Zhao Huang came to the City God Temple alone, and after the Chongxuan Pavilion left, the place was empty. He specially took the incense and ritual objects, set up the offering table, and personally offered the blessings and prayers.

Looking up at the altar, because this City God Temple is a temporary seal, the house itself has not had time to repair and rectify, and the City God statue has not yet been completed, only a god tablet has been erected.

"I'm ashamed." The smoke coiled and rose, and Heng Bigong's voice sounded in his ears: "I was called to manifest, but I failed miserably." ”

"God doesn't have to blame himself." Zhao Xiao arched his hand and said, "The layout of the Red Cloud Capital is deep, I suspect that they have come to target the Chongxuan Pavilion from the beginning. ”

"I'm not condemning myself." Hengbi said publicly: "The Chiyun Du monk who restrained this seat at the beginning, burned his soul and vitality, and turned into a fire dragon, this kind of perseverance and magic methods are by no means ordinary chaotic party thieves. ”

Zhao Xiao knew that the other party was talking about the Dongzhang Sanren, so he was helpless, so he had to say: "Xiao Zhao came this time to look at the mercy of the gods and then cast mana. ”

"Liang Tao also came to Xingluo County?" Hengbi Gong did not directly agree.

"Yes." Zhao Xiao took out two summoning talismans: "Liang Guoshi said, I want to ask the gods to operate the magic rituals, dissolve the calamity of the qi, and curb the edge of the divine sword." ”

Hengbi Gong snorted coldly: "Why didn't he invite me?" ”

Zhao Xiao had no choice but to reply: "After the National Teacher set a strategy to suppress the bandits, he went to take care of the affairs of the Liang family's children, and he had no time to withdraw. ”

"Such a result is his own fault for the Liang family!" Hengbi Gong was unceremonious.

"To be honest, I don't like Yongjia Liang either." Zhao Huang rarely expressed his opinions in front of outsiders: "But now the situation in Xingluo County has reached a critical point, and the national teacher is here in person, if you can't put an end to the bandits, I'm afraid that the disaster will spread to the entire Huaxu country." In any case, I implore Hengbi Gong to praise the mana again. ”

I saw the smoke on the altar accumulating, turning into the shape of Hengbi Gong, and listened to his words: "Zhao Xiaoyou, do you know that this trip is very dangerous? If you practice the ritual, Liang Tao can do it himself, so why let you take the risk? This person has no public intentions, and this time he is taking revenge for personal revenge, and he is clearly using you as bait to lure the enemy! ”

Zhao Huang didn't know, he even suspected that Liang Tao's move was to vent his anger, after all, Huaiying Pavilion and his Chongxuan Pavilion have always been incompatible.

"Xiao Zhao did his best, and he didn't have the heart to think about it." Zhao Xiao suddenly remembered his father, he was going to act as a bait to lead the enemy army to death, but he didn't expect it to be his turn so soon.

"That's it!" Hengbi said publicly: "The true form of this seat is damaged, and I can only barely protect you alone, so Liang Tao wants to take revenge and let him do it himself!" ”

"That's what the National Teacher is going to do." Zhao Xiao bowed and bowed.

Leaving the City God Temple, he saw Luo Xixian waiting outside with a group of Huaiying Pavilion monks, he looked at the shrine plaque and frowned and said: "The self-Dharma Immortal will be enshrined as a city god and a city god, and the Chongxuan Pavilion is too wide." ”

"This is the imperial court." Zhao Xiao said.

"Do you believe that?" Luo Xixian reprimanded: "It is clear that Chongxuan Pavilion is relying on its powerful position and forcibly wants to place the immortal general here!" The bandits have not yet been calmed down, so they are thinking about how to share the benefits, and Chongxuan Pavilion really does not change its domineering and tyrannical at all! ”

Next to him, Xin Shunying was about to speak, but Zhao Xiao grabbed Bai and said, "Please ask Luo Dajian Immortal to bear with me again." ”

"What kind of ritual do you really want to follow Liang Tao to fiddle with?" Although Luo Xixian reconciled with Zhao Xiao, he still couldn't accept his approach.

Zhao Xiao explained: "Now it's not that I want to follow Liang Guoshi, but he ordered me to accompany him, do you think I can refuse?" ”

Luo Xixian shook his head: "It's too dangerous!" Who knows what insidious plans Liang Tao has? In case you encounter a demon who is in turmoil, and the two sides fight, he will not care about your safety! ”

"Don't worry, I'm prepared. And I also said that I can't do it alone, and the colleagues of the Zhenzhen Pavilion will also walk together this time. Zhao Xiao took the bamboo basket from Shi Huoguang, checked the magic charm inside, and said to Luo Xixian: "You have to follow General Wei later, preparing to attack Changxia County, it is still difficult and dangerous." If it is done well, the bandits in Xingluo County may be able to settle down at once. ”

Previously, in the county government office, Liang Tao and General Wei set a strategy, on the one hand, Zhao Xiao and the monks of the Zhenzhen Pavilion were preparing to launch the prayer ceremony, which was a big fanfare, which would definitely attract the vigilance of Chiyundu, and it was best to use this to attract the powerful people among them, especially the swordsman with a face. On the other hand, General Wei led the elite cavalry to attack Changxia County and cut off the grain and grass supply of most of the thieves.

And what Liang Tao really has to do is to rely on his advanced cultivation, when the swordsman appears, he will directly kill him, without the slightest superfluous plan.

Liang Tao's arrangement is very radical, and General Wei wants to find another safe way, but now that Liang Tao has full authority over the affairs of suppressing bandits, he can't disobey his orders.

As for Zhao Xiao, he couldn't avoid it, Liang Tao personally named him, as for whether there was any special intention in this, it was not for Zhao Huang to know.

"Senior Sister Xin, can you do the math and whether I can come back alive this time?" Zhao Xiao picked up the bamboo basket and asked self-deprecatingly.

Xin Shunying sighed softly, pinched her hands, her face changed slightly, and then she smiled and said: "Senior Brother Zhao has the blessing of the immortal family, and he should turn evil into good fortune." ”

Luo Xixian was slightly unhappy: "What is this?" Returning the fairy family to the blessing shade? It would be good if he wasn't killed by Liang Tao! ”

When Zhao Xiao heard Xin Shunying's verdict, he was shocked. For the vast majority of monks, the theory of the immortal family is too far away, but in the depths of Zhao Xiao's brain palace, there is such a high-truth immortal as Lingxiao, even if Xin Shunying may not be able to understand the truth, but she still calculates a trace of mystery.

"Okay, Luo Dajian Immortal, don't make Senior Sister Xin angry." Zhao Xiao clenched his fists and arched his hands: "Say goodbye for the time being, I hope to see you again after the victory." ”

Looking at Zhao Xiao's back, Luo Xixian was helpless, and Xin Shunying asked in a low voice: "Have you reconciled with him?" ”

"What? Aren't you happy? Luo Xixian said with a straight face: "Now don't talk to me about any power and prestige, which is higher or lower, if you take care of these on the battlefield, that is the way to die!" If it hadn't been for General Wei's reminder, I would have almost fallen for Liang Shuo's sowing discord. ”

Xin Shunying looked at the Chenghuang Temple, and took Luo Xixian's sleeve to a vacant place: "Do you know why the Chongxuan Pavilion wants to go to the imperial court to enshrine this Hengbi Duke?" ”

"It's nothing more than to borrow the power of ghosts and gods, so that the forces of their Chongxuan Pavilion can dominate Xingluo County!" Luo Xixian said indignantly.

"I don't think so." Xin Shunying laughed: "Although there is no exact clue, I dare to guarantee that in this matter, Senior Brother Zhao will definitely contribute a lot to the matter of letting Hengbi Gong change from Fa Gong Immortal to Chenghuang Di." ”

Luo Xixian's face was shocked: "How could he ......?"

"You weren't in the city, I don't know what happened." Xin Shunying said, "Do you remember when we were still in the Iron Gong Ancestral Hall, Senior Brother Zhao tried to activate the Shrine Enchantment? Later, it was suddenly rumored that there was a demon in the city, Zhao Xuedi himself claimed to have been assassinated, and he searched for it together with the county government, and finally the Iron Gong Temple enchantment was launched for no reason, and the demon did not hold it.

And not long after, news came from Dongshengdu that the local city god was going to be sealed, didn't you notice the strangeness of this? And I also found that Senior Brother Zhao seemed to have a secret relationship with this City God Hengbi Gong, and from beginning to end, Liang Shuo was played by Senior Brother Zhao between applause! ”

Luo Xixian pondered for a moment, and then changed his mind: "This is good, at least it proves that Zhao Xiao does not really want to join the Yongjia Liang clan." ”

Xin Shunying sighed and said, "You still don't understand, Senior Brother Zhao's situation is very dangerous. If his actions are seen through by Liang Tao, you may also be implicated! ”

"Isn't he a sheep in the mouth of a tiger now?" Luo Xixian's face changed, and he was about to call Zhao Huang back, but he was stopped by Xin Shunying: "Don't go!" ”

"Why!" Luo Xixian was puzzled.

Xin Shunying shook her head and said, "What if you go?" Did you forcibly pull Brother Zhao back? Liang Guoshi has been afraid of Huaiying Pavilion for a long time, and this time Zhang Shouzuo did not come to Xingluo County, obviously he was stumped by Liang Guoshi's tricks in the court! ”

Luo Xixian frowned, Xin Shunying sighed and said, "Don't worry, I calculated just now, Senior Brother Zhao will not be buried on the battlefield." He has more thoughts than you, and he probably has already thought of ways to protect himself. ”

"Don't you want me to have a close relationship with Zhao Xiao?" Luo Xixian finally came back to his senses: "What did you see in him?" ”

Xin Shunying had no choice but to speak: "I'm not sure, it's just that I found out that Xingluo County's chaotic qi is inexplicably implicated with Senior Brother Zhao. I understand your pursuit, and at first I was worried that Senior Brother Zhao would hinder your future fortunes, but then I gradually discovered that Senior Brother Zhao was enough to stir up chaos just by relying on his own scheming. Such a person should not be too close to him. ”

Hearing this, Luo Xixian angrily drew his sword and pointed at Xin Shunying: "For the sake of that ethereal and unpredictable fortune, you want to divide the two of us?" ”

Xin Shunying didn't shy away, looked at Luo Xixian with soft eyes, and even took the initiative to take two steps forward. The corner of Luo Xixian's eyes jumped, and Jian Feng hurriedly retreated.

"What are you crazy about?!" Luo Xixian asked.

"I just want you to understand that I definitely won't hurt you." Xin Shun's English tone was flat, and he regained the dignified bearing of a talented lady: "The terrible thing about Zhao Huang is that his actions are not for personal gain, maybe he likes and dislikes for a while, so he dares to design and deceive the world and stir up chaos in the situation......"

"Shut up!" Luo Xixian put his sword into the sheath: "I don't want to hear you say these words anymore!" ”

Xin Shunying nodded lightly and said, "Yes." ”

……

Zhao Xiao came to a secluded mansion near the city wall, where dozens of coffins were parked, and the Liang family who had died in the Nine Heavens Cloud Terrace were placed in it.

I saw Liang Tao standing on the edge of a coffin, bowing his head and being silent for a long time, Zhao Xiao stood outside the courtyard and didn't dare to make a sound, but his heart was pounding.

"What are you nervous about?" Liang Tao's voice suddenly came out, and Zhao Xiao's face turned pale with fright.

"The younger generation is worried about the upcoming war." Zhao Xiao bowed his head and arched his hand.

"Scared?" Liang Tao gently flicked his sleeves, and the coffin lid in the courtyard was closed with a brush, and the momentum was amazing.

Zhao Xiao secretly swallowed his saliva and did not answer. Liang Tao slowly approached, and said as he walked: "Zhang Duanjing is as immovable as a mountain in the face of trouble, and even I have to admire this majestic bearing, but his student is such a person who is afraid of difficulties. Is it because Zhang Duanjing can't teach education, or is it your nature? ”

"Let the national teacher laugh." Zhao Xiao pressed his head lower, and the roots of his hair could feel Liang Tao's sharp gaze, and goosebumps appeared all over his body.

"Are you wondering why the old man came to Xingluo County instead of Zhang Duanjing?" Liang Tao said bluntly: "The lord of the country has an order to let Zhang Duanjing go to the Jiaoyu Cave to strengthen the seal, and at the same time guard against the Red Cloud Rebellion Party and the Jiuli Nanban in Cangwuling." ”

Zhao Xiao's mind sank completely, and he could hear that Liang Tao said that it was an order from the lord of the country, but in fact, he, the national teacher, must have intervened, that is, he did not let the teacher come to Xingluo County to support them.

"The power of the national teacher is all over the sky, with you taking action, why worry about the thieves not being destroyed?" Zhao Xiao said.

Liang Tao looked at Zhao Xiao for a long time, and finally took out a yellow silk, on which an obscure rune was written in cinnabar: "You carry this talisman with you, once you encounter a demon, the old man will feel it and show up to help." ”

Zhao Xiao didn't dare to refute, so he had to take it obediently and hang it around his waist.

The monks of the Descent Hall who were going to participate in the ritual outside the courtyard also gathered together, and they were more excited and fanatical than nervous, after all, it was a great honor for the monks in the country to be able to personally walk with the national teacher and the first person in Huaxu.

The group had no chariots and horses, and no guards accompanied them, and after leaving the city, Liang Tao floated in front, followed by Zhao Xiao and other monks of the Zhenzhen Pavilion. And Liang Tao walked faster and faster, his pace seemed to be gentle, but it was faster than a galloping horse, so that Zhao Xiao, who had always been good at running, had to improve his luck to barely survive.

"What the hell?" Zhao Xiao cursed secretly in his heart, and looked back at the monks of the Descending True Pavilion, they all had to cast spells and activate armor horse charms.

Ling Xiao said secretly: "Liang Tao intends to test your cultivation mana, if he does it with all his might, you won't be able to catch up at all." ”

What does he mean by that? Will I be qualified to enter the Chongxuan Pavilion? Zhao Xiao was secretly shocked: "But I always feel that he has bad intentions." After all, Liang Shuo had just died, and it was really not surprising that he wanted to take his anger on me. ”

Zhao Xiao was about to launch the Ying Xuan Zhaojing Technique, but was stopped by Ling Xiao: "Don't mess around, since Liang Tao can control the Cave Heaven, at least it is also the Earth Immortal Rank Industry, you must have a sense when you use a spell to spy on him, and this move will only make him more suspicious." ”

"Yes, yes." Zhao Xiao was shocked.

"Xin Shunying once hinted that you were low-key, but you made a lot of fanfare several times, and you had frequent contacts with Liang Shuo, which naturally caused the current result." Ling Xiao said: "But if you want to go deep into the Chongxuan Pavilion and retrieve the True Yuan Lock, you will inevitably face Liang Tao." Since there is no way to avoid it, then face it calmly. ”

"That's easy to say, I'm scared to death now!" Zhao Xiao broke out in a cold sweat.

"Liang Tao came forward in person, probably to lure Chiyun to appear." Ling Xiao said: "Chiyun is all cast into a divine sword, and the primary target is probably Liang Tao. Perhaps Liang Tao himself understood, so he did the opposite, forcing the Chiyun Du monk to fight with the divine sword. ”

"What should I do?" Zhao Xiao asked: "It's impossible to hesitate at this time, Liang Tao won't give me a chance to find another way!" ”

"There's no way I'm going to make a choice for you." Lingxiao said, "You must always be responsible for yourself. ”