Chapter 461 Storm (1)

Entering March, the south of the Yangtze River has begun to heat up. Jiujiang has just had a rain recently. After the rain, the water in Poyang Lake has swelled, and the vegetation has become more lush. Under the sun, the flowers are red and the leaves are green, matching the water of the rivers and lakes, with fish and shrimps. Birds and beasts are everywhere, looking particularly vivid.

The scenery is vivid and the people are even more vivid.

On the west side of the narrow area from Poyang Lake to the river, on the official road behind a port, the shouts of killing had just subsided. Two groups of people, one group with only a hundred or ten people left, many injured, only huddled on the back of the river. On one hillock, there was just a stubborn resistance; on the other hand, there were thousands of people, but they were both water and land, and the hillock was surrounded by nothing but water.

"Brother Xu." An officer with his left hand completely broken off and simply tied up with only clothes was lying next to a large stone tablet on the hill. He almost gritted his teeth watching this scene, but he endured the pain and anger to look at the person next to him. "The people surnamed Zhu and the people surnamed Shen are here well prepared. Go ahead and escape through the waterway while you still have some energy and are good at water!"

"I broke the pill, and I have to fight with Zhu Zhou!" The man on the side who was hit by an arrow in his shoulder turned out to be a master of pill condensation. Hearing this, he became even more angry. "The Doubt Fear Gang and the Huaiyou Alliance couldn't tolerate this guy that day. He escaped from Nanyang and is clearly a lost dog. We Hunan people took him in, but he colluded with the Jiangxi people to intercept and kill us...how can we bear it?"

"Xu Xuan!" The Duanzhang officer was furious. He wanted to interrupt him at first, but he was obviously in pain and was weak. It took a lot of effort to stop, and then scolded him. "If you break the pill, you will definitely die. He can escape." Yes, it's just to kill a few more minions. Someone has to report the news. As long as Brother Zhang and the others know that it is Zhu Zhou who did the good deeds, they will be able to deal with him! Besides, this matter is not Zhu Zhou, there is a trainer behind him. …This is the key!”

Hearing this, the master of pill condensation named Xu Xuan finally couldn't bear it any longer. He first shed tears on the spot, wiped them away, then stood up with his hands on his shoulders, and then spat a mouthful of blood towards the stone tablet. Then he staggered a few steps and jumped toward the water behind him.

As a result, as soon as they got up, the sterns of the ships on the water all opened a reed mat, and each of them revealed a steel crossbow machine that was either three or five or seventy or eight. For a while, the steel arrows flew together and actually shot at this person.

It was obvious that Xu Xuan had exhausted his energy to a certain extent and was running low on body-protecting energy. He was suddenly ambushed and was hit by four or five steel arrows on the spot. He was like a big bird that had been hit by an arrow, heading towards the lake crookedly. Fall down.

Then there was a splash of water.

On the shore and on the water, everyone cheered, completely covering up the despair of everyone on the hill.

Several small boats turned quickly and quickly went to the water to retrieve the loot. However, at this moment, everyone saw clearly that a awning boat that was completely out of touch with the battlefield and at least made people feel unexpected appeared inexplicably. Within the field of vision... Moreover, the awning boat seemed to be moving along the current, so slow that it did not stir up many ripples, but it actually arrived at the place where Xu Xuan fell into the water before those fast boats, and then a young scribe looked like The person walked out of the cabin, threw a rope down, and the person was fished out like a magic trick.

However, when unloading people, I was very tired and covered in water stains, making me look miserable.

To be honest, this situation is already very weird.

But what's even more outrageous is what's behind. Carefully surrounded by several small boats, the awning boat took the injured Xu Xuan and took the initiative to come to the shore. The navy on both sides separated under the command of the officers, and the boat quickly separated from the shore.

The commander of the troops and horses faced Zhu Zhou and others face to face.

"General Zhu, I'm Fang Xuanqiao from Hebei Province." The young scribe took off the water plant he just found on his shoulder and hurriedly handed it over. "Can you give me a face and withdraw the troops? It's really inappropriate for people in the same room to fight."

Zhu Zhou, who was riding a horse and standing on the bank of the lake, was stunned. However, he knew that the other party must be strange. However, after regaining consciousness, he laughed and asked: "Your surname is Fang, and you are from Hebei. Could it be that you are helping?"

"I have no one to belong to now...but I have three clan uncles, all of whom are helping to be leaders." Fang Xuanqiao said thoughtfully.

Zhu Zhou smiled: "You have three uncles as gang leaders, but this place is under the rule of Duke Liang, so your face may not be of much use, right?"

"It makes sense, but as the saying goes, look at the dragon's face without looking at the person's face. My face is of no use, but that person's face should be given to me, right?" As he said this, Fang Xuanqiao pointed to the top of the hill. "The leader of Qianjin Cult established Qianjin Pillar.

Don’t say that Duke Liang regards the True Fire Sect as the true religion that protects the country. You should all respect it. Even if Qianjin Cult Master is so benevolent to the world, you shouldn’t shed blood on this monument, right? I heard people say that these Qianjin Cult are the towers of Qianjin Cult Master.

,You don’t think he can’t notice it, right?”

When Zhu Zhou heard the first sentence, his expression changed drastically, and then he stopped talking, but then looked at the two people beside him, but the two people were obviously as flustered and unwilling as Zhu Zhou, and the last three looked at each other in confusion.

, only looked at the cabin behind Fang Xuanqiao together, as if they had suspicions in their hearts.

On the other hand, Xu Xuan, who was on the boat, was bleeding all over his body and had several crossbow arrows stuck in him. Now he was struggling to hold himself up, and he spat out another mouthful of blood: "Even if you die here, why don't you die here?"

That man who deceives the world and steals his reputation comes to rescue?!"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhou and others obviously seized the opportunity and spoke immediately.

But at this moment, an elderly scribe suddenly walked out of the cabin, frowned, and yelled at the shore: "Get out! Don't disturb me when I travel to the lake with my teacher!"

The sound came out, although it was angry, but not very angry. But before Zhu Zhou and others could react, the next moment, these words seemed to come from the sky and the earth at the same time, and even the entire lake surface was filled with countless microwaves.

Zhu Zhou and others were horrified and quickly reined in their horses and retreated. However, they reacted after retreating dozens of steps, dismounted hastily, turned around and bowed respectfully towards the cabin.

Then they were evacuated by land and water.

Not only that, the group of people who were besieged also woke up. After a while, they helped each other down and came to the lakeside to pick up Xu Xuan. After a moment of hesitation, they bowed respectfully and paid homage to Xu Xuan under the leadership of the man with the broken palm.

He kowtowed heavily to the cabin several times, and then hurriedly walked toward the river with mixed emotions.

Seeing that everyone was gone, the elder scribe Wang Huaitong, the literary master of Jin, entered the cabin and helped out his mentor, Jin Gefuzi, the great master of Jin.

It's only been one month, and compared to the previous time in Hebei, Jin Gefuzi's appearance is still the same. It is obvious that Jin Gefuzi has difficulty moving and looks sluggish, but his eyes are still clear.

Immediately, Fang Xuanqiao led the way, and the three generations of masters, ancestors and grandsons climbed onto the mound, stepped on the bloodstains and abandoned military debris, and arrived in front of the famous Thousand Gold Monument.

The stone tablet is very large, and it clearly engraved on it are the detailed symptoms of the hemoptysis that was once prevalent around the river, as well as the current situation that there is no cure. Finally, there are several conjectures about the origin of the disease. People and animals should stay away from the snails and stay away from the snails as much as possible in the swamp.

Wear straw sandals, drink less raw water and other preventive measures.

"No wonder it was built by the lake." Fang Xuanqiao suddenly realized. "Before, the official road outside the county town was used to treat athlete's foot and typhoid fever, and the market town over there was used to treat pediatric first aid and gynecological medicine. There were pillars on the roadside, but here it is.

It’s a monument... Grandmaster Qianjin has put his heart into it."

"Human life is the most important thing, more important than a thousand pieces of gold." Zhang Bofeng, the great master with a weak complexion, looked at it carefully, then closed his eyes, shook his head, and opened his mouth, his beard and hair moving with the wind. "I hate that when I was young, I boasted of having seen the world's heroes, and then I kept to myself.

, I don’t want to leave my hometown. If I had come here earlier and seen this monument, I would have taken the road long ago... What a pity, what a pity! However, I walked along the way and felt pity for the Qianjin Cult Master... What a pity, what a pity!"

"Ashamed, ashamed."

Wang Huaitong was about to speak, but unexpectedly, an old voice came from the south wind. "However, if you hear the Tao in the morning and die in the evening, if you can sit with Brother Zhang and discuss Tao, and solve doubts, you will be unable to do anything in this life."

The new road is not a pity... Sun Siyuan in Dongting met Brother Zhang, I didn’t expect you and I to meet each other in this life."

Wang Huaitong released the hands that were supporting his mentor, and he and his student Fang Xuanqiao each took a few steps back. Soon, as a burst of immortal energy that was not strong floated along the lake, a boat carrying the two of them also appeared.

On the other side of the hill, the leader was an old man with the same white beard and hair.

Sun Siyuan was in far better condition than Zhang Bofeng. He came ashore, walked up the hill, and saluted proactively: "Thank you so much, Brother Zhang, for rescuing the siege...I really can't thank you enough."

Zhang Bofeng reluctantly returned the gift, but was still curious: "Master Sun, you are the most outstanding leader of the True Fire Sect in the past few hundred years. Why can't you even come forward when your own family is in internal strife? Instead, you want me to come out?"

It turned out that Zhang Bofeng had already noticed Sun Siyuan's existence before, and also realized that the other party seemed somewhat powerless, so he took the initiative to stop the battle.

"There are indeed some reasons, mainly related to my previous negative actions and some experiences of our True Fire Sect." Sun Siyuan took the initiative to help the other party, and then the two great masters sat down cross-legged on the grass next to the stone monument and looked at each other for a while.

Poyang Lake and sighed. "When the Wei Dynasty destroyed Chen, it was unstoppable. As the leader of the True Fire Sect at that time, I knew that there was no chance. After the fall of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, I personally went to the Western Capital... At that time, Daxing City was not yet

, or Chang'an City... With the promise of the late emperor, as long as I don't take action and restrain the people below not to take action, the True Fire Sect will be the national orthodox religion on par with the Trinity Orthodox Church."

"There must be a taboo on Wugong Mountain, right?" Zhang Bofeng interjected.

"I just took the risk after seeing this." Sun Siyuan answered frankly. "Although the top of the Trinity Orthodox Church does not care about the bottom, and has always been respectful and does not cause trouble, but it has been a great master for generations, and it is still on the edge of Chang'an City. Who can

Don’t you mutter? Do you really think that the purpose of collecting Fulongyin is to stage a coup? And if the world is unified, it will attack our sects from far away. But... in the end, it was ruined by my impulse."

"The battle in Baling?" Zhang Bofeng realized. "You really took action? But Yang Bin made rapid progress and Jiang Shen became a Taoist. Isn't it said that he also succeeded?"

"That's the problem. We took action but it didn't work. Instead, we lost trust externally and lost authority internally." Sun Siyuan responded quietly. "I asked the people below not to take action that day, but my beloved disciple did it two days before Wei Zhen came.

He married a princess of the Chen Dynasty in 1998, and was determined to guard Baling and protect the Chen Dynasty. At that time, Yang Bin came from the upper reaches. He simply sold off his property, recruited experts from the church, and devoted himself to guarding the river... even using an imaginary iron rope to cross the river.

, trying to build a tower on the spot. As a result, Yang Bin was also making rapid progress that day, refining the Yellow Dragon, and his deputy Liu Renshu also seemed to be riding a black dragon. In the end, Yang and Liu were two dragons on land and water, attacking nine times in one day. My apprentice's skills

Not as good as human beings, the iron rope collapsed. After the war, Yang Bin released the captured sailors, but Liu Renshu slaughtered them wantonly on the shore. Those were the elites of the religion... I couldn't hold back and took action."

"No wonder Liu Renshu was so powerful back then, but after destroying Chen, there was no trace, and he was seriously injured by you." Zhang Bofeng couldn't help but sigh. "But by doing this, not only did he anger Dawei, but even the elites in the sect would probably not be grateful.

you."

"More than that?!" Sun Siyuan sighed, with helpless eyes. "Actually, because of the clear geographical divisions in Jiangnan, our religion has always had three major factions: Hunan, Jiangxi, and Jiangdong. After that battle, the Hunan elites in the religion suffered heavy casualties.

I didn't rescue him early, but the Jiangxi elite surrendered because the King of Changsha who was stationed here surrendered... From then on, although the locals in Hunan still lit up the True Fire, they all abandoned the leadership of the True Fire Sect and went their own way...

…The three families were even more divided, but they all blamed me, both internally and externally, so I had no choice but to leave the religion.”

"But if that's the case, Master Sun would have no worries about saving people just now, right?" Wang Huaitong frowned and asked, "Why are you so helpless?"

"That's because the ambusher behind the sword attack just now was the now serious leader of the True Fire Cult." Sun Siyuan lowered his head and pinched a small ball of blood-stained soil, then put it down helplessly. "If I had stopped him, I don't know.

What's going to happen in Taoism again, I can't say it will lead to other big disasters... Liang Gong raised an army, I thought the Taoism could be unified again, but unexpectedly it intensified."

"It's hard to say that Master Cao thought he was here to unify the sect." Fang Xuanqiao couldn't help but interject.

"Actually, this is exactly what Liang Gong and Cao Shi are so incompetent!" Wang Huaitong said without hesitation. "Cao Che is in Jiangdu, still domineering and demanding, but if Bai Hengqiu comes to Xiao Hui's

Position or Zhang Xing as a deacon in the church, he can bring people together by opposing Wei and Cao. Not to mention Hunan, Jiangxi, even the Jiangdong family can keep it in mind! Even if they can't be convinced, they can handle it properly, so what?

As for being in power?!"

"What Master said is absolutely true. Not to mention before, now that Sima Zheng has gone to Dongdu, Xuzhou is empty, Jiangdu is out of balance inside and outside, and is about to overthrow. Xiao Hui and Master Cao can't gather their strength to do big things. At the very least, they must take precautions.

The elite of the Eastern Capital lost control and went on a killing spree here..." Fang Xuanqiao particularly agreed.

Sun Siyuan lowered his head and said nothing. His attendant blushed for a moment and just lowered his head.

The two princes immediately knew that this was not to say that Sun Siyuan thought those two people were "competent", but that he, Sun Siyuan, was "incompetent" in this regard back then and now. He really had no shame to discuss this topic, so he didn't

Well, no more words to say.

"Isn't the Red Emperor Empress always taking a lot of care, but now she doesn't care about it anymore?" Zhang Bofeng solved the problem from another angle.

"The Red Emperor Empress must also be resentful of my behavior back then. She has always been willing to express her position, but as a result, she ignored me from around the time I quit the religion. On the contrary, after I left the True Fire Sect, the sect recovered.

Normal." Sun Siyuan became increasingly helpless.

"It's difficult for you too." Zhang Bofeng couldn't help but smile. "They say that the Grand Master is a land god, but look at which of our Grand Masters is not locked up? There is the Supreme Court above, and there are family masters below, so we still have to worry about it.

Qi, territory, and the whole body are all trapped."

"Indeed, and my experience is that in terms of practice alone, it is not necessarily a bad thing to leave the religion that day." Sun Siyuan was calm.

"Is it equivalent to taking off a layer of shackles?"

"Yes... even though I was a great master when I was in the sect, it was only after I came out that I established myself as a thousand-gold pillar that I felt like I was completely reborn and had something of my own."
To be continued...