Chapter 32: Kirin Blood Coagulation
The old man looked up hard and said, "This Iron Cavalry Order has always been passed on to the son but not the daughter, and it is not the inner and outer. Unfortunately, my grandson's parents died early. He is only sixteen years old now and has a congenital disability. He is still unable to inherit this secret. It seems that this ancestral teaching that has been passed down for thousands of years will be broken by me today."
Lao Wang wanted to interrupt and say something, the old man reached out to stop him, "I have not had much time to go, and today I will teach you all the secrets in my last breath. I never miss the sight of people in Huangshan. Although I have not had much contact with each other, it can be seen that you are all kind-hearted people. This guy has a unique skill... Cough cough cough... But your skill is a double-edged sword. Although it is sharp and domineering, it is also a backlash... Cough cough cough..."
A Chong leaned weakly on the kang, his expression was gloomy. It seemed that the old man was right.
The old man took out another pill from the wooden box and signaled Xiao Hei to hand it to A Chong. He coughed violently and said, "My Qilin blood coagulation was made by his ancestors. It can relieve the poison of corpse agarwood in your body, but your Yin and Yang arm has no way to restrain it. If it cannot be suppressed in the future, a Qilin blood coagulation may prolong your life for several months. If my life is still there, I may try to help you find a way to restrain it. Unfortunately..."
Zi Yang and Lao Wang looked at each other and said that this old man's Taoist practice was indeed unfathomable.
After coughing a few mouthfuls of blood, the old man said, "What I am going to tell you is the hard work gathered by dozens of generations of the Iron Cavalry Army. There is a big secret that can turn the world around. You swear first... cough cough cough..."
Zi Yang and Lao Wang were a little hesitant, but why did they be entrusted to the orphan without doing anything? But seeing the old man's miserable situation, it was hard to refuse directly, so they had to agree for the time being. They followed the old man and said, "I swear to keep the secret and inherit the will of the Iron Cavalry..."
As the old man looked at him begging, A Chong also had no choice but to join the swearing ranks and read gently along the side.
After everyone swears, the old man said, "That Lao San, most of what he said that day is true, but he is a branch of the descendants of the Iron Cavalry. He only heard from his ancestors that some family origins were mentioned, and he did not grasp the core secrets of the Iron Cavalry."
"The real secret is only in the hands of the descendants of the Iron Cavalry who hold the Iron Cavalry Order."
Zi Yang and Lao Wang looked at each other, but they didn't expect that the blind storyteller's sudden splendor was the truth. Thinking of what happened just now, the two had to believe it again.
The old man looked forward with no eyes, as if he was trapped in his memories, and murmured: "There were seventy-three people who followed the Mongolian army north, and seven others were unwilling to go north and left to guard the tomb. Seeing that these people were either disabled or injured, Genghis Khan made them swear to guard the tomb here until they died and would not leave the gates for life."
"When Genghis Khan saw that the sword of the Ye Wang was extremely sharp but extremely heavy, he made people melt the sword and make it into a sword commonly used by the Mongols. These iron cavalry soldiers were all crafts taught by the Ye Wang, and they all could alchemy and make iron. Therefore, it was not troublesome to do it."
"Ketano King is extremely powerful, and the sword he uses is different from ordinary people. He is very generous. When they cast it, they secretly deducted the materials and made seven tokens. The seven left behind held them separately, and agreed with the other seventy-three people that this Iron Cavalry Order will be a token of recognition in the future."
The old man gasped and continued, "And these seventy-three people also agreed to use the mark of the wolf on their chest as a mark. If anyone dies, their descendants will recognize the wolf on their chest. There were many geniuses in the Iron Cavalry Army. This mark of the wolf was painted by a craftsman in the army. Although its marking technique is similar to that of the ordinary wolf on their chest, the details are absolutely different. Later generations also strictly follow this technique of drawing and stabbing."
The old man said this and stopped to breathe heavily. Xiao Hei had tears in his eyes and stroked his back with his breasts. Old Wang couldn't help but ask: "The Iron Cavalry Army has been wiped out. What's the point of making it so complicated..."
The old man said excitedly: "The purpose of the Iron Cavalry's efforts is that they are loyal to King Kitano from beginning to end, and they also know that only these dozens of people cannot subvert the Mongolian dynasty, and they may have to go through the efforts of several generations to have a chance. They believe that as long as the Iron Cavalry's bloodline continues, someone will one day fulfill the will of the King."
Zi Yang was secretly shocked when he heard this. He didn't know what the dozens of iron cavalry had experienced later, but driven by national hatred and family, they must have all been determined to sacrifice themselves.
The old man said slowly: "In this way, the seven people holding the Iron Cavalry Order stayed, guarding the bodies of the Ye King and thousands of Iron Cavalry for generations. For many years, some of them have married and had children, and have passed on their family line until today."
Zi Yang thought that the only corpse seen in the stone chamber should be General Zhang - King Kitano. The corpse on the wall of the cave should be the corpse of the ancestor of the Iron Cavalry Army. This old man who called himself Huangshan should be the descendant of the Iron Cavalry Army guarding the tomb.
He found that when Mo Laosan was telling, he always called Zhang Jue the general, but the old man respectfully called King Kitano. From this, it can be seen that the two have different identities and statuses.
The old man continued: "The 73 Cang Wolves who were fakely surrendered followed the Mongolian army to expedition. Their footprints conquered half of the world from the Central Plains to Siberia, from Persia to the Caucasus, from Sultan Mohammed to Naiman. These 73 Cang Wolves either died of illness or death in the battlefield in constant wars. In the end, even the general Zhang Siyuan was counted together, leaving only thirteen people."
"In the past decade, dozens of corpses of the Iron Cavalry were secretly transported back to the Central Plains and brought back here by people holding the Iron Cavalry Order. The corpses of each Cang Wolf were carefully handled by the Iron Cavalry Order and then enshrined in the tomb of the Ye Wang. The remaining Cang Wolf and their descendants also continued to bring information and secrets from the north. This information was passed on for hundreds of years until one day it suddenly stopped."
When the old man said this, his eyes gradually dimmed.
Zi Yang didn’t know what happened during this period, but from the old man’s understatement, he could feel the storm!
The Canglang Army in the enemy deep in the face of various dangers at any time. The descendants of the Iron Cavalry Army are thousands of miles apart but still have bloodlines connected. In the long river of history, this weak bloodline has been passed on hard, surpassing the change of dynasties and the changes of the times. I don’t know why the connection was interrupted. However, the Iron Cavalry Order has always adhered to the agreement between the two sides and waited for the contact between the Canglang for a long time, until today.
Zi Yang asked, "What happened to General Zhang Siyuan and the Thirteen Iron Cavalry?"
The old man opened his eyes slightly and said, "Through years of war, General Zhang has continuously accumulated merits from the lower-level soldiers, gradually gaining the trust of Genghis Khan. In the end, he has taken an important position and became one of the leaders of the Qiexue Army, responsible for Genghis Khan's personal guard, and has the conditions to assassinate Genghis Khan."
"However, he found painfully that under the iron fist of Genghis Khan, the Mongolian army was disciplined and brave in combat. His descendants also cultivated heroes among the people. Even if they assassinate Genghis Khan, they still could not stop the Mongolian army from placing the Central Plains one day."
When Zi Yang and others heard this, they were also sighing. After paying so much, they faced a situation of failure in the end. The thousands of souls of the Iron Cavalry might even die with their eyes closed.
The old man continued: "But General Zhang was not discouraged. He found a glimmer of life. The Mongols believed in shamanism and worshipped the heaven (Eternal Heaven). They believed that after death, they could bless their descendants for generations. Therefore, they were particularly concerned about the funeral customs, and they attached more importance to the emperors, kings, princes, generals and ministers in the Central Plains."
"The Mongolian army plundered and killed every place. The iron hooves conquered half of the world and plundered countless gold, silver and treasures. Where did the treasures in this half of the world finally reach?"
"All of them entered the cemetery with these Mongolian princes, generals and nobles." At this point, the old man strengthened his tone.
"The Mongolian army has a strict discipline for the distribution of property. All the robbed wealth is given to the Khan. Every person with great military achievements has countless treasures. At that time, the Mongolians fought for many years and had a lot of treasures, and they were carried with them. Most people died on the way to the war, and there was no way to preserve the corpse. The Mongolian general died of battle and died of illness. They chose a yin and yang treasure land during the journey, and a special army was responsible for digging the cemetery. After the cemetery was built, all the slaves of the deceased and the servants who were excavated were killed for burial. All the treasures of the master during his lifetime were buried."
The old man took a deep breath: "Finally, the army filled the cemetery, and the cavalry galloped back and forth on it, or planted plants and trees. All the people they met along the road were killed, and they shouted, "Go to the underworld to serve my master!"
At this time, the old man's voice seemed particularly strange in this scene.
The old man gasped and continued, "This army responsible for burying princes and nobles is called the Qiexue Army."
Chapter completed!