peace, how about it?"
Yan Dingxian didn't believe it, and said: "Seventh Young Master, does it mean that he can fight Lu Shuai?"
Song Zining didn't answer, but said to Qianye, "Qianye, what do you think?"
Qianye's thoughts returned to that night, and after a while, he sighed softly and said: "The matter is over, and there is no point in killing him."
Yan Ding's complexion changed, and in the end he still didn't believe it, he just said: "Since the seventh master said so, I will naturally cooperate in this battle."
After finishing speaking, he turned around and entered the courtyard, and shouted: "Everyone is watching any excitement, let me go in! The guard post has also been withdrawn, and it would be embarrassing to leave it alone."
Song Zining glanced at Yan Ding's back, waved the Darkfire mercenaries away, and led Qianye towards the Darkfire headquarters. After entering Song Zining's office, Qianye asked, "Where do these people come from?"
Song Zining said: "You must be able to tell that they are all members of the imperial military. Yan Ding is the commander of the Imperial Fleet Squadron, which is the main fleet. This time he led the dispatch fleet to arrive first, ready to seize the passage. I let them station in Dark Fire to hide their whereabouts. Of course, this can only be hidden from Yong Ye, and those local snakes in the neutral land can't hide it."
"They don't seem to be hiding their whereabouts," Qianye said.
"Sooner or later, we will fight. It doesn't matter if we can hide or not. People from various families in the empire have arrived one after another, and they are faster than the military. What really need to hide are the ones they brought. Battleship."
"You are so eager to call me over, are you about to start a fight?"
"The general location of the passage has been determined, and we only need to make a final detailed investigation. But this location is very tricky." Song Zining opened the map, and on the top, said: "From my inference, the entrance of this passage is probably here !"
Qianye glanced over and saw Song Zining's finger pointing at Tingchao City.
Qianye and Ting Chaocheng have dealt with each other more than once, and the masters in the city are like clouds, and the strong are like rain. The power of the city lord was even more earth-shattering. If it hadn't been for good luck that night, Qianye and Ji Tianqing might have fallen to a neutral ground.
The entrance of this passage is actually in Tingchao City, no wonder Song Zining finds it difficult.