Origin

The young man carrying the baby on his back was about twenty-three or four years old. He had a tall and straight figure and very handsome features.

This person should be a military commander of a certain tribe. He is wearing a set of bronze armor. Different from the heavy helmets of the bird warriors, the armor this person wears is a simple light helmet with fewer armor pieces and only protects a few parts of the upper body. Crucial.

This person may have experienced a fierce battle earlier, and his armor was severely damaged, and there were many sword marks and sword marks on the barrel of the spear he used.

The young man was surrounded by more than thirty people, who should be his tribesmen, wearing the same armor as the young man.

However, these people were not very friendly to this young man. Their swords were unsheathed and their swords were at war.

The baby behind the young man is still small, still in infancy, and its face cannot be seen. However, the baby is crying at this time. The cries of a baby girl and a baby boy are different. From the cry, it should be a baby girl.

The leader was a strong man in his mid-thirties, holding a long sword in his hand, but the sword was not unsheathed at this time. After surrounding the young man, the strong man slowly walked into the circle and stood five steps in front of the young man.

"I wish you well, Qianwei?" the mature man asked with a smile.

The young man looked coldly at the visitor and did not answer.

The middle-aged man sighed and shook his head, "Hey, why are you doing this?"

The young man still didn't answer.

"You can be considered loyal to this day. Leave the child to me." The strong man said.

The young man gave the mature man a cold look and said, "Let's do it."

The strong man added, "Although you are highly skilled in martial arts, it is impossible to kill all of us. You know very well the consequences of doing so."

The young man was silent.

"Zhu Qianwei, this is your last chance," the strong man said, "Give me the child and follow us back. Your Majesty is merciful and merciful. As long as you know your way back, you will not go too far to punish you. Not only can you save yourself Your life will be spared, and your family will be spared from implication.”

"The king has been killed by you. Where is the king still in Kaicheng?" the young man said coldly.

"The sinner Wei Xi is ignorant and ignorant. He harmed his tribe and it is his own fault that he ended up like this." The strong man said loudly.

Listening to the conversation between the two,

Wu Zhongyuan vaguely guessed what happened. Kaicheng is a larger tribe in the southern wilderness. This tribe is a tribe with mixed surnames. The tribesmen are all human beings and do not have any alien blood. It is a bit inaccurate to describe it as a tribe. In fact, they are more like a small country. The city is located on the coast of the South China Sea, and they control a large beach in the South China Sea where you can bask in the salt.

Since salt is a necessity of life, Kaicheng is very prosperous, and the city built is also very large. There are also many people in the city, perhaps fifty or sixty thousand.

The young man should be a member of the royalist faction, and the baby girl on his back must be the daughter of the late city lord.

Everyone has preconceived ideas, and Wu Zhongyuan is no exception. Hearing the conversation between the two, he took it for granted that the rebels were chasing loyal ministers and trying to kill the daughter of the late king to eradicate the roots.

But what he didn't expect was that the young man did not refute the strong man's accusation against the late king. This showed that what the strong man said was probably the truth. The murdered lord of Wei City was indeed a foolish king.

The middle-aged man didn't seem to want to fight with the young man. Although he surrounded him, he kept trying to persuade him to surrender. The middle-aged man spoke more and the younger man responded less.

It is inevitable to mention the names of both parties during the conversation. Qianwei is not the young man's official position, but his name. This person is called Zhu Qianwei. The strong man's surname was Qi, his name was Qi Tong, and he was Zhu Qianwei's colleague.

Wu Zhongyuan was originally wearing the green dragon armor, but the green dragon armor was also a heavy armor and it was difficult to feel refreshing when wearing it, so he took off the green dragon armor and sat on a big tree on the top of the cliff to listen to the conversation between the two in the valley.

Perhaps out of fear of Zhu Qianwei's martial arts prowess or out of nostalgia for an old relationship, Qi Tong has been trying to persuade Zhu Qianwei to hand over the baby girl. The reason is that the former city lord Wei Xi has done too many bad things and is not worthy of Zhu Qianwei's loyalty. It's not worth wishing Qianwei to be buried with him.

If you want to persuade others, you have to list the specific bad things that Wei Xi has done. Qi Tong said three things. First, Wei Xi indulged in drinking and sex and neglected political affairs. Second, Wei Xi tortured his officials indiscriminately. The third is that Weixi is engaged in large-scale construction projects and extravagant enjoyment.

Wu Zhongyuan didn't pay attention at first, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong. How could the situations Qi Tong mentioned be so similar to those ridiculous things done by King Zhou of Shang who was deceived by Daji?

Zhu Qianwei did not refute Qi Tong when he stated Wei Xi's crimes, which shows that Qi Tong did not wrongfully accuse Wei Xi, and that Wei Xi did exactly that.

Qi Tong said a lot, but Zhu Qianwei only said a few words, one of which was 'The king was not like this originally. ’ Another sentence is, ‘The king is kind to me. ’

Qi Tong then began to criticize Zhu Qianwei for being foolish and loyal, saying that he was not worth losing his life for a foolish king like Wei Xi.

"Why do you want to kill them all? She is not a boy." Zhu Qianwei said.

"Who says a woman cannot be a king? The throne of Wei City has always been hereditary. Although this baby is a girl, she has royal blood. If she does not die, it will be difficult for the people in the city to accept the king's rule." Qi Tong said.

The persuasion lasted for about a quarter of an hour. It turned out that Qi Tong was indeed stalling for time. The purpose was naturally to wait for reinforcements to arrive. A quarter of an hour later, another group of people came from the west, and the number of people surrounding Zhu Qianwei increased to more than fifty.

As soon as the reinforcements arrived, Qi Tong said nothing more to Zhu Qianwei, turned around and left. After walking out of the encirclement, he raised his right hand slightly and ordered an attack.

The reinforcements were led by a middle-aged man. Neither this man nor Qi Tong participated in the siege of Zhu Qianwei. After the attack began, the two stood together and chatted in low voices while scanning the formation.

Due to the sound of killing in the field, Wu Zhongyuan had some difficulty in hearing the conversation between the two, but if he listened carefully, he could still hear that the two were talking about how to force out the psychic god after killing Zhu Qianwei and the baby girl. Transform the soldier into a horned dragon and get the horned dragon halberd.

Before this, Wu Zhongyuan had no position, and he was not sure what happened in Kaicheng. It was not until someone later said to Qi Tong, "I made a decisive decision and killed the sinner in the middle of the banquet. Your Majesty will definitely give you a heavy reward in the future." . ’ It suddenly dawned on me.

The spiritual energy cultivation level of these soldiers is not high, most of them only have light red spiritual energy. Zhu Qianwei has red spiritual energy, and Qi Tong has the highest spiritual energy cultivation level among them, and he can only rise to Xuan Crimson. The lord of Wei City, Wei Xi, can be affected by this Killing someone with a sword shows that Wei Xi's spiritual energy cultivation is even worse. He probably has no spiritual energy cultivation. This way there is a reasonable explanation. The reason why Wei Xi later became mediocre and cruel is probably because he was influenced by the demon king. Sanity.

There are two reasons why we suspect that the demon king is responsible. First, the demon king can only affect the spiritual consciousness of those who have no spiritual energy cultivation, or have low spiritual energy cultivation. The higher the spiritual energy cultivation, the harder it is for the demon king to influence people. . Second, all the salt in the entire Southern Wilderness comes from Kai City, and part of it is also supplied to the Central Plains. If something happens to Wei City, it will have a huge impact on the salt supply in the entire Southern Wilderness and even the Central Plains.

If this matter is really caused by the Demon King, then its purpose is to draw fire from the bottom of the cauldron. As long as it controls the supply of salt, all tribes in the Southern Wilderness will be controlled by it.

But there was one thing he couldn't figure out, that is, if this matter was really the work of the demon king, it could completely control Wei Xi's consciousness and make him cut off the supply of salt to the Southern Wilderness and the Middle Earth. Why should he be allowed to destroy himself? Let another person be the city lord.

At this time, Zhu Qianwei was already trapped in a tight siege. Although this person did not have a high level of spiritual energy, he had the courage to be invincible. He was an expert in wielding a spear. He had a measured advance and retreat, and was capable of both offense and defense. He might have thought that he could not escape intact. , and did not try to break out of the siege, but he also did not rush to kill the tribesmen who besieged him, only wounding but not killing. There were many injured, but no one was killed.

Zhu Qianwei was merciful, but the warriors who attacked him killed him. Knowing that he cared about the baby he was carrying behind him, they restrained him by attacking the baby, trying to distract him and expose his weaknesses.

Wu Zhongyuan is a master of Qi training and a bow, but he is not a master of martial arts. Zhu Qianwei is just the opposite. Zhu Qianwei's spiritual Qi cultivation is mediocre, but his marksmanship is superb. He can pick and smash, push and block, Dozens of people set up a siege, but no one was able to break through.

Before this, Wu Zhongyuan had always believed that good-looking moves were just showy, and really powerful moves would not be very good-looking. However, Zhu Qianwei's marksmanship changed his idea. Zhu Qianwei's marksmanship was not only powerful, but also powerful in both offense and defense. It is also very chic. The most valuable thing is that this kind of chic is not the result of Zhu Qianwei's deliberate pursuit. He is smooth and calm. The reason why this situation can occur is inseparable from years of hard work and hard work, and it is also indispensable to be calm in the face of danger. Psychological quality also has a lot to do with one's own quick reaction ability. At the same time, one must have enough wisdom and be keen to foresee the opponent's intentions and possible moves.

He can open and close without leaking, he can destroy everything without losing his agility, and all of this is based on the fact that he needs to take care of the baby on his back and be merciful and only hurt but not kill. If he takes off the burden and attacks with all his strength, at this time There were at least a dozen corpses in the field.

Wu Zhongyuan was originally sitting on a tree. After watching the battle for a short time, he floated down from the tree and stood on the edge of the cliff. Zhu Qianwei admired his general style. He came to the edge of the cliff to control If an accident occurs, Zhu Qianwei can be rescued in the shortest possible time.

"Who?!" Qi Tong discovered Wu Zhongyuan.

Wu Zhongyuan did not answer. Not everyone was qualified to talk to him. Qi Tong's previous excuse to persuade him to surrender had already aroused his resentment.

"I'm waiting here. I don't want to get my hands on the Horned Dragon Halberd." Qi Tong shouted again.

Wu Zhongyuan was too lazy to pay attention to the barking dogs. The goat used as bait was still tied there. During the melee, Zhu Qianwei had to concentrate on protecting the goat to prevent the rope on its leg from being cut by the enemy and triggering the mechanism. , He naturally did this because he did not want the people who besieged him to be trapped and accidentally injured.

Zhu Qianwei cared about his old relationship, but his opponent was merciless. After half a stick of incense, Zhu Qianwei was stabbed in the chest. This knife was originally intended to hit the baby behind him, but Zhu Qianwei's spiritual energy was exhausted. He couldn't dodge in time, he could only turn around hastily and take his own life.

Wu Zhongyuan was still wondering why Zhu Qianwei was so good at martial arts but didn't try to get out of trouble. At this moment, he finally understood that Zhu Qianwei only had red spiritual energy, which was not durable. Once the spiritual energy was exhausted, strength alone could not last long.

Seeing that Zhu Qianwei's spiritual energy was exhausted, Wu Zhongyuan took action.

But he did not attack those people surrounding Zhu Qianwei, nor did he attack Qi Tong and the two men who were rushing from outside the encirclement. Instead, he took the bow and arrow in his hand, condensed the fire dragon's true energy, and shot it towards the water pool below. An arrow.

The black iron arrows infused with the fire dragon's true energy have an explosive effect. After entering the water, the fire dragon's true energy is released, making a loud noise and huge waves.

The horned dragon that had been dormant under the water was frightened and came out of the water. It stretched its claws in the air and snaked into the air.

Seeing that the horned dragon really had antlers on its head, Wu Zhongyuan confirmed that it was the horned dragon halberd. He took three more arrows in his backhand, fired one first to knock the horned dragon back to its original shape, and then fired another arrow to shoot the weapon it transformed into at Zhu. In the encirclement where Qianwei was, he waited for the Horned Dragon Halberd to fly closer, then shot the last arrow, corrected the angle, and nailed the Horned Dragon Halberd in front of Zhu Qianwei.

When the incident happened suddenly, everyone was stunned, including Zhu Qianwei, who looked up in confusion and surprise.

Wu Zhongyuan pointed at the horned dragon halberd with a smile, "I'll give it to you. Change your weapons and continue fighting..."

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