The three western states refer specifically to Xianzhou, Luzhou and Guanzhou.
Luzhou and Guanzhou border Qi and Yan. There are many dangerous peaks and mountains in the territory. The two places form a pincer attack. They can advance directly into the border of Qi and Yan, and retreat to use the natural terrain to hold on for a long time. For many years, they have been a thorn in the eyes of Qi and Yan.
Compared with Yuezhou to the powerful Chu, Luzhou and Guanzhou have much greater influence on Qi and Yan.
Once the two states are captured, the next one will be the flat Xianzhou. By then, the capital of Wu Zhou will be like a little girl shivering in the corner, directly exposed to the evil man Qi Yan.
For the following plot, you can refer to SJZ Zhao Zilong, who goes in and out seven times and turns freely.
Therefore, although the Huangji Sect and the royal family wanted to raze Tianjian Peak to the ground immediately, they did not dare to force Tianjian Sect too hard. What if the remnants of Qinggan were to fight to the death and let Qi Yan in, then no one would end up well.
The same is true for Qing Qian. The three western states are regarded as the foundation for the restoration of the country. Facing the relentless pressure from the Huangji Sect, on the one hand, he is on good terms with Qi Yan, but on the other hand, he is on guard against his brother stabbing him in the back.
Qi Yan's strategy is even simpler. Brother, just go ahead. With me here, Wu Zhou won't dare to do anything to you. Don't be afraid. As long as you dare to die, I will avenge you. Hehe, my sister-in-law is so pretty...
The competition among major powers is very complex, but it is also very simple. If we ignore the political factions within each country and neutralize the left and right sides, there will be only one final result.
Who the hell is your brother
At present, Qi and Yan are only stationing troops within their borders to show off their strength, and not a single soldier has entered Wu Zhou. The national war has not yet begun and is limited to the civil strife in Wu Zhou.
Overall, all three parties were very restrained.
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Guanzhou.
The towering mountains turned into continuous barriers, the rushing rivers stirred up thunderous sounds, and the two blockade lines faced each other, only a hundred meters apart.
The blockade line on the east side comes from the Huangji Sect, which prohibits all cultivators from entering the three western states, especially the fleeing forces of the Iron Sword Alliance. Once discovered, they will be killed on the spot.
The western blockade line comes from the Tianjian Sect. Qing Qian failed to hit the hot search several times. He knew that no one responded to the restoration of the country in the name of Qing Qian, so he did not say that he was rebelling, but only said that the officials forced the people to rebel. In addition, the Huangji Sect was not a human being, and the indulgence of the royal family was largely responsible. We sincerely invite those who want to dominate the world to go to the three western states, choose another wise leader, and rebuild the Wu Zhou Dynasty.
This blockade line was used to resist the Huangji Sect on the one hand, and to receive cannon fodder and consumables on the other.
According to gossip, there are hundreds of people who call themselves kings or emperors in the three western states, and they are a mixed bag of all kinds of people.
BANG!!!
The golden light came in all directions and quickly crossed the blockade line of the Huangji Sect. Before the large formation used to block it could react, the golden light arrived at the blockade line of the Tianjian Sect.
"Who?"
"Stop and tell me your name."
Buzz buzz buzz—
The void created ripples of water, the spreading fan-shaped surface stirred the air flow and detonated, a pair of invisible hands pressed down, tearing the forbidden formation into pieces, and exploding into smoke and dust all over the sky.
The golden light flew far into the heart of Guanzhou, leaving the sound of the air explosion far behind. At the same time, the disciples of the Iron Sword League stationed there were also thrown into the sky.
On the opposite side, the manager of Huangji Sect saw an opportunity and immediately brandished the steel knife in his hand, leading dozens of disciples to rush into the broken blockade line.
For a moment, the sound of killing shook the sky.
As for Lu Bei, he was walking through Guanzhou with golden light on his feet, and he was very satisfied with his ability to hide secretly.
Suddenly, blue beams of light intertwined from afar, and in the darkness, a huge net covered the sky and the sun.
His heart skipped a beat and he felt a sense of pressure from facing Hu Er and Qin Fangtian. He quickly leaned down, used the Exiled Dust and Breath-Concealing Technique, and disappeared into the earth.
As soon as I arrived at the Western Three States and before I even sat down, a big shot in the Tribulation Crossing Stage came to visit me. Is this the face of the leader of the Tianjian Sect
It’s really big.
After a moment, the intertwined beams of light fell to the ground, and after screening, no suspicious targets were found, and they slowly dissipated.
Lu Bei floated up from the ground and raised his hand to touch his chin. It should not be a Tribulation Stage cultivator blocking the door, but some kind of magic weapon or formation used to sense the Huangji Sect thieves who broke into the territory of the Western Three States.
He stared up into the sky, golden light flashing in his eyes. Faintly, he could see several layers of green electric grids blocking the sky. The electric currents were interspersed in a disorderly manner, appearing and disappearing, and their trajectories were extremely complicated.
A huge network weaves across the sky above Guanzhou, like a spider web, covering the entire Guanzhou. Once an impact breaks out somewhere, the main person in the formation or the holder of the magic weapon will be able to detect the abnormality at the first time.
A bit cumbersome, but not too tricky.
As everyone knows, Lu is ordinary in terms of speed, and is famous for his speed. As long as he can win quickly, the enemy will not be able to catch him.
The golden light was running, Lu Bei was moving across the land, heading west all the way to the border of Guanzhou.
Let's be frank, the purpose of this trip to the three western states is to gain experience, but before that, there is a task that he must complete.
The three western states are controlled by the Tianjian Sect. The royal family and the Huangji Sect care a lot about the situation of the border soldiers, whether they have surrendered to the enemy or been captured.
Due to the blockade of the Tianjian Sect, it is extremely difficult to transmit intelligence. Every piece of intelligence sent out is equivalent to a spy committing suicide, and the authenticity of the intelligence cannot be verified.
Lu Bei thought about it and decided to go up by himself.
Who told him to be fast
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Xixia County, Huangyan County.
The golden light moved and stopped, occasionally running around like a headless fly, and it took half a day to reach this place.
Unable to fly in the air, and his speed of burrowing underground was too slow, it took Lu Bei half a day to cross most of Guanzhou. He was very disappointed. Ever since his Tianpeng bloodline was upgraded to the Golden-winged Dapeng, he had never traveled so slowly.
In the county town, people's lives are as usual, except that the fear of war has caused a shortage of supplies on the market, which is no different from the past.
In fact, business in brothels became better.
The villages outside the city were in some trouble because the county town implemented a strict curfew policy, causing inconvenience to the lives of many villagers living near the county town, and the number of bandits and robbers in the surrounding areas was gradually increasing.
Lu Bei passed by a village with a map in hand. This place was eighty miles away from Huangyan County, not too far or too close. The villagers were self-sufficient and were not greatly affected.
As dusk approaches, you can see smoke rising slowly from cooking fires and water buffaloes wandering back to the village on their own.
There doesn't seem to be anything unusual.
But Lu Bei smelled a hint of sweetness in the air.
To be precise, it was the sweetness of the poison. Influenced by She Xuan's bizarre cooking, his sense of taste was a little confused. As long as the dose was not lethal, he felt that poison was also a kind of seasoning.
It's not fatal to him, but it's not very friendly to ordinary people.
Lu Bei went back into the village, and his shape-shifting skill transformed him into an ordinary face. Except for the back of his head which was still handsome, he looked like an ordinary person who would disappear if thrown into a crowd.
In the village, chickens and ducks are wandering around, looking for food, and an old cow is chewing grass roots in its mouth.
Except for a few families who were lighting fires to cook, most of the doors were closed, and some were half-open, and there was no movement in the house.
As we walked into the village, the sweetness in the air became stronger and stronger.
Lu Bei followed the scent and came to the well under the big locust tree. A golden light flashed in his eyes, and he saw a group of black mist floating in the deep well.
Demonic cultivator
Unorthodox methods
In short, he is not a serious monk.
Next to the dry well, an old man was smoking a pipe, his eyes were dim, his rough hands were black and hard, and his face was full of sorrow.
Lu Bei subconsciously glanced at the top of the old man's head and vaguely saw an exclamation mark.
Normally, he would not bother to take such a small task, but today he happened to be passing by, and since he was already there, it would be no harm to take one.
"Old man..."
"Who is speaking!"
The sad-looking old man was startled and looked at Lu Bei with dim eyes, surprised that this man walked silently and came to him without knowing when.
The effect of the Breath-Concealing Technique is that, in the eyes of ordinary people, Lu Bei is just a piece of insignificant air, unless they pay special attention to it. It is not surprising that the old man behaved like this.
"Old man, I was sent by the county to exorcise demons. Is there a monster in our village?"
"Yes, yes, it's a monster, covered in black hair, with a green face and fangs, and eight arms. Even when standing, it's as tall as this tree..."
The old man was overjoyed when he heard this, and described the appearance of the evil demon in a confusing logic. Lu Bei was confused and imagined an image of a hairy troll with eight hands.
There was a communication barrier, and Lu Bei did not force it. He sprinkled a handful of detoxification pills into the well, but the effect was mediocre. After thinking for a while, he jumped into the deep well.
A green light flashed, and the boiling well water calmed down in an instant. The toxins failed to besiege Lu Bei and were all absorbed into his body and eliminated.
Detoxify the body.
After finishing all this, Lu Bei floated out of the well. The old man with dim eyes was still describing the appearance of the monster.
"Flying high and high, there is a pair of huge wings in the black wind, like a big bat..."
Well, not only is it an eight-armed troll, it also has a pair of bat wings.
"Old man, it's enough. I already know what kind of monster it is."
Lu Bei raised his hand to interrupt. Although it was the three western states, it couldn’t be too western. If he continued, there would be a plot about goblins kidnapping village beauties.
After difficult communication, Lu Bei found out the demon's lair was probably in the barren mountains in the west, or possibly in the old forest in the north, and the river in the east was not ruled out.
The question is, the monster will spread the plague, fly high and low, make sand and rocks fly, and often come to the village to kidnap people.
"Excuse me, Immortal, how much silver will it cost to ask you to exorcise demons and monsters?" The old man said anxiously at the end of his words.
"Old man, you're overthinking. We in the Tianjian Sect don't accept people who want to exorcise demons and monsters... Hey, where are you going?"
After announcing the name of the Tianjian Sect, the old man turned around and ran away, leaving Lu Bei speechless.
According to what he thought, although the Tianjian Sect was controlled by Qing Qian, most of the disciples still had high moral principles. Unlike the demonic practitioners who believed that their fate was in their own hands, the Taoist practitioners emphasized following the will of heaven, and doing good deeds and accumulating virtue were part of their daily practice, so their reputation would not be too bad.
Now it seems that he was overthinking.
Even though the Huangji Sect behaves like a bad person, bullies men and women, and seizes cultivation resources everywhere, the Wu Zhou Dynasty cannot do without the Huangji Sect.
Take the three western states as an example.
The Tianjian Sect started a war, drove away the Huangji Sect, which had always been unruly, and advanced its troops to the front line. Without Huangji Sect disciples running around to carry out missions, and the Tianjian Sect had no manpower to manage, the hidden demons and monsters waited for an opportunity to move and came out to look for food.
In such a situation, the only ones who will suffer are the lower class people, and it would be a miracle if the Tianjian Sect could have a good reputation.
Now, it’s not as good as the Huangji Sect!
After thinking about it, Lu Bei was shocked to find that among all his aliases, except for the Yuhua Sect which had zero reputation, the one with the best reputation was the Lingxiao Sword Sect led by the hypocrite Lin Buyan.
Because this guy often goes against his conscience and asks his disciples to do good things outside.
"Damn it, how did Wu Zhou become like this!"