Chapter 1826 Mysterious Bamboo Slips
"General Wang, why did you invite me here late at night?" Liang Yan said with a smile.
Although he roughly guessed Wang Chonghua's purpose, he did not reveal it and waited for the other party to speak first.
Sure enough, Wang Chonghua coughed and went straight to the point: "Shuai Liang, I won't beat around the bush anymore. Let me ask you boldly. The swordsmanship you used during the day seems to contain the "Lightless Sutra". "Mysterious magical power?"
After hearing this, Liang Yan did not answer directly, but said with a smile: "So what?"
"Liang Shuai, I am asking sincerely and have no intention of prying." Wang Chonghua sighed and said: "I think Liang Shuai also knows a little bit about my origin. I am one of the four night angels of Yongye City. In the early years, he won the respect of the city lord. Unfortunately, Yongye City later suffered great changes. , the city lord disappeared inexplicably, and my Taoist companion also died tragically in a foreign land, so Wang concealed his name and determined to investigate the matter in detail. He has been looking for clues about the old city lord all these years."
"Then what did you find? "Liang Yan asked instead without answering.
“The reason why the city lord disappeared back then was because there was a traitor in Yongye City, who leaked his secrets to outsiders and set up an ambush at the same time. I guess the city lord went through a hard battle, but he should still be alive in the end. Death is just the destruction of the holy way, and the strength is gone."
"Who do you think is the traitor?" Liang Yan asked again.
"Who else could it be? After the old city lord disappeared, who entered the inheritance holy land of Yongye City? And who led Yongye City to defect to Beiming?"
After hearing this, Liang Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "So you are saying that the current city lord of Yongye City is the culprit who plotted against the old city lord back then?" Not even a hundred people would dare!”< br>
Wang Chonghua snorted coldly and continued: "According to my investigation, this matter is inseparable from the 'Disha Pavilion' and 'Xuanyin Pavilion' among the four pavilions of Tiangong. It should be the saint behind the two pavilions. Take action, however, the battle between saints can be decided. Victory or defeat is hard to distinguish between life and death. Even though there was collusion and advance planning, the city lord Jin Chan was still able to escape from his shell at the last moment, leaving a trace of his true spirit to escape. However, the price was extremely high. The holy way was destroyed, and now he is nowhere to be found. .”
< br>After listening to Wang Chonghua's words, Liang Yan was thoughtful and silent for a while, then slowly said: "You are right, I have indeed met the old city master Qi."
"This statement Seriously?”
Wang Chonghua asked subconsciously. It was obvious that he was trying his best to stay calm, but he could not hide the excitement in his eyes.
Liang Yan said with a smile: "How could I lie to you? In fact, you guessed it right. My swordsmanship did evolve based on the "Lightless Sutra", and the person who taught me this skill is exactly It’s your Qi Lao City Lord of Yongye City.”
"Really, it's true! Hahaha, I knew the city lord must still be alive!"
Wang Chonghua verified his conjecture and laughed in the night, just smiling, resolutely There was actually a trace of tears on his face.
After a long time, the leader of the Black Front Camp gradually calmed down.
"I'm sorry for letting you see me in such an ugly state. But you don't understand. I pray that the old city lord will be kind to me. Without him, I wouldn't be what I am today. I have been working hard for so many years. I should have known about Feng Wujiu and Tiangong City's conspiracy." Finally, I betrayed Bei without any hesitation. Ming, take refuge in Nanxuan, and the purpose of doing all this is to welcome back the old city master Qi one day."
After hearing this, Liang Yan sighed and said slowly: "I can probably understand you. mood, but I don’t know Qi Lao Where is the city lord now? I am afraid he will disappoint fellow Taoist.”
Hearing this, Wang Chonghua’s eyes flashed with disappointment, but he did not give up and continued to ask: “Can you, fellow Taoist, do it?” Give me some more clues, such as Where did you meet the city lord? You must know that the "Lightless Sutra" is the supreme secret treasure of my Eternal Night City. The city lord will not teach it to you for no reason. Did you encounter any trouble at that time? "
This is a difficult question to answer.
I met Qi Sichen in the Qianji Demon Tower in Suixu Mountain. It was related to the secrets of Tianji Pavilion. How could Liang Yan reveal it to him?
As for Qi Sichen's subsequent movements, he followed Luo Qing. Liang Yan always felt that he could not understand Luo Qing. Although he was the master of Tianxie Pavilion, he did not seem to be that loyal to Tiangong City.
He secretly rescued Qi Sichen, presumably because he had his own agenda. This matter was also confidential, and it was impossible for Liang Yan to tell someone he had just met.
After thinking about it, I found that there was nothing to reveal about this matter, and I couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
"General Wang, you don’t need to know too much about some things. I can only tell you that Old City Lord Qi is still alive and there are people helping him. Maybe one day, he can return to the holy path, and then you can naturally I saw him."
Wang Chonghua was stunned after hearing this, and then he realized that he was eager to learn, but he had violated a monk's taboo.
It is indeed inappropriate to inquire about someone else's whereabouts and past after knowing him for less than a day, especially if the other person is one of the ten members of Xuanxin Palace. This is extremely disrespectful.
"Sorry, I really want to know the current situation of the city lord. I was a little rude just now." Wang Chonghua looked apologetic.
"It doesn't matter, I understand General Wang's mood. After all, it concerns his great benefactor, and it is also the knot and obsession he has had for so many years."
Liang Yan waved his hand and said calmly: "But as i just said , I pray that the old city lord is indeed still alive. The reason why he taught me the "Lightless Sutra" is to let me let go of the person who helped him. As for the identity of this person, I can't tell you."
"I understand."
Wang Chonghua nodded, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
In fact, although Liang Yan did not say it explicitly, he also revealed a lot of information.
First of all, Qi Sichen is not dead, which is the best news for Wang Chonghua.
The second thing is that someone is helping the old city lord. The identity of the person who is helping him must be very sensitive. There is a high probability that he is not from Nanxuan, otherwise Liang Yan can tell it directly.
That is the person from Beiming. The Beiming monk secretly rescued Qi Sichen, which shows that this person is not really serving Tiangong City and has his own agenda secretly. He and Qi Lao City Master are probably in a cooperative relationship. .
Finally, there is another point. Liang Yan said that Qi Sichen may return to the holy path, which is intriguing.
Wang Chonghua has practiced to overcome eight difficulties and can command the Black Front Camp. Naturally, he is not an ordinary person. At this time My mind was spinning, and I could deduce many possibilities from Liang Yan's few words.
“Thank you so much, Commander Liang, for telling me. It’s a great joy for me to know that the old city lord is not dead. As for finding the old city lord, I’m not in a hurry. The most important thing right now is the battle between the north and the south. If Nanxuan is defeated, not to mention the old city lord, even we will never be able to stand up again."
At this point, he suddenly clasped his hands and bowed respectfully to Liang Yan.
"Liang Shuai, I, Wang Chonghua, have sincerely surrendered to you today. From now on, Heifeng Camp will only follow your lead. We will do our best to follow Liang Shuai's orders!"
"Haha, General Wang, there is no need to be polite. The Black Front Camp is all elite, and I have made the Black Front Camp even more powerful! However, the battle of monks is different from the battle of mortals. Low-level monks need to cooperate, otherwise they will be like chickens and dogs. Three days After that, I hope that the general will lead the Black Front Battalion to our martial arts training ground and practice military formations with the Evil Ghost Battalion and Shenji Battalion, so that the power of the Bamboo Army can be brought into full play. "
"Don't worry, Commander Liang, we will arrive in three days!" "Okay!"
Liang Yan nodded, with a look of satisfaction on his face, "It's getting late. , General, please go back. Remember, what we are talking about today is confidential and cannot be known to third parties.”
“Liang Shuai, please stay”
Wang Chonghua suddenly stopped Liang Yan, took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve and handed it over.
"This is?"
"This is a secret book I got by chance. It records a weird weapon refining method, which seems to be specifically aimed at the treasure of the cave. It's a pity. Wang has limited qualifications and always misses the point. I think Liang Shuaiyao The gourd in the room seems to be a top-notch treasure that may be of use, so I simply gave it to Liang Shuai."
"Oh?"
Liang Yan took the bamboo slip and looked at it. I saw a few simple small seal characters on the cover, which were "Bamboo Forest Essays".
"It's getting late, Wang. I'll take my leave now. We'll see you at the martial arts field in three days."
Wang Chonghua clasped his fists, said nothing, turned into a ray of light, and quickly disappeared into the night. Zhong
Liang Yan watched the other party leave, pondered for a moment, and then returned to his palace.
Sitting cross-legged in the room, he opened the bamboo slips and looked at them carefully with his spiritual consciousness, and couldn't help but frown slightly.
“It is indeed a method of refining weapons, but the content inside is a bit scattered. It does not look like a secret record of inheritance, but more like a casual record of the insights of refining weapons. The method is extremely weird and different from ordinary refining methods. The tools and methods are very different”
Liang Yan pondered for a long time and read it from beginning to end again. He felt that the records inside were very mysterious. No wonder Wang Chonghua said that he had limited qualifications and could not understand thoroughly. This was really confusing. Even with Liang Yan's understanding, he could only barely read it. Understand one tenth.
"Huh? No. This doesn't seem to be the whole story. There should be a second half."
Liang Yan suddenly felt a feeling in his heart. He stared at the bamboo slips for a long time and said to himself Said to himself: "It can't be wrong, yes It is indeed a fragment. I don’t know where Wang Chonghua got it from. If he can find the fragment of the second half, he may be able to understand its true meaning.”
Thinking about this, I can’t help but feel a little regretful. Put away the bamboo slips first.
But it is not without gain. When your cultivation level improves in the future, you may be able to understand some of the methods in the bamboo slips and use them to upgrade the Taixu Gourd and refine this cave spirit into a powerful magic weapon. This can be regarded as A great battle.
"That's all, let's put this matter aside for now. The Bamboo Army has been integrated. The next step is to practice formations, improve military strength, and secretly visit Nanxuan to prepare for the war."
Liang Yan was thinking in his heart. Said to himself.
His gaze passed through the attic and drifted into the distance. In the long dark night, there were shadows, which seemed to hide endless murderous intentions.
Three days later, Wang Chonghua led the Black Front Battalion army to Zhu. Military training ground.
This incident caused quite a stir, because the Black Front Battalion is different from the Evil Ghost Battalion and the Divine Machine Battalion. The monks in the army are well-trained. Although it is an extremely powerful fighting force, it is very exclusive. , no one has ever been able to conquer them.
Unexpectedly, Liang Yan, who had just joined Nanxuan not long ago, would do it.
With the addition of the Black Front Battalion, no one dared to underestimate the Bamboo Army. Therefore, many rumors were born, from Liang Yan forcing nine people to join the Xuanxin Palace, to integrating the three armies with kindness and power, and bringing him It's so miraculous that there are even rumors that he is actually the hidden sub-sage, but because of some plan of Xuanxin Palace, his identity has not been revealed for the time being.
Liang Yan didn't take it to heart about these disturbances from the outside world.
Although he likes to keep a low profile, today is different from the past. In order to command the three armies, he must have some prestige, so even if these rumors make a fuss, he will not give any explanation.
Since the Black Front Camp joined the Bamboo Army, Liang Yan rarely left the marching camp.
There are so many things he has to do, the first of which is to deduce military formations.
The current Bamboo Army has three major battalions: Evil Ghost, Shenji, and Black Front. Together with the monks who surrendered in the hope of defeat, the total number is more than 1.2 million people.
It is difficult to use any of the previous formations on this army, and the conditions of the three battalions are different, so a new set of military formations must be created to bring out their respective advantages.
For this reason, Liang Yan and Fan Jin were almost inseparable, rehearsing formations in the meeting hall day and night.
The meeting pavilion is a confidential place and no one can approach it, except Nan Youyue. When she comes to report on military affairs, she can often hear fierce quarrels coming from the attic. I thought there was some conflict between the two.
But sometimes it was silent, as if both of them were stuck in long thoughts, silent for a long time.
This day lasted for half a month, and in the end, with the combined efforts of the two of them, they finally It is to deduce a formation suitable for the Bamboo Army.
This formation is called the "Three Talents and Nine Jue Formations", which evolved from the ancient Confucian sect formation in Tianji Pavilion.
In order to deduce this formation, Liang Yan did not hesitate to share the classics of Tianji Pavilion with Fan Jin. Of course, he concealed the origin. He only said that they were secret records of formations obtained from the secret realm and invited him to participate in the research together.
Both of them are extremely talented in formations. They learned from each other's strengths and complemented each other's weaknesses. After confirming each other, they finally came up with this "three talents and nine unique formations".
As the name suggests, "Three Talents" is taken from the three talents of Confucianism, heaven, earth and man. Although it is just an introductory outline of Confucianism, it is so simple that fighting on the battlefield does not require too cumbersome changes.
After discussions between Liang Yan and Fan Jin, it was finally determined that the Sancai Formation was the most suitable military formation for the Bamboo Army and could maximize the respective advantages of the three battalions.
In this formation, heaven, earth, and man are the three major talents, and the "big three talents" also contain the "small three talents."
Among them, the Heifeng Battalion is the main force of the Chinese army and is the "Three Talents", with three variations of the sun, moon and stars.
Shenjiying is the left-wing pioneer and the "Three Talents of the Earth", with three changes: mountain, sea and forest.
The evil ghost camp is the right-wing vanguard and is the "Three Talents of Man", with three changes: water, fire and wind.
The sun, moon, stars, mountains, seas, forests, water, fire, and wind constitute the basic elements of this formation, which are the "Nine Absolutes". On the basis of the "Nine Absolutes", Different changes can be derived. As long as the bamboo army is well-trained, it can cope with various situations.
(End of this chapter)