Li Xiuyuan left the military camp with 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry, and headed toward Yangzhou City in a mighty manner.
After he left, what he left to General Qian was nothing more than a few thousand old and weak soldiers, a few hundred personal soldiers, and some incompetent generals. All the food, pay, and ordnance in the army were swept away by him.
Mr. Qian was beaten with 20 military sticks yesterday and passed out from the pain. When he woke up, he saw that his military camp was empty. The soldiers in the army were all coerced and lured by Li Xiuyuan. He was so angry that he suddenly became angry.
Almost vomiting blood.
"Li Xiuyuan, I am not done with you."
His angry and resentful voice echoed in the military tent.
But after he finished shouting, his buttocks hurt, the wound burst, and blood flowed out again. The pain made him wail and shout again and again, and he lay on the couch dying.
"Aren't you done with me? I want to see how you, a general soldier with no soldiers, can fight with me?" Li Xiuyuan rode on horseback. At this moment, the golden light flashed in his eyes. He saw what happened in General Qian's military tent at the rear.
One scene.
He was not worried about General Qian's revenge. If he couldn't deal with a mediocre official, then he would look very mediocre.
Just when the army was marching for about half a day.
The scouts in front suddenly came flying to report.
"General, the small river in front of us suddenly swelled and turned into a big river, blocking our way." The scout turned over and dismounted, clasping his fists and saying.
Li Xiuyuan's eyes flashed, and he used his divine vision technique. Sure enough, he saw a small river in front of him with water no more than his knees. However, the water turned out to be uncharacteristically turbid, rolling and surging, with the momentum of a river heading eastward.
"Which monster dares to cast spells in front of me to control the water of the river and block my way?"
He saw a demonic aura hanging over the river. It could be seen that the river was not overflowing due to the rising water in the upper reaches, but that there was a water demon dormant in the river, manipulating the water, causing the river to roll and surge.
Just when he said this, the turbulent river in front suddenly calmed down, and the river was cut off from the middle of the river, revealing a pontoon bridge.
The floating bridge looks like it is made of natural old wood, with uneven surfaces, ravines and textures.
At this moment, Li Xiuyuan saw everything underwater through the floating bridge.
His expression condensed.
This is not a pontoon bridge, but a huge crocodile crawling there. The pontoon bridge is the exposed back of this huge crocodile. It is just because it is too large that it cuts off the river and forms a pontoon bridge.
At this time, a child, thought to be about twelve or thirteen years old, appeared on the pontoon. He was wearing a long robe and a jade crown, and looked more like a gentle scholar.
The child stood on the pontoon and bowed his hands to Li Xiuyuan, who had not yet appeared in the distance.
"The King of Yangtze River pays homage to the saint on earth."
Li Xiuyuan used his divine eye technique and said, "Since you are the king of the Yangtze River, why do you want to control the river water here and block my way?"
He had heard that the King of the Yangtze River was a thousand-year-old crocodile demon outside the Qinhuai River who attained Taoism. He possessed extraordinary Taoism and occupied the Yangtze River and proclaimed himself king, becoming the king of that body of water.
However, due to a battle in Jinling City, all nearby demons seemed to have been cleared away by the Thunder God Gate in the sky. Even the King of Yangtze River was knocked into a muddy pond by Thunder God. His moral integrity was greatly reduced and he had to recuperate from his injuries.
His position is known to the ghosts and gods under Li Xiuyuan.
Unexpectedly, after only one day without hearing news from ghosts and gods, the King of Yangtze River would come here.
The King of Yangtze River said sincerely and respectfully: "The saints in the world lead the army to quell the chaos. They want to clear up the world, do justice for heaven, and do upright things. How dare the little demon do things that go against heaven? The little demon appears here today just because he wants to worship me."
The subordinates of the saints in the world are just in front of the saddle and behind the horse. Although the little demon is on the same level,
It's not that bad, but a demon body can also be transformed into a pontoon bridge and iron cables to serve as a path for saints to march."
Is that so?
Li Xiuyuan looked at the pontoon bridge transformed by the thousand-year-old crocodile demon. It was indeed very exquisite. With this big demon in the army, it would probably not be a problem to build bridges over water and roads over mountains in the future.
It turns out that this was not a malicious attempt to block him, but a deliberate attempt to show off his ability and capital.
It feels like it's for sale.
"The ghosts and gods under my command serve me for the same ideals as me. They don't seek wealth and glory, nor incense and virtue. They only seek peace in the world and tranquility for all eternity." Li Xiuyuan said: "Although you are not me.
A man of the Tao, but since you are willing to surrender sincerely, I will not
I refuse your kindness and tell me, what do you want from serving me?"
If you are not here for the idea, then you are here for the benefit.
He would weigh a thing or two about such a spirit.
Just because the Yangtze River King has indeed shown a very powerful ability, Li Xiuyuan is very clear about what this means to a large army, regardless of this pontoon bridge.
The king of the Yangtze River said: "I just want a few pieces of emperor fluid in the hands of the saint."
"Come here for the emperor?" Li Xiuyuan's heart moved.
He indeed intercepted a lot of Emperor's Liquid, but he didn't expect that a spirit would guess that most of the Emperor's Liquid fell into his hands so quickly.
For the spirits, one piece of Emperor's Liquid can increase one hundred years of moral practice. In the past, King Yangzijiang failed in a battle with Lei Gong and was seriously injured, and his moral conduct was greatly reduced. Now it is reasonable to seek Emperor's Liquid.
As for trust, it is not necessary.
If you owe it to you, you have to pay it back, otherwise you will lose your merit and God will bring disaster.
If the merit is not enough and the karma is too heavy, you will die in disaster.
And if you make a promise to him, a saint on earth, and create a cause and effect, the disaster will be even greater. Even the thousand-year-old demon who has lived through six hundred years of heavenly calamity cannot bear it.
"I do have the Emperor's Liquid in my hand. That thing is useless to ghosts, gods, and mortals. It is only useful to plants, trees, and monsters. Since you work for the Emperor's Liquid and work for me, then it is equivalent to working under me for a long time. Let's do that.
How about I give you an Emperor's Liquid and you serve me for ten years?" Li Xiuyuan
A salary was offered.
"The little demon wants to beg the Five Emperors to ooze juice." King Yangzijiang said with some joy after hearing this.
He wanted to increase his Taoism by five hundred years in one go.
Li Xiuyuan said calmly: "Then wait until you have completed the first ten years. I will not give you fifty years' salary in one go. This is not the rule in my Li family."
When the King of Yangtze River heard this, he also felt that it was reasonable and could not continue to force it. He took out a simple book from his arms, with a sinister atmosphere on it, and three big characters appeared: Book of Life and Death.
"The little demon offers this treasure, how many pieces of Emperor's Ooze can he get in exchange?"
Book of life and death?
Li Xiuyuan's eyes narrowed. He had not forgotten the words of the Long Tongue Ghost King. The book of life and death fell into the hands of Dongyue Divine Lord, Lu Pian, West Lake Lord, Black Mountain Old Demon, and the Yangtze River King.
He got the two books of life and death from Judge Lu and the book of life and death from Guo Beicheng Huang, making a total of three books.
It is expected that the Yangtze River King has a book of life and death.
"I can only give you one piece of Emperor's Liquid when you offer the Book of Life and Death. This is the treasure of the underworld. If you take it out of proportion to your status, it will only lead to death. I am willing to give it to you because of your initiative to offer the treasure. Otherwise,
, even if you don't take it out today, I will take it away." Li Xiuyuan said solemnly.
He showed kindness and power at the same time, so as not to show that he was overbearing, nor would he allow the Yangtze River King to borrow flowers and offer them to Buddha so smoothly.
Originally, the Book of Life and Death belonged to the underworld and would return to the underworld sooner or later. Even he only borrowed it and never thought of occupying it.
"The little demon is willing to serve the saint on earth."
The King of Yangtze River thought for a while and found it acceptable. He held the book of life and death in both hands and knelt on the floating bridge transformed by the thousand-year-old crocodile demon to welcome the arrival of the human saint.
Seeing this, Li Xiuyuan withdrew his Divine Eye Technique and then ordered: "There is a pontoon bridge in front of us. Send the order and the whole army will cross the bridge."
Although the surrounding commanders had different expressions and did not understand why the flood suddenly overflowed and a pontoon suddenly appeared, as subordinates they still believed in the commander's decision and immediately issued the order to continue moving forward.
And when the army walked to the side of the river, they saw a pontoon suddenly appeared on the river, and there was a young child kneeling on the pontoon. He didn't know whose child he was.
This child is holding the things above, welcoming the arrival of someone.
Li Xiuyuan looked calm as he rode the dragon colt and took the lead on the pontoon. Then when he was halfway there, he turned over and dismounted and walked towards the Yangtze River King.