Yinshan Record

Chapter 455 The Great Mission is Complete: What is the True Dragon (Part 2)

Four paper horses were conjured by Su Che's thought, transforming into fine horses with black manes and saddles. Su Che led Lu Bai and the other two to mount the horses and hurry towards Shanyin County.

It was late autumn, and riding on horseback in the slightly chilly autumn wind added a sense of desolation to everything.

The small hill where Su Che built the altar was not far from Shanyin County. If you rode a horse at full gallop, you could soon see the fleeing soldiers running away.

Under Yu Chen's management, Shanyin County had already become the central hub of the rebel army, and naturally, a large number of troops were stationed there. However, at this moment, they became the first line of cannon fodder to face Su Che's formation.

Leaving aside the grand spectacle of their battle with Yu Chen, let's talk about the present. The formation is now lacking Su Che's guidance and is in a state of self-collapse.

All formations in this world are like this. Although they are set up by the great power of heaven and earth, the foundation that moves everything comes from the cultivator himself. And those formations that can operate on their own without relying on the power of the cultivator have another name.

Divine prohibition.

At this moment in Shanyin County, the countless ghosts that Su Che has created are in a semi-out-of-control state. They have lost their master and their enemies. However, they are nothing more than illusions created by Su Che. These ghosts have no concept of self. They follow certain basic settings and operate step by step.

Even so, for the vast majority of the rebel army, who were still ordinary people, this was a complete mess. However, there were still some core members from the Great River Alliance among the rebels. With these cultivators leading the way, breaking through the encirclement of these uncontrolled ghosts was not too difficult.

Therefore, Su Che had the good fortune to witness the fleeing rebel soldiers on his way into the city.

The number of them was enormous, countless, dressed in somewhat neat clothes, each carrying weapons as they fled.

These routed soldiers were no obstacle to Su Che's steeds, and in the current chaotic scene, no one would even notice a few riders going against the flow.

Because there was chaotic shouting everywhere.

Some shouted that the imperial army was coming, some said it was haunted, and others yelled that it was a demonic sacrifice...

There were shouts and all sorts of noise. The entire army had lost its central command, like a centipede with its head cut off. It could still struggle with its remaining instincts, but as time went by, only defeat awaited them.

If Wang Jian and his private army hadn't left, Su San Gongzi, with the Langya Wang clan's Black Riders at his disposal, could have slaughtered them like a tiger among sheep, adding even more glory to his achievements.

In fact, even now, Su Che can still conjure a squad of ghost soldiers and start killing them without restraint.

However, Young Master Su's ambitions lay elsewhere.

As the dark horse galloped forward, Su Che finally saw the long-lost Shanyin County again. This was where everything had started for him, and returning now brought a completely different feeling.

Once upon a time, Magistrate Jiang and Registrar Tian waited for him at the South Gate. Back then, this small town still had a touch of human warmth and life. Now, nothing is left.

Su Che had no time to lament. Lu Bai and Zhu Yi, wielding long swords, cleared a path for him, while the little fox followed closely behind. The group now had only one goal left.

That was Li Hong's head.

Although everyone knows that this Taiping Zhenjun is nothing more than a puppet figure in name only, his head is already Su Che's greatest achievement in his plan.

Yu Chen has been reduced to dust, which is actually the best outcome for everyone.

Su Che didn't mind speculating about the Liang Dynasty and that emperor with the utmost malice.

For the imperial court and the emperor, a protracted war with Bailudong was not the best option.

The logic is simple: while Bailudong may not be able to destroy this damned remnant Liang in the short term, the Great Liang Dynasty also cannot completely erase the martial and scholar lineage from this world.

Not only does Daliang lack such strength, but even with the addition of their old comrades from the north, they still lack such power.

Since neither side can eliminate the other, they might as well think about how to reach a mutually acceptable conclusion. From this perspective, Yu Chen's head is a hot potato.

If Yu Chenming were to establish his own laws and make them his own, he would become the target of public criticism if the Great Liang and Bailudong were to make peace in the future. He might even be able to conjure up claims that he was the one who started the conflict.

So there's no need. It's not that Young Master Su is afraid of White Deer Cave, he just doesn't want to cause himself any trouble.

Su Che was more curious about Li Hong. What exactly made Bailudong choose him as a puppet?

Four strong horses galloped all the way to the entrance of the Shanyin County Government Office, where three people, much to Su Che's surprise, were waiting for him.

Wuzhiqi, Yuqiang, and Gushe.

Although these three had all sustained some injuries in their fight with Yu Chen, judging from their current appearance, they seemed unwilling to retreat so easily.

Despite all his calculations, Su Che suddenly realized that he had also made a mistake.

Zhong Shan assigned these three men the task of taking Li Hong's life, which inevitably led to some interaction between them and Zhong Shan.

To be honest, Young Master Su really didn't want to have anything to do with these people.

Who are you?

Su Che leaped off his horse and stood about a hundred paces away from the three men in front of him. All around them were rubble and broken bricks that Yu Chen had dismantled. The three men in front of him were covered in dust and dirt, and looked like cattle and horses that had slipped out of some ash-making site to smoke.

"The Imperial Guard? The Night Watch? Or the Censorate?"

Wu Zhiqi stood at the very front, and upon hearing Su Che's words, he smiled contemptuously.

The Censorate, those bastards are our biggest enemies.

"Are all of these your methods?"

Princess Jia'an, wearing a Gushe mask, was the first to speak. To be honest, she couldn't believe that the once famous playboy in Jiankang had become such a ruthless person.

No one knew Yu Chen's strength better than her.

However, such a master from Bailudong actually died at the hands of Su Che.

Could it be that everything before was just a smokescreen released by the Su family of Duling, and that Su Che was just pretending to be a playboy, while in fact he was the genius that the Su family of Duling was secretly cultivating?

Right.

At that time, the Su family still had many major enemies in the court. If Su Che had revealed his true abilities, he would probably have been killed immediately.

The principle of "cutting the weeds and eliminating the roots" is a well-known truth.

To avoid being harmed, Su Che carefully and patiently played the role of a good-for-nothing playboy, calmly navigating the most dangerous years.

Only after becoming a disciple of Yu Lizi did he finally reveal his true strength.

Not bad.

That must be it. The Su family of Duling is truly cunning.

(End of this chapter)