Chapter 444 A small border county, a shocking case (4k)
Half an hour later, two giant blue-black eagles with wingspans of four to five feet circled among the clouds for several times, then slowly descended from the sky. Zhao Qing and Xia Mi stepped on the path in the forest, heading towards the open space not far away.
Go to the plains.
In their sight, a village with white walls and black tiles soon appeared.
The village is very beautiful, with dozens of houses scattered along the banks of a river valley. There are five or six particularly large camphor trees that shade some of the houses like giant umbrellas.
There are waterwheels and mills along the river.
There are some ducks and chickens roaming in some ordinary woodlands by the river. Although those houses look very simple, the smoke from the kitchens and the constant sound of dogs barking can easily remind people on the journey of the warmth of their long-lost hometown.
Several skilled fishermen leaned down by the stream and caught with their hands the fish that likes to lie on rocks. This kind of fish can only grow to the size of two fingers, but the taste is extremely delicious, no matter it is
Sold at the market or cooked at home, both are quite good.
After going around several river valleys, a city of ordinary size was visible in the distance, spread out on a plain between several Cangshan mountains. Under the early darkness, there was a faint atmosphere of lights.
"This is Guixiang County, Yangshan County, within the territory of the Chu Dynasty."
Waving his hand to the giant eagle mount to look for food nearby, Zhao Qing introduced to Xia Mi: "In the Guixiang area, there are two Talisman Workshops and a small sect. You can take a stroll and feel that it is different from the border fortress.
The same look."
More than eight years ago, since Yangshan County was captured by the Chu army, Ba County and Deng County became the border counties that faced Chu along the line of the Qin Dynasty. They were led by Fang Houfu, the most powerful among the thirteen princes of the Qin Dynasty.
The army was stationed to hold the strategic key points along Wushan.
In this land south of the Yangtze River, both Qin and Chu had nearly 300,000 troops. There were many famous generals and many military masters of the Seventh Realm. They maintained the balance between the two sides before the Lushan Alliance. During this period, "
"Jiangnan" refers more to the southern part of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River are called Jiangdong.
According to Zhao Qing's comparison, Yangshan County and Deng County are actually equivalent to Wu County of Chu State in normal history, and Deng, Rang and other places in Nanyang County of Qin State. As for Guixiang County, it is the birthplace of Qu Yuan in history.
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However, it seems that at present, just like Emperor Yuanwu's real name was Ying Wu, although the Chu royal family in this world also has the surname Xiong, it has never split into the three clans of Qu, Jing, and Zhao, and naturally there will be no Qu Yuan.
Considering that the household registration system of the Chu Dynasty was far less strict than that of the Qin Dynasty, and Zhao Qing was also very interested in the craftsmanship of talisman production and the characteristics of the cultivation techniques here, he spent some time crossing the defense line on the border between the two countries.
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Starting from Bashan and traveling to Yangshan County, it actually doesn’t take much distance.
However, in order to travel in a low-key manner, she deliberately used the unlucky armored lizard as bait in Bashan, spreading its "delicious" aura, attracting two green-feathered giant eagles equivalent to the top grade of the fifth realm, and taming them to use as mounts.
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Before leaving, Zhao Qing would naturally not forget those captured hunters. She had put these people back into the induced stone world at the beginning of the fight, and then released them again after the fight ended, and then separated into two bodies.
God, took them and temporarily placed them deeper in Bashan.
Except for the two body gods who took turns staying in the dragon world, the other eight body gods returned to the Baiyang Cave area to handle the affairs during her absence, eliminate some possible crises, and benefit from the chaos.
It must be mentioned that although the separated body and spirit seem to be quite convenient to use, in fact, when Zhao Qing makes a breakthrough a few months later, all the body and spirit will have to be taken back and integrated into the body, which may not be possible for a long time.
There will be alternative methods of cloning.
As one of the most critical parts of the operation of the "House of Gods" after entering the lower six qi realm, the body spirit corresponding to the yin and yang six qi should not be able to leave the body at this stage, although other methods of avatars may also be used.
, but at least you need to study it for a while.
During this period, Zhao Qing needs to train a group of subordinates who can do things for her, and they must have strong enough strength, such as Chu Zihang, Crow Crow, Xia Mi, etc., among whom are Dragon King-level combatants and have grown up.
Xia Mi, who has good sex, naturally gained her attention.
In addition, although the Chu Dynasty, which was founded with rune magic weapons, is not as powerful as the Qin Dynasty in terms of the number of practitioners, it still has its own advantages and has outstanding external achievements. It has been regarded as the strongest country in the past ten years. If it can manage
Obtain a batch of top-notch talismans, and their power will definitely not be inferior to those equipped by the Changling Tiger and Wolf Army.
For example, the craftsmen of the Chu Dynasty have developed a standard talisman called "God's Punishment" that can condense the true fire of the sun in recent years. It can continuously attack the real fire from a long distance and turn the ground into hot lava. It obviously has extremely amazing powers.
Mass production value.
You must know that only equipment that can be called standard talisman and the materials used are not particularly scarce and cannot be copied can be widely used in the army. This means that "God's Punishment" will have extremely broad prospects.
If the production speed can be increased again, even if the Qin spies have developed another kind of talisman that is targeted and restrained, in Zhao Qing's view, it may not be impossible to improve it, and it will be more effective on the battlefield of the dragon world.
played a huge role.
Even if it is of no use for the time being, if she changes her mind, she can use the continuously condensing true fire of the sun as the power for the alchemy furnace and weapon refining equipment - as for how to obtain this kind of talisman and its production materials, she has her own way.
Unlike Yuan Wu and Zheng Xiu, who were overly ambitious and could not tolerate threats, Emperor Chu, currently the most powerful practitioner in the Chu Dynasty, was already reaching the end of his life and had no capable heir, so he treated his "friends"
Your attitude will definitely be much better.
"Is the Talisman Workshop where humans produce alchemy tools?" Xia Mi was slightly moved, curious: "Look at the wide distribution of natural alchemical materials in this world, which are easy to mine and smelt. The popularity of their low-level alchemy skills
, it should be good, right?”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "When the time comes, go in and have a look, buy some from the workshop, and you will know." Zhao Qing said that he had only browsed some introductory classics on Baiyang Cave, and did not
Too familiar with the specific situation: "This kind of folk workshop is actually a special sect practice place..."
"I heard that you are also considered a first-level alchemist master among the dragons. Your level is higher than that of many second-generation fire dragons. You have seen the techniques of several workshops. Maybe you can make a breakthrough in your inspiration? Also,
Do you know anything about this golden bracelet?"
She bought a few small stonefish at the end of the village, prepared to make a soup, and then walked briskly. At the same time, she picked up the Ring of Nibelung hanging on the belt around her waist and asked casually, her mind concentrated.
Poke into it and sense the Five Elements Changzheng that may exist in the bracelet.
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At the same time, hundreds of miles away, on the outskirts of Bashan, a large city was built along the hillside, consisting of thousands of wooden buildings. It was one of the largest gathering places for Bashan natives.
A Qin army of more than a thousand people was marching rapidly from a nearby road to the deeper mountains. They made almost no sound along the way. They were led by a stern black-armored general and dozens of burly black-armored sergeants as tall as iron towers.
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The weather is getting colder, and a thin layer of white frost has accumulated on the surface of their armor and flags. Under the firelight, the tiger and wolf patterns sparkle, and there is also a unique smell of grease smeared on the armor, like the moisture in a mountain stream.
It spread like an invasion and spread heavily.
Although they attach great importance to the possible remnants of the Bashan sword field, the supply of troops in the barren mountains and wild mountains here is very problematic, so the number of local Qin troops is not large. They are stationed in a company camp in the high mountains, sometimes with the natives.
Lianchengzhai exchanged materials.
After discovering that there was a suspected high-profile intrusion of powerful practitioners in Bashan area, and then an abnormal earthquake occurred, this elite Qin army immediately sent people to Changling to report the situation, and then took great risks and rushed to Changling.
The area of Bashan Sword Field.
In the other direction, hundreds of miles away on the edge of Bashan, there is a dilapidated Taoist temple deep in the mountains. Although there is no human habitation around it, there are dim lights inside, illuminating the three words "Tanxin Temple" on the plaque on the temple gate.
Several sticks of extremely strong sandalwood were burning silently, and the purple-gold runes on the surface of the incense burner were constantly changing, smoking a gray thin sword hanging upside down on it. The sword body rolled from time to time, and the smoke buried a person's expression.
Sad, middle-aged Taoist who is writing a letter.
This is a practice that was once glorious more than a hundred years ago. Although it has long since declined, and has even been reduced to only a few people, it still has the qualifications to join the Minshan Sword Sect. However, judging from the practice status of the middle-aged Taoist,
There seems to be some mystery?
I saw what he wrote: "Deep in Bashan, it is suspected that there are ancient sect ruins... It should not be a fight between practitioners, otherwise there would be no reason to waste real energy and cause an earthquake of this magnitude. It may involve the ancient dragon clan.
The legacy has a special aura.”
"...Xiao Yexiao, are you free to leave Changling these days and come over to explore together?"
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However, during this period, whether it was the generals of the Qin army in Bashan or the Taoists of Tanxingguan, they were destined to find it difficult to get information from Changling for support.
The reason is very simple. The theft of the armory belonging to the Tiger and Wolf Northern Army finally broke out during the night inspection, which immediately caused a huge impact. The news was strictly blocked, and the defenders of Changling entered a state of deep martial law.
"We must investigate thoroughly! We must not let go of any accomplice! Once we have clues, we are allowed to use any punishment that does not hurt life!"
In a huge courtyard with an area of over a thousand acres, in the open space between seven gray-black warehouses, Qi Beihuai, the deputy chief of Shendu Supervisory Supervision Bureau, whose face was so pale that there was no trace of blood, roared almost hysterically:
"If you can't even defend your own armory, how can you garrison and protect this huge Changling! Who knows how many mistakes and omissions have been made on a daily basis? Have they been infiltrated by others before, leaving the entire tiger and wolf army in the dark?
shame?"
Not far away, Liang Lian, the stiff-faced general of the Northern Army, watched as his military advisor Qi Pomo was blocked by two officials from the Shendu Prison and taken to the side for interrogation. Several other loyal men, Zhou Jianlin and Song Ren, also followed him closely.
Afterwards, he tried to pretend to be calm, but in fact his heart was burning like charcoal.
If he cannot survive this calamity, not to mention his tiger and wolf Northern Army will definitely be taken over by the Southern Army General Xie Jiuyan, and the military achievements of many years of fighting outside the pass will be wiped out overnight, and even his cultivation and skills may be lost.
Life is hard to save.
For Liang Lian, this was really a dream-like experience. He originally planned to take advantage of the Zheng family and send people to launch an assassination late at night to kill Wang Taixu, the unsighted boss of the world. However, before he even started taking action, he discovered that
The heavily guarded armory was actually stolen!
This is simply a strange thing that has never happened in the Qin Dynasty for hundreds of years. It is shameful. Even if it was stolen, it is not just one or two items that are lost, but dozens of items in total.
A cart loaded with heavy ordnance.
So many things were transported away quietly. Without the cooperation of the insider, the in-depth planning of multiple spies, the dereliction of duty by the garrison troops, and the flaws in the formation restrictions, it would be absolutely impossible.
In fact, because the matter was so unbelievable, he even had other thoughts. He felt that this shocking case was probably someone who was specifically trying to frame him, and the power behind the scenes was probably far beyond the general's.
above level.
Is it duplicity? The Queen? Or... His Majesty's acquiescence? Have I become the victim of some serial conspiracy? If I am acting as a bait, to what extent must I be sacrificed?
Liang Lian closed his eyes, a heavy dark iron color appeared on his skin, and he couldn't help but have the idea of breaking out immediately to escape, but he still hesitated. When he calmed down, several more powerful people came to the yard.
Big shot.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "General Sikong, you are here." The first thing Liang Lian noticed was that he was arriving in a rune chariot. His superior, the deputy chief of the Military and Horse Division, was in Changling.
After many years of practice, it is said that he has already reached the middle level of the Seventh Realm, Sikong Wuqian.
It was an old man wearing iron clothes with a tall back. His gray hair was combed evenly, and his solemn figure seemed to be filled with the breath of gold and iron by the sword. Just standing there sternly, he was so angry that he could swallow mountains and rivers with his hands.
Grasp the momentum of thousands of armies.
However, unlike what he imagined, General Sikong didn't say a word and seemed to have no intention of paying attention to him. Instead, he directly took several case files from Qi Beihuai's hands and stood in the middle of the open space to read through them.
Following Sikong Wuqian, there were more than a dozen swordsmen standing at attention. These swordsmen, who were wearing ordinary casual clothes but wearing military black iron swords on their waists, looked at Liang Lian.
, frowned in unison, vaguely conveying the feeling of persuading him to give up his struggle, and even take the initiative to plead guilty.
Cold sweat dripped down his face, and Liang Lian suddenly understood what his colleagues in the Military and Horse Division meant:
How many officials are living in Changling who have never done shady business or received illegal money? Officials and generals at all levels in the Military and Horse Division are naturally no exception. No matter how brave and brave the Qin army is, they are not exempt from this.
Just the unloading and transportation of hundreds of large warehouses in the Changling Army and Horses Division is a big business of countless silver taels every year, as well as the mining of copper and iron, the manufacturing and purchasing of armor, the casting of swords... these
How much amazing profit does the business contain?
These businesses are undoubtedly tacitly approved by the superiors on weekdays, but once something big like this goes wrong, it will be a good opportunity for other departments to investigate the Military and Horse Division and earn merit, which will bring about the downfall of countless generals and officials.
In order to end this incident as soon as possible, what does the friendship of fighting side by side in the past count? Protecting yourself and fighting for power is the key. Generals who really have a conscience have basically died with the Bashan sword field long ago.
If Liang Lian and his men were gone earlier, they would be able to give up more shares, and everyone would push against them, but that's all.
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While the Shendu Prison was being further searched and interrogated, outside the courtyard, hundreds of chariot troops shining with a cold bronze light quickly dispersed around the armory, blocking every outward passage.
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On the car body, various forms of gluttonous runes, dragon and tiger runes lit up and merged into one. Accompanied by the low roars of ancient wild beasts, the vitality of heaven and earth spurted out from the runes, intertwined and resonated into one.
A light curtain barrier covering hundreds of feet in radius.
In addition to the chariot troops of the Tiger and Wolf Confederate Army and the previous important officials of the Military and Horse Division, the third wave of people who came here were dozens of officials from the Tiantian Division wearing black clothes and looking solemn.
Several carriages drove in front of them, entered through the gap in the light curtain that was opened between the chariots, and then stopped outside the courtyard.
Although there was no wind or rain at this time, five of the people who got off the carriages still opened their black umbrellas to hide their faces.
A bookish, beautiful woman in a white shirt and an old man who looked like an old servant walked among the five black umbrellas.
Everyone present knew the identity of this woman, because she usually wore white clothes and white skirts, which was always a little out of tune with the black and gray main colors of the city.
She is Ye Ce Leng, the head of the Supervisory Department.
The old man who looks like an old servant next to her is Han Sanshi, the legendary strongest among the six worshipers of Jiantiansi. The other five iconic black umbrellas naturally represent the other five mysterious worshipers of Jiantiansi.
"How is the inventory of material losses?" Ye Ce Leng stepped out from the black umbrella and looked at the important officials of the Shendu Supervisory Office. Mo Qinggong, who had the highest position after Qi Beihuai got into the warehouse,
, his eyes swept over Liang Lian, Sima Wuqian and others:
"According to convention, an ordnance warehouse of this level must arrange three important magic circles. The restrictions triggered are enough to kill any cultivator under the fifth realm. It can resist one or two attacks from the sixth realm for a long time. When encountering the seventh realm
Grandmaster also had time to issue a warning and report it to the nearest turret city guard."
Before she finished her words, her body suddenly swept away, turning into a stream of light and floating into one of the warehouses that was more than sixty feet long and twenty feet wide. Then, she entered a place made of bows, crossbows, arrows, arrows, and spears.