The fairy world collapsed, and the down-and-out gods were laid off and re-employed.

Xie Zezhi galloped all the way, and it was already early morning when he arrived at the imperial city. Due to Mo Jinxu's advance arrangements, someone came to meet him as soon as he entered the city. After taking him to change clothes, he entered the back door of the general's mansion.

The person who led the way told him that they found the old housekeeper in the general's mansion through several connections. This old housekeeper has always been with the general and raised her like a daughter. He is an upright person and is willing to help introduce her after hearing about this matter.

The old housekeeper had a kind face, and when he saw that although Xie Zezhi was wearing ordinary civilian clothes, he had an extraordinary temperament and spoke modestly and politely, he suddenly felt very fond of him. Yan said that their young master was practicing martial arts in the backyard and would have to wait for her for a while.

He led Xie Zezhi through the backyard of the General's Mansion and came to a bamboo forest. In the forest, a girl wearing a black outfit and a high ponytail was dancing with a spear. She looks only seventeen or eighteen years old, but her shooting skills are fierce and she is as powerful as a dragon.

Xie Zezhi stood far away, thinking of Jiang Zhixia through her.

At that time, she was living in her own dojo, but she didn't like to talk to him. When she saw him coming, she only raised her eyes as a greeting. He didn't care. He sat down next to her and chatted with her. He often said a hundred words before getting an answer from her.

He was afraid that she would be bored, so he told her that there was an open space in the back hill where she could go if she wanted to practice martial arts.

He was already prepared not to receive a response from her, but unexpectedly she raised her head and asked him seriously: "Are there any enemies of yours behind you?"

"No."

"Then what do you want me to do there?"

"Don't all those who practice martial arts practice kung fu?"

"Practice hitting trees?" Jiang Zhixia was confused at first, and then told him seriously that she was very busy and had no time to hit trees.

"No..." He didn't expect this question to be so difficult to answer. "People who practice martial arts should practice diligently. Otherwise, they will become rusty after a long time."

Jiang Zhixia felt that he was right, nodded in agreement, picked up the knife given to her by Master Kaiyang and went out.

An hour later, a group of immortals came to the door of Xie Zezhi's house and asked him for an explanation, asking why his people were beating people so casually.

After Xie Zezhi apologized to everyone one by one, he looked helplessly at Jiang Zhixia who didn't know where he was wrong.

He later learned that she didn't need to practice at all. Some things are engraved in her bones, and she can't forget them even if she wants to.

While he was lost in thought, the general also finished practicing his spear, and when he turned around, he saw a man with a beautiful scenery and a graceful figure staring directly at her. She was not a shy person, but she was still a little embarrassed by the intense gaze.

She lowered her head slightly, avoiding his eyes, and then walked straight to him, "Uncle Qian said someone wants to see me, is it you, the young master? I, Qian Xiao, dare to ask the young master's name."

Xie Zezhi came to his senses and saluted her, briefly introducing his name but not his identity.

Qian Xiao invited him to talk in the front hall. Xie Zezhi discovered from the conversation that this girl was quite like Jiang Zhixia, who later became talkative, and would not hide what she was thinking. Even to an outsider like him, once they became familiar with each other after a few words, they would say anything.

She bluntly said that the current emperor is fatuous, often listens to villains in the court, and hates the devil world deeply. She also said that the demon world had caused her family to be destroyed, and she swore to be sworn in with the demon world as long as she lived, and would kill anyone she saw.

"Girl, what do you think of the fairy world?" Xie Zezhi asked tentatively.

When it comes to gods, Qian Xiao doesn't have the disdain or hatred that ordinary people have. On the contrary, she had great trust in them because she had received help from the gods.

Back then, she and her housekeeper went to seek refuge with relatives. They encountered bandits on the way and were fortunately saved by an immortal king. She also studied with him for a few days. After that, he finally found a relative. Unexpectedly, when he saw Qian Xiaosheng's beauty, he became evil and sold her to a wealthy family as a concubine.

"I thought I would have to fight with those sisters in the backyard of my house for the rest of my life. I never expected that another sister would come later. She speaks straightforwardly and can understand people's hearts, but her memory is not very good.

She resolved our grievances, helped us find what we were good at, and taught us how to support ourselves. I'm not good at female celebrities, and I don't know how to do business. She thought about it and asked me if I would like to learn martial arts and join the army. To be honest, she taught me all my skills. After that, I escaped with Uncle Qian and disguised myself to join the army. Now during the holidays, I can still receive special products from my sisters in the backyard.

Although the two of them did not state their identities, I knew that they were gods. "

Xie Zezhi suddenly realized, "Are you talking about Mo Jianxu and Lin Yi?"

"Do you know them too?" Qian Xiao's eyes lit up when he heard their names.

"To be fair, girl, my coming this time was arranged by Mo Xianjun."

"Are they okay? Can you take me to see them?"

The old housekeeper coughed repeatedly to remind Qian Xiao not to lose his bearings. Only then did she realize that her reaction was a little big, and she smiled sheepishly.

Xie Zezhi didn't care. He explained the whole story to her, thinking that he would describe in detail what Wangxian had done and the tragic situation of the people in the city.

Although Qian Xiao sympathized with them, he was not surprised, "I know everything you said. But someone has to sacrifice, right?"

After she saw the people's reaction to eating the grass early in the morning, she strongly disagreed with the emperor's order to plant the grass instead, and even threatened him to resign and go into seclusion if he ordered it. There were many small countries around here, and the emperor was afraid that no one would be able to defend the city after she left, and even more afraid that she would defect to other countries, so he had no choice but to agree.

But a few days later, the emperor summoned Qian Xiao again and told her that planting grass was an order from the gods.

"The immortal said that the grass only extracts the qi from people. Although it will have a slight impact on people, it is all for the immortal world to resist the demon world. Resisting the demon world cannot be just a matter of the gods, we mortals should also contribute." Qian Xiao To put it bluntly, "How can a new situation be achieved without sacrifice? Can the demon world be removed by praying?"

Xie Zezhi was now very sure that the girl had been deceived.

He said: "Since it is a battle between immortals and demons, who should be the first general to die? Furthermore, what are the gods here to do? If they want to step on the bones of mortals and win their war, then they and Demons are no different. In the final analysis, this war is just an internal fight, and the mortals are just the victims of the fight between the two factions. No matter whether they win or lose, what benefits can the mortals gain?"

"But that god said...Have I been deceived by people from the demon world?" Qian Xiao couldn't believe it. "I have fought against the demon world, and there is an evil spirit in them that cannot be hidden. That person must be a god."

Xie Zezhi said patiently: "General Qian, the immortals are not all Mo Xianjun and Lin Xianzi. The problems that exist among mortals also exist in the immortal world. You can tell by comparing what he did with the two immortals Mo and Lin. Is it worthy of trust? Has Fairy Lin ever instigated you to go out against others in the inner house? Has Lord Mo Xian ever achieved his own goals by sacrificing others?"

Qian Xiao's mind was in chaos. Indeed, as Xie Zezhi said, Mo Jianxu and Lin Yi always took the lead, never hiding behind and never showing anyone like the god.

Xie Zezhi did not force her, but changed the subject and asked her what she sent to the mountains every month and to whom.

"The box was full of black gas. The god asked me to pour it into a sinkhole in the mountains. He would come to check the next day, but no one else was allowed to be present. He also set up a barrier there." She told the truth. answer.

"In this case, General, can you go there with me to explore the truth and see what kind of god it is? If what I tell is a lie, the General can hand me over to that god directly. If what I tell is the truth, General You also want to do something for me to apologize to the people in the city."

"Okay." Qian Xiao agreed happily.

Two more days to go...

Xie Zezhi calculated how long it would take for him to return to Jiang Zhixia, and worried whether he could rush back to help the people from the demon world before they came.

Qian Xiao looked up and saw that he, who was calm and composed just now, was now frowning, not knowing what he was worried about.

On the night of the second day, after Qian Xiao sent the box into the mountains, he quietly returned with Xie Zezhi under the cover of night. Because they didn't know the specific time when the god came, the two could only hide in a cave near the sinkhole. No bonfire was lit to prevent detection.

Qian Xiao was a girl after all, and it was her first time to be alone with a strange man. Under the moonlight, she looked at Xie Zezhi's handsome profile, and her heartbeat couldn't help but beat faster.

She shook her head to wake herself up, and to divert her attention, she asked him what he was looking at.

Xie Zezhi didn't know how to explain this weird sinkhole to her and what she poured into it.

What Wangxian sent was the accumulated grievances of the people in the city. After Qian Xiao poured them into the sinkhole, these grievances were sealed by the barrier. He wanted to get closer and take a closer look, but he was afraid of disturbing the situation, so he had to stand here and wait for the god Qian Xiao mentioned to appear. .

"Have I made a big mistake?" Qian Xiao saw that he was silent and thought the matter was difficult.

"No." Xie Zezhi comforted her, "The general has a pure mind and doesn't often deal with gods. It's understandable that he didn't find out for a while. But don't be so gullible in the future. If I also lied to you, I should What should I do?”

"I...you are the person Mo Xianjun found. You will not be a bad person."

"In today's troubled times, it is better to be careful. Both immortals and demons must be careful. They are all using the banner of Mo Xianjun and asking you to do things for them. Do you also believe them?"

Qian Xiao sighed, "That's what I'm not good at. The flash of swords and shadows on the battlefield can still remind me to be careful. When I returned to the court, I relaxed my guard and couldn't understand the twists and turns of those civil servants."

Xie Zezhi smiled and said, "Beware of hidden arrows. If you can't tell, just see if their ideas are in line with the interests of the people and are good for the people. Listen to their words, but also watch their actions. If you can't tell for a moment, just hide aside and observe. , as long as they are calmer than them, they will show their flaws first. 'Thinking about danger', 'thinking about retreat', and 'thinking about' are what civil servants do, but military generals should also think twice."

Qian Xiao remembered everything he said. She was very smart but lacked guidance. Now listening to what he said, it was like seeing the sun through the clouds, and she suddenly became enlightened.

"Mr. Xie, after this matter is over, you can stay in my general's residence. I am missing someone to guide me." She pulled Xie Zezhi's sleeve, "I would like to treat you as a guest and I will never treat you badly."

Xie Zezhi calmly took out his sleeves and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "I promised someone to be her talker, but I can't accept the general's kindness."

"Does she do you a lot of good?"

"A lot of benefits, fifty cash a month."

Qian Xiao's jaw almost dropped, "Only fifty cents?!"

"It's quite a lot." He looked at the moon outside the cave and murmured: "Food and shelter are included for a month, we just talk occasionally, or do whatever I want with the extra money..."

On the other side, Dongfang Chuliang has been locked up in a cave by Mo Jianxu since last night to study the antidote. Now that the line to contact the outside world has been completely opened by Mo Jiexu, Dongfang Chuliang just needs to pass on any medicinal materials he wants, and someone will find a way to smuggle them in.

If it really couldn't be transported in, Liu Mosi asked animals to help deliver it.

Mo Yanxu asked Dongfang Chuliang about the antidote. He slapped his chest and said proudly: "Don't worry, it will happen tomorrow. If it doesn't happen, I will hang myself at Wangxian's door."

"Your senior sister depends on you."

Dongfang Chuliang pursed his lips and said nothing, and continued to devote himself to developing the antidote. He had seen everything that happened that night. When he came back from the city gate, he was holding his breath and swore that after getting the antidote, he would chop down the Immortal Emperor's eighteen swords to vent the evil for his senior sister and the people in the city.

Mo Yanxu did not disturb him and continued to plan tomorrow's action. Jiang Zhixia spread the news that people from the demon world will come to destroy Meng. He wanted the people in the city to see people from the demon world interacting with the Immortal Emperor. This not only provides evidence of the involvement of the demon world, but also the incense gained by the Immortal Emperor may be gone.

This opportunity was hard to come by, and he had to think of a perfect strategy to catch them all in one fell swoop.

The Immortal Emperor thought he could control Jiang Zhixia after she ate the remnant grass. He was so proud that he relaxed his supervision over Mo Mianxu and the others. Even when Xiuzhu reported to him that Jiang Zhixia had stabbed someone with a knife, he only thought it was her normal reaction because she had lost the grass of rebirth, and she was just waiting for the people from the devil world to come.

Everyone is looking forward to tomorrow.