Nightwatcher

After the Purple Golden Pill was imported, Bingyi Yuanjun pointed at the center of the apprentice's eyebrows, and used mana to dissolve the top-quality pill.

After the elixir melted, it didn't flow into the abdomen, but turned into purple air, which lingered between Li Miaozhen's eyebrows.

This process didn't last too long, within a quarter of an hour, the purple energy slowly subsided, turning into a purple line between her eyebrows.

The purple pattern is exactly the same as the pattern on the pill, which is a symbol of the precipitation of the medicinal power.

Li Miaozhen's fourth-rank body cannot completely absorb the medicine.

She woke up quickly, and her vision changed from blurred to clear. The first thing she saw was Li Lingsu, whose nose was red and eyes were red from crying.

Then, I saw the master Bingyi Yuanjun, and the uncle Xuancheng Taoist priest.

She understood what was going on.

With a pale face and dry lips, she forced a smile:

"Thank you, Master, for saving my life."

Surviving a catastrophe should have been a happy thing, but as far as she could see, those old friends who died in battle, her heart was heavy, and she never had the slightest joy.

"You are the saintess of Tianzong, one of the heirs to the sect. As a teacher, I should save you."

Bingyi Yuanjun said in an emotionless voice:

"My teacher and your uncle Xuancheng went down the mountain this time, under the order of Tianzun, to bring you brothers and sisters back to the sect.

"After the battle between heaven and man, the Tianzong closed the mountain, and no one can go down the mountain again."

Li Miaozhen sensed her own state, her organs were damaged in many places, and her physical body was in danger, but the burning primordial spirit had already been repaired.

Knowing that she was powerless to oppose the master, she was silent for a few seconds and said:

"How will Tianzun punish his disciples?"

Bingyi Yuanjun shook his head and said lightly:

"That's the matter of Heavenly Venerable."

Li Miaozhen didn't ask any more questions, turned to look at Li Lingsu, and said:

"The disciple still has the only wish. Qi Guangbo's surprise attack on Xunzhou City is an emergency. The matter must be passed on to Yang Yan and other generals. Please have mercy on the master and help the disciple."

Bingyi Yuanjun frowned:

"Since you have died once, you still can't see the mundane things?"

Li Miaozhen once again looked at the battlefield full of corpses, with sad eyes, "My friends are all left on the battlefield, and I can't leave anymore."

Can't walk, refers to the heart.

Bingyi Yuanjun nodded, simply because this disciple has done too many "wrong things", she will not force the disciple because of emotions such as anger or hatred.

No, in fact, she doesn't have any emotions now, not even anger.

The same is true for Taoist Xuancheng, but he put forward an additional condition. He took out a green pill, handed it to Li Lingsu, and said:

"To prevent you from running away again, eat it."

Spirit Devouring Pill!

This elixir is a elixir unique to Tianzong. After taking it, if there is no antidote within three days, the primordial spirit will be exhausted.

Under the extraordinary, everything is unavoidable.

As a holy son, Li Lingsu certainly knew this pill, looked at Taoist Xuancheng in disbelief, and said in a trembling voice:

"Master, I, I am your disciple from childhood to adulthood, won't you feel pain in your heart, won't you feel guilty?"

Daoist Xuan Cheng had no expression on his face, and his tone was indifferent:

"Do you think it's a teacher's meeting?"

The goddamn Taishang Wangqing. Li Lingsu led the order and disappeared into the blue sky with a flying sword.

He is very sure now that Master's mortal heart is definitely not with him.

It doesn't matter if Tianzong doesn't wait.

The day before the Spring Festival.

The usual spring festival day must be the busiest time for every household in the Central Plains.

It symbolizes the return of spring to the earth and the recovery of all things. The annual spring festival, the imperial court will hold a shrouded ceremony to worship the heavens, praying for good weather this year, and the prosperity of the country and the people.

People will also cook sheep and slaughter pigs on this day, offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, and pray for a good harvest this year.

This year's spring festival is the most embarrassing for the common people. The rich families will not change, but the poor can only use grass sacrifices instead.

As for the imperial court, probably the officials are not in the mood to hold the Spring Festival Ceremony.

It wasn't a matter of lack of money, no matter how tight the court was, it wouldn't be impossible to hold the Spring Festival Ceremony, it was indeed the war in Yongzhou that made people anxious.

It has been eight days since Luo Yuheng crossed the catastrophe. During this period, the battle in Yongzhou can no longer be described simply as "tragic" or "tragic".

First of all, the Yunzhou army attacked Xunzhou unexpectedly, and only 3000 of the 20,000 defenders in the city died. overwhelmed.

When Xunzhou was in danger, Xu Niannian and other troops wandering on the defense line rushed back to support in time. Yang Gong, who was seriously injured, made a decisive decision and led the remaining defenders out of the city, and flanked the Yunzhou army with reinforcements inside and outside.

Qi Guangbo, the coach of Yunzhou who failed in the surprise attack on Xunzhou, had already fired his bow and had no arrows to turn back. He could only grit his teeth and order the elite Chinese army under his command to start a fierce battle with the Dafeng army.

The two sides fought fiercely outside the city of Xunzhou for a day and a night, with blood flowing like rivers. According to the information sent back to Beijing, the exaggerated degree to which the cavalry in the bone shop of men and horses could not move forward formed a natural barrier against horses.

This battle originally had a chance to take down the Yunzhou Central Army. Once successful, it may become one of the turning points in the Central Plains war.

Until a terrifying cavalry appeared and entered the battlefield in an almost unreasonable posture. With the cooperation of the Yunzhou Central Army, they pierced the Dafeng cavalry several times inside and out.

It was difficult for the Dafeng army, which had the upper hand, to compete with this cavalry on the flat ground, so they had to retreat to the city to breathe.

This cavalry is now firmly engraved in the minds of the princes of the Dafeng Dynasty, and it is deeply imprinted in their hearts, called "Xuanwu Army".

It had never appeared on the Qingzhou battlefield, but it became famous in the first battle and became a nightmare for the Dafeng army. Even the princes of the court couldn't help their scalp numb when they heard the word "Xuanwu army".

Qi Guangbo was determined to break through Xunzhou, so he launched another siege that night, investing troops regardless of the cost, and Xunzhou fell at dawn.

After the Dafeng army retreated from Xunzhou, Yang Gong, Zhang Shen and Li Mubai, three great scholars, led 800 men and horses to defeat them. The masters of Yunlu Academy were superb and unpredictable, and successfully covered the retreat of the Dafeng defenders.

However, due to Yang Gong's frequent use of the "Speaking of Magic Follow-up" spell, coupled with his serious injuries, under the backlash of the magic spells, internal injuries and external attacks broke out. After retreating to Yongzhou City, he fell into a coma, and his life was hanging by a thread.

This battle directly wiped out the remaining elite of Dafeng's army. Since the autumn harvest, half of the 100,000 troops died in Jingshan City, and Dafeng's elite troops were in a difficult situation.

During the Battle of Qingzhou, the imperial court dispatched troops and generals, and almost all the elites that could be mobilized in the guards of various states were transferred to Qingzhou.

As a result, nearly 50,000 people died in battle, and the remnants retreated to Yongzhou.

After the Empress came to power, the Minister of the Ministry of War gritted his teeth and transferred another 10,000 soldiers from the nearby continents.

In the battle of Xunzhou, even this family fortune was almost enough.

At the same time, the Wulin League, Li Miaozhen and other rebels were also annihilated in this tragic siege battle that will be recorded in the annals of history.

Two fourth-rank guild masters of the Wulin League died, and 80% of the disciples under his command were killed or injured. Especially Li Miaozhen, the Feiyan army she led was wiped out, and Li Lingsu and her senior brother were brought back to the sect by the elders of Tianzong, and there was no news.

After the fall of Xunzhou, the Yunzhou Army completely silenced and confronted the Dafeng Army.

When the Yunzhou army came out of Yunzhou, there were a total of 60,000 direct line troops, divided into the left, middle and right armies, all of which were the elite of the elite, not counting militia.

After the capture of Qingzhou, relying on ample reserves of money and food, they recruited people from all over the world and refugees, and expanded their troops to one hundred thousand.

The national treasury of Dafeng was empty, and the refugees became disasters. Yunzhou came prepared and saved for twenty years.

In fact, it is the background.

In the Battle of Qingzhou, the Yunzhou Army seemed bigger and more numerous at first glance, but in fact, the left army was 30,000 elite, and it had already been overwhelmed by the Dafeng Army.

After the start of the Battle of Yongzhou, the number of miscellaneous troops and elites decreased day by day, until the end of the tragic battle to capture Xunzhou recently, General Qi Guangbo's direct central army was completely wiped out.

There are not many people from the rivers and lakes and no-name troops that have been recruited. The Suzaku army that once galloped the battlefield and soared into the sky has only 20 or 30 riders left, and has been completely reduced to air scouts.

Today's Yunzhou relies entirely on the main force of the right army and Xuanwu heavy cavalry to support the field.

This is also when the battle of Yongzhou started, Qi Guangbo changed his tactics and adopted the method of supporting war with war.

Yunzhou's background is also limited, and it is impossible to wear it down forever.

However, in recent days, the situation on the battlefield has changed again. Perhaps it is because the extraordinary war in the northern border has not ended for a long time, which made the Yunzhou Army smell something bad.

Qi Guangbo gathered all the elites, and Chen Bing outside the city of Yongzhou, the battle was imminent.

After Yongzhou is broken, the Yunzhou Army can go straight to the capital. Taking a step back, even if the capital cannot be won for the time being, Xu Pingfeng can refine Yongzhou and increase his heritage.

In addition, apart from the tribulation battle that affected the entire situation in the Central Plains, there was also an extraordinary battle, which was also very dangerous.

According to the situation observed by the scouts and watchmen, the old man of the Wulin League was conspired by Xu Pingfeng several times and was forcibly sent to Qingzhou.

This second-rank peak warlock wants to kill the old man at home. The old man is indeed a master who has been famous for a long time. Every time he is beaten, he screams, but every time he can fight back from Qingzhou to Yongzhou by virtue of his rough skin and thick flesh. , making a comeback.

Compared to the peak duel between two second-rank warlocks, the battle between Sun Xuanji and Ji Xuan was remarkable, and the spies didn't pay much attention to it.

In the Royal Study Room.

The grizzled minister of the Ministry of War cried to the empress:

"Your Majesty, apart from some elite soldiers on the border of Chen Bing, the Ministry of War really can't mobilize troops. The state guards have used up all the soldiers they can use, and only maintain the minimum number of troops to maintain the stability of the states.

"The spring festival is approaching, but there is still some time before the weather gets warmer. The refugees and bandits need troops to suppress them. Once the guards are empty, the consequences will be disastrous."

Qian Qingshu stepped forward and reprimanded:

"The battle of Yongzhou is about to break out, but the number of defenders is difficult to defend Yongzhou. If the Yunzhou army successfully captures Yongzhou, the next step is to march to the capital. Now, what else can we do besides tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall?"

The princes were arguing in the imperial study.

At this point in the battle, even these old foxes could hardly keep calm.

After the big case, the empress looked majestic, raised her eyes slightly, glanced at the Minister of the Ministry of War, and said lightly:

"You can deploy troops as you please. I don't want to hear any reason. I only want obedient people."

The Minister of the Ministry of War trembled in his heart, and said dejectedly:

"I understand."

The princes looked at each other in blank dismay, and the noise slowly subsided. The Secretary of the Ministry of War was one of Wei Yuan's credulities.

Huaiqing looked around at the ministers and said slowly:

"The Yunzhou army will fight as soon as it wants to fight. In five days, the National Teacher's Tribulation will be over. Within five days, it is impossible for the Yunzhou Army to fight to the capital. And after five days, the National Teacher has successfully promoted to the first rank, and we will still continue to fight." Have the opportunity.

"On the contrary, everything is over, and it doesn't matter whether the Yunzhou army captures Yongzhou or not."

Whether Dafeng survives or not depends on the background situation. You are in a complicated mood, whether you are worried or expecting or pessimistic.

Huaiqing continued:

"Tomorrow's Spring Ceremony, I will ask Uncle Yu Wang to sacrifice to heaven for me. I have other important matters, so I won't participate."

The princes felt that it was wrong, but they just asked themselves, they were really not in the mood to hold a spring festival, and they could understand the empress's mood by putting themselves in the same way as others.

Therefore, no one advises.

Spring festival day.

A luxurious carriage made of golden nanmu slowly parked outside the Star Observatory.

When all the officials in the capital were participating in the spring festival, Huaiqing, the king of a country, wearing bright yellow casual clothes, stepped on the wooden bench set up by the eunuch and got out of the carriage.

Standing outside the wide square, she looked up at the towering star tower, then turned her head and told the eunuch:

"Until I come out, no one is allowed to approach the Observatory."

The palm print eunuch bowed and said:

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Huaiqing immediately entered the Sitianjian. From the lobby on the first floor to the seventh floor, she climbed silently, and she ignored the greetings of warlocks in white along the way.

He walked faster and faster, as if he couldn't wait.

Not long after, she came to the seventh floor, the spacious alchemy room. Song Qing had been waiting for a long time, bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, if you don't come, I won't care about resurrecting Wei Yuan.

"After all, I still have a few alchemy experiments to do, so I'm really busy."

Huaiqing took a look at Song Qing who said "the sky is big and the earth is big, and the alchemy experiment is the biggest", and nodded expressionlessly:

"lead the way!"

There is nothing to blame, I have been friends with Chu Caiwei for so many years, and Huai Qing has long been accustomed to the virtues of her senior brothers.

Having said that, after Caiwei was "expelled" from Si Tianjian by the supervisor, at first she frequently sent letters to her, sharing delicious food from various places, and gradually, she began to talk about the disaster and people's livelihood, and her words became less cheerful and more serious.

After that, no more letters.

The last time Huaiqing learned about Chu Caiwei was from Li Lingsu through the book from the ground.

The gluttonous little girl collects herbs all over the mountains and plains, treats the refugees who are sick in the cold disaster, or buys food from time to time to help the victims.

When the two came to the secret room, Song Qing opened the iron door that even a fourth-rank martial artist could not shake, and saw Wei Yuan lying on the bed and sleeping.

In this physical body, there is Wei Yuan's heavenly soul.

At the beginning Zhao Shou used the technique of following the law to let Wei Yuan return triumphantly. The Confucian Sage Carving Knife and the Sub-Sage Confucian Crown brought back Wei Yuan's heavenly soul.

Afterwards, Nangong Qianrou produced lotus seeds, and Song Qing refined the physical body so that the Heavenly Soul could perfectly fit with this new physical body.

Now as long as Wei Yuan's soul is recalled and the three souls are replenished, he can wake up.

Xu Qi'an came back from his travels in the rivers and lakes, gathered all the materials for refining the soul-calling flag, and finally he was done.

Huaiqing's hand rested lightly on Wei Yuan's shoulder, and the air mechanism pulled him to float in the air, and followed Huaiqing to leave the secret room and walk towards the gossip platform.

Song Qing followed closely behind.

When he boarded the Eight Diagrams Platform, the first thing Huaiqing saw was a circular formation carved with cinnabar, with complicated and dense patterns.

"This is the soul-calling formation that Senior Brother Sun left before he left. It matches the soul-calling banner."

Song Qing signaled Huaiqing to put Wei Yuan in the center of the formation, and then he took off the brocade bag from his waist, and took out a big flag as high as two people.

The flag pole was made of dark gold metal full of pores, and a jet-black flag hung down, on which the pattern of small tadpoles was written with gold powder.

"for you!"

Song Qing frantically tossed the scroll to Huaiqing, as if it was a hot potato.

"This banner has the poison and coldness of a thousand-year-old corpse. Your Majesty only has a quarter of an hour. If you can't recall Wei Yuan's soul after a quarter of an hour, then you can only wait for three months.

"Because the next suitable day for summoning souls will be in late spring three months later."

Three months later, Dafeng couldn't afford to wait anymore. Huaiqing nodded and said lightly:

"What else do I need to do?"

Song Qing answered every question:

"Waving the soul-calling flag, shouting: Wei Yuan, the soul is back!

"Well, Xu Ningyan did this. After all, he is Wei Yuan's half son, and Wei Yuan gave him the promoted blood pill. It's your majesty.

"Your Majesty, don't think that Song is straightforward. Are you familiar with Wei Yuan, Your Majesty? If not, if he hears you calling him and ignores you, he will be screwed."

Song Qing is still annoying as always. Huai Qing has no expression on his face:

"You don't need to worry about this matter. Before Xu Ningyan went to the northern border, he had already entrusted this matter to me."

After finishing speaking, she walked to the edge of the gossip platform and held up the soul-calling banner.

Song Qing lit a stick of incense.

Just at this time, drums and music rang in the direction of the palace, and the spring festival began.

Crash~ Huaiqing waved the summoning flag, and shouted in a cold voice:

"Wei Yuan, the soul is back!"

The empress dances the flag, her momentum is not inferior to that of Erlang.

PS: 240,000 words have been updated this month, with an average of 8,000 words per day, which is actually quite a lot.