Chapter 308: Recruiting the mother of the turtle spirit
The troops from Fenghua City held torches and formed a long snake formation. The leaders were riding horses.
When we arrived at Qingshi Town, it was dawn. The sky in the east was white as fish belly, the rising sun had not yet penetrated the clouds, and the Wanli Plain was filled with white mist.
The leader, Wang Tianshi, wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the golden wheat waves. He was slightly shocked. Isn't this harvest great?
Qingshi Town seems to have changed its appearance compared to the past few months. The official roads are neat and smooth, and the infrastructure in the city is a higher level.
The city wall of this town has also been repaired, and there are still people standing guard on the wall.
He said with some surprise: "I finally arrived... I don't know what happened to Qingshi Town, but it has undergone such a big change."
A nearby Taoist came over and whispered viciously: "No matter what happens, if the matter is revealed, we will all be wiped out by the imperial army. We would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!"
"Just be careful of the explosives and long-range sneak attacks."
Wang Tianshi's face also darkened: "It doesn't matter, as long as we stay a little further away and let the yellow scarf warriors charge into the battle, we don't have to be afraid of the explosives. I still have the treasure given by 'Wu Ming Shu' in my hand, in critical moments
The situation will definitely be changed, so you can rest assured."
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Soon, the patrol officers of Qingshi Town discovered the approaching imperial army.
"Quickly report to the great witch that there is an enemy attack!" The man in charge of night patrol blew the horn in a hurry.
"Woo", the sound of the horn spread throughout the town.
"Why are there so many people here?"
"Fortunately, the great witch and the others are very good at predicting events and have been prepared in advance."
Not long after, a large number of people climbed up the city wall. Now the great witch Pan Hao went to recruit the "Turtle Spirit Mother", so he could only let the local squire Mr. Huang Youcai stand on the city wall and shout.
"Who are you? Why did you come to our Qingshi Town with such force?"
After all, as a big landowner, Mr. Huang is still somewhat thin-faced, and he is also considered a security chief of Qingshi Town and one of the local leaders.
There were still more than two hundred militiamen standing on the city wall.
When these militiamen saw the tall and majestic yellow turban warrior, they didn't know why these officers and soldiers came, but they felt a faint pressure in their hearts.
Fenghua City, as a large city with a population of 100,000, has allocated more than 2,000 troops, plus more than 30 yellow scarf warriors two or three stories high, making it look like a dark place.
In the face of evil gods, these ordinary civilians can risk their lives; but in the face of the regular army of the imperial court, they do not have much intention to resist.
After all, it is the imperial court.
Tianshi Wang raised his voice and shouted from a distance: "I am Tianshi Wang of Fenghua City. Last night, a demon set fire to the Taoist temple of Mother Turtle Spirit. After my prediction, the demon hid in
Bluestone Town!”
"Why don't you retreat quickly and let us enter the town to investigate. If the monster escapes, we will take it from you!"
"What? The temple of Turtle Spirit Mother was burned down!"
Mr. Huang Youcai was immediately at a loss. He panicked and set fire to the temple of Mother Guiling. This crime was too big and he could not afford to cover it up!
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But I don’t know why, but listening to what the other party said, I felt a strange sense of contradiction in my heart.
Why do you need to mobilize so many troops to catch a monster? Qingshi Town only has a population of two to three thousand, so why did the other party deploy more than two thousand troops?
The more than two hundred militiamen on the city wall also showed a tendency to have unstable morale, and they started talking one after another.
"How could someone burn down a Taoist temple..."
"Yes, we can't cover up who burned it."
The locals highly respect the gods. If someone really burns down a Taoist temple, it would be a heinous crime.
"You're talking nonsense!" Suddenly, another voice came from the city wall, and everyone quickly looked in the direction of the voice.
It was an A-level superpower named Xiao Yun who originally captured the "Water Ghost King". His characteristic was that he had an extremely loud voice, and he could drown out all sounds with just one roar.
Xiao Yun said loudly: "I heard that the Great Mother Turtle Spirit is good at controlling water power. If there is any fire, it can burn down the temple of the Great Mother Turtle Spirit. It is impossible... Unless something happens to the Great Mother Turtle Spirit, we can burn down the temple of the Great Mother Turtle Spirit."
Its temple was burned down."
"I've been guarding here tonight, but I haven't seen any monsters enter Qingshi Town. Have you seen it?"
Several soldiers on guard at night shook their heads quickly, joking, they couldn't bear the crime. Not to mention that they really didn't see the so-called "demon", even if they did, they could only shake their heads in denial.
Huang Youcai slapped his thigh violently, yes, the Turtle Spirit Mother was good at controlling water power, so how could the temple be burned down?
The gods in this world do exist, and the competition for the power of incense is extremely fierce.
How could the temple be burned down by a fire?
It was really that simple, the temple had been burned down long ago!
Xiao Yun shouted loudly: "What happened? Who set the temple on fire? You will find out if you ask the Great Mother Turtle Spirit to appear."
"Why bother to mobilize the troops and start a big war? If it is really someone from Qingshi Town who did it, we will naturally send that person to death!"
Not only the militiamen here in Qingshi Town felt the same way, but even the officers and soldiers brought by Wang Tianshi and others also felt that this matter was a bit strange: the temple of Mother Turtle Spirit was burned down for no reason, which was not in line with common sense.
One of the patrol officers who led the troops cupped his hands and said: "Wang Tianshi, why don't we go back first and ask the Turtle Spirit Mother? The Turtle Mansion is filled with water vapor, and ordinary flames must not be able to light it, right?
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"Qingshi Town is also a town under my command. We can't attack rashly and arrest the people inside."
Imperial power and divine power both cooperate and compete at the same time. The government also has its own ideas, and it is impossible for these Taoists to direct everything.
Seeing that the morale of the officers and soldiers was shaken, Wang Tianshi pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Inspector Li, you don't know something. Mother Guiling appeared and told Pindao that Qingshi Town secretly developed gunpowder, and the water ghost thieves were killed by their gunpowder.
The Taoist temple of Turtle Spirit Mother was also blown up by their gunpowder! As long as you march straight in, you will definitely gain something!"
"gunpowder?"
Seeing Master Wang Tianshi being so sure, the inspector was deeply moved. He secretly developed gunpowder, which was suspected of treason and rebellion, which was a serious crime!
No wonder, those water ghost thieves were wiped out easily.
But if the opponent has gunpowder and a fight breaks out, our own side will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.
However, just when I was about to take action, I heard the loud voice from the other side shouting on the city wall: "Actually, it is already impossible for the Turtle Spirit Mother to manifest and identify the sinner. I
Think about it, something must have happened to the Great Mother Turtle Spirit, which caused her temple to be burned down."
"Tonight, I suddenly heard that someone wanted to secretly seize the throne of the Turtle Spirit Mother and support the Nethergod 'Wu Ming Zhu Shu' to ascend to the throne."
Um?
Hearing what the loud voice said, the inspectors hesitated again. What's going on?
"... Mother Turtle Spirit has worked hard for so many years without any merit. You have done that unjust act, rashly seizing her divine position, treachery, and the anger of heaven and man. However, during the period of seizing, you happened to be killed by others.
It was broken. Mother Turtle Spirit took the opportunity to escape. The temple had no divine power to protect it, so it was burned down by a fire."
"You saw what happened and wanted to put the blame on me, Qingshi Town. What do you want to do?"
"Do you want to massacre the town to cover up your evil deeds?"
The amount of information in this passage is so great that it is equivalent to flipping the table and shaking everything out!
Huang Youcai, who was standing on the wall of Qingshi Town, was fighting with each other and almost fainted. Now that everything has been explained clearly, wouldn't there be no room for relaxation? The more than two hundred militiamen were also in an uproar and talked about it one after another.
"Is this...really fake?"
"Are there too many stories of people dying for wealth and birds dying for food? Didn't witches in the past also associate themselves with evil gods?"
As they were discussing like this, Huang Youcai broke into a cold sweat all over his body. He heard from his son-in-law Ding Zhijing that the reputation of the "lifeless woman" was not good, but its power was growing rapidly, and he was suspected of being an evil god.
Nowadays, the scene is getting more and more terrifying, and he has become a little nervous.
Suddenly, I saw several strange machines being carried up the city wall by a group of young people. The black circular pipe exuded a ferocious murderous aura. What... was this?
Looking again, these young guys are tall, well-disciplined, and have calm eyes. Who are these people and where did they come from?
And those six majestic dogs...are they fucking dogs? Their claws are too big, right?
Huang Youcai was a little confused when he saw a "special hound" running up. It stared at him with its big eyes and wagged its tail, as if to express that it was here to protect him.
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The officers and soldiers below the city were also a little shaken after hearing this conversation.
The righteous gods of the mountains and seas are dependent on human beings. The Great Mother Turtle Spirit cannot be deprived of her divine position by Guo before she makes a serious mistake. Otherwise, the human side will be treacherous and will cause great hatred to the Great Mother Turtle Spirit.
, and after that, he took revenge crazily and turned into an evil god.
Of course, humans have nothing to do with the struggle between gods. If the Turtle Spirit Mother is defeated by herself, changing to another god will not be regarded as an act of betrayal.
But no matter what, if Guo seizes the throne in private, the consequences will be serious.
Wang Tianshi turned pale and trembled all over after hearing this, but he didn't know how to argue.
He stretched out a finger and pointed in the direction of Qingshi Town: "Don't listen to his nonsense. It was the people from Qingshi Town who used gunpowder to blow up the Taoist temple of Mother Guiling. After the incident was exposed, they put the blame on us and others.
.What kind of person is trying to seize the throne of God? He is talking nonsense!"
"You are really a cunning person with a sharp tongue and a prisoner covered in lice!"
"Inspectors, join me in entering Qingshi Town and catch the culprit."
Inspector Li couldn't help but take a few steps back, feeling a little wary. Naturally, they had heard of the comment about "looking for a woman without a life".
Now both sides have given evidence, but they are somewhat confused about the situation.
But I heard the man on the wall yelling again: "As long as the Turtle Spirit Queen manifests her magical power and asks, you will know the reason for the matter!"
"You may not have imagined that Mother Turtle Spirit would appear at the entrance of Hujin!"
"The great witch in our town is here to appease the Great Mother Turtle Spirit. If we wait just an hour for the Great Mother Turtle Spirit to appear, we will know all the truth!"
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The faces of Wang Tianshi and others became more solemn, and they didn't know whether this sentence was true or false.
"He is stalling for time and wants to escape. If he doesn't go straight in, the monster will escape and it will be too late to regret it! Can you bear this responsibility?"
Several Taoist priests attacked at the same time and asked the imperial court to inspect one party, looking embarrassed.
The inspector surnamed Li smoothed things over and said, "Hey, why are the Heavenly Masters so anxious... Our army has surrounded this small town. Even if there are demons hiding inside, they can't fly."
"It's better to wait for an hour and see how they make the Turtle Spirit Mother appear."
After all, the Mother Turtle Spirit is a century-old righteous god and has always had prestige among ordinary soldiers.
Another inspector also said: "Yes, Master Wang Tianshi, fellow Taoist priests, after traveling for such a long time, we happen to be a little tired."
"When the troops are tired and the horses are tired, it is unwise to use troops directly. It is only an hour, but it is still worth waiting."
Wang Tianshi knew that these officers and soldiers had been persuaded by the people on the wall, and his side had lost its prestige.
At that moment, Li put on a straight face and said with a sneer: "I'll just see how they recruit the Turtle Spirit Mother!"
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"The other party seemed to be quarreling and agreed to wait for a while." Behind the broad city wall, several think tanks held telescopes and observed the army in the distance.
The members of the headquarters breathed a sigh of relief. They really didn't want to fight unless they had to.
War, after all, is full of unknowns.
One hour is equivalent to two hours, which is not very long.
"I hope Pan Hao and the others can succeed." No. 24 exhaled the turbid breath in his chest, "Everyone, are you ready for the battle?"
"The steam machine guns have been deployed and are ready for combat at any time. The mobilization work in the town will continue. The elderly and children should not go out today. There are too many people watching the excitement now..."
At this moment, the strong men in the town also rushed to the city gate to watch the incident. After all, the discipline of the rural people was not as good as that of the authentic army. When they heard that these officers and soldiers had brought the matter of "burning the Taoist temple" to Qingshi Town, they were all filled with indignation.
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"None of our business, who would burn a temple?!"
"Aren't they trying to steal our food?"
"Sir, you can rest assured that the poor monk will take care of the residents in the town." The speaker was Monk Qiu Yuan. Although he has not yet returned to his peak, he will not ignore this matter rashly.
"If there is an evil invasion, the poor monk will also take action."
"Thank you so much, Master." Comrade No. 24 nodded: "Now let's see if Pan Hao can succeed... If we really recruit Mother An Guiling, we can further divide the opponent and increase our confidence in victory."
"If this battle can be avoided, it is better not to fall out with Fenghua City easily."
"We still need to implement the strategy of keeping a low profile. If the outside world knows that the talents and combat power of a small town in Qingshi Town are higher than that of a big city, it will inevitably attract the attention of interested people and cause a lot of trouble.
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"But we must also beware of those Taoists who jump over the wall in a hurry, as well as the sudden attack of the evil god 'Wu Ming Zhu Shu'."
"If a fight really breaks out, we don't have to be timid!"
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Lao Wang once again dreamed of the world of mountains and seas.
This quarrel was a bit like a fight between two nests of ants, except that one of the nests was a domestic ant that I had worked hard to raise and fed a little food every day.
Naturally he has some preferences.
Wang Hao hid himself well and watched quietly.
"It's not a direct fight...it would be a waste of worry. It's a good choice."
"Go to Hujinkou and have a look."
In the blink of an eye, he floated to the entrance of Hujin.
In the sparkling lake, two behemoths struggled with each other, setting off waves, and the ripples of the waves were like sea water, impacting the soil on the shore.
The fierce battle between the Turtle Spirit Mother and the Sore Mother continues.
It's a pity that both of them are turtles, with high defense and weak attack power, so they can't do anything to each other for a while.
"Stop fighting! Stop fighting!" Pan Hao rode Xu Zhijun and shouted on the shore, "If we fight again, Qingshi Town will be gone. The sores will cause big wounds. If you don't come back with me quickly, let this place go first."
So what?"
"My lord... my lord's territory..." The sore-stricken mother made a loud sound, appearing extremely angry, and the dull frost shrouded its turtle back with dragon and snake patterns.
This territory was seized by its owner with great effort, how could it be taken away by outsiders?
Since being conferred the title of "Second Lieutenant Turtle" by "Tianmen", its size and strength have increased more than fifty times, and it is not afraid at all when facing the "Turtle Spirit Mother" who was once the righteous god in the city.
Now that it is temporarily retreating, it is really unconvinced.
Pan Hao cursed: "If you don't go back with me now and waste the time, then...the emperor...will be angry and chop off your ***!"
"I...I..." The turtle's head shrank when she heard the words "timing" and "emperor". It was only because of its clever timing and defection early that it could survive until now.
The sore mother swayed and swam ashore.
Pan Hao then cursed at the Turtle Spirit Mother in the distance: "You are really a scumbag. You were deprived of your throne by the evil god Wu Ming Hui Shu, and you didn't dare to take revenge. Instead, you came to rob the countryside."
You have such a small territory, and you have been the righteous god for more than a hundred years in vain!"
"Now Qingshi Town, which saved you, is being attacked and suppressed by officers and soldiers, but you are still fighting among yourself here, failing to achieve anything but failing!"
"You still want us to worship you, what a dream!"
Pan Hao also scolded people, no, he also scolded turtles in the same way. The big turtle "Turtle Spirit Mother" was immediately stunned, and the two turtles' eyes were wide open as they surfaced.
Even the sore mother has some spiritual intelligence, so naturally this big turtle also has higher spiritual intelligence and can listen to human speech.
Over the past hundred years, it has withstood the power of incense, and everyone has treated it with great respect and said nothing bad but good things. How has it ever experienced such insults?
For a while, the turtle was scolded so hard that he was speechless!
After a long while, it said hesitantly: "Then... that good man... is from Qingshi... Town?"
"Of course, now you have run away. In order to cover up your crimes, the officers and soldiers have come to massacre the villagers of Qingshi Town, but you are still fighting here!"
Mother Turtle Ling wanted to retort a few words, but she didn't know how to explain.
It really didn't mean it, it really wasn't! It didn't have such a thick skin to seize the benefactor's territory.
