"Is that not enough? Then I'll go pick up some more!"
The Dingzhen nun Dingzhen, who was warming herself by the fire, blinked her adorable eyes, hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and prepared to go out and get some more firewood.
"Never mind, it's my fault for not explaining it clearly to you earlier."
Slapping his forehead, Wang Hao picked up the Shameless Greatsword leaning against the side and went outside. A short while later, he returned carrying a five-zhang-long, dry tree trunk that took two people to hug.
He put the tree trunk down, picked up the Mysterious Water Sword that was placed to the side, and with a flash of sword light, it turned into a large pile of firewood of moderate size in no time.
"Pile these firewoods in that tunnel and set them on fire, the brighter the better!"
Wang Hao greeted the curious and Dingzhen nun Dingzhen and went out again.
Although she didn't understand Wang Hao's intentions, Dingzhen little nun Dingzhen obediently picked up all the firewood and piled it in a large tunnel at the very back of the cave, then lit it with a campfire.
A short while later, Wang Hao carried in a horse that was frozen stiff. However, the horse was now in a mutilated state. Its head was missing, and half of its limbs were gone, leaving only a bare torso and four half-legs.
After placing the frozen horses on the fire, Wang Hao rubbed his hands together and muttered to himself in frustration, "This weather's gotten cold really fast, it must be minus thirty or forty degrees Celsius by now!"
Although he moved quickly enough, by the time he had cleaned the five warhorses, they had all frozen into large blocks of ice.
With a grumble, Wang Hao carried the remaining four cleaned horses into the cave and placed them on the fire. He also cleaned up their entrails and piled them aside.
"Uncle, are any other people coming?"
Looking at the five warhorses being placed on the fire, Dingzhen little nun Dingzhen blinked her innocent eyes and turned her head to look towards the cave entrance.
She originally thought Wang Hao brought over five warhorses to ride, but who would have thought he intended to slaughter them for meat.
But this is just too much!
The two of them couldn't possibly finish the food, and since she doesn't eat meat, there's a high chance that other people will be coming.
"I told you not to call me 'uncle,' I'm not that old!"
Wang Hao glared at the young nun with annoyance, then casually untied a cloth bag from his waist and tossed it to her, saying, "There's no one else here, just the two of us, or rather, just me. You can have some pine nuts!"
In the harsh, cold north, the most common trees are pine and cypress, so it's easy to find pine cones and pine nuts. He found some while dealing with the horses.
After all, that young nun is a nun who doesn't eat meat!
"Thank you, uncle!"
The young nun, who was worrying about what to eat, happily took the pine cones from the cloth bag. Then, looking at Wang Hao, who was turning over the horses, she asked doubtfully, "So much meat, uncle, can you finish it all?"
You'll find out in a minute!
Wang Hao smiled mysteriously and offered no explanation.
The young nun was initially puzzled, but after a while she finally understood what it meant.
To her astonishment, apart from the charred hides, the meat from the five horses ended up in Wang Hao's stomach, and even the bones were chewed up and swallowed.
Why aren't you eating?!
After finishing the horse meat, Wang Hao picked his teeth with a piece of bone while looking at the little nun Dingzhen, whose Dingzhen was wide open.
This girl seems genuinely frightened.
"Oh oh!"
Once she came to her senses, the little nun Dingzhen quickly lowered her head and started eating pine nuts. However, she was clearly still preoccupied and often ate the shells as well.
"Eat all these pine nuts within fifteen minutes, then we'll set off!"
After giving instructions, Wang Hao got up, picked up the frozen horse entrails, and placed them next to the fire.
"Uncle, aren't you full yet?"
While rapidly cracking open pine nuts, the Dingzhen nun Dingzhen watched Wang Hao's actions with curiosity.
"This is for a friend of mine!"
Wang Hao gave a casual reply without elaborating.
These offal items were naturally prepared for Wangcai, since that guy is quite picky about food and rarely eats raw meat, only cooked meat, especially these nutritious offal items, and most importantly, those grilled kidneys.
Once they leave, that guy will find it by smell.
Seeing that Wang Hao didn't want to say more, the Dingzhen nun Dingzhen didn't ask any more questions and focused on cracking the pine nuts in her hand.
Fifteen minutes later, the two were ready and quickly set off, sneaking towards the Great Snow Mountain under the cover of night.
Fortunately, winter nights are long, especially in the north where nights can last for more than eight Tokiomi, and it was only the latter half of the night.
Because of the cold, there weren't many patrols or guards at the place where the grassland cavalry was stationed. Wang Hao and his companion easily took advantage of the darkness to pass through the enemy's defenses and climb the Great Snow Mountain.
"You stay here and guard this path. As long as they are not more powerful than you, don't let them pass through this mountain path. You can use this sword for now."
Arriving at a steep mountain path that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, Wang Hao Dingzhen gave the little nun Dingzhen a word of advice, and after thinking for a moment, handed the Mysterious Water Sword to the little girl.
The little girl's original sword was not bad, but it was only barely up to the level of Thousand-Forged Refined Steel, far inferior to the Mysterious Water Sword.
Moreover, to be precise, the Mysterious Water Sword can be considered a soft sword, which is perfect for combining with the Mount Heng Swordsmanship Technique.
After saying that, Wang Hao, without Dingzhen little nun to speak, quietly began to climb towards the top of the mountain.
"Hey! Uncle..."
Seeing the sword being shoved into his hand, Dingzhen naturally recognized its extraordinary nature; it was in no way inferior to the sword of his senior master. Just as he was about to refuse, he discovered that Wang Hao's figure had already gone far away.
Left with no other choice, they had to stop here and obey Wang Hao's orders to hold this place at all costs.
" Five Wheels Temple!"
Wang Hao glanced at the plaque above the temple gate from afar, his brows furrowing slightly, as he had no recollection of it whatsoever.
Although the secret book given by Zhao Fengxue contained many secrets, they were all about the Central Plains and there was little record of the border regions.
In Old Master Jin's works, there has never been a temple like the Five Wheels Temple. However, since there is a Peak Grandmaster expert in this place, it must be extraordinary and we must deal with it with caution.
As if by divine intervention, a fierce, cold wind soon swept through, causing the doors and windows of the temple to rattle violently and concealing the sounds of Wang Hao's infiltration.
With Xiao Mengmeng's guidance, Wang Hao quickly found Yang Jingzhong's room.
Unfortunately, the Peak Grandmaster expert was also inside, and there were hundreds of grassland warriors guarding the area, making it impossible to get close.
Wang Hao waited patiently, refraining from making any rash moves.
An Tokiomi later, a grassland warrior said something to his companion and strode outside. Wang Hao saw this and his eyes narrowed, knowing that his chance had come.
He climbed down the wall and stealthily approached, killing the grassland warrior who had come to relieve himself in a latrine near the edge of the temple. He then stripped the warrior of his outer garment and put it on himself, while casually tossing the warrior over the wall.
Donning the other man's clothes and leather hat, Wang Hao strode towards Yang Jingzhong's room.
He walked to the spot where the warrior had been standing guard, nodded to the steppe warrior beside him, and continued to stand guard.
Fortunately, these grassland warriors were all wearing thick fur coats and fur hats, covering their entire bodies except for their eyes, which provided perfect cover for Wang Hao and prevented the surrounding grassland warriors from noticing anything unusual.
Of course, this was mainly because no one expected the enemy to sneak in so brazenly, and knowing that there was a Peak Grandmaster expert in the room, as well as a large number of powerful lamas in the temple, their vigilance was lowered.
Wang Hao was in a good position; Yang Jingzhong's room was just ten feet behind him. Since the house didn't have any soundproofing, it was easy to hear the conversation inside.
" Master Linghui, I have brought enough sincerity. With Lord Yang and others leading the way and acting as inside agents, we will definitely be able to break through Yanjing and find the treasure left behind by our ancestors."
A deep, Tyrannical Dao voice came from inside the room, spoken in the language of the grasslands. Although the speech was fast, Wang Hao could still barely understand it.
Although he only studied with the innkeeper for half a night, thanks to his powerful memory enhanced by the True Spirit Sword Intent and the one minute of Dao Comprehension Function he activated at the end, he had already learned most of the grassland language. At least he could understand it.
"Your Excellency should consider this carefully. This plan is already 80% successful. Everyone will get what they want. Your Excellency can obtain the lost Supreme Yoga Tantra Esoteric Sect the Great Yuan Treasure, Prince Dula can obtain the treasures and weapons from the Great Yuan Treasure. It's a win-win situation."
Wang Hao recognized the voice; it belonged to Yang Jingzhong.
Upon hearing about the Great Yuan Treasure, Wang Hao was startled, but after a moment's thought, he Satori.
He knew that the previous dynasty was the Yuan Dynasty, established by a nomadic tribe from the grasslands, and that its capital was called Dadu, which is now the Da Ming Dynasty, also known as Yanjing.
It's not impossible that the Yuan Dynasty left behind a treasure in Yanjing), and the nomadic tribes of the grasslands would have to conquer the capital to obtain it.
The High Person Linghui's gaze swept over a burly man with a violent expression before finally settling on Yang Jingzhong sitting opposite him. He said in a deep voice, "The treasure map of the Great Yuan Treasure has long been lost. Even if we capture Yanjing, it will take us a considerable amount of time to excavate and search for it. The Great Ming Imperial Court will not give us that much time. By then, when the various armies of the Da Ming Dynasty come to the aid of the emperor, it will be difficult for us to retreat back to the grasslands."
At this point, High Person Linghui's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he stared coldly at Yang Jingzhong and said in a cold voice, "In this plan, both Five Wheels Temple and Prince Dula will benefit, but where are your benefits?"
Upon hearing this, even Prince Dula, who was sitting to the side, looked at Yang Jingzhong with a more wary gaze.
yes!
In this plan, the grassland people can obtain rich rewards, and even Five Wheels Temple can obtain the long-lost Supreme Yoga Esoteric Vehicle Divine Art, but the person's profit point is not visible.
He didn't believe these Han Chinese would give them benefits for nothing; they must have some other motive.
"Our interests are naturally included in this plan, but you don't need to do much. Just lead your troops to break through Yanjing and the Imperial Palace, and wipe out the Da Ming royal family."
Yang Jingzhong smiled calmly, appearing very composed.
After pondering for a while upon hearing this, High Person Linghui seemed to understand something. He looked at Yang Jingzhong in shock and couldn't help but exclaim, "You want to change the dynasty!"
" High Person Linghui truly deserves to be called a wise man of his generation!"
Looking admiringly at the astonished High Person Linghui, Yang Jingzhong sneered, "Some people don't want to obey anymore, so naturally we have to find someone else to govern the world for us."
At this point, Yang Jingzhong no longer concealed his true intentions.
That's right, they wanted to destroy the Da Ming Dynasty's royal family, then install a puppet emperor, or even change the dynasty altogether and establish a completely new dynasty that suited their interests.
"I'm sorry, but I have no desire to get involved in the internal strife among you Han people!"
After much deliberation, High Person Linghui ultimately chose to refuse, which caused both Prince Dula and Yang Jingzhong's expressions to change.
" High Person Linghui, are you really not going to reconsider?"
Yang Jingzhong's expression gradually turned cold, but he was still prepared to try and win over this partner.
After all, Five Wheels Temple holds an extraordinary position among the grassland tribes, second only to the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land. Moreover, it has close ties with the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land. If they can persuade the High Person Linghui of Five Wheels Temple, they will surely gain a large number of experts from the grassland tribes to join them.
Therefore, we must strive to achieve this!
" Prince Dula, Central Plains: 'Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts.' If the Han people want to change dynasties, they will definitely weaken the strength of us grassland people first, so as to prevent us from invading us at a critical moment."
Therefore, the first half of this plan may go smoothly, but the second half is uncertain. It may very well leave countless of our soldiers stranded on the Central Plains, resulting in the loss of both lives and resources.
High Person Linghui ignored Yang Jingzhong and instead looked at Prince Dula, offering sincere advice.
After a long silence, Prince Dula suddenly spoke up, "What High Person Linghui says is true, but I wish to give it a try!"
As he said this, a ruthless and resolute look appeared on his face.
High Person Linghui wanted to persuade him again, but suddenly seemed to sense something unusual. His expression changed abruptly, and he looked at Prince Dula in disbelief.