The early morning sunlight pushed aside the darkness between heaven and earth. Flags were fluttering on the official road. The dark army stretched to no end, stirring up the dust in the sky and moving forward.
Donkey carts and ox carts retreated to the fields, and merchants traveling from north to south gathered together, looking at each other in bewilderment as the long line of merchants winding past them, some whispering to each other.
"Is there going to be a war?" "I don't know. Where are the enemies in the south?"
"We are in Fushui County, and I haven't heard of anyone causing trouble."
"That's weird, why are the troops here?!"
…
Clang, clang, clang... It was the sound of the raised weapons, the scabbards on the waists colliding with the armor plates. It extended in front of the team. Under several large flags, several generals who were riding slowed down their horses walked to the side of the road and looked back at the long winding dragon.
The general named Kong Fan stroked his short beard, and the iron plates on his shoulder pads made sounds as they rubbed against each other as his arms bent.
"Your Majesty asked me and other generals to capture a man from the mountains. Even if he has magical powers, it is still an exaggeration."
On one side, there were generals such as Ren Zhong and Chen Bizhi. The two looked at each other. Ren Zhong stroked the beard around his round chin, pushed forward a horse's head, and came closer to salute.
"You can't say that. The General of the Cavalry also suffered at the hands of this man. He was bewitched by just a few words. We must be on guard."
Among the three generals, Chen Bizhi, who had a relatively thin face, nodded in agreement.
"General Ren's words make sense. The Jianchun Gate is still there and there are traces of repairs. Your Majesty's Chengyun Hall is also being repaired. It can be seen that the demon Lu Liangsheng has a high level of cultivation. I heard that even the Protector of the Nation does not dare to take action easily."
"So, do you have any ideas?"
Soldiers are guided by the principle of executing orders, and the three generals were all decisive and brave men, so they would naturally not give up. As the long dragon was advancing, the fast riders came roaring back from the front, and the men had already jumped off their horses before they stopped, kneeling on one knee and bowing in front of the three generals.
"My three generals, it's less than 20 miles to Fushui County."
Kong Fan, who was riding a brown warhorse, stroked the horse's mane, narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then turned to look at the other two generals.
"Since the opponent's magic is powerful, we must make some preparations."
Immediately, he gave orders to the cavalryman.
"Take my order to Fushui County and inform the county magistrate to collect the black dogs in the city. Then, ask him to find out if there are any experts nearby and invite them to accompany the army to Qixia Mountain to help us defeat Lu Liangsheng!"
"yes!"
The cavalryman received the order and stood up, quickly mounted his warhorse, called a few companions and rushed along the side of the moving "long dragon" towards the county town ahead.
Tap tap tap…
At the gate of Fushui County, pedestrians and merchants waiting to be checked entering the city heard the sound of horse hooves and retreated hastily to the sides in shock, with the original cavalry waving whips and tokens.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
The soldiers guarding the city did not dare to stop them, and five of them still rushed into the city, causing chaos along the long street.
'Whoa!'
The war horses stopped in front of the county government office. The Fu Shui County Magistrate and the Chief Clerk looked at the fast rider who delivered the message and felt overwhelmed. They ordered people to collect the black dog all over the city and talked about asking for help from an expert.
"Black Dog is fine, but this expert... who else could there be in Fushui County besides Lu Liangsheng?"
The chief clerk was also somewhat helpless. He sat to one side, brushing his sleeves and tapping his knees.
"Yeah, with this ability, which expert would stay in a place like ours? Oh... By the way, isn't there an Immortal Wang in the city? Let's invite him."
"You are talking about Wang Banxia, right? He can only tell fortunes, but he is not a master."
"General Kong didn't say what kind of expert it was. County Lord, we have done our job. It's better than not being able to produce it, right?"
The county magistrate sighed and nodded: "Then let him be."
There is a long street in Fushui, and amid the hustle and bustle, there is a stall surrounded by several people. A white cloth banner with a black border is gently waving. An old man with half-closed eyes is stroking his goatee, and with his other hand he is quickly calculating for someone who is asking about good or bad luck by pinching his fingertips.
"Se is like a steel knife scraping bones, so be sure not to overdo it."
"What about male sex?"
"… "
In the noisy street, several yamen runners were walking around and looking around. They saw the small banner hanging high and pointed over there. Wang Banxia was choked and dazed. Just as he was about to speak, several figures walked over in his blurred vision and lifted him up without saying a word.
"Hey, what are you doing?!"
"The county lord asks you to come over."
Wang Banxia remained sitting with his legs curled up as he was held in the air by two yamen runners. Passersby and onlookers did not dare to stop him as they were officials from the county government. They could only watch the old man being led away from the long street.
Here, Wang Banxia was taken into a carriage before he even entered the county government office. The chief clerk in the carriage told him the whole story, but regardless of whether he agreed or not, the carriage had already driven out of the city gate and headed south.
"How could a street fortune teller cause such a disaster..."
Wang Banxia sat in the carriage, not daring to move. With his keen hearing, he heard that there seemed to be more people walking outside, and from time to time, there were many dogs barking.
Woof woof woof…
There was a sharp barking of a dog, and the slowly moving carriage stopped. Blurred on the opposite side, the chief clerk helped him down, and someone else came to help, and they walked towards the direction where the footsteps were dense.
Wang Banxia turned his head to the side and saw countless footsteps walking along the official road. Soon, he heard the sound of horse hooves and the voice of the chief clerk talking to the other party.
"General Kong... this is the famous master in Fushui County..."
"He is famous for his ability to predict the future. If there is anything fishy going on in the house, many people will come to him for advice."
…
After listening for a while, Wang Banxia felt refreshed and he couldn't help but straighten his chest.
puff…
The warhorse breathed heavily. On the horse's back, Kong Fan held the reins and listened to the chief clerk's words. He looked over and saw an old man in a gray robe, stroking his goat beard and nodding his head towards the distant mountains. His lifeless and half-closed eyes added to the mystery.
"What a great master..."
With a secret compliment, Kong Fan was quite satisfied. He asked the chief clerk to go back and had someone take good care of Master Wang. Then he continued south along the official road for another five or six miles and separated from the other two generals according to the battle plan.
Ren Zhong led 5,000 men to cross the mountains and rivers to the west of Mount Qixia, while Chen Bizhi led 10,000 men to surround them from the north.
"I will lead an army and attack from the front with Master Wang. Even if Lu Liangsheng can escape, how can the villagers of Lujia Village escape?"
On the war horse, Kong Fan had his own heroic spirit that spread across the horse's back.
The sky was clear and the clouds were rolling. The rows of flags separated at the intersection and gradually extended westward and northward following the general's flag.
From the sound of heavy footsteps, Wang Banxia had probably guessed that he was in the army, but he didn't know where. However, being called "master" left and right made him feel light-hearted.
A smile appeared on the unfathomable face.
'Anyway, just pretend, as long as they are not going to fight against Lu Liangsheng in Qixia Mountain, haha... That's not right, how could so many people fight against one person, you are overthinking it, haha...'