Jia Mo

The next day, Southern Xinjiang held a grand court meeting again.Demons and ghosts rushed over from all directions, and Yuan, the high priest of Jiugai, also sent envoys to participate in the court meeting as scheduled.Rolling dark clouds pressed down on Dawangzhai, and once again a group of monsters danced wildly in the center of Dawangzhai. Nine-headed birds were flying around chattering with tea fruits on their backs, and pig-headed and dog-faced monsters sat on the roofs of the surrounding houses.Under the stilted building, gauze curtains are surrounded on all sides, and bamboo mats and tables are displayed in the middle.The tribal leaders sat down together, and Qi Lingshu handed over his sword and sat on the left side.Fu Lan hugged the cat and sat on the keel throne above, with no expression on her fair face, she could tell she was in a daze.

When the two parties sat down, Zhu Mingzang put the long knife on the table and gave a high five.A group of dancers stepped forward, Qi Yin looked at those dancers and was stunned.These dancers are all mortals, apparently captured by these monsters from the world.Qi Lingshu's face turned pale as expected, the dancing girl twisted her waist like a water snake, and looked at Qi Lingshu with tears in her eyes, eager to be rescued.Qi Lingshu frowned and remained silent, his lips almost pursed into a line.

Over there, Zhu Mingzang had a teasing smile on his face, "If Qi Jianxian likes anyone, just say it bluntly and let her serve you tonight. As long as they have served you before, you can bring them back to the world."

The dancers looked over expectantly, Qi Lingshu clenched his fists and remained motionless.Another monster laughed and said: "Their Taoist children pay attention to innocence and asceticism. If they sleep with a girl, it is a big precept. Qi Jianxian abides by the precepts. I guess these beauties will not be able to wait until they come home."

It's really deceiving.Qi Yin sighed again and again, he is also a mortal, living under the fence, because of Fu Lan, he is not disturbed by these monsters, and cannot speak for Qi Lingshu.Fulan was also dumbfounded, sitting there without any movement, watching indifferently, with no intention of interfering.

"I'm here to discuss peace, and I also ask General Zhu to withdraw the female music." Qi Lingshu cupped his hands.

"It doesn't matter, it's the same when you are enjoying singing and dancing while discussing important issues." Zhu Mingzang said, "North and South have negotiated a peace without precedent. Demons and mortals have been fighting for many years, and their ancestors have been endless. Tell me, how do you negotiate a peace?"

"It is precisely because the ancestors have passed through endless generations that we need to discuss peace." Qi Lingshu sat upright, bowed his hands to Fulan and Zhu Mingzang, "Your Majesty, General, the southern border is mountainous and the land is barren. Even if there is fertile land, demons do not care about agriculture. , I don’t know how to harvest, so I have to venture north every year, burning, killing, looting, and taking people away for food. If the north and the south negotiate a peace, the world can send envoys to teach you the skills of farming and farming, harvest rice, raise cattle and sheep, and you will be self-sufficient, so you don’t need it. Then fight with us for food. This is a win-win move."

"What's so delicious about beef and mutton?" A monster gritted his teeth and said, "Your human meat is tender, and you look delicious."

"Are you from the wild boar forest demon pig clan?" Qi Lingshu looked at him, his eyes as cold as frost and snow in winter, "Dare to ask how many people from your clan died in the world in a year? How many people were imprisoned in the forbidden area of ​​the fairy mountain? Or geometry?"

The monster choked and didn't speak.

"Constrained by famine, siblings cannibalize each other and cannibalize each other. Do you guys want to continue living like this?" Qi Lingshu asked.

The four people whispered one after another, and even the monsters on the roof began to discuss.The little uncle is really good, he didn't expect to be silent on weekdays, and there is a way to negotiate this.Qi Yin was overjoyed, and then Zhu Mingzang said coldly: "Your world is full of peasants, so you are no match for natural disasters and man-made disasters. When you are hungry, you cannibalize people. How can you guarantee that I will not be like this in southern Xinjiang?"

"Of course Lingshu can't guarantee it," Qi Lingshu nodded, "but it's better than the current Southern Border. As far as Lingshu knows, once the monsters in Southern Border get old and their physical strength weakens, they will either be eaten by their own kind or die by Lingshu. Because of the hands of peers, it is rare to see old and weak monsters in southern Xinjiang. At least I, the elderly in the world, can be cared for and have a good death. When you all get old, don’t you want to die by other monsters like your parents? fangs?"

Obviously, many monsters were moved by the talk, and they all looked at Zhu Mingzang without blinking.Fu Lan was on top, still silent like a transparent person.He is just a display, everyone knows that it is Zhu Mingzang who is really talking about the matter.Qi Lingshu obviously also found out, and no longer pointed at Fu Lan to make decisions.

"Qi Jianxian, since that's the case, let's cut to the chase." Zhu Mingzang sneered, "Is it because of the decline of Taoism in the human world that you came to negotiate a peace? Now that you are in this situation, it seems that you have reached the end of the mountain. We just need to be quiet Wait for decades, and the world will be in your pocket, so why listen to your nonsense here?"

"Falling in Taoism does not mean sitting and waiting to die." Qi Lingshu looked directly into his eyes, "Everyone, please look north, the hundred families of the immortal sect are gathering disciples to go to Wufang. If you don't agree, then we will fight! Wufang will do nothing Pioneer, will go all the way to the south with bloodbath, donate his head, and go straight to Hengshan. Even if he dies in Nanjiang, he will be safe for a hundred generations in the world!"

There was silence in the seat, Zhu Mingzang was silent for a long time, and slowly laughed, "Qi Lingshu, you are a man. Okay, we can negotiate a peace, but I have conditions."

"Please speak up."

"To discuss peace and form an alliance, you need 10 taels of tribute silver, 30 bolts of silk, and 20 dans of rice, flour, and raw meat," Zhu Mingzang said.

Paying the annual tribute is tantamount to bowing down.Qi Lingshu's face sank like water, and he clenched his fists tightly.

"Why, aren't you happy?" Zhu Mingzang sneered again and again, "You don't even have the sincerity to talk about peace between the North and the South?"

"3 taels of grained silver, [-] bolts of silk, and [-] dans of rice noodles and raw meat." Qi Lingshu said.

The little uncle actually gave in!Qi Yin was a little surprised, it seems that the Taoism of the world has indeed declined to the point of urgency.This peace negotiation is probably just a superficiality, and the meaning of Sifang Xianshan is probably to buy time, and then come up with other ways to save Weiwei and help the poor.

"Just according to what you said, but I have to add one more condition!" Zhu Mingzang suddenly raised his eyes, his eyes were full of sadness, "Qi Lingshu, your master Qi Yuanwei has killed countless demons, and you will not give up. Today you are here , Kneel down to our millions of monsters and kowtow three times. I have negotiated peace and alliance with you in southern Xinjiang for 300 years, but if a monster enters an inch of soil, I will kill it!"

There was a lot of boiling in the seat, and all the monsters on the roof stood up and beat the gong, shouting: "Kowtow! Kowtow!" The howling sounded one after another, and the whole place was like a boiling pot.

Qi Lingshu's face was livid, and he pursed his lips in silence.

This dead pig demon is really deceiving people!Qi Yin sighed, straightened her clothes, slid down the side tree, threw Gui Mo to the monster holding the sword, pushed aside the dancer girl and walked to the center.Fu Lan was obviously taken aback, and looked at him in confusion.Qi Yin glanced at Qi Lingshu, motioned him to stop talking, then turned to Zhu Mingzang and said, "There is something you probably don't know. Qi Shenwei is my father-in-law, and I am his son. If you want someone to kowtow, I will do it. Let my son kowtow." Kowtow, is it better than asking apprentices to kowtow?"

"Fart your mother, just like you, you..." Zhu Mingzang was about to scold him, but suddenly stopped.The young man in front of him has black hair and black eyes, and the black eyebrows are like a knife.He usually keeps his head down, or hangs behind Fulan, like a stray dog, not conspicuous wherever he walks, but Zhu Mingzang didn't realize that his eyebrows are so similar to his father.Now he raised his head, not joking, but with a serious face, the hardness and coldness in his brows emerged.

"Your Majesty, he is your favorite concubine. You should restrain him well and don't let him mess around here." Zhu Mingzang sneered, "You are an unknown person, what's the point of asking you to kowtow? Qi Lingshu, do you kowtow?"

This bastard, Qi Yin was furious, and just about to go forward to say a few words, Qi Lingshu stopped him and pulled him behind.

"I can kowtow to the people in southern Xinjiang," Qi Lingshu said with cold eyes, "but I want to take these girls away."

"Good!" Zhu Mingzang said.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, thousands of monsters and disciples of Xianshan, Qi Lingshu lifted his robe and knelt down.Whether it is a human or a demon, they dare not even breathe, and there is silence all around.Qi Yin watched helplessly as the stubborn young man bent down and knocked on the bluestone floor.Kowtow three times, not one time.Qi Lingshu kowtowed to his master and heaven and earth in his whole life, this was the only time he kowtowed to an opponent.The dancers burst into tears, crying together.

Qi Lingshu stood up, a corner of Bai Jie's forehead turned red.Qi Yin wanted to help him, but he waved his hands and stood there with his shoulders upright like a solitary pine tree, even if he bowed his head, no one could shake his arrogance.

"General, please keep your promise. On May [-]th, the North-South Alliance Ceremony will be held in Wufang Mountain. Wait for your majesty and the general." Qi Lingshu cupped his arms and bowed, turned and left.

The figures are scattered, and the monsters come and go.The narrow bluestone steps twisted like sheep's intestines, Qi Yin and Fu Lan stood on two sides of blue bricks and looked down.The shadow of the sun moved across the dripping eaves where kraft paper lanterns were hung, and shone on Qi Yin's toes.Qi Yin glanced sideways at Fulan, and complained a little: "Brother, why don't you say a word for the little uncle?"

Fu Lan shook her head and said softly: "Xiao Yin, this is their war, they have to resolve it themselves."

Facing the sun, his quiet side face was as white as delicate jade.Qi Yin knew that he was a stranger, and he never cared about disputes between mortals and monsters.Qi Yin scratched her head and asked again: "Why did you participate in the civil war in southern Xinjiang?"

Fu Lan lowered her head halfway, and scratched the black cat's chin.The black cat narrowed its eyes and wagged its long fluffy tail from side to side.He said slowly, "Because Jialing River is beautiful, I don't want it to be stained with blood."

"Then if there is a war between the human world and southern Xinjiang, who will you help?" Qi Yin asked in a low voice.

"Whoever Xiaoyin helps, I will help."

Zhu Mingzang is right, this kid is really a fool.Turning his head inadvertently, he saw Zhu Mingzang watching them silently from the other side of the bridge, his eyes were dim.Qi Yin was speechless, this pig seemed like he had stolen its favor all day long, and when he saw him flirting with Fu Lan, he had no good face.Qi Yin sighed, and said to Fu Lan: "Brother, don't be like this all the time. You have to think about your own wishes, and you can help whoever you want, don't worry about me."

Fu Lan was stunned for a moment, then let out a muffled "Oh" with her head down, and didn't speak any more.