Chapter 429: Difficult Situation

boom!

Accompanied by an explosion that sounded like the earth was shattering, the old man Xie Si died after all.

Under the inescapable and astonishing sword light, the bones were gone and turned into dust.

The blood pill that he once regarded as a treasure also turned into a pool of fishy blood under the raging sword energy.

Seeing this, Lin Chen just continued to take several small pills of return, and slowly refined the potency into magic power with the help of Chunyang Dao Jue.

However, these small returning pills could only restore less than 20% of his mana.

If you are in the innate realm, Xiao Huan Dan can directly replenish your true energy.

This shows the huge gap between the two realms.

After a short rest, Lin Chen slowly stepped forward and carefully inspected the body of the old man Xie Si to ensure that he was indeed dead and that there was no way to replace him.

"Huh?"

Lin Chen noticed an ancient book on the ground that was made of unknown material and seemed to be dated.

Is this a huge reward?

A flash of strange color flashed in Lin Chen's eyes, and he stepped forward to pick it up.

It feels smooth in the hand, as if you are touching some human skin.

Lin Chen endured the discomfort in his heart and turned the page.

After just one glance, he put it away without any hint of surprise in his eyes.

There is no other reason.

Because the content recorded in this book is the method of refining corpses.

Apparently, the method of refining the body of Ao Bai and turning it into a zombie was found in this book.

"But... this book is somewhat magical." Lin Chen said to himself.

You know, the evil priests all turned into dust under the influence of Wanjian Guizong. On the other hand, this book has nothing to do with it.

Lin Chen shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He collected it as a trophy and then headed towards the top of the mountain.

As for the purple stiffness.

Under the severe beatings by Dongfang Cult Master and Feng Qingyang, he completely lost his human form and collapsed on the ground.

Judging from the posture, it seems that it has become a dead thing after losing the control of the old man Xie Si.

Seeing Lin Chen come back floating in the air, a bright smile flashed across Xiao Zhao's face.

"Let's go." Lin Chen smiled and said to Feng Qingyang and the others.

He had gained a lot from this Zixiao Kunlun Conference, and it was time to leave.

When they parted, Dongfang Cult Leader had returned to his previous cool attitude.

"I'll say goodbye here. As for the three things I promised, if necessary, send a letter to Heimu Cliff and I will naturally come to the appointment."

Dongfang Bubai naturally still remembered the three things he had agreed with Lin Chen.

but.

Lin Chen's heart moved slightly when he heard the Dongfang Cult Master's words.

"It just so happens that I do need the Master's help with something."

"oh?"

Hearing this, Dongfang Bubai showed a look of surprise and curiosity on his face.

He had just returned to this world, and Lin Chen needed help from him?

Lin Chen stepped forward and whispered a few words.

After listening, Dongfang Bubai's eyes fell on Xiao Zhao, and an inexplicable color appeared in his eyes.

"Interesting, I agree."

After saying that, the leader of the Sun and Moon God Sect left.

Lin Chen waited until Dongfang Bubai's figure disappeared, then turned to look at the people with different expressions.

There are a few of his acquaintances here.

However, Lin Chen, who had no intention of saying hello, smiled lightly and asked Xiao Zhao and Feng Qingyang to leave.

"Wait for me!"

Tong Piaoyun was quite dissatisfied with Lin Chen's attitude of ignoring her, and muttered and complained.

"Perhaps after a while, many masters of the Zifu realm will appear in this world." Lin Chen said thoughtfully.

After all, among the innate warriors who left the secret realm of Liaozhai alive, there were many who had the chance.

In fact, Yang Xiao, the right envoy of the Ming Cult, is almost the same as Tong Piaoyun, and is only one step away from becoming a Taoist priest of Zifu.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Lin Chen.

Right now, he just wants to return to the capital as soon as possible so that he can rest for a while.

I don’t know if Lin Chenjia, Lin Chenjia, who is openly active in the court, has disappeared for so long, whether it will attract criticism from outsiders.

Indeed, Lin Chen's worries were not without reason.

As the emperor's confidant in charge of the Imperial Guard, Lin Chen had disappeared from the capital for almost half a year!

This triggered speculation among many courtiers.

Was it because Lin Chenjia was not trusted by the emperor and was placed in cold storage, or did the emperor have other deep intentions?

At the same time, in the past half year.

King Wu, who had previously launched a rebellion, led the barbarians in Indochina to ravage the southwest, causing the four southwest provinces to fall into turmoil.

King Ning, who was originally in charge of the southwest, was somewhat powerless when facing King Wu.

This is natural.

King Ning not only had to deal with King Wu's army, but also needed to be wary of the southwestern chieftains at all times.

Just because many chieftains heard the news when King Wu raised his troops, and they all mobilized to capture the county and state capitals and plunder the people of Li and Tang Dynasties.

Despite Li Zhao's decree, he sent ministers to appease the chieftain, and this disaster was calmed down.

Even so, King Ning also sent troops to be on guard to prevent the chieftain from causing trouble again.

As the saying goes, if a vicious wolf that has eaten humans cannot be killed, it must never be allowed to roam around again.

Therefore, Li and Tang's military strength in the entire southwest region was stretched thin, and it was not enough to cope with King Wu's offensive.

Fortunately, Prince Ning is worthy of being a fierce general who followed the late emperor and conquered the world.

With less than one-third of King Wu's troops, he took advantage of the dangerous terrain in the southwest to block King Wu's front in the field battle.

Therefore, in half a year, King Wu only managed to conquer less than half of the state from the southwest of Li Tang.

Moreover, before this half-state land was abandoned by King Ning, the population and supplies had already been removed.

In other words, King Wu actually did not get any benefits.

However, news recently came.

It is said that the King of Wu intends to go to Sichuan and Shu, intending to get involved in the land of abundance.

When this news came out, King Ning was shocked.

If Sichuan and Shu fell into the hands of King Wu, the entire southwest situation would be in danger.

It is no exaggeration to say that once King Wu occupied Sichuan and Shu, he would have a chance to succeed.

Since ancient times, Sichuan and Shu have been easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if King Wu could not go west, Li Tang could not do anything to him.

At that time, the two sides might fall into a confrontation, and King Wu could establish a separatist regime in Sichuan and Shu.

If this situation really happens, other kings of different surnames in the world will be ready to move, and the situation will become more turbulent.

Because of this, King Ning did not care about his face, and immediately wrote to Li Zhao, requesting the court to dispatch elite troops to Sichuan for reinforcement.

King Ning knew that the Beijing Camp was sent to Liaodong by Zhao Kuangyin, and the newly appointed Beijing Camp Jiedushi Wang Ziteng was also a Zhao Kuo with no achievements.

Therefore, King Ning hoped that Li Zhao could transfer the Yulin Guard and appoint Yulin General Lin Chenjia as the general to sit in Sichuan and Shu.

No matter what.

This Lin Chenjia had attacked the capital of Jiannu by surprise, and even defeated the chieftain Nurhaci in a field battle.

Li Zhao flipped through the Southwest War Report. Although his expression did not fluctuate too much, his eyes were full of anger.

The eunuchs and attendants in the palace were also trembling, and they dared not make any noise.

If the emperor was angry at this moment, I am afraid that his life would be in danger!

"Report!"

At this time, Wang Chengen walked into the imperial study happily.

"Your Majesty, Ms. Shangguan has returned to Beijing to report on her work."

Hearing Wang Chengen's report, Li Zhao's eyes flashed slightly, and after a moment he said: "Order Shangguan Wan'er to come to the palace to see me immediately!"

"Yes!"

Shangguan Wan'er had just returned from the southwest, and before she had time to rest, she was urgently summoned to the palace by Li Zhao.

"Your Majesty!"

After many days of running around, even Shangguan Wan'er, who was a congenital master, had a trace of fatigue between her brows.

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