The moonlight shines on the Baili Lake, and the lake water and the mist rising from the lake are dyed silver-grey.

A painting boat broke through the heavy fog barriers and was traveling deep in Juye Ze.

In this hazy chaos, there was no skylight above and no clear waves below. The helmsman must be familiar with the nearby waterways and dared to sail the boat in the fog.

"Ruan Qixian, I didn't expect you to come to meet us in person."

The person who spoke was none other than Jiyin Changshi, who had just taken advantage of the chaos and fled.

The people he called Ruan Qixian were not seven people, but actually only one.

Wearing a moon-white Taoist robe, he stood on the bow of the boat, as if he had merged with the mist on the lake.

This person's real name was Ruan Xiaoxu, and his status among Taoists in the Southern Dynasties was second only to Tao Hongjing.

He once wrote a book detailing the essentials of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, martial arts, military science, biography, and literature, called "Qi Lu".

One person learns and masters the seven methods, so he is called the Seven Sages.

With one person's talent, he defeated the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest who were wild and ignorant of self-love.

Such a reclusive person with an immortal spirit shouldn't get involved in the war of swords in troubled times, but Ruan Qixian is related by marriage to the Wang family of Jiangnan.

After Xiao Luan stole the throne, the people's support was still hard to come by. Civil strife continued and the current situation was turbulent.

He knew very well that his position was unfair. If he could not perform any feats that surpassed those of Song and Wu Qi Gao, he might not be able to hold the throne for a few years.

In the position of emperor, it is easy to move up the ladder and difficult to move down.

With his reputation, if he really loses his country, how can he end up well?

So he recently ennobled Wang Zixia as the Grand Sima. The Grand Sima was above the Sima and on the same level as the Prime Minister. This was a position below one person in Southern Qi.

Xiao Luan naturally hopes that Wang Dashima can support his country and inherit the sky.

Wang Jingze was originally at odds with Xiao Luan, but after receiving this favor, business affairs had to be done openly, so he single-handedly planned the Eastern Front counterattack.

He first sent Ruan Qixian to Yi, Meng, Tai, Dong, Liang, Jing, and Luzhong mountains to connect them in series, and then launched Tianji Fuzi to usurp Jiyin City.

At this time, Wang Jingze's eldest son Wang Yuanqian had already led a fleet up the Si River and penetrated into the heart of Qilu.

Wang Jing himself led an army to Xuzhou.

Wang Jingze's launch came without any warning, and Xuzhou's back was already drained by the plan to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron.

"Be careful in sailing the ship of ten thousand years.

In Jiyin's move, we may have moved too hastily.

King Jian'an, I'm afraid we still have to prepare for the worst."

Ruan Qixian was steering the ship while communicating with Jiyin Changshi.

The mysterious spy who incarnated as the lurking Shi of Jiyin turned out to be the sixth prince Xiao Baoqiu, the biological son of the current Southern Qi Emperor Xiao Luan.

The so-called He Jinhu is just a pseudonym for the character.

Xiao Baoyu was the daughter of the late Empress Liu. Although she was born sixth, she was ranked second in the line of succession.

His half-brother, Prince Xiao Baojuan, was a man of noble character.

Although Xiao Luan didn't like it, he didn't dare to violate the order of elders and younger ones.

Xiao Baoyu also understood the truth. He did not directly compete with his brother, but chose to join Hulu as an undercover agent in the Northern Dynasty, hoping that one day he would achieve great success and give his father enough reason to straighten him out.

Therefore, when Wang Zixia received internal information from the Tan Sect that the head of the Tan Sect was going north as a special envoy, he sent someone to contact Xiao Baoyu.

Xiao Baoyu immediately agreed at that time, and he would not hesitate to jump directly to try his best to counterattack the four states of Qing, Yang, Xu, and Yan.

He had already staked his entire fortune, so naturally he couldn't bear to hear other people's depressing words.

He turned blue at that time and said angrily,

"The Jiyin City I planned has been hollowed out.

Next, we gathered heroes from three mountains to besiege Jinan.

Wang Zixia marches on land and water and marches north, which way do you think there will be problems?"

“It’s not that easy here alone.

You have been watched all the way to the lake, haven't you noticed?"

Xiao Baoyu's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, but he soon regained his composure.

"Master Ruan is too worried.

That's probably your misunderstanding.

Besides, even if they follow me to the lake, what can they do?"

“They can guess our next move and respond in advance.

For example, cutting off the flow of the Surabaya River and mobilizing troops to raid the mountains...

By nipping the turmoil in the rear at the cradle, we can concentrate on dealing with Wang Zixia's main force."

"What? Just based on King Jiyin and his ilk?

That Yuan Fu was all over the house and I easily killed him.

These second- and third-generation princes have been accustomed to being generous since childhood, so how can they still have the fighting spirit!

Seeing through Da Sima’s arrangement? Impossible.”

"King Jian'an, you are such a noble person who forgets many things.

Is it possible that the most terrifying thing in Shandong is these officers and soldiers on the surface?"

Xiao Baoyu only joined the Khulu Army after his father ascended the throne. It only lasted three years, and he lurked in the Northern Kingdom for only two and a half years.

The fact that he could so easily step into the position of Jiyin Changshi is inseparable from Da Ge's management over the past twenty years.

Therefore, Xiao Baoyu didn't know much about the past legends of Qilu.

At this time, Ruan Qixian choked him, and he could only give in.

But he still said stubbornly,

"Then tell me, who else needs attention?"

"Of course it's the Baoyi Army.

In the past, we maintained our righteousness and protected our interests, and we admired our righteousness across the two rivers.

This land of Qilu is the place where these two secret sects were born.

Shandong Hubaoyi, the name of the unit that played the most important role in the founding of Nanyan State.

It is said that the Wei State still retains it today.

Moreover, the person in charge is still succeeded by the Huyan family.

Nowadays, Baoyi's stall is said to be called Huyan Snake Whip. It is said that he is good at juggling a pair of steel whips, which are both mother and son. He is very brave.

The bandits in the three mountains were too shy to say anything about this name.

Because everyone who has seen the desolate state of Huyan Snake Whip, whether he is a nobody or a mountain giant, no one has survived.

None of the bandits have seen his true face.

It is said that this Hu Baoyi lived in seclusion in Yuncheng Village on the bank of Ze.

That place is already a forbidden area for the Yimeng bandits, no one dares to set foot there!"

"It's just a rumor, isn't it that exaggerated?"

"Whether it is such an exaggeration, you will know immediately.

He did not directly participate in Jiyin's actions, but it is absolutely impossible to miss Jinan's strategy again.

The leaders of Yi, Meng and Liang Mountains have all been lured by profit and are willing to join forces with us.

But it's hard to say whether there will be Hu Baoyi's undercover among them.

Our current combat power is not reliable."

"So what! Master Ruan is afraid, isn't he?"

Ruan Qixian puffed up his sleeves,

"Afraid?

I'm not afraid, but I just put the difficulties in front of me.

Now that you are here, you must have the awareness that you will die.

There is no child's play in the battle formation."

With a bang, in the thick fog, the ship entered the pier and arrived at the dock.

Jishui pools in front of the Qilu Mountains, and some of the original dangerous peaks have been submerged and turned into isolated islands in the giant swamp.

Liangshan is such a small hill surrounded by water.

The northern part of the Qilu Mountains opens up in a fan shape, with Mount Tai at the midpoint of the mountain crown.

And the one surrounded by Beishan, named Cuulai, has Qiu Liangfu.

The so-called emperors granted Zen status in the past dynasties actually refers to two things: granting the title of Zen to Mount Tai, and granting the title of Zen to Liangfu.

Father Liang symbolizes the sages of Dongyi, and Liangshan is his youngest son.

The playful Liangshan hid in Juye Lake at the western foot of the mountain and played hide and seek with his father.

But because of this, Liangshan has absorbed the spirit of Qilu and become its own place.

Being king in Liangshan is like standing proudly in the world.
Chapter completed!