Fu Shifeng

Chapter 341 Sword Shadow among Flowers

"Then I'll have to thank Mr. Zhang for this matter." Ren Fengxing cupped his hands and said.

"Wait a minute." Chang Qing stopped him, with a hint of majesty rarely seen in the past: "Assassinating Kang Yaluo is extremely dangerous, and there may not be much benefit."

"Really? I think it's a good idea." Afu said with her chin propped up, curious about Changqing's changes.

Chang Qing seemed to let out a sigh: "There is an open rebellion in Youzhou Jiezhen, with 200,000 soldiers. This kind of thing cannot be instigated by one or two ambitious people. Just assassinating Kang Yaluo will be self-defeating." .”

"Why did you say that?" Afu's words and tone were still the same as before. She looked at Changqing like a child, which attracted Ren Fengxing and Yinlong Sanlao to look at each other frequently.

Chang Qing did not have much majesty as the emperor when he got along with him. He explained: "In the early years of this dynasty, we often used troops to win. The foundation lies in the system of the army and the proper distribution of land, so that the soldiers can use their lives. However, the army is half-farming and half-fighting, focusing on internal affairs." But if you ignore the foreign affairs, it will be difficult to fight for a long time.

With the subsequent expedition across the sea to Goguryeo, honors were given indiscriminately and rewards became less and less, and the government soldiers gradually became unable to recruit. Therefore, the recruitment of soldiers became more and more popular, and soldiers were able to guard the border areas all year round. In addition, in order to reduce the financial and tax burden on the imperial court, Bianzhen Jiedu was allowed to raise food and salary and arrange personnel on its own. "

Afu has naturally seen the authority of these Jiedu envoys. They are extremely authoritative in the prefectures and counties under their jurisdiction.

"Kang Yaluo is a Hu man and has been in charge of Youzhou Jiezhen for more than ten years. How many people have he trained during this period? I am afraid that the soldiers under his command have only known the commander of the festival and not the emperor." Changqing said helplessly: "If you go here, the assassination will be successful. , I’m afraid there will be successors soon, is it possible that I can kill all the generals and staff in one go?”

Afu smiled and said: "If we bring these people together, then use a barrier to cover them, and starve them for a month or two, maybe we will be done."

As soon as this statement came out, of course everyone else understood the sarcastic insinuation. The three elders of Yinlong couldn't tolerate it and shouted in a deep voice: "Insolent! Don't think that because you were used so highly in the past, you can speak unscrupulously now!"

Afu ignored these old men and said to herself: "I will take care of the assassination of Kang Yaluo, but I will not guarantee whether it will succeed."

Changqing raised his eyes and looked at Lu Yan, wanting to get advice from him.

"You can give it a try." Lu Yan did not stop him.

Changqing didn't say much on his face, but he was slightly dissatisfied. He actually didn't want Afu to take risks at this juncture.

Ren Fengxing stood up to say goodbye. Afu was about to leave when Changqing said, "Miss Afu, please stay. I want to talk alone."

Afu raised her eyebrows slightly, and the three elders of Yinlong hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade her in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this demon girl has an old relationship with Taotie, and she has a surly temperament. You cannot be alone with her."

"I also have an old relationship with Taotie. Why don't you lock me in a cage and save yourself the trouble!" Chang Qing said with a sullen look on his face and dismissed the three elders with a wave of his sleeves.

When there were only two people left in the Yanying Hall, Changqing held her forehead and sighed. Afu saw this and smiled and said: "It seems that you are not comfortable being the emperor."

"More than just uncomfortable!" Changqing sat down casually, rubbing his face without any manners, moving his somewhat stiff skin: "I have to put on airs all day long, and I am not allowed to show my expression in front of my ministers. Even when I eat every day, I have to be A group of eunuchs and maids stared at me, it was very uncomfortable."

Afu laughed loudly when she saw Changqing's appearance. Changqing also felt relaxed because of this laughter, just like when the three of them walked together in the past. Although there were dangers at times, it was a pleasure. Cheerful.

"Let me guess." Afu looked at the Evergreen lying weakly on the desk, and said with a smile: "Someone must have advised you not to become the emperor, right?"

Changqing nodded slightly, and Afu said: "When I first saw you, I said you were a fake Taoist priest. Look at Bai Yunzi, what kind of reputation, status and cultivation level do you really want to interfere in the secular world of the court? , just opened his mouth, but he still knows how to save his life, and when he sees that the situation is not good, he directly ascends to take action. Unlike you, there is obviously a way out, but you have to face the difficulties. "

"A way out? Where is there a way out?" Chang Qing sighed: "Even if you really take your wife and family and hide in a blessed land, they are just hiding in a tortoise to protect themselves. When the catastrophe of heaven and earth really comes, it won't last long."

"Do you really think Cheng Sanwu will restart the prehistoric era?" Afu asked.

Changqing immediately perked up when he heard this: "Do you also think that person is Cheng Sanwu, not Taotie?"

Afu raised her hand and pushed her hair behind her ears: "My man, I can always tell the difference clearly."

"But today's Cheng Sanwu, I'm afraid it can no longer be described by ordinary principles." Chang Qing said: "I have been following Master Wen to learn about Fu Shifeng's past, as well as Taotie's various plans to transform people. I have a vague feeling that now Cheng Sanwu has become a work of creation in the world, causing disasters and testing the world."

Afu thought for a moment: "Isn't this the demon king who practices trials in the Taoist Scriptures?"

"Demon, Moye. The theory of the Demon King is just a metaphor. It does not mean that such a Demon King will actually appear in front of people. It is more that when refining Qi and preserving the spirit, the practice is biased, and various strange phenomena appear in the sea of ​​consciousness. Sharpen your Taoist heart.”

Chang Qing said as he thought: "But what Cheng Sanwu has achieved now can be said to be the result of thousands of years of efforts by Fu Shifeng. With Taiyi Ling in his body, he can reset the order of heaven and earth like King Yu and Zulong. On the other hand, , to outsiders who don’t know the deeper meaning, Cheng Sanwu is indeed no different from the devil."

"Does Master Wen want you to deal with Cheng Sanwu?" Afu thought carefully.

"Yes." Changqing nodded: "He hopes that I will follow the example of Emperor Taizu and save the people from danger."

Afu sneered: "Don't say it's you, even if Taizu Daxia and Liu Xuantong come back from the dead together, they are no match for Cheng Sanwu."

Changqing looked at the jade box in front of him that contained the Baiqiao Nazhen elixir: "No, there is still a chance."

"Even if you rely on a panacea to break through the innate realm, it will only last a few more rounds in his hands." Afu shook his head.

"If it's the Huangji Tianguang Formation, plus Fu Shifeng, it should be able to fight." Changqing was quite confident when he said this.

"Fu Shifeng doesn't have many people left alive now," Afu reminded.

Chang Qing shook his head and said: "The Fu Shifeng I'm talking about is a divine sword that is about to be released. Ever since I ascended the throne and proclaimed myself emperor, I have been vaguely aware of this divine sword, but it is still a little short of the fire and needs the will of all living beings. On my body."

Afu's expression became solemn: "I don't know much about these things, but it doesn't look like it can be done by staying in the palace all day long."

"So I plan to... lead the expedition in person." When Chang Qing said this, his whole body demeanor changed. The human emperor who shoulders the public's expectations really has a righteous power that cannot be violated by evil spirits.

"Good boy, you are no longer the fake Taoist priest you used to be." Afu sighed with emotion and shouted: "Okay, I will help you give Kang Yaluo a try and see how capable he is!"

"You must be careful." Chang Qing said: "Although I have never seen this person, I had some subtle premonitions while sitting still at night and doing the exercises. I felt that he was no longer an ordinary creature, and I guess he would not be so easy to be assassinated."

"Of course I understand that this guy was most likely brought out by someone behind the scenes."

As soon as Afu finished saying this, the expression on her face changed slightly. She raised her eyes and glanced around, not knowing what she was looking at.

Seeing Changqing stand up, Afu asked: "You also sensed it?" "Yes." Changqing frowned and clasped his fingers to calculate: "Spreading a law between heaven and earth, why does this feeling...somewhat Like An Quti’s method?”

"This method is not like An Quti, but he is imitating the situation of Kowloon's ban."

At this time, Master Wen walked in from the back of the palace and heard him say: "Cheng Sanwu took action. He should have taken away the eighth Taiyi Order."

Changqing quickly asked: "Isn't it just one step away?"

"I don't think he will be so fast." Master Wen showed no urgency and said calmly and steadily, "He will wait until Fu Shifeng is cast before taking action."

"You know him well." Afu crossed her arms and said with a slightly unhappy tone: "Don't you have any feelings about the masterpiece you created?"

Master Wen thought for a while: "I'm very happy because Cheng Sanwu has seen higher and gone further than me."

Afu scolded: "You don't have to speak if you are a bitch, no one will treat you as a mute!"

"I advise you not to look at Cheng Sanwu with the eyes of the past." Master Wen reminded again: "Now the path he wants to take and the things he does are almost involuntary. If you want to save him, you must kill him first. "

……

In the beautiful garden that used to be full of warblers and swallows, there was now a sense of solemnity. Suddenly, a sword light shot through the air and fell straight. It was blocked by the barrier and could not move any further. Then it kept spinning, as if it was going to break through the barrier and burst out. Put out some sparks.

Seeing cracks appearing in the barrier, a few petals suddenly flew up and melted into the barrier, just like filling a gully with sand, easily closing the cracks and blocking the flying sword from further attacking and breaking through.

"Hmph! Evil tricks!"

A shout echoed through the flowers, and a tall and tall middle-aged man was seen standing on the roof, carrying a sword box and pointing his finger. Two more palm-length flying swords flew out of the box, and two white swords were thrown out. The light flew straight up in the air, filled with Gengjin's sharp energy, and struck down boldly, attacking the barrier in front of it.

The flying swords kept attacking, stabbing, cutting, slashing, beheading, and picking. Although there were only three flying swords, they used the momentum of sword shadows and sharp edges like a forest, causing the barrier covering the flowers to gradually shrink and shrink, trying their best to Self-preservation.

"This bastard is too much!"

In the barrier, Jie Yuniang, who is plump and fierce in temperament, waved the flying flower whip in her hand: "I am just relying on a few flying swords to bully him. Let me go out and take him down with Cruciatus." !”

"Don't mess around!"

Mrs. Dan frowned and shouted, raised her hands and sleeves, and another flower petal fluttered, blessing the barrier. She looked at the man on the roof in the distance and said in a deep voice:

"If I'm not wrong, this person should be Yang Yunsi from Danchai Pavilion in Yanshan. It is said that he is good at raising and controlling swords. He went into seclusion thirty years ago. Unexpectedly, he was invited down the mountain by the rebels."

Jie Yuniang was very angry: "With your cultivation and the cooperation of the few of us, it is not difficult to take down this thief. Why can't you retreat?"

Dan Niangzi, who was as graceful as ever, sighed: "Now the Youzhou rebels have occupied Luoyang with great momentum, and there are many masters among them. Many sects and sects near Luoyang have closed their mountains and caves, and do not want to be involved. If If we show off our anger and kill this Yang Yunsi, we will definitely attract more masters, and we will have endless troubles."

Guoseyuan is located in the western suburbs of Luoyang. As soon as the Youzhou rebels arrived, they broke into it and plundered it.

Fortunately, Mrs. Dan had already taken precautions and asked all her disciples to hide in the barrier she had set up earlier. She used the hills and vegetation to set up a maze to hide their traces.

However, there were many religious women, palace servants, and servants in Guoseyuan, and Lady Dan could not protect them all. Naturally, they were plundered and ravaged by the rebels.

In just a few days, Guoseyuan turned into a hell, with endless cries and moans day and night. Some rebel soldiers even used this place as a hunting ground, deliberately letting the abused women go, and then riding their horses and raising their bows to see who could kill more.

Although Mrs. Dan and others were born as flower spirits, they had been living in the world for a long time and could not tolerate the rebels' behavior, so they took advantage of their rest at night and punished them slightly in an attempt to force them away.

Some rebels indeed mistakenly believed that Guoseyuan was haunted. Shortly after they fled back to Luoyang City, they brought in Yang Yunchu, a reinforcement, and asked an expert to "catch ghosts and eliminate evil spirits."

Yang Yunsi was not an ordinary person. He saw at a glance that Guoseyuan had a unique atmosphere. After walking around for a while, he found the hiding place of Dan Niangzi and others. He immediately used his flying sword to try to penetrate the barrier.

Fortunately, the barrier formation taught by Chang Qing was very sophisticated and properly arranged. Even if it faced Yang Yunsi's flying sword that had been collected from elite hardware and trained for decades, it could still withstand it.

"But procrastinating like this is not an option." Jie Yuniang couldn't help but get angry.

"Master Fang, you are ready." At this time, Qiong Yingzi, who looked like a female crown, came to say.

"You flower growers will protect the disciples and go first," Lady Dan said.

"Yes."

After all the flower spirits used their magical skills to escape elsewhere, Mrs. Dan took the initiative to lift the barrier, and Yang Yunsi was able to see the master of flowers with his own eyes.

"Are you the Peony Flower Essence of Guoseyuan?" Yang Yunsi's face was stern, and he was not at all tempted by the beauty in front of him. Three flying swords were cruising around him.

"My fellow Taoist has been practicing seclusion for many years, so why bother to show up for these corrupt ordinary people?" Mrs. Dan asked: "What the rebels did in Guoseyuan must have been seen by my fellow Taoist. Could it be that Tancha Pavilion is so unfair?" Distinguish right from wrong?"

"I have no choice but to do it due to the involvement of worldly fate and the entanglement of love." Yang Yunsi said: "I know that there is more than one flower essence in Guoseyuan, but I am too lazy to pursue it. You have caused Kang Jieshuai's adopted sons to become seriously ill and paralyzed. If you go with me to admit your mistake and apologize, you might be able to save others."

Mrs. Dan said with a smile: "The Youzhou rebels committed wanton violence and abuse in Guoseyuan, and who is to blame for the retaliation? I am an outsider, and I don't bother to care about why you rebelled, but if you really want to succeed, that Kang Jie Shuai It’s best to learn to restrain your soldiers.”

"I won't advise you a second time."

Yang Yunsi was very decisive. Seeing that his advice failed, two more flying swords flew out from the long box on his back. In an instant, five swords flew together. The sword energy was like a rainbow in the sky, trying to kill Lady Dan in one fell swoop.

Flower shadows bloomed all over Lady Dan's body. When her powerful magic was activated, her eyebrows moved suddenly. She was shocked to see a cold light flashing behind Yang Yunchu's head. The hermit swordsman's head rose into the sky with blood flowers, and he was killed on the spot!

(End of this chapter)