Kunlun one millet

Chapter 86 Seeing the Dragon in the Field

Jiang Ru was slightly startled, Qing Luoyi saw her like this, sneered and said, "I'm sure I'm right?"

Jiang Ru's expression returned to normal in an instant: "Do you think this is possible? If Zhao Mi really killed Liang Shuo, the national teacher will not let him go."

"That's true." Qing Luoyi tilted his face, looking at Jiang Ru's expression with his eyes: "Your temperament seems to have changed a lot."

"Really..." Jiang Ru's eyes were slightly empty: "I just understand one thing - no one can rely on it, and in the end it can only rely on myself."

"The whole Jiang family belongs to the Yongjia Liang family. Your idea is deviant." Qing Luoyi asked, "It seems that Liang Shuo's death made you think a lot."

"It's not just him." Jiang Ru looked away.

Qing Luoyi seemed to understand something, his eyes widened slightly: "No way?"

Jiang Ru collected her thoughts and asked, "Why do you want to inquire about Zhao Mi?"

Qing Luoyi smiled lightly: "You also know that good news is the most important thing in our line of work. It is not surprising that a government office like Jindingsi is presided over by the Marquis of Anyang, but the deacons who really work in it are An unknown newcomer, now all parties in the capital are secretly inquiring about his origin."

"He is a student of Zhang Duanjing, the first seat in the Huaiying Pavilion." Jiang Ruyan said.

Qing Luoyi waved his hand: "Sister Jiang, if you continue to prevaricate with such nonsense, don't come to me again."

"Then what exactly do you want to know?" Jiang Ru was a little impatient.

"For example, what does he like, what does he dislike, the level of his cultivation, the depth of his mana, what kind of magic weapon he uses and so on." Qing Luoyi stretched his waist: "By the way, is he married, does he have a confidante?"

Jiang Ru said: "This person is not a womanizer, so don't count on it."

"Oh? Why are you so clear?" Qing Luoyi didn't hide the intention of testing.

Jiang Ru ignored it, and said instead: "Zhao Shu is a poor pedant who doesn't understand the ancients, and he is all about magic. In terms of cultivation, Zhao Shu has not yet completed the Mysterious Pearl, but he has so many tricks, as small as drawing water spells. , as big as mandala rituals, almost everything can be done.”

"So that's how it is..." Qing Luoyi thought deeply.

Jiang Ru said: "If you really want to recruit Zhao Mi, you'd better prepare a batch of spiritual treasures, especially rare magic treasures made by famous masters and skillful craftsmen, which suit his appetite the most."

Qing Luoyi smiled and said: "So, you did not have much dealings with Zhao Mi in Xingluo County?"

Jiang Ru didn't intend to answer, and continued: "But I advise you not to play tricks in front of Zhao Mi."

"Oh? Could it be that this person is deeply scheming and calculating?" Qing Luoyi asked.

Jiang Ru said: "If you really want to make friends with him, you'd better not have any wrong thoughts and be honest with each other. Don't say I didn't warn you."

"It seems that sister Jiang really suffered from Zhao Mi." Qing Luoyi covered his mouth and smiled.

"I've already said what I said, it's your turn." Jiang Ru didn't answer the question, she was straightforward.

Qing Luoyi chuckled: "The person who connects Zhou's family with Shuifu comes from Huanbo Palace."

"The group of overseas Qi refiners?" Jiang Ru was puzzled: "They guard a bunch of overseas islands and are regarded as gods by the natives of the country. They have never been involved in Kunlun Continent affairs. Even if they come to Kunlun Continent occasionally, it is nothing more than traveling and practicing. , how could you get involved in the affairs of Huaxu Kingdom for no reason?"

Qing Luoyi said: "Although there is no evidence, there are gossip that the Zhou family is the descendant of a certain generation of Palace Master of Huanbo Palace who stayed in Kunlun Continent."

Jiang Ru remained silent, and Qing Luoyi continued: "As for the purpose of doing this in Huanbo Palace, sister Jiang, don't ask me. If Liang Guoshi doesn't like it, then you might as well go to Wangyang and kill Huanbo Palace directly. With his cultivation as the number one person in the Huaxu Kingdom, beheading the current Palace Master will not be a problem."

"The chief has his own decision, so you don't need to worry about it." Jiang Ru asked again: "Has this member of the Magic Wave Palace ever haunted the ghost market?"

"There have been two or three times, but don't expect me to find him." Qing Luoyi said: "Huanbo Palace is best at illusion, and I can't tell whether the other party is a man or a woman. I once bought a pair from him. Piefanbangtu people. Unfortunately, the taste is still not as mellow as that of Kunlunzhou men."

Jiang Ru glanced at the other party unavoidably, Qing Luoyi didn't feel ashamed at all, and said calmly: "Okay, I won't keep you for dinner, go back and inform Liang Guoshi. Huanbo Palace has stepped into Kunlun Continent uncharacteristically, and also Involving a descendant of a country might lead to a bloodbath and a change of dynasty."

……

"Phantom Palace? It's actually them?"

Outside the bamboo hall in the depths of Difei Mountain, Liang Tao held Yunwen Yuruyi in his hand, and after hearing Jiang Ru's report, he said calmly, "It's just a group of alchemists who fled overseas a long time ago and occupied a few blessed places on the sea, so they called themselves Immortal. Even relying on pretending to be a ghost to confuse the natives of the country, away from the Kunlun Continent, a place of good fortune and integrity, the weather pattern is inevitably narrow."

Liang Tao pondered for a moment, then looked at Jiang Ru: "What do you think?"

Jiang Ru lowered her eyebrows and said in a humble tone: "Huanbo Palace has lived overseas for a long time, so I'm afraid they don't know enough about Kunlun Continent. With the chief seat here, they dare not openly interfere in the affairs of Huaxu Kingdom."

"This is somewhat reasonable." Liang Tao then said: "The ancestors of the Zhou family were in the Tianxia Dynasty, but they were just a group of private salt dealers. They relied on a lot of money in troubled times to fund military supplies, and made great contributions in the early days of Huaxu's founding. It is quite obvious that he took a fancy to the current king decades ago."

Jiang Ru asked: "Could it be that the Zhou family's planning for nearly a hundred years is all fueled by the Magic Wave Palace?"

"Not necessarily. In the early years of the Zhou family, if they were not well-versed in culture, they could not be successful in martial arts. Although they were nobles in the founding of the country, their status and power are not grand." Liang Tao sneered: "The combination of the current king and the Zhou family was originally facilitated by Zhu Zimaid. At that time, the lord of the country had not yet ascended the throne, and he was not in a good mood, and even I never expected the changes today.

From this point of view, it might be better to say that Huanbo Palace discovered that the Zhou family had ascended to the sky in the Huaxu Kingdom, and thus approached these poor relatives.He felt that he could get a share of the Huaxu kingdom with his shallow blood relationship. "

Jiang Ru said solemnly: "However, Huanbo Palace has contacts with various water palaces overseas, and now it is obviously colluding to cut off the market with our Chongxuan Pavilion."

"Mutual trading is a mutually beneficial move, not to mention that the islands occupied by Magic Wave Palace are not as rich in products and manpower as Kunlun Continent after all." Liang Tao said: "For the sake of long-term inheritance, it is common sense for Magic Wave Palace to return to Kunlun Continent."

"How does the chief plan to deal with the Magic Wave Palace?" Jiang Ru asked.

Liang Tao looked at Jiang Ru with a hint of appreciation and curiosity in his eyes: "Jiang Ru, you never talked to me like this before."

"The disciple is rude and offended, please punish me first." Jiang Ru hurriedly bowed down.

"I'm not blaming you." Liang Tao said, "It's just that after Liang Shuo's death, you didn't re-conclude the immortal contract with any of my Liang's children. What is the purpose of being so diligent?"

"My whole family can be protected by the Chongxuan Pavilion, so I should serve it with all my heart." Jiang Ru replied: "However, my son died like a star, and I really don't want to form a contract with others to practice together. I only hope that I can practice on my own. Climb to the cave."

Liang Tao nodded unobservably, and then asked, "The ghost market is a place where evil spirits gather, how did you find out the news?"

Jiang Ru said: "Qing Luoyi is conditional on Zhao Shu's news."

"Zhao Mi?" Liang Tao raised his eyebrows: "Why did she want to inquire about Zhao Mi?"

"I think it's because Zhao Mi served as the deacon of the Jinding Division, and the Jinding Division has gathered spiritual materials from the middle school, which involves huge interests, which has attracted the attention of the ghost market." Jiang Ru said.

"Really?" Liang Tao was dubious: "As far as I know, Zhao Mi only focused on refining calligraphy and talismans, and the expenses of the Jinding Division were controlled by the Marquis of Anyang. What is Zhao Mi doing?"

Jiang Ru was taken aback, and she also recalled that Qing Luoyi's attention to Zhao Mi seemed a bit unnecessary.However, after thinking about it, with Liang Tao's dignity, he seems to be very clear about Zhao Shu's current situation. Isn't this even more strange?

"It's interesting." Liang Tao played with Yu Ruyi: "I remember that Qing Luoyi is a half-demon?"

"Yes." Jiang Ru lowered her head and replied: "I don't know who his father is, and his mother is a snake demon. This person is proficient in the art of charm and is used to capturing men's yang energy."

"Snake demon, snake demon..." Liang Tao tapped Yu Ruyi, seemed to think of something, then smiled and said: "So that's the case, but it can be regarded as a little scheming. Then I might as well use my tricks."

Jiang Ru didn't understand half of what she heard, but she just lowered her head and dared not speak.

……

Several strong soldiers worked together to pull the reel, and with the crackling sound, the bowstring of a heavy-duty bed crossbow was slowly pulled away, and an arrow branch comparable to a shuttle gun hit the bowstring, and the arrows clustered coldly.

Following a command from afar, the bed crossbow shot out the arrows.A cold light passed by quickly, before the naked eye could catch up, the arrow branch was nailed hard into a rammed earth wall, and then countless clods of soil and gravel were blasted on the other side of the wall, raising a large cloud of dust.

The people onlookers in the school field exclaimed in amazement. Zhao Shu was among them, resting his chin in his hand and nodding silently. General Wei Xiuwen exclaimed:
"The power of this ballista is far greater than before, Deacon Zhao is truly amazing!"

After the suppression of the bandits in Xingluo County, General Wei returned to Dongsheng Capital to report on his duties. As one of the heroes, General Wei also received a reward, and according to the Lord's will, he prepared to build a new army in the capital.

The new army is different from the usual ones. In addition to allocating talisman soldiers to ordinary soldiers, it is also clear that the monks will accompany the army to help in the battle, and there is a whole set of tactics for the monks to cooperate with the army.

In fact, monks accompanied the army to help in the war, not only in the Five Kingdoms War, but also back to the time when the Tianxia Dynasty opened up its territory.

However, since ancient times, people who practice immortality and Taoism have always avoided fighting and fighting in the world. There may be a bit of arrogance in it, but more likely they are trying to save their lives.

After all, those who are interested in immortality mostly live in seclusion in the mountains and stay away from the world. Even if they are in a dangerous situation, they pay attention to the way of avoiding them, instead of just being brave and fierce, fighting with others to the death with spells and spells.

Therefore, although there have been emperors and monarchs recruiting immortal cultivators throughout the dynasties, there were either very few responders, or a group of sorcerers who specialize in catering to their wishes were attracted.

In the Tianxia Dynasty, they simply recruited practitioners and monks directly with high-ranking officials and rich salaries, and set up official positions, such as praise officials, geomancy masters, masters of occupation, and cursing forbidden students, etc., each with their own hands.

As a result, the customs of Kunlun Continent changed drastically, and coupled with the turmoil of the Five Kingdoms War, most monks did not seek the way of immortality, but focused on pursuing the power of magic.The system of setting up museums in the Huaxu Kingdom is more like that of the previous dynasty, and the cultivated ones are not so much monks, but more like pure warlocks.

After a long period of conquests and the verification of the suppression of bandits in Xingluo County, General Wei has figured out how to combine monks with the use of troops in the army.He personally wrote the military strategy and military training code, and soon after he wrote to the king, he received the order to build a new army.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Jinding Division newly established by the imperial court is to cooperate with the new army.All kinds of new weapons and weapons, if they are to be put into the army, they must first be inspected by General Wei himself.

Zhao Mi made a batch of talisman arrows this time, and specially took them to the school field outside the city to test their power, and let General Wei witness them.

When everyone came to the rammed earth wall, they saw that the crossbow had penetrated the wall. There was not only a small hole in the back, but a big hole that was blown open, making the rammed earth wall itself loose and fragile.

"This is a talisman arrow that is specially used to destroy the walls of the fortress." Zhao Mi introduced: "Once the talisman arrow hits the wall, the spell concentrated in it will be activated, destroying the wall from the inside out. Even if you are facing a fortified city, The combined force of multiple talisman arrows is enough to blast a gap in the city wall."

"Good, good!" General Wei repeatedly praised: "In the past, we used flying stone carts to smash the city, and threw large stones, leaving only white spots on the walls of people's houses. We lacked such powerful siege weapons."

"Actually, it is also a way for the monks to use spells to blow down the city wall." Zhao Mi said.

"Are you talking about the immortal general or the divine sword?" General Wei pointed out Zhao Mi's voice: "It is not impossible to break the city by magic, but on the real battlefield, the monks on the opposite side will not watch you perform spells. Army Middle-aged monks are more precious than armored cavalry, if you can't decide the outcome in one fell swoop, you may not be able to see success if you rashly ask the monks to take action. I learned this lesson myself in Xingluo County."

Knowing that General Wei was referring to Liang Shuo, Zhao Mi originally expected him to summon the immortal general to deal with the Nuo-faced swordsman, but instead fell into the opponent's scheme.The contest on the battlefield is not just about who has the highest cultivation and mana.

Afterwards, everyone inspected the newly-created talismans of the Jinding Division. Zhao Shu gave a batch of jade-inlaid talisman knives to the generals of the new army. After receiving the gifts, everyone smiled happily. Some of them even called Zhao Shu brothers.

"I haven't seen you for a while, but Deacon Zhao is quite smart." General Wei laughed.

"Ashamed! I also followed Master Hou to learn while watching." Zhao Mi replied.

"Deacon Zhao, why should you be self-effacing? Jinding Division is very popular in Dongsheng right now. I got the talisman knife from you. I'm afraid someone will ask me for help in the next day. I'll ask you for a few more." General Wei said.

Zhao Mi had no choice but to say with a bitter face: "Jinding Priest made the talisman knife to serve the country. General Wei and you are all members of the new army. In the future, the talisman knife will be distributed. What's more, Jinding Division is busy now. I There’s really no time to entertain.”

"Understood." General Wei handed over a few volumes of books: "Here is the book of the Art of War that I recently wrote. There is no mention of talisman artefacts in it. Deacon Zhao can have a look at it. If you have any unique insights, I hope you will not hesitate to enlighten me."

(End of this chapter)