The night wiped away the last ray of the setting sun, and the night slowly fell.
The mirror-like full moon hangs in the sky, pouring its light as clear as flowing water onto the vast land. A thin layer of white snow, like a huge soft woolen blanket, covers this vast wilderness like water.
Under the moonlight, a cold silver light shines.
Under the dark blue night, Yuan Chaoxi leaned against the thick wall and looked out of the city. The cold wind blew her clothes and made them rustle.
She held a golden bracelet in her hand, caressing it from time to time, but her mind wandered to the night-shrouded Northern Wilderness.
It had been more than ten days since he arrived at the Demon-Slaying Pass, but he still couldn't contact Bai Liming. Yuan Chaoxi's worries were getting worse day by day.
There were several times when she wanted to go to the depths of the Northern Wilderness to find him regardless.
But he was still suppressed by the rationality in his heart. After all, wandering aimlessly around the demon barbarian base camp was undoubtedly an act that would cost someone a thousand miles.
It can be seen from the recent military intelligence that since the last time she and Bai Liming made a fuss in Tiandao Temple, and then the camp used for the transformation of monsters and beasts, and was repeatedly probed, Yaoman has stepped up patrols in the Northern Wilderness.
, day and night.
Now even normal border trade and caravan exchanges have been affected and restricted.
On the border, small frictions with the Guifang clan also continued to occur, and the relationship between the Great Zhen Dynasty and the demon barbarians became increasingly tense.
She wanted to sneak into the Northern Wilderness silently like last time and escape calmly, which would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Yuan Zhaoxi combed her hair that was blown by the cold wind, and her mood became heavier and more confused.
Today she received a message from Daomen, which gave her a premonition that a storm sweeping the world was about to come.
Her mother sent a message telling her that a big event happened in Kaiyang Palace today, and Elder Yin, who was guarding Jackdaw Island, presented a method that could help his disciples condense elixirs.
This method has been proven to be feasible. The next step will be to select the outer sect disciples who have been in the Seven Palaces of Taoism for more than two years and have not yet condensed their elixirs, and help them condense their elixirs.
In this way, the Taoist sect will gain thousands of disciples in the realm of enlightenment in a short period of time, greatly increasing its strength.
If this range were to expand further, for example, the number of disciples who left the Taoist sect because they were unable to condense elixirs would exceed tens of thousands.
The demon clan is secretly increasing its strength, and the Taoist sect is also quietly improving. Both sides are building up their strength, waiting for the opportunity to break out, and a war that will shake up the world will be inevitable.
Yuan Chaoxi sighed silently and stroked the golden bracelet again.
My mother also said that because of this important contribution, Daozu proposed that Elder Yin take over the position of Kaiyang Star Lord.
Although there were objections among the chief ministers and elders who participated in the discussion, they could not recommend anyone with more qualifications and contributions than Elder Yin.
Therefore, Elder Yin is already inseparable from becoming the next Kaiyang Star Lord. As long as the thousands of disciples successfully condense the elixir, he will lead them to the Xijing battlefield to test the actual combat effect, and then the succession will be logical.
And my mother said that she wanted to take over Elder Yin's current position and go to Jackdaw Island to be a gatekeeper.
Yuan Zhaoxi was opposed to it at first. She didn't want her mother to go to that gloomy island and live alone.
Later, I thought that there were many factions and intrigues in Kaiyang Palace. Instead of staying in the palace and being forced to take sides, it would be better to go to Jackdaw Island to enjoy the peace and quiet alone, so I agreed.
The cold wind kept messing up Yuan Chaoxi's hair, and she didn't bother to use magic to block the wind, but she would pull her hair back from time to time, which made her already upset mood even more upset.
Yuan Zhaoxi jumped off the wall, took another deep look at the deep dusk in the Northern Wilderness, then walked back to his residence on the road paved with bluestone slabs, preparing to turn off the lights and go to bed.
Suddenly, the golden bracelet placed on the table trembled slightly, and then glowed dimly.
Yuan Chaoxi was overjoyed when she saw this. She hurriedly got out of bed, grabbed the bracelet, and called anxiously: "Bailiming, is that you? Bailiming?"
At this time, a strange voice came from the bracelet, with the same urgency and surprise: "Yuan Chaoxi, is that you? I am General Zhou, the resurrected General Zhou. Bai Liming asked me to use this bracelet to contact you.
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"General Zhou?!"
Hearing this, Yuan Chaoxi was shocked and even more unbelievable.
Afterwards, she calmed down, thought for a moment, and felt that this was a conspiracy. The demon must have gotten the bracelet from somewhere, and pretended to be a general in Zhou Dynasty to deceive her in order to get military information about the Demon Slaying Pass.
Thinking of this, Yuan Chaoxi replied in a cold tone: "Huh, General Zhou? What a joke. Who are you?"
"Oh, I am really a Zhou general. I didn't lie to you, really."
General Zhou on the other end of the bracelet already scratched his head and didn't know how to explain it.
"Oh, General Zhou has passed away. Even if you want to lie to me, why don't you try it with a living person's name? Do you think I am a three-year-old child?"
Yuan Chaoxi sarcastically said, and then asked sharply: "Tell me, where did you get this bracelet? How is Bailiming doing now?"
At this time, General Zhou was about to collapse inside, complaining in his heart: "Bai Liming, that stinky boy, why didn't he tell Yuan Chaoxi that I was still alive?"
"What should we do now? Don't argue with me. Don't argue with me. Even if it were me, I wouldn't believe this nonsense.
"No matter what, I have to work hard to convince Yuan Chaoxi and make him believe in my identity, otherwise it will all be empty talk. Thinking of this, Zhou Jiang suppressed his chaotic emotions, organized his thoughts, and explained with difficulty:"
Yuan Chaoxi, please listen to me explain. That day at the Baoshan hunting ground, when the golden eagle's soul flew away, I happened to be killed by the holy envoy. By a strange combination of circumstances, my soul entered the golden eagle's body, which was equivalent to snatching away the body of the golden eagle.
He gave up the golden eagle and survived."
After hearing this, Yuan Chaoxi did not believe it easily. She did not cut off the contact, but wanted to see if she could find out the news about Bai Liming from this person.
At this time, she was very worried, worried that Bai Liming had been captured by the demon clan, so the bracelet would fall into the hands of the demon clan to deceive herself.
But she felt that the matter was not that simple. She believed that even if Bai Liming was captured, he would not tell the demon clan how to use the bracelet and how to contact her.
After listening to General Zhou's explanation, Yuan Chaoxi asked calmly: "Oh? How could there be such a coincidence?"
"Oh, this is it. To use an analogy, it's like a blind cat meets a dead mouse - it just happened. It's really like that, believe me."
Zhou Jiang explained again in a lengthy manner.
After hearing the catchphrase that General Zhou often said, "For example, Yuan Chaoxi slowly believed it five or six points in his heart.
But she didn't dare to let down her guard, and then asked: "Then tell me something that only our friends know."
Hearing this, General Zhou pondered for a moment, patted his head, and remembered something private and fun, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, last time we were in Qianshan County, we split up to investigate the place where the demon transformed.
I was in a group with Zuo Si, and you were in a group with Bai Liming, right?"
"This is not a secret. Gong Mi also knows about it, and she has a close relationship with the demon clan."
Yuan Chaoxi's tone was cold and noncommittal.
Zhou Jiang was not anxious, but continued calmly: "Also, after the four of us met, Zuo Sisi said that you and Bailiming looked different, as if a man and a woman were caught having an affair.
It’s a joke that you two went on a date on the pretext of official business.”ωωw..net
Hearing this, Yuan Chaoxi immediately remembered what he saw that night and Gong Mi's ugly appearance.
For a moment, her originally fair and jade face turned crimson, and she hurriedly said: "Stop it, okay, stop talking, I believe you are General Zhou.