The dark clouds hung low, and the Jade Que City was shrouded in shadows in broad daylight. Thousands of silver filaments of rain fell with the wind from the overwhelming darkness, hit the Yuque City, and also fluttered down the mouth of the Tiankeng to the Yuque Palace, drenching the magnificent and majestic halls in the palace and the exquisite pavilions.

Under the hazy rain and fog, the dripping water on the corners of the cornices is non-stop. The water droplets on the ground, together with the raindrops in the wind, slammed the ground with a rattling sound. The water splashed, and most of the Yuque Palace was already confused.

On the scenery of the Jiyue Palace, with Xiao Shizhu's words, the atmosphere became solemn.

Lu Wu and the other ghost officials, who had just sat down, also immediately sat up.

Under the soft light of the centipede beads, the green smoke curled in the incense pavilion in front of Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother, bringing a light and elegant fragrance, and also calming the ghosts in the hall in the chaotic wind and rain.

"But my lord, none of us have been to Huangquan, and our understanding of this world is only limited to a few words in the literature. After thinking about it very seriously, Lu Wu raised his eyes to look at Xiao Shizhu, and said bluntly while frowning slightly: "You should know that any plan in such a place can't catch up with the changes at all. You insist on getting into it, and you can succeed in everything in the Yellow Springs, and you can only rely on improvisation. ”。

After speaking, he secretly glanced at Tai Feng, who was standing upright beside Xiao Shizhu, he was still a little wary of Tai Feng, after all, this ghost had only come over for a short time, and it was normal for Lu Wu to be wary of him.

It's just that Lu Wu doesn't know that Xiao Shizhu and Taifeng have talked about it. And Taifeng has agreed to enter the Yellow Spring with Xiao Shizhu, if he can come back alive, Taifeng will be Xiao Shizhu's personal guard.

After Xiao Shizhu patiently let him finish speaking, he smiled indifferently and said, "What I want to say is not this, but other things." ”。

"First of all, it's a matter of timing. After a pause, Xiao Shizhu said again: "After we enter the Yellow Spring, we will lose all contact with the outside world and the Netherworld. I made a plan that I would only enter it for half a year and be back within half a year. ”。

That is to say, after the lord entered it, he immediately closed the passage, and then opened the passage half a year later. The ghost mother then added: "It is always not good to leave the passage open for a long time, firstly, it is easy for the ghosts in the Yellow Spring to take advantage of the void, and secondly, it is easy to be detected by the Emperor Xudu." ”。

As soon as the two ghosts finished speaking, the other ghosts were already in deep thought.

They thought in the sound of the wind and rain, and only after a long time did they all nod their heads and mumb.

"Second, we have to make a posture that our offensive will not abate, so that the outside world will think that I am really in the Nine Shadows Country. Seeing that they had nodded and had no objections, Xiao Shizhu opened his lips slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Ten brand-new iron dragon ships have completed the sea trials, and it is time to sweep away the Beiyin Dynasty and the capital army on many small islands north of Shuoyue Island." ”。

There are thousands of miles of sea to the north of Shuoyue Island, and it is still under the control of the Northern Yin Dynasty. The small islands scattered in these seas before did not have garrisons, and most of them were deserted and isolated islands.

But since Emperor Xudu appointed Gong Mingyi, Xiao Shizhu's sworn enemy, as the Taishou of the Calf Pass, this person's soul has been guarded on these small islands.

I have to say that Gong Mingyi is indeed very far-sighted.

In just one year, Gong Mingyi took advantage of Xiao Shizhu's Eastern Expedition to build turrets and turrets, tunnel warehouses and so on on these small islands.

On the sea north of the Nine Shadows Country, a defense line has been formed by these small islands, which also makes Xiao Shizhu feel the uneasiness of others sleeping peacefully on the side of the couch.

Since he also wants to create the illusion that he is still in the country, and publicize to the outside world that he is going to inspect the northern islands of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, then cleaning up the islands in the sea at this time with the garrison of the Xudu Army is the best proof that he is still in the country.

As long as the sailors of the Nine Shadows Kingdom attacked, and the war in Dongyingzhou continued, then it would be logical that Xiao Shizhu was still in the middle of the country, and he went to Shuoyue Island to command the news of the Northern Expedition of the Sailors.

The high-ranking officials of the Nine Shadows Kingdom present were all ghosts, and when they heard it, they immediately thought of this layer after a little thought.

They bowed their heads slightly and expressed their approval, but Jiang Ziwen, who had not spoken, suddenly looked at Xiao Shizhu at this time, and slowly asked: "Do you recall the Governor of Gonggong and let him command this war?"

Nowadays, in the vast Nine Shadows Kingdom, there are many ghosts who are good at naval warfare, such as the souls of the Gonggong clan such as Gongyuan father and son, who are very good at water warfare and the sea. But the best thing to fight at sea is the co-worker.

If you really want to fight such a big naval battle, you really have to work together to command and command.

"Yes, I gave the order before you came, and let the co-workers come back. In addition, I assigned him a lieutenant, that is Wu Xiaoshen. Xiao Shizhu nodded, looked around at the ghost officials in front of him and said, "Xiao Ash was taught by his father Wu Zhiqi's words and deeds, and he also has experience in naval warfare. As for the logistics support, you have to worry about Lu Wu. ”。

After saying that, Xiao Shizhu's gaze moved to Lu Wu's face and froze.

Lu Wu immediately got up and bowed his hand and agreed.

"It's about secretly transferring the supplies we need to the coastal docks in the north. The ghost mother took over again and said to Lu Wu: "False and real, real and false, so that the enemy can't figure out what we are going to do?"

"Understood. Lu Wu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and smiled knowingly at her and Xiao Shizhu.

The wind and rain outside the hall were even greater, and it had already become a torrential rain. The sinkhole seemed to be shrouded under a waterfall, and the dense rain curtain like a waterfall fell endlessly from the mouth of the pit, and the water mist and water droplets completely enveloped the entire sinkhole, intertwined into a huge rain net in the howling wind.

The strange flowers and plants around the scenery Jiyue Hall swayed in the wind, and the branches were like a wild whip whipping in the air, and the water droplets on the branches and leaves were constantly thrown around.

The crackling sound was louder and more urgent, which made the ghost officials in the hall except Ying Ying couldn't help but get excited when they heard it.

Attacking those small islands can also clear the obstacles to the Northern Yin Dynasty of the Northern Expedition of the Nine Shadows Kingdom in the future. Killing multiple birds with one stone, the Nine Shadows Kingdom has always been happy not to do it.

"Chunyun, you are in charge of strategic command and planning. Listening to the increasingly noisy wind and rain outside the hall, Xiao Shizhu took his gaze away from Lu Wu's face and landed on Chunyun's face: "Remember that it is only an attack, not an occupation." Robbing the Northern Yin Dynasty of the stored resources on these small islands, destroying the fortifications they built, and making all the money they spent on those islands all these years go down the drain. ”。

After saying that, Xiao Shizhu showed a sly smile......

Dongyingzhou, the capital of Qingqiu Fox Country.

A lonely peak stands on the plain of the Qingqiu Fox Cave like a honeycomb, all over the grottoes and cliff pavilions embedded in the mountain wall, both majestic and have a thick, simple cave. There are also elaborately carved and ornately decorated cliff pavilions. All of them are connected by plank roads and winding roads, as well as corridors.

In the gloomy pine cypress under the cliff, a lot of tents have been erected, and the army of the Nine Shadows Kingdom has set up camp at the foot of the mountain. The lights were bright, illuminating the gloom in the forest. It is like a starry landing, echoing with the stars in the sky.

And King Yama and Shuyan took a few accompanying guards to climb the mountain and entered the cave where the Qingqiu Fox King was. They received an invitation from the Qingqiu Fox King, and specially came to eat the reception banquet held for them by the Qingqiu Fox King.

The largest cave on the cliff is where the Qingqiu Fox King works and lives. The grotto where the cave is located is divided into front and back rooms, the front room door is craggy and strange between the ancient cypress pines, and there are three eaves and four clusters of carved phoenixes on the top of the cave at the entrance. Although it is not as majestic as the Yuque Palace of the Nine Shadows Kingdom and the Six Heavens Divine Ghost Palace of the Northern Yin Dynasty, it is also golden and radiant. And on the stone wall of the front room, there are also relief curtains decorated with flame patterns, treasure beads, scale network ornaments and tassels, etc., which makes this cave very gorgeous and magnificent.

In the front room of the cave, the sound of silk and bamboo is endless, and the chimes are exquisitely cast, and the patterns are delicate and clear, and the chimes are played with a pleasant crispness. The dancing girls composed of beautiful fox fairies dance to the music. During the light song and dance, each dancer waved with long sleeves, like flowing water, with a faint aroma of fat powder, which diffused in the front room.

In the front room of singing and dancing, a lot of food tables have been erected, and delicacies from the mountains and seas are piled up on the table. Shuyan and King Yama, and the Qingqiu Fox King and the ghost officials of the Fox Kingdom spoke happily and happily under the staggering of ideas.

However, it is a bit boring; this kind of formalistic socializing, at most, is official. The official tone of your coming and going made Shuyan, a young ghost, show a trace of imperceptible disgust on his face.

However, the old oilman of the officialdom of King Yama has long been accustomed to such banquets. Push the cup and change the lamp, and deal with it freely.

Speaking is also very decent, not only not to offend the other ghosts present, but also to show the demeanor of the great power of the Nine Shadows Country, and by the way, to give the Nine Shadows a big face.

After he talked eloquently about the Nine Shadows Country, many ghost officials of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom had an expectation of wanting to go to the Nine Shadows Country to have a look on their faces.

After the dance, the dancers bowed their heads and withdrew. The Qingqiu Fox King raised his wine glass again, and was about to toast King Yama again, when he suddenly saw a ghost official dressed in a pure white robe with a hemp rope tied around his waist, and his expression hurried in from outside the cave.

Seeing that the ghost official had a panicked look on his face, the Qingqiu Fox King, who slowly put down the raised wine glass, swallowed the words he was about to say to the King of Yama first.

The other ghosts were still drinking and chatting, but the grotto was not quiet because the dancing queen had retreated and the musicians had stopped.

The ghost officer who hurriedly entered the room, came to the depths of the front room in a few arrow steps, stood beside the Qingqiu Fox King, first looked around, and saw that the ghosts around him were either busy eating and drinking, or busy pushing the cup and changing the lamp, and did not pay much attention to him, leaned down, raised his palm to block his mouth, and whispered in the ear of the Qingqiu Fox King: "King, I just received a whistleblower from the spies, and now the Tushan clan headed by Tu Hongqi is ready to rebel." They plan to ambush the ghost army of the Nine Shadows that are about to go south, seize their firearms, and then overthrow your throne and regime. ”。

As soon as he finished speaking, the ghost official glanced at the Yama King.

The aroma of wine overflowed, and the king of Yama was drinking the wine as if nothing had happened.

And the Qingqiu Fox King, who heard the news, his eyes and the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched suddenly. On the hand where he held the wine glass, five fingers suddenly exerted force, and on the wine glass that was clenched, another slight clicking sound came, and a few small cracks appeared on the body of the glass.

Fortunately, the grotto was noisy, and the light sound caused by the crack on the wine glass was not heard by the second ghost outside the Qingqiu Fox King.

The anger lingered on the face of the Qingqiu Fox King for a moment, and then slowly passed away. But the good mood he had accumulated overnight was also swept away at this moment.

"Is the news true?" the Qingqiu Fox King still had some illusions about the Tu Shan clan, and with his anger encouraged, he turned his head and whispered to the ghost officials beside him.

The ghost officer immediately nodded his head and hummed softly.