"No, no, Lord Chen, it's not like this," Chen Jisheng's aggressive tone made the soldier a little flustered for a while, "Emperor, he is just worried about your safety, he doesn't mean anything else......"

The soldier knew that the elder surnamed Chen in front of him had an extraordinary relationship with the emperor, and he could be called the emperor's nameless division commander, and he was deeply respected by the emperor.

In the perception of the rebels, if someone offended the emperor himself, the emperor might be magnanimous and laugh it off; But if someone offends Lord Chen, then after the emperor knows about it, there is a high probability that he will personally dismantle him.

"You don't have to be nervous, I'm not blaming you," Chen Jisheng suddenly smiled, and his tone softened, "I just want to ask you to help me tell Gu Xu that I, Chen, am no different from the other soldiers under his command after joining the rebel army."

"I eat his food and be protected by him, so naturally I will solve his problems and go into battle to kill the enemy.

"Tell him that, as a king destined for great things for all ages, he should abandon his personal feelings when making decisions, and treat all those who follow him equally, and never transfer the obligations that should have been fulfilled by me to others because of kinship."

Hearing Chen Jisheng's words, the soldiers finally understood why a reincarnated immortal like the emperor would respect such an elder who was not outstanding in his cultivation ability.

This Lord Chen, he can really lead by example and be selfless.

It's just that after receiving the emperor's order, the soldiers still stopped in front of Chen Jisheng, and even stepped forward to grab Chen Jisheng's sleeve, just not letting him leave.

"You are loyal to the emperor," Chen Jisheng looked at the upright soldier and commented with a smile, "Don't worry, I will explain it to you in front of the emperor, and he won't blame you." ”

As soon as the words fell, only a "click" was heard, Chen Jisheng cut off his sleeve with Zhenyuan, and then controlled the "Worthy Sword", turning into a cyan lightning bolt, and quickly disappeared at the end of the soldier's field of vision.

In the process of flying towards the enemy array, Chen Jisheng's mood was extremely complicated.

He didn't understand that Gu Xu had never assigned him any combat missions, and he had specially sent people to prevent him from going to the battlefield, in order to protect him and prevent him from encountering danger.

However, Gu Xu hadn't made a public appearance in the six northwest cities for several days, and he wasn't even present at such an important battle as today.

Gu Xu has never been an irresponsible person.

Chen Jisheng guessed that Gu Xu was either at a critical stage of his cultivation or had encountered troubles that were difficult to solve—no matter which one of them, he needed the help of the people around him.

"I've got to help him."

At this time, in Chen Jisheng's eyes, Gu Xu was no longer a reincarnated immortal with great powers, but a young official in Yishui County who needed his care.

…………

In another corner of the Liangzhou City Tower, a young woman in a turquoise dress with a beautiful face looked at the large number of Qi monks and soldiers rushing in front of her, chanting complex incantations in her mouth.

Her voice was initially soft, completely muffled by the noise of the battlefield.

But the enemies in her line of sight began to feel a strange chill rise from their bodies. Their steps slowed down, and their bodies began to spasm slightly, as if they were restrained by some invisible force.

As her chanting grew louder and louder, strange forces erupted on the bodies of the enemies, their bodies trembling as if pierced by an invisible blade, and blood blooming on the battlefield like red flowers.

Although some of the relatively strong monks did not die immediately, they felt that the true essence in their bodies was rapidly dissipating.

This woman is Shangguan Jin.

Since Luo Chuan handed her the yellowed pamphlet on the witchcraft of southern Xinjiang this spring, she has been studying it for months.

Today, it has been brought into the house.

The lice Gu that eats people's internal organs, the golden silkworm Gu that makes people bleed from their seven orifices, the poisonous Gu that makes people hallucinate and go crazy, and the swollen Gu that makes people explode and die...... She's been able to drive with ease.

I have to say that in the case of preparing a large number of Gu worms in advance, the efficiency of witch Gu killing people can be much higher than that of a sword.

"Those who cultivate Gu, if they are ruthless and extinguished, they will get twice the result with half the effort."

This is a phrase written in the booklet of the Witchcraft.

For a long time, although Shangguan Jin intrigued with others in the Great Qi Dynasty and helped Luo Chuan do a lot of ruthless things, she has always firmly believed in her heart that she is not a real ruthless person.

But she also knows very well that Luo Chuan expects her to become such a person-

He took her out of the humble inn and handed her the Heavenly Yue Sword and the Witchcraft in the hope that she could become a sharp blade in the shadow of Emperor Ziwei, doing dirty and evil things for him, and bearing the sin of hatred.

So that Emperor Ziwei can stand under the light and enjoy the reputation of benevolence and wisdom.

In the past, she thought that Gu Xu was really the reincarnation of Ziwei.

Because of the feelings that she didn't know, she was willing to obey Luo Chuan's arrangement, let go of her pride, let go of her pursuit of power and glory, and prepare for the cause of Emperor Ziwei.

At that time, her progress in practicing witchcraft was not very fast.

But later, when she realized that Emperor Ziwei was not reincarnated but taken away, her heart was barren, but her witch Gu attainments were advancing by leaps and bounds unconsciously.

In the past, she didn't dare to imagine that she could rely on witch Gu to cause such a large-scale killing in a short period of time.

However, at this moment, seeing the lives of the enemy disappear one after another, she did not have the slightest emotional fluctuation in her heart.

There is no joy, no restlessness, no mercy.

…………

With neither of the saints on both sides making a move, the battle was stalemate.

Although the number of rebels is small.

But recently, the paper man assembly line has produced a large number of talismans, and they are all the latest versions developed by Gu Xu, and each soldier is equipped with a bunch of them.

It can be said that it has an absolute advantage in terms of "ammunition and equipment".

In addition, Gu Xu made drastic reforms to the six cities in the northwest during this time, and with the broad vision of the "astrolabe", he promoted many capable ministers and cadres and punished many corrupt officials and servants.

This made everyone under his command understand that their every move could not escape the emperor's eyes.

Any slackness in official duties, corruption and dereliction of duty, and damage to the people's livelihood will be found out by the emperor.

But at the same time, as long as you do things well and do your duty, even if you are unknown and unknown, you will be rewarded by the emperor.

As we all know, instant motivation is the key to motivating a person's work effectiveness.

Under Gu Xu's rule, the ancient six cities exuded unprecedented vigor, running like a brand-new machine, and everyone was full of energy.

Because they know that as long as they work hard, they can really change their fate.

The same is true on the battlefield.

From cultivators to ordinary soldiers, they are all desperate for their lives and desperately killing the enemy.

The incentives constructed from the fundamental system are much more useful than the temporary chicken blood and chicken soup of the Great Qi Dynasty.

…………

Seeing that the Qi army was gradually showing a disadvantage on the battlefield, the national teacher's face became more and more solemn, and he couldn't help but say to Master Jueming beside him: "Perhaps, it's time for us to make a move." ”

"But neither their Saint nor the True Monarch have shown their faces," Master Jueming said with a blank expression, "maybe they are hiding somewhere to ambush us, just waiting for us to make the first move." ”

Ask yourself, if it weren't for being persecuted by Emperor Tianxing, Master Jueming actually didn't want to meet Gu Xu and them at all. If he could, he would love to stand on the edge of the battlefield and paddle. As long as you keep the old friend of the national teacher and don't have an accident, it's done.

"Have you ever considered a possibility?" The national teacher pondered for a moment and said seriously, "Gu Xu and the strong men under his command are not unwilling to fight at this time, but they can't fight. ”

"Can't play?" Master Jueming narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had thought of something, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"You see, the rebels' actions don't look like they're deliberately stalling for time?"