Chapter 867: Playing Along【2】

Cheng Yuanzhi sat on the main seat, lost in thought.

Bian Xi watched Cheng Yuanzhi from the side.

"Brother Bian Xi, if the Great Virtuous Teacher has truly been controlled by someone, by that Divine Envoy, then... then that would be disastrous!"

Cheng Yuanzhi said with a furrowed brow: "The lives of these hundreds of thousands of Taiping Dao followers all depend on the Great Virtuous Teacher alone; there must be no mistakes."

"Furthermore, the Great Virtuous Teacher is the leader of the Taiping Dao; how can we allow others to control him?"

"What do you say, Brother Bian Xi?"

Bian Xi nodded quickly and said with anger: "The Commander is right. What is that so-called Divine Envoy? I could hammer him to death with one blow. To tell you the truth, Commander, I have long found him an eyesore."

"Other than knowing how to flatter, what else can he do? He spends all day looking like a petty man who has gained power."

Deng Mao, standing to the side, looked at Bian Xi and gave a contemptuous smile.

"Brother Bian Xi's intentions match my own," Cheng Yuanzhi nodded and said. "Not for anything else, even if it is for the Great Virtuous Teacher and these hundreds of thousands of Taiping Dao followers, we absolutely cannot let that petty man succeed."

"If he truly dares to control the Great Virtuous Teacher and the Saintess, then we must rescue them!"

Bian Xi stood up abruptly, patted his chest, and said: "Commander, just give the order. As long as you give the word, I, Bian Xi, am willing to serve as your vanguard and behead that so-called Divine Envoy."

Cheng Yuanzhi shook his head quickly and waved at Bian Xi: "Brother Bian Xi, sit down first. This matter absolutely cannot be handled with brute force."

"These hundreds of thousands are all Taiping Dao followers; they are like brothers to you and me. How can we kill each other?"

"If we want to solve this, we must plan it meticulously."

"Brother Bian Xi, sit down first."

Hearing Cheng Yuanzhi's words, Bian Xi sat down and asked: "Then Commander, tell me what to do. I, Bian Xi, will do whatever you say. I will follow your lead."

"Good, good, good!" Cheng Yuanzhi nodded and said: "Having these words from you, Brother Bian Xi, is enough."

"This is what I am thinking."

"Everything we are saying now is just speculation. We don't know if the Great Virtuous Teacher is truly controlled by that Divine Envoy."

"Therefore, we must first confirm it."

Bian Xi nodded in agreement: "The Commander is still the most thoughtful. It was my oversight. Then Commander, how are we going to confirm it?"

Cheng Yuanzhi shook his head and said: "If the Great Virtuous Teacher and the Saintess are truly controlled by that Divine Envoy, then even if we go and ask, we won't get any answers. Therefore, the best way is to let the Saintess first get away from that Divine Envoy."

"If we can get the Saintess to come to our Youzhou Camp, that would be best. Here, even if that Divine Envoy wants to use some tricks, it will all be in vain."

Cheng Yuanzhi turned his gaze to Bian Xi and said: "However, if we want to get the Saintess out, I fear I will have to trouble you, Brother Bian Xi."

"Commander, just say the word," Bian Xi said, straightening his back excitedly. "You treat me so well, Commander, I will certainly repay you with my life!"

"Eh."

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hand and shook his head: "What life or death? It's not that serious."

"If the Great Virtuous Teacher is not controlled, that is best. If he is controlled, everything we do is for the Great Virtuous Teacher and the Taiping Dao."

"If the Great Virtuous Teacher is truly controlled, rescuing him will be a great achievement."

"When that time comes, Brother Bian Xi, you will certainly be heavily relied upon by the Great Virtuous Teacher."

Bian Xi, sitting to the side, listened with eyes shining.

He had always felt a bit like a talent unrecognized.

Now that such a good opportunity was placed before him, Bian Xi naturally had eyes shining with excitement.

"Good, I will listen to the Commander. Whatever the Commander tells me to do, I will do," Bian Xi said excitedly.

Deng Mao, standing to the side, smiled and nodded at Cheng Yuanzhi.

It's done.

This is done.

With Bian Xi, who has no brains, charging in front, the next steps will be much simpler.

As long as we find a way to trick Zhang Ning into coming to the Youzhou Camp, everything will naturally fall into place.

A day later.

Hundreds of thousands of Taiping Dao followers continued to advance toward the Heishan direction.

The crowd of hundreds of thousands migrating and scattered across the plains was like an endless herd of cattle and sheep.

The vast majority of these hundreds of thousands were refugees, following the main force of each camp as they advanced.

After a day of migration, each camp would set up countless porridge sheds, and then the young and strong who made up the army would begin to distribute porridge.

After eating and drinking, they would sleep anywhere around the Yellow Turban Army camp.

Fortunately, the weather was hot at this time, and it was a season with little rain.

Otherwise, if it were spring or winter, these hundreds of thousands would not know how many would have died of illness or hunger before reaching Liangzhou.

On the plain shrouded in night, looking at the towering Mount Taixing from afar, it was like a black dragon crawling on the earth.

It separated Jizhou and Bingzhou.

According to Duan Yu's original plan, they were supposed to go through Yanmen Commandery.

But Li Zhao brought about his own destruction, leaving the defense line of Changshan Kingdom non-existent. As long as they passed through Heishan, they could reach Taiyuan Commandery directly.

This saved one-third of the original distance.

And there was no obstruction on the road through Heishan. ===== CHAPTER 869 =====