Danba Wangjie lowered his head, not daring to look up at Zan Pu and Gaer Qinling.

Gaer Qinling calmly said, “Looks like we overestimated Li Ke.”

“Yes.” Qizong Nongzan sighed and helplessly nodded. “I thought that Li Ke, on behalf of the Imperial Court’s Supervisory Army, would consider the issue of war and peace from the standpoint of the Tang Empire. He would have a certain power to decide.”

“Indeed!” Danba Wangjie said angrily, “I didn’t expect that Li Ke would only be a puppet and a decoration in front of Qin Mubai.” Qin Mubai decided without even discussing it with him. He also said, “Although Han is a Confucian, he may not be weak! Those who violate the might of the Heavenly Dynasty will be executed even if they are far away!” What a furious person! –Zan Pu, Marshal, we are not necessarily afraid of him if we are to fight! Even though Qin Mubai is known as the 400,000 strong army, we still have the best time and place. Facing the danger of annihilating the country, we all stand together and fight back, so that they can come and go on the plateau! ”

“General Deger is right.” Gaer Qinling’s expression darkened slightly as he said, “Since Qin Mubai’s oil and salt are not entering … then Zan Pu, please send troops to resist the enemy!”

“Looks like Qin Mubai has already finished his work, leaving us no room to maneuver.” A trace of anger and killing intent appeared on Qizong Nongzan’s narrowed eyes. He raised his hand and was about to order Gaer Qinling to send troops when a loud noise suddenly came from outside the imperial city.

Gaer Qinling sent Danbawang Outstanding City to investigate and report that it was the tribal leaders, noble leaders, and representatives of commoner clans. They rushed to the imperial city to “demonstrate” and threatened to burn Hou Junji, the murderous demon king, to death!

“It’s been almost ten days in a row.” ‘”Qinling, it’s impossible to form an alliance now, and Hou Junji has lost his value. I’ll leave it to you to deal with,” Qizong Nongzan said.

“Yes.” Gaer Qinling replied and said to Danba Wangjie, “Go out of the city and tell those people to publicly execute Hou Junji within three days!”

In the evening, Gaer Qinling arrived outside the room where Hou Junji was being held.

The woman’s miserable shouts could only be heard from inside the room, along with Hou Junji’s impudent laughter.

Gaer Qinling stepped on the door and the sound in the room abruptly stopped.

In the room, Hou Junji and the two women were naked. Looking at this situation, the two women were abused by Hou Junji, and their bodies were covered in scars.

“Get out of here.” Gaer Qinling shouted coldly. The two women picked up the messy clothes on the ground and put them on their bodies. They hurriedly walked out

“Scram, scram!” Hou Junji waved his hand and smiled. “I’m tired of playing with these two women. I’ll trade them for two new ones. Also, I’m only interested in women from Zan Pu! Stop using female slaves to pretend to be Zan Pu’s attendants, or I’ll kill each of them!”

“You don’t have a chance.” Gaer Qinling looked at Hou Junji and said, “Today, I will come to see you for the last time.”

Hou Junji was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, “Alright, those good brothers of mine have waited long enough. It’s time to accompany them. Tell me, when are we going to make a move?”

“Anytime.” Gaer Qinling said coldly, “I pity you for being a rare warrior expert. I’ll give you one last chance now. Either surrender immediately, we’ll let bygones be bygones, and ask Zan Pu to make you Great General Wei Ru. You can continue to live a good life with good wine, good meat, and women. Or, you’ll be publicly burned to death at the Pagoda Gate in Luo City!”

Hou Junji lazily draped a piece of clothing over his body and walked to Gaer Qinling. He looked straight at his face and said, “Do me a favor first, then I’ll answer you.”

“Speak.”

“When you caught me, you should have seized my belongings from my saddle. Among them was a sword, a book, and a pot of wine.” Hou Junji said, “Send someone to fetch it and give it to me.”

Gaer Qinling didn’t say anything and called a guard to pick up the things. Not long after, the item was retrieved, and Gaer Qinling threw him in front of Hou Junji.

Hou Junji bent down and picked up his sword. He turned around and sneered at Gaer Qinling, “Aren’t you afraid that I’ll pull out my sword and kill you?”

“You won’t.” Gaer Qinling said indifferently, “If you pull out your sword, you will not be Hou Junji. Furthermore, even if you pull out your sword, you will not be my match.”

Hou Junji raised his eyebrows and nodded with a smile, “Gaer Qinling, you are still a character. Actually, if we weren’t natural enemies, I might have made friends with you. However, natural enemies are natural enemies, and it’s impossible for us to become friends.”

“Is this your answer?” Gaer Qinling said sullenly.

“Sort of!” Hou Junji heaved a long sigh of relief. A rare sense of relief and a gentle smile appeared on his face. He slowly pulled out his sword and said, “Do you want to know the origin of this sword?”

“Not interested.” Gaer Qinling stared at Hou Junji, “If you have something to say, hurry up and say it. My patience is rather limited.”

“This is an ancient sword. Its name is’ Dragon Abyss’. Because it avoids the name of our Great Tang High Ancestor, it has changed its name to ‘Dragon Spring’.” Hou Junji said, “Back then, when I followed King Qin in the Qin Palace and made contributions, King Qin personally bestowed this sword on me. This is his personal sword and has always been regarded as his beloved.”

“If you want, we can give you a tribe.” Gaer Qinling said, “Marquis Wan Hou, can you compare to a sword?”

Hou Junji smiled noncommittally and took out a damaged book from his bag.

Gaer Qinling smiled and said, “It’s just a Dao Te Ching, and half of it was burned away. What’s so precious that you can carry it with you on your expedition for ten thousand kilometers?”

“You must have heard of the person who gave me this book.” Hou Junji slowly picked up the book and gently stroked it.

“Who?”

“My Great Tang Army God, Duke Wei, Apothecary Li, is also my teacher.” Hou Junji slowly flipped through the pages and said, “Who would have thought that Apothecary Li would teach me the Dao Te Ching instead of the military manuals?”

“It’s a little funny.” Gaer Qinling smiled.

“Not funny at all.” “Back then, His Majesty the Emperor recommended me to join Duke Wei’s sect and learn the art of war,” Hou Junji said thoughtfully. Halfway through my studies, Duke Wei refused to teach me the art of war anymore. Instead, he asked me to read the Tao Te Ching. At that time, I was very angry. I had a big quarrel with Duke Wei on the spot and even went to the Emperor to complain. When I get home, I start a fire and I’m going to burn this Tao Te Ching. It was my wife who snatched the book from the brazier and kept it secretly. It was not until I was banished that the madam gave me the book. ”

Gaer Qinling raised his eyebrows in surprise. “Then what is the special meaning of this book to you?”

“Actually, Duke Wei wanted to warn me that my Hou Junji’s temperament was too fierce and his mental skills were too ruthless. He wanted me to cultivate my temperament. Now the facts have proven that my Hou Junji’s ability is not inferior to anyone else’s, and his defeat is due to his temperament. Now I can understand. The reason why he didn’t teach all of his military skills back then was because he was worried that one day, if I led the troops and rebelled, who would be able to stop me? Hou Junji sighed and said, “Unfortunately, someone woke up too late.”

“This is what you Han people say. Is it good to say that a person is about to die?” Said Gaer Qinling.

“Ho, whatever you think.” Hou Junji smiled indifferently and picked up the last item in the package. It was a very ordinary looking wooden wine jug.

He picked it up and shook it, a jug full of wine. Hou Junji laughed on the spot, “Gaer Qinling, have you heard of ‘Qin Xianjiu’?”

“I’ve heard of it.” Gaer Qinling said, “I heard it’s the strongest wine in the world. It was invented by Qin Mubai.”

“Not bad, it seems like you still have some experience.” Hou Junji opened the lid of the pot and sniffed, then laughed loudly again, “Do you dare to have a few drinks with me?”

“Someone, prepare a banquet.”

“Haha, Gaer Qinling, you do have some heroic spirit.” Hou Junji smiled and said, “Aren’t you afraid that this is a pot of poisonous wine that I, Hou Junji, used to kill myself?”

“Suicide? This is not something that your Hou Junji can do. Otherwise, why wait until today?” ‘”Once, I had a drink with Qin Gaer Qinling in front of the two armies. That time, it wasn’t fun at all. Today, I’m going to drink with my mortal enemy again. I’m not going to go home until I’m drunk. As the saying goes, I, Mubai, like to drink with my enemies when I’m drunk. There’s something that no one else can appreciate.” Gaer Qinling said coolly.

“As for you, you are indeed a bit fierce. However, you are in the wrong place.” Hou Junji smiled and said, “If you were born in the Great Tang, Qin Mubai would definitely not be able to compare to you. Unfortunately, the heavens played a trick on you. First, they gave you the ability to be stunned, then they let you live in a kingdom that was doomed to failure and extinction.”

“Whoever wins and whoever loses, it’s not up to your Hou Junji to say so.” Gaer Qinling said calmly, “Let me accompany you for one last meal and one last pot of wine. Hou Junji, your life is worth it.”

“Indeed.” Hou Junji did not deny it and shook his wine jug. “At the banquet, there was the number one hero in the world accompanying the banquet. He drank the number one wine in the world! Haha, someone Hou, this life is really worth it!”

“This wine was given to you by Qin Mubai?”

“That’s right.” Hou Junji nodded and said, “After becoming an official, Qin Mubai no longer brewed wine personally. All of the Qin Immortal Wine in the world came from the wineries of the Wu Clan.” However, this jug of wine was different. It was personally brewed and preserved by Qin Mubai in his early years and was reserved for his father to drink. “When Qin Shubao died, there were only three jugs left. He used one jug to offer sacrifices to his deceased father, drank another jug with me alone, and gave me the last jug.”

“Then, you were bribed by him just like that?” Gaer Qinling sneered.

“Gaer Qinling, even if you are rich and knowledgeable, there are some things that you, a Hu, may never understand.” Hou Junji said, “The world loves to add flowers to the brocade, how many people will send charcoal in the snow?” In my Hou Junji’s opinion, the treasured sword, damaged book, and strong liquor came from the hands of three people. These three people have also decided or changed my Hou Junji’s life. Even today, Hou Shuo had no regrets for what he had done. “The only regret is that I can’t personally express my gratitude to these three people before I die!”

Gaer Qinling raised his eyebrows and fell into silence.

“So I want you to do me a favor.” Hou Junji said seriously, “Please send someone to deliver the Dragon Spring Sword, Dao Te Ching and this wine jug to Qin Mubai after I die, and ask him to return the book and sword to His Majesty the Emperor and Duke Wei.”

Gaer Qinling frowned and remained silent for a moment before saying, “Is this your only wish before you die?”

“Yes.” Hou Junji looked at Gaer Qinling and said, “Gaer Qinling, I, Hou Junji, have never begged anyone in my life. This time … count me as begging you!”

Gaer Qinling nodded slowly, “I promise!”

At the banquet, Hou Junji and Gaer Qinling raised their glasses and drank together.

Two days later, in the morning, a large pile of firewood was piled up on the plaza of the Pagoda Gate in Luo Xue Imperial City, and a pillar was erected in the middle to tie people up. More than ten thousand people had gathered on the square early in the morning, and the crowd was boiling with noise.

Hou Junji was transported over by the prison cart and placed on a pile of firewood. When the sergeants were about to tie him up, Hou Junji pushed him away and said, “There’s no need to bother! Someone from the Marquis is sitting in this pile of firewood for you to burn! If you struggle for half a time, you’re still a son of a bitch!”

Gaer Qinling, who was riding his horse, waved his hand and signaled for the sergeant to step down.

“Hou Junji, at the last moment, think about it again.” Gaer Qinling knitted his brows. “You and I are mortal enemies in public and private. However, I really don’t want you to die. Because no one has ever drank with me so happily!”

“So it turns out that Gaer Qinling would say something like that.” Hou Junji laughed.

Gaer Qinling also smiled. “Even a Demon Lord like Hou Junji can have a moment of humanity. Why can’t I tell the truth?”

“Perhaps you are the fourth person I should thank.” Hou Junji smiled and said, “However, don’t waste your time. Hurry up and burn it! My brothers can’t wait any longer!”

Gaer Qinling sighed and adjusted his horse to leave. Suddenly, he stopped and took out a large jug of wine from the saddle and threw it to Hou Junji. “I almost forgot–for you!”

“Thank you!!!” Hou Junji shouted loudly, unplugged his beard and drank a mouthful of wine.

The milky white milk wine sprinkled all over his chest.

“Fire!”

…

Smoke billowed from the blazing flames.

A group of monks wearing kasayas sat around them and closed their eyes to chant the scriptures. The ferocious-looking adepts danced and the surrounding Tibetan crowd cheered loudly.

Sitting in the fire, Hou Junji’s eyes widened as he stared fixedly at the distant east. He raised his head to the sky and roared hysterically, “Heavens! If there is an afterlife, let Hou Junji-be born in the Great Tang!”

Gaer Qinling stood in the distance and closed his eyes. He shook his head and sighed, “Why isn’t there such a general beside me? … Qin Mubai, your life is really good!”