Taoist Si Tuan looked at Luo Xiuling and the young ministers in Qingluo City in front of him. Although they were trembling and had fear on their faces, Taoist Si Tuan knew that he could not cure their sins.
Luo Xiuling is the Supreme Minister of Lingqi Dao Kingdom, the Prime Minister of Fengling Prefecture, and the Lord of Qingluo City. What does this mean in the Daoting system?
It means that Luo Xiuling has her own power and foundation. It means that her family is a big family in Fenglingzhou. It is a family that has been working here for many years and has basic strength and support.
Even though she was guilty of losing the city this time, a powerful person from the Yiqing realm came to the heaven, and she was also the Nine Heavens Xuannv. Can she be blamed for this? She doesn't seem to be entirely to blame.
Therefore, Dao Zun Si Tuan only reprimanded Luo Xiuling, but did not change her position. This cannot be done casually.
Especially when Luo Xiuling reported the losses of the lost city to Si Tuan Dao Zun, Si Tuan Dao Zun was even more heartbroken.
According to reports from Luo Xiuling and others, Qingluo City lost 600 million Chen Dashi and nearly 200 million Chen Dashi's treasure materials this time, so a total of about 800 million Chen Dashi was lost, which is equivalent to what Feng Lingzhou turned over in sixteen years. of taxes.
Faced with the losses reported by Luo Xiuling and others, Si Tuan Dao Zun said nothing and just signed an edict to exempt Feng Lingzhou from taxes for the next sixteen years.
Luo Xiuling and others naturally represented the people of Fengling Prefecture to thank Taoist Si Tuan for his great kindness, but they were relieved in their hearts. Fortunately, their losses could be made up.
Did Qingluo City really lose so much? Only they themselves knew this. Jiutian Xuannv took away at most 100 million Chens, and they directly repaid 800 million Chens.
So excluding the real loss of 100 million Chen, the remaining 700 million Chen will fall into their own pockets, because Si Tuan Dao Zun has been exempted from taxes for the next sixteen years, but this does not mean that the people of Feng Lingzhou There is no need to pay taxes, but the taxes for these sixteen years have fallen into the hands of Luo Xiuling and others.
After arranging things in Qingluo City as quickly as possible, Si Tuan Dao Zun immediately set off to the west, because according to the report from Luo Xiuling and others, Jiutian Xuannv took the two thousand heavenly soldiers and headed west.
Where is the west of Qingluo City? It was Yunze City in Yunming Prefecture. Si Tuan Dao Zun headed towards Yunze City immediately.
When he entered the Qingming Prefecture, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. There was no Qi machine from other Yiqingjing monks in the Qingming Prefecture, and there was no trace of damage anywhere along the way.
Have the people from heaven not arrived yet? Thinking of this, Taoist Si Tuan breathed a sigh of relief. It should be like this. People from Heavenly Court entered Lingqi Tao Kingdom, and they would definitely not be too arrogant after being exposed.
Therefore, they must be hiding and traveling at the slowest speed, so they have not entered Taoming Prefecture yet.
Thinking of this, although Taoist Si Tuan felt calmer, he still speeded up and arrived at Yunze City in only thirteen hours.
After arriving at Yunze City, Si Tuan Dao Zun directly summoned the Prime Minister of Yuming Prefecture and ordered him to immediately issue an order to mobilize all the state's warriors to assemble in Yunze City to prepare to defend against the enemy.
Just three days later, 30,000 soldiers who came from all over Yunming Prefecture gathered in Yunze City, and Si Tuan Dao Zun directly took up command in Yunze City, and then released his spiritual thoughts to cover the entire Yunming Prefecture. As long as Jiutian Xuan When the woman and others entered the territory of Zhenming Prefecture, he could sense it immediately.
However, a full ten days had passed, and Si Tuan Dao Zun did not find any sign of the Heavenly Army entering Yaoming Prefecture.
"Are their concealment techniques so powerful?" Taoist Master Si Tuan was very confused, but he quickly rejected the idea, "It's impossible. Even if they are good at flying lifts, I can still detect them when they enter the Mingming Prefecture. arrive."
Thinking of this, Si Tuan Dao Zun immediately made a decision. He once again used the 'Five Spirits Xuanfeng' to cover the entire airspace of Qiao Ming Prefecture, and then sent 10,000 sergeants to patrol Qiao Ming Prefecture.
Whether it is Wuling Xuanfeng or these sergeants sent out, their role is not to resist the heavenly army, but to 'alarm'. No matter which one touches the enemy, if it is Wuling Xuanfeng, then he will sense it immediately. And if it is these sergeants, once they fight with the heaven, no movement caused by the battle can escape the detection of his spiritual mind.
But after another ten days, Taoist Si Tuan still found nothing, as if the group of people in heaven suddenly disappeared.
"Could it be that they didn't come to Mingzhou at all?" Taoist Si Tuan frowned. A map of Lingqi Dao Kingdom flashed in his mind. From Qingluo City to the west, Yunze City is in the middle, and above is Longxi City, below is Shangyuan City. So Jiutian Xuannu didn't come to Yunze City, did she go to Longxi City?
However, no news came from Longxi City. If the Heavenly Army really went to Longxi City, it would be impossible for twenty days to pass without any news coming.
Thinking of this, Taoist Master Si Tuan immediately prepared to go to Longxi City to have a look, but just as he was about to leave, a man covered in wounds, with tattered robes and a frightened face rushed into the palace hall of Yunze City.
When he saw Taoist Si Tuan sitting in the main hall, he immediately wailed, then rushed forward and knelt down in the middle of the main hall.
"Uncle!" The man cried out to Si Tuan Dao Zun, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed, crying extremely sadly.
Seeing this scene, Si Tuan Dao Zun was stunned. This man was his brother's son, his nephew 'Si Xing', and he was now serving as a minister in his Lingqi Dao Kingdom.
But Si Ying shouldn’t be here!
Taoist Master Si Tuan's scalp suddenly became numb. He stood up suddenly and said, "Si Xing, aren't you in Zixi City? Why are you here in Yunze City?"
Si Ying raised his head, with tears streaming down his face, "Uncle! I went to Shangyuan City first, but the three Taoists said that you went to Qingluo City, so I went to Qingluo City again, and Luo Shangqing of Qingluo City He also said that you arrived at Yunze City, so I rushed to Yunze City again."
"What happened to you?" Taoist Si Tuan asked eagerly.
Si Ying cried and said: "Nine days ago, Jiutian Xuannv led the heavenly army to sneak attack and break through the capital of Zixi City. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led everyone to resist, but they were weak and outnumbered. Zixi City was breached, and all the princes, Mrs. Jun and the Crown Prince were defeated. He was kidnapped by the Nine Heavens Profound Girl."
"What?!!!" Taoist Master Si Tuan was extremely shocked, "There are fifty thousand defenders in Zixi City! There are 3.6 billion dust in the treasury!!!"
Si Ying cried and said with a frightened face: "The Nine Heavens Xuannv led those heavenly soldiers to fall from the sky. We were completely unprepared. Fifty thousand soldiers were defeated in the chaos, and the national treasury was immediately seized by the Nine Heavens Xuannv. The ministers and young ministers in the city fought hard to recapture the treasury, but they were all killed by the Nine Heavens Xuannv. In the end, the Nine Heavens Xuannv robbed the treasury and took away Mrs. Jun and the Crown Prince as well! I tried my best to break out of the encirclement. I came to report to your uncle, but..."
Taoist Master Si Tuan was so shocked and angry that he shouted sternly: "Nine Heavens Rebel! How dare you do this!"
Then Si Tuan Dao Zun asked Si Ying: "Where have they gone?"
Si Ying cried and said, "I don't know, but they kidnapped Mrs. Jun and the Crown Prince, and they must be leaving Lingqi Taoist Kingdom and returning to heaven."
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the palace: "To the Lord, a letter has arrived from Qingluo City."
Taoist Master Si Tuan was slightly startled, and then immediately said: "Bring it in."
Soon a young minister entered the hall holding a mysterious light, and respectfully presented the mysterious light in front of Taoist Si Tuan.
Taoist Master Si Tuan raised his hand to take the Xuan Guang into his hand, and then swept his mind inside. The next moment, his expression suddenly changed, "They really want to escape! Feng Lingzhou discovered the traces of people from the Heavenly Court heading south."
Hearing this, Si Ying immediately stood up and said: "I will lead people to chase him!"
The Yunze City Shangqing, who was already shocked, immediately stood up and said: "I will lead an army to intercept them."
"Slow down." Tao Zun Si Tuan stopped the two of them.
The two turned around and looked at Si Tuan Dao Zun in shock.
Taoist Si Tuan's eyes narrowed slightly, but he still maintained a trace of calmness and said softly: "They are about to leave Fengling Prefecture. By the time you get there, they have already left our Lingqi Taoist country. I will go there myself!"
After saying that, Taoist Si Tuan turned into a line of blue smoke and disappeared into the hall. He disappeared without a trace in an instant, leaving no trace.
