Chapter 231 Beimang

Tongguan is naturally dangerous and guards the intersection of the Yellow River and the Weishui River. It is bordered by a large river and a natural chasm to the north, and to the south by mountains and ridges. One man can guard the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it.

Ying Yi took Wang Yisheng and ten others to climb mountains and ridges for a circuit in the mountains and forests outside Tongguan. They entered the pass near the end of the afternoon.

"The terrain around Tongguan is dangerous and complex. If someone is hiding, it will be difficult to find him." After entering Tongguan, Ying Yi said casually: "Is there any pattern in the loss of soldiers? Is the location to the west or east?"

Li Huan cupped his fists and said: "To the east. They all died in the dense forest on the south side of Dongguan. Most of the patrols arranged at the end of the day were outside Xiguan, and there were only five to ten people outside Dongguan. The thief saw the flaw. "

Ying Yi nodded slightly and looked at Master Li again: "Master Li must have seen the corpse, but what conclusion can you draw?"

Li Zhenren said sternly: "The good master knows that the wounded soldiers all died when their souls were drawn out when they were deceived."

"So the murderer must be a stranger?" Ying Yi said.

Li Zhenren said: "It must be a Taoist monk. And I have already made some guesses."

"Oh?" Ying Yi and Li Huan both cheered up.

Then he heard Li Zhenren say: "My lord, do you still remember the ghost monk in Li Chuang's army?"

Ying Yi was startled, then suddenly remembered, and said: "I killed this person at the top of Kaifeng City."

Li Zhenren said: "This person is from Xuanyin Temple in Beimang Mountain. Xuanyin Temple practices side-door ghost ways, controls evil spirits, and is best at seducing people's souls and destroying people's souls."

After hearing this, Ying Yi couldn't help but laugh, and the laughter was a little cold: "It must be Xuanyin Guan's revenge."

Mr. Li nodded and said nothing.

Ying Yi sneered again and again: "Sure enough, the heretics are ignorant. I have conquered Henan, won the hearts of the people, and have strong soldiers and horses under my command, but at this time, I am acting up. Do you think that my sword is not good?"

Zhenren Li pondered for a moment and said: "I am probably afraid of my lord, and only dare to seek trouble from the soldiers."

Ying Yi nodded: "If you had gone to Kaifeng to cause trouble for me, you would have killed the evildoer long ago."

Then he said: "In that case, there is no need to wander around Tongguan anymore. Beimang Mountain is not far from here. I guess this person comes to do ghosts every day and returns as soon as he is done. Just go to his lair and take his life."

Mr. Li deeply believed this.

Ying Yi then said to Li Huan: "Since it was a stranger who caused the trouble, I won't offend you this time. You must remember the lesson. If a high-ranking general cannot stay calm when something happens, how can the soldiers below stay calm?"

"Here!" Li Huan beat his chest and responded loudly.

Ying Yi then walked out: "I won't stop either. You already know the next strategy. I don't need to say more about what to do. In addition, the soldiers who lost their lives must be buried well and compensation should be implemented as soon as possible."

Then he said to Wang Yisheng: "Gather the guards, let's go."

Li Zhenren then meandered out, left Tongguan, and headed towards Luoyang.

Beimang Mountain is in the north of Luoyang, and Mengjin Ferry is at the foot of Beimang Mountain. At this time, there were many camps near Mengjin. Eight troops of Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Jiu were stationed here, ready to cross the river at any time.

When they heard that Ying Yi was coming, the two of them did not dare to neglect and led a group of generals to greet him.

From afar, I saw a large group of golden-armored guards coming in overwhelming numbers. If not Ying Yi, who was the one in black armor?

"Greetings, my lord!"

Zhu Bingkun and others beat their chests and saluted, sonorously and forcefully.

Ying Yi tightened the reins, turned over and dismounted, waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite."

Then he said: "I see that the camp is neat and orderly, so I must be ready?"

Zhu Bingkun took a step forward and said: "Don't worry, my lord, we have already made complete preparations."

"Yes." Ying Yi nodded: "Someone is causing trouble in Tongguan, killing dozens of soldiers. That's why I'm here."

"An alien is causing trouble?" Zhu Bingkun and others were stunned. Zhu Bingkun's expression changed and he suddenly said: "Is it possible that a stranger is in Beimang Mountain?"

Ying Yi smiled and said, "Of course. It's this thief." He pointed with his backhand and saw a Taoist man in black robes who was tightly tied up on Wang Yisheng's horse.

Said: "When I was in Kaifeng, there was a Xuanyin Temple monk under Li Chuang who was killed by me. This thief was so close to him that he did not dare to seek revenge from me, but he sought trouble for the generals. This is extremely hateful. I came from Tongguan Come, if you meet this thief on the way, capture him."

Zhu Bingkun took a look and said: "General, I led the troops here the day before yesterday, but I have never encountered such a ghost."

Ying Yi said: "I think the thief is afraid when he sees the camp stretching so far. After all, there are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses." Then he said: "The thief's lair is on Beiman Mountain, and I already know its location. This time it is Let’s settle it”

Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Jiu clasped their fists together: "But please give the order, my lord!"

Ying Yi shook his head: "There is no need to make a big show of it. Three thousand personal guards are enough. You two just need to take care of your own troops."

The two looked at each other and responded in unison.

Then Ying Yi got on his horse and said, "I won't waste time here. You two should be ready. If something happens here, we will send troops."

"Here!"

Xuanyin Temple is located on Beimang Mountain. Although the captured people were tortured in every possible way and did not reveal the specific location, Master Li knew it. Although Xuanyin Guan is a heretic, they are all practitioners after all. Zhenren Li has been in Kaifeng for many years and is not far away, so he naturally knows some details.

Ying Yi immediately led his personal guards and took the Taoist with him, all the way through the mountains and ridges, to the foot of the mountain where Xuanyin Temple was located.

Ying Yi said: "Wang Yisheng."

"The end will be here."

"Give me your soldiers to guard the roads going down the mountain in front, rear, left and right."

"Here!"

Ying Yi then said to Master Li, "Please lead the way."

Immediately, he picked up the Taoist and walked up the mountain with Zhenren Li, heading straight to Xuanyin Temple.

It is said that there is a raging army at the foot of the mountain, how could the Xuanyin Temple on the mountain not notice it? A Taoist boy had been looking at it for a long time. He hurried to look at it and saw a skinny Taoist with gray beard and hair sitting under the statue.

"Why are you so panicked?" the old Taoist priest opened his eyes and shouted.

The little Taoist boy said: "Master, it's not good! A golden-armored army came down from the mountain!"

"Um?!"

The old Taoist priest stood up suddenly, his expression suddenly changed.

"Not good!" He said, "I think it was your uncle's incident and someone came to your door!"

The old Taoist priest hesitated for a moment and then made a decision: "Let's go to the back mountain path!"

He picked up the little Taoist boy and walked out of the gate of the Taoist temple. When he turned around and was about to walk up the back mountain, a loud laugh came: "Taoist, please don't leave."

But I saw two figures coming from the bottom of the mountain from far to near, already in front of me.

The old Taoist priest sighed secretly, turned around and put down Tong'er. His eyes narrowed and his face twitched when he saw the black-robed Taoist priest in Ying Yi's hand.

Then the old Taoist priest bowed his head and said: "I don't know which general is in front of me. I am a poor Taoist who is very lucky."

Ying Yi and Zhenren Li were already in front of them. Ying Yi shook his hands and dropped the black-robed Taoist and said, "Are you the Master of Xuanyin Guanxuan?"

A smile appeared on Mr. Xuan's face: "It's Pindao." Then he saw Mr. Li and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Li from Kaifeng."

Li Zhenren slapped his head and said nothing.

Then I heard Ying Yi say: "I am Ying Yi, and I won't talk to you much. I believe the old Taoist priest knows my intention."

When the old Taoist priest heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath, bowed and bowed again: "It turns out that the Lord of the Central Plains is here."

Then he said: "Master Ying is here, Xuanyin Temple is shining brightly. What the master said, the old way is not clear."

Ying Yi walked closer and sneered again and again: "One of your apprentices was killed by me while working for a trespasser, and the other apprentice killed my soldiers and sought my revenge. How dare you say you don't know? If you don't know, why are you leaving in such a hurry?"