When Zhang Sui and others arrived at Uncle Zhu Jiu's residence in the military camp, they found that there were quite a few people waiting.
In addition to Zhu Jiu, General Zhu Guo was also there, Tucci stood aside with his head bowed, and General Feng Mang was impatiently drinking the tea in front of him.
Seeing the arrival of Zhang Sui and others, Zhu Jiu stood up with a smile and said: "Dean Zhang has just left seclusion, so I shouldn't disturb him, but there are some things that involve the overall situation, and I have to invite you to come and talk."
Zhang Sui saw Zhu Jiu standing up to greet him with a polite attitude, knowing that the face was not for him, but for the academy behind him.
Zhang Sui cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are welcome. If you have something to call me, I am considered half of the army. I will come here to follow your orders."
Zhu Jiu laughed and motioned for him to take a seat. An attendant served Zhang Sui tea.
Lao Lu stood next to Zhang Sui with his hands down.
Zhu Jiu glanced at Tucci and said, "Dean Zhang should know why I invited you here, right?"
Zhang Sui nodded slightly.
Zhu Jiu sighed: "I believe that with Dean Zhang's wisdom, he should be able to understand the decisions we have made, right?"
Zhang Sui heard this, was silent for a moment, and then said: "I only know a little bit about these things. From my perspective, some things have happened!"
Zhu Jiu shook his head and sighed: "Why are we willing to sacrifice our own people!"
He waved his hand and dismissed the attendants in the barracks, leaving only a few bosses.
Zhu Jiu looked at Zhang Sui and said, "I hope Dean Zhang will not reveal the things I will say later. Of course, Mr. Meng can mention it."
Zhang Sui nodded after hearing this.
I thought to myself: "I guess the last sentence is the key point, right?"
Zhu Jiu looked at Tu Qi next to General Zhu Guo and said: "Since General Tu passed the news to Dean Zhang, it's up to you to explain it to Dean Zhang in detail!"
Hearing this, Tu Qi took two steps forward, cupped his hands in front of Zhu Jiu Gong, and said, "Tu Qi apologizes and obeys the emperor's order!"
The General Zhuguo, who was standing behind him, spoke at this moment: "Xiao Tu, this is human nature, but since you want to convey a message, you should explain it more fully. If you don't explain it clearly, it will only increase misunderstandings!"
Tu Qi knew that General Zhu Guo was defending him, so he turned around and bowed slightly, then said to Zhang Sui: "Dean Zhang, I made a mistake in this matter.
I just wanted to give you a reminder through General Lu, but some words were not explained clearly, which can easily cause misunderstandings."
Zhang Suigong cupped his hands and said, "Friend Tu, thank you for your trouble."
Tucci nodded and said: "All the arrangements of the imperial court are based on the overall situation, there is no doubt about this.
Starting a hundred years ago, spiritual power was born between heaven and earth, opening up a path of cultivation. This gave new life to various sects that have preserved ancient classics.
I thought this was the best era for practice, but along with countless opportunities, there are also huge crises!"
Zhang Sui nodded and said: "The calamity of heaven and earth!"
Tuqi nodded and said: "Yes, this is basically mentioned in every sect's ancient books.
We originally thought that the demons, monsters and underground aliens that came with the revival of spiritual power were the catastrophe of heaven and earth mentioned in the classics, but we underestimated the words catastrophe of heaven and earth."
Zhang Sui had some guesses in his mind and said: "Those things that develop spiritual intelligence due to spiritual power should not be a disaster compared to today's alien races. From what I have seen of the human race's strength, it is not a big problem to deal with them.
The catastrophe of heaven and earth mentioned in those classics should be the world of heaven and demons that occasionally appear!"
Tuqi was stunned and murmured: "The world of heavenly demons, yes, it confuses people's minds and erodes the soul. It is indeed similar to the heavenly demons mentioned in Buddhism!"
Zhu Jiu on the side couldn't help but ask: "Does Dean Zhang's sect have any records about this world of demons?"
Zhang Sui shook his head and said, "This is just a name I named based on its characteristics."
Several people who had been looking forward to hearing this showed disappointment.
Tuqi said: "I forgot that Dean Zhang once personally experienced the, um, changes in the Demon Realm. When the Qingluan Army fell, Dean Zhang was by the side."
When Zhang Sui heard this, he thought of his sister-in-law Fu Yun and others, and nodded with a heavy face.
Tuqi continued: "Twenty years ago, the Chaotian Temple of the Yan Dynasty discovered several places where the demon world overlapped with the real world. The aura revealed in them was devastating to the creatures in our area, and there were many people in the demon world.
The creatures broke through the world and caused great trouble.
Fortunately, these overlapping places are in inaccessible places and are not known to the world.
The imperial court also immediately sent a large number of practitioners and a large number of elite troops to guard the side to prevent the disaster from spreading in all directions.
Four of the ten divine armies are guarding the largest four overlapping areas, and the other smaller ones are also guarded by powerful men from the Earthly Immortal Realm, so no major losses were caused."
Hearing this, Zhang Sui nodded and said, "Then what's going on with the aliens here?"
Tuqi smiled bitterly and said: "This catastrophe of heaven and earth is a catastrophe for our human world, and it is also a catastrophe for their inner earth realm.
Their inner earth realm had been eroded by the heavenly demon realm a hundred years ago, and now they have been forced to migrate to the human world, otherwise they would not even have a way to survive.
This matter started fifty years ago. The senior officials of the Earth's Inner Realm discussed with the imperial court, hoping to pay a huge price to move out of the Earth's Inner Realm and move the whole family to a place behind the southwest cliff.
Out of desperate considerations, the imperial court agreed to their request, and this is how the conflict between the two clans began."
Zhang Sui shook his head and said: "Even so, the disaster for the people in the border areas can be completely avoided!"
Before Tuqi could answer, Zhu Jiu on the side took over and said: "The people in the border areas have no choice in this calamity, and some costs are unavoidable!"
Tu Qi, who was about to speak, swallowed the words when they reached his lips, lowered his head and remained silent.
Zhang Sui frowned and said nothing.
Zhu Jiu added: "If the alien races in the center of the earth want to fully break out of the boundary, swallowing the sky is the key.
If we want to resist the demon world, we must preserve the strength of the alien races in the center of the earth, but we cannot completely retain it.
That's why there was a calamity for the people in the southwest, and at the same time there was a series of actions that destroyed the appearance of Tun Tianhuan's perfect body.
I would also like to thank Dean Zhang here for your unintentional move, but you have accomplished the goal that we have been planning for a long time but have not been able to achieve!"
Zhang Sui was a little tired. He was not used to this kind of cooperation and calculation.
Now, he still likes to be simple and direct, facing problems and killing them with one sword. This is what he likes to do.
Moreover, the royal family's attitude towards the common people also made him, a person who had lived under the red flag, very uncomfortable.
Zhang Sui was a little uninterested and said: "I understand what your uncle meant. Don't worry, uncle, I understand the importance and won't spoil everyone's plan by talking too much."
Zhu Jiu nodded and said with a smile: "Dean Zhang is serious. With your status and cultivation, these things should have been informed earlier, but we were negligent."
Zhang Sui didn't want to stay any longer. The matter was already clear, but it was a little hard for him to accept.
This is not because Zhang Sui has a mother's heart, but from his standpoint, he just disagrees.
Zhang Sui stood up and said, "Thank you, uncle, for clearing up the confusion. Now that I know the whole story, I understand. Don't worry, uncle, this information comes from your mouth and reaches my ears. It will not be spread. I have my own concerns over the academy."
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He looked at Lao Lu again and said, "Lao Lu is my family. I know that the army has military rules and regulations, and the army has its own rules and regulations, but I hope not to embarrass him on this matter."
Zhu Jiu laughed and said: "That's natural, this is not a big deal."
Zhang Sui secretly complained: "It's not a big deal, but you create such a big battle, I believe you are a ghost!"
Zhang Sui smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, uncle!"
Then he looked at Feng Mang, who was chewing tea leaves boredly, and said, "General Feng, please take care of me!"
Feng Mang swallowed the tea in his mouth and laughed: "There is no need for me to take care of Lao Lu. With you here, you are more useful than me!
I also want to thank Dean Zhang for the talisman, otherwise those old brothers would probably be in trouble this time, and all the good ones would be turned into cannon fodder. It’s so damn frustrating!”
General Zhuguo coughed slightly, and Feng Mang immediately stopped and fiddled with the empty tea cup in front of him with his head shrunk.
When Zhu Jiu saw that Zhang Sui wanted to leave, he didn't feel dissatisfied. He nodded and said, "If something happens to Dean Zhang, just go."
Zhang Sui nodded, bowed his hands to everyone, looked at the old road again, turned around and turned into sword light, heading towards Anxi City!
Zhu Jiu glanced at the silent people in the room, waved his hands and said, "Let's all disperse!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
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On the way back to the barracks, Meng Zhen couldn't help but ask Lao Ludao: "Brother Lu, what are we going to do next?"
Lao Lu thought for a while and said: "Let all the disciples in your sect withdraw. There is no point in fighting for their lives now. Just ask them to come back and repair themselves in preparation for the decisive battle."
Meng Zhen nodded, sent Lao Lu back to the barracks, turned around and left.
Lao Lu looked at a pair of broad-bladed swords hanging on the wall in the barracks, sighed, stepped forward and took off the swords, found an oilcloth, and wiped them silently, as if there were flames burning in his eyes!
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Zhang Sui harnessed the light of his sword and flew out of the military camp, heading towards Anxi City.
Although Zhu Jiu and others explained it, there was still a feeling of depression in his heart that could not be eliminated.
Ten miles away from the city, Zhang Sui simply lowered his sword light and landed beside the main road.
He gathered his breath, dressed in brocade clothes, took out that handsome folding fan, and walked along the avenue towards Anxi City like a young man returning from a trip.
At this time, it was the time when the Golden Crow was setting to the west, and the sunlight filtered through the giant trees on both sides of the avenue, dappled the broad avenue.
Carriages passed by on the road from time to time, and there were also many people riding horses, heading towards Anxi City in small groups.
It is rare to see someone like Zhang Sui alone, not to mention the fact that he is dressed in brocade clothes and looks like a noble prince.
A person like him, not to mention accompanied by servants, should at least ride in a carriage, or even worse, ride a horse. It is really rare for someone like him to walk and ride in a carriage.
Both the riders and the carriages passing by Zhang Sui were a little curious about him.
The current Zhang Sui, due to his cultivation, is tall and handsome in appearance. Although he has restrained his aura and only reveals his mortal posture, he is still extremely outstanding.
You can tell something about this from the eyes of the people passing by him. Some women sitting in the carriage peeked at him with the curtains half-closed. A few people turned around and whispered in the carriage, and even laughed.
Came out faintly.
Zhang Sui's ears were so strong that even if his voice was weak, he could still hear it clearly.
Hearing those words of praise for his appearance made him feel happy, and even his somewhat depressed mood eased a little.
But even if there were people who were curious about his identity, no one stopped to communicate with him, so he didn't take it seriously. He shook the folding fan lightly in his hand and walked leisurely.
Not long after, there was a heavy sound of wheels behind me.
Zhang Sui ignored it and continued walking slowly while looking at the scenery on both sides.
It was an oxcart loaded with logs, and the driver was an old man in his fifties or sixties, with a little boy in his teens sitting next to him.
After the ox cart passed Zhang Sui, it moved forward about ten feet and stopped.
The little guy sitting on the shaft of the car climbed up to the log on the car, looked at the slow-moving Zhang Sui, and shouted loudly: "Master, grandpa asked me to ask you if you want a ride?"
Zhang Sui was stunned when he heard the sound, and looked up to see the little boy lying on the log, staring at him with a pair of big black and white eyes.
The old man next to him, with a wrinkled face, was also looking in his direction with a simple and honest smile on his face.
Zhang Sui did not hesitate, nodded with a smile and said: "Thank you both very much. Seeing that it is getting late, I am worried!"