I am the Lord of the Underworld

Chapter 39 Ghosts and Gods Warning, Zhang Qi's Death (for further reading)

Spring Yu ceremony.

Boom boom boom!
The sky is full of flames of war, and colorful lights are flickering.

A fire ghost with a height of three feet and a foot on a fire snake.

The body of black water, the god of water flood wells with towering horns; the centipede with centipedes as ghosts; the thousand-legged centipede.

Zongmuren with a mask and two samurai.

Several ghosts fought for a piece of heavy jade.

Tang Ping was floating in mid-air, and an earth python was swimming underground, the strong wind blew his robes, making a sound of hunting.

Ten orchids and twenty sunflower-like plants are planted on the 24 feet of shady soil.

All other plants were removed.

Now the local shady soil basically does not grow anything below spiritual things.

Orchids and sunflowers are typical spiritual creatures. The latter are bought from mandrills, and the devils produced after ripening are pure yin and earth energy, which are very effective in replenishing energy and are also expensive.

After observing for a while, Tang Ping flew down to water it.

He spread out his right palm, and his energy turned into water snakes, flying over the sunflowers to water them. With the help of the Water Control Art, the amount of water was accurate to the drop.

"There are still eight years, eight years to mature."

At that time, it can bring [-] income a month.

Plus five acres of ghost rice and eight hundred cotton plants for subsequent expansion.

The monthly net income is also [-].

Remove it for your own practice,
Yuren's rule is very loose.

There is no so-called taxation, and there is no lord of the underworld.

Everyone depends on their ability, whoever grabs it will be theirs.

This move intensified the infighting in the underworld.

Of course, Tang Ping will not join the team now.

After watering, I inspected other places.

Then back to the underwater palace.

"Quack!"

Seeing Tang Ping, the frog immediately pointed to something wrapped in lotus leaves not far away.

"Ok, I know."

The reason why Tang Ping took such a drastic step to get rid of ghost spirit grass was that apart from reducing the price, he also discovered the business opportunity of salted fish.

If you fail in military training, you can sell it, and the price is not low, about [-] yuan a piece, and four of them can buy a pair of elixir.

On the [-]th, the ghost market opened.

Tang Ping packed five salted fish and some Youlanlu and went to the ghost market.

Whoa!
After getting out of the water, Tang Ping wandered around the streets.

See if there is evil spirit.

Now no matter what kind of evil spirit is needed, anyway, if it passes through the mouth of the earth python, it will become the evil spirit of Jiuyou Huangquan.

The things grown now are not enough to spend, so he resolutely cut off other things and replaced them with more difficult and higher-yielding spiritual things.

Came to the booth, in front of the lifeless man in black.

"Two more elixir, and the rest will be discounted."

"it is good."

Tang Ping picked up his things and left.

Since the last request, Tang Ping has not mentioned this matter.

But he knew that this kind of thing must have taken root in that person's heart.

After returning, Tang Ping continued to absorb the evil spirit.

Wisps of yellow gas poured into the body.

The yellow gas passes like the years.

Four years later.

[Maotuqi · Snake Mantra]: Ceremony of opening mountains and cutting grass (1000/1000).

Lunar Evil Evil Secret Method (30/1000)
Tang Ping summoned Gao Di Ce, and the grass-cutting ceremony reached the upper limit for the second time, the proficiency returned to zero, and a golden light ball was suspended on the Gao Di Ce stone board.

Now add up to a total of two light spheres.

This is the qualification for the grass-cutting ceremony.

In the past, one level of proficiency could be obtained in two days, but since Ning Sha, the time has become less.

It's July [-] again.

Zhang's altar.

The core members of the Zhang family perform sacrifices in the clan area.

Above the sky, Tang Ping observed all this in the dark clouds.

Not far away, there are several ghosts peeping in the dark.

Found that under the cloud, an invisible coercion hit, and he could only leave quietly.

Tang Ping thought to himself, it seems that a ghost has noticed this side.

below.

Zhang Qi is already fifty years old, his hair is covered with gray hair due to years of hard work, and he is accompanied by a boy in his early ten years old.

This is his eldest son Zhang Cong.

A genius-level character, he has served as a bait for three years.

The father and son followed the ritual of the great witch and bowed down.

Zhang Cong looked respectful, the deeds of his father's rise from raising horses had always inspired him, and the main reason for everything was the god in front of him, but unfortunately he had never seen it.

Whoa!
A gust of wind blew, and the sacrifice ended.

Tang Ping pointed at the top, and the tortoise shell split.

The wizard presented the tortoise shell.

"Why?" Zhang Qi asked.

"Medium elephant, from the heart."

The middle is the mean, it is inauspicious and not inauspicious, but it also has the meaning of choice.

Let the Patriarch choose the future path, whether to continue the previous path, or to take a step back and defend the city for development.

Zhang Qi pondered for a moment, and secretly made up his mind. It was almost dusk, and there were many things that needed to be worked hard.

In the sky, Tang Ping understood Zhang Qi's inner thoughts.

He has rarely seen mortals in recent years.

Yin and Yang should be separated, and there is no need to interfere, and there is no need for him to interfere.

half year later.

The king of Jing suddenly declared war on Huaiyi, and the three armies of the king went first, and 6000 people went to Huaihe.

The two sides fought endlessly.

"Continue to open up wasteland, and the private land system remains unchanged!"

Zhang Qi ordered.

As the war rages on, the monarch may recruit nobles from all walks of life to join the war.

If he performed well in this battle, he might be able to have a title and have his own city and state like the Zuo family.

So is Bear.

……

Another three years.

The battle of Jinghuai was on and off, and the main force of the monarch was a little bit overwhelmed. This battle was thought to be a crushing one, and by the way, it would deter all parties.

He never thought it would be like this, but it made Huaiyi a lot stronger.

Yu Li.

In the sky of Yangjian, several people with wings circled the sky, or fish heads, or antlers, or tiger eyes.

"Fu Wei Shang Xiang!"

The Yuren flew down to eat the moi smoke and the human flesh in the bronze tripod, and quickly disappeared into the edge of the sky.

Leave a small portion, maybe two or three strips of meat.

The big witch in red and two or three little witches around him walked up to the altar, took off the mask of the blue evil spirit, and revealed his eyes.

The so-called longitudinal eyes mainly refer to the vertical pupils like a beast.

Everyone knows "death", and it is generally regarded as a wizard who communicates the two worlds of yin and yang.

Da Wuliu uses a copper plate to hold the meat strips.

The meat of these nobles, the nobles are human beings, and the altars are sacrificed to the heaven and the earth. This kind of meat generally contains special energy, which can promote practice.

"Take it."

Da Wuliu asked his disciples to be handed over to the family of the sacrificed person.

This is a custom inherited from Dayi merchants. The sacrificer will leave a part for his parents and family members to eat.

Don't think this is a punishment, it's a proof of admiration for God and a "civilized" expression of adhering to Dayi merchant etiquette.

The monarch makes your family sacrifices because he values ​​you.

The king of Shang often used this method to test the surrounding countries to see if they were "civilized" or "barbaric".

The latter cut it.

The sacrifice is over.

Patriarch Wu Zhi, Dawu Liu, two division commanders (the first division has 2000 people) Wu Lan and Wu Yu.And several core figures such as the housekeeper had a meeting.

Wu Zhi's Fang Tong glanced at the crowd: "Do you know about Xiong's and Zhang's affairs?"

"Hmph, barbaric and vulgar." Commander-in-chief Wu Lan snorted coldly, "They actually distributed the fields to slaves and savages."

"Zhang Qi is good at inviting people's hearts. At present, the Zhang clan has a population of over ten thousand, and there are actually a thousand soldiers capable of fighting." Wu Yu, another division commander, said, "The Xiong clan also started to build a market, and there is a division of troops in the group. "

The two families violated the taboo of everyone.

The tradition is that they control a large number of fields, and the Chinese can only rely on them and fight for them.

Savages and slaves can't even eat enough, and they can't stand up forever.

Now these large numbers of savages and slaves have used the fields, and there is more than enough to eat.

When people are not full, they only think about being full.

Once you are full, start thinking more.

There is a high probability that it will become the source of turmoil.

The combined strength of these two forces is more than 4000.

What is this concept?
The Wu family annexed the Zuo family, but there were only two divisions with five thousand troops.

It's worth it if it goes on like this.

"What's your opinion, big witch?"

"The Featherman Feisheng Palace is about to break ground. Send someone to inform that ten warriors are needed to break the ground, and a pair of noble men and women will sacrifice to the heavens. 72 male slaves will lay the foundation stone, and ten pairs of boys and girls will share the food."

"Use this as an excuse to investigate the two races, if this is the case..."

The next day.

Wu Lan went to Zhang's land.

Make this request to Zhang.

Zhang Qi hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "Master, these things are a bit too much, can you accommodate me?"

"No, I heard that your clan is short of people, just be responsible for the three animals." Wu Lan smiled very brightly, "It's less than half a month before the groundbreaking, you should prepare as soon as possible."

"Okay, we're ready."

Wu Lan didn't speak, and immediately led the people away.

After everyone left, Zhang Qi immediately recruited the clan elders.

"Showing the enemy to be weak, the conditions are not too harsh, first hand over things and then talk. Use resources for time, wait until the battlefield to get the title, and the Wu family will not interfere at that time."

An old man said.

"Looks like that's all it takes."

Zhang Qi is gray-haired, he is old, and his vigor has dissipated a lot.

"Father, when it's time to stop, it's time to stop. They must be dissatisfied with our behavior. Why don't we abandon our ancestral land and go to Danyang to develop."

"No, I was a barbarian all my life. This Jinghuai battle is just an opportunity for my family to make meritorious service and confer titles. Just make it through."

Young people don't care about these things, only when they are old do they know how hard it is.

Entering the enfeoffment system, the party is the rank of Qingyun.

Once recognized as a barbarian, there is no chance of entering the ranks of nobles in this life.

The barbarians have no legitimacy among the kingdoms, they are conquered and slaughtered at will, and even occupying land is illegal, because this is the land of the king of Shang.

Huaiyi was their end.

Even if they have cities, clothes, and systems, they are still not recognized.

This is also the reason why he did not change the Xiong family, but inherited the Zhang family, so that there is a care inside and outside.

"It's just melons and fruits..."

Three days later, Zhang Qi inspected the mountains, forests and fields as usual.

Whoosh!
Suddenly, an arrow from nowhere came through the sky like a meteor.

Zhang Qi, who had experienced many battles, still couldn't react and was shot directly in the heart.

boom!
He fell off his horse and fell to the ground.

A sharp pain engulfed Zhang Qi's mind. He felt a strange energy raging in his body, his vitality gradually disappeared, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.

He forced himself to sit up, his chest was stained red.

"Patriarch!! Patriarch!!"

His subordinates hurriedly dismounted to help.

"Ugh! Don't move, don't move!! Call the wizard and Cong'er over here!!"

Zhang Qi vomited blood and cried out in pain.

At this moment, he wanted to understand many things.

"Hurry up!!"

The subordinates dare not disobey.

After a while, Zhang Cong and the wizard arrived.

"Father!" Zhang Cong knelt in front of Zhang Qi, feeling distressed, "Who the hell? I want to kill his whole family!!!"

Zhang Qi stopped the wizard who wanted to heal him, and said word by word with difficulty:

"Don't bother, listen to me, the Wu family must have done it, but don't take revenge! You must pretend you don't know."

"why?"

"Preserving the family is important! While attending my funeral, you sent people to show weakness, saying that all the slaves, boys and girls, and noble warriors who laid the foundation of the Yuren Feisheng Temple were all covered. First, delay time and secretly mobilize troops and horses, and then notify the Xiong family ...Get out!"

Zhang Qi tried his best to speak, his tone became weaker and weaker, and his eyes gradually lost...

(End of this chapter)