In the border area between Korea and Wei, among the rolling mountains, there is a palace built on the cliff called Baoxiang Tiangong, with an abyss below.
If you want to enter the Heavenly Palace, you have to pass through the secret passage in the belly of the mountain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
At this time, in the main hall of the Heavenly Palace, an old man wearing a miter was sitting at the top. He was wearing a wide black robe with dark patterns and gorgeous clothes. The bronze miter on his head restrained his long hair.
The old man's face was pale and bloodless, but he had a strange luster, and his skin was like jade.
This man is the leader of the Eclipse Sect, and he calls himself the Ghost King of Eclipse.
In the main hall, two other old men were sitting in the guest seats on the left and right of the Eclipse Ghost King.
Both of them are in their early fifties. One is short and fat, with a round face and fair skin. He is wearing a black official robe with red stripes and is from the State of Zhao. The other is wearing a black official robe with green stripes and has deep nasolabial folds on his face.
Born in Korea.
Among the seven kingdoms, Zhao, Han, and Wei all escaped from the Jin Dynasty, and they all bordered Qin. Their relationship was relatively close, and they joined forces to fight against Qin.
There were several other people in the hall, with different shapes, all members of the Eclipse Sect.
"...Ru, Han and Zhao were unable to withstand the Qin army's front, so they wanted to push us out to deal with the Qin people."
The eclipse ghost king looked at the envoys from Zhao and Han with a trace of sarcasm on his lips and a low voice.
"I, the King of Korea, said that if your lord can take action and plunder the borders of the Qin people, all the people captured can belong to your lord," said the Han envoy.
Another envoy from Zhao State said: "We, Zhao State, will also attack at the border to contain the Qin army and cooperate with Guizong.
In addition, when can you take action on your eclipse sect’s arrangements in Xianyang?”
The eclipse ghost king had no expression on his face and glanced at the envoys from Zhao and Han.
The practice of the Eclipse Cult requires a large population to support it. The two countries of Korea and Zhao are willing to cooperate and let him enter the Qin territory to plunder, which is very attractive to him.
Although he knew that Han and Zhao wanted to push the eclipse religion out and attract the attention of the Qin people, the eclipse ghost king was not afraid of the Qin Dynasty.
The Eclipse Sect only settled in Korean territory and could move away at any time.
No matter how terrifying the Qin army is, can they still track them all over the world?
At this time, the Han envoy continued: "We have also received another news, which is a secret message from Xianyang. The elites of the Great Qin Ye Yufu are plotting against your Eclipse Sect and are on their way here."
Ambassador Zhao echoed: "If the sect leader doesn't take action as soon as possible, he will become the target of being slaughtered."
The eclipse ghost king said coldly: "How did you know about the secrets of Ye Yu Mansion?"
The Han envoy took time to rest and said: "My Lady Xiuli, the daughter of the Korean monarch, is in Xianyang and has given birth to a son for King Zhuang Xiang. How strange is it that we can get the secret information of the Qin people."
"Everyone knows that Mrs. Xiuli is the daughter of the King of Korea. How could the people of Qin not be wary of her? How could they know that the news was not leaked intentionally by the people of Qin?" In the hall, several other people from the Eclipse Cult asked questions.
Ambassador Han sneered: "I can guarantee that the source of the information is correct, and the elite of Qin Ye's Imperial Palace are on their way here.
If the sect leader does not make a decision early, he will fall into passivity."
"The Imperial Palace of Great Qin Ye wants to deal with me, the Eclipse Sect, but it's just a death move."
The Eclipse Ghost King had a calm demeanor and slowly stood up from his position: "The imperial palace massacred many people in my Eclipse Sect the night before, and now they are attacking from thousands of miles away. Do you really think that my Eclipse Sect has no one?"
This sect has not taken action for many years. It seems that the world has forgotten my Ten Treasures.
If the Qin people dare to come, let them try our methods."
The envoys from Zhao and Han both looked happy and stood up at the same time: "The lord is so brave that he will definitely frustrate the spirit of the Qin people."
He added: "As long as the suzerain follows the agreement, we and the two countries will never break their promise to the suzerain."
The Eclipse Ghost King cast his gaze on the two of them and said sadly: "You two are going with me to the border between Qin and Han. I want to see if the Qin people really dare to come."
A quarter of an hour later, a dark wind blew up in Baoxiang Palace.
The Eclipse Ghost King personally controlled the law, took the Eclipse Sect with a group of cadres, and rushed to the west to the territory of Daqin.
In the black wind, countless ghosts and monsters struggled and undulated, covering the heaven and earth, and they could fly hundreds of miles away.
The Han Kingdom was already adjacent to the Qin Dynasty. At this moment, the black wind was howling and the night was gloomy. Half an hour later, we were approaching the border between Qin and Han.
In the distance, a group of Da Qin soldiers stationed on the border noticed something unusual and saw black air billowing from the sky. They shouted: "There is a monster attacking the border, hurry up and beacon fire!"
The next moment, beacon smoke rose into the sky, but was then covered by the passing black wind.
More than twenty soldiers from the Qin border army squad were instantly swept up by the black wind.
A shrill scream came from the wind, and then bones fell from the wind with their flesh and blood peeled off.
"Thirty miles to the west, there is a village of Qin people."
Ambassador Han stood in the dark wind and looked down, but saw that the earth was retreating rapidly, and he was quite frightened.
He and Ambassador Zhao looked at each other, and both could see the worries in their hearts.
This eclipse ghost king did what he said, which was beyond their expectations.
According to their opinion, what they most hope is that the Eclipse Sect can launch its arrangements in Xianyang as soon as possible to disrupt Xianyang and cause turmoil in the center of the Qin Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, the eclipse ghost king would be so bold that he would break into the border of Da Qin.
The key is to bring them here. What should we do if we encounter a large group of Qin troops?
The two stood above the demonic wind, winking at each other frequently and wanting to discuss countermeasures.
Dawn is approaching, and a ray of morning light gradually appears at the end of the world.
Heifeng continued to move forward and saw a small village with more than ten houses scattered in his sight.
Farmers, greedy for more land, settled on the border and made a living by farming. They were accustomed to getting up early. Before it was fully dark, many people in the village were already lighting fires in the dark and cooking breakfast.
The black wind was approaching in the distance, and was first noticed by a peasant woman walking out of the house.
The situation has been turbulent in these years, but there have been few intruders in Daqin. The peasant woman has never seen such a battle. She saw the black wind howling, covering the earth, and the surging breath was frightening. The peasant woman was so frightened that she froze.
After a while, she realized something was wrong, ran back into the house in a panic, and picked up a sleepy four or five-year-old child.
"Mom..."
The toddler opened his eyes and saw his mother. He nuzzled in front of the peasant woman like a baby. Sensing the warm and familiar scent of his mother, the toddler twisted his body and wanted to sleep for a while.
But I saw my mother hurriedly ran to a wooden table in the house and hid under the table with her child in her arms, shivering.
Before the two of them could hide, darkness enveloped the border village.
In the darkness, panicked shouts and the screams of frightened livestock rang out in the village, but the sounds soon disappeared.
The black wind roared away, leaving only a dead silence on the ground and a silent village.
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Dawn bloomed with a ray of light in the sky.
On the border of Daqin, a group of men and horses were like ghosts in the night, piercing the darkness and galloping out.
This team of nearly two hundred people, all riding night beasts, ran wildly across the land with a bright and sharp momentum.
"General, if we go further, we can enter the Korean border in less than fifty miles."
The scout at the front of the team made a gesture, and the entire team leaned against a low hill, reined in their horses and stopped moving forward.
Although it was only a short stay, more than a hundred soldiers quickly left, and some of them climbed onto the low hill to take charge of security.
The rest were arranged in a square military formation, holding short swords in their hands and pointing forward, ready for changes at any time, showing good combat literacy and alertness.
This team is the vanguard team under Ye Yufu who came to attack the Shixiang Sect under the orders of Zhao Huaizhong.
The leader of the team is Xia Xin, who ranks second among the eight generals of Zhonglang, one rank higher than Mu Qingkong.
He was tall and strong in life, nearly thirty years old, with a face as made of bronze, a square face, and piercing eyes like an evil tiger descending from the mountain.
Xia Xin was dressed in black armor and stood high on a double-column chariot. He was nearly two meters tall. The weapon he held tightly in his hand was a long-handled giant hammer, shaped like a pumpkin hammer.
But the hammer head is a bronze statue with a ghost head, which is menacing and terrifying.
"The defense of this border area is so loose? Where have all the people on patrol died? Along the way, not a single team was seen." Xia Xin looked gloomy and asked the scouts beside him.