Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1105 Turnaround
Li Zhouwei put away the golden halberd and said with a smile:

"The Protector-General is so cool, I want to meet him."

He had a good impression of Liu Bai, but it was a pity that he, a sword cultivator who was always in a carefree manner, had been thrown into such a big situation. Everyone saw him as sincere and high-spirited, but in Li Zhouwei's opinion... he was actually frustrated and depressed.

Liu Bai sighed immediately. He had a grudge against the Situ family, and he also knew that the relationship between the Li family and the Situ family was not much better. He sheathed his sword and shook his head.

"The King of Wei is more respected than any other general. He just killed Guang Chan and is so majestic that he should guard this mountain..."

He first spoke of the great principles, and then said:

"After all, I am a sword-wielding cultivator and I like to relieve my anger. I want to cause trouble when I see him. This matter... troubles the King of Wei."

Li Zhouwei clasped his hands together and said with a smile:
"It doesn't matter. I was ordered to go into the boring knife. However... there is no need for the Protector General to return to Baixiang. Yang Ruizao has already controlled the exiled Qi in Baixiang, waiting for orders and ready to leave at any time."

After hearing this, Liu Bai seemed to understand that Li Zhouwei had another plan. He glanced at him and said:
"In that case, I will wait for King Wei outside the mountain."

Li Zhouwei immediately stepped into the mountain and saw a dense forest of gold and stone. There was no light from the top of the mountain, but a thick and bottomless dark fog. A bronze chariot stood in the sky, shining brightly.

A woman stopped in the air, stepped on the owl wind, lowered her eyebrows, and showed a very humble attitude, and said:
"Meet the King of Wei!"

Li Zhouwei nodded:
"So it's King Nanjia, no need to be polite."

This girl was none other than Lingu Lanying. The Lingu family, with the blessing of the old swordsman from Dayukui Temple, managed to raise her, allowing the Lingu family to be crowned the King of Nanjia. But when she saw Li Zhouwei, she was ashamed and replied:
"But I, the little prince, dare not praise you in front of the king of Wei. Please forgive me of my title and just call me Yingjia."

Li Zhouwei just walked up the mountain and said with a smile:
"Zhao Nei Xiao Wang... Interesting, who said that?"

When Ning Wan came to Wangyue Lake to divide the territory, she mentioned that Wangyue Lake was autonomous and all matters were decided by Li Zhouwei. Later, it became the [Land Where Martial Arts Is Not Observed]. Corresponding to it, the so-called kings such as Neigu Lanying... were naturally [Inside].

His words made Lin Gu Lanying a little nervous, and she only replied:
"It's hard to say who said it... some folk rumors..."

Li Zhouwei had already arrived in front of the Golden Palace. He saw the door was wide open and an old man walked out from above. He had a golden-red knife on his back and a long-handled spear in his hand. His face was covered with scars and a smile on his face:
"Greetings, King Wei! Thank you, King Wei, for rescuing me!"

Li Zhouwei stared at him, looked around, and said:
"General Ping Huai is very capable. With only a few soldiers and generals, he was able to hold out for so long."

Situ Huo was obviously an old senior, but he was not arrogant at all. He nodded and smiled:

"It's all thanks to this great formation - this formation was set up by the general himself, it's called the [Da Ye Xuan Ze Ling Formation], it's the only one in the world, specially designed to deal with Buddhist cultivators. The usual great formations are nothing but a showpiece in front of this spiritual formation!"

He raised his eyebrows, looked at the dark carriage in the sky, and said:
"The second one is the fellow Taoist in the underworld carriage. He should go back and report now."

This treasure was sunk in the quiet darkness, and the exiled Qi blocked all the information. Li Zhouwei secretly responded to the Immortal Mirror and scanned it, and found that it was indeed empty.

Situ Huo stared at his golden eyes, waiting for Li Zhouwei to look away, then led him forward and sat him down in the hall, then said:

"The King of Wei has defeated the Zhao army, killed the evil cultivators, and stabilized the war situation, but the orders from above have not yet arrived, and the surrounding cultivators are eyeing him covetously... I wonder what the King of Wei is planning?"

Li Zhouwei glanced at him and replied:

"I was just going to mention that."

Situ Huo raised his eyebrows and saw Li Zhouwei stand up and take out a token from his sleeve. It had a black background with gold patterns and intricate patterns, and was inscribed with gold characters. He said:
"I want the general to leave the mountain with me and head south. I will leave this place to Liu Duhu to guard."

Situ Huo glanced at the message and said with lowered eyebrows:
"Oh? That Baixiang?"

Li Zhouwei said calmly:
"If Baixiang can defend it, then defend it. If not, then return it to them."

Situ Huo's expression suddenly darkened, and he said calmly:
"Does the King of Wei understand what he is saying? Bai Xiang and Xiao Mu are the auxiliary wings of the boring tool... After much difficulty, the northern route to the south is blocked. With the King of Wei's release... the north has a new passage, bypassing the boring tool and heading south..."

He paused for a moment, thinking of what he said when he went south, and looked at Li Zhouwei, raised his eyebrows and said:

"The King of Wei is going to attack the Duxian Mountain Gate?"

Li Zhouwei nodded:
"good."

This made Situ Huo silent.

The three points of Xiaoshi, Boring Tool and Baixiang are like a twisted and spreading barrier, blocking the plain behind. What is rare is that the spiritual power of the earth veins is not weak. The Purple Mansion Array is blocked together, and the induction of the exiled Qi can almost block the route of the north to attack the Wangyue Lake wilderness area.

But this solid barrier has a weakness, which is the Baiye area located in the eastern waist... No matter how strong the defense line is, the passage from Bian Yan to Cheng Yun to Du Xian is backed by Xuanmiao and Shanji. If a large number of northern cultivators gather here and rush in, they can still pass smoothly.

Li Zhouwei stared into his eyes and said:

"We are short of manpower, and the land veins in Baixiang are not good. Without a spiritual formation like the boring knife, we can't defend it, and we have to divert a lot of manpower. What's more, there is Bai Ye in our waist and abdomen. We are attacked from both sides, and Guangchan and others' surprise troops may come again."

“But if we abandon Baixiang and seize Baiye, relying on Duxian Mountain Gate, although we cannot keep the enemy out of Jianghuai, we will have a lot of freedom. We can retreat to Baijiang as a pocket for fierce fighting, and advance to capture Xuanmiao and Duanshanji’s retreat routes and seize the entire Jiangnan.”

Situ Huo already understood what he meant. He said nothing and remained silent for a long time before sighing:

"I know that the general wants to recover Shanji, but this is a serious matter and I cannot make the decision."

Li Zhouwei sneered, put the letter in his hand on the table, and said:

"Can't make the decision? Or don't want to make the decision!"

Li Zhouwei certainly knew what Situ Huo was thinking - he was just relying on his power as General Pinghuai and Jiedushi of Tongdao!
The greater the power and status of a martial arts cultivator, the greater the blessing he will receive. Even though they are both Chi Xuan, there is a big difference between Li Jianglong, who has a very low title, and Li Jiangliang, an important official of the dynasty!

'Now that the Zhao troops have retreated, Xiaoshi, Tongdao and Baixiang are intact. To hold this place, almost half of the power of the entire Song Dynasty must be put into it. As the governor of Tongdao, Situ Huo has the overall power, so he is naturally in a very high position and can be regarded as the most important minister! '

"If we abandon Baixiang and seize Duxian, it will be equivalent to dividing the entire Jiangbei defense line into two sections. Whether it is Liu Bai or someone else in Duxian, with such an equal, it will naturally take away a lot of the glory of Xiuwu."

But this is still a case of successful planning!
Situ Huo became even more suspicious.

He was General Pinghuai, and his fiefdom was Tongdao… so he asked Liu Bai to guard Tongdao Mountain for him? If there were any changes in Duxiandao, he would not be able to take the city but would suffer a great defeat. If the north launched a counterattack, Liu Bai would abandon this majestic mountain and retreat southward, and the Song Dynasty would lose all its achievements. As a military governor, Situ Huo would lose his own territory. What would be the big show for him?

This suspicion is not difficult to understand. Li Zhouwei sneered in his heart:
"It is often said that the people in the north are not united... can the south be united? How can they all work together? It's just that they were short of breath before and had to put aside their interests and disputes!"

Facing his doubts, Situ Huo lowered his eyebrows, seemed to be suspicious, and said:

"Why do you say that, King Wei? I cannot leave my post without permission. I would only trouble King Wei and Protector Liu to go there!"

In Situ Huo's opinion, this is naturally the best solution. He, Situ Huo, is unwilling to get involved in it, so he just lets Li Zhouwei and Liu Bai attack Duxiandao and fight with Qi Lanyan. Isn't this the best of both worlds?

Why make him make such a trip and make the two sides suspicious of each other!

But the coldness on Li Zhouwei's face gradually faded, and his smile became more intense. He did not argue with him and replied:

"General Ping Huai... you have to think carefully."

As the token in his hand gradually lit up, the underworld carriage in the sky seemed to tremble slightly, causing Situ Huo's expression to gradually change.

Li Zhouwei was not unaware of this. If possible, he did not want to waste time with the real person from the Situ family and could go directly with Liu Bai. However, there happened to be many cultivators in Xuanmiao, and it was close to Duxiandao. In the plan between Yang Ruiyi and him, Duxiandao was easy to attack but difficult to defend. When that moment really came, Yang Ruiyi would give up Jianghuai in exchange for Shanji!
And the Song Dynasty was on guard against him, Situ Huo!

"If the situation changes and the order to abandon Jianghuai is issued, and Liu Bai is the one guarding the Boring Blade, this Liu Duhu will definitely abandon the mountain and retreat to the south... But what about Situ Huo?"

'This old man doesn't have Liu Bai's backbone. He might wait until the very last moment. When things go wrong and the situation changes, he will 'helplessly' turn to Buddhism and Taoism. With the change of the overall situation, he can also borrow a very high status!'

This is also one of Situ Huo's plans. This two-faced and sinister real person is always waiting for a price! Even if this person's way to maximize his interests is to use the true qi to step over the purple, and then release it in the crucial decisive battle, but Yang Ruiyi is not a fool. As long as there is a suitable opportunity, Situ Huo is likely to go to the north!
Earlier, when all the monks surrounded the mountain, who knew if Situ Huo had any intention of waiting for a price? Yang Ruiyi was worried every day in the wilderness, and most of it was about Situ Huo himself!

So Li Zhouwei's words fell into Situ Huo's ears, and with the shaking of the dark carriage above the sky, Situ Huo understood it almost instantly, and met Li Zhouwei's gaze, his golden eyes were bright and piercing like swords.

"The Yang family members who came here with the Dark Chariot are not only here to guard this mountain and keep Beifang guessing, but they also have the intention of shocking you..."

And the fact that Li Zhouwei came with an order to forcibly transfer him was also a warning from Yang!
The old master's face flashed with a gloomy expression for a moment, and no one knew what he was thinking in his heart. His face was neither dry nor hot, and he smiled as if it was a matter of course:
"Since the King of Wei has made a request, we must obey it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhouwei's token suddenly rolled down and turned into a rolling waterfall of gray wind, which submerged the figures of the two people in the exiled Qi, making them float up and down.

Taixu's shadow loomed, Situ Huo stood with his hands behind his back, while Li Zhouwei said nothing with a calm expression.

"Actually... there is another candidate to guard Boring Mountain."

It’s him, Li Zhouwei!

It's a pity that Situ Huo and Liu Bai have a very bad relationship. Situ Huo is a despicable and insidious person. He doesn't care about being a lowly man, but Liu Bai finds it difficult to get along with him. Yang Ruiyi is afraid of ruining things... and refuses to let Li Zhouwei guard the mountain.

And Li Zhouwei was also happy about it.

'Destroy the mountain and destroy the clan, and it will become my Dharma body!'

……

Xuanmiao Temple.

The lights were dim, the Dharma light was flickering, and a young man with a distinguished brow stood in the mountains. His eyes, which originally had a bright and natural light, were now filled with gloom.

Tao Jiexing returned to Xuanmiao Temple with a completely different look on his face. There was a hint of loss in his eyes. He pushed the door open and saw that the person sitting at the table was different.

The young man above had a gloomy face and stood quietly aside.

Qi Lanyan was already proud, and the backgrounds of Zhixuan and Guanxie and the chance encounter with Tiansu pushed his complacency to a peak. Now, the ease and comfort of having everything in his control was gone, replaced by a deep and unbelievable gloom.

"Guang Chan has fallen... This is troublesome... Yang Ruiyi..."

The death of Guangchan was a subversive shock to Qi Lanyan. Not only was Guangchan, who was of such great power, killed in one blow, but what was even more disorienting was the loss of control over the entire situation and the troubles that came with it!

Qi Lanyan felt gloomy, angry, and anxious in his heart, but when he closed his eyes, he found that there was a hint of fear at the bottom.

This made him even angrier.

The atmosphere in the hall was extremely depressing, but Tao Jiexing could not remain silent. He took a step forward and gritted his teeth and said:
"I noticed something was wrong in the sky in the north... I suspected that my cousin's Dharma body was broken, but... but... I calculated it with my fingers, and it turned out that he was possessed by the exiled Qi, so I couldn't see clearly, so I came here to ask for your advice..."

Qi Lanyan was speechless for a moment, and could only suppress his rising anger and answer him:

"Your cousin...is dead!"

Tao Jiexing and Li Jieyi were like blood relatives, and they had a friendship like elders. He had already suspected this, and this statement confirmed it. He immediately bowed his head and cried, saying sadly:
"Cousin... you have lost your mind... I told you... they were an unjust army, and they were defeated there! How sad!"

Tao Jiexing was unsympathetic, and these words were like adding fuel to the fire. The Taoist man who was crawling on the side trembled when he heard them:

'Only this person dares to speak like this... No one would say anything when he dares to speak like this... This is too cruel!'

Sure enough, these words disturbed Qi Lanyan's heart as if there were waves of anger beating in his heart and his temples were throbbing slightly.

But the Tao family is not an ordinary family. Although they are not as good as their uncle Wei Xuanyin, they can also be regarded as the descendants of the True Lord. Most of the elders in the Tao family came from the Purple Pavilion and have many connections. He could only reluctantly say:
"What are you talking about, Jie Xing? This is a plot by the Yang family!"

Tao Jiexing's face was already covered with tears. She raised her eyebrows to look at him, and immediately rejected Qi Lanyan's words. The young man gritted his teeth, and his humility and innocence were shattered. He cried:

“Senior Qi! My cousin is not only the Maha of the Damu Dharma Realm, but also a member of my Tao family, my cousin, the senior brother of Master Xuan Wei, and the disciple of Master Shao Xun! This matter is not just about the Damu Dharma Realm and Dayang Mountain!”

Qi Lanyan's expression changed immediately, and he took a step forward and replied:

"This is Li Zhouwei and Yang Ruiyi's plan!"

But the usually weak Tao Jiexing stood up, his brows full of determination, and said in a cold voice:
"I will report my cousin's death to my family... Senior Qi, please think about how to give me an explanation!"

Main characters in this chapter
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Li Zhouwei [Middle Period of Purple Mansion]

Situ Huo [Middle Stage of Purple Mansion]