The drizzle made the ground extremely muddy, and figures rushed forward through the mud.
In the endless wilderness, two groups of creatures began to fight head-on.
Li Pingan was sitting in the dungeon, sitting on the clouds, with his left hand supporting his forehead, watching the fighting situation of the living beings, and constantly listening to the voices of all living beings.
Fear, rage, pleasure release...
All kinds of negative emotions rose up and turned into blood-red runes, filling the shadow of the avenue of killing that appeared behind him.
Li Ping'an didn't think about anything, just watched quietly.
This kind of battle is actually not directly related to him. He is the defender of heaven and earth, the judge of justice and injustice. If an immortal suddenly appears below and kills mortals, he will immediately send down a divine punishment to make this immortal disappear into ashes.
Those Qi practitioners who do little things behind the scenes are also very smart.
Previously, they had been helping the Dongyi tribe to attack the hinterland of the merchant territory, but when Emperor Xin's army appeared in the wilderness, these Qi refiners fled directly.
Their purpose has been achieved.
Even if the merchants can win this battle, the elite main force of the Shang King will be damaged, and their strength will be directly exposed to the princes who are watching this place.
Just on the edge of the battlefield, dozens of groups of detective horses lurk far and near. They will retell the war that happened here to their masters.
'The thoughts of every living being are extremely complex.'
'This is also the reason why the way of heaven is getting stronger and stronger.'
'Then, after opening up a new world, will the way of heaven still exist?'
Li Ping thought quietly.
There were roars of chaos underfoot, and in front of him was a sea of stars crashing into him.
This is actually quite interesting.
Li Ping'an originally had no specific goals for practicing Taoism. From the beginning, he thought that he should strive to do his best, just like the exam-oriented education in his hometown, because test scores are a kind of recognition.
In the Taoist realm of cultivating immortals, how many years it takes to reach a certain realm seems to be a test of practice.
Later, the foreshadowing of his father's disaster constantly urged him to become stronger and stronger.
And when he finally got rid of the pressure of his father's disaster, Mu Ran found that he was standing in front of the Lingxiao Palace, stepping into it step by step, walking into the shadows, and located in the palm of the invisible big hand.
Now, Li Ping'an suddenly found that his mood was very calm.
He has clear goals, his own plans and expectations, and his vision for the future.
No need to be confused;
No need to hesitate;
There is no need to be reluctant to leave.
Li Ping'an looked down and stared at the living beings fighting in the wilderness, feeling the iron-blooded war without magic and magic.
The brutality here is naturally far inferior to that of the Battle of Xizhou, and troops have begun to surrender in many areas.
But those ghosts who kept appearing all over the battlefield, dazed and helpless, made these bloody scenes even heavier.
The rumble of horse hooves could be heard in the distance.
A large army quickly attacked from the southeast, but it was an army of hundreds of thousands led by the Jiang family and Chentangguan Li Jing.
This large army directly attacked the retreat of the Dongyi tribe coalition forces without sealing the retreat. The Dongyi tribe immediately began to collapse across the board. The horns of retreat sounded from everywhere, and each of the strange beasts turned around and fled on the verge of losing control. .
'These two families came at the right time.'
Li Ping'an smiled freely, closed his eyes and dispersed the shadow, and his mind returned to the cellar of Xibohou Mansion.
He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed and held Yuan Shouyi in his arms.
No spiritual energy came.
But a dark cloud appeared in the sky, and there seemed to be thousands of troops shouting in the dark cloud. A drizzle fell and thunder rolled down the entire Xiqi City.
Half a month later.
Trained by the beast-taming family in Xiqi City, each of the exotic beasts and eagles is of extraordinary value, bringing news of wars in distant places.
[Di Xin led a large army to defeat the coalition forces of the Dongyi tribes, beheading 190,000 people and capturing more than 300,000 prisoners. The coalition forces of the Dongyi tribes were routed for thousands of miles, and the merchant army was taking advantage of the victory to pursue them. 】
"So many prisoners?"
Li Pingan frowned and muttered:
"Are these prisoners going to be brought back to Chaoge City?"
"Generally," Ji Fa, who sent the news, took a sip of cold water, "the tradition of merchants is to capture prisoners and take them back as slaves, or... as human animals."
"Fortunately, Chaoge City has banned human sacrifice, and most of the sacrifices have been killed, and the butchers are gone."
Li Ping'an looked at the cloth in front of him and sighed softly.
Ji Fa asked: "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, it just feels like there are so many casualties during the war."
"Isn't this a common thing?"
Ji Fa said disapprovingly:
"This is the way the world is. Whoever is strong can speak. Businessmen are tyrannical. It has been passed down to more than thirty emperors to this day.
"If we can also become stronger, we might as well follow the example of the merchants who conquered Xia, unite more than a dozen powerful tribes, and re-divide the world."
"Eh! Eh!"
Li Ping'an glared and said, "Second brother! You can't say this nonsense!"
Ji Fa looked around and saw only a few big fire basins far and near, and said with a smile: "We are the only two here. I am so angry with the merchant."
"Why are you so angry?"
"We Zhou people captured so many people for them, and my grandfather made great contributions, opening up territory for the great merchants, and suppressing the rebels. But the result? No body was left intact.
"If the people around me are at fault, forget it, but we have always worked hard and never dared to complain.
"Look at how scared father is."
Ji Fa sighed:
"My father also deliberately violated etiquette, lost his crown and hat, and struggled with the Beibeihou in the court... Isn't it because he was ridiculed by others just to protect himself? In order to make the king lower his guard against him, do you think he is nothing more than that? Alas. !
"When has father ever been so rude?"
Li Pingan shook his head with a smile and asked: "There are no forces around us that are ready to move, right?"
"No, your method is so wonderful!"
Ji Fa's eyes shone brightly and he said enthusiastically:
"We didn't fight outside their city gates, and then sent invitations to the princes from the small countries nearby to come and watch, and then cursed the princes for their many faults in front of them.
"I feel good about scolding anyway.
"It's a pity that as you said, you secretly sent people in to kidnap the prince, and asked him to go out and kneel down to admit his mistake after I finished scolding him.
"Who knew, hey, this guy was so stubborn that he just hanged himself."
Li Ping'an said sternly: "Besieging but not attacking is to show your benevolence and righteousness. Secretly holding the prince hostage is to show your courage. In the end, the effect of hanging him was actually good. I thought it was arranged by you, second brother."
"How can I have such a brain? I will just follow the steps you gave me, step by step."
Ji Fa put a wooden sign back on the corner of the table:
"Next time I have this job, I can use harsher curse words. This is too formal."
"Etiquette, literature, benevolence, kindness, and appearance, these five words are our magic weapon to win."
Li Ping'an took the carving knife and knocked on the bamboo slips in front of him:
"I learned these from the classics written by my father.
"Second brother, you can stop wielding swords and guns and come and see these more."
"It's enough to have you and the eldest brother," Ji Fa said with a smile, "The old rule of our Ji family is that the younger brother keeps the family business, the older brother goes to work outside, and the second brother, I also want to open up a territory similar to the Yu Kingdom.
Conquer the Qiang people and conquer the princes!"
Li Ping'an's expression was a bit hard to describe.
He muttered: "A war depends not only on whether the soldiers fight bravely, but also on the commander's tactics and tactics, and on the support of weapons, food and grass. Without food and grass, the soldiers will starve to death, and alien beasts can't run away when charging. How can we fight?"
?Just being brave is not enough."
Ji Fa rubbed the tip of his nose in embarrassment: "You and the ministers are here."
Li Ping'an wanted to persuade Ji Fa a few more words, but a Taoist priest in red walked out of the wall beside him.
Taiyi Zhenren? I haven’t seen him for a while recently.
Seeing Taiyi's sad face, Li Ping'an thought something big had happened, so he yawned after chatting with Ji Fa for a few words.
When Ji Fa saw this, he said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he did not forget to say:
"If you don't want to show up, how about I get you a yard up there? Just ask these uncles to bring you meals and groceries so that others don't know that you haven't gone to heaven."
"No, it's nice here. I'm used to it."
Li Pingan smiled and said:
"Living here alone, you can listen to the voices of all living beings, and there is endless mystery."
"Ah?" Ji Fa looked confused.
As soon as he left, Master Taiyi solved the blindness, sat down cross-legged, and took out a pot of fairy brew.
"Drink a couple of drinks with me!"
Li Ping'an: Does this guy have any due respect for the Taoist master, the Emperor of Heaven, and the son of the transcendent one?
Master Taiyi sighed: "I have something to ask."
"If I drink mortal wine, my body like the immortal wine will not be able to bear it."
Li Pingan responded enthusiastically.
…
The question Master Taiyi asked for advice made Li Pingan a little bit dumbfounded.
Without him, Master Taiyi had a quarrel with Master Yuding because of the matter of educating Nezha, no, educating Huo Zha.
Master Yuding advised him not to pamper his disciples too much, but to let them suffer and experience some hardships, especially since Huo Zha had his own magic power when he was born and could reach the realm of immortals in a short time. If he was not restrained, he would definitely be
Something is going to go wrong.
However, Taiyi Zhenren felt that he was just a disciple of the Eight Classics. Who would care if he didn't care? How could he count on Li Jing who lived in the military camp?
Taiyi sighed: "I was just going to get some treasures for Huo Zha. Junior Brother Yuding got angry and said that I would cause trouble and returned to Kunlun Mountain to practice. What trouble could this cause? Give the child some treasures for self-defense.
What trouble could it cause?"
Li Ping'an held the wine pot and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, what are you going to give Huo Zha?"
"The poor Taoist's most proud treasures."
Master Taiyi raised his eyebrows slightly and slowly took out the treasure from his sleeve:
"At first, I thought, give this kid a Huntian Ling. The Huntian Ling can attack, defend, and trap the enemy.
"But think about it, nephew, if a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure like Hun Tianling falls into the hands of a child, can it be protected from the prying eyes of others? Can the fire-pointed spear not be arranged for him?
"Pindao's fire-pointed spear is also an offensive treasure, an innate spiritual treasure, a sharp offensive weapon, but it's not good at defense.
"Isn't this Qiankun Circle appropriate for him to defend himself?
"The Qiankun Circle can absorb all the flying lights, spells, and magic weapons, and then treat the person in his own way. It is not only effective in both offense and defense, but it is also very interesting. Huo Zha will definitely like it.
"Then Pindao thought, look!
"I have both offense and defense. I have so many treasures on my disciple. What if he is targeted by those Jie Jiao Immortals with ulterior motives? In line with the principle of running away if you can't fight, shouldn't you give your child a treasure that can run away for his life?
?It just so happens that I have a pair of hot fire wheels. Once you step on them, you can travel a hundred thousand miles a day under the great formation!"
Li Ping'an's forehead was covered with black lines: "No, uncle, do you want to hand all of this to Huo Zha at once?"
"Yes, treasure, cave, and skills, aren't they all meant to be passed on to disciples?"
Master Taiyi chuckled:
"How about it? Just tell me whether Pindao is a good master or a bad one."
"Very strong," Li Ping'an gave a thumbs up, "but there is one thing. After Huo Zha takes these treasures, his combat power will greatly increase. If he hurts a living being, will you be responsible for half of it, Uncle Master?"
Master Taiyi smiled and said: "Are you afraid that the poor Taoist will only give you treasures and not teach him how to behave?"
"Um."
"You can rest assured, how could Pindao not teach him?"
Master Taiyi smiled and said:
"What is the purpose of a master? Of course, he is to teach his disciples and show them the way forward."
Li Ping'an touched his chin and muttered: "Can I ask one more question, Uncle Master, how are you going to teach him? Except for those things other than cultivation, magic, magic weapons, and ancient knowledge."
"This, Pindao, think about it."
Master Taiyi drank the immortal brew in one gulp and said with a smile:
"Then the first thing must be... strike first to gain advantage, and strike later will suffer disaster! In ancient times, whoever has a big fist has always been tough, and whoever has a strong background will be tyrannical. How can a poor disciple be afraid of trouble?"
Li Ping'an:......
Master Taiyi shook his head and continued:
"Now is the time for the Conferring Gods Competition.
"It is inevitable that the two families of Chanjie will fight. If my disciple can train well, he might not be able to make a name for himself in this competition.
"Here we also need to teach him how to draw a sword to help when encountering injustice, and to report to his family first when encountering a strong enemy.
"If you encounter someone you can't defeat, just shout: Patriarch Yuanshi Tianzun!
"The key to fighting is to make a sneak attack first. If the sneak attack fails, then hide your secrets. Show the enemy weakness, lure the enemy into a trap, and then kill with a fatal blow without giving the enemy any chance to breathe!"
Li Ping'an drank silently.
Master Taiyi was so excited that he lowered his head and saw that Li Ping'an was lying down pretending to sleep.
"No, what's wrong with you, nephew? Keep talking. Pindao must teach Lingzhu all his skills. This is the duty of a teacher!"
"I'm tired and sleepy. See you next time."
"Hey you!"
Master Taiyi stood up angrily, walked to the wall with his hands behind his back, and muttered before leaving:
"Is there anything wrong with this?
"This is an ancient ritual."
The fairy light flickered slightly, and then Master Taiyi disappeared.
Li Ping'an yawned and felt a little sleepy. This body was going to sleep deeply to dispel the alcohol.
He did not withdraw his mind, but felt the ups and downs, allowing himself to completely relax and let the past pictures emerge in his mind, searching for the true meaning here.
Suddenly.
A billowing wave of blood suddenly appeared in front of Li Pingan's eyes, like a sea of blood surging.
He woke up suddenly.
The old guard behind is clearing away the dishes.
Li Ping'an counted with his fingers, several lightning flashes flashed across his eyes, and then he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Muffled thunder sounded in the clear sky of Xiqi City.
Li Ping'an said: "I'm going to sleep for a while. Don't wake me up when my second brother comes."
"Hey, yes."
The old guard, whose old wounds had been restored by Master Taiyi, bowed his head and responded.
Li Ping'an withdrew his mind and returned to his true body, which released a phantom and headed straight for the Notre Dame Palace.
He was really a little angry at the moment.
It's not because of anything else, the problem lies with Emperor Xin who returned from a great victory in Chaoge City.