Shouting loudly, arrows shot out from the string and fell like a heavy rain on the front and rear of the wooden fence. Many thieves screamed and fell to the ground.
After several rounds of arrows, Guan Shiping saw that the morale of the bandits in the stronghold was low and their ranks were scattered. He immediately drew his sword and pointed it at a distance: "Brothers, follow me!"
Guan Shiping took the lead and charged forward, ignoring the arrows and stones. With a sweep of his sword, the horse blocking the gate of the village was smashed and smashed, and he led the following soldiers to rush into the village.
Qian Shaobai raised the Rainbow Reflection Pearl high, and the light shone brightly, as if there was another sun shining on the village. He could see the movements of the bandits. In addition to transmitting messages to Guan Shiping, who was commanding the soldiers at the front, he also occasionally shot out rainbow lights, killing and injuring those in the village.
Thieves.
The battle lasted for a long time, and the remaining bandits in the village begged to surrender, so Guan Shiping began to lead his men to clean up the battlefield.
"Drag these recalcitrant people down and chop them down." Guan Shiping's face was covered with blood. He pointed at several bandit leaders and cursed: "Damn it, you were still officers and soldiers in the past, but you actually committed trouble as thieves. The crime will be increased."
Wait!"
Qian Shaobai looked at the several bandit leaders who were being escorted away, and sighed: "I didn't expect that Bailong Village has been pacified, but Yuemama Village is still stubbornly resisting."
Guan Shiping snorted coldly: "Most of the bandits in Yuemama Village are officers and soldiers. They rebel and cause chaos, and they cause more trouble than ordinary bandits!"
Qian Shaobai said helplessly: "The current situation is turbulent and food and pay are insufficient. It is inevitable that there will be mutiny in the army."
"Shaobai, you don't have to pity them." Guan Shiping wiped the blood from his face: "Who is not gritting his teeth these days? How many times did we persuade them before we attacked? Even the soldiers who sent the message had their heads cut off, then
Why are we so polite?"
Qian Shaobai nodded slightly, and Guan Shiping took off his heavy armor and breathed a sigh of relief: "But it's fortunate that you killed all the leaders of the group of village leaders in Bailong Village. Only a few or two of the Shiliang Twelve Villages really had to put down the effort.
Seeing that the situation was not good, all the other villages surrendered their weapons and surrendered."
"It's not all my fault." Qian Shaobai said.
"That Master Huaiyu is willing to help deal with Hong Shangwu, which saves us a lot of trouble." Guan Shiping asked: "Such an expert actually retreats in the back mountain of Bailong Village? Your Shangjing Sect is familiar with the stories of each sect.
, do you know his origin?"
"He... has a high level of cultivation, but I have not seen his origin as a disciple." Qian Shaobai didn't know why, but he didn't tell others the truth that Xu Huaiyu was Zhao Shu.
Guan Shiping said: "I hope he can take the life of Hong Shangwu, so that these gangsters will not come back. It is because of Hong Shangwu that the surrounding counties and cities are not in peace."
While Qian Shaobai was thinking about it, a soldier came over and said, "General, there is a man in the camp at the foot of the mountain who calls himself Xu Huaiyu and is here to ask for an audience with Qian Biejia."
"Oh? You are really here!" Guan Shiping patted Qian Shaobai on the shoulder: "Let's go, I will go with you to see this master, and be sure to thank him personally. If you can ask him for help, we can recruit another foreign master for the imperial court.
Man, this is another great achievement."
"Ah? This..." Qian Shaobai froze on the spot. He didn't expect Zhao Shu to leave and come back again, and the fear in his heart was aroused again.
"What's wrong?" Guan Shiping looked at himself: "I think it's unsightly to be covered in blood, and I'm worried that I'll offend an expert from this world. You go down the mountain first, and I'll wash my face and rush over."
Qian Shaobai had no choice but to keep his expression unchanged. When he came to the barracks at the foot of the mountain, he saw a man in green robes, holding a wooden staff and wearing a short beard. His appearance was completely unfamiliar.
"You, you are..." Qian Shaobai didn't dare to recognize him for a moment.
"Don't you remember Mr. Xu, fellow Taoist Qian?" Zhao Shu cupped his hands and smiled: "Back in Bailong Village, it was you who helped Mr. Xu get out of confinement."
While talking, Qian Shaobai also heard the secret message from Zhao Shu: "My identity should not be revealed. Fellow Daoist Qian must understand the reason. But you don't seem to have revealed too much to others?"
Qian Shaobai was nervous and Chuanyin responded: "Why are you back again?"
"Everything should have a beginning and an end. I went to pursue Hong Shangwu. No matter what the outcome is, I should let fellow Taoist Qian know." Zhao Shu said with a smile.
Zhao Shu came to see Qian Shaobai again, originally wanting to see if he would spread the news that he was released from seclusion.
After bidding farewell to Zhaobo, Zhao Shu secretly followed their troops from the Xiong Kingdom all the way to observe their movements in suppressing bandits and quelling the chaos, and found that Qian Shaobai did not spread his news to outsiders.
Zhao Shu had also thought that he might kill Qian Shaobai directly to cut off the news of his present life. But considering Qian Shaobai's sect's background, if he was killed, the elders of Shangjing Sect would not be able to sit idly by and ignore it.
When the two of them fought against each other, they attracted Fang Yuanzi, one of the Four Immortals. He killed Qian Shaobai rashly, and there was no guarantee that the Four Immortals would not find out any clues. Not only would his identity be exposed, but he also formed a relationship with the Shangjing Sect.
Hatred.
Zhao Shu is now decisive in killing, almost carefree when he is alone, but he will not kill indiscriminately, even though Qian Shaobai is far from his opponent.
During the battle at Difei Mountain, Zhao Shui also sensed that someone from the Shangjing Sect had taken action, causing Liang Tao to be severely injured by his mother's magic sword. Therefore, in his opinion, the Shangjing Sect was partly responsible for the current disaster.
However, the grievances here are difficult to resolve for a while. Zhao Shui does not intend to directly kill Tiancheng Mountain, not to mention that he cannot do it with his current cultivation level. It is better to be friends with Qian Shaobai for the time being and take the opportunity to find the elders of Jingzong in the future.
When asked what happened, even if he really wanted to take revenge, Zhao Shu didn't want to implicate innocent people.
"Is this the real person Huaiyu?"
At this time, Guan Shiping's voice came from outside the camp. He changed into a clean robe, bowed to Zhao Shui and said: "I have Guan Shiping, the guerrilla general of the Xiong Kingdom, and I have received great help from the real person this time. I am deeply grateful!"
"General Guan, you are polite." Zhao Shu nodded slightly. He still vaguely remembered that this man came to Huaxu Kingdom with Qian Shaobai to spy on the military situation and purchase fabrics. Unexpectedly, he now became a general. In ten years, he was indeed a general.
Right and wrong.
After everyone sat down, Guan Shiping asked: "I heard that Master Huaiyu went to pursue Hong Shangwu. I wonder what the result will be?"
"Hong Shangwu is dead. Unfortunately, his magic power was so violent that he was completely destroyed physically and mentally, and no evidence was left behind." Zhao Shu said.
"It's enough to get Master Huaiyu's words." Guan Shiping asked: "By the way, I heard from Qian Biejia that Master Huaiyu just came out of seclusion not long ago?"
"That's right." Zhao Shu nodded and said, "Xu was injured in his early years and had to retreat into the cave to retreat. A few days ago, he sensed that there were outsiders invading the cave door. He didn't want to pay attention to it, but who would have expected that Hong Shangwu broke into the cave and disturbed the peace.
Xu had no choice but to show up and respond. It happened that fellow Taoist Qian came to help. If it hadn't been for him, Xu would have been poisoned by Hong Shangwu before he came out of seclusion."
On the side, Qian Shaobai forced a smile, and Guan Shiping nodded and said: "Hong Shangwu roared in the mountains and forests, causing trouble to the surrounding counties. He should have been punished early. However, after the Zujiang flood, the roads were cut off, and the imperial officers and soldiers failed to eliminate the banditry in time.
Master Yu took action. On behalf of the local people, I would like to thank Master Huaiyu again."
"Xu just acted casually, General Guan said something serious." Zhao Shu waved his hand and said.
"I haven't asked Master Huaiyu where his immortal home is yet? I can offer my thanks in the future." Guan Shiping said quickly: "I know that the Xiong Kingdom always treats capable people and strangers generously and favorably. With Master Huaiyu's advanced cultivation, I can get a good result."
The fish bag talisman is enshrined by the imperial court."
"Xu is a disciple of Xuanpu Hall. Unfortunately, the sect dispersed and the monastery fell. Now he is just a wandering cultivator." Zhao Shu said.
"Xuanpu Hall?" Guan Shiping looked at Qian Shaobai and expressed his doubts with his eyes.
Qian Shaobai knew that Zhao Shu wanted to hide his identity, so he said: "I remember that Xuanpu Hall was a sect located in Huaxu Kingdom. It was besieged by evil spirits decades ago, and the Lingtai Xu Dojo fell. Later, Chongxuan Hall took action to expel the evil spirits.
I also took advantage of the situation and took the dojo as my own."
Zhao Shu shook his head and sighed: "Well, the Chongxuan Hall is so powerful that Xu tried to seize the Taoist temple several times but failed, and was injured by them instead. Xu was ashamed of his ancestor and had no choice but to flee the country and leave his hometown."
"Chongxuan Pavilion?" Guan Shiping asked: "Is it possible that Master Huaiyu still doesn't understand the current situation in the world?"
"What's the situation in the world?" Zhao Shu pretended to be confused and glanced at Qian Shaobai: "Xu is just a man from the mountains. He has been in seclusion for more than ten years to recover from his injuries. He knows nothing about the world. Please forgive me, General Guan."
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Guan Shiping beamed with joy: "Ten years ago, there was a sudden drastic change in the Dongsheng capital of Huaxu Kingdom, and the entire Chongxuan Hall was destroyed!"
"Is this happening?" Zhao Shu stood up and exclaimed.
When Qian Shaobai saw Zhao Shu acting like this, he understood that he did not want to live with his past identity. If he revealed his true identity, he might be killed in the blink of an eye.
When he recalled the scene of the martial arts fight between Zhao Shu and Hong Shang, and the fact that he and Guan Shiping had lost to each other almost immediately, Qian Shaobai couldn't muster any courage in his heart.
"Now the Huaxu Kingdom is falling apart, with constant internal troubles." Guan Shiping continued to add: "Chiyundu raised troops from Cangwu Ridge and occupied almost half of the Huaxu Kingdom. In the middle of the court, the great Sima Luo Yi was so powerful that rumors had already spread.
The intention is to abolish the establishment! If Master Huaiyu wants to take back the sect’s dojo, he no longer has to face the Chongxuan Pavilion.”
Zhao Shu shook his head and sighed: "According to what General Guan said, the Huaxu Kingdom is currently in a raging war, and there are continuous battles. It is not a peaceful place. Xu is alone. What's the use of taking back the dojo?"
After listening to Qian Shaobai's story, Guan Shiping had already known about Xu Huaiyu's abilities. He should make good friends with such an expert in this world. If he could win him over to serve in the army, he would not only be able to help quell the bandits and rebels, but he might also be able to expand his territory in the future.
Also rely on this person.
"What Master Huaiyu said is wrong." Guan Shiping said: "We have Xiong Kingdom that always respects the Immortal Family. As long as each sect abides by the court laws, it can maintain its inheritance forever. Unlike the Huaxu Kingdom, which let Liang Tao go.
Infringe on the sect and seize the dojo."
"What does General Guan mean by this?" Zhao Shu asked.
"I feel that the power of the Huaxu Kingdom is about to be exhausted. Master Huaiyu might as well stay in the Xiong Kingdom temporarily and help the imperial army to pacify the Eastern Territory in the future. Then Master Huaiyu can naturally take back the dojo, reopen the sect, and recruit more disciples."
If Zhao Shu is really a wandering cultivator, this offer can be said to be very generous. After all, Zhao Shu is now considered a homeless person. If he shows up in Huaxu Kingdom, there will be countless people who want to kill him. However, even so, Zhao Shu will
Unwilling to assist the Xiong Kingdom in conquering Hua Xu,
"General Guan's kindness is appreciated by Xu." Zhao Shu said: "As time goes by, Xu has long been discouraged. Everything has its ups and downs, and some things cannot be forced."
Guan Shiping failed to achieve his goal, so he had to look at Qian Shaobai again. But Qian Shaobai knew the inside story and understood that there were some things that simply could not be persuaded.
"Master Huaiyu cherishes his life and loves peace. I think he doesn't want to start a war." Qian Shaobai didn't believe it when he said this: "It's just that the world is in chaos and disasters are everywhere. If we can't put down the chaos, I'm afraid it will be difficult.
The place of Qing Xiu. Wasn’t it the case that Master Huaiyu was disturbed by young men like Hong Shangwu who disturbed the cave?”
Zhao Shu turned back and stared at Qian Shaobai, and asked in a solemn tone: "Does Fellow Taoist Qian want to calm down the chaos in the world?"
Qian Shaobai did not dare to look directly at the other party, and replied with a slight timidity: "How can I alone be able to pacify the world? The affairs of the world are determined by the people of the world, and I can only do my little bit."
When Zhao Shu heard this, he was silent for a long time. At the beginning, he thought that after establishing the Tao Kingdom in the world in the future, he would be able to calm down the conflicts and chaos in the world with boundless magic power. Looking back now, this idea is really wishful thinking.
How can the great ambition of world peace and no more strife be realized as a matter of course after the establishment of the Tao Kingdom on Earth? Teacher Zhang Duanjing once said that the Tao Kingdom on Earth has no real foundation and is a false talk.
Zhao Shu spread the altar widely and allowed Liang Tao to mobilize the energy of the world. This has nothing to do with whether the Taoist kingdom can be created in the world and whether the world can be stable in the future.
Rather, it would be better to say that both Zhao Shu and Liang Tao bet their success or failure on whether they can ascend to the enlightenment path. Once they fail, they will die and the path will disappear. This kind of confusion has doomed Zhao Shui and Liang Tao from the beginning.
You are on the wrong path, and you are so wrong that you don't even know it.
"The affairs of the world are determined by the people of the world...well said, well said!" Zhao Shu nodded deeply. He was greatly inspired and asked: "Did fellow Taoist Qian understand this sentence on his own?"
Qian Shaobai shook his head: "It's my words from the head of Shangjing Sect."
When he was cultivating in Tiancheng Mountain before, Qian Shaobai had the honor to accompany the master Han Yuanzi for a period of time, and occasionally heard him and the Four Immortals discussing the dramatic changes in Dongsheng Capital.
During this period, when talking about Liang Tao and Zhao Shu, the four immortals expressed their opinions - Xuan Tu agreed that Liang and Zhao were insane and brought trouble to the people; Xia Huanggong felt that their skills were profound and worthy of understanding; Fang Yuanzi lamented that Zhao Shu was proficient.
But the rituals and rituals could not be used by the Xiong Kingdom; Yizhenzi simply regarded Liang and Zhao as enemies, and it would be a blessing for them to die.
Han Yuanzi did not comment on this, but just said: "The affairs of the world are determined by the people of the world."
Qian Shaobai thought about it for a long time and felt that the leader's words were quite meaningful, but he could not fully understand them for a while. What he said to Zhao Shu at the moment was just showing off.
I just didn't expect that these words seemed to deeply touch Zhao Shu, and I don't know what he thought.
"Now I finally understand what a word of enlightenment means." Zhao Shu's brows softened, he smiled softly, and said: "Friend Qian, I really have no intention of helping you in conquering other countries. But since you have the intention to calm down,
The world is in chaos, so let’s start from the front. Aren’t you still going to clear out the thieves and demons nearby? Xu can help you for a while.”