Pu Zixuan watched Zhu Yuanliang's eyes intently. The eyes seemed to be as excited and expectant as he himself. He knew that Zhu Yuanliang was not joking about him. He was so shocked that he took two steps back, touched Chen Shuqing, and murmured: "My father, I'm back..."

The Pu family's bloodline also touched the fox demon's mood. Chen Shuqing also asked solemnly: "Zhu Yuanliang, are you not kidding?"

Zhu Yuanliang replied: "Haha, I came to Guangxi to find you all the way to make a joke for you? Not only did I meet Uncle Pu, but he also told me so many things that made me suddenly understand. It was him who asked me to follow your journey and explain everything to you!"

Pu Zixuan couldn't believe that for more than seven years, the man who left without saying goodbye, the father who was puzzled by himself, thought that he would meet in a certain inn, ferry, or on a battlefield during his journey, but he really didn't expect that there was no earth-shaking movement. It was the young man Zhu Yuanliang who met him first and then passed the message to him, and asked slightly frustrated: "Then, why didn't he come to me?"

Zhu Yuanliang said: "I have asked the same question, but after Uncle Pu explained it to me, I understood everything. It is really... hard to describe it! Is there anyone else here except you? If it is convenient, can I ask me to come in and sit down and talk to you in detail?"

Pu Zixuan suddenly realized that the gate was not a place for long talk, so he nodded and led Zhu Yuanliang into the lobby, made tea and sat safely.

Zhu Yuanliang seemed to be thirsty, and after drinking three cups of tea in big gulps, rubbed the corners of his mouth, looked around the luxurious decorations, and said curiously: "I heard that this Fairy Sword Hall was originally a base for a white-bearded old man named Zhu Shihua. Why are there only you guys, so why can you move freely here?"

"Oh, we are hard to describe..." Pu Zixuan sighed and told Zhu Yuanliang how they went to Sichuan after they parted from Lijiang, how they fought with Fuyan, how they met the Immortal Sword Hall and the Eternal Sect in Guangxi, and the shocking battle with Qin Yong in the Broken Heart Valley.

In Pu Zixuan's mind, he had imagined countless times that if he returned to Lijiang one day, he would meet this childhood friend, so he would definitely drink and have a good time and talk about the adventures of the journey one by one!

Just like when I was young, Pu Zixuan proudly told how to hunt for girls and enjoy a romantic affair for a night!

Just like when I was young, Zhu Yuanliang was full of energy and talked about how to eliminate violence and protect the safety of the people in the country!

However, fate made Zhu Yuanliang catch up with their journey and become a member of the story. After listening to Pu Zixuan's story, he sighed and shook his head and said, "I didn't expect that you would encounter so many disasters after not seeing each other for several months. It seems that Uncle Pu's worries are right. If you don't help you in time, your future journey will probably be even more dangerous..."

Pu Zixuan glanced at Zhu Yuanliang's mechanical arm and said, "We have finished talking about it. Now, it's time for you to tell us. What happened to you after we parted ways? What did you know from my father again?"

Zhu Yuanliang's expression was suddenly melancholy, and he drank another cup of tea and said, "That day, after you said goodbye to me, I went north to Sichuan. I naturally joined the Hui Muslim uprising army as I wish and became a regular soldier. Within a few days, the Qing army had arrived at the city of Lijiang..."

...In March of 186, Yunnan governor Cen Yuying led the Qing army to win consecutive battles and recovered a large area of ​​lost territory in Yunnan. He advanced from western Yunnan to outside Lijiang City. The battle in Lijiang was about to break out.

At this time, Pu Zixuan and Chen Shuqing were fighting with Fu Yan in Leshan, Sichuan, but Zhu Yuanliang stayed in Lijiang and started the war on earth. He still held the title of "Zhu Pioneer" and changed into a white-clothed battle robe that symbolized Muslims. He stood at the top of the city and vowed to resist the Qing army's attack to the death.

With Du Wenxiu's planning and Ma Decai, Zhu Yuanliang and other powerful generals resisting, the battle in Lijiang lasted for three days and three nights. The Qing army finally failed to capture Lijiang. Instead, the rebel army took advantage of the victory and occupied Dengchuan, Langqiong, Heqing and other places again, forcing Cen Yuying to flee back to Chuxiong.

However, for Zhu Yuanliang, the Battle of Lijiang is unforgettable. Although he won the war, his left arm was cut off during the chaos with the Qing army, and he was deeply stabbed on his face, leaving an irrecoverable scar.

The situation was very good for the Hui Muslim uprising army. Du Wenxiu was proud of her youth. After recapturing Heqing, she held a celebration banquet in the occupied magistrate's magistrate's ancestral office to reward the soldiers of the three armies.

An accident happened at this moment.

After three rounds of wine and singing and dancing, Du Wenxiu suddenly asked Ma Decai, the first in the lower seat, and said, "General Ma, this battle for Lijiang defense is thanks to you and many soldiers who fought tenaciously that Cen Yuying fled in the desert. The heroic spirit of the general is Guan Yunchang's rebirth. I have to give you a cup!" After saying that, he drank the cup in his hand and showed his heroic spirit.

Ma Decai got up and went to the courtesy, drank a cup of wine, bowed and said humbly: "Today, my Islamic country won this great victory, because His Majesty's strategy and the joint efforts of many soldiers. I must not dare to say my merits alone!"

Du Wenxiu smiled and said, "I also heard that General Ma recruited some Han soldiers in Lijiang, all of whom were loyal, kind and brave. Since that's the case, why didn't General Ma take this opportunity to recommend me?"

"Thank you for your kindness. I have indeed recruited 500 Han soldiers in Lijiang. Among them, Zhu Yuanliang and Li Rubiao are the best at fighting. According to our country's laws, they promoted these two people to join the army after recovering Langqiong. I wanted to recommend them to you when I had the opportunity. Since Your Majesty is willing, I will ask them to come forward now." After saying that, I shouted out the names Zhu Yuanliang and Li Rubiao to the crowd of celebrating soldiers below the stage.

The two were drinking and talking, and when they heard the name, they immediately stood up solemnly, walked behind Ma Decai, performed the rituals of the king and subjects to Du Wenxiu, and introduced their own general life experiences.

Du Wenxiu looked at the two of them, and his eyes stopped on Zhu Yuanliang's bandaged left hand, and asked, "Zhu Zongjun's hand..."

Zhu Yuanliang had an uncontrollable excitement in his heart. After all, the other party was the "emperor" of a country. In his lifetime, he was flattered to be favored by such a high-powered person and responded: "I did have my left hand cut off in the battle of defense of Lijiang, but just one arm, what's the point? I hope Your Majesty can be relieved."

Du Wenxiu could not suppress his respect on his face and whispered: "Okay! OK! Since I am a soldier in the Islamic country, I will take a bath and clean myself tonight, enter my Islam, and convert to Allah. From now on, all food, clothing, daily life will be carried out according to my Hui folk customs. Please arrange this ceremony!"

"As for your order!" After receiving the order, Ma Decai said to the two, "Why don't you thank Your Majesty for your kindness?" "Thank you Your Majesty!" Li Rubiao had already stepped forward and bowed to thank him, but Zhu Yuanliang was stunned and stopped moving forward.

Ma Decai suddenly felt nervous and said softly: "Kneel down quickly!"

Zhu Yuanliang said, "Your Majesty, please bravely say that Zhu Yuanliang only wants to become a soldier of the Islamic country, overthrow the Qing Dynasty, and devote himself to the country, and is heartless. He can talk about changing to Islam... Can Rong consider it again!"

"Random!" Du Wenxiu, who was in a good mood, suddenly became furious, which made the atmosphere suddenly tense. He said, "My Islam in the Islamic country is not traditional Islam. Although he still regards Allah as his basic belief, he has absorbed the strengths of many ethnic groups in Yunnan and integrated Buddhism and Yi teachings in order to unite the general public. Therefore, I would like to join the army to put down my views and accept the bathing and enter the religion tonight. Do not let me say it for the third time!"

Zhu Yuanliang insisted: "I already know the truth of the world and know that although there is power of gods in this world, it is not done by God. No matter whether he is Islam, Buddhism or Yi religion, if I force me to pretend to believe in a god who knows it does not exist in my heart, I will feel that I have deceived Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will be open-minded and let me be an ordinary general with free thoughts. I will definitely feel deeply grateful to Your Majesty for being a great favor!"

Du Wenxiu was already furious. In his mind, when the "Emperor" was supposed to be a word, he would never tolerate such refutations. He immediately waved his hand and said, "General Ma, this person does not belong to our country. Where can he fight, go back, don't get in my eyes."

Zhu Yuanliang and Du Wenxiu's first contact had ended due to unhappy issues of faith and were sent to Heqing County to be constable. Although there was no major conflict, they were already in a grudge against each other. Zhu Yuanliang's loyalty to the Islamic country is no longer unbreakable.

...

Two days later, Ma Decai came to the street again to find Zhu Yuanliang and advised him kindly: "Zhu Xianfeng, don't let down your good ability to serve the country... It's not that scary to convert to Islam. If it's really not possible, he shouted a few words and pretended to pray. The worst result is that he didn't eat pork. Why bother offending Your Majesty?"

Zhu Yuanliang sighed and said, "In the past, I didn't just pretend to behave, but I believed it completely. But recently I learned that there are two supernatural forces, monsters and purifying messengers, in this world, but they have nothing to do with the beliefs that Your Majesty said. How can I accept the baptism of Islam? What disappoints me even more is that in the past two days, I learned from the people of Heqing that the uprising initiated by Your Majesty did not seem to be aimed at restoring China, but rather to establish Yunnan as an independent kingdom and then bow to the British Empire. This is even more unacceptable!"

When Ma Decai heard this, he looked around in a panic and said hurriedly without losing his anxiety: "Oh my God, how did you have such thoughts? If such a traitor is known by His Majesty, it would be a death sentence!"

Zhu Yuanliang looked at the broken left arm and smiled sadly, "Forget it, as Du Wenxiu said, I do not belong to your Islamic country. I Zhu Yuanliang has ambition to serve the country, but I don't know which country it is to repay... Now you are about to attack Zhaozhou and Midu, it has nothing to do with me. I'd better go back to my hometown in Lijiang to find a way out and live my little life."
Chapter completed!