That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 376

At dusk, the battleship was approaching Xiangyang, and the head of this mighty city that once blocked the Houjian cavalry could already be vaguely seen.

Li Xiaocheng, the great Chu Taibao, once personally took charge of the city, causing a post-established vassal king to die under the city.

At that time, the city of Xiangyang supported half of the southeast.

Xu Beiyou and Yu Kuang disembarked side by side, and Wu Yu and others also went ashore under the escort of a group of swordsmen from the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall. The group joined together and headed towards the city of hundreds of battles in the twilight.

At the same time, a group of women headed by Huangfu Ning had also returned to Xiangfan. The two cities faced each other across the Han River, collectively called Liangxiang.Since the beginning of the Great Chu, the two cities with the word Xiang in their names have been clearly separated, Xiangyang is the territory of military generals, and Xiangfan is the territory of civil servants.

In times of peace and prosperity, Xiangfan overwhelmed Xiangyang, and in troubled times, Xiangyang once again overwhelmed Xiangfan. Although it is a time of peace and prosperity, the lingering aftermath of decades of competition has not yet dissipated. Most of the older generals are still alive, so the civil servants are in the same line. It is far from suppressing generals. In today's Huzhou, Xiangyang, where the Jiangnan Army is stationed, has stabilized Xiangfan, where the Sansi Yamen is located.

In Xiangfan City, there is a Taoist temple called Wanxian Palace.

Wanxian Palace has a great name, but in fact it can only be regarded as a medium-sized one. It is in the same position among many Taoist temples in the world, but in Huzhou, it is already one of the best Taoist temples.

At this time, an old Taoist came to the Taoist temple, wearing an ordinary Taoist robe, straw shoes and wooden hairpin, like an ordinary wandering Taoist, but his body was obviously injured, his energy was scattered, and his face was extremely pale.

If Xu Beiyou had been here, he would have recognized this Taoist, the one who was blocking the way in a horizontal boat on the river, who was finally thrown into the water by Xu Beiyou with [-] sword qi, and fled in a hurry through the water escape.

The surname of this undisciplined Taoist is Ye, the same surname as Qiu Ye, the real person in charge of teaching, and he is not far or close relatives with Wei Guo Ye's family.

In his early years, he had great ambitions and wanted to become the master of the peak, but his own talent was limited, and he stopped after barely stepping into the realm of the fairyland, and his luck was not good. After so many years, he didn't even get the title of Dazheng, so he was discouraged Feeling cold, he left the Taoist Xuandu and began to travel around the world.

A few years ago, he passed by Jiangdu and got acquainted with Du Haichan. The two chatted happily. This time, he was shocked to hear the changes in Jiangnan Daomen, but he knew that his cultivation was superficial. If you go to Jiangdu City rashly, you will lose your life in vain, and you can only linger in Huzhou, Xiangzhou and other places.

When he learned that Xu Beiyou was going to Huzhou, he made up his mind to do something about the young master of Jianzong. With vigor, his reputation will spread throughout the Taoist sect.

But Taoist Ye never expected that a junior with such a cultivation level, not to mention killing people to block the way, he almost died on the Jingjiang River.

At night, it began to drizzle, and the door of the Taoist temple was lit with lights, emitting a dim yellow light in the rain.

Two Taoists in capes and hats came to the door of the Taoist temple and knocked on the door.

A little Taoist boy opened the gate of the Taoist temple and welcomed the two of them in.

When we came to the main hall of Wanxian Palace, the leading Taoist took off the bamboo hat that was dripping with rain, revealing his face. It was Du Haichan, the master of Jiangnan Taoism. The only surviving great deacon, King Chujiang.

After the collapse of the Daoshu workshop, Du Haichan retreated to Huzhou with Zhongli Anning, and then Zhongli Anning left alone without a trace.

Du Haichan originally wanted to integrate the remaining forces of the Jiangnan Taoist sect in Huzhou. He dared not say that he would counterattack Jiangdu. At least he wanted to keep the Taoist temples in the remaining states.

However, Huzhou is the base of the Jiangnan Army. Under the oppression of the Jiangnan Army, the Taoist forces here are not comparable to Jiangzhou and Jiangdu. Moreover, since Yu Kuang came to power, he "colluded with Xu Beiyou" and did not hesitate to directly call the army to suppress the local Taoist sects. , Three Taoist temples have been sealed for some reason, Du Haichan knew in his heart that Yu Kuang's move was to sell Xu Beiyou's favor, and to show his loyalty to Emperor Xiao, killing two birds with one stone.

This time Xu Beiyou was invited to Huzhou, which undoubtedly made Du Haichan's situation worse. This move meant that Xu and Yu would not be separated from each other in a short period of time. Yu Kuang was not Chen Qiong. In order to "please" Emperor Xiao, he did not hesitate to use the entire Jiangnan army to kill him, the leader of the Jiangnan Taoist.

Today's Huzhou is no longer a long-term place for Du Haichan.

Daoren Ye came out to greet him, cupped his hands and said, "I don't know if Fellow Daoist Du is coming, I'm not far away to welcome you."

Du Hai made a salute, "Fellow Daoist Lao Ye is here."

Ye Daoren shyly said: "I'm ashamed, it's Ye who overestimated himself and almost became a big laughingstock."

Du Haichan sighed softly: "It's not that the impoverished Taoism destroys the ambition of my family. That Jiangdu Mr. Xu is indeed not a simple character. It is not an exaggeration to say that he promoted the change of the Taoist workshop. The Dragon King of Buddhism and the Xuanjiao Murong Xuanyin was invited by him, and now he has formed an alliance with Yu Kuang, intending to drive out all the Taoist sects in the south of the Yangtze River. Today's Huzhou is no longer a place to stay for a long time. Use this tunnel to withdraw from Huzhou."

"The situation has reached such a point?" Daoist Ye murmured, "Such a big incident happened in Jiangnan, so why don't Xuandu ignore it?"

"Xuandu!?" Du Haichan sneered, "Xuandu is already too busy to take care of itself. Tianyun, Wuyun, and Baiyun are fighting fiercely for the position of the first disciple, and most of the Taoist sects have been swept in. How can there be anyone else?" I will care about how the Jiangnan Daomen is, even if there is, it will be after the three of them decide the winner."

Daoist Ye sighed helplessly, "It's an eventful autumn."

The king of Chu Jiang who had been silent all this time suddenly said, "Capture the thief first, and capture the king first. Since Xu Beiyou left Jiangdu on his own initiative, can we let him, the chief culprit, be executed in Huzhou before we leave?"

"Idiots are talking about dreams." Du Haichan shook his head and smiled wryly: "He is in Xiangyang, not Xiangfan. It is the territory of the post-military governor's mansion, surrounded by a large army, and Yu Kuang himself sits in the town. With our current manpower and material resources, there is no possibility." .”

The King of Chujiang said angrily: "Can we just retreat again and again? When will we retreat? Abandoning Jiangdu the day before yesterday, abandoning Jiangzhou yesterday, and now abandoning Huzhou, should we abandon Xiangzhou tomorrow? Jiangzuo, in Xiangfan today, and Yueyang tomorrow, when can we return to Jiangdu?"

Du Hai's face was like Chen Rushui, "The situation is difficult, and I'm dying, so what can I do!?"

King Chujiang walked away in a huff.

Daoist Ye smiled wryly and was speechless.

In the night, Xu Beiyou and Yu Kuang climbed to the top of Xiangyang city together, stood where Li Xiaocheng stood, and looked at Xiangfan city on the opposite side of the river.

Yu Kuang supported the battlements, and asked with a smile, "Nangui, believe it or not, Du Haichan is now in Xiangfan City."

Xu Beiyou said calmly, "I believe."

Yu Kuang laughed and said: "The old man of the Du family was scared out of his wits and ran away all the way."

Xu Beiyou said softly: "Since he is right under your nose, then you never thought about taking his head? If you can dedicate the head of the Jiangnan Taoist leader to His Majesty the Emperor, it will be a great achievement."

Yu Kuang said calmly, "Thinking about it, but now is not the time."

Xu Beiyou snorted and frowned slightly.

Yu Kuang asked, "How do you evaluate this Jiangnan Daoist?"

Xu Beiyou thought for a while, then slowly said: "The master has been in charge for decades, and he loses land every year. His honorary name is more than ten words, and every word deceives the sky."

(End of this chapter)