Exorcism

The princess unceremoniously occupied the central military tent and immediately issued a series of orders.

Dongjie Kingdom also had a larger army stationed a hundred miles away. The princess wrote a concise and tough letter, ordering them to come to defend Jiehe. It was stamped with the seals of the princess and the commander-in-chief of Dongjie Kingdom.

Taifu Xin's more than 400 guards were divided into dozens of groups, and with the same number of soldiers from the Dongjie Kingdom, they rushed to major cities and ordered the defenders and people to change their flags and pledge allegiance to the Xijie Kingdom.

The orders came one after another, as if there was a think tank of hundreds of people advising the princess. Every order she made was carefully thought out, and she knew exactly what cities, key passes, and armies there were within a radius of 500 miles.

The commander-in-chief of Dongjie Kingdom stood respectfully beside the princess, responsible for stamping the commander's seal on the paper. He was so admired that the last bit of shame disappeared. He even found a high-sounding reason for his groveling: only the princess of Xijie Kingdom can To protect Dongjie Kingdom, King Dongjie has fled to the imperial capital, and the tens of thousands of troops left behind need a real leader.

The princess put down her pen, thought for a while, and waved her hand. All the generals in the tent walked backwards and left the tent. Only a few were allowed to stay.

The princess didn't take off her helmet until then. Her head was covered with sweat, and her face was red and white. She was obviously extremely exhausted, which was completely different from the vigorous and resolute behavior she showed. She was so tired that even the talisman could not relieve her.

"I want my warriors to be treated like heroes. Third Master, I leave this matter to you." The princess sat down and said weakly. She finally no longer had to pretend to be tough.

Mr. Pan said yes. He was also very tired and injured, but this was the trust given by the princess. He only felt honored and would never refuse a word.

There were only two people left in front of the princess, Mu Xingqiu and Xin Youtao. In the past, this would have been impossible. The princess has to abide by a series of rules and regulations of the royal family. Now, she makes her own decisions and doesn't have to pay attention to any rules, but she still has to keep her brother by her side.

Xin Youtao hurriedly took out the kerchief and handed it to her sister.

The princess wiped her sweat, smiled at Mu Xingqiu and said, "This is the trouble of ordinary people. They often have more than enough to do but not enough to do anything. Taoist priests will not be as embarrassed as me.

Mu Xingqiu also smiled. He actually didn't look like a Taoist priest now. He was wearing soldier's clothes. His whole body was dirty, and there were obvious scorch marks on his clothes. Only his bun and long hairpin could prove his identity, but the princess was right. Although his face was not clean, he was not tired at all.

"You have won, a great victory." Mu Xingqiu congratulated, his blood had completely calmed down and he had regained the calmness unique to a Taoist priest.

"It may sound a little hypocritical. But I sincerely hope that this victory also belongs to you and belongs to Pangshan Taoism."

"Pangshan Taoism has achieved its goal, and we are very grateful to the princess for her help and support."

The princess doesn't know magic, let alone telepathy. But she can still guess what the other person is thinking, even if he is a Taoist priest, "Do you think what I am doing is inappropriate?"

Mu Xingqiu shook his head, "You did what you should do. I am not a member of the royal family, just an ordinary Taoist priest, and I am not qualified to make irresponsible remarks."

"No. I hope you can make irresponsible remarks as a last favor to me. I want to know what kind of person I am in the eyes of the Taoist priests." The princess glanced sideways at the younger brother beside her, "You Tao can't do it. , He has never been fair and honest in front of me."

"Eh? When did I..." Halfway through his words, Xin Youtao had to admit that his sister's words were correct, "I am your biological brother."

The princess raised her lips slightly as a reply to her younger brother. She still stared at Mu Xingqiu. Although her face was pale, there was no fatigue in her eyes.

Mu Xingqiu thought for a while, "You have prepared everything and are just waiting for this victory. Everyone and all wars are your tools."

The princess did not deny it. The whole plan had always been hidden in her heart. Now she wanted to speak out, not only to gain the trust of the Taoist priests, but also to talk. "People think that war can win everything, but in fact it is not the case. They will use war." Talent can win everything, so there are so many soldiers who sacrifice their lives and blood, but in the end they can only get a small reward. The royal family is neither the most courageous nor the wisest, but we know when. And how to win a great victory.

Mu Xingqiu didn't react, but Xin Youtao blushed a little. What the princess said was something he understood, but he had never practiced it well. At the same time, as a Taoist priest, he vaguely felt that this approach was a little bit... despicable.

"Don't think of us as too bad people." The princess's smile is always pleasant. This is her skill and her cover. "This is the only thing we are good at, just like Taoist priests are good at magic. These Someone has to do it, either me or someone else. If I die on the battlefield, the person who does these things will be Taifu Xin. If I don't die, he will be redundant. "

"But you didn't kill him."

The princess did not kill Taifu Xin who "escaped during the war" at the gate of the military camp. Instead, she imprisoned his entire family.

The princess sighed, "There is not much left in the Xijie Kingdom. I don't want to cause another division. The influence of the Taifu family is very deep and cannot be eliminated by killing just one person. Today the Zifu Army is resentful of him, and tomorrow I may regret it. I want to ensure that Xijie Country is still a whole and can only tolerate the existence of the Taifu. He will still be my enemy in the future, but he will be a cautious enemy and will not openly oppose me again. It’s more cost-effective than creating a new group of enemies without any scruples.”

Mu Xingqiu had nothing to say. Just as it was difficult to understand the thoughts of a high-level Taoist priest, he could not accept the royal family's code of conduct. In fact, he was very happy that he did not need to participate in these things. "If someone must win the victory, As for the fruit, I would also choose Her Royal Highness.”

The princess smiled, "Believe me, I am just the first person to strike, and I will not be the only one. The armies of the Shengfu Dynasty and various vassal states are coming non-stop at this moment, and Duanliu City will soon become even more... It’s crowded.”

"Come and share the honor of the war." The princess said lightly, "And I have already sent an invitation to them. Do you remember the wounded soldiers who went to the south? All armies will rush to send them back."

Xin Youtao was even more surprised. He had been with his sister after the war. He only left for a while when he entrusted Xiao Qingtao to send a message to Mu Xingqiu. He didn't expect that his sister had already done so many things.

"Then take over the cities of Dongjie Kingdom. Have you made arrangements?"

"You can't say it's an arrangement. I just wrote letters of condolences to the nobles of the Western Kingdom who have fled to various cities in the Eastern Kingdom. If they are willing to help me, I will not refuse."

Xin Youtao shook his head in admiration, "King Dongjie must regret that he escaped too early."

The princess lowered her eyelids, "There is nothing to regret. He is afraid of war, so let him stay away from war."

"The war is not over yet," Mu Xingqiu said.

The princess nodded, "Of course, the demon soldiers suffered a disastrous defeat. It has affected the morale of the entire army. The Giant Demon King will definitely use all his strength to attack Duanliu City next time, so I need the five hundred miles of Dongjie Country as my rear. , and also need the strength of the armies of various countries. They come to snatch the fruits of victory, but I want to leave them behind to knock down more fruits. "

Mu Xingqiu understood the princess's true intention of inviting him here and bowed slightly, "Zuo Liuying used Xijie Kingdom's Duanliu City and its soldiers and civilians to attract the giant demon king Qi Wushang, and the princess used Pangshan Taoist Priest to win a victory. This is very fair. We will still cooperate happily in the final battle."

Regarding the meaning of "use", the princess and Mu Xingqiu said it when they first met, and both of them still remember it. Nodding to each other and showing tacit smiles, Xin Youtao was confused and felt that both of them spoke too straightforwardly. Not the same as usual.

"I'm going back to the city. I'll wait for news about the princess taking control of the army." Mu Xingqiu said goodbye and turned to Xin Youtao. "What about you? Stay here or go back with me?"

Xin Youtao only thought for a while, "Sister, I have to go back to the city to see the leader."

"Go, you are Pangshan Taoist priest, cherish this title, it is more valuable than the status of a prince." The princess looked at her brother lovingly, showing a rare true emotion.

Mu Xingqiu couldn't help but think that the princess did not care about the cost when it came to Xin Youtao, and there might be more conspiracies when the harvest came.

After leaving the camp and flying into the sky, Xin Youtao turned around frequently and looked back, "I'm really worried about leaving my sister alone."

"She knows what she is doing." Mu Xingqiu advised, "She is at home here like a fish in water. She has a group of loyal soldiers around her. No one can touch her."

The celebrations in Duanliu City had just begun. The two Taoist priests flying in the sky caused bursts of cheers. Many people recognized "General Mu" and followed them all the way. The shouts did not stop until long after they landed.

There were only a few Pangshan Taoist priests in the inn courtyard, and the other Taoist priests were not there. Yang Qingyin snorted, "General Mu is back. Didn't you get promoted to marshal?"

Mu Xingqiu shrugged, "The marshal's helmet is too fancy, I don't like it." Everyone laughed, and he asked, "Where are the others? Why are they missing?"

"They left after the battle, saying they were not interested in meeting Zuo Liuying." Yang Qingyin gave a long hum, as if she was a little confused, "I haven't fought enough, but they said they don't want to participate in the war anymore. I want to go back and concentrate on overcoming the tribulation. The casual cultivators also left, saying that they were doing justice without asking for anything in return, so I gave them some magic weapons."

"They just don't want to die here." Shen Hao said. A total of forty-three supporting Taoist priests came, and nearly twenty died outside the city. Their inner elixirs were taken away, but their bodies were left in a foreign land forever; The losses among the casual cultivators were even greater, with more than half of them dead.

Pangshan also suffered losses, with only eight of the eleven inspiratory Taoist priests left. Everyone looked at each other, and no one mentioned the name of the deceased.

Zuo Liuying's door opened, and Lan Qizhang walked out, "The first one needs an altar, nineteen feet, three feet, seven inches high, with a square top and seven feet, seven inches wide."

Zuo Liuying finally took action in person, which meant that the Patriarch's Tower had been repaired. Although Lan Qizhang's words were very cold and he did not express any condolences to the Taoist priests who had made great contributions, everyone still breathed a sigh of relief. They had shouldered the heavy responsibility for too long. , it can finally be handed over to a more powerful high-level Taoist priest.

Lan Qizhang raised his right hand and held something the size of an egg. It was wrinkled, like a dehydrated fruit, and its original appearance could not be seen at all. "This is the heart of an ancient demon clan, hidden underground for more than ten years." Ten thousand years ago, he was dug out by the demon clan and awakened by magic."

He stretched out his arm and handed the little heart to Mu Xingqiu, "The chief said it belongs to you."

Lan Qizhang stepped aside, and Zuo Liuying himself walked out of the room, placing his right hand on his chest and abdomen, holding the small ancestral tower.

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