Chapter 207: Prepare to Fight Back
It was the token of the Great Mage of Wenchang, which was used to order the supreme token of the Holy Sect.
Ji Meng was stunned. Although his face was bruised and swollen, and his current expression was unrecognizable, his movements were completely frozen, which should have been a reaction to shock.
"How can you have the token of the archmage?" Ji Meng seemed to be hesitating whether to bow down and give the highest courtesy to the little brother in front of him, but before that, he still had to confirm it first, "There is indeed the aura of the archmage on it...... Why did he deliver this token to you?"
Qi Lang's expression was extremely solemn, he slowly walked in front of Ji Meng, and handed the token directly into his hand: "This is a long story, Brother Ji, and I need you to adjust your mentality, because everything I am going to tell you next will be difficult for you to accept." ”
Ji Meng stroked the token, and his voice trembled: "Could it be ...... Archmage, he's gone?"
Qi Lang's eyes widened in surprise: "How would you know?"
Ji Meng sat down on the ground suddenly, as if an invisible giant stick flew from mid-air, and gave him a blow on the head. His gaze was visibly hollow, and he was fixed there, motionless.
This time, it was Qi Lang and Jira's turn to be surprised. The Cult of the Sacred Sect is so elusive that even such a small token is endowed with magical powers, but is that power a legendary petrification spell?
However, when Qi Lang and Jira were hesitating to go up to probe Ji Meng's snort, they heard him cry out miserably: "Heaven is going to kill my Holy Sect, God is going to kill my kingdom!" With two lines of blood and tears, Ji Meng was already kneeling on the ground, facing the west, and kowtowing.
All the soldiers were startled by this sudden turn of events, and gathered around one after another, with puzzled expressions on their faces, and even Gulf temporarily put aside their hatred, and looked at the bald man with some pity as he punished himself. Qi Lang and Jira hurriedly grabbed it, grabbed their arms left and right, and lifted him up with all their might.
"Brother Ji, don't be too sad, that won't help things at all. Qi Lang comforted him and said, "I remember the explanation of the Venerable Venerable that he hoped that his disciples would be able to go on the right path, and that was his last request. Qi Lang deliberately concealed the content related to the female demon, because he felt that if those scandals were involved with the archmage, the loyal man in front of him would definitely not be able to accept it.
Unexpectedly, Ji Meng seemed to have some understanding of the whole thing. His state of grief only lasted for about ten minutes, and he soon showed unprecedented indignation in his tone: "It must be the demon girl's doing! But if there is a chance, Ji will definitely break the bewitching woman's body into ten thousand pieces!"
"I'm afraid you don't have that chance. Qi Lang sighed softly, "Because she's dead too." She jumped off the cliff by herself, and I saw it with my own eyes...... "It seems that there is nothing to hide, so Qi Lang pulled Ji Meng to sit on the ground, and told the whole thing clearly. And with Ji Meng's addition, the grievances and entanglements between the Wenchang Grand Mage and Wu Man'er were truly displayed in front of him.
Ji Meng was one of the very few high-ranking personnel in the Saint Sect who had seen the true face of the Wenchang Archmage, because he was a poor orphan who the Wenchang Archmage had taken in more than twenty years ago. At that time, Wenchang had just taken over the entire Zun Sheng Sect from the hands of the former Dafa priest, and was about to show his strength, spreading the influence of the Holy Sect from the Lingbei area to the whole country, trying to build a shelter for the poor people.
For that lofty ideal, the Grand Mage of Wenchang braved the wind and rain, and a pair of straw sandals stepped on every inch of the Jade Principality, with superb internal strength cultivation and fascinating personal charm, so that hundreds of people were freed from material poverty and spiritual hardship. As a result, the Cult of the Holy Saints began to grow stronger and stronger, and its number of followers increased day by day, and it soon became the most influential religious group in the Emerald Principality.
Ji Meng has been following the Wenchang Grand Priest around, for the development of the Holy Sect is thriving, naturally overjoyed, he also took the Wenchang Grand Priest as a model, daily diligent study of the doctrine, hard practice of martial arts, after more than ten years have passed, has been a little famous in the Lingbei area, and was therefore appointed by the Wenchang Archpriest as the general leader of the Lingbei rudder.
However, more than ten years ago, when the Otto Empire was in full swing planning a sinister plot to attack the Jade Principality, the Archmage of Wenchang met Uman'er. The god-like leader soon became trapped in the personal affairs of his children, and his initial ideals and pursuits were gradually left behind, and he began to build a place for pleasure, assigning his work to the high-level personnel of each rudder, and he hid in Longjuling and lived a secluded life, and even Ji Meng, his closest confidant, rarely had time to see each other.
Ji Meng has always been suspicious of this kind of change, and is very worried that the noble archmage will let himself go and lose his original fighting spirit and enthusiasm in the gentle township, but after several attempts of persuasion failed, he had to firmly defend the important town of Lingbei, and he was still looking forward to the great mage who was also his father and teacher to be able to get lost.
However, as time went by, the frequency of Wenchang Grand Priest's appearances became less and less, and even if there were occasional orders, they were often taken care of by Uman'er, and he himself was completely relegated to the back line like a weak patient. Although Ji Meng repeatedly went to Longjuling to ask for a meeting, he was all excused by Wu Man'er finding various excuses.
It was under such circumstances that the rudder of the Sacred Sect began to divide and go their own way, and even many priests still nominally respected the original teachings, and under the banner of saving the common people of the world from suffering, they secretly did evil deeds. Only the Lingbei rudder, under Ji Meng's tutelage, still firmly guarded its original duty and shouldered the heavy burden of resisting the invaders of the Otto Empire.
Ji Meng has met with Wu Man'er a few times, and he sees the woman's ambition in his eyes, but now she is holding the Son of Heaven to order the princes, even if Ji Meng is dissatisfied, but there is no evidence, and he can't change the existing situation alone. I had to endure it, and wait for the opportunity to find the Wenchang Grand Master to admonish him in person.
When Qi Lang, a stranger, showed the token of the Great Mage, Ji Meng immediately realized that what he was most worried about had finally happened. The token was the personal token of the Grand Mage, who had mentioned it to Ji Meng in a joke, saying that once he encountered an accident, he would pass the token to his successor, and he would be in charge of the Saint Sect. From this point of view, the Grand Mage of Wenchang had indeed been harmed by that Wuman'er, so Ji Meng was filled with grief and anger for a while, and he was in pain.
When Qi Lang heard Ji Meng's explanation, he already understood the whole thing, so he no longer concealed it at the moment, and told everything that happened in the Divine Palace in Longjuling, only to hear Ji Meng beat his chest and scream.
However, there is no point in dwelling on those past events, and the top priority is to first crush the intrigues of Fang Zimo and those Credons. Judging from the words of those Credons at the time, they extremely hoped to be able to bring Ji Meng into their camp, so as to grasp the power of the Lingbei rudder of the Zun Holy Sect. According to Ji Meng himself, the Lingbei rudder radiates from Yuanping Town to more than 30 villages within 3,500 kilometers of the periphery, and has more than 30,000 believers.
Now it seems that Fang Zimo has become a member of Credon, and it is not known how many people in Yuanping Town have defected, but the cronies in his hands are probably about thirty or fifty, if Ji Meng can have the opportunity to stand up and raise his arms and shout, the whole situation is very likely to be reversed.
According to Ji Meng's thoughts, he wanted to return to the town that night and confront that Fang Zi silently. However, Qi Lang considered that Ji Meng's injury had not healed and it was quite difficult to move, and they had just made a big fuss in Yuanping Town, and the townspeople were not stable, and it was very likely that under Fang Zimo's instigation, the situation would fall into greater chaos, so he forced Ji Meng to rest for another week.
Now Qi Lang was holding the Archmage Token, and his orders were tantamount to the will of the gods to the Saints. Although Ji Meng was very worried that his followers would fall for the methods of those evil people one by one, he really had no other way at this moment, so he had to carefully plan how to kill back to Yuanping Town and fight Fang Zimo's wicked man to the death in peace of mind.
For more than a week, Gila and the nimble Parry reconnoitred around the town, and found that except for the tense atmosphere at the entrance of Genpei Town in the first few days, the whole was normal, and there was no sign of military action. It is estimated that Fang Zimo has not been able to hold the power yet, and the several Credons who were killed by Ao Wu at the same time probably caused him some trouble, and he needs to give the townspeople an explanation why there are aliens in his room.
The current situation is quite favorable to Ji Meng. The swelling on his face had completely disappeared, and the whiplashes on his body had recovered, even if he rushed to the town with great fanfare and shouted that Fang Zimo came out to confront him, the townspeople could clearly recognize his appearance. But the cautious Jira raised an objection, because if Fang Zimo had already piled up some crimes for Ji Meng, it would be very likely that the two sides would clash head-on, and at that time, casualties would be inevitable.
Gulf stood firmly on Gilara's side, and in his words, it was only Fang Zimo and those Credon who should be damned, and the ordinary townsfolk and soldiers of the Legion of Hope should not be harmed. Of course, he may still have complaints about Ji Meng, especially the one he told for mercy at that time, which has greatly affected his image as a warrior, and even Corporal Lucy will learn his sentence "I surrender" from time to time.
So, the voting mechanism of the high-level meeting played a role again, and after some deliberation, the little brothers finally came up with an excellent strategy to solve the problem: capture the thief and capture the king!