stand back, let me come

Chapter 1433: Seizing the bridge and blowing up the waterway (Twenty-four) [Seeking monthly pass]

"We've killed so many, so a few more won't matter."

Listening to Gong Yang Yongye's gloating ridicule, the mage didn't raise his eyelids. He knew who was the real boss among the people present. This old man was not qualified to make the final decision, and he couldn't change his mind. No matter how much he said, it was just a mouthful of pleasure.

"Humph, I just said that you, a monk, have a black heart."

Gongyang Yongye saw through the monk's little plan at a glance.

The wizard still ignored him.

Considering the friendship they had worked together for a short time, he chanted sutras for the five unlucky ghosts to save their souls. No one except Qin Li and Qi Shan could understand what he was saying. Qin Li could understand because he had been a monk in his youth, cultivating himself in a temple in the mountains for several years, and had a certain attainment in Buddhism. Qi Shan could understand because he had worked hard on Master Qin in the past.

He has tainted intentions and has only learned a few tricks to deceive people.

Seeing Qin Li also sitting on the ground and reciting scriptures, Qishan chuckled coldly: "He is praying for others to be liberated, and he is grieving for his own kind. Maybe his life will be in danger later, so he should recite for himself in advance. How come our Kangguo's Qin Shaoshi also learned this trick?"

Qin Li said: "The soldiers also made sacrifices."

Qi Shan had no expression of sadness or joy. He looked down and saw that Qin Li was sitting on someone's coat. He thought to himself that Qin Li was a considerate person no matter where he went. "Give more compensation to the families after the war and take good care of the orphans and the elderly. This will be more effective than any Buddhist scripture to help the dead."

He just didn't believe that Qin Gongsu didn't understand this principle.

Huh, duplicity.

What really makes the dead restless is nothing more than the things they can't let go of in their lifetime: "Instead of wasting time and drooling over scriptures to make people sleep better, Master Qin should go to the Ministry of Revenue to urge more, say more flattering words to my brother, and stop making things difficult for the Secretariat."

Qishan is the head of the Secretariat and is favored by the emperor.

The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the purse strings, and asking for money from the Ministry of Revenue is like asking for one's life. Some procedures can torture people to the point of losing their temper. Although Xun Zhen is not a mean person, he is not the only one who has the final say in the Ministry of Revenue, and the officials below, big and small, may not agree with him.

Qin Li was almost laughed out of anger by Qi Shan.

He asked back: "Brother?"

Before Qin Li could finish his sentence, "What kind of brother are you?" Qi Shan responded and took advantage of him: "Alas!"

Qin Li: "..."

I was so angry that I wanted to grab a stone and smash it on Qishan's face.

Tear this disgusting face apart alive.

Because of Qi Shan's disturbance, the red silk and green misery on Qin Li's body that was drawn by the smoke of the battlefield was swept away, and replaced by the desire to hit someone. Qi Shan sighed: "Master Qin should stop cultivating Buddhism and cultivating his mind. He is greedy, angry, and stupid, and he is irritable and easily angered."

Qin Li pulled out the dagger from Zhao Feng's waist with an expressionless face.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Qi Shan took the first step and ran away.

Qin Li was naturally a beat slower and didn't catch up: "Die!"

Qi Shan ran away but still looked back to provoke him. He saw from the corner of his eye that the outer shirt spread out on the ground was obviously the general's. When he saw that Zhao Feng's robe was missing half, he knew what was going on. Qin Li also thought of Zhao Feng's foreign aid: "Dayi, hold him down for me!"

Zhao Feng was not very eager to join.

Firstly, Qi Shan is too vindictive, and secondly, he is also a grandfather, so he should be more stable. Sometimes when I look at Master Qin and Master Qi, I imagine two grandchildren pulling each other's hair. If the two of them change their hairstyle to a bun, they will look more like them.

When children fight, it is best for adults not to intervene.

"Oh, Zhao Dayi doesn't want you anymore either."

Zhao Feng's alarm bells rang loudly, and he laughed and scolded: "How could Grand Tutor Qi be like this? I was kind enough to let you go, so why are you trying to sow discord?"

Gu Chi rolled his eyes in an unrefined manner: "At your age, you are still imitating the innocent behavior of a child. It's really disgusting."

He just can't stand seeing such disgusting things.

It was definitely not because he was jealous.

"Fighting and killing are more soothing to the ears than reading Buddhist scriptures." Zhao Feng thought of Qin Li in his early years. When Master Qin was reciting Buddhist scriptures and chanting Buddha's name, he lowered his eyes and closed them. He did have some compassion like a clay statue of a bodhisattva. But a clay statue is just a clay statue after all. How could there be any human touch on it?

If there weren't a group of homeless people who were counting on Qin Li, Zhao Feng doubted that Qin Li could really shave his hair, become a monk, and not care about worldly affairs. People outside the world don't have so many worldly worries.

Qi Shan sought Shen Tang for support and thus escaped the bloody disaster.

"... Young Master Yuanliang bullied Gongsu, and he is also tired today."

Look, how popular it has become.

Qi Shan was unhappy to hear this: "If he is tired, then I am not tired?"

What do you mean he bullied Qin Gongsu?

Who is chasing me with a dagger?

Before the victim could even complain, the Lord took the initiative.

Shen Tang: "...So you admit that you bullied someone?"

Qishan: "..."

Qishan: "I can't stand listening to those nonsense things."

Zhao Feng was not happy with Qin Li chanting Buddha's name, and Qi Shan didn't like it either. Qin Li's focused and calm look always gave people a sense of déjà vu that he would be able to comprehend the worldly world in the next second. There was no human touch around him, which always reminded Qi Shan of another face that was calm to the point of death.

It’s better to struggle in the world.

As one of the few friends of Tan Lezheng, even if he wants to go ashore, he has to wait until he has completed his merits, right?

Qin Li was so angry that his face twisted: "Listen to his twisted logic!"

It was just that the wizard brought back my memories, and I picked up old things that I had forgotten for a long time. I calmed down for a while, and this caused all these twists and turns.

Shen Tang: "..."

Qi Shan drooped his eyelids, his gaze seemed to fall into the void, and there was nothingness in his eyes: "Today... is a special day."

He lowered his voice and became serious, which made people feel inexplicably distressed.

Shen Tang tried to recall what was different about this day in previous years. Qin Li also thought that Qi Shan was acting abnormally today, so he subconsciously slowed down his breathing. Shen Tang asked Qi Shan: "What big day is today?"

Qishan: "Oh, the anniversary of the death of the first lord."

Now it was Shen Tang's turn to break the defense: "...Which leader?"

Good guy, he prayed for the goodness of seven ancestors. He actually remembered the death anniversary of each of them? Did he still offer sacrifices to them privately?

Isn’t it said that all seven are bad things?

Why do you still remember the damn anniversary?

Qi Shan said nothing, just looked at Qin Li.

Qin Li was stunned for a moment.

In hindsight, it seems to be true.

He fell silent, and immediately understood why Qishan was so rude. He thought that he was thinking about the past because of the special day, so he was reciting some prayers to save the dead in an unusual way? So he came over to interrupt his mood.

Qin Li said: "You think too much."

How can I have so much free time?

Instead, I pray for goodness——

"Qi Zhongshu has had rich experience in his life, and he has owed countless karma. In the 365 days of a year, doesn't he have to go to the grave every day?" Not to mention the others, the seven lords account for seven days of the year, plus other miscellaneous things.

There are only more than 300 days in a year, which is really not enough for him.

Qi Shan was almost driven crazy by Qin Li.

He cursed inwardly: [Being a regent is not an easy job. Even when playing chess, you can't play with a bad chess player.]

He just lost his eloquence because he had been hanging out with Wang Ting's group of old bastards who were both incompetent and playful. Now even Qin Gongsu could mock him. It was simply the opposite of the heaven! Qi Shan opened his mouth for a long time, but he couldn't think of how to curse back.

Those who are lethal tend to bring up old issues.

There is no deterrent effect if you don't bring up the past.

Qi Shan was so angry that his head started to throb.

Just when Shen Tang was about to pick his toes because of this atmosphere, the Master's salvation was over. Actually, it should have been over long ago. Qi Shan and the other two were interrupting him and making a lot of noise. His attention was diverted unconsciously. He even read the scriptures wrong for several paragraphs. He apologized to the Buddha several times in his heart. If the five former temporary colleagues knew that he died in the hands of this group of people, wouldn't they beat their chests and stamp their feet? The Master finally held on until the end of the salvation. Only then did he pretend to be a detached and indifferent master and bowed to Shen Tang eleven times. He asked, "Why don't you do it all at once, Mr. Shen?"

The Kangguo troops tried to attack the inner defense of the stone fort. Although they did not really break through, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Kangguo side still had some strength left. If they continued to attack, they might be able to capture it.

Aren't you in a hurry to get out of the Yidi Mountains?

Why did he stop at the last moment?

Shen Tang glanced at him with a questioning look.

"Mr. Shen should know better than anyone the harm of letting a tiger go back to the mountains." The master said, and a cold flash in his eyes, destroying his kind and honest Buddha mask. He just looks like Maitreya Buddha, but his blood debt is no less.

"You want them dead?"

The master said, "Monks should be compassionate."

He naturally didn't want these people to die, but he didn't want them to live either. Or rather, if they lived, he would have no peace. If he wanted to live, he had to submit to Kangguo. Once he submitted to Kangguo, these people in the central region would not let him go.

If they have to have the best of both worlds, they cannot survive.

Shen Tang heard the hidden meaning: "Keep the bait."

The mage didn't hear it clearly the first time.

Shen Tang repeated, "Fishing requires bait, it's that simple. If the water intake problem can be solved, Kangguo has convenient logistics, and this place has the right time, place, and people, isn't it the perfect fishing platform? No matter how good the location of the fishing platform is, no matter how fat the fish are, if there is no bait on the hook, how can the big fish be willing to take the bait?"

"If a bunch of them were killed, the Central Allied Forces wouldn't keep sending reinforcements here, right? This place is my home turf now, it's in my favor, so naturally they won't be in such a hurry to get out of the Yidi Mountains." The young monarch's eyebrows were hard, and when she supported her chin and tilted her head to look at the mage, she looked like a spring breeze melting snow, adding a bit of inhuman indifference, "The Central Allied Forces have high hopes for this place. How many people have they sent here? Which of these people is not important? I guess they didn't expect it to fall so soon..."

The mage smacked his lips and said, "It is indeed substantial."

The Central Allied Forces spent nearly half of their resources on this battle.

These assets do not refer to soldiers, but to the connections accumulated over the years, which can command hidden warriors like him to fight for their lives at critical moments. Kang Guo relied on the way of Weilou scholars to catch the allied forces off guard, and took the opportunity to kill five in one go, and the rest retreated to the stone fort. Even if the family is as big as the Central Allied Forces, it is still a serious injury. Moreover, people live longer and have more connections.

Who knows how many people the five unlucky guys who died can bring out.

These people will also put pressure on the Allied forces in the center.

Forcing them to send troops over.

The magnetic field of the mineral veins under this battlefield is no less important to warriors than the tight hoop on Monkey King's head. Previously, it was the home field of the Allied Forces, which restricted Kangguo. Now the battlefield situation has reversed and it has become Kangguo's home field. She really doesn't need to kill them all with one blow.

A head was delivered every two days.

We have to see who will be the first to get impatient.

"But Mr. Shen also said that we need to solve the water problem first."

As a foreign aid of the Central Allied Forces, the mage naturally knew some of the inside story. He also knew that Shen Tang had divided his troops to seize the area, but he knew even more clearly that Shen Tang's plan might not work out as he wished. It was such a coincidence that not long after the mage mentioned it, the scouts hurriedly sent a battle report. The words on it swallowed up the few happy expressions on Shen Tang's face bit by bit, and replaced them with solemnity.

The mage understood and said, "It's bad news."

Shen Tang glanced over coldly, with murderous intent in his eyes.

In the end, the mage was not killed, as he surrendered faster than she could ask. However, the mage was still thrown to keep the captives company.

The mage saw three other former temporary colleagues who were captured alive in the tent guarded by Gong Yang Yongye. They might also be his long-term colleagues in the future. When they saw the mage, they sneered and said, "What, did you get frostbite by trying to please others?"

“We are all wanderers in this world, why do you mock me?” The mage flicked the dust off his sleeves and realized at a glance that he was different from the three captives. His Dan Mansion was not sealed, but the three of them were in shackles. Even with strong bodies, they could not fight their way out.

"Just the three of you?"

“It started with four people.”

"What about that person?"

"He was killed. The blood under your feet is what he just scattered when he turned around. It might still be warm if you touch it."

Mage: "..."

Are the remaining inmates all so rude?

“…Killed?”

"Kang Guo's gang just asked if he was willing to surrender. He said no, and his head was chopped off. Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, he was unlucky to become the chicken." Whether the remaining three people are chickens or monkeys depends on their own choices. At this point, one of them almost laughed out of anger. Kang Guo was the first one who wanted to make them surrender by killing them. Do you really think they are as spineless as the wizard?

Death threats don't always work.

"They also said they would come back to ask again tomorrow."

The wizard stammered for a long time and said, "As long as the green mountains are there... the Allied forces have suffered setbacks in the war, and the future situation is still unknown. Why do you have to give up your lives for the Allied forces? After all, we are not... we don't need help. Our only weakness is our descendants."

They don't need to go crazy and be controlled because of longevity.

If future generations were the only weak spot, things would be easier to handle.

The other three fell into a strange silence after hearing this.

It took a while before a sound was heard.

"How does Kangguo compare to Wuguo back then?"

The mage said meaningfully: "Wei Lou, an old minister of Wu State, is now helping Kang State. Will he fall into the same trap twice?"

The three inmates all looked at him coldly: "Lobbyist?"

The mage said awkwardly: "…Not yet."

Shen Tang hasn't given him a position yet.

The four of them looked at each other speechlessly.

The few generals who stayed behind were not from aristocratic families. They were just ordinary followers who had achieved their current status by relying on their talents and luck. As for resentment, they actually had no ill will towards Kangguo. The confrontation was only because of their different positions.

Come to think of it, I even have some favorable impression of him.

This good impression largely comes from the biographies of famous officials and celebrities.

This book was not banned in the Central Continent from the beginning, and several people had heard of it and read it to some extent. They appreciated the key content revealed in the book, the standards for promoting talents in Kangguo - especially when the contemptuous atmosphere prevailed in various places in the Central Continent, the favorability could be doubled. But a favor is a favor, and when it comes to one's future life and property, a little favor cannot determine anything.

"One more thing..."

The three of them were upset and disliked the wizard's slowness.

"If you fart, let it go!"

The mage then farted: "It seems that the Kangguo troops failed to seize the source. If they failed, then they failed. Kangguo can still leave the mountains without restrictions if they take down the stone fortress. But looking at Shen Youli's face, the situation seems to be worse. What's over there?"

The other person's expression is so ugly.

The three of them looked at each other.

The mage pressed, "Are you still hiding it?"

An insider said: "...it seems to be some...things that were sealed away by the inner society in the early years, which disturbed the energy of heaven and earth."

The mage murmured: "Something that disturbs the energy of heaven and earth?"

Is it the same as the mineral vein on this battlefield?

The mage had heard something but was not very clear, and knew less than the three of them. Little did he know that Shen Tang had been so angry that he laughed countless times. On the ground lay a bronze table with its eyes open: "...It's hopeless, it's nuclear wastewater."

Was she a devil in her previous life?

Why would he harm her so much in this life?

(ノへ￣,)

This chapter has some extra words.

_(:з」∠)_Conquering the world is like eating snakes. In the early stage, it is difficult to develop in various ways, but when it develops to the middle and late stages, it can basically sweep the world (the biggest limitation of war is the food problem, which is Kangguo's strength). There is probably not much plot in Quguo (unless someone is like Wei Lou who backstabs at a critical moment, and Tangmei is gone, otherwise Kangguo's unification pace cannot be stopped.)