Just like when the governors came, the farewell scene when they left Pingxi City was equally grand!
Yan Liqiang rode on Caiyun Zhuiyue, and brought with him a large number of officials from Pingxi City and gentry from Qiyun County. Amid the farewell of countless people, he sent the team of six governors ten miles out of Pingxi City before bidding farewell to the six governors.
Unlike when they came, when they left, the six governors' motorcades had several more carriages. Among those carriages, there were high-end luxury carriages specially made for the governors by the Manufacturing Bureau, and there were also cargo carriages. Among the cargo carriages, there was cement loaded - that was a gift from Yan Liqiang to the governors. They had seen it once in Huanglong County, and the governors could not forget the magical cement. So when the governors left, Yan Liqiang simply gave them several carriages each and let them go back to try it out, which was also a way to advertise the cement.
Yan Liqiang and a group of people were standing at the pavilion on the official road, watching the team of six governors gradually disappear in the distance. Just as they were about to go back, they heard a burst of hurried horse hooves behind them. Hu Haihe came here on a fast horse, jumped off the horse quickly, came directly to Yan Liqiang, and whispered a few words to Yan Liqiang.
"Are they here already?" Yan Liqiang glanced at Hu Haihe.
"Yes, I'm here. I'm in the study in the palace, waiting for Your Highness..."
Yan Liqiang nodded and glanced into the distance, "Okay, let's go back!"
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An hour later, in the study of Pingxi Mansion...
Seeing Yan Liqiang stride into the study, Hu Haihe closed the study door from the outside. Fang Beidou and Fu Changde stood up at the same time and saluted Yan Liqiang, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
"No need to be so polite. How did this matter go?" Yan Liqiang asked directly after asking the two people to sit down.
Fang Beidou first glanced outside the study.
"Don't worry, I have someone guarding the yard outside. No one can get close. You can just tell me..."
Fang Beidou nodded, but couldn't help but lower his voice, "Those jade tablets and jade slips have been prepared, and the corresponding personnel have also been found. I selected them personally, and their loyalty is not a problem. It's just that the final location has not been decided yet..." Having said this, Fang Beidou glanced at Fu Changde.
"We have found three caves in Yulong Mountain that meet the conditions Your Highness mentioned. Your Highness, please decide which one to choose from these three caves..." Fu Changde said, and took out a map from his body, "This is a map of the five caves in Yulong Mountain and the terrain around the caves. Your Highness, please take a look..."
Yan Liqiang took the map from Fu Changde, read it once, and then rolled it up. "This map and the drawings don't tell us much about the situation in the cave. There must be no mistakes in this place. I need to go and see it myself before I can make a decision..."
“Your Highness, I still think this matter is too dangerous. Your Highness is responsible for the safety of millions of people and the overall situation of the Northwest. There is really no need to take such a risk. Your Highness should really find a place to live in seclusion and practice in seclusion, avoid the limelight temporarily, and wait until you advance to the Martial Emperor before coming out. It is better than taking the risk yourself..." Fang Beidou frowned and said in a deep voice.
"It's easy for me to hide. It's only a matter of time before I advance to the Martial Emperor. But if those people can't find me when they come to the northwest this time, how can they give up? Do you think they will stop?" Yan Liqiang smiled bitterly and shook his head, then his face turned firm. "With the methods those people use, they will definitely find ways to force me out. By then, my father and you will all be their targets. So, the best way is to catch them all before they cause any damage. Even if I take some risks, it's worth it. This kind of thing can't be avoided. I have to hurt and scare them once, so that they won't do it again and again..."
Fang Beidou shook his head. "Until now, I still don't believe it. All the warriors at the Martial King level are famous. How could the Holy Lord of the White Lotus Sect find so many previously unknown warriors to do such a thing in such a short time..."
"There is nothing wrong with this news, it is 100% reliable. We don't need to care how those people got here, but there is no doubt that their target is me. The Holy Lord of the White Lotus Sect has made a desperate attempt this time, and he wants to destroy me with a thunderous method. There are too many incredible things in this world, and some things are beyond the imagination of ordinary people!" Yan Liqiang said calmly, and then looked at Fu Changde, "We don't have much time. You go back to Yingwei County first. I will leave for Yulong Mountain in the afternoon to check those places in person to see which one is the most suitable. It will be determined tomorrow. Once it is determined, everything will go according to plan. There must be no mistakes this time. In addition to the two of you, it is best not to let the fourth person know about this..."
Fang Beidou and Fu Changde looked at each other and both nodded solemnly.
"But Your Highness, you will also be in the cave by then, I am afraid..."
"Don't worry, I'm prepared..."
The six governors' visit to Qiyun County to meet with Yan Liqiang has basically laid the foundation for the future integration of the Northwest and confirmed Yan Liqiang's status as the King of the Northwest. Now the situation in the entire Qiyun County and the entire Northwest is booming, and a magnificent picture of King Pingxi's ambition to dominate the world has slowly unfolded in the northwest. But at this time, the terrible murderous intention has quietly approached. The holy leader of the White Lotus Sect, who has been causing chaos in the world, has unknowingly regarded Yan Liqiang as their biggest enemy. The first violent collision between the two sides, a life-and-death battle, came without any warning.
Fang Beidou and Fu Changde, with heavy hearts and a heavy mission to carry out, quickly left the Pingxi Palace to make preparations for the next step.
Yan Liqiang composed himself, and after giving some instructions, he was about to change his appearance and set off for Yingwei County, when Hu Haihe came to report that his master Li Hongtu had arrived.
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"I'm so pissed off. Li Qiang, your Kyudo Club only teaches Kyudo and trains archers. Now Ji Xiaoyao has become the founder of the Kyudo Club. He's surrounded by people and worshipped all day long. I get angry when I see his condescending face. I can't stay in that Kyudo Club anymore. I don't care. Li Qiang, why don't you just set up a Gundao Club? I will train the most powerful Gundao in the world for you. Then we'll see who is more powerful?" Li Hongtu was furious. He complained loudly when he saw Yan Liqiang.
Seeing his master coming, Yan Liqiang could only entertain him patiently, smiling and saying nice things, "Master, calm down. My spearmanship is naturally the best in the world. I know this best. But you are training lancers now, so I'm afraid you are no match for those archers. Master, think about it, those lancers were shot down on their horses before they even touched the archers. How can we fight them..."
“How is that possible? As long as we equip the cavalry with heavy armor so that the arrows cannot penetrate them, then there is no need to be afraid of the cavalry archers. As soon as the two sides meet, the cavalry I train can stab the cavalry archers down with one shot…” Li Hongtu said unconvinced.
Yan Liqiang knew that Li Hongtu's idea was to use heavy cavalry, but historical experience told Yan Liqiang that these heavy cavalry wrapped in iron armor seemed impressive, but when faced with real archers, they were eventually swept into the dust of history by the archers. The impact of heavy cavalry was very strong and had an overwhelming advantage over infantry, but on the battlefield, compared with the lightly equipped archers with super mobility, the utility ratio was too low. These thoughts were turning in Yan Liqiang's mind, but Yan Liqiang said, "Master, you don't know that my archers have a rule when fighting, that is, they will not fight close combat with the opponent, and all battles are resolved at a distance of fifty meters. Even if you really make a bunch of armored lancers according to your idea, these lancers can't touch the archers on the battlefield..."
"Don't your troops ever fight at close range?" Li Hongtu asked with his eyes wide open.
"Of course, fighting must be done in close combat, but it's not the archers who fight in close combat, but the infantry!" Thinking of the training method of Caesar's phalanx contributed by Dashan, Yan Liqiang suddenly had an idea, "Master, you see, some of my soldiers are now training a new tactic. This tactic combines long spears and heavy shields into a powerful infantry phalanx. It is as strong as an iron turtle in defense, and its attack power is not bad either. This phalanx is specially used to deal with cavalry. Master, why don't you help me train it and see if these soldiers trained by you can compete with cavalry in the future!"
Li Hongtu was delighted when he heard this. He slapped his thigh fiercely and said, "Okay, this is great. I just happen to have a set of spear and shield combined attack methods here, called Tianwang Liuhe Spear. Wait for me to simplify it and teach your soldiers. Let that Ji guy see who is more powerful in the future!"
"Then I'll leave this to you, Master. If this spear formation is successful, you will be the founder of the formation..."
Li Hongtu burst into laughter...
While chatting with Li Hongtu, Yan Liqiang suddenly remembered something, "Master, I have a question about cultivation that I would like to ask you?"
"Just say it..."
Yan Liqiang directly told Li Hongtu about the mysterious small light balls that appeared in the void of his sea of consciousness after he advanced to the Martial King stage, and his experience after his spiritual consciousness entered the small light balls.
After hearing what Yan Liqiang said, Li Hongtu almost jumped up from his chair. "What? Liqiang, you are not mistaken, right? According to what you said, those light balls in your sea of consciousness are the seals of the ancestors. These seals of the ancestors only appear after those martial arts masters who have created secret martial arts and received the initiation of the heavenly way advance to the level of martial king. Could it be that Liqiang, you have created some secret martial arts and received the initiation of the heavenly way?"
"Ah, I did create a secret method..." Yan Liqiang was stunned. He had never expected that those mysterious little light balls in his sea of consciousness were actually the seals of the ancestors. "Master, what is the function of the seals of the ancestors you mentioned?"
"With this seal of the founder, one can receive the initiation of the founder. The initiation of the founder has infinite uses, which are hard to describe in a few words. It has two greatest functions. One is that it allows the person who receives the initiation of the founder to grasp the essence of the secret martial arts in the shortest possible time, and to improve their practice by leaps and bounds. Its second function is to protect the secret method. As long as the seal of the founder of a secret method is still in the world, unless the founder of the secret method personally teaches or initiates it, even if other people practice the same secret martial arts, they will never be able to resonate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and will never be able to practice successfully, and will not even reach the lowest realm. This is the origin of the orthodox martial arts. Unless the founder of the secret method passes away and the seal of the founder is gone, other people may be able to learn the secret martial arts through stealing or secret books..."
Damn it!
Yan Liqiang didn't expect that the light balls in his head were so powerful. They were some kind of ancestral seals. This way, he couldn't be killed easily.
"Master, do you know this ancestral initiation?"
"Hasn't anyone told you such a simple thing..."
Yan Liqiang…
(End of this chapter)