In the hut, the four nurses had been driven out, and now only Ji Yuan and Zhao Yuebai were left.
The two people, who had just become master and apprentice, were sitting together at the wooden table, looking a bit sneaky.
After making sure that no one was peeping outside the door or window, Ji Yuan immediately put on a mysterious expression. Under Zhao Yuebai's puzzled gaze, he gently waved his sleeves and robes, and several figures suddenly appeared on the table.
something.
A jade box containing seven water god pills, a dim bronze oil lamp, seven stacks of yellow paper talismans, and a dozen bottles of various pills.
If the items on this table were exposed to the outside world, even the monks of the Third Realm would be jealous, especially the seven water god pills. Even if they spend all their wealth, they still have to keep them in their pockets.
Seeing the surprise and admiration in Zhao Yuebai's eyes, Ji Yuan patted his Taoist robe with satisfaction and then sat on the chair.
"As a teacher, I don't have much wealth. You can hold these things for now, and I will teach you a magic trick later, so that you can carry it with you and retrieve it freely."
On his face, he imitated the posture of his elders, but in fact, his heart was full of pride.
It turns out that the feeling of having an apprentice is quite good!
While feeling proud, he also carefully introduced the purpose and usage of these things to Zhao Yuebai one by one.
Half a moment later, Ji Yuan's face straightened, and he began to teach the first-level core mental formula of the Xuantian Taoist Scripture. Then he asked Zhao Yuebai to cross his legs on the bed, and began to use his own energy to assist the operation of his skilled skills.
After half an hour passed, he saw that Zhao Yuebai had become familiar with the operation of the technique, and was gradually getting better. He even began to refine the magic power from the old locust tree in his Dantian Qi sea little by little, and then he quietly exited the hut.
When Ji Yuan closed the door and turned around, he saw a few more familiar figures in the small courtyard.
If I remember correctly, these people should be Xu Liuqing's confidants, and they had met several times in the Three Swords Club earlier.
Seeing several people coming to the door at this time, Ji Yuan suddenly had some guesses in his mind. The battle in the other three places in the city should have ended.
I just don’t know what the final result will be like.
Under normal circumstances, with the strength of the three sects, although the process may be a little more difficult, there should be no problem in pacifying the three monsters.
Although the Three Swordsmen Association and the Yuanshan Escort Bureau do not have people above the second level in charge, they are as famous as the Zhenshan Sect, with the ancestor of the second level martial artist in charge, so they all have their own trump cards.
Just dealing with one or two second-level monsters is not impossible for them.
At this moment, after seeing Ji Yuan appear, one of them immediately took two steps forward, then clasped his fists and said, "Taoist Master Ji, Brother Xu, please go to Sandaohui to see you."
He nodded, not having any objections to this, but after pondering, he couldn't help but ask: "But the other three places have results?"
As soon as he said the words, and saw the gloomy look on the other person's face, his heart sank immediately, and he realized that the final result must be worse, otherwise this person would not have such an expression.
"Except for the barracks that our Three Blades Association is responsible for, the other two ended in failure. Even the Zhenshan Sect and the Yuanshan Escort Bureau suffered heavy losses because of this."
The man spoke without thinking, and the situation he said was indeed not good news.
The two sects not only failed in their attack on the City God's Temple and the county government office, but even their disciples were killed or injured. Even the 160-year-old second-level martial arts ancestor of the Zhenshan sect was seriously injured as a result.
If it weren't for one or two life-saving elixirs, I'm afraid a life would have been lost in the county government.
Now the masters of the two sects have gathered in the Three Swordsmen Association. After suffering huge losses, they no longer dare to return to the sect alone, lest the demons come to attack.
Less than half an hour later, Ji Yuan, Zhao Yuansong and others, along with several of Xu Liuqing's confidants, hurried to the mansion where the Three Swordsmen Association headquarters was located.
At this time, it would be no exaggeration to say that this huge mansion was overcrowded. Not only were the masters from the other two sects coming here, but even the other disciples and family members of their respective sects had moved here together.
After suffering huge casualties, the strength of one sect alone is no longer enough to protect the safety of his followers.
When Ji Yuan and others entered the house, they could see injured people of varying degrees of severity everywhere along the way, and even the air was filled with an unpleasant smell of blood and medicinal herbs.
In some small courtyards, many earthen stoves were set up to cook medicinal soups and ointments for healing.
The various scenes that a few people saw were not only heavy losses, but also tragic.
It's hard to imagine what kind of enemies these people encountered to end up like this. After all, they were among the top sects in Qianyu City, but they seemed to have no power to fight back.
And after meeting Xu Liuqing, a group of people knew what happened to the two sects.
Whether it is the City God's Temple or the county government, in addition to gods, spiritual officials, and police officers, there are also a large number of ordinary people who have become possessed by demons.
These people were invaded by the demonic energy and had great strength. They were not afraid of death. They often rushed forward in groups. Even if their legs and arms were broken, they would still move their bodies and tear them apart with their teeth.
Bite the person in front of you.
In addition, the county government's police officers spent everything they had after becoming possessed, and all of them actually had the strength of the flesh realm. They also had a layer of scales on their bodies that were as strong as gold and iron, and were dressed in county clothes.
Fine iron armor in the government warehouse.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is invulnerable. Ordinary sharp blades cannot break through the opponent's defense.
Not to mention that there is also the city god who is in charge, Yuan Yongcheng, who is a second-level martial artist in the county government, and Sun Youfang, the master who is a second-level demon cultivator.
The Zhenshan Sect and the Yuanshan Escort Bureau were considered to be extremely powerful without their entire army being wiped out on the spot.
Such a force, not to mention the martial arts sects in a small county, even the imperial garrison, as long as the number of troops does not exceed 500 people, can confront it head-on.
"How is Sifang City Gate doing now?"
When Ji Yuan mentioned the imperial garrison, he thought of a garrison one hundred and fifty miles away from Qianyu City. The soldiers inside were all elite soldiers who had been on the battlefield.
If you just want to pass on the news, you must first solve the closed city gate.
Hearing this, Xu Liuqing shook his head: "The barracks in the city have been resolved, but the four city gates may not be able to be opened."
He told everyone that formations were deployed on the city gates in all four directions. Not to mention warriors climbing over the city walls, not even monks' weapons could fly over.
Even if a stone is thrown over the city wall, it will be crushed by an inexplicable force, even gold and iron objects.
Nowadays, let alone living creatures, even dead creatures cannot cross the city wall.
As soon as these words came out, Ji Yuan and others couldn't help but look serious. This situation was really different from what they had originally expected!
In the original idea of a few people, the three sects would resolve one disaster each, and then they would deal with the remaining two. In this way, not only the crisis would be resolved, but at least half of it would be over.
The rest depends on whether the person who made the secret plan will walk directly to the stage without hesitation, start a catastrophe without hesitation, or stop there and escape before the masters of the court arrive.
Unexpectedly, the two long-famous sects not only failed to successfully solve the disasters they were responsible for, but also suffered heavy losses. More than half of their disciples were killed or injured, and almost all their masters were wiped out.
According to Xu Liuqing, at this time, among the first-level warriors of the Yuanshan Escort Bureau, there was only one chief escort leader. As for the Zhenshan Sect, although there were still two or three first-level disciples, the most powerful second-level ancestor was also
He was seriously injured and bedridden.
"Now, the only one left who has the strength to fight is my Three Sword Club."
Xu Liuqing smiled bitterly.
The three most famous sects in Qianyu City, except for the already destroyed Zhao family, Zhenshan sect and Yuanshan Escort Bureau, have little fighting strength left. The remaining disciples are either injured or have not yet developed their martial arts.
On the contrary, there was only one Three Swordsmen Association left. Although many members died on the spot when they attacked the fallen barracks, the Three Swordsmen Association already had a large number of members. There were hundreds of people in Qianyu City, so basically all of them died.
He was an ordinary disciple, and he only lost two or three warriors when he entered the country.
At this time, the Three Swordsmen Association can still produce nearly twenty first-level warriors in one breath, including three leaders of the Skin and Flesh Realm, as well as several hall masters in the mid-level Skin and Flesh Realm.
Coupled with some trump cards and trump cards, Xu Liuqing is confident that there should be no big problem in defeating the Chenghuang Temple who has fallen into the evil way.
In fact, the strength of the other two factions was not weak in the first place. The main reason why they ended up like this was that they were careless and underestimated the enemy and rushed in without investigating the situation.
Otherwise, when all the cards are revealed, it is still unclear who will win in the end.
"You mean you want us to be responsible for solving the two problems in the county government?"
Ji Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with a half-smile.
Hearing this, Xu Liuqing nodded very simply and did not fix the twists and turns, which was in line with his usual style.
This is actually what the other two leaders meant. They obviously already knew that Ji Yuan and others had successively eliminated the Zhao family and Baiyun Temple, a total of two second-level monks.
"When the time comes, I will also take dozens of people and a trump card with you to fight against the enemy."
He said with a solemn expression, not hiding anything from everyone.
At the same time, Xu Liuqing changed the topic and suddenly mentioned the warehouse in the county government, saying that in half a month it would be the day to pay taxes. The warehouse must be full at the moment. I wonder if there will be turmoil and chaos for those demons.
Evacuated.
The implication is to remind everyone that if the demon in the county government can be eliminated, at least tens of thousands of taels of silver in the warehouse can be divided into their hands on the basis of being taken away by the demon.
in the bag.
However, Ji Yuan and others just shook their heads at this. Even if they really solved the demon in the county government, they would not touch half of the silver in the warehouse, and they would never allow others to touch it.
After this turmoil is over, these tax dollars will become life-saving money for the people here. If they are touched at all, not to mention the moral difficulty, they will also feel uneasy because of it.
After seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Xu Liuqing finally showed a smile on his stern face.
Obviously, what he said before was actually a test by him to see if these people in front of him would waver in their true intentions in the face of interests.
After all, whether to slay demons and whether to be swayed by interests are actually two different things.
The former is related to one's own wealth and life. Now that we are in a critical situation, if we don't want to lose our lives, we can only do our best.
As for the latter...
Tens of thousands of taels of silver is not a small amount. You can even buy one or two magic weapons. If you exchange them all for practice resources, it is enough for a second-level monk to practice with peace of mind and stay in seclusion for at least ten years.
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For example, Ji Yuan usually refines a relatively precious elixir. After deducting various costs, he can earn roughly ten taels of snowflake silver, which can be converted into ordinary silver and earn dozens of taels.
Tens of thousands of taels of tax money is equivalent to Ji Yuan having to refine a thousand furnaces of elixirs to ensure that the elixirs can be produced every time.
Even at the rate of one furnace per day, it would take at least nearly three years!
Since ancient times, wealth has attracted people's hearts, let alone a huge fortune right in front of them?
"You never do meaningless things. What are you planning on doing?"
Ji Yuan glared at the other party angrily, his tone already a bit unkind.
Anyone who is tempted by a friend like this will probably feel a little resentful.
Xu Liuqing laughed, but did not care about this. After blinking at a few people, he said with a mysterious face: "Because those two sects are careless and underestimate the enemy, not only do we need to fight with our lives, but also ourselves and the people in the city."
Put in danger.”
"So under the accusation of our Three Swordsmen Association, the two sects each took out 70% of their wealth and three precious and rare items as a way of expressing their apology."
However, Xu Liuqing made it clear that if a few people had been tempted earlier, he would have allowed them to take away the tax money from the county government treasury and then make up for the apology.
It is absolutely guaranteed to be much more than the original.
"Who said that you, Xu Liuqing, are direct and never make twists and turns? I will be the first to argue with him!"
Ji Yuan sighed, finally understanding the other party's perspective. This chapter has been completed!
