"I know."
Chu Xisheng didn't take it seriously.
He had only suspected money-making before, but now he was sure of it.
"Yesterday, my swordsman brother said that she was not only a Qianhu member of Tianya Jinyiwei, but also one of the four most outstanding geniuses in Tianya Jinyiwei. She was once ranked 29th on the Qingyun list, and she was in the Heluo area.
Great name."
"Twenty-ninth on the Qingyun list?"
Chu Yunyun raised her eyebrows slightly, and then nodded slightly: "Absolutely! This woman is only twenty-four years old, but she has reached the fifth level of cultivation. She still practices the most time-consuming external skills, and her talent is on par with Ye Zhiqiu's.
between.
Her combat power is also very good. She can use the divine bow to contain the fourth-level Blood Bat Mountain True Successor. Her close combat ability will only become more powerful. This woman indeed has the talent to be ranked in the top 30 in the Qingyun Ranking. She should be a first-level one in the future.
see."
She then changed her voice: "But since you clearly knew that she was Jin Yiwei Qianhu, why did you bring her to Wuxiang Benshan? Do you know our current identities and you still can't reveal anything?"
It should be noted that the position of 'Dao Shi' is the closest person to Chu Xisheng. From now on in the Wuxiang Shen Sect, they will usually eat and live together.
"Qian Qian is a good hand at calculating money! Jian Zangfeng said that this girl has entered the fourth rank, which is about half a year old. She is extremely powerful and can do some inconvenient things for you."
Chu Xisheng looked at the door leisurely: "And I have a way to subdue her, and I will give up on her from now on!"
Before this, Chu Xisheng had never thought that this woman had such a powerful background. No wonder he couldn't get through the twenty-two 'Black Magic Cards of Near Mo'.
He decided that starting from today, he would spend one 'blood point' on Ji Qianqian every day until it was completely blackened!
——It’s black from the inside out!
"Conquer?" Chu Yunyun wondered what Chu Xisheng could do to conquer a Qianhu, a super-genius-level Jinyiwei?
But she immediately thought that these days, Ji Qianqian was indeed protecting Chu Xisheng at all costs.
Accounting for money is far beyond the scope of authority of a Tianya Jinyi Qianhu, and it is also not in line with the rules of Tianya Jinyiwei.
Chu Yunyun thought for a while, then she tilted her little head and asked tentatively: "Is your method of subduing it a seduction?"
Chu Xisheng was drinking tea. When he heard this, he suddenly made a 'pop' sound and spurted out all the tea in his mouth.
Chu Xisheng coughed several times before coughing out the water that had been choked in his trachea. He glared at Chu Yunyun: "Don't talk nonsense! Who am I in your eyes? How could I do such a thing? Anyway, I have
There is no way, you don’t need to worry.”
Then his mind moved again and he raised his eyebrows: "Are you kidding me?"
A smile suddenly appeared in Chu Yunyun's blue eyes, and she stroked her hair at the base of her ears with her hands as if nothing had happened: "No, I just don't understand, how can you make her be devoted to you? But since you said
If there is a way, then I won’t ask anymore.”
Judging from their one-year experience together, her cheap 'brother' is quite reliable in doing things and never does anything that is uncertain.
She had already turned her attention to the book in her hand.
This is a magician's secret book.
Recently, the Iron Banner Gang swept across the west bank of the Shenxiu River, breaking into more than 70 Wubao manors, looting countless amounts of money, and also obtained a large number of martial arts and magician practice classics.
The money stolen by the Iron Banner Gang was to be transferred to the public account, but these magician's books were accepted by Chu Yunyun with a smile.
Chu Yunyun now longs for all magician classics.
She used to be in the Wuxiang Divine Sect, known as the "Arsenal". Before the age of sixteen, she had read through 30% of the martial arts books of the Wuxiang Divine Sect, accumulating an unparalleled foundation in martial arts, from which she could gain a glimpse of the extremes of martial arts.
It's a pity that in the past, all her energy was focused on martial arts, and her understanding of magicians was limited.
So much so that now, she couldn't even find decent seventh-grade magic spells, and she usually relied on Lu Luanli's funding.
The problem is that Rumeng Villa is dominated by illusion, while Chu Yunyun majors in the art of 'simulation', which is still somewhat different.
The Zhengyang Martial Arts Museum's library could not meet Chu Yunyun's needs.
She can only seek help from others and rely on her own efforts.
In fact, the book collections of these Xiushui gentry are not that good either.
For decades, Xiushui County has not produced even a fourth-grade master, which shows how rich the wealthy families in Xiushui are.
Chu Yunyun didn't care, she was able to extract the essence from the numerous classics with her subtle knowledge and analogy.
As the saying goes, all streams of people return to the sect, and all come to the same destination by different paths. The cultivation of martial arts and martial arts are connected to the end.
She has now mastered the top part, what is missing is just the foundation.
However, Chu Yunyun just looked at it for a moment and smelled a hint of fishy smell.
She frowned, glanced sideways at Songfeng Sword Lingshi's head, immediately closed the book, stood up and said, "I'm going back to the room to read first. You can come over later after washing up."
Chu Yunyun immediately felt that there was a bit of ambiguity in this sentence, and hurriedly explained: "I will help you refine your body! Now that you have awakened the blood of Yazhu, your body's upper limit has been greatly increased. In the next two months, I will use Nishen
Fire, help you practice well."
Chu Xisheng almost lost his mind. He smiled and said, "Okay! I'll come over later. We haven't done this for a long time. It's strange that I feel uncomfortable if I don't do it for a day outside.
"
Chu Xisheng has now tasted the benefits of training the Hegemony Body. He wants to go one step further before heading to the north and raise the 'Nine Refinements of the Ultimate Purple Gold Body' to the seventh level as soon as possible.
That place in the north is full of talented people, with hidden dragons and crouching tigers. With his current abilities, he may not be able to stand firm there.
Especially this time, he took advantage of the name of "Yai Candidate" and directly entered the Wuxiang Internal Tradition as a seventh-grade person, which will inevitably arouse the envy of others.
The inheritance of "Divine Will Touches the Death Knife" is very important to the Wuxiang Divine Sect.
But others are working hard to earn merit, and countless genius-level disciples are fighting for a spot in the inner sect. But you don't have to do anything. You can enter the inner sect directly just because of your special bloodline talent. How can you let this happen?
Are you convinced?
It should be noted that Ye Zhiqiu, with his talent, is still only an outer disciple of the Wuxiang Divine Sect.
Chu Yunyun frowned, feeling that Chu Xisheng was taking advantage of her, but she had no evidence.
Chu Xisheng was talking about body training, which made it difficult for her to have an attack.
At this time, Chu Xisheng looked at the map in front of him again and said with great regret: "You are indeed a king, the military god of the north who is invincible for 30,000 miles! According to your arrangement, Dongzhou's 100,000-state army can be destroyed with just a few clicks. What a pity."
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Chu Yunyun had already reached the door. When she heard this, she turned back and took a look at the map.
The corners of Chu Yunyun's lips curled up slightly: "What's the pity? This is a last resort, used to delay time. And we may still be able to use this flood strategy in the future."
She then raised her eyes to look at Chu Xisheng, with a hint of strangeness in her blue eyes: "Brother, I believe that as long as you awaken the blood of Yaizhen, all the difficulties in front of us can be solved. But I
I never thought that after your bloodline awakens, you will lead the Bloody Divine Sword to Dongzhou."
However, Chu Xisheng couldn't help but let out a "huh" sound, thoughtfully.
After he returned, he hadn't told Chu Yunyun about the 'Blood Eyes Divine Sword'. How did she know about it?
Could it be that Yunyun was probably nearby during last night's battle for the Haiqing Gang's chief helm?
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Three days later, soldiers gathered inside and outside Xiushui City, with murderous intent rising into the sky.
The prefect Sikong Chan stood on the east city wall with an indifferent expression. He looked at the Iron Flag Gang's military camp three miles outside the city with some confusion in his eyes.
He felt that the various actions of the Iron Flag Gang were weird from the inside out.
Just three days ago, the Iron Banner Gang abandoned the imperial navy and tens of thousands of state army troops upstream and gathered all its land divisions here.
These include 5,000 members of the Iron Banner Gang, more than 10,000 Xishan hunters and woodcutters, nearly 20,000 miners, many local tycoons who were coerced and driven by the Iron Banner Gang, and 6,000 county troops who surrendered to the Iron Banner Gang.
A total of nearly 65,000 troops surrounded the entire Xiushui County.
Among these people, except for the more than 10,000 people from Xishan Hall who are considered elites, the rest are just a ragtag group of people temporarily summoned by the Iron Banner Gang.
But they were fully equipped with armor and weapons.
The ordnance Xishantang looted from various places made these 65,000 men well-equipped and not inferior to the county army.
Among them, there are as many as 40,000 ninth-level martial arts cultivators, and the rest are also people with strong martial arts foundation.
They did not storm Xiushui City, but built camps and dug trenches outside the city to isolate the inside and outside.
The Iron Banner Gang not only blocked all exits in the sky and underground, but even used magicians to set up formations to block all talismans, the Flying Sword of Heaven and Earth, and all methods of communication.
A few days ago, Sikong Chan could go in and out of Xiushui County at will, but now he can only sit in Jianchou City.
In fact, with his cultivation level, as long as he is not blocked by others and maintains his speed, he can treat an army of more than ten thousand as nothing.
The problem is that now, there are experts stationed on all sides of Xiushui County.
Sikong Chan tried to leave the city three times, but was forced back each time.
Today's Iron Banner Gang not only has Tie Xiaosheng, the eight-armed Vajra Sword Bu Yancheng, the five-tailed wind-born beast and many other fifth-level combat forces, but also has a total of fourteen four-armed God-killing crossbows, which are enough to kill
He was put to death.
But what worried Sikong Chan the most was the smoke lingering three miles outside the city.
The misty white smoke stood there quietly, seemingly harmless to humans and animals.
However, Sikong Chan felt that there was a murderous intention hidden inside, as if there was an ancient ferocious beast hidden inside.
In the past few days, countless masters from the Killing Tower and Blood Bat Mountain have fallen into the thick fog!
Although Sikong Chan has gradually recovered from his injuries recently and his combat power has gradually increased, he does not dare to go deep into the fog.
"Lord Prefect!"
While Sikong Chan was meditating, Shen Zhou walked onto the city wall and bowed to Sikong Chan: "The magician has set up the formation and is checking the runes in the formation. The wind is strong in the southeast today. This time we
You can definitely take advantage of the river breeze to disperse the water mist in the direction of the river!"
Shen Zhou was dismissed from the post of county captain more than ten days ago.
However, the new county captain had not yet taken office at this time, so Shen Zhou had to take charge of the defense of Xiushui County as Dai Sin.
After all, there are four thousand county troops in the city, all of whom have been kept by the Shen family for many years. Except for Shen Zhou, no one in the county can command them.
Sikong Chan nodded slightly, with a look of anticipation on his face: "Instruct the other side to start immediately when the preparations are complete and take advantage of the wind! There is no need to wait for my order."
The war between magicians in Xiushui County has been going on for three days.
One side drives away the wind, the other creates fog.
This is another thing that puzzles Sikong Chan. The magicians of the Iron Flag Gang are indeed very powerful, but in the past they could only defend the Dongcheng Pier.
Now it can compete with the power of magicians in the entire county.
They seemed to have added sixty or seventy seventh-grade magicians out of thin air, and they won great victories in several battles.
"Wait a minute!"
That was Shangguan Shenhao standing next to Sikong Chan: "Please wait a moment, prefect! I have just ordered the palace to take 1,400 spirit stones and a fifth-grade wind magic weapon, which will be shipped later."
Arrived."
When Sikong Chan heard this, he turned sideways and looked at Shangguan Shenhao next to him.
I saw this man's face was green and cold, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were looking straight ahead.
The corners of Sikong Chan's lips raised slightly, and he chuckled with a hint of ridicule: "I didn't expect Brother Shangguan to be so generous today."
In the past, he asked these people to contribute money to increase Chu Xisheng's reward and prepare more funds for activities in the capital, but everyone refused and made various excuses.
"Just saving myself!"
Shangguan Shenhao's face was calm: "At this point in the current situation, the prefect and I, as well as the gentry in the city, are all grasshoppers on the same rope. We share life and death, and we are closely related. How dare we not try our best? But this is the last legacy of the Shangguan family. I hope
It can help all the magicians."
Sikong Chan's expression moved slightly and he narrowed his eyes: "Brother Shangguan is very worried and doesn't seem very optimistic?"
"It's out of the question." Shangguan Shenhao put his hands behind his back and said indifferently: "I'm actually not worried about the Iron Banner Gang. The Iron Banner Gang's current situation looks like a raging fire and flowers are blooming, and it is extremely powerful. In fact, its foundation is unstable and people's hearts are not stable.
Floating. What I'm afraid of now is the intervention of the Demonic War Tower."
Sikong Chan couldn't help but think of Sikong Pan.
Three days ago, the family's chief steward died in Wading Town, and the chief helmsman of the Haiqing Gang was also destroyed with him.
This murder, which resulted in the tragic death of nearly 3,000 people, is said to have been committed by Gu Qiansheng, the "Whale Swallowing the Eternal Age".
Sikong Chan couldn't help but feel surprised and suspicious.
Is this Demon War Tower elder intentionally helping Chu Xisheng?
Did Chu Xisheng sell himself to the Demon War Building in exchange for the help of the Demonic Divine Sect?
Nowadays, the military power in Daning is extremely strong and all areas are peaceful. As long as Governor Wang Sheng makes up his mind and turns his hand, the Iron Banner Gang can be wiped out.
But if the Demonic War Tower intervenes, the situation will be completely different.
Sikong Chan was worried that the Iron Banner Gang would not be able to resist the imperial army and would in turn invade Xiushui County, dragging him and the Xiushui gentry back to hell.
Sikong Chan couldn't help but be secretly annoyed.
There were so many experts from Six Gates, Killing Tower and Blood Bat Mountain who surrounded Taishan County for more than ten days, but they were still unable to remove Chu Xisheng.
And as long as this person doesn't die, he can still stir up wind and rain.
At the same time, a sense of powerlessness also grew in Sikong Chan's heart.
Since the iron maniac's violent death, his fortune has been declining day by day, and his wife and close followers have all withered away.
Perhaps because of this, after he went out today, he felt his heart pounding, his emotions fluctuating, and it was difficult to calm down.
Sikong Chan's face showed no trace of anything, and he looked calm: "If Chu Xisheng really colludes with the Demon War Tower, I will be happy. This guy may be able to rely on the power of the Demon War Tower to be evil for a while, but he will be doomed!"
At this time, there was a group of gentry behind Sikong Chan, who were also talking about it.
"Xiushui City has been sealed off for so long. I wonder what's going on outside?"
"I really don't know what the Iron Banner Gang is thinking. Tens of thousands of people are surrounding them but not attacking, and they are blocking the news. What is their intention?"
"Hmph! It's just to shake the morale of the troops in the city and make us chaotic. They don't dare to collide head-on with the imperial army, so they can only resort to this strategy."
"Presumably the governor's standard army and the relief army have already gone south, right?"
"According to time, they have crossed Shangliu County and arrived on the opposite side of the Shenxiu River to join the Tianping Army. However, how these 100,000 troops can cross the river is a problem. The strength of the Iron Banner Gang is the navy, and now the Jiangnan County Navy
The camp has been severely damaged."
"What a joke! Although the Iron Banner Gang has 50,000 sailors, most of its members are boatmen and coolies. Once the Governor launches his army, it will be like the thunder of Mount Tai, and it will be irresistible."
"The Jiangnan County Naval Camp is gone, but there is still the Shazhou Island Naval Camp upstream. It has 20,000 soldiers and hundreds of warships. It is an army managed by the imperial court. It is well-trained and has all nine ranks. It is said that it is even four
There are twenty Arm-killing God Crossbows! Once they come over, the Iron Flag Gang can be destroyed with just a few clicks!"
Although there was some sadness on the faces of these gentry, their conversations were generally optimistic.
And not long after, the wind blowing on the river suddenly surged, sweeping the clouds and fog in the direction of the east dock of the city, and swept them to the northwest.
Sikong Chan's expression changed, and he knew that it was the magician from the Temple of Heaven in the city who was already doing the Wu Shi method.
Perhaps it was because the weather and location this time were favorable were on the side of Xiushui County. The magicians of the Iron Banner Gang resisted for about a moment and could only let the clouds and mist they created be blown away.
At this time, the scenery of the entire city's east dock and the river gradually became clearer.
Everyone paid close attention, and they were surprised to find that on the east pier of the city, all the warships belonging to the Iron Flag Gang had disappeared.
On the surface of the Shenxiu River, there are hundreds of large ships with the banners of "Dongzhou Governor's Standard Army", "Tianping Army" and "Pingnan Army", creating an impressive sight of a thousand sails racing across the river.
Some of the ships have already approached the dock and are preparing to land.
Both Sikong Chan and Shangguan Shenhao's pupils were slightly dilated, and joy could not help appearing on their faces.
The many gentry behind them were even more surprised.
"This is the state army! The governor sent troops to quell the chaos."
"The Tianping Army, the Peaceful Army, and the Biao Army are all gathered here. Look across the river, there are a large number of troops waiting to board the ship. Judging from the scale, there are probably hundreds of thousands of people--"
"Where are the sailors of the Iron Banner Gang? Where are their warships?"
"It goes without saying that the Iron Banner Gang must have suffered a huge defeat. Otherwise, how could these more than 100,000 state troops cross the river safely?"
Shen Zhou's expression perked up, and he clasped his fists and said: "My lord, the governor, I would like to ask you to lead the army out of the city, to restrain the soldiers and horses of the Iron Banner Gang, and to help the state army land safely!"
Sikong Chan heard this, but his expression was indifferent: "The army in the city is weak, so we cannot rush into battle. We might as well wait a little longer and see what happens."
He knew that Shen Zhou wanted to make meritorious deeds and use this counterinsurgency battle to reduce his own charges.
The problem is that this move involves huge risks, and Sikong Chan will not gain any benefit at all.
At this time, he saw a scene that made him unbelievable.
The boatman coolies on Dongzhou Wharf were not afraid of the imperial officers and soldiers at all.
They all stayed on the dock, skillfully tying the moorings of the warships, handing them up the ship's ladder, and helping the officers and soldiers land and unload their cargo.
The officers and soldiers of the Tianping Army and the Pingnan Army also turned a blind eye to these traitors from the Iron Banner Gang.
After they landed, they marched in neat steps towards Xiushui County City.
At this time, at the top of Xiushui County City, many gentry had realized that something was wrong. They looked at each other in shock and uncertainty.
Sikong Chan also looked slightly pale.
He clenched his fists and looked deeply puzzled.
What are these state troops doing? I wonder if those coolies on the east dock of the city are all rebels from the Iron Flag Gang?
At this time, he saw Wei Lai, the guerrilla general of the Tianping Army, arriving from the air and landing three miles east of the city, in front of the camp built by the Iron Banner Gang, facing the city gate.
Shangguan Shenhao was stunned when he saw this, and his heart almost stopped.
His lips turned white, and he suppressed the panic in his heart. He clasped his fists and asked, "General Wei, what are you doing? Why did the general let the Iron Banner Gang rebels go? Are you colluding with them and colluding with them? Aren't you afraid of being held accountable by the court?"
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Wei Lai was heavily armed, his whole body was wrapped in heavy armor, and even his face was covered with a thick mask. His aura was cold and murderous.
After hearing this, he raised his head and looked coldly through the gap in his mask at the people on the wall headed by Sikong Chan.
Wei Lai sneered and said with a loud voice: "Your Majesty the Governor has ordered that Sikong Chan, the governor of Xiushui County, is the remnant of the former violent prince. This person has kept quiet for many years, lurking in Xiushui County, and colluding with the eunuchs of Dongzhou.
Work with many gentry to collect ordnance, accumulate financial resources, collude with evil spirits, and plot rebellion!
This matter was investigated and reported by Cao Xuan, Qianhu of the Jinyi Guards of Xiushui County, and Xia Houdong, the county magistrate. The evidence of the crime was conclusive and the case was solid. The General, following the orders of the Governor and the Ministry of War, led the Tianping Army to come to quell the rebellion——"
Sikong Chan was confused when he heard the words and didn't know why, but he realized that Wei Lai's words were probably true.
But how could he be the remnant of the violent prince? How could he be a rebel?
A mouthful of blood suddenly spat out from his mouth, and his whole body shook violently, almost staggering to the ground.
Behind him, the many gentry headed by Shangguan Shenhao all turned pale and their blood had drained away.
This chapter has been completed!