Xu Zhiqiong has been thinking about a question these two days, why his merits have not been refined.
He doesn't care about these achievements, but he cares about the refining process.
The refining process will make him extremely weak, and if it occurs at the wrong time, it may kill him.
Now what he was worried about happened, and the refining really happened at the wrong time, the most inappropriate time.
Xu Zhiqiong even had the idea that if there was a big shot behind the Judge's Road who controlled the timing of merit refining, then this big shot must be deliberately teasing him.
This cannot be described as teasing.
This is simply killing me!
Xu Zhiqiong wanted to escape immediately, but it was too late.
From the moment he took action, the unreasonable inference of "If I don't hit you, your agency won't hit me" has been broken.
Various mechanisms were activated instantly, but Xu Zhiqiong's speed was much slower.
Dodging a row of daggers above his head and a row of iron hooks at his feet, Xu Zhiqiong staggered. Before he could stand still, three crossbow arrows pierced his stomach.
Xu Zhiqiong used puppets?
No!
Xu Zhiqiong used illusion?
nor!
He received three solid arrows, covered his wounds, took a few steps back, and fell in a corner.
The refining of meritorious deeds continues, and each meritorious deed is peeling off in the body.
The sharp arrowhead penetrated the body, and six wounds were bleeding from the stomach to the back.
Xu Zhiqiong was extremely weak, and these three feather arrows were almost fatal to him.
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the other party and stood up.
He did not approach, but raised a hand and pointed all the mechanisms at Xu Zhiqiong.
He wanted to use a mechanism to kill Xu Zhiqiong, so as to prevent Xu Zhiqiong from counterattacking.
Does Xu Zhiqiong really have no chance to fight back?
Yes, it's on the other person's chest.
The armor there was slashed by the star iron halberd, and the blood stains in the armor's stomach can still be seen.
Xu Zhiqiong mobilized the power of imagery, controlled the Yuanyang Blade, and stabbed it.
When the opponent saw this, he quickly covered his chest with his shield.
The Yuanyang blade bypassed the shield, passed through the hole in the armor, and left a scar on the opponent's chest.
This wound is not fatal, just a bloody mouth.
Xu Zhiqiong shouted: "No mercy!"
The opponent's wound burst open and blood spurted out.
Xu Zhiqiong shouted again: "No mercy!"
The other person sat down on the ground with a wound piercing his chest.
Xu Zhiqiong shouted again: "No mercy!"
Blood gushed out again, and the other party sat on the ground, making no sound.
died?
Xu Zhiqiong took a deep breath and lay on the ground, waiting for the merit refining to be completed.
There are so many, the merits are still peeling off, and the refining process has not yet begun.
Wait until the refining is completed, recover a little, and then find a way to leave here.
Xu Zhiqiong touched the three crossbow arrows on his stomach. The arrow shafts were wet and sticky.
He lost too much blood, and the arrow shafts of this guy were full of barbs. The Mo family's methods were both meticulous and vicious.
This barb?
I seem to have seen it somewhere...
Xu Zhiqiong's eyelids were a little heavy.
It shouldn't be. I just received three arrows. I'm a fifth-grade cultivator. I won't be able to hold on anymore?
I almost forgot that due to the refinement of my merits, my body is extremely weak and I might not be able to hold on.
Xu Zhiqiong concentrated his thoughts, fearing that he would fall asleep.
After persisting for about two cups of tea, the merits were finally peeled off.
How many can there be?
It seems to be around 700.
How much does seven hundred count?
It's still early, it's still early for promotion.
From the ninth level to the fifth level, Xu Zhiqiong ate a total of eleven hundred and one golden beans.
How much has been refined now?
In total, it's only a thousand pieces, just a fraction.
Think about it, do the math, how many things do you have to do to refine all these merits? To reach the fourth level?
Xu Zhiqiong's consciousness was somewhat unclear, and he forced himself to do some arithmetic problems to try to stay awake.
Beside the screen, a figure slowly stood up.
That Mo family master is not dead yet!
Xu Zhiqiong took a deep breath and struggled hard to stand up.
But the merits were still being refined, and Xu Zhiqiong couldn't use any of his strength. He could only watch the other party, controlling all the mechanisms, aiming at himself.
Find a way, no matter what, you have to find a way! You can't just die like this!
Xu Zhiqiong controlled the Yuanyang Blade to attack the opponent's chest again, but it was too late.
Crossbows, arrows and flying knives came at them all, and Xu Zhiqiong was unable to parry, let alone dodge.
A flying knife hit his ribs, and a crossbow arrow penetrated his left shoulder. The judge's eyesight was extremely good, which meant that Xu Zhiqiong knew that the flying knives and crossbow arrows were coming, but he was unable to dodge and could only watch them come in.
In the meat.
Seeing that another crossbow arrow was about to hit his head, Xu Zhiqiong stared closely at the arrow and the Mohist master.
Even if I die, I still have to take another look at you. Even if I reach the underworld, I have to come back to seek revenge on you!
A gust of wind came, and the arrow that was aimed at his head suddenly turned and hit the couch beside him.
Han Chen used a tornado to protect Xu Zhiqiong, leaving Xu Zhiqiong in the center of the tornado, blowing away all the arrows, flying knives, and iron hooks around him.
Upon seeing this, the masters of the Mohist family turned around and ordered the agency to attack Han Chen.
Han Chen took the lead and summoned two thunderbolts, one hitting the armor in the middle and the other hitting the back.
The Mohist master twitched for a while and lay motionless on the ground.
Han Chen controlled a silver needle and drilled it into a round hole in the wall.
This circular hole the size of a copper coin kept firing crossbow arrows. After the silver needle went out, it jammed the rotating shaft of the mechanism and the crossbow arrows could not come out.
Han Chen followed the same method, thousands of silver needles were flying, and after about a meal, almost all the mechanisms were under control.
Han Chen slowly walked up to the Mo family master and kicked the opponent's armor.
The armor shook and the iron helmet fell off.
The inside of the armor was empty, and the Mohist master escaped through some unknown means.
Han Chen had no intention of pursuing him, so he quickly helped Xu Zhiqiong up, used a silver needle to stop his bleeding, and pulled out the crossbow arrows and flying knives.
The meritorious deeds are almost refined, and the fifth-grade body is slowly recovering.
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the blood-stained crossbow arrows, throwing knives and spears, and felt more and more familiar with the craftsmanship.
"Look at the barbs on the throwing knives and crossbows. Are they similar to the ones on my lantern?"
Han Chen took a look and said, "I don't remember what the weapons in your lantern look like. I'll take you to a place to heal first. You can't go back to Luohuai County. Let's see if there are any inns around here."
Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "Why can't you go back to Luohuai County?"
"Ji Gufeng, fellow governor of Fuzhou, led an army of three thousand to attack. How can you go to the battlefield in your condition?"
Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "Even if I can't go to the battlefield, I still have to go to the county office to let them know that I'm still alive!"
He leaned over and cut off the head of the prefect Gao Shengchang, wrapped it in cloth, and wanted to go out of the hall, but he couldn't get to the door.
Han Chen supported Xu Zhiqiong and said: "This door does not lead to the courtyard. I can't say where it leads to. This hall is not the hall when you came. If you have been tricked, follow me first."
Let’s go.”
Han Chen took Xu Zhiqiong back the same way, to the real hall, and from the hall to the courtyard.
Seeing the smoke rising everywhere in the yard, Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Brother Han is also fighting here?"
Han Chen nodded and said: "I had a fight with the butler named Gao Fu. He is also a master of the Mo family. He should be of the third level. He can summon various mechanisms at will. However, the skills are used frequently, but the mechanisms are very simple.
It's water, fire, swords and the like.
Devour
At first, he used illusions to deceive me. I also used illusions to deceive him once. I hurt his neck with a silver needle and poisoned him. Maybe it was because he was poisoned and the more I beat him, the worse it became.
After a while, he retreated, and then I was able to rescue you."
The third grade of Mohism?
Could it be that there is more than one third-grade Mohist in the world called Zhong Shen?
Xu Zhiqiong felt more and more strange, and handed the throwing knives and crossbow arrows he took off to Han Chen: "Brother Han, please help me hand these things over to the emperor. Let's go to Luohuai County now. I'll see Ji Gufeng's bird
Where did you get the three thousand troops?"
Han Chen took Xu Zhiqiong back to Luohuai County. The moment he saw Xu Zhiqiong, the lantern holder was relieved. They dared to fight this battle.
Not only the Lantern Man dared to fight, but also the Onmyoji dared to fight. However, seeing Xu Zhiqiong injured so seriously, Tao Huayuan was so distressed that she burst into tears.
But now is not the time to shed tears, Ji Gufeng's army is coming soon.
Yang Wu came to Xu Zhiqiong and asked: "How far will this battle go? Should it be beaten a few times, or will it hurt?"
I learned this from Liang Zhenjie.
Xu Zhiqiong let out a long sigh: "I don't know where this group of enemy troops came from. You know I'm a soft-hearted person and I don't want to see anyone get hurt. Just kill them all."
Yang Wu was ordered to lead a group of paper figures to fight. Han Chen and Tao Huayuan followed suit, while Tong Qingqiu stayed at the county government office to help Xu Zhiqiong recover from his injuries.
This battle was fought cleanly. Ji Gufeng learned the lesson from the previous battle and led his soldiers directly to the county seat without setting up camp.
Yang Wu led his army to intercept and kill them halfway. Unexpectedly, the 3,000-strong army this time was very different from the 2,000-strong army last time.
The last two thousand troops lacked combat experience, had rigid tactics, and lacked adaptability.
This time, the 3,000-strong army had no combat experience, no tactics, no contingency, and no decent ordnance.
The two sides were fighting since the night, with Yang Wu resisting head-on. The lantern man shuttled among the rebels, specifically assassinating the generals. Tao Huayuan led the Onmyoji to continuously use magic formations, killing large areas of enemy troops. Han Chen was still alone behind the enemy to block the retreat.
The battle lasted less than half an hour, and out of the three thousand troops, only about five hundred people remained.
Ji Gufeng led a thousand remaining soldiers and ran to Liuxu Village south of the county. Yang Wu was about to pursue him, but was stopped by Tao Huayuan: "This matter must be discussed with Xu Zhiqiong."
"No need to discuss, Zhi Qiong said, he doesn't want to see anyone hurt, so let me kill them all."
"It would be easy to kill such a thief, but if Ji Gufeng is pushed into a hurry and drags Liuxucun along with him to be buried with him, I'm afraid the thief will not agree."
Yang Wu felt justified, and after discussing with Liang Zhenjie, decided to postpone the war for a day.
When Xu Zhiqiong heard the news, he rushed over from the county government office that day.
"Taoer, what is the origin of these three thousand soldiers and horses?"
Tao Huayuan shook her head and said: "They are not serious soldiers at all. I have captured a few prisoners before and asked them. These are criminal prisoners recruited by Ji Gufeng temporarily, mountain bandits and ruffians. These people are not good at fighting, but they are ruthless to the people, but I am afraid
They hurt these villagers."
"Where are those prisoners?"
"Kill!" Yang Wu puffed up his chest and said, "Those prisoners are all injured. I'm afraid you will feel uncomfortable after seeing them, so I might as well kill them all!"
Xu Zhiqiong took out the head of Gao Shengchang, the prefect of Fuzhou, and said to Yang Wudi: "Let a few paper figures take this head and stand at the entrance of the village."
Yang Wu followed suit, and the paper man held Gao Shengchang's head and stood there from early morning to noon.
Several strong men came over, also holding a human head in their hands.
The head of Fuzhou Tongzhi Ji Gufeng.
"We are not familiar with this Ji Tongzhi. We all follow him to do business for the sake of money. We really don't want to die!"
The paper figures took the heads and brought these strong men to Xu Zhiqiong. The remaining more than 500 people left the village and surrendered that day.
Xu Zhiqiong touched Ji Gufeng's head and picked off a five-inch long piece of sin.
His crime was much shorter than that of the prefect, but what was his purpose in gathering this rabble?
This is something you need to ask carefully.
…
In the palace, in the secret pavilion, Emperor Changle took several crossbow arrows and flying knives and handed them to Zhong Shen: "Look, who made these?"
Zhong Shen looked at it for a moment and replied: "It comes from the ascetic workshop."
"But you can't see it wrong?"
Zhong Shen pointed to the blade of the flying knife and said: "This cutting method is unique to the Ascetic Workshop. There is also the barb of this crossbow arrow. Although it looks inconspicuous, once the arrow is hit, it will bleed."
The flow will not stop, this is also the unique method of the ascetic workshop."
Emperor Changle held the crossbow arrows and flying knives and looked at the blood stains on them: "This is Zhiqiong's blood. Ye Ansheng, this bastard, had his share in planting the blood tree. After I succeeded to the throne, he said he would change it completely."
It was wrong before, so I spared his life, and here he comes to kill my brother again!"
Emperor Changle's expression instantly became ferocious: "Call Yu Shan, take the Wuwei camp, and surround me in the ascetic workshop. Go and capture Ye Ansheng in person. If he resists arrest, he will be shot to death!"