Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 147: A Trial

The leader of the Ghost King's army was Qiang Liang, one of the Ghost King's twelve Ghost Generals. Also coming with him was Cuo Duan, another Ghost General who was the best at formations among the twelve Ghost Generals.

Although Cuo Duan came here mainly to break the formation, but he also dispatched two ghost generals and three thousand ghost kings at the same time. The last time he used such a large formation was more than 20 years ago when he helped the emperor conquer the world.

This shows how much importance the Ghost Kingdom attaches to this battle.

Qiangliang was a giant man who was eight feet tall, with blue hair, black face, eyes like copper bells, and a broad mouth. He was also wearing black full body armor, but the quality was much higher, emitting a dark light like the water of the Styx.

He was riding on a huge black horse, looking like a Shura descending to the earth, really chilling.

Cuoduan looked much more ordinary. He had a white face, a long beard, a tall hat and a wide belt. His body shape was no different from that of an ordinary person. He rode on a normal-sized horse, like a scholar accompanying the army. But in fact, his ghost general ranking was even higher than that of a strong man.

"Two generals, this is the Peach Blossom Spring." The scout leader led the two men into the mountain and pointed to the empty valley and said, "It's just blocked by the 'Enter and Exit Array' used by Niubizi."

"Bring the Manifestation Mirror here." Qiang Liang said in a deep voice.

"This..." The scout leader was nervous and said, "It was stolen by Lao Liu."

"What? How do you manage a team?!" Qiang Liang's face darkened. Losing something didn't matter, but he couldn't afford to lose face in front of his colleagues. "Drag him away and put him under military law."

Two cavalrymen immediately stepped forward and dragged away the scout leader who dared not say a word.

"Calm down, it's not a rare thing. I have another one here." Cuoduan smiled and comforted Qiangliang, then took out an identical bronze mirror from his sleeve.

Just as he was about to let the sunlight shine into the valley, his eyes suddenly blurred and a steep mountain wall appeared before his eyes without any warning.

"Myna's skills have improved again." Qiang Liang couldn't help but admire: "With a wave of his hand, the enemy formation was revealed."

"..." Cuoduan's mouth twitched, and he put away the bronze mirror and said, "I haven't done anything yet."

"Oh? Are you going to use the empty city plan?" Qiang Liang became cautious, so the two of them flew up on the clouds and looked down at Taohuayuan from a high place. They saw that it was a valley in the mountains. The valley was surrounded by towering mountain walls, like a circle of city walls.

Fearing a trap, the two men did not go deep into the Peach Blossom Spring. They just took in the situation inside and outside from a high place and then returned to the army.

Although both of them have great supernatural powers, they are still far from the realm of immortality. If they are too arrogant on the battlefield, they still risk their lives.

Qiang Liang called over a captain and ordered him to lead his troops in a test attack.

Soon, a sharp whistle sounded, and hundreds of Ghost King soldiers responded by coming out, coming to the foot of the mountain wall, and starting to climb up quickly using their hands and feet.

The mountain wall was steep and there were almost no continuous footholds, but they still climbed quickly and reached the halfway point in a blink of an eye.

At this time, the Taoists who were guarding the mountain finally appeared. They pushed the rolling stones and logs down from the top of the mountain. Those huge rocks and logs rolled down the mountain wall with a rumble, knocking down a large number of the Ghost King's army.

The scary thing is that even when the Ghost King's troops fall heavily from a height, they still don't make any sound, so they are also called the Dumb Army. On the battlefield, this silent state is the most frightening to the opponent.

Only the ghost soldiers who were smashed to pieces would fall to the ground. Most of the ghost soldiers with broken limbs quickly stood up after a simple splicing treatment by their own wizards and started climbing again.

All these things frightened the Taoist priests, who were made of flesh and blood, and they pushed down the rolling stones and wooden beams in a panic. The huge wood and stones poured down like raindrops, so fast that they had no time to use magic to bless them.

Now, the ghost king's army naturally couldn't attack, but the rolling stones and wooden sticks that could have been used for a day were also used up by the Taoists in just one hour. At this time, the support materials had not been transported up yet. They had to pick up ordinary rocks and throw them down, but the weight was far from enough and could not cause much damage to the ghost army...

The ghost army captain was waiting for this moment. Seeing that the falling rocks on the hilltop had obviously decreased, he gave the order for everyone to attack.

Amid the loud whistles, hundreds of fresh troops followed the captain and joined the attack on the summit.

The captain was a great master who had opened up all five senses. Although he could not fly yet, his agility was beyond imagination. He stepped on the heads of the ghost soldiers on the stone wall as if they were walking on flat ground, and jumped to the top of the mountain in the blink of an eye!
On the top of the mountain, Taoist Sanqiao, who was leading the team guarding the mountain, saw this and rushed forward with his sword. However, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and the captain knocked his sword away with just one move.

The lieutenant swung another blade towards his head. The Taoist priest had no way to dodge, and just when he thought he was doomed, a stream of light suddenly shot out from midair and blocked the blade for him.

"Sword cultivator!" The captain was shocked when he saw this. Among all the cultivators, sword cultivators were the most difficult to resist.

He was just about to sweep his mind to find the location of the sword cultivator when he saw a figure flash before him. A handsome middle-aged Taoist priest with long flowing beard appeared in front of him.

The captain hurriedly swung his sword and retreated, trying to create some distance, but the man grabbed his wrist with his left hand and then punched him in the head with his right hand!

From the Taoist priest Sanqiao getting into danger, to the flying sword saving his life, to the ghost army general's dog head being blown up, everything happened in a flash.

Only then did the Taoists realize that the person coming was none other than their beloved Master!
After Sun Youyue's corpse worms went out of control, he never made a public appearance again, so most Taoists' impression of him remains in his current image.

"Master, Master!" The Taoists cheered with great joy. "You finally came out of seclusion!"

"That's right." The 'Master Uncle' nodded and said in a steady tone: "I am here, so don't panic. Defend well, and victory will definitely belong to us!"

"Yes!" The Taoists responded in unison, and their morale instantly boosted.

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Qiangliang and Cuoduan, who were standing at the foot of the mountain, witnessed this scene and were also shocked. These experienced officers had a lot of combat experience and could escape unscathed even if they encountered a strong enemy. They were not as easy to be killed as ordinary practitioners.

The captain was killed instantly. It was obvious that the gap in strength between the two sides was so great that experience became meaningless.

"A great master." The two looked at each other and thought that it seemed that it was a good decision not to rush in before. The other party must be trying to lure them in and ambush them.

"Withdraw the troops for now and wait until dark." Seeing that the enemy had replenished their defensive equipment, Qiang Liang made a prompt decision not to make meaningless sacrifices.

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On the other hand, the masters witnessed with their own eyes the whole process of the 'young master uncle' pretending to be the 'great master uncle'.

They naturally believed that the new leader wanted to cover up the news of Master Uncle's death and maintain morale.

But they didn't think this was a good idea... unless Ren Yuan didn't take action, otherwise he would be exposed, which would deal a bigger blow to morale.

It was not until they saw Ren Yuan smash the Five Apertures Captain's head with one punch that the heads of the other sect leaders looked at him with awe in an instant... because the highest level of cultivation among them was only at the Five Apertures level.

"Can you all listen to my arrangements carefully?" Ren Yuan shook the brains off his hands, his tone still calm.

The persuasiveness is enhanced a hundredfold.

"Please give your orders, leader!" All the leaders responded in unison.

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