Chapter 41 Rescue
Chapter 41 Rescue
Chen Shi really wanted to jump down, carry away a red cannon and place it at the entrance of the village. It must be very majestic. When the children in the village saw it, wouldn’t they kneel down and kowtow to King Chen?
"You can ascend the throne when you return to the village!"
Unfortunately, the carriage did not stop.
Chen Shi glanced at the corpses on the ground. They were also dressed in the attire of the Shenjiying, but each of them had a small hole on their forehead. The hole was not big, only one finger wide, and very thin.
The carriage pulled him away at a rapid speed.
Not long after walking, another red cannon came into view. Its barrel was also cut off and there were many corpses around it, all of them were soldiers from the Shenji Camp.
There was also a wound at the same position between their eyebrows, which looked like the mark left by pinching with fingernails.
But nails cannot penetrate a person's skull.
The further we go, the more corpses we see and the more red cannons we find.
Chen Shi was horrified. Last night he only saw a figure standing on the top of the mountain and a cold light lingering around the top of the mountain. He didn't see anything flying down the mountain to kill people!
"What kind of weapon caused this kind of scar?"
Along the way, Chen Shi saw two or three hundred corpses and dozens of red cannons with damaged barrels.
Sun Simiao of Taoism is revered as the King of Medicine and the Saint of Medicine. He invented gunpowder, which contains the extremely masculine and powerful power of thunder.
What cultivators, gods and demons fear most is thunder, and the heavenly tribulation is headed by heavenly thunder.
Since then, mortals have had the power to kill gods and immortals.
To date, gunpowder has been used as the basis for the development of firearms such as muskets, bird guns, thunder bombs, and cannons. Coupled with the carvings of talismans by monks, their power is astonishing.
The Shenjiying was the imperial guard directly under the emperor’s command. Any new firearms could be seen in the Shenjiying.
However, the most commonly used weapons in the Shenji Camp were bird guns and red cannons. Any masters who disobeyed the emperor's orders would be killed with cannons.
Even if one cultivates to become a Nascent Soul and trains the Primordial Spirit, one blast of cannon and five thunders burst out, one's soul will be shattered!
This time, the Shenji Camp dispatched so many Red Cannons and soldiers, and was determined to win, but unexpectedly, there were heavy casualties.
The carriage moved forward at a high speed, but it did not encounter any living people along the way!
In front of us, the mountain that was bombarded last night appeared. There were still fireworks and magma that had not yet solidified on the top of the mountain.
That was the terrifying destructive power caused by the Red Cannon combined with the Great Five Thunder Talisman Brand!
But now there was no more thunder and the shelling had ceased.
Chen Shi looked up and saw that most of the mountain had been flattened, with only a stone pillar more than ten feet thick left in the center that had not fallen down.
The stone pillar is more than twenty feet high, and there are traces of artillery and lightning strikes everywhere. Below it is molten magma, emitting hot steam.
The driver waved his whip, urging the four horses to pull the carriage straight towards the stone pillar.
There was a tinkling sound coming from the stone pillars, the sound of metal and stone colliding.
It was not yet bright outside, the bright moon in the sky had just closed, and the sun had just opened its eyes. The sky was dark red, and if you looked far away, it was not very clear.
Suddenly, strange sounds came from above the stone pillar, which were difficult to understand, as if the gods and Buddhas were whispering. To the gods and Buddhas, they were whispers, but to Chen Shi, they were loud sounds, deafening, and even got into his head, buzzing!
The brilliant divine light rose from the ground and rushed into the sky!
There was an almighty god sitting in the sky, with golden light all around him. It was so huge, nobody knew whose soul it was. A brilliant divine light formed a ring behind his head. He leaned over and stretched out his hand to slap the stone pillar!
Suddenly, a cold light rose up into the sky and flashed by with a whoosh. Light seeped out from the neck of the supreme deity and his head slowly slid down.
A scream came from the stone pillar, and then a body fell down and fell in front of the car.
The headless god in the sky collapsed and disintegrated, turning into spiritual energy and forming auspicious clouds, which lifted people's spirits. The vegetation on other hilltops also became much more lush.
"Xiao Wangsun is indeed extraordinary. I have learned a lot from him!"
A female figure was rapidly moving away in the sky. Judging from the voice, it should be the Jin Hongying that Chen Shi saw last night.
The stone pillar was almost straight and the carriage could not climb up. Seeing this, Chen Shi jumped off the carriage.
The driver said, "Thank you, Master Chen."
Chen Shi listened carefully. All he could hear was the sound of solidifying lava and then cracking when it got cold. There was no other sound.
He calmed himself, climbed up the rock, and using both his hands and feet, he soon reached the top of the stone pillar, only a few steps away from reaching the summit.
"Wow--"
He kicked some rocks down and they crashed into the magma below.
Chen Shi nearly stepped on empty air, but luckily he grabbed a crack in the rock with his hand. Looking down, the chariot seemed to be only the size of a palm, but the lava next to it was quite large, about half an acre in size.
"If I fall down, I'm afraid that even Grandpa's water and fire refining won't be able to save me."
Chen Shi calmed himself down, continued to climb upwards, and finally reached the stone pillar.
There were actually several corpses lying in all directions on the stone pillar. Each of them exuded great majesty after death, and their aura made it difficult for Chen Shi to breathe.
"Hahaha!"
Chen Shi shouted a few times to give himself courage, walked forward, searched around, and found Xiao Wangsun behind a rock.
Xiao Wangsun fell on the ground with his back facing up, blood pooling under him.
On the rock in front of him was an extremely bright thin sword. The sword had eight sides and a thin waist in the middle. The hilt was inlaid with treasures such as tortoise shell and turquoise.
The gentleman among swordsmen is modest and gentle.
This is the feeling that this sword gives Chen Shi.
As Chen Shi approached, he suddenly heard a shrill whimpering sound in his ears and a cold light flashed before his eyes.
Chen Shi stopped hurriedly.
Strands of hair fell gently.
There was a cracking sound behind him, followed by the sound of stones rubbing against each other. The rock was actually cut by the invisible sword energy and slowly slid down.
Chen Shi didn't dare to move, and shouted: "Senior Xiao, I'm Chen Shi! Can you hear me?"
Xiao Wangsun did not respond for a long time.
Chen Shi raised his foot tentatively, but no sword energy came at him.
He breathed a sigh of relief and was about to take a step, but suddenly his footsteps stopped in the air and did not fall.
An extremely small sword appeared between his eyebrows, only three or four inches long, but the hilt and the tip of the sword were clearly visible, and the sword even had eight sides. This exquisite and small sword floated in the air, pointing at his forehead, making Chen Shi dare not move.
Now he finally knew how those soldiers of the Shenjiying Camp at the foot of the mountain died.
Xiao Wangsun had two swords, one long and one short.
The long sword split the incoming shells, while the small sword flew down the mountain, killing the enemies and cutting off the red cannon!
The close coordination between the long and short swords allowed him to defeat his opponent!
"Senior Xiao, I'm Chen Shi!"
Chen Shi called out loudly, but Xiao Wangsun still did not move.
Chen Shi's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he didn't dare to put down his raised foot. It was obvious that the two swords were spiritual and were protecting their master on their own.
The long sword emits sword energy, and the small sword flies up to kill people.
If I make the slightest movement, I will be killed on the spot by these two swords!
Chen Shi stared at the small sword in front of his eyebrows, and slowly moved his palm, at an incredibly slow speed, and slowly reached into his arms.
After a while, he pulled his hand out of his arms.
There were actually a few incense sticks in his hand!
Chen Shi's other hand moved slowly to get the fire starter.
After a long time, he finally lit the incense sticks.
"My dear seniors, I am Chen Shi, a friend of Senior Xiao. I have come here specially to rescue Senior Xiao. If I am late, I am afraid that Senior Xiao's life will be in jeopardy."
The smoke from the incense sticks drifted towards the two swords. The long sword suddenly flew up and inserted into the scabbard beside it with a ding, while the small sword hesitated and swayed.
Chen Shi held up the incense and said, "If we don't save him now, he might not be saved."
The small sword hesitated for a moment, then flew to Chen Shi's ear. When Chen Shi moved, it moved with him. It seemed that if Chen Shi dared to harm Xiao Wangsun, it would immediately cut off Chen Shi's head.
Chen Shi breathed a sigh of relief. He guessed that the long and short swords had spirits, so he thought of burning incense to communicate.
"Grandma Sha is right. If you are respectful, all roads lead to success. If you are disrespectful, your road to success may turn into a road to death."
Chen Shi stepped forward and checked Xiao Wangsun's breath and found that he was still breathing. He checked his injuries and found that Xiao Wangsun was seriously injured. Not only did he have scars from lightning and artillery fire, but also wounds from various spells and weapons. He was barely breathing.
"If it were me, I would have died long ago."
Chen Shi picked him up and walked to the edge of the stone pillar. It was already bright in the sky and the sun was gradually changing from flat to round.
Chen Shi hesitated. Even if he was alone, he wouldn't dare to jump from such a high place, let alone holding the seriously injured and unconscious Xiao Wangsun?
But how to get down is a difficult problem.
At this time, Xiao Wangsun opened his eyes in a daze, and seeing that it was him, he said in a low voice: "Go quickly... Jin Hongying will come back..."
"I can't get down the mountain! I can't get away!" Cold sweat broke out on Chen Shi's forehead.
Xiao Wangsun lowered his hand, pointed a finger at the sword and moved it slightly.
The long sword with its scabbard flew up and appeared in the air in front of Chen Shi's feet, motionless.
Chen Shi's heart moved slightly, and he tried to take a step forward and step on the scabbard. The scabbard sank slightly and carried him slowly down.
Soon after, Chen Shi got down to earth and said happily, "Senior Xiao, we are down here! Senior Xiao?"
Xiao Wangsun said nothing and fainted again.
Chen Shi immediately carried Xiao Wangsun to the car and said quickly, "Quick! Go see Granny Zhuang!"
The driver was puzzled and didn't know where Granny Zhuang was.
"Follow me!"
Chen Shi jumped out of the car and sped away.
Seeing this, the driver cracked his whip and the four-horse carriage galloped after Chen Shi.
Chen Shi ran for dozens of miles and arrived outside Gangzi Village and entered the mountains. After walking another ten miles on the mountain road, he finally arrived at the place where Granny Zhuang lived.
"Wait for me here! Granny Zhuang, please help extend this man's life first!"
Chen Shi didn't bother to say more. He put Xiao Wangsun down and immediately ran towards the mountain stream and woods.
Half an hour later, Granny Zhuang's tree hole was filled with "people". Several chubby kids had sad faces and were holding their heads. Some of their ginseng fruits were picked and given to the guy lying on the bed.
"After taking the ginseng grass fruit, his life is no longer in danger, but his other injuries are too severe and the ginseng grass fruit cannot heal them." Granny Zhuang said apologetically.
Xiao Wangsun was still unconscious. Although his external injuries had healed, the most serious injuries were caused by lightning strikes and spells from the powerful men of the Shenji Camp.
These injuries cannot be healed by medicine.
"Thank you, grandma, and thank you, Guoguo!"
Chen Shi thanked them in a hurry. The fat baby came up to him, tilted his head, and gestured with his two chubby little hands, asking for more toys.
Chen Shi agreed, picked up Xiao Wangsun again, put him in the carriage, and said, "Let's go to Jinghu Villa."
The driver set off again, and the carriage sped away.
At noon, Jinghu Villa was still as cold and quiet as before, with no sound of cicadas or birds.
The water in the pond was icy cold, the tall trees blocked out all sunlight, and the carriages slowly stopped outside the village.
Chen Shi picked up Xiao Wangsun, walked into the manor, opened Xiao Wangsun's coffin layer by layer, and put him inside.
Just as Chen Shi was about to close the coffin layer by layer, a long sword suddenly flew over and fell into the coffin.
The small sword was rotating around the coffin slowly, probably guarding it from outside.
Chen Shi closed the five-layer coffin, breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered: "Jinghu Villa can certainly save lives. The last time Senior Xiao was injured, he came to Jinghu Villa for recuperation. Moreover, outsiders are not allowed to enter this villa. Even if Jin Hongying finds here, she cannot enter the villa."
Jinghu Villa was built by Grandpa, Xiao Wangsun and others. There are already people living in several coffins. The abilities of these people are definitely not worse than Xiao Wangsun's.
If Jin Hongying can track him here, she will face several strong men like Xiao Wangsun!
"Senior Xiao is safe and sound, so the matters concerning the Red Cannon and the enthronement..." Chen Shi's heart was burning as he looked at the carriage outside the manor.
(End of this chapter)