Chapter 340 Assassin Demonstration
During the Battle of Duanliu City, the Princess of Xijie Kingdom took advantage of the situation to seize the territory of Dongjie Kingdom with a radius of 500 miles. In fact, the cities surrendered to the princess were far beyond this range. Almost half of the territory and population of Dongjie Kingdom changed their allegiance. .
At that time, King Dongjie was on his way to the imperial capital. He was shocked when he heard the news, but did not take any remedial measures. In his opinion, Princess Xijie's occupation would not last long. When the monster army arrived, everything would be over. To destroy, he does not need to spend energy fighting for useless things.
But he was wrong. The demon army was actually blocked to the west of Jiehe River. He escaped safely to the imperial capital, but almost became the King of No Earth. After the disaster was lifted, King Tosuke began to feel the pain, so he launched a counterattack, using both hard and soft tactics, with open and covert attacks. Over the past few years, he had used all the tricks and could hardly sleep at night because of this. As a result, not only did he not get back half of the country, but also the other half. Half of the country has become unstable.
The biggest weakness of King Tosuke is that he refuses to return to his country. At first, he was afraid of the monsters and to save face, and later he was afraid of his own subjects. He always felt that even those who had not surrendered to Xisuke were flirting with the princess and were always ready to assassinate him.
He knew very well that the person who defeated him was not another king, but a princess. After losing consecutive battles for the territory, there were rumors that he would take desperate measures and do everything possible to prevent Princess Xijie from marrying into the royal family.
Pang Shan wants to protect the princess, because Xijie Country is the place where Pang Shan chooses his disciples. Without it, Pang Shan's revival will be even more difficult.
After setting out on the road again the next day, Mu Xingqiu told several of his companions the information revealed by Zeng Fu.
"Xin Youtao is in danger in the imperial capital, and his sister will be assassinated on the road. They two siblings are really unlucky." Yang Qingyin shook her head, "Does Pang Shan want to protect the princess? Why didn't Zuo Liuying tell him in advance? It's not like we are No, he’s back to his old habits?”
"Because of "Qian Kun Ding"." Mu Xingqiu now understood better the reason why Zuo Liuying asked him to read this thick book. "The royal dispute between the East and West is a purely mortal matter. Pang Shan cannot directly interfere, nor can It is left to anyone to tell the truth. Therefore, Pang Shan and the princess can only tacitly agree, and Zuo Liuying cannot say a word of promise, not even to us.
"Hey, General Mu and Zuo Zuo are on the same page now." Yang Qingyin laughed, but in her heart she knew that this matter was very important to Pang Shan. Without the princess, Xijie Kingdom would soon collapse, "Just tell me what to do. Well, we are all Pangshan Taoists, and Zuo Liuying cannot interfere in mortal affairs."
"I haven't thought about it yet." Mu Xingqiu looked at Shen Hao and Xiao Qingtao, hoping they would come up with an idea.
Shen Hao thought for a while, "As long as the other party doesn't take the initiative to provoke us, we can't cast spells casually. This is really difficult. Why did Dao Tong tie himself up in the first place?"
"Because the power of Taoism is too strong,
If it is not restrained, ordinary people will continue to ask Taoist priests for help, and Taoism will be trapped in the quagmire and unable to escape. And stay out of it. The Taoist tradition can also receive a large number of offerings from Long Bin Hui, some of which are very important for spiritual practice. "Mu Xingqiu explained that although "Qian Kun Ding" was boring, it did make him understand a lot of things.
"As a result, the world was handed over to Long Binhui. Looking at the behavior of great talisman masters such as Qu Xungui and Liang Shiji, it seems that they are the emperors." Shen Hao was still aggrieved, but after all, he was a Taoist priest of the Discipline Department and knew how to calm down The fire in my heart. After a while, his expression returned to normal.
Mu Xingqiu turned to Xiao Qingtao, "What do you think?"
"Me?" Xiao Qingtao is not used to giving out ideas, "I don't have any opinions..."
Xiaohao has been braiding and unbraiding her horse's hair. At this time, he raised his head and said, "Listening to what you are saying, I don't think it is right for Xijie Kingdom to seize Dongjie Kingdom's territory, right? Xijie Kingdom is very important to Pangshan, but Dongjie Kingdom has not offended Pangshan. , Why do you have to steal other people’s things and not return them?”
"Ha!" Yang Qingyin laughed loudly, wanting to refute the little girl's nonsense, but after thinking for a while, she was speechless, "Mu Xingqiu, tell me."
"Because the monsters have invaded the human world, King Tosuke doesn't want to resist at all. He ran away without a fight. Now he wants to return to his country just to sell it for a better price. When the monsters come, he still doesn't want to resist. She won’t resist. And Princess Xijie is willing to resist and has the ability to resist, so even if the matter of seizing the country is wrong, Pang Shan will support her. "
Yang Qingyin smiled, "Hearing what you said, I suddenly felt a lot nobler. It turns out that we are not only helping Pang Shan, but also thinking about the people in the world."
Mu Xingqiu also smiled, thinking that the princess would definitely understand what he meant better. The line between right and wrong was blurred and often changed. It was not easy to clearly grasp this line.
Xiao Hao thought for a while and seemed to understand something, "That is to say, as long as it is to slay demons, things that are wrong are also right."
"Of course." Mu Xingqiu and others said in unison, and even the bald man in the backpack screamed. Shen Hao added an explanation, "The demon clan doesn't care what is right or wrong, and the Taoists certainly can't be fools. "
"Well, that makes sense. I'm also a Taoist priest, and I don't want to be a fool."
Mu Xingqiu and others all laughed, thinking that although this little female Taoist priest from Luanjing Mountain was a bit weird, she was also quite cute.
I can't think of a way yet, but the Taoist priests are more vigilant.
In the next few days of the trip, neither the demon nor the assassin showed up. The Taoist priests patrolled non-stop every night. The princess's escort was loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Mr. Pan sent scouts and path-finding flying talismans from afar. Especially in Dongjie Kingdom, he was even more cautious.
The team was safe and sound in Dongjie Kingdom. Shortly after entering the Holy Talisman Dynasty, a threat finally appeared. To everyone's surprise, the opponent was not a sneaky assassin, but a group of casual cultivators who appeared in public.
Qu Xungui wanted to hunt down loose cultivators all over the world. The power of the government was not enough. He wanted to trigger a fight among the loose cultivators, so he issued an amnesty order to a few obedient people, allowing them to perform meritorious service and save their lives by hunting down other loose cultivators.
The casual cultivator was flying in the air riding on a strange and transformed beast. The beast was like a hairless lion with a pair of wings. The casual cultivator observed from a distance and did not hide its whereabouts. The Talisman Master in the team immediately flew Fu asked him, and the casual cultivator snorted coldly and refused to answer, but showed the amnesty order. It was a rectangular token made of jade. The front and back sides had the symbols of the royal family and Longbinhui respectively, and were engraved with " Four words: respectfully accept the order.
Pan Sanye sternly ordered the other party to leave, and the casual cultivator left obediently, but everyone could feel the disrespect of this casual cultivator towards the princess of Xijie Kingdom.
At the end of the day, the bold cultivators appeared five times in total. Each time they were different people on different mounts, far or near. They just watched, neither spoke nor attacked. They left when they were scolded. No one understood their intentions. intention.
In the evening of that day, the escorting team stayed in a camp outside a small town. As usual, they received a warm welcome. Officials of all sizes personally delivered gifts, and many people came to watch. The farther away from Duanliu City, the less awe the people showed. It's just pure curiosity.
Pan Sanye specifically asked the officials about the local situation, such as whether there was an army, whether there were gathering places for casual cultivators nearby, etc. When the crowd dispersed, Master Pan called three of his followers into the tent. Not long after, he sent someone to invite Pangshan Taoist Mu Xingqiu.
Talisman master Liu Ding and casual cultivators Ouyang Hao and Chen Guanhuo hid in the team as followers. In order to avoid being exposed, they never greeted Mu Xingqiu or Yang Qingyin. All three of them also changed their appearance, and Chen Guanhuo was forced to abandon them. His big beard was full of annoyance, but today, all he showed was panic. When he saw Mu Xingqiu coming in, he said, "Oops, oops..."
Master Pan's expression was also very serious. After asking Mu Xingqiu to sit down, he said, "I have inquired and found that there are no permanent casual cultivators here. The nearest Huangfu Army camp is also three days away. It is indeed a start." A great place, but something is strange..."
Chen Guan stood up angrily and rushed to say: "Those casual cultivators who appeared today are all members of the Dharma King. They must have come to kill me. She knows that I am hiding here."
Chen Guanhuo was so nervous that his face turned red. He was also a man who had experienced many battles, but when he thought of his former master Lan Bingju, he still trembled all over involuntarily.
"Do you know these casual cultivators?" Mu Xingqiu asked.
"I don't know, but the Dharma King likes to send loose cultivators to issue silent warnings. I have arranged this kind of mission before, riding scary beasts and making no sound..." Chen Guanhuo was shaking so hard that he couldn't continue.
"Don't be afraid, Taoist Pangshan will never stand idly by. Even if Lan Bingju comes in person, it will be fine. The princess is safe, and so are you." Mu Xingqiu comforted.
Chen Guanhuo sat down again and felt a little calmer. Pan Sanye glanced at him and said to Mu Xingqiu: "That's the strange thing. This Life and Death Mage King may not be here for the princess, but for you." These Pangshan Taoist priests.”
Mu Xingqiu was a little surprised. In his impression, Lan Bingju didn't have the courage to offend the orthodox. No matter how much she hated Zuo Liuying, she could only resort to the help of others. She never dared to do it. First, she lacked strength. Second, she didn't dare to do anything. It is because they are afraid of revenge from orthodoxy.
Liu Ding, the talisman master, stood up and handed Mu Xingqiu a piece of paper talisman with complex text and graphics drawn on it. No one except the professional talisman master could understand it, "This was left by a casual cultivator during the day. The most advanced uninterrupted perfection talisman, and... you can feel it."
Mu Xingqiu took it and took out a bronze mirror to shine on the paper talisman. He soon discovered that the magic power contained in this perfection talisman was astonishingly great, far beyond his impression of the talisman.
"Even if the chief talisman master himself wrote such a talisman, he would not be able to write such a talisman." In Liu Ding's view, this was even stranger than someone trying to assassinate the princess.
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