The middle-aged Taoist Xie Yi's expression suddenly changed. He glanced around and understood. He snorted, "Pei Ziyun? You dare to arrive alone at the Taoist temple where I pray for Xuanmen. Aren't you afraid?"
"Single?" Pei Ziyun glanced and said calmly: "Even if I am single, I am not afraid. When I was young, I went through many battles, and how often did I not defeat the enemy alone?"
"As you become more and more prosperous and gain power, how can there be any imperfection in your reasoning?"
"But you don't have to test it. I'm really not single this time." Pei Ziyun sneered and clapped his hands. Suddenly, there were the sound of neat footsteps outside, and it seemed like soldiers and horses were surrounding him.
Xie Yi's expression suddenly changed and she was shocked: "I am the ninth level of Yin Shen. I have a whim. Why can't I feel danger today?"
Then he shouted: "There is an enemy attack!"
Just hearing a "clang" sound, several Taoists around him had already drawn their swords.
"Boom" Almost at the same time, the door burst open, and county soldiers rushed in with spears and knives.
The old pilgrim who introduced Pei Ziyun didn't know what was going on, so he shouted: "Sir, this is a Taoist temple, what are you doing?"
"Be brave and kneel down. Who are you brave enough to offend the imperial envoy?" the county lieutenant who rushed in shouted angrily when he saw the old man pointing his finger at Pei Ziyun.
"What, imperial envoy?" Xie Yi was shocked: "Pei Ziyun, how dare you risk the world's injustice and lead troops to attack the Taoist sect."
"Kill, this person is a traitor to the Taoist sect, a hawk of the imperial court, and there is no room for reconciliation with us!"
Xie Yi roared angrily, and several Taoists rushed towards Pei Ziyun in an instant. Xie Yi pointed at him: "Pray for Xuan to surrender to the truth - restrain!"
"Hey, it's the same restraint, but it's a lot more sophisticated than my Songyun Sect, and the power seems to be stronger." Pei Ziyun said, but he snorted coldly: "I'm here to fight against rebellion, and the imperial envoy has forbidden it."
Following Pei Ziyun's words, there was only a dragon roar, "Boom", and the entire Taoist temple was shrouded in legal prohibition. Xie Yi's face changed, he took a few steps back, and exclaimed: "No, it's impossible."
"Impossible, you are a Taoist, how can you become an imperial envoy?"
"I just said that I am an imperial envoy, do you still think that I am a showman?" Pei Ziyun said: "The conflict between Taoism and dragon energy is a common practice in ancient and modern times. However, if you have scriptures, you have power. It is not rigid. I am already a true king. , this is quite the authority of the fourth grade, I can still afford it."
The Taoist in front of me simply took a few steps back, was frightened, and lost his Taoist skills. How could he defeat the government with his simple martial arts
However, Xie Yi shouted: "Don't be afraid, even so, he won't be able to perform Taoist magic on his own."
"You are right, but my swordsmanship is already the best in the world. That's all. I am still an imperial envoy. Now I am not dealing with you alone, but the whole of Xu." Pei Ziyun laughed.
"Don't be confused, he is trying to mess up your minds. Don't worry about it, just kill him." Xie Yi raised his arms and shouted. Although the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple have lost their Taoism, they understand that it is basically impossible for someone in his sect to support King Lu and be hostile to the imperial court. There was no way to escape. Hearing these words, he shouted and rushed forward to kill Pei Ziyun.
"Kill, don't let the thieves harm the imperial envoy." In fact, these are just a few words. The county soldiers are mortals after all. At this time, they were basically in place. The county magistrate shouted, and the soldiers who had rushed up rushed towards him like a tide to protect them. Imperial envoy, kill all the thieves in front of you.
The area inside the "Kill" Taoist temple is actually not large. Several Taoists formed a formation, and dozens of soldiers rushed towards them. The sword light flashed, and they screamed repeatedly. The Taoist swordsmanship was exquisite, and immediately several soldiers lay dead on the ground. land.
"Set up formations, line up spears, and hold shields!" The county captain ordered with a dark face: "Whoever dares to retreat will be shot to death."
At this time, the founding of the country had not been long ago, and most of the Xiang soldiers were veterans. They were advancing in formation. These Taoists were coming and going, but they were just following the Xiang soldiers in formation, and gradually retreated little by little.
"Divide." The county captain ordered coldly, and a group of soldiers followed the order and inserted themselves into it. The Taoist saw that something was not good, and two Taoists with high martial arts skills had already entered.
The sword light flashed, and three swords were struck. The three soldiers fell out of the sword, and blood flew from both sides. The killing was extremely brutal.
"Come on, kill all these Taoists." Seeing these Taoists showing off their ferocity, the county lieutenant's eyes turned red and he shouted viciously. These soldiers were all the county lieutenant's soldiers. Seeing them being killed, a feeling of being trampled on his majesty arose spontaneously. , even though the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple were actually good friends, but now they only have the idea of killing all these people.
Pei Ziyun looked at him coldly. He was an imperial envoy and fighting was not suitable for him. He only took a few breaths and pounced on the county soldiers, and several others fell to the ground. These Taoist swordsmen were really superb, and they kept killing back the soldiers who rushed forward. Splattered with blood, the soldiers could not take it down and suffered heavy losses. They did not dare to attack anymore and began to retreat with a look of fear.
The county magistrate watched, shocked and roared: "Whoever dares to retreat will be punished by military law. Not only will you be killed, but your family will also be buried with you."
The county lieutenant frowned, but the county magistrate was the chief officer and ordered: "What are you looking at? Form a formation and kill them. Soldiers with spears and short swords will stab them to death together."
Some people refused to listen and were about to retreat. I saw the spearmen behind them, under the county captain's order, shouting, thrusting their spears straight, and immediately killing the fugitives.
"Whoever dares to retreat will be killed without mercy." the county captain shouted.
"Kill!" The soldiers no longer dared to retreat, so they had to continue to attack. The soldiers in front slashed with knives, and the spearmen behind followed and stabbed them.
A Qi Xuanmen Taoist killed several people in a row, but he couldn't catch them in one breath, so he stabbed them with several spears. Seeing that this Taoist was hit by several spears, he died with a scream.
"With great power in hand, it's no wonder that it makes heroes bend their backs. As long as an order is given, thousands of people will immediately come to follow." Pei Ziyun looked at it and sighed in his heart: "This is the power of the court. Let alone ten, even a hundred are worth replacing one enemy." No, no emotion at all."
"No matter how hard you practice for more than ten years and have great martial arts skills, the lives of dozens of county soldiers are nothing compared to the imperial court."
"Even if I didn't have Taoist skills, I would have to pay a high price to escape from such a siege, right?" Pei Ziyun thought to himself: "In fact, we have already lost if we risked our lives against the imperial court."
"Ah!" There was another scream, and a Taoist pierced the body of a soldier with his sword. Almost at the same time, the three spearmen didn't care at all, and their spears penetrated deeply into the body of the Taoist.
The Taoist looked at the several spear shafts on his body with an unbelievable expression, and let out a scream. When the spear was pulled out, blood spattered, and he fell to the ground, convulsing and died.
The screams kept ringing, and the fighting was very cruel. The Taoist knew that the government's suppression was merciless, and there was no way to escape. It was a fight to the death.
What's the use of having outstanding martial arts skills when faced with human life tactics
The skills of the soldiers were mediocre, and they continued to fight under military law. The more Xie Yi fought, the more frustrated he became. The Taoist he had worked so hard to train was exchanging lives with these ordinary soldiers. Even if one Taoist killed more than a dozen soldiers, what was the use
"Damn it, Pei Tieju arranged for government soldiers to surround and kill him. It can't be like this anymore. We, the warriors and Taoists, focus on attacking and killing on the move, not fighting the soldiers face to face!" With this thought in mind, he killed a soldier with one sword. , wiped a handful of blood, turned around and left.
"Haha!" As soon as he turned around, he suddenly felt a cold feeling. He blocked the sword with his backhand, and was shocked and angry: "You actually attacked..."
Pei Ziyun threw away the sheath and smiled: "The art of war can be used to its full potential, why should I be ashamed?"
"But Qi Xuan Sect is indeed a Taoist sect that has been passed down for a long time. The swordsmanship is really wonderful. Not to mention Xie Chengdong, you are also 90% as good at swordsmanship."
"But it's just one point away from life or death. Let's see how many times you can take my sword." As he said this, the person suddenly turned into light and shadow. With a flash of sword light, he launched an attack. Almost at the same time, Xie Yi also drew his sword at the same time.
"Zhengzhengzheng..." A burst of sword sound came out. In an instant, all tricks were useless. Every sword was a fatal blow. At this moment, a sword light suddenly cut through, and the gentle breeze came.
"Uh..." Xie Yi screamed as the figure separated. The belt on his right abdomen was disconnected and blood splattered. Just a touch made his heart sink and he felt cold to the depths.
This sword had actually hit the kidney, and he was still alive for the moment. The chance of saving him was not great, so he quickly retreated back to the statue of the god without hesitation.
Xie Yi knew that she was unlucky and loudly said: "You will never know the meaning of Qixuanmen, I will wait for you!"
"You talk too much." Pei Ziyun said coldly, and the figure rushed towards him faster than lightning. Xie Yi roared, and the magic power in his body suddenly boiled. The statue behind him suddenly became aura, and with a dying blow, the sword light was terrifying. The power has broken through the legal prohibition.
"Kill!" Pei Ziyun did not hesitate, the sword light also fell, the two swords clashed, the human body suddenly stopped, a head flew out, and blood spattered.
The statue had a flash of inspiration, and a bright light appeared on its head and disappeared quickly.
"puff"
Outside, the last Taoist was stabbed by several spears, blood spurted out, and he fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, all twelve Qi Xuan Sect Taoists in the Taoist temple were killed." The county captain glanced at them, counted them and said to Pei Ziyun: "Seventy-nine of our troops were killed."
Speaking of this, the muscles on the county captain's face were twitching. A quarter of the three hundred people were dead. If the fighting continued, the soldiers would collapse.
On the ground, a strong smell of blood filled the air, and corpses lay everywhere in the Taoist temple. Pei Ziyun took a look and said, "Sir, don't worry, the court will provide you with generous pensions."
"Each participant will be rewarded with ten taels. Those who are injured will be rewarded with five to ten taels depending on the severity. Those who are disabled will be rewarded with an additional fifty taels. Those who are killed will receive a pension of one hundred taels."
"I will immediately send an imperial envoy to guard the country. If you are disabled, you can be resettled. If you are killed in battle, your descendants can take over the post."
"County magistrate, immediately search the Taoist temple's house and put a seal on it to avoid any trouble."
"As for these pilgrims being detained, they will be released after the matter is over to prevent the news from leaking out."
The county magistrate suddenly realized that the gods in this world have the power to bring blessings and misfortune. He looked at the statue and said, "Get a seal quickly, pour some blood on it, and smash all the false statues in this obscene temple."
The county magistrate had already prepared a seal with a big seal, and placed it on the statue. Then he sprayed blood on it, and finally a government official came up and hit the statue with a hammer.
Some government officials came forward and dragged the body out.
Pei Ziyun looked at it and asked, "Is there still a clean quiet room?"
"Your Majesty, the quiet room is here." A search officer came forward, and Pei Ziyun took the Taoist officials and armored soldiers away. This was the original Taoist retreat place. It was very clean. After checking it, there was no problem, and ordered: " You stay outside."
The Taoist official nodded: "Yes, I understand."
The door was closed, and the quiet room was completely quiet. Pei Ziyun sat down on the couch, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath. When Yin Shen tried to move, he felt heavy pressure coming up, and he couldn't lose consciousness.
"This is actually a kind of legal prohibition." Pei Ziyun thought to himself and shouted: "Open!"
The plum blossoms move, the pressure is released, and the Yin Shen rushes out and disappears.
(End of chapter)