Romance of Gods

Chapter 197 Manzhu Shahua
Shen Mengxi took Xiao Hua into the backyard. Chen Yan raised his head and asked, "How do you feel?"

"I was always on tenterhooks before, but now I'm much better. As long as I'm with my own people, I can overcome any danger I encounter."

Previously in Chiguo, although Chen Yan and Shen Mengxi formed a team, they did not have much interaction and were not considered acquaintances.

"You sound like a study committee member."

Chen Yan smiled and hugged Xiaohua who ran towards him.

Shen Mengxi burst into laughter upon hearing this, and came forward to sit next to him, "I wonder how Sister Cao and Brother Lou are doing now? The list clearly shows that they are in Yuzhou City at the moment."

Chen Yan was silent for a moment. There was no trace of them in the dungeon or in the painting. There was only one possibility. They were hiding now, in a very secret place.

If they are still safe now, there is a high probability that they will appear when the heroes meeting is held tomorrow.

After tonight's ups and downs, they have no reason not to show up.

"Brother Chen, do we really want to follow Brother Pao to attack the capital? That Third Master Ao is so decisive in his actions against the adopted son and daughter he raised by himself, how can he trust us outsiders?"

Chen Yan looked at Shen Mengxi, shook his head and said, "Ao Sanye is a person who puts profit first. Friendship, loyalty, and family ties with his children are nothing to him. We can take advantage of his shareholder style now." , to gain benefits for oneself.

After all, although he is the leader of the martial arts alliance and now occupies the dangerous pass of Yuzhou, his strength is not enough compared to other competing forces. He needs us to help him conquer the city and conquer the world. He won't take action against us before, so you can rest assured.

However, when working under him, you should always keep one thing in mind. "

Shen Mengxi asked: "What?"

Chen Yan exhaled a foul breath and said word by word: "Don't trust anyone here."

"Anyone? Do you mean people from Brother Pao Club, or...actors?"

"Include them all."

Chen Yan knew very well that Ao Sanye would not really let him become big. He must have used his methods to divide these actors who had just joined the Brother Pao Club. Maybe one day in the future, someone would be there. Stabbed himself in the back.

When you cooperate with Ao Sanye, you don't have to worry about not getting any benefits, and you don't have to wonder whether he is plotting secretly.

The actors seem to be a whole, but in fact they are a plate of sand that can no longer be scattered. After all, the world in front of them is just an isolated island where they stop halfway.

The resources on this island are limited. Everyone wants to get the biggest piece of cake, so how can they be willing to make wedding dresses for others.

Chen Yan has no doubt that one day, the people he saved will attack him in groups, and then divide up everything he has fought for.

Therefore, he still trusts Shen Mengxi and the others more than others. After all, there are rules and regulations. Even if they want to attack him, they must consider the punishment they will face after returning to Chiguo.

As for Ao Sanye, Chen Yan has no intention of following him to conquer the world. Once he gets what he wants, he will immediately leave the situation and not wade into this muddy water again.

In fact, after obtaining this weapon and several props and talismans, his trip has been considered a bumper harvest. If he can survive until the end of the story, he will be considered a success if he successfully takes away these items.

But Chen Yan is very greedy. He wants to see if he can get more precious items, such as the embryos that are only produced in the competition world.

Only by possessing Ling Fei can one level up and further enhance one's status and strength. Compared with Ling Fei, other gains are not worth mentioning.

Shen Mengxi rubbed her hands and exhaled a white breath. It was getting cold, "Brother Chen, I'll leave first."

"If you need anything, come to me directly."

Shen Mengxi nodded, stood up and left.

Xiaohua raised her head and leaned on Chen Yan's shoulder and fell asleep. At this moment, she suddenly opened her eyes and looked very energetic. It turned out that she was pretending to sleep.

Chen Yan said: "Xiaohua, don't talk nonsense when you meet unfamiliar people in the future."

Xiaohua opened her eyes wide, tilted her head and said, "But I don't think Sister Shen is a bad person...and I asked her if she was my sister-in-law because I was wondering if I could tell her what I saw."

Chen Yan was slightly curious, "Oh? What did you see?"

"Well... when I was playing in the painting before, I saw a sneaky person walking into the mountains. She didn't look like a good person. I was afraid that she would find me, so I hid in the grass and didn't dare. say."

Chen Yan nodded and said in a deep voice, "Is that person a woman in a green robe?"

Xiaohua nodded obediently, "Brother, how do you know?"

Sure enough... Chen Yan's eyes darkened slightly. If nothing unexpected happened, this person should be Pei Xianyu.

In the dungeon before, Chen Yan felt something was wrong. Pei Xianyu's death was so inexplicable that there must be a hidden secret.

Now it seems that it was Ao Sanye who included her in the painting.

Pei Xianyu is a sinister person who can do anything for his own benefit.

If she were an enemy, she would definitely be the most difficult one.

Mr. Ao San is more like him, but he will never give up on such a talent easily.

In front of himself and everyone, it would be a clever trick to stage a golden cicada escape from his shell with Pei Xianyu, and then secretly collude with him.

Ao Sanye is not only casting a wide net, but also cultivating a force of god actors other than himself, so that he can use them to check and balance himself.

When I asked him to release Xiao Hua from the picture before, his expression became extremely ugly. He probably guessed that his plan was about to be exposed.

"After you came out of the painting, did anyone ask you what you saw in the painting?"

Xiaohua shook her head when she heard this, "Except for my brother, I will not tell anyone else about this."

Chen Yan smiled happily. There were too many intrigues in the world. If everyone could be like this child, the world might become better.

"If Mr. Ao San asks about this, just say..."

Xiaohua looked proud and replied: "Xiaohua just said I didn't see anything!"

"No." Chen Yan's expression became serious, "You have to say that you saw it and told your brother about it, you know?"

Xiaohua looked a little confused, but nodded, "Xiaohua remembers it."

Chen Yan understood that with Ao Sanye's suspicious character, Xiaohua had now become a thorn in his side.

If he was caught and asked, Xiaohua would die even if she said she didn't see anything.

But if Xiaohua does what he says, Mr. Ao San will be relieved. After all, the news has been leaked, so it doesn't matter whether Xiaohua dies or not.

For me, although doing this will make Mr. Ao more afraid, it can also ensure that he will not attack me in a short period of time.

"Brother, when you leave, can you take Xiaohua with you?"

"Leave?" Chen Yan came back to his senses and looked at her, "Who said we were leaving?"

Xiaohua lowered her head, "When Sister Shen took me to dinner just now, many uncles and aunts said this... saying that after leaving here, they would never come back again."

Chen Yan stroked her hair and said solemnly: "Then can you let my brother leave with peace of mind? If he leaves, can you protect yourself?"

Xiaohua pursed her lips when she heard the words, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. After a moment of silence, she nodded vigorously and affirmed: "Even if my brother is not around Xiaohua, Xiaohua will protect herself and not let her worry!"

"I believe."

Chen Yan smiled, took out a warm blue jade pendant from his pocket, and put it on Xiaohua's neck.

"So lovely."

Xiaohua held the jade pendant in both hands with curiosity and cherishment, raised it carefully, put it in front of her eyes and looked up, looking at the dark night through the jade. What fell into her eyes was the blue sky and the clear fog.

Among the items Chen Yan harvested this time, there were three precious items, and this piece of jade was one of them. It was a protective magic weapon, which was the icing on the cake for him, but in Xiaohua's hands, it should be able to keep her safe throughout her life. .

He said to Xiaohua: "Pick it up and put it down as well."

Xiaohua seemed to understand, but nodded and carefully hid the jade pendant in her clothes.

……

On the eve of dawn, it was dark and no one could be seen, in the Bafang Inn in Yuzhou City.

In the world of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to Brother Pao being the leader, there are also the Three Palaces, Four Factions and Eight Gangs who are the first-class powerful forces.

The Dongting Sword Palace is the leader among them. The old sword master in the palace is more than [-] years old. In his prime, he dominated the world and was very majestic.But since he retired to the mountains and forests, the position of palace master has been passed down for three generations, and his power has weakened. For decades, he has been suppressed by Pao Gehui.

Now the owner of the Dongting Sword Palace, Qi Junping, is the direct grandson of the old sword master, and he is leading his masters to stay at the Bafang Inn.

Although this inn is in Yuzhou, it is rare that it is not a property of Pao Gehui. Compared with other sect leaders and elders who all live in major archways, settling here can indirectly express the Dongting Sword Palace's intentions.

The disciples of the Sword Palace were wearing uniform white robes with gold ribbons tied around their waists, and carrying seven sharp swords of different lengths on their backs. They were surrounding the inn, and it was filled with water.

At this time, Brother Pao, together with his seventh master and grandson, led a group of people to the inn and said with cupped hands: "Please tell me that the gathering of heroes will be held on the Chaotianmen River tomorrow. Palace Master Wangqi must attend."

Hearing this, a gentle and elegant young master stepped forward and said with a smile: "Master Qi, why is the date of this gathering of heroes moved forward? Didn't it mean it won't be held until the day after tomorrow?"

Sun You smiled and said: "This is the arrangement of the boss. I was just ordered to pass on the message. I am still confused at the moment."

"Okay, this junior must take the words to... There is another thing that I don't understand."

"please say."

"There was a lot of commotion in the government office before. May I ask what happened?"

Sun You looked embarrassed, "I don't know much about this, but at tomorrow's meeting, in addition to Mr. Ao, Eunuch Cao, your governor, and the governor will all be present. I think I will give you a satisfactory answer... I still have I have important things to do, so I will stay soon."

Seeing that he was tight-lipped, the young master didn't ask any more questions and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Master Qi. I'll say goodbye."

After Brother Pao and everyone left, Brother Gongzi entered the inn, went up to the fifth floor, and stopped in front of the Tianzihao guest room.

"Palace Master, Brother Pao will send news that the heroes meeting will be held tomorrow."

After a while, a vicissitudes of voice floated out from the door, "I know, go down."

Inside the room, an elegant middle-aged man wearing a silk scarf asked, "What on earth is Ao San doing?"

"Waiting for the gathering of heroes, it will be the big day for your Dongting Sword Palace to make a comeback."

Qi Junping followed the sound and saw a woman standing in the darkness, covering her face with a piece of black gauze.

"Xiangu, please enlighten me. This city of Yuzhou belongs to Brother Paohui. Our Dongting Sword Palace has no foundation here. How can we make a comeback?"

"Now, Pao Gehui has occupied the city defense of Yuzhou. If my prediction is correct, Ao San will announce at the meeting tomorrow that he will let all the heroes in the world follow him to fight for the world."

"What!" Qi Junping was in disbelief, "There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Yuzhou City. How will his brother Pao seize the city defense?"

The woman in black gauze didn't say much. She turned to look out the window and said, "Listen."

Qi Junping had just calmed down when a loud "boom" came from far to near, slowly coming from the west direction of the city. He felt awe-inspiring in his heart. He opened the window and leaned forward to look. He saw a flower blooming in the distant air. Huge red fireworks.

"It's a cannon!"

A moment ago, on the official road in the west of Yuzhou City.

"Quick! Keep up!"

Wang Shixiang took the lead and led the army back to defend the city. From a distance, he saw the huge, dark city.

"It should be fine..."

He sweated a lot and kept comforting himself. When the soldiers, covered with cold dew, stepped onto the suspension bridge built on the moat, suddenly, the sound of the noose twisting was heard.

The dark suspension bridge was like an angry dragon, quickly raising its body amidst the roaring sound.

"Withdraw! Withdraw!"

All the soldiers felt that something was not good. At the critical moment, Wang Shijie tightened the reins, controlled the horse, turned around and jumped down.

At the same time, there were constant popping sounds, and many soldiers lost their footing and fell into the river. The river was home to all kinds of ferocious fish such as crocodiles and giant eels.

They had been in a state of hunger for a long time, and now their ferocity was revealed. Before the soldiers could scream, they were torn into pieces in an instant, and the entire river was stained with blood.

When the clang clanged, all the soldiers stopped on the shore, their armors colliding with each other, making a confused and angry sound of killing.

Tens of thousands of people roared together, their voices reaching into the sky, "Lower the suspension bridge! Open the city gate!"

"The entire army is on alert! Prepare for battle!"

Wang Shixiang made a voice and mobilized the troops. At the same time, he looked up and saw that the city gate was long, the undulating parapet was black ink, and there was no end in sight to the left and right.

Suddenly, torches lit up at the top of the city, illuminating the city wall like daylight. Many soldiers were turned sideways by the sudden light.

"General Wang! It's you who are back!"

Wang Shixiang stared at Feng Erniang on the city tower and shouted: "Why did you close the suspension bridge! Why are you on top of this city gate!"

Feng Erniang smiled and said: "We didn't know that it was General Wang who led the army back. I have offended you so much, but I hope you can forgive me! There are not enough defenders in the city, and your governor specially ordered my brother Pao to come over and assist in the city defense!"

Although Wang Shixiang was angry for the soldiers who died in vain, he still let go of his worries when he heard that nothing happened in the city.

He suppressed his anger and cupped his hands and said: "Brothers in the Pao Brother Association, thank you for your hard work! Now that I'm waiting for the master, the city defense is not secure. Please lower the suspension bridge immediately and welcome me into the city!"

Feng Erniang didn't shirk the blame and shouted: "Let the bridge go!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a "sizzling" burning sound suddenly sounded from the city wall.

"General! Not good!"

How could the sergeants not recognize that this was the sound of lighting the cannon fuse?

"withdraw!"

Wang Shixiang's expression changed drastically, the veins on his forehead bulged, and he roared at the top of his lungs. The rumble was like rolling thunder, and the huge cannonball crashed into the dense crowd and exploded immediately. Huge blood flowers exploded one after another. , the army suffered heavy losses instantly.

Feng Erniang looked at the commotion of the army below and laughed wildly, "General Wang! My men are as stupid as pigs. I accidentally fired the cannon. I have offended many people. Please forgive me!"

Wang Shixiang was furious, what on earth is going on?Will Brother Pao rebel?
The sound of bombings continued, and the opponent had the right time and place. Although the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command were elite, they had left the city to set up ambushes before and did not bring any siege equipment. Now they could only be beaten passively. They were no match for the opponent.

Wang Shixiang's mind was racing and he roared out the order to retreat.

The city was lost, and the other party took Yuzhou without spending a single soldier.

Even if he takes the city back, he will not be able to escape the fate of being executed.

"Brother Pao will... I, Wang Shixiang, will fight with you until death in this life!"

The sudden sound of cannons shattered all the cockcrows at dawn, and Yuzhou City woke up tremblingly.

Hearing the huge movement in the west of the city, Qi Junping's heart was shaken wildly. He looked at the black gauze girl in disbelief, "Xiangu, what on earth is going on?"

"It's a long story, I'll tell you later, but according to the news from the spies I placed in Brother Pao's meeting, I can confirm that Yuzhou City has been captured, and all the officers and soldiers guarding the city have been transferred outside the city by Ao San. .”

Qi Junping narrowed his eyes slightly and said sternly, "Ao San, you really have the means... But in this situation, it will be even harder for us to make a comeback."

The veiled girl shook her head and said: "The leader of the heroes is the one who is capable. Since Ao San has set up this stage, then you should help him sing this drama well."

Qi Junping bowed and said, "Please give me some advice."

This veiled woman came to the Dongting Sword Palace not long ago. At that time, the old sword master was in critical condition and was already dying. It was this woman who used her methods to cure the old sword master.

After that, he repeatedly used mysterious methods, and Qi Junping also received blessings, breaking the shackles of martial arts for many years, because everyone in the Sword Palace respected this woman very much.

"At the conference, there will definitely be anomalies that appear to cause harm to all living beings, and Ao Sanyi and the others are definitely no match for them. At that time, you will kill the demon leader, turn the tide, and seize the opportunity to seize the position of leader of the alliance in your own hands."

Qi Junping shook his head, "Ao San is so powerful that I am afraid that the old sword master is no match for him here. How can I outshine him?"

Before he finished speaking, his feet suddenly felt sticky. He looked down in surprise and gasped. At some point, the floor was covered with a layer of red blood.

Immediately afterwards, the mystery was reborn, and the alluring and unparalleled red flowers struggled to rise from the blood, and the fragrance was soul-stirring.

"This is?"

"Manzhushahua, the flower of heaven, pluck these flowers, grind out the juice and smear it on the weapon. Those monsters are definitely not your enemies."

(End of this chapter)