After taking the initiative in the negotiations with the Northern Zhou Dynasty and knowing their trump card, the Northern Zhou Dynasty had no leverage and the two sides returned to the negotiating table. With the efforts of the Crown Prince Zhu Yan and the Minister of Rites Zhao Huan, after several days of negotiations, the two sides finally

A consensus was reached.

The Northern Zhou Dynasty agreed to exchange Phoenix Ridge for hundreds of prisoners of war, including the Northern Zhou princes, and the mutual trade was retained. However, the Northern Zhou Dynasty no longer enjoyed the tariff most-favored-nation status. As for the annual tribute and the garrison, the Northern Zhou Dynasty did not even mention it. Of course, what Fan Xiaodao said

The ransom of 100,000 gold was not paid.

One morning in early October, the Northern Zhou Dynasty mission formally submitted its credentials to the Ming Dynasty.

This is a great joyous event celebrated by the whole world. The Phoenix Ridge was recovered, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty expanded hundreds of thousands of kilometers to the north. The territory returned to the territory of a hundred years ago. This is something that several emperors have not been able to do. Opening up territory and expanding the territory is an unparalleled achievement.

Even the emperor, who had not been in court for twenty years, received the Northern Zhou envoys in Xiyuan for the first time.

However, the archer never appeared again.

He assassinated the prince before and then threatened Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing. This kind of thing is of a very bad nature.

If it does not appear, it does not mean that the risk has been eliminated.

Xue Yingxiong's Jin Yiwei sent out one after another to investigate the archer's matter, but found nothing after more than ten days. When negotiating with the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty still refused to admit the existence of such a person.

It's not a good feeling to have such a person secretly coveting you.

For several days in a row, Zhao Xing had been in the Jianghu Department, looking through information on all the martial arts sects in the world, especially those who used arrows. He didn't even have time to eat. Fan Xiaodao went to find him, "Any news?"

Zhao Xing shook his head.

"You don't have to work so hard."

Zhao Xingdao said, "That man's archery skills are superb. I have never seen anyone who can use archery to such a superb level. If we don't deal with this man, he might be walking on the road that day and suddenly die outside. That would be terrible."

accurate."

What he said is right. They are not princes. When they go out, they have special carriages and countless experts accompanying them. They can only rely on themselves. Fan Xiaodao suddenly said, "I think of a person."

…

dungeon.

Fan Xiaodao brought good wine and meat and came to Tianzi No. 1 room where Yi Zhihua was imprisoned. "Senior, I brought your favorite roast chicken, as well as good wine."

Without even raising his head, he asked, "Is there anything joyful? Zhu Dancong is dead?"

I am afraid that this is the only person in the world who dares to call the current Holy One such a person. But even so, the Holy One still refuses to kill him. In addition to restricting his freedom, he will satisfy almost all conditions.

After all, his path to immortality still lies with this person.

Fan Xiaodao said, "We have taken back Phoenix Ridge."

"It's none of my business?" Yi Zhihua raised her head and said coldly, "Twenty years ago, if he hadn't given up, Phoenix Ridge would have been taken back. What's there to show off?"

Fan Xiaodao was about to speak, but was stopped by Yi Zhihua, "Don't even plan to ask me about the content of the secret message. I won't reveal it to you. I keep my mouth shut." Fan Xiaodao put the wine and meat on the table and poured it for Yi Zhihua.

I bought a glass of wine, stepped forward and gave him a slap on the back, saying: "Senior, don't be angry, I'm here to ask you something."

Yi Zhihua picked up the wine and drank it in one gulp, "It's okay, your kid won't come to see me."

Fan Xiaodao said, "Not long ago, we met an archer. He used a kind of iron arrow, which can inject internal force into the arrow cluster. It can penetrate walls and crack rocks. It is extremely powerful. We checked countless information and found nothing.

Nothing gained, I wonder if the seniors can give me any advice?"

Hearing this, Yi Zhi Hua asked, "Did you bring that arrow?"

Fan Xiaodao took out the iron arrow from his arms and handed it over respectfully. Yi Zhihua looked at the sword carefully, looked back and forth several times, and folded it hard. The iron arrow broke into two pieces. What surprised Fan Xiaodao was that the sword was as thick as his thumb.

The iron arrow is actually empty in the middle.

Yi Zhi Hua looked solemn, "I didn't expect that after a hundred years, the descendants of Iron Arrow would re-enter the Central Plains."

"Heir of the Iron Arrow?"

Yi Zhi Hua Dao, "This person is from the Iron Arrow lineage of Buzhou Mountain in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. More than a hundred years ago, there was an Arrow Master in the world who used arrows to enter the heavens and became a great master. She accepted two disciples, one of whom founded the Iron Arrow Sect.

Specializing in assassination, the owner of this arrow should be the descendant of Iron Arrow. However, Mr. Arrow had a deep connection with the Central Plains back then. Because he owed a favor to a senior, he made a vow that the descendant of Iron Arrow would not enter the Central Plains.

Unless one thing..."

"What's up?"

A flower arrangement: "The grass of paradise reappears in the world."

"What bliss grass?"

Yi Zhihua shook his head and sighed, "It's a long story, and it's another public case. After the arrival of the law of heaven, the world was desolate, and people died of hunger everywhere. There was a mysterious Taoist who founded the Sect of Paradise. He used Paradise grass as a lure and proposed the idea of ​​​​the human world.

The Pure Land Plan wanted to control the thoughts of the people of the world and establish a so-called 'Great Harmony World' for their own use. Later, it was blocked by three knights and the plan failed. One of them is our Emperor Lizong."

"Emperor Lizong?"

Emperor Lizong's life can be described as a legend.

He has been living in the world since he was born. From a wild hero to the God of War in Western Xinjiang, he became the King of Yinyang. After the coming of Heaven, he took control of the political power. In just twenty years, he rebuilt the capital from the ruins and opened up a new world.

During his prosperous life, he was a wise king. However, in his later years, he became suspicious and seriously ill. He favored a concubine and killed many heroes. Finally, he died suddenly on a rainy night at the age of sixty.

Emperor Lizong's martial arts skills were close to those of heaven. With his skills, even if he lived for a hundred years, it would not be a problem. His sudden death caused quite a sensation. Some people said that he was killed by a sword flying from the sky.

.Of course, these are just rumors and unofficial histories, and cannot be trusted.

"What about the bliss grass?"

Yi Zhihua said, "After Lizong ascended the throne, he ordered the whole country to eliminate the Paradise Grass. Since then, the Paradise Grass has disappeared. However, from the perspective of medicinal properties, in addition to being hallucinogenic and controlling people's thoughts, if it is refined, it has

It has the effect of prolonging life and slowing down aging. However, Paradise Grass has long been extinct, and the imperial court only retained some dried samples. The efficacy of the medicine is not enough, so it has been unable to refine the real longevity pill. Zhu Daqing is so capable, I believe that after these,

Taiping Taoist Temple doesn’t have much inventory either.”

This was also the first time Fan Xiaodao heard about this matter.

It turns out that the elixir that the current Holy One has been taking actually contains Paradise Grass.

"But what does Paradise Grass have to do with the Iron Arrow Descendants?"

Yi Zhihua said: "In those days, those great masters who jumped out of the three realms felt that their personal power was powerful. If no one restrained them, they would pose a great threat to the human world, so they did not leave any descendants in the human world. But after the arrival of Heavenly Dao

In the past twenty years, the true essence of heaven and earth has become increasingly thinner, and the difficulty of people's cultivation has increased sharply, so that extraordinary master figures will not appear. Only Mr. Arrow has descendants left. They follow the ancestral precepts and never set foot in the Central Plains in their lives, but once the bliss appears

We will use all our strength to destroy it. The person you just mentioned is most likely someone from the Iron Arrow Sect."

Fan Xiaodao said: "Then you mean, the Paradise Grass appears again?"

Yi Zhihua shook his head, "According to legend, only Dingzhou has Paradise Grass. However, Dingzhou City disappeared from the territory of the Ming Dynasty out of thin air a hundred years ago. No one in the world except me knows the whereabouts of Dingzhou City. This is also

The reason why Zhu Dancong never killed me."

"Back then, your demonic sect went against the grain and harmed your comrades in the world. The law of heaven could not tolerate it. That's why there was a battle between good and evil. Your foster father captured you alive."

Yi Zhihua sneered, "As expected, history is written by the winner. Unexpectedly, I was imprisoned here for twenty years and ended up with the title of devil. Haha, forget it. The brother who followed me back then died.

Even if I die, I will be disabled, but I can still survive in this world, so God has treated me well."

Fan Xiaodao wondered in his heart, could it be that there was something hidden in the battle between good and evil?

He wanted to ask, but when he saw Yi Zhihua was in a low mood, he was afraid that he would get sick again and there would be nothing he could do to him, so he endured it. However, even though he knew the identity of the other party, being stared at by such a person made him feel nervous.

, he tried to ask, "Then how to kill the Iron Arrow Sect people?"

Yi Zhi Hua Dao: "The people of the Iron Arrow Sect are elusive, have extraordinary archery skills, and have excellent light skills. They do not obey the orders of the Northern Zhou Dynasty court and only care about money. Once they are targeted, they will definitely fight to the death."

"Then there is no way for us to survive?"

"Of course it's not impossible."

"Then you should say so."

"Use the people of the Iron Arrow Gate to kill the people of the Iron Arrow Gate."

"Is there still such an operation?"

Yi Zhi Hua Dao said, "What's so strange? People from the Iron Arrow Sect don't recognize people but money. As long as you can afford the price, even fellow sect members will show no mercy. Don't use worldly etiquette to look at them."

"The method is good, but it is difficult. First, where to find the people from the other Iron Arrow Gate, and second, where to find the money."

Yi Zhihua said, "Then there is another way."

"What?"

"Buy a better coffin and wait until you die."

…

"Iron Arrow Gate?"

After hearing the news brought back by Fan Xiaodao, Zhao Xing also felt troubled. He went to the Jianghu Division and found records about the Iron Arrow Sect from a pile of dusty files. Although it was a sect from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Jianghu Division was originally established.

At that time, sects from all over the world were collected and registered. Since the Iron Arrow Sect was affiliated to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it was not included in the promotion scope of the Jianghu New Deal, and the records were not very detailed.

Fan Xiaodao said, "Now that he has set his sights on us, the question is, even if we have money, where can we find someone from Iron Arrow Sect?"

Zhao Xing flipped through the files and said: "The disciples of the Iron Arrow Sect all practice alone and do not know the existence of the other party. This can be used." He said, "There is no second Iron Arrow Sect disciple in the capital, so we will

Create something out of nothing, get a member of the Iron Arrow Sect to come out, and find a way to make him believe that there is such an opponent."

"Even if he believes there is, so what?"

"Let them duel!"

"We can't let him duel with the air."

Zhao Xing pointed at Fan Xiaodao, "No, I'll fight you in a duel with arrows."

"how about you?"

Zhao Xing said sternly: "Of course I'm cheering for you." He said seriously, "The skill of archers lies in hiding their identity in secret, hiding in the dark, and winning by surprise. Their archery skills are superb, but they have a fatal weakness. That
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