Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1388 Declaration of War

Although Tang Ye was young, he was very steady in his work. When General Cui arrived, he immediately reported Lu Ning's experience. General Cui was also stern when he heard it. He asked Lu Ning to come forward and put a finger on her forehead. After sensing for a moment, he said, "I didn't notice anything unusual."

"I'm afraid it was just a matter of a moment at that moment." Lu Ning said.

"It is possible that we may have missed the opportunity to get a glimpse of the truth."

"General, with all due respect, I feel that... the demons have made some big moves. We cannot allow them to continue what I just saw. This may not be a matter of the battlefield, but of the control of the battle situation."

Lu Ning knew that she couldn't hold back at this time, so she expressed all her feelings and guesses. She didn't think that she, a newcomer, could make a wise enough judgment.

"I know your doubts. We also need to verify it again...Ice Array, right? Then, I will try to contact Ye Cong for verification."

General Cui looked at Lu Ning and said, "You said that after your ice formation was formed, there was some induction, right?"

"Yes, I think it is most likely related to the ice formation." Lu Ning was still very sure about this. She could feel a similar aura, just like when she saw those other palm commanders. This kind of perception usually would not be wrong.

General Cui nodded and said to Tang Ye: "The people she selected, you must transfer them from the roster of the Spiritual Strategy Camp. Make sure it is done today. As for other matters, postpone them for the time being."

"General, I have one more thing I want to ask." Lu Ning suddenly remembered what happened in Shangxuan Camp and immediately said with a folded hand, "There are factions in Shangxuan Camp, and one of them seems to have mastered something called the Law of Tombs. I wonder if the general or other people in Gouchen know about it?"

"I know." General Cui nodded. "Qin Luo mentioned this to me. The situation in Shangxuan Camp cannot escape his eyes and ears. Tang Ye is in charge of that place, so he knows the inside story."

Tang Ye also said: "We have checked that thing, it is full of the breath of death. If used properly, it can be a powerful magic weapon. If the magic weapon can be refined, it will also be a powerful helper. But we don't need this thing, it's okay to leave it to them."

"Are you sure... there is really no problem with that thing?" Lu Ning would not easily believe this. Although she trusted Tang Ye, she thought that the Wei Dynasty was not on guard against the cunningness of demons. Even the demon star she had met, who had no malice towards humans, still did his own thing and had some hidden calculations against her.

In this case, if something is missing...

"I hope to check the magic weapon again to make sure there is no problem. I heard them say that the magic weapon can help people escape from the result of death, and I have also heard such a statement in Lingjiang." Lu Ning said, "Those people have become believers of the demon star Huang Kui."

Hearing this, Tang Ye said, "In that case, I will conduct another thorough investigation. If there is something wrong with the magic weapon, I will confiscate it."

"So much the better."

After Lu Ning told everyone what happened, she felt a little relieved. She then said goodbye and left, saying that she still needed to prepare the ice formation.

=
All matters in Lingzhou, unless they are matters that the parties involved can decide, will go to Guanyuan.

This place is the undisputed capital of Lingzhou. The entire city stretches across the hinterland of Lingzhou. Outside the central city, there are eighteen auxiliary cities, one hundred and ninety-six towers clustered in the city, patrol soldiers walk through the main roads day and night, and two waterways are forcibly reversed and pass through the city. It stands in the key place of Lingzhou. Unlike the treacherous Lingjiang River and the strict defense of Gou Chen, Guanyuan seems to be showing the military power of Wei. Anyone who has the courage to attack can try its strength.

Standing on the city wall on either side, one can see almost a quarter of the city. At this moment, Ning Ke and Jiang Yao were standing on the city wall, looking at the prosperous scene in the city.

"Grand Tutor Qin is indeed a man of talent in governing the country and maintaining peace. It's a pity that at this time, his abilities are restrained by the angel. What a pity." Jiang Yao smiled and looked into the distance, saying with some emotion.

"Why do you say this?" Ning Ke asked.

"Before leaving Beijing, I asked the people at the Imperial Observatory for a fortune-teller. The result showed that this trip would be disastrous, and I might be in danger of losing my life." Jiang Yao looked at Ning Ke, "What does the Temple of the Chief Judge think of this?"

"The Head-Cutting Temple does not believe in fate, prophecy and other things without signs. Among the heads we cut off, there are also some that were favored by fate. Facts have proven that they are all useless."

"Maybe it's because you are the ones who cut off your fate." Jiang Yao seemed quite relaxed. "For us, it doesn't make any difference. After all, we are the lucky ones who have a second life. Oh, let's not talk about such a disappointing thing. Ning Ke, let's talk about business. It's not the beginning of summer yet. Do you think the distribution center specially arranged this time? Is there something going on?"

"There must be something wrong. The distribution center will not release useless information. At most, there will be interference and misleading." Ning Ke touched the mask. "If it develops normally, it should be the time when the war really breaks out."

"Have you noticed? Even the Guanyuan, which is known as a fortified city, has begun to show - how to say? The phenomenon of returning to the origin. But the reaction speed here is too fast. As soon as the returning to the origin appeared, it was destroyed and failed to achieve anything. But in the long run, flaws will always appear. After all, this is a city built by humans, not a perfect kingdom of God."

Jiang Yao tapped her fingers lightly on a wall tile, and Ning Ke noticed her movements.

"Are you feeling uneasy?"

"Because changes are happening. You are not in the palace, so you don't know about those changes... Of course, they will be reported to you soon."

"what?"

"The capital is in a very chaotic state right now. You probably can't imagine..."

Jiang Yao looked towards Guanyuan City with some worry, as if wondering how long the order here could be maintained.

Inside a restaurant in the city, Li Duanyu picked up the still hot noodles in the bowl while glancing at the stolen newspaper.

The Wei court bulletin would also report some government affairs in a light-hearted manner, but Li Duanyu had already figured out the officialdom in the capital, at least he knew clearly how those people stood on the surface. Obviously, after the officials from Xingyin returned to the capital, the capital ushered in a purge. The new emperor's ascension to the throne was not completely legitimate, and Li Duanyu did not know how many conflicts there were, but judging from the officials who had been killed in recent times, it must have been that many people were involved.

With the death of the old Prime Minister Yuan Wei-nong, Pei Ying-fu gradually distanced himself from the affairs of the Political Affairs Hall and began to promote new people. Li Zhuo-yu, who was still in his prime, became the most powerful among the Prime Ministers. Judging from the court reports, the new emperor was completely unable to suppress Prime Minister Li Zhuo-yu. It was only thanks to the fact that other officials also had several factions that Li Zhuo-yu was not able to command the court alone.

There are many meanings behind this.

Qin Taishi was in the northern frontier, but he was not completely indifferent to the affairs of the court. The new emperor's accession to the throne might be someone who made a decision first and then reported to the emperor, but it was in line with etiquette and law, and Qin Taishi would not say anything. But Li Zhuoyu was in power, and it would be impossible for this matter to happen without Qin Taishi's approval. Even if he did not return to Beijing himself, the Taishi could send a confidant to bring a letter back to demote Li Zhuoyu. He could also be more strict and investigate him directly.

Li Zhuoyu was not a person who governed in a gentle manner. His methods were radical and even cruel. Obviously, the young and docile nature of the new emperor did not meet Qin Taishi's requirements for an emperor, but as a minister, he could not really let the emperor abdicate - unless the emperor had made any serious mistakes.

In the corner of the official newspaper, there was a piece of news that was not very conspicuous, that is, Dong Tian was sent to the Western Regions to suppress the rebellion there. It was hard to speculate who was behind this, but there was probably something wrong with this brave royal family member leaving the capital at this time.

Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with Saibei.

Li Duanyu folded up the newspaper and put the warm noodles into his mouth, a trace of sadness on his weathered face.

This scene is quite complicated. If he had not noticed this, he would have probably explored the larger background story behind the scene. However, when he realized the key point of "interruption of inheritance", he was not prepared to do such a dangerous thing.

"The older you get in the martial arts world... the less courageous you become. Getting older, getting older."

After throwing down three large coins, Li Duanyu picked up his hat, put it on, and walked into the crowd.

Guanyuan gave him the feeling that the scourge of war had not yet invaded this place. If there were no war towers around, he would even think that this was a prosperous city in the Central Plains.

When passing by a low wall, Li Duanyu took a glance and saw that the bricks that made up the wall had begun to wriggle slightly, with tentacles sticking out from the inside, trying to explore the surrounding conditions, but in the blink of an eye, it returned to its original state.

The dangers of the ancient times are returning, and when they return they will be combined with the current environment. Li Duanyu is very experienced, and he can roughly imagine what this world was like when there were still true immortals in this world, and even when the true immortals had not yet transformed the world.

The more this is the case, the less you can touch it easily. "The inheritance is cut off" means that you basically have to rely on external forces brought by tourists to counter a certain power that dominated the world long ago. If the world's development has reached a certain level of technology, there is still a way to rely on knowledge to forge a technology tree to fight against it, but as the overall technological strength is still backward, if you don't have enough strength to touch it, you will die.

After Li Duanyu evaluated the fighting power of the tourists in this scenario, he gave up this idea.

At this moment, he suddenly felt the haze floating in the sky, which was evil spirit.

Countless shadows of flying birds flew across the sky. A gigantic bird-shaped demon passed through the distant sky, spreading broken shadows to the ground. Each shadow turned into a flying bird. The shadows of those birds quickly evaporated under the sunlight. After they were almost dry, the shadows turned into black words on the ground.

[Twenty days later, I will lead my army to attack the three cities. If you have the courage and wisdom, you can fight under the city for a while. The fate of humans and monsters will be decided in this battle. Huang Kui stays.]

Li Duanyu just sneered when he saw it. A declaration of war? This kind of thing is just a conspiracy, a way to consume the opponent. He doesn't believe that the demons will obey this kind of thing. But in twenty days, there will most likely be a real war. After all, that is the time of the "beginning of summer" predicted by the distribution center, and it is probably also the time when the final mission will be issued.

Basically, it will be just a matter of surviving for a certain period of time after the final battle begins. There may be some adjustments based on the danger level of the scene and the strength of the tourists, but generally there will be no changes.

"Declare...declare war!"

There were many people in Guanyuan who could read and write. These shadow fonts were all over the city, so naturally some people could see them. Most of them were still in the tension of war, and such a declaration of war could be regarded as igniting people's emotions.

Many people still remember the massacre in Lingzhou when the northern frontier army invaded. Now, Yaoxing directly signed his name. Although many people did not recognize Yaoxing, they could guess that he was probably a figure like the marshal of the northern frontier.

There was an immediate atmosphere of panic around, but because Guan Yuan had always been stable in maintaining order, there was no chaos.

In comparison, the Gouchen where Lu Ning was was a different story.

Unlike Guanyuan, Gou Chen did not build cities, and civilians were concentrated in one block. After the shadow text appeared, martial law was immediately launched, and all troops were quickly summoned, even places like Shangxuanying were no exception.

The emergency defense order has been issued, and Lu Ning, who has just formed the Ice Formation Commander, must also participate. Within 20 days, the area around Gou Chen needs to be cleared again, and then the defense line will be arranged. Lu Ning obviously has no chance to go to Lingjiang to receive Ye Cong's teachings, but fortunately she doesn't need it that much.

"Three villages... ruins." Lu Ning was assigned the corresponding task. She had already walked around the area and had a general idea of ​​the location, so she knew where to look.

But she was also reminded by Qin Luo that it was better to be more careful when encountering strange situations before. The demons also have some knowledge of the movements of the three cities. When Gou Chen sets out to sweep, he will definitely be attacked by troops in advance. As for who will ambush whom in the end, it depends on the commander's ability.

In short, before the war officially begins, there will probably be many small wars to fight, and Lu Ning must seize this time to train his ice formation. Even if there are some casualties, he can quickly replenish his troops in Gou Chen.

Lu Ning felt that there were other things behind this, but her level was too low to know.

With the situation changing like this, she could only gather her people and set off. Now she still had two chances to immediately improve her abilities, which was probably what she would have to do at a critical moment later. Apart from that, she needed to train all her abilities herself.

"……lets go."

Riding out of the city, Lu Ning looked back at the twenty or so riders behind him. The maze between the mountain city had once again concealed Gou Chen, but this time, Lu Ning was able to clearly sense Gou Chen's location and no longer needed anyone to guide him to find the place.