In the main hall of the Taoist temple, smoke curls up.

Different from other buildings in the imperial city that have red and green tiles, painted pillars and carved beams, except for a futon roll and an incense table, there are no extraneous decorations in the palace, and the walls are simply filled with chalk soil.

The only special thing is that in the middle of the hall, a pillar with four people hugging each other stands alone in place of the Dharma statue.

As the emperor bowed, a winding figure slowly emerged from the pillar.

"Zhao Chen, this is the second time you have awakened Pindao."

If any bystanders saw it, they would definitely be frightened to death. In the imperial city where all the evil spirits were avoiding, there was actually a golden python that was 10 feet thick.

He saw the golden python spitting out a message from the snake, and a loud voice like a yellow bell suddenly sounded in Zhao Chen's ears.

"I hope the Immortal will forgive me for being rude, but my country, Dashuo, is in imminent danger. I can't bear the people's attacks on me, so I ask the Immortal to lower my curtain."

In Zhao Chen's eyes, the giant python was covered with bright golden mesh scales all over its body, and four bulging sacs could be vaguely seen under its abdomen. When it opened its mouth, it made a thunderous roar, shining brightly like a god.

According to the title of Emperor Tai'an, this beast is actually an immortal who has silently protected Shuo Kingdom for more than three hundred years.

Having the courage to raise his head and quickly glance at the golden python, Zhao Chen quickly buried his head on the ground.

"The Yellow Turban disaster was all caused by monsters who used the bones and blood of the people of the house to establish the foundation of Taoism. Pindao has sent Jing Su and Jing Yi to deal with it. What is the reason for coming here this time?"

With a sigh, the golden python swam directly down from the pillar.

Zhao Chen's heavy breathing made all the hairs on his body stand up, and his mind went blank. He didn't even dare to hide anything, and told the whole story.

Hearing this, the golden python let out a humane sneer.

"Zhao Chen, did you make a mistake?"

"Pindao's willingness to protect the Shuo Kingdom stems from a deal he made with Uncle Shenlu three hundred years ago. He exchanged the orthodox dragon energy for the continuation of the Shuo Dynasty for four hundred years."

"It happened that the poor Taoist wanted to borrow the dragon's energy to cultivate, so he decided to do this job."

"In other words, as long as the person sitting on this dragon chair is still a descendant of the Zhao family, whether it is you or Zhao Huan, what difference does it make to Pindao?"

Bits of gold shavings fell from the air, and Emperor Tai'an felt his whole body light up. When he raised his head again, the strange beast was no longer there.

Only the lingering sound echoed in the hall.

"Go back!"

"Immortal chief? Immortal chief! I wish that all Dashuo's material resources and resources will be with the immortal. All I want is that the immortal can keep Gu's throne, immortal!!"

Zhao Chen hurriedly got up from the ground and begged randomly to the air in the hall.

However, all he received in response was dead silence.

After walking out of the Taoist temple in despair, Emperor Tai'an turned back and took a deep look at the word "Xiandu" in the seal script on the lintel. He tried to say something cruel, but finally gave up in frustration.

But that night, several more corpses roughly covered with straw mats were transported out of the palace in the dark.

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"Colonel Chen, you are the first to be here first. If you want anything, you can tell me!"

Riding a tall horse into Luozhou City, unlike the gloomy and bleak imperial city, Prince Zhao Huan's face was full of joy.

Capturing Luozhou City was like pulling out the last front tooth of Jiangnan. The future was bright, but this situation made him unhappy.

And Chen Qingzhi, who captured the city for him and killed the defender, was naturally very pleasing to the eye.

"The general would like to ask Your Highness to rein in the soldiers and formulate three chapters so that the people in the city can feel at ease."

To his surprise, Chen Qingzhi did not seek any benefits for himself, but instead begged to restrain his soldiers and refrain from killing again.

This made him take another high look at the white-robed young man in front of him.

At this time, there was an atmosphere of panic in Luozhou City. From time to time, soldiers laughed and cursed and rushed into the courtyard of some house. After a while, they carried a sack of cloth and jewelry, or a pretty woman walked out of the house.

Foreseeing the military disaster, the wealthy families in the city had already organized their family members to take their land deeds and family income and take refuge in the countryside.

Nowadays, those who are still in the city are mostly small households, and they can only tremble and wait for the disaster to come.

"What is my Tao? The whole world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. Since they are all my subjects of Dashuo, I, the king, should not do anything wrong. Thanks to Chen Qing for reminding me."

After saying that, he turned around and gave instructions to the deputy general beside him.

"Give me the order. Except for the defenders who are left to guard the city gate, all soldiers will retreat to three miles outside the city and station on the spot. I will give a good reward to the three armies!"

"However, during this period, some people committed crimes in the city. All those people, regardless of their official position, will be dealt with by military law!"

The chilling air in his words made the veterans feel excited, and they were all thankful that if they hadn't followed King Fu, they would have shed their skins even if they didn't die.

The look in Chen Qingzhi's eyes was also more dissatisfied.

Everyone rebels just to get promoted and get rich. Now we have finally broken the city. We are not allowed to plunder. Instead, we are restrained in various ways. You are the only one who will be a good person, right?

This is what King Fu wants. His face remains calm, but his heart is even more happy.

As several heads were hung on the city gate, in addition to the soldiers who violated military orders, there were also many ruffians who took advantage of the troubled waters.
Chapter completed!