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Chapter 257 The Discovery of Daoist Qinglian

The northern barbarians under Ashina Zhuo fully demonstrated the wolf nature in their bodies. Within ten days after arriving in Gyeonggi-do, they turned the entire Gyeonggi-do area upside down.

Whether it is the common people or the government soldiers, they are not their opponents.

However, when the cavalry of the prairie barbarians chose to attack Zhongnan Mountain, they found that they had made a wrong decision.

"Khan, there seems to be a restriction around Zhongnan Mountain."

Ashina Zhuo's personal soldiers gave the prairie barbarian king a very desperate answer after some investigation.

Although the relationship between the prairie barbarians and the demon sect is very unusual, not all the prairie barbarians can become the demon sect, let alone become the priests of the demon sect.

Among them, blood is extremely important, but aptitude and luck are also indispensable.

Although the Mozong went south with the barbarian army of the grassland, they basically stayed on the northern slope fifty miles away from Chang'an City.

In their words, the aura emitted by the Chang'an formation is the weakest there.

As practitioners of the Demon Sect, these priests were naturally afraid of the aura of rigidity and yang emanating from the formation in Chang'an City.

And the aura of rigidity and yang emanating from Zhongnan Mountain seems to be no weaker than that of Chang'an City.

This made Ashina Zhuo feel puzzled.

You must know that the reason why Chang'an City exudes such a strong aura is not only because of the large formation, but also because of the countless people.

The 200 million people together constitute the unique temperament of Chang'an City. The aura of rigidity and yang that it exudes is not so much the aura of this city, but the aura exuded by these people.

But Zhong Nanshan is different.

Ashina Zhuo really couldn't imagine why Zhongnan Mountain exuded such a strong breath.

You must know that although there are many people living in seclusion on Zhongnan Mountain, the total number is only a fraction of the number in Chang'an City.

As for saying that there are restrictions around Zhongnan Mountain, this is even more incomprehensible.

Could it be that there is an expert living in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain?

Thinking about it carefully, Ashina Zhuo felt a burst of fear.

As a descendant of the white wolf, Ashina Zhuo is willing to believe in these myths.

The high priest once said that there is a blessed place near Chang'an City, and the powerful Haoran Academy is hidden in this blessed place.

Could it be that the blessed land that the high priest mentioned is located in Zhongnan Mountain?

Although Ashi Nazhuo didn't know much about the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he also knew that the Central Plains people, especially those from Gyeonggi Province, had the habit of living in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain.

Specifically, many hermits chose to live in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain.

The reason is probably not because of the mountains and rivers, but because of the powerful aura emanating from this mountain.

For a practitioner, this aura is very important.

Sometimes it is the breath that makes one's practice poor. If the breath is bitten, another chance is likely to soar into the sky.

But if the breath is not bitten, no matter how long it takes, no matter how much effort it takes, it will be useless.

"Order to withdraw troops."

Originally, Ashina Zhuo planned to enter Zhongnan Mountain to plunder.But now it seems that he can only give up this idea.

The army encountered a restriction, not to mention whether it would be able to enter Zhongnan Mountain smoothly.Even if they are lucky enough to enter the mountains, they will inevitably face many unknown dangers.

This made Ashina feel extremely terrified.

Instead of facing these unknown fears, it is better to try to avoid them.

Sure enough, the mentor did not disappoint him!

When Daoist Qinglian told Zhao Xun the important clue, Zhao Xun thought so.

For Zhao Xun, Emperor Xianlong, a dog emperor who is not a son of man, is his biggest scruple now.

Emperor Xianlong ordered him to investigate the case of the assassination of King Yan. If he failed to get the result and tracked down the murderer, he really didn't know how to explain to Emperor Xianlong.

And if he couldn't give Emperor Xianlong an explanation, God knows how Emperor Xianlong would take the opportunity to suppress Zhao Xun.

Zhao Xun could clearly see that Emperor Xianlong had been upset with him for a long time, but there was no chance of it happening.

"Master, if the clue is really in the East City, I can only say that this assassin really knows how to disguise and hide."

The so-called great hermit hides in the city, seeking wealth and danger.

The most dangerous places are often the safest places.

Now the prairie barbarians are marching southward, and they have the absolute upper hand in terms of momentum.

At this time, Chang'an City is under martial law and cannot enter or exit.

There must be panic in Chang'an City.

If you want to influence people's hearts to the greatest extent, the eastern and western cities are obviously the best choices.

Not only is there a huge flow of people here, but there are also mixed fish and dragons.

Compared with the West Market, the East Market has another advantage, that is, the shops here are all owned by the rich and powerful in Chang'an.

Backed by a big tree to enjoy the shade, almost no one wants to offend the merchants in Dongshi.

Because these merchants might be behind the princes, county kings, dukes, and lords.

Before figuring out these intertwined relationships, it is not a safe thing to rush into the market.

The assassin should have taken advantage of this, exploited the psychology of the people in Chang'an City, and tried their best to hide their whereabouts.

"Horrible. That's really scary."

Zhao Xun thought about it carefully, the assassin had another idea hiding in Dongshi, and that was to try his best to confuse people.

There is a huge flow of people here, and if rumors are spread, they will spread extremely fast.

And people are easy to follow blindly. Once a large-scale transmission chain is formed, the impact cannot be eliminated in a short period of time.

At that time, the radiation will spread from Dongshi, and it won't be long before [-] Fang will be shrouded in rumors and fear.

"This assassin understands people's hearts very well."

Zhao Xun said with emotion.

This kind is the real master, not only killing but also punishing.

"Master, although the East City is huge, compared to Chang'an City, its scope has been reduced a lot. As long as we conduct a large-scale search in the East City, we will definitely be able to find him."

"That won't work."

Master Qinglian Daoist Wu Quanyi shook his head and said: "This person's cultivation level is not low, and he is very good at concealment. If we search in a large area, he will definitely be able to detect it. Then he will transfer, and we will try to catch him again." It will be difficult."

"What should I do?"

"If you can't observe clearly, naturally you can only make unannounced visits."

Gee.

Zhao Xun secretly thought it was wonderful.

"If you make an unannounced visit, you can only use bad people."

The hidden piles of bad people are scattered in the [-] squares of Chang'an City.

There are naturally many in the East City.

"Well, I'll do it according to your method. But remember to keep it quiet, it would be unbeautiful if you startle the snake."

"Men, don't worry, we bad people have their own rules when handling cases. When we can't make it public, we will try our best to keep a low profile and never let people notice. By the time he finds out that the situation is wrong, we have already laid a net in all directions."

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Zhao Xun does have this confidence.

As a bad handsome agent, Zhao Xun now holds great power in his hands.

It can be said that theoretically he can mobilize all the bad people in Chang'an City.

Except for those thorns, of course.

Zhao Xun parachuted into acting bad guy, and those bad guys in the scarlet robe must be very dissatisfied.

Of course, Zhao Xun did not expect to be able to mobilize them.

As long as the soldiers below are willing to charge forward, it will be fine.

After Zhao Xun gave the order, the unscrupulous people hidden in Dongshi immediately became active and began to search everywhere.

Of course, this kind of search is carried out secretly and will not affect the normal life and operation of the merchants in Dongshi.

At the same time, Zhao Xun was not idle, and began to focus on reading the dossiers about the merchants in Dongshi.

The information of the merchants in Dongshi has been strictly recorded for the government to call at any time.

This information is updated once a month. It can be said that if an assassin wants to hide, he must hide in Dongshi a month in advance.

And if he came to Dongshi to hide after assassinating King Yan, it would be too late in time.

As long as Zhao Xun can capture this difference, he can find out the assassin naturally.

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This is the first meeting between Jieligu and Nala in Chang'an City.

In fact, although the two are both grassland barbarians, they have only met twice before, both on the vast Mobei prairie.

"You did a good job on this mission."

Jie Ligu nodded and praised Nora.

"The Yan Palace is heavily guarded, how did you succeed?"

"So what if the security is tight, I can easily sneak in as long as I do what I like."

Nora sneered and said, "That guy is a lustful ghost, I just need to sacrifice a little to make him faint."

"Thanks for your hard work."

A strange sound came from Jieligu's throat, and then an illusionary figure appeared above his head.

At this moment, Jieligu's voice was completely replaced, as if it was a different person.

"It's the High Priest...see High Priest."

Nora immediately knelt down on one knee and respectfully said in an extremely pious manner: "I don't know when the high priest will enter Chang'an City."

"not the right time yet."

The high priest's majestic voice sounded again.

"It's time for me to show up when the west and south are approaching."

High priests have always been in the category of wizards.

They are not good at melee combat, but good at using spells.

Spells take time, they take distance.

The longer the casting time and the farther the distance, the greater the power of the spell.

This is exactly the same as the ancient witchcraft of monsters.

Even the sorcery of the Nanman shamans and Gu masters is to some extent a variant of the sorcery of the high priest of the Demon Sect.

In other words, a long, long time ago, there was only one kind of witchcraft, and it was divided into families later.

"There is a Protectorate in the Western Regions, so it's impossible for the tribes in the Western Regions to break through the defense in a short time, right?"

Nora was somewhat skeptical about this.

It's not that she doesn't trust the tribes of the Western Regions, it's because the troops deployed by Da Zhou in the Western Regions are too capable.

The combat power and willpower of the grassland people are not comparable to those of the Western Regions.

The reason why the tribes of the Western Regions can survive to this day is largely due to Buddhism.

Buddhism in the Western Regions was born out of Esoteric Buddhism, and it is a very different existence from Buddhism in the Central Plains.

It is precisely because of the support of the Buddhist sects in the Western Regions that the tribes of the Western Regions have been able to stand against the Anxi Protectorate until now.

"This time and the other."

The majestic voice of the high priest convinced Nora that there was still hope for the tribes of the Western Regions.

"The Anxi Protectorate's Mansion has serious internal conflicts. A mere second-rank Feng Hao can't change anything."

In the eyes of the high priest, the second rank is nothing more than ants.

"What about the south? The Gu Master..."

Nora is obviously more optimistic about Nanman, probably because Beiman and Nanman were one family a long time ago.

Since they are of the same origin, it is natural to get closer.

Even if the family is separated in the future, this affection cannot completely disappear.

"Witch Gu masters will come too."

The high priest said calmly: "So, we will definitely work together to win Chang'an at that time."

No... The High Priest seems to have missed something...

Nora felt something was missing and tried to think.

After a long time, she asked almost instinctively: "It's the east side, what about the East Sea Monster Beast Kingdom and Dongyue Kingdom? Didn't they also agree to join the battle?"

Nora is a true northern barbarian.

In her understanding, since she promised, she must try her best to do it.

Otherwise what's the point of the promise?
Faith is as good as a promise, and the five mountains are light.

This is what people in the Central Plains like to say most.

Nora thought it made sense.

"The East China Sea Monster Beast Country probably won't be able to come."

The high priest sighed, his voice full of exhaustion.

"It's a big taboo for them to harass the southeast in advance."

"At that time, Dazhou sent many practitioners to the southeast coast, among them were the shadows of academies and Daoist sects. The phantom of the mountain chief's clone also appeared, and the Monster Beast Kingdom suffered a disastrous defeat."

After a short pause, the High Priest continued: "So they are seriously injured, and they probably won't come again in a short time."

"As for the East Yue Jiange..."

The high priest changed the subject and said: "They should be waiting and watching. The sword master Wei Wuji entered Chang'an City twice but returned in a feather. It is nothing more than being concerned about the head of the mountain. If the head of the mountain doesn't take action for a day, he may not dare to show up for a day."

Nora was filled with slander when she heard the words.

It is said that Dongyue Sword Master is invincible and arrogant, but from this point of view, he is actually a coward.

"That is to say, this Wei Wuji is picking up leaks."

"You could say the same."

The high priest said slowly: "I think he will come eventually. He won't be able to swallow this breath after all."

"But he must come when we are fighting with the Great Zhou army, so he can fish in troubled waters."

The high priest is very clear that there are only a few top powerhouses in the world.

They are all calculating with each other, it's just to see who can calculate more thoroughly.

"So, High Priest, what should we do now?"

The more Nora listened, the more bewildered she became, and the more she listened, the more she felt clouded and foggy.

"Wait, bide your time."

Even the high priest didn't have the confidence to swallow Chang'an City in one gulp.

As long as there is a mountain leader, Yuan Tiangang, and Zheng Jie, Chang'an City will not be a soft persimmon that can be manipulated by others.

"As ordered."

Since the high priest said so, Nora would naturally obey.

Immediately, the phantom above Jieligu's head gradually disappeared, and Jieligu regained control of his body.

"What did I say just now? Oh no, what did the high priest say..."

Although Jie Ligu knew that he was possessed by the high priest just now, he didn't know what the high priest said.

And Nora was the only one who heard what the High Priest said just now.

Curiosity prompted Jie Ligu to ask.

"The high priest told us to be patient and wait for the arrival of the allied forces."

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(End of this chapter)