Chapter 518 Mo Chou: Actually, the Taicang Silver Mine was not bombed
Chapter 518 Mo Chou: Actually, the Taicang Silver Mine was not bombed (5k)
The flames in the ancestral hall were still burning, but the temperature between heaven and earth dropped.
Zhao Duan took a deep breath, gripped the hilt of the sword in his hand, and looked at the back of the female priest in front of him: "Master Yuxiu..."
The whole person looked like a worn-out New Year painting that had been weathered by the wind and rain for a year. Her jade sleeves, which had begun to fade, began to cough. She covered her mouth with her hand, and a pool of scarlet blood appeared on her palm. However, her tone remained firm:
"I can handle it."
curse--
It is undoubtedly an extremely unreasonable force. Xu Zhenguan, who was once comparable to the celestial being, was still successfully killed by the White Clothes Sect at the top of Luo Mountain. His imperial star dimmed and his fortune declined. What about Yu Xiu?
The White Gate Warlock fully demonstrated the meaning of "To defeat you, I don't need to become stronger, I just need to make my opponent weaker."
Shilayi leaned on his mourning stick and smiled calmly:
"Just look after Lord Zhao. I am her opponent."
So, the other four warlocks all locked their eyes on Zhao Duan to prevent him from interfering.
Yuxiu slowly formed a sword gesture with one hand, and the jade flying sword on her waist leaped out and coiled around her body. She stepped straight towards the young master of the Baiyi Sect and said:
"The God of Death and the God of Death are of the same origin. They are both keen on absorbing death energy. I should have thought that you would be keen on wandering around the front battlefield. It would not matter if you only absorbed the dejection and death energy lingering on the battlefield.
But you are so bold as to massacre the village and burn the temple. The four words of slaying demons and exorcising evil taught by the Heavenly Masters of all generations do make sense!"
A brilliant sword light suddenly lit up, and the madly spreading sword energy filled the entire ancestral hall. Yu Xiu pointed her toes, bent down and rushed forward, pointing her right hand sword. The small jade sword dragged a residual image, as if pulling her forward.
Because it was moving too fast, the human figure almost merged into the sword light, like a turbulent torrent rushing out of the gap in the collapsed dam when a rainstorm breaks the bank, using the earth as its riverbed, rushing towards the corpse robe.
From Zhao Duan's perspective, the small jade sword was extremely eye-catching amid the turbulent white sword energy. Even after being cursed by five people, it still emitted a bright and clear light.
Eliminate evil spirits.
Evil cannot prevail over good?
Shiluoyi faced the angry sword attack from the Heavenly Master's disciple calmly, and the pure white mourning stick in his hand turned pure black.
In the sky, the white paper money that was falling like heavy snow also turned black.
Pieces of black paper money gathered together as if being pulled by the jade sword on the jade sleeve, and then broke apart piece by piece into scattered bad luck.
The sword's edge, which was capable of crushing everything in its path, slowed down visibly and finally stopped.
Shiluoyi smiled, folded his hands, and stabbed the ground hard with the mourning stick again!
"boom--"
The ground around them shook, and seven black wooden coffins suddenly cracked open and stood up from the cracks in the ground.
The seven coffins seemed somewhat illusory and not real. They were exactly the same in style as the small coffins hanging around the waist of the corpse robe, but they were enlarged many times.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
……
The pitch-black coffin lid burst open, and seven mummies, tied up with red strings as thin as brand new copper coins, emerged, their eye sockets burning with green phosphorescent flames.
The mummy raised its neck, and its mouth full of sharp teeth spewed out filthy "depressed air". Zhao Duan's eyelids twitched wildly, and he noticed that the grass and trees on the ground around him were withering.
"It's a place of filth and dirt."
Yuxiu's eyes turned cold, she tapped the ground with her toes, and shot back like lightning to distance herself. In the process, she pinched her hands together, and the flying sword that was suspended in the air seemed to be pulled back by an invisible thread, then lit up again, circling around the priestess, and the sword's radiance was even brighter than before.
"Sword Two!"
The jade sleeves uttered words, and the flying sword hit the chest of a mummy with a "ding" sound. The latter exploded with a bang and turned into black paper money all over the sky.
Shiluoyi was calm and composed. He summoned three mummies to protect him. The three mummies attacked Yuxiu like cannonballs.
From the two pure white cuffs of the jade sleeves, a fresh breeze blew out, blowing away the filth and absorbing the negative states of many spells.
The cuffs slipped down, revealing her fair wrists, each with a thin jade bracelet.
She made hand gestures with both hands and extended them forward. Two jade bracelets flew out, and with two puffs, they smashed the two insubstantial mummies formed by dejection into paper money all over the sky.
The flying sword, which had lost its power, had been withdrawn. The tip of the jade-sleeved cloth shoes was raised, and the heel was spun on the spot. As the body turned a circle, the flying sword, which was sharper than before, whistled out:
"Sword Three!"
In an instant, two more mummies were pierced by the sword, and Fang Fu retreated in dismay.
Wrapping around the waist, it is "Sword Four" again.
This time, Shiluoyi paid the price of his last two mummies and twenty pieces of paper money to stop it.
Yuxiu's expression remained unchanged, and she swung the fifth sword with a low roar. When the sword was swung out, its momentum was as powerful as a rolling tide.
Fully one-third of the black paper money in the sky collapsed into bad luck, causing the sword to fail.
However, after Yu Xiu put away the sword this time, she did not immediately use the "Sword Six", but instead spat out a mouthful of blood!
Her fair skin was covered with patches of corpse spots and red rashes, and the faint blue veins turned black, as if she was terminally ill.
Shiluoyi stood with his hands behind his back and said with a smug smile:
"You are indeed a rare sword-cultivating genius in the Tianshi Mansion. Compared to the old Taoist priest in Binhai Dao who was killed by the imperial court for practicing six or seven flying swords, you only practice one, and you are very good at it.
If you could strike me twice without giving me a chance to breathe, you might be able to kill me. But in this place, the longer you delay, the weaker you will become. How can you strike more powerfully with one strike? "
Yuxiu answered him with the sixth sword.
The remaining two-thirds of the paper money in the air turned into ashes, but Yuxiu seemed unable to draw her sword again.
Taking advantage of this gap, the frightened Shi Luoyi slapped the small coffin on his waist, and seven coffins appeared on the ground again. Seven mummies crawled up again, and Zhao Duan, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but twitch his eyes!
He suddenly realized why the Tianshi Mansion had been slaying demons and eliminating evil from the beginning to the end.
Not only because these followers of the evil god will stop at nothing and harm lives, but also because when these "demons" choose to abandon their bottom line as human beings, they will quickly become extremely powerful.
Therefore, it must be nipped in the bud early, otherwise once it grows up, it will be extremely threatening.
Yuxiu wiped the black blood stains from the corners of her mouth with her white sleeves and suddenly said:
"Why don't you try to kill me?"
Shiluoyi immediately became alert. He smiled unnaturally, stepped back, and let himself be protected by the seven mummies. He said seriously:
"Although I am indeed very itchy, as a disciple of Zhang Yanyi, don't you have any cards to save your life? But I advise you to leave now. Otherwise, if you delay any longer, when the curse penetrates deep into your bones, I am afraid I will really not be able to help but kill you."
Leave?
As a "sword cultivator" known for his speed and attack, even if he is only controlling a palm-sized flying sword, it will be no problem for him to leave.
But Yuxiu just panted a few times, wiped the corners of her mouth again, straightened her back, and smiled:
"If you don't come, I will go there. With so many people watching, if it takes too long, it will really be a disgrace to the Tianshi Mansion."
Shiluoyi laughed in anger: "What are you going to use to kill me?"
Yuxiu sighed and stopped talking. She just stretched out her fingers and gently brushed the small jade sword floating in front of her.
The breeze swirling around him suddenly split into twenty-four strands, whimpering and pouring madly into the sword. A strong sense of uneasiness surged in everyone's heart.
The small flying sword with twenty-four superimposed breezes drew a circle under the guidance of the female Taoist's slender palm, and then twenty-four more flying swords appeared.
After each generation of Zhudian boys were promoted to the secular world, they were ordered to travel outside and emulate the sages by traveling around the world, thus becoming famous in the world.
This is how the nickname "Jade Sword" came about.
But only a very few people know that Yuxiu's flying sword is not called "Qingyu", its real name is "Qingzhe".
There are four seasons in a year, spring, summer, autumn and winter, which are divided into 24 solar terms.
The "God of the Earth" moves according to the solar terms. When it comes to the Jingzhe Festival, the yang energy rises, the temperature warms up, and all things revive.
The earth will emit earth qi, and the ancient qigong practitioners gathered this qi. Yuxiu traveled for several years and gathered two sleeves of pure qi.
"The second month of the lunar calendar...all things come out of the shock, shock is thunder, so it is called Jingzhe, which means hibernating insects are startled and run away." Yuxiu whispered softly: "In the middle of spring, there is a timely rain, and thunder begins to sound in the east."
The female Taoist priest suddenly raised her head and pointed her finger like a sword:
"Sword Seven, Thunder."
Everyone heard a ball of landmine exploding in the sky above Songjiazhuang!
"Click——"
The seven mummies were like snowmen under the scorching sun, melting away with a hiss, and burrowing madly into the earth, and the cold wind disappeared.
Shiluoyi was horrified and raised his hand to grab the four white-robed sorcerers, who were pushed forward and pierced by the Jingzhe sword!
The sword's power remains unabated!
"puff!"
Blood gushed out of Shiluoyi's mouth and he fell away like a kite with a broken string.
"He's trying to run!" Zhao Du'an was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and he swung his sword in the air. The flying sword and the sword energy exploded on the body of Shi Luoyi in no particular order, like two thunderbolts.
However, pieces of pitch-black feathers appeared out of nowhere, blocking most of the energy. A black crow hooked the shoulder of Shiluoyi with its scarlet claws and flapped its wings vigorously.
"Huahua——" A big crack appeared in the ground, and an illusory river was rushing inside. The crow grabbed the corpse robe and fell into the crack. The earth healed and the man disappeared without a trace.
……
More than ten miles away.
The grave under the leader of the Hades Cult began to shake. He sighed deeply, stood up, and saw a crow and the seriously injured and unconscious Shi Luoyi emerging from the grave.
"Pah, pah..." The crow spat out a mouthful of yellow mud and cursed:
"I'm scared to death, what a vicious young man."
The leader of the Dark Cult, who had a scraggly appearance and a copper coin sword on his back, confirmed that Shiluoyi was not dead, shook his head, and hated him for not fighting:
"If I hadn't been here, I'd be dead."
The crow rolled his eyes and said:
"Why don't you go and avenge him? The Dark Cult and the White Clothes Sect are of the same blood. If you avenge him, this guy's mother will definitely look at you differently. Maybe when you enter into a ghost marriage, you can be exempted from the bride price."
The leader of the Dark Cult sneered, drew his sword without warning, and beheaded the crow. However, the black crow quickly pieced its body together again and said sarcastically:
"He is anxious, he is anxious..."
The leader of the Dark Cult put away his sword, his face as normal, bent down, picked up the Sheila robe, and walked into the wild grass in the distance:
"Brothers have to settle accounts clearly. Saving his life can get a good price."
After taking a few steps, his figure gradually faded and disappeared without a trace.
……
……
"No need to chase them. It was a strong man from the Dark Cult who attacked. There is no benefit in continuing to chase them."
Yuxiu saw that Zhao Duan looked unhappy and reminded him.
Zhao Duan slowly sheathed his sword, glanced at the four warlock corpses on the ground, frowned and asked, "Underworld Cult?"
The real reason why he did not choose to take action before was that Pei Niannu suddenly "woken up" and gave him a danger warning in his body. Only then did Zhao Duan realize that there were strong people nearby.
Yu Xiu took out a pure white pill from her sleeve, fed it into her mouth, and swallowed it. Her complexion visibly improved. She turned her head to look at him and explained:
"The gods worshipped by the Dark Sect and the White Robe Sect are very similar. One is in charge of death, and the other is in charge of funerals. Both sects need to absorb the remaining 'qi' after a person dies. Whenever there is a war in the past, sorcerers from both sects are indispensable on the battlefield to collect benefits.
But generally speaking, the two factions are not tolerated by the righteous path and are very low-key.
This time, the White Robe Sect and Prince Mu's Palace were mixed together, so they probably had the confidence and showed up. However, there are not many people in the White Robe Sect, and they suffered heavy casualties today, so they will not show up for a while.
As for the Dark Cult… the Dark Cult members are very sneaky, digging graves all day long, not good at fighting, but they are very good at self-protection. "
In other words, it doesn’t have much attack power, but it just can’t be killed?
Zhao Duan suddenly remembered that when Guhuo Zhenren came back to life and entered the capital, the court had speculated that his resurrection was related to the Dark Cult, but Guhuo Zhenren was a member of the Wuchang Cult...
The Wuchang Sect is extremely loose-knit, with members hardly knowing each other, and is a relatively alternative evil cult.
"Sir, are you okay?"
At this time, the rest of the cavalry and attendants arrived one after another.
Zhao Duan shook his head, indicating that it was nothing serious. He asked about the situation and learned that all the rebels entrenched in Songjiazhuang had been killed.
Ji Yue also floated back quietly, indicating that the fire in the village had been extinguished. Unfortunately, after this round of genocide, there were only a dozen people left alive in the entire Songjiazhuang, most of whom survived by hiding in various places.
Well, that doesn’t include the group of boys and girls who escaped before.
"Clan leader!"
The young boy Xiaowu ran back at some point and cried beside a corpse in the ruins of the ancestral hall.
Zhao Duan remained silent. He walked over, rubbed the boy's head, and said to him:
"Take the others with you and go to the capital city."
The boy choked and nodded.
Zhao Duan exhaled deeply and looked at the ruined manor: "Clear the surrounding area, and then... return to the city!"
He has to go meet Xue Shence.
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Taicang Prefecture City.
"Woo-"
Behind the rebels attacking the city, a horn sounded to retreat suddenly, and all the rebels began to retreat in an orderly manner like worker ants returning to their nests.
On the top of the city wall, the exhausted imperial soldiers were overwhelmed with joy at having survived the calamity. They fell to the ground one after another, fatigue washing over their bodies like a tide.
"They're withdrawing now?" Prefect Sun Xiaozhun was stunned. "Why did they withdraw suddenly?"
Xue Shence stood on the top of the city wall, his brows twisted into a knot.
At this time, a scout quickly ran up to the city wall:
"Report! The reinforcements from the Beijing Camp led by Governor Zhao have arrived ten miles north of the city!"
What? Reinforcements have arrived?!
Everyone on the city wall was stunned, and then a strong sense of joy surged in their hearts.
"So that's what's happening. The rebels must have discovered that reinforcements were arriving, so they evacuated in a hurry!" Sun Xiaozhun suddenly realized.
An officer asked excitedly: "Sir, should we open the city gates and launch a counterattack to pursue them?"
Xue Shence was the only one who was not overwhelmed by the good news. He calmly observed the formation of the rebels evacuating from the city, shook his head and sighed:
"No need to pursue. The enemy did not retreat in a hurry. They had clearly made thorough preparations and retreated in an orderly manner. With the exhausted troops in the city, if we leave the city to pursue them now, we will only be eaten.
Although the reinforcements are strong, they are still ten miles away. By the time they arrive, the rebels will have enough time to withdraw... Su Dan, this 'juren general', is really impressive and a tough opponent."
Giving up the thought of chasing, Xue Shence turned around and looked at everyone:
"Pass the order down. Keep martial law at the east, west, and south gates to prevent any accidents. Governor Sun, please order people to reassure the people and inform them that the enemy has withdrawn and reinforcements have arrived. The rest of you, follow me to the north city to welcome Governor Zhao."
"Yes!"
……
Soon, we arrived at the north gate of Taicang City.
A group of local officials and generals led by Xue Shence and Sun Xiaozhun waited for the huge number of reinforcements to arrive.
"Haha, Lord Privy Councilor, we heard that the city was attacked, so we rode here at full speed. Are we here in time?"
Shi Meng, the commander of the Shenji Camp, who was as burly as a fierce general on the battlefield but also meticulous, came over with a big laugh, followed by Yuan Feng, the commander of the Wujun Camp, who was serious-minded.
Seeing the two, Xue Shence finally showed a relieved smile on his face: "You came just in time. If you were a little later, the enemy would have been wiped out by me."
The two were stunned.
Sun Xiaozhun said with a smile: "The Privy Councilor was joking with you."
Shi Meng and Yuan Feng were at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but they also felt relieved: the Privy Councilor was still in the mood to make jokes, which meant that the situation was still under control.
Xue Shence glanced at the two of them and asked curiously, "Where is Governor Zhao?"
The two were about to answer when suddenly a figure came up from behind. Mo Chou approached with lotus steps and nodded to everyone with a serious expression:
"Master Xue, Prefect Sun, I heard that the thieves attacked the city. What was the loss?"
"Greetings, Mo Zhaorong." The two of them hurriedly exchanged greetings, not for Mo Chou, but for the empress she represented.
Zhao Duan and Mo Chou were the two generals, one visible and one invisible, in front of the battlefield. This had been mentioned in the intelligence early on.
When talking about the losses, the smile on the face of the prefect Sun Xiaozheng gradually disappeared, and the dark clouds covered his brows again.
He opened his mouth, suddenly took off his black gauze hat, bowed deeply, held up the black gauze hat with both hands, raised it to Mochou, and said in a sad voice in front of everyone's stunned gaze:
"This time the rebels attacked the city and held us in the city. They also sent troops into the country to destroy the Taicang silver mine, causing great losses to the court. This crime is all due to our failure to protect the country and the people. We have no choice but to take responsibility. Xiaozhun... I am willing to accept all the punishment!"
Xue Shence fell silent upon hearing this, and the joy of the arrival of reinforcements disappeared!
Yes, although the rebels withdrew, judging from the time, the Taicang Silver Mine might have been destroyed by now.
Such a huge loss is irreparable, and they ultimately lost the battle.
Xue Shence suddenly stepped forward and said in a deep voice:
"I am the master of this place. The destruction of the Taicang Silver Mine has nothing to do with Prefect Sun. I will take the blame alone! After the battle, I will report to His Majesty and ask for punishment!"
As soon as the words fell, the generals and officials of Taicang said in unison:
"This crime is our fault, and we all share the responsibility!"
Mo Chou, Shi Meng, Yuan Feng and other generals in the reinforcement team looked at each other in bewilderment when they saw this scene.
Mo Chou said with a strange expression: "Actually... Taicang Silver Mine should be fine."
(End of this chapter)