nashuaworldcup Chapter 401 Another journey
Chapter 401 Another journey
Chapter 401: Another Journey
Last time, we talked about how Li Yi put a curse on Xiong Zhu and completely knocked him out. So how will the story develop next? Let's take a look together.
The curse seal merged into the body of the bear pillar, and he could no longer mobilize his Qi base, nor could he use the Gu technique. Li Yi walked up to him and said, "My king, I want to pull out the Gu worm from the prince's body. The scene may be a little bloody. Can you bear it?"
Xiong Zhen exhaled a breath of foul air and said, "Will he die if the poisonous insect is removed?"
"No, although the prince is not a true immortal, his body's regenerative ability is still very strong, and he will be fine if the poison is removed."
The King of Chu sat back on the dragon chair and waved to Li Yi, who turned to Xiong Zhu and said, "Prince, bear with it, I don't have any anesthetics!"
As he spoke, Li Yi wrote the word "Ding" out of thin air and pushed it onto the bear pillar. He put down his brush and took out his knife, then attached the red lotus karma fire to it to deal with the warrior's regenerative ability.
With a sizzling sound, Li Yi used the hot tip of the knife to cut open the back of Xiong Zhu's neck, and then used the purple electricity to stimulate the Gu worm. At the moment when the Gu worm pulled out its six legs, he directly used the red-hot tip of the knife to pick the Gu worm out. During the whole process, Xiong Zhu's screams never stopped, but Li Yi used his talent to block the sound so that others could not hear it.
At this time, Li Yi had his back to the King of Chu. He patted Xiong Zhu's face and whispered, "When the Crown Prince used Gu magic to deceive Yuehua, I knew that you had planted the Heart Gu in addition to the Strength Gu. Your plan was good, but you ignored the Human Emperor Dragon Qi, and the Heart Gu failed to affect the King, otherwise it would have really worked."
Li Yi turned around and saluted, saying, "The prince has no more minions, so you can leave your fate to the king."
The King of Chu walked down from the Dragon Platform, came to Xiong Zhu, raised his hand and slapped him loudly, and cursed: "Rebellious son, I spent so much effort to train you to be the crown prince, but how did you repay me? You killed the king and your father! I was so blind that I actually regarded you as the hope of Chu!"
Xiong Zhu lay on the ground, looked up at his father and chuckled, "Success makes you a king, failure makes you a bandit. I accept this. If you want to kill me or depose me, it's all up to you."
"Here comes someone!"
A team of guards walked into the imperial study.
Just as the King of Chu was about to issue an order, Li Yi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is a time of crisis. The Crown Prince is certainly guilty, but changing the Crown Prince at this time will shake the country's foundation and the people's hearts. This is definitely not a wise move. Please think twice."
Xiong Zhen exhaled a breath of foul air and said, "The Crown Prince is disobedient. From today on, he is confined to the East Palace and is not allowed to leave the palace without permission!"
The guards carried the prince and left...
"Someone, call Lord Wangbei over!"
"Your Majesty, Lord Wangbei is just outside the door and has not gone far."
"Let him in!"
Li Yi bowed and said, "Since Your Majesty has something to discuss with Lord Wangbei, I will take my leave."
Xiong Zhen patted Li Yi on the shoulder and said, "Thanks to you this time. Can I give you something as a reward?"
Li Yi smiled and said, "If Your Majesty really wants to reward me, why not give me the main peak of Mount Emei? It was originally occupied by the Wu Gu Cult. I happened to be there a while ago and destroyed the Wu Gu Cult branch there."
"Okay! Hou Zhen, now that you've heard what Doctor Wei said, just do as he says."
Li Yi bowed, thanked the emperor and turned to leave. At the door, he met Wang Beigong. The latter looked at Li Yi with such a sharp look that Li Yi was startled.
Xiong Zhui said to Li Yi: "Don't run away tonight, come to my house and drink with me!"
"Ah? Drink again?"
"Nonsense! Do you want to drink or not?"
Li Yi bowed and begged for mercy: "Drink, drink, drink!"
Xiong Zhen said unhappily, "Such a big thing has happened to me, and you two still have the mind to drink?"
Wang Beigong immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have really thought about it carefully outside the door, and I am just about to have a good talk with Your Majesty! Otherwise, I would like to ask Your Majesty for a few cups of royal wine first?"
"I'm just feeling down, why don't you have a few drinks with me? Let's go to another place!"
The crown prince was under house arrest, and the replacement of the crown prince was a foregone conclusion. However, due to the dignity of the royal family, Xiong Zhu could not be convicted of regicide and patricide. Instead, Xiong Zhui gave the King of Chu a suggestion to use the Qu family to dethrone the crown prince.
So the King of Chu summoned Qu Zhi, restored his position as the Grand Tutor, and asked about the academic performance and character of several princes. Qu Zhi took the opportunity to ask about Xiu Jian's whereabouts, and Xiong Zhen did not hide it, saying directly that the prince had lost it, and asked him to ask the prince for the details, which was a hint to the Qu family, and the latter would naturally not miss the opportunity to add insult to injury.
When choosing a new crown prince, the King of Chu paid more attention to Confucian and Taoist cultivation than before, which means that the status of Confucianism and Taoism in the State of Chu will be greatly enhanced.
Afterwards, Wangbei Gong Xiong Zhui followed the King of Chu's instructions and brought several princes to the Imperial Observatory to perform the Ding Sacrifice, but no one knew the result except Xiong Zhui and Jiuli Wuji.
Afterwards, the Qu and Jing families used the stars to warn, and there were also routine operations such as impeachment of officials, so Li Yi naturally didn't have to worry about it. After all, these big guys were experts in playing power games. Subu successfully joined forces with Master Zhu to persuade Emperor Liang to send troops, and returned to Baidi City to preside over government affairs.
What Li Yi could do at this time was to use Mirror Flowers and Water Moons to train the generals in the army to fight against the monsters, and pass on Dayi's experience to them without reservation, so that they could understand the tactics, know how to divide the battlefield, and how to establish local advantages and concentrate forces to eliminate the monster army.
Because of the preparations for war, the soldiers of the Shen Xi Army did not have a good New Year's celebration. Even on New Year's Eve they only rested for half a day. After all, what's the point of celebrating the New Year if their lives were gone?
Li Yi was naturally the same. Fortunately, his wives were sensible and it was already very good that the family could have a New Year's Eve dinner together. There were so many soldiers in the army who couldn't even go home.
However, a letter asking for help from Miaojiang broke the peace and tranquility of Baidi City. After all, the demon tribe doesn’t care whether you celebrate the New Year or not!
The letter was written by Zhu Tie, saying that the demon army had invaded the border, and the villages in Miaojiang were acting independently and unable to resist. The demon army was attacking each village in batches. In addition, a locust plague broke out in Miaojiang. These were not ordinary locusts, but mutated locusts, each of which was the size of a palm!
Miaojiang at this time can be said to be a purgatory on earth. First, the demon army slaughtered people and animals, and then locusts destroyed everything! It can be described as a thousand miles of barren land and dead trees hanging with bones.
Zhu Tie also said that although the Wu Gu Cult tried its best to resist the demon clan, its effect was very limited and they could only protect Dianzhou. He begged the king to send reinforcements.
In the Tianshuyuan meeting hall, the King of Chu looked at Li Yi and asked, "How is the Shenxi army preparing?"
Li Yi said helplessly: "No matter how well prepared we are, we have no choice but to go to war now."
"Then we will follow the previous agreement. Great Pillar Xiang Xiong will be the commander-in-chief, Xiang Liang will be the deputy commander-in-chief, and Xiang Ying will be the vanguard. The army will set out in two days, first joining up with Great Pillar Xiang, and mobilizing the border garrisons to drive out the demon army together. The rest of the people will allocate soldiers and food to provide supplies for the army."
Everyone agreed to the order and went their separate ways.
When Li Yi returned home, the three ladies helped him pack his luggage, handing him things left and right, such as grills, cooking utensils, food, clothing, and daily necessities, as well as pots, pans, and bowls. It felt like he was not going to fight, but to travel!
Zhang Hongchen leaned against the door and smiled, "Why don't you just let him pack up the house? We're going to fight, not go for an outing. Why do we need to bring so many things?"
Hearing this, Qu Xia was not angry, but walked up to Zhang Hongchen and bowed, saying: "I'll have to trouble Sister Hongchen to take good care of my husband this time when I go out."
This made Zhang Hongchen at a loss for words. She straightened up and replied, "I can't say I was taking care of you. Hey, didn't you originally want to go with us? Why did you change your mind?"
Qu Xia looked at Jing Xin, then shook her head and said, "I won't go..."
"What can she do to take care of me? I'm lucky enough that I don't take care of her! Besides, there are Lan Ze and Yu Jiu, so there won't be any problem."
Jing Xin said, "It's a long journey, my husband, why don't you take Mo Bai with you as a help."
"That won't do. Xiang Ying has to go with the army, and we can't be without a capable fighter at home. I feel at ease only when I leave Mobai here to protect you."
Yuehua suddenly grabbed Li Yi's hand and said, "Brother, can't you not go? I'm scared! Otherwise, brother, take Yuehua with you!"
"Nonsense, I'm going to fight monsters, and you're holding me back! Don't worry, you'll be fine this time with my two sisters-in-law protecting you."
Li Yi turned to the three ladies and said with a smile, "I won't be away for too long this time. I'll be back in half a year at most, so don't be so sad! Just stay home and wait for me to come back! Hey, where are Yu Jiu and Lan Ze?"
"Yu Jiu said that your goodbyes to the three ladies would be cheesy and drawn out, so he and Lan Ze went out of the city first and waited, and asked me to come and look after you."
"It seems that this brat deserves a beating. I must teach him a lesson later. Okay, three ladies, you don't have to see me off. My husband is leaving now." After Li Yi finished speaking, he flew south with Zhang Hongchen on his sword.
When they arrived at the southern suburbs of Baidi City, Yu Jiu and Lan Ze were waiting by the official road. After Li Yi and Zhang Hongchen met up with them, the two girls got in a car, Yu Jiu drove the car, and Li Yi rode a horse in front. In this way, the four of them embarked on their journey to Miaojiang.
Miaojiang refers to the entire southern border of Western Chu. Miaojiang starts from the Sichuan Basin, extends to the Hengduan Mountains in the west, Wushan Mountain, Wuling Mountain and Xuefeng Mountain in the east, and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau surrounded by hundreds of thousands of mountains in the south. There are various beautiful mountain and water scenery here, as well as the different customs and cultures of each ethnic group and village of the Sanmiao.
Lan Ze was in a very good mood. After all, for her this was homecoming, and she would soon be able to see her beloved brother You.
Yu Jiu was very excited, naturally because he could fight against the demons. He was not strong enough in the Western Regions last time, so he wanted to have some good experience this time.
In fact, the most intriguing person is Zhang Hongchen. She came to Xichu to find Li Yi and said she was here to help, but Li Yi knew that she wanted to use the souls of the demon clan to practice. After all, she has been an evil cultivator from the beginning to the end, and the powerful souls of heaven and earth of the demon clan are the supreme delicacy to her.
Two days later, the Shen Xi army also set out. Xiang Liang first led the army to meet up with Xiang Xiong who was leading the border troops to garrison at the Miao border, and then they officially entered Miao territory.
According to Li Yi's strategy, he will lead the Dongyi Guards to form a surprise attack team, go deep into the heart of Miao territory, and kill the big monsters in a targeted manner. While harassing the monster army, he will also be responsible for the task of investigating the enemy situation and transmitting battlefield information. This is what Dayi did before he became a first-class warrior.
The Chu army divided its troops into two groups. One group, led by Xiang Xiong, went deep into Miaojiang along the Hengduan Mountains and drove the demon army from the west. The other group, led by Xiang Liang, suppressed the demon army from the north, and forced them little by little to the border between Miaojiang and Nanliang, where the two countries worked together to destroy them.
Speaking of which, the Southern Liang side also had a big show of force. The second prince Xiao Zongji led the army and Liu Hong served as the military supervisor. In addition to Liu Hong's Yanjia Army, the Southern Liang's 50,000 main forces were also mobilized.
Master Zhu was already old, and although he did not go on the expedition with the army, he sent several great scholars under his tutelage to join the army. Among them, Ding Yuancai was a military officer appointed by the court, while Zhen Dexiu, who was already the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was responsible for the allocation of food and fodder and logistical supplies for the army.
It can be said that this battle allowed many of Zhu Xi's disciples to emerge, demonstrated the strength of Zhu Xi's school, and to a certain extent narrowed the gap between the poor students in Southern Liang and the clan leaders.
Back to Li Yi, the carriage went along the official road to Luzhou, but there were many mountain roads behind, so they changed to riding horses to Zhejiang City, and from here they went south along the Chishui River to enter the Miao area.
The Chu army would definitely not take this route. They would choose to enter Miaojiang from Luzhou via Zhuti County. The road there is relatively flat and more suitable for the army to march.
The reason why Li Yi chose to take this route was that, firstly, it was the shortcut that Lan Ze was most familiar with, and secondly, he had to meet up with the Dongyi Guards.
Since this section of the Chishui River is not suitable for sailing, and even horses cannot be ridden, and the mountain road is rugged and there are dangerous valleys and peaks, Li Yi and his party can only walk along the Chishui River.