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Chapter 241: Destroying the Heaven (13)

Shi Xuanying had clear goals at every stage, which she thought could be called ideals: when she was young, she wanted to have a taste of the rice in the bowls of outer disciples, then she wanted to enter the inner sect, and later she wanted to trample all the cultivators under her feet...

All these goals were achieved, but there were some minor deviations in the process, and in the end I had a bunch of burdens around me.

And now, she had to figure out why she appeared in this world before talking about other things.

It's just that these things can't be said out loud.

"Have you ever wondered what's behind the sky?" Shi Xuanying thought of an idea that always popped up in her mind when she was a child. "I've always wanted to poke a hole in the sky to see what's behind it."

When Shi Xuanying was still young and ignorant, she inexplicably felt an impulse.

"As expected of you, uncle-master! You have great courage!" Jiang Chuixing praised.

Yan Cui sighed deeply and looked up at the ceiling of the tent, realizing once again how wild the ways of these sword practitioners who "disregarded life and death" were.

Shi Xuanying was still asking with great interest: "Speaking of which, what Tiantongmen is doing now is no different from 'stabbing the sky'. Do you think I should go to Tiantongmen to take a look?"

"Let's talk about it after we can get out!" Yan Cuishen thought that what he asked just now was unnecessary. Just as he was about to get up and leave, he noticed a familiar breath appearing outside the door.

Shi Xuanying heard the footsteps stop at the door and said, "Come in."

"Something big has happened." Bai Xuexing lifted the door curtain with a serious expression.

Big things happen in Shanchenjie every day, and it must be something extraordinary that Bai Xuexing cares so much about.

Yan Cui sat back down silently.

Bai Xuexing sat down next to him and said, "I observed the stars last night and found that the northwest had collapsed. Many people died in Qu State and the northern part of Dachen State."

"During the previous drought, countless people died in the northwest, and the rest fled to other places. Even if the drought eased, the people would not return in large numbers so quickly." Shi Xuanying was puzzled. "Who died?"

Yan Cui said: "After the drought, most of the northwest has become an ownerless wasteland. Lu Changguo may think they can get a bargain."

"I don't know. All I can tell from the astronomical phenomena is that hundreds of thousands of people will die in the next two or three days." Bai Xuexing showed a trace of anxiety between his brows. "The collapse of the northwest corner is a catastrophe that will devastate the world!"

"How could so many people die in such a short period of time?" Jiang Chuixing asked.

Shi Xuanying recalled the conspiracy she had heard in Qudu before and sneered, "Liu Shuji's evil plan to spread the plague in the southwest may not have been wasted, but has been deployed to the northwest instead!"

Yan Cui carefully examined Shi Xuanying's expression and asked, "The Red Blood Flag has no reaction?"

"This is a projection of the world before the formation of Sugi dust mustard. At that time, this world was undergoing a change of heavenly laws."

The three understood that this meant that when the world collapsed, there were two incomplete Heavenly Ways at the same time. The one that was collapsing now was the "old Heavenly Way" that was about to be replaced, and the remnant attached to the red blood flag was the "new Heavenly Way".

Jiang Chuixing understood what he heard for once: "Now that the old Heavenly Dao is about to die, what can we do?"

Yan Cui said: "We must ensure that the Heavenly Dao changes smoothly and the world does not collapse, otherwise we will all be buried here."

These words suddenly gave Shi Xuanying a bad feeling in her heart. She tried to see if she could send Yan Cui out of the dust... Sure enough, the passage that had existed all this time had become a turbulent flow. If she forced her way out, she would surely be crushed into pieces.

Apparently she wasn't the only one who noticed this.

"We can't get out." Bai Xuexing said.

The other three people present did not react at all. Bai Xuexing could not help but raise his voice: "The Dust Mustard Passage has disappeared. We can't get out!"

"There were no passages in the dust mustard before, right? The worst case scenario is that it will be the same as before." Jiang Chuixing couldn't understand, "What's so exciting about this?"

Bai Xuexing thought helplessly: There is no trace of the assimilation of Shanchenjie, and it seems calm, but in fact it is most likely to cause outsiders to "die in peace". Its danger level is rated as "low" by Tiantongmen because there is a passage that can be evacuated at any time.

Now that this passage has disappeared, the danger level may increase exponentially. How can it be the same as other dust particles?
He now knew what kind of people his teammates were, so he simply stopped talking.

As the passage was closed, the situation inside the dust took a sharp turn for the worse.

According to the original timeline, Liu Shuji successfully killed Chen Xiang with the killing array, and also designed to eliminate the Xiao family army. In a short period of time, he absorbed a huge amount of evil power, which required time to refine. The lean camel of Qu State was bigger than the horse, and it could still hold on for a few more years. However, now that Master Xuanying broke the killing array and rescued Chen Xiang, Liu Shuji suffered a backlash, causing him to be more eager to obtain evil power to repair his injuries. At this time, he happened to meet Lu Changguo who came to his door...

Once the seeds of plague were sown, they spread rapidly and unstoppably like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins. In just three months, even the suburbs of Qudu had fallen.

Emperor Qu had no choice but to order the crown prince to lead the other princes to migrate south, while he remained in Qudu. The plague crisis and the division of power led to chaos in the rear, and the battle between the Southwest Army and the Xu Army was also very stalemate. Fortunately, because the crown prince of Qu led his troops to migrate south and the possible epidemic that followed, most of the attention of the Restoration Army was focused on the north, so the Southwest Army was not in danger of being attacked from both sides.

In this muddy water, the army flying the banner with the word "new" took the opportunity to pick up leaks frantically, and continued to swallow up the surrounding fragmented territories like a cannibal.

The people under Shi Xuanying's command are becoming more and more tacit in their understanding of each other.

Xiao Hongfan is good at roaming warfare and siege warfare. Wherever he goes, there are red flags. It is just like what Master Xuanying predicted, the fire of the phoenix spreads across the prairie. General Shao is even better at defending cities. The border between Qu State and Dachen State is so long, and there is a large plain in the middle with no natural barriers. He can hold it firmly, let alone such a small number of city defenses?
As the border line continued to expand, Chen Xiang in the rear quickly led his troops to move in.

In order to win people's hearts in the shortest possible time, he ordered people to spread all kinds of rumors first, such as the appearance of Xinu, the destiny of heaven, and the gift of divine grain by heaven as a congratulations, and then added some tangible benefits as bait. After the people tasted the sweetness, he began to keep "painting the cake".

All the people want is to have enough food and clothing and to live a peaceful life.

These remnants of the Small Chen Kingdom, who were located on the periphery, had a much weaker sense of belonging to the Small Chen Kingdom than the people in big cities and towns.

Because of poverty and disaster, life has become extremely difficult. The rules and barriers that were once regarded as life are like bubbles that burst with a single poke. Moreover, with Tao County and Linxi County as the precedents, the resistance to reform and rebuilding a new order is relatively less great.

Chen Xiang was very shrewd and his three-pronged approach was very effective.

After quickly calming the people, he began to take action without stopping. What he had learned for decades finally came in handy, and at his old age, he was as good as Yan Cui at work.

The current chaotic situation is a hardship for the common people, but it is the best opportunity for Master Xuanying.

The Xu and Qu states were restraining each other, and it was impossible for them to cease fire, let alone shake hands and make peace to deal with a newly rising small force. Therefore, they could only watch the "Daxin" force take shape step by step.

Currently, the plague is rampant in the north of Qu State. Even with Liu Shuji's "antidote", it cannot be completely controlled. Dachen State has been caught in the crossfire and has no antidote. The situation is even worse than that of Qu State. In just three months, the entire north has been littered with corpses, and there is a trend of spreading to the south.

Compared with the devastating disaster suffered by these two countries, the difficulties encountered by the State of Xu were merely a series of troubles caused by the sudden change of imperial power. As the external pressure became greater and greater, the State of Xu quickly reached a tacit consensus on external affairs, and the position of the new emperor was temporarily stable.

Shi Xuanying certainly couldn't let them dominate the market.

The Qu State was lagging behind in the rear, and seeing that the Qu army was losing ground, Shi Xuanying, after integrating information from all parties, prepared to send Yan Cui as an envoy to secretly go to the Southwest Army to discuss a joint counterattack against the Xu army.

“Also, the plague is a calamity after all and we cannot let it go,” said Master Xuanying.

"It will take at least half of our savings to make the antidote." Yan Cui didn't feel reluctant this time, and happily took out the spirit stones and gave them to Shi Xuanying and Bai Xuexing, "But since we have contributed, we can't be unknown heroes."

"Of course." Shi Xuanying was also prepared to "win over" the people's hearts. She paused and said, "Are you bringing Guan Xiang with you on this diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Qu?"

"Well, take it with you." Yan Cui understood her worries. "My current identity has already deeply bound me to Guan Xiang and Xiao Hongfan. Simply avoiding them won't solve the problem, and I won't accomplish anything. The best way is to clean the dust core and eliminate the dust mustard as soon as possible. I estimate that I can only hold on for five months at most."

Shi Xuanying nodded.

Bai Xuexing turned the Buddhist beads in his palm and chanted the Buddha's name.

Five months... can it really complete the change of the Heavenly Dao and clear the remnants of the Dust Core?
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"Didn't you tell me that you have the antidote?" Emperor Qu's face was ferocious, and his eyes were burning red with anger.

Liu Shuji knelt on the ground, speaking in an extremely calm tone: "After multiple transmissions, the disease began to mutate and is now different from the original. However, no matter how it changes, it still has its roots. I have led the Imperial Hospital to develop a new antidote. The spread of the disease in the city has significantly slowed down, and it will be completely under control in a few days."

In just three months, it seemed like thirty years had passed for Emperor Qu. He had lost a lot of weight, looked very bad, his temples were white, and his face was covered with wrinkles. After his anger gradually subsided, only dejection and old age remained. "Go down."

Liu Shuji responded and slowly left the study.

The winter sun in the north is dazzling but not warm.

Liu Shuji narrowed his eyes, looked back at the hall, his eyes were as dark as a deep pool.

The overwhelming amount of evil energy that has been pouring in recently is already enough. Any more might even make things worse. That person should lie in the grave he dug with his own hands.

He walked into the alley step by step, and behind him, the eunuch exclaimed, "Your Majesty!"

"Someone! Call the imperial physician! His Majesty has fainted!"

At this distance, a normal person should not be able to hear clearly what was happening inside the palace. Liu Shuji walked out of the palace quickly without any pause.

Shan Chen Jie will soon be finished. I'm sorry that I haven't been feeling well recently and the updates have been unstable. I will try to maintain daily updates in the future.