Jingjue City, in the warehouse,
Zeluo escorted the convoy transporting the ordnance to the door of the warehouse and handed over to the people from the Jingjue side. In their convoy were not only weapons, but also drinks and gifts brought by Zhang Qian. They had to be put into the warehouse for inventory first, and then they decided whether to distribute them. Go ahead and put it into storage.
The forbidden area of the warehouse is naturally heavily guarded, and the camp of the elite army is right next to the warehouse.
Five thousand sergeants plus carriages formed a team like a long snake. They worked hard for a long time before the entire team entered the warehouse. The people from Kucha haven't left yet because they still have to do the work of moving weapons into the warehouse.
There is no way, the veteran soldiers of Jingjue City can only supervise the work, how can they do such rough work as unloading.
Zeluo led his men to stand under the bright sun for a long time, and then the clerk in charge of warehouse management in Jingjue City came over slowly and leisurely.
As soon as I arrived, I actually disliked the fact that there were too many people coming to Kucha, which made the place smell of sweat.
The warehouse clerk covered his nose, took a cursory glance at the motorcade brought by Zeluo, and frowned.
There was something wrong with Kucha's fleet. Kucha's annual tribute was a fixed quota, so at a glance he found that the number was wrong. It was far from the standard, otherwise he would not order so many carriages.
If it was just a shortage of more than a hundred knives and a few hundred arrows, he would be very happy, because then he could take the opportunity to extort a sum of money. But if the ordnance delivered was less than 20 to 30%, then it would not be him. It's bearable.
The young storekeeper pointed at Zeluo's nose and said arrogantly: "Zero! What's wrong with you! The ordnance you brought is clearly far less than this year's share!"
"Do you think you can reduce the annual tribute without the queen's permission because you have done a good job in escorting the envoy of the Han Dynasty?"
The young storekeeper glared at Zeluo with a pair of snake eyes, and he scolded Zeluo close to his side, spitting on him. If it were normal, and forced to deal with the lusty power of Queen Jingjue, Zeluo might just smile. I endured it.
But in today's situation, how could Zeluo tolerate him?
Even so, Zeluo did not yell at the little official. Instead, he said with a gentle smile:
"As long as the number is wrong, this is not for you in the first place."
"What! What are you talking about."
The warehouse clerk hadn't figured out the situation yet. The last impression he had before his eyes was that Zeluo reached out and flicked his head in front of his forehead, and his thoughts fell into darkness.
"Comfortable."
Looking at the warehouse clerk who rolled his eyes and fell to the ground without saying a word, Zeluo looked satisfied, just like when he came home under the scorching sun in the summer and opened the refrigerator.
This bunch of Jingjue brats, relying on the intimidation of Queen Jingjue, are not merciful even to them, the kings of the Western Regions. They call around arrogantly and use Queen Jingjue to suppress them at every turn.
Zeluo had long been itching to hate them, so he didn't say much and directly struck a zhengyin on the warehouse clerk's head, triggering an undercurrent in his head and rolling up a small vortex, making him The solid brain pulp turns into liquid 'soy milk'.
The stranger in charge of the warehouse was easily dealt with by Zeluo, and the remaining guards had no need for him to take action.
The five thousand people from Qiuci led by Zeluo were not a good look either. In addition to Zumureti who was only an auxiliary, there were also members of the Gao family and followers who were on an envoy to the Western Regions with Zhang Qian.
In order to lift the curse, the people of the Gao family trained hard day and night, honed their bodies, and polished their martial arts. Although they could not become extraordinary people, they could still be regarded as the best among mortals. The followers who accompanied Zhang Qian on his mission to the Western Regions had to do more than just training. In addition to the well-trained Han troops, there were also some knights in Chang'an who Zhang Qian recruited who were somewhat confident in their skills.
Together, these people were overqualified to deal with some Ku soldiers, and they encountered almost no decent resistance.
The only thing to worry about is to be careful not to disturb the military camp near it and attract attention in advance, but if there is, the Qiuci Five Sounds directly envelope the warehouse, and no sound can be transmitted out.
Qiuci Wuyin·Dayin Ruoxi.
Use five tones to form a soundproof wall to isolate the sound from the soundproof wall. Although there is only one layer of sound barrier, there is a difference between quiet and noisy.
Speaking of which, Gao Gu had named this move for Zeluo before, otherwise Zeluo himself would not have given such an elegant name.
Although a few Jingjue warehouse guards were lucky enough to escape, due to the sudden attack by Qiuci and the Gao family, they lost all their courage and threw away the cumbersome weapons in their hands when escaping. They did not dare to look back and stumbled towards the Jingjue military camp. Run in the direction.
Gao Yue took out an arrow from the carriage, put it on his bow and aimed it at the back of these people.
But before the arrow in his hand could be shot, those people who were running suddenly fell to the ground without any warning, as if their souls had been taken away.
Zeluo is very familiar with this scene, much like the moves of an old friend:
"King Yanqi, is that you!?"
"Hehe, brother Zeluo is still so strong and strong, and his five senses are sensitive. He doesn't look like an old man. His body and bones are already drowsy and cannot be used for much purpose."
This person's words revealed his identity, King Yanqi.
This old man who looks decrepit and can't walk well is actually King Yanqi, who is actually younger than Zeluo!
In the eyes of Gao Gu, King Yanqi was no different from an ordinary old man in his 70s or 80s, except for his dark eyes. Like a normal old man, he was leaning on a cane and walking tremblingly. Walked in the door.
But in the eyes of Zeluo and Zumureti, King Yanqi was surrounded by a sinister spirit like black smoke. , there is still a snake-like Yin spirit resentment swirling around.
Although his cultivation was astonishing, he and Zeluo were in very different states. One was a strong man with ferocious muscles, full of energy, and was full of energy when walking, while the other was already gray-haired, skinny, and even had a hunched back.
Although Zeluo's Qiuci Wuyin is different from the Central Plains Kung Fu, it ultimately leads to the same goal by different paths, both of which are rectified with the goal of both life and life. However, the Kung Fu practiced by King Yanqi is completely different from these two Kung Fu. He practices an older cultivation method. .
The witchcraft referred to here does not refer to Western magic, but to the ancient witchcraft and sacrificial techniques spread in the East.
Wizards, in ancient times, refer to people who can communicate with the gods of heaven and earth. Witchcraft is also the predecessor of various schools of practice. It was especially popular during the Xia and Shang Dynasties. It used the innate energy in the body to communicate and utilize the vitality between heaven and earth. It was primitive and barbaric, releasing The witchcraft that comes out is so powerful that it can almost burn mountains and boil seas.
But this kind of primitive magic has a big drawback. Witchcraft can only use the innate energy, but it doesn't know how to strengthen and nourish it. Therefore, every time the wizard performs witchcraft, he is destroying himself. This is different from Honglian. Ninja is very similar.
Later, some experts in Xia and Shang Dynasty found a way to treat the symptoms.
Since the innate energy can only be used once and less, it is better not to use your own innate energy and use the innate energy of others as casting materials to perform witchcraft. Some people simply absorb the innate energy of others to complete and restore their own innate energy. The Qi.
Therefore, during the Xia and Shang Dynasties, sacrifices, especially human sacrifices, became commonplace. Xia and Shang nobles rushed to use their slaves to perform sacrifices to replenish the lost innate energy and extend their lifespan.
But after all, the innate energy of others is not your own. Over time, your own innate energy will be polluted and become like King Yanqi, inhuman and ghostly.
Until the fiftieth year after Xibogai came to the throne, he was imprisoned in Youli.
During that long period of imprisonment, Xibohou evolved the eight trigrams of "Yi" into the sixty-four hexagrams, and realized the way of Zhou Tianxing Qi. Later, after the improvement of Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Taoist practice method finally came out and became popular. In the world.
As for witchcraft, which was extremely powerful but could not prolong life, it took a back seat from then on and was only practiced by a few people in the Chu region.
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Zeluo laughed at King Yanqi: "I heard that you were punished by Queen Jingjue."
King Yanqi smiled shyly and flattered Zeluo: "I can't help it. As I get older, sacrifices become more frequent. I accidentally used some of the sacrifices prepared for Jingjue and failed to collect them all. Pay tribute to Jingjuesui."
The reason why King Yanqi failed to satisfy the number of human sacrifices required by Jingjue was not as noble as Hadili. He was actually the same type of person as Queen Jingjue. He regarded his people as lambs and did not care about the lives of his people at all.
However, last year, King Yanqi's practice of witchcraft went awry, and he fell into a trance and was seriously injured. In order to survive, he killed a large number of people and absorbed their innate energy to heal himself. For a while, he was unable to gather the magic that Queen Jingjue wanted. number of people.
Queen Jingjue asked for half of the people this time, which has damaged the vitality of the Yanqi Kingdom. And King Yanqi is getting older and more and more sacrifices will be needed to extend his life and heal his injuries. If all the people are sacrificed to Jingjue, Queen, does he still have the resources to practice?
So as soon as Gao Gu came to persuade him, he gritted his teeth and joined the rebellion.
