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Bingzhou Prefecture governs Longcheng County.
Mahakala Rikara has been a little confused recently.
He found that he suddenly became the most popular person.
In just three days after the Wujinshan war, he received more than twenty invitations.
Not only are there the five major first-class divine sects, the five major first-class demon sects, Daning Royal Family, Divine Sword Sect, Jidong Ice City, and Penglai Evernight City, which are the most powerful forces in the world, but there are also many super masters such as Qin Fengxian. .
They delivered letters to him through various covert means.
The treatment offered is also better than the other.
On the fourth day, when Rijialuo went out to drink at a restaurant in Longcheng County at the invitation of a friend, he also received a private message from his old master.
His words turned out to be very gentle. Why did he suddenly cut off contact? Why haven’t you visited your late master for a long time?
Therefore, the master is still very optimistic about him and believes that Rijialuo still has hope of entering the first rank in the future.
Therefore, the Lord also hopes that Rikara can return as soon as possible so as not to delay his practice.
Zhijialuo was overjoyed at first.
Lord, have you forgiven me?
The instinct he had accumulated after serving his old master for more than twenty years made him want to leave Bingzhou immediately to find his old master.
But just as Rijia Luo stood up from his seat, he suddenly felt something and sat down again.
Rijialuo looked at his official robe thoughtfully and wondered what his status was now.
He is now the majestic Kamui General Shogun Toso joining the army!
That's right! It is the Hucao who is in charge of money, food and grass, registers, marriages, fields and houses, miscellaneous labor, roads, etc.!
This official position was personally appointed by Chu Xisheng.
General Shenwei Chu Xisheng is the general manager of the Northern Territory. All the states in the Northern Territory under the rule of Chu Yunyun regard General Shenwei as their master.
Although Zhijialuo is a powerful gangster, he was also from a local wealthy family.
Later, there was a business of dividing the stolen goods. He was very good at calculation and very sensitive to money and food.
Of course, he is not actually responsible for the political affairs of the Northern Territory now. He is mainly responsible for the trade between the Northern Territory states and the Iron Flag Gang. He collects various elixirs and weapon refining materials from the Northern Territory states and sells them to the south.
However, if his current official status were placed in the imperial court, he would be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!
As for his cultivation base——
Zhijialuo touched the scroll given by the mistress in his sleeve again.
This is the follow-up technique deduced for him by his mistress Chu Yunyun, as well as some of the key points of the "Method of Covering the Sky".
That was the Overlord of Martial Arts, the "unparalleled, blue-eyed military governor of all eternity"!
Her combat power had reached a near-god level more than three years ago! While he was under the poisonous curse, he also injured three eternal gods.
His talent and understanding are so high that he never thinks twice about others throughout the ages.
Moreover, the method of covering the sky of the Mistress has been perfected to more than twenty-three levels!
His old master seems to be incomparable.
Uh~ The gap between them seems to be as big as a billion points, like the abyss of heaven.
What's more, the mistress also designed a secret ritual for him to cover the sky, and gave him the conditions to complete it - in a certain field, he can cover the sky with one hand!
Now he monopolizes the elixir trade in the entire south.
If other southern merchants wanted to obtain the elixir, they could only get it from him.
In the future, when he is promoted to the first rank and has the ability to protect himself, he will also train the Youzhou Navy for his mother to cover an area of the sea.
He used to be a deputy Wanhu of the Cangzhou Navy, but later he offended his superiors and was forced to become a bandit.
Zhijialuo couldn't help but frowned and looked out the window with a sad expression.
He finally sighed and tore the private message from his old master into pieces.
"Whoever abandons me will not be able to retain yesterday's day. Whoever messes with my heart will have many worries today."
Zhijialuo threw the shredded paper out the window and let the paper fly away in the wind.
Opposite the restaurant is the newly opened bookstore of Tianji Pavilion. At this time, a large number of people are gathering at the door of the bookstore, crowding the street.
These shredded papers were sprinkled on the heads of the crowd, instantly causing dissatisfaction among many people.
"Who is it? Why are you throwing things away? It's so unethical."
"Are you looking for death?"
"What kind of immoral person is this?"
Zhijialuo suddenly glanced down with a cold look, murderous intent evident in his eyes.
Who dared to speak to him like this? Don’t want to live anymore?
But he immediately shook his head and looked away.
He is now a member of the shogunate under General Kamui and joins the army, and his identity is different from before.
The so-called establishing oneself, one's career, one's morality and one's conduct means that he already has an identity and a career, so he has to pick up these virtues.
What's more, Bingzhou has strict laws now. During the campaign against Yanzhou, General Zhenbei imposed high-pressure control on the entire northern states. He can't cause trouble and piss off the mistress.
Opposite him at this time, Rijia Luo's friend, the 39th "Six-Armed God Mantis Sword" Faxuan Cheng on the Earth Ranking, had a solemn expression.
In today's world, there are two powerful martial arts cultivators who have practiced the Mantis Sword to the level of the Earth Ranking.
One is Xu Tiannan, the leader of Shuitianhui, "Tian Mantis Divine Sword", but this person was hacked to death by Chu Xisheng and his subordinates years ago.
[An app that has been running stably for many years, comparable to the old book-chasing tool, used by all old bookworms.
Pay homage to the general and enjoy wealth and honor. "
Higaro wanted to maintain a calm posture.
A man must have a palace.
But the corners of his lips still involuntarily rose almost to the base of his ears.
"Where where?"
Zhijialuo smiled.
What does it mean if he wants to be granted the title of marquis or general?
The mistress said that I have a good foundation, but I took the wrong path after being promoted to the second rank.
As long as he corrects himself and completes the secret ritual of the heavens, he still has hope of making two further steps in the martial arts.
Even though he is now over 70 years old, his ambition in martial arts is still unquenched.
His mind suddenly moved slightly, and out of some strange mentality, he looked at the other party with a strange look in his eyes: "Brother Fa, it's better to retreat and build a net for the fish in Linyuan. Since Brother Fa is also interested in my family master, why not also board the boat?" Come and fight for a better future with us?"
If this "Six-Armed God Mantis" comes too, then he won't be alone.
Faxuancheng was stunned when he heard this.
I feel a little ridiculous in my heart, am I trying to poach people instead of being poached?
"You are trying to drag me into the water." Faxuancheng shook his head subconsciously: "How does this make -"
"What can't you do? Are you afraid of that old man? However, in these northern states, he can't help me just as he can't help you. And you took refuge in him because you just wanted to get the method of promotion and longevity from him. technique."
The corner of Rijialuo's lips raised slightly: "However, my master has what you want. The Wuxiang Divine Sect behind him has the most complete martial arts classics in the world. If you can make enough achievements, you can even ask General Zhenbei will deduce the martial art for you. To be honest, I am lucky enough to have received the help of General Zhenbei, and I am already looking forward to the first level."
Faxuancheng didn't feel anything after hearing the previous words, but when Rijialuo said the last two sentences, he was slightly moved.
Faxuancheng hesitated in his heart and let out a bitter smile: "You are trying to persuade me to break my promise. This is really impossible."
However, Rijialuo saw that Faxuan City was interested. He held the wine glass and said with leisurely eyes: "A good bird chooses a tree to roost, and a good minister chooses his master. You have been working for that old guy for seventeen years, right?" , but what did you get?
My life has been extended by a few years, but you and I have fought for him through life and death, and we are treated like dogs by him and allowed to be beaten, beaten and scolded by him. Is it worth it? And can you and I benefit from the martial arts? Did you know that my mistress told me that the path I took after the second rank has completely gone astray? "
The more he spoke, the more confident he became, the more he spoke, the more indignant he became, and the more he spoke, the more powerful he became.
yes!
Why should I feel guilty? Why are you so guilty?
The old guy didn't regard him as a human being, and he didn't owe him anything.
Water flows to lower place, man goes to higher position.
Compared with the Lord and the Mistress, the old Lord was simply rubbish.
Faxuancheng said no more, he frowned thoughtfully.
"You have to think about it!"
Rijialuo glanced at Faxuan City: "It's not easy to get on Master Wuji Sword's ship now. It just so happens that the master's elixir caravan is in the northern region, and there is still a lack of a person with superb martial arts to protect him. Brother Fa, you fight Your strength is above mine, and now that you have my recommendation, you will definitely have a place in the Lord's shogunate.
Qin and Chu are so good that the sun rises over the Western Mountains! My master is extremely talented, his divine will is unrivaled in the world, and my mistress is extremely powerful in battle. She will definitely become a near-god again within this year——"
Just as Rijialuo was talking about this, he suddenly heard a noise coming from the front of the restaurant.
"It's open, it's open!"
"Finally the wait is over."
"Hurry up! Don't dawdle, we've been crowded here for so long, is it easy for us?"
Rijialuo looked up and found that the bookstore in Tianji Pavilion had been opened.
After Chu Yunyun captured the four northeastern states, she completely banned all bookstores and institutions in Lunwu Building two months ago, but allowed Tianji Pavilion to open bookstores in the four northeastern states.
Rijialuo raised his eyebrows and his eyes showed anticipation.
The reason why he came to this restaurant was partly to meet his friends.
On the one hand, I got news that today Tianji Pavilion will release a special issue for the recent battle of Wujin Mountain.
In fact, Tianji Pavilion had already put this special issue on sale in the capital a few days ago.
It's just that Tianji Pavilion doesn't have the same conditions as Lunwu Pavilion, so it can't issue simultaneously in the northern region and the capital.
Zhijialuo already knew the general content of this issue, but he still wanted to buy a copy for his collection.
When he looked around, he saw a crowd of people outside the bookstore's door, and a dense crowd of people rushed towards the door.
"Hey!"
Rijialuo directly used the method of covering the sky, covering everyone's senses. He controlled the clouds and took out a book from the bookstore.
He thought for a moment, took out another twenty taels of magic silver, and put it in the silver box of the bookstore.
Thinking back to those days, when did the majestic Mahakala use money to buy things?
But now that he is an official, he naturally has to abide by the rules.
Just as Rigaro was flipping through the special issue in his hand, there was already a buzz of discussion outside.
"Ha, as expected! Our commander-in-chief is number one in the rankings!"
"This time, Buzhou Mountain's second-ranked war commander Huang Heixuan and fourth-ranked war commander Huang Tianmu both died at the hands of the commander-in-chief. They are number one on the Heavenly Ranking and deserve their reputation."
"No way? The commander-in-chief is actually stronger than Wenzhuyi and Dugushou?"
"Is there anything impossible? Before the commander-in-chief was resurrected, he had injured a god, and his combat power was almost as good as that of Xue Yan."
"Wen Zhuoyi's combat power is close to that of a god, but this is her heyday. This woman is limited by the cold power of the gods, and her lifespan is about to end. She is no longer able to fully exert her combat power, so she dropped to second place on the Heavenly Ranking. And my family Lord, within half a year, I will definitely be able to step into God’s presence again.”
"Dugu Shou is powerful, but the Commander-in-Chief has the Anti-God Flag Spear in his hand. The two sides will fight like life and death. The Commander-in-Chief will definitely win in the end!"
Rijialuo couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips slightly, feeling proud.
He then flipped back until he reached the seventh page of the Heavenly List.
There was a buzz of discussion outside the restaurant.
"Master Wuji Sword has been promoted to the 72nd spot on the Heavenly Ranking!"
"Isn't this a bit too low? In the battle of Wujin Mountain, Daojun was more than 10,000 miles away and slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Yanzhou giant spirits and their slave army. This was simply a miracle, even worse than the battle of Canglangyuan. War is exaggerated."
"Exactly! God's will touches the death knife, it is simply invincible!"
"I feel that it is quite weak. This ranking seems to be too high. The characteristic of the God's Touch Death Blade is that the more enemies there are, the stronger it becomes. The sword master's true combat power should not be able to compete with these top experts in the sky."
"That makes sense. It seems that Sword Master's skill is only at the fourth level. It is unprecedented for someone to reach the top of the Heavenly Ranking with a fourth-level cultivation level."
"Idiots, you probably don't know the power of the Divine Mirror Heavenly Sword! The Divine Mirror Heavenly Sword can attack enemies from tens of thousands of miles away, and it can also use the method of mirroring the sky to collect hostile killing thoughts from tens of thousands of miles away. My own body."
"Ha, the old Bloody Sword Master was quite capable, but I'm afraid Sword Master is still a little behind. I'm afraid you don't know how much this consumes!"
"No matter what, if the commander-in-chief and the sword master join forces, no one in the world can defeat them!"
"The good of Qin and Chu, the sun rises over the Western Mountains! With the commander-in-chief on the left, Dao Lord, he will definitely be able to overthrow Daning, hit Wang'an City, and be respected in the south."
"The Six-Armed God Mantis Sword" Faxuancheng's eyes were filled with contemplation as he listened to the discussion of the crowd outside.
"It seems that Lord Dao has a high prestige in the north."
"This is the case in the northern states. Whoever can lead them to defeat the giant spirits will gain their love. I heard that there are many people in Tiezhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou who are looking forward to Daojun and the commander-in-chief Hunyi Shenzhou. , or sent troops to occupy these places, which made the Guiyuan Sword Sect very angry."
Rigaro continued to flip through the special issue, and said casually with a nonchalant expression: "The prestige of Dao Lord is not high, how could I monopolize the elixirs of the four states in just half a year? This is not because of the Wuxiang Divine Sect, nor Relying on the authority of the commander-in-chief.
The people in the Northern Territory are simple and simple. Whether they are herbal collectors or merchants in various counties, they all like to sell elixirs to the Wuji Pharmacy opened by Master Dao. Of course, this is also a Japanese transaction
justice. "
When Faxuancheng heard the words "fair business", he couldn't help but secretly laugh.
Zhijialuo is naturally a fair trader.
After monopolizing the elixir in the Northern Territory, this person changed hands and sold it to the south for several times the price.
Of course Rijialuo was willing to raise the price, and these medicinal merchants in the northern region also made more money.
This has caused dissatisfaction among various forces, but there is nothing they can do about it.
The Wuji Sword Master is not afraid of group battles, no matter how many people come.
Therefore, even if they are as powerful as the five great divine sects and the five great demon sects, they can only hold their noses and endure it, and do business with Rikaro honestly.
Nowadays, in the world, those top forces with abundant financial resources can still endure it.
The powerful local landowners and underworld gangs gradually couldn't stand it anymore, and they all significantly reduced the purchase of secret medicine.
This made it increasingly difficult for martial arts talents from all over the country to be promoted. Many of them simply gritted their teeth and ran away to Xiushui County.
The Iron Banner Gang is recruiting heavily, and as long as they have decent talent, they can join it.
As long as you have meritorious service there, you can exchange for the secret medicine at a normal price.
The Lord of Faxuan City also secretly sighed in front of Faxuan City.
Chu Xisheng's move was firstly to collect money, and secondly to attract talents.
If this continues, all heroes and heroes in the world who are interested in martial arts will be forced to join the Iron Banner Gang.
The future combat power and potential of the soldiers and horses that the Iron Banner Gang is preparing to build will surely reach the highest level in the world.
Faxuancheng drank a glass of wine a little lost.
"Brother, in this special issue, "Lunwu Shenji" has demoted Wenzhuyi to the second place on the Tianji list, mentioning that she is trapped by the power of extreme cold and extreme cold in her body, and her life span will not last forever. "Tianji Wupu" follows closely Later. I’m afraid the imperial court has ulterior motives——”
"Everyone can see that."
Rijialuo put down the book in his hand and looked at Faxuan City opposite with a suspicious expression.
This guy is clearly looking for something to say.
Faxuancheng finally made up his mind and raised his hand: "Brother Ri, please help me introduce him to the Commander-in-Chief."
He no longer serves that harsh and stingy old man!
Rijialuo couldn't help laughing when he heard this, with a little amusement in his eyes.
"This is a wise move. You don't know that in Jiangnan recently, many second- and third-grade masters are lining up, waiting to join the Iron Banner Gang. There are also many local aristocratic families who are desperately trying to send their children to us. Iron Banner helps deliver——”
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Just when Rijia Luozhi in Bingzhou was feeling satisfied, far away in Xiushui County of Dongzhou, Ba Tianlai, who had "one stick to decide the tone," his face turned a little dark.
He held a long list and frowned.
"Supreme Elder, you have gone too far! Now I am just a so-called "Dragon Guard" with no power and no position, but you want me to put more than 970 people into important positions in the Iron Banner Gang Go up? "
Rijialuo said that the Iron Banner Gang now has many second- and third-level masters lining up to join. Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, it is not far from the truth.
It is true that many masters have joined the Iron Banner Gang recently, and the Internal Affairs Department is reviewing them.
Due to lack of manpower, Zhikeju's restaurant is almost full.
Fortunately, the Tie Kuangren brothers were both generous and generous, and treated them with great courtesy and generous treatment, otherwise they would have offended others.
As for the Taishang Elder Ba Tianlai mentioned, he is the head of the Elder House of the Demon War Building, and the "Ji Dao Heavenly Demon" Wei Huazhen has a status that can compete with the master of the Demon War Building.
This one is sitting opposite Ba Tianlai.
His body is even bigger and stronger than Ba Tianlai.
This man was naked from the waist up, showing off his knotted muscles and dense war lines.
His hands were nearly the size of two cattail leaf fans, holding the teacup in his hand like an adult holding a child's toy teacup.
"That's it, less than a thousand." Wei Huanzhen said in a very dissatisfied tone: "Look at your fellow disciple, the "Eight-Armed Diamond Sword" Bu Yancheng. He has made arrangements in the past two months.
More than 1,700 members of the Demonic War Tower have joined the Iron Flag Gang! "
Ba Tianlai said with a dark face: "Then you can go find him."
"Ji Dao Heavenly Demon" Wei Huanzhen's breath suddenly suffocated.
Bu Yancheng is from the poster's lineage, and has become the poster's personal disciple. He is not from the same sect as them.
I have to admire that this guy is really discerning and came to seek refuge with Chu Xisheng when he was in the most difficult time.
Wei Huan couldn't help but coldly "hum": "Speaking of it, you are a dignified second-grade person and have joined the Iron Banner Gang for nearly a year. How come you still haven't gained Chu Xisheng's trust?"
Ba Tianlai frowned.
"This Master of the Wuji Sword is not a good person! When I joined Iron Banner, I didn't realize that he had cultivated the Divine Will Sword Heart and could sense hostility, which exposed his flaw. Although he intended to subdue me, his trust in me so far is limited."
When he thought about this, he felt aggrieved and angry.
He worked for Chu Xisheng for a year, going through life and death, but in the end he only got the title of "Dragon Guard".
He said he wanted to instill dragon energy into them, but so far there has been no trace.
And the salary is still discounted! 20% off!
Wei Huanzhen, the "Ji Dao Demon", looked puzzled when he heard this: "Why are you hostile to him?"
Ba Tian was stunned for a while, his eyes widened and his expression was extremely doubtful.
"You are not saying that if Chu Xisheng cultivates the divine will to touch the death knife, it may not be the blessing of the devil. In the future, the Demon War Tower may be silent for hundreds of years like the era of the Bloody Sword Lord. If you want me to lurk next to Chu Xisheng, Inquiring about information and waiting for an opportunity?"
In the era when Lord Xue Yaidao suppressed the world, the whole of China was very peaceful. Not to mention the large army fighting, even the rivers and lakes were peaceful.
This period of time was simply the dark years of the Demon War Tower.
At that time, all the divine favors of Zang Tian and Li Tan were concentrated on Xue Yan.
As for the entire sect of the Demon War Tower, from top to bottom, all the disciples are hungry and thirsty and cannot be satisfied.
This is the reason why Ba Tianlai lurks in the Iron Banner Gang.
Several elders in Mozhan Tower were quite afraid of Chu Xisheng at that time.
"Ji Dao Heavenly Demon" Wei Huanzhen looked slightly solemn and put down the tea cup in his hand: "You are just thinking wrong. We only asked you to inquire about the information and wait for the opportunity to act. We did not say that we would make you an enemy of Wuji Sword Master. "
When Ba Tianlai heard this, he couldn't believe it at first.
Did he get distracted? Are you really distracted?
Ba Tianlai glared angrily at the mentor who had trained and trained him.
Wei Huanzhen's gaze drifted out the window: "The Wuji Sword Lord is different from the Bloody God Lord. I feel the care of the three demon war gods for him, and the mighty power of war and killing is gathering around him.
Looking at his aggressive recruitment of casual cultivators from Kunlun Mountain, it is clear that he has the ambition to explore the north and the Middle Earth. His path forward will definitely be filled with bloody killings. This is an opportunity for us, the disciples of the Demonic War Building. As long as we join, we can take a step forward in martial arts. We must never let the master of the building be the best. "
Ba Tianlai said nothing and continued to stare at his mentor.
Wei Huanzhen let out a dry cough: "Chu Xisheng has cultivated the fourth form of the Divine Mirror Heavenly Sword, the Death Touching Sword of Divine Will, and its wings have just begun to take shape."
However, the murderous gaze has not been lifted yet.
"Zang Tian and Li Tan's favor towards him has increased again. Even Military God Ziyu has been paying attention to him recently."
"Did you know that several of the nephews of Daning's prime minister, the Tutor, have hidden their names and joined the Iron Banner Gang? This is top-secret information from our Demonic War Tower."
"There are many cases like the Prime Minister's in the whole country. It is impossible for them all to come to the Iron Banner Gang and work as internal agents for the imperial court."
Ba Tian's childlike expression couldn't help but shrink slightly.
"In short, times have changed!"
Wei Huanzhen picked up the teacup again and poured the hot tea into the big mouth of the basin.
Wei Huanzhen then sighed: "I have discussed with several Supreme Elders that it is not a good idea to become enemies with them. The purpose of sending you to the Iron Banner Gang is actually to let you guide Wuji Sword Master more and don't let him Follow the old path of Bloody Sword Lord."
He knew that this disciple was wronged.
However, these Supreme Elders must not expose their flaws to the original poster.
Therefore, this blame can only be shouldered by Ba Tianlai.
Fortunately, it's nothing serious.
Ba Tian came to understand.
With a dark face, he looked at the list in his hand again: "I will try my best to arrange for them to skip the review process and directly join the inner sect of the Iron Banner Gang. It is impossible to give important positions to them. They have to fight for themselves. Dao Jun is against me. My trust has not reached this level yet.”
He thought that the most he could do next was to express his attitude to Chu Xisheng and surrender completely.
Daojun is extremely broad-minded, magnanimous, and worthy of employing people.
As long as you are honest and sincerely serve Chu Xisheng, you will surely be forgiven by Lord Dao.
