Chapter 238: Octagonal Mountain
Wang Jun and a few people sent away the welcoming convoy back to the handsome tent, and immediately served tea and snacks, and after seeing everyone eat a few bites, he said: "Everything in Shangyang City has been completed, and Lone is ready to go to Yanjing." ”
Xi Zhicai bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, this is not the best time to go to Yanjing, the wolf demons and bat spirits who came to help Wu Ju have not yet been found, if the army continues to go north, maybe the two demons will take the opportunity to go south to the cholera people." ”
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "What Master Xi said is extremely true, if there is only one army of wolf demons, it will only be a disease of ringworm for my big cadre.
The real headache is the bat spirits, which are naturally capable of flying and can make magic sounds. To a certain extent, they are inherently invincible, attacking and defending.
Now I don't know where these bat spirits are hiding, the key is that they still haunt at night, and even if ordinary people find them, they can't beat them.
Although our army's night vision has improved after cultivation, it is still inferior to these bat spirits. ”
Wang Jun smiled and said: "The wolf demon is indeed not to worry, if Lone did not guess the wolf demon who came to support Wu Ju, it is the bloodthirsty wolf king of the Demon Alliance." ”
As soon as these words came out, there was no wave on the faces of the civil officials, and they already knew about the wolf demon in Shangyang City, but it was just because the demon alliance had taken refuge in Daqian.
On the contrary, a cadre of generals was in an uproar, they couldn't imagine that the wolf demon who had been looking for a few days turned out to be a member of the Demon Alliance, Zhang Xiu walked out angrily, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, Niu Dali came to Shangyang City and didn't say anything about it, the minister thinks that the Demon League deliberately haze this matter, it is actually ulterior motives, and the minister implores His Majesty to issue an order to let the Demon League give me an explanation." ”
Wang Jun was noncommittal when he heard this, waved his hand and said: "Zhang Xiu doesn't have to care, this matter is already tacitly understood by Gu and Niu Dali, this wolf demon hidden near Shangyang City is the explanation given to us by the Demon Alliance, but we need to find out by ourselves." ”
Liu Ji saw Wang Jun explaining to the generals, so he took over and said: "General Zhang Bi, Niu Dali has already said that although the wolf demon is secretly Cihang Pudu's person, he is still the six kings of the Demon Alliance on the surface, and he is one of the main forces against Cihang.
Several forces of the Demon Alliance know about the collusion between the Wolf King and Cihang, as long as there is no clear evidence that the Wolf King has defected to Cihang, or the Wolf King has not officially broken with the Demon Alliance, the other five kings of the Demon Alliance will not be able to attack it because of the rules. ”
"Okay, you don't need to worry about the affairs of the Demon Alliance, when Niu Dali goes back, the six kings of the Demon Alliance will definitely have a decision, now let's talk about the two demons." Wang Jun waved his hand to interrupt Liu Ji's words, now the two demons in Shangyang City are like flies, ignoring it and buzzing around it all the time, ignore it and immediately hide away.
At this time, Bai Yuan hurriedly walked in with a letter, bowed down and presented the letter with both hands, and said, "Your Majesty, Skynet has found traces of the wolf demon. ”
Wang Jun stretched out his hand to take the letter, glanced at the letter quickly, and sneered: "It turns out that this group of stupid wolves has entered Bajiao Mountain, no wonder no one has found it." ”
Jin Min touched his beard, recalled for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, this octagonal mountain veteran walked more than ten years ago, this mountain has many strange rocks, steep and steep, ordinary people can't go up, only the mountain people who have survived there for decades can climb, and it often happens that they fall off the cliff. ”
Chang Yuchun looked suddenly enlightened, and said: "No wonder no one has found these wolf demons, the people in Shangyang have been intercepted and killed by martial arts, and Bajiao Mountain has always been a rare place for people, let alone running to climb the mountain."
Coupled with the blood-sucking of those bat spirits, the wolf demon carnivorous can completely clean up the traces. ”
Wang Jun glanced at the people in the handsome tent, knocked lightly on the table, and said, "Now that the location of the two demons has been found, I don't know which one is willing to go to Bajiao Mountain to eradicate the two demons?" ”
Before the others moved, Lin Chong was the first to walk out and bowed: "Your Majesty, the defeated ministers after half a month are unwilling, and I pray that Your Majesty will give the ministers a chance, and they will be ashamed." ”
Wang Jun looked at Lin Chong and thought about it, with Lin Chong's somewhat cowardly character, he was able to say that he asked for battle, I am afraid that he has always felt guilty about the defeat that night, if he really gave him the opportunity to fight this time, then it would be unfair to others.
Zhuge Liang saw Wang Jun's hesitation, but also understood Wang Jun's concerns, and said: "Your Majesty, it is quite rare for Lin Chong to have such a shameful heart, so the minister suggested that Lin Chong be given a chance." ”
"What do you think of Zhicai?" Wang Jun turned his head to look at Xi Zhicai and said.
Xi Zhicai bowed down and said, "If you give Lin Chong another chance, if you lose this battle again, you will be punished for both crimes." ”
Everyone understood the potential meaning of Xi Zhicai, the previous time Wang Jun said that Xiaoying was a fight, but Lin Chong is now talking about being ashamed, so the previous punishment can't be said.
Wang Jun stared at Lin Chong tightly and said, "What Zhicai said, you can hear it clearly, if Gu Zhen sends you to fight, if you are defeated again, you will be blamed for turning your face and not recognizing people." ”
Lin Chong bowed: "Thank you for your grace." ”
"Order Lin Chong to lead 10,000 Swift Wind Angry Wolf Army, and 5,000 Winged Dragon Army to conquer Bajiao Mountain." Wang Jun said loudly.
Lin Chong bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to ask for." ”
"Lin Chong, you have too many words, and you still don't shut up." Zhuge Liang's face changed when he heard this, and he couldn't imagine that Lin Chong was so ignorant of what to do, and he dared to make a request.
"Words." Wang Jun waved his hand to interrupt Zhuge Liang's words, although he felt that Lin Chong was a little dissatisfied, but he did not show any traces on the surface.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The two demons of the Octagonal Mountain are afraid that there are masters, and the ministers are afraid that they will not be able to defeat them alone, so they implore His Majesty to send a few people to help. Lin Chong said honestly.
Wang Jun nodded, only to understand that Lin Chong was worried about this, even if Lin Chong didn't mention it, he would send someone to help Lin Chong take down the two clans, and said: "Xu Shu, Yan Chixia, Baiyun Zen Master, Changqingzi, the four of you and Lin Chong will go to Bajiao Mountain together to exterminate the two clans." ”
"Honorable Ministers." The four of them bowed.
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The octagonal mountain is as high as two thousand meters, the mountain is steep, the strange rocks are craggy, the green shade is continuous, there are birds and birds in the air from time to time to return to the nest, the apes on the other side of the mountain are naughty chasing and playing on the cliffs, and the beasts of the dense forest on the mountainside roar.
Lin Chong and his army spent most of the day rushing to the foot of the mountain, looking up at the towering Octagonal Mountain, which is almost vertical, and if you want to climb it, you can only climb it with your bare hands.
When he came to the bottom of the mountain, he saw iron nails the size of a baby's fist nailed to the cliff, and Lin Chong couldn't help but sigh: "The mountain people here are really powerful, and they have opened up a road here." ”
Xu Shu couldn't help but show a trace of longing on his face, and sighed: "Yes, the iron nails on the stone wall don't know how many lives were sacrificed to complete this humble road. ”
"Okay guys, let's climb the mountain as soon as possible to get rid of the demon army and return to the camp." Yan Chixia interrupted the exclamation of several people.
Lin Chong nodded and said, "Lord Yan is reasonable. ”
Immediately, Lin Chong turned his head and rushed back, waved his big hand, and said, "Go up the mountain." ”
The Pterodactyl Army immediately rose into the air, and the Wind Army also rode the furious wolf, harnessing the wind and sending itself up the mountain.
The forest in the mountains was quiet, and there was only a path leading into the forest, and when the army stepped into it, they suddenly found that the light was dim, and only the sound of beasts was nowhere to be seen.
Lin Chong grabbed the poisonous snake that hung down from the branch and wanted to sneak attack, pinched it to death, and said: "It seems that this place is really rare, and I don't know how many snakes and insects have been killed along the way." ”
Xu Shu laughed and said, "This octagonal mountain is not easy for my human race to climb, but it is just a simple matter for those birds and beasts. ”
After a pause, he looked at the dark dense forest, and said: "It's just that I don't know where those demon armies are hiding, just burying our heads in this search, we don't know when we will be able to find it." ”
As he spoke, his eyes looked at Yan Chixia and the others, hoping that they would find a way to find the demon army as soon as possible.
Zen Master Baiyun looked calm and calm, turned the rosary in his left hand, and said with a smile: "Amitabha, my Buddha has the eye of heaven to see the life, death, suffering and happiness of all beings in the six realms, and to see all kinds of colors in the world, without obstacles.
The heavens and ears can hear the six languages of the joys and sorrows of all living beings, as well as the sounds of the world. However, none of the poor monks have learned it, so all the skills they have learned are not helpful in finding demons. ”
The corners of Yan Chixia's mouth twitched when she heard this, and she said angrily: "Old monk, you can't even say it directly, why are you talking so much nonsense!"
If you talk about the means of killing demons and eliminating demons, or solving cases and tracking, the official is confident that he is not weak to others, but the official who pursues the monster will not either. ”
When the four of them heard this, they couldn't help but look at Chang Qingzi, who silently took out a paper crane from his sleeve and said lightly: "This is my moral concept of demon hunting paper crane, this paper crane has been processed by my door, and it can find the demon qi by itself." ”
Changqingzi knew that the last trip to the underworld had a very bad impact on Wang Jun's concept of morality, and now he can only make more contributions to change Wang Jun's view of morality. ”
Immediately let go of his right hand, and saw the paper crane flapping its wings gently, turning around in mid-air, staring in one direction and flying over.
Two hours later, the army followed the paper crane out of the dense forest, and came to the basin of rocks, which was hidden among the mountains, and if it were not led by the demon hunting paper crane, the army would really not be able to find it for a while.
Everyone slowly walked down the basin and did not yet gain a firm foothold, only to see the paper crane flying at the front of the team suddenly a little fire rose from its tail, and it was completely burned in a blink of an eye.
Lin Chong was shocked when he saw this, this octagonal mountain is at least connected by several mountains, covering an area of no less than thirty miles, and it is not easy to climb. It is even more difficult to find the demon army, in order to find the demon army as soon as possible, so it can only rely on the demon hunting paper crane of Changqingzi.
Seeing that he was about to find the demon army, the paper crane was destroyed, and he suddenly wanted to jump to his feet, and said, "Dao Chief, what's going on?" We haven't found the location of the demon army yet, how did this paper crane spontaneously combust? ”
Xu Shu saw that Lin Chong's face was full of anxiety, and immediately understood that he cared too much about Yixue's shame, and was a little impetuous, and scolded: "How can Lord Lin be so anxious when he marches to fight? It is important to know that steady and steady is the right thing. ”
When Lin Chong heard this, cold sweat flowed down, and he recalled the bits and pieces of today, as if he had changed a person. Ever since he learned that he had found the traces of the bat spirit in the handsome tent, he only thought about revenge and forgot about his colleagues, and he arched his hand at Xu Shu, and said with remorse on his face: "Lin Chong, thank you Lord Xu for mentioning it, Lin Chong was too impulsive today." ”
"It's good that General Lin can understand, my official friend Kong Ming is more optimistic about you, after you go back this time, you have to apologize to your colleagues, and thank Kong Ming." Xu Shu nodded with satisfaction.
Turning his head to look at Chang Qingzi, he asked, "Dao Chief, why did the paper crane suddenly spontaneously combust?" I wonder if you can solve your doubts for us? ”
Chang Qingzi looked at the basin with a nervous face, took a deep breath, and said: "Today we have been on the road for a day, and the army is already exhausted, I will retreat to the dense forest first, and then explain to a few people." ”
Lin Chong noticed the tension on Chang Qingzi's face, waved his right hand back, and said, "The army retreats and returns to the dense forest to rest." ”
Suddenly, the army retreated silently and slowly, until it was hidden in the forest, Lin Chong immediately arranged several teams of soldiers to be on guard, and the rest of the army rested and ate on the spot, but no one was allowed to light a fire to keep warm.
The five of them sat around and picked up the dry food and ate it, and Chang Qingzi said: "If Poor Dao didn't guess wrong, that basin is where the demon army is located." ”
"What, Dao Chief, did you mean that it was the hiding place of the demon army just now?" Lin Chong bit the dry food in his mouth and said with a shocked expression.
Chang Qingzi nodded and said, "Searching for the Demon Paper Crane is the exclusive means of my moral outlook, it can find all the demon clans within a radius of thirty miles, but it has a flaw, it can't tell whether the monsters are strong or the monsters are numerous.
In a certain aspect, it can also be said that the advantage is that when the demon hunting paper crane flies to a place where there are powerful monsters or a large number of monsters are infested, the demon qi will cause the demon hunting paper crane to spontaneously combust and remind the user. ”
Lin Chong threw away the dry food, got up, and said, "I'll take the army and eradicate those beasts." ”
"Nonsense, the army rushed all the way to the Octagonal Mountain, climbed the mountain, and then found the basin, and it had become a tired army without a moment of rest.
Regardless of whether the basin is the hiding place of the wolf demons, even if it is where the wolf demons are, with the current state of our army, it is not the opponent of the wolf demons who have been recuperating. Xu Shu scolded without hesitation and said. What's more, there may be a powerful monster hiding there, if Lin Chong insists on going your own way again, the director of this department will immediately deprive you of your command. ”
Lin Chong's face changed when he heard this, he understood that Xu Shu was telling the truth, and sighed: "Lin Chong understands. ”
Yan Chixia hurriedly persuaded two sentences and said, "Lord Xu, Lin Chong has understood your good intentions, so forget about this matter!" We will discuss how many people we will send into the basin tomorrow to find out the specific situation. ”
Although Xu Shu said that he wanted to deprive Lin Chong of his command, he never took action, and said: "Now the army is still in charge of Lin Chong, and it is inconvenient for this official to make his own opinions, and it depends on Lin Chong's ideas." ”
Lin Chong calmed down, sat back on the ground in disappointment, patted his face, and shook his head secretly in his heart, he couldn't imagine that he would let himself suffer so much after just a small defeat.
After going back, he will definitely ask His Majesty to return to the military academy to restudy, and said with a wry smile: "I'm sorry that Lin Chong has lost his temper, Lin Chong has already thought about it, and tomorrow he will scatter half of the exploration horse into the basin to investigate what is going on, and the other half will be thrown into other mountains to check other places." ”
Xu Shu saw that Lin Chong had calmed down, and couldn't help nodding, as long as he was sober-minded, Lin Chong was still an excellent general, and he was afraid of suddenly being hot-headed.
As soon as the words fell, I saw an adult-sized bat spirit rising into the sky in the direction of the basin, covering the sky and covering the sun, and roughly counting about 30,000 heads.
The five of them looked at these bat spirits, and couldn't help laughing: "It's really nowhere to find the iron shoes, it doesn't take any effort to get there, I didn't expect these demon troops to really hide in the basin, let's have a good rest tonight, and set foot on the demon clan tomorrow." ”
Xu Shu and the four of them applauded and said, "What General Lin said is extremely true. ”