Chapter 167: War is imminent

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When it was close to dark, Gu Xu and his party arrived at the Yishan camp.

The sinister aura here is obviously much stronger than that of the outside world.

Dark clouds covered the sky, and the forest was filled with gray mist. There is a chill in the air, which makes people feel a strong feeling of discomfort during breathing.

Gu Xu knew that mortals couldn't stay in this kind of place for too long.

They can't block the erosion of yin qi with true yuan like monks.

Yin Qi will infiltrate their bodies unconsciously, annihilating their sanity and engulfing their souls, causing them to eventually become walking dead monsters.

"You're finally here."

When Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan stepped out of the carriage one after another, a familiar figure walked through the rows of makeshift houses and came to them.

"Lord Chen," Gu Xu immediately bowed his head, "How is the battle going today?" ”

The person who came was Chen Jisheng.

At this time, Chen Jisheng's "Qiyao Suit" looked wrinkled, stained with a lot of mud and dust, holding a half-used kettle in his hand, and obvious tiredness could be seen on his face.

"According to Lord Wei's order, I formed a team with two other Fourth Realm monks today and went to Osmanthus Village at the foot of Yishan Mountain, originally planning to rescue the surviving villagers there," Chen Jisheng said expressionlessly as he tightened the lid of the kettle, "However, when we arrived at Osmanthus Village, we found that the information was wrongβ€”there was not a single living person there, and it had already become a complete ghost village. ”

"Is there a mistake in the information?" Shi Xiaohan next to him felt a little puzzled, "I remember that there are several monks in Qingzhou Mansion who are good at Heavenly Machine......

"The Heavenly Machine Technique has limitations," Gu Xu explained, "and it's not really omniscient.

"Many high-level powerhouses can interfere with or even shield the heavens with their own abilities. For example, because the Kongxuansan people had set a ban in the Laoshan area, the head of the division could not observe the Laoshan ruins through the Heavenly Machine Technique. ”

"So the information near Yishan is wrong because of the interference of the Snow Maiden?" Shi Xiaohan touched his chin thoughtfully.

"Probably so."

"The situation in Yishan is much more severe than we imagined," Chen Jisheng's expression was particularly solemn, "because the information is not accurate, the monks cannot accurately predict the location and number of ghosts as they usually do on missions, and every battle is like crossing a river by feeling a stone."

"In addition, the supplies sent from the capital are also much less than expected. Fortunately, the generosity of His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest son and Lord Wei Jiusi Qianhu did not affect the battle and daily practice of the monks of the Exorcism Division. ”

"His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the emperor?" Hearing this name, Gu Xu was slightly surprised.

"That's right," Chen Jisheng nodded, "In the past few days, His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor has been fighting side by side with the monks in the Yishan camp, not only killing many monsters, but also personally rescuing several chiefs back to the camp. I had the privilege of seeing him from afar in the crowd today, and he was as generous as he was rumored. ”

"His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor is here in person!" Shi Xiaohan next to him couldn't help but widen his eyes.

And the tall man Chai Biao standing behind them was even more stunned, his eyes revealing a hint of fanaticism, and muttered to himself: "I didn't expect that in my lifetime, there would be a day when I would fight side by side with the prince of Great Qi......"

Seeing the reactions of the people around him, Gu Xu secretly commented in his heart: It seems that this great prince has a high prestige in the hearts of Qi people.

However, maybe it's because he is a traverser, maybe it's because he has heard the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen disguise his female voice to deceive his opponent in the "Realm of the Dao", or maybe it's because he knows some ulterior secrets of the Great Qi Emperor...... Gu Xu did not have such reverence for the Great Qi royal family as his companions.

At this moment, a person dressed as a guard came to them, bowed to Gu Xu and said, "Lord Gu, Your Highness wants to see you." ”

The eyes of everyone present fell on Gu Xu in unison.

"I just remembered that you still have the identity of a prince's attendant." Shi Xiaohan tugged on Gu Xu's sleeve and pouted. At this moment, she suddenly felt that the children of the royal family did not seem to be as great as she imagined.

The tall middle-aged man Chai Biao unconsciously took two steps back. He deeply felt that the handsome young man in front of him was not from the same world as himself. They were in the same car, just an accident.

After this, the boy will continue along the glorious avenue; And he will return to the remote small county town, pay attention to his deeds through the imperial court newspaper in the dim and narrow duty room, and silently fantasize that he can also have such an excellent son.

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A moment later, Gu Xu met the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan in a simple wooden house, as well as the royal family enshrined Fan Cheng and Wei Jiusi of Qingzhou Mansion beside him.

The house was improvised with spells.

The interior of the house is simply furnished.

A large crude table and a few hard wooden chairs formed a makeshift conference room.

When Gu Xu stepped into the room, Xiao Shangyuan immediately got up to greet him with a smile; When Gu Xu was about to bow his hand, Xiao Shangyuan immediately grabbed his arm and said again and again: "Brother Gu Xian doesn't need to be polite. ”

Xiao Shangyuan's appearance is three points similar to his younger brother Xiao Shangzhen, which can be regarded as dignified, but there is a little less childishness between his eyebrows, and the outline of his face is tougher.

Although His Royal Highness the Great Prince looked amiable and called Gu Xu a brother and sister, he let him leave his official position and etiquette far away.

But Gu Xu noticed that Xiao Shangyuan's eyes were awe-inspiring, revealing an undoubted arrogance - as if he was a majestic lion entrenched in the territory, as long as someone dared to offend him, he would show his fangs with cold light.

After sitting down, Xiao Shangyuan got straight to the point.

He took out a piece of talisman paper from his arms, handed it to Gu Xu, and said to him, "Brother Gu Xian, is this 'Wind Talisman' your work?" ”

Gu Xu took the talisman seal and observed it carefully.

This rune paper is not his.

The handwriting on the paper was a little jerky, and it was certainly not written by him.

But that day's whimsical improvement ideas were indeed his handiwork.

He never taught anyone how to draw the improved version of the "Wind Talisman".

So in this world, he should be the only one who can draw such a "wind talisman".

"This talisman is our copy, not the original," as if sensing Gu Xu's somewhat puzzled eyes, the eldest prince smiled and explained in a gentle tone, "The earliest 'Fengxing talisman' was picked up by me from the waste basket of the Yamen of the Exorcism Division of Qingzhou Mansion, and Uncle Fan decided that it was definitely from the master's hand.

"And in order to find out the identity of the rune master behind it, we have gone through a lot of twists and turns.

"Now, we've finally found you, Master Gu!

"I can't imagine that at this age when you have not yet been crowned, you can have such a profound rune cultivation! With your rune talent, I'm afraid even the national teacher will be envious when he sees it! ”

Hearing the words of the eldest prince, Gu Xu also remembered that he had indeed used a "wind talisman" on the way to Qingzhou Mansion, and then threw it into the wastebasket casually.

"Last October, His Royal Highness was also in Qingzhou Mansion?" He asked.

"Yes," Xiao Shangyuan replied frankly, "At that time, when I saw that the Yishan Snow Maiden was making waves and harming the people in Qingzhou, I asked my father for help, hoping to use the sword in my hand to eliminate the harm for the people."

"But I don't want people to misunderstand my motives and think I'm doing this kind of thing for the sake of fame. So I hid my identity and whereabouts.

"It's a pity that the Snow Maiden's strength is much stronger than I imagined, and I tried my best to defeat her, but instead made myself bruised and embarrassed. If it weren't for Mr. He, the younger brother of the national teacher, who rescued me with his miraculous 'shrinking into inches' magical power, I'm afraid my soul would have become food for the Snow Maiden. ”

It turned out that He Yiqun hurried to Yishan to save this prince!

Gu Xu thought silently in his heart.

I only heard Xiao Shangyuan pause for a moment, then smiled slightly, and continued: "But I have never been a person who is willing to admit defeat easily. I will not give up my desire to eradicate harm to the people because of a momentary failure.

"And I also realized that with my own strength, I can't compete with the Yishan Snow Maiden, who has the strength close to that of a saint.

"So now I have come to this camp, hoping to fight with the monks here and remove the snow girl for the people of Qingzhou Mansion."

"Your Highness really cares about the people's livelihood," Gu Xu complimented in a flat tone, "If the people of Qingzhou Mansion know His Highness's thoughts, they will definitely be grateful to His Highness." ”

I have to say that the scene of this eldest prince is very beautiful, and he is also very good at winning people's hearts, compared with his naΓ―ve younger brother, it is simply a world of difference.

If there were no family lords in this world, and there would be no extraordinary strength, then Xiao Shangzhen would not have the slightest competitiveness in front of this brother who was quite means.

"However, Brother Gu Xian, I don't care about the thoughts of the people of Qingzhou Mansion today, I only care about your thoughts," Xiao Shangyuan bent down slightly, staring intently at Gu Xu's eyes, "I want to fight side by side with Brother Gu Xian tomorrow and see Brother Gu Xian's Fu Dao cultivation with my own eyes, I wonder if Brother Gu Xian is willing to agree?" ”

Xiao Shangyuan's words left a certain amount of leeway, and he did not directly ask Gu Xu to stand in line in the succession and become his follower.

But it also means that it's a request that can't be refused.

After all, this is a critical moment against the Snow Maiden.

If he refuses, his words are likely to be taken out of context and used as a handle by others.

"Your Highness has an order, how dare I disobey?" Gu Xu responded with a smile.

He didn't want to get involved in the troubled waters of the royal family.

Therefore, if the eldest prince wants to call him a brother and a brother, he has to guard the distinction between monarchs and ministers.

"Then I'm looking forward to Brother Gu Xian showing his might tomorrow!" Xiao Shangyuan's expression was still calm, and there was no change in emotion on his face.

On the side, Fan Cheng frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something; Wei Jiusi smiled and showed a look of appreciation to Gu Xu.

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A few minutes later, Gu Xu left the humble room.

At this time, he saw at a glance that Shi Xiaohan was holding a food box and sitting sullenly on the edge of the wall.

The cold wind ruffled her black hair, and the hairpin ring on her head clanged, but she didn't realize it.

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The top of Yishan Mountain.

It's a secluded world of ice and snow.

A slender and beautiful girl wears a plain white dress and sits on a huge cryolite.

Her face was delicate and flawless, and her fair skin shone with a lustrous glow, as if carved from ice and snow.

But her eyes were hollow, like two black holes.

At this moment, a white wolf with a pure and flawless coat appeared beside him, leaving a short, middle-aged man frozen into an ice sculpture beside her.

The man's eyes were wide open, and his face was full of fear.

It was Feng Buqi, who had just been captured.

Seeing such a scene, the girl stood up from the ice crystal, stretched out a finger, and gently touched Feng Buqi's forehead.

Then, she pulled out a blurred light and shadow from Feng Buqi's body.

That was Feng Buqi's soul.

In an instant, the ice sculpture shattered to the ground.

The girl closed her eyes, took a light breath, and sucked Feng Buqi's soul into her body.

When she opened her eyes again, they were no longer empty, but radiant.

Human beings have human troubles, and demons also have demon suffering.

Since transforming into a ghost, she has had to regularly devour human souls in order to maintain her spirit.

Otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable.

It's just that deep down in her heart, there are still some childish insistences -

"Do no harm to innocent souls."

Those white wolves are both the minions that help her prey on humans, and her eyes.

With the help of those white wolves, she can observe the world with her "discerning eyes".

In the world seen by the "discerning eye", everyone's body is either wrapped in black qi or glowing with golden light.

The golden light represents merit, and the black gas represents sin.

The world thought she had no reason to kill.

But in fact, she will choose people with extremely strong black qi on her body as her food.

For example, this guy named Feng Buqi, who looks dignified on the outside, actually killed his brother and sister-in-law in order to obtain his father's entire inheritance.

Of course, doing so does not hide the fact that she killed someone, but only slightly lightens the guilt in her heart.

For many years, she has been a ghost, sticking to this stupid principle.

But today, she found that she seemed to be unable to control her instinctive desires.

Because in that mountain forest, she saw a young man, who looked a little familiar, and exuded a seductive fragrance.

I really want to eat him.

It's just that in the vision of the "discerning eye", the young man's body flashed with dazzling golden light of merit.

Endure.

Endure.

Endure.

She told herself over and over again in her mind.

Lu Shiyao, you used to be alone.

If you eat him on the spur of the moment, what difference is there between you and a beast without a brain?

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