Lord of Earth Fiend

Chapter 82 Coincidence, pure coincidence

The next day, Chen Jin decided to return to Zhuangshang.

He is always not at ease.

In fact, if it weren't for Qiu Bujuan's introduction of refining techniques and his great strength, Chen Jin would never have left the old Qiuzhuang. As for the matter of going to the city to spy on information, you can ask Gu Leyou to take a trip.

This trip has already met expectations, the uncle wrote a letter and sent it out, confirming Yang Rong's attitude face to face; although he didn't really enter the government office, at least he got some details about Miao Jiafeng.

The biggest harvest was a good drink with Ma Shengshen.

Ma Shengshen is a man of great promise and good martial arts. With his help, he can add a bit of confidence.

Relying on others is worse than relying on yourself. The core meaning is that you should not rely too much on others, and you should not place all your hopes on others. It does not mean that you do not need external help at all.

Absolute independence does not exist at all, just like the so-called "absolute freedom".

"Ok?"

When I came near the city gate, I found that there was an access control.The soldiers guarded the gate strictly and checked the people who entered and exited.

There is no doubt that it must be Miao Jiafeng's order.

The night before, I inspected the government office and stunned the snake.

Chen Jin didn't panic, and repeated the same trick, Shi Shi ran out.

"Hey, there seems to be a figure just now..."

A doorman suddenly called out.

The colleagues around him raised their eyes and looked around: "Where?"

"I'm not sure, it'll be gone soon."

"Hey, you must be dazzled. There are so many of us guarding here, even a fly cannot fly out."

Chen Jin is not a fly, but he can fly better than a fly.

That guard wasn't dazzled either, a group of guards gathered, all of them had been trained, and they were full of energy and blood, which made Chen Jin's invisibility method reveal a trace of flaw.

You have to continue to practice hard.

After returning to Zhuang, I told my uncle about the situation.

Qiu Bugui said in a deep voice: "There is the Walking Corpse Sect in Western Hunan, which can be called a big sect. This person surnamed Miao probably came from here, at least he has a relevant background."

Chen Jin said: "It's no wonder that so many things can be done not long after taking office."

Qiu Bugui said earnestly and sincerely: "Xiao Lang, you are also a person who can study and test your fame. You must remember one thing. For an official, the most important thing is that there is a mountain behind you, and there are people on it, so that you can stand firmly and climb up. Famous family members , sectarian portals, their tentacles and influence are everywhere, everywhere."

"What does uncle mean?"

"Teacher Ni's daughter is very good, she is a perfect match for you."

Chen Jin: "..."

"It's not that my uncle is snobbish and wants you to curry favor with the Fang family, but that marrying a wife should be a worthy one. In fact, in Fang Jin's situation, life may not be easy for her after returning to the clan."

Chen Jin nodded and said: "Uncle, I understand. I promised the teacher to take care of my junior sister. As for the marriage, it's too early to say, she is still in the filial piety period."

Qiu Bugui looked at him: "Xiao Lang, you are not a thing in the pond. The barren land south of the Lingnan is too small and too far away. Letting you go out is the best way to grow."

Chen Jin asked: "Uncle, what's the matter?"

Qiu Bugui smiled: "I'm fine, I just sigh."

After a pause, he exhorted: "But you must always remember to be humble in order to learn more."

To be honest, Chen Jin was not used to his uncle becoming so emotional. It seemed that this setback had a great impact on his uncle.

Next, Qiu Bugui told him about the tunnel, which is the last escape route of the old Qiuzhuang, and if nothing can be done, everyone can escape from it.

You can attack when you advance, and you can run when you retreat, which is very good.

In the afternoon, someone came to the village in a hurry, and it was Lai Zhishu who left and returned: "Where is Brother Chen? I have important information to share."

Gu Leyou was surprised: "After you went back to Wuling, did you really get the information?"

Lai Zhishu said: "Actually, Brother Chen is a prophet. He expected that the prefect of Miao would collude with the Xian family."

The "Prophet Chen" who heard the news looked calm, but in fact he was completely confused inside. He could only say that it was a coincidence, a pure coincidence.

Chen Jin once fought against Huang Daxian, Shuxian and the others. Although the opponent is not real and not of real strength, he has a glimpse of the leopard, and he is not afraid.

In fact, Chen Jin himself was never worried. What he was worried about was the confused grandfather, the uncle who was seriously injured, and the second uncle and cousin who lacked the ability to protect themselves.

A person can do things in a hurry, with no taboos, but with fetters around him, he must be thoughtful.

This is responsibility.

In any case, Chen Jin doesn't want to see his relatives get hurt.

Lai Zhishu took out another small bag, and said mysteriously: "I also got something good, maybe it can deal with Huang Daxian and the others."

Gu Leyou asked curiously, "What is it?"

"Incense ash from Ciping Temple."

"Where is the body Buddha in the temple?"

"Of course, the incense burners in other temples don't work."

Gu Leyou's eyes lit up: "This item is in short supply, and the price is not low, Lao Lai, how did you get it?"

Chen Jin asked: "Is it really useful?"

Gu Leyou explained: "Although the monks of the Shi family seldom fight with others, the power of the golden body does have some knowledge. The incense can drive away evil spirits and ghosts, which is quite effective. Throughout the year, I don't know how many people come to ask for it. They only hope for a handful of incense ash Go back and put it in the town house at home. The premise is that you have to get the real thing. Bald donkeys have a good way of making money, but they have also learned to adulterate, and they have learned the trick of mixing wine with water in inn and wine shops."

While talking, he looked at Lai Zhishu.

Lai Zhishu was dissatisfied: "What do you think I mean? Do you suspect that the stuff in this bag is adulterated? Let me tell you, Master Puzhi and I in the monastery are good friends who have known each other for many years. A few dozen taels of silver."

Gu Leyou said with a smirk: "You have known each other for many years, so is this trip going through the front door or the back door?"

Lai Zhishu is a serious Taoist priest, so he didn't understand this for a while.

Chen Jin couldn't take it anymore, and hurriedly said, "Let me see some incense ashes."

Lai Zhishu carefully opened the bag, took out a pinch, and took out a piece of talisman paper, and put the incense ash on the talisman paper.

When Gu Leyou saw it, he immediately yelled: "I said, Lao Lai, the amulets you usually make, don't you also put incense ash in them?"

Lai Zhishu's face blushed, and he said embarrassingly: "Release some occasionally to save mana. After all, I am not a Taoist priest with a professional background in talisman refining."

Gu Leyou said bluntly: "I didn't expect you to be better at doing business than me."

Chen Jin: "..."

What kind of operation is this?A combination of Chinese and Western?Cold medicine in herbal tea?

He picked up the incense ash and observed it carefully, and sniffed it again, but he didn't find anything miraculous.

Lai Zhishu said: "The power of the golden body can only be felt by people from the Shi family, and outsiders can't see the way."

Chen Jin asked: "What is the difference between this golden body vow and the general incense way?"

"The difference is huge. Although the forms of expression are all using incense as the medium, the core is completely different. The main purpose of the Shi family is to talk about karma; the incense way doesn't have this, and it focuses on inviting gods... As for the specific situation, I don't know it very well. Our family Casual cultivators can barely be regarded as practitioners, how can they deeply understand the real Taoism?"

Chen Jin didn't ask any more questions.

Gu Leyou said: "Time is running out, let's make amulets out of incense ash, so that everyone in the village can wear them, and when the evil spirits invade, we can finally increase our ability to resist."

Chen Jin didn't know how to draw talismans, so he couldn't help, staying here would only add to the chaos, so he left and went to find Qiu Bumarry.

"Xiao Lang, you came at the right time. I found a group of soldiers from outside the village. There are hundreds of people. It's not easy for me to stop them."

Qiu Bujuan's expression was serious.

Chen Jin asked: "Are you sure it's the army?"

"They are all light cavalry, wearing leather armor, and the weapons they carry are swords and spears, as well as bows and crossbows. Only soldiers can have such an armed scale."

"They didn't put up a banner?"

"Uh, it seems not."

Chen Jin was a little nervous at once, wondering if it was the Black Mountain bandit who came to kill him?This is too rampant.

"Come on, let's go and see."

At the gate of the village, climb up the archery tower and look up.

I have to say that the architectural design of Laoqiuzhuang is very good. It is a typical Hakka enclosure style, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Once the gate is closed, it is equivalent to a large circular formation.When Chen Jin climbed the mountain and looked down from a high place, he had seen it.

After waiting for a while, horseshoes rattled, and people and horses appeared in the twilight, and came straight.

It was the first time for Chen Jin to witness such a large cavalry force. Hundreds of cavalry may not seem to be many, but they gathered together, rumbling, and there was a ferocious killing momentum.

This is definitely a soldier of a hundred battles.

In the deserted south of the Lingnan Mountains, there have been many barbarians who have rebelled since ancient times. Therefore, the dynasty set up soldiers, all of whom were elite soldiers.

Chen Jin heard from his uncle that these forces are divided into two or three institutional factions, which have a check and balance effect on each other, and non-military people can't figure it out.

This is also the normal state of the imperial government. In the government office, there are only hundreds of people in each room and class, and the typical tail is too big.

But it’s not enough without so many people, and the department’s work can’t work at all.

Closer to home, when Chen Jin looked at this team of Qingqi, he didn't feel like black bandits.

The Black Bandits were also born in the army, but they were defeated and became rebels, deserters, burning, looting and killing all the way, turning grass into bandits, so they would naturally be contaminated with bandits' style.

"Yu!"

The war horses neighed, and the light cavalry team stopped at the village in unison. The leader was neatly dressed, with a pair of short halberds hanging on his saddle. He raised his head and shouted: "This is Zhao Changkong, the deputy general of the Gaozhou government barracks. I am here to visit Captain Qiu, please open the gate of the village and let me in."

Chen Jinlang said: "Vice General Zhao, I'm sorry, my family has a rule that the door is closed at night, and it will not be opened again."

Zhao Changkong frowned: "Your Excellency, you don't believe me anymore?"

Chen Jin replied: "It's not that I don't believe it, it's that the rules are like this... But I can invite my uncle to come over and have a few words with you."

"Okay, then I'll wait here."

After about a quarter of an hour, Qiu Buyu ordered someone to carry Qiu Bugui up to the watchtower in a soft sedan chair. After two or three days of treatment and recuperation, Qiu Bugui's health improved a lot. He stood up and said to the people below: "It turned out to be Deputy General Zhao. What is the purpose of you visiting me in armor and leading troops?"

Seeing him, Zhao Changkong hurriedly made a salute immediately: "I met the captain, I led the team here to suppress the bandits."

"Heh, it seems unreasonable to suppress the bandits instead of going to Heishanzhai."

"Master Miao of the Fu Yamen said that black mountain bandits appeared on the outskirts of the city and injured a group of guards. I then applied for a military order to go out of the city for inspection. Seeing that it was getting late, I passed by here, so I wanted to visit the captain in the village."

Qiu Bugui smiled and said: "So that's the case, I have intentions, but the time is wrong, the door of my house has been closed, and it will not be opened again."

Zhao Changkong said: "It's okay, I see that the captain is in good spirits, so I can feel at ease."

Qiu Bugui said: "I am born with a big life, I can't die, if I take care of it for a while, I will recover and return to the barracks."

"That's really great. The brothers are looking forward to the captain's return. Then let's say goodbye. I will lead the team to find a place to camp. Look at the dark clouds and heavy rain."

Zhao Changkong cupped his fists and gave an order, and more than a hundred riders roared away.

Seeing that Qiu Bugui couldn't hold on any longer and couldn't stand upright, Chen Jin hurried over to help him lie down: "Thank you, uncle."

Qiu Bugui gasped: "In such a situation, I have to come out and show my face. Xiao Lang, you did the right thing by not opening the door."

Qiu Buzhu asked: "Is this Vice-General Zhao a traitor?"

Qiu Bugui smiled wryly and said: "In the hearts of the world, how can one easily distinguish the loyal from the traitor? It is essential to be on guard against others. If you open the door and let so many soldiers enter the village, whatever happens can be blamed on the black mountain bandits. This kind of Although things are rare, they do happen.”

Chen Jin said: "The relationship between my uncle and this Deputy General Zhao should not be considered harmonious."

Qiu Bugui looked up at the gloomy night sky, clenched his hands into fists: "Pao Ze, who was my friend, mostly died on the Black Mountain."

Chen Jin was a little sad in his heart, and suddenly thought of something: Uncle led the army to suppress the bandits, and was attacked in the middle of the ambush. No matter what the tricks were behind the incident, the result of the defeat is here. According to the military law, he must be held accountable...

Qiu Buzhuan said: "Brother, your bones are weak, you should not come out to have a wind, go back quickly. We will talk about the future."

He ordered people to carry Qiu Bugui down the archery tower and go back to the house to rest.

"Xiao Lang, why do I feel that things are getting more and more complicated? It's so annoying."

Qiu Bujuan held a long whip, very troubled and authentic.

Chen Jin said with a smile: "People and affairs in the world are inherently complicated. Right and wrong, black and white, good and evil, love and hate, have always been entangled, and it is difficult to distinguish clearly."

"I hate this the most. Love is love and hate is hate. What are you doing with all this mess? How good is it to be simple?"

Chen Jin couldn't answer her words, and hoped that this matter could be resolved as soon as possible, so as not to cause more variables.

But Zhao Changkong led his team to leave and ran for a while, planning to find a suitable place to camp for the night and return to the city tomorrow morning.

The scout quickly reported back: "General Zhao, there is a fire in the valley ahead, and it seems that there are people guarding it."

Zhao Changkong was stunned: "Are you reading that right? How many people are there? Who are they?"

The scout replied: "I didn't see it clearly in a hurry. It may be a passing merchant, or an escort agency."

Zhao Changkong was very skeptical: "How can there be merchants and darts staying in such a place..."

Before the words fell, there was a sharp whizzing sound of piercing through the air.

In an instant, several riders were hit by arrows and fell down.

"Black bandit!"

"It's the black bandit!"

"Array against the enemy..."

The knights shouted.

Zhao Changkong was startled: there really are black bandits?
The encounter between the two sides was so sudden and unexpected. In an instant, they fought hand to hand and launched a fierce fight.

(End of this chapter)