Final Chapter. 142
Since the Seven Star Demon Destroying Lamps have all been extinguished, Guan Beidou believes that Shen Gui is really dead nine times out of ten; It's just that after calculating the cause and effect, it is too perfect, so perfect that it is like someone deliberately falsifying, and it is really called Guan Beidou, an "obsessive-compulsive patient", who cannot fully accept this gift from God.
Of course, there is another important reason for his extra caution: the person who actually "stabbed Shen" successfully did not have this ability at all!
In terms of Bai Yuyan's martial arts cultivation alone, it can indeed be compared with Shen Gui. Shen Gui's martial arts and tactics were trained by the joint efforts of many martial arts celebrities; But Bai Yuyan's ability is also tailor-made by Song Xingzhou, the Heavenly Spirit Veiner; So if you compare the strength on paper alone, the gap between the two people is not too big.
But when the two sides fight, it is by no means just based on the level of cultivation to determine who lives and who dies; Speaking of actual combat, with Bai Yuyan's skills, in front of Shen You, the second master of Di Ting, he can't make three moves; Not to mention Shen Gui, who had just defeated his own third uncle!
It's clear that the cultivation is comparable, but the actual effect is very different? The fundamental reason is that because Bai Yuyan has his back against the big tree, he has never encountered a real life and death crisis! Moreover, Shen Gui and Bai Yuyan are not without experience in fighting; The process and results were not unexpected......
Therefore, from Guan Beidou's point of view, with Bai Yuyan's tricks and skills, how could he just rely on one party's "pulling medicine" to poison Shen Gui, a big trouble, and leave the Great Wilderness City in a dignified manner? If it weren't for the fear of the Heavenly Dao's backlash, Shen Gui would have died under Song Xingzhou's sword as early as when he was born, how could he live to this day!
If Shen Gui has been poisoned, then how did Bai Yuyan escape the curse? And Shen Gui's death and the extinguishing of the Seven Stars Demon Destroying Lamp, did the lamp go out first? Or do people die first? Is this Shen Gui seeking revenge and dying, was he really blinded by Li Deng's tragic death, or was it just a plan for the golden cicada to get out of its shell?
Just when Guan Beidou was thinking about it and couldn't figure it out, a breeze suddenly hit in front of him; He looked up, and saw that his tent had been lifted; A middle-aged monk with knotted muscles and golden eyes, with a naked and sturdy body, walked into his tent:
"Brother Guan Dao! Hedong City has a strong fortress, and the soldiers can't attack it for a long time, and the casualties are extremely heavy! As the saying goes, long pain is better than short pain, how can Zongjing, as a monk, ignore the breeding of many killings? Therefore, the poor monk wants to rely on this Arhat golden body to go to meet the third son of the sword pool for a while-Jiang Xiaolou! Of course, this matter is to inform Brother Guan Dao, whether you agree or oppose it, Zongjing must go! ”
Although the disciples of Shakti and Xuanmen are both monks and cultivators, they each have their own rules and systems. The fruit master abbot of Zen Buddhism does not necessarily have to be among the monks, martial arts cultivation or the top person in the realm of Buddhism. The current fruit master of Nanquan Zen Buddhism, Master Zongxian, is a managerial talent, and his martial arts cultivation is so-so, and the Buddhist scriptures are mediocre; And the disciples of Nanquan Zen Buddhism are all a group of martial idiots, so the first Zen master of this Dharma Hall is the top master of Nanquan Zen Buddhism.
It is precisely for this reason that they participated in the Qin Army Alliance, and Master Zongxian Guo sent the first seat of the Dharma Hall, Zen Master Zongjing, as the plenipotentiary representative of his side.
Zen Master Zongjing does not lack the compassion of his family, but he practices martial arts hard all year round, and he will inevitably practice his own heart fire, and he is also a fiery temper; Early this morning, the third offensive of the Qin army was again declared a failure; He looked at the bloody Hedong battlefield, and he really couldn't bear it; Only then will he go back to the camp directly to break through the tent and ask the army division Guan Beidou to fight!
In other words, he wants to tear up the combat treaty he has just reached, and personally go down to meet the "Second Generation Qingmang Sword God" for a while, and Jiang Xiaolou, who is ranked third among the thirteen sons of the sword pool!
The signing of the contract exists for the purpose of tearing up; The battlefield is changing rapidly, there are lives passing by every moment, and there is no morality to talk about at all; However, the poor three thousand red-clothed troops under the command of the Great Golden Boy Buddha are considered to have died in vain if the contract is torn up by Zong Jing, no matter how successful or defeated they are!
Although Guan Beidou had a trace of doubt in his heart, even if Shen Gui really cheated to death and escaped, at least for a short time, he would not be able to show up and continue to make waves; And Jiang Xiaolou in the East Customs is incredible, but through the battle to kill the red-clothed army that day, Guan Beidou already has a plan in his heart: Jiang Xiaolou is indeed a few points better than Shen You, but it is definitely not up to the level of the Heavenly Spirit Vein!
The reason is simple and straightforward enough: Jiang Xiaolou will be tired, but the Heavenly Spirit Vein will not.
In this way, it seems that it is not a big deal to send the sect out to face Jiang Xiaolou. After all, this is the territory of the two armies, and no matter how strong their individual combat ability is, the role they can play is very limited; In addition to killing generals for thousands of miles and cutting off military flags, there is no essential difference between this kind of martial arts master and ordinary strong men; The two armies are fighting, ranging from hundreds to thousands, to hundreds and eighty thousand, no matter how powerful he Jiang Xiaolou is, how many people can he kill? After being tired and tired, isn't it going to end up with a messy body and thousands of arrows?
Since he is not a Heavenly Spirit Veiner, then Zong Jing may not be able to defeat Jiang Xiaolou, but at least he can bring him a lot of consumption; He can't do it, and Lu Ruiniang of the Tsing Yi faction; Lu Ruiniang can't succeed, and Jiang Yuelu of the Ghost Hand Gate; Jiang Yuelu is not successful, and there is also Lu Daochang of the Medicine King Palace......
No matter how powerful a martial arts master is, it is enough to die with wheel battles and pile up human lives to death, which is not worth mentioning. Now that Shen Guiyi is dead, Guan Beidou has also changed his style of acting step by step and walking on thin ice in the past; He raised his head, looked at the high-spirited Zen Master Zongjing, and asked pretending to be puzzled:
"Against? Why should the poor road be opposed? Zen Master Zongjing can have such a compassionate heart and a poor Taoist heart, how can he oppose it! Today, Poor Dao will go with the Zen master, so that you can see with your own eyes your Arhat golden body, how to subdue Jiang Xiaolou, who has already cultivated into a magic sword! ”
The two agreed on the time of the meeting, and Guan Beidou went to invite the heads of various factions and protectors to watch the battle in front of the battle; And Zen Master Zongjing also returned to his Zen tent to adjust his mentality and breath, preparing to face the "Bamboo Sea Sword Demon" Jiang Xiaolou"!
As for whether he is a sword god or a sword demon? Actually, it's just a matter of position.
On the same day, after Jiang Xiaolou came to the city of Hedong and slashed the red-clothed demon monk in Western Xinjiang with a sword, the soldiers and civilians in the city were all happy, their morale was greatly boosted, and the morale of the army was greatly improved, and they were even happier than the New Year! Many of the aunts and aunts in Hedong City cherished Jiang Xiaolou's handsome and extraordinary appearance, and asked to be a big matchmaker for him, so that the thin people of Zhuhai Sword Pool could become prosperous again.
However, Zhou Chang'an, the fourth prince who stood on the city tower every day to supervise the battle, did not have such a good life as Jiang Xiaolou.
Speaking of the roots, this battle of Yan and Qin, after all, is also a battle between soldiers, and these people in the martial arts should not participate in it. Now that the martial arts people on both sides have reached an armistice agreement, the absolute protagonists of the Hedong City battlefield have naturally been replaced by ordinary people.
From the official point of view of Beiyan, Zhou Chang'an, who bears the blood of the Beiyan Heavenly Family and is a phoenix grandson with a red Miaozheng, is also not an ordinary man; But whether this statement can stand up, Zhou Changan himself is still unclear? How can there be nonsense to pit one's own truth! Not to mention these martial arts masters who come and go like the wind, even if they pick out a fierce pawn in the enemy formation, they may not be other people's opponents!
In troubled times, if you want to save your life, you must not have an attitude of resignation! At least you have to know how many pounds and taels you can carry on your shoulders, and then let go of the pride in your heart that is reckless and competitive, and you will not mistake yourself.
Zhou Chang'an was originally the founder of Chiwu, and he couldn't be a soft-hearted person; It's just that in his opinion, the lives of others are just his casual words and random strokes, as if they have no weight.
This was the first time Zhou Changan came to the battlefield in person, facing the soldiers of the Qin army who came like a tide every day, leaving hundreds of corpses behind, and losing in a hurry, Zhou Changan finally felt the heaviness of his life. The so-called human life is no longer a pale number and a string of unfamiliar names.
However, after all, he could only straighten his waist, harden his heart, personally put on armor and climbed the city tower, with a face that was not wavering, and commanded the soldiers of Hedong City to fight bravely to kill the enemy; Let the feathered arrows that shimmer with cold light and swish to fly close to their own hairs; Let those familiar or unfamiliar comrades and brothers change like flowers, and he cannot show a trace of timidity, nor can he take half a step back.
Today, the four princes, who have been pampered since childhood, are both civil and military, and they are still like a big banner, firmly poking on the city tower. The previous three hard-fought battles to defend the city were defeated, and his heart was hardened, and his blood was also cold, and there was no longer half of excitement and sadness; At this moment, Zhou Chang'an no longer has the youthful and immature when he first entered the battle formation, not only has a touch of old spicy and ruthless in his expression, but his words are also contaminated with some old ruffians!
Zheng Qian, the military advisor whose lips had already cracked countless openings, hurriedly approached at this time, stretched out his finger and pointed to the battlefield under the city, grabbed his throat hard, and said to Zhou Changan in a dumb voice:
"Shuai Si, after a few days of bloody fighting, the soldiers on both sides have suffered heavy losses; The situation in our city is good, a few servants with bold strong men, guarding the refining furnace in three shifts, dare not stop for half a moment; But when you look at the people in the Qin army, they have never moved, and the students are worried that they are not fighting that kind of hurtful idea......
Zhou Changan looked stunned when he heard this, took a deep breath of the fishy sweet and foul smell in the air, and his brows immediately wrinkled even tighter......