Legend of the Demon Emperor of Kyushu

morning, cold leaf palace
With Yiwei escorting them out of the city, their office in the palace: Yiwei commanded the envoys, so they went to the empty building, leaving only some servants to clean the hall day and night.After Baichengshuang returned to the city, he immediately transformed it into the combat command center of the three guards, where he received various people and discussed strategies for defending the city with the generals.

During the planning and balance, Qi Lao was on hand to advise, and for any major event, Bai Chengshuang and Qi Lao must have made a private agreement, and then summoned the generals to pass the order.

For three days in a row, Baichengshuang had been standing in front of the desk, processing official documents, his eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't stop.

"In this way, the resettlement of the people entering the city should be done properly." Bai Chengshuang carefully examined the military book and said.

In the spacious hall, only Mr. Qi was waiting by the side: "Yes, but many people in the city are dissatisfied with this, thinking that if these people are accepted, they will consume food and drag down the whole city. Food. This old man has already dealt with the leading ones, but this kind of statement has been repeatedly banned.”

Baichengshuang said: "As for the food, let people kill all the livestock that cannot be kept in captivity, then pickle them, and encourage the people to raise more chickens in the city, so that it will be enough for a while. The barbarians are used to it. Fighting to support war, going deep into the hinterland, and having no logistics, it will last longer than us."

"Yes."

"The most serious problem is too few soldiers." Bai Chengshuang frowned.

"Do you want to vigorously recruit troops in the city?"

"The mob is of little use to the result. If you want to recruit troops, you must recruit those who can endure hardship." Baichengshuang thought for a while, and said:

"Focus on those people who come into the city from villages and towns. These farmers have endured various labors and are used to handling iron tools, digging ditches, and carrying them on their shoulders. They can also carry weapons and kill people. Gather the best officers to train them. .”

"Okay," Old Qi nodded, "These farmers are pure-hearted, and they are satisfied with a little favor. They are willing to work hard no matter whether they are working or training, and they can form combat power in a short period of time."

Baichengshuang also said: "The men in the city can arrange to dig trenches in front of the city; the women in the city can teach them to weave bamboo baskets, fill them with stones, and carry them to the city wall. use."

Old Qi replied: "Since this is the case, you can ask people to collect more stones from the bottom of Qiufeng Lake. The stones in the river are heavy, so throwing them is more effective."

Baichengshuang nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's do this."

The two kept counting like this, and the subordinates came down to report, and the commander-in-chief Wang Zhong asked to see him.

Baicheng Shuang said yes, Wang Zhong strode in, knelt and saluted the army: "I report to the guard, the last general has led the troops to clean up the surrounding villages and towns, and the last general will burn everything that can be used as fodder for the barbarians. Those vegetable fields and gardens have all been flattened!"

Bai Chengshuang comforted: "General, it's hard work! Since this is the case, the general can go to the mansion to rest for a while. The general is about to recruit a group of militiamen, so I need the general to take them to patrol and watch and practice."

Wang Zhong was taken aback when he heard the words, Bai Chengshuang was going to send him abroad again.In the past, Baichengshuang, the head of the guard, had always been more in appearance than in reality, and the remaining 2000 people in the three guards were actually his direct descendants.Now, Baichengshuang wants to bypass him and directly issue orders to the officers below and discuss the military situation together. This is to seize power with him.

He couldn't help but stare up, looking at himself and Ma Chao, the girl who had grown up with him—

"What's wrong?" Baichengshuang noticed something strange and asked with a frown.

——I have already been able to stab a horse in the direction of a gun, and now I can't get out of bed.

"The last general listens to the order!" Wang Zhong replied loudly, and then retreated out of the hall.

At the same time, a female medical officer walked past him and walked into the hall.

Old Qi said: "Ying'er is here, show the princess, how does the princess look, does she need to be recuperated?"

The person who came was Xue Ying, the female servant doctor, and said with a smile: "My lord princess has not healed from her old injury, and she has worked so hard. Naturally, she needs to recuperate, but how can the princess listen to me, a little medical officer?"

Baichengshuang said: "I'm fine. How is he?"

Xue Ying replied with a smile: "That elder, eats, drinks, sleeps well, and has the princess worried about him, so naturally he recovers very quickly, so that busy people like Xiaguan will be envious."

"That's good." Baichengshuang rarely showed a relieved expression, and the fatigue on his face was also relieved.

Xue Ying said again: "Besides, he is accompanied by a little lover who understands medicine, even if I don't need to go there every day, it's still the same—"

"Eh?" Baichengshuang's eyes widened.

"Eh?" Seeing Bai Chengshuang's face changing rapidly, Xue Ying also cried out in surprise.

The two stared blankly like this for a while, and Bai Chengshuang asked, "What's going on with that... woman of his?"

"That's right—" Xue Ying replied, with cold sweat breaking out from behind.

She originally thought that Princess Shuang would specially care about a pawn and asked her to report every day, it could only be because that pawn was the only living person in the second guard, and General Shuang wanted to express her condolences to her master, General Lian.

But judging from the princess's current reaction, it is clear that there is some strange emotion in it.

isn't it...

-

One day after feeding Tang Wandie the Five Gu Wangxin Pill, Ye Ziqi woke up from his sleep, feeling a little numb and empty in his heart, and had forgotten whether he slept well yesterday—at least he could close his eyes, yes Much better than the day before.

The roof is unfamiliar to the eyes, the beams and columns, and the materials used all show luxury.

Ye Zi was stunned for a while, and then remembered that this is his new home, and Dr. Xue Ying brought him here yesterday.Said that this was the house arranged by General Shuang for him and Gu Feng, two heroes, in the city.

Furniture storage food, everything is available.Originally, they planned to arrange a servant girl for them, but they declined.Later, Gu Feng went to report to the military camp again, and this big house became his own home.

Thanks to being so busy, he didn't have much time to be sad about Tang Wandie.And now... no, he didn't have time to waste feeling sad either.

Ye Ziqi got up, went to the courtyard in front of the hall, fetched water from the well, washed, slapped her face with cold water, and cheered herself up.

The house is spacious, the yard is also spacious, and stone chairs and tables are arranged.Ye Ziqi sat down at the table, facing the newborn Chaoyang, and said alone: ​​"Old demon head, should you wake up?"

The old voice woke up slowly: "Of course, brat."

Hearing that the other party was still willing to respond to his greeting, Ye Ziqi felt a little relieved.After forcing the old monster to spit out the inner alchemy, he was ready to meet the old monster's wrath.But unexpectedly, the attitude of the old demon head has not changed much compared to before. This disposition, let alone a monster, is simply a saint.

Ye Ziqi guessed that the reason could only be because of one thing.

He took out a small object from his pocket, and solemnly placed it in the middle of the stone table. It was shaped like a crooked egg, red in color, mixed with golden lines, and had a black core inside.

According to the old demon head, this thing is the inner alchemy of Taotie.

"Why did you ask me to steal this thing back? I was almost discovered several times, and it almost cost my life!"

The old demon head replied: "Gaotie has been dead for so many years, how can it still have its own inner alchemy? After all, this is my inner alchemy, which was thrown away by you and lent to Taotie for use."

Ye Ziqi heard it, and his eyes lit up: "Listen to you, can you absorb it back?"

According to Xue Ying, it was because he lost the inner alchemy that his martial arteries were severed, so if he could regain the inner alchemy, he would naturally be able to continue practicing martial arts, so he was extremely caring.

"It's possible, but not now." The old demon head said: "You can see clearly, how fierce is the breath of this inner alchemy? Ordinary people will go crazy if they stare at it for a long time.

This is because the inner alchemy of the old man has gone around in Taotie's body, and has been tightly combined with Taotie's demon power.The inner alchemy is the gathering of the primordial spirit, which condenses the five spirits of essence, spirit, soul, soul, and mind.In other words, this gluttonous inner alchemy also condenses its primordial spirit, emotions, and the monstrous resentment it has been seized by the human race for a hundred years!

And you, a boy who is only sixteen or seventeen years old, with a shallow mind, how can you resist such hatred?

What's more, you are a person who bears a blood feud.Once you rashly let this inner alchemy enter your body, you will immediately be engulfed by the evil spirit of gluttony, and you will become a demon who only knows how to kill!Even the soul will be corrupted by evil spirits, and they will never be reborn forever.It is also for this reason that this seat cannot even receive it into your inner sea. "

Ye Ziqi frowned when he heard this, "Then what should I do?"

"Culture your heart."

"Cultivate the mind? But my foundation is damaged, so I can't practice anymore."

"It's not cultivating the Tao, it's cultivating the mind." The old demon explained: "In the final analysis, the soul of Taotie was sucked into the cold soul spear, and the inner alchemy is just a resentment that lingers after it dies. .so long as your mind is strong enough to withstand its erosion—

But this requirement is not as simple as it sounds. What it requires is not the bloody bravery that is not afraid of death for a while, but the firm will that goes beyond seeing death as home, with a deep heart, and life and death as nothing.Only when your state of mind reaches that day can you eat this inner alchemy. "

Ye Ziqi nodded: "I don't practice spiritual power, but only practice the state of mind. I have seen it in books, but it will take a long time, right?"

"Not necessarily. In addition to time, what determines a person's mental growth is experience. It's just that generally speaking, time is never too short."

"Understood." Ye Ziqi frowned solemnly: "Anyway, I just need to collect this inner alchemy now, and if I want to practice in the future, I will definitely use it one day."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the inner alchemy again——

"Shh!"

The sound of wings piercing through the wind shook the eardrums, Ye Ziqi's eyes blurred, a snow-white shadow passed by, and then, the inner alchemy in his hand disappeared!

"what!"