The sound of bells and drums came to an abrupt end, and there was an instant silence within the low walls of the temple.

A moment later, in the crimson morning light, the winding and undulating canopy of the Nine Dragon cypresses around the altar made a rattling sound in the cool morning breeze. The refreshing morning breeze injects vitality and spirituality into the ancient trees, and the branches are twisted and entangled, and the simple and moist tree body is like a nine-dragon circle, which is also ready to move in the wind, and has the potential to fly in the wind.

On the upper floor of the hard and smooth high platform, Xiao Shizhu strode to the edge, bathed in the cloudy light, looking down on everything under the high platform.

At this moment, with the dazzling light above his head, he looked even taller, like an ancient god.

At this moment, he made all the ghosts present under the high platform couldn't help but respect him, and they all bent their knees without hesitation, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to Xiao Shizhu.

"Get up, the sacrifice is over, and everyone go back and go about your business. Xiao Shizhu waved his hand, and then said aloud to the fungus man Shenji: "Shenji, you come up and speak." ”。

As soon as the words landed, Shen Ji stood up in response, and stepped up the stone steps and headed towards the high platform.

"Those two little ghosts who stopped the gods, you can come up too. Then, Xiao Shizhu said aloud again.

When the two ghost soldiers heard this, their hearts tightened for some reason, and tension followed. But after looking at each other, they also responded, and followed Shenji towards the high platform.

The three ghosts came to the high platform one after another, and saw Xiao Shizhu saying to Changqin beside him: "Give all the ghost food and meat fruits of this sacrifice to the soldiers guarding this place and the ghost ministers in the capital, don't waste any of it." ”。

"No. After Changqin answered, he went to do things as Xiao Shizhu instructed.

Shen Ji followed the two ghost soldiers, standing quietly aside, silent. At this moment, Shen Ji was also a little calmer, but there was still a faint anxiety lingering in his eyes.

Xiao Shizhu waited until Changqin went before turning his head. But the first thing I looked at was the two ghost soldiers.

"You're quite capable, even the gods dare to stop it, there's a kind. Xiao Shizhu then smiled slightly, praised the two little ghosts, and at the same time moved his eyes up and down, looking at the two little ghosts one after another.

But seeing that although these two little ghosts were nervous, they were not afraid, and the firmness that had stopped Shen Ji before was still lingering in his eyes, Xiao Shizhu was very relieved, and he was glad that he had found two more ghosts.

Seeing him smile slightly, the two little ghosts breathed a sigh of relief, and their tension suddenly disappeared.

"It just so happens that there are two palace guard captains missing in Lord Weng's palace, and you two little ghosts are just on top. The joy of the two little ghosts flooded in their hearts, and Xiao Shizhu gave them a big surprise: "Go and report it now." ”。

Xiao Shizhu has always been very accurate in looking at people, and he is very willing to promote such principled ghosts who are not afraid of offending high-ranking officials. Such imps are principled and responsible, and they are trustworthy.

Although such a ghost is too stubborn to be used for governing the country, Xiao Shizhu is very relieved to entrust the safety of himself and his family to them.

The two ghost soldiers stared at Xiao Shizhu with wide eyes and stared blankly at Xiao Shizhu for a long time before they came to their senses, and hurriedly saluted and said loudly, "Thank you, lord." ”。

"Go ahead, follow Lord Weng to report. Xiao Shizhu smiled and waved his hand, and waved behind him, Xiao Poria walked up and walked towards the high platform with two ghost soldiers.

"Shenji, it's rare for you to be so flustered, what's going on?" Xiao Lingling had just left, and the ghost mother looked down at Shenji and asked with a frown.

Shenji, this old ghost, although he is a spirit with a timid personality, has been following Xiao Shizhu for a long time, and he has also seen a ghost with strong winds and waves. The ghost mother has also been in a long time, and she hasn't seen the panic and anxiety in Shenji's eyes that are deep in the sockets of her eyes.

Today, the gods are so anxious, and it is really abnormal to break into the sacrificial holy land, which makes the ghost mother surprised and suspicious, what happened after all?

"According to the news from Dongyingzhou, the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom has started a war with other ghost countries at the same time. Large-scale wars broke out at the same time on all borders in the inland areas, except for the coastline. Shen Ji didn't care about saluting, and as soon as he heard the question, he couldn't wait to say to Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother: "According to the news sent back by the Xuanjiao disciples, at present, the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom has our 50,000 old-fashioned three-eyed guns, plus the fox fire that the fox ghosts are good at, but it has not lost an inch of land, but the casualties of the soldiers on the border line are not small. ”。

Now that the Nine Shadows Kingdom and the Qingqiu Fox Country are already allies, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, if the Qingqiu Kingdom dies out, then Xiao Shizhu's plan to use this as a springboard in Dongying Continent will come to naught.

No wonder Shenji is in such a hurry.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Shizhu was still silent, and the god Ji said: "And our sergeant in Dongyi Continent also received a warship from the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom, and after inquiry, I learned that the ghost carrying this ship was the ghost envoy sent by the Qingqiu Fox King to ask for help. ”。

On the high platform, the morning breeze was strong, blowing the nine swaying trees hanging from Xiao Shizhu's crown and colliding with each other, making a small sound.

Xiao Shizhu frowned between squints, but still didn't speak.

"The deputy envoy is the younger brother of the Qingqiu Fox King. After a pause, the fungus man said again: "And the envoy is Tu Gongqi, the father of the fox Ji Niangniang." ”。

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Shizhu, who was bathed in the morning light and let the morning breeze blow in his face, narrowed his eyes again. When he squinted, a trace of cold murderous aura appeared in his eyes.

He was about to find trouble with Tu Gongqi, an old ghost, but the other party sent it to the door himself.

In silence, Xiao Shizhu's fists were slowly clenched, and when the knuckle joints on his hands turned white, there was a click.

"Let our sailors escort this boat of ghosts to the territory one by one, and I will entertain my old man well. Immediately after, Xiao Shizhu said in a deep voice.

"Is that to be prepared to transfer troops? The ghost mother, who had not made a sound for a long time on the side, said to him after Xiao Shizhu said: "One thing is one thing, and the alliance with the Qingqiu Fox Country cannot be abolished because of this." ”。

"I know. The hatred and murderous aura in Xiao Shizhu's eyes faded when he nodded, and after turning his head and smiling faintly at his wife, he turned his head and said slowly to the fungus man Shenji: "Inform Bai Wuchang and Bao Wengli to prepare to assemble troops in Yunmengzhou." As soon as the ghost envoy of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom arrives, he will negotiate the agreement and then send troops. ”......

The land of Jiuyou is peaceful, but the war in Dongyi Continent is still spreading.

With the reign of Repeating Heaven, except for the army of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, which has long been not loyal to the Northern Yin Dynasty, and has not sent troops to conquer Repeating Heaven, other ghost countries have actively participated in the war against Repeating Heaven.

For a time, wars broke out everywhere in the north of Dongyizhou, and lives were devastated. A multi-sided army fought over the eastern border of the Six Heavens.

Among them, the Fusang Army and the Feitou Country Feitou Army are the two armies with the most momentum. The subordinates who fought straight through the sky retreated one after another, losing their armor and removing their armor.

Coupled with the unstable foundation in Dongyi Continent for many days, half of the ghost soldiers in his army were forced to fight against the Northern Yin Dynasty with him, and they were not much interested in this war, and their negativity overflowed in the barracks. As a result, the combat effectiveness of the army has plummeted.

Even if he personally went to the front line to supervise the battle many days, it didn't change much.

On the other hand, the Nine Shadows Country was not only able to recuperate, but all counties and cities were stabilized, and they also got compensation from the Lei Ze Kingdom to build various places, and at the same time continued the alliance with the Lotus, but they were slow to send troops to contain the other ghost countries, which made the Lotsu have a sense of frustration that stealing chickens and rice is not lost.

On this day, the eastern front of the Six Heavens Kingdom happened to encounter a rainy and rainy day, and the tacit truce between the Repeated Heavenly Army and the Flying Heavenly Army, as well as the Fusang Army, entered a state of confrontation.

pacing back and forth in the big tent of the Chinese army for many days, the look on his face was even more gloomy than the sky outside the tent. The frowning brows of the sky, the pimple between the eyebrows, is full of depression.

His sergeants have run out of cannonballs from the ghost cannon, and what is even more troublesome is that the long-term campaign has won fewer defeats and more defeats, which has demoralized his sergeants.

When he was frustrated by the demoralization of the day, General Suo and General Flails walked in from outside the tent without saying a word.

On the armor and shoulder pads on their bodies, they were still dripping water and walked in front of Zhitian, before they stood still, and Zhitian stopped pacing and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

The tone was affected by his irritated mood, and it was somewhat impatient.

"Don't be bored, my lord, General Flails and I have not been idle these days, and now we have thought of how to encourage morale, but also thwart the enemy's clever plan. The flail general was as silent as ever, and General Suo had turned a blind eye to the repeated days, and said eloquently: "Once this plan is successful, the Nine Shadows Kingdom, which is sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, will be forced into the war." ”。

As soon as these words came out, Ben was still bored for many days, and immediately looked at General Suo with curious eyes, and couldn't wait to ask urgently: "What is the plan?"

"Framed. The general smiled triumphantly, and his eyebrows raised.

Outside the big tent, the wind and rain were dripping, and the raindrops as thin as cow's hair kept hitting the big tent, making a gentle crackling sound.

In the big tent, the firewood in the fire pit in the middle of the tent also seemed to echo the sound of rain outside the tent, and after a crackling sound, it splashed like red fireflies and sparks.

"How to frame it?" asked repeatedly and eagerly.

"The last time we led the army to attack Manjiang City on a cloudy day, we all saw the sergeant armor and military flags of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and recently we have also imitated thousands of sets of armor and five flags. The general squeezed his eyebrows, and after revealing a cold smile, he lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "If we let our sergeants put on these armors and pretend to be the Nine Shadows Army, and go to attack the enemy camp on the opposite side, it is best to burn their grain and grass, then the Fusang Army and the Flying Head Army must not hate the Nine Shadows Kingdom to death!"

The wind and rain outside the tent suddenly subsided at this moment. The wind had lost its strength, and it was no longer as dense as it had just now, and the crackling sound from the tent was much quieter.

The previous depression on the face of many days has disappeared.

If General Suo's proposal can be successfully implemented, whether it is burning the grain and grass of the Fusang Army or raiding the military camp of the Feitou Army, it can pull the Nine Shadows Kingdom into the battle.

Moreover, if the sergeants sent to pretend to be the army of the Nine Shadows Kingdom are all death squads composed of human souls, and then distributed poison pills in their mouths, once this battle starts, once these soldiers die, they will only leave behind the armor and resentment of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

Even if he is captured, he can bite the poison pill in his mouth and kill him instantly;

"Okay, just do as you say, but you have to choose a human soul to pretend to be the army of the Nine Shadows, so that even if you die on the battlefield, you won't leave any clues for the enemy. After a while, he clapped his hands with joy and ordered General Suo: "You come to select this batch of sergeants, remember to dispense poison." ”。