chewing dragon

Chapter 338 Determining the Way
Hearing this, Binman was dumbfounded and on the verge of tears: "Any... choose one?"

It looked at the mirrors and flags that naturally restrained itself, and looked at the golden gold medal in the young man's hand again and again. A look of absolute despair flashed across its blood-stained eyes, and its whole head stopped trembling.

"Ok?"

Qi Jingzhi's eyes flashed, and he raised his hand to draw the sword.

Unexpectedly, Binman had no intention of fighting him to the death. Instead, he slowly fell from the air and landed on the ground.

The head of this evil warrior spirit was tilted forward, as if it was bowing its head, and its voice sounded very dull: "Binman is guilty! As long as I can save one life, I am willing to be commanded by you!"

Qi Jingzhi laughed dumbly: "Why are you so arrogant at first and so respectful later? How can I, the first captain in this district, be worthy of receiving such a great gift from you?"

"Master Xiaowei is joking. Bin was originally born based on the principles of Saint Jiang. Now that you are following the imperial decree and holding a gold medal, how dare you act so arrogantly?"

Binman did not dare to raise his head, but lowered his head lower: "Bin surrendered sincerely and was willing to hand over his original lifeline, so that the three armies of the past could return to Daqi."

As soon as the words fell, a large amount of black and red evil energy suddenly rushed out from the position of its Tianling Cap.

These evil spirits floated up into the air, and after a short circle, they condensed into tiger talismans and tokens. There were dozens of them in total. They were not real objects, but just had a rough shape.

There are only three tiger talismans among them, and there are bloody seal characters emerging from the dark tiger body.

The tiger talisman in the center is the most bloody. On the tiger's spine are clearly engraved the seven characters "Be the tiger talisman with Hengyehou", and on its left rib are four inconspicuous small characters "Hengye Zuoyi".

"Is the Hengye Marquis Tiger Talisman imitated with evil spirit as its substance...Is this the original lifeline and the evil spirit of the three armies that Binman said?"

Qi Jingzhi's eyes flashed and he looked at the other two tiger charms.

They closely surround the Hengye Hou Tiger Talisman, and they are quite similar in shape, but the bloody light of the seal script is slightly inferior.

"With General Bao Tao as the tiger talisman... Bao Tao is third from the left..."

"We are united with the Xuanquan Army as Tiger Talisman...Xuanquan is second from the left..."

According to legend, the method of using tiger talismans to mobilize troops was created by King Wucheng Sheng and was popular in the countries established by the Ji and Jiang tribes. All tiger talismans were divided into two parts, with the king of the royal capital on the left and the general commanding the troops on the right.

When it is necessary to dispatch troops and generals, the king sends an envoy with the left talisman corresponding to the general and army and the imperial edict. If the order is met, the army is sent according to the imperial edict. The envoy must then take back the left talisman and return it to the royal capital within a time limit.

Because it is a special talisman, one talisman for one thing. In order to prevent the military order from changing before the Zuo talisman returned, or something else happened, the king actually had more than one Zuo talisman in his hand.

Depending on the distance of the garrison, the number of left talismans varies. Usually, within the Wangji of Zhongzhou, there are three left and one on the right, and outside the Wangji, there are five left and one on the right. When using it, start from the first on the left, and then repeat the cycle.

Da Qi, as a descendant of King Wucheng Sheng, had practiced this method since the beginning of the country.

According to the military system of Da Qi, the lowest person who can be awarded the Tiger Talisman must be the commander-in-chief of an army, and the higher ones are the commander-in-chief of a state and the title general.

The status of the commander of the army, Hou Bo, was even more transcendent. After receiving the additional titles of Jiedushi, Marching Commander, etc., he was qualified to command the army, defend one area, and conquer one area.

As for the princes and princes with higher titles, they may have more power in their hands, but it is difficult to get the opportunity to lead the troops in person. Even if they have tiger talismans, they are just decorations.

Qi Jingzhi is now only a sixth-grade captain. Although he has the ability to lead the Zuowu Army, he has no name and no weapons, and is not yet qualified to be awarded the Tiger Talisman.

He thought for a moment and already had a calculation in his mind: "These three evil tiger talismans correspond to a military prince, a titled general, a governor, and the three armies of Hengye, Baotao, and Xuanquan under their command."

"Binman is a fighting spirit among the three armies, and the source of his evil energy should be from these three armies."

In Qi Jingzhi's perception, although the three tiger charms in front of him were just imitations of evil spirits, they actually contained some mysterious legal principles, and were even vaguely connected to the Gou Chen gold medal.

The young man suddenly had an inexplicable understanding in his heart. He was holding the Gouchen gold medal in his hand, as if he had the power of life and death against Binman.

The prostrating warrior spirit in front of him was dead or alive, depending on his thoughts.

Obviously, Binman resolutely chose Gouchen Gold Medal when faced with the almost certain death options of Tiandi Xuanjian and Zuowu Banner.

It exposed its origins, connected it with the Gouchen Gold Medal, and completely surrendered to the authority of the Lord of Qi in exchange for a chance to survive.

"Humanity, legal principles, and institutional rules indeed have their own power. Even though Binman has become a spirit, he still can't really get rid of it. Now once he is completely included in it, he can no longer control his life and death."

"As the spirit of a military evil, it is actually quite extraordinary. If it hadn't been for the reputation of General Zuo, it would never have bowed its head so easily. A fierce battle was inevitable, and then it would have been a different scene. …”

As thoughts flashed, Qi Jingzhi turned his attention to the other tokens.

They are surrounded by three evil tiger talismans, which are shaped like arrows and look a bit like the order sticks used by county magistrates and city gods when trying cases, except that the length is nearly half shorter, only about five inches.

These tokens are similar to tiger charms. They are also divided into left and right halves, which are put together perfectly. They are also engraved with blood-colored seal characters.

As far as Qi Jingzhi knows, this kind of token has a name, called Bamboo Envoy Talisman. Usually five pieces are made at a time, in order from the first to the fifth, leaving the royal capital on the left, and the prefectures and counties on the right.

The bronze tiger talisman is used to send troops, while the bamboo messenger talisman is used to recruit troops. The two are collectively called tiger bamboo.

Qi Jingzhi took a cursory glance and saw various bloody seal characters on these bamboo messenger talismans. The number of words in them was far more than the tiger talismans, and they clearly recorded the specific matters of the conscription in the past.

"To be number one with the army of Chiwu County in Yaozhou... we will mobilize 500 saber axemen and crossbowmen from Chiwu County, and advance to Jinshuiguan of Daijun in Yuzhou within the frost limit. We will execute orders as soon as possible, and those who miss the deadline will be killed!" "

"Together with the third governor of Xin'an County in Quzhou... I sent out [-] strong men and [-] craftsmen in the county. Before the end of the twelfth lunar month in the seventh year of Zhizheng, I went to Yongchang Town to listen to the army of Hengye Hou."

Qi Jingzhi's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, his eyes flashed back and forth like lightning, then he suddenly paused and stared at one of the bamboo talismans.

"With Linzhou Huaide County..."

Under the ups and downs of his heart, the young man felt that the words were as red as blood, which pierced his eyes and reflected in his heart.

The Qingshen Yuzhi, which had absorbed all the green scales, immediately felt the sensation, and his figure suddenly stretched out. Before the angry-eyed Qingyu Crane's heart candle Dinghuo, he wiped away some of the evil spirit and spirit that had seeped into the spiritual platform, leaving only The next bit is an imperceptible cyan fluorescence.

Qi Jingzhi came back to his senses, took the bamboo messenger talisman used to recruit Ding Zhuang from Huaide County, Linzhou, and took it close to him, holding it tightly in his palm.

Almost at the same time, green-skinned, purple-veined, gleaming branches and leaves quickly emerged from between his fingers, and in turn enveloped the entire palm of his hand. Immediately afterwards, the bamboo talisman in Qi Jingzhi's hand began to shrink sharply visibly to the naked eye. The black and red evil energy that made up the talisman's body was silently annihilated, revealing a group of green and purple fluorescence inside.

"When copper gets the Qi of the Purple Yang, it becomes stone green, when the stone green gets the Tao, it becomes sky blue, and when the Qing Qing gets the Qi of the Qing Yang, it often turns into stone, which is called Qing Shen Yu..."

Qi Jingzhi just turned around this thought, and the blue-purple fluorescence immediately changed and condensed into a small leaf, which fell on the Qingshen feather branch and was surrounded by many leaves.

This cyan leaf with a very special origin and meaning has purple veins written on it. It is not the Book of Purple Sun or the Miao Jing mentioned in "The Secret Scroll of Qingyu", but it is still the original bamboo talisman. The text was written to describe the conscription that year.

"Why is there another one?" Binman was startled by the sudden change in front of him.

It stared at the leaves that looked like bright feathers on the Qingshen feather branches, thinking that they were condensed by a spirit like itself, and couldn't help but become more frightened.

"Sir Captain, wait a minute! Bin is by no means a useless thing. He can transform into thousands of people and help the military power, adding a bit of demon-killing and evil-killing power to the blades of your officers and men!"

Before he finished speaking, a bamboo talisman hanging above Binman's head suddenly collapsed and turned into a dozen pale dead heads.

One of them shot out of the crowd and flew slowly towards a sword-wielding Yulin Guardsman standing by the wall.

It opened its mouth wide as it flew, and actually swallowed the blade of its own initiative. At the same time, it kept flying, and in the blink of an eye, the back of its head was pierced by the blade.

The tip of the knife was cold and bright a moment ago, but after it passed through the head, it was as black as ink, with faint red dark marks scattered on it.

As if unaware, the dead head slid down the blade and quickly approached the handle. At the same time, it used its own evil energy to completely dye the steel sword into a pitch black color, which frightened the armored soldier into hastily abandoning the sword. .

The pitch-black steel knife fell to the ground with a clang, and the dead man's head had already passed through the knife and reached the end of the handle.

During this process, its body shape also continued to shrink with the passage of evil spirits. In the end, it was only the size of a fist eye, which just covered the iron ring on the knife head. At first glance, it looked like it had the original metal ring on the knife head. accessories.

"Ha! In this way, it turns into a veritable ghost-headed sword."

When Qi Jingzhi saw this, he felt strange. He hung the gold medal of Gou Chen back on his waist, put the Qingshen Feather Branch into the spiritual platform, walked over and picked up the Ghost Head Sword on the ground.

He looked at it for a moment, weighed it, and held it in his arms, and found it to be quite smooth.

In particular, the pitch-black blade is indeed covered with a touch of evil aura, and there is also a hint of humane and legal aura within it. If it is said that it can slay demons and destroy evil, it is not all Binman's boasting.

"This is an unexpected surprise... I think Wang Tong didn't know about this. Even Shouguang Hou was busy suppressing the forbidden water and never came here to investigate, but now he has taken advantage of Yu Linwei."

Qi Jingzhi threw the ghost-headed sword back to the soldier, turned back to look at Binman, and his smile became kind.

"Your Excellency, are you really willing to join Qi's command? Let's agree first that this matter will be done voluntarily and will never be forced!"

Hearing this, Binman glanced at Tiandi Xuanjian and Zuowu Banner, who were watching eagerly, and immediately nodded fiercely, the expression on his face could no longer be firm.

"Since Bin was born, he has been wasting here for more than ten years. He only regrets that he has never met the Lord! If you don't want to give up, please be brave and take shelter with your precious sword!"

As soon as these words came out, Jian Renshou was immediately shocked and sent a divine message to Qi Jingzhi, which was full of disgust and rejection.

Since this long sword had the spirit of Ruo Mu Dao, it has gradually been integrated into Qi Jingzhi's practice. Now it is no longer as simple as an ordinary weapon, but has become the foundation for the young man to build his spiritual platform and his path. of stick.

Such a profound and profound weapon, and the principles contained in it are obviously not in line with the spirit of military evil like Binman. It is really unusual to have such a reaction.

Qi Huchan, on the contrary, could not help but appear on his eldest brother's shoulder, his face full of joy and anticipation.

I saw the little monk waving to Binman and pointing to the Six Thieves sword on his waist. There was a strange majesty in his childish voice: "Come!"

At the same time, the hundred-neck monk's robe on his body, which was mainly black and embellished with red and white, glowed with wisdom. In the light, a Sanskrit Buddhist chant could be faintly heard, which was the "Heart Mantra of the King Vajra in Tiger Cloth".

"This……"

Binman was completely confused this time, and there was a faint hint of fear in his expression.

Seeing this, Qi Jingzhi was surprised but couldn't help but smile knowingly.

I still remember that when I was in the Stone Urn Valley, the little monk roared like a tiger, which was echoed by all the mountains, attracting all the tigers in the valley to worship and pay homage. The scolding after he passed on the mantra of tiger clothes scared the horse-belly god into not uttering a sound, and now it is even more so. With just one word "come", a warrior like Binman was frightened.

But it’s no wonder. Although the Tiger Clothes Mantra practiced by the young monk is far from as solemn and grand and wise as when the old monk Zhenyou recited it, it has its own vigorous meaning of a tiger roaring in the valley and trying to test its claws. , and because of various experiences such as turning into creatures with sharp blades, slaying demons, and devouring six thieves, he naturally showed a murderous aura.

And with the recent period of mantra practice, this murderous evil aura has become stronger and more powerful, making people look at him with admiration.

When it comes to the Tiger Cloth Mantra, among the three dharma appearances of the Tiger Clothed King, compared to the White Tiger Clothed King who manifests kindness and can fulfill the wishes of all living beings, the Red Tiger Clothed King manifests tolerance and illuminates the three thousand worlds with the fire of wisdom. King Ming, the black tiger-clad King Ming, who is famous for his power, undoubtedly has a greater appetite for the little monk.

The path of increasing wisdom and power by eradicating demons, evil deeds, and harmful thoughts is indeed more in line with his talents.

As for the supreme realm of realizing the perfection of the three bodies, achieving the dharma body of the tiger-robed King Vajra Buddha, and leading all living beings to the paradise of the Buddha's land, it sounds too illusory, and there is no need to delve into it at this time.

Qi Jingzhi was not surprised by his younger brother's choice. After thinking for a while, he asked solemnly: "Have you thought about it?"

"You forged the Six Thieves Sword before, but it was just a taste of it due to chance. Now that you have taken the initiative to take this step forward and harness the soldiers for your own use, this path has been truly determined!"

"In particular, the Tiger Yi Heart Mantra comes from the Sheshen Cliff of Canyue Temple. It is still unclear what path this lineage is. Although the face of the old monk Zhenyou of Fuya Temple is there, you can probably follow this path, and it should not be I was stuck in the middle, but there will inevitably be some twists and turns in the future.”

After hearing this, the young monk did not hesitate at all, nodded firmly and said: "My brother has already thought about it!"

"Jian Renshou always shows off to his younger brother, saying that he will follow his eldest brother to slay the candle dragon, cook the black rabbit, and prove immortality. How can I be worse than him?"

"My younger brother will swallow all demons, subdue all evils, and protect the way for my elder brother. In the future, we will achieve Bodhi and become Buddhas and ancestors together!"

After that, the young monk drew his sword and pointed it at Binman, saying viciously: "Get on my sword, or... I'll eat you!"

　Recently, there was a sudden change in work, and Kavin was stuck in a state of ecstasy, so he took advantage of the situation and was lazy for a while. Updates will resume from now on.

　　
　
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