Two Realms: I use martial arts to ask for longevity

Chapter 513: The Emperor's Appearance + Mirror Flower and Water Moon
It is not too late.

Zhou Ping'an personally led 45,000 soldiers and set out at dawn. On the way, they found a plain place by the water and set up camp to rest for a night. On the next day, they cooked a meal. After marching for another hour, they saw a huge city with towering walls about six feet high.

Looking around, there was plain all around the huge city, with no crops to be seen. The air carried by the wind was tinged with the fragrance of grains.

Presumably, officials and civilians in the city had issued orders to harvest the rice crops long before the war began.

At the same time, he also ordered the people in the villages and towns in all directions to move into the city as much as possible, or to defend the city, or to temporarily hide in the city and work together to defend the city.

Various measures have proved this.

Han Guang, the prefect of Chitong County, was originally prepared to fight a stalemate with his own troops.

This person not only has a high level of cultivation and has already cultivated the Dharma image, but he is also extremely familiar with government affairs and leading troops.

He is considered one of the most outstanding talents under the Brahma Temple.

It is highly valued by Brahma Temple.

This can be seen from the position he holds.

In some ways, although Han Guang did not serve as the head of an academy, his status was not much lower than that of the head of an academy.

He controls the military and personnel of Chitong County. On the surface, he follows the orders of the imperial court, but in fact, he is trusted by Fantian. He is good at dancing with the sleeves and pleasing both sides. He has held the position of county magistrate for more than ten years. He is no easy person to deal with.

Unfortunately, this person's plans and strategies came to nothing overnight.

In the battle of Sanshan Pass, he first joined forces with the Jile Buddha, but was defeated by Baihe, a rare Zhenwu Dharma Realm powerhouse. Then, he was killed by Zhou Pingan who used the art of overturning seas and rivers to move around and block the killing blow of Monk Xuanming, and his death was completely worthless.

All the measures he had taken during his lifetime to defend the city and clear the countryside had become meaningless.

It is said that being too capable has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that when he is around, the city is naturally as solid as a rock and no water can get in.

The downside is that once this person dies, the whole city will lose its backbone and will be unable to do anything.

Just like when Qin Hao led the vanguard army here before, with only more than a thousand soldiers and horses, they easily attacked the city without encountering any decent resistance.

Just like now.

"The city gates are not even closed. Is this a complete mess?"

Zhou Ping'an had sharp eyes and could see clearly from a long distance that the drawbridge in the direction of the south gate of Chitong County had been lowered early, the gate was wide open, and people were coming and going.

Even if he saw his 50,000-strong army slowly approaching in a black mass.

All the people acted as if they didn't see it.

At this moment, they seemed to be collectively deaf and blind.

"This……"

Zhou Ping'an was riding on a big white-haired tiger, slowing down his pace. He couldn't help but feel surprised when he saw this scene.

"That's it. I was saying that the people of Chitong County are very strange. They are not afraid of death at all.

Who doesn't know that the Lord loves his people like his own children? Surrendering is the best way at this time, but assassinating and attacking in secret doesn't seem like a sincere surrender..."

When Qin Hao saw the city again, his breathing became uneven.

He was obviously remembering how he had retreated from the city in disgrace a few days ago.

"No, Qin Hao, look at the soldiers under your command..."

Zhou Ping'an took a quick glance and found that Qin Hao's mood was not right.

He actually saw a hint of reluctance and a sense of retreat in the depths of this guy's eyes.

This is a bit hard to understand.

Who is Qin Hao?

He was a man who feared nothing, and would rather lose his head or starve to death than succumb to the Red Lotus Thief's fierce character.

At the beginning, just because of a word from his mother, the strong man who was more than two meters tall starved to the point of being skin and bones.

If Zhou Ping'an's actions in Qingyang City had not touched the old woman's icy heart and made her send her son to the military camp, she would probably never have met this talented young man who was born with supernatural powers and a unique talent for martial arts.

According to Zhou Ping'an's observation, in the Ping'an Army, apart from Lin Huaiyu, Qin Hao and Xiang Tieniu have the strongest martial arts talent.

In this respect, Tang Lin'er can't compare to them.

What are its strengths?

Not only is he strong in talent and physique, but he is also strong in will.

With Qin Hao's mentality of being accustomed to life and death after having fought in many bloody battles, when he saw this city, he actually felt like retreating.

Something is definitely wrong.

"You mean, there was originally a huge Buddha statue more than ten feet tall in the Puji Temple in Chitong County?"

"That's right. Anyone who has been to Chitong County knows this. And I've never heard of the golden statue of Buddha being removed."

It definitely cannot be dismantled.

With the teachings of Brahma Temple.

The Buddha statue has been erected, and taking it down would be a very disrespectful act.

Even if the city was lost, the Buddha statues would still remain there. Unless absolutely necessary, would they take the initiative to remove them?
Yu Changsheng also nodded and said, "I came here a few days ago. I was just outside the city and could see the tall Buddha statue. Under the sunlight, it reflected the light and was very conspicuous."

A hint of surprise also appeared on her face.

At this time, we were very close to the city.

Looking around, there was no golden Buddha statue more than ten feet tall to be seen; the city was empty.

The tallest building is only about 20 or 30 feet high, so it is impossible to make a mistake.

"The most amazing thing is that when I entered the city, I could still see the Buddha statue, but once I was inside the city, I could no longer see it."

"It's still there, but you just can't see it."

Zhou Ping'an burned a hundred threads of wish, his spirit was infinitely elevated, his eyes turned light gold, and he looked into the city from afar.

In the middle of the city, in the void, there was a place with faintly noticeable distorted ripples in the air, like the scorching ground on a hot summer day, with wisps of heat waves rising up.

"All appearances are false. If you see that all appearances are not appearances, then you see the Tathagata."

A verse that was once widely circulated in modern society flashed through Zhou Ping'an's mind.

He roughly guessed what was going on.

Although even the myths and legends of this world are different, if we trace back to the origins, they are probably still closely related to the three religions.

As the saying goes, Buddha and Bodhisattva can have thousands of forms and infinite incarnations. One thought can reach three thousand worlds and they are everywhere.

It is only natural that here we have their traditional teachings passed down from generation to generation.

There is no need to delve into which lineage or person the tradition originated from.

But no matter who passed down the Dharma, there is not much difference in their fundamental teachings.

Just guess along this line.

"The last time you entered the city, your minds were probably affected, your wisdom was clouded, and you fell into the quagmire without knowing it."

Zhou Pingan took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes: "Fortunately, you led the troops to retreat quickly, otherwise, the whole army would have been in danger of being wiped out."

Don't be hard, be soft.

With his spiritual influence as gentle as spring breeze and rain, he almost trapped all the thousand-plus cavalrymen led by Qin Hao. His move was subtle and extremely clever.

"Let's go into the city. As usual, we need to break their faith first..."

Zhou Pingan laughed and ordered, "Second brother, lead the troops in person, block the four city gates, control the granaries in the city, collect all the food in the city, and control the distribution. The specific distribution of food is subject to my orders."

"As ordered."

"Master, uncle, we'll have to trouble you two to assist the Tang brothers and lead the people to re-measure the land and record the population of each household...how to distribute the land? Follow my orders."

"Please rest assured that you are safe. Your master will keep a close eye on this matter for you and will not allow anyone to show partiality."

Su Lianxue said cheerfully.

He also did not forget to glance at the two scholars standing not far away from him.

They were Tang Fangjie and Tang Fangyong from the Tang family.

They are all rare and well-educated people.

Both of them have achieved great success. Although they have never served in government, they are very proficient in political strategies.

This is a talent recommended by Tang Wan herself.

He can be considered one of his own.

However, in Su Lianxue's eyes, this was not the case.

She believed that the people of the Tang family were outsiders, and that Tang Wan's marriage into the family was meant to compete with her beloved disciple Lin Huaiyu for a position. She was very clear about the differences between insiders and outsiders.

Gu Qingqiu, on the other hand, agreed with a smile, without expressing any intention against the Tang family.

He had served as the law enforcement elder of the Yunshui Sect for a long time and had long understood what Zhou Ping'an meant.

Arranging people from all parties to work together does not necessarily mean to prevent something.

From the very beginning, we should carry out personnel balance to eliminate all hidden dangers in the bud.

Although he has not yet occupied a state, Zhou Ping'an has already consciously or unconsciously used the art of balance instinctively and truly has the qualities of an emperor.

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Chapter 600: Mirror Flower and Water Moon
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Only three days passed.

With 50,000 armored soldiers and many real martial arts masters in command, the Ping An Army put out a series of assassination attacks.

Finally, the atmosphere of hatred and fanaticism in the city was completely suppressed.

Things are taking a turn for the better.

First, dozens of beggars and refugees, skin and bones, staggered along with the soldiers and came to the front of Puji Temple, shouting and cursing at the bald donkey, spitting at the small Buddha statue in front of the door, and urinating...

Moreover, he spoke foul words and insulted the Supreme Being of Brahma.

Soon, these people wore new clothes, ate fine grains and cooked meat, and were allocated houses and land...

No matter how strong a fortress is, it is always easier to break it from the inside.

If everyone is united in their hatred of the enemy and would rather starve to death than surrender, naturally no one can do anything to them.

After all, Zhou Ping'an has already figured it out these days.

The people in the city actually believed bizarrely that they would go to the sacred mountain after death, and that they would be reborn into wealthy families in the next life to enjoy glory.

They didn't doubt this obviously false and pie-in-the-sky story at all, as if they were all out of their minds.

It’s not that no one has made them face reality.

The Ping An Army dispatched a large number of "meat trumpets" to wake up these people...

Whether it is reasoning or presenting facts, it is useless...

On the contrary, the soldiers entering the city also began to believe in this "pie in the sky" strategy.

Therefore, Zhou Ping'an had to take drastic measures.

Since everyone has gone crazy and can't wake up, just starve.

Control food, control the fields, start from interests, start from human nature, and undermine their minds.

The reason for doing this is that Zhou Pingan discovered that there is an invisible force field covering the entire city.

Moreover, the greatest support force for this field is the power of faith of hundreds of thousands of people.

And this crazy belief in Brahma seems to be artificially created.

"So, the missing golden Buddha statue is the culprit, and the people's faith is the root cause...

Only by starting from the root can I break this strange field power, otherwise, I will have no choice but to leave this city."

Thinking of Tang Wan's reminder to me.

Zhou Ping'an vaguely understood.

The closer you get to the Brahma Temple, the more likely strange things are to happen.

If in the past there was no understanding of the divine martial realm.

Zhou Ping'an still couldn't figure out what was going on.

He learned from Tang Wan that the Divine Martial Realm can control the laws, which is a very unreasonable ability.

Just like old man Tang Yu, the prototype of the field he realized was actually the field of literature and art. Once it was spread out, his opponents would think of nothing else but to compete with him in poetry, books and essays.

If you are not aware of such a strange ability, you will definitely suffer a great loss when you encounter it for the first time.

Since the Tang family has such a strange power of law.

Then, there is naturally a Brahma Temple as well.

He suspected that in the city of Chitong County, the old monk Xuanming escaped with the relic, and probably did not leave, but used the Buddha statue to create such a big drama.

The so-called Buddha statue is certainly not just a decoration.

It is very likely that this is the prop used by the founder of the Divine Martial Realm of the Brahma Temple to infiltrate this world.

This world lacks spiritual power, so they cannot come here in person. However, they can still do it by relying on faith and using the Buddha statue as a bridge to create a specific law field.

"I said there's no need to go to that trouble. Just let me go to Puji Temple and tear down that dilapidated temple. No, just burn it down."

Yu Changsheng also felt as if someone was chanting scriptures next to her ear day and night, which made her upset, so she came up with an idea.

After "capturing" the Chitong County City, the soldiers of both sides did not engage in fighting and the kerosene defending the city was naturally all seized.

It is naturally easy to burn down a temple in a city.

"It's useless. If the Buddha statue doesn't show up, even if I go into the Puji Temple, I won't be able to find their real bodies. It's meaningless."

Zhou Ping'an looked in the direction of Puji Temple and found that the transparent ripples in the air suddenly became clearer.

"It really works to break their faith."

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In the next two days, as the hungry people in the city began to turn green-eyed and imitated the refugees and beggars in insulting Brahma, Zhou Ping'an saw the golden Buddha statue emerge little by little from the void.

I saw that the Puji Temple, which was originally empty, suddenly became magnificent and had a completely different appearance.

"This is the real Puji Temple. If there is no improvement, in ten days or half a month, I'm afraid that the nearly 50,000 troops entering the city will also be converted by it. What a powerful place... What is the law? I'd like to try it out."

"go together."

Yu Changsheng also looked in amazement at the golden Buddha statue over ten feet tall that suddenly appeared. He took a deep breath and shouted with a fierce fighting spirit.

Bai He did not ask for a fight, but advised: "The enemy situation is unclear, and we don't know what capabilities this Buddha statue has. It is better to wait and see."

"Can't wait any longer."

Zhou Pingan shook his head.

"Did you feel it? As the golden Buddha statue became visible to the naked eye, the power that infected the soul seemed to be stronger."

Su Lianxue frowned and sensed for a while, "Yes, even though we knew that there were enemies hiding in the Puji Temple, we couldn't muster any desire to fight, and we didn't seem to feel any threat..."

This is totally wrong.

Even someone like Su Lianxue, who was in the middle stage of the Zhenwu realm, would feel that Puji Temple posed no threat, and would not want to attack it, so she would intentionally or unintentionally want to ignore it.

So, what about ordinary soldiers?

Zhou Pingan looked at the dozens of elite soldiers around him. They were all exhausted. Some of them even covered their mouths with their hands and yawned...

"I'd better go."

I felt a slight sense of crisis in my heart.

Zhou Ping'an pondered for a while and finally decided to take action himself.

The sense of crisis is very weak, which proves that the crisis of Puji Temple can be overcome in principle and without hurting oneself.

What exactly is going on? We'll have to wait and see.

He looked at Yu Changsheng and said, "No matter what abnormal situation occurs later, Uncle Master must not act rashly. Just watch from a distance."

"At this critical moment, second brother, you must not be soft-hearted. Anyone who takes advantage of the chaos must be a diehard of the Brahma Temple. They must be suppressed immediately. We must not allow them to stir up a large amount of public resentment and cause the situation to fluctuate again."

"I see."

Baihe nodded heavily.

Since all the monks in the Brahma Temple are based on faith, they can use the power of people's thoughts and perform all kinds of magical skills.

Then, controlling the people around and calming them down would be the greatest help to Zhou Ping'an.

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As you step into the real gate of Puji Temple, the air vibrates like water waves.

The ten-foot-tall statue had three-foot-tall golden light emitting from its eyes and a white glow between its eyebrows. It seemed to be alive, and its voice resounded throughout the city: "Zhou Ping'an, I don't know whether I should say that you are confident or arrogant. You really dare to come in and die!"

With a dull roar like thunder, the golden Buddha statue bent its body slightly and knocked down with a punch.

The fist is as big as a house, and the energy condenses into substance.

It fell with a whistling sound.

The sky and the earth turned into countless crystal glass fragments. The huge force stirred up a strong wind, which seemed to tear Zhou Pingan apart as well.

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(End of this chapter)