Chapter 50 The Battle to Seize the City
"Five vines dotted with golden orchids, never seen before."

"This has never happened since the golden orchid was cultivated in Sanqing Mountain."

After a long time, Wang Rulin calmed down and said thoughtfully.

"There are only two possibilities now. One is... Dian Jinlan is broken."

"Another possibility is that this kid is a rare genius that may only appear once in the past three thousand years."

The reason why it is said to be three thousand years is that it was the time when Zhuang Sheng established Xuanmen, and before that, there was no Jinlan. Wang Rulin even suspected that even if several human saints who had ascended to heaven were allowed to come down to test, they might not have such a high talent.

Five orchids!
Who has ever seen it in the history of Xuanmen?
Among the countless people in each generation of the human world, there are only a handful of geniuses who can reach the level of the Four Tengelans, and they are all people who can reach the pinnacle when they grow up.

How terrifying will the level of these five immortal vines be when they grow?
"I think the latter is more likely." Wen Yifan calmed down faster and analyzed calmly: "Based on his previous talent in understanding the skills, it is reasonable that he can give birth to five immortal vines. Uncle, congratulations."

"Heh." Liang Yue himself came back to his senses, stroked his forehead with his hand, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect this."

"Boy, come here."

Wang Rulin suddenly grabbed Liang Yue's shoulders, jumped back into the main hall, and knelt on the cushion.

Liang Yue immediately realized that this was a ceremony for him to become a disciple.

It was really sudden.

It was as if they were afraid that he would run away.

However, it was normal for Wang Rulin to be a little anxious since he had just seen Wu Tenglan.

"Master Zhuang Sheng once said that younger disciples who join our sect do not need to kowtow, but only need to answer one question."

"From now on, if you are a disciple of my Xuanmen, you should abide by your original intention and be kind to others. When the world is at peace, you should cultivate great freedom. When the nine provinces are in danger, you should draw your three-foot sword. You should not rob, steal, commit adultery, humiliate, bully the weak, or fear the powerful. You should take it as your responsibility to eliminate demons and defend the way, and you should be ready to die!"

"can you do it?"

Liang Yue's face was serious, and he replied: "Yes!"

But looking at Wang Rulin's face, he actually had the urge to ask a question in return.

Don't just ask me.

Can you do it?
But in the end I didn't dare say it out loud.

After the brief question-and-answer session, Wang Rulin brought a cushion and sat opposite Liang Yue, saying, "Okay, from now on you are a disciple of Xuanmen."

"Is this... the end?" Liang Yue was a little surprised.

It's a bit too concise.

“Haha, you probably don’t understand the practice of Qigong.” Wang Rulin laughed and said, “Confucianism cultivates the noble spirit, Buddhism cultivates compassion, and we Taoists cultivate freedom and care.”

"In everything, we should be free and not bother with formalities. If we lose our freedom, our realm will fall."

"Like I was..."

Having said this, he paused, shook his head and chuckled.

"I'll tell you about these things later. Anyway, you are practicing martial arts with me now, so you don't need to care about these things. The mind of a warrior is the simplest. With a sword in hand, he will move forward without hesitation and his thoughts will be clear. You call me Master, and from now on you will be my disciple."

Liang Yue nodded slightly and called out solemnly: "Master!"

Wang Rulin added: "Since you have entered my sect, you will be my only successor from now on. Master and disciple, father and son, you must not betray each other... This is what my master told me back then, you don't need to worry about this."

"Hmm?" Liang Yue blinked.

This master is indeed unique.

"I have only one request of you. As long as you complete it, you can continue to be my disciple, or join another sect, or even become a traitor." Wang Rulin said slowly: "But you must complete this matter for me, otherwise I will no longer recognize you as my disciple."

"What's the matter?" Liang Yue straightened his back slightly and asked seriously.

Wang Rulin spoke word by word, "I want you to participate in the battle to capture the city."

……

A question mark slowly rose above Liang Yue's head: "Me?"

"Battle to capture the city?" Miss Wen, who was watching the ceremony on the side, also showed a slightly puzzled expression when she heard the name.

Liang Yue was confused and didn't understand what this had to do with his becoming a disciple. Was this the request that Wang Rulin stated so solemnly?

The so-called battle to seize the city came from the end of the Tianxia Battle 26 years ago. Before the Mubei Dynasty, the dividing point between Jiuzhou and Jiuyang had always been Tianxia Pass, and behind Tianxia Pass was the Jiuyang Wood Wolf Tribe.

The Jiuyang tribe used Tianxia Pass as their starting point, and would go south to plunder every once in a while, and would retreat once they encountered setbacks. When the Jiuzhou Dynasty was strong, they could dominate Tianxia Pass, which was still a bit of a deterrent. Once Jiuzhou was weak, Tianxia Pass was occupied by Jiuyang, and they became even more unscrupulous.

Until thirty years ago, when the new emperor Mu Beidi ascended the throne, Jiu Yang once again took the opportunity to plunder. Unexpectedly, Emperor Mu Beidi was so courageous that he directly mobilized the entire country to go north to fight.

This war lasted for four years. The first three years were spent expelling the Jiuyang Army from the Yin Dynasty, and the last year was spent by the Yin Dynasty army counterattacking Tianxia Pass.

This move shocked the world.

The country was facing extreme internal and external troubles, but after repelling the enemy, Emperor Mu Bei was still unwilling to give up and actually ordered the army to march north to counterattack!

Later, when the war suffered a setback and there was some pressure in the court, Emperor Mu Bei personally led the army to fight the three-month Battle of Tianxia.

The battle of Tianxia was full of dangers, and Emperor Mubei himself was repeatedly in danger, but he finally won. The Yin Dynasty army marched straight in, encroached on all the territory of the Wood Wolf Tribe behind the pass, and fought all the way to the last city of the Wood Wolf Tribe - Shuangbei City.

Jiuyang's territory is somewhat like a deformed gourd, Tianxia Pass is the wider gourd mouth, and Shuangbei City is the narrower gourd waist.

It was not until this time that the Jiuyang tribe discovered Mu Beidi's intentions.

In the past, the Jiuzhou Dynasty defended the Tianxia Pass, which was very easy to cross and could not stop the enemy. However, Shuangbei City was the pass that could really block the other tribes.

He wanted to completely block the possibility of the Jiuyang tribe moving south!

The Jiuyang tribe launched a frantic counterattack, vowing to defend the exit of Shuangbei City, while the Yin Dynasty army was also not afraid of sacrifice and was determined to block the city.

The two sides had been fighting for four years, and had just experienced the battle at Tianxia Pass. They were already out of ammunition and food. They all relied on holding on with all their strength and gritting their teeth.

Frost North City is just like a millstone, and countless living people have turned into flesh and blood since it entered.

Countless practitioners and ordinary soldiers died here, but both sides were unwilling to give up. In the end, mutinies of varying degrees occurred in the army.

I don't know who first proposed it, but the two sides launched a small-scale battle to capture the city to decide the ownership of Frost North City.

Because both sides had already suffered heavy casualties among their Grandmasters, any more casualties would be a huge loss. The final rule was that each side would send out seven young geniuses under the age of 20 to fight a battle to capture the city.

The seven young men sent by Yinchao were later called "Four Beauties and Three Wonders".

In that battle, after a bloody fight, they finally won the ownership of Shuangbei City for Yin Dynasty and won peace for the world.

Even Jiuyang was amazed.

"The people of the South are like stars in the sky, and the four handsome men and three strange men shine in the two capitals!"

After locking down Frost North City, the Nine Yang Eight Tribes could no longer set foot on the territory of the Wood Wolf Tribe, let alone threaten the Tianxia Pass in the rear and the Jiuzhou land south of Tianxia Pass.

For a time, Emperor Mubei became a man of great talent and strategy who was no less than Emperor Daxing.

However, during the Northwest War, other southeastern countries also took the opportunity to harass the border. After the victory, Emperor Mu Bei ordered the military god Tang Wei to sweep all the way to take revenge, destroying countless cities and more than ten countries.

Although it brought glory to the country, it also consumed a lot of national strength. Jiu Yang, who had been recuperating for a few years, became more and more angry. He felt that he could not lose Shuangbei City forever, so he made a comeback.

The two sides finally signed a covenant with the joint witness of three immortals.

The battle to capture the city takes place once every twenty years. Whoever wins can occupy Frost North City for twenty years, and the other party cannot regret it.

Thus, the rule of fighting for the city every twenty years was established, and the second battle for the city would be held next year.

The battle to seize the city is crucial to the situation of Jiuyang and Jiuzhou. There is no doubt that the seven young men selected by both sides must be contemporary geniuses who are on the Young Lin List.

For example, Wen Yifan will definitely be among them at that time.

And Liang Yue is still a warrior of the second realm.

I was just considering whether I could pass the assessment to become a regular member of the Imperial Capital Guard, and you went straight to the battle to capture the city.

Just one year.

It really sounds like a fantasy.

As a member of the Xuanmen sect, Wang Rulin should have no other involvement with the court except for being arrested for committing crimes. He was not among the four handsome men and three strange men back then, so why was he so obsessed with this?

Somewhat confusing.

But Wang Rulin was very determined. He repeated: "I will accept you as my apprentice. You must participate in the battle to seize the city on behalf of the Yin Dynasty and win. Otherwise, we will go our separate ways in a year."

After Liang Yue thought about it for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)