Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

Upon hearing this, Chen Qingzhu looked at the short man kneeling on the ground:

"Are you a citizen of Yangfeng Town? How many Japanese pirates are there in Yangfeng Town now?"

Previously, when Zhang Liu went to Zhenjiang Prefecture to deliver a letter, he had already found out the scale of the number of people who came ashore to commit crimes for Xiang Lao Er, which was about 130 people.

Therefore, in her original plan, these people would besiege Cihang Temple together, and all the Kun Daoists in the temple would participate in the battle.

Because with her ability at the fourth level of Qi Refining and without spiritual awareness, she can only manipulate twelve or thirteen objects at the same time.

The accuracy of the attack is not high. If you want to cause large-scale casualties, you can only manipulate objects that are relatively large and heavy, and attack when the enemies gather to maximize the killing effect.

With the rich combat experience of those pseudo-Japanese, after being attacked one or two times, they would begin to disperse and dodge, and even break out from the four gates.

Everyone must participate in the battle and set up some traps to kill all the Japanese pirates while minimizing casualties on our side.

However, as soon as these Japanese pirates rushed in, she discovered that the numbers were wrong.

There are only more than sixty people, which means there are more than seventy people somewhere else.

Since she was the one who lured those people here, she naturally had the responsibility to kill them all to avoid bringing disaster to the innocent people in the surrounding villages and towns.

"I am a bun seller in Yangfeng Town. My name is Wu Sanjin. I was forced by the Japanese pirates to lead them to Cihang Temple. I hope the gods will forgive me!"

Chen Qingzhu waved her hand. She thought that ordinary people were just leading the way to save their lives, so why would she care?

"Just tell me how many Japanese pirates there are in Yangfeng Town now? What is the situation?"

She needed to determine whether the remaining Japanese pirates were scattered in several places or gathered in Yangfeng Town before she could decide what to do next.

Wu Sanjin recalled it and said uncertainly:

"They sent half of the people up the mountain, and the other half, who were larger, stayed behind in Yangfeng Town."

He also talked about the situation in which Yangfeng Town was attacked by Japanese pirates at noon.

After hearing the latter, Chen Qingzhu's expression suddenly became gloomy.

This time she miscalculated.

Based on her understanding of these Japanese pirates, in order to prevent the government from discovering their whereabouts, the pirates, whether real or fake, would choose to wander around and commit crimes.

They would not commit crimes continuously within a range of a hundred miles, so as to avoid being caught up by government troops when they stopped at the next place to rob after committing a crime in the previous place.

As the secondary capital, Nandu City’s armaments and soldiers’ combat effectiveness are much stronger than those of the local army.

More than a decade ago, a group of Japanese pirates who were so bold as to plunder near Nandu and try to attack the city of Nandu were eventually besieged by the Nandu defenders. Only a very small part of them escaped, and the rest all died.

This was a heavy lesson for the Japanese pirates, and it made them stay away from the Nando City.

Zhenjiang Prefecture is located in the northeast of Nando, and the border is about ninety miles away from the mountain where Cihang Temple is located.

According to common sense, the huge wealth hidden in Cihang Temple far exceeds that of ordinary towns and villages. There is a group of young and beautiful Taoist nuns who have no fighting power. If Xiang Lao Er's team sets this as their target, they can reap a lot of rewards without any effort.

What's even better is that Cihang Temple is located in a remote area. As long as they don't plunder other places and leave quietly, they will not attract the attention of the Nandu defenders at all.

She thought she was considering the pros and cons from the perspective of these Japanese pirates, but she still underestimated their greed.

Unexpectedly, the Cihang Temple alone could not satisfy their appetite. They would rather be discovered by the Nando government troops than rob one more town.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Qingzhu ordered:

"You go wait outside the temple first. I will take people to Yangfeng Town to rescue the people there later."

"Yes! Yes! Thank you, God!"

Wu Sanjin went out with gratitude.

Chen Qingzhu then raised his voice and said:

"You can open the door now."

The doors were then all opened.

Many Taoist priests from Cihang who were lying in ambush behind the door rushed out one after another.

They knew that they were going to kill the Japanese pirates tonight, so they were not afraid of the bloody scene in the yard. However, they became more awed by Chen Qingzhu himself.

Even though they had followed the master for so long and knew that he was omnipotent, they had never imagined that he had such terrible destructive power.

He was able to kill more than sixty extremely ferocious Japanese pirates in an instant without any effort.

Fortunately, they have always been loyal to the master of the temple. Otherwise, with the master's ability, even if they all rebelled, it would be effortless for her to deal with the traitors.

"Go to the Salesian Church and call Zheng Yuannai over." Chen Qingzhu ordered.

"Yes!"

Not long after, Zheng Yuannai rushed over from the Salesian Church with a sword in hand. When he saw the broken limbs and arms on the ground, his face turned pale for a moment.

He had just heard the sound of horse hooves in the Salesian Church and knew that a large group of people had rushed into the Cihang Temple.

But the abbot had ordered that he could not come out without her order, so he just lay on the wall of the Salesian Church and watched what was happening inside the temple.

However, just as the shouting and screaming were heard, several loud bangs and vibrations were heard from inside the Cihang Temple.

Then various screams were faintly heard.

Not long after, the Taoist priest in the temple came and said that the temple master wanted him to come over.

By this calculation, it took less than a cup of tea from the time the invading troops entered the temple to the time the Taoist priest came to deliver the message.

Therefore, these invaders were killed in such a short period of time!

Thinking of the master's magical powers, Zheng Yuannai secretly guessed that this was most likely the master's work again. He felt that the master was becoming more and more mysterious and awe-inspiring.

This thought quickly diverted his attention and calmed his expression.

He stayed in Cihang Temple on purpose, following the order of the temple master.

Six days ago, Taoist Master Huiyun came in person and conveyed the temple master's order, saying that the temple master wanted to grant him a great merit for promotion and asked him if he wanted it.

Of course Zheng Yuannai said yes without hesitation.

He is not a fool. The master of the temple thinks of him when it comes to promotion, which means he values ​​him.

Even if there is any danger, it is something that the devout believers who are valued by the temple master should bear.

Moreover, ever since his father fell ill last time and the whole family was in a panic, he understood that as his father's only son, he could no longer slack off and must take over the responsibility of revitalizing the family before his father really fell.

He longed for promotion after achieving meritorious service.

So, these few days he moved into the Salesian Hall of Cihang Temple with his servants and his wife.

The reason, of course, was to pray for his wife to get pregnant, so he specially accompanied his wife to the mountain to stay for a while and pray for blessings.

After calming himself down, he saw clearly the hairstyles of those people on the ground, and Zheng Yuannai finally understood what the master of the temple meant by the merits for promotion.

"Japanese pirates!"

The whole yard is packed with them, there are at least dozens of Japanese pirates.

As the son of the general of Yangzhou, he knew very well how much the imperial court hated the Japanese pirates.

The navy under the command of Duke Dingguo was not only responsible for arresting pirates in the canals and rivers, but also often cooperated with the army to arrest Japanese pirates.

For killing a Japanese pirate, the real Japanese pirate was rewarded with 100 taels per head, while the fake Japanese pirate was rewarded with 60 taels per head.

No matter which one, it is a sky-high per capita fee in the military.

It also shows how difficult it is to kill the Japanese pirates.

Being able to kill dozens of Japanese pirates is definitely a great achievement that is enough to allow him to be promoted to a higher level!

"Master, this...?"

He couldn't believe that such a big surprise would happen to him.

Chen Qingzhu stood with his hands behind his back and said meaningfully:

"While you were praying at Cihang Temple, you encountered Japanese pirates coming to rob you. You organized the Taoist priests and servants of Cihang Temple to set an ambush and kill these pirates."

When Zheng Yuannai saw the stones all over the ground, he understood why they had to set an ambush.

Moreover, considering their numbers and combat power, it would be more reasonable to set an ambush.

Then I heard the master say:

"Unfortunately, our fighting power is limited, and many Japanese pirates have robbed the offerings of Cihang Temple and fled into the city of Nandu. This temple master has already divined where those bandits have fled to. You just need to lead people to search and capture them tomorrow, retrieve the offerings for this temple master, and arrest the Japanese pirates' accomplices and remnants. Can you do it?"

Zheng Yuannai's mind was racing. He didn't think for too long before he said decisively:

"A man of faith will not let down the trust of the master!"

He knew that there must be something fishy about what the monastery leader asked him to do.

But so what?

The abbot is not the only one who has access to military power, but also Prefect Yan and Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

If he does not agree, Prefect Yan and Duke Dingguo's Mansion will not miss this great opportunity to please the temple master and allow himself or his children to gain merit.

As I said, the master of the temple thought of Zheng Yuannai first, which means he values ​​him and trusts him, so how could he not know what is good for him.

Seeing that he agreed, Chen Qingzhu showed satisfaction to show his approval, and said:

"There is still a group of Japanese pirates causing trouble in Yangfeng Town at the foot of the mountain. You leave a few servants to guard Cihang Temple, and then take the rest of the people with me to Yangfeng Town to suppress the bandits and save the people."

This move was a plan that killed three birds with one stone.

One is to eliminate Captain Li with justification and take back the offerings from Cihang Temple.

The second is to eradicate this group of fake Japanese who are doing evil everywhere and are as slippery as loaches, and seek merit.

The third, of course, is to use the merit of eradicating the Japanese pirates to cultivate a confidant who holds military power for himself.

The passionate and simple Zheng Yuan is the most suitable candidate.

Now that he has agreed to work for her as expected, and there is an opportunity to suppress bandits, she will naturally take Zheng Yuannai with her to train.