Chapter 249: Entering the Dameng Academy again, a giant puppet weapon beyond the ninth level!
There is a small team stationed on the Twin Islands. They are from the Restoration Army and there are not many of them, only about 500 people.

The leading general was named Jiang Tian, ​​who was of the fifth rank, and he had eight deputy generals of the sixth rank, and the rest were all of the seventh rank.

They were not invited by Zhao Xing, but Sun Shizhao submitted a report to Chongming Prefecture to apply for stationing there.

Originally, Zhao Xing did not agree to send troops to the Gemini Islands.

Because the weaker the island's apparent strength is, the better. If it is so weak that others are too lazy to attack it, it will naturally be safe.

What's the point of having an extra army of 500 people?
Previously, He Wu of the Wu Luo Army and Fang Ze of the Jiu Jiang Army had expressed their willingness to send a team of 500 people led by a fifth-rank officer to garrison.

But Zhao Xing refused.

Again, it's useless.

If something really happens, even if there are 1500 more people, it won't make much difference.

On the contrary, it may attract attention.

If it is the fourth rank, it would be useful. You can configure it as a fourth-rank chief general, a fifth-rank deputy general, and sixth-rank soldiers... How can you, a small Gemini County, be so worthy of this?
Therefore, Zhao Xing did not agree to send troops to garrison, at least not to his land island.

But he could not resist Sun Shizhao's repeated requests.

Sun Shizhao has been quite frightened in recent years because several nearby islands have suffered attacks to varying degrees.

Some county magistrates were beheaded or died in the line of duty, while others were demoted for failing to protect the people.

Being an official at sea offers great opportunities for promotion, but it is also dangerous, and Sun Shizhao was mentally prepared for it.

It's just that he didn't catch a good time. He has been an official for twenty years, and happened to catch up with the great war to pacify the barbarians. It is not as easy to survive in the East China Sea as before.

Because the administrative evaluation of the entire Pinghai Prefecture has become more stringent.

If it weren't for the arrival of Yuan Ranghou nine years ago, he would have returned to the inland to serve as an official even if he was demoted to the fifth rank.

After Zhao Xing came, he felt that his luck had finally changed and he had a chance of promotion.

However, in the past few years since the outbreak of the Middle Grade War, the danger level in the East China Sea has increased year by year.

Sun Shizhao just didn't understand why, with the East China Sea Legion and the water tribe chieftain army like Bai Yunwu blocking the open sea, they couldn't kill all the "pirates"?

It is said that the spies of the Fangwai sect who have been lurking for many years have emerged, but why has there been no effect after several years of anti-counterrevolution? Why has the coastal defense map been changed so many times, but it is still like a sieve?
Being an official like Sun Shizhao is quite helpless.

There are evil sects outside and spies inside. The imperial court is cracking down on counter-revolutionaries, while the evil sects are carrying out terrorist attacks.

He wanted to do something, but found out that he, as the top leader, had no say in anything.

He applied to Chongming Prefecture for permission to station a military camp, and the prefecture chancellor actually asked him to ask Zhao Xing, the Zuosi Zheng, for his opinion.

The reason is that the expenses of the garrison must be paid by the Sinong Supervisor, so we have to ask Zhao Sinong first.

Sun Shizhao realized that he had no say in the matter.

Because the reasons given by Chongming Prefecture were rather ridiculous, even according to the reply above, the person to be asked should be Fang Anmin, the fifth-rank director of the Shuangzi Sinong Bureau, as he is the person in charge of the county's finances.

What's going on when you ask Longma Prison?
Well, Marquis Yuan Rang is very powerful and has a strong background, so it’s okay to ask him.

But why didn't he agree to send more powerful troops to protect the Twin Islands?

After being in the officialdom for many years, Sun Shizhao really couldn't understand the situation.

Seeing that Sun Shizhao had requested many times in recent years, Zhao Xing agreed to allow 500 members of the Restoration Army to station there in order to reassure Sun Shizhao.

With the protection of the army, he finally felt at ease, but in the past few days, Sun Shizhao's eyelids started twitching again.

My heart is beating fast too.

He went to find Jiang Tian with concern, but Jiang Tian didn't feel that way.

He planned to go to Longma Prison on Lu Island to report to Zhao Xing, but he was afraid that Zhao Xing would bother him.

Sun Shizhao was so nervous that he thought about applying for a transfer many times. However, as his ten years of hard work were almost complete and only half a year was left, he was unwilling to give up this opportunity.

Anxious and tired, Sun Shizhao had never felt so tired before.

When he saw no hope, he dared to bet his entire fortune that Zhao Xing could lead the Twin Islands to take off.

But now, a few years later, his state of mind is not as good as before.

People always become anxious and worried when they are close to success.

Sun Shizhao just wanted to quickly get through the 29th year of the Jingxin calendar, quickly receive the excellent evaluation from Chongming Prefecture, and quickly...

"Lord Sun, quickly activate the city formation! Organize the people to enter the city, quickly!"

"What?" Sun Shizhao was startled and jumped up immediately. He recognized that it was Jiang Tian's voice.

"General, what happened?"

Jiang Tian's men were not here. He used the Thousand Miles Passing Token: "The sentry I left on the east side of the island died, and the signal of a group of patrol guards did not match!"

"I pretended not to know and delayed the time, but you have to act quickly!"

"it is good!"

Jiang Tian immediately sent a message to all departments in the county.

"Tiangongsi, activate the defense formation immediately!"

"Patrol Inspector Luo Yong, take your men to assist in the city defense. Anyone who cannot enter the city must be a spy, kill him immediately!"

"Also, send some troops to the Ministry of Agriculture and ask them to immediately dispatch all the ships and boats to bring the people outside the city back to the city."

"Priest Li of the temple, send a message to Chongming Prefecture immediately and inform us that we have been attacked by an unknown person."

"The priests of each temple should immediately invite the gods to come out and coordinate with the Inspection Office and the Ministry of Agriculture outside the city..."

Before the incident happened, he was terrified, but when it really happened, Sun Shizhao was not so afraid anymore.

His methodical deployment demonstrated the qualities that a capable official should have.

After giving all these instructions, he immediately took out a talisman and threw it away. Flames burned, revealing a human face.

"Marquis Yuan Rang, Wan Island has been attacked by an unknown attacker!"

The human face nodded: "Don't panic, comfort the people. I have killed the main culprit, the rest are on the run, I am chasing them."

"Huh?" Sun Shizhao was stunned.

…………

Time goes back to a quarter of an hour ago. General Jinhou led his subordinates, shuttled through the cloud road, and quietly landed on Gemini Bay Island from the west.

"General, there are secret sentries." The adjutant next to Jin Hou said, "Look three miles southwest, there are three people hiding with water-repelling beads."

"There is a patrol team in the northwest, and there are also four secret sentries."

"Kill the secret sentry and capture the patrol guards." Jinhou said casually.

The warship is completely invisible, and with the specifications of the Twin Islands, it cannot be detected at all.

There are only two situations when deploying defense at sea: either they cannot get in, or if they get in, they will kill indiscriminately.

Because of the East Sea Corps and the Shuizu Tusi Army in front, these two lines of defense are already the strongest coastal defense of the Great Zhou.

With the latest coastal defense map and the caravan as an insider, they sneaked over here, which is a relatively weak link. The defense of the county island cannot be very high.

Of course, the vigilance of the East China Sea is much higher now, and they have to fight quickly and decisively, shoot and run, because General Jinhou is a relatively young fourth-rank general, and he is not the kind of person who is nearing the end of his life and would come for a suicide attack.

After wreaking havoc, he would have to hide somewhere else and come out again after a few months or a year or two.

"Quickly get the key information and sneak into the Twin Cities. You only have half an hour after entering the city. Only look for officials and ignore civilians."

"I repeat, try not to kill them. The key is to use the Blood Kui Method to knock them down to a lower realm and steal the luck of the officials of the Great Zhou."

General Jinmao said calmly.

Why did he come here? Because after cooperating with the sect, he obtained the method of stealing luck!

While knocking down the realm, you can also steal some of the luck of the officials of the Great Zhou.

If the officials are not killed, the court will have to compensate them, which will cause greater harm than killing them.

"General, the interrogation is over. He said there is..."

"He is lying, you have been deceived." Jinhou slapped the captured seventh-rank commander of the Restoration Army.

A blood-red palm print was imprinted on his forehead, and then came out from behind his body.

Bits of light scattered across heaven and earth from the commander's body, but a part of it was swept back by the blood.

"Gulong~" General Golden Throat swallowed it, and the face of this seventh-rank commander suddenly turned pale.

After this palm strike, he was only at the early eighth level, and all the gifts from the court were gone!

"It's not even enough to fill the gaps between our teeth." General Jinhou waved his hand, "Hurry and enter the city."

"Yes."

Everyone jumped off the dark golden warship, even General Goldthroat himself left the warship, leaving only a few people behind to guard it.

The warships did not go directly into the city because they were afraid of being recorded and leaving traces. It was fine if they stopped outside the island.

But at this moment——

"call out!"

A sword light suddenly appeared from a thousand meters in the south.

Sword Qi! The powerful sword Qi was like a green dragon, and this road seemed to have suddenly emerged from space.

General Jinhou's scalp felt like it was going to explode, and an extremely strong sense of crisis surged into his heart.

After so many years of killing, he had encountered several life-and-death crises, but this time was the most intense.

When he turned around with trembling body to look at the source of fear, the Qinglong sword energy was already in front of him.

At this time, except for Jinhou, no one reacted and continued to fly forward.

"Snow falling!" Before the life-and-death crisis, General Jinhou's spirit and energy reached the peak, and his swordsmanship also reached an unprecedented power.

He broke through on the battlefield. As the sword flashed, snowflakes seemed to fall from the sky.

At this moment, General Jinhou's sword finally caught up with the speed of the sword energy.

If it were under normal circumstances, Jinhou would probably not be able to help but jump for joy, because the power of his Piaoxue move was infinitely close to the perfect attack power of the fourth level.

But now, he only felt fear!

Because when his sword energy touched the green dragon, it was instantly disintegrated by the dragon's claws.

The Qinglong sword energy seemed to carry an indestructible force, and it directly shattered his knife energy with the most powerful posture.

"clang!"

The sixth-grade intermediate-level Liuguang Knife in Jinhou's hand was knocked out of his hand by the sword energy.

The blade flipped quickly, like a sharp cutting disc, slicing the bodies of the ten martial artists and three lieutenants nearby.

He himself was hit by the Qinglong sword energy.

"Pfft~"

The armor on General Jinhou's body shone with a dazzling light. The chest area of ​​the sixth-grade top-grade Feather Wind Armor suddenly sank, and Jinhou's body was bent like a shrimp.

"Bang!" Although the sword energy did not penetrate the armor and its power was weakened by 70%, the remaining 30% caused a terrifying impact force, which still shattered the golden bones in his chest and abdomen and penetrated his heart.

"Such a wonderful sword art..." Jinhou felt his own death, with a look of intoxication on his face.

People like them, who live on the edge of a knife and sneak into a great country like the Great Zhou to do things, have long been aware of their death.

"It's not unfair to die under this kind of swordsmanship."

General Jinhou sighed because he was not defeated.

The power of sword energy is bound by the Dao of the master of sword energy and is completely condensed at one point without any leakage. It is mighty and domineering, but has extremely strong penetrating power.

This is the state he has been pursuing all his life.

"General? General?!"

It was not until Jinhou's breath rapidly weakened and he could no longer maintain his flight and began to fall that people reacted.

Because everything happened too quickly, from the time Jinhou's knife slipped out of his hand, affecting more than a dozen of his men, to his vitality failing and falling, it only took a moment.

At this time, Jinhou's soul was shattered, but he was not completely dead. He just could not issue any commands anymore.

By the time the people around him supported his body and tried to form a Qi and blood battle formation to remedy the situation, it was already too late.

"withdraw!"

This team could be considered elite. The leader was dead, as were several of his lieutenants. But the person in the highest position immediately stepped forward to give orders.

They instantly formed a blood and energy battle formation and wanted to return to the warship.

Hidden in the mist, Zhao Xing watched this scene and couldn't help but frowned: "Japanese forces? And they are elite troops, and they are all allowed in?"

However, it was futile for these people to retreat.

Because Zhao Xing has eight clones of all kinds, and seven of them are the strongest.

Not only are the materials all sixth-grade, they can all cast high-level sixth-turn spells, and they also contain Yang An’s sword energy.

It’s just that the power of the life soul is weaker and can’t sustain the battle for too long, but the level of the life soul is also at the fifth level.

Even if the clone can't handle it, there is still a cat, a dog and a sheep waiting in the Mist.

"Teng Snake Transformation!"

Zhao Xing did not waste any more sword energy. After all, there were only 7 sword energies left.

His eight clones all used the Teng Snake Transformation and instantly locked onto the eight team captains, who were also the eight fifth-grade masters, and tried to form a bloody battle formation.

"Puff, puff, puff, puff!"

The Teng Snake Transformation immediately caused the eight men to vomit blood. A phantom of a giant snake's blood and energy had originally condensed above their heads, but it now dissipated in an instant.

"not dead?"

"The evil of the cold wind!"

"Thunder breaks delusion finger!"

Zhao Xing continued to perform high-level spells. With his current understanding of the Tao, he had already reached the fourth level. Even though his clone was limited, he was able to kill the eight team leaders immediately in the second round of attack.

At this point, this elite Japanese team collapsed immediately.

Because there are only twenty fifth-grade people left in the team, but these twenty fifth-grade people have just entered the Pure Yuan Realm, and even their golden bones have not yet been fully developed.

They couldn't even see their enemies now, and once the evil wind blew, even the strongest will collapsed.

So they began to flee in all directions.

"Want to leave? It's not that easy. Xiaotian, Aotian, Huantian, kill them."

Zhao Xing immediately gave orders to the three war beasts.

"Wang!"

"Meow!"

"Mea~"

Cang Ni and Shan Mao immediately rushed out of the fog-hidden range.

The phantom goat stood there with red light in its eyes.

The Wanfa clone used the Cloud Law Field, and the speed of the twenty early fifth-grade warriors suddenly dropped sharply.

The evil wind had already prevented them from speeding up, and now with the suppression from the cloud field, their vitality was rapidly draining away.

The illusions of the phantom goat act directly on the soul, and its nickname of "Inverted Goat" is not for nothing.

The remaining fifty or sixty people were immediately caught in an illusion, unable to tell left from right and up from down.

Those who wanted to fly upwards suddenly fell to the ground, and those who wanted to fly forward suddenly fell backwards and ran towards the mountain cat and Cang Ni instead.

Weird, so weird.

I didn’t see anyone at first, and I still haven’t seen anyone now. I only saw a dog.

Because the bobcat was so fast, they couldn't see it at all.

The phantom goat was still standing in the mist and launching attacks, and its methods made them collapse.

Once they lose their will to fight and become deserters, these five-grade soldiers will be nothing but melons and vegetables to the three-headed war beast.

"Buzz~" A talisman paper on his body was burning, it was Sun Shizhao contacting him urgently.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Zhao Xing injected some of his energy into the sound transmission talisman.

"Marquis Yuan Rang, Gemini Island was attacked by an unknown attacker!"

"Don't panic, calm the people. I have killed the main culprit, and the rest are on the run. I am chasing them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Tian rushed over with his men.

The five hundred people of the Restoration Army formed a scorching sun hanging above their heads. Jiang Tian was at the fifth level of perfection, and his power at this moment was even more powerful.

But when he arrived, he saw Zhao Xing standing next to Jinhou's body.

Jiang Tian couldn't see the other clones of Wanfa either.

Of course, he also saw cats and dogs killing people everywhere.

"Marquis Yuan Rang, this..." Jiang Tian landed. He was extremely surprised. He never thought that Shanmao and Cang Ni could kill so many people.

Zhao Xing was too lazy to explain. He pointed at the remaining dozen people who were fleeing and said, "Go and catch the thief quickly. It will be too late if you are late."

"Yes, thank you, Marquis Yuan Rang." Jiang Tian said gratefully.

"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded. "I'll leave it to you."

He called back the mountain cat and Cang Ni, and only used the spiritual goat to influence the remaining dozen people.

Then let Jiang Tian and his restoration army participate in the battle. Otherwise, Jiang Tian will do nothing and will definitely be punished for incompetence.

Mr. Zhao was very considerate of the people on his side. He understood that Jiang Tian's reaction speed was already very good and he was not really incompetent.

He came to Jinhou's body, but did not rush to touch it. Instead, he opened his third eye to check.

When he saw through the armor of Golden Throat and saw the blurred flesh and broken bones in his body, he couldn't help but be secretly shocked:

"Yang An's ability is still improving. I originally thought it would take several sword energies to kill him, but I didn't expect it to be solved with just one sword energy."

Different fields have different meanings, and Zhao Xing has not yet reached the fourth level. He only knows the form of Yang An, a sword cultivator, but not the spirit of it.

He knew that Yang An's sword energy was very powerful among the fourth-grade ones, but how powerful was it exactly? That was unclear.

If Yang An came to see Zhao Xing's Wanfa Caoren, he probably would have no idea about it and could only vaguely guess at its strength.

“No wonder Yang An was able to kill a third-rank Celestial Wizard. This was just sword energy, but it was enough to instantly kill a fourth-rank mid-level Wizard.”

This is the sword energy that Zhao Xing saved when he left Shiyang Cave Heaven in the twentieth year of Jing Xinli. He may not have saved all of Yang An's techniques!
But even so, he still killed a fourth-grade player like Jinhou in seconds!

It’s not the golden throat vegetable, but the swordsman Yang An is too strong.

"If Yang An hadn't died in the high-level battle, he would have been at the top of the list of sword immortals in Pinghaizhou..." Zhao Xing said secretly.

Unfortunately, he didn't know how Yang An died, and had no way to remind him.

Now that the start year of the Pingman War has been advanced by three years, we can only hope that Yang An’s fate has also shifted.

Otherwise it would be a pity. After all, Yang An still had some feelings for him, but he didn't want Zhao Xing to put himself in danger.

Carrying Chen Shijie almost cost him his life! Carrying Yang An's life, especially in the environment of the Pingman War, Master Zhao could never bear it.

"Hmm?" Zhao Xing suddenly saw a map, and his face changed. "The coastal defense map of the East China Sea includes cloud roads, patrol routes, and locations where heavy troops are secretly stationed... What does the red circle marked by the snake mean? Although it's not complete, this is too exaggerated."

When Zhao Xing saw this coastal defense map, he immediately understood why Princess Youruo had not been able to completely eradicate the problem after several years of anti-counterrevolutionary campaigns.

The coastal defense cloud roads and heavy military deployments were not problems only in Chongming Prefecture and Zixiao Islands, but problems with the top leadership of the entire East China Sea Corps.

The only one who can do this is King Liang.

As long as Princess Youruo didn't point the sword at her own uncle, there would be no way to get to the bottom of this matter.

Investigate yourself? Even if the Yin God patrols the sea and interrogates, the Yin God system is ultimately the rule of man!
Take Zhao Xing as an example. If a civilian on Shuangzi Island was killed by Tao Anchun, one of his subordinates, even if he was killed in front of the Shuangzi County Temple, he would first report it to four people: the Sikou Ling of Shuangzi County, the Shuangzi County Magistrate Sun Shizhao, the Shuangzi County Magistrate, and the chief priest of the temple.

But these four people all rely on Zhao Xing for promotion, so they will definitely inform him first.

Even if one of them was upright and reported this minor civilian death incident to the prefectural capital, it would still be sent back to the county level for handling because Zhao Xing in the prefectural capital also had connections.

If he wanted to protect Tao Anchun, he could definitely do it.

In the county-level Gemini Island, Zhao Xing can be said to have absolute power, which means that if the news reaches the provincial capital, there will be some trouble.

Of course, the matter cannot be too big. Mr. Zhao cannot cover up things like treason and massacre.

But Liang Wang Ji Mingxian, the Grand Marshal of Pingman and the Prince of Pinghaizhou, can do it! He only needs to mobilize the Donghai Corps in the name of integration and let some enemies in. The Liang Wang Party, which has been operating for hundreds of years, has a deep-rooted network of power and can do these things easily.

"No wonder the old witch has no time for quarrels."

"Emperor Jing is pacifying the barbarians. Everything else can be put aside and dealt with later."

"What's more, this may not be the result of Emperor Jing's indulgence." Zhao Xing shook his head.

He continued to scan with the Sky Eye Technique, and soon saw a snake-shaped jade pendant at the dantian of the corpse, which made Zhao Xing feel vaguely uneasy.

Zhao Xing couldn't see anything special with the Sky Eye Technique, so he switched to another spell.

According to the Qi-Viewing Technique, his eight clones can now use the Heavenly Eye Technique and the Great Evolution Qi-Viewing Technique, but their power is somewhat reduced.

After switching to Dayan Wangqi Technique, Zhao Xing was shocked. He saw a black stripe on the jade pendant, a red tail, a flat head, and a slender snake in the jade pendant, spitting out four colors of gray, white, green, and red.

"The viper swallows luck, this is a way to steal luck!"

"It contains a lot of chaotic luck, all of which belong to the Great Zhou Dynasty."

One of the parts of Zhao Xing's plan was to get a way to steal the goods.

Unexpectedly, I met him today.

"Don't touch it. If you touch it, you will be in big trouble." Zhao Xing's eyes flashed with a hint of thought, but he still stood there without moving.

In Jiujiang Cave Heaven, I also saw on the panel that the luck level was temporarily reduced from level 5 to level 4.

This also confirmed his guess.

"I'm in big trouble. I can't touch this thing."

He still wanted to be an official in the Great Zhou, and if he learned how to steal luck during this period, he would be destroying his own future.

Besides, the luck-stealing method this person possesses is not considered advanced, so it might come at a price.

"Don't even mention taking it away. I shouldn't even know about it." Zhao Xing narrowed his eyes slightly and took a few steps back.

When Golden Throat is alive, he can lurk in and cause sabotage; when Golden Throat is dead, he can still play a role!
Once his magic skills were seized by an official, he discovered this method of stealing.

How many people can resist the temptation?
Can you withstand the temptation of money and beauty? The increased strength, life span, and luck after stealing luck... How many officials can withstand such temptation?

"In recent years, we have killed many people from the evil sects. I don't know how many people brought the method of stealing luck. Some of them must have fallen into the hands of officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty... These people who were released here, whether dead or alive, have been put to good use."

"If I dare to take this jade pendant, I will be questioned immediately."

"Fortunately, I only used the Sky Eye Method and the Qi-Viewing Technique to scan him and didn't touch him at all. The Mirage Pearl recorded all of this."

He no longer looked at Jinhou's body, but just watched quietly.

……

The battle was over quickly, no one escaped, but no one was alive either.

These people practiced evil methods, and when they saw they were about to be arrested, they resolutely committed suicide, the kind of suicide that destroyed both their body and soul.

At this time, Zhao Xing, Jiang Tian and Sun Shizhao were all in a bad mood.

Jiang Tian felt ashamed that after all this, he didn't even catch anyone alive.

Sun Shizhao was terrified. He didn't expect that such a strong Japanese team would come to his Twin Islands. If it weren't for Zhao Xing, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Zhao Xing had a vague feeling that he was involved in someone's scheme because he had seen the coastal defense map and the jade pendant stolen by the viper.

"I stayed quietly on Gemini Island, either practicing or farming. After the Longma Prison was established, I rarely handled daily government affairs, with the purpose of reducing the cause and effect. Yanwu's luck kept me safe for eight years, but now he is finally involved."

"In the previous life, when King Liang rebelled, the impact on the East China Sea was relatively small, but now I'm afraid there will be a major turmoil."

Just as Zhao Xing was thinking, Sun Shizhao and Jiang Tian came over.

"Marquis Yuan Rang, how should this matter be handled?" Sun Shizhao asked. Jiang Tian also looked at Zhao Xing, waiting for his decision.

Zhao Xing glanced at the two men and said, "Master Jiang, Master Sun, do you want to take credit for this?"

Sun Shizhao shook his head quickly. Normally, this kind of thing would be considered meritorious, but he was not a fool. What had happened in the past few years? Was he still thinking about getting merit? It would be good if he could avoid trouble.

Jiang Tian also shook his head. With such a strong force from the Japanese infiltrating, as usual, the East China Sea’s coastal defense forces would suffer countless beheadings, imprisonment, and demoted.

Because this was the dereliction of duty of the East China Sea Corps, but Jiang Tian had seen it over the years, and most of those who were demoted or transferred... were wronged!
"Since you don't want it, then listen to me." Zhao Xing said, "No one is allowed to leave the scene, and the battle is kept as it is."

"I brought the Mirage Pearl and the Conch Shell with me when I came here for record keeping, but I still lack the witness of the Yin God of Justice. Lord Sun, please send an order to have the main priest of the temple, Zhao Ping, carry the statue over here on his back."

"Master Jiang, please control your subordinates. Do not search for stolen goods or look at them. Just stay outside this circle."

"I will report to the princess, and when I say you can report, you can report to Chongming Prefecture."

"Yes." Jiang Tian and Sun Shizhao did as they were told immediately.

Zhao Xing also retreated far away, including the corpses, stolen goods, and the warship, all remained where they were, just circled far away.

Xiao Sun has had a hard time. If he dares to see the secret method inside the jade pendant, the best outcome would be dismissal from his job.

Not to mention Jiang Tian, ​​it would be a disaster if he saw the coastal defense map.

At this point, the less you know, the better.

Zhao Xing planned to submit the report privately to the Princess's Mansion, and then submit it to Chongming Prefecture in the form of an official document after Princess Youruo sent someone over.

Because they were on the beach outside the island, the ground mirror here could not be used, so Zhao Xing could only come out of the Jiujiang Dongtian Taoist temple and contact Princess Youruo.

"Om~"

The projection on the ground mirror revealed the figure of Princess Youruo. She was wearing military uniform and standing behind a screen.

Behind the screen, there were many vague figures, some kneeling and some standing.

"Chen An, what's the matter?"

The reason why Princess Youruo interrupted other matters to answer Zhao Xing's call was because Zhao Xing activated the emergency code she gave him, which Zhao Xing had not used once in the past eight years.

"Master's wife, an excellent Japanese team has appeared on my island. The leader is in the middle stage of the Yuanpo realm. There are a total of eighty-nine people."

"But they have all been killed."

Princess Youruo was a little surprised, "Are you okay?"

"Disciple is fine. My original body is in Jiujiang Cave Heaven cultivating and completing the task assigned to me by the teacher."

Destroyed this team with just the clone? Princess Youruo showed a hint of admiration.

"Since they have all been executed, why don't you report it to Chongming Prefecture?"

Zhao Xing knew that Princess Youruo was testing him, but he did not analyze it. He simply replied, "This is a serious matter. I think I should report it to Master's wife first, and then report it to Chongming Prefecture, so as not to disrupt Master's wife's plan."

Princess Youruo nodded: "I will send someone over. It will take at least two hours at the earliest."

"Disciple understands. I will ensure that the people from Chongming Prefecture arrive in at least three hours."

"Okay." Princess Youruo nodded slightly, "Protect the scene well, and it's best not to move anything."

"Yes."

…………

Two hours later, Liu Wanliang, the secretary of the Princess's Mansion, personally led a team to the Bay Island of the Gemini Island.

After seeing the scene, especially the specifications of the warship, Liu Wanliang couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

The Viper Kingdom's Mingwei warship is a top-grade sixth-level warship, and they actually sent such a warship over.

If Zhao Xing had not intervened, it would have only taken two hours for Shuangzi County to be destroyed.

"Jiang Tian, ​​Sun Shizhao, you can leave now." Liu Wanliang said, "I will give you a reference for the report later."

"Yes." Sun Shizhao and Jiang Tian returned to the city obediently. It was said to be a reference, but in fact it was an order.

They then followed the plan given by Liu Wanliang.

After everyone left, Liu Wanliang came to Zhao Xing.

"Chen An, sorry to have kept you waiting."

"Sir." Zhao Xing bowed respectfully, "It is Chen An who should thank you personally for making the trip."

"Have you touched the enemy chief's belongings?" Liu Wanliang asked the most crucial question right away.

He knew that the attack teams in recent years all carried some evil magic with them and deliberately lured the officials of the Great Zhou to become corrupt.

In order to prevent Zhao Xing from going astray, he must ask clearly, otherwise if others ask, they will not treat it so lightly.

"No." Zhao Xing shook his head. "After I came here, I only killed the bandits. I didn't search the place, but immediately sealed it off. No one else was allowed to get close. The battle scene and the orders I issued are all recorded."

"Okay." Liu Wanliang nodded. As expected of Liu Tianning's apprentice, he was always reliable in doing things.

"Everything here has nothing to do with you."

"No one will come to question you afterwards."

Liu Wanliang made a promise.

Zhao Xing asked: "What about Sun Shizhao and Jiang Tian..."

Liu Wanliang pondered and said, "They will inevitably be questioned, but don't worry, as long as they haven't done anything wrong, there will be no problem."

The Twin Islands are related to Zhao Xing's promotion, so Liu Wanliang will certainly not let anything happen to Sun Shizhao and Jiang Tian.

"Thank you, sir." Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't ask any questions next and handed all the official record materials to Liu Wanliang.

Then he notified Sun Shizhao and Jiang Tian and asked them to answer truthfully, and then returned to Lu Island.

One hour after Liu Wanliang arrived, the team sent by Chongming Prefecture also arrived.

As usual, the participants were to be questioned, but Zhao Xing was nowhere to be seen.

"Master Liu," a fourth-rank civil servant looked at Liu Wanliang, "Zhao Xing, the Dragon Horse Supervisor, was the main person who killed the bandit leader. Why didn't he come back to reply?"

"Supervisor Yin," Liu Wanliang said, "I have already questioned Marquis Yuan Rang. This is the summary of his report."

The report submitted after Liu Wanliang's polishing was naturally flawless, and after Yin Qiquan read it, he found nothing to criticize.

I can only find a problem out of nothing: "May I ask Lord Liu, the Dragon Horse Supervisor Zhao Xing was only a sixth-rank official in the twenty-first year of the Jingxin calendar. Until now, he is still a sixth-rank official. Even if he broke through the fifth-rank pure essence realm, how could he kill a fourth-rank official?"

Liu Wanliang said: "Lord Yin has an extraordinary fortune. In just ten years, he has jumped four levels and became the fourth-rank supervisor of Chongming Prefecture. He has outstanding talent and amazing fighting ability. What's the problem with this?"

Yin Qiquan laughed dryly and said, "Of course there is no problem, but where did he get all these huge resources for his own cultivation? I checked and found that he has purchased a lot of cultivation resources from the military world over the years, and the prices are sky-high."

Liu Wanliang said: "It was given by the princess. Do you want to check the princess's assets?"

"I dare not." Yin Qiquan smiled awkwardly. He was a member of the Liang Wang Party, but he did not dare to raise his knife to Princess Youruo. "I wanted to ask a routine question. Since Lord Liu has asked, there is no problem."

"Thank goodness Lord Liu happened to be passing by Gemini Island."

Liu Wanliang glanced at him and said: "If you dare to go against the court, you will die."

Seeing that he could not gain any benefit, Yin Qiquan had no choice but to give up the dispute, quickly closed the case and filed it, and left with Jin Hou's body, warship and other belongings.

After leaving Gemini Island, Yin Qiquan looked at the report materials and thought: "Liu Tianning's disciple has been in Gemini Island for nine years. He has made such achievements, but we didn't notice him before? Why did we ignore him before?"

"Forget it. He is only a sixth-rank official now. If he can't find an opportunity this time, he may not be so lucky when he is promoted next year."

The higher the official rank you hold, the easier it is to deal with, because any mistakes made by your subordinates can be blamed on you!

As the sixth-rank official of the Dragon Horse Bureau, there is really nothing wrong with Zhao Xing. In terms of official duties, he can even be said to be excellent.

But after being promoted to the fifth rank, this may not be the case.

"Liu Tianning, this mad dog, keeps staring at the prince. I wonder if he will still dare to be so arrogant after his disciples are destroyed." A hint of blood flashed in Yin Qiquan's eyes, and he threw all the materials into the brazier burning with black flames.

"The luck level has been restored to Yanwu."

In Jiujiang Cave, Zhao Xing glanced at the panel and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He used the Five Fingers Destiny to deduce his own fate and found that this wave of misfortune had passed.

Liu Wanliang did not hide his meeting with Yin Qiquan from him. Combined with the sudden decline in his luck, Zhao Xing also guessed some of the reasons.

"I guess Liu Tianning and the princess were collecting evidence of Prince Liang's crimes and found some real stuff." Zhao Xing said secretly.

The incident in which he insulted King Liang was a thing of the past long ago, and this time was not a continuation of the insults, otherwise he would not have waited eight years to take action.

At that time, King Luohou and King Liang argued for a while before reaching a verdict. King Feng said that the matter ended there, and that was the end of it.

Now that this has happened, the only reasons can be Liu Tianning and the princess.

"During this turmoil, the internal enemies can only be dealt with by Old Liu and the princess. As long as I don't make any mistakes, there won't be any big problems. Farming can make far fewer mistakes than other organizations."

"What I need to be wary of are external enemies like Golden Throat," Zhao Xing pondered.

If he had the backing of Liu Tianning and Princess Youruo, but was still killed by internal hostile forces, then the Great Zhou would not just be in chaos, but would be doomed. It has not reached that point yet.

He doesn't need to worry about any political struggles. Even if the sky falls, he has Liu Tianning and his partner to support it.

No matter how chaotic it is, one still has to eat. Since the Golden Throat attack, Zhao Xing has continued his self-cultivation and training of war beasts in preparation for next year's Ten Thousand Beasts Competition.

By the twelfth month of the twenty-ninth year of the Jingxin calendar, the number of fifth-order plants planted in Zhao Xing's pure Yuan soil had reached 60 species, and an area of ​​more than square meters had been completely planted.

Now he is still far from meeting Lao Liu's first stage requirement, except for the large tree plant life, which is also the only difficulty.

For large tree plants, planting weaker ones would not meet the requirements, and it was not Zhao Xing's character to muddle through. Planting stronger ones would take a longer period of time. Because he was not planting just one tree, but several.

As his strength development entered a stable period, Zhao Xing decided to try his luck in the Dameng Academy again.

He left Jiujiang Cave Heaven and found a deserted place in Jiujiang County, and hid five thousand meters underground, opening up a special underground space.

The Dameng Academy is located above the East China Sea and cannot be entered because the Zixiao Islands were a vast ocean during the Dali period and were not considered part of the 19 states at all.

He discovered this when he was preparing to enter in the 27th year of Jingxinli in order to break through to the fifth level.

Finally, I returned to Dongyang County, Bixian County, and entered, but the harvest that time was relatively small.

After passing the fourth level of Tiangong Temple, the Yin-Yang Double Evil Array Mountain, and surviving the four disasters of earth, wind, fire, and thunder, he only got a low-grade sixth-level defensive armor.

He had no shortage of money and goods, and as he had not yet perfected all his spells to a high level, Zhao Xing did not set out to explore again.

In addition, it is troublesome to deal with the treasures after they are taken out, because Dali’s things are really hard to sell.

Zhao Xing didn't dare to sell the low-grade sixth-level armor, nor did he dare to bring it into reality, so he could only keep it with Xiezhi.

You should know that the Dameng Academy itself is a treasure, and it is now stored in the royal treasury.

There have always been people studying the history of Dameng Academy and Dali. It would be easy to get into trouble if one took a bunch of Dali's treasures to sell in the military world.

After all, it is not a low-level treasure, but a sixth-level treasure, which is very easy to be detected.

So Zhao Xing could only go in and try his luck. It would be best if he could find something like Life Soul Pill or Dao Embryo Pill.

As for the others, it is not easy to sell them, and they would be eye-catching if you use them yourself. It makes sense if they were one or two, but if they were all treasures from the Dali period, then they would be too eye-catching and you would have to keep them for now.

The appropriate time to deal with it is after coming out of the Longting Ancient Land. Then you can deal with it openly and turn it into your own wealth.

"Om~"

Zhao Xing pasted the talisman paper, closed his eyes, and muttered something.

Then they arrived at the familiar Cloud Gate.

"You're here again." The mechanical beast Xiezhi appeared at the entrance of the Tiangong Hall. "You last passed the fourth level and haven't come in for three years. I thought you were dead. Now it seems that you went to practice and have reached the Pure Yuan Realm."

Zhao Xing cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Guardian, I am experiencing a turmoil. There are dangers, but there are also gains."

The mechanical magic beast Xiezhi possesses a very high intelligence. As he passed the fourth level, Xiezhi paid more attention to him and was concerned about his life outside.

Sometimes Zhao Xing even suspected that Xiezhi knew that Dali had been destroyed, but he was not sure.

"It's a good thing for young people to have more experience. How can they become the pillars of the country without tempering?" The mechanical beast Xiezhi accompanied Zhao Xing as he walked in the hall, as if an elder and a younger generation were chatting.

"That's what the Guardian said."

Walking to a long corridor mural shrouded in clouds and mist, Xiezhi pointed and said, "Are you planning to break through the fifth level now? The fifth-grade pure essence realm barely meets the conditions for breaking through."

"Yes, I plan to try the fifth level of 'Heavenly Tower'"

"I must remind you that you don't understand the ways of mechanical devices. You'll have to resort to tricks or rely on brute force to get through the first few levels. The Tiangong Hall that I guard is mainly used to select talented mechanical engineers." The mechanical beast Xiezhi looked down at Zhao Xing.

"The levels in the Tiangong Tower involve the art of mechanical puppets. If you force your way through with brute force, it will be more difficult and the rewards will be different."

"Please give instructions, Guardian."

Xiezhi's beard fluttered, emitting tiny dots of starlight: "The final reward in the Tiangong Tower is the ninth-order giant mechanical puppet 'Heavenly General'."

Heavenly God General? Zhao Xing blinked. The giant mechanical puppet shown during the Emperor Wu period was obtained from here.

"The Godly General is a thousand feet tall. One hundred and eighty thousand pieces of ninth-grade materials were used to build it. It can rival the super-grade realm in strength."

"If you pass the ninth level, you will get this item, and you will also become a candidate for the Grand Master of Dali."

"On the eighth floor, the highest reward is the Earth God General, which is also made of ninth-level materials, but the quantity is reduced by half."

"On the seventh floor, the highest reward is a Heavenly Soldier Puppet, a ninth-grade top-grade one."

"On the sixth floor, the highest reward is a ground soldier puppet, ninth-grade upper grade."

"On the fifth floor, the highest reward is the Nightmare Sky Dragon, an eighth-level top grade."

"On the fourth floor, the highest reward is the Fighting Venerable, eighth-level upper grade."

"On the third level, the highest reward is the Wanhua Daobing, a seventh-level top-grade weapon."

"On the second level, the highest reward is the Thousand Transformation Dao Soldier, a seventh-level upper-grade weapon."

"On the first level, the highest reward is the 'Sun Goddess', a sixth-level top-grade item."

The mechanical beast Xiezhi introduced the rewards and then talked about the test: "Only those in the Pure Yuan Realm can come here, because to drive these puppets, you must have pure Yuan magic power."

"Before you pass the level, you must make a choice: to use the method of mechanical array to pass the level, or to choose to break the law with force."

"The former does not require fighting, but only needs to practice the Heavenly Array Diagram to unlock the mysteries of the layers of mechanical arrays."

"The latter are mostly combat tests, with more stringent conditions for passing them, and you can't go above the seventh level."

Zhao Xing nodded. The Tiangong Hall was a test specifically for mechanical masters. That was to say, if he chose to break the law with force, he could only get the Earth Soldier Puppet at most in the future.

But it doesn't matter. When he becomes the Minister of Agriculture, his interests will be the same as Emperor Wu's. He can choose someone to inherit these treasures and then go to conquer the wilderness.

You don't need to control everything in your own hands, just control the people who use it.

Why did he invest in Yue Lingzhi, the future master craftsman? This was premeditated.

Not only that, Zhao Xing also planned to promote him to the position of Grand Engineer, and when the Daming Academy opened on a large scale, he would let him take it. This would be a great favor on his part.

Great favors are also great causes and conditions. If you want to do something in the position of the Grand Minister of Agriculture, it will definitely be much more comfortable to have a Grand Minister of Works trained by yourself.

"I choose to break the law with force." Zhao Xing said. He would not be distracted to study the mechanisms and formations. The way of Si Nong was enough for him.

Even if he has the ability, he will not learn it. He does not want to end up like Liu Tianning. If one is distracted too much and tries to comprehend different principles, he will go crazy.

"Okay, you go in." The mechanical beast Xiezhi waved its long beard, and light scattered, dispersing the fog.

"Boom~" The wall in front of him cracked, revealing the boundless starry sky. Under the starry sky, a tower stood on the grassland.

Although it is said to have nine floors, the top of the tower seems to pierce the sky. Even the first floor is a thousand meters high and is shrouded in a thin layer of clouds.

"Remember, if you find that you can't get through, immediately shout "Guardian" and I will rescue you." The mechanical beast Xiezhi said in a low voice, "You may get hurt when you break through. Don't shout until you reach your limit. If you do that, your soul may be seriously damaged. Do you understand?"

"I understand, thank you, Guardian." Zhao Xing nodded.

"Go."

Zhao Xing flew through the gate and landed on the grassland under the starry sky.

Call ~
He landed in front of the entrance to the first floor of the Tiangong Tower. The surrounding walls were extremely smooth and exuded terrifying power.

Zhao Xing took a deep breath and stepped into the entrance of the first floor.

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