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Chapter 243 The Battle Is Coming
Chang'an, the capital city of the thousand-year-old Tang Dynasty, is located on the Weihe Plain, not far to the south, and is the only unknowable academy that communicates with the world.

Further to the south is a continuous mountain range from east to west. Because of the dense jungle and rugged mountain roads, except for those mountain people who have lived here for generations, almost no one is willing to go deep into it on weekdays.

However, on this day, the cultivators around Chang'an City and some courageous ordinary people stepped into the steep mountain road in an endless stream, and the darkness was overwhelming. At least three to four hundred people rushed towards a big mountain in the south.

Behind these people is a group of troops dressed in armor. They look solemn and brave, and all of them have extremely proud eyes.

In the middle of them, guarding a few elderly people, dressed in solemn and luxurious temple attire, were the delegation of the Xiling Temple envoy to the Tang Kingdom.

After the High Priest of Heavenly Mandate and Ning Que discussed Sang Sang's successor as the High Priest of Guangming, the Xiling Temple formally sent a note to Tang Guo, and came to trouble Ye Hongyu openly under the banner of eliminating demons.

Cheng Lixue, who had white hair and beard, glanced at the surging crowd on the mountain road, could not help but frown slightly, and whispered to the great priest Tianyu beside him: "Isn't it a bit too ostentatious for the Adjudication Division to invite practitioners from the Tang Dynasty to come forward?" Come and watch?”

"No, I think they're doing pretty well."

The great priest of Tianyu had a pair of wise and vicissitudes of life in his dark eyes, and said calmly: "Since I have chosen to do something, it must have the effect of killing one and warning others. Only under the watchful eyes of the public can I achieve the greatest deterrent effect. It is not in vain for my temple to make a move in the Tang Kingdom." .”

"But it is rumored that this person is powerful, and even Xiahou was seriously injured by him." Cheng Lixue still frowned, and said worriedly: "Although there are many masters from the temple this time, just in case..."

Seeing the uneasy expression on the face of the person he trusted the most, the great priest of Tianyu sighed slightly, and said quietly: "I know what you are worried about. name and realm."

"But according to the news from the temple, there is no record of this person in the heavenly book, so there are only two possibilities left, either he has already crossed the iron threshold and broke through the five realms, or he used a special The method cuts off Haotian's overlooking."

"But no matter what kind of situation this person belongs to, it shows that his strength is absolutely extraordinary, and the operation of the temple this time is likely to fail."

"Since you know everything, why don't you stop the adjudicator from messing around?" Cheng Lixue said with a puzzled face, "If we really encounter the worst possibility, it's not a big deal for us to fail, but the people of the temple Your face will be lost in front of the world."

"Once this trip fails, the temple will indeed lose face, and even those of us may suffer heavy casualties."

The old priest of Tianyu seemed to be strenuously walking on the narrow and rugged mountain road, but his face was still calm, and he said: "But it is precisely because of this that we invite practitioners from the Tang Kingdom."

Seeing Cheng Lixue's doubts, the high priest of Tianyu explained: "Exorcism is a good name. Neither the temple nor the Tang Kingdom can tolerate the Demon Sect. If they come to the scene, will those practitioners of the Tang Kingdom have a lot of trouble?" The big ones may not be able to hold back and attack this person?"

Cheng Lixue was shocked, and said in disbelief: "You mean we can use Tang Guo's hand to deal with this person?"

"If those of us can't succeed in this trip, the people of Tang probably won't touch this hard nail in the future."

The great priest of Tianyu took old and firm steps, and said expressionlessly: "But in this way, we will at least have a solid reputation as their demonic sect, and we will not allow this newly established sect to grow and become bigger."

As he said that, he turned slightly, and added with a firm gaze: "The most important thing is that this person can form a grudge with the practice circle of the Tang Kingdom, so as to prevent him from colluding with the Tang Dynasty court in the future and causing more damage to our temple. Big trouble."

Cheng Lixue's complexion changed, and then he seemed to think of something, and asked puzzledly: "It is said that this mountain was rewarded by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Didn't they join together long ago?"

The great priest of Tianyu was silent for a moment, turned around the bend in the mountain road, and said: "That's just the idea of ​​the Emperor of Tang, and the officials and soldiers of the Tang Kingdom don't think so. Once they regard this person as an enemy, even the Emperor of Tang will be bad. Get in touch with this person again."

Cheng Lixue thought for a while, sighed lightly, and said, "You are right, doing this may be the best choice for the current temple."

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It's early spring, and everything is recovering. On the bamboo mountain, you can see the brilliant spring flowers everywhere, the green leaves are gradually luxuriating, and the clear water is gurgling. It is full of vitality and charming.

In the small courtyard in the bamboo forest in the mountains, Ye Hongyu was wearing her signature red robe, sitting on a small stool made of bamboo, her eyes fixed on the wooden table in front of her, drinking leisurely. Guo Yu of tea hesitated to speak.

Guo Yu took a sip of the steaming tea and said, "If you have any questions, just ask."

Ye Hongyu took a deep breath, his eyes were a little complicated, and said: "You should understand the temple's plan. They summoned so many practitioners here just to make these people die. If you take too heavy measures, you may not be able to tell Datang The emperor explained."

"Confession? What do you want to explain?" Guo Yu took another sip of tea slowly, and said calmly, "How do you know that the emperor will not be happy to see me kill them?"

Ye Hongyu was taken aback, frowned slightly, and asked suspiciously: "But these people are all Tang people after all, and they are the foundation of an empire. Every death is a loss for the Tang country."

"You are right. Practitioners can be said to be the most precious wealth of a country, especially those with advanced cultivation."

Guo Yu gently put down his teacup, raised his eyes to look at her and said seriously: "But it also depends on who these people are really serving. If they don't even obey orders, what use is the emperor asking them to save for future battles with Xiling?" Stabbed in the back?"

There was a flash of light in Ye Hongyu's bright eyes, and he said in a concentrated voice: "You mean that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty intends to take advantage of today's incident to see how many practitioners in the Tang Kingdom have a heart for Xiling?"

"Strictly speaking, he wants to see who is devoted to Haotian and who is so devout that he can ignore his emperor's attitude."

Guo Yu stretched out his arms and explained: "If they know that I have a relationship with the emperor, but dare to come out to deal with me, it means that they may betray the Tang Dynasty in the future. After all, the Xiling Temple is Haotian in the world. Orthodox forces."

(End of this chapter)