The Demon Soul is Coming

() Qingying Qiu Yuxiang coughed anxiously.

Liu Sang said, "How are you?"

Qingying Qiu Yuxiang said: "It's okay. I have been like this since I was a child. I am fine on weekdays. If I am frightened, I will easily faint. These years have actually improved a lot."

Liu Sang said suspiciously: "We also invited a doctor just now, and he said that there is nothing wrong with Miss Yuxiang..."

"Probably has nothing to do with the body," Qingying Qiu Yuxiang said, "I had a serious illness when I was young. After recovering from the illness, I can't remember all the previous things clearly. After that, I often dream, and I always feel that I have a lot of blurs. But I can’t recall the memory. Since then, I have often fainted. My family has consulted many famous doctors, but it will not be cured. Later, a Taoist from the inner alchemy school said that I was "restless of the three souls" and prescribed some medicines. The elixir to soothe the nerves and nourish the life gradually improved a lot later, and I haven't committed any crimes in the past few years."

Liu Sang thought this was reasonable, if she was always like this, she would faint at every turn, how dare she run from Yanzhou to Yangzhou, and then to Hezhou by herself? ..

Can't help but ask: "Then Yu Xiang just now..."

Qingying Qiu Yuxiang was lying under the quilt, looking at him: "I saw you suddenly just now, for some reason, I seemed to think of many things in my 'previous life', and countless illusions ran in my mind, but I couldn't figure it out. , I fainted for some reason.”

Liu Sang rubbed his nose: "I'm not a monster, can't I be like this?"

Qingying Qiu Yuxiang struggled to get up.

Liu Sang hurried forward, supported her weak and boneless arm, and asked her to sit up.Qingying Qiu Yuxiang looked at him, and said in a low voice: "I don't know why, since Yu Xiang saw the real appearance of the young master, she felt that she should have met the young master a long, long time ago, and the young master should also recognize Yu Xiang. I don't know Does the son also feel this way?"

Liu Sang shook his head with a wry smile.Even if both of them are "soul wear", but he must not have recognized this beauty in his last life, otherwise.As an adolescent boy who has never even held the hand of a female classmate, it is impossible for him to have no impression.

And according to Qingying Qiu Yuxiang's "memory of past life", it doesn't seem like she traveled from that world with airplanes and cars.

Could it be that she, like Xiaoying and Youyou, saw him during the 900 years when he was sleeping in the gray world?But she said she was by a "red river" in her previous life.There is no "red river" in the gray world.

Qingying Qiu Yuxiang looked disappointed: "Really?"

Liu Sang looked at her seriously: "Even if Miss Yuxiang really has a 'memory of a previous life', in this life, you are you. You are Qingying Concubine, not someone else, so why bother to think about your last life? who is it?"

"Although what the young master said is correct," Qingying Qiu Yuxiang said sadly, "it's just that, in the dark, I always feel that I seem to have forgotten something important. I always feel that I came here for a reason, but I always can’t think of what I’m going to do? I also know that it’s unreasonable for me to be so sad for spring and autumn. It’s like worrying about worrying. But I really can’t control myself. Who am I? Why am I Come here? I always feel that if I don’t get them clear, I will never be able to settle down.”

Liu Sang thought, what's going on?Or are these just her imaginations, and she's just a girl suffering from depression?

At this time, Xia Yingchen's voice came from outside the door: "Husband, Aunt Xuan has arrived and is waiting for husband in the square."

Liu Sang knew that the "Aunt Xuan" she was referring to was Yinyue Xuanxuan from the April envoy of Toad Palace, and replied, "I'll go right away." She looked at Qingying Qiu Yuxiang again.

Qingying Qiu Yuxiang said in a low voice: "My lord, since you have something important to do, just get busy."

Liu Sang supported her, helped her lie down, and covered her with a quilt: "Yu Xiang also rested earlier." She walked outside the house.

Behind him, Qingying Qiu Yuxiang grabbed the quilt and looked at his back as he walked towards the door. She seemed to remember something, but couldn't remember it at all. She was at a loss, feeling sad for a while...

When Liu Sang came to the square, Yinyue Xuanxuan was already standing there waiting for him. Behind her, there were eight Xuancai, 36 Caiyi, and 72 disciples.These eight Xuancai, 36 Caiyi, and 72 disciples were all selected from Toad Palace. It can be said that they represent the main force of Toad Palace.

Toad Palace finally decided to stand by his side and fight with him. For Liu Sang, it was much easier.The most crucial point is that his "talisman" is to cast talismans with spells. For those who don't understand spells, they can't use them at once. The addition of Toad Palace makes the spells he made can be used directly.

In the next few days, while continuing to travel between Taiyi Realm, Moon Spirit Realm, and Star Realm, absorbing the energy of witch spirits and making spiritual sand, he taught them how to make and use talismans.Although they are also filled with witch spirit energy, the Taiyi Realm is somewhat different from the Moon Spirit Realm and the Star Realm. In the Moon Spirit Realm, there is always mysterious yin and yang energy circulating, while in the Star Realm, there are planets rotating. But the Taiyi Realm is full of golden light, the golden light is extremely dazzling, just like being in the Golden Crow.

Liu Sang thought, what would it be like if "the three realms merged into one"?

Although I really want to try it, I'm not sure how it will affect the dark goddess who stays in the star realm and cannot leave the star realm. If she is wiped out during the reorganization of the three realms, what will happen to Liu? For Sang, it was obviously unacceptable.

He called this group of women's army composed of women from the Toad Palace, who used spells as the main means of fighting the enemy, "Xuanyu Soldiers". To show justice, Daiyu, Baochai, and Tan, who had become his inner disciples, also joined. Here, there are eight Xuancai, 36 Caiyi, 74 disciples, plus the leader Yinyue Xuanxuan, a total of 120 nine people.

The production of spells and the training of the Xuanyu Corps have become his main tasks during this time. Although he really wants to talk to Qingying Qiu Yuxiang again, or to trick the lady into wearing those strange clothes, But war is important. The so-called "soldiers are the land of death and life" is related to the lives of thousands of people, so he naturally dare not be careless.

Just like that, after another ten days, the news of the Western Navy's invasion of Nanyuan finally came.

Since it was originally under the rule of Lord Zhiyu, Qiu Danyang, who served as the county guard, threw himself into Youyi City, and revealed that Lord Zhiyu secretly planned to attack Nanyuan as soon as the weather warmed up. The Chu Clan was somewhat prepared.

But what the Chu Clan did not expect was that the Western Navy had just begun to attack Nanyuan, and the war had just started.On the other side, a large number of warships headed by "Haiba" Zhao Wugeng broke in from the sea.Going up the Zhijiang River, Princess Ningyun personally led Xu Dongjun, and cooperated from land, only two days.It immediately occupied the entire Zhijiang River.

The appearance of a large number of warships made the Chu Clan realize that the Ningyun City side had long conspired against Zhijiang.However, facing the full-scale invasion of the Western Navy, the Chu Clan was already at a disadvantage and did not dare to fight on both sides. They had to send envoys to talk with Xu Dongfang and face the envoys sent by Youyi City.According to his son-in-law's instruction, Luming Hou tried to appease him, but didn't say a word about the seizure of Zhijiang, and then responded to Youyi City.Send the son-in-law to Youyi City to discuss the matter of resisting the Western Navy.

***

Liu Sang stood at the bow of the ship and entered the Winged City through the raised gate in a large ship.

Although it was the second time he came, but the identities of the two times were different. This time, he came here in his own name and aboveboard. <Come on, the Winged City at this moment has lost its prosperity in the past.The advent of the war made everyone feel uneasy and uneasy. People were in a panic, and they didn't know what their future would become.

Liu Sang was led into the Dragon Palace through the main entrance and came to the main hall.

Here, he finally saw Chu Yugong, the leader of the Chu Clan.

Chu Yugong was about sixty years old, with piercing eyes, white hair and long beard. As the head of the largest clan in Nanyuan, he was majestic and majestic.

Beside him, stood his second son, Chu Tianmu, who was born to three sons by Chu Yugong's wife. At this moment, his eldest son, Chu Tiancheng, and his third son, Chu Tianpin, had already led the troops to the front line, and only the second son remained behind. by your side.

There were several people standing on both sides of the steps, and among them was a man in a brocade robe, more than 40. Just seeing his very similar appearance to Ximen Wei Xu, Liu Sang knew that this person was Ximen Chang, the patriarch of the Ximen family. Ximen Wei Xu's father.

And several other people are also the real power figures in Nanyuan. Nanyuan is Shiqing Shilu, the head of the main family or an elite, and also holds an important official position in Nanyuan. Under such a system, it is unavoidable that high officials and positions are monopolized by powerful clans.

Of course, since these powerful clans also possess various martial arts and knowledge, it is difficult for ordinary people to compete with them from the very beginning. From this point of view, the talents from aristocratic families are indeed far better than ordinary people. But this has nothing to do with talent and talent, and more stems from the monopoly of various resources. From the very beginning, the children of aristocratic families have received education and martial arts that others cannot obtain, while ordinary people, in this world of prosperity In a society where people are poor and lucrative, even books cannot be touched, and even if they are full of talents and learning, they cannot get a way to make progress.

In the history of Liu Sang's last life, this phenomenon was not gradually broken and reversed until the emergence and popularization of the imperial examination system in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Even ordinary people can get a chance to be promoted through the ten-year cold window. , It no longer depends on blood and family background, but on knowledge and learning. Although there are still many unreasonable places in this selection, the impact of the emergence of the imperial examination system on Chinese history is obvious.

In the main hall, while Liu Sang quietly looked at these people, these people were also looking at him.

They had heard about this Concubine of Ningyun City, Xu Dongjun's military adviser general, but at the beginning, they only talked about it as a joke. After all, a farm boy with no family background and no one who had ever heard of his name Suddenly marrying the most beautiful woman in Hezhou and becoming the son-in-law of Ningyun City, such a thing has never been heard before.

And even now, they don't know much about this young man, they only know that he is very good at drawing, and he is highly valued by the old doctor Qin from the academy. It was he who planned the strategy, but in the past, they didn't pay much attention to Xu Dong, and they didn't pay much attention to this son-in-law and military advisor of Ningyun City. Coming as Xu Dongzhi's emissary again, they might not even be interested in meeting him.

Standing at the foot of the steps, Liu Sang bowed to Duke Yu of Chu and said, "General Liu Sang of Xu Dong's army division has met Duke Chu."

Before Chu Yugong opened his mouth, Chu Tianmu said first, "The son-in-law came here to apologize for Xu Dong's taking Zhijiang from me?"

Chu Tianmu's attack was already expected by Liu Sang. The Chu Clan must have peace talks with Xu Dong, but before the peace talks, they must first criticize and occupy the righteousness, so as to grasp the initiative of the negotiations, this.If it were, he would do the same.

He said indifferently: "Why did you say that? If there is something wrong with me, Xu Dong, who seized Zhijiang, then my wife met an assassin at the gate of the Dragon Palace. Could the nobles really be able to shirk responsibility? The fiefs are only in Youyi City and the surrounding counties, not including Zhijiang. When did Zhijiang become a nobleman?"

Chu Tianmu was at a loss for words immediately, and Xia Yingchen was assassinated in Dragon Palace, it was indeed difficult for the Chu Clan to completely dispel the suspicion.If Xu Dongfei wanted to say that the Chu Clan was unrighteous first, it would be difficult for the Chu Clan to argue clearly.As for the fact that Zhijiang is not the fief of the Chu clan, this is actually true, but it has been 300 years since the founding of the Baifeng Kingdom. At that time, the princes and princes who were entrusted to the four towns and eighteen roads competed with each other for the land they occupied and the fiefs they entrusted. Do not overlap.It was something that couldn't be more normal. Although the Chu faction's possession of Zhijiang was not recognized by the court in name, what was lacking was only a name.

Liu Sang had already seen clearly that the Chu family wanted to be whores.The kind of person who wants to set up a chastity memorial archway wants to reap benefits, but also wants righteousness and fame, and he has already made a plan. The lady left after being assassinated in Youyi City. He also knew the size of the fiefdoms of the Chu Clan in name.

Chu Tianmu was suddenly blocked there, but a person turned out from the side: "The son-in-law's words are wrong. Zhijiang is not owned by the Chu Clan, but it is not in Xudong County. The king of Lin made Lingyue a second-class marquis, and the fiefdom is only in Xudong. , and the Chu family has been managing the Zhijiang waterway for nearly a hundred years, so what is the reason for Xu Dong to rob it if he says so?"

Liu Sang said: "This is..."

The man said: "I am a guest of the Chu family, my surname is Qiu and my name is Danyang."

"It turned out to be Mr. Qiu," Liu Sang said, "Since what Mr. said, Zhijiang does not belong to Xu Dong, but it is not the fief of the Chu family, then the virtuous people live there. Zhijiang is under the management of the nobles, and gangsters are causing trouble." , resentment arises from the hearts of the people, there are officers and soldiers extorting and blackmailing, and the Cao An gang is doing evil in Zhijiang, and we occupy Zhijiang, just to return it to peace..."

Qiu Danyang said: "Those who talk about benevolence and righteousness are mostly hypocrites. You seized Zhijiang by force and accused the captured of being unkind. What's the difference?"

The two were arguing over there, arguing non-stop.

Chu Tianmu heaved a sigh of relief inwardly, the son-in-law of Ningyun City is really eloquent, a dead horse can be said to be a living horse, fortunately there is Qiu Danyang, who can argue with him, saving him from embarrassment.It didn't take long for Qiu Danyang to invest in the Chu Clan, but when he came here, he alerted the Chu Clan, so that the Chu Clan had to take precautions against Young Yu Gong in advance, and promptly replaced a group of frontline generals who had been secretly bought by Zhi Yu Gong. The Chu family avoided the dangerous situation of being defeated like a mountain, and every suggestion hit the point. Chu Yugong knew that this is the time to employ people, and Qiu Danyang fled from Xihai Town because he offended Jin Jian, the number one general of Zhiyugong So far, he has both a deep understanding of Xihai Town and a strategy, and he is immediately promoted and reused, becoming an important counselor of the Chu Clan.

The two people under the steps were arguing red-faced, Chu Yugong saw that it was almost done, and said: "Mr. Qiu, step back, the son-in-law is a guest, and we should treat each other with courtesy." Although the two were evenly matched, Liu Sang was from the Xu Dong faction. The envoy who came, Qiu Danyang, was just a guest of the Chu Clan, and he had already overwhelmed Liu Sang invisibly.If the fight continues, the debate will be bloody and there will be a stalemate, which will not benefit both parties. It is just right for Chu Yugong to speak at this time.

Qiu Danyang secretly exchanged a knowing glance with Liu Sang, and retreated to his original position.

Liu Sang cupped his hands and said, "I am here this time not to compete with the lord, but to discuss the matter of the Anti-Western Navy."

Chu Yugong stepped down the steps with his hands behind his hands: "How can I believe that you have sincere cooperation?"

Liu Sang said: "If Nanyuan falls into Xi Haijun's hands, I, Xu Dong, will be the next one. The lord knows this well. It's not a question of sincerity or insincerity, but a matter of indifference and coldness between lips and teeth."

Chu Yugong said coldly: "If you really think so, you won't hold us back at this time."

Liu Sang said: "The lord may wish to think about it, although we are willing to cooperate with you to resist the Western Navy, but if there is no benefit at all, why should we send a large number of soldiers to die? Besides, we have occupied Zhijiang. , to share part of the threat of the Western Navy for your side, and on the other hand, we can even transport our soldiers to the side of the Western Navy with a large ship. Young Yugong prepared for many years, suddenly launched, and the nobles retreated one after another. Jin Jian But he didn't dare to approach and expand the results of the battle. Could it be because I, Xu Dong, suddenly approached Zhijiang, which made Jin Jian feel apprehensive and hesitant?"

Chu Tianmu sneered and said, "So, you are still thinking of us?"

"You're welcome," Liu Sang said, "It's our duty to do what is right, and this is what we should do."

Everyone: "..." This young man is not only eloquent, but also thick-skinned.

Liu Sang said: "The past is over, let's talk about the joint resistance to the Western Navy." The enemy is now, and he is not afraid of them "the past will not pass".

Chu Tianmu snorted coldly, there was nothing he could do for a while.Chu Yugong stared at Liu Sang: "I don't know the military adviser, how do you plan to cooperate with us?" He no longer called Liu Sang the son-in-law, but changed his name to the military adviser, because he already knew that this son was in Xu Dong. It does play a decisive role, and at the moment, it seems that he does have some talents.

Liu Sang had no intention of chatting with them at first, and the arguments just now were more of a temptation between each other. After all, it is impossible for Xu Dong to give up Zhijiang again, and the Chu Clan does not. Maybe at this critical juncture, he fell out with them because of Zhijiang.

He looked at Chu Yugong, and said seriously: "I don't know how you plan to deal with Xi Haijun?"

... (To be continued.)