Chapter 358

The sky is about to dawn.

Nanjingcheng is full of wailing.

A fire at Longjiang Station last night burned the entire building into ruins, the fire spread to the surrounding residential houses, and finally evolved into a disaster with hundreds of casualties.

It is said that a Battalion Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard who stayed in Longjiang Station died in this fire... this kind of thing, I don't know how much trouble it will bring in the future, some nearby residents have packed their luggage overnight and moved away, not daring to have the slightest involvement.

And outside Longjiang Station, it was also chaotic, and some people even knelt on the ground, kowtowing to their own broken buildings, chanting words.

Just because last night, it is said that a monster entered the city, destroying hundreds of houses like a dragon turning over, drawing a chaotic and tangled path in the city.

Fortunately, there is Master Zheng.

The four garrison eunuchs begged this high-ranking person living in seclusion to enter the city and fight with the monster, and finally, after both sides were injured, they finally drove it out of the city.

That's what they said, but the talk of ghosts and monsters can't be on the table after all, and naturally someone will question it.

On the street, a Confucian scholar shouted passionately.

"The Master did not speak of strange forces and chaotic gods, what kind of bullshit monster master, this is clearly a dragon turning over! If you don't do bad things, you don't fear ghosts knocking on the door, those eunuchs believe these things, how can you be so ignorant!"

Someone below retorted: "Kid! Don't be ungrateful!"

"This matter was posted by the government early this morning, can it be fake! Besides, look at these ruins, do they look like a dragon turning over!"

"If you anger Master Zheng, and the old man leaves, and the monster comes back, can you afford it!"

The Confucian scholar was so angry that his face turned red, quoting classics and saying a lot of words, but was scolded by someone pointing at his nose, and he felt bored himself, flicked his sleeves and turned back to walk home.

When he reached a small alley, he suddenly felt a chill on his back, and then a sudden heat, looking down, a knife tip penetrated from his chest.

Before he could turn his head, he was kicked to the ground by someone, stabbed a few more times, and then lost his breath.

And on the street he just left, a few little eunuchs walked into the middle under the protection of soldiers, shouting in unison.

"Listen up, all of you!"

"Last night Master Zheng fought with that monster, but the old man couldn't kill that monster in order to save you! At noon today, the old man will perform rituals on Tianjie to kill the demon!"

"This ritual needs to borrow human energy, so listen up, gather at Tianjie at noon today, Master Zheng will pray for you personally! At that time, the old man will personally perform the method of turning stones into gold!"

"The gold and silver pointed out by Master Zheng can be taken by anyone who arrives! Don't miss the time!"

After saying that, they didn't look at the ecstasy shown by the surrounding people, and turned to walk towards the next street.

The line of sight raised, from the palace, nearly a hundred eunuchs poured from the palace gate to all streets in the city, like a school of fish drilling into the sea, arching the crowd, and then there was a dense crowd, all rushing towards Tianjie.

And in the Huagai Hall within the palace wall, the four garrison eunuchs stood uneasily, looking at Zheng Zheng Zheng Anqi in front of them.

"Master Zheng... are you okay?"

Cun Dong asked.

Zheng Zheng Zheng Anqi's face is no longer as rosy as when they met yesterday, instead, it is faintly pale, but his lips and corners of his eyes are abnormally crimson, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

He waved his hand and said with a smile.

"No harm, just lost some Taoist practice, no harm."

Cun Dong then felt slightly relieved.

But heard Shang Qiu say in a deep voice.

"Master Zheng, are we really going to perform rituals today?"

He said with a hesitant face.

"I received news early this morning that among the twenty-eight water villages, twenty have lost contact, and the battalion commanders are all missing... except for that person, no one can wipe out so many people silently without using a large army."

"It is almost certain that that person, Li Miao, has arrived outside Nanjingcheng and will appear in the city at any time."

"Plus the demon who caused trouble in the city last night... is it not very stable to take action at this time?"

Zheng Zheng Zheng Anqi smiled without saying a word, but Liu Chun and Shou Xia scolded angrily in unison.

"Why do you have so much nonsense! Otherwise, what else can we do, take action tomorrow? Now that things have been forced to the front, since you know that person will enter the city at any time, if you don't take action now, will you be happy when he kills you tomorrow!?"

"Master Zheng lost his Taoist practice, and still tried his best to perform rituals for us, you have so much nonsense, why not go directly to that person to die, isn't it more refreshing!"

Shang Qiu's face was ugly, but he kept silent, because he knew Liu Chun and Shou Xia were right.

In order to "restore Yang," they have bet everything, and what they have done is no different from rebellion, if it doesn't succeed, there is only one word: death. Now that they are looking forward and backward, seeking stability, it is ridiculous.

Cun Dong waved his hand, forcibly interrupting the argument of the four.

"Now is not the time to turn against each other, and Master Zheng is still here, you argue back and forth, what kind of system is this?"

After saying that, he bowed to Zheng Zheng Zheng Anqi.

"Master Zheng, this matter is of great importance after all, why don't I go over the things to be done today with you again, see if there are any omissions?"

Zheng Zheng Zheng Anqi nodded with a smile.

Cun Dong cleared his throat and said in a deep voice.

"The wealth collected during this period, we have ordered people to store it in boxes and put it on the roofs of the houses on both sides of Tianjie. We have also sent people to spread the news in the city, letting those grass people come to Tianjie."

"It is Chen hour now, by noon, all the people should gather at Tianjie."

"The platform you use for rituals has been built, right in the middle of Tianjie, three zhang, three chi, and three cun high, everything has been prepared, just waiting for you to go to perform rituals at Si hour."

Speaking of this, Cun Dong swallowed his saliva, his face showing uncontrollable joy, like a gambler who bet everything on the gambling table, and also like an evil ghost about to achieve his wish.

Behind him, Liu Chun, Shou Xia, and Shang Qiu all had the same expression, matched with their increasingly similar and increasingly strange faces, set off by the candlelight in the room, looking like ghosts.

Cun Dong said hoarsely.

"At noon, just wait for you to raise the magic sword, and we will give the order."

"The wealth collected during this period will pour down from the roofs on both sides of Tianjie together, falling at the feet of those grass people."

"They won't know that this is their 'life-buying money'."

"Borrowing their 'human energy,' you can perform immortal arts, for us... to restore Yang."

Speaking to the end, his tail sound already carried a trace of trembling.

Zheng Zheng Zheng Anqi nodded with a smile.

The four garrison eunuchs were all in ecstasy, knelt down to Zheng Zheng Zheng Anqi with a thud, kowtowed a few times, and walked towards the outside of the hall as soon as they got up.

Shang Qiu, who fell at the end, was still uneasy, finally gritted his teeth, turned around and bowed to Zheng Zheng Zheng Anqi.

"Master Zheng... I'm still a bit uneasy."

"If Li Miao and that demon kill their way over when you are performing rituals, what should we do? If they come over after the rituals are completed, how should we deal with it?"

His personality is the most stable among the four garrison eunuchs, or perhaps it can be said to be the most timid, always wanting to seek perfection, and it is not unexpected to ask these two questions at this time.

Zheng Zheng Zheng Anqi took a step forward and reached out to hold his wrist.

Warm current flowed along the pulse into Shang Qiu's body, gradually dispelling his doubts.

Zheng Zheng Zheng Anqi said softly.

"No harm, no harm, Eunuch Shang doesn't need to worry."

"As long as the immortal arts are completed, borrowing the human energy of the people, I will also achieve a positive result... by then, whether it is Li Miao or that demon from Penglai, it will not be a problem."

(End of chapter)