In Jingzhou, there is a hill among the mountains, a valley in the mountain, a lake in the valley, and a thatched hermitage built near the lake.
The mountain is too small and has no name, and the lake is nameless, but this thatched hermitage is named after the moon.
There lived a bhikshuni in white clothes in Tingyue Temple. No one knew her origins. She cultivated a few acres of idle land in the valley, sowing in spring and harvesting in autumn, or picking mountain fruits to eat. She could live like this.
Tonight, the moon and stars were sparse, and the moon in the sky fell into the lake. The nun in white washed her hands in the lake and buried a bloody human head in a pit dug by the lake.
"Master." A woman in a linen gown stood by the lake.
"Yinniang, which number is this?"
"The eighteenth." Nie Yinniang replied.
The nun in white nodded and said while filling the soil: "When you were ten years old, you learned the sword from me. At the beginning, you used a two-foot green blade. When you finished learning, the sword tip was flattened by three fingers. Later, you killed more and more people, and you used it.
Swords are getting shorter and shorter, and as we learn today, you can kill people even by flying flowers and picking leaves."
"Master, all the people killed by my disciple were unjust people."
"Yes, they are all unjust people who deserve to be killed. Now, if you kill one more person for me, you can leave the army, and the days from now on will be your own."
"Who to kill?"
The nun in white handed her a portrait, and Nie Yinniang took it and looked at it. The person painted on it had a fierce look and an ugly appearance. Next to it were written three characters in ink: Cheng Dalei.
"It's him?"
"That's right, it's him. This thief is causing trouble in Chang'an, obstructing marriages, wreaking havoc in Liangzhou, and killing people on the grasslands. He is the most evil person in the world." As he said this, the old nun filled in the last word in the pit.
Holding the soil, he said: "If you can kill him, you can save a few more people. He is in Liangzhou now and is protected by heavy soldiers. It is not easy to kill him."
Nie Yinniang put away the portrait and said: "This disciple will bring his head to see the master."
"Killing a few more evil people will help bring this troubled world to an end sooner. Okay, go ahead."
Nie Yinniang took a handful of cold water from the lake and washed away the dust from her face. She bowed three times to Baiyini, carried her sword and walked out of the valley.
Leaving the valley, she scanned the mountains and used the moonlight to identify the direction of Liangzhou. Under the moonlight, her cold but clean eyes were revealed.
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The production movement in Toad City is in full swing. Needless to say, He Shen is very busy. Even generals like Qin Man and Guan Yu have to go to the fields and drive their horses to plow the land.
But at such a busy time, Cheng Dalei suddenly announced that he was in seclusion. He announced to the outside world that he was practicing seclusion and practicing swordsmanship. He locked himself in his room and never left the door. Anyone who wanted to see him was not allowed to bring iron weapons.
No matter how you look at it, this thing is weird. Cheng Da Lei has done other weird things. Everyone is already used to it. Since he wants to do something like this, everyone should just let him go.
Cheng Dalei knows his own family affairs. Even if no one understands this matter, he will still do it. After all, it is a matter of life and death. No matter how cautious you are, Cheng Dalei does not dare to make fun of his own life.
Time passed day by day, and many things happened in the village during Cheng Dalei's "retreat".
Fairy Chi Lian Li Mochou has defected to the bandits, and Liu Bei personally conducted an interview with her. It is said that Fairy Chi Lian was born in a small Taoist temple, and was later abducted by a young man. Only later did he realize that he had been deceived. It turned out that this
The young master already has a wife and children.
In a rage, Li Mochou killed the young master's wife and children in front of his brother. Then because he was afraid of being embarrassed, he could not return to the Taoist temple, so he wandered around the world and killed the heartless people he saw.
He killed his whole family at every turn, and finally gained a great reputation in the world.
However, since he is so famous, why has Cheng Dalei never heard of it before? He knew that this was the background of the character arranged by the system, so Cheng Dalei did not pursue it too closely.
Cheng Dalei had not seen Li Mochou's face. Although he was still quite curious about Fairy Chi Lian's appearance, for the sake of his own life, he still had to be careful.
After Li Mochou arrived, there was no job that required her, so he just gave her a house to support her.
During this period of time, Li Waner succeeded her wish to replace Audrina and become the saint of the All Things Religion. However, none of the believers of the All Things Religion, such as the bard Kane and others, objected. What else could they say? Li Waner looked so good.
Like a saint.
Audrina successfully married Liu Bei, and the village was extremely lively that day with gongs and drums.
Cheng Dalei did not participate in any of these two things. He stayed in his small room with Su Ying, Liu Zhi, Xiao Tao and a few other boys, and lived a leisurely life.
However, unless Nie Yinniang's matter is dealt with, Cheng Dalei can't let go. It's not an option for him to stay like this.
I don't know if Nie Yinniang has come to Liangzhou. I don't know if she is currently nesting in Toad City, looking for opportunities.
Thinking of this, Cheng Dalei broke out in a cold sweat and was even more afraid to go out.
Although Cheng Dalei stayed close to home, he didn't care about anything. Information from the Xizi Team was sent to the room every day. Under the influence of rumors in the world, Cheng Dalei used this information to understand the current trends of the empire.
In the past period of time, many major events have happened in the empire, and all of them are more important than what happened here in Toad City.
After withdrawing troops from Bingzhou, princes from all walks of life gathered in Chang'an City. After some wrangling and war of words, it was Li Letian who finally succeeded to the throne.
After all, his performance was remarkable and he had a large number of supporters in the army. It was almost impossible for Li Xingzai to compete with him.
Of course, it is not easy for Li Letian to successfully ascend to the throne of God. Even though he has some prestige, this prestige cannot suppress the greed of the princes in the world.
This is like dividing a cake. Li Letian didn't have all the strength, so everyone needs to share some. In the end, he sealed eighteen princes and kings in a row. However, he had some troops in his hands, and he was exposed in this operation to conquer thieves.
Everyone has become the king of the land.
However, in this operation to encircle and suppress the Righteous Cult, Li Xing, who contributed the most and sacrificed the most, was not even given the title of prince. The reason was that he saw through the filthiness of the upper echelons of the empire and withdrew halfway. Therefore,
Not only was he not crowned king, he became the target of verbal and written criticism, and his reputation became notorious in the streets.
Li Xing naturally quit and did not agree with Chang'an's decision at all. He set up a small court in Yangzhou and proclaimed himself emperor. His slogan was that Li Letian's throne was fake and that Emperor Ming had passed the throne to him during his lifetime.
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In this way, the empire had two emperors and eighteen kings. Li Letian issued an imperial edict calling on several princes and kings near Yangzhou to attack Li Xing.
As for Li Letian, he himself will not send troops. Now even a fool knows that it is time to recuperate, and this battle is not easy to fight.