Chapter 334 The Escaped Cultivator
It takes not only superb skills but also strong strength to reap the fruits of victory. It is precisely on the latter point that the princess of Xijie Kingdom is completely at a disadvantage. She has tried her best to gain benefits for Xijie Kingdom and even carved out a large piece of land from Dongjie Kingdom for herself. However, when the hungry lions come, the vultures and wild dogs can only stay away. . S.
Qu Xungui is the representative of the lions. Behind him is the entire Shengfu Dynasty, with millions of soldiers and tens of thousands of talisman masters. Although he is more like an opportunistic fox on the battlefield, he showed his lion's true colors on another battlefield after the war.
At that time, Mu Xingqiu was practicing in seclusion in Luanjing Mountain. Pangshan welcomed back more than a hundred Five Elements disciples and finally gained a firm foothold. He chose a small hill to the north of Duanliu City to build a Taiyuan. He was unwilling to interfere in the affairs of mortals and let Qu Xungui fight for power on both sides of the Jie River.
Under Qu Xungui's manipulation, the entire battle situation changed: the Yellow Talisman Army became the only main force in the Battle of Duanliu City. From beginning to end, they were fighting against the demon army. The armies of various princes, including the Xijie Army, were inconspicuous servants, only responsible for cleaning up the battlefield after the war, spreading the reputation of the Yellow Talisman Army and expressing gratitude.
The Princess of Xijie Kingdom endured the humiliation and did not show any dissatisfaction. She ordered her soldiers to accept such an outcome. She was generous in rewarding people for their merits, but she did not allow anyone to show off their merits publicly.
Qu Xungui was once forced to release a group of scattered cultivators. Once he had free hands, he decided to save his dignity and sent a large number of talisman masters and soldiers to hunt down the scattered cultivators everywhere, claiming that they were all spies of the demon clan. Since some scattered cultivators did defect to the demon clan or had close relations with the demon clan, it was difficult for the scattered cultivators to get rid of the charge of being spies.
The princess of Xijie Kingdom once hinted that she could protect the scattered cultivators, but everyone understood that Xijie Kingdom was weak, and the princess could not openly disobey the order of Zuo Fu Da Fu Lu Master, and she was not a safe place to stay for a long time.
Hunting down the scattered cultivators would have been another achievement of Qu Xungui. But a group of talisman masters betrayed him. Liu Ding was the leader of the more than 30 talisman masters. They had all participated in the Battle of Duanliu City and saw with their own eyes that the scattered cultivators fought on the side of humans. They would rather take off the talisman crowns on their heads than slaughter their former comrades with their own hands.
Liu Ding and others leaked the news in advance and embarked on the road of escape with the scattered cultivators.
Several talisman masters were angry and secretly went to the imperial capital to complain to the chief talisman master. As a result, after Qu Xungui led his army back to the capital, he was not only not questioned, but fabricated a crime and killed all the complainants. Then, in the name of the emperor and Longbinhui, he issued the "Demon Elimination and Cultivation Order" to the world, treating all the scattered cultivators as criminals.
The independent cultivators of various countries were not liked by the government to begin with, and now they were being hunted by the Holy Talisman Dynasty. They could only flee further, even deep into the land of monsters. Some of them hid themselves, hoping to clear their names one day.
Yang Qingyin kept in touch with this group of independent cultivators and talisman masters who had fled.
In fact, she even provided their hiding place. And cast a lot of spells to prevent them from being discovered by the Yellow Talisman Army.
Taoist priests could not interfere in the affairs of the Longbin Society, especially after the war, when both sides returned to a state of not interfering with each other. Yang Qingyin had to be wary of the Longbin Society's talisman masters, and had to conceal the Taoist priests on the mountain, even Shen Hao and Xiao Qingtao were kept in the dark.
"General Mu is back, things will be easy." The independent cultivators and talisman masters hiding in the cave were more excited than each other. "Who else knows the truth about Broken Flow City better than General Mu?"
Mu Xingqiu smiled at the crowd and asked the scattered cultivators of Lian Haishan, "Why are you here too?"
The Dharma Protector Chen Guanhuo held a big beard in front of his chest. He shook his head helplessly, "That night, Taoist Mu let the dragon formation fly away. After we left Luanjing Mountain, we felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so we didn't go to find the Dharma King..."
The changes in Lian Haishan were much simpler. The scattered cultivators suffered heavy casualties in those days and were full of fear and hatred for the life-killing magician Wang Lanbinghu. Once they were out of her surveillance, they immediately became suspicious and fled in all directions. They didn't dare to stay in the south, so they had to flee to the north, but they caught up with the order to hunt down scattered cultivators that was issued all over the world.
The scattered cultivators had connections with each other, so some of Lian Haishan's scattered cultivators joined Ouyang Yao and others and hid together.
"The Dharma King is also hunting down the monk Lian Haishan." Chen Guanhuo was tall and strong, with a beard hanging down to his waist, but when he mentioned the word Dharma King, his eyes were still as panicked as a child, "Many people have died in her hands, and she said that the life of the monk Lian Haishan belongs to her."
There were too many people in the cave, and they were crowded and wanted to say something to General Mu. Liu Ding stopped everyone and asked Mu Xingqiu and Yang Qingyin to go to a hidden dark room to talk. The casual cultivators Ouyang Liao and Chen Guanhuo accompanied them.
"Where is your master?" Mu Xingqiu asked Ouyang Liao.
The young casual cultivator was not as energetic as he was a few years ago, and was a little depressed. "My master went to find Yi Shijun, wanting to understand what the Ancient God Cult is all about, and why Yi Shijun didn't personally come forward to resolve the hatred between the demons and humans."
Mu Xingqiu had nothing to say, and felt that Hong Futian would be in danger.
In the dark room, Liu Ding revealed more of the inside story. "A few years ago, when the war had just ended and you all went to Luanjing Mountain, a strange rumor spread among the talisman masters, saying that Qu Xungui had found the way to immortality. He was so excited that he accidentally let the secret slip in front of a few of his confidants."
"Have you found the way to immortality?" Mu Xingqiu was confused. He remembered clearly that at that time, Qu Xungui had gone to any lengths to prolong his life, and was even willing to become a demon. However, he had not heard of any demons appearing in the past few years. , even if Qu Xungui had a chance encounter and gave birth to Taoist roots, he would not be able to practice inner elixir at his age, let alone live forever.
"Well, it is said that he secretly made a deal with Qi Wushang. The demon king provided the way to immortality, and Qu Xungui guaranteed that Huang Fu's army would not take the initiative to attack the demon army. Judging from the situation in the past few years, Qu Xungui did True to his promise, he hunted down rogue cultivators and diverted the attention of the Holy Talisman Dynasty. "
Ouyang Hao added: "Also, Qu Xungui is particularly interested in the inner elixir of casual cultivators. He captured many people alive and then harvested the inner elixir. I heard that this is an important material for him to refine the elixir of longevity."
Mu Xingqiu thought for a moment, but still found it difficult to explain. Some monsters have longer lifespans, but that is a natural ability that humans cannot learn. However, this is not the most pressing matter at the moment. He said: "You have all been with me. Fight, I will not ignore this matter, I will go to the imperial capital soon and must restore your innocence."
Liu Ding and others looked happy. They had been hiding in the dark underground cave for several years. They were waiting for this sentence. Mu Xingqiu was not only the most important participant in the battle of Duanliu City, but also a Taoist priest from Pangshan. He was the only one who was both He is willing to help and has the ability to confront Qu Xungui.
Liu Ding had been waiting for more than five years and knew how difficult it was to overthrow Qu Xungui. "It would be great if General Mu could go to the imperial capital, but you are a Taoist priest and it is inconvenient for you to do so, so why not take me with you. If necessary, I can accuse Qu Xungui of falsely claiming military merit in front of the emperor and the chief talisman master."
"I'll go too." Ouyang Hao showed excited eyes and regained some vitality. He was really tired of hiding in the cave. "When it comes to the safety of all casual cultivators, someone must speak up."
Liu Ding glanced at Mu Xingqiu and nodded, "Okay."
Chen Guanhuo sighed. The threats he faces are not only Long Binhui, but also the more terrifying French King Lan Curling. "If necessary, count me in."
"It's necessary." Mu Xingqiu said immediately, "You three will go to the imperial capital with me, and the others will not need to."
Liu Ding and Ouyang Hao happily agreed, but Chen Guanhuo was shocked. He didn't expect that his politeness was taken seriously. "Of course I am willing to go, but His Holiness... don't delay important events because of me."
"It's okay. I'm going to the imperial capital this time with the princess, and I'm going with the head of the Pangshan Forbidden Secret Department. There's nothing to be afraid of."
"His Holiness's nephew is also going? That would be great." Chen Guanhuo breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know that Zuo Liuying was still seriously injured at this time.
Everyone briefly discussed the plan and left the dark room. Liu Ding announced that General Mu would go to the imperial capital in person to rectify the grievances of the scattered cultivators. There were cheers in the cave, and some even knelt down excitedly.
Mu Xingqiu and Yang Qingyin hurriedly said goodbye. They had to return to Pangshan early to avoid arousing suspicion.
The two walked some distance outside so that if anyone spotted them flying, they wouldn't immediately find the location of the cave.
"You won't blame me for being nosy, right? If they were all killed, you would be relaxed now." Yang Qingyin said as she walked.
Mu Xingqiu stopped Yang Qingyin and said solemnly: "I am very grateful to you. If you hadn't saved these people's lives, I would have felt guilty for the rest of my life. I'm afraid even my practice would have been affected."
"Speaking of practice, I finally understand why Taoist priests don't care about mortal affairs. Where there is a beginning, there must be an end. Even if everything goes well when you arrive in the imperial capital, you may not be able to avoid entanglements with mortals in the future."
"Anyway, I'm just a Taoist priest. I might stay here for the rest of my life. Why should I worry about any entanglements?" Mu Xingqiu said with a smile.
Yang Qingyin continued to walk forward and mocked in a low voice: "There are disciples who don't seek to improve, and there are defenders who don't seek to improve. Alas, it seems impossible for Nian Xin Ke to rise again."
Mu Xingqiu smiled and said nothing. He had many things to do, but Fuxing Nianxin was not among them.
The two of them hurried back to Pangshan under the cover of night, www.h.cm. Before parting, Yang Qingyin said, "Shen Hao and I will also go to the Imperial Capital with you."
"What are you going to do? This is not a fight."
"Don't think too much. I leave that group of people to you and it has nothing to do with me. The high-level Taoist priests from the eight Taoist traditions are negotiating in the imperial capital, and we low-level Taoist priests just happened to get together to discuss other things. You are busy with your business. We’re busy with our business.”
"Where's Xiao Qingtao, isn't she going?"
"As long as Xin Youtao is in the imperial capital, she will not go." Yang Qingyin turned and left.
Mu Xingqiu returned to his house. It was already dark at this time, and the wormwood and fleas had rested. But the bald man suddenly jumped out from the corner, his hair was covered with dust, and there was a letter wrapped around his three strands of hair. He was extremely excited and said, "Brother Xiaoqiu, someone is inviting us to have a drink and dinner."
Mu Xingqiu took the letter and read it over. It turned out that General Huang Fujun stationed in Duanliu City invited him to a banquet the day after tomorrow. He closed the letter and thought what a coincidence.
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