The round-up of the remnants of the snake spirit warriors was not completed until dawn, and the bodies of the dead soldiers were all loaded into trucks and carried away, and the blood stains were washed clean by the rain. The things in the small building were sorted one by one and packed into a prepared wooden box and sent back to the Qianqi camp.

After a fierce battle all night, many residents in Chengfufang woke up from their dreams, heard the shouts and killings outside, and dared to go out to see the excitement again, hiding in the house and praying for God's blessing.

The task of interrogating the snake spirit warrior was given to the master transferred from the palace by Yuan Xingchong, and as for the corpses, they were all piled together and buried in a large pit, and Ma Jiayun's body was sent to a high post on the side of Gushui for burial, and a simple tombstone was erected for him, engraved with his name.

There weren't many valuable things to be found from the snake spirit's lair, and there wasn't a word about the snake spirit's plan to destroy the ritual, and there was no list or anything like that. The most valuable thing was a long sword and a few small porcelain vases obtained from Ma Jiayun.

Quan Xiancheng did not return to Xiyuan with the army, but went home. Wu Zetian didn't want more people to know about the snake spirit, and Quan Xiancheng didn't want to mess with it, so Yuan Xingchong didn't stop it.

"This is a good sword, can Yuan Ming know its origin?" Yuan Xingchong picked up Ma Jiayun's saber and asked with a smile.

Li Rong smiled slightly, took the long sword glowing with blue light, and his fingers flicked lightly on the body of the sword, only to hear the long sword make a sound like a dragon's groan echoing in the air.

"The sword technique in the Xuanyin Wonderful Sword!" Yuan Xingchong said.

"Carving insect skills, not elegant." Li Rong said, carefully looking at the long sword.

The head of this sword is a bronze gilt ring, carved with double dragon play beads, there are gold wire double hoops on the hilt and spit out four round beads, the flowing sword is hidden with a cyan sword body, and the forging pattern of cow hair can be seen on a closer look.

"During the Datong period of the Southern Dynasty, Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang Wu once ordered Huang Wenqing and Xie Ping, famous craftsmen of Shangfang, to create a batch of swords with the horizontal steel method, and the resulting swords were extremely exquisite and beautiful. The sword of the green snake has the unique fine lines of cow hair in the horizontal steel method, and it is thought to be one of those swords. Li Rong said, handing the sword back to Yuan Xingchong.

Li Rong's refined knife technique is not fake, and he is no stranger to the art of knife casting. At the beginning, in order to forge a good knife that he wanted, he consulted ancient and modern materials to find suitable steel, and entrusted the craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry to create a treasure blade like the Dragon Yin Knife after several twists and turns.

"I didn't expect Yuan Ming to have such a wide range of knowledge," Yuan Xingchong said, "Due to the complicated process of the Henggang method and the difficulty of finding raw materials, Emperor Wu of Liang actually only made thirteen swords, also known as the Great Liang Sword, and this sword should be one of them." ”

Yang Zhiyi, Yang Siqiao, and Wei Chi Xiu next to them looked at Li Rong and the others indifferently. They were not interested in the history and forging methods of the so-called sword and sword, but they felt that Li Rong and Yuan Xingchong were very similar in temperament, almost the same kind of people.

At this time, Yang Zhiyi took a porcelain bottle on the case, carefully uncorked it, and found that there were several crimson pills inside.

Li Rong's nose moved slightly, and he smelled a familiar smell, and his expression couldn't help but move.

"Xing Chong, what kind of elixir do you see?" Yang Zhiyi took out one and handed it to Yuan Xingchongdao.

Yang Zhiyi is less than thirty years old, and he is the grandson of Yang Gongren, the Duke of Guanguo, and the mother of Wu Zetian, so he has won Wu Zetian's trust. Yuan Xingchong will be older, only in his early thirties, and the two have worked together for a long time and have a very good relationship.

Yuan Xingchong reached out and took the pill, put it under his nose and sniffed it gently, with a surprised look on his face.

The breath emitted by the pill had a refreshing taste, and when I inhaled it, I felt a little stimulated by my spirit, which seemed to be even more uplifting.

He had never seen this elixir before, but the smell from it showed that it was a pill taken by a martial arts practitioner. Since ancient and modern times, there have been countless sects, and that sect will prepare its own unique pills to assist in cultivation, such as the Pei Yuan Dan under Li Rong's service, the Great Returning Pill of Shaolin Temple, and the Ice Jade Powder used by Yuan Xingchong when he cultivates are all high-grade pills.

"I've never seen such an elixir." Yuan Xingchong shook his head and said.

"Can you show me?" Li Rong said suddenly.

Without hesitation, Yuan Xingchong handed it to Li Rong, "Yuan Ming, do you know what kind of elixir this is?" ”

Li Rong took the pill and looked at it carefully, sniffed it vigorously, and nodded thoughtfully, "Does Lord Changshi know about the case of Zheng Lianshan, a member of the military department, who hanged himself a while ago?" Zheng Lianshan for half a year, behaved strangely, often in and out of the Qinglou brothel, countless maidens, I went to Zheng Lianshan to investigate the Qinglou, found that Zheng Lianshan used the wine glass, smelled a similar smell to this elixir, and then took it to consult a master, only to know that it should be refined with the source of life. ”

"The source of life?" Yuan Xingchong said, "It is the source of life of the two holy medicines of Tianzhu along with Daigo." ”

"Exactly," Li Rong nodded and said, "The Source of Life is extremely useful to us who practice martial arts, and the effect is excellent, it can stimulate the physical body to absorb the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi more easily, and it can also replenish our Origin Essence. If it is combined with some psychostimulant drugs, it can make ordinary people fall into the realm of psychedelia, and can make countless maidens fluttering like immortals. The snake spirit used it to control Zheng Lianshan. ”

"Since the snake spirit can use this medicine to control Zheng Lianshan, it can also control other courtiers!" Yuan Xingchong said thoughtfully, "The snake spirit's plot is really not small. ”

Li Rong smiled bitterly, "Who has a big plan, Wu Zetian still wants to be the empress?" These things are not what he wants to investigate in depth, more things are better than less things.

Yang Sixuan's heart moved, "I wonder if Le Sixuan is subject to the snake spirit because of this?" ”

For a while, there was silence in the tent, and the atmosphere was a little dull.

"This elixir is very interesting," Yuan Xingchong said, "I will go back and send it to the Imperial Doctor's Department to let people check what it is." ”

The interrogation of the captured snake spirits yielded little valuable information. These people are just ordinary warriors in the snake spirit, all under the command of Ma Jiayun, and they are ready to obey orders, and they don't know what the snake spirit's real plan is.

"Don't you know if Ma Lao is alive or dead?" Li Ruoxue said with a frosty face.

The pit viper wearing a strange mask in front of him stood quietly in front of Li Ruoxue.

As one of the six snake heads, Ma Jiayun's martial arts are not the best, but he is proficient in medicine, and the Yan Jingsan he refined is the key to controlling many officials, and he has also obtained a lot of rare information for the snake spirit. Another point, Ma Jiayun has been deeply involved in Luoyang for more than ten years, and he is familiar with the big and small magnates in the city, but the eyes of the snake spirit in Luoyang, his fall is definitely a major loss for the snake spirit.

"Luoyang is not our territory after all. Wu Zetian's strength is too strong, once it is aimed at us, it is not something we can handle. The pit viper said softly, "So I'm not optimistic about the plan to open Luoshui and flood Luoyang." There are too many masters under Wu Zetian's command, even if it is local, it is difficult for us to have an advantage. ”

"We can't watch Wu Zetian take Li Tang Jiangshan for himself, this is not only for the sake of the so-called righteousness, but also the lives of hundreds of people in the Li Tang clan. Once she ascends to the throne, the first thing she will do is to bloodily purge the clan. Therefore, the snake spirit needs to show its strength, even if it is a failure, it will also make Wu Zetian have some scruples, which may preserve part of the Li family's bloodline. Li Ruoxue said.

"Sister Xue, I think there is some truth in what Brother Li Hui said. The existence of the snake spirit itself is the greatest deterrent, and constantly provoking incidents has forced Wu Zetian to take the opportunity to justifiably kill the killer and really cleanse the sect. The pit viper said, "Some sects are very ambitious, and they think about it like Wu Zetian, and they are just as obsessed with that throne. The serpent spirit cannot be a sword in the hands of a careerist. ”

"You mean Li Zhen, the king of Yue," Li Ruoxue said, "Wang Mang codified the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu rose up at the right time, swept away the princes, and continued the glory of the Han Dynasty for two hundred years. The same is true today, if Li Zhen can overthrow Wu Zetian and ascend to the throne, maybe the Tang Dynasty will usher in a new page. ”

"After Wang Mang codified the Han Dynasty, he went against the grain, causing chaos in the world, and Liu Xiu had a chance. And today, under stability, the people will not support anyone's rebellion, even if it is in the name of defending Li Tang's country, and Li Zhen, the king of Yue, is just a little talented and does not have a big heart, so it will be the emperor's material. The pit viper said.

"Yue Wang Li Zhenzi is not the only choice, the world is fought, Taizong is doing this, and there are people in my Li Tang clan who can do it, such as you." Li Ruoxue said, "The chaos in the world can start from the inside, or it can be invaded by foreign enemies, in short, chaos is a chance for us." It was Li Hui's choice to grovel all his life, but it was not mine. ”

The pit viper sighed silently.

"The news from the palace is that the snake spirit is targeting the Luoshui Dam that is heavily garrisoned this time, and Lord Gao handed over the attack plan drawings drawn by the thousand horsemen to me." Wu Sansi said in a deep voice.

Master Gao is the insider Ling Gao Yanfu, who is usually friendly with Wu Sansi, and is also Wu Zetian's confidant.

As he spoke, Wu Sansi put the drawings on the table for everyone to see.

Everyone saw that their faces changed slightly, although they did not necessarily understand the art of war, but it could also be seen that the snake spirit's plan was very perfect, and if it was really according to the original plan, the martial arts family would really suffer a big loss.

"Whether or not the snake spirit really has this plan, our response will have to be adjusted, at least to strengthen the defenses there." Wu Chengsi frowned and said.

"Her Majesty the Holy Mother God Emperor decided to send Yuan Xingchong to lead the left and right thousand horsemen to protect the dam together, which can be regarded as a care for our martial family." Wu Sansi continued.

"I don't know how many people want to see our jokes at this festival, so we must not lose anything, and we must work together to fight this battle."