I am the sword fairy

Chapter 253 Invasion, Northern Expedition, Mr. Yu comes out!
The incident of "outside" people breaking into Song Yu's "granary back garden" seemed to have been solved without any incident.

But in fact, both Song Yu and Sword Spirit knew that it was not that simple.

This time, the barrier was under attack and was sensed by Tutu. In order to lock down the intruder, he almost exhausted all the energy accumulated during this period and used super powerful spiritual thoughts to cover the entire area and pinpoint the two people.

It provided a strong guarantee for Song Yu's kill.

But what about next time?

As Song Yu attains enlightenment and Xiaobai grows up rapidly, the fluctuations in fortune in this world will eventually be sensed by more and more caring people wandering around that huge chasm.

This time he came to the Huayuan realm, and Song Yu, who had advanced rapidly, could kill him.

If I come to the Alchemy Realm next time... will it be that easy?

If someone comes in quietly next time when Tutu is sleeping and recuperating, even if Tutu senses it and notifies him, will he still be able to find the other person so easily?
Even if those people can't find the "door" with the soldier seal, is this "Novice Village Safe Zone" still his "breadbasket"?

Is it still that safe?
In the following days, Song Yu was completely immersed in practice.

He couldn't hear what was going on outside the window, as if he had completely disappeared from this world.

Seeing how hard he worked, even the sword spirit couldn't bear it.

He often came out to persuade Song Yu not to work so hard.

The previous few times, Song Yu always carried it with a grin on his face while talking nonsense and making fun of it.

For the last time, while being burned by his own Dao fire, he cried like ghosts and wolves howled like ghosts, while at the same time he responded to the sword spirit with great generosity——

"Instead of trying to persuade me not to fight so hard, why don't you just say something and be done with it! After all, this is your character!"

Since then, Sword Spirit has never come out to persuade him.

And Song Yu was so crazy that he was no longer satisfied with just using Dao fire to refine Yinshen.

Start trying to split the soul!
Half of the soul turns into the Yin God and is refined with Dao fire; half of the Yin spirit remains in the body and is refined with Dao fire!
During the day, enter the world of spiritual practice and take supplements like crazy!
Harvest wheat, grab wheat, eat wheat, use Dao fire to refine spiritual power, practice the scriptures, and visualize the secret treasure of Linzi.

Four full months!
Song Yu has been practicing in seclusion in Qiongzhou.

I didn’t eat any seafood.

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Time flies and it is mid-April of the 24th year of Jianyuan.

Lin'an Prefecture.

Royal Palace.

"Report!"

A quick voice suddenly sounded outside the imperial study room.

"Your Majesty, urgent report from the north!"

"Xuan!"

After a while.

A dusty knight rode up to the palace and came to the outside of the official's study room and loudly reported.

"Your Majesty, nine days ago the State of Qi suddenly gathered an army of 30 soldiers and 50 civilians. They set out from Yingzhou of Qi State, crossed the border, and set up camp about twenty miles outside Luzhou City. They formed an encirclement of Luzhou and then attacked. Zhizhou Xu Zhiwu led the army and civilians of Luzhou to defend the city and resist resolutely... Before Xiaguan set out, he had repelled three large-scale enemy attacks. Zhizhou knew that he could not hold on for long, so he specially asked Xiaguan to go to Beijing to ask for help..."

The door of the imperial study room opened, revealing the official's heroic and dignified face.

After half an hour.

Li Chaoen arrived in a hurry.

Inside the imperial study.

Li Chaoen frowned and said: "Is Qi State crazy? They have sent out all their troops, right? Aren't Qi soldiers worried that His Majesty will order the King of Qi to lead the army to set off from Xiangyang and directly start the Northern Expedition?"

The official pondered and said, "Could this be what the big demon behind Qi wants?"

Li Chaoen was stunned for a moment, as if he thought of something.

The official continued: "Their king... is probably a demon who wants the world to be in chaos."

Others may not understand the demon behind Qi State, but they know it clearly after seeing the king's official family.

He looked at Li Chaoen: "What do you think?"

Li Chaoen's old eyes shot out two gleams: "Does the official want to make the Northern Expedition?"

The official didn't hesitate: "Of course I want to!"

Li Chaoen gritted his teeth and said, "Then do it!"

He looked at the official, with a look of solemnity on his somewhat old face: "Every time I think about the shame of Xiangyang, my heart is filled with tears. Even after decades, I still can't let it go. I have no big aspirations in this life." , Firstly, I wish that the country’s destiny will be prosperous and long-lasting; Secondly, I wish that the people can live and work in peace and contentment; Thirdly, I wish that as long as I live... Horses tread the ground, and I wish that I would be ashamed of that year!”

The official murmured: "Why am I not like this?"

Li Chaoen said: "Since it starts from Xiangyang, let's end there. The old slave is bold and asks the officials to order the King of Qi to send his troops north to start the Northern Expedition!"

"When the old slave returned, he did not return the more than 5 elite soldiers to various ministries. At that time, he prepared for the Northern Expedition and deployed this team with rich combat experience at the border of Anqing Prefecture on the North Road, only a few kilometers away from Luzhou. Hundreds of miles!”

"Don't the big demons behind Qi want to see war and chaos spread across the world? Aren't Qi Kun, Qi Bing and his son willing to be puppets? Then satisfy them!"

"Please ask the officials to send this old slave to Luzhou again!"

"After defeating Luzhou, the old slave rode his horse to the Northern Qi Dynasty again, recreating the grand scene of the two wings advancing together."

"This time, I am willing to work hard and die!"

There was a glimmer of light in Guan Jia's eyes. He stood up, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Okay!"

Li Chaoen looked at the official: "The old slave will set off immediately. He will take Huang Teng, Zhao Fengqing and the Fuso swordsman Matsumoto Shi who were trained by Song Yu... I also ask the official to help the old slave take good care of Song Yu's family."

Although there are only a few maids left in Song Yu's family, no matter Li Chaoen or Su Chaoyun, these people have always regarded them as Song Yu's family members.

The official nodded and suddenly asked: "This kid is too wild. People say he is full of charlatanism. He really thinks of himself as a charlatan. Damn it. He has disappeared since returning from Xiliao. In the end, Too much, there is no movement at all, where on earth did he go?"

Li Chaoen shook his head: "He said he wanted to hide and practice in seclusion, and the old slave didn't..."

At this moment, the eunuch's gentle reminder suddenly came from the door again——

"Officials, Prime Minister Chu wants to see you."

The official and Li Chaoen looked at each other, and the official said: "Let him in."

After a while.

Chu Qinghui strode into the imperial study, bowed to the officials, and then looked at Li Chaoen: "Privy Councilor, long time no see, Yazhou has done a great job in suppressing the rebellion!"

"Thanks to you, Prime Minister Chu," Li Chao'en nodded with a smile and looked at the officials, "Since Prime Minister Chu has something to ask the Holy Master, I will resign first."

The official said: "Without further delay, you can leave immediately. I will not see you off this time. I will bring you back in triumph. I will go ten miles out of the city... to welcome you back!"

Li Chaoen cupped his hands, turned and left.

After he left, Prime Minister Chu looked at the officials and said, "Are the officials going to send a privy envoy to Luzhou?"

The official nodded and didn't even ask him what he just knew. How could Prime Minister Chu know it so quickly.

Chu Qinghui has his own team, so it's not unusual to know this.

"Why did Qi suddenly send its troops south?" Prime Minister Chu looked at the officials and frowned: "Normally, they don't have this ability at all now. If they send so many troops, aren't they worried about the emptiness in the country and being taken advantage of?"

The official said: "Perhaps Emperor Qi became angry after suffering losses one after another and wanted to teach me a lesson?"

Prime Minister Chu looked at the officials and said, "I'm afraid it's the big demon behind Qi who wants them to do this, right?"

The official glanced at him and said, "It's also possible."

Chu Qinghui sighed softly and said in a sincere tone: "Guan Jia, it's not easy for you and I to be king and minister together for more than twenty years. I want to be frank with Guan Jia, so I also ask Guan Jia... to be frank with me!"

The official's eyes suddenly shot out two sharp rays of light, looking at Chu Qinghui.

Chu Qinghui smiled and looked at him.

The official said calmly: "I and Prime Minister Chu, when did you stop being honest?"

Chu Qinghui said: "The officials really don't need to guard against me like this. I... may not really be your opponent."

The official said calmly: "Xiang Chu, you should change your habit of being suspicious. To be honest, if I really had that kind of ability, Prime Minister Chu would probably have... the grass on his grave now be three feet high."

Chu Qinghui smiled and said: "But Chen always feels that the official family hides too many things, and there is always a feeling that everyone is a pawn of the official family."

The official said: "That's your illusion!"

As he spoke, he stood up, put his hands behind his back and came to the window. Looking at the pink and green scenery in the yard, he said quietly: "If you say you don't practice the magic, you don't practice the magic! If you say you don't associate with those monsters, you mean Don’t get along with them!”

"I may not have much time left, but before I die, I must see the Northern Expedition succeed!"

"During this process, I will not let anyone stand in front of me!"

"This time I have given the order for King Qi to march northward!"

"Didn't you say that the king behind Qi wanted to see this kind of scene?"

"I will help him!"

The official turned around, looked at Chu Qinghui and said: "Xiang Chu knows that deep down in my heart, my biggest enemy has never been you, and even... I have never regarded you as my enemy!"

Chu Qinghui was silent for a moment and said, "Why?"

"Because you are not worthy!"

The official said calmly: "In the past, you escaped from the north and came to my side. Did I put you in a good position?"

Chu Qinghui nodded: "Yes."

The official looked at him: "You said Song Yu was promoted too quickly. Have you forgotten that your promotion speed is not much slower than his, and almost all of his positions are false, while you, Prime Minister Chu, have real power! You are the arm of few people. !”

Chu Qinghui remained silent.

The official continued: "Have I spoken sincerely to Prime Minister Chu, and said that this world does not belong to me alone, but to all the people of the Han family?" Chu Qinghui nodded again: "I have said so."

The official looked at him: "Prime Minister Chu did help me greatly during those difficult years, and I also treated him as a national scholar. However, what did Prime Minister Chu do later?"

Chu Qinghui said calmly: "Nurt the Yin God to plot the world."

The official shook his head: "No, you are harming living beings and bringing trouble to the imperial court!"

"Even so, I have never put you in my eyes. The reason is very simple. You are just the big demon's plaything and puppet. For this reason, you are not worthy of being my opponent."

"I have the world in my heart, but you are just a silverfish seeking selfish interests!"

"So what qualifications do you have to always show composure and treat others as equals in front of others?"

"You, Chu Qing, are you worthy?"

Chu Qinghui was not angry, and even showed a smile. He looked at the Guan family and said, "Do the Guan family think that cultivating Song Yu can change everything?"

The official said: "I don't even know where this kid has gone now. He is a first-grade prince, but his mother is just like a charlatan."

Chu Qinghui said: "In the past, all the sword fairies eventually fell into the dust. Even if Song Yu is really the descendant of the sword fairy and has really practiced immortality, what will happen?"

The official nodded in agreement: "So, I never thought that just one person could change the situation in Zhao State, but I am still working hard! If you look at the emperor of Liao State, what kind of mentality does he have?"

Without waiting for Chu Qinghui to answer, the official continued: "Even the old dog Qi Kun, the Supreme Emperor of Qi State whom I hate the most, is far beyond what you, Chu Qinghui, can match in terms of demeanor. We are the ones who A person on the same level!”

"And you, Chu Qing, are just a monster's dog. Those things you think are self-righteous are just a joke in the eyes of others!"

"Planning strategies to win a thousand miles?"

"He was beaten to a pulp by Song Yu, a young man in his twenties."

"The layout is strong and sophisticated?"

"After all, besides being bound and trapped deeper and deeper with the monster, what else do you have?"

"I guess even this time you came to the palace to see me, you were instigated by your monster son, right?"

"So, Mr. Chu, ask yourself, who are you, who always put yourself on the same level as others?"

A mocking smile appeared on the corner of the official's mouth, and he said earnestly: "Even if you are the most confident in your cultivation state, in today's era, you may not be as invincible as you think..."

Chu Qinghui looked at Guan Jia with a look of surprise and uncertainty: "You...you really..."

The official interrupted him: "I said, I don't practice demon magic! Well, I still have a lot of things to do, so Prime Minister Chu should go back first."

Chu Qinghui looked deeply at Guan Jia, his eyes full of shock.

After a few breaths of silence, he finally bowed to the official and handed over his hands: "My lord, please retire!"

The official said expressionlessly: "If you had the courage to test it out just now, I would still be able to look up to you."

Chu Qinghui turned around and left.

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Xiangfu.

Chu Qinghui looked ugly.

His chest heaved violently.

Chu Yi looked angry and said loudly: "The dog officials have gone too far! Dad, as long as you give the order, I will lead people into the palace and chop him to death!"

Chu Ren frowned and shouted in a low voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? With your little ability, that guy can suppress you with one finger!"

Chu Yi was furious and said: "We tolerated being bullied by Song Yu's thieves before; now we are bullied by this dog official family again, and we have to endure it... When has our prime minister's office ever been so cowardly?"

"Third Young Master" Chu Han sat there quietly without saying a word.

"Second Madam" Suya looked at Chu Qinghui and said softly: "Chu Lang, how about I go into the palace?"

Chu Qinghui took a deep breath, shook his head and said, "No."

Suya said seriously: "Even if he is really strong, he may not be able to keep me. If he doesn't try, he will always feel unwilling."

Chu Han said at this time: "There is nothing to try."

Chu Yi looked at him coldly and said, "What do you mean?"

Chu Han glanced at Chu Yi and said nothing.

Chu Qinghui said in a deep voice: "You go out first. It has nothing to do with you here. Don't cause trouble!"

Chu Yi: "..."

He finally figured out that this family had been occupied by others, and he and his eldest brother had long since lost their place.

He turned around and left angrily.

Chu Qinghui looked at Chu Han and asked, "I don't quite understand."

Chu Han said: "This official is indeed hiding very deep. He has repeatedly emphasized that he does not practice demon magic and there is no big demon behind him. In fact, he has made it clear to you that behind him... there is a human being!"

Chu Qinghui was stunned immediately.

Chu Han said calmly: "Perhaps he feels that he has a chance to win and doesn't want to hide like this anymore. It may also be because the Northern Expedition is coming and he is worried that you will hold him back later."

Chu Ren pondered and said: "Why...can't it just be a matter of spreading suspicion and creating a mystery?"

Although he didn't like this "third brother" who appeared out of thin air, he always maintained a relatively gentle attitude.

Chu Han glanced at him and said: "When you reach a certain level, the chance of success in making a mystery becomes infinitesimally small, and the possibility of someone forcibly revealing your trump card is infinite."

Chu Ren understood immediately, his face became a little ugly, and said: "In other words, the official really didn't lie. His strength may be very powerful?"

Chu Han nodded: "But there is no need to worry too much. He chose to tell this at this time. It is more likely that he is worried that the Northern Expedition will be blocked."

He looked at Chu Qinghui: "Despite his arrogant words, the reality is that he is still a bit hypocritical. If he was really sure of overthrowing our department, he would not wait until today."

Chu Qinghui finally calmed down a little, nodded and said: "I understand this, but today... I am really a little angry. I didn't expect him to humiliate me like this!"

Chu Han smiled and said: "You can escape from a prince who has no sense of existence and successfully ascend the throne. Although it is not a big achievement, he has managed the country so that the country is peaceful and the people are safe. How can he not be without two brushes?"

Chu Qinghui looked at Chu Han who was hesitant to speak. He had just told these people about being ridiculed by officials, but he didn't talk about his relationship with the young Chu Han.

At that time, I just felt that my chest was filled with anger.

The whole person is about to explode.

At this moment, when he wanted to ask what to do next, he suddenly woke up.

He, Chu Qinghui, seemed to have all the power in the world, but in fact, he was just like what the officials said - he was just a puppet of a monster.

As soon as this thought came out, Chu Qinghui immediately felt wary again.

Could this be...a deliberate attempt by the officials to create a estrangement?
Chu Han did not notice Chu Qinghui's psychological activities and continued: "If he wants to go to the Northern Expedition, just let him go. I will take action and let him break one arm first."

"Besides, as I told you before, if you want to conquer the world, you must first throw away your face."

"The people of Zhao State respect Song Yu extremely now, not because he said those philosophical things that non-Confucian scholars cannot say, but because he is strong and domineering, uprooting the Yin Shen cult internally and sweeping away powerful enemies externally!"

"What the world believes in... has always been force!"

"Teaching people to be good, to learn well, to save face and reputation...these are the methods used by those in power to control their subordinates!"

"Because only when the people below are kind and weak and easy to bully, can the person at the top be as bad as he wants!"

"It's not that you can't see through this, Mr. Chu, but you still have too much of a scholar in your heart. You've become stupid with books!"

"Even if the founding ancestor of the Zhao Kingdom suffered a lot of infamy after he used means to take away the orphans and widows from his family, did he care? Did it affect the inheritance of the Zhao family's royal family?"

"The voice of the people can be changed at any time. As long as you come up with some policies that benefit the people at that time, you will be a wise king in a short time."

Suya and Chu Ren, the eldest son of the prime minister's office, in the room were all dumbfounded by the words of the "third son", with only shock in their eyes.

Chu Qinghui's expression finally returned to normal and he murmured: "You are right, I have learned a lesson!"

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It was already mid-May when Song Yu learned that Qi State had led an army to invade Luzhou and Li Chaoen went to relieve the situation; Qi King Zhao Dan led hundreds of thousands of troops, including [-] cavalry, to attack Qi State.

From New Year to now, he has lived almost in isolation from the outside world.

With such abundant resources and practicing day and night, his progress was so huge that even the sword spirit was amazed.

Now, after refining, spiritual power that is of higher quality than spiritual energy has occupied one-tenth of the Danhai area.

And this is almost equivalent to the energy that a practitioner at the peak of the Spiritual Realm can fill up all the acupuncture points, lakes and Dantian of the human body!
In other words, Song Yu has now reached the peak of the Lingyuan realm in terms of energy reserves.

In terms of "quality", it even surpasses Huayuan Realm!

From the physical body to the divine soul, after continuous refining by Tao Fire, they are now ridiculously powerful.

The Yin God does not need to fuse with the golden-armored general. Walking under the scorching sun in broad daylight, even in the Huoyuan realm, it is almost impossible to tell whether it is a Yang God or a physical body.

His physical strength is terrifying!
He stood and did not fight back. Experts below the seventh or eighth level of the Huayuan Realm would not even be able to break through his body defense in a short period of time!

It is worth mentioning that Song Yu can finally wield a sword with his soul!
A ray of separated soul enters the flying sword, and it arrives within a hundred miles in an instant, coming and going freely!
This is the biggest change brought about by his crazy improvement of his own realm!
In the human world, he has become a swordsman!
He originally planned to continue practicing. At worst, he would practice like this for another year and completely "fill" the vast sea of ​​alchemy.

But after learning that the Northern Expedition had begun and that Li Chaoen was also heading to Luzhou, he decided to go back.

It's not that he's afraid of being robbed of his luck, but that he doesn't trust Lao Li, an elder who treats him sincerely.

Since Qi dared to gather hundreds of thousands of soldiers to attack, it was impossible for them to be unprepared.

Behind them are the "demon of troubled times". Facing the powerful Liao Kingdom, they may not end easily, but this does not mean that they will choose not to end in the war with Zhao State!
He had previously suspected that among the people and demons who were sealed back then, there were those who had broken away from the seal very early and had now entered the Alchemy Realm. No matter how strong the old man was, he could not be a match for such a strong person.

Apart from Uncle Huang's family, this old military eunuch who has been protecting him since he was a child is the person he is closest to in the world.

Su Chaoyun couldn't compare to this.

(End of this chapter)