On the northern shore of the Li River, the military camp set up along the riverbank, with tents and flags fluttering together in the strong wind, resembling a fleet of ships raising white sails at a glance.
Tall and short, one with triangular eyes and the other with a golden fish head, two Daoists in yellow robes stood side by side outside the military camp, staring blankly at the northern ridge, their gaze empty, scattered, far-reaching, crossing over the mountains, through the clouds, landing on the other side of the mountain.
After a brief silence, the one with triangular eyes glanced at the short one beside him.
"Did he use it?"
The short one nodded his golden fish head,
"He used it."
"Really used it?"
"Really used it!"
"Damn, fierce as a tiger."
"Truly fierce as a tiger."
The two remained silent for a while. The golden fish head looked at the tall one beside him.
"Is it useful?"
The tall one blinked his triangular eyes,
"It’s useful."
"Is it the True Scripture?"
"It’s the True Scripture."
"Damn, ruthless."
"Truly ruthless."
The two were silent again for a while, then spoke together,
"Shall we learn it?"x2
Before the words fell, they shook their heads together,
"A twelve-hundred-year lifespan, are you crazy?"
"A twelve-hundred-year lifespan, are you tired of living?"
So, reaching an understanding, they gouged out their eyes, washed them with the Jade Purification Bottle, then exchanged them and put them back in their sockets.
Then they turned around, shoulder to shoulder, walking towards the main military tent.
"Ye Rong and Wang Cheng pay respects to the General."
"The two Masters arrive just in ti!"
Huan Tianyuan, in military attire, with a dragon stride and tiger step, handed over the gavel.
"Last night, the Three Walls Night Wanderer Gods conveyed a spirit ssage, stating that the Chief Historian reported urgently by night, saying the astronomical phenona have changed, fearing sothing with the Yunng seal.
The Grand Commandant’s Mansion urgently ordered us to imdiately lead the army back for reinforcent. I intend to lead a thousand cavalry to advance first! I ask the two of you to follow as protectors!"
The two bowed, took a look.
The gavel was about two feet long, slightly narrower at the top and a bit wider at the bottom, made of Shu oak, dark as iron, adorned with purple copper edges, feeling quite heavy in hand. On the board, charred brown words appeared, as if burned by a candle, clearly a Divine Officer’s magic, a ssage sent a thousand miles, inscribed,
I, the Imperial Historian, observe at night, seeing the eight stars of Da Liang fall together, like arrows, their light bright yellow, passing from the Northwest to the Southeast, invading the Southern Palace, falling next to the Wing and Chariot Stars.
The Heavenly Official’s Book, describe eight stars, leading border troops, stars falling to the earth, yin pressing on yang, Wing and Chariot in disorder, invading the image of the ruler.
Yunng Swamp, the old site where King Zun once sealed the Jiao, now the star change signals danger, fearing changes in the old seal of the Water Mansion, possibly giving rise to wicked creatures.
Please, the Southern Star moves together, send troops to Jing Chu, carefully observe the Earth Vein, perform rituals to calm and suppress the evil on.
The two exchanged a glance, nodding,
"Yes."
"No!"
Wang Xunzhi sprang out like a spring, his mustache shaking,
"Fuguo, think thrice! Absolutely not!"
Huan Tianyuan waved his hand angrily,
"My decision is made, you need not speak!"
"I must speak!
Wang Xunzhi, quite resolute, shaking his mustache, stood up.
"What a massive creature is the Dragon Lord of Yunng! Our re tens of thousands of troops can’t even fill its teeth! Sending them is like striking a rock with an egg! Seeking death! This battle cannot be achieved by human strength! The urgent matter should be asking the Mystic Gate God Monarch to intervene..."
Huan Tianyuan pointed,
"Aren’t those two the Mystic Gate God Monarchs?"
’Those two’ waved their hands repeatedly,
"Dare not, dare not" "Not really, not really"
Wang Xunzhi also earnestly persuaded,
"Fuguo! Keep the bigger picture in mind! Take on as much as you can handle. Even sending all these tens of thousands would be in vain!
Moreover, we have already blocked the remnants of the Southern Palace at the northern shore of the Li River, one battle can decide, capture them all!
Withdrawing the siege now, if they escape across the river, who knows when we will clean them up!"
Huan Tianyuan scratched his head in frustration,
"That’s why I said I’ll lead a thousand cavalry to advance! The Iron Cavalry is not much use anyway. I’ll go to the front to check the situation!
Leaving Wang Yuan to hold the central command, stay here and command, isn’t that right!
The army is originally yours, the orders are yours, I’m just sitting here doing nothing!"
"Uh, no, this, how can this be the sa! I only ca to distribute salary, they joined the army because of you!
Now, with the battle undecided, how can the general move easily! Moreover, abandoning the army and leaving! Ignoring the bigger picture!"
"That’s why I said I am only following the court’s decree, splitting the troops to advance first! How can this be abandoning the army and leaving!"
Faced with such stubbornness, Wang Xunzhi was also desperate, instinctively glancing to the side, with a look saying aren’t you two watching the show, he doesn’t know what a dragon is but you do, help stop this fool from courting death.
Seeing that the exchange was likely over, the two then said lightly,
"It’s already over."
"Lord Yun ng has been killed."
For a mont, everyone in the camp was stunned, falling into silence.
Wang Xunzhi was the first to react, with a serious look.
"Who did it?"
Triangular Eyes blinked his eyes.
"Didn’t see."
Wang Xunzhi frowned, blowing his mustache, pursued,
"Such a big dragon, dead overnight? How was it done?"
Golden Fish Head shook his head,
"Don’t know."
The generals in the army looked like you two must be joking.
The two shrugged,
"You can go see for yourselves."
"Just over the mountain you can see it. Enormous."
Such nonsense, even Huan Tianyuan didn’t believe it at first, but when he crossed the mountain, he had to believe.
On the other side of the mountain, it was still a mountain, a huge, hideous at mountain standing on the earth, the bloody carcass stretching beneath the clear sky, the blue scales reflecting the sunlight, and the waterfall of blood spewing from the spine, like lava pouring the scarlet flood into the Cloud Dream Marsh.
Lord Yun ng was truly dead.
Yet even in death, the dragon’s might remained, so much so that the intense Blood Breath was whipped up by the foul wind from the north, making the warhorses afar dare not move forward.
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