Bao Shan holds a palm-sized war drum in his hand. It is small and exquisite and is very similar to the rattle played by children, except that there are two missing projectiles that can beat the drum head. Although it can be held in the hand, the light and shadow flicker, making it difficult to see the reality from a distance.
This is indeed not a real magic weapon, but the soul of the magic weapon. One of the huge packages carried by Baoshan. Just tapping it lightly with your hands will make the sound of beating war drums, resounding through the sky. The ripples of the sound spread out in all directions, and can even be seen with the naked eye.
But only on the street in front of you, only on the enemy in front of you.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the leader of the team did not choose to evade at the first moment, because the individual situation during the battle was not clear. If a few people were knocked unconscious by a wave of attacks, it would be too late to form a formation by then.
Yes, at such a tense moment, the military side still believed that Bao Shan would not kill them, which led to the two sides becoming attached. Even if their current identity is exposed, it will be very troublesome, even if the murderous intention they just released really wants to kill You Ziji and others.
They thought wrongly. Tianfu is no longer the Tianfu it used to be. Otherwise, they would not appear here, nor would they follow Ming Changshi of the Governor's Mansion to hide here. They don't abide by the rules, so how can the sect, which is naturally alienated from Tianfu, abide by the rules. The so-called elites are only the elites of the local army. They are taller among the short ones, which is completely different from the elite frontier troops of Tianfu.
Seeing that the opponent was still trying to form a formation to resist, Bao Shan smiled with his lips and struck his fingers one after another like waves, making multiple rounds of sound waves rolling away.
Reflecting the livid face of the opponent's leader, the battle formation resisted all four waves of sound. The destruction they imagined did not occur. Everyone thought Bao Shan was bluffing, and they fought back with all their teeth and claws.
They still aroused fighting spirit and condensed into a giant blade to smash down, as if there were giants controlling it behind their backs. Bao Shan beat the war drum again. Unlike before, in addition to his palms, there seemed to be other sounds of war drums responding from all directions. The shock wave formed by the overlapping sound waves did not cause much damage, but it shook the giant blade that was supposed to be the most indestructible on the table to scatter.
The leader was inexplicably horrified, and the incomprehensible current situation filled his heart with endless fear.
"Evil magic! You are followers of the evil god!"
The wars between gods have always been fierce, and their followers often fight to the death for thousands of years until their own god wins or is defeated. If it was this kind of fight, then the life of his team would definitely be unsafe.
His exclamation made Bao Shan laugh, but this honest man's smile was no different than a devil in his eyes.
"You're really ignorant. Just look at the companions behind you and you'll understand."
The leader looked back suspiciously, and saw that most of his subordinates had become sluggish and showed no fighting spirit. Only a few of them were still standing there.
"Have you affected their will to fight?"
"You react quickly, but the battle formation is really poor compared to the real elites. It's barely up to standard."
Bao Shan stretched out his hand and made a move, and the sword Silver Dragon turned around again and charged towards the opponent.
The leader shouted urgently: "We are the guards of the Governor's Mansion. Do you dare to kill us?"
What responded to him was a silver dragon that passed through his chest, bursting into blood mist and flooding the street. When the other soldiers saw this, they were so frightened that their calves twisted and fell to the ground. They changed from decisive soldiers to lambs at the mercy of others. Without the nominal protection of the Governor's Mansion, all the elites turned into soft-legged shrimps.
Since it was a secretly mobilized force without the endorsement of the Governor-General, he was killed. As long as there was no evidence, there was no way to make it public.
Bao Shan did not want to let them go. The beating of war drums consumed the courage of this group of people, but the blood boiled. Everyone became extremely excited, and the trembling caused by timidity was displayed together, and the whole body trembled. It has become a sieve, let alone standing, even lying on the ground cannot stop.
As the essence and blood surged, their vitality was quickly depleted, and soon they were haggard and their beards and hair were all white.
The aura of Baoshan's Moon-Watching Realm was extinguished as soon as it was released, which shattered the hearts of these people who were exhausted.
It's not that he has to use such torture methods to kill people, but it is very necessary not to expose his identity, and he must be very careful even if he conveys his attitude to the other party. The companions of these people will come over soon. Both sides can't see the light at the moment, and it will be left to them to clean up the battlefield.
Bao Shan looked at the dead people, and there was no trace of pity in his eyes. The two sides were fighting for each other in the Longzhou territory. Life and death were unpredictable. He would never think that it was his junior brother lying here. He rarely travels far away. I don't know if it is like this elsewhere, and I don't know when this chaos will end. Wait until the sixth junior brother comes back to ask him. The eldest brother is not close this time, so he will have to ask for advice when the time comes.
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In the Jianping Chengshan Clan Manor, De Pong and De Jing were having their daily evening classes. The two of them burned incense, bathed, and read the classics before sitting cross-legged in front of the hall.
"I heard that all the disciples of Xuanming Dao went out today?"
There was some worry on Tokui's face. Xuan Mingdao was coming this time aggressively and deliberately hid his identity, as if he was here to cause trouble. Now that he was taking action, Shanzong didn't know what Hao Lianfeng was going to do.
"out."
"Senior brother, do you know what they went out to do?"
"Not sure."
"Senior brother, why are you not in a hurry? If Xuan Mingdao causes trouble here, what will we do?"
Seeing that Dejing's anxious look was really funny, Depong asked, "Didn't you send your disciples to follow and investigate? What did Xuan Mingdao's nephews do?"
Tokui became even more annoyed when he saw his senior brother making fun of him, and his tone of voice became a little more serious, "They bought a lot of things while shopping in the city."
"Then can you guess what they are going to do?"
"This is so nonsense. How could I guess it? That's why I came to see you, senior brother. You can't be confused, right?"
Deqian retorted: "I think you are the one who is confused!"
Tokui was stunned, he hesitated for a long time and only managed to say, "Why am I confused?"
Depian said: "Aren't you afraid of being discovered by sending people to follow Xuanming Dao disciples?"
Tokui thought it was something, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Don't worry, senior brother, that's a concealment talisman that I refined with my own hands, and it will never be discovered."
De Pong looked at his junior brother who was a bit silly except for making alchemy, and said seriously: "Your concealment talisman can hide the three disciples of Xuan Ming Dao, and even you can also fool the fourth disciple of the same strength as you. Can you still deceive Hao Lianfeng?"
Tokui suddenly understood and slapped his thigh, "It's bad, I forgot about this. Now Senior Brother Hao already knows what to do. If he takes action, none of us together will be his opponent."
"Junior brother is really fooling around. Why does Senior Brother Hao want to fight with us?" Depeng did not give Dejing a chance to speak, "Xuan Mingdao has already given us enough face by sending Senior Brother Hao here, so he will naturally be more tolerant to us."
Tokui was confused, "I don't understand this. Senior brother might as well explain it more clearly."
"At normal times, Junior Brother Le Qi comes over. He often develops talismans with our sect and is very close. If he can come, he will naturally help us. If the situation worsens, Junior Brother Gu Xuan comes over. He now has full control over Xuan. Regarding Ming Dao affairs, his coming forward proves that the relationship between us is very critical, and there is even no room for change. Now he has appointed Senior Brother Hao, who has a sufficient status but is not very close to us, to tell us that Xuan Ming Dao already knows about our situation. They don't like the situation on the side, but they won't interfere, as long as we cooperate with our actions."
Dejing felt relieved now, "Then Senior Brother Hao won't pursue the case?"
"Won't."
"Then how can we assist their actions?"
"Wait, if someone wants to tell us something, they will tell us then." Tokui changed the topic, "I think junior brother, like some people in the sect, seems to be blinded by the sweet words of the Ming family recently."
Depian defended himself: "Ming Changshi said it right. If you want to improve the strength of your sect, you naturally need to fight for it yourself. Besides, we can't afford to offend the Governor's Mansion."
Deqian's tone was slightly colder, "There are many people in the sect who think like you. The Governor's Mansion can't afford to offend, but Xuan Mingdao can offend us? Could it be that we have forgotten the relationship between the sects in various places and the forces of Tianfu?"
"Those are all old almanacs, why should I mention them again, senior brother? Today is different from the past..."
Deqian interrupted him directly, "Humph! It's so confusing. Only a few decades have passed and Tianfu is at its peak. How can it tolerate the convergence of local and sect forces in Longzhou? Isn't that shaking the cornerstone of today's rule?"
Tokui said: "It's not that serious. It's just cooperation to make money. Senior brother is too sensitive."
Seeing that it still didn't make sense, De Pong felt a little depressed in his heart, and said in a gentle tone: "We should always be clear that if we cooperate with the Governor's Mansion or the Ming family, if something goes wrong, they will definitely abandon us like worn shoes, but Xuan Mingdao will never That won’t be the case.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard an explosion and a stream of light flew out of the manor.
The two looked at each other with doubts and worries. Then he got up and chased the stream of light, but it was gone. Except for the two of them, no one else noticed any movement in the courtyard.
"It seems to be related to the weapon soul, and it is of a very high level. Senior Brother Hao is a master of weapon refining, and it is most likely the magic weapon he released."
Dejing was about to cast a spell to look for it, but Deqiang stopped him, "Since this flew from Senior Brother Hao, we can just go find him directly."
The two of them came to the Xuanmingdao resting place together. The courtyard was deserted, except for Hao Lianfeng, who was sitting alone at the stone table drinking tea. Judging from this appearance, several disciples have not returned yet, and the stream of light just now may have been caused by him releasing them to help the disciples get out of trouble.
Tokui went straight to the point and asked: "Brother Hao, was that stream of light just the magic weapon you released?"
Depong followed closely and said, "But what kind of danger did Xuan Mingdao's nephews encounter? Do they need our help?"
Hao Lianfeng stretched out his hand to say hello and motioned for the two of them to sit down and drink tea. He poured two cups of tea slowly before saying, "Thank you, junior brothers, for your trouble. Several disciples are out of danger. That stream of light is one of the spiritual treasures I brought." , only the weapon soul flew out, and the spirit treasure is still with me."
Depian said: "I have long heard that the spiritual treasures refined by Senior Brother Hao are rare treasures and orphans in the world. They are the most peculiar. Junior Brother Dejing and I often want to see them. Today we are lucky enough to see them show their power. If It’s really hard not to go and see it.”
Hao Lianfeng said: "My works are all weird ideas and cannot be put on the stage. If the two junior brothers want to see them, why bother to go outside? I will just take them out."
After saying that, he stood up to get it, but said: "After all, the two junior brothers are masters of the mountain sect. They will need to live here in the future, but it is difficult to show up. Let us do these things."
Depong hurriedly stood up and said, "Senior brother, why do you say such unreasonable things? We seven sects are in the same spirit. Whatever the elder brother says, we will naturally follow him."
These words don't sound like the words of a respected old Taoist priest, but more like the words of loyalty from a reckless person. But it suited Hao Lianfeng's taste, so he said: "The two junior brothers don't have to worry about things outside. Come follow me into the house to see the Lingbao. This set of Lingbao is my favorite work. You two will definitely know how to do it." Surprised."
Depoor understood that Hao Lianfeng had arranged everything clearly and it would never affect the Shan Sect. The two sects were still friends as before, so he followed Hao Lianfeng into the house with peace of mind.
"Junior brother, let's see how my Thunder Flag move goes..."
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When You Ziji and others left the city, they put away their flying swords and used their body skills to circle the city before running back to Shanzong.
After Bao Shan finished dealing with the pursuers, he followed them until he showed up in front of the Shan Sect.
He praised the three of them: "You did a good job. You know how to evade tracking, but your understanding of the battlefield is not enough. If you can calm down and look back, you will know that there are no enemies behind you."
"Senior brother, have you dealt with all those followers? Then you are still teasing us. Show up earlier and tell us, so you don't have to run so far." Yao Yi said with some complaint, and suddenly remembered something. "I always feel like someone is following us secretly today. Could it be that our senior brother has been secretly protecting us?"
Bao Shan smiled and said: "Little girl, with my strength, how could I be easily discovered by you? All you sense is that the Shan Sect is out to spy on your disciples."
"What? Shan Zong is still spying on us? Good and bad people!" Yao Yi exclaimed.
Zhang Xingwen, who also had a slight dislike for Shan Zong, also said: "What a powerful concealment method. If someone has evil intentions, we will be in trouble."
Bao Shan stopped the two of them talking and said, "You can't blame others. Our arrival is so strange that some people will naturally doubt our purpose. But not everyone is like this. Just face it with a normal mind. You guys What information did you get?"
Yao Yi held her mouth and said: "I have been busy all day in vain. Before I could ask anything, the person died, and then the pursuers were alerted."
You Ziji followed up and said, "I only know that in addition to cooperating with the Ji family, Ming Changshi also found other businesses."
Bao Shan comforted everyone and said: "Something is better than nothing, but our original purpose was to warn Ming Changshi's power, but now it seems that he should be more restrained.
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At Mingyue Villa, Ming Gongling, who had been sleeping with his clothes on for a long time, was awakened by a rapid knock on the door. Although he is also a cultivator in the Xuan Realm, he only built it up with pills. In addition, as a long history official, he is busy with affairs, so he has a lot of energy and fatigue, and needs to rest from time to time. He stood up and leaned against the bed, not angry. He knew that something serious must have happened if he was woken up at this time. He tried his best to suppress his sleepiness and said loudly: "Come in."
When a soldier entered the room and knelt down on one knee, he said again: "What's the matter?"
"Sir, my ten-man team fought with others tonight and the whole army was wiped out."
"What!" Ming Gongling suddenly woke up completely, "Why are you sending troops without permission?"
Now that his secret hand has been discovered, the first problem is not to continue to hide this army, but to understand the problem.
The soldier replied: "It was my department's warning talisman that someone wanted to find out about us, so I sent someone to investigate. Unexpectedly..."
"I didn't expect it? General Tie is quite experienced. How come he didn't know how to find a few masters in the Xuan Realm to check them in batches? Even if they die, they will never suspect the army."
"This is a miscalculation, sir. Please punish me."
Ming Gongling lifted the quilt and got out of bed, walked closer, and put his palm on General Tie's shoulder, "You are an old man after all, and it is the time for you to be employed. I can't punish you now, but you can do it yourself when you get back." Receive punishment in front of the head of the family."
"Yes! Thank you for your tolerance, sir."
Ming Gongling waved his hand and said, "Tell me about the situations you encountered that caused you to get confused so often. Just tell me about the battle that required you to send a team of ten people over, and someone killed you in return."
General Tie said: "Sir, the warning talisman shows that there are three monks, two in the Xuan realm and one in the foundation. They are all full of energy and blood and at the peak level."
Ming Gongling squinted his eyes, still knowing General Tie's thoughts in his heart. I'm afraid that sending one person alone might not be able to take down the opponent. If a ten-man team is dispatched, and there is a large group from the rear to press the formation, they can quickly solve it. If this team is not destroyed and achieves its goal, it is indeed a good idea.
He then asked: "Then do you know who did it?"
General Tie hesitated for a while, and then said under the pressure of Ming Gongling's eyes: "We have found no trace of them, and the conclusion drawn from the situation at the scene is really unbelievable, so my subordinates dare not make any judgments."
Ming Gongling turned back to the bed and sat down, "You can just say whatever you want, I will make my own judgment."
General Tie had no choice but to say: "I went to the scene and saw that the leading captain was pierced through the chest by someone's magic weapon. We couldn't see any heart fragments nearby. It may be because the opponent's magic weapon was so powerful. But the other nine people died. The condition is extremely miserable, not only are their faces pale, but all of them are emaciated, their energy and blood have been severely lost, and they are even dead, and their muscles are still twitching."
At this point, General Tie stopped speaking, as if he would come to that ridiculous conclusion if he continued.
Ming Gongling, however, directly stated his cryptic conclusion, "Are you suspecting that these are all done by followers of the evil god?"
General Tie hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is right, my subordinates indeed speculated like this, but I really can't believe that the evil god sacrifice has disappeared from the world for more than a hundred years, how could it reappear so quickly."
Ming Gongling said: "The followers of the evil god must still exist in the world. Although you and I don't know some things clearly, those who hold great power have their own plans in mind. But what you said is right. You want me to believe that the followers of the evil god have already transformed the entire establishment." I will never believe that Pingcheng infiltrated enough to kill my people and then escaped unharmed without leaving any traces. He must be familiar with the forces here and should be old friends."
General Tie thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "Could it be someone from the Shan Sect? They are the only ones in Sakon who have the strength to do such a thing."
Ming Gongling shook his head and said: "Shan Zong is cooperating with us. They will not shoot themselves in the foot, but if someone forces them, it is uncertain. Who inspired the warning talisman?"
"He's the steward of the manor."
Ming Gongling nodded slightly, not feeling sad about the death of his distant relative. This was originally the bait he left behind. A person with flaws all over his body will definitely become the primary target of the enemy forces and serve as a reminder to Ming Ming Ling. Once Butler Ming dies, it will be considered as completing the role of the chess piece, proving that someone is going to take action against him.
It's just that the opponent's strength is enough to easily kill a team of ten people forming a battle formation, which is definitely not something that a Xuanjing monk can do. I'm afraid the strength needs to be improved to another level. If that was the case, he would definitely not fall into the trap of Butler Ming. He should have a more direct way to get what he wanted.
If an outside team accidentally triggers this matter, it is possible to simply take action in order to avoid trouble. However, it is not ruled out that other forces may intervene specifically to target his Ming Gong Ling. What happened tonight is just a warning.
But no matter what, Ming Gong Ling has to shrink his power, just because he still has important things to do, so he can only feel aggrieved first.
"Okay, I already know everything about the situation. You can go out and tell all the guards. No matter what happens recently, they are not allowed to take the initiative. Wait for my order first, and then go."
"My subordinates resign."
General Tie carefully walked backwards and went out, then closed the door tightly with his own hands.
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The next morning, Xuan Mingdao's disciples all had a good sleep. Yesterday's actions really relaxed their muscles and bones.
On the contrary, De Pian and De Jing, who had entered Hao Lianfeng's room, could not sleep all night, always feeling that something big was about to happen. Hao Lianfeng did not care about their feelings and came to the two of them early in the morning.
Morning classes had not yet started at this time, and the two elders of the Shan Sect were directly blocked in the room by Hao Lianfeng.
Deqian asked: "Brother Hao, what's the important thing for you to come so early?"
Hao Lianfeng glanced into the room and then said, "Is it convenient for me to go in?"
Deqian was startled, but immediately turned sideways and said, "Of course it's convenient."
Hao Lianfeng got into Deqing's house, but his jaw dropped when Dejing peeked at the door. After much hesitation, he leaned over and listened to the corner.
Unexpectedly, as soon as his ear was pressed against the wall, he heard Hao Lianfeng inside saying: "Junior brother Depong, take off your clothes quickly."
Deqian said with some hesitation, "Isn't this good..."
Hao Lianfeng said eagerly: "What's the point? Doesn't Taoist Master want Shan Sect to develop and grow in the future?"
Deqian said firmly, "Even so, we can't leave everything to Senior Brother Hao."
