Chapter 130 News of the White Walkers
After watching the opera and having a good meal, Ni Kun was about to order the bill and leave when he suddenly heard a rough male voice in the hall:
"I'm serious! The Turks are really finished!"
This was quite shocking, and Ni Kun's attention was immediately drawn to the table where the voice came from.
The speaker was a northerner wearing a fur coat, and the people sitting at the same table with him were all dressed in silk and satin attire of businessmen.
Look at the people at this table. They didn’t even go to see the excitement of the water being cut off, and they were just talking in the hall.
And the topics they talked about were really shocking.
Drinking with such topics is indeed more exciting than watching a few martial arts masters fighting.
"Brother Luo, you sound like you're joking! Who doesn't know how powerful the Turks are? Two years ago, the emperor was besieged by the Turkic army at Yanmen Pass and finally escaped. In the past two years, many of the princes in the north have disrespected the court, but who dares to disrespect the Turks? Everyone must pay tribute to the Turks."
"That's right. The Eastern Turks have the military lord Bi Xuan and a million soldiers. They suppress the Tiele in the north, suppress the Central Plains in the south, invade the Western Turks in the west, and dominate the Shiwei, Khitan, and Goguryeo in the east. They are so powerful and majestic. How can they be finished just like that?"
"Brother Luo, although your Youzhou General Manager is a great warrior and has led troops to fight against the Turks, you just said that the Turks want to play... How can the brothers believe it?"
The Grand Administrator of Youzhou?
The last name is Luo...
Luo Yi?
It seems that the northern man in fur coat must be Luo Yi's relative. He is socializing with merchants and should have come to the Central Plains to help Luo Yi purchase supplies.
Luo Yi's base was in Zhuo County, Youzhou, close to the border and not far from Mayi, Yanmen and other counties that were often invaded by the Turks. It was not surprising that he could obtain first-hand information about the Turks relatively quickly.
However, Ni Kun found the news that the Turks were going to be destroyed a little unbelievable.
Just as those businessmen said, the strength of the Turks today is known to the world.
In the Turkic heartland of the Mobei steppe, who can easily defeat the Turks and bring them to the point of being "finished"?
I'm afraid that even the Qin Emperor, who had the Terracotta Warriors, could only keep the enemy out of the country at this stage.
Ni Kun was not in a hurry to leave. He asked Wen Caiting to ask the waiter to order two more dishes and wine, and continued to listen to the discussion of the businessmen at that table.
The fur-clad northern man was questioned by everyone, but he was not in a hurry. He drank a bowl of wine in big gulps, then wiped his beard and continued:
“What Luo said was not false at all.
"Brothers, do you know that the Turks have crossed the Great Wall from both the east and west?
"To the east, the army led by Shibi Khan's brother, Ashina Shilifushe [later known as Choro Khan ], led an army of 100,000 to attack Mayi, beheaded Liu Wuzhou, who had already pledged his loyalty to the Turks, and occupied the entire territory of Mayi and dozens of cities in Yanmen County.
"To the west, the army is led by Shibi Khan's other brother, Ashina Duobi [Jie Li Khan], who also leads an army of 100,000 and invades from Wuyuan and Lingwu. They should have already captured the entire Lingwu County by now."
Hearing this, a businessman said:
"Isn't it normal for the Turks to invade every year? But this year, the two-way invasion seems to be a little larger in scale."
Another businessman said:
"The timing is wrong too. In the past, the Turkic invasions usually occurred after the autumn harvest.
"It is almost summer now, and the weather is getting hotter day by day. The Turks cannot stand the heat, so why would they choose this time to invade? Not only can the people not stand it, but the horses can't stand it either. In this lean season, we can't loot much food and grass.
"Besides, the south of Mayi and Yanmen is the territory of the Li family. Lingwu is the territory of the Qin Dynasty... No matter how powerful the Turks are, do they dare to go to war with these two major forces at the same time?"
The northern man bowed his head heavily:
"That hits the nail on the head! The Turks invaded at such an untimely time because they were facing an unprecedented crisis.
"Did you know that the Turks divided their troops into two groups and invaded Mayi and Lingwu. They are not just a large army?
"Even the Turkic herdsmen, carrying the elderly and children, leading cattle and sheep, and carrying carts and tents, crossed the Great Wall!"
"Ah!" A businessman was shocked and asked, "Could it be that... the Turks want to settle south of the Great Wall, or even try to take over the Central Plains?"
The northern man sneered:
"The Turks want to rule the Central Plains.
“But the reason why the Turks are so powerful is that they rely on their cavalry to be as fast as the wind. They can fight when they want and leave when they want.
"But the Central Plains is temporarily unable to go north to the grasslands and plow the fields and dig holes...
"But the Turks are plundering the border counties in the north, but if they really want to take over the Central Plains and refuse to leave...
"Hey, unless the Central Plains today is like the Eight Kings Rebellion in the Jin Dynasty, with many years of internal strife, the national strength is empty, and the population has dropped with the small population of the Turks, with the densely packed cities and population in the Central Plains today, they can be worn out by a millstone! You must know that the disaster of the Five Barbarians is a lesson not far away, and the people of the Central Plains are not willing to be two-legged sheep again.
"If the Turks come, the princes and the people will resist to the death!"
Several businessmen laughed:
"Brother Luo, what you said is right! If the Turks really dare to come to the Central Plains and make trouble, we will definitely spend all our family property, recruit strong men, and fight the Turks to the death. We can't let our wives and children become slaves and fat sheep of the Turks, right?"
Several merchants drank a cup with the northern man and continued to ask:
"Brother Luo, please tell me. Since the Turks do not have the strength to invade the Central Plains, why did the two armies in the east and west bring their people to Mayi and Lingwu, pretending to take root there?"
The northern man looked solemn and said:
"The reason for this is said to be that a large army of 'living dead' appeared in Mobei."
"The living dead?" Several businessmen were confused: "What living dead?"
"The living dead, as the name suggests, are corpses that crawled up and moved after death."
The northern man spoke slowly in a low voice:
"Those living dead are controlled by a species that is covered in ice armor, has pale skin, ice-blue eyes, and cannot communicate with language. They seem to have a deep hatred for the living, and will kill any living person or living thing they see, leaving no one alive wherever they go...
"It is said that they first appeared in Tiele, north of the Turkic region. By the time they spread from north to south into the Turkic region, there were probably few people left in Tiele.
"Now the army of the living dead has spread across the northern desert and is heading south, heading towards the Yudujin Mountain where the Turkic Khanate is located. Shibi Khan personally stayed behind in the Turkic Khanate and organized a defense line at the Yudujin Mountain.
"He sent his two younger brothers to lead troops south in order to transfer the Turkic population and preserve a glimmer of hope for the Turks."
Upon hearing this, the businessmen looked incredulous.
Ni Kun's eyes were solemn and he was shocked:
"An alien covered in ice armor, with pale skin, ice-blue eyes, and unable to communicate?
"The living dead like zombies...
"Winter is coming, White Walkers?
"Oh my god, the White Walkers actually appeared from Mobei?"
He didn't doubt its authenticity.
Because of the characteristics of the White Walkers, it is absolutely impossible to make them up out of thin air if no one has seen them with their own eyes.
Since that northern man described the characteristics of the White Walkers so accurately, it must be someone who has seen the White Walkers with his own eyes!
Those businessmen had no idea of the situation and certainly would not easily believe such a fantasy.
A businessman was shocked and laughed out loud:
"Brother Luo, your words are getting more and more outrageous... How could there be such a thing as the living dead..."
The northern man interrupted the man without any hesitation and whispered:
"Emperor Qin Shi Huang was able to be reborn and summon the immortal Qin Terracotta Warriors. His Majesty the Great Sui Dynasty was able to transform his corpse into an immortal and travel the Milky Way with his empress... Why can't the living dead appear in Mobei?"
The merchants were speechless for a moment and had no way to argue.
After a moment of silence, a businessman hesitated and said:
"Brother Luo, even if there really are such living dead, how could the Turks be so strong that they were forced to migrate their entire clan south and flee in panic?"
"That's right. Tiele was repeatedly attacked by the Turks, and its national power was weakened. It can barely be explained that it couldn't stop the living dead. But how could the Turks be forced into such a situation? The Turks still have Wu Zun Bi Xuan. Could it be that the pale-skinned alien you mentioned is not even a match for Wu Zun Bi Xuan?"
"Tie Le also has the flying eagle Qu Ao..."
The northern man sneered:
"Someone saw Tiele Flying Eagle Qu Ao and several of his disciples among the army of the living dead. They have all turned into the living dead!"
"What? Qu Ao is dead?" The businessmen looked stunned.
Ni Kun was also slightly surprised, and Zhu Yuyan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly, looking slightly moved.
Flying Eagle Qu Ao is a master of the Mobei grassland, second only to Bi Xuan. His lightness skills are particularly amazing, and he can circle and fly in the sky like a goshawk.
If you can't defeat such a master, can't you just escape?
The northern man ignored the shock of the crowd and said to himself:
"As for why the living dead could force the Turks to flee south in panic...
"Those living dead do not need water, are tireless, are not afraid of pain, and are not afraid of death. They can travel long distances day and night in the snow and wind of Mobei, and can go straight all the way in the Gobi Desert without choosing a path.
"Compared to the so-called cavalry that comes and goes like the wind, it's nothing. The living dead can even tire the cavalry to death during a long-distance pursuit!
“The scariest thing is that the living dead can’t be killed.
“If you want to stop the living dead from moving, you can only cut them into pieces. But even so, it will only make them lose their ability to move. Their heads, arms, legs and feet can still move. If you are not careful, you will be bitten by the dead heads!
“So after cutting it into pieces, we have to set it on fire and burn it to ashes to kill it completely.
“As for those aliens with pale skin and ice-blue eyes, they are even more terrifying.
"Not only is he extremely strong and moves as fast as the wind, but he is also covered in a layer of ice armor that is impervious to swords and spears. Even swords and spears made of fine steel cannot penetrate that layer of ice armor.
“The sword in his hand, seemingly made of thin ice crystals, is incredibly powerful. Any weapon that collides with it will instantly freeze and break.
"The ice spears they throw are incredibly accurate and powerful, and can break rocks more than a foot thick from dozens of feet away. Their vitality is also extremely strong, and they are not afraid of even ordinary fires.
"It is said that Wu Zun Bi Xuan personally fought hard for a long time before he used the 'Yan Yang Da Fa' to completely dissolve an alien...
"The Tiele Flying Eagle Qu Ao must have died at the hands of this alien!
"Fortunately, there are not many pale creatures who can revive the dead and control the living dead. They are similar to generals in the army. Otherwise, how could the Turks have had the opportunity to migrate south? They would have been hunted down and killed long ago, and turned into zombies in the army of the living dead!"
After listening to the long speech of the northern man, the merchants at the table fell into a long silence.
After a long time, a merchant said hesitantly:
"Brother Luo, why do you know so much?"
The northern man smiled reservedly, "The Turks' invasion this time may seem aggressive, but in fact they are fleeing. Although Liu Wuzhou was destroyed, he was originally a henchman supported by the Turks, and the Turks need Liu Wuzhou's territory to settle their people, so it's okay to destroy him.
"But the Turks did not dare to start wars on multiple fronts at the same time. Therefore, before I went to the Central Plains, a Turkic envoy, carrying gold, pearls, beauties, fine horses and fat sheep, came to visit my general, explained the pros and cons, and begged my general not to send troops to attack...
"The matter of the living dead and the pale monsters was the information that the messenger took the initiative to reveal when he stated the interests.
"They said that those pale creatures, the living dead, were the enemies of all living beings and would never stop north of the Great Wall. They would definitely continue southward and invade the Central Plains. The Turks stationed in Mayi and Yanmen could serve as a shield for the Central Plains, using the Great Wall to resist the enemy from the north.
“If my general sends out troops to attack, then every time one person dies on either side, we living people will lose one point of strength, and the living dead will gain one soldier!
"In order to be more convincing, the Turkish envoys also brought two captured living dead people and demonstrated their immortality in front of my general..."
Hearing this, a businessman slammed the table:
"Ha, it has always been the Central Plains that paid tribute to the Turks. I never thought that the arrogant Turks would now pay tribute to our heroes of the Central Plains! This matter deserves to be made public!"
All the merchants raised their glasses together and toasted the northern man. The northern man also looked pleased and proud.
Everyone drank a cup together, and a businessman sighed:
"If the living dead can really destroy Tiele and Turkic tribes... and then really cross the Great Wall and march towards our Central Plains, it will probably be a catastrophe that will cause the sky to collapse and the earth to collapse. Although no one can tell the exact population of Tiele and Turkic tribes, the population of the two countries combined in the vast northern desert grassland must be several million, right?"
A businessman laughed:
"Don't worry, the Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Emperor are also immortal! Besides, don't we have the Turks in front of us as a shield?"
"That being said, the number of Qin Terracotta Warriors is far less than that of the Living Dead, right? After all, for every extra corpse, the Living Dead Army can have one more soldier."
"The Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty..."
"Don't mention him, don't mention him, this is Xingyang..."
The merchants lowered their voices and discussed in hushed tones.
Ni Kun stood up, told Wen Caiting to pay the bill, and then led everyone out of the restaurant.
"Sir, is what that Luo said true?" Kanan followed him closely and asked in a low voice.
Ni Kun remained calm and said slowly:
"Whether it's true or not, won't we know if we go and take a look?
"We will rest in Xingyang tonight, and head north to Yanmen early tomorrow morning."
