Since Liang Yan integrated the three armies, the Zhu Army gradually began to get on the right track.
The "Three Talents and Nine Jue Formations" jointly performed by him and Fan Jin were improved on the basis of the ancient formations of Tianji Pavilion. This formation is unpredictable and powerful, and is really a battleground. Sharp weapon.
Under the command of Liang Yan, the Bamboo Army practiced this formation almost every day. So far, the three battalions have cooperated very well.
The entire bamboo army is integrated into one, and the three battalions are indistinguishable from each other. With the support of the formation, their combat power has been qualitatively improved.
In addition, Liang Yan also consecrated many generals, including casual cultivators who came to join him, allowing them to perform their duties and give full play to their strengths, and the overall trend was flourishing.
On the other side, Xuanxin Palace was also secretly holding a meeting.
The matter that Li Yile led his team to sneak into Beiming to investigate is a secret. Only the ten people in Xuanxin Palace know about it, and the news he conveyed back is also only qualified to be known by people in Xuanxin Palace
"It has been three months since Junior Brother Yile sneaked into the Beiming Territory. During this period, there were a total of four transmissions. Judging from the content, the progress was quite smooth. It's just that as you go to the rear, the enemy's cultivation level becomes higher, and the speed of advance is affected. "Liu Changshou said during a meeting.
"It doesn't matter." Venerable Great Ku said slowly: "The first priority is to prevent your identity from being exposed. Other things can be taken care of slowly."
"From these four summonses, Look, there is indeed an abnormality in Beiming's rear. Not only has the territory of the garrison shrunk, but the number of poisonous people being transported has also dropped a lot, especially Purple Poison. Fellow Daoist Yile has almost never encountered this person on the road." When Wu Ci said this, he glanced at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Does this verify Fellow Daoist Liang's previous guess? There is chaos within Beiming's army. I’m afraid something unexpected has happened that we don’t know about. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
As soon as this statement came out, Ji Sheng Demon Lord was the first to object and said coldly: "It would be too arbitrary to draw a conclusion now! The two armies are fighting, and it is true and false. It would be child's play to make a decision just because of a little clue?"< br>Gui Wujiu also said: "It is true that we should not act too hastily. Fellow Taoist Yi Le has now gone deep into the enemy camp. We can wait until he finds out the truth before we make a decision."
After hearing this, Liu Changshou frowned and said : "The battle situation has not changed. Chang, the opportunity is fleeting! If the Beiming Army stabilizes the rear because of our delay, then we will never have a chance. What's more, Junior Brother Yile is in danger. The longer the delay, the more dangerous he will be. ”
"You cannot attack rashly. The foundation of Nanxuan is here, and you must not fight an uncertain battle. As for fellow Taoist Yile, I believe that he has his own destiny."
"You ! ”
Liu Changshou glared angrily, looking extremely dissatisfied.
In this discussion, the nine members of Xuanxin Hall were divided into two groups, each holding its own opinions. In the end, they broke up unhappy and did not reach a unified opinion.
As for Liang Yan, he didn't say a word from beginning to end, he was just quietly observing the other nine people.
“The time is not yet ripe.”
This is Liang Yan’s own judgment.
The information sent back by Li Yile was too vague. It was obvious that they had not yet reached the core area, so it was too early to draw conclusions now.
However, after this meeting, Liang Yan paid more attention to the training of the army.
Hong Yun, Chu Hua and other masters from Yuzhu Mountain were all sent by him to train troops. At this critical moment, the girls did not hide their secrets and taught some excellent spells, further increasing the combat power of the Bamboo Army.
But time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, less than half a year has passed since Liang Yan arrived in Nanxuan.
I remember that when he first arrived in Nanxuan, the autumn wind was rustling and the fallen leaves were falling. But now it is spring and the flowers are blooming, and it is March.
On this day, the sun was shining brightly on the martial arts field. Liang Yan was watching the drill of the three armies when he suddenly heard someone coming to report.
“I forgot to return to the city, so I returned to Master Wuqi to ask for an audience.”
“Huh?”
Liang Yan was slightly surprised when he heard this name.
Actually, he has a pretty good relationship with Gui Wujiu. When he first arrived in Nanxuan, this person helped him out. However, Gui Wujiu and Liang Yan later disagreed with each other in Xuanxin Palace, which led to the conflict between Yuzhushan and Wangwang. The relationship with Guicheng is also very average.
Since then, Liang Yan had been busy running the army and rarely moved around, so he had lost contact with Gui Wuqi. He didn't expect that this person would come to visit him in person.
After pondering for a moment, he slowly said: "Take Mr. Wuqi to Yayuan, I will be there later."
"Yes!"
The monks under my command accepted the order. And go.
Liang Yan watched the military training for a while, briefly explained to Wang Chonghua, Fan Jin and others, then left the martial arts field and went to Yayuan.
Yayuan is a place specially used by Zhujun to receive guests. It is elegantly decorated, with colorful flowers and bamboo trees, making it feel like a paradise.
Liang Yan was extremely fast, and he had already reached the entrance of Yayuan in just a moment.
Walking to the garden, there was a familiar figure sitting under the peach tree drinking tea, looking happy and unrestrained.
"What a rare guest! What kind of wind is blowing today? Why did you invite the young master here?" Liang Yan laughed.
Hearing his laughter, the figure under the peach tree turned around.
"Brother Liang, your status is different now. You are a member of the Xuanxin Palace and the commander-in-chief of an army. It's hard to even meet you!" Gui Wuqi said with a half-smile.
"Where is it! Mr. Wuqi wants to see me, won't he meet me immediately?"
The two of them greeted each other politely and sat down at the stone table in front of the peach tree.
Liang Yan took out the treasured wine and drank with Gui Wuqi under the peach tree. After drinking for three times, he asked: "I wonder what happened to Mr. Wuqi's sudden visit?"
Gui Wuqi smiled and said: "What? I can't come to meet my friends if nothing happens?"
"Young master, you are joking. Now the situation is getting more and more serious. Everyone is actively preparing for war. As the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, Liang has a lot of military affairs and really has no intention of taking a break."
Liang Yan shook his head and poured out a cup of spirit. Drink the wine.
After hearing this, Gui Wuqi's expression became solemn and he cupped his hands and said, "I was the one who was abrupt. In fact, I am not an idle person. I came here today because I really don't understand something and I want to ask Liang Shuai for help. "
"Oh? What's going on? Please tell me in detail."
"That's it." He slowly said: "When I checked the military camp as usual recently, I discovered a strange thing. Two monks had not participated in training for a long time. They were even absent from the small training every ten days. So I felt strange and went to where they were. I went to the cave to find out, but I didn’t expect that both of them died in their own cave.”
"Is there such a thing?" Liang Yan raised his eyebrows, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. Nanxuan's army prohibits private fights and vendettas. No matter what the past festivals are, as long as you join Nanxuan, you are considered a comrade. You can no longer provoke each other, otherwise you will be dealt with according to military regulations.
It is said that the punishment for private fights is extremely severe. If someone is seriously injured, the culprit can be beheaded. Therefore, since the establishment of Nanxuan, except for places like the Evil Ghost Camp where no one cares, no other places have been punished. The army did not dare to fight privately.
It is precisely because of such harsh criminal laws that the Nanxuan army is able to maintain the status quo. If it is left to its own devices, each sect has its own grievances before, so there is no need for Beiming to attack, and they can get together first.
"The iron law of Nanxuan is that no private fights are allowed. How come there are still people who dare to commit crimes against others?" Liang Yan frowned.
Unexpectedly, Gui Wuqi shook his head and said: "Liang Shuai guessed wrong. These two people did not die in a private vendetta, but became obsessed."
"Obsessed?"
Liang Yan glanced at Gui Wuqi, his expression gradually changed. He gradually became a little colder, "Isn't Mr. Wuqi joking with me? There are tens of millions of monks in Nanxuan, and there are hundreds of schools of thought, each with its own cultivation method. During this period, one or two people who have gone crazy is not a big deal, so why bother? He came all the way to tell me ?”
“Don’t worry, Liang Shuai.”
Seeing that he was a little unhappy, Gui Wuqi hurriedly said: “If there are just one or two monks who are possessed, I certainly won’t disturb them. Liang Shuai, but after my investigation, I found that there is no dust In other military camps of the army, there are also monks who died suddenly due to going crazy, and the time of death of these monks was very recent. I think there must be a monster when things go wrong, so it is impossible for so many people to go crazy at the same time. ?”
The Wuchen Army is an army that forgets to return to the city, and its commander is without blame.
After listening to Gui Wuqi's explanation, Liang Yan's face gradually softened, revealing a hint of contemplation.
After a while, he asked: "How many monks are there in the Wuchen Army who are possessed by such evil spirits?"
"There are seven people in total."
"Seven people .”
This number is neither too much nor too little. If it is just a coincidence, it would be somewhat unjustifiable.
After thinking about it, Liang Yan asked again: "What is the cultivation level of these seven people?"
Gui Wuqi replied: "They are all low-level monks, three of them are Juyuan The other four are in the foundation building stage."
"Have they ever behaved abnormally before, such as not being able to come out of seclusion? Did you go on an outing mission?"
"No." Gui Wuqi shook his head and said, "I have also considered this. I have investigated it before coming here, except for a monk named 'Nan Wang' who has gone out on a mission. Outside of missions, the other monks have never left the military camp, nor have they been in seclusion for a long time.”
"Then where did he go to perform the mission?"
"The 'Hengyang Pass' behind Nanxuan was to pick up some special ingredients to supply the spirit beasts. The journey was not long, and there were no twists and turns."
After hearing Gui Wuqi's answer, Liang Yan's eyes became more confused.
He stood up and paced back and forth in the courtyard. After a while, he suddenly asked: "Master Wuqi, this is the internal military affairs of your Wuchen Army. Why don't you go to your uncle instead of running here? Shall I discuss it?"
Gui Wuqi sighed and said, "Liang Shuai doesn't know something. My uncle and I were at odds with each other last time. I talked to him and had a quarrel with him, which made him have a deeper grudge against me. During this period, he ignored me. I reported this matter to him a long time ago, but he didn't respond at all. I know that I didn’t read the memorial at all, but I still felt that this kind of trivial matter was insignificant, so I had no choice but to come to Liang Shuai to discuss it.”
After hearing this, Liang Yan chuckled and said, "So that's it. I'm grateful to Mr. Wuqi for speaking for me."
"Where, where! Liang Shuai has unparalleled magical powers and entered the Xuanxin Palace by his own strength. It has nothing to do with me.”
Gui Wu. Qi was polite and said: "Let's get down to business. Whether this matter is big or small, it may not be important in my uncle's opinion, but my temperament is to find out everything. Where are these seven people? I have visited all the caves and found nothing suspicious. I am afraid that I am I am not good enough, so I was deceived, so I came to ask Liang Shuai to take action."
"Young Master Wuqi praises me too much. In the end, I am just an ordinary person who has overcome five difficulties. There is no way to reach the sky. Means? However, since Mr. Wuji came to the door in person, how could Liang I can’t do anything to offend the young master, so I’ll let you go.”
After hearing this, Gui Wuqi was overjoyed and grabbed Liang Yan’s arm and said, “With Commander Liang stepping in, this matter will definitely come to light. Now I will take you to the caves of these seven people to check them out one by one.”
After saying that, he pulled Liang Yan and turned into a ray of light and galloped away, leaving the Bamboo Army camp in a blink of an eye.
But they said that the two of them were traveling at lightning speed, and it didn’t take long before they arrived at the territory of the Wuchen Army.
The Wuchen Army is stationed on the Qiongxia Mountains in the north of Nanxuan. This mountain range is endless, with smoke rising from the blue waves, like an ancient wild land. The depths are shrouded in smoke, but it is the city of Forgetfulness. Secret formation, dust-free formation.
“What a place where spiritual veins gather.”
Liang Yan sighed secretly.
This place is full of spiritual energy. In comparison, the territory of the Bamboo Army is much shabby. There is nothing that can be done about it. After all, Yuzhu Mountain is the last to come to the alliance. Of course, the blessed land of Dongtian, which is full of spiritual energy, has been chosen long ago.
Gui Wuqi didn’t think too much and took him to the mountainside of a remote mountain.
Liang Yan looked up and saw a cave entrance on the hillside. There was a plaque hanging outside, which read: "Chisha Cave" in three big characters.
“This must be the cave of one of them.”
The Qiongxia Mountain Range covers an extremely large area, and even the monks in the foundation-building stage have their own private caves. There are countless caves like this. They even have their own names, which is no surprise.
Liang Yan followed Gui Wuqi into the cave. Looking around, he saw that the furnishings inside were extremely simple. Apart from a small spiritual field, there was only a futon, a calligraphy and painting and an ice bed.
A middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance was sitting cross-legged on the futon. He seemed to be meditating, but in fact he had died long ago and there was no breath in his body.
“That was it when I found him. Then I ordered the cave to be sealed. No one is allowed to enter this place until the cause is found out, so no one has touched any plant or tree here. "Gui Wuqi said slowly.
"Okay."
Liang Yan nodded slightly, came to the dead body, and examined it carefully for a long time with his spiritual consciousness.
"This man's meridians are disordered and his spiritual power is overwhelming. He really seems to be possessed by a maniac. Moreover, there is no injury on his body, and there is no strange residue in his body. He does not look like he has been assassinated."
Liang Yan. He muttered to himself, then frowned and said: "However, even if he is obsessed, he will struggle painfully before death. Why did he die so peacefully?"
" That’s right! Liang Shuai really has a keen eye. This is also my doubt. This person walked too peacefully, as if he was asleep. This is really suspicious."
Liang Yan nodded. Looking around, I carefully checked every corner of the cave with my spiritual consciousness, and found that there were no signs of fighting, and there were no traces of the spells of high-level monks.