Embers of Sword

Chapter 354 Ambush!

"There's an ambush at Baopingkou!"

Xie Xuanyi, Miaozhen, and Junshan looked at each other, and their expressions changed.

After entering Qixia Mountain, the three of them felt a little "uneasiness" in their hearts...

But I am still uneasy.

This omen was just like a shadow, hanging over the lake of heart and did not continue to ferment.

"Nalan Xuance is good at the art of formation..."

Miao Zhen's face was gloomy: "He has deployed heavy troops at Baopingkou, and used a large formation to cover up the secret."

"Grass."

The veins on Junshan Zhenren's forehead bulged, and his reaction was simple and crude: "What are you waiting for?!"

"withdraw--"

Miao Zhen tightly grasped the Mingsha Staff and used Buddhist magic to vibrate the thunder sound in the hearts of every member of the delegation: "Everyone, retreat immediately!!"

The horses' hooves neighed.

The convoy parked at Baopingkou immediately changed direction.

Seeing this scene, Du Yunzhong, who was waiting for the opportunity at the top of Baopingkou Mountain, suddenly changed his expression.

“Exposed?!”

Du Yunzhong frowned and looked at Nalan Qiutong, who also looked puzzled.

Nalan Qiutong stared at the smoke and dust rising a mile away... She didn't understand why the Fanyin Temple delegation chose to retreat at this moment. If the Heavenly Secret Shielding method cast by her master had not worked, they would never have come here!
"Miss Nalan, today's game doesn't seem to be going well."

Xie Zhisui, the King of Jiangning, who was standing nearby, spoke slowly while raising his head.

The sky is overcast.

Apart from the fog, there was nothing unusual.

But for some reason, a sense of foreboding flashed through his mind... Coincidentally, when this sense of foreboding appeared, the delegation from the Fanyin Temple just began to retreat!

"Don't worry, the situation is settled!"

A hint of resolute killing intent flashed across Nalan Qiutong's eyes. She took a step forward and said in a cold voice, "General Du, there is no time to lose. We should take the initiative now!"

"..."

Du Yunzhong glanced at Nalan Qiutong and did not obey her order.

As soon as the Fanyin Temple carriage started moving, Du Yunzhong spread the news.

"Buzz!"

After a few breaths, the message was trembling. After receiving Chen Chong's reply, Du Yunzhong gave the order: "Cangzi Camp, follow me and charge!"

Swish!
The cavalry of the Cang Camp, which had been recuperating for a long time, drew out their long swords in unison. The thick fog on the top of the mountain was instantly shattered by the evil spirit. The huge portal transformed by the talisman penetrated the top of the Baopingkou Mountain and the ground. Du Yunzhong took the lead and charged on his horse. Soon after, the cavalry came out one after another. There were only a hundred of them, but they were like a flood that almost crushed the entire Baopingkou mountain road.

Nalan Qiutong also flew out, mounted a black horse, and joined the torrent of cavalry from the Cang Camp.

At this moment, there was only a master and servant watching the show on the top of Baopingkou Mountain.

"What a magnificent hunting scene."

Xie Zhisui stood on the top of the mountain with his hands behind his back. The strong wind blew his black and gold robe, and the mist swayed and spread. The scene of the cavalry charging and killing spread out like ink. The King of Jiangning sighed lightly, his eyes full of cold murderous intent: "It's a pity, if Sheng'er could see it too, it would be great..."

Venerable Bai Yu, who was standing aside, couldn't help but sigh softly.

What a pity, what a pity.

Our little prince was a genius with a bright future, so why did he die in Dayue Kingdom?
"Your Majesty, you are really far-sighted. You didn't make a move in Chujing... I heard that Yuan Jimo took great pains to set up an ambush in Qujiang, but not only did it fail, but it ended up in ashes. This Xie Zhen also has a trace of Zhao Chunyang's sword intent in his hand."

Bai Yu couldn't help but sighed: "How much sword power can Zhao Chunyang bestow? He has no way to avoid or retreat from this killing today!"

……

……

“There are three trails in Qixia Mountain.”

"If I'm not mistaken... Nalan Xuance has already set up the Heavenly Secret Array."

"Since we have chosen to tear our faces apart at Baopingkou, there will be no room for maneuver in this ambush. The Yuanzhou cavalry will definitely surround the entire Qixia Mountain."

Xie Xuanyi, Miyun, Deng Baiyi, and Junshan were squeezed into the same carriage.

Miao Zhen sat on the roof of the car and set up a golden light array.

Inside the carriage, the aura of the law of cause and effect gradually dissipated.

Miyun, who used the power of Tao, overdrew his soul and fell into coma again.

The atmosphere in the carriage was a bit cold and lonely at this moment.

Because Nalan Qiutong showed up on his own initiative, this ambush was "foreshadowed".

But it is indeed a bit "unreasonable"!
The three reincarnated beings' divine consciousnesses were unable to detect the aura of the assassin...

"Luckily this little guy has opened his 'third eye', otherwise it would be terrible now."

Junshan Zhenren took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said: "Du Yunzhong will catch up later, I will stop him. At worst, I will give up my cultivation of Taoism. I can break through the cave realm and stop one or two Yin Gods, which is nothing!"

"Do not."

Miao Zhen's voice echoed in the carriage: "Fellow Daoist Junshan, this ambush was caused by the Fanyin Temple. Du Yunzhong has been handed over to me to handle it. There is absolutely no reason for me to let you break through..."

Master Junshan wanted to speak again.

Suddenly there was a bang and the carriage shook violently!

……

……

After the murderous intention at Baopingkou was revealed, the distance between the Cang Camp and the delegation's convoy was constantly shrinking. In just a short mile, it was closed by half after just a few dozen breaths of charging.

The two cannot be compared.

How could the diplomatic corps resist the speed of the cavalry's charge?

Du Yunzhong was the fastest. He held the spear and injected vital energy into the saddle. He turned into a flash of lightning and rushed to the front, far ahead of the cavalry behind him. The moment his mind locked onto the carriage delegation, this tiger general raised his head to gather strength, clenched his spear, and threw it out.

"Boom!"

The spear was like a thunderbolt, accompanied by the sound of thunder, drawing a long arc and smashing heavily into the convoy!

This fierce general who has accompanied Chen Chong for many years has already advanced to the Yin Shen realm!

When it comes to life-and-death combat, he is definitely not comparable to the Southern Border Initial Realm Venerables who rely on elixirs to advance.

The spear fell.

A huge golden barrier suddenly appeared above the delegation.

The thirty-one mantras of the Mingsha Treasure Staff circled around the golden barrier, and a majestic Buddhist kingdom rose up.

"Chichichi..."

Miao Zhen sat at the end of the Fanyin Temple delegation. He displayed his golden body and faced Du Yunzhong's heart-piercing spear. He slowly stretched out his right hand. Surrounded by the Buddha's kingdom and blessed by light and fire, this reincarnated Yang God "simulated" an artificial Dharma image in the cave realm. He grasped the spear in his palm and took on all the impacts by himself!
Originally in Qujiang.

Miao Zhenzhen used this move to kill Zhenren Qi Po and forced out the remaining soul of Chi Xian, who was actually in charge of the Soul-Knocking Banner.

With the blessing of Buddha, Miaozhen can achieve the body of cave heaven and be on par with Yin gods.

But... Yin spirits are also divided into different levels. A military warrior like Du Yunzhong is much more powerful than the remaining soul of the Red Immortal in Qu Jiang.

Miaozhen caught the spear.

However, Du Yunzhong's Dao power burned and melted the palm of the Buddha...

The spear's momentum continues unabated and it is madly corroding the Buddha!

"General Du, long time no see." Miao Zhen's expression remained unchanged.

He stood on the roof, holding the staff in one hand and holding the other hand upright. The Buddha above his head tightly grasped the spear, allowing the spear's sharp killing intent to erode his body, towering like a mountain...

"...Do you remember? Eleven years ago, you came to Fanyin Temple to ask for medicine. I met you once."

Du Yunzhong has already reached the end of the delegation.

The distance between him and Miao Zhen was only ten feet.

The man in the dark green iron armor slowly raised his head and looked at the big Buddha. There was no awe in his eyes. He sneered and said, "Of course I remember! That year, I was seriously ill and went around looking for medicine. The Fanyin Temple, which claimed to save all living beings, closed its doors to me. In the end, it was the general who saved Du's life!"

Miao Zhen said helplessly: "General Du, it wasn't that Fanyin Temple closed its doors and refused to help you, but you wanted to meet the Zen Master... Can you meet the Zen Master casually?"

"As you said."

Du Yunzhong said sarcastically: "Master, I cannot see it, and neither can the suffering people in the world. Then why can the Ninth Prince be free of illness and disaster...but I can see it?"

"..."

Miaozhen was speechless for a moment.

"Fanyin Temple is suffering from a severe cholera outbreak, and is attempting to interfere in government affairs."

Du Yunzhong tightened the reins and shouted loudly: "The Buddhist sect is the sect of demons, they should be killed!"

He raised his palm.

The spear trembled and flew back from the palm of the Buddha.

The next moment, Du Yunzhong flew out from the horse's back, caught the spear in the air, and the whole person turned into a ball of black thunder in the sky, smashing towards the delegation!

"Brother Xuanyi, Brother Junshan!"

Miao Zhen didn't have time to say much, so she could only send a message: "Take good care of Miyun for me!"

He also stood up and left the carriage, and used his Mingsha Staff to crash headfirst into the spear wrapped in black thunder!
The sound of violent air explosion blasted across the mountain road!

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……

The Fanyin Temple carriage was frightened and sped up.

Deng Baiyi had already made talismans and pasted them on the horses' legs and various places in the carriages... but even so, he was still unable to outrun the cavalry of the Cang Camp. Du Yunzhong had made all the preparations early for today's ambush, and he had no shortage of basic formations. These cavalry also had talismans pasted on them, and without any weight, they ran faster than the convoy!
"...Du Yunzhong was stopped."

Xie Xuanyi lifted the car curtain and looked back.

The pitch-black thunder and the golden Buddha light were like a bunch of intertwined fireworks, exploding in the sky, and countless golden and black arcs of light fell. Miaozhen's Buddhist cave trapped Du Yunzhong, but could not trap the cavalry brought by Du Yunzhong... The torrent composed of the Cang Camp came rushing at a very fast speed, and among them there was a figure that was incredibly fast.

"Nalan Qiutong."

Xie Xuanyi recognized the woman riding on the horse at a glance.

"Xie Zhen, you still have a chance now—"

Nalan Qiutong spoke in a low voice, his voice penetrating the entire Fanyin Temple delegation: "Killing the Buddhist monks will be considered as your surrender. You will be credited with a great achievement. The Li Kingdom will treat you as an honored guest!"

This witch is still causing chaos in people's hearts.

"call out!"

Xie Xuanyi said nothing, but lifted the curtain and shot out a ray of sword energy!
"?!"

Nalan Qiutong groaned, and before she could react, a ball of blood exploded on her chest, and she fell heavily off her horse. But just like before, her energy did not stop when she fell to the ground, but instead she turned into a pile of ashes and was submerged by the torrent of cavalry.

"Mysterious Technique..."

Xie Xuanyi narrowed his eyes.

He knew that Nalan Qiutong was mixed up in the Cang camp. Whenever he opened his mouth and revealed his identity, he must be a fake person created by Xuanwei Shu. Even if he was killed, it would have no effect.

After counting the breaths.

The cavalry of the Cang Camp caught up with the delegation.

The martial monks of Fanyin Temple had already made preparations. These monks followed Miaozhen on the mission, and each of them was the elite of Fanyin Temple.

The cavalry drew their swords and started hacking.

These monks fought back with black iron sticks.

For a moment, the scene was chaotic and the delegation's progress slowed down significantly.

"Whoosh whoosh—"

At this moment, a rain of arrows suddenly came from the side of the mountain road. The dense arrowheads were not aimed directly at the delegation, but shot towards the path ahead of the delegation. After the arrowheads covered with incendiary talismans fell, they turned into a sea of fire in an instant. The fire spread rapidly, completely cutting off the delegation's path.

"kill!"

The sound of fighting was deafening.

The monks had no time to take care of the scriptures of the delegation, and rushed out one after another to fight with the cavalry of the Cang Camp.

Xie Xuanyi and Junshan were sitting in the carriage.

The two men had serious expressions, and their minds were not focused on the center of the battlefield... but on the side of the mountain path where the rain of arrows had just been shot.

Except for the Aquarius mouth.

There is an even more dangerous exit at Mount Qixia, named "Broken Heart Cliff". The path along this cliff is extremely narrow, and the diplomatic envoys need to unload the scriptures and walk on foot leading the horses. Because of this... it was not considered. However, the rain of arrows just now came from here.

obviously.

Nalan Xuance not only deployed troops at Baopingkou.

Even if the delegation temporarily changed its route and headed for the Cliff of Broken Hearts, they would still be ambushed.

As for the soldiers responsible for the ambush at the Cliff of Broken Hearts... needless to say, one of Chen Chong's right-hand men has already appeared.

There is another one, Meng Kejian, who is known for his femininity and viciousness.

A vicious person stays in a vicious place.

The dense forest on the mountain road leading to the Cliff of Broken Hearts was flickering with light and fire. The second group of cavalry were waiting silently in the fog. They seemed to have no intention of taking action at all and were silently waiting for orders.

The Fanyin Temple delegation has become a turtle in a jar.

The only way of retreat was cut off by the rain of arrows just now. The idea of taking everyone away safely has become a delusion.

“These people probably can’t leave.”

Master Junshan took a deep breath.

He stared at the sea of fire outside in silence. After a moment, he said in a hoarse voice, "I always feel like something is wrong. These cavalrymen don't seem to be interested in the ordinary monks in the delegation..."

After a moment's pause.

Junshan's gaze fell on the little monk.

Miyun looked pale, breathing evenly, and was in a coma.

He is too young now.

The time spent integrating with Tanluan's Buddha bones was too short.

To use the law of cause and effect twice in such a short period of time... is really too much of a burden. This coma may continue for a long time.

"These people are not here to kill all the envoys."

"They are heading for Miyun."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyebrows and said slowly: "The Fanyin Temple crossed the river to the west this time only to seek the Buddha's bones... Nalan Xuance must have obtained this information through the art of 'Heavenly Secret Divination'. We underestimated his determination to ambush and kill today. Qixia Mountain's cavalry has come out. It seems that Nalan Xuance has made up his mind to start the 'destroying Buddhism' plan."

"Even if it would offend the Zen Master, even if we cannot kill everyone, we only need to kill one person to end the hope of the rise of Buddhism."

"That person is Miyun."

(End of this chapter)