Not long after, a group of monks armed with knives, guns and sticks rushed out from Qingguang Temple, they looked vicious, and directly surrounded Zhang Beichen and others.

"Are you making trouble? It's so lively! "The abbot of the temple headed by him is holding a ring knife, with a fat head and big ears, where he looks like a monk, he is clearly a bandit!

The moment he saw him, Ci Nian's face changed greatly, and he asked in surprise, "Why aren't you dead?" Didn't His Holiness overdo you? ”

"What can't die?" The abbot looked at Ci Nian, and when he saw the beauty of Ci Nian's appearance, he suddenly became full of emotion, and said with a cruel smile: "It's really the blessing of the Buddha to send such a white and pure female doll to the poor monk!" ”

"Up, take them all!" The abbot commanded.

[The monks have been killed, they are naturally not your opponents, and your men will quickly subdue these evil monks!] 】

Zhang Beichen looked at Ci Nian, who questioned the abbot and asked, "Why aren't you dead yet?" ”

At this time, the abbot had already realized that the group of people opposite him could not afford to provoke, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "My lord, the poor monk is only forty years old this year. ”

"I mean, wasn't you killed by His Holiness ten years ago?" Ci Nian questioned again.

At the same time, Zhang Beichen released his own holy realm coercion, and the abbot suddenly collapsed, his face was pale, he looked at Ci Nian, a memory came to his heart, and he stammered: "You...... You're that little girl from 10 years ago! ”

"That's me!" Ci Nian continued to ask, "I ask you, why didn't you die?" ”

The abbot didn't want to answer, but Zhang Beichen's coercion had already made his mental defense line collapse, and he said truthfully: "Back then, I was just a little novice in Qingguang Temple. At that time, the previous Buddha woman had just ascended, and His Holiness ordered temples across the country to search for the reincarnated Buddha girl. ”

"I found you, and your wisdom is in line with what His Holiness said, so I reported it to the temple. Soon, His Holiness came here. ”

"He decided that you were the next Buddha girl."

"And then?" Ci Nian's eyebrows were already tightly furrowed.

Then he told me that the Buddha maiden needed to cut off the edge of the earth. Ask me if I would like to be a wicked person, as long as I am a wicked person, I can become the abbot of Qingguang Temple in the future. The abbot said, "I promised him." ”

"So, I and a group of monks pretended to be robbers and killed your entire family and everyone who had anything to do with you. At this time, His Holiness appears and rescues you! ”

"Impossible!" Still unwilling to believe it, Ci Nian asked again, "I obviously saw His Holiness kill you!" ”

The abbot said, "With His Holiness's methods, it is easy to perform illusions. You were just a little girl without any cultivation, how can you see through it? ”

His words were like a heavy hammer that smashed the Buddha's heart of compassion at once.

Her face turned pale in an instant, she spat out a mouthful of blood, and muttered, "Impossible, why did His Holiness lie to me?" Did His Holiness kill my parents and family? ”

Zhang Beichen thought a little to Ci and let her fall asleep.

"My lord, I've already said what I need to say, spare my life! His Holiness asked me to do it! "The abbot and monks of Qingguang Temple are still pleading.

Zhang Beichen said coldly: "Kill them all, deal with them a little cleaner." ”

"Yes!" The men simply killed them all and faked them as a scene of cannibalism.

……

When Ci Nian woke up again, as if she had lost half her life, her cultivation had also regressed from the half-step Saint Realm to the Ninth Realm, and it was still declining.

"Why?" Ci Nian teary-eyed and asked Zhang Beichen, "Is this your illusion?" Or are you looking for a scammer? ”

Zhang Beichen said in a low voice: "Whether it's true or not, you don't need me to tell you." What you saw and heard along the way, you must have already judged in your heart. ”

There was despair in Ci Nian's eyes, "Why, why did His Holiness lie to me?" What I believe in is nothing more than a hoax made up by someone else? ”

"What is true or false in the world, who can say clearly. Maybe the world we live in is just a dream. Zhang Beichen sighed, "No matter what, it is enough to live this life well." ”

Ci Nian didn't speak, and Zhang Beichen set aside time for her to think.

After a few days, Ci Nian was finally willing to eat.

But she was still at a loss.

"I don't know what to do, what am I going to live for?" Compassion no longer recites the sutras and no longer observes the precepts.

Zhang Beichen said: "You don't need to live for anyone, you just need to do what you want to do. ”

"What do I want to do?" Ci Nian pondered this sentence carefully.

Her goal was to become a qualified Buddha woman, and her merits soared.

What now? What is she going to do?

Ci Nian thought of the miserable people he had met along the way, the monks who had eaten without having to work but had a mouth full of oil, the monks who were on high in the sky, those who were conservative and tormented, and those who had the same fate as himself.

"I still want to save those who are suffering and change this country, but I don't want to be a Buddha again!" Ci Nian said.

"That's it!" Zhang Beichen said, "You don't have to believe in anyone to be qualified to do good deeds. ”

He said: "Once in the east, we were also at war among the countries, and the people were in need. Together with King Yan, I ended hundreds of years of chaos, and now the people live and work in peace and contentment, and no longer suffer from war and famine. ”

Hearing his words, Ci Nian seemed to think of something, if she could become the king of the Kushan Empire, like Emperor Yan, she could also change all this!

As soon as this thought came to her, it kept growing in her mind.

Zhang Beichen took her and continued to walk, and she was about to come to the border of the Kushan Empire.

"Ci Nian, you don't have to 'degree' me now, do whatever you want!" Zhang Beichen said.

Ci Nian was still reluctant to leave, she said, "If you leave this time, you will soon send troops to attack the Kushan Empire, does it have to be like this?" ”

Zhang Beichen said with a smile: "This is to ask King Jiashijia, if he is willing to abdicate and surrender to Dayan, we can naturally withdraw our troops." ”

Of course, compassion knows that this is impossible.

She asked again, "Are you trying to conquer the Kushan Empire?" ”

"Nope." Zhang Beichen shook his head, "Dayan doesn't have the ability to manage such a distant country. We just want to save Queen Lanxiang and her children, and in addition, let the Kushan Empire not dare to invade the Yan Kingdom again. ”

After a moment, she said, "I can help you!" ”

Zhang Beichen looked at her and thought, after so long, you finally said this!

Ci Nian looked him in the eye and said, "I will help you rescue Queen Lanxiang and her children, and you will help me kill King Kasserka and help me ascend to the throne." ”

"If I become the queen of the Kushan Empire, the Kushan Empire will forever befriend Great Yan, and will never invade Great Yan again!"

Zhang Beichen smiled slightly and said, "Deal!" ”

[You made a deal with Ci Nian, you returned to the army, and began to command the Yan army to attack. Ci Nian returned to the royal capital of the Kushan Empire alone. 】

Zhang Beichen had already learned the map and related information in the Kushan Empire, and the attack was naturally much smoother.

……

Maitreya Temple, Ci Nian returns here.

"The Buddha girl is back!" The monks gathered around to inspect and tell His Holiness.

Inside the Buddha Light Pagoda, Venerable Wakiki examined the thoughts of compassion.

Although Ci Nian's cultivation has declined, her body is still holy, and Zhang Beichen has not done anything to her.

"Ci Nian, how did you come back?" Venerable Wakiki asked.

Ci Nian returned: "Venerable, after the Demon King kidnapped me, he wanted to obtain information from the Kushan Empire. I took advantage of him to let his guard down and took the opportunity to escape. On the way, he was injured by him and regressed. ”

"Hmm." Venerable Wakiki was not suspicious, because in his opinion, as long as the tool of compassion was still intact, then everything would be fine.

In this way, Ci Nian became her Buddha maiden in Maitreya Temple again.

As for Venerable Waki, he left the Maitreya Temple.

The battle ahead was not going well, and King Kashika asked His Holiness to go to the battlefield to help in the battle.

As soon as Venerable Waki's departure will give rise to the space for compassion to be exerted.

……

One day, Ci Nian asked people to find Zhang Yi, saying that he wanted to follow the orders of His Holiness and teach Zhang Yi the Dharma, so naturally no one had any doubts.

"These days, I will be teaching the Dharma and penance in the Buddha Light Pagoda, and no one is allowed to trespass." Ci Nian commanded the monks.

"Yes." The monks would not offend her either.

In the Buddha Light Pagoda, Queen Lanxiang saw Ci Nian again.

"The little nun is back?" Queen Lanxiang was curious, "Zhang Beichen is willing to put you back?" ”

Ci Nian's face was calm, and he said, "He has never restricted my freedom. ”

Queen Lanxiang chuckled and said, "His methods are still so clever, you little girl won't have been taken down by him, right?" ”

Ci Nian's face was slightly red, and then he said, "I made a deal with him, and I came to let you go." ”

"Really?" Queen Lanxiang sighed in her heart, Zhang Beichen is still powerful!

This little nun was stubborn before, and she was willing to defend the Dharma with her life. As a result, I ran away with Zhang Beichen, and it has only been a few months, and I have completely forgotten my previous insistence.

"Mother!" A little boy appeared from behind Ci Nian, it was Zhang Yi.

"Son!" Queen Orchid asked with concern, "They didn't do anything to you, did they?" ”

Zhang Yi shook his head and said, "No, they just forced me to study Buddhism." ”

"What are you doing with that? You are going to be the king of the Great Moon Clan in the future, don't learn from those bald donkeys! Queen Orchid said.

"I'll distract the guard." Ci Nian said, "At that time, you will take advantage of the chaos to run out, and Zhang Beichen will send someone to pick you up." ”

"Good!" Lan Xiang agreed.

[Late that night, the Buddhist hall behind the Maitreya Temple suddenly caught fire, and the monks were alarmed and went to fight the fire. 】

Ci Nian came to the outside of the Buddha Light Pagoda and said to the monks guarding it: "Quick, all go and put out the fire!" I'm looking at it here. ”

"Yes!" The guards all went to put out the fire.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ci Nian released Queen Lanxiang and Zhang Yi.

The Yan Assassins who came to pick them up from outside picked them up.

[An hour later, the fire at the temple was extinguished.] The guards found that Queen Lanxiang and Zhang Yi had been taken away. 】

In order to make the trick real, Ci Nian also injured himself.

"The assassins of the Yan Kingdom attacked me and snatched Queen Lanxiang and Zhang Yi!" Ci Nian said to the guards from the palace.

However, the guards captured her and brought her back to the palace.

……

"Bastard, can two big living people be robbed? Or in the Maitreya Temple, the Buddha Light Pagoda! When the king heard the news, he was furious.

The defense of the Maitreya Temple is no less than that of the royal palace, which can be robbed, there is only one possibility, there is an inner ghost!

That compassion is the most suspicious!

"Lord, Ci Nian has been caught, and she will be executed now?" The guard asked.

"No!" King Kaseksha said coldly, "Put her under house arrest in the palace and let her impact the Holy Realm as soon as possible, this king will still be of great use!" ”

"Yes!"

……

[The army of the Yan Kingdom marched forward and soon reached the important city of the Kushan Empire, Flower Thorn Zimo. 】

It is a city built on the desert, and a desert river runs through it, forming an oasis and farmland here.

Flower Thorn Zim is also the node city of the Silk Road, before the king of Kalu Sega plundered the merchants of Yan Kingdom, the merchants of Yan Kingdom had to come here, bringing prosperity here, so Flower Thorn Zimo became a pearl in the desert!

Because of the importance of the thorn zim, this city, like those big cities in the Central Plains, has a strong wall defense, even if it is hundreds of thousands of troops, it may not be able to capture.

"The edge of the thorn is desert, and it is impossible for our army to stay here for long!" Zhao Yun checked the terrain and said to Zhang Beichen.

"Venerable Waki, who has already brought people to support, has not been able to capture the attack in half a year, and the supplies of our army will not last until then." Zhang Beichen thought, "I can only use ruthless moves!" ”

He fixed his gaze on the desert river.

[You ordered the soldiers to go to the upper reaches of the Desert River, dig the river, and forcibly divert the river. 】

In the desert, it is impossible to flood the city with water.

Zhang Beichen directly changed the river course.

His army was stationed right by the river and had a source of water.

And the hundreds of thousands of defenders in the city of Khorzm are uncomfortable, the weather in the desert is unusually hot, after the river is cut off, the riverbed has dried up in a few days, and it is difficult to find water everywhere!

Digging underground, you can still get some groundwater, but how can it be enough for hundreds of thousands of soldiers?

[A week later, the defenders of Flower Thorn Zimo could not bear the hunger and thirst and were forced to go out of the city to fight. 】

The Yan army is naturally not afraid of battle, although the Kushan Empire is huge, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is much worse than that of the Yan army.

[After a fierce battle, the defenders of Hua Thorn Zimo were defeated, and the Yan army beheaded more than 100,000 people and captured more than 100,000 people. Venerable Wakiki led 100,000 remnants of the army and fled to the royal city of the Kushan Empire. 】

[After capturing the flower thorn Zimo, you leave 30,000 soldiers to defend the town, and the rest of the soldiers continue to kill the royal city. 】

……

In the palace of the Guishan Empire, King Jiashi was angry and frightened, "In less than a year, my Guishan has been defeated so badly, why can no one stop the Yan army?" ”

When fighting the Western Regions, the army of the Kushan Empire was crushed, which made him think that the army of the Yan Kingdom was almost the same.

It wasn't until he actually confronted the Yan army that he understood that the reason why the Yan State was able to unify the east and exterminate the Xiongnu was that their soldiers were too strong in combat!

Without three times the number of troops, the Guishan soldiers would not be able to compete with the Yan army head-on!

"Lord, we just need to defend the royal city. The Yan army traveled long distances and lacked supplies. After a long time, we will inevitably retreat, and then we will lead the army to attack again, and we will definitely win! Venerable Wakiki suggested.

"That's all there is to it!" King Kasekka said with anger in his temper.

(End of chapter)

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