Twilight Boundary

Chapter 556: Warlike Sharpening the Knife

“So, the fragrance of the Red Lantern Lady has a great origin…”

"I said how she suddenly became so strong, straightened up her back, and drove away from Plum Blossom Alley. I said how she faced the aggressiveness of the Truth Religion and refused to give her any blood food, and even pretended that it was stolen. "

“Oh, blame me, it’s all my fault. I used to think that we ladies were too confused to be serious, but now I see that we are the ones who are confused...”

“Fortunately, Lao Xu gave us a letter and asked us to come over in time, otherwise I’m afraid we would have to be reckoned with…”

“However, this little Hongxiang has now been blessed and has become a food-protecting general. It’s really hard to guess..."

“Haha, don’t you think about it, when did this little Hongxiang start to take off?”

"But not this time. He already had this tendency when there were bandits in the mountains. At that time, he was still a disciple of the empress, so he was sent into the mountains and became famous. Later, the empress expelled him. After a while, I started to take root in the mountains."

“Don’t forget, even if he was expelled from the guild at that time, he did not leave half of his life in the guild like other Hongxiang disciples, but he was let out with all his arms and legs..."

 “Oh, this big game of chess started from then on?”

“Oh! Let me tell you, without this little city, how could the Red Lantern Lady have come all the way here?”

　　　…”

In today's Zhumen Town, the shopkeepers who came from all over the place to **** him, and the heads of the mines at the Blood Food Mine were talking more and more privately, and they felt more and more that the Red Lantern Queen was unfathomable, and felt that everything that seemed to be a coincidence had its own reasons. arrange.

In the spacious inner hall opposite the Temple of the Red Lantern Empress, the left guardian Shen Hongzhi was only half sitting on the chair, looking at Aunt Zhang nervously.

She is a well-connected person, so she naturally knows that this seemingly ordinary girl in front of her has a great background. She has countless questions in her heart, but she just doesn’t know where to start.

However, Aunt Zhang was kind-hearted and saw that the Zuo Protector was nervous and full of doubts, so she took the initiative to explain: "Actually, I don't understand much about things here. I have also been in a disaster before and survived. Then I understand that I bear the responsibility.”

“But I only found out the identity of your Red Lantern Lady last night.”

"To be honest, I had quite a misunderstanding about the Blood Food Society before. Now that I have seen the people under the Red Lantern Empress, they all dare to take on the righteousness of protecting food for the people of Mingzhou and leaving a way to survive. Only then do I realize that I have My eyesight is still low.”

“I can’t help you much when I come to town this time. I just set up lamps and tidy up the incense table for your mother-in-law, which can be regarded as a little bit of respect..."

　　　…”

 “Don’t dare, don’t dare…”

Shen Hongzhi shook her head hurriedly: "Thank you very much, thank you very much. Would you like some tea? I'll get it for you!"

Aunt Zhang shook her head: "There's no need for tea, just a cup of water."

"yes."

Shen Hongzhi didn't dare to persuade, so she quickly agreed, poured some water, and brought it to her in person, and then said cautiously: "What about the next thing?"

 “I’m just a country wanderer and don’t understand these big things.”

Seeing her asking, Aunt Zhang also said slowly: "But now, I can see that in Mingzhou Mansion, the ghosts and gods are restless, the yin and yang are out of order, the people are in a trance, and the spirits are restless. I think there are evil spirits coming to Mingzhou City, and they have already destroyed this place." Everyone in Mingzhou was shocked."

"As time goes by, I'm afraid Mingzhou will become a desperate place. Not to mention the living people, even the incense of the Red Lantern Queen will not be stable, but no one can stay out of it."

 She is indeed just a wanderer in the countryside. She thinks about things simply and does not want to conflict with the interests of all parties.

 But now that these plain words were spoken, Shen Hongzhi's heart suddenly became brighter and she nodded repeatedly: "That's exactly how it should be!"

At the same time, Protector Zuo was talking to Aunt Zhang in the inner hall, while Grandma Qi didn’t like to come out during the day, so she didn’t know where to find a hut to sleep in. On the other hand, in the temple hall, the red light Your Majesty, you are also worried now.

　　Earlier, there was only an incense table and a red lantern enshrined in the temple, but now it has changed a lot. Yesterday, the big ghost walked away with a knife, but a group of weird little ghosts were left behind.

When the Lady of the Red Lantern was feeling worried, the wandering ghost inquiry official came to the town. Seeing this scene, he sighed pitifully for a few times and ordered people to light a row of hundreds of oil lamps, all of which were offered to the people. Underneath the red lantern.

 Because there were so many oil lamps, it seemed that the small red lantern temple could no longer accommodate them.

And the Red Lamp Lady is feeling uncomfortable right now. These little things have been sacrificed with oil lamps, but they have calmed down a lot. They would start making trouble when it was not broad daylight.

But each one of them is very greedy, especially eating oil, and the flames are strong in broad daylight. Now they are on the incense table below, one by one, roasting themselves uncomfortable on the incense table. I just kept thinking:

　　‘When can we send these little things away…’

‘After all, I am also a plan god. Who can bear to recite sutras for them every day and take care of their children? ’

“I just hate the Right Protector. He always said nice things before and only said that he would be responsible for important matters so that I could be the Red Lantern Lady with peace of mind. Now at this critical moment, why can’t I find him?” ’

  ‘…’

'...'    Similarly, during this period, Yang Gong outside the town was also wondering. In the past few days, the nobles in the city secretly sent food, grass, soldiers and horses. He could understand that there were even bandits from the surrounding villages coming to surrender. , he can also understand.

He was really confused about these weirdos who later took the initiative to join them.

Looking at these people, they are doing crafts and trades in all kinds of industries, but only few of them seem to know how to fight.

Moreover, these people were quite private. After eating a meal that was a routine meal for them, they immediately said that they wanted to serve themselves. Some went to measure the terrain of Zhumen Town and Mingzhou City, and some went to inventory weapons. Some even want to become cooks.

Yang Gong now only wants to find those who are fierce in fighting. Seeing that these people only care about various trivial matters, it is okay if they are less, but if they are more, they start to become a little impatient.

Just as he was holding back in his heart, it didn't matter. His father-in-law, who had been urging him to go back to the mountains, suddenly jumped out, kicked him on the butt, and cursed: "What bothers you? What bothers you?" What, just listen and learn!”

“I’m telling you, without him, I wouldn’t be here yet. I would have two holes in my face, and I can’t see the wise man.”

　　　…”

Yang Gong was scolded by his father-in-law, and his eyes looked strange: "This is not my father, why would I be without him?"

But having said that, I still had the patience to watch. Little by little, I watched these people receive orders, set up camp, distribute food and grass, and even hired craftsmen from unknown sources to make armor and make seals.

One by one, Yang Gong did not even think about things when he led his people out of the mountain, but they were very familiar with them. In just one or two days, they divided the troops, set up camp, kept rosters, and discussed the order. The crowd was bustling and shouting. The people inside and outside Zhumen Town suddenly settled down.

Although Yang Gong didn't understand, he was not stupid. He understood now and sighed: "If these people had come earlier, I'm afraid my brother Shen Bangzi wouldn't have lost his life..."

From this, my respect for these people has increased, and I sincerely ask for advice.

And the man who dressed up as a fortune teller claimed to be a wanderer, a man of gold and an iron mouth.

He smiled and said to Yang Gong: "The general has good luck. He took advantage of the situation. Now he has occupied his position. Ghosts and gods respect each other. They come from all directions. Now they have enough soldiers. They just fought in Mingzhou and created a good situation sent by God. Come…"

"It's just that, in my opinion, there is only one flaw."

　　　…”

Yang Gong was startled and asked quickly: "Brother, don't be polite to me. Just say it and I'll listen."

The iron-mouthed man smiled and said, "You are missing a good fight."

"It can be seen that there are experts around you to guide you. There is a way to survive in all desperate places. You just went against the fate and achieved the current climate. It is not an exaggeration to say that the loach has dragon scales on its body. Now Just wait until you enter Mingzhou and you will have the king's destiny."

“Of course, this king is just the Caotou King, but in today’s world, the Caotou King also has real weight!”

"But having said that, that noble man made all the arrangements very well, but failed to choose the right moment. How can he produce a good sword if he has a good embryo but cannot meet the evil fire?"

　　　…”

Yang Gong understood what he heard, but was puzzled: "Why aren't you ready to fight? Then there are not thousands of soldiers and horses in Mingzhou City?"

“The Qi has long since dissipated, it was just covered up by a wave of bad Qi, so it can’t be seen now.”

Tiezuizi smiled and said: "It is easy for a general to enter the city now. The nobles in Mingzhou City are eager to open the city gate and let you in, but I think it will be too easy to enter like this."

"It is good to win without fighting, but the people under your command are not so easy to convince. Without a good fight, even if you enter the city, the grass-headed king will not be able to sit still. Might be ripped off."

Yang Gong suddenly thought that what this man said was the same as what his father-in-law said, and he hurriedly said: "Then please tell me, sir, what should I do?"

"This is the advantage of having a good war."

The other party smiled and said: "Once you win this battle, your destiny will be yours. No matter how the people below have second thoughts, you can suppress them. You must know that at such a time of rising momentum, you, as a general who protects food, will win." Can defeat the real thousands of troops."

“A name is more important than these real brothers under me?”

Yang Gong was trying his best to understand the changes, and he vaguely felt that what he said made sense, but he didn't know where to start. When he suddenly heard someone from outside reporting: "It's bad, it's bad..."

“A group of beggars came from the direction of Mingzhou City…”

 “It’s so cruel!”

　　　…”

Yang Gong heard that the beggar was still weird about what he was doing, but the face of the iron mouth changed. He quickly raised his hand and counted with his fingers, and his expression became a little weird:

"I see…"

“No wonder he became the leader of this cult. Such evil things have already been planned?”

 (End of this chapter)