Too much fruit

Chapter 533: The fall of the first assistant, Jiang Li’s wait

In a cave in Yueling County, the capital of Liangzhou, rustling sounds rang out.

The dark yellow mist spread, emitting a faint yellow light, illuminating the insect shadows in the cave.

Up, down, left, and right, locusts were lying on all the rock walls. As the dark yellow mist rose, the locusts flapped their wings and flew up in a dense buzzing sound, circling around an altar in the center.

On the altar, a figure covered in black robes sat cross-legged. In front of him, there was a banner decorated with alien locusts.

At this time, locusts were flying and flags were fluttering. The alien locusts on the flags seemed to come alive, opening and closing their mouthparts and making a hoarse sound.

"The Locust God is dead. From today on, you are the new Locust God."

Hearing this, the figure stood up silently and reached out to grab the long banner.

The surrounding dark yellow mist immediately poured into his body, and the human figure with a locust head on the flag projected a shadow and disappeared into the black-robed human face door. For a moment, there was an endless sound of flesh and bones rubbing against each other, and large swaths of locusts flew wildly like a storm.

It wasn't until about a quarter of an hour later that the movement in the cave subsided, and the man in black robe had already revealed the same mysterious energy as the Locust God. He grabbed the long flag and walked out of the cave surrounded by dense locusts.

At this time, the sky outside was gleaming with brilliance, and the dusk sunlight shone on the earth through the dispersing dark clouds, reflecting a bleeding red color in the receding water.

The flood gradually receded and the dark clouds dispersed, leaving behind corpses swollen by water, both human and animal.

The new Locust God saw this scene and let out a hoarse laugh, "After the great disaster, there will be a great epidemic. It's a good time, and..."

He looked far away from the cliff and saw a long stream of people trudging through mountains and rivers, struggling to make their way. There is no doubt that their destination is only one, and that is the capital of Liangzhou - Yueling City.

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"The water has receded! It's receded!"

At this time, on the wall of Yueling City, the soldiers guarding the city were shouting. A school captain hurried to the tower and shouted in surprise: "Sir, the water has receded."

Xiao Xiya, the governor of Liangzhou who had met Jiang Li once in the Prince of Shu's palace, heard the sound and walked out and went directly to the city wall. He also showed joy when he saw the muddy yellow mud after the water receded.

Although he rushed back to Yueling City as soon as the flood broke out and used his Dao Fruit ability to pile up earth and rocks. In addition, Yueling City itself was located on a high ground, which protected the city from floods. But if the floods continued, Yueling would Sooner or later the city couldn't hold on.

Not to mention the food problem, the demon cultivators who are becoming more and more unscrupulous are enough to make people anxious.

Also, as the governor of Liangzhou, Xiao Xiya is in charge of all counties, and problems in other places also need to be dealt with by him. Otherwise, if the court holds him accountable, he may also suffer disaster.

It's getting better now, the water has receded, and since it didn't last long, the situation in other places should not be too bad.

Just as everyone on the city wall was surprised, someone with sharp eyes suddenly saw the flow of people in the distance and several large flags standing upright.

On the flag, the two characters "Taiping" fluttered in the wind, and the sides were decorated with dragon patterns.

"Military flag!" the captain shouted immediately, "Be alert!"

Military flags are different from ordinary flags. They have strict regulations and can be seen at a glance. The Taiping Sect is only a sectarian force and is not qualified to erect a military flag at all. But now it has come with a military flag. Its treason is clearly exposed without even saying it. It is completely exposed.

The city wall that was full of joy just now became cold and solemn again. The soldiers ran around, setting up their bows and arrows, and prepared as quickly as possible. As soon as the Taiping Sect people entered the range, thousands of arrows were fired.

However, as the crowd approached, the aloofness on the city wall began to quickly disintegrate.

The elderly, women, children, and even pregnant women were walking in front of a large number of refugees, numbering in the tens of thousands, forming a crowd that was hard to see beyond.

Behind these refugees, the Yellow Turban Warriors of the Taiping Sect held a large flag and led the way. The little giant-like figure simply stood out from the crowd, making it obvious to everyone at a glance, not to mention the large flag.

The Taiping Sect came here to rebel and seize the city. They made no secret of this fact. However, if they wanted to confront the Taiping Sect, they had to first deal with the refugees in front.

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The captain felt his scalp numb and his eyes were so angry that he said, "This is so shameless."

More than 100,000 refugees were pouring in. Although they had no strength or weapons, there was an invisible oppression that shook the minds of the soldiers, making them afraid to take action.

The captain's eyes were bloodshot and he was breathing heavily. Seeing that the wave of refugees was about to come within shooting range, he finally couldn't help but roared: "Sir, this place is in danger. Please go back to the government office and take charge of the center."

There was determination in his voice, and even more of a kind of madness.

If we don't take action, the refugee wave will arrive in front of the city, and we will be passive, so we have to make a decision.

As for asking Xiao Xiya to return to the government office, it was just to let him get out of the relationship of responsibility.

Xiao Xiya was the strongest person in the city. He was both a fifth-grade man and an earthly creature. He was in the realm of the earthly beast, and even a fourth-grade man wanted to kill him. It might take some effort, but no matter how critical it was, he would be the last one to die.

But the captain's response was three words in a low voice, "Open the city gate."

When the captain heard this, he immediately said: "No, sir, if we open the city gate, the people in the city will also become prisoners. When the time comes..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Xiya put his hand on the back of his neck, squeezed lightly, and made the captain pass out.

"I have no choice." Liangzhou Governor shook his head slowly.

He is a land creature and has the responsibility to protect the place. Refugees are not enemies. Killing refugees will only cause resentment, rejection and even backlash from Tao Fruit.

In the past, these matters were resolved by the Yin Law Department, and local officials only had to deal with the rebels. But now, the situation is different, and local officials will also face difficult choices.

Moreover, a school captain cannot bear the responsibility. In the end, if the court wants to hold him accountable, he still has to hold the governor accountable. Killing more than 100,000 refugees is a meritorious service, but the end will not be good.

And this city may not be able to be defended.

Once the city is defeated, the Taiping Sect will definitely not hesitate to attack him as the governor.

Success is death, failure is also death, both are dead, and the stink of death will last forever. Rather than like this, it is better to open the city gate and let people in. "Open the city gate."

Xiao Xiya reiterated again.

The surrounding soldiers were already in a state of confusion. When they heard the governor's order, they immediately followed it subconsciously.

As a result, the gate of Yueling City slowly opened.

The capital of Liangzhou fell.

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In the sky, thunderbolts rushed forward, like thousands of troops galloping, sweeping across Liangzhou and heading straight into Yuzhou.

In the thunder light, the figures of Zong Zheng and Guan Yushan were visible. The two rode the thunder clouds and chased him from day to night, from Liangzhou to Yuzhou, but they never saw a trace of Jiang Li.

Zong Zheng's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and finally he couldn't help but press the thunder cloud, dropped it to the official road below, stretched out his hand and took out a gold seal, and shouted in a low voice: "The local county guard, bring the Shenxing Taibao to see me."

The sound passed through the golden seal and radiated across the whole county. After a while, a puff of white smoke rose from the ground not far ahead, and two figures appeared in it.

Zong Zheng ignored the county guard and asked directly to another man in fancy clothes: "Have you found Jiang Li's whereabouts?"

"Your Majesty, there is no whereabouts of Young Master Jiang." The divine eunuch immediately replied.

From Liangzhou to Dinghu, there were Shenxing Taibao scattered along the way, searching for Jiang Li's whereabouts and providing timely information. However, without Xiang Huaiyi's ear, it was not easy to find Jiang Li.

They just cast the net everywhere, and Jiang Li himself had no intention of taking a long way around, but if Jiang Li didn't want to, how could these magical eunuchs find him.

Zong Zheng had obviously thought of this, and the word "Chuan" suddenly appeared between his brows.

Jiang Li himself has great luck that few others can match, and with the Shennong Cauldron suppressing his luck, if you want to find him, you can only use less metaphysical methods. But Shunfeng Er has been killed, and although the practitioner who accommodates the clairvoyance is also in the Nantian Division, he is the confidant of the eldest princess and will not accept the dispatch.

In fact, the current actions of the Shenxing Taibao were hidden from the eldest princess.

Although the eldest princess Ji Lingguang is in charge of power, she cannot control all parties in the DPRK. With Ji's Zongzheng ability and power, it is not easy to say that she wants to make small moves, but it is not impossible.

The lightning that flashed on Zong Zheng's body revealed a vague and tyrannical aura, and he was obviously in a bad mood.

But at this time, rage can only highlight incompetence.

He suppressed his anger and asked: "Where is the Dinghu Sect?"

"People have been sent to inform the Supreme Elder of the Dinghu Sect who is practicing in seclusion. In addition, the Yinlu Division has made arrangements around Dinghu, and Mr. Hui'an from Jingzhou has arrived with the Gewu Tiangong."

The Shenxing Taibao stated the general arrangement in concise words, which made Guan Yushan on the side couldn't help but be shocked by the grandness of this response.

Notifying the elders of the Dinghu Sect is obviously to prepare the people within the Dinghu Sect. The arrangement of the Yinlu Division is obviously not a trivial matter, and Mr. Hui'an is the head of the Zhu family in Yangzhou. , who was once a doctor of the Five Classics of Taixue, was called the most promising person to be promoted to the third rank after Jijiu.

This is a layer-by-layer defense, and Jiang Li is bound to be defeated.

Before, I and others could only be regarded as vanguards temporarily blocking the road, and maybe they were also serving as test pawns.

"Very good."

Zong Zheng's expression brightened a little, and then he took up the thunder cloud again without stopping and took Guan Yushan towards the Dinghu sect.

Now that the front line has been well defended, what he has to do is to block it at this end and use force from both directions, vowing to capture Jiang Li.

This Jiang son can no longer be allowed to grow.

However, as he watched the Dinghu sect getting closer and closer, Zongzheng was still unable to detect Jiang Li's whereabouts, and as the distance got closer, no news came from the direction of Dinghu.

If Jiang Li had been blocked in Dinghu, the Divine Traveling Taibao would definitely send the news here.

'Maybe Jiang Li hasn't arrived yet. '

Zong Zheng comforted himself in this way, stabilizing his uneasy heart.

He would never think that Jiang Li would cross the line of defense and return to the Dinghu faction.

But this uneasiness is deepening as the distance shortens.

Just when Zong Zheng was restless, he suddenly noticed a powerful energy appearing in front of him.

"Innate energy!"

Zongzheng was overjoyed and descended with wind and thunder to the place where the Qi machine appeared.

A snake-like winding river half surrounds the mountainous area. It must have just snowed not long ago. The fields and rocks on the shore are still covered with a layer of white snow. It is very cold, but it also reveals the unique beauty of the winter snow scene.

This river, called "Dongjiang", leads directly to Dinghu. Once here, it is not far from the Dinghu Sect.

But Jiang Li stopped here.

On a huge rock on the shore, a white dress was fluttering in the wind. Jiang Li stood with his hands behind his hands, looking up at the sky. The stars, branches, and hexagrams in his eyes were moving, and the mysterious trajectories revealed endless mysteries.

He looked at Lei Yun, his eyes fell directly on Zong Zheng, and said: "You are finally here."

Before the last stretch of the journey, Jiang Li stopped because he had to wait for his pursuers to come and return to his sect with his head.

(End of this chapter)