Xiao Yao sent Peng Shan away, and then returned to their respective rooms with Yi Feng, although it was late at night, but at this time the Tusi Mansion was still very busy, from time to time there was the sound of guards walking by, and from time to time there were guards outside came to this small courtyard and walked into Peng Shan's room, probably to report some of the latest military information.

On the first day of the battle, Xiao Yao felt that everyone here was very nervous, Miao Jiang had been peaceful for a long time, this war completely broke the peace of Xizhou, and the comfort that had always made many people lose their awareness of war for a long time.

Although Xiao Yao didn't see the chaos everywhere when he entered the city, but now that it was the fourth day of the war, Xiao Yao felt that the initial chaos might have passed, and now the people in the city could no longer leave Xizhou, unless there was an army to escort them away.

The route of the army's escort also went deep into the interior of Miaojiang, but once Xizhou was lost, the interior of Miaojiang became unsafe. In essence, the political, economic and social forms of Xizhou are not suitable for war, but you have no choice when war comes, so the top priority is how to realize the military control state of Xizhou City and form a special economic model in a state of war, which is the key point that makes Xizhou stick to it.

Otherwise, before the imperial army's army attacked the city, there was already chaos here.

Although it is not yet known when the large array will be activated, once the large array is opened, what arrangements will be made for the nearly 100,000 people in the city, and what will happen to their normal life, these are all things that must be prepared now, if it is not handled well, there will be a civil uprising in the city.

Xiao Yao doesn't think that both sides of the war will be very peace-loving to protect civilians, especially once the Hongyi cannon is mobilized, this kind of large-area lethal weapon without accurate shooting ability will definitely cause chaos in the city, and if the large array has been opened again, how to evacuate the civilians in the city will become the biggest problem.

Xiao Yao didn't ask Peng Shan these questions, obviously the current Peng Shan hadn't taken this into account yet, because he didn't know the true effect of this Nine Palace Spirit Gu Array.

After Peng Wang Ye knew, it was estimated that he would arrange it overnight, and now the most lacking thing in Xizhou City is time, but Zhang Taiwei outside the city will never give Xizhou City this time.

Xiao Yao was completely sleepy, ran a Zhou Tian's mental method, and then came to the middle of the courtyard to cool off, although there is still some summer heat in Xizhou, which has entered autumn, there is also some deep autumn, and a trace of coolness penetrates into the body in the late autumn at night, making Xiao Yao become extraordinarily awake.

Xiao Yao paced casually in the small courtyard, only to find Peng Shan sitting in a dark corner of the courtyard.

Peng Shan seemed to have fallen asleep in the chair, but he didn't notice Xiao Yao's arrival, this young man who had experienced the baptism of iron and blood had long since lost the youthfulness he had when he first saw him, and his tired face told the others that he had not had a good rest for a long time, and a pair of sometimes constricted eyebrows were full of perseverance and unyielding.

Xiao Yao walked to Peng Shan's side, covered Peng Shan's coat, and then sat silently on the chair beside Peng Shan.

This war has changed many people and changed many things, such as Peng Shan and himself.

Xiao Yao feels that history is like a big river with no end in sight, and even if he can occasionally jump out of the water, he can't see all the flow of this big river.

This time, the imperial court regarded the battle of Miaojiang as the experience of the crown prince, so Zhang Taiwei would not allow any possibility of losing the war, judging from the failure of their camp in Pengshan, this Zhang Taiwei was even more difficult to deal with than the ordinary generals he imagined.

It's just that he must not assassinate Taiwei Zhang, because once he does this, it is equivalent to touching the tacit understanding that the half-step transformation realm master does not participate in the world, which Miao Jiang cannot violate first, and the imperial court will not take the initiative to violate it, once this tacit understanding is broken, then it will really be the end of Miao Jiang.

The Wuliu Sect is only a branch of the Three Great Dao Sects, Qingxu's martial arts are so powerful, I don't know how many masters there are in other sects, Xiao Yao doesn't dare to take this risk.

There are many ways to end the war, Xiao Yao has always hoped to use a protracted war to force the imperial court to withdraw troops, but this is probably just Xiao Yao's wishful thinking, because at the beginning of the protracted war, Miao Jiang must be made into a state of war, and he must also survive the most tragic period at the beginning.

It is estimated that now, the eldest lady has returned home, Xiao Yao wants to see if the divine doctor and the ghost-faced real person are still in the original inn, but now that he is in the Tusi Mansion, it is not a good time.

Xiao Yao didn't want Peng Shan to know his full whereabouts, nor did he want to be caught between Peng Shan and Dewey.

Dewey helped him a lot, but he and Peng Shan only sympathized with each other.

Xiao Yao chose to help Peng Shan, also to stop this senseless war, but in the face of Dewey, I don't know if this guy has returned to the capital directly, or has already returned to the Xizhou front. Then I need to go to the post station to take a look, and if Dewey comes back, he must find a way to contact him.

While Xiao Yao was thinking about various questions, Peng Shan had already woken up, and he noticed Xiao Yao's coat on his body and Xiao Yao who was in a daze beside him.

"What is Brother Xiao thinking? Which confidante are you thinking about? Peng Shan made a rare joke about Xiao Yao.

"It's hard at night, so if you're tired, it's better not to sleep outside. It is estimated that you have also recently known the true usage of the Nine Palace Spirit Gu Array, I just thought about it, you still have to prepare early, after all, all the Hongyi cannons of the imperial court will be transported soon, and then they don't need to be close to Xizhou City, they can bombard with cannons. Xiao Yao was not in that mood at all, and still said what he was worried about.

"Brother Xiao, in fact, I was ready to give up Xizhou a long time ago, but I didn't expect it to be so soon, although the Nine Palace Spirit Gu Array can stop the imperial army for a month, but in this month, our side's combat effectiveness has also been greatly limited, and without the support of the people in the city, it is difficult for Xizhou to hold on for a long time, so the day the big array opens, is when we are ready to evacuate, and the big array is just to buy time for us to evacuate." There is some pessimism in Peng Shan's words.

"Little prince, holding on to Xizhou is only a strategic means, but not a strategic goal, our purpose is to better adhere to the war in the 100,000 mountains of Miaojiang, not limited to one city and one place in Xizhou. Although it is prosperous and rich here, it is also the biggest constraint that binds you Peng's toast. The reason why your 5,000 light cavalry could not play their best role was because they stuck to the city of Xizhou, which caused the Xizhou army, which should have taken advantage of its geographical advantages to strive for mobility, lost its initiative. Large-scale battles with the imperial army in the plains will only wipe out tens of thousands of soldiers in Xizhou, and tonight's robbery camp is the best case. There was no room for looping in Xiao Yao's tone.

"Brother Xiao, do you think we can come back once we leave Xizhou City?" Peng Shan looked at Xiao Yao with some confusion.

Xiao Yao felt that this teenager, who was younger than himself, was facing a very difficult decision-making period in his life, he had beliefs and ideals, but the reality was so cruel.

"If you only have Xizhou in your eyes, then you lose Xizhou, that is, you lose a qiē, if your eyes are the entire four provinces of Miaojiang, then if you leave Xizhou, it is equivalent to having the four provinces of Miaojiang."

Listening to Xiao Yao's words, Peng Shan did not answer for a long time, but continued to lie on the chair, his eyes silently looking at the deep night.

Xiao Yao turned around and went back to his room, leaving Peng Shan alone to be quiet, many decisions still need him to make up his own mind, all Xiao Yao can do is help him outside.

In the deep night, Yi Ming looked at the first Nine Palace Spirit Gu that flashed with a blue halo in front of him.

"Is it really good to do that? Is the senior brother's decision right? Yi Ming thought silently in his heart.

Maybe Miao Jiang needs a master of the transformation realm, but he has to exchange the lives of more than 100,000 people, what is the difference between this and the practice of the second temple witch god, although these more than 100,000 people were not killed by themselves, but died in the war, but it was they who made them lose the opportunity to escape from Xizhou City.

The true secret of the Nine Palace Spirit Gu Array, others didn't know, but as the third hall of the Witch God, Yi Ming still found the relevant information from the secret records of the Witch God Temple.

This is a large array that can only be used when Miao Jiang is facing the extinction of the dead race, which can gather the essence of 100,000 people in one body and give birth to a master of the transformation realm.

This practice can continue the bloodline of the Jiuli tribe, but at the cost of more than 100,000 people.

Once the big array starts, then the Peng's toast in Xizhou will be completely finished, it seems that the senior brother wants to kill two birds with one stone, not only weaken the Peng's toast, but also block the imperial army, and then he can also help himself to advance to the realm.

It's just that the Nine Palaces Gathering Spirit, which began to be forcibly forced like this, seemed to be too contrary to Heavenly Harmony, and for a while, it was really difficult for Yi Ming to make a decision in his heart.

Transfiguration is really a word full of temptation, countless people are crazy about it, countless people are obsessed with it, and countless people are sinking for it. I just hope that this decision is not a mistake, the senior brother has always been afraid of the power of the Peng family's toast, and these people can actually sneak into the Witch God Temple and steal the Nine Palaces Spirit Gathering Array, this may be their fate.

Yi Ming pressed his left index finger on the second totem, and a burst of blue light immediately appeared on it, but compared to the light on the first totem, it seemed that there was no temperature in this blue light, and there was only an incomparably cold coldness.

As Yi Ming's fingers continued to press on the different totems, circles of blue light began to overflow, and these nine groups of light formed a strange pattern, and then began to spread rapidly like bubbles, and the blue halo became bigger and lighter, gradually covering the entire Xizhou City.