Jiang Ru was slightly startled. Seeing her like this, Qing Luoyi sneered: "Isn't it possible that I got it right?"
Jiang Ru's expression returned to normal in an instant: "Do you think this is possible? If Zhao Shu really killed Liang Shuo, the Imperial Master would not let him go."
"That's right." Qing Luoyi tilted her face and looked at Jiang Ru's face with her eyes: "Your temperament seems to have changed a lot."
"Really..." Jiang Ru's eyes were slightly blank: "I just understand one thing - I can't rely on anyone, and I can only rely on myself in the end."
"The whole Jiang family has joined the Yongjia Liang family. Your idea is considered deviant." Qing Luoyi asked: "It seems that Liang Shuo's death has made you think a lot."
"It's not just him." Jiang Ru avoided her eyes.
Qing Luoyi seemed to have figured out something, her eyes widened slightly: "No way?"
Jiang Ru gathered her thoughts and asked, "Why do you want to inquire about Zhao Shu?"
Qing Luoyi smiled lightly: "You also know that in our line of work, it is most important to be well-informed. It is not surprising that an office like Jindingsi is presided over by the Marquis of Anyang, but the deacons who actually do the work are
A relatively unknown newcomer, and now all parties in the city are secretly inquiring about his origins."
"He is the first student of Zhang Duanjing in Huaiying Hall." Jiang Ruyan said.
Qing Luoyi waved her hand: "Sister Jiang, if you use such nonsense again, don't come to me again in the future."
"Then what do you want to know?" Jiang Ru was a little impatient.
"For example, what he likes, what he hates, his level of cultivation, the depth of his magic power, what magic weapons and techniques he usually uses, etc." Qing Luoyi stretched out: "By the way, is he married, and does he have a confidante?"
Jiang Ru said: "This man is not good at women, so don't count on him."
"Oh? Why do you know so well?" Qing Luoyi did not hide his temptation.
Jiang Ru ignored it and said instead: "Zhao Shu is a poor scholar who has never changed from ancient times. He only focuses on magic. In terms of cultivation, Zhao Shu has not yet achieved the Xuanzhu, but he has many tricks, as small as painting talisman water.
, we can handle almost everything from mandalas to religious ceremonies.”
"I see..." Qing Luoyi pondered deeply.
Jiang Ruyan said: "If you really want to recruit Zhao Shu, you'd better prepare a batch of spiritual materials and magic weapons, especially rare magic weapons made by famous craftsmen, which are the most suitable for him."
Qing Luoyi smiled and said: "So, you had lots of dealings with Zhao Shu in Xingluo County?"
Jiang Ru had no intention of answering and continued: "But I advise you not to play tricks in front of Zhao Shu."
"Oh? Could it be that this person is very scheming and calculating?" Qing Luoyi asked.
Jiang Ruyan said: "If you really want to make friends with him, you'd better not have any evil thoughts and just be honest with him. Don't say I didn't remind you."
"It seems that Sister Jiang really suffered a loss from Zhao Shu." Qing Luoyi covered her mouth and smiled.
"I've said what I have to say, it's your turn." Jiang Ru didn't answer, she was straightforward.
Qing Luo Yi laughed: "The person who connects the Zhou family with Shui Mansion is from Huanbo Palace."
"Those overseas Qi refiners?" Jiang Ru was puzzled: "They guard a bunch of overseas islands and are regarded as gods by the natives. They have never been involved in the affairs of Kunlun Continent. Even if they come to Kunlun Continent occasionally, they are just traveling and practicing.
, how could you get involved in Huaxu Kingdom’s affairs for no reason?”
Qingluo Yi said: "Although there is no evidence, there are rumors that the Zhou family is the descendant of a certain generation of palace masters from Huanbo Palace who stayed in Kunlun Continent."
Jiang Ru remained silent, while Qing Luoyi continued: "As for the purpose of doing this in Huanbo Palace, sister Jiang, don't ask me. If Liang Guoshi doesn't like it, then he might as well go across the ocean and kill Huanbo Palace directly. Come to think of it,
With his cultivation as the number one person in Huaxu Kingdom, it will not be a problem to kill the current palace master."
"The leader has made his own decision, so you don't need to worry about it." Jiang Ru asked again: "Has this member of the Phantom Wave Palace ever been in the ghost market?"
"There have been two or three times, but don't expect me to find him." Qing Luoyi said: "Huanbo Palace is best at illusions. I can't tell whether the other party is a boy or a girl. I once bought one from him.
It’s a native of Pifan State. Unfortunately, the taste is still not as rich as that of a man from Kunlun Province.”
Jiang Ru couldn't help but glance at the other party with disgust. Qing Luoyi didn't feel ashamed at all and said calmly: "Okay, I won't keep you for dinner. Go back and report to Liang Guoshi. Huanbo Palace uncharacteristically intervened in Kunlun Continent, and also
If a descendant of the previous country is involved, it might lead to a bloody storm and a change of dynasty."
…
"Phantom Wave Palace? It's actually them?"
Outside the bamboo hall deep in Difei Mountain, Liang Tao held the cloud-patterned jade Ruyi in his hand. After listening to Jiang Ru's report, he said calmly: "It was just a group of alchemists who fled overseas a long time ago. They occupied a few blessed places on the sea and called themselves...
Immortal actually relies on pretending to be gods and ghosts to confuse the natives of other countries. Without a place like Kunlun Island, which is a place of good fortune and uprightness, the weather pattern will inevitably be intolerant."
Liang Tao pondered for a moment and looked at Jiang Ru: "What do you think?"
Jiang Ru lowered her eyebrows and lowered her head, and said in a courteous tone: "Huanbo Palace has lived overseas for a long time, and I'm afraid they don't know enough about Kunlun Continent. With the leader here, they don't dare to openly interfere in the affairs of Huaxu Kingdom."
"This is somewhat reasonable." Liang Tao then said: "The ancestors of the Zhou family were just a group of private salt dealers in the Tianxia Dynasty. They relied on spending a lot of money to finance military supplies in troubled times, and made great contributions in the early days of the founding of Huaxu.
Quite frankly, I took a fancy to the current king a few decades ago."
Jiang Ru asked: "Could it be that the Zhou family's nearly one hundred years of planning was fueled by the Huanbo Palace?"
"Not necessarily. In the early years of the Zhou family, they were neither civilized nor military. Although they were the founders of the country, their status and power were far from grand." Liang Tao sneered: "The marriage between the current ruler of the country and the Zhou family was originally facilitated by Zhu Zi and his maidservant.
At that time, the king of the country had not yet ascended the throne, and there was no situation. Even I did not expect the changes today.
From this point of view, it is better to say that the Huanbo Palace discovered that the Zhou family had risen to great heights in Huaxu Kingdom, so it approached these poor relatives. It felt that it could get a share of the Huaxu Kingdom based on their superficial blood connections."
Jiang Ru said cautiously: "But Huanbo Palace has dealings with various water houses overseas, and now it is obvious that they are colluding to cut off trade with our Chongxuan Pavilion."
"Mutual trade is a mutually beneficial move, not to mention that the island occupied by Huanbo Palace is not as rich in products and manpower as Kunlun Continent." Liang Tao said: "For the long-term inheritance, Huanbo Palace returns to Kunlun Continent. This is also common sense."
"How does the First Palace plan to deal with the Phantom Wave Palace?" Jiang Ru asked.
Liang Tao looked at Jiang Ru with a hint of appreciation and curiosity in his eyes: "Jiang Ru, you would never talk to me like this in the past."
"Disciple is disrespectful and offensive, please punish me first." Jiang Ru quickly bowed down.
"I'm not blaming you." Liang Tao said, "It's just that after Liang Shuo's death, you didn't re-conclude with any of my descendants of the Liang family to ascend to the immortal world. Why are you so diligent and diligent?"
"My whole family can be protected by Chongxuan Pavilion, so we should serve with all our heart." Jiang Ru replied: "But the master passed away like a star. I really have no intention of forming a contract with others and cultivating together. I only hope to be able to practice on my own.
Climb to the cave sky."
Liang Tao nodded in an imperceptible manner, and then asked: "The ghost market is a place where evil spirits gather. How did you get the news?"
Jiang Ruyan said: "Qing Luo Yi is conditional on the news about Zhao Mi."
"Zhao Shu?" Liang Tao raised an eagle eyebrow: "Why did she want to inquire about Zhao Shu?"
"I think it's because Zhao Shu served as the deacon of the Jinding Division, and the Jinding Division gathered spiritual materials from high schools, and the interests involved were huge, which attracted the attention of the ghost market." Jiang Ru said.
"Really?" Liang Tao was dubious: "As far as I know, Zhao Shui only focused on refining weapons with talismans, and the expenses of Jinding Division were controlled by Marquis Anyang. If you really want to make profits from this, you should go to Marquis Anyang and work with Marquis Anyang.
What are you doing with Zhao Shu?"
Jiang Ru was startled, and she also recalled that Qing Luoyi's attention to Zhao Shu seemed unnecessary. However, when she thought about it, Liang Tao seemed to be very clear about Zhao Shu's current situation. Isn't this even weirder?
What?
"It's interesting." Liang Tao played with Yu Ruyi: "I remember that Qing Luoyi is a half-demon?"
"Yes." Jiang Ru lowered her head and replied, "I don't know who her father is, but her mother is a snake demon. This person is proficient in the art of enchantment and is used to capturing men's yang energy."
"Snake demon, snake demon..." Liang Tao tapped Yu Ruyi, seeming to think of something, and then smiled and said: "So that's the case, it seems that some scheming was used. Then I might as well follow the trick."
Jiang Ru half understood what he heard, but she just lowered her head and did not dare to speak.
…
Several strong soldiers worked together to pull the winch. With a soft clicking sound, the bowstring of a heavy crossbow was slowly pulled open, and an arrow comparable to a spear was placed on the bowstring. The arrow clusters had a cold glow.
Following a command in the distance, the bed crossbow shot out an arrow. A cold light quickly passed by, and before the naked eye could catch up, the arrow was driven into a rammed earth wall, and then countless clods of earth were exploded on the other side of the wall.
Gravel, raising large amounts of dust.
The people watching in the school grounds burst into exclamation. Zhao Shu was among them, holding his chin in his hand, nodding silently. General Wei Xiuwen exclaimed:
"The power of this crossbow is far greater than before. Deacon Zhao really has a wonderful way to reach the gods!"
After the suppression of bandits in Xingluo County, General Wei returned to Dongsheng Capital to report on his duties. As one of the meritorious officials, General Wei also received a reward, and in accordance with the order of the king, he prepared a new army in the capital.
The new army is different from usual. In addition to allocating talisman soldiers to ordinary soldiers, it is also clear that monks will accompany the army to assist in the battle, and there is a complete set of tactics for monks to cooperate with the military formation.
In fact, monks accompanied the army to help in battles, not only during the Five Kingdoms War, but also back to the time when the Tianxia Dynasty opened up its territory.
However, since ancient times, those who cultivate immortality and Taoism have always avoided fighting and fighting in the world. There may be a bit of pride and pride in this, but more probably it is to protect themselves and their lives.
After all, people who aspire to immortality mostly live in seclusion in the mountains and stay away from the secular world. Even if they are in danger, they still pay attention to the way to avoid it, instead of blindly being brave and ruthless, relying on magic spells to fight to the death with others.
Therefore, although there were emperors and monarchs throughout the dynasties recruiting immortal cultivators for their use, there were either very few who responded, or they attracted a group of sorcerers who only wanted to please their superiors.
In the Tianxia Dynasty, magicians and monks were recruited directly with high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and official positions were set up, such as praise officers, Kanyu masters, fortune tellers, curses and forbidden students, etc., each with their own abilities.
The customs of Kunlun Continent changed greatly due to this, and coupled with the turmoil of the Five Kingdoms War, most of the monks did not seek immortality, but only pursued the power of magic. The system of setting up halls in Huaxu State was mostly based on the previous dynasty, and what was cultivated was not so much
A monk is more like a pure warlock.
After a long period of conquest, coupled with the verification of the bandit suppression in Xingluo County, General Wei finally figured out how to combine monks with military formations. He personally wrote the military strategy and military training code, and soon after he submitted a letter to the king, he received the order to build the army.
New Army.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Jinding Division newly established by the imperial court is to cooperate with the preparations for the new army. All kinds of newly made legal artifacts and weapons must be personally inspected by General Wei before they are put into the army.
This time, Zhao Shui made a batch of talisman arrows and brought them to the school field outside the city to test their power and let General Wei witness them.
When everyone came to the rammed earth wall, they saw that the crossbow arrow had penetrated the wall. There was not just a small hole on the back, but a large hole that had been blasted open, making the rammed earth wall itself loose and fragile.
"This is a talisman arrow specially used to destroy the wall of a fortress." Zhao Shu introduced: "Once the talisman arrow hits the wall, the spell concentrated in it will be activated, destroying the wall from the inside out. Even facing a fortified city,
The combined force of multiple talisman arrows is enough to blast a gap in the city wall."
"Good, good!" General Wei praised repeatedly: "In the past, we used flying stone carts to hit the city, throwing large rocks at it, leaving only white spots on people's walls. We lacked such powerful tools for attacking cities."
"In fact, it is also a way for the monks to use magic to blow down the city wall." Zhao Shu said.
"Are you talking about immortal generals or divine swords?" General Wei pointed out Zhao Shu's words: "It is not impossible to break the city with magic, but on the real battlefield, the monks on the opposite side will not watch you perform magic. Military
The monks are more valuable than the armored cavalry. If the outcome cannot be decided at one stroke, and the monks are invited to take action rashly, they may not be able to achieve success. I learned this lesson myself in Xingluo County."
Zhao Shu knew that General Wei was talking about Liang Shuo. He originally expected him to summon the immortal general to deal with the Nuo-faced swordsman, but instead he fell into the opponent's plan. The competition on the battlefield was not just about who had higher cultivation and magic power.
Afterwards, everyone inspected the new talisman artifacts made by Jinding Division. Zhao Shui gave a batch of jade-inlaid talisman knives to the new army generals. Everyone received the gifts and beamed with joy. Some people even called Zhao Shui brothers.
"I haven't seen you for a while, but Deacon Zhao is quite shrewd." General Wei said with a smile.
"Ashamed! I am also watching and learning from Master Hou." Zhao Shu replied.
"Deacon Zhao, why should you be so modest? Jin Dingsi is very popular in Dongsheng City right now. I got the talisman sword from you. I'm afraid someone will ask me for help and ask you for more swords." General Wei said.
Zhao Shu could only say with a bitter face: "Priest Jinding made the talisman sword to serve the country. General Wei and all of you are members of the New Army, and they will be issued talisman swords in the future. Besides, Jinding Secretary is busy with everything now, and I
I really don’t have time to socialize anymore.”
"Understood." General Wei handed over several volumes of books: "Here is the military code book I recently wrote. There is no mention of talismans and military artifacts in it. Deacon Zhao can take a look at it. If you have any unique insights, I hope you can enlighten me."