Chapter 672: After Binding the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 673: Background Board Rabbit Spirit (45)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Can't do it? Have to do it. Even if I have to brace myself, I'll hold the line!

That wandering Taoist priest at a glance is clearly even more rebellious and vicious than Jiang Dajiangjun; we cannot sacrifice the entire military and populace of Qixing City.

Lin Xingzhi: ……

First time a civil official has been used as a military commander; fortunately, although Qixing City's high-ranking generals are gone, the middle and low-ranking generals remain, and the rank-and-file soldiers' order is still fairly stable.

Good news: Lin Xingzhi doesn't need to go to the front line and face enemy soldiers directly; bad news: Lin Xingzhi cannot return to the capital for the time being, and can only rely on his own armchair strategist abilities to deploy troops and resist the enemy's onslaught.

Both armies have already gathered in the border region, a world-destroying war on the verge of breaking out.

Lin Xingzhi changed into the specially made armor he brought and, together with Changsheng Daozhang, took up residence in the front-line military tent.

"Your Highness, the Imperial Court has just sent an urgent letter; please review it."

Having spoken, Changsheng Daozhang then produced a sealed letter from his sleeve.

Lin Xingzhi immediately reached out, opened the letter, and swiftly scanned its contents at a glance: "His Majesty has already dispatched two generals to rush here; to prevent the enemy from acting desperately, we must remain here for a period of time."

It did not specify exactly how long, but Lin Xingzhi could be certain that before the two generals personally appointed by the Emperor arrived, they absolutely could not leave.

Regarding this, both Lin Xingzhi and Changsheng Daozhang were already mentally prepared.

The letter delivered now merely made concrete what they had in mind; in other words, even temporarily assuming a military post is justified.

"Your Highness, this old Taoist believes the best way to meet the enemy is still: if the enemy doesn't move, I don't move.

If both sides do engage, we must still try to keep it within a certain scope," because for this kind of small-scale fighting, the middle and low-ranking generals have experience and can handle it; once it involves semi-full or full-scale war, that tests the high-ranking generals' command and strategic layout abilities.

The high-level vacancies here are obvious; the newly transferred generals still need time to arrive, so for safety's sake we avoid escalation of conflict; otherwise we can only pray Lin Xingzhi's armchair strategy actually works.

"What Changsheng Daozhang says is also what this King thinks," Lin Xingzhi also doesn't want to challenge a High-Difficulty Instance.

The two looked at each other with smiles, swiftly reaching a tacit understanding in their hearts.

*Sigh*

At least no need to worry about internal strife from disagreement; next is to wait, wait for the enemy to lose patience first and try to attack and annex Li Guo's territory.

"Put your heart back in your belly; as long as neither side is stupid, both will exercise restraint," Shen Yao rolled her eyes at the system that couldn't sit still and loved to jump around, indicating the border couldn't fight yet.

Even when Li Guo was at its last gasp, Qixing City held firm; now Li Guo has recovered more than half its vitality, there's no reason Qixing City could be occupied by the enemy.

"When are Lin Xingzhi and them coming back?" The system's question was met with another eye-roll from Shen Yao.

"Wait until the border is stable and neither side provokes the other anymore," an army, however you put it, needs a Clan Head to hold the fort; Lin Xingzhi is currently the most suitable candidate in Qixing City in terms of both background and official position; even if he understands nothing, he must sit in the military tent as a mascot.

The system went "oh" at that, then curiously observed the clash between both sides' soldiers at the border for a while, the result greatly disappointing it: what is this? A 1v1 turn-based game?

Shen Yao: ……

"Since you're idle, go wander around Qixing City more; the previous Jiang Dajiangjun gave us a warning: can't just look at the surface and jump to conclusions," Shen Yao's words were meaningful; the implication being Qixing City still has many people who don't live up to their reputation who haven't been exposed.

System: ……

Inspired by the Host's words, it decided that while monitoring the battlefield it must also pay more attention to the people inside Qixing City.

Yeah

Jiang Dajiangjun, a big man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, even kept charm demons in his back courtyard; who knows what other fairies other soldiers have in their homes?

Soldiers, full of yang energy and vigor, are most suitable for fox demons, snake demons and such who like to harvest yang to replenish yin and cultivate themselves.

Cheerfully promising the Host that if it discovered anything it would definitely not forget to tell her in detail, the system turned around happily and began processing for free, not feeling tired at all.

Two-pronged approach, truly let the system discover Qixing City's big and small matters.

For example, the number of fairies in the city is not small, and most are hiding in a concealed residence; off-duty soldiers come to relax from time to time.

These little fairies come from different clans; they dare do this because they have backing above.

Good fellow, they really treat harvesting yang to replenish yin as a proper business; as long as they keep a sense of proportion and don't cause deaths, no one will pay attention to these things.

The system complained to the Host, saying this sort of thing long-term is no lighter than the charm demon disaster; it's just that the charm demons were exposed too early, letting these hide; otherwise they'd have been caught and arrested by Old Man Changsheng long ago.

"Changsheng Daozhang and the King are currently focusing all efforts on the border conflict; they can still roam free for a while," the recovery speed of yang energy can't keep up with consumption speed, soldiers' morale is affected, leading to serious flaws in wartime; such a big problem, how could Changsheng Daozhang, who specializes in this, not notice?

Before, it was because the charm demon disaster's impact was too great, directly taking many soldiers' lives.

Yang energy loss differs from life force loss; Changsheng Daozhang was focused on the great evil at that time; once the charm demon disaster was resolved, he should have dealt with other existing minor evils, but then the border conflict erupted, drawing Changsheng Daozhang's attention away.

Raising an eyebrow, Shen Yao shifted posture, leaning against the bedchamber; beside her was a half-open window, three children playing noisily in the courtyard.

Gaze sweeping lightly over the three children, Shen Yao thought: the two sides have been confronting each other at the border for half a month already.

The two generals rushing from the capital on fast horses have also covered more than half the distance; calculating carefully, they'll probably have to stay another two or three months.

Mm

Calling out to the servant waiting outside the door, Shen Yao stood up and sat at the dressing table letting them dress her up; two or three months is still too long.

"So the Host plans to personally take action and restore Qixing City to a clear and bright state?"

Shen Yao: ……

Well said, but don't you dare say it again next time!

"There is a reward, but compared to Danxia City and Yuanshui City it's still too little," even a system that loves money like its life didn't fancy it; the Host who usually needed it to shamelessly beg for rewards now actually mentions extra rewards on her own — truly surprising!

"Bored, haven't stretched my limbs in a long time; perfect to practice on these little fairies right now," Shen Yao said with a smile at the corner of her mouth, turned, and vanished on the spot, person and all.

The servants and children who followed out had no reaction, except Lin Chengjing who suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Huh?

Scratching his head in confusion, before Lin Chengjing could think further he was called over by Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue; looking at plate after plate of pastries and sweets with perfect color, aroma, and taste, Lin Chengjing's mind was instantly and completely occupied — what flash of insight? What vague realization? None of it mattered compared to these pink, delicate pastries.

When Shen Yao appeared again, she had already arrived at this commoners' residence marked out by the system.

As expected, it was quiet, with faint demonic energy drifting in the air.

Without any cover, Shen Yao simply stepped forward; as a white light membrane that covered the entire area and stretched from heaven to earth appeared out of thin air, Shen Yao walked right through it, her expression light, as demonic energy several times denser than outside surged toward her.

Shen Yao:...

Fortunately, she had prepared herself; this Suozhu Wang was set up here specifically to block these demonic energies.

Collusion between humans and demons again?

"Host, shouldn't we hide a bit? It's so easy to be spotted by them."

The system was worried; on a first visit, shouldn't one first cautiously assess the strength of both sides before meticulously planning to wipe them all out?

Why is the Host becoming so unrestrained? Just walking straight in like that—what if this group of little fairies surrounds and beats her?

Even ants can bite an elephant to death.

"Being spotted is exactly what we want; we didn't come here for these little fairies who can't do anything. As always, capture the king first when catching thieves. These little fairies are merely tools used by the behind-the-scenes forces to harvest yang and replenish yin; even after we strike them, they'll just start over elsewhere."

To avoid such things happening, Shen Yao naturally had to start from the source.

System:... Oh.

It's just relying on her own strength to do as she pleases, just like when she was in Danxia Cheng; the Wuxia Guan there was wiped out just like this.

"You, a woman, why have you come here?"

A small demon appeared ahead, covered in black fur on its face, with vertical pupils, a short tail pressed against its back, and a height that barely reached Shen Yao's waist.

It looked somewhat cute, but placed before ordinary people, it was a fierce demon capable of wiping out a large group in a single move.

Demons never judge strength by appearance; they compare the use of demonic energy and the level of their arts.

Some demons look cute but are incredibly cruel; some look fierce and evil but cry behind the scenes; and some demons have low presence but often do bad things...

Having traveled with Lin Xingzhi all the way, Shen Yao had seen the most of various demons with extreme contrasts, and not a few had been personally ended by her.

"Hey, I'm asking you something! Why aren't you answering?"

This was a wild boar kid demon; it hadn't spoken a few sentences before opening its mouth to threaten.

Shen Yao glanced around, and after exposing its identity, told it to find a demon who could make decisions, "Remember to find a good place to hide in a while; be careful of accidental injury."

Wild boar kid demon:...

Demons are the most pragmatic; this kid definitely couldn't beat the gorgeous woman dressed in gold and silver before it, humph!

It turned to find the manager of this area, a stuttering wild boar demon, and the wild boar kid demon didn't forget to slander Shen Yao to the other's face.

It was just short of posting the words "about to start a fight" on its forehead.

Wild boar demon:...

"Enough, this king already knows about this matter; you go do your work!"

The wild boar demon usually ate and slept, slept and ate; occasionally bored, it would go find those little fairies for pleasure. Hearing the wild boar kid demon's exaggerated report, it didn't take the troublemaker Shen Yao seriously at all.

Hehehehe

What a messy woman; my Heifeng Da Wang will make her go and never return!

But the moment it saw Shen Yao, the wild boar demon changed its plan; so beautiful? Of course, keep her to serve them.

"Yo ho, this wild boar demon has quite the face," it truly dares to think and do; the system admired it.

"How about it? Stay and you can eat fragrant and drink spicy with this king; this is a good thing other demons can't even beg for."

The wild boar demon waved the spiked club in its hand; seeing Shen Yao still not speaking, it became impatient.

"I can't afford such a good thing; Heifeng Da Wang can keep it for himself."

Wild boar demon:...

Hey, actually giving face but not taking it; then don't blame my Heifeng Da Wang for striking a killing blow.

The wild boar demon waved its spiked club and charged over; the ground immediately kicked up a super strong wind wave, flipping all the paved stone slabs into the air.

Shen Yao jumped directly the moment the stone slabs were flipped, lightly flipped in the air, and stepped on the wild boar demon's head.

The wild boar demon waved its spiked club upward; Shen Yao merely gave a light snort, stepped hard to retreat backward, and moved again when the other attacked in front of her.

One chasing, one fleeing; one running, one jumping.

The wild boar demon was clumsy and slow; no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't catch up with Shen Yao, and being led around by her only made it more anxious and flustered.

The wild boar kid demon hiding not far away, seeing this scene, suddenly remembered Shen Yao's reminder to hide well, and immediately buried its head to dig a hole in the wall corner underground.

A perfectly good building was smashed and collapsed by the wild boar demon's brutal use of the spiked club; the little fairies inside had no choice but to run out to escape for their lives.

Those who originally had guests were even more unlucky; they were the largest part affected by the battle between the two sides, and some were even in danger of losing their lives.

Behind-the-scenes forces:...

"You're still here fighting with me? Or should I change demons?" Shen Yao floated in mid-air, dressed in magnificent, wealthy, and gorgeous clothes, not even breaking a light sweat.

In contrast, the wild boar demon opposite, after resuming its original form, lay on the ground panting heavily; clearly, it was no match for Shen Yao.

"Heng ji heng ji!"

The wild boar demon, angry, spoke two sentences in its original voice, then stood up and used the Wild Boar Charge again, only to be easily resolved by Shen Yao simply raising her hand.

"Those demons and people watching still don't plan to show themselves?" After asking this, Shen Yao didn't wait for the system's reaction and kicked the wild boar demon into the building with one foot.

Various small demons kept running out of the collapsed building; Shen Yao snorted coldly, "Since they won't come out, then force them to have to come out."

Shen Yao no longer held back, but instead struck hard; by the time she left this place, she was satisfied.

System:...

The situation here was reported to Lin Xingzhi and Changsheng Daozhang, who were still on the front line, the moment it was discovered.

Lin Xingzhi hadn't said anything yet, but Changsheng Daozhang, stroking his beard, felt that she was another Righteous Person, truly a benefactor of this Daoist Master.

Lin Xingzhi:...

Roughly certain in his heart that it was his wife's doing, Lin Xingzhi felt warm at the same time as he was worried; the more times she took action, the easier it was to be exposed, and he was unwilling to let his own wife get into trouble.

"Changsheng Daozhang, what's most important for us now is border stability. Let someone closely observe this matter first; it's not too late to handle it once something is discovered."

"Very good, very good," the Old Taoist said. "For Qixing Cheng, this is not a bad thing, so there's no need to be overly nervous."

The two each harbored different thoughts, but their ultimate purpose was the same; not only did neither take the matter too seriously, they also tacitly worked to conceal Shen Yao's traces of action as much as possible.

Shen Yao just casually finished what she considered a small matter, her daily life unchanged, but the soldiers and commoners who had long lived in Qixing Cheng were in better spirits, and their Qi and Blood were more abundant.