Half a month later, Lu Zhi once again led a large army to pass through the cloud pass, and after a fierce battle, Yang Jian, Nezha and other exposition disciples relied on their own strong strength to attack the city, and forcibly tore a hole in the city wall.

Under the continuous influx of the follow-up Xiqi army, the merchant defenders on the city pass could not stop the offensive of the Xiqi army and were driven off the city wall.

Then Yang Jian grabbed the city gate alone, and the Xiqi army suddenly rushed in, and the city gate was lost.

After the city gate was lost, Xu Gai, the guard general of the Cloud Pass, ordered his subordinates to lead a large army to evacuate the city, and he personally led his own soldiers to the palace and died in the city.

In the end, he was not captured, and after the general trend was gone, in order not to be captured by Xiqi, he jumped into the sea of fire and burned himself to death.

Lu Zhi saw that this person was loyal, so he simply fulfilled him, and shouted Nezha, who wanted to enter the fire to capture people, to fulfill his loyalty.

Among these Yin merchants, there are still many loyal ministers, such as Bi Gan, Wen Zhong, and that Zhang Guifang, and now this Xu Gai.

It's just a pity that they are entrusted to non-people, that Emperor Xin Zhi is very talented, and now he is even more with the nine-tailed fox demon who has made this Yin Shang country so smoky, and the people are not happy, how can they be worthy of the efforts of these loyal people?

But then again, if it weren't for the loyalty in that heart, Bigan and Wen Zhong would not have been able to live for a hundred years, and they could only sigh that they were born at the wrong time, and a loyal heart was entrusted to no one.

After the Cloud Pass was not laid, the five passes leading from Xiqi to Chaoge City have now gone to three of the five, leaving only the last two passes of Tongguan and Lintong Pass.

Once these two passes are also lost, the path of the Xiqi army will no longer be hindered, and within half a month, they will be able to directly descend to the song city!

However, Lu Zhi was not prepared to continue to attack Natong Pass, nor did he lead his troops out of the pass to chase after the merchant troops who withdrew from Chuanyun Pass, but only occupied Chuanyun Pass, sent his sergeants and officers to suppress the turmoil in the city, and waited for Jiang Ziya in the rear to bring people to take over the control of Chuanyun Pass.

Unconsciously, another half a month has passed, the season has entered the early winter, and this year's climate is not very good, just into winter, the sky will be drifting goose feather snow, Shang and Zhou sides have also entered a truce that lasts for several months.

After the winter, Lu Zhi finally had a few days to spare, and he could return from the front line to Xiqi City to recuperate for a few months.

On this day, Lu Zhi and Long Ji were enjoying the snow in his handsome mansion together, and there was a snow chicken simmering on the charcoal pottery stove.

"Qingzhi, are you good Yaxing, do you enjoy the snow with Princess Longji?"

Hearing the voice, Lu Zhi and Long Ji subconsciously turned their heads to follow the voice, and saw the Xuandu Grand Master in a green robe standing outside the pavilion, looking at them with a smile.

Lu Zhi hurriedly got up and saluted: "Senior Brother Xuandu." ”

Long Ji also greeted, "I've seen the Xuandu Archmage." ”

Archmage Xuandu nodded at the two of them and said, "You're welcome, I was ordered by my master today to send something to Qingzhi." ”

As he spoke, he saw that the palm of the Xuandu Grand Master was turned over, and a crystal clear green jade bottle appeared in his hand, and there seemed to be golden ripples on the bottle body.

Even in the air, there is a faint fragrance, like sandalwood, like flowers, elegant and indifferent, smelling refreshing.

"Senior Brother Xuandu, what is this?"

Master Xuandu said: "The water contained in this bottle is the pool water in the Western Eight Treasures Merit Pool, which is transformed by the Eight Treasures Spiritual Essence combined with the pure merit and mental power, which is extremely mysterious. ”

"Immersion in this pool of water can be reborn and condense the glazed and unsullied gold body... It was specially requested by the Master from those two Western Sect Masters for you. ”

Lu Zhi raised his eyebrows, recalling that Lao Jun had indeed asked the quasi-Taoist for the Eight Treasures Merit Pool that day.

However, the Eight Treasures Merit Pool can be said to be the lifeblood of their West, and how can it really be given away, so Lu Zhi only thinks that Lao Jun is deliberately embarrassing the quasi-Daoist.

But I didn't expect that in the end, the quasi-Daoist really sent out the water of the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, I have to say that Lao Jun really has a set, which not only cleaned up and taught the Western people a lesson, but also gave Lu Zhi a benefit, which is really an extraordinary means.

Lu Zhi thanked him: "Thank you Senior Brother Xuandu for sending this Eight Treasures Merit Pond Water, and please thank my master for my senior brother when I return." ”

Archmage Xuandu nodded: "It should be... Originally, I wanted to find Lu Pressure for my brother, and I asked my junior brother for a few secret treasures of the demon clan, but Lu Pressure went directly to the Wa Palace and knelt down to beg Nuwa Niangniang for protection. ”

"Later, Nuwa Niangniang sent someone to inform her brother, and it was not good for her brother to be embarrassed anymore."

When Lu Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly, although his senior brother is very low-key on weekdays and looks like he has no reputation, but just looking at the fact that he can easily force Lu Jian to flee to the Wa Palace to seek refuge, it is enough to prove that the Xuandu Grand Master is very powerful.

"But it's Senior Brother Xuandu, and I've worked hard for this." Lu Zhi said.

Archmage Xuandu just waved his hand and said indifferently: "Qingzhi, why are you so polite, but you have seen the outside... Well, the water of the Eight Treasures Merit Pond has also been delivered, so I won't disturb you and your husband and wife to enjoy the snow and drink, and I won't be the one who spoils the scenery. ”

"I'll go too!"

I saw that the Grand Master of Xuandu went as soon as he went, stepped into the wind and snow, and disappeared in place in an instant, without a trace.

"Lu Lang, is this the water in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool? I once heard my mother say that this pool of water is the supreme treasure of the West, rare in the world, but today I finally see it. Long Ji stepped forward and said.

Lu Zhi didn't care much about it, he was more concerned about the follow-up.

Since the quasi-Daoist sent this Eight Treasures Merit Pond as an atonement, it means that he should have reached a reconciliation with Lao Jun, but he doesn't know what it is.

However, since Lao Jun and Senior Brother Xuandu had never talked to him about it, he simply didn't listen to anything more, after all, the game between the saints was indeed not something he could intervene in.

He shook his head and handed the jade bottle to Long Ji, satisfying her curiosity before he said, "Okay, this snow chicken is also cooked, and it is time to taste it, so try it and see how it tastes." ”

Gradually, the wind and snow outside the pavilion gradually increased, and the howling cold wind blew the goose feather snow into the pavilion.

For three months, Xiqi was covered with heavy snow, almost causing a snow disaster, but fortunately, over the years, the people's livelihood in Xiqi has also been developing steadily, with enough food and clothing, but it has not caused much damage to the people of Xiqi.

Even those prisoners who were sent to the mine for mining were ordered by Lu Zhi in advance to suspend operations and be properly resettled, and it was rare for them to have a few months of vacation.

Soon after, it was early spring, everything recovered, the ice and snow melted, although there was still a cold air in the air that had not dissipated, and the ice and snow in Xiqi had not yet melted, but Lu Zhi's vacation was also over, and he returned to the front line in the cloud pass.

On the other hand, the Shang army also began to prepare for war, and the action was earlier than that of the Xiqi side, and before the beginning of spring, nearly 200,000 troops and 50,000 people had been summoned from all over the country to come to Tongguan and actively prepare for war.

It can be seen that after several defeats, the Yin Shang side has begun to become anxious and afraid, and this time it has almost gathered elite troops from all over the country and dispatched them to Tongguan and Lintong Pass, obviously with the intention of fighting a decisive battle with Xiqi.

However, it was not so easy for Yin Shang to successfully gather the world's elite troops and fight a decisive battle with Xiqi.

After all, the princes of the world who turned against Yin Shang were not only the princes of Xiqi, but it was better to say that after seeing Yin Shang's Chaoge army defeated under Xiqi several times, the princes of the world, who did not have a different mind in their hearts.

After all, today's Yin Shang is already a dying old man, and he no longer has the appearance of being as hard and invincible as he was hundreds of years ago.