Zhao Shu held a sharp ax in his hand, silently reciting sutras and mantras, then sprayed a mouthful of magical water on the ax blade, found the right position and struck it down, easily cutting off the leg and shin.
Looking at the blood lipids that gradually solidified, Zhao Mian's face did not change. He took a delicate silver spoon, dug out the bone marrow, placed it in a colorless glass cup, and then poured in the pre-prepared talisman water, watching the water gradually turn from ocher to red.
It turned into yellow-green, colorful and a bit strange.
"Sure enough, the demonic transformation has gone deep." Zhao Shu frowned, poured the water into the brazier, and then looked at the wolf-headed monster on the chopping board whose limbs were dismantled and Wu Zang was cut open.
"Calculate carefully... this should be the third time we encounter these wolf-headed monsters, right?" Zhao Shu recalled and said: "First it was the young master of the Dai family in Chengyang County, and then there was the assassination of Jibao Pavilion in Dongsheng City. There are also cases like this
The involvement of the wolf-headed monster."
"You seem to have forgotten that there was another time, but I just couldn't see it with my own eyes." Lingxiao reminded.
Zhao Shu understood immediately, turned around and rummaged through the bamboo basket, then scratched his head and said, "I think I left that wooden sculpture with a wolf head and a human body in the Huaiying Hall."
Back in Xingluo County, Zhao Shui was also ordered by General Wei to search for evil spirits in the countryside. There were evil spirits who could control walking corpses and even summoned the corpses of civilians who had been dead for many years, but Zhao Shui destroyed them.
According to Tie Gong's report, the evil spirit's description and behavior were similar to those of these wolf-headed monsters, but their magic skills were much better, and they were not able to be captured and killed in the end.
"The assassins who were in Jibao Pavilion were probably from the same tribe as these wolf-headed monsters now." Zhao Shu pulled out the steel needle nailed to the back of the corpse, held it to the candlelight and burned it for a moment, watching the color change on the surface of the steel needle.
He frowned and shook his head: "The Qi enters the spinal cord and changes the shape and bones. The effect of Danglu Zhuanggu Pill is so violent."
"It is extremely difficult to refine the external elixir that can change the human body, and it cannot be used by the entire tribe." Lingxiao said, "And it can change people into the appearance of beasts and monsters. Such elixirs may not be refined by ordinary people."
Zhao Shu looked at the table next to him and stared at the chest and ribs of the other wolf-headed monsters: "There are faint traces of rapid growth of bone and flesh here. It seems that the elixir took effect and changed its appearance almost within a few days.
It must be extremely painful to tear apart the original muscles, bones, skin and flesh like this."
"Abandoning the human body and becoming an animal, it is not a pity to die." Lingxiao said.
Zhao Miao sighed: "If I hadn't experienced great setbacks and suffering, why would I have become like this?"
After moving away the pile of wolf-headed monsters, Zhao Shui moved the heavy headless corpse of Sheluo Mandrill onto the table, washed his blood-stained hands with clean water, and then began to cut with a knife and axe.
"Deacon Zhao, the elders in the city have come to pay their respects," He Dang reported outside the house.
"Hey, can't you give me some free time?" Zhao Shu was getting excited about tinkering, but he had to put down his utensils, change his clothes and freshen up before going out to meet the guests.
Zhao Shu led his troops to recapture Dantu County, and after inquiring, he learned that the Jiuli Kingdom was robbing the city, and even performed blood sacrifices on pregnant women and babies in order to perform magic.
The people of Dantu County hated the Jiuli barbarians so much that the corpses of the defeated soldiers that Zhao Shu had previously buried were dug up by local people overnight, the bones crushed and ashes scattered, and some children even kicked their heads for fun.
Moreover, because Cao Zuo, the original official in Dantu County, was almost exterminated, Zhao Shui had no choice but to temporarily stay on as an acting government official, waiting for the county government to dispatch manpower. He recuperated in the county seat and rested his troops, while also rectifying logistics and military supplies.
Zhao Shu's men did not commit any crimes in the next autumn, so the local people were naturally very grateful. After a few days' rest, some fellow villagers came to express their condolences.
After dealing with these entertainments and rejecting the servants and maids sent by the other party, Zhao Shu was about to continue playing with the corpse, trying to figure out the changes in the muscles, bones, and internal organs of the person who was gifted by the divine power.
As a result, before he had time to spare, a soldier hurriedly came to report: "There are a large number of troops approaching from the east of the city!"
Zhao Miao frowned and asked, "Who is coming?"
"Looking at the flag, it should be from Gaoping Gong's headquarters."
"Mr. Gao Ping? What is he doing here?" Zhao Shu was disgusted and ordered each battalion to enter the city in armor.
Lieutenant Chen couldn't help but ask: "Since it is Duke Gao Ping who is here, don't you need to let everyone wear armor and prepare for battle?"
"What if the enemy is pretending to be the enemy? Do you dare to open the city to meet us?" Zhao Shu retorted, but the other party repeatedly said that he did not dare.
However, when Zhao Shu came to the top of the city and saw the soldiers and horses slowly coming outside the city, he knew that the people coming were not the enemy. A young general wearing a bright red cloak leaped forward on his horse and held a riding whip. By Zhao Mi:
"Who is in the city? Seeing Gao Pinggong's flag, why don't you go out of the city to greet him?"
Zhao Shu sneered and said, "I am Zhao Shu, the Marquis of Zhenming. I don't know why Gao Pinggong sent you here."
"Oh? Are you Zhenminghou?" The young general replied: "Gaoping Gong heard that the Jiuli barbarians had made a surprise attack on Dantu County, and he was worried that General Wei would have no time to deal with it, so he sent me to take back the city. I never thought that you, a jackal, would be attacked. Let’s get there first.”
Hearing this, Zhao Mu just smiled faintly. But at this moment, there were a group of military officers and monks on the tower. They had experienced the killings with Zhao Mu, and they knew how hard Zhao Mu had been working recently. Even though he was seriously injured and bedridden before, he still He had to listen to the military reports from the scouts every day, arrange the transportation of grain and grass, and read the documents sent from Jianjia Pass in person.
How could these people tolerate other people's insults to Zhao Shu? If Zhao Shu hadn't been able to control them well, I'm afraid someone would have yelled back on the spot.
"I haven't asked you about your identity yet." Zhao Shu asked, leaning on the battlement.
"I am the son of Duke Gao Ping, Yang Tai'an!" the young general shouted, "Since we have recaptured Dantu County, why are we still not going there?"
"Most of the officials and officials in Dantu County have died. As the chief historian, I naturally have the right to take charge of them on their behalf," Zhao Shu said.
"Then you can get out." Yang Tai'an said loudly: "I am the new governor of Dantu County, why don't you open the city gate quickly?"
"Is there any seal document?" Zhao Shu asked calmly.
Yang Tai'an was extremely impatient: "What do you know? My father has written to the king that he will appoint me as the magistrate of Dantu County in the near future. I just came to take office a few days ago."
"Without the imperial seal and the appointment document, I cannot hand over the county seat." Zhao Shu waved his hand and said: "The war is not over now, Young Master Yang is leading his troops, and it is easy for people to misjudge the military situation. Please turn around quickly, I can Act as if nothing happened.”
"Go away when I tell you to, stop talking nonsense!" Yang Tai'an yelled: "You are so disrespectful and disrespectful of your superiors based on a small amount of merit. You, Zhao Mian, really need to be taught a lesson!"
"That's enough!" Ding Muqiu jumped out, waved the purple silk ribbon with his hand, turned it into a long rope, tied up Yang Tai'an, and kidnapped him directly.
There were monks guarding Yang Tai'an behind him. Seeing this situation, just when he was about to take action, many monks on the city also used various magic weapons. They cooperated seamlessly and easily forced back the monks who wanted to rescue Yang Tai'an.
Ding Muqiu moved quickly and threw Yang Tai'an in front of Zhao Shu, saying: "Marquis Zhenming, I hand over this offending person to you! Whether to beat or kill, you have the final say!"
Zhao Shu shook his head and smiled bitterly, Ding Muqiu couldn't help but feel ashamed, and Yang Tai'an spoke freely. In fact, he had expected this result.
"Young Master Yang, if your rich son can't sit down in court, why would you go out and lead troops to take risks?" Zhao Shu said in a gentle tone.
Yang Tai'an was beaten so hard that his muscles and bones ached, and he was about to yell, but when he raised his eyes, he saw fierce warriors in armor and swords around him, or monks from the temple with cold eyes and raised heads, and he suddenly lost his courage.
"You, what are you going to do?" Yang Tai'an held on and said, "Do you know what a crime it is to attack and kill a prince? Don't make the same mistake as Zhao Shu!"
But these words didn't scare anyone, as if Zhao Shu gave an order and Yang Tai'an could be cut into pieces.
"Young Master Yang, please go back." Zhao Shu sighed: "Even if Gao Pinggong really writes to the king of the country to appoint you as the magistrate of Dantu County, you don't have the official seal and come unexpectedly with your private soldiers.
If it had been someone else, they could have mistook you for a fake enemy army and pounced from the side of the road without saying a word."
Yang Tai'an was startled when he heard this, and Zhao Shu continued: "Even if it is later known that you are the son of a prince, the worst thing is that it will be blamed on the Jiuli Kingdom. Mr. Yang, don't forget that Dantu County was captured by a surprise attack by a Jiuli Kingdom army.
It is not impossible for a group of soldiers to attack you and kill you halfway."
On the sidelines, Lieutenant Zhang Li snickered secretly. In order to deliver a batch of military supplies to Chiyundu, Zhao Shu even forged a plan to plunder the Jiuli Kingdom.
If there is really any frame-up, this Zhenminghou can be regarded as handy, and he is by no means as gentle and gentle as he seems on the surface.
"Also." Zhao Shu helped Yang Tai'an up and reminded: "Master Yang's move, if someone with intentions takes the opportunity to write a letter of impeachment, claiming that Master Yang, you are setting troops in the countryside and abusing the people, wouldn't it cause trouble for Duke Gao Ping?"
?”
Yang Tai'an was speechless by Zhao Shu, who patted him on the shoulder and asked the soldiers to send him down.
After Yang Tai'an left, Ding Muqiu still felt that it was not enough: "Marquis Zhenming, you are too soft-hearted. This kind of dandy should be taught a lesson!"
Zhao Shu shook his head: "After all, Gao Pinggong is the clan leader of the country. I don't think I have the guts yet."
"We who are cultivating immortals only want to have clear thoughts and clear thoughts. Sometimes we don't care about many things." Ding Muqiu said bluntly in public: "If I see him again, I will hang him up and give him three hundred lashes!"
Zhao Mo touched his beard to cover up his embarrassment. He thought to himself that Ding Feiling, the leader of Mingxia Pavilion, was easy-going and calm, but why was Ding Muqiu so impulsive? He was also glad that he was in charge of the monks in the pavilion. Otherwise, if he allowed Ding Muqiu to act casually, he would be like Luo Xixian.
I want to kill Yang Tai'an on the spot.
"Marquis Zhenming, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to let Yang Tai'an leave like this." Liang Hui reminded: "As far as I know, Yang Tai'an is violent and will definitely complain to Duke Gao Ping after he returns. He has slandered you.
"
Zhao Shu was thoughtful, but he still waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let him say whatever he wants. It's really not appropriate to cause trouble at the moment. Pack your things today, take the Wu and Ji battalions, and return to Jianjia Pass first. Over to the county government.
The dispatched manpower should arrive tomorrow."
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In the Jiuli Kingdom's camp, Wu Zhen was discussing the use of troops with his left and right officials, but suddenly someone hurried into the camp.
"Lord Wu Zhen, just now the monks from Xu State came and threw this thing outside the camp!" The ordering soldier was carrying a bulging big sack with a strange expression and hesitated to speak.
"Nonsense! How can you bring things thrown by the enemy into the tent at will? If there are any talismans hidden, wouldn't it mean that everyone in the tent will be killed?" a shaman yelled.
Wu Zhen raised his hand to stop everyone from talking, and with a serious look on his face, he gestured: "Open it."
The ordering soldier opened the sack, and dozens of heads immediately rolled all over the floor. Some were human heads, some were wolf heads, some were intact, and some were completely disfigured.
"Sheluo Mandrill?! And... is that Mengqu from Cangbei?" Everyone in the tent stood up in shock, and one after another they identified the important members of the Bailu tribe, Cangbei and Wuteng Village. The expressions on their faces were no better than those on the ground.
How much better it looks with those heads on it.
Wu Zhen's face was cold. He raised his hand to take a photo, and a letter flew out of his bag. He opened it and read it:
"Your country has gathered hundreds of warriors and three thousand elite soldiers. They trekked through mountains and rivers, crossed dangerous obstacles, invaded borders, invaded city walls, killed the people for fun, tortured and killed women and children to sacrifice evil spirits. Everywhere they passed, spirits wailed. I was ordered to attack, and several
The battle is over, but I am afraid that the mountains are long and the rivers are far away, and the wild geese are difficult to reach, which will lead to ignorance. Now I return the heads of the warriors of your country, hoping that you will take them as a warning and take good care of yourselves. - Zhao Shu, the Zhenminghou of Huaxu Kingdom, pays homage."
Everyone in the tent circulated the letter one after another. Someone read the letter and threw it to the ground, cursing: "Little Hua Xu, are you deceiving me that there is no one in Jiuli?!"
"Returning the head, does Zhao Shu think that Huaxu Kingdom has a chance to win?"
"Attack! We can no longer retreat. We must break through Jianjia Pass and use this Zhao Shu's blood as a sacrifice to the gods!"
"Okay." Wu Zhen stopped everyone from making noise. He moved his head with a wooden stick, as if he was looking for someone.
"Where is Fei Zuosheng? As the leader of the army, why was his head not returned?" someone asked.
"Could it be that they surrendered to Huaxu Kingdom?"
"He dares?!"
"Fei Zuosheng was originally a general of Huaxu Kingdom. Seeing that the war was not going well, he surrendered again. Is it so strange?"
"How can the Huaxu Kingdom tolerate such a repetitive villain? Even if Fei Zuosheng surrenders, he will inevitably die!"
"Since this battle has been lost, it is impossible for Fei Zuosheng to live alone." Wu Zhen came to the conclusion: "Zhao Shu will not let him go, and he will not let him go. He will just die in Huaxu Kingdom. The so-called fox death
The first hill is roughly like this."
"Lord Wu Zhen, are you pitying Fei Zuosheng?" Someone snorted: "I said back then that this person cannot be trusted. Even if he is not a spy of Huaxu Kingdom, he is not from the Jiuli tribe. Why?
Can such a person be expected to lead troops in war?"
"Exactly! What a good thing it is now. We have dragged down all the elite masters of the three tribes to death. Even if he escapes back to Jiuli Kingdom, the high priest will not be able to spare him!"
Wu Zhen was silent. At this time, a dragonfly flew into the tent. Wu Zhen seemed to feel something. He raised his hand to catch it. He closed his eyes for a moment and sighed: "Miaosaluo has escaped."
"That Gu lady in Baihua Valley? Why did she escape?"
"She has a lot of magic skills to hide and change." Wu Zhen said: "She mentioned that Sheluo Mandrill accidentally fell into the enemy's trap, and she was arranged to break out of the city with Fei Zuosheng. As a result, there were too many enemy troops, and she saw
The situation was unstoppable, so he abandoned the army and ran away, and is now traveling alone through the mountains and forests."
"The defeated general fled, and Miaosaluo cannot be spared, so we will hold her accountable!"
"Then you go?" Wu Zhen raised his eyes and glanced at the speaker. The other party was bluffing. How could he dare to provoke the master of Baihua Valley, who had strange magic skills? Wu Zhen sighed helplessly: "The war is tense, and we have to prepare a big plan. Now