In Fu's army, Taoist Zuo immediately came to meet him after hearing that Fu and his son had returned to resist Wei's army.
After seeing the two of them, he asked: "Military leader, we, the Wei family and the Fu family, will benefit both sides if we unite, and we will suffer two harms if we separate them. This has been a plan before, why do you refuse this time?"
Fu Yong said in a deep voice: "Zuo Xuanxiu, I don't want to do this. I have already asked the soldiers here. When the wind and snow come here, the sky will be covered, the mountains will be filled, and the mountains will be filled up, not to mention the mere people?
I also care about the lives of my disciples in the army, so I don't want to move forward, but the Wei army has to brave the wind and snow that may come at any time, which is too worrying."
Zuo Daoren said: "I have also heard about this. It is said that the snowstorm will last for at least a month. Both families have delegates. If they just avoid the snowstorm and miss the time, the military department may be there by then.
Accountability.”
Fu Cuo said at this time: "But we didn't know in advance that the blizzard was coming. Even if we went to the military headquarters, we still have something to say. Besides, all the corps leaders below are against this, so we have to
Consider what they think."
He knew that he might encounter foreign enemies on this trip, but there were three thousand regular troops near this station. It was the safest place to hide here. Now the arrival of the blizzard was a good excuse to send them to the door. They could stay in an open and honest manner.
Come down and don't be afraid of taking responsibility.
If Wei's army wants to go on its own, then just go, just in time for them to explore the road first.
Zuo Daoren was not surprised when he heard the two refused. He knew the Fu family and his son, and knew that although they were polite to him, once their own interests were involved, it was often difficult to persuade them after they had made up their minds.
He said: "Since the two of you don't want to use soldiers, Zuo won't force it. However, Zuo is a Taoist monk and is not afraid of wind and snow. He is willing to set off with the Wei army later. If everything goes well, we can't just let it go.
Complete delegation."
When Fu Cuo heard this, he became anxious and said: "Zuo Xuanxiu, you are from our Fu family army, how could you..."
Fu Yong's expression sank and he scolded: "Wrong, how could you speak to Zuo Xuanxiu like this?"
He turned to Taoist Zuo and said very politely: "If Zuo Xuanxiu is willing to go, we will naturally not stop him. We can also support Zuo Xuanxiu if he needs anything."
Taoist Zuo also said in a gentle voice: "Thank you so much, Commander, I will just bring my disciples with me later." He stood up, nodded to the two of them, then swung his fly whisk and walked out.
Fu Cuo waited until Master Zuo had gone far away, and then said anxiously: "Father, why did you let him go? Without Zuo Yungang and his disciples, our Fu's army would have lost half of its fighting strength."
Fu Yong said in a deep voice: "If Zuo Yungang insists on going, we can't stop him. Besides, he said it was for this appointment, and the reason is also fair and honest.
There is no need for us to stop this matter. If Zuo Yungang goes, it means that our Fu army has gone. If the appointment is successful, we will definitely have a share of the credit.
And don’t be afraid, there are still three middle-level monks stationed at the station, and there are 3,000 regular troops. We will be stationed on the side of the station, which is the safest."
Fu Cuo thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. He felt relieved a little. He then changed his mind and lowered his voice and said, "What if Wei's army and Zuo Xuanxiu never come back?"
Fu Yong said with a normal expression: "If the Wei army is in danger, then it must have encountered an unimaginable enemy. That may not be a bad thing. We can use this as an excuse to apply for reinforcements from the Military Administration. If the reinforcements don't arrive, then
It’s not our fault.”
After Zuo Daoren left Fu's army station, he glanced at the twenty flying boats behind him and shook his head unconsciously.
He called a servant and asked him to find all his disciples in Fu's army, and then led everyone to the Wei army's garrison.
After arriving at the boundary, he asked to meet Zhang Yu. Qing Shu immediately rushed to greet him after hearing about it, and soon brought Zuo Taoist to the place where Zhang Yu was staying.
After meeting Zhang Yu, Taoist Zuo came up and said, "Fellow Taoist Zhang, I have already tried to persuade him, but Mr. Fu used the storm as an excuse and was unwilling to attack."
Zhang Yu said calmly: "Then it's up to them."
The main force against the opponent this time was him and Zuo Xuanxiu. If Fu himself didn't care about the assignment and wanted to hide here, he would not care about them.
Taoist Zuo sighed: "After this incident, if I can come back alive, I will not stay in Fu's army."
The basis of his cooperation with Fu Shijun is trust. Now that the trust between both parties is no longer there, there is no need for him to stay.
Zhang Yan nodded slightly and said: "If this matter can pass smoothly, the emperor's previous promise will not change."
Taoist Zuo smiled, raised his hand and said, "Then I will thank you fellow Taoist in advance."
As for Wei Lingying, she heard that Taoist Zuo and his disciples were willing to go with them, and she couldn't help but be greatly surprised. There were two middle-ranking monks in charge, and even if Fu's army was unwilling to go with them, it didn't hinder them.
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Since time was tight, she rushed over and had a few words with Zuo Taoist before leaving.
After some quick arrangements, everyone in Wei's army boarded the flying boat again, and under the watch of Fu's army, headed for the area they were assigned to clear this time.
The flying boat flew all the way to the northeast of the station. Two days later, a huge plateau appeared in front of it. The landform here was special, and not a single piece of ice or snow could be seen. The surface looked like a dry seabed.
As the airship continued to move forward, everyone saw a deep and huge pothole with metal poles inserted around it.
Wei Lingying stood in the main cabin and looked down, saying: "This is it. I tell everyone to proceed slowly."
As her order was passed down, several airships emitted rapid light one after another, and then slowly sank into the pit.
According to the military department, descendants of the evil god have appeared here several times. However, due to the vast underground space and many branch roads, the town army has come here several times to search and suppress, but all returned without success. On the contrary, the town army station has been attacked because of the emptiness.
, so we separately arranged for conscripts to come here to clean up.
After the flying boat descended for a moment, the passage of the pothole gradually became narrower, and it was impossible to go forward. Fortunately, there was an open space on the side that had been opened up by humans, and the ground was relatively flat. This was obviously left by the previous suppression army.
All the flying boats stopped here.
After the flying boat came to a stop, groups of Wei soldiers came out. Everyone put on their outer armor before stepping off the flying boat.
Among them, the forty metal giants are the most eye-catching. They are almost twice as tall as ordinary armored soldiers, and the spiritual light on their bodies is also extremely powerful.
Wei Lingying was also among them at this time. She was walking at the front of the team. She clenched her fist lightly and felt the abundant power coming from Xuanzhou, and her confidence increased a lot.
In order to prepare for unexpected situations, she asked Wei's army to search the area around here, and chisel everlasting lanterns of creation into the stone walls at important passes and corners. After a short time, the area became as bright as day.
Then she discussed it with the corps leaders and decided to leave a hundred people to guard the intersection, while she personally led the remaining people to investigate deeply.
Zhang Yu and Zuo Taoist discussed it. Since there is only one entrance above and the terrain below is complicated, it would be inappropriate for the two of them to be in one place. Therefore, it was decided that Zuo Taoist would lead his disciples to protect the Wei army, while Zhang Yu would be responsible for guarding it.
Way back.
After making all arrangements, Wei Lingying led the Wei army of more than 400 people deeper down.
At the same moment, outside the pothole, there were two Taoists standing on the high ground.
These two people appeared to be in their twenties, and both were handsome. One of them had a red mark between his eyebrows, and was wearing a red cloud robe. He looked like he had an evil aura about him. He said: "Junior Brother Pan, is it confirmed?
Are they?"
Junior Brother Pan said respectfully: "The garrison's internal intelligence has confirmed their identities. They are indeed the people we are looking for. Senior Brother Ji, but should we start now?"
Taoist Ji held his sleeves and said: "Don't worry, there is a crypt of outer gods down there. Many of its believers are crazy and ignorant. I think they are tired of it, so let me clean it up first. We can wait until they come up."
Take action."
Junior Brother Pan rolled his eyes and said, "Senior Brother Ji, if that's the case, why don't we give them some guidance?"
Taoist Ji obviously didn't care about this and said calmly: "You can do whatever you want."
Three days flew by.
Zhang Yu had been sitting in front of the cave entrance with his sword in hand. Nothing happened during this period. Only Wei Lingying and his party sent messages of safety from time to time via flying insects.
However, he could feel a strange feeling in his heart, as if he was being watched, but as usual, he did not react to it.
As the fourth day approached, Wei Lingying finally returned to the ground with all his soldiers.
Judging from the marks on their outer armor, they must have gone through a battle, but everyone was in high spirits, and it didn't look like they had suffered much loss.
Zhang Yu asked about it and found out that on the first day when the Wei army went deep underground, they undoubtedly hit an altar. Perhaps because of their luck, they followed this clue and found a gathering place for the followers of the evil god.
And successfully wiped out this generation, but it took a long time to collect the loot.
After Zuo Daoren came back, he approached Zhang Yu alone. He said in a deep voice: "Zhang Daoyou, we found the location of those evil god believers with just a little inquiry during this trip. It was so easy. I always feel that there is something in it.
eccentric."
Zhang Yu said calmly: "When I sit still these past few days, I can always feel someone peeking in secretly. I feel like someone is already watching me."
Taoist Zuo's expression condensed. He thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "If so, this person is very likely to take action when we come down to a realm."
Zhang Yudao: "I have an idea here, I might as well act on it later." As he was speaking, he passed on his voice, and Taoist Zuo listened and nodded unconsciously.
After the explanation, Zhang Yu asked Qingshu to invite Wei Lingying and others over. After careful discussion, everyone hugged him and went their separate ways to make arrangements.