Volume 1: Overture to the Dead Chapter 23: The Key to the Key
A few days later, the General's Palace, the back hall.
The floor and walls damaged by the Beast's Eyes have been repaired, and all the furnishings have been replaced with ordinary military items. Although it is simple, this change has removed the original luxury and is much more refreshing.
The two pro-soldiers were guarding the door, still standing still.
General Kawashi sat upright on the main seat, and under him, Lin Yuan, who had recovered a little blood, sat safely. Standing in front of the hall in the cold night, General Chuanshi made an exception to give him a seat, but he refused to do anything, so Xunchuanshi had to go by him.
He was trapped in the Great Array here that day, and he could only watch when he saw that Rensai and the Beast Venerable were fighting each other. Although after a period of inexplicable fluctuations, he was able to get out of trouble, and at a critical moment, he took down Shuofeng, who had become a spirit hunter.
But it was from that moment that he felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness hit him, as if he had suddenly aged a hundred years. In the past few days, he met with his subordinates, stabilized the morale of the army, and understood the front and back of this matter clearly, and felt that the future was terrifying, and he was still old.
Xun Chuanshi looked at the two young people in front of him, smiled and asked, "So, in the end, it was the wrench in Lin Shaoxia's hand that disturbed the city and saved Xun?"
Lin Yuan smiled and said: "Let the general see it, this wrench is a life-saving means given to you by a certain elder." Fortunately, it succeeded in one fell swoop, and it can be regarded as a place to be. ”
Xunchuan Shi sighed softly: "What if it doesn't work out?"
Lin Yuanjue also replied with palpitations: "If it doesn't succeed, then Lin Mou, this Han brother, and the Ren Sai who has left Xunyang City, I'm afraid they will all have to be handed over to the school field of the Xunzi Battalion that the general worked so hard to build." ”
"If Shuofeng succeeds, I'm afraid that there will be Xun here. Xunchuan Shi sighed lightly, and replied approvingly to Lin Yuanjue: "Sure enough, the hero is a young man, Lin Shaoxia is thoughtful, courageous, and brave to take responsibility, and he will have a bright future in the future." ”
"The general praised it falsely, if it weren't for these friends to help each other today, even if I have the ability to go through the sky, I am afraid that it will not help. Lin Yuan Zhengse said: "Besides, in the end, the general made the final decision, saved Lin, and saved the tens of millions of people in Xunyang City again." ”
"Alas, in the final analysis, this matter is still because of Xun, I trust Nashuo Feng too much, and I neglect it too much......" Xunchuan Shi's face was ashamed, he looked at Lin Yuanjue, and finally left his eyes on Han Yexing's body: "Child, you are also very good! If you want, follow me in the future and be my personal soldier!"
When I heard this, my heart was so excited that my face was flushed, and I couldn't speak nervously.
"Why, you don't want to?" said Xunchuan Shi looked at him.
"Yes!" Han Yexing was so at a loss that he even forgot to perform the military salute, so he blurted out: "My subordinates are willing-"
"I like Brother Han in Xia, and I finally have to taste what I want!" Lin Yuan saw this, smiled knowingly, and relieved him of the siege: "I just don't know what the general plans to do with that wind?"
Xun Chuanshi shook his head and said, "Alas, Xun is also embarrassed about this matter. ”
Lin Yuan asked: "This spirit hunter, everyone can be punished, what is the general embarrassed?"
Xunchuan Shi Chang sighed, shook his head and said, "To say that this Shuofeng Spirit Venerable is indeed outstanding among the spirit refiners of the younger generation of my Zixuan, and it is a rare talent. Although Xun had already discovered all kinds of suspicious things about him, he had never been able to make up his mind. Until now, I only feel sorry for him, but I don't blame him. ”
"Well, in the end, it's all just a difference in philosophy!"
"At the beginning of the siege, the two of us had a disagreement over the defense of the city. He advocated taking the initiative to break up the besieging rebels. I advocate sticking to it and waiting for the times to change. ”
"At first, I thought he was just making meritorious contributions, after all, he was invited down by the old man from Lufeng Mountain and stirred into this troubled water, which had violated the ban of the imperial court and was responsible for the great involvement of the nine clans. Merit may not be rewarded, but if there is a fault, you will definitely die, and it can be said that there is no way back. ”
"So at that time, I thought that our differences were just the usual conflicts between the old and the young. Young people, it's always good to be a little aggressive. And as an old man who has gone through ups and downs, I just think about everything to seek stability, not for merit, but for no fault. ”
"This Xunyang City is the last barrier for my Purple Xuan Emperor to be in the north. At that time, the hearts of the people in the city were not solid, and the city defense was broken. A soldier is not like a soldier, and a man is not like a man. If you take the liberty of attacking, once the city is lost, the three walls of Weiyang behind the city will be in no danger to defend. ”
"Later, we had another heated argument about it. It was one of his words that struck me and made me think that maybe I was wrong?"
"What do you mean by that!?" Lin Yuanjue asked.
He said that now that the plane world is surging, the Blue Spirit Plane is rising rapidly, and it has already annexed Cloud Shadow and Linyuan, and has reached an alliance with the Twilight Spirit Refining Valley, as if it has the ambition of a tiger and a wolf. This spirit hunting force is ready to move everywhere, and I, Zixuan, have implemented the policy of closing the country since the current Kiss Spirit King succeeded to the throne. Two of the three spirits of trading with the outside world have been closed, and only this Heavenly Spirit Pass is left to communicate with the outside world, which is the way to take chaos. ”
"If Zi Xuan hadn't been so blindly secluded, this rebellion between the Purple Lotus Sect and the Yuanmo Alliance would definitely not have appeared. Even if it appears, it will be stifled in the bud, which can form the current trend of spreading and become out of control. It is the stubborn and conservative mentality like Xun that is the root cause of Zixuan's development to today's crisis. ”
The old man thought about this for a long time, and always felt that what Shuofeng said was somewhat reasonable. I was thinking about talking to him well, maintaining the crisis in front of him together, and then supporting his idea after the situation turned around, so that he could do it boldly. But I didn't expect him to be too young and too anxious. ”
What the old man didn't expect was that he had gone so far, not only betraying Xunyang City, but even falling into a spirit hunter! ”
"Why is the general so self-confessing!" Lin Yuan listened attentively, and was concerned with Xunchuan Shi's closed and open, aggressive and conservative arguments, but he didn't expect this Xunchuan Stone to blame himself, and hurriedly got up and comforted: "I want the general to turn the tide and bring the dead chess game of Xunyang City back to life." If we were not as open-minded and magnanimous as the general, who could treat people with leniency, give them trust, and cherish the crowd with a heart of great compassion, how could we maintain this crisis to this day!"
"Alas, Lin Shaoxia will forgive the old man's arms. Xunchuan Shi sighed: "Actually, I should have discovered all kinds of doubts about Shuo Feng earlier." As early as half a year ago, when this Soul Separation Gu Poison suddenly arose in Xunyang City, I had faintly suspected him. At that time, I was secretly investigating, and all kinds of clues pointed to Shuofeng, but I didn't want to believe it. ”
"Later, when this old blind man made a meritorious contribution and broke this soul-leaving Gu poison with his own strength, and proposed a way to suppress it with the Requiem Great Array, he secretly reminded me of all kinds of suspiciousness of this wind. Xun Chuanshi sighed: "I didn't expect that in the end, it would kill him!"
"If it weren't for the appearance of Lin Shaoxia later to disrupt his layout, forcing them to do it in advance, and suddenly killing the old man, and then there was a young man who broke the game with his own strength, I'm afraid that the consequences will be even more unimaginable!" Speaking of this, Xunchuan Shi actually got up, bowed deeply to Lin Yuanjue, and slammed to the ground: "Lin Shaoxia saved my Xunyang dangerous city several times and three times, and this time he saved Xun's life, I really don't know how to repay him!"
Lin Yuanjue hurriedly jumped to avoid Xunchuan Shi's move, and replied in fear: "The general is serious, this is what my generation of spirit knights should do." ”
"Alas, it's just that it's too late to say anything now!" Xunchuan Shi raised his body, but found that his body was shaking and his mind was fainting, so he just held on to the chair and sat down: "Now, without Shuofeng Lingzun, this big battle to protect the city is useless, and the Xunyang crisis that the old man has worked so hard to support is afraid that it will fall short." ”
"Why should the general be so depressed!" Lin Yuan got up and replied: "In Lin's opinion, the spirit needs to be a spirit person. Since these problems are all in this Shuofeng Lingzun, the key to solving this crisis is also on him. ”
"What, Lin Shaoxia has a way?" Xunchuan Shi Duhua's old eyes flashed with a glimmer of hope, but then he shook his head again: "You are just a spirit knight like the old man, this big battle of the city is complicated and complicated, and there has been a lot of damage in recent wars. In the battle of the same day, Shuofeng destroyed his privately made snowflake spirit seal. If there is no overall design drawing of this great array, I am afraid that there will be no one who can repair and restart this great array in this city. ”
"I don't have that design blueprint below, but the Shuofeng Spirit Venerable does!" Lin Yuan replied with a heartfelt remark: "Besides, this city protection spirit seal has always been held by the spirit of the imperial court, and I think Shi Jingtang, who abandoned the city and fled, should also be a spirit sealer." He was able to control this large array before, and now the general should be able to do it too. As for the drawings, as long as we interrogate Na Shuofeng strictly, we are not afraid that he will not be willing to give them. ”
"Alas, the old man is not doing this. Xun Chuanshi shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Right now, this Shuofeng Lingzun has the will to die, if it weren't for us to watch closely, I'm afraid that he would have committed suicide to thank the world." ”
"What?" Xunchuan Shi saw that Lin Yuan was absolutely calm, and hope ignited in his heart again, and he couldn't help but ask: "Lin Shaoxia has a way to make him speak?"
Lin Yuanjie smiled and pointed to the cold night walk, nodded to Xunchuan Shi and said, "Lin can't, but it doesn't mean that no one can!"
"Child, you?" Xun Chuanshi looked at Han Yexing suspiciously, and asked thoughtfully, "Can you really do it?"
"I'm ......" When I heard General Chuanshi talk about the death of the old blind man, I was gloomy for a while, and my tears were about to fall. This one was in a deep state of grief and indignation. Suddenly, I heard what the two said, and I waved my hands again and again. But when he heard the words of Feng Xiluo in the spiritual sea, he had to obediently withdraw his hand and replied sneeringly: "Then I'll try it." ”