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Chapter 265 Chaos in the Northwest (please subscribe at the end of the volume)

Although the battle between the monks of the Great Realm on Shangning Road was suppressed by the three pacifiers because of the responsibilities of Daozang Hall.

But this sudden battle has torn the faces of both sides. Although they did not take action personally, the disciples and the forces under their control were completely in chaos.

In just one month, on Shangning Road, Zhushan Road, Linchuan Road and Xishi Road, more than [-] inherited sects attacked each other, as well as the demon clan and bandits during the confusion, as well as the first day and the first day who were hiding in the dark. Taiyin evil cultivators also appeared in public, controlling their spokesmen one after another in an attempt to profit from the chaos.

end of July.

There is already a bit of coolness in the northwest sky, and the long-term chaos has also exhausted all the troops.

In the morning, the light rain continued for several days. Zhang Xinghuai received a message from the capital. After opening it, a smile appeared on his calm face unconsciously, and then he found Wang Lian who was training his army.

"The imperial court will issue an order in the near future, asking you to lead our troops to station in the south of Changning Lake in the name of patrolling the northwest. We can take advantage of the situation and completely capture the surrounding areas."

Wang Lian took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I also want to see what it has become like there."

"A piece of scorched earth!"

Zhang Xinghuai said indifferently: "But the new life above the scorched earth is the least noticeable."

half a month later.

To the south of Changning Lake, on the dusty ground, a huge marching team stopped at the edge of the scorched earth. Several scout brigades galloped over the bare ground.

Under the protection of his own soldiers, Wang Lian rode on the dusty ground, looking at the gray sky and dark earth in front of him and frowning.

After a while, he reached a high ground.

From here, you can see endless scorched earth to the left and right.

Less than two months ago, there was a wide official road here, and business travelers traveling from south to north almost never stopped. There was a teahouse every twenty miles along the way. From a high place, you could see more than a dozen towns.

Wang Lian murmured: "This world..."

"That's how it is in this world!"

Zhang Xinghuai took the words, glanced at the soldiers following him, and said: "Some are as high as gods, and some are as low as ants."

"look…"

He pointed south.

There are more than a dozen Qi practitioners who practice wood spirits and earth spirits from Daozang Hall, planting new vegetation, trying to awaken the vitality of this land.

"For those who are truly superior, even if the entire Zhongzhou becomes scorched earth, they will not blink an eye, because they have plenty of ways and time to change Zhongzhou back."

Zhang Xinghuai smiled and said: "The destruction here is to prevent the entire Zhongzhou from being destroyed. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Of course, although the saint's book is full of perfect gaze, perfect benevolence and righteousness, and perfect loyalty and filial piety, I still understand the difference between reality and the book. Reality requires choices!"

Wang Lian turned over and dismounted, and ordered to the herald: "Go down with the order and set up camp on the spot!" After the herald left, he said to his left and right: "Remove your armor for me, I want to go inside and take a look!"

The two soldiers immediately came forward and took off Wang Lian's heavy armor. Then Wang Lian got on his horse again, took out a pill and put it into his mouth. He covered his mouth and nose with special gauze and walked slowly towards Changning Lake.

After half an hour.

The team's progress slowed down because the ground became muddy, with some black carbon ash mixed in it, and there were black raindrops in the sky from time to time.

These soldiers were not ordinary people. They took out part of a herbal medicine and fed it to the horses, and burned part of it with fire to dispel the small amount of poisonous gas formed by the black rain around them.

As we got closer and closer to Shangning Lake, a disgusting fish smell hit our face, and there was a buzzing sound that kept echoing in our ears. The sound was made by flies. They can survive in any environment.

As we get closer to the lake, we can see some monks from the Daozang Hall busy around the lake. This is to ensure that the lake is not polluted, because this is the upper reaches of the Nong River.

"Three hundred thousand people lost their lives, three counties, a dozen towns, and hundreds of villages."

Wang Lian softly spit out a string of data.

Zhang Xinghuai added: "Forget about me, with the war that followed in the next month, millions of people have been displaced."

As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of seeds from his storage bag and sprinkled them on the ground. Then he pinched the magic formula to drive the wood spirit veins planted in his body. After a few breaths, the area where they were was growing green at a speed visible to the naked eye. Grass and thorn vines.

"How about this land? In the next ten or twenty years, this will be our foothold. Our troops can increase from [-] to [-] or [-], and then occupy Liuzhou Mansion. In this way, Going south, our troops can reach the capital of Anqing, and going north can threaten the four northwest routes."

Zhang Xinghuai stared at the busy disciples of Daozang Hall in the distance and said in a seductive tone: "If the world changes, you can even raise troops and rush to the capital!"

Wang Lian, however, remained calm and said, "We ordinary people are just ants that a great monk can kill with just a sneeze."

"Ha ha!"

Zhang Xinghuai laughed, "We are not fighting alone!"    …

The group circled around the affected area of ​​Shangning Lake and then rode back to the camp.

Most of the walls of the camp have been built, and the scouts have also brought back news about the surrounding areas. The situation is generally not bad. At least this scorched earth has the possibility of recovery, which is what the monks of Daozang Hall promised.

After listening to the scout's report, Zhang Xinghuai withdrew from the Chinese army camp and returned to his independent tent. Two scribes were packing some books he had brought with him.

He sat casually on a wool blanket, pulled out a book from the bookshelf next to him and read. A scribe with good eyesight immediately brought him a cup of hot tea.

"It's rare to smell the fragrance of bitter tea from the south in this wasteland." A man wearing Juren's clothes appeared at the door of the camp. Because the door of the camp was facing the sun, it was a time when the sun was shining brightly. The people inside couldn't see clearly the person coming.

The two scribes next to him were about to scold them, but were stopped by Zhang Xinghuai, "You guys go down first!"

"is teacher!"

The two scribes bowed as disciples and left the camp without saying a word.

Strangely enough, when the two scribes exited, the sun's rays dimmed, revealing the appearance of the person at the door.

It’s actually Guanxi!
  "Senior, would you like some?" Zhang Xinghuai asked.

"No need to bother." Guan Xi shook his head and walked into the tent. After looking around, he walked to a bookshelf and sat down. He took out a military book and read it.

"Are you satisfied with what happened last time?" he asked while flipping through the military book.

"Very satisfied." Zhang Xinghuai subconsciously glanced at the scorched earth looming outside the camp, "But there's something I don't know. Since the senior has such means, a little person like me seems to be dispensable, right?"

"No one in this world is superfluous, not even the people who died here!"

When Zhang Xinghuai heard this, he felt disgusted for some reason. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Senior, I grew up reading books about sages."

Guan Xi smiled as if he was laughing at himself, "We may not be talking about the same thing."

He raised his eyelids and glanced at Zhang Xinghuai, "All the chess pieces in this northwest land are most likely to be dead moves. Your uncle is very optimistic about you. Are you really willing to waste your time here?"

"Only the chess pieces on the chessboard will be dead. There is no such thing as dead chess in the world of chess." Zhang Xinghuai stared at Guan Xi who was reading the military book again, "You know my uncle very well?"

"Even if you can figure out the chess game here, it's just a wedding dress for others!" Guan Xi did not talk about his friendship with Wang Ping.

"You don't have to worry about it now. I will complete the deal with you, senior." Zhang Xinghuai stood up and clasped his fists, "I just ask that senior not to forget my reward."

"Don't worry, everything you are doing now is conducive to the balance of Zhongzhou. This is in line with the way of a saint. I will guarantee your entry. If you can really play this game, I can also give you two entry quotas."

Zhang Xinghuai felt the tone of Guan Xi's words, stared at the book in Guan Xi's hand and said: "I suddenly believe in the saint you talk about, but because of this, my reason tells me that I should stay as far away from him as possible !”

"But your emotions tell me that you are very eager, and you even desire more, such as everything your uncle has now..."

"I don't deny that because I am a human being, people will have desires of one kind or another, but we know how to control desires and what to do and what not to do."

"You are really contradictory, but very real. Unlike your uncle, no, that's not right. In fact, your uncle is also very contradictory, but he uses reason to suppress the impatience in his heart most of the time." Guan Xi closed the book in his hand and talked with Zhang Xinghuai They looked at each other and said, "Can you tell me why you did this?"

Zhang Xinghuai's eyes were distracted for a moment, and then he said seriously: "My master once taught me the principles of saints, but I can't see the principles of saints in this world. Saints cultivate themselves, but I want to cultivate the world!"

"hahahahahahahaha!"

Guan Xi laughed, he couldn't stop laughing, "Sorry, sorry, I know you are serious, but... hahaha, just because you are serious, I can't help it... haha."

Zhang Xinghuai was a little annoyed at first, but after thinking about it, he was no longer annoyed. Then he became calm and waited calmly for Guan Xi's laughter to stop.

Guan Xi stood up, tried hard to stop his laughter, then clasped his fists and said, "What a great ambition, I wish you success!"

After that, his figure disappeared in a dazzling white light. This light blended with the sun's rays, passed through hundreds of miles of scorched earth, and landed on the top of a bare mountain.

"I met a very interesting person!" Guan Xi spoke softly to his left, looking quickly at the surrounding sky as if he was exploring something.

"That disciple of the saint of humanity?" A voice came from the side, but no one appeared.

"Correct!"

"He's really interesting, so I plan to stay here for a while."

"This is even more interesting... Haha, I didn't expect to encounter such interesting things in return of a favor."

"When will your favor be repaid?"

"Still early!"

(End of this chapter)