The ordinary large merchant general was not in Yuan Hong's eyes, and he rode a horse to the city gate of Xi Qí.
He also played a little trick in his mind, wanting to call Bo Yikao out in front of tens of thousands of soldiers, and swear as brothers under the watchful eyes of everyone.
"Is Bo Yikao, the son of the ruler of Xī Qí, here? Yuan Hong is here according to the agreement!"
He repeated the same words three times.
Very quickly, Bo Yikao, who was at the Eastern Gate, arrived at the Northern Gate in full armor.
He didn't have to put much thought into it, and he guessed what Yuan Hong had in mind.
He wasn't planning to back out, especially when the scout reported that Huang Fei Hu had already captured the Dragon Gate and that the troops of Han were about to appear in front of Xī Qí City at this critical moment.
Deng ChanYu has always been concerned about the "Revive Zhou and Destroy Shang" mandate of heaven, but Bo Yikao is unaware of such things. In his view, after being fiercely attacked by Wen Tai Shī for a month, Xī Qí is now extremely weak. It's possible that Huang Fei Hu, this ally, seeing their weakness, might directly lead his troops to attack the city.
Huang Fei Hu's title of King Chengcheng, regardless of whether it's recognized by Han or merchants, is accepted.
He is the King of Chengcheng for the Han Dynasty, and at the same time, he is also the King of Chengcheng for the Great Merchants.
No matter how many wine cups King Zhou smashed, he never said anything about removing his royal title.
Yuan Hong needs the recognition of the human race, and Bo Yikao must also firmly grasp Yuan Hong as an ally to deal with the impending Han army.
He stood on the city wall: "I am Bo Yikao. General Yuan came all the way to aid us. I am deeply moved by your kindness and want to swear my loyalty to you by pointing to Mount Qi. I wish to become brothers with you!"
In the era before the vow at the Luo River, in the universal values of that time, it was believed that there were divine spirits in the mountains and rivers. Once one betrayed a vow, they would suffer divine retribution.
Sima Yi pointed to the Luo River and swore publicly, then chopped people up randomly with his sword. No one cared about it, and they stopped believing in the idea of mountain-water oaths. Plus, the street assassination of the king, to some extent, the Sima family made significant contributions to the anti-feudal and anti-superstition movement in Central Plains.
Now the moral standards haven't dropped to that level, pointing to Mount Qi as a vow, for both sides of the pact, there is a foundation of mutual trust.
Yuan Hong was also very generous: "You are a person from the Central Plains, while I am a barbarian. I wish to acknowledge you as my brother!"
Bo Yikao was a bit surprised, being able to become a brother was definitely good.
"Second Brother!"
"Big Brother! Big Brother, sit securely on the city head and watch me kill the bandits!" Yuan Hong was straightforward as well. He turned his horse and charged into the battlefield again.
To show his martial prowess, he immediately chose an opponent who looked decent.
Yu Yuan's disciple Yu Hua rode the fiery-eyed beast and held a Fang Tianhua Jǐ, leading a hundred riders to urge the retreating foot soldiers to reorganize their formations.
Yu Hua's mount was too conspicuous among the ten thousand troops, and Yuan Hong spotted it at a glance.
"Scoundrel, do not flee! Prepare for my staff!"
Yuan Hong didn't hesitate, and a stick came flying at him.
The bowl-shaped iron rod, thick as a waist, smashes Yu Hua's forehead with fierce wind.
Yu Hua is known by the nickname "Seven-Headed General," which does not mean he has seven heads that grow two more after one is cut off, but rather that his magic is mysterious and his appearance is imposing.
As the bowl-sized iron staff was coming at him, Yu Hua shouted loudly and raised his Fang Tianhua Jǐ to defend himself. The instant of contact, he felt as if a mountain was directly pressing down on him. He felt his arms ache and the fiery-eyed beast beneath him whined almost collapsing.
"Some skill!" Yuan Hong felt that his strength was infinite. He didn't know how much strength he had, and he hadn't found an opponent who could take one of his moves in years.
"Watch this next move!" There isn't much flashiness in battle. With a horizontal sweep aimed at Yu Hua's temple.
As Yu Yuan's direct disciple, Yu Hua has also undergone arduous physical cultivation, but his talent is only average, and he doesn't want to work hard. Currently, he is only a human saint.
However, this man's martial arts is still quite good, at the level of exchanging about twenty to thirty rounds with the young Nezha in the original timeline.
Nezha's martial arts were exceptional, with fierce techniques and without any concept of holding back.
Against ordinary enemies, one spear would kill them. To be able to withstand twenty moves from him, he must generally be strong.
At this point, Yu Hua took the initiative to strike at Yuan Hong's left eye with his Fang Tianhua Jǐ. This move was fast and aggressive. Although Yuan Hong's Eight-Nine Xuan Gong had reached a level comparable to Yang Jian, his eyes, as a vital organ, had little defense and he had no choice but to withdraw his staff and dodge the attack.
The two exchanged more than ten moves quickly. Yuan Hong, having figured out Yu Hua's strengths and weaknesses, immediately began to display the characteristics of his powerful and deep blows. He wielded the bowl-shaped iron rod as if it were light, every strike carrying the weight of ten thousand jin of force, with a howling wind noise echoing continuously.
The long-armed monkey has the characteristics of "holding the moon and the sun, shrinking ten thousand mountains, distinguishing good and evil, and manipulating the heavens and earth." It is naturally strong.
Even with Yu Hua's skillful martial arts and clever techniques, facing a powerful opponent who can easily overpower ten opponents, he quickly fell into disadvantage.
Yu Hua bowed his head to dodge in the somewhat disappointed gaze of Yuan Hong, allowing his helmet to be struck off with a single blow. Secretly, he took out the Soul-Slaying Banner and swung it furiously at Yuan Hong.
This Soul-Slaying Banner was originally given to him by his teacher, Yu Yuan. The original Soul-Slaying Banner emphasized its destructive power, while the one Yu Yuan refined now focuses on its defensive power. It cannot be said which is better or worse, as both were created by the same person.
Yu Hua doesn't understand refining weapons, he only knows to use his master's treasured objects to kill enemies.
At this moment, after three shakes, three streams of black mist burst out from the banner, resembling three bloodthirsty black serpents that enveloped Yuan Hong's body.
"Shatter!" Yu Hua pinched a mantra with one hand and commanded the black mist to kill Yuan Hong.
However, this time's killing strike missed its mark. In a panic, Yu Hua looked inside the black mist and found nothing. Where is Yuan Hong?
A gloomy voice echoed behind him: "Young one, when you arrive in the underworld, remember to tell King Yama that your killer is your Yuan Hong grandpa!"
Yuan Hong had been hiding to the side early on, using his Eight-Nine Xuan Gong. At this moment, he stood up and raised his iron staff, like a spear, which he used to pierce through Yu Hua's armor, skin, and blood with brute force from behind. In an instant, it crushed his heart and passed through his chest.
Seeing the sudden "accessory" on his chest, Yu Hua instinctively covered his wound with his hand. Then, he felt the world go black and his body detach from his mount.
Yuan Hong lifted his arm, and with a single hand, he picked up Yu Hua's body with the bowl-shaped iron staff. With a smile on his face, as if waving a flag, he shook it twice towards the direction of Xī Qí.
Yang Jian was also returning to the Xī Qí city at this time. After carefully examining, he found that Yuan Hong's cultivation and fighting style were very similar to his own. His heart itched with desire, but since the opponent had killed important figures of the Shang nation and interceptors from the Paradise, it was clearly an ally on the side of Xī Qí. The competition had to be put aside.
"Ah! —— Yu Hua! It's enraging me!" As Yu Element, Ji Liushun, and Huang Longzhen were fighting fiercely in the clouds, his apprentice was killed. The qi was affected by this, and he only noticed the changes on the battlefield at this time.
He drew out his Whip of Divinity, and as if mad, he swung it seven or eight times in a row, pushing back the senior magicians of the Hanxue Sect. Huang Long Zhen had been slightly slow in his reaction and was hit by a whip on the shoulder. His body shook violently, almost scattering his essence. Fortunately, Yu Yuan's attention was not on him, and with Guri Liusun's help to pull him back, otherwise the first senior magicians of the Hanxue Sect would have been listed.
