Chapter 66: Gu Duxing

"Yes, to the southeast." The man in blue was somewhat surprised by the Crown Prince's reaction; could the movement of troops thousands of miles away really affect Iron Cloud?

"Tomorrow afternoon, have all the generals and the Minister of Military Affairs come here." Tie Butian frowned and said solemnly, "This mobilization by Great Zhao is certainly unusual. Order the Heaven Supplementing Intelligence Bureau to gather information on this as soon as possible. Once there is any news, send it to me with utmost urgency!"

"Yes!"

"Send a message to the Prince of Iron Dragon City." Tie Butian added, "Since he has come out, he should know. Even if he doesn't come out, he will still know, but I need to know that he knows." This sentence was like a tongue-twister, and Tie Butian herself smiled as she said it.

"Yes."

The man in blue's eyes sparkled.

Iron Dragon City was Tie Butian's uncle, the first prince under the Emperor of Iron Cloud. But he was not just a pampered royal prince; he was also a general! A famous general!

He ranked first on the continent's list of famous generals! Invincible and unconquerable! The entire border of Iron Cloud was managed by him like a solid iron wall! The reason Iron Cloud could hold on for so long was not only due to Tie Butian's heaven-supplementing wisdom but also because of the might of Iron Dragon City, a flying general of the Dragon City!

The two, one inside and one outside, one civil and one military, were the greatest weapons to intimidate Fifth Qingrou!

After making the arrangements, Tie Butian gently waved her hand and said, "You may go now. You've worked hard."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." The man in blue quietly left.

"Southeast... Fifth Qingrou, are you about to start?" Tie Butian took a deep breath and then pulled her thoughts back. There were still matters to handle, especially the Heaven Soldier Pavilion.

"Heaven Soldier Pavilion..." Tie Butian pronounced each word, feeling a warmth in her heart. Given that person's abilities, if he said such things, it must not be a lie.

What Tie Butian lacked now was divine weapons!

Such weapons might not be very useful to ordinary soldiers, but the Heaven Supplementing Pavilion, which she had established herself, desperately needed these divine weapons!

Because a significant portion of them were death soldiers! And another part were assassins secretly trained by the Iron Cloud royal family for years!

If they held divine weapons when carrying out assassinations, the chances of success would increase by several times! Even if it only increased by one percent, it would be worth it for Tie Butian to spend a large sum of money to buy them! However, there had never been such a channel.

Iron Cloud had many mines, but high-level weapons had always been a weak point for Iron Cloud!

Moreover, such divine weapons had always existed only in legends, and no one had ever seen them. Now, someone had actually opened the Heaven Soldier Pavilion here?

Tie Butian decided that, regardless of whether the news was true or false, she would go and see it tomorrow.

Assassins are death soldiers!

For a long time, people have confused assassins with killers. But this is a big mistake. Both assassins and killers aim to kill their enemies, but the process is different.

Once an assassin acts, there must be a death result: either the assassin dies, the target dies, or both die together. The assassin must sacrifice their own life to kill the target. Regardless of whether the target dies or not, the assassin is doomed to die.

Therefore, assassins often infiltrate the enemy's heavily guarded places to carry out assassinations. Whether they succeed or not, once they act, they are dead. So, assassins are generally called death soldiers!

But killers are different. Killers emphasize striking once and then fleeing far away, then slowly looking for another opportunity to act. They prioritize their own safety before killing the enemy. There is a fundamental difference between the two!

Therefore, even if there are rankings in the world, there can only be a top killer, but never a top assassin! Because assassins cannot be ranked; once someone decides to be an assassin, they are a living dead person...

"You might find this strange," the young man gently caressed the sword, his eyes filled with deep affection and reluctance, and slowly said, "Black Dragon is a fine sword. Anyone who possesses it should take good care of it. I've already visited several pawnshops, but those people are all driven by greed. Pawning the sword to them would only insult my Black Dragon!"

"Forgive me for being frank," Chu Yang said calmly, "Since you can possess such a sword, your skills must be quite formidable. Whether it's robbing or breaking in, gold and silver are just a matter of lifting a hand for you. Why do you have to pawn your beloved sword?"

"What kind of talk is this?" The young man, as if greatly insulted, suddenly stood up and angrily said, "Would I, Gu Duxing, do such a thing?"

Gu Duxing!

Chu Yang's heart suddenly jolted, and his eyes widened.

It's him!

Memories from his previous life suddenly surfaced. Gu Duxing, the successor of the Gu family in the Middle Three Days, was an outstanding genius among the younger generation. It was said that he was called a "sword fanatic" from a young age; his obsession with swords was almost innate. He became a sword apprentice at the age of three, a swordsman at seven, and a sword master by the age of thirteen or fourteen. At eighteen, he advanced to the rank of Sword Lord; at twenty-one, he became a Sword Venerable! At thirty-three, he was already a Ninth Rank Sword King! He was the youngest person in history to challenge the rank of Sword Emperor!

Such a promotion speed was directly a legendary and unimaginable tale.

Gu Duxing almost created a generation of myths and legends in the Middle Three Days.

Such achievements were only comparable to the Evil Young Master Ao Xiayun in the entire Middle Three Days! Gu Duxing and Ao Xiayun were the idol-level figures for all the young people in the Middle Three Days!

Even in his previous life, Gu Duxing was a figure that Chu Yang, the Poison Sword Venerable, looked up to! Chu Yang's determination to reach the peak was partly stimulated by these geniuses!

But Chu Yang never imagined that this former Soaring Dragon Sword King would now be in such a sorry state, to the point of having to pawn his famous sword here!

What... what is this?

No wonder I found the name Black Dragon so familiar when I heard it. It's him, it's actually him!

In the past, the twelve prominent figures of the Middle Three Days: Black Demon, Dark Bamboo, Lonely Guest, Poison Disaster, Heavenly Mechanism, Li Xiongtu; Ink Blade, Qianhao, Evil Young Master, Dream Falling, Qionghua, Tianbuzu.

These twelve people dominated the Middle Three Days, turning the entire region into a huge piece of tattered cloth. Each one was an unparalleled expert, a top talent.

Among them, the Lonely Guest was none other than the current Gu Duxing, the young master!

Chu Yang looked sideways at this future legend who would dominate the Middle Three Days, and his heart began to calculate. Judging by his appearance, he was only in his twenties, which means he hadn't yet reached the rank of Sword Venerable. But he was definitely already a Sword Lord!

And a high-level Sword Lord!

This... this is like a pie falling from the sky. Damn, the heavens have sent me a high-level enforcer, and he's so poor. Of course, what's even more rare is that I'm so rich now, richer than I've ever been...

However, Chu Yang was also somewhat puzzled. What could a Sword Lord possibly be reduced to such a state? A Sword Lord... pawning his own sword? What the hell is this!

But from this, it can be seen that this Gu Duxing indeed lived up to his reputation from the previous life: upright, righteous, and open.

Gu Duxing, who acted alone and dominated the world, had one significant advantage: all his expenses were legitimate! He had absolutely no wealth of unknown origin!

On this point, even his enemies in the entire Middle Three Days had to praise him: a good man!