Chapter 564: Snake Shedding, Sub-Hero

Chapter 564: Snake Shedding, Sub-Hero

Chapter 564: Snake Shedding, Sub-Hero
The night of September 12th.

The mobilization order from Jiang Asan, the general of Dengfeng, was passed on to the commanders of the five guards of Qingzhou through Pei's eagle breeding house.

Contrary to outsiders' expectations, the five commanders did not act insincerely in response to the newly appointed foreign general.

It wasn't just Prince Yong standing behind Jiang Asan. In fact, the local garrison system in Qingzhou had long been controlled by the Pei family. Officers above the rank of a thousand households were either family branches, in-laws, or old students and friends. That's why they chose to defend the Donglai defense line at the critical moment of the war.

After the victory in the Dongyang defense battle, Pei Yuyou's prestige as the head of the family was greatly enhanced. After all, a head of the family who has proved through his actions that he can die for the family is undoubtedly trustworthy.

Therefore, the five guards of Qingzhou were quickly assembled, and each commander was transferred from the third-rank guerrilla general, and the Pei family began to establish the new five guards.

Three days later, it was September 15th.

After the five guards of Qingzhou arrived, they received a reward

The royal palace took out 200,000 dan of grain, equivalent to the same amount of silver, three quarters of which were given to those involved in defending the city, and the remaining quarter was used as a reward for the five guards of Qingzhou.

But before the five guards could be happy, the Yongwang Guards went straight into the camp outside the city and captured 24 officers, including the deputy captain, and executed them all. This was because the eldest son of the Northern Wei army leader confessed and gave away most of the undercover names. During the process, he broke half of his leg because of his random accusations.

As soon as the incident happened, the officers and soldiers of the Five Guards, who had just received the money or had already spent a lot of it, did not dare to go directly to the palace, but instead found Pei Yuyou, the current top official in Qingzhou.

In fact, whether it was privately rewarding the troops or executing officers, it was a direct offense to the emperor's majesty and was punishable by death.

However, considering that Emperor Wu of Liang was about to become a monk, Pei Yuwen only responded with two words in response to the instigation.

——Bear with it.

Based on his understanding of King Yong, the decision to use courtesy before force was already a compromise.

As expected, a military order was issued that night - the five guards of Qingzhou were integrated into the Qingzhou Army, supplemented by two thousand-household teams of the Prince of Yong's Guard, totaling 30,000 people, and together with the Skeleton Dragon Cavalry, they would march north after noon the day after tomorrow.

As soon as the news came out, the whole city was in an uproar.

To this day, even the gap in Dongyang City has not been repaired, and the risk of another war is too great.

……

The moon is as round as a disk at night, in Prince Yong's mansion.

[Hint: Mythical-level Fallen Curse has awakened]
"Two thousand Yongwang guards will serve as your personal soldiers. If you attack the city, you will gain something. Then you can form a new army and guard Dengfeng."

In the garden, Asan followed someone and obeyed instructions. At present, Qingzhou was undoubtedly the base camp. It had a decent geographical location and was close to the sea with developed fishing and salt industries. It was at least more qualified than the four war zones.

"Master, when we occupy Dengfeng, can I decide to go north to fight?" Ah San asked lazily, "Just defending without attacking, sometimes it is very difficult to hold on."

Offense is also a means of defense.

"You decide for yourself then. If you can't hold it, then come back with your tail between your legs. It's just a city. It's not worth risking your life to defend it."

"clear."

Jiang He waved his hand and Asan left.

The one thousand remaining evil Yong Wang guards spread out in the garden, each with their backs to the garden pavilion, forming a circle around each other. They joined forces to pull up a circle of silk curtains, and a faint mist lingered in the sky, blocking out outside prying eyes.

"One hundred times."

"As your body gets stronger, the cost of losing kidney energy actually increases."

"Normally, four times is enough for not feeling tired. If you use the time ring around midnight, that's seventy-two times. If you keep running at peak speed each time, you'll have to keep going for about half an hour, unless you force yourself to do that."

Jiang He touched his chin. That is to say, if he wanted, he could actually continue the reproduction activities for several years easily.

A scroll was unfolded, and it was the original copy of the Tibetan military seal.

A beautiful figure emerges under the moonlight.

Pei Xuanran was as cold as ever. Her white dress was gone, replaced by a shirt and knee-length skirt. Her beautiful face was as delicate as a painting, her eyes were like cold ponds, but the teardrop moles at the corners of her eyes hid her charm. She had a high nose and her lips were as light as cherry blossom petals.

At this moment, the moonlight was like a veil, outlining her breathtaking figure. The two full moons made the fabric of her clothes form a breathtaking arc. The night wind lifted her black hair and wrapped it around her slender waist that was so thin that it could be grasped with one hand.

For Pei Xianran, from the moment he fell into the other party's hands to now, it was just a blink of an eye.

"Mortal, what's the point of you humiliating me." Pei Xuanran said coldly, his eyes looked around, but his pupils shrank slightly.

The open environment of the garden pavilion made her tense up and her eyes showed a hint of nervousness.

Jiang He said calmly: "Unexpressed emotions will never disappear, they are just buried, and one day they will burst out in an uglier way."

Pei Xuanran's face turned pale, and he murmured, "One day?"

"That is now."

……

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Autumn dew on leaves in the garden in the early morning
The Yongwang Guard, composed of vicious soldiers, is undoubtedly the most loyal fighters and has been guarding from the night before until now.

During this period, countless Dongyang City dignitaries visited Prince Yong's Mansion, but none of them could see the prince as they wished. Fortunately, there was the chief steward.

"One hundred households, one thousand taels of silver, and no military pay for ten years after taking office."

"But sir, at the end of the previous dynasty, it only cost three hundred taels..."

"You want to use the sword of the previous dynasty to kill me now?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

In front of the Cunxin Hall of the palace, a young man in a black robe with a sinister look sat behind a desk and wrote the name of the new centurion with a stroke of a brush.

The wealthy businessman, dressed in silk and satin, wiped the sweat from his forehead. Seeing that his eldest son's name was registered in the book, he tried hard to suppress his excitement and asked the servants to bring up the silver box.

"Next one, be quick." Wuhe couldn't help but wave and shout.

As far as I could see, the people queuing up were almost standing at the door.

These days, it is no longer news in Qingzhou that the royal palace sells official positions.

The cause was that in the court, Lord Pei and the Minister of Personnel completed an exchange. The Minister of Personnel's legitimate son, who was traveling in Yangzhou in the south, inexplicably appeared on the battlefield in Qingzhou. Because he fought bravely while defending the city and provided great help to someone in the gap of the city wall, he was eventually awarded the title of Earl of Ninghai.

In return, the Gaomi general had received an order to be transferred to a wealthy and large county, and all the military documents of Dongyang Guard were delivered by Yundiao, with complete seals but blank content.

Local garrison officers could inherit their titles when they reached a certain level and enjoyed privileges such as land and tax exemptions.

A Da is currently the commander of Dongyang Guard, responsible for commanding the Cuifeng Army. The evil system does not require official positions, nor does it involve hereditary land, so after getting permission from someone, Wuhe chose to sell his title for money, leaving the military pay for the evil soldiers to squander.

As for the impeachment by the Six Ministries' Secretaries and the Censors, everyone in Prince Yong's Mansion agreed that it came at the right time. In case the elder cabinet could not hold on, the remnants of Commander Yan could still fight on and there would be no problem in pushing him out as a scapegoat.

"What do you want?" Wuhe asked without raising his head.

"My nephew has always been a gentleman. He went to Huayue Tower a while ago and had a conflict with someone..."

"Name, charge, verdict, tell the truth if you have something to say."

"Yang Datian, burned down the Huayue Pavilion and exiled him to Lingnan."

Not far away, the chief official of the palace found the file and said briefly, "No one is dead."

"One thousand five hundred taels." Wu He said coldly, "The palace will not bear the life and death hatred for others. Tell them when you leave."

The visitor silently paid the money and was exiled to Lingnan. Only one in ten people could make it to the destination, as the road was full of bandits. After a while, Wuhe tore off a piece of paper and said, "Take it to the Censor, and then go to the prison to pick up the person."

"The villain understands."

Because of his meritorious service in defending the city and the fact that he "by chance" solved a major assassination case of Zuo Canzheng, the Censor was about to be promoted to the capital and had the right to use up his expired license. He didn't mind cooperating with Prince Yong's Palace at all.

"next."

A sturdy man came up with his head down and said, "Master Wu, this is the membership fee for our Black Fish Gang this year, 1,500 taels."

Wu He said calmly, "From now on, there will be only one sect in Dongyang City, and that is Wangfu. Dongyang Sect has made great contributions in guarding the west city wall, so it is an exception. Other sects must pay membership fees every year. Anyone who dares to kill the messenger will be exterminated."

"understand."

During the day yesterday, the Skeleton Dragon Cavalry had already been dispatched twice, wiping out two medium-sized sects that refused to obey orders. In order to prevent any trouble from arising again, the three evil brothers teamed up to go on this trip.

One person after another lined up and the silver boxes continued to accumulate. After two days, the income had reached 270,000 taels.

"With soldiers comes power, and with power comes money. Now the pensions and rewards for retaking Dengfeng City should be enough."

Wuhe rubbed his wrist, threw away the pen, stood up and stretched his muscles. The Pei family did not support such a hasty attack on Dengfeng City, but if it was delayed any further, the reinforcements from the Northern Wei Dynasty would arrive. The boss probably prepared means of siege the city, but was too lazy to explain it to a group of old men from the Pei family.

In sight, a little girl in white clothes ran over.

"Brother Wu San, the big snake?"

Wuhe showed a gloomy smile that he thought was gentle, and said: "They should still be in the garden. The boss finally got two days of rest. Aya, why don't you wait a little longer."

Zhuang Ya shook her little head and said obediently, "I can't sleep."

"My second brother's doghouse is warm, too."

"Can't find it."

Wuhe slapped his forehead. According to Laohei, he had the privilege of sleeping on the couch since he was a child. Now that his life level has risen, he prefers to find a place to sleep. Not to mention Aya, he would have to mobilize birds to find the exact location immediately.

"Then you can go over and take a look. It's not a big deal, but it's not convenient for me to go in."

Zhuang Ya nodded seriously. She had searched everywhere inside and outside Prince Yong's Mansion in the past two days. Since the person was not found anywhere, that person must be in the tent in the garden.

Jogging all the way, with the Imperial Sword following behind like a kite, Zhuang Ya came to the front of the tent and said to a vicious soldier.

"Big snake."

"Fourth Miss, the Lord is still busy."

"Step aside."

"Ah, this..." The evil soldier was in a dilemma and simply rolled back and forth on the ground, looking like he was suffering from epilepsy.

Zhuang Ya stepped straight over.

"Oh……"

Entering the tent, following the charming voice, she walked around the bluestone path in the garden and came to the pavilion. In her sight, the goddess captured in the doomsday world was now kneeling on the table. Her epilepsy was even worse than that of the evil soldier just now. From the day before yesterday until now, even a heroic creature could not avoid fainting, and just kept mumbling.

Noticing the arrival, Jiang He put on a red robe. The style of the crimson windbreaker was modified when he arrived.

[Hint: The Fallen Curse ends, and your energy value increases to 80200]
"What's wrong?" Jiang He asked in surprise.

After two days of not seeing each other, Aya was promoted to sub-hero.

"I'm very sleepy." Zhuang Ya's face was serious.

Because animal companions also have the right to use the hunter's blessed land, she immediately pulled out two things.

One is a giant snake skin that is 30,000 meters long.

The other was half a rib.

Jiang He picked up the rib, and the bone that originally contained the divine firefly immediately shattered into dust, and the power inside it disappeared.

"Can you refine the ribs of the ancient snake god's skeleton?"

Zhuang Ya thought about it, took out half a rib from the sleeve of her white dress, and then held it up to grind her teeth. The effect was very good. She showed a cold grin, and her two small canine teeth were extremely sharp.

"good to eat."

Jiang He understood that through the blood hunt among the dragons, Aya could slowly refine the skeleton of the ancient snake god, but even the power of the gods could not directly break through the bottleneck of the times.

Because she was in the world of Zhulu, she was promoted to the sub-hero level. After she shed her skin like a snake, her body lengthened and it was time for her to hibernate and recuperate. But if she was not there, the other party might not be able to sleep.

Jiang He stuffed Pei Xianran back into the military seal. Compared to a tool, the girl's rest was naturally more important.

"Come."

"By the way, please give me your panel permissions."

A small white snake quickly crawled to someone's neck, curled up like a white scarf, and fell asleep in less than a moment.

Jiang He checked Zhuang Ya's current situation.

Life level: sub-hero.

Hero Energy: 30000
The hero's body has been successfully born.

Main weapon: Immortal-level Imperial Sword.

Immortal-level skill: Petrifying Eye.

Epic suit: Divine Hunter, epic skills: Strength to Pull Mountains, Explosive Slash (scroll enhancement), Petrification Power, Dragon Breath.

Sword Master LV30.

Epic energy properties: highly toxic.

Epic Passive: Snake Immortal Body - 20-meter snake body, with epic physical strength/toughness, the snake body contains hundreds of white snake patterns, each snake pattern can instantly restore limb-level damage, the total number is replenished once a month, and causes % special attack against snakes.

“Nice data.”

Jiang He thought to himself that based on the introduction of the origin, he could be sure that the Ancient Snake God had completely perished and was no longer dangerous. This guy was an alien ancient god and was not among the Nine Immortal Gods in the Divine Court area.

Speaking of which, the Angry Immortal is still the right way to fight against outsiders.

"Someone, clean it up."

The tent that had been set up for two whole days was finally taken down.

When Jiang He left the garden and walked to Chengyun Hall, he saw mountains of silver boxes.

"Boss, the military pay has been settled." Wuhe laughed.

"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang He nodded and said, "We will send out troops in the afternoon. Ah Da and Lao Hei will stay behind. The Front Crusher Army will stay in Dongyang. Write another letter and send it to Dengfeng to redeem the Chi Le Gong. We want an immortal weapon, ten volumes of immortal skills, a thousand volumes of epic skills, and ten thousand volumes of immortal skills."

"I understand." Wuhe nodded.

The Northern Wei Dynasty's martial arts world was in decline. Except for behemoths like Daode Zong, the rest of the small fish and shrimp basically became running dogs of the royal family and clan warlords. The destruction of mountains and temples was led by the military leader Wuhuan. What the Wuhuan clan lacked the least was soldiers and martial arts.

(End of this chapter)