Chapter 340 Assassin Demonstration
In the Battle of Duanliu City, the princess of Xijie took advantage of the situation to seize the territory of Dongjie's 500-mile radius. In fact, the city that surrendered to the princess far exceeded this range. Almost half of Dongjie's territory and population changed their loyalty to each other.
At that time, King Tosuke was on his way to the imperial capital. He was shocked when he heard the news, but did not take any remedies. In his opinion, the occupation of the princess of Xijie Kingdom would not last long. When the demon army arrived, everything would be destroyed. He did not have to spend energy to fight for useless things.
But he was wrong. The demon army was actually blocked to the west of Jiehe. He escaped to the imperial capital safely, but almost became the king of landlessness. The catastrophe was relieved, and King Tosuke began to feel the pain in his skin, so he launched a counterattack, using both soft and hard, with open and hidden guns. Over the past few years, he used all his tricks and almost couldn't sleep at night. As a result, not only did he not want to return half of his territory, but his other half of his territory also became unstable.
King Tosuke's biggest weakness was that he refused to return to his country. At first, he was afraid of the demon clan and demanding face, but later, he was afraid of his own subjects. He always felt that even those who did not surrender to the country of Nishijie were flirting with the princess and were always ready to assassinate himself.
He knew very well that it was not another king who defeated him, but a princess. After losing streaks for the country, it was rumored that he would take risks and do his best to prevent Princess Nishike from marrying into the royal family.
Pangshan wants to protect the princess because Xijieguo is the place of Pangshan’s chosen disciples. If it is lost, Pangshan’s revival will be even more difficult.
After getting back on the road the next day, Mu Xingqiu told several companions about the information he revealed to Zeng Fu.
"Xin Youtao was in danger in Huangjing. His sister was assassinated on the road. It's really unlucky for them to be siblings." Yang Qingyin shook her head, "Does Pang Shan protect the princess? Why didn't Zuo Liuying say it in advance? We are not unwilling to do so, he has made an old problem again?"
"Because of "The Definition of the Qiankun." Mu Xingqiu now understands the reason why Zuo Liuying asked herself to read this thick book. "The royal dispute between the East and West countries is purely a matter of mortals. Pang Shan cannot directly interfere, nor can it be left to any person. Therefore, Pang Shan and the princess can only understand tacitly. Zuo Liuying cannot say a promise, and even to us, he cannot say it."
"Hey, General Mu and the left leader are in tune with each other now." Yang Qingyin laughed, but knew in her heart that this matter was very important to Pang Shan. Without the princess, Xijieguo would soon fall out. "Just say what to do, everyone is Taoist priest Pang Shan, and Zuo Liuying cannot interfere in mortal affairs. We can't either."
"I haven't thought about it yet." Mu Xingqiu looked at Shen Hao and Xiao Qingtao, hoping that they would come up with ideas.
Shen Hao thought for a while, "As long as the other party does not provoke him, we cannot cast spells casually. This is really difficult. Why did the Taoist sect tie his hands and feet at the beginning?"
"Because the power of the Taoist priests is too powerful, if not bound, mortals will constantly seek help from Taoists, and the Taoist priests will be trapped in the quagmire and cannot escape. And they are out of the matter. The Taoist priests can also receive a large amount of worship from Longbin, some of which are very important for practice." Mu Xingqiu explained that although "Qiankun Ding" is boring, it does make him understand a lot of things.
"As a result, I handed over the world to Longbinhui. Look at Qu Xungu and Liang Shiji, the great talisman masters, it seems that they are the emperors." Shen Hao was still angry, but he was a Taoist priest of the precepts department after all, and knew how to calm the anger in his heart. After a moment, his expression returned to normal.
Mu Xingqiu turned to Xiao Qingtao, "What do you think?"
"Me?" Xiao Qingtao was not used to giving ideas, "I have no opinion..."
Xiao Hao kept braiding his horse and removing his braids. At this time, he raised his head, "I think it's not right for Xijieguo to seize the territory of Dongjieguo, right? Xijieguo is very important to Pangshan, but Dongjieguo did not offend Pangshan either. Why did he have to steal other people's things and not return them?"
"Ha!" Yang Qingyin laughed loudly, trying to refute the little girl's nonsense, but after thinking for a while, she was speechless, "Mu Xingqiu, tell me."
"Because the demon race has already invaded the world of humanity, King Tokisuke didn't want to resist at all. He ran away without fighting in a battle. Now he wants to return to his country, just to sell a better price. When the demon race fights, he still won't resist. The princess of Xijie is willing to resist and has the ability to resist, so even if the matter of seizing the country is wrong, Pang Shan will support her."
Yang Qingyin smiled, "After you say this, I suddenly feel that I am much nobler. It turns out that we are not only helping Pang Shan, but also thinking about the people of the world."
Mu Xingqiu also smiled, thinking that the princess would definitely understand her meaning better. The boundary between right and wrong is blurred and often changes. It is not easy to grasp this line clearly.
Xiao Hao thought for a while and seemed to understand something, "In other words, as long as it is to kill demons and eliminate demons, something wrong is also right."
"Of course." Mu Xingqiu and others said in unison, even the bald man in the backpack cried out, and Shen Hao added an explanation, "The demon clan does not matter what is right or wrong, and of course the Taoist sect cannot be fools."
"Well, it makes sense. I am also a Taoist priest, and I don't want to be a fool."
Mu Xingqiu and others laughed, thinking that although this little female Taoist priest in Luanjing Mountain was a bit weird, she was also quite cute.
The solution was not figured out yet, but the Taoists were more vigilant.
During the next few days of the itinerary, the demons did not show up, and the assassins did not show up. The Taoists conducted continuous inspections every night. The princess's guards were also loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Mr. Pan San sent scouts and exploring the lark talismans from afar, especially in the territory of Tokio Kingdom, he was even more careful.
The team was safe and sound in Tosuke Country. Shortly after entering the Holy Talisman Dynasty, the threat finally appeared. To everyone's surprise, the other party was not a sneaky assassin, but a group of casual cultivators who made public appearances.
Qu Xungu pursued the world's casual cultivators. It was not enough to rely solely on the power of the government. He wanted to trigger a fight among the casual cultivators, so he issued a special amnesty order to a few obedients, allowing them to make meritorious contributions to save their lives by hunting other casual cultivators.
The bride-sending team was very fast after being blessed by magic. In order to avoid congestion, they could only choose remote roads as much as possible. That morning, on a road parallel to the river, they met the first special amnesty cultivator.
The cultivator rode a strange beast that had transformed into flying in the air. The beast looked like a hairless lion with a pair of wings. The cultivator observed from a distance and did not hide his tracks. The talisman master in the team immediately questioned him with a flying talisman. The cultivator snorted coldly and refused to answer, but issued a special amnesty order, which was a jade rectangular token. The front and back sides were marked by the royal family and the Longbin Society, engraved with the four words "King Fu and accepting the order".
Mr. Pan San ordered the other party to leave harshly, and the cultivator left obediently, but everyone could feel the disrespect of the cultivator to the princess of Xijie.
At the end of the day, the bold casual cultivator appeared five times in total. Each time, they were different people and different mounts, either far or near, just waiting and watching, neither speaking nor attacking, and leaving when scolded, and no one understood their intention.
In the evening of that day, the bride-sending team stayed in a camp outside a small town, and was warmly welcomed as usual. Officials of all sizes personally sent gifts, and there were many people watching. The further away from Duanliu City, the less awe the people had, and only simple curiosity was replaced.
Mr. Pan San specifically asked the officials about the local situation, such as whether there was an army or a place for casual cultivators to gather nearby, etc. When the crowd dispersed, Mr. Pan San called his three entourages into the tent. Not long after, he sent someone to invite the Taoist priest Pang Shan, Mu Xingqiu.
Talisman Liu Ding and casual cultivator Ouyang Lei, Chen Guanhuo hid in the team as a follower. In order to avoid the wind, they never greeted Mu Xingqiu or Yang Qingyin. The three of them changed their appearances. Chen Guanhuo was forced to abandon his beard and was very upset. But today, all he showed panic. When he saw Mu Xingqiu coming in, he said, "Oh, oh..."
Mr. Pan's expression was also very serious. After asking Mu Xingqiu to sit down, he said: "I have inquired that there are no permanent cultivators here. The nearest Huangfu Army Camp is three days away. It is indeed a good place to start, but there is something strange..."
Chen Guanhuo stood up and rushed to say, "The casual cultivators who appeared today are all from the Dharma King. They must have come to kill me. She knows that I am hiding here."
Chen Guanhuo was too nervous and his face turned red. He was also a man of many battles, but when he thought of his former owner Lan Binggu, he still couldn't help but tremble all over.
"Do you know these casual cultivators?" Mu Xingqiu asked.
"I don't know it, but the Dharma King likes to send casual cultivators to issue silent warnings. I have arranged such a task before, riding a scary beast without making a sound..." Chen Guanhuo shook too hard and couldn't continue.
"Don't be afraid, Taoist Pangshan will never stand by and watch. Even if Lan Binggu arrives in person, it's okay. Princess is safe, and you are safe." Mu Xingqiu comforted.
Chen Guanhuo sat down again and calmed down a little. Mr. Pan glanced at him and said to Mu Xingqiu: "It's strange that it's here. This life and death master may not come for the princess, but you Taoist priests of Pangshan."
Mu Xingqiu was a little surprised. In his impression, Lan Binggu did not have the courage to offend Tao Tong. No matter how much she hated Zuo Liuying, she could only use the help of others. She never dared to do it. One reason was that she lacked her strength, and the other was that she was afraid of being retaliated by Tao Tong.
Talisman Liu Ding stood up and handed Mu Xingqiu a piece of paper talisman with complex texts and graphics on it. No one can understand except for the professional talisman master. "This is the highest level of the perfect talisman left by a casual cultivator during the day, and... you can feel it."
Mu Xingqiu took it and took out a bronze mirror to illuminate the paper talisman. He soon discovered that the magic power contained in this perfect talisman was amazingly great, far beyond his impression of the talisman.
"Even if the chief talisman master wrote it himself, he would not be able to write such a talisman." In Liu Ding's opinion, this was even stranger than someone who wanted to assassinate the princess.
Chapter completed!