Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 201 Flooded Seventh Army
Outside the north gate of the city, inside the Great Zhou military camp.

Hua Wuyan walked out of the tent with a weak face and said faintly, "Three days have passed. If Mr. Ye doesn't come back, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to maintain her heart pulse."

"Oh! You have kidney deficiency. Why do you feel so weak?" Seeing Hua Wuyan's pale face, Quitting Smoking couldn't help but teasing him.

"Junior brother, that's enough! Stop talking! Now is not the time to joke around. Let's think of a way to suppress the toxin." Jiedu quickly scolded Jieyan, then asked Hua Wuyan sincerely, "Mr. Hua, what exactly happened just now?"

Hua Wuyan took a breath and said slowly, "Just now I used my internal energy to protect her heart meridian, but I didn't expect the poison to be so strong. It took me a lot of effort to barely control it."

"I guess the toxins from other parts of her body are concentrating and attacking her heart meridian. The longer this goes on, the more spiritual energy we'll consume."

After listening to her story, everyone's expressions became very serious.

Although Hua Wuyan has thin arms and legs, her strength should not be underestimated. Even she finds it difficult to suppress the poison alone. It seems that the situation this time is really tricky.

A few people opened the tent and were about to check, but they were shocked to see that Qin Ruoxi's face began to change again. It was obvious that the poison was spreading again.

"Not good!" the drug addict said anxiously, "The toxin is backlashing, help me suppress it!"

The four great monks did not hesitate and immediately formed a formation to suppress the poison with all their might.

At the same time, in the military tent, Tian Huazhi was sighing.

In the past few days, the army has been harassed by Beiliang many times, and coupled with the shortage of water, the soldiers have long been exhausted.

"Report..." Just as he was pondering a response, a soldier hurried over to report: "General, the spies report that the Beiliang army has left the city and is approaching our garrison!"

Upon hearing this, Tian Huazhi was immediately furious: "They've figured out that after three days of water shortages and harassment, our army is extremely exhausted and they want to launch a general attack!"

He quickly walked out of the military tent and looked towards the north gate. He saw dust flying and the terrifying rumbling sound of the enemy's marching troops.

Tian Huazhi knew that this battle was inevitable, so he shouted the order: "All troops, form a battle array and fight!"

Although the soldiers of the Great Zhou were tired, they still cheered up and prepared to meet the enemy after hearing Tian Huazhi's order.

Soon, the Beiliang army came like a black tide, and the hearts of everyone in the Great Zhou sank to the bottom in an instant.

At this moment, Zhang Daoling, wearing armor and with a solemn expression, stood in front of the entire army, holding a long sword in his hand.

He looked down at the people of the Great Zhou from a high position and shouted in a sharp tone: "Zhou thief, dare you come out and fight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Daoling turned into a stream of light and rushed straight into the Great Zhou army.

Wherever the light passed, the soldiers fell down in groups like harvested wheat.

Tian Huazhi was shocked. Is this the strength of a cultivator? Even if he sacrificed countless lives, it would be difficult to defeat him.

But at this moment, he had no way to retreat and could only grit his teeth and move forward to fight. However, in front of Zhang Daoling, their strength was so different that they were like ants.

Even though numerous soldiers risked their lives to create a slight chance of success, Tian Huazhi was still knocked back by a single palm strike, suffering serious injuries. This was the insurmountable gap between mortals and Taoists.

"Zhou thief, you first killed 300,000 men of Beiliang, and then slaughtered 100,000 brave soldiers of Beiliang. Today I will avenge them!" Zhang Daoling waved the long sword in his hand continuously. Under his leadership, the Beiliang soldiers defeated the Zhou soldiers who had already been in chaos.

At this critical moment, a huge sound of breaking through the air suddenly came from the distance, and a cold light with a long blue tail shot out like lightning, pointing directly at Zhang Daoling.

"Zizzizi!"

The flying knife struck the blade of Zhang Daoling's sword, making a sharp metallic friction sound. The azure flame tail carried a blazing heat, making it difficult for him to breathe.

A handsome young man in a green shirt appeared, it was Ye Beixuan!

He held the Immortal Slayer Sword in his hand, the sword flashing, and he looked at Zhang Daoling with an indifferent expression.

"Snap!" Zhang Daoling tried his best to finally break away from the evil spirit.

"Mr. Ye!" Zhang Daoling's eyes flashed with respect, and he said with a bow, "You're here, but unfortunately, I'm afraid you're going to lose this battle!"

Ye Beixuan looked calm and said in a steady tone, "The outcome is still unknown. We'll know the outcome after the fight!"

After saying that, both of them turned into streams of light and instantly entangled with each other. Their speed was so fast that even the naked eye could hardly catch their figures. It was like seeing two lights and shadows constantly intertwining.

Tian Huazhi felt relieved when he saw Ye Beixuan return. He immediately shouted, "Brothers, General Ye is back! Follow me and fight the enemy with him!"

After saying this, he swung the sword in his hand, and the morale of the Great Zhou army was immediately boosted, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and they re-formed their battle formation and counterattacked.

Outside the battlefield, two masters were fighting fiercely, shuttling back and forth in the air and on the ground. Wherever they went, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked.

After a brief brush, Zhang Daoling was forced back several steps by Ye Beixuan's Immortal Slashing power. He couldn't help but sigh, "Mr. Ye's cultivation is indeed profound. I am ashamed of myself. I'm afraid you haven't used your full strength yet!"

Ye Beixuan's expression remained unchanged, as he thought to himself: "Full force? I haven't even used my clone technique yet! Now that I've broken through to the Golden Core realm, I no longer need to rely on surprise attacks; I must engage head-on."

"Master Zhang, I know you are an upright person. I cannot bear to see your years of practice destroyed. If you can abandon evil and join the good..."

"Mr. Ye, there's no need to say more." Zhang Daoling interrupted hurriedly, "I know full well that this war goes against the will of heaven. However, as a Beiliang native, I have long since made up my mind to live and die with Beiliang."

"In that case, I won't try to persuade him any further." Ye Beixuan understood that he had made up his mind and the only option was to fight life or death, so he held the sword in his hand horizontally, ready to fight again.

Zhang Daoling frowned slightly as he watched the Great Zhou soldiers' counterattack. He knew today's battle might be a failure, so he said, "Mr. Ye, you should go and deal with those toxins! The Great Zhou soldiers are already exhausted, and it's not wise to fight me now."

After a pause, he continued, "How about we stop fighting for now and fight again another day? What do you think?"

Ye Beixuan's mind raced, and he secretly calculated: "The North Gate is wide open right now. If I lead my troops to attack, while there's a good chance of breaking through, we'll inevitably suffer heavy losses, hindering the subsequent conquest of Beiliang City. God knows what other killer moves they might have, so it's best to play it safe this time."

"So, very good."

With that, the two men flashed back to their respective camps. Upon receiving the order, the Northern Liang army retreated like a tide, withdrawing to the North Gate. The Great Zhou army, in turn, retreated in an orderly fashion to their base.

After everyone goes back!
Ye Beixuan stood in the military tent, looking at the map with a serious expression.

This battle has already brought out Zhang Daoling, and the purpose of testing has been achieved. The next step is to use real moves.

He turned to look at Tian Huazhi and asked, "General Tian, why didn't Mr. Hua and the four monks come to help? If they had come together, we wouldn't have been defeated so easily!"

Tian Huazhi sighed helplessly upon hearing this, "General Ye, they are currently working together to suppress the poison and protect Qin Beixi's heart meridians. They really can't get away."

"Her condition is extremely critical. If it weren't for the continuous suppression of several people taking turns, I'm afraid she would have already..."

Ye Beixuan was shocked when he heard this and said, "What? Is he on the verge of life and death?"

Tian Huazhi nodded solemnly, "That's right. Our army was constantly harassed and exhausted, and Mr. Hua and the four masters were also unable to deal with it. This allowed Beiliang to take advantage of the opportunity and almost caused a disaster."

Ye Beixuan nodded silently, said no more, and rushed towards where Qin Ruoxi was.

Outside the tent, Hua Wuyan was anxiously waiting. Inside the tent, Buddhist chants echoed and golden light shone, visible clearly through the tent.

Just when he was extremely anxious, a figure appeared. He was about to shout out happily, but saw Ye Beixuan making a gesture to silence him.

Afterwards, Ye Beixuan slowly opened the curtain and saw four great monks occupying the four sides of Qin Ruoxi's bed, muttering something and with golden light all over their bodies.

However, there were actually wisps of black air hidden in the golden light. The black air was like a living thing, constantly seeping out through the golden light and even began to counterattack.

The four great monks are also suffering from the invasion of toxins.

"Not good!" Ye Beixuan cried in his heart. This poison was so overbearing that it could actually poison others through spiritual power.

If they are not stopped in time, I am afraid they will all be poisoned.

Thinking of this, Ye Beixuan waved his palm, interrupting the formation of the four monks and isolating the poison at the same time.

Then, he flashed forward and pointed a finger at Qin Ruoxi's chest, trying to suppress the poison, but as a result, the poison continued to invade his body.

The four great monks were shocked upon seeing this.

"Mr. Ye is truly amazing. He can suppress the poison by himself."

"That's right, my big brother is awesome!"

Black air filled the air, and Ye Beixuan was almost completely enveloped by it. But strangely, as soon as the black air entered his body, it vanished without a trace. His physique, immune to all poisons, was truly powerful.

After Qin Ruoxi's condition stabilized, Ye Beixuan quickly stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Thank you, four masters. Are you all okay?"

Jiedu opened his eyes, took a breath, and said helplessly and apologetically: "Mr. Ye, you are finally back."

"This poison is so strange and overbearing that even the four of us working together could hardly suppress it. We were even nearly infected by it through our spiritual power. We are truly powerless."

Ye Beixuan nodded. If it weren’t for the help of several monks, Qin Ruoxi would probably have lost his life long ago.

"It's okay, I've brought back some orange leaves." Ye Beixuan pulled out a porcelain bottle from his arms: "This is water soaked with orange leaves. Now we can only give it a try. If it doesn't work, then we can only leave it to fate."

Jiedu nodded and said, "If it still doesn't work, I'm afraid we can only attack Beiliang by force and force them to hand over the antidote."

Ye Beixuan agreed. The situation was critical and they could only try their best.

He brought the porcelain bottle close to Qin Ruoxi's lips, but the orange leaf water immediately slipped out, and she couldn't drink it at all. "What should we do?" Hua Wuyan said anxiously, "She's been relying on us to maintain her heart function these past few days, and her body functions have long been lost. If she can't drink it, I'm afraid..."

Ye Beixuan watched the orange juice flow down Qin Ruoxi's cheeks, soaking the bed sheets. He pondered for a moment, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He said, "I have an idea."

After saying that, he drank the orange juice in one gulp, slowly lowered his head with the water in his mouth, and prepared to feed it to Qin Ruoxi.

"No!" Jiedu hurriedly stopped him, saying anxiously, "This poison is very strong. Although Mr. Ye has a high level of cultivation, direct contact like this will definitely poison you."

Ye Beixuan looked calm and said, "It's okay!"

He took a deep breath, suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind, pressed his lips against Qin Ruoxi's cracked lips, and then began to transfer spiritual power to her.

Lubricated by the moisture, Qin Ruoxi miraculously began to suck instinctively.

After a long while, Ye Beixuan raised his head, wiped his lips, and began to observe Qin Ruoxi's condition.

The drug addict said in shock: "Mr. Ye is not afraid of toxins. It's really terrifying."

"It seems like nothing has changed." Jieyan frowned and stared at Qin Ruoxi.

However, just as they finished their words, Qin Ruoxi's whole body suddenly glowed with golden light. The golden light continued to gather, pressing the black air together. Soon the black air was completely evaporated by the golden light, as if nothing had happened just now.

Hua Wuyan frowned and asked doubtfully, "Is this... done?"

Upon hearing this, Jiedu immediately stepped forward to check Qin Ruoxi's pulse.

After a moment, he happily put down Qin Ruoxi's hand and said excitedly: "It's effective. The toxins in her body have been disintegrated."

"Then why hasn't she woken up yet?" asked Quitting Smoking in confusion.

The drug rehabilitation expert's face changed and he said unhappily, "Are you questioning my professionalism? To tell you the truth, she hasn't woken up because she's been poisoned these past few days. Her body is too weak and she will wake up soon."

"Thank you for your tireless efforts in protecting her heart meridians these past few days. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to rescue her so smoothly." Ye Beixuan bowed and said, "Here is the remaining orange leaf water. Please ask the drug rehabilitation master to go to a nearby water source to dispose of it."

Jiedu clasped his hands together and said compassionately, "Monks are compassionate. We follow the will of heaven. This is what we should do."

"Tsk!" Hua Wuyan curled his lips in disdain. They were a bunch of useless monks, with lots of big principles to talk about, but none of them were reliable when it came to doing things.

Ye Beixuan smiled calmly and said, "This is the Nine Transformations Great Rejuvenation Pill. Please don't refuse it and take it to restore your vitality."

After saying that, he waved his hand, and several pills fell accurately in front of everyone.

Hua Wuyan nodded and said, "Then I won't be polite."

Ye Beixuan was silent for a moment, then continued, "Young Master Hua, when you recover, could you use your Clairvoyance to help me check what the Beiliang Army is doing right now? With this magical artifact, attacking Beimen City will be much easier."

Hua Wuyan heard this and smiled calmly, saying, "Of course I can. I came here to help you follow the will of heaven..."

Jieyan glanced at Hua Wuyan with disdain, and then felt that he was of no help, so he said, "Brother, shouldn't we also help remove the toxins from the water source?"

After saying that, he said no more and left with a calm back.

"Uh..." The other three were speechless. Why does this guy always go against Hua Wuyan?

A dispute broke out in the Beiliang camp

On the other side, inside the Beiliang military camp.

Zhang Daoling clutched his chest, his blood churning, and fell into deep thought. He hadn't expected the other party to be so powerful. If the Great Zhou army hadn't been exhausted today, and if this person hadn't been so concerned about the army and not used his full strength, he would have been killed on the spot.

"What? Did you suffer a loss?" A sinister voice came: "I told you long ago that if you confront him head-on, you will definitely lose. If you had listened to me earlier and hardened your heart..."

"Shut up, Qiu Zimo! I know what you're planning," Zhang Daoling said angrily. "It's one thing you've poisoned so many innocent people in Beiliang, but now you're actually trying to use the entire population of Beimen City to poison them. Is your goal just to slow them down a bit?"

Qiu Zimo said in a cold tone, "Here are my plans. It's up to you whether you use them or not. If you fail, don't blame me."

After saying that, Qiu Zimo walked away, leaving Zhang Daoling sighing helplessly.

at the same time.

Qin Ruoxi was out of danger, and Ye Beixuan felt relieved.

At this moment, he was studying the sand table, researching ways to defeat the enemy, trying to find the simplest and least loss-making method to defeat Zhang Daoling's army.

Suddenly, an idea struck him: behind the north gate was the Shahe River, a river with turbid water, silt accumulation, a high riverbed, and frequent flooding caused by rain.

"General." A loud voice came from outside the tent, interrupting Ye Beixuan's thoughts.

"Huazhi! Come and study it with me." Ye Beixuan looked at the map and had a plan in mind, but this plan was a little unfavorable to the natural order, so he couldn't make a decision for a while.

"Yes, General." Tian Huazhi responded respectfully.

"Huazhi, do you think that when two armies fight, the civilians should be involved?" Ye Beixuan suddenly asked.

Tian Huazhi shook his head upon hearing this and said, "General, I don't understand this. I only know that as long as the enemy refuses to surrender, they are still enemies and there is no mercy. If we don't kill them, are we going to wait for them to arm themselves and kill our soldiers?"

Ye Beixuan was stunned, and suddenly it became clear to him. He suddenly felt that this old man had finally gotten the idea today.

"How's the planned car crash going?" After figuring it out, Ye Beixuan no longer hesitated.

Tian Huazhi bowed and said, "General, everything is ready. What should we do next?"

Ye Beixuan patted his shoulder and said calmly: "I'll tell you a story and you'll understand."

Then he said aloud: "It is said that the Martial Saint Guan Yu also faced a similar predicament as us. The enemy held the city, the siege was blocked, and he was even injured." (From "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" Chapter 74, Pang Lingming carried the coffin to the death in a decisive battle, and Guan Yu released the flood to drown the seven armies)
He then began to describe how Guan Yu, upon learning that the enemy was stationed in the north, went up to a height to look out. It would have been fine if he hadn't looked, but once he did, he made a significant discovery: it was summer, and the water was raging.

Hearing this, Tian Huazhi echoed, "And to the north of Beimen City is the Dasha River. This river is vast and leads directly to the Beiliang Imperial Capital."

Ye Beixuan nodded and continued, "Seeing this situation, Guan Yu prepared many bamboo rafts and sent people to block all the water outlets."

He then described in detail how the Xiangjiang River flooded due to heavy rain, blocking the water outlet and quickly submerging the enemy army.

The enemy army was scattered, some died, some fled, and the remaining remnants hid on a nearby hill.

"Just like that, Guan Yu led his men to charge Tushan and won a great victory without losing a single soldier." Ye Beixuan finished his speech with an excited tone.

Tian Huazhi was surprised after hearing this. He could actually utilize natural conditions like this? He truly was a Martial Saint. Could it be that General Ye was also planning to emulate this strategy? Although the Sha River was vast, its water level hadn't risen sharply recently!

"But how can we flood them accurately?" Tian Huazhi finally couldn't help but ask.

"Look at the map," Ye Beixuan pointed at it and said, "In this Beimen City, the terrain is lowest at the gate. From here towards the Shahe River, the terrain gradually rises. What does this mean? It means that as long as we lure them here and then divert water, we can just stand on high ground and watch them flee."

"Excellent...excellent...excellent!" Tian Huazhi nodded repeatedly, but then smiled bitterly and said, "General, this plan is brilliant, but the only shortcoming is, how are we going to divert the water?"

Divert water? My wife is a dragon, so for her who can control water, this is just a piece of cake.

Thinking of this, Ye Beixuan said calmly: "Go and invite Mr. Hua Wuyan. This general wants to see him."

"Yes." Tian Huazhi bowed and accepted the order. With a heart full of doubts, he went out to ask Hua Wuyan to come.

After a while, Hua Wuyan came to the military tent.

"Mr. Ye, what do you want to see me about?"

Ye Beixuan smiled calmly, cupped his hands and said, "Young Master Hua, I have a favor to ask of you."

"No." Hua Wuyan interrupted hurriedly. He was ordered to come here to help, and his master had specifically instructed that he must obey his command completely.

"In that case, I, Ye, will not be polite. Please go to the Lost Sea and invite the Princess of Dragon Palace to come." Ye Beixuan said.

Hua Wuyan was stunned. Although the Dragon Palace and the monks did not invade each other, their relationship had always been a strained one. If he were asked to invite them...would they not come?

Seeing his worry, Ye Beixuan took out a jade pendant and said calmly: "Just say that I invited her. She will definitely come, don't worry!"

"Then, in order not to delay anything, I will set off now." Hua Wuyan said, holding the jade pendant and bowing.

"Let's take a break before we go!"

"No need. I've taken the Master's Great Rejuvenation Pill and my cultivation has been restored." Hua Wuyan said, "Goodbye!"

After he finished speaking, Hua Wuyan turned around and left in a hurry.

"Hua Zhi, go prepare some wood. This general wants to build a house himself." Ye Beixuan gave the order, paused for a moment, and then continued, as if suddenly remembering something, "Oh, right! When Hua Wuyan returns, the car must be completed. If there is any delay, military punishment will be imposed!"

"Yes!" Tian Huazhi accepted the order, but his heart was filled with doubts. The military tents were fine, so why did they have to use wood to build houses? What was the difference between the two?
But he still responded dutifully: "General, if you feel uncomfortable living in this tent, I can prepare a new one for you."

"No need, just do as I say." Ye Beixuan refused decisively.

A military tent? Forget it. If that fierce woman, Ao Qin, came, there would definitely be a scene. The military tent is so thin and there is no sound insulation at all. Besides, if Ao Qin's bones are not broken this time, she certainly won't want to tear down the dam.

(End of this chapter)