Author: Traveling from the South

At first, under the supervision of the guards of Jiedu Mansion, some soldiers could be rotated to defend the city on the city wall. However, as time went by, the trebuchets of the Anbei Army became more and more accurate, and the casualties of the city defenders gradually increased.

In fact, in terms of the number of casualties, it is not that serious. The key is the psychological pressure of facing the artillery.

Those who went up to defend the city and survived, who have never experienced the scene where their companions were smashed through the head, can guarantee that they will not be the next ones.

When the siege ladder was set up at the top of the city and the first team of Anbei Army began to tentatively attack the city, they were surprised to find that the counterattack was not very fierce. At one point, some elite troops rushed to the top of the city.

If not for the timely replacement of the Jiedu Mansion guards, Ruinan City might have been captured in this first wave of offensive.

Yan Luo's high-pressure internal policy was in sharp contrast to the Anbei Army's propaganda for so many days, and the mentality of most Ruinan guards changed.

No one wants to continue to defend the city. They can survive and live a better life by surrendering.

The large granary newly built by Anbei Army outside the city was prepared for Ruinan City. Governor Zhou had already said that he would guarantee with his personality that the people under his command would not go hungry.

No one was willing to defend the city anymore. Even if they were forced by the Supervisory Team, they would do so in a perfunctory manner. Several simple offensives by the Anbei Army had to be carried out by the Supervisory Team in person.

At the end of the day, more than a thousand people were killed in the supervising team. When Yan Luo saw that this was not going to work, he was going to make adjustments to the officers at all levels in the army and install all his own people who he could trust.

But in today's precarious situation, Jiedu Mansion is like a sieve, and even the most loyal people may be looking for a way out privately.

No, the news of the adjustment was accidentally leaked and caused an uproar in all military camps.

The military leaders took a preemptive strike, not directly rebelling, but began to spontaneously form camps to defend themselves.

They turned a blind eye to the military orders of Jiedu Mansion and fought out the supervising troops if they dared to come. Anyway, they were not expected to work hard to defend the city.

They don't want a civil war with Yan Luo, they just want to survive. If you can hold Jiedu Mansion, then hold it. If you can't hold it, they will wait for the Anbei Army to take over.

In just one day, the situation suddenly changed. Of the last 20,000 soldiers in the city, less than 5,000 were actually under Yan Luo's control, and less than 2,000 of them were trustworthy.

The scattered guards at the top of the four cities are all dissatisfied. No matter how strong or tall the city wall is, it is just a decoration when no one is defending it.

Everyone has betrayed and separated from their relatives, and the situation is over. It can be said that Yan Luo has no chance to make a comeback at this time.

Over Ruinan City, the French Open collapsed, and the last part of the reddish institutional energy disappeared like quicksand.

There are many armored soldiers in Jiedu Mansion, chilling the military spirit and forcibly suppressing the decline and death.

Since the news was leaked, none of the staff and officials dared to come to Jiedu Mansion anymore, and now only Yan Luo is sitting alone in the lobby.

He looked at the personal guards on the three floors outside and felt a little relieved. At this time, they were the only ones who were willing to die.

Those civil and military ministers and Taoist officials spent a lot of money on food and resources, but in the end they were not as good as a bunch of dog-slaughters.

Of course, he was content to be able to harvest these loyal and brave warriors after being rooted here for many years.

A long horn sound came from the direction of Nancheng, and Yan Luo understood that this was the Anbei Army launching a formal general offensive.

If we can't hold it, there's no one on top of the city, so of course we can't hold it.

"Now that things have come to this, the commander-in-chief still wants to defend himself with a mansion?" From the back hall, an old Taoist with an immortal spirit walked out leisurely.

Yan Luo didn't even need to turn his head to know that it must be Master Xuanwu. He said bitterly: "When a cultivator sets foot in the White Tiger Festival Hall, the tall building has collapsed."

"I'm not talented, but I have been practicing hard for more than two hundred years. The current situation in Jiedu Mansion cannot suppress me." Master Xuanwu stroked his white beard and looked at the layout of the Yamen Hall curiously.

Yan Luo's emotion was justified. In such an important place of the vassal, military evil and luck were most suppressed, and it was impossible for ordinary monks to see the whole picture.

"The real person came to ask for five-color gold? But you have not fulfilled the agreement." Yan Luo's luck was in the doldrums at this time, and there was no threat to the real person Xuanwu, but he still maintained his posture and asked with a half-smile.

Master Xuanwu didn't take it seriously: "Humanity disputes are mainly resolved by the commander himself. He has done everything the veteran can do. Don't you admit it?"

During this period, he had to bear a lot of karma in order to obtain the five-color gold.

Yan Luo didn't want to get entangled, and said directly: "Help me assassinate Zhou Bai, and I will give you the five-color gold with both hands immediately!"

Master Xuanwu shook his head silently: "The morale of the Anbei army is strong, and this man is sitting in the army. There are brave elites on both sides. How can we kill him?"

"Then please use your powerful Taoist magic to drive back the Anbei army attacking the city." Yan Luo continued.

Master Xuanwu didn't seem to notice Yan Luo's deliberate attempt to make things difficult, and explained with an expressionless face: "Not to mention that my magic power will be suppressed by several percent when facing the Anbei Army. Just the backlash of luck that forcibly reverses the trend will not be ordinary.

With his injuries, how can he maintain his condition and break through Yangshen."

Seeing what Yan Luo wanted to say, Master Xuanwu waved his hand and made a proposal that shocked him greatly: "Your road to humane hegemony has come to an end. Why not follow me and learn Taoism again? With your mastery of Taoist classics,

It’s easy to re-enter the Tao in the current aura environment.”

Yan Luo was really stunned for a moment when he heard what Master Xuanwu said. He seemed to have never considered this possibility.

Before that, he was not only making things difficult, but also looking for a glimmer of hope.

After the yamen hall was silent for a long time, he exhaled a long breath of turbid air. This was because he had just performed a long-awaited small Zhou Tian Qi exercise.

Yan Luo sighed: "I have passed my forties. I have been immersed in the world of society and the fate of the system for a long time, and my soul is dusty."

"If you really follow the path of Taoism, how far can you go to, enter the Taoism or transform into the mortal world? I'm afraid it's hopeless."

Seeing that the bait was taken, Master Xuanwu immediately said seriously: "My direct disciple has died, and my whole lineage has not been passed down. If you are willing, you can become a closed disciple."

"If I am lucky enough to break through the Yang God, I will help you enter the Yin God realm and live for three hundred years. Isn't it much better than being the master of the blessed land in the underworld?"

Master Xuanwu's words seemed to have a bewitching tone, causing Yan Luo, whose fortune was extremely declining, to fall into fantasy.

Now that things have come to this point, it will definitely be impossible to establish a national industry, and thus we will follow the path of the blessed land.

So taking the path of cultivating Taoism and extending one’s life seems to be a worthwhile journey in this world?

At that moment, Yan Luo pressed a switch next to the seat in a daze, and the black box popped out naturally, revealing a small piece of metal with distinctive five colors inside.

Master Xuanwu never expected that the five-color gold he had been searching for for a long time would be hidden in the Jiedu Yatang.

That's right, only this kind of place can so naturally block the exploration of spiritual consciousness.

"Good disciple, quickly bring the five-color gold as a ceremony to become a disciple." Master Yi Xuanwu's city could not hide the excitement on his face at this time, and immediately called to Yan Luo.

He still did not rob it by force. Ruinan City will not change its owner in one day, and Yan Luo will become the Jiedushi in one day. This was once recognized by the entire county.

Whatever Master Xuanwu does, he will avoid involving more karma and luck, let alone steal the owner's things.

Just when Yan Luo picked up the five-color gold and was about to hand it over, there was a fierce fight outside Jiedu's mansion.

At the same time, a well-known martial arts master walked through the streets and alleys, using his true energy to express his voice to announce an order to calm the people: "Anbei Army enters the city, and anyone who takes advantage of the chaos to commit adultery or plunder will be killed without mercy! The people of Ruinan are staying at home for the time being and are not allowed to go out.

All troops in the city lay down their weapons and surrender to avoid death..."

Master Xuanwu's face changed drastically, and Yan Luo also suddenly woke up. They never expected that Anbei's army could break through the city so quickly, which was equivalent to attacking Jiedu Mansion directly without any delay.

"Quickly, give me the five-color gold. Master will take you out."

The old Taoist's eager words made Yan Luo sneer: "If you really want to accept me as your disciple, please swear by your inner demon."

The withered palm extended by Master Xuanwu was startled, his eyes suddenly shrank, and he did not answer the question.

Yan Luo grabbed the five-color gold tightly and continued to question: "Have you forgotten that we, the top three Jinshi, once had the hope of immortality? What high-level monks fear most is that the Taoist heart is dusty, and the real person accepts me as the master of the vassal town.

As a disciple, are you not afraid of affecting your own destiny?"

Master Xuanwu's face turned gloomy, just as Yan Luo expected. He had never thought of recruiting a disciple who was so closely involved with the mortal world. This would not be of any benefit to his breakthrough.

At this time, the fighting outside was getting closer and closer, and the Taoist priests of the Anbei Army might have surrounded him. If the five-color gold was discovered, he might not be able to get out of here.

"Is it possible that you are still planning to surrender? Since ancient times, surrendering to the king has never had a good end. Give me the five-color gold, and I will ensure that your Yan family will have no worries for the next three generations." Master Xuanwu saw that he could not get the five-color gold cleverly, so he could only open fire.

Set your own conditions.

Speaking of tribesmen, this is Yan Luo's weakness, and it is also the reason why he had to take the road of separatism and founding a country.

Because only by establishing a separate state can we gather national fortunes to support the family and elevate the family status to aristocratic status in the shortest possible time.

As everyone knows, the villagers and clans can worship their ancestral spirits. From then on, the number of county magnates and county magistrates was only the same as that of the ancestral spirits, and there was no qualitative change.

It is another level to truly reach a noble family, a dynasty of three hundred years and a noble family of thousands of years.

The fundamental reason is that when the family status is promoted to aristocratic family, a blessed land will be formed in the underworld, and all the meritorious people in the family can enter after their death.

The yin blessings generated by the constant movement of the blessed land can nourish the fortune of the yang world and ensure its longevity.

It stands to reason that Longting should be able to protect the Yangshi Dynasty for a longer period of time, but for some unknown reason, Longting's support for the dynasty is much less than that of Blessed Land for the aristocratic family.

The Dragon Court that was once the most prosperous dynasty in history would often disappear quickly in the underworld after the dynasty fell.

However, the great secret here is not something that ordinary people can know. Even Zhou Bai has not found any clues.

Therefore, no matter how high the dynasty is, many heroes have struggled all their lives in troubled times, all they pursue is to establish a foundation and promote their family to become a noble family.

Call yourself emperor and emperor, let nature take its course.

Yan Luo was born into a humble family, and his family was much better than the Zhou family that once belonged to his hometown. However, he was able to buck the trend and gather great fortune, and was admitted to the top three and Jinshi.

In addition to his own extraordinary qualifications and opportunities, it has a lot to do with his family's full support in his early stages, which at least laid the foundation for him to study abroad to obtain resources and luck.

Yan Luo still remembers that when he was admitted as a scholar and wanted to fight for the scholar's status, the whole family unanimously decided to support him with the help of the family's fortune.

It was precisely because of this that he vowed to repay his family.

Even without the Qianlong destiny, Yan Luo still wanted to establish a separate empire and build a country. In his limited mortal life, he promoted his family from the edge of a county magnate to an aristocratic family.

This is the fastest way for a family to upgrade in troubled times. Otherwise, the only way is to accurately find the true dragon and surrender...

"Jun? I am not a king yet. If Zhou Bai is a real dragon, he should be able to tolerate me!"
To be continued...