Many people in black robes came from the Eight Immortals across the sea and showed off their magical powers, and headed towards a secluded valley in Guibei Mountain to converge.
Dozens of men in black robes stopped in front of the leader of the White Lotus who kept wandering around: "Subordinates, please see the leader!"
The leader of the White Lotus stopped and glanced at the many black-robed men in front of him: "Who among you brothers has not arrived yet?"
"Reporting to the leader, the ninth elder Murong Shan, the third elder Tao De, the great elder, and the seven altar masters have not arrived yet. The third elder and the ninth elder were killed by the soldiers of the imperial court in Jinling. The great elder and the seven altar masters may be because of
Road problems are on their way!"
The boy on the side counted the badges of each black-robed man and then reported them.
"Master, why are you summoning your subordinates in such a hurry?"
"The seventh elder is right. The leader and his subordinates were leading the brothers to fight with the soldiers in Suzhou City when they suddenly received a message from the leader. Could it be that something urgent has happened?"
"The fifth elder is right, my subordinates didn't even have time to pack up the stolen goods!"
The leader of White Lotus showed a hint of surprise through his black-robed eyes: "The great elder's Qinggong is better than any of you. It's impossible that we haven't arrived yet. Could it be that something went wrong on the road?"
Holy Son Lingyang revealed a somewhat gloomy look through his black robe: "Master, the great elder has always seen the beginning but not the end. He does things his own way and doesn't take our brothers into consideration at all. I think he saw something interesting on the road."
Come down and watch!"
"I agree with what the Holy Son said. Although the Great Elder has made great contributions to the Holy Religion, none of the brothers here have fought for the great cause of the Holy Religion. Why can she ignore the rules of the Holy Religion!"
"Second brother is right, leader, the great elder is contemptuous of your authority. From my perspective, if I don't teach her a lesson, I'm afraid no one will be able to deal with her in the future. If you delay the great cause of the holy religion, you will be held responsible.
who?"
The leader of the White Lotus suddenly became a little fierce: "That's enough. I didn't ask you to come here to listen to your intrigues, but to discuss the future plans of the holy religion. How can you be so noisy like this?"
The group of people were immediately speechless, and the surrounding area suddenly became quiet.
"My leader has had an ominous premonition in recent days, as if something has happened. None of the spies sent out to monitor Liu Mingzhi's army have returned. The old guy, the Holy Envoy, has also not shown up for some days. Could it be that he has gone out?
What's the problem?"
Su Weier's melodious and melodious voice came. Even though they were covered in black robes, the voice still made many people in black robes want to move.
"The leader, the great elder and the holy envoy are all monitoring Liu Mingzhi's eight thousand army in Jinling. If there is really any danger, they will definitely send us a message! Isn't it a little frightening to blindly speculate now?"
The leader of the White Lotus glanced at Su Weier: "Although what you said is good, my leader's ominous premonition is getting stronger and stronger. Just wait a moment. If the great elder and the seven altar masters have not arrived before evening, we will immediately
Transfer, we can’t stay in Yangzhou!”
The second elder sounded a little reluctant: "No, leader, if we move the second batch of equipment and materials sent by Emperor Jin to the place where they can be transported to us the day after tomorrow in the name of a caravan, wouldn't we miss it in vain?"
Not only the second elder, but also all the men in black robes and the leader of the White Lotus had somewhat unwilling expressions in their eyes.
"My leader is also reluctant to part with these supplies and equipment, but if something goes wrong, let alone this batch of supplies, even the wealth we have managed to accumulate now will suffer heavy losses! Brothers have not started training properly after getting the equipment, so what?
We will be the opponents of the imperial army, but we martial arts masters can kill a few lackeys of the imperial court! It’s hard to predict who will win and who will lose once the military formation is set up!"
"Master, there hasn't been any trouble yet. Why should we worry unfounded? God, Yangzhou is our territory. If Liu Mingzhi's army comes, the Yangzhou governor will definitely pass on information to us!"
"If Liu Mingzhi is not repairing in Yangzhou City, where can he go?"
"Master, the consumption of food and grass for a ten thousand army is not a trivial matter. Without government support, how can a ten thousand army prepare so much food and grass?"
The leader of the White Lotus looked hesitant, and wandered around with his hands behind his back: "Although I obtained the corruption evidence of the Yangzhou governor from the Holy Envoy, the situation of my contact with him was not ideal. Although I agreed to cooperate with us internally and externally, I have never cooperated before.
, what if he changes sides in battle? You must be on guard!"
The second elder's tone was still a bit unwilling: "Master, even if the governor of Yangzhou defected before the battle, there are thirteen governors of Jiangnan Prefecture that we have contacted, and the other twelve cannot also defect before the battle! If Liu Mingzhi really
It’s impossible for him to lead an army out without any rumors leaking out!”
The leader of White Lotus sighed: "Do you also think that we shouldn't transfer?"
A group of men in black robes neither agreed nor decided, but the look in their eyes clearly showed that they did not want to give up the supplies sent by the Golden Queen in the name of the caravan.
They can rob caravans for money, but standard equipment cannot be obtained by robbery.
Especially the equipment replaced by the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang is incomparable to the weapons in the hands of the soldiers.
Su Weier sighed: "Master, most of the equipment sent by the Golden Queen are mainly weapons and armors, but there are no bows and arrows. Our brothers are at a disadvantage when they come into contact with the imperial army without bows and arrows!"
Ling Yang also nodded: "Yes, leader, you also know what happened to the elder when he went to shoot Wu's mother to silence her. Liu Mingzhi is simply a complete lunatic. In any confrontation, Longwuwei and Xiaoguowei will not be allowed to fight.
The officers and soldiers fought hand to hand with us, and first there was a sudden burst of arrows, as if the arrows were free of charge!"
Su Weier also nodded with fear in her eyes: "Master, what the elders said is right. I checked the wounds on the corpses of the brothers a few days ago. Sixty percent of the brothers had wounds left by at least three arrows.
, or even more! Only 20% of the brothers were killed by cavalry machetes, and the remaining 20% were hacked to death by sword and shield soldiers. What a miserable death!"
"Liu Mingzhi has made it his habit to discharge arrows wherever he goes. He cherishes the lives of his soldiers very much. Our brothers just lack bows and arrows, which is very detrimental to us!"
Qi Ya's clear and cold voice came, and Qi Ya in plain clothes floated from the sky and landed lightly in front of everyone.
The leader of the White Lotus breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the veiled Qi Ya: "Great Elder, you are finally here. This leader is worried about whether you have encountered any trouble!"
Qi Ya glanced at everyone's eyes and stayed on the leader of the White Lotus: "Master, you said that as long as you find the list of holy envoys, you will fully help me investigate my matter. It has been half a month. I want to know if the leader has checked.
Get what your subordinates want!"
The leader of the White Lotus narrowed his eyes: "Great Elder, you are my right-hand man. I said that I will help you investigate and deal with the truth of the matter. However, the great cause of the Holy Sect has just started and cannot be separated from manpower. Can you please slow down a moment?"
However, our leader has already sent four altar leaders to Shu. One of the altar leaders said that he has found a lot of useful information and is on his way back. He will be back in ten days at most!"
Qi Yafeng's eyes lit up: "Really?"
"How could I deceive my brothers and sisters? We are all members of the Holy Religion. We are as close as a family. Your affairs are the affairs of the Holy Religion. Of course I will do my best!"