Chapter 303 Weizhou
Daozu is Cthulhu Chapter 303 Weizhou
In the deep mountains and old forests, a bald man was sitting by the pond, fishing with a chain.
Yes, this bald man is Li Fan. He shaved off his hair again and disguised himself as Master Fake. After all, there was no need to expose his other disguises in front of the Black Lotus monk.
Oh, speaking of that Black Lotus Sect Wang Hong, he is now a bait tied to a chain...
"Are you full?" Li Fan raised his hand, the chain splashed with water, and he directly brought out Wang Hong, who was tied to the chain.
Wang Hong was downcast and disheveled, "Let me die..."
Seeing him like this, Li Fan scratched his head helplessly.
In fact, Li Fan was not shaking, but if he didn't tie this guy up, he would either try to pretend to be dead or wait for an opportunity to escape. When he rescued him, he slapped Li Fan, but the force of the rebounded palm shattered his hands. He wailed and struggled with his arm for a long time, and Li Fan had to help him connect it. It was really not worry-free at all.
Seeing Wang Hong's ability, Li Fan was also speechless. He also wanted to see what the Northern Demonic Way was capable of so that he could imitate and refer to it, but the result was this...
To be honest, whether it is the Black Lotus Sect or the Luo Sect, I feel that their strength is really weak. Although their cultivation level is there, their skills are not even as good as the garbage in the Immortal Palace. They have almost no magical powers. No wonder those few Dozens of gods and enlightenments have been wiped out by the three major sects...
"Fellow Taoist, don't be so unreasonable. It's better to do this. If you really don't want to give me the task, just tell me where the Black Lotus Sect's main altar is and I'll go find it myself."
Wang Hong still cried and said, "I said I don't remember! If you want to kill me, then kill me. If you don't want to kill me, let me go!"
Li Fan shook his head repeatedly, "I can't let you go like this. Not to mention that the Black Lotus Sect has a blood feud with my master. I also know a little bit about your Taoism. It is different from Huang Tiandao. It is a real magic power. A few random practices will really cause trouble, and they must not be left alone.
Don’t you have a deep understanding of it yourself? If you don't want others to go astray like you, then don't hide it. Tell the truth about the location of the Black Lotus Sect, and I will give you a way out. "
As a result, Wang Hong lowered his head and stopped talking.
Encountering such a boring gourd, Li Fan had no choice but to think long term and spend a few more days with him. If it didn't work out, he would just find a place to throw it away. There was no need to kill someone just to feel good. .
So after filling his stomach with water, Li Fan swung the chain around Wang Hong's neck, tied it into a rice dumpling, slapped a charm on it to immobilize the soul, and put it back into his sleeve. .
He stood up and took a look at Si Nan, and based on the information he had obtained from two locals, Liu Zhuo and Li Wugou, he estimated that he was almost at the territory of the Hengye Army.
In the ten festivals of Hebei Province, the forces are intertwined. In the middle are various powerful clans of the Taoist, Buddhist, and Demonic Sects. Warlords are constantly fighting each other, annexing each other, and changing flags. The separatist map is very complicated, and the locals may not necessarily know the details of the period. It wasn't until Huang Tiandao asked about the geography that Li Fan clearly understood that Genzhou today from south to north is roughly Henghai, Hengye, Jinglue, Weiwu, Tianbing, Qingyi, Kelan, Beiping, Jingsai and Shuofang. Ten armies.
When it comes to military strength, the military strength of each ministry is different, but the financial resources are not strong, so they usually maintain their military strength and do not easily attack. Therefore, the weaker Jiedushi has only 40,000 to 50,000 men under his command, while the stronger ones have More than 100,000. Below the Tenth Army, there are forty-eight vassal towns like Dizhou. Each town can also raise tens of thousands of soldiers to provide support to the military leaders of the festival.
And everything has two sides. Although Huang Tiandao was surrounded and beaten by the feudal army all day long, he gritted his teeth and hated these people deeply. But there must be reasons for the existence of some systems.
The people Li Fan saw in Dizhou City, with simple folk customs, were not actually Henghai vassal soldiers. Most of them lost their vassal towns and went south alone, temporarily staying in Henghai, preparing to cross south to the Central Plains to work their lives. , a mercenary Jianghu who licks blood with his knife head to earn a living.
But the real soldiers raised by the vassal town are all trained by the ancient immortal palace guards. They have been practicing martial arts since childhood. They have passed down physical training from their families. They have their own armor, weapons and swords. They are good at riding and shooting, and they can kill people with ease. The elite sergeants, even their daily supplies, are high-quality polished rice and meat specially provided by the military town. They practice martial arts or roll iron every day. To be selected for battle, they must at least have perfect foundation building and solid hegemonic body cultivation.
From the generals to the leaders, they are all voted by the vassal soldiers themselves. They can be convinced by the generals who take the lead, or the famous generals who are both wise and courageous and have outstanding achievements. What's more, this kind of local fellow villagers go into battle in a team, and they are all brothers from the father's generation. Once the war goes against them, if they run away and break the formation, they will not only hurt the villagers, but also stab the neighbors in the back even if they escape, so unless they encounter an immortal cheating In most cases, these vassal soldiers are indeed worthy of fighting to the death and are known as the strongest soldiers in the world, and the reputation of Hebei's athletes will last forever.
I'm afraid that the current guards in Sanyuan may not have the strength of the Hebei vassals, but after all, this is also the environment in the north. There is an arms race all day long in the Tenth Festival. Everyone has the same territory. The weak will be annexed. If you don't want to be If the city is broken, the family is destroyed and people are reduced to the level of Huang Tiandao refugees and bandits, then we can only work hard and work together to fight together.
This time, Huang Tiandao in the Henghai navy's encirclement and suppression territory suffered heavy losses. The three mountains of Gushe Kongsang Tianlong that he relied on were also defeated and lost their strength. The central backbone was wiped out. It is conceivable that in the near future, they will definitely be attacked by the northern vassal. In a pincer attack with the southern guards, it is not certain that the vassal vassal will be destroyed by the broken army.
But that is all a matter for the future, because now Miyuan is fighting to the death with the Shen Cult, and the northern vassals also have a big thing to do, and no one has time to take care of the affairs in the south for a while.
Yes, this major event is preparations for the Northern Expedition in the spring.
This is the rule set by Da Sima at the beginning of every spring, because at the beginning of spring, the horses in Saibei have been hungry all winter and have lost so much weight that they cannot run or rush into formation. Moreover, spring is the time of reproduction. Most of the people and animals of the Northern Hulu tribes were pregnant, so it was difficult for them to move north quickly to escape the attacking soldiers from the Central Plains. As a result, herds of cattle, sheep, horses, people and livestock fell into the hands of the vassals.
And if we don’t take advantage of the spring to kill the Hulu, in the autumn the water and grass in the north of Saibei will be plentiful, the food will be plentiful, and the horses will be fat and strong, the Hulu will take advantage of the situation to invade south and compete with the vassal town for soldiers and food. Genzhou is boundless as far as the eye can see. There is no danger to defend the plains. When the time comes, not only the northern vassals will be affected, but the horse bandits may be able to plunder and flee to the Gen River and invade the navy's territory.
And if the northern vassals were harassed by barbarians and did not have enough food from the autumn harvest, they would have to restart the war with Huang Tiandao, or fight with each other to compete for territory and military supplies. The internal friction is too severe, and Miyaki's Hojuku guards are also watching. Maybe he will cross the river to come to you, and there will be a chain reaction.
Therefore, Shijiedu is not stupid. Every spring, they agree to cease war and allied troops go out. Anyway, the Hulu have been beaten for so many years, and there is nothing difficult to defeat. They can also rob cattle, sheep, horses and women, so why not do it? ? And if any force breaks the rules and stabs everyone in the back during the Northern Expedition, then when the soldiers and horses come back, they happen to have a righteous name and join forces to kill him, and the immortal behind them can't say anything.
So now, almost all the unruly people have died, and hunting Hulu at the beginning of spring has become a traditional custom in the ten festivals. It is like celebrating the New Year. Li Fan flew out of the deep mountains and forests and arrived in Weizhou under the Hengye military system. When we were in town, we happened to see the local Yokoye clan troops reorganizing their troops and heading north out of the city.
I saw a long procession out of the city in the field, with ox-carts and horse-drawn carriages carrying bows, swords, and armor. Leading the way was a group of heavy armored cavalry with a hundred riders, all tall and tall, wearing human clothing and vests, bright and shiny, wearing mountain pattern armor and iron rings on their waists. He immediately carried a sword, an iron bow, a long spear in his hand, a red tassel tied under the gun's head, and a fur cloak tied coquettishly.
The leader of the team did not hold a gun. He only had an eight-foot-long bamboo pole in his hand. The outside of the pole was covered with copper and the top was inlaid with gold. The top was decorated with nine red feathers. There were two more people behind him. He raised the banner of "The Envoy of the Hengye Army" and spread it in the wind. Hundreds of horses rushed out, as fast as a flying swallow, and went straight to the north without any dust.
That bamboo pole-like thing is probably the "section" that Jiedu envoys use to hold the festival. Gan, he looks a little handsome...
Li Fan estimated that following these envoys and cavalry, as well as the army that had gathered all the way to the north during this period, they would be able to reach the Shuofang front line. That's just right. You don't have to worry about getting lost, and you don't have to go into the city to ask around. Anyway, Li Wugu is such an old man, and it's not like he was kidnapped, so there is nothing to worry about.
So Li Fan followed Si Nan's direction, deviated slightly from the direction, and flew southwest for a while. Let's see if there are any caves where we can stay, and if there are any side missions and chance magic weapons that we can get by the way, and then prepare to worship the moon.
After all, now that his three flowers are in full bloom, his mood limit is as high as 28k, which is really overflowing. He has to prepare, find a spiritual acupoint to set up the Zuntianmo Dojo, and then cultivate a Taoist body or something, so as to convert so many upper limits into cultivation. Huang Tiantianshu can also submit a wave of money to the system to see if he can enrich the prize pool and create some messy toys.
Following Si Nan's guidance, Li Fan flew to a forest southwest of Yuzhou City. From a distance, he saw the auras of hundreds of monks gathered here. However, the chance was not great this time, because Li Fan took a cursory look and saw that among this group of people Surprisingly, there is not even a Nascent Soul cultivator, they are all golden elixir and foundation-building cultivators.
These people gathered in the forest, and they didn't know what kind of conference it was. Li Fan was free, so he hid his cultivation and sneaked over to observe for a while. He was surprised to find that these people were actually gathering for a sword fight, so he joined them. Go to the audience and watch the fun.
There were many monks around who seemed to be attracted to watch the show from the city, and some were explaining it, so Li Fan also came over, pretending to be a walking monk, and followed the tour guide's explanation.
It turns out that there are two big cultivating families in Yuzhou City. Of course, they are the big ones. That is to say, they have the 'Yuan Ying Patriarch' and the 'Xuan Sect Disciples' sitting in charge. They can be regarded as the 'eldest family'. Ha, Yuan Ying Lao. Ancestor...
Well, in short, the two great cultivating families are named Zhang. The ancestor of the Zhang family is a disciple of Wangwushan. The ancestor of the family is Gu, and the ancestor of the Gu family is also a disciple of Wangwushan...
Gan, this idler talks enough nonsense that it makes you want to be humiliated.
Li Fan patiently understood the plot after skipping a lot of nonsense. It turns out that although these two families are from the same sect of Wangwushan, Wangwushan has a long history. In addition to the local immortal veins, the entire Xuanmen supported Da Sima's Northern Expedition, and each palace and its veins They also took advantage of the opportunity of fighting in the north to compete, leaving behind their own branch inheritance. If there had not been internal fighting later, maybe Wangwushan would have formed the status of the Xuanmen chief helm like Yuntai Peak today. It's a pity that they later assisted the Yuan family of Gen State in their southern expedition. Now these local Taoist sects in Wangwushan have many blood feuds with other sects, so they are now their own sect, ranking among the nine major Taoist sects.
It is precisely because there are many Taoist sects that do not belong to each other, and the management is relatively loose. The relatively old-school Taoist monks like Wangwushan only unite when foreign enemies invade. They do not have the monopoly of power like Penglai Manifestation, nor the Hengshan people. The kind of cohesion that aims at the world is a group of people gathered in one place to practice, and they are from the same sect. On the contrary, in order to seize the treasure of heaven and earth, hatred will arise.
The Gu family in this picture is a typical local cultivator family. They are both local neighbors. Most of their disciples are serving in the military. They are comrades when encountering wars, but they usually form cliques with each other and often fight. Occasionally, there will be bloodshed. . It was just because we were both Wangwushan monks that we didn't do it.
But after all, they are all his own disciples. Wang Wushan doesn't want his two Nascent Soul monks to get into a fight because of family matters, so he has his own coping mechanism. For example, when the two families want to compete for some benefit, they will meet for a sword fight. Then send a letter to ask Wang Wushan to send an immortal to arbitrate. Unless he is a genius, he will not go to the extent of killing people. Usually, it is a win-win situation. Disciples from two families come out to compete and compete for reputation. . Naturally, Wangwushan will send someone to be the referee to prevent the two families from getting into serious trouble. By the way, if there are good talents, they will also have the opportunity to stand out and be selected to be trained within the mountain gate.
For this time, the Hengye Army is going to send troops to the north. Normally, when they go to conquer the outside world, not only can warlords plunder cattle and sheep, but monks can also conquer foreign monsters, collect geniuses and treasures, and obtain various chance inheritances. Therefore, the Gu and Zhang families agreed to have a sword fight this time to compete for the place of worship with the army.
After listening to the explanation, Li Fan was a little uninterested. What kind of opportunity is this? No fun, so I quit.
As a result, as soon as he turned around to escape, his spiritual consciousness moved and he noticed someone flying towards him with a sword. He turned around and saw a rare pink sword light falling onto the scene in an instant.
A girl with black eyebrows and a bun, pink clothes and red silk, appeared. She had a golden lotus painted on her eyebrows, her cheeks were like peach blossoms, her lips were like cinnabar, she had a hairpin on her head, gold rings on her hands, and her eyes were like dancing dendrobium beads. Twinkle and twinkle, extraordinarily agile and cunning.
Huh? Isn't this that person? He's already at the Golden Core level. He's growing up pretty fast. Sure enough, girls develop earlier... Ahem, so in this competition between the Gu family, it's really not as good as Li Fan. Lost your fate.
Yes, this girl is the same Gu Panpan who took the sword in Nanhai and had a relationship with Li Fan. After four years of not seeing each other, she has also achieved the golden elixir.
At this time, she curled up her bare snow lotus-like feet with one leg under her body, leaned on her body, and then half-lyed on the red damask, hanging in the air in the posture of a crane in the wind. At the same time, she pressed the Taoist formula with her orchid fingers, and the glow of the body protection around her flowed around her. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a shining pink gold pill, which was held between her jade fingers.
"Ah! Kenmaru!"
"Xuanmen Sword Immortal!"
"The Gu Zhang family respectfully welcomes the envoy!"
Although Gu Panpan is a golden elixir cultivator, none of the casual cultivators of the golden elixir foundation in the field have ever seen such precious things as sword pills, not to mention that she is currently surrounded by fairy silk treasure clothes and rays of light to protect her body. An expert in Xuanmen, so all the Gu and Zhang families bowed down together.
Gu Panpan giggled like a silver bell and didn't look at the other people in the room. He just said to the head of the Gu family below, "Uncle, why are you saluting me? I am Panpan. I haven't seen you for a few years, so you can Don’t you recognize me?”
When the head of the Zhang family heard this, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net immediately changed his expression, probably secretly saying, "Your Gu family has such a trump card, it's a golden elixir, a sword pill, and it's a real cultivator, so what?" What a fight? Farewell and farewell...
But who would have thought that when the head of the Gu family heard these words, uncle, he was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed drastically when he heard the fairy calling herself Panpan! He was sweating profusely and looked worse than the head of the Zhang family!
"You, you, are you...?"
oh? Is this reaction a gossip?
As soon as there was a show to watch, Li Fan didn't leave for the time being, and just mingled with the crowd to watch the fun.
Gu Panpan smiled so much that he glanced at the head of the Gu family, and then glanced at the children of the Gu family, "Gee, isn't this the eldest young master? Are you here to fight swords today? Huh? What? I haven't seen you for almost ten years, why are you still here? No pill formation? You stole my father’s life-saving elixir to build a foundation. Why do you only have this little ability? Well, wouldn’t my father and mother’s death be in vain?”
At this time, a young man in the Gu family suddenly lost his legs and fell to his knees, lying there.
The head of the Gu family trembled and said, "Pan, Pan Pan, Pan Pan! You, don't be impulsive, Xiu them, it's because they don't have enough fate..."
Wow, you stole someone else's medicine and said that your father died of illness because of bad luck. You are quite thick-skinned...
"Bold! It's you who called me Panpan! I am Gu Huiming, a true disciple of Wangwushan Qingtang Sect! You old dog dares to call me by my baby name! Call me by my father's title!"
Gu Huiming was indeed irritated, and the smile rarely disappeared from his face. He roared angrily, pointed his hand, and the sword ball on his fingertips went down to the ground, as if a pink ribbon fell, and was wrapped around the neck of the head of the Gu family. With a hook, he chopped off the old man's head completely.
The head of the Gu family also had the cultivation level of the Golden Core Realm. Unfortunately, the Sword Immortal was approaching at this time, so he fell to the ground and died without making a sound.