There was a terrifying silence in the hall. The Earth Immortal pondered for a long time and asked: "Can you be sure which aspect of the dragon energy it is?"
"It must be Da Xu, but King Lu is actually a branch of Da Xu, so we still have no way of distinguishing between King Lu and the imperial court."
"Find a way to verify immediately. This is related to the enemy's judgment. By the way, how is the investigation of Xie Yi and Xie Chengdong?" The Earth Immortal was terrifyingly gloomy.
An elder had no expression on his face and ordered a disciple: "Bring up the investigation file."
The disciple quickly brought up the case file, and the elder took the document and handed it over: "Xu Jicheng, Li Yuan, and Wu Jiayong have been confirmed to have been killed by Xie Yi."
"That's all. The people we sent out investigated and found that the Xie family and his son often went to the Taoist temple, which was the one that was destroyed by lightning last time. The most surprising thing is that it turned out to be a small Feng Shui important place."
"Although it is only a small branch of our dragon vein, the most important thing is that it is not in our records."
"Even the ancestor spirit presiding over Dongtian didn't notice it. This is really terrifying."
The muscles on the Earth Immortal's cheeks twitched twice, and these words hit the key point. A mere Feng Shui treasure land is nothing, but Dongtian presides over hundreds of miles, and all branches should be under control. Not recording or noticing is the real thing. Terrible.
At that moment, he said coldly: "Blessed Land branch of Qixuan Mountain Range? As the dragon vein is big, there will always be some branches, but how did the Xie family and his son find it?"
After hearing this, an elder looked so gloomy that he was about to shed tears: "Xie Chengdong should be recalled immediately and asked to explain this matter clearly."
The Earth Immortal did not speak, and glanced at an elder: "Yu Kan, you are the first elder, what is your opinion?"
Yu Kan's eyes were dark and he said, "Xie Chengdong is afraid that he may not be willing to come back."
"If this son comes back and gives a clear explanation, everything will be fine. If not, there may be a real problem, and it will be very serious."
"You can give it a try." After hearing Yu Kan's words, the Earth Immortal said and ordered: "Now these disciples have a serious problem and must be restricted. Send an order. No one is allowed to go down the mountain without an order from me or the Council of Elders. Otherwise, they will be killed."
The Earth Immortal said, feeling a little troubled. He paused and walked a few steps, and then said: "Also, those disciples who are deeply possessed by demons, their souls have been destroyed and their bodies can only be used as waste. They just happen to be incarnated as bodies for me. I will transport them all." At the foot of the mountain, I want to meet Pei Ziyun."
Yu Kan understood the intention immediately. The Earth Immortal transformed into a human body and could not maintain it for long during the battle. The reason was mana.
Even if the Earth Immortal leverages the natural power of the world, the magic power they need to use is quite huge. Therefore, a complete Taoist body in the foundation stage, burning all the essence and blood, can only fight for a moment.
If you meet a strong person, it will be shorter.
Now there are a few more, and he immediately responds: "Yes!"
Prefect's Mansion
Facing the battle, the prefect's mansion was heavily guarded, but there was a group of people waiting in line.
The guards in the palace were patrolling. At this time, one of the guards looked at him with envy: "There must be people waiting for rewards over there. Let alone, these are much better than us guards. They will be promoted and given titles."
"Patrol well and don't be envious." A guard said.
At this moment, a eunuch came out, looked at the people waiting outside and shouted: "Jian Cheng, Guang Jun, Sang Tai, Zhai Zongwu and Gu Qianshan have been summoned by His Highness, come with me."
The eunuch's voice was high-pitched, and it sounded like his whole body was numb.
Jian Cheng and other five people entered the palace. It was said that it was a palace, which was a renovated hall of the prefect's mansion. There were four basins filled with ice cubes, which made it cool as soon as they entered.
The five people kowtowed and saluted. King Lu was wearing a silk robe and a golden crown. Although he looked a little tired, he was in good spirits. It seemed that the war was victorious, which made him feel good. He looked at it with a smile and saluted, and said: "Who is Jian Cheng?" ? You have made a lot of achievements recently, but how many people do you have now?"
Jian Cheng, a cavalry captain, responded hurriedly: "There are not many soldiers under the banner. Originally there were 300, but now after many battles, there are 217 left."
King Lu looked carefully and saw that this man was young, no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, with a scratch mark on his face. He looked heroic, and felt satisfied. He said: "The casualties are not small, but you You fought bravely and repeatedly defeated Zhongqin Bo's food and grass. I am very satisfied and will promote you to the first level and serve as cavalry guerrillas."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Jian Cheng shouted and bowed, and everyone around him looked envious. Although the cavalry guerrillas only had 500 people, their official position was the fifth rank, which was the privilege of the cavalry.
"Guangjun, you are also a cavalryman and have made great achievements. You are the leader of the Jin cavalry camp."
"As for you, Sangtai, Zhai Zongwu, and Gu Qianshan, although you are infantrymen, you are brave in battle, kill enemy generals, and advance to the camp."
"Gu knows that you are all short of soldiers now, so I will give you ten days to select from the county soldiers to replenish your troops and prepare to fight for Gu." King Lu said and looked at everyone. For just a moment, his eyes were shining brightly. , these five people all bowed down together: "Yes, the last general (under the mark) will fight to the death with all his strength."
"Stay back!" King Lu waved his hand, turned around and smiled at Xie Chengdong: "Although Uncle Zhongqin led an army of tens of thousands, it was too large to handle. However, our army has repeatedly produced heroes, and the accumulated military exploits are not small. Very gratified.”
Seeing Xie Chengdong deep in thought, he didn't seem to hear him and smiled again: "What are you thinking about, sir?"
Xie Chengdong just watched King Lu reward him, but he felt uneasy, as if a threat was approaching: "Why am I getting more and more uneasy?"
At this time, after hearing the words, he came to his senses and hurriedly bowed and said: "It's God's destiny. Good generals will emerge one after another - but are they being promoted too quickly?"
"Sir, be careful." King Lu took a sip of tea and said, "It's just that there have been more promotions recently. I also adjusted the resumes of the newly promoted people last night. There were thirty-seven. Originally, 19 of them were from the army. , there are ten sons who responded to the gentry and rural eunuchs, and eight who worked hard to make achievements in the surrendered army. There are not many problems with this list."
King Lu said lightly again: "Our army is centered on Prince Lu's family, and then Qinzhou, and again along the way. In fact, there are many soldiers in counties and counties now, but they are just sheep. We must have wolves to lead the army in order to be practical. , these people come from all walks of life, and their only characteristic is that they are resolute, capable of killing people and fighting, sir, I’m so worried.”
Xie Chengdong thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case. He bowed slightly and said, "What the prince said is that I worry too much. Now that Uncle Zhongqin's movements are getting louder and louder, we must have elites to be prepared."
"Well, that's the truth..." King Lu said, and then asked: "How is the situation in Hanzhong?"
"The latest news we received is that although we have mobilized the focus, Hanzhong has also gathered 20,000 soldiers. Although General Han is good at using his troops, it is reasonable that he did not capture it for a while. Your Majesty must not lose sight of it. Supervise, I believe there will be good news." Xie Chengdong advised.
Hanzhong is bounded by the Qinling Mountains to the north and the shallow foothills of Bashan Mountain to the south, forming a basin. It has been called the "Land of Abundance" since ancient times. The grain output is not enough. The key is that the strategic focus is different.
After a pause, Xie Chengdong continued: "But if the prince is in a hurry, I can send a batch of food and grass to comfort the soldiers. By the way, I can ask the truth."
"Then let's do it, you go and do it." King Lu sighed longly: "It's not that I'm anxious, it's actually a matter of life and death for us!"
After saying that, the meeting ended, Xie Chengdong resigned, and when he arrived in the corridor, his face darkened, but his mind was not in Guanzhong.
The people who were promoted just now come from all walks of life. It is impossible to say that they are an organization or a group. But this is the truth, but the faint feeling makes me uneasy. What is the problem here
Just as he was thinking about it, a Taoist priest came and spoke in a low voice. Xie Chengdong was surprised: "Is someone from the master's sect coming? Then I will go and greet him immediately."
With that said, he walked out and when he arrived at the door, he saw a Taoist priest, surrounded by three people in linen cardigans, who looked like Taoist soldiers.
The Taoist from this sect came forward and bowed when he saw Xie Chengdong: "Senior Brother Xie, there is a call from the sect. I hope Senior Brother Xie will go back first."
Xie Chengdong was startled: "Master wants me to go back?"
I don't know why, Xie Chengdong became even more uneasy, as if there was a threat approaching. He walked a few steps, thought for a while, and said: "Now King Lu is in a hurry, and I can't leave, otherwise all my efforts will be wasted. I just need to wait a little longer." Time, I will win for King Lu and then return to the master."
Hearing Xie Chengdong's words, the Taoist felt a little uneasy. Seeing that there was no one around, he whispered: "Brother Xie, but Elder Yu has issued an order asking you to go back immediately. It is not good to disobey."
"I will be away, and my master's orders will be ignored. Now I have accepted the important responsibility of King Lu, and during this critical war, if I leave suddenly, I will offend King Lu, and all the previous investments will be wasted. You can report this when you go back." Xie Chengdong said seriously.
The Taoist looked at Xie Chengdong, as if he wanted to say something, but didn't. He sighed, turned and left.
Xie Chengdong watched the Taoist leave with a cold face and a gloomy expression. The rejected Taoist arrived at the crossroads, looked back, sighed, and headed towards the bullock cart not far away.
At this time, it was drizzling, and the city was covered in a mist-like rain. The oxcart did not look new or old. There were a few people wearing raincoats around indifferently. This man stepped forward, approached the oxcart, and whispered : "Zhenjun, Xie Chengdong said that he would not return to his master's school before the war."
The Taoist explained all the things, one by one, without adding any exaggeration.
The body of Earth Immortal looks about forty years old, and his face is still normal, but he seems to have changed his soul, and his eyebrows are slightly raised, showing a cold look. He listened to the words, and was speechless for a moment. He just looked at King Lu's residence with his eyes. He was thinking about something, but seemed to be thinking about nothing.
After a long time, he sighed: "Purple Qi is falling? The emperor's Qi is nothing more than this, but even if King Lu wins Qinzhou, he still doesn't have this look. It seems that the weather has changed."
The Earth Immortal finished sighing, turned around and said to the Taoist: "Since Xie Chengdong refuses to return to the master's door, and we can't find out for the time being, please contact Pei Ziyun!"
"Yes!" The Taoist felt cold in his heart, but he responded.
(End of chapter)