The Water in Southern Xinjiang Is Too Deep
Chapter 182 The Water in Southern Xinjiang is Too Deep
The Zhuiyun pirate ship flew for a day and a half and finally arrived at Yongjiang River and headed towards the camp on the river bank.
The area along the river in Lizhou Prefecture has been heavily guarded, with the army setting up more than 200 water forts and a large number of soldiers and horses. When they arrived here, a fierce battle was coming to an end. There were many warships on the river. Some of the ships had been broken, and the masts and decks were on fire, with thick smoke billowing.
There were corpses floating on the river.
There were soldiers on the ship casting fishing nets to salvage the bodies. They hooked the bodies with hooks and hung them on the stern of the ship, preparing to drag them ashore and bury them.
Qin Mu opened his Qingxiao Sky Eye and looked towards the other side of the river. There was a ruined city on the other side and sporadic fighting, because there were still colorful lights bursting out from the magical powers in the city.
However, the scale of the battle was very small, and it should be that the army of Yankang Kingdom was eliminating the enemies in the city.
Fan Yunxiao got off the ship and slowly descended towards the military camp. Some soldiers flew onto the ship and came to inquire. When they learned that the students were from the Imperial Academy, they immediately waved the flag and asked the archers below to put down their bows and arrows.
The tower ship landed in the military camp. Fan Yunxiao's eyes turned black and white as he looked at the sporadic battles on the opposite bank. He glanced at Shen Wanyun, Yun Que and others, shook his head and said, "Brother Qin, these scholars can only hold you back and can't help. In a large-scale battle, you scholars are completely useless and it's difficult to save your lives. I'm leaving. I'll come to you when I get enough black iron and treasure ship drawings!" After that, he asked the bandits on the ship to start the alchemy furnace and left.
Yun Que and others were hit hard, Shen Wanyun sneered: “This person’s strength is not bad, but his vision is very problematic.”
A general came over and asked, "Are you a scholar from the Imperial Academy?"
Qin Mu nodded and said, "Is Yu Yuanchuyu, the Shaoyin of Lizhou Prefecture, at the front line? Please inform him that Qin Mu of Dijiang County wants to see him."
The general was surprised and did not dare to delay, so he went there quickly.
Not long after, they heard the sound of armor colliding. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a female general wearing armor and holding a helmet under her armpit walking towards them. She was very heroic and beautiful, with rosy cheeks and red lips, which was unforgettable.
She must have just come down from the battlefield, and there was blood on her body.
"It turned out to be Brother Qin Mu."
Yu Yuanchuyu's eyes fell on Qin Mu, and he brightened up: "The little brother who walked out of Dijiang County a few months ago has made a name for himself today. I heard from my brother about you. You are now a successful person, and I am happy for you."
"Sister, you're joking."
Qin Mu blushed and said, "I hid it from my sister before and didn't tell her that I was from Daxu."
Yu Yuanchuyu said: "After you left, I was still wondering when there was a Qin family in Dijiang County that could raise such an outstanding child. Later, my brother sent a letter to me, mentioning you, and it turned out that you were from Daxu."
Yun Que, Yue Qinghong and others were shocked. Lizhou Prefecture was the stopover for all the scholars from the Imperial Academy who went out for training. They didn't expect that Qin Mu was actually familiar with the Shao Yin of Lizhou Prefecture!
These local officials were themselves high-ranking officials. In addition, Yu Yuan Chuyu had an extraordinary background as she was the princess of the Yu Yuan Kingdom. The other prince of the Yu Yuan Kingdom was Yu Yuan Chuyun, who served as a general in the capital.
Qin Mu was clearly just an abandoned person from Daxu, so how could he be related to Yu Yuan Chuyu?
"Sister Chu Yu, what's going on with the Corpse Immortal Sect?" Qin Mu asked.
"I have already annihilated the Corpse Immortal Sect, but some of its remnants have escaped and gone to southern Xinjiang."
Yu Yuanchuyu led them to the city wall and said, "Southern Xinjiang is now full of rebel forces and various rebellious sects. The forces are mixed. Troops have been stationed in cities along the river to defend against the enemy. They will soon attack Southern Xinjiang, but the water is too deep and the current situation is still unclear."
"The water is too deep?" Everyone was stunned.
Yu Yuan Chuyu smiled: "In today's world, do you know who is loyal and who is treacherous? For example, I am the princess of the fallen Yu Yuan country. How do you know that I won't rebel the next moment?"
Shen Wanyun and others had cold sweat on their foreheads, and they were very worried that this heroic female general would turn against her and kill people in the next moment, and declare rebellion.
Yu Yuanchuyu said calmly: "The court is too closely connected to the previous era. The national teacher wants to create a brand new era on this basis, but what he can use are often the forces of the old era. His new era cannot completely get rid of the influence of the old era, so who knows which sect or which powerful official will rebel next?"
Monk Yunque trembled and said, "But Master Shaoyin will not rebel, right?"
Yu Yuan Chuyu looked at him, a chilling smile appeared on his face, and he said softly: "Guess. If you guess right, you can live."
Yunque's face turned pale and he was pissing and shitting.
Yu Yuanchuyu, a high-ranking official, has a very good aura. Although she is a woman, she can scare people to collapse just by looking cold.
Yu Yuan Chuyu chuckled and called a general. He gave an order and the general immediately dispatched troops and brought an army of more than a thousand people.
Yu Yuan Chuyu walked down from the city wall and walked on the river. More than a thousand soldiers behind him also walked over, stepping on the river surface and heading towards the other side.
Qin Mu followed her, his footsteps landing on the river surface, the vitality under his feet burst out, holding him up steadily, and said with a smile: "Sister, don't scare him."
Shen Wanyun and others also hurriedly followed, each urging their vitality to prevent themselves from sinking into the water.
They can run on the water, but walking slowly on the water is a bit difficult. In addition to controlling the water, they also need strong vitality.
Yu Yuanchuyu asked with great interest: "Brother, don't you think I will rebel against the court?"
Qin Mu shook his head: "Because this rebellion itself is a plan by the Imperial Master to purge the government and the people. Sister is a smart person and has seen it very accurately. If sister was a little dumber, she would have rebelled long ago and would not have waited until today."
Yu Yuan Chuyu smiled and said, "You are both right and wrong. The reason why I did not rebel was not simply because I was smart. Many people came to persuade me to rebel, and they all came with confidence, thinking that they would be able to make me rebel. But they were all wrong. My Yu Yuan family does not value the throne, but the people of Yu Yuan. When Yu Yuan was still in existence, Yankang had already grown and could attack at any time. My father knew that if a war was started, the country would be destroyed and the family would be ruined. The national teacher entered Yu Yuan and discussed with my father. At that time, all the civil and military officials were there, and they discussed governing the country and people's livelihood. My brother and I were also in the court. Then, we were defeated."
Her face was calm as she said, "Whether it's governing the country or caring for the people, I've failed miserably. I'm convinced. My father resigned from the throne and asked my brother to take over. My brother refused and passed the throne to me. I..."
She smiled, whether it was self-deprecating or a real smile: "I told State Master Yankang that I am not as good as you in governing the country and the people's livelihood, so I will hand over the country of Yuyuan to you. If you cannot satisfy me in governing the country and the people's livelihood, I will rebel against you in the future. State Master agreed and let me govern Yuyuan, which is now Lizhou."
"So that's how it is." Everyone suddenly realized.
Hu Ling'er was surprised and said: "Sister, it turns out that you are also a female emperor!"
Yu Yuan Chuyu smiled and said, "I was an empress for a day, but it was not fun. If you want to be an emperor, just find a place and establish yourself as an emperor. It's just a matter of how many people you govern."
She looked at the billowing smoke and fire on the river, then retracted her gaze and smiled at Shen Wanyun and the others: "You are lucky to be able to follow A-di. His ability is extraordinary."
Yue Qinghong and Yun Que looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering how this female general could tell that Qin Mu was so capable.
Yu Yuan Chuyu thought of the red corpse-bugs that he had found all over the mountains in the north of Huyang County. In addition to the red corpse-bugs, there was also a skeleton. The flesh and blood on the corpse had all melted away, leaving only bones and clothes. From the clothes, he could tell that the skeleton was a master of the Corpse Immortal Sect.
Although it is impossible to identify this Corpse Immortal Sect master, but judging from the way he controls the corpse-eating bugs and the number of them, his cultivation level is likely to have reached the Seven-Star Realm.
The Corpse Immortal Sect is known for its corpses and poisons, and its cultivation level is not very high. However, when fighting against the Corpse Immortal Sect, even if one's cultivation and combat power are higher than theirs, it is difficult to defeat them.
This master of the Corpse Immortal Sect died of poisoning, and the one who poisoned him was probably this honest-looking brother beside him.
This brother even deceived himself at that time, and he also wrote him a pass to introduce him to the capital.
In Yu Yuan Chuyu's mind, Shen Wanyun and others were able to follow such a cunning guy to gain experience, which was even safer than following the Imperial College, so he said that Shen Wanyun and others were lucky.
When we got to the other side, the city on the other side of the river had been destroyed and the towers had collapsed, and we didn't know how many people were killed or injured.
Yu Yuanchuyu led his army into the city and said, "I just said the water was deep. In addition to that reason, there is another reason. You see, it was not difficult for me to capture Lu County. I captured this place very easily. Aren't the rebels too weak?"
Qin Mu was slightly startled: "Luring the enemy into going deep?"
"Not only did they lure the enemy deeper into their territory, but the old fox didn't even move."
Yu Yuanchuyu's eyes flickered: "The three old monsters who injured the national teacher have not appeared yet. I'm afraid there are more old monsters in the old times than just them. The Lord of Liqing Palace, Qiu Dieyi, the three masters of Sanqi Fort, the rebellious Shangshu of the Grand Secretariat, the Dragon King of Yulongmen, and other powerful leaders, none of them showed up. Other leaders, clan masters, and sect masters, big and small, are very quiet. And..."
She whispered, "Who knows if there are any gods still alive from the old times?"
Qin Mu shuddered several times.
Shen Wanyun and others were also horrified.
Yu Yuanchuyu obviously knew a lot about the old times, but he didn't discuss it in detail. He said, "Don't worry, these old monsters won't easily deal with you youngsters. Their target is the Imperial Master, a top official in the court. The sect entrenched in Lu County is not much bigger than the Corpse Immortal Sect, called the Jiuyou Sect. Lu County has just been pacified, and some of the Jiuyou Sect's remnants have fled. I'll give you an easy job, wipe out the remnants."
Her eyes were bright as she looked at Qin Mu and the others, and she said, "The Jiuyou Sect is good at playing tricks, saying that they can invite ghosts and gods to help in the battle. You should prepare in advance, and when other scholars arrive, you can go and destroy them."