Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 789 I'm Here to Nuclearize You
"Jiujiu, this name... I think your father is being lazy."

Chu Pingsheng walked up to her, swept the golden powder in her palm into his own, tilted his head back and swallowed it, sipped it with the tip of his tongue: "It has no taste. I thought the poison in the fairy world would taste better than the poison in the human world."

Cucumber's face turned red and tears fell down in anxiety.

Chu Pingsheng stretched out his fingers to wipe away the tears that had flowed down her chin, then he pressed on her Yunmen acupoint and unblocked her acupoint.

"Sir, please spit it out, spit it out quickly..."

She was so anxious that she was at a loss. When she was about to grab his throat by force, Chu Pingsheng grabbed her wrist.

"Do you know what kind of poison this is?"

"No...don't know."

"This is a poison that specifically corrodes the soul. It will only take effect when you use the soul to attack. You haven't cultivated the soul yet, so you won't die if you take this."

"what?"

Huanggua was stunned. She had always believed that the poison from the fairy world must be a hundred times more powerful than the poison from the human world, and that one would definitely die after taking it. She never thought that this poison had no effect on ordinary people and was specifically used to deal with experts.

Chu Pingsheng scratched her nose and said, "Do you think that the people in the fairy world are all fools? Wouldn't it take some effort to deal with me?"

"Then sir, please spit it out quickly."

"It's okay, but you..." Chu Pingsheng pulled her into his arms: "You would rather die than poison me. Well, you have passed my test."

After hearing the first half of the sentence, Huanggua remembered the contents of the letter and felt his face burning. When he heard the second half, he was completely stunned.

"Sir, you said that... you already knew about me..."

"Yes, I already knew you were Zhao Gou's man."

She tilted her head in shame: "Then why didn't you expose me?"

Chu Pingsheng straightened her face: "Then are you harming me?"

"Long...Hushan..."

"You wrote it in your letter. How could a mere human soldier stop me if I wanted to escape? Under the premise of not endangering my life, I can understand that you betrayed the itinerary of the convoy to save your parents. Without mentioning what happened just now, based on the letter you wrote, how could I have the heart to not forgive you?"

"Son..."

She looked at him, and Xiaodoudou tried to hold back, but still dropped two.

Chu Pingsheng pulled her into his arms and said, "Jiujiu, who has a weak leg and always falls over, is the one who works the hardest among all people to warm the bed for the young master."

"I... I'm not disabled, I was just... careless."

"Okay, okay, it was an accident."

"Sir, that poison..."

"I ate them as candy beans, do you think there's a problem? As for your parents, don't worry, they are fine. Zhao Gou can use them to deal with you, and he can also use them for me."

"Sir?"

Chu Pingsheng didn't explain to her. He picked her up and walked towards the small bed, while unbuttoning her wrinkled clothes.

"Sir, why do you... want more?"

"It's not that I want it, it's that you want it. If you can't get off the ground tomorrow, it would be better if you delay going north for a day."

"I do not……"

"What do you mean? Without such a medal, how can you hold your head high in front of Wang Chudong, Huang Baozhuang and others to show your qualifications and status?"

"Sir, you are indeed like me. You can even find a reason for this."

……

Dantong Pass.

General Gu Jiantang died and Xu Xiao was no longer trustworthy. Zhao Chun first transferred Yang Shenxing and Lu Shengxiang back to Tai'an City to lead the Imperial Guards to defend the capital. He also ordered Yang Shenxing's son Yang Huchen and Qi Jiajie, known as the best swordsman in Tai'an City, to go to Dantong Pass to assist in the defense. Later, the King of Liaodong and the King of Huainan led their troops to the place. Compared with ministers from other families, Zhao Chun trusted his brothers more and ordered the Prince of Liaodong, Zhao Yi, to lead 50,000 Liaodong cavalry to Dantong Pass to take over the defense of the south gate of the capital.

This also increased the military strength of Dantong Pass from the original 30,000 elite troops to 80,000.

On the towering city gate tower, a banner with the words "Liaodong" written on it fluttered in the wind. Zhao Yi, wearing a bright armor and with a sword hanging from his waist, stood behind the battlements, gazing far into the south.

Yang Huchen, with an old look and light clothes, looked at the endless 300-mile plain in the north of the pass leading directly to Tai'an City. He thought that if Dantong Pass was lost, the troops guarding the pass would be broken up into small pieces, and Lin Qing's strength would be weakened by constantly harassing him. Even if he couldn't kill him, he would be exhausted by the time he arrived in Tai'an City.

Qi Jiajie, holding the Seven Killing Sword, had a worried look on his face. He was known as the best swordsman in Tai'an City, that was because there was no other swordsman worth mentioning in Tai'an City. He was at the peak of the Profound Finger Realm, but he was a younger brother in front of Li Chungang, a younger brother in front of Sui Xiegu, and a junior in front of Wu Mian. Even Song Nianqing from the Dongyue Sword Pool was much better than him.

Even though he was better than some astronomical masters in terms of killing skills, he still had some self-knowledge. Famous swordsmen like Li Chungang, Wu Jian, Sui Xiegu, and Deng Tai'a were not Lin Qing's opponents. With his little ability, how could he achieve anything? It was a pity that the emperor's order had come down on him, and he had to come. You know, his family members were all in the city, equivalent to hostages.

In addition, he couldn't stand the arrogant Liaodong Prince Zhao Yi in front of him. Not to mention that he relied on his family background to come to Dantong Pass to order and find faults, just look at the current configuration. Facing a master like Lin Qing, let alone wearing Mingguang armor, even if it is the Nine Dragon Battle Robe handed down from ancient times that allows ordinary people to have a shield of Gangqi, how many moves can it resist? Wearing such a thick and heavy robe, if Lin Qing intends to assassinate the commander, he can't defend himself and can't escape, it's pure death.

"Yang Huchen, what exactly caused Lin Qing to stay in Linshui Town for a whole day? Haven't you found out yet?"

Yang Huchen quickly turned around and replied, "Your Highness, no." Zhao Yi turned around and scolded, "You useless idiots! You two can't even do such a small thing."

Yang Huchen looked very unhappy.

Qi Jiajie cursed in his heart. Lin Qing stayed in Linshui Town for a whole day without moving. Maybe he felt tired and wanted to rest. Maybe it was a sign of changing the battle plan. Maybe he was waiting for someone. Maybe his female companion was sick...

What's the point of asking this when the entire battlefield situation has not changed?

"Eh? Your Highness, look, something seems to be approaching quickly from the south."

At this time, a lieutenant general who was standing on the second floor of the city gate tower and looking far to the south pointed ahead and spoke loudly.

Zhao Yi then let go of Yang Huchen and Qi Jiajie, took two steps forward, opened his eyes wide and observed carefully. Sure enough, he saw a black dot in the sky getting closer and closer, and it quickly took the shape of a human figure.

"This is……"

Obviously, Yang Huchen also noticed this anomaly: "Lin Qing, it's Lin Qing!"

The devil's portrait had already spread throughout the big cities and small counties of Liyang. A general like him who was guarding the pass wished he could engrave that face in his mind. Now that he saw him in person, there was no reason why he would not recognize him.

"Lin Qing, Lin... Lin Qing is here, hurry up..."

Zhao Yi was so frightened that he shuddered and quickly ordered his generals to notify the soldiers to get ready. Those who were dozing in the shade, chatting in low voices, or distracted all perked up, raised their weapons, entered combat readiness mode, and rushed to the pass and stood in a row behind the Prince of Liaodong.

"Yang Huchen, didn't you say he wouldn't attack today? What's going on?"

"Your Highness... I just said that according to past practice, Lin Qing might not rush to attack Dantong Pass."

Yang Huchen felt aggrieved and uncomfortable, and also a little puzzled, because no matter whether it was the battle at Chunshen Lake, or the later destruction of the ancestral temple of Longhu Mountain, and then the battle with Wang Xianzhi in Wudi City, Lin Qing always appeared with his female relatives. Now Wang Chudong, Pei Nanwei and other female relatives were far away in Linshui Town, a hundred miles away. The situation of him breaking through alone was indeed unexpected.

"Lin Qing is here, shoot him, shoot him...shoot quickly."

Before the enemy came into range, Zhao Yi was so nervous that he blurted out the attack order. It was not until he saw the difficulty on his lieutenant's face that he realized how poorly he had performed.

It was no wonder that he was like this. Originally, among the five vassal kings, Liaodong King Zhao Sui was the kind who had no military achievements and lacked military strategy. Otherwise, Zhao Chun would not have trusted Zhao Sui to manage the three states of Liaodong closest to Tai'an City. From a geographical point of view, Liaodong is bordered by the East China Sea to the east, Tai'an City in the hinterland of Liyang to the southwest, and the Shiwan Mountains to the north, blocking the way for the Beimang army to move south. On weekdays, let alone wars, there were few bandits in the territory. It was unrealistic to expect a prince from such a place to remain calm in the face of emergency military information.

It seems that Zhao Sui also knew his son's character, so he assigned him an experienced lieutenant general, who pressed down with his hands when the soldiers raised their crossbows as ordered. It was not until Lin Qing was a hundred feet away from the pass and his expression could be seen clearly that he waved his arm and shouted "Fire".

The sound of clicking springs was heard behind the battlement, and armor-piercing arrows, which had been polished to a shine, flew through the air with a whistling sound and a strong wind, drowning Chu Pingsheng like a torrential rain.

The crossbow arrows were followed by arrows shot from longbows, and even the crossbow used to attack large targets was used on the demon. Regardless of whether it could hit the target in one shot, the momentum was strong enough, and the equipment used to deal with an army was used to deal with one person.

however……

After a round of shooting, the crossbow arrows dissipated, but the attackers were still there. However, the plain in front of the pass was densely packed with wooden poles, which made people's scalps numb.

Lin Qing's face was not red and he was not out of breath, his blue shirt was not wrinkled, he wore a small crown high on his head, and his hair was neatly arranged.

This round of shooting is actually... useless?
Now Zhao Yi understood why no one said a word when Zhao Chun asked the generals present in the court who was willing to go to Dantong Pass with him.

"I'll give you ordinary soldiers half an hour to evacuate Dantong Pass. If the leader dares to stop us, I'll kill him. If you don't evacuate within half an hour, don't blame me for being ruthless."

The sound was like muffled thunder that spread across Dantong Pass. Everyone inside and outside the pass, in the gatehouse in front of the pass, and in the barracks behind the pass could hear it.

Yang Huchen was worried that his words would shake the morale of the troops, so he quickly ordered the archers to continue shooting.

Chu Pingsheng simply waved his sleeves and all the arrows shot in front of him were repelled, and a row of people who shot arrows at him on the top of the city were killed.

He shouted again to the back, then left with a sentence "Take care of yourself" and turned away.

"Don't listen to him. He's only one man and there are 80,000 defenders at Dantong Pass. Does he want to force our way in?" Zhao Yi shouted at the soldier who was wounded by the ricocheting arrows and fell to the ground wailing, trying his best to stabilize the morale of the army.

Yang Huchen also carried a flag and shouted, "Pass it on. With the enemy at hand, anyone who disturbs the morale of the army will be killed along with his entire clan."

He was actually quite grateful because the evil monk did not show up. That thing killed more than half of King Guangling's 50,000 troops by himself. To be honest, Lin Qing's battle in Longhu Mountain was a bit tricky. If Li Chungang had not opened the Sky Gate with a sword and summoned the Fairy Palace, how could he have used the force to create a meteor shower and destroy King Yanci's army?
"Mr. Qi, please go to the military camp and take charge to prevent the soldiers from causing trouble."

"..."

Qi Jiajie did not move for a moment.

Yang Huchen said, "Mr. Qi?"

"General Yang, have you ever thought about what to do if Lin Qing really has a secret technique that can cause large-scale casualties?"

"If he had, would he have used it until today?"

"..."

Zhao Yi heard the argument between the two and turned back with a slight anger on his face: "Qi Jiajie, in front of the two armies, what do you mean by boosting others' prestige and destroying your own ambition?"

"Your Highness, calm down."

Qi Jiajie didn't dare to say more. He bowed and accepted the order, then quickly left the city wall and went to the military camp behind the city gate to suppress the riot that had already begun.

(End of this chapter)